1、2020-2021学年第一学期期末测试八年级英语试题学校_ 班级_ 姓名_ 成绩_听力技能听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题, 从题中所给的A,B,C三个选项中选出最佳选项回答问题。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。1. What cant the boy find?A. His pencils. B. His glasses. C. His books.2. What did Maria do last night?A. She went shopping. B. She watched a film. C. She went
2、to a party.3. Where is Tom now?A. In the bedroom. B. In the living room. C. In the kitchen.4. How many exams will the girl have next week?A. Two. B. Three. C. Four.5. How long did Tina have a vacation in the US?A. Two weeks. B. Six weeks. C. Eight weeks.听下面6段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有23个小题, 从题中所给的A,B,C三个选项中选出最
3、佳选项回答问题。听每段对话或独白前, 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。听第六段对话, 回答下面两个小题。6. Where did Gina visit last month?A. France. B. Germany. C. Italy. 7. Why didnt Gina visit many places?A. Because she didnt have enough time.B. Because she lost her money.C. Because she was too tired to walk farther.听第七段对话,
4、 回答下面两个小题。8. What does Tom think of Lucy?A. Beautiful and strong.B. Friendly and active.C. Young and healthy.9. How often does Lucy do sports a week?A. Four times. B. Five times. C. Six times.听第八段对话, 回答下面三个小题。10. What does the boy want to be when he grows up?A. A reporter. B. A doctor. C. A scientis
5、t.11. How is the boy going to do that?A. Listen carefully in every class.B. Read books in the library every weekend.C. Ask the teachers more questions every day.听第九段对话, 回答下面三个小题。12. How many days does the robot show last?A. 4 days. B. 14 days. C. 20 days.13. What can the red robot do?A. It can play
6、with kids.B. It can do housework.C. It can sing and dance.14. When will they go to the show?A. On Friday. B. On Saturday. C. On Sunday.听第十段对话, 回答下面三个小题。15. Who is more outgoing, Tina or Tara?A. Tina. B. Tara. C. Not mentioned.16. What can Tara do?A. She can do sports.B. She can play the drums.C. She
7、 can draw.17. What is Tara going to be?A. A pianist. B. An artist. C. A teacher.听下面一段独白, 回答下面三个小题。18. What was the weather like last Saturday?A. Sunny. B. Rainy. C. Snowy. 19. When did the class listen to a talk?A. At 9：00. B. At 10：00. C. At 15：00.20. What didnt the class do on the school trip?A. T
8、hey picked vegetables.B. They visited the farm.C. They picked strawberries.知识运用第一节 语法填空 从题中所给的A,B,C三个选项中选择最佳答案填空。1.Our Chinese womens volleyball team won at FIVB Womens World Cup.What _ wonderful news!A. aB. C. an2.I heard that he was terribly ill these days.Really? Are you sure _that?A. aboutB. atC
9、. for3.Will you buy _when you travel to another country?Yes, of course.A. something specialB. special anythingC. anything special4.一 _do you visit your grandparents?Twice a year. They live in the countryside.A. How longB. How soonC. How often5.In two years, there will be _three subway lines in Chang
10、sha.A. othersB. anotherC. the other6.Its funny that my mother doesnt cook as _as my father.A. bestB. betterC. well7.Excuse me, would you mind _ down the radio a little bit?Oh, sorry. I didnt notice you were working.A. to turnB. turningC. turn8.Changsha is becoming more and more popular, and _tourist
11、s visited it during National Day holiday.A. thousandB. thousandsC. thousands of9.Why did you _singing?Because I want to be more outgoing.A. grow upB. think upC. take up10.If we do nothing to stop the pollution, the environment _worse and worse in ten years.A. getsB. will getC. got第二节 词语填空 通读下面的短文, 掌
12、握其大意, 然后从题中所给的A,B,C三个选项中选出最佳答案。 Gillian Lynne _11_ did well in school as a child. She couldnt sit for long and often found herself never stop moving. Her mother was quite _12_ about her. She took Lynne to a doctor. For 20 minutes, she talked about the _13_Lynne had in school. Then, the doctor said t
13、o Lynne, I need to speak to your mother first. Wait here. As her mother and the doctor left the room, the doctor _14_ the radio. He then said to Lynnes mother, Just stand and watch her. The minute they left the room, Lynne was dancing to the music on the radio.The doctor then turned to Lynnes mother
14、 and said, Mrs. Lynne, your daughter isnt _15_. Shes a dancer. Take her to a dance school.”So she did. Lynnes new dance school was full of people just like her people who had to _16_when they were thinking. Lynne later went to the Royal Ballet School one of the worlds _17_ dance schools, and became
15、a great _18_. After leaving the school, she worked on some of the most successful musicals in history, such as Cats and Phantom of the Opera（歌剧魅影）. It is _19_ to believe that years ago, somebody else would just take her to the doctor and tell her to calm down.Its important to look _20_ to find our t
16、rue talents.11. A. alwaysB. usuallyC. never12. A. worriedB. excitedC. relaxed13. A. informationB. problemsC. resolutions14. A. turned offB. turned downC. turned on15. A. sickB. creativeC. talented16. A. touchB. watchC. move17. A. smallestB. greatestC. worst18. A. reporterB. pianistC. dancer19. A. ha
17、rdB. interestingC. easy20. A. outsideB. insideC. beside阅读技能图表理解 阅读下面的图表, 从题中所给的A,B,C三个选项中, 选出最佳选项回答问题或完成句子。AThe mascots(吉祥物) for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic/ ParalympicsNameImage(形象)SymbolBing Dwen DwenA pandaThe mascots helmet(头盔)stands for the snow and ice of winter sports.Shuey Rhon RhonA lan
18、ternHarvest (丰收),warmth and light.21. What is the name of the panda?A. Mascot.B. Bing Dwen Dwen.C. Shuey Rhon Rhon.22. The lantern stands for _.A. snow and iceB. harvest and healthC. warmth and lightB23. How many gardens are there in the airport?A. 4.B. 5.C. 6.24. What do we know about the gardens?A
19、. They are in modern style.B. People can rest in the gardens.C. People can buy tickets in the gardens.25. Which is NOT the feature（特征）of the international airport?A. The great building looks like a starfish.B. It is far from the central area to the farthest boarding gate.C. Passengers only need seve
20、ral minutes to walk to the farthest boarding gate.短文理解 阅读下面的短文, 从题中所给的A,B,C三个选项中, 选出最佳选项回答问题或完成句子。AGlobal（全球的）warming is a big problem now. One of the best things to stop it is to plant more trees. Trees can take in CO2 in the air. China is doing a great job of greening the world. A team of scientis
21、ts at Boston University used a special camera and found that the global leaf area had increased by 5 percent since the early 2000s. And China was responsible for 25% of that. For example, since 1962, China has planted trees in Saihanba, Hebei Province. It was once a desert. But now, China has turned
22、 this place into the countrys largest manmade forest.Ant Forest, a program in Alipay app, also plays a part of planting trees. It gives users points for doing ecofriendly activities on the Alipay platform（平台）to encourage people to live a lowcarbon（低碳）life. The activities include walking instead of d
23、riving, paying on Alipay, buying tickets online, taking buses or subways and so on. Users can use these points to water and grow their own virtual（虚拟的）trees. When the virtual trees are big enough, Ant Forest will plant real trees somewhere in China. More than 55 million trees have been planted in th
24、is way. Ant Forest is very popular with online users. Now 230 million people are planting virtual trees on their mobile phones. It is believed that everyone wants to protect the environment. Ant Forest uses technology to make it come true.26. _is a good way to stop global warming.A. Planting treesB.
25、 Making cardsC. Visiting deserts27. According to the scientists at Boston University, we know _.A. global warming cant be stoppedB. there is less and less green land on the earthC. China has had more leaf areas since 2000s28. How can people have points on Ant Forest?A. By paying or buying online.B.
26、By driving or taking a car.C. By watering or growing trees.29. Which of the following statements is NOT true?A. More and more people use Ant Forest.B. Ant Forest grows real trees for users.C. People grow real trees on Ant Forest.30. Which is the best title of the passage?A. Ant ForestB. Global Warmi
27、ngC. Go Green, ChinaBWhen Justin Tong was a child, other kids felt sorry for him. His parents always made him do lots of housework such as taking out the rubbish and sending newspapers. But when he grew up, he was better than his childhood friends and lived a happier and healthier life.This is the f
28、inding of a 40year study in London. It showed that the children who worked hard in childhood had a richer and a happier future. Children who worked in the home or community（社区）got more abilities and felt they were good people.” said Daniel Brown, the leader of the study. Because they felt good about
29、 themselves, and others felt good about them.”Browns study followed 456 children. It compared the childrens mental health（心理健康）with their childhood activity. The children who do parttime jobs housework or work hard in school are much better at dealing with problems when they grow up.Working at any a
30、ge is important. Childhood activities help a child have the sense of responsibility（责任）, independence, confidence（自信）and competence （竞争）. They also help him understand that people must learn to work with others. The most successful people are those who know how to do this.However, work isnt everythi
31、ng. As Tolstoy once said, “One can live wonderfully in this world if one knows how to work and how to love, to work for the person one loves and to love ones work.”31. How was Justins childhood?A. Relaxing.B. Interesting.C. Busy.32. According to the passage, the study in London _.A. lasted 40 daysB.
32、 followed 456 childrenC. was done by Tolstoy33. The study shows_.A. childhood activities have nothing to do with the childrens futureB. the most successful people have a happy childhoodC. people who do more childhood activities have a better future34. What is the meaning of the underlined word indep
33、endence?A. 负担B. 骄傲C. 独立35. Whats the purpose of the passage?A. To talk about an interesting study.B. To tell us about childhood activities.C. To encourage children to work hard.语篇补全 阅读下面的短文, 从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项补全短文。选项中有一项为多余选项。Many people like to learn English with songs. But theres a difference b
34、etween hearing English songs and learning from them. _36_Choose the right songs.Pick music you love and find English music that uses the right kind of language. _37_ Songs that tell a story are easier to understand. If you are a beginner, you might even want to learn with childrens songs or Disney s
35、ongs.Sing along.You should try singing out loud to the music. This makes you pronounce in a right way and move with the rhythm（韵律）of the song._38_After a while, you should try singing the song without looking at the words. In this way, you may find that you can do a much better job in English. For e
36、xample, you can use the words in the songs when you speak.Periodically（定期地）go back to the songs._39_ In fact, after you get comfortable with one song, you can move to the next. And then after enough time passes, you can go back to the first song.Have fun and enjoy! Learn English with songs every day
37、 and youll soon be surprised at how much progress（进步）you have made.A. Make sure that its not too easy or too hard for youB. Here are four tips to help you learn English with songs and music.C. You dont have to finish learning one song before you learn the next.D. Sing English songs with your friends
38、 or classmates.E. Try to sing from memory.阅读表达 阅读下面的短文, 然后根据短文内容回答问题。Eating less meat is becoming more common all over the world. In the US, for example, there is a campaign（运动）called Meatless Mondays. The idea is to have meatless meals every Monday. At the end of 2018, 230 middle and primary school
39、s in the US had joined this campaign. These schools give students a vegetarian breakfast and lunch every Monday.How did Meatless Mondays become part of food culture in the West? The first reason is that its healthy. Many studies have shown that eating less meat is good for peoples health. “Vegetaria
40、n diets can stop people from being fat or ill,” scientist Sharon Palmer said. Even going meatless one day a week can make a difference.”But its not only about health. A study from Nature found that the greenhouse gases from animal products（产品）make up 78 percent of total agricultural（农业）emissions（排放）
41、. If we eat less meat, it will be better for the environment.In March this year, New York Mayor（市长）Bill said that all public schools in New York City would join the Meatless Mondays campaign. Joining the campaign, he said, will help us stay healthy and keep the earth green for the future.40. When ca
42、nt many students eat meat in the US?_41. Why do people in the West have Meatless Mondays?_42. How can vegetarian diets help people?_43. Did Bill agree to join the campaign?_44. What makes up the most agricultural emission?_写作技能语篇翻译 阅读下面的短文, 将划线部分译成英文或中文。Neijae GrahamHenries is one of the worlds youn
43、gest barbers（理发师）. At just 7 years old, she learned about haircut at a wellknown barber school in America. Now Neijae, 8, is already able to give haircuts to others.Neijae says she didnt think much about hair or styling（造型）at the very beginning. But one day, she visited a barber school with her olde
44、r brother, who thought he might want to cut hair. Her brother finally decided it wasnt for him, but Neijae showed interest. She said, Mom, he doesnt want to do it. Ill give it a go!”Neijae was the only girl in her class. 她也是班上最小的学生。During the sixweek course, Neijae asked her teacher a lot of questio
45、ns. She was not afraid to stand up to ask questions.”said her mother. After Neijae finished the course, a video of her made her popular on the Internet. Neijae got to meet famous barbers and appear on a famous TV show. Neijae now gives back to the neighborhoods. She gives free haircuts to homeless people and the kids in her school. Neijae says there is one person she real
