广东省广州市南沙广州外国语2024-2025学年八年级上学期期中考试英语试题（含答案）

2025学年第一学期初二年级期中质量检测考试时间：100分钟满分：90分一、单项选择（共10小题，每小题0.5分，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。1.Peoplebegantousecomputersinofficesandhomes________1970s.A.in B.onthe C.on D.inthe2.Asmilecosts________,butgivessomuch.A.something B.anything C.nothing D.everything3.--Youhavealargecollectionofbooks.That’sgreat!--Well.Ihave________books________somenovels.A.threehundreds,include B.hundredsof,includingC.threehundred,include D.hundredof,including4.--Whichonedoyouprefer,MrGreen?--I’lltaketheblueonebecauseit’s________theredone,butmuch________.A.aswellas,morecheaper B.aswellas,cheaperC.asgoodas,morecheaper D.asgoodas,cheaper5.--Tomorrowismy________birthday.Wouldyouliketocometomyparty?--Sure.I’dloveto.A.twelve B.thetwelfth C.twelveth D.twelfth6.Thisbookcantellyou________informationasthatbookcan!A.many B.much C.asmany D.asmuch7.Weneed________.A.alargeamountofwater B.alargenumberofpaperC.alargeamountofapples D.alargenumberofbread8.Canyoutellme________gettothenearestpostoffice?A.howcanI B.whereto C.howto D.howIto9.--Whydoyouputaplasticbagoveryourbicycleseat?--Becauseitcan________therain________myseat.A.keepon B.keepwith C.keepoff D.keepto10.Someboyslikefootball,________boyslikebasketball.A.other B.others C.theothers D.theother第二节语法选择（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）Afewyearsago,myhusbandandIwereonanislandforalongweekendwithourtwodaughters.Aswe___11___aboutwhattodonext,ourgirlssuddenlyjumpedupandtold___12___exactlywhattheywantedtodo.“Wewouldlike___13___tothebutterflymuseum.”saidArielaandEliana.Assoonaswewalkedintothemainareaofthemuseum,wesawthousandsofbeautifulbutterflies,allflapping(拍打)theircolorfulwings.Mygirlsjumpedupanddown,andtheyhadso__14____fun.Iknewwehadmaketherightdecision.Iturnedtoourmuseumtourguide___15___Iwasinterestedandwantedtoknowmore.Iasked,“__16____dobutterflieslive?”Shesaid,“Abouttendays.”“Whatcanbutterfliesdointendays?”Iasked.Theguidestopped,lookedatme,andsaid,“Theymaketheworldamorebeautifulplace.”“Wow,”Isaid,“Ineverthoughtaboutbutterflieslikethat.Thankyou.”Afterwesaidgoodbye,Icouldn’tstop__17____aboutwhattheguidehadsaid.Shewasright.Weallhave__18____togivetotheworld.Weallcanmakeadifferenceintheworld.Likeabutterfly,wehaveourownwayofmakingtheworldalittle__19____.Allwehavetodoistohelpeachothereveryday.Thenwecanhaveaninfluenceonourfamily,friendsandneighbours!Howwonderfulitis!Whynothave___20___tryfromnowon?11.A.talkB.aretalkingC.talkedD.willtalk12.A.weB.usC.ourD.ours13.A.goB.goingC.togoD.togoing14.A.muchB.manyC.fewD.little15.A.ifB.beforeC.becauseD.until16.A.HowoftenB.HowlongC.HowmuchD.Howfar17.A.thinkB.thinksC.thoughtD.thinking18.A.goodsomethingB.goodeverythingC.somethinggoodD.everythinggood19.A.goodB.wellC.betterD.thebest20.A.aB.anC./D.the三、完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）Chinahasbecomestrongerandstrongerinrecentyears.Manyforeignerscan’tbelievethatChinahasdevelopedsofastandfeel11.Theyseehigh­speedtrains,Alipay,sharedbikesandonlineshoppingasthe12FourGreatInventionsofChina.Someofthem13theinfluences(影响)ofthenewinventions.Thefollowingiswhattheysaid.Justin:I’mfromRomania.Thehigh­speedtrainsarevery14,convenientandtidy.IttakesmeonlyaboutfivehoursfromBeijingtoShanghaibytrain.It15alotoftime.Yala:I’mfromNepal.Bicycle­sharingsystemallowspeopletogetabikefrompoint“A”and16itatpoint“B”.It’sconvenient,andit’salsoalow­carbon(低碳的)andhealthywayoflife.Ilikeitverymuch.Arcbana:MylifeinBeijingisquitedifferentfromthatinIndia.HereinChina,I17takenotes(纸币)withmewhenIgoout.IcanpaywithAlipaymostofthetime.It’samazing.However,inIndia,ifyoudon’ttake18withyou,you’llbeintrouble.Bond:Ifindmany19betweenChinaandThailand.Wedon’thaveTaobaoorotheronlineshoppingappsinThailand.Withtheseapps,Ican20easilywithoutsteppingoutofthedoorsinChina.11．A．surprised B．nervous C．sad D．angry12．A．old B．new C．young D．small13．A．dependedonB．lookedfor C．talkedabout D．gaveup14．A．fast B．short C．slow D．heavy15．A．takes B．saves C．changes D．works16．A．borrow B．buy C．keep D．return17．A．seldom B．sometimes C．often D．usually18．A．water B．money C．rubbish D．food19．A．promises B．connections C．differences D．problems20．A．run B．swim C．read D．shop四、阅读（共两节，满分45分）第一节阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）(A)SophieCrehan,24,saidshehadtakenherchildrentoarestaurantinHaydock,Englandonyesterday

afternoonasaweekendtreat. “Theyhavealittlechildren’splayareainthere.Iwasonthegrabbing

machines(抓娃娃机)

andIwastryingtowinmylittlegirlthispinkandpurpleteddythatshereallywanted.Ihadagothreetimesbutfailed—Ijustcouldn’tdoit,”

Sophiesaid.

“Therewasalittleboystoodnexttomewatchingmedoit.Isaid‘it’syourturnnow,youcanhaveago’.” Sophiewentbacktohertabletoeathermeal.Shortlyafter,thelittleboywalkedovertohertableholdingapinkandpurpleteddy.

Hesaid,

“I’vejustwonitforyourlittlegirl.” “Isaid‘youdon’tneedtodothat’

andhesaid‘nono,I’vewonit’,”

Sophierecalled.“Iwasnearlyintearsbecauseitwassuchanicethingtodo.” Sophiesaystheboywasaround10yearsold.

“Isawhimgobacktohistablewherehewassitting.Itook£2outofmypurseandwentandgaveittohimandsaid‘thanksverymuch’.” “Hisparentswerelike,‘what’shappened?’

SoIexplainedwhathadhappenedandsaid‘he’salovelylittleboy’.”31.Thestorymighthappenon________.A.Monday B.Tuesday C.Friday D.Sunday32.WhodidSophiewanttogettheteddyfor?A.Herself B.Alittlegirl C.Thelittleboy D.Herlittledaughter33.Abouttheboy’skindness,Sophiewas________.A.moved B.surprised C.happy D.excited(B)Doyouhavealuckynumber?Whatisit?Manypeoplehaveaspecialnumberandtheyhopethatitwillbringthemgoodluck.InChina,peoplethinksomenumbersareluckyorunluckybecausethosenumberssoundsimilartosomeChinesewordsthatmean(意思是)somethinggoodorbad.Forexample,thewordfornumber8soundslike“makinglotsofmoney”inChinese.So,peoplethinkitaveryluckynumber.Somepeoplewillevenspendmuchmoremoneytohave8sintheirphonenumbers.DoyouremembertheSummerOlympicGamesinBeijing?Itopenedat8:08p.m.onAugust8,2008.Thenumber9isalsoaluckynumberbecauseofitsconnectiontotheemperors(皇帝)ofChina.Therewereninedragonsonemperors’robes(长袍)andit’stoldinmanyChineseancientstoriesthatthedragonhasninechildren.Thenumberof9alsomeans“longlasting”.InChina,amanwouldsend99or999rosestohisloverwiththewishesthatthelovebetweenthemwillbelonglasting.What’smore,Chinesethinkthatthenumber2isluckyasit’ssaidthat“allgoodthingscomeinpairs”.Forexample,duringweddingcelebrations(婚礼庆典),youusuallyfindpairsofredcandles,doublepillowsandmanyotherthingsinpairs.Andpeopleoftengivegiftsinpairsforsomeone’sbirthday,weddingorothercelebrations.Sowhat’sanunluckynumberinChina?Itmightbe4.ManyChinesepeoplesee4asanunluckynumberbecauseitsoundssimilartotheChineseword“die”.Becauseofthis,manybuildingsdon’thavethefourthfloor,andjustcallitthefifthfloor.InHongKong,somebuildingsevenskip(跳过)allfloorswiththenumbered4,suchas4,14,24,34andall40-49floors.So,abuildingwhosehighestflooris50mayhaveonly36floorsinfact.34．WhatmakesChinesepeoplebelieveanumberisluckyorunlucky?A.theshapeofthenumbers B.thequantityofthenumbersC.thehistoryofthenumbers D.thesoundofthenumberinChinese35．Whywouldamanliketosend99rosestohislover?A．Becausehethinksthatwomenloverosesthebest.B．Becausethenumber9hasaconnectiontotheemperorsofChina.C．Becausehewishesthathewillhavelotsofchildrenwiththewomaninthefuture.D．Becausehehopesthathewillbeinlovewiththewomanforalongtime.36.InHongKong,youmayNOTfindthe_______floorinsomebuildings.A.50th B.35th C.46th D.17th37.Whatisthepurposeoftheauthor?ATodescribenumbersandancientstoriesinChina.B.TointroduceluckyandunluckynumbersinChineseculture.C.Tohelpreadersfindtheirluckyandunluckynumbers.D.Tocomparedifferentmeaningsofnumbersindifferentcountries.(C) ChatGPTnowhasanupgradewithitsnewAlmodel,GpT-4o.Butwhy“o"?Itstandsfor“omni”,whichmeansitcando“allthings"in“allways",ItisstrongerthananyoftheGPTmodelsthatcamebeforeit.GPT-4ocanunderstandordersthroughvoice,textorpictures,Itcanalsogiveanswersinallthesetypesofmedia.Whentalkingwithyou,itcanrespondasfastasapersoncan,“Talkingtoacomputerhasneverfeltreallynaturalforme,nowitdoes,"saidOpenAlCEOSamAltman.Thenewmodelmaybecomeyour“newbestfriend"asitcanhelpyouwithmanythings.ltcanteachyounewlanguages,summarizeameetingandtranslatethingsfast.Butmosthelpfulofall.GPT4ocanbeyourpersonalteacher. Inavideo,GPT-4ohelpedaboynamedlmranwithamathproblem.Insteadofgivinghimtheanswer.Ithelpedhimthinkstepbystep.WhenImranmademistakes,GPT-4ogavetipsandlethimtryagain,insteadofjusttellinghimtheanswer. TheseabilitiesaremakingmanypeoplethinkandtalkaboutthepowerofGPT-40.“Teachersgiveclassestomanystudents.NowwithAl,eachperson'slearningexperienceistailoredtotheirrequirements.Itfitswhatastudentneeds,"aviewerofthevideowroteonlineButothersalsoworryitmighttakeawaysometeachers'jobs.Still,manypeopleseehope.Ifusedright,GPT-4ocangivemorehelptopeopleliketheblindorthosefeelinglonely.38.Theunderlinedword“respond”heremeans_______.A.help B.watch C.learn D.reply39.SamAltman’swordsshowthat_______.A.GPT-4oisassmartasahumansB.talkingtoAIisstillimpossibleC.GPT-4ocanreplacethemediaD.GPT-4ohasmadebigprogress40.HowdoesGPT-4ohelpImranwithhismathprobleminthevideo?A.Bygivinghimtheanswerdirectly B.ByguidinghimstepbystepC.Bytellinghimthekeywords D.Bypointingouthismistakes.41.Whatispeople’sworryaboutGPT-4oaccordingtothestroy?A.ItmaymakesometeacherslosetheirjobsB.ItmayhelpstudentscheatinexamsC.ItmaytotallychangeoureducationD.Ithelpsstudentslearnindependently(D)Ihopedtobesetfreeoneday,soIwasnicetotheLilliputians.Gradually,________.Sometimesthechildrenevenplayedhide-and-seek(捉迷藏)inmyhair.Oneday,thekingsaidtome,“Gulliver,Iinviteyoutowatchanimportantperformance.ItisacompetitioncalledRopeDancing.”Inthecompetition,athinrope(绳子)wastiedbetweentwopoles(杆子)veryhighabovetheground.Peoplehadtodanceonthisrope.Eachdancertriedtojumphigherthantheothers.Ihadn’tseensuchadangeroussportbefore.“YourMajesty(陛下),”Isaid,“manydancersmustfallandbehurtorkilled.”“Yes,”hereplied.“ButIwillgivethebestjobsinmykingdomtothemenwhoarenotafraidandjumpthehighest.”“Whatastrangewaytochoosewhowillworkforthecountry!”Ithought.Then,asthekingwatched,Itiedeachcornerofmyhandkerchief(手帕)toastrongstick,andpushedthefoursticksintotheground.Myhandkerchiefwasnowundertheropebutabovetheground.Anydancerwhofellwouldlandonthehandkerchiefandnotgethurt.Thekingwasverypleasedwithmyinvention.Hisfamilyandmanyotherpeoplewatchedtheropedancing.“Wouldyouandthequeenliketoseebetter?”Iaskedtheking.Igentlyputthemonmyhandandhelditbesidetherope.Theyhadagoodview(视野)ofthedancers.Oneexcellentperformerheldontotheropeandflipped(翻转)hisbodyrightoverit.Thekingandthequeencheered.Laterthekingtoldmethathemadethismanoneofhischief(首要的)advisers.ThekingandImetoften.Heseemedtoenjoyourconversations.Oneday,Isaidagain,“YourMajesty,pleasesetmefree.”Thistimeheanswered,“Ihavetalkedtomyadvisers.Weagreethatyouhavebeengoodtoourpeople...”42．Whichofthefollowingcanbeputinto________?A．theyleftmealone B．theylostfearofmeC．theywereangrywithme D．theydidn’tcareaboutme43．Whowouldtakepartinthecompetition?A．Touristsinthekingdom. B．Childrenwithnofamilies.C．Dancersthekingpickedout. D．Peoplewhowantedthebestjobs.44．Theunderlinedword“them”inthepassagerefersto(指代)________.A．theking’schiefadvisers B．thekingandthequeenC．thedancersontherope D．theotherpeoplearound45．WhatmightthekingdowithGulliverintheend?A．Thekingsethimfree. B．Thekingtiedhimup.C．Thekingdecidedtokillhim. D．Thekingmadehimanadviser.第二节阅读填空（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）Lifeisfullofunexpectedmoments.Whetherthesemomentsaresurprisingorchallenging,weallneedtofacethembravely.46Herearefoursimpleways.TakeadeepbreathBreathingexercisecanhelprelaxusinbothmindandbody.Wecanbreathedeeplythroughournose,thenblowslowlythroughourmouth.47BecreativeIfwefailtoexpressourselves,wecanturntoartisticoutlets.48Thesecanhelpusshareourthoughtsandfeelings.49Wecangetgoodadvicethroughreading.Goodbooksaregoodfriends.Theycanhelpusfeelbetterafterabusyday.Theycanalsoopenupawholenewworldtous.Practicepositiveself-talkIfweoftenpracticenegative(负面的)self-talk,wewillthinknegativelyaboutourselves.50Shallwetrythesewayswhenwefacetheunexpectedmoments?A．DosomereadingB．Forexample,wecancolour,paint,orkeepdiaries.C．Thiscanbeagreatwaytohelpusfeelcalm.D．Then,howcanwestudentsfacetheseproperly?E．Sowe’dbettertalktoourselvesinapositiveway.五、写作（共四小节，满分35分）第一节语篇填词（共10小题；每小题0.5分，满分5分）Nowadays,manypeoplecreateandshareshortvideosonpopularvideoapps.Thesevideosbecomemoreandmorecreativeand51.pindailylife.Teenagersalsoenjoy52.etheirideasthroughthesevideos.Forexample,a12-year-oldusernamedChenYuputonGuangdongoperasinhisvideosandpostedthemonthe53.I.Theywantedtomakemorepeopleknowaboutthistraditionalskills.Inthevideos,heandhisfriendswereexcellent54.a.Thishelpsthemwinmanyfans.Althoughshortvideosbringpeoplemuchfun,theycanalso55.ctrouble,too.Ittakesstudentstoomuchtimetowatchthem,sosomevideoappswilllocktheappifitisusedforovertwohoursaday.第三节完成句子（每题2分，满分10分）56.他一直想知道恐龙是怎么灭绝的。Hewantedtoknowwhydinosaurs________________allthetime.57.一班的学生计划建一个网站以便更多人能了解我们学校的社团。ThestudentsfromClassOneplantobuildawebsite________________morepeoplecouldknowourschool’sclubs.58.我们期待更多的新网络技术能帮助我们解决不同的问题。We’re________________________morenewnetworktechnologytohelpussolvedifferentproblems.59.我希望我们能一起努力，组织小学生浪费过多的时间玩电脑游戏。Ihopewecanallworktogetherto________pupils________________toomuchtime________computergames.60.电是多么有用的发现啊。________________________discoveryelectricityis!第三节课文默写（每题1分，共5分）61.有些恐龙像鸡一样小，有的却如同十头大象一样巨大。_______________________________________________________________________________62.如果你赢了这盘棋你可以得到任何奖励、_______________________________________________________________________________63.有些电脑很小，你有可能会忽略它们的存在。_______________________________________________________________________________64.在车轮发明之后，旅行变得更加迅捷、更加舒适.______________________________________________________________________________