2024-2025学年度第一学期期中质量自测
八年级英语试题
(友情提醒：本卷共8页，满分为140分，考试时间为100分钟；答案全部涂、写在答题卡上，写在本卷上无效。)
一、听力(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)
第一节：听下面十段对话，每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出正确的答案。每段对话读两遍。
1. Which is the woman’s favourite fruit
A. B. C.
2. Which place did Tom visit last month
A. B. C.
3. How will the two speakers go to the Summer Palace
A. B. C.
4. Which sport can students play after school
A. B. C.
5. What time is it now
A. 10:00. B. 10:20. C. 9:40.
6. Where are the two speakers now
A. In a restaurant. B. In a library. C. In a hospital.
7. How often does Linda go swimming
A. Once a week. B. Twice a week. C. Twice a month.
8. Which coat is the most expensive
A. The red one. B. The white one. C. The black one.
9. How many roses will the man buy
A. Four. B. Five. C. Nine.
10. What should Sandy do now
A. Make a card. B. Read the instructions. C. Have a rest.
第二节：听下面两段对话，每段对话后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出正确的答案。每段对话读两遍。
听第一段对话，回答第11至12小题。
11. What will the two speakers make this morning
A. Hamburgers. B. Sandwiches. C. Milk and eggs.
12. What do the two speakers need besides bread
A. Ham and vegetables. B. Ham and butter. C. Butter and vegetables.
听第二段对话， 回答第13至15小题， 完成信息记录表。
Lisa’s best friend
Name Kate, both her 13 and her best friend.
Looks and personalities Tall and slim. 14 and kind.
Reason Share joy and sadness. 15 and understand each other.
13. A. classmate B. cousin C. neighbour
14. A. Smart B. Friendly C. Patient
15. A. Care about B. Help C. Learn from
第三节：听一篇短文，填入所缺的信息。短文读两遍。
The 16 of the basketball competition
Time and place On 17 morning at the Sports Centre in Sunshine Town.
The cost of the trip 18 .
Activities ●Get on the school bus on time. ● 19 the Sports Centre before 10:00. ●Watch a dance show during the half-time.
With your 20 , we are sure to win!
二、选择填空(共10小题：每小题1分，满分10分)
从下列各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。
21. Look at the picture on the right, the boy is ______.
A. putting up a shelf B. putting in a light
C. tidying up the room D. climbing the rocks
22. — ______ is your school life like
— It’s busy and colourful.
A. How B. Where C. What D. Why
23. Millie looked very happy. She has a big ______ on her face.
A. sense B. tool C. eraser D. smile
24. — It’s terrible for teenagers to ride e-bikes on the road so quickly.
— Exactly. They often hurt ______ badly.
A. myself B. himself C. themselves D. ourselves
25. Tom is ______ about sports. He is always the first one to take part in the school sports meeting.
A. crazy B. afraid C. shy D. clear
26. — Did you hear of Zhang Guimei, Role Model of the Times (时代楷模)
— Yes. She ______ lots of help to the girl students in poor areas .
A. borrows B. offers C. attends D. buys
27. On Friday afternoon, our school finishes much ______ than usual. So all the students are excited on that day.
A. early B. late C. earlier D. later
28. — Mum, can I have some fried chicken
— You’d better not. You ______ eat some healthier food.
A. needn’t B. mustn’t C. need D. should
29. Before choosing a book, I often ______a few pages to know if it’s right for me.
A. look through B. look after C. get on D. cut out
30. — A true friend is someone who stays by your side whenever you are in trouble.
— I agree. ______
A. No news is good news.
B. A friend in need is a friend indeed.
C. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.
D. Read thousands of books and travel thousands of miles.
三、完形填空(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)
阅读短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。
Yu Boya was good at playing the qin. One day during a 31 trip, Yu saw green mountains and clear water. How wonderful they were! Yu took out his qin and began to 32 . A young woodman stood on the riverbank, enjoying the music. His name was Zhong Ziqi.
Yu Boya 33 Zhong Ziqi to the boat and played the qin for him. He played music that described the mountains. Ziqi said, “It is great! I seem to 34 the high Mount Tai.” He played the music that described the 35 . Ziqi said, “Amazing! I seem to see the running river.” Boya was very 36 . “You really understand my music!” he said to Ziqi. Then they became best friends. And they made plans to meet again in the same place the next year.
The following year, Boya arrived 37 the place on time. He found Ziqi died of an illness 38 he was very sad. He said, “My best friend is gone. No one understands my music now.” He took out the qin and played the music High Mountains and Running Water. Then he broke the qin 39 and never played it again.
Boya and Ziqi shared the same interest. They understood each other. How lucky it is to have a 40 like this!
31. A. bike B. horse C. train D. boat
32. A. listen B. stand C. play D. talk
33. A. invited B. made C. spoke D. helped
34. A. hear B. smell C. see D. think
35. A. tape B. wood C. trees D. water
36. A. bored B. surprised C. angry D. relaxed
37. A. on B. at C. of D. to
38. A. also B. but C. so D. or
39. A. sadly B. happily C. cheerfully D. carefully
40. A. time B. friend C. interest D. cover
四、阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)
A)阅读下面三篇短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。
A
Now I’m going to show you how to work with chocolate. I’ll do it in a “bain-marie,” or, well, some people call it “water bath.” I myself love the name “bain-marie.” To make a “bain-marie,” you need two pots (锅), one bigger than the other. First, break the chocolate into small pieces and put them in the smaller pot. Usually when making chocolate desserts, you’ll need to mix chocolate with butter and sugar. So if you do, put them in the pot too. Now, half fill the bigger pot with warm water. Put the smaller pot over the bigger one, and start to slowly mix the chocolate, the butter, and the sugar together. Keep the water under 50℃, or the chocolate may lose its shine. And make sure that no water goes in the smaller pot, or the chocolate will become hard and cannot be used. Keep mixing for about five to ten minutes, and the job is done. Easy, right
41. What does the underlined word “them” refer to (指代) in Paragraph 2
A. Bains-marie. B. Butter and sugar.
C. Chocolate desserts. D. Small pieces of chocolate.
42. From the reading, which picture best shows the “bain-marie” way of working with chocolate
A. B. C. D.
43. What is the last step of making the “bain-marie”
A. Cutting chocolate. B. Filling the pot with water.
C. Heating (加热) the water. D. Mixing the“bain-marie” for a few minutes.
B
Andrew: Guess what, Daniel I’m going on holiday to Australia next month.
Daniel: That’s great!
Andrew: Could you give me some advice on what to do when I stay there. That’s where you come from, isn’t it
Daniel: That’s right. And I wish I were there now, instead of here in the cold.
Andrew: What’s the temperature there
Daniel: About 25℃. You’ll like the warm weather there. How long are you staying in Sydney
Andrew: Only three days. I’m going to spend a week visiting other parts of Australia.
Daniel: Then I think you should walk around the Rocks. It’s the oldest part of the city, and always full of tourists. The cafes and restaurants are very busy. Whenever I go back to Sydney, I enjoy sitting outdoors with a cup of coffee, watching people passing by.
Andrew: Sounds like a good idea. Thanks for the advice. I’m looking forward to my holiday.
Daniel: Have a good trip and call me when you get back to the UK.
44. What will Andrew do next month
A. Do repairs. B. Meet friends.
C. Go travelling. D. Take part in a competition.
45. How long will Andrew stay in Australia
A. Three days. B. Seven days. C. Ten days. D. A month.
46. What does the dialogue mainly talk about
A. Advice on travelling in Australia. B. The Food in Australia.
C. The Rocks in Sydney. D. The weather in Sydney.
C
In a small village, there lived a famous old carpenter (木匠). People traveled from far to buy his furniture.
One day, a young man came to learn from him. The young man loved working with wood but was always hurrying to finish things. After a few days of learning from the carpenter, the young man thought, “I can make furniture faster.”
The old carpenter noticed this and said, “I can teach you to make furniture quickly, but first, you need to do an easy job.” He then handed the young man a rough board and said, “Make this board smooth.”
The man thought it was easy. He sanded (用砂纸打磨) the board a few times and soon gave it back soon. The old carpenter felt the board and said, “It is not smooth enough. Try again.”
A little impatient, the young man sanded harder. But the old carpenter shook his head once again.
Feeling sad, the man started to think more. He wasn’t in a hurry anymore and sanded every part of the board carefully. Finally, the board was as smooth as a mirror.
This time, the old carpenter smiled and said, “You have learned an important lesson. Success needs not only skills but also patience. The easier the job, the more patience we need. When you perfect every part, you can make a perfect piece.”
Life is like this: a successful person moves forward step by step.
47. Why did the young man visit the old carpenter
A. To buy furniture. B. To learn from him. C. To work faster. D. To help him.
48. What does the underlined word “rough” mean in Paragraph 3
A. Long. B. Short. C. Not smooth. D. Not rude.
49. How did the young man finish his job at last
A. He did it as quickly as he could. B. He put a mirror on the wood.
C. He succeeded on his first try. D. He finally sanded every part carefully.
50. What does the story tell us
A. You can only do things by yourself. B. You can always do things quickly.
C. Success needs skills and patience. D. Experience is important for learning.
B)阅读短文，从短文后所给的A~F六个选项中选出五个能填入空白处的最佳选项。
The brush pen, one of the “Four Treasures of the Study”, was invented (发明) thousands of years ago. However, the oldest pen was just a stick or a piece of bamboo. 51
It is said that Meng Tian, a general (将军) of the Kingdom of Qin, made the pen use better. When Meng and his army fought against the Kingdom of Chu, he had to write reports to his king in time. 52 So he was thinking of ways to change it.
One day after hunting, Meng went home with some wild rabbits on the horse back. When he saw a rabbit’s tail leaving a long trail (痕迹) on the ground. 53 “If I tie the rabbit’s hair to a stick, would it be easy to write with ”
After arriving home, he tied the rabbit’s hair to a stick and tried writing with it. 54 Meng was so sad that he threw it away into a stone hole in the yard.
However, Meng never gave up and kept trying all the time. A few rainy days later, he found the pen he threw away fatter in the stone hole. He picked it up with hope. The brush worked beautifully on silk. It was amazing that the special water had cleaned the oil from the hair. 55
Today, teachers teach students to use the brush pens in school. It makes their life more colorful and helps them understand Chinese Culture better.
A. Meng bought a brush pen. B. Meng succeeded (成功) at last. C. But the rabbit’s hair didn’t write well. D. Suddenly a good idea came to his mind. E. But his pen wasn’t easy for him to write with. F. It was difficult for people to write well on thin silk.
五、根据句意和音标提示，写出正确的单词。(共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分)
56. Jack is an honest boy, and you can ______/tr st/ him.
57. My ticket is ______/'ju:sl s/ now, but I will keep it.
58. Drinking enough water is very important in our ______/'de li/ life.
59. Betty has a good ______/v s/. She wants to be a singer in the future.
60. My father has an hour for playing ______/t es/ with me every Saturday.
六、词语运用(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)
A)选用方框内的单词或词组填空，其中有一个单词或词组是多余的。
boring climber weight instead of shining discuss
61. The sun is ______ brightly. Let’s go out to enjoy it.
62. The trip was so ______ that I felt sleepy on the way.
63. Don’t climb the tree. It’s not strong enough to carry your ______.
64. To study better, we often ______ the problems in small groups in class.
65. When you do DIY, you make things yourself ______ paying someone to do it.
B)阅读短文，在文中空白处填入1个适当的单词，或用括号内所给单词的正确形式填空。
This summer, I didn’t go 66 a trip. I stayed at home to watch the Olympic Games instead. The games 67 (take) place in Paris, France. Among all the players, I like Pan Zhanle 68 (good).
Pan was 20 years old. He is a great Chinese 69 (swim). In the Games, it took him 46.40 seconds 70 (finish) the men’s 100-meter freestyle. He not only won a gold medal but also broke the world record. This was 71 first gold medal for China’s swimming team. He swims as 72 (quick) as a fish, so people call him “Chinese Flying Fish.”
Pan Zhanle is excellent 73 he has a big dream and works hard. When he was 10 years old, he decided to become a winner of the world. What’s more, he always keeps on 74 (practise) hard. From Pan, I have learnt: Never give up; believe that nothing is 75 (possible) if you try.
七、阅读与表达(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)
阅读短文，回答短文后的问题。
Tongcheng City is in Anhui Province. It has rich culture. There are many famous historical sights. Among them, a two-meter-wide alley (小巷), or Liuchi Xiang in Chinese, is a very popular one. Lots of people come to visit it every year. There is a touching story about the alley.
In the Qing Dynasty, an officer named Zhang Ying received a letter from his family one day. From the letter, Zhang learned that his neighbour, the Wu family, wanted to build a house. But there was a disagreement (分歧) between the two families. It was about the alley between the houses. Zhang’s family wrote the letter to let the Wu family give up. However, Zhang wrote a letter back, saying,
“Writing a letter, miles away, just for a wall.
Why not give them one meter
Looking at the ten-thousand-mile-long Great Wall,
Where is its builder Emperor Qinshihuang ”
After reading the letter, Zhang’s family moved their wall one meter back for their neighbour. Because they realized that the neighbours were much more important than the wall. The Wu family was deeply touched and moved their wall one meter back too. So there was a two-meter-wide alley between the two families.
Hundreds of years later, the story of Liuchi Xiang still tells us that kindness and tolerance (宽容) can take away walls between people, and they can create (创造) love as well.
根据短文内容回答问题， 每小题答案不超过8个单词。
76. Where is Tongcheng City
77. How wide is Liuchi Xiang
78. Why did Zhang’s family write to Zhang Ying
79. What did Zhang’s family do after reading his letter
80. What do you think of Zhang Ying
八、连词成句 (共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)
81. Max a sense humour has good of
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82. water cousin filled my the room with
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83. larger cut into the pieces fruit small
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84. how much time doing you homework spend do your
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85. seems time to go when we reading faster books are
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九、书面表达(满分20分)
假设你是阳光中学八年级学生李华， 正在向你的英国笔友 Tom发一封电子邮件介绍你的校园生活， 请根据提示完成电子邮件。
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Dear Tom,
How is everything going I’m writing to share my school life with you.
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I hope you have a colourful school life, too.
Best wishes,
Li Hua
