2020-2021学年广东省广州市中大附中八年级上学期期中考试英语试题（含答案）

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中大附中 2020 学年第一学期期中考试

初二英语科试卷

注意事项：考试时间 120 分钟，全卷满分 120 分。

二、语法选择 (共15 小题；每题 1分，满分 15 分)

阅读下面短文，根据句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，从 16~ 30 各题所给的

A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项。

The Mona Lisa is famous for many different reasons. One of the reasons, of course, for the

popularity of the painting is the ___16___. Leonardo da Vinci is ___17___ the most recognizable

painter in the world. Not only ___18___ Da Vinci an artist, but he was also a scientist, ___19___

inventor, and a doctor. Because of his ability ___20___ the actual form of the human, he was able

to draw and paint it ___21___ than any other painter of his time. And it is the unique style and

technique that make, the Mona Lisa ___22___ out from the contemporary (同时代的) ___23___.

The Mona Lisa ___24___ from the Louvre in France ___25___. The Louvre ___26___ for an

entire week to help the investigation ( 调查). When it reopened, a line of people came to sadly

stare at the empty space on the wall, where the Mona Lisa once was. An anonymous (匿名的)

visitor left a bouquet of flowers. Museum director Homolle lost his job. There ___27___ news to

find it for two years. During the time, Pablo Picasso was on the original list of suspects questioned

and jailed for the theft, but he proved innocent later. The painting was thought to be lost foreve

___28___ in 1913, an ___29___ man Vincenzo Perugia was arrested for stealing the famous

painting. Perugia said his only goal was to return it to Italy. Finally the original artwork returned

to ___30___ home at the Louvre in Paris.

16. A. art B. artist C. artistic D. article

17. A. may be B. probable C. perhaps D. possible

18. A. was B. is C. being D. did

19. A. a B. the C. an D. /

20. A. of study B. to studying C. for study D. to study

21. A. well B. more better C. much better D. much well

22. A. stand B. to stand C. standing D. to standing

23. A. work B. works C. jobs D. job

24. A. disappear B. was disappearing C. was disappeared D. disappeared

25. A. at 21 August, 1911 B. in 21 August, 1911

C. in, 1911, August 21 D. on August 21, 1911

26. A. closes B. was closed C. was close D. was closing

27. A. wasn’t some B. wasn’t any C. weren’t some D. weren’t any

28. A. But B. So C. However D. And

29. A. Italy B. India C. Indian D. Italian

30. A. it’s B. he’s C. its D. his

二、完形填空 (共10 小题；每小题 1分，满分 10 分)

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从 31~40 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。

Years ago, a very rich man and his young son shared an interest in collecting art. They

traveled around the world, collecting priceless works of art by famous artists like Van Gogh and

Monet. When war broke out, the son left to ___31___ his country. After a few weeks, the old man

___32___ a letter saying his son had died while taking another soldier to a hospital. The man

became very ___33___ and sad.

One day, a soldier visited the old man and gave him a painting----it was a portrait of his son.

___34___ the world would never consider it a great work, the painting was important to the man.

The painting of his son became the old man’s most ___35___ thing, The following spring, the old

man became ill and ___36___.

All of the old man’s paintings would be sold at an auction (拍卖).The auction began with a

painting that was not on any of the buyers’ lists. It was the painting of the old man’s son. “Who

will open the price at $100?” the auctioneer asked. Moments passed and no one spoke or raised

their hand. Someone said, “Who cares about that ___37___? Let’s get on to the good ones.” More

voices followed in ___38___. “No, we must sell this one first,” replied the auctioneer. “Now, who

will take the portrait of the son?”

Finally, a good friend of the old man spoke: “Will you take $10 for the painting? That’s all I

have.” “Will anyone go higher?” called the auctioneer. After more ___39___ he said: “Going

once... going twice... sold! “The auctioneer looked at the crowd and ___40___ that the whole

auction was over.” According to the father’s will, whoever takes the son’s portrait gets the whole

collection,” the auctioneer said. Because of the fathers love, whoever took the son got it all.

31. A. develop B. serve C. control D. operate

32. A. sent B. wrote C. received D. printed

33. A. lonely B. slowly C. silly D. seriously

34. A. Because B. Till C. However D. Though

35. A. special B. artistic C. valuable D. expensive

36. A. passed away B. passed over C. put away D. put off

37. A. boy B. drawing C. son D. painting

38. A. need B. agreement C. difficulty D. peace

39. A. noises B. sounds C. silence D. discussions

40. A. said B. spoke C. thought D. decided

三、阅读 (共两节，满分 35 分)

第一节阅读理解 (共15 小题；每小题 2分，满分 30 分)

阅读下列短文，从 41~55 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。

(A)

Toronto, Canada, is a fantastic city. It’s large, has many job opportunities, and most

importantly, it is open and tolerant. It is one of the most diverse diverse cities world, with over

140 languages spoken there.

With all these different groups of people, it’s no surprise that you can find food from all over

the world, from Vietnamese to Ethiopian. Many of these restaurants are located in the Kensington

Market area, where there’s also music to hear and art to see. This diversity is probably the reason

why people living there consider it a mysterious place. Speaking to BBC News, travel blogger

Alyssa James said, “the city doesn’t give up its secrets easily. I love Toronto because you really

have to love it to know it.”

Toronto is also a great place to explore. Bruce Poon Tip told BBC News “Toronto gives me

big city benefits with small-town living.” He added, “it’s clean, it’s safe, it’s secure…and it’s

beautiful.” The good news is you won’t miss any of this beauty, as Toronto has a very good public

transport system.

It also has a reputation of being home to many talented computer geniuses. So if you’re

hoping to work in the technology industry, Toronto is the place to be.

With all this to offer, it’s not surprising that this Canadian city is a dream place, whether

you’re going on a vacation or even looking for a home.

41.In Toronto, you won’t miss any beauty because _________.

A. Toronto is clean, safe, secure and beautiful

B. Toronto has a very good public transport system

C. Toronto is a great place to explore

D. Toronto has many talented computer geniuses

42. What is the main idea of the story?

A. Toronto is a good place for traveling and living

B. You can eat food from all over the world in Toronto

C. There are many languages spoken in Toronto

D. There are many Chinese in Toronto

43. What might the word “reputation” (in Paragraph 4) mean ?

A. 机构 B. 象征 C. 声誉 D. 奖项

(B)

Chinese writer Cao Wenxuan won the 2016 Hans Christian Anderson Award. He became the

first Chinese writer to win this international prize for children’s books.

Cao’s works are mostly about two themes--social reality ( 社会现实 ) and the world of

fantasy. His novel Bronze and Sunflower, for example, follows the lives of two lonely children

who make friends with each other.

Awards Team president Patricia Aldana told Xinhua News, “He is a great example of how

writing stories about brave children facing great difficulties can attract a lot of enthusiastic child

readers.”

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