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注意事项：
1、答题前，请考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写清楚，并认真核对条形码上的姓名、准考证号、考室和座位号；
2、必须在答题卡上答题，在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效；
3、答题时，请考生注意各大题题号后面的答题提示；
4、请勿折叠答题卡，保持字体工整、笔迹清晰、卡面清洁;
5、答题卡上不得使用涂改液、涂改胶和贴纸；
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120分钟，满分120分。
= 1 \* ROMAN I．听力（共两节，满分20分）略
= 2 \* ROMAN II．阅读（共两节，满分40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. Which thing shuld student vlunteers finish befre the Schl Day?
A. T make psters and putting them up.
B. T perfrm the talent shws.
C. T clean up the schlyard.
22. Frm the infrmatin abve, we CANNOT knw that _______.
A. This may be a ntice r a pster in a schl.
B. The vlunteers shuld d sme tasks in the evening.
C. If yu want t be a vlunteer, yu need t send an e-mail t Miss Zhang.
B
23. ChreMnster is made fr _______.
A. dctrs and patientsB. teachers and studentsC. parents and children
24. ChreMnster helps kids _______.
A. finish hmewrkB. play cmputer gamesC. d husewrk
25. ChreMnster is best fr _______.
A. Tm, a three-year-ld by
B. Jack, an l1-year-ld student
C. Mary, an 18-year-ld girl
C
Smetimes peple make histry. Gerge Washingtn became the first president f the United States and made histry. Smetimes wars make histry. The tw Wrld Wars are examples. Smetimes nature even becmes part f histry.
Sixteen years ag, nature caused just such a histry-making event. In August 2005, Hurricane (飓风) Katrina hit the cast (海岸) in New Orleans, Luisiana. The serius strm flded (淹没) New Orleans. Befre Katrina, n ther big American city was ever flded in the histry f the cuntry. This natural disaster (灾害) caused great harm and death.
New Orleans is belw sea level. It was a great danger. Peple built Levees (防洪堤) t prtect New Orleans frm the sea. (A levee is like a wall between the city and the sea.) When Hurricane Katrina came, water mved ver the levees int the city. Flding made it necessary fr everyne t leave the city. Befre Katrina, the US gvernment never made everyne leave a city. Peple in New Orleans had t find shelter (避难所) quickly. Sme had t stay at the Superdme Sprts Centre. Sme rde n buses t ther twns. Thusands f peple drve their cars t get away frm the strm. The rads and shelters were filled up quickly.
The lessn we can learn frm Katrina was that cities must be better prepared fr big strms and ther terrible disasters caused by nature. Being prepared might have kept mre peple safe. Hurricane Katrina is ne f the histry-making events that will be remembered frever. Tday, histry is still being made that will shape the future.
26. Which f the fllwing is mentined (提到) abut making histry?
A. Accident.B. Science.C. Peple.
27. What des the writer tell us abut New Orleans?
A. It was hit by the Hurricane Katrina sixty years ag.
B. It was the first big city that was flded in American histry.
C. It was built abve sea level.
28. What can we learn abut the levees?
A. They helped peple leave New Orleans quickly.
B. They were almst useless fr fighting Katrina.
C. They kept New Orleans safe in the fld.
29. Which f the fllwing may NOT be the writer’s advice fr the gvernment?
A. T keep mre peple safe.
B. T make everyne leave the city.
C. T try t get ready fr natural disasters.
30. What is the best title fr the passage?
A. Katrina Makes Histry.B. Flds Shape Luisiana.C. Histry Makes Heres.
D
With her eyes always feeling tired as she prepared fr an exam, 16-year-ld Sun Run went t the hspital with her parents in January. She was shcked when she fund ut that her eyesight drpped frm 5.0 t 4.6. “Sme f my friends have had the same experience recently,” Sun said.
In fact, pr eyesight amng Chinese primary and high schl students rse frm 59.2 percent t 70.6 percent in the first six mnths f 2020, accrding t the Ministry f Educatin (教育部).
T prtect students’ eyesight, the Chinese gvernment (政府) has wrked ut new requirements (要求) that will take effect n March 1, 2022. Fr example, accrding t the requirements, the size f text in students’ textbks shuld nt be t small. Teachers shuld als avid using prjectrs (投影仪) r ther teaching helpers that are t bright, Beijing Daily reprted.
There are als requirements fr desk and classrm lights. Fr example, these lights shuld give ff as little blue light as pssible. Blue light is bad fr ur eyes, as it can kill the phtreceptr cells (感光细胞) we need fr visin, accrding t Harvard Medical Schl. Many f the electrnic prducts (电子产品) we use every day, such as ur phnes and cmputer screens, give ff blue light.
What abut ther rules? The gvernment has taken actins t prtect students’ eyesight in China. In May 2020, the Natinal Health Cmmissin (国家卫生健康委员会) asks schls t make sure that students have at least tw hurs f utdr activity a day.
31. Frm Sun’s experience, the writer tells us that _______.
A. students shuld g t the dctr earlier
B. students shuldn’t prepare fr exams
C. mre Chinese students have bad eyesight
32. Over the first half f 2020, _______ mre Chinese students had pr eyesight.
A. 70.6 percentB. 11.4 percentC. 59.2 percent
33. What des the underlined phrase “take effect” mean in Paragraph 3?
A. 生效B. 制定C. 取消
34. T prtect students’ eyes, the Chinese gvernment is asking _______.
a. schls t use textbks with larger text
b. teachers t avid using prjectrs
c. schls nt t use blue light lights
d. schls t ffer utdr activity fr students
A. abcB. abdC. acd
35. The furth paragraph is mainly abut _______.
A. hw t reduce the use f blue light
B. hw t use blue light crrectly
C. hw blue light des harm t ur eyes
第二节 (共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。
Mst f us want t be happy, but d yu really knw hw t find happiness? Mney and success d nt bring lasting (永久的) happiness. Aristtle (亚里士多德), a great thinker, said, “Happiness depends upn urselves.” In ther wrds, we make ur wn happiness. 36. __________________.
● The first secret (秘诀) t happiness is t enjy the simple things in life.
T ften, we spend s much time thinking abut the future — fr example, getting int a gd university r getting a gd jb — that we fail t enjy the present (当下). 37. __________________. Things like reading a gd bk, listening t yur favrite music, r spending time with friends are gd fr yu. Peple wh have several clse friends ften live happier and have healthier lives.
● Anther secret t living a happy life is t be active.
Many peple usually dance r play sprts. Peple can frget abut their prblems and nly think abut the activities. 38. __________________. Because being alne and having nthing t d may make yu feel bred r unhappy.
● 39. __________________.
Studies shw that peple feel gd when they spend their time helping thers. If yu want t feel happier, d gd things fr smene. Yu can help a friend with his r her studies, g shpping t buy fd fr an elderly persn, r simply help ut arund the huse by washing the dishes.
As yu can see, there are many ways that can make yu happier than befre. 40. __________________. Let’s be a happy persn frm nw n.
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。
The jurney my daughter Cathy had with her swimming is beautiful. Cathy had a terrible disease in her early childhd. It 41 much truble t ur family. But after years f treatment (治疗), she finally became healthy.
Tw years ag, while Cathy was watching the Olympics, a dream came int her sweet little head — t be a swimmer. Last summer, she wanted t try ut fr the swimming team. She practiced a lt and finally made it. Hwever, the team practice was 42 . She had a fever and cughed, s she had truble 43 her training during her first few weeks. After hearing her cughing seriusly ne night, I decided t advise her t take a break. But Cathy wke me up early next mrning, wearing her swimsuit ready t g! I tld her she shuldn’t swim after a whle night’s cughing, but she refused t 44 and insisted (坚持) she shuld g.
Frm that day n, Cathy kept swimming and didn’t miss a single practice. She always tried her best t be the best. My ten-year-ld girl was grwing and changing right befre my eyes, int this determined (坚定的) human being. There were mments f 45 f curse: smetimes she wuld be the last swimmer in the race. It was difficult fr Cathy t accept that she culdn’t 46 thers in a cmpetitin. But 47 culdn’t prevent her frm trying.
Then came the final awards ceremny (颁奖典礼) at the end f the year. Cathy didn’t expect any award but was still there t cheer fr her friends. As the ceremny was nearing the end, I 48 heard the head cach annuncing (宣布), “The highest prize ges t Cathy!” Lking arund, he cntinued, “Cathy has inspired (鼓舞) us with her 49 and warmth. 50 skills and talents bring great success, the mst valuable wealth (财富) ne can hld is the heart.”
It was the greatest mment in my daughter’s life. With all she had been thrugh in her ten years, this was the hur f true success.
41. A. happened B. saved C. caused
42. A. easy B. hard C. fair
43. A. f B. with C. t
44. A. give away B. give ut C. give up
45. A. sadness B. happiness C. kindness
46. A. win B. beat C. cmpete
47. A. anything B. nthing C. smething
48. A. usually B. typically C. suddenly
49. A. spirit B. decisin C. stress
50. A. Unless B. Because C. Althugh
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。
Fr a lng time, I have truble in 51. _______ (take) part in any class activities. It’s hard fr me t remember my wrds while I was giving a speech.
Hwever, things began t change ne day. A week befre my schl’s English Festival, my teacher prvided a chance 52. _______ me t give a speech in frnt f the whle schl. I didn’t want t, 53. _______ my teacher advised me t think abut it 54. _______ (careful) and gave me a frtune ckie (幸运饼干). When I pened it, I fund a piece f paper that read: “The first step t success is the willingness (意愿) t try, and the key t it is t wrk hard.” I was encuraged by this and decided 55. _______ (give) it a try.
I 56. _______ (spend) a day finishing my first speech draft (草稿) and practiced it during my lunch breaks. I als asked my teacher fr 57. _______ (advice). As 58. _______ result, my speech was a success. Since then, I’ve becme 59. _______ (utging) than befre. Als, I began t have an interest in speaking in public (当众). I ask and answer questins in class mre ften and I jin in many different after-schl activities.
I learned that the rad t success is difficult and we need t have curage (勇气), believe in 60. _______ (we) and try ur best. As they say, Rme was nt built in a day.
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。
Life can’t always be perfect and peple dn’t always get what they want. 61. Maybe that’s why sme peple wrry t much. I used t be like that.
One day, in my English class, ur teacher asked us t write and act in a play. 62. As a shy girl, I was nt able t speak in frnt f many peple. Unfrtunately, I was chsen t play a very imprtant female (女性的) rle — a character wh talks ludly and acts dramatically (戏剧性地). 63. 这个角色是如此重要以至于我非常紧张。
64. I cried as sn as my English teacher tld me the decisin. I’d much rather play a small rle. I was upset abut it fr a lng time. My best friend nticed this and said she wished she had my rle. She als tld me that negative (消极的) thughts can turn things int unhappy experiences. Being ptimistic (乐观的) makes the wrld lk different, she said.
Since then, every time I feel upset, I take a deep breath and think abut what she said. 65. 它对我的生活产生了很大的影响。It’s true that life isn’t always perfect, but it’s up t yu t make yur life better.
61.
62.
63.
64.
65.
= 4 \* ROMAN IV．写作（共两节，满分25分）
第一节 （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。
Once upn a time, there was a little child. Befre he was ready t be brn, he went t ask Gd, “They tell me yu are sending me t the earth, but being s small and helpless, hw am I ging t live there?”
“Amng the many angels, I chse the best ne fr yu. She will be waiting fr yu and will take care f yu.” Gd replied.
“Here in heaven, I d nthing else but sing and smile every day! That’s enugh fr me t be happy.”
Gd said, “Yur angel will sing and smile fr yu every day. And yu will feel yur angel’s lve and yu’ll be happy.”
The child said, “And hw am I ging t be able t understand when peple talk t me when I dn’t knw the language that men speak?” Gd tld the child, “Dn’t wrry, my kid. Yu will learn the mst beautiful and sweetest wrds frm yur angel s that yu will understand what peple say. She will teach yu with much patience and care.”
The child said, “I’ve heard that n the earth there are bad men, wh will prtect me?”
Gd said, “Yur angel will prtect yu even if it means risking her life.”
“But I will always be sad because I will nt see yu any mre.”
“Yur angel will always talk t yu, and in fact, I will always be next t yu.”
At the mment there was much peace in Heaven, but vices frm the earth culd already be heard, and the child, in a hurry, asked, “Oh, Gd, since I am abut t leave nw, please tell me my angel’s name!”
“It is nt hard t remember,” Gd replied quietly. “Yu will call yur angel Mmmy.”
66. When did the little child g t ask Gd?
67. Where wuld Gd send the little child t?
68. Did the little child d nthing in heaven every day?
69. Hw can the little child understand peple’s language?
70. What’s the name f the little child’s angel?
第二节 书面表达（满分15分）
71. 假如你是英文校刊Vice f Teenagers学生栏目的主编Alex，最近收到了学生Mary的来信。Mary在信中提到她刚刚转学到了一所新学校，她想尽快融入集体，但不知道如何与同学们相处，为此感到很苦恼。请你根据Mary的来信予以回信。
要求：
(1) 根据来信内容提出针对性的建议，80词左右；
(2) 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
(3) 文中不得出现真实人名和校名。
Dear Mary,
Thank yu fr telling me yur prblem. I am srry t knw that yu feel
Yurs,
Alex
Student Vlunteers Wanted!
Are yu lking fr smething enjyable and meaningful? Then jin us t be a vlunteer!
On May 23, frm 8 a.m. t 4 p.m., ur schl will hld a Schl Day in the schlyard (校园). We welcme guests frm all ver the cuntry! The things yu can help with are as fllws:
Task Time Date
Prepare sme talent shws 6 p.m. Frm May 15 t May 22
Make psters and put them up 1 p.m. May 20
Welcme guests 8 p.m. May 23
Perfrm the talent shws 2 p.m. May 23
Clean up the schlyard 4 p.m. -5 p.m. May 23
Students wh want t jin us shuld call Miss Zhang at 7218-1666. We are lking frward t yur participatin (参与).
ChreMnster: Make Chres Fun fr Kids!
ChreMnster is a must-have app fr families. It makes chres fun.
*Kids get pints by finishing their chres.
*Kids get gifts like ice-cream, an hur f cmputer games, r a camping trip.
*Parents plan their children’s chres and the gifts they can get.
Here’s what ChreMnster users and newspapers said:
“I’ve always been surprised since I dwnladed (下载) the ChreMnster app. My girls can’t wait t help arund the huse!”
—Jenny
“Kids are excited abut ChreMnster. They ften wake up early and ask fr mre chres.”
—Lisa
“ChreMnster seems t make the rm tidy and the clthes clean.”
—The New Yrk Times
ChreMnster is best fr kids frm 4 t 15. If yu need help in teaching yur kids hw t d chres, dwnlad ChreMnster tday!
A. Dn’t just stay at hme and d nthing.
B. Finally, many peple find happiness in helping thers.
C. Here is sme advice t help yu find happiness.
D. Yu shuld find small pleasures in life.
E. Life is shrt, s enjy it t the fullest.
2020-2021-2湖南省长沙市八下期中考试
（参考答案）
Ⅰ．听力技能 略
Ⅱ．阅读
第一节 短文理解
21—25 ACCCB 26—30 CBBBA
31—35 CBABC
第二节 语篇补全
36—40 CDABE
Ⅲ. 语言运用
第一节 词语填空
41—45 CBBCA 46—50 BBCAC
第二节
51. taking
52. fr
53. but
54. carefully
55. t give
56. spent
57. advice
58. a
59. mre utging
60. urselves
第三节 语篇翻译
61. 也许那就是为什么有些人过于担心。
62. 作为一个害羞的女孩，我不能在很多人面前说话。
63. The rle was s imprtant that I was very nervus.
64. 我的英语老师一告诉我这个决定，我就哭了。
65. It made a big difference t my life.
Ⅳ. 写作
第一节 阅读表达
66. Befre he was ready t be brn.
67. (T) the earth.
68. N.
69. By learning the mst beautiful and sweetest wrds frm his angel.
70. Mmmy.
第二节 书面表达 略
注意事项：
1、答题前，请考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写清楚，并认真核对条形码上的姓名、准考证号、考室和座位号；
2、必须在答题卡上答题，在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效；
3、答题时，请考生注意各大题题号后面的答题提示；
4、请勿折叠答题卡，保持字体工整、笔迹清晰、卡面清洁;
5、答题卡上不得使用涂改液、涂改胶和贴纸；
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120分钟，满分120分。
= 1 \* ROMAN I．听力（共两节，满分20分）略
= 2 \* ROMAN II．阅读（共两节，满分40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. Which thing shuld student vlunteers finish befre the Schl Day?
A. T make psters and putting them up.
B. T perfrm the talent shws.
C. T clean up the schlyard.
22. Frm the infrmatin abve, we CANNOT knw that _______.
A. This may be a ntice r a pster in a schl.
B. The vlunteers shuld d sme tasks in the evening.
C. If yu want t be a vlunteer, yu need t send an e-mail t Miss Zhang.
B
23. ChreMnster is made fr _______.
A. dctrs and patientsB. teachers and studentsC. parents and children
24. ChreMnster helps kids _______.
A. finish hmewrkB. play cmputer gamesC. d husewrk
25. ChreMnster is best fr _______.
A. Tm, a three-year-ld by
B. Jack, an l1-year-ld student
C. Mary, an 18-year-ld girl
C
Smetimes peple make histry. Gerge Washingtn became the first president f the United States and made histry. Smetimes wars make histry. The tw Wrld Wars are examples. Smetimes nature even becmes part f histry.
Sixteen years ag, nature caused just such a histry-making event. In August 2005, Hurricane (飓风) Katrina hit the cast (海岸) in New Orleans, Luisiana. The serius strm flded (淹没) New Orleans. Befre Katrina, n ther big American city was ever flded in the histry f the cuntry. This natural disaster (灾害) caused great harm and death.
New Orleans is belw sea level. It was a great danger. Peple built Levees (防洪堤) t prtect New Orleans frm the sea. (A levee is like a wall between the city and the sea.) When Hurricane Katrina came, water mved ver the levees int the city. Flding made it necessary fr everyne t leave the city. Befre Katrina, the US gvernment never made everyne leave a city. Peple in New Orleans had t find shelter (避难所) quickly. Sme had t stay at the Superdme Sprts Centre. Sme rde n buses t ther twns. Thusands f peple drve their cars t get away frm the strm. The rads and shelters were filled up quickly.
The lessn we can learn frm Katrina was that cities must be better prepared fr big strms and ther terrible disasters caused by nature. Being prepared might have kept mre peple safe. Hurricane Katrina is ne f the histry-making events that will be remembered frever. Tday, histry is still being made that will shape the future.
26. Which f the fllwing is mentined (提到) abut making histry?
A. Accident.B. Science.C. Peple.
27. What des the writer tell us abut New Orleans?
A. It was hit by the Hurricane Katrina sixty years ag.
B. It was the first big city that was flded in American histry.
C. It was built abve sea level.
28. What can we learn abut the levees?
A. They helped peple leave New Orleans quickly.
B. They were almst useless fr fighting Katrina.
C. They kept New Orleans safe in the fld.
29. Which f the fllwing may NOT be the writer’s advice fr the gvernment?
A. T keep mre peple safe.
B. T make everyne leave the city.
C. T try t get ready fr natural disasters.
30. What is the best title fr the passage?
A. Katrina Makes Histry.B. Flds Shape Luisiana.C. Histry Makes Heres.
D
With her eyes always feeling tired as she prepared fr an exam, 16-year-ld Sun Run went t the hspital with her parents in January. She was shcked when she fund ut that her eyesight drpped frm 5.0 t 4.6. “Sme f my friends have had the same experience recently,” Sun said.
In fact, pr eyesight amng Chinese primary and high schl students rse frm 59.2 percent t 70.6 percent in the first six mnths f 2020, accrding t the Ministry f Educatin (教育部).
T prtect students’ eyesight, the Chinese gvernment (政府) has wrked ut new requirements (要求) that will take effect n March 1, 2022. Fr example, accrding t the requirements, the size f text in students’ textbks shuld nt be t small. Teachers shuld als avid using prjectrs (投影仪) r ther teaching helpers that are t bright, Beijing Daily reprted.
There are als requirements fr desk and classrm lights. Fr example, these lights shuld give ff as little blue light as pssible. Blue light is bad fr ur eyes, as it can kill the phtreceptr cells (感光细胞) we need fr visin, accrding t Harvard Medical Schl. Many f the electrnic prducts (电子产品) we use every day, such as ur phnes and cmputer screens, give ff blue light.
What abut ther rules? The gvernment has taken actins t prtect students’ eyesight in China. In May 2020, the Natinal Health Cmmissin (国家卫生健康委员会) asks schls t make sure that students have at least tw hurs f utdr activity a day.
31. Frm Sun’s experience, the writer tells us that _______.
A. students shuld g t the dctr earlier
B. students shuldn’t prepare fr exams
C. mre Chinese students have bad eyesight
32. Over the first half f 2020, _______ mre Chinese students had pr eyesight.
A. 70.6 percentB. 11.4 percentC. 59.2 percent
33. What des the underlined phrase “take effect” mean in Paragraph 3?
A. 生效B. 制定C. 取消
34. T prtect students’ eyes, the Chinese gvernment is asking _______.
a. schls t use textbks with larger text
b. teachers t avid using prjectrs
c. schls nt t use blue light lights
d. schls t ffer utdr activity fr students
A. abcB. abdC. acd
35. The furth paragraph is mainly abut _______.
A. hw t reduce the use f blue light
B. hw t use blue light crrectly
C. hw blue light des harm t ur eyes
第二节 (共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。
Mst f us want t be happy, but d yu really knw hw t find happiness? Mney and success d nt bring lasting (永久的) happiness. Aristtle (亚里士多德), a great thinker, said, “Happiness depends upn urselves.” In ther wrds, we make ur wn happiness. 36. __________________.
● The first secret (秘诀) t happiness is t enjy the simple things in life.
T ften, we spend s much time thinking abut the future — fr example, getting int a gd university r getting a gd jb — that we fail t enjy the present (当下). 37. __________________. Things like reading a gd bk, listening t yur favrite music, r spending time with friends are gd fr yu. Peple wh have several clse friends ften live happier and have healthier lives.
● Anther secret t living a happy life is t be active.
Many peple usually dance r play sprts. Peple can frget abut their prblems and nly think abut the activities. 38. __________________. Because being alne and having nthing t d may make yu feel bred r unhappy.
● 39. __________________.
Studies shw that peple feel gd when they spend their time helping thers. If yu want t feel happier, d gd things fr smene. Yu can help a friend with his r her studies, g shpping t buy fd fr an elderly persn, r simply help ut arund the huse by washing the dishes.
As yu can see, there are many ways that can make yu happier than befre. 40. __________________. Let’s be a happy persn frm nw n.
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。
The jurney my daughter Cathy had with her swimming is beautiful. Cathy had a terrible disease in her early childhd. It 41 much truble t ur family. But after years f treatment (治疗), she finally became healthy.
Tw years ag, while Cathy was watching the Olympics, a dream came int her sweet little head — t be a swimmer. Last summer, she wanted t try ut fr the swimming team. She practiced a lt and finally made it. Hwever, the team practice was 42 . She had a fever and cughed, s she had truble 43 her training during her first few weeks. After hearing her cughing seriusly ne night, I decided t advise her t take a break. But Cathy wke me up early next mrning, wearing her swimsuit ready t g! I tld her she shuldn’t swim after a whle night’s cughing, but she refused t 44 and insisted (坚持) she shuld g.
Frm that day n, Cathy kept swimming and didn’t miss a single practice. She always tried her best t be the best. My ten-year-ld girl was grwing and changing right befre my eyes, int this determined (坚定的) human being. There were mments f 45 f curse: smetimes she wuld be the last swimmer in the race. It was difficult fr Cathy t accept that she culdn’t 46 thers in a cmpetitin. But 47 culdn’t prevent her frm trying.
Then came the final awards ceremny (颁奖典礼) at the end f the year. Cathy didn’t expect any award but was still there t cheer fr her friends. As the ceremny was nearing the end, I 48 heard the head cach annuncing (宣布), “The highest prize ges t Cathy!” Lking arund, he cntinued, “Cathy has inspired (鼓舞) us with her 49 and warmth. 50 skills and talents bring great success, the mst valuable wealth (财富) ne can hld is the heart.”
It was the greatest mment in my daughter’s life. With all she had been thrugh in her ten years, this was the hur f true success.
41. A. happened B. saved C. caused
42. A. easy B. hard C. fair
43. A. f B. with C. t
44. A. give away B. give ut C. give up
45. A. sadness B. happiness C. kindness
46. A. win B. beat C. cmpete
47. A. anything B. nthing C. smething
48. A. usually B. typically C. suddenly
49. A. spirit B. decisin C. stress
50. A. Unless B. Because C. Althugh
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。
Fr a lng time, I have truble in 51. _______ (take) part in any class activities. It’s hard fr me t remember my wrds while I was giving a speech.
Hwever, things began t change ne day. A week befre my schl’s English Festival, my teacher prvided a chance 52. _______ me t give a speech in frnt f the whle schl. I didn’t want t, 53. _______ my teacher advised me t think abut it 54. _______ (careful) and gave me a frtune ckie (幸运饼干). When I pened it, I fund a piece f paper that read: “The first step t success is the willingness (意愿) t try, and the key t it is t wrk hard.” I was encuraged by this and decided 55. _______ (give) it a try.
I 56. _______ (spend) a day finishing my first speech draft (草稿) and practiced it during my lunch breaks. I als asked my teacher fr 57. _______ (advice). As 58. _______ result, my speech was a success. Since then, I’ve becme 59. _______ (utging) than befre. Als, I began t have an interest in speaking in public (当众). I ask and answer questins in class mre ften and I jin in many different after-schl activities.
I learned that the rad t success is difficult and we need t have curage (勇气), believe in 60. _______ (we) and try ur best. As they say, Rme was nt built in a day.
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。
Life can’t always be perfect and peple dn’t always get what they want. 61. Maybe that’s why sme peple wrry t much. I used t be like that.
One day, in my English class, ur teacher asked us t write and act in a play. 62. As a shy girl, I was nt able t speak in frnt f many peple. Unfrtunately, I was chsen t play a very imprtant female (女性的) rle — a character wh talks ludly and acts dramatically (戏剧性地). 63. 这个角色是如此重要以至于我非常紧张。
64. I cried as sn as my English teacher tld me the decisin. I’d much rather play a small rle. I was upset abut it fr a lng time. My best friend nticed this and said she wished she had my rle. She als tld me that negative (消极的) thughts can turn things int unhappy experiences. Being ptimistic (乐观的) makes the wrld lk different, she said.
Since then, every time I feel upset, I take a deep breath and think abut what she said. 65. 它对我的生活产生了很大的影响。It’s true that life isn’t always perfect, but it’s up t yu t make yur life better.
61.
62.
63.
64.
65.
= 4 \* ROMAN IV．写作（共两节，满分25分）
第一节 （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。
Once upn a time, there was a little child. Befre he was ready t be brn, he went t ask Gd, “They tell me yu are sending me t the earth, but being s small and helpless, hw am I ging t live there?”
“Amng the many angels, I chse the best ne fr yu. She will be waiting fr yu and will take care f yu.” Gd replied.
“Here in heaven, I d nthing else but sing and smile every day! That’s enugh fr me t be happy.”
Gd said, “Yur angel will sing and smile fr yu every day. And yu will feel yur angel’s lve and yu’ll be happy.”
The child said, “And hw am I ging t be able t understand when peple talk t me when I dn’t knw the language that men speak?” Gd tld the child, “Dn’t wrry, my kid. Yu will learn the mst beautiful and sweetest wrds frm yur angel s that yu will understand what peple say. She will teach yu with much patience and care.”
The child said, “I’ve heard that n the earth there are bad men, wh will prtect me?”
Gd said, “Yur angel will prtect yu even if it means risking her life.”
“But I will always be sad because I will nt see yu any mre.”
“Yur angel will always talk t yu, and in fact, I will always be next t yu.”
At the mment there was much peace in Heaven, but vices frm the earth culd already be heard, and the child, in a hurry, asked, “Oh, Gd, since I am abut t leave nw, please tell me my angel’s name!”
“It is nt hard t remember,” Gd replied quietly. “Yu will call yur angel Mmmy.”
66. When did the little child g t ask Gd?
67. Where wuld Gd send the little child t?
68. Did the little child d nthing in heaven every day?
69. Hw can the little child understand peple’s language?
70. What’s the name f the little child’s angel?
第二节 书面表达（满分15分）
71. 假如你是英文校刊Vice f Teenagers学生栏目的主编Alex，最近收到了学生Mary的来信。Mary在信中提到她刚刚转学到了一所新学校，她想尽快融入集体，但不知道如何与同学们相处，为此感到很苦恼。请你根据Mary的来信予以回信。
要求：
(1) 根据来信内容提出针对性的建议，80词左右；
(2) 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
(3) 文中不得出现真实人名和校名。
Dear Mary,
Thank yu fr telling me yur prblem. I am srry t knw that yu feel
Yurs,
Alex
Student Vlunteers Wanted!
Are yu lking fr smething enjyable and meaningful? Then jin us t be a vlunteer!
On May 23, frm 8 a.m. t 4 p.m., ur schl will hld a Schl Day in the schlyard (校园). We welcme guests frm all ver the cuntry! The things yu can help with are as fllws:
Task Time Date
Prepare sme talent shws 6 p.m. Frm May 15 t May 22
Make psters and put them up 1 p.m. May 20
Welcme guests 8 p.m. May 23
Perfrm the talent shws 2 p.m. May 23
Clean up the schlyard 4 p.m. -5 p.m. May 23
Students wh want t jin us shuld call Miss Zhang at 7218-1666. We are lking frward t yur participatin (参与).
ChreMnster: Make Chres Fun fr Kids!
ChreMnster is a must-have app fr families. It makes chres fun.
*Kids get pints by finishing their chres.
*Kids get gifts like ice-cream, an hur f cmputer games, r a camping trip.
*Parents plan their children’s chres and the gifts they can get.
Here’s what ChreMnster users and newspapers said:
“I’ve always been surprised since I dwnladed (下载) the ChreMnster app. My girls can’t wait t help arund the huse!”
—Jenny
“Kids are excited abut ChreMnster. They ften wake up early and ask fr mre chres.”
—Lisa
“ChreMnster seems t make the rm tidy and the clthes clean.”
—The New Yrk Times
ChreMnster is best fr kids frm 4 t 15. If yu need help in teaching yur kids hw t d chres, dwnlad ChreMnster tday!
A. Dn’t just stay at hme and d nthing.
B. Finally, many peple find happiness in helping thers.
C. Here is sme advice t help yu find happiness.
D. Yu shuld find small pleasures in life.
E. Life is shrt, s enjy it t the fullest.
2020-2021-2湖南省长沙市八下期中考试
（参考答案）
Ⅰ．听力技能 略
Ⅱ．阅读
第一节 短文理解
21—25 ACCCB 26—30 CBBBA
31—35 CBABC
第二节 语篇补全
36—40 CDABE
Ⅲ. 语言运用
第一节 词语填空
41—45 CBBCA 46—50 BBCAC
第二节
51. taking
52. fr
53. but
54. carefully
55. t give
56. spent
57. advice
58. a
59. mre utging
60. urselves
第三节 语篇翻译
61. 也许那就是为什么有些人过于担心。
62. 作为一个害羞的女孩，我不能在很多人面前说话。
63. The rle was s imprtant that I was very nervus.
64. 我的英语老师一告诉我这个决定，我就哭了。
65. It made a big difference t my life.
Ⅳ. 写作
第一节 阅读表达
66. Befre he was ready t be brn.
67. (T) the earth.
68. N.
69. By learning the mst beautiful and sweetest wrds frm his angel.
70. Mmmy.
第二节 书面表达 略
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