2024-2025学年湖南省张家界市永定区八年级下学期期中教学质量监测测英语试题

2024-2025学年湖南省张家界市永定区八年级下学期期中教学质量监测测英语试题一、阅读理解() Clean-Up DayMarch 23, 2025, on the fourth Sunday of March9: 00 am-11: 30 am1: 30 pm-3: 30 pmMeet in Ziwu ParkMeet in our neighborhoodCome with your family and neighbors. First let’s pick up the rubbish (垃圾) in Ziwu Park next to our neighborhood. Remember to wear comfortable clothes and take your gloves. We will give you rubbish bags. Free lunch for volunteers is in the restaurant near the park. At 1: 30 pm, come back to our neighborhood to continue.We will prepare cleaning tools for you. After that, we’ll have afternoon tea from 3: 30 pm to 4: 30 pm. Cheese cakes and hot coffee are waiting for you. Let’s enjoy our Clean-Up Day!1. When is the Clean-Up Day? A． On Friday.B． On Saturday.C． On Sunday.2. What should the volunteers do when they leave for the cleaning? A． Take their gloves.B． Take rubbish bags.C． Wear school uniforms.3. Where will the volunteers have afternoon tea? A． Ziwu park.B． Restaurant.C． Neighborhood. () Is there a connection (联系) between volunteering and health? Could volunteering offer a way to improve kids’ mental (心理的) health? According to (根据) a new study, kids who volunteer aren’t just helping their community (社区). They might be helping themselves, too. Scientists found that volunteering in schools or communities is connected (联系) with better health among children and teens. The study compared kids who took part in community service with those who didn’t. Kids who volunteered were 66% more likely to grow up healthily or doing well. And kids aged 12 and older who volunteered were 25% less likely to have anxiety (焦虑). The findings come from a survey provided by the parents of some 50, 000 kids in the United States aged 6 to 17. The result shows that volunteering has a positive (乐观的) effect to raise higher levels of happiness, life-satisfaction, a sense of control over life and mental health. The study comes at an important time. In another report, more than 40% of high school students said that they had ever felt sad or hopeless. So there’s a clear need to improve students’ mental health. Giving back to the community may be one way. Serving the community seems to help people feel a sense of purpose (目的). And it makes them feel connected to those around them. So, kids, give it a try, for your health and happiness.4. How does the writer introduce (介绍) the topic? A． By telling a storyB． By asking questionsC． By using a saying5. What’s the main idea of Paragraph 2? A． Volunteers are helping communityB． Volunteers are helping themselvesC． Volunteering leads to better health6. According to Paragraph 3, who took part in the survey of the study? A． Young peopleB． Some parentsC． Some children7. According to the text, which of the following is TRUE? A． Volunteering in schools is good for physical health.B． Kids who volunteer in communities can get better grades.C． The findings show volunteering is useless to raise happiness levels. () Children need to learn how to do chores and help their parents with housework. BusyKid is an app (应用程序) that makes doing chores for children easier. Parents set the chores and the money When kids finish the chores, they click “I did it!” Then on Friday kids can get the money for doing the chores. Burton is a student and he likes the app. “I can get money, then I can divide it up into three parts: save, share, and spend, ” he said. “It teaches me how to make money and use it in the real world.” Many students spend too much time watching TV or playing computer games after school. They may wonder, “Why do I have to do chores?” Nancy uses the app with her children. She said, “I get that question often. I just tell them that’s the way your parents raise you and we want to teach you responsibility (责任).” Margie Zitko couldn’t agree more. “Children should have chores at home, ” she said. “We shouldn’t do everything for our kids. We have to help them learn about real life. Home is where kids learn.” Zitko advised that children start doing chores at a young age. The earlier kids learn to be independent, the better it is for their future. She also said the best way to help kids do chores at first is to work with them.8. Which of the following is TRUE about BusyKid? A． It has many games.B． It helps children with chores.C． Students can watch TV with it.9. What does the underlined word “divide” in Paragraph 2 mean in Chinese? A． 获得B． 请求C． 分配10. Why does Nancy ask her children to do chores? A． To teach them responsibility.B． To teach them how to make money.C． To stop them from watching TV.11. What can we learn from Margie Zitko’s words? A． Children can learn a lot from doing chores.B． Parents should let children do chores alone.C． Parents should stop children playing games. () 阅读下面短文， 从所给的A-E五个选项中， 选出正确的选项填空， 使文章通顺， 内容完整。其中选项中有一项是多余的。 Xiaohua is the owner of a barbershop (店) in Huaihua, Hunan. Last year, she started to share videos of her cutting hair online. At first, her videos got few likes. 12 Some videos got many likes because of her excellent skills. Why did Xiaohua become popular among people? 13 And she could satisfy people’s needs. “I’m glad that people smile (微笑) after they have a haircut, ” Xiaohua said. Many visitors from different places also came to have a haircut in the barbershop. Xiaohua served about 30 people a day. 14 At the same time, she was under lots of pressure (压力). She would keep learning and improving her skills to serve people. “In fact, there’s nothing special about me. I have excellent skills because I work hard. In the past, I made many mistakes. 15 Day by day, I have enough experience, ” Xiaohua said. “In the future, I won’t stop learning. And I won’t raise the price. I think people’s trust is the most important.”A． But I could learn something new from the mistakes.B． Because she understood what people wanted.C． She was happy that so many people liked her.D． I brought joy to thousands of people through my work.E． Gradually (渐渐地), more and more people liked her videos. 二、完形填空() There are many young people living in the old people’s home in Beijing. Does that sound ________ ? Well, this is a new model called “service for accommodation (住宿)”. By providing (提供) service for the old, young people can live in the old people’s home ________ . This way, the old can get more ________ and the young can save money. It’s a win-win situation all around. ________ need to provide at least 20 hours of service every month. They can join the old in hobby groups, and organize cultural and sports activities. They can talk with the old and read newspapers to them so that the old people won’t feel ________ . In return (作为回报), the old people’s home provides rooms for the volunteers to live in. They just need to pay 300 to 500 yuan a month. Some young people show a(n) ________ in it and Liu Ping is one of them. She is looking for a place to live in Beijing. “ ________ 20 hours a month is like having a part-time job. It’s ________ for me so I plan to try out for it, ” Liu said. “I want to ________ a job in elderly care (老年护理). Being a volunteer here will help me get more experience for my future job. I think it is a right ________ .” 16.A． relaxingB． surprisingC． difficult17.A． cheaplyB． differentlyC． certainly18.A． timeB． foodC． care19.A． ClimbersB． NursesC． Volunteers20.A． sickB． lonelyC． angry21.A． riskB． spiritC． interest22.A． ExercisingB． TravelingC． Serving23.A． easyB． difficultC． normal24.A． put upB． take upC． write down25.A． signB． letterC． decision三、短文填空() 阅读下面短文， 在空白处填入不多于3个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 Last year, a school in Hangzhou had a special parent-teacher meeting. Only fathers took part in the meeting. It sounded interesting. The special meeting 26 (offer) fathers a chance (机会) to learn more about their children. The meeting let fathers know the 27 (important) of family education. Teachers also hoped that fathers could get on 28 their children. In some families, fathers are absent from children’s education. They spend little time in 29 (communicate) with their children. Instead, mothers often talk with their children. That’s 30 the relations between mothers and children are 31 (close). However, both dads and moms should care about children’s development. A study shows that parents help children in different 32 (way). Mothers provide children with love and support (支持). Fathers teach children how 33 (solve) problems and be independent. Luo Xuepeng has a 9-year-old boy. He explained that fathers could help shape children’s personalities (个性). “ 34 good father can help children become much more outgoing, ” he added. In a word, fathers are important in children’s education. Children will grow up more 35 (happy) if fathers spend more time caring for them.四、任务型阅读() 阅读下面短文， 根据短文内容回答问题或翻译画线部分。 Cortez and Vega are from El Salvador. They became the first foreigners to get the “Justice and Courage” certificate (见义勇为证书) after saving two Chinese people from a river. In October 2024, Cortez and Vega arrived in Wuxi for a training course (课程). On the evening of October 20th, they were walking near the city center when they saw two Chinese people fall into a river. Although it was rainy and very cold that day, they jumped into the water to save them right away. Cortez told the reporter, “When we saw what was happening, we didn’t think twice. It was just our instinct (本能) to help them.” “There were many kind people. When we got out of the water, they offered us hot water and a place to rest. It wasn’t just about saving lives; it was also about coming together and helping each other, ” Vega added. Cortez and Vega’s act showed their excellent qualities and their friendship with the Chinese people.36. Why did Cortez and Vega go to Wuxi? __________________________________ 37. When did the accident happen? __________________________________ 38. How was the weather when the accident happened? __________________________________ 39. What do you think of Cortez and Vega? __________________________________ 40. 将短文中划线的句子翻译成中文。 __________________________________ 五、书面表达() 41. 服务他人， 快乐自己。如今， 越来越多的人喜欢在业余时间做志愿者工作。假如你是李华， 你的英语老师得知你有成为志愿者的意愿后， 向你分享了一些Mr. Brown招募志愿者的信息。请你根据提示内容， 选择一个项目， 给Mr. Brown写一封自荐信， 说明你的意向。提示： 1. Why do you want to be a volunteer? 2. What are you good at? 3. When can you volunteer? 要求： 1. 包含提示信息， 可适当发挥； 2. 语句通顺， 语法正确， 行文连贯， 书写工整； 3. 80词左右（开头结尾已给出， 不计入总词数）。 Dear Mr. Brown, I’m Li Hua from XXX school. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Thanks for thinking about my application.Yours truly, Li Hua