1、广东省广州市天河中学猎德实验学校2022-2023学年八年级上学期期中考试英语试卷一、语法选择（15小题；每小题1分, 共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115各题所给的A、B、C和D项中, 选出最佳选项。Pyramids are one of the most interesting buildings in the world. Many of the pyramids still survive along the Nile River in Egypt today for us _1_ and study. In modern days, peopl
2、e look at them and ask, “Who built _2_? Why? When? What is inside? ”_3_years ago, some kings of Egypt created the pyramids. They _4_them as tombs. They thought the pyramids _5_help people remember them as important persons.The oldest pyramid we know today _6_about 5, 000 years old. Some of them are
3、huge. _7_pyramid is the Pyramid of Khufu. It is about 144 metres high and it is made _8_2, 300, 000 stones. The stones are _9_big and heavy. Most of them are taller than _10_person. Scientists estimate（估计）it took at least 100, 000 workers over 20 years to build the pyramid. As one of the Seven Wonde
4、rs of the World, the Pyramid of Khufu is a very popular place of interest. Every year, travellers from all over the world_11_to visit it.How did ancient people build the pyramids? _12_did they carry and lift up the large stones? Each stone fits with one another so well. _13_, the people didnt have m
5、odern machines at all! Now scientists are working _14_to study the pyramids. However, _15_can say how ancient people built them.1. A. to seeB. seeingC. sawD. sees2. A. theyB. themC. theirD. theirs3. A. ThousandsB. A few thousandsC. Thousands ofD. Thousand of4. A. builtB. buildingC. buildD. are build
6、ing5. A. willB. couldC. shouldD. may6. A. isB. areC. wasD. were7. A. LargeB. LargerC. LargestD. The largest8. A. fromB. byC. ofD. with9. A. veryB. suchC. muchD. too10. A. aB. anC. theD. /11. A. cameB. comeC. comesD. are coming12. A. WhatB. HowC. WhichD. Who13 A. SoB. HoweverC. ButD. Because14. A. ha
7、rdB. hardlyC. harderD. more hardly15. A. somebodyB. anybodyC. everybodyD. nobody二、完形填空 （10分）阅读下面短文，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项使短文意思完整、通顺。I have invented robots which improve the work of cars. My love of making things began when I was a kid. I really became _16_ about inventing after I learned about Thomas E
8、dison.One day in fourth grade, our teacher gave us a project in class. We had to write to a company and learn about the products（产品）. I thought and thought. _17_ I chose the Thomas Edison Company. Soon after, the company sent me a book about the life of Thomas Edison. I enjoyed reading and reading a
9、gain about his _18_! I like the recorded sound and the electric light most and kept the inventions in my heart.My dad found that I was interested in inventing and _19_ me. He showed me how to turn my ideas into _20_ and then into new things. Once, I made a model plane and my dad was very surprised.
10、Later, we found a similar model plane in a store. I learned that different inventors often invent similar things. It is usual for this to happen. I also learned that not all great ideas _21_ . Failure（失败） is a _22_ part of the inventing.As my father and I worked together, I began to _23_ that my dad
11、 was quite an inventor himself. He was always _24_ a better way to do an easy job. His _25_, together with my interest in inventing, led me to become an engineer and an inventor. Of course, I also thank Thomas Edison. He is my hero.16. A. surprisedB. excitedC. boredD. worried17. A. FinallyB. Suddenl
12、yC. HardlyD. Probably18. A. productsB. feelingsC. inventionsD. knowledge19. A. allowedB. discussedC. repliedD. encouraged20. A. plansB. homeworkC. adviceD. introduction21. A. winB. dependC. workD. create22. A. comfortableB. successfulC. funnyD. common23. A. promiseB. realizeC. decideD. imagine24. A.
13、 looking upB. taking inC. looking forD. giving up25. A. guideB. orderC. ruleD. career三、阅读（两节, 共35分）第一节 阅读理解 A young man went to an expert on gems（宝石） and wanted to learn from him. The expert shook his head. He worried that young men wouldnt have the patience to learn. In his opinion, they were alway
14、s in a hurry.The young man asked the expert many times to let him have a try. Finally the expert said, “Be here tomorrow.”The next morning the expert put a jade stone in the mans hand and told him to hold it. The expert then went about his work, cutting, weighing and setting gems. The man sat and wa
15、ited excitedly. The following morning the expert again placed the jade stone in the mans hand and told him to hold it. On the third, fourth, and fifth day the expert repeated the action.On the sixth day the young man still had to hold the jade stone, but he could no longer stand the silence.“Sir, ”
16、he asked,“ when am I going to learn something?”“You will learn, ”the expert replied.Several more days went by. The man became more and more impatient.However, when the expert placed a stone in his hand one morning, the young man shouted without looking at it, “This is not the same jade stone!”“You h
17、ave begun to learn, ” the expert said with a smile.26. What do we know about the expert at first?A. He got angry with the young man.B. He didnt want to teach the young man.C. He played a joke on the young man.D. He made friends with the young man.27 Why did the expert ask the man to hold a stone for
18、 days?A. It was a way of learning.B. He was too busy to teach the man.C. It was all that he could give the man.D. There was no other work for the man to do.28. How did the young mans feeling change?A. worriedunhappynervous.B. worriednervous unhappy.C. excitednervous worried.D. excited unhappysurpris
19、ed.29. What is the best title of the passage?A. A real expert on gems.B. Some good learning habits.C. The importance of patience.D. The secret to learning quickly.What would the world be like if cars could drive themselves? Imagine seeing an empty car passing by on its way to pick up its owner, or a
20、 car full of passengers who are reading, listening to music or even sleeping. But none of them is worried about the road ahead.Well, all of these could be the future of driving. There are several companies, for example, Google, working on driverless cars. So far, no Google self-driven car has got a
21、traffic ticket, but some of them have been in accident when other cars hit them.These cars are now still in the testing stages. If the tests are successful, these electric, self-driven cars could be available（可使用的） very soon. But how is it possible for a car to drive itself? Cars already have many f
22、eatures（特征） allowing them to take the place of drivers during certain situations. Some features include cars being able to park themselves, or slow down when they notice other cars close by. They can also control the speed if there are dangerous conditions（状况）.Scientists believe that with the help o
23、f wireless signals, cameras and GPS, it is possible to create a safe self-driven car very soon.The cause of deadly road accidents is usually careless drivers or dangerous conditions. The self-driven car may be able to stop this. However, some people do not like the idea. American lawyer Whit Drake,
24、for example, doesnt believe these cars are safe. He thinks that technologies can also be mistakes.30. The main purpose of the first paragraph is to _.A. get readers to pay attention to road safetyB. tell readers the danger of self-driven carsC. ask readers to keep away from heavy trafficD. make read
25、ers be interested in self-driven cars31. From the passage, we know that the testing self-driven cars can already _.A. stop any accident on the roadB. turn around when getting near other carsC. control the speed in dangerous situationsD. park themselves with the help of the drivers32. What is Whit Dr
26、akes attitude（态度） toward the safety of the self-driven cars?A. He has doubt about it.B. He believes it completely.C. He doesnt care about it.D. He dislikes new technology.33. Where can we read this article?A. In a magazine.B. In a travel guide.C. In a storyboard.D. In an advertisement.Professor Step
27、hen Hawking was born on 8th January, 1942 in Oxford, England. When he was eight, his family moved to St. Albans, a town about 20 miles north of London. At the age of eleven, Hawking went to St. Albans School and then went to University of Oxford in 1959, where his father once studied. Hawking wanted
28、 to study maths although his father asked him to learn medicine. Since maths was not a choice at that university, he chose to study physics instead. Three years later, he won a very important prize in natural science. In 1963, Hawking suffered from a serious disease and was told that he couldnt live
29、 more than two years. In fact, he lived for another fifty-five years, until he died in March, 2018, but he had to use a wheelchair for the rest of his life.Hawking was also a famous writer. His first book, A Brief History of Time, came out in 1988 and became an international best seller. He also wro
30、te a childrens book, George and the Big Bang, with his daughter, while he was on a visit to Hong Kong for the first time over 10 years ago. Hawking said the book would be a bit like Harry Potter but without the magic. “It explains the wonderful universe (宇宙),” said Hawking.In 2014, a movie called Th
31、e Theory of Everything was shown in cinemas. It was based on (以根据) Hawkings life. Hawking liked the film and said it made him think over his own life. “Although Im disabled, I have been successful in my scientific work.” Hawking wrote on Facebook in November, 2014. “I have traveled widely and I hope
32、 to go into space one day.”34. What does the underlined word “It” in Paragraph 2 refer to?A. George and the Big Bang.B. A Brief History of Time.C. Harry Potter.D. The Theory of Everything.35. In what order did the following events take place in Stephen Hawkings life? a. His first book came out.b. He
33、 got a serious disease.c He went to University of Oxford.d. A movie based on his life was shown in cinemas.e. He moved to a town about 20 miles north of London.A. b-c-d-a-eB. c-b-a-e-dC. e-c-b-a-dD. e-b-c-a-d36. What is TRUE about Hawking?A. He won a very important prize in match.B. His father was a
34、 student of Oxford before.C. He chose to study medicine because his father wanted him to.D. He suffered from a serious disease in 1963 and died soon.37. What is the passage mainly about?A. Stephen Hawkings lifetime.B. Stephen Hawkings hard work in science.C. How Stephen Hawking fought against his di
35、sease.D. Why Stephen Hawkings books are sold well.Where did these numbers come from? Eleven and TwelveThe number “eleven” comes from the German word “ainlif”, which means “one left” in English. Twelve follows the same rule. It comes from “twalif”“two left”. Why did people use “teen” instead of “lif”
36、 from 13 to 19? We still dont know.42,195 kilometres in a Marathon（马拉松）The story began with an ancient Greek soldier Pheidippides. Once his country won a big war（战争） and he carried the good news from Marathon to Athens. He ran so fast that he died after telling people the news. To remember Pheidippi
37、des, people held the first modern marathon in the first Olympic Games in 1896. It was about 40 km from Marathon to Athens. But race organizers for the 1908 Olympic Games in London wanted to add something special. They made it 42,195 km. And since 1924 the number 42,195 has been kept in marathon.28 D
38、ays in FebruaryBefore the calendar（历法）we use today, one of the first Roman calendars had only 304 days and ten months（March through December）, with six months of 30 days and four of 31 days. The second king of Rome changed the old calendar. He added 50 days for January and February. To make the new
39、months longer, he took one day from each of the 30-day months, and then made 56 days to divide between, January and February（28 days each）. Later January was given one more day to add up to 355 days a year, but February still had 28 days. Thats how it became the shortest month and it stayed that way
40、 ever since.38. The marathon became longer at London Olympic Games because _.A. the British was bad at MathsB. the British didnt like the Greek storyC. the British wanted to run longerD. the British wanted to make the race different39. How many days were there in each month after the second king cha
41、nged the old calendar?A. 28, 29 or 31.B. 28, 30 or 31.C. 28, 29 or 30.D. 29, 30 or 31.40. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?A. We dont know why the numbers from 13 to 19 didnt follow the rule of twelve.B. There used to be 304 days a year according to the first Roman calenda
42、rs.C. The Greek soldier ran from Athens to Marathon to carry the good news.D. After changing the old calendar, February became the shortest month in a year.第二节 阅读填空 （5分）You have lots of things youd like to do. But sometimes its hard to get to the finish line-just like your goal. How can you break yo
43、ur bad habits and develop good ones? _41_ Here are a few opinions we often get from kids, followed by ideas that might help. I can t get away from screens. _42_ If you usually spend time lying on the sofa and watching TV programs or a video when youre bored, go somewhere else instead. Take a book to
44、 your room or your violin to the backyard. Or ask if you can help cook in the kitchen. _43_Start with showing up. Then take one small step or do one tiny task, followed by another and another. For example, how do I practice the piano? First sit at it. Then play one note at a time. Starting with a su
45、per-simple step often helps. Why? Its easy, quick, and gets you in action. _44_ I have no time Take a look at the choices you make about how you spend time. Do those choices show whats important to you? Can you spare 10 minutes a day to work on a goal? Lets suppose you want to be singer. _45_ Talk w
46、ith a parent about why your goal counts. Discuss whether you can let go of something less important to free up time to achieve it.A. Then keep taking steps.B. I cant start such a huge goal.C. And how can you try to reach your goals?D. To change a habit, try changing where you spend your time.E. Is i
47、t more important to practice singing than play video games?四、写作（三节, 共30分）第一节 语篇填词（5小题；每题1分, 共5分）根据短文及首字母提示，写出所缺单词，并注意使用适当形式。（每空限填一词）Have you ever visited a robots restaurant before? There is one in Harbin. When you walk into the restaurant, you will find 18 robots there. One of them will came up and say, “Hello, Earth person! Welcome to the Robot Restaurant.” After you o_46_ your food, the robots in the kitchen begin to do the cooking. When the meal is done, a robot waiter will walk out of the kitchen to give you the meal and as customers enjoy the food, a robot sing
