广东省广州市荔湾区第四中学2024-2025学年八年级下学期期中考试英语试题（含答案无听力原文及音频）

2024学年第二学期广州四中教育集团期中考试八年级英语注意事项：1.答卷前，考生务必在答题卡上用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔填写自己的考生号、姓名；填写考场试室号、座位号，再用2B铅笔把对应考号涂黑。2.选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案；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，涉及作图的题目，用2B铅笔画图。答案必须写在答卷各题目指定区域内的相应位置上；不允许使用涂改液、涂改带等进行涂改，不按以上要求作答的答案无效。4.考生必须保持答题卡的整洁，考试结束后，将答题卡交回。第Ⅰ卷(共60分)一、语法选择(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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，从各题所给的A、B、C和D项中选出最佳选项。Throughouttheyear,____1____schoolorganizescharityeventsandactivities.Oneof____2____eventsoftheyearisthefooddrive(食品募捐).Sofar,this____3____averysuccessfulcharityeventandmostofthestudentshavetakenpartinit.Eachschooldoesitsfooddrives____4____.However,mostofthetimethefooddrivesaresetupinasimilarstyle.Inmyschoolitusuallylastsfor____5____weeks.Studentswillbringthefood____6____home.Thefood____7____foralongperiodoftime,suchascannedgoodsandpasta.We____8____organizeactivitiesoutsidetheschool.Somestudentsgodoortodooraroundtheirneighborhoodaskingifpeoplearewillingtodonatesomefood.Somesetupdonationboxesinchurchesand____9____areassuchasstoresorcinemas.Thestudentsallworkreallyhardandthemembersofthecommunityareverysupportive.Afterthattimeisover,wewillbringthecollectedfoodtoourlocalCommunityTable.Thefamiliesinourcommunitycangofor____10____warmmealiftheyneedto.Usually,agroupofstudentsgowithoneofourteacherstosendthefood.I____11____foodwithourteacherlastyear,andIwas____12____toseesomanyfamilieswhoweresufferingfromhungerinourcommunity.Iwasgladthatourschoolwasable____13____allofthosefamilies.Wedothisseveraltimeseachyear.____14____meaningfulevent.Sure,wecan’tchangetheworld,____15____wecandoourbesttomakeourworldabetterplace.1.A.we B.us C.our D.ourselves2.A.popular B.themostpopular C.morepopular D.mostpopular3.A.was B.has C.hasbeen D.is4.A.differently B.different C.moredifferent D.mostdifferently5.A.few B.little C.afew D.alittle6.A.to B.at C.into D.from7.A.shouldkeeping B.shouldbekept C.shouldkeep D.shouldkept8.A.also B.too C.either D.aswell9.A.others B.another C.other D.theothers10.A./ B.the C.an D.a11.A.willsend B.send C.sends D.sent12.A.surprised B.surprise C.surprising D.surprisingly13.A.help B.tohelp C.tohelping D.helped14.A.Howa B.How C.Whata D.What15A.because B.so C.although D.but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，然后从各题所给A、B、C和D选项中选出最佳选项。Inabusyinternationalbusinessmeeting,agroupofbusinessmenfromdifferentcountriescametogethertodiscusspossibleworkingpartnership.AmongthemwereSarah,anAmericanmanager,andLi,aChinesebusinessman.Theyhaddifficulty____16____eachother.Asthemeetingcontinued,Likeptquietallthetime,soSarahthoughtLiwasn’tinterested.Sarahdecidedtobreaktheicebyofferingastronghandshaketoexpressher____17____.However,Lifoundherhandshakewastoostrong.Thismadehimfeel____18____becausehewasusedtoshakinghandssoftly.Later,duringaconversation,Sarahnoddedfromtimetotimetoshow____19____,butListillhadnoexpressionsonhisface.Sarahthoughthewasagainsttheplan.Infact,Liwassimplythinkingabouttheinformation____20____.Asthedaywentby,misunderstandingcontinuedto____21____.Astheykepttalking,theybothmisunderstoodeachother’sbodylanguagebecausetheyhaddifferentwaysofshowingthings.Itfeltliketherewasa(n)____22____wallbetweenthem.Thenanotherperson____23____bothSarahandLiabouttheculturaldifferencesinbodylanguage.Theybegantorealizewhytheycouldn’tunderstandeachother____24____.Withthisnewfoundawareness,theychangedtheirgesturesandexpressions.Intheend,throughpatienceandunderstanding,SarahandLiworkedouttheirearlyproblems.Theylearnedto____25____andgetusedtoeachother’sbodylanguage,finallymakingtheirbusinessworkbetter.16.A.meeting B.rejecting C.holding D.understanding17.A.happiness B.excitement C.pain D.permission18.A.bored B.uncomfortable C.joyful D.peaceful19A.agreement B.attraction C.warning D.worry20.A.pleasantly B.carelessly C.seriously D.specially21.A.appear B.begin C.score D.match22.A.practical B.unseen C.simple D.detailed23.A.paid B.attracted C.hurt D.warned24.A.locally B.mainly C.correctly D.roughly25.A.accept B.hear C.describe D.cross三、阅读(共两节，满分30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26~40各题所给的A、B、C和D项中选出最佳选项。(A)Withredhandkerchiefsspinning(手绢转动)atfingertips,16robotsweremovingtheirfeetandshakingtheirbodiestothemusic,dancingYanggewithhumandancersonthestage.ThisisapicturethathappenedattheCCTVSpringFestivalGalawhenrobotsperformed“YangBOT”onJanuary28th,2025.“YangBOT”,aspecialperformanceattheGala,isacreativecombinationoftraditionalChinesecultureandmoderntechnology.TheshowcombinedYangge,atraditionalfolkdance,withrobotsandartificialintelligence(AI).Intheperformance,humanoidrobots(robotsshapedlikehumans)dressedincolorfulcostumesdancedYangge.Theyspuntheredhandkerchiefsandformedcreativegrouppatterns.Theirmovementswereverysmoothandnatural,justlikehumans.TheserobotsweredevelopedbyUnitree,aChineseroboticscompany.“YangBOT”becameahottopiconsocialmediaandwontheheartsofmillionsofpeopleaftertheGala.Peoplepraiseditforitscreativityandbringingsomethingfreshtothestage.SomeevensaiditwastheirfavoriteperformanceattheGala.Asayoungmansaid,“It’slikewatchingthefutureandpastdancetogether!”ZhangYimou,thedirectoroftheperformance,explained,“Thisdanceisn’tjustfun,anditshowshowtechnologycanbringnewlifetotraditions.”Manypeoplesaidtheytookprideintheculturalinheritanceandwereamazedathowfasttechnologydevelops.TheperformanceshowshowmuchtechnologyhasimprovedandhowitcanbeusedtobrightentraditionalculturelikeYangge.Itisalsoagreatwaytochangeourlifewiththecombinationoftraditionandmoderntechnology.26.Howdoesthewriterstartthepassage?A.BytellingastoryaboutSpringFestival.B.Bylistingnumbersaboutmoderntechnology.C.Bydescribingasceneofaspecialperformance.D.ByaskingquestionsaboutSpringFestivalGala.27.Whatdidtherobotsdointhe“YangBOT”performance?A.Theysangtraditionalfolksongs.B.Theyplayedmusicalinstruments.C.Theydrewpicturesaboutthefuture.D.TheyspunhandkerchiefsanddancedYangge.28.WhichmightNOTbepeople’sreactionto“YangBOT”?A.Theysaiditwastoocommon.B.Theyenjoyedtheperformancealot.C.TheywereamazedatAItechnology.D.Theypraiseditscreativityandfreshness.29.What’sthepurposeofthispassage?A.ToteachusthelatestAItechnology.B.TointroducetheSpringFestivalGala.C.TotellustheimportanceoftraditionalChineseculture.D.Toencourageustodeveloptechnologyandinheritculture.(B)China’sanimatedmovie“NeZha2”hasbecomethefirstAsianfilmtogetintothetop5highest-grossingmoviesever.ByMarch15,2025,ithadmade150.21billionyuan($20.7billion)aroundtheworld.Itpassed“StarWars:TheForceAwakens”andtookthefifthplace.ItisbehindbigHollywoodmovieslike“Avatar”(1st),“Avengers:Endgame”(2nd),“Avatar:TheWayofWater”(3rd)and“Titanic”(4th).ThemovieisfromaChinesestoryaboutayoungherofightingagainstfate.Itscolorfulpicturesandideasaboutfamilyandcouragemakepeoplelikeit.InChina,itsetarecordbybeingthetopmovieattheboxofficefor45days.FamiliesevendressedupasNeZhaandothercharacterstocelebrate.Itsstoryisalsopopulararoundtheworld.Itbecamethehighest-grossinganimatedmovie,beatingDisney’s“Frozen”and“InsideOut2”.Internationalmedialikedthemovie’screativity.“TheHollywoodReporter”saiditwas“aspecialfantasystory”,and“Variety”saiditsvisualeffectswere“reallygreat”.OnRottenTomatoes,itgotaverygood100%“fresh”ratingfromcriticsanda99%scorefromtheaudience.InThailand,fanswenttothecinemasintraditionalChinese-styleclothes,andthemoviewasshownin390theatersacrossthecountry.AThaicinemamanagersaid,“ThismovieshowsChina’sculturetotheworldinagreatway.”Buttherearestillproblems.Morethan98%ofitsmoneycamefromChina,andonly1.3%camefromothercountries.IntheU.S.,itmade$19.3million,muchlessthanHollywoodmovies.Someforeignviewersfoundithardtounderstandculturalthings,likewhatlotusflowersmeaninChinesestories.Still,themovie’sdirectorhopesitcanhelpmoreChinesestoriesreachpeoplearoundtheworld.“NeZha2”’ssuccessisabigstepforAsiancinema.Itcombinesoldstorieswithnewtechnology,showingthatgreatmoviescancomefromanywhere.Asafansaid,“NeZhaisnotjustbreakingrecords—he’schangingwhatpeoplethinkaboutChinesemovies.”Thissuccesstellsusthatstoriescanbringpeoplefromdifferentculturestogether,eventhoughtherearechallenges.30.Whatcanweknowabouttheinternationalsuccessof“NeZha2”?A.Ithassucceededgreatlyinallinternationalmarkets.B.IthasbeenmostlysuccessfulintheChinesemarket.C.IthasmadealotofmoneyintheU.S.market.D.IthasachievedthesamelevelofsuccessinbothChinaandothercountries.31.Whydoesthedirectorhope“NeZha2”willhelpChinesestoriesreachmorepeople?A.TomakemoremoneythanHollywoodfilms.B.ToproveChinesemoviesarebetterthanWesternones.C.ToshareChinesecultureandconnectdifferentcultures.D.ToencourageothercountriestocopyChinesestories.32.Whatcanbeinferredfromtheinternationalmedia’scommentson“NeZha2”?A.Theythinkit’sbetterthanallHollywoodmovies.B.Theyareimpressedbyitscreativityandvisualeffects.C.Theydon’tcareaboutitsculturalbackground.D.Theythinkitwilltakeovertheglobalmarket.33.Whatcanweguessabouttheeffectof“NeZha2”onpeople’sviewofChinesemovies?A.Ithastotallychangedpeople’sideasaboutChinesemovies.B.IthasmadepeoplethinkChinesemoviesarejustforkids.C.Ithashadnoeffectonpeople’sthoughts.D.Ithasbeguntochangepeople’sviewsonChinesemovies.(C)Beingaplacewhereyoucan’tspeakthelocallanguagecanbedifficultforyoutolive.Isitpossibleforustotakeadictionaryallthetime?Ofcourse,no!It’sonlynaturaltocommunicatethroughbodylanguage.Handscanshowsomethingeasily,buttheirmeaningsaredifferentindifferentplaces.Tryingtocallsomeonetocometoyoucannotbeunderstoodeasily.Becauseitdependsonwhereyouare.Thesamegesturemaymeanverydifferentthingsindifferentplaces.Westernersdoitwithahooked(弯曲的)forefingerandaraisedpalm(手掌).Asiansdoitinanoppositewayandtheydon’tlikethewesterner’swaytoaskforcoming.Intheiropinion,theyoftendothistocallthedog.Instead,whencallingsomeonetocome,Asiansturnthepalmdownandwaveallfingerstogether,andthisishowWesternpeopletellsomeonetogoaway.Eventhesimplesthandmovementcancausecross-culturalproblems.IntheWest,athumbuphasagoodmeaningandathumbdownabadone.However,youmightbesurprisedtoknowthatintheMiddleEast,athumbuphasanegativemeaningandathumbdownhasnomeaningatall.Bodylanguagemaybeanaturalandgoodchoicewhenyoucan’tcommunicateinthelocallanguage.Somesimplemovements,gesturesorevenablinkofyoureyemayworkjustfine.Evenifyoudon’tunderstandthewordsatall,itisstillfunnyandusefultotrybodylanguage.34.WhichmightcausebadfeelingstoanAsianpersontravelingintheWest?A.Showingathumbuptoexpresssomethinggood.B.Makinga“peace”signwhenhisorherpictureistaken.C.Usingadictionarytospeaktosomeone.D.CallingAsianstocomeintheWesternway.35.Howdoesthewriterfeelaboutusinggesturestocommunicate?A.Hethinksit’sworrying. B.He’sangryaboutit.C.Hewouldliketouseit. D.Hethinksit’ssimpletouse.36.Whatisthebesttitleofthispassage?A.TheBadDescriptionofTravellersB.SameBodyLanguage,DifferentMeaningsC.StrangeEffectsofBodyLanguageD.FunnyCulturesintheWorld(D)Afarmerwasworkingwhenheheardaloudsound.Helefthisworkatonceandrantowardsit.Whenthefarmerreachedtherehefoundalittleboyinabogcryingoutoffear.Thefarmertriedhardandsuccessfullygotthechildout.Thenextday,awell-dressedmancametothefarmer’shouse.Hetoldthefarmerthathewasthefatheroftheboysavedbyhimyesterday.Hewantedtogivehimalargeamountofmoneyinreturn,butthefarmerrefusedtoacceptmoneyforsavingthechild.Atthatmoment,alittleboycametothedoor.Therichmanasked,“Isthischildyourson?”Thefarmerproudlyreplied,“Yes,heismyson.”Then,therichmanofferedtohelphischildinhisstudies,saying,“IwillprovidehimwiththesameeducationasIgivemyownson.Ifheisanythinglikehisfather,hewillgrowtobeanobleman.”Thefarmeragreed,andhissonwaseducatedinthebestschoolsuntilhefinishedhisstudiesatSt.Mary’sHospitalMedicalSchool.Doyouknowwhothesonofthepoorfarmeris?HeistheScottishscientistAlexanderFleming,thediscovererofpenicillin.Yearspassed,andtherichmanfellseriouslyill.Adoctorsavedhislife.ThisdoctorwasAlexanderFleming.ThisrichmanisLordRandolphChurchillandhissonsavedbythefarmerisSirWinstonChurchill,PrimeMinisteroftheUnitedKingdomduringWorldWarII.37.Whydidtherichmanofferthebesteducationtothefarmer’sson?A.Becausethefarmer’sfamilywasverypoor.B.Becausethefarmersavedtheman’sson.C.Becausethemanwantedthefarmertohelphim.D.Becausethemanwasrejectedbythefarmer.38.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“noble”mean?A.Great. B.Happy. C.Rich. D.Lucky.39.Whosavedtherichman’slife?A.Thefarmer. B.AnEnglishdoctor.C.Thefarmer’sson. D.Therichman’sson.40.Whatcanwelearnfromthestory?A.Wherethere’sawill,there’sawayB.Weshouldnottakemoneyfordoingsomethinggood.C.Educationismoreimportantthanmoneyforfarmers.D.Kindnessisalwayspaidbackwithkindnessfromothers.第二节阅读填空(共5分)阅读短文，从A~E选项，选出可填入各题空白处的最佳选项。GGBond,athird-yearstudentofGreatHopePrimarySchool,alwaysimaginedhimselfasupermasterofkungfu.Oneday,hewasattackedbyathiefwhohadstolenthe“Keyinuoer”greatdiamond.____41____SoGGBondwassentbackto1800yearsagoontheOlympicIsland.AllthepeopleonOlympicIslandweresportsmasters.____42____Andonlythechampioncouldwinhighrespect.The“Keyinuoer”greatdiamondwassacredontheisland,anditwasalsothekeypointforGGBondgettingbacktothefuture.____43____Therulesoftheislandstated:onecanonlygettothepeakofBrightMountainandgetthe“Keyinuoer”greatdiamondifhewinsallthesportsitemsontheislandfirst.____44____ButaftertakingasupercandyinventedbyMihuteacherwhichcaninspirehumanpotential,hebecameasuper“kungfumaster”.Heusedallkindsofkungfutocompetewithsportsmadmen.Unluckily,thepowerofthesupercandycouldonlylastafewminutes.SportsmasterSuperQiang,whoalwaysdreamedofbecomingawinner,wasthestrongestchallengertoGGBond.____45____Canhegetbacktothefuture?You’llfindoutinthelatestseason“GGBondIIkungfu”.A.GGBondwasnotgoodatsportsatall.B.Theironlyhobbywassportscompetition.C.Inafight,hefellintoaspace-timeholeaccidentally.D.CanGGBondbeatSuperQiangtowinthegreatdiamond?E.ThediamondwaskeptonthetopofBrightMountain,protectedbyagiantdragon.第Ⅱ卷(非选择题共30分)第一节语篇填词(共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分)LionDance:ABridgeBetweenCulturesLiondance,atraditionalChineseart,hasbecomeanimportantwayofculturalc____46____betweenChinaandothercountries.Duringfestivals,colorfulperformancesnotonlyspreadjoybutalsoshareChinesevalues.Tospreadthistradition,manyschoolsinGuangzhouhaveo____47____freeliondancelessonssincemanyyearsago,attractingalotofstudentstolearn.Butperformingliondancewellisnoteasy.Teamworkandstrengtharer____48____.Twodancersmustlearnsomeb____49____skillslikejumpingandrollingtogetherandpracticealot.Thisexercisehelpsstudentskeepgoodh____50____whilelearningaboutcultures.MyteachersayseverydrumbeatanddancestepofliondancehelpstheworldappreciateChina’sculturaltreasures.That’swhyweshouldpassdownthistraditionalculture.Ireallylikeliondance.第二节完成句子(共5小题；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。51.所以我在学校的各种社团里选定舞狮队。Soamongalltheclubsinourschool,theliondanceteam________________________________.52.起初，我因为缺乏协调性而备受折磨，但老师鼓励我坚持下去。Atfirst,I________________lackofcoordination,butmyteacherencouragedmetokeepgoing.53.他教会了我如何在表演中改善动作节奏。He________me________________________therhythmofmovementsduringperformances.54.他还提醒我们每日练习的重要性，这帮助我们建立自信。Healso________us________theimportanceofdailypractice.Thishelpedusbuildourconfidence.55.这些努力让我们上周的演出非常成功，振奋了我们的精神！Allthiseffortmadethelastweek’sperformancesosuccessfulthatit________________________!第三节书面表达(满分15分)56.当今世上最火的网红，来自美国的ishowspeed正在中国直播旅行。最近他来到了大湾区，正好遇到了你，舞狮队队长李华，带着队员做义演活动，给社区里的病人筹集善款。请你给speed做一个关于舞狮义演的介绍，并邀请他体验舞狮。介绍需包含以下要点：舞狮介绍1.需要二人共同用肢体语言表演狮子，一人举狮头，一人舞狮尾。2.舞狮是好运的象征，常被用于庆祝节日和婚礼等。3.动画电影《雄狮少年》(IAmWhatIAm)有介绍相关知识。活动意义1.义演是为了筹钱给社区里的病人。2.希望更多年轻人被吸引来舞狮，让传统文化保持生命力。3(自行补充)参考词汇：舞狮liondance；义演活动charityperformance；尾巴tail要求：1.词数80左右(短文开头已给出，不计入总词数)；2.要点齐全，可适当发挥；3.文中不得出现真实的校名和姓名。HiSpeed!WelcometotheGreaterBayArea.I’mLiHua,captainofamiddleschoolliondanceteam.Letmeintroducethisamazingarttoyou.___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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