1、2020-2021学年重庆市南岸区八年级（下）期末英语试卷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（1.5分）A.How do you do？B.Nice to meet you，too.C.I am Fine，thanks.2（1.5分）A.Its sunny.B.Its Wednesday.C.Its June 30th.3（1.5分）A.Dont mention it.B.Thats too bad.C.Yes，sure.4（1.5分）A.Take it easy
2、.B.Well done!C.Quite beautiful.5（1.5分）A.Yes，I have.B.No，he hasnt.C.That sounds great.6（1.5分）A.I agree.B.Good idea.C.Dont worry.第二节 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涂黑。7（1.5分）A.Tonight.B.This Saturday.C.Next Saturday.8（1.5分）A.Doing exercise outside.B.Cleaning the room.C.Eating out.9（
3、1.5分）A.More than 30 years old.B.About 300 years old.C.Over 3，000 years old.10（1.5分）AOnceBTwiceCThree times11（1.5分）A.Henry.B.Tina.C.Steven.12（1.5分）A.Because he played football.B.Because 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
4、答案标号涂黑。13（3分）听第一段材料，回答小题。（1）Where does Andy want to go to the university？A.China.B.Britain.C.America.（2）What does Grace want to be？A.An engineer.B.A teacher.C.A singer.14（3分）听第二段材料，回答小题。（1）What time is it now？A.7：15.B.7：45.C.8：15.（2）How can Kate go to meet Sally？A.By bus.B.By car.C.By subway.第四节（每小题
5、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（6分）（1）There are many in the tree.A.birdsB.monkeysC.apples（2）I was afraid of the man because of .A.the dog on the sandB.the gun in his handC.his ugly eyes（3）There was /were people living on this island before I went there.A.1B.2C.3（4）My
6、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。16（1分）She coughed at night for a few days，so she went to take _ Xray in the hospital.（）AaBanCtheD/17（1分）I couldn
7、t lend any money _ my friend.（）AfromBthroughCtoDalong18（1分）A good way _ more volunteers is to put up signs around the school.（）Ato getBgetCgettingDgot19（1分）I have too many afterschool _ like math，physics and English.I see.Thats why you dont have much time to play sports with us.（）AhomeworkBactivitie
8、sCpressureDclasses20（1分）I was waiting for the bus when it _ to rain heavily.（）AbeginsBbeginCbeganDwill begin21（1分）According to Snow White，the prince knew that _ the girls foot fit in the shoe，it was not the right girl.（）AifBunlessCwhenDbecause22（1分）Did you know that Chongqing is one of _ cities in o
9、ur country？Yes，I did.It has a bigger population than Chengdu.（）AlargeBlargerCthe largerDthe largest23（1分）Watching the tea preparation is just as enjoyable as drinking the tea _.（）AitBitselfCthemDthemselves24（1分）Who will go to the airport to meet Alice？I will.I _ her several times.（）Awas meetingBmetC
10、have metDwill meet25（1分）_ have you had that bike？Since I was 3 years old.I learned how to ride a bike on it.（）AHow longBHow oldCWhenDWhyIII. 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。26（15分）Once there was a shepherd，the person who took care of a group of sheep.Every
11、night he counted and gathered his sheep.He was quite sure the（1） of his own sheep.One night，he saw some wild sheep 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 h
12、ad to feed（2） inside.He gave a small amount of food to his own sheep.But he gave（3） of the food to the wild sheep.He thought the extra food would keep them from（4） . It snowed for several days.During that time，the shepherds own sheep ate very little.The wild sheep，（5） ate very well.At last，the snow
13、melted （融化），and they had to go outdoors.As soon as the shepherd（6） the door of his lodge，the wild sheep started to run away. Wait! （7） do you run away after I treated you so kindly？ the shepherd asked in a voice full（8） anger. The wild sheep stopped and turned toward the shepherd. Were leaving（9） be
14、cause you fed us better than your own sheep， one of the wild sheep replied. You tried to fool us 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
15、（10） this lesson.He was not a true friend to the wild sheep.Because of this，he hadnt given enough care to his own group of sheep，either!（1）A.foodB.numberC.colorD.price（2）A.himB.youC.usD.them（3）A.lessB.fewerC.moreD.bigger（4）A.rememberingB.forgettingC.eatingD.leaving（5）A.howeverB.wheneverC.alsoD.but（6
16、）A.markedB.openedC.changedD.closed（7）A.HowB.WhereC.WhyD.Who（8）A.ofB.withC.aboutD.from（9）A.simplyB.importantlyC.stupidlyD.recently（10）A.explainedB.wastedC.understoodD.tookIV. 阅读理解。（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。27（3分）ALMANACCHALLENGE 2021YOU COULDWIN 500TO HELP SAVE POLAR BEARS!Po
17、lar bears are in big danger.Help needed！Theme （主题）：Help to save polar bears.Works：A poster with a drawing and a sentence about the importance of protecting polar bears.Awards： （1）500 to host a Polar Bears Forever party!（2）Our future issue （期） of Nat Geo Kids magazine with your drawing!Important Info
18、rmationTime：From July 1st to December 30th.Competitor：Anyone around the world between 6 and 12 years old.For more information，please visit （1）We join in Almanac Challenge 2021 in order to .A.help to save polar bearsB.write a sentence about polar bearsC.host a Polar Bears Forever partyD.sell Nat Geo
19、Kids magazines（2）If we want to join in Almanac Challenge 2021，we must .A.be very good at drawingB.hand in a poster before July 1stC.come only from the United StatesD.be between 6 and 12 years old（3）Almanac Challenge is a .A.surveyB.competitionC.clubD.meeting28（8分）Yellowstone National Park became Ame
20、ricas 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 area.But it was known as Rock Yellow River before the USA set up the park. The park is the most
21、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 years ago.Experts say it may erupt again in another 1，000 to 10，000 years.Yellowstone is filled with
22、 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 age and hot springs seem more powerful in the cool air.As you travel through the park，you can not onl
23、y 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，try a backpacking trip to the Thorofare area in Yellowstones most faraway southeast comer.If you want to ex
24、perience 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.（1）Yellowstone National Park got its name from .A.beautiful mountainsB.deep valleysC.Yellowstone LakeD.Rock Yellow River（2）The main id
25、ea 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 park（3）From the last paragraph，we know that .A.a backpacking trip to the Thorofare area is the best choice of allB.we can try a his
26、toric 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 from 1886 to 2021（4）The passage is probably from .A.a travel magazineB.a history bookC.a science newspaperD.an animal website29（8
27、分）Watching 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.People believe the lion dance can drive away the bad luck. The dancers are really cool.They can make the lion look like it is shakin
28、g 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 the 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 m
29、eters.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 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
30、 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， But thats also the amazing part of Xingshi，which makes it famous in China. Teenagers from Dongguan Tsinglan School，Guangdong were excited afte
31、r 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. Zhang Ruitao said. The lions looked a little scary，but I still like it.Only we Chinese can perform it. Zhang Jiaqi said.（1）The lion dance in China is
32、.A.not performed during holidaysB.very popular for 5000 yearsC.able to drive away the bad luckD.the same in different places（2）If you want to perform Xingshi，you should .A.look like the lion firstB.stay on one pile for a long timeC.have kung fu skills firstD.fall from the pile and get hurt（3）Teenage
33、rs feel according to what they said in the last paragraph.A.coolB.excitedC.angryD.scared（4）The best title of this passage may be .A.Chinese Traditional DanceB.Quincuncial in XingshiC.Performers on the PilesD.Chinese Lion Dance30（8分）Rhiannon Potkey writes about sports for a newspaper in Tennessee.She
34、 learned that some young people did not have good sports equipment （设备）.She decided to do something about it.Potkey started a group called Goods4 Greatness.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.Womens softb
35、all team.When the Olympics in Japan were put off because of COVID19，Munro started cleaning out her home in Florida.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 w
36、ho could use Munros extra sports equipment.Munro said by doing this，she was paying it forward.This means to 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 Goods4 Greatness.Wome
37、ns Soccer star Julie Foudy donated 100 soccer balls.Colleges sent equipment，too.Goods4 Greatness also helped 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
38、 by finding donors in the same areas as those who need the equipment.At the same time，space for the donations 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 givin
39、g up.She hopes she can help more people and pass on the spirit of sharing.（1）Rhiannon Potkey started Goods4 Greatness 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 team
40、s and young people（2）Munro gave away her extra sports equipment because .A.she was not a softball 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 her（3）The underlined word They in Paragraph 5 refers to
41、 .A.the donationsB.many problemsC.young peopleD.donors in the same area（4）The structure of the passage may be .A.B.C.D.31（8分）Want 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 whi
42、ch parent are you most similar to？ These similarities and differences all come down to DNA the 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
43、have found that some of the DNA we inherit （继承） only comes from one parent.For example，our 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 mo
44、re similar to your mom than your dad， said Marika Charalambous，a scientist at Kings College，London. Except （除了） the mitochondria，scientists agree that we get a even number of genes from both our mother and our father a 5050 percent.However，there is another cause which genes actually get expressed？ G
45、ene expression means which genes get turned on as we develop.Not every gene that 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
46、after more like our mothers or our fathers.Ifs just how the genes we inherit from parents develop.（1）The writer starts the passage to lead into the topic genes by .A.telling storiesB.giving examplesC.raising questionsD.comparing facts（2）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（3）Which of the following sentences can be put in the in Paragraph 6？A.Because of this，we think we inherit s
