广州市第三中学2019学年第一学期期中考试
八年级英语试卷
说明：1.本试卷共十一答题，分第I卷（共85分）和第II卷（计35分）全卷满分120分。考试时间100分钟。
2.选择题请在答题卷的选择题答题区作答，把所选出的答案选项的编号用2B铅笔涂黑。非
选择题请在答题卷的非选择题答题区作答，用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔把答案写在相应的位置上。否则作答无效。
第I卷选择题（共85分）
笔试部分（70分）
三、单项选择(共10小题;每小题0.5分，满分5分)
请在下列从各题的四个选项中选择一个最佳答案。
11. --- Would you like ______ orange juice?
--- No, thanks. I don’t want ______.
A. some
B. any, any
C. some, any
D. any, some
12. If you don’t these words, you can ______ in the dictionary.
A. look it up
B. look them up
C. look up it
D. look up them
13. Last year about ______
girls took part in the competition, but only ______of them succeeded.
A. ten millions, little
B. millions of, few
C. ten millions of a little
D. ten million, a few
14. ______ the students in our school ______ nearly 3000.
A. The amount of, is
B. The number of, is
C. The amount of, are
D. The number of are
15. The wind today is ______ than that yesterday.
A. more stronger
B. much more stronger
D. more strong C. much stronger
16. The Changjiang River is one of ______ in the world
A longer rivers B. longest river C. the longest river D. the longest river
17. Kate spent ______ time but did ______ work than Jerry .
A. less, more
B. little, much
C. little, more
D. less, much
18. Don’t worry! I will teach you how ______ the machine.
A. operate
B. to operate.
C. operating
D. to operating
19. My computer isn’t ______ this.
A. as expensive as
B. more expensive as
C. so expensive as
D. the most expensive than
20. When class ______ we should stop ______ the teacher carefully.
A. began, listening to
B. begins, to listen to
C. began, to listen
D. begins, listening to
四、语法选择(共10小题;每小题1分,满分10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。
What will you do when you want to have something but without money?
Last summer holiday, Jack, a___21___ boy, who wanted to have a nice bike. Heasked his parents for the money, and they said he must get it by___22___.But howcould he get it?
___23___ home one day, he was thinking about this. Not many people wanted toask children___24___ for them. Maybe he could sweep away snow for the neighbors.___25___, it was not winter. He had to wait a long time for that. Grass couldn’t be cut for their gardens, because he was not___26___ to do such work.
Just at the moment, he saw Tom, one of his classmates.___27___ books in a book shop.
“I could do that,” he thought. He asked Tom a few questions. He learnedthat___28___ took Tom about three hours a day to do the job and he could get twenty
dollars each week.And Tom gave him the telephone numberof thebook shopManager.
Jack almost flew home. “Mum, I have good news to tell you.” Jack said. After hehad told his mother what he thought, she said,“I think it’s a good idea.”
“I___29___ the manager tomorrow,” said Jack,“After all, I’m going to be abusinessman.” Jacks mother looked___30___ at him and smiled.
21. A. 16 years old B. 16-years-old C. 16 year old D.16-year-old
22. A. he B. him C. himself D. his
23. A. In the way B. By the way C. On the way D. In a way
24. A. work B to work C. working D. worked
25. A. But B. If C. So D. However
26. A. enough old B. old enough C. older enough D. enough older
27. A. selling B. sell C. to sell D. sold
28. A. this B. that C. it D. those
29. A. call B. called C. will call D. will calling
30. A. happy B. happily C. happier D more happily
五、完形填空(共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分)
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
It was December 25. Marie, an Australian girl, was happy. It was Christmas Day andMarie’s mother was___31___a very special cake. She put four small coins into the cakeand then baked it. The four coins are for good luck. After dinner, Marie and her familyate the cake. They___32___three coins in the cake and put them on the table. Where was the___33___one? It was missing, but Marie’s mother didn’t notice.
After Christmas, Marie became___34___.She coughed and couldn’t___35___. Marie’sparents took her to hospital. Doctor at the hospital ___36___her throat (喉咙) andthen said, “We are sorry, but we can’t help her.” For 12 years, Marie didn’t speak. Butlike___37___common people, she grew up, she got a job, and she got married. One day, when Marie was 25 years old, she got a sore throat. She began to cough. She
coughed up___38___small and black.
What was it? Marie didnt know. She took it to a hospital. A doctor at the hospital said, “This is a__39__!” the doctor told Marie, “I think you can speak__40___.”
Marie went to a special doctor, and soon she could talk.
31. A. eating B. Playing C. cutting D. making
32. A. found B. saw C. put D. used
33. A. first B. second C. third D. fourth
34. A excited B. ill C. worried D. healthy
35. A speak B. laugh C. breathe D. move
36. A looked after B. looked up C. looked over D. looked at
37. A. other B. others C. the other D. the others
38. A. nothing B. anything C. something D. everything
39. A. cake B. ring C. dish D. coin
40. A too B. more C. again D. late
六.阅读理解(共20小题,每小题2分,满分40分)
阅读下列短文，然后根据短文内容选择最佳答案。
（A）
Girls like to wear beautiful dresses and high-heeled (高跟的) shoes. Recently, a girl from America showed a “Rainbow Dress” on the Internet. It was said that it took her four years to make it and the whole dress was made of candy wrappers(糖纸).Theg irl’s name is Emily Seilhamer. She loves to create art by using old things.
When Emily studied in the university, she met Malachi, who became her husbandlater. Malachi liked to eat a kind of candy called Starburst.When they first met, Malachigave a bag of candy to Emily. From then on, Malachi kept sending candies to Emily.There were so many sweets at home that Emily wanted to do something with thesecolorful candy wrappers. So she asked Malachi to keep the candy wrappers. Herparents and friends also helped her to collect candy wrappers. Four years later, Emily collected more than 10 thousand pieces of candy wrappers, and began tomake a dress.
To create the dress, Emily ironed each wrapper. And then she folded and sewed(缝)them together. She also added a zipper(拉链)to the back of the dress. She changed thedesign of the dress many times, and finally, an exquisite(精美的) dress came out. Inorder to match this beautiful dress, Emily also made a pair of shoes with colored ribbons(丝带).
Emily said that she did n’t remember how much time she spent making the RainbowDress. Emily was busy studying, but dealing with wrappers made her relaxed. Whenthe dress was finished, Malachi asked Emily to marry him. The Rainbow Dress wastoo important for them. Of course, Emily finally walked into the wedding room in herRainbow Dress.
41. What was the “Rainbow Dress” made of?
A. Old clothes.
B. Candies.
C. Ribbons
D. Candy wrappers
42. What does the underlined word “match” in paragraph 3 mean in Chinese?
A.分开
B.完善
C.搭配
D.连接
43. Which of the following statement is true?
A. Emily spent only a little time making The “Rainbow Dress”.
B. The “Rainbow Dress” has a sweet story between Emily and Malachi.
C. Malachi came up with the idea of making the “Rainbow Dress”.
D. There is a zipper on the left side of the “Rainbow Dress”.
44. From the passage, we can know Emily is a_______ girl.
A. creative
B.shy
C. kind
D. funny
45.What is the passage mainly about?
A. The method of making the “Rainbow Dress.”
B. Another good way to relax.
C. How to create art by using old things.
D. Emily’s amazing “Rainbow Dress”.
（B）
Audrey Hepburn won an Academy Award as Best Actress for her
first majorAmerican movie. Roman Holiday, which was showed in
1953. But she is rememberedas much for her help as for her acting.
Born in Belgium in 1929, Audrey’s father was British and her
mother was Dutch.Audrey was sent to live at a British school for part
of her childhood. During World War II, she lived and studied in the
Netherlands. Her mother thought it would be safe from German
attacks.
Audrey studied dance as a teenager and during college. But when she returned toLondon after the war, she realized she wasn’t going to be a ballet dancer. So she began taking acting parts in stage shows. Later she began to get small parts in movies.
But it was Audrey Hepbu rn’s move to America that made her truly famous.In 1951, she played the character “Gigi” in the Broadway play Gigi and won popularpraise. Two years later. Roman Holiday made her a star at the age of 24.
Audrey made more than 25 movies. Among her most popular roles was “HoollyGolinghtly” in Breakfast at Tiffany’s in 1961. Three years later she played “ElizaDoolittle” in My Fair Lady. She was married twice. In 1989, the UN Children’s Fund named Audrey a goodwill ambassador (大使). She travelled all over the world in support Of UNICEF(联合国儿童基金会) projects. The UN agency said she was a tireless worker. She often gave 15 interviews a day to raise money and get supportfor UNICEF projects.
Audrey Hepburn often said her love to UNICEF was the result of her experiences asa child during World War II. She said she knew what it was like to be hungry and to be saved by international help. She was a goodwill ambassador until her death in1993 from cancer.
46. Why did Audrey live and study in Netherlands?
A. She was born there.
B. The schools were better there.
C. She could stay away from war.
D. Her parents wanted her to study ballet there.
47. How old was Audrey when she acted in Breakfast at Tiffany’s?
A32 B.25 C.24 D.15
48. What made Audrey work so hard to support UNICEF?
A. Her parents’ wish.
B. Her love to children
C. Her wish to be famous
D. Her own early experiences
49. What can we learn from the passage?
A. Audrey lived in America in the 1950s.
B Audrey’s parents were both British.
C The character “Gigi” was her most popular role.
D. Audrey gave up dancing when she went to college.
50. In what order did Audrey do the following?
①she began to appear in movies
②She returned to London from the Netherland
③She played “Eliza Doolittle” in My Fair Lady.
④She won an Academy Award Best Actress
⑤She travelled all over the world in support of UNICEF projects
A.①②③④⑤
B.②①④③⑤
C.①②④③⑤
D.②①③④⑤
（C）
Running away is a serious problem. There are lots of runaway and homeless kidsliving in the streets around the world.
Why do kids want to run away from home?
Some kids run away because they have problems with their families
Some kids run away because they’re afraid to tell their parents the bad thingsthey did at school or in society.
Some kids run away because there is violence (暴力) in the family.
Some kids run away because their parents divorce (离婚) or marry again
Some kids run away because they have problems at school.
What will you do if your friend wants to run away from home? If your friend isthinking about running away, tell him or her that it is difficult to survive in thestreets. Try to help your friend feel less lonely.
Whatever the problem is, there are other ways to deal with it. Maybe you can’t thinkof the ways right now, but an adult will know how to help you. You shouldtell an adult thatyour friend plans to run away as soon as possible. Being a real friend doesn't mean keeping a secret that may hurt someone.Andrunning away isn’ta solutio n for either ofyou. It only makes matter worse.
51. This passage tells us_______ reasons about some kids running away
A. three
B. four
C. five
D. six
52. As a runaway kid, he has to live in_______.
A. his own room
B. the hotel
C. others’ house
D. the streets
53. If you don’t know how to help a friend who plans to run away, what should you do at once?
A. follow with him
B. tell an adult about it
C. keep the secret
D. do nothing
54. What does the underlined word “solution” mean?
A. life
B. moment
C. problem
D. way
55. What does the passage mainly tells us?
A. why some kids want to run away
B. how to help the kids who are planning to run away
C. run away kids need help
D. running away is a serious problem
(D)
Canada Music Festivals
56. If Mary is free on July 6, which festival can she take part in?
A. Montreal Jazz Festival
B. Osheaga
C. Hillside Music Festival
D. Squamish Valley Music Festival
57.Which of the following festival has the least people per day?
A. Montreal Jazz Festival;
B. Osheaga
C. Hillside Music Festival
D. Squamish Valley Music Festival
58. If Jack wants to join in the Hillside Music Festival with his wife and their new born baby, at weekends, how much should he pay?
A. $240
B.$160
C.$270
D.$405
59.How can readers know more about the festivals according to the passage?
A. By making a call.
B. By going on the net
C. By reading the magazine
D. By reading the maps
60. What’s the purpose of the passage?
A. To encourage readers to join in the festivals
B. To tell readers the history of the festivals.
C. To introduce the festivals
D. To interview the readers about festival
七、阅读填空(共5小题,每小题1分,满分5分)
阅读短文及文后选项,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,把管案写在答相应的空格中。
What’s a present? 61
Ten years ago, my family was poor. 62 One day I came back from world tired andhungry. To my surprise, I found my daughter who was only 10 decorating a boxwith some expensive paper. I was a little angry and said. “You should spend money and time on more important things”63
The next morning, she came into my room with the box and said, “Dadd y, it’s apresent for you. Wish you a happy Father’s Day.” I was embarrassed(尴尬的). 64 I became angry again and shouted. “Don’t you know that when you givesomeone a present, there should be something inside it?”
The little girl looked up at me with tears in her eyes and said. “I put my kisses in the box. I filled it with my love. All for you, Daddy.”
65 I put my arms around her and said, “Dadd y is sorry. And thank you, my girl. This is the best present in the world.”
第II卷（共35分）
八、单词拼写(共5小题,每小题1分,满分5分)
根据句子意思和所给的首字母或中文写出所缺的单词,并把完整的单词写在答上。(每空限填一词)
66. Please c________your answer again and again before you hand in your exam papers.
67. I p________I will help you Believe me, I won’t break my word.
68. Could you give me some p________advice on how to study?
69. Nowadays, people can stay at home and make a phone o________for food by Meituan
app.
70. I’m sorry I was too angry to c________myself.
九、词形变换(共5小题,每小题1分,满分5分)
根据句子意思和所给的单词将其正确形式填写在管题巻上.(每空不限填一词)
71. I think the_______(five) lesson is the most difficult one in the book.
72. It is much_______(hot) today than it was yesterday.
73. Parents should stop children from_______(spend)too much money on theluxury
products(奢侈品).
74. Thomas Edison and Albert Einstein were great__________(invent).
75. I cant find the dictionary you________(bring) to me a few days ago.
十、完成句子(共7小题,15空,每空1分,满分15分)
根据所给的汉语内容,用英语完成下列句子,(每空只写一词)
76. 去年他通过电子邮件和他国外的朋友保持联系。
He____________________________his friends abroad by sending e-mails last year.
77. 我给了他建议而不是钱。
I gave him advice______________money.
78. 许多人都没有意识到自己所犯下的错误
Many people_____________________the mistakes which they made
79. 我盼望着去欧洲旅游
I am____________________________Europe.
80. 我国很多的旧习俗正日渐消失.
Many old customs in China are gradually______________.
十一、书面表达(共1小题,满分10分)
请根据以下表格所给出的内容提示,写一篇英语短文，介绍你最近发明的一机器人。词数70-80。