广州中学

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广州中学2020年少年部8B开学考

一．语法选择（15分）

Likeeverylanguage,AmericanEnglishisfullofspecialexpressions,phrasthatcomefromthe

ressiontodayis“tofacethemusic”.

Whensomeonesays,“well,IguessI’llhavetofacethemusic,”itdoesnotmeanhe’splanning__1__to

methingfar__2__,likebeingcalledinbyyourbosstoexplain__3__youdidthisanddid

that,anddidn’sicindeed,timeoranother,everyoneof

ushashadtofacethemusic,__4__llrememberfather’sangry__5__,“Iwanttotalkto

you,”unpleasantbusinessitwas!

Thephra“tofacethemusic”isknown___6__everyAmerican,least__7_years

redidthixpressioncomefrom?ThefirstexplanationcomesfromtheAmericannovelist,

,in1851,thattheexpression__8__firstbyactorswhilewaitinginthewings

eygottheircuetogoon,theyoftensaid,“Well,it’

thatwaxactlywhattheydid---facingtheorchestra___9____10__actormight

befrightenedornervous__11___hemovedontothestageinfrontofanaudiencethatmightbefriendlyor

perhapshostile,dnot,therewouldbenoplay.

___12__theexpression“tofacethemusic”comestomean__13__togothroughsomething,nomaterhow

unpleasanttheexperiencemightbe,becauyouknewyouhadnochoice.

__14___emenfacedaninspectionby

theirleader,irequipment__15__topass

theinspection?Stillthemenhadtogooutandfacethemusicofthebandaswellastheinspection.

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二．完型填空（每个1.5分，共15分）

Lastsummer,ppedata

trafficlight,leddownherwindowandaskedifhe

wantedafree__1__

mantooka__2___andsharedhislifestorywhileStellerwastrimming(修剪)hiscurlygrayinghair.

Untilnow,lientsareallliving

apoorlife,andsheiskeenlyawareofthe__3__,it’

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wantsittobeagatewaynotonlytoshowvalueandrespectbutalsotogettoknowpeople.

Stellerknowsthatahaircutcan___4__n,shesufferedfroma

bowel(肠道)very__5__andafraidtogo

this,gdownandhavingsomebody

lookatherandtalktoherlikeapersonandnotjustanillnessmadeherfeelcaredaboutandless___6___.

Afterthat,Stellerknewshewantedtohaveherownsalonsoshecouldhelppeoplefeelthewayshe’d

gafterfinishingcosmetology(美容)school,she___7__tobeginwhatshenowcallsher

RedChairProject,reachingouttopeopleinneedonthestreets.

Althoughshecan’tfixtheirproblems,Stellerbelievesshecanhelpthemfeellessaloneforamoment.

Stellerlistenstopeople’sstoriesofloss,addiction,__8___

ewascuttingawoman’shaironeday,someonedrovebyandshouted,“Youlook

amazing!”Hearingthis,thewomaninthechaircried___9__,“I’mnotinvisible!IthoughtIwasinvisible.

Look,peopleeme!”

Steller’shesays,thewayweshowupintheworld

___10__,andwehavenoideawhatpeoplearegoingtodowiththekindnessthatwegivethem.

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三．阅读理解（共45分）

第一节阅读短文，选择正确答案（40分）

(A)

theclassrooms,butIwasn’t

theretolearntowrite,wasmyturntoread,13yearsold,

butIalreadyhatedbeingwhoIwas.

IhadanEnglishteacher,,whoknewIcouldn’fmyfirstlessonstheteacher

hesametime,

termineditwouldn’hat

day,enon,I

nevergaveuppracticingreading.

,

wayfromtheairport,doverandreachedintomypocketto

payforhim.“DoIknowyou?”heasked.“yes,sir,youdoknowme,”Iansweredexcitedly.“Mynameis

ghtmeEnglish.”Thelookonhisfacetoldmethatherememberedtheboyhe’d

onceencouraged.

“I’msogladIhadachancetoeyou,”Isaid.“,Ihavegreatnewstoshare.”Itoldhim

twasn’comeapublishedauthorandanactivespeaker.“Thenext

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timeyougetanotherAnthonyHamiltoninyourclassroom,pleaencouragehimtoreadaswell,”Iadded.

Theexpertssaywhatonceworriedmehasaname:dyslexia(诵读困难症).ButIcantellyouitwasa

lackofdesireforeducation.

theauthorwanttohide?

ehedidn’thaveaticket.

ehecouldn’treadatall.

?

lyandambitious.

erateanddutiful.

ldn’?

ehisparentsdidn’tteachhimhowtoread.

ehewasafraidofreadingbeforetheclass.

ehedidn’thaveinnerdrivingforcetolearntoread.

ehisreadingagewasnotlongenough.

?

eheplannedtoflybacktoTexastovisithisfriends.

ehewasveryrich.

onthewayfromtheairport.

yinghimlfadrink.

nweinferfromthepassage?

taughttwostudentscalledAnthonyHamilton.

horhadbecomeapublisherauthorandanactivespeaker.

iawastheunderlyingreasonthatmadetheauthorunabletoread.

.

(B)

TheGuinness(吉尼斯)WorldRecordsMuum

Address:329AlamoPlaza,SanAntonio,TX78205

OpenHours:throughThursday

andSaturday

throughThursday

ightFridayandSaturday

AdultSingle(成人单票):$14.95for2attractions(展览),$18.95forany4attractions,$22.95

forallattractions.

Child(4-12)single:$8.95for2attractions,$11.95forany4attractions,$14.95forall

attractions.

ofthehallsyoucan

mesyoumaygetachancetodosomethingsothatyoucan

knowbetterhowarecordwast.

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dayinOctober,youmaystayinthemuumuntil____.

A.7.00p.m.B.8.00p.m.C.9.00p.m.D.10.00p.m.

eadvertimentwecanlearnthatthereare_____visitorstothemuumonFridaysand

Saturdaysinsummer.

8.A10---hwilltheypay?

A.$38.85B.$29.00C.$14.95D.$23.90

anttoethesmallestpictureintheworld,whichexhibitionhallwillyouvisit?

y&alWorld.

&Entertainment.

ingtotheadvertiment,sometimesvisitorstothemuum_____.

aworldrecordoftheirown

eriencehowarecordwast

(C)

TheNotreDame(巴黎圣母院)firehasbeenputout,butitsspireandalargeportionofitswoodenroof

ChinesocialmedianetworkWechatacommoncommentonthedisasteris:“Whatapitythatwecannote

thedamagedpartsofthewonderanymore.”

Butthegoodnewsisthatthereisatleastonewayofeingthem,namelyviaavideogamecalled

Assassin’sCreed:game,theplayercantraveltoonecityafteranotherandenterthebuildings

exactlylikewhattheyareinreality,r,withvirtualreality

technology,whichisalreadyquitenature,onecanevenlookaroundtheundamagedNotreDameasifitisstill

igitaltechnologycouldhelptobetterprotectarchitecturalculturalheritage.

Theideaofdigitizingancientbuildings,makingdigitalmodelsofthemsotheirdatacanbesaved,dates

backtoningtheancient

buildingswithlars,building3Dmodelswithmultipleimages,aswellasmeasuringeverythingprecily,

engineerscanmakeacopyasaccurateastherealone.

Ascomputersandsmartphonesarehugelypopular,thedigitalreplica(复制品),

itallowstouriststofeeltheculturalrelicswithouttouchingthem,tualtour

ofDunhuangGrottoesinGansuProvinceisagoodexampleofthisastouristscanviewthepaintingswithout

rmore,itcanmakethedigitizedculturalrelicsmorefamousbyspreading

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2000,avirtualtouroftheGreatWallbecameverypopularatthe

HannoverWorldExpo,whichincreadthenumberofforeigntouristsvisitingthesiteinthefollowingyears.

Aboveall,theoriginalonesaredamagedoneday,

peoplecanstillknowwhattheywerelikeandcanbuildareplicaifdesired.

Ofcour,howeverpreciamodelis,thebiggestthreattoacountry’s

architecturalheritage,ewillhave

bettertechnologiesinthefuture,butthedigitaltechnologyoffersapracticalwaytoprervearchitectural

heritageatthemoment.

nweeaboutNotreDameinthegame?

ginallook.

llengineersdotocreateadigitalreplicaoftheancientbuildings?

ephotosofthebuildings.

3Dmodelsoffullsize.

luedoesadigitalreplicahave?

rtisthehistoryoftherelics.

ersdataoftherelics.

stheauthorprovethedigitalcopyhasvitalpracticalimportance?

ingdata.

sification.

theauthor’sattitudetowardstheapplicationofdigitaltechnology?

tive.

(D)

ChineCultureShowntotheWorldwithLove

LiZiqi,ashortvideobloggerspecializingintraditionalChinecookingandhandicrafts,hasgained

worldwidepopularity.

Lihasabout20millionfollowersonSinaWeibo,China’quivalenttoTwitter,plus7millionfollowers

reignerssaytheyhavegottoknowtraditionalChinefood

cultureviaherchannel.

Itisthespiritofcraftsmanship(技艺)behindtraditionalstepsandproceduresinmakingtraditional

Chinefoodandhandicrafts,suchaspeachflowerwineandsilk,andgoestogreatlengthstoensureher

messhespendsveralmonthsproducingoneofhervideos.

Lihasbeeninheriting(继承)rlookather

videoswillshowthattheyareneverwithany“analysis”thatmakespeoplefeelbored.

TheyjustshowaudienceachandeverydetailoftraditionalChineculturesothatthelatterknows

atuniversalappealthatmakesherworkssoattractive.

ThankstoLi’fforts,manyintangibleculturalheritagesthatonlyexistedinmemoriesandwrittenrecords

shortvideos,LiprentstheimageofabeautifulandfriendlyChina.

WiththegrowthoftheChineeconomy,peopleoverasareshowingmoreinterestintraditional

hownhowtosatisfythatinterestinagoodway,namelyshowingthebestpartsof

traditionalChineculturewithherheart.

ToeffectivelyprentthebeautyofChineculturetotheworld,weneedmoreLiZiqi.

nwelearnaboutLiZiqi’svideoclips?

ebadonherfamily’srecipesofmakingtraditionalChinefood.

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mtointroducetraditionalChinefoodcultureandhandcraftsworldwide.

tractalargenumberofforeignerstovisitheronlineshop.

omotethesalesofChinefoodandhandcrafts.

LiZiqigoodat?

ionalChinecooking

uldbeinferredfromParagraph3andParagraph4?

alheritagesusuallyexistinmemoriesandwrittenaccounts.

ssureallofhervideoclipsareshortenoughtobedownloaded.

sandaccuracyplaysignificantrolesinthesuccessofLi’svideos.

isofChinecultureinLi’svideosmakespeoplebored.

estheunderlinedword“intangible”inParagraph4mean?

sical

theauthor’spurpoinwritingthepassage?

ideguidanceoncookingandmakinghandcrafts.

estawayofattractingmorefollowersonSinaWeibo.

anexampleofhowtogainworldwidepopularityasashortvideoblogger.

uragemorepeopletomakeeffortstobringChineculturetotheworld.

第二节阅读填空（5分）

WhenTimwasaboy,cameclofriendsbecautheybothdreamtof

goingtoWonderland.________

Beforelong,vedahappylife

ewasn’teasy._______Sadly,

WonderlandremainedadreamwhenRodied.

Livinginthehoualone,TimmisdRosomuchandwouldoftenthinkofthedreamtheyonce

,the78—year—htthousandsofballoonstohelphishou

flyinthesky.________

Onthejourney,Timmetachild,Dan,andinvitedhimin.________Luckily,atalkingdog,joinedin.

TheyfoughtagainstabadmanandsavedKris,abirdwhocouldn’ehelpoftheflyinghou,they

continuedtheirjourney.

______Togetherwithhisnewfriends,helandedhishouatWonderland.

started,flyingtoWonderland.

ingexcitinghappened.

omidtoeachotherthatonedaytheywouldbuildahouthere.

nd,Timrealizedhisdream.

teryear,theyalwayshadtospendtheirfundonmorepressingneeds.

四．《中学生百科英语》检测(25分)

Unit1InventionsandInventors

ooksare___________totwostripsofcloth.

estampsbecamepopularinGreatBritain__________.

uldn’twritewithfountainpensinairplanesbecautheink__________out.

ast,it(umbrella)wasasignof_____________orimportance.

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allovertheworldugrams,kilograms,reallwaysto__________

things.

Unit2Sports

hterswearboxing__________ontheirhands.

amentisa_______ofmatches.

mestheyruninteams,andsometimeachpersonrunsasan________.

r,theIOCdoesn’twanttoaddmoresportstotheOlympicGameswithout_________others.

udophretiredfromher_________asarunnerwhenshewas22yearsold.

Unit3Food

ople________eatingdangerousfoods.

anewcountrycanbe_________,butitalsocanbefun.

nsmakeahotchocolatesaucecalledmoleand_______itoverchicken.

plyofwildfishisalready_____________.

thatthebodyneedsfoodinorderto_________well.

Unit4Mysteries

ecaptainwentto_________theship,noonecametomeethim.

eidenticaltothenamesofthe___________ttlersofRoamokeIsland.

eofthemost___________placesonearth.

veredthesky,andtheearth__________violently.

yyears,peopleinMexico______________wheretheorange---and---blackbutterfliescamefrom

everyyear.

Unit5Business

t,peopleud____________metals,suchasgoldandsilver,tomakecoins.

hercompaniestriedto__________Coca---Cola’sname,Candlertookthemtocourt.

okplaceduringtho9yearsiscalledrunaway______________.

ng__________correctlyisimportantinthebusinessworld.

irstyearofbusiness,DinersClub__________creditcardsto200customers.

五．词汇题（共30分）

第一节单词拼写（5分）

healthy,youshoulddosportsandhaveabalancedd____________.

hesubject,hismyf______________subject.

icleissodifficultthathecanh_____________understandit.

owarmandc___________inbedthatIdidn’twanttogetup.

madeupherm___________tomakesomemoneybyworkingpart---time.

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第二节完成句子（每题2分，共10分）

1.如果你耐心跟同学们说话，大家就不会嘲笑你。

Yourclassmates_________________________________________________youifyouspeaktothem

patiently.

2.对于我们来说，确保你们的安全是必须的。

__________necessaryforus_________________________________youaresafe.

3.大熊猫足够强壮以保护自己。

Thegiantpandasare_________________________________________________themlves.

4.这个士兵多么勇敢啊！他在大火中救出了两个小孩。

______________________thesoldierwas!Hesavedtwochildrenfromthebigfire.

5.成长的一部分是学会如何与他人友好相处。

Partofgrowingupislearning_____________________________________________wellwithothers.

第三节写作（15分）

今天的英语课上，班级进行了题为“我送过的一份珍贵礼物“的主题分享，请你写一篇英语短文，汇

报你们四人小组的分享内容，需包括以下要点。

FromBobKateLilyYou

Toparentsgoodfriendforeignteacher(请补充)

WhatsoupPhotoalbumpapercutting(请补充)

WhythanksandlovefriendshipCulture(请补充)