广东省深圳市高级中学2024-2025学年八年级上学期限时练习二（9月半月考）英语试题（原卷版）-A4

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限时练习（二）
I.完形填空（共15分，每小题1.5分）
There was nce a ____1____ crw (乌鸦). He thught it was a great truble t ____2____ fd. “If smene brught me fd everyday, I wuld be happy.” he said.
One day, he saw a fat pigen (鸽子) flying by. “Hw well-fed it lks.” he said t himself, s he ____3____ the pigen until it came t a park. There was sme ther ____4____ there, t.
Sn an ld man came and brught them sme fd. After the man left, the crw flew ver t the pigens. “Caw! Caw!” he said. “Can I ____5____ yu?”
“N way! Yu can’t!” ____6____ the pigens.
The crw went hme feeling sad but sn he had a(n) ____7____. “I’ll paint my feathers (羽毛) grey,” he said. “And then the pigens will think I am ne f them.” After he finished painting, he flew t the ____8____ again and was welcmed by the pigens.
“Caw! Caw! Give me lts t eat!” he said. ____9____, the pigens fund that he was a crw. They flew after him and made him leave.
The crw flew t his wn friends. When ther crws saw him, they asked him t g away. They did nt ____10____ him because f his grey-painted feathers, s the crw felt sadder than befre. His wn friends did nt want him, nr wuld the pigens let him int their grup.
“What lks easier isn’t always s,” he said t himself. “I wish I had never painted my feathers grey!”
1. A. funnyB. happyC. lazyD. hard-wrking
2. A. lk afterB. lk frC. lk upD. lk at
3. A. fundB. caughtC. likedD. fllwed
4. A. crwsB. pigensC. menD. friends
5. A. jinB. shwC. callD. teach
6. A. prmisedB. advisedC. cntinuedD. shuted
7. A. instructinB. dreamC. ideaD. prblem
8. A. frestB. parkC. manD. crws
9. A. ExcitedlyB. ActuallyC. SuddenlyD. Interestingly
10. A. refuseB. knwC. frgetD. thank
II.阅读理解（共15分，每小题1.5分）
A
Hw many peple are there in China? What’s the average age f Chinese peple? Hw many children des a typical Chinese family have? T answer these questins, China made its seventh natinal census (人口普查) in 2020.
China makes the natinal census every 10 years. The gvernment (政府) can use the data t make plicies. Fr example, if the number f children ges up, the gvernment will build mre schls. Let’s take a lk.
Mre peple
Nw there are abut 1.41 billin peple in the Chinese mainland. The ppulatin has grwn a lt during the last 10 years. The average age in China is 38. 8. China’s ppulatin is still yung and strng.
There are mre children aged 0—14 than there were 10 years ag. Many f them are the secnd child in their family. There are mre ld peple, t. We need t ffer them better services s they can live happier and healthier lives.
Smaller families
A typical Chinese family has 2.62 peple. Ten years ag, the number was 3.10. It means ur families are getting smaller.
In the past, a Chinese family ften had three generatins (三代人)—grandparents, there are mre nuclear families. That’s just tw parents and their children.
Freigners in China
During the last 10 years, mre freigners came t China. Mst f them have lived in China fr mre than five years. They are wrking and studying here.
11 Hw did the writer start the passage?
A. By giving facts.B. By telling stries.
C. By listing numbers.D. By asking questins.
12. What will the gvernment d if the number f children ges up?
A. D mre censuses.B. Prvide easier jbs.
C. Build mre schls.D. Make fewer plicies.
13. What des “nuclear families” mean accrding t this passage?
A. Parents living with their children.
B. Children living withut parents.
C. Children living with grandparents.
D. Children living with parents and grandparents.
14. What can we learn frm the results f the seventh natinal census?
A. There are fewer Chinese peple nw.
B. Mre freigners leave China these years.
C. Children dn’t like living with grandparents.
D. There are mre children aged 0—14 than befre.
15. Why did the writer write the passage? ________
A. T share the results f the census.
B. T prvide services fr ld peple.
C. T intrduce hw t cllect infrmatin.
D. T explain why the gvernment did the census.
B
Hw quickly can yu cunt frm ne t ten? D yu use ten different wrds t d it? Can yu d it in English, r d yu have t use yur first language? D yu cunt n yur fingers? Many peple think that numbers and math are the same all ver the wrld. But scientists have discvered that it is nt true.
Peple in different parts f the wrld use different ways t cunt n their fingers. In the United States, peple begin cunting with their first finger. They then extend the rest f their fingers and finally the thumb t cunt t five. Then they repeat this with the ther hand t get t ten. In China, peple cunt by using different finger psitins. In this way, a Chinese persn can easily cunt t ten n nly ne hand.
Besides ways f finger cunting, scientists have fund that cultures and languages are als different when it cmes t numbers. Sme languages have nly a few wrds fr numbers, and thers have n wrds fr numbers. Fr example, the abriginal (土著居民), peple in Australia dn’t have hand mvements t stand fr numbers. They dn’t even have wrds fr numbers. Hwever, they are still able t understand different ideas abut numbers. Similarly, peple f the Piraha tribe (部落) in nrthwestern Brazil dn’t have wrds fr numbers such as “ne” r “three”. They are nt able t say “five trees” r “ten trees” but can say “sme trees”, “mre trees” r “many trees”. Prfessr Edward Gibsn frm the Massachusetts Institute f Technlgy said that mst peple believe that everyne knws hw t cunt. “But here is a grup that des nt cunt. They culd learn, but it’s nt useful in their culture, s they’ve never picked it up.”
16. Why des the writer list the fur questins at the beginning f the passage?
A. T make a survey.B. T interest the readers.C. T give examples.D. T interview the readers.
17. What can we learn accrding t paragraph 2?
A. Peple frm China can make use f different finger psitins t d the cunting.
B. Peple frm the US usually begin cunting with their thumb.
C. Peple frm China cunt much faster than peple frm the US.
D. Peple frm the US use nly ne hand t cunt frm ne t ten.
18. Which f the fllwing is TRUE abut abriginal Australians?
A. There are ideas f numbers in their life.B. There is n “sme trees” in their language.
C. They have nly a few wrds fr numbers.D. They have hand mvements t stand fr numbers.
19. The study f the Piranha tribe shws that ________.
A. peple all ver the wrld knw hw t cunt
B. peple f the tribe have wrds fr number
C. sme grups f peple are nt smart enugh t cunt
D. cunting is nt useful in the culture f the tribe
20. What is the main idea f the passage?
A. Peple frm different cultures have different ideas abut numbers and math.
B. Chinese peple can cunt mre easily n their fingers than Americans.
C. In sme abriginal culture, peple dn’t even knw hw t cunt.
D. Sme languages dn’t have number wrds because peple dn’t need numbers.
第二节：句子还原（共10分，每小题2分）
根据短文内容，从下面方框中选择适当的选项补全短文。选项中有一项为多余选项。
I Think I Can: Hw t Push Yurself t Success
“Because I can” is magic. It pushes us past ur cmfrt znes. ____21____ Here are a few ways t use this psitive thinking in yur wn life.
____22____
Whether it is t get t the stre r wrk, climb the stairs instead f taking the elevatr. Break the “I’m tired” r “It is t hard” r “It is t far” cycle. Increasing yur activity level will be gd fr bth yur physical and mental health.
Try Smething New
It is easy fr us t make excuses fr why we shuldn’t try new things. ____23____ Maybe it seems t difficult. Or maybe, it is just incnvenient. Reminding yurself that yu Can try smething new will help yu t mve past these radblcks and discver new things abut yurself and pssible new interests.
Speak Up
Often, we dare nt deal with things that truble us r make us unhappy. ____24____ Use that vice “because yu can”. Talking with yur lved nes, c-wrkers, and even yur bss abut hw yu feel, what yur needs and expectatins are and what yu are thinking can help yu develp deeper and mre meaningful relatinships.
Increase Yur Willpwer（意志力）
____25____ Hwever develping a strng willpwer, whether it is in respnse(回答) t ur favrite chclate cake r t ver-shpping is smething that we can all benefit frm.
Next time yu want t d smething yu think yu might regret, try reminding yurself that yu can say n. Yu have the pwer.
A. Be Mre Active
B. Maybe yu think it is ut f yur cmfrt zne(舒适区).
C. Yu have a vice.
D. Saying “N” t ur favrites can be challenging.
E. “Because I can” is an easy way t include mre activities int yur life.
F. It gives us a reasn t d the things that we think we can’t.
III. 语法填空（共10分，每小题1分）
Fill in each blank with a prper frm f the wrd given r a prper wrd.
Hanfu (汉服) has becme ppular again in China. Mre and mre yung peple lve it, and they usually wear Hanfu happily and ____26____ (prud). The style has als attracted (吸引) many ____27____ (freigner). Tm, a yung man frm England, is ne f them.
Tm teaches English in a schl in Xi’an. In the city, peple in Hanfu are ften ____28____ (see) in the streets. After seeing that many times, Tm started t have a strng interest ____29____ it and really wanted t have a try. “My first try was the Tang style. I can’t frget the ____30____ (ne) time I put it n.” said the yung man. “It made ____31____ (I) very special, and it is still my favurite ne tday. ” Every time he puts n Hanfu, he has a feeling f travelling back ____32____ ancient times.
Hanfu is like ____33____ dr fr Tm. It leads t a rm f clurful Chinese culture. In the past he nly knew China ____34____ (have) a lng histry. And nw Hanfu helps him t knw mre abut Chinese culture.
Tm is making shrt vides abut Hanfu. “I can’t wait ____35____ (shw) Chinese culture t the wrld,” said Tm. “I hpe mre peple will learn abut Hanfu and China thrugh my vides.”
IV. 词形变化（共10分，每小题1分）
36. Jhn hpes he can keep his curisity (好奇心) and study habits in university, and keep ________ (challenge) himself t becme a better persn.
37. He tk part in the Olympic Games in his ________ (frty) and wn a medal.
38 This is his ________ (nine) time t visit the safari park.
39. Can yu spell the wrds ________（crrect）?
40. Yu shuld fllw these ________（instruct）as they tell yu hw t perate the machine.
41. She ________ (accident) kncked the glass ff the shelf.
42. Her _________ (write) English is perfect.
43. Tday ________ (millin) f peple cmmunicate with each ther by mbile phnes.
44. The stry is full f ________ (wise) and it is ppular amng teenagers.
45. Yu will be amazed by the _________ (gld) sunset here.
V. 书面表达（共15分）
46. 在中秋节之前，你对年级281人进行了一项有关“如何度过中秋假期”的调查，结果如下：
要点提示：1. 简述调查数据；2.发表自己的看法。
参考表达：1. d a survey 做调查；2. Mid-Autumn Day 中秋节
45%
25%
30%
你的看法
待在家里与家人
或走访亲友
与家人或同学
一起旅游
在家完成作业
1. 喜欢中秋节
2. ……