广东省广州市某中学2024-2025学年八年级上学期期中考英语试题（原卷版）

2024-2025学年第一学期广州市第二中学初二上期中考英语

满分120分

I卷（共90分）

一、听力部分（略）

二、单项选择（共10小题，每小题L5分，满分15分）

1.In1990s,someChinesepeoplestartedtoplaychessintheirfreetime.

A/;/B.the;1C./;theD.the;the

2.AlexanderGrahamBellisperhapsnotthemostfamousintheworld.Buthischangesour

lives.

A.invention;inventorB.invention;invention

C.inventor;inventorD.inventor;invention

3.—Thereisn'tmeatinthefridge!

—Wouldyoulikemetogetatthenearestshop?

A.some,anyB.any,someC.some,someD.any,any

4.Hewasunawaretheseproblemsatthattime.

A.ofB.atC.inD.to

5.Theboyinthepictureismyelderbrother.Heisyearsolderthanme.Tomorrowishis

birthday.

A.two;twelveB.second;twelfthC.two;twelfthD.second;twelve

6.Nowadays,somecomputersarcbetterthanworkersattheirjobs.

A.doB.todoingC.todoD.doing

7.Thismathsproblemisasasthatone.

A.easilyB.easyC.easierD.easiest

8.Ourshopsold306computersinJune.InJuly,thenumberto512andthento435inAugust.

A.rise;fallB.rose;fallC.rise;fellD.rose;fell

9.Ellausedtoworkawaiterinarestaurant.Nowsheworksacomputercompany.

A.as;fbrB.fbr;asC.for;forD.as;as

10.93is6.

A.plusB.minusC.multipliedbyD.dividedby

三、语法选择（每题1分，共10题，共10分）

Insomesciencefictionmovies,therobotsarejustlikehumans.Theyaremuch1「thanhumansat

doingtheirjobs.

Somescientistsbelievethattherewillbesuchakindofrobotinthefuture.12,theyagreeitneeds

timetomakeitcometrue.Itmaytake13years.

Withthefastdevelopmentofscienceandtechnologysomescientistsbelievethatrobotswillbeable

14topeoplein25to5（）years.Inaddition,someoftherobotsmaybeabletodoasmanythings

15peoplecanatthattime.

Inthenearfiituretherewillbemorerobotseverywhere,andhumanswillhavemuch16worktodo.

Newrobotswillhavemanydifleren:shapes.Somewilllooklikehumans,and17mightlooklikesnakes.

Afteranearthquake（地震）,asnakerobotcanhelp18peopleunderbuildings.Thatmaynotseem（似乎）

possiblenow,butcomputers,spacerocketsandevenelectrictoothbrushesseemedimpossibleafewthousandyears

ago.19knowswhattheworldwillbelikeinthefuture.Areyoulookingforwardto20ina

worldwithrobots?

11.A.goodB.wellC.betterD.best

12.A.ButB.SoC.HoweverD.While

13.A.hundredsofB.ahundredofC.hundredsD.hundred

14.A.talkB.talkingC.totalkD.totalking

15.A.likeB.asC.toD.for

16.A.littleB.lessC.fewD.fewer

17.A.anotherB.theothersC.otherD.others

18.A.lookupB.lookfbrC.lookatD.lookdown

19.A.EverybodyB.AnybodyC.SomebodyD.Nobody

20.A.liveB.livesC.livingD.lived

四、完形填空（每题1分，共10题，共10分）

Onceuponatime,therewasasmallvillagewithpoorfields.A21boynamedLeohadaspecial

likingfbrthenumber7.He22iteverywhere—sevenbirdsonatree,sevenstepsleadingtohisschool,

andevensevenstarstwinklingintheeveningsky.

Onesunnyday,whilewalkingintheforestnearhishome,Leocameacrossanold,dusty23hidden

underalargetree.Thecoverwaswornout,butthetitleshone24:"TheSecretsoftheNumberZ”

Drawnbycuriosity,Leo25thebookanddiscovereditwastilledwithmagicalspellsandpuzzles,all

aboutthenumber7.

Thefirstspellread:"26yousaythemagicwords,*Sevenbringswonders/andyouwilldiscover

whatyouarclookingfbr."Leo27thewordsinalowvoice,andtohissurprise,ahiddenroadappeared,

leadingtoatreasureboxfilledwithsparklingjewelsandgoldencoins,placedinsetsofseven.

28thepowerofthenumber,Leodecidedtousehisnewlymagicwisely.Hesharedthetreasures

withhisvillage,makingsurethateveryfamily29sevengifts,bringinghappinessandwealthtoall.

Fromthatdayon,LeowasknownastheBoyoftheNumber7,andhisvillagebecame_30一.thankful

fbrhiskindnesswiththesimplenumberseven.

21.A.naughtyB.kindC.littleD.foolish

22.A.madeB.createdC.foundD.invented

23.A.treasureB.bookC.treeD.puzzle

24.A.practicallyB.easilyC.brightlyD.correctly

25.A.leftB.openedC.returnedD.sold

26.A.HowB.WhyC.WhereD.If

27.A.spokeB.saidC.talkedD.told

28.A.RealizingB.DevelopingC.PractisingD.Challenging

29.A.broughtB.receivedC.wonD.kept

30.A.magicB.richC.practicalD.expensive

五、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）

（A）

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31.WhatcanTomgetfbrfreeafterhespent7yuanatMike'sCafe?

A.Thebesthamburgers.B.Asoftdrink.

C.Thebestsnacks.D.Adeliciousmeal.

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A.onNovember9B.onNovember15

C.onNovember13D.onChristmasDay

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A.4yuanB.36yuanC.40yuanD.44yuan

（B）

Aboyandhisfatherwerewalkinginthemountains.Suddenlytheboyfellhurthimself,andcried,

"AAAhhhhhhhh!!”Tohissurprise,heheardthevoicerepeatingsomewhereinthemountain,vvAAAhhhhhhhh!!^^

Thentheboyshouted,uwhoarcyou?^^Hereceivedtheanswer,uWhoarcyou?”Hegotangryattheanswer,sohe

shouted,“Foolish!”Hereceivedtheanswer,ttFoolish^^,Helookedathisfatherandasked,“What'sgo.ngon?”The

fathersmiledandsaid,“Myson,listen.Andthenheshoutedtothemountain,“Iloveyou!”Thevoiceanswered.UI

loveyou^^^Againthemancried,“Ycuarethebest!”Thevoiceanswered,“Youarethebest!”

Theboywassurprised,butdidnotunderstand.Thenthefatherexplained（解释）,“Peoplecallthis'Echo',but

reallythisisLife.Itgivesyoubackeverythingyousayordo.Ourlifeisjustareflection（反映）ofwhatwehave

done.Ifyouwantmoreloveintheworld,havemoreloveinyourheart.Ifyouwanttobesuccessful,workhard.

Thiscanbeusedineverythinginlife.Lifewillgiveyoubackeverythingyouhavegiventoit.”

34.Whydidtheboycry"AAAhhhhhhhh!!”atfirst?

A.Becausehewantedtoshout.B.Becausehewantedtocallhisfather.

C.Becausehewantedtohearhisvoice.D.Becausehefellandgothurt.

35.Howdidtheboyfeelwhenhefirstheardtheecho?

A.Angry.B.Happy.C.Surprised.D.Sad

36.Whydidthefathershoutinthemountains?

A.Becausethefatherwantedtotellthesonhelovedhim

B.Becausethefatherwantedtomakethesonfeelbelter.

C.Becausethefatherwantedtotellthesonhewasthebest!

D.Becausethefatherwantedtoshowthesonthetruthoflife.

37.WhatcanwcIcamfiomthisstoiy?

A.Ifyoufallinthemountains,youshouldshoutloudly.

B.Ifyoudon'twanttofallinthemountains,youshouldwalkcarcfiilly.

C.Ifyouwanttohaveahappylife,youshouldsaygoodwordsanddogoodthings.

D.Ifyouwanttobesuccessful,youshouldlearnfromyourfather.

(C)

Numbersareusedforcounting,andcomparingamounts.Anumbersystemisasetofsymbolstoshow

numbers.

KindsofNumbers

Numberscanbedividedinmanyways.Thesimplestoneisthenaturalnumbers(1,2,3,...),Withtheaddition

of0,thesearcknownasthewholenumbers.Thenaturalnumbersarcalsocalledpositivenumbersbecausetheyarc

greaterthan0.Therearealsonegativenumbers(-1,-2,-3,...).Theyarelessthan0.

AncientNumberSystems

Thefirstsystemofnumberswasprobablythetallysystem.Inthissystem,amarkwasmadefbreverything

beingcounted.Thissystemwasuseft.ilonlywithsmallnumbers.Later,theancientEgyptiansdevelopedasystem

fbrwritinglargenumbersinsymbols.

TheancientRomansusedletterstoshownumbers—Ifbr1,Vtor5,Xfbr10,Lfbr50,Cfbr100,Dfbr500,

andMfbr1,000.IntheRomansystem,256iswrittenasCCLVI.

Base-tenandOtherSystems

Themostcommonnumbersystemusedtodayiscalledthebase-ten,ordecimalsystem.Ithas10figures(0-9)

thatcanbeusedtowriteanynumber.Thebase-tensystemwasinventedbyHindus.Later,Arabsimprovedthe

system.Forthisreasonthefigures0-9arecalledHindu-Arabicnumerals.

Inthebase-tensystem,thevalueofeachfigureisbasedonits“place“inanumber.Thereisa“onesplace,''a

“tensplace,"a''hundredsplaceJandsoon.

Forsomepurposesothernumbersystemsaremoreusefulthanbase-ten.Forexample,computersusethe

base-two,orbinary,numbersystem.Insteadof10figures,thissystemusesonlytwo—0and1.(SeemoreBinary

NumberSystemExample)

38.Whichofthefollowingnumbersisanaturalnumber?

A.0.B.1.C.-2.D.-0.5.

39.Howcanwewrite"1151"inRomannumerals?

A.DCLL.B.MCLI.C.CCXI.D.MCXI.

40.Whatisincommonbetweenthebase-tennumbersystemandbase-twonumbersystem?

A.Eachsystemhasitsownbase.

B.Onlythebase-tensystemhasdifferent"places”inanumber.

C.Peopledevelopedthemtocountbiggernumbers.

D.Theyaremadefbrpeopletousewithcomputers.

41.Whereisthepassagemostprobablyfrom?

A.Anencyclopedia.B.Anexercisebook.C.Aquizpaper.D.Astorybook.

(D)

BiShengwasagreatChineseinventorwholivedinthe11thcentury.Hecamefromapoorfamily.Buthehad

agreatinterestinlearningandmakingthings.Inthosetimes,bookswerecopiedbyhandwithgreatdifficulty.It

wasaveryslowandhardtask.BiShengoftensawthatandthoughttheremustbeabetterway.

Oneday,whilewalkinginthestreet,BiShengnoticedtwochildrenweremakinglittletoyslikepeopleand

pigsoutofthemudandputtingthemindifferentorders.ThisgaveBiShengagreatidea.Hethoughtthathecould

makethecharacterfirstandthenputtheminorderslikethemudtoys.

Aftermuchthoughtandexperiments,BiShengdecidedtouseday.Hecarefullypressedtheclayintosmall

piecesandcutonecharacteroneachpiece.Then,heputtheseclaypiecesintoafiretomakethemhard.Thenhe

puttheclaycharactersinanironframe(框架)toformapassage.Afterthat,inkwasputontheclaycharacters.A

pieceofpaperwasplacedonthetopandtheinkedcharactersappearedonitwithgentlepress.Afterprinting,the

claycharacterscanbekepiandreused.

Thismovabletypeprinting(活？刷术)mademakingbooksmuchquickerandeasier.Peoplecouldget

bocksmoreeasily.However,somepeopledidn'tbelieveinthisnewinvention.ButBiShengdidn'tgiveupand

keptmakingitbetter.Today,thistypeofprintingstillhasabiginfluencenotonlyinChinabutalsoinotherplaces.

Itshowsusthatwithcreativityandhardwork,wccanalsodogreatthingsandmaketheworldabetterplace.

42.Theunderlinedword“character'、inparagraph2means.

A.wordB.personalityC.roleD.quality

43.Whichofthefollowingshowsthecorrectstepsofthemoveabletypeprinting.

a.Presstheclayintosmallpiecesandcutonecharacteroneachpiece.

b.Puttheclaycharactersinanironframe.

cInkwasputontheclaycharacters.Placeapieceofpaperontheinkedcharactersandpressitgently!

d.Alterprinting,keepandreusetheclaycharacters.

e.Maketheclaycharactershardbyputtingthemintoafire.

A.a-e-b-c-dB.e-a-b-d-cC.a-b-e-d-cD.e-a-d-c-b

44.Accordingtothepassage,whatkindofpersonisBiSheng?

A.Independentandactive.B.Creativeandhard-working.

C.Friendlyandpolite.D.Honestandhelpful.

45.Whatisprobablythebesttitleofthepassage?

A.BiSheng,aGreatInventor.B.TheGreatChineseInventions.

C.BiShengandHisGreatInvention.D.DifferentwaysofPrintinginChina.

第二节（每题1分，共5题，共5分）

阅读填空

IntheancientMingDynastyofChina,therelivedanemperornamedZhuDi.46Hewantedtocreatea

bockwithalltheknowledgeandwisdomofhistime.ThisbookwascalledtheYongleEncyclopedia,namedafter

hirr.,EmperorYongle.

Manypeopleworkedhardtowritethishugebook.47Theywroteabouteverythingtheyknew一

histoiy,stories,places,medicine,stars,art,andscience.48

Unluckily,manycopieswerelestinfiresorstolen.49Today,weonlyhaveasmallpartoftheoriginal

bock,withabout800booksleft.

50Expertsarccarefullystudyingandtakingphotosofit.Theyhopetofindmorelostbooksandshare

thewisdomoftheYongleEncyclopediawitheveryone.

A.Theyalsodrewbeautifulpictures,makingitfuntolookat.

B.Theseyears,ChinaisworkinghardtosavetheYongleEncyclopedia.

C.Hehadagreatdream.

D.Afteritwasmade,onlyafewpeoplecouldseeit.

E.Forfiveyears,theyworkeddayandnightfortheYongleEncyclopedia.

II卷（共30分）

六、写作（共三节，满分30分）

第一节（每题1分，共5题，共5分）

语篇填词

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