廣東省廣州市天河區(qū)2023-2024學(xué)年八年級(jí)上學(xué)期期末英語(yǔ)試題

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2023學(xué)年第一學(xué)期期末考試本試卷共四大題，10頁(yè)，滿分90分。考試時(shí)間100號(hào)填寫在答題卡相應(yīng)的位置上，再用2B鉛筆把考號(hào)的對(duì)應(yīng)數(shù)字涂黑。2B鉛筆把答題卡上對(duì)應(yīng)題目的答案標(biāo)號(hào)涂黑;如需改動(dòng)，用一、語(yǔ)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(yǔ)法性和上下文連貫的要求，從1~15各題所給的A、B、和DSerenaandherfamilyweredrivingontheroad.Suddenlysheheardaloud“POP”.“Aflattire(輪胎)!Thisismakingtheboringtripeven .”shesaid.“Nobigdeal!We ouradventuresoon!”Herdadjumpedouttochangethetire.Feelingbored,Serenadecided herphone.“Allyisonarealadventure.She Africa!LookatthepicturesofwildanimalsonherWechat“Amazing!”Tonyagreed.“Youcanshow ,“There’s funhere!NobodywouldliketoseeDadchangingaflattireinthemiddleofnowhere!” that’sthegreatthingaboutthiswholetrip!”Tonycontinued ,“Wedon’tknowsurpriseswemighthave!We’reonatrueadventure!AndIreadthatthere’s amazingplacehere.Ifoundpictures SerenaputdownherphoneandlistenedtoTony.Shelookedoutofthewindow,andwantedtoknowwhentogetthere.Butthensheheldherbreath.“We bequiet. ”,shesaidtoTonyinalowvoice.Juston sideoftheroad,wasalargegroupofwildhorseswalkingslowlythroughthegrasses.Itwasher timetoseeanimalslikethem.“Well,maybewe’rehavingarealadventureafterall,”saidSerenaasshequicklytookapictureofthe thewindow.“Exactly!”Tonysaid.“Andall wegotaflattire.Sotrytobeas aspossiblewhateverwe“Right.MaybemoresurprisesarewaitingforA.B.C.D.A.B.C.willD.isA.toB.C.D.hasA.wentB.willgoC.hasgoneD.goesA.B.C.D.A.B.C.D.A.B.C.D.A.B.C.D.A.B.C.D.A.B.C.hadD.A.B.C.D.theA.B.theC.D.theA.B.C.D.第第頁(yè)/共NUMPAGESA.B.C.D.A.B.moreC.mostD.二、完形填空(本大題有10小題，每小題1分，共10分Onceuponatime,therewasaking.Hewaskind-heartedbut .Healwayswaitedforhismenservehim,suchasgivinghimfood,drinksandsoon.Helayonbedalldaylong.Eatinggoodfood madehimfat.Finally,hefeltreallysick,soheaskedmanydoctorstocometohispalacetohelphim.Butnoonecouldtellthe .Allhispeopleweresorryabout ,awisemanheardthenews.Hevisitedthekingandsaidthathecouldhelphim.Heaskedkingtocometohishouse thepalace.Andthekinghadtowalktohishouseonhisown.Theking .Afterstayinginbedfor20years,thekingwalkedontheroadagain.Itwasalongtowalk.Whenhereachedthewiseman’shouse,hewasreally .Aftertakingaseatanddrinkingwater,thekingfeltbetter.Thewisemanbroughtoutaspecial,heavyballandaskedthekingtocarrytheballwithbothhandsandwalkforanhourtwiceaday.“Thatisthe tohelpyougetwell,”hesaid.Thekingfollowedtheman’sadvice.Aftertwomonths,thekinglostalotofweightandallhis .Fromthenon,thekingkept everyday.Heknewitwasthesecrettogoodhealth.A.B.C.D.A.B.C.D.A.B.C.D.A.B.C.D.A.inthecenterB.nextC.acrossD.farA.B.C.D.A.B.C.D.第第頁(yè)/共NUMPAGESA.B.C.D.A.B.C.D.A.B.C.D.三、閱讀(共兩節(jié)，滿分35分第一節(jié)閱讀理解(共15小題;每小題2分，滿分30分A、B、CD項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)?}在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂Antsaresocialinsects.Theylivetogetheringroups.Therearemorethan10,000differentkindsofants.Antsarefoundalmosteverywhereintheworld.Thebodyofananthasthreeparts:thehead,thethorax,andtheabdomen.Themouthisimportantformostants.Itisusedforfighting,eating,carryingfoodandothermaterials.Onthetopoftheheadtherearetwoantennae.Antsusethemtosmell,communicate,andlookfordirections.LifeTherearefourstagesinthelifecycleoftheant.Thelarvaehavenoeyesorlegs.Afterthelarvaecomeoutoftheeggs,theydroptheirskinseveraltimes.Mostofthemspinasilkencocoon(繭)aroundtheirbodies.Thentheyrestinsideandgrowintopupae.Whenapupaisreadytocomeoutofitscocoon,otherantsbiteaholeattheendthesilkencocoonandhelptheweaklittleantleavethecocoon.Thentheywashandfeedit.Mostantslivefor6to10weeks.Mostantsliveinnestsmadeofmanydifferentmaterials,includingsand,wood,andleaves.Ineachnestthereisusuallyaqueen,workers,andsoldiers.Thequeenonlyspendsherlifeproducingeggs.Theworkerscollectfood,cleanthenest,andcareforeggs.Soldiersprotectthenests.Antshavedifferentwaysofprotectingthemselves.Someattacktheirenemieswiththeirmouths.Othersrunawaywhenfacingenemies,“playdead,”orsendspecialsoundstotellothersthereisdanger.WhatcananantdowithitsSmellandgetFightandcarryCommunicateandlookforEatandfindtheWhichofthefollowingshowsthegrowthof B.egg—pupa—larva—C.larva—egg—pupa— D.pupa—larva—egg—WhatcanweknowaboutantsfromtheirAntspreferlivinginnestsmadeofTherearethreeantsineachThequeenproduceseggsandlooksafterAntsknowhowtokeepsafebyWhatisthepurpose目的)ofthisToshowtheimportanceofToaskpeopletoprotectTointroducesomefactsaboutTocomparedifferentkindsof

第第頁(yè)/共NUMPAGESClasswasalmostover.Tomaskedourmathteacher,MrGreen,abouttheanswertoamathproblem.Hethoughtitwas512.ButMrGreensaiditwas64.Laterthatday,Tomaskedfriends,classmates,andothermathteachers.Wasit64or512?OneofthemathteacherstheyaskedwasMrSmith,ourmathteacherlastyear.Hesaiditwas512.Thenthefunbegan.Thenextday,inMrGreen’sclass,TomtoldhimMrSmith’sanswer.MrGreendidn’tchangehismind.soonastheclasswasover,TomwenttoMrSmith’sAfewminuteslater,TomreturnedwithMrSmithandfourstudentsfromanotherclass.Andthebecameaninterestingplace.Everyonewasexcited,waitingforalong,heateddiscussionbetweenthetwoWeweren’tdisappointed.Rightthenandthere,MrSmithandMrGreenbegantheirargument(爭(zhēng)論).Theytriedtoshowtheiranswersontheblackboard.TheyusedsomemathwordsandexpressionsIhadneverheardof,butatonepoint,thevocabularyturnedsimple.“No,...”MrSmithsaid.“Yes,...”MrGreenanswered.“No,...”MrSmithsaidagain.“Yes,...”MrGreenrepeated.…Atfirst,wewereonourseatslisteningcarefully,tryingtofollowtheirideas.Later,Tomandsomeotherstudentsbegantostandtogetheraroundthem.Astimepassedby,studentsshowedtheirsupportfordifferentteachersandbecametwoteams.Everyoneworkedsohard,justfortheanswertoasinglemathproblem.That’sthepowerofmaths!Whentheschoolbellrang,theproblemwasstillnotsolved.“Whynotaskallthemathteachersatschooltojoinusandhaveameetingforit?”Mr.Smithsaid.“Howaboutlunchtime?...”Mr.Greenreplied.“Great!…”Allthestudentsshouted…WhatcanwelearnaboutTomfromparagraph1toTomisinMr.Smith’sclassthisMrGreentaughtTommathlastThewriter“I”andTomareTomandfourstudentsareinthesameInwhatorderdidthestoryThestudentssupportedtheirteachersintwoThetwoteachersbegantheirMrSmithagreedwithTom’sTomquestionedMrGreenaboutamathTomreturnedwithMrSmithandfourA.d-e-c-a- 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D.aspeechtolistenWhatdothethreeschoolshaveincommon共同點(diǎn)SmallB.ExperiencedC.NiceclassmatesB.ExperiencedC.NiceclassmatesandhostD.Interestingoutdoor36.AlifromIndiajustmovedtoNewYork.Heprefersalanguageteacherwithrichexperience.Healsotravellingwithfriends.WhichschoolshouldheA.B.C.D.Noneofthe第第頁(yè)/共NUMPAGESIfyouarelookingforsomethingtokillyourtime,TikTokisjusttheapp.TikTokisasocialmedia(社交媒體平臺(tái)Thereyoucanwatchshareandcreateshortvideos.Thesevideoscanbeaboutalmosteverything,frompersonallivestothelatestnews.InFebruary2021,TikTokhasaround1.1billionusersworldwide.Almost60%oftheusersarebetweentheagesof16and24.Then,whyisitsopopularamongyoungpeople?Firstly,mostvideosonTikToklastonly15seconds.Sometimesitseemsa15-secondvideocanmakeyouhappierthanaone-hourTVshow.ItisrelaxingforpeoplewholookforfunforafewminutesafterbusyThealgorithm(算法oftheappisanotherreason.Wheneveryouopentheapp,thefirstpageyouseeis“ForYou”page.Byusingalgorithm,TikTokcanknowyourinterestandprovidevideosyoumaylikeonthe“ForYou”page.Ifyou“heart”thevideosyoulove,similaroneswillkeepshowingup.TikTokalsoencourageseveryonetobecomeacreator.Creatorscanmakevideosinanywaytheywant.Iftheywanttheirvideostoappearonthe“ForYou”pageofmanyotherusers,theyshouldmakethemattractive.Thatencouragesvideocreatorstokeepproducingmore.AsTikTokhasgrown,moreandmoreyoungpeoplebecomeaddictedtoshortvideos.Youmayyourselfspendinganhourortwoonhundredsofshortvideoswithoutrealizingit.Maybeyoujustplantorelaxawhilebeforefinishingyourworkbutendupdoingnothingexceptforscrollingdownthescreenthewhole37WhatcanweknowaboutTikTokoffersanynewsyouB.TikTokhelpspeoplemakegoodC.TikTokattractsmanyyoungB.TikTokhelpspeoplemakegoodC.TikTokattractsmanyyoungD.TikTokhelpspeoplemake38.HowmanyreasonsforthesuccessofTikTokarementionedintheA.B.C.D.39.WhatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph6A.YoungpeopleuseTikToktoo第第頁(yè)/共NUMPAGESYoungpeoplearegoodatusingTikTokhelpsyoungpeoplemakeTikTokhelpsmoreyoungpeoplegrowWhatdoesthewriterprobablyagreeYoungpeopleshouldlearntouseUsingTikTokmakesyoungpeopleUsingTikTokhasbothgoodandbadUsingTikTokisharmfultopeople’s第二節(jié)閱讀填空(共5小題，每小題1分，滿分5分Doyouhavetroublecreatingabigidea? Scientistshavefoundaconnectionbetweendaydreamingandcreativeproblem-solving. Theyhadtothinkofasmanywaysastheycould.Then,beforesolvingthedifficultproblemagain,theychosetodooneofthefollowingthings:workoutadifficultproblem,workoutaneasyone,ortakea12-minutebreak. Manystudentsreportedthattheyweredaydreamingwhendoingtheeasytask.SothescientistsbelievedthatdaydreamingmighthelpthembecomemoreButhowcoulddaydreaminghelpthebrainthinkcreatively? Evenwhenyouarenotactivelyworkingonaproblem,itisstillinthebackofyourmind.Yourbrainisstillthinkingaboutit,butyouareunawareofit.Greatideasnevercomeeasily,butthatdoesnotmeanyoualwayshavetoworkhardtogetthem. Surprisingly,thebestgroupwastheonethatchosetheeasyJustdowhatyouwantandletyourmindfeelPerhapsyoucantryD.Theirstudyin