辽宁省丹东市凤城市2024-2025学年八年级上学期期末英语试卷 二、阅读理解第一节 阅读下列四篇短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 13.(8分) Today,we are going to make a simple cake.Here are the materials(材料) and ways.Let's have a try! Materials □1 cup of white sugar □1/2 cup of butter □2 eggs □2 spoons of vanilla extract(香草香精) □1 and 1/2 cups of flour(面粉) □1 and 3/4 spoons of baking powder(发酵粉) □1/2 cup of milk Ways ◆First,you should preheat(预热) your oven(烤箱).Then you should cover a pan(平底锅) with oil and flour. ◆You should mix up the sugar and butter in a medium bowl.Then you can add the eggs,one at a time.Next,you can add the vanilla extract,flour and baking powder to it and mix well.Finally,you should add the milk.Then pour it into the prepared pan. ◆Bake for 30 to 40 minutes in the oven.If you want to make cupcakes,you can bake for 20 to 25 minutes. (1)How many materials do we need to make a cake? A.3. B.5. C.7. D.9. (2)What should we do before we add the eggs to the bowl? A.Add the vanilla extract. B.Mix up the sugar and butter. C.Add the milk. D.Bake for 30 minutes. (3)Which of the following is TRUE according to the material? A.It's a difficult way to make a cake. B.You can add all eggs in the bowl at one time. C.It's not necessary to preheat your oven. D.You should cover a pan with oil and flour before you mix up the materials. (4)We may find this material in the column(专栏) of " ". A.Stories B.Food C.News D.Sports 14.(8分) "Dream may be more important than sleep.We all need to dream,"some scientists say.Dreams take up(占据) about half of our sleeping time.People have several dreams each night. Dreams are like short films.They are usually in color.Some dreams are like old films.They come to us over and over again.That may be because the dreamer is worrying about something.Dreaming may be a way of trying to find an answer. Some people get new ideas about their work from dreams.They may think about their work all day.These ideas can carry over into dreams.Sometimes we wake up with a good feeling from a nice dream.But often we can't remember the dream.Dreams can go away quickly from memory(记忆). But too much dreaming can be bad.The more we sleep,the longer we dream.The mind is working hard when we dream.That is why we may have a long sleep and still wake up exhausted.We may feel sleepy the whole day. (1)If a boy sleeps for 8 hours,how long does he usually dream? A.One hour. B.Two hours. C.Four hours. D.Eight hours. (2)Why do some dreamers always have the same dreams at night? A.Because they like their dreams. B.Because they are working all day. C.Because they watch old films. D.Because they think about their problems. (3)What can we learn from Paragraph 3? A.It is easy to remember our dreams. B.Some people may dream all day long. C.Dreams can sometimes help our work. D.Dreams can keep people in good health. ( ... ...