广东深圳市观澜二中教育集团2026-2027学年第一学期阶段学情自测试卷八年级英语

观澜二中教育集团2026-2027学年第一学期期中测试试卷

八年级英语

说明：

1. 全卷共46题，满分75分，考试时间70分钟。

2. 答题前，请检查试卷和答题卡是否完整无破损；然后将考生信息用规定的笔填涂在答题卡的指定位置。

3. 答题时将答案写在答题卡的指定位置；不得使用涂改液。

4. 保持答题卡的整洁，考试结束后，只上交答题卡。

第Ⅰ卷（选择题）

I. 完形填空（满分10分）

A long time ago, there lived a king. Every year, he would spend a lot of money building his palace. One day, the king had a new ____1____ and he said to his men, “This year, I will build the best ____2____ in the world. It should be praised (称赞) within my kingdom, and by the people of neighboring states. ”

After ____3____ his palace, the king invited noblemen (贵族) from his country, as well as from neighboring states to come. And he asked them to give their ____4____ about the palace.

“Unbelievable! It is the most beautiful palace.” the noblemen said. But one man who looked young stood in the corner. He ____5____ said anything.

The king wanted to know why the man was ____6____ when someone else was praising his palace. He walked up to the man and asked, “Hello, young man. You kept silent. Is there anything wrong with my palace?” The man smiled and replied in a calm voice, “Your Majesty! Your palace is strong and will last hundreds of years or even ____7____. It is beautiful but not perfect. Many of your people are still living a ____8____ life, though your palace looks wonderful. ____9____ that, I choose to keep silent. ”

The king listened to the young man’s opinion quietly. Then he ____10____ the wise man for his honest words and said he would never try to rebuild his palace again. Instead, he used the money to help the people in need.

1. A. plan B. choice C. challenge D. suggestion

2. A. house B. garden C. castle D. palace

3. A. creating B. building C. inventing D. operating

4. A. advice B. words C. opinions D. worries

5. A. hardly B. seldom C. usually D. always

6. A. sad B. quiet C. noisy D. intelligent

7. A. stronger B. taller C. longer D. wider

8. A. hard B. comfortable C. happy D. tiny

9. A. Rather than B. In place of C. Instead of D. Because of

10. A. refused B. thanked C. asked D. punished

Ⅱ. 阅读理解（满分40分）

第一节  阅读理解（共15小题，每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）

阅读下列短文，从下面每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

Here are some encyclopedias for you to read in our online library.

The Columbia Encyclopedia (Sixth Edition): An English-language dictionary containing more than 51,000 topics, the Columbia Encyclopedia provides trusted facts and information. More than 200 people make great efforts for depth and accuracy (精确) of the encyclopedia. Its topics are complete and clear.

Medical encyclopedias: Online medical encyclopedias are for doctors, educators and students. The library of free medical encyclopedias contains a variety of trusted facts that cover medical conditions, medical symptoms (症状), and medical causes of health-related problems.

Computer encyclopedias: Our online library of computer encyclopedias is very useful whether you’re looking for in-depth research or just learning about computer technology. The computer encyclopedias include topics like computer science, computer science and engineering, and computer science and technology.

Science encyclopedias: Our online library of science encyclopedias covers a variety of topics from biology, psychology, and chemistry to religion and science discoveries. Our online science encyclopedias for kids are a big help for school research projects and science experiments.

11. How many kinds of encyclopedias are mentioned?

A. Three. B. Four. C. Five. D. Six.

12. Medical encyclopedias are for the follow EXCEPT ________.

A. doctors B. educators C. scientists D. students

13. Maria is a student and she wants to learn something about computer science. Which of the following can she choose?

A. The Columbia encyclopedias. B. Computer encyclopedias.

C. Medical encyclopedias. D. Science encyclopedias.

14. The underlined word “covers” mean “________” in English.

A. includes B. opens C. turns D. finds

15. Where does the passage probably come from?

A. A magazine. B. A school website. C. A storybook. D. A diary.

B

How would you solve Maths problems if you didn’t have a calculator or a computer? For centuries, people in China have used an ancient counting tool to help solve such problems. The tool is called “abacus”. In Chinese, it is known as “suanpan”.

An abacus has a rectangular (长方形的) wooden frame. It is divided into the upper part and the lower part by a horizontal (水平的) stick. A series of cross rods (棍子) extend from the top to the bottom of the frame (框架) . Each rod has seven sliding beads (滑动的珠子) , with two in the upper part and five in the lower part. Each of the two beads in the upper part has a value of 5, while each of the beads in the lower part has a value of 1. Beginning at the right side of the abacus, the first rod represents (代表) ones. The second rod represents tens and the third represents hundreds. This pattern continues. A traditional abacus with 13 rods can represent very large numbers.

Besides counting, a Chinese abacus can also be used to do addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. It helped ancient Chinese people solve all kinds of Maths problems they met in their daily life.

The Chinese abacus used to be the simplest calculating device for people in all trades in ancient China. A mathematician (数学家) , Xu Yue at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty first invented it. A famous mathematician, Cheng Dawei in Ming Dynasty made it popular. To make people understand and use it easily, he also published a book called Suanfa Tong Zong. And this device has been equally famous to the “Four Great Inventions in Ancient China”. Today, people in Asia and Africa still often use it in daily life.

16. What did ancient people use to solve Maths problems?

A. Calculators. B. Computers. C. Abacuses. D. Nothing.

17. The underlined word “It” in Paragraph 2 refers to “_________”.

A. Maths B. problem C. wood D. frame

18. What number does the picture show according to the abacus?

A. One, four and seven. B. Six, four and seven.

C. Six hundred and forty-seven. D. One hundred and forty-two.