廣東省廣州市黃埔區(qū)2023-2024學(xué)年八年級(jí)上學(xué)期期末英語試題

PAGE2頁/10頁2023-2024學(xué)年廣東省廣州市黃埔區(qū)八年級(jí)（上）期末英語試卷語法選擇閱讀下面短文，按照句子結(jié)構(gòu)的語法性和上下文連貫的要求，從各題所給的A、B、C和D項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該選項(xiàng)涂黑。YouwanttoknowaboutmystayintheUK,right?Well,totellyouthetruth,itisreally1fantasticexperiencetostudyhere.IcametoWoodparkSchoolinLondontwomonthsago.Sincethen,I2inthisschool.IfindthatschoollifeintheUKisverydifferentfromthatinChina.InChina,thefirstlessonbeginsatabouteighto’clockandthereare3lessonsaday.ThefirstlessonintheUKbeginsanhour4thanthatinChina.Beforethefirstlesson,studentsallwaitinaspecialclassroom.Thenateachercallstheroll(點(diǎn)名)tocheckif5hasarrivedontime.Afterthat,studentschangeclassrooms.Everybodyhashisorherowncourseschedule.Theygotodifferentclassroomsfordifferentlessonsinsteadof6inthesameclassroom.Forexample,ifone’sfirstlessonisMaths,heorsheshouldgototheclassroomforMaths.Besideslanguages,Science,Art,Britishstudentslearnmany 7 coursessuchascookingandgardeningatschool.TheboyinmyhostfamilyoncecookedChinesesoupforme.Itreallysurprisedmebecauseittastedas 8 aswhatmymumcooked.Howtimeflies!IhavebeenintheUK 9 twomonths.Iwillstudyhereforanothermonth.IamsureI 10 findoutmoredifferencesinthefuture.Believeme!1.A.aB.anC.theD./2.A.hasstudiedB.havestudiedC.studiedD.study3.A.thesevenB.theseventhC.sevenD.seventh4.A.laterB.lateC.latestD.thelatest5.A.somebodyB.everybodyC.anybodyD.nobody6.A.stayB.stayedC.stayingD.stays7.A.otherB.othersC.anotherD.theother8.A.moredeliciousB.deliciousC.mostdeliciousD.themostdelicious9.A.forB.sinceC.inD.of10.A.havetoB.mustC.canD.should完形填空閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從各題所給的A、B、C和D項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。Doyouhavetroublerememberingthings?Doyouwanttoknowhowtoimproveyour11?Humanbrainisverysmalland12.Itisonly2%ofourtotalbodyweight,butitneedsabout20%oftheoxygenthatthebodytakesin.Wecanthink13ifourbrainsgetenoughoxygen.Soweshouldalwaysmakesurethere’senoughoxygenintheairwhenweneedtoremembersomething.Besides,whatelsecanwedotoimproveourmemory?Herearesome 14 .First,trytogetenough 15 .Ourmemoryworkswellafterwehaveagoodrest.Ifwewanttoremembersomething,makesurewehaveenoughsleepeveryday.Second,ifwehavetoremembersomethingbig,breakitdownintosmallparts.It’s 16 toremember198756430387ifwebreakitintofoursmallparts:198-756-430-387.Third,don’tgetangryifwearenotabletoremembersomeinformation.Justdosomethingto 17 ourselveslikelisteningtomusic,watchingamovieandsoon.Later,wecantryagain.Lastbutnotleast,makeupaninterestingstory.Ifwewanttorememberashoppinglistwithbread,fruits,acoat,oilandanotebook,justmakeupastorywiththem.Forexample,Lisafelthungryand18somebread.Sheopenedthefridge,butonlyfoundsomefruits.Sosheputonhercoatandplannedtogotothesupermarket.Unluckily,shetrippedover(被絆倒)abottleof19andfoundherlostnotebookunderthesofa.Ifwefollowtheadvice,wewill20howgoodourmemoryis.Solet’strytoimproveourmemorytogether!11.A.bodyB.memoryC.skillD.healthheavyB.shortC.lightD.longclearlyB.hardlyC.slowlyD.quietly14.A.suggestionsB.conversationsC.introductionsD.discussions15.A.foodB.waterC.sleepD.aireasierB.harderC.earlierD.sillier17.A.stopB.relaxC.rememberD.check18.A.caredforB.gaveupC.lookedforD.tookout19.A.wineB.oilC.waterD.milkbeangryatB.beprovidedwithC.besurprisedatD.betiredof,A、B、CD項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng),并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。Smartphoneandcomputeraretwoimportantinventionsinourdailylife.Theyhelpusinmanyways,buttheymayalsoleadtohealthproblems.Lookingatthescreenofyoursmartphoneorcomputerfortoolongcanmakeyoureyesdry.Itisnotgoodforyoureyesight.Tohelpyoureyesstayhealthy,youcanfollowthe“20-20-20”rule--after20minutes’useofeyes,lookatsomething20feetawayfor20seconds.Besidesoureyes,otherpartsofourbodycouldalsobecomeworsebecauseofusingsmartphones.Whenwewritealotoftextmessages,wecandevelop“textingthumbs”.Itwillstopusfromholdingthingswell.Sowehavetoexerciseourfingersandthumbsfromtimetotime.Scientistsalsofoundthatsmartphonescouldalsohurtourmind.Oneofthebiggestproblemsisthatusingsmartphonescaninfluencethewaywesleep.Doctorssaythescreenlightstopsusfromfeelingsleepy.Sotheyadvisepeoplenottousesmartphonesforatleastonehourbeforesleeping.Mentalproblemalsoneedsourattention.AnotherseriousdangercausedbystaringatscreensisInternetaddiction(上癮).ManypeopleturntotheInternettokeepthemselvesawayfromfeelingnervous,sadorlonely.Overtime,theymaystarttodependontheInternetandfeelworriedifthey'renotonline.OnewaytostopthesepeoplefromfallingintotroublelikethisistocontrolthetimetheyspendontheInternet.Touseyoursmartphoneorcomputersafely,makesureyoufollowtheaboveadvice.Also,rememberthatthereismoretoenjoyinlifethanjustlookingatanelectronicscreen.Whatdoesthefirst“20”inthe“20-20-20”ruleinparagraph2mean?Howlongyouuseyoureyes.Howoftenyoutakeabreak.Howfaryoulookatthingsfromyou.Howmanythingsyouneedtodoatthebreak.Howmanyhealthproblemsarementionedinthepassage?Six. B.Three. C.Four. D.Five.Whatdoesthewriteradviseustodoifwedon’twanttohaveInternetaddiction?Stayawayfrombadfeelings.Controltimeofuse.Useinasafeplace.StopusingtheInternet.Whatisthestructureofthepassage?A. B. C. D.THEPLANTWORLDTherearemorethan400,000kindsofplantsonEarth.Someplantsareasbigastallbuildings;othersareassmallasrice.Plantsarekeypartsofthefoodcircle.Theyplayanimportantpartinthenaturebecausetheygiveoutoxygen—thegasthatallanimalsneedforbreathing.Whatisaplant?Mostpeoplehavenodifficultyfindingthedifferencesbetweenananimalandaplant.Thatisbecauseanimalscanmovearound,butplantscan’t.Whatmakesaplantaplant?Likeanimals,plantsarelivingthingsthataremadeupoflotsofcells(細(xì)胞).Unlikeanimals,plantsmaketheirownfoodbyphotosynthesis(光合作用).Mostplantshaveroots,stems,andleaves,andmostplantsreproducebygrowingflowersandmakingseeds.Allplantsneedenergytostayaliveandgrowandtheygetitfromsunlightinsteadoffood.Howdoesaplantgrow?Mostanimalsgrowinacertainway,andgenescontroltheirgrowth.Thatistosay,evenwhentheyaresmall,it’seasytoknowwhattheywilllooklikeaftertheygrowup.Plantsaredifferent.Theirgrowthiscontrolledbygenestoo,buttheirfinalshapealsodependsonwheretheylive.Forexample,atreecanbebigandroundifitgrowsupinanopenspace,butmuchtallerandthinnerifitgrowsinthewoodswithothertreesallaround.Plantsareunabletomovefromoneenvironmenttoanother,soitisimportantthattheyareabletogetusedtotheenvironment.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedinparagraph1?Numberofplants.Differentsizesofplants.Importanceofplants.Partsofplants.Whatmethoddoestheauthorusetodescribetheplantsinparagraph2?Bycomparing. B.Bygivingexamples.C.Bygivingnumbers. D.Bytellingstories.Whatcanweknowaboutplantsfromthepassage?Flowerandseedarethemostimportantpartsofaplant.Plantsandanimalsgrowinthesameway.COnlyenvironmentcontrolstheplants’growth.D.It’simportantfortheplantstogetusedtotheenvironment.Wherecanwemostprobablyreadthepassage?AInanadvertisement. B.Inastorybook.C.Inanencyclopaedia. D.Inaposter.Doinghouseworkisakeypartoffamilylife.Ithelpsimprovetherelationshipamongfamilymembers.However,lotsofChineseparentsareunawareoftheimportanceofdoinghouseworkandtheythinkitisawasteoftime.Inordertoknowhowoftenmiddleschoolstudentsdohouseworkathome,wedidasurveyamong1,200studentsfromGrade7toGrade9inamiddleschool.Thefollowingbarchartshowstheresultofoursurvey.Fromthebarchart,wefindthatonlyasmallnumberofstudentsusuallydohousework.NearlyhalfofthestudentsinGrade9neverdohousework.Theresultmakesusworried.Afterall,doinghouseworkisgoodforstudents.Itcanteachstudentsmanyimportantskills,likeplanning,timing,solvingproblemsandsoon.Doinghouseworkcanalsoteachstudentswhatresponsibilityis.Everyoneshoulddosomethingforthefamily.What’smore,doinghouseworkcanhelpstudentsrelaxthemselvesandkeepabalancebetweenstudyandlife.Therefore,wesuggestthatparentsshouldencouragetheirchildrentodohousework.Theymustlearnoneortwolifeskillseveryyearsothattheycanbebetterpreparedforanindependentlifeinthefuture.Whatcanwelearnfromthebarchart?Studentsinallgradesactivelytakepartinhousework.OverhalfofthestudentsinGrade8neverdohousework.StudentsinGrade7dohouseworkmoreoftenthanstudentsinGrade9.TheresultofGrade9studentsistheleastworryingamongallgrades.WhichisNOTanadvantageofdoinghousework?Relaxingabusymind.Savingmoretimeforstudy.Practisingplanningandtimingskills.Learningtobeindependentfromparents.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“responsibility”probablymeaninparagraph4?Skill. C.Duty. D.Method.What’sthepurposeofthepassage?Toshowtheresultofarecentsurvey.Toteachstudentshowtodohousework.Toremindparentstheimportanceofdoinghousework.Topointoutaworryingproblemforteachersinschool.Hundredsofyearsago,aNorse(挪威的)armycamefromthenorthofEuropeandsteppedontothelandofScotland.TheScots,abravepeople,lovedtheircountryverymuch.TheyfoughthardtokeeptheNorsemenoutofScotlandbutthereweretoomanyofthem.ItlookedasiftheNorsemenwouldwin.Onenight,theleaderofScotstookhissoldierstothetopofahill.“Wewillrestheretonight,mymen,”hesaid.“Tomorrowwewillhaveanotherfight.Wemustwinorwewilldie.”Theywereallverytired,sotheyatetheirdinnerquicklyandfellasleep.Therewerefoursoldiersonduty,watchingoutforanydangeratnight.Buttheywerealsoverytired.Onebyone,theyfellasleepaswell.TheNorsemenwerenotasleep.Verysoon,theycametogetheratthefootofthehill.Inordertowalkquietly,theNorsementookofftheirshoes.Slowlytheyclimbedupthehillsidewithoutmakinganysound.Closerandcloser,theymovedtowardsthesleepingScots.Theywerealmostthere.Afewminutesmore,thewarwouldbeover.SuddenlyoneoftheNorsesoldiersputhisfootonathistle(薊)andgothurt.HecriedoutandhissuddencrywokeupalltheScots.Inamoment,theywereontheirfeetandreadytofight.Thefightingwashardbutitdidnotlastlong.TheScotsdrovetheNorsemenawayandsavedtheircountry.Fromthenon,thethistlehasbecomepopularinScotland.Althoughitisnotbeautifulandhassharpneedlesalloverit,Scottishpeoplestillmakeittheirnationalflower.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“they”inParagraph5referto?TheScots. B.TheNorsemen. C.Thethistles. D.Thedangersatnight.34Inwhatorderdidthefollowinghappeninthelastfight?AlltheScotssoldiersfellasleep.TheScotssavedtheircountry.ANorsesoldiersteppedonathistleandcried.Norsesoldiersgottogetheratthefootofthehill.TheScotsleadertookthesoldierstothetopofthehill.A.a-e-c-b-d B.a-e-b-c-dC.e-c-a-d-b D.e-a-d-c-bWhydidScotsmakethistlethenationalflowerofScotland?Becauseitmadepeoplefallasleepeasily.Becauseitlookeddifferentfromotherplants.Becauseithasmanysharpneedlesalloverit.BecauseithelpedthemwinafightagainstNorsemen.閱讀填空。閱讀下列短文，根據(jù)短文意思，選出可以填入空格的選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。ChopsticksareanimportanttooltohavemealsinChina.Whenwerechopsticksinvented? 36 TheywereinventedbeforeShangDynastyTheearliestchopsticksweremadeofbronze(青銅).Theywere26centimetreslongand1.1to1.3centimetreswide.Peopleusedthemtopickupfoodatthattime. 37 MostpeoplebelievethatChineseinventedchopsticks.Therearemanystoriesabouttheinventorofchopsticks.SomeonesaysthatJiangZiya,awiseman,createdchopsticks.Actually,nooneknowsforsure.WecanonlysaythattheinventorwasacleverancientChinese.Whatshapearechopsticks?Chopstickshavetheshapeofbeingsquareaboveandcirclebelow.ChinesebelievethattheEarthissquareandtheskyiscircle. 38 Howarechopsticksused?Manypeoplethinkit’sdifficulttousechopsticks.39Holdthembetweenthethumbandotherfingers.Thekeyistoholdonepiecetightandmovetheothertocontrolmovementandforce.Remember,practicemakesperfect.ChopsticksarealsooneimportantpartofChineseculture.InChina,itispolitetopickupfoodfortheold. 40 Andnevermakeyourchopsticksstandstraightinaricebowl.Don’tusechopstickstohitthesideofyourbowl,either.Infact,it’snot.Whoinventedchopsticks?Thisshowsrespecttothenature.ChopsticksfirstappearedinancientChina.Butit’simpolitetopointatotherswithth