2023-2024学年广州市越秀区八年级上英语期末考试题（含答案和音频）

学年第一学期期末诊断性调研八年级英语学科本调研卷共13页，满分120分。建议完成时间：100分钟。注意事项： 1.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号和座位号填写在答题卡上。2.用2B铅笔将考生号、座位号等填涂在答题卡相应位置上。作答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案。答案不能答在试卷上。3.非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液、涂改带。不按以上要求作答无效。4.考生必须保证答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，将试卷和答题卡一并交回。第I卷选择题（共85分）听力部分（15分）一、听力理解（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）听四段对话，请根据所听到的内容选择正确的答案，并涂在答题卡的相应位置。每段对话播放两遍。听下面一段对话，回答第1~2两个小题。What’sthematterwithJimmy?A.Helosthiswatchyesterday.B.Hecan’trememberthingswell.C.HeislookingforhisEnglishbooknow.WhenwillJimmygettotheschoolhallthisafternoon?A.4:30p.m. B.2:00p.m. C.1:45p.m.听下面一段对话，回答第3~4两个小题。Accordingtotheirtalk,whichofthefollowingisthekeywordofthedialogue?A.Number. B.Abacus. C.Counting.Whatcanweknowfromthedialogue?A.Thewomanhasn’tusedabacusbefore.B.Mikeiscountingnumberswithfingers.C.Abacusaremoreconvenientthancalculators.听下面一段对话，回答第5~7三个小题。What’sJennet’sfavouritestory?A.TheTrojanhorse.B.Thestoryof100,000arrows.C.ThestoryofSaiWengandhislosthorse.WhatdoesJennetthinkofSaiWeng?A.Heisawiseman.B.Heishard-working.C.Heisnotcleverenough.WhichofthefollowingshowsTim’sopinion?A.Tricksarewonderful.B.Manypeopledieinwars.C.HelikestheTrojanhorsebest.听下面一段对话，回答第8~10三个小题。Whatisthedialogueabout?A.HarryPotter. B.SpellingCompetition. C.EnglishWeek.HowmanybooksdidMikebuyinthebookfair?A.5. B.3. C.2.WhatcanwelearnaboutJudy?A.SheplayedtheroleofHarryPotter.B.ShehopesthenextEnglishWeekwillcomesoon.C.Shedoesn’tagreewithMikeabouttheEnglishWeek.听取信息（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）听下面一段独白，请根据题目要求，从所听到的内容中获取必要的信息，并把答案填入答题卷标号为(A)~(E)的空格中，每横线不限填写一个单词。录音读两遍。Differentkindsof(A)__________WhoWhatDescriptionLilyA(B)__________computerTellthetime,takephotos,(C)__________andmarkstepsSophieAne-book(D)__________newwordsAndyA(E)__________robotHavelessons,singsongsandplaygames笔试部分（70分）说明：1.本部分共五大题，请检查题数；2.笔试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1分，满分10分）请在下列各题的四个选项中选择一个最佳答案。—Wouldyoulike________coffee?—Sure,I’dliketodrink________.It’sverycoldoutsideA.some;anythinghot B.some;somethinghotC.any;anythinghot D.any;somethinghotOurschoolhasbuiltanewbuilding.Thereare________floorsinthisbuildingandmyclassroomison________floor.A.six;thefifth B.sixth;fifth C.six;fifth D.sixth;thefifth—Whatdoyouthinkoftheexam?—Itisnotas________asbefore.IthinkIneedtostudyharderA.easy B.easily C.easier D.theeasiest—When________yourdad________thiscar?—In2013.He________thiscarfortenyears.HelovesitverymuchA.has;bought;hashad B.has;bought;hasboughtC.did;buy;hasbought D.did;buy;hashad—Haveyouever________anyothercountrybefore?—Yes,I________Australialastyear.I’vestayedtherefortwoweeksA.beento;goneto B.beento;wenttoC.goneto;beento D.goneto;wenttoThereare________starsintheskybutwecanonlyseeaboutsix________stars.A.alargeamountof;thousand B.alargenumberof;thousandC.alargeamountof;thousands D.alargenumberof;thousandsYou________domoreexercise________youwanttobestrongerA.hadbetter;if B.hadbetter;unlessC.hadbetternot;if D.hadbetternot;unlessBensings________buthedraws________thanhisbrotherA.bad;worse B.bad;betterC.badly;worse D.badly;betterIboughtabottleofjuiceanddrankhalfofitjustnow.The________ofit________inthefridgenow.A.other;is B.other;wasC.rest;is D.rest;are—Thereare45studentsinmyclass.Icanrememberalltheirbirthdays.—________.A.Idon’tagreewithyou. B.Youaresoamazing.C.Takeiteasy. D.That’sagoodidea.四、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。Ateacherwasgivingalessontohisstudents.Heraisedaglassofwaterandasked,“Howheavydoyouthinkthisglassofwateris?”Thestudents’answersrangedfrom20gto500g.“It__21__matterontherealweight.Itdependsonhowlongyouholdit.IfIholditforaminute,itisOK.IfIholditforanhour,Iwillhaveanacheinmyarm.IfIholditforaday,youwillhavetocallanambulance.Itis__22__sameweight,butthelongerIholdit,theheavieritbecomes.”“Ifwecarryourburdens(负担)allthetime,soonerorlater,wewillnotbeabletocarryon,andtheburdenwill__23__becomemuchheavier.”“The__24__thingtodoistoputtheglassdown,restforawhilebefore__25__itupagain.”Wehavetoputdowntheburdenfromtimetotime__26__wecanberefreshed(恢复精力)andareabletocarryon.So,beforeyoureturnhome__27__schooltonight,putdowntheburdenoftoday.Don’tcarryitbackhome.Youcanpickituptomorrow.__28__burdensyouarehavingnowonyourshoulders,letthemdownforamomentifyou__29__.Lifeisshort,Just__30__it!A.isn’t B.aren’t C.don’t D.doesn’tA.a B.an C.the D./A.slow B.slowly C.slowing D.slownessA.wise B.wisely C.wiser D.wisestA.hold B.held C.holding D.toholdA.while B.because C.when D.sothatA.to B.from C.with D.inA.Whatever B.Whenever C.Whichever D.WhereverA.should B.must C.can D.havetoA.enjoy B.toenjoy C.enjoyed D.enjoying五、完形填空（共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从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。Longago,therelivedanoldclock-makernamedGeppetto.Tick-tick-TOCKTick-tickTOCKwentallthe__31__inhisshop.WhenGeppettoworked,hefelthappyButwhenherested,a__32__feelingcameoverhim“Ah!”hewouldthink“AllmylifeIhavenochildformyown!”So,onedayGeppettomadeapuppetofwoodintheshapeofa__33__.Hemadethearmsand__34__ofthepuppet,sotheycouldmove.Hecutandsewedniceclothesforit,asifitwerearealboy.“IwillcallyouPinocchio,”saidGeppetto.Thatnight,Geppetto__35__thewoodenpuppetdownontothebedGeppettolookedoutthewindowtothestarandsaid,“IfIcouldmakeone__36__,itwouldbeforarealboyofmyown”Butofcourse,heknewthatwasnot__37__.Thatnight,aBlueFairyflewovertothebed.“Littlewoodenpuppet,”saidtheBlueFairy.“Inthemorning,youwillbeabletowalkandtalklikearealboy.”Shetappedthepuppetonetimewithherwand.“Andifsomedayyoucan__38__thatyouarebraveandtrue,youmaybecomearealboy.”Pinocchio’seyes__39__slowly.Andwiththat,theBlueFairywentswooshandwasgone,outofthewindowandupintothenightsky.WhenGeppettowokeupthenextmorning,hesaid,“Iwillgotakemypuppetoutofbed.”Butthebedwas__40__!“HereIam,Father!”saidPinocchiofromtheothersideoftheroom.A.children B.clocks C.toys D.woodA.difficult B.cold C.sad D.strangeA.clock B.baby C.star D.boyA.legs B.face C.ears D.bodyA.threw B.put C.fell D.droppedA.plan B.word C.sentence D.wishA.possible B.good C.bad D.rightA.say B.tell C.show D.growA.shone B.watered C.closed D.openedA.clean B.empty C.dirty D.full六、阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分,满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的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）AlbertEinsteinAlbertEinsteinwasaphysicistwhodevelopedthegeneraltheoryofrelativity(广义相对论).Heisoneofthemostfamousandimportantscientistsofthe20thcentury.EinsteinwasbornonMarch14,1879,inGermany.Hisfatherwasasalesmanandengineer.Hebuiltacompanytoproduceelectricalmachines.LittleEinsteinshowedgreatinterestinthosemachinesmadeinthecompany.Einstein’smotherranthefamilyhousework.Einsteinhadonesister,Maja,borntwoyearsafterhim.Towardstheendofthe1880s,MaxTalmud,whosometimeshaddinnerwiththeEinsteinfamily,becameafamilyteachertoyoungEinstein.TalmudhadintroducedEinsteintoachildren’ssciencebook.ItledEinsteintohisdreamaboutthescienceoflight.In1905,EinsteinwrotefourpapersintheAnnalenderPhysik,oneofthebest-knownphysicsnewspapersatthattime.Beforethat,athisageof21,hehadwrittenhisfirstfamousarticle.Laterin1921,EinsteinwontheNobelPrizeforPhysics.Butbecausesomeotherscientistsstillhadquestionsabouthisideas,hedidn’tgettheprizethatyearuntilthefollowingyear.Asaphysicist,Einsteinhadmanyfamousfindings,butheisperhapsbestknownforE=mc²,whichleadstothedevelopmentofatomicpowerandtheatomicbomb(原子弹).EinsteindiedonApril18,1955,aged76.Whenhewasbadlyill,hewastakentothehospitalbuthedidn’twanttogetanoperation.Hebelievedthathehadlivedhislife.“IwanttogowhenIneedto,”hesaidatthetime.“Ihavedonemyshareanditistimetogo.”WhatmadeEinsteininterestedinscience?A.Familyteaching.B.Hisfather’sjob.C.Experiencesinhisfather’scompany.D.Achildren’ssciencebookMaxTalmudintroduced.Whydidn’tEinsteinwintheNobelPrizeforhistheoryofrelativityin1921?A.Nobodyknewhisideas.B.Hewasnotfamousatthattime.C.Hedidn’twanttotaketheprizeatall.D.Somescientistsstilldidn’tfullyunderstandhisideas.InwhatorderdidthefollowinghappeninEinstein’slife?a.HewontheNobelPrize.b.Hedidn’twanttogetanoperation.c.Hewrotehisfirstfamoussciencearticle.d.Hebegantoshowinterestinscienceoflight.e.Hewrotefourpapersinafamousnewspaper.A.d-e-c-a-b B.d-c-e-a-b C.e-c-b-d-a D.e-d-c-b-a（B）Whenyouuseacomputer,howdoyougetyourcursor(光标)togowhereyouwantittogo?“Byusingamouse,”mostpeoplewouldsay.But,backintheearlydaysofcomputing,therewerenomice.Theusercouldonlyusethekeyboardtogetthingsdone.Theworld’sfirstcomputermouseappearedin1964.ItwascreatedbyDouglasEngelbart,ascientistinCalifornia.Themouselookedlikeawoodenboxwithtwometal(金属)wheelsonthefrontandtheleftsideandasinglebuttononthetop,Engelbartcalleditthe“Bug”.Butthelongcableonthebackmadeitlookmorelikea“Mouse”,andthenicknamequicklybecamepopularandwellknownamongusers.Engelbart’smouselookedsimple,butitchangedthewaypeopleusedcomputers.Thefirstimprovementcameeightyearslater,in1972.BillEnglish,anAmericancomputerengineer,changedthewheelsintoaballatthebottomofthemouse.The“BallMouse”waseasiertouse.Itwassuchasuccessthatitcouldbefoundinalmosteveryofficeinthe1980sand1990s.Thisproductalsohaditsproblems,though.Forexample,dirtanddustwouldcollectandjamthemouseovertime,makingitdifficulttouse.Thenextbigchangecamein1980.Theopticalmousedidn’tneedtheball.Butbecauseitwasmoreexpensive,peopledidn’twidelyuseituntiltheearly2000s.ThemousehascomealongwaysinceEngelbart’s“Bug”.Thousandsofscientistshavetriedtheirbesttomakemoreuser-friendlymice.Andnowyoumaybethinkingabouthowtomakethecomputermouseevenbetter.Whatwillmicelooklikeinthefuture?Whatcanweknowaboutthefirstmouse?A.Itwasonlymadeofwood. B.Itwasimportantincomputerusing.C.Itsnamethe“Bug”becamefamous. D.Itwascalled“Mouse”bytheinventor.WhichmaybethemouseinParagraph3?Whatdoestheunderlinedword“jam”meaninParagraph3?A.Tolet...fullofpeople. B.Topush...somewhere.C.Tomake...unabletowork. D.Toget...outoftrouble.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.Thesuccessofthemouse. B.Theinventorofthemouse.C.Theimportanceofthemouse. D.Thedevelopmentofthemouse.（C）InmylocallandofItaly,pastaandpizzawereoneveryone’slunchtable.Everyonewhohadsuchalunchwasfair-skinned(浅色皮肤)andspokeItalian.Surprisingly,afewyearslater,asIstoodinthecrowdwaitingforlunchinaschoolinBrooklyn,thecityIgrewupafterIcametotheUS,Irealizedthingswerenolongerthateasy.Myclassmatesweresodifferent.Somehadfairskin(皮肤)andlargeblueeyes.Othershadrichbrownskinanddarkhair.Thefoodtheychosewasalmostasdifferentasthestudents.InfrontofmewasanumberoffoodsIcouldn’tevennameinmymotherlanguage.WorryingthatIwouldpickoutsomethingterrible,Itriedtoasktheboybeforemeforsomesuggestions.Unluckily,betweenusstoodtheproblemoflanguage.Well,myschoolexperienceinBrooklynfeelslikeacenturyago,butthelessonsIhavelearnedwillbeinmymindforever.Forthepastthreesummerholidays,Ihavetakenapart-timejobinNewYork.PeoplefromdifferentcountrieswerejustlikethelittlegirlinthecrowdwaitingforlunchIoftenhadtobeahelperfortheItalianspeakingonesAsIwasworkingasabridgeoflanguageconnection,IalwaysthoughtofthetimebeforeIlearnedEnglish.IsuddenlyfelthowluckyIwastobeabletospeaktwolanguages.Inmyworkthere,I’velearnedaboutdifferentculturesthatIdidn’tknowbefore.Thisworkshowedmeanewworld.Iknewthatitwasimpossibletolearnthatinsidethefourwallsofaclassroom.WalkingthroughthestreetsofBrooklyntoday,Iwillnolongerfeeldifficulttounderstandthiscity’ssoundsandsmells.Instead,Ienjoythedifference.Wheredidthewritercomefrom?A.Italy. B.Brooklyn. C.NewYork. D.England.WhatdidthewriterrealizeafterenteringschoolinBrooklyn?A.Timepassedquickly. B.Thefoodwasterrible.C.Peoplewereverydifferent. D.Englishwasveryimportant.Whois“thelittlegirlinthecrowdwaitingforlunch”inParagraph3?A.Thewriterherself. B.Thewriter’sclassmate.C.Thewriter’sItalianteacher. D.Aworkerinthewriter’soffice.Howdidthesummerjobhelpthewriter?A.Itmadeherdreamcometrue. B.ItallowedhertolearnEnglish.C.Itopenedhereyestoadifferentworld. D.Ithelpedfindoutherwaysmorequickly.（D）Herearesomefavoritebooksintroducedbyreadersofourschool.NameoftheBookTheGo-GiverWriterBobBurgandJohnDavidMannIdidn’tevenrealizethatsuchashortbookcouldmakeahugedifferenceinmyopiniontowardslife.Itencouragesreaderstobeanactivegiver,whichalsohelpsimproveourselves.NameoftheBookTaoTeChingWriterLaoZiTaoTeChingisoneofthefinestbookswrittenbyLaoZi.Itmakesyouthinkalot.Readitandgetintouchwiththecleareducationalunderstandingsthatgiveyouenoughtipstomakeyourdreamcometruecheerfully.NameoftheBookMemoryCultureWriterWilliamWalkerAtkinsonThebookchangedmylifealotafterIfoundthesecretwaystoprotectandimprovememory.Readitanditteachesyoubrainscienceandhowtorememberthingsstepbystep.NameoftheBookThePowerofHabitWriterCharlesDuhiggIneverknewhabitsplayedsuchanimportantpartinshapingourfuture.Itgivesususefulwaystocreatenewhabits.Itisamust-readforeveryonewhowishestoformlifetimehabits.Whichbookcanhelpyoutrytoachieveyourdream?A.TaoTeChing. B.TheGo-Giver.C.ThePowerofHabit. D.MemoryCulture.Whomaytellyouhowtorememberthingsquickly?A.LaoZi B.BobBurg.C.CharlesDuhigg. D.WilliamWalkerAtkinson.WhichofthefollowingideasmayBobBurgandJohnDavidMannagreewith?A.Thereisalwaysloveinourlives.B.Differenthabitsleadtodifferentfutures.C.Givinghelptoothersdoesgoodtothegiver.D.Weshouldhavedifferentopinionstowardsourlives.Whatcanweknowaboutthebooks?A.Theyareallshortbooks.B.Thewritersarefromthesamecountry.C.Theymaybepopularinthewriter’sschool.D.Allthebooksareaboutfightingforourdreams.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。HohXilNationalNatureReserve(可可西里国家级自然保护区)isinQinghaiProvince56Theseincludechirus(藏羚羊),yaks(牦牛),deer,andbrownbears.Recently,awolfhasstolentheshow.InJuly,awomanmetaverythinwolfwhiledrivingthroughHohXil57Outofkindness,shegotoutofthecarandgaveitsomemeat.Shelaterputavideoofherexperienceonline58Threemonthslater,thewolfagaincaughtpeople’sattentionwithgreatchangesinitssize.Inarecentvideo,thewolfcanbeseenmuchlargerandfatter59Somepeoplefindthebeggarwolf“cuteandfunny”.Butanimalexpertsareworriedaboutitspopularity60“Wildanimalsmaycarrybacteria(细菌).Gettingtooclosetothemcanbedangerous,”saidDaiQiang,ananimalexpert.“AndtheReservehasacomplexfoodchain.Unlessananimalisindanger,it’sbettertostayawayfromit.”A.Thewolflookedhungryatthetime.B.It’shometomorethan200kindsofwildanimals.C.Moresurprisingly,ithaslearnedtobeg(乞讨)forfoodfromtourists!D.Givingfoodtowildanimalsmaydoharmtobothhumansandtheanimals.E.Manytouristscameandgavefoodtothehungrywolfafterwatchingthevideo.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）请根据下文中所给的首字母写出空格所缺的单词，使文章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）In2022,Iwashappytobeoneoftheexchangestudents.Theexperiencewastotallynewforme.LivinginthecenterofLondoncanbevery61.e__________Ichosetoliveintheschooltospendlessmoney.Tomysurprise,lifeintheschoolwascolorful.Watchingmoviesonthegrassland,readingbooksinthelibrary,doingsportsinthegymordancingdiscointheschoolclubareallfantastic.Formystudy,atfirst,languagewasabigchallengeforme.Ifeltitdifficultto62.c__________withothersbecauseIwasalwaysafraidofmakingmistakes63.H__________,myteachersandclassmateswereveryfriendlyandhelpedmealot.Intheend,Ididwellineverysubject.Besides,Ifeltluckytomakesomanynewfriends.WegotonwellwitheachotherandhadawonderfultimeWhata64.s__________memoryforme!Now,ImissthemsomuchIreallywanttogetanother65.c__________tovisitthemagain.九、完成句子（共15个空格；每空格1分，满分15分）请根据中文提示完成句子，每空格只填一词。我的寄宿家庭对我很友好。迄今为止，他们让我尝试很多新鲜的事物去体验当地文化。Myhostfamilyareveryfriendly.____________________,they____________________metomanynewthingstoexperiencethelocalcultureandcustoms.他看起来很伤心。我和他打招呼，但他没有留意到。Helookedsosad!Isaidhellotohim,buthe______________________________mygreeting.这场表演非常精彩。因此，表演后整个大厅掌声四起。Theshowwas__________wonderfulthatthehall______________________________applauseaftertheperformance.番茄的烹煮时间取决于它的大小，大点的需要多点时间。Thecookingtimeofthetomatoes____________________thesizeofthethem.Thebiggeronesneedmoretime.要是我们现在不采取措施，这些动物很快就会灭绝了。we__________takeactionrightnow,theanimalswilldieoutverysoon.十、书面表达（共1题,满分15分）你们学校刚刚举行了“英语周”活动（EnglishWeek），你所在的社团做了一次满意度调查。请根据下表内容，选其中两个活动（活动3可自由发挥，补充具体情况），给学校写一封信，描述调查结果，并为来年的“英语周”提出建议。Activities123thetreasurehuntthespeakingcompetition？（选做：补充1个活动）Resultsinterestingtoomanypeoplecanlearnalotboringtopics（选做:补充2个原因）Yoursuggestions（请补充1到2个建议）Dearheadteacher,It’smygreathonortosharetheresultofthesurveyonourEnglishWeekwithyou.______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________