八年級上期中英語提高卷（考試時間：90分鐘總分：120分）一、完形填空（共15小題，每小題1分，滿分15分）閱讀下面短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。ThereisonelessonIlearnedwhenIwasveryyoung.Canyouguesswhatitis?Notknowingasinglewordof1,Istartedschoolattheageoffour.felt2becauseIcouldn’tmakefriendswithotherkids.MaybeIwas3,soInevergotusedtotalkingwithothers.IonlyknowSpanish,andEnglishisjustamixture(混合)ofsounds.WhentheteacherspokeEnglish,the4becamefasterandfasterandthenbecameatornado(龍卷風(fēng))ripping5mymind.Iwas6tounderstand.Igotsoconfused(困惑的)andIdidn’tknowwhattodo.Isometimesfeltlike7.Lookingatmegently,Mumtoldmetobe8.Learningtakestimeandeffort.Sheencouragedmenottogiveup.Tomakethelearning9,MumsangEnglishsongswithmeandtoldmestoriesinEnglish.ShehelpedmetopracticespeakingEnglisheveryday.IstartedtofindEnglishfulloffun.Thenextyear,ImetmyfriendJack.Hedidn’tknowEnglishlikemeinthebeginning,soIstartedtoofferhimhelp.Hislittleprogressreallybroughtmeasmallsenseof10.HewashappytospeakoutEnglish11hefeltitwasveryboringatfirst.Inthisway,wewentonlearningmoreandmoreeveryyear,andnowwearebothverygoodEnglish12.IalsobegantoteachmyyoungersisterssinceIdidn’twantthemtofeelisolated(孤立的)andshyasIdid.Thisyear,IamintheeighthgradeandhavegotstraightA’sineveryclasssincekindergarten.Whatmakesmesoexcellent?Inever13.Now,IamlearningJapanese.Itmaybe14difficult,butIwillkeeplearningit15isdifficultintheworldifyouputyourheartintoit.A.FrenchB.EnglishC.VietnameseD.SpanishA.happyB.funnyC.calmD.lonelyA.friendlyB.shyC.smartD.cheerfulA.sentencesB.storiesC.articlesD.wordsA.outsideB.acrossC.throughD.besideA.unusualB.unhealthyC.unableD.uncomfortableA.cryingB.laughingC.fightingD.leavingA.patientB.braveC.trustworthyD.honestA.clearB.perfectC.importantD.interestingA.achievementB.humourC.supportD.directionA.soB.thoughC.unlessD.orA.speakersB.listenersC.writersD.singersA.cheerupB.pickupC.takeupD.giveupA.anumberofB.abitofC.alittlebitD.afewA.NothingB.SomethingC.EverythingD.Anything二、閱讀理解（共15小題，每小題2分，滿分30分）ANooneknowswhenthefirstkitewasmade.Thefirstrecordofakitewasmorethan2,000yearsagoinChina.HanXin,theleaderofanarmy,wantedtobringdownaking.Hedecidedtodigatunnel(隧道)intotheking’spalace.Heflewakiteoverthewallofthepalacetomakesurethelength(長度)ofitsstring(線).Inthisway,hecoulddeterminehowlongthetunnelshouldbe.Hismeninthetunneltookthekitestringwiththem.Whentheyreachedtheendofthestring,theyknewtodigup.KiteshavebeenflowninJapanforhundredsofyears.Inthe1700s,kiteswereflowninautumntogivethanksforagoodharvest.Theywerealsoflowntosendgoodwishestocoupleswhohadtheirfirstson.TodayinJapan,kitesareoftenflownaspartofacelebration,suchasthebeginningofanewyear.Andkitefestivalsareheldeachyearinmanypartsofthecountry.Kiteshavebeenusedforscientificpurposesinthewesternworld.In1752,BenjaminFranklintiedakeytoakiteandflewitinastormtofindoutthatlighteningwasaformofelectricity.Inthe1890s,LawrenceHargraveinventedtheboxkitetotestideasaboutflight.From1898until1933,theUnitedStatesWeatherBureau(氣象局)usedboxkitestocollectweatherdata.TheWrightbrothersalsoexperimented(試驗(yàn))withkites.Whattheylearnthelpedthemmakethefirstairplaneflightin1903.16.WhydidHanXinwanttodigatunnel?A.Topulldownthepalace.B.Tofightagainsttheking.C.Tosearchfortheking’streasure.D.Tofindoutthelengthofthekitestring.17.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“determine”inParagraph1probablymean?A.Notice.B.Control.C.Discuss.D.Know.18.OneofthepurposesofflyingkitesinJapanis________.A.togivethanksforagoodharvestinsummerB.toexpressgoodwishestothefirst-borndaughterC.tocelebratethebeginningofanewyearD.toholdkitefestivalsalloverthecountry19.WhendidtheUnitedStatesWeatherBureaubegintouseboxkites?A.In1752.B.In1898.C.In1903.D.In1933.20.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?TheHistoryofKitesB.TheExperimentsofKitesCTheInventionofaKiteD.TheFirstRecordofaKiteBAspecialkitchenisinapath,nexttoJiangxiCancerHospital,inNanchang.Aroundmealtime,threetimeseveryday,relativesofthehospital’spatientsusethekitchentocookfoodfortheirlovedones.Thekitchenwasoriginallyabreakfaststall(攤)runbyahusbandandawife,WanZuochengandXiongGengxiang.Oneday,in2023,ayoungcoupleaskediftheycouldusethestove(爐子)tocookfoodfortheirsonwhohadbonecancer(骨癌).Hewantedtoeathismother’scookingwhilehewasinhospital.WanandXionglettheyoungmotherusetheirstoveforfree.Lateron,WanandXiongofferedtheircookersforfree,sootherfamiliescouldcookmealsforrelativeswithillness.Aswordsspread,peoplewhohadusedtheircookersbegandescribingthebreakfaststallasthe“anti-cancerkitchen”.Someevencalleditthe“kitchenoflove”.Toletmorepeoplecookatthesametime,WanandXionghaveturnedtheirbreakfaststallintoalargekitchen.Peoplewhohaveusedtheirkitchenreallywantedtosharethecosts.Asaresult,WanandXiongsetaprice:Oneyuantocookadishortobuyaboxofrice,andthreeyuantocooksoup.Waterorseasoning(調(diào)味品)isfree.Forpeoplefrompoorfamilies,thecouplerefusetoaccepttheirmoney.▲Theygetupat4a.m.everydaytoprepare.Theyboilwaterandcookriceatfirst.Tomakeiteasierforotherstousethekitchen,WanandXiongwouldliketocleanthekitchen,likesweepingthegroundandwashingthepansandpots.WanandXionghaverunthekitchenfor18years.Buttheyhaveneverregrettedtheirdecision.Theyalwayslistentopatients’relativestalkingabouttheirexperiences.Theybelievelisteningtothemhelpsthemfeelrelaxed.Xiongsays,“Itisthehappiestthingtorunthekitchenandhelpothers.”21.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“originally”mostprobablymean?A.Atleast.B.Surely.C.ProbablyD.Atfirst.22.Howmuchwillitcosttocooktwodishesandacupofsoupinthekitchen?yuan.B.5yuan.C.6yuan.D.7yuan.23.Whatcanbeputin▲inthefourthparagraph?Moreandmorepeoplefrompoorfamiliescometocook.WanandXiongthinkworkinginthekitchenisnoteasy.WanandXiongarebusyfromearlymorning.Thecouple’schildrenwantthemtotakeabreak,buttheyalwaysrefuse.24.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisTRUE?WanandXionglikelisteningtothestoriesofothers.Thekitchenisfreetopeopleallthetime.ThekitchenisinahospitalinNanchang.Manypeoplehelpinthekitcheneveryday.25.Wherecanwereadthepassage?A.Inanovel.B.Inasciencebook.C.Inanewspaper.D.Inastorybook.COnApril3,2025,morethan2,300studentsandteachersfromGuyuanCityinNingxiastartedtheiryearly54-kilometerwalk.Theydidthistoshowtheirrespectstothesoldierswhotriedtofreetheregion.Thisyearisthe30thyearofthe“walkingideologicalandpoliticaleducationclass(行走的思政課)”.Itstartedin1995andhasinspiredmorethan30,000students.Thewalkstartsbeforesunrise.ThepeopletakingpartcarrywhiteflowerstheymadebyhandandsingsongslikeUnityMeansPower(《團(tuán)結(jié)就是力量》).TheywalkonmuddymountainpathstoRenshanheMartyrs’Cemetery(任山河烈士陵園).391soldierswereburiedthere.Manyofthemwereonly18to25yearsold.Thewalkisdifficult.Peopleoftenfacerain,snowandtiredness.Thisactivitycombineshistorywithpracticallearning.Studentswritepoemsforthemartyrsandactouthistoricalstoriesinlessons.Atthecemetery,theycleanthetombstonesandreadthenamesofthedeadsoldiers.Onestudentsaid,“Touchingthecoldstonesmademeknowwhatsacrifice(犧牲)reallymeans.”O(jiān)vertheyears,thiswalkhasbecomeanationalmodelforeducation.SchoolsinChinanoworganizetripslikethis.Thelivebroadcastsin2024-2025attractedover100millionviewers.Newtechnologies,like“AIfacialreconstructionsofmartyrs”,makestudents“talk”tohistoricalfigures,whichmakestheexperienceevenbetter.Manyformerstudents,likespacecraftdesignerYanQi,saidthewalktaughtthemtobestrongandworkasateam.Teacherssaidithelpsstudentsunderstandthecostofpeacebetter.This30-year-oldtraditionshowsthateducationisnotjustaboutbooks.It’saboutfeelinghistorywithyourfeetandyourheart.Asateachersaid,“Whenstudentswalkthispath,theycarryonmemoryandresponsibility.”26.Whatdoparticipants(參與者)doduringthewalk?A.Theydrivecarsthroughmountainpaths. B.Theycarrymachine-madeflowers.C.TheystudyMathsproblemstogether.D.TheysingsongslikeUnityMeansPower. 27.Howdoesthewalkhelpstudentsunderstandhistorybetter?A.Bylettingthemreadhistorybooksontheway.B.Bymakingthemwritelongessaysafterthewalk.C.Byallowingthemtotouchthetombstonesandcleanthem.D.Byaskingthemtodrawpicturesofthesoldiers.28.Whydoesthearticlemention“AIfacialreconstructionsofmartyrs”?A.Toshowthattechnologyismoreimportantthanwalking.B.Toexplainhowschoolsusenewtoolstomakehistorymorevivid.C.ToprovethatallschoolsmustuseAIineducation.D.Todescribeanewgamestudentsplayduringthewalk.29.Whatmakesthiseducationalmodeldifferentfromregularhistoryclasses?A.ItmixesphysicalexperiencewithemotionallearningB.ItusesmoreadvancedtechnologyC.IthasmorestudentsparticipatingD.Itreceivesgovernmentsupport30.Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?A.Todescribeahardphysicalactivity.B.Tointroduceaninnovativeeducationalmodel.C.Tostresstheimportanceoftextbooks.D.Tocriticizetraditionalteachingmethods三、七選五（共5小題，每小題2分，滿分10分）根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。Haveyoueverhelpedyourparentsarrange(布置)thefurniture(家具)inyourhouse?Itcanbehardtoputeverythingintherightplacetomakeyourhomelookmorepleasant.31.Don'tputallthelargepiecesononesideandallthesmallpiecesontheother.32.Besurenottoblockthewindowswithlargepiecesoffurniture.Otherwisetheroomwilllookcrowdedanduncomfortable.Afterall,naturallightisimportant.33.It'snotagoodchoicetopusheverythingupagainstthewallsoftheroom.Evenleavingjusttencentimetersofspacebetweenthewallsandsomepiecesoffurniturecanmaketheroomlookbigger.Youcanalsotryplacingsomepiecesoffurniturediagonally(斜著地.)Usingfewerpiecesoffurniturewillmakeyourroomshavemuchspaceforyoutowalkthrough.Thisisespeciallytrueinsmallspace,suchasbedrooms.34.Itwillgiveyouthesamestorageroombuttakeuplessspace.Andremembertohavesomespacefortrafficwhenputtingyourfurniture.Peopleshouldbeabletowalkthroughtheroomwithoutfallingdownbecauseofanypieceoffurniture.Whetherit'sthebedroomorthelivingroom,everyroomshouldhaveafocalpoint(焦點(diǎn)).It’sthethingyoureyeslandonwhenyouentertheroom.35.Spreadthemoutabit.Turntoyourparentsforadvice.Giveyourhomesomebreathingroom.Thefollowingissomeadviceforyou.First,learnsomeskillsofputtingfurniture.Insteadofawidecupboard（櫥柜），tryatallerone.Maybeit'saTV,awallindifferentcolors,oralargepieceofartwork.四、選詞填空（共10小題，每小題1分，滿分10分）根據(jù)語篇內(nèi)容，從方框中選擇恰當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或短語，并用其正確形式填空，并將單詞或短語填寫在答題卡對應(yīng)的橫線上，每個詞或短語只能用一次。it,hard,much,onone’smind,once,true,listen,worry,feellike,adviseEverydayafterschool,Ethanwouldrushhome,pickuphisguitarandlosehimselfinthemusic.Amongallhishobbies,playingtheguitarbringshim36joy.Oneday,therewasalocaltalentshow.Ethandecidedtojoin,butsoonhestartedtoworry.Thefearoffailurebegantoweigh37.Ethan'sgrandfathernoticedEthanwastroubled.Hethensharedastoryfromwhenhewasyoung."I38dreamedofbeingapainter,butself-doubtheldmeback,”hesaid.“Iwenttoseeanoldartist,hetoldmetopaintapictureinfrontofacrowd(人群).Iwasscaredanddidn'tknowwhattodo.”Theartistsmiledandsaid,“Don'tbe39aboutwhatothersthink.Paintfromyourheart.40beautycomesfrombeingreal,notbeingperfect”Withthis41,Ethan'sgrandfatherlethisfeelingsguidehim.Thecrowdwatchedinamazementasabeautifulpicturetookshape.Afterhearinghisgrandfather'sstory,Ethanpracticedmuch42.Onthedayofthetalentshow,hewalkedontothestageandplayedlikeneverbefore.Hisfingersdancedoverthestrings(弦),andthemusictouched43hearts.Ethandidn'twinthetalentshow,buthe44awinner.Helearnedthatsuccessisn'tjustaboutwinningaprize-it'saboutenjoyingwhatyoulovetodo.Thetruereward(獎勵)isthejourney45.五、任務(wù)型閱讀(共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分)閱讀下面短文，根據(jù)所讀內(nèi)容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一個最恰當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~，每個空格只填一個單詞。VisitinganewplacecanbeascaryexperiencebecausemostpeoplearenotcomfortablewithEnglish.Sohowcanyoukeepawayfromthiskindofsituation?LearnhowtospeakEnglishfluently.HereareseveralEnglishspeakingtipsyoumustknow.ListenfirstOneofthebestEnglishspeakingtipsistolistencarefullytounderstandableEnglisheveryday.MostpeopleturntotextbookstostudyEnglishgrammarrules,butyoucannotlearnhowtopronouncecorrectlybyreadingthem.Instead,listentothepronunciationofnativeEnglishspeakersandwatchthemovementsoftheirmouths.PractiseReadaloudinEnglishfor15﹣20minutesadayinfrontofthemirror,whichhelpsinaccentreductionandmakesyourspeakingskillsbetter.Also,talkingwithagoodEnglishspeakercanhelpimprovise(即興發(fā)揮)yourusageofwordsandformationofsentences.ThinkinEnglishIfyourgoalistospeakEnglishfluently,youneedtothinkinEnglish.MakeupthesentencesinEnglishasyouthinkaboutthembeforesayingthem.Withpractice,youcanrespondautomatically(自動地)inEnglish.BemoreconfidentTrytorelaxifyou'respeakinginEnglish.Whenyouspeakatanormalspeed,you'lldiscoverthatyou'llbeabletopronouncethewordscorrectly.Mostofthetime,thepersonwhoyouaretalkingtodoesn'tknowyourmistakes.Inaword,learningEnglishdoesnothappenovernight.Followthesetipsandpractisedaily.Introduction46tospeakEnglishfluently.MainbodyListenfirst47carefullyisoneofthebestwaystolearntospeakEnglish.Whenyouarelistening,youshouldwatchtheirmouthsmovingtohelpyoumasterthe48pronunciation.PractiseYo