湖南省长沙市雨花区2021-2022学年八年级下学期期末考试英语试题

2021-2022-2雨花区八下期末考试

英    语

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6、本学科试卷中听力材料以中速朗读两遍。

试卷分四个部分，71小题，时量90分钟，满分120分。

I．听力（共两节，满分20分）略

II．阅读（共三节，满分50分）

第一节 （共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列材料，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

21. How many steps do you need to develop a better money habit?

 A. 4.  B. 3.  C. 2.

22. When do you need to evaluate your plan again?

 A. At the end of the day.  B. At the end of the week.  C. At the end of the month.

B

23. What are the only social cats in South Africa?

 A. Tigers.  B. Lions.  C. Cows.

24. How many official languages does South Africa have?

 A. 3.  B. 8.  C. 11.

25. Why is South Africa very unique?

 A. Because it has many official languages.

 B. Because it has three capital cities.

 C. Because it is the largest.

C

Kids’ mental(心理的) health has became more and more important. Schools help protect kids’ mental health in many ways. Some advise letting kids take mental health days. In the past two years, eight states passed bills allowing kids to have mental health days. Should schools offer mental health days? Some students say yes. They can rest and recharge(恢复精力). It is good for their mental health. Other kids say no. They worry that students will have new problems.

Bibi is an eleven-year-old girl. She thinks that schools should give kids days off for mental health, because mental health is an important part of people’s health. In fact, it is just as important as physical health. If you don’t feel 100%, it will have a big impact(影响) on your ability to concentrate(集中注意力). Kids get stressed with long school days, and school can cause a lot of anxiety(焦虑). And kids don’t have much experience dealing with mental health problems.

Johnny is nine years old. He doesn’t think schools should give students days off for their mental health. Having too many days off can have impact on grades. And many people’s parents have to go to work. If students get too many days off, they might get left home alone too much. This could make some people’s mental health problems worse. Some kids have serious mental health challenges. Those students could take breaks between subjects. There could also be services to improve their mental health and help them in school.

26. What did eight states pass the bills for?

 A. Helping students go back to school.

 B. Offering students mental health service.

 C. Allowing students have mental health days.

27. How old is Bibi?

 A. 9.  B. 10.  C. 11.

28. Which of the following is Bibi’s opinion?

 A. Long school days make kids get stressed.

 B. Mental health is not as important as physical health.

 C. Kids know how to deal with mental health problems.

29. According to Johnny, what would make kids’ mental health problems worse?

 A. Getting bad grades.

 B. Having few days off.

 C. Staying at home alone too much.

30. What does the passage mainly talk about?

 A. Kids’ mental health is not important.

 B. Should schools have mental health days?

 C. What should parents do for kids’ mental health problems?

D

People introduced the idea of smart cities many years ago in the Unites States. Since then, it has spread to more and more countries. People hoped new technologies could help them live happier lives in cities.

Governments are interested in building smarter cities. Many companies see the smart program as a great opportunity to make money. Leading technology companies like Tecent and Microsoft have offered their smart-city solutions. However, not all the project designers have a clear idea of what they are going to achieve. They may proudly show off exciting new technologies like 5G, but they don’t know how to use them to solve real-world problems. In other words, they sound more like technology salespeople than city builders.

Things can cause problems. City planning should always center around one question: What do we need to do to improve the living conditions of the citizens? However, here comes another question: Would companies take care of their business interests first?

Sometimes, the problem is not about we don’t have smart technologies. What we need may be smarter decision-making. Smart cars are certainly smarter than bicycles. However, are they really more enjoyable? Do they really make the city a better place to live? City managers should think about what kind of life they want the cities to provide for their citizens. Planners and technology developer should think about that too. They should think about making the cities better while they are worrying about making them smarter.

31. What does the underlined word “spread” probably mean in Chinese?

 A. 议论  B. 试行  C. 传播

32. What does building smarter cities mean to many companies?

 A. Making more money.

 B. Having more building.

 C. Seeing all the people living happier life.

33. Which of the following is TRUE?

 A. Leading technology companies are very proud.

 B. City planning should be about improving citizens’ quality of life.

 C. All the project designers know what they’re going to achieve.

34. What does the last paragraph mainly talk about?

 A. Smarter cars are more enjoyable.

 B. Everyone sees smarter cities as better places to live.

 C. Smart technologies are not the only things to consider in building smart cities.

35. What does the author try to tell us?

 A. We should build more smart cities.

 B. We should help smart technology companies.

 C. We should make smarter decisions while building smarter cities.

第二节 (共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)

阅读下面短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。每个选项仅使用一次。

Have you ever told a lie? Scientists found that lying can harm your brain(大脑). It may stop you from doing other important tasks.

When you tell the truth, your brain doesn’t have to do any extra(额外的) work. 36. __________________.

37. __________________. The teacher asks why and you decide to lie. So you say: “I picked up a book from the library.” Your teacher asks: “The book I suggested last time?” Then you must decide how to answer the question. If you say yes, the teacher might ask to see the book. So you might say: “No.” 38. __________________. You need to make sure it’s a book from the library. See? When you lie, your brain works a lot more to keep the lie from falling apart.

You just gave your brain a lot of extra work. An area called the prefrontal cortex(前额皮质) does the work. It’s the part in charge of(掌管) short memory. That area also takes care of planning, problem solving and self-control.

Using too much brainpower(脑力) to lie means you may not use it to do other things, like solving math problems. 39. __________________. The prefrontal cortex is not fully developed until age 25. So when young people are busy with lying, they’ll have a harder time doing other things, like making study plans or eating a healthy diet. 40. __________________.

第三节 （共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

阅读下面的短文，根据短文内容回答问题。

When you throw a plastic bottle into a recycling(回收) bin, it probably doesn’t get recycled. According to one report, only 14% of plastic packaging(包装) is collected for recycling. One reason is that not all plastic can be recycled. Sometimes, that’s because of the type of plastic.

Experts say companies should stop using single-use containers(容器). They should use containers that can be used over and over. These could be metal(金属) or glass. And people can refill(重新装满) them at a store or at home. Reuse will also have to be an important part for solving the problem.

Can reusable packaging help us save the environment? Yes, but there’s a “payback” time with any reusable item. That’s the number of times it must be reused before it’s actually better for the environment than the single-use packages. What consumers(消费者) do is also important. If someone buys a metal shampoo bottle, gets lazy, and throws it into the garbage instead of refilling it, that might be worse for the environment than a single-use bottle. That’s because it takes more energy to make the reusable metal bottle.

For a reuse program to work, experts say making it simple is the best. A company called Loop used to sell its products online, and customers sent empty containers back for a refill. The company made a change to allow customers to return their bottles in person. Now they don’t have to mail them back to Loop. This makes returning even easier.

41. According to a report, how much plastic packaging is collected for recycling?

42. Where can people refill their containers?

43. Is reusable packaging better for the environment?

44. What do experts think is the best for a reuse program?

45. How did Loop make returning easier?

III．语言运用（共三节，满分35分）

第一节 （共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

“Our tea can help protect both your teeth   46   your heart,” said Luo Shengkai, a 17-year-old high school student, from Sichuan University High School. Luo and his classmates were introducing three self-made health tea through a live stream(直播) on Douyin   47   March 27th. The event won over 60,000 likes and had many online orders. All the money   48   go to local tea farmers later.

“It’s the first time we have sold tea online. We not only need to introduce our tea’s different tastes and development, but most   49  , we need to talk with the people and   50   their questions in time,” said Luo. “We’ve learned a lot from this.”

Luo and his   51   have researched tea in the last two years. They worked as three groups to learn about tea planting and picking, tea making and marketing   52   classroom study and practice out of school.

However, it’s never   53   to develop new popular tea-based drinks with specific functions(功能). For one tea created to better protect students’ eyesight, Luo and his team members did a lot of work. They   54   much time thinking about what to add to the tea. They’ve tried   55   like lemons and peaches to help clear heat and resolve toxins(祛毒) in the body. It was really hard! But they learned how to be creative and improve their hand-on skills. They learned to respect(尊重) different workers. Isn’t that the meaning of education?

46. A. but  B. and  C. or

47. A. at  B. in  C. on

48. A. will  B. has  C. is

49. A. friendly  B. comfortably  C. importantly

50. A. ask  B. answer  C. reply

51. A. classmates  B. parents  C. teachers

52. A. across  B. through  C. over

53. A. fair  B. lonely  C. easy

54. A. took  B. spent  C. used

55. A. vegetables  B. sweets  C. fruits

第二节 （共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

At the age of 5, Zhang Haidi found she had a spinal tumor(脊髓血管瘤). That left her paralyzed(瘫痪) from the chest(胸部) down. But Zhang is a 56. _______ (success) writer and translator(翻译家). She did this mostly through self-education. She was not able to go to school, 57. _______ she taught herself to read and write.

When she was 15, Zhang 58. _______ (move) to a small village with her parents in 1970. There was no hospital there. The villagers had to walk more than 10 kilometers to see a doctor. She decided 59. _______ (make) a change. She read medical 60. _______ (book) and practiced acupuncture(针灸) on herself. Soon she learned enough medical knowledge to help villagers with basic treatments(基础治疗). During her years there, she treated more than 10,000 people 61. _______ free.

Zhang also taught 62. _______ (her) several foreign languages, including English, Japanese and German. To learn a new English word, she had to repeat it as many as 200 times. She wrote words on desks, mirrors and even lamps so she could 63. _______ (remember) them. She later translated several works of Western literature into Chinese. She also wrote a book 64. _______ both Chinese and English to tell people around the world about her experience of learning English.

Zhang has encouraged so many young people with her story. She is like a shooting star and 65. _______ (shine) the light to the world.

第三节 （共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

阅读下面的短文，将划线部分译成英文或中文。

During the pandemic(疫情), people could not travel afar, but there is something else to do. That is micro-tourism(微旅游)．

Micro-tourism means people can drive two or three hours to a place nearby and spend two or three days there. They don’t have to have a big plan or a lot of money. Micro-tourism allows people to be more flexible(灵活的). 66. And it is less expensive.

Micro-tourism became popular about seven years ago and it has become more popular since the COVID-19 pandemic. More and more people choose to take short trips. Mike Hou from Beijing is one of them. He liked taking long trips abroad before the pandemic. Now he has a new travel style. 67. He thinks taking short trips is a better way to stay healthy. He still had fun during his short trips.

After a long and tiring week at work, Hou likes to invite some friends and drive to the countryside on weekends. 68. 有时他们在湖边搭帐篷。 Sometimes they climb mountains. When Hou and his friends walk in the mountains, they not only get fresh air and exercise but also enjoy the beautiful views.

69. Micro-tourism provides some new ways for young people to experience their cities. Travel doesn’t mean long trip. It doesn’t mean you need to go far away to find a resting place for your heart. 70. 我们可能之前还没有认识到它。 Micro-tourism helped make it happen.

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IV．书面表达（满分15分）

71. 你们班将开展地理文化节的活动，请你推荐一处自己到过地方，介绍的内容可以包括 （但不限于）那里的天气、地方文化、特色食物等，并说明推荐的理由。下面这张地方名片供你参考。

要求：

(1) 80词左右（开头已给出，不计入总词数）；

(2) 不得出现真实的人名和校名。

A Place to Go

Have you ever been to...? It’s really a great place to go.                               

2021-2022-2雨花区八下期末考试

（参考答案）

Ⅰ．听力技能 略

Ⅱ．阅读

第一节  短文理解

21—25  ACBCB        26—30   CCACB

31—35  CABCC

第二节  语篇补全

36—40  BACDE

第三节  阅读表达

41. Only 14%.

42. At a store or at home.

43. Yes (, it is).

44. Making it simple is the best.

45. By allowing customers to return their bottles in person.

Ⅲ. 语言运用

第一节  词语填空

46—50  BCACB        51—55   ABCBC

第二节 

56. successful

57. but  

58. moved

59. to make  

60. books

61. for

62. herself

63. remember

64. in

65. shines

第三节  语篇翻译

66. 而且（它）更便宜。

67. 他认为短途旅行是一种保持健康更好的方式。

68. Sometimes they put up tents by the lake.

69. 微旅游为年轻人体验城市提供了一些新的方式。

70. We may not have realized it before.

Ⅳ. 书面表达 略