广东省广州市海珠区中山大学附属中学2023-2024学年八年级上学期期末考试英语试题（答案）.doc

广东省广州市中山大学附中 2023-2024 学年八年级上学期
期末英语试卷
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, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A long time ago, there 1 a king in India. The king’s favourite game was chess.

One day, a wise old man came to the palace and the king challenged him 2 a game. The king

promised the old man, “You 3 have any prize if you win the game.”

The old man said he just wanted one grain of rice for the first square of the chessboard, two for the second and then double the amount for each of the rest of the squares.
The king and the old man played the game. Finally, the old man won. 4 the king ordered his men to

collect a bag of rice. The king 5 realized the problem even with all the rice in the country, he would still

not have enough rice to put on all the squares!

1.

A. is

B. was

C. are
D. were
2.

A. to

B. of

C. with
D. about
3.

A. can

B. must

C. need
D. should
4.

A. If

B. So

C. But
D. Unless
5.

A. quick

B. quicker

C. quickly
D. more quickly
【答案】1. B
2. A
3. A 4. B
5. C

【解析】

【导语】本文主要讲了很久以前一位印度国王和一位老人下棋的故事，老人赢得了比赛，他要求在棋盘上放入大米，最后国王发现整个国家没有足够的米粒放入棋盘。
【1 题详解】

句意：很久以前，印度有一位国王。

is 第三人称单数；was 过去式；are 复数；were 过去式。根据“A long time ago”可知，时态为一般过去时，

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主语 a king 是单数，故 be 动词应为单数过去式。故选 B。

【2 题详解】

句意：一天，一位聪明的老人来到王宫，国王向他挑战一个游戏。

to 到；of……的；with 和；about 关于。challenge sb to sth“挑战某人某事”，固定搭配。故选 A。

【3 题详解】

句意：国王答应老人说：“如果你赢了比赛，你可以得到任何奖品。”

can 能够；must 必须；need 需要；should 应该。根据“‘You...have any prize if you win the game.’”可知，此处应表达你能够得到任何奖品。故选 A。
【4 题详解】

句意：于是国王命令他的部下收集一袋大米。

If 如果；So 因此；But 但是；Unless 除非。根据“the old man won. the king ordered his men to collect a bag of

rice.”可知，前后表示原因和结果的关系，后句为结果，故用 so。故选 B。

【5 题详解】

句意：国王很快意识到了这个问题，即使有全国所有的大米，他仍然没有足够的大米放在所有的方块上！ quick 快的，形容词；quicker 形容词比较级；quickly 迅速地，副词；more quickly 副词比较级。空处修饰动词 realize 用副词原级。故选 C。
Hi, Fred!

I’m writing to let you know how things have been going during my term in Spain.

I 6 here for six weeks and I feel like I am finally adapting to (适应) the culture.

I arrived during 7 week of September. Even though it’s October, it’s still quite sunny and warm. In

fact, I went to the beach and swam earlier today.

I am living with 8 very welcoming host family. I have my own bedroom, but we eat breakfast,

lunch, and dinner together. On Sundays, we eat a big home-cooked food for lunch. In Spain, lunch is usually the

9 meal of the day.

On weekdays, I take classes at the local university. There, I met 10 Spanish speakers. They have

been very kind and patient with me. At first, I didn’t understand 11 Spanish very well, but now I

understand most of our conversations. My Spanish has improved a lot since we first 12 . Now, I’m

13 to use the language in other places like stores and restaurants than before.

I am so glad that I decided to spend the term here in Spain. We have another weekend coming up, so a group of my friends and I are going to travel to France for four days. It’s so easy and cheap to travel here in Europe. It’s full 14 fun.

I look forward to 15 from you soon. Stay in touch more often. Perhaps you could even come to visit!

What do you think?

Looking forward to your reply!

Yours, Patrick
1. A. am B. was C. has been D. have been

2. A. one B. first C. the one D. the first

8 A. a B. an C. the D. /

60. A. big B. bigger C. biggest D. bigness

61. A. some B. any C. a lot D. a little

62. A. they B. them C. their D. themselves

63. A. met B. meet C. meets D. have met

64. A. confident B. more confident C. confidently D. more confidently

65. A. in B. of C. with D. from

66. A. hear B. hearing C. heard D. hears

【答案】6. D 7. D 8. A 9. C 10. A 11. C 12. A 13. B 14. B 15. B

【解析】

【导语】本文是帕特里克写给弗莱德的信。介绍自己在西班牙的生活。

【6 题详解】

句意：我在这里已经六个星期了，我觉得我终于适应了这里的文化。

am 一般现在时；was 一般过去时；has been 现在完成时；have been 现在完成时。根据“for six weeks”可知，此处用现在完成时，主语是 I，助动词用 have。故选 D。
【7 题详解】

句意：我是在九月的第一个星期到的。

one 一，基数词；first 第一，序数词；the one 特指那个；the first 定冠词 the+序数词。根据“I arrived during...week of September.”可知，此处表示九月的第一个星期，故选 D。
【8 题详解】

句意：我住在一个非常热情的寄宿家庭。

a 泛指一个，用于辅音音素开头的单词前；an 泛指一个，用于元音音素开头的单词前；the 定冠词表特指；

/零冠词。此处泛指一个寄宿家庭，“very”首字母发辅音音素，故选 A。

【9 题详解】

句意：在西班牙，午餐通常是一天中最丰盛的一餐。

big 形容词原级；bigger 形容词比较级；biggest 形容词最高级；bigness 名词。此处作定语，空前有 the 修饰，所以用形容词最高级。故选 C。
【10 题详解】

句意：在那里，我遇到了一些说西班牙语的人。

some 一些；any 任何；a lot 十分；a little 有一点。此处是肯定句，修饰“Spanish speakers”，故选 A。

【11 题详解】

句意：起初，我不太懂他们的西班牙语，但现在我能听懂我们大部分的对话。

they 他们，主格；them 他们，宾格；their 他们的，形容词性物主代词；themselves 他们自己，反身代词。此处作定语修饰 Spanish，用形容词性物主代词。故选 C。
【12 题详解】

句意：自从我们第一次见面以来，我的西班牙语进步了很多。

met 一般过去时；meet 一般现在时，动词原形；meets 一般现在时，动词三单；have met 现在完成时。

since 引导的从句用一般过去时，故选 A。

【13 题详解】

句意：现在，我比以前更有信心在商店和餐馆等其他地方使用英语。

confident 形容词原级；more confident 形容词比较级；confidently 副词原级；more confidently 副词比较级。此处在句中作表语，结合“than before”可知，用形容词比较级，故选 B。
【14 题详解】

句意：它充满了乐趣。

in 在里面；of 关于；with 和；from 从。be full of“充满”，固定短语，故选 B。

【15 题详解】

句意：我期待很快收到你的来信。

hear 动词原形；hearing 动名词/现在分词；heard 动词过去式；hears 动词三单。look forward to doing sth“期待做某事”，故选 B。
二 完形填空
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。
In ancient times there was a king. The king was brave and peace-loving. His best friend was a 16

monkey, Batuknath.

Once, someone told the king that a giant was 17 food from them but no one was brave enough to

stop him because he was so big and powerful. So the king decided to ask the monkey for 18 . Batuknath

advised the king to buy a drum, some fireworks (烟花), and some sharp arrows. Then they went to catch the giant. After weeks, they arrived in front of the giant’s house. Inside, the big giant was 19 . Batuknath asked
the king to 20 somewhere so that the giant wouldn’t see him. Then Batuknath started playing the drum.

And the drum was loud so the giant woke up. He shouted 21 , “Who is it?”
“Hahaha I am the king of Giants,” Batuknath said. “You are a thief (小偷). I am waiting for you outside.

Because I am so big 22 your home. But when you come outside, I will catch you.”

After hearing this, the giant got afraid a bit. Then Batuknath threw the arrows inside and said these were his teeth. The giant started to be frightened more. And Batuknath lighted some 23 . After hearing the loud
noise, the giant got so 24 that he started crying.

Now Batuknath got his chance and said, “Alright poor giant. I can forgive you but you have to come outside.

And don’t open your eyes, or you’ll die.”

So the giant came outside with his eyes 25 . The king caught him at once. And the king thanked his

monkey friend for his intelligence.

16.

A. smart
B. silly
C. shy
D. hard-working
17.

A. making
B. growing
C. stealing
D. stopping
18.

A. help
B. chance
C. promise
D. challenge
19.

A. eating
B. singing
C. sleeping
D. dancing
20.

A. sit
B. play
C. hide
D. shout
21.

A. sadly
B. happily
C. angrily
D. excitedly
22.

A. find
B. enter
C. watch
D. control
23.

A food
B. drum
C. arrows
D. fireworks
24.
A. afraid
B. happy
C. bored
D. powerful
25.

A. big B. open C. wide D. closed

【答案】16. A 17. C 18. A 19. C 20. C 21. C 22. B 23. D 24. A 25. D

【解析】

【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了一只猴子运用智慧抓住了巨人的故事。

【16 题详解】

句意：他最好的朋友是一只聪明的猴子，巴图克纳特。

smart 聪明的；silly 愚蠢的；shy 害羞的；hard-working 勤奋的。根据“And the king thanked his monkey friend for his intelligence.”可知，猴子很聪明。故选 A。
【17 题详解】

句意：有一次，有人告诉国王，一个巨人正在偷他们的食物，但是没有人有足够的勇气去阻止他，因为他是如此的高大和强大。
making 制造；growing 生长；stealing 偷窃；stopping 阻止。根据“You are a thief”可知，巨人是在偷食物。故选 C。
【18 题详解】

句意：于是国王决定向猴子求助。

help 帮助；chance 机会；promise 承诺；challenge 挑战。根据“ask the monkey for”可知，此处考查动词短语 ask sb for help“向某人求助”。故选 A。
【19 题详解】

句意：巨人正在里面睡觉。

eating 吃饭；singing 唱歌；sleeping 睡觉；dancing 跳舞。根据“And the drum was loud so the giant woke up.”

可知，巨人正在睡觉。故选 C。

【20 题详解】

句意：巴图克纳特让国王躲到某个地方，这样巨人就看不见他了。

sit 坐下；play 玩耍；hide 隐藏；shout 喊叫。根据“so that the giant wouldn’t see him”可知，此处是指藏起来不被巨人发现。故选 C。
【21 题详解】

句意：他生气地喊道：“是谁？”

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sadly 悲伤地；happily 快乐地；angrily 生气地；excitedly 兴奋地。根据“And the drum was loud so the giant
woke up.”可知，巨人被吵醒了，很生气。故选 C。
【22 题详解】
句意：因为我太大了，进不了你家。

find 发现；enter 进入；watch 看见；control 控制。根据“I am waiting for you outside.”和“But when you come outside, I will catch you.”可知，此处指进不去巨人的家、故选 B。
【23 题详解】

句意：巴图克纳特点燃了一些烟花。

food 食物；drum 鼓；arrows 箭；fireworks 烟花。根据“lighted”和“hearing the loud noise”可知，能被点燃且会发出巨大噪声的的只有烟花。故选 D。
【24 题详解】

句意：听到巨大的声响后，巨人害怕得哭了起来。

afraid 害怕的；happy 快乐的；bored 无聊的；powerful 强大的。根据“The giant started to be frightened more.”

可知，巨人很害怕。故选 A。

【25 题详解】

句意：于是巨人闭着眼睛走了出来。

big 大的；open 打开；wide 宽的；closed 关闭。根据“And don’t open your eyes, or you’ll die.”可知，猴子让巨人闭上眼睛。故选 D。
三 阅读
阅读短文, 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。
Ivan was a poor farmer. He and his daughter, a very clever girl, lived in a small house. Ivan had a horse. As he didn’t have a place to keep it, he had to keep the mother horse in the neighbor’s garden.
One day, the neighbour found a newly born baby horse under the tree. Surely, Ivan’s horse was the mother of the baby horse.
Later, the neighbour told Ivan about the baby horse. He told Ivan that the tree was the mother of the baby horse because it was born under the tree. The baby horse belonged to him.
Ivan was angry and wanted the horse back. So Ivan and his neighbour went to the king.
The king listened to words on both sides patiently and said, “The truth is hard to tell. I’ve decided to set you two questions. Come back in four days and give me your answers. The person who answers the questions honestly shall win.”

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The questions were as follows:

What’s the richest and fattest thing in the world? And what’s the sweetest thing? The neighbour went to her grandmother for help.
His grandma said, “The richest and fattest thing is our pig. And the sweetest thing in the world is our little grandson.”
Ivan went back to his house, looking upset. His little girl asked what happened, and he told her all about the king’s questions.
She said, “The richest and fattest thing in the world is the earth. It gives us all our food. And the sweetest thing in the world is love.”
Four days later, Ivan, with his daughter, came to the king. And so did the neighbor. The king listened to their answers, and turned to the neighbour.
“Who helped you with your answers?”

“Nobody, Sir,” said the neighbor. “I found out the answers all by myself.” The king did not believe him, and turned to Ivan.
“And who helped you with your homework?”

“I asked my daughter. She is really a smart girl, Sir.”

“I see you are very clever, little girl,” the king said to Ivan’s daughter. “You and your father seem very poor.

How do you live?”

“Well, Sir,” said the girl. “Papa catches the fish living in trees.”

“What?” asked the king. “That’s impossible because fishes don’t live in trees.” “Yes, Sir,” replied the wise girl. “And a tree can’t be the mother of a baby horse.”
47. Which word best describes (描述) the neighbour in the story?

A. Wise. B. Poor. C. Patient. D. Dishonest.

48. Why did the king leave questions to Ivan and the neighbour?

• He wanted to know about the fattest thing in the world.

• He wanted to learn about the sweetest thing in the world.

• He wanted to show who was the honest one between them.

• He wanted to see who was the wisest person in the country.

49. What’s the correct order of the following events?

A. The king gave two questions.

B. Ivan went to the king with his daughter.

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C. The neighbour wanted to keep the baby horse.

D. The girl told Ivan the answers to the two questions.

E. Ivan kept the mother horse in the neighbor’s garden.

A. e, c, a, d, b B. d, e, a, b, c C. e, c, b, a d D. d, e, b, a, c

50. The girl said the underlined words in the last paragraph to .

• tell how she and her father lived

• teach the king knowledge about a tree

• tell the horse couldn’t be the neighbor’s

• show she’s the smartest person in the world

【答案】26. D 27. C 28. A 29. C

【解析】

【导语】本文是一则寓言故事。本文主要讲述了农民伊凡聪明的女儿机智地回答了国王的问题的故事。

【26 题详解】

细节理解题。根据第九段“The neighbor went to her grandmother for help.”和第十五段 “‘Who helped you with your answers?’”以及第十六段“‘Nobody Sir,’ said the neighbor. ‘I found out the answers all by myself.’”可知，邻居是不诚实的。故选 D。
【27 题详解】

细节理解题。根据第六段“I’ve decided to set you two questions. Come back in four days and give me your answers. The person who answers the questions honestly shall win.”可知，国王这样做的目的是他想弄清农民和邻居之间谁是诚实的。故选 C。
【28 题详解】

细节理解题。根据第一段“As he didn’t have a place to keep it, he had to keep the mother horse in the neighbor’s garden.”可知e 项“伊凡把母马养在邻居的花园里。”排第一；根据第三段“Later, the neighbor told Ivan about the baby horse. He told Ivan that the tree was the mother of the baby horse because it was born under the tree. The baby horse belonged to him.”可知，c 项“邻居想把这匹小马驹占为己有。”排第二；根据第六段“I’ve decided to set you two questions.”可知，a 项“国王给了两个问题。”排第三；根据第十二段“She said, ‘The richest and
fattest thing in the world is the earth. It gives us all our food. And the sweetest thing in the world is love.’”可知，d

项“女孩把这两个问题的答案告诉了伊万。”排第四；根据第十三段“Four days later, Ivan, with his daughter, came to the king.”可知，b 项“伊凡带着他的女儿去见国王。”排第五，正确顺序为 e, c, a, d, b。故选 A。

【29 题详解】

推理判断题。根据上文“That’s impossible because fishes don’t live in trees.”可知，国王认为，鱼不可能生活

在树上，据此可以推断女儿说她和父亲靠捕树上的鱼为生，目的就是想让国王的明白树不可能生小马驹的事实，以此证明小马驹不是邻居的而是她们家的。故选 C。
Everyone knows magic tricks are fun, but not enough people realize that math can be as well. Here is one of the most popular tricks to show you how amazing math can be.
Firstly, pick a friend with good math skills. To play the trick, your friend needs to know how to add numbers and do subtraction (减法).
Then, write down 1089 on a piece of paper without showing anyone.

Thirdly, ask your friend to write down a number with three different digits (位数). Tell him not to show you the number. Make sure the three digits can not be the same. For example, he could pick 481.
Next, let your friend write down the number backwards. For example, 481 backwards is 184.

After that, make it into a subtraction problem. Now your friend has two numbers. Get him to subtract the smaller one from the larger one. In our example, the result should be 481-184＝297. If the result has only two digits, ask your friend to add a zero at the beginning.
Next step, reverse this number as well. Ask your friend to take his answer and reverse the digits order again. If

he added the zero at the beginning, remind him to include it as part of the number. For example, the reverse of 297 is 792.
Here comes the most exciting part. As the final calculation, get your friend to add the last two numbers and write down the result. I