2021-2022学年广东省广州市番禺区八年级(上)期末英语试卷

2021-2022学年广东省广州市番禺区八年级（上）期末英语试卷1.（单选题，0.5分）-Isthere_______intheclassroom？

-No,Icansee_______there.（）A.anybody；somebodyB.somebody；anybodyC.nobody；anybodyD.anybody；nobody2.（单选题，0.5分）Ourcitywillbecomemoreandmorebeautiful_______wetryourbesttoprotectit.（）A.unlessB.ifC.soD.but3.（单选题，0.5分）Youhadbetter_______moretimepractisingyourspokenEnglishinyourfreetime.（）A.spendB.tospendC.spendingD.spent4.（单选题，0.5分）-WhatdoyouthinkofthemovieOperationRedSea？

-Wonderful.I'veneverseenamovie_____thanit.（）A.moreexcitedB.moreexcitingC.mostexcitedD.mostexciting5.（单选题，0.5分）-Haveyouever______toShanghai？

-Yes,Ihave.I_______therethreeyearsagowithmyparents.（）A.travel；goB.travelled；goC.travelled；goneD.travelled；went6.（单选题，0.5分）It'smy_______timetovisittheCantonTower.It'sawonderfulexperienceforme.（）A.oneB.theoneC.firstD.thefirst7.（单选题，0.5分）Thereare_______booksinthelibrary.Youcanborrowsometoread.（）A.thousandofB.thousandsofC.fivethousandsD.fivethousandsof8.（单选题，0.5分）I'veworkedasateacherinthisschool_______10years_______2011.（）A.since；forB.for；sinceC.for；forD.since；since9.（单选题，0.5分）TheweatherinGuangzhouinwinteris_______cold_______thatinBeijing.（）A.as；asB.so；asC.notas；asD.notas；like10.（单选题，0.5分）-Rebecca,haveyoureadtoday'smorningpaper？

-Not_______.What'sthelatestnewsaboutourChinaastronaut？（）A.neverB.everC.justD.yet11.（问答题，10分）Thereareanumberofanimalsthatglow（发光）insomeway——includingseveralkindsofinsectandfish.Somekindsofmushroomsglow,too.（1）___mostplantsdon'tglow.Now,scientistsareworkingtochangethat.

Now,researchersat（2）___Russiancompany,workingwiththescientistsfrom（3）___countrieshavecomeupwithanewmethodof（4）___glowingplants.Theplantscanglowaslongastheyarealive.

Thoughmushroomsandplantsglowvery（5）___，thescientistsfocusedonanacid（酸）thatwasfoundinbothplantsandmushrooms.TheyaddedcertainpartsoftheDNAfromglowingmushroomstoordinarytobaccoplants.Inthisway,thescientists（6）___abletocreateplantsthatcouldmaketheirownluciferins（荧光素）usingthisacid.Theglowcamefromallpartsoftheplants--leaves,rots,andflowers.Thescientistsreportedthatthegreenishlightwasabout10times（7）___thanthelightinearlierglowingplants.Theglowwasstrongenough（8）___easilyrecordedwithanordinarycamera,anditwasn'tbad（9）___thehealthoftheplants.

Theresearchersbelievethatglowingpantscanhelpscientistslearnmoreaboutthewayplantswork.Buttheresearchersdon'tthinktheplantswilljustbeusedforscience.Theythinkmanypeoplemaywantglowingplantsfor（10）___beauty.Thescientistshavealreadyshownthatseveralcommonflowerscanbemadetoglow,suchasroses.

（1）A.AndB.ButC.SoD.Because（2）A.aB.anC.TheD./（3）A.anotherB.otherC.theotherD.others（4）A.createB.createdC.tocreateD.creating（5）A.differenceB.differentC.differentlyD.moredifferently（6）A.isB.areC.wasD.were（7）A.brightB.brighterC.brightestD.morebright（8）A.beB.beingC.tobeD.tobeing（9）A.inB.withC.forD.of（10）A.theirsB.themC.theyD.their12.（填空题，10分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21～30各题所给的A.B.c.D四个选项中，选出填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Oneday,afarmerwaslookingforwatersource（源头）forhisfarm.Sohewenttohisneighbourandaskedhimifhecouldsellhiswell（井）tohim.Hisneighbour（1）___.Thefarmerboughtthewellhappily.Buttheneighbourwasacunningman.

Thenextday,asthefarmercametodrawwaterfromhiswell,hisneighbourcameandrefusedtolethimtakeanywater.Thefarmerwas（2）___Heasked,"Whycan'tItakethewater？I'vealreadyboughtthewellfromyou."

Theneighbouranswered,Isoldyouthewell,notthewater."

Thefarmerwenttothekingto（3）___forjustice（公正）.Heexplainedwhathadhappened.

ThekingcalledonBirbal,his（4）___courtier（朝臣）.

Birbalaskedtheneighbour,"Whydon'tyouletthefarmertakewaterfromthewell？Youdidsellthewelltothefarmer."

Theneighbouranswered,"Ididsellthewelltothefarmer,butnotthewaterinit.Therefore,hehasno（5）___todrawwaterfromthewell."

Birbalaskedthemtocomelater.

Thenextday,thekingaskedthefarmerandhisneighbourtogototheplacewherethe（6）___was.ThereBitbalsaidtotheneighbour,"Look,yousaid（7）___thatyousoldthewellnotthewater.（8）___yousoldthewellnotthewater,youhavenorighttokeepthewaterinthefarmer'swell.Nowyouhavetwo（9）___：eitheryoupayahighrent（租金）tothefarmerortakethewateroutimmediately."

Theneighbourrealizedthathisplanhad（10）___.Hesaidsorrytothefarmerandwenthomequickly.

Fromthisstory,wecanmakeaconclusionthatcheatingwillnotgetanybodyanything.Weshouldbehonest.（1）A.respectedB.laughedC.enteredD.agreed（2）A.stupidB.surprisedC.happyD.brave（3）A.askB.waitC.changeD.pay（4）A.oldestB.kindestC.wisestD.busiest（5）A.timeB.moneyC.foodD.right（6）A.farmB.houseC.wellD.palace（7）A.correctlyB.carefullyC.especiallyD.suddenly（8）A.BecauseB.ThoughC.UnlessD.Before（9）A.differencesB.abilitiesC.choicesD.instructions（10）A.wonB.finishedC.failedD.changed13.（填空题，6分）Swimmingisbothfunandgoodforyourhealth!Comeandjoinustodiscoveralifelongswimmingjourneywithourexperiencedcoaches.Wehavelessonsforallages.Schedulesandlocations

Lessonsareavailable（开放的）onweekdaysatpublicswimmingpoolsandonweekendsatpublicandprivatepools.Experiencedcoaches

Visitourwebpagetolookthroughthelistofourcoaches,andthenyoucanchoosesomeonewhobestmeetsyourneeds.Watersafety

Watersafetyisincludedinalllessons.Fastresults

Wehave1-on-1lessonplansdependingonstudents'abilityisandgiveoutprogressreportsandprizesregularly.MonthlyFeePerPersonAge1-on-1Group（3-5persons）3-12yearsold＄80＄4013yearsoldandaboveS110＄60（1）Inwhichsectionofthenewspaperwouldyouprobablyreadthisarticle？___

A.Business.

B.Advertisement.

C.Fashion.

D.LocalNews.

（2）Tomandhis11-year-oldsonwanttohave1-on-1swimminglessons.Howmuchwilltheypayoratmonth？___

A.100.

B.120.

C.170.

D.190.

（3）WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue？___

A.Watersafetyispartoftheswimminglessons.

B.1-on-1studentscangetregularprogressreportsandprizes.

C.Studentscanonlytakeswimminglessonsonweekends.

D.Studentscanchooseanycoachtheylike.14.（填空题，8分）ThemountainswhereIlivearefullofcurvy（弯曲的）anddangerousroads.Iwasdrivingdownoneofthoseroadslastspring.Daysofrainmadethegroundslipperytodriveon.

AsIturnedaroundacurve,Isawatreethathadfallenacrosstheroad.Itblockedmyway.Ihitthebrakes（刹车）andslowlydrovearoundit.ThenIstopped.Iknewifsomeonedrovefasterthanme,hewouldsurelyrunintothattree.Itwasonlyamatteroftime.

Igotoutofmycarandtriedtopullthetreeintotheditch（沟），butitwastoobigandheavytomove.Ididn'tknowwhattodo.But30secondslater,awhitetruckappearedandpulledover.

Ayoungmansteppedout."Youneedachainsaw（电锯）？"heasked.Isaid,"Yes!"Hepulledoneoutofthebackofhistruck.Forthenextfewminutes,hecutthetreeintoseveralpartswhileIcarriedthemacrosstheroadanddroppedthemontheotherside."Youneverknowwhenyouwillneedachainsaw,"Ijokedwhilemynewfriendsmiledandputhischainsawbackinthetruck.Iwavedgoodbyeandwatchedhimdriveoffbeforeheadingbacktomyowncar.

Inourlife,youneverknowwhenyouwillneedachainsaw.Youdoknow,however,whenyouwillneedakindandlovingheart.

（1）Whatdoestheunderlinedword"it"inParagraph2referto？___

A.Mycar.

B.Thetree.

C.Theditch.

D.Thetruck.

（2）Whathappenedtothewriter？___

A.Hecouldn'tfindhisbrakes.

B.Hepassedthetreeslowly.

C.Hiscarranintoafallentee.

D.Hestoppedjustinfrontofatree.

（3）Howdidwriterandtheyoungmandealwiththefallentree？___

A.Thewriterpulledthetreeintoaditch.

B.Ltwaspulledawaybyawhitetruck.

C.Theycarriedtheteetogethertotheditch.

D.Themansawedthetreeintosmallerparts.

（4）Whatdoesthewritertrytoteachus？___

A.Don'tdriveondangerousroads.

B.Alwaystakeachainsawalong.

C.Bekindandhelpful.

D.Twoheadsarebetterthanone.15.（填空题，8分）AnexhibitionabouttheGrandCanal（大运河）-PaddlingforaThousandMiles-endedattheNationalMuseumofChinainBeijingonMarch1.

TheGrandCanalismorethan2，500yearsold.ItismadeupoftheBeijing-HangzhouGrandCanal,theSuiandTangGrandCanal,andtheZhedongCanal.Atnearly3，200kilometerslong,itistheworld'slongestman-madewaterway.Ithasinfluenced（影响）thedevelopmentofChineseeconomicsandcultureforhundredsofyears.

Beforeitwasbuilt,peopleinancientChinausedhorsesorsimplytravelledbyfoottotradegoods（货物）.Itwasoutofthequestiontosendlarge-sizedgoods.AftertheGrandCanalconnectedthenorthandthesouth,businessandculturalexchangeswereabletodevelopfurther.

Infact,theGrandCanalplayedanimportantroleinthebuildingoftheForbiddenCity,MaterialsfromdifferentpartsofthecountryweresenttoBeijingvia（通过）thecanal,includingbricksfromShandongandwoodfromHunan.Pekingroastduckevenowes（把...归功于）itsbeginningstothecanal.PeopleshippedwhitelakeducksinthesouthtoBeijingandthenfedtheseduckstomakePekingroastduck.

Today,peoplefromallwalksoflife-businessmen,workersanddrivers-oftengatheralongthecanal.Theysharetheirexperiences,traditions,andculturewithothers.Thehustleandbustle（熙熙攘攘）oftheareaisjustsomethingfromthepast,butthespiritofopennesshasbecomepartofthelocalculture.

（1）WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedinParagraph2？___

A.HowtheGrandCanalwasbuilt.

B.HowoldtheGrandCanalis.

C.HowlongtheGrandCanalis.

D.WhattheGrandCanalismadeupof.

（2）Theunderlinedexpression"outofthequestion"means___.

A.impossible

B.easy

C.strange

D.useless

（3）What'sthepurposeofParagraph4？___

A.TointroducetheimportanceandthehistoryoftheForbiddenCity.

B.ToshowtheinfluenceoftheGrandCanalonbusinessexchange.

C.TopresentthestepsofmakingPekingroastduckinancientChina.

D.TolistthematerialsusedinbuildingtheForbiddenCity.

（4）WhatcanwelearnabouttheGrandCanalfromthepassage？___

A.Peoplecouldn'tcarrylarge-sizedgoodsviathecanalinthepast.

B.Thecanalhaslittleinfluenceonthelocalculturetoday.

C.Thecanalistheworld'slongestwaterway.

D.Peoplelivingalongthecanalsharethespiritofopenness.16.（填空题，8分）Probablyyouhaveseensomeonereadingabookonanelectronicreadingdevice（设备）.

Overthepastfewyears,thesesmallcomputershavebecomemorepopular.Forthatreason,morecompaniesthatmaketraditionalpaperbooksarenowmakingelectronicbooks（e-books）.Moste-booksarethesameaspaperbooks,butpeopledownloadafile（文件）intoareadingdeviceratherthanbuyingthepaperbook.Inthisway,theycancarrymanybooks.Andtheycanbringawholelibrarywiththemwherevertheygo.

Bookcompaniesareaddingspecialfeaturestosomee-books.Theseextra（额外的）featuresmightincludesoundfiles,picturefilesorvideofiles.Whenthereadersclickonthesefiles,theylearnmoreaboutthebook,thestoryorthewriter.

Thelatestelectronicreadingdevicesaresmallerandcheaper,buttheyarealsomuchmorepowerful.Theycanstoremuchmoreinformation,sowritersandbookcompaniescandomorewiththeire-books.Theydonotwanttojustaddfilestoacompletedbook.Theyaremakingthesound,picture,andvideofilespartofthestorysothatreaderscanunderstandthewholestorybetter.Readerscanevenchangethestory.Readersalreadyhavealotofbookstochoosefrom.Iftheycanchangethewaystoriesend,theywillhaveevenmorechoices!

However,willelectronicbooksreplace（取代）traditionalpaperbooks？Peoplehavedifferentopinions.Somepeoplefinde-booksmoreconvenient,whilesomethinkreadinge-booksorelectronicdeviceswillhurttheireyesandifthedevicesbreak,theywillhavenothingtoread.

Nevertheless,theydon'tneedtoworryabouttheseproblemswithapaperbook.AsfarasIamconcerned,bothtypesofbookshavemanyadvantages,sothedecisionisuptoyou.

（1）Whatisthepassagemainlyabout？___

A.Booksinthefuture.

B.Electronicbooks.

C.Paperbooks.

D.Popularbookstoday.

（2）Accordingtothepassage,whatspecialfeaturesmightsomee-booksinclude？___

A.Copiesofpaperbooks.

B.Devicesforothere-books.

C.Extrafiles.

D.Otherwriters'e-books.

（3）Howarethelateste-bookstodaydifferentfromoldere-books？___

A.Companiesbuytheminmanyfiles.

B.Readerscancarrythemwhenevertheygo.

C.Readerscanchangetheendingsofthestories.

D.Theyarebiggerandmoreexpensive.

（4）What'sthewriter'sopinionaboute-booksinthelastparagraph？___

A.Readersdecideonwhichtypeofbookstoread.

B.Electronicbooksareaspopularaspaperbooks.

C.Electronicbookswillreplacepaperbooks.

D.Paperbookshavelessproblemsforreaders.17.（问答题，5分）DoyoulistentomusicorwatchTVwhenyouaredoingyourhomework？Canyoufocuson（集中精神）justonethingatatime？

Anelephantwasstandingandpickingleavesfromatree.Asmallflycame,flyingandbuzzingnearhisear.Theelephantwaveditawaywithhislongears.Thentheflycameagainandtheelephantwaveditawayoncemore.（1）___Thentheelephantaskedthefly,"Whyareyousorestlessandnoisy？Whycan'tyoujuststayinoneplace？"

Theflyanswered,"IaminterestedinwhateverIsee,hearorsmell.Myfivesenses,andeverythingaroundme,pullmeinalldirectionsandIcannotresist（抵抗）them.（2）___Howcanyoustaysocalm？"

Theelephantstoppedeatingandsaid,"（3）___Iamincontrolofmyself--mysensesdonottellmewhattodo.ThishelpsmestayfocusedonwhateverIdo,andkeepsmymindcalmandstill.NowthatIameating,Iamcompletelyenjoyingeating.（4）___"

Itissaidthatthemindisrestlessandpaysattentiontowhateverisinfrontofit.Butifyoucancontrolwhatyoupayattentionto,thesituationwillbedifferent.（5）_