广东省广州市海珠区2022-2023学年八年级下学期摸底测试英语试题

广东省广州市海珠区2022-2023学年八年级下学期摸底测试英语试题学校:姓名：班级：考号：一、语法选择SuShishowedhimselftobeofhighintelligenceevenasachild.Hewasverygoodatreadingandwritingbeforeten.Hewas]famousthatevenadultscametoconsult（请教）him.There2notabookinhisstudythathehadnotread.SuShioftenheardhimselfpraisedbythelocalpeople,andgraduallybecamequiteproudof3 ,Hethoughthewas4childinhishometown.Heputacoupletonthewallofhisstudywhichmeant“I5thewritingsofallmenalready.”OnedayanoldmancametoSuShi'sdoor6abook,andaskedfbradvice."Ihaveaskedmanypeople7Igotthebook,“heexplained,“but8couldunderstandit.Ihaveheardthatyouareapersonofwidelearning,soI'mheretoaskyou.^^Fullofconfidence,SuShitookthebookfrom9oldman'shand.However,whileopeningit,hestopped.Hehadneverseenthisbookbefore.Hedidn'tknowmanywordsinit!For10time,SuShirealizedthattherewerestillmanymorethingsforhimn.Thismadehimknowthathehadbetter12learninghard.Hesuddenlythoughtofthatcoupletandhurriedtohisstudy.Whenhegotreadytotakeitdown,hehada13ideathanthat,“Whynotaddtwowordstobothlinesofthecouplet?"14hebegantowork,andfinallythecoupletread,"Makeityourambitiontoreadthewritingsofallmen.”Fromthenon,hestudiedveryhardandbecameavery15poetinChina.Remember,"One isnevertooold tolearn.^^Lifelearning is importanttoeveryone.A.very B.too C.so D.reallyA.is B.was C.are D.werehaveyoueaten?^^However,inthewesterncountries,theabovequestionisjustaquestion,notgreetingatall.42Usuallywesternpeoplehavedifferentwaystogreet.Theywilljustgiveeachotherasmileorgreetwitha"Hi”.43InChinesefamilies,weseldomsay“Thankyou!”tootherfamilymembersforreceivinghelporservice,neitherdowesaysobetweengoodfriends.That'sbecauseifyousay“Thankyou!”tothem,theymaythinkyouaretreatingthemasstrangers.44Teacherswillthankastudentforansweringaquestionandafatherwillthankhissonforhelpinghimwashthecar.45You'dbetterbeawareofthemwhilecommunicatingwiththepeoplefromothercountriesorwhenyouareabroad.Asthesayinggoes,“WhenyouareinRome,doastheRomansdo.”Thankyouforlistening.A.Alltheabovearejustsomeexamplesofculturaldifferences.B,People'scommunicationwithothersbeginswithgreeting.Expressinggratitudeisanotherdifferenceindifferentcultures.Butinthewest,itisoneofthemostcommonlyusedsentences.Westernersmaythinkyouareinvitingthemtoameal.五、短文首字母填空阅读短文，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。DoyouknowBetteNesmithGraham?Maybeyoudonot,butyouprobablyuseherinventioneveryday.Wsasusefulasaballpointpentoyou.Bettewastheinventoroftheliquidpaper.Shewasb46onMarch23,1924inDallas,Texas.Unluckily,herhusbandlefttheirhomein1946.Bettehadtod47onherselfbyworkingasatypisttosupportthefamily.Whentherewasamistake,sheneededtotypeagain.Thatwassuchalotofwork.Soshekeptfindingabetterwaytocorrecttypingmistakes.Onedaywhenshesawsomeworkerspaintingovertheirmistakesoncanvas,anideacameuptoherm48"Whycan'ttypistssimplypaintovertheirmistakes?”Betteputsomespecialpaintintoabottleandtookherwatercolorbrushtotheoffice.Sheusedthistocorrecthertypingmistakesanditworked.Anothertypistsawthenewinventionandwantedtotrytoo.Soon,thisinventionbecamep49andallthetypistsinthebuildingaskedherforsome.In1956,Bettestartedacompanyandtheliquidpaperwasagreats50Manypeopleuseditallovertheworld.六、完成句子.我们应该互相帮助而不是拿别人开玩笑。Weeachotherinsteadofaboutothers..最后，他们赢了这场重要的比赛。Theytheimportantmatch..到目前为止，王亚平在太空上了三次课。,WangYapingthreelecturesinspace..当你外出时，如果你戴上口罩会更安全。youwearamaskwhenyougoout,it..我期待很快能再次与你们见面。fmyouagainsoon.七、材料作文.你们班将在下周五举行线上英语日的活动，请你根据以下信息写一份活动计划并号召大家积极参与。注意：.参考词汇:英语口语(spokenEnglish)；.词数：80词左右(开头已给出，不计入词数)；.不得透露学校、姓名等任何个人信息，否则不予评分。TherewillbeanonlineEnglishDaynextFriday.试卷第12页，共12页3.A.heB.himC.hisD.himself4.A.cleverB.clevererC.cleverestD.thecleverest5.A.readB.amreadingC.havereadD.willread6.A.withB.inC.onD.for7.A.sinceB.forC.ifD.unless8.A.somebodyB.anybodyC-everybodyD.nobody9.A.aB.anC.theD./10.A.oneB.firstC.thefirstD.firstly11.A.learnB.tolearnC.learningD.learned12.A.keepB.tokeepC.keepingD.kept13.A.goodB.wellC,betterD.best14.A.AndB.ButC.OrD.So15.A.successB.succeedC.successfulD.successfully二、完形填空Marcywasnervous.Shewasthe16oftheMayor（市长）foraDaycompetitionatherschool.Foroneday,shewouldbethemayorofhercity.Marcy'smotherdrovehertotheGlenviewCityHall.OutsideCityHall,MarcymetMayorWilson.Tohersurprise,hewasholdingabeachball."Congratulations,Marcy!”hesaid."Havefunasthemayor.Fmgoingtothe17now.Mr.Clarkwillbeyourassistanttoday.Goodbye!?,Itwasabusymorning.Mr.ClarktookMarcytothe18citylibrary,whichwasgoingtoopentothepublictoday.Marcycutacelebrationribbon（丝带）andmadeashortspeech.Asthecrowdclapped,Mr.Clarklookedathis19 ,“YouhaveameetingintenminuteswiththepresidentoftheTerrificToyCompany.WewantthemtobuildafactoryhereinGlenview.Manypeoplecan20init.”Inthemayor'soffice,MarcyspentonehourtalkingtoHildaHanson,thepresidentofTerrificToys."Forsuchayoungmayor,youimpressme!I21youthatwewillprovidelotsofjobsfbrthepeopleandstartbuildingourfactoryheretomorrow,“hesaid.Afterlunch,Mr.Clarksaid,“Youhaveacitycouncilmeetinginfiveminutes!,,Atthemeeting,theheadofthecitycouncil(议会)looked22 ,“TheplaygroundequipmentatthecityparkneedsfreshpaintJshesaid."Theparkneedsnewflowers.Butwehavenomoneyformoreworkers.”“Dowehavemoneyforicecream?”Marcyasked.Thecitycouncilmemberslookedconfused."Iwillhaveanewsmeetingtoday,“Marcyexplained."NextSaturdaywillbeourfirstGlenviewVolunteerDay.Peoplecanvolunteerattheparktopaintandplantflowers.Aftertheyhelpfinishthework,theywill23freeicecream.”"Wonderfulidea,MayorMarcy!”thememberscheered.At5:30,Mr.Clark24Marcybecauseofherhardwork.TheywalkedtothefrontofCityHall,whereMarcy'smotherwaswaiting.“Didyouhavefiin9Marcy?”askedhermother.“IdidJsaidMarcy.“Maybeyou'llbearealmayorsomeday.^^saidhermother.Marcysmiled."MaybeIwill,“shesaid25 .16.A.hostB.guestC.winnerD.manager17.A.countrysideB.companyC,playgroundD.beach18.A.newB.bigC.smallD.secret19.A.watchB.walletC.officeD.handbag20.A.playB.studyC.visitD.work21.A.introduceB.promiseC.adviseD.understand22.A.worriedB.shyC.wiseD.glad23.A.getB.sellC.buyD.order24.A.paidB.thankedC.helpedD.challenged25.A.confidentlyB.quietlyC.suddenlyD.correctly三、阅读单选ZuChongzhi(429-500)wasafamousmathematicianandastronomerintheSouthernandNorthernDynasties.Fromanearlyage,Zuwassmartandfondoflearning.Hewastaughtnaturalscience,astronomy,mathsandsoon.Thelittleboywasinterestedinallofthesesubjects,especiallyinmaths,andlaterbecameaworld-famousscientist.Zuwasbestknownfbrhiscalculationofpi（兀）.Heworkedoutanaccuratevalue（精确值）ofpiaround1500yearsago.Aftercalculatingmorethan1,000times,heworkedoutthevalueofpi,whichisbetween3.1415926and3.1415927.Nooneatthattimewasabletodobetterthanhim.Itwasabout1000yearsaheadofEurope.Zuwasnotonlygoodatmaths,butalsoastronomy.Heworkedoutthatayearshouldbe365.24281481dayslongandcreatedtheDarningCalendar,thebestatthattime.ItissaidthatZuwasalsoaninventor.Heoncemadeavehicle（车辆）thatcarriedapointer（指针）.Nomatterhowthevehicleturned,thepointeralwayspointedtothesouth.Healsoinventedalong-distanceboat.Itwasreallygreatanditcouldtravelover50kilometersaday.Inmemoryofthisgreatancientscientist,TsuChungChi（祖冲之环形山）isnamedafterhimonthemoon.WhatwasZuChongzhi?①Aninventor.②Ascientist.③Apainter.④Anastronomer.⑤Amathematician.A.①②③⑤B.①②④⑤C.②③④⑤D.①③④⑤Whatdoestheunderlinedword"it"refertointhethirdparagraph?A. Thevehicle. B. Thepointer.C. Thevalueofpi. D. Thelong-distanceboat.WhichofthefollowingsisnotZuChongzhi'sachievement?A. Accuratevalueofpi. B. TheDarningCalendar.C. Avehiclewithapointer. D. TsuChungChionthemoon.Almostallofushavewatchedthemovie"JurassicPark",buthowmuchdowereallyknowaboutthecreaturescalled“dinosaurs"?Hereissomethingyoumaynotknowaboutthem.Aboutsizes•Dinosaurshavebeenconsideredthebiggestlivingthingsbutinfact,thebluewhaleisbiggerthananydinosaurat108feet（33m）.Manypeoplemaythinkdinosaursweremassive,buttheywereusuallyhumansizedorsmaller.•Thesmallestdinosaursthatweknowofwerejust4-feetandweighedlessthanachihuahua（吉娃娃）.•Anewbornhumanbabyhasabiggerbrainthanmostadultdinosaurshad.Aboutnames•Theword"dinosaurs“belongstotheancientGreekandmeans“terriblelizard”.That'snotanicewaytocallsomeone,bytheway.•ThefossilofthedinowiththelongestnamewasfoundinChina.Itsnameis:Micropachycephalosaurus.Trypronouncingthisone.•Noteverythingwith“saurs“wasdinosaurs,likeflyingpterosaursweren'tdinosaursatall!Aboutdinosaurbabies•Thesmallestdinosaureggeverfoundwasonly3centimeterslongandweighed75grams.•Thelargestdinosaureggswerearound19incheslong.•Mostdinosaurs?eggswerejustthesizeofabasketball.Others•Mostdinosaurscanbeknownaboutbyjustlookingattheirboneortooth.•ThemodernrelativeofT.RexisChicken!Weareeating"dinosaurs”.•Somescientists,basedonboneevidence,havefoundoutthatmanydinosaurslivedupto70—300years!•Dinosaursexistedeverywhere,eveninAntarctica.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"massive“meaninthesecondparagraph?A.Huge. B.Tiny. C.Strong. D.Weak.WhatisTrueaboutdinosaursaccordingtothearticle?A.Everythingwith"saurs"wasadinosaur.Dinosaurshavethebiggestbrainsofalllivingthings.Thesmallestdinosaursweighedlessthanachihuahua.Dinosaurs5eggsweremuchbiggerthanabasketball.Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?A.T.Rexisakindofchicken.B,Dinosaursusedtobeeverywhere.C.Alldinosaurslivedupto300years.D.It'sveryhardtoknowaboutdinosaurs.Whatmightbethebesttitleforthearticle?A.Differentkindsofdinosaurs.B,Humanbeingsanddinosaurs.C.Dinosaursaroundtheworld.D.Interestingfactsaboutdinosaurs.Doyouhavetroublerememberingwhereyouputyourerasers?Doingpuzzlesmayhelpkeepyourmindsharp,butdietcanmakeabigdifferencetoo.Accordingtomanystudies,somefoodsmayhelptoimproveyourmemory.Whynottrythem?Scientistshavefoundthatsufficient（足够的）amountsofvitaminB2canimproveyourmemory.It'sfoundincommonthingslikemilkanddarkgreenYoucanaddabananatoyourbreakfast.ItwillbeeasierforyoutofocusonwhattheteachersStudieshaveshownthateatingfishonceaweekproducesa10percentslowerdecline（衰退）inmemory.vegetables.欧Asay.髭Tryacupoftea.Notonlydoesitkeepyourbrainworkingright,italsohelpstorelaxandfightagainstmentaltiredness.辱WeknowthateggsarefullofvitaminB12whichhelpstofightagainstbrainshrinkage（收缩）.0•避Toimproveyourintakeofzinc,youcaneatmorewholegrains.Wholegrainshelpyourbrainworkwell.Ifyou'rereallyseriousaboutimprovingyourmemory,don'tforgettomaketimeforagoodbreakfast.Astudyfoundbreakfasthelpedpeoplescorebetteronmemorytests.Andwhenkidseatamorningmeal,theirexamscoresimprove."Youarewhatyoueat."Awell-balanceddietisofcoursegreatforyourbodies.What'smore,junkfoodslikecola,friedchipsandcandiesarebadfbryourhealthandmemory.Youshouldtrytokeepawayfromthem.Howmanyhealthyfoodsarementionedinthearticle?A.Six. B.Seven. C.Eight. D.Ten.IfJennyfeelssleepy,whichfoodcanhelpherdobetterinthemorningmathsclass?A.Acupofteaorabanana. B.Milkorvegetables.C.Wholegrainsorcola. D.Fishoreggs..Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?A.Acupofteacanhelpyourelax.B,Breakfastisalsoveryimportant.Milkcanhelpimprovememory.Abalanceddielincludeschipsandcandies.Whafsthepurposeofthisarticle?Totellstudentshowtoexercisetheirbrains.Tosolvestudents'problemsofbadmemory.Tointroducestudentstosomehealthyfoods.D.Toencouragestudentstohavemorningmeals.Blog^TheMostUsefulinventionsTheMostUsefulInventionsTheInventionBlog:APlaceforPeopletoShareOpinionsToday'squestionis:Whatdoyouthinkisthemostusefulinventionofalltime?PostedbyAmyonSaturday,November5Therearemany——thetrain,thecar,andtheairplaneareusefulmachines,butthesearenotmychoices.Foraneveryday,usefulinvention,Ivotefortheairconditioner:IliveinGuangzhou,andduringthesummerthetemperaturecanbe35degreesCelsiusormore.Ifssohot!I'mnotjokingwhenIsaythat,withoutanairconditioner,peopleherecannotworkorstudy.Alotofpeoplemightgetsickwithoutcoolair.Lastsummer,oneofmyclassmatesevensufferedheatstrokeinthecountrysidebecausetherewasnoairconditioner.PostedbyJohnonSunday,November6ThemostusefulinventionofalltimeissurelytheInternet.Wecannowreachpeopleanddobusinessfaster.IownaclothingstoreinMexicoCityandthereisalotofcompetition.Ialsohaveawebsitenow.Peoplefromallovertheworldcanbuymyclothingusingmywebsite.IcankeepintouchwithfriendsandfamilyinMexicoandaroundtheworldusinge-mail.Itisfasterthanusualmail,andit'scheaperthanusingthephone!PostedbyPeteronMonday,November7John,IalsothinkthattheInterne