广东省广州市越秀区育才中学2024-2025学年八年级下学期期中考试英语试题

这是一份广东省广州市越秀区育才中学2024-2025学年八年级下学期期中考试英语试题，共12页。试卷主要包含了语法选择，完形填空，阅读，写作等内容，欢迎下载使用。
一、语法选择。（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
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1~15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中选出最佳选项。
What d yu like ding in yur free time? Riding bikes, watching mvies ___1___ hanging ut with friends perhaps? Angelina Arra, frm Sydney Girls High Schl, is ding all these things. But Angelina is nt very ___2___ .
She is a girl wh invented a new type f plastic. It ___3___ disappear int nthing and is made frm shrimp shells (虾壳).
“ ___4___ plastic breaks dwn in abut 33 days, which is 1. 5 millin times ___5___ than the traditinal ne,” Angelina said. “This will ___6___ cut dwn the air, water and land pllutin caused by plastic.”
Angelina first thught abut inventing a new type f plastic when she ___7___ t pay fra bag in a shp years ag. She learnt that it was imprtant t prevent peple frm using cmmn plastic bags and help save the planet. Angelina began ___8___ experiments n her plastic after that. The jurney was nt ___9___ easy ne.
She wuld start in the lab ____10____ arund 4 a. m. befre schl and wuld ften spend lng nights ____11____ n her inventin. The girl hped t encurage. ____12____ yung peple t make a difference in the wrld.
Angelina’s hard wrk paid ff. Later, she finally ____13____ hw t make green plastic in a great way. Angelina ____14____ several prizes fr her inventin since it was invented. She has ____15____ gt a schlarship t a well-knwn US university. Surely, this yung girl has a bright future ahead f her.
1. A. sB. rC. nrD. but
2. A. rdinaryB. mre rdinaryC. mst rdinaryD. the mst rdinary
3. A. canB. shuldC. needD. must
4. A. IB. MeC. MyD. Mine
5. A. fastB. fasterC. fastestD. the fastest
6. A. greatB. greatlyC. greaterD. greatest
7. A. asksB. askedC. is askedD. was asked
8. A. desB. t dC. didD. t ding
9. A. aB. anC. theD. /
10. A. inB. nC. atD. with
11. A. wrkB. wrkedC. wrkingD. t wrk
12. A. therB. thersC. antherD. the thers
13. A. findB. findsC. fundD. will find
14. A. winsB. wnC. has wnD. was winning
15. A. alsB. tC. eitherD. neither
二、完形填空。（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16~25各题所给的A、B、C和D 项中选出最佳选项。
My stutter (口吃) had always been much f a prblem. My parents were ____16____ abut me, s they fund many specialists (专家) fr my speech ver the years. On my way t meet a new ne, memries usually ppped in my head f hw painful being a kid wh stutters had been. It still hurt.
“Hell! I’m Mrs Claussen. I hear yu’re frm Texas! ”
“Ye-Ye-Ye-Yes m-m-m-m-m-m-m-aam I am…” My heart was punding (狂跳) and my hands were dripping wet. I wuld like t say smething but I culdn’t speak ut the ____17____ .
“Well I’ve always liked Texas, ” she said with a ____18____ smile.
She was the best speech specialist I’ve ever met, nt like thse wh tld me t clap my hands while speaking. She was ____19____ .
Fr the first several weeks, she just talked t me—asking me all kinds f ____20____ abut me, especially my feelings. And she listened t me ____21____ . She then started t teach me abut the speech. Nt just abut my speech, but abut everybdy’s.
During the next tw years, my speech didn’t get much better—except with her. When I was in cllege, things gt ____22____ . I was unable t stp my stutter again. But when I was feeling really srry fr myself, I remembered Mrs Claussen had tld me whether I culd ____23____ my speech was all up t me. She had tld me nt t ____24____ perfect speech, just better speech. She was right abut that. And with the help f Mrs Claussen, I finally ____25____ my speech greatly. I’ll never frget her help.
16. A. wrriedB. angryC. excitedD. glad
17. A. hbbiesB. factsC. wrdsD. rders
18. A. shyB. cldC. weakD. kind
19. A. quietB. differentC. nervusD. ppular
20. A. jkesB. reasnsC. questinsD. suggestins
21. A. heavilyB. sadlyC. carefullyD. cnfidently
22. A. betterB. wrseC. easierD. luckier
23. A. writeB. endC. changeD. fllw
24. A. lk frB. wait frC. pay frD. fight fr
25. A. imprvedB. learntC. discussedD. celebrated
三、阅读（共两节，满分35分）
第一节 阅读理解
阅读下列短文，从26~45各题所给的A、B、C和D项中选出最佳选项。（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
（A）
Mrs Weeks was reading a newspaper stry t her class. The stry said:
Were yu ever in a hspital when yu were yung? Hw did yu feel? The dctrs in Children’s Hspital are asking fr mney fr children’s tys. Sme children in the hspital must stay in bed fr many weeks and they feel very lnely. Tys are needed t keep these sick children happy and quiet. If yu want t help us with the mney fr them, we will be grateful t yu.
After Mrs Weeks read the stry, she said, “This stry gives me an idea. ”
“Yu want us t bring sme mney fr the tys.” “We culd bring sme f ur wn tys fr the children in the hspital,” said the bys and girls ne after anther.
“Well, yur ideas wuld be nice,” Mrs Weeks said, “but mine is different. ”
“We culd make sme tys,” shuted ne f them.
Mrs Weeks smiled. “D yu think yu culd make tys?” she asked.
“Yes, yes,” the whle class answered. All f them wanted t help the sick children in the hspital.
“Great! Let’s start t make tys tmrrw,” said Mrs Weeks.
On Saturday afternn, Mrs Weeks tk the tys made by her students t the hspital. The children in the hspital felt very happy.
A few days later, Mrs Weeks read anther newspaper stry t the class:
Sme schl pupils brught tys t Children’s Hspital last week. The tys were made by the pupils f Grade Three in Green Street Schl. The dctrs said, “We have never had s many wnderful tys. Our children are very happy with them. They say, ‘THANK YOU, GRADETHREE. ‘”
The whle class listened carefully and they started t understand the meaning f kindness.
26. Hw did the dctrs in Children’s Hspital help the sick children at first?
A. By making sme tys fr them.B. By giving sme mney t them.
C. By brrwing sme tys fr them.D. By getting mney t buy tys fr them.
27. What des the underlined wrd “them” in Paragraph 2 refer t?
A. The tys.B. The hspitals.C. The dctrs.D. The schl pupils.
28. Which f the fllwing ideas did Mrs Weeks have in mind?
A. Asking the class t see the children in the hspital.
B. Asking the class t raise sme mney fr the children in the hspital.
C. Asking the class t send sme f their wn tys t the children in the hspital.
D. Asking the class t make sme tys themselves fr the children in the hspital.
29. What can we knw abut Mrs Weeks accrding t the passage?
A. She wanted t make herself famus.B. She wanted everyne t knw her class.
C. She wanted t save sme mney fr tys.D. She wanted t teach the pupils t help thers.
（B）
Cld weather has a great effect n hw ur minds and ur bdies wrk. Maybe that is why there are s many expressins that use the wrd “cld”. Fr example, the bdy’s bld has been cnnected clsely with the emtins (情感). Peple wh shw n human emtins r feelings are said t be cld-blded. Cld-blded peple act in cruel ways.
Cld can affect (影响) ther parts f the bdy. But the expressin “get cld feet” has nthing t d with cld r yur feet. It means being afraid t d smething yu have decided t d. Fr example, yu agree t be the CEO r a cmpany. But then yu learn that all the ther fficers have resigned (辞职), and all the wrk f the cmpany will be yur respnsibility. Yu are likely t get cld feet abut being the CEO when yu understand the situatin.
Cld can als affect yur shulder. The expressin “give smene the cld shulder” prbably means turning yur back twards smene, instead f speaking t him r her face t face. Yu may give the cld shulder t a friend wh has nt kept a prmise r lied t thers abut yu.
“A cld fish” is nt a fish. It is a persn. But it is a persn wh is unfriendly, unemtinal and shws n lve r warmth. A cld fish des nt ffer much f himself t anyne. Smene wh is a cld fish culd be cld-hearted.
“Out in the cld” means nt getting smething that everybdy else gets. A persn might say that everybdy but him gt a pay rise—he was left ut in the cld. And it is nt a pleasant place t be.
30. What des it mean if yu get cld feet?
A. Yu feel brave t d smething.B. Yu feel t cld t d smething.
C. Yu feel t afraid t d smething.D. Yu feel very happy abut ding smething.
31. Wh may yu give a cld shulder t?
A. A helpful friend.B. An unfaithful friend.
C. An unfriendly classmate.D. A hard-wrking classmate.
32. Which f the fllwing best describes a persn wh is unwilling t ffer much f himself t thers?
A. Cld-blded.B. Getting cld feet.C. A cld shulder.D. A cld fish.
33. What’s the passage mainly abut?
A. Opinins abut cld weather.B. Expressins cnnected with “cld”.
C. Examples f peple wh have a cld.D. The relatin between “cld” and “bdy”.
（C）
Han Qian, 35, is nw respnsible fr recruitment（招募）at the Vlunteer Department f the Beijing 2022 Organizing Cmmittee. Thirteen years ag, he was a vlunteer at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing.
“I’m hnred t take part in tw Olympics,” said Han. “Being a vlunteer is different frm rganizing them, thugh bth are great experiences. Passin is necessary fr being a vlunteer, which requires vlunteers t be in high spirits and warm-hearted. But being an rganizer, they may face many new challenges because mre thinking and planning are needed in rganizing vlunteers.”
Because f COVID-19, vlunteers need t be quarantined（隔离）after the test events as well as after the Winter Olympics and Paralympics（残奥会）. This means they have t give up mre time fr this jb. As arund 90 percent f the vlunteers are university students, accrding t Han, this culd affect their schlwrk. S Han's team has helped schls t supprt the students as much as they can.
Han’s team wrked with schls t recruit students. “Fr example, vlunteers frm Tsinghua University are respnsible fr the Natinal Stadium, while thse frm Peking University take care f the Natinal Aquatics Center, Han said. The cld weather is anther challenge, as sme games will be held utdrs. The utdr vlunteers need t have physical training, like 15-kilmeter walks, t prepare fr their wrk. The rganizing cmmittee als prvides hats, warmer pads and mre frequent shifts fr them.
“Many vlunteers have develped interest in winter sprts because f this experience,” Han said. “I’ve seen them pst pictures f themselves skiing and skating. I’m happy that the vlunteering experience is meaningful fr them.”
34. What des Han Qian think f being a vlunteer?
A. It needs great lve frm vlunteers.
B. There are many new challenges.
C. It needs mre thinking and planning.
D. A vlunteer needs t be quarantined.
35. What des the underlined wrd “this” in Paragraph 3 refer t?
A. Paralympics.B. Winter Olympics.C. Test events.D. Being quarantined.
36. What is NOT the challenge Han’s team facing?
A. Students have t give up a lt f time.
B. Student vlunteers' schlwrk will be affected.
C. Vlunteers have develped interest in winter sprts.
D. Outdr vlunteers need t have physical training.
37. What is the writer’s purpse f this passage?
A. T shw hw t be a successful vlunteer in the Olympic Games.
B. T intrduce the vlunteer life f Han Qian in the Olympic Games.
C T explain why we shuld be a vlunteer in the Olympic Games.
D. T intrduce infrmatin abut being a vlunteer in the Olympic Games.
（D）
D yu miss the great snacks yu had when yu were a kid? D they help yu remember yur happy childhd?
38. If yu had 3 yuan, yu culd buy ________.
A. 5 sugar figuresB. 10 pieces f bubble gum
C. 2 pieces f baby face ice creamD. 15 pieces f Tangguar
39. Accrding t the passage we can learn that ________.
A. yu can buy malt sugar candy at any time
B. peple made sugar figures nly fr bys
C. children usually enjyed blwing bubbles tgether
D. the writer had a lt f baby face ice cream in the past
40. The purpse (目的) f the passage is ________.
A. t intrduce sme childhd snacksB. t tell sme funny stries
C. t remember the pr childhdD. t sell sme ppular snacks
第二节 阅读填空（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）
阅读短文及文后A-E选项，选出可以填入各题空白处的最佳选项。
Mst children like t watch cartns n TV because f the funny characters and the bright clrs. ___41___
Sme peple think it leaves nthing fr children t imagine when they watch cartns n TV. They can see the different characters, s they need nt imagine the appearance f a character r any situatin in the cartn. But when reading a bk, the child has t imagine what the different characters lk like. ___42___ S the imaginative pwer f the child imprves.
Almst every child is able t read bks. ___43___ Watching cartns will imprve their language ability. As mst f the cartns are in English, watching them will imprve their English. ___44___ In this way, their vcabulary will get imprved. They will learn hw t prnunce different wrds. Their spken English will als get greatly imprved. These are the advantages (好处) f watching cartns.
But there shuld be a limit (限制) t everything. ___45___ Hwever, yu cannt keep children frm watching TV cmpletely. It will nly d mre harm than gd.
A. Parents shuld cntrl their children’s time n TV.
B. He has t imagine a place r a situatin described in the stry he is reading.
C. Hwever it will be happier fr them t watch TV, especially cartns.
D. They will learn t understand the cnversatins.
E. But is it gd fr children t watch cartns n TV?
四、写作（共三节，满分30分）
阅读短文，理解文章的意思，根据给出的首字母在1-5空格中用适当的形式填单词。在填写答卷时，要求写出完整单词。(每空限填一词)
My name is Vivian a teenager in Guangzhu. Three years ag, I decided t jin the Red Crss t help thers because the peple there helped me a lt. When I was twelve, I hurt my leg while playing ftball in a match. I s___46___ frm pain. I culdn’t mve and had t stay in hspital fr six mnths. I felt l___47___ and cried a lt. Hwever, things started t change when Steve frm Red Crss came t visit me. He tld funny stries and played games t c___48___ me up. His friendship raised my s___49___. With his help, l___50___, I was able t sit up and walk again. Steve visited me twice a week until I culd g back t schl. Nw, like Steve, I ften ffer t d vluntary wrk during schl hlidays.
第二节 完成句子（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
根据所给的汉语内容，用英语完成下列句子。（每空限填一词）
51. 辛迪经常会做义务性工作去帮助别人。
Cindy ften ________ ________ ________ t help thers.
52. 我看到了学校里面有几棵古树，它们给我留下了好印象。
I saw sme ld trees in the schl. They _________ a _________ _________ _________ me.
53. 古树种植于一百多年前，它们一直提醒着我们这所学校的悠久历史。
The ld trees ________ ________ ver a hundred years ag. They reminded us abut the lng histry f the schl all the time.
54. 我也学习了怎样才能照顾好这些古树。
I als learned _________ _________ _________ _________ the ld trees well.
55. 辛迪是多么善良的女孩子啊！
________ ________ ________ girl Cindy is!
第三节 书面表达（共1题；满分15分）
56. 你是校志愿队队长李华。你校将于下周六组织一次Vlunteer Day (志愿者日) 活动，交换生Sam也报名参加。请你根据以下内容写一封电子邮件，向他介绍活动的安排。
要求：
（1）可在内容提示的基础上适当拓展信息；
（2）词数80词左右 (邮件的开头已给出，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。
Dear Sam,
Thank yu fr jining us in ur vluntary wrk next Saturday. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Best wishes,
Yurs,
Li Hua
2024学年第二学期期中质量检测问卷八年级英语学科
（本试卷共9页，共4大题，满分90分，考试时间100分钟。
一、语法选择。（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
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1~15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中选出最佳选项。
【1~15题答案】
【答案】1. B 2. A 3. A 4. C 5. B 6. B 7. D 8. B 9. B 10. C 11. C 12. A 13. C 14. C 15. A
二、完形填空。（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16~25各题所给的A、B、C和D 项中选出最佳选项。
【16~25题答案】
【答案】16. A 17. C 18. D 19. B 20. C 21. C 22. B 23. C 24. D 25. A
三、阅读（共两节，满分35分）
第一节 阅读理解
阅读下列短文，从26~45各题所给的A、B、C和D项中选出最佳选项。（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
（A）
【26~29题答案】
【答案】26. D 27. A 28. D 29. D
（B）
【30~33题答案】
【答案】30. C 31. B 32. D 33. B
（C）
【34~37题答案】
【答案】34. A 35. D 36. C 37. D
（D）
【38~40题答案】
【答案】38. D 39. C 40. A
第二节 阅读填空（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）
【41~45题答案】
【答案】41. E 42. B 43. C 44. D 45. A
四、写作（共三节，满分30分）
【46~50题答案】
【答案】46. (s)uffered
47. (l)nely
48. (c)heer
49. (s)pirit
50. (l)astly
第二节 完成句子（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
根据所给的汉语内容，用英语完成下列句子。（每空限填一词）
【51题答案】
【答案】 ①. des ②. vluntary ③. wrk
【52题答案】
【答案】 ① made ②. gd ③. impressin ④. n
【53题答案】
【答案】 ①. were ②. planted
【54题答案】
【答案】 ①. hw ②. t ③. lk ④. after
【55题答案】
【答案】 ①. What ②. a ③. kind
第三节 书面表达（共1题；满分15分）
【56题答案】
【答案】例文：
Dear Sam,
Thank yu fr jining us in ur vluntary wrk next Saturday. Here’s the plan fr ur Vlunteer Day.
In the mrning, we’ll g t the children’s hspital. We’ll sing sngs and tell stries t the sick children. This can bring them jy and peace, and lift their spirits.
In the afternn, we’ll visit the nursing hme. We’ll d paper-cutting with the elderly. It can make them feel less lnely, and we yung peple can als try t practice this traditinal skill.
In the evening, we’ll have a small get-tgether t share ur feelings.
Best wishes,
Yurs,
Li Hua
Sugar Figures
In the ld days, there were always sme peple making sugar figures at the schl gate. The maker wuld take a little maltse (麦芽糖) with a small spn and draw a figure such as the Mnkey King and the White Dragn. It was nt expensive, nly 1 yuan fr each.
Bubble Gum
Almst every kid lves bubble gum and kids ften gathered tgether t see wh gt the largest bubble. I still remember my cusin nce blew a big bubble and then it brke! Her face was cvered with gum. It was cheap. I culd get tw fr 1 yuan.
Baby Face Ice Cream
It tastes delicius but a little expensive. I remember the price was 2 yuan fr each piece which was nt easy fr me t buy thse days. Each time I gt ne, the happiness wuld last fr several days.
Malt Sugar Candy
Malt sugar candy is usually called Tangguar in nrthern China and is ffered during the days just befre the Spring Festival. It’s delicius and cheap, and yu culd get five pieces fr 1 yuan. My friends and I ften shared Tangguar with each ther in the past.
Vlunteer Day
Time
上午
下午
晚上
Place
儿童医院
老人院 (nursing)
…
Activities
给生病的孩子唱歌、讲故事
和老人一起剪纸
…
Purpses
带给他们欢乐和宁静，振奋他们的精神
让他们不再感到孤单，年轻人尝试实践传统技艺
…