广东省广州市海珠区2020-2021学年八年级上学期期末英语试题

试卷第=page11页，共=sectionpages33页试卷第=page11页，共=sectionpages33页广东省广州市海珠区2020-2021学年八年级上学期期末英语试题学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________一、语法选择Horse-ridingisverypopularinEurope,especiallyinEnglandandGermany.Ithas1longhistoryandisoneofthetraditionalsportsinEngland.It2oneoftheOlympiceventssince1900.Atfirst,onlytherichandthenoble3thissport.Butnow,moreandmorepeoplearoundtheworldare4inhorse-riding.Forexample,5inAmericaandCanadalearntorideahorseattheageof3or4.Theyrideahorseeitherforprofessional（专业的）matchorjustforfun.It’sarelaxingwayforchildren6ahorseonthefarm.Doyouwanttoknowhowtorideahorse?First,7ontothehorse.Beforeyoustartedridingahorse,youshouldmovethehorseoutandlearntowalkwithittogether.Thenyoucantrytogetonto8horseontheleftsideortherightside.It’sveryimportantforyou.Becausewhenyouareindanger,youcanjumpdownoneithersideas9asyoucan.Next,sitonthehorsecorrectly.Whenyourideahorse,you’dbetter10astraightthroughtheear,shoulder,hip（臀部）andheel（脚后跟）.Then,youhavetolearnhowtomoveupanddown11thesametimeasthehorseruns.Afteryoulearntowalkonthehorsearoundslowly,youcanlearntogofaster.Thatwillmakeyoufeelamazed!Soundseasy?No.It’s12torideahorsewellthanyouthink.Ridingahorsecanbeafullexperience.13,ittakesagreatdealoftrainingandexperience.14youwanttolearntorideahorsewell,youshouldgotoahorse-ridingschooltotakethelesson.Does15wanttohaveatry?Comeon!1．A．the B．an C．a D．/2．A．hasbeen B．is C．was D．havebeen3．A．play B．haveplayed C．areplaying D．played4．A．interest B．interests C．interested D．interesting5．A．much B．many C．few D．little6．A．toride B．ride C．riding D．rode7．A．getting B．get C．toget D．got8．A．you B．your C．yours D．yourself9．A．quick B．quicker C．quickly D．morequickly10．A．draw B．drawing C．todraw D．drew11．A．for B．about C．in D．at12．A．difficult B．lessdifficult C．moredifficult D．themostdifficult13．A．However B．But C．Also D．So14．A．Where B．How C．What D．If15．A．somebody B．anybody C．everybody D．nobody二、完形填空Inancienttimes,peoplegottheirfoodsimplybyhuntinganimalsandcollectingplants.Asthepopulationgrewbiggerandbigger,peopledidn’thaveenoughfoodtoeat.Fromtimetotime,peoplewereso16thattheybecamesickorevendied.Sopeopleneeded17.ThenShennongwasborn.Hehada18appearance.Itwassaidthathehadtheheadofabull（牛）andthebodyofthehuman.Whenhesawpeopledieofhungerandillness,Shennongdecidedtohelpthemgrowfivedifferentkindsof19.Buttheygrewvery20.Sopeoplestilldidn’tgetmuchfood.Oneday,whilewatchingaboar（野猪）diggingthesoilwithitsnose,Shennonghadanideaandthen21manyfarmingtoolssuchasthehoe,axandsickle.Withthesetools,peoplebeganabletogrowallkindsofcropstomakealiving.Peoplehadenoughtoeat,buttheystillfellsickfromtimetotime.Wheretofindtheremedy（治疗法）tohelpfightagainst22?Shennongbegantotravelaroundthelandandtastedallkindsofplantstofindoutifhecouldusethemas23.Hetriedhundredsofdifferentkindsofherbs（药草）andcarefullywrotedowntheireffects.Hewaspoisoned（中毒）manytimes,buthealwaysfoundtherightwaytosavehimselfintimethankstothefactthathecouldseehowtheherbsworkedinsidehisbody.Hethen24theHerbalClassicofShennong,theearliestChinesemedicinecollection,including365kindsofmedicinesderived（提取）fromherbs,plants,animalsandsoon.Shennong’sdiscoverieswerethefoundationfortraditionalChinesemedicine,whichisstill25todayaroundtheworld.TothankShennong,peoplerespectedhimastheDivineFarmer.16．A．poor B．tired C．hungry D．thirsty17．A．help B．money C．love D．work18．A．huge B．tiny C．natural D．special19．A．vegetables B．flowers C．crops D．fruits20．A．slowly B．quickly C．well D．quietly21．A．found B．kept C．compared D．invented22．A．hunger B．diseases C．weather D．animals23．A．food B．drinks C．snacks D．medicine24．A．read B．wrote C．borrowed D．copied25．A．secret B．difficult C．practical D．unusual三、阅读单选26．What’sthepurposeofthismaterial?A．Torealizetheimportanceofaccidentalinventions.B．Tointroducesomefactsaboutaccidentalinventions.C．Tosuggestpeopletobuytheseaccidentalinventions.D．Torespecttheinventorsofsomeaccidentalinventions.27．Accordingtothematerial,whichofthefollowinginventionswerecreatedbyaccident?①Matches②Paper③Plastic④Coffee⑤Potatochips⑥RicecookerA．①④⑥ B．①③⑤ C．②③⑥ D．②④⑤28．WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A．Crumcookedthepotatochipsforthecustomertomakehimhappy.B．Spencerinventedthefirstmicrowaveovenwhilehewascooking.C．AlexanderFlemingfoundPenicillinduringhisholidayin1928.D．Wecangetmoreinformationabouttheseinventionsonline.Natisexcited.Todayisthebestdayoftheyear!ItisAprilFool’sDayandhewantstoprovideeveryonewithsomegoodentertainment.Hethoughtofagreatidea.Hehasboughttwogreenplasticfrogs.Theylookjustlikerealfrogs.Natarrivesatschoolearly.Thereisarainforestterrariuminhisclassroom.Ithasplants,insectsandthreefrogs.Natisgoingtopretend(假装)thatthefrogshaverunaway.Natwalkssecretlyintotheclassroom.There’snobodythere.Natputsoneofthetoyfrogsonthefloor.HeputstheothertoyfrogonhisfriendStacey’sdesk.ThenNatpushesthelidpartwayofftheterrariumtomakehistrickmorebelievable.ThenNatrushesofftomorningmeeting.Backinclassaftermeeting,noonenoticesthefrogsatfirst.ThenStaceyscreamsassoonasshehasseenthefrog.Mostoftheotherkidsarelaughing.Mickeyshoutstotheclassthatthelidisofftheterrarium.Atthatmoment,Tessayellsout.Shehassteppedontheothertoyfrog!Ms.Lopeztellsthemnottobesillyandpicksupthetoyfrogsandputsthemaway.Natispleasedwithhimself.Hispracticaljokeisasuccess.Suddenly,somethingmovespasthisfingers.It’sarealfrog!Arealfroghasrunaway!Nowthewholeclassarescreaming.Ms.Lopezstartstolookangry.Shetellsthechildrentositdownintheirseats.Ms.Lopezexplainsthatthenoisewillfrightenthefrog.Tom,thebravestboyinclass,picksupthefrogandputsitbackintheterrarium.Natstartstofeelbadabouthispracticaljoke.Ms.LopezhasguessedthatitwasNatwhoplayedthejoke.Suddenly,thereisaloudcroak(呱呱叫)fromunderNat’schair.Natalmostjumpsoutofhisskin.Thewholeclasslaughs.Ms.Lopezcatchesthefrogandputsitbackintheterrarium.Sheclosesthelidallthewaysothefrogscan’trunawayagain.ThenshewalkstowardNat’sdesk.Ms.LopeztellsNatthathehasnowhadatasteofhisownmedicine.SheknowsNatwasjusttryingtobefunny,buthistrickcouldhaveendedbadly.29．What’sthecorrectorderofthefollowingpictures?A．b-d-a-f-e-c B．b-d-c-a-f-e C．d-b-e-c-f-a D．d-b-a-f-c-e30．Whatcanwelearnfromthestory?A．TheclassroomisemptybeforeNatenterstheclassroom.B．BothMs.Lopezandherstudentsareafraidoffrogs.C．Natfeelshappyabouthispracticaljokeintheend.D．Fourfrogsjumpoutoftheterrarium.31．WhatdoesMs.Lopezmeanbysaying“atasteofhisownmedicine”inthestory?A．Natteacheshimselfalesson.B．Natneedstotakesomemedicine.C．Natshouldn’tplayatrickonfrogs.D．Natshouldn’topentheterrarium.32．WhatdoyouthinkofNat?A．Funny. B．Brave. C．Naughty. D．Careless.InAugust,twoChineseinternetcelebrities（网红）,vloggerLiZiqiandlive-streamerViya,havebecomemembersoftheAll-ChinaYouthFederation（中华全国青年联合会）.ACYFwasfoundedin1949.Itonlyaddsnewmemberseveryfiveyears.Itsmembersarepeoplefromallkindsofjobs.Theyshouldbeyoungerthan40andhavesetanexampleforyoungpeople.Withnearly12millionfollowersonYouTube,LiZiqi,isoneofthemostfamousvloggersinChina.The30-year-oldhasevenbuiltastrongfangroupacrosstheworld.ShestartedmakingvideosabouttraditionalChinesefoodsandvillagelifein2016.Forexample,inoneofhervideos,sheshowshowshemadespicytofufromgrowingthesoybeanstocookingit.Hervideoshavefewwordsorconversations,butthroughhervideos,sheletstheworldknowChinesepeople’sdailylivesandloveforChineseculture,whichhavecapturedtheheartsofherglobalfans.EventhoughLiZiqihashighpopularitynow,shestilllivesasimplelife.Meanwhile,Viya,35,hasbeenapopularfaceinChina’snetworkmarketing.Herfollowerscallherthe“QueenofGoods”.Shesellseverythingfromfoodstohouses.In2019,shehelpedsell119-million-yuanproductsfromChina’spoorerplacesaltogether!Shehasalsogivenalotofmoneyto37schoolsinpoorvillages.SincetheoutbreakoftheCOVID-19,shehasdonatedmorethan4millionyuantoWuhan.SheevensoldarocketonTaobaoonAprilFool’sDayin2020,whichsurprisedthenationandattractedinternationalpublicity.TheofficialChinaDailysaysthiswas“theworld’sfirstlivebroadcastofarocketsale”!Howamazingitwas!“LiZiqi’sandViya’sjobsarenottraditional,buttheysetgoodexamplesfortoday’syoungpeople.Iamwillingtolearnfromthem.”onenetizen（网民）said.33．WhatcanweknowaboutLiZiqiaccordingtothepassage?A．Sheis35yearsold.B．Shetalksalotinhervideos.C．Shesellseverythinginhervideos.D．Shemakesvideosaboutherdailylife.34．WhichofthefollowingaboutViyasurprisedtheworldmost?A．Beingalive-streamer. B．Helpingthepoorvillages.C．DonatingmoneytoWuhan. D．Sellingarocketsuccessfully.35．WhycanLiZiqiandViyabecomemembersofACYF?A．BecausetheyhavelotsoffansontheInternet.B．Becausetheyaregoodexamplesofyoungpeople.C．Becausetheydonatealotofmoneytopoorvillages.D．BecausetheyintroduceChineseculturetotheworld.36．What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?A．Seeingisbelieving. B．Oneisnevertoooldtolearn.C．AllroadsleadtoRome. D．Failureisthemotherofsuccess.WhatwaslifelikeinChina3,500yearsago?Wasitverydifferenttolifenow?Whatdidpeopledo?Howdidtheylive?Let’sfindout.TheKingsFrom1700until1100BC,theareaofChinaaroundtheYellowRiverwasruledbyafamilyofkingscalledtheShang.Theywererichandverypowerful.Thekingandhisfamilylivedinlargebeautifulpalaces.Theyhadmanyservantswhomadethemfoodanddidalltheworkinthepalaces,sotheyhadaneasylife.ThePeopleTherichestpeoplelivedincitieswithveryhighwalls.Theydidn’twork,andspenttheirtimehuntingandhorseriding.Theyweregoodatcapturinganimals.Otherpeoplelivedoutsidethewalls.Thereweremerchants(商人)andcraftsmen(工匠),sotheyworkedfortheirliving.Theywerenotpoor,buttheywerenotprotectedduringwars.Mostofthepeopleduringthistimewerefarmers.Theylivedinvillagesinthecountryside.Theyworkedinfieldswithtoolsmadeofstone,grewgrainsuchasrice,wheat,andkeptanimals.ThebestplaceforfarmingwasbytheYellowRiver.Herethewarm,wetweatherwasperfectforgrowingrice.Thefarmerslivedinsmallhousesmadeofmudorbamboo.Theyhadtolistentothekingsandtherichpeopleallthetimeandgivethemfoodandgifts.Theydidn’thaveaveryeasylife._______DuringthetimeoftheShang,theChinesediscoveredhowtomakebronze(青铜).Bronzeisanimportantmetalbecauseitisstrongandlastsforaverylongtime.TheChinesemadeallkindsofthingsfrombronze,suchaspotsforcooking,cupsfordrinking,jewelleryandweapons(武器).ButperhapsthemostimportantdevelopmentduringthetimeoftheShangwaswriting.Withit,peoplecouldpassoninformationaboutthemselves,theirlivesandwhattheybelieved.AlthoughtheChinesestartedwritingatthistime,theydidn’thavepaperyet,sopeoplewroteonanimalbones,onbamboo,andevenonturtleshells!So,lifeforpeopleinancientChinawasquitedifferentfromourlivestoday.37．Wholivedoutsidethewallsincitiesaccordingtothepassage?A．Thepoorfarmers. B．Therichestpeople.C．Theking’sfamily. D．Themerchants.38．PeoplecouldusebronzetomakemanythingsEXCEPT________accordingtothepassage.A．cookingpots B．drinkingcups C．houses D．swords39．WhydidthefarmerslivebytheYellowRiver?A．Becauseitwaseasierforricetogrow.B．Becausetheyhadtosendfoodandgiftstotheking.C．Becausetheirhousesweremadeofmudorbamboo.D．Becausetheyneededtomakeallkindsofthingsfrombronze.40．Whichofthefollowingsub-headingsisthebestfortheblank?A．Interestingweapons B．ImportantDevelopmentC．Difficultlife D．PracticalTools四、阅读还原5选5阅读填空。Everyyear,thousandsofstudentschoosetostudyabroadforthesummer,sixmonths,ayear,orlonger.41Letourservicehelpyougetstarted.Whydoit?Livinginanothercountrywillhelpyoulearnalanguageandlearnaboutthecultureofanotherland.Youwillseetheworldinanewwayandlearnmoreaboutyourself.42Manycompaniestodaywantemployeeswhospeakasecondlanguageorwhohaveexperiencedlivingorworkinginanother.MakingtherightchoiceTochoosetherightcountryorschool,askyourselfthesequestions.43DoIwanttolivewithahostfamily,withroommates,oralone?HowmuchdoIwanttopay?GettingreadytogoGetyourpassportandvisa（签证）early!44Readaboutthecustomsofyourhostcountry.Also,talkwithpeoplewhohaveexperiencestudyingabroad.Calltheschooltomakesuresomeonecanmeetyouwhenyougetthere.Andmakesuretobringsomelocalmoneyandacreditcard.OnceyouarethereBeopentomeetingnewpeopleandhavingnewexperiences.Don’texpecttoalwaysbecomfortable.Afterthefirstfewweeks,it’susualtofeelalittlehomesick.45Rememberthatittakestimetogetusedtoanewplacewithnewcustoms.Talktoyournewfriendsandwriteaboutyourfeelings.Alwayskeepanopenmindandyou’llsucceed.A．HowlongdoIwanttostudyabroad?B．You’llmissyourfamilyandfriends.C．Beforeyougo,learnasmuchofthelanguageasyoucan.D．Studyingabroadisalsoexcellenttrainingfortheworkingworld.E．Itcanbeanexcitingexperienceformanypeopletostudyabroad.五、短文首字母填空阅读下面短文，根据首字母提示填空，补全短文。DearPeter,I’mverygladtolearnaboutaChineseCultureWeekwillbeheldinyourschool.It’sac46foryoutolearnaboutChineseculture.First,apaper-cuttingshowisfantastic.AsatraditionalChineseart,paper-cuttingworksi47differentcontents(内容)aboutplants,animals,people,storiesandsoon.What’smore,aChinesecalligraphycompetitionisw48takingpartin,whi