2025~2026学年广东省广州市越秀区第十六中学八年级上学期期中考试英语试卷

2025~2026学年广东省广州市越秀区第十六中学八年级上学期期中考试英语试卷一、单项选择1.________oftheland________coveredwithtreesandgrass,sotheenvironmentiswonderful.

A．Twofifths;areB．Twofifth;isC．Twofifths;isD．Secondfive;are2.Afterashortbreak,shecontinued________forher________examlateintothenight.

A．study;thefirstB．studying;thefirstC．tostudy;thefirstD．tostudy;first3.Ifyouwanttoknowthemeaningofthenewword,youcan________inthedictionary.

A．lookforitB．lookitforC．lookupitD．lookitup4.Therearen’t________localrestaurantshere.Youcangotothenextstreettotry________deliciousCantonesefood.

A．some;someB．any;anyC．any;someD．some;any5.Inourschool,there________anumberofbooksonscienceandtechnology,andthenumberofthem________gettinglarger.

A．are;isB．are;areC．is;isD．is;are6.________peoplelikegoingshoppingwhile________peoplelikestayingathome.

A．Some,othersB．Some,otherC．Some,theothersD．Some,theother7.—________youpractise,________mistakesyouwillmake.—Yes.Practicemakesperfect.

A．Themore;themoreB．Less;fewerC．Themore;lessD．Themore;thefewer8.________thesignal(信号)getsstronger,themultimediadevice________theWi-Fismoothly.

A．With;willbeconnectedtoB．As;willbeconnectedtoC．When;wasconnectedtoD．As;isconnectedto9.Parentsusually________theirchildren________stayuplatebecauseit’sbadfortheirhealth.

A．notallow;toB．don’tallow;forC．don’tallow;toD．aren’tallow;to10.________anewdigitalcamera,hetookoneof________inthiscompetition.

A．Has;mostbeautifulphotosB．Has;themostbeautifulphotoC．With;themostbeautifulphotosD．With;themostbeautifulphoto二、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，从各题所给的A、B、C和D项中选出最佳选项。Volunteers(志愿者)areprobablysomeofthemostoverlooked(被忽视的)people.Butnoactivitycouldcarryonsmoothlywithouthardworkingvolunteers.Thismonth,IvolunteeredattheColorRuninBeijing.AlthoughIdidn’thaveas_______funastherunners,Istilllearnedanimportantlesson.Myjobwas_______ahighfivetoeveryrunneratthefinishline.Atthebeginningwesawit_______asimplejob.Whenthefirstrunnerpassed,wereachedoutourhandsandyelled(大喊)“Goodjob”_______.However,asmoreandmorepeoplecrossed_______finishlineandtouchedtheirhandswithmine,myarmgotsore.Tomakethingsworse,itbecame_______.Ourclotheswereallwetbecauseofthesweat(汗)_______wefelttired.Butsoonwesawagroupofkidsrunningtowardus—theywereabout6yearsold.Althoughtheycouldhardly_______theirbreath,theystillkeptgoingwithbigsmilesontheirfaces.Theyputuptheirhandsandsaid,“High-five!”Atthatmoment,Iwasmovedbythem—theyweresoyoung,andtheyrefusedtogiveup.Suddenly,Ifelt_______becomefullofstrength.Iclapped(拍)theirhands,“Welldone,littleguys”.Thatisthemeaningofbeingavolunteer.Itisneveraneasyjob.However,we________differentpeopleandseethespiritthattouchesus.Althoughsuchspiritisnotoftenfoundindailylife,itcanhelpuslearnalotwhenweseeitbyaccident.11.A．manyB．muchC．fewD．little12.A．giveB．givesC．givenD．togive13.A．asB．ofC．withD．like14.A．excitedB．excitingC．excitedlyD．excitingly15.A．aB．anC．theD．/16.A．hotB．hotterC．thehottestD．hottest17.A．andB．soC．butD．or18.A．catchB．caughtC．catchesD．catching19.A．meB．IC．myD．myself20.A．willmeetB．metC．meetsD．aremeeting三、完形填空阅读下面短文，掌握大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C和D项中选出最佳选项。TheStoryBehind“LuanQiBaZao”(乱七八糟)InChinese,theidiom“LuanQiBaZao”meanssomethingverymessyordisorganized.Itsmeaningcomesfromtwoimportanthistorical______inancientChina.DuringtheWesternHanDynasty(202BC-9AD),EmperorJingdiwantedtomaketheprinceslesspowerful.Thismadesevenprincesvery______.In154BC,theyjoinedtogetherto______theemperor.Theirrebellion(叛乱)causedyearsofwar,destroyedmanycities,andpeople’slivesbecameamess.Althoughtheemperor______won,thedamagewashuge.Peoplelatercalledthisevent“LuanQi”(ChaoticSeven).Later,intheJinDynasty(266-420AD),eightprincesstartedfightingeachotherforpower.This“EightPrinces’Rebellion”______from291to306AD.Thewarburnedvillages,killedthousandsofpeople,andmadesocietyfallapart.Theword“BaZao”(EightTroubles)becamea______oflongandbigmess.Astimepassed,peopleputthesetwostoriestogetherto______“LuanQiBaZao”.Theyusedittotalkaboutanysituationthatwasasmessyastheseancientwars.Today,westillusethisphraseindailylife.Forexample:“Mydeskisaluanqibazaoafterstudyingallnight!”Thisidiomshowshowhistorycan______language.Bylearningabout“LuanQiBaZao”,wenotonlyunderstandaphrasebutalsorememberthelessonsfromthepast:fightingandchaosalwaysbringsuffering.Forourjuniorstudents,learningidiomslike“LuanQiBaZao”islikeopeningadoortoChina’srichhistory.Whenweunderstandtheirorigins,wecanlearnmoreabouthistory,knowourculturebetter,and______ourlanguageskills.Inthisway,idiomsarelike______betweenthepastandthepresent.Theyhelpusfeelproudofourculturewhilemakinglearninginteresting!21.A．mattersB．accidentsC．eventsD．activities22.A．boredB．angryC．frightenedD．interested23.A．turntoB．fightagainstC．protectfromD．askfor24.A．finallyB．personallyC．usuallyD．suddenly25.A．happenedB．spreadC．recordedD．lasted26.A．symbolB．reviewC．markD．sign27.A．inventB．discoverC．createD．build28.A．changeB．chooseC．decideD．influence29.A．replaceB．improveC．useD．test30.A．waysB．methodsC．bridgesD．paths四、阅读理解Classwasalmostover.Tomaskedourmathteacher,MrGreen,abouttheanswertoamathproblem.Hethoughtitwas512.ButMrGreensaiditwas64.Laterthatday,Tomaskedfriends,classmates,andothermathteachers.Wasit64or512?OneofthemathteacherstheyaskedwasMrSmith,ourmathteacherlastyear.Hesaiditwas512.Thenthefunbegan.Thenextday,inMrGreen’sclass,TomtoldhimMrSmith’sanswer.MrGreendidn’tchangehismind.Assoonastheclasswasover,TomwenttoMrSmith’soffice.Afewminuteslater,TomreturnedwithMrSmithandfourstudentsfromanotherclass.Andtheclassroombecameaninterestingplace.Everyonewasexcited,waitingforalong,heateddiscussionbetweenthetwoteachers.Weweren’tdisappointed.Rightthenandthere,MrSmithandMrGreenbegantheirargument(争论).Theytriedtoshowtheiranswersontheblackboard.TheyusedsomemathwordsandexpressionsIhadneverheardof,butatonepoint,thevocabularyturnedsimple.“No,...”MrSmithsaid.“Yes,...”MrGreenanswered.“No,...”MrSmithsaidagain.“Yes,...”MrGreenrepeated.…Atfirst,wewereonourseatslisteningcarefully,tryingtofollowtheirideas.Later,Tomandsomeotherstudentsbegantostandtogetheraroundthem.Astimepassedby,studentsshowedtheirsupportfordifferentteachersandbecametwoteams.Everyoneworkedsohard,justfortheanswertoasinglemathproblem.That’sthepowerofmaths!Whentheschoolbellrang,theproblemwasstillnotsolved.“Whynotaskallthemathteachersatschooltojoinusandhaveameetingforit?”Mr.Smithsaid.“Howaboutlunchtime?...”Mr.Greenreplied.“Great!…”Allthestudentsshouted…31.WhatcanwelearnaboutTomfromparagraph1to4?

A．TomisinMr.Smith’sclassthisyear.B．MrGreentaughtTommathlastyear.C．Thewriter“I”andTomareclassmates.D．Tomandfourstudentsareinthesameclass.32.Inwhatorderdidthestoryhappen?a.Thestudentssupportedtheirteachersintwoteams.b.Thetwoteachersbegantheirdiscussion.c.MrSmithagreedwithTom’sanswer.d.TomquestionedMrGreenaboutamathproblem.e.TomreturnedwithMrSmithandfourstudents.

A．d-e-c-a-bB．e-d-c-b-aC．d-c-e-b-aD．e-a-c-d-b33.Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?

A．Tom,abraveschoolboyB．AcreativemathsargumentC．GreatmathsteachersD．Anamazingmathsproblem34.Whatmightprobablyhappenbytheendofthatday?

A．Thetwoteacherswouldsolvemoremathproblems.B．Studentsandmathsteacherswouldattendthemeetingagain.C．Thetwoteacherswouldteachstudentstoargueforthem.D．Studentsandteacherswouldworkouttheproblemeasily.DoAnimalsReallySleepforWinter?Forpeoplewhodon’tlikewinter,animalsthathibernate(冬眠)seemtohavetherightidea.Butishibernationthesameassleeping?Well,infact,animalsthathibernatedon’t“sleep”duringthewinter.Hibernationisverydifferentfromwhathappenswhenyousleep.Duringhibernation,metabolism(新陈代谢)slowsdowngreatly.Whenlemurs(狐猴)hibernate,forexample,theyslowtheirheartrates.Anactivelemur’sheartbeats300timesaminute.Duringhibernation,itbeatslessthansixtimesaminute.Itsbreathingslowsdown,too.Hibernatinglemurscangotenminuteswithouttakingabreath.Theirbrainactivitybecomesveryslow.Duringsleep,however,animalscontinuetobreatheasusual.Accordingtoscientists,hibernationisawayforanimalstosaveenergy.However,animalsthatliveincoldareasarenottheonlyonestohibernate.Someanimalshibernatetobeattheheat.Forsome,hibernationisnotbecauseoftemperatures(气温).Someanimalshibernatewhenthereisnofood.Echidnas(针鼹),forexample,willhibernateafterfires.Theywon’tgobacktousualactivitiesuntilfoodgrowsback.Someanimalshibernatetostaysafe.Animalsdon’tsmellormovemuchwhentheyhibernate.Thismakesithardforotheranimalstofindthemandeatthem.Therearemanymammals(哺乳动物)thathibernate.Mostofthemaresmall—weighlessthan90grams.Littleanimalsusuallyloseheatquickly.Itishardforthemtostaywarminwinter,sotheyneedtosavemoreenergythanlargeranimalsdo.Wehumanbeingsdon’tneedhibernation.So,don’tbelazyandlieinbedalldaylongduringthecomingwinterholiday!35.Accordingtothearticle,duringhibernation,animals________.

A．loseweightB．stopbreathingC．slowdowntheirbrainactivityD．breathequickly36.Theauthorusestheexampleofechidnastoshowthat________.

A．hibernationisdifferentfromsleepingB．mostmammalsdon’tneedhibernationC．duringhibernation,metabolismslowsdownD．hibernationisn’talwaysbecauseoftemperatures37.Accordingtothearticle,mammalsthathibernateareusually________.

A．smallinsizeB．younginageC．tallinheightD．heavyinweight38.Bywritingthisarticle,theauthormainlywantsto________.

A．tellpeoplemoreabouthibernationB．preventyoungpeoplefromgettinglazyC．explainwhyhumanbeingsdon’tneedhibernationD．listthedifferencesbetweenhibernationandsleepingDoyouknowDNA?EverylivingthinghasDNA,soscientistscanuseittoidentify(识别)livingthings.TheyleavebitsofDNAbehindwherevertheygo.DNAleftbehindlikethisis“environmental”DNA,oreDNA.Scientistscanuseittotellwhatkindsofanimalsareinacertainplace.TestingeDNAisn’tanewidea.Mostofthetime________,andagroupofscientistsfromShanghaioncesucceededinfindingtheexactnumberanddifferentkindsoffishesintheYangtzeRiver.Butnow,twoteamsofscientistshavefoundanewwayofidentifyinganimalsinanareabytestingeDNAintheair.Bothteamschosetotestinzoosbecausewildanimalswerenoteasytofindinthearea.Oneteamcollectedsamples(样本)fromdifferentplacesatDenmark’sCopenhagenZoo,andtheotherteamdiditatHamertonZooParkintheUK.Interestingly,bothteamsusedvacuums(真空吸尘器)andfanstogetsmallbitsofeDNAintheair.Aftercollectingsamples,theywentbacktothelabandcomparedtheirsampleswithexamplesofDNAfromdifferentanimals.So,thescientistswereabletoidentifymanydifferentanimalsatthezoos.Bothteamshavefolloweddifferentanimals,eventheonesindangerwithoutinterfering(干扰)withtheminthisnewway.Theyweresoexcitedabouttheirnewwaythattheyputtheirresultsofthetesttogetherandwroteapapertogetherinordertoinvitemorescientiststojointhem.However,it’sstillunknownwhether(是否)thisnewwaywillworkoutfineornotinthewildworld.Ifscientistsknowwherethewildanimalslive,theycandoabetterjobofprotectingthem.Sothenextstepistofindouthowtotakethisnewwayintothewildworld.39.Whichsentencecanbeputinto“________”?

A．scientistshadnoideaofhowtolookforeDNAB．scientistscouldn’tagreeonhowtolookforeDNAC．scientistslookedforeDNAinthewaterD．scientiststriedtofindnewwaystolookforeDNA40.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?

A．TestingeDNAinthewateristhebestwayofidentifyinganimalsinthewild.B．TestingeDNAintheairmaybehelpfulforscientiststoprotectwildanimalsinthefuture.C．TestingeDNAintheairisonlyusefulinzoosbutnotinthewild.D．Thereisnoneedforscientiststovisitwherewildanimalslive.41.Whichofthefollowingshowsthestructureofthepassage?

A．B．C．D．42.Wherecanweprobablyreadthispassage?

A．Inatravelguide.B．Inadiary.C．Inamagazine.D．Inastorybook.InventionsThatMakeYourLifeEasier

LynQ

Gettingseparated(分开的)fromfriendsorafamilymemberatamusicfestivalcanbearealheadache.LynQhelpsyoufindyourlovedoneswhenyougetseparatedfromthegroup.Unlikeyoursmartphones,thissmallthingdoesnotneedanyWi-Fitostayconnected.Itisagreattoolforfamilyholidays.HabitAware

AcommonNewYear’sresolution(决心)istobreaksomekindofbadhabit.

HabitAwareisheretomakeyourlifealittleeasier.Thebeautifullittlethingvibratesanytimeitcatchesyoufallingintothebadhabityouaretryingtobreak.Itwillkeepmovingcontinuouslyuntilyouareawareofit.

PhilipsSomneo

ThecompanyPhilipshassomethingtohelpyougetupearlier.ThePhilipsSomneoisheretohelpyouwakeupbetter,withouttheveryannoyingsoundsofatraditionalalarmclock.TheSomneocreateswhatislikeanaturalsunriseeachmorningwhilehelpingwithyoursleepinghabits.

Eargo

TheAmericancompany,Eargoisheretoaddalittleexcitementtothehearingaid(助听器)market.With48millionAmericanshavinghearingproblems,theteamhopesthattheireasy-to-usecomfortableproductwillgivethesepeopletheabilitytohearagain.

43.Theunderlinedword“vibrates”inParagraph2means________.

A．criesB．ringsC．shakesD．sings44.IfEdwardwantstobuyapresentforhisfriendwhooftenfailstogetupontime,whichisthebestchoice?

A．HabitAware.B．PhilipsSomneo.C．Eargo.D．LynQ.45.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat________.

A．Eargohasgiven48millionpeopletheabilitytohearagainB．PhilipsSomneowakesuppeoplewithpleasanttraditionalsoundC．connectingwithWi-Fi,LynQhelpstofindyourfriendseasilyD．HabitAwarehelpsgiveupsomekindofbadhabitalittleeasier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。Today’ssmartphonescandoalmostanything,butweshouldusethemwisely.Weshouldkeepawayfromsomebadhabitswhenweusethem.Imagineyou’rerushingthroughacrowdedsubwaystation,lateforameeting.Suddenlysomeoneiswalkingveryslowlyinfrontofyou,playingwithhis/hersmartphone.Youwillprobablyfeelangry,buthaveyoueverdonethesamething?46Whenyouseesomeonelookingdifferent,youmaywanttotakeapictureoravideo.47Ifyouwantapicture,askthemfirst.Yourfriendsmaynotmindyourtakingpicturesofthem.Butifyouwanttopostthemonline,makesureyouaskbeforepostinganythingembarrassing(尴尬的).48Asweallknow,smartphonesaregreattoolsforcommunicatingwithfriendsoverlongdistances.However,nowadaysit’scommontoseepeoplesittingtogether,notspeakingbutjustlookingattheirsmartphones.49Facialexpressionsandbodylanguagecanshowfarmorethanwords.Itmaynotbeagoodthingthatyoualwayshavesomethingtodoonyoursmartphone.50Sodon’tspendeverysparemomentwithyourphone,andyoumaygetmanywonderfulideas.

A．Realfriendshipsneedface-to-facecommunication.B．Ifyes,evenjustforyourownsafety,putthephoneawaywhilewalking.C．Somesaythatfreetimeisnecessaryforcreativethinking.D．Showingtheirmistakestotheworldissuretohurtyourfriendship.E．Butrecordingpeople’sdailylivescanberudeandhurtful.五、短文填空请根据下文中所给的首字母写出空格所缺的单词，使文章合理并符合语法要求，要求写出完整单词。(每空只写一词)OneofChina’smostpopularinternetstars,LiZiqi,returnedtosocialmediaaftermorethanthreeyears.Shesharedtwonewvideoswhichshowedacloakroom(衣帽间)andtwodoorsmadebyherself.Afterwatchingthevideos,somepeoplesaidshewasreallyt51inDIY.Lihadn’tputanyvideosonlinesinceJuly14,2021,butherfanskeptfollowingLiandmanyofthemw52whathappenedtoherorifshehadgivenupmakingvideos.Actually,duringLi’sabsence(缺席),shevisitedmanypeopleandtookdifferentcourses.A53Lifailedmanytimes,shenevergaveup.Now,Li’shardworkhaspaidoff.Hervideoshavegotmillionsofviewssince