1、20222023学年广东省广州市黄埔区开元中学八年级（上）期中英语试卷一、语法选择阅读下面短文, 按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求, 从各题所给的A、B、C和D项中选出最佳选项。The Silk Road is the name of different roads that connected Europe, Africa and Asia long ago. It _1_ by Fvon Richthofen, who was _2_ famous German geographer. Scientists believe people began to travel the Sil
2、k Road about 3000 years ago and that people _3_ these different places along these roads. By the time the Chinese silk trade became important in the world, the Silk Road covered almost 7, 000 kilometers. It went _4_ China to the West.Businessmen travelled along the Silk Road to carry silk, of course
3、. _5_ also carried and traded _6_ things like spices（香料）, cloth, jewels and gold.Along and around these ancient paths（小路）, many fascinating（吸引人的）and mysterious stories happened.It is said that Roman soldiers who _7_ a war travelled through central Asia. They decided _8_ somewhere near the ancient Ch
4、inese villagers. Some of these Romans _9_ local Chinese women and the stories of the blond-haired, blue eyed tribes（部落）of China was started.During its _10_ period, the Silk Road allowed people from many different cultures and countries _11_ each other and mix. The Silk Road allowed the sharing of va
5、luable things and new ideas. It included people and trading goods from different areas. All these people travelled the Silk Road, _12_ they shared goods, stories, languages and cultures.In modern times, the old Silk Road route（路线）are still used, but now they are crossed _13_ train instead of camels
6、and horses. There _14_ even a Silk Route Museum in Jiuquan in China. It has over 35, 000 objects from all along the Silk Road. _15_ China protects the history of many countries and people.1. A. nameB. namedC. is namedD. was named2. A. aB. anC. theD. /3. A. reachB. reachedC. was reachedD. was reachin
7、g4. A. forB. fromC. inD. since5. A. WeB. OurC. TheyD. Their6A. otherB. othersC. anotherD. the other7. A. loseB. lostC. to loseD. losing8. A. liveB. livingC. to liveD. lived9. A. marry withB. marry forC. marriedD. is married with10. A. the busiestB. busyC. busierD. busiest11. A. meetB. to meetC. metD
8、. to meeting12. A. andB. butC. orD. so13. A. onB. inC. byD. through14. A. isB. areC. wereD. was15. A. On the wayB. By the wayC. In this wayD. To this way二、完形填空读下面短文, 从短文后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1-10各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Developing apps is not an easy thing, but som
9、e middle school students are inventing new apps. Recently, lots of middle school students _16_ an international competition in Shanghai, China. A group of middle school students from China showed their creative _17_ in the competition.Lin Shao, a student from Shanghai, invented an app called Health
10、Helper. His app is very useful. It can _18_ people when and how to do exercise every day. By using this app, people can know their track (轨迹)of running as well as their health conditions.Zhang Jichen, a Grade Nine student from Beijing, used to be troubled by the bad _19_. So he invented an app that
11、can calculate PM 2.5 _20_. To make people breathe fresh air, this app gives not only a lot of information about the weather but also some _21_ about outdoor activities.“It is _22_ to make an app. You have to be really careful and _23_. Sometimes you have to _24_ again and again. But I enjoy doing it
12、,” said Yuqi, another student from Shanghai. “Many interesting apps leave a deep impression (印象) on the_25_from Google in the competition and we are waiting for their better performance in the future,” the news reporter said.16. A. took part inB. handed inC. came inD. challenged to17. A. inventionsB
13、. booksC. machinesD. papers18. A. askB. knowC. tellD. answer19. A. vapourB. airC. oxygenD. water20A. easilyB. earlyC. quietlyD. freely21. A. experienceB. adviceC. knowledgeD. difference22. A. interestingB. surprisingC. importantD. difficult23. A. boredB. pleasedC. tiredD. patient24. A. meetB. introd
14、uceC. tryD. watch25. A. actorsB. doctorsC. waitersD. engineers三、阅读理解（满分30分）第一节、阅读短文, 选出最佳选项。ADo you know your phone number well? Your number has 11 digits （数字）. You may sometimes find it hard to remember your number. That is because China has the longest mobile phone numbers in the world. Why is tha
15、t? The 11 digits include three parts. Each part has a different meaning. The first three numbers tell you the mobile phone service provider you are using. For example, 135 is for the China Mobile Communication Corporation（中国移动） and 188 is for China Unicom（中国联通）. The fourth to the seventh digits tell
16、 you where the number is from. And the last four digits are random（随机的）.The main reason for using 11 digits is that we have the largest population in the world. We once had 10 numbers. But as our population grew, there were not enough numbers for us to use. So we began to use 11 digits from 1999.Ele
17、ven digits can make tens of billions of mobile phone numbers. Thats enough for each person to have seven or eight phone numbers to use in China. Also, we can use the mobile phone numbers again. Usually, the service provider will use a canceled number again after three to six months. If you call a nu
18、mber that you havent called for a long time, you may find its owner has changed.Besides China, Britain and Japan also use 11-digit mobile phone numbers. But their numbers always start with 0. So they cannot make as many numbers as we can. Countries like the United States, Australia and India use pho
19、ne numbers with 10 digits. Canadas mobile phone numbers are perhaps the worlds shortest: they use seven digits.26. What can we learn from the mobile phone number 188-4792-8343?A. The service provider is the China Mobile Communication Corporation.B. The digits 4792 tell you the area the mobile phone
20、number is from.C. There are ten digits in the mobile phone number.D. The digits 8343 tell you the number of service providers in China.27. Why do we use 11-digit mobile phone numbers in China?A. There are many people in China.B. People in China can remember numbers well.C. 11 is a lucky number for C
21、hinese people.D. It helps people to remember more phone numbers.28. What does the underlined word “ canceled “ mean in Chinese?A. 新型的B. 已撤销的C. 有用的D. 特殊的29. The writer wrote this passage mainly to tell us _.A. what the meaning of cellphone numbers isBwhy Chinese cellphone numbers have 11 digitsC. whe
22、n the first cellphone number was createdD. which country has the longest cellphone numberBMany parents make their children do chores(家务) around the house. For some families, teaching children what to do and how to do chores is easy. But in other families, getting children to do some housework can be
23、 a very big problem. Here is a survey(调查) about this problem. We asked 4,000 teenagers in China several questions. Half of them come from big cities like Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou. The others are from small villages. We made a diagram of the result of our survey. Lets have a look at it.Chores2
24、,000 teenagers in small villages2,000 teenagers in big citiesTake out the trash(垃圾)1,6001,000Sweep the floor1200850Make the bed1,400600Do the dishes1,1001,500Fold the clothes900750We found that teenagers from small villages do more chores than those from big cities. We suggest that parents should gi
25、ve their children some chores to do. Chores are good for children, even very young ones. Doing chores can teach children many important skills like working together. Chores also teach children what is fair. The skills and value from doing chores will be good for children all their life. All family m
26、embers must work together to make house clean, and each person must do his or her share(份) of the work. We can do this by starting a plan of chores and responsibilities(责任) when children are young.30. Half of the teenagers in big cities choose to _.A. take out the trashB. do the dishesC. make the be
27、dD. fold the clothes31. Which is TRUE according to the passage?_A. Teenagers in big cities do more chores than those from small villages.B. Teenagers in small villages do many chores because their parents dont love them.C. The writer suggests parents should ask their children to do chores when they
28、are old enough.D. The writer thinks doing chores can help to develop childrens skills and responsibilities.32. The passage may be from _.A. a diaryB. a newspaperC. an advertisementD. a story bookCComputers are very important in peoples lives. About fifteen years ago, computers were not popular, and
29、many people didnt want to learn computer skills. A few years later, computers became part of human lives, and they make our lives easier and more convenient.First of all, computers play an important part in companies. People run their businesses with the help of computers. People can store millions
30、of important files（文件） in computers because they have a large memory. And now they can even hold and attend meetings online.Secondly, computers can help people get more knowledge. Students can use them to learn about some information. One day, our teacher asked us to do a paper on a topic（话题）. I rea
31、lly didnt know much about this topic, so I used one of the computers in my school to look for information about it. Finally, I completed the homework well.Thirdly, computers give us a lot of fun when we are down. We can watch movies and videos, listen to music, and play games on the computers, and t
32、hen we may feel better. We can also read novels and books through e-books and have conversations with people through chat apps and emails.Fourthly, computers make our lives easier. We can order our meals and read news online. We can also work from home with the help of a computer.33. Which of the fo
33、llowing is TRUE according to paragraph 2?A. Businessman makes lots of money from selling computers.B. Computers with a larger memory may store more documents.C. Computers are becoming more important to business owners.D. With computers, students can attend classes online.34. What does the third para
34、graph mainly tell us?A. Computers play an important part in companies.B. Computers can help people to learn.C. Computers help people communicate easily.D. Computers are not allowed to use in some middle schools.35. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?A. Computers started to g
35、et popular around fifteen years ago.B. Computers can help people run business.C. Computers can be used to store millions of files.D. We can talk with people through chat apps on the computer.36. What is the passage mainly about?A. When computers became popular with young people.B. The importance of
36、learning computer skills.C. How computers help people live a better life.D. How we can have fun with the computer.DAnna Du was walking along the beach when she noticed plastics (塑料) there. She reached down to pick them up, and quickly realized a problem: there are many more small pieces than she cou
37、ld deal with. It seems impossible to clean them all up.Du, 12 years old at that time, tried to solve the problem like a good scientist first, by doing a little research. Thats how she learned that eight million tons of plastics end up in the oceans every year. Then she got to build something that co
38、uld help solve the problem: a remote-operated vehicle (遥控潜水器) , or ROV. Her ROV could move through water and find plastics on the ocean floor.The cool part of Dus invention is its detection system. She uses a camera along with three different kinds of light to find the plastics. She also uses visibl
39、e light to find unnatural colors that make the plastic stand out.“She has a very good engineering sense to break down a problem like this, and then go after it, ” says engineer Carsey Machado, “It sounds simple, but its a level of thinking thats really amazing. ”Du started attending public events an
40、d workshops at a university when she was five years old. That was how she picked up the engineering skills necessary to build her ROV. She says actually getting her ROV to move through water well was not easy. She failed many times, but she never gave up trying and testing.When asked about her futur
41、e plans, she mentioned wanting to address the effects of climate (气候) change. “I think there are a lot of problems that could be solved with new inventions, ” says Du.Du thanks her parents who for years have taken her to student outreach activities, for supporting her interest in science, technology
42、, engineering and math (STEM) . She says she has been able to meet students and scientists there. “I know I want to be an engineer because I like building things to help solve big world problems. ” says Du, “but Im not sure what kind of engineer I want to be yet. ”37. What does the underlined word “
43、It” in Paragraph One refer to?A. To notice plastics on the beach.B. To reach down.C. To quickly realize.D. To clean up plastics.38. What can Dus ROV do?A. It can solve problems like any good scientist.B. It can move through water and find plastics on the ocean floor.C. It can help people develop a g
44、ood engineering sense.D. It can break down plastics.39. How did Du get her ROV to move through water successfully?A. By looking up information online.B. By failing and trying again and again.C. By asking her parents for help.D. By attending workshops at a university.40. Which of the following is NOT
45、 the reason that made Du succeed in building her ROV?A. Her good engineering sense.B. Her persistence (not giving up) .C. Her parents support.D. Help from some engineers.第二节阅读填空（满分5分）阅读短文及文后AE选项，选出可以填入各题空白处的最佳选项。Since 2017, short videos have got millions of views online. Many people create and share
46、 short videos on popular video app like Douyin and Kuaishou. _41_ They show people doing activities like cooking, exercising and singing._42_ According to a report, more than 50 percent of Grade 7 and 8 students said they enjoy watching these short videos. About 47 percent of them have posted their
47、own videos.From the videos, teenagers see funny and exciting things they wont usually see. _43_ For example, a 13-year-old user named Xiao Qianyu has posted videos showing her learning jazz dance. This has won her many fans._44_ Some students spend too much time watching them and not enough time stu
48、dying. Some videos are not suitable for teenagers and have a negative effect on them.To deal with this problem, Douyin added a new function（功能）. _45_ Also, the government asked companies to make stricter rules for these apps and take away the unsuitable videos.A. However, short video apps can also cause problems.B. Most of t
