广东省广州市越秀区铁一 2022-2023学年八年级上学期期中考试英语试题.docx

1、2022 学年第一学期初二年级期中学情调查英语问卷考试时间：100 分钟满分：120 分一、听力部分（共两小节，满分 15 分）第一节听选信息（共 10 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 10 分）听第一段对话，回答第 1、2 两个问题。现在你有 10 秒钟的阅题时间。1. How long has the old man been planting trees?A. For almost 10 years. B. For almost 15 years. C. For almost 20 years.2. What will the two speakers probably do next?A.

2、 Go to the shopping center.B. Go to the school library.C. Go to plant some trees.听第二段对话，回答第 3、4 两个问题。现在你有 10 秒钟的阅题时间。3. How many people are there ahead of Jack? A. 8 B. 10 C. 164. How long will they have to wait?A. About an hour. B. About one and a half hours. C. About two hours.听第三段对话，回答第 5、6 两个问题。

3、现在你有 10 秒钟的阅题时间。5. How often did Jason go swimming?A. Every morning. B. Twice a week. C. Three times a week.6. How heavy is Jason now?A. About 65 kilograms. B. About 75 kilograms. C. About 55 kilograms.听第四段对话，回答第 7-10 四个问题。现在你有 10 秒钟的阅题时间。7. What has the woman been doing since she graduated (毕业)?A.

4、Staying at home because she was ill.B. Taking care of her sick mother.C. Working in a hospital.8. How many foreign languages can the woman speak?A. One B. Two C. Three9. Where does the conversation happen?A. On the road. B. In a park. C. In an office.10. What will happen to Emily after the conversat

5、ion?A. She will look for another job.B. She will get the job.C. She will study computer skills.第二节回答问题（共 5 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 5 分）听下面一段独白，录音播放两遍。现在你有 15 秒钟的时间阅读这五个问题。A. Where was Grace Hopper from? B. What did Grace Hopper work at? C. Why did Grace Hopper fail to enter the college for the first time? D.

6、How was the first computer software (软件)? E. Did Grace Hopper invent the computer language? 二、语言知识与运用（共两小节，满分 15 分）第一节语音题（共 10 小题；每小题 0.5 分，满分 5 分）选出下列各题四个选项中划线部分发音与所给音标相同的一项。1. aA. happyB. companyC. typeD. daytime2. A. silverB. riceC. realizeD. wise3. A. produceB. computerC. humanD. understand4. iA

7、. seriousB. thereC. pieceD. parents5. aA. youngB. countC. throughD. bought6A. moveB. almostC. todayD. solar7. A. lampB. practicalC. anywhereD. across8. sA. includeB. pictureC. artisticD. encyclopaedia9. A. machineB. weatherC. somethingD. Earth10. gA. challengeB. programmeC. intelligenceD. age第二节语法选择

8、（共 10 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 10 分）The Kings ChallengeOnce upon a time, a wise old king wanted to find a new ruler for his land. He announced _11_ challenge.The next ruler would be the one to complete two tasks: catch a thousand fish and find the kingdoms _12_ valuable treasure. Many people thought it was imp

9、ossible to complete the two tasks, but a young lady named Kate didnt give up. She saw some fish _13_ in a river when she walked by. Then she saw _14_ and that made her heart leap. She filled a bucket and hurried off to the king.“What do we have here?” the king asked.“Eggs,” Kate explained. “Each one

10、 _15_ a fish. And my bucket holds _16_ them!”The king nodded. “You are very clever. Now you need to find the most valuable treasure in the kingdom.The next morning, Kate stood at the castle door. This time, she brought a crowd with her. “I dont see _17_ gold or diamonds,” said the king.“Thats becaus

11、e the people _18_ the most valuable treasure in the kingdom. _19_ these people, we wont have our kingdom. Nothing is worth (值得) more than them,” Kate replied.The king smiled. “Your words show me that youll take good care of my people, _20_ Im sure you will be a wise queen.” Then he stepped forward a

12、nd handed Kate the crown.11. A. aB. anC. theD. /12. A. mostB. the mostC. moreD. the more13. A. swamB. to swimC. swimmingD. to swimming14. A. nothingB. everythingC. somethingD. anything15. A. becomesB. will becomeC. becameD. would become16. A. a thousandB. thousand ofC. thousandsD. thousands of17. A.

13、 anyB. someC. noD. many18. A. isB. wasC. areD. were19. A. WithB. ForC. AboutD. Without20. A. becauseB. butC. soD. if三、完形填空（共 10 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 10 分）It seems very natural that if you have two dollars and someone gives you _21_ more, you will have four dollars. But do you know it really took human bein

14、gs a very long time to be able to think this way? In fact, one of the most _22_ things to teach children is the idea of numbers.In ancient times when a man wanted to tell how many animals he _23_, he had no system of numbers to use. He put a _24_ into a bag for each animal. The more animals owned, t

15、he more stones he had. It may explain _25_ the word “calculate” comes from the Latin word “calculus”. “Calculus” means “stone”.Then, man used lines to count. People would just draw a line for each thing they wanted to count, but they still had no _26_ to tell the numbers, so they could not write the

16、 numbers down.Later on, people used fingers. Again, we have the word that _27_ this. The word “digit” comes from the Latin word “digitus”. It means “finger”! The fact that we have 10 fingers _28_ the use of 10 in the system of numbers.The Hindus in India _29_ the number system we use today and Arab

17、traders (商人) _30_ it to Europe during the 8th to the 11th century. In this system, people count things with ten numbers: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 0. It is called decimal system, that is, it is built on the base of 10.21. A. oneB. twoC. threeD. four22. A. difficultB. wonderfulC. importantD. inte

18、lligent23. A. killedB. ateC. hadD. included24. A. lineB. stoneC. fingerD. stick25. A. whatB. howC. whyD. when26. A. wordsB. namesC. booksD. pens27. A. goes back toB. looks forward toC. talks aboutD. happens to28. A. came fromB. was close toC. led toD. was made up of29. A. wroteB. madeC. producedD. i

19、nvented30. A. introducedB. developedC. gaveD. sold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)3, September CloudyThe third day of the new term, I still cant get used to the fact that summer is over and I have to get out of bed every morning to go to school.My summer did not get a great start

20、, all because of my older brother Rodrick.Only a few days into summer, Rodrick woke me up in the middle of the night. He told me I slept through the whole summer, but luckily, I woke up just in time for the first day of school.You might think I was silly for believing that kind of words, but Rodrick

21、 was wearing his school uniform and he set my clock ahead to make it look like it was the morning. Plus, he closed my curtains so I couldnt see that it was still dark out.After Rodrick woke me up, I just got dressed and went downstairs to make myself some breakfast. But I guess I must have made a lo

22、t of noise because very soon, Dad was downstairs, shouting at me for eating my breakfast at 3:00 in the morning.It took me a minute to realize what was happening. I told Dad the whole story, and that Rodrick was the one who should get all the shouting at.Dad walked towards Rodricks room, and I follo

23、wed, but just to find that Rodrick was pretending to sleep in his bed fast and sound! He did cover it all up very well!And till now, Im sure Dad still thinks I got a screw looseor something.31. When did Rodrick probably wake the writer up?A. 1:00 a.m.B. 2:00 p.m.C. 2:30 a.m.D. 3:00 a.m.32. The write

24、r believed his brother because of the following reasons EXCEPT_.A. the writers clock showed that it was in the morningB. Rodrick wore his school clothesC. the writer couldnt see it was dark outsideD. Rodrick made breakfast for the writer33. What did the writer realize when he said “It took me a minu

25、te to realize what was happening”?A. He got up too early for a school day.B. He shouldnt eat his breakfast.CHis brother played a joke on him.D. His father was angry with him.34. What does the underlined phrase “got a screw loose” mean in the passage?A. felt relaxedB. did things strangelyC. became fo

26、rgetfulD. was honest35. Put the following events in the right order.a I went downstairs to have breakfast.b. Rodrick woke me up.c. Rodrick set my clock ahead and closed my curtains.d. Dad went to Rodricks room with me.e. Dad shouted at me.A. c-b-a-e-dB. b-a-e-d-cC. b-c-a-e-dD. b-a-c-d-e(B)According

27、to a new study, high school students who take music classes get better grades on Maths, Science and English exams than their non-musical classmates. If students learnt to play a musical instrument (乐器) in primary school and continued playing in high school, they not only got better grades, but were

28、about one school year ahead of their non-musical classmates.Experts studied over 112,000 students. These students finished all the 12-grade schoolwork from 2012 to 2015. If one of the students had at least one instrumental music class, he or she was seen as taking music classes. And the music classe

29、s need instrumental music experience and include concert bands, jazz bands and so on.The experts found the relationships between music education and grades were clearer for those who learnt musical instruments. The study shows that the skills learnt in instrumental music class can turn into the stud

30、ents learning ability at school.According to the study, a music student has to learn to read music notation (乐谱), and develop eye-hand-mind coordination (协调) skills, quick listening skills and team skills. All those skills play an important role in developing the learners different abilities.Lots of

31、 people shared their opinions on the Internet. Some said they agreed with the result. They thought it was interesting. However, others didnt think so. They thought music education had nothing to do with grades.36. Which of the following is TRUE about the study?A. Experts studied more than 120,000 st

32、udents in this study.B. There were both primary school students and middle school students in this study.C. The study shows that non-musical students arent so clever as music students.D. The study shows that grades have something to do with music education.37. Which two groups of students did the ex

33、perts compare in the study?A. Students who finished all the 12-grade schoolwork and students who did not.B. Primary school students and high school students.C. Students who took instrumental music lessons and students who did not.D. Students who got good grades and students who got bad grades.38. Ac

34、cording to the study, how many skills can a student learn when taking music lessons which are helpful for developing learners abilities?A. One.B. Two.C. Four.D. Six.39. How does the writer think of the study?A. The writer supports the result.B. The writer thinks music education could do nothing to s

35、tudents grades.C. The writer doesnt think its a meaningful study.D. The writer doesnt share his own thoughts on this study.40. Why does the writer write this passage?A. To talk about different opinions.B. To show what music students study.C. To tell readers about a new study.D. To advise readers to

36、take music classes.(C)Big data (数据) is a lot of sets of information that are put together so they can be used by a computer program. The computer program looks for different kinds of patterns in the data. Big data includes information collected from many sources (来源), such as information from school

37、s, social media site, companies and governments. One set of data may include peoples names and addresses. Another set can have what they like, where they go to school, and how much time they spend on the computer.Big data can be used in many ways. The government uses it to understand how many people

38、 travel on buses or trains. This information is then used to make bus or train systems better. Some schools use big data to understand which children may need extra help in class. The teacher can then give certain students more help or support so theycan succeed in school. Companies use big data, to

39、o. It helps them understand who buys their products. For example, one company uses weather data to see when people eat the most ice cream.Big data can be used for good reasons. Some hospitals use big data to predict (预测) if a baby who is born too early will get sick. The hospital can then take extra

40、 steps to take care of that baby so he or she does not get sick. Big data can also be used for bad reasons. It can be used to predict which kinds of people are likely to break the law or hurt others, even if they have not done anything wrong yet.How can big data be used both for good and bad things?

41、 It is because the computer programs are written by people. How people think will decide how they use the date. People think in a certain way and they build models based on their ideas. These models will decide how computer programs look at the data. Good ideas are helpful for people and businesses

42、while bad ideas can cause problems for certain groups of people.41. What kind of information may be included in big data? peoples names peoples addresses peoples hobbies peoples schools peoples shopping habits peoples travelling habitsA. B. C. D. 42. How does the writer show his ideas in Paragraph 2

43、?A. By showing numbers.B. By giving examples.C. By telling stories.D. By making comparisons.43. What does the underlined “they” in Paragraph 3 refer to?A. Students at schoolB. Students who need more help than othersC. Teachers who give support to studentsD. Children who succeed in school44. Why can

44、big data be used for both good and bad reasons?A. Because big data can help take care of babies as well as predict who is going to hurt others.B. Because some programs are good for people while some are bad.C. Because the information included in big data comes from different places.D. Because the pe

45、ople who write computer programs have different ways of thinking.45. What is the best title for the passage?A. Big data, good or bad?B. Facts about big dataC. Big databest helperD. People behind big data(D)Risa in Roma, Italy is chatting online with his friend Xiaoming, who has just moved to Beijing

46、, China with his family. After a little while, Xiaoming tells Risa that its time for him to go to bed. Risa looks outside to see the sun shining and is confused why Xiaoming would go to bed when its so early! “What time is it?” Risa asks. “Its 9:00 pm!” Xiaoming replies. Whats going on here? Is it s

47、ome kind of time travel?In fact, it is NOT. This is actually just something that happens every day to our planet. Risa and Xiaoming are having different times because Xiaoming is now in a different time zone.A time zone is an area on Earth that has a specific time that all the people in that area can set their clocks to. Youll pass through different time zones if you travel from east to west (or west to east) on the surface of Earth. Humans came up with the idea of time zones and decided which parts