【海珠区】18-19学年八年级上学期期末英语试卷（含答案）

一、语法选择（每小题1分，共一、语法选择（每小题1分，共15分）1Thatnight,inthemainsquareofthecity,alltheTrojanscelebrated.Theysanganddancedaroundthehorse,andmadejokesaboutthestupidGreeks."I1likethissincemychildhood,"thecaptainsaid.Aftertheparty,theylockedallthegatesofthecityandthenallwenttosleep.1Bymidnight,themainsquarewasempty,exceptforthehugehorse.Suddenlyasecretdooropenedonthesideofthewoodenhorse.Thehorse2ofGreeksoldiers!They3climbedoutofthehorseonebyone.Thesoldiersopenedthemaingates.TheGreekarmyenteredthecity.For4years,theGreekscouldnotcapturethecitybyfighting.Inonenight,however,they5incapturingitthroughaclevertrick.1.A.hasn'tlaughedB.doesn'tlaughC.didn'tlaughD.haven'tlaughed2.A.wasfilledB.wasfullC.isfilledD.isfull3.A.quietB.morequietlyC.quietlyD.quieter4.A.tenB.tenthC.thetenthD.atenth5.A.succeedB.successfulC.succeededD.success2Addoiliswidelyusedtoexpressencouragement,excitement,orsupport.IthasbeenincludedintheOxfordEnglishDictionary1October,2018.InChinese,addoilmeansputting2petrolintoanengine,Chineseoftenspeakit3ingamesandcompetitionstoencourageplayers.2HongKongEnglish4"addoil"forover50years.TheOxforddictionaryentrysaysthat"addoil"means"gayau"inCantoneseandtheHongKongEnglishuseofitcanbedatedbackto1964.It's5totype"addoil"inEnglishthaninChinese.Andthatiswhy"addoil"isincludedinthedictionary.In2008,itwasevenusedastheofficialcheeroftheChineseOlympicTeam.Thechildrenshouted"jiayou"asexcitedly6theycouldingamesandcompetitionstotheirteammembers.Inthepastfewyears,7ofotherChinesephrasedhavebeenincludedintheOxfordEnglishDictionary,suchasTuhao（meaningrichrednecks）andLuckymoney（cashgiveninredenvelopes）.AccordingtoOxfordEnglishDictionarywebsite,morethan1,400newwords,phraseshave8beenaddedtoitslatestupdate.Weshould9moreaboutthelatestwordsandexpressions.Nexttime,10youwanttocheersomeoneon,justsay:Addoil,addoil,addoil!1.A.sinceB.inC.afterD.for2.A.anyB.afewC.manyD.some3.A.loudlyB.loudC.louderD.moreloudly4.A.usedB.haveusedC.hasusedD.use5.A.easilyB.easierC.easyD.moreeasily6.A.whenB.soC.suchD.as7.A.ahundredB.hundredsC.twohundredsD.twohundred8.A.alreadyB.yetC.stillD.always9.A.learnedB.learningC.learnD.tolearn10.A.unlessB.orC.soD.if（每小题1.5分，共15（每小题1.5分，共15分）3Oneday,whenhesearchedalongthedustyroad,hemetanoldpriest（牧师）."Whereareyougoing?"askedthepriest."Iwantto1themostbeautifulthingintheworld.Canyouhelpme?""How2."repliedthepriest,"inanychurchorbook,youcanfindit—'faith'（信仰）isthemostbeautifulthingintheworld."Theartisttraveledon.Later,hemetayounglady.Shetoldhimthatthemostbeautifulthingintheworldis"love".It3thepoorintotherich,makestearssweetandsoon.Withoutlovethereisno4.Theartist5hissearchandmetatiredsoldier.Theartistaskedhimthesamequestionandthesoldieranswered,"'Peace'isthemostbeautifulthingintheworld.Waris6andwhereveryoufindpeaceyou'llfindbeauty,faithandlove.""HowcanIpaintFaith,LoveandPeace?"theartistwondered.7hereachedhishouse.Ashe8thehouse,herealizedthathissearchwasover.Fromthe9ofhiswifeandchildren,hesawloveandFaith."Weprayedthatyouwouldreturntous10."hiswifesaidhappily.Hesatonhisfavouriteoldchairandhisheartwasatpeace.Theartistpaintedthemostbeautifulthingintheworldandcalledit"HOME".1.A.checkB.copyC.paintD.know2.A.wonderfulB.difficultC.funnyD.easy3.A.developsB.turnsC.getsD.lets4.A.moneyB.tearsC.beautyD.success5.A.continuedB.lostC.stoppedD.found6.A.smallB.poorC.hugeD.ugly7.A.HappilyB.QuicklyC.FinallyD.Hopefully8.A.foundB.enteredC.leftD.touched9.A.heartsB.facesC.houseD.chairs10.A.luckilyB.quietlyC.correctlyD.safely三、阅读（共两节，共35分）第一节、阅读理解（每小题2分，共三、阅读（共两节，共35分）4Professorbeganhisclassbyholdingupglasswithsomewaterinit.Hehelditupforalltoseeandaskedthestudents,"Howmuchdoyouthinkthisglassweighs?""50g!""100g!""125g!”Thestudentsanswered."Ireallydon'tknowunlessIweighit,"saidtheprofessor,"Butmyquestionis:WhatwouldhappenifIheldituplikethisforafewminutes?""Nothing."Thestudentssaid,"OK.Whatwould4happenifIheldituplikethisforanhour?"theprofessorasked."Yourarmwouldbegintoache（疼痛）,"saidoneofthestudents."You'reright.NowwhatwouldhappenifIhelditforaday?""Yourarmcouldfeeluncomfortable,youmighthaveseriousmusclestressandyouarmwillbegintoparalyze.Youhavetogotohospitalforsure!"shoutedanotherstudent.Allthestudentslaughed."Verygood!Butduringallthis,didtheweightoftheglasschange?"askedtheprofessor.Nowastheanswer."Thenwhatcausedthearmacheandthemusclestress?"Thestudentswerepuzzled."WhatshouldIdonowtocomeoutofpain?"askedtheprofessoragain,"Puttheglassdown!"saidoneofthestudents,"Exactly!"saidtheprofessor."Life'sproblemsaresomethinglikethis.HolditforafewminutesinyourheadandtheyseemOK.Thinkofthemforalongtimeandtheybegintoache.Holditevenlongerandtheybegintoparalyzeyou.Youwillnotbeabletodoanything.""It'simportanttothinkofthechallengeorproblemsinyourlife.Butevenmoreimportantisto'putthemdown'attheendofeverydaybeforeyougotosleep.Thatway,youarenotstressed,youwakeupeverydayfreshandstrong,andit'seasiertogetoutofthetroublesinyourlife.""So,whenyouleaveofficetoday,remember,friend,to'Puttheglassdown'today!"Theunderlinedword"paralyze"inparagraphImeans" theabilitytomove".improve B.develop C.lose D.controlWhydidtheprofessorshowthestudentsaglassofwater?Becausehewantedtogivethemalessonaboutlife.BecausehewantedtoplayatrickonthestudentsBecausehewantedtoknowhowmuchtheglassweighed.Becauseheshowedthestudentsthattheglasswastooheavytocarry.Inwhatorderdidthefollowingtakeplaceinthepassage?Thestudentsguessedtheweightoftheglass.Thestudentstoldtheprofessortoputtheglassdown.Theprofessoraskedthestudentsabouttheweightoftheglass.Theprofessorsaidit'simportanttoputdownproblemsbeforesleeping.Theprofessoraskedwhatwouldhappenifheheldtheglassforanhour.A.a-b-e-c-d B.a-b-d-c-e C.c-a-b-e-d D.c-a-e-b-dWhatcanwelearnfromthepassage?It'simportanttoknowtheweightoftheglass.Relaxyourself,andyoucangetoutoftroubleseasier.Youneedtothinkofthechallengedwhenyougotosleep.Ifyouholdtheglassforalongtime,itwillchangeitsweight.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?glassofwater B.PuttheglassdownC.Thechallengesinyourlife D.Theprofessorandthestudents5HiralSanghaviispreparingforhisproject—clothesthatcharge（充电）yourdevicessuchassmartphoneandsmartwatchwithoutwire.HisBaubaxisturningjackets,jeansandshortsintomobilechargingstations.5Theclothing,whichismachinewashable,haswireinitandthereisachargingpadwithoutwireinsideapocket.IfyouchargeiPhonesyoushouldputitintoaBauBaxiphoneboxinthepocket.However,ifyouchargendroidphones,youdon'tneedthecasebecausetheyhavetheabilitytochargewithoutwire.Thepowercomesfromabatterybankintheclothes.Sanghavisaidthebatterybankcanprovideonefullchargetoasmartphone,twochargestoasmartwatchandfourtobluetoothearphone.ThebatterybankcanbechargedwithaspecialBauBaxchargingpad.Ittakestwotofourhourstorechargethebatterybank.Sanghavi,30,hadtheideaforhisinventionwhenhewasinHongKong."Wewerethereformeetingsforseveralhours.WewereusingourdeviceforGPSandotherthingsbuttheyarepoweroff."hesaid.Inall,BauBaxisdesigning27productsforwirelesscharging,includingsweatshirts,jacketswhichcanchargeasmartphoneinsideofit.Theclothescostabout$140.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"it"inparagraph2referto?Theclothing.B.Asmartwatch.C.Asmartphone.D.thebatterybank.Whatisspecialaboutthenewclothes?Theclotherjustcostsabout$140.Theclothescanbemachinewashable.Theclothescanbeusedaschargingstations.Thenclotherscanchargeasmartphonewithawire.WheredoesthepowerofBauBaxclothescomefrom?Fromawire. B.Fromapocket.C.Fromasmartphone. D.Fromabatterybank.Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?Tointroducethebattery. B.Tointroducethesmartphone.C.TointroducetheBauBaxclothes. D.Tointroducethechargingstation.Wherecanyoufindthispassage?Inaposter. B.Inamagazine. C.Inanovel. D.Inastorybook.6TenDaysCanadianCulturesSummerProgram6Friday19Saturday20Sunday21Monday22TuesdayJuly,239:00ArrivalSchoolDayFamilyDayOutdoorActivitySchoolDay13:30-6:309:00-12:00wishhostfamily9:00-16:309:0012:00OpeningCanadiantoenjoytheVisitStanleyPark/CanadianCultureCeremonyEducationweekend.OlympicMuseum12:00-13:3012:0013:30Lunch13:30-16:30Lunch13:30-16:30CanadianSportsCanadianHistoryWednesdayJuly.24ThursdayJuly,25Friday26Saturday27Sunday28OutdoorActivity9:00-16:30VisitCanadaPlace/WorldSchoolDay9:00-12:00CanadianCustoms-13:30Lunch13:30-16:30CanadianArtOutdoorActivity9:00-16:30VisitNationalHistoricSite/ShoppingCentre（tomailpostcards）SchoolDay9:00-12:00CanadianHeroes12:00-13:30Lunch13:00-16:30CanadianPeople9:00-11:00ClosingCeremony17:00Departure**Allendofdaypick-upwillbeat4:30pmatschoolinthefrontparkinglot.**Wearsuitableclothesfortheweather&activity.Howmanydayswillthestudentshaveoutdooractivitiesonweekdays?A.2. B.3. C.4. D.5.WhatwillNOTthestudentslearnintheschool?CanadianSports. B.CanadianCulture.C.CanadianCustoms. D.CanadianCelebrations.WhatcanyouknowfromtheSummerProgram?Thestudentswilllivewiththehostfamily.Thestudentsmustwearuniformeveryday.Thestudentsneedtohavelessonseveryday.Afterclass,thestudentsneedtogobackhomealone.Howlongwillthestudentshaveleasonsonschooldays?For6hours. B.For7hour. C.For8hours. D.For9hours.Wherecanthestudentssendpostcardsaccordingtothepassage?IntheCanadaPlace. B.IntheShoppingCentre.C.IntheOlympicMuseum. D.IntheNationalHistoricSite.第二节、阅读填空（每小题1分，共5分）7Youcanremembertheface,butcan'trememberthenameoftheface.1Butresearcherssayitisofteneasiertoremembernamesthanfaces.7Researchersshowed40picturesofstrangersandalistofnamestotwenty-fourpeople.2Theresultshowedthatthepeoplecouldrememberupto85%ofthenamesbutonly73%ofthefaces.Accordingtothestudy,ledbytheUniversityofYork,thismaybebecausefacescanbeonlyrememberedthrougheyes.However,namescanbebothspokenandwrittendown.3Whenpeoplemeetfamouspersons,theyalsoremembertheirnamesbetterthantheirphotographs.RobJenkins,aprofessorfromYorkUniversity,said"Ourstudysuggeststhatmanypeoplemaybebadatrememberingnames.4"Thiswillsurprisemanypeoplebecauseitisdifferentfromourunderstanding.5Asaresult,middle-agedpeoplemayfeelembarrassedwhentheymeettheiroldfriends.Theymaybeevenworseatrememberingfaces.Manyofushavehadthisexperienceinourlife.Sowecanrememberthemthroughearsandeye.Theyalsogavepeopletimetomemorizethem.Theresearchalsopointsoutthatrememberingnamesgetsharderwithage.四、写作（共四节，共45分）第一节、单词拼写（每小题1分，共四、写作（共四节，共45分）8Maryisr enoughtobuywhatshewants.89Ihopehewillw thefirstprizeinthegame.910Youd oncomputersmorethanyourealize.1011I'vedecidedtoruneverydayNothingcanchangemym 。1112Thisweekend,theywillt aroundBeijingandvisitplacesofinterest.1213Oneday,aw oldmancametothepalaceandthekingchallengedhimtoagame.13第二节、完成句子（每小题2分，共14分）14如果你把鱼儿从水中拿出来，它就会死。14Ifyou afishoutofwater,it .15我经常饭后去散步。15Ioften afterdinner.16你要是再不努力学习的话，法语就考不及格了。16You'llfailinFrench you harder.17他和我同时到达学校。17HeandIgottoschool .18到目前为止，这真是一次了不起的体验。18Ithasbeenafantasticexperience .19现在电脑正变得更小更好。19Nowcomputersarebecoming and .20这个故事不如那个故事有趣。20Thisstoryis thatone.第三节、连词成句（每小题2分，共10分）21连词成句21havefinishhehishomework.22连词成句22dohowworkthelightbulb23连词成句23becomewefromthenongoodfriends.24连词成句24keepintouchwithoftenhehisgrandparents.25连词成句25bethelongestriver theChangjiangRiver inChina.第四节、书面表达（共15分）26为了丰富校园生活，让学生展示才能，你校在上周五举行了"ScienceandArtFestival"的活动。请根据以下提示写一篇英语短文，介绍学生的活动情况并谈谈活动的意义。26ScienceandArtFestival活动名称活动内容闪耀小明星（ShiningStar）表演话剧：讲故事。最强大脑（SuperBrain）介绍记忆方法：最强的学生一分钟内记了50个单词。智慧发明家（SmartInventor）（请你补充1-2点）意