广东省广州市越秀区2020-2021学年八年级上学期期末英语试题（word版 含答案）

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广东省广州市越秀区2020-2021学年八年级上学期期末英语试题学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________  一、单项选择1．As there are no lights in the room, it was very dark and we could see ________.A．something B．anything C．everything D．nothing2．There is ________ salt in the bottle. Would you go to the supermarket and get ________?A．a little； any B．a few； some C．few； any D．little； some3．There are about five ________ students in our school.A．thousand B．thousand of C．thousands D．thousands of4．In Europe, potatoes are ________ than rice. You can find potatoes in most restaurants.A．popularer B．more popular C．the most popular D．popular5．—How do you like this blue skirt, Jane? —Well, I want to buy a ________ one than this, but ________ this.A．cheaper; as good as B．cheap; so good as C．cheaper; so good as D．cheap; as good as6．The ________ question in the exam is the most difficult one.A．nine B．ninety C．ninth D．nineteen7．— Mum, look at this e-mail! Ivy is coming to Guangzhou.— That’s nice. The two of you can go sightseeing. ________ to the Guangzhou Tower? — No, maybe I could take her there.A．Have she ever been B．Does she ever go C．Has she ever been D．Did she ever go8．We ________ Lily since she was a little girl.A．have known B．had known C．know D．knew9．Hurry up, Jim. You’ll be late for school ________ you don’t leave now.A．if B．when C．unless D．after10．— Sam, you ________ do more exercise to keep healthy every day.— OK, Miss Xu, I’ll try my best.A．ought B．should C．might D．had to 二、完型填空    In Chinese we call catching a cold ganmao. What did ganmao mean at first? Ganmao came from a    11    story. During the Song Dynasty (960-1279), there was a national library. The library’s workers    12    take turns working at night.    13    they didn’t want to do this tiring work and often    14    that they had diarrhea (腹泻). They would write this reason in their registration book.One worker named Chen Hu was sick of using this reason. He wanted to think of something different and creative. He wrote    15    new reason in the registration book hit by the “wind-evil (风邪)”, or ganfeng in Chinese. The “wind-evil” was an idea that came from traditional Chinese medicine that meant some changes in your body when catching a cold, such as headache,and coughing. Chen wrote about this story in his book Qijiuxuwen.    16    workers in the library found Chen’s reason to be much    17    than “having diarrhea”, so ganfeng was used as a popular reason    18    hundreds of years until the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911).During the Qing Dynasty, the workers    19    even more creative. They changed ganfeng to ganmao. In Chinese, mao means to burst out (爆发). They used the phrase ganmao to show that they kept    20    even though they felt sick. However, their symptoms finally “burst out”, so they could not help but take a day off. It seems that the phrase ganmao is the result of linguistic (语言的).11．A．funs B．funnily C．funny D．funnier12．A．could B．might C．should D．had to13．A．And B．But C．Because D．Or14．A．say B．said C．says D．saying15．A．a B．an C．the D．this16．A．Others B．Other C．The other D．The others17．A．worse B．good C．well D．better18．A．for B．on C．in D．at19．A．become B．became C．have become D．becomes20．A．worked B．work C．working D．works     In 2018, I was chosen as an exchange student. This was my first time going to another country on my own. I was    21   , while a little nervous.To save money, I rented a flat near the school. I still remember the feeling when I first got to that room. It was completely    22   . There was no bed, no desk, no chair, even without electricityand internet. After a 23-hour’s flight, I    23    hopelessly on the floor. At that moment, I couldn’t help but crying. I wanted to go back home.    24   , my warm—hearted neighbor and landlord did me a favor. They gave me a ride to the supermarket, so that I could buy some food. My neighbor allowed me to take a bath in his room and taught me how to    25    electricity and the internet.At first, I wasn’t good at English. I explained my difficulties to the professors. Every professor was so nice to help me. With their help, I gradually enjoyed the classes. I really    26    their ways of teaching. Also, I liked to talk to professors during their office hours. They were very friendly and gave me a lot of useful    27   . Finally, I got As in every course. Besides, I made a really good friend named Hannah. Since she is learning Chinese, we usually studied together. I helped her learn Chinese words and she helped me with some    28    reading.When I write these stories now, I    29    all of them so much. They made me feel like I was at home and never felt lonely. I really hope I could have the chance to see them again in my life. My exchange    30    would certainly be one of my most unforgettable memories.21．A．surprised B．free C．excited D．sick22．A．new B．empty C．old D．beautiful23．A．jumped B．laughed C．worked D．sat24．A．Usually B．Thankfully C．Gradually D．Naturally25．A．find out B．keep in touch with C．get connected to D．take in26．A．loved B．told C．made D．gave27．A．advice B．time C．food D．books28．A．Chinese B．English C．Germany D．French29．A．miss B．help C．like D．taught30．A．flight B．way C．class D．experience  三、阅读单选    Once upon a time, there was a beaver (海狸) named Furry living in the forest. He had lots of friends and liked to play outside. One day a big wolf came and started saying, “This is my forest and I am bigger and stronger than you. So you will have to move out of the forest by tomorrow or I will destroy (摧毁) your house.”Later that night Furry and his friends were thinking what to do. Furry suggested that they should build a trap (陷阱) to catch the wolf and teach him a lesson that there was somebody stronger than him. The beavers decided it would be a deep hole covered with sticks on it.One of the beavers asked, “How are we going to do that?” Furry suggested that they could ask the rabbits for help to build the trap. About one hour later the beavers went to the rabbits’ house and explained what was going to happen tomorrow in the morning.The rabbits agreed to help. It took them the whole night but they finished it by the morning. In the morning they all hid up in the trees The wolf came and barked at them to pack their bags and leave the forest as soon as possible. Since the wolf wasn’t looking where he was going, he fell into the trap.All the animals came and saw that the wolf was trapped in the hole. The wolf kept asking whether they could let him out of the hole but Furry said, “We would but since you have been so unkind to us we will not let you out of the hole.” Then the wolf promised that he would never tell them to move out of the forest and would be friendly to them.Furry and his friends forgave the wolf and they got a big stick and dropped it down the hole so that the wolf could climb out.31．The wolf wanted to capture the forest because ________.A．he thought the forest was his ownB．he wanted to play with the other animals outsideC．he thought the beaver was smaller and weaker than himD．he was afraid that there wasn’t enough food in the forest32．From the passage, we know that ________.A．Furry and his friends destroyed the wolf’s houseB．Furry made a deep hole covered with sticks on it by himselfC．the wolf knew there was somebody stronger than him at lastD．it took Furry and his friends the whole day to build the trap33．Who did Furry ask for help to build the trap?A．The wolf. B．Rabbits. C．Other beavers. D．All the animals.34．What will the writer probably talk about in the next paragraph of the passage?A．All the animals live together happily in the forest.B．The wolf was asked to move out of the forest finally.C．Furry and his friends had to move out of the forest.D．The wolf was trapped in the hole and could not climb out.35．What can we learn from the story?A．Where there is a will, there is a way. B．Always learn to see things in a good way.C．Don’t be unkind to others or you’ll get it back. D．Trust yourself and you will make a good choice.     Encyclopedia Britannica（《大英百科全书》）used to be the king of encyclopedias. It hopes to become the most important encyclopedia again. An encyclopedia has information about many different things. It includes articles on topics like animals, science, but many people were willing to buy them. They thought Britannica was the best encyclopedia.Several years ago, the company stopped publishing the books. It put the whole encyclopedia on the internet. However, Britannica online is not as popular as some other online encyclopedias. About half of Britannica’s articles are free while almost all of the articles on other online encyclopedias are free. However, the president of Britannica has a plan. He wants to offer all of the encyclopedia online for free. The company hopes more people will read it.Britannica began in Scotland nearly 250 years ago. It moved to Chicago in 1935. In 1990, the company sold more than 100,000 sets of books. It was Britannica’s best year. Book sales dropped after the internet became popular. People stopped getting information only from books. They began getting it online as well. Some online encyclopedias started in the early 21th century. It was the beginning of the end of Encyclopedia Britannica books. In this competition, Britannica is the underdog. Some online encyclopedias have millions of articles. Britannica has only 106,000. However, Britannica’s articles are more trustworthy（值得信任的）some readers said. It’s said that each Britannica article is checked by experts（专家）. These experts make sure the articles are correct. Britannica covers most of the same general subjects as other online encyclopedias, but finding its articles can be more difficult. The Britannica page also has many ads. The ads help support the company.36．Why is online Britannica less popular than other online encyclopedias?A．More people like to read other online encyclopedias.B．There are less articles in other online encyclopedias.C．The readers can read more free articles in other online encyclopedias.D．Other online encyclopedias cover most of the same general subjects as Britannica.37．When might people become less interested in Encyclopedia Britannica books?A．In 1935. B．In 2002. C．In 1991. D．In 1990.38．According to some readers, why are Britannica’s articles more trustworthy?A．They are written by experts.B．There is more useful information in it.C．The experts check each Britannica article.D．Finding Britannica’s articles can be more difficult.39．What’s the meaning of the underlined word underdog in paragraph 3?A．Little dog. B．Loser. C．Winner. D．Luckier one.40．Why do Britannica’s pages have ads?A．To make its website popular. B．To make it more user friendly.C．To make money for the company. D．To help other companies earn money. FACT FILE：ComputersComputers can do lots of jobs. They can do maths, store information, or play music. You can use a computer to write or to play games. What do you know about the history of computers? The first computers were very big. They were the size of a room! They were so big that people didn’t have them at home. Early computers could also only do simple maths, like a calculator. In the 1930s, Alan Turing had the idea for a computer. His idea made computers do different things.In 1958, Jack Kilby invented the microchip. Microchips are tiny but can store lots of information.They helped make computers smaller.In the 1970s, computers were smaller and cheaper so people started to use them at home. In the 1980s, computer games were very popular. Lots of people bought computers just to play games.In 1989, Tim Berners Lee invented the WorldWideWeb, which is a way to organize information on the internet. Now people all over the world can look for and share information on websites. Today people can use smartphones to play gamesIn the past, a simple computer was the size of a room. Now it can go in your pocket!FUN FACTS：*More than 3 billion people use the internet!*More than 200 billion emails are sent every day!*The first computer mouse was made of wood! 41．The writer writes paragraph one to ________.A．introduce some useful computers B．give the main idea of paragraph twoC．show part of the computers to the readers D．get the readers to be interested in the topic42．At first, people didn’t have computers at home because ________.A．they are the size of a room B．they only do simple mathsC．they are like a calculator D．they can do different things43．When did lots of people buy computers just to play games?A．In 1958. B．In the 1980s. C．In the 1970s. D．In 1989.44．What was the first computer mouse made of?A．Wood. B．Water. C．Plastic. D．Stone.45．We can find this passage in ________.A．an advertisement B．travel journal C．story book D．science magazine     Until recently, many people believed that the brain has completed its development by teens. However, scientists found out the brain still grows as much during teens as it did during early childhood.You may notice that your children seems to be getting more forgetful as they are in their teens. One parent told us a story. Her daughter, Mary, was invited to take part in a birthday party on Thursday last week. Mum reminded her of the party on Wednesday evening. Before Mary left for school on Thursday, mum asked her where she needed to go after school that day. “The birthday party,” Mary answered as she walked out the door. On Thursday evening, when mum went to the birthday party to pick up Mary, she found that Mary was not among them. In surprise, she called home. Mary quickly answered the phone. “Why aren’t you at the party?” asked her surprised mother. “I forgot,” answered Mary.Why does this often happen for parents and kids of this age? Because the brain of a teen is growing so fast that it is inefficient（效率低的）. Think of a boom town and it is developing faster than the builders can put up the things and clear out rubbish. The teenage brain is something like this town—the building work needs to be finished, the work place needs to be cleaned up, they can be better planned, and may forget less.What can parents do about it? The first step is agreeing that it really is happening and your child doesn’t mean to be against the rules . Although time will finally take care of the issue, you can support your children during this time by gently but firmly help them.46．According to the scientists, ________.A．parents are always forgetfulB．the brain has completed its development by teensC．children are more forgetful than their parents recentlyD．the brain grows as much during teens as it did in childhood47．The writer takes Mary’s story as an example to show that ________.A．Mary didn’t go well with her motherB．Mary didn’t want to go to her friend’s partyC．being forgetful often happen for the teenagersD．parents always don’t understand their child’s feeling48．The reason why the teens are often forgetful is that ________.A．the brain is something like a town B．the brain of a teen is growing so fastC．teens are badly planned in their thinking D．a lot of things needs to be finished for them49．What can parents do about it?A．Support and help their children.B．Plan everything for their children.C．Know that everything is right for their children.D．Understand that their children want to be against the rules.50．What is the best title of this passage?A．Our Brains Are Growing So FastB．Share Our Ideas About ForgetfulnessC．How Parents Experienced ForgetfulnessD．The Forgetful Teen: “Someone Stole Part of My Kid’s Brain”  四、阅读还原5选5    Sometimes the bad news around us may make the world look like an unhappy place to live. 51． If you make even one person smile today, you can help make this world a better place. Here are things you can do to put a smile on someone’s face.Send a handwritten letter52． As we know, in this day and age, everything is sent by e-mail.Volunteer (做志愿者)Volunteering is one of the nicest things you can do. 53． And you can also visit sick children in a hospital. There are so many chances, so you are sure to find one that is right for you. And it doesn’t have to take up all your time, it could be once a week or several times a year.Make something specialMake something special or not, taking time to make something special for someone shows how much you appreciate (感激) him or her. 54． Some ideas could include a card, painting, drawing or cake!Say “I love you”It can be anyone, your parent, your grandparent or a friend. And you don’t even have to say “I love you”. Perhaps you can tell someone how much you care about him or her. 55．A．However, you can make a difference.B．You can volunteer to help someone in need.C．It will be a surprise to receive a letter by post.D．Even if you think you’re not creative, the receiver will feel lucky to get such a special gift.E.Sometimes, in our busy lives we forget to take a moment to tell people what they mean to us.  五、短文首字母填空请根据下文中所给的首字母写出空格所缺的单词，使文章通顺合理并符合语法要求。在填写答题卷时，要求写出完整单词。（每空只写一词）There was a speaking competition last week. We spoke to the w56．, Henry. “I’m so happy that I won,” he said. “It’s been a f57． experience so far. I a58． people to speak slowly and clearly. I59． you can do that, you will s60．.” We also spoke to several other students about English week. All of them enjoyed it very much.  六、完成句子61．很久以前，在那里住着一位智者。________ ________ ________ ________, there lived a wise man.62．我父亲在一家餐馆当厨师。My father ________ ________ a cook in a restaurant.63．这辆车使用电力而不是汽油。This car uses electricity ________ ________ gas.64．出门在外时要与家人保持联系。________ ________ ________ ________ your family when you are away from home.65．你曾经参观过万里长城吗？________ ________ ________ the Great Wall? 七、电子邮件66．    假如你是李华，你的朋友John到广州留学学习中文。John很喜欢看书，所以他发邮件向你咨询他家附近书店的情况。请你写一封回信给他，然后推荐合适的书店给他并说明原因。/Zhifu Book StoreXinhua Book StoreArea88 m2125 m2Distance from John’s house500 m700 mSelltextbooks, notebooksmany kinds of books (storybook, encyclopedia, books on Chinese learning …), works of art, model planes …Built20 years ago2 years agoOther thingstoys …some drinking …注意事项：1.词数：100词左右（文章开头已给出，不计入总词数）；2.文中不能出现真实姓名、校名等信息；3.文章必须包含上图所提供的所有信息，可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。Dear John,I’m glad to hear that you’ve come to China to learn Chinese. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,Li Hua 
参考答案1．D2．D3．A4．B5．A6．C7．C8．A9．A10．B 11．C12．D13．C14．B15．A16．B17．D18．A19．B20．C 21．C22．B23．D24．B25．C26．A27．A28．B29．A30．D 31．C32．C33．B34．A35．C 36．C37．C38．C39．B40．C 41．D42．A43．B44．A45．D 46．D47．C48．B49．A50．D 51．A52．C53．B54．D55．E 56．(w)inner57．(f)antastic58．(a)dvise59．(I)f60．(s)ucceed61．Once    upon    a    time    62．works    as    63．instead    of    64．Keep    in    touch    with    65．Have    you    visited    66．参考范文：Dear John,I’m glad to hear that you’ve come to China to learn Chinese. In your letter, I know that you are interested in reading. Actually, there are two bookshops near your house in Guangzhou.They are Zhifu Book Store and Xinhua Book Store. Zhifu Book Store is near your home. It is 500 meters away from your home and Xinhua Book Store is 700 meters away from your home. But Zhifu Book Store covers an area of 88 m2, and it is smaller than Xinhua Book Store, which is 125m2. There are only textbooks and notebooks in Zhifu Book Store. But there are more things in Xinhua Book Store. It sells many kinds of books, such as storybooks, encyclopedia, and books on Chinese learning and so on. It also sells works of art, model planes and other things. Xinhua Book Store is newer than Zhifu Book Store because it has been built only for two years. But Zhifu Book Store was built 20 years ago. If you want to buy some toys, you should go to Zhifu Book Store. If you want to buy some drinking, you should go to Xinhua Book Store. I think the Xinhua Book Store is a better place to shop because you can buy almost everything you want there.  Yours,Li Hua