2020-2021学年白云区八年级第一学期期末考试英语试题（含答案）

八年级英语第八年级英语第PAGE1092020学年第一学期期末教学质量检测八年级英语（试题）一、语言知识及运用（15分）1-15AB、CD项中选出最住选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Alongtimeago,therelivedaking.Hebuiltmanythings.Everyyear,hewouldspendalotofmoney1hispalaceandeverytimeitwasmuch2thanbefore.Oneday,thekinghadanewplanandhesaidtohismen,“Thisyear,I3thebestpalaceintheworld.It4bepraised(称赞)withinmykingdom,andbythepeopleofneighboringstates.”Afterbuildinghispalace,thekinginvitednoblemen(贵族)fromhiskingdom,aswellasfromneighboringstatestocome.Andheaskedthem5theiropinionsaboutthepalace.“Unbelievable!Itis6mostbeautifulpalace.”thenoblemensaid.Theylookedaroundthepalaceandthoughtitwas7.Butonemanwholookedyoungstoodinthecorner.Hehardlysaid8.Thekingwantedtoknowwhythemanwasquietwhen9elsewaspraisinghispalace.Hewalkeduptothemanandasked,“Hello,youngman.Youkeepsilent.Isthereanythingwrongwithmypalace?”Themansmiledandrepliedinacalmvoice,“YourMajesty!Yourpalaceisstrongandwilllast10yearsorevenlonger.Itisbeautiful11_notperfect.Manyofyourpeoplearestillsufferingahardlife,12_yourpalacelookswonderful.Becauseofthat,Iamsilent.’Thekinglistenedtotheyoungman’sopinion13.Thenhethankedthewisemanfor1.A.tobuildB.builtC.buildingD.build2.A.beautifulB.morebeautifulC.1.A.tobuildB.builtC.buildingD.build2.A.beautifulB.morebeautifulC.mostbeautifulD.themostbeautiful3.A.havebuiltB.willbuildC.builtD.wasbuilding4.A.shouldB.mustn’tC.mayD.can’t5.A.giveB.gaveC.givingD.togive6.A./B.aC.anD.the7.A.amazinglyB.amazedlyC.amazingD.amazed8.A.anythingB.somethingC.nothingD.everything9.A.everyoneB.anyoneC.nooneD.someone10.A.hundredB.hundredC.hundredofD.hundredsof11.A.butB.andC.soD.or12.A.whereB.ifC.thoughD.until13.A.quietB.quietlyC.quietnessD.quieter14.A.heB.himC.hisD.he’s15.A.helpingB.helpedC.helpD.tohelp二、完形填空（10110分）项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Oncetherewasalovelyvegetablepatch(菜地).Andtheregrewaverybigtree.Boththepatchandthetreemadetheplacewonderful.But16knewthatthevegetablesinthepatchandthetreecouldn’tstand忍受)eachotherforalongtime.Thevegetablesdidn’tlikethetree’sshade树荫)becauseitleftthemnotenough17.Thetree,ontheotherhand,18thevegetablesnolessthanthevegetablestohim.The19wasthattheydranknearlyallthewaterbeforeitcouldgettohim,leavinghimwithoutenoughwater.Theykeptthiscondition20onedaythevegetablesgottotallyboredwiththetree.Andtheydecidedtouseupallthewaterinthegroundsothatthetreewoulddryup.21wouldthetreedo?Withoutquestion,itansweredbackbyrefusingtoshadethevegetablesfromthemiddaysun.Itwassohotthatthevegetablesbegantodryup.Beforelong,allofthem22died.Anditwasatthattimethevegetablesandthetreefeltthatitwas23tohelpeachotherthantofight.Theyshouldreallylearnhowto24thosearoundthem.So,theydecidedtoworktogether,usingboththeshadeandthewatertogrowgood.Theyshallbeagroup.Beforelong,theytogetheragainshowedothersa_25picture.16.A.someoneB.anyoneC.nooneD.everyone17.A.lightB.shapeC.healthD.room18.A.passedB.trustedC.studiedD.hated19.A.reasonB.successC.choiceD.point20.A.ifB.untilC.becauseD.before21.A.WhenB.WhyC.WhatD.Where22.A.reallyB.quicklyC.hardlyD.almost23.A.weakerB.betterC.crazierD.lonelier24.A.dealwithB.workoutC.getonwithD.takeup25.A.beautifulB.strangeC.colorfulD.traditional三、阅读（共两节:35分）第一节阅读理解（15230分）26-45B.C.D项中，选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。(A)ThishappenedwhenIwasaboutfifteen.IwasonaschooltriptoManchesterandmyfamilygavemealotofmoney.Ifirstgottoabookstoreandsawasignwitha“buyone,getonehalf-price”deal,witheverybookmarkedwithasticker(标签).ItooksomebookswithastickerthatThenIwalkedaroundtheshoplookingforotherbooksWhenIwasready,Ihadaboutsixorsevenbookswithme.“Igotlotsofbooks!Myparentsgavemealotofmoneyforthistrip!”Isaidtothecashierandgaveherthebooks.Hearingmywords,shejustlaughedandsaid,“That’slikelettingachildloose不受约)inacandyshop!”“Yeah!AndIsawyouhadthathalf-pricedeal!So,Ichosemanybooks.”Thecashierlookedthroughthebooks.Afterthinkingforawhile,shesaidinalowvoice,“Let’spretend(假装thisonehasasticker,too.”Ididn’tunderstandwhatshemeantatthattime.Threeyearslater,IrealizedwhatshemeantonanothertriptoEngland:onlythebookswithstickerswerepartofthedeal.AndIfeltwarmbecauseofherkindness.ThewriterwenttoManchesterto .visithisfamily B.lookforajobC.Takeatrip D.sellbooksWhatdoestheunderlinedword“cashier”inParagraph2mean?Apersonwhomakesstickers.Apersonwhogetsmoneyfromsellingthings.Apersonwhoprintsbooks.Apersonwhobuysstickers.Whatcanwelearnfromthewriter’stalkwiththecashier?Hemightbeveryhappyandexcited.HecametoManchesterforthefirsttime.Hedidn’thaveenoughmoneytobuyallthebooks.Hewantedtogotoacandyshop.Whatdidthecashiermeanbysaying“let’spretendthisonehasasticker,too”?Thewritershouldbuymorebookssothathecanenjoyabiggerdiscount(折扣).Onlybookswithstickerscanenjoythediscount.Everybookinthestorecanenjoythediscount.Onlybookswithoutstickerscanenjoythediscount.(B)Alibaba’sAI人工智能technologycancorrectChineseexampapersforlanguagelearners,accordingtoZhejiangOnline.11studentsfromsixforeigncountrieshadaChineseexam.Afterthat,theAItechnologycorrectedtheirexampapers.Itcouldfindthemistakesineachpaperofthestudents,includingmissingwordsandwronggrammar,injust40seconds.ItisthefirsttimeAIhasbeenusedtocorrectChineseexampapersforforeignpeople,andthetechnologycanbeascorrectandcarefulashumanteachers.Oneforeignstudentsayshefeelsinterestedinandtortured”折磨)byChineselearning.Hethinksitisacommonfeelingofmanyforeignlearners.However,hethinksAIcanhelphimnow.TheAlibabaAItechnologyhaslearntthousandsofChineselanguagebooks.“IreadreallyhardandcarefullyuntilIfoundthegrammatical(语法的)mistakesAIpointedoutinjustafewseconds.Alibaba’sAIdoesbetterthanpeopleinsomeway,”aChineseteachersays.“WeexpectthetechnologytohelpforeignstudentstolearnChinesebetter,”saystheteacher.Daysearlier,iDST,anotherAlibabaAItechnology,tookthefirstplaceingrammaticalcorrectingmistakesinacompetition.TheAlibabaAItechnologycanfindmistakesinanexampaper .in6seconds B.in11secondsC.in40seconds D.inmorethanoneminuteWhatkindsofmistakescantheAlibabaAItechnologyfindinapaper?①Missingwords. ②Wronggrammar.③Wrongpictures. ④Badwords.A.②③ B.①② C.③④ D.②④WhichisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?TheAlibabaAItechnologyisnotsocorrectashumanteachers.ManyforeignlearnersfindithardtolearnChinese.ChineseteachersdidbetterthanAIincorrectingexampapers.TheiDSTtechnologycan’tfindorcorrectgrammaticalmistakes.Thepassageismainlyabout .whyChineseiswelcomeintheworldhowtocorrectChineseexampapersforeignstudentsfromdifferentcountriestechnologythathelpsforeignstudentslearnChinese(C)WiththeimprovementoflivingstandardsmoreandmorepeopleliketokeeppetsAlthoughpetsmaycausesomehealthproblemssometimestherearemanybenefits好处ofkeepingpets.Researchhasshownthatpetownershipcan:Makeyoufeellessstressed.Loweryourbloodpressure.Addyearstoyourlife.Makeyouhappierandmoresociable.Itispossiblethatpeoplewhoownpetsmayhavedifferentpersonalitytraits特性)thanthosewhodonot.ResearchhasfoundthatavariedandinterestingdailyactivityisthebestwaytolivelongerPetownershipmayaffectpeoplephysiologicallythroughtherelaxingeffectoftouch.Andspeechlesscommunicationwithapet,orsimplywatchingacatorfish,mayproducearelaxationresponse.Petownersoftenfeelneededandresponsible,whichmayhelpincreasethesurvivalincentive(欲望).Andpetscanchangeournarrowfocusbeyondourselves,helpingustofeelconnectedtoalargerworld.Becauseofthesebenefits,youmaywanttoownsomepets.Itissurprisingthatitdoesnotmatterwhatthepetis.Itcouldbeadog,acat,agoldfishoranythingelse.Theonlythingwhichmattersisthattheanimalisofinteresttoyou.Atthesametime,itisimportantthatthepetyouhavechosenfitsyourpersonality,livingspaceandlifestyle.Otherwise,itwillbeanothersourceofstress.WhichofthefollowingbenefitsisNOTmentionedinthepassage?Makingpeoplefeellessstressed.Loweringthebloodpressure.Keepingawayfromaheartattack.Connectingpeopletoalargerworld.Whatisthebestwaytolivelongeraccordingtothepassage?Havingavariedandinterestingdailyactivity.Touchingorwatchingapet.Leadingaresponsiblelifestyle.Relaxingoneselfbycommunicatingwithothers.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue,accordingtothepassage?Petsmaycausesomehealthproblemstotheirowners.Keepingpetscanhelpmaketheownersfeeltheyareneededbyothers.Whenchoosingapet,peopleshouldthinkabouttheirlifestyle.Pets’typeisveryimportanttotheowners.Thepassageismostprobablyfrom .apetwebsite B.anadforadoptingpetsC.aposterabouthealth D.asciencemagazine(D)Englishlearninghasneverbeensomuchfun!Oursummerlanguagecampscanhelpchildrendeveloplanguageskillswhilehavingfunatcamp!Throughdifferentactivities,childrencanimprovelanguagelearningduringthecamp.Theseactivitiesincludethefollowing:ThematicUnits主题单元)EachweeklycamphasdifferentthematicunitsTheycanhelpchildrentolearnnewwordsinafunway.Eachthematicunitsetsaspeciallanguagegoal.Childrenwilllearnthevocabulary词汇andotherknowledge(知识ofthedayandreinforce巩固whattheyhavelearntthatweek.Interactive互动的GamesandHands-OnActivitiesOurteachersunderstandthatchildrenlearnbestthroughplay.Allgamesandactivitiescanhelpchildrentousethelanguagetheyarelearninginrealandnaturalways.Theycanimprovechildren’scommunicationskillsthattheyneedoutsidetheclassroom.ArtandCraftProjects(工艺美术项目)Childrencanjoinartandcraftprojectsthathelpthemuseandremembertheknowledgelearntinthematicunits.Theprojectsalsoincludeimportantcultureknowledge.Childrencanshowthemselvesandenjoylearningdifferentlanguagesandcultures.Ifyouhaveanyquestionsaboutanyoftheactivities,pleasefeelfreetosende-mailstobanessa@.AccordingtoParagraph1,childrenjointhecampsmainlyto .playgames B.dodifferentactivitiesC.learnlanguages D.takeatripWhatdoestheunderlinedword“They”referto?Parents. B.Languages.C.Differentways. D.Gamesandactivities.Thispassageisprobablytakenfromthecolumnof .Culture B.Education C.Travel D.Games第二节阅读填空（515分）阅读短文及文后选项，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Inourlife,weoftensay,“Iwillthinkofit.” 41 Thoughwecan’tsee,hearorfeelourthoughts,thinkinghasgreatpower力量)!IsaacNewtonsatinhisgardenonasummereveningwhenhesawanapplefallfromatree. 42 Thenhediscoveredhowtheearth,sun,moon,andstarsarekeptintheirplaces.JamesFergusononcesawtheinsideofhisfather’swatch.Afterthathewondered,“ 43 Thismadehimthinkanditledtoawooden木制的)clockwhichkeptgoodtime.WaltDisney,thefamousAmericanfilm-maker,wasoftenthinkingofnewideas.Oneday,whenhewasinameeting,hesuddenlystoppedtalking.Helookedataplacehighupintheroom.Whycan’tImakeawatch?Thiscontinuedforalongtime.ButdoWhycan’tImakeawatch?Thiscontinuedforalongtime.Butdoyouknowwhatgreatthingshavecomefromthinking?Whenyoumeetwithanytrouble,don’tloseheart.Hebegantothink,andtriedtofindoutwhytheapplefell.四、写作（共三节:30分）第一节语篇填词（515分）单词。(每空只写一词)Computersplayanimportantpartinpeople’slifetoday.Theyarevery46.p amongschoolchildren,too.Manyofthemplaycomputergamesintheirfreetime.Whentheyareplaying,theycan’t47.c_ theirtime.It’sverybadfortheireyes.Computergamescanalsomakethemloseinthenetworld.Theydon’toften48.c withtheirfamilyandfriendsfacetoface.Whentheydotheirhomework,somestudentsalways49.d computerandtrytosearchtheanswerfromth