广东省广州市西关外国语学校2023-2024学年八年级上学期期中英语试题

这是一份广东省广州市西关外国语学校2023-2024学年八年级上学期期中英语试题，共7页。试卷主要包含了语音题，词汇选择，语法选择，完形填空，阅读，写作，完成句子等内容，欢迎下载使用。

试卷满分90分，考试时间100分钟
一、语音题（本大题共5小题，共5.0分）
选出划线部分的发音与其他单词划线部分不一致的选项。
（ ）1. A. ItalianB. gramC. calculateD. carriage
（ ）2. A. humanB. numberC. funnyD. dust
（ ）3. A. museB. dubleC. amuntD. arund
（ ）4. A. includeB. cpyC. createD. century
（ ）5. A. checkedB. develpedC. challengedD. typed
二、词汇选择（本大题共5小题，共5.0分）
（ ）6. —Yu can get a camera as a ______ if yu win the pht cmpetitin.
—Really? I really want t get a camera.
A. priceB. prizeC. dreamD. cartn
（ ）7. It was ______ f her t win the quiz. Nbdy culd d better than her.
A. wiseB. easyC. sadD. usual
（ ）8. Please ______ yur feet ______ the sfa. It’s nt plite.
A. turn, ffB. take, ffC. keep, ffD. get, ff
（ ）9. She wants t ______ a teacher when she grws up.
A. wrk nB. wrk frC. wrk utD. wrk as
（ ）10. —I dn’t knw that yu play the vilin as well as yu play the pian.
—I ______ the pian, but nw I practise playing the vilin every day.
A. am used t playB. am used t playing
C. used t playD. use t play
三、语法选择（本大题共10小题，共10.0分）
D yu get n well with yur parents? Smetimes yu may feel that it is impssible t get n well with yur parents. Hwever, they are prbably yur best teachers in life. If yu find that yu and yur parents 11 get n well, try t knw them better.
Spend time with yur parents. Yur parents wn’t always be arund, 12 spend time with them while yu are able t. This desn’t mean just sitting in frnt f the TV tgether. Instead, find activities t d tgether.
Talk with yur parents. T knw yur parents better, yu shuld try t have 13 cnversatin with them. Use this time t learn abut their different hbbies and pinins.
Listen t them 14 . This may seem easy, but it is ften 15 than yu think. When yu are cmmunicating with yur parents, make sure yu are listening. This means lking at 16 eyes when they are talking, and speaking plitely when respnding (回应). If yu’re nt sure what they mean, try t ask them t repeat.
Make yur parents feel prud. There 17 many ways that yu can make yur parents mved such as getting gd marks in the exams and sharing the husewrk. Try yur best, and yu 18 them that yu are making prgress, and that they can begin t discuss 19 with yu.
Fllw these ways f 20 yur relatinship with them, and yu’ll get n with each ther better.
（ ）11. A. can’tB. needn’tC. shuldn’tD. mustn’t
（ ）12. A. becauseB. butC. rD. s
（ ）13. A. theB. aC. anD. /
（ ）14. A. caresB. careC. carefullyD. careful
（ ）15. A. hardB. harderC. hardestD. hardly
（ ）16. A. theirsB. themC. theyD. their
（ ）17. A. isB. areC. wasD. were
（ ）18. A. shwB. shwingC. will shwD. shwed
（ ）19. A. everythingB. smethingC. nthingD. anything
（ ）20. A. imprveB. t imprveC. imprvedD. imprving
四、完形填空（本大题共10小题，共10.0分）
A little by was trying t mve a big wden bx ut f his yard. The bx was much 21 than the by. He tried his best t mve it, but the bx wuld nt mve at all. After 22 fr a glass f water, the by tried t mve it nce mre. This time, he pushed harder, but he still culdn’t mve the bx a bit. He was quite tired and 23 heart.
The by’s father was cming hme frm wrk arund this time. He stpped t watch his sn’s 24 effrts. The father didn’t help him, 25 asked, “Sn, have yu tried yur best? I mean, are yu ding everything yu can?”
“Yes, I am!” the by cried.
“N,” his father said 26 , “yu’re nt. Yu have nt asked me t 27 yu.”
Asking fr help is nt a weakness. Many peple need help, and 28 the best f us need help. It is 29 t knw when t ask fr help and understand why yu need it.
Never be afraid t ask thers fr help when yu’re in 30 .
（ ）21. A. smallerB. lighterC. biggerD. heavier
（ ）22. A. pushingB. mvingC. restingD. cheering
（ ）23. A. keptB. wnC. stppedD. lst
（ ）24. A. carelessB. pricelessC. uselessD. sleepless
（ ）25. A. butB. andC. sD. r
（ ）26. A. happilyB. calmlyC. suddenlyD. sadly
（ ）27. A. hugB. helpC. prtectD. take
（ ）28. A. everB. nlyC. evenD. nearly
（ ）29. A. easyB. imprtantC. difficultD. clear
（ ）30. A. trubleB. silenceC. surpriseD. help
五、阅读（共两节，满分35分）
第一节 阅读理解（本大题共15小题，共30.0分）
A
As teenagers, yu have many dreams. If yu find a dream, what d yu d with it? Fllw Yur Heart by Australian writer Andrew Matthews tells us that making ur dreams real is life’s biggest challenge.
Yu may think yu’re nt very gd at sme schl subjects, r that it is hard fr yu t becme a writer. These kinds f ideas stp yu frm getting yur dream, the bk says.
In fact, everyne can make his dream cme true. The first thing yu must d is t remember what yur dream is.
Dn’t let it leave yur heart. Keep telling yurself what yu want. D this little by little and yur dream will cme true faster because a big dream cmes frm many small dreams.
Yu must als never give up yur dream. The biggest difficulty cmes frm yurself. Yu need t decide what is the mst imprtant. Studying, but nt watching TV will help yu d better in yur wrk.
As yu get clser t yur dream, it may change a little. This is gd as yu have the chance t learn mre things and find new interests.
（ ）31. What is Fllw Yur Heart? ______
A. A bk.B. A sng.C. A letter.D. A mvie.
（ ）32. The underlined wrd “it” in the furth paragraph refers t “______”.
A. yur subjectB. yur dreamC. yur bkD. yur difficulty
（ ）33. Yur dream can’t cme true if yu ______.
A. keep yur dream in yur heart
B. knw what is the mst imprtant
C. always think it’s hard t d smething
D. keep telling yurself what yu want
（ ）34. The biggest difficulty cmes frm ______.
A. yur memryB. yur studyC. yur heartD. yurself
（ ）35. The passage mainly tells us ______.
A. hw we can make ur dreams cme true
B. it’s nt right t give up dreams
C. Fllw Yur Heart is a bk
D. it’s happy t have dreams
B
Ma Yun was brn in 1964. Starting at the age f 12, Ma wke up at 5 a.m. t walk r bicycle t Hangzhu’s main htel t practise English with freign turists. He did this fr nine years and acted as a free tur guide. Thse experiences pened his eyes.
After twice failing the natinal cllege entrance exams, Ma went t a cllege in Hangzhu and graduated in 1988. Then he taught English at a lcal cllege fr 5 years. He travelled t the USA as a translatr (翻译) at the beginning f 1995. There a friend shwed Ma the Internet, and an idea began. When he returned, he set up the first Internet Business Cmpany in China.
After wrking in Beijing fr an Internet cmpany, he returned t Hangzhu t make his dream cme true.
With the help f his friends, he gt just $60,000. He used it t build Alibaba. Ma became a billinaire nw. “Althugh Ma Yun is very rich nw, his lifestyle is very simple and mdest. His hbbies are still tai chi and kung fu nvels,” his assistant said.
（ ）36. When did Ma Yun begin t practise English with freigners? ______
A. In 1964.B. In 1976.C. In 1988.D. In 1995.
（ ）37. Where did Ma Yun begin t knw Internet? ______
A. In Hangzhu.B. In Beijing.
C. In the United States.D. In Britain.
（ ）38 What des the underlined wrd billinaire mean in Chinese? ______
A. 成功人士.B. 亿万富翁.C. 传奇人物.D. 幸运的人.
（ ）39. In what rder did these events take place in Ma Yun’s life? ______
a. He became a billinaire.
b. He went t a cllege in Hangzhu.
c. He built Alibaba.
d. He practised English with freign turists.
e. He first met the Internet.
A. d-b-e-c-aB. d-e-b-a-cC. e-c-a-b-dD. e-d-b-c-a
（ ）40. What’s the main idea f the passage? ______
A. Ma Yun’s friends helped him get $60,000 in Hangzhu.
B. Ma Yun was always a lucky and successful man.
C. Hw Ma Yun set up Alibaba.
D. Ma Yun’s rad t success.
C
Wikipedia (维基百科) is an nline free encyclpedia. There are mre than 38 millin articles abut sciety, histry, culture, music, science, technlgy, gegraphy and s n. On this website, peple can find articles abut almst everything in the wrld. Wikipedia has als develped 292 languages versins (版本) fr peple t read in their wn languages.
Jimmy Wales and Larry Sanger started this encyclpedia prject n 9th March, 2000. It was called Nupedia at first, and all the articles were written and checked by experts. Wales thught that the website shuld be a place where its users culd nt nly find infrmatin but als share what they knew. S they tried t use a wiki system (wiki is a Hawaiian wrd “wee kee wee kee” which firstly meant “quick”). On 10th January, 2001, they began a new prject t imprve Nupedia. On 15th January, 2001, the new nline encyclpedia named Wikipedia was set up. Wikipedia achieved a great success.
Accrding t the Alexa Traffic Rank reprt n 22nd May, 2016, Wikipedia is the seventh mst ppular website in the wrld. Every single user helps t make this free encyclpedia ppular.
（ ）41. Wikipedia is ______.
A. a libraryB. a websiteC. a reprtD. a bk
（ ）42. When was Wikipedia set up? ______
A. On 9th March, 2000.B. On 10th January, 2001.
C. On 15th January, 2001.D. On 22nd May, 2016.
（ ）43. What can peple use Wikipedia t d? ______
A. T search fr infrmatin.B. T read nvels.
C. T listen t music.D. T read Alexa Traffic Rank.
（ ）44. Accrding t this passage, what makes Wikipedia different frm thers? ______
A. Wikipedia is the mst ppular in the wrld.
B. Users share what they knw n Wikipedia.
C. Wiki is frm a Hawaiian wrd.
D. Wikipedia is free t use.
（ ）45. Where may yu see this article? ______
A. A science stryB. A travel guideC. A diaryD. A magazine
第二节 阅读填空（本大题共5小题，共5.0分）
Smetimes the bad news arund us may make the wrld lk like an unhappy place t live. 46 If yu make even ne persn smile tday, yu can help make this wrld a better place. Here are things yu can d t put a smile n smene’s face.
Send a handwritten letter
47 As we knw, in this day and age, everything is sent by e-mail, QQ r WeChat. S putting pen t paper and writing a few wrds t a friend can be an easy way t make thers smile. Even a pstcard with a few sentences culd really make smene happy!
Vlunteer (做志愿者)
Vlunteering is ne f the nicest things yu can d. 48 And yu can als visit sick children in a hspital. There are s many chances, s yu are sure t find ne that is right fr yu. And it desn’t have t take up all yur time it culd be nce a week r several times a year.
Make smething special
Whether yu’re creative r nt, taking time t make smething special fr smene shws hw much yu appreciate (感激) him r her. 49 Sme ideas culd include a card, painting, drawing r cake!
Say “I lve yu”
It can be anyne—yur parent, yur grandparent r a friend. And yu dn’t even have t say “I lve yu”. Perhaps yu can tell smene hw much yu care abut him r her. 50
六、写作（共三节，满分25分）
第一节 语篇填词（本大题共5小题，共5.0分）
Cmputers have becme very imprtant in many areas 51. s______ they were invented in the USA in the 1950s. Cmputers are very useful and help peple a lt. In space, cmputers are used t 52. c______ the speed and directins f spaceships. In hspitals, dctrs can use cmputers t find diseases easily. In factries, rbts are perated by cmputers and they have 53. a______ t d sme dangerus jbs fr peple. In 54. a______, cmputers change peple’s lives at hme a lt, t. Mre and mre peple play games and watch mvies n the cmputers. Thanks t the Internet, peple can d shpping at hme. 55. I______ f writing letters n paper, peple can cmmunicate with thers by sending emails nline. The whle wrld is cnnected.
第二节 完成句子（本大题共5小题，共10.0分）
56. 对于警察来说，查明真相是必须的。
______ necessary fr the plice ______ ______ ______ the truth.
57. 他们经常由于专心调查而没有意识到他们自己的疲倦。
They ______ ______ ______ their tiredness ______ they ften fcus n their survey.
58. 他们与当地群众保持联系。
They ______ ______ ______ ______ lcal peple.
59. 群众总有一些重要的事情告诉警察。
The lcal peple always have ______ ______ t tell the plice.
60. 警察都是多么努力工作啊！
______ ______ the plicemen are wrking!
第三节 书面表达（本大题共1小题，共10.0分）
假如你爸爸上周给你买了一台手提电脑，请你根据表格中的内容提示，用英语介绍/描述你的新电脑，并说明你平时使用电脑的情况以及你对电脑的看法。
注意：
1. 参考词汇：laptp（手提电脑）；
2. 词数：80词左右（文章的标题和开头已给出，不计入词数）；
3. 不得透露学校、姓名等任何个人信息，否则不予评分。
My New Cmputer
My father bught me a new laptp last week. ______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
西外教育集团23学年八上期中考答案
一、语音CABDC
二、词汇BACDC
三、语法11. ADBCB 16. DBCAD
四、完型21. DCDCA 26. BBDBA
五、阅读31. ABCDA 36. BCBAD 41. BCABD 46.ACBDE
六、语篇填词
51. since 52. cntrl 53. ability 54. additin 55. Instead
七、完成句子
56. It’s t find ut
57. are unaware f because
58. keep in tuch with
59. smething imprtant
60. Hw hard
A. Hwever, yu can make a difference.
B. Yu can vlunteer t help smene in need.
C. It will be a surprise t receive a letter by pst.
D. Even if yu think yu’re nt creative, the receiver will feel lucky t get such a special gift.
E. Smetimes, in ur busy lives we frget t take a mment t tell peple what they mean t us.
重量
1.7公斤，比旧电脑轻得多
大小
14英寸（显示器）
外观
黑色
价格
3999元
怎样使用电脑
很少玩游戏，用来学习；收集与学习相关的信息；不会长时间坐在电脑前，因为对眼睛不好；父母不会阻止自己用电脑
你对电脑的看法