廣東省廣州市白云區(qū)2023-2024學(xué)年八年級(jí)上學(xué)期期末英語試題

第第頁/共NUMPAGES廣東省廣?{市白云區(qū)2023-2024一語法選擇閱讀下面短文,按照句子結(jié)構(gòu)的語法性和上下文連貫的要求,從各題所給的A、B、C和D項(xiàng)MabelandCindyaregoodfriends.Theylikestudyingtogetherintheirfreetime.Nowthey theirhistoryhomework.Mabelhateshistory, shethinksit’sboring.Cindyis inhistory,soshedoesn’tmindthehomework.However,thehomeworkwilltakealongtime.MabelandCindyplan toseeafamousmovieaftertheyfinishthehistoryandmathshomework.Theyneedtoleavesoon,buttheystill homeworktodo.Atthistime,Mabelhas ideatomakethemleaveas aspossible.“Itdoesn’thavetotaketoolong,”saysMabel.”We sharethework.Youfinishmyhistoryhomework, Iwilldoyourmathshomework.”CindyissurprisedbecauseMabel’sideasoundslikecheating(欺騙).Cindydoesn’twanttocheat,butshedoeswanttoseethemovie.Shesaystoherself,” Mabeldoesmymathshomework,Imaygetabadgradeonthetest.ButIamafraidthatMabel angrywithmeifIsaynotoher.Thefriendshipisveryimportantto .WhatshouldIdo?Cindythinks ashorttime.AndthenshetellsMabel shedecidestodoherhomeworkbyherself.Thentheydecidetotrytheirbest theirhomeworkbythemselves.A.B.C.areD.haveA.B.C.D.A.B.C.D.A.toB.C.D.A.aB.C.aD.alotA.B.C.D.A.B.C.D.theA.B.haveC.D.A.B.C.D.AB.C.D.A.B.C.willD.hasA.B.C.D.A.B.C.D.A.B.C.D.A.to二完形填空B.C.D.閱讀下面短文,掌握大意,然后從各題所給的A、B、C、D項(xiàng)中,選出最佳選項(xiàng),Doyoulikekeepingpetsathome?WhenIwaslittle,Ireallywantedtohaveapetdog.However,my becausemyfatherisallergic(過敏的)todoghair.IwasverysadThenonthemorningofmytwelfthbirthday,myfathergavemeabigboxasa .Iopenedthebox ,Icouldn’tbelievemyeyesIsawwhatwasinit.Therewasasmallwhite lyingstillinit!“Wow!Adog?”Ishoutedhappily.“Thankyou,DadThisisthemostfantasticgiftIhaveevergot.”“Jessica,itisAibo,arobotic(機(jī)器人的),”myfathersaid.“Aroboticdog?”Isaidinsurprisebecauseitwaslikearealdog.Ilookedcloselyforawhileand thatitwasreallyaroboticdog!“Dad,it’sso Dadputitonthefloorandpressedthesmallpowerbutton(按鈕).Thenthedogcametolife.Itstoodup,openeditseyesandlookedintome.I itshead,andthenitlifteditsearsandmoveditstailbackandEvenafteritreceivedtraining,itsactionsweresometimes .Sometimes,whenIaskedittositordown,itwouldjustbarkatme.ThoughIdidnotbelievethatthedogreallyhadthoughtsor ,itbecomemygoodfriend.Andwealwayshavea timetogether.NowIstillkeepitinmyroom.A.supported B.allowed C.disagreed D.advisedA.gift B.basket C.parent D.noteA.confidently B.carefully C.correctly D.suddenlyA.bird B.rabbit C.cat D.dogA.found B.said C.thought D.toldA.big B.small C.cool D.uglyA.cleaned B.touched C.cut D.copiedA.boring B.worrying C.exciting D.amazingA.friends B.names C.feelings D.chancesA. 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D.三閱讀閱讀下面短文,掌握大意,然后從各題所給的A、B、C、D項(xiàng)中,AWhenArielrodeherbiketotheriverside,shesawabeautifulswan(天鵝)lyingneartheriverside.ArielworkedattheWildBirdFundrehabcentre康復(fù)中心andknewthatswanscouldbeaggressiveSosheshouldcarefultopreventherselffrombeinghurt.Butasshewentnearthisone,shefoundthatitwasbadlyhurt.“Ihelpit,oritwilldie.”sheArielputherjacketoverthebird’shandtokeepitcalmfirst.Shepickeditupsoftly,andhelditinherarms.Andthenshethought,“WhatshouldIdonow?”Herbestchoicewastotaketheswantotherehabcentre,butthatwasacrosstheriverandontheothersideofthecity.Howwasshegoingtotakea17-poundswanonherbikeallthatway?Luckily,whensomedriverssawher,theywerewillingtohelpher,herbikeandtheswanaridetoanearbyundergroundstation.Arielcalledtherehabcentreontheway,andthenananimal-caremanagerpickedherupatanotherundergroundstation.Whentheygottothecentre,themanagercheckedandtreated治療theswanTheytookgoodcareoftheswan.Now,thebirdmakesmanyswanfriendsinthecentre,anditisenjoyingahappylife.It’sreallyahappyending.“Ifananimalneedshelp,IwouldliketodowhateverIcan.Ialwaysfeelhappytodothis,”Arielsaid.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“aggressive”inParagraph1probablyA.Readytohurt B.PossibletorunC.Easytotakecare D.InterestingtoplayWhywastheswanlyingneartheItneededa B.ItwasbadlyC.Itwascaughtby D.ItwaitedforitsWhatcanwelearnfromtheParagraphTheswanwasveryhappyintherehabArielknewhowtolookaftertheswanverySomepeoplewerewillingtosavetheswanThedriversenttheswantoananimal-careWhichofthefollowingbestdescribesA. 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D.BWhatdoyouthinkisthemostimportantinventioninthelast1,000years?Manypeoplesaythatit’stheprintingpress印刷機(jī)thatallowsustoprintcopiesorbooks.WhyistheprintingpresssoimportantinhumanBeforetheprintingpresswasinvented,bookswerecopiedbyhand.AnancientRomanbooktradersometimessoldasmanyas5,000copiesofabookthathadbeencopiedbyslaves(奴隸),copyingabooktooksomuchtimeandwassoexpensive.Asaresult,usuallyonlyasmallpartofthepeoplelearnedtoreadandownedbooks.In1450,JohannesGutenbergfromGermanyinventedthemodernprintingpress.TheeffectofhismachineissometimescomparedtotheinventionoftheInternet.Gutenberg’sprintingpresswaseasytousewithlanguagessuchasEnglishthathadalphabetic(字母的)words.After1450,thousandsofcopiesofapopularbookornewspapercouldbemadequicklyandcheaply.BooksandnewspaperswithideasandimagesfromallovertheworldwentintothemarketforthewideReadinghasbroughtaboutamazingchangesinscienceandtechnology.We’velearnedhowtocreatewealth(財(cái)富)andeventraveltofarplaces.Computers,mobilephones,becausemillionsofreaderswerecreatedbytheprintingpress.Since1450,moreandmorepeoplehavebecomereaders.Thesereadershelptheworldtomakeprogressatafastspeed.HowdoesthewriterstarttheBytellinga B.ByshowingC.Byaskingsome D.BygivingmanyWhatcanweinferfromParagraphAsearlyasancientRome,manypeoplelearnedtoPeopleinancientRomewereinterestedincopyingTheprintingpressisthemostusefulinventionintheTheinventionoftheprintingpressisnecessaryandWhatcanwelearnfromtheTheprintingpresswascheapforallthepeopleintheTheslavescameupwiththeideaoftheprintingTheprintingpresstaughtpeoplehowtocreateGutenberg’sinventionplayedanimportantroleinhumanWhat’sthebesttitlefortheHowtheprintingpresschangedtheWhenthefirstmodernprintingpresswasWhatthefirstmodernprintingpresslookedWhyreadingbooksismoreandmorepopulararoundtheCWe’dbetterknowsomecultureshockinourlives,becauseeverytraditioncanteachussomethingdifferentaboutthecountryanditsculture.MexicoNoyellowRosesaregreatgiftstoshowfeelingsintheworld.However,differentcoloursofrosesmayhavedifferentmeanings.InMexico,it’sbettertochooseatraditionalredrosebutnotayellowone,becausetheyellowrosemeansdeath死亡inMexicanVenezuela—ArrivingVenezuelansenjoyarelaxinglife.Whenthey’rejoiningameetingorapartyinVenezuela,it’scommonforthemtoarrivealittlelate.TheMiddleEastNoleftInmanyMiddleEasterncountries,greetingsomeoneoreatingwithone’slefthandisnotpoliteorhealthy.Peopletherehavespecialuseoflefthandsaftergoingtothebathroom,sotheytakethelefthandasthedirtyhand.IfyouwanttogiverosesasgiftstoyourMexicanfriend,thecolourshouldnotbe A. 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D.WhatcanyoudoifyouwanttogreetoreatwithsomeoneintheMiddleGreetandeatwithyourrightGreetandeatwithyourleftGreetwithyourrighthandandeatwithyourleftGreetwithyourlefthandandeatwithyourrightDManypeoplesaythattheyhaveabadmemory,especiallywhentheyareolder.HowcanweimproveourManypeoplethinkthatrepeatingthingsisthebestwaytorememberthem.Whilethiscertainlyhelpsshort-termmemory(rememberingatelephonenumberforafewseconds,forexample),psychologists心理學(xué)家aren’tsurewhetheritcanhelpyourememberthingsforverylong.TheBritishpsychologistE.C.Stanfordseemedtoprovethispointwhenhetestedhimselfonfiveprayers祈禱文especiallyforrememberingnumbers,isgroupingtheinformation.Thefollowingnumberswouldbeimpossibleformostofustoremember:1492178919931848.Butlookatthemingroups.Accordingtoexperts,therearemanywaysoftrainingyourmemory.Manyoftheminvolveformingapictureofthethingstobememorized.Onemethod,whichmaybeusefulinlearningforeignlanguages,istocreateapictureinyourmindconnectedtoawordyouwanttoremember.Anothermethodistoinventastorythatincludesallthethingsyouwanttoremember.Inexperiments,peoplewereaskedtorememberupto120wordsusingthisskill,whentestedafterwards,theywereabletorecall90%ofHowever,notallofusareinterestedinlearninglonglistsofnamesandnumbersjustforfun.Forstudyingalargeamountofinformation,psychologistssuggestthatthebestwaytoformmeaningfulconnectionsistoaskyourselflotsofquestionsasyougoalong.So,ifyouwerereadingaboutaspecialdisease,youwouldaskyourselfquestionslike:“Dopeoplegetitfromwater?”WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutrepeatingthingsaccordingtotheIthelpsshort-termmemoryfor B.IthelpstorememberthingsforC.Itmakesrememberingthings D.ItmakesrememberingprayersWhatdoestheunderlinedword“them”inParagraph3referA. B. C. D.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtotheCreatingapictureisusefulinlearningBInventingaprayertrainsourmemoryRememberinglongnumbersiseasyforAskingyourselfquestionsishelpfulfortheWhat’sthepurposeofthisToshowthatthewriter’smemoryis B.ToknowsomememoryC.Tosharesomewaysofimproving D.Toteachsomememory 閱讀填Whenholdingaparty,peopleusuallywanttoinvitesomefriendsandrelatives. Writingapartyinvitationisanart.Therearesomeimportantthingswhenyouprepareaninvitation.Infact,it’seasiertowriteaninvitationthanyouthink.Itjusttakessomepractice. It’sstrangetoreceiveaninvitationwithoutknowingthehost.Ifyouplantosendane-mailinvitation,guestsmightnotevenreadthee-mailwithoutthenameoftheSecondly,yourinvitationshouldincludethereasonforholdingtheparty.Afterreceivingtheinvitation,guestscanprepareproperclothesorthepresents.Andthedateandthetimeofyourpartyarealsonecessary. Thenextthingyoushouldwriteonyourinvitationistheexactplacewherethepartywillbeheld.Maybesomeofyourguestsdon’tknowthelocation. Weknoweveryonecansearchonlineforit,butit’sverynicetoprovidetheinformationforthepeoplewhodon’tknowmuchaboutthe Inthisway,yourguestscanhaveenoughtimetoprepareforyourparty.Ifso,youshouldalsoincludedirec