广东省深圳市布吉中学20220-2023学年八年级上学期期中考试英语试题.docx

1、20222023深圳市布吉中学八年级上册期中考英语试卷笔试部分.完形填空（10分）Who is the most famous artist in the world? If not Leonardo da Vinci, it might be Pablo Picasso. Picasso was one of the most famous _1_ of the 20th century. He had a talent for drawing.Born in Spain, Picasso _2_ his talent at an early age. He first learned pa

2、inting from his father, who was an art teacher. He _3_ painting every day. By the time he was 13, he could already draw better than his father.He could _4_ and paint just about anything, and in any style. He liked to _5_ new ideas by himself. And his paintings were very _6_ with people of all ages.P

3、eople divided (把分为) his life and art into different periods (时期). One of _7_ most famous periods was his cubist period (立体主义时期). Cubism is that an artist paints things, like a bottle, from many _8_ angles (角度) all in the same picture, _9_ you see the front the back and the sides of the bottle all at

4、 the same time. In a way, its a bit like having X-ray eyes.This new way of painting _10_ the art world in the 20th century. Picasso has become an idol of many artists nowadays. People say he helped us see the world in new ways.1. A. teachersB. artistsC. scientistsD. inventors2. A. showedB. foundC. s

5、oldD. took3. A. put onB. turned onC. kept onD. took in4. A. drawB. writeC. singD. speak5. A. run outB. put outC. find outD. try out6. A. popularB. expensiveC. wiseD. funny7. A. herB. yourC. hisD. their8. A. differentB. smallC. largeD. difficult9. A. ifB. butC. orD. so10. A. brokeB. diedC. criedD. su

6、rprised.阅读理解.(共40分)第一节:阅读下列短文，从下列的四个选项中选出最佳答案。(共15小题，每小题2分)Different students hold different opinions on genetically modified(转基因的) food.Wang Zhu, 14, from JiangsuI think GM food it good. If we grow it, we will have much more food, because many people around the world still live in hunger. So in my

7、opinion, we should grow GM food as much as we can.Liu Shenbo, 15, from ShanghaiGM food is good, but we should control it. Now nobody knows what it may do to our health. If we eat too much, it will be too late when we regret(后悔) it. I think we should do more experiments before widely using it. Thats

8、safe for us.Qin Le, 14, from ShandongWe should not use GM food at all. It changes the genes of grain. All plants grow by the law(法则) of nature. If we change genes, its like were against nature. Nothing good could happen. So we should do research to find out how to change the earth for growing crops,

9、 but not change the crops themselves.That should be the right way to solve the food problem.Zhang Chen, 14, from LiaoningI really think GM food is good Genes are a mysterious field in science. It is worth studying, Some people say if we find out the secret of genes, we can solve diseases like cancer

10、. So why not start research on the genes of crops?11. Wang Zhu thinks GM food is good because it _.A. is very safe and easy to plantB. can help people get out of hungerC. can make the genes of grain become betterD. can help people with cancer12. The underlined word “it” refers to _.A. eating too muc

11、h GM foodB. growing much GM foodC. controlling GM foodD. knowing much about GM food13. How many students think GM food is bad?A. Three.B. Two.C. One.D. Four.14. Which of the following is NOT true?AQin Le doesnt like GM food at all.B. Liu Shenbo thinks we should be careful when using GM food.C. hang

12、Chen thinks it is necessary for people to explore the genes.D. Wang Zhu likes eating GM food very much.15. Whats the main idea of the above information?A. Should people eat GM food?B. How can we do research on GM food?C. Can we grow more safe GM food?D. Stop using GM food now.BComputers are useful m

13、achines. They can help people a lot in their daily life. For example, they can help people save much time, and they can help people work out many problems they cant do easily. Our country asks everyone to learn to use computers except the old people.Today more and more families own computers. Parent

14、s buy computers for their children. They hope computers can help them improve their studies. But many of the children use computers to play games, watch videos or chat with friends instead of studying. So many teachers and parents complain(抱怨) that computers cannot help children study but make them

15、fall behind, So these parents lock computers in the boxes.In some other countries, even some scientists hate computers. They say computers make millions of people lose their jobs or bring them a lot of trouble.Will computers really bring trouble to people or can they bring people happiness? In fact,

16、 people can decide it by themselves.16. Why do we say the computer is a useful machine?A. Because our country asks us to learn it.B. Because it brings lots of help to people.C. Because we can use it to play games.D. Because it can help us to find jobs.17. What do many teachers and parents complain a

17、bout?A. Their students and children use computers to play games.B. Computers let them lose their jobs.C. Computers make their students and children go backward in their study.D. Computers bring people a lot of trouble.18. From this passage we know computers _A. also bring us troubleB. bring us happi

18、ness onlyC. are very expensiveD. are bad for peoples health19. The last sentence of this passage means _A. people like to use computersB. people can live well without computersC. people can choose how to use computersD. computers are strange machines20. What can we learn from the passage?A. Everyone

19、 in our country should learn how to operate computersB. Parents should lock computers in the boxes and dont let their children use them.C. Scientists think computers make many people lose their jobs.D. Computers wont bring trouble if people control the use of them.COn March 23, 2022, the second less

20、on of “Tiangong Classroom”was held at China Space Station. “Space teachers” Zhai Zhigang, Wang Yaping and Ye Guangfu gave another wonderful space science class. This is the third space lesson for Chinese astronauts and the second space lesson for the Shenzhou XII astronauts.During the about an-hour

21、lesson, the three Chinese astronauts worked together and showed us the space “ice and popular snow” experiment, “liquid bridge” experiment, water-oil separation experiment and space parabolic(抛物线的) experiment, explaining the scientific reasons. As we know, you cant mix water and oil together, with o

22、il on top and water under it, but on the space station its very different. In the water-oil separation experiment, after Wang Yaping shook a bottle filled with water and oil, the water and oil mixed together easily in the weightless environment of space. Then Ye Guangfu gave the answer. He quickly t

23、urned around the bottle, acting as an “artificial centrifuge(人工离心机)”. The water and oil in the bottle were successfully separated. In the space parabolic experiment, Bing Dwen Dwen the new mascot(吉祥物) of the Beijing Winter Olympics, made a surprise appearance as an “assistant”, Wang Yaping threw the

24、 mascot Bing Dwen Dwen gently. It did not fall like it was on the ground, but moved forward at the same speed along the direction it was thrown from.At the end of the lesson students from Beijing, Xinjiang and Tibet communicated with the three astronauts via the video call.They raised many interesti

25、ng questions. The astronauts answered questions one by one. They hoped that their lesson would be able to attract more young people to enjoy scientific research in the future.21. Wang Yaping and Ye Guangfu did the _ experiment according to the passage.A. “ice and snow”B. “liquid bridge”C. water oil

26、separationD. space parabolic22. What happened when Wang Yaping threw Bing Dwen Dwen?A. It fell down quickly.B. It went up slowly.C. It moved backward.D. It moved forward.23. The underlined word “raised” here means _.A. askedB. liftedC. collectedD. increased24. From the last paragraph we can know tha

27、t _.A. the lesson lasted about sixty minutesB. there were many students in that classC. many students wanted to be astronautsD. the astronauts answered each students question25. What is the purpose of the passage?A. To tell us how astronauts live in space.B. To show us how to do experiments in space

28、.C. To make us know more knowledge about space.D. To tell us who can do experiments in space.第二节:短文填空。(共5小题，每小题1分，共5分)请阅读下列短文，并从文后六个选项中选择五个还原到原文中，使原文的意思完整、连贯。Since 2017, short videos have got millions of views(关注) online. Many people create and share short videos on popular video apps like Douyin an

29、d Kuaishou. _26_ They show people doing activities like cooking, exercising and singing._27_ According to the 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 own videos.From the videos, teenagers see funny

30、and exciting things they wont usually see. _28_ For example, a12-year-old user named Xiao Qianyu has posted videos showing her learning jazz dance. This has won her many fans._29_ Some students spend too much time watching them and not enough time studying. Some videos are vulgar(不雅的) and not suitab

31、le(合适的) for teenagers.To deal with this problem. Douyin added a new function(功能). _30_ Also the government asked companies to make more strict rules for these apps and cancel the unsuitable videos.A. However, the videos can also cause trouble.B. Most of the users on the apps are young people, includ

32、ing teenagers.C. The videos are 15 seconds to a few minutes long.DMany teens also like to share the fun things they do with others.E. It locks the app if someone uses the app for over two hours a day.F. Videos on these apps are very interesting.第三节、信息匹配。(共5小题，每小题1分，共5分)下面是六条观点总结或广告信息和五个人的情况介绍。请找到符合五

33、个人情况的信息，并将其标号填入题前括号内。_31_ Zhang Lan is a movie fan. She wants to go to see the newest American movie._32_ Lucy likes shopping, so she knows about some clothes stores. She is giving her opinions about them._33_ Kate likes listening to the radio programmes. She thinks these two radio stations are the

34、best._34_ David didnt watch the talent show because of illness. He wants to know the result._35_ Li Lei is interested in some musical groups. But of all the groups, he chooses to listen to the music of the loudest musical group.A. Jacksons Store is the best clothes store of all in town. It has cloth

35、es of the best quality. But Funky Fashions is the opposite. It has the worst service and the dirtiest condition.B. Jazz 107.9 FM is really great. It plays the most interesting music and broadcasts the newest news. It also has the best service. All Talk 970 AM is the same as Jazz 107.9 FM.C. Hello, e

36、veryone! We have the most comfortable seats, the biggest screens and the friendliest service. We will show the newest American movie A Dogs Purpose next Sunday. Come to Gold Theatre!D Jeans Corner is a bad toy store. Fashion Dogs is worse than Jeans Corner. But Trendy Dogs is worse than Fashion Dogs

37、.E. Flower Band will come to Town Cinema, the best movie theatre. Their music is the most beautiful and their voice is the loudest.F. In the talent show, Eliza Clark won the prize. She was the best performer. Hu Yue was the quietest performer because he danced without music. The funniest performer w

38、as Steve Tian.、语法填空。(共10小题，共10分)根据句子意思，用所给单词的适当形式填空。未提供单词的根据上下文填入适当的词。The first robots were invented in the 1920s. Now robots often _36_ (appear) in many American films. In some films, they are stronger, faster and _37_ (clever) than people. In real life, the robot is a very important _38_ (invent)

39、can do some dangerous and difficult jobs for humans.Robots also help disabled people. Many blind people take a guide dog _39_ (go) out. In the future, guide dogs may be robot dogs. One kind of robot guide dog has _40_ (wheel). The owner wears a special belt (腰带). This belt sends instructions _41_ th

40、e owner, such as “Stop here.” or “Turn right.” It helps blind people walk _42_ (safe).In the United States, disabled people use a kind of robot to take care of _43_ (them) in their daily life. The robot hears the sound of its owners voice. It follows instructions such as “Turn the page.” or “Make a

41、cup of coffee.”Robots are also used in hospitals. A robot takes meals from the kitchen to patients rooms. It never gets lost because _44_ robot has a map of the hospital in its memory. _45_ robots can help people do everything, will we have nothing to do one day?IV、书面表达。(共1题，15分)46. 电脑已经成为我们日常生活中非常重

42、要的一部分，很多学生最近却有所烦恼。假如你是学生会主席，你将在学校做演讲，请写一篇发言稿。包含以下要点：1. 电脑的两个用途。2. 越来越多同学长时间玩电脑游戏，很累，头疼，学习退步。3. 你建议： 用完电脑后要休息 可以做眼操，早点睡觉 (自行补充一点)要求：1. 内容包含所提供的信息，可适当发挥。2. 提示词：头痛：have a headache；做眼操：do eye exercises；退步：fall behind3. 80词左右。Good morning dear teachers and students,Computers are very important in our daily lives._ Thank you for listening. Student Union7