2024-2025学年广东省广州市南沙广州外国语八年级上学期期中考试英语试题

2024-2025 学年第一学期初二年级期中质量检测

考试时间：100 分钟  满分：90 分

一、单项选择（共10小题，每小题0.5分，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

1. People began to use computers in offices and homes________ 1970s.

A. in   B. on the   C. on   D. in the

2. A smile costs________ , but gives so much.

A. something B. anything   C. nothing  D. everything

3. --You have a large collection of books. That’s great!

  --Well. I have________ books________ some novels.

A. three hundreds, include B. hundreds of, including

C. three hundred, include  D. hundred of, including

4. --Which one do you prefer, Mr Green?

  -- I’ll take the blue one because it’s________ the red one, but much________ .

A. as well as, more cheaper B. as well as, cheaper

C. as good as, more cheaper D. as good as, cheaper

5. --Tomorrow is my________ birthday. Would you like to come to my party?

  --Sure. I’d love to.

A. twelve  B. the twelfth  C. twelveth  D. twelfth

6. This book can tell you________ information as that book can!

A. many   B. much    C. as many  D. as much

7. We need________ .

A. a large amount of water   B. a large number of paper

C. a large amount of apples   D. a large number of bread

8. Can you tell me________ get to the nearest post office?

A. how can I  B. where to   C. how to  D. how I to

9. --Why do you put a plastic bag over your bicycle seat?

  --Because it can________ the rain________ my seat.

A. keep on  B. keep with   C. keep off  D. keep to

10. Some boys like football, ________ boys like basketball.

A. other   B. others   C. the others  D. the other

 

第二节 语法选择（共 10 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 10 分）

A few years ago, my husband and I were on an island for a long weekend with our two daughters.

As we ___11___ about what to do next, our girls suddenly jumped up and told___12___ exactly what they wanted to do. “We would like ___13___ to the butterfly museum.” said Ariela and Eliana.

As soon as we walked into the main area of the museum, we saw thousands of beautiful butterflies, all flapping (拍打) their colorful wings. My girls jumped up and down, and they had so__14____ fun. I knew we had make the right decision.

I turned to our museum tour guide___15___ I was interested and wanted to know more. I asked, “ __16____ do butterflies live?” She said, “About ten days.” “What can butterflies do in ten days?” I asked. The guide stopped, looked at me, and said, “They make the world a more beautiful place.” “Wow,” I said, “I never thought about butterflies like that. Thank you.”

After we said goodbye, I couldn’t stop__17____ about what the guide had said. She was right. We all have__18____ to give to the world. We all can make a difference in the world. Like a butterfly, we have our own way of making the world a little__19____ . All we have to do is to help each other every day. Then we can have an influence on our family, friends and neighbours! How wonderful it is! Why not have___20___ try from now on?

11.	A. talk	B. are talking	C. talked	D. will talk
12.	A. we	B. us	C. our	D. ours
13.	A. go	B. going	C. to go	D. to going
14.	A. much	B. many	C. few	D. little
15.	A. if	B. before	C. because	D. until
16.	A. How often	B. How long	C. How much	D. How far
17.	A. think	B. thinks	C. thought	D. thinking
18.	A. good something	B. good everything	C. something good	D. everything good
19.	A. good	B. well	C. better	D. the best
20.	A. a	B. an	C. /	D. the

 

三、完形填空（共 10 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 10 分）

China has become stronger and stronger in recent years. Many foreigners can’t believe that China has developed so fast and feel      11      . They see high­speed trains, Alipay, shared bikes and online shopping as the      12      Four Great Inventions of China. Some of them      13      the influences (影响) of the new inventions. The following is what they said.

Justin: I’m from Romania. The high­speed trains are very      14      , convenient and tidy. It takes me only about five hours from Beijing to Shanghai by train. It      15      a lot of time.

Yala: I’m from Nepal. Bicycle­sharing system allows people to get a bike from point “A” and      16      it at point “B”. It’s convenient, and it’s also a low­carbon (低碳的) and healthy way of life. I

like it very much.

Arcbana: My life in Beijing is quite different from that in India. Here in China, I      17      take notes (纸币) with me when I go out. I can pay with Alipay most of the time. It’s amazing. However, in India, if you don’t take      18      with you, you’ll be in trouble.

Bond: I find many      19      between China and Thailand. We don’t have Taobao or other online shopping apps in Thailand. With these apps, I can       20       easily without stepping out of the doors in China.

11．A．surprised B．nervous C．sad D．angry

12．A．old B．new C．young D．small

13．A．depended on B．looked for C．talked about D．gave up

14．A．fast B．short C．slow D．heavy

15．A．takes B．saves C．changes D．works

16．A．borrow B．buy C．keep D．return

17．A．seldom B．sometimes C．often D．usually

18．A．water B．money C．rubbish D．food

19．A．promises B．connections C．differences D．problems

20．A．run B．swim C．read D．shop

 

四、阅读（共两节，满分 45 分）

第一节 阅读理解（共 20 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 40 分）

(A)

Sophie Crehan, 24, said she had taken her children to a restaurant in Haydock, England on yesterday afternoon as a weekend treat.

 “They have a little children’s play area in there. I was on the grabbing machines(抓娃娃机) and I was trying to win my little girl this pink and purple teddy that she really wanted. I had a go three times but failed—I just couldn’t do it,” Sophie said. “There was a little boy stood next to me watching me do it. I said ‘it’s your turn now, you can have a go’.”

 Sophie went back to her table to eat her meal. Shortly after, the little boy walked over to her table holding a pink and purple teddy. He said, “I’ve just won it for your little girl.”

 “I said ‘you don’t need to do that’ and he said ‘no no, I’ve won it’,” Sophie recalled. “I was nearly in tears because it was such a nice thing to do.”

 Sophie says the boy was around 10 years old. “I saw him go back to his table where he was sitting.