广东广州市黄埔区八十六中2026-2027学年八年级上学期期中核心素养评价 英语

2026-2027学年八年级上学期期中核心素养评价 英语

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一、语言知识及运用（共两节，满分25分）

第一节 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1-15各题所给的选项中选出最佳选项。

This year marks the 131st anniversary of Xu Beihong’s birth. Born    1    July 19th, 1895 in Jiangsu Province, Xu was one of    2    “fathers of modern Chinese art”.

Xu was talented.    3    learning Chinese painting when he was 9 years old.    4    he grew older, in 1919, he went to Paris to learn about Western art. He worked hard    5    Chinese and Western art styles. In one of    6    famous works, Three Horses in an Autumn Forest, Xu put together traditional Chinese colouring skills with Western realism (现实主义) to paint three strong horses under trees. He    7    to China in 1927, and later set up the National Central University Art Department.

Although Xu was best known for painting horses, he also painted    8    animals, people and important historical scenes.    9    of his animal paintings have    10    behind. For example, in his painting Meeting of Forces in Tokyo, the artist shows a group of lions. (They stand for the countries    11    against fascism (法西斯主义).

   12    being a painter, Xu was also    13    art educator. He believed that art    14    change people’s minds. He wanted his students to be creative    15    love beauty. During his time as director of the National Central University Art Department, he created plenty of new courses. Xu not only improved Chinese painting but also helped build the Chinese modern art education system.

1. A. in B. on C. at D. of

2. A. the most famous B. most famous C. the famousest D. famousest

3. A. in B. to C. on D. of

4. A.Because B.If C. As D. Although

5. A. mix B. mixing C. mixed D. to mix

6. A. he B. him C. his D. himself

7.  A. returns B. returned C. will return D. is returning

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

9. A. Much B. Many C. Little D. Few

10. A. special something B. nothing special C. something special D. special nothing

11. A. fight B. fighting C. fights D. fought

12. A. For B. Against C. Beside D. Besides

13. A. a B. the C. an D./

14. A. could B. must C. should D. need

15. A. but B. or C. and D. so

第二节 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，然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

The Number That Opened a Door

Last term, our science teacher gave us an unusual task. We had to work out how many times a person’s heart beats in a whole lifetime, using only an old encyclopaedia and a calculator.

At first, I was sure it would take five minutes. My partner Li Ming and I opened the encyclopaedia and looked up the word “heart”. We soon found that a healthy heart beats about seventy times a minute. But when we started to multiply, the numbers grew    16   . A minute became an hour, an hour became a day, and soon we were lost in millions.

I wanted to give up. “This is    17   ,” I said. “We’ll never finish it.” But Li Ming shook his head. “Let’s work it out step by step,” he said. “Big numbers are just small numbers    18    together.”

So we made a plan. First we worked out how many times a heart beats in a single day. Then we multiplied that by 365 for a year, and finally by 80 for a lifetime. When the answer appeared on the screen, we both jumped up. A heart beats about three billion times in a lifetime!

The next day, we stood in front of the class and showed our poster. Our classmates were    19   . Some of them could not believe that the number was so large. Our teacher smiled and said, “That is the    20    of numbers. One small step, repeated many times, becomes something amazing.”

That evening, I read the encyclopaedia for another hour. I learned about the speed of light, the size of the universe and the age of the Earth.    21   , I realized that an encyclopaedia is like a door. Behind it, there is a whole world    22    for us to explore.

Now I keep a small notebook and write down every interesting number I meet. My friends laugh at me, but I don’t    23   . I know that curiosity is the first step to any great idea. As Li Ming often says, “Never be    24    of big questions — just take them one small step at a time.” And that is the    25    lesson I have ever learned.

16. A. slowly B. quietly C. safely D. quickly

17. A. easy B. hopeless C. interesting D. useful

18. A. divided B. cut C. added D. turned

19. A. amazed B. bored C. angry D. tired

20. A. problem B. price C. danger D. power

21. A. Suddenly B. However C. Luckily D. Instead

22. A. looking B. caring C. waiting D. paying

23. A. try B. care C. agree D. listen

24. A. proud B. full C. sure D. afraid

25. A. easiest B. best C. shortest D. oldest

二、阅读（满分35分）

第一节 阅读理解（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列材料，并选出最佳选项。

(A)

When a person loses his or her wallet, it can be a terrible experience. However, a man named Tom showed a creative way to return a lost wallet, making sure the rightful owner could get it back.

Tom found a wallet on a Saturday morning near a supermarket. He opened it and saw an ID card and a bank card. He wanted to give it to the police at once, but it was 5 kilometers away from the closest police station. He worried that if he just left it in a lost and found case (箱子), someone else might take it away. He decided to find a clever way — it was to make the owner get in touch with him directly without letting the cat out of the bag. So the owner’s personal information would be safe.

He came up with the idea because of the math puzzles he loved. He created a code (代码) from the owner’s birth date on the ID. He wrote, “Your birthday is the key!” He posted the note on the noticeboard of the supermarket.

Later that day, someone called, and finally the wallet was returned to its real owner.

Tom’s method of returning the lost wallet offers a valuable example. It shows that with some creativity and a bit of thinking, we can find practical solutions to problems. Moreover, it shows the importance of using available (可获得的) information, like the birth date on an ID card. This way not only reunite s (使团聚) the owner with his or her lost belongings but also shows the power of creative thinking.

26. Why didn’t Tom go to the police station?

A. He wanted to keep the wallet.

B. It was too late to go there.

C. He didn’t know the way there.

D. It was too far from the nearest police station.

27. What does the underlined phrase “letting the cat out of the bag” mean in the second paragraph?

A. Hiding the real purpose. B. Keeping the key information.

C. Telling a secret carelessly. D. Sharing the story with everyone.

28. What made Tom get the idea of creating the code?

A. The math puzzles he liked. B. A book he read recently.

C. A policeman’s suggestion. D. A TV show he watched.

29. What does the writer think of Tom’s method?

A. It’s careless and useless. B. It’s creative and practical.

C. It’s smart but not practical. D. It’s personal and mysterious.

30. If the ID card number is 42062620131203****, which of the following might be Tom’s phone number?

A. 40663571. B. 40663671. C. 50663571. D. 50663671.