2024—2025学年度第二学期期末质量监测
八年级英语试题
注意事项：
1. 本试卷满分共120分，考试时间为120分钟。
2. 不要在本试卷上答题，答案分别填涂、书写在答题卡指定的答题区。
一、听短对话。根据每段对话内容选择正确的答案，把答案涂在答题卡上1~5小题的后面，录音读两遍（共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分）。
1. What is Troy going to do this summer vacation
A. Go on a trip. B. Visit his grandparents. C. Join the football team.
2. What does Rosa look like
A. She has short hair. B. She has black hair. C. She has long hair.
3. Where are the two speakers
A. In the shop. B. In the library. C. In the hospital.
4. What does the boy mean
A. He doesn’t like watching movies.
B. He won’t go to the movies with the girl.
C. He often helps his mother clean the room.
5. What day is it today
A. September 3rd. B. September 7th. C. September 10th.
二、听长对话。根据对话内容选择正确的答案，把答案涂在答题卡上6~10小题的后面，录音读两遍（共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分）。
听下面一段对话，回答第6至7两个小题。
6. When did Alex begin to love basketball
A. When he was in middle school.
B. When he started playing with his dad.
C. When he joined in the community activity.
7. Why did Alex hold many basketball matches for children
A. To teach them some skills.
B. To have a talk about basketball with them.
C. To encourage them to stay active.
听下面一段对话，回答第8至10三个小题。
8. What was easy for Ricky
A. Writing songs. B. Getting people to know him. C. Finding the band members.
9. Where is a good place for the band to practice
A. A college. B. An art room. C. A village.
10. What are they talking about
A. Ways to build a band. B. Ways to make friends. C. Ways to find band members.
三、听短文。根据短文内容选择正确的答案，把答案涂在答题卡上11~15小题的后面。录音读三遍（共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分）。
11. What did the students do yesterday morning
A. Cleaned up a park. B. Cleaned up a street. C. Cleaned up a classroom.
12. What encouraged the students to take action
A. A story. B. A book. C. A video.
13. Which of the following things did the students do when cleaning
①They picked up rubbish. ②They swept the roads. ③They recycled used bottles.
A. ①② B. ①③ C. ②③
14. What is the purpose of this news
A. To make more people know their actions.
B. To let people clean parks in their community.
C. To encourage more people to protect the environment.
15. What might the students do next
A. Take a rest for a while. B. Have another cleaning activity. C. Ask more students to join them.
请同学们把试卷翻到第六题听力填空部分
四、完形填空（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）。
Nowadays, there is a lot of water pollution (污染). Water pollution is the pollution of water bodies (e.g. lakes, rivers, oceans, aquifers and groundwater), very often by people’s ____1____.
A lot of factories pour ____2____ water into rivers. Many cities put wastewater into rivers and lakes. These kinds of activities let water pollution become the second most ____3____ pollution in the world, after the air pollution.
Water pollution affects (影响) drinking water, rivers, lakes and oceans all over the world. Many people have no ____4____ water to use. In many poor countries, some people will die ____5____ they drink polluted water. What’s more, water pollution affects ____6____. The environment of water for sea animals becomes worse and worse. If people keep polluting the water, they will face a lot of ____7____.
People have now understood the ____8____ of clean water. These years, more and more countries and people are working hard to protect and ____9____ water. They not only help keep water clean, but also tell other people to protect the water. Both people and animals cannot ____10____ without water. Water is important to all living things.
1. A. activities B. habits C. ideas D. jobs
2. A. clean B. cool C. dirty D. hot
3. A. dangerous B. different C. powerful D. unhealthy
4. A. clean B. cooking C. drinking D. used
5. A. and B. because C. if D. unless
6. A. animals B. humans C. nature D. plants
7. A. decisions B. plans C. problems D. tests
8. A. cycle B. importance C. place D. role
9. A. drop B. find C. make D. save
10. A. live B. see C. think D. work
五、阅读理解 (共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分)
阅读下面四篇短文，从26~40各题所给的四个选项(A B C D)中，选出最佳选项。
A
Many students ask for advice about improving their English. Here are some questions.
The first question is about real English. Li Hao, from Hubei, wrote, “I enjoy watching English films and listening to real English songs. But it takes a long time. What do you think ”
This is a great way to learn English! Talk about the film or song with your friends, and guess the meanings of the new words.
The second question is about speaking. Sam, from Suzhou, wrote, “I’m shy. What should I do ”
When I visit China, lots of people in the street say, “Hello! How are you Where are you from ” These are good questions to start a conversation (对话). Many people are shy when they speak English. Before you begin, take a deep breath and smile! Smiling always helps.
The third question is about vocabulary (词汇量). Oliver, from Anhui, wrote, “I want to remember all the new words. But I forget them quickly. What should I do ”
Try to remember eight or ten words a day. Write them on pieces of paper and put them in your bedroom. Read the words when you see them, and change them every day.
11. The writer mentions (提及) ________ questions.
A. two B. three C. four D. five
12. What should you do if you are shy to speak English
A. Watch English films.
B. Write down the words first.
C. Listen to real English songs.
D. Take a deep breath and smile before you begin.
13. What is Oliver’s problem
A. He’s too shy to talk with others.
B. He’s not able to count English words.
C. He can’t remember new words.
D. He doesn’t know what real English is.
B
A long time ago, there was an apple tree. A little boy loved to play around the tree.
Time went by. The boy grew up. One day, he came back to the tree and said, “I want to play with toys, but I need money to buy them.” “You can pick my apples and sell them,” the tree said. Then the boy took all the apples, but he disappeared for a long time.
One day, the boy returned and the tree was very excited. “Come and play with me,” the tree said. “I don’t have time to play. I have to work for my family. We need a house,” the boy replied. “You can cut my branches (树枝) to build a house,” said the tree. So the boy cut all the branches off and left happily. But the tree didn’t hear from the boy for a long time and was sad again.
Finally, the boy returned after many years. The tree said, “Sorry, I don’t have anything for you now.” “I am tired. I just need a place to rest,” the boy replied. “Good! Old tree roots (根) are the best place to rest,” said the tree. The boy sat down and the tree was glad and smiled with tears.
In fact, the tree stands for our parents. As the apple tree, they give us everything we need.
14. When the boy was a child, he often ________ the apple tree.
A. played with B. cut down C. played around D. talked about
15. The tree felt sad again because ________.
A. it lost all its branches and apples
B the boy didn’t come to see it for many years
C. the boy wouldn’t see it again
D. it thought itself sick and old
16. The passage is mainly about ________.
A the story of an apple tree
B. the different parts of an apple tree
C. an apple tree’s history
D. the apple tree—our parents
C
Every year, when the Dragon Boat Festival is coming, Fang Shaohuang and his family are busy. They make dragon boats at his factory in Fangzhuang Village of Minhou County in Fuzhou, Fujian Province.
Fangzhuang is the largest dragon boat-making place in China. It is known for its dragon boat tradition. It has a history of __▲__ for over 700 years. There are four big dragon boat-making factories in the village. One of them is Fang’s. This year, they made about 200 boats, and they got about 6 million yuan.
Fang Shaohuang, 72, began learning how to make boats at 14 and now runs the factory. In 2018, the family’s skill became the city’s intangible cultural heritage. They keep using traditional tools and make dragon boats by hand.
14 years ago, Fang’s brother’s son Fang Jianwei followed (跟随) him to learn how to build dragon boats. The younger Fang often posts videos of his team’s hard work online. He has got many fans online.
“Over the past three years, our factory has welcomed many study and research teams,” said Fang Jianwei. “I have a dream to build a museum to show how to build dragon boats so that more people can enjoy dragon boat culture.”
17. Which of the following can be put into __▲__ in Paragraph 2
A. traveling by boats
B. doing farming work
C. making dragon boats
D. spending the Dragon Boat Festival
18. How many years did Fang Shaohuang spend building boats
A. 14 years. B. 55 years. C. 58 years. D. 72 years.
19. What can we guess from Paragraph 4
A. There will be a dragon boat museum soon.
B. Many people are interested in making dragon boats.
C. The younger Fang teaches us how to make boats.
D. Fang Shaohuang gets much money by making boats.
20. What is the best title for the passage
A. The Dragon Boat Festival
B. A family of dragon boat builders
C. The younger dragon boat builder
D. A museum showing how to build dragon boats
D
We humans are good at reading facial expressions. This helps us communicate with each other. But what if robots could do the same thing Recently, a team of scientists have created such a robot.
The robot, Emo, is in fact just a head. It has 26 actuators (制动器) beneath its soft blue face. They help it mimic (模仿) human expressions.
To train Emo, the scientists first put it in front of a camera and let it make random movements (随机的动作). Do you sometimes practise expressions while looking in the mirror It was just like that. After a few hours, the robot learned how to use the actuators to make different expressions.
Then, the scientists showed Emo videos of human facial expressions. The robot studied them frame by frame (逐帧). Through training, it can predict people’s expressions by watching for tiny changes in their faces. For example, the robot can predict a human smile about 0.84 seconds before it happens. At the same time, it smiles at the person. Besides smiling, the robot can predict and mimic lots of other expressions. These include raised eyebrows, frowns (皱眉) and more.
This technology may be used to develop robots that can be like our close friends. “We can share jokes with them and laugh together,” said Hu Yuhang, one of the scientists.
21. Emo learned how to use the actuators to make different expressions by ________.
A. studying videos of robotic facial expressions
B. studying videos of human facial expressions
C making random movements in front of a mirror
D. making random movements in front of a camera
22. Emo can predict a human smile about ________ seconds before it happens.
A. 0.26 B. 0.84 C. 2.6 D. 8.4
23. What facial expressions can Emo do
①Smiles. ②Frowns. ③Raised eyebrows.
A. ①② B. ①③ C. ②③ D. ①②③
24. Robots’ ability to read human facial expressions can help them ________.
A. tell funny jokes
B. understand our jokes
C. become our close friends
D. communicate with other robots
25. Which of the following statements about Emo is false
A. The robot is a head with a soft blue face.
B. There are more than thirty actuators beneath its face.
C. It was developed by a group of scientists.
D. It predicts a person’s expression by watching for tiny changes on their faces.
E
七选五 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入41~45小题横线上的最佳选项。
Huang Yuting is a brilliant Olympic shooter from China. Born in 2001 in Zhejiang, Huang showed great talent in shooting from an early age. At the young age of 19, ____26____.
Huang first picked up a gun when she was 13. She trained hard every day, focusing on her aim and posture (姿势). ____27____. Her hard work and dedication (奉献) have made her one of the top shooters in the world.
At the Olympics, Huang was as calm as a lake. She took her time with each shot and stayed steady under pressure. Her final score was excellent. She also won a mixed team gold with her partner Cheng Shaoze. ____28____.
Huang’s success shows the power of hard work and perseverance (毅力). She said, “I love shooting and will keep improving.” ____29____. She teaches us that with hard work and love for what we do, ____30____.
A. we can learn nothing from her
B. Her story inspires us to follow our dreams and never give up
C. she amazed the world by winning a gold medal at the Olympics
D. we can achieve great things
E They worked well together and showed great teamwork
F. Her efforts soon paid off as she joined China’s national team
G. she got a bad score and felt sad
六、听力填空。听下面一段短文，请根据所听内容完成下面的填空。每个空不超过三个单词，把答案写在答题卡46~50小题的横线上 (共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分)。
Topic How communication has changed in the past 46________ years.
In the past We used to wait 47________ for a reply. We used pay phones instead of mobile phones.
At present The good sides We can send messages and get replies very 48________. Mobile phones 49________ us keep in touch when we go out.
The bad side Written messages can’t be understood correctly sometimes because the way we say and stand, as well as our 50________ language will have an influence on communication.
七、选词填空。
阅读下面短文，用方框中所给词的正确形式填空，使短文内容完整、通顺。
achieve finish practice make confidence in but her good challenge
Having a positive mindset (积极心态) is like carrying a bright light within us. It helps us see the good in every situation and face ____31____ with courage.
Take Sarah for example. She had to give a speech in front of the whole school. She was really nervous and afraid of ____32____ mistakes. But instead of focusing on her fears, she told ____33____ she could do it. She ____34____ a lot and thought about how happy she would be after ____35____. On the day of the speech, Sarah still felt scared, ____36____ she smiled and started speaking. To her surprise, everything went ____37____.
A positive mindset doesn’t mean ignoring (忽视) problems. It means looking for solutions and believing ____38____ ourselves. When we think positively, we feel more ____39____ and energetic. We can handle difficulties better and find more joy in life.
So next time you face something hard, try to think positively. Say to yourself, “I can do this.” You might be surprised at what you can ____40____.
八、语法填空。阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的词或括号内所给单词的适当形式，把答案写在答题卡61~70小题的横线上（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）。
A type of robot chef has been given a license (许可证) in Beijing. This is the city’s ____41____ (one) license for robot chefs.
The robot, named Lava, was developed by EncoSmart. It is a Beijing-based company. Lava is powered by AI. Unlike other robot chefs, it can cook different ____42____ (type) of food. It can also learn on its own. This allows the “chef” to improve its cooking skills over time. This way, It can keep ____43____ (create) new menus.
The first-generation (第一代的) Lava robots are working in some office buildings in Beijing’s Haidian district. For now, they ____44____ (be) only offering fried foods. Soon, another group of robot chefs ____45____ (begin) to work at some chain restaurants. These chefs will be able ____46____ (make) ice cream, drinks and salads.
Tian Yan works ____47____ EncoSmart. She believes that AI is ____48____ unavoidable trend in the catering business. AI-powered robot chefs help to reduce costs. Besides, they can make food processing quicker and ____49____ (easy). More importantly, they follow the same standards (标准) _____50_____ they cook. This makes sure that customers’ favored (喜欢的) dishes will taste good whenever they order them.
九、回答问题。读下面的文章，在答题卡的71~75每个题目下回答问题（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）。
One day last month, I was talking to our staff writer Alex about writing. At the end of our conversation, I asked him, “As a writer, you must enjoy writing, right ”
“Not always,” he said. He thought for a moment and added, “I enjoy writing when it gives me a sense of pride.”
“You know,” Alex went on, “some articles are harder to write than others. Sometimes, I’m not sure if you and the readers will like my article. I try to write as well as I can. When I finally look at my work, I feel good about myself.”
Alex’s answer made me think of a trip ten years ago. My friends and I were halfway up Mount Hua after a short bus ride. It was a rainy day, and the mountain is famous for its steepness (陡峭). As we looked up at its peaks, some of us thought of giving up. “You’ll feel sorry about your decision,” our guide said as he encouraged us to keep going.
Soon, we arrived at “Yaozi Fanshen (鹞子翻身)” It’s the most famous and challenging attraction on East Peak. We climbed the almost vertical (垂直的) rock face by pulling at the iron chains (铁链). It tired us out. But when we looked back, we felt proud.
We finally climbed three peaks of Mount Hua that day. In some places, we even took the steeper way. We found that the more difficult the climb was, the more pride we felt.
Some mountains now provide tourists with an easier way up—a ride on an escalator. But just as it is in writing, for some things in our lives, the harder way brings better rewards.
51. What does Alex do
__________________________
52. What was the weather like when the author and his friends climbed Mount Hua ten years ago
__________________________
53. How did the author and his friends feel after climbing “Yaozi Fanshen ”
__________________________
54. How many peaks of Mount Hua did the author and his friends climb in the end
__________________________
55. Why does the author think that writing is similar to climbing mountains
__________________________
十、书面表达（满分15分，书写占2分）。
56. 暑假就要来临了，你打算如何度过你的假期生活？请你结合自己的生活、学习实际，写一篇80到100词的短文，介绍你的暑假打算和假期安排。
内容：①你打算去哪里旅行或者参加什么活动（如果没有外出计划，就写在家附近的活动）。②你计划如何利用假期提升自己（如学习新技能、阅读书籍等）。③你对这个暑假的期待和目标。
要求：语句通顺、符合逻辑，书写规范；可适当发挥。短文中不要出现校名和真实姓名。
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2024—2025学年度第二学期期末质量监测
八年级英语试题
注意事项：
1. 本试卷满分共120分，考试时间为120分钟。
2. 不要在本试卷上答题，答案分别填涂、书写在答题卡指定的答题区。
一、听短对话。根据每段对话内容选择正确的答案，把答案涂在答题卡上1~5小题的后面，录音读两遍（共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分）。
1. What is Troy going to do this summer vacation
A. Go on a trip. B. Visit his grandparents. C. Join the football team.
2. What does Rosa look like
A. She has short hair. B. She has black hair. C. She has long hair.
3. Where are the two speakers
A. In the shop. B. In the library. C. In the hospital.
4. What does the boy mean
A. He doesn’t like watching movies.
B. He won’t go to the movies with the girl.
C. He often helps his mother clean the room.
5. What day is it today
A. September 3rd. B. September 7th. C. September 10th.
二、听长对话。根据对话内容选择正确的答案，把答案涂在答题卡上6~10小题的后面，录音读两遍（共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分）。
听下面一段对话，回答第6至7两个小题。
6. When did Alex begin to love basketball
A. When he was in middle school.
B. When he started playing with his dad.
C. When he joined in the community activity.
7. Why did Alex hold many basketball matches for children
A. To teach them some skills.
B. To have a talk about basketball with them.
C. To encourage them to stay active.
听下面一段对话，回答第8至10三个小题。
8. What was easy for Ricky
A. Writing songs. B. Getting people to know him. C. Finding the band members.
9. Where is a good place for the band to practice
A. A college. B. An art room. C. A village.
10. What are they talking about
A. Ways to build a band. B. Ways to make friends. C. Ways to find band members.
三、听短文。根据短文内容选择正确的答案，把答案涂在答题卡上11~15小题的后面。录音读三遍（共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分）。
11. What did the students do yesterday morning
A. Cleaned up a park. B. Cleaned up a street. C. Cleaned up a classroom.
12. What encouraged the students to take action
A. A story. B. A book. C. A video.
13. Which of the following things did the students do when cleaning
①They picked up rubbish. ②They swept the roads. ③They recycled used bottles.
A. ①② B. ①③ C. ②③
14. What is the purpose of this news
A. To make more people know their actions.
B. To let people clean parks in their community.
C. To encourage more people to protect the environment.
15. What might the students do next
A. Take a rest for a while. B. Have another cleaning activity. C. Ask more students to join them.
请同学们把试卷翻到第六题听力填空部分
四、完形填空（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）。
【1~10题答案】
【答案】1. A 2. C 3. A 4. A 5. C 6. A 7. C 8. B 9. D 10. A
五、阅读理解 (共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分)
阅读下面四篇短文，从26~40各题所给的四个选项(A B C D)中，选出最佳选项。
A
【11~13题答案】
【答案】11. B 12. D 13. C
B
【14~16题答案】
【答案】14. C 15. B 16. D
C
【17~20题答案】
【答案】17. C 18. C 19. B 20. B
D
【21~25题答案】
【答案】21. D 22. B 23. D 24. C 25. B
E
七选五 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入41~45小题横线上的最佳选项。
【26~30题答案】
【答案】26. C 27. F 28. E 29. B 30. D
六、听力填空。听下面一段短文，请根据所听内容完成下面的填空。每个空不超过三个单词，把答案写在答题卡46~50小题的横线上 (共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分)。
Topic How communication has changed in the past 46________ years.
In the past We used to wait 47________ for a reply. We used pay phones instead of mobile phones.
At present The good sides We can send messages and get replies very 48________. Mobile phones 49________ us keep in touch when we go out.
The bad side Written messages can’t be understood correctly sometimes because the way we say and stand, as well as our 50________ language will have an influence on communication.
七、选词填空。
【31~40题答案】
【答案】31. challenges
32. making 33. herself
34. practiced
35. finishing
36. but 37. well 38. in
39. confident
40. achieve
八、语法填空。阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的词或括号内所给单词的适当形式，把答案写在答题卡61~70小题的横线上（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）。
【41~50题答案】
【答案】41. first
42. types 43. creating
44. are 45. will begin
46. to make
47. at 48. an
49 easier 50. when
九、回答问题。读下面的文章，在答题卡的71~75每个题目下回答问题（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）。
【51~55题答案】
【答案】51. A writer.
52. It was rainy.
53. They felt tired but proud. 54. Three.
55. Because in both activities, the harder way can bring better rewards.
十、书面表达（满分15分，书写占2分）。
【56题答案】
【答案】例文：
My Summer Vacation Plan
Summer vacation is coming, and I’m excited to make the most of it! First, I plan to visit my grandparents in the countryside. I love the fresh air and peaceful environment there. I’ll also go hiking and enjoy nature. To improve myself, I will read at least three English books and practice writing in my diary every day. I also want to learn how to cook simple dishes, which will be a useful skill. My goal is to relax, learn something new, and spend happy time with my family. I hope this summer will be both fun and meaningful!
