2024—2025学年度第二学期八年级期末学业质量调研
英语试题
（考试时间：120分钟 总分：120分）
第Ⅰ卷（选择题部分共65分）
一、单项选择（本题共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
1. The logo in the picture represents an organization that helps ________.
A. build a better world for children and women
B. protect wildlife and their living places globally
C. treat people around the world who can’t see well
D. provide people with medical care during disasters
2. —What do you think we can do for our aged parents?
—You don’t have to do anything ________ be with them as much as possible.
A. like B. including C. without D. except
3. —Jiaozi has become one of the most successful directors for his film series Nezha.
—His success tells us that to realize a dream requires action, or you won’t ________ anything.
A. allow B. avoid C. achieve D. afford
4. A two-way effort (双向奔赴) describes any ________ that both sides work together towards a shared goal and get closer to each other.
A. instruction B. organization C. introduction D. situation
5. When facing a huge project, break it down into small tasks and work on one ________. You’ll be surprised at how much you can get.
A. on time B. at a time C. all the time D. at times
6. The restaurants in Shi Jin District in Rugao ________ for several months, but I ________ there so far.
A. have been open; haven’t been B. have opened; haven’t gone
C. have been open; haven’t gone D. have opened; haven’t been
7. —I’m thinking about ________ my own business. But I have no idea where to begin.
—Why not work out a business plan first? It’ll help you make things go smoothly later.
A. picking up B. setting up C. giving up D. putting up
8. —It’s unbelievable that scientists are starting using AI to talk with animals in their languages now.
—Sounds ________ to be true. How does it work?
A. good enough B. easy enough C. too good D. too easy
9. Which English saying can best describe the text below?
… Then, I made another place for my goats and kept half of them in each field. If one group of goats were found, I would still have the other…
—Taken from Robinson Crusoe
A. It never rains but it pours. B. Burn the candle at both ends.
C Don’t put all your eggs in one basket. D. The grass is always greener on the other side.
10. —It’s so kind of you to tell me how to live a green life.
—________. Protecting the environment is our duty.
A. No problem B. Forget it C. Good luck D. My pleasure
二、完形填空（本题共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
When I was a boy, I was great at math. In grade school I went over the multiplication tables (乘法表) again and again ____11____ I remembered them. Then when I got to High School, I had to take Algebra (代数). Suddenly, the numbers were letters, and everything was so ____12____ that I couldn’t understand it. Learning it felt like hitting my head ____13____ the wall. I felt like I would never understand it, never use it, and never need it in my life.
That last part was proven (证明) ____14____, though, several years later. I was working at a low-paid job, trying my best to ____15____ my young family. One day I found myself with just five dollars in my ____16____ until the next paycheck. The gas tank on my old car was ____17____ too, so I pulled up to a store and put five dollars worth of gas in the tank. As I was waiting in line to ____18____, I saw the woman in front of me crazily ____19____ through her wallet to find enough money to pay for two cartons of milk. For a second, selfishness (自私) held back my heart, ____20____ then I walked forward and put down my last five dollars to help her get the milk for her children.
