广东省佛山市南海区桂城瀚文外国语学校2025_2026学年八年级英语上学期期中试卷（含答案）.pdfVIP

八年级上学期第一次核心素养检测

英语试题

说明：全卷共5节，总分100分；考试时间为60分钟。

一、完形填空（共10小题，每小题1.5分，共15分）

阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

LexieAlfordwasbornintoafamilyoftravelagent,whichgavehertheopportunitytotourmanyplaces

duringherchildhood.Shebegansavingupatage12tofindhergoalofvisitingallcountries.Byher18th

birthday,shehadtravelledto72nations.Thenonedayshesuddenlyrealizedshecouldseethe1nationson

herlistintimetosetanofficialrecord.Manypeople2hertravelonsocialmediaplatforms,soshedecided

tochasetheworldrecordpartlyto3others.“Honestly,inthebeginning,I4wantedtopushthedream

ofwhatIthoughtIcoulddowithmylifeandseeasmuchoftheworldaspossibleinthe5,”shetold

Forbes.“Itwasntuntilthingsstartedgettingreally6thatIrealizedIwasinspiringpeoplearoundme,

especiallythe7.”

“Themostpleasantsurpriseabouttravelingtoallthesemisunderstoodareasoftheworldwasthatthe

countriesthatIhadtheleastexpectationof8beingthemostincredible,”LexieAlfordsaid.

“My9foryoungpeopleistobelievethatyoucandoanythingyousetyourmindtodo.Ifyouwantto

travel,youhavetomakesacrifices.Anditsonlyamatterof10untilyoucanmakeitareality.”

1.A.powerfulB.idealC.developedD.remaining

2.A.rankedB.modifiedC.followedD.criticized

3.A.inspireB.questionC.understandD.accompany

4.A.occasionallyB.simplyC.completelyD.temporarily

5.A.platformB.agencyC.processD.country

6.A.dullB.officialC.naturalD.challenging

7.A.adultB.youthC.bossD.agent

8.A.startedwithB.showedoffC.endedup