广州市番禺区富丽中学2025-2026学年八年级上册期中考试英语试卷

2025学年第一学期八年级英语期中检测问卷 本试卷满分90分，考试时间100分钟 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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 Have you ever been to Egypt()?If you visit the country,you will find many big attractions like Pyramids )They are one of 1 buildings in the world.Today,people look at them and ask,"Who built 2?Why?When?What is inside?" 3 years ago,some kings of Egypt wanted something to make people remember them, so they ordered their men4 the pyramids.The idea worked and pyramids5 Some pyramids are old.6are large.For example,the Pyramid of Khufu is over 146 metres high and is made72,300,000 stones.Most of the stones are much8than a person.Over 10,000 workers spent about 20 years9 the pyramid.As one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World,the Pyramid of Khufu has become 10 famous place of interest.Every year,visitors from all over the world11 to visit it and they 12 look at the view from its bottom. How did ancient people build the pyramids?How did they carry and lift up the large stones?The stones fit one another so well,13 the people at that time didn't have modern machines at all!Now scientists14hard to study the pyramids.However,15 knows how ancient people built them. 1.A.big B.bigger C.biggest D.the biggest 2.A.they B.them C.their D.theirs 3.A.Thousands B.Thousand C.Thousands of D.Thousand of 4.A.built B.to build C.building D.build 5.A.appear B.appears C.appeared D.will appear 6.A.Another B.Other C.The other D.Others 7.A.on B.by C.of D.in 8.A.tall B.taller C.tallest D.the tallest 9.A.complete B.completed C.to complete D.completing 10.A.a B.an C.the D./ 第1页/供10页 CS扫描全能王 3亿人都在用的扫描ApP 11.A.came B.come C.comes D.are coming 12.A.can B.need C.should D.must 13.A.s0 B.if C.but D.because 14.A.are working B.works C.worked D.have worked 15.A.somebody B.anybody C.everybody D.nobody 二、完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） 阅读下面短文，节握其大意，从各题所给的A、B、C和D项中选出成佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 William grew up in a poor family in Africa.His family lived on a farm and there was no 16.At night.they had to use oil lamps to see.Unluckily,oil was too expensive for his parents to buy. William wanted to 17 the life there,but he had no idea how to realizc it.One day,he read a book on how to turn wind into electricity with a windmill () "That is 18!"Though he didn't know what a windmill was,he decided to give it a try. First he had to19 all the materials )He dug through the rubbish with his cousin on the farms nearby and 20 doing so until he got what he wanted. Then he started to make the windmill.Once he finished his farm work in the fields.he began to study the materials carefully,keeping21 until midnight. Finally,he realized his dream after he tried many times.He fixed (the windmill on the top of a wood tower to catch wind.The farmers came to look.A long wire was used to connect a 22 to the windmill.The wind blew and the windmill23 around.To their amazement,the bulb lit up.The farmers were all happy.William threw his hands in the air and jumped 24.To produce more energy,he built another windmill for his farm. Growing up in a poor family,William didn't give up in the face of difficulties.Ile kept reading, taught himself and lit up all the 25 16.A.gas B.water C.Internet D.electricity 17.A.protect B.change C.invent D.understand 18.A.amazing B.boring C.worrying D.important 19.A.buy B.invent C.collect D.borrow 20.A.kept B.practised C.imagined D.finished 21 A.happy B.awake C.young D.clean 第2页/共10页 CS扫描全能王 3亿人都在用的扫描ApP C.bulb D.dream 22.A.try B.tower 23.A.fell B.flew C.opened D.turned 24.A.excitedly B.hurriedly C.carefully D.worriedly 25.A.team B.club C.school D.farm 三、阅读（共两节，满分35分） 第一节阅读理解（共15小趣：每小题2分，满分30分) 阅读下列短文，从2640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) Look it up Here are two articles from an encyclopedia Diogenes Diogenes(412 BC-323 BC)was an intelligent man in ancient Europe.For him,the way to be happy was to own as few things as possible.He only had three things-his clothes,a lanter ( and a bowl to eat with,but he was very happy.One day,Diogenes saw a boy drinking water from his hands by a river,and then he threw away his bowl. Diogenes used to walk through the city with his lantern during the day.When people asked him why he carried the lantern,he would hold it up to their face.look at them and say,"I'm looking for an honest man."(See a) Whales Whales are the largest animals on Earth and they live in every ocean.The first fossil whales are found from rocks around 50 million years old.Some are 30 metres long and some are as heavy as 33 elephants. Whales are not fish.They live in the water,but they breathe air.Like humans,they are wam-blooded mammals(哺乳动物).Whales produce sounds that can be heard for miles underwater. They often use calls to sense (the environment and to talk with each other. Nowadays.some kinds of whales are in danger,even after years of protection.People kill at 第3页/共10页 CS扫描全能王 3亿人都在用的扫描ApP least 300,000 whales and dolphins each ycar by fishing.(Seeb) 26.According to the first article "Diogenes",Diogencs A.carried his lantern because it was dark B gave his cup to the boy by the river C.encouraged pcople to live an easy life D.thought no onc was honest in the world 27.What docs the underlined word "they"in the second article refer to? A.whales B.fish C.mammals D.sounds 28.Which of the following words can be put into“a_”and“b"? A.People;Science B.Art:Science C.Art:Earth history D.People;Earth history (B) Andrew was smart when he was young.He liked doing things in a way that he thought to be clever.But sometimes he made wrong decisions. One day.his father gave him ten dollars and asked him to buy some goldfish.When he got to the market,he found that the killifish (looked like goldfish and cost less.So he bought some killifish and kept the rest of the money for himself.When Andrew got home,he said he bought the right fish and gave them to his father.His father put the fish in the tank (without saying anything. In fact,he knew his son didn't buy the right fish.At the same time,he thought he should help his son grow in a right way.The next day,he said to his son,"Andrew,what did you buy yesterday?Are they goldfish?"Andrew didn't know what to say at that time.His father added,"I'm glad that you know how to save money.I also know you are good at watching things around you.But it's wrong to tell lies.Instead.you should do things honestly,or others will not believe in you." From then on,Andrew's father often asked him to do some housework.like buying daily things and helping his uncle in the shop.He did such things in an honest way. Several years later,Andrew became a successful businessman.When talking about the key to success,he said,"I want to thank my father.He has helped me know myself well and develop in a right way.” 29.What does the underlined word"lies"in Paragraph 3 mean? A.something not true B.news C.something different D.jokes 30.Which of the following is the right order according to the passage? 第4页/共10页 CS扫描全能王 3亿人都在用的扫描ApP DAndrew's father saw the killifish. 2Andrew helped his uncle in the shop. 3Andrew became a successful businessman. 4Andrew got ten dollars from his father. A.①③④② B.③④①② C.①①②③ D.③①④② 31.Why did Andrew thank his father? A Because his father helped him find a good job. B.Because his father helped him develop in a right way. C.Because his father taught him how to look after himself. D.Because his father told him the importance of helping others. 32.Where can you probably read the article? A.【n a travel guide. B.In a science magazine C.In a story book. D.On a shopping website. (C) Eleven and Twelve The number "eleven"comes from the German word"ainlif,which means"one left"in English.Twelve follows the same rule.It comes from "twalif"-"two left".Why did people use "teen"instead of"lif"'from 13 to 19?We still don't know. 42.l95 Kilometres in a Marathon(马拉松) The story began with an ancient Greek soldier,Pheidippides.Once his country won a big war (战争)and he carricd the good news from Marathon to Athens(雅典).He ran so fast that he died after telling people the news.To remember Pheidippides,the first modern marathon in the first Olympic Games started in 1896.It was about 40 km from Marathon to Athens.But people for the 1908 Olympic Games in London wanted to add something different.They made it 42.195 km. And since 1924,the number 42.195 has been kept in marathon. 28 Days in February Before the calendar (we use today,one of the first Roman calendars had only 304 days and ten months (March through December),with six months of 30 days and four of 31 days.The second king of Rome changed the old calendar.Ile added 50 days for January and February.To 第5页/共10贞 CS扫描全能王 3亿人都在用的扫描ApP make the new months longer,he took one day from each of the 30-day months,and then made 56 days to divide between January and February (28 days each).Later January was given one more day to add up to 355 days a year,but February still had 28 days.That's how it became the shortest month. 33.Which language do cleven and twelve come from? A.English. B.German. C.French. D.Russian. 34.The marathon became longer at London Olympic Games because A.the British was bad at Maths B.the British didn't like the Greck story C.the British wanted to run longer D.the British wanted to make it different 35.What can we know from the passage? A.People have found out why 13-19 didn't follow the rule of twelve. B.There used to be 340 days a year in the first Roman calendars. C.Pheidippides ran from Marathon to Athens to carry the good news. D.February has become the longest month in a year. 36.What is the purpose(月的)of the passage? A.To show the use of some numbers. B.To tell the stories of some numbers. C.To give advice on how to count numbers. D.To introduce where the numbers come from. (D) Have you ever wanted to sing on stage with your favourite singer,or go to Mars?With virtual reality(虚拟现实)，you might be able to do these without even leaving your home.Unlike real realiry,virtual reality means completely imaginary worlds,using high-performance computers,special glasses and gloves. Virtual Reality (VR)has been with us for many years-at least as an idea.Although it's hard to tell who is the father of this technology,history suggests that it could have been the fruit of not one but at least five key people with different inventions.Thanks to these inventors,the technology has now come into usc.Virtual reality is an example of VR technology.It changes the way we communicate expericnces in the same way the Internet has changed the way we communicate information. 第6页/共10页 CS扫描全能王 3亿人都在用的扫描App Indeed,VR has become a worldwide reality,with different usages from computer games to medicine,engineering,scientific research,and so on.For example,medical learners are able to train through VR to deal with all kinds of injuries.Designers can check every corner of their buildings and make preparations.And if you are heading to Mars,a trip in VR can help you"see"what you will find beforc getting there. Onc example was a doctor who practised an operation on a baby's heart.With this he could plan out his operation ahead of time,and helped save the baby. VR will make the world even smaller and of course it's going to bring us closer together. However,virtual reality has some bad effects.The first big danger is disconnection from the real world.People may become less interested in their real lives.Besides this,too much use of VR equipment can create some physical and mental dangers.Loss of one's sense of dircction and position,sea sickness and headaches are some signs of the illnesses after using VR equipments for long periods 37.What is NOT TRUE about virtual reality (VR)? A.VR can help you sing with your favourite singer. B.VR can help you go to Mars without leaving home. C.VR means experiencing something in imaginary worlds D.VR can help you make high-performance computers and gloves. 38.We can lcarn from Paragraph 2 that A.VR is the result of a group of inventions and ideas B.VR is changing the way we communicate information C.it has taken many years to come up with the idea of VR D.it is possible to discover what people dream about with VR 39.What can we learn from the underlined sentence in the last paragraph? A.VR changes the real world. B.VR makes the real world worse. C.VR makes people lose the real world D.VR keeps people away from the real world. 第7页/共10贞 CS扫描全能王 3亿人都在用的扫描ApP 40.The wriler probably agrees that A.VR is a door to the real world B.VR is like a coin with two sides C.VR is responsible for increasing mental problems D.it is harder to communicate experiences through VR 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AE选项，选出可以填入各题空门处的最准选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 More than two thousand years ago,people began to use an umbrella on rainy days.41 In 1823,Macintosh,an Englishman,invented the rubber (raincoat. Columbus,a well-known Italian traveller,found the New World of Amcrica in 1492.He brought a lot of things from South America to Europe.42In 1770,people found that rubber could be used as coats. Macintosh was a worker in an eraser factory in Scotland.One day.he spilled some rubber liquid (over his coat carelessly when making erasers.He was too busy to clean it.43 On the way home,it rained heavily.Without umbrella,Macintosh had to run home quickly.When he got home,he took off the wet coat.44 "Why not make a rubber raincoat?"Macintosh thought.The next day.he brushed the rubber liquid all over a coat.He wore the"rubber coat"on rainy days.took a walk outside and tested if it could really keep off the rain.Amazingly,the clothes inside the"rubber coat"were not wet at all. 45 A.In this way,Macintosh invented the rubber raincoat. B.So he went back home wearing the dirty coat. C But people often found it hard to hold an umbrella while walking. D.Rubber was one of them.but people didn't know its use at that time. E.To his surprise,the area of his coat with rubber wasn't wet at all. 四、写作（共三节，满分30分) 第-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。 第8页/共10贞 CS扫描全能王 3亿人都在用的扫描ApP Mike's bike was broken,and he felt very sad because he needed it for school.His father,who is an (46)e and good at fixing things,saw his sadness.He(47)p to help Mike repair the bike together on Saturday.They did the repair work in the(48)c part of their garage,because there were lots of tools.Mike wasn't sure if they could succeed,but his father said, “(49)P it's easier than we think."They worked for an hour,and finally,everything went(50)s and the bike was fixed.Mike was very grateful for his father's help and learned the value of trying. 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.如果我们不保护老虎，终有一天它们会灭绝。 If we the tigers,they will one day. 52.纸张多么有用啊！它改变了人类的生活。 the paper is!It changes humans'lives. 53.在过去，对于人们来说，写信传递消息是常见的。 In the past, common for people letters to send information. 54.我们校队向当地冠军队挑战了一场足球比赛。 Our school team the local champion team a football match. 55.如今，越来越多的人依靠智能手机。 These days,more and more people smartphones. 第三节书面表达（共1题，满分15分） 随着科技的进步，智能手机越来越普遍，几乎每个人都拥有智能手机。我们对富丽中学初 二学生每周使用智能手机的情况进行了调查。请根据下面表格中的内容，以“A survey on weekly smartphone use'”为题，用英语写一篇作文。 注意： 1. 参考词汇：short video短视频；waste浪费 2. 词数要求100左右。（文章的标题和开头已给出，不计入总词数） 3. 不得透露学校、姓名等任何个人信息。 第9页/共10页 CS扫描全能王 3亿人都在用的扫描App 55%的学生上网查资料，学习英语。 智能手机使用煳查 45%的学生玩电脑游戏，石短视频。 结果 1.对学习有帮助 2.月行补充… 使用智能手机的利 弊 1.浪费时何和金钱 2.白行补充… 你的建议(1点) A survey on weekly smartphone use Recently.we did a survey on weekly smartphone use of eighth graders in Fuli Middle School. llere is the result. 第10页/共10灾 CS扫描全能王 3亿人都在用的扫描ApP