2022-2023学年广州市越秀区第三中学八年级期末英语检测题（PDF版 无答案）

2022-2023 学年度八年级第一学期期末英语检测题
测试时长：100 分钟，选择题 100 分，非选择题 20 分，总分：120 分
选择题部分（共 100 分）
一、单项选择（共 10 小题，每小题 1 分，共 10 分）
1. There is ________ salt left in the bottle. Would you go to the supermarket and get
__________
A. a little, any B. little, any C. a little, some D. little, some
2. We planted ________ trees last year.
A. hundreds of B. hundred of C. five hundreds D. five hundred of
3. English is one of ___________ in the world.
A. the important languages B. the most important languages
C. most important languages D. the most important language
4. — Which one do you prefer, Mr. Green
— I’ll take the blue one, because it’s ________ the red one but much _________.
A. as well as , more cheap B. as well as , cheaper
C. as good as, more cheap D.as good as , cheaper
5. The shop in Wanda Square ________ for six years, but I _______ there so far.
A. has opened, haven’t gone B. has been open, haven’t been
C. has been open, haven’t gone D. has been opened, haven’t been
6. This medicine has saved millions of people’s lives _________ three years ago.
A. since B. for C. when D. before
7. In summer, food goes bad easily ___________ it is put in the fridge.
A. if B. after C. unless D. until
8. If you put the salt into the water, it __________.
A. disappear B. disappears C. will disappear D. disappeared
9. You _______ loudly in the library, or you will bother other readers.
A. ought not speak B. ought not to speak
C. not ought to speak D. ought not speaking
10. It’s raining outside. You’d better ________ your umbrella or you’ll get wet.
A. take B. not take C. to take D. not to take
二、语法选择（共 10 小题，每小题 2 分，共 20 分）
I want to share my life in China. I have been a doctoral student in the University of
Electronic Science and Technology of China 11 2017. My study in China gives me a
chance to explore a country which is 12 from the one I’ve learned from TV and books.
I am very happy with my decision to come to study here. However, things didn't go as
13 as I expected in the beginning. The first difficulty was the Chinese language.
When I 14 in China I felt lonely and had trouble with the language. Later on, my
Chinese friends introduced me 15 a rich culture during the Spring Festival. Some
numbers such as six and eight are believed to be lucky by Chinese people. While 16
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like the number four and fourteen are disliked by people. For example, "666"is seen as an
excellence and a wish for good luck in China.
In daily life, I was impressed by China's transportation system. It is worth 17 by other
countries, especially shared bicycles and electric motor bikes. 18 addition, China is one
of the countries with the largest number of smartphone users. Internet is widely used
everywhere. It is said that the phone is 19 sense for every Chinese.
I 20 a great time in China for these years. I can only pray for a long stay in this
country and hope for more chances to learn about the fantasy land-China.
11. A. in B. for C. from D. since
12. A. difference B. different C. differently D. differences
13. A. well B. good C. better D. best
14. A. have arrived B. arrives C. arrived D. arriving
15. A. with B. about C. to D. of
16. A. another B. other C. the other D. others
17. A. to learn B. learning C. learn D. learns
18. A. On B. At C. In D. From
19. A. the six B. the sixth C. six D. sixth
20. A. have B. had C. have had D. are having
三、完形填空（共 10 小题;每小题 2 分, 满分 20 分）
阅读下面短文, 掌握其大意, 然后从 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。
A long time ago in ancient China, there lived
an emperor and his wife. The emperor built his
wife a very beautiful garden. She 21 much of
her time there, sewing and chatting with her
ladies in waiting. One day, 22 she was in her
garden, a cocoon fell into her tea. She was just
about to pour the tea away when she noticed
something 23 ! The cocoon was unraveling
（解开）!It seemed to be a thread. She 24 fished it out of her teacup and called for
her dressmaker. Together, they found that the thread could be made into soft, strong cloth.
It was very beautiful. Everyone 25 silk to wear. But it took time for silkworms to make
enough silk thread. To save the silkworms, the emperor's wife asked the emperor to tell the
people that 26 could only be worn by the royal family.
No one knows if the story is true, but it is true that only the royal family could wear silk
clothes for a very long time. Later, nobles（贵族）began wearing silk but businessmen and
farmers were still not 27 to wear silk.
Silk became a 28 product for trade. Emperors, princes, queens and nobles all wanted
silk. They were 29 to pay a very high price to get it. Even people from around the world
traded it for gold and silver. In order to protect the skill, the ancient Chinese did their best
to keep it a 30 for many years.
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21. A. wasted B. spent C. saved D. lost
22. A. when B. after C. unless D. if
23. A. silly B. amazing C. stupid D. usual
24. A. hardly B. finally C. carefully D. suddenly
25. A. bought B. made C. wanted D. got
26. A. cocoon B. thread C. dress D. silk
27. A. allowed B. introduced C. ordered D. chosen
28. A. valuable B. lucky C. heavy D. cheap
29. A. unhappy B. glad C. easy D. angry
30. A. truth B. story C. fact D. secret
四、阅读（共两节, 满分 50 分）
第一节 阅读理解（共 4 篇, 15 小题，每小题 3 分, 满分 45 分）
(A)
The topic of this year's English Week was "Learning about Writers". Each class chose a
famous writer as the key topic of the English Week, so a series of English Week activities
were also related to the work of this writer.
English Week highlights:
1 Mr. Green, a British famous writer, visited us again to bring wonderful stories to the children.
Dress up Friday, children took the chance to go into the world of the book, and acted as
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characters in the work of their class's selected writer, enjoying a special and exciting day.
There were also different interesting competitions, such as Reading photography competition,
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English cartoon competition, etc.
Visit of a famous foreign writer
We invited Mr. Green to share his reading experience with all teachers and students on
November 6th and 7th. At the same time, he also gave a speech on reading for parents on
November 6th, with the title of "Why we need to read aloud to children and how to do it
well".
Interesting English Week activities
Photo competition We invited parents to take a picture of their children while they were
reading a book. It must be one of the works of their class's elected writer. The more creative
the photo was, the more likely it was to win.
Dress up competition All the students dressed up as characters in a novel written by the
writer chosen by their class. On Friday, we also presented the best costume award and the
best class achievement award.
There were many other wonderful activities during English Week, such as English cartoon
competition and English speaking competition.
We hope every student enjoyed the fun of learning English through this wonderful
English Week activity, and will continue to fall in love with English reading.
31. Which activity could you take part in if you were interested in acting
A. Dress up Friday B. Photo competition
C. English speaking competition D. English cartoon competition
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32. What does the underlined word "It" in Paragraph 4 refer to
A. The book B. The picture C. The speech D. The photo competition
33. Why does the writer write the passage
A. To introduce English reading B. To introduce Mr. Green
C. To introduce Dress up Friday D. To introduce English Week
(B)
Wang Yaping is chosen to take part in the Shenzhou-13
crewed mission, with the spaceship launched from the Jiuquan
Satellite Launch Center in northwest China on Oct. 16th. She
becomes the first woman to enter China's space station core
module Tianhe.
Wang was born in 1980 in Shandong Province. She loved jogging
and was a basketball player in the school team.
"When I was young, my world was small, "Wang recalled. "My
dream was much more simple: to go out of the village and to pay
back all that my parents had given me. "
Her space dream started in 2003 when China sent its first taikonaut Yang Liwei into space.
"I watched the bright rocket set on fire on TV, and an idea came into my mind: China now
has a male taikonaut, when will there be a female one " Wang said. At that time, she has
been a transport aircraft pilot for two years in the People's Liberation Army Air Force. After
finishing safe flights for 1, 600 hours over nine years, Wang was chosen into the second
batch of Chinese taikonauts in 2010 and became a strong candidate（候选人） for China's
first flight as a female taikonaut.
However, she did not pass her final tests and Liu Yang was named the "first female"
taikonaut. Wang did not lose heart but trained even harder. The candidate always ran three
circles more than others in physical courses, and she asked to train in the pressure room for
extra 30 minutes each time.
Her efforts finally came to success. Wang became a crew member of the Shenzhou-10
space mission in 2013, and she earned the title of China's first space teacher after giving a
lesson to students from an orbit more than 300 km above the Earth's surface.
Wang's ponytail, smiling face and soft-spoken voice attracted millions of hits on social
media, where she has been known as a "space heroine".
34. In what order did the following events take place
a. Wang took part in the Shenzhou-10 space mission.
b. Wang joined the People's Liberation Army Air Force.
c. Wang gave a lesson to students from space in 2013.
d. Wang became a crew member of the Shenzhou-13 crewed mission.
e. Wang became a member of the second batch of Chinese taikonauts.
A. b-e-a-c-d B. b-a-e-d-c C. a-b-e-c-d D. a-b-c-e-d
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35. What can we know about Wang Yaping from the passage
A. Wang Yaping was named the "first female" taikonaut.
B. Wang Yaping was born in a city in Shandong Province.
C. Wang Yaping has taken part in the Shenzhou mission twice.
D. Wang Yaping took part in the Shenzhou-13 mission when she was 37.
36. What does the underlined word "extra" in paragraph 5 mean
A. about B. fewer C. more D. less
37. What can be the best title of the passage
A. The "first female" taikonaut B. Wang Yaping and Liu Yang
C. A space heroine-Wang Yaping D. The Shenzhou-13 crewed mission
(C)
Smartphones are popular among middle school students, who use them mainly to surf
social media platforms, according to a research made by China Youth Daily.
More than 93% of parents had given smartphones to their children in middle schools for
daily use and 57% of respondents said they used them to visit social media.
Keeping in touch with teachers came in at 48% and the same number of students used
them to play online games, while 47% watched videos and listened to music, the research
said.
More than 30% of parents said they failed to guide their children on the rational use of the
devices and 39% said children's smartphone use was opposite to their original intentions.
Last year, a report found that 175 million minors regularly used the Internet. It noted that
94%went online with mobile phones, while 57% also used TV sets. Desktops came in at 45%,
with laptops at 32% and tablets at 29%.
The report, based on a research of 34, 661 middle school students, found that 33%of the
students had surfed the Internet before school age and 65% of young Internet users had
taught themselves the necessary skills.
Online games and novels have become important social topics with young students and
they do not want to be left out among their peers, Sun said.
The reason some parents fail to control their children's smartphone use is that they also use
them too much, she added.
. . . (To be continued)
38. What do over half of the middle school students use smartphones to do
A. Play online games. B. Surf social media platforms.
C. Watch videos. D. Keep in touch with teachers.
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39. What can we learn about middle school students from the passage
A. They spend more time listening to music than watching videos.
B. They spend more time watching videos platforms than playing online games.
C. They spend more time keeping in touch with teachers than surfing social media
platforms.
D. They spend the same amount of time playing games as communicating with teachers.
40. How did most middle school students go online according to the report
A. By using TV sets B. By using laptops
C. By using smartphones D. By using desktops
41. What may be talked about in the next paragraph of the passage
A. Advice for parents B. The developments of smartphones
C. The advantages of using smartphones D. The disadvantages of using smartphones
(D)
Ever since ancient times, it's been important to keep in mind proper gift-giving manners
when giving presents to your Chinese friends or family. If you don't know much about
traditional Chinese gifting customs, it could end up making you, or the receiver, feel bad.
So, what should you pay attention to when choosing the right gift
To begin with, there are a few key factors to consider（考虑）. Firstly, because mianzi
(giving and saving face) is important in Chinese culture, it's necessary to consider the cost of
the gift won't make the receiver feel uncomfortable. Secondly, you should choose a useful
gift. Thirdly, avoid gifts that are considered unlucky, like clocks, umbrellas and pears. In
Chinese, "to give a clock "sounds like" to attend a funeral", "umbrella" sound like" split up "
and "pear" sounds like "to leave".
In addition, it's important to understand the types of gifts that are usually exchanged in
China. The first is fresh fruit and flowers. Fruit and flowers are popular in most situations.
The second common gift is tea in an attractive tin or wrapper（包装）. The third common
gift is red envelopes filled with cash. These are often given out for birthdays, weddings and
the Spring Festival. Six, eight and nine are considered lucky numbers in China, while four is
considered unlucky because it sounds like "death ". The fourth common gift in China is
plants. If your Chinese friend just moved to a new home or spends a lot of time in their
office, a plant is a good choice for a gift.
Finally, it's important to be mindful when choosing the color of your gift. During happy
occasions, Chinese people prefer the color red because it means cheer, fortune and good
luck. During funerals, white and black colors are used to express remembrance and respect.
If you're planning to give a gift to a Chinese person, keep in mind the above as a helpful
guide. No matter what kind of gift you give, it's always the thought that counts.
42. Which of the following is the proper gift for visiting a friend in China
A. A beautiful clock B. Some fresh fruit and flowers
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C. A red envelope with￥444 in it D. Some tea without a tin or wrapper
43. What can we learn from the passage
A. You can send a plant to your friend when he moves to a new home.
B. Pears are bad choices because "pear "sounds like "to attend a funeral".
C. Chinese people prefer red because it means cheer, good luck and respect.
D. Red envelopes with cash are often given for funerals, birthdays and the Spring Festival.
44. What needn't we pay attention to when choosing the gift
A. The price of the gift B. The type of the gift
C. The colour of the gift D. The size of the gift
45. In which part of a magazine will you probably read this article
A. History B. Education C. Culture D. Travel
第二节 阅读填空（共 5 小题; 每小题 1 分, 满分 5 分）
This happened two years ago but remains a lively memory. We sang My Motherland and
Me before a huge stage in Beijing Grand Theater. It was my first time in a gathering
attended by local officials. 46. ____________I was so excited.
47. _____________ I was on a local bus when I first heard it. I couldn't understand the words
but I could follow the tune from memory. 48. _______ We just practised My Motherland and
Me until we could remember the Chinese words.
The day of the event we all wore red and stood on stage. 49.__________ Our performance
would be followed by a group of children who sang Be Brave, a pop song. I love that song
too. After the program, all the performers were called back to the stage. The head of the
local community gave each of us a prize. I went home with my prize, bags of fruits and
candies than my two hands could carry. When my mother arrived home from work, I
greeted her, "50. ________"
A. For several days, we didn't have lessons.
B. Before singing, we were introduced and warmly welcomed.
C. You're not going to believe what happened to me today!
D. My Motherland and Me is a song with beautiful melody.
E. It was also my first time to taste tanghulu, candied haws on a stick.
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非选择题部分（共 20 分）
五、 语篇填词（共 5 小题; 每小题 1 分, 满分 5 分）
根据短文及首字母提示, 写出所缺单词, 并注意使用适当形式。（每空限填一词）
Online shopping, mobile payment and bike-sharing have left a deep impression on the
26-year-old Japanese man Haruki. He decided to write a book to share his 19-year
experience of living in China with the people of his country.
Haruki was 51. b_________ in Tokyo, Japan in 1995, and graduated from Xiamen University
in 2019. Then he went back to Japan to work. He found many Japanese knew little about
China and 52. r_________ it was necessary to open a window for the Japanese to understand
the changes in China, so he decided to write a book to give the true information of China to
the Japanese people.
He recalled that when his Japanese friends came to China to travel, they were surprised to
see that bike-sharing was 53. p_________ in China. And people didn't take cash out to shop.
54. I_________ , they used digital 55. w_________, such as Wechat Pay and Alipay.
The book was published in 2021. He hopes his book can provide Japanese readers with a
look at the real China.
六、完成句子（共 15 格; 每格 1 分, 满分 15 分）
56. 三位中国宇航员将以这种方式返回地球。
The three Chinese astronauts will return to the Earth __________ __________ __________.
57. 一开始，我不喜欢听英文歌。
__________ __________ , I didn’t like listening to English songs.
58. 广州有很多名胜，例如广州塔、白云山等等。
There are many places of interest in Guangzhou, such as Canton Tower, Baiyun Mountain
__________ __________ __________.
59.为了过上健康的生活，你必须戒掉吸烟的习惯。
In order to __________ __________ __________ __________, you must give up the habit of
smoking.
60. 你最好不要带手机回学校, 否则会惹上麻烦的。
You __________ __________ __________ bring your mobile phone to school, or you’ll have
trouble.
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