郑州市2019-2020学年下期期末考试 八年级英语word版.doc

第 第 PAGE 1 页 共 NUMPAGES 6 页 2019-2020 学年下期期末考试 八年级英语试题卷 听力理解略 阅读理解（20小题，每小题1分，共20分） 阅读下面四篇语言材料，然后按文后要求做题。 A People used to listen to music live, but technology has made great changes in how we experience music. THE FIRST MUSIC PLAYERS Thomas Edison created the first machine to record and play music，called the phonograph. But soon the gramophone got more popular. It played music recorded on flat discs（圆盘）called records. The first records were made of glass，but later people used plastic（塑料的）ones. RADIO The radio is one of the most popular musical tools. On the radio, music is mixed with news，comedies and more. Some people think the rise of popular music resulted from radio technology. TAPES In 1958，the RCA tape was invented. In 1964，the 8-track tape took the place of it. Soon，people developed the cassette tape and used it instead. People used it more often when Sonys Walkman，a portable（便携的）player，appeared in 1979. CDS The compact disc（CD）wasnt put into common use until 1980. They became known for playing music smoothly. They remained popular for tens of years until MP3 was invented. MTV Thirty-nine years ago，MTV was born. Soon it became the center of the music industry. From the beginning of the 1990s，people began to use MTV in non-musical areas like TV shows. STREAMING Today，many people listen to music online. Websites let listeners with an Internet service listen to music anytime and anywhere. People could either listen through an earphone or play it out loud on any electronic goods（电子产品）at hand. 根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 21. What can we learn about the gramophone from the passage？ A. It used to be made of glass. B. It could play recorded music. C. It was an invention of the 19th century. D. It was the first music-recording machine. 22. Which of the following can be played in Sonys Walkman? A. An RCA tape. B. An 8-track tape. C. A cassette tape. D. A compact disc. 23. When was MTV probably used in TV shows? A. In 1964. B. In 1979. C. In 1980. D.