广东省广州中学2024-2025学年八年级上学期期中考试英语试题

广州中学2024学年第一学期期中考试 八年级英语试卷 命题人：陆敏华，陈金兰，易欣洁，陈嘉慧，钟楚颗 审核人：朱其伟 本试卷共四大题，8页，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、姓名等信息： 再用2B铅笔把相应信息点涂黑。 2,非选择题答案必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔写在答题卡各题目指定区域内的相应位置上： 不准使用铅笔、圆珠笔和涂改液。 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。 Many people don't know some dogs are doing the same jobs as people do.So how could some dogs work as1as people.The senses of a dog are better than a person's, 2dogs do some jobs actually better than people.For example,the ability of hearing of dogs is excellent.Sometimes,a dog can hear3 we can't hear,such as someone 4a few houses away.Dogs also have a very powerful sense of smell.A dog's sense of smell is almost 5better than a person's!However,whether the job is suitable for a dog depends on 6size,IQ and skills. Did you see dogs7people who were lost?These dogs with their amazing senses of smell might help find someone missing after8earthquake.Search-and-rescue dogs are usually smart and large.They can keep on working for many hours without resting.In the last decade,more than seven9 dogs became Search-and-rescue dogs in the USA.In 2024,the 28th Rescue Dog World Championships were held in Finland and rescue dogs from different countries and regions10part in the competition. 11 dogs work by guiding people and helping them get from place to place.Guide dogs help blind people keep12to make their way across busy streets,up steps and inside shopping centers.They are able to keep away from danger and ignore people who want to pet them.Guiding dogs13 be large,but they cannot be afraid of cars,loud noises or strangers. A working dog which visits elderly people in nursing homes and hospitals14a therapy (dog.Its job is to make people feel better and less lonely.These dogs don't have to be big and strong.They can be small,cute and easy to be trained and get along with. In recent years,the number of therapy dogs is increasing. In the future,more dogs will be trained to help people.15good helpers they arel 1.A.more efficient B.more efficiently C.efficient D.efficiently 2.A.because B.so C unless D.although 蜜蜂试卷创建 3.A.what B.when C whn 7 4.A.talking B.talks C.talk D.to talk 5.A.50 times' B.50 times C.50-time D.50-times 6.A.it B.it's C.theirs D.its 7.A.searches and rescues B.searching and rescuing C.searched and rescued D.to search and rescue 8.A./ B.a C.an D.the 9.A.hundreds B.hundred of C.hundred D.hundreds of 10.A.takes B.took C.taking D.take 11.A.another B.other C.others D.the other 12.A.safe B.safety C.safely D.unsafe 13.A.mustn't B.cannot C.needn't D.shouldn't 14.A.calls B.is called C.call D.is calling 15.A.What B.What a C.How D.How a 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1625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。 McCormick Place in Chicago is the largest convention center(会议中心)in North America.It's covered in16,which is enjoyable for humans but 17 for birds. On Oct 5,nearly 1000 birds were found dead after having collided (with the building's glass walls.Most of them died on the spot because of broken bones in their 18 One key reason is the glass.The birds get19by it.During the day,the birds fly toward it as it reflects (a perfect image of the sky and nearby trees.As night falls,the bright light from glass buildings 20 the birds,who are usually guided by the light of the moon and stars.The recent collision21between the night of Oct 4 and early next morning,when the lights in the building were on for an event. 22,nearly one billion birds collide with glass in the US every year.In China, bird collisions are also 23.In the autumn of 2022,the National Anti-bird Collisions Action Alliance reported a total of 190 cases of bird collision,which24several types of birds listed as second-class protected wildlife. These sad stories could have been avoided if action had been taken25.Many countries and regions have put forward building design ideas to help keep birds safe,such as using less glasses in building walls and adding bird-friendly materials and stickers ( onto the buildings'walls. 16.A.wood B.gold C.glass D.clay 17.A.comfortable B.popular C.funny D.deadly 蜜蜂试卷创建 18.A.eyes B.stomachs C.heads n 2 19.A.fooled B.frightened C.excited D.caught 20.A.orders B.attracts C.creates D.controls 21.A.took over B.took place C.took off D.took away 22.A.Suddenly B.Recently C.Finally D.Unluckily 23.A.common B.unaware C.practical D.special 24.A.compared B.included C.found D.invented 25.A.hardly B.quietly C.correctly D.easily 三、阅读（共20小题：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，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 (A) Florence Nightingale,as a young woman in England in the 1840s,she saw how hard it was for poor people to get help when they were sick.She dreamed of being a nurse,but her wealthy parents thought the job was not good enough for her and believed she should marry a rich man.But she went to Germany to study nursing. Nightingale was smart and good at noticing things from an early age.At her first job in the early 1850s,she quickly showed her talent for helping the sick get better. Most doctors of the day only focused on treating the diseases,but they didn't pay attention to how the diseases spread ()While volunteering at a hospital during a cholera outbreak(霍乱操发)，Nightingale noticed that people were catching and spreading diseases inside the hospital itself.She realized that dirty conditions inside hospitals might help spread diseases,and that if hospitals were cleaner,patients might be safer. In 1854,Nightingale was asked to lead a team of 38 nurses to care for British soldiers on the battlefield )When she arrived,she was shocked to discover that more soldiers were dying from infectious diseases like cholera than from battle wounds.So she began to clean the hospital and check it every day.According to records,due to her efforts,the death rate()in the hospital dropped from about 40%to around 2%.Because of her habit of walking dark hallways to care for soldiers with a lamp,Nightingale got the nickname the “Lady with the Lamp”from them. In 1860,after the war,Nightingale started the first nursing school.She also worked to make hospitals better and make rules for nurses.She died in 1910 in London,England. 26.What was Nightingale's parents'attitude towards her dream? A.They didn't care about it. B.They disagreed with it. C.They supported it. D.They were excited about it. 27.What can we learn from the third paragraph? A.Doctors didn't pay much attention to the diseases. B.People knew the cholera well. 蜜蜂试卷创建 3 C.The diseases spread because of bad environment in the hospital. D.People caught and spread the diseases outside the hospital. 28.How did Nightingale reduce the death rate? A.She made the hospital's conditions better. B.She treated soldiers'battle wounds C.She discovered soldiers died from infectious diseases but not from battle wounds D.She walked dark hallways to care for soldiers. 29.Which of the following best describe Nightingale? A.successful and strict B.kind-hearted and talented C.brave but careless D.hard-working and proud (B) A young boy was playing happily in front of his house when an old wise man turned up. The old man took him to a large rock and asked the boy to push against.it with all his strength. Then the boy did this after the school day.But every night when the boy returned home, he was feeling down-because he couldn't move it a little though he was already sore and worn out. A neighbor saw this and said to him,"You have been pushing against the rock for a long time,but it hasn't moved.So,the task is impossible and you are a failure."These words cut like a knife into the boy's heart. Then the neighbor added,"why do you keep doing this?Just have a try and that is enough.” The boy didn't say anything,but went to find the old man. "Sir,"the boy said,"I have tried hard,putting all my strength to do what you have asked. However,after all this time,I haven't even moved the rock a bit.What's wrong with me? Why am I failing?""My boy,I told you to push against the rock with all your strength.Never did I ask you to move it.Remember:your task was to push.Look at yourself-your arms are strong;your back is shiny and brown;your hands are callused (from constant pressure.Your abilities now surpass what you used to have.It is true that you haven't moved the rock.But your task was to push and to exercise your faith.You have done a good job." 30.What did the neighbor think of the task? A.He thought the old man was strict about the boy. B.He thought the boy was not hard-working enough. C.He thought the boy was already successful. D.He thought the boy was foolish and he couldn't finish the task. 31.What is the right order of the events in the passage? a.The boy pushed the rock after school. b.The old man told the boy to push the rock.4 蜜蜂试卷创建 c.The old man thought the boy's skills had improved. d.The boy wondered the reason of his failure. A.b-a-d-c B.b-d-a-c C.a-b-c-d D.a-b-d-c 32.What is TRUE about the passage? A The boy hardly felt sad even though he couldn't move the rock. B The boy was moved by his neighbor's word. C.Training the young man to be stronger was what the old man wanted. D.The boy understood his task clearly and worked hard to finish it. 33.What can we learn from the passage? A.Effort and faith are what matter in the journey. B The greatest strength is to work together. C.When there is a will,there is a way. D.Failure is the mother of success. (c) The famous magazine,Runner 's World,has chosen some of UK races.The following are four of them. Top of the Wolds 10K Challenge This 10-km countryside track in Yorkshire is all fun until you take the left turn at Nunburnholme.At this point,you enter a serious uphill part,but thankfully the uphill part only lasts for around 1.5 km.You'll have about a kilometre to enjoy the views before the way takes you downhill again,and back to where you started in Warter-a cute little village. Scurry2Bridges Run This 161-km relay race is divided into 16 parts,so you each run 4 separate parts.Over the course of this day-long adventure,you'll each run about marathon distance while the workers will drive around for pick-ups and drop-offs at relay exchange points between the start in Dundee and the finish in Edinburgh. Scafell Sky Race Here's a trall run (that is not suitable for beginners.With a total of 3,500 m of ascent(上坡路)，this is unquestionably one of the hardest events around.Good thing is that the views are beautiful,and that there's hot food and a bottle of apple juice waiting for you in the end. Offa's Dyke 15 The traditional 15-mile distance begins at the Clock Tower in Hay-on-Wye and includes a few hard climbs before finishing in Kington.This year the hard event has added a challenging 10 km around Kington. 34.Which can be put back into the blank" ”2 A.the most difficult and exciting B.the most dangerous and challenging C.the most relaxing and easiest D.the longest and worst 蜜蜂试卷创建 5 35.What do the underline words"pick-ups and drop-offs"mean in the passage? A.枪起和扔掉B.取车和还车C.上车和下车 D.接送 36.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A.Top of the Wolds 10K Challenge is fun all the way. B.Scurry2Bridges Run is a relay race made up of 16 parts. C.Scafell Sky Race is suitable to all levels. D.Offa's Dyke 15 has a challenging part of 10 km around Kington every year. D) For many years,a great number of scientists have accepted the idea that dinosaurs were killed by an asteroid(小行星)，but another idea is now gaining attention..New research suggests that big volcanic eruptions(伙山喷发)may have led to the end of dinosaurs. About 66 million years ago,an asteroid hit the earth.The impact caused earthquakes and tsunamis(very large sea wave).Many scientists believe this allowed about 75%of all plants and animals on the earth to die off,including dinosaurs. Now researchers from Dartmouth College in New Hampshire believe that the asteroid alone did not cause the mass extinction (but that volcanoes may also have played a part. A tcam of scientists were studying the Deccan Plateau,a large mountainous area in southern India.They found signs of volcanic rock shaped into forms called basalt floods.Volcanic rocks are formed when a voleano erupts and sends out lava,which then cools and becomes solid.Basalt floods are formed when either several small eruptions or one extremely large eruption floods huge areas of land with lava.These eruptions can block out the sun with ash (伙山灰)，stop plants from growing,and kill off animals'food supplies.. The scientists discovered that the basalt rocks formed at the time dinosaurs died out.This is a strong proof that a huge volcanic eruption could have contributed to the death of dinosaurs.The team called the eruption and asteroid a double-punch,which had dinosaurs wiped out from the planet completely. There have been several mass extinctions,including the one that killed dinosaurs.Some of the other extinctions were caused by volcanoes,which supports the new idea that a volcano could have been involved in this one.Brenhin Keller said it is difficult to be sure which volcanic eruption caused which mass extinction.But,Keller said,"The results make it hard to pay no attention to the role of volcanism in extinction." 37.According to new research,what may cause the extinction of dinosaurs? A.Earthquakes B.Volcanic eruptions C.Tsunamis D.Asteroid impacts 38.What is the third paragraph mainly about? A.Why volcanic rocks are formed. B.When dinosaurs became extinct. C.Where volcanic eruptions happen. D.How volcanoes killed dinosaurs 39.Which strongly proved (the new finding of dinosaur extinction? A.One extremely large volcano erupted with lava. 回 蜜蜂试卷创建 6 B.Dinosaurs died out when basalt rocks formed. C.Volcano lava and ash were harmful to dinosaurs. D.Many asteroids hit the earth 66 million years ago. 40.What is the best title for this passage? A.Volcanic eruptions B.The extinction of dinosaurs C.A new research on the extinction of dinosaurs D.The role of an asteroid in the extinction of dinosaurs 第二节阅读填空（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分） 阅读短文及选项，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 Breakdancing(霹雳s舞)，also known as breaking,will be an Olympic sport for the first time in the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.The Paris 2024 Olympics will see 16 B-boys and 16 B-girls compete in“one-on-one battles(对决)”._41_ 42It is kind of street dance.It is also part of the hip hop movement.It grew up alongside hip hop during the early 1970s.It was really popular among African American and Latin American young people. In the past,people wouldn't believe that street dance could become an Olympic sport.43When the IOC says breakdancing will be added to the 2024 Paris Olympic Games,a lot of people are excited."It is a historic time not only for B-boys and B-girls,but for all dancers around the world,”says Shawn Tay from the WDSF(世界体育舞 蹈联合会).WDSF is happy about the result.._44 Skateboarding,surfing and sport climbing are also becoming the 2024 Paris Olympic events.45They show the world what Paris 2024 is truly about.These new sports are going to make the Olympics more amazing. A.However,it has come true now. B.Breakdancing is an example of a sport which can be played anywhere and anytime. C.The top dancers will get the Olympic prize. D.These sports are creative and popular among young people. E It will prepare for the competition to make the event unforgettable. 四、写作（共三节，满分30分） 第一节语篇填词（共5小题，每题1分，满分5分） The Encyclopaedia Britannica(大英百科全书)is a world-famous encyclopaedia.Itisa collection of information about things humans know.It i 46 all kinds of subjects,such as science,history and so on. Encyclopedia Britannica is written clearly and c47.For exampleu are ntereithe historyof cmuters,you can find the answer in the book.th泰a卷i创建y 7 and adults d 48 a love of learning!So it is becoming more and more p 49 all over the world. Its first edition (was published in the 18th century,and since then,there have been 15 editions.The 15th edition is made up of 32 volumes (with 40 million words on half a million topics.It can weigh over 30 kilograms!And the p50of it is about 3000 yuan, which is a little expensive. Today there is a DVD edition of the Britannica.You can also find it online. 第二节完成句子（共5小题，每题2分，满分10分） 51.我的姐姐写信告诉我她将来想要从事医生的工作而不是做一名护士。 My sister writes a letter to tell me that she wants to doctor a nurse in the future. 52.她是班里最优秀的学生之一。 She is one of in her class. 53.我的姐姐是多么刻苦学习啊！ my sister is！! 54.不过她没有意识到做运动的重要性，身体变得胖多了。 However,she is the importance of doing sports and getting 55.我总是期待着跟她保持联系。 And I am always in touch with her. 第三节书面表达（共1小题，满分15分） 随着科技的进步，电子产品(electronic products))正不断渗透进我们的学习和生活。 最近，你们学校对校内八年级的1400名学生每周使用电子产品的情况进行了调查。请 根据以下表格的内容和文字提示，以“A survey on weekly use of electronic products'”为题， 写一篇英语短文。 每周使用时长、 具体用途 大于小时 少于小时 25% 其他 25% 32% 玩游戏 电子产品使用调查结果 48% 查找信心 20% 1.许多电子产品都很轻便，能够让人们随时随地与 他人保持联系； 使用电子产品的利弊 2.补充1-2点 1.长时间看电子产品对视力有害； 2.补充1-2点 你的建议 …自行补充至少2点建议 蜜蜂试卷创建 8 回沙为