广东实验白云校区2021-2022学年八年级上学期期中英语试题（含答案缺少听力部分）

2021-2022学年第一学期中段调研
八年级英语
第I卷 选择题（共85分）
笔试部分（70分）
说明：1. 本部分共五大题，请检查题数；
2. 本部分所有的试题为客观性选择题，请在答题卡上按规定用2B铅笔作答。
三、单项选择（共10小题，每小题0.5分；满分5分）
请在下列各题的四个选项中选择一个最佳答案。
11. --- Are there _________ apples in the fridge
--- No, there aren’t. There are _________ pears.
A. some; any B. any; any C. some; some D. any; some
12. Who is _________ at singing, Jason or Cindy
A. good B. better C. best D. the best
13. --- How many new words are there in _________ lesson
--- There are only.
A. eighth; nineth B. theeighth; nine C. the eighth; ninth D. eight; the ninth
14. Can you save _________ paper as me
A. many B. much C. as much D. as many
15. --- Is there _________ in today’s magazine
--- Yes. Premier Li Keqiang visited hundreds of “stay-home children” _________ May 25h.
A. anything new; on B. new something: on
C. anything new; in D. new anything; in
16. _________ people like going shopping while _________ people like staying at home.
A. Some; others B. Some; other C. Some; the others D. Some; the other
17. Please stop _________ and wait in line quietly!
A. talking B. to talk C. talks D. talk
18. Long long ago, there _________ three pigs and they were going to build their own houses.
A. had B. was C. are D. were
19. The first Mars rover Zhurong(火星车) is _________. It landed on the Red Planet on May15.
A.1.85-metr-long B. 18-metres-long C. 1.85 metre long D 1.85 metres long
20. The band played many songs, _________ some of my favourite.
A. included B. including C. includes D. include
四、语法选择（共10个空格，每个空格1分；满分10分）
阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，从21-30各题所给的A、B、C和D项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Lots of families in Britain like growing vegetables. ___21___ people grow unusual or strange vegetables, but a great many people grow tomatoes. My neighbor grows the ___22___, sweetest happiest tomatoes in the world. I want to know ___23___. Why can’t I grow tomatoes like yours ” I ask her. “I talked to ___24___,” she says, “I’ve been talking to my tomatoes for years.” So far, I have always laughed at this.
This summer, some scientists carried out (开展) ___25___ interesting experiment, and I have just read their report.
Scientists ___26___ three sets of tomato plants. Nobody talked to the first set, but every day for a month, a recording of a man’s voice was played to ___27___ set, and a recording of a woman’s voice was played to the third set. At the end of the month, the second set of plants had grown four centimetres taller than the first, ___28___ the third set of plants had grown five centimetres taller than the second. The plants liked the woman’s voice best.
“We ___29___ explain it, but sound waves surely help the tomatoes ___30___,” said a scientist. “Plant growers have always paid attention to light and water. Now we advise you to think of sound waves in the same way.”
21. A. A little B. Fewer C. Little D. Few
22. A. smaller B. bigger C. smallest D. biggest
23. A. when B. what C. how D. where
24. A. you B. they C. her D them
25. A. an B. a C. the D. /
26. A. plant B. are planting C. plants D. planted
27. A. second B. the second C. first D. the first
28. A. and B. or C. so D. because
29. A. can B can’t C. must D. mustn’t
30. A. growing B. grow C. grew D. grows
五、完形填空（共10个空格，每个空格1分；满分10分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从31-40各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
King Akbar was in the habit of putting riddles and puzzles to his people. He often asked strange ___31___. His people had to use words in a ___32___ way to answer these questions.
Once Akbar asked a very strange question. He looked at his people. ___33___ he looked, one by one the heads began to hang low in search of an answer. It was at this moment that Bribal entered the palace. Birbal ___34___ the habit of the king. He understood the situation at once and asked, “May I know the question so that I can ___35___ for an answer ”
Akbar said, “How many crows(乌鸦) are there in the ___36___ ”
___37___ even a moment’s thought, Birbal replied, “There are fifty thousand five hundred and eighty nine crows, My Lord.”
“How can you be so ___38___ ” asked Akbar.
Birbal said, “Make your men ___39___, My Lord. If you find more crows in the city it means some have come to visit their relatives here. If you find ___40___ crows, it means some have gone to visit their relatives somewhere else.”
Akbar was pleased very much by Birbal’s wise answer.
31. A. questions B. help C. promises D. advice
32. A. common B. friendly C. clever D. silent
33. A. Though B. Because C. If D. As
34. A. knew B. developed C. hated D. doubted
35. A. ask B. wait C. try D. reach
36. A. country B. town C. world D. city
37. A. Before B. Without C. Through D. In
38. A. smart B. brave C. funny D. sure
39. A. catch B. discuss C. count D. visit
40. A. fewer B. larger C. faster D. older
六、阅读理解（共20题，每小题2分；满分40分）
阅读下面短文，然后根据短文内容选择最佳答案。
(A)
Chinese scientist Yuan Longping, who is famous for developing the first hybrid(杂交的) rice that pulled countless people out of bunger, died of illness at 91, on 22 May, 2021.
Having spent over five decades(十年) in hybrid rice research, the academician(院士) with the Chinese Academy of Engineering has helped China work a great wonder --- feeding nearly one-fifth of the world’s population(人口) with less than 9 percent of the world’s total land.
Born in Beijing in 1930.Yuan succeeded in growing the world’s first high-yielding hybrid rice in 1973, which was later grown on a large scale(规模) in China and other countries to raise output.
For the next four decades, he continued to study hybrid rice, which has reached its third generation (代). Until early last year, he had been doing research in a seed-breeding base in Hainan.
In China, where rice is the main food for the most of the 1.4 billion population, the planting area of hybrid rice has up to 16 million hectares (公顷), or 57 percent of the total planting area of rice, helping feed an extra 80 million people a year. Is growth area overseas has reached 8 million hectares.
Yuan once said he had two dreams --- to “enjoy the cool under the rice crops taller than men” and that hybrid rice could be grown all over the world to help solve the global food scarcity(短缺).
41.YanLongjing s famous for his _________.
A. hybrid rice B. wealthy family
C. great attitude D. living standard (标准)
42. How long did Yuan Longping spend on his rseare
A. About 9 years. B. About 30 years. C. About 50 years. D. About 80 years.
43. Where did Yuan Longping work recently
A. In foreign countries. B. In Beijing. C. In Changsha. D. In Hainan.
44. According to the passage, which one of the following statements is TRUE
A. Feeding about 20%of the people in the world with less than 9 % of the world area is truly a wonder.
B. The hybrid rice is only grown in China now.
C. Yuan Longping has spent 40 years studying the third generation of the hybrid rice.
D. The planting area abroad is bigger than that in China.
45. What can we know from Yuan Longping’s dreams
A. He cared about the hunger problem of the world.
B. He wanted to grow more trees.
C. He paid no attention to China.
D. He loved to sleep in the daytime.
(B)
What’s the most important thing for you to have in your life Somebody mentions hard work. Others suggest knowledge, love and luck.
If you arrange the 26 English letters alphabetically(按字母表的顺序) and use numbers to represent(代表) each of them, for example, 1 for a, 2 for b, 3 for c..., you can change an English word into a number, so hard work becomes 8+1+18+4+23+15+ 18+11= “98,” meaning 98 is its mark; Knowledge: 11+14+15+23+12+5+4+7+5= “96,” while love: 12+15+22+5=“54,” and luck: 12+21+3+11= “47,” a small mark. None of these words can give one a full mark. What about money or prayer(祈祷) They can’t, either.
Then what else Don’t be worried. You can always find an answer to a problem in your life, when you change your way of looking at things or doing things, or your attitude(态度). Yes, attitude is the word. See for yourself: ttitade:1+20+20+9+20+21+4+5=100, a full mark.
Different attitudes lead to different courses of life. Most times people hope for a better life. It is possible that one will have a change for the better after one has changed one’s attitude.
When you change your manner and become friendly towards others, you’ll meet more smiling faces towards you. In the same way, if you take a positive attitude towards failure (失败), you’ll find it’s also rewarding(值得的) though it has caused you losses.
46. In the writer’s opinion, what is the most important thing in a person’s life
A. Hard work B. Knowledge C. Money D. Attitude
47. According to the passage, what’s the mark of the word “succeed”
A. 50 B. 60 C. 70 D. 80
48. What does the underlined word “positive’” mean in the text
A. 正极 B. 负极 C. 积极的 D. 消极的
49. According to the passage, if you meet with problems, the best way out is to __________.
A. change your attitude B. say your prayers to God
C. ask for help from others D. try math-solving methods
50. From the passage we can learn that __________.
A. Different attitudes come from different courses of life.
B. Mathematics(代数) can solve every problem easily in our daily life.
C. Failure sometimes can bring you good if you take a positive attitude.
D. None of the English words except “attitude” equals to 100 or more.
(C)
It’s exciting to see so much fantastic technology(技术) from TV shows and films come true. However, there are still things from these shows and movies that we don’t have yet. Will we see them become real in the future Let’s take a look at some of these “impossibilities”.
Faster-than-light (FTL) travel
In the Star Wars films, spaceships can travel faster than the speed of light, crossing an entire galaxy in minutes. This is called faster-than-light travel.
Physicists say that this speed is impossible to reach because traveling so fast takes a lot of energy --- and hitting light speed would take an almost infinite amount. But some people think we could take “shortcuts(捷径)” in space by traveling through wormholes(虫洞), which would allow us to cover great distances more quickly, but that sounds not practical.
Teleportation (瞬移)
Imagine being able to travel from Beijing to Paris in the blink of an eye. This is the idea behind teleportation --- a way to move people or objects somewhere quickly with a special machine. The theory is that the machine can break you down into molecules (分子) and then send your molecules to a second machine that “rebuilds” you. You can see it in the Star Trek TV series, where characters use it to “beam (发射) down” to the ground.
Obviously this sounds dangerous. For one thing, how would the machines know how to break you down or rebuild you without hurting or even killing you This technology, if it’s even possible, is likely to happen hundreds of thousands of years away.
Brain in uploads/downloads (意识上传下载)
When we die, our brains stop working. Our memories and experience are lost too, but what if we could save them in a computer
In the 2014 film Transcendence, a dying scientist uploads his consciousness(意识) to a computer. He can still think and feel, even though his consciousness is inside a computer instead of a human body.
However, this is impossible because the brain is much more complex(复杂) than the network. Our brains has 86 billion neurons(神经元). Recreating these neurons in digital(数字的) form and finding a way for them to communicate with each other in the way that real neurons do is beyond(超过) our knowledge.
51. According to the text, faster- than-light travel might be achieved by __________.
A. creating an infinite amount of energy
B. building a stronger rocket
C. changing how space-time works
D. traveling through wormholes
52. Why is teleportation dangerous
A. Because it is too fast.
B. Because individual molecules can kill other molecules.
C. Because the machines might hurt or kill their users.
D. Because beaming down to planets is unsafe.
pared with a computer, how does human consciousness work
A. Neurons work Hike digital networks.
B. Neurons in the brain communicate with each other.
C. The brain is powered by electricity.
D. The brain can save more information than computer.
54. Which one of these three technologies is likely to become real in the near future according to the passage
A. Faster than-light (FTL) travel B. Teleportation
C. Brain in uploads/downloads D. None of them
s5. Where can we probably see this passage
A. A story book B. A government report
C. A science magazine D. An opening speech
(D)
Welcome to the Painting Competition for Woolands Students The International Anti Drug(禁毒) Day this year is coming soon. In order to raise teenagers’ awareness to fight against drug taking, the City Art Council is going to hold a painting competition for the students in our city. Students who want to take part in the competition can hand in their own 2D paintings in either of the following two ways： Each school will be provided with a box for students to put in their paintings. Boxes will be picked up by the City Art Council on Thursday, June 23rd, 2016, before the end of the school day. Paintings can be also handed in on Friday, June 24th, from 8:00 am to 10:00 am at the Woodlands Art Hall (175 Riverside Street). All paintings are required to be 60cm wide by 80cm long or smaller. Larger sizes will not be accepted. Each student can only hand in one painting. The final decision on the competition results will be made on June 26th, the Anti-Drug Day. The name list of the winners will be made known on the website of the City Art Council on the same day. All winning paintings will be shown to the public at the City Youth Park from June 27th till the end of July. Prizes: 1st Prize(10 students) ＝ $300 Gift Card each 2nd Prize(20 students) ＝ $200 Gift Card each 3rd Prize(30 students) ＝ $100 Gift Card each For further information: Visit http: //www.WoodlandsArtCouncil.org or call 2569-8632.
56. The main purpose of this painting competition is __________.
A. to teach the teenagers some painting skills
B to tell the teenagers to walk away from drugs
C. to provide the teenager with some knowledge of drugs
D. to introduce the history of the Anti-Drug Day to the teenagers
57. The size of the paintings like __________ will NOT be accepted.
A. 40 cm wide by 60 cm long B. 50 cm wide by 70 cm long
C. 60 cm wide by 80 cm long D. 30 cm wide by 100 cm long
58. The public can enjoy the winning paintings __________.
A. at the City Youth Park B. at the City Art Council
C. at 175 Riverside Street D. at the Woodlands Art Hall
59. How long are the winning paintings going to be shown in public
A. less than a week B. about a month
C. more than 5 weeks D. not mentioned
60. What can we can infer(推断) from the passage
A. Students must put their paintings in the school box on June 24th.
B. Each student can take part in the competition with one 3D painting.
C. Students can get more information about the competition in two ways.
D. Every first prize winner in the competition will get 300 dollars.
七、阅读填空（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）
阅读短文及文后选项，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，把答案写在答题卷相应的空格中。
When you finish high school or university, is learning done 61.___________ In many countries, people continue learning all their lives.
Why is lifelong leaning important How can it help you You go to school and learn. You study. You take tests. 62.___________ Learning doesn’t stop when you graduate from high school or college. You are learning all the time. For example, learning can happen when you go to a museum. 63.___________ You learn when you do sports or when you take a trip. Learning is life! We never stop leaning. Every day, you can improve yourself by learning something useful.
64.___________ In Japan, lifelong learning is very important. People in Japan like to try new learning activities. Music, calligraphy and foreign languages are some of their favorite classes.
When we graduate from school, we should keep on learning. 65.___________
A. It can also happen when you get a job. B. Let’s look at one example of lifelong learning in Japan. C. The answer is “no”. D. Make lifelong learning one of your goals! E. But learning doesn’t only happen in school
第II卷 非选择题（共35分）
八、语篇填词（共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分）
根据下文中所给的首字母写出空格所缺的单词，使句子通顺合理并符合语法要求。在填写答题卷时，要求写出完整单词。(每空只写一词)
The face is usually the first thing you notice when looking at someone. Everyone has something different about his or her face, and that little difference makes facial recognition(人脸识别) possible.
A Space Odyssey is one of the most 66. p__________ sci-fi films in 2001. People enjoy seeing the computer reading the feelings of astronauts by scanning(扫描) their faces. Today, facial recognition tech is no longer just in films.
If you use a recent model of Apple’s iPhone, you can unlock the phone with your face 67.i__________ of your fingers.
Facial recognition has been used in the ride-hailing(叫车服务) recently. Grab is a ride-hailing company in Southeast Asia. This company is 68. d__________ a new facial recognition technology(技术) now. The technology works by scanning the faces of both the 69. p__________ and the drivers, that is, your face will be scanned if you take a taxi, and so will the taxi driver. This way can prevent the wrong one to take or to drive.
Retailers(零售商) are also looking to facial recognition technology to drive business. With the technology, retailers are able to “see” what their shoppers are actually looking at in stores. Later, they use this information to give customers(顾客) some useful 70. a__________ on buying things.
九、完成句子（共15空格，每空格1分，满分15分）
71. 为什么恐龙数百万年前突然间灭绝了
Why did the dinosaurs suddenly __________ __________ years ago
72. 所有生物依靠他们的环境，以提供他们需要的东西，如食物，水和住所。
All living things __________ __________ their environment to provide them with what they need, such as food, water and shelter.
73. 自从那时候起，我可以随时随地跟他联系。
__________ __________, I have been able to contact him anytime anywhere.
74. 我们必须尽可能快地跑。
We have to run __________ __________ __________ possible.
75. 我期待着去太空旅游。
I am __________ __________ __________ __________ in space.
76. 好特别的发明呀!
__________ __________ the invention is!
十、书面表达（共1小题；满分15分）
假如你是李华，你朋友Ashley想买一个机器人，并写信询问你的意见。以下是两个你推荐的机器人的情况。请根据表格内容，给Ashley写一封回信，介绍这两个机器人的不同之处，并说出你更喜欢其中哪个，且说明理由。
RoboPet KY-JO
Country In the US In the UK
Price $390 $500
Height 1m 1.6m
Weight 40kg 80kg
What he can do talk... help do homework... housework...laugh... cry…
Your favorite and reason(s) …
注意：
1. 词数：100词左右（文章开头已给出，不计入总词数）；
2. 文中不能出现真实姓名、校名等信息；
3. 文章必须包含上图所提供的所有信息，可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
4. 请在答卷规定范围内写作，超出范围的内容无效。
Dear Ashley,
I’m very glad to hear from you. I did a survey on some robots. Here are 2 robots I want to recommend(推荐) to you. _________________________________________________________
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Yours,
Li Hua
KEYS:
11-20: DBBCA BADDB
21-30: DDCDA DBABB
31-40: ACDAC DBDCA
41-45: ACDAA
46-50: DBCAC
51-55: DCBDC
56-60: BDABC
61-65: CEABD
66-70: popular instead developing passengers advice
71. die out
72. depend on
73. Since then
74. as fast as
75. looking forward to travelling
76. How special八年级英语试卷 第11页 共10页