2020-2021學年廣東省廣州市白云區(qū)廣雅實驗學校八下期中英語試卷

2020-2021學年度第二學期期中質量檢測三校聯(lián)考八年級英語試題卷命題學校：白云廣雅實驗學校本試卷共10頁，五大題，滿分120分。考試用時120分鐘。二、語法選擇（共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）閱讀下面短文，按照句子結構的語法性和上下文連貫的要求，從16~30各題所給的A、B、C、D項中選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。Eachofusfailsfromtimetotime.Ifwearewise,havingenoughexperienceandknowledge,wewillregardthesefailuresas___16___importantpartoflearning.MystudentJeremywasinGradeThree.Hisworry___17___failurekepthimawayfromclassroomgameswhich___18___childrenenjoyed.Heseldomansweredmyquestionsinclass,becausehewasafraidof___19___mistakes.Itriedmybesttobuildhisself-confidence.But___20___changeduntilmidterm,whenanewteacherMarycame.Shewas___21___smartandprettythateveryoneinourschoollovedhenJeremy___22___toheraswell!Oneday,studentsweredoingmathproblemsattheblackboard.Jeremycopiedproblems___23___.Buthemissedthefourthproblemwhichwasquiteeasyandbegantocry.Ididn’tknow___24___todo.Suddenly,asmileappearedonMary’sface.Fromthedeskshegotaboxwhichwas___25___pencils.”Lookatthese,Jeremy”shecontinued,“Theyare___26___.Seehowtheerasersarewon(磨損的)?That’sbecauseImakemistakestoo.___27___Imakeamistake,Ialwayseraseitandtryagain.That’swhatyoumust___28___todo,too.”Shetappedhimontheshoulderandstoodup.“Here,”shesaid,“Iwillleaveoneofthesepencilsonyourdesk,soyouwillrememberthateverybodymakesmistakes,___29___teachers.”Jeremysmiled.ThepencilbecameJeremy’sprize.Itmadehim___30___themeaningofmakingmistakes.It’sallrighttomakemistakes,aslongasyouerasethemandtry.16.A.a B.an C.the D./17.A.for B.of C.about D.to18.A.other B.another C.theother D.others19.A.make B.makes C.making D.made20.A.something B.anything C.nothing D.everything21.A.very B.quite C.so D.such22.A.attracts B.attracted C.isattracted D.wasattracted23.Acarefully B.careful C.care D.careless24.A.how B.what C.why D.when25.A.fullwith B.fillof C.filledwith D.fillwith26.A.my B.me C.I D.mine27.A.Until B.So C.Before D.When28.A.learn B.tolearn C.learning D.learned29.A.includes B.including C.included D.include30.A.understood B.tounderstand C.understanding D.understand三、完形填空（本題共10小題，每題1分，共10分）閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從31~40各題所給的A、B、C、D選項中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上涂黑。Acollegeteacheroncegavealivelyclasstohisstudents.Hebeganbyholdingupaglasswithsomewaterinit.Hehelditupforalltosee,andaskedthestudents,“Howmuchdoyouthinkthisglassweighs?”“50g!”“100g!”“125g!”thestudentsanswered.“Ireallydon’tknowunlessIweighit,”saidtheteacher,“butmy___31___iswhatwouldhappenifIheldituplikethisforafewminutes?”“Nothing,”thestudentssaid.“OK.WhatwouldhappenifIheldituplikethisforanhour?”theteacherasked.“Yourarmwouldbeginto___32___.”saidoneofthestudents.“Youareright.Now,whatwouldhappenifIhelditupfora___33___?”“Youmighthavemuscles(肌肉)stress.Youcould___34___movethearm,”saidanotherone.“Youmighthaveno___35___inthearm,orparalysis(癱瘓),”saidanaughtystudent,“Youmustgotothehospitalforsure!”“Verygood.Butduringthisperiod,didtheweightoftheglass___36___?”askedtheteacher.“No,”thestudentssaid.“Thenwhat___37___thearmacheandthemusclesstress?”Thestudentswereinsilence.“Nooneknows?theteacherasked,“Well,canyoutellmehowto___38___it?”“Puttheglassdown!”saidoneofthestudents.“Exactly!”saidtheteacher.”Theproblemsoflifearesomethinglikethis.Thinkofthemforafewminutesinyour___39___andyouseemOK.Thinkofthemforalongtimeandyoubegintohurt.Thinkofthemevenlongerandyouwillnotbeabletodoanything.It’simportanttothinkofthechallengesinyourlife,butit’sevenmoreimportanttoputthemdownattheendofeverydaybeforeyougotosleep.Thatway,youare___40___youwakeupeverydayfreshandstrongandcansolveanyproblemthatcomesyourway!”31.A.question B.idea C.answer D.plan32.Alose B.die C.stay D.hurt33.A.day B.summer C.year D.century34.A.hardly B.quickly C.widely D.usually35.A.matter B.problem C.sense D.secret36.A.stop B.happen C.change D.arrive37.A.sent B.caused C.tied D.repeated38.A.takeof B.hearfrom C.dealwith D.getinto39.A.arm B.body C.head D.mouth40.A.worried B.lucky C.nervous D.relaxed四、閱讀部分（共兩節(jié)，滿分45分）第一節(jié)閱讀理解（共20小題，每題2分，共40分）(A)Theimpressionyoumakeatthebeginningofaninterviewisveryimportant.Someinterviewersdecidetogivesomeoneajobjustinthefirstthreeminutesoftheinterview.Theywatchyourappearance,attitudeandgestures.Afriendlysmile.isimportantwhenyouwalkintotheroom.Asmileshowsconfidentandpositiveattitude.Whenyouintroduceyourself,makeeyecontactwiththeinterviewer.Someinterviewersofferahand-shake.Othersdon’t.Trytobeasnaturalaspossible.Buttakealookatyourbodylanguage.Thewayyousit,walk,useyourvoiceandshowfeelingsonyourfaceareallpartsofyourbodylanguage.Itmakestheinterviewerknowhowyoufeelaboutyourself.Areyoufeelingconfidentinyourself?Yourabilities?Yourinterestinthejob?Speakclearlyandloudenough.Showinterestinyourvoice.Whenyouspeak,lookattheinterviewer.Also,don’tsaybadthingsaboutyourselforthecompanyyouworkedforbefore.Listentoquestionscarefully.Ifyoudon’tunderstandaquestion,asktheinterviewertosayitagain.“Iamsorry,butIdidn’tcatchthat.”“Iamnotsurewhatyoumean.”Almosteveryoneisnervousinajobinterview.Interviewersknowthat.Buttheywantyoutotrytocontrolyournervousness.Theywantyoutoshowconfidenceinyourabilitytodothejob.Attheendoftheinterview,thanktheinterviewerforhisorhertime.It’sagoodideatosendashortthank-youletterrightaftertheinterview,orsenditbyhand.Phonethecompanyifyouhavenotheardanythingafteroneweek.Askiftheyhavemadeadecisionabouttheinterview.Remembertobepoliteallthetimeduringtheconversationinthephone.41.TheinterviewerwillNOTcaretoomuchabout_________intheinterview.A.yourappearance B.yourattitudeC.yourgesture D.yournervousness42.Accordingtothepassage,weshouldcareaboutourbodylanguagebecause_________.A.itcanshowourfeelingsontheface.B.itcanhelpusleaveagoodimpressionontheinterviewer.C.itcanhelpusknowmoreaboutourselvesandtheinterviewer.D.itcanhelpuscontrolournervousness.43.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Youcantalkaboutbadthingsofyourformercompanyinaninterview.B.It’sgoodtothanktheinterviewerattheendoftheinterview.C.Aninterviewusuallylastsforminutes.D.Youshouldtalkinalowvoicetotheinterviewer.44.Whatisthebesttitleofthispassage?A.ShowInterestintheInterviewB.BeConfidentinanInterviewC.MakeaGoodImpressiononinanInterviewD.AFriendlySmileMakesYouSucceed45.Thistextismostprobablytakenfromapassageina_________.A.magazine B.storybookC.sciencereport D.diary(B)Manyparentsdisplaytheirchildren’sartworkontherefrigerator,butKieronWilliamson’spaintingshavebeenondisplayinprofessionalgalleriessincehewas6yearsold.Kieron’sartwork,though,extendsfarbeyondchild-likestickfiguresorfingerpainting.Infact,thechildfromNorfolk,England,hasbeencalled“theboywhopaintslikeanoldmaster.”Accordingtohisparents,Kieronwasatypicaltoddler(初學走路的孩子)wholikefindingbugsandplayinginthemud.Butona2008familyvacationtothebeach,the5-year-oldkidwasinspiredbytheboatsandsceneryandaskedhisparentsforasketchpad(速寫本).Hisfirstdrawingscouldhavebeendonebyanyyoungchild,butafterthefamilyreturnedhome,Kieroncontinueddrawingand,begantodisplayagiftforart.Whenhestartedaskingabouttheprocessofputtingapaintingtogether,hisparentsrealizedheneededprofessionalinstruction.Soonafter,bebegantakinglessons,andhisprogressamazedeveryoneastheyoungboyproducedimpressivelandscapes(風景)andwatercolors.In2009,whenthe6-year-oldchildhadachancetoexhibithisworkinagallery,hesold19paintingsfor14,000pounds,becomingfamousovernight.Fromthenon,hewassurroundedbybuyersfromFrance,Japan,Greeceandothercountries.Theyoungartistheldanotherexhibitthreemonthsafterthefirstoneandsold16paintingsforover17,000pounds,followedbyathirdsale,earning150,000pounds.Forthefourthexhibit,Kierontookthedayofffromschoolbutendedupreturningtoschoolearly.Hisentirecollectionhadsoldoutin10minutestocollectorsfromaroundtheworld.Nowhehasawaitinglistofmorethan5,000peoplewhohaveorderedhispaintings.Hehasappearedininterviewsbeforemillions,andhehasbeencomparedtoPabloPicasso.YetKierondoesn’tseemtobefazedbyalltheattention,stillmakingtimeforfootballandmaintainingexcellentgradesatschool.Hedoeshaveonegoalhegetsexcitedabout:“I’dliketheQueentohaveacollectionofmywork.”Withhispopularityclimbing,thisyoungartistmayrealizehiswishoneday.46.Accordingtothepassage.whichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.Kieron’spaintingsarejustaschildishasotherchildren’s.B.Kieron’sfirstdrawingssuggestedthathewouldbeanartmaster.C.Kieronbecamemuchbetterfromprofessionalinstruction.D.Beforedisplayingagiftforart,Kieronreceivedprofessionaltraining.47.Paragraph5ismainlyintendedtotellus_________.A.thefourexhibitsofhispaintings B.theprocessofhiswealthaccumulation(積累)C.thehighqualityofhispaintingsD.theincreasingpopularityofhispaintings48.WhydidKierongobacktoschoolearlyonthedayofhisfourthexhibit?A.Becausehismindwasfocusedonstudy.B.Becausetheexhibitwasputoff.C.Becausehewantedtogainpraisefromteachers.D.Becausehispaintingsweresoldoutearlierthanexpected.49.Theunderlinedword“fazed”inParagraph6probablymeans_________.A.受挫 B.影響 C.鼓勵 D.打敗50.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?A.KieronrespectsandadmirestheQueenverymuch.B.KieronlikestoearnmoneyfromtheQueen.C.Kieronissurebewillrealizehisdream.D.Kieron’sgoalisunlikelytocometrue.(C)Havingreturnedfromherroundtrip,theangrywomanstoodoutsidetheticketofficeofthestation.“Theshippingdepartmentshouldpaymeback￡12,soyouowemethemoney,”shesaidtoHarryJenks,theyoungmanwhowasworkingattheoffice.“YousoldmeaticketforMay22nd,buttherewasnoshipfromJerseythatnight.SomydaughterandIhadtostayinahotel.Itcostme￡12.”Harrywasworried.Herememberedsellingthewomanareturnticket.“Comeintotheoffice,Madam,”hesaidpolitely,“I’lljustchecktheJerseytimetableforMay22nd.”Thewomanandherlittlegirlfollowedhiminside.Shewasquiteright,asHarrysoondiscoveredtherewasnosailingonMay22nd.Howcouldhehavemadesuchacarelessmistake?Heshouldn’thavesoldheraticketforthatday.Confusedandembarrassed,hesmiledatthechild.“Youlooksunburnt,”hesaidtoher,“DidyouhaveaniceholidayinJersey?”“Yes,”sheanswered,shyly,“Thebeachwaslovely.AndIcanswim,too!”“That’sfine,”saidHarry.“Mylittlegirlcan’tswimabityet.Ofcourse,she’sonlythree…”“I’mfour,”thechildsaidproudly,“I’llbefourandahalf.”Harryturnedtothemother.“Irememberyourticket,Madam,”hesaid,“Butyoudidn’tgetoneforyourdaughter,didyou?”“Er,well…”womanlookedatthechild,“Imean...shehasn’tstartedschoolyet.She’sonlyfour.”“Afour-year-oldchildmusthaveaticket,Madam.Achild’sreturntickettoJerseycosts…letmesee…￡13.50.Soiftherailwaypaysyourhotel,youwillowe￡1.50.Thelawisthelaw,butsincethefaultwasmine…”51.Whathappenedtothewoman?A.ShehadtobuythereturnticketinJersey.B.Shehadtoreturnhomeadayearlier.C.Shehadtostayinahotelforonenight.D.Shecouldn’tusetheticketfortheroundtrip.52.Whichofthefollowingistrue?A.Harry’sdaughtercouldswimverywell.B.TheJerseytimetablewastotallywrong.C.Actually,thelittlegirldidn’tneedaticket.D.Thelittlegirlwassatisfiedwiththeholiday.53.Harrystartedtalkingtothelittlegirlbecausehe_________.A.didnotknowwhattodoB.wantedtobefriendlytoherC.hadalittlegirlaboutthesameageD.thoughtthegirlwouldgivehimahand54.Accordingtothepassage,weknowthatHarrywas_________.A.careful B.hard-working C.serious D.smart55.Whatwouldbetheendofthestory?A.Thewomanwouldaskthepoliceforhelp.B.Thewomanwouldseetheheadofthestation.C.Thewomanwouldinsistongettingback￡12.D.Thewomanwouldstoparguingandleave.(D)Tiger-headshoesandcapsTiger-beadshoesandcapsaretraditionalChinesehandicrafts(手工藝品)usedforchildren.InChineseculture,tigersarethoughttobeluckyandfullofenergy.Peopleoftendecorateshoesandcapswithlivelytiger-headpictureshopingthattheirchildrenwillbecomeasstrongandhealthyastigers.Greatcareisneededtomakethehandicrafts.Materialsareusuallycolourfulcottonfabrics(棉布)and97-year-oldJiangWeishiinAnhuiProvinceisoneofthepeoplewhocanmakethesehandicrafts.Theskillishandeddowninherfamilyfromgeneration(一代)togeneration.Jiangstartedtolearntheskillattheageof15andherproductsareverypopularwithlocalpeople.Hairembroidery(刺繡)HairembroideryisoneofthetreasuresofancientChineseembroideryartcalleda“uniqueskilloftheworld”.Itisakindofembroiderywhichuseshumanhairasathreadinsteadofothermaterials.Accordingtohistoricalrecords,hairembroideryfirstappearedinDongtai,JiangsuProvince,morethan1,300yearsago.Usually,hairembroideryrequiresmoretimeandeffortstocompletethanotherkindsofembroiderybecausehigherskillsareneeded.Hairembroidery’sdesignsarelivelywithmanydifferentpatterns,includinganimals,plants,naturalviewsandhistoricalpeople.Fluffingcotton(彈棉花)FluffingcottonisatraditionalskillinChina,eventhoughitcanhardlybeseeninbothcityandcountrysidenow.Itusedtobeverypopular.Workersfluffedcottonwithbowstrings(彈弓)andturnedpileofcottonintoaquit(被子).Now,manyquiltsaremadeofsyntheticfibers(合成維),silkorfeatherandaresoldinsupermarkets.Withtheinventionofmachines,peoplepaylessandlessattentiontothistraditionalskillanditmayprobablyevendisappearforever.PengZhicheng,a69-year-oldmanfromShuangfengCounty,HunanProvince,hasbeenfluffingcottonforabout50years.Heisprobablythelastgenerationwhoknowsthistraditionalskill.56.Tiger-headshoesandcapsaremadefor_________.A.oldpeople B.woman C.children D.teenagers57.Whatmaterialisthehairembroiderymadeof?A.Humanhair. B.Cottonfabrics. C.Colourfulthreads. D.Silk.58.WhendidPengZhichengbegintofluffcotton?A.Attheageof15.B.Attheageof19. C.Attheageof50. D.Attheageof69.59.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?AJiangWeishilearnedtheskillofmakingtiger-headshoesandcaps15yearsago.B.HairembroideryappearedinAnhuiProvincemorethan1,300yearsago.C.Thequiltsweusenowaremostlymadebymachines.D.Fluffingcottonisstillverypopularinthecountryside.60.Thepassageismainlyabout________inChinaA.worksofart B.historicalpeople C.famouscities D.traditionalskills第二節(jié)閱讀填空（每題1分，共5分）閱讀短文及選項，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。E選項在答題卡上涂(AB)Westarttogrowfromthemomentwewereborn.Wekeepgrowingandgrowinguntilwebecomeadults.Webecomebigger,tallerandheavier.____61____Ourbonesgrowbiggerandlongertomakeus.tallerandstronger.Ourmuscles(肌肉)arebiggerinordertosupportourbiggerbodies.____62____Whileourbodypartsgrow,theydoitatdifferentspeeds.One’snosemighthavefinishedgrowingbuttheotherpartsofthefacearestillchanging.Similarly,eachchildgrowathisorherownspeed.____63____Notoneofthemisthesameasanotherexceptforsometwins.Somegrowfasterthanothers,sotheylookbiggerandaretaller.____64____Ourgene(基因)alsohasadirectandimportanteffectonhowmuchwegrow.Itisunlikelytohaveshortparentsfortallchildren.____65____Nomatterhowquicklyandhowmuchwegrow,eachpersonisdifferent.Thatisthebeautyofhumangrowth.A.Ourskinalsogrowsastherestofourbodiesgetbigger.B.Aswegrowup,importantpartsofourbodychange.C.Parentswhoaretallarejustunlikelytohaveveryshortchildren.D.Somegrowataslowerspeed,andmaybesmallerandshorter.E.Soweseechildreninallkindsofshapesandsizes.五、寫作（共三節(jié)，滿分30分）第一節(jié)語篇填詞（共5小題，每題1分，滿分5分）根據(jù)短文內容及首字母提示，填寫所缺的單詞。(每空限填一詞)Marciaisa15-year-oldgirl.Sheliveda(66)s__________andhappylife,butrecentlysomethingunpleasanthadhappenedtoher.Afewdaysago,shewroteapostontheInternetaboutpeopleinthefuture.She(67)e__________heropinionthathumanbeingsinthefuturewouldgetweaker,becausemoreandmoreconvenienttoolsareinventedandpeopleneedn’tdothingsbythemselves.Theywouldhavetoomuchfreetimeandsomepeoplemayeven(68)s__________fromloneliness.Thenseveralpeopleleft(69)m__________,sayingthatshewasthinkingaboutsomethingimpossibleandstupid,theyevenmadefunofher.(70)A__________Marciafeltunhappy,shethoughtItwasnotaseriousproblem.Sheexplainedtothemwhyshesaidso.Herreasonswerequitetothepoint.Theyfinallyrealizedtheyweretoorudeandmadeanapologytoher.第二節(jié)完成句子（共5小題，每題2分，滿分10分）根據(jù)所給的漢語內容，用英語完成下列句子。(每空限填一詞)71.為了提高英語，我們應該每天練習聽說。____________