1、2020-2021学年重庆八中九年级（上）期末英语试卷. 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， 并把题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。1（1.5分）A. Thats right.B. Yes， I did.C. Sounds good.2（1.5分）A. OK， I will.B. Never mind.C. Sorry， I wont.3（1.5分）A. Good idea.B. Nervous.C. By bus.4（1.5分）A.Whore you？B.Speaking，pleaseC.Im
2、 Ms.Smith.5（1.5分）A. In 3 years.B. Since last year.C. For 3 years.6（1.5分）A. Its my pleasure.B. Sorry to hear that.C. Thank you.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间题，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涂黑。7（1.5分）A. Dont listen to music at school.B. Dont bring cameras to school.C. Dont bring smart phone
3、s to school.8（1.5分）A. Lucy.B. Jack.C. Tom.9（1.5分）A. Educational movies.B. Action movies.C. Exciting movies.10（1.5分）A. A chemistry teacher.B. A tour guide.C. A physics teacher.11（1.5分）A. To find a job there.B. To find out what the factory made.C. To see if the factory was pouring waste water.12（1.5分）
4、A. At about 8：10 this Saturday afternoon.B. At about 8 this Sunday afternoon.C. At about 7：50 this Saturday afternoon.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。13（3分）（1）When is Jills graduation ceremony？A. Tomorrow.B. The day after tomorrow.C. Next Monday.（2）What do
5、 we know about Jill s father？A. He can attend Jills graduation ceremony.B. He is in the hospital.C. He has gone to Moscow for a meeting.14（3分）（1）Whats the mans problem？A. He feels nervous about the test.B. He doesnt work hard.C. He failed the test.（2）What does the woman think can help solve the mans
6、 problem？A. Good luck.B. Deep breathing.C. Kind advice.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。15（1.5分）All things in the hotel are made of .A. ice and snowB. stones and glassC. wood and grass16（1.5分）The guests cant in the hotel.A. have dinnerB. take away the ic
7、e bottlesC. enjoy hot spring baths17（1.5分）The music show is .A. at 8 a.m.B. at 9 p.m.C. at 8 p.m.18（1.5分）To keep the guests warm， the hotel provides .A. hats and glovesB. warm sleeping bagsC. warm coats单选选择。（每小题1分，共 10 分）从 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案，并把答题卡上对应该题目的答案标号涂黑。19（1分）The old man next to me i
8、n the photo is _ university teacher.（）AaBanCtheD/20（1分）Mr. Green was absent from todays meeting _ his personal reason.（）AafterBinCofDfor21（1分）I dont have the _ to tell my parents that I failed the exam again.（）AloveBsuggestionCdreamDcourage22（1分）Jimmy is _ at himself because his stupid mistake cause
9、d the failure of the game.（）AexcitedBhappyCmadDrelaxed23（1分）Im sorry for being late. I missed the bus. It doesnt matter. The movie _ for only five minutes.（）AbeganBhas begunChas been onDhad been on24（1分）My grandparents have already_ New Year pictures and paper cutting pieces to celebrate the Chinese
10、 New Year.（）Aput offBput awayCput upDput on25（1分）You will achieve your dream _ you have your goal and stick to it.（）AifBunlessCuntilDbefore26（1分）This year， many people in China _ to stay at the places where they work because of the COVID19.（）AtellBare toldChave been toldDhave told27（1分）People _ much
11、 plastic （塑料的） rubbish into the sea and polluted the sea environment. But now， with the help of the government， things become better.（）Aare used to throwBare used to throwingCused to be thrownDused to throw28（1分）There are so many clubs in our school and I cant decide _.（）Ato join which clubBwhich cl
12、ub should I joinCwhich club I should joinDjoin which club. 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。29（15分）Once there lived a wise man who had a very lazy son. The wise man was worried about his sons（1） for the son did nothing all day long. One day， he said
13、to his son， There was some treasure in a faraway place and I want you to find it （2） ， no matter how long it takes you. I have drawn a map to guide you and it will be your only partner. Then he gave his son a bag. Inside the bag （3） some food， a little money and the map. His son set out on his long
14、journey the next day. He had to travel across forests， rivers and mountains. Along the way， he was helped by some with food and by some with shelter（住所）. He also saw changing scenery （风景）and different seasons. Finally， he reached the place his father（4） . He spent two days digging for the treasure，
15、but found （5） . Feeling （6） ， he had to go home. On his way back， he sometimes would stop to enjoy the beauty of nature. He also learned to hunt and make meals. He had to fix his own shelter by himself. He was able to tell （7） by the position of the sun， find his way out by the marks he made and pro
16、tect himself （8） wild animals. Also， he met the same people who had helped him （9） . This time， he helped them in return. After he reached home， he apologized （道歉）to his father because he didnt find the treasure. There wasnt any treasure in the very first place， my son， the father answered with a sm
17、ile. （10） I think you have found your lifes true treasure.（1）A. jobB. familyC. studyD. future（2）A. quicklyB. aloneC. lonelyD. nearly（3）A. wereB. wasC. hadD. took（4）A. talkedB. spokeC. mentionedD. told（5）A. somethingB. everythingC. anythingD. nothing（6）A. excitedB. interestedC. disappointedD. relaxed
18、（7）A. timeB. peopleC. starsD. stories（8）A. forB. awayC. byD. from（9）A. laterB. earlierC. betterD. more（10）A. BecauseB. HoweverC. AlthoughD. But.阅读理解。 （ 41-43 小题， 每小题1 分， 44-59 小 题，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。30（3分）GET BUSY AFTER SCHOOLWelcome back to school!Have y
19、ou signed up for an afterschool activity yet？Here are some of the activities you can try.SPORTS TEAMSDo you like sports？How about joining the football team？It has tryouts at 3：00 next Tuesday.Many of our best players have moved up to high school.So now the team needs new players.For more information
20、，meet our sports advisors，Ms.Matte or Mr.Stergis.GOOD AT ART？This year，your classmates in the school art club plan to paint a mural（壁 画） on the wall by the office.So they need new members to help create it!Are you interested in drawing，painting or taking photos？This club is for you.The first meeting
21、 of the school year is at 3：15 next Wednesday in Room 221.Please see Ms.Greenway for more information.INTERESTED IN SCIENCE？Try the afterschool science club!It has plans to enter the national Junior Robotics competition this year.So if you want to try building a robot，this club is for you.See Mr.Lar
22、son in Room 105 for more details.The club meets every Thursday at 3：30.For a list of all the afterschool activities this year， click here.Or pick up a membership form from the advisors office Room 107.（1）When are the tryouts for the football team？ A.At 3：10 next Monday.B.At 3：00 next Tuesday.C.At 3：
23、15 next Wednesday.D.At 3：30 next Thursday.（2）What does the science club plan to do this year？ A.To paint a mural.B.To visit the robot museum.C.To offer physics courses.D.To enter a national competition.（3）If you are not interested in any of the three clubs，you can .A.see Ms.Greenway for more informa
24、tionB.meet Ms.Matte or Mr.StergisC.get a list of the activities on the websiteD.go to Room 10531（8分）Some scientists have found that the novel coronavirus （新型冠状病毒） that spreads across China and other parts of the world might come from bats.According to Live Science，bats live in dark and wet places，an
25、d can carry and spread more than 60 viruses that can infect （感染） humans.Since bats carry so many viruses，why arent they themselves hurt by the viruses？ The answer to the question has to do with the fact that the bat is the worlds only flying mammal （哺乳动物）.When a bat is flying，its body temperature ca
26、n reach as high as 400C. For most land mammals，this can bring death.But bats live it up every day.We find that the high temperature helps kill some viruses in the bat， says Linfa Wang，who studies bat viruses in Singapore. Wang also says that bats have special immune systems （免疫系统） to fight viruses.T
27、heir systems allow them to live with viruses without getting sick.And bats can make something that helps repair their bodies. And bat researchers say that even though bats may be the source （来源） of viruses，they could also be the source of medicines if we study their immune systems.（1）According to th
28、e passage，bats live .A.in mountainsB.in dark and dry placesC.in dark and wet placesD.near the rivers（5）According to the passage，bats wont be hurt by the viruses because .A.their high temperature helps kill some virusesB.they never get sickC.the viruses dont attack themD.their food can fight the viru
29、ses（3）How do you understand the last paragraph？ A.Bats carry many viruses and we should stay away from them.B.Our study on bats immune system helps us make new medicine.C.If we study bats more，we can find out the source of the viruses.D.Bats immune system can fight against many kinds of viruses.（4）T
30、he material is probably from .A.a travel websiteB.a history bookC.a science magazineD.a dictionary32（8分）A woman was waiting for her flight at an airport. Then she went to airport shops and bought a book and a bag of cookies. She took a seat next to a man and started to read. She gave her whole atten
31、tion to the book but happened to see the man taking a cookie out of the bag. At first she felt surprised but said nothing. She went back to her book. But the man seemed to enjoy the cookies too much and took more cookies from the bag. With the passing of time， she was getting more and more angry. Wi
32、th each cookie she took， he took one， too. When only one was left， the man nervously took that cookie and broke it in half. He offered the other half to her and smiled. The lady took it angrily from his hand and thought， After eating a half bag of my cookies， you didnt show any thanks. What a nerve
33、（放肆）! She was so angry， but was relieved （感到宽慰的） when her flight was called. She picked up her things and headed to the gate， refusing to look back at the thief. She boarded the plane and sat in her seat， reaching her hand in her bag. She was surprised to find a bag full of cookies in it. If mine ar
34、e here， she said to herself， the others were his， and he tried to share! But it was too late to say sorry and she realized it was she who was the thief.（1）The woman when she noticed the man taking a cookie out of the bag.A. was shoppingB. was listening to musicC. was having mealsD. was reading a boo
35、k（2）When only one cookie was left， the woman .A. shouted to the man angrilyB. took only one half of itC. offered it to the manD. took the whole cookie（3）What is the best title of the passage？ A. What People do at the Airport.B. Do You Like Cookies？C. Who Stole the Cookies？D. How to Spend Time.（4）How
36、 did the womans feelings change in the story？ A. happysurprisedsorry.B. surprisedrelievedhappy.C. surprisedangrysorry.D. happyrelievedangry.33（8分）What makes us different from machines？We have created AI （人工智能） programs that can do many of the same things we can.There are software programs that can p
37、lay chess，drive cars and solve difficult math problems. But what about creative works？Most art，music and poetry are created with emotion （情绪）.And yet，we have indeed created AI that can produce creative works. In October ，2018，Cristines famous auction （拍卖） house auctioned off a painting named Portrai
38、t of Edmond de Bellamy.The painting is not very outstanding，but it was sold for 432，500，about 3 million yuan.What made it so special？The fact is that it was drawn by an AI program written by Obvious，a group of artists in Paris，according to Artnet News. AI has entered the world of poetry as well.In A
39、pril，2018，Chinese and Japanese researchers wrote an AI program that uses pictures to write poems.The AI looks at colors and shapes in a picture and uses this information to write a poem quickly.Five hundred human judges were asked whether they could tell if the poems were written by a human or a com
40、puter Forty percent of the judges mistakenly thought the poems were written by a human，according to MIT Technology Review. But if Al can learn to create works of art like these，what place do humans have in the creative world？The difference is that true art is almost always an expression of emotionso
41、mething that AI is still unable to feel.As the famous poet Amy Lowell once said， Art is the desire （渴望） of a man to express himself and to record the reactions of his character to the world he lives in.（1）The writer starts the passage by .A.telling two storiesB.comparing two factsC.raising a questio
42、nD.giving an example（2）Paragraph 4 mainly tells us .A.all the judges mistakenly thought the poems were written by a humanB.What the difference between Al and human beings is in the area of creative worldC.Chinese and Japanese researchers wrote an AI program to paintD.AI is smart enough to write poem
43、s with pictures given almost as well as humans（3）According to the passage，we can infer that .A.AI has entered the world of poetry as wellB.AI can perform quite well in creating works of artC.a common painting drawn by AI was sold at a good priceD.AI programs can do all the things as humans do（4）The
44、author mentioned the idea of the famous poet Amy Lowell to .A.explain why AI can t take the place of humans role in the works of artB.show AI can create true art because it is able to feel emotionC.tell the difference between AI and humans in the creative worldD.worry about humans role in the creati
45、ve world34（8分）Chinese traditional paper cutting is an art of cutting out pictures from paper with the help of a pair of scissors or a knife.In 2009，the Chinese paper cutting was added to the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity （人类非物质文化遗产代表作名录）. Paper cutting originate
46、d （起源） in China，which is thought to have begun in 4th century with the invention of paper.But long before that， ，Chinese people already used similar skills to cut on leaves，leather and silk.Therefore，it s really a long art form that has been practiced in China through many centuries. The subjects of the paper cuttings can be anything，from historical events and fairy tale characters to plants and animals.The paper cuttings are so vivid that they look like real ones.Paper cutting may sound easy，but actually its difficult to d
