四川省成都市2024-2025学年八年级上学期期中考试（四）英语试卷
学校：___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________
一、阅读理解
These days, lots of college students spend their free time taking part-time jobs. We asked 1,000-students who are doing part-time jobs some questions and here are the results.
Q: What are the students' favorite part-time jobs
Home tutor is No. 1 favorite. Another four most popular ones are salesman, model, street artist and computer programmer. Clubs and career centers usually help them to find different jobs.
Q:____▲____
It's true that all the students want to make some money. However, they fa ke part-time jobs for. other reasons, too. The chart shows some of them.
Q: Do part-time jobs make a difference to study
Yes. Some students are busy with part-time jobs so that they can't spend enough time on study. As a result, they see a decline in schoolwork performance.
Notes: college大学; part-time 兼职的; home tutor家教; career职业; decline下降
1．Which of the following can be the best to put into“____▲____”
A. Why do the students want to take part-time jobs
B. For what reasons is taking part-time jobs popular
C. Do the students take part-time jobs to make money
2．What is the number of “Money” in the chart
A.100%. B.95%. C.83.6%.
3．How many students take part-time jobs to help make their dreams come true
A.587. B.638. C.522.
4．According to the results, which can be a piece of good advice for the students
A. They should learn to plan their time.
B. They should choose the right part-time jobs.
C. They should take part-time jobs more seriously.
5．What can we infer from the results
A. Most of the students want to be teachers after college.
B. The students can only get part-time jobs from clubs and career centers.
C. Hobby is more important than social life for the students to take part-time jobs.
A farmer first found the Sanxingdui Ruins site in 1929. After that, it keeps surprising the world. By 2024, we've found more than 4,000 cultural relics(文物) there. From them, we can learn about the old Shu people. Of course, we’ ll find more relics.
We walked around the park, talking and enjoying the fresh air. We had lunch at a Chinese restaurant. It was our first time to try Chinese food. It was delicious. Cindy took me to a coffee shop and we spent the afternoon there.
Arras has a history of over 1,500 years. Of all the places, the Grand Place and the Place des Héros, with 155 houses around them, are the most famous. People built them 600 years ago. Arras is great for shopping. In December, you can enjoy its Christmas market (圣诞市场), one of the most popular Christmas markets in France.
After arriving at the Universal Studios, we went straight to the Wizarding World of Harry Potter. “Wow!” I shouted when finally (终于) seeing the life-size Hogwarts. Then we tried Flight of the Hippogriff. It wasn't too fast or scary. I could feel the wind blowing past my ears. I also visited Kung Fu Panda, Water-World and Hollywood. What a fantastic trip with my best friend Leo!
6．Match passages a~d with ①Famous places,② Time with friends. Which is right
A.①— ab;②— cd B.①— ac;②— bd C.①— ad;②— bc
7．What can we learn about the Sanxingdui Ruins site
A. The world is surprised at the findings in it.
B. We' ve learned the life of the old Shu people there well.
C. We' ve been keeping looking for cultural relics in it for 75 years.
8．How did the writer of Passage b probably feel
A. Bored and serious.
B. Relaxed and happy.
C. Lucky and comfortable.
9．What does the underlined word“them” refer to
A. The 155 houses.
B. Places of interest in Arras.
C. The Grand Place and the Place des Héros.
10．What can be the writer's favorite place at the Universal Studios
A. Kung Fu Panda.
B. The Flight of the Hippogriff.
C. The Wizarding World of Harry Potter.
Journey to the West, or Xi You Ji, is a very famous Chinese TV play. It is about the great trip of Tang Seng, Sun Wukong, Zhu Bajie and Sha Seng. The stories come from a book of the same name by Wu Cheng' en in the Ming Dynasty.
The TV play was the first of its kind in China. The production team (制作团队) spent about six years, from 1982 to 1988, making it. The team met with many problems. At that time, they only had very simple tools (工具). Still, they tried their best to make the TV play well. They spent two months visiting over 60 places around China to find the best places for different stories. They needed to help characters“fly”, but no one knew how to do it. They flew to Hong Kong to learn the technique.
Through the team's hard work, the TV play first aired in China in 1986. It quickly became very popular. So far Chinese channels(频道) have repeated the TV play more than 3,000 times. Now, it is58 still popular with Chinese people. When people talk about“summer vacation”, lots of them think of the TV play. People in other countries also love it.
11．What does the underlined word“technique” mean
A. A special way of doing sth.
B. A lesson for special students.
C. An idea of solving difficult problems.
12．How does the writer show that the production team had a difficult time
A. By telling a story.
B. By showing his ideas.
C. By giving some examples.
13．What do we know about the TV play from the last paragraph
A. It is very popular.
B. It is for young kids.
C. It is best to watch on vacation.
14．What can we learn from the production team
A. Hard work pays off.
B. Love me, love my dog!
C. Interest is the key to success.
15．What does the passage mainly talk about
A. A great TV play's production team.
B. Ways of spending summer vacations.
C. A famous and popular Chinese TV play.
Anson is an eight-year-old boy and he likes riding a bike. On the weekend, he often rides the bike with his brother in the neighborhood.
One Saturday, when Anson rode in the neighborhood as always. he saw trash(垃圾) everywhere. Anson felt sorry to see it and stopped riding. He told his brother about it. Anson said that they needed to keep their neighborhood clean. But what could they do
Minutes later, Anson said to his brother, “I got an idea. Let's go to our street committee(委员会) and talk about the problem with them.” His brother thought and said, “Why not call our friends and talk with them first ” Anson thought it was a good idea. Then they went back home and called their friends to meet at their home.
In the brothers' home, the children talked about how to make the neighborhood clean. They wrote down their idea and drew some posters(海报) of“No Trash”.
The next day, Anson and his brother showed them to the committee. People thought the idea was wonderful and then put up a notice (通知) about the idea in the neighborhood. Everyone thought the children were great and joined them to make the neighborhood clean. Anson and his brother were happy to see the good result.
16．What happened when Anson was riding around with his brother
17．What did the brothers and their friends do
18．What can be the children's idea
19．What did people do after learning the idea
20．Do you want to keep your neighborhood clean How
二、补全对话，情景问答
21．A: Hi, Bob. How was your weekend
B: ①________ I had a two-day trip to Luoyang.
A: ②________
B: It was great and it's a city rich in Chinese history.
A: ③________
B:I visited many places, such as the Longmen Grottoes and the White Horse Temple.
A: Did you like the food there
B: ④________ I liked Luoyang Shuixi best. It has a history of over 1,000 years.
A: Wow! I really want to taste it.
B: We bought some. ⑤________
A: Good idea. And we can play chess together.
B:OK. Let's go!
A. Of course.
B. It was fantastic.
C. Where did you visit
D. How did you feel about the city
E. Why not come to my house and give it a try
三、完形填空
16-year-old Jordan Sloan and 17-year-old Marcos San Miguel are good friends. They have one thing in common: having a love for 1 . But Sloan likes playing football and Miguel likes playing basketball. They first met in primary school and soon 2 good friends. Later they went to different high schools. 2 , they got together every weekend.
4 , on September 25 of 2021, Sloan got hit(击打) on the head when playing football, and it left him paralyzed(瘫痪的). He couldn't move his 5 or legs. With the help of doctors, he has spent about two years fighting to walk again.
At the same time, Miguel 6 his best to help his friend. He raises(募集) money for his friend by playing basketball. 7 , he has raised more than $13,000.
“I just want to show Jordan that I'm supporting(支持) him and playing for him,” Miguel said.“He would do something 8 for me if I were in difficulty.”
The support from Miguel means a lot to Sloan. He goes to the hospital six days a week. Luckily, he is now able to move all of his body parts (部分). He 9 to walk and play football again.
A true friend 10 your hand. Clearly, Sloan has a true friend. Let's give our best wishes to Sloan!
22．A. music B. film C. sports
23．A. grew B. became C. seemed
24．A. Still B. Usually C. However
25．A. Later B. Unluckily C. Seriously
26．A. arms B. eyes C. ears
27．A. tries B. wants C. expects
28．A. In fact B. Of course C. So far
29．A. wonderful B. similar C. useful
30．A. hopes B. plans C. decides
31．A. cares for B. waits for C. reaches for
四、短文填空题
32．根据短文内容，从方框中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
A. as much as B. can't stand C. different from D. feels like E. in common
Maggie and Samantha are twin sisters. They look similar, so some of their classmates even can't tell them apart(区分).
Maggie and Samantha have a lot ①________. They enjoy TV shows, books, and food. Both girls spenda lot of time together with their family and like to play with their, dog, Callie.
However, the two are ②________ each other, too. Maggie likes to play sports, but Samantha likes to dance. Maggie likes to read history books, but Samantha likes to read books about animals. Maggie ③________ playing tennis, but Samantha would like to play ping-pong. Maggie likes watching soap operas, but Samantha ④________ them.
“You are different in your own way. That's what makes you special.” So Maggie and Samantha like being different from each other ⑤________ they like being similar.
33．从下面方框中选出10个单词，将其正确形式填入短文，使短文意思正确通顺(每词限用一次)。
anything decide expect hope me one say seem success talent talk well
Le Guoqiang is a student from Central South University of Forestry and Technology. He often gives a speech (演讲) on the bus in Changsha. He ①_______ to overcome his stutter(克服结巴). “I am not here to sell. I want to talk about ②_______ and share my dream,” Le said in a speech.
Le had a terrible stutter when he was a child. The doctors said that was because he was too afraid to talk. Le's parents did ③_______ tǒ help him. They asked him to buy vegetables. in the morning every day. At the vegetable market, he tried ④_______ to people he didn't know. It was difficult for him, but he could talk to people slowly.
When Le went to university, he wanted to be a judge (法官). It ⑤_______ that he could hardly make his dream come true. But Le made up his mind to overcome his problem. “I have to do ⑥_______ to make my dream come true,” he said. After carefully thinking, he ⑦_______ to give speeches on the bus every weekend and practice talking in front of many people.
During his ⑧_______ tries, Le's voice faltered (声音颤抖) as he gave his speech. However, as the ⑨_______ goes, “Hard work pays off.” After months of practice, Le now feels relaxed. “I’ll be ⑩_______ in overcoming my stutter,” he says.
34．If you want to keep a lovely and cute pet dog, you would probably buy a Labrador. So what makes you choose a Labrador but not a Chihuahua Maybe, you’ ll say, “①_______” You may hear many such ideas about certain dog breeds(品种), and follow them. However, you may find that they are not right at last. ②_______
A group of experts (专家) spent almost three years studying 18,385. dogs. They asked many questions about their behaviors (行为). These questions are about if they keep working at something and finish it at last, if they' re friendly to people they don't know, or if they circle before pooping. ③_______
These experts found that breed tells only 9 percent of the change(改变) in a dog's behavior. “It's a surprising finding,” Elaine Ostrander, one of the experts, said. “We usually thought it was the breed that decided a dog's behaviors. ④_______ It's time to think about a dog's behavior differently.”
That is, though some behaviors may show up in some breeds, breed itself cannot tell the characteristics of a dog. ⑤_______ “Think about yourself. What are you like And why Now you know the answer!” Elaine Ostrander said.
A. They also studied the DNA of 2,155 dogs.
B. It is up to the dog's living environment(环境).
C. So what makes a difference to a dog's characteristics
D. However, none of the breeds has any special characteristics.
E. Labradors are more lovely and Chihuahuas are more aggressive (好斗的).
F. A study found breed itself can't tell the characteristics of your four-legged friend.
35．Saihanba is a forest park in Hebei. Every year, lots of visitors come there to enjoy the natural beauty. Do you know about its past
Units 1~5-8-Saihanba was a beautiful place in history. It was full of forests and was home to many animals and plants. Many famous writers described the place as“a sea of forests” and“a world of flowers”.
However, because of deforestation and wars(滥伐森林和战争), the place was a desert(沙漠) by the end of the Qing Dynasty. Then, the place became a source of sandstorms (沙尘暴的来源), and the sandstorms were big problems for the people in Beijing, Tianjin and other cities in north China. To stop the sandstorms, our country decided in 1962 to build the Saihanba Mechanical Forest Farm.369 people, mostly in their 20s, went to Saihanba for tree planting.
The first group of people faced many difficulties in Saihanba. They only had the simplest tools to use and had to live and keep on working in very bad weather. Also because of these, lots of trees they planted died in the end. But the difficulties didn't stop those people from trying. They worked hard to find new ways to grow trees. With their hard work, they successfully turned Saihanba back into a green park.
Now, many people are still working at Saihanba to keep building the green park.
Saihanba
Early environment: ◎Many animals and plants lived there. ◎ It was a beautiful place ①_______ its forests and flowers.
Terrible changes: ◎It became a desert because of deforestation and wars. ◎ Sandstorms ②_______ there and made life in some cities in north China difficult.
China's ③_______: ◎ Decision: In 1962, China decided to build the Saihanba Mechanical Forest Farm. ◎ Difficulties: * had no great tools * had to ④_______ the terrible weather * hard to keep the trees alive ◎ Solution: tried to find new ways to grow trees
Present situation: ◎ It's a ⑤_______ place with great natural beauty. ◎ Many people keep building the green park.
五、写作题
36．假如你是李华。为了学好英语，你一直保持写英语日记的习惯。请你根据下面的提示写一篇日记，记录你国庆节的活动。
写作要求：
1. 请先填写图示中空格；
2. 80词左右。
写作提示: the raising of the national flag升国旗
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参考答案
1．答案：C
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2．答案：A
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3．答案：A
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4．答案：A
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5．答案：C
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6．答案：B
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7．答案：A
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8．答案：B
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9．答案：C
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10．答案：C
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11．答案：A
解析："technique" 指的是制作团队为了让角色“飞”而学习的特殊方法。
12．答案：C
解析：文章通过描述制作团队使用简陋工具、走遍全国寻找故事、学习特殊技术等细节，展现了他们制作过程中的困难。
13．答案：A
解析：文章最后提到《西游记》在中国和世界其他国家都非常受欢迎。
14．答案：A
解析：文章强调了制作团队的努力和付出，最终取得了成功，体现了“努力工作会有回报”的道理。
15．答案：C
解析：文章主要介绍了中国著名电视剧《西游记》的制作过程和受欢迎程度。
16．答案：He found the neighborhood dirty.
解析：原文信息定位： 根据文章第一段第二句“One Saturday, when Anson rode in the neighborhood as always, he saw trash everywhere!”Anson和他的兄弟在附近骑车时，他看到了到处都是垃圾。
17．答案：They made posters of “No Trash” and showed them to the committee.
解析：原文信息定位： 根据文章第三段“In the brothers' home, the children talked about how to make the neighborhood clean. They wrote down their idea and drew some posters (海报) of “No Trash”.” 兄弟俩和他们的朋友讨论了如何让社区变得干净，他们写下了他们的想法，并画了一些“禁止乱扔垃圾”的海报。
18．答案：A clean-up activity
解析：原文信息定位： 根据文章第二段最后一句“Anson said that they needed to keep their neighborhood clean.”孩子们的想法是保持社区干净。
19．答案： They joined the children to make the neighborhood clean.
解析：原文信息定位： 根据文章最后一段“People thought the idea was wonderful and then put up a notice (通知) about the idea in the neighborhood. Everyone thought the children were great and joined them to make the neighborhood clean.”人们认为这个想法很棒，然后在社区里张贴了关于这个想法的通知。每个人都认为孩子们很棒，并加入了他们，使社区变得干净。
20．答案：回答合理即可
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21．答案：BDCAE
解析：①考察对上文的理解和回答。上文询问周末过得怎么样，选项B “It was fantastic. (太棒了)” 符合语境，能够自然地接续上文。
②考察对下文的理解和提问。下文回答“洛阳很棒，是一个有着悠久历史的城市”，选项D “How did you feel about the city (你觉得这个城市怎么样？)” 能够自然地引出下文。
③考察对下文的理解和提问。下文回答“我参观了很多地方，比如龙门石窟和白马寺”，选项C “Where did you visit (你去哪里参观了？)” 能够自然地引出下文。
④考察对上文的理解和回答。上文询问是否喜欢那里的食物，选项A “Of course. (当然)” 符合语境，能够自然地接续上文。
⑤考察对下文的理解和回答。下文说“我们可以一起下棋”，选项E“Why not come to my house and give it a try (为什么不来我家尝尝呢？)” 符合语境，能够自然地引出下文。
22．答案：C
解析：根据下文“Sloan likes playing football and Miguel likes playing basketball”（斯洛恩喜欢踢足球，米格尔喜欢打篮球）可知，他们都热爱运动。结合选项，A 音乐；B 电影；C 运动。故本题答案为C。
23．答案：B
解析：根据上文“They first met in primary school”（他们第一次见面是在小学）可知，他们成为了好朋友。结合选项，A 成长；B 成为；C 似乎。故本题答案为B。
24．答案：C
解析：根据上文“Later they went to different high schools”（后来他们去了不同的高中）可知，此处表示转折。结合选项，A 一旦；B 通常；C 然而。故本题答案为C。
25．答案：B
解析：根据下文“Sloan got hit on the head when playing football,and it left him paralyzed”（斯洛恩踢足球时头被击中，导致瘫痪）可知，这是一件不幸的事情。结合选项，A 后来；B 不幸地；C 严重地。故本题答案为B。
26．答案：A
解析：根据下文“He would do something for me if I were in difficulty”（如果我有困难，他会为我做点什么）可知，此处是指他的胳膊和腿都不能动了。结合选项，A 胳膊；B 眼睛；C 耳朵。故本题答案为A。
27．答案：A
解析：根据下文“He raised money for his friend by playing basketball”（他通过打篮球为朋友筹集资金）可知，此处是指他尽力帮助他的朋友。结合选项，A 尝试；B 想要；C 期望。故本题答案为A。
28．答案：C
解析：根据下文“he has raised more than $13.000”（他已经筹集了超过13000美元）可知，此处是指目前。结合选项，A 事实上；B 总之；C 目前。故本题答案为C。
29．答案：B
解析：根据上文“I just want to show Jordan that I'm supporting him and playing for him”（我只是想向乔丹表明我支持他并为他打球）可知，此处是指如果“我”有困难，他会为“我”做一些事情。结合选项，A 困难的；B 一些事情；C 有趣的。故本题答案为B。
30．答案：A
解析：根据上文“Luckily,he is now able to move all of his body parts”（幸运的是，他现在能够移动所有的身体部位）可知，此处是指他想再一次走路和踢足球。结合选项，A 希望；B 计划；C 决定。故本题答案为A。
31．答案：C
解析：根据下文“Clearly,Sloan has a true friend”（显然，斯洛恩有一个真正的朋友）可知，此处是指一个真正的朋友会握着你的手。结合选项，故本题答案为C。
32．答案：ECDBA
解析：①根据上下文，Maggie和Samantha有很多共同点，她们喜欢相同的电视节目、书籍和食物，都喜欢和家人待在一起，喜欢和她们的狗Callie玩耍。in common意为“共同点”，符合语境，故选E。
②根据上下文，这对双胞胎也有很多不同之处。different from意为“与……不同”，符合语境，故选C。
③根据上下文，Maggie喜欢打网球，而Samantha喜欢打乒乓球。feels like意为“感觉像”，符合语境，故选D。
④根据上下文，Maggie喜欢看肥皂剧，而Samantha无法忍受它们。can't stand意为“无法忍受”，符合语境，故选B。
⑤根据上下文，Maggie和Samantha喜欢彼此的不同，就像她们喜欢彼此的相似一样。as much as意为“和……一样多”，符合语境，故选A。
33．答案：①hopes②myself③something④to talk⑤seemed⑥better⑦decided⑧first⑨saying⑩successful
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34．答案：EFADC
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35．答案：①famous for②started③action④stand⑤popular
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36．答案：略
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