广东省广州市黄埔区黄埔广附教育集团2024-2025学年八年级上学期期中考试英语试题

2024-25学年第一学期黄域广附教育集团阶段性检测 八年级英语 考试时长:90分钟:试卷满分:90分:命题人:石妍:审核人:陈晓容 注意事项: 1.答卷前,考生务必将自已的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。 2.回答选择题时,选出每小题答案后,用铅笔把答题卡对应题目的答案标号涂黑:如需改动 用橡皮擦干净后,再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时,将答案写在答题卡上,写在试卷 上无效。 第I卷(选择题) 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。 Paul Barton is now living in Thailand. He is 1British musician who likes shooting videos: In his online videos, he plays the piano for elephants. He 2 nearly 7oo thousand followers on YouTube so far. In his most watched video, nearly-blind elephant named Ampan 3 listens to him plaving classical music Ampan is an 4 elephant and lives at Elephants World, which is an organization to rescue elephants. There live 35 elephants like Ampan. Before they were rescued, they 5 to perform for tourists. Now Elephants World provides these beautiful animals 6a comfortable sanctuary (庇护所). So for the rest of their lives, they 7 live a happy and peaceful life there Paul started to play the piano for elephants there from 8 fiftieth birthday He talked with the manager there into allowing him to bring a piano into the sanctuary However, carrying a heavy piano was 9 than he expected. It took him almos two hours 10 the piano deep into the sanctuary in the wild. "These elephants have worked for humans all their life and many are blind or disabled, so I wanted to carry 11 heavy for them," Paul said. "I saw that the elephants were 12 hungry that they were eating all the time. 13 whenever I started playing, I found a special thing. One blind elephant would always 第1页共12页 stop to listen while 14 in the sanctuary were still eating. We realized that this elephant, even in a world of _ loved music." C. the B. an 1.A.a D./ B. owned C. is owning 2. A. owns D. has owned C. calmness B. calmer 3. A.calm D. calmly 4. A. 80 years old B. 80-years-old C. 80-year-old D. 80 year old s. A. forced B. are forced C. were forced D. were forcing 6. A.to B. with C. for D. in B. must C.can 7. A: should D. need 8. A. he B. his C.him D. himself 9. A. hard B. harder C. hardest D. the hardest B. getting C. to get 10. A. gets D. got C. nothing 11. A. something B. everything D. anything B. quite C.so 12. A. very D. such B. Though C. Because 13. A.Or D. But 14. A. another B. the other C.others D. the others C.darker B. darkness 15. A. dark D. darken 二、完形填空(共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分) 阅读下面短文,掌握大意,然后从16-25各题所给的A、B、C、D项中,选出最佳选项 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 Hiking with aome friends provided a chance to relax ourselves, Cold with a mixture of sun and snow 16 a quicker step than usual on the mountain. On the way, we met some boy scouts (男童子军) and their families heading down as wel Most of them were quickly well ahead and out of 17. Left behind were a boy and his mother, We slowed down to talk with then before we finally passed them. They caught up again when my frilend _.to tie her shoe. The boy at that moment fell down. Luclcily, my fiiend caught him as he rolled down the path Helped up, the boy was crying in his mother's arms. I asked if I could help and 第2页共12页 explained I was a doctor. After a quick 19 . I could tell that more than anythin he was scared, his mom as well. Asking if they needed anything before we continued on, I turned to go, leaving the 20 sitting on a rock I only took a few steps forward before 21 that there was more I could do. I 22 to my friends for slowing them down, then turned and asked the boy and his mother if they wanted us to wait and hike down with them when they were 23 . I could see the relief wash over the mother's face as she said "yes" and they 24stood up to continue on. Autumn had left the path25with slippery leaves. So we went slowly to make sure of safe footsteps. I realized that I was gifted with more time to take in the beauty of the mountain, conversation with friends and connections B. changed C. decided 16. A. encouraged D. stopped T7. A.sight B. order C. breath D. touch C. stopped B. began 18. A. continued D. tried B. check C. chat 19. A. look D. interview B. group 20. A. team C.pair D. crowd C. reporting B. realizing 21. A. forgetting D. hoping B. replied 22. A. shouted C. apologized D. ordered C. strong B. comfortable 23. A. thankful D. ready C. suddenly B. even 24. A. almost D. quickly 25. A. filled B. covered C. connected D. provided 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) 阅读下面短文,掌握大意,然后从26~40各题所给的A、B、C、D项中,选出最佳选项,并 在答题卡上将该项涂黑. (A) Leeds Bike Rides Join a bike ride around Leeds. Join our family friendly bicvcle ride 第3页共12页 More and more people are challenging the cardominated culture of our cities. And why not? Urban cycling is fun and healthy. It lets you see your town in a new and interesting way. Our bike rides are perfect for all the family members: mum and dad, children aged four and over, and grandparents too! Our groups are small-between four and ten riders. Ride Summer ewery one of our fantastic bikes with a bell, a light and a basket. if day. you want one. We also give you a helmet, a safety vest and a 9a.m.~12noon lock because your safety is very important to us. 1st April-3oth Ride down quiet streets, across big squares and along September paths through the beautiful parks of Leeds, and see many Winter Friday, Saturday famous places in the city centre. The ride includes stops where and Sunday, we'll listen and dance to live music. You can also try food from C popular local restaurants like Ackee Bamboo Jamaican Cuisine a.m-1p.m. or Adassa's Breakfast Cafe 1st October-31st Remember to ride with traffic, not against it. Use bike March lanes whenever you see them. Obey the road rules. Ride in a single line. Make sure you gesture every time before you make atrn. Tickets: f2o for adults: f1o for children: FREE for seniors over 60 years old Buy your tickets on our website or at Leeds Bike Riders, near Middleton Trair Station, opposite the Bluebird Cafe 26. When can you join a bike ride around Leeds? A. At 8 a.m. on Sunday in March. B. At 11 a.m. on Monday in July. C. At 2 p.m. on Friday in December. D. At 10 a.m. on Wednesday in November 27. How much should he pay ifiMr. Brown joins the bike ride with his owo 6-year-old daughters his wife and 70-year-old father A.t60. B. f70. C.f80. D.f90. 第4页共12页 28. In which section of the newspaper would you probably read this article? A. Sports. C. Education. B. Fashion D. Environment (B) For her 85th birthday, I gave my mother Susan an iPad. She'd never used a computer. She had a trying relationship with her TV remote control and a painful experience with her mobile phone. However, this time she was dying to learn abou the iPad. She believed that if she didn't keep up with technology, she would fine herself in a computerized kitchen "unable to open a can of soup" Our first task was email. She auickly learned the basic rules but couldn' nderstand why she has to email others when she could phone or visit in person Next, we dealt with Netflix, the widely-used video website. Mom is a movie lover and she was surprised by the number of movies that Netflix can offer. One Saturday, she called me because she was having trouble logging onto (登录) Netflix.I suggested it might require an update. "They probably have fewer people working as it's a long weekend." she told me Later, she taught herself to learn FaceTime and started her experiments witf podcasts, and even started emailing her grandchildren. As she became more familiar, she began wondering about all the icons (图标), so we set up a weekly lecture, which takes place on the phone, each of us with our iPads One day, I tried for 45 minutes to help her find the search bar, "It looks like magnifying glass (放大镜)," I kept saying. Finally, she asked: "You mean the frying pan?" Unexpectedly, she made great progress. Now she becomes interested in E-books and even check them out in the middle of the night. She watches TV series and knows what's popular. It's great to see how much her confidence has grown. Yesterday, she FaceTimed me. "T've made a decision." she said. "I'm going to learn how to operate every piece of technology in the apartment - including the T'V remote." However,1 still can't wait for the day when we can sit down in person and surf the Interne together 第5页共12页 29. Why did Susan decide to learn to use an iPad? A. To keep up with the times. B. To connect with her family. C. To cook delicious food. D. To follow her friends' advice 30. Which of the following shows the correct order of Susan's experience? a. She began emailing her grandchildren b. She asked the author about the search bar : She received an iPad as a birthday present d She met difficulties in logging onto the3 video website e. She decided to learn about the technologies in the apartment C. e-c-d-a-b A. c-d-a-b-e B. c-d-e-a-b D. e-a-d-b-c 31. Which sentence best describes Susan? A. She is pleased with her apartment. B. She is willing to help people C. She is interested in new things. D. She is creative in her daily life 32. What can we learn from the story? A. Every coin has two sides B. Time and tide wait for no man C. Action speaks louder than words. D. It's never too late to learn (C) "Why don't you ever listen?""You just don't understand me!""You're of nc help at all!" Sound familiar? When you're having a difficult conyersation with you parents or friends, accusatory words like those can stop a discussion. As soon as one feels jattacked. the defensive(防 御 的) walls come up, and real communication becomes all but impossible. We focus on the other person's behavior first, withou spending time thinking about and telling why we're feeling hurt. Here lie the differences between"I" and "you" statements An "I-statement" is a sentence beginning with the word "I" that tells another person how you are feeling in a clear way. For example, you might say, "I feel.." or"I become nervous when..." I-statements are a powerful tool to help you express your feelings to someone else without blaming(贵怪) others."You-statements."such as those listed above, are statements that begin with the word "you", pointing out what other people have done wrong. These statements often mean that the listener is 第6页共12页 responsible for something Why are I-statenents important? When you start a conversation by talking about the other person's actions, you're sending the message that they're the problem. For most people, this immediately leads to them becoming defensive and trying to throw blame back onto you. However, starting a sentence with 'I' helps us talk about difficult feelings and how the problem is affecting us, and stops other people feeling blamed. This can be seen in the case when you fecl left out. Instead of saying "You always leave me out", you can say "I feel hurt when I'm not invited because it feels like I'm not welcome", With this I- statement, you're being honest about your feelings but you're not presenting them as something the other person did to you. As a result, the listener will experience this as more friendly, opening the possibility of further conversation and hope for a solution. It's a simple change, but by being a little more careful of how you express yourself, you may find people are more likely to positively listen to you and understand more about what you are trying to say 33. What does the underlined phrase "accusatory words" mean? A. Words that attack others. B. Words to explain reasons. C. Words that sonnd familiar D. Words to tell the truth 34. Which of the following might be an "I-statement'? A. I know that everyone in the family is busy. B. I am anxious when everything is in a mess C. I think you are right by telling me the truth D. I feel sad because you don't listen to me carefully 35. How does the writer support his idea in Paragraph 3? A. By using sayings B. By asking questions. C. By making a survey. D. By giving an example 36. Why does the writer write this passage? . A. To encourage people to use I-statements. B. To explain when I-statements should be used 第7页共12页 C. To show the disadvantages of you-statements. D. To suggest being careful of others' you-staterments. (D) Do you have trouble trying to create the next big idea? Sometimes the answer isn't to just force an idea out of your mind. Instead, you might want to try sitting back relaxing and letting your mind wander (走神). Yes, you heard that correctly. If you are in need of a new idea, try daydreaming Daydreams allow your mind to run freely and even increase productivity in some cases. Daydreaming develops creativity which is why you have an ah-ha moment and sudden insight about a situation. Daydreaming allows you to uncover thoughts and ideas you did not realize you even had and get the thoughts hidden under the surface. Researchers from the University of California, Santa Barbara, found an association (联 系) between daydreaming and creative problem-solving. Their study includes making participants (参与者) first do an"unusual-use task". They had to try to come up with as many different ways to use an object as they could Then, the participants chose to do one of the following four things before doing the "umusual-use task" again: complete a difficult task, complete an easy task, take a 12-mirute break, or skip(跳过)-a 12-minute break and move right on to the task exercise again. Surprisingly, the group that performed best was the one that completed the easy task. Many participants reported that they were daydreaming while performing the easy task. So the researchers believed that this daydreamning might have helped unlock their creativity. But how could daydreaming help the brain come up with creative ways? The answer is something known as "unconscious thought". Even when you are not actively working to solve a problem, it is still in the back of your mind. Your brain is still thinking about the problem, but in a much more subtle(不易察觉的) way. When you daydream, your mind is allowed to think in ways it normally would not. Because it is free of control, it can create completely new and out-of-the-box ideas. Great ideas never come easily, but that does not mean you always have to work 第8页共12页 hard to get them. Feel free to do what you want and let your mind wander 37. The 'unusual-use task" included having participants A. complete a very simple task B. achieve a very difficult task C. have a break for 12 minutes D. find various uses for an objec 38. Those who completed the easy task performed beat because A. they worked harder on the easy task B. they saved time for the following task C. they chose to stay away from the difficult task D. they came up with more ideas while daydreaming 39. The words "unconscious thought" in Paragraph 6 probably mean"_”. A, wander in a subtle way under your contro B, know clearly what you're thinking and doing C. think about a problem without even knowing it D. stop processing information from the outside world 40. The passage mainly tells us that A. daydreams are good for people's well-being B. daydreaming is a way to improve creativity C. completing tasks is important to creative ideas D. problem-solving skills are important in our lives 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A~E选项,选出可以填入1~5各题空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将 该项涂黑。 Living Well with Others A good life is one that is good for living well with others, while living comfortably and honestly. However. not everyone can deal with the relationship well with others. They are looking for new ways to make their life better. 41. Smile at others around you. 42Research suggests that's true. Studies suggest that friendly engngement (交往) with others improve happiness levels, at leas in part. People are more likely to treat a smiling person. better than a non-smiling 第9页共12页 person. Help others. Studies have shown that helping others has a direct relation to individual happiness, 43 Volunteering to help others has been connected to better quality of life 44 The golden rule is still the most important rule for getting along with others. Think of how you would like your friends to act around you. If you treat people with love and respect, they will treat you with the same Value your friendships with others. The quality of a person's friendship has a direct effect on their well-being. Friends can increase a sense of your sense of belonging and purpose. _45 A. It's often been said that a smile is catching B. Treat others how you wish to be treated C. They will also help prevent you from developing bad habits D. This article will cover some ideas you may want to consider. E. Taking time to look after others has been important to understand "the good life." 第II卷(非选择题) 四、写作(共三节:满分30分) 第一节语篇填词(共5小题;每小题1分,满分5分) 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。 Jerry and Susan's father i 46 a time machine. They wanted to see dinosaurs in the past, so they got on the time machine and flew back to more than 2oo million years ago. At first, they saw a brontosaurus. It was huge, but it only ate plants, So they weren't afraid of it. They enjoyed their trip there. S47 , there came a tyrannosaurus, This kind of dinosaur ate meat. It tried to attack Jerry, Susan and their father. They were scared. They ran to the time machine and o the machine to go back quickly. When Jerry and Susan came back home, they told their story to their classmates 第10页共12页