2025~2026学年广东省广州番禺金山谷学校八年级上学期期中考试英语试卷

2025~2026学年广东省广州番禺金山谷学校八年级上学期期中考试英语试卷一、单项选择1.MarieCuriewastalented________physicsandchemistry.

A．aboutB．inC．withD．by2.Inthelibrary,somestudentsarereadingquietly,and________aretakingnotes.

A．anotherB．otherC．othersD．theother3.Bellachallengedherbrother________achessmatchlastnight.

A．toB．forC．onD．in4.Thereisn’t________meatinthefridge.Couldyoupleasebuy________?

A．any;someB．any;anyC．some;someD．some;any5.________peoplecametoGuangzhoutowatchthedragonboatraces.

A．ThousandB．ThousandofC．ThousandsofD．Tenthousands6.Theteacheralwaysspendstheirfreetime________ustoimproveourstudying.

A．helpB．helpsC．helpingD．tohelp7.Thekidsmakefun________Tom’sheight.Thisisnotpolite.

A．forB．toC．ofD．on8.GoingtoBeihaiParkwithfriendsmakesme________thanstayingathome.

A．happyB．happierC．happiestD．thehappiest9.TheZhaozhouBridgeisoneof________stonebridgesintheworld.

A．oldB．olderC．theolderD．theoldest10.Thepriceofnewenergyvehiclesisnotas________aslastyear,somorepeoplearegoingtobuythem.

A．expensiveB．moreexpensiveC．mostexpensiveD．themostexpensive二、语法选择Lilylikesnumbers.Sheisinterested________numberseven.Shethinkssevenisanamazingnumber.Oneday,shedecided________thereasonwhysevenwassospecial,sosheaskedsomepeopleforhelp.First,sheaskedhergrandpa.Grandparepliedtoher,“Aweek________sevendays.Eachdayislikeadifferentcolouroftherainbow________itmakesabeautifulweek.”Lilythoughtthatwasinteresting.Next,sheasked________person,hermusicteacher.Theteacherplayedthepianoandsaid,“Therearesevennotesinthemusicalscale:do,re,mi,fa,sol,la,si.Thesenotesmakebeautifulmusic.”Knowingthis,Lily________amazed.Then,shewenttothelibrary.Aworkerthereshowedher________bookaboutthesevenwondersoftheancientworld.“Theseamazingplacesshowpeople’sgreatwisdom,”theworkersaid.Lilywidenedhereyes________.Afterthat,Lilylearntaboutthesevenbasicfeelingsofhumans.Theyare________knownasthe“sevenfeelings”.Theyarejoy,anger,sorrow,fear,love,hateanddesire.Herteachersaidpeopleshowtheirfeelingsandneedsby“sevenfeelings”.Lilyrealizedthesefeelingsmakelifevery________.11.A．inB．atC．withD．about12.A．findB．findingC．tofindD．found13.A．hasB．haveC．hadD．willhave14.A．orB．andC．butD．as15.A．othersB．anotherC．theotherD．theothers16.A．feelsB．willfeelC．feltD．isfeeling17.A．aB．anC．theD．/18.A．curiousB．curiouslyC．morecuriousD．curiosity19.A．alsoB．tooC．neitherD．either20.A．colourfulB．morecolourfulC．mostcolourfulD．themostcolourful三、完形填空TheVelcro™strip(魔术贴)was________inSwitzerlandbyamountaineercalledGeorgedeMestral,andonedayin1948,whenhetookhisdogforawalk,thedogpickedupmanyburrs(芒刺果).Georgetriedtopullthemoutbutdidn’tsucceed.Whenhegothome,heputoneoftheburrsunderhismicroscope(显微镜)andsawthatitwascoveredintinyhooks(钩)whichmadeitso________toremovetheburrsfromhisdog.Thisgavehimthe________,andsoonVelcro™stripwasborn.Thepotatochipwasinventedin1853byGeorgeCrum,a________whoworkedinarestaurantinAmerica.Oneday,acustomerintherestaurantsentbackhisplateoffriedpotatoes________theywerecuttoothick.Georgewassoangrythathecutapotatointoverythinslicesandfriedthem.Thenheputlotsofsaltonthem.He________thatthecustomerwouldhatethem,butthecustomerlovedthemandaskedformore.Themost________drinkintheworld,afterwaterofcourse,istea.It’sanothercommonthingthatwasinvented________.ItwasinventedinChinaaround5,000yearsagobyaChineseemperorcalledShenNong.Theemperorwasboilingwatertodrinkoveranopenfirewhensomeleaves________thewaterfromanearbyplant.Theemperor________thattheleavesinthewaterproducedapleasantsmell.Hetastedthehotwaterandfounditwasquitedelicious.Andthisisthewaythatteawasinvented.21.A．usedB．sharedC．soldD．invented22.A．nervousB．difficultC．dangerousD．boring23.A．adviceB．hopeC．testD．idea24.A．cookB．waiterC．cleanerD．manager25.A．butB．orC．becauseD．so26.A．thoughtB．regrettedC．imaginedD．explained27.A．expensiveB．popularC．interestingD．delicious28.A．graduallyB．directlyC．accidentallyD．suddenly29.A．fellontoB．felldownC．felloverD．fellinto30.A．noticedB．orderedC．knewD．said四、阅读理解ChrisHaas,a9-year-oldkid,sawmanyofhisclassmatesholdingbasketballsincorrectly.Asaresult,theydidn’tshoot(投篮)verywellduringaschoolbasketballpractice.Hewasthesonofabasketballcoachandknewsomerightwaystoshoot.Soheshowedhisclassmatestherightwaytoholdaball.Afterthat,hecameupwithhisinvention:thehands-onbasketball.Thehands-onbasketballisabasketballtrainingtoolforkids.Ithashandspaintedonit,showingthecorrectwaytoholdtheballwhiletryingtoshoot.However,whenhefirsttookhisinventiontoakids’inventionmatchathisschoolthatyear,hedidn’twin.Hewassadandplannedtogiveuphisinvention.Butwithhisteachers’andfamily’sencouragement,hewentontopatent(申请专利)hisideaandhemadeit.Thenhewenttoseveralsportscompaniesandaskedwhethertheywouldbeinterestedinmakingandsellinghisinvention.Noneofthemwas.Chrisdidn’tgiveupandayearandahalflater.Luckily,hisinventionwontheattentionofasportscompany.Later,thehands-onbasketballcouldbeseeninthemarket.Afterthathewonlotsofprizes.Thehands-onbasketballisnowsoldsuccessfullyaroundtheworld.Manycompaniesorderhisproducts.Butbeingafamouspersonwasjustoneofthenewchallenges.Chrishadtopromote(宣传)hisinventionbytravellingaroundandshowingupincities,likeNewYork,LasVegas.Healsohadtodecidehowtousehismoneywisely.Eachyear,hegivesalotofmoneytochildren’shospitals.Thesedays,Chrisisanactivebasketballplayer.Afterhebecamefamous,hewrotethebookShootingForYourDreams.Thebookwaspopularamongpeople.31.WheredidChrisgettheideaofthehands-onbasketball?

A．Fromhisfather.B．Fromjoininginamatch.C．Fromhisbasketballcoach.D．Fromhelpinghisclassmates.32.WhatisTRUEaboutthehands-onbasketballaccordingtoParagraph2?

A．Itwasanimmediatesuccessinitsfirstinventioncompetition.B．Ithasspecialhandprintstoguidecorrectshootingposture.C．Severalsportscompaniesshowedinterestinitatfirst.D．Chris’sclassmateshelpedhimpatenttheinvention.33.Inwhatorderdidthefollowingthingshappeninthepassage?a.Chriswroteabook.b.Chrispatentedhisideasuccessfully.c.Christookpartinakids’inventionmatch.d.AsportscompanywasinterestedinChris’sinvention.e.Peoplecouldbuythehands-onbasketballinthemarket.f.Christaughthisclassmatestoholdaballinarightway.

A．f→c→b→d→e→aB．c→f→b→d→e→aC．f→c→d→b→e→aD．a→b→d→f→e→a34.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesChrisHaas?

A．Kindandnever-give-up.B．Strictandconfident.C．Shyandsmart.D．Funnyandbrave.Nowadays,therearesomanyappsaroundus.Theyarenotonlytoolsbutalsopartofourlives.TodayIwanttorecommendsomeofthemtoyou.

GrammarlyAllofuswritesometimes.Grammarlyisgreatforcheckingspellingandgrammarmistakes.Justtypeyourmessage,Grammarlywillhelptocheckthemistakesandshowhowtofixthem.Thebasicfunctionsarefree.Ifyouwanttounlockmorefunctions,youcanpaymoneyforit.FitbodAretherewaystoexercisesafely?Fitbodisheretohelp!Itcanshowyouhowtoexercisecorrectlywithvideosandtexts.Evenifyouhavenoequipment(器材),that’sOK!Fitbodwillshowhowtodosimpleexercisesandstretch(拉伸)aftereachexercisetomeetyourneeds.Youneedtopaymoneytousetheapp,butthefirstthreetrainingsarefree.WatooWeareallverybusy.School,studies,family—somanythingstodo!Howcanweorganizethembetter?Withitscolorfulfaces,Watoocanhelpusplanwhatisimportantorurgent(紧急的).Abigredfacemeansataskisreallyimportant.Asmall,happyyellowfacemeanswecantakeourtime.Only6yuan,youcantakethisfunapphome.MathwayDoyoualwayswanttouseacalculator(计算器)tohelpsolvemathproblems?Nowthereisanappthatdoesevenmoreforyouthancalculators.ItiscalledMathway.Youonlyneedtouploadpicturesofdifficultmathproblems.Itcanshowyouhowtosolvethemfreely.Ifyouneedextrahelp,likeexplainingeachstep,youcanchoosemonthlysubscription(订阅)service.35.Accordingtothepassage,whichoneisTRUEaboutthefourapps?

A．Mathwayismoreusefulthanacalculator.B．Fitbodhasstrictlimitsonsportsequipment.C．ThecolorfulfacesinWatoostandforthesameurgency.D．Grammarlyhasdifficultycheckingthespellingmistake.36.LiHuawhowillgraduateinaweekisintroublenow.Therearesomanythingstobesolved.Whichappcanhelphim?

A．Grammarly.B．Fitbod.C．Watoo.D．Mathway.37.Whichofthefollowingmagazinescanyoureadthisarticlein?

A．FashionDesign.B．SpaceExploration.C．FansofTechnology.D．NatureandEnvironment.AsmallmousenamedPatattheSanDiegoZoosetanewworldrecord(纪录)fortheoldestknownlivingmouse.PatisaPacificpocketmouse,andthisisthesmallestkindofmouseinNorthAmerica.Heweighsaboutasmuchasthreecoins.PacificpocketmiceliveinSouthernCalifornia,usuallywithin3.2kilometersofthesea.Theycanhelpspreadtheseeds(种子)oftheplantsthatgrownaturallyinthisarea.Theirdiggingundergroundalsohelpstheplantsgrow.Butstartingintheearly1930s,humansbegantakingupmoreandmoreoftheareawherethemicenormallylived.Pacificpocketmicebegandisappearing.Inthe1970s,scientistsbelievedthatthePacificpocketmousebecameextinct(灭绝的).Butin1994,scientistsfoundasmallgroupofPacificpocketmiceinOrangeCounty,California.Later,theyfoundtwoothersmallgroupsofthemice.Startingin2012,theSanDiegoZooWildlifeAlliance(SDZWA)beganworkingtohelpthemicebyraisingthem.Patwasjustborninthefirstyearofthatprogram.In2016,theSDZWAandseveralothergroupshelpedgetagroupofPacificpocketmicestartedinapark.Soon,thenumberofmiceintheparkbegangrowingwithoutanyhelpfromhumans.TheSDZWAsaystheywillsendmanymiceintothewild.ButPatwillcontinuestayingatthezoo.Nowhe’squiteoldforamouse.38.WhydoesthewritertellushowmuchPatweighs?

A．Totellusheisveryold.B．Toshowthatheisstrong.C．Toshowthatheisverysmall.D．Totellushedoesn’teatmuch.39.What’sthemainideaofParagraph3?

A．Pacificpocketmiceloveeatingplants.B．Pacificpocketmicearegoodatdigging.C．PacificpocketmiceonlyliveinCalifornia.D．Pacificpocketmiceareimportantfortheenvironment.40.Howdoesthewriterbeginthepassage?

A．Bylistingspecificnumbersanddata.B．Bycomparingdifferentscientificfacts.C．Bygivinganinterestingorsurprisingfact.D．Byaskingaquestiontomakereadersthink.41.Inwhichpartofamagazinecanyouprobablyfindthepassage?

A．Culture.B．Animals.C．People.D．Health.Socialmediahasitspositiveaspects,butitcanalsobringsomeproblems.Haveyoueverbeenboredanddecidedtocheckyoursocialapp,onlytofindoutthatyourbestfriendisattheGreatWallorthatoneofyourclassmatesiseatingdeliciousnoodlesatyourfavoriterestaurant,orthatoneofyourbasketballteammatesisvisitingthegiantpandasinSichuan?Haveyouhadthefeelingthatothersareenjoyinglifemorethanyouare?Ifyouranswersareboth“Yes”,youareexperiencingFOMO—thefearofmissingout.Researchershavefoundthatover75%ofyoungpeopleareexperiencingFOMOfromtimetotime.Socialmediaisthemainculpritforitbecauseitissoeasytodayforpeopletoseewhattheirfriendsaredoing,eating,buyingandtalkingabout.Andtheyareafraidofmissingoutonimportantandnewinformationwhentheyareawayfromsocialnetworks.However,itisimpossibleforustoenjoythesameactivitiesothersareenjoyingonsocialmedia.Failingtorealizethistruth,weoftenletFOMOleadustocompareourliveswiththoseofothers.Thiscomparisonleavesusfeelingdissatisfied.However,ourliveshavebothgoodandbadmoments,butallweseeonsocialmediaarethepicture-perfectmomentsothersshare.FOMOalsomakesuschecksocialmediamoreoften,whichcancausefeelingsofsadness,lonelinessandboredom.SowhatshouldwedoifwehaveFOMO?Researchersadvisedthatwefaceitandchangeourwayofthinking.Theyalsoexplainedthattakingpartinsocialactivitiescouldhelpusrealizethatnothingbadwashappening.What’smore,theysuggestedfindingjoyinthepresentandnotbelievingtheunrealinformationornewsontheInternet.“Takeitasachancetodowhatyoureallylove,andturnyourFOMOintoyourJOMO—thejoyofmissingout,”oneresearchersaid.42.WhatisthemainpurposeofParagraph2?

A．TouseexamplestoexplainwhatFOMOis.B．TofindouthowmanypeoplehaveFOMO.C．Toaskquestionsaboutpeople’sdailylives.D．Toshowhowpeopleusesocialmedia.43.Whichonecanreplacetheunderlinedword“culprit”inParagraph3?

A．purposeB．reasonC．resultD．problem44.AccordingtoParagraph3,whydoessocialmediamakepeoplefeeldissatisfied?

A．Becauseourliveshavebothgoodandbadmoments.B．Becauseitleadsustocompareourliveswithothers.C．Becauseitisimpossibleforustomakefriendsbysocialmedia.D．Becausewecanseetheperfectpicturepostedbyothers.45.Whatcanbethebesttitleofthispassage?

A．IsSocialmediaGoodorBad?B．IsFOMOafriendoranEnemy?C．HowtoOvercomeFOMO?D．BeCarefulwithSocialMedia!阅读短文及后文A~E选项，选出可以填入各题空白处的最佳选项。Waterisveryimportanttolivingthings.46Allanimalsandplantsneedwater.Humanbeingsalsoneedwater.Weneedwatertodrink,tocookourfoodandtocleanourselves.47Waterisneededeverywhere.Thereiswaterintheseas,riversandlakes.Waterisfoundalmosteverywhere.Eveninthedriestpartoftheworld,thereissomewaterintheair.48Thewaterintheseas,riversandlakesisaliquid.Thewaterintheairisagas,andwecallitwatervapor(水蒸气).49Theymaybemadeofverysmalldropsofwater.Theymayalsobemadeofsnowcrystal(结晶体).Snowcrystalsarevery,verysmallicecrystals.Iceisfrozenwater.Itisasolid.Therecanbesnowandiceeverywhereinwinter.Watermaybeasolidoraliquidoragas.Whenitisasolid,itmaybeashardasastone.Whenitisliquid,youcandrinkit.50

A．Cloudsaremadeofwater.B．Waterisneededinoffices,factoriesandschools.C．Youcannotseeorfeelitwhenitisapartoftheair.D．Whenitisagas,youcannotseeorfeelit.E．Withoutwater,therecanbenolifeontheEarth.五、短文填空阅读短文，根据上下文和所给的首字母写出所缺单词。注意使用正确形式，每空限填一词。答卷时，要求写出完整单词。TheSpringFestivalisveryimportantinChina.Beforeitcomes,peopleacrossthecountryo51differentkindsofactivitiestocelebratethenewyear.Duringthefestival,redlanternsandcouplets(对联)appeare52—onstreets,doorsteps,andshoppingmalls—asredstandsforgoo