2022-2023学年广东省深圳市坪山区八年级（下）期末英语试卷

I完形填空 （ 15分）阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。（共1小题，每小题1.5分，共15分）

• 1．When Jim was 12，his parents died in a car accident.He was（1）

  and didn't get on well with others.People always（2）

  him.No one showed kindness to him.His only friend was a（3）

  called Nicky，but sometimes he was not friendly to it.
      One day，when Jim was walking along the street，he saw a lady in front of him.Suddenly，her hat fell off her jye.aiad.He came up to help her.
      "Thank you，dear!"she said kindly and politely，（4）

  .
      A special feeling came to him because he had（5）

  heard such kind words.He watched the lady until she went far away.He was so （6）

  that he whistled （吹口哨） to his dog.
      "Thank you，dear!"he repeated （重复） the woman's words in a low voice to Nicky.The dog raised its ears as if it understood.
      "Hum!Even a dog likes it!" he said."Well，Nicky，I won't say（7）

  words to you any more."Nicky waved its tail happily.
      Later，they went directly to the river nearby.He looked into the（8）

  .He saw nothing but a dirty boy.So，he（9）

  carefully to make himself a clean and nice boy.From then on，Jim started a new（10）

  .He was happier than before.
  
  

  （1）	A．bored	B．weak	C．alone	D．nervous
  （2）	A．ran after	B．laughed at	C．looked at	D．played with
  （3）	A．dog	B．bird	C．cat	D．baby
  （4）	A．sighing	B．shouting	C．joking	D．smiling
  （5）	A．never	B．sometimes	C．always	D．ever
  （6）	A．angry	B．brave	C．excited	D．shy
  （7）	A．strict	B．unkind	C．unusual	D．pleasant
  （8）	A．mirror	B．hole	C．eyes	D．water
  （9）	A．washed his face	B．smelled the air	C．left his friend	D．blew his hair
  （10）	A．dream	B．experiment	C．life	D．conversation
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  解析

Ⅱ阅读理解 （50分）第一节语篇阅读。阅读下列短文。从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。（共3小题，每小题10分.共30分）

• 2．You may find it easy and fun to use smartphones.But for many old people，it takes much time and hard work，and more importantly，older people can easily forget what they've learned.
      Liu Siyuan from Beijing 101 Middle School noticed the problems and tried to solve them with a guidebook.The 16-year-old built a volunteer group called SilverHair.Its seven members spent around half a year writing a 300-page guidebook called May I Show You How to Use Smartphones.
      The group talked with many old people and found out what the older people cared most about with smartphones."How to use WeChat"topped the list.This became one part of the book.The other nine parts include the basic functions （功能） of phones，online shopping，using online maps and more.
      To make the book more friendly to older readers，Liu also made the pages light yellow and the Chinese characters big. "The old people can look in the book any time they need，just like using a dictionary，"said Liu.
      The SilverHair members have printed out 500 copies of the guidebook using their own money and handed them out.They'll soon work on the second book，which will have more guidance.But they hope that people can give money to them so that they can print more copies and help more old people.
  
  （1）What do old people think of using smartphones？

  
  A．Convenient.
  B．Fun.
  C．Unimportant.
  D．Hard.
  （2）How long did the volunteer group spend finishing the guidebook？

  
  A．Around 3 months.
  B．Around 6 months.
  C．Around 9 months.
  D．Around 12 months.
  （3）What makes the guidebook friendly to older people？

  
  A．Its low weight.
  B．Its few pages.
  C．Its green colour.
  D．Its big characters.
  （4）What will the volunteers do next？

  
  A．Give money to the old.
  B．Write a new guidebook.
  C．Copy other guidebooks.
  D．Sell the book for money.
  （5）What can we know from the passage？

  
  A．Old people need more care.
  B．WeChat is difficult to use.
  C．Printing books is expensive.
  D．Smartphones are helpful.
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  解析

• 3．You may not know their name，but you've probably seen photos of them swimming in hot springs on social media.They're called capybaras（水豚），a kind of cute animals with some amazing facts.
      They are big.As the world's largest rodents（啮齿动物），adult capybaras weigh up to 50 kg.They are as heavy as some humans!They are up to about 130cm tall.Although they are fat，they can swim fast at a speed of up to 35km an hour.
      They love water.Capybaras spend a lot of time in water.Their special feet help them move quickly through water，and they can also stay underwater for up to five minutes at a time.Capybaras like to sleep in water to avoid getting sun burnt.
      They have an unusual diet.Capybaras love to eat hard grasses，which require chewing （咀嚼）many times.To finish the long chewing，capybaras' teeth never stop growing.Capybaras also eat their own waste.They do this because the grasses they eat are too hard to digest（消化）.By eating its waste，a capybara can get useful bacteria （细菌） into its stomach to help it digest food and get rid of the rest.
      It's clear that capybaras are valuable to humans.Whether they're on social media or at your local zoo，these cute friends are sure to make you smile at them.
  
  （1）What do we know about capybaras according to paragraph 2？

  
  A．They are the largest animals.
  B．They are light in weight.
  C．They are as tall as an adult.
  D．They are good swimmers.
  （2）How do copybaras stay away from the hot sun？

  
  A．By swimming fast.
  B．By sleeping in water.
  C．By staying under the rocks.
  D．By spending time on the land.
  （3）Why do Capybaras eat their own waste？

  
  A．Because it is better for their teeth.
  B．Because it takes less time to chew.
  C．Because it can help them to digest.
  D．Because it is softer than grasses.
  （4）What is the main idea of the passage？

  
  A．Useful ways to protect capybaras.
  B．Some amazing facts about capybaras.
  C．Different dangers capybaras are facing.
  D．The most valuable animal in the world.
  （5）In which part of a newspaper can we find the article？

  
  A．Culture.
  B．Health.
  C．Nature.
  D．Sport.
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  解析

第二节 语篇填空。阅读短文，在空格处填入一个恰当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。

• 8．We had finally arrived on this forest，which Captain Nemo treated it as his own.This forest（1）

  （make） up of big tree like plants.My eyes were caught by the special order of their （2）

  （branch）.
      I was too shocked to feel hungry （3）

  four hours of walking.What kept my stomach in such a good mood was something that I was unable（4）

  （say）.But soon I fell into（5）

  uncontrollable doze （瞌睡）.Only through the movements of our walking can I fight off the sleepy feeling.
      We didn't follow the same way when returning（6）

  the Nautilus（鹦鹉螺号）.This new path quickly took（7）

  （we） close to the surface of the sea.Within twenty minutes we would be on board，and there I could breathe（8）

  （easy） again.Because my tank's air supply was quite low in oxygen.
      Suddenly，I saw a pair of blue sharks swimming towards us.They were the （9）

  （frightening）animals in the sea.My blood turned cold!Luckily，they had poor eyesight.They went by without（10）

  （notice） us.And amazingly，we ran away from a danger greater than meeting a tiger deep in the jungle.
  —Taken from 20，000 Leagues Under the Sea.
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IV书面表达 （15分）

• 9．6月11日，第十九届 "文博会（ICIF）"在深圳国展中心顺利闭幕。假如你是山河中学的学生通讯员李华，请根据以下提示用英文写一则简讯向《Shenzhen News》投稿。
  （1游览时间：6月11日下午2点
  （2游览内容：
  （1）在深圳展区用 VR 眼镜游览太空，和宇航员们打招呼；
  （2）在四川展区了解熊猫的生活，购买熊猫公仔；
  （3）在外国展区欣赏艺术品 ……（自由发挥 1-2点）
  （3游览感想
  参考词汇：展区 exhibition area
  注意事项：
  （1）必须包括提示内容，请补充要点，可适当发挥；
  （2）意思清楚，表达通顺，行文连贯，书写规范；
  （3）请勿在文中使用真实姓名和校名；
  （4）不少于 80词。 （开头已给出，不计入总词数）
  I Had a Good Time at ICIF The 19th China International Cultural Industries Fair was successfully held in Shenzhen.___________
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