广东省黄埔区2024-2025学年八年级下学期期末英语试卷

义务教育质量监测

八年级  英语

本试卷共四大题，10页，满分100分。考试时间90分钟。

注意事项：

1.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、班级、考场和座位号填写在答题卡上，再将条形码贴在条码粘贴区。

2.选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应的题目选项的答案信息点涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再填涂其他答案。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内相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案，不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答无效。

4.考生必须保证答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，将试卷和答题卡一并交回。

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。

Florence Nightingale was the first great nurse in the world. She was born when her parents ____1____ Florence in Italy on May 12, 1820. That is why ____2____ was named after the city. From an early age, Florence showed her kindness to those in need and did everything ____3____ them. As Florence grew older, she dreamt of becoming ____4____ nurse. Not many people supported her dream ____5____ nursing was not seen as a respectable job at that time. What’s more, ____6____ nurses were trained in her country. However, she didn’t give up. In 1850, Florence went abroad and got trained in Germany to be a nurse.

In 1854 Britain was at war with ____7____ country. Many soldiers died in hospital because of hygiene (卫生) problems. Hearing this, Florence set off with some nurses to help. At first, the doctors didn’t want women’s help, but Florence chose to stay. She asked the nurses to take care of the soldiers and clean the hospitals ____8____ than before. She also made people ____9____ the importance of hand-washing. “Every nurse _____10_____ wash hands before caring for patients,” she strongly suggested. At night, Florence checked on every patient with a lamp before bedtime, so she _____11_____ “Lady with the Lamp” by soldiers.

Florence’s kind act made her _____12_____ popular that even Queen Victoria wanted to meet her. But _____13_____ a skillful nurse herself was not enough for her. _____14_____ the Queen’s help, Florence worked

very _____15_____ to make the hospitals better. In 1860, she started a school for nurses. Soon more nursing schools were set up all over the world. Florence’s dream came true finally.

1. A. have visited B. visit C. would visit D. were visiting

2. A. her B. she C. hers D. herself

3. A. help B. to help C. helping D. helped

4. A. a B. an C. the D. /

5 A. because of B. but C. so D. because

6. A. few B. little C. many D. much

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

8. A. careful B. carefully C. more carefully D. most carefully

9. A. realize B. to realize C. realizing D. realized

10. A. may B. could C. must D. can

11. A. called B. was called C. will be called D. was calling

12. A. so B. such C. very D. too

13. A. be B. have been C. being D. been

14. A. In B. At C. With D. About

15. A. hardly B. hard C. harder D. hardest

二、完形填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C和D项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

As my father got a new job, we moved to a house outside the city and I attended a new school. I had few ____16____ and felt lonely at school.

In my new class, there was a ____17____ boy named Bodh Raj. Everyone was afraid of him. He often ____18____ others. He got lots of ____19____ stories to scare us. He always had a catapult (弹弓) in his hand. He would stand under a tree, take aim, and the cries of the birds would fill the air the next moment.

He visited me often after he knew that a bird ____20____ was on top of my store room. One day, my mum wanted to clear up the nest and she thought of him.

“He may ____21____ the birds,” I was worried.

“Or he may not,” said Mum.

He came with his catapult next day. He carefully studied the nest. Soon his eyes lighted up and shouted ____22____, “Baby mynas (八哥)! They aren’t often seen here!”

Just then, a large bird flew over and set its eyes on the nest, like a hungry man watching his food. Seeing that, Bodh Raj quickly aimed his catapult at the big bird.

“Stop! It will ____23____ you!” I cried. But he wouldn’t listen.

After a few shots, he drove the big bird away. He climbed on a chair, gently lifted the nest and slowly stepped down, like he was holding something very ____24____.

When he came the next day, he didn’t take his catapult. Instead, he carried a bag of grain to _____25_____ the baby mynas. We spent the whole afternoon caring for the birds.

16. A. neighbours B. friends C. classmates D. relatives

17. A. clever B. brave C. naughty D. lazy

18. A. took care of B. made friends with C. played jokes on D. caught up with

19. A. interesting B. frightening C. relaxing D. boring

20. A. nest B. egg C. feather D. net

21. A. save B. hurt C. burn D. watch

22. A. excitedly B. angrily C. peacefully D. terribly

23. A. guide B. protect C. carry D. attack

24. A. valuable B. different C. simple D. common

25. A. kill B. shoot C. hide D. feed

三、阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节  阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列四篇短文，然后从26~40各题所给的A、B、C和D项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

（A）

Hand gestures mean different things in different countries. Some gestures may even get you into trouble if you don’t know them well. Here is some basic and useful information.

People in most countries such as Canada and China use a thumb-up (翘拇指) to show agreement. But it can be unfriendly in some countries and shouldn’t be used in other countries like Thailand.