【番禺区】19-20学年八年级上学期期末英语试卷（含答案）

2019~2020学年广东广州番禺区初二上学期期末英语试卷一、单项选择（共10小题，每小题0.5分，共5分）—Isthere newonthenoticeboard?—No,thereis .anything;nothing B.something;anythingC.anything;something D.nothing;anything— you yourwritingtaskyet?—Yes,I ityesterday.Did;finish;finished B.Did;finish;havefinishedC.Have;finished;havefinished D.Have;finished;finishedTheriverinthevillagegets thanbefore.clean B.cleaner C.clearest D.morecleanLindalovesreadingandsheknows thingsasherelderbrotherdoes.many B.much C.asmany D.asmuch youkeeppractising,youwillbebetteratplayingthepiano.If B.Unless C.But D.BeforeFriedfoodisnothealthyforyou.Youhadbetter toomuchofit.nottoeat B.noteat C.eatnot D.noteatingGrowup!Youcan'talwaysdepend others.with B.for C.in D.on oftouristsinChinakeepsgrowinginrecentyears.Anumber B.Thenumber C.Anamount D.TheamountTheEnglishbookisveryinteresting.It'sworth .read B.toread C.reading D.readsMyaunthasstayedinGuangzhouwithus lastmonth.since B.for C.in D.after二、完形填空（共20小题，共25分）

We'vejustgotbackfromoursummerholiday.Wehad 1

greattime!WewentcampingbecauseDadsaiditwastimewe 2 awayfromthecity.MumhasalwayswantedtoseethegiantredwoodtreesinSequoiaNationalPark.Ittookallday 3 there.Thecarwasveryfull.First,wepackedthetent,thesleepingbags,foodandallthethingsweneededfor

andeating.Thenwepackedourclothes.Finally,wehadtoget

in-me,Mum,Dadandmysister!WestayedatLodgepolecampsite.Itisjusttwomilesfromthefamousgiantredwoodtrees.Itisabeautifulplace.Inwinteritisverycoldandthere 6 lotsofsnow. 7 insummeritishot-itisabout34℃.Therearelotsofblackbearsinthepark.Therearebigmetallockersthatyouhavetoputallofyourfoodin.Thatwaythebears 8 smellthefoodorgettoit.Wesawsomebears,butneverclose. 9 thingwedidonourfirstdaywastogotoseethegiantredwoodtrees.Theyareverybigandhave 10 colour.Mymumwassohappytoseethematlast!Afterthat,wedidalotofwalking.Mylegswereverytired!1.A.aB.anC.theD./2.A.getsB.getC.gotD.getting3.A.driveB.drivingC.droveD.todrive4.A.cookingB.cookC.cookedD.cooks5.A.weB.ourselvesC.ourD.ours6.A.areB.isC.wasD.were7.A.SinceB.SoC.ButD.Because8.A.can'tB.mustn'tC.needn'tD.shouldn't9.A.FirstB.AfirstC.ThefirstD.Firstly10.A.amazed B.amazing C.amaze D.amazes

TodaywecallonYOUtovote（投票）foryournationalheroes.Wewill 1

yourvotesandthencountthemup.Intwoweeks,wewilltellyouthe 2 .Nowit'stimetostartthinking!Decide 3 yournationalherois,thenmakesureyouVOTE.First,writethenameofyourheroonapieceof 4 ,withyourname,yourclassandthereasonwhyyouchosethatperson.Putyourvotesintheboxoutsidetheschoolsecretary'soffice.So,justtogetyoustarted,ourreportersaskedsomeofthestudentsintheschoolwhotheirheroeswere.Theygotlotsof

answers!Therewerelotsof

heroes,suchasYaoMing,LinDan.Somestudentschosefamoussingersormoviestarsinstead.Notmanystudentschoseastatesman（政客）astheirhero.OnestudentchoseWangariMaathai.ShewasthefirstAfricanwomantogettheNobel 7 Prize.Shewontheprizeforhelpingpoorpeople,

women.Oneofherprojectswasto

womentocollectseedsfromtheforestsandgrowtrees.Shemadehercountry 10 andgavepeoplejobsatthesametime.1.A.collectB.sellC.visitD.control2.A.findingsB.resultsC.problemsD.answers3.A.whatB.whichC.howD.who4.A.penB.paperC.bookD.ruler5.A.differentB.strangeC.sameD.special6.A.actingB.singingC.sportingD.dancing7.A.PhysicsB.PeaceC.ScienceD.Medicine8.A.especiallyB.luckilyC.happilyD.finally9.A.giveB.makeC.encourageD.order10.A.easierB.funniesC.biggerD.greener三、阅读理解（共20小题，每小题1分，共20分） Personally,Iamnotmuchofacollector.Icollectphotosofspecialtimesinmylife,andIhaveabigcollectionofsofttoys-rabbits,bears,elephants,dogsandsnakes.Ilovethem!Mostpeoplecollectthingsatsometimeintheirlife.Whohasn'tgotacollectionofphotos,orbooks?Manypeoplecollectthelettersoremailsfromfriends.Andmostchildrenhaveagoodtoycollection.Mostpeopledon'tthinkofthemselvesas"collectors"becausetheythinkthathavingalotofphotosortoysispartoflife.However,somepeoplelovecollectingthingsasahobby,andyoucancollectanything,fromstampstotoystofootballmatchprogrammestooldphotos.Infact,somepeoplehaveunusualcollections.Forexample,RobertOpiecollectsthingsweusuallythrowaway,thingslikeoldnewspapers,sweetpapersandboxes.Hehasmorethanaquarterofamillionthingsinhiscollection.WhenStuartGrahamfromSydney,Australiadiedaged87,heleftbehindsomeunusualcollections.HissonAndyonlydiscoveredStuartwasakeencollectorwhenhefoundacollectionofover5,000oldbustickets,3,000oldmatchboxesand1,000toysoldiers.AndydidnotwanttokeepthesecollectionsanddecidedtolookontheInternettoseeifanyoneelsewouldlikethecollections.Hewassurprisedtofindoutthathisfather'scollectionswereveryvaluable.Afterhesoldthem,heboughtanewcarwiththemoney.Collectorscollectthingsindifferentways.Youcangotospecialistshopsormarketstobuythingsforyourcollection,oryoucanbuycollectors'magazines.YoucanevenlookontheInternetatsiteslikeEbay.Oryoucantradethingsyouhaveforsomethingelsethatyouwouldlike.Forexample,ifyouhavetwostampsthatareexactlythesame,youmightbeabletotradeoneofthemforadifferentonethatyouprefer.（1）Whatdoesthewritermeanbysaying"Whohasn'tgotacollectionofphotos,orbooks"?Nobodycollectsphotosorbooks.Mostpeoplecollectthingsatsometime.Mostpeopledon'tthinktheyarecollectors.Peoplecancollecteverything.tothewriter,thefollowingcollectionsareunusualEXCEPT .A.sweetpapers B.matchboxes C.bustickets D.photos（3）WhichistrueaboutStuartGraham'scollections?Grahamcollected5,000toysoldiers.Graham'ssonAndykepthiscollections.Graham'scollectionsbroughtAndyalotofmoney.NobodywantedGraham'scollections.（4）Fromthelastparagraph,wecanknow .A.whentocollectthings B.howtocollectthingsC.whytocollectthings D.whattocollect（5）Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.CollectorsandTheirCollections B.TwoExtraordinaryCollectorsC.GoodWaystoCollectThings D.MadCollections TheBeatleswereoneofthemostsuccessfulandinfluentialpop-musicgroupsofthe1960s.ThemembersincluderhythmguitaristLennon,bassguitaristMcCartney,leadguitaristHarrison,anddrummerStarr.LennonformedabandinLiverpool,England,whileinhighschoolinthemid-1950s.McCartneyandthenHarrisonjoinedthegroupinthelate1950s.Initsearlyyears,thebandalsohadseveralothermembers.In1962,theysignedarecordingcontract（合同）withalargemusiccompanyAtaboutthistime,theychoseStarrtoreplace（替代）drummerPeteBest.Atfirst,theBeatles'songswerelivelyandsimple.ThefirstsongwasLoveMeDoin1962.camethefollowingyear,whenPleasePleaseMeclimbedtothetopoftheBritishmusiccharts（排行榜）.TheBeatlesbecameveryfamousinBritain.PeoplestartedcallingtheexcitementoverthebandBeatlemania.TheBeatlesbecameverypopularintheUnitedStatesafterappearingonEdSullivan'stelevisionprograminFebruary,1964.Teenagegirlsacrossthecountryscreamedandfaintedoverthem,andboyscopiedtheBeatles'look.ByApril,thetopfivehitsintheUnitedStateswereallBeatles,songs.Inthelate1960s,theBeatlesbegancreatingmoreadventurousmusicwithdifferentmusicalstyles.ThebandrecordedthealbumsTheBeatles（1968）,AbbeyRoad（1969）,andLetitBe（1970）.ThepressureoffameledtheBeatlestobreakupin1970.Allfourcontinuedtheirmusicalcareers-Lennonwithhiswife,YokoOno;McCartneywithbandWingsandlaterasasoloperformer;andStarrandHarrisonmainlyassoloartists.（1）Theunderlinedword"hit"probablymeans .碰撞 B.袭击 C.成功 D.专辑（2）WhichofthefollowingdoesnothavetheadventurousstyleoftheBeatles?A.TheBeatles. B.AbbeyRoad.C.LetitBe. D.PleasePleaseMe.（3）Inwhatorderdidthefollowingeventstakeplace?TheBeatlescausedBeatlemaniainBritain.TheBeatlesrecordedthealbumLetitBe.ThetopfivehitsintheUnitedStateswereallBeatles'songs.TheBeatlessignedarecordingcontractwithalargemusiccompany.A.d-a-c-b B.d-b-c-a C.a-c-d-b D.a-d-c-b（4）Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?TheBeatleswerethemostsuccessfulpop-musicgroupinthe1970s.Thebandmemberswereneverreplaced.ThesongsoftheBeatleschangedfromsimpletoadventurous.Themembersstoppedtheirmusicalcareersafterbreakingup.（5）Whereisthetextmostprobablyfrom?A.Astorybook. B.Anencyclopediaoffamouspeople.C.Asciencereport. D.Asportsmagazine. Imaginethesituation.Youaredrivingaloneonamountain.Youhavenoideawhereyouare.Youpassedthelasthousetwohoursago.Thenyourcarbreaksdown.Itisnightanditiscold.Youhavenomobilephone.Whatdoyoudo?Well,nexttimetakeaGPSwithyou.Thisdevice（装置）maybeabletohelpyou.Itusessatellitestofindtheusers'position.Itcanfindyourpositionwithin20metres.AGPScannotstartyourcar,butatleastyouwillknowwhereyouare.TheGPS（theGlobalPositioningSystem）isasmallradioreceiver.Itlookslikeamobilephone.Youcanholditinyourhand,orputitinyourpocket.Itissometimesputintoawatchoratelephone.WealsofindGPSdevicesincars,planesorboats.Someofthesedeviceshaveelectronicmaps,soyouknowwhereyouare.Forexample,theycantellyouthenameofthestreetinacity.TherearethreepartsoftheGlobalPositioningSystem.Thefirstpartisthereceiver.Youcanholditinyourhandorfixitintoyourcar,plane,etc.Thesecondpartisagroupofsatellitesorbiting（绕轨道运行）theEarth.Thethirdpartofthesystemisanetworkofgroundstations.Theyareallovertheworld.heycontrolthesatellitesandmakesuretheyareworkingwell.SomepeoplethinkthatinthefuturetheGPSwillbeascommonasthemobilephone.Theyarebecomingcheaperandbetter.TherearealsonewusesfortheGPS.Perhapstheywillbecomelikewatches.Everyonewillhaveoneandyouwillneverbelostagain.（1）Accordingtothepassage,withthehelpoftheGPS, .yourcarwillnotbreakdown B.youcanfindoutwhereyouareC.youcanstartyourcarfaster D.youcancallforhelpcanlearnfromthepassagethat .theGPSisanewkindofmobilephonetheGPScan'tbeputinaboatoraplanetheGPSwillbemoreandmoreexpensivetheGPSincludesagroupofsatellitesTheunderlinedword"they"inParagraph3refersto .A.systems B.groundstations C.satellites D.receivers（4）Thepassageismainlyabout .A.thehistoryoftheGPS B.theshapeoftheGPSC.theintroductionoftheGPS D.thethreepartsoftheGPS（5）HowdoesthewriterfeelaboutthefutureoftheGPS?A.Confident. B.Surprised. C.Sorry. D.Worried.Thebesttimetovisit…Thebesttimetovisit…ChinaChinaisahugecountry,soitdependsonwhereyougo.Thebesttimetovisitisautumn.Duringthattime,temperaturesarepleasantwhereveryouare.Ifyoudon'tlikehotweather,don'tcomeinsummer.InBeijing,insummer,theaveragetemperatureisupto30℃!MexicoTheweatherinMexicoishot,wetandstickyformostoftheyear,exceptinMexicoCity.FebruarytoAprilisthebesttimetovisitit.Itcangetverystormy（暴风雨的）attheendofAugust.Fromtimetotime,therearehurricanesandtornados（龙卷风）.GreeceThebesttimetovisitGreeceisfromApriltoJune.Ifyoulikesnow,gotothenorthwestofthecountryinwinter.It'sgreatforskiing.Ifyoujustwanttositonabeachandenjoythesunshineeveryday,thenAugustistheperfectmonth.But,becareful!Temperaturesarereallyhigh.InthesoutheastofGreece,itmightbe30℃-35℃.SouthAfricaSouthAfricahasapleasantclimate,withlovelywarmsunnydaysmostoftheyear.ThesummerisfromNovembertoFebruary,andtheweatherisreallyhotduringthistime.InAugust,it'swinterandtheweatherisusuallywarm,exceptatnight.SouthAfricahastheworld'slongestdailyhoursofsunshine.AustraliaRememberthatit'swinterinAustraliainJulyandAugust.ThehottestmonthsarefromNovembertoMarch.ThebesttimetogoisSeptemberorOctober,It'swarmenoughtogotothebeach.ButthisdependsonwhichpartofAustraliayougoto.It'scoolenoughtotouraround,andit'snottoorainy.Ifyouprefercoldweather,goinAugust.（1）Whichcountryhasapleasantclimatemostoftheyear?Mexico. B.SouthAfrica. C.Greece. D.Australia.duringAugust.A.SouthAfrica B.Mexico C.Greece D.AustraliaAfricainFebruary,thefollowingthingsmightbeneededEXCEPT .A.apairofsunglasses B.anumbrellaC.asweater D.asunscreencream（4）Themainpurposeofthepassageis .tointroducesomefamousplacesintheworldtoaskpeopletovisitthesecountriestocomparetheweatherofdifferentcountriestotellpeoplethebesttimetovisitthesecountries（5）Fromthepassage,wecanknow .whenitissummerinSouthAfrica,itiswinterinAustraliaautumn,theaveragetemperatureinBeijingisupto30℃thebesttimetovisitMexicoisfromFebruarytoAprilyoucangoskiinginthesoutheastofGreece四、语篇补全（共5小题，每小题1分，共5分）Beefburgersaretheworld'smostpopularfastfood. 1 WhenrestaurantsopenontheMoon,burgerrestaurantswillprobablybetherefirst!Burgersarenotverygoodforyou.2Chips,orchippedpotatoes,arealsoknownasFrenchfries.ButtheyarenotFrench.TheywereinventedinBelgiumaboutahundredyearsago.Althoughpotatoesarekindofvegetables,thereisnotmuchvitaminCinthem.Soyouneedothervegetablestoo.IcecreamwasinventedbyItalians.Orwasit?SomepeoplethinkthattheItalianexplorerMarcoPologottherecipe（食谱）fromChinain1295.Thereisverylittlecreaminicecreamsnowadays.Atypicalmodernicecreamincludeslessthan1%cream.3"PizzawasinventedbyItalians."TheItaliansfirstputtomatoesonapizzabase400yearsago.Butmodernpizzashavecheesetoo.ThatideacamefromtheItalianslivinginAmericain1800.Pizzaisnotasbadassomefastfood,butmostpizzashavetoomuchsalt.4Falafelsandwiches（沙拉三明治）areprobablytheoldesttypeoffastfood.Egyptiansinventedthemabout2,500yearsago.TheyaremadeofbeansandtheyhavealwaysbeenpopularinArabcountries. 5TheyarealsopopularinEuropeandAmerica,becausetheyarehealthier.Youcanbuyoneinalmosteverycountryintheworld.Andthatisbadforyou.Butifyoustillwanttoeatthem,youcanaddmorefruitsandvegetablestoyourdiet.Butittastesgood,doesn'tit?五、首字母填空（共5小题，每小题1分，共5分）Theconcertlastnightwasn'tverygood.Beforeitended,thetheatrewasalmoste .Davidgotthefirstp inthematch,andhisparentswereveryproudofhim.Thequestionis