2019-2020学年广东省广州市天河区八年级第一学期期末考试英语试题

2019学年第一学期天河区期末考试
八年级英语
本试卷共四大题，10页，满分90分；考试时间120分钟。

注意事项:
1.答卷前，考生务必在答题卡上用黑色字述的铜笔成签字笔填写自己的考生号、姓
名、试室号、座位号，再用2B铅笔把对应号码的标号涂黑。

2.选择题1-50小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。

如需要改动，用橡皮擦净后，再选涂其他答案。

不能答在试卷上。

3.非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答靠必须写在答题卡各题目指定
区域的相应位置上；如需要改动，先划摔原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案，改动的答案也不能超出指定的区域；不准使用铅笔、圆珠笔和涂改液。

不按以上要求作答的答案无效。

4.考生必须保持答题卡的整洁，考试结束，将答题卡一并交回。

一、语法选择(共15小题；每小题1分，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各题所给的A、B、C和D项中选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

It is said that a new culture can always keep your eyes and your mind open. Now I am studying in Russia as 1 exchange student. I learn about it from my own experience.
One of 2 differences is about people’s way of life. One day, a Russian friend invited me to a well-known restaurant in Moscow. I 3 forward to trying local food. After arriving there, I found nothing on the table but some small plates. To my greater surprise, on the plates there 4 only a few slices of tomatoes, nuts, and several pieces of onions 5 the dishes were simple, we drank a lot and I felt the passion (热情) from the bottom of his heart. In China, when we invite friends or relatives, we always provide 6 with a big dinner with all kinds of dishes. We like to prepare 7 we can to show our friendliness.
8 Russian custom also surprises me greatly. As we know, it is 9 cold in winter there that it takes a lot of courage (勇气) to just go outside. However, when winter comes, Russians enjoy 10 They even take their kids outside to swim. Like their parents, Russian kids rub(擦) their bodies 11 snow before jumping into the water. The water is freezing cold, but they all play 12 in it! Sometimes they invite us to join them, however, we have to say no, because it is really difficult for us 13 it just like them!
I 14 a lot from the exchange visit and it’s been educational in many ways. 15 interesting the visit is!
1. A. a B. an C. the D. /
2. A. big B. bigger C. biggest D. the biggest
3. A. look B. looks C. looked D. am looking
4. A. has B. had C. was D. were
5. A. Although B. But C. So D. And
6. A. they B. them C. their D. theirs
7. A. as many food as B. so many food as C. as much food as D. as much food as
8. A. Another B. Other C. The other D. The others
9. A. very B. quite C. so D. such
10.A. swim B. swam C. to swim D. swimming
11. A. with B. by C. in D. through
12. A. excited B. excitedly C. excite D. excitement
13. A. enjoy B. enjoyed C. to enjoy D. enjoying
14. A. learn B. learnt C. will learn D. have learnt
15. A. How B. How an C. What D. What an
二、完形填空(本大题有10小题，每小题1分，共10分)
通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16-25各题所给的A、B、C和D选项中选择最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

The Internet is changing our lives. We have already had 16 shopping and mobile payment. And the world's leading technology companies are planning to make our lives even 17 . In the 4th World Internet Conference (会议) in 2017, AI (人工智能) became a hot topic. If a machine can 18 how to solve problems as humans do, it can be called AI. Human scientists have trained AI to do different jobs.
Alibaba uses AI in its unmanned supermarket in Wuzhen. When you first enter the supermarket, its AI reads your face and your Alipay account (支付宝账户) . You will see 19 workers in the supermarket, just a monitor that says “Please smile”. If you smile, you can buy your goods at a cheaper price. The bigger your 20 is, the cheaper the price will get. When you walk out of the supermarket, the payment is done through your Alipay account at once.
AI can also read lips (嘴唇). Sougou brought its lip-reading system to the conference. It reads your 21 movements and turns them into voices or text messages. This could be very useful when you are trying to talk to someone on your phone in a(n) 22 place, such as a busy street.
A different type of AI is developed to understand human 23 . Microsoft's chatbot Xiaoice can chat with people like a real friend. She knows when to comfort you or tell jokes to make you 24 . Xiaoice has a WeChat account to talk with users. She keeps 25 her social skills because she can learn from the experience of talking with different users.
With these technologies we may see a smarter word and better lives in the near future.
16. A. online B. supermarket C. telephone D. window
17. A. faster B. healthier C. smarter D. greener
18. A. teach B. learn C. invent D. ask
19. A. many B. some C. fewer D. no
20.A. smile B. face C. phone D. bag
21. A. eyes’ B. nose’s C. ears’ D. mouth’s
22. A. quiet B. noisy C. strange D. empty
23. A. actions B. questions C. feelings D. intelligence
24. A. happy B. sad C. angry D. clever
25. A. changing B. copying C. improving D. comparing
三、阅读(共两节，满分35分)
第一节阅读理解(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

It was at least two months before Christmas when nine-year old Amy Rose told her father and me that she wanted a new bicycle. As Christmas drew nearer, her desire ( 渴望)for a bicycle didn't seem that strong, so we bought the most popular present for little girls, Baby Sitter's Club dolls and a doll house.
Then, to our surprise, on December 23, Amy said that she “really wanted a bike more than anything else”. It was just too late. With preparing Christmas dinner and buying last-minute gifts, how could we have time to buy the “right bike” for our little girl?
So, here we were around 9:00 p.m. on Christmas Eve, with Amy ready for sleep in her bed. Now we could only think of the bicycle and the disappointment (失望) of our child.
“Can I make a little bicycle out of clay and then write a note for her to exchange the clay model for a real bike?” her dad asked.
“Well, for now, I think this is the best idea. And she is ‘such a big girl’, so I think she will like it.”
So Amy's dad spent the next four hours working with clay to make a tiny bike. On Christmas morning, we were excited to wait for Amy to open the little heart-shaped package with the beautiful red and white clay bike and the note. Finally, she opened it and read the note aloud.
“Does this mean that I can excha nge this bike that Daddy made me for a real one?"
Smiling, I said, “Yes.”
Amy had tears in her eyes when she replied, “I will never exchange this beautiful bicycle that Daddy made me. I'd rather keep this than get a real bike.”
At that moment, we wanted to buy her every bicycle on the planet.
26. When did Amy first ask for a new bike?
A. On December 23.
B. After she got the doll house.
C. A week before Christmas.
D. At least two months before Christmas.
27. Why did Dad make the clay bicycle? Because .
A. he thought his daughter would like it
B. he wanted his daughter to buy a real one
C. he didn't want to disappoint his daughter
D. he wanted to give his daughter a surprise
28. What present did Amy get on Christmas morning?
A. A doll house.
B.A clay bike.
C. A real bike.
D. Nothing.
29. Which is the right order of the following events?
a. The girl asked for a new bike for the first time.
b. The girl opened the little heart-shaped package.
c. The parents bought the girl popular dolls and a doll house.
d. The father made the girl a bike with clay.
e. The girl would prefer keeping the clay bike to getting a real one.
A. a-c-d-b-e
B. a-b-c-e-d
C. c-a-b-d-e
D. c-a-d-b-e
30. What can we learn from the last underlined sentence?
A. The parents were excited and relaxed.
B. The parents felt unhappy for the girl.
C. The parents felt comfortable and surprised.
D. The parents were moved and proud of the girl.
Reading is getting more popular among young Chinese. A new survey says that 85% of the young people in China read at least 1 book last year. And the number of teenage readers has been rising in recent years and the teenagers read more books. Last year, they read an average (平均) of 11.5 books.
The survey shows that teenagers spend much more time reading school textbooks than some other reading materials, such as novels, e-books, magazines and so on. But younger children (aged 2-8) are mainly reading for fun. Compared with the past, the time teenagers spend on pleasure reading has dropped.
The survey also points out that most Chinese parents are helping their children to develop a reading habit. For example, many parents control their children's time of e-reading because they worry about children’s watching the screen for too long. T his may be bad for heir heath Also, they are examples for their children. More than 70% of Chinese parents spend at least 20 minutes a day reading to their children (aged 0-8), and visit bookstores with them about three times a year. The survey shows that compared to those who don't like reading, kids and teens who do a lot of reading have more books at home, and have more chances to get books. Their parents read more often, and would like to spare more time to read with them.
When was the last time you read a book? Actually, everything you read fills your head with new bits of information, and you never know when it might be useful. The more knowledge you have, the better prepared you are to deal with any challenge you'll face. Remember that you might not be able to keep everything, but knowledge can never be taken away from you.
Now open a book, and feed your soul.
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31. Which of the following is NOT true according to the survey?
A. Every Chinese teenager read 11.5 books last year.
B. More and more Chinese young people are reading.
C. Now Chinese teenagers spend less time reading for fun.
D. 15% of Chinese young people didn't finish reading a book last year.
32. Why do may parents control their children's e-reading time? Because .
A. e-books are expensive
B. it can be a waste of time
C. it may harm children's health
D. children may play games instead of reading
33. The as shows he following opinions EXCEPT (除了) that .
A. reading is helpful for us
B. teenagers should do more fun reading
C. knowledge can get us more ready for future challenges
D. parents are important in developing children’s reading habits
34. What's the survey mainly about?
A. Parents-child relationships.
B. Teenagers' after-class activities.
C. Young people's reading time.
D. Young people's reading habit.
35. The next part of the article will most probably talk about .
A. developing children's writing habits
B. encouraging parents to read more after work
C. listing some different opinions about reading
D. introducing some books for young people to read
Fairs & Festivals This summer from June to August, you can
find something amazing in Colorado, the USA:
the arts, culture, food, and music. Because of that, families always have a fair or festival to attend, with fun for all ages. We've made a list of some of the most popular ones.
June 6-20, 2019 Dragon Boat Festival Learn about Chinese culture in Colorado through dragon boat races, performances and
vendors of Chinese specialties (rice dumplings, silk clothes and chopsticks). Price: $ 20 each June 25-28, 2019
Fun Fair
Enjoy unlimited rides,
live music, fireworks,
traditional activities,
and farm animals.
Price: $ 25 each
Aug.3-4, 2019
Culture Festival
Take part in and watch
traditional British games, listen
to music, and try traditional
food.
Price: $ 30 each
July 31-Aug. 4, 2019
Kids' Fair
Enjoy music, play
with
farm animals, and
have
fun with activities for
kids.
Price: $ 15 each
kids
Aug.15-18, 2019
Fruit Festival
Try something fruity (eating &
learning to cook with fruits).
Price: $ 28 each (half price on
the 18t day of the festival)
36. The fairs and festivals take place in .
A. the USA
B. China
C. Britain
D. Italy
37. If you want to play with animals in June, you may go to .
A. Dragon Boat Festival
B. Fun Fair
C. Fruit Festival
D. Kids’ Fair
38. Local people who are interested in a different culture can visit for further
information.
A.
B.
C.
D.
39. Eric went to the Fruit Festival with his best find Tom on August 15. How much did they pay?
A. $ 20
B. $ 30
C. $ 28
D. $ 56
40. What is the purpose (目的) of the article?
A. To help families hold fun activities.
B. To help people apply for festival tickets.
C. To provide information on fun activities.
D. To give introductions of travel companies.
(D)
“What's the name of our neighbor next door? I can't remember it right now.” Have you ever heard your grandparents ask questions like this sometimes? Usually, we think that older people's memory becomes bad because their brains get weak. But now a team of scientists in Germany has a new idea.
“The huma n brain works slower at old age,” says Michael Ramscar, the lead scientist, “but only because it has stored more information over time.” His team got these findings after a number of computer experiments on learning and memory.
Scientists have the computers read a certain number of words and learn new things each day. When the computer “reads”a small amount of information, its performance (表现) on memory tests is like a young adult's. But if the computer learns a large amount of information, its performance is similar to that of an older adult.
Often it is slower, but not because its processing (处理) ability has declined. Instead, more experience" has made the computer 's database (数据库) grow, giving it more information to process, and it takes more time. This is similar to how old people process information.
Imagine that one person knows just two people's birthdays and can get them right every time. Another person knows the birthdays of 2,000 people, but can only match the right person to the right birthday nine times out of ten. Can you say the first person has better memory than the second person?
“The larger library you have in your head, the longer it usually takes to find a particular word," Benedict Carey, a science reporter for New York Times, wrote in an article about the study.
41. The writer uses a question at the beginning of the passage to .
A. invite the readers to answer the question
B. catch the readers’ attention to the topic
C. show how weak older people's brains are
D. show worries about memory problems
42. According to the study, why do elderly people have poor memories? Because .
A. their brains get weak
B. their brains only store information
C. their brains store too much information
D. their brains don't store information over time
43. The underlined word “declined” in Paragraph 4 means .
A. become faster
B. become weaker
C. become stronger
D. become easier
44. When computers learn too many “experiences”, .
A. their databases get too full
B. they lose their processing ability
C. they learn to process the data faster
D. they need more time to process the data
45. What may be the best title for the passage?
A. Scientists' new study on brains.
B. Human brain's processing ability.
C. Do old people have a bad memory?
D. Which is better, the old or the young?
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。

Do you know Chen Jingrun? He was born in Fujian, China. He was a great Chinese mathematician. His greatest achievement was solving most of the famous maths problem: Goldbach’s conjecture ( 哥德巴赫猜想). 46 Here comes the story.
Around 70 years ago, Chen Jingrun met his knowledgeable teacher Shen Yuan at his high school. 47 It says that every even number ( 偶数) greater than two can be the total of two prime numbers (质数). 48 Finally, in 1966, Chen proved (证明) most of it.
49 When he was working on Goldbach's conjecture, he used huge amounts of scratch paper. Chen was once thinking about the problem too deeply and he walked into a tree on the sidewalk and said sorry to it.
During the 1970s and 1980s in China, Chen became an idol. He showed what scientists should be like in people's mind—thin, quiet, wearing a pair of glasses and living in his own world. Because of him, science became an interesting area for the young students in China. 50
四、写作(共三节，满分30分)
第一节单词拼写(共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分)
根据下列句子意思及所给单词的首字母写出句中所缺单词。

在填写答卷时，要求写出完整单词。

( 每空只写一词)
51. Nowadays people often o food on their mobile phones.
52.I am g that the winter holiday is coming and it'll be fun.
53. Which is the right s , c-a-p-t-a-i-n or c-a-p-t-i-a-n?
54. We have one more ticket. Who e would like to go with us?
55. Experts a young people to do outdoor exercises every day.
第二节完成句子(共7小题，20个空格，每空0.5分，满分10分)
根据所给的汉语内容，用英语完成下列句子。

( 每空只写一词)
56. 在英语周，我们表演了《哈利波特》的一个片段。

In the English Week, we a scene from Harry Potter.
57. 我们家里充满了欢声笑语。

Our family joy and laugh.
58. 到目前为止，他还没有看过这部电影。

So far, he the film yet.
59. 要下雨了，你最好带把雨伞出门。

It's going to rain. You an umbrella with you when you go out.
60.除非你改善你的书写，否则你将在考试中失分。

you improve your handwriting, you marks in the exam.
61.他每天都要花将近一个小时来照料他的花园。

him nearly one hour look after his garden every day. 62.如果你记单词有困难，你可以尝试一下这种新方法。

If you words, you can try this new method.
第三节书面表达(共1小题，满分15分)
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请你根据以下信息，对此款智能笔进行描述并提出改进建议。

注意：
1) 80-120个词左右(文章开头已给出，不计入词数，请根据要点适当发挥) ;
2) 不得透露学校、姓名等任何个人信息，否则不予评分。

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