羅湖外語(yǔ)初中學(xué)校2024-2025學(xué)年度第二學(xué)期八年級(jí)期中考試英語(yǔ)試題說明：1本學(xué)科試題從第1頁(yè)至第8頁(yè)，共8頁(yè)。滿分75分，考試時(shí)間70分鐘。2.答題必須用黑色字跡鋼筆或圓珠筆作答，答案必須寫在答題卡各題目的指定區(qū)域內(nèi)相應(yīng)位置上；如需改動(dòng)，先劃掉原來的答案，然后再寫上新的答案；不準(zhǔn)使用鉛筆和涂改液，不按以上要求作答的答案無效。3.考生務(wù)必保持答題卡的整潔，考試結(jié)束時(shí)，只交回答卷，本卷自行保管。第一部分選擇題(共50分)I.完型填空(10分)閱讀下面短文，從短文后所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出能填入相應(yīng)空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將相應(yīng)的字母編號(hào)涂黑。(共10小題，每小題1分，共10分)Onemorningwhilejogging,asmallgoldenretrieversuddenlyrantome.Itwasbarkingloudlyandwaggingitstail.Atfirst,Ithoughtitjustwantedtoplay,butitcontinuedto____1____mywaywhenItriedtopass.Confused(困惑)byitsunusual____2____,Istopped.Itkeptlookingbetweenmeandanearbyhouse,asiftryingtotellmeamessage,soI____3____tofollowit.Thedogquicklyrantowardsahouse.Whenwegottothefrontdoor,Iheardsome____4____soundsfrominsideandthedoorwasunlocked,soIwentinsidewiththedog.Inthelivingroom,Ifoundanoldlady.Paleandbreathless,shewasholdingherchest.Iknewshewas____5____.Iimmediatelycalledanambulance.Whilewaiting,I____6____theladyasthedogsatbythesofa,watchingitsownerwith____7____andsadeyes.Whendoctorsarrived,theysaidshewas____8____fromaheartattackandtookhertothehospitalrightaway.Later,Ivisitedtheoldlady,Mrs.Thompson.Thedoctorsaidthatwithouttimelyhelp,thingscouldhavebeenmuch____9____.Mrs.ThompsontouchedLucy’sfur____10____andsaid,“You’remylittlehero,Lucy.”Sometimes,heroesdon’talwayswearcapes—theywagtheirtails.1.A.getin B.getout C.getalong D.getto2.A.speech B.discussion C.behaviour D.description3.A.travelled B.allowed C.decided D.refused4.A.basic B.simple C.pleasant D.weak5.A.insurprise B.introuble C.insadness D.infact6.A.reminded B.accepted C.comforted D.punished7.A.worried B.afraid C.peaceful D.serious8.A.protecting B.separating C.benefiting D.suffering9.A.better B.worse C.easier D.happier10.A.roughly B.gently C.quickly D.heavilyII.閱讀理解(40分)第一節(jié)閱讀下列短文，從每小題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將相應(yīng)字母編號(hào)涂黑。(共15小題，每小題1.5分，共22.5分)ABertiewassadforweeks,monthsaftertheliondied.TherewasnothingIcoulddotocheerhimup.Hewouldsitforhoursinhisroom,orgooffonlongwalksallonhisown.Heseemedtobeallaloneinhisownworld,sofaraway.TryasIdid,Icouldnotreachhim.Thenoneday,Iwasinthekitchenhere,whenIsawBertiehurryingdownthehill,wavinghisstickandshoutingforme.“I’vegotanidea,”hecried,ashecamein,“Ifinallythoughtofit.”Heshowedmetheendofhisstick.Itwaswhite.“Seethis,Millie?It’swhitechalk(白堊)!”“So?”Isaid.“YouknowthefamousWhiteHorseonthehillatUffington,theonetheycarvedout(雕刻)ofthechalkathousandyearsago?Itseemsthatthehorseneverdies.Well,that’swhatwe’regoingtodo,sohewillneverbeforgotten!We’llcarvehimoutonthehill—he’llbethereforever.”“It’lltakealongtime,won’tit?”Isaid.“We’vegotplenty,haven’twe?”hereplied,withthesamesmilehehadwhenhewasaten-year-oldboy.Ittookustwentyyearstodoit.Everysparemomentwehad,wewereonthehill,diggingwithshovelsandusingbucketstocarryawaythedirt.Itwashard,back-breakingwork,butitwasalabouroflove.Wemadethepaws,tail,body,andmaneuntilhewasperfectineverydetail.Itwasjustafterwe’dfinishedthatthebutterfliesfirstcame.Insummer,whenthesuncomesoutaftertherain,thesebutterflieswoulddrinkonthechalkface.Thenthe“WhiteLion”becomesabutterflylion,anditcomesbacktolifeagain.SonowyouknowhowBertie’swhitelionbecameourspecialbutterflylion.(AdaptedfromTheButterflyLion)11.Whatdidthewritermeanbysaying“Icouldnotreachhim”inparagraph1?A.ThewriterwasphysicallyfarawayfromBertie. B.ThewritercouldnotunderstandBertie’slanguage.C.ThewriterwasunabletogetBertieoutofhissadness. D.ThewriterdidnotknowwhereBertiewasstaying.12.Theunderlinedword“he”inparagraph4refersto________.A.Bertie B.thebutterfly C.theWhiteHorse D.thelion13WhywasBertieexcitedabouttheWhiteHorseonthehillatUffington?A.Itwasverybeautifulandheadmiredit.B.Itwasasymbolofsomethingthatcouldliveonforever.CItwasmadeofthesamewhitechalkasonhisstick.D.Hehadvisiteditbeforeandhadgoodmemoriesthere.14.WhatdoesthescenewithbutterflieslandingontheWhiteLionsymbolize(象征)?A.Thelionbecomescolorful. B.Naturechangesthelion.C.Thelionturnsintoarealone. D.Thelionseemstocomealive.15.Themainideaofthepassageisabout________.A.howtoturnalionintobutterflies B.thefriendshipbetweenBertieandMillieC.howBertieandMillierememberedthedeadlion D.thestoryofthefamousWhiteHorseB①IntherecentlyconcludedQingmingFestivalholiday,anexcitinginnovationappearedinChina’stourismindustry.Roboticexoskeletons(機(jī)械外骨骼),similartospecialrobotoutfits,steppedinasgreathelpersfortourists,highlightingthecountry’smovetowards“smarter”tourism.②AtTaishanMountaininShandong,somevisitorsdidn’twanttowalkallthewaytothetop.Standingover1,500metershighwithover7,000steps,Taishanisadifficultclimb.So,theywaitedinlonglinestorent“roboticexoskeletons”.Theserobotsweresopopularthatmanypeoplewaitedtwohourstogetone.③Usingtherobotcostsmoney.Youcanpaybythehourorbytheroute.Usually,it’s80yuanforthreehours.Mr.Lisaidwiththerobot,ittakeshalfthetimetoclimbasteep(陡峭的)partofthemountain.YanLidong,a26-year-oldfromBeijing,trieditandsaid,“Idon’twantmylegstobetootired.MyfriendtriedtoclimbTaishaninOctoberbutcouldn’tfinish.Herestedinbedfortwodayswithshakinglegs.”④Taishanisn’ttheonlyplacewiththesehigh-techhelpers.HuangshanMountaininAnhuiwillletvisitorsusesmartkneestrapsandwalkingstickslaterthismonth.TheyhavebeentestingthesesinceFebruary.Indeed,therobotsreducedthephysicalburdenofclimbingalot.ThetravelwebsiteTuniusaidAIproductsandnewtourismservicescanattractyoungpeople.⑤TherecentQingmingFestivalholidayshowedChina’sprogressinmodernizingtourism.Yearsago,smarttourismmainlymeantreliablephoneandWi-Fisignalsattouristsites.Now,it’saboutAI-poweredsmartdevices.Withthesetools,travellingwilldefinitelybecomemoreconvenientandenjoyable.16.WhydidvisitorsatTaishanMountainwaitinlonglines?A.Tobuytickets. B.Torentroboticlegs. C.Totakephotos. D.Towatchshows.17.FromYanLidong’swords,whatdoestheauthormainlywanttoshow?A.ClimbingTaishanisreallydangerous. B.Hisfrienddoesn’texerciseenough.C.Peoplealwaysuseroboticexoskeletons. D.Roboticlegsmakehardclimbingeasier.18.Whatisthestructureofthispassage?A. B. C. D.19.Accordingtothepassage,whatmightsmarttourisminChinabelikeinthefuture?A.TherewillbemoreAIproductsforabettertravelexperience.B.Therewillbefewernewtechnologiesusedinit.C.Itwillmainlyfocusonmountain-climbingrobots.D.Thecostofusingsmartdevicesintourismwillbecomehigher.20Whereisthepassageprobablyfrom?A.Asportwebsite. B.Adictionary. C.Atechnologymagazine. D.Abookreview.CDoyouoftenfinditreallydifficulttogetyourselfoutofbedandreadyforschoolonMondaymorning?Thisyear’sWorldSleepDayonMarch21sthasbroughtourattentiontothecommonissueofteenagerssufferingfromnotenoughsleep.Qualitysleepmatterstoeveryone,yetit’smoreimportantforteenagers.AccordingtotheUSNationalInstituteofHealth,teenagersrequireadailysleepof9to10hours,whichislongerthanthatneededbyadults.Thereasonbehindthisisthatadolescence(青春期)isakeyperiodfortheirdevelopment.Forstudents,gettingenoughsleepcansignificantlyimprovetheiracademicperformance.AsHarvardHealthhaspointedout,itcanimprovestudents’concentrationlevels,strengthentheirmemory,andhelpwiththeirthinkingabilities.Whenstudentsarewell-rested,theyarebetterabletofocusontheirstudiesandabsorbnewknowledge.Sleepalsoplaysanimportantroleindevelopingcreativity.Inthelate20thcentury,scientistsfromLoughboroughUniversityintheUKcarriedoutresearchonthisaspect.Theycomparedcreativetestscoresbetweenthosewhohadpoorsleepqualityandthosewhosleptwell.Theresultsshowedthatthesleep-deprived(缺乏睡眠的)groupscoredlowerontheTorranceTestsofCreativeThinking.Theyweremorelikelytorepeatthesamemistakesandhaddifficultiesincomingupwithnewideas.Morerecently,in2023,aresearchteamledbyKathleenEsfahanyattheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology(MIT)intheUnitedStatesmadeaninterestingdiscovery.Theyfoundthatthesleeponset,aspecialstageatthebeginningofsleep,isparticularlyhelpfultocreativity.Whenpeoplewereaskedtothinkaboutacertaintopicduringthisstage,andthengivencreativetasksaboutthattopicafterwakingup,theyhadabetterperformanceinthosetasks.21.WhyisqualitysleepmoreimportantforteenagersthanforadultsaccordingtoParagraph2?A.Becauseofteenagers’higheractivitylevel.B.Becauseadolescenceisakeyperiodfordevelopment.C.Becauseofteenagers’pressurefromhomework.D.Becauseofadults’lowsleeprequirement.22.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“academic”meaninthispassage?A.Educational. B.Physical. C.Social. D.Artistic.23.WhydoestheauthormentiontheTorranceTestsofCreativeThinkinginParagraph4?A.Toprovethatcreativityhasnothingtodowithsleepquality.B.Tocomparedifferenttestsforscoringpeople’screativity.C.Toarguethatadultsneedlongersleepthanteenagers.D.Toshowthatsleep-deprivedpeopleperformpoorlyoncreativetasks.24.WhatcanweinferfromtheMITstudymentionedinthepassage?A.Dreamingduringdeepsleepisbestforcreativity.B.Creativityisnotrelatedtosleeptimeandquality.C.Thesleeponsetstageisimportantforcreativethinking.D.Peoplewhosleeplessaremorelikelytohaveoriginalideas.25.What’sthebesttitleforthepassage?A.TheImportanceofQualitySleepforTeenagers. B.WhyTeenagersNeedMoreSleepThanAdults.C.HowSleepAffectsCreativityDevelopment. D.TheHistoryandDevelopmentofWorldSleepDay.第二節(jié)短文填空(共5小題，每小題2分，共10分)閱讀下面的短文，并從下列六個(gè)句子中選擇五個(gè)還原到原文中，使原文的意思完整、連貫。Givingapresentationcanbechallenging.Youneedtopreparealot,organizeyourcontentclearly,anddeliveritconfidently.Whenyou’representing,it’simportanttoappearrelaxed,calm,andconfident—evenifyoufeelnervousinside.Yourbodylanguageplaysakeyroleinthis.____26____Herearesomeusefultipstohelpyou.PositionAlwaysstandfacingyouraudiencedirectly.____27____Andtrynottolookdownatyournotestoooften.Justlookatyournotesquicklyifyouhaveto.Thishelpsyoustayintouchwiththepeoplelisteningandshowsyou’reactivelycommunicatingwiththem.GestureBemindfulofunnecessarymovements.Don’ttouchyourhair,nose,orplaywithpens—thesehabitscandistractyouraudience.Keepyourarmsrelaxedatyoursides.Atfirst,thismightfeelunnatural,butitmakesyouappearmoreincontrol.Also,don’tcrossyourarmsorputyourhandsinyourpockets.____28____PostureYourpostureaffectsbothyourconfidenceandyourvoice.Useposturetomakeyourpointsclear.Keepyourfeetapartandstandconfidently.____29____Thiswayofstandingnotonlymakesyoufeelmorecomfortablebutalsohelpsyourvoicecarrybetter,ensuringeveryonecanhearyouclearly.EyeContactEyecontactmattersalot.Insteadofscanningtheroomquickly,focusononepersonineachsectionbeforemovingtothenext.First,lookatonepersoninoneplaceintheroomforashorttime.____30____Inthisway,you’retalkingtoeveryoneintheroom,anditmakesyourpresentationmorefunforthem.Remember,confidentbodylanguagecanmakeyourpresentationtrulyeffective.A.Trytohaveagoodtimewhenyouaregivingyourpresentation.B.Thiscanmakeyouseemtobenervous.C.Don’tturnyourbackonthem.D.Andalwaysremembertokeepyourshouldersbackandyourheadup.E.Buthowdoyouuseyourbodytoachievethis?F.Thenlookatsomeoneelseinanotherplaceoftheroomnaturally.第三節(jié)信息匹配(共5小題，每小題1.5分，共7.5分)下面的材料A~F分別介紹了六個(gè)招募志愿者的地點(diǎn)。請(qǐng)根據(jù)Tom,Lucy,David,Lily,Mike五位志愿者的實(shí)際情況，幫助他們選出最合適的地點(diǎn)。____31____Tomisamiddleschoolstudent.Heisgoodatorganizingactivities.Heloveskidsandwantstodosomethingforthemduringhisfreetime.____32____Lucy,ahighschoolstudent,iscrazyaboutreading.Sheispatientandenjoyshelpingothers.Shehopestovolunteerandshareherloveforbooks.____33____David,acollegestudentmajoringinart,hasagreattalentfordrawing.Hewantstousehisskilltobringjoytopeople.____34____Lilyisanoutgoingschoolgirl.Sheisgoodatsportsandcommunication.Shelikestomakefriendsandiswillingtohelpinalivelyenvironment.____35____Mike,ahighschoolstudent,caresabouttheenvironmentalot.Heishard-workingandreadytotakeactiontomakethecitymorebeautiful.A.ShenzhenYouthActivityCenterTheYouthActivityCenterhostsmanysportsandculturalevents.Volunteershelpineventplanningandcommunicatewithparticipants.EnergeticsportsfanswhoenjoysocializingarewelcomeB.ShenzhenBookCityAtShenzhenBookCity,volunteersmainlymoveheavybookstostorage,organizethebookshelvesandcleanreadingareas.Ifyou’restronganddon’tmindphysicalwork,comevolunteer!C.LocalCommunityArtGalleriesWearelookingforpeoplewithartistictalents,particularlythosewhoaregoodatdrawing,tocreatemurals(壁畫)forlocalcommunityartgalleries.Yourworkswillbeautifythegalleriesandbringjoytothevisitors.D.CityParksCityparksareseekingvolunteersforenvironmentalprotection.Dutiesinvolvepickinguplitter,wateringplants,andspreadingenvironmentalawarenessamongvisitors.Ifyou’repassionateaboutacleanandbeautifulparkenvironment,signupnow!E.ShenzhenChildren’sActivityCenterVolunteersarerequiredtoorganizekids’activitieslikesummercampsandartclasses,andtakecareofchildren.Ifyoulovekidsandcanleadfun-filledactivities,thisistheplaceforyou.F.MunicipalLibraryMunicipallibraryvolunteershelpintroducenewbooks.Thosewithaloveforbooksandpatiencetohelppeoplehaveanidealvolunteeringchancehere.

第二部分非選擇題(共25分)III.語(yǔ)法填空(10分)閱讀下面短文，在空格中填入一個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)脑~或使用括號(hào)中所給詞語(yǔ)的正確形式填空。Chineseknotting,aspecialtraditionalhandicraftdeeplyrootedinChineseculture,iswell-knownasasymbolofgood____36____(lucky)andhappiness.Thesebeautifulknotsarecraftedfromasingleredrope,whichis____37____(careful)chosenforitsbrightcolorandnicetexture.TheartofmakingChineseknotshas____38____verylonghistory,withanorigindatingbackseveralcenturies.____39____(create)aperfectChineseknotisnotaneasyjob.Itdemandsalotoftimeandpatience.Itischallenging____40____(learn)theskillbecausetherearemanydifferentmethods.____41____theprocessmayseemsimpleatfirst,therealstepsarequitedifficult.Onehastobeextremelycarefulwhentyingtheknotstoensuretheirappealingappearance.Theseknotsarenotjustfascinatingdecorations.Theyalsocarrydeepculturalmeanings.Inancienttimes,Chineseknots____42____(use)toexpresspeople’sdreamsandlongings.Nowadays,theystillstand____43____peaceandharmonyindailylife.Today,theChineseknotremainsoneof____44____(popular)traditionalhandicraftsinChina.With____45____(it)delicatepatternsandrichhistoricalheritage,theChineseknothasbecomeaculturaltreasurecherishedbypeoplefromallwalksoflife.IV.書面表達(dá)(15分)46.假設(shè)你是校報(bào)記者李華，深圳紅樹林自然保護(hù)區(qū)將在下周日上午八點(diǎn)舉辦“守護(hù)瀕危動(dòng)物，共建綠色家園”的志愿活動(dòng)。請(qǐng)你給校英文報(bào)寫一封倡議信，告知同學(xué)們此次活動(dòng)的具體安排，并呼吁大家踴躍參加。寫作要求：1.不少于80詞(開頭和結(jié)尾已給出，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)內(nèi))。2.文中不得出現(xiàn)真實(shí)姓名及學(xué)校名稱。3.可適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使語(yǔ)句通順、條理清楚、意義連貫。4.書寫規(guī)范，卷面整潔。參考詞匯：深圳紅樹林自然保護(hù)區(qū)ShenzhenMangroveNatureReserve呼吁callon_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________