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2023-2024学年八年级下学期期中考试(广州专用)
英语
本试卷共四大题,满分90分。考试时间100分钟。
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、试室号、座位号,再用2B铅笔把对应这两个号码的标号涂黑。
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。如需要改动,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,答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域的相应位置上;如需要改动,先划掉原来的答案,然后再写上新的答案,改动的答案也不能超出指定的区域;不准使用铅笔、圆珠笔和涂改液。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,将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。
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1〜15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Long ago people made fires from lightning (闪电). But they had to keep the fire 1 , for they couldn’t make it 2 again 3 there was no lighting. Later they found out hitting two 4 together could make a spark (火花). The spark could fire dry leaves, so they could make the fire again when it went 5 . Then people also learned to make a fire by rubbing (摩擦). They made a hole on a big piece of wood and put a smaller stick into 6 hole. They turned the stick again and again. After 7 minutes they got a fire.
As years went by, people learned 8 ways to make a fire. Sometimes, they used the heat from the Sun. They held a piece of glass in the right way 9 a piece of paper on fire.
About two centuries ago, people began to make matches (火柴). Matches 10 people a quick and easy way to make fire. Matches 11 even now, but people have more new ways. One of 12 is to use an electric fire starter. Of course an electric fire starter is much 13 than a box of matches. But it is more useful.
Fire is 14 important that we never stop thinking of methods to start a fire more easily and more 15 .
1.A.burn B.burnt C.to burn D.burning
2.A.start B.started C.starting D.to start
3.A.if B.unless C.though D.until
4.A.pieces stone B.pieces of stones C.stone D.piece of stones
5.A.out B.away C.in D.by
6.A.an B.a C.the D.these
7.A.a little B.little C.a few D.few
8.A.others B.another C.the other D.other
9.A.make B.to making C.made D.to make
10.A.brought B.were brought C.b