1、湖北省宜昌市秭归县2021-2022学年八年级下学期期末学业水平质量监测英语试题学校:_姓名：_班级：_考号：_一、完形填空请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。I used to feel hopeless and frustrated (沮丧). Last year my mother became _1_ ill and had an operation on her brain. I felt my whole world turn upside down and I had no _2_ what I could do to help her
2、to reduce her pain. My eyes were _3_ with tears whenever I was alone.Last month I _4_ a watch, which was an 18-year-old birthday gift from my father. I could not fall asleep for a couple of nights because I felt _5_ about the loss.There have been many bad things like these in my life. I could never
3、know how to deal with such _6_ things until I read “If You Have a Lemon, Make a Lemonade” by the American writer Dale Carnegie. When the wise man is handed a lemon, he says, “What _7_ can I get from this? How can I improve my situation? How can I turn this lemon into a lemonade?” I suddenly _8_ that
4、 life is full of ups and downs, so I need to stay positive (乐观的) all the time. Now when I think of my past, I wish I could have done with things _9_. When my mother was fighting against her illness, I should have held her hands in mine, telling her things would get better _10_ hiding and crying.Seve
5、ral weeks ago, I took part in a school singing competition. I didnt _11_ a prize. If I had not read this article, I would certainly have felt _12_ again. But instead, I smiled after the competition. I was happy that _13_ I had got some stage experience.Life is not just a bed of roses. There are thor
6、ns (刺) _14_, but these thorns help us become brave and strong. When life _15_ us a lemon, lets try to make a lemonade.1AexactlyBseriouslyCpossiblyDhardly2AhopeBwonderCideaDproblem3AfullBfilledCsetDcareful4AreceivedBsoldCfixedDlost5AweakBcomfortableCangryDterrible6AeasyBhardCboringDmeaningful7Alesson
7、BlemonadeCdecisionDreason8ArealizedBthoughtCwonderedDguessed9AsilentlyBdifferentlyCeasilyDsuddenly10Abecause ofBexcept forCinstead ofDaway from11AexpectBmissCwinDrefuse12AsadBproudCexcitedDwise13Aat onceBat timesCat lastDat least14AtooBeitherCalsoDthough15AshowsBmakesCgivesDsends二、短文语境提示填空阅读下面短文，按照文
8、章大意和上下文连贯的要求，在短文中的空缺处填写一个意思恰当且形式正确的单词。Sometimes we fall in love with something at once and sometimes it takes long. The same is true with poems (诗). If we were lucky _16_, we open a book and find a poem that attracts us at once. But usually we need to spend a little _17_ or make a little effort to t
9、ruly understand a poem. Today Id like to talk about reading poems in ways that make the experience better.Reading a poem repeatedly will deepen your understanding of it. Sometimes a poem that seems _18_ on first reading becomes interesting with more reading. A poem that feels meaningless becomes dee
10、per and more meaningful. And sometimes youre just not in the right mood the first time you read a poem, but _19_ it touches your heart.Keep a _20_ at hand when you are reading poems. Poets like to use unusual words. Instead of skipping over (跳过) these words or trying to _21_ their meanings, look the
11、m up.Read aloud and listen to the poem. Reading aloud will make the poems rhythm clear. Besides, a poets reading is very helpful _22_ we can understand the poems meanings from where the poet places emphasis (强调) or pauses (停顿).After you finish reading a poem, take a few moments to consider _23_ it i
12、s saying. Sometimes its meanings are better understood _24_ repeated reading. Other times they need our careful and deep thought on a poem.It is _25_ to say whether theres a right or wrong way to read poems, but reading practices will enrich your experience, increase your enjoyment, and deepen your
13、understanding of any poem.三、阅读单选Whether youve noticed it or not, fewer and fewer bees are around us now. About one quarter of the worlds 20,000 bee species (品种) have disappeared since 1990.There are many reasons for that, including too much use of pesticides (杀虫剂), loss of plants and human activitie
14、s that damage (破坏) their living places. But the main reason is the climate change, which is changing the bees environments in a faster way than they are able to get used to.A map of where bees live across the world was just made by scientists from China and the US. To help people know about bees and
15、 protect them better, they tried to find out different species of bees in different areas. According to the map, there are more species of bees in the north half than in the south half of the earth, and more in dry warm areas than in wet forest areas.In fact, bees are important contributors to human
16、s and the whole world. When bees are flying from one place to another, they are helping many plants to pollinate (授粉). In other words, without bees, fresh fruit and vegetables would be fewer and fewer around the world. Therefore, we human should make our efforts to protect bees.As for what to do to
17、help, plant some plants to attract bees to your garden. If you see bees around you, take some photos and post them on the Internet so scientists can help find out where bees live and how bees move. We can come up with more ideas to save bee populations around the world.26How many bee species have di
18、sappeared since 1990?AAbout 5,000.BAbout 10,000.CAbout 20,000.DOver 20,000 .27Which is NOT a reason for the drop of bee population?AWide use of pesticides.BWorse living places.CThe fast climate change.DFewer fresh fruit and vegetables.28Which does the bee map tell us?ABees like living in wet places.
19、BBees are protected better than before.CWhere different bee species live.DThe south half of the earth has more bee species.29What does the underlined word “contributors” in paragraph 4 mean?AMakersBHelpersCFindersDCarriers30What is the last paragraph about?AWays of bee protection.BChanges of bees li
20、ving environment.CBee populations around the world.DThe importance of protecting bee species.A yearbook is a tradition of high school life in the United States. The book includes the name, photo, and signature(签名) of each student in your final year, so that you can remember who you went to school wi
21、th. A 15-year-old girl Catherine Cook and her brother David wanted more than this. They thought, “Why not have a yearbook online? You could learn about peoples music tastes, the movies they like, and so on.”Catherine thought of the namemyY, and the logo(标志). To advertise the website, Catherine and D
22、avid wore T-shirts with the website logo to school and soon hundreds of their schoolmates became fans of the website. She spent many evenings talking on the phone to programmers in India, and collecting ideas from her schoolmates. Then her older brother Geoff came up with the money to start up the w
23、ebsite.My Yearbook users can join in the fun by sending messages and “collecting” friends. They can watch the same videos from films and TV programs, and share music, photos, homework and study guides. Some teens feel they can make friends easily online. Chatting online helps some shy people not to
24、feel left out.Users can also make “Lunch Money” by doing activities on the website. They can then spend their Lunch Money on gifts, or donate it to charities. They have saved 0.3 km of rainforest, cleaned up million kg of CO, sent 22,000 books to Africa, and bought 20,000 kg of rice for people witho
25、ut enough food.Running the website did not stop Catherine and David from finishing their schoolwork successfully, and going on to university where they still spent 50 hours a week on the website.31Who got the idea of setting up myY?AGeoff.BA US high school.CCatherine and DavidDIndian programmers.32W
26、hats the meaning of the underlined phrase “left out”?A已离开B在左边C受冷落D受欺骗33Which of the following is the right order according to the story?a. start up the websiteb. think of the name and logoc. collect ideas from schoolmates d. go on to universitye. wear T-shirts with the website logoAe-c-a-b-dBb-e-c-a
27、-dCd-b-c-e-aDc-b-d-e-a34In Paragraph 4, the writer uses many numbers, such as 0.3 km, million kg, 22,000, 20,000 kg, in order to show that _ .Athere is so little rainforest on earthBthere is so much CO in the airCusers can buy a lot of books and riceDusers have done a lot for charities35What is the
28、best title for the passage?AThe CooksBLunch MoneyCA yearbook onlineDUS high school life四、阅读还原7选5根据短文内容，从短文后的七个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Life is not perfect. It has never been and never will be. We often complain about (抱怨) the weather, the traffic, and the plants in our yard. We complain about ti
29、ght clothing, misplaced keys, late planes. _36_ Here are some useful steps to help you complain less.Consider the importance of accepting the change. _37_ But when given the choice (选择), most of us would prefer to give life rather than waste life with our words._38_ Life is not always going to achie
30、ve what we would like (or even expect) at every turn. There will be trouble. Again, this is okay. And the sooner we can accept the fact that our contribution (贡献) is far more needed than our pleasure.Avoid beginning conversations with a complaint. Often, when we talk with a complaint, well begin to
31、complain too. So, try not to begin conversations with a complaint. _39_ Notice your triggers (触发). _40_ Morning, evening, or late afternoon? When you are drinking coffee or having lunch with your friends? Maybe it is around the water cooler with your co-workers. Take notice. Then, avoid triggers if
32、possible.Complaining achieves little purpose in our lives. Wed live happier without it. Moving forward, lets accept the actual instead.APlease accept an imperfect world as possible as you can.BAre you speaking to someone who can help solve the problem?CMany of us complain only because we never consi
33、dered there may be a better way.DIs there a time period of the day you want to complain more than others?EIt isnt enjoyable to spend time around people who often complain.FHow might we begin to overcome the habit of complaining?GAnd try spreading some cheer with your opening line instead.五、完成句子41我们的
34、家乡在我们心中留下了许多温馨的回忆。Our hometown _ in our hearts.42当面对困难的时候，我们不应该放弃实现梦想的尝试。 we should _ to achieve our dreams.43我盼望着见到我的朋友们。Im _ my friends.44当地政府已下定决心尽快改善人们的生活。The local government _ peoples lives.45除非你仔细听老师讲，否则你不知道接下来该干什么。_, you will not know what to do next.六、材料作文46假如你是李华，你们学校这个暑假将组织学生研学旅行(study tr
35、ip)，你在学校公告栏看到一则志愿者招募通告，你很想参加，请根据招募信息写一则申请。注意：1.文中不能出现真实的人名和校名等相关信息；2.词数80左右，可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。Volunteers WantedSummer vacation is coming. We plan to have a study trip in July. So we need some great volunteers for our school trip. Why do you want to join in our volunteer work? Have you ever joined in this kind of volunteer work? Where have you been and what did you do there? Study Trip CenterDear sir/Madam,_Yours, Li Hua试卷第7页，共7页
