广东省广州市越秀区执信中学2022-2023学年八年级上学期期中考试题英语

2022-2023学年第一学期初二级英语科期中考试试卷本试卷共六大题，12页，满分120分。考试时间120分钟。注意事项：相应的位置上，用2B铅笔将自己的学号填涂在答题卡上。不按以上要求作答的答案无效。考生必须保持答题卡的整洁和平整。一、听力（共两节，满分15分）（10110分1~2题。Whatwillthewomandothisweekend?A.ChatontheInternet. B.BookatriptoIndia. C.Meetherpenfriend.Whatdothewomanandherpenfriendbothlike?A.Studyinglanguages. B.Travelandswimming. C.Musicandmovies.听下面一段对话，回答第3~4题。Whatwillthewomanhavetodotomorrow?A.Finishareport. B.Handinherpaper. C.Buyanewcomputer.Whatisthewomanmostlikelytobe?A.Ascientist. B.Anengineer. C.Astudent.听下面一段对话，回答第5-7题。Howmuchshouldthemanpay?A.$150. B.$300. C.$450.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?ThemanstayedinRoom1602.Themanaskedforthewake-upcallservice.Mealsarenotincludedinthebill.Wherewillthemangoafterleavingthehotel?A.Theairport. B.Thebusstop. C.Thetrainstation.听下面一段对话，回答第8-10题。Whatisthewomaninterestedin?A.Travelling. B.Computerdesign. C.Solvingmathproblems.Whatdothespeakersagreeon?ITisverypopularItiseasytofindajobinPeoplecanworkforalongtimeinWhichofthefollowingisNOTincludedintheplan?Gotravelling.inhisfather’scompany.Learnaboutthecomputerdesign.第二节听取信息，每空不限填一个单词（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）Whowastheinventor?TrevorBaylisfromBritain.Whenweretheyinvented?(A) .Whatweretheinventions?Awind-up(B) Amobile(C) Whyaretheyspecial?It doesn’t need electricity (D) .Itispoweredbyshoes.Howweretheyinvented?Hegottheideawhile(E) .Theideacametohiminadream.二、单项选择（共10小题；每小题0.5分，满分5分）Manyanimalsareindangerof , thepolarbear.A.dyingof;including B.dyingout;includingC.dyingout;included D.dyingof;includedon’tneedtostoptheprojectjustbecausesomething A.is B.has C.have D.areHehadpromisedtogowithme. ,hechangedhismindlater.A.But B.However C.Therefore D.SoAccordingtothecityplan,a bridgewillbebuiltherenextA.1000-metres-long B.1000metreslongC.1000-metre-long D.1000metrelongAllenspent timebutdid workthanA.little;much B.less;most C.little;more D.less;moreTheystopped ,butheard .A.tolisten;nothing B.listening;anythingC.tolisten;everything D.listening;somethingThisis bookthatIhaveeverread.A.interesting B.moreinteresting C.interesting D.themostinterestingNieHaisheng Hubei the1960s.A.wasbornin;on B.wasbornin;in C.wasbornon;on D.isbornon;inMikealwaysworksveryhard,sohecanearntwiceA.asmuchmoneyas B.asmanymoneyasC.muchasmoney D.manyasmoney

mine.AnnastudiesEnglishvery andherEnglishis inherclass.A.careful;good B.careful;best C.carefully;thebest D.carefully;better三、语法选择（10110分）阅读下面短文,21~30ABCD项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。OnesunnySunday,Idecidedtogoforawalkwithmyhusband.Iwaswearingaspecialdiamondringthatday.Itwasmy21birthdaygiftfrommygrandmother.Aswewerewalkinginthepark,Ilookeddownatmyhandand22thediamondonmyringwasmissing.Iwasreallyupset,soIwentbacktolookforit.Iknewhowsmallthechancewasoffindingit,butIstillwanted23atry.AsIwasfixingmyeyesontheground,Iranintoanoldgentlemanbyaccident.“What’sthematter,love?”heasked24.“I’msorrythatIranintoyou,”Isaid.“butIlostsomething.I’mreally 25 Iexplainedaboutthemissingdiamond.“That’snotgoingtobeeasytofindit,”hesaid.“Tellyouwhat,love,Itakeawalkhereeveryday.Iwillkeepmyeyesopenforit.”Ithankedhim,expecting 26 .However,afewdayslater,myhusbandandImet 27 oldmanagaininthepark.“Guesswhat,”hesaid.“Ifoundyourdiamond!”Icouldn’tbelievewhatIsawwhenthegentlemanhandedthediamondbacktome.Theoldmancouldhaveeasilykeptthediamondorsoldit,it’sworthseveralthousanddollars.Buthedidn’t.Nowthankstothisman,I’llspendmoretimetodosomethingequallyniceforotherpeople.AllIhavetodoistolookmyringandremindmyselfthattherearestillkindandgeneroussoulsoutthere.21.A.twenty-oneB.twenty-firstC.twentieth-oneD.twentieth-first22.A.findB.foundC.hasfoundD.willfind23.A.haveB.hadC.tohaveD.having24.A.niceB.nicerC.nicestD.nicely25.A.worriedB.worryingC.worriesD.worry26.A.anythingB.nothingC.everythingD.something27.A.theB.anC.aD./28.A.butB.andC.soD.because29.A.tryB.tryingC.totryD.tried30.A.atB.inC.outD.up四、完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）31-40ABCD并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Thetrainstartedmoving.Itwasfullofpeopleofallages.Nearthesatanoldmanwithhis30-year-oldson.Asthetrainon,thesonwasveryexcitedashelookedoutofthewindow.“Dad,look!Thegreentreesmovingawayfromusareverybeautiful.”Thiskindofbehaviorfroma30-year-oldsonmadetheotherpeoplethinkhewas33.Everyonestartedtalking34theson.“Thismanseemstobestupid,”Rosssaidtohiswife.Suddenlyitstartedraining.Raindrops35onthetravelersthroughtheopenwindow.The30-year-oldsonshoutedinexcitement,“Dad,lookoutside!Seehowbeautifulthe36is.”Ross’wifegotbecausetheraindropsgothernewsuitwet.“Can’tyouseeraining,oldman?Ifyoursonisnotfeelingwell,gethimtoahospital.Don’thimannoyus.”Theoldmandidn’tsayanythingatfirst.Thenheansweredinalowvoiceareonthewaybackfromthehospital.Itishisdayoutofthehospital.Hewasblindwhenhewasborn,andhejusthisvision（视力）lastweek.Everythingisnewtohiseyes.Pleaseexcuseusforthetrouble.”A.doorA.movedA.angryB.menB.passedB.excitedC.trainC.cameC.worriedD.windowD.wentD.foolish34.A.toB.withC.aboutD.of35.A.fellB.cameC.gotD.kept36.A.treeB.skyC.rainD.train37.A.sorryB.angryC.sadD.tired38.A.letB.askC.tellD.agree39.A.firstB.lastC.onlyD.one40.A.foundB.wonC.receivedD.got五、阅读（共两节，满分35分）第一节阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）41-55ABCD该项涂黑。(A)Ayoungmanwenttoanexpertongems(宝石)andwantedtolearnfromhim.Theexpertshookhishead.Heworriedthatyoungmenwouldn’thavethepatiencetolearn.Inhisopinion,theywerealwaysinahurry.Theyoungmanaskedtheexpertmanytimestolethimhaveatry.Finallytheexpertsaid,“Beheretomorrow.”Thenextmorningtheexpertputajade(翡翠)stoneintheman’shandandtoldhimtoholdit.Theexpertthenwentabouthiswork,cutting,weighingandsettinggems.Themansatandwaitedexcitedly.Thefollowingmorningtheexpertagainplacedthejadestoneintheman’shandandtoldhimtoholdit.Onthethird,fourth,andfifthdaytheexpertrepeatedtheaction.Onthesixthdaytheyoungmanstillhadtoholdthejadestone,buthecouldnolongerstandthesilence.heasked,“whenamIgoingtolearnsomething?”“Youwilllearn,”theexpertreplied.SeveralmoredayswentThemanbecamemoreandmoreimpatient.However,whentheexpertplacedastoneinhishandonemorning,theyoungmanshoutedwithoutlookingatit,“Thisisnotthesamejadestone!”“Youhavebeguntolearn,”theexpertsaidwithasmile.Howlongdidthemanholdthejadestonewithoutaskinganything?A.Forthreedays. B.Forfivedays.C.Forsevendays. D.Forhalfamonth.Whydidtheexpertaskthemantoholdastonefordays?Itwasawayoflearning.Hewastoobusytoteachtheman.Itwasallthathecouldgivetheman.Therewasnootherworkforthemantodo.Howdidtheyoungfeelingchange?A.worried→unhappy→nervous. B.worried→nervous→unhappy.C.excited→nervous→worried. D.excited→unhappy→surprised.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytellus?A.Arealexpertongems. B.Somegoodlearninghabits.C.Theimportanceofpatience. D.Thesecrettolearningquickly.(B)Theideaof‘timebanks’wascreatedbyYaleUniversityProfessorEdgarCahnin1980asawaytoencouragevolunteerism(志愿服务).It’ssimpleenough.Peoplewhovolunteertohelpothersintheircommunitiesget‘timedollars’or‘timecoins’—thatcanbeexchangedinlaterlifeiftheyneedhelp.IthastakeneffectinBritain,Japan,Swedenandothercountries.Andso,too,inChina.Theideaof‘timebanks’wasintroducedinChinainthe1990s,andShanghaiwasoneofitsfirstusers.However,beingshortofclearrules,volunteersandgoodmanagement,theprojectfinallyofTheChineseversionmostlyhopestoencourageyoungerseniorpeopletoprovideservicesfortheolderones.“I’mhappytohelpthembeforeIbecometoooldtolookaftermyself,”saidYangBeifen,68,acommunityvolunteerinShanghai.“I’vecollectedover10coinsnow,andit’scomfortingtoknowthatIcanusethemifIneedtointhefuture.”Theideaof‘timebanks’isonewaytodealwiththeproblemofanagingpopulation.Bytheendoflastyear,thereweremorethan5.2millionpeopleaged60orolderinShanghai.Ofthesepeople,about30percentwereagedbelow64and16percentwereover80.Manyyoungpeoplearetoobusytocarefortheelderly,sotheelderlyhavetohelpeachother.TheBankofChinaevendevelopedaWeChatminiprogramtohelptheelderly.However,theneedsoftheelderlyareagreatchallengeforthecity.There’salongwaytogo.Whatdoweknowabouttheideaof“timebanks”?A.popularonlyinEurope. B.ItwascreatedbyaChineseteacher.C.kindofdifficulttounderstand. D.aformofsavingforthefuture.WhichisNOTthereasonfortimebanks’failureinChinainthe1990s?ThemanagementwasTherewerenotclearrules.Peopledidn’thavemuchmoneyatthattime.Therewerenotenoughpeoplewhowouldliketovolunteer.WhatisBeifen’sattitudetowardstheideaof‘timebanks’?A.Sheispleasedwithit. B.Sheisworriedaboutit.C.Shepaysnoattentiontoit. D.Shefeelsdisappointedaboutit.Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?A.introducesomevolunteers. B.introducethehistoryof‘timebanks’.C.givefactsabout‘timebanks’inChina. D.introduce‘timebanks’tomorecountries.(C)Publictoiletsaroundtheworldhaveabadnameforbeingdark,dirtyanddangerous.Somepublicrestroomsintrainstationsdon’thavehandsoapinside.AkindergarteninSouthernJapanstopstakingchildrentoacityparkbecausetheyareafraidofthefliesintherestrooms.Peoplehavelongcalledforachange.Tokyorecentlyintroducednewrestroomsintwopublicparks.Foronething,theyarebrightlylitandlookcolourful.Foranother,theyaretransparent(透明的).Thisway,peoplewhoneedtogotothetoiletcancheckoutthecleannessandsafetyoftherestroomswithoutwalkinginsideortouchinganything.Thenewrestrooms,designedbyShigeruBan,aremadeoutof“smartglass”thathasalreadybeenusedindifferentbuildingstoprovideprivacywhenneeded.Whenusedandlockedproperly,thecolourfulglasstoiletwillbecomeopaque.Whenthedoorisunlocked,itwillbecometransparentagain.Thetoiletsareconsideredasafuturisticexampleofthecountry’stechnologicalachievements.However,peopleholddifferentopinionsaboutthesenewpublictoilets.“Itwilltaketimetogetusedtotheidea,”saidMingCheng,whosejobisdesigningbuildings.Buthewouldliketogiveitatry.SarahCopperwhite,atechnologyworkerinTokyo,saidthatalthoughshealwaysavoidedpublictoilets,shewasgladtousethenewonesbecausetheylookedbrightandclean.“Itrustscience,”shesaidinaphoneinterview.“Idon’twanttoputmyprivacyatrisk,”SachikoIshikawa,a32-year-oldwriterandtranslator,said.MsIshikawaworriedthatsomesmallmistakesmightmakerestroomusersaccidentallyexpose(暴露)themselves.TaliaHarris,awriterwhohaslivedinTokyoforsevenyears,saidshedidnotseeitasausefulwaytomakepeoplefeelcomfortableinpublicrestrooms.“Personally,Ithinkthiswillmakepeoplefeelmoreuncomfortable,especiallyforwomen.”MsHarris,29,said.Whydidintroducenewrestroomsinpublicparks?A.showitstechnologicalachievements. B.makethepublicparksmorepopular.C.improvethepresentconditions. D.helpdisabledpeopleout.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“opaque”possiblymeaninEnglish?A.Notabletobeseenthrough. B.Notcleanenoughtobeused.C.enoughforpeopletouse. D.Bigenoughtoholdmanypeople.WhatdoesSachikoIshikawathinkofthenewpublictoilets?A.Theycosttoomuch. B.Theyarequiteamazing.C.Theymakeusersuncomfortable. D.Theycannotmakepeoplefeelsafe.Whichisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.Howdoweuseapublictoilet? B.Publictoiletaroundtheworld.C.NewpublictoiletinD.Neverusepublictoilet.(D)CoolTechnologiesatBeijing2022WinterOlympicsDriverlessminibusWalkinsideShougangIndustrialPark,youcanseedifferentkindsofdriverlesscars.Whenyoufeeltired,youcangetinadriverlessminibus.Whenyoufeelhungry,youcanbuyfoodfromadriverlesscarstore.InspectionrobotTherobotcanrecognizepeoplewithinfivemeters.Itwillautomaticallywalkovertoapersonwhoisnotwearingamaskandadvisehimorhertowearone.Also,therobothasacontactlesshanddisinfectiondeviceonitshead.SmartBand-AidPoplenrthisthmomtr体温计onthirms.tlookslikeabandage.Userscanchecktheirbodytemperaturethroughanappontheirsmartphones.Ifsomeonegetsafever,thethermometerwillreportit.DisinfectionrobotInWukesongSportsCenter,thereisarobotnamedXiaobai.Whileworking,therobotspraysafogofdisinfectant（消毒剂）throughitsheadfan.Onerobotcancover1,000squaremetersandworkforfourtofivehoursonasinglebatterycharge. canadvisepeopletoweartheirmasks.A.Driverlessminibus B.InspectionrobotC.SmartBand-Aid D.DisinfectionrobotHowcanpeoplechecktheirbodytemperature?A.Throughanapponthephones. B.Bygettinginadriverlessminibus.C.Throughabatteryintherobot. D.Bywearingabandageontheirarms.WhatcanDisinfectionrobotdo?英语试卷第英语试卷第10页（共12页）RecognizepeoplewhogetahighBuyfoodforworkersinWukesongSportsCenter.Sprayafogofdisinfectantthroughitsheadfan.Sweep1000squaremetersadayinShougangPark.第二节阅读填空（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）A~E56~60将该项涂黑。Bigdata(数据)isalotofsetsofinformationthatareputtogethersotheycanbeusedbyacomputerprogramme.Thecomputerprogrammelooksfordifferentkindsofanswersorpatternsinthedata.Bigdatacanhavedifferentkindsofinformationfrommanysources,suchasinformationthatcomesfromschools,socialmediasites,companiesandgovernments.Anothersetcanhavewhattheylike,wheretheygo,andhowmuchtimetheyspendonthecomputer.57Thegovernmentusesittounderstandhowmanypeopletravelonbusesortrains.Thisinformationisthenusedtomakebusortrainsystemsbetter.Someschoolsusebigdatatounderstandwhichchildrenmayneedextrahelpinclass.Theteachercanthengivecertainstudentsmorehelporsupportsothosestudentscansucceedinschool.Companiesusebigdata,too.58Forexample,onecompanyusesweatherdatatoseewhenpeopleeatthemosticecreams.Bigdatacanbeusedfordifferentpurposes.Somehospitalsusebigdatatopredictifababywhoisborntooearlywillgetsick.Itcanalsobeusedtopredictwhichkindsofpeoplearelikelytobreakthelaworhurtothers,eveniftheyhavenotdoneanythingwrong.A．Bigdatacanbeusedinmanyways.Thehospitalcanthentakeextrastepstotakecareofthatbabysoheorshedoesnotgetsick.Onesetofdatacanhavepeople’snamesandA．Bigdatacanbeusedinmanyways.Thehospitalcanthentakeextrastepstotakecareofthatbabysoheorshedoesnotgetsick.Onesetofdatacanhavepeople’snamesandaddresses.Ithelpsthemunderstandwhobuystheirproducts.Othertimes,badideascancauseproblemsforcertaingroupsofpeople.六、写作（共四节，满分45分）第一节单词拼写（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）P hewillcometohelpus,butI’mnotsure.Thereisalargea ofworkforustodotoday,sowearegoingtohaveabusyday.AftertakingtheIQtest,everyonewassurprisedathisgreati .weweoftotoaGuangzhoud