广东省广州市白云区2023-2024学年八年级上学期期末英语试题

这是一份广东省广州市白云区2023-2024学年八年级上学期期末英语试题，共9页。试卷主要包含了语法选择，完形填空，阅读，语篇填词，完成句子，书面表达等内容，欢迎下载使用。

广东省广{市白云区 2023-2024 学年八年级上学期期末
英语试卷
一 语法选择
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。
Mabel and Cindy are gd friends. They like studying tgether in their free time. Nw they 1 their
histry hmewrk. Mabel hates histry, 2 she thinks it’s bring. Cindy is 3 in histry, s she desn’t
mind the hmewrk. Hwever, the hmewrk will take a lng time. Mabel and Cindy plan 4 t see a
famus mvie after they finish the histry and maths hmewrk. They need t leave sn, but they still have
5 hmewrk t d. At this time, Mabel has 6 idea t make them leave as 7 as pssible.
“It desn’t have t take t lng,” says Mabel.” We 8 share the wrk. Yu finish my histry
hmewrk, 9 I will d yur maths hmewrk.”
Cindy is surprised because Mabel’s idea sunds like cheating (欺骗). Cindy desn’t want t cheat, but she des want t see the mvie. She says t herself,” 10 Mabel des my maths hmewrk, I may get a bad
grade n the test. But I am afraid that Mabel 11 angry with me if I say n t her. The friendship is very
imprtant t 12. What shuld I d? ”
Cindy thinks 13 a shrt time. And then she tells Mabel 14 she decides t d her hmewrk by
herself. Then they decide t try their best 15 their hmewrk by themselves.
1.
A. d
B. did
C. are ding
D. have dne
2.
A. althugh
B. r
C. s
D. because
3.
A. interest
B. interested
C. interesting
D. interestingly
4.
A. t g
B. ging
C. g
D. went
5.
A. a few
B. many
C. a lt
D. a lt f
6.
A. a
B. an
C. the
D. /
阅读下面短文,掌握大意,然后从各题所给的 A、 B、 C、 D 项中,选出最佳选项,。
D yu like keeping pets at hme? When I was little, I really wanted t have a pet dg. Hwever, my mther
16 because my father is allergic (过敏的) t dg hair. I was very sad. Then n the mrning f my twelfth
birthday, my father gave me a big bx as a 17. I pened the bx 18, I culdn’t believe my eyes when
I saw what was in it. There was a small white 19 lying still in it! “Ww! A dg? ” I shuted happily.
“Thank yu, Dad. This is the mst fantastic gift I have ever gt.” “Jessica, it is Aib, a rbtic (机器人的),” my father said.
“A rbtic dg?” I said in surprise because it was like a real dg. I lked clsely fr a while and 20
that it was really a rbtic dg! “Dad, it’s s 21!”
Dad put it n the flr and pressed the small pwer buttn (按钮). Then the dg came t life. It std up, pened its eyes and lked int me. I 22 its head, and then it lifted its ears and mved its tail back and
7.
A. sn
B. sner
C. snest
D. the snest
8.
A. must
B. have t
C. can
D. shuld
9.
A. but
B. and
C. s
D. thugh
10.
A If
B. Whether
C. Unless
D. Until
11.
A. is
B. was
C. will be
D. has been
12.
A. I
B. me
C. my
D. mine
13.
A. n
B. in
C. at
D. fr
14.
A. which
B. what
C. why
D. hw
15.
A. t finish
二 完形填空
B. finishing
C. finish
D. finished
frward.
Even after it received training, its actins were smetimes 23. Smetimes, when I asked it t sit r lie
dwn, it wuld just bark at me. Thugh I did nt believe that the dg really had thughts r 24, it has
becme my gd friend. And we always have a 25 time tgether. Nw I still keep it in my rm.
16.
A. supprtedB. allwedC. disagreedD. advised 17.
A. giftB. basketC. parentD. nte 18.
A. cnfidentlyB. carefullyC. crrectlyD. suddenly 19.
A. birdB. rabbitC. catD. dg 20.
A. fundB. saidC. thughtD. tld 21.
A. bigB. smallC. clD. ugly 22.
A. cleanedB. tuchedC. cutD. cpied 23
A. bringB. wrryingC. excitingD. amazing 24.
A. friendsB. namesC. feelingsD. chances 25.
A. hpefulB. wnderfulC. harmfulD. helpful
三 阅读
阅读下面短文,掌握大意,然后从各题所给的 A、 B、 C、 D 项中,选出最佳选项。
A
When Ariel rde her bike t the riverside, she saw a beautiful swan (天鹅) lying near the riverside. Ariel wrked at the Wild Bird Fund rehab centre (康复中心) and knew that swans culd be aggressive. S she shuld be
careful t prevent herself frm being hurt. But as she went near this ne, she fund that it was badly hurt. “I shuld
help it, r it will die.” she thught.
Ariel put her jacket ver the bird’s hand t keep it calm first. She picked it up sftly, and held it in her arms. And then she thught, “What shuld I d nw?” Her best chice was t take the swan t the rehab centre, but that was acrss the river and n the ther side f the city. Hw was she ging t take a 17-pund swan n her bike all that way?
Luckily, when sme drivers saw her, they were willing t help her, her bike and the swan a ride t a nearby undergrund statin. Ariel called the rehab centre n the way, and then an animal-care manager picked her up at anther undergrund statin. When they gt t the centre, the manager checked and treated (治疗) the swan. They tk gd care f the swan.
Nw, the bird makes many swan friends in the centre, and it is enjying a happy life. It’s really a happy ending. “If an animal needs help, I wuld like t d whatever I can. I always feel happy t d this,” Ariel said.
What des the underlined wrd “aggressive” in Paragraph 1 prbably mean?
A. Ready t hurt thers.B. Pssible t run away.
C. Easy t take care f.D. Interesting t play with.
Why was the swan lying near the riverside?
It needed a rest.B. It was badly hurt.
C. It was caught by smene.D. It waited fr its friends.
What can we learn frm the Paragraph 3?
The swan was very happy in the rehab centre.
Ariel knew hw t lk after the swan very well.
Sme peple were willing t save the swan tgether.
The driver sent the swan t an animal-care manager.
Which f the fllwing best describes Ariel?
A. Shy.B. Hard-wrking.C. Ppular.D. Kind.
B
What d yu think is the mst imprtant inventin in the last 1,000 years? Many peple say that it’s the printing press (印刷机) that allws us t print cpies r bks.Why is the printing press s imprtant in human histry?
Befre the printing press was invented, bks were cpied by hand. An ancient Rman bk trader smetimes sld as many as 5,000 cpies f a bk that had been cpied by slaves (奴隶), cpying a bk tk s much time and was s expensive. As a result, usually nly a small part f the peple learned t read and wned bks.
In 1450, Jhannes Gutenberg frm Germany invented the mdern printing press. The effect f his machine is smetimes cmpared t the inventin f the Internet. Gutenberg’s printing press was easy t use with languages such as English that had alphabetic (字母的) wrds. After 1450, thusands f cpies f a ppular bk r newspaper culd be made quickly and cheaply. Bks and newspapers with ideas and images frm all ver the
wrld went int the market fr the wide public.
Reading has brught abut amazing changes in science and technlgy. We’ve learned hw t create wealth (财富) and even travel t far places. Cmputers, mbile phnes, because millins f readers were created by the printing press.
Since 1450, mre and mre peple have becme readers. These readers help the wrld t make prgress at a fast speed.
Hw des the writer start the passage?
By telling a stry.B. By shwing pinins.
C. By asking sme questins.D. By giving many numbers.
What can we infer frm Paragraph 2?
As early as ancient Rme,many peple learned t read.
Peple in ancient Rme were interested in cpying bks.
The printing press is the mst useful inventin in the wrld.
The inventin f the printing press is necessary and imprtant.
What can we learn frm the passage?
The printing press was cheap fr all the peple in the past.
The slaves came up with the idea f the printing press.
The printing press taught peple hw t create wealth.
Gutenberg’s inventin played an imprtant rle in human histry.
What’s the best title fr the passage?
Hw the printing press changed the wrld.
When the first mdern printing press was invented.
What the first mdern printing press lked like.
Why reading bks is mre and mre ppular arund the wrld.
C
We’d better knw sme culture shck in ur lives, because every traditin can teach us smething different abut the cuntry and its culture.
If yu want t give rses as gifts t yur Mexican friend, the clur shuld nt be .
A. pinkB. redC. yellwD. white
What d peple think f arriving late in Venezuela?
A. Terrible.B. Usual.C. Serius.D. Implite.
What can yu d if yu want t greet r eat with smene in the Middle East?
Greet and eat with yur right hand.
Greet and eat with yur left hand.
Greet with yur right hand and eat with yur left hand.
Greet with yur left hand and eat with yur right hand.
D
Many peple say that they have a bad memry, especially when they are lder. Hw can we imprve ur memry?
Many peple think that repeating things is the best way t remember them. While this certainly helps shrt- term memry (remembering a telephne number fr a few secnds, fr example), psychlgists (心理学家) aren’t
Mexic N yellw rses
Rses are great gifts t shw feelings in the wrld. Hwever, different clurs f rses may have different meanings. In Mexic, it’s better t chse a traditinal red rse but nt a yellw ne, because the yellw rse
means death (死亡) in Mexican culture.
Venezuela—Arriving late
Venezuelans enjy a relaxing life. When they’re jining a meeting r a party in Venezuela, it’s cmmn fr them t arrive a little late.
The Middle East N left hands
In many Middle Eastern cuntries, greeting smene r eating with ne’s left hand is nt plite r healthy. Peple there have special use f left hands after ging t the bathrm, s they take the left hand as the dirty hand.
sure whether it can help yu remember things fr very lng. The British psychlgist E.C. Stanfrd seemed t prve this pint when he tested himself n five prayers (祈祷文), especially fr remembering numbers, is gruping the infrmatin. The fllwing numbers wuld be impssible fr mst f us t remember: 1492178919931848. But lk at them in grups.
Accrding t experts, there are many ways f training yur memry. Many f them invlve frming a mental
picture f the things t be memrized. One methd, which may be useful in learning freign languages, is t create a picture in yur mind cnnected t a wrd yu want t remember.
Anther methd is t invent a stry that includes all the things yu want t remember. In experiments, peple were asked t remember up t 120 wrds using this skill, when tested afterwards, they were able t recall 90% f them!
Hwever, nt all f us are interested in learning lng lists f names and numbers just fr fun. Fr thse
studying a large amunt f infrmatin, psychlgists suggest that the best way t frm meaningful cnnectins is t ask yurself lts f questins as yu g alng. S, if yu were reading abut a special disease, yu wuld ask yurself questins like: “D peple get it frm water?”
Which f the fllwing is TRUE abut repeating things accrding t the passage?
It helps shrt-term memry fr sure.B. It helps t remember things fr lng.
C. It makes remembering things interesting.D. It makes remembering prayers easily.
What des the underlined wrd “them” in Paragraph 3 refer t?
A. expertsB. waysC. picturesD. languages
Which f the fllwing is TRUE accrding t the passage?
Creating a picture is useful in learning Maths.
B Inventing a prayer trains ur memry quickly.
Remembering lng numbers is easy fr peple.
Asking yurself questins is helpful fr the memry.
What’s the purpse f this passage?
T shw that the writer’s memry is bad.B. T knw sme memry prblems.
C. T share sme ways f imprving memry.D. T teach sme memry experiments.
四阅读填空
阅读短文及文后选项，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
When hlding a party, peple usually want t invite sme friends and relatives. 41
Writing a party invitatin is an art. There are sme imprtant things when yu prepare an invitatin. In fact, it’s easier t write an invitatin than yu think. It just takes sme practice.
42 It’s strange t receive an invitatin withut knwing the hst. If yu plan t send an e-mail
invitatin, guests might nt even read the e-mail withut the name f the hst.
Secndly, yur invitatin shuld include the reasn fr hlding the party. After receiving the invitatin, guests can prepare prper clthes r the presents. And the date and the time f yur party are als necessary. 43
The next thing yu shuld write n yur invitatin is the exact place where the party will be held. Maybe sme f yur guests dn’t knw the lcatin. 44 We knw everyne can search nline fr it, but it’s very nice t
prvide the infrmatin fr the peple wh dn’t knw much abut the place.
45 In this way, yur guests can have enugh time t prepare fr yur party.
If s, yu shuld als include directins in the invitatin.
But d yu knw hw t write a party invitatin?
Lastly, yu shuld send invitatins at least tw weeks ahead f time.
Firstly, the name f the party’s hst shuld be written n yur invitatin.
It’s even better t tell yur guests hw lng the party lasts.
五 语篇填词
根据下列语篇以及所给单词的首字母写出所缺单词，要求写出完整单词。（每空只写一词）
Su Yiming is a snwbarder (单板滑雪运动员). At just 18, he made histry by winning China’s first
46 medal in men’s snwbarding. Su started snwbarding when he was just 4 years ld. At that time,his
parents culdn’t find a snwbard in China t fit him. But he set his heart n snwbarding after Beijing gt the
c47 t hst the 2022 Winter Games. “I was still in primary schl, but I p48 myself that I wuld try
t make it. Nw it has becme t49, I want t tell all Chinese snwbarders that they shuld keep wrking
hard and 50 give up, because dreams can cme true,” said Su after his win.
六 完成句子
据所给的汉语内容,用英语完成下列句子。（每空限填一词）
伟大的发明改变了世界，它们帮助人们过上更好的生活。
Great inventins change the wrld, and they help peple .
手机能让人们随时随地保持联系。
Mbile phnes allw peple t each ther anytime, anywhere.
有了灯泡，人们可以在夜里做和白天一样多的事情。
With light bulbs, peple can d in the evenings they can in the daytime.
电脑是一项多么有用的发明啊！
the cmputer is!
我们期待在未来有更多的发明。
We mre inventins in the future.
七 书面表达
English Week
活动名称
活动情况
A bk fair
很多英语书、有关于 “如何阅读”的讲座
Cmpetitins
唱歌比赛、演讲比赛
Games
crsswrd puzzles，treasure hunt
Play
《灰姑娘》Cinderella
你对明年英语周的建议（1—2 点）
为了丰富学生的课外活动。你校在上周六举行了“English Week”的活动。请根据以下内容提示写一篇英语短文，介绍你校英语活动周的情况，并提出你对明年 “English Week” 的建议。
要求：
词数：80 词左右（短文的开头已给出，不计入总词数）。
不得透露学校、姓名等任何个人信息，否则不予评分。
English Week
In rder t enrich students’ after-schl activities, ur schl held an English week last Saturday.