2024-2025学年8A 期中模拟卷（南京专用）
英语
注意事项：
1.全卷满分90分。考试时间为90分钟。试题包含选择题和非选择题。考生答题全部答在答题卡上, 答在本试卷上无效。
2.请认真核对监考教师在答题卡上所粘贴条形码的姓名、考试证号是否与本人相符合,再将 自己的姓名、考试证号用0. 5毫米黑色墨水签字笔填写在答题卡及本试卷上。
3.答选择题必须用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应的答案标号涂黑。如需改动,请用橡皮擦干净后, 再选涂其他答案。答非选择题必须用0. 5毫米黑色墨水签字笔写在答题卡的指定位置,在其他位置答题一律无效。
选择题（共40分）
一、单项填空（共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分）
请认真阅读下列各题,从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
1．—Wow! Home Coming (《万里归途》) is ________ best film I have ever seen.
—I can’t agree more. I have never seen ________ better one before.
A．the; the B．the; a C．a; a D．/; the
2．—How much is the ticket to Universal Beijing Resort
—An adult ticket ________ 489 yuan, and you need to ________ 395 yuan on a child ticket.
A．costs; spend B．pays; spend C．costs; pay D．spends; pay
3．— Every day I run for more than two hours.
— Really You’d better ________ so much. Too much running isn’t good for your health.
A．don’t run B．not run C．not to run D．not running
4．— How tall the boy is!
— Yes, he is taller than ________ in his class.
A．any other student B．any student C．the other student D．other student
5．Chinese students have ________ weeks ________ for the summer holiday than British students.
A．more; on B．less; off C．more; off D．fewer; on
6．What a fantastic time Tom and Jerry have ________ with each other during lunchtime!
A．to chat B．chatting C．chat D．chatted
7．I don’t have enough time to read newspapers. I usually ________ the headings（标题） quickly at breakfast.
A．look over B．look for C．look after D．look through
8．We should spend as much as we can ________ English.
A．practice to read B．on practicing reading
C．in practicing reading D．practice reading
9．The sofas in VIP Hall of Wanda Cinemas are much more comfortable than___ at home.
A．that B．those C．it D．them
10．The word “careless” has a suffix. Which of the following word does NOT have a suffix
A．careful B．visitor C．meaning D．certain
11．Tom was ________ about the date, so he called Amy for exact time.
A．uncertain B．inactive C．uncomfortable D．unable
12．—The test is too hard for me. I don’t think I can be the winner.
—________ You should never give up before you have a try.
A．Take it. B．I’m sorry. C．Come on! D．Forget it!
13．—Mom, can I play computer games this evening
—________ your homework first, and then we’ll talk about it.
A．Finish B．Finished C．Finishing D．To finish
14．Exercise more, ________ you will keep young.
A．and B．or C．but D．so
15．— Shall I give you a ride You look so tired.
— ________
A．Not too bad. B．Not at all. C．Do as you like. D．It couldn’t be better.
二、完形填空（共10小题；毎小题1分,满分10分）
请认真阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
Last year my mother became badly ill and had an operation (手术). I felt my whole world was dark and I had no 16 what I could do to help her. My eyes were full of tears when I was alone. Last month I 17 a watch, which was a gift for my 18th birthday from my father. I could not sleep for 18 nights because I felt sad about it.
There were many bad things like these in my life. I 19 knew what to do with these terrible things till I read If You Have a Lemon, Make Lemonade (柠檬水). “How can I turn this lemon into lemonade ” the writer wrote.
I suddenly got the idea that life is 20 with ups and downs, so I need to stay positive (积极的) all the time. For example, when my mother was in hospital, it was better for me to hold her hands in mine, telling her things would get better 21 crying and hiding. I think things will change for the better if we treat them 22 . A few weeks ago, I took part in a school singing competition. I didn’t 23 . But instead of feeling sad again, I smiled 24 the competition. I was happy that at least I had got some experience (经验).
Life is not just a bed of roses. There are also thorns (荆棘). But I believe these thorns help us become 25 and brave. So when life gives us a lemon, let’s try to make lemonade.
16．A．hope B．idea C．dream D．sense
17．A．got B．sold C．lost D．fixed
18．A．few B．little C．a few D．a little
19．A．never B．always C．usually D．sometimes
20．A．full B．happy C．mixed D．filled
21．A．away from B．because of C．instead of D．except for
22．A．easily B．secretly C．suddenly D．differently
23．A．win B．lose C．stop D．fail
24．A．with B．after C．during D．before
25．A．honest B．clever C．strong D．polite
三、阅读理解（共15小题;每小题1分, 满分15分）
请认真阅读下列材料, 从材料后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中, 选出最佳选项, 并在答 题卡上将该项涂黑。
Yan: What do you do as a rocket designer
Shi: My job has two parts: One is working in Beijing, where I need to read materials about rocket design and work on design plans. The other is to do launch missions (发射任务). During the missions, I need to follow the instructions to make sure that everything is OK.
Yan: How many times do you take part in China’s manned launch missions
Shi: In 2021, I started to be a rocket designer. I have joined in three launch missions.
Yan: What’s the most important quality for a rocket designer
Shi: In the world of rocket making, being very careful is really important. So we always have a plan B．When people are going up into space in rockets, we can’t make any mistakes because we can’t put people’s lives in danger. It’s a job where we have to be perfect all the time.
Yan: How do you make a balance between work and life
Shi: Our work is hard, but joy and laughter still always fill our offices. On weekends, I enjoy mountain climbing with friends. And many designers like to do sports, such as playing basketball or tennis after work.
26．What does Shi Yaoxin do
A．A student. B．A teacher. C．A tennis player. D．A rocket designer.
27．In which part of the newspaper can you find this passage
A．Dream Jobs. B．Sports Time. C．Science Study. D．Amazing World.
28．Which of the following statements is not true according to this passage
A．Yan Zihan shows great interest in space exploration.
B．Rocket designers have lots of time to relax themselves.
C．As a rocket designer, you can never make any mistakes.
D．It is important to follow instructions during the missions.
That night, July 11, 2022, Nick Bostic was driving down the streets of Lafayette, Indiana, when he found a two-story (两层楼) house was on fire.
Flames (火焰) were climbing up. Without stopping for a moment to think about the danger, Bostic stopped his car and ran from the back door into the burning building.
Bostic had just started climbing the stairs (楼梯) when he looked up and saw four faces appear from a room at the top of the stairs and look down at him, their eyes wide. “Your house is on fire. You need to go!” Bostic shouted.
Bostic hurried the four girls into the fresh air. “Anybody else in there ” Bostic asked.
“Kaylani is in there! We can’t find her!” Seionna, the eldest of the girls, shouted. Kaylani was her six-year-old sister. Without hesitating, Bostic ran back inside.
By now, the whole side of the house was on fire. Bostic went upstairs. He searched every bedroom. No kid. The smoke was thick now. He lifted his T-shirt, trying to cover his mouth and nose when he heard the cries, from the dark smoke below.
Bostic felt about in the blackness and heat (热), moving downstairs toward the cries. Then suddenly Kaylani was in front of him. Bostic quickly held the girl in his arms. Where is the front door ! Bostic remembered seeing a window on the side of the house where the fire hadn’t reached.
Bostic climbed back up, made it to the room and broke the glass, Kaylani still in his arms.
Bostic and Kaylani looked down. The girl said, “ ” He was thinking the exact same thing.
But they had little choice. The flames were coming ever closer. Holding Kaylani in one arm, Bostic ran forward and threw himself out of the window. He tried to land on the other shoulder. Kaylani was almost unhurt.
Days passed. Bostic woke up from first-degree burns to his leg and arm, He felt like he’d just done what anyone would have done in that situation (情况). But outside the hospital, the story of Nick Bostic was already known to everybody. He was a hero—the pizza man who had run into a burning building not once, but twice.
29．What does the underlined word “hesitating” mean in Paragraph 5
A．犹豫 B．交谈 C．埋怨 D．期待
30．Which of the following is the correct order of the story
a. Bostic looked for the door with Kaylani in his arms.
b. Bostic led the four girls out into the fresh air.
c. Bostic went upstairs to search every bedroom for Kaylani.
d. Bostic jumped out of the window holding Kaylani in one arm.
e. Bostic followed the cries to the dark smoke below.
A．c-b-a-d-e B．b-c-e-a-d C．c-e-a-b-d D．b-a-e-d-c
31．Which sentence should go in the empty box “________” in Paragraph 9
A．I want my sisters!
B．Wow, we’ll be heroes!
C．I can’t thank you too much.
D．I don’t want to jump out of the window.
32．The picture in the passage is helpful because it shows ________.
A．when Kaylani was found in the fire
B．how brave Kaylani and Bostic were
C．how the hero saved Kaylani at that moment
D．what the two-story house on fire was like
DIY, which means Do It Yourself, is quite popular in UK. Lots of stores and supermarkets sell DIY things. TV proprammes show people how to DIY.
English people like DIY. There is a saying in UK— “An Englishman’s home is his castle”. Huge numbers of people spend their holidays making their homes beautiful “castles”. If there is anything that needs fixing around their houses, such as painting the walls or putting in a new shower, they will do the jobs themselves. They share DIY experiences with their friends. More and more people have discovered the joy of DIY. Sometimes people also DIY for saving money. With the economic downturn at present, many people can not afford to buy a bigger house. They are looking at how they can make their house better without spending a lot of money. It is not surprising that DIY is so popular.
DIY can be difficult. There is a huge market for DIY furniture which people need to put together themselves with a few basic tools. However, people often find it not easy to build a piece of furniture because they can’t understand the instructions. Sometimes the instructions are simple and clear, but the furniture itself is difficult to build. One thing is for sure, though most DIY projects are started with the best intentions, many of them may not get finished. DIY can also be dangerous. For example, anything electrical should be done by a professional worker. Unluckily, many people don’t care about this warning and put themselves in danger. It is reported that in just one year over 230,000 people were hurt while doing DIY in UK, including 41,000 who fell off ladders.
Therefore, DIY can bring us fun and help us save money, but it is not always as easy as it is thought to be if we bite off more than we can chew. Maybe factories should make products that are easier and safer for us to DIY.
33．How do many English people spend their holidays according to the passage
A．Making their homes beautiful. B．Visiting their friends.
C．Travelling all over the world. D．Making a lot of money.
34．Why do English people like DIY
A．Many stores sell DIY things. B．DIY can bring them fun.
C．TV programmes teach them to DIY. D．All DIY projects are easy.
35．What can we learn from the passage
A．DIY is a waste of money. B．It is always difficult to DIY.
C．We should be careful while doing DIY. D．It’s very safe for us to DIY.
36．In the passage, “we bite off more than we can chew” probably means ___________.
A．we can eat everything we like B．we should do something difficult
C．we do something that is too difficult D．we eat too much food that is not safe
Farmer John and Farmer Bob were neighbors. For more than 30 years, they were getting along very well.
Then their good relationship (关系) broke. It began with a small thing, then bitter (仇恨的) words, and then weeks of silence. One morning Farmer John woke up to find a stream (小溪) between the two farms. “It must be Bob,” John thought.
Then one day there was a knock on John’s door. He opened it to find a carpenter (木匠) standing at the doorway.
“I’m looking for a few days’ work,” the carpenter said.
“I do have a job for you,” John said. “Look across the stream at that farm. That’s my neighbour Bob. He dug (挖) a stream between the two farms. I want you to build a fence (栅栏)—an 8-foot fence. I don’t want to see his place or his face any more. I don’t have such a neighbour!”
The carpenter said, “I think I know what to do, sir, and I’ll be able to do a job that pleases you.”
About sunset when the farmer returned, the carpenter had just finished his job. The farmer’s eyes opened wide. There was no fence there at all!
It was a bridge! And the neighbour, Bob, was coming across, with his hand outstretched (伸出). “Hi, John! You’re quite a guy to build this bridge!”
Then they met in the middle, taking each other’s hands. “I’m terribly sorry for what I have said and done. We should be good to each other,” said Farmer Bob.
Then they turned to see the carpenter, who was ready to go. “No, wait! Stay a few days. I have a lot of other jobs for you,” said Farmer John. “I’d love to stay,” the carpenter said, “but I have more bridges to build.”
37．Why did farmer John think that Farmer Bob dug the stream
A．Because they were neighbors. B．Because their good relationship broke.
C．Because they were getting along very well. D．Because they never had bitter words with each other.
38．Farmer John asked the carpenter to build a fence because _________.
A．he wanted to protect his farm B．he didn’t want to do it himself
C．he wouldn’t like to see Bob D．he wanted to find him something to do
39．What does the sentence “You’re quite a guy to build this bridge!” mean
A．John was not good at building bridges. B．John was great to build this bridge.
C．John was silly to build such a bridge. D．John should build the bridge earlier.
40．What is the best title for the passage
A．What a Big Fence!B．A Strong Bridge. C．Three Kind Men. D．A Fence or a Bridge
非选择题（共50分）
四、填空（共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分）
A）请根据括号中所给的汉语写出单词,使句子意思完整正确,并将答案填写在答题卡相应横线上。
41．It was a pleasant (/'d ni/) and we had fun together.
42．Nancy is really a (忠实的) friend. When I am in trouble, she is always with me.
43．Xi Dada will (出席) G20 summit soon.
44．Tom, (not be) afraid of speaking in front of the class. You should believe you can.
45．She cut out some pictures of colourful flowers and （粘贴）them on the card.
B）请根据句子意思,用括号中所给单词的适当形式填空,并将答案填写在答题卡相应横线上。
46．Kids were put in groups and kept on (讨论) the outing excitedly.
47．For (far) information, you may visit our company’s web page.
48．He is (terrible) ill. We must send him to the hospital at once.
49．We thought they were all (发疯的) than before to try to make money from DIY.
50．Our English teacher often advises us （read）English for half an hour every day.
C）选词填空根据对话内容，从下面方框中选择适当的单词或短语填空，使对话内容完整正确。
patient, finally, shining, instructions, couldn’t wait to
During this summer holiday, I traveled to Hainan to learn surfing, one of the most popular water sports. On the first day, the sun was 51 brightly in the sky. I learnt some easy skills. First, put the surfboard into the waves (海浪), then lie down on the surfboard and wait for the waves to come. 52 , when the waves come, let the surfboard “catch” the waves and try to stand on it.
After practicing a few times on the beach, I 53 follow the coach (教练) to the sea. But I failed to follow the coach’s 54 of standing up at the right time. I fell into the sea and ended up drinking a lot of seawater. But the coach was very 55 and told me my mistakes.
After falling into the sea many times, I was excited that I could stood up for the first time with the rushing waves.
五、阅读填空（共20小题;每小题1分, 满分20分）
A）请认真阅读下面短文,并根据所读内容在文章后表格中小题的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。
注意:每个空格只填1个单词。请将答案填写在答题卡相应横线上。
China’s 15-year-old Chen Ye won gold (金牌) in the men’s park final of skateboarding (滑板男子碗池决赛) at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou on Sept 25.
Chen started getting into skateboarding in 2016 and he showed great interest in it. “I remember one day I went to a sports store, and by chance, I saw a skateboard. I decided to give it a try,” Chen told China Youth Daily. It was really hard to stay on the board at first, but Chen found it very interesting. “Every time I did some difficult skills, I felt the joy of making breakthroughs (突破),” said Chen.
Gradually, Chen needed a better skatepark (滑板场) for training. To meet the need, his father decided to make a skate bowl himself. “He would work on it late into the night, sometimes until three or four in the morning,” said Chen. “I’m really thankful for my father’s support.”
As a junior high school student, Chen needs to find a balance (平衡) between his study and skateboarding. He can be free from PE classes, during which he can do schoolwork because he needs to practice skateboarding for hours after his school is over.
Behind his success (成功) is too many times of hard practice and learning. He practices in the morning, studies in the afternoon and sometimes has to have extra (额外的) classes with the teachers’ help. While getting ready for the competition this year, Chen even disagreed with his father over his study plan. He wanted to train for more hours at night after daytime classes.
Looking back at the seven years of learning skating, Chen says he becomes stronger and more determined (坚定的) to do something he truly loves.
Chinese 15-year-old wins gold at the Hangzhou Asian Games
Name Chen Ye 56 15 years old
His experience (经历) Chen Ye learns skating for 57 years. He started to learn skating in 2016. Chen Ye came 58 in the men’s park final of skateboarding at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou on Sept 25.
Main 59 for his success When Chen Ye first saw a skateboard in 2016, he was very 60 in it. Chen Ye’s father 61 him, so Chen thanks his father a lot. Chen Ye finds a balance between his study and skateboarding. ①He doesn’t need to 62 PE classes. He usually practices skateboarding for hours after his school 63 . ②He practises and studies during the day and has to have extra classes with the 64 help.
His thought (想法) Many years of learning skating makes him 65 and will keep going after what he truly loves.
B）请根据短文内容及首字母提示,填写所缺单词,并将答案填写在答题卡相应位置上。
Plastic is a convenience (方便), but plastics can hurt the environment.Therefore, action must be taken to reduce their use.
There are many different w 66 to reduce your plastic use at home. To begin with, be s 67 to properly recycle everything you can and throw away what you can’t, such as plastic cups and dishes.
Shopping may be one of the hardest things to do when trying to avoid (避免) plastic. B 68 you walk out of the door, make sure you have a shopping list with e 69 that you will need or eat. This will reduce food waste and the amount of plastic packaging.
Believe it or not, it is p 70 to avoid plastics while on vacation. You may book one of the hotels which don’t provide the plastics that can only be used o 71 . As for take-home gifts, don’t buy products made from plastics. Or give up traditional gifts and give someone a picture you take yourself i 72 , which can be more special.
It seems l 73 a difficult task to take all the actions immediately, so begin small and take larger steps towards a plastic-free life. Don’t be afraid to s 74 your stories. Many people’s actions can change the world for the better. If we can help o 75 make the change to a plastic-free life, we’ll be doing the world a huge favor.
六、书面表达（满分15分）
76．假如Andy是一位来自美国的交换生，目前就读于你所在的中学，通过两个月的接触，你们成了好朋友，请你根据下面的提示，以A Friend From the USA为题介绍一下他。开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
外貌特征 14岁，短发，圆脸，高大英俊，总是面带笑容；
性格品质 诚实；幽默（请各举一例说明）；
兴趣爱好 痴迷于DIY，经常在周末自己动手制作、修理物品；最喜欢汉语，觉得学习汉语十分有趣；
生活体验 认为中国的学校与美国相当不同，在这儿上课较多而休假较少；
未来打算 成为一名社会工作者，……（请用1至2句话说明原因）
注意：1.语法正确，意思连贯，书写规范，要点齐全；2.词数80字左右。
A Friend From the USA
Andy is my new friend from the USA．He is
【参考答案】
单选：1-5:BABAC 6-10:BDCBD 11-15:ACAAD
完形填空：16-20:BCCAD 21-25:CDABC
阅读理解：26-28：DAB 29-32：ABDC 32-35：ABCC 36-40：BCBD
非选择题：41.journey 42.loyal 43.attend 44.don’t be 45.stuck
discussing 47．further 48．terribly 49．crazier 50．to read
51．shining 52．Finally 53．couldn’t wait to 54．instructions 55．patient
任务型：56．Age 57．seven 58．first 59．reasons 60．interested 61．supports 62．have/attend 63．ends 64．teachers’ 65．stronger
首字母：66.ways 67 sure 68.Before 69. everything 70. possible
71. once 72. instead 73.like 74. share 75. others
作文：略
