广东省广州市天河区广州中学2023-2024学年八年级下学期期中考试英语试题（含解析）

广东省广州市天河区广州中学2023-2024学年八年级下学期期中考试 英语试题 一、语法选择（满分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1～15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中选出最佳选项。 1．（15分）Body language，which is known as the "silent language" of every culture，can be the key（1）　 　 successful communication.We point fingers or move another part of the body to show（2）　 　 we want to say.（3）　 　 is important to know the body language of every country，（4）　 　 we may be misunderstood. In the United States，people greet each other（5）　 　 a handshake in formal introductions.The handshake（6）　 　 be firm.If the handshake is weak，it is considered impolite or（7）　 　 .Friends may place a hand on the other's arm or shoulder.Some people，usually women，greet with a hug.Space is important to Americans.People in America usually stand two and a half（8）　 　 away and at an angle when（9）　 　 to each other，so they are not facing each other directly.Americans get uncomfortable when a person stands too（10）　 　 .They will move back to have their space.If Americans touch（11）　 　 person by accident，they say， "Pardon me"or "Excuse me". Americans like to look the other person in the eye when they are talking.If you don't do so，it means you are（12）　 　 ，hiding something，or are not interested.But when you stare at someone，it is considered rude and（13）　 　 . （14）　 　 a culture's body language is sometimes very difficult.（15）　 　 you don't know what to do，the safest thing to do is to smile. （1） A．of B．to C．for D．in （2） A．what B．how C．when D．why （3） A．That B．This C．It D．What （4） A．or B．and C．but D．so （5） A．have B．has C．with D．by （6） A．may B．must C．can D．need （7） A．friendly B．unfriendly C．friend D．friends （8） A．foot B．foots C．feet D．feets （9） A．talk B．talks C．are talking D．talking （10） A．closed B．close C．closing D．closer （11） A．the other B．other C．the others D．another （12） A．bored B．boring C．bore D．boredly （13） A．should avoid B．should be avoid C．should be avoided D．should be avoiding （14） A．To learning B．Learns C．Learn D．Learning （15） A．If B．Whether C．Although D．Because 二、完形填空（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。 2．（10分） Recently，Mr Mi，a disabled man（1）　 　 online.He's good at making dough figurines（泥人）. In 2003，Mi lost his （2）　 　 in an accident，but he didn't become sad.He slowly learned to eat and get dressed in the year that followed the accident.He thought he had to find a way to make a living because he had a family to （3）　 　 . One day，after seeing a man making dough figurines（面人） on the street（4）　 　 in it and decided to learn it from him."At first，the man didn't （5）　 　 when he saw that I had no fingers.But after I kept asking him to（6）　 　 me，he finally said yes，"Mi said. The learning process was （7）　 　 .In the beginnin ... ...