2022-2023学年广东省广州市增城中学八年级（上）期末英语试卷

一、语法选择，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，从1～15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

• 1．Throughout the year，there are many activities at school.One of （1）

  activities of the year is the food collection.For the past few years，this （2）

  very successful.Each school does its food collection （3）

  .However，most of the time it is set up in a similar style.
     In my school，it usually lasts for （4）

  weeks.Students bring their food（5）

  home.The food should be kept for （6）

  long time，such as canned food and pastas.We （7）

  hold activities outside the school.Some students go door to door and ask people（8）

  them some food.Some set up boxes in churches and （9）

  areas such as stores or cinemas.The students all work hard and the members of the neighbourhood are very supportive.
     After that time is over，we bring the collected food to our local Community Table.The families in our community can go for a warm meal（10）

  they need to.Usually，a group of students go with one teacher to send the food.I （11）

  food with our teacher last year.And I was （12）

  to see so many families under the problem of hunger.
     I was pleased that （13）

  school could help out all of those families.We do this several times each year. （14）

  great activity!Sure，we （15）

  change the world，but we can do our best to make our world a better place.
  
  

  （1）	A．popular	B．more popular	C．most popular	D．the most popular
  （2）	A．is	B．was	C．been	D．has been
  （3）	A．different	B．differently	C．more different	D．difference
  （4）	A．few	B．little	C．a few	D．a little
  （5）	A．from	B．at	C．to	D．into
  （6）	A．a	B．an	C．the	D．/
  （7）	A．too	B．also	C．either	D．as well
  （8）	A．give	B．giving	C．gave	D．to give
  （9）	A．others	B．another	C．other	D．the others
  （10）	A．so	B．if	C．though	D．but
  （11）	A．send	B．sends	C．sent	D．will send
  （12）	A．surprise	B．surprised	C．surprising	D．surprises
  （13）	A．we	B．us	C．our	D．ourselves
  （14）	A．How	B．How a	C．What	D．What a
  （15）	A．can't	B．needn't	C．shouldn't	D．mustn't
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二、完形填空。

• 2．Do you think hard work always pays off？Here is the story about how I became successful.I'm very smart and I have spent 10 years （1）

  mechanics（机械学）but I have low education.I always tried my best to make people trust me but failed.I started this year having another factory job with a little（2）

  pay than my last one.I was making ＄13.50 an hour at my last job and had a hard time living.Though I was paid more，I still lived （3）

  .However，if you kept on and didn't run away，you would succeed one day.
     Three months ago，my neighbor bought a used car.Everyone thought it had some （4）

  problems and had no idea.After taking a look at it，I said that I would be able to repair it if he could pay me ＄2，000.At last，he was very cheerful at my （5）

  and told many of his friends I really made it.
     In about two months more people came to me for working and I was making great （6）

  .Then one of my customers（顾客） （7）

  me with another good job that started even higher.It was （8）

  because I was able to let them believe in me by solving difficult problems.I finally （9）

  my new life.
     So everyone，remember not to give up your dream easily because（10）

  will come to you in the end with your hard work.
  

  （1）	A．learning	B．selling	C．stealing	D．spelling
  （2）	A．less	B．better	C．longer	D．smaller
  （3）	A．quickly	B．warmly	C．badly	D．happily
  （4）	A．famous	B．usual	C．easy	D．huge
  （5）	A．words	B．smile	C．work	D．tools
  （6）	A．money	B．art	C．time	D．food
  （7）	A．mixed	B．filled	C．compared	D．provided
  （8）	A．expensive	B．educational	C．fantastic	D．traditional
  （9）	A．created	B．lost	C．shared	D．hurt
  （10）	A．excitement	B．success	C．love	D．truth
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三、阅读（共两节；满分30分）第一节阅读理解。

• 3．Two men were sitting together.They were flying on a long journey.One of the men was a businessman.The other was a farmer.They sat without talking for a while，but then the farmer said，"Let's do something to kill the time."
     "What do you want to do？"the businessman asked.
     "We can ask each other some riddles，"the farmer said.
     "OK.Let's make rules first，"the businessman said."If you don't know the answer to a riddle，you pay me ＄100.And if I don't know the answer，I'll pay you ＄100."
     "That's not fair.You are a businessman with much knowledge.You know more things than I do.I am just a farmer，"the farmer said.
     "That's true，"the businessman said."What do you want us to do？"
     "If you don't know the answer to a riddle，you pay me ＄100.And if I don't know the answer，I'll pay you ＄50，"the farmer said.The businessman thought about this.Then he said，"OK.That's fair.Who will go first？"
     "I will，"the farmer said，"Here is my riddle.What has three legs when it walks，but only two legs when it flies？"
     The businessman thought for 10 minutes and said，"Mm，that's a good one.I'm afraid I don't know the answer."He gave the farmer ＄100.Then he said，"Tell me the answer."
     "I don't know，either."the farmer said.Then he gave the businessman ＄50.
  
  （1）Where did the story happen？

  
  A．On a plane.
  B．In a shop.
  C．On a farm.
  D．In a company.
  （2）What does the underlined word"riddles"in Paragraph 3 mean in this story？

  
  A．Games in doing business.
  B．Difficult games to make rules.
  C．Great ways to win money.
  D．Questions to find the answers to.
  （3）Why did the businessman agree to give more money if he lost？

  
  A．He was interested in making riddles.
  B．He was better at playing riddle games.
  C．He thought he knew more than the farmer.
  D．He made much more money than the farmer.
  （4）What can we know about the farmer according to the passage？

  
  A．He spent all his money on his ticket.
  B．He didn't want to pay even one dollar.
  C．He won fifty dollars by playing the game.
  D．He didn't enjoy himself on his long journey.
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• 4．Instagram is a popular way for users to share pictures，videos and messages with family and friends.Most people use the service on their mobile phones.
     Now，Instagram users can use the service for a completely different activity reading books.The New York Public Library recently has started a new service called Insta Novels.This new service will include a collection of classic books through Instagram.All Instagram users can get these service，not just people in New York City.
     Library officials have promised to provide readers with "some of the greatest stories ever told".Alice's Adventures in Wonderland was the first on Instagram.The New York Public Library said this famous story was specially designed for Instagram to include colorful cartoons and modern drawings.
     The books can be found in Instagram Stories.This Instagram feature（特色）was to let users post photos and videos that would disappear after 24 hours.But then，Story Highlights was introduced last year as a way for users to keep content in Stories for as long as they want.
     Library officials say the main purpose is to make people read in general.But it also shows how the library is changing to fit an online world and attract younger people.
     Christopher Platt，the New York Public Library's chief library officer，spoke about the service."We want people to understand that libraries aren't just places full of dusty books."he said.
     The library has lined up several other classic works for the coming months.These include The Yellow Wallpaper，a short story by Charlotte Perkins Gilman，and The Metamorphos is by Franz Kafka.
  （1）What does people usually use Instagram for？

  
  A．Collecting some classic books.
  B．Sharing pictures，books and news.
  C．Posting photos，videos and messages.
  D．Showing colorful cartoons and drawings.
  （2）The New York Public Library started the new service mainly to

  .
  A．earn more money
  B．ask people to surf the Internet
  C．make itself more famous
  D．encourage more people to read
  （3）What does the underlined word"These"in the last paragraph refer to？

  
  A．The classic works.
  B．The new services.
  C．The coming months.
  D．The public libraries.
  （4）What is the passage mainly about？

  
  A．Free library for everyone.
  B．A new service on Instagram.
  C．The great feature of Instagram.
  D．New York City's reading project.
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• 5．As the COVID-19 becomes normal in our life，the medical mask is necessary for everyone.Here is a
  product introduction of disposable medical mask.Go to www.amazon.jye.ai/masks for more information.
  

  Disposable Medical Mask
  Size	17.5cm×9.5cm
  Amount	50 pieces/box
  Color	Blue
  Temperature	20℃to 70℃
  Shelf life（保质期）	Two years（produced on Apr.12，2021）
  Main materials	Non-woven fabric（无纺布）
  Protection	Keep you from flu，dust，PM 2.5，smoke，etc.
  Widely use	Daily use for office，home，cycling，store，doctors' visit and general public
  Kindly remind	●Change a new mask every 4 hours. ●Put the mask in a dry place at room temperature.
  Warning	●Not for use on children under 2. ●Not for use on persons that have trouble breathing. ●Keep away from fire.
  ＄12 a box（50 pcs）（buy ten get one free）

  （1）According to the passage above，we can know that

  .
  A．the medical mask should be put in the wet place
  B．we'd better not use the mask after Apr.12th，2023
  C．a 12-year-old boy cannot wear the medical mask
  D．the medical mask is mainly made of woven fabric
  （2）How much should you pay if you want to buy eleven boxes of disposable medical masks？

  
  A．＄120.
  B．＄132.
  C．＄500.
  D．＄550.
  （3）What you have just read is a

  .
  A．news report
  B．meeting notice
  C．movie review
  D．product instruction
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• 6．The brush pen，one of the"Four Treasures of the Study"，was invented thousands of years ago.However，the oldest pen was just a stick or a piece of bamboo.It was difficult for people to write well on thin silk.
     It is said that Meng Tian，a general of the Kingdom Qin，made the pen better.When Meng was leading an army to fight outside，he had to report the situation to his king in time.But his pen was too hard and caused him much trouble，so he was thinking how to make it better.
     One day after hunting，Meng went home with some wild rabbits on the horse back.Fat and heavy，one rabbit's tail left a long trail（痕迹）on the ground when they moved on.Suddenly a good idea came to his mind，"If I tie the rabbit's hair to a stick，would it be easy to write with？"
     On arriving home，he tied the rabbit's hair to a stick and tried writing with it.But the rabbit's hair was too soft to write well.Meng was so disappointed that he threw away his"invention"into a stone hole in the yard.However，Meng never gave up and kept trying all the time.
     A few rainy days later，he happened to find his"invention"fatter in a stone hole.He picked it up.The brush worked beautifully on silk.It turned out that the special water had cleaned the oil from the hair.Meng succeeded at last.
     Thanks to Meng，today students are taught to use the brush pens in schools.It makes their life more colorful and helps them better understand Chinese culture.
  （1）Why did Meng Tian want to make the pen better？

  
  A．Because the king asked him to do so.
  B．Because he wanted to be an inventor.
  C．Because he didn't have silk to write on.
  D．Because the pen brought him much trouble.
  （2）When did Meng think of the good idea in Paragraph 3？

  
  A．When he saw the trail.
  B．Before hunting animals.
  C．During cleaning the hair.
  D．After he wrote a report.
  （3）Which is the right order of improving the brush pen？

  
  a.The brush pen could write well.
  b.Meng tied the rabbit's hair to a stick.
  c.The special water washed the oil away.
  d.Meng dropped the stick into a stone hole.
  A．d-b-a-c
  B．b-d-c-a
  C．b-d-a-c
  D．d-c-b-a
  （4）What can we learn from the passage？

  
  A．Build a peaceful world.
  B．Keep trying what you think.
  C．Make friends with animals.
  D．Value wonderful memories.
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第三节 完成句子（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分） （每空限填一词）根据所给的汉语内容，用英语完成下列句子。

• 19．我正期待着能在英语考试中拿到高分。
  I

  getting high marks in the English test.
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第四节 书面表达（共1题；满分12分）

• 20．假如你是李华，你学校的英语俱乐部将举办"趣味英语"活动。请写一则英语通告，必须包含以下要点：
  （1）活动时间：星期五下午2：30-5：00；
  （2）活动地点：学校礼堂（hall）；
  （3）活动内容：英语歌唱比赛，请你补充（至少2点）；
  （4）活动意义：请你补充（至少2点）。
  注意：
  （1）词数80字左右（文章开头已给出，不计入总词数）；
  （2）不得透露学校、姓名等任何个人信息，否则不予评分。
      Want to show your English？Come to our Funny English!_________
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