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第一學期期中學情評估
第一部分 選擇題（共50分）
一、閱讀理解（共20小題，每小題2分；滿分40分）
第一節 閱讀下面語言材料，從每題所給的A、B、C、D 四個選項中選出最佳選項。
A
City walk is a popular activity. People walk around the city to find interesting places, learn about local culture and enjoy the city life while walking. Top 5 popular cities in China for city walking of 2024 1st: Shanghai 2nd: Beijing 3rd: Xiamen 4th: Qingdao 5th: Chongqing Ages of the people who like city walk best 16-18: 2% 19-34: 69% (24-28: 28%) over 34: 27% The 3 most beautiful city walk routes（路線）in Chongqing ·Grand Theatre—Jiangbei City Park—Science and Technology Museum—Liujia Wharf（碼頭） ·Ciqikou Ancient Town—Back Street—New Lane（巷）—Theatre in 1949 ·E’ling Park—Mountain City Trails（步道）—Dongshuimen Bridge—Chaotianmen Wharf
( ) 1. Which is the fifth most popular city for city walking in China according to this text
A. Beijing. B. Shanghai.
C. Qingdao. D. Chongqing.
( ) 2. More than half of the city walkers are________ years old.
A. 16-18 B. 19-34 C. 24-28 D. 34-50
( ) 3. Which is one of the most beautiful city walk routes in Chongqing
A. Grand Theatre—Jiangbei City Park—Science and Technology Museum—Chaotianmen Wharf.
B. Ciqikou Ancient Town—Back Street—New Lane—Theatre in 1949.
C. E’ling Park—Mountain City Trails—Liujia Wharf—Dongshuimen Bridge.
D. Grand Theatre—Jiangbei City Park—Ciqikou Ancient Town—Back Street.
( ) 4. In which part of the magazine can we read this text
A. Travel. B. Art. C. Science. D. History.
B
Miss Wang gets many letters from students about their dreams these days. Let’s have a look. I often dream about having long legs. They would help me run faster. I like running and always join in the running races at school. But other runners always run faster than me in the big races. I try my best, but it doesn’t work because of my short legs. So I want to have longer legs. —Nancy
I want to change my pessimistic（悲觀的）attitude（態度）to life. Sometimes, things are not that bad, but I take everything too seriously. Once, I thought I didn’t do well in an exam. I became very sad. But when I saw the result, it was truly not good enough. But it was not as bad as I thought. I worried about it too much. I think I shouldn’t be so pessimistic. —Tony
（續表）
I want to change my bad temper（脾氣）. Every time my mother cares about me, I always think she talks too much. Sometimes, I even have a fight with her. But I know ▲ . I shouldn’t do that. I will try to change my temper. —Jake
I am worried about my teeth. My front teeth are so big that they almost look like buck teeth（齙牙）. When I take photos, I never laugh. I am afraid my classmates will laugh at me. If I had smaller teeth like other people, I would be very happy. —Mary
( ) 5. Why does Nancy want to have long legs
A. To be taller. B. To run farther.
C. To run faster. D. To be more beautiful.
( ) 6. How was Tony’s grade that time
A. It was good enough. B. It was worse than he thought.
C. It was the same as he thought. D. It was better than he thought.
( ) 7. Which is the best for ▲
A. she loves me B. she is strict
C. she is busy D. she likes talking
( ) 8. What would Miss Wang most likely（最有可能）write back to Mary
A. I’m happy you can have such a dream.
B. Dear, you should brush your teeth more often.
C. You take great photos. Can you take a photo for me
D. Being different is cool, and in fact, we all think your teeth are cute.
C
The Blacks are the Whites’ neighbors. Mr. Black’s name is John. But when his neighbors talk about him, they all call him “Mr. Going-to-do”. Do you know why Mr. Black says he is going to do something, but he never does it.
Every Saturday, Mr. Black goes to the Whites’ back door and talks to Mr. White. He always says he is going to do something. He might say, “I’m going to clean my house today.” or he will say, “I’m going to wash my car tomorrow for sure.” Another time he says, “These trees in front of my house are too big, so I’m going to cut them down next week.”
Mr. White usually just answers, “Are you, John ” He knows his neighbour is not going to clean his house, or wash his car, or cut down any trees. Then he says, “Well, excuse me, John. I’m going to do some work in the house.” And he gets to work.
Mr. and Mrs. White often say to their only child Dick, “If you plan to do something, just do it! Don’t be another Mr. Going-to-do.”
( ) 9. What’s the relationship between Mr. Black and Mr. White
A. They are brothers. B. They are neighbors.
C. They are father and son. D. They are best friends.
( ) 10. Why do people call Mr. Black “Mr. Going-to-do”
A. Because he is always busy.
B. Because he often helps others do things.
C. Because he likes going to different places.
D. Because he says he will do things but never does.
( ) 11. What does Mr. White’s attitude（態度）towards Mr. Black’s words
A. He is always excited about Mr. Black’s plans.
B. He isn’t interested in Mr. Black’s empty words.
C. He expects to help Mr. Black to follow his plans.
D.He cares about the plan and gives a friendly answer.
( ) 12. What might happen if Mr. Black keeps being “Mr. Going-to-do”
A. Nobody will trust him.
B. He will be more successful.
C. Neighbors will start to like him.
D. He will finish his plans in the end.
D
Chang Xiangyang is known as “Mother Chang” by children. She has been offering free places and services to over 2,100 families with sick children for more than six years.
Chang has been working on public welfare（公益）activities for over 30 years. In the summer of 2017, Chang met an old woman sleeping in a hospital hallway to save money for her sick grandson. Touched by this, Chang decided to create a place for families with sick children from all over the country with financial（經濟上的）difficulties. So she set up the “Xinyu Home” near the Xi’an Children’s Hospital.
A doctor from Xi’an Children’s Hospital said, “We take care of medical needs, while Chang helps with living problems. She brings hope to many families facing financial difficulties with sick kids.”
Under the impact of Chang, many families become hopeful and more people join the “Xinyu Home” to bring love to more people.
( ) 13. Who does Chang want to help
A. Kids with learning problems.
B. Difficult families with sick kids.
C. Kids with school difficulties.
D. Women with health problems.
( ) 14. What does the underlined word “impact” mean
A. 爭取 B. 表演 C. 發現 D. 影響
( ) 15. What do you think of Chang
A. Smart and popular. B. Friendly and lucky.
C. Kind and warm-hearted. D. Strict and excellent.
( ) 16. What’s the best title of the passage
A. Many Places for Children Are Built in Xi’an
B. Mother Chang Brings Warmth to Sick Children
C. The “Xinyu Home” Touched Different Families
D. Xi’an Children’s Hospital Cares for Sick Children
第二節 閱讀短文，從下面所給選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項，其中有一個多余的選項。
Since 2017, short videos have got millions of views online. Many people create and share short videos on popular video apps like Douyin and Kuaishou. 17. They show people doing activities like cooking, exercising and singing.
18. According to a report, more than 50 percent of Grade 7 and 8 students said they enjoy watching these short videos. About 47 percent of them have posted their own videos.
From the videos, teenagers see funny and exciting things they won’t usually see. 19. For example, a 13-year-old user named Xiao Qianyu has posted videos showing her learning jazz dance. This has won her many fans.
However, short video apps can also cause problems. Some students spend too much time watching them and not enough time studying. Some videos are not suitable for teenagers and have a negative effect on them.
To deal with this problem, Douyin added a new function（功能）. 20. Also, the government asked companies to make stricter rules for these apps and take away the unsuitable videos.
A. Schools ask students to use these apps with parents.
B. Most of the users on the apps are young people, including teenagers.
C. The videos are 15 seconds to a few minutes long.
D. Many teens also like to share the fun things they do with others.
E. It will lock the app if teenagers use the app for over two hours a day.
二、完形填空（共10小題，每小題1分；滿分10分）
閱讀短文，理解其大意，從A、B、C、D四個選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。
Linda often talked to her father about how hard the life was. She didn’t know how to make it better and wanted to 21 . She felt tired of fighting and fighting. One problem was finished but the other 22 . She always felt sad.
One day, Linda’s father took her to the 23 . He filled three pots with water and put each on a big fire. Soon the water started to boil（沸騰）. He quickly brought a carrot and put it in the first pot. In the second, he put an egg, and in the last, he put coffee powder. He watched them, without 24 a word. Linda waited, wondering what he was doing. After about 5 minutes he turned off the fire. He took the carrot and the egg out of the pot and put them on different plates. Then he poured（傾倒） the coffee 25 a cup. He asked,
“What can you see ” “A carrot, an egg and coffee,” Linda answered.
He asked Linda to touch the carrot. She found that it was soft and 26 . He then asked her to take the egg and break it. She found its inside very hard after peeling the shell（殼）. Finally, he asked her to smell the coffee. Its rich smell 27 Linda smile.
Each of them had the same trouble, but each reacted（反應） 28 . The carrot was strong and hard at first, but it became soft and weak. The egg was weak. But after going through the boiling water, its inside became hard. The coffee powder changed the water and created 29 new.
“What about you ” he asked Linda, “When 30 comes to you, are you a carrot, an egg, or coffee ”
( ) 21. A. pick up B. cut up C. give up D. look up
( ) 22. A. passed B. caused
C. solved D. followed
( ) 23. A. living room B. bathroom
C. kitchen D. bedroom
( ) 24. A. watching B. explaining C. writing D. saying
( ) 25. A. onto B. into C. out D. to
( ) 26. A. strong B. hard C. rich D. weak
( ) 27. A. told B. asked C. turned D. made
( ) 28. A. quickly B. differently C. suddenly D. slowly
( ) 29. A. everything B. anything
C. nothing D. something
( ) 30. A. trouble B. life
C. fear D. matter
第二部分 非選擇題（共40分）
三、語篇填空（共10小題，每小題1分；滿分10分）
閱讀短文，在空白處填入一個適當的單詞或用括號內所給詞的正確形式填空，使短文通順、連貫。
Think about your school mornings. Students pass their schoolwork through different hands, from their group leader（組長）to the class representative（課代表）, and 31. (final) to the teacher. It sounds easy, but sometimes it can go wrong 32. take a lot of time.
Tom, a middle school boy, did a meaningful job to help 33. this problem. He made a smart homework collection（收集）robot and 34. (win) the first prize in the Children’s Invention Awards. Each student’s notebook has a special tag（標簽）with their name and the subject. Students only need to put their notebooks on the robot, and the robot “sees”, the notebook, reads its tag and takes it out of 35. name list. “36. (teacher) can check who doesn’t hand in homework by connecting （連接）their phones with the robot through Wi-Fi,” Tom told reporters.
These days, he plans 37. (develop) a new one to improve. He hopes to use higher technology （科技）to read lots of tags from far away. That means if your notebook has a special tag, the robot can read the information from all the notebooks 38. (quick). Tom believes life will become 39.
(easy) than before by using AI（人工智能）. Tom will be a scientist when he grows up. “I am trying making model planes and other scientific and creative things. Making something new brings me joy and 40. (happy) ,” he said.
四、閱讀與表達（共4小題, 41~43小題, 每小題2分, 44小題4分; 滿分10分）
閱讀短文，然后根據內容回答問題。
“In life there is no such a thing as complete happiness. Happiness always comes with worry.” These are the words from Yang Jiang’s famous work We Three.
Yang Jiang was a writer and translator. She wrote several successful comedies（喜劇）and novels and was also famous for her translation works.
Yang Jiang was born in Beijing in 1911 and grew up in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province. She started studying at Tsinghua University in 1932 and there she met Qian Zhongshu.They married in 1935. During 1935-1938, they were abroad studying at Oxford University and the University of Paris. In Oxford, Yang gave birth to their daughter Qian Yuan in 1937. They came back to China the next year. In 1949, Yang began to teach at Tsinghua University. She passed away in 2016.
The book We Three is a national bestseller（暢銷書）. It’s about Yang Jiang’s family life with her husband
and daughter.Yang started writing it at the age of 92.
In the book, Yang used simple language to describe all the joyful and difficult times she spent together with her husband and daughter. From her words, you can feel the love between them.The love usually cannot be described with words alone.You can not only understand what the three of them had achieved and how proud Yang was to have her husband and daughter, but also feel how sad she was for having to spend the rest of her life without her loved ones. However, as Yang wrote, “Although the pains in life hurt so much, it is the light and hope that I see.”
41. What made Yang Jiang famous

42. When did Yang Jiang and Qian Zhongshu return to China

43. What is the book We Three mainly about

44. Which book would you like to introduce Why (Write 30 words or more)

五、書面表達（滿分20分）
45.我校第一屆創客節于上周落幕，八年級的李華同學在本次創客節中發明了一個AI機器人并獲得了一等獎。假如你是校英語報的記者，請根據以下提示寫一篇新聞稿，介紹李華的作品。要點
如下：
外觀 有兩條長手臂，臉是一塊屏幕，和學生一樣高
功能 1. 會做家務 2. 教學生學英語 3. ……(自行補充)
意義 1. 鼓勵學生使用新科技 2. ……（自行補充）
要求：1. 80詞左右(開頭已給出，不計入總詞數)；2. 文中不得出現真實姓名和校名；3. 可適當增加細節，以使語句通順、條理清楚、意義連貫；4. 卷面整潔、書寫規范。
參考詞匯：screen n. 屏幕 function n. 功能 technology n.科技
Last week, Li Hua from the 8th grade invented an AI robot and won the first prize at the Invention Festival.
答案
一、1~4: DBBA 5~8: CDAD 9~12: BDBA
13~16: BDCB 17~20: CBDE
二、21~25: CDCDB 26~30: DDBDA
三、31. finally 32. and 33. with 34. won 35. the
36. Teachers 37. to develop 38. quickly 39. easier
40. happiness
四、41. Her successful comedies, novels and translation works made her famous.
42. They returned to China in 1938.
43. It’s about Yang Jiang’s family life with her husband and daughter.
44. I would like to introduce Journey to the West. It is full of exciting adventures and lively characters. It shows the power of teamwork and the pursuit of justice.（答案不唯一）
五、45. One possible version:
Last week, Li Hua from the 8th grade invented an AI robot and won the first prize at the Invention Festival. It has two long arms. Its face is a screen, and it is as tall as a student.
This robot is truly amazing. Firstly, it can do housework such as cleaning the floor, washing dishes for family members. Secondly, it is an excellent English teacher for students. It can teach students English grammar, pronunciation and vocabulary through interesting games. Moreover, it can also act as a study companion. It can answer many questions about different subjects like mathematics, science and history, helping students with their homework and self-study.
The invention of this robot has great influence. On one hand, it encourages students to use new technologies. On the other hand, it shows that students have unlimited creativity. We look forward to seeing more creative inventions from our students in the future.
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