【越秀區(qū)】19-20學(xué)年八年級(jí)上學(xué)期期末英語(yǔ)試卷（含答案）

2019~2020學(xué)年廣東廣州越秀區(qū)初二上學(xué)期期末英語(yǔ)試卷一、單項(xiàng)選擇（共10小題，每題0.5分，共5分）—Goodjob,Tommy!Youhavefinallyworkedouttheproblem.—Itried timesbutfailedbeforelunchtimeyesterday.Andformy try,Isucceeded.eighth;ninth B.eight;ninth C.eighth;nine D.eight;nine—IlikeHatsuneMiku'ssongs .Whataboutyou?—Metoo.Ihaveneverhearda voicethanhers.best;best B.better;better C.better;best D.best;better—Was therewhenyougottotheclassroom?— wasin,soIhadtogototheteachers'officetogetthekey.somebody;Someone B.someone;NobodyC.anybody;Nobody D.anyone;SomebodyYouwillgetsickeasily yougotobedearliereverynight.after B.unless C.when D.ifThetrain fortwentyminutes.left B.hasleft C.isleaving D.hasbeenawayManyChinesestudentsthinksciencesubjectsare foreignlanguages.moredifficultas B.lessdifficultthanC.muchdifficultthan D.sodifficultas—I alltheworkyesterday.Iamgoingtotakeagoodresttoday.—Oh,howluckyyouare!I anyyet.finished;haven'tdone B.havefinished;haven'tdoneC.finished;didn'tdo D.havefinished;didn'tdo—Areyouleavingnow?It'sstillrainingcatsanddogs.—IfI gonow,I thelastbus.Idon'twanttotakeataxihome.won't;miss B.don't;willmiss C.won't;willmiss D.don't;miss—Amy,you nevertalktoyourmumlikethis.—Iamsorryaboutthat.hadto B.hadbetter C.should D.need—WillyoujoinustoplaybasketballonSaturdayafternoon?— ,butIpromisedtogoswimmingwithEric.It'sOK B.Nevermind C.Takeiteasy D.Manythanks二、語(yǔ)法填空（共10小題，每題1分，共10分）Iusedtohavelittlepassion（激情）inmylife.Butwhathappenedtheotherdaychangedmymind.Fromthenon,Ilearned 1 importantitistohaveapassioninlife.ThatdayIwenthomeinMom'scar.WhenMomstoppedataredlight,someone

thesideoftheroadcaughtmyeye.Itwasamandressedinrags（破舊衣服）.Hewashomeless.Thatdidn't

me,becauseIhadseenmanypeoplelikehimbefore. 4 peopleusuallylookedunhappyandhopeless.Butthismanwasdifferentinsomeway.Hewasnotsittingdownwithasadexpression.Instead,hehadaradioinhishandandwasdancinghappilytothemusic.Theradioseemedtobethebestthinghehad."Mom,whydoesthatmanhavearadio 5 he'shomeless?"Iasked."Hefixedit,"sheanswered."Butwhy 6 heusethemoneytobuyfoodorclothes?Hepaidforsomethingthathedidn'tneed.""Well,Sarah,sometimesfoodandclothesaren'tthemostimportant."Thatmanmustlovemusicverymuch, 7 heboughtaradioinsteadoffoodorclothes.Isoonrealizedthathappinessis 8 keytolife.Sincethen,Iamalwaysthinkingofwhatis 9 importantinlife.Ahome,ameal,clothes—thesethingsareonlypartofthelife.Whatweoftenforgetisthatweallneedajoy,alightinawarmday.Weallneedapassionwhichgivesapersonthehappinesstheyneedtokeep 10 .1.A.whatB.howC.whichD.that2.A.byB.toC.onD.in3.A.interestB.interestedC.interestingD.tointerest4.A.ThisB.ThatC.TheseD.Those5.A.becauseB.thoughC.andD.but6.A.didB.mustC.didn'tD.mustn't7.A.soB.andC.becauseD.but8.A.aB.anC.theD./9.A.realB.unrealC.realnessD.really10.A.goB.goingC.togoD.gone三、完形填空（共10小題，每空1分，共10分）

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evening.Shestartedhercarand 2 downthedarkroadthatledtoherhouseinthecountry.She 3 theradioandlistenedtosongswhileshewasdriving.Theheaterwasn't 4 andsinginghelpedtokeepherwarm.Thesnowwasheavy.ThenMiawent 5 asmallbridge,Thebridgewascoveredwithiceandthecarwentoutofcontrol.Miahitherheadonthesteeringwheelandlostconsciousness（）.Whenshewokeup,herheadwasbleeding（）,andshewasshakingfromthe 6 .Shedidn'tknowwhereshewas.Maopenedthecardoorandlookedaround,Shewasunderthebridge,andhercarwassittingonthefrozenriver!Shefeltverysad.Sheknewtheicewouldn't 7 hercarforverylong.Shetriedtowalkupseveraltimes,butshekeptfallingintothesnow.Miatriedonemoretime.Shefellagain,butthistimeshecouldn'tgetup.Sheknewthatnobodycouldseeher 8 underthebridge.Shewaslyinginthesnow,andshecouldn'tmove.Miaclosedhereyesandwaitedtodie.Thensheheardavoice.Miaopenedhereyes.Therewasanoldmanstandingoverher.Shestoodupandwalkedupwiththehelpoftheoldman."That'smy 9 ",saidtheoldman."GetinandI'lltakeyou 10 ."A.rainy B.sunny C.windy D.snowyA.climbed B.walked C.drove D.rode3.A.turnedonB.tookoutC.keptoffD.broughtdown4.A.singingB.wokingC.doingD.moving5.A.aroundB.intoC.offD.across6.A.angerB.excitementC.coldD.surprise7.A.standB.raiseC.helpD.hold8.A.faceB.carC.headD.wheel9.A.truckB.helpC.wifeD.house10.A.here四、閱讀理解B.thereC.homeD.out（共20小題，每空2分，共40分） LaraandTaraaretwins.Theylooklikeeachotherbuttheyareverydifferentineverythingelse.Forexample,hotfoodisLara'sfavorite,andTarahasasweetchoice.However,thisisn'ttheproblemwiththetwingirls.Theyalwaysargued（爭(zhēng)吵）thattheotheronewaswrong.Larathoughtitwasterribletogetupearlyinthemorning,whileTarathoughtthatmorningswerefreshanditwasdifficulttostayuptillmidnight.Foryears,theirargumentscontinued.Toputanendtotheirfights,theirparentsdecidedtodoanexperiment.Theywantedthegirlstounderstandthattheywerebothcorrectfromtheirownpoint（觀點(diǎn)）.Theirparentscoveredthegirls'eyeswithblackribbons,andbroughtthemtothediningroom.Intheroom,abigboardwasplacedinthemiddle.LarawasaskedtostandononesideoftheboardandTaraontheother.Theycouldn'tseetheothersideofit.Whentheribbonsweretakenaway,theyweresurprisedtoseeahugeboardbetweenthem.Now,theirfatheraskedLara,"What'sthecoloroftheboard?"Shereplied,"It'sblack!"TheirmotheraskedTarathesamequestion.Shereplied,"It'swhite!"Thetwogirlsbegantoargueagain.WhileLarabelieveditwasblack,Tarawassureitwaswhite.Then,theywereaskedtoexchangetheirplaces.Theycouldn'tbelievetheireyes.Tara,whothoughtitwasawhiteboard,sawablackoneontheotherside.Similarly,Lara,whoarguedtheboardwasblack,wassurprisedtoseeawhiteoneinstead.Theyunderstoodthateachofthemwasrightinherownview.MostofusarelikeLaraandTara.Wealwaysbelievethatwearerightmostofthetime,butthinkthatothersarewrong!（1）Whydidthegirlsargue?Theyarguedbecausetheylookthesame.Theythoughttheotheronewasright.Bothofthemarerightmostofthetime.Theydidn'tknoweachofthemwasrightinherownview.（2）Theexperimenthelps .toendtheparents'argumentstomakethesistersbesureofthemselvesthegirlsunderstandandaccepttheoppositeone'sideathefamilymembersshowlovetoeachother）Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisNOTTRUE?LaraandTarahatedeachother.TarausuallydoesmorningexercisewhenLaraisstillinbed.LaraalwaysprefersSichuanfoodwhileTaralikeschocolates.LaraandTarawillnolongerthinkthatthereisonlyonerightanswer.（4）Fromthelastsentenceofthepassage,wecanlearnthat .seeingisbelievingeverycoinhasitstwosidestwoheadsarebetterthanonegoldcan'tbepureandmancan'tbeperfect（5）Whatcanbethebesttitleforthisarticle?A.Thetwins B.LookingatEachOtherC.FromtheOtherSide D.BlackandWhiteWhen"AYouthfulAsia"cameoutattheAsianCultureCarnival（嘉年華）,tearsfilledmyeyes.It'sZhangYixing,thesingeranddancerstandingthereforusyoungpeopleinChina,andtheveryonewhostoppedmefromfalling.Threeyearsago,mynewschoollifebegan.Asajuniorboyfromthecountryside,Icouldhardlycatchup.Itried,butstillfeltlikeanoutsider.Nobodywouldpickmeforteamwork.SoIstayedinthecorner,hangingmyheadlowasifIdidn'tcare.Iwasafraidthatallmyschoollifewouldbecolorless.ThenonMay4,theYouthDay,Iread"colorless"inYixing'sbookabouthislife.Howcouldthisbetrueforsomeonejustnamedtheyouthidol（青年偶像）?Ireadthebookagain,smilingwiththefunpartofhischildhoodandouchedbyhispormisetohismum.SomethingwetmyeyeswhenhejokedabouthistrianingyearsinKorea.Hedoubledhispractice,workingsothatpeoplecalledhim"thetrainee（練習(xí)生）likegod".Hesaiditprobablymeant"thetraineelikemad".Imighthavetried,butnotashardashedid."WheneverIfeelImightbefalling,ItellmyselftoholdonuntilIfindmymoment."SaysYixing.Forme,thismomentmeansabetterselfinsideandalargerworldoutside.SoItoldmyselfIwouldalsomakeadifferenceifIcouldholdonforalongertime.Luckily,everyYouthDayafterthat,YixingwouldbethereonCCTV,encouragingmewithhisprograss.Whensomeoneaskedhimwhatcolorhistraininglifewas,Yixingsmiled,"It'scolorless.Idon'tknowwhatcoloreffortis."Buteffortpays.Nothe'sstandingattheAsianCultureCarnival,andIknowheislookingforwardtosomethingevenbigger.justmovedtopthecity,he .didn'tcareaboutteamwork B.hadahardtimeathisnewschoolC.satinthecorneroftheclassroom D.wantedtogobacktothecountrysideYixingwascalled"thetraineelikegod"because .A.hewasreallygoodatdancing B.hewasmadabouteverythingC.hekepthispromisetohismum D.hespentsomuchtimeinpracticing（3）Thewritermainlywantstotellusthat .wecanmakeadifferenceifweworkhardenoughgreateffortcanmakeyouagreatsingeranddancersometimespeoplechoosetolivealifewithoutcolorschoollifecanbefullofcolorsifwereadmorebooksword"touched"inthethirdparagraphistheclosestinmeaningtotheonein .Don'touchmymobilephone.Shewastouchedbytheirwarmwelcome.AsmiletouchedthecornersofhislipsWhereveryougo,keepintouchwithme,please.（5）Fromthepassage,wecaninfer（推斷）thatthewriter .iswritingabookabouthimselfplanstobeasingeranddancerislookingforwardtoabetterfutureforhimselfhasspentalotofmoneyinwatchingZhang'sshows Imaginethesituation.Youaredrivingalongadesertoronamountain.Youdon'tknowwhereyouare.Youpassedthelasthousetwohoursago.Thenyourcarbreaksdown.Itisnightanditiscold.Youhavenomobilephone.Whatdoyoudo?Well,nexttimetakeaGPSwithyou.Thisinventionmaybeabletohelpyou.Itisadevice（裝置）whichusessatellitetofindwheretheuseris.Itcanfindyourpositionwithin20metres.AGPScannotstartyourcar,butatleastyouwillknowwhereyouare.GPS,whichmeansGlobalPositioningSystem,isasmallradioreceiver.Itlookslikeamobilephone.Youcanholditinyourhand,orputitinyourpocket.Itissometimesputintoawatchoratelephone.WealsofindGPSdeviceincars,planes,orboats.Someofthesedeviceshaveelectronicmaps,soyouknowwhereyouare.Forexample,inacitytheycantellyouthenameofthestreet.TherearethreepartstotheGlobalPositioningSystem.Thefirstpartisthereceiver.Youcanholditinyourhand,orhaveitfixedintoyourcar,plane,etc.ThesecondpartisagroupofsatellitearoundtheEarth.Thereceivercontacts（聯(lián)系）atleastfourofthesatelliteandcalculatesitsposition.Thethirdpartofthesystemisanetworkofgroundstations.heyareallovertheworld.Theycontrolthesatelliteandmakesuretheyareworkingwell.SomepeoplethinkthatinthefuturetheGPSwillbeascommonasthemobilephone.Theyarebecomingcheaperandmoreandmoreaccurate（精確的）.TherearealsonewusesfortheGPS.Perhapstheywillbecomelikewatches.Everyonewillhaveoneandyouwillneverbelostagain.（1）Accordingtothepassage,withthehelpoftheGPS,people .canstarttheirbrokencarseasilyareabletofindtheirwayinanewcitywilllearnaboutthecultureofanunknownplacecanspendtheleasttimegettingtoanotherplacecanlearnfromthepassagethat .youmustputaGPSintoawatchyoucanonlyholdaGPSinyourhandtheGPSareaboutthesamepriceaswatchesareceiver,agroupofsatelliteandthegroundstationsarethethreepartsoftheGPSTheunderlinedword"They"inparagraph3means" ".A.receivers B.groundstations C.GPSdevices D.satellites（4）Thepassageismainlyabout .A.howtofindthewayout B.thethreepartsoftheGPSC.thehistoryoftheGPS D.theintroductionoftheGPS（5）Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?AllGPSdeviceshaveelectronicmaps.PeopleinmanycountrieswillusetheGPSforfree.TheGPSwillbecomemoreandmorecommoninthefuture.ThereceiveroftheGPScontactsatleastfourofthestations.（1）Whatisthefirststepfordrawingamindmap?Drawsomelines. B.Drawacircleandwritethekeyword.C.Thinkofsomewordgroups. D.Lookupwordsinthedictionary.（2）Whatisthecorrectorderofdrawingamindmap?keyword→wordgroups→sub→groups→wordswordgroups→keyword→words→cub-groupssub-groups→words→keyword→wordgroupswordgroups→cub-groups→keyword→words（3）Whatshouldyoudowhenyoucan'tmakeanynewgroups?Writethewordsdowninalist.Drawanewmaponanotherpage.Writethewordsonpiecesofpaper.Addlinesandwritewordsattheotherendofthem.canusecolouronamindmaptomakeitmore .A.expensive B.difficult C.practical D.educational（5）WhatisTRUEaboutrnindmapsaccordingtothemapabove?Wecanonlyseecircledinmindmaps.Youcanusemindmapstodoeverything.Thebestwayoflearninganewlanguageisdrawingmindmaps.Mindmapsareagreatwayoflearning,especiallyforlearningvocabulary.五、閱讀填空（共5小題，每題1分，共5分）Americaisamobilesociety.FriendshipsbetweenAmericanscanbecloseandreal,yetdisappearsoon.Theydon'tfeelhurt. 1 ThiscanbequitedifficultforusChinesetounderstand.Friendshipsbetweenusdevelopmoreslowlybutmaybecomelifelongfeelings,extending（延伸）deeplyintobothfamilies. 2 AlthoughAmericanstreatfriendswarmlyintheirpersonaleverydaylives,theydon'tshowtheirpolitenesstothemifitneedsagreatdealoftime.ButinChina,weareusuallygenerouswithourtime. 3 Wemaytakedayofffromourworktoactasguidestoourfriends.ItisoppositeinAmerica.Theywillprobablyhopethevisitorstogetthemselvesfromtheairporttothehotels.Americanscannotmanagethetimetodoagreatdealwithavisitoroutsidetheirdailyplans.Andtheyhopethevisitorswillphonethemfromthere.4Americansthinkitismorefriendlytoinviteafriendtotheirhomesthantorestaurants,exceptforbusinessmatters.Americansarereadytoreceiveusforeignersattheirhomes,sharetheirholidays,andtheirhomelife.5Thereisanotherdiff