1、东湖高新区2020-2021学年度下学期期末考试八年级英语试卷1. 本卷分为选择题和非选择题两部分，满分120分，考试时间120分钟。2. 请将全部答案写在答题卡上。第I卷 (选择题共85分)第一部分听力部分一、听力测试(共三节)第一节(共4小题，每小题1分，满分4分) 听下面4个问题，每个问题后有三个答语，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每个问题后，你都有5秒钟的时间来作答和阅读下一小题。每个问题仅读一遍。 1. A. Very dry. B. The Sahara. C. In Africa. 2. A. Yes, I did. B. No, there isnt. C.
2、 No, I havent. 3. A. On my birthday. B. For three years. C. Its new. 4. A. Interesting. B. Four girls growing up. C. 10 yuan. 第二节(共8小题，每小题1分，满分8分) 听下面8段对话，每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项 听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍 5. What is the relationship between the two speakers? A. Friends. B. C
3、lassmates. C. Teacher and student. 6. What does the girl think of Hansel? A. Clever. B. Brave. C. Patient. 7. Why does the boy think Qomolangma is the most dangerous? A. Because of the thin air. B. Because of the snow. C. Because of the wind. 8. When will John go to bed? A. At 8:30pm. B. At 10: 00pm
4、. C. At 10: 30pm. 9. Where did the boy grow up? A. In the countryside. B. In a town. C. In a city. 10. How many times has the girl been to the nature museum up to now? A. Once. B. Twice. C. Three times. 11. What does the man mean? A. He will clear out the things. B. He will join in the yard sale. C.
5、 He will give the things away. 12. How long is the Yangtze River? A. About 6, 700 km. B. About 6, 400 km. C. About 6, 300 km. 第三节(共13小题每小题1分满分13分) 听下面4段对话或独白每段对话或独白后有几个小题从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选 出最佳选项。听每段对话前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟，听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间每段对话读两遍。听下面一段对话，回答13至15三个小题。 12. What are the two speakers tal
6、king about? A. Their English class. B. Their favorite books. C. Their book reports. 14. What is the relationship between the two speakers? A. Classmates. B. Mother and son. C. Teacher and student. 15. What can we learn from the conversation? A. The boy doesnt like Tom Sawgyer. B. The boy has finishe
7、d reading Treasure Island. C. The girl has to finish the book report in two weeks. 听下面一段对话，回答16至18三个小题。 16. When did the conversation take place? A. Before class. B. At class. C. After class. 17. What is the girls advice for Alan? A. He should read the hand-outs before the lesson. B. He should discu
8、ss more often with teachers. C. He should ask teachers for help after class. 18. What do you know about Alan from the conversation? A. He is poor at taking notes. B. He hates taking notes. C. Hes a good learner. 听下面一段对话，回答19至22四个小题。 19. Where are the two speakers probably talking? A. On the street.
9、B. In Jeffs yard. C. At school. 20. Why do Jeffs family have this sale? A. Because they dont use the things anymore. B. Because the things bring back sweet memories. C. Because they want to raise some money. 21. What can we know from the conversation? A. Jeff had the bike for 75 cents. B. Jeff got t
10、he bike three years ago. C. Amy decided to sell the bike at a low price. 22. Whats Jeffs advice to do with the old things? A. To give them away. B. To put them away. C. To throw them away. 听下面一段独白，回答23至25三个小题。 23. What are they going to do on Saturday? A. To go to the movie theaters. B. To visit the
11、 film museum. C. To meet some famous stars. 24. Where are they going to meet? A. In the car park B. At the museum gate. C. Outside the movie theater. 25. How much will each student take with them at least? A. Ten dollars. B. Sixteen dollars. C. Twenty-six dollars. 第二部分笔试部分二、单项选择(共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分)从题
12、中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。将代表该答案的字母在答题卡上相应的位置涂黑。 26. Could I use your dictionary, Claudia? _.A. Its a pleasure. B. Yes, you could C. Feel free D. It doesnt matter 27. Do you know that Mr. Smith is leaving soon? Oh, no! _! I guess well miss him lot. A. Thats amazing B. What a shame C. Its no big deal
13、 D. Never mind 28. I think listening to music helps calm me down while I am doing my homework _. I need to study in a quiet environment. A. I dont agree with youB. That sounds fun C. So I do D. I think so 29. What has happened to you? You look upset. I missed the bus. The game was already in _ when
14、I arrived. A. return B. progress C. search D. order 30. Millions of Chinese leave the countryside to search for work in the cities. Thats true. Because of this, many of their kids have poor _ in school. A. preparation B. program C. protection D. performance 31. Tom has changed quite a lot. He used t
15、o be very shy, but now hes outgoing. Thats for sure. People _ always stay the same. A. cant B. wont C. mustnt D. neednt 32. Must I hand in the book report today? No, you neednt. Its _ the day after tomorrow.A. on B. up C. out D. due 33. Mark Twain rose from a nobody to famous writer in the world in
16、his life. Yes. Your chance of _ your dream in the future depends on your effort today. A. winning B. flying C. achieving D. protecting 34. What do you feel like doing in your free time? Listening to music, _ classical music. A. hopefully B. nearly C. especially D. actually 35. He waited and watched
17、his father until he disappeared _ the crowd. A. over B. behind C. towards D. into 36. China successfully launched(发财) the Shenzhou XII on June 17, 2021. I missed the moment. Lets _ some videos on the Internet. A. take out B. hand out C. clear out D. check out 37. Sometimes I find it difficult to mak
18、e a decision. I think you need to _ the gains and losses. A. mark B. weigh C. hold D. report 38. Can you come today or tomorrow? Im afraid _ is possible. How about the day after tomorrow? A. neither B. either C. none D. any 39. She won a gold medal at the age of 35 in the Olympic Games. Thats _. Its
19、 almost impossible to achieve this at such an old age. A. interesting B. amazing C. strange D. typical40. Im considering visiting Singapore. I want to know _. You have many choices. A. whether is it fun in the Night Safari B. how was the weather there C. what special food I can try there D. have you
20、 ever been there before三、完形填空(本题共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分)阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。 She changes her job because of her interest in educating people on the beauty and importance of flowers. Qiu Yamin, 42, made her 41 of planting flowers her job. Back in 2008, Qiu was living a(n) 42 life. A
21、t that time, she was a computer saleswoman and was 43 with her job. The busy work day after day 44 that she did not have enough time to feel even the change of seasons. She felt her life would 45 the same. As a result, Qiu decided to 46 her job and follow her heart by opening a flower store. One day
22、, walking on the street, she came up with a(n) 47 . She rented (租) an empty place of 2, 000 square meters and grew a lot of plants inside, 48 it a garden and a flower market. At the beginning, she started the business by herself, then her family members 49 her. Now, her company has more than 200 peo
23、ple. Her book Heydear Garden introducing her experience of planting flowers has 50 ,In order to help more children 51 the importance of flowers. Qiu has started a program to build 100 gardens in 100 schools in China She hopes to plant different kinds of flowers in each garden, so that 52 can see the
24、m in different seasons.I believe 53 the seed( 种子)of gardening in a childs heart will do good to them for a lifetime. I have built such gardens in two schools. And I will build 54 in the future, especially for schools for students with 55 needs. With the gardens, we may try some horticultural therapy
25、(园艺疗法) for such students, says Qiu.41. A. habit B. pride C. hobby D. life 42. A. easy B. difficult C. meaningful D. different 43. A. happy B. satisfied C. bored D. strict 44 A. reminded B. meant C. said D. caused 45. A. become B. stay C. feel D. live 46. A. give away B. give out C. give up D. give i
26、n 47. A. invention B. idea C. example D. suggestion 48. A. makingB. bringing C. calling D. naming 49.A stopped B. left C. joined D. encouraged 50. A. worked out B. come out C. taken out D. moved out 51. A. realize B. consider C. regard D. encourage 52. A. workers B. students C. gardeners D. teachers
27、 53. A. watering B. picking C. growing D. finding 54. A. a lot B. a few C. less D. more 55. A. special B. important C. surprising D. primary四、阅读理解(本题共15小题，每小题2分，共30分)阅读下面三篇材料，从每题所给的A、B、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。SOCIETY China DailyJune 3rd, 2021Elephants Moving Northward A group of wild Asian elephants that left
28、 Xishuangbanna National Nature Reserve(西双版纳国家级自然保护区)in the south of Yunnan province last year are still moving northward, local media(当地媒体) reported on Wednesday. The 15-member herd has traveled nearly 500 kilometers from the reserve. Experts said the move northward is unusual and they do not know P
29、rovided by Xinhua the reason for it They predicted that the elephants might continue to move north and very likely go through Kunmings Jinning and Anning districts(区) No injuries(伤害) or deaths have been reported as a result of the herds movement.The Asian elephant, which is included on the Internati
30、onal Union for Conservation of Natures Red List of Threatened Species(国际自然保护联盟濒危物种红色名录) as “endangered”, enjoys Class-A-a protection in China, the same level afforded to the giant panda. Most of the countrys Asian elephants live in southern Yunnan, mainly in rainforest in the city of Pu er and in Xi
31、shuangbanna Dai autonomous prefecture(傣族自治州) However, about two-thirds of them are now living outside the nature reserves because the increasing density of the forest canopy(树冠密度) has caused food shortages said Chen Mingyong, a professor at Yunnan University. 56. According to the material, we can kn
32、ow that _.A. the news was reported by China Daily B. the news came from NATURE section C. the photo was provided by Xishuangbanna D. the group of elephants left the reserve in 2021 57. Experts might describe the elephants move northward as _.A. normal B. uncommon C. dangerous D. interesting 58. What
33、 can we know about the Asian elephants from the passage? A. They hurt people during their movement. B. There are many Asian elephants in the world now. C. They enjoy the same level of protection as pandas. D. Most of them live in rainforest in northern Yunnan. 59. Most of Asian elephants live outsid
34、e the nature reserves mainly because of _.A. the terrible living conditions B. running out of food C. other dangerous animals D. human activities 60. The purpose of the writing is probably to _.A. introduce the move of Asian elephants B. tell readers about the danger elephants are facing C. tell rea
35、ders some endangered animals in China D. introduce the difficulties Asian elephants faceBIn 1997, Liu Fang was teaching Chinese language in a middle school in Guizhou province, and was on path she picked for herself. Everything went well until one day the doctor told her that a disease(疾病) would slo
36、wly led to her loss of sight. Hearing this, her mind went blank(空白). She had no idea about how to continue with her life and work. At that time, most students in Lius class were left behind at home, as their parents tried to make a living by working in big cities As an enthusiastic person, Liu decid
37、ed that she would continue teaching with her remaining sight as if nothing happened. Her students and co-workers didnt realize that something was wrong with her as she knew the contents of the textbooks well and always had her teaching plans ready. In 2006, Liu was completely blind. Having learned t
38、o deal with difficulties in life and work over 10 years of losing sight, she decided to accept her situation. Though it was the biggest regret( in her life that she could not continue teaching Chinese, she chose to become a psychological counselor( in school in 2007. To get more people to realize th
39、e importance of psychological health education among children, especially in poor areas, Liu has many ways of providing psychological counseling, from giving lectures, holding radio programs to writing books with the help of software(件). Now her audience has expanded to teachers and parents A big di
40、fference between a Chinese language teacher and a psychological counselor is that she no longer is the one talking more, but rather listening, she said. 61. Liu continued teaching Chinese _.A. for about nine years B. because she needed to make a living C. without hiding her illness D. till she becam
41、e a psychological counselor 62. From the passage, we can inter that _.A. Liu couldnt see anything since997 B. Liu lost her mind when knowing her illness C. Liu is a strong-willed teacher D. many of Lius students fell behind in study 63. The underlined word enthusiastic is closest in meaning to _.A.
42、warm B. humorous C. kind D. smart 64. To help students with psychological problems, Liu did a lot EXCEPT _.A. making speeches B. holding radio programs C. designing software D. writing some books 65. Which of the following can be the best title of the passage? A. The Biggest Regret in Life B. An Enc
43、ouraging Life Story C. A Psychological Counselor D. Listening instead of TalkingCAre you really trying hard? Every evening, after returning home from school, you play with your phone for a few minutes, quickly turning into a few hours. When you finally try to finish your homework, you can only write
44、 a few words before you feel bored and tired To stop from feeling sleepy, you decide to play a video game-just a few rounds(轮), to refresh your mind so you can start working again. But when you check the clock, its already the early hours of morning.Then you realize theres no time left. So you hold
45、your pen and get to work complaining(抱怨) there isnt enough time to finish your task, and at the same time accepting praises(赞扬) from your classmates saying that youre hard-working.You tell yourself you stay up late because you are a hard worker, never admitting (承认) that the only person youre fooling is yourself. This somehow offers you a sense of achievement. However, you will soon start to feel ashamed, because you find that youre achieving little, even though you feel busy every day and that all your time is spent imagining a beautiful future, without actually
