安徽省安庆市2020-2021学年八年级下学期期末考试英语试题（word版 含答案）

安徽省安庆市2020-2021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．I often go hiking on weekends, to get close to nature and enjoy its ________.

A．memory B．beauty C．progress D．treasure

2．Xia Boyu is ________ enough to be the first disabled (残疾的) Chinese to climb up the highest mountain Qomolangma.

A．fair B．deep C．brave D．safe

3．I think Jane is the best tennis player, and nobody can ________ her in our school.

A．hide B．beat C．fold D．lead

4．— Where have you been ________?

— I have travelled to some countries in Europe for a month.

A．heavily B．suddenly C．recently D．completely

5．Jessica has learned painting ________ she was five years old.

A．since B．while C．because D．whether

6．My grandpa ________ my cousin from the school every day.

A．gives up B．picks up C．cheers up D．fixes up

7．If you don’t believe in or depend ________ yourselves, no one can help you.

A．in B．for C．on D．with

8．Tony ________ his homework at home when we had a party at eight yesterday evening.

A．does B．did C．was doing D．has done

9．On weekends the Smiths usually drive to the countryside and ________ the fresh air there.

A．take in B．die down C．care for D．fall over

10．— Could you please help me clean the room?

— ________. Let’s begin.

A．Not yet B．No way C．Not at all D．No problem

二、完型填空

    Alva is my cousin. I happened to find a notebook in his desk one day. He made a list of my shortcomings (缺点) on it    11   : 

Jessica’s cold to others, so    12    likes her.

Jessica talks much,    13    does little.

Jessica’s a little lazy, so she doesn’t study hard.

Jessica    14    helps others, and she can get on well with nobody.

…

I couldn’t    15    it and got angry. I showed Alva’s notebook to my father with tears.

My father read them quietly. “Didn’t you ever    16    what you were really like, Jessica? Are these true or not? ” he asked me seriously.

I thought back to Alva’s list carefully. For the first time, I got quite a    17    picture of myself when I was eight.  

Two years later, my father was happy to see my changes, and gave me some    18   .

“Sometimes we don’t really realize our shortcomings. So we should learn to be a good listener. When someone points them out, we should    19   , and learn to change ourselves.” 

My father’s advice returned to me at many    20    moments in my life since then.

11．A．in return B．in danger C．in trouble D．in secret

12．A．few B．little C．much D．many

13．A．and B．but C．or D．so

14．A．always B．often C．seldom D．usually

15．A．copy B．offer C．wish D．stand

16．A．explain B．design C．wonder D．compare

17．A．active B．clear C．simple D．young

18．A．advice B．treasure C．beauty D．decision

19．A．go over B．come over C．think over D．run over

20．A．necessary B．important C．dangerous D．possible

    One of my best vacations was last summer in Yangzhou. My friends and I went to Yangzhou. We    21    three days traveling around, and we visited many places.

We went there by train. When we    22    at ten in the evening we were tired, so we went    23    to our hotel.

The next day, we got up early to visit the Slender West Lake(瘦西湖). It was beautiful, winding(蜿蜒) its way here and there. There were    24    many people that we couldn’t go boating. We    25    many photos while we were looking at the Five-pavilion Bridge(五亭桥). That night we    26    some shopping and went back to our hotel very late.

On the third day of our trip, we went to Runyang Bridge, one of the biggest bridges in Asia,    27    was built in 2004. Now all the people there are    28    of it. Yangzhou’s food is well-known. That afternoon we    29    Yangzhou fried rice. It’s so delicious that we all want to    30    it again.

What a beautiful city Yangzhou is! It looks like a big garden full of flowers.

21．A．used B．cost C．paid D．spent

22．A．came B．reached C．arrived D．got

23．A．straight B．happily C．finally D．slowly

24．A．such B．too C．so D．quite

25．A．developed B．took C．borrowed D．searched

26．A．made B．bought C．did D．brought

27．A．which B．where C．who D．that

28．A．pleased B．excited C．interested D．proud

29．A．smelled B．tasted C．touched D．felt

30．A．prefer B．need C．enjoy D．finish

三、补全对话5选5

补全对话。

A: Hello, Bob. I called you yesterday afternoon, but there was no reply.

B: Sorry, I didn’t take my phone with me.

A: 31．

B: I was in a bookstore.

A: 32．

B: I was choosing some books.

A: 33．

B: Yes, I did. I bought two books, Treasure Island and The Old Man and The Sea.

A: Treasure Island? I hear of it. But I have never read it. Can you lend it to me?

B: Of course. You can borrow it from me. 34． It’s worth to collect. I can go with you to the bookstore today.

A: Good idea. But I have to cook lunch for my younger brother and sister now. 35．

B: OK. Let’s go there this afternoon.

A．But why not buy one?

B．What were you doing?

C．How about this afternoon?

D．Where were you at that time?

E.Did you find some good books?

四、阅读单选

36．How did Tom go to Holiday Cove?

A．By plane. B．By ship. C．By car. D．By train.

37．Why does Peter want to go to the aquarium instead of the crocodile farm?

A．Because he has visited it before. B．Because he is afraid of crocodiles.

C．Because he is interested in dolphins. D．Because he has no tickets to the crocodile farm.

38．Where is Tom going on Friday?

A．Holiday Cove. B．Rest Harbor. C．Mill Hill. D．Golden Beach.

39．If you want to have a meal at 5:30 a.m., what would you do?

A．Phone the service desk. B．Go to the hotel shop to buy some food.

C．Go to the hotel dining room. D．Put a message outside the room.

40．The instructions tell us that you can ________.

A．go shopping at any time in the hotel B．get at least seven services

C．see a film when you want to D．go to the coffee house twice a week

41．Which of the following is NOT true?

A．Franklin Hotel offers supper from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

B．If you want to make a call in Franklin Hotel, you must dial “0” first.

C．You can go shopping at 5:30 a.m. in Franklin Hotel.

D．You can get your breakfast without leaving your room in Franklin Hotel.

42．You should________ before you leave your home for a trip.

A．take some medicine with you B．clean the bottle cover

C．drink much hot and clean water D．wear or take warm clothes

43．You had better not ________ while you are having a trip.

A．wear glasses B．be too tired C．wear a hat D．take a rest

44．The passage mainly talks about________.

A．outdoor traveling development B．how to keep healthy during a trip

C．relaxing activities before traveling D．many activities while traveling

    Yuan Longping, Father of Hybrid Rice(杂交水稻), who changes the world with one seed (种子). He was born on September 7th, 1930, in Beijing. He graduated from Southwest Agriculture College in 1953. He got married to Deng Zhe in February, 1964. He passed away (逝世) on May 22nd, 2021. He won a number of awards in his lifetime, more than 11 international awards.

Although he was one of China's most famous scientists, Yuan Longping looked on himself as a farmer, for he worked the land to do his research. Indeed, his sunburnt face and arms and his slim, strong body were just like those of millions of Chinese farmers, for whom he struggled till his death.

He doesn’t care about being rich or famous, leading a simple life for all his life, donating large amount of money to equip(装备) others for their research in agriculture(农业).

At the same time, he left a lot of great and inspirational(富有启发性的) words to encourage us to build up ourselves and do our part to better the world.

45．What does the word “Agriculture” mean?

A．文化 B．农业 C．工业 D．艺术

46．How old is Yuan Longping this year?

A．86 years old. B．89 years old. C．91 years old. D．95 years old.

47．What does Yuan Longping do?

A．A farmer. B．An artist. C．A doctor. D．A scientist.

48．What kind of life did he live for all his life?

A．A simple life. B．A rich life. C．A poor life. D．A relaxing life.

    You are walking down the streets in Seattle. You might see everyone has a paper cup in their hands! What are they all drinking? You smell the Seattle air. It’s coffee！

People in Seattle love coffee. It’s because it often rains in Seattle and people need coffee to be happy and active. Coffee shops are popular because Seattle people are very relaxed.

Coffee shops in Seattle are a lot like teahouses in China. In Seattle, people go to coffee shops to study or read in the morning; to talk to business friends, play games, work on the computer, or relax in the afternoon; to meet friends, spend free time in the evening.

First, coffee shops must be quiet. People in Seattle don’t like to be noisy. Second, coffee shops should be clean. Third, it should have many simple rooms with a small table and a chair. At last, beautiful light music, free Internet, comfortable seats, friendly waiters or waitresses, fantastic coffee from abroad, and delicious cookies are necessary. 

The world’s largest coffee shop, Starbucks, first opened in Seattle in 1971. But Starbuck is not the only popular coffee shop in this beautiful city. There are other famous coffee shops, like Seattle’s Best Coffee, Caffe Ladro, or Tully’s. Seattle’s best coffee is Vivace. Its motto (口号) is “Una bella tazza di caffe.” It means “a beautiful cup of coffee”. People can wait in long lines for Vivace.

Seattle also has many small neighborhood coffee shops. Everyone has their favorite coffee. Different people like different tastes. People in Seattle like to relax on weekends and vacation. They are good at enjoying their lives.

49．People in Seattle’s streets drink coffee with ________ cups.

A．glass B．paper C．plastic D．wood

50．What’s the weather usually like in Seattle?

A．Windy. B．Rainy. C．Snowy. D．Foggy.

51．People in Seattle like ________ coffee shops.

A．quiet and simple B．busy and noisy C．small and crowded D．clean and free

52．What does the writer mainly tell us in this passage?

A．People’s simple and busy life in Seattle. B．The most famous coffee in the world.

C．Expensive Starbucks coffee shop in Seattle. D．Something about Seattle’s coffee culture.

五、阅读回答问题

    There’s a lovely girl living next door to me. I don’t often see her play with other kids in the neighborhood. It seems that she’s always busy, even on weekends.

Every time I go out to exercise in the early morning, I always see the light in her bedroom be on. She is a pupil now. She often gets up earlier than me on school days.

“Can she get enough sleep?” I asked her mother one day when they came back home from school.

“We have no choice. She can’t lose at the starting line.” answered the mother.

The girl has to go from lessons to lessons on weekends. Every Saturday morning, her grandmother takes her to the violin lessons. In the afternoons, her father drives her to the Children’s Palace to learn dance. In the evenings she has to do homework till 12:00. Every Sunday morning, she has Cambridge English lessons. She has to go to drawing lessons on Sunday afternoons.

“As a girl, if you can go far in the future, you must have a strong base (基础) from your early age. Then you can be different from others.” her father says.

I feel sorry for the girl.

“Don’t you feel tired?” I asked her one day when she came back from the violin lessons.

“As long as my parents are happy, I don’t care.” answered the girl.

53．How many kinds of lessons does the little girl pupil have to go to on weekends? （不超过5个单词）

________________

54．How is the little girl pupil’s daily life? （不超过10个单词）

________________

55．What does the writer want to tell us? （不超过15个词）

________________

六、根据汉语提示填空

56．We can’t catch or eat w________(野生的) animals.

57．The girl enjoys sitting alone in s________(沉默).

58．I can’t see the mountains c________(清晰地) in the rain.

59．His stories always r________(提醒) me of my grandfather.

七、根据汉语及首字母填空

60．He l________(借出) his bike to Jane yesterday morning.

八、材料作文

61．小组活动（group work）是我们英语课堂中的一个重要学习方式。请你根据以下图示，写一篇短文，介绍我们应如何在课堂中开展小组活动，并谈谈你喜欢或不喜欢这种学习方式的理由。

注意：1. 文中应包含所有要点；2. 不能出现真实的校名和姓名；3.开头已给出 (不计入总词数) ，你只需接着写；4. 词数：80左右。

Group work is often organized in the English classroom. Let me show you how to do it.

参考答案

1．B

2．C

3．B

4．C

5．A

6．B

7．C

8．C

9．A

10．D

11．D

12．A

13．B

14．C

15．D

16．C

17．B

18．A

19．C

20．B

21．D

22．B

23．A

24．C

25．B

26．C

27．A

28．D

29．B

30．C

31．D

32．B

33．E

34．A

35．C

36．A

37．B

38．B

39．D

40．B

41．C

42．A

43．B

44．B

45．B

46．C

47．D

48．A

49．B

50．B

51．A

52．D

53．Four

54．Busy and tiring

55．开放性试题，言之有理即可。Don’t make your children too busy or tired. / Give your children more childhood joy./…

56．wild

57．silence

58．clearly

59．remind

60．(l)ent

61．例文：

Group work is often organized in the English classroom. Let me show you how to do it. Firstly, we have different tasks in group work; Secondly, we discuss the topic the teacher provides; Thirdly, someone writes down the key points and forms a report; Fourthly, we must finish the task in time. At last, one of us comes to the front to make a report.

As for me/ In my opinion/ In my view, I like the way we study, because it is very interesting and useful. I can talk freely. I can improve my English. (I don’t like the way we study, because I think it’s boring. What’s more, I am afraid of making mistakes while talking.)