广东省广州市南武集团八年级下学期期中考试英语试卷

20232024学年广东省广州市南武教育集团八年级（下）期中英语试卷一、语法选择阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，从1～15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项。1．（15分）Chinesecalligraphy（书法）isaformofpleasingwriting.Thiskindofexpressionhasbeenused（1）inChina.Thepaper，brush，ink（2）importanttoolsforChinesecalligraphy.They（3）togetherastheFourTreasuresoftheStudy.Manypeoplechoose（4）specialpaper，suchasXuanpaper，Maobianpaper（5）.Becauseofthelong﹣termuse，Xuanpaperbecamewell﹣knownbymostpeople.Thebrushis（6）traditionalwritingtool.Thebodyofthebrushpencanbemadefromeitherbamboo，or（7）thingssuchasglass，silver，evengold.Pre﹣mixedbottledinksaremuch（8），buttheyareusedmainlyforpractice.（9）Chinesecalligraphyiswrittenonlyinblackink，calligraphyteacherssometimesuseabrightorangeorredinktocorrectstudents'work.Inkstonesaremixedwithwaterforuse.InkstonesarealsoconsideredasvaluableartobjectsinChineseculture.Sotheyareusuallycollectedandtreasured（10）Chineseandsomeforeigners.BesideschoosingtheFourTreasuresoftheStudy，it（11）necessarytolearnthetraditionalrulestoenjoycalligraphy.Amongtheserulesare：Thecharactersmust（12）correctly.Thecharactersmustbeclearenough（13）.Thecharactersmustbepleasinginatastefulway.Ifonedoesnotknowthe（14）ofthecharacterstheywrite，hedoesnotproducegoodcalligraphy.ThestudyofCalligraphywillhelponeimprovetheunderstandingofChinesepeopleand（15）culture.Throughit，onecanbetterunderstandtheChinesewayofthinkingaswellastheChinesewayoflifethanbefore.（1）A.wideB.widelyC.widerD.morewidely（2）A.isB.areC.wasD.were（3）A.knowB.knewC.areknownD.areknowing（4）A.useB.touseC.usingD.tousing（5）A.writingB.writesC.wroteD.write（6）A.aB.anC.theD./（7）A.anotherB.otherC.othersD.theothers（8）A.cheapB.cheaplyC.cheaperD.thecheapest（9）A.SoB.ButC.AlthoughD.Because（10）A.withB.atC.toD.by（11）A.wasB.isC.willbeD.wouldbe（12）A.writeB.wroteC.bewrittenD.bewriting（13）A.readB.readsC.readingD.toread（14）A.meanB.meansC.meantD.meaning（15）A.theirB.theirsC.themD.themselves二、完形填空阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C和D项中选出最佳选项。2．（10分）Ayoungshoemakerlefthisvillage.Alongtheway，hefoundsomeants，whowerevery（1）becauseabearhaddestroyedtheirhome.Theshoemakerhelpedthem（2）it，andtheants（3）tohelpinreturn.Theshoemakerwentonwithhiswayandfoundsomebeeswiththesame（4）astheants.Theyoungman（5）helpedthem，andthebeespromisedtohelphiminthefuture.Furtheralong，theshoemakerlearnedthattheking's（6）waskeptinthecastleofawitch（女巫）.Theyoungmandecidedtosaveher.However，thewitch（7）himabigbagofricemixedwithsandrudely（粗鲁的）.Thewitchtoldhimthatifhewasn'tableto（8）thetwobeforethenextmorning，hewouldneverseetheprincess.Theyoungmanfelthopelessbecauseitwaspletely（9）tofinishthejobinonenight.Buthisfriends，theants，cameandhelpedhimpassthetest.Thewitchwassurprisedtoseethetwopilesinfrontofher.Thenshetookhimtoaroomwheretherewerethirteengirlswiththeirfacescovered：theshoemakerhadto（10）whichonewastheprincess.Theyoungmanbecamediscouragedbuthesawabeethatlandedononeofthem，thetrueprincess.Whentheshoemakeruncoveredherface，thewitchwaschangedintoacrow.Thetwoyoungpeoplefellinlovewitheachotherandlivedhappilyeverafter.（1）A.excitedB.surprisedC.sadD.strange（2）A.fightB.matchC.plantD.rebuild（3）A.stoppedB.offeredC.cameD.disagreed（4）A.problemB.bearC.thingD.house（5）A.neverB.hardlyC.suddenlyD.also（6）A.wifeB.sonC.daughterD.mother（7）A.threwB.boughtC.sentD.provided（8）A.tellB.separateCpareD.connect（9）A.difficultB.unusualC.impossibleD.silly（10）A.callB.expressC.seeD.find三、阅读第一节阅读理解阅读下列短文，从各题所给的A、B、C和D项中选出最佳选项。3．（8分）Thereoncewasayoungking.Hewantedtofindtheanswerstowhathethoughtthethreemostimportantquestionsinlife：Whenistherighttimeforeveryaction？Whoarethemostimportantpeople？Whatisthemostimportantthingtodo？Thekingpromisedarichprizetoanyonewhocouldanswerthequestions.However，thekingwasn'thappywithalltheanswershegotfromthem.Sohedecidedtovisitawiseoldmanwholiveddeepinthewoods.Whenhewentinsidethewiseoldman'sgarden，hefoundtheoldmandigging.Heaskedtheoldmanhisthreequestions，buttheoldmandidn'trespond.Seeinghowoldandweaktheoldmanwas，buttheoldmanstilldidn'tanswerhisquestions.Justasthekingwasabouttoleave，awounded（受伤的）（晕倒）.Thekingcarriedthewoundedmanintothehouseandtookcareofhim.Whenthewoundedmanwokeup，hetoldthekingthathehadwantedtokillthekingbutwaswoundedbythesoldiersoutsidethehouse.AtlastAfterwards，thekingwentoutsideandaskedhisquestionstotheoldmanagain.Theoldmanreplied，"Ifyouhadnothelpedmedigearlier，themostimportantpersonwasme，andthemostimportanttimewaswhenyouweredigging.Themostimportantthingtodowastobekindtome.Whenthewoundedmanarrived，andsavinghimwasthemostimportantthing.Bydoingso，youmadepeacewithanenemy."Thekingunderstoodatonce.Themostimportanttimeisthepresent，asit'stheonlytimewehavethepowertoact.Themostimportantpersonistheoneyouarewith，andthemostimportantthingisalwaystobekindtothatperson.（1）Whatshowsthecorrectorderofthestory？a.Thekinghelpedtheoldmandigtheground.b.Thekingtookcareofthewoundedman.c.Thekingwantedtofindouttheanswerstothethreequestions.d.Awoundedmanrantothemandpassedout.e.Theoldmanansweredtheking'squestions.f.Thekingvisitedtheoldman.A．e﹣a﹣d﹣f﹣e﹣bB．c﹣f﹣a﹣d﹣b﹣eC．f﹣a﹣d﹣c﹣e﹣bD．f﹣a﹣d﹣b﹣c﹣e（2）Whatdidthekinggetafterhelpingtheoldmanandthewoundedman？A．Heunderstoodthathardworkisthekeytosuccess.B．Helearnedhowtohelpoldpeopleandsickpeople.C．Hegotanswersfrommanylearnedmenandgavethemprizes.D．Hemadepeacewithhisenemyandlearnedthewisdomaboutlife.（3）Whatcanbeusedtodescribetheking？A．Strongandfaithful.B．Kindandhelpful.C．Braveandcheerful.D．Smartandhard﹣working.（4）Whatdoesthewriterwanttotellus？①Helpingothersishelpingyourself.②Anoldman'ssayingsareseldomuntrue.③Threequestionsadaykeepsproblemsaway.④Thepresentmomentisthemostimportanttime.A．③④B．②③C．①④D．①②4．（8分）Howdoweusestrongbodylanguagetomakeusseempowerfulwhilemakingaspeech？Vanessa，whoisaresearcherofhumanbehavioroncesaidthatTonytheTigerhassomeofthebestbodylanguagewecanlearnfrom.ThepictureisTonytheTiger'stypicalposeoneverycerealboxacrossAmerica.Researchershavefoundthatthebroaderwestand，themorepowerfulwefeel.SobyexaminingTony'spose，weseethatheisstandingverybroadlywithhisfeet.Ifyoulookcloser，asifheweresaying，"Iamgoingup"or"______"IfyoulookatTonyagain，youcanseehissmilelinesreachalmostallthewayuptohiseyes.Hissmileisnotonlyopen，butitishugelyexpressive.ThissmiledesignmakesTonylookincrediblyhappyTonytheTigeralwaysfacesforward.Whenwearetalkingwithpeoplefacetoface，weareshowingasignofrespect.Soifyoulookatthecerealbox，youmayfeellikeTonyispayingattentiontoyouandthisisexactlywhatkidsliketosee.Aninterestingstudyfoundthat57outofthe86cerealboxeshadcharacterslookingdown.Imagineachildiswalkingaroundinthesupermarket，hand﹣in﹣handwithhisorhermom.Thesmallchildislookingupatalltheboxesandtheyseethecerealcharacterslookingdownatthem.Whenthechildlooksupandmakeseyecontactwiththebox，thisattractsthechild'sattentiontothatcharacter.Makingeyecontactisgreatbecauseitcanincreasefeelingsofloveandinterest!Greatbodylanguageduringthespeechdrawstheaudience'sattentiontoyourpoints，andhelpsyouconnectwithyourlistenersandbuildupagoodrelationship.Nexttimeyouaregoingtospeakinpublic，justthinkaboutTony（1）Whichisthemostsuitablesentencetofillintheblank？A．Thisisme.B．I'mNo.1.C．Whoareyou？D．Whynot？（2）WhatisParagraph5mainlyabout？A．Makingeyecontactwithpeopleishelpful.B．Characterscanattractchildrenbylookingup.C．Thenumberisusefultothestudyoncharacters.D．Manycerealboxeshavecharacterslookingdown.（3）What'sthemainpurposeofthepassage？A．TointroduceTonytheTiger.B．Totellpeoplehowtomakeaspeech.C．TotalkaboutVanessa'sinterestingstudy.D．Tohelppeoplehavebetterbodylanguage.（4）Whatisthestructureofthepassage？A．B．C．D．5．（6分）Cananyonemakeart？Canartistsmakeartfromanything？Let'slookatartthroughtheeyesofsomeveryamazingmodernartiststoanswerthesequestions.*KieronWilliamsonthePaintingTalentWhenhewasfive，KieronWillamsondrewpicturesofboatshesawonafamilytriptoCornwall，England.ThiswasthestartofKieron'sloveofdrawing.Themorehedrew，Kieronisconsideredtobeatalentedchild.Today，althoughheisbusywithschoolandfootball，peopleenjoyhisbeautifulartwork，includingmanyfamouspeople.Theyoungartistsays*PatrickDougherty，theStickSculptorPatrickDoughertyisaspecialsculptor.Hemixeshisloveofnaturewithhisskillsasawoodworker.Hisgoalis"tobuildagreatsculpture（雕塑）thatexistsinpeople'simaginations."Youcanseehislarge﹣sizesculpturesinmanyplacesaroundtheworld.Dougherty'ssculpturesaremadeofyoungtrees，orthinbranches.Thebranchesaresoft，sohecanmaketheminroundshapes.Hekeepsthebranchestogetherbytyingthemaroundeachother.Buildingthesculptureisabigjob，markoutthespace，andbuildthesculpture.Thesculpturesarenotlonglasting.Theywillbreakdowninafewmonths.*EdgarMueller，theStreetPainterThenexttimeyouwalkoutside，youmayfindthatyouarepartofEdgerMueller'sart.EdgarisanexpertstreetpainterfromGermany."Ialwayshavethewishtocreatesomethingnew，"hesays.Youcanfindhispaintingsallaroundtheworldatfestivalsandinpublicoutdoorareas.His3Dpaintingsincludewaterfalls，severalkindspaintbrushes，andstring.Hisworkhelpspeopletolookataplacedifferently.（1）WhattoolisNOTmentionedforMueller'spainting？A.Chalk.B.String.C.Washablepaint.D.Paintboard.（2）WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutthethreeartists？A.Patrick'ssculpturescanlastforalongtime.B.Thethreeartistsshowedtheirtalentsinartattheearlyage.C.Kierongaveuphisotherhobbiesexceptpaintingordrawing.D.PeoplecanlookataplaceinadifferentwaythroughMueller'swork.（3）Whatisthebesttitleofthispassage？A.WorldinArtists'Eyes.B.ArtthroughNewEyes.C.ArtistsinHistory.D.PaintingsoftheWorld.6．（8分）Doyoulikecartoons？Herearefourinterestingandmeaningfulones.RayaandtheLastDragonKumandraisarichland.ButbadspiritscalledtheDruunattackthepeopleandturneveryoneintostones.ThedragonsofKumandrausetheirmagictocreateanorbthatnotonlykeepsofftheDruun，butalsoturnsbackeveryonetolife.Inreturn，thedragonsbeestones.Thechief'sdaughter，Raya，findsthedragonwhocreatestheorb.TheymeetalotofchallengesanddefeattheDruun.Everyoneisbroughtbacktolife.AllthedragonsarebroughtbacktolifeRayaisn'taprincesswhoneedsaprincetosaveher.Instead，she'sastrongwarrior（勇士）tosaveherkingdom.PussinBoots：TheLastWishPussdiscoversawishmapthatcanhelpachievehiswishtogetallhisninelivesback.HegoesonanadventurewithhisdogfriendPerritoandcatloverKitty.Duringthejourney，hemeetsmanydifficulties.ThetwofriendsacpanyPussallthetimeandgiveahandwhenheisinneed.Finally，Pussrealizesthatthere'snolegendlefttochaseandnoliveslefttowasteandhelearnsthevalueoflife.IAmWhatIAmA'juanlivesinapoorvillageinGuangdong.Hisparentsworkinabigcity.Manypeopleinthevillagethinkheisgoodatnothing.HeandhisfriendstakepartinaliondancepetitioninGuangzhou.Atlast，theywin.A'juanprovesthathecanbegoodatsomething.Andtheycanrealizetheirdreams.Theaudiencecanfeelthecharmofthetraditionalcultureofliondanceatthesametime.EncantoIttellsastoryofthemagicalfamily.TheycreateahouseinEncanto.PeoplelivehappilyinthevillageinEncanto.UnlikemanyotherDisneyprincesses，Encanto'sstarMirabellooksordinaryanddoesn'thavesuperpowerswhileeveryoneelseinherfamilydoes.Somearesuperstrong.Somecantalktoanimals.However，whendangeresIntheend，thevillagepeopleetogetherandbeewholeagain，withloveandfriendshiparoundthem.（1）WhichtwocartoonsareproducedbyDisney？A．IAmWhatIAm&Encanto.B．Encanto&RayaandtheLastDragon.C．PussinBoots：TheLastWish&IAMWhatIAM.D．RayaandtheLastDragon&PussinBoots：TheLastWish.（2）Whatdoestheunderlinedword"acpany"meaninPussinBoots：TheLastWish？A．gowithB．playwithC．dependonD．waitfor（3）WhichofthefollowingsayingscanbestdescribeA'juan？A．It'snevertoooldtolearn.B．Agoodbeginningishalfdone.C．Wherethere'sawill，thereisaway.D．WheninRome，doastheRomansdo.（4）Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage？A．A'juanandhisparentsliveinabigcity.B．Mirabeluseshersuperpowertosaveherfamily.C．ThedragonsofKumandraturnpeopleintostones.D．AwishmapisusedtohelpgetbackPuss'sninelives.第二节阅读填空7．（5分）GGBond，athird﹣yearstudentofGreatHopePrimarySchool，alwaysimaginedhimselfasupermasterofKungFu.Oneday（1）GGBondwassentbackto1800yearsagoontheOlympicIsland.AllthepeopleonOlympicIslandweresportsmasters.（2）Andonlythechampioncouldwinhighrespect.The"Keyinuoer"greatdiamondwassacredontheisland，andItwasalsothekeypointforGGBondgettingbacktothefuture.（3）Therulesoftheislandstated：onecanonlygettothepeakofBrightMountainandgetthe"Keyinuoer"greatdiamondifhewinsallthesportsitemsontheislandfirst.（4）ButaftertakingasupercandyinventedbyMihuteacherwhichcanInspirehumanpotential，hebecameasuper"Kungfumaster".HeusedallkindsofKungfutopetewithsportsmadmen.Unluckily，thepowerofthesupercandycouldonlylastafewminutes.SportsmasterSuperQiang，whoalwaysdreamedofbeingawinner，wasthestrongestchallengertoGGBond.（5）Canhegetbacktothefuture？You'llfindoutinthelatestseason"GGBondIIKungfu".A.GGBondwasnotgoodatsportsatall.B.Theironlyhobbywassportspetition.C.Inthefight，hefellintoaspace﹣timeholeaccidently.D.CanGGBondbeatSuperQiangtowinthegreatdiamond？E.ThediamondwaskeptonthetopofBrightMountain，protectedbyagiantdragon.四、写作第一节语篇填词根据下列句子及所给单词的首字母写出所缺单词。（每空限填一词）8．（5分）WookparkSchoolisajuniorhighschoolinLondon.Asummerschoolis（1）hthereinJulyandAugusteveryyear.（2）Tagedfrom13to15areweletoattendit.Theclassesaresmall﹣eachonehasabout12students.Therearedifferentlessonsforthestudentstochoose.Thestudentsdon'thavetroublelearning.Becausethelessonsareusually（3）sandfun.ThestudentscanchoosetolearnEnglish，maths，scienceorhistoryinthemorning.Intheafternoon（4）tforbasketball，footballorart.Theyspendmostofthetime（5）ptheirskills.Insummerschool，studentscanlearnalotaswellasmakenewfriends.Theyallhaveagoodtime!第二节完成句子根据所给的汉语内容，用英语完成下列句子。（每空限填一词）9．苏珊告诉了我们多么