2020-2021学年广东省广州黄埔区八年级上学期英语期末试卷及答案

2020-2021学年第一学期期末教学质量检测八年级英语（本试卷共四大题，8页，满分100分，考试时间为90分钟）注意事项：1.题卡上，再用2B铅笔将考生号、座位号对应的信息点涂黑。2.2B铅笔把答题卡上对应的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.案；不准使用铅笔、圆珠笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答的答案无效。4.本卷共有选择题40小题，非选择题11题。5.考生必须保持答题卡的整洁，考试结束后，将试卷和答题卡一并交回。一、语法选择（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）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1~15各题所给的、B、C和D项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Therewasayoungpaintermademoneybypaintingportraits（肖像画）.Hiswastobecomeoneof_____1_____artistsinthefieldofart.Oneday,arichladyhimtopaint_____2_____portraitforherandpromisedtopayhim10,000dollars.Afteratheladycametotakethepainting.Thepaintingwaswonderful,_____3_____shenothappywithit.Shetoldyoungpainter,“Iwillbuythispaintingonlyfor3,000dollars.”Theyoungpainter_____4_____shesaid.Thenhetalkedwiththelady,hopingthatshewouldkeepherpromise.Therichladysaidtothepainter,“Thepersoninthepaintingisme._____5_____Idon’tbuythispainting,_____6_____elsewillbuyit.Soyouhavetosellittomefor3,000dollars.”Theyoungpaintersaid_____7_____,“No,Iprefernottosellitratherthanbehumiliated（羞辱）byyou.Someday,youtospend20timesthemoney_____8_____thepainting,becauseyoubreakyourpromisetoday.”Afterthat,thepainterworked_____9_____thanbefore.Finally,histrueandhebecameveryfamousinthefieldofart.Therichladysoonforgotabouttheartistandwhathehadtoldher.Butoneday,oneotherfriendtoldher,“Thereisapaintersellingapaintingcalled‘Liar’（说谎的人）for200,000dollars.Theladyinthepaintinglooksreallylikeyou.”Then,therichladyrememberedthepainter.Shequicklywent_____10_____sorrytohimandpaid200,000dollarstobuytheportrait.1.A.thefamous2.theone3.soB.themostfamousC.morefamousD.famousoneB.firstC.thefirstC.andB.orD.but4.A.surprise5.B.surprisedB.UnlessB.anybodyB.angrierB.ofC.surprisesC.AfterC.nobodyC.angryC.forsurprisingD.6.A.everybody7.angrily8.onsomebodymoreangrilyin9.hardly10.A.sayB.hardC.C.tosayD.hardestsayingB.said二、完形填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）答案。Morethan700yearsago,Scotland（苏格兰）fightingagainstEngland.ThekingofEnglandwantedto_____11_____Scotland.Englandhadastrongarmysoit_____12_____fortheScotspeopletofight.lostmanytimes.RobertofScotlandhadtorunfromtheEnglisharmy.Onerainyday.KingRobertlayinanoldhouse.Hethoughtthathenotgoodenoughtobeaking.Heso_____13_____thathedidntevenseeaspider（蜘蛛）abovehim.Whenhe_____14_____,hesawthespiderclimbing.tryingtoclimbupitsthetopofthehousebutitfelldown.“Howsad!”thoughtKingRobert.“Thespiderislikeme.not_____15_____enough.”Hewatcheditwhilethespiderclimbedupagain.downasecondtime.“Becareful,littlespider,_____16_____youmightdie.”hesaid.“Lifeissohard,youwillneverbacktoyourButthespider_____17_____againandagain.KingRobertit_____18_____climbedtoitsweb.Afterhour,thespidergotbacktotheweb.“Youaresuchagreatspider,”hesaid.“Ifyoutrying,Icantoo.Imustonfighting.Iwon’tlettheEnglishwin.”His_____19_____grewstrongandthey_____20_____theEnglisharmy.Scotlandwasfree.11.A.leave12.A.hard13.A.bored14.looked15.oldB.captureB.interestingB.B.lookedoutB.strongB.andC.helpvisitC.importantC.worriedC.lookedupC.D.fantasticD.surprisedD.lookedD.free16.A.because17.A.tried18.C.soorB.C.practisedC.slowlyC.opinionsC.joinedcheeredD.suddenlyfamilystoppedB.easily19.A.army20.A.keptB.feelingsB.helped三、阅读（共两节，满分40分）第一节阅读下列三篇短文，从每题所给的、B、C和D项中选出最佳选项。并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）JosephSekarisa62yearoIdmaninIndia.HefeedsthousandsofparrotseveryAndhehasearnedhimselfthenickname“birdman”.Josephalwaysleftsmallamountsofriceonhisroof.Theneighborsparrowsandsquirrelsoftencametoeatthem.OnedaytwoparrotsflewinandthemselvessomeThebirdsnotonlyrelurnedthefollowingbutalsobroughtalongotherhungryfriends.about2,000to4,000beautifulparrotsvisitthebirdmantwiceaday!JosephdoesnotthebirdsrawHecooksthem!Thismeansthattheamazingmangetsup4:30a.m.everymorningandspendsoverhourmakingthebreakfast.Hethenspreadsthericeacross14woodenplanks（厚木板）onhisroof.Thebreakfastrushbeginsabout6:00a.m.whenthebeautifulparrotsflyinandcontinuesuntileverylastgrainofthedeliciousriceisgone!Theactionisrepeatedintheafternoonwhenthebirdsarrivearound4:00p.m.andstayforalmosttwohours.Besidesfeedingthem,thesuperheroalsotakesinsickorinjuredbirdsandnursesthemtohealth.Ofcourse,feedingsomanybirdsisnotajob.Joseph,acamerarepairman,nowspends40%ofhisincomefeedingthebirds.Thegenerousmansaysallofhisactionscomeofasenseoflove.ThoughJosephhasnotanyplanstostopitnow,hedoesworryaboutwhatwillhappentothebeautifulbirdshegetsolderisunabletocontinue.21.Atfirst,Josephleftsomericeonhisrooffor______.somebeautifulparrotshekeptaspetsB.thesparrowssquirrelsintheneighborhoodC.twoparrotswhichflewinonedayD.otherhungryparrotsthatreturnedthefollowingday22.EverymorningittakesJosephoverhourto______.A.buythericethemarketB.exerciseonhisroofC.cookthericespreadthericeacrosstheblanks23.PeopleprobablyseeparrotseatingonJoseph’sroof______.A.before4:30a.m.B.from4:30a.m.to6:00a.m.12:00C.from4:30p.m.to6:00p.m.24.doesJosephworryabout?A.Toomanyparrotswillcometohim.B.Hegetsuptooearlyanditmakesverytired.C.Henotrepaircamerasanymore.D.onewilltakehisplacetofeedtheparrots.25.thewriter’sopinion,JosephSekarisa______person.A.quietB.strictC.kindD.boring(B)Everymorning,myfatherbuysanewspaperonhistowork.Everyday,Iopenmybooksinclassandstartmylessons.Everyevening,mymothermagazineshome.everynight,IlookthephotosofDavidBeckhamandMingonthewallinmybedroombeforeIgotosleep.Canyouimaginethelifewithoutpaperorprinting?Paperfirstcreatedabout2,000yearsinChina.itinvented,peoplestartedtowriteonpapertomakebooks.Inthosedays,bookswereonlyproducedbyhand.Sotherewerenotmanybooks,andtheywereexpensive.Onlyapeoplethechancetobooks.PrintinginventedinChinaduringtheSuiandDynasties(朝代).Thedevelopmentofprintingmadeitpossibletoproducebooksmorequicklyandcheaply.Moreandmorepeoplecanbooks.Knowledgeandideasspread(传播)fasterthanTheInternetwascreatedinthetwentiethcentury.AlthoughtheInternetisstillyoung,itisgrowingveryandbecomespowerful.AmuchamountofinformationbestoredindifferentformsontheInternet.Wefinditmuchmoreeasilythanthatinbooks.Nowadayscomputersandtheareusedinclassrooms,andnewspapersandmagazinesbealsoreadonline.WilltherebeandprintingintheLet’swaitand26.Whydoesthewritertalkabouthisfamily’sactivitiesinthefirstparagraph?A.TotalkaboutthekindsofB.Toshowhowhis/herfamilylovespaper.C.ToshowthatpaperisbetterthantheInternet.D.Togiveexamplesabouttheimportanceofpaper.27.ancientChina,morepeoplecouldreadbooksbecause___________.A.wascreatedatthattimeB.morepeoplelikedwritingbooksC.theofprintingbooksdevelopedD.knowledgeandideasspreadfasterthanbefore28.doestheunderlinedword“it”refertointhefourthparagraph?Information.B.Form.C.Internet.D.Book.29.Accordingtothefourthparagraph,Internetis___________.A.difficultandgrowsslowlyC.youngandsmallB.powerfulbutdifficulttouseD.youngpowerful30.What’sthebesttitleofthispassage?A.isbetterthanbooks.B.willhappeninthefuture?C.WillInternetreplace(代替)books?D.Thehistorypaperandprinting.Doyouknowanyexcitingcomputergamesthatarealsoeducational?MalmoSoftwarehasfournewgamesthatwillsurpriseyou.SpacePirateletsyougothroughtheGalaxy（银河系）onyourownstarship.Youwillfindinterestingstarslearnsciencealongtheway.CrazyCookingCrazyCooking,youcanchoosemeatandvegetables,cooktheminyourvideokitchenandaskyourfriendstowithyou.Atsametime,youwilllearnMathsbyworkingwithlotsofnumbersmeasurements（测量）.TimeMachineletsyougotoanytimetoseewhatitlike.Youfindoutalmostallthingsyouwanttoknow.YoucanmeetGeorgeWashingtonorstudyamapwithColumbus.WordSearchtakesyouonatripthroughtheEnglishlanguage—whereitbegan,whostartedit,andwhysomethingisdifferentnow.Onyourtrip,youwilllearnnewwordsandtheirspellings.ofthesenewgamescostsonly＄15.95.Besides,youcanbuythreeandgetoneforfree!Thesearethebestnewgames!Theywillgiveyoulotsoffun,andyou’lllearnmanythingsfromthem.Sodontwait!totheshopnow!31.Accordingtothepassage,welearn______byCrazyCooking.A.Science32.Youtopay______ifyoutogetfourgames.A.＄15.95B.＄31.9C.＄47.8533.IfJohnisinterestedinhistory,buy______.B.MathsC.EnglishD.GeographyD.＄63.8A.SpaceTravelB.CrazyCookingD.WordSearchC.TimeMachine34.Thewriterwritesthispassageto______.A.giveinformationaboutcomputergamesB.tellhowthesegamesworkC.askreaderstobuycomputergameshelpreadersplaycomputergames35.Thewriterthinksthatthecomputergamesmentioned（提及的）inthepassageare______.A.andhelpfulB.harmfulanduselessD.helpfulbutoldC.interestingbutuseless第二节阅读填空（共5小题;每小题2分，满分10分）涂黑。Everyoneisforgetful,butaswestarttofeellikeourbrainsareslowingdownabit—andthatcanbeaveryunhappything._____36_____.Readonforsomeadviceworthtrying.1._____37_____.PeoplewillhavelesschancesforAlzheimersdisease（早年性痴呆症）iftheyoftenmakeplansandlookforwardtobrightfuture._____38_____.Somethingissimplehavingaweeklycoffeeordatingwithafriendtomorrow.Inotherwords,yourbrainlookingforward.2.GoawalkGoodbloodglucose（葡萄糖）helpyoukeepgoodmemoriesphysicalexercisemakethebloodglucoseingoodlevels.fact,exerciseproduceschemicalsandthatsgoodforyourbrain._____39_____.3.somethingnewTakeaFrenchclassonline,joinadrawingclub,orlearntoplaycards.Thestudyshowsthatthebestthingforyourbrainiswhenyoulearnsomethingnewandareactivethesametime._____40_____.godancingwithyourfriends.onthefuture.B.shouldbesomethinglikesinging.C.Butdontworryifyourplanisntfilledwithbigthings.D.Luckily,researchshowsthereisalotyoudotostopthosemoments.E.otherwords,whenyoutakecareofyourbody,youtakecareofyourbrain.四、写作（共三节，满分30分）第一节语篇填词（共5小题;每小题1分，满分5分）完整单词。Laura,Thanksforyourmessage.Yes,havingagreattimeeinFrance.IwasabitnervousbeforeIarrivedhere.Butmyh4241studentfamilyisreallynice.Theygooutoftheirtomakemeathome.Thegranddaughteraboutmyageisreallykind.ShealwaystalkstomeinFrenchtohelpmepractise.Andyouwouldn’tbelievehowquicklymyFrenchhasi43.Mybiggestchallengeislearninghowtodoatthedinnertable.Thingsarereallydifferentfromthetheyarehome.Forexample,youshouldputyouronthetablei44ofonyourplate.Youshouldn’tanythingwithyourhands45itwithafork.Ibread,notevenfruit!havetocutitupandehavetosaythatitisstrangefirst,butgettingusedtoitnow.Hopeyouarehavingagoodschoolyear!第二节完成句子（共5小题;每小题2分，满分10分）根据句中所给的汉语内容，用英语完成下列句子。（每空限填一词）46.除非你开窗，否则这个房间会很热的。Theroomwillgetveryhot______you______wearethewindow.47.这个机器人不像那个机器人那么便宜。Thisrobotis________________________thatrobot.48.自疫情以来，我还没有离开过广州呢。I