2020-2021学年广东省广州市海珠区南武中学八年级（下）开学英语试卷
发布：2025/1/5 15:30:2
一、语法选择（共1小题；每小题15分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，选择可以填在横线上的最佳选项。
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1．Canton Porcelain （广彩） has a history of more than 300 years，dating back to the Qing Dynasty （1636-1911）．Canton Porcelain became popular around the world（1）
its beautiful colors．
Xu Enfu is known as a Canton Porcelain master．Xu Junru，his daughter，showed（2）great love for it when she was a little girl．She enjoyed staying with her father while he（3）the porcelain painting．They think it's necessary（4）them to add modern patterns into their pieces．They mix modern techniques（5）a traditional feel．Cartoon patterns，such as Hello Kitty and Doraemon（6）on the plates．This idea wins children's hearts．Their works are so wonderful（7）they attract many foreigners．They decide（8）this traditional skill to people around the world．
A group of foreigners（9）to join this Canton Porcelain workshop held by GD Today．They were（10）to experience how to make Canton Porcelain．
Mansha said， "It is my first time to paint on a plate or porcelain．It's difficult for me to do the black line．" Foreigners had about just one hour to finish（11）patterns and colors for their own plates．Oxana challenged herself to paint the Canton Tower on（12）own to remember her time in Guangzhou．Simon painted a Chinese character（13）on the plate．It was a good idea that he made this plate for his grandma in U．K．．
（14）you are interested in it，you can attend the training class on making Canton Porcelain．It is really good for you（15）it to your family and friends as a gift!（1） A．because of B．because C．so D．as （2） A．the B．an C． / D．a （3） A．makes B．making C．made D．was making （4） A．with B．of C．for D．on （5） A．into B．with C．up D．in （6） A．can be painted B．can paint C．was painted D．painted （7） A．as B．until C．till D．that （8） A．introduced B．introducing C．to introduce D．introduce （9） A．invited B．were invited C．are invited D．invite （10） A．luckily enough B．luck enough C．lucky enough D．enough luck （11） A．design B．designing C．to design D．designed （12） A．she B．he C．his D．her （13） A．success B．successful C．successfully D．succeed （14） A．If B．As C．Unless D．While （15） A．to send B．send C．sending D．sent 组卷：92引用：2难度：0.5
二、完形填空（共1小题；每小题10分，满分10分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，选择可以填在横线上的最佳选项。
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2．Nowadays，lots of foreigners are learning Chinese.Like many of them，I（1）
knew two words of Chinese （"Ni Hao" and "Xie Xie"） when I first came to Beijing，China in 2009.As you can guess，my life was（2）for a while after I arrived.Simple tasks like ordering food or taking a taxi were quite stressful.
I knew I had to learn more Chinese，so I（3）a Chinese class.My teacher was（4），although I didn't learn enough to have a real conversation.Later I studied on my own as well，but my progress was still slow.And I decided to（5）.
Around this time，I started playing in a band with a Chinese man who became one of my best friends in Beijing.He taught me a lot of（6）about music，such as "melody".He learned a lot of English from me in return，so it was a good way to（7）language and culture.
I have learned enough Chinese to（8）many problems like booking train tickets.These days.jye.ai are more foreigners who are studying Chinese.I can（9）why it's an amazing language.Finally，I found that the best way to learn a（10）is to make friends with native speakers and spend time with them.（1） A．usually B．only C．hardly D．nearly （2） A．easy B．interesting C．difficult D．boring （3） A．missed B．attended C．taught D．loved （4） A．helpful B．cheerful C．thankful D．beautiful （5） A．make up B．put up C．stay up D．give up （6） A．words B．names C．jokes D．songs （7） A．change B．imagine C．exchange D．sing （8） A．work on B．look for C．think of D．deal with （9） A．hope B．realize C．doubt D．ask （10） A．language B．subject C．task D．person 组卷：3引用：1难度：0.6
三、阅读（共两节，满分30分）第一节 阅读理解（共4小题；每小题6分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，根据短文内容选择最佳选项。
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3．AI （人工智能）makes our lives easier and better.Let's see the amazing AI.
Cool driverless bus
A bus door opens and you get on.Wait!Where is the driver？Here is a new kind of driverless bus called Apolong.It has 14 seats and doesn't need a driver.The bus follows traffic rules.It stops as soon as it sees a stop light.
Your close friend
Hi，everyone.I'm Xiaoice，a chatbot （聊天机器人）.I speak like a 17-year-old girl.If you feel lonely，you can talk with me.I'm talented at singing，writing poems and telling stories.I want to be your friend!
World's first AI anchor
Hey，look!The famous Chinese anchor（主播）Qiu Hao is reporting the news for us.But，is "he" really Qiu Hao？The answer is "no".This is the world's first AI anchor.It looks and speaks just like a real person.It can work 24 hours and doesn't make any mistakes.You might see it on TV soon.
Popular AI artist
This beautiful painting was at an auction （拍卖）in 2018.It sold for 3，000，000 yuan!But it is not a work by a famous painter，such as Vincent van Gogh.It was painted by an AI arts.Three Frenchmen created the AI.
The AI artist studied over 15，000 pajye.aitjye.aigs.In this way，it learned to paint.Now it is among the most popular artists in the world.
（1）How many AI products does the article introduce？
A．2
B．3
C．5
D．4
（2）Which of the following statements is true？
A．Apolong is a bus.
B．AI artist now work in Xinhua's reporting team.
C．Qiu Hao is good at singing，writing poems and telling stories.
D．Xiaoice is good at painting.
（3）We can probably see the passage in.
A．a guidebook
B．a notice
C．a novel
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4．The Dragon Boat Festival，also called the Duanwu Festival，is celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth month according to the Chinese calendar.
The festival is best known for its dragon-boat races，especially in the southern provinces and eating the rice called zongzi.People do these to remember the death of Qu Yuan，an honest minister who is said to drown （淹死） himself in a river.
Qu was a minister of the State of Chu in present-day Hunan and Hubei Provinces，during the Warring States Period （475-221 BC）.He brought peace and wealth （财富） to the state.However，a dishonest prince vilified Qu.Realizing that the country was now in the hands of bad people，Qu jumped into the Miluo River on the fifth day of the fifth month.Nearby villagers rushed over to try to save him but were unable to even find his body.After that，people got to the river by boat and threw rice into the water，hoping that the fish ate the rice instead of Qu Yuan's body every year on the fifth day of the fifth month.For thousands of years，the festival has been marked by rice called zongzi and dragon boat races.
（1）Why do people enjoy the Dragon Boat Festival in China？
A．To celebrate a rich life.
B．To have fun on a vacation.
C．To remember the death of Qu Yuan.
D．To get together for the family to have dinner.
（2）What does the underlined word "vilified" mean in Chinese in the passage？
A．陷害
B．认可
C．收买
D．杀死
（3）What's the main idea of Paragraph 3？
A．How Qu Yuan died.
B．How the Dragon Boat Festival Came.
C．What to eat during the Dragon Boat Festival.
D．What to do during the Dragon Boat Festival.
（4）Which of the following about Qu Yuan from the passage is TRUE？
A．He was rich.
B．He liked eating zongzi.
C．He was honest
D．He liked fishing by boat.组卷：3引用：1难度：0.5
六．第二节 完成句子（共5小题；每题2分，满分10分）根据所给的汉语内容，用英语完成下列句子。（每空限填一词）
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13．广州是一个观光的好地方。此外，你最好品尝一下这里的美食。
Guangzhou is a good place for a trip.， youtaste the delicious food here.组卷：1引用：1难度：0.5
七、书面表达（共1小题；满分15分）
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14．Do you enjoy your winter holiday？Tell us one of your unforgettable memories during the Spring Festival with the help of the spidergram below.
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