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2022-2023 学年广东省广州外国语大学附中八年级上.期中
英语试卷
单项选择 共5小题；每小题1分,满分5分.
1. Last month, ________ students took part in the sports meeting in our school.
A. two hundreds B. hundreds of C. two hundred of D. hundred of
2. —What about doing__________for the homeless people?
—Good idea!
A. anything helpful B. something helpful
C. helpful anything D. helpful something
3. My parents often ask me ________ too much time ________ computer games.
A. don’t spend; playing B. not to spend; to play
C. to not spend; to play D. not to spend; playing
4. She does not eat ________ he.
A. as many food as B. as more food as C. as much food as D. food as much as
5. — Would you like ________ chicken?
— OK. Just ________ please.
A. some more; a little B. some more; a few
C. any more; a little D. any more; a few
语法选择
Many changes have taken place in people’s life in the past 20 years. In the past, people ___6___ in touch
with each other by ___7___ letters. People would listen to the radio for news and ___8___ information when
they were free. People ___9___ go to work or school by bike, ___10___ now they don’t have to. They can
chat with each other ___11___ the telephone or on the Internet. When they are free, they can watch TV or surf
the Internet. People can ___12___ or a car when they go out. Some people are ___13___ to take their children
to school in their own cars. Now more and more people live in big and bright flats ___14___ lots of rooms.
In a word, people have a ___15___ life than before. We are really happy about the great changes.
6. A. keep B. have C. had D. kept
7. A. send B. sends C. sending D. sent
.
8 A. other B. the other C. another D. others
9. A. are used to B. used to C. are used for D. use to
10. A. so B. and C. but D. or
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11. A. on B. at C. to D. in
12. A. took a bus B. by bus C. take a bus D. by the bus
13. A. enough rich B. poor enough C. rich enough D. enough poor
14. A. of B. with C. without D. about
15. A. the best B. good C. well D. better
完形填空 。阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,从每题所给的A、B、C、D项中,选出最佳选项,并在
答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Luca heard a story about the Island of Inventions when he was very young. The story was so unbelievable
to him. After years of study, he ___16___ got quite a clear idea of the island. It was a secret ___17___ full of
great inventors, so Luca wanted to go there to learn and invent with them.
Luca spent the years of his youth inventing. Every new idea he got, he made it into an invention
___18___. Later, he met other young ___19___ and told them the secret of the island. Those inventors would also
dream of getting the invitation（邀请）to the island. So they met in Luca’s house and put their inventions together.
Their inventions became ___20___ across the world soon. Many people knew and loved using them.
But still, no invitation came. They didn’t ___21___ and kept learning. They tried to come up with better
ideas to improve people’s life.
Many years later, Luca became very ___22___. He told a young man the secret of the island, and how
they ___23___ hard for the invitation. Feeling ___24___, the young inventor asked, “What? You mean here isn’t
really the Island of Inventions? The letter you sent me isn’t the real invitation?”
Luca looked at him, and ___25___ that he had been on the island. He also knew that no island would be
better than where he was at the time.
.
16 A. hardly B. easily C. finally D. greatly
17. A. place B. present C. person D. moment
18. A. suddenly B. quickly C. brightly D. quietly
19. A. doctors B. speakers C. workers D. inventors
20. A. different B. expensive C. strange D. famous
21. A. give up B. take in C. put down D. throw away
22. A. young B. strong C. old D. tall
23. A. dreamt B. waited C. worked D. connected
24. A. bored B. pleased C. interested D. surprised
25. A. remembered B. realized C. forgot D. imagined
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第一节 阅读理解
Thomas Edison lit up the world with his invention of the electric light. Without him, the world might still be in
the dark. However, the electric light was not his only invention. He also invented the motion picture camera an many
other things. About every two weeks he created something new.
Thomas Edison was born in 1847. He attended school for only three months. His mother taught him at home,
but Thomas was mostly self-educated. He started experimenting at a young age.
When he was 12 years old, he got his first job. He became a newsboy on a train. He did experiments on the
train in his spare time. Unluckily, his first work experience did not end well. They fired him when he accidentally
set fire to the floor of the train. Then Edison worked for five years as a telegraph operator, but he continued to
spend much of his time in experimenting his first patent (专利权) in 1868 for a vote recorder run by electricity.
Thomas Edison was totally deaf in one ear and hard of hearing in the other, but he thought of his deafness as a
blessing in many ways. It kept conversations short, so that he could have more time for work. He always worked
16 out of every 24 hours. Sometimes his wife had to remind him to sleep and eat. Thomas Edison died at the age of
84. He left a great many inventions that greatly improved the quality of life all over the world.
26. How often did Edison make a new invention?
A. About every fourteen days. B. About every seven days.
C. About once a week. D. About twice a week.
27. What does “It” in paragraph four refer to?
A. hearing B. deafness C. blessing D. work
28. What can be the best title of the passage?
A. The function of the electric light. B. Edison and his experiments.
C. The importance of inventions. D. The whole life of Edison.
Here are some pieces of information from an encyclopaedia.
Protozoa
Protozoa are the smallest animals. We can’t see them, but they do a lot for us. Protozoa are useful for fish and
other animals. Some protozoa are good for human beings by eating dangerous bacteria(细菌), but some parasites (寄生
虫) make human beings ill.
Fish
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There are over 20,000 different kinds of fish. Some of them are very small, but some are big. For example, the
whale shark is over 60 feet long. Most fish breathe through gills. Gills make them get oxygen in water. Most fish use
fins and tails for swimming.
Amphibians
Amphibians have eggs in water, and young amphibians are like small fish. The tadpole lives in water. It has a
tail and gills. So it can breathe under water. When it becomes a frog, it doesn’t have the gills or the tail, but then it
has legs for walking on land. Most amphibians can both walk on land and swim in water.
29. The passage is about __________.
A. human beings B. plants C. animals D. water
30. __________ can both walk on land and swim in water.
A. All amphibians B. Few amphibians C. Not all amphibians D. Every amphibian
31. What does the underline word “gills” mean in Chinese?
A. 尾巴 B. 心脏 C. 肝 D. 鳃
32. Which of the following is NOT TRUE?
A. Young amphibians are fish.
B. Most fish use fins and tails for swimming.
C. Fish and little amphibians have gills.
D. We can’t see protozoa because they are small.
For her 85th birthday, I gave my mother Susan an iPad. She’d never used a computer. She had a trying
relationship with her TV remote control and a painful experience with her mobile phone. However, this time she
was dying to learn about the iPad. She believed that if she didn’t keep up with technology, she would find herself in
a computerized kitchen, “unable to open a can of soup”.
Our first task was email. She quickly learned the basic rules but couldn’t understand why she has to email
others when she could phone or visit in person.
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Next, we dealt with Netflix, the widely-used video website. Mom is a movie lover and she was surprised by
the number of crime movies that Netflix can offer. One Saturday, she called me because she was having trouble
logging onto (登录) Netflix. I suggested it might require an update. “They probably have fewer people working as
it’s a long weekend,” she told me.
Later, she taught herself to learn FaceTime and started her experiments with podcasts, and even started
emailing her grandchildren.
As she became more familiar, she began wondering about all the icons (图标), so we set up a weekly lecture,
which takes place on the phone, each of us with our iPads. One day, I tried for 45 minutes to help her find the
search bar. “It looks like a magnifying glass (放大镜),” I kept saying. Finally, she asked: “You mean the frying
pan?”
Unexpectedly, she made great progress. Now she becomes interested in E-books and even check them out in
the middle of the night. She watches TV series and knows what’s popular. It’s great to see how much her
confidence has grown. Yesterday, she FaceTimed me. “I’ve made a decision,” she said. “I’m going to learn how to
operate every piece of technology in the apartment — including the TV remote.” However, I still can’t wait for the
day when we can sit down in person and surf the Internet together.
33. Why did Susan decide to learn to use an iPad?
A. To keep up with the times. B. To connect with her family.
C. To better control her kitchen. D. To keep in touch with her friends.
34. Which of the following shows the correct order of Susan’s experience?
a. She began emailing her grandchildren.
b. She asked the author about the search bar.
c. She received an iPad as a birthday present.
.
d She met difficulties in logging onto the video website.
e. She decided to learn about the technologies in the apartment.
A. c-d-a-b-e B. c-e-d-a-b C. e-c-d-a-b D. e-a-d-b-c
35. Which word best describes Susan?
A. Honest. B. Independent. C. Curious. D. Humorous.
36. What is the author’s writing purpose?
A. To suggest how to help the elder learn new technologies. B. To criticize modern technology as unfriendly
to the elder.
C. To show the importance of learning new technologies.D. To share her mother’s interesting learning
experiences.
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Students aiming to enter Tsinghua University this year had better be able to swim or be prepared to learn
swimming and pass a swim test since the top university will not grant bachelor’s degrees if they cannot swim.
This September, would-be freshmen at Tsinghua University will have to take swimming courses if they fail a
swimming test at the beginning of their university life, and they won’t receive their degrees if they cannot swim
before their graduation, according to a message at a university staff meeting days ago, the Beijing Daily reported on
Monday.
Potential freshmen with chronic diseases, skin disease or hydrophobia, once examined and affirmed by
medical staff, don’t need to take the required test or course.
Plans are for freshmen to take the test during their military training. In the test, students will pass the test if they
can swim 50 meters, no matter whether they choose the breaststroke, butterfly, stroke, freestyle or backstroke. Those
failing the test have to take a compulsory swimming course.
,
“Now Tsinghua University will test students in long-distance running and swimming so students with poor
sports performance will have to overcome a lot of difficulties once they enter the university,” said a student
surnamed Zhang from the Second High School Attached To Beijing Normal University.
However, students don’t need to worry much, since Liu Bo, head of the Division of Sports Science and
Physical Education, said relevant statistics showed that 90 percent of students can swim after taking the compulsory
swimming course in their second year of university, and the remaining 10 percent will receive instruction after class
provided by teachers, without paying extra tuition.
And seeing the ability to swim as a must for students to earn their degrees is not something new in Tsinghua
University, as this ability was listed on its school regulations in the early 20th century.
“As early as 90 years ago, Tsinghua University required that students cannot graduate from the university or
study overseas if they cannot swim, though the requirement didn’t work later on since the swimming pools at the
campus could not accommodate increasingly more students” said Liu.
37. Who will not get their bachelor’s degrees of Tsinghua University?
A. Students who don’t take a compulsory swimming course.
B. Students who fail a swimming test in the first year.
C. Students who swim 100 meters in the test.
D. Students who cannot swim before their graduation.
38. Students don’t need to take the swimming test or course if they have the following diseases except for
_______.
A. heart disease B. skin disease C. chronic disease D. hydrophobia
39. According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?
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A. Students with poor sports don’t need to worry about their performance at all.
B. Students have to pay extra tuition if they receive instruction after class.
C. Students can choose any swimming style to take the test.
D. Tsinghua University has never made such a school regulation before.
40. Where is the passage probably from?
A. a novel B. a news report C. science fiction D. a diary
第二节阅读填空
Do you know the numbers 0—9 well? They are numbers in Arabic numerals. People use them to mark
numbers now. ____41____.
About 2,500 years age, people in Rome used their hands to count. In Roman numerals, one finger means 1,
two fingers means 2, three fingers means 3, four timers means 4. If you want to say five, you can keep your four
fingers close on one side and your thumb on the other side. Make each of your hands be five, then you’ll have ten.
____42____. Also, “L” means fifty, “C” means one hundred, “D” means five hundred and “M” means one
thousand. ____43____. Today, few people use them because they are difficult to write and count. But we can still
see them on some watches and clocks.
Today, most people use the Arabic numerals. They are easy to remember and write. ____44____ In fact,
Indians first created and used the Arabic numerals. In the late 8th century, people in Arabic countries learned about
them. ____45____. So people in Europe called them Arabic numerals. Today, people around the world use Arabic
numerals and they help a lot.
A. So in Rome, the numbers are “I , II, III, IV VI, VII, VIII, IX, X”.
B. They help people to count things every day.
C. But it’s not the only number system that people use.
D. Then the Arabic people took them into Europe.
E. But there is no zero in Roman numerals.
写作 (共四节)
第一节 语篇填词 。
阅读短文，根据上下文及所给单词的首字母写出所缺单词。注意使用正确形式，每空限填一词。
Shared bikes are very p___46___ in China. We can see more and more people riding shared bikes i___47___
of driving. Shared bikes are so p___48___ that they help us a lot in our daily lives. The greatest advantage of
shared bikes is that they allow people to borrow and return a bike a___49___ and anywhere. They can be easily
unlocked. It is convenient for people to ride them over a short d___50___. After people finish riding, they can park
the bike at available parking areas, lock it and pay for the ride through mobile payment services.
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第二节 完成句子(共8小题；每小题2分,满分16分.
51. 我们终于弄清楚了这次事件的真相。
We finally ________ ________ the truth of this event.
52. 昨天一班向二班挑战进行了一场篮球比赛。
Class One ______ Class Two _____ a basketball match yesterday.
53. 她列了一张购物单，以便不会忘记买什么东西。
She made a shopping list __________ she wouldn’t forget anything.
54. 你一定没留意到小偷，否则钱包不会被偷。
You must ________ ________ ________ the thief, or your wallet couldn’t be stolen.
55. Lily比我更擅长算数。
Lily is ________ ________ me ________ calculating.
56. 整个村子很快知道，有一大笔钱丢失了。
________________________________________________________________________________________
57. 他由于被人发现而感到非常吃惊，甚至都没有企图逃跑。
________________________________________________________________________________________
58. 虽然汤普森临睡觉时把灯关了，但早晨灯却都亮着。
________________________________________________________________________________________
第四节首字母填空 共8小题,每小题0.5分,满分4.0分.
59. Punching power a________ with brain power.
60. My mum said I should learn boxing for s________.
61. It’s all about taking an ironing board to a remote location, where you then p________ to iron your clothes!
62. Extreme ironing is the latest danger sport that combines the t_______ of an extreme outdoor activity with the
satisfaction of a well-pressed shirt.
63. The basic p________ behind the two sports are the same.
64. You feel quite r________ when you can leave the staffroom.
65. You are e________ to accept, so you say that you haven’t got time.
66. Lago’s i________. He loves learning things.
第五节书面表达 共15分.
67. 你校将新建新图书馆，学校英文报以“My Smart School Library”为题向学生征稿。请根据以下思维
导图的内容提示写一篇短文投稿，介绍你所设计(design)的智能图书馆。
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注意： 1. 可在思维导图内容提示 基础上适当拓展信息
2. 词数70词左右，开头已给出，不计入总词数
My Smart School Library
I want to design a smart school library...
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