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）

这是一份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），共10页。试卷主要包含了语言知识及运用，完形填空，阅读，写作等内容，欢迎下载使用。

一、语言知识及运用（共三节，满分 15 分）
阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，从 1-15 各题所给 A、B、C 和 D 项中选出最住选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A lng time ag, there lived a king. He built many things. Every year, he wuld spend a lt f mney 1 his palace and every time it was much 2 than befre.
One day, the king had a new plan and he said t his men, “This year, I 3 the best palace in the wrld. It 4 be praised (称赞) within my kingdm, and by the peple f neighbring states.”
After building his palace, the king invited nblemen (贵族) frm his kingdm, as well as frm neighbring states t cme. And he asked them 5 their pinins abut the palace.
“Unbelievable! It is 6 mst beautiful palace.” the nblemen said. They lked arund the palace and thught it was 7 . But ne man wh lked yung std in the crner. He hardly said 8 .
The king wanted t knw why the man was quiet when 9 else was praising his palace. He walked up t the man and asked, “Hell, yung man. Yu keep silent. Is there anything wrng with my palace?” The man smiled and replied in a calm vice, “Yur Majesty! Yur palace is strng and will last 10 years r even lnger. It is beautiful 11 _ nt perfect. Many f yur peple are still suffering a hard life, 12 _ yur palace lks wnderful. Because f that, I am silent.’
The king listened t the yung man’s pinin 13 . Then he thanked the wise man fr
1. A. t build
B. built
C. building
D. build
2. A. beautiful
B. mre beautiful
C. mst beautiful
D. the mst beautiful
3. A. have built
B. will build
C. built
D. was building
4. A. shuld
B. mustn’t
C. may
D. can’t
5. A. give
B. gave
C. giving
D. t give
6. A. /
B. a
C. an
D. the
7. A. amazingly
B. amazedly
C. amazing
D. amazed
8. A. anything
B. smething
C. nthing
D. everything
14 hnest wrds and said he wuld never try t rebuild his palace again. Instead, he used the mney 15 the peple in need.
二、完形填空（共 10 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 10 分）
阅读下面短文、掌握大意，然后以 16~25 各题所给的 A、B、C、D 项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Once there was a lvely vegetable patch (菜地). And there grew a very big tree. Bth the patch and the tree made the place wnderful. But 16 knew that the vegetables in the patch and the tree culdn’t stand (忍受) each ther fr a lng time. The vegetables didn’t like the tree’s shade (树荫) because it left them nt enugh 17 . The tree, n the ther hand, 18 the vegetables n less than the vegetables t him. The 19 was that they drank nearly all the water befre it culd get t him, leaving him withut enugh water.
They kept this cnditin 20 ne day the vegetables gt ttally bred with the tree. And they decided t use up all the water in the grund s that the tree wuld dry up.
21 wuld the tree d? Withut questin, it answered back by refusing t shade the vegetables frm the midday sun. It was s ht that the vegetables began t dry up. Befre lng, all f them 22 died.
And it was at that time the vegetables and the tree felt that it was 23 t help each ther than t fight. They shuld really learn hw t 24 thse arund them. S, they decided t wrk tgether, using bth the shade and the water t grw gd. They shall be a grup.
Befre lng, they tgether again shwed thers a _ 25 picture.
9. A. everyne
B. anyne
C. n ne
D. smene
10. A. hundred
B. hundred
C. hundred f
D. hundreds f
11. A. but
B. and
C. s
D. r
12. A. where
B. if
C. thugh
D. until
13. A. quiet
B. quietly
C. quietness
D. quieter
14. A. he
B. him
C. his
D. he’s
15. A. helping
B. helped
C. help
D. t help
16. A. smene
B. anyne
C. n ne
D. everyne
17. A. light
B. shape
C. health
D. rm
18. A. passed
B. trusted
C. studied
D. hated
19. A. reasn
B. success
C. chice
D. pint
20.A. if
B. until
C. because
D. befre
21. A. When
B. Why
C. What
D. Where
22. A. really
B. quickly
C. hardly
D. almst
23. A. weaker
B. better
C. crazier
D. lnelier
三、阅读（共两节:满分 35 分）
第一节 阅读理解（共 15 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 30 分）
阅读下面短文，掌握大意，然后从 26- 45 各题所给的人 B. C. D 项中，选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
(A)
This happened when I was abut fifteen. I was n a schl trip t Manchester and my family gave me a lt f mney. I first gt t a bkstre and saw a sign with a “buy ne, get ne half- price” deal, with every bk marked with a sticker (标签). I tk sme bks with a sticker that seemed very interesting. Then I walked arund the shp lking fr ther bks. When I was ready, I had abut six r seven bks with me.
“I gt lts f bks! My parents gave me a lt f mney fr this trip!” I said t the cashier
and gave her the bks.
Hearing my wrds, she just laughed and said, “That’s like letting a child lse (不受约) in a candy shp!”
“Yeah! And I saw yu had that half-price deal! S, I chse many bks.”
The cashier lked thrugh the bks. After thinking fr a while, she said in a lw vice, “Let’s pretend (假装) this ne has a sticker, t.”
I didn’t understand what she meant at that time. Three years later, I realized what she meant n anther trip t England: nly the bks with stickers were part f the deal. And I felt warm because f her kindness.
The writer went t Manchester t.
visit his familyB. lk fr a jb C. Take a tripD. sell bks
What des the underlined wrd “cashier” in Paragraph 2 mean?
A persn wh makes stickers.
A persn wh gets mney frm selling things.
A persn wh prints bks.
A persn wh buys stickers.
What can we learn frm the writer’s talk with the cashier?
He might be very happy and excited.
He came t Manchester fr the first time.
He didn’t have enugh mney t buy all the bks.
He wanted t g t a candy shp.
24. A. deal with
B. wrk ut
C. get n with
D. take up
25. A. beautiful
B. strange
C. clrful
D. traditinal
What did the cashier mean by saying “let’s pretend this ne has a sticker, t”?
The writer shuld buy mre bks s that he can enjy a bigger discunt (折扣).
Only bks with stickers can enjy the discunt.
Every bk in the stre can enjy the discunt.
Only bks withut stickers can enjy the discunt.
(B)
Alibaba’s AI (人工智能) technlgy can crrect Chinese exam papers fr language learners, accrding t Zhejiang Online.
11 students frm six freign cuntries had a Chinese exam. After that, the AI technlgy crrected their exam papers. It culd find the mistakes in each paper f the students, including missing wrds and wrng grammar, in just 40 secnds.
It is the first time AI has been used t crrect Chinese exam papers fr freign peple, and the technlgy can be as crrect and careful as human teachers.
One freign student says he feels interested in and “trtured” (折磨) by Chinese learning. He thinks it is a cmmn feeling f many freign learners. Hwever, he thinks AI can help him nw. The Alibaba AI technlgy has learnt thusands f Chinese language bks. “I read really hard and carefully until I fund the grammatical (语法的) mistakes AI pinted ut in just a few
secnds. Alibaba’s AI des better than peple in sme way,” a Chinese teacher says.
“We expect the technlgy t help freign students t learn Chinese better,” says the teacher.
Days earlier, iDST, anther Alibaba AI technlgy, tk the first place in grammatical crrecting mistakes in a cmpetitin.
The Alibaba AI technlgy can find mistakes in an exam paper.
in 6 secndsB. in 11 secnds
C. in 40 secndsD. in mre than ne minute
What kinds f mistakes can the Alibaba AI technlgy find in a paper?
① Missing wrds.② Wrng grammar.
③ Wrng pictures.④ Bad wrds.
A.②③B.①②C.③④D.②④
Which is TRUE accrding t the passage?
The Alibaba AI technlgy is nt s crrect as human teachers.
Many freign learners find it hard t learn Chinese.
Chinese teachers did better than AI in crrecting exam papers.
The iDST technlgy can’t find r crrect grammatical mistakes.
The passage is mainly abut.
why Chinese is welcme in the wrld
hw t crrect Chinese exam papers
freign students frm different cuntries
technlgy that helps freign students learn Chinese
(C)
With the imprvement f living standards, mre and mre peple like t keep pets. Althugh pets may cause sme health prblems smetimes, there are many benefits (好处) f keeping pets.
Research has shwn that pet wnership can:
Make yu feel less stressed.
Lwer yur bld pressure.
Add years t yur life.
Make yu happier and mre sciable.
It is pssible that peple wh wn pets may have different persnality traits (特性) than thse wh d nt. Research has fund that a varied and interesting daily activity is the best way t live lnger. Pet wnership may affect peple physilgically thrugh the relaxing effect f tuch. And speechless cmmunicatin with a pet, r simply watching a cat r fish, may prduce a relaxatin respnse. Pet wners ften feel needed and respnsible, which may help increase the survival incentive (欲望). And pets can change ur narrw fcus beynd urselves, helping us t feel cnnected t a larger wrld.
Because f these benefits, yu may want t wn sme pets. It is surprising that it des nt matter what the pet is. It culd be a dg, a cat, a gld fish r anything else. The nly thing which matters is that the animal is f interest t yu. At the same time, it is imprtant that the pet yu have chsen fits yur persnality, living space and lifestyle. Otherwise, it will be anther surce f stress.
Which f the fllwing benefits is NOT mentined in the passage?
Making peple feel less stressed.
Lwering the bld pressure.
Keeping a way frm a heart attack.
Cnnecting peple t a larger wrld.
What is the best way t live lnger accrding t the passage?
Having a varied and interesting daily activity.
Tuching r watching a pet.
Leading a respnsible lifestyle.
Relaxing neself by cmmunicating with thers.
Which f the fllwing is NOT true, accrding t the passage?
Pets may cause sme health prblems t their wners.
Keeping pets can help make the wners feel they are needed by thers.
When chsing a pet, peple shuld think abut their lifestyle.
Pets’ type is very imprtant t the wners.
The passage is mst prbably frm.
a pet websiteB. an ad fr adpting pets
C. a pster abut healthD. a science magazine
(D)
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Thematic Units (主题单元)
Each weekly camp has different thematic units. They can help children t learn new wrds in a fun way. Each thematic unit sets a special language gal. Children will learn the vcabulary (词汇) and ther knwledge ( 知识) f the day and reinfrce (巩固) what they have learnt that week.
Interactive (互动的) Games and Hands-On Activities
Our teachers understand that children learn best thrugh play. All games and activities can help children t use the language they are learning in real and natural ways. They can imprve children’s cmmunicatin skills that they need utside the classrm.
Art and Craft Prjects (工艺美术项目)
Children can jin art and craft prjects that help them use and remember the knwledge learnt in thematic units. The prjects als include imprtant culture knwledge. Children can shw themselves and enjy learning different languages and cultures.
If yu have any questins abut any f the activities, please feel free t send e-mails t banessa@languagekids.cm.
Accrding t Paragraph 1, children jin the camps mainly t.
play gamesB. d different activities
C. learn languagesD. take a trip
What des the underlined wrd “They” refer t?
Parents.B. Languages.
C. Different ways.D. Games and activities.
This passage is prbably taken frm the clumn f.
CultureB. EducatinC. TravelD. Games
第二节 阅读填空（共 5 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 5 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。
In ur life, we ften say, “I will think f it.”41Thugh we can’t see, hear r feel ur thughts, thinking has great pwer (力量) !
Isaac Newtn sat in his garden n a summer evening when he saw an apple fall frm a tree.
42Then he discvered hw the earth, sun, mn, and stars are kept in their places.
James Fergusn nce saw the inside f his father’s watch. After that he wndered, “43” This made him think and it led t a wden (木制的) clck which kept gd time. Walt Disney, the famus American film-maker, was ften thinking f new ideas. One day, when he was in a meeting, he suddenly stpped talking. He lked at a place high up in the rm.
Why can’t I make a watch?
This cntinued fr a lng time.
But d yu knw what great things have cme frm thinking?
When yu meet with any truble, dn’t lse heart.
He began t think, and tried t find ut why the apple fell.
44 When he finished his thinking, he gt an idea fr a new cartn. Ideas cme at any time, and the imprtant thing is t think. 45 Try t think f it befre asking smene t help yu. And by thinking yu will learn hw t think creatively.
四、写作（共三节:满分 30 分）
第一节 语篇填词（共 5 空；每空 1 分，满分 5 分）
根据下列语篇以及所给单词的首字母写出所缺单词。在填写答题卡时，要求写出完整单词。(每空只写一词)
Cmputers play an imprtant part in peple’s life tday. They are very 46. p amng schl children, t. Many f them play cmputer games in their free time. When they are playing, they can’t 47. c_their time. It’s very bad fr their eyes. Cmputer games can als make them lse in the net wrld. They dn’t ften 48. cwith their family and friends face t face. When they d their hmewrk, sme students always 49. dn the cmputer and try t search the answer frm the Internet.
What can we d fr them? Parents and teachers shuld pay mre attentin (关注) t these
children and give them mre lve. In 50. a, schls shuld prvide clurful free time activities fr children s that children can stay away frm cmputer games.
第二节 完成句子（共 5 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 10 分）
根据所给的汉语内容，用英语完成下列句子。(每空限填一词)
网络聊天是与同学保持联系的最佳方式。
Chatting n the Internet is the best way tyur classmates.
我们必须阻止那些人污染环境。
We mustthse peple the envirnment.
我的零花钱没有你的多。
I haven’t gt pcket mneyyu.
这本书很值得一读。
The bk .
你可以在字典里查这个新单词。
Yu can the new wrd in the dictinary.
第三节 书面表达（共 1 小题；满分 15 分）
发明改变了世界，改变了人们的生活；因为各种各样的发明，我们的生活变得越来越舒适与便捷。假设你是李华，最近你和同学在校园里做了一项关于“我最喜爱的发明”的调查，请根据以下表格内容报告此次调查的结果，并说说你心目中最重要的发明是什么， 阐述理由。
要求:
报告应包括所有要点；
词数 80 左右（文章开头已给出，不计入词数）；
不得透露学校、姓名等任何个人信息，否则不予评分。
There are plenty f inventins in the histry. Sme f them play an imprtant rle in ur daily life, and sme have greatly changed the wrld. Recently, we did a survey n “What’s yur favurite inventin” in ur schl, and here is the result.
Inventins
Light
Fridge
Car
The Internet
Data (数据)
32%
10%
13%
45%
Reasns
夜里照明
食物保鲜
随时随地出行
生活便利
46. ppular47. cntrl48. cmmunicate49. depend50. additin
第二节 完成句子
keep /stay in tuch with
stp / prevent; frm plluting
as much; as
is wrth reading
lk up
第三节 书面表达：略参考答案
一、语法选择
1-5：CBBAD
6-10：DCAAD
11-15：ACBCD
二、完形填空
16-20：CADAB
21-25：CDBCA
三、阅读理解
26-29：CBAB
30-33：CBBD
34-37：CADA
38-40：CDB
41-45：CEABD
四、写作
第一节 语篇填词