广东省广州市第四中学2023-2024学年上学期八年级期末模拟考试英语试题

2023学年第一学期广州四中教育集团初中期末语音知识（共5小题，每小题1分，共5分）A.gram B.traffic C.human D.accidentA.dinosaur B.promise C.copy D.fossilA.understand B.such C.full D.resultA.include B.chopstick C.invention D.countrysideA.chess B.rest C.however D.number语法选择（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分） Therewasonceakingwhohadagreatpalacewithawonderfulgarden.Hewashappierthan6elsethere.Inthegarden,therelivedallkindsofanimals.Allofthemenjoyed7there.Thekingwasveryhappywiththewholegardenexceptfor8oldtreeinthecentreofthegarden.Itwas9oldanddrythatthekinghateditverymuch.Finally,thekingorderedsomepeople10itdownandturntheplaceintoaswimmingpool.11afterthetreewascutdown,theanimalsleftthegarden.Withouttheanimals,thegardenwasnot12before.Thekingwassad,buthedidn’tknowwhathadhappened.Ayoungmanwenttotheking,andsaidhecould13whathadhappened.“Thiswasbecauseyoucuttheoldtreedown.”saidtheyoungman.“There14somemoths（飞蛾）livingintheoldtree.Birdsneededtoeatthemothsandthentheyproducedwastesforplantstogrow.Theplantsthenattractedmany15animalstoyourgarden.Theanimalswouldn’tleaveyourgarden16youcutdownthetree.Sothetreeisimportant17yourgardenbecauseitcanmakeyourgardenbeautiful.”“Excellent!”saidtheking.“I’llmakeyou18richifyoumakemygardenbeautifulagain.”“I’mafraidyouwillspendmanyyearsonit.It19manyyearstogetthenaturalbalance（自然平衡）.”Saidtheyoungman.Thekingwassad.Thiswas20timeherealizedtheimportanceofthetree.Butallhecoulddowasjusttowait.A.someone B.anyone C.noone D.everyoneA.them B.theirs C.their D.themselvesA.the B.a C.an D./A.too B.very C.so D.suchA.cut B.cutting C.forcutting D.tocutA.And B.So C.Or D.ButA.asmorebeautifulas B.sobeautifulthanCmorebeautifulas D.asbeautifulasA.explain B.explains C.explaining D.toexplainA.was B.is C.were D.areA.another B.others C.other D.theotherA.if B.though C.so D.unlessA.to B.of C.towards D.onA.become B.becoming C.tobecome D.becomesA.take B.took C.willtake D.hastakenA.first B.one C.thefirst D.theone完形填空（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）Oncethereliveanoldfrog（蛙）.Hewasabigfrogandhewasveryproudofhisbigsize.Alltheotherfrogssawhimastheirking.Eventhe21intheriverwerecarefulnottomakehimangry.Thefrogrules（统治）hiswaterykingdom22Onemorning,anox（牛）walkedaroundthe23bytheriverandenjoyedthesoftand24grass.Thelittleanimalsofthemeadowlookedathim25becausetheyhadneverseensuchabiganimal.Thefrogheardaboutitbuthedidnot26therecouldbeanyonebiggerthanhim!Justthentheoxwalkedclosertotheriver,theoldfrogsawtheoxand27,“Thebigmonsterwasnothingbutasillyoldox!IcanbetwiceasbigasthatifIwantto!”Thefrogtookadeepbreath,huffedandpuffedandswelled（膨胀）uplikeaballoon.“Everybody,watchme!”Thefrogtookanotherdeepbreath,huffedandpuffedandswelledupsomemore.“Imustbebiggerthanhimnow!”Hegasped（喘粗气）withgreat28andhisskinwasthinnerandthinner.Hecould29seehisownlegs.Hedecidedtomakeonemore30toshowthelittleanimalswhowasbigger!Hetookasdeepabreathashecould,huffedandpuffedandswelled.Heblewandblew,andhegrewlargerandlargertillsuddenly.Pop!Thefrogburst!A.frogs B.oxen C.fishes D.animalsA.unluckily B.confidently C.friendly D.uncomfortablyA.mountain B.street C.tree D.meadowA.pretty B.green C.colourful D.beautifulA.indanger B.introuble C.insurprise D.inneedA.believe B.realize C.understand D.considerA.asked B.sang C.answered D.laughedA.sadness B.difficulty C.interest D.confidenceA.suddenly B.surely C.hardly D.easilyA.decision B.try C.promise D.success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）AWelcometothebiggeststoreinEurope----Harrods!HarrodsisoneofthebusieststoredinLondon.Nearly35,000peoplecometothestoreeverydayandmorethan4,000peopleworkhere.Anngoesshoppingtherewiththehelpofthestoreinformation.ThefollowingarethestoreinformationandAnn’receipt.TheStoreInformationLGschoolthingsGthefoodhall/men’sshoes/watches1ladies’fashion/ladies’shoes2Harrodspetshop/books/magazinesandnewspapers3musicalinstruments/electricgoods4toys/children’swear/youngfashion5sports/hairandbeautyNotes:LG:lowergroundfloor;G:groundfloorAnn’sReceiptThingsPriceHarrodswatch£10.56Harrodsbread£5.6What’sHarrodsaccordingtothepassage?Abigstore B.Arestaurant C.Abigplayground D.AhealthcentreHowmanyworkersarethereinHarrods?About2,927 B.About3,000 C.Morethan4,000 D.Nearly35,000HowdoesAnngoshoppinginHarrods?Byaskingthepeoplewhoworkthere B.ByreadingthestoreinformationCByfollowingotherpeople D.BycallingherfriendsforhelpAnnshouldgotoifshewantstobuysomebooks.Thefirstfloor B.thesecondfloor C.thethirdfloor D.thefourthfloorHowmuchshouldAnnpayaccordingtothereceipt?£4.96 B.£5.6 C.£10.56 D.£16.16BLongago,peoplemadeupinterestingstoriestoexplainwhatcauseslightingand“thunder”.Tomanypeople,lightingandthundercanbeveryfrighteningespeciallybecausetheyoftenhappenjustbeforeabigrainstorm.Actually,havingabetterunderstandingofsomethingcanmakeitlessfrightening.Lightningiscausedbyelectricitybuildingupinsideacloud.Whenalargeamountofwarmairandcoldaircometogetherhighabovetheearth,itcausesalotofmovementintheair.Thecoldairmovesdownwhilethewarmairmovesup,whichcreatessomethinglikefriction（摩擦）.Anelectricchargebuildsupintheclouds.Thechargegetsstrongerandstrongeruntiltheexplosion（爆炸）happens----andtheLIGHTINGflashes.Whenthelightingflashes,theairarounditbecomesunbelievablyhot---fietimeshotterthanthesurfaceofthesun!Theheatedairbecomeslargerandlargerandgetsintothecoolerairaroundit,causingthebigshockwavethatwecallthunder.Wenowknowwhatcauseslightingandthunder.Haveyouevernoticedthatyouoftenhearthunderjustafewsecondsafteryouseelighting?Inajoke,peopleevensaidthereasonwasoureyesareinfrontofourears!Infact,that’becauseitislightingthatcausesthunder.Ifthestormisfarawayfromyou,thereareafewsecondbetweenthelightingandthethunder.Ifthestormisclosetoyou,youhearthethunderalmostatthesametimethatyouseethelighting.Eventhoughweusuallyseelightingbeforewehearthethunderthatitcauses,thetwoeventshappenjustafraction（部分）ofasecond（瞬间）apart.Inaddition,bothlightandsoundtravelthroughtheairinwaves.However,lightwavestravelfasterthansoundwaves,sothelightwavesfromtheexplosion（爆炸声）gettousfirst.Inourdailylife,somethingsimilartolightingandthundercanhappenwhenyoubrushyourfeetalongacarpet（地毯）andthentouchadoorknob.Youcansometimeshearthelittlesizzle（咝咝声）ofmini-thunder,andseetheflashofmini-lightning.Whydidthewritertalkaboutpeoplemakingupinterestingstoriesinthefirst paragraph?Toleadinthetopicofthispassage.Tohelpreadersbecomelessafraidofthenature.Togetpeopleinterestedinthestoriesaboutlightningandthunder.Tohelpreadersbetterunderstandthestoriesbehindlightningandthunder.Whatis“thunder”accordingtothepassage?Anexplosiondevelopedbyairfriction.Asoundcreatedbyelectricityintheair.Aheatproducedbythesurfaceofthesun.Alargewavecausedbythegrowingheatedair.Whichofthefollowingisthecorrectorderoflightningandthunder’shappening?①Theairarounditbecomesfivetimeshotterthanthesurfaceofthesun.②Anelectricchargegetsstrongerandstronger,thentheexplosionhappens.③Itcausesalitofmovementintheairwhenwarmcoldaircometogetherhighabove theearth.④Theshockwavecalledthunderhappenswhentheheatedairbecomeslargerand largerandgetsintothecoolerairaroundit.A.②①③④ B.③②①④ C.③②④① D.①④③②39.whydoweusuallyhearthunderafewsecondsafterseeinglighting? A.Weareveryclosetothestorm.B.Oureyesareinfrontofourears.C.Lighteningisthecauseofthunder.D.Soundwavestravelfasterthanlightwaves40.Whatcanwelearnaboutlightningandthunderfromthelastparagraph? A.Theycanbeseenandheardanytimeanywhere.B.Thingslikethemmightalsohappenaroundus.C.Weshouldbecarefulandnotgethurtbybothofthem.D.Brushingyourfeetalongacarpetcanbeverydangerous.CHerearethreetraditionalChinesestories.IntheWarringStatesPeriod,theStateofQinhadafightwiththeStateofZhao.SometalentedpeoplewereneededtoaskforhelpfromChu.ThenMaoSui---themanwhobelievedhewastherightpersonforthistaskcameandrecommendedhimself.AndhemadethekingofChusendthearmytohelpsuccessfully.Zhaowassafefromthemon.Oneday,ShangYangputathinwoodenpolenearthesouthgateoftheQincapital.Hepromisedtopay10goldpiecestoanyonewhocouldmoveittothenorthgate.ItwassuchasimplejobthatallpeoplethoughtShangwasjoking.Thenheadded40moregoldpieces.Amanmovediitandhereallygot50goldpieces.Afterthat,thepeopleofQinbelieveShangwasamanofhisword.SotheyallfollowedShang’snewlawlater.WangXlizhiwasoneforthemostfamouscalligraphers（书法家）duringtheEasternJinDynastyofChina.Whenhewasveryyoung,hepractisedhisarteverydayandneverstopped.Once,WangXizhiwroteonthewoodforanengraver（雕刻师）tocut.Thentheengraverfoundtheinkhadpenetratedonecentimetreintothewood.Now“RuMuSanFen”isoftenusedtoexpresssharpideasorusefulviews.Itisverypopularamongpeople.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“recommended”inparagraph2mean?介绍 B.推荐 C.选择 D.挑战WhatdoesShangYang’sstorytellus?Amanofhiswordcangetpeople’strust.Amanofhiswordcanhavenewfriends.Amanofhiswordcanprotecthisstate.Amanofhiswordcanmakemoremoney.WhichofthefollowingidiomcomesfromthestoryofWangXizhi?Recommendinghimself B.BuildingtrustbyusingawoodenpoleCRuMuSanFen D.Dreamingofabutterfly.Wecanusethewords“”todescribethesethreestories.traditionalandboring B.funnyandmeaninglessCinterestingandeducational D.intelligentandcleverWheremaythepassagecomefrom?Anonlineshoppingwebsite B.AmorningnewsreportCAWesternfoodmagazine D.AChinesetraditionalstorybook第二节 阅读填空（共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分）Itiswell-knownthateveryonehashisowndreamaswellashisownfuture.Butdoyouknowwhatfuturereallyis?Ihavetosaythatfutureisnow.Thatistosaywemusttreasureeveryminutenow.Ifwewanttohaveabrightfuture,weshouldknowhowimportanttimeisanduseitwell.ThereisanoldEnglishsaying,“46”Thenwhat’stime?Timeissomethingthatwecan’tseeortouch,butwecanfeelitpassingby.Timeisalwayswithus.Whenweareattable,timepasses;whenweplay,timegoesbyunnoticeable.Wealwayssay“47”,buttimeisevenmoreprecious（珍贵的）thanmoney,becausewhenmoneyisspent,wecanearnitback.Butiftimeisgoneaway,itwillneverreturn.So,someofusevensaytimeispriceless（无价的）.Weshouldalwaysremember:Futureisnow.Forusstudents,weshouldtryourbesttoworkhardinordertocreateagreatfutureofourown.Weshouldmakethebestuseifeveryhourandbethemaster（主人）oftoday.Weshoulddoeverythingbeforeusaswellaspossible.And“48”Asweallknow,“49”Ifyouwastetoday,youwillregret（后悔）tomorrow.Sofromnowon,workhard.Tomorrowwillbebetter,andyourfuturewillbebrighter.Remember,“50”Today’shardworkisthecauseoftomorrow’sharvest（收获）Neverputofwhatcanbedonetodaytilltomorrow.Nopains,nogains.Gaintime,gainlife.Timeandtidewaitfornoman.Timeismoney.五、写作（共三节，满分25分）第一节 语篇填词（共5题，每题1分，满分5分）“Whydoparentsliketellingustofollowtheiradvice?”Asateenager,youmayalwayshavethisquestion.Youwillfeelangrywhenyourparentsoyoutodowhattheywantyouto.Parentsloveussomuchthattheyareworriedaboutusallthetime.Theyareafraidthatwemaygetintotroubleorevenbeind,sotheytrytheirbesttoprotectusfromharm.What’smore,theydon’twantustomakemistakes.Atheybelievetheiradviceisthebest,theyarenotalwaysright.Allparentswereoncechildren,butmaybeonlyafewofthemrit.Theyalwaysforgetwhatitisliketobeateenager,soitisclearthattheydon’tunderstandus.Tomakethesituationbetter,first,weneedtotrulybelievethatourparentsdoeverythingforourowngood.Wecanexpressourthanksandlistentothemc.It’salsoimportanttitellthemourownopinionscalmly.Theymaynotalwaysknowwhatwethink,sosharingouropinionscanhelpthemunderstandusbetter.第二节 完成句子（共5题，每题2分，满分10分）56.这本书比