广东省广州市越秀区执信中学2019-2020学年八年级下学期期中英语试题

1、广东省广州市越秀区执信中学2019-2020学年八年级下学期期中英语试j本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，共12页，满分为120分。考试用时90分钟。注意事项：1、答卷前，考生务必用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将自己的姓名和学号填写在答题卡和答卷蜜 封线内相应的位置上,用2B铅笔将自己的学号填涂在答题卡上。2、选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑；如需改动， 用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案；不能答在试卷上。3、非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔在答卷纸上作答，答案必须写在答卷纸各题目指 定区域内的相应位置上，超出指定区域的答案无效；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再 写

2、上新的答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答的答案无效。4、考生必须保持答题卡的整洁和平整。第一部分选择题一、语言知识及应用第一节单项选择l.She Maths for seven years since she to this school.A. taught; cameC. taught; has comeB. has taught; cameD. has taught; has come2.After staying here for one year, you can speak Chinese us.A. as good asB.as betteras3 .Taking pic

3、tures very interesting.A. areB.is4 .No one enjoys atA. laughingB.to laughC. as well asD. as best asC. to beD. beingC. being laughedD. to be laughed5 .They are too busy. They have to Mrs Green their housework.A pay; forB. use;forC.spend; onD. take; to do6 .The man from his seat and a difficult questi

4、onA. raises; to riseB. raised: roseC. rises; to raiseD. rose: raised7 .The cniel boss made the boy day and night.A. workingB. to workC. workD. worked8 .I have studied for half a day. Can I stop a rest?Sure. Then you should continue an e-mail to your grandparents.A. having; writingB. to have; to writ

5、e C. having; to write D. to have; writing9 .A big screen on the front wall in our classroom.A. is hangedB. is hungC. hangingD. hanged10.1 didn't drive to work because my car A. broke downB. was broken down C. has brokenD. broke第二节语法选择Canton Porcelain (广彩)has a history of more than 300 years, dat

6、ing back to the Qing Dynasty (1636-1911). Canton Porcelain became popular around the world Jl its beautiful colors.Xu Enfu is known as a Canton Porcelain master. Xu Junru. his daughter, showed great love for it when she was a little girl. She enjoyed staying with her father while he 2 the porcelain

7、paintmg. Tliey think it's necessary 13 them to add modern patterns to their pieces so they mix modern techniques with a traditional touch.Cartoon patterns, such as Hello Kitty and Doraeinon. can be painted on the plates. This idea wins chil&en's hearts. Their works are so wonderful J4 th

8、ey attract many foreigners. They decide J5 this traditional skill to people around the world. A group of foreigners J6 to join this Canton Porcelain workshop a few days ago.They were J7 to experience how to make Canton Porcelain.Mansha said, It is my first time to paint on a plate or porcelain. It&#

9、39;s difficult for me to do die black line.” Foreigners had about just one hour to finish 18. patterns and colors for their own plates. Oxana challenged herself to paint the Canton Tower on 19 own to remember her time in Guangzhou. Simon painted a Chinese character 20 on the plate. It was a good ide

10、a that he made this plate for his grandma in the U.K.If you are interested in it, you can attend the training class on making Canton Porcelain.It is really good for you to send it to your family and friends as a gift!11. A. because ofB. becauseC. soD. as12. A. makesB. makingC. madeD. was making13. A

11、. withB.ofC.forD. on14.A. asB. untilC. tillD. that15. A. introducedB. introducingC. to introduceD. introduce16. A. invitedB. were invitedC. are invitedD. invite17. A. luckily enoughB. luck enoughC. lucky enoughD. enough luck18. A. designB. designingC. to designD. designed19.A. sheB.heC. hisD. her20.

12、 A. successB. successfulC. successfullyD. succeed第三节完形填空完形填空。In a history class, our teacher Mrs. Bartlett asked us to make a poster （海报）in groups about the culture that we were studying. She told us to write the names of three friends we wanted in one group and she would think about our _21_The nex

13、t day, I was told to be in a group I would 22 want -the boy who was too weak in English, and the two girls who wore strange clothes. Oh. how I wanted to be with my 23 !With tears in my eyes. I walked up to Mrs. Bartlett. She 24 me and seemed to know what I was there for. I told her I should be in th

14、e "good" group. She gently （辂林地）25 a hand on my shoulder （肩膀）.“I know what you want. Karma,“ she said, "but your group needs you. I need you to help them. Only you can help them/ I was 26 and moved. Her words encouraged me."Will you help them?'' she asked. "Yes,"

15、; I replied. Tlien I 27 walked over to my group. I sat down and we started. Each of us did a part according to our interests. Halfway through the week. I felt ,28 enjoying our group. Ns did a good job together. My group members weren't thought to be good jiist because no one cared enough about t

16、hem 29 Mrs. Bartlett.At last, our group got an A. But I think we should hand the A back to Mrs. Bartlett. She was the one who should truly 30 it. Mrs. Bartlett brought out the potential （潜能）in four of her students.21. A. classesB.booksC. choicesD. clothes22. A. oftenB. neverC. alwaysD. sometimes23.

17、A. boysB. girlsC. friendsD. teachers24. A. laughed atB. looked atC. lived withD. agreed with25. A. placedB. pushedC. washedD. pulled26. A. usefulB. surprisedC. thirstyD. asleep27. A. hardlyB. deeplyC. lazilyD. bravely28. A. myselfB. herselfC. yourselfD. himself29. A. aroundB. withC.forD. except30. A

18、. receiveB. startC. giveD. throw二、阅读第一节阅读理解Two men were staying in the same room in a hospital. One man was sick and he could not even move his body or look around the room. The other man could move, but was also very ill.Over time, the two men became good friends. They shared lots of things togethe

19、r and even talked about what they hoped to do after they got better. But there was one thing about the room that was special for both of them. The man who could move would look out of the room's only window, describing the scenery outside for liis friend. He told him about the people walking by,

20、 the weather, anything that might interest a man who had not seen the world beyond his bed for some time.One day, when a nurse came to check on the two men, she found that the man who often looked out of the window had died in his sleep. Sadly, she informed the other man that his friend had died and

21、 called for nurses to take die dead man away. Tlie otlier nian asked to be moved to the dead mans bed so that he could look out of the window himself. The nurses moved him to the other bed. However, the man found that there was no window at alljust a blank wall.The nurses explained that the dead man

22、 had been blind. He had never actually seen anything outside the window at all but he described beautiful scenes to encourage his friend. Sometimes all we need in life is a little encouragement, even if it comes from an unlikely place.31. How did the man who could move encourage his roommate?A He sh

23、ared his life experience with his roommate.B. He described what he saw from a "window”.C. He took his roommate outside.D. He told jokes to his roommate.32. What did the man who could move tell liis friend when looking outside die window?A. The thing they would do after they got better.B. The sc

24、enerj; the weather, and the people walking by.C. The reason why he was seriously ill.D. His friend could move to his bed after he died.33. After the man who could move died, the other man wanted to be moved to the bed next to the window because.A. he missed the man who could move very muchB. the bed

25、 there was tidier than hisC. he wanted to look at the world outsideD. he felt worse and worse34. Which of the following about the man who could move is NOT tnie?A. He was blind.B. He tried to help his friend feelbetter.C. He died in his sleep.D. The nurse didn't know he wasblind.35. What is the

26、best title of this passage?A. The View Out Of WindowB. Never Tell LiesC. A Lonely HospitalD. The Nurse And The PatientsBThe word photography was first used in 1839. However, at that time the subject （被拍对象）had to keep still while a picture of it was taken. Few people had ever tried to take photos of

27、moving subjects. The first man to do so was Eadweard Muybridge, a world-famous photographer. He created the first moving picture.When a horse is running, do all four hooves （蹄）ever leave the ground at the same time? That was the bet that a gentleman called Leland Stanford had with some of his friend

28、s. Most people believed that a horse always had one hoof on the ground, but Stanford didn't think: so. Because a horse s legs are moving so fast, it,s impossible to tell just by looking. Stanford needed a way to record the movement of a running horse. In 1872, Leland Stanford offered Eadweard Mu

29、ybridge $25,000 to find the answer. Muybridge had no idea if he could successfully set up and perform an experiment to settle （解决）the bet, but he thought he should give it a try.In 1878, after years of experiments, Muybridge got what he wanted. He had a sequence （连续）of 12 images （图 像），and one of the

30、m clearly showed all four of the horse's hooves were off the ground at the same time. In the end Muybridge collected his well-eanied $25,000 from Stanford.Though Tliomas Edison is usually considered as the person who created the first cine-camera （电影摄影机）in 1889. it was the work of Eadweard Muybr

31、idge and the bet tliat led to Edison's invention.36. The underlined wordstilF' most probably means "m Chinese.A.安逸的B.平衡的C.直立的D.静止的37. Leland Stanford thought that.A. a horse always had one hoof on the ground while nmningB. a horse had all 4 hooves off the ground at some point while ninn

32、ingC. it was possible for Eadweard Muybridge to make a moving pictureD. it was impossible for Eadweard Muybridge to make a moving picture38. Muybridge finally found the answer to the bet in.A.1839B.1872C.1878D.188739. Muybridge's experiments proved that it was who won the bet.A. StanfordB. Stanf

33、ord's friends. C. MuybridgeD. Muybridge's friends40. The passage mainly tells us.A. that Thomas Edison created the first cine-cameraB that Eadweard Muybridge created the first still picturesC. how photography helped people know more about animalsD. how Eadweard Muybridge got pictures of move

34、ment successfullyLisa has been to Antarctica （南极洲|）. Here is what she wrote about the trip.Tuesday December 2We planned to go to Rothera （罗瑟拉站）that morning. We would stay there for the next two weeks. Because Antarctica is die windiest place on the earth, sometimes you can't fly at all.We had a

35、nervous wait over breakfast to find out if wed be leaving that day. People have to stay in Stanley for weeks while the pilots wait for good weather.It turned clear at 9:30 and we took off at 10:30 on a little red plane called a Dash-7. But even when we were in the air, tliere was still a chance we w

36、ouldn't be able to fly.Wednesday December 3After waking up in Antarctica for the first time, I can understand why everybody who comes here loves the place. It is really beautiful.We are staying at Rothera Survey Base （基 t也）with mountains of ice all around. It's about minus 2 today. It is ver

37、ycold, but the regulars （正式 队员）here are often seen walking around in T-shirts.Thursday December 4I woke up to anodier beautifiil sunny day here. It's a bit colder today, about minus 5 C, but it's not very windy so it feels warmer. Those of us who are new to the base have to do a special trai

38、ning course （课程）before we are allowed to ro off the base to other stations or to go snowboarding over the nearby hill.Saturday December 6Not a cloud in the sky and it s warm enough to sit outside （m a jacket）.The most wonderful thing about this place is how the scenery （伙l景）changes every day. At fir

39、st I thought I was going mad （疯 了）. I d step outside in the mommg and think.sure that big mountam of ice wasn't there every day： It's because the sea ice is always moving slowly and thankfully.41. Lisa had a nervous wait in Stanley because ofA. strong windsB. thick clouds42. Lisa received a

40、special training on.A. December 2B. December 343. What impressed Lisa most about Antarctica?A. People walked around in T-shirt.C. The weather was sometimes warm.44. What does the imderlined phrase “go off' mean?A. Reach.B. Leave.45. The writing is most probably from Lisa'sA. notebookB. diary

41、C. mountain of iceD. low temperatureC. December 4D. December 6B. It was a beautiful and quiet place.D. The scenery changes every day.C. Increase.D. Expand.C. homeworkD. bookD*Please don't travel to Wuhan unless it's absolutely necessary.、Zhong Nanshan. a famous respiratory （呼吸科 的）expert, rem

42、inded the public when the novel coronavinis first hit Wuhan. But despite the danger, he, 84, rushed on an overnight train to Wuhan to fight the disease.Zhong Nanshan is known as the hero who defeated SARS in 2003. His image and messages are flooding （遍 布）social media. Many people say they "trus

43、t every word of Zhong' He has given Chinese people confidence ill winning the battle.A great doctor and honest scholar （学者）Growing up in a family of doctors, Zhong lives by a simple motto （信 条）:save lives and always be honest. In 2003, when SARS hit China, he volunteered to treat patients and as

44、ked his colleagues （同事）to send their most serious cases to him. After months of work, his treatment plan for SARS was adopted （采 纳）by China and then the whole world, saving thousands of lives. People's Daily reported.Zhong is also known for being an honest scholar. In 2003. when authorities （官方）

45、said that the SARS virus was under control, he publicly refuted tlieir claim. couldn't help myself. I said it's not all under control,5 Zhong said in a later interview. His honesty won widespread praise from the Chinese public.Back to the frontlinesSeventeen years later, Zhong is once again

46、leading an expert team to study the novel coronavirus. Although this new virus is known to be more dangerous to die elderly. Zhong doesn't seem worried about his own safety.On January 18, he took a high-speed train from Guangzhou to Wuhan. Two days later, he became the first expert to make certa

47、in that the new virus can be spread between humans. On January 29, he and his colleagues spent over four hours online checking five patients who were in serious condition. The next day, he chose the treatment for those patients. Under his guidance, his team developed a rapid test kit （快速检测试剂盒）for th

48、e disease that can show results within 15 minutes.As People's Daily wxote, "the 84-year-old Zhong Nanshan shows his professionalism as a scholar, courage as a soldier, and a sense of duty as the backbone （脊梁）of our nation."46. Which one would NOT be used to describe Zhong Nanshan?A. He

49、 is an expert.B. He is honest.C. He tnists social media. D. He is brave.47. What achievements did Zhong make in the fight against SARS?A. He was the first doctor to start treating SARS patients. B.He treated the most serious patients online.C. His treatment plan saved lots of people.D.He stated that

50、 SARS was under control.48. What does the imderlined word “refbte'、mean?A. To support others' opinions.B.To say that something was not true.C. To mock or laugh at authorities.D.To be in the fight against the disease.49. What has Zhong done to fight the disease caused by the new virus?A. He w

51、arned people that the virus could spread between humans. B. He treated five severe patients in a day.C. He chose some special patients to receive treatment.D. The test kit from his team can show results in 15 seconds.50. The purpose of the story is to.A. encourage people to stay at homeB. state the

52、miportance of Zhong's warningC. guide people to be honest and braveD. praise Zhong s courage and spint第二节阅读填空阅读短文及文后选项，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。The world is full of great books waiting to be read.51 Here are some tips. What makes youhappy?If you have a favorite hobby, look for books about that activity. Y

53、ou're more likely to eiyoy readmg a book if you,re already interested iii its subject.Fiction or nonfiction?Some books are totally made up and imagined.52 Novels, short stories, and fables are allexamples of fiction. These books can bring you to another world or help you imagine something beyond

54、 your own experience.53 But that doesn't mean they are boring. Nonfiction books can bring to life everything from the first trip to die moon to what it's like to explore the deepest oceans. Try both fiction and nonfiction books to see which you enjoy better.Find a family favorite.What was yo

55、ur mother 's fhvorite book when she was at your age? Or your dad's?Then you can ask them why they liked it and share your thoughts. It a fun way to get to know your family a little better, and to find a book you ll enjoy!Ask an expert.Your local library is definitely a great place to find books that you are going to love.55 Tell a librarian about your interests. Ybiir librarian can help y