湖北省武汉市东湖高新区2021-2022学年八年级下学期期末考试英语试题(含答案)

湖北省武汉市东湖高新区2021-2022学年八年级下学期期末考试英语试题

学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________

一、单项选择

1．—Sorry, George broke your book!

—__________. After all, he didn’t mean to do so.

A．Bad luck B．All right C．Forget it D．I hope not

2．—Mum, I read a book about wild animals today. Some of them are in danger.

—__________. We should take action to protect them.

A．It’s a great pity B．I’m not sure C．I knew it already D．I’m sorry

3．—Please mind your steps, sir.

—________.

A．It doesn’t matter B．Thanks a lot C．Never mind D．Take it easy

4．—In the past few years, China’s space program __________ a lot.

—That’s true. It successfully sent twelve more astronauts to the space station.

A．achieves B．achieved C．has achieved D．is achieving

5．—Has Tom fallen asleep?

—No, he is still __________. And he is playing with a toy.

A．alone B．available C．normal D．awake

6．—Do you remember Mrs. Li?

—Yes, she always gave us help __________ we met difficulties.

A．whenever B．wherever C．whatever D．however

7．—Could I borrow the book Oliver Twist?

—Sorry. But I’m only __________ page 30.

A．at B．of C．on D．towards

8．—This video is so hot these days!

—Yeah! It has received millions of __________ on the Internet.

A．hits B．services C．themes D．signs

9．—What about a cup of coffee?

—OK! But just a __________ one, it’s already 10 p. m.!

A．thick B．safe C．sweet D．weak

10．—Can students from other schools borrow books in your library?

—They can’t __________ they fill in a card.

A．if B．unless C．while D．although

11．—The boy is my best friend, and you have seen him twice, Grandma!

—Sorry, I have a terrible __________ for names.

A．record B．experience C．memory D．condition

12．—Look! Is the girl wearing a blue dress Joey?

—No, it __________ be her. She has gone to Beijing.

A．mustn’t B．can’t C．wouldn’t D．shouldn’t

13．—What happened to the hero in the film?

—He made an unexpected choice. But I won’t ________ what it is. Go and see for yourself.

A．give up B．give off C．give away D．give in

14．— The car is quite small, __________ if you have children.

— Maybe, but it is comfortable.

A．clearly B．especially C．actually D．usually

15．—Is David still in Paris or has he returned to Wuhan?

—I’m not sure. I’ll call to make sure __________.

A．how he will get back B．if he has been back

C．when has he come back D．why he has come back

二、完形填空

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

    On May 15, 2021, Zhang Rongqiao cried as a Chinese spacecraft Zhurong landed safely on Mars. It made China the second country to ____16____ the success. “I was so ____17____” said Zhang.

    As the chief designer（总设计师）, Zhang was ____18____ by the journal Nature as one of the top 10 people “who helped shape science” in 2021. Under Zhang, China has made a ____19____ step in deep-space exploration. “I got a ____20____ of an old Chinese saying—it takes 10 years to sharpen a good sword（剑）,” Zhang told Nature.

    In the Mars mission, Zhang ____21____ a team of thousands of researchers. The team not only did technical work, but also scientific ____22____ on Mars.

    There were many ____23____ . They knew little about the strange environment of Mars. During the process, Zhang played a key part in the decision to ____24____ an orbiter（轨道飞行器）, a lander and a rover to Mars together in one shipment— ____25____China the first country to do so. “That’s a big step ____26____ China is doing in a single go what NASA took many years to do,” said Roberto Orosei from Italy. Zhang also made the important decision to land the rover on Utopia Planitia（乌托邦平原）, ____27____ there are unusual landforms（地形）for scientists to ____28____. He hopes that the mission can do as much research as possible and ____29____ “rich” information.

    Thanks to his courage in the ____30____ of challenges, China is now among the leading countries in space exploration.

16．A．treasure B．make C．achieve D．reach

17．A．surprised B．excited C．confident D．interested

18．A．collected B．changed C．compared D．chosen

19．A．huge B．small C．strange D．heavy

20．A．taste B．plan C．copy D．touch

21．A．helped B．led C．encouraged D．sent

22．A．search B．research C．progress D．invention

23．A．challenges B．treasures C．performances D．marks

24．A．push B．send C．set D．make

25．A．making B．protecting C．forcing D．developing

26．A．before B．until C．so D．because

27．A．what B．when C．why D．where

28．A．own B．remember C．enjoy D．study

29．A．bring up B．bring back C．bring down D．bring out

30．A．front B．mind C．face D．hope

三、阅读单选

31．In which section of the newspaper can we read the news?A．PICTURE SHOW B．TRAVEL AROUND

C．HELLO, ANIMALS! D．OCEAN WORLD

32．The best heading for the first news would be __________.

A．Save the Endangered Animals B．The River is Back to Life

C．Protect the Environment D．The Fishing Ban is Working

33．What is TRUE according to the second news?

A．Animals can travel in protected waters.

B．Fishing isn’t allowed in the reserve.

C．The ocean in Ecuador is divided into two parts.

D．The reserve is set up to stop “long line” fishing.

34．What does the title “Ocean Is Singing” mean?

A．The ocean is now in better condition. B．Fish in the ocean can sing songs.

C．There’s no pollution in the ocean. D．People are happy to protect the ocean.

35．To work in “Penguin Post Office”, you need to __________.

A．take a boat to Antarctica B．monitor tourists’ life

C．feed the penguins D．collect information

One of my grandchildren sent me a self-portrait (自画像) she created in an art class. The first half of the portrait shows her hair parted in the middle, with her big brown eyes looking through her glasses. The second half of the self-portrait is a blue mask (口罩) with colorful flowers. It is a clever art work using the mask as a cover. The mask can be taken off, but I received her picture with the mask on.

    The child needs to work on her smize. A fashion model created the term “smize” several years ago. A “smize” is a word from smile and eyes, which means that you smile with your eyes. For example, models can make their eyes smile without moving their mouths.

    Smizing is popular now. It’s hard to show friendliness when half of your face is covered. Restaurants are even teaching waiters to perfect the smize behind face masks. You can smize by scrunching (使收缩) up your eyes and pushing your eyes up to create a smiling look. It’s hard to do, but you can learn how to do it by keeping doing it again and again in front of a mirror. Like most people, I can wear my mask and smile at the same time, but my eyes can’t smile without my mouth. They have a very close bond.

    We would rather get close to each other by smile and kindness than the cold face behind the mask. Go ahead, smize or smile, whatever you can do.

36．The writer mentioned her grandchild’s self-portrait to __________.

A．introduce a talented child

B．show readers an art work

C．raise public attention of wearing masks

D．lead up to a special way of smiling

37．From paragraphs 2 and 3, we can know that __________.

A．“smize” means smiling with mouths B．it’s impossible to smile with masks on

C．it’s difficult to learn to smize D．models can smile only with their eyes

38．The underlined word “bond” is closest in meaning to __________.

A．look B．relation C．knock D．friend

39．What can we infer from the passage?

A．Masks can’t completely hide our friendliness B．If you can push your eyes up, you can smize.

C．All the waiters in restaurants can smize. D．The writer learns to smize by keeping do it.

40．What would be the best title of the passage?

A．With or Without Masks B．Spread Friendliness Behind the Mask

C．Get Close To Others D．A Self-Portrait with A Mask On

A man in black clothes jumps high into the air. Before he lands, he makes a pose. Sometimes, he carries a red fan. With long white sleeves (袖子), he spreads his arms like wings (翅膀). His dance is often drawing crowds.

    He is the Chinese dancer Ma Jiaolong. Since 2020, he has begun to make short videos of himself dancing in London. He has performed at the city’s parks. Till now, the 35-year-old has already 5 million followers on Douyin, where he shares his videos.

    Classical Chinese dance joins martial arts (武术) movements with traditional Chinese opera. He started to learn it at 12. “I was attracted by the dancers who played the roles of ancient heroes through classical Chinese dance”, said Ma. Later, Ma studied at a dancing school in Beijing. Since 2019, he has been teaching classical Chinese dance at Goldsmiths, University of London.

    Two years ago, Ma began to give online classes. In his small home, he could only make small moves. One day, he took his wife’s suggestion and danced at Greenwich Park, a popular place for tourists. She recorded Ma. He then edited (剪辑) the video, and sent it to friends. His friends loved it and shared it online. People often want to know more about his performances. While dancing, he likes to interact (互动) with them. As his videos went popular, he received messages from people around the world.

    “It’s a great way to introduce Chinese dance to the world,” said Ma.

41．From Paragraph 1 we can know that __________.

A．Ma can spread his wings B．Ma often wears black clothes

C．Ma’s dance is very beautiful D．Ma has many fans on Douyin

42．After Ma began to give lessons online, he __________.

A．joined martial arts with Chinese opera B．edited the videos recorded by himself

C．got more fans from around the world D．shared his video online

43．Which word can best describe Ma?

A．Creative. B．Careful. C．Humorous. D．Independent.

44．We can infer from the passage that __________.

A．Ma often depends on his wife B．Ma has performed all over the world

C．Ma started teaching at the age of 32 D．Ma turned to his friends for help

45．The main purpose of this passage is to __________.

A．show a way to spread Chinese culture B．introduce a great dancer

C．encourage people learn Chinese dance D．draw people’s attention to dance

四、多句选词填空

仔细阅读下面五个句子，然后用下面方框中所给的单词或短语填空，使每个句了在结构、句义和逻辑上正确。（提示：方框中有两个单词或短语是多余的。）

46．When the TV program __________, Western children became interested in the story.

47．Qomolangma is one of the most __________ places for serious mountain climbers.

48．I hope to see Sarah sing __________ one day.

49．It’s unbelievable that __________ has progressed in such a rapid way.

50．Many people like Zhong Wei regard with interest how their hometowns have __________.

五、短文首字母填空

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入适当的单词，单词的第一个字母已给出。

    One Monday at school, a teacher was trying to explain the word “miracle (奇迹)” to students.

    “Boys and girls,” she said, “If I stood on the top of a 10-story building, l_____51_____ my balance (平衡) and fell off. Then all of a sudden (突然), something caught me in midair and brought me safely to the g_____52_____. What word would you use to d_____53_____  this?”

    After a long s_____54_____ , a boy stood up and said, “Luck?”

    “True, true,” replied the teacher. “It could be luck--but that’s not the word I w_____55_____. I’ll repeat (重复) the story. There I am on top of the 10-story building again, and I fall. Something c_____56_____ me in midair. I’m s_____57_____  again. Think now--which word can explain the situation?”

    “Accident,” one girl r_____58_____her hand and said.

    “No, no” answered the teacher. “Listen carefully for a third time. I’m on the s_____59_____  building. I fall and something sweeps me to the s_____60_____sand. What word would you use now?”

    The boys and girls shouted together, “Practice!”

六、书信作文

61．假如你是李华，你的美国笔友Peter想利用暑假时间当一名历史博物馆英语志愿者。请你根据以下中文提示，帮他写一封推荐信。内容要点如下：

1. 15岁，来自美国；

2. 通过阅读，了解中国文化和历史；

3. 已经在中国生活三年多，中文进步很大；

4. 性格开朗，善于与人沟通；

5. 适当补充一两点个人想法。

注意：

1. 文中不得透露个人姓名和学校名称；

2. 词数：60-80

3. 内容连贯，不要逐条翻译；

4. 标题和开头已给出，不计入总词数

参考词汇：culture n. 文化    progress n. 进步    communicate v. 沟通

FROM: Li Hua

TO: Staff of the museum

SUBJECT: Recommendation

Dear friends,

    I’m going to introduce my best friend Peter to you as an English volunteer in the History Museum.

___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

If he gets the chance, he won’t let you down.

Best wishes!

Li Hua

参考答案：

1．C

2．A

3．B

4．C

5．D

6．A

7．C

8．A

9．D

10．B

11．C

12．B

13．C

14．B

15．B

16．C    17．B    18．D    19．A    20．A    21．B    22．B    23．A    24．B    25．A    26．D    27．D    28．D    29．B    30．C

31．C    32．D    33．A    34．A    35．D

36．D    37．C    38．B    39．A    40．B

41．C    42．C    43．A    44．C    45．B

46．came out    47．popular    48．live    49．technology    50．changed

51．(l)ost    52．(g)round    53．(d)escribe    54．(s)ilence    55．(w)ant    56．(c)atches    57．(s)afe##(s)aved    58．(r)aised    59．(s)ame    60．(s)oft

61．例文

FROM: Li Hua

TO: Staff of the museum

SUBJECT: Recommendation

Dear friends,

    I’m going to introduce my best friend Peter to you as an English volunteer in the History Museum. Peter is a 15-year-old boy. He comes from America. He’s interested in China. He has read a lot of books about Chinese culture and history in his free time. So far, he has lived in China for more than three years and has made great progress in Chinese. He is outgoing, warm-hearted and helpful. He’s good at communicating with others. He likes to do voluntary work because he thinks it’s meaningful. He hopes to have a full summer vacation.

If he gets the chance, he won’t let you down.

Yours,

Li Hua