2021-2022学年湖北省武汉市东西湖区八年级（上）期末英语试卷

2021-2022学年湖北省武汉市东西湖区八年级（上）期末英语试卷

二、选择填空 从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。将代表该答案的字母在答题卡上相应的位置涂黑。

1．﹣The evening show will be on at 8：00.Let's meet at 7：00.

﹣_____.（　　）

A．Enjoy yourself B．No problem 

C．Take your time D．It's a pleasure

2．﹣Now let me pour some milk into the blender...Is that enough？

﹣_____.Go on!We have so many banana pieces.（　　）

A．Not quite B．Good job 

C．I think so D．Thanks a lot

3．﹣To keep healthy，I'm going to do exercise every day from now on.

﹣_____（　　）

A．Take good care. B．Lucky you! 

C．That's all right. D．Sounds great!

4．﹣Why is the floor so wet？I almost fell down.

﹣I'm so sorry.A dog just _____the rain off its back and ran away.（　　）

A．put B．moved C．shook D．turned

5．﹣Simon will_____stray animals（流浪动物）and keep them himself whenever he sees them.

﹣He's so warm﹣hearted a boy.（　　）

A．take out B．take in C．take on D．take over

6．﹣I can't find The Old and the Sea by Hemingway in your store.

﹣I'm so sorry.Please leave your number so that we can call you as soon as it is____.（　　）

A．open B．free C．normal D．available

7．﹣Why did The Age of Awakening《觉醒年代》become a big hit？

﹣Because the well﹣organized plot deeply ____the national spirit（民族精神）in people's hearts.（　　）

A．won B．planted C．taught D．showed

8．Plans for several new schools are now in ____because of the development of our hometown.（　　）

A．trust B．turn 

C．celebration D．preparation

9．﹣Listen!The machine is making some strange noise.

﹣Don't worry.I'll _____someone to come here and check it at once.（　　）

A．send off B．send away C．send out D．send for

10．﹣Can I have a day off to see a doctor？

﹣Of course.But you won't get paid for time off____you get a doctor's note.（　　）

A．if B．because C．unless D．since

11．﹣What do you think of the"City Reading Corner"in Hankou Riverside Park？

﹣It's very useful.And it____ less than ten square meters（平方米）.（　　）

A．adds B．covers C．owns D．offers

12．﹣I can't decide which job to choose.Can I have some time to think it over？

﹣Sure，sir.Please give us your ____as soon as possible.（　　）

A．reply B．mind C．promise D．resolution

13．﹣My kids____finish homework within one hour after the"double reduction"policy.

﹣That's nice.It's certainly a good way to improve students' learning environment.（　　）

A．can B．will C．might D．should

14．﹣Bad luck!My car isn't working on the halfway.

﹣Calm down.Call Jason right now since he is ____in repairing things.（　　）

A．rich B．lost C．expert D．interested

15．﹣Can you tell me____？

﹣Sorry，I'm busy now.You can ask Linda for help.（　　）

A．what will the future be like 

B．when will the meeting begin 

C．who is the man over there 

D．how I can make this machine work

三、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。

16．I usually find a seat and start reading or texting（发短信）my friends.Like everyone else，I try not to look at or talk to any people on the train.Then，twenty minutes later，I （1）　   　.To tell the truth，my home journey is （2）　   　special.

     But last Tuesday was quite different.I was happily looking out of the window（3）　   　 the train suddenly stopped.After five minutes，I noticed people starting to get a bit （4）　   　.Fifteen minutes later，the announcement（公告）（5）　   　，"Dear passengers，we are sorry we have to wait for two more hours.A train just （6）　   　 in front of us."

     There was a loud sigh throughout the carriage（车厢），but soon something（7）　   　happened：all strangers started talking to each other.At first，everyone（8）　   　complained about the trains.Then people started talking about something else.I also（9）　   　chatting to a couple about work.After that，I walked down the train and（10）　   　to meet a woman who had been a student learning medicine at my school before.

     A young woman took her guitar and soon the crowd were（11）　   　along.When enjoying the music，we heard a sick boy crying for help，and the woman from my school jumped into （12）　   　.We found she was a doctor，and when coming back，she was（13）　   　as a hero.

     Then，after two hours，we started（14）　   　again."Hooray!..."Everyone cheered，laughed and some even hugged.

     I took the train again on Wednesday，but（15）　   　 of my new"friends"were there.Although people were polite，they weren't nearly as friendly as the people the day before.I'll never forget the special experience that day.

四、阅读理解 阅读下面三篇材料，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

17．DISCOVERY 

Dec.20th，2021

     Flower﹣drum dancing is a traditional Chinese folk（民间的）performance.It is popular across the country，especially in places such as Haian in Jiangsu.

     The Haian flower﹣drum dance became popular in the Yangtze River areas in the Ming Dynasty（明朝）.It was used to show the peaceful lives of local fisher women and is still popular with local people，known for its lively movements（活泼的动作）and gentle music.

     Yang Peijie is an inheritor（传承人）of the Haian flower﹣drum dance.He has been performing the dance for more than 50 years."It has become a part of my life，"he told China Daily.Worrying the art may become lost，Yang spent live years studying the history of the dance and recorded its movements.He visited almost all the local artists and wrote a book in the 1980s.

     Nowadays，Yang is promoting（推广）the dance among all age groups，especially the young.He set up a team to work on this.The team members visit about eight schools each year to teach students.It has been added to break﹣time exercises in many schools."To make it easier for kids to learn，we change some difficult movements into easy ones，Yang said.They also go to communities and parks to teach older people.

TEENS

（1）In which section can we read the news？ 　   　.

A.TEENS

B.VCG

C.ART

D.DISCOVERY

（2）It is clear that the Haian flower﹣drum dance  　   　.

A.started from the Qing Dynasty

B.came from people's daily life

C.is famous for its lively dancers

D.was performed by local fisher women

（3）To keep the art form alive，Yang Peijie  　   　.

A.organized a team to teach people

B.studied history in a school

C.recorded local artists' movements

D.learned the dance from older artists

（4）The underlined word this refers to  　   　.

A.setting up a team

B.popularizing the dance

C.teaching the dance

D.visiting different schools

（5）The passage mainly tells us about  　   　.

A.changing traditional arts

B.popular break﹣time exercises

C.a voluntary dancing team

D.a dance living through time

18．Many people think of cities and nature as two unrelated（不相关的）things.If you want to see wildlife，you need to get out of the city.But does it have to be this way？Some cities around the world are trying new and creative ways to bring nature into cities.

     In order to make better use of city gardens，places like Los Angeles in the US have made community gardens.This brings people together and encourages healthy lifestyle.In their traditional gardens，people can rent a part to grow their own food.In educational gardens，people are taught about gardening and eating healthily.People also grow vegetables on city farms to sell at the market with the money going to people in need.

     To help keep animals' living places connected（相连），some wildlife bridges and passages have been built in Edmonton，Canada.The bridges serve as corridors（长廊）for animals.Trees on the bridge give animals shelter（防护）as they cross.In China，along the Qinghai﹣Tibet Railway，there are also special bridges for Tibetan antelopes（藏羚）and other animals to cross.

     Just as a sponge（海绵）can take in water，a"Sponge city"can deal with heavy rain.Wuhan is one of China's first cities to start the program.People created rain gardens﹣﹣low grasslands to collect and take in water.Man﹣made wetlands were built，too.When it rains heavily，rainwater can be held.So there will be less flooding（洪灾）.

（1）The first paragraph is written to  　   　.

A.advise people to go to the wild more

B.tell the difference between cities and nature

C.ask readers to pay more attention to protect wildlife

D.interest readers in the relationship between cities and nature

（2）With community gardens in Los Angeles，people can  　   　.

A.make a good living

B.learn how to do gardening

C.always eat healthily

D.rent a place to sell vegetables

（3）In Edmonton，wildlife bridges are built to  　   　.

A.keep animals safe

B.give animals shelter

C.connect animals' living places

D.plant more trees for animals

（4）What can we learn from the passage？ 　   　

A.People created rain gardens to grow grass.

B.Man﹣made wetlands were built to stop raining.

C."Sponge city"is a good way to deal with flooding.

D.Wuhan is called"Sponge city"for its most wetlands in China.

（5）The best title of this passage can be  　   　.

A.Nature in Cities

B.Better City，Better Life

C.More Grass，Less Flooding

D.Ways to Protect Wildlife

19．Jake and Max are twin brothers who show love for volunteering.Their family has always done community services（社区服务）.And at a young age，they chose to give up gifts at their birthday parties.Instead，they asked guests to give away money to a charity（慈善机构）.Jake and Max chose two organizations to offer help.They thought up some really creative ways to help their community，such as donating a guide dog to the blind.

     When they were seven，Jake and Max were interested in volunteering with a friend at the local homeless shelter to help to cook.Unluckily，they were refused because they were too young.They had to think of another way to help other kids who had a similar problem：wanting to help but being refused because of their age.

     So，Kids That Do Good was created to"show ways to kids or adults，at ANY age，they could take part in the community services and make a difference."

     The small program that started with the twin brothers has grown into a large website（网站） that brings thousands of interested visitors each year.Kids That Do Good even has two student board of directors（董事），Steven and Jordan，who are also active in community services，as well as a group of adult advisers.

     Jake and Max are busy with school and after﹣class activities and other community services.Kids That Do Good advises kids to build their own volunteering events.

（1）According to the passage，Kids That Do Good is  　   　.

A.a website

B.a school

C.a hospital

D.a children's home

（2）The twins created Kids That Do Good to help  　   　.

A.poor kids go back to school

B.blind people in local communities

C.people take part in voluntary work

D.teenagers create charity organizations

（3）The underlined word donating is closest in meaning to  　   　.

A.giving

B.taking

C.selling

D.leading

（4）It is clear that the twins  　   　.

A.didn't love gifts they received

B.have built many charities these years

C.began helping others at school age

D.hoped more children could join them

（5）The passage is mainly about  　   　.

A.a charity organization

B.the twins' volunteering work

C.community services

D.two student board of directors

五、词与短语填空

20．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，使每个句子在结构，句义和逻辑上正确。（提示：选项中有两个是多余的。）

（1）Today there are  　   　robots working in factories.

（2）Her dad said he sometimes made  　   　mistakes himself.

（3）Jim，I wonder if you can  　   　some onions and potatoes for me.

（4）Please bring Ms.Steen to the party without telling her so that she can be  　   　.

（5）Families see the Spring Festival as a time to get together and  　   　it with a big family meal.

六、阅读理解填词

21．阅读下面短文，在空白处写出各单词的正确形式，单词的第一个字母已给出。

     When Goldie Nejat began developing robots in 2005，she spent much of her time knocking on doors to let people know how her robots w（1）　   　，but few showed interest."But now，it's different."says Nejat，"People calling from around the world ask when my robots are going to be r （2）　   　 ."Nejat's robots are made to meet a growing n （3）　   　：care﹣giving for the old.The population（人口）of the people over age80 will be426 million in2050，three times l （4）　   　 than that now.

     Such robots could be especially useful for patients with Alzheimer's disease（阿兹海默症）.They can help with everyday activities from preparing food to telling patients to take m （5）　   　.

     Some w（6）　   　that care﹣giving robots might cut down human communication and make more humans lose their jobs."But they are made to help humans not to take the p（7）　   　of them."said Brian Scassellati.He tested robots with different patients，and found that daily communication with robots can help children with autism spectrum disorder（自闭障碍症）i（8）　   　social skills.

     As the field grows，scientists try to u （9）　   　human﹣robot relationships better.Are robots useful because they don't have f （10）　   　and don't give opinions？"One thing is clear，"Scassellati says，"robots help people a lot."

七、书面表达

22．假如你是李华，结交了一个来自美国的交换生朋友Jack，请你用英文向同学们介绍他，内容要点如下：

（1）活泼外向，喜欢阅读和运动；

（2）上周受邀参加了新年派对；

（3）想了解中国文化，打算努力学习汉语；

（4）对太空感兴趣，梦想成为一名宇航员；

（5）补充一到两点个人想法。

注意：

（1）文中不能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）开头和已给出，不计入总数。

参考词汇：culture n.文化  astronaut n.宇航员  New Year's party新年派对

My Friend Jack

     I made a new friend Jack recently.He is an exchange student from America.I want to introduce him to you._____

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