1、20192020 学年第二学期期末质量检测学年第二学期期末质量检测 八年级英语八年级英语 2020. 7 本试卷共 100 分, 考试时间 90 分钟。交卷时只交答题卡。 I. 单项选择（共单项选择（共 20 小题小题. 每小题每小题 1 分分, 计计 20 分分) 选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 1. Here is my phone number. You _ ring me up anytime you like. A. can B. must C. need D. will 2. Of the two shirts, Id like to choose the _one to save
2、 some money for a cap. A. expensive B. more expensive C. cheaper D. cheapest 3. We find_ impossible for us to learn physics well in a short time. A. that B. it C. this D. one 4. The book Ordinary World is very moved. I _it twice already. A. read B. have read C. am reading D. will read 5. What wonder
3、ful music! Thanks. Neither my classmates nor my mother _the piano better than me. A. played B. plays C. play D. playing 6. Do you know the _ of the final exam? I wonder if I have passed it. A. pride B. result C. purpose D. reason 7. The classroom is _because all the students are having a PE. class o
4、n the playground. A. large B. dirty C. empty D. clear 8. Dont always _the dictionary. You should guess the meaning of the new words. A. hold on B. depend on C. keep on D. pass on 9. David is _ as tall as his father. How quickly he grows! A. really B. finally C. nearly D. mostly 10. The headmaster wa
5、rns us _ the school rules, or well be punished. A. break B. not to break C. breaking D. dont break 11. -Would you like to go to a movie with me this weekend? -_. A. Thank you B. No, I dont C. Sure, Id love to D. Thats all right 12. Many volunteers _ to Sichuan Province after it had flood this year.
6、A. send B. are sent C. sent D. were sent 13. Most children like the new movie Ne Zha, _my younger brother. A. including B. behind C. without D. for 14. I was writing a diary _my brother was watching TV last night. A. until B. if C. because D. while 15. -What would you like to drink? -Im very thirsty
7、. _ you can get. Just get it now. A. Anything B. Something C. Nothing D. Other things 16. If our government _pay attention to the safety of food, our health _in danger. A. isnt; is B. doesnt will be C. wont; is D. isnt; will be 17. -The light in his room is still on. Do you know_? -In order to prepa
8、re for the coming exam. A. if he works hard B. why he stays up so late C. why is he so busy D. when he will stop working 18. The ring that she lost is very expensive. Its of great _. A. valuable B. value C. valueless D. invaluable 19. -How is Tom now? -I hear the company _him a good job, but he refu
9、sed it. A. provided B. offered C. passed D. introduced 20. He speaks English _his aunt. A. as well as B. as good as C. as better as D. as best as I. 完型填空完型填空(共共 20 小题小题, , 每小题每小题 1 分分, 计计 20 分分) A One Saturday morning a careless car driver threw a lighted cigarette (香烟) out of his car ten kilometres
10、 west of the small Canadian town of Stanton. The forest along the road was dry because there had been no 21 for many days. A few minutes later the trees were on fire. A truck driver saw the fire when he was on his 22 to Stanton. As soon as he reached the town, he told the police about it. Soon fire
11、fighters were 23 westwards. When they reached the fire, they saw that it was very big. It could not spread to the north because there was a lake _24 to the south because of a wide 25 . But a west wind was carrying the fire towards Stanton and the fire fighters could not 26 it. Then, one of the fire
12、fighters sent message back to the town 27 radio. Lots of people hurried to a place about half a kilometre west of the town. There they used dynamite(炸药)to blow down some 28 and clear a wide path through the forest. _29 the fire reached the path, it began to die down because there was nothing 30 to b
13、un. Several hours later they put out the fire and saved the town. 21. A. wind B. rain C. snow D. cold 22. A. way B. road C. street D. work 23. A. arriving B. hurrying C. getting D. coming 24. A. and B. or C. but D. even 25. A. park B. building C. zoo D. river 26. A. help B. save C. get D. stop 27. A
14、. by B. with C. on D. in 28. A. houses B. hills C. trees D. walls 29. A Since B. Because C. When D. Until 30. A. left B. bad C. serious D. good B March 22nd is World Water Day. It started in 1993. It not only makes us think about the importance of water, but also calls on us to 31 and protect water.
15、 Today, were facing terrible water problems. Among them, wastewater problem is especially 32 _. And the subject of World Water Day in 2017 is wastewater. What is wastewater? It is used water. Usually, wastewater comes from homes, 33 _, hospitals and so on. It is produced by different kinds of activi
16、ties, including washing machines, taking showers and using kitchens. The rain also _ 34_wastewater when it is running down the street during a storm. No matter where it comes from, this kind of water is sure to have 35 harmful in it. _36_ must we treat(处理)wastewater? Wastewater has a big influence o
17、n our life. It causes both illness for us and pollution for the environment. We must care for our environment and our own 37 . How can we treat wastewater? Different kinds of wastewater need different ways of treatment. Different wastewater 38 _homes can be reused. Then there will be 39_ wastewater.
18、 Also, factory wastewater has to be cleaned 40 it goes back to nature. 31. A. drink B. save C. carry D. watch 32. A. easy B. popular C. small D. serious 33. A. factories B. lakes C. rivers D. seas 34. A. gets back B. hands in C. changes into D. picks up 35. A. nothing B. something C. nobody D. someb
19、ody 36. A. What B. Who C. Why D. How 37. A. work B. interest C. health D. business 38. A. on B. for C. with D. from 39. A. less B. more C. better D. worse 40. A. and B. whether C. after D. before III. 阅读理解阅读理解(共共 10 小题小题, 每小题每小题 2 分分, 计计 20 分）分） A Many young people can use computers, but few of them
20、 know how to look after them. Remember the following when you use the computer. Keep your computer in a cool, dry room. Too much or too little heat is bad for computers. Damp (潮湿) is also bad for them. Most computers work best at a temperature of 5-30 degrees centigrade. Computers, just like some pe
21、ople, may prefer autumn to summer and winter. Do not let people smoke near your computer. Smoke of all kinds is very bad for many parts of a computer and can cause many problems. Do not eat or drink when you are near your computer. Pieces of food and a little water in the keyboard can also cause man
22、y problems. Make sure that the keyboard and the screen are the correct height for you. If they are not correct, youll get backache. Make sure the screen is in the correct distance from your eyes. Keep your screen clean and do not have it too bright. A dirty screen can hurt your eyes. A very bright s
23、creen can also be bad for your eyes. 41. Computers, just like some people, may prefer _. A. autumn to summer and winter B. neither winter nor summer or autumn C. summer to winter and autumn D. both summer and winter 42. Some people use a different pair of glasses when they use a computer because the
24、y want to _. A. protect the computer B. prevent (防止)their eyes being hurt C. make them look cool D. show off (炫耀）his glasses 43. Which is NOT true according to the passage? A. If the height of the screen isnt correct, youll get backache. B. Smoking is bad for a computer and is one of the causes of m
25、any problems. C. You can eat or drink when you are near your computer D. Make sure the screen is in the correct distance from your eyes B From red apples and yellow lemons to blueberries and green melons, fruit comes in many different colors. Why do different kinds of fruit have so many colors? Frui
26、t colors actually come from their different pigments(色素), such as red or yellow carotenoid (类胡萝卜素) and blue or purple anthocyanin（花青素). These pigments appear in different amounts, depending on the fruits environment. This causes the fruit to turn a certain color. Scientists found that environment af
27、fects fruit colors, red fruit tends to(倾向于)grow in cooler places. And they also grow in many places around the world. Blue and purple fruit mostly grows in warm places. These fruit tend to grow a lot in just one specific area. The scientists also found that the closer the fruit is to the equator(赤道)
28、the darker is color will be. Animals have also had an impact on the evolution(进(化)of fruit colors. Animals eat fruit and drop the seeds in other places later. This helps the fruit grow in different places. Therefore, in order to attract animals, some fruit develop colors that are easy for animals to
29、 see. However, animals see colors in a different way. For example, birds can see red more easily than humans can. Therefore, there tends to be more red fruit in areas where birds live. 44. You are more likely to find blue and purple fruit in _places. A. cooler B. warmer C. higher D. lower 45. Some f
30、ruits develop certain colors to_. A. scare animals away B. get more sunlight C. attract animals to eat them D. protect themselves 46. Which of the following factors have influenced the evolution of fruit colors? a. environment b. pigment c. animals d. humans visual abilities A. abc B. bcd C. acd D.
31、abd C Empathy(同情心)lets us feel another persons pain and drives us to help. Do any other animals feel empathy? Scientists recently found that rats(老鼠)do, too. Most people dont like rats. In many peoples eyes, rats are only bad. But Jean Decety and his partners at the University of Chicago did an expe
32、riment. It showed that rats are kind, warm-hearted animals. They can feel each others pain. Scientists placed pairs of rats in cages(笼子)for two weeks. During this time they got to know each other. Then they put one of the rats from each pair into a small glass box in the cages. The small glass box h
33、ad a door. It was so designed(设计)as to fall to the side when the free rat touched it. Many of the trapped(困住的）rats squeaked(吱吱叫)to show their discomfort. The other rats of the pairs could see their suffering friends clearly. In most pairs, the free rats would become very worried about their friends.
34、 They kept trying to save their friends again and again throughout the month. Scientists put the rats favorite chocolate in the cages, but the rats didnt eat it until they had saved their friends successfully. Scientists also found that female(雌性)rats seemed to act more empathetic than male(雄性)rats.
35、 The results are the first to show that rats take action in response(回应)to anothers trouble, Decety said. Monkeys have similar action. But unlike those animals, rats can be ready used in lab studies. They will help us to learn which parts of the brain lead to empathy and helping action and whether e
36、mpathy is natural. 47. A person with empathy is often _. A. kind-hearted B. clever C. active D. strong 48. What does the underline word mean in Chinese? A. 休息的 B. 睡着的 C. 死亡 D. 受苦的 49. Why didnt the free rats eat the chocolate a first? A. Because they were full at that time. B. Because chocolate was
37、not their favorite food. C. Because they wanted to save the trapped rats first. D. Because they were afraid that the chocolate was bad. 50. What does the passage mainly tell us? A. Rats can feel other animals pain. B. Chocolate is rats favorite food. C. Female rats are more empathetic than male rats
38、. D. Rats are empathetic and can feel each others pain. IV. 任务型阅读（共任务型阅读（共 5 小题小题, 每小题每小题 2 分分, 计计 10 分分) 阅读短文阅读短文, 并按要求完成并按要求完成 5660 题题 It is believed that social networks allow people to make their online social circle larger. But having 150 friends on WeChat is not the same thing as having 150fri
39、ends in real life. In last weeks Chitchat, we asked our readers how many friends they had in their We Chat account(账户), and how many of them were actual friends. Here are some of the top comments(评论). left and right I have more than 1, 000 friends in WeChat. However, the number of friends I communic
40、ate with daily is less than 50, most of whom are my classmates and families. So many friends are just there and we never speak any word. Kris Wilson Choy I have almost 300 friends in my WeChat. However, the number of people who I often send messages to is just 10. Most of these friends are classmate
41、s or people who work with me. Except work or studying, we hardly talk with each other during our spare time. Monica To be honest, as an English teacher since 1981, I have more than 400 WeChat friends, most of whom are my students, students parents, and workmates. Although we seldom meet face to face
42、, our ties still remain normal. You se, they often ask me questions online, which I answer happily. Of course, sometimes I feel upset when they ask me to vote(投票)online or give likes. However, I generally do as requested because it serves to glue our ties. 51-52 题完成句子;53, 54 题简略回答问题;55 题将文中画线句子译成汉语。
43、 51. _ make peoples online social circle larger. 52. Left and right mostly talks with _on WeChat daily. 53. What does Kris Wilson Choy talks about with his WeChat in his free time? _ 54. Does Monica usually vote online or give likes when she is asked to? _ 55. _ V. 词汇词汇运用（共运用（共 10 小题小题, 每小题每小题 1 分分,
44、 计计 10 分）分） 根据短文内容及所给提示, 补全文中单词或用所给单词的正确形式填空。 Do you want to understand body language? Then why not start by looking at other animals. Why? 56. B_ humans are just another kind of animal. Animals show their feelings 57. w_ their faces and bodies-if they show their teeth and raise their backs, that 58
45、. m_ theyre angry. Humans do many of these things, too. If you want to tell whether someone is happy or angry, 59. _(relax) (relax) or nervous, just look 60. _ them. Words are not always necessary. We only have to watch our pets to see how close animal and human body languages are. When a cal is fee
46、ling 61. _(confidence), it will stand very tall and point its nose into the air. Humans do the same thing when they are 62. _(feel)proud. They lift their heads and push out their chins. Chimpanzees （黑猩猩） usually slap （拍） their 63. _(fiend) hand or back when they meet, just like we greet each other b
47、y shaking hands. So you see, _(study)animal gestures is very important. We can learn more about 65._(we)from animal body language. VI. 基础写作（包括基础写作（包括 A、B、两部分、两部分, A 部分部分 5 分分, B 部分部分 15 分计分计 20 分）分） A)连词成句(共 5 小题, 每小题 1 分, 计 5 分） 将所给词语连成句子, 标点已给出。 要求:符合语法, 语句通顺, 大小写正确, 词语不得重复使用。 66. it, night, rain, last, did _? 67. Tom, what, brave, is, a, boy _! 68. do, sports, like, which team, you, best _? 69. Beijing, have, I, to,
