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1、2020-2021学年度下期八年级期末质量监测试题英 语（全卷共九个大题 满分：150分 考试时间：120分钟）注意事项：1.试题的答案书写在答题卡上，不得在试卷上直接作答。2.作答前认真阅读答题卡上的注意事项。3.考试结束，由监考人员将试题和答题卡一并收回。第I卷（共95分）I. 听力测试。（共30分）第一节（每小题1.5分，共9分）听一遍。根据你所听到的句子，从A、B、C三个选项中选出最恰当的答语，并把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。1. A. How do you do?B. Nice to meet you, too.C. Tm Fine, thanks.2. A. Its sunny

2、.B. Its Wednesday.C. Its June 30th.3. A. Dont mention it.B. Thats too bad.C. Yes, sure.4. A. Take it easy.B. Well done!C. Quite beautiful.5. A. Yes, I have.B. No, he hasnt.C. That sounds great.6. A. I agree.B. Good idea.C. Dont worry.第二节（每小题1.5分，共9分）听一遍。根据你所听到的对话和问题，从A、B、C三个选项中选出正确答案，并把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号

3、涂黑。7. A. Tonight.B. This Saturday.C. Next Saturday.8. A. Doing exercise outside.B. Cleaning the room.C. Eating out.9. A. More than 30 years old.B. About 300 years old.C. Over 3,000 years old.10. A. Once.B. Twice.C. Three times.11. A. Henry.B. Tina.C. Steven.12. A. Because he played football.B. Becau

4、se he got hit by a ball.C. Because he had a very bad cold.第三节（每小题1.5分，共6分）听两遍。根据你所听到的长对话，从A、B、C三个选项中选出正确答案，并把答 题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。听第一段材料，回答第13和14小题。13.Where does Andy want to go to the university?A.China.B. Britain.C. America.14.What does Grace want to be?A. An engineer. B. A teacher. C. A singer.听第二段材料

5、，回答第15和16小题。15.What time is it now?A.7:15.B. 7:45.C. 8:15.16.How can Kate go to meet Sally?A.By bus.B. By car.C. By subway.第四节（每小题1.5分，共6分）听两遍。根据你所听到的短文内容，从A、B、C三个选项中选出正确答案，并把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。17.There are many _ in the tree.A. birdsB. monkeysC. apples18. Iwas afraid of the man because of _.A. the dog

6、 on the sand B. the gun in his handC. his ugly eyes19.There was /were _ people living on this island before I went there.A. 1B. 2C. 320.My feelings changed like the followings “_” in my dream.A. surprised scared happyB. happy scared surprisedC. scared surprised happyII.单项选择。（每小题1分，共10分）从A、B、C、D四个选项中

7、选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案，并把答题卡上对应题 目的答案标号涂黑。21.She coughed at night for a few days, so she went to take _ X-way in the hospital.A. aB. anC. theD. /22.1couldn9t lend any money _ my friend.A. fromB. throughC. toD. along23.A good way _ more volunteers is to put up signs around the school.A. to getB. getC. gettin

8、gD. got24.I have too many after-school _ like math, physics and English.I see. Thats why you dont have much time to play sports with us.A. homeworkB. activitiesC. pressureD. classes25.1was waiting for the bus when it _ to rain heavily.A. beginsB. beginC. beganD. will begin26.According to Snow White,

9、 the prince knew that _ the girls foot fit in the shoe, it was not the right girl.A. ifB. unlessC. whenD. because27.Did you know that Chongqing is one of _ cities in our country?Yes, I did. It has a bigger population than Chengdu.A. largeB. largerC. the largerD. the largest28.Watching the tea prepar

10、ation is just as enjoyable as drinking the tea _.A. itB. itselfC. themD. themselves29.一Who will go to the airport to meet Alice?I will. I _ her several times.A. was meeting B. metC. have met D. will meet30._ have you had that bike?Since I was 3 years old. I learned how to ride a bike on it.A.How lon

11、g B. How old C. WhenD. WhyIII. 完形填空。（每小题1.5分，共15分）根据短文内容，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个能填入相应空格内的最佳答案，并把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。Once there was a shepherd, the person who took care of a group of sheep, Every night he counted and gathered his sheep. He was quite sure the 31 of his own sheep. One night, he saw some wild she

12、ep had joined his sheep. He hoped to get the newcomers as his own sheep.It snowed heavily one night. In the morning, the shepherd couldnt take his sheep out of his lodge (临时的住处). Instead, he had to feed 32 inside. He gave a small amount of food to his own sheep. But he gave 33 of the food to the wil

13、d sheep. He thought the extra food would keep them from 34 .It snowed for several days. During that time, the shepherds own sheep ate very little. The wild sheep, 35 , ate very well. At last, the snow melted (融化)，and they had to go outdoors. As soon as the shepherd 36 the door of his lodge, the wild

14、 sheep started to run away.“Wait! 37 do you run away after I treated you so kindly?” the shepherd asked in a voice full 38 anger.The wild sheep stopped and turned toward the shepherd. “Were leaving 39 because you fed us better than your own sheep,” one of the wild sheep replied. “You tried to fool u

15、s with your plan. Yesterday you treated us kindly, but tomorrow you might be different. If more wild sheep joined your sheep, you would treat us as less important sheep.”As the wild sheep ran away, the shepherd 40 this lesson. He was not a true friend to the wild sheep. Because of this, he hadnt giv

16、en enough care to his own group of sheep, either!31. A. foodB. numberC. colorD. price32. A. himB. youC. usD. them33. A. lessB. fewerC. moreD. bigger34. A. rememberingB. forgettingC. eatingD. leaving35. A. howeverB. wheneverC. alsoD. but36. A. markedB. openedC. changedD. closed37. A. HowB. WhereC. Wh

17、yD. Who38. A. ofB. withC. aboutD. from39. A. simplyB. importantlyC. stupidlyD. recently40. A. explainedB. wastedC. understoodD. tookIV. 阅读理解。（4143每小题1分，4459每小题2分，共35分）阅读下列材料，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳答案，并把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。A41.We join in Almanac Challenge 2021 in order to _.A. help to save polar bearsB. write

18、a sentence about polar bearsC. host a “Polar Bears Forever” party D. sell Nat Geo Kids magazines42.If we want to join in Almanac Challenge 2021, we must _.A. be very good at drawing B. hand in a poster before July 1stC. come only from the United States D. be between 6 and 12 years old43.Almanac Chal

19、lenge is a _.A. surveyB. competition C. clubD. meetingBYellowstone National Park became Americas first national park in 1872. Yellowstone has beautiful mountains, deep valleys, lakes and rivers.The name of the park “Yellowstone” comes from the river called the Yellowstone River, running through the

20、area. But it was known as Rock Yellow River before the USA set up the park.The park is the most special because it sits on the top of an ancient super volcano (火山) the Yellowstone Caldera. And it is an active volcano. It is believed that the last time the volcano erupted (爆发) was one half million ye

21、ars ago. Experts say it may erupt again in another 1,000 to 10,000 years. Yellowstone is filled with the beauty of many hot water springs. Of all the geothermal (地热的) places in the world, half are in Yellowstone.Autumn is the best time to visit because large animals like elk (麋鹿) are in their young

22、age and hot springs seem more powerful in the cool air. As you travel through the park, you can not only enjoy the color of the mountains but also see animals living in their natural ways. You arent sure to see all the animals, but you know they are all there.If youre up for a physical challenge, tr

23、y a backpacking trip to the Thorofare area in Yellowstones most faraway southeast comer. If you want to experience the parks cultural side, take a historic walking trip of old Fort Yellowstone, headquarters of the U.S. Cavalry (美国骑兵总部) when it ran the park from 1886 to 1916.44.Yellowstone National P

24、ark got its name from _.A. beautiful mountainsB. deep valleysC. Yellowstone LakeD. Rock Yellow River45.The main idea of Paragraph 4 is _.A. why the park is the most specialB. how many hot water springs there areC. when is the best time to visit the parkD. what we can see in the national park46.From

25、the last paragraph, we know that _.A. a backpacking trip to the Thorofare area is the best choice of allB. we can try a historic walking trip to experience the parks cultural sideC. the Thorofare area is in Yellowstones most faraway northeast comerD. headquarters of the U.S. Cavalry ran the park fro

26、m 1886 to 202147.The passage is probably from_.A. a travel magazine B. a history bookC. a science newspaper D. an animal websiteCWatching lion dances in the streets during holidays may be an exciting experience for many Chinese. This traditional dance has been very popular since 2,000 years ago. Peo

27、ple believe the lion dance can drive away the bad luck.The dancers are really cool. They can make the “lion” look like it is shaking its head, licking its fur or scratching an itch (挠痒). There are different lion dances in different places. Xingshi (醒狮) in Guangdong is the most special one. One of th

28、e most difficult skills in Xingshi is quincuncial (梅花桩) with performers jumping from one pile (桩) to another at a height of about 2.5 meters. The piles are 1.8 meters away from each other.Wang Rentao, 41, the head of a lion dance troupe (演出队) in Dongguan, Guangdong has been performing Xingshi for 28

29、 years. His troupe took part in the celebration of the 70th birthday of New China at Tiananmen Square in 2019. “Its really hard to learn the skill to perform quincuncial, performers need to have wonderful kung fu skills first. Sometimes the performers can fall from the pile and get hurt,” Wang said,

30、 “But thats also the amazing part of Xingshi, which makes it famous in China.”Teenagers from Dongguan Tsinglan School, Guangdong were excited after watching Wang Rentao and their troupe perform at their school. When I see Xingshi, I wondered how they could do that. I even want to learn it myself. Zh

31、ang Ruitao said. “The lions looked a little scary, but I still like it. Only we Chinese can perform it.” Zhang Jiaqi said.48.The lion dance in China is _.A. not performed during holidays B. very popular for 5000 yearsC. able to drive away the bad luck D. the same in different places49.If you want to

32、 perform Xingshi, you should _.A. look like the lion first B. stay on one pile for a long timeC. have kung fu skills firstD. fall from the pile and get hurt50. Teenagers feel _ according to what they said in the last paragraph.A. coolB. excitedC. angryD. scared51. The best tittle of this passage may

33、 be “_”.A. Chinese Traditional Dance B. Quincuncial in XingshiC. Performers on the Piles D. Chinese Lion DanceDRhiannon Potkey writes about sports for a newspaper in Tennessee. She learned that some young people did not have good sports equipment (设备). She decided to do something about it. Potkey st

34、arted a group called Goods4Greatness. The group connects teams and children who need sports equipment with donors (捐赠者) like Aubree Munro.Munro is a player on the U.S.A. Women9s softball team. When the Olympics in Japan were put off because of COVID-19, Munro started cleaning out her home in Florida

35、. She realized she had a lot of extra sports equipment. After Munro had heard about Potkeys organization, she sent the equipment she no longer needed.Potkey helped find people in Florida who could use Munros extra sports equipment. Munro said by doing this, she was “paying it forward”. This means to

36、 do good for someone as thanks for the help other people give you. Munro also thought doing something nice for a stranger made her feel good.Many people have given away to Goods4Greatness. Womens Soccer star Julie Foudy donated 100 soccer balls. Colleges sent equipment, too. Goods4Greatness also hel

37、ped many young people in different places like teams and schools.Potkey is happy to help so many young people in this way, but there are also many problems. She says her group has to save the cost by finding donors in the same areas as those who need the equipment. At the same time, space for the do

38、nations is worrying her. They take up a whole room in her home. And the work takes a lot of time, she hopes to do it full time some day.Although Potkey met many problems, she never thought about giving up. She hopes she can help more people and pass on the spirit of sharing.52.Rhiannon Potkey starte

39、d Goods4Greatness to _.A. have more chances to write about different sportsB. connect teams and colleges with young peopleC. help teams and children get old sports equipmentD. sell sports equipment to teams and young people53.Munro gave away her extra sports equipment because_.A. she was not a softb

40、all player anymoreB. Potkeys organization asked her to do thatC. her husband wanted her to clean out the roomD. she hopes to thank other persons who help her54.The underlined word They” in Paragraph 5 refers to _.A. the donations B. many problemsC. young peopleD. donors in the same area55.The struct

41、ure of the passage may be _.EWant to try an experiment with your parents? Ask them to stand next to you in front of a mirror, what do you see? They might say you have your moms eyes or your dads ears. But which parent are you most similar to?These similarities and differences all come down to DNA th

42、e basic building blocks of life that carry genes (基因) from our parents. These genes can influence (影响) everything from our blood type and eye color to having certain illnesses like heart problems.Scientists have found that some of the DNA we inherit (继承) only comes from one parent. For example, our

43、mitochondria (线粒体) have DNA that comes only from our mothers, according to Live Science. Some studies suggest that mitochondria DNA plays a key role in our sporting endurance (耐力). “Thats an example that youre more similar to your mom than your dad,” said Marika Charalambous, a scientist at Kings Co

44、llege, London.Except (除了) the mitochondria, scientists agree that we get a even number of genes from both our mother and our father a 50-50 percent. However, there is another cause which genes actually get expressed?Gene expression means which genes get “turned on as we develop. Not every gene that

45、we inherit gets activated (激活). According to one study in Nature, genes inherited from father mice get expressed more often than genes inherited from mother mice._ So for the moment, we cant really say why some of us take after more like our mothers or our fathers. Ifs just how the genes we inherit

46、from parents develop.56.The writer starts the passage to lead into the topic genes by _.A. telling storiesB. giving examplesC. raising questionsD. comparing facts57.The underlined word “even” in Paragraph 4 probably means “_” in Chinese.A. 均等的B. 平滑的 C. 甚至D. 实际上58.Which of the following sentences can be put in the _ in Paragraph 6?A. Because of this, we think we inherit som