【越秀区】19-20学年八年级上学期期末英语试卷（含答案）.docx

2019~2020学年广东广州越秀区初二上学期期末英语试卷

一、单项选择
（共10小题，每题0.5分，共5分）

1. —Good job, Tommy! You have finally worked out the problem.

—I tried times but failed before lunch time yesterday. And for my try, I succeeded.

A. eighth; ninth B. eight; ninth C. eighth; nine D. eight; nine

2. —I like Hatsune Miku's songs . What about you?

—Me too. I have never heard a voice than hers.

A. best; best B. better; better C. better; best D. best; better

3. —Was there when you got to the classroom?

— was in, so I had to go to the teachers' office to get the key.

A. somebody; Someone B. someone; Nobody

C. anybody; Nobody D. anyone; Somebody

4. You will get sick easily you go to bed earlier every night.

A. after B. unless C. when D. if

5. The train for twenty minutes.

A. left B. has left C. is leaving D. has been away

6. Many Chinese students think science subjects are foreign languages.

A. more difficult as B. less difficult than

C. much difficult than D. so difficult as

7. —I all the work yesterday. I am going to take a good rest today.

—Oh, how lucky you are! I any yet.

A. finished; haven't done B. have finished; haven't done

C. finished; didn't do D. have finished; didn't do

8. —Are you leaving now? It's still raining cats and dogs.

—If I go now, I the last bus. I don't want to take a taxi home.

A. won't; miss B. don't; will miss C. won't; will miss D. don't; miss

9. —Amy, you never talk to your mum like this.

—I am sorry about that.

A. had to B. had better C. should D. need

10. —Will you join us to play basketball on Saturday afternoon?

— , but I promised to go swimming with Eric.

A. It's OK B. Never mind C. Take it easy D. Many thanks

二、语法填空
（共10小题，每题1分，共10分）

11. I used to have little passion（激情） in my life. But what happened the other day changed
my mind. From then on, I learned 1 important it is to have a passion in life.

That day I went home in Mom's car. When Mom stopped at a red light,

someone 2
the side of the road caught my eye. It was a man dressed in rags（破旧衣

服）. He was homeless. That didn't 3
me, because I had seen many people like him

before. 4 people usually looked unhappy and hopeless. But this man was different in

some way. He was not sitting down with a sad expression. Instead, he had a radio in his hand and was dancing happily to the music. The radio seemed to be the best thing he had. "Mom,
why does that man have a radio 5 he's homeless? " I asked. "He fixed it, " she answered.

"But why 6 he use the money to buy food or clothes? He paid for something that he didn't

need." "Well, Sarah, sometimes food and clothes aren't the most important."

That man must love music very much, 7 he bought a radio instead of food or clothes.

I soon realized that happiness is 8 key to life.

Since then, I am always thinking of what is 9 important in life. A home, a meal,

clothes—these things are only part of the life. What we often forget is that we all need a joy, a light in a warm day. We all need a passion which gives a person the happiness they need to

keep
10 .

1. A.
what
B.
how
C.
which
D.
that
2. A.
by
B.
to
C.
on
D.
in
3. A.
interest
B.
interested
C.
interesting
D.
to interest
4. A.
This
B.
That
C.
These
D.
Those
5. A.
because
B.
though
C.
and
D.
but
6. A.
did
B.
must
C.
didn't
D.
mustn't
7. A.
so
B.
and
C.
because
D.
but
8. A.
a
B.
an
C.
the
D.
/
9. A.
real
B.
unreal
C.
realness
D.
really
10.A.
go
B.
going
C.
to go
D.
gone

三、完形填空
（共10小题，每空1分，共10分）

12.
Mia Janson let her office to go home late. It was a cold and 1
evening. She started

her car and 2 down the dark road that led to her house in the country.

She 3 the radio and listened to songs while she was driving. The heater

wasn't 4 and singing helped to keep her warm.

The snow was heavy. Then Mia went 5 a small bridge, The bridge was covered with

ice and the car went out of control. Mia hit her head on the steering wheel and lost
consciousness （ 知觉）.
When she woke up, her head was bleeding （ 流 血 ） , and she was shaking from
the 6 . She didn't know where she was. Ma opened the car door and looked around, She

was under the bridge, and her car was sitting on the frozen river! She felt very sad. She knew

the ice wouldn't 7 her car for very long. She tried to walk up several times, but she kept

falling into the snow. Mia tried one more time. She fell again, but this time she couldn't get up.

She knew that nobody could see her 8 under the bridge. She was lying in the snow, and

she couldn't move. Mia closed her eyes and waited to die.

Then she heard a voice. Mia opened her eyes. There was an old man standing over her.

She stood up and walked up with the help of the old man. "That's my 9 ", said the old

man. "Get in and I'll take you 10 ."

1. A. rainy B. sunny C. windy D. snowy

2. A. climbed B. walked C. drove D. rode

3. A. turned on
B. took out
C. kept off
D. brought down
4. A. singing
B. woking
C. doing
D. moving
5. A. around
B. into
C. off
D. across
6. A. anger
B. excitement
C. cold
D. surprise
7. A. stand
B. raise
C. help
D. hold
8. A. face
B. car
C. head
D. wheel
9. A. truck
B. help
C. wife
D. house
10.A. here

四、阅读理解
B. there
C. home
D. out

（共20小题，每空2分，共40分）

13. Lara and Tara are twins. They look like each other but they are very different in everything else. For example, hot food is Lara's favorite, and Tara has a sweet choice.
However, this isn't the problem with the twin girls. They
always argued（争吵）that the other one was wrong. Lara thought it was terrible to get up early in the morning, while Tara thought that mornings were fresh and it was difficult to stay up till midnight.
For years, their arguments continued. To put an end to their fights, their parents decided to do an experiment. They wanted the girls to understand that they were both correct from their
own point（观点）. Their parents covered the girls' eyes with black ribbons, and brought them
to the dining room. In the room, a big board was placed in the middle. Lara was asked to stand on one side of the board and Tara on the other. They couldn't see the other side of it. When the ribbons were taken away, they were surprised to see a huge board between them.
Now, their father asked Lara, "What's the color of the board? " She replied, "It's black!" Their mother asked Tara the same question. She replied, "It's white!" The two girls began to argue again. While Lara believed it was black, Tara was sure it was white. Then, they were asked to exchange their places. They couldn't believe their eyes. Tara, who thought it was a white board, saw a black one on the other side. Similarly, Lara, who argued the board was black, was surprised to see a white one instead. They understood that each of them was right in her own view. Most of us are like Lara and Tara. We always believe that we are right most of the time, but think that others are wrong!
（ 1 ） Why did the girls argue?

A. They argued because they look the same.

B. They thought the other one was right.

C. Both of them are right most of the time.

D. They didn't know each of them was right in her own view.
（ 2 ） The experiment helps .
A. to end the parents' arguments

B. to make the sisters be sure of themselves

C. the girls understand and accept the opposite one's idea

D. the family members show love to each other
（ 3 ） According to the passage, which of the following is NOT TRUE?
A. Lara and Tara hated each other.

B. Tara usually does morning exercise when Lara is still in bed.

C. Lara always prefers Sichuan food while Tara likes chocolates.

D. Lara and Tara will no longer think that there is only one right answer.
（ 4 ） From the last sentence of the passage, we can learn that .
A. seeing is believing

B. every coin has its two sides

C. two heads are better than one

D. gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect
（ 5 ） What can be the best title for this article?
A. The twins B. Looking at Each Other

C. From the Other Side D. Black and White

14. When "A Youthful Asia" came out at the Asian Culture Carnival （嘉年华）, tears filled my
eyes. It's Zhang Yixing, the singer and dancer standing there for us young people in China, and the very one who stopped me from falling.
Three years ago, my new school life began. As a junior boy from the countryside, I could hardly catch up. I tried, but still felt like an outsider. Nobody would pick me for teamwork. So I stayed in the corner, hanging my head low as if I didn't care. I was afraid that all my school life would be colorless.
Then on May 4, the Youth Day, I read "colorless" in Yixing's book about his life. How could
this be true for someone just named the youth idol （青年偶像）? I read the book again, smiling with the fun part of his childhood and t ouched by his pormise to his mum.

Something wet my eyes when he joked about his trianing years in Korea. He doubled his
practice, working so that people called him "the trainee （ 练习生） like god" . He said it probably meant "the trainee like mad" .
I might have tried, but not as hard as he did. "Whenever I feel I might be falling, I tell myself to hold on until I find my moment." Says Yixing. For me, this moment means a better self inside and a larger world outside. So I told myself I would also make a difference if I could hold on for a longer time.
Luckily, every Youth Day after that, Yixing would be there on CCTV, encouraging me with his prograss. When someone asked him what color his training life was, Yixing smiled, "It's colorless. I don't know what color effort is."
But effort pays. Not he's standing at the Asian Culture Carnival, and I know he is looking forward to something even bigger.
（ 1 ） When the writer just moved top the city, he .
A. didn't care about team work B. had a hard time at his new school

C. sat in the corner of the classroom D. wanted to go back to the countryside
（ 2 ） Zhang Yixing was called "the trainee like god" because .
A. he was really good at dancing B. he was mad about everything

C. he kept his promise to his mum D. he spent so much time in practicing
（ 3 ） The writer mainly wants to tell us that .
A. we can make a difference if we work hard enough

B. great effort can make you a great singer and dancer

C. sometimes people choose to live a life without color

D. school life can be full of colors if we read more books
（ 4 ） The underlined word "touched" in the third paragraph is the closest in meaning to the one in .
A. Don't t ouch my mobile phone.

B. She was touched by their warm welcome.

C. A smile touched the corners of his lips

D. Wherever you go, keep in touch with me, please.
（ 5 ） From the passage, we can infer （推断） that the writer .
A. is writing a book about himself

B. plans to be a singer and dancer

C. is looking forward to a better future for himself

D. has spent a lot of money in watching Zhang's shows

15. Imagine the situation. You are driving along a desert or on a mountain. You don't know where you are. You passed the last house two hours ago. Then your car breaks down. It is night and it is cold. You have no mobile phone. What do you do? Well, next time take a GPS with
you. This invention may be able to help you. It is a device（装置） which uses satellite to find
where the user is. It can find your position within 20 metres. A GPS cannot start your car, but at least you will know where you are.
GPS, which means Global Positioning System, is a small radio receiver. It looks like a mobile phone. You can hold it in your hand, or put it in your pocket. It is sometimes put into a watch or a telephone. We also find GPS device in cars, planes, or boats. Some of these devices have electronic maps, so you know where you are. For example, in a city they can tell you the name of the street.
There are three parts to the Global Positioning System. The first part is the receiver. You can hold it in your hand, or have it fixed into your car, plane, etc. The second part is a group of
satellite around the Earth. The receiver contacts （ 联系） at least four of the satellite and
calculates its position. The third part of the system is a network of ground stations. T hey are all over the world. They control the satellite and make sure they are working well.
Some people think that in the future the GPS will be as common as the mobile phone. They
are becoming cheaper and more and more accurate（精确的）. There are also new uses for the GPS. Perhaps they will become like watches. Everyone will have one and you will never be lost again.
（ 1 ） According to the passage, with the help of the GPS, people .
A. can start their broken cars easily

B. are able to find their way in a new city

C. will learn about the culture of an unknown place

D. can spend the least time getting to another place
（ 2 ） We can learn from the passage that .
A. you must put a GPS into a watch

B. you can only hold a GPS in your hand

C. the GPS are about the same price as watches

D. a receiver, a group of satellite and the ground stations are the three parts of the GPS
（ 3 ） The underlined word "They" in paragraph 3 means " ".
A. receivers B. ground stations C. GPS devices D. satellites

（ 4 ） The passage is mainly about .
A. how to find the way out B. the three parts of the GPS

C. the history of the GPS D. the introduction of the GPS
（ 5 ） What can we infer from the passage?
A. All GPS devices have electronic maps.

B. People in many countries will use the GPS for free.

C. The GPS will become more and more common in the future.

D. The receiver of the GPS contacts at least four of the stations.

16.

（ 1 ） What is the first step for drawing a mind map?
A. Draw some lines. B. Draw a circle and write the key word.

C. Think of some word groups. D. Look up words in the dictionary.
（ 2 ） What is the correct order of drawing a mind map?
A. key word → word groups→sub→groups→words

B. word groups→ key word → words→ cub-groups

C. sub-groups→words→key word→word groups

D. word groups→cub-groups →key word→words
（ 3 ） What should you do when you can't make any new groups?
A. Write the words down in a list.

B. Draw a new map on another page.

C. Write the words on pieces of paper.

D. Add lines and write words at the other end of them.

（ 4 ） We can use colour on a mind map to make it more .
A. expensive B. difficult C. practical D. educational
（ 5 ） What is TRUE about rnind maps according to the map above?
A. We can only see circled in mind maps.

B. You can use mind maps to do everything.

C. The best way of learning a new language is drawing mind maps.

D. Mind maps are a great way of learning, especially for learning vo