广东省广州市增城区东江外语实验学校2024-2025学年八年级上学期第一次限时训练英语试题

东江外语实验学校2024-2025学年八年级上学期12月第一次限时训练英语说明：本试卷共3页，满分90分，考试用时100分钟。一、语法选择（15分）Asweallknow,theInternethasbecomepartofteenagers’life.Anewreporton3,375studentsaged1

10to18

insevenChinesecities2

that38percentofthemusedtheInternetveryoften.

Mostofthemget3

informationandusetheInternet4

intheirstudies，butsomearenotusingit5

aright

way.Manyare6

onlinegamestoomuch.7

evenvisitwebsitestheyshouldnotbrowse(浏览).Ateacherfromamiddleschoolsaysthatbadthingscanhappen__8

youngpeoplespend

toomuchtimeontheInternet.Shehadastudentwho9

goodatschool.10

laterhestartedvisitingunhealthywebsites.Helosthisconscience(良知),didsomethingillegally(违法地)and11

awaybythepolice.InordertohelpyoungpeopleusetheInternetin

agoodway,atextbook12

goodInternetbehavior（行为)hasstartedtobeusedinsomemiddleschoolsthisterm.Thebookusesrealexamplestoteach

studentsaboutgoodwaysof13

theInternet.Thebookgivesusefuladvicesuchasreadingnewsorfindinghelpfulinformation

tostudy.Teachersandparentsallthinkthebookisgreat.ThebookwillbeaguideforteenstousetheInternet.Webelieve14

willkeepstudentsawayfrombadwebsites,andteachstudents15

todotherightthingsintheonlineworld.1.A.from

B.to

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D.since2.A.find

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B.useful

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B.Alittle

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D.when二、完形填空（10分）Whenyouwereyoung,whorodeyouaroundonthebackofhisbike?Whoplayedfootballand16kiteswithyouinthepark?Whohelpedyouworkoutthedifficultmathproblem?Whotaughtyouthedifferencebetweenrightandwrong?Yourdad.Nowitisyourturntodosomethingfor17.ThethirdSundayinJuneisFather'sDay.Sowhy18dosomethingstothankyourdadforallhisloveandsupport（支持）?TheideaofFather'sDaycamefroman19ladycalledSamaraSmartDoddin1909.Shewantedanunusualdaytorememberher20.Heraised（抚养）sixchildrenbyhimself21hiswifedied.Doddthoughtthereneededtobeadaytothankallthegreat,selflessandlovingdads.Herfatherwasborn22,soshewantedtoholdthefirstFather'sDaycelebration（庆祝）onhisbirthdayin1909.In1924,mostoftheAmericansliketheideaofFather'sDay.Intheend,thethirdSundayinJunewasnamedFather'sDay.Therearemanyways23yourloveandthanks.Sendhimapostcard.Usuallyfatherslikecards.So,maybeagoodonecanmakehimlaugh.Asmallgift,suchasaphotoofyourfamilyoralovelywallet24makehimfeellikeaking.Sendhimflowers：theroseistheofficialFather'sDayflower.Atlastdon't25tosay"Iloveyou,dad!"16．A．flew B．bought C．sold D．played17．A．you B．her C．his D．him18．A．don't B．doesn't C．not D．didn't19．A．English B．Indian C．African D．American20．A．mother B．father C．grandfather D．brother21．A．when B．until C．after D．before22．A．inMay B．inJuly C．inJune D．inAugust23．A．togive B．toshow C．tobring D．tosay24．A．should B．can C．must D．need25．A．remember B．forget C．toforget D．toremember三、阅读理解（分二节，共35分）第一节、阅读选择（30分）AProfession:writer,officialLived:1037–1101,duringtheSongDynastyBirthplace:Meishan,SichuanFamousworks:Tune:PreludeofWaterMelody

《水调歌头》,Tune:CalmingtheWaves《定风波》SuShiisn’tastrangenametous,aswelearnhisciintextbooks.Thisyearmarksthe920thanniversaryofhisdeath.Suisoneofthemostpopularancientwriters.Hewasgoodatalmostallkindsofwritingsandart,includingpoems,ciandprose(散文)aswellascalligraphyandpainting.ButSuwasnotonlyrespectedforhistalent,butalsoforhisoptimistic(乐观的)attitudetowardlife.Whenhewasyoung,hepassedtheimperialexaminations(科举考试)andearnedthedegreeofJinshi(进士).Afterthat,hebecameanofficial.Sadly,Suwasdemoted(贬谪)toserveinremote(偏远的)areasbecauseoffalseaccusations(诬陷).Buthewasnottoodiscouraged.First,hewenttoHuangzhou,intoday’sHubei.There,hetriedtoenjoylifeinthecountryside.Hefarmedapieceoflandwhichhecalled“Dongpo(东坡)”.Thisiswhypeoplecallhim“Dongpo”.It’ssaidthathealsoinventedDongpoPork,afamousChinesedish,duringthisperiod.Manyofhisbestpoemswerewrittenthere,too,includingTune:CalmingtheWaves(《定风波》).Itsline“Impervioustowind,rainorshine,I’llhavemywill(归去！也无风雨也无晴)”showedhisopen-mindedattitude.SuwasalsodemotedtoDanzhou,intoday’sHainan.Atthebeginning,hecouldn’tgetusedtothehot,wetweather.Healsocouldn’tunderstandthedialect(方言).Insteadofgettingsad,hesetupschoolsandgotalongverywellwiththelocals.Manypeopletraveledfromafartovisithim.Suwas“anincorrigible(无可救药的)optimist,afriendofthepeople,aprosemaster…”writerLinYutangsaidinhisbookaboutSu.26.Beingsenttofarawayplaces,SuShiwas_____.A.thankful

B.optimisticC.hopeless

D.discouraged27.Paragraphs5-6arewrittento_____.A.showSuShi’sinfluenceonpoetryB.showhowotherpeopleseeSuShiC.introduceSuShi’swritingsandartD.introduceSuShi’slifeafterdemotion28.WhatcanwelearnfromSuShi’sexperience?A.Weshouldworkhardtoavoidupsanddowns.B.Weshouldtryourbesttohelpothers.C.Weshouldaskfriendsforhelpwhenwearedown.D.Weshouldstayoptimisticwhenfacingdifficulties.BOncetherewasasmallboycalledShankarwhobelongedtoapoorfamily.Oneday,hewaswalkingthroughtheforest,carryingsomewood.Hesawanoldmanwhowasveryhungry.Shankarwantedtogivehimsomefood,buthedidnothaveanyfoodwithhim.Sohecontinuedonhisway.Ontheway,hesawafoxwhowasverythirsty.Hewantedtogivehimsomewater,buthedidnothaveanywaterforhimself.Sohewentonhiswayahead.Thenhesawayoungmanwithadogwhowantedtomakeafirebutdidnothavewood.Shankarlearnedabouthisproblemandgavesomewoodtohim.Inreturn,themangavehimsomefoodandwater.Nowhewentbacktotheoldmanandgavehimsomefood.Thenhefoundthefoxandgavesomewatertohim.TheoldmanandthefoxwereverythankfulforShankar’shelp.ThenShankarwentonhiswayhappily.Unluckily,onedayShankarfelldownthehill.Hewasinpainbuthecouldn’tmoveandnoonewastheretohelphim.Buttheoldmanwhohehadhelpedbeforesawhim,andquicklycameandpulledhimupthehill.Shankarhadmanywoundsonhislegs.ThefoxwhomShankarhadgivenwatertosawhiswoundsandquicklywenttotheforestandbroughtsomeherbs.TheoldmanhelpedtoputtheherbsonShankar’swounds.Aftersometime,Shankargotwell.Allwereveryhappythattheywereabletohelpeachother.Ifyouhelpothers,thentheywillalsohelpyou.29.WhatdidShankarcarrywhenhewalkedthroughtheforest?A.Wood. B.Food. C.Water. D.Herbs.30.WhogaveShankarfoodandwater?A.Theoldman B.Theyoungman. C.Thefox. D.Thedog.31.What’sthemeaningoftheunderlinedword“herbs”inChinese?A.鲜花 B.野果 C.药草 D.毒虫32.Whichofthefollowingcouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.Helpeachother B.AfoxmayhelpyouC.Don’tbelievethestranger D.FoodandwaterareimportantCYoumaystudydifferentlyfromyourfriends,butyourstudyhabitsarenotwrong!KellyandMariaarebestfriendswithalotincommon.Theylovedoingthingstogether,suchasgoingtomoviesandconcerts,shopping,orjustsittingatasmallcafe.Sincetheytakealotofthesameschoolsubjects,theywouldlovetostudytogether,buttheyfindthisimpossible.Theirworkingstylesaresocompletelydifferentthattheycan’tbeinthesameroomwhiletheyarestudying!Kellywouldliketostudyinaclean,openspace,whileMariaworksbestwithbooks,papersandotherthingsaroundher.Kellypreferstostudyinatotallysilentroom,butMarialovestoplaymusicorevenhavetheTVon.Kellycansitforhourswithoutmoving,andoftengetsallherhomeworkdoneinonesitting.Maria,however,isalwaysgettingup,andsaysthatshethinksbestwhenshe’sonthemove.Youmightbeaskingyourself:whichwayofstudyinggetsbetterresults?Manypeoplebelievethatasilent,tidysetting(环境)isthewaytogo,__________.Someresearchhasevenshownthatoutsidenoiseanduntidinesshelpsomepeoplefocus(聚焦)theirattention,becauseitmakesthemforma“wall”intheirmindaroundwhattheyaredoingandimprovestheirfocus.So,ifyou’reastudentwhochoosestostudywhilesittingatatableinabusyshoppingcenter,don’tworryaboutit.Ifyouworkintotalsilence,that’sOK;too.JudgingfromKelly’sandMaria’sstudyhabits,thebestwaytostudyisthewaythatworksforyou.Intheirverydifferentways,bothofthemdowellinschool,andbothfinishtheirworkwithintherequiredtimeaswell.33.KellyandMariaarementionedasanexampleinthispassageto______.A.discusstwodifferentstudyhabits B.comparethedifferencesintheirhobbiesC.showtheimportanceofagoodstudyhabit D.expressthewriter’sworryabouttheirfriendship34.WhichofthefollowingisthebesttofillintheblankinParagraph4?A.andtheyhavedifficultyinstudy B.anditcanbetrueformostofthemC.butthatdoesn’tseemnecessarilytrue D.butnobodydoesresearchonthisquestion35.Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraphofthispassage?A.StudentswholiketostudyinsilencewillbemoresuccessfulB.Bothstudyhabitscanhelpstudentsmakeprogressintheirstudies.C.Onlyasmallnumberofstudentscanstudywellinanoisysituation.D.Friendswithdifferentstudyhabitscandobetterbystudyingtogether.36.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.Areyoustudyingthe“right”way? B.Howcanyouimproveyourstudyhabits?C.Isitpossibleforfriendstostudywelltogether? D.Whataretheadvantagesofdifferentstudysetting?DModerninventionsmakeourlifeeasierandmoreinterestingthanbefore.Let’stakealookatsomeinventions.Anewkindofenzyme(酶)ScientistsinBritainandtheUnitedStateshavefoundanewkindofenzymethateatsplastics.Withitshelp,plasticscanbeturnedintosmallerpartsandgoawayquickly.Itcanstopplasticsfrombeingburnedeverywhere.Scientistsbelievethatitcansolvetheproblemofplasticpollutioninthefuture.SocialrobotCanrobotstalktouslikehumans?Jibo,arobotmadeinUS,cantalkwithyou.Therobothasabig,roundheadandabigbodywithnoeyesormouth.Itusesanimatedicons(动画图标)toshowemotions(情绪).Itjustseemslikearealhuman.Rightnow,Jibocanonlydosomeeasythings,liketakingphotosandreadingnewstoyou.Butitmaylearntodonewthingsinthefuture.SparkSparkisanewdrone(无人驾驶飞机)madebyaChinesecompanyinShenzhen.Itcanhelppeopletakephotosandvideos.Sparkmightbethesmallestdroneevermade.Whenfolded,itisassmallasaCokecan.Thecoolestpartisthatuserscancontrolthesmalldronejustbyusinghandgestures.Forexample,ifyouwaveyourhandfromlefttoright,thedronewillflyinthesameway.Whenyouwantittolandyoujustputyourhandout.Thedronewillcometoyouandlandonyourhand.37．WecanlearnthatJibo__________accordingtothetext.A．isapersonwithabig,roundheadB．hasbigeyesandabigmouthC．cantakephotosandreadnewstopeopleD．candomanydifficultthings38．Accordingtothetext,whatcanweknowaboutspark?A．Sparkisbiggerthananyotherdronesevermade.B．Sparkcanbecontrolledbyhandgestures.C．Sparkcanonlyflytowardsthesamedirection.D．SparkiscreatedbyscientistsfromaUScompany.39．WhichofthefollowingisNottrueaccordingtothetext?A．Theenzymeishelpfulinprotectingtheenvironment.B．Thesocialrobotcanonlydosomethingeasy.C．Sparkcanhelppeopletakephotosandvideos.D．ThesocialrobotandSparkcanbothtakephotosandreadnews.40．Whereisthistextmostprobablyfrom?A．Asciencereport. B．AschoolintroductionC．Ashoppingposter. D．atripadvertisement.第二节、阅读填空（5分）Numbersindifferentcountriesmayhavedifferentmeanings.41Take“8”forexample,theChinesepronunciation(发音)ofthenumber“8”hasalmostthesamesoundasthatoftheChinesecharacter“发［fa∶］”,whichmeansmakingplentyofmoney.42Theybelievethatthenumberwillbringthemmoremoney.43Theythinksuchanideaisonlyanignorant(愚昧的)andsuperstitious(迷信的)belief.Anumberisonething,andgoodluckisanother.Theywillask,“Howcanyoueverhaveanygoodlucksimplybecauseofsomeluckynumbers,evenifyoudon’tworkhard,don’thavegoodchancesanddon’tgetalongwellwiththepeoplearoundyou?”Asforme,Iagreewiththesecondidea.44Perhapsitholdstrueforsomecases,butoftenitdoesnot.Numberscanneverbringgoodlucktoapersonatallandourluckisinourownhands.45Let’salwaysremember“Chancesareonlyforthepreparedmind”and“Nopains,nogains”.A.However,othersdon’tbelievethatnumbershaveanythingtodowithgoodluck.B.InChina,somepeoplethinkthatsomenumbersbringthemgoodluck.C.So,everyonecanhavegoodluckonlyifhetrieshisbest.D.So,manyChinesepeoplespendalotofmoneytogettheirtelephonenumbersorcarnumberstoincludethisnumber“8”.E.Clearly,luckynumbersareonlyakindofsuperstitiousbelief.语篇填词（5分）PaulisastudentatGuangzhouNo.2MiddleSchool.HeisinClassSixGradeEight.Heisvery46.w________andhe’sbestatmaths.Healwaysgetsthehighestscoreinmathsexamsinhisclassandoftenget47.p_________fromhisteacher.Buthe48.n_________getsthescoreof100.LastTuesday,hetookanothermathsexam.He49.p_________tohisteacherthathewouldgetonehundredpoints,sohecheckedalltheanswerstwiceafterhefinished.However,whenresultscameouttwodayslater,hefoundhegot99points.HewasabitsaduntilhismathsteacherMissLiutoldhimthat