广州市越秀区2019-2020学年八年级第二学期期末考试英语试题(Word版)

2019学年第二学期学业水平调研测试八年级英语试卷本试卷共四大题，11页，满分110分。考试时间120分钟。注意事项:答卷前，考生务必在答题卡上用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔填写自己的学校、班级、姓名、考生号和座号，再用2B铅笔把考生号、座号对应的号码的标号涂黑。选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案，不能答在试卷上。非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区城内的相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，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。考生必须保持答题卡的整洁。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。MyfatherwasGerman,butheworkedinEngland.HemarriedmymotherwhowasEnglish.HerfamilynamewasRobinson.So,whenIwasborn,I1Robinson,afterher.Myparentswantedmetoliveaquietandpleasantlife,butIwantedadventureandan_2_life.“Iwanttobeasailorandgotosea”，Itoldmyparents.Theywereveryunhappyaboutthis.“Pleasedon'tgo.”myfathersaid,“You3notbehappy.Sailorshave4difficultanddangerouslife.”Ididn'twanttoletthemdown，soItriedtoforgetaboutthesea.Yet,infact,Icouldn't.Aboutayearlater,Imetafriendintown.Hisfatherhadashipandmyfriendsaidtome,“We5toLondontomorrow.Whydon'tyoucomewithus?”6September1st,1651,IstartedtosailforLondon.Thetripwasniceandsafeatthebeginning.However,afewdayslater,7wasastrongwind.Theseawasroughanddangerous,andtheshipwentupanddown.Ibecameveryill,andwasveryafraid.“Oh,Idon'twanttodie!”Icried,“8_Ilive,Iwillgohomeandnevergotoseaagain!”Thenextdaythewindstopped,andtheseawasquietandbeautifulagain.“Well,Robinson,”myfriendlaughed,“Howdoyoufeelnow?Thatwasn'tastorm,justwind.Forgetit,comeandhaveadrink.”Afterafewdrinkswithmyfriend,Ifelt.Iforgotaboutthedanger,anddecidednottogohome.Ididn'twantmyfriendandfamilytolaughatme!IstayedinLondonforsometime,butsill,Iwantedtogotothesea.11,whenthecaptain（船长）ofashipaskmetogowithhimtoGuineainAfrica,Iagreed.Itwasagoodship,andeverything12wellatfirst,butIwasveryillagain.ThenwhenwewereneartheCanaryIslands,aTurkishpirate（海盗）shipcameafterus.Theywerefamousthievesoftheseaatthattime.Therewasalong,hardfight,butwhen13finished,weandtheshipwereprisoners.TheTurkishcaptainandhismenwantedtosellus14slaves（奴隶）inthemarket.Butintheend,thecaptaindecidedtokeepmefor15,andtookmehomewithhim.Thiswasasuddenandterriblechangeinmylife.1.A.callB.wascalledC.calledD.wascalling2.A.excitementB.excitedC.excitingD.excites3.A.willB.needC.oughtD.hadbetter4.A./B.aC.anD.the5.A.sailB.sailsC.tosailD.willsail6.A.InB.OnC.AtD.During7.A.thereB.itC.thisD.that8.A.IfB.WhenC.UnlessD.Because9.A.littleB.alittleC.fewD.afew10.A.goodB.wellC.betterD.best11.A.AndB.ButC.OrD.So12.A.goesB.goingC.wentD.gone13.A.theyB.heC.theirsD.it14.A.toB.forC.asD.about15.A.heB.hisC.himD.himself二、完形填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下而短文，掌握其大意，然后从16〜25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。Onceadaughtercomplainedtoherfatherthatherlifewaspainfulandthatshedidn'tknowhowshewasgoingtomakeit.Shewastiredoffightingandstruggling（斗争）allthetime.Itseemedjustasoneproblemwassolved,anotheronesoonfollowed.Herfather,acook,tookhertothe16.Hefilledthreepotswithwaterandputeachonahighfire.Whenthethreepotsbegantoboil,heputpotatoesinonepot,eggsinthesecondpotandgroundcoffeebeans（咖啡豆）inthethirdone.Thedaughtersighedand17waited,thinkingaboutwhathewasdoing.Aftertwentyminutes,he18theburners.Hetookthepotatoesoutofthepotandputtheminabowl.Hepulledtheeggsoutandputtheminanotherbowl.Hethenputthecoffeeintoacup.Turningtoher,heasked,“Daughter,whatdoyousee?”“Potatoes,eggsandcoffee,”sherepliedquickly.八年级英语试卷第八年级英语试卷第页（共11页）八年级英语试卷第八年级英语试卷第3页（共11页“Lookcloser.”hesaid,“and19thepotatoes.”Shedidandfoundthattheyweresoft.Hethenaskedhertotakeaneggandbreakit.Afterpullingofftheshell,shesawthehard-boiledegg.Finally,heaskedhertotastethecoffee.Itsrichandpleasantsmellbroughta（an）20_toherface.“Father,whatdoesthismean?”sheasked.Hethenexplainedthatthepotatoes,theeggsandcoffeebeanshadeachfacedthesame“badluck”theboilingwater.However,eachonereacteddifferently.Thepotatowentinstrongandhard,butinboilingwater,itbecamesoftand21_.Theeggwaseasilybroken,withthethinoutershellprotectingitsliquidinterioruntilitwasputintheboilingwater.Thenthe22oftheeggbecamehard.However,thegroundcoffeebeanswereunique.Aftertheywereexposedtotheboilingwater,theychangedthewaterand23somethingnew.“Whichoneareyou?”heaskedhisdaughter.“Whenbadluckknocksonyourdoor,howdoyourespond?Areyouapotato,anegg,oracoffeebean?”Moralofthestory:Inlife,thingshappenaroundus,thingshappentous,butthe24thingthattrulymattersishowyouchoosetoreacttoitandwhatyoumakeoutofit.Lifeisallaboutlearning,adopting（适应）andchangingallthestrugglesintosomething25.16.A.houseB.restaurantC.kitchenD.market17.A.angrilyB.happilyC.excitedlyD.impatiently18.A.tookinB.turnedoffC.putonD.burnedup19.A.touchB.eatC.smellD.watch20.A.understandingB.excitementC.smileD.sadness21.A.tastyB.smellyC.niceD.weak22.A.insideB.shellC.shapeD.middle23.A.changedB.createdC.hadD.cooked24.A.mostB.bestC.onlyD.last25.A.differentB.surprisingC.realD.better三、阅读（共25小题;满分45分）第一节阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40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。AMusictalentshowshavebeenpopularinChinainrecentyears,butpeoplearegettingtiredoftheyoungsingerswhoslowlyfallintothesame.Incontrast,anewentertainmentprogrambyMangoTVhascaughttheattentionoftheTVchannelaudience（观众）.ChengfengpolangDeJiejie,whichtranslatesasSistersRidingtheWindsandBreakingtheWaves,hassomethingtodowithage.Theprograminvited30actressesandsingersbornbeforeorin1990,andputthemupinahousewheretheycompetedagainsteachotherforatalentshow.Fiveamongthemarechosentoformanewstargroup.Theprogramshowshowtheactressesandsingersworkedhardtowardpursuing（追逐）theirdreams.Inthisshow,the“sisters”haveachancetoshowtheirtrueselvesandcasualnessinthebackstage,whichisalsoanimportantreasonwhytheaudiencelikesthisshowsomuch.Theprogram'sbestpointisitsefforttomakepeoplegiveuptheprejudices（偏见）basedonage.“Goingtotheuniversityafter25isstillnotlate.”“Startingafamilyafter35isstillpossible.”“Buyingahouseafter40issillgreat“Beabletocreatemeaningful.purposeful（有目标的）andfulfillinglivesforyourselvesandlearnhowtousethattomakeadifferenceinthelivesofothers.”Theentertainmentindustryhascausedenoughharmbypayingtoomuchattentiontowomen'sage,bypreferringyoungandbeautifulappearance.Thisisdisrespectfultoallwomen,bothyoungandold.Theprogramhasprovedtobeahitwithaudience.Itshowshowactressesabove30havedreamsjustliketheyoungerones.Allactressesshouldbegiventhesamechances.26.WhydoestheprogramChengfengpolangDeJiejiesucceedinwinningtheaudience'sattention?Thereare30beautifulladiesintheshow.ItisthelatestTVshowinallTVchannels.Youngsingersareboringandtheyarethesame.Ittrulyshowshowanactresspursuesherdreamnomatterhowoldsheis.Theunderlinedpartisaddedinthepassageto.tellpeoplegreatnewlifecanbeginatanytimeencouragemoresisterstocometotheprogramshowthatmanypeopleatanyagelovetheprogramprovehowtheentertainmentindustryhascausedharmAccordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisNOTTRUE?The30actressesandsingerslivetogetherinahouse.Peoplecanseetheactressesandsingers'hardworkpreparingfortheshow.Theentertainmentindustryhasprovidedthesamechancestotheactressesofallages.Onlythoseactressesandsingerswhoareover30canbeinvitedtotheprogram.Whichofthefollowingwebsitecanyoufindthispassage?30.ThebesttitleforthisarticleshouldbeAgeShallNeverBeaProblemB.The30SistersC.TheOldandtheYoungD.MangoTV'sMusicProgramBToday'sgrandparentsarejoiningtheirgrandchildrenontheelectronicwaysofcommunication,buttheonlinehabitsofdifferentgenerations（一代人）couldn'tbemoredifferent.Theover-55sarejoiningFacebookinincreasingnumbers,meaningthattheywillsoonbethesite'ssecondbiggestusergroup,with3.5millionusersaged55-64and2.9millionover-65s.Sheila,aged59,says,“Ijoinedtoseewhatmygrandchildrenaredoing,asmydaughterpostsvideosandphotosofthem.It'samuchbetterwaytoseewhatthey'redoingthanwaitingforlettersandphotosinthepost.That'showwediditwhenIwasachild,butIthinkI'mluckyIgettoseesomuchmoreoftheirlivesthanmygrandparentsdid.”However,only2.2millionusersofFacebookareunder17.Mostchildrenofthisagecannotleavetheirsmartphone.Chloe,aged15,evensleepswithherphone.“It'smyalarmclocksoIhaveto,”shesays.“IlookatitbeforeIgotosleepandassoonasIwakeup.”Unlikehergrandmother'sgeneration,Chloe'sagegroupisspendingsomuchtimeontheirphonesathomethattheyspendlesstimewiththeirfriendsinreallife.Sheila,ontheotherhand,hasmadecontactwitholdfriendsfromschoolshehasn'theardfrominfortyyears.“WeuseFacebooktoarrangetomeetalloverthecounty,”shesays.“Ithaschangedmysociallifecompletely.”Teenagersmighthavetheirparentstothankfortheirsmartphoneaddiction（上瘾）.Peter,38,fatheroftwoteenagers,reportsthatheusedtospendmuchtimeonhisphoneorlaptop.Hesays,“HowcouldItellmykidstogetofftheirphonesifIwasalwaysinfrontofascreenmyself?”So,intheeveningsandatweekends,hetakeshisSIMcardoutofhissmartphoneandputsitintoanold-stylemobilephonethatcanonlymakecallsandsendtextmessages.“I'mnotcompletelycutofffromtheworldincaseofemergencies,buttheimportantthingisI'msettinganexampletomykidsandspendingmorequalitytimewiththem.”Howmanypeople'snamesarementionedinthepassageabove?Two.B.Three.C.Four.D.Five.Whatismainlytalkedaboutinparagraph4?It'sabouttheonlinehabitsofChloe'sagegroup.Ittalksaboutwhattheover-55susuallydointheirdailylives.Itcomparesthedifferencebetweenthetwogenerationgroups.Itgivesussomeinformationabouttherelationshipamongfriends.Theunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraph.showstheangertowardstheparents'mistakestellstheteenagerswheretheiraddictionsofcomputergamesarefromaskstheteenagerstothanktheirparentsfortakingcareoftheirdailylifegivesusoneofthereasonswhysometeenagerscan'tleavetheirsmartphoneWhydoesPeteruseanold--stylemobilephoneinsteadofasmartphone?Hedoesn'twanttoworkintheeveningandatweekendsHewantstosetanexampleandlethischildrenuseold-stylephonesThereisnophonecallatall,soitdoesn'tmatterwhichphoneheuses.Hewantshischildrentodothesameandspendmoretimewiththefamily.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisTRUE?Sheilaalwayswaitsforlettersandphotosinthepost.Peterfeelsthatthechangesmakehimabetterparent.Morepeopleaged65useFacebookthanpeopleaged55.GrandparentsuseFacebooklessthantheirgrandchildren.CDuringthe2016RioOlympics,peopleweresurprisedtoseetheround,purplemarksonthebodyofthefamousAmericanswimmerMichaelPhelps.Whathappenedtohim?Infact,hejustvisitedadoctoroftraditionalChinesemedicine（TCM）andhad“cupping”（拨火罐）.Massage（按摩）andacupuncture（针灸）aretwootherimportantkindsofTCM.Chinesemassagecanmakepeoplerelaxedandfresh.Inacupuncture,doctorsputlongneedlesintothepatients'heads,faces,arms…Ittakespainaway,thoughthelookisfunny.TCMisanimportantpartofChineseculture.Theearliestmedicalclassic（名著）inChina,Huangdi'sClassiconMedicine,cameoutmorethan2,000yearsago.Thebookisabouttherelationshipbetweenmanandnature.InChineseculture,yinandyangarethetwopartsofnature.Naturekeepsbalancedifyinandyangworkwelltogether.Thehumanbodyneedssuchabalance,too.TCMhelpstodothat.Quitespecially,forsomehealthproblems,adoctorofTCMwillnotgivethepatientmedicine.Instead,hemayprovidejustafoodplanandtherightwaystoeat.Forexample,itiscommontoeatonthewaytoschool,atourdesk,orinfrontoftheTV.ButTCMthinksit'swrong.Herearethecorrectways:Sitdowntoeat.Whileeating,turnofftheTVandgetawayfromtheworkdesk.Eatseasonalfoods.Donotmissanyofthethreemeals.Also,getyourbodymovingoften,justasthesayinggoes,“Runningwaterisneverstale.”

Nowadays,traditionalChinesemedicineisbecomingmoreandmorepopulararoundthe

world.Agovernmentreportsaysthatpeoplein183countriesandareasarenowusingTCM.WhatisTRUEaboutMichaelPhelps?HeisafamousTCMdoctor.Hegavepeopleabigjoy.Hedrawspeople'sattentionto“cupping”.Hedoesn'tbelieveinthetraditionalChinesemedicine.ThemedicalclassicHuangdi'sClassiconMedicineismainlyabouthowtotakemedicinecameoutatthebeginningoflastcenturyisabouthowtogetonwellwithpeoplearoundus.isanimportantbookontraditionalChinesemedicineAdoctorofTCMagreesthat.notallthehealthproblemsneedmedicineafoodplanisallyouneedifyouarenotfeelingwellit'sbesttoeatwatermelonandlitchi（荔枝）duringtheSpringFestivalhavingameetingduringamealmayhelppeopleeatmoreandsavetimeTheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph4canbetranslatedas“”inChinese.A.水到渠成B.细水长流C.绿水青山D.流水不腐40.Whichofthefollowingshowsthecorrectstructure（结构）ofthepassage:①①①40.Whichofthefollowingshowsthecorrectstructure（结构）ofthepassage:①①①②④②TheVolunteersfortheIceandSnowFestivalNameItemxJackfyDuYueNameItemxJackfyDuYueAge2528NationalityAmericanChineseMikeZhangNa29English29ChineseJobexperience(s)EngineerFortwoyearsafterleavingtheuniversityNurseForthreeyearsSingerFromtheageof20TourguideFiveyearsofjobexperiencePersonalityFriendlyQuietHumorousOutgoingVolunteeringexperience(s)HelpingduringtheCityArtFestivaltwoyearsbeforegraduation(毕业)Volunteeringatananimalhospitalin2013and2015TeachingchildrenmusicatschoolinthecountrysideWorkingatananimalcarecentretwiceJackhelpedduringtheCityAnFestivalattheageof25C.whenhewas21yearsoldJackhelpedduringtheCityAnFestivalattheageof25C.whenhewas21yearsoldMikeisDuYue.A.oneyearolderthanC.oneyearyoungerthanDuYueandZhangNa.A.aretwinsistersC.comefromdifferentcountriesIfsomeoneishurtduringtheIceandSnA.JackB.DuYuein2013D.in2015asoldasD.mucholderthanhavethesamepersonalityD.havesimilarvolunteeringexperiences:stival,maybethebestpersontohelp.MikeD.ZhangNaThetwogirlsoncevolunteeredattheOlympics.Mikewhotaughtchildrenmusicishumorous.Allthefourvolunteersusedtostudyinthesameclass.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，把答案写在答题卷相应的空格中。Forme,oneofthegreatesthappinessinlifeisgoingtowatchagreatfilmatthecinema.There'snothingbetterthanbeinglostinamoviestoryunless,ofcourse,someonebreaksdownthemoment.Atacinema,therearealwayspeopletreatingtheplaceliketheirownhome!Theydon'tknowhowtobehave.So,youhavetorisefromyourseattoallowthemtogopast.Then,whenyouwanttoenjoythesurround-soundeffects,someonebeginstoenjoytheirdrinksandpopcornandmakesalotofnoises.AndwhatIcan'tstandmostisthattheychattotheirfriends,sometimesnotevenaboutthefilm.I'mnotaloneinthissituation.48.Hesays,“Thewomaninfrontofmegotamirrorout,thenherboyfriendusedthelightonhisphonetoallowhertodohermake-up!”Simonhashelpedtocreatealistofrulesonhowmoviegoersshouldbehaveatthecinema.Oneofthemisnouseofmobilephones,andanotherisnottotakeyourshapesoffamostseriousoffence（冒犯）！Ofcourse,whenwehavepaidforaticket,wefeelitisournighttorelaxandenjoythefilminthewaywewantto.49.Ifsomeonewantstobreaktherulesofcinemamanners,thebestchoiceforhimistogetaDVDandwatchitathome.Butweallknowthatthebestwaytoenjoytheartandthesoundeffectofafilmisonthebigscreen.50.Tostartwith,somepeoplealwaysarrivelate.It'syourchoice!However,wemustn'tforgettheothermoviegoersarounduswhowant