广东省广州市越秀区2022-2023学年八年级下学期期末诊断性调研英语试题(无答案)

第第页广东省广州市越秀区2022-2023学年八年级下学期期末诊断性调研英语试题(无答案)2023学年第二期期末诊断性调研

八年级英语学科

本调研卷共14页，满分90分。建议完成时间：100分钟。

注意事项：1.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号和座位号填写在答题卡上。

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4.考生必须保证答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，将试卷和答题卡一并交回。

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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Onabrightsunnymorning,agroupofboysnearbydecidedtoplayafootballmatch.Eachofthembroughtsomeitemsforplaying.

Oneboybroughtafootball,1boy,thecomerflag.Similarly,alltheotherfootballkits(装备)

2,suchasgoalkeepergloves,markingchalk,goalposts,etc.Aftersometime,3gottogetheronthegroundandstartedpickingtheteams.Soontherewas4argumentaboutwhowouldbetheteamleader.Thentheydecidedthatthepersonwhohadbroughtthemostvaluablethingshouldbetheleader.

Astimepassedby,they5decideone.Thentheydecidedtostartplayingthegame6allthekits.Butonebyonetheywillgetridandseeatlastwhichis7tothegame.Thefirstthingtheythrewawaywasthewhistlebecausetheythoughtthereferee(裁判)couldshoutinsteadof8thewhistle.Thenthegoalkeeperremoved9glovesandstartedplayingwithbarehands.Theyputacoupleofbinsoneachsideinsteadofthegoalposts,10finally,theyreplacedfootballwithanoldtin.

11,theyrealizedthatbecauseoftheirself-importanceandindividual(个人的)pride,theywerenotenjoyingthegame.Also,they12aproperfootballmatchatthemomenteventhoughtheyhadallthenecessarykits.Intheend,theboysdecidedtoputtheir13asideandstartplayingwithproperfootballkits.

Inlife,everyonehasapersonalgoal14However,whenweworkasateam,theteam’sgoalismoreimportantthantheindividual15.Weshouldworktowardstheteam’sgoal.

1.A.otherB.anotherC.theotherD.others

2.A.preparedB.werepreparingC.hadpreparedD.wereprepared

3.A.everyoneB.anyoneC.someoneD.nobody

4.A./B.aC.anD.the

5.A.shouldn’tB.couldn’tC.mustn’tD.needn’t

6.A.withB.forC.withoutD.around

7.A.importantB.asimportantasC.moreimportantD.themostimportant

8.A.useB.touseC.usingD.used

9.A.theirB.hisC.themD.him

10.A.andB.butC.orD.so

11.A.SlowB.SlowerC.SlowestD.Slowly

12.A.donotplayB.werenotplayedC.werenotplayingD.havenotplayed

13.A.thinkB.thinksC.thoughtD.thoughts

14.A.achievingB.toachieveC.achievedD.wasachieving

15.A./B.one’sC.oneD.ones

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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Withthedevelopmentofscienceandtechnology,greatchangeshavetakenplaceinourworld.Peoplewouldliketohaveabetterlifeandabetterfuturefortheirchildren,sotherearealotofpeople16fromthecountrysideintothecitieseveryyear,hopingtogetmoreinthemodernworld.Thisbringsmorepeopleandmakesthecity17.Itmeansmorefactories,moreproductsandthe18useofman-madematerials.Thisincreasingindustrialization(工业化)hascausedabigprobleminourworld.

Intheolddays,peopleonceenjoyedcleanair,purewaterand19food.However,asourtechnologicalachievementshavegrowninthelasttwentyyears,20hasbecomeaseriousproblem.Ourenvironmentisbeingpollutedbadlyinmanywaysandpeoplecannotstopitatonce.The21isthatpollutioniscausedbyman—bytoomuchstrongwishforamodernwayoflife.

Isn’tittimewestopto22ourselveswherewearegoing—andwhyItmakesonethinkofthestoryaboutthepilotwho23hispassengersontheplaneovertheloudspeaker,“I’vegotgoodnewsandbadnews.Thegoodnewsisthatwe’re24at530milesperhour.Thebadnewsisthatwe’re25anddon’tknowwherewe’regoing.”It’sasadfactthatthisbecomesatruestorywhenwetalkaboutourmodernworld.

16.A.drivingB.walkingC.movingD.changing

17.A.biggerB.smarterC.nicerD.prettier

18.A.satisfyingB.encouragingC.challengingD.growing

19.A.specialB.safeC.fastD.real

20.A.pollutionB.peopleC.trafficD.industry

21.A.questionB.factC.wishD.difference

22.A.tellB.seeC.teachD.ask

23.A.answeredB.toldC.frightenedD.surprised

24.A.lookingB.makingC.flyingD.running

25.A.lostB.finishedC.fallenD.disappeared

三、阅读（共两节20小题；满分35分）

第一节阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

（A）

Thereoncewasayoungking.Hewantedtofindtheanswerstowhathethoughtthethreemostimportantquestionsinlife:WhenistherighttimeforeveryactionWhoarethemostimportantpeopleWhatisthemostimportantthingtodoThekingpromisedarichprizetoanyonewhocouldanswerthequestions.However,thekingwasn’thappywithalltheanswershegotfromthem.Sohedecidedtovisitawiseoldmanwholiveddeepinthewoods.

Whenhewentinsidethewiseoldman’sgarden,hefoundtheoldmandigging.Heaskedtheoldmanhisthreequestions,buttheoldmandidn’trespond.Seeinghowoldandweaktheoldmanwas,thekingbeganhelpinghimdig.Thekingdugforhours,buttheoldmanstilldidn’tanswerhisquestions.Justasthekingwasabouttoleave,awounded(受伤的)manranintothegardenandpassedout(晕倒).Thekingcarriedthewoundedmanintothehouseandtookcareofhim.Whenthewoundedmanwokeup,hetoldthekingthathehadwantedtokillthekingbutwaswoundedbythesoldiersoutsidethehouse.Atlast,thekinglethimgoandthewoundedmanthankedthekingverymuch.

Afterwards,thekingwentoutsideandaskedhisquestionstotheoldmanagain.Theoldmanreplied,“Ifyouhadnothelpedmedigearlier,youmightbekilledbytheman.Atthatmoment,themostimportantpersonwasme,andthemostimportanttimewaswhenyouweredigging.Themostimportantthingtodowastobekind.tome.Whenthewoundedmanarrived,hewasthemostimportantperson,andsavinghimwasthemostimportantthing.Bydoingso,youmadepeacewithanenemy.”

Thekingunderstoodatonce.Themostimportanttimeisthepresent,asit’stheonlytimewehavethepowertoact.Themostimportantpersonistheoneyouarewith,andthemostimportantthingisalwaystobekindtothatperson.

26.Whatshowsthecorrectorderofthestory

a.Thekinghelpedtheoldmandigtheground.

b.Thekingtookcareofthewoundedman.

c.Thekingwantedtofindouttheanswerstothethreequestions.

d.Awoundedmanrantothemandpassedout.

e.Theoldmanansweredtheking’squestions.

A.c-a-d-f-e-bB.c-f-a-d-b-eC.f-a-d-c-e-bD.f-a-d-b-c-e

27.Whatdidthekinggetafterhelpingtheoldmanandthewoundedman

A.Heunderstoodthathardworkisthekeytosuccess.

B.Helearnedhowtohelpoldpeopleandsickpeople.

C.Hegotanswersfrommanylearnedmenandgavethemprizes.

D.Hemadepeacewithhisenemyandlearnedthewisdomaboutlife.

28.Whatcanbeusedtodescribetheking

A.Strongandfaithful.B.Kindandhelpful.

C.Braveandcheerful.D.Smartandhard-working.

29.Whatdoesthewriterwanttotellus

①Helpingothersishelpingyourself.

②Anoldman’ssayingsareseldomuntrue.

③Threequestionsadaykeepsproblemsaway.

④Thepresentmomentisthemostimportanttime.

A.③④B.②③C.①④D.①②

(B)

Inmanypeople’seyes,ChangYangyangisdifferentfromhisfriends.Healwaysstaysathome,paintsflowers,cutspaperandcarriesasmallpairofscissorsinhispocketwhereverhegoes.

Hismothercomplainsabouthispapercuttingcareerandwantshimtofindagoodjobassoonaspossible.“IjustwanttodosomethingIlike,”Changreplied.

Chang,infact,hasbecomeafamousfolkartistinhiscountyinHenanprovince.Therearedifferentkindsofthemesinhisworks,includingfolkstories,socialdevelopmentandtraditionalfestivals.

“WhenIwasyoung,Ifoundpapercuttinginteresting.Andwhen1gotsomeprizesandknewmoreaboutpapercuttingartists,1cametorealizetheartisticvalueofpapercutting.Iwanttocarryforwardthisformofartwithmyscissors,”Changsaid.

Changtriestohelpmoreyoungpeoplelearnaboutpapercuttingbygivingfreeclassesatmanylocalschools.

A38-year-oldcraftsman(手艺人),LiJianzhong,workshardatkeepingtheartofsugarpaintingalive.

Liworkedasaminer(矿工)formorethantenyears.Buthehurthisfingerbadlyandhadtogiveuphiswork.

Earlierthisyear,sugarpaintingcaughthisattention.Hereallyhadaninterestinitandhadastrongdesiretolearnit.Sincetherewasnosugarpaintingcraftsmaninhisvillage,helearneditbyhimselfthroughvideosandinformationontheinternet.Hesoonmasteredtheskillsandcouldmakedifferentkindsofsugararts.

Sugarpaintingisusuallymadewithmeltedbrownorwhitesugar.Craftsmenoftenpaintanimalsandflowersonastoneboardwiththesyrup(糖浆).Whenthesugarcoolsdown,apieceofsugarartisfinished.“Themostimportantthingisbrewingsugar.Ifthetemperatureistoohigh,thesugarcolorwilldarkenandwon‘tbethattransparent(透明的)andbeautiful,”Lisaid.

30.Whatcanyoulearnaboutfromthiswebpage

A.Waysofmakingpapercutting.

B.Differentkindsofsugarpainting.

C.Chang’shopetocarryonpapercutting.

D.Li’slifetimecareerofsugarpainting.

31.Whichofthefollowingpicturescanbeputin

A.B.

C.D.

32.Whichofthefollowingwords“brew”hasthesamemeaningastheunderlinedoneinthepassage

A.Asweknow,Qingdaoisfamousforbrewingbeer.

B.HebrewedapotofcoffeeforhisfamilyonSundaymorning.

C.Wehadbettercommunicatewitheachothertokeeptheunpleasanteventbrewing.

D.Ifastormisbrewing,largecloudsarebeginningtoformandtheskyisbecomingdark.

33.Whatisthewebpagefor

A.Explainingwhypeoplekeeptheartsalive.

B.SpreadingChinesetraditionalartstopeople.

C.Encouragingpeopletobuytraditionalartsontheinternet.

D.ShowingwhyChinesepeopleareinterestedinChineseculture.

(C)

Atthebeginningof2023,acomputerprogrammecalledChatGPThasbecomeahottopicandswepttheworldveryquickly.ItwasdevelopedbyacompanycalledOpenAI.SowhatisChatGPT,exactly

ChatGPTisanAIchatbot(聊天机器人)basedonalanguagemodel,theGPT(GenerativePretrainedTransformer).It’satoolthatallowsuserstoenterwordsorsentencesandreceivenewhuman-liketext,pictures,orvideosmadebytheAI.Thistext-basedtoolcanproducemanywonderfulresponsestodifferentkindsofrequestspeoplemake,fromapoetryinthestyleofWilliamShakespearetoadviceonwhattodoforachild’sbirthdayparty.Itrequiresdeeplearningtechniquetomakehuman-likeresponses.

ChatGPTispoweredbyalargelanguagemodel,LLM.Itcanunderstandhumanlanguageandcreateresponsesbasedonlargeamountofdata.GPT-4,anupdatedone,isoneofthelargestandmostpowerfullanguageAImodelstodate.What’sexcitingisthattheresponsesaremoreandmorehuman-like,sowhatwe’reseeingisthethingsthatwedidnotthinkcomputerscoulddobefore.Themoreinformationweprovide,thebetterresponseswecanget.

Thetoolispopularalsobecauseit’ssoeasytouse.NootherAIapplicationhasachievedthekindofinfluencethatChatGPThas.Thechatbotgot1millionnewusersinfivedaysafteritcameout.ByJanuary,ChatGPThadgot100millionactiveusersinonlytwomonths,makingitthefastest-growingoneinhistory.IttookTikTokninemonthstoreach100millionusers.ChinesetechgiantBaidumadeasimilaronecalledErnieBot.

…

34.YoucangetthefollowingfromChatGPTEXCEPT________.

A.beautifulpicturesandvideosB.textofhuman-likeresponses

C.adviceonhowtodosomethingD.apoetrywritteninanyone’sownstyle

35.Whatmaythewritertalkaboutinthefollowingparagraph“…”

AHowcanweuseTikTok

B.WhenwasErnieBotdeveloped

C.WhatdoesChatGPTbringtoourlives

D.WhatisthedevelopmentofAI

36.Howdidthewriterdevelopthearticle

A.Byshowingfacts.B.Bytellingstories.

C.Bygivingexamples.D.Byfollowingtheorderoftime.

37.WhichofthefollowingsentenceisTRUEaboutChatGPTaccordingtothepassage

A.It’sinventedbefore2023.

B.It’saspopularasErnieBot.

C.Ithasonly100millionactiveusersnow.

D.Theoperationofthischatbotisbasedonbigdata.

(D)

AndrésMay23rd,202314:18[#GBAThroughTheEyesofForeignStudents#]Theprogrammewaswonderful!Amongallthe11citiesinGBA,IlikeGuangzhoubest!AndmyhometownArequipaisaSisterCityofGuangzhou.YoucanfindaGuangzhouparkinArequipawiththeStatueofFiveRamsinit.Ilovelocalfoodverymuch…[FullText]

Ellen:June27th,20238:05

Ksenia:Wow!!!I’vefalleninlovewithGuangzhoutoosinceIcameherein2023.Thecityisuniqueandthecultureisbrilliant.IamdeeplyamazedbytheCantonOpera(粵剧).June24th,202316:20

Freddy:IlikeGuangzhoubecausepeopleherearealwaysopen-mindedandprotectingtheirtraditionatthesametime.IlovestandingonthetopfloorintheCantonTowertoviewthewholecity.June24th,202310:08

Ale?a:IloveChinesecultureespeciallyChinesecalligraphy&Wushu.IvisitGuangdongMuseumalot.June12th,202306:26

38.Therearegoingtobesomeactivitiesthisweekend.WhichonewillAndrésprobablyattendaccordingtowhathesaid

A.FoodFestivalbesideCantonTower.

B.WushuCompetitioninYuexiuPark.

C.FootballMatchneartheStatueofFiveRams.

D.CantoneseOperaShowinGuangdongMuseum.

39.Wherecanyoufindthisinformation

A.Inaposter.B.InaTVprogrammelist.

C.Inablog.D.Inafactfile.

40.Accordingtothegiveninformation,whichofthefollowingisthecorrectmatch

①Andrés②Alena

③Ksenia④Freddy

A.①c,②d,③a,④bB.①a,②b,③c,④d

C.①c,②b,③a,④dD.①a,②d,③b,④c

第二节阅读填空（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）

阅读短文及文后选项，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

HowisthesolartermJingzherelatedtoinsects

FallingonMarch5ththisyear,Jingzhe,orthe“theWakeningofInsects”,isoneofthe24solartermsintheChineselunarcalendar.41.______________

ThebeginningofMarchbringssomeunusualweather,astemperaturesriseandrainfallcomeswiththunderstorms.AccordingtoclassicChinesewritings,thisthunderwouldawakeninsectsthathadbeensleepingforthewholewinter.42.______________Soon,flowerswithdifferentcoloursappearontreeswhilebirdssinghappilyfromtreestobranches.

ChinesefarmerspaymuchattentiontoJingzhe,sinceitmarksthestartofspringplowing(春耕),oneofthebusiesttimesforhard-workingfarmers.43.______________Livestock,suchascocks,pigsandcows,alsoneedtobeprotectedfromdiseases.

44.______________Itisthoughttobehealthytodosowhentheweatherischanging.Astheweathergetswarmerandtheairbecomesdry,peoplemayfeeltheirmouthsandtonguesdry,whichcancausecoldsorcoughs.45.______________Theycanmakeourmouthsalittlewetandprotectourdrythroats.PeopleinChinaalsohavevariousmethodsofpreparingpearssopeoplecantastepearseasilyinspring.

A.Theyriseup-from-theearthandmanyother-animalsalso-maketheirfirstappearanceoftheyear.B.ThesetermswereusedinancientChinatohelpfarmerswork.C.Pearsaresweet,juicyandcold.D.AnotherJingzhetraditioniseatingpears.E.Withthesoundsmadebyinsects,itisthekeytimetokeepawaypestswhichwilleatcropsandplants.

四、写作（共三节11小题，满分30分）

第一节语篇填词（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）

阅读下面短文，并根据短文大意及所给单词的首字母写出所缺单词。在填写答卷时，要求写出完整单词（每空限填一词）。

“Whydoparentsliketellingustofollowtheiradvice”Asateenager,youmayalwayshavethisquestion.Youwillfeelangrywhenyourparents46.a__________youtodowhattheywantyouto.

Parentsloveussomuchthattheyareworriedaboutusallthetime.Theyareafraidthatwemaygetintotroubleorevenbein47.d__________,sotheytrytheirbesttoprotectusfromharm.What’smore,theydon’twantustomakemistakes.48.A__________theybelievetheiradviceisthebest,theyarenotalwaysright.

Allparentswereoncechildren,butmaybeonlyafewofthemrememberit.Theyalwaysforgetwhatitisliketobeateenager,soitis49.c__________thattheydon’tunderstandus.Tomakethesituationbetter,first,weneedtotrulybelievethatourparentsdoeverythingforourowngood.Wecanexpressour