广东省广州市荔湾区2019-2020学年八年级上学期期末英语试卷

从各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出划线部分的发音与所给单词划线部分发音一致的选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。

1.dollarA.promise B.memory C.soldier D.comfortable

2.suddenlyA.human B.number C.pull D.business

3.stealA.instead B.great C.speaker D.theater

4.specialA.ancient B.central C.except D.celebrate

5.ChristmasA.catch B.chopstick C.challenge D.school

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All the students are in the playground. There is not ____________ in the classroom.

A.nobody B.anybody C.somebody D.everybody

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Please turn to page ___________ and look at the ____________ picture.

A.forty; two B.forty; second C.fortieth; two D.fortieth; second

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You should make your little son ___________ the work alone. I believe he can do it well.

A.do B.to do C.to doing D.doing

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When Patrick Moore knew something about stars, he looked forward to __________ more.

A.learn B.learnt C.learns D.learning

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You’d better ____________ late next time.

A. not be   B. not to be　　　　　　　 C. won’t be　　　　　　 D. don’t be

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My computer is ____________ my father’s.

A.as more expensive as B.so expensive as

C.so more expensive as D.as expensive as

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--- ___________ you ever ___________ of Taylor Swift?

--- Yes, I am her fans!

A.Did; heard B.Did; hear C.Have; heard D.Have; hear

难度: 简单查看答案及解析

Mike ___________ the USA. He ___________ back in two months.

A.has gone to; comes B.has been to; comes

C.has gone to; will come D.has been to; will come

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They ____________ to the park for a picnic unless it ___________ tomorrow.

A.will go; rain B.will go; rains

C.go; doesn’t rain D.go; won’t rain

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The students asked the teacher about the problem because they didn’t know __________.

A.what to solving B.how to solving

C.what to solve D.how to solve

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There was a young painter who made money by painting portraits (肖像画). His dream was ________ famous. One day, a rich lady asked him to paint a portrait for her and promised to pay ________ 10,000 dollars.

After a week, the lady came to take the painting. The painting was wonderful, ________ she was not happy with it. She told the young painter, “I will buy this painting only for 3,000 dollars.” The young painter felt ________ at what she said. Then he ________ with the lady, hoping that she would keep her promise.

The rich lady said to the painter, “The person in the painting is me. If I don’t buy this painting, nobody else will buy it. So you have to sell it to me for 3,000 dollars.”

The young painter said ________, “No, I prefer not to sell it rather than be humiliated (羞辱) by you. Someday, you need to spend 20 times the money ________ the painting, because you break your promise today.”

After that, the painter worked very ________ day and night. Finally, he became famous in the field of art.

The rich lady soon forgot about the artist and what he had told her. But one day, one of her ________ told her, “There is a painter selling a painting called ‘Liar’ (说谎的人) for 200,000 dollars. The lady in the painting looks really like you.”

Then, the rich lady remembered the painter. She quickly went to ________ sorry to him and paid 200,000 dollars to buy the portrait.

1.A.to become B.becomes C.became D.becoming

2.A.he B.his C.himself D.him

3.A.so B.or C.and D.but

4.A.surprise B.surprised C.surprises D.surprising

5.A.talk B.talked C.talks D.is talking

6.A.angrily B.angrier C.angry D.more angrily

7.A.on B.of C.for D.in

8.A.hardly B.hard C.harder D.hardest

9.A.friend B.friends C.friendly D.friendship

10.A.say B.said C.to say D.saying

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In ancient times, a King had a big stone placed on a roadway. He then hid himself behind a tree and watched to see if anyone would ________ the stone out of the way. Some rich men and an official (官员) came by and just ________ walked around it.

Many people wished the King to keep the roads_________ again, but none of them did anything to get the stone ________ the way.

There a/an ________ came along. He was carrying some vegetables. When he reached the stone, he ________ his vegetables and tried to push the stone out of the road. After much pushing and pulling, he finally ________.

After the farmer went back to pick up his vegetables, he noticed a purse (钱包), lying on the road where the ________ had been.

Inside the purse, there was ________ money and a paper from the King, “The ________ is for the person who gets the stone out of the roadway.”

1.A.move B.burn C.put D.kick

2.A.sadly B.happily C.luckily D.quietly

3.A.long B.clear C.busy D.dry

4.A.into B.behind C.next to D.out of

5.A.king B.farmer C.rich man D.official

6.A.laid down B.fell down C.carried on D.put on

7.A.stopped B.failed C.succeeded D.started

8.A.stone B.vegetables C.king D.tree

9.A.any B.much C.little D.no

10.A.paper B.vegetable C.king D.money

难度: 中等查看答案及解析

Two men were sitting together in an airplane. They were on a long journey. One of the men was a teacher. The other was a cook.

They sat without talking for a while, then the cook said, “Let’s do something to pass the time.”

“What do you want to do?” the teacher asked. “We can ask each other riddles (谜语),” the cook said, “You start.”

“Let’s make the rules first,” the teacher said. “To make the game more interesting, we play it for money. If we don’t know the answer to a riddle, we have to pay a dollar.”

The cook thought about it and said, “That’s not fair (公平的). You are a teacher, an educated man. You know more things than I do. I am just a cook.”

“That’s true,” the teacher said, “What’s your suggestion?” “If you don’t know the answer to a riddle, you need to pay me $100. If I don’t know the answer to a riddle, I’ll pay you $50.” the cook said.

Thinking for a while, the teacher said, “OK. That’s fair. Who’ll go first?”

“I will,” the cook said. “Here is my riddle. What has three legs when it walks, but only two legs when it flies?”

The teacher repeated the riddle, “What has three legs when it walks, but only two legs when it flies? Mm, that’s a good one. I’m afraid I don’t know the answer.”

He gave the cook $100, then he said, “What’s the answer?”, “I don’t know,” the cook said and gave him $50.

1.Why did they play the riddle game?

A.To earn money. B.To kill the time.

C.To have a long journey. D.To know each other well.

2.Who can get the answer to the riddle?

A.The teacher. B.The cook.

C.Neither of them. D.Both of them.

3.How much money did the cook get at last?

A.$1. B.$50. C.$100. D.$150.

4.What is the correct order of the following statements?

a. The cook showed his riddle.

b. The cook made the rules fair.

c. The teacher paid the cook money.

d. The teacher made the rules for the game.

A.d-b-a-c B.b-d-a-c C.d-c-a-b D.b-c-a-d

5.What do you think of the cook?

A.Brave. B.Wise. C.Educated. D.Polite.

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Every morning, my father buys a newspaper on his way to work. Every day, I open my books in class and start my lessons. Every evening, my mother reads magazines at home. And every night, I look at the photos of David Beckham and Yao Ming on the wall in my bedroom before I go to sleep. Can you imagine the life without paper or printing?

Paper was first created about 2,000 years ago in China. After it was invented, People started to write on paper to make books. In those days, books were only produced by hand. So there were not many books, and they were expensive. Only a few people had the chance to read books.

Printing was invented in China during the Sui and Tang Dynasties (朝代). The development of printing made it possible to produce books more quickly and cheaply. More and more people can read books. Knowledge and ideas spread (传播) faster than before.

The Internet was created in the twentieth century. Although the Internet is still young, it is growing very fast and becomes powerful. A much larger amount of information can be stored in different forms on the Internet. We can find it much more easily than that in books.

Nowadays computers and the Internet are used in classrooms, and newspapers and magazines can be also read online. Will there be paper and printing in the future? Let’s wait and see.

1.Why does the writer talk about his family’s activities in the first paragraph?

A.To tallk about the kinds of paper. B.To show how his/her family loves paper.

C.To show that paper is better than the Internet. D.To give examples about the importance of paper.

2.In ancient China, more people could read books because ___________.

A.Internet was created at that time B.more people liked writing books

C.the ways of printing books developed D.knowledge and ideas spread faster than before

3.What does the underlined word “it” refer to in the fourth paragraph?

A.Information. B.Form. C.Internet. D.Book.

4.According to the fourth paragraph, Internet is ____________.

A.difficult and grows slowly B.powerful but difficult to use

C.young and small D.young and powerful

5.What’s the best title of this passage?

A.Internet is better than books. B.What will happen in the future?

C.Will Intemet replace (代替) books? D.The history of paper and printing.

难度: 困难查看答案及解析

1.What’s special about English Summer Camp?

A.It is open to all the ages. B.It has experienced teachers.

C.You can enjoy British operas. D.You can have language classes.

2.If you are interested in painting, you may get more information by calling ___________ or getting on the website _____________.

A.86367725; www. sprsmcamp.com B.86363831; www. artsmcamp.com

C.86367725; www. artsmcamp.com D.86363831; www. sprsmcamp.com

3.Mike is eight years old. How many camps can he choose?

A.One. B.Two. C.Three. D.Four.

4.Which camp should Sandy join if she wants to be an actress?

A.English Summer Camp. B.Outdoor Summer Camp.

C.Opera Summer Camp. D.Arts Summer Camp.

5.Where is the text probably from?

A.An introduction about teenagers. B.A report about education.

C.A newspaper for parents. D.A website for teenagers.

难度: 中等查看答案及解析

阅读短文及文后A-E选项，选出可以填入各题空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

As we know, China is a big country with a long histoiy and rich culture. 1. Many foreign people, especially the young people, are interested in learning something about Chinese culture. Most of them come to Shanghai to learn it. 2. It is also one of the most international cities in the world.

3. They learn Chinese Calligraphy (书法), kung fu and tea ceremony (茶道). The students hope to learn more about Chinese culture. 4.

However, some Chinese young people are not interested in Chinese traditional culture. Some important Chinese culture is disappearing. 5. We should do something to protect our traditional culture from now on.

A. They think Shanghai is a pearl in east China.

B. It is a serious problem for us to solve.

C. It attracts a large number of tourists from all over the world.

D. Some students from England are very excited to have a chance to visit some Shanghai families.

E. Do you want to be their teachers?

难度: 困难查看答案及解析

根据所给的汉语内容，用英语完成下列句子。（每空限填一词）

1.尽管大卫在纽约工作，但是他仍然和伦敦的朋友保持联系。

Though David works in New York, he still ____________ _____________ _____________ ____________ his friends in London.

2.昨天他的口袋里面装满了糖果和巧克力。

His pockets ____________ ____________ ___________ candy and chocolate yesterday.

3.我们应该早点出发，以便赶上第一趟火车。

We should start early ______________ ______________ we can catch the first train.

4.谢谢你在我困难的时候帮助了我。

____________ ____________ ______________ _________ me when I was in trouble.

5.那水多脏呀！是从那间工厂涌出来的。

___________ ____________ the water is! It is pouring out from that factory.

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根据中文和句型要求，用英语翻译下列句子。

1.这个想法起效了。（S+V）

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2.你应该享受英语。（S+V+O）

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3.他们帮助人们过上更好的生活。（S+V+O+C）

___________________________________________________________________________

4.校长给整个学校做了一个演讲。（S+V+IO+DO）或（S+V+DO+IO）

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5.现在计算机变得越来越小，越来越好。（S+V+P）

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My invention

My invention is a robot snake. __________________________________________________

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That’s all about my invention. I hope you like it.

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