2024-2025学年广东省深圳市南山区北师大南山附属学校中学部八年级上学期期中英语试卷

北京师范大学南山附属学校中学部 2024-2025学年第一学期八年级期中英语考试试卷 命题人:傅庆红 黄卓 王云清 世春 邓敏 周文峰 审题人:傅庆红 黄卓 王云清 世春 邓敏 周文峰 【时间:70分钟 总分:75分】 本试卷分第一部分和第二部分,请将答案涂、填写在答题卡上. 第一部分选择题(50分 1. 完形填空(10分) 阅读下面短文,从短文后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳 选项,(共10小题,每小题1分) With just a smartphone, a blackboard and a piece of chalk, the 82-year-old agricultural (农业的 expert Liang Zhenqing began his livestreamed classes (直. 播课) in January 2023. His free online classes 1 flower planting skills, along with lessons on growing different fruits, tea trees, and plants for traditional Chinese medicine "1 didn't know where the start button was in the beginning, let alone how to communicate with people online," he said of his 2 livestreaming experiences. 3, with the help of his grandchildren, Liang gradually mastered the skills. At first, the number of fans was 4. But after a month, he suddenly saw a rise. Then he began to talk with them and offered helpful suggestions to their questions during the live stream. By the end of 2o23, he had got more than 180,ooo followers, which was a 5 . Most of Liang's online fans are young people. Liang said there are always some punctual ( 准 时 的) fans 6 him to start his live stream. Often, long after the live stream is planned to 7, his family can still hear him laughing and discussing ideas in the other room. Fans sometimes remind him the lesson is over by telling him, "Grandpa Liang, it's time." After class, some fans write briefings (简报) on the content of the livestreamed classes. Liang lovingly 8 them"class representatives (课代表)". Huang Yifei, a college student in Hubei, has been following Liang's livestreamed classes 9 the beginning, "I am a student learning gardening, and a fan of Liang," Huang said."Whenever I meet a difficult agricultural problem, I ask him for help and he shares his 10 . I love his livestreamed classes." C. learn B. include 1. A. improve D. create 试卷第1页,,共8页 北京师范大学南山附属学校中学部 期中考试试卷 2. A. early C. happy B. new D. lucky 3. A. Since C. However B. Therefore D. Though 4. A. large B. great C. few D. small C. secret 5. A. failurex B. trouble D. success C. waiting for 6. A. working for B. caring for D. looking for B. watch C. continue 7. A. return D. end B. calls C. discusses 8. A. pays D. shows C. except B. before 9. A. since D. till C. love B. knowledge 10. A. money D. kindness IlI. 阅读理解(40分) 第一节阅读下列短文,从下面每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项. (共 15小题,每小题1.5分) A According to the report, during the past summer vacation, a 15-year-old boy made a model plane on his own in less than a month. Then he flew it successfully, which surprised all the people around him. The boy named Li Banghua is from Hefei, Anhui. He made the model plane by himself. lt is 0.6 metres wide, has a wingspan (翼展) of 4.4 metres and weighs about 40 kilos. Li just finished his high-school entrance exam(入学考试) a year ago and got good grades. After the exam, he threw himself into the work of making the model plane at once Li has been interested in model planes since he was a child. And he has been studying and building model planes for years. This time the model plane is the largest he has ever built and he considers it the most successful one During the process (过程) of building the plane, he failed many times."But the biggest difficulty I had was that the adults couldn't understand me well," Li said."When I said I was going to build a model plane, a lot of adults thought it was impossible. But I decided to keep on working hard That is because once I start something, giving up is not a choice for me." When talking about his future, he said he dreamed of becoming a plane engineer 11. How does the writer begin the text? A. By showing a saying. B. By telling the news C. By showing a dialogue. D. By asking a question 试卷第2页,共8页 北京师范大学南山附属学校中学部 期中考试试卷 1 12. How much does the model plane weigh? B. 4.4 kilos. C. 40 kilos. A. 4kilos. D. 60 kilos. 3. What was the biggest difficulty for Li Banghua? A. The lack of help B. The lack of time. C. The lack of money D. The lack of understanding 14. What can we learn from his experience? _ A. It's never too late to learn B. Facts speak louder than words. C. To help others makes us happy D. Where there is a will, there is a way. 15. Which can be a proper title for the text? A. A Boy's Best Choice B. History of Model Planes. C. A Boy and His Model Planes. D. The Development of Model Planes B Over the years, skilled Chinese players have been doing very well in table tennis. Now, young athletes from Generation Z are becoming the stars of the 2024 Paris Olympics Born in 2ooo, Sun Yingsha has been given the nickname "Little Devil" by her fans. When she was little, Sun was sensitive (敏感的) to the sound of a table tennis ball hitting the ground."I felt I had some talent." she told China Daily When Sun first joined the reserve sauad (预备队) of the national table tennis team in 2010, she was excited. Becoming a werld tep pfayer fke her idol Zhang Yining has always been her dream However, there have been challenges along the way. She took part in the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 and it was there that she faced huge losses. "I was not well-rounded enough to win the gold medal in the women's singles."Sun said Sun believes that life is always full of ups and downs. "Determination and courage can make a good athlete,"she said. "What keeps me going are the goals and dreams I set for myself." At the 2o23 Singapore Smash, Sun won the women's singles, the women's doubles and the mixed doubles, becoming the first athlete to get three gold medals at the tournament (锦标赛) Looking at the world ranking website, you can see Sun's name at the top of the women's singles women's doubles and mixed doubles When talking about younger table tennis players, Sun encourages them to keep their love and stay focused. "If you truly love table tennis, I hope you can hold on to it." she said 试卷第3页,共8页 r to use uu hack to an even balance. -teeesed. vour brain will start to have 北京师范大学南山附属学校中学部 期中考试试卷 16. When Sun Yingsha was __years old, shefirst joined the reserve squad (预备队) of the national table tennis team A.8 B.10 C.18 D.23 17. What can we know about Sun Yingsha when she was young? A. She made up her mincr to be the best from a young age B. She was unsure about her talent in table tennis C. She started to play table. tennis when she joined the national team D. Her goal was to take part in the 2024 Paris Olympics 18. What does the underlined word "well-rounded" mean when describing a table tennis player? A. A player who is very old and experienced B. A player who has a perfect shape. C. A player who has won a round medal. D. A player who is good at all aspects of the game 19. What is Sun Yingsha's achievement in the 2023 Singapore Smash? A. lt was her first international competition. B. She was the first three-goa medal winner at the tournament C. It marked the beginning of her professional career. D. It was the only time she has won a gold medal in women's doubles 20. What is the purpose of the text? A. To encourage teenagers to be good athletes B. To explain how Sun became famous C. To list all the awards Sun has won in her career. D. To encourage readers with Sun's story of hard work and success C When ChatGPT came out last November, Olivia Lipkin, a copywriter (文 案 写手) in San Francisco, didn't care too much about it. However, over the next few months, Lipkin found herself with less and less work to do. In April, she lost her job with no explanation. She realized why she had lost her job later when she heard managers talking about how using ChatGPT was cheaper than hiring (雇用)a human writer. Lipkin was not alone, Eric Fein, a 34-year-old man in the U.S. state of Ilinois, opened a writing company for ten years. He became jobless last March. All his clients (客户) told him they no longe needed his services because they were turning to ChatGPT. Fein warned them that ChatGPT couldn't 试卷第4页,共8页 北京师范大学南山附属学校中学部 期中考试试卷 write with his level of creativity. His clients said they understood, but it was far cheaper to use the chatbot (聊天机器人) than to pay him Experts think that AI systems (人 工智能系统) like ChatGPT could make hundreds of millions of people lose their jobs in the future. But for those who write posts and advertisements on the Internet, the effect is already here. They also say that even the best AI systems can't compare with the writing skills of a human. It doesn't have a personal voice or style. Bcsides, it often gives the wrong answers. After being rcplaced by ChatGPT, Fein and Lipkin decided to do a job that AI can't do. "People are looking for the cheapest method, and that's not a person- it's a robot." Lipkin says 21. Why did Lipkin have less and less work to do? A. Because managers hired a new copywriter. B. Because she was not good at finishing her work. C. Because she used ChatGPT to complete her work D. Because her managers gave more work to ChatGPT. 22. The writer used the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 to A. list some numbers B. give another example C. answer a question D. express some feelings 23. Fein thought his writing services were better than ChatGPT in terms of (在......方面) B. creativity C. personal style A. cost D. writing skills 24. What does the underline word "They" in Paragraph 3 refer to C. Clients. B. Chatbots. A. Experts. D. AIsystems. 25. This article can probably be found A. in a travel guide B. in a personal diary C. in a science newspaper D. in a sports magazine 第二节请阅读下面的短文,并从下列六个句子中选择五个还原到文中,使原文的意思完 整、连贯.(共5小题,每小题2分) What is the most stressful thing in school? It is probably exams. Exams can put us under a lot of pressure. But some students do well under pressure while others feel terrible. It all comes down to dopamine (多巴按). 27 It has many important roles: influencing memory, attention. and how we learn. Our brains work best when there is an even balance of dopamine-not too much or too little. The brain controls dopamine in two ways. It either 试卷第5页,共8页 北京师范大学南山附属学校中学部 期中考试试卷 takes out dopamine quickly, or gradually. Exam success can be related to how fast dopamine goes back to an even balance. if you become stressed, your brain will start to have too much dopamine .29The quicker you are able to go back to an even balance of dopamine, the quicker you can fix yourself perform better on a test. Scientists found that, during a test, people who slowly got back to an even balance of dopamine scored 8 percent lower. 30 the answer is yes. So don't fear, there is some good news. The study also found that the more practice you get, the less stressed you'll be. So, it turns out tha practice really does make perfect A. What happens when we sit for an exam? B. It is like a cup flowing over with water. C. So, why do some students perform better under stress? D. That's the difference between a good mark and a bad mark E. Dopamine is a chemical in our brain that sends information to our body. F. Is there anything that can help change the speed of dopamine getting into our body? 第三节信息匹配. 下面的材料A~F分别介绍了六本不同的文学作品,请根据Juan.Melody,Catherine,Adam Fiona的实际情况,为他们推荐适合的读物,(共5小题,每小题1.5分 A. Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell This novel focuses on the life and challenges of Scarlett O' Hara, a strong-willed _N lady who experiences love and survival during the American Civil War. B. The three- body problem by Cixin Lit In this science fiction novel, the author explores complex themes of science. philosophy (哲学), and the unexpected results of outer-space contact. C. Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe This famous novel describes the realities of slavery (奴隶制) in America through the experiences and sufferings of Uncle Tom and the people around him. 试卷第6页,共8页 北京师范大学南山附属学校中学部 期中考试试卷 D. War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy This masterpiece follows the ups and downs of several upper-class Russian families. exploring human nature and the society of the time. E. The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger This work presents how Holden Caulfield, a "bad student" teenager, thinks about his life, society, and place within it after being removed from school. 行n F. Teahouse by Lao She rouSE Telling the life of a Beijing teahouse owner and various customers, this play offers a window into Chinese society through the changes of the 2Oth century. 31. Juan, a big fan of science works, enjoys anything about space secrets 32. Melody likes reading novels with determined and brave female characters 33. Catherine needs to finish a learning project about black people's lives in the past 34. Adam plans to write a play to tel stories of different people behind society's changes 35. Fiona, a new teacher, wants to better understand and help teenagers with growing pains 第二部分非选择题(25分) III. 语法填空(10分) 阅读下面短文,在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空 (共10小题,每小题1分) Buying second-hand items is becoming more popular these days than before. One million people are selling over 2 million second-hand items,36 (include) clothes, books and other things on Xianyu every day People have made more money in recent years and bought more things than they really need 37 20l7, Wei Ying developed a famous site called Dejavu for people to selltheir used books. Now it is quite popular. People are attracted by the lower price. When Chen Junjun, who had her 38 (twenty) birthday last month, wants to buy books she uses Dejavu. The books on it are nearly 70 percent 39 I(cheap) than new books. "It's a perfect choice for me because I can save a lot of money," Chen said. Dejavu also provides 40 (read) with out-of-print (绝版的) books. Yan Minjun is a 卷笔7页 共8而 北京师范大学南山附属学校中学部 期中考试试卷 picky (挑剔的) person,_41 she is pleased with it. She says there 42 (be) something difficult to find some books in book shops, but she can find them on Dejavu. Sometimes, buying old books can even help buyers keep in touch 43 the owner of the book. Zhao Kaiqi, 44 engineer in Harbin, once found a note in a second-hand book she had bought."45 (it) old owner shared her thoughts and hoped I would enjoy it. It was so heart-warming. I want to do the same in the future, too." IV. 书面表达(15分) 科技改变世界,各种发明让我们的生活越来越便捷,假设你是校英语报社的编辑,报社以“你 心中最伟大的发明”为主题面向全校学生做了调查,以下是获得票数最多的三项发明,请为校 英语报写一篇稿件报道调查结果并谈谈你心中最伟大的发明 -_轮子 纸 发明 1电脑 投票比例 26% 20% 18% 已有数千年历 中国古代四大发明之一;对人 简介 _.. 史;方便人们出行 类文化传播有重要作用 你的观点 ..__.. 参考词汇:传播spread 文化culture 要求: 1. 结构完整,要点齐全,可适当发挥; 2. 表达通顺,语言规范,书写清晰; 3. 文中不能出现任何真实的人名、校名等信息; 4. 词数80左右,文章的开头已给出,不计入总词数. Many inventions have greatly changed our life, Last week, we did a survey on"What's the greatest invention?" in our school, and here is the result 试卷第8页,共8页