2019-2020学年北京市西城区八年级（下）期末英语试卷（附答案详解）

2019-2020学年北京市西城区八年级(下)期末英语试卷

一、单选题(本大题共20小题，共14.0分)

1.Ms.Yangfeltsotiredthatshefellasleepshelaydownonthebed.()

A.assoonasB.unlessC.eversinceD.eventhough

2.一I'mafraidImightforgettobuythebreadafterwork.

-Don'tworry.Iwillyouthen.

A.noticeB.allowC.remindD.promise

3.Allenalwaysremembershewentforapicnicwithhisparentswhenhewasyoung.That's

hissweet.()

A.laughterB.memoryC.progressD.condition

4.Ifyouwanttotakepartinourprogram,youcancallusandjoinus.()

A.simplyB.actuallyC.differentlyD.especially

5.-DidyouknowthatQomolangmaisthe_mountainintheworld?

-Yes,Idid.It'smuchthananyothermountain.()

A.highest；higherB.higher；highest

C.higher；higherD.highest；highest

6.一WherearetheGreens,mayIask?

—Well,theyaren'tathome.TheyEnglandforholiday.()

A.havebeentoB.aregoingtoC.havegonetoD.werein

7.Tomlookssothatwealltakehisstoryastruth.()

A.braveB.satisfiedC.honestD.relaxed

8.-Areyouabasketballplayerinyouschool?

-Yes,Itheteam3yearsago.Iinitfor3years.()

A.joined,wasB.wasjoined,am

C.havejoined,havebeenD.joined,havebeen

9.Somebeautifulpicturesare_thewallsoftheirsittingroom.()

A.atB.underC.betweenD.on

10.BasketballisoneofsportsinBeijingmiddleschools.()

A.popularB.morepopular

C.themostpopularD.popularly

11.Ourteacheraskedusatleast20booksduringthesummervacation.()

A.toreadB.readC.readingD.reads

12.Jim_theinformationheneedsyet.Sohecan'tfinishhisworksoon.()

A.hasn'tfoundB.won'tfindC.doesn'tfindD.didn'tfind

13.—YourEnglishisreallygood.Howdoyoulearnit?

—IlistentoEnglishsongs.Iinthiswaysincelastwinter.()

A.learntB.havelearntC.willlearnD.learn

14.一WhereisMary?

—She_inlinetobuysomefreshfruit.()

A.waswaitingB.willwaitC.iswaitingD.waited

15.一Hi,Susan..haveyoubeeninChina?

-Forabout10years.()

A.HowoftenB.HowmuchC.HowlongD.Howmany

16.Myparentslikewatchingmovies.Theyoftentothecinemaonweekends.()

A.goB.goesC.goingD.went

17.Ourcoachourteamfor6yearsandwehavewonalotofprizes.()

A.trainsB.istrainingC.willtrainD.hastrained

18.Myfatherasmartphonefiveyearsago.Itstillworkswell.()

A.buysB.boughtC.hasboughtD.willbuy

19.一Howisyourleg?

—Itisstillpainful,Tmgoingtoseeadoctornow.()

A.thoughB.butC.orD.so

20.Thepoliceaskedtheman_.()

A.whendidhelosehiswalletB.whenhelosthiswallet

C.whendoeshelosehiswalletD.whenheloseshiswallet

二、完形填空（本大题共27小题，共27・0分）

Haveyoueverbeentoanamusementpark?Thereisa(n)(21)parkinthecenterofmycity.I

thinkitiswonderful(22)exciting.

Ivisitedtheamusementparkwithmyparentsthissummer.I(23)itwasasunnyday.Alongline

ofpeoplewerewaitingtobuytickets.Mostpeoplebrought(24)withthem,becausetheywanted

totakesomephotos.Insideoftheamusementparkweremanywonderfulrides(25)waterrides,a

rollercoaster(过山车)andsightseeingtrains.Myparents(26)sightseeingtrainsthatcarried

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passengersaroundtheamusementpark.(27)feltveryrelaxed.Ilikedwaterrides.Youcan't

imaginehowexcitedIfelt(28)Itraveledthroughthewater.Therollercoasterwasvery(29)with

adultsandkids.Alotofpeoplewerewaitingtogeton.Butsomeofthem(30)standupafter

gettingofftherollercoaster!

Itwas12o'clockandmymothersaiditwas(31)forustogobackhome.(32)myfatherand1

askedmymothertoletusstaytherelonger,Atfirst,mymotherdidn'tagreebut(33)mymother

agreedandwecouldhavelunchinthepark.Thefoodtherewasdelicious.

Wehada(34)dayandIwouldlovetovisittheamusementparkagain.Ifyourfamilyare

free,whynotgotheretohavefun?Itwillbeaperfectwaytospendyourdaywithyour(35).

21.A.amusementB.waterC.cinemaD.robot

22.A.andB.butC.becauseD.so

23.A.rememberB.considerC.imagineD.believe

24.A.ticketsB.camerasC.foodD.pictures

25.A.insteadofB.aslongasC.aswellasD.suchas

26.A.fixedB.likedC.inventedD.collected

27.A.HeB.SheC.TheyD.We

28.A.whereB.whatC.whenD.whom

29.A.rapidB.popularC.dangerousD.strange

30.A.shouldn'tB.needn'tC.mustn'tD.couldn't

31.A.timeB.funC.hopeD.rule

32.A.NeitherB.BothC.EitherD.None

33.A.suddenlyB.finallyC.carefullyD.loudly

34.A.wonderfulB.terribleC.hardD.quiet

35.A.classmateB.familyC.friendD.place

Theearthisaplanetanditgoesaroundthesun.Sevenotherplanetsalso(36)aroundthe

sun.Noneofthemhasanenvironmentlikethatoftheearth,soscientistsdonotthinktheywill

findlifeonthem.Thesunanditsplanetsarecalledthesolarsystem,andoursolarsystemisa

smallpartofamuchlargergroupofstarsand(37),calledtheGalaxyortheMilkyWay.There

arebillionsofstarsintheGalaxy,andoursunisonlyoneofthem.

36.A.goB.goes

37.A.planetB.planets

AsIgrewolder,myinterestinradio(38).OnedayIlearntaboutInternetradio.Onceaweek,I

playedmyfavouritemusicfrommyfather'scomputer,talkedaboutlifeatschool,andhoped

someonemightbelistening.

Soonmyfriendsatschoolstartedtolisten,andthentheywantedtohelp.Weprepareda

programmeonceaweek,doingresearchby(39)articlesaboutmusicandsportsnews.Wealso

didresearchforjokesandtheweatherreport(Ididthisbylookingoutofthewindow).

38.A.growB.grew

39.A.readB.reading

Grandpa'sBooksDennislookedathisgrandpa'sbookshelves.Allthewallsoftheroomswere

filledwithmismatchedbookshelves.Therewerepaperbacksandhardcoveredbooks,some

yellowingwith(40).Itwasararetreattobeletinhere.He'sneverevenbeenallowedtositinthe

armchairinthecornerbefore.

"Haveyoureadallofthese?”Dennisaskedashereadthetitlescarefully.

Grandpasmiled,"Mostofthem,yes."

"Whatareallofthemabout?”Dennisasked.

"Oh,therearealotofkindsofbooks."He⑷)overtothewallnearthewindow."Thoseones

therearereference(参考)books.Youcouldlearnthingsaboutfixinghousesorrecognizing

birds,bugsandplants.Iliketoknowalotofthingsabout(42)andhowtodothings.'1

Grandpawalkedslowlyovertotheleftwall."Theseonesareallsciencefictionbooks.',

Dennisturnedtotheright.MWhataretheseones?”

"Fantasybooks."Grandpasaid.

"Isn'tthatalmostthesameassciencefiction,sincethey'rebothmake-believe?"

"Notreally,becausesciencefictionis(43)tolife；it'ssomethingthatcouldhappen

someday.Somehavealreadycometruesuchascellphonesandspaceshuttles.Fantasy,onthe

otherhand,isallmake-believe,whichwillneverandhasneverbeentrue.It'sgreatfunto

read,though."

Dennisnodded,admiringthemagical-lookingcoversonthebooks."CanIreadone?"

Grandpa(44)onewithoutevenlookingforit."Ithoughtyou'dask,soI'dalreadychosenone

beforeyoucame."

Dennistookthebookeagerly(渴望地).TH(45)itrightnow,"hesaid,"Ormaybeafter

lunch."

Onthewayout,Dennisnoticedthatthereweremorebookshelves.uWhataboutthosebooks?"

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"Thoseare(46)booksandalbum(相册)ofmytravelsandofmyfamily,includingafewof

you,youngman.”

"IguessIwasinhereallalong,evenwithoutgettingyourpermission,right?"

"Inpictureform,yes,youwere."Grandpasmiled.'Illletyouinmore(47)ifyoutakecareof

thatbookandtellmewhatyouthink."

"Iwill.Ipromise."Dennisreplied.

40.A.ageB.spaceC.colorD.weather

41.A.ranB.leftC.tookD.pointed

42.A.cultureB.animalsC.natureD.humans

43.A.trueB.closeC.creativeD.helpful

44.A.madeB.choseC.wroteD.picked

45.A.takeB.startC.copyD.return

46.A.scienceB.historyC.pictureD.fantasy

47.A.secretlyB.oftenC.carefullyD.quickly

三、补全对话（本大题共1小题，共5.0分）

48.Lily：Cindy,doyoulikethestoryofCinderella?

Cindy：Yes,Ilikeitverymuch.

Lily：£1L

Cindy：Sheissobeautifulandverykindtoothers.!likeherverymuch.

Lily：Ilikeher.too.(2)

Cindy：Sheistoobad.ShedoesnrtlikeCinderellaandaskshertodoallthehousework.

Lily：(3)Sheisreallybadandhertwodaughtersareasbadasher.

Cindy：Yes.Theydon'tlikeCinderella.TheyaskCinderellatohelpthemmakedressesand

cutCinderella'sdressupwithscissors.

Lily：(4)

Cindy：Whatisit?

Lily：It'saboutthecrystal(水晶)shoe.⑸

Cindy：En.Don'tbetooserious.It'sjustafairytale.

A.Iagreewithyou.

B.Ihaveadifferentidea.

C.Whataboutherstepmother?

D.WhatdoyouthinkofCinderella?

E.ButIhaveaquestionaboutthestory.

F.Wehavereadthestoriesmanytimes.

G.Idon'tknowwhysomanygirlscan*twearthelostcrystalshone.

四、阅读理解（本大题共32小题，共64.0分）

A

NO.28MiddleSchoolLibrary

Date3/3/2021

ToPeterLi,

Justremindyouthatyouhave3overdue（逾期的）books.

Title（书名）Author

LittleWomenLouisaMayAlcottdue22/2

TomSawyerMarkTwaindue23/2

HarryPotterJ.K.Rowlingdue25/2

Pleasereturnthebookstomorrow.Otherpeoplemaybewaitingtoborrowthem.

Librarian：Mrs.JosieJones

Note：Youmaynotborrowanynewbooksuntilthesebookshavebeenreturned.

49.Whowasthenotesentto?

A.thelibrarian.B.JosieJones.

C.J.K.Rowling.D.PeterLi.

50.OnwhatdatemustTomSawyerbereturnedtothelibrary?

A.3rd,March.B.4th,March.

C.23rd,February.D.25th,February.

51.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothenoteabove?

A.Thelibraryhasmanybookstolend.

B.Someoneelsehasborrowedthesebooks.

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C.JosieJonesdoesnotliketolendbookstoothers.

D.PeterLimaynotborrowanynewbooksatthemoment.

B

OakIsland（橡树岛）liesofftheeastcoastofNovaScotia,Canada.Somepeoplesaythatlots

ofgoldisburied（埋葬）there.Otherssayit'sthehidingplaceforthelostjewels（珠宝）

ofaformerqueenofFrance.Mostpeoplewhohaveheardofthisplacethinkthatitmayhold

somekindsoftreasure.

Thelegend（传说）ofthetreasurefirststaredin1795,whenateenagernamedDaniel

McGinnisnoticedstrangemarksonatree.Themarksledhimtothinkaropehadbeentiedto

thetreeandusedforloweringaweightintoahole.Thenextday,McGinnisandhisfriendsdug

intothegroundanduncoveredalayerofstonesjusttwofeetdown.Afterthatwasabarrier（屏

厚）ofwoodsevery10feet.

Yearslater,McGimnisreturnedwithsomeworkers.Theyfoundastonetablet（碑）with

symbolsthatappearedtobeasecret（秘密）code.Thoseworkerscontinuedtodig,butthedeep

holefilledupwithwaterandtheyhadtogiveup.Accordingtothelegend,thestonetabletwas

latertranslated.ltissaidthatatreasurelay40feetbelowit!

Sincethen,othershavetakenupthesearch.Around1970,ateamsentavideocameradowninto

thedeephole,buttheimageswerenotclear.Diversalsolookedforclues（线索）,butthewater

wastoodarkandcloudy.MaybeonedaywewillknowifthelegendoftheOakIslandtreasure

istrue.

52.Whendidthelegendofthetreasurestart?

A.In1795.B.In1785.C.In1995.D.In1970.

53.Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?

A.Ateamtookaclearpictureofthedeephole.

B.Nooneislookingforthetreasurenow.

C.Thewaterinthedeepholewasnotdarkbutclear.

D.ThetreasureonOakIslandhasnotbeenfound.

54.Whichwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.TheOakIsland.B.UndergroundSecrets.

C.GreatResearch.D.HowtoFindTreasure.

c

Thankstothehybridrice（杂交水稻）thatwasdiscoveredbyYuanLongping,thehunger

problemofthousandsofChinesepeoplewasmostlyfixedinthe1980s.

OnSeptember8th,Yuan,togetherwithtwootherscientists,wonChina's2018FutureScientist

Prize,forhiscontinuousresearchonrice.Evenonhis88thbirthdayonSeptember7th,hetook

partintheInternationalDevelopmentForumofRiceProductioninHunanprovince.Although

hewasrecovering（康复）fromanillnessatthetime,hewashappytotalktoreportersabout

hislatestworkonseawaterrice.

Yuanhasbeenresearchingonricesincehewasatcollege.In1964,hediscoveredanatural

hybridriceplantinHainan.Sincethen,hehasfocusedondevelopinghighyield,hybridrice

varieties（多样性）.In1973,hebecamethefirsttosuccessfullycultivate（培育）atypeofhybrid

ricespeciesintheworld.WiththehardworkofYuanfsgroupforabouttenyears,theproduction

ofthericewasincreased.（From150kgpermu（亩）to500kgpermuandmore.）These

varietiesnowtakeupabouttwothirdsofChina'sricecrop,accordingtoChinaNews.So,it'sno

wonderthathe*sknownasthe"FatherofHybridRice".

AndbecauseofChina'sBeltandRoad（——带——路）initiative,Yuan'shybridriceishelpingto

solvefoodproblemsaroundtheworld.Indeed,accordingtoXinhuaNewsAgency,hybridrice

plantsinKenyaproducefourtofivetimesmorericethanthecountry'susualriceplants.Witha

risingfameallovertheworld.YuangaveaspeechinEnglishatthe9thShandongHigh-level

TalentsForuminQingdaolastyear.Hisspeechmadehimaninternetsensation（轰动）.

Beginningwith"IspeakbrokenEnglish",his20-minutespeechturnedouttobeahuge

success,withbarelyanypausesormistakes.ThehumbleYuanwassimplybeingmodest（谦虚

的）duringhisspeech.Butinspiteofhisgreatknowledge,Yuanunderstandsthateventhe

wisestpeopleshouldstillbeopentolearnnewthings."Thefarmersofthecountrypossessrich

experienceinplantingrice,"hetoldXinhua."Weshouldlearnfromthem.'1

55.WherewastheInternationalDevelopmentForumofRiceProductionheld?

A.Hainan.B.Hunan.C.Shandong.D.Kenya.

56.WhichisthemainreasonthatYuanLongpingisknownasthe"FatherofHybridRice"?

A.Hehasfocusedondevelopinghigh-yield,hybridricevarieties.

B.Hewasthefirsttosuccessfullycultivateatypeofhybridricespeciesintheworld.

C.BecauseofYuan*sgroup,theproductionofthericewasincreased.

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D.HybridriceplantsinKenyaproducefourtofivetimesmorericethanthecountry'srice

plants.

57.PuttheeventsaboutYuanLongpinginthecorrectorder.

a.YuanwonChina*s2018FutureScientistPrize.

b.YuandiscoveredanaturalhybridriceplantinHainan.

c.Yuanbecamethefirsttosuccessfullycultivateatypeofhybridricespeciesintheworld.

d.YuangaveaspeechinEnglishatthe9thShandongHigh-levelTalentsForumin

Qingdao.

A.c-d-a--bB.c--a--d--bC.b--c--a--dD.b--c--d-a

58.Whatdoesthispassagemainlytalkabout?

A.YuanLongpingwonChina's2018FutureSciencePrize.

B.YuanLongping'shybridriceishelpingtosolvefoodproblemsaroundtheworld.

C.YuanLongpinggotfamearoundtheworld.

D.Thecharacterandcontribution（贡献）ofYuanLongping.

D

Musicisanimportantpartofourlife.Wemayfeelboredwithoutmusic.Butrecently,tocutthe

spending,someUSschoolshavegivenupmusicclasses.Chicagopublicschoolsfired（解雇）

morethan1000teachers.Tenpercentofthemtaughtartormusic.Infact,thatisnotjusta

problemintheUSA.Inothercountries,suchasChinaandBritain,musicisn'tthoughtso

importantasscience,mathorhistory,either.That^becausemusicisn'tseenasaveryimportant

lifeskill,andstudentsusuallyneedn'ttakeanyexamsinmusic.Manystudentsarebusywith

schoolwork,sotheychoosetocareaboutsubjectsthataretestedoften.

Howeverjeamingmusicisusefulinmanyways.Accordingtoanearlychildhoodmusic

developmentprogram,performingmusicisn'tassimpleasjtlooks.Whenperforming

music,peopleneeddifferentabilities（能力）toworktogether.Whileplayingthepiano,theysee

musicnotesandusetheirfingerstomakesounds.Theyneedtodealwithallthesethingsatthe

sametime.Theyneedattentionandcoordination（协调）ofmansenses.Musicisalsoconnected

（联系）withscienceclosely.Asweallknow,manyscientistsaregoodatplayingmusic.For

example,Einsteinplayedtheviolinwell,andGermanphysicistMaxPlanckwasinterestedin

playingthepiano,cello（大提琴）andpipeorgan（管风琴）.

Wouldyouliketolearnmusic?Themostimportantthingmusicdoesistoenrichyourhobbies

andbringyoulotsofpleasure.

59.HowmanyArtandmusicteachershavebeenfiredinChicagorecently?

A.Over10.B.Over100.C.Over1000.D.10000.

60.Whyisn'tmusicthoughtasanimportantsubject?

A.Becauseitusuallycostsplentyofmoney.

B.Becausestudentshavenotimetolearnit.

C.Becausemusicisn*tseenasausefullifeskill.

D.Becauseitcan'tbringpeoplegreatpleasure.

61.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"it"referto?

A.Developmentprogram.B.Learningmusic.

C.Performingmusic.D.Differentabilities.

62.WhatdoesParagraph2mainlytalkabout?

A.Famouspeopleandmusic.

B.MusicinAmerica.

C.Goodtipsonlearningmusic.

D.Learningmusicisusefulinmanyways.

E

Eventoday,theBritishnovelistCharlesDickensislovedbyreadersallovertheworld.Dickens

createdsomeunforgettablecharacters.Youmusthaveheardoforevenreadsomeofthisnovels：

OliverTwist,AChristmasCarol,OurMutualFriendandAtaleofTwoCities.ATaleofTwo

Citieshassoldmorethan200millioncopies.Since1897,therehavebeenmorethan300film

andTVadaptations（改编）ofDickens'works.AChristmasCarolhashadnearly50TV

adaptations.

NatalieMcknightisaliteratureprofessorwhostudiesDickensandhisworks.Sheexplainswhy

thenovelisthasremainedsopopular.Oneimportantreason,shesays,isthatDickenswrotefrom

hisheart.Inhisworks,hepaidspecialattentiontothelittlemanatthebottomofsocietyinthe

UK.AChristmasCarol,forexample,waswrittentomakeeveryreaderthinkabouthowthey

couldmakeadifferencetotheirsociety.OurMutualFrienduseswasteasasymbolofEngland

society.

Peoplealwaysenjoyworksthatmakethemlaugh,cryandthink.Manyother19th-century

novelistswroteentertainingworks.However,fewofthemworkedashardasDickenstotouch

thereadersdeeply.

Dickenswroteaboutsituationsandemotion（情感）thatstillinterestpeopletoday.Hisworks

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ledtomanyimportantsocialchanges.

Thisyearmarksthe150thyearofDickens*death,Itsanotherchancetorememberthisgreat

writer.Willyoureadorre-readsomeofhisfamousworks?

63.Asanovelist,whyhasDickensremainedsopopular?

A.Hewroteforfun.

B.Hewrotefromhisheart.

C.Hemainlywrotefortherichpeople.

D.Hehadmanyworks.

64.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"entertaining"inParagraph3mean?

A.Enjoyable.B.Amazing.C.Stupid.D.Creative.

65.MatchAwithBandchoosetherightanswer.

B

Aa.usewasteasasymbolofEngland

①NatalieMcknightsociety?

@ATaleofTwoCitiesb.aliteratureprofessor

③AChristmasCarolc.soldmorethan200millioncopies

@OurMutualFriendd.makereadersknowhowtheycould

makeadifferencetotheirsociety

A.①一b②一c③一d④一aB.①一c②一d③一a④一b

C.①一a②一b③一c④一dD.①一d②一c③一a④一b

66.Whydoesthewriterwritethispassage?

A.TointroduceCharlesDickens'lifeanddeath.

B.ToexplainwhyCharlesDickenswrotesomanybooks.

C.ToshowhowCharlesDickensissimilarwithotherwriters.

D.Toencouragereaderstoreadorre-readCharlesDickens'works.

F

Everyoneshouldbeproudofwhotheyare.Whatmakesyouwhoyouare?Partofwhoyouare

comesfromthepast.ltcomesfromthecultureofyourparents,grandparentsandpeoplebefore

them.ltcomesfromthelanguageyouspeak,theartyousee,thestoryandmusicyouhearandthe

traditionsyoushare.

Dragonboatsarea2,000-year-oldChinesetradition.Racers

--

mustcooperateandrowtogethertowin.Today,dragonboat

racinghasbecomeamodemworldsport.

Storytellingisn'talwaysdonewithwords.InLaos（老挝），

dancerstellstorieswiththeirhands.Thedancersarepartoftheir

history.Thishistoryispasseddownfromonegenerationtothe

next.

ManypeopleinTabasco,Mexico,keeptheirhistoryalive.This1

localboyhasclay（粘土）onhisface.Hewilldothejaguar

dancetobringrain.Hispeoplespeakanoldlanguagethatcame

fromtheOlmecculturethousandsofyearsago.

InGhana（加纳）,manypeopleholdontotheirtraditionof

weaving（编织）beautifulcloth.TouristscometoGhanato

*buycloth.Themoneythatthetouristspayhelpsthefutureof

bthecommunity.

67.Whichonehasbecomeamodemworldsport?

A.Storytelling.B.Jaguardance.

C.Dragonboatracing.D.Clothweaving.

68.Peopledothejaguardanceto.

A.makemoneyB.welcometourists

C.bringrainD.tellstories

69.IftouristsgotoGhana,theyllprobablybuy.

A.clayB.clothC.boatsD.books

70.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.Festivals.B.Traditions.C.Languages.D.Countries.

JoinalibraryIt'sfreetojoinalibrary.Findouthowtojoinandborrowbooks,videosandother

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Youshouldalwayssupportyourkidsandtheirnaturaltalents（天赋）.Andifyoudothis,great

thingswillhappen.

That'swhat9-year-oldJoeWhale*sparentsthoughtwhentheyencouragedtheirsontokeep

drawing,eventhoughhegotintotroublefordoodlingduringclass.

TheysentJoetoanafter-schoolartclassandhisartisticabilitieswerequicklynoticedbythose

aroundhim.Infactjoewasinvitedtodecoratethediningroomofthe"Number4"restaurantin

Shrewsbui-y,England.

Now,JoeisknownasTheDoodleBoyandhashisownwebsite,aswellassocialmediapages

showingoffhisawesomeart.WespoketoJoe'sdadGregabouthisson'sar