广东省广州市荔湾区第四中学2024-2025学年八年级下学期期中考试英语试题

2024学年第二学期广州四中教育集团期中考试 八年级英语 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；填写考场试室号、座位号，再用2B铅笔把对应考号涂黑。 2. 选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上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；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，涉及作图的题目，用2B铅笔画图。答案必须写在答卷各题目指定区域内的相应位置上；不允许使用涂改液、涂改带等进行涂改，不按以上要求作答的答案无效。 4. 考生必须保持答题卡的整洁，考试结束后，将答题卡交回。 第Ⅰ卷 (共60分) 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。 Throughout the year, ____1____ school organizes charity events and activities. One of ____2____ events of the year is the food drive (食品募捐). So far, this ____3____ a very successful charity event and most of the students have taken part in it. Each school does its food drives ____4____. However, most of the time the food drives are set up in a similar style. In my school it usually lasts for ____5____ weeks. Students will bring the food ____6____ home. The food ____7____ for a long period of time, such as canned goods and pasta. We ____8____ organize activities outside the school. Some students go door to door around their neighborhood asking if people are willing to donate some food. Some set up donation boxes in churches and ____9____ areas such as stores or cinemas. The students all work really hard and the members of the community are very supportive. After that time is over, we will bring the collected food to our local Community Table. The families in our community can go for ____10____ warm meal if they need to. Usually, a group of students go with one of our teachers to send the food. I ____11____ food with our teacher last year, and I was ____12____ to see so many families who were suffering from hunger in our community. I was glad that our school was able ____13____ all of those families. We do this several times each year. ____14____ meaningful event. Sure, we can’t change the world, ____15____ we can do our best to make our world a better place. 1. A. we B. us C. our D. ourselves 2. A. popular B. the most popular C. more popular D. most popular 3. A. was B. has C. has been D. is 4. A. differently B. different C. more different D. most differently 5. A. few B. little C. a few D. a little 6. A. to B. at C. into D. from 7. A. should keeping B. should be kept C. should keep D. should kept 8. A. also B. too C. either D. as well 9. A. others B. another C. other D. the others 10. A. / B. the C. an D. a 11. A. will send B. send C. sends D. sent 12. A. surprised B. surprise C. surprising D. surprisingly 13. A. help B. to help C. to helping D. helped 14. A. How a B. How C. What a D. What 15 A. because B. so C. although D. but 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，然后从各题所给A、B、C和D选项中选出最佳选项。 In a busy international business meeting, a group of businessmen from different countries came together to discuss possible working partnership. Among them were Sarah, an American manager, and Li, a Chinese businessman. They had difficulty ____16____ each other. As the meeting continued, Li kept quiet all the time, so Sarah thought Li wasn’t interested. Sarah decided to break the ice by offering a strong handshake to express her ____17____. However, Li found her handshake was too strong. This made him feel ____18____ because he was used to shaking hands softly. Later, during a conversation, Sarah nodded from time to time to show ____19____, but Li still had no expressions on his face. Sarah thought he was against the plan. In fact, Li was simply thinking about the information ____20____. As the day went by, misunderstanding continued to ____21____. As they kept talking, they both misunderstood each other’s body language because they had different ways of showing things. It felt like there was a (n) ____22____ wall between them. Then another person ____23____ both Sarah and Li about the cultural differences in body language. They began to realize why they couldn’t understand each other ____24____. With this newfound awareness, they changed their gestures and expressions. In the end, through patience and understanding, Sarah and Li worked out their early problems. They learned to ____25____ and get used to each other’s body language, finally making their business work better. 16. A. meeting B. rejecting C. holding D. understanding 17. A. happiness B. excitement C. pain D. permission 18. A. bored B. uncomfortable C. joyful D. peaceful 19 A. agreement B. attraction C. warning D. worry 20. A. pleasantly B. carelessly C. seriously D. specially 21. A. appear B. begin C. score D. match 22. A. practical B. unseen C. simple D. detailed 23. A. paid B. attracted C. hurt D. warned 24. A. locally B. mainly C. correctly D. roughly 25. A. accept B. hear C. describe D. cross 三、阅读 (共两节，满分30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26~40各题所给的A、B、C和D项中选出最佳选项。 (A) With red handkerchiefs spinning (手绢转动) at fingertips, 16 robots were moving their feet and shaking their bodies to the music, dancing Yangge with human dancers on the stage. This is a picture that happened at the CCTV Spring Festival Gala when robots performed “YangBOT” on January 28th, 2025. “YangBOT”, a special performance at the Gala, is a creative combination of traditional Chinese culture and modern technology. The show combined Yangge, a traditional folk dance, with robots and artificial intelligence (AI). In the performance, humanoid robots (robots shaped like humans) dressed in colorful costumes danced Yangge. They spun the red handkerchiefs and formed creative group patterns. Their movements were very smooth and natural, just like humans. These robots were developed by Unitree, a Chinese robotics company. “YangBOT” became a hot topic on social media and won the hearts of millions of people after the Gala. People praised it for its creativity and bringing something fresh to the stage. Some even said it was their favorite performance at the Gala. As a young man said, “It’s like watching the future and past dance together!” Zhang Yimou, the director of the performance, explained, “This dance isn’t just fun, and it shows how technology can bring new life to traditions.” Many people said they took pride in the cultural inheritance and were amazed at how fast technology develops. The performance shows how much technology has improved and how it can be used to brighten traditional culture like Yangge. It is also a great way to change our life with the combination of tradition and modern technology. 26. How does the writer start the passage? A. By telling a story about Spring Festival. B. By listing numbers about modern technology. C. By describing a scene of a special performance. D. By asking questions about Spring Festival Gala. 27. What did the robots do in the “YangBOT” performance? A. They sang traditional folk songs. B. They played musical instruments. C. They drew pictures about the future. D. They spun handkerchiefs and danced Yangge. 28. Which might NOT be people’s reaction to “YangBOT”? A. They said it was too common. B. They enjoyed the performance a lot. C. They were amazed at AI technology. D. They praised its creativity and freshness. 29. What’s the purpose of this passage? A. To teach us the latest AI technology. B. To introduce the Spring Festival Gala. C. To tell us the importance of traditional Chinese culture. D. To encourage us to develop technology and inherit culture. (B) China’s animated movie “Ne Zha 2” has become the first Asian film to get into the top 5 highest-grossing movies ever. By March 15, 2025, it had made 150.21 billion yuan ($20.7 billion) around the world. It passed “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” and took the fifth place. It is behind big Hollywood movies like “Avatar” (1st), “Avengers: Endgame” (2nd), “Avatar: The Way of Water” (3rd) and “Titanic” (4th). The movie is from a Chinese story about a young hero fighting against fate. Its colorful pictures and ideas about family and courage make people like it. In China, it set a record by being the top movie at the box office for 45 days. Families even dressed up as Ne Zha and other characters to celebrate. Its story is also popular around the world. It became the highest-grossing animated movie, beating Disney’s “Frozen” and “Inside Out 2”. International media liked the movie’s creativity. “The Hollywood Reporter” said it was “a special fantasy story”, and “Variety” said its visual effects were “really great”. On Rotten Tomatoes, it got a very good 100% “fresh” rating from critics and a 99% score from the audience. In Thailand, fans went to the cinemas in traditional Chinese-style clothes, and the movie was shown in 390 theaters across the country. A Thai cinema manager said, “This movie shows China’s culture to the world in a great way.” But there are still problems. More than 98% of its money came from China, and only 1.3% came from other countries. In the U.S., it made $19.3 million, much less than Hollywood movies. Some foreign viewers found it hard to understand cultural things, like what lotus flowers mean in Chinese stories. Still, the movie’s director hopes it can help more Chinese stories reach people around the world. “Ne Zha 2”’s success is a big step for Asian cinema. It combines old stories with new technology, showing that great movies can come from anywhere. As a fan said, “Ne Zha is not just breaking records—he’s changing what people think about Chinese movies.” This success tells us that stories can bring people from different cultures together, even though there are challenges. 30. What can we know about the international success of “Ne Zha 2”? A. It has succeeded greatly in all international markets. B. It has been mostly successful in the Chinese market. C. It has made a lot of money in the U.S. market. D. It has achieved the same level of success in both China and other countries. 31. Why does the director hope “Ne Zha 2” will help Chinese stories reach more people? A. To make more money than Hollywood films. B. To prove Chinese movies are better than Western ones. C. To share Chinese culture and connect different cultures. D. To encourage other countries to copy Chinese stories. 32. What can be inferred from the international media’s comments on “Ne Zha 2”? A. They think it’s better than all Hollywood movies. B. They are impressed by its creativity and visual effects. C. They don’t care about its cultural background. D. They think it will take over the global market. 33. What can we guess about the effect of “Ne Zha 2” on people’s view of Chinese movies? A. It has totally changed people’s ideas about Chinese movies. B. It has made people think Chinese movies are just for kids. C. It has had no effect on people’s thoughts. D. It has begun to change people’s views on Chinese movies. (C) Being a place where you can’t speak the local language can be difficult for you to live. Is it possible for us to take a dictionary all the time? Of course, no! It’s only natural to communicate through body language. Hands can show something easily, but their meanings are different in different places. Trying to call someone to come to you cannot be understood easily. Because it depends on where you are. The same gesture may mean very different things in different places. Westerners do it with a hooked (弯曲的) forefinger and a raised palm (手掌). Asians do it in an opposite way and they don’t like the westerner’s way to ask for coming. In their opinion, they often do this to call the dog. Instead, when calling someone to come, Asians turn the palm down and wave all fingers together, and this is how Western people tell someone to go away. Even the simplest hand movement can cause cross-cultural problems. In the West, a thumb up has a good meaning and a thumb down a bad one. However, you might be surprised to know that in the Middle East, a thumb up has a negative meaning and a thumb down has no meaning at all. Body language may be a natural and good choice when you can’t communicate in the local language. Some simple movements, gestures or even a blink of your eye may work just fine. Even if you don’t understand the words at all, it is still funny and useful to try body language. 34. Which might cause bad feelings to an Asian person traveling in the West? A. Showing a thumb up to express something good. B. Making a “peace” sign when his or her picture is taken. C. Using a dictionary to speak to someone. D. Calling Asians to come in the Western way. 35. How does the writer feel about using gestures to communicate? A. He thinks it’s worrying. B. He’s angry about it. C. He would like to use it. D. He thinks it’s simple to use. 36. What is the best title of this passage? A. The Bad Description of Travellers B. Same Body Language, Different Meanings C. Strange Effects of Body Language D. Funny Cultures in the World (D) A farmer was working when he heard a loud sound. He left his work at once and ran towards it. When the farmer reached there he found a little boy in a bog crying out of fear. The farmer tried hard and successfully got the child out. The next day, a well-dressed man came to the farmer’s house. He told the farmer that he was the father of the boy saved by him yesterday. He wanted to give him a large amount of money in return, but the farmer refused to accept money for saving the child. At that moment, a little boy came to the door. The rich man asked, “Is this child your son?” The farmer proudly replied, “Yes, he is my son.” Then, the rich man offered to help his child in his studies, saying, “I will provide him with the same education as I give my own son. If he is anything like his father, he will grow to be a noble man.” The farmer agreed, and his son was educated in the best schools until he finished his studies at St. Mary’s Hospital Medical School. Do you know who the son of the poor farmer is? He is the Scottish scientist Alexander Fleming, the discoverer of penicillin. Years passed, and the rich man fell seriously ill. A doctor saved his life. This doctor was Alexander Fleming. This rich man is Lord Randolph Churchill and his son saved by the farmer is Sir Winston Churchill, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom during World War II. 37. Why did the rich man offer the best education to the farmer’s son? A. Because the farmer’s family was very poor. B. Because the farmer saved the man’s son. C. Because the man wanted the farmer to help him. D. Because the man was rejected by the farmer. 38. What does the underlined word “noble” mean? A. Great. B. Happy. C. Rich. D. Lucky. 39. Who saved the rich man’s life? A. The farmer. B. An English doctor. C. The farmer’s son. D. The rich man’s son. 40. What can we learn from the story? A. Where there’s a will, there’s a way B. We should not take money for doing something good. C. Education is more important than money for farmers. D. Kindness is always paid back with kindness from others. 第二节 阅读填空 (共5分) 阅读短文，从A~E选项，选出可填入各题空白处的最佳选项。 GG Bond, a third-year student of Great Hope Primary School, always imagined himself a super master of kung fu. One day, he was attacked by a thief who had stolen the “Keyinuoer” great diamond. ____41____ So GG Bond was sent back to 1800 years ago on the Olympic Island. All the people on Olympic Island were sports masters. ____42____ And only the champion could win high respect. The “Keyinuoer” great diamond was sacred on the island, and it was also the key point for GG Bond getting back to the future. ____43____ The rules of the island stated: one can only get to the peak of Bright Mountain and get the “Keyinuoer” great diamond if he wins all the sports items on the island first. ____44____ But after taking a super candy invented by Mihu teacher which can inspire human potential, he became a super “kung fu master”. He used all kinds of kung fu to compete with sports madmen. Unluckily, the power of the super candy could only last a few minutes. Sports master Super Qiang, who always dreamed of becoming a winner, was the strongest challenger to GG Bond. ____45____ Can he get back to the future? You’ll find out in the latest season “GG Bond II kung fu”. A. GG Bond was not good at sports at all. B. Their only hobby was sports competition. C. In a fight, he fell into a space-time hole accidentally. D. Can GG Bond beat Super Qiang to win the great diamond? E. The diamond was kept on the top of Bright Mountain, protected by a giant dragon. 第Ⅱ卷 (非选择题 共30分) 第一节 语篇填词 (共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分) Lion Dance: A Bridge Between Cultures Lion dance, a traditional Chinese art, has become an important way of cultural c____46____ between China and other countries. During festivals, colorful performances not only spread joy but also share Chinese values. To spread this tradition, many schools in Guangzhou have o____47____ free lion dance lessons since many years ago, attracting a lot of students to learn. But performing lion dance well is not easy. Teamwork and strength are r____48____. Two dancers must learn some b____49____ skills like jumping and rolling together and practice a lot. This exercise helps students keep good h____50____ while learning about cultures. My teacher says every drumbeat and dance step of lion dance helps the world appreciate China’s cultural treasures. That’s why we should pass down this traditional culture. I really like lion dance. 第二节 完成句子 (共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分) 根据所给的汉语内容，用英语完成下列句子，每空限填一词。 51. 所以我在学校的各种社团里选定舞狮队。 So among all the clubs in our school, the lion dance team ________ ________ ________ ________. 52. 起初，我因为缺乏协调性而备受折磨，但老师鼓励我坚持下去。 At first, I ________ ________ lack of coordination, but my teacher encouraged me to keep going. 53. 他教会了我如何在表演中改善动作节奏。 He ________ me ________ ________ ________ the rhythm of movements during performances. 54. 他还提醒我们每日练习的重要性，这帮助我们建立自信。 He also ________ us ________ the importance of daily practice. This helped us build our confidence. 55. 这些努力让我们上周的演出非常成功，振奋了我们的精神！ All this effort made the last week’s performance so successful that it ________ ________ ________! 第三节 书面表达 (满分15分) 56. 当今世上最火的网红，来自美国的ishowspeed正在中国直播旅行。最近他来到了大湾区，正好遇到了你，舞狮队队长李华，带着队员做义演活动，给社区里的病人筹集善款。请你给speed做一个关于舞狮义演的介绍，并邀请他体验舞狮。介绍需包含以下要点： 舞狮介绍 1. 需要二人共同用肢体语言表演狮子，一人举狮头，一人舞狮尾。 2. 舞狮是好运的象征，常被用于庆祝节日和婚礼等。 3. 动画电影《雄狮少年》 (I Am What I Am) 有介绍相关知识。 活动意义 1. 义演是为了筹钱给社区里的病人。 2. 希望更多年轻人被吸引来舞狮，让传统文化保持生命力。 3 (自行补充) 参考词汇：舞狮lion dance； 义演活动charity performance； 尾巴tail 要求： 1. 词数80左右 (短文开头已给出，不计入总词数)； 2. 要点齐全，可适当发挥； 3. 文中不得出现真实的校名和姓名。 Hi Speed! Welcome to the Greater Bay Area. I’m Li Hua, captain of a middle school lion dance team. Let me introduce this amazing art to you. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 2024学年第二学期广州四中教育集团期中考试 八年级英语 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；填写考场试室号、座位号，再用2B铅笔把对应考号涂黑。 2. 选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上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；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，涉及作图的题目，用2B铅笔画图。答案必须写在答卷各题目指定区域内的相应位置上；不允许使用涂改液、涂改带等进行涂改，不按以上要求作答的答案无效。 4. 考生必须保持答题卡的整洁，考试结束后，将答题卡交回。 第Ⅰ卷 (共60分) 一、语法选择 (共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分) 【1~15题答案】 【答案】1. C 2. B 3. C 4. A 5. C 6. D 7. B 8. A 9. C 10. D 11. D 12. A 13. B 14. C 15. D 二、完形填空 (共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分) 【16~25题答案】 【答案】16. D 17. B 18. B 19. A 20. C 21. A 22. B 23. D 24. C 25. A 三、阅读 (共两节，满分30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26~40各题所给的A、B、C和D项中选出最佳选项。 (A) 【26~29题答案】 【答案】26. C 27. D 28. A 29. D (B) 【30~33题答案】 【答案】30. B 31. C 32. B 33. D (C) 【34~36题答案】 【答案】34. D 35. C 36. B (D) 【37~40题答案】 【答案】37. B 38. A 39. C 40. D 第二节 阅读填空 (共5分) 【41~45题答案】 【答案】41. C 42. B 43. E 44. A 45. D 第Ⅱ卷 (非选择题 共30分) 第一节 语篇填词 (共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分) 【46~50题答案】 【答案】46. (c)ommunication 47. (o)ffered 48. (r)equired 49. (b)asic 50. (h)ealth 第二节 完成句子 (共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分) 根据所给的汉语内容，用英语完成下列句子，每空限填一词。 【51题答案】 【答案】 ①. was ②. chosen ③. by ④. me 【52题答案】 【答案】 ①. suffered ②. from 【53题答案】 【答案】 ①. taught ②. how ③. to ④. improve 【54题答案】 【答案】 ①. reminded ②. of 【55题答案】 【答案】 ①. lifted ②. our ③. spirits 第三节 书面表达 (满分15分) 【56题答案】 【答案】例文： Hi Speed! Welcome to the Greater Bay Area. I’m Li Hua, captain of a middle school lion dance team. Let me introduce this amazing art to you. Lion dance requires two people to act as a lion using body language—one holds the lion’s head and the other controls the tail. It’s a symbol of good luck and it is often performed during festivals and weddings. You can also learn more about it in the animated movie I Am What I Am. Today, we’re doing a charity performance to raise money for sick people in our community. We also hope to attract more young people to learn lion dance so this traditional culture can stay alive. Would you like to try it? It’s fun and meaningful! Let’s bring joy and help others together! 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$