广东省广州中学2024-2025学年八年级下学期期中考试英语试题（含答案）

广州中学2024-2025学年八年级下学期初二期中英语试题 （满分90分，考试时间100分钟） 一、语法选择（共 15小题；每小题1分，满分15分） Diana Nyad was born in New York City. She 1 great talent and love for swimming from an early age. Later she 2 by her coach, an Olympic swimmer, and set new records in many long-distance swimming competitions. At 28, Diana set 3 unusual goal. She tried to swim from Cuba to Florida for the first time. The high winds were so strong that she had to give up the journey. After 4 serious health problems, Diana felt the need for new challenges beyond the pool. At 30, she found a new job, but deep in her heart, there still lived her goal. After 30 years of no swimming, Diana began training. This time, she wished to finish what 5 she started. In 2011, she tried to swim from Cuba to Florida again. But 6 , the swim was full of danger. There 7 terrible storms and deadly sea animals during the long and tiring journey. 8 she failed many times, she was ready to fight back. In 2012, after 60 hours in the water, a lightning storm and some 9 problems stopped her for the fourth time. In 2013, 35 years after her first try, Diana planned 10 from Cuba to Florida for a fifth time. After almost 53 hours, the 11 Diana completed the historic swim with the help of 12 team on September 2nd. She finally became the first person to achieve the goal which seems almost impossible. It’s so courageous 13 her to overcome so many difficulties. She was indeed one of 14 in history. “We 15 stick with our dreams. Going after your dreams is never too late.” Diana said in her book. 1. A. is showing B. showed C. shows D. has shown 2. A. trained B. has trained C. was trained D. has been trained 3. A. a B. an C. the D. / 4. A. experience B. experienced C. experiences D. experiencing 5. A. what B. who C. where D. how 6. A. lucky B. luckily C. unlucky D. unluckily 7. A. are B. had C. were D. have 8. A. Because B. Although C. Unless D. But 9. A. other B. another C. the other D. others 10. A. to swim B. swimming C. swim D. swam 11. A. 64-years-old B. 64 years old C. 64 years old D. 64-year-old 12. A. her B. she C. herself D. hers 13. A. for B. of C. with D. from 14. A. the greater athlete B. the greater athletes C. the greatest athlete D. the greatest athletes 15. A. may B. have to C. should D. ought 二、完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） In 1994, the Brazilian photographer Salgado went back to his homeland in Minas Gerais, Brazil. He was eager to see the land run by his family. The thick forest there was once a paradise (乐园) for him and his friends, bringing them 16 memories. To his shock, he saw a totally different 17 . Only 0.5% of the land was covered with trees. “The land was as sick as a serious patient — everything was destroyed due to deforestation (砍伐森林),” Salgado said 18 during a meeting on climate change in Paris. Salgado 19 that he should do something about it. Then he thought up the bold (大胆的) idea of replanting trees on the land, which ... ...