2024—2025學(xué)年江蘇省常州市正衡中學(xué)八年級(jí)上學(xué)期期中模擬英語試卷

一、單項(xiàng)選擇(★★★)1.—Wow!Itis________bestfilmIhaveeverseen.—Ican’tagreemore.Ihaveneverseen________betteronebefore.

A．a(chǎn);aB．a(chǎn);theC．the;aD．/;a(★★★)2.—MathsissodifficultthatIcan’tlearnitwell.—Youshouldbelieveinyourself.Itisnot________asyouthinkifyouspendmoretimeonit.

A．a(chǎn)smoredifficultB．mostdifficultC．somoredifficultD．sodifficult(★★★)3.—WhenwillJack________tomorrow?—Idon’tknow.Iwillcallyouwhenhe________theairport.

A．a(chǎn)rrive;reachB．reach;arrivesC．a(chǎn)rrive;reachesD．reach;arrive(★★★)4.—Wouldyouplease________makesomuchnoise?Mydadissleeping.—________.

A．notto;Sorry,Idon’tB．don’t;Yes,IwillC．not;Sorry,Iwon’tD．don’t;No,Idon’t(★★)5.youcomeback，itwillbe.

A．Thequicker；thebestB．Thesooner；thebetterC．Faster；thebetterD．Thesooner；better(★★★)6.—Doesyourbrotherlikelearningdrawing?—Hedoesn’tlikeit,becausehethinkslearningdrawing______toomuchmoneyandit______toomuchtimeaswell.

A．costs;takesB．costs;spendsC．takes;spendsD．takes;costs(★★★)7.How________thegirlwasintheseplacesof________inthepark.

A．interesting;interestsB．interested;interestC．interesting;interestD．interested;interests(★★★)8.Thelightinmyroomburnedoutlastnightandmyfather________anewonethismorning.

A．putupB．putoutC．putonD．putin(★★★)9.Youshouldlearntofindawaytocheer________upwhenyoufacesomedifficulties,mydearfriends.

A．youB．yourselfC．yoursD．yourselves(★★★)10.SheisbetteratEnglishthan________inherclass.

A．a(chǎn)nyotherstudentB．theotherstudentC．otherstudentsD．a(chǎn)nystudent(★★★)11.It’s________tosendane-mailthanaregularmail.

A．muchmorequicklyB．quickC．morequicklyD．muchquicker(★★★)12.—Doyou________after-schoollessonsatweekendsnow?—No,thankstothe“DoubleReductionPolicy”（雙減政策）.

A．offerB．supportC．discussD．a(chǎn)ttend(★★★)13.Whichwordcanbeaddedwiththeprefix“im-”tobeanewword?

A．patientB．pleasantC．certainD．correct(★★★)14.—Ithinkkeepingdogsmakeyoufeelhappy.—________.Inmyopinion,dogssometimesbringyoualotoftrouble.

A．NotexactlyB．TakeiteasyC．IagreewithyouD．That’sagoodidea二、完形填空(★★★)Doyouknowsomethingaboutself-control?Doyouhaveself-control?Well,________youhaveaticketforanexcitingfilmwhichyouwanttoseeverymuch,andyoureallywanttogo,but________youwillhavetoprepareforanexamtomorrow,whatwillyoudo?Seethefilmorstudy________theexam?Ifyoucan________thefilmandworkhardatyourlessons,we________youhaveself-control.Self-controlisnot________youhavefromyourbirth.Itneedstobedevelopedinyour________.Sometimesyouareattractedbysomeuselessnovelsorsomecomputergames.Youmustmakegooduseofyourtime.Youshouldn’twasteyourtimereadingsuchbooksorplayinggames,oryouwillsurelyfeelverysorrylater.Donotgotobedtoolate________anicefilmorsomethingelse,oryouwillbelateforschool.Youshouldn’tstayinbedtoolateoncoldwinter________tothinknothing,becauseitisawasteoftime.Eveninweekends,youcangooutforexercise.Everyoneofushassomehabits,andafewofthem________stopyoufrommakingprogress(阻止進(jìn)步)inlife.Thenwemustuseourself-controltogetthemover.Rememberitisnecessaryforyoutohavestrongself-control.Ithasagreatinfluenceonyouinyourfuturelife.15.A．beforeB．sinceC．a(chǎn)fterD．if16.A．unkindlyB．unusuallyC．unluckilyD．unhappily17.A．inB．a(chǎn)tC．onD．for18.A．thinkaboutB．goonC．dealwithD．giveup19.A．tellB．sayC．talkD．speak20.A．everybodyB．somebodyC．everythingD．something21.A．studyB．bodyC．lifeD．heart22.A．insteadB．insteadofC．becauseofD．infrontof23.A．nightsB．morningsC．a(chǎn)fternoonsD．evenings24.A．needB．shouldC．mustD．may三、閱讀理解(★★)

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Tel:0411-431386125.Ifyouwanttoworkinthesouth,youcanapplyforajobas________.

A．a(chǎn)driverB．a(chǎn)nairhostessC．a(chǎn)teacherD．a(chǎn)waiter26.Youmaycall________whenyouwishtobeateacher.

A．AorB27.Mary,aged26,knowsEnglishandJapanese.Whichjobcansheapplyfor?

A．DrivingforCapesTaxi.B．WorkingforChinaAirlines.C．TeachingatInstantlanguageLtdD．Wedon’tknow.28.Whichofthefollowingisnottalkedaboutinthethreeads?

A．Height.B．Age.C．Health.D．Language.(★★★)Nowmoreandmorechildrenseemtogetlostina“seaofdigitaltechnology(數(shù)字科技)”.Astheyusedigitaltechnologytoomuch,theyarelosingtheirabilitytodosimplethings.Theycan’tmaketoysthemselveswithhandsorhelpmumcookdinner.Andworstofall,theyseemtobelosinginterestincommunicatingwith(交流)others.“Ihavetalkedwithanumberofteachers.Theycareabouttheincreasing(增長(zhǎng)的)numbersofchildrenwhocanplaywithcomputersorsmartphones,buthavefewornoskillstoplaywithmakingthings.”saidaTeacher,ColinKinney.“Manychildrencan’tcommunicatewithotherchildrenbuttheirparentsareproudoftheirabilitytouseacomputerorasmartphone.”Insteadofplayingwithotherchildren,moreandmorechildrenarechoosingtostayindoorsandquietlyplayonatablet(平板電腦)onweekendsandafterschool.Howcanachildgrowuptobeaverygoodartistifhedoesn’tlearnhowtouseapaintbrushanddevelophispaintingskill?Howcanachildlearntomakefriendsashegetsolderifhedoesn’tlearntocommunicatewithothersatayoungage?Digitaltechnologycanbeusedforgoodorbad.Wecanuseastonetobreakawindoworbuildahouse.Weshouldn’tblamethechildren.Weshouldhelpthemmakerightchoices.It’snecessaryforchildrentoknowhowtousedigitaltechnologyintoday’sworld,butwhatismoreimportant,weshouldencouragethemtodevelopsocialabilities,whichwillbeusefultothemwhentheygrowup.29.What’stheworstprobleminthefirstparagraph?

A．Childrencan’tmakethingsthemselves.B．Childrenmaketoomanyfriendsonline.C．Childrendon’twanttocommunicatewithothers.D．Childrendon’tlikehelpingMumcookmealsathome.30.AccordingtoColinKinney,whichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A．Teachersdon’tnoticethatchildrenhavefewskillstomakethings.B．Manyparentsareveryhappythattheirkidscanusedigitaltechnology.C．Manyteachersdon’tcareifchildrencanplaycomputersortablets.D．Someparentsareworriedthattheirkidsusedigitaltechnologytoomuch.31.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“blame”meaninChinese?

A．表?yè)P(yáng)B．原諒C．評(píng)價(jià)D．責(zé)怪32.Whatdoesthewritermainlywanttotellus?

A．It’sveryimportantforchildrentohavesocialskills.B．It’sveryhelpfulforchildrentodosomehousework.C．It’snecessaryforparentstolearntousedigitaltechnology.D．It’sdifficultforteacherstomakerightchoicesfortheirchildren.(★★★)MysisterElectrawasleavingasmallshop.Shewaspushingashoppingcart(手推車)andtryingtoputthechangeintoherpocketatthesametime.Whileshewasdoingthis,shedroppedaquarter.Carefullyshebentovertopickitup.Tohersurprise,anoldmanwalkedtowardsher.Withaquarterinhishand,hesaid,“Here'sthequarteryoudropped,younglady.”Mysisterreplied,“Oh,I'vefoundmine.Thatmustbeyours.”“No,Ithinkit'syours.Ifounditonthegroundbackthere,”hesaid.“It'snotmine.Whydon'tyoukeepit?Ihaveplentyathome.Icollectquarters.”“Really?”mysisterasked.“Whatareyougoingtodowiththem?”“Ihaveover9,000quarters.IhavealwaysdreamedofdrivingacrossthecountrythroughthenorthernstatesandthendowntoCaliforniaandbacktoNewYork.butnowI'mtoooldtodothat,soIthinkI'llbuyaTV,”heexplainedtoher.“Oh,”mysistersaid.“Don'tgiveupyourdreamoftraveling.Iknowsomeonewhotookthetrainandhadalovelytrip.Whydon'tyoutrythat?”“WhydidIneverthinkofthat?”theoldmansaid,soundinghopefulofthisnewidea.“I'llthinkaboutthatandlookintoit.Thankyoufortellingme.”Mysistertoldmethestoryandsaid,“Ijustdon'twanttoseehimgivinguphisdreamandbuyingaTV!I'mgladIdroppedthatquarter.PerhapswhatIsaidwillchangehislife.”33.Whatinformationcanwegetfromthetext?

A．Theoldmanhascollectednearly9,000quarters.B．Electrawasknockedoverbytheoldman'sshoppingcart.C．ThisstoryhappenedinthecityofNewYork.D．ThequarterthattheoldmanpickedupwasElectra's.34.WhydidtheoldmandecidetobuyaTV?

A．Hethoughthewastoooldtodrivearoundthecountry.B．HethoughtaTVwasmuchcheaperthanacar.C．Hewastiredoftravelingaroundthecountrybycar.D．Hewassopoorthathecouldn'ttravelbycar.35.WhichwordbestdescribesElectra’spersonality?

A．Generous.B．Hard-working.C．Humorous.D．Helpful.36.Whatfactdoesthetextleadyoutobelieve?

A．Shoppersoftendroptheirchangewhileshopping.B．Stayingathomeismoresuitableforoldpeople.C．Theoldmanmightthinkabouttravelingbytrain.D．Droppingaquartercanbringgoodluck.四、任務(wù)型閱讀(★★★)閱讀下面的材料，然后根據(jù)材料內(nèi)容回答問題，字?jǐn)?shù)4字以內(nèi)，并且注意寫好標(biāo)點(diǎn)符號(hào)。AdancedramacalledTheJourneyofaLegendaryLandscapePaintingwasshownonCCTV’sSpringFestivalGala.Itbecamepopularovernight.AccordingtoCCTV,thisdancegottheideafromthe900-year-oldChinesepainting—APanoramaofRiversandMountains(《千里江山圖》),whichwascreatedbySongDynastypainterWangXimengwhenhewasabout18yearsold.APanoramaofRiversandMountainsistheonlyextant(尚存的)workbyWang.NowthepaintingisatthePalaceMuseum.Ithasbeenonshowtothepubliconlyfourtimessince1949.The11.9-meter-longpaintingrecordspeople’slivesandthenaturalscenery(景色)includingmountains,riversandvillagesofthattime.Thedanceshowtellsthestoryofaresearcherwhohasworkedhardtostudythepainting.Bychance,theresearchertravelsbackintimetoseethemomentwhenWangwasabouttofinishthework.Asthepaintingwasfinished,theresearcherguidestheaudience(觀眾)intotheworldofthepainter.Thedanceshowprovidestheaudiencewithanewexperiencetobetterlearnaboutthework.Itshowstheprocessofhowpaintingisdone.Thedancerseachhadadifferenthairstyle,whichlookedlikeamountainrock.Theclothesthattheyworewerecolorofgreenandblue,whichisalsopoeticshowofthemountainsandrivers.Whenthedancersdancedbeautifully,theaudienceseemedtobelookingatthemovingmountainsandrivers.Hugemountainsandriversarecomingtolife!Morethanathousandyearslater,greenmountainsandriversstillwowpeopleastheydidlongago.Inrecentyears,moreandmoremodernshowswithChinesetraditionalculturehavereceivedawarmwelcome,especiallyamongyoungpeople.TheyshowgreatlovetoChinesecultureandareproudofit.37.HowoldwasWangXimengwhenhecreatedthepainting?_____________________38.Whatdoesthedancers’hairstylelooklike?_____________________39.HowdoyoungpeoplefeelaboutChineseculture?_____________________五、閱讀理解(★★★)Weallhavedayswhenwearedown,tiredandblue.That’sOK.Youneeddayslikethese,orhowdoyouknowyouarehappy?You’llenjoyyourgooddaysevenmorewhenyouhaveafewbaddays.40Hereareafewsimplewaystohelpyoufeelbetterwhenyouarefeelingsad.1.Standupstraightandthishelpsyourenergyflow(流動(dòng)).Whenyourenergyisflowingfreely,youcanflowtoo.2.Smile!It’seasytodoandhavegoodresults.Thiswaycannotonlyleaveyouinagoodmoodbutalsobringothersagoodmood.3.Listentomusic.41Somekindsofmusicworkbetterthanothers,sotryandfindoutwhatkindofmusicworksthebestforyou.4.Takesome“me”time.Youcanfindpleasureinreadingabook,watchingasunriseorhavingahotbath,orsomethinglikethat.5.42Evensomethingassimpleastakingawalkwillgetyourbloodflowing.Itisagreatwaytoclearyourmindofanythingthatmakesyousad.Thosewayswillcheeryouupwhenyouaredown,butdon’tjustusethemwhenyouaresad.43Youwillbesurprisedtolearnthatthesesimplewayswillkeepyoursadnessaway.Butifyouareinadeepdepression(沮喪),gotoseeadoctor.

A．Dosomeexercise.B．Evenifsadnessisapartoflife,let’strytomakeitsmall.C．Allkindsofmusicarethesame.D．Tryandpracticethemeverydaytomakethemahabit.E．Itcanbeyourfavoritemusic.F．Readingbooksalwaysmakesyourelax.六、短文填空(★★★)Onceuponatime,therelivedawiseman.Buthissonalwayswastedhistimedoingsomething44(mean).Asthewisemangrewmuch45(old),hebegantoworryabouthisson’sfuture.Oneday,themansaid,“Myson,youhavegrownup.Iwantyoutofindtherealpurposeofyourlife.”Thenhehandedhissonabagfilledwithclothesandfood.Thewisemancontinued,“Ihidthetreasuresomeplace.Hereisamap.Gotofindit.”Thenextday,thesonexcitedlysetoff.46manypeople’shelp,he47(final)reachedhisdestination(目的地),buthefoundnothing.Hewassotiredthathedecidedtoreturn.Onhiswayback,heoftenstoppedtoenjoythebeautifulflowersandwatchthesunset.Helearnedtocookmealsandwashclothesby48(he).Healsolearnedhowtoprotecthimselffromwildanimals.Hemetthesamepeoplewhohadhelpedhimearlier.Thistimehehelpedtheminreturn.Twoyearslater,hegothome.Hesaidtohisfather,“Dad,excusemefornotfindingthetreasure.”“Itdoesn’tmatter.How49(be)yourjourney?”“Atfirst,Iwasworriedsomebodyelsewouldfindthetreasure.SoIhurriedtotheplace.”Thesoncontinued(繼續(xù)).“50Ireallyenjoyedthejourneyonmywayhome.Imadefriendsandsawwonders51(happen)everyday.Ialsolearneddifferent52(skill).Thesemademe53(forget)thepain(痛苦)ofnotfindi