广东省广州市增城区2023-2024学年八年级下学期期中考试英语试卷

2023学年第二学期期中质量检测问卷 八年级英语 (本试卷共四大题，满分90分，考试时间100分钟) 注意率项： 1答卷前，考生务必在答卷上用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔填写自己的学校、姓名、考号。 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 的区城；不准使用铅笔、國珠笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答的答案无效。 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。 I'll always remember the first time I tried ballet.My mother was a dancer and I wanted to be like her,but after 1mistakes during my first class,I felt like giving up right away. Weeks2 and my dancing didn't get any better.Then we3that we were going to perform in a show.I was afraid of falling on my face in front of 4 people and disappointing my mom. I never learned to dance well5I practiced hard.Finally,I went to my mom to tell her 6I felt.She simply laughed and told me she would teach me all she knew7ballet. My mom quickly discovered how bad at ballet I was,but she still taught me with the8 patience,love and understanding.When I jumped and fell,she was there9me.She caught 10when I lost my balance.By the time the show arrived,I prepared as much as I could be. The music began and my heart started to race.Breathing calmly,I began moving to 11 music without missing a step.When the music stopped,I ran off the stage and laughed12 国 My mom found me13gave me a huge hug."14 good dancer you are!I am so proud of you."I looked my mom in the eye and told her that this 15 not have happened without her. MOM is the person who will always be there to help you if you fall.That's what I realized through this. 1.A.to make B.making C.make D.makes 2.A:pass B.to pass C.passing D.passed 3.A.told B.was told C.were told D.were telling 4.A.bundred B.hundreds C.hundred of D.hundreds of 5.A.when B.although C.if D.because 第1顶共8页 6.A.how B.where C.when D.why 7.A.about B.from C.with D.into 8.A.greatest B.greater C.great D.greatly 9.A.help B.helped C.helping D.tohelp 10.A.I B.me C.my D.mine IL.A.a B.an C.the D./ 12.A.excited B.excitedly C.exciting D.excitement 13.A.and B.but C.so D.or 14.A.What B.How C.Whata D.How a 15.A.could B.need C.should D.must 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16~25各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选 项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。 During the Tang Dynasty,there lived a man named Zhao Gu.He was so good at writing 16 that many people enjoyed reading them. One day,people who 17Zhao's poems got together.They talked about Zhao's old works happily.But it was such a pity that Zhao didn't write 18poems very often.So they discussed how they could get Zhao to write. After a while,a man said,"Zhao will travel to Yuhang in Zhejiang province.He will 19 visit Lingyan Temple because it is very famous."He continued,"Let's do something before he 20” Finally they came up with a good 21.There was a wall in the temple for people to write. So they invited a man to write only two lines of poems on the wall. After several days,Zhao went to Lingyan Temple.When he saw the two lines of poem on the temple wall,he could not help adding another two lines to make it a22poem with four lines. When Zhao's fans 23 it,they were excited.The man was not as 24 as Zhao,but the two lines led to Zhao's wonderful poem.This could be described as"throwing a brick to attract jade (抛砖引玉)” Now people often express in this way when they give an opinion or a speech.It is a polite and modest way to show their hope in seeing others offer something 25.Have you learnt it? 16.A.letters B.stories C.articles D.poems 17.A.doubted B.burned C.liked D.wrote 18.A.great B.new C.funny D.useful 19.A.surely B. correctly C.suddenly D.hardly 20.A.writes B.finishes C.sleeps D.arrives 21.A.dream B.idea C.chance D.present 第2页共8页 22.A.strange B.difficult C.complete D.modern 23.A.heard about B.waited for C.looked after D.worried about 24.A.beautiful B.polite C.excellent D.serious 25.A.bigger B.better C.worse D.smaller 三、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） 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，并在答题卡 上将该选项涂黑。 (A) Kendall Johnson spends a lot of time playing in the dirt().She has a huge garden that produces over 100 pounds of food each year!But for this seven-year-old kid,gardening isn't just about fruits and vegetables.It's about people."My favourite thing about growing food is doing it with my family and friends,"she says. Kendall began gardening at the age of three,when her grandmother gave her some green stems()."Grandma told me not to throw them away,because if we put them in the ground,they will grow back,"she says.She tried it and was amazed when the stems grew new leaves. Soon after,her parents built a small backyard garden.When her friends came over,Kendall enjoyed sharing what she knew.She says,"My friends loved that.And they helped me water and care for the plants." When she was six,she became the youngest certified(有s资质的)farmer in Georgia,,the USA.Today,her garden has grown larger,including sixty plant beds and twelve trees!Kendall says,"When the vegetables and fruits are ready,I pick them.I do a food sale so other kids and families can have some."People who don't have enough food are invited to take what they need. Kendall wants to inspire other kids too.She speaks at libraries and schools,and hosts a community garden club for kids."I also invite kids to visit my garden and help with it,so they can see how fun it is,"she says."Growing food takes a lot of work,but together you can do it." 26.Kendall spends much time in the garden to A.make money for her friends B.play games with her family there C.host a community sports club for kids D.enjoy growing food with her family and friends 27.What did Kendall's friends do when they came to her garden? A.They helped take care of the plants B.They brought the food that they grew. C.They built a gardening school for Kendall. D.They taught Kendall how to be a good leader. 第3页共8页 28.The underlined word"inspire"in the last paragraph probably means" A.protect B.satisfy C.encourage D.express 29.Which of the following best describes Kendall according to the passage? A.Shy B.Strict C.Honest D.Kind (B) Tomatoes taste great.With a lot of vitamins,they are good for you,too!People all over the world enjoy this amazing fruit. Not all tomatoes are red.They can be yellow,orange,pink,or white.All tomatoes are green before they tur into their true color.That's when people can eat them. Tomatoes first grew in the Americas.The Incas grew them over 1,000 years ago.The Spanish introduced them to Europe in the early 16th century.The Spanish and Italians seem to have been the first Europeans to accept them as food.In France,people grew tomatoes in the garden just to enjoy their beauty.Many people there thought tomatoes would make them sick.It was years before some of them would eat tomatoes. Tomatoes are fruit.They grow from seeds.They won't grow in cold weather.But with water, sunlight and warmth,tomatoes grow fast.They can grow in pots or in the ground.As the plant grows taller,people may tie it to a stick.Next is the blooming stage.Flowers appear.The flowers turn into fruit.Some kinds of tomatoes can be picked in about six more weeks.Some tomatoes are large.One kind of tomato can weigh as much as two pounds. You can eat raw tomatoes.First,wash them.Then,cut them up for salads or sandwiches. Tomatoes can be cooked,too.They can be grilled,boiled,or even fried.Tomatoes don't have a smell.But they taste great in foods around the world.Many dishes from India use tomatoes. Spaghetti sauce and pizza from Italy use them,too.Raw tomatoes are also used in a Mexican sauce- salsa 30.From the passage,we know that A.tomatoes grew in Europe first B.tomatoes are harmful to people C tomatoes are in different colors D French people first planted tomatoes for food 31.The underlined phrase"some of them"in Paragraph 3 refers to A.some people in America B.some people in France C.some people in Italy D.some people in Spain 32.Which of the following best shows the structure of the passage? ① ① ( ②①④⑤ 第4页共8页 33.What's the purpose of this passage? A.To suggest people eat more tomatoes. B.To explain the value of tomatoes. C.To tell people how to plant tomatoes. D.To introduce a kind of fruit-tomatoes. (c) Do you speak a dialect()in daily life?While many Chinese people speak putonghua, some local dialects are in danger of disappearing.To protect them,the Chinese government started the Chinese Language Resources Protection Project(中国语言资源保护工程)a few years ago. This project looks at how people talk in 1,712 places.Their languages include 103 dialects that are almost gone.It has helped China to build the largest language resource lbrary in the world. There s an online library where people can learn dialects from over 5.6 million audio clips ( and over 5 million videos. Scholar Zhang Hongming talked about his worries of the disappearing of dialects."For about over 10 years,in the Wu dialect areas such as Shanghai and Suzhou,children aged 6 to 15 can understand but hardly speak the dialect,young people above 15 years old sometimes speak it,but not very well.If this keeps happening,the dialect might disappear,"he said. Why is it important to protect the dialect culture?According to British linguist Harold Palmer, dialects are a key to store local cultures.Language shows the history,the beliefs and the biases( 见)of an area,he said, AA big national hard work has been put into the project to make it happen,said Cao Zhiyun,the expert on the project.Over five years,more than 350 universities and research groups joined in,along with over 4,500 experts and more than 6,000 dialect speakers. 34.The Chinese government started the project. A.to copy the dialects B.to protect the dialects C.to public the dialects D.to cancel the dialects 35.There are _dialects in the largest language resource library. A.103 B.5.6 million C.5 million D.1712 36.Which of the following sentences can be put in the. A.How did China protect these dialects culture? B.Where was the the largest dialect library built? C.How many speakers did take part in this project? D.Who started the project to protect dialects culture? 37.What's the main idea of this passage? A.Many universities and research groups joined in the project. B.China has done a lot of hard work to protect the dialect culture. C.China did a survey to look at how people talked in 1,712 places. D.Many young people in the Wu dialect areas can't say their dialect. 第5页共8页 (D) Town Camp Fire Camp Campers will discover the animals'great It provides campers with a chance to leam a abilities to live through the winter months,and lot of self-growth skills through outdoor games.If learn about their natural environment.Please you are interested in this,please send us e-mails! call Mr.Lin at 26172308 for more information. 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A.￥120 B.￥240 C.￥360 D.￥480 第二节阅读填空（共5小题：每小题1分，满分5分） 阅读短文及文后~E进项，选出可以填入41~45各题空白处的最佳选项，并在答题 卡上将该项涂黑。 People in different countries speak different languages.But is there a language that can be understood by everyone in the world?41 Emojis are a kind of special language.A group called Unicode Consortium is in charge of choosing official()emojis.It has been adding pew emojis every year since 2014.These new emojis do not come out of nowhere.42 43 In 2015,emoji faces with ditterent skin colors were added.In 2016.different jobs were added,such as doctor,police officer and painter along with female versions of these jobs.This year,emojis of disabled people were added,including emojis of blind people and people in wheel chairs. But there is also more to emojis.They c aso refrto pop culture and new cultural trends( 算6页兵8页 势).New emojis in2022 have included severalanima,such as sloths(树懒)and flamingos(火烈 ).44 For example,sloths have become popular because of the 2016 film Zooropia.Many fashion designers have included flamingos in their designs in recent years.These animals make people feel like they're on a tropical(热带的)vacation. 45 Let's expect how they will change in the coming years. A.The answer is,"Of course,emojis are that language." B It seems that emojis are a mirror of the world that we live in. C.They come from what people think about,like and care about. D Emojis can be used to represent()different groups of people. E.These animals are not very common,but are known to many people. 四、写作（共四节；满分30分。） 第一节语篇填词（共5小题：每小题0.5分，满分2.5分。） 根据下面短文及所给单词的首字母写出所缺单词。在填写答题卡时，要求写出完整单 词。（每空限填一词） Each different part of China has its own special forms of traditional art.These usually try to show the things that are important in life such as love,beauty and family. Sky lanterns were first used by Zhuge Kongming.He sent them out to ask for help when in trouble.Today,sky lanterns are used at festivals and other celebrations.They are m_ of bamboo and covered with paper.They are seen as bright symbols because people believe the sky lanterns can bring them j_and happiness. Paper cutting has been around for over 1,500 years.Paper cutting sounds very s but it can be difficult to do.The paper,usually red,is cut with scissors.The most common p are flowers,animals and characters about Chinese history.They are put on windows,doors and wallsas symbols of wishes for good 1and a happy new year. 第二节根据所给中文填空（共5小题：每小题05分，满分2.5分。要求写出完整的词汇） 51.The girl likes smiling,and always gives others a good first (印象) 52.Lucy tried her best to work out the problem.Two days (以后)，Lucy worked it out. 53.We will 53(the hotel in the late afternoon. 54.The old man lives by himself in the countryside.Sometimes he feels very (孤独的) 55.When we learn a new lesson,we'd better understand the55(idea of the article. 第三节完成句子（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分） 56.为了振奋我们的精神并帮助我们保持健康。 our spirits and help us keep healthy. 57. 我们学校下周将举办运动会。 A sports meeting】 in our school next week. 第7页共8页 58.我和我的好朋友每天都在练习如何跑得更快。 My friends and I practise faster everyday. 59.我的老师也经常提醒我们均衡饮食的重要性。 My teacher always the importance of keeping a balanced diet as well. 60.这是多么有用的建议啊！ the advice is! 第四节书面表达（共1题：满分15分。） 假如你是学校学生义工社团负责人李华，你所在的学校将于下个月组织一系列“五四青 年节”的志愿者活动，请根据以下提示，写一封倡议书，介绍此次活动并号召同学们积极参 加。 活动内容 活动目标 为孤独症儿童(kids with autism)创作连环漫画 给他们带去欢乐 为遭受疾病的孩子制作中国结(Chinese knots) …（请你补充) …(请你补充) (请你补充) 你的号召 注意： 国 L,可在内容提示的基础上适当拓展信息： 2.词数80词左右（倡议书的开头已给出，不计入词数）： 3.不得透露学校、姓名等任何个人信息，否则不予评分。 Dear friends, The Chinese Youth Day is coming. That's all.Thank you! 第8页共。页 广东省广州市增城区2023-2024学年八年级下学期期中考试英语试卷答案 一、语法选择 1. B 2. A 3. C 4. D 5. B 6. A 7. A 8. D 9. C 10. B 11. D 12. B 13. A 14. C 15. A 二、完形填空 16. D 17. C 18. B 19. A 20. D 21. B 22. C 23. A 24. B 25. C 三、阅读 （A） 26. D 27. A 28. C 29. D （B） 30. C 31. B 32. A 33. D （C） 34. B 35. A 36. D 37. B （D） 38. A 39. C 40. C 四、写作 第一节语篇填词 41. made 42. joy 43. Chinese New Year 44. easily 45. simple 第二节根据所给中文填空 46. impression 47. later 48. reach 49. lonely 50. basic 第三节完成句子 51. In order to cheer up 52. will be held 53. how to run 54. reminds us of 55. How useful 第四节书面表达 Dear friends, The Chinese Youth Day is coming. Our school will organize a series of volunteer activities to celebrate it. Here are the details: Firstly, we will create comic strips for kids with autism to bring them joy. Secondly, we will make Chinese knots for children suffering from diseases to wish them a speedy recovery. Thirdly, we will clean up the community to make our living environment more beautiful. These activities are not only meaningful but also a great opportunity to show our love and care for others. I sincerely hope that all of you can actively participate in these activities and make a positive difference in our society. That's all. Thank you! 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$