期中模拟（含答案）2024-2025学年人教版英语八年级下册

2025年八年级第二学期期中英语模拟试题共150分。考试用时120分钟。Ⅰ.听力测试（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）略Ⅱ.阅读理解阅读下列短文，从每题A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳答案。（40分）ADinoisaverysmartboy.Lastmonthhewasonaholiday.Hetraveledtoanothercitybyhimselfandstayedinasmallhotel.Theownerofthehotelofferedhimasmallroomonthesecondfloor.Alltheroomsonhisfloorweresmallones.Theownersaidtohim,"Oneroomisforonepersononly.Don'tbringanyoneelsetoyourroom."Dinotookthekeyandwentupstairs.AyoungladylivednextdoortoDino.WhenDinopassedthelady'sroom,shewastelephoningtheownerloudly.Hervoicesoundedsadandangry.Shesaidthathergoldwatchwasmissing.Itwasveryexpensive.Andshejustcamebackfromshopping.Intheevening,someoneknockedonDino'sdoor.Heopenedthedoorandfoundastrangeyoungmanstandingoutside.Theyoungmanlookedalittlesurprised."I'msosorry,Ithoughtthiswasmyroom,"theyoungmansaidpolitelyandthenleft.Dinoclosedthedoorandcalledthepoliceatonce.Intheendthepolicecaughttheyoungman.Hewasthethief.21.LastmonthDinotraveledtoanothercity.A.justbyhimselfB.withayoungmanC.withhisfamilyD.withayounglady22.TheownerofferedaroomtoDino.A.onthefirstfloorB.onthesecondfloorC.onthethirdfloorD.onthefourthfloor23.Whydidtheladycalltheownerangrily?A.BecauseDinolivednextdoortoher.B.Becauseshedidn'tlikeherroom.C.Becauseherroomwasinamess.D.Becausehergoldwatchwasmissing.24.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"thief"mean?A.ApersonwhorepairsthingsB.ApersonwhosellsthingsC.ApersonwhostealsthingsD.Apersonwholosesthings25.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothestory?A.Theyoungladycalledthepolicetocatchthethief.B.Dinowasallowedtobringafriendtohisroom.C.Theyoungmanknockedonthewrongdoorthatnight.D.It’sverystrangeforapersontoknockathisowndoor.BAstudentstuck（粘贴）anoteonhisclassmate'sbackwhiletheyhadarestbetweenclassesoneday.Thenotesaid"I'mStupid".Heaskedtherestofhisclassmatesnottotelltheboy.Theotherstudentsstartedlaughingattheboy,butwouldn'tsaywhy.Soon,itwastimefortheirafternoonmathclass.Theirteacherwroteadifficultproblemontheblackboard.Noonewasabletosolveitexcepttheboywiththenoteonhisback.Ignoringthelaughter,hewalkedtowardtheblackboardandsolvedtheproblem.Theteacheraskedtheclasstoclap（鼓掌）forhimandtookthenoteoffhisback.Shetoldhim,"Itseemsthatyoudidn'tknowaboutthenoteyourclassmateputonyourback,butyoudidn'tseemtocareanyway."Thentheteacherlookedattherestoftheclassandsaid,"letmetellyoutwothings.First,otherpeoplemaylabel（贴标签）youatonepointoranother.Allyouhavetodoistoignoretheselabels.Youhavetotakeeverychanceyouhavetolearn,growandimprove.Anditseemsthatnoneofyouarefriendswiththisboy,sincenoneofyouwerekindenoughtotellhimaboutthenote.Ifthat'strue,thenyou'dbetterhopethatyouhavesomegoodfriendsyourself.Oryoumightbetheonewithanotestuckonyourbacksomedaywithnoonetotellyou."Wholaughedattheboywithanoteonhisback?A.OneofhisclassmatesB.HisteacherC.AllhisclassmatesD.HimselfWhydidtheteacherasktheboytogototheblackboard?A.Becausetheboycouldn'tanswerthequestion.B.Becausetheboylaughedathisclassmatesinclass.C.Becausetheteacherwantedtotakeoffthenote.D.Becauseonlytheboycouldsolvetheproblem.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase"ignore"mean?A.torefusetotakenoticeofB.togivespecialimportanceC.toshowverystrongangerD.toforgetaboutsomethingWhatdidtheteachermeanbythefirstpoint?A.Everyoneshouldpraiseyouifyoudosomethinggood.B.Beinglabeledcanstopyoufromsucceeding.C.Don'tcaretoomuchaboutothers'opinionsofyou.Takeeverychancetoshowyourselftoothers.Whatisthekeypointoftheteacher’ssecondadvice?There’snoneedtomakefriends.B.Friendscan’talwayshelpyou.C.Friendshipcomesfirstinlife.D.Friendsmayhelpyouinadifficulttime.CSupposethatyouhavesomefreetimetokill.Thereisanenjoyableshortvideotowatchandaninteresting1,000-wordarticletoread.Youcanonlychooseoneofthetwo.Whichonewillyoupick?Perhapsthevideowillbeyourchoice.Overthepastfewyears,watchingvideosonlinehasbecomeapartofmanypeople'sdailylives.Thenumberofpeoplewhoreadlongarticlespatientlyhasbeencutdown.Somepeoplefearthatvideoswillonedaytaketheplaceoftext.Butinmyopinion,thisisn'tgoingtohappen.Videoscaninfacthelpuslearnnewinformationmorequickly.However,cantheyhelpusfullylearnabouttheancientworld?Manyhistoricalstorieswererecordedusingonlytexts.Onlythroughthereadingofthesetextscanwetrulyandfullylearnaboutwhathappenedduringtheancientworldandtheknowledgepeoplehadgot.Shortvideosareatypeof"instantculture".Theycomeintoandleaveourmindslikeflyingcars.Often,wecan'thelplookingforthesecondvideoatonceafterwe'vefinishedwatchingone.Butcanwealwaysrememberandunderstandthecontents（内容）ofthesevideos?Whenwereadalongarticlepatiently,weoftenpaycloseattentiontothecontents.What'smore,textsallowustouseourimagination,whilevideosdon't.Inaword,videosmightchangethewaypeoplelearnabouttheworldandthewaytheymakethemselveshappy,buttextswillneverbereplaced.Textsarelikeimmortal(不朽的)starswhichshinefromthepasttothefuture.Whydoesthewriterthinkpeoplewillchoosetowatchashortvideo?A.The1,000-wordarticleisnotinterestingatall.B.Watchingvideostakesuptoomuchtime.C.Fewerpeoplecanpatientlyreadlongarticles.D.Videoshavetakentheplaceoftexts.Howcanpeoplefullylearnabouttheancientworldaccordingtothewriter?A.Byreadingtexts.B.Byusingimagination.C.Bywatchingvideos.D.Bytalkingwitholdpeople.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"instant"mean?A.Slow.B.Quick.C.Small.D.Big.Whatisthewritertryingtodointhepassage?A.Togiveadvice.B.Toaskforhelp.C.Toexpressfeelings.D.Toshowideas.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitle?A.TextsWillNeverBeReplacedB.Texts-aWaytoLearnaboutPastC.VideosAreEnjoyableandPopularD.Videos-theBesttoKillFreeTimeDIfthereisaglasshalf-filledwithwater,doyouseeitashalffullinsteadofseeingitashalfempty?Doyoubelievethat"Everycloudhasasilverlining."andthatthingsmostlyturnoutforthebest?Doyoubelieve"Whateverwillbe,itwillbe."?Ifyoureply"yes"toallofthesequestions,thenyouareoptimist(乐观主义者).Youmaybemorelikelytobesuccessfulatworkandstudy.Butthingsdon'talwaysturnoutforthebest.Forexample,youmaybelieve"Whenonedoorcloses,anotherdooropens."However,inthereallife,sometimeswhenonedoorcloses,anotherdoorslams(砰地关上)inyourface.Thenwhatwouldyouthink?NowabookcalledThePositivePowerofDefensivePessimismhascomeout.Itbelievesthatdefensivepessimism（防御性的悲观主义）canleadtogoodresults.Defensivepessimismisawaytomanagefearandworry.Defensivepessimistsprepareforthingsbysettinglowgoalsforthemselves.Theycarefullythinkabouteverythingthatmaygowrongandplanforwaystodowiththeseproblems.Andthisgivesthemasenseofcontrol.LawrenceSanno,apsychologyprofessor（心理学教授）,says,"What'sinterestingaboutdefensivepessimistsisthattheymayalsoturnouttobeverysuccessfulpeople.Thisisbecausetheyusetheirlowopinionofthesituation'sresultstoencouragethemselvestoperformbetter."Whyisitlikelyfordefensivepessimiststobesuccessful?Thisisnotrocketscience.Defensivepessimistsalwayspreparecarefullyandthinkaboutwhatmightgowrong.Theyhaveaback-upplan.TherearemanysayingsinEnglishwhichaskpeopletohaveaback-upplan.Forexample,"Don'tputallyoureggsinonebasket."and"Don'tcountyourchickensuntiltheyhatch."Eachcoinhastwosides.Whetheryou'reanoptimistorapessimist,thereareadvantagesanddisadvantages.Don'tfeelbadifyouseetheglasshalfempty.Youarejustarealist（现实主义者）.Cheerupandbeadefensivepessimist.You'realsolikelytobeassuccessfulasanoptimist.Theauthordescribestheonewiththeopinion"Everycloudhasasilverlining."as.anoptimistB.arealistC.apessimistD.aprofessorAccordingtoLawrenceSanno,howdodefensivepessimistsachievesuccess?A.Theyusethefinalgoalofeachsituation.B.Theyuseotherpeople'sencouragement.C.Theyusetheirownperformanceinworkorstudy.D.Theyusetheirlowopinionofthesituation'sresults.WhichofthefollowingEnglishexpressionswouldadefensivepessimistbelieve?A.Don'tputallyoureggsinonebasket.B.Theglassishalffullnothalfempty.C.Whateverwillbe,willbe.D.Whenonedoorcloses,anotherdooropens.Whatdoestheunderlinedsaying"Thisisnotrocketscience."probablymean?A.Itisdifficulttobelieve.B.Itissimpleenoughtounderstand.C.Itisadangerousthingtodo.D.Itisaninterestingthingtodiscuss.What'sthepassagemainlyabout?A.Howtoachievesuccessinlifelikeothers.B.Thedangerofbeinganoptimist.C.Advantagesofbeingdefensivepessimists.D.Abookondefensivepessimism.Ⅲ.阅读理解七选五根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。HowtobeoutgoingIfyouthinkyouaretooshyandwanttobealittleoutgoing,trythefollowings.Youcanmakeit._____41______Whentheygettoknowyouareashykid,they'llunderstandyoubetter.Thisalsohelpsyoufeel

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ease(自在)whentalkingwithothers.Trytosmilemore._____42_____Rememberthatotherpeoplehavefeelingstooandmostpeoplewillwalkawayfromanangry-lookingface.Talktoothersfirst.Ifyoufindithardtodo,saysomethingniceaboutpeoplearoundyou._____43_____Doesn’titmakeyouwanttokeeptalkingtothosepeople?_____44_____Thinkmoreaboutwaystoenjoythepartyorthegame.Don'twaste(浪费）timeworryingaboutyourlooksorifpeoplelikeyou.Reward(奖励)yourself.Eachtimeafteryousay"hi"orsmileatsomeoneforthefirsttime,saytoyourself"Youdidit!"_____45_____Keeptryingandonedayyouwon'tbe"shy"anymorewhenyoutalktoothers.A.Turnyourattention(注意力)tosomewhereelse.

B.Oritcouldbesomethingbigger,likebuyingyourselfanice-cream.

C.Peoplethinkyouarefriendlyandeasytotalkto.

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E.Thinkabouthowgreatyoufeelwhensomeonesayssomethingnicetoyou.

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G.Beoutgoing,youwillmakealotoffriends.Ⅳ.补全对话Judy:Hi,Lisa!Youlooksad.What’swrong?Lisa:Mybestfriendhadaparty.Judy:Oh,prettygood,isn’tit?____46____Lisa:I’msadbecausehedidn’tinviteme.Judy:____47____Lisa:Yes,hedid.EveryonegottheinvitationcardsbutIdidn’t.Idon’tknowwhatIshoulddo.Judy:Didyouarguewithhim?Lisa:No,____48____Judy:Iguessyoushouldcallhimup.Maybehejustforgottosendtheinvitationcardtoyou.Lisa:ButIdon’twanttotalkaboutitonthephone.Judy:____49____Youcanshowyourfeelingsintheemail.Lisa:Thatsoundslikeagoodidea.Thanksforyouradvice.Judy:Noproblem.Ihopeyoucanbefriendsagain.Lisa:Thankyou.____50____46.A.Whyareyousounhappy? B.Whatdoyouusuallydo?C.Whodoyouworkwith? D.Whichonedoyoulikebest?47.A.Ishegoodatcleaning? B.Doeshewanttobeadoctor?C.Didheinviteotherpeople? D.Willhejointhefootballclub?48.A.theygotothestoreeveryday. B.youwerewritingthesedays.C.shewentclimbingyesterday. D.wealwaysgetonwell.49.A.Youcouldsendhimanemail. B.Youshouldgotohishouse.C.Whynothangoutwithhim? D.Howaboutwaitingforhim?50.A.That’sright. B.Idon’tknow. C.Ihopeso,too. D.Iguessnot.Ⅴ.完形填空阅读短文，从每题A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个能填入文章中相应空白处的最佳答案。（15分）Wespentthissummerwithouruncle.Hewasageologist(地质学家)andlovedtogoonwalkstocollectstones.Oneday,heboughtusbackpacksand51ustogotothemountainwithhimandcarrythe52.Thewholedaywewalkedaround.Everynowandthenheputstonesinour53.Tooursurprise,he54tooksomestonesoutfromourbags.Butwethoughthediditjusttofind55stones.Still,whenwereturnedtothehouse,wewerevery56.Thebackpacksweresoheavythatwefeltgreatrelaxedwhenwetookthemoff.57,uncle'sbackpackwashalfempty."58didyougiveussomanystones?"Weasked."Ididn’t.Youdid."Hesaid."Youdidn'tknowit,butIgaveyoualittleattitude59.TodayIlistenedtoeverywordyousaid.Whenyouwerecomplaining,I60astoneintoyourbags.61youtalkedaboutsomethingwithpositive（积极的）thinking,I62outastone.Andnowlookatyourbackpacks."Thebagswerealmostfullofstones."Yournegative（消极的）thoughtsarelikestones.Youputtheminyour63justlikethosestonesinabackpack.Themorenegativethoughtsyouhave,the64yourmindwillbe."Withgreatlove,ouruncletaughtusoneofthemost65lessonsinlife-thepowerofattitude.51.A.asked B.allowed C.made D.pushed52.A.water B.fruits C.cakes D.stones53.A.bags B.pockets C.baskets D.boxes54.A.never B.hardly C.often D.also55.A.heavier B.better C.smaller D.cleaner56.A.interested B.tired C.nervous D.glad57.A.And B.So C.However D.Then58.A.Where B.What C.How D.Why59.A.test B.exercise C.activity D.competition60.A.bring B.take C.put D.find61.A.When B.After C.Before D.Until62.A.cut B.looked C.took D.worked63.A.nose B.hand C.heart D.mind64.A.happier B.heavier C.less D.more65.A.excitingB.importantC.hard-workingD.seriousⅥ.阅读填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。In1901,anAustrianscientistdiscoveredthattherearefourtypesofbloodwhilehe66（do）someresearch.HenamedthemA,B,ABandO.Peoplehaveoneofthesefourtypes.BloodtypeOisthe67(common)intheworld.BloodtypeAisthesecondmostcommon,andbloodtypesABistheleastcommon.In1927,aJapanesedoctor68(find)thatpeoplewithdifferentbloodtypeshavedifferentpersonalities,too.HesaidthatpeoplewithtypeAbloodareusuallycalmandserious;people69typesBbloodarecheerfulandoutgoing;peoplewithtypeObloodaregenerous（慷慨的）andhonest;thosewithtypeABbloodareoftencaringand70(create).More71(recent),doctorPeterD'AdamointheUnitedStateswroteabook,whichtellsusthat72(relation)betweenbloodandwhatpeopleeat.ThebookadvisespeoplewithtypeO73(eat)moremeatandlessbread.AdietforpeoplewithtypeAbloodincludesmorevegetables.Hisbook,EatRightforYourType,hasbeenahitwithpeoplewhowanttoloseweig