湖南省长沙市2021-2022-1雅礼集团八上期末联考英语（参考答案）

2021-2022-1雅礼集团八上期末联考

英    语

试卷分四个部分，71小题，时量100分钟，满分120分。

I．听力技能（两部分，共20小题，计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. When can we join the talent show?

 A. At 9:00 a.m., Friday.   B. At 10:30 a.m., Saturday.   C. At 11:00 a.m., Friday.

22. If May wins the talent show, she will get _______.

 A. some money

 B. free food and drinks

 C. a trip to Yali Experimental Middle School Student Centre

B

23. In this recipe, we need _______ flour.

 A. three spoons of       B. two spoons of    C. one spoon of

24. The reading material above tells us how to make _______.

 A. a carrot pancake      B. a vegetable cake   C. an egg sandwich

25. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

 A. It is necessary for people to cut up the carrots first.

 B. It will take people at most 15 minutes to finish the dish.

 C. When the oil is at a high temperature, people can pour the mixture into the pan.

C

    It happened in a New York classroom. Sixteen-year-old Taylor Engler came face to face with a cow. But it was all in her head.

    She was trying out a virtual reality(VR, 虚拟现实) headset(头戴式眼罩). It took junior students at Berkeley Carroll School to a farm. The farm was 400 kilometers away.

Students across the US are taking VR “trips”. They are swimming in the deep sea. They are watching medical operations(手术). They are even “walking” through the human body. Teachers say this helps students understand their learning material(材料) and get better grades.

“It grabs the students right away,” Colin Jones, a science teacher from Planinview-Old Bethpage Central School District, told AP News. He uses a VR system called zSpace to cut up cells(细胞). “It’s something that can be done in 40 minutes,” he said. “But it could take even a week when you are doing a lab.”

“It is different from watching a video because you can have more than one perspective(视角). You can actually move.” Taylor said during her “trip” on the farm.

According to the scientist Richard Lamb, VR can give people experiences that are similar to the real world. Our bodies even react the same to VR as they do to real-life situations. “Heart rate, brain activity, breathing, everything.” he said.

But there are not many classrooms that can use this technology. VR systems are very expensive. Experts hope that more students can use it in the future, especially for doing science experiments(实验) that could be too dangerous to do in real life.

26. How did Taylor Engler see a cow in class?

 A. By drawing a picture.  B. By using a VR headset.  C. By visiting a farm.

27. What’s the main purpose of a VR headset according to the teachers?

 A. Students can swim in the deep sea.

 B. It helps students improve their grades.

 C. It can take students to have a trip.

28. What does the underlined word “grab” in the fourth paragraph mean?

 A. 抓取       B. 影响     C. 吸引

29. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

 A. It is easier but slower to cut up cells by using a VR system.

 B. Using VR is different from watching a video because you just have one perspective.

 C. Experts expect that more students can use VR systems to do some dangerous experiments.

30. What’s the best title of the passage?

 A. The culture of VR classes.  

 B. The result of VR classes.

 C. The experience of VR classes. 

D

When a virus(病毒) changes, it becomes a variant(变种). For COVID-19, the Delta variant is now common around the world. But now, there’s a new variant named Omicron is causing new worries. Omicron can make people sick more easily. Our antibodies(抗体) are not so good at stopping it, reported Newsweek.

No matter what we have learnt about Omicron, most of the normal methods can still help slow the pandemic(疫情) spread(传播). This means social distancing and wearing masks in public indoor places. Because Omicron spreads more easily in places where people aren’t vaccinated(接种), getting vaccinated is also an important step to take. Now, scientists around the world are working hard to upgrade their COVID-19 vaccines (疫苗) against Omicron.

You might wonder — how exactly do vaccines work? The answer is actually very simple. The first vaccine was found in 1796, when English doctor Edward Jenner exposed (暴露) a 13-year-old boy to a small amount of the cowpox virus (牛痘病毒). Cowpox has something to do with disease smallpox (天花). Amazingly, the boy developed immunity (免疫力) to smallpox — and in 1798, the first smallpox vaccine was created.

You see, when our bodies are exposed to small amounts of dead or weakened (削弱的) viruses, we create special cells called antibodies. If we’re exposed to the same viruses later, our antibodies can kill them off, even if they’re stronger. Since Jenner’s discovery, we’ve come up with many vaccines, including those for chicken pox (水痘) and the flu.

However, developing a safe and useful vaccine takes time. Some vaccines simply don’t work, while others have uncomfortable or even dangerous side effects (副作用). With tons of hard work made by scientists in our country, over 1.18 billion people in China have received COVID-19 vaccinations so far, according to CGTN. And they have not reported any serious side effects.

31. What is the newest variant for COVID-19?

 A. Omicron.  B. Delta.  C. Cowpox.

32. What can help to make the spread slower?

 A. Close distancing.     B. Putting on masks.   C. Exposing faces outside.

33. What is the main idea of Paragraph 3?

 A. How do vaccines work?

 B. What are vaccines made of?

 C. How was the first vaccine created?

34. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

 A. Scientists work out the vaccine to fight against Omicron.

 B. After vaccinated, people will get ill when exposing to the same virus.

 C. Some vaccines may make people not feel very well.

35. We can infer from the passage that _______.  

 A. every virus has a vaccine so far

 B. vaccines are difficult to create

 C. the pandemic will end soon

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。

How many times have you complained(抱怨), “There aren’t enough hours in the day!”? Holly Gabrielle White, a vlogger who graduated(毕业) from University of Cambridge, probably disagrees.

After she began school in August 2016, White started a channel on the video-sharing website YouTube. 36. _________________. Now she has more than 270, 000 fans. In her videos, the 22-year-old girl gets up at 6:30 am and goes to bed at 10:30 pm every day. In between, she balances studying, cooking, house cleaning and exercising. Sometimes she finds time to meet with friends and talk with her family online.

37. ________________. Months ago, the official Tsinghua University microblog account (微博) showed pictures of students’ plans, study notes and daily timetable. In one of them, a freshman plans his daily life carefully. He usually goes to bed at 1:00 am and gets up at 6:00 am. Although he only takes 10 classes a week, the rest of his day will be fully booked. When he feels like it is hard to keep his timetable, he writes encouragements to himself, like, “You are the best” and “go for it”.

38. ________________. The Chinese freshman always won a first-class scholarship. White was at the top of her 152 other classmates. 39. __________________. They have regular schedules and get up early to study. They also squeeze (挤出) as much into the schedule as they can. More importantly, they learn a way of managing time efficiently.

Indeed, things must be carefully planned before we act. 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。

Do you know the two lovely mascots(吉祥物)? You may still remember the five “Fuwa” dolls from the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games(奥运会). And what makes Chinese most proud(骄傲) is that Beijing also becomes the hosting city for the Winter Olympic Games in 2022. On September 17 of 2019, two new mascots for Beijing Winter Olympic Games first showed on TV. Now, let’s see who they are.

Look at the panda! It looks like an astronaut. It wears an ice shell(冰壳) and looks fat, so we call it “Bing Dwen Dwen”. White is the color of ice and snow. The helmet(头盔) on its head stands for the snow and ice of winter sports. “Bing Dwen Dwen” likes ice sports very much and is good at them. That’s why it is the mascot of 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games.

Do you think the red mascot looks like a lantern? The lantern’s name is “Shuey Rhon Rhon”. When the Chinese New Year comes, people always make or buy lanterns. Red is the color of hope and good luck. Besides, a lantern means harvest(丰收), warmth and light. By making red lanterns,  people think their dreams will come true in the new year. “Shuey Rhon Rhon” can give players hope and help them do well in the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games.

Many people in different countries like the two mascots very much, and they show their love for them on the Internet.

41. When did the two mascots first appear on TV?

42. Why can “Bing Dwen Dwen” be the mascot of 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games?

43. What does a lantern stand for?

44. Does “Shuey Rhon Rhon” look like an astronaut?

45. What do people always do when the Chinese New Year comes according to the passage?

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。

When I was in the third grade, I was chosen to be the princess in the school play. For weeks my mother had helped me practice my words. But once on the stage, every word didn’t    46    from my head. Then my teacher changed my role to a narrator (解说者) for the play.    47    I didn’t tell my mother what had happened that day, she noticed my    48    and asked if I wanted to take a walk in the garden.

It was a lovely spring day. We could see dandelions (蒲公英) among the roses in the garden. I watched my mother lower her body. “I think I’ll    49    up all these dandelions,” she said. “From now on, we’ll    50    have roses in this garden.” “But I like dandelions,” I replied. “All flowers are    51    — even dandelions.”

My mother looked at me    52   . “Yes, every flower gives pleasure in its own way, doesn’t it?” she asked. I nodded. “And that is true for people, too,” she said. When I    53    that she had guessed my pain, I started to cry and told her the truth. “But you will be a wonderful narrator,” she said, reminding me of    54    much I loved to read stories aloud.

 With my mother’s encouragement, I got to know everybody had his or her own value in the world, I felt proud of the    55    in the play.

46. A. forget B. expect C. appear

47. A. If B. Though C. Because 

48. A. danger                 B. mistake C. unhappiness

49. A. dig B. add C. mix 

50. A. hardly B. only C. still 

51. A. famous B. fresh C. pretty 

52. A. probably B. seriously C. clearly 

53. A. made sure B. agreed with   C. cared about 

54. A. how B. what C. why 

55. A. part                   B. role       C. shape 

第二节 （共10小；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。

   Think about the world without insects(昆虫). It might sound nice in the beginning. There would be no annoying(恼人的) bugs and flies in your room, 56. ________ in fact these would be really bad news.

The number of insects has dropped a lot in the past few years, according to British biologist Dave Goulson. Scientists say one of the main reasons 57. ________ (be) the use of pesticides(农药). They destroyed places that insects live in. What would happen without insects? Although it is almost impossible 58. ________ (predict), results would be far-reaching. We need insects to pollinate crops. They also break down dead plants and animals and turn them into new 59. ________ (use) things.

We need insects to keep the soil healthy and do much 60. ________ (many). Without insects, many animals would have nothing to eat. They would go 61. ________ (hunger) and die. The ecosystem(生态系统) would be off balance. The 62. ________ (one) step to stop this is to let more people understand “the values of the natural world, both for what it does for us and for its own sake,” Goulson said. “The best place to start is with 63. ________ (we) children. We should encourage environmental awareness(意识) 64. ________ an early age and we are looking forward to 65. ________ (have) a better future.”

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。

66. In my opinion, friends play an important part in our lives. As an old saying goes, “A true friend reaches for your hand and touches your heart. ”When I am with my friends, I always laugh. When I am sad, 67. 我也可以与我的朋友们分享我的问题。I always feel better when I am with friends. But it is difficult to find a true friend. Do you know how to start? How do you get along with people? Here’s some advice for you.

Firstly, you should greet people. Greet people around you and hope they have a good day — whatever time of a day it is. 68. It will make people think that you are outgoing and understanding.

Next, you need to smile. 69. 让别人喜欢你的最简单的方法就是微笑。There’s a great reason why it takes fewer muscles(肌肉) to smile than to cry. Nature just wishes us to smile more.

Then, you’re supposed to help people. 70. Small actions, like helping people carrying something or picking up a wallet, can show your kindness.

Finally, you must respect(尊重) others. Everyone is different from each other. The world is full of differences. Learn to respect others and it’s the only way that other people will respect you.

All in all, we should value our friends and the time we spent with them.

66.                                                                            

67.                                                                            

68.                                                                            

69.                                                                            

70.                                                                            

IV．书面表达（满分15分）

71. 时光如梭，转眼初中三年已过半，你们已从刚入校时的稚嫩儿童逐渐成长为成熟的青少年。在过去这一年半的初中生活中，你一定有过成功的喜悦也有过失败的烦恼。假如你是李华，请你就你进入初中以来的收获、存在的问题（学习、生活及人际交往等方面）及针对问题所做的提升计划写一封信给你的小学老师。

要求：

（1）80词左右（开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数）；

（2）可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

（3）信中不得出现真实人名和校名。

Dear Mr. /Miss         ,

                                                               Your lovely student，

                                                                   Li Hua

2021-2022-1雅礼集团八上期末联考

（参考答案）

Ⅰ．听力技能 略

Ⅱ．阅读

第一节  短文理解

21—25  CABAB        26—30   BBCCC

31—35  ABCCB

第二节  语篇补全

36—40  EADBC

第三节  阅读表达

41. On September 17 of 2019.

42. Because “Bing Dwen Dwen” likes ice sports very much and is good at them.

43. Harvest, warmth and light.

44. No, (it doesn’t).

45. People always make or buy lanterns.

Ⅲ. 语言运用

第一节  词语填空

46—50  CBCAB        51—55   CBAAB

第二节 

56. but

57. is

58. to predict

59. useful

60. more

61. hungry

62. first

63. our

64. at

65. having

第三节  语篇翻译

66. 在我看来，朋友在我们的生活中扮演着重要的角色。

67. I can also share my problems with my friends.

68. 它会让人们认为你很外向和善解人意。

69. The easiest way to make others like you is to smile.

70. 一些如帮别人拿东西或捡起钱包的小举动，都可以展示你的善意。

Ⅳ. 书面表达 略