【海珠区】19-20学年八年级上学期期末英语试卷（含答案）

2019~2020学年广东广州海珠区初二上学期期末英语试卷一、语法选择（共15小题，每小题1分，共15分） AgroupofBritishstudentsfromWoodparkSchoolinLondonarevisitingXinhuaJuniorHighSchoolinBeijingonaneducationalexchange.Thestudentsspendtheweekdays 1 withChinesestudents.Attheweekend,theytouraroundBeijingandvisitplacesofinterest 2 theirhostfamilies."It'sbeenafantasticexperiences 3 ,"saysEric."I'velearntabitoft'aichi,andIreallyenjoyit.We 4 alotaboutChinesecultureandhistoryalready.TheteachershaveintroducedustoChinesepaintingaswell.We'vealsotriedtopaint 5 picturesourselves!Ihaven'thadmuchsuccessyet,butI'llkeeptrying."A.study B.studied C.studying D.tostudyA.to B.on C.for D.withA.sofar B.atfirst C.inaddition D.intheendA.learn B.learned C.haslearnt D.havelearntA.any B.some C.alittle D.muchLong,longago,therewasabigforest.Intheforesttherewere 1 oftallandbeautifultrees.Theywerehappy,butproudofthemselves.Amongthemtherewasalsoanuglytreewhosebrancheswerebadlytwisted（扭曲的）.Allthetreesmadejokes 2 thatuglytree.Theirlaughtermadehimfeelsad. 3 ,heneverraisedavoiceagainstthem.Theuglytreethought,"IwishIwereas 4 astheothertrees.WhydidGoddothistome?Ican'tprovideshadetothetravellers.Andthebirdscan'tmaketheirnestsonme,either. 5 needsme."Onedayawoodcuttercametotheforest.Hetookalookatthetreesandsaid,"Thesetreesarelovely.Ishould 6 them."Assoonashepickeduphisaxe,thetreesbecamefrightened."Chop,Chop,Chop"wentthewoodcutter'saxeandonebyonethetreesstartedtofall."Noneof 7 isgoingtobealive,"criedoneofthebeautifultrees.Soonthattreetoowasbroughttogroundbythewoodcutter'saxe.Bynow,thewoodcutterhadcomeneartotheuglytree.Hehadjustraisedhisaxewhensuddenlyhe 8 theuglytree."Hmm!Howuselessthisuglytreeseemstobeforme!Icannotmakelongstraightlogsofthisuglytree,"hethought.Andhemovedtowardsanotherbeautifultree.Theuglytree 9 awareofthatbymakinghimugly,Godhadactuallygivenhimgoodluck.Fromthatday 10 uglytreewasneverunhappy.Hewaspleasedwithhistwistedbranches.Heneverforgothowhewasfreefromthewoodcutter'saxe.1.A.thousandB.thousandsC.onethousandD.one-thousand2.A.ofB.inC.fromD.about3.A.UnlessB.BecauseC.HoweverD.Whenever4.A.beautifulB.morebeautifulC.mostbeautifulD.themostbeautiful5.A.SomebodyB.AnybodyC.NobodyD.Everybody6.A.cutB.cutsC.havecutD.cutting7.A.usB.weC.ourD.ours8.A.noticeB.noticedC.noticesD.hasnoticed9.A.isB.wasC.areD.were10.A.aB.anC.theD./二、完形填空（共10小题，每小题1.5分，共15分） ThefirsttimeLuckheardtalkoftheIslandofInventions,hewasstillveryyoung.Thetalkwassounbelievabletohim.Butafteryearsofstudy,hefinallygotquiteaclearideaofthe 1 .Itwasasecretplace,whereallthegreatwisemenoftheworldwouldmeettolearnandinventtogether.Tobeabletojointhatclub,youhadtohave 2 somegreatinventionsforhumanbeings.Andthenyoucouldreceiveaspecial 3 .Itwouldtellyouhowtogettotheisland.Luckspenttheyearsofhisyouthstudyingandinventing.Every 4 ideahegot,hemadeitintoaninvention.Later,hemetotheryoung 5 andtoldthemthesecretoftheisland.Thoseinventorswouldalsodreamofgettingtheinvitation.TheymetinLuck'shouseandtheirinventionswereputtogether.Theirinventionsbecameknownacrosstheworldandimprovedeverypartoflife.Butevenafterallthat,noinvitationcame.Theydidnotloseheart.They 6 learningandinventingeveryday,tryingtocomeupwithmoreandbetterideas.Oneday,alongtimelater,Luck,alreadyvery 7 ,wasspeakingwithayoungmanwhohadwrittentohimtotrytojointhegroup.LucktoldtheyoungmanthegreatsecretoftheIslandofInventions,andofhowhewassurethatsomedaytheywouldreceiveaninvitation.Feeling 8 ,theyounginventorstoppedLuck,"What?Youmeanthisisn'trealtythelslandofInventions?Isn'ttheletteryousentmetherealinvitation?"And,asoldashewas,Lucklookedaroundhim,andrealizedthathis 9 hadbecometrueinhisveryownhouse.Healsorealizedthatnoislandwouldbe 10 thanwherehewasnow.Luckfelthappytoknowthathehadalwaysbeenontheisland.1.A.planB.bookC.houseD.island2.A.soldB.boughtC.createdD.received3.A.talkB.trickC.inventionD.invitation4.A.newB.oldC.badD.young5.A.humansB.speakersC.receiversD.inventors6.A.forgotB.stoppedC.imaginedD.continued7.A.oldB.sadC.youngD.worried8.A.boredB.cheerfulC.confidentD.surprised9.A.dreamB.placeC.friendsD.inventions10.A.worseB.betterC.biggerD.smaller三、阅读理解（共15小题，每小题2分，共30分） Alongtimeago,therelivedaverywiseKing.Hewassowisethatheknewthewaysofalmosteverything.Oneday,atinybeelostherway,andflewintotheKing'sbeautifulpalace.ThelittlebeebeggedtheKing,"Please,letmelive,andIwillofferyouhelpsomeotherday."TheKingwasamused（被逗乐的）tothinkatinybeecouldonedayhelpapowerfulkinglikehim.Heletthebeegoandsaid,"Go,beonyourway,forIneednothingmorefromyoutoday."Manydayslater,aqueenwascomingtovisitfromafar-awayland."Ihearyouarewise,"thequeensaidtotheking,"Wouldyoubewillingtoputyourintelligencetoatest?"TheKingagreedandthequeendidherbest,withpuzzles,quizzes,anddifficultquestions.Butthekingsolvedalltheproblemsperfectly.Onthelastdayofhervisit,thequeencameupwithanotherplan.Sheorderedtheworkerstoproduceninety-ninefakeflowers,butlookingsorealandnatural.Whenfinished,eventhequeencouldnottelltheywerefake.ShewassuretheKingwouldmakethesamemistake.AndfromtheKing'sgarden,shetookjustonerealflower,andcleverlyhiditamongalltheothers.Thequeenthenchallengedtheking,"Myworkerscreatedmanybeautifulflowers.Ninety-ninearefake,butoneisrealsomewhere.Canyoufindthatone?"TheKingacceptedthechallengeagain.Hesmelledtheflowers,buttheywereallsosweet,andallsobeautiful.Nowwhichonecouldtherealflowerbe?TheKingbecameabitnervous.Suddenly,heheardabuzzingsound.Somethingwasthereflyingaround.Itwasthetinylittlebeehesavedmanydaysbefore."Iamheretorepaythekindnessyougaveme,Sir."Thelittlebeequicklyflewovertheflowersandstoppedontherealone.TheKingpickedtheflowerandhandedittothequeen.Finally,thequeenhadtogiveupandtoldeveryonethekingwastrulythewisestmanintheworld.（1）Whywasthekingamusedbythebee?Thebeetoldhimafunnyjoke.Thebeewastestinghisintelligence.Hedidn'tbelievethebeecouldhelphim.Hedidn'trealizethekindnessofthebee.（2）Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase"fakeflowers"inparagraph7referto?A.Sweetflowers. B.Flowersmadebytheworkers.C.Naturalflowers. D.Flowersplantedintheking'sgarden.（3）Whofoundouttherealfloweratlast?A.Theking. B.Thequeen. C.Thebee. D.Theworkers.（4）Inwhatorderdidthefollowinghappeninthestory?Thekinglaughedandletthebeego.Thebeeflewbacktotheking'spalace.c.Theworkersmadelotsoffakeflowers.d.Thekinggavetherealflowertothequeen.e.Thequeenpickedaflowerfromthegarden.A.a,c,e,b,d B.b,a,c,e,d C.a,c,b,e,d D.b,c,e,a,dwecanlearnthat .thereisnowaytotestakingakingshouldbekindtohispeoplesometimesthelittlecanbeofgreatpowerweshouldalwaysbelieveanddependonothers TheMayannumbersystemappearedinthefourthcentury,whichwasabout1,000yearsearlierthanthetimewhentheEuropeannumbersystemwascreated.ItisdifferentfromtheArabicnumbersystemwithabase10.TheMayansystemhadabase20.ThissystemisbelievedtohavebeenusedbecausetheMayanslivedinsuchawarmareaandtherewashardlyaneedtowearshoes.20wasthetotalnumberoffingersandtoes,sothesystemwasworkable.Therefore,thereweretwoimportantnumbersinthissystem.Besides20,theotherimportantnumberis5,whichhadaconnectionwiththenumberoffingersandtoesononehandorfoot.TheMayansystemusedtwosymbols（标志）.Adot（.）wasusedtomeantheunits（onetofour）andadash（—）meantfive.TheMayanswerealsothefirsttocreatesymbolsofnothing（orzero）.Themostcommonsymbolwasthatofashell（）buttherewereseveralothersymbols（e.g.ahead）.ItisinterestingtolearnthatwithallofthegreatexpertsonMathsandscientistsinancientGreeceandRome,itwastheMayanIndianswhocameupwiththissymbolzeroornothing.Picture1isaformofdifferentnumbersandhowtheywouldhavebeenwritten.Fromfurtherstudy,peoplefoundthatthe360daycalendar（）alsocamefromtheMayan.Theyactuallyusedbase18whentheymadethecalendar.Eachmonthincluded20dayswith18monthsinayear.Thisleftfivedaysattheendoftheyearwhichwasmonthinitself,fullofdangerandbadluck.InthiswaytheMayanshadinventedthe365daycalendar.（1）WhendidtheMayanscreatetheirownnumbersystem?1,000yearsago.Inthe4thcentury.Aftertheinventionofcalendar.AftertheEuropeannumbersystemappeared.（2）Whatdoestheunderlined"It"inparagraph1referto?A.TheMayannumbersystem. B.TheGreeknumbersystem.C.TheArabicnumbersystem. D.TheEuropeannumbersystem.（3）Whichofthefollowingsymbolsmeanssixteen?A.B. C.D.（4）Whatcanwelearnfromthearticle?TheMayannumbersystemhadabase10.Allnumbersystemshadthesamesymbols.Therewereonly360daysintheMayancalendar.ThesymbolofzerofirstappearedintheMayannumbersystem.（5）Thearticleisprobablyfrom .A.adiary B.anencyclopediaC.atravelguide D.acomputermagazineNewHopeEducationalFoundationofGreece19Novemberto10December2020NewHopeEducationalFoundationinviteduniversitystudentstohelppromote（促进）mutualunderstandingandfriendshipbetweenChinaandGreecebytakingpartinthe2020NewHopeEducationalFound-ationStudyTourofGreece.The21-daystudytourwilltakeChineseuniversitystudentsthroughdifferentcitiesofGreece,providingchancestolearnaboutGreekculture,history&business,aswellastakepartinanumberofpeople-topeopleexchanges.Allplanetickets,transport,mealsandaccommodationwillbepaidbytheNewHopeEducationalFoundation.Pastparticipants（参加者）said:Thistriphasbeenlife-changing.InowhavelifelongfriendsasaresultofmyexperienceoftheNewHopeEducationalFoundationstudytour.Inowhavevaluablememoriesthatwillstaywithmefortherestofmylife.Ithasbeenatrulyamazingexperience.Visitingthemuseums,parks,castlesandgardensalsobroughttheancienthistoryofGreeceandmanyoftheworld-famousworksofartinfrontofus.ThetimewespentwithdifferentkindsofGreekpeoplesuchastheteachersofcookeryschools,thejuniorhighschoolstudents,thehomestayfamiliesandourtourguides,wasthemostinterestingpartofthetour.Formoreinformation,pleasesee:\he/au/an/car/.html（1）Whatisthepurpose（目的）ofthestudytour?Tomakemoney.TointroducethecultureofChina.ToencouragestudentstostudyGreek.TopromotethefriendshipbetweenChinaandGreece.（2）Howlongdoesittaketocompletethestutytour?A.10days. B.19days. C.21days. D.29days.（3）Whowilltakepartinthestudytour?StudentsfromCambridgeUniversity.StudentsfromGuangzhouUniversity.StudentsfromNewHopeMiddleSchool.StudentsfromBeijingNo.4MiddleSchool.studytour,studentswill .notstaywiththehostfamiliesstudyGreekatlanguageschoolsmeetdifferentkindsofGreekpeoplePayfortheplaneticketsandmealsofthetour（5）Whatcanstudentsgetfromthestudytour?A.Greatmemories. B.FriendsfromGreece.C.AchancetoworkinGreece. D.BothAandB.四、阅读填空（共5小题，每小题1分，共5分）SiriisthenameofApple'spersonaldigital（数字的）helper. 1

AskSiriquestions,oraskSiritodothingsforyou,justlikeyouwouldaskarealhelper,andSiriwillhelpkeepyouconnected,informed,intherightplace,andontime.YoucanevenfuseSiritoentertextalmosteverywherebyusingyourvoice. 2 Itcanunderstandrelationships.Thanmeans,forexample,youcantellSiritocallyourwife'siPhone,andSiriwillknowwhothatisandwhichphonenumbertodial.Notonlythat,SiricansendiMessagesorsams,andeveryemailanyofyourfriends,family,orcd-workers.Nomatterhowyouliketocommunicate,Sirimakesiteasytokeepintouch.SiritinsrightintoyouriPhoneoriPad'sbuilt-inClockapp.Thatmeansyoucanhaveatimersetfor10minutessothecookiesdon'tburn,orfindoutwhatthehourisinAustraliabeforeyoucall.3Siriisagreatusetohelpyoufindyourwayhome,helpyouarotundthebigcityandtellyouwhichwayyoushouldtaketoavoidtraffic.Nomatterwhereyou'retravellingto,Siricanworktogetherwiththebuilt-inMapsapp. 4 Ifyouneedwalkingdirections,Siricanevenbeawareofthird-partyapps,suchasGoggleMaps,thatyouhaveputinandlaunchthemforyou.Opening up Siri is an important change in the way we interact with ourmachines. 5 Apple'sinaracewithAmazon,GoogleandMicrosofttomakemachinesthatunderstandeverythingwesay.Siricankeepyoucarefulandontime!It'svoicecontrolthattalksbacktoyou.Itcanhelpyougetwhereyouneedtogo.Siriisn'tjustanothervoicecontrolsystem.Siriwillonlybecomemoreimportantastimegoeson.五、单词拼写（共5小题，每小题1分，共5分）Thep ofthedictonaryis100yuan.Doctorsoftena peopletohavehealthyfood.Youhavetoworkhardifyouwanttos .RecentlyIoftenridetoschooli ofgoingbybus.Everyschools