2020-2021学年广东省深圳市罗湖区八年级（下）期末英语试卷
一、 完形填空（10分）
1．One year，British expedition（探险队） got lost in the sandy ocean of the Sahara Dert.The sun was burning hot.Everyone（1） out of water.If they made a（2） decision，then they could all soon die.
At this time，the leader took out a（3） kettle and said， "I found a kettle of water in my bag.But before we （4） the dert，nobody is allowed to（5） 关于数学it."
The kettle of water became the（6） for everyone to cross the dert.It was pasd on among the members of the team.It felt heavy.
Finally the expedition made it out of the dert and escape the hand of Death.With tears（7） .they opened the kettle with trembling（颤抖的） hands﹣but﹣ out poured（8） !
Was it a kettle of sand that really saved them in the dert？The answer is no.Their deep faith in the hope of survival（生存） like a（9） ，had taken root and grown in their hearts.That is what led them out of the terrible situation in the end.
In fact，life has never been a real dead end for anyone.Whatever（10） time you face，as long as there is ed of faith in your heart，you will overcome it.Then someday your life will bloom（开花） and bear much fruit.
（1）A.slowly | B.happily | C.sadly | D.quickly |
（2）A.wrong | 风声观后感B.correct | C.big | D.wi |
（3）A.coffee | B.water | C.milk | D.juice |
（4）A.look through | B.pass through | C.flow through | D.fly through |
（5）A.eat | B.pour | C.drink | D.look |
（6）A.faith | B.idea | C.excu | D.enemy |
（7）A.health 王恩泽 | B.danger | C.confidence | D.joy |
（8）A.water | B.stones | C.sand | D.dirt |
（9）A.tree | B.ed | C.warning | D.flower |
（10）A.beautiful | B.nice | 最好看的电视剧C.pleasant | D.hard |
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二、阅读理解（40分）
2．I bet you u memes（表情包） when talking to your friends on WeChat or QQ.And among the file formats（文件格式） GIF is probably one of your favourites.在劫难逃什么意思
A GIF is usually a short funny video only a few conds that repeats.The GIF turned 34 this year，which makes it old in web history.That's even two years older than the World Wide Web.
Ever since the GIF was created，it has long been overlooked（忽视）.It is smartphones and social media that have brought it back to our daily lives.
According to David McIntosh from the GIF arch rvice Tenor，the GIF does better job of showing people's feelings than short text messages do. "Things like 'lol'（laugh out loud） aren't very expressive（有表现力的） he told Wired.
The GIF is also a very small file format.This helped it become popular among cellphones urs.
Becau of its popularity，Oxford Dictionaries named "GIF" the word of the year in 2012.
In 2016，Facebook urs nt more than 13 billion GIFs，reported Sina News.There are even arch rvices specifically （专门）for GIF，such as Tenor and Giphy.
If you can't find anything you like there，just create your own GIF on apps like DECO and Giphy Cam.
（1）Which of the following pictures can be GIF？
（2）When was the GIF born？
A.In 2021.
B.In 2012
C.In 1987.
治度D.In 2016
（3）What brought the GIF back to our daily lives？
A.Smartphones and social media.
B.Oxford Dictionaries.
C.David McIntosh.
D.Facebook urs.
（4）What is the GIF better at doing than short text message？
A.Telling funny jokes.
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B.Showing people's feelings.
C.Sending information to others.
D.Chatting with your friends.
（5）Why did the GIF become the word of the year in 2012？
A.It's interesting.
B.It's easy to u.
C.It's very small.
D.It's popular.
3．There is song we all can sing March﹣ of the Volunteers（义勇军进行曲）.It was compod in 1935 by Tian Han and Nie Er as the theme song of the movie Children of Trouble Time（风云儿女）.It was taken as the national anthem（国歌）in 1949.
We learn it at the beginning of primary school and sing it at every flag﹣raising ceremony（仪式）.Now，there is law to protect the song
On Sept 1，2017，the government pasd the National Anthem Law and it took effect from Oct 1 in the same year.It stated how we should sing or play the song，requiring all Chine to respect it.
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According to the law，the song will only be allowed to play at nine situations，such as major sporting events，award ceremonies and flag﹣raising ceremonies.It shouldn't be ud at personal funerals（礼） or as background music in public places
Moreover，the law requires Chine to be rious when singing the song.We can neither joke about the song nor change the song's words or music.If someone breaks the law，he or she can be detained（拘留） for up to 5 days or held criminally liable（负刑事责任）.
Many foreign countries also have laws for their national anthems.For example，US people should put the right hand over their hearts while singing the song.In Russia，the national anthem must be played on television and radio before the start and the end of broadcasting（节目播出）.
