辽宁省沈阳市第七中学2024-2025学年八年级上学期10月份作业调研英语试卷.docx

1、辽宁省沈阳市第七中学2024-2025学年八年级上学期10月份作业调研英语试卷一、阅读理解The kangaroo mouse (更格卢鼠) never needs to drink water.The kangaroo mouse is named after an Australian animal. It lives in the Nevada desert. And doesnt need to drink water. It has adapted (适应) to the dry environment by getting all the water, it needs from

2、the seeds (种子) it eats.Clams (蛤蜊) have feet.While it might look like clams have a big tongue (舌头) that sometimes reaches out from their shell (壳) to poke (刺) around the ocean floor, what youre actually seeing is a foot. This foot, longer than the clams shell, helps them dig in the sand on the ocean

3、floor.Stars dont really twinkle.“Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star” makes us think, the stars are sparkling (闪烁的), but its actually a “space mirage (幻景).” The light from stars is steady, but Earths atmosphere (大气层) makes them seem to twinkle._On top of sleeping, eating and pooping, babies spend plenty of

4、 their time crying. However, they dont produce tears right away. That ability takes a while to develop, which is why parents wont start to see actual teardrops form until their baby is between two weeks and three months old.1How do kangaroo mice take in water?AThey dont need water.BBy eating seeds.C

5、By bathing in water.DBy breathing wet air.2What do we know about the clam?AIts foot is longer than its shell.BIts tongue helps it dig sand.CIt has a big tongue.DIt doesnt often show its foot.3Whats the meaning of the underlined word “steady”?AStrong.BUnreal.CUnchanging.DSparkling.4Which of the follo

6、wing is suitable for the missing title?ABabies are born with natural skills.BNot all babies are born crying.CNewborn babies like to cry.DNewborn babies dont cry tears.A woodcutter started a new job in the town. The pay was quite good and the. Boss seemed very nice. He liked the new job very much.The

7、 boss gave him an axe (斧头) on the first day and showed him where he should work. The woodcutter decided to work as hard as he could. That day, he cut down 18 trees.“Well done,” his boss said. “Keep going!”Excited to hear that, the woodcutter worked even harder the next day, but could only cut down 1

8、5 trees. On the third day, he tried even harder but only cut down 10 trees. Day after day, he was cutting down fewer and fewer trees.“I must be too tired,” the woodcutter thought. He went to his boss and said that he could not do the job any more.“When was the last time you sharpened (磨) your axe?”

9、his boss asked.“Sharpen? I have no time to sharpen my axe. I kept trying to cut down trees.” “Thats the problem,” the boss said.Life can be like that. You might get caught up in work, always preparing for the future. But have you taken a moment to reflect (反思) on yourself? Your tools, your goals, yo

10、ur thoughts?Theres nothing wrong with being active and hardworking. Just remember, its important to spend some time sharpening your skills and improving yourself.5What did the woodcutter think of his new job at first?AIt was not a well-paid job.BHe was afraid of doing it.CThe boss was not as nice as

11、 he seemed.DHe was interested in his new job.6What did the boss think was the woodcutters problem?AHe was getting weaker.BHe wasnt interested in the job.CHe didnt have the right toolsDHe didnt sharpen his axe.7Which is the closest in meaning to the underlined phrase “get caught up in”?Alose interest

12、 inBbe busy withClook forDget ready for8What lesson can we learn from the story?AHard work is not important.BIts better to keep yourself busy all the time.CIts important to take time to sharpen your skills.DDont always get too busy preparing for the future.A woman in Yunnan was attacked (袭击) recentl

13、y in the mountains when collecting bamboo shoots (竹笋). The “suspect (嫌疑人)” was a black bear.It was no normal bearit was an Asiatic black bear, a very aggressive (好斗的) kind. Between 1950 and 2019, Asiatic black bears caused 765 human deaths, according to a study in the journal PLOS Biology. This make

14、s it one of the most dangerous large predators (捕食性动物).However, bears, including the most dangerous black bears, do not often attack people, US scientist Lynn Rogers told the North American Bear Center. “Most attacks by black bears are defensive reactions (防御反应) to a person who is too close,” he sai

15、d.According to China Science Communication (CSC), an attack can also happen when people scare baby bears from a short distance (距离) away. When black bears are taking care of their babies, mother bears can get very aggressive.Also, people may find that bears and humans are more likely to meet in rece

16、nt years. More people near bears means less space for these animals to live in. Bears go to look for food near villages, and this leads to more “meetings” with humans which may bring harm or even cause death, said CSCSo, what should you do when theres a bear right in front of you? Play dead? It coul

17、d work, the bear may not see you as a danger.There are better ways. If you see a bear before it notices you, dont get closer or keep watching it. Just walk away quietly in the other direction (方向). If a bear sees you first, dont runit might chase you. Instead, move back slowly in the opposite direct

18、ion and wait for the bear to go away, said the Bear Wise website.9What do we know about Asiatic black bears?AThey are the top predators worldwide.BThey are more dangerous than normal bears.CThey kill more than 700 people a year.DThey can get angry as easily as other bears.10What are the reasons for

19、bears to attack humans?a. Bad nature.b. Feeling in danger.c. Protecting their babies.d. The loss of living space.e. Killing for food.AabcBaceCbcdDcde11Which is the best way of self-protection from a bear?ABCD12How is the passage written?ABCDPeople have backbones (脊梁), and so does Beijing. Its “backb

20、one” is the central axis (中轴线), a line that smartly organizes buildings in the city.In July, the “Beijing Central Axis” was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List (世界遗产名录), becoming Chinas 59th World Heritage Site.Based on (基于) traditional Chinese culture, the Beijing Central Axis has a group of bu

21、ildings and historical sites (历史遗址) that shape Beijings old city. This axis is 7.8 kilometers long, running from north to south in central Beijing. This area includes 15 key parts, such as the Bell and Drum Towers in the north and Yongdingmen Gate in the south.The building of the Beijing Central Axi

22、s started in the Yuan Dynasty (12711368) and continued during the Ming and Qing dynasties (13681911). It still plays a great role in Beijings development today.According to Lyu Zhou, director of the National Heritage Center at Tsinghua University, the idea behind the Beijing Central Axis dates back

23、to the Kaogongji (考工记), written before 221 BC This book explains how to plan a capital city.The Beijing Central Axis shows the traditional Chinese ideas of “zhong (中)” and “he (和)”. For example, the royal palace (皇宫) was placed at the center to show imperial power (皇权), with other important building

24、s placed around it to create a feeling of harmony (和谐).“Beijings special and great order is created by this central axis,” said Liang Sicheng (19011972), a famous Chinese architect (建筑家).13What role does the central axis play in Beijing?AIt shows different world cultures.BIt keeps peoples lives heal

25、thy.CIt sees the citys development.DIt shapes Beijings layout (布局).14What do we know about the central axis of Beijing?AIt makes Beijing the capital of China.BIts creator is the writer of Kaogongji.CIt slowly took shape over many dynasties.DIt is made up of buildings in the citys north.15According t

26、o Liang Sicheng, what idea can the central axis show?AThe social order.BThe love for architects.CThe importance of people.DThe happy life of ancient Chinese.16Which part of a magazine is the text most probably taken from?ALifeBCultureCSportsDFashionMost of your textbooks are single-use. After gradua

27、ting (毕业) you may throw away your old textbooks. 17 According to the National Press and Publication Administration, students across the country buy 2.8 billion new textbooks every year. 18 Thats enough money to build 40,000 primary schools, China Daily noted.Primary and junior high school students i

28、n several Chinese cities are reusing music, arts, science and IT textbooks. Students dont have to take notes in their textbooks for these subjects. 19 However, these books are only a small part of the total number of textbooks. 20 “Im among the first group of students to take classes after the recen

29、t curricular reform (改革), so I have to buy new textbooks that students in higher grades didnt use,” Sun Run, a high school student from Hangzhou, told TEENS.AThese textbooks are not necessary for us to reuse.BSo these books are easy to recycle.CIf the following years students could reuse these textb

30、ooks, it would save over 20 billion yuan per year.DThis causes a big waste of money and paper.EChanges in curricula (课程) make it hard to reuse textbooks.二、完形填空阅读短文，理解其大意，从A, B, C, D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。When I was young, my dad would ask. me to hold his hammer (锤子) when he fixed things around the hous

31、e. This was a time for us to 21 .After I left for college, my dad called me every Sunday morning. Years later, I bought a house. My dad 22 and painted the wall outside my house by himself in a hot summer. He asked me to hold a 23 and talk to him when he painted. But I was too 24 to find any time to

32、talk to him that day.During a visit four years ago, my dad 25 many hours building a swing set for my daughter. He asked me to bring him a cup of tea and talk with him. I had to prepare for a trip that weekend, so I didnt have time for any long conversations (谈话) that day.One Sunday morning came a ca

33、ll. My father had an accident and was in the hospital. I bought a ticket home as 26 as I could. On the plane, I thought about all of the chances that I 27 to talk with him.By the time I got to the hospital, it was too 28 . My father had passed away. Now, he was the one who no longer had time for a c

34、onversation. I realized how little I knew about my dad because I had 29 made time to talk to him.All my dad ever wanted was my time. Now, he gets my 30 every time he comes into my mind.21AtalkBworkCplayDrest22Acame backBcame overCcame downDcame in23AhammerBbrushCpaperDphone24AhappyBboredCbusyDtired2

35、5AcostBsavedCfoundDspent26AquicklyBeasilyCquietlyDcarefully27AtookBcaughtCforgotDmissed28AearlyBnoisyClateDdark29AalwaysBneverCsometimesDusually30AattentionBhelpCadviceDsupport三、短文填空阅读短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或用括号内所给词的正确形式填空，使短文通顺，连贯。Jiang Ping, a 17-year-old student recently amazed millions of people worldw

36、ide. 31 a high score of 93 out of 120, she made it to the finals of the 2024 Alibaba Global Mathematics Competition. Most of the finalists are from top 32 (university) such as Peking University, Tsinghua University, MIT (麻省理工) and Princeton University. And she became the 33 (one) vocational school (

37、职业学校) student to reach the finals. Jiang Ping has taught 34 (her) advanced mathematics for about two years. She spends most of her spare time 35 (solve) math problems. All of Jiangs books are full of notes, as she hopes 36 (attend) college someday and further explore her interest in math.Wang Runqiu

38、 is 37 teacher at the vocational school. He recognized Jiangs talent in mathematics and encouraged 38 to take part in the Alibaba Competition.Jiangs story has touched and inspired countless Internet 39 (use). It 40 (clear) shows that ones potential (潜能) does not necessarily depend on ones educationa

39、l background.Just as Tongji University in Shanghai said on Weibo: “Every effort will bring its own rewards.”四、任务型阅读阅读短文，然后根据内容回答问题。Keeping homes safeShanya Gill shows the fire detector (探测器) she made.Shanya Gill is a 13-year-old girl from California, US. In April, she got a special invitation to vis

40、it the US Fire Administrations office with her father. There, they discussed fire control. They were invited because Gill made a new fire detector (探测器). It won her the top prize in the 2023 Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge.It all started with a big fire when Gill was in grade 6.

41、 The restaurant behind her house burned down (烧毁). No one died, but the event made Gill and her family feel afraid. “The restaurant had smoke detectors, but still, the restaurant could not be saved,” Gill told the Society for Science. “I came to realize that smoke detectors simply are not good enoug

42、h and decided to make a better fire detector.”She studied programming and made a system (系统) that can detect warm objects with 98 percent accuracy (准确率). It detects hot ones with 97 percent accuracy and sends alerts (警报) to people. This is better than traditional smoke detectors which only have abou

43、t 82 to 94 percent accuracy.Gill now hopes to share her invention with the world. She doesnt want to patent (申请专利) it because she hopes everyone can use it. She wants it to save as many lives and buildings as possible. In fact, Gill is creating a website (网址) to share the system with the public.“She

44、s offering a new solution (解决方案) to the world that is an improved solution over whats out there today,” said Mike Dugas, senior director of research and development at Thermo Fisher Scientific.41What is Gills invention? 42What made Shanya Gill start her invention? 43Why is Gill creating a website? 4

45、4What should you do if there is a fire in your room? Write 30 words or more. 五、书面表达45假定你是李辉，在网上查找了一些学习英语的方法，希望在八年级学科增加的情况下，依然可以提升自己的英语水平。请你用英文写一个邮件，询问英国朋友Eric的看法，内容包括：(1) 阐述英语学习遇到的困难(2) 告知网上找到的学习方法（如图所示）(3) 询问他的想法并期待回复注意：(1) 词数80100，开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数；(2) 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；(3) 邮件中不能出现真实姓名及学校名称。Dear Eric,How is everything going?_