廣東省廣州市越秀區(qū)育才中學(xué)2024-2025學(xué)年八年級下學(xué)期期中考試英語試題

2024學(xué)年第二學(xué)期期中質(zhì)量檢測問卷八年級英語學(xué)科（本試卷共9頁，共4大題，滿分90分，考試時間100分鐘。一、語法選擇。（共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）閱讀下面短文，按照句子結(jié)構(gòu)的語法性和上下文連貫的要求，從1~15各題所給的A、B、C和D項中選出最佳選項。Whatdoyoulikedoinginyourfreetime?Ridingbikes,watchingmovies___1___hangingoutwithfriendsperhaps?AngelinaArora,fromSydneyGirlsHighSchool,isdoingallthesethings.ButAngelinaisnotvery___2___.Sheisagirlwhoinventedanewtypeofplastic.It___3___disappearintonothingandismadefromshrimpshells(蝦殼).“___4___plasticbreaksdowninabout33days,whichis1.5milliontimes___5___thanthetraditionalone,”Angelinasaid.“Thiswill___6___cutdowntheair,waterandlandpollutioncausedbyplastic.”Angelinafirstthoughtaboutinventinganewtypeofplasticwhenshe___7___topayforabaginashopyearsago.Shelearntthatitwasimportanttopreventpeoplefromusingcommonplasticbagsandhelpsavetheplanet.Angelinabegan___8___experimentsonherplasticafterthat.Thejourneywasnot___9___easyone.Shewouldstartinthelab____10____around4a.m.beforeschoolandwouldoftenspendlongnights____11____onherinvention.Thegirlhopedtoencourage.____12____youngpeopletomakeadifferenceintheworld.Angelina’shardworkpaidoff.Later,shefinally____13____howtomakegreenplasticinagreatway.Angelina____14____severalprizesforherinventionsinceitwasinvented.Shehas____15____gotascholarshiptoawell-knownUSuniversity.Surely,thisyounggirlhasabrightfutureaheadofher.1.A.so B.or C.nor D.but2.A.ordinary B.moreordinary C.mostordinary D.themostordinary3.A.can B.should C.need D.must4.A.I B.Me C.My D.Mine5.A.fast B.faster C.fastest D.thefastest6.A.great B.greatly C.greater D.greatest7.A.asks B.asked C.isasked D.wasasked8.A.does B.todo C.did D.todoing9.A.a B.an C.the D./10.A.in B.on C.at D.with11.A.work B.worked C.working D.towork12.A.other B.others C.another D.theothers13.A.find B.finds C.found D.willfind14.A.wins B.won C.haswon D.waswinning15.A.also B.too C.either D.neither二、完形填空。（共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分）閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從16~25各題所給的A、B、C和D項中選出最佳選項。Mystutter(口吃)hadalwaysbeenmuchofaproblem.Myparentswere____16____aboutme,sotheyfoundmanyspecialists(專家)formyspeechovertheyears.Onmywaytomeetanewone,memoriesusuallypoppedinmyheadofhowpainfulbeingakidwhostuttershadbeen.Itstillhurt.“Hello!I’mMrsClaussen.Ihearyou’refromTexas!”“Ye-Ye-Ye-Yesm-m-m-m-m-m-m-aamIam…”Myheartwaspounding(狂跳)andmyhandsweredrippingwet.IwouldliketosaysomethingbutIcouldn’tspeakoutthe____17____.“WellI’vealwayslikedTexas,”shesaidwitha____18____smile.ShewasthebestspeechspecialistI’veevermet,notlikethosewhotoldmetoclapmyhandswhilespeaking.Shewas____19____.Forthefirstseveralweeks,shejusttalkedtome—askingmeallkindsof____20____aboutme,especiallymyfeelings.Andshelistenedtome____21____.Shethenstartedtoteachmeaboutthespeech.Notjustaboutmyspeech,butabouteverybody’s.Duringthenexttwoyears,myspeechdidn’tgetmuchbetter—exceptwithher.WhenIwasincollege,thingsgot____22____.Iwasunabletostopmystutteragain.ButwhenIwasfeelingreallysorryformyself,IrememberedMrsClaussenhadtoldmewhetherIcould____23____myspeechwasalluptome.Shehadtoldmenotto____24____perfectspeech,justbetterspeech.Shewasrightaboutthat.AndwiththehelpofMrsClaussen,Ifinally____25____myspeechgreatly.I’llneverforgetherhelp.16.A.worried B.angry C.excited D.glad17.A.hobbies B.facts C.words D.orders18.A.shy B.cold C.weak D.kind19.A.quiet B.different C.nervous D.popular20.A.jokes B.reasons C.questions D.suggestions21.A.heavily B.sadly C.carefully D.confidently22.A.better B.worse C.easier D.luckier23.A.write B.end C.change D.follow24.A.lookfor B.waitfor C.payfor D.fightfor25.A.improved B.learnt C.discussed D.celebrated三、閱讀（共兩節(jié)，滿分35分）第一節(jié)閱讀理解閱讀下列短文，從26~45各題所給的A、B、C和D項中選出最佳選項。（共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分）（A）MrsWeekswasreadinganewspaperstorytoherclass.Thestorysaid:Wereyoueverinahospitalwhenyouwereyoung?Howdidyoufeel?ThedoctorsinChildren’sHospitalareaskingformoneyforchildren’stoys.Somechildreninthehospitalmuststayinbedformanyweeksandtheyfeelverylonely.Toysareneededtokeepthesesickchildrenhappyandquiet.Ifyouwanttohelpuswiththemoneyforthem,wewillbegratefultoyou.AfterMrsWeeksreadthestory,shesaid,“Thisstorygivesmeanidea.”“Youwantustobringsomemoneyforthetoys.”“Wecouldbringsomeofourowntoysforthechildreninthehospital,”saidtheboysandgirlsoneafteranother.“Well,yourideaswouldbenice,”MrsWeekssaid,“butmineisdifferent.”“Wecouldmakesometoys,”shoutedoneofthem.MrsWeekssmiled.“Doyouthinkyoucouldmaketoys?”sheasked.“Yes,yes,”thewholeclassanswered.Allofthemwantedtohelpthesickchildreninthehospital.“Great!Let’sstarttomaketoystomorrow,”saidMrsWeeks.OnSaturdayafternoon,MrsWeekstookthetoysmadebyherstudentstothehospital.Thechildreninthehospitalfeltveryhappy.Afewdayslater,MrsWeeksreadanothernewspaperstorytotheclass:SomeschoolpupilsbroughttoystoChildren’sHospitallastweek.ThetoysweremadebythepupilsofGradeThreeinGreenStreetSchool.Thedoctorssaid,“Wehaveneverhadsomanywonderfultoys.Ourchildrenareveryhappywiththem.Theysay,‘THANKYOU,GRADETHREE.‘”Thewholeclasslistenedcarefullyandtheystartedtounderstandthemeaningofkindness.26.HowdidthedoctorsinChildren’sHospitalhelpthesickchildrenatfirst?A.Bymakingsometoysforthem. B.Bygivingsomemoneytothem.C.Byborrowingsometoysforthem. D.Bygettingmoneytobuytoysforthem.27.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“them”inParagraph2referto?A.Thetoys. B.Thehospitals. C.Thedoctors. D.Theschoolpupils.28.WhichofthefollowingideasdidMrsWeekshaveinmind?A.Askingtheclasstoseethechildreninthehospital.B.Askingtheclasstoraisesomemoneyforthechildreninthehospital.C.Askingtheclasstosendsomeoftheirowntoystothechildreninthehospital.D.Askingtheclasstomakesometoysthemselvesforthechildreninthehospital.29.WhatcanweknowaboutMrsWeeksaccordingtothepassage?A.Shewantedtomakeherselffamous. B.Shewantedeveryonetoknowherclass.C.Shewantedtosavesomemoneyfortoys. D.Shewantedtoteachthepupilstohelpothers.（B）Coldweatherhasagreateffectonhowourmindsandourbodieswork.Maybethatiswhytherearesomanyexpressionsthatusetheword“cold”.Forexample,thebody’sbloodhasbeenconnectedcloselywiththeemotions(情感).Peoplewhoshownohumanemotionsorfeelingsaresaidtobecold-blooded.Cold-bloodedpeopleactincruelways.Coldcanaffect(影響)otherpartsofthebody.Buttheexpression“getcoldfeet”hasnothingtodowithcoldoryourfeet.Itmeansbeingafraidtodosomethingyouhavedecidedtodo.Forexample,youagreetobetheCEOoracompany.Butthenyoulearnthatalltheotherofficershaveresigned(辭職),andalltheworkofthecompanywillbeyourresponsibility.YouarelikelytogetcoldfeetaboutbeingtheCEOwhenyouunderstandthesituation.Coldcanalsoaffectyourshoulder.Theexpression“givesomeonethecoldshoulder”probablymeansturningyourbacktowardssomeone,insteadofspeakingtohimorherfacetoface.Youmaygivethecoldshouldertoafriendwhohasnotkeptapromiseorliedtoothersaboutyou.“Acoldfish”isnotafish.Itisaperson.Butitisapersonwhoisunfriendly,unemotionalandshowsnoloveorwarmth.Acoldfishdoesnotoffermuchofhimselftoanyone.Someonewhoisacoldfishcouldbecold-hearted.“Outinthecold”meansnotgettingsomethingthateverybodyelsegets.Apersonmightsaythateverybodybuthimgotapayrise—hewasleftoutinthecold.Anditisnotapleasantplacetobe.30.Whatdoesitmeanifyougetcoldfeet?A.Youfeelbravetodosomething. B.Youfeeltoocoldtodosomething.C.Youfeeltooafraidtodosomething. D.Youfeelveryhappyaboutdoingsomething.31.Whomayyougiveacoldshoulderto?A.Ahelpfulfriend. B.Anunfaithfulfriend.C.Anunfriendlyclassmate. D.Ahard-workingclassmate.32.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribesapersonwhoisunwillingtooffermuchofhimselftoothers?A.Cold-blooded. B.Gettingcoldfeet. C.Acoldshoulder. D.Acoldfish.33.What’sthepassagemainlyabout?A.Opinionsaboutcoldweather. B.Expressionsconnectedwith“cold”.C.Examplesofpeoplewhohaveacold. D.Therelationbetween“cold”and“body”.（C）HanQian,35,isnowresponsibleforrecruitment（招募）attheVolunteerDepartmentoftheBeijing2022OrganizingCommittee.Thirteenyearsago,hewasavolunteeratthe2008OlympicsinBeijing.“I’mhonoredtotakepartintwoOlympics,”saidHan.“Beingavolunteerisdifferentfromorganizingthem,thoughbotharegreatexperiences.Passionisnecessaryforbeingavolunteer,whichrequiresvolunteerstobeinhighspiritsandwarm-hearted.Butbeinganorganizer,theymayfacemanynewchallengesbecausemorethinkingandplanningareneededinorganizingvolunteers.”BecauseofCOVID-19,volunteersneedtobequarantined（隔離）afterthetesteventsaswellasaftertheWinterOlympicsandParalympics（殘奧會）.Thismeanstheyhavetogiveupmoretimeforthisjob.Asaround90percentofthevolunteersareuniversitystudents,accordingtoHan,thiscouldaffecttheirschoolwork.SoHan'steamhashelpedschoolstosupportthestudentsasmuchastheycan.Han’steamworkedwithschoolstorecruitstudents.“Forexample,volunteersfromTsinghuaUniversityareresponsiblefortheNationalStadium,whilethosefromPekingUniversitytakecareoftheNationalAquaticsCenter,Hansaid.Thecoldweatherisanotherchallenge,assomegameswillbeheldoutdoors.Theoutdoorvolunteersneedtohavephysicaltraining,like15-kilometerwalks,topreparefortheirwork.Theorganizingcommitteealsoprovideshats,warmerpadsandmorefrequentshiftsforthem.“Manyvolunteershavedevelopedinterestinwintersportsbecauseofthisexperience,”Hansaid.“I’veseenthempostpicturesofthemselvesskiingandskating.I’mhappythatthevolunteeringexperienceismeaningfulforthem.”34.WhatdoesHanQianthinkofbeingavolunteer?A.Itneedsgreatlovefromvolunteers.B.Therearemanynewchallenges.C.Itneedsmorethinkingandplanning.D.Avolunteerneedstobequarantined.35.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“this”inParagraph3referto?A.Paralympics. B.WinterOlympics. C.Testevents. D.Beingquarantined.36.WhatisNOTthechallengeHan’steamfacing?A.Studentshavetogiveupalotoftime.B.Studentvolunteers'schoolworkwillbeaffected.C.Volunteershavedevelopedinterestinwintersports.D.Outdoorvolunteersneedtohavephysicaltraining.37.Whatisthewriter’spurposeofthispassage?A.ToshowhowtobeasuccessfulvolunteerintheOlympicGames.B.TointroducethevolunteerlifeofHanQianintheOlympicGames.CToexplainwhyweshouldbeavolunteerintheOlympicGames.D.TointroduceinformationaboutbeingavolunteerintheOlympicGames.（D）Doyoumissthegreatsnacksyouhadwhenyouwereakid?Dotheyhelpyourememberyourhappychildhood?SugarFiguresIntheolddays,therewerealwayssomepeoplemakingsugarfiguresattheschoolgate.Themakerwouldtakealittlemaltose(麥芽糖)withasmallspoonanddrawafiguresuchastheMonkeyKingandtheWhiteDragon.Itwasnotexpensive,only1yuanforeach.BubbleGumAlmosteverykidlovesbubblegumandkidsoftengatheredtogethertoseewhogotthelargestbubble.Istillremembermycousinonceblewabigbubbleandthenitbroke!Herfacewascoveredwithgum.Itwascheap.Icouldgettwofor1yuan.BabyFaceIceCreamIttastesdeliciousbutalittleexpensive.Irememberthepricewas2yuanforeachpiecewhichwasnoteasyformetobuythosedays.EachtimeIgotone,thehappinesswouldlastforseveraldays.MaltSugarCandyMaltsugarcandyisusuallycalledTangguarinnorthernChinaandisofferedduringthedaysjustbeforetheSpringFestival.It’sdeliciousandcheap,andyoucouldgetfivepiecesfor1yuan.MyfriendsandIoftensharedTangguarwitheachotherinthepast.38.Ifyouhad3yuan,youcouldbuy________.A.5sugarfigures B.10piecesofbubblegumC.2piecesofbabyfaceicecream D.15piecesofTangguar39.Accordingtothepassagewecanlearnthat________.A.youcanbuymaltsugarcandyatanytimeB.peoplemadesugarfiguresonlyforboysC.childrenusuallyenjoyedblowingbubblestogetherD.thewriterhadalotofbabyfaceicecreaminthepast40.Thepurpose(目的)ofthepassageis________.A.tointroducesomechildhoodsnacks B.totellsomefunnystoriesC.torememberthepoorchildhood D.tosellsomepopularsnacks第二節(jié)閱讀填空（共5小題；每小題1分，滿分5分）閱讀短文及文后A-E選項，選出可以填入各題空白處的最佳選項。MostchildrenliketowatchcartoonsonTVbecauseofthefunnycharactersandthebrightcolors.___41___SomepeoplethinkitleavesnothingforchildrentoimaginewhentheywatchcartoonsonTV.Theycanseethedifferentcharacters,sotheyneednotimaginetheappearanceofacharacteroranysituationinthecartoon.Butwhenreadingabook,thechildhastoimaginewhatthedifferentcharacterslooklike.___42___Sotheimaginativepowerofthechildimproves.Almosteverychildisabletoreadbooks.___43___Watchingcartoonswillimprovetheirlanguageability.AsmostofthecartoonsareinEnglish,watchingthemwillimprovetheirEnglish.___44___Inthisway,theirvocabularywillgetimproved.Theywilllearnhowtopronouncedifferentwords.TheirspokenEnglishwillalsogetgreatlyimproved.Thesearetheadvantages(好處)ofwatchingcartoons.Butthereshouldbealimit(限制)toeverything.___45___However,youcannotkeepchildrenfromwatchingTVcompletely.Itwillonlydomoreharmthangood.A.Parentsshouldcontroltheirchildren’stimeonTV.B.Hehastoimagineaplaceorasituationdescribedinthestoryheisreading.C.HoweveritwillbehappierforthemtowatchTV,especiallycartoons.D.Theywilllearntounderstandtheconversations.E.ButisitgoodforchildrentowatchcartoonsonTV?四、寫作（共三節(jié)，滿分30分）閱讀短文，理解文章的意思，根據(jù)給出的首字母在1-5空格中用適當(dāng)?shù)男问教顔卧~。在填寫答卷時，要求寫出完整單詞。(每空限填一詞)MynameisVivianateenagerinGuangzhou.Threeyearsago,IdecidedtojointheRedCrosstohelpothersbecausethepeopletherehelpedmealot.WhenIwastwelve,Ihurtmylegwhileplayingfootballinamatch.Is___46___frompain.Icouldn’tmoveandhadtostayinhospitalforsixmonths.Ifeltl___47___andcriedalot.However,thingsstartedtochangewhenStevefromRedCrosscametovisitme.Hetoldfunnystoriesandplayedgamestoc___48___meup.Hisfriendshipraisedmys___49___.Withhishelp,l___50___,Iwasabletositupandwalkagain.StevevisitedmetwiceaweekuntilIcouldgobacktoschool.Now,likeSteve,Ioftenoffertodovoluntaryworkduringschoolholidays.第二節(jié)完成句子（共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分）根據(jù)所給的漢語內(nèi)容，用英語完成下列句子。（每空限填一詞）51.辛迪經(jīng)常會做義務(wù)性工作去幫助別人。Cindyoften________________________tohelpothers.52.我看到了學(xué)校里面有幾棵古樹，它們給我留下了好印象。Isawsomeoldtreesintheschool.They_________a___________________________me.53.古樹種植于一百多年前，它們一直提醒著我們這所學(xué)校的悠久歷史。Theoldtrees________________overahundredyearsago.Theyremindedusaboutthelonghistoryoftheschoolallthetime.54.我也學(xué)習(xí)了怎樣才能照顧好這些古樹。Ialsolearned____________________________________theoldtreeswell.55.辛迪是多么善良的女孩子?。_______________________girlCindyis!第三節(jié)書面表達(dá)（共1題；滿分15分）56.你是校志愿隊隊長李華。你校將于下周六組織一次VolunteerDay(志愿者日)活動，交換生Sam也報名參加。請你根據(jù)以下內(nèi)容寫一封電子郵件，向他介紹活動的安排。VolunteerDayTime上午下午晚上Place兒童醫(yī)院老人院(nursing)…Activities給生病的孩子唱歌、講故事和老人一起剪紙…Purposes帶給他們歡樂和寧靜，振奮他們的精神讓他們不再感到孤單，年輕人嘗試實踐傳統(tǒng)技藝…要求：（1）可在內(nèi)容提示的基礎(chǔ)上適當(dāng)拓展信息；（2）詞數(shù)80詞左右(郵件的開頭已給出，不計入詞數(shù))；（3）不得透露學(xué)校、姓名等任何個人信息，否則不予評分。DearSam,ThankyouforjoiningusinourvoluntaryworknextSaturday.__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________