广东省广州市番禺区2024-2025学年八年级上学期期末英语试题(无答案)

2024学年第一学期八年级英语科期末测试题
Ⅱ.纸笔部分（共90分）
一、语言知识及运用（共两节，满分15分）
第一节 单项选择（共10小题；每小题0.5分，满分5分）
从1~10各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
1. The new movie was exciting the last one we watched together.
A. not as; so B. not as; as C. not such; as D. as; not as
2. The town has people, and of them are young adults.
A. millions of, two million B. million of; two millions
C. millions of; two millions D. million of; two million
3.—Tom, you look tired. You had better up late at night.
—Yes, I go to bed earlier. I’ll make sure to get enough sleep tonight.
A. not to stay; must B. not staying; can
C. not stay; should D. to not stay; need
4. Yesterday, our class had a quiz. I answered questions correctly, and one was about the inventor of the light bulb.
A. eight; three B. the eighth; the third
C. eight; third D. eight; the third
5. You won’t achieve your dreams you work hard. Let’s study together and make progress every day.
A. if B. unless C. or D. but
6. Since I helping as a volunteer in the school library last term, I both reading books and helping others.
A. start; enjoyed B. have started; have enjoyed
C. have started; enjoyed D. started; have enjoyed
7. Of all the subjects I’ve studied this year, English is because it allows me to express Chinese culture and stories well to the world by using this language.
A. interesting B. more interesting C. most interesting D. the most interesting
8. Lisa has been an animal trainer nearly twenty years 2004.
A. since; for B. for; since C. since; since D. for; for
9. The Spring Festival Gala was so amazing that left in the middle of it.
A. everybody B. anybody C. nobody D. somebody
10. After working hard on his project for several weeks, Li Ming has improved a lot, and he has
given up when meeting problems.
A. already; never B. ever; already C. yet; never D. ever; yet
第二节 语法选择（共10小题；每小题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11~20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。
There was once a king who had a great palace with a beautiful garden. He was happier than anyone else there. In the garden, there lived all kinds of animals. All of them enjoyed 11 .
The king was very happy with the whole garden except for 12 old tree. It was so old and dry that the king hated it very much. Finally, the king ordered some people 13 it down and turn the place into a swimming pool. 14 his surprise, after the tree was cut down, the animals left the garden. Without the animals, the garden didn’t look so beautiful any more. The king was disappointed, but he didn’t know what had happened.
A young man went to the king, and said he could 15 what had happened. “This was because you cut the old tree down,” said the young man. “There 16 some moths (飞蛾) living in the old tree. Birds needed to eat the moths and then they produced waste for plants to grow. The plants then attracted many 17 animals to your garden. So the tree is important to your garden because it can make your garden beautiful.”
“Excellent!” said the king. “I’ll make you rich 18 you make my garden beautiful again.”
“I’m afraid you will spend many years on it. It 19 many years to get the natural balance.” said the young man.
The king was sad. This was the first time he realized the importance of 20 trees. But all he could do was just to wait.
11. A. them B. their C. theirs D. themselves
12. A. a B. an C. the D. /
13. A. cut B. cuts C. to cut D. cutting
14. A. In B. To C. For D. At
15. A. explain B. explains C. explaining D. explained
16. A. was B. were C. is D. are
17. A. other B. another C. the other D. others
18. A. unless B. if C. or D. though
19. A. spend B. will spend C. take D. will take
20. A. protect B. protecting C. to protect D. protected
二、完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10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。
What’s the most important thing in your life Some people 21 it’s hard work, knowledge, love or luck. Some say it is wealth because it can make them rich and live a better life.
If you place the 26 English letters in order and use a number to stand for each of them, for example, 1 for a, 2 for b, 3 for c..., you can 22 an English word into a number. So hard work becomes 8+1+18+4+23+15+18+11=98; knowledge: 11+14+15+23+12+5+4+7+5=96; love: 12+15+22+5=54; luck: 12+21+3+11=47. None of these words can give one a full mark. They are not 23 enough to be a full mark. What about wealth It can’t, either.
Then what else Don’t be worried. You may have many 24 in your life. And you will find the answers to them when you change your ways of 25 things or doing things, or your attitudes(态度). “Attitude” is the 26 word with a full mark. Attitude is 1+20+20+9+20+21+4+5=100.
Different attitudes give you different 27 of life. They will teach you something. You may make your dreams come true 28 if you have changed your bad attitudes.
When you change your attitudes and become friendly to others, you’ll 29 more smiling faces towards you. It is also 30 to take an active attitude towards failure. You will realize that it can help you achieve your dreams.
21. A. depend B. think C. ask D. interview
22. A. change B. fall C. bring D. break
23. A. dangerous B. bad C. big D. small
24. A. books B. moments C. problems D. plans
25. A. thinking about B. looking for C. putting on D. taking out
26. A. foolish B. wrong C. same D. correct
27. A. jokes B. lessons C. topics D. hobbies
28. A. loudly B. busily C. difficultly D. successfully
29. A. lose B. meet C. forget D. challenge
30. A. useful B. impossible C. convenient D. traditional
三、阅读（共两节，满分35分）
第一节 阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下列短文，从31~45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)
The Chinese ancient tea ceremony (仪式) is a practice of preparing, serving, and enjoying tea. It might start in the Tang Dynasty or even earlier and it reached its greatest time in the Song Dynasty. The traditional Chinese tea ceremony is usually held in important situations to welcome guests.
Main steps: *Prepare a tea set. To hold a Chinese tea ceremony, a full tea set is needed, including a teapot, a serving bowl, cups, plates, etc. *Heat the tea set. This step can help tea fully give off its nice smell. *Put tea leaves into the teapot. Use the teaspoon, not the hand, to place some tea leaves into the teapot. *Wash tea leaves. Pour the hot water into the teapot and keep it for a few seconds, and then pour out water quickly. *Brew tea. Refill the teapot with hot water of a proper temperature, cover it and wait for a few minutes to keep the pleasant smell of the tea soup.
Manners and rules: If you are the host, please: *Serve the tea with both of your hands. *Do not fill the teacup fully, since the hot tea soup might hurt the guests. *Keep an eye on the teacups of your guests and fill them in time. If you are the guest, please: *Receive the teacup with both hands when being served with tea. *Show your admiration and thanks to the host when smelling or drinking the tea soup. *Take a small mouthful of tea soup every time instead of drinking it up at a time. *Dress properly to attend the tea ceremony.
31. What should you do before putting tea leaves into the teapot
A. Clean tea leaves. B. Dry tea leaves. C. Cool the tea set. D. Heat the tea set.
32. Which of the following is thought to be good manners
A. The host fills the guest’s teacup fully.
B. The host keeps an eye on the guests.
C. The guest receives the teacup with his right hand.
D. The guest drinks the tea slowly to show his politeness.
33. Which part of a magazine is the passage most probably from
A. Food. B. Culture. C. Entertainment. D. Science.
(B)
A new and exciting invention now allows deaf people to see conversations in real time. Using augmented reality (AR) glasses and a smartphone, deaf and hearing-impaired (听力受损的) people are also able to join in everyday conversations.
The AR glasses were developed by Dan Scarfe after he had dinner with his family. The man saw his hearing-impaired grandfather sitting alone in silence while the rest of the family were talking excitedly. This reminded him of his grandfather who was always watching TV shows with subtitles (字幕). Because of this experience, he realized that he should do something to help.
Scarfe got to work with an AR glasses maker. Six months later, a new pair of AR glasses came out.
The glasses first receive the audio (音频) and send it to a connected smartphone. The phone then creates subtitles from that audio. With the help of software, these subtitles appear on the user’s glasses screen.
The company first tested the glasses in the UK. The UK was chosen as a testing ground because over 12 million adults in Britain have hearing loss. However, when the product goes global, it could change the lives of some 430 million people. This is about 5% of the world’s population and includes 70 million people with total hearing loss.
This is a game changer for the deaf. Mark Atkinson, who is using the AR glasses, says, “As a deaf person, I am blown away by this new technology. When I tried on the glasses for the first time, I was so amazed. Real-time subtitles made me become part of the conversation as never before.”
34. Who is the new invention helpful for
A. Workers with writing problems. B. Teenagers with reading problems.
C. People with hearing problems. D. Grandparents with speech problems.
35. Where did Scarfe’s idea of the new invention come from
A. TV shows. B. A smartphone.
C. An AR glasses maker. D. His experience with his family.
36. In what order did the following happen
a. The company tested the AR glasses.
b. A new pair of AR glasses appeared.
c. Many deaf people are amazed by the AR glasses.
d. Dan Scarfe worked with an AR glasses maker.
e. Dan Scarfe’s grandfather sat alone silently in dinner.
A. e-b-d-c-a B. b-c-e-d-a C. e-d-b-a-c D. b-c-a-e-d
37. What is the main idea of the passage
A. Augmented reality glasses help people watch TV shows with subtitles.
B. A new invention helps deaf people see conversations in real time.
C. Dan Scarfe invented a new kind of smartphone for deaf people.
D. The UK has the highest number of hearing loss adults in the world.
(C)
Mike, a 12-year-old boy, lived in a hillside village. His neighbouring village was famous because of a great discovery there. In 2003, paleontologists(古生物学家) found the bones of the largest dinosaur in Europe in a field near his neighbouring village.
Mike liked dinosaurs more than anything else in the world. He also believed that there was an amazing dinosaur bone under the ground of his own village. His dream was to be the first person to find it.
One summer morning, Mike was exploring (勘查) in a field near a river. He looked up to see his two friends Fern and Pepe running toward him with a colorful kite. Mike enjoyed playing with his friends and began to fly the kite with them. As he ran, he fell to the ground. “I caught my left foot on this grey object,” he said.
“A rock,” said Fern.
Mike looked at it carefully. “I don’t think it is a rock,” he said excitedly.
“Let me pull it out,” said Pepe.
“No,” said Mike. “It’s better to leave the object right here.”
Mike and the boys ran to school to tell their teacher. The teacher called the paleontologist’s office. The next day, a paleontologist came to the village to examine the object. “It could be a dinosaur bone,” he said. Soon, many paleontologists came and more bones were found. They turned out to come from a new kind of dinosaur.
Fern asked. “What do we call this dinosaur ” “Interesting question,” said one of the paleontologists, “we’ll call it Mikesaur!”
38. What was Mike doing before he met his friends
A. Exploring in the field. B. Flying a kite.
C. Giving a report to his teacher. D. Collecting grey objects.
39. What does the underlined word “it” in the sentence “I don’t think it is a rock,” refer to
A. The kite. B. The grey object. C. The river. D. The field.
40. Why did Mike say “It’s better to leave the object right here.”
A. He thought it was difficult to move. B. He thought it was a common bone.
C. He thought it was something valuable. D. He thought it was a rock.
41. What do you think would most probably happen next
A. Mike would feel proud of himself.
B. Fern would get an expensive gift.
C. More people would move into this village.
D. The teacher would send Pepe to hospital.
(D)
Think about how much time you spent outside last week. Really “outside.” Walking from the car into the mall doesn’t count.
Now think about how much time you spent indoors—on the Internet or playing video games or watching TV.
You may say, “I play inside more than outside and I like to play games on the computer.”
If so, it’s likely that you spent more time inside four walls than outside in fresh air. Kids today spend two fewer hours per week on sports and outdoor activities than kids did 20 years ago. That’s according to a University of Michigan study. Non-moving activities are more popular. The costs “include overweight, greater stress (压力), and less joy...,” says Richard Louv, writer of Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder.
Play is important, even for adults.
Outdoor activity betters your senses (感觉). The next time you sit down to message your friends, take notes of your senses during and after your texting. Then do the same experiment after you’ve done something outside. You will find being outdoors brings the senses to life. Hiking, exploring, and fishing help hone all of your senses. Smell, sight ... all of your senses are in use when you’re outside.
Spending time outdoors brings you closer to the environment. When you’re out, breathe in fresh air, hear the leaves crackle underfoot and search cool birds and plants in the woods. It can help you feel more connected to the natural world. No woods nearby Nature can be found right outside your back door or in your local park.
So the next time you sit down to spend quality time with a video game, think about treating yourself to a little outdoor play instead.
42. How does the writer first introduce the topic of outdoor play
A. By showing a recent study in a book.
B. By introducing different kinds of outdoor play.
C. By asking the reader to think about his or her own experience.
D. By telling the reader outdoor play is good for body and mind.
43. Which sentence should go in the empty box in paragraph 5
A. Outdoor play helps form relationships.
B. Just getting outdoors does good.
C. Nature can help you forget your worries.
D. The outdoors is the best place to practise skills.
44. Which word is closest to the meaning of “hone” in paragraph 6
A. Improve B. Stop C. Produce D. Organize
45. Which of the following is a good way to enjoy outdoor play
A. Walking from your car into the mall.
B. Spending your quality time with TV drama series.
C. Playing a video game of making sandcastles by the beach.
D. Walking in a park to watch how fast the clouds are moving.
第二节 阅读填空（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）
阅读短文及文后A~E选项，选出可以填入46~50各题空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Would you be able to sleep with one eye open Dolphins can. When they sleep, only half of their brain goes to sleep. 46 Half of their brain sleeps for about two hours before the other half of their brain gets a chance to sleep. Sometimes, the dolphins will keep swimming while they are sleeping.
47 They are mammals (哺乳动物). These mammals have lungs (肺). And they don’t have gills (腮) like fish. 48 Dolphins don’t lay eggs. Their young are born alive, and they drink milk from their mothers.
Dolphins are one of the smartest animals in the world. There are many stories about how they save people out of water. They are able to solve many problems like humans. They can even use tools to catch fish. 49
Dolphins can also pass on anything they learn to other dolphins, like interesting fishing skills. 50 They use different sounds to talk to each other. Dolphins know the “voices” of other dolphins and even know exactly who is making which sound. Another thing that shows their cleverness is that they can also know themselves in a mirror (镜子) and check different parts of their body in it.
A. Dolphins are not fish. B. But their cleverness doesn’t end there. C. They sleep with one eye open to stay safe. D. They communicate with each other in many ways. E. They are also warm-blooded and have to go to the surface of the water to get air into their lungs.
四、写作（共三节，满分30分）
第一节 语篇填词（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）
阅读短文，根据上下文和所给的首字母写出所缺单词。注意使用正确形式，每空限填一词。答卷时，要求写出完整单词。
Last week, our school had this year’s English Week. There were different activities, from spelling bees to debates. Teachers and students (51) c some activities to take part in. It was a time when students were able to show their (52) a One of the most interesting activities was the English Speaking Competition. Many students spoke (53) c , sharing their ideas in fluent English. My friend Tom took part in it. He spent a lot of time working hard for it. We were excited to see him become the (54) w and got the first prize.
We all look (55) f to the next English week, eager for more chances to grow and shine.
第二节 完成句子（共5题；每小题2分，满分10分）
根据所给的汉语内容，用英语完成下列句子。每空限填一词。
56.麦克在广州从事英语外教的工作。
Mike a foreign English teacher in Guangzhou.
57.每周末，他喜欢在越秀公园散步。
Every weekend, he likes in Yuexiu Park.
58.迄今为止，他已经去过了许多中国的名胜古迹。
, he already to many places of interest in China.
59.在他看来，中国文化是值得深入学习的。
, Chinese culture is worth studying in depth.
60.他在中国的生活是多么美好啊!
his life is in China!
第三节 书面表达（共1题，满分15分）
上个月，你的学校接待了一批交换生，进行了为期两周的交流活动。作为活动的志愿者，请你向同学们汇报他们的主要活动和感受。
注意：1.可在思维导图内容提示的基础上适当拓展信息；
2.词数80词左右；
3.不得透露学校、姓名等任何个人信息，否则不予评分。
An exchange visit