1、2020-2021学年江苏省南京市鼓楼区八年级（下）期末英语试卷第I卷 选择题（共35分）一、单项填空（共 15 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 15 分）请认真阅读下列各题，从题中所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑1. Here is a message for Sarah from Linda What does Linda want？（ ）Hi Sarah，Mary phoned Your book arrived in the post this morning Marys out all day today but Steve will be in
2、Call him to let him know if youre going to collect itLindaA.She wants Sarah to call Mary todayB.She wants Mary to post the book to SarahC.She wants Steve to call Sarah to collect the bookD.She wants Sarah to call Steve before she collects the book2. How do you like the movie Avengers： Endgame？ Excel
3、lent! You wont realize how wonderful it is_you watch it（ ） A.whenB.sinceC.afterD.until3. Jim， put your shoes in the _place Dont let your things go everywhere! All right， mum（ ） A.publicB.properC.dryD.safe4. The report card shows Simon is good at all the subjects，_English（ ） A.especiallyB.mostlyC.mai
4、nlyD.exactly5. Trees can help keep the air clean_， they can make the city cooler in hot summer（ ） A.HoweverB.MoreoverC.OtherwiseD.Indeed6. Miss Wu tells us to read English aloud_， we can remember the new words better（ ） A.By the wayB.In some waysC.In this wayD.On the way7. I want to know_to hand in
5、the report on charity Mr Wu told us to finish it before Friday（ ） A.howB.whereC.whenD.who8. Now parents always talk about_because they want their children to be better and better（ ） A.communicationB.educationC.conditionD.situation9. Burning rubbish in the open air will surely_much pollution Yes The
6、government should take action to stop it（ ） A.produceB.protectC.preventD.provide10. May I go to the cinema with Tom tomorrow， Mum？ Of course， if your homework_by then（ ） A.finishesB.will finishC.is finishedD.will be finished11. If you want to write an article My school， you can use the method of _ t
7、o organize your ideas（ ） A.Space orderB.Time orderC.General to specificD.Specific to general12. Sorry， I forgot to return the novel I_it for two weeks It doesnt matter You can renew it（ ） A.keptB.borrowedC.have keptD.have borrowed13. The singing competition will begin in half an hour， but Sandy hasn
8、t come yet Dont worry I_her and Im sure she will be here soon（ ） A.will callB.have calledC.am callingD.call14. Watching English films can help us relax and improve our English as well That sounds good We can kill two birds with one stoneKill two birds with one stone in the sentence means _（ ） A.get
9、things done twiceB.get two things done twiceC.get something done two timesD.get two things done at the same time15. The box looks heavy Do you need a hand？ It is empty and I can carry it by myself_（ ） A.Never mindB.Youre welcomeC.It doesnt matterD.Thanks all the same二、完形填空（共 10小题；每小题 10 分，满分 10 分）请认
10、真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑 Once my mother told me a story In Africa, when an antelope （羚羊） wakes up every morning, the first thing it thinks about is, I must be able to run faster than the（1）_lion, or （ 否 则 ） I will be killed At the same time, a lion wakes from his dream The
11、first thing the lion thinks about is, I must be able to catch the slowest antelope, or I will starve （ 挨 饿 ） to death So, almost at the same time, the antelope and the lion get up and start running toward the（2）_sunThisis life: full of chances and challenges （ 挑 战 ） Whether you are an antelope or a
12、lion, you （3）_ go ahead when the sun rises For students, it is just the same If we do not study hard, sooner or later, we will fall behind the others At first, I did not know what the word exam（4）_ Later, I knew an exam was a kind of competition There are（5）_winners and losers in competitions As I g
13、rew up, I got to know competition well In ones life, there must be competitions, so people can（6）_Eachtime I saw children playing games, and heard their laughter （ 笑 声 ）, I（7）_I were that age again However, I remembered my parents words: You must work very hard in order to have a good future So I（8）
14、_my pen and began to study hard againIwas still not sure what competition really meant One day, I was taking part in an Englishspeaking competition When I went to the stage, I saw other students looking at me（9）_ I suddenly knew what competition was It is not as cruel （ 残 酷 ） as my teachers and pare
15、nts told me（10）_, competition is the opposite: it is kind and necessaryNowI understand more about the world Competition is important for us all （1）A.biggestB.fastestC.strongestD.wildest （2）A.risingB.fallingC.shiningD.burning （3）A.mayB.canC.shouldD.must （4）A.describedB.explainedC.meantD.formed （5）A.n
16、everB.sometimesC.oftenD.always （6）A.changeB.improveC.acceptD.manage （7）A.wishedB.realizedC.preferredD.believed （8）A.carried onB.put downC.picked upD.looked for （9）A.carefullyB.cheerfullyC.quietlyD.kindly （10）A.In factB.Above allC.From then onD.As a result三、阅读理解（共 3小题，满分 10 分）请认真阅读下列材料，从材料后各题所给的 A、B、
17、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑 VOLUNTEERS NEEDEDChildren in NeedWeare looking for volunteers to help with a group of teenagers If you are free on Wednesdays and would like to take a group of teenagers on visits to parks, museums and other places of interest, call usnowon （01403）230599The Charity ShopD
18、oyou have free time during the day? Would you like to help us by selling used clothes for various charities? If you are free for 56 hours on one or more weekdays, give us a ring call on （01403）531023Animal ShelterVolunteers are needed to help take care of sick and injured animals If you have some ex
19、perience of working with animals and are free for a couple of daysevery week, call us now on （01403）642135Help the ChildrenThisyear we are going to have our first, group of toddlers If you enjoy being with preschool children and dont mind giving up your Saturday mornings,apply now Phone （01403）77799
20、9 （1）Which one can you choose when you are free for six hours on weekdays？_A. Children in NeedB. Animal ShelterC. The Charity ShopD. Help the Children （2）Who is Help the Children looking for？_A.Volunteers who can work with animalsB.Volunteers who are good at selling used clothesC.Volunteers who have
21、 fun with preschool childrenD.Volunteers who can help with a group of teenagers （3）If you can take teenagers to visit parks and museums， please call_A. （01403）531023B. （01403）230599C. （01403）777999D. （01403）642135 Thinking about my time in France, I noticed quite a few differences between the French
22、 and the EnglishThefirst example is about the French language In French, there are two ways to say you: tu is the informal （不正规的） form, while vous is the formal form When I learnt French, I was taught to call everyone vous unless （ 除 非 ） they were my family or a friend So I was surprised that everyo
23、ne in France used the informal tu all the time School children used tu with their teachers as well as the head teacher Even strangers I met in the street would call me tu, and sometimes tu was written on street signs But I continued to use vous because I didnt want people to think I was being impoli
24、te To be honest, Im thankful that in English we dont have to worry about these things!Asyou might know, school children in the UK traditionally wear school uniforms but in France pupils do not wear uniforms It was _ for me to see children wearing Spiderman Tshirts and baggy blue jeans while in the c
25、lassroom The final difference was the relaxed attitude at school Teachers were never in a hurry, and the children and teachers were given long rests and much time to eat their lunch While in the UK, school day might seem highly pressured （有压力的）TheUK and France are only separated by a small channel o
26、f the sea, but there are many differences between the two cultures! Anyway, I cannot deny （否认） what a great chance it was to live and work in another country （1）Which of the following is NOT _ to the writer？_A. It takes French students much time to eat lunchB.French students use tu with their head t
27、eacherC.Students in France wear different clothes at schoolD. Teachers and students in the UK seem highly pressured （2）What might the writer say to his friends when he goes back to the UK？_A. Its very fantastic to stay in FranceB. People in France are more polite than usC.The French culture is just
28、the same as oursD. Its more difficult to learn French in France （3）What is the best title of the passage？_A. Life in FranceB. Troubles in FranceC. Cultural DifferencesD. Different Languages Weall know the sun is important It provides life for plants, animals, and people here on Earth But how does th
29、e sun do that? Its the suns energy that makes life on our planet possibleEnergy from the sun is called solar （ 太 阳 的 ） energy It comes in the form of light or heat Solar energy is what makes you feel hot when you sit in the sunlight People have used solar energy for thousands of years Houses are bui
30、lt with windows so that sunlight can get inside and provide heat The suns energy can also be used to heat water and even food If you own a magnifying glass （ 放 大 镜 ）, your parents have probably warned you about leaving it in the sun Solar energy can actually make the magnifying glass burn things und
31、er it, causing a fire This type of energy from the sun in the form of heat is called solar thermal （热的） energyWecan also turn the suns light into electricity （ 电 能 ） This is done with solar panels Using this technology,we can run a calculator and even power cars But what happens when groups of cloud
32、s block the solar panels? Does this mean that solar energy can only be used on bright sunny days? Solar panels can have batteries （ 电 池 ） with them to store （ 储 存 ） electricity for a rainy day When the sun is shining, the electricity flows from the solar panel into the batteries This stored electric
33、ity can be used at night or on cloudy daysDoyou know that solar energy is not as expensive as it used to be? In fact, in the last few years, solar panels have become much more _ for people to use Since the sun gives off more energy in one second than people have used since the beginning of tie, imag
34、ine what we could do if we used the suns energy to power our earth （1）What is the writer trying to do in this text？_A. To show the feature of the sunB. To tell the importance of the sunC. To discover the secrets of the sunD. To introduce the energy of the sun （2）What are solar panels used for？_A. To
35、 get heat energy from the sunB. To get light energy from the sunC. To get light and heat from the sunD. To get electrical energy from the sun （3）The word _ in Paragraph 4 means _A. easy enoughB. cheap enoughC. a bit expensiveD. quite simple （4）Which of the following is the writer s opinion about the
36、 suns energy？_A.People will drive cars with solar panels in the near futureB.People began to use the suns energy thousands of years agoC.Batteries are used to store electricity for rainy days or nightsD.A magnifying glass can burn things with solar thermal energy第二卷 非选择题（共50分）四、填空（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）A）
37、请根据括号中所给的汉语写出单词，使句子意思完整正确，并将答案填写在答题卡标号的相应横线上 Kate， you look nice in this green dress I think Ill take your_（建议） and get the green one There are more and more cars in the city So traffic rules must be taught to young children to_（避免） accidents During the visit to France， President Xi said that China
38、and France should work_（密切地） for the peace and development of the world What about my sons illness， Doctor？ Dont worry_（医学的） science is developing quickly and this illness can be cured Sorry， mum Im back so late without a call Dont do that next time You have_（导致；造成） us a lot of worry B）请根据句子意思，用括号中所
39、给单词的适当形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号的相应横线上 Hi， Becky You look tired today Whats wrong？ I found it_（possible） to sleep because of a babys cry coming from next door Its important for us to have a meaningful_（discuss） to help understand each other better What do you plan for your holiday， Lin Hong？ Well， Im going t
40、o a twoweek English_（train） camp in July John is_（refuse） to join the football club because he doesnt work hard at his lessons Students should care more about the little things in their daily lives We should never throw litter away_（care）， as well as not shout in public C）请根据对话内容，从下面方框中选择适当的单词或词组填空，
41、使对话内容完整正确，并将答案填写在答题卡标号 的相应横线上 when； mind； happened； with my hand out； the same thingA： How was the welcome party for exchange students last night？B： Great! I made some new friends But a funny thing （1）_A： What？B： I met a Japanese boy called Sato， and （2）_I held out my hand， he bowed （鞠躬）A： Thats how
42、 people in Japan greet each other Its impolite if you dont bowB： I didnt know that So I just stood there （3）_ Finally， I returned the bowA： I remember when I first met Marie last year， I did （4）_ I held out my hand and to my surprise， she kissed me on both sides of my face!B： I wouldnt（5）_thatA： Ver
43、y funny Later I found out French people greet each other with a kissD）请根据汉语句子及后面括号中的提示，将下列句子译成英语，并将答案填写在答题卡标号的相应横线上 礼仪在我们的日常生活中很重要（daily lives）_ 让座是一种礼貌行为（good manners）_ 在陌生的地方记得要入乡随俗（remember to）_ 在别人前面插队是粗鲁的（its ）_ 父母应当从孩子小时候起教他们好的礼仪（at a young age）_ 五、阅读填空（共 2小题；每小题 10分，满分 20 分）A）请认真阅读下列短文，根据所读内容
44、在文章后表格中小题的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词，并将答案填写在答题卡标号的相应横线上注意：每个空格只填 1 个单词 In 1993 the UN decided that March 22nd is the World Water Day On this day every year， countries around the world hold events to educate people about the problems of dirty water and that clean water is something everyone must have around the worldThe human body is 60% of water and we need to drink lots of water to be healthy We also need water for cooking We have toilets in our houses and when we brush our teeth or have a shower， we use the bathroom
