浙江省嘉兴市2020-2021学年八年级下学期末考试英语试题（word版 含答案）

嘉兴市八年级（下）学科期末检测

英语  试题卷 （2021.06）

二、完形填空（本题有15小题，每小题1分，共计15分）

Last month I took my son Tom to see his grandparents in the countryside. As soon as we arrived， Tom followed his grandpa to play in the yard. I knew he was ___16___ about everything in his grandparents’ home.

At lunch table， Tom told me， ___17___， “Dad， I saw a hen flying.”

“impossible!” I said without ___18___， “How can a hen fly?”

“The dog kept running after the hen in the yard. Finally the hen was in a ___19___. When she found no other way out， she suddenly ___20___ to the top of the house. The hen escaped (逃跑) successfully. Dad， I didn’t know a hen could fly before. ___21___ can a hen fly?”

I thought for a while and said， “Maybe because of love. The hen loves her own life， and ___22___ ，  she tries her best to fly away from the danger!” Tom nodded. He seemed to have ___23___.

Last weekend we visited Tom’s grandparents again. I was ___24___ Grandma in the kitchen， when I heard Tom shouting from the yard， “Dad! The dog is ___25___ the hen again! Come to see!”

I ran out of the house quickly. I saw the hen running to a group of ___26___， with the dog running after her. Then the hen stopped suddenly and faced the dog ___27___， with her two wings (翅膀) opening out to ___28___her children.

“Dad， why didn’t the hen fly away? She knows she ___29___ beat the dog.” asked Tom.

I answered after a while， “Maybe because of love. The hen loves her children more than her ___30___.” Tom thought for a long time and nodded. He seemed to have understood.

16. A. sure B. nervous C. excited D. worried

17. A. silently B. proudly C. carefully D. actively

18. A. trying B. looking C. thinking D. laughing

19. A. kitchen B. corner C. tree D. room

20. A. flew up B. ran out C. stood up D. jumped out

21. A. Why B. What C. When D. Where

22. A. in fact B. for example C. as a result D. once or twice

23. A. trusted B. refused C. forgotten D.understood

24. A. at B. with C. behind D. around

25. A. testing B. inviting C. warning D. following

26. A. hens B. birds C. guests D. chickens

27. A. weakly B. patiently C. angrily D. seriously

28. A. avoid B. protect C. lead D. separate

29. A. can't B. mustn't C. needn't D. wouldn't

30. A. life B. friend C. health D. treasure

二、阅读理解（本题有10小题，每小题2分，共计20分）

阅读下面材料，然后从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

A

Each September in the UK， thousands of new students move t0 new cities to start their university life with “freshers’ week”. For the new students， they can find their way around and get to know their new student life. I talked to two freshers about their experiences， which may be helpful to you.

John， Sheffield University

When my parents left， I felt a bit sad and lonely， but it didn’t take long for Sarah to knock on the door and say hello. The next day I made my choices about the courses I was going to study. Then I went over to the Student Union. The Student Union is great because there were lots of facilities (设施)， such as a shop， a laundry and a job-shop. In fact， that’s where I found a part-time job in the university restaurant.

Gemma， Southampton University

Freshers’ week was so exciting. In the beginning， I should make some choices about the courses. And I wanted to join all the student clubs， but in the end， I joined the dance club， hillwalking club and surfing club. I probably should have joined just one or two clubs， as now I find I don’t have enough time. The best for me was the freshers’ parties. I had a great time. I suppose I went a bit crazy and spent a lot of money!

As for me， when I started university， I was lucky enough to meet my friend Cath on the first night of freshers' week. And we decided to choose the same courses... Who would have thought back then that over twenty years later I would still be friends with Cath on Facebook!

31. How many people's freshers' weeks are mentioned in this passage?

A. Two.    B. Three.     C. Four.    D. Five.

32. During the freshers’ week， new students often ___________.

A. make some choices about the courses

B. find a full-time job in the Student Union

C. have enough time to go to the club events

D. spend the whole night in the freshers’ party

33. This passage may be most helpful to ______________.

A. students in the best universities   B. students with jobs in the university

C. new students in UK universities   D. new students in a foreign country

B

Last fall， my classmates and I visited Kindred Spirit Elephant Sanctuary， which lies in the mountains of Northern Thailand. Although our stay was short， it turned out to be the most unforgettable experience of our holiday.

As soon as we arrived there， we headed to the base (基地) to learn about the elephants in the village. The eldest， Too Mch， had once spent much of her life giving tourists rides with a heavy seat on her back. Her daughter， Mac Doom， and grandsons， Dodo and Gen Thong had also spent years doing hard work for tourists. It broke our hearts to hear their sad stories.

Early the next morning， we saw Too Mch and Mac Doom walking in the forest and Dodo playing by the river. Seeing them free was a heartwarming experience. Kindred Spirit Elephant Sanctuary was founded in 1989， with the purpose of protecting the elephants in the wild. And since then， this place hasn’t offered elephant rides or elephant performances any longer. Instead， it tries to educate visitors about these amazing animals.

But we did more than just get to know the elephants. We also cooked and ate together with our host family， learned about the language of the local people， and taught English to the children in the village. In doing these activities， we were able to experience the local customs and culture. By providing such chances for visitors， the place gives back to the village by helping the villagers make more money， It’s a win-win situation.

It you want to see elephants in their natural environment， Kindred Spirit Elephant Sanctuary is the nice place to go. It will be an experience you won’t forget.

34. In 1989， Kindred Spirit Elephant Sanctuary was founded to _________.

A. help improve the villagers’ life.

B. provide elephant rides for the visitors

C. build a school for the local children

D. protect the elephants living in the wild

35. At the base， visitors can experience the local customs and culture by ________.

A. learning about the local language

B. listening to the villagers’ sad stories

C. cooking and eating with other visitors

D. teaching English to the people in the village

36. The passage is probably taken from the _______ part of a website.

A. News    B. travel    C. sports    D. business

C

A company called Neuralink has shared a video， which appears to show a monkey playing a video game. That’s quite unusual， but what makes the video even stranger is that the monkey is playing the video game with just its mind.

The monkey in the video is called Pager， and he has two of Neuralink’s special “Link” devices (装置) inside his head.

At first， ___A___. Scientists gave Pager a banana when he played the game with a joystick. Soon Pager was able to play well in order to get more. As Pager played， the “Link” devices sent out information about the signals of his brain (大脑).

Then， they used computers to match the signals of Pager’s brain with the movements that his hands were doing.The work was not easy， and the scientists depended on artificial intelligence (Al) to help them record Pager’s brain signals (信号).

The final step was to have a computer make moves in the video game. Pager didn’t need to use the joystick to play the game. If he thought about moving the joystick up， the computer would send an “up” signal to the video game.

Now Neuralink mainly works on animals and video games， but there’s a very “serious purpose” behind it. Neuralink wants to help the people who have lost the ability to move their bodies. When people are paralyzed (瘫痪的)，it’s often because the brain has lost the ability to send signals to certain parts of the body.

Mr. Musk says that in the near future Neuralink hopes to allow a paralyzed person to use a smartphone just by thinking. He believes its system will be able to send this information in a different way， allowing paralyzed people to use their arms or legs again.

37. Which of the following can be put in the blank “___A___” in Paragraph 3?

A. Pager was interested in the video game

B. Pager was able to use the joystick well

C. Pager was taught to play a video game

D. Pager was given a joystick to get bananas

38. In the last step， the “Link” devices ______.

A. taught Pager how to play the video game

B. had a computer make moves to play the game

C. depended on AI to record Pager’s brain signals

D. sent out signals to help Pager move the joystick

39. Neuralink’s “serious purpose” is to allow _____.

A. animals to send signals of danger

B. the paralyzed to use their bodies again

C. a paralyzed person to own a smartphone

D. animals to play video games with their minds

40. The best title of this passage is _____.

A. Neuralink’s Future Plan of AI

B. Monkeys Can Play Video Games

C. Monkey Plays Video Games with Its Mind

D. Paralyzed People Move Their Bodies Again

四、词汇运用（本题有15小题，每小题1分，共计15分）

A. 用方框中所给词语的适当形式填空，每词仅用一次。

41. To his parents’ surprise， he could _________ to buy the computer with his pocket money.

42. Though my classmates set off much earlier， it’s _________ for me to catch up with them.

43. Mr. Black spends a lot of time with his son， and always ________ him to have a try.

44. The doctor often advises us to take regular __________ and keep a healthy diet.

45. It’s getting dark， and I’m wondering ________ he will come or not.

B. 阅读下面短文，然后根据括号内所给汉语意思写出单词的正确形式，每空一词。

There was a man who had four sons. He wanted his sons to learn not to judge things too quickly. So he ___46___ (派遣去) them to go in different seasons and look at a pear tree far away from their ___47___ (家乡).

When they came back， he called them together to ___48___ (描述) what they had seen. The first son said that the tree was ___49___ (丑陋的). The second son said no --- it was full of promise because green ___50___ (树叶) covered the whole tree. The third son said the flowers ___51___ (闻) so sweet and looked so beautiful. The last son disagreed with all of them: there was fruit on the tree and it was the best thing he had ___52___ seen.

The man then ___53___ (解释) that they were all right， because each saw only one season in the tree’s life. He added， “If you give up when it’s ___54___ (冬天)， you will miss the promise of your spring， the beauty of your summer， and the ___55___ (愉悦) of your fall. Don’t let the ache of one season destroy the beauty of all the rest.

五、语法填空（本题有10小题，每小题1分，共计10分）

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的词，或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式。

Coki is now a happy and loving dog. But last December， when someone ___56___ (take) Coki to the hospital， he was thin and weak. Doctors found both of Coki’s ___57___ (leg) were broken. And they tried to save him.

Coki’s body is getting much ___58___ (well) and he likes to run around by himself. However， his heart is slow to follow， as Coki ___59___ (lose)trust in humans. And he is afraid of staying with them. ___60___(lucky) for Coki， Emily has volunteered to take care of him. It takes a long time ___61___ Emily to get the sad dog to open up to her. She said， “At first， he was unwilling to let me touch him. I tried to talk with him and treated him like ___62___ (I) baby. Now he loves to jump up and greets me with kisses.”

Coki was once considered as ___63___ sick and poor dog. One year has passed， and now his ___64___ (happy) and joy has come back. “He amazes me every day.” Emily said， “Getting a dog like Coki to trust you can be hard， ___65___ love and patience can work miracles (奇迹).”

六、任务型阅读（本题有5小题，每小题1分，共计5分）

学校将举行“英语读书日”活动，请根据Michael、Judy、Bill和Amy四位同学的读书兴趣为他们从以下A、B、C、D四本英语名著中选择合适的一本；并从中推荐一本你最喜欢的，用1-2个句子做简要介绍，完成70小题的填空。

七、书面表达 （本题有1小题，共计15分）

71.假设你是李华，学校号召各班开展劳动实践活动，你班上星期日去阳光农场体验生活。请用英语写一篇短文介绍此次活动，并谈谈你的感受，向校刊English Salon投稿。

注意：（1）短文必须包括你所参加的社公实践活动的的所有要点，并适当发挥；

（2）文中不得出现与你身份相关的信息；

（3）词数：80~ 100，首句仅供选择使用，不计入总词数。

首句：Last Sunday， my class went to the Sunshine Farm.

嘉兴市八年级（下）学科期末检测

英语  参考答案（2021.06）

二、完形填空（本题有15小题，每小题1分，共计15分）

16-20 CBCBA            21-25 ACDBD            26-30DCBAA

二、阅读理解（本题有10小题，每小题2分，共计20分）

31-33 BAC            34-36 DAB            37-40 CBBC

四、词汇运用（本题有15小题，每小题1分，共计15分）

41. afford      42. possible      43. encourages      44. exercise      45. whether

46. sent      47. hometown      48. describe      49. ugly       50. leaves

51. smelled/smelt      52. ever      53. explained      54. winter      55. pleasure / joy

五、语法填空（本题有10小题，每小题1分，共计10分）

56. took      57. legs      58. better      59. has lost      60. Luckily

61. for      62. my      63. a      64. happiness      65. but

六、任务型阅读（本题有5小题，每小题1分，共计5分）

66. B      67. A      68. D      69. C      70. 酌情给分

七、书面表达 （本题有1小题，共计15分）

71. A possible version:

Last Sunday， my class went to the Sunshine Farm. We worked for a whole day and had fun.

After we arrived at the farm， we helped water the vegetables. There were so many kinds of vegetables that we couldn’t name each of them. Then we went to pick oranges and tasted some delicious ones. At noon， we cooked meals with the fresh vegetables by ourselves. In the afternoon，we fed some chickens with the farmers’ guide and it’s really new to us.

What an unforgettable day! Though we all felt tired， it’s meaningful. We hope to join in such activities more often.

(100 words)

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