广东省广州市黄埔区2024-2025学年八年级上学期1月期末英语试题 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1～10各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项。 1．（15分） A group of Australian students are visiting Guangzhou on an educational exchange. （1） weekdays，they study with local students at school.They （2） many local schools since they arrived.In an art class，the teacher patiently guided students to paint flowers and birds in a traditional Chinese artistic way.It was difficult but （3） gave up."You should keep （4） if you want to show the beauty of nature and life，"said the teacher.The Australian students also join in school activities with their Chinese friends.One day，they went to watch a Cantonese lion dance.Two Chinese students dressed in colorful clothes.They jumped up and down （5） like a lion.The foreign students were deeply surprised by （6） show. At weekends，the exchange students tour around the city to find out more.They visit tourist sites like the Canton Tower and have morning tea.For many students，it is （7） time that they try Cantonese dim﹣sum，such as shrimp dumplings，chicken feet and wonton noodles."It is much （8） to learn a new language from food names than anything else!"says one student. This program is a great （9） .The Australian students know more about the culture and language of China.All the students say they would like to return to China （10） they have another chance.What a great cross﹣cultural experience it is! （1） A.At B.In C.On D.By （2） A.visited B.will visit C.are visiting D.have visited （3） A.nobody B.anybody C.somebody D.everybody （4） A.practise B.practised C.practising D.to practise （5） A.skill B.skills C.skillful D.skillfully （6） A.a B.the C.an D./ （7） A.one B.first C.the first D.the one （8） A.easy B.easier C.the easiest D.easily （9） A.succeed B.successfully C.successful D.success （10） A.if B.because C.unless D.so 二、完形填空阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从11～20各题所给的A、B、C和D）项中选出最佳选项。 2．（15分） Chinese is a beautiful language with rich cultural meanings.In fact，many words we use today can help us （1） people's lives in the past. The word "zhiyin" refers to the best （2） In Chinese.It comes from the story of Yu Boya and Zhong Ziqi in the Warring States Period（战国时期）. Boya was good at playing guqin，a traditional Chinese musical instrument.Many people enjoyed his music，but he thought nobody could really（3） it. One day，when Boya was taking a boat ride，a strong wind stopped him on the Hanyang River.When the wind passed（4） that Boya started to play guqin. A woodcutter named Ziqi passed by and heard the music，He was （5） by the music，so he stopped to listen by the river.As soon as Boya finished，Ziqi cheered （6） .Boya noticed him and （7） him onto his boat to enjoy music together.Then Boya played the music about high mountains and flo ... ...
