2020_2021学年越秀区初二上学期期末英语试卷（含答案）

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、单项选择
1
As there are n lights in the rm, it was very dark and we culd see_.
A. smethingB. anythingC. everythingD. nthing
2
There is_salt in the bttle. Wuld yu g t the supermarket and get_?
A. a little; anyB. a few; smeC. few; anyD. little; sme
3
There are abut five
thusand
students in ur schl.
thusand fC. thusandsD. thusands f
4
In Eurpe, ptates are_ than rice. Yu can find ptates in mst restaurant s.
A. ppularerB. mre ppularC. the mst ppularD. ppular
5
—Hw d yu like this blue skirt, 丿ane?
—Well, I want t buy a _ne than this, but_ this.
A. cheaper; as gd as
C. cheaper; s gd as
B. cheap; s gd as
D. cheap; as gd as
6
The_ questin in the exam is the mst difficult ne.
A. nineB. ninetyC. ninthD. nineteen
7
—M um, lk at this e-mail! Ivy is cming t Guangzhu .
—That 's nice. The tw f yu can g sightseeing._ ttheGuangzhu Twer?
—N,maybe I culd take her there.
A. Have she ever been
C. Has she ever been
B. Des she ever g
D. Did she ever g
8
We_Lily since she was a little girl.
A. have knwnB. had knwnC. knwD. knew
9
Hurry up, Jim. Yu'll be late fr schl_ yu dn't leave nw.
A. whenB. ifC. unlessD. after
10
—Sam, yu _d mre exercise t keep healthy every day.
—OK, Miss Xu, I'll try my best.
ughtB. shuldC. mightD. had t
、语法选择
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In Chinese we call catching a cld ganma. What did ganma mean at first? Ganma came frm a 1 str y. During the Sng Dynasty (960-1279), there was a natinal library. The library's wrkers 2 take turns wrking at night. 3 they didn't want t d this tiring wrk and ften 4 that they had diarrhea (腹泻）． They wuld write this reasn in their registratin bk.
6
One wrker named Chen Hu was sick f using this reasn. He wanted t think f smething different and creative. He wrte 5 new reasn in the registratin bk hit by the' wind -evil （ 风邪 ）” ， r ganfeng in Chinese . The "wind-evil" was an idea that came frm traditinal Chinese medicine that meant sme changes in yur bdy when catching a cld, such as headache, 「unning nse, and cughing. Chen wrte abut this stry in his bk Qijiuxuwen.wrkers in the library fund Chen's reasn t be much7than "having diarrhea", s ganfeng was used as a ppular reasn 8 hundreds f years until the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911).
1. A.
funs
B.
funnily
C.
funny
D. funnier
2. A.
culd
B.
might
C.
shuld
D. had t
3. A.
And
B.
But
C.
Because
D. Or
4. A.
say
B.
said
C.
says
D. saying
During the Qing Dynasty, the wrkers 9 even mre creative. They changed ganfeng t ganma. In Chinese, ma means t bursting ut ( 爆发 ）．They used the phrase ganma t shw that they kept 10 even thugh they felt sick. Hwever, their symptms finally "burst ut", s they culd nt help but take a day ff. It seems that the phrase ganma is the result f linguistic ( 语言的） creat ivity.
10. A.wrkedB. wrkC. wrkingD. wrks
、完形填空
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In 2018, I was chsen as an exchange student. This was my first time ging t anther cuntry n my wn. I was1,while a little nervus.
2
T save mney, I rented a flat near the schl. I still remember the feeling when I first gt t that rm. It was cmpletely. There was n bed, n desk, n chair, even withut electricity and internet. After a 23-hur's flight, I3hpelessly n the flr. At that mment, I culdn't help but crying. I wanted t g back hme.4 my warm-hearted neighbr and landlrd did me a favr. They gave me a ride t the supermarket, s that I culd buy sme fd. My neighbr allwed me t take a bath in his rm and taught me hw t5electricity and the internet.
At first, I wasn't gd at English. I explained my difficulties t the prfessrs. Every prfessr was s nice t help me. With their help, I gradually enjyed the classes. I really 6 their ways f teaching. Als, I liked t talk t prfessrs during their ffice hurs. They were very friendly and gave me a lt f useful 7. Finally, I gt As in every curse. Besides, I made a really gd friend named Hannah. Since she is learning Chinese, we usually studied tgether. I helped her learn Chinese wrds and she helped me with sme 8 reading.
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1. A.
surprised
B.
free
C.
excited
D. sick
2. A.
new
B.
empty
C.
ld
D. beautiful
3. A.
jumped
B.
laughed
C.
wrked
D. sat
4. A.
Usually
B.
Thankfully
C.
Gradually
D. Naturally
5. A.
find ut
B.
keep in tuch
C.
get cnnected t
D. take in
with
6. A.
lved
B.
tld
C.
made
D. gave
When I write these stries nw, Iall f them s much. They made me feel like I was at hme and never felt lnely. I really hpe I culd have the chance t see them again in my life. My exchange 10 wuld certainly be ne f my mst unfrgettable memries.
5. A.
a
B.
an
C.
the
D. this
6. A.
Others
B.
Other
C.
The ther
D. The thers
7. A.
wrse
B.
gd
C.
well
D. better
8. A.
fr
B.
n
C.
in
D. at
9. A.
becme
B.
became
C.
have becme
D. becmes
A.flightB. wayC. classD. experience
四、阅读理解
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Once upn a time, there was a beaver ( 海狸） named Furry living in the frest. He had lts f friends and liked t play utside. One day a big wlf came and started saying, "This is my frest and I am bigger and strnger than yu. S yu will have t mve ut f the frest by trmrrw r I will destry ( 摧毁） yur huse."
Later that night Furry and his fiends were thinking what t d. Furry suggested that
they shuld build a trap ( 陷阱） t catch the wlf and teach him a lessn that there was smebdy strnger than him. The beavers decided it wuld be a deep hle cvered with sticks n it.
One f the beavers asked, "Hw are we ging t d that? " Furry suggested that they culd ask the rabbits fr help t build the trap. Abut ne hur later the beavers went t the rabbits'huse and explained what was ging t happen tmrrw in the mrning.
The rabbits agreed t help. It tk them the whle night but they finished it by the mrning. In the mrning they all hid up in the trees. The wlf came and barked at them t pack their bags and leave the frest as sn as pssible . Since the wlf wasn't lking where he was ging, he fell int the trap.
All the animals came and saw that the wlf was trapped in the hle. The wlf kept asking whether they culd let him ut f the hle but Furry said, "We wuld but since yu have been s unkind t us we will nt let yu ut f the hle." Then the wlf prmised that he wuld never tell them t mve ut f the frest and wuld be friendly t them.
Furry and his friends frgave the wlf and they gt a big stick and drpped it dwn the hle s that the wlf culd climb ut.
The wlf wanted t capture the frest because_.
he thught the frest was his wn
he wanted t play with the ther animals utside
he thught the beaver was smaller and weaker than him
he was afraid that there wasn't enugh fd in the frest
Frm the passage, we knw that _.
7. A.
advice
B.
time
C.
fd
D. bks
8. A.
Chinese
B.
English
C.
Germany
D. French
9. A.
miss
B.
help
C.
like
D. taught
Furry and his friends destryed the wlf's huse.
Furry made a deep hle cvered with sticks n it by himself.
the wlf knew there was smebdy strnger than him at last.
it tk Furry and his friends the whle day t build the trap.
Wh did Furry ask fr help t build the trap?
the wlfB. rabbitsC. ther beaversD. all the animals
What will the writer prbably talk abut in the next paragraph f the passage?
A All the animals live tgether happily in the frest.
The wlf was asked t mve ut f the frest finally.
Furry and his friends had t mve ut f the frest.
The wlf was trapped in the hle and culd nt climb ut.
What can we learn frm the stry?
A Where there is a will, there is a way.
Always learn t see things in a gd way.
Dn't be unkind t thers r yu'll get it back.
Trust yurself and yu will make a gd chice.
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Encyclpedia Britannica ( 《大英百科全书》 ） used t be the king f encyclpedias. It hpes t becme the mst imprtant encyclpedia again. An encyclpedia has infrmatin abut many different things. It includes articles n tpics like animals, science, cuntries and famus peple. Salesmen used t g t huses and knck n drs selling Encyclpedia Britannica. A set culd include 32 bks . It cst a lt f mney, but many peple were willing t buy them. They thught Britannica was the best encyclpedia.
Several years ag, the cmpany stpped publishing the bks. It put the whle encyclpedia n the internet. Hwever, Britannica nline is nt as ppular as sme ther nline encyclpedia s. Abut half f Britannica's articles are free while almst all f the articles n ther nline encyclpedias are fr ee. Hwever, the president f Britannica has a plan. He wants t ffer all f the encyclpedia nline fr free. The cmpany hpes mre peple will read it.
Britannica began in Sctland nearly 250 years ag. It mved t Chicag in 1935. In
1990, the cmpany sld mre than 100, 000 sets f bks . It was Britannica's best year. Bk sales drpped after the internet became ppular. Peple stpped getting infrmatin nly frm bks. They began getting it nline as well. Sme nline encyclpedias started in the early 21th century. It was the beginning f the end f Encyclpedia Britannica bks. In this cmpetitin, Britannica is the underdg. Sme
nline encyclpedias have millins f articles. Britannica has nly 106, 000. Hwever, Britannica's articles are mre trustwrthy ( 值得信任的）， sm e readers said. It's said that each Britannica article is checked by experts ( 专家 ）．These experts make sure the articles are crrect. Britannica cvers mst f the same general subjects as ther nline
encyclpedias, but finding its articles can be mre difficult. The Britannica page als has many ads. The ads help supprt the cmpany.
Why is nline Britannica less ppular than ther nline encyclpedias?
A Mre peple like t read ther nline encyclpedias.
There are less articles in ther nline encyclpedias.
The readers can read mre free articles in ther nline encyclpedias.
Other nline encyclpedias cver mst f the same general subjects as Britannica.
When might peple becme less interested in Encyclpedia Britannica bks?
A In 1935.B. In 2002.C. In 1991.D. In 1990.
Accrding t sme readers, why are Britannica s articles mre trustwrthy?
A They are written by experts.
There is mre useful infrmatin in it.
The experts check each Britannica article.
Finding Britannica's articles can be mre difficult.
What's the meaning f the underlined wrd underdg in paragraph 3?
A little dgB. lserC. winnerD. luckier ne
Why d Britannica's pages have ads?
A T make its website ppular.
T make it mre user friendly.
T make mney fr the cmpany.
T help ther cmpanies earn mney.
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FACT FILE: Cmputers
Cmputers can d lts f jbs. They can d maths, stre infrmatin, r play music. Yu can use a cmputer t write r t play games. What d yu knw abut the histry f cmputers?
The first cmputers were very big. They were the size f a rm! They were s big that peple didn't have them at hme. Early cmputers culd als nly d simple maths, like a calculatr. In the 1930s, Alan Turing had the idea fr a
cmputer. His idea made cmputers d different things.
In 1958,丿ack Kilby invented the micrchip. Micrchips are tiny but can stre lts f infrmatin. They helped make cmputers smaller. In the 1970s,
cmputers were smaller and cheaper s peple started t use them at hme. In the 1980s, cmputer games were very ppular. Lts f peple bught cmputers just t play games.
In 1989, Tim Berners-Lee invented the WrldWide
Web, which is a way t rganize infrmatin n the internet. Nw peple all ver the wrld can lk fr and share infrmatin n websites.
Tday peple can use smart-phnes t play games, email and g n the internet. In the past, a simple cmputer was the size f a rm. Nw it can g in yur pcket!
FUN FACTS:
*Mre than 3 billin peple use the internet!
*Mre than 200 billin emails are sent every day!
*The first cmputer muse was made f wd!
The writer writes paragraph ne t _.
intrduce sme useful cmputers
give the main idea f paragraph tw
shw part f the cmputers t the readers
get the readers t be interested in the tpic
At first, peple didn't have cmputers at hme because_.
they are the size f a rmB. they nly d simple maths
C. they are like a calculatrD. they can d different things
When did lts f peple buy cmputers just t play games?
A. In 1958.B. In the 1980s.C. In the 1970s.D. In 1989.
What was the first cmputer muse made f?
wdB. waterC. plastic
We can find this passage in_.
D. stne
A. an advertisement
C. a stry bk
B. a travel jurnal
D. a science magazine
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Until recently, many peple believed that the brain has cmpleted its develpment by teens. Hwever, scientists fund ut the brain still grws as much during teens as it did during early childhd.
Yu may ntice that yur children seems t be getting mre frgetful as they are in their teens. One parent tld us a stry. Her daughter, Mary, was invited t take part in a birthday party n Thursday last week. Mum reminded her f the party n Wednesday evening . Befre Mary left fr schl n Thursday, mum asked her where she needed t g after schl that day. "The birthday party, " Mary answered as she walked ut the dr. On Thursday evening, when Mum went t the birthday party t pick up Mary, she fund that Mary was nt amng them. In surprise, she called hme. Mary quickly answered the phne. "Why aren't yu at the party? " asked her surprised mther. "I frgt, " answered Mary.
Why des this ften happen fr parents and kids f this age? Because the brain f a
teen is grwing s fast that it is inefficient ( 效率低的）．Think f a bm twn and it is
develping faster than the builders can put up the things and clear ut rubbish. The teenage brain is smething like this twn—t h e building wrk needs t be finished, the
wrk place needs t be cleaned up, and all the tls need t be returned t their places. The reasn why yur teens can seem badly planned in their thinking is that their brains are grwing. As they develp, they can be better planned, and may frget less.
What can parents d abut it? The first step is agreeing that it really is happening and yur child desn't mean t be against the rules. Althugh time will finally take care f the issue, yu can supprt yur children during this time by gently but firmly helping them.
Accrding t the scientists, _.
parents are always frgetful
the brain has cmpleted its develpment by teens
children are mre frgetful than their parents recently
the brain grws as much during teens as it did in childhd
The writer takes Mary's stry as an example t shw that_.
Mary didn 't g well with her mther
Mary didn't want t g t her friend's party
being frgetful ften happen fr the teenagers
parents always dn't understand their child's feeling
The reasn why the teens are ften frgetful is that_.
the brain is smething like a twn
the brain f a teen is grwing s fast
teens are badly planned in their thinking
a lt f things needs t be finished fr them
What can parents d abut it?
Supprt and help their children.
Plan everything fr their children.
Knw that everything is right fr their children.
Understand that their children want t be against the rules.
What is the best title f this passage?
Our Brains Are Grwing S Fast.
Share Our Ideas Abut Frgetfulness.
Hw Parents Experienced F rget fulness.
The Frgetful Teen : "Smene Stle Part f My Kid's Brain".
五、阅读填空
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Smetimes the bad news arund us may make the wrld lk like an unhappy place t live. 1 If yu make even ne persn smile tday, yu can help make this wrld a better place. Here are things yu can d t put a smile n smene's face.
Send a handwritten letter
2 As we knw, in this day and age, everything is sent by e-mail, QQ r WeChat. S putting pen t paper and writing a few wrds t a friend can be an easy way t make thers smile. Even a pstcard with a few sentences culd really make smene happy!
Vlu nt eer（ 做志愿者）
3
Vlunteering is ne f the nicest things yu can d.And yu can als visit sick children in a hspital. There are s many chances, s yu are sure t find ne that is right fr yu. And it desn't have t take up all yur time it culd be nce a week r several times a year.
Make smething special
Make smething special r nt, taking time t make smething special fr smene shws hw much yu appreciate ( 感激） him r her. 4 Sme ideas culd include a card, painting, drawing r cake!
Say "I lve yu"
It can be anyne yur parent, yur grandparent r a friend. And yu dn't even have t say "I lve yu" . Perhaps yu can tell smene hw much yu care abut him r her. 5
Hwever, yu can make a difference.
Yu can vlunteer t help smene in need.
It will be a surprise t receive a letter by pst.
Even if yu think yu're nt creative, the receiver will feel lucky t get such a special gift.
Smetimes, in ur busy lives we frget t take a mment t tell peple what they mean t us.
六、首字母填空
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There was a speaking cmpetitin last week. We spke t the w 1, Henry. "I'm s happy that I wn, " he said . "It's been a f 2 experience s far. I a 3 peple t speak slwly and clearly. I 4 yu can d that, yu will
5
s
." We als spke t several ther students abut English week. All f them enjyed it very much.
七、完成句子
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很久以前，在那里住着—位智者。
, the relived a wise man.
20
我父亲在—家餐馆当厨师。
My fathera ck in a restaurant.
21
这辆车使用电力而不是汽油。
This car uses electricity
gas.
22
出门在外时要与家人保持联系。
yur family when yu are away frm hme.
23
你曾经参观过万里长城吗？
the Great Wall?
八、书面表达
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Zhifu Bk
Stre
Xinhua Bk Stre
Area
88m2
12Sm2
Distance frm
Jhn's huse
500 m
700 m
Sell
textbks,
ntebks
many kinds f bks (strybks, encyclpedias, bks
n Chinese learning … )，wrk s f art, mdel planes …
Built
20 years
ag
2 years ag
Other things
tys…
sme drinking …
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