2024-2025学年南京市联合体英语八年级上册期末试卷
一、听力（略）
二、单项填空(共10小题； 每小题1分，满分10分)
从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
1. There were all kinds of thoughts running through Daniel’s ________ after he heard the news.
A. body B. mind C. memory D. sense
2. Jack seldom did any sports, but now he starts to exercise every day and becomes ________.
A. careful B. modest C. energetic D. curious
3. — Kitty, how much do you know about The Book of Songs?
— It is the ________ collection of poems in China and the beginning of China’s poetry tradition.
A. earlier B. earliest C. later D. last
4. Animals are important in our lives. ________ , our actions make many kinds of animals in danger.
A. Moreover B. Otherwise C. Also D. However
5. —I tried again and again but I still failed.
— Don’t be sad. You should learn to ________ the result and keep trying.
A. accept B. prevent C. support D. describe
6. — I called you yesterday, but you didn’t answer.
— Sorry. I ________ a report on animal protection.
A. read B. am reading C. was reading D. will read
7. Which of the following words is formed in the same way as “toothache”?
A. hunting B. careless C. unhappy D. pancake
8. The snowstorm will hit our city this weekend. Be careful that your car may ________.
A. put down B. come down C. break down D. calm down
9. Which of the following has the same sentence structure as “Tom makes some boys laugh”?
A. Tom is a kind and helpful boy.
B. Tom is singing in his room now.
C. Tom bought his mother a present.
D. Tom often watches Mike play the piano.
10. —Do you still remember the science lesson from China’s Tiangong Space Station last year?
—________. It was so amazing that I would never forget it.
A All right B. Of course C. Certainly not D. Come on
三、完形填空(共10小题； 每小题1分，满分10分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C、D) 中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Tiffany loves spring and summer because the snails usually come outside to her workplace during the seasons. And she loves ___11___ the snails.
One day, Tiffany noticed that the snails would usually ___12___ their way across a walkway at the bottom of a staircase (楼梯), and a lot of people were also ___13___ through the place. This worried Tiffany as the snails might be stepped (踩) on by accident. And they seemed to be more ___14___ in the early mornings and on warm, wet days or the day after it rains.
“It’s a ___15___place for a snail, but that’s the path they choose, and we have to share that ___16___ with them,” Tiffany said. Wanting to keep her little friends ___17___ from people, Tiffany came up with the sweetest idea! She ___18___ a snail-crossing sign—“Safety first!” on the way along the stairs to tell everyone to be careful of their steps and be aware (意识到) of the snails. Tiffany’s ___19___ was successful (成功的). People who used both the walkway and the stairs ____20____ more about the little snails.
Now, Tiffany can watch her little friends as much as she pleases, without worrying that somebody might just step on them.
11. A. watching B. eating C. catching D. raising
12. A. push B. make C. feel D. search
13. A. swimming B. jogging C. running D. passing
14. A. energetic B. active C. inactive D. awful
15. A. wonderful B. dark C. dangerous D. warm
16. A. space B. ceiling C. shelf D. board
17. A. different B. tired C. safe D. alone
18. A. put in B. put out C. put down D. put up
19. A. plan B. direction C. joke D. painting
20. A. talked B. learned C. cared D. worried
