广东省广州市白云区2021-2022学年八年级下学期期末英语试卷 (word版含答案)

2021学年第二学期学生学业质量诊断调研

八年级英语（试题）

本试卷共四大题，8页，满分90分。考试时间100分钟。

注意事项：

1. 答卷前，考生务必在答题卡上用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔填写自己的考生号、姓名、试室号、座位号，再用2B铅笔把对应的号码的标号涂黑。

2. 选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需要改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案，不能答在试卷上。

3. 非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域的相应位置上；如需要改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案，改动的答案也不能超出指定的区域；不准使用铅笔、圆珠笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答的答案无效。

4. 考生必须保持答题卡的整洁，考试结束，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。

一、语法选择（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，从1~15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Tonny Blair has loved flying since he was a kid. When he was three years old, his dad took him to ___1___ air show. Tonny loved the sounds of the planes, and he dreamt of ___2___ an airplane pilot some day. As Tonny grew up, he learned ___3___ he could about flying. He wanted to go to flying school as well as university. At that time, pilot training was very expensive. His parents ___4___ pay for it.

Later Tonny became a salesman. He hoped to get lots of money for flying school. He travelled around America for his factory. He liked to travel ___5___ by plane.

One morning, Tonny flew to San Francisco. On the plane, after breakfast, he went to sleep. Some time later, he woke up and heard two men beside him ___6___ in a low voice. When Tonny heard the word “hijack”, he nearly jumped out of his seat, ___7___ he pretended（假装）he was still asleep. Tonny quickly learned ___8___ was happening. They planned to hijack the plane to Cuba. This made Tonny very ___9___. He knew he had to stop them ___10___ their plan. Tonny pretended to use the washroom. On the way he met a hostess and told ___11___ the coming danger. A moment later, the passengers were told that there was ___12___ wrong with the plane. Soon the plane landed at ___13___ airport. The two men received a surprise because twenty police officers ___14___ for them at the airport.

Later Tonny ___15___ free flying training as a reward. Then he became a pilot and flew happily ever since. Now his story is well known in the United States.

1. A. a     B. an    C. the    D. /

2. A. become   B. became   C. becoming   D. becomes

3. A. as many as   B. as much as   C. so many as   D. so much as

4. A. mustn’t   B. shouldn’t   C. needn’t   D. couldn’t

5. A. wide    B. widely    C. more widely  D. widest

6. A. talking    B. talk    C. talked    D. are talking

7. A. and    B. but    C. so    D. or

8. A. how    B. when    C. why    D. what

9. A. anger    B. angrily    C. angry    D. more angrily

10. A. carry out   B. carrying out  C. to carry out   D. carried out

11. A. she    B. hers    C. her    D. herself

12. A. something   B. anything   C. nothing   D. everything

13. A. near    B. nearly    C. nearer    D. the nearest

14. A. waited    B. were waited  C. were waiting  D. are waiting

15. A. give    B. gave    C. is given   D. was given

二、完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16~25各题所给的A、B、C、D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Do you know about flowers? When we look at flowers, most of us may feel ___16___ and happy. At the very least, we can ___17___ their beauty. Flowers are beautiful and different flowers give people different feelings. They have a ___18___ of themselves. But even scientists can’t agree on the true meanings of many flowers. That’s because a flower may have different ___19___ for different people. As everyone ___20___, red roses are a symbol of sweet love. They are often given between ___21___ and lovers. But the meaning is different if their ___22___ are different. Yellow roses mean sorry, and white ones mean “I’m worthy（值得）of your love.” Carnations（康乃馨）are another kind of flower often given as ___23___. Different colors also have their ___24___ meanings. Pink carnations mean “I’ll never forget you.” And white carnations mean “I miss you.” But if someone ___25___ you carnations with stripes（条纹布）, he wants to say, “Sorry, I can’t be with you.” Usually, flowers for love are usually a red color, and yellow flowers are often used for funerals（葬礼）.

16. A. nervous   B. angry    C. tired    D. relaxed

17. A. smell    B. enjoy    C. hear    D. draw

18. A. question   B. plant    C. plan    D. language

19. A. symbols   B. colors    C. shapes    D. meanings

20. A. smells    B. hears    C. knows    D. sees

21. A. couples   B. friends    C. girls    D. women

22. A. kinds    B. colors    C. places    D. shapes

23. A. gifts    B. thanks    C. information   D. tradition

24. A. successful   B. usual    C. special    D. same

25. A. draws    B. buys    C. grows    D. builds

三、阅读（共两节；满分35分）

第一节 阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从26~40各题所给的A、B、C、D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

(A)

Dear Sir or Madam,

I am writing this letter to show my worries about the food my family and I were served at your restaurant two days ago.

My name is Rosemary Lane. I came with my family to your restaurant for my daughter’s 13th birthday party. We ordered some food and drinks and the waiter promised that our meals would be ready in forty-five minutes. Though the meals were on time, when the soup was served, we found there was human hair in it. The main meals weren’t any better, because our warm potato salads and other food were served cold.

For dessert（甜品）, we ordered a big chocolate cake for my daughter’s birthday. But we were served a small piece of cheese cake! At the end of this terrible experience, I was forced（被迫）to pay for the service I did not get.

So I ask for a full refund（退款）of the money I paid to your restaurant. At the same time, please make sure that your waiters pay attention to the food and service. I hope you can take these worries seriously and solve the problems quickly.

I am looking forward to your reply. Thank you.

Yours,

Rosemary Lane

26. Rosemary Lane went to the restaurant ______.

A. for a housewarming party     B. to celebrate her daughter’s birthday

C. to try out some new dishes     D. to take part in a big birthday party

27. Rosemary Lane thought the main meals in the restaurant were ______.

A. terrible   B. delicious   C. expensive   D. hot

28. What can we learn from the material?
 A. Rosemary Lane asked for a refund of half the money she paid to the restaurant.

B. The waiter promised he would keep Rosemary Lane’s seats for forty-five minutes.

C. Rosemary Lane didn’t pay for the service she did not get at her end of the dinner.

D. Rosemary Lane advised the waiters to improve the food and service.

29. The letter was probably written to ______.

A. the owner of the restaurant     B. the cook of the restaurant

C. the local newspaper      D. the local TV station

(B)

A little girl was enjoying the beauty of the garden in her home. Her father had several precious（珍贵的）plants. He grew them with great care.

The girl was amazed by a plant full of fine flowers. She went near the plant and enjoyed the beauty of its flowers. Suddenly she noticed that the plant was growing in a heap of filth（污垢）. She could not stand the presence of dirt at the bottom of the plant with such beautiful flowers.

She worked out a plan to clean the plant. She pulled the plant with all her strength and uprooted（连根拔起）it. She then carried it to the room and washed the roots in water till all traces of dirt were washed away. She then placed the plant on a clean stone and went away, thinking that she had done a great thing.

Later, her father came to the garden and saw the uprooted plant. Its flowers and leaves had wilted（枯萎）and the plant had almost died in the sun. His little daughter ran to him to show him her achievement. “I have cleaned it, Daddy,” she said happily. “It was planted in dirty soil. Now it is clean.”

The father showed her how her treatment had almost killed the plant. He told her that he had collected the filthy soil and used it to cover the plant’s roots, as it was the best way to grow that plant. It could grow up healthily and produce fine flowers only if grown in filthy soil. So he put the plant into the dirt again. The girl was sad that the plant had suffered and withered by her cleaning.

30. What is the right order for the following events?
 ①The girl cleaned the plant.

②The girl enjoyed the beauty of the flowers.

③The girl’s father came to the garden.

④The plant was put back into the dirt.

A. ③①②④   B. ①②④③   C. ②①③④   D. ①②③④

31. How did the father respond to his daughter’s behavior?
 A. He criticized and punished her.

B. He taught her how to protect plants.

C. He explained to her what she had done was wrong.

D. He told her to grow the same plant again.

32. Why did the girl feel sad?

A. She should have followed her father’s advice.

B. She shouldn’t have washed the dirty soil away.

C. She should have helped her father collect the soil.

D. She shouldn’t have been so careless.

33. What would be the best title for the passage?

A. A Girl’s Great Achievement    B. A Poor Father and His Daughter

C. A Little Girl and Her Plant     D. A Plant In Dirty Soil

(C)

Here are some of the smartest animals in the world.

Pigs

Pigs are actually very smart animals. Pigs are one of the smartest animals if they are given a choice. If you provide them with enough space, they will make sure they separate their dining area from their living space. Studies have also shown that they can actually be good at video games. To get food, they will follow other pigs and then steal it from right under their noses. The victimized（受害的）pigs will then come out wiser from this. They will change their behavior next time to prevent other pigs from stealing from them.

Crows

They are smart and creative, with the highest IQ among all birds. Crows have been known to throw nuts and shells on a road so that cars will drive over and open them. They also have the ability to make knives to cut leaves and grass.

Elephants

They have extremely large brains, even bigger than humans’. They bury（埋葬）their dead families and friends properly, the only other animal to do this besides humans. They also know which leaves are medicinal and will eat specific plants depending on the sickness they are feeling. They also have the ability to recognize themselves in the mirror.

Bottlenose Dolphins

They actually have the ability to watch television on their own because of their ability to process acoustic and visual（视觉和听觉）information at the same time. They can also recognize themselves in the mirror, which they use to inspect their own bodies. Their comprehension skills are very high. Studies have shown that they even have the ability to choose the “I don’t know” option during difficult tests.

34. What will pigs do if their food is stolen?
 A. They will fight with other pigs.

B. They will avoid being followed next time.

C. They will steal it back.

D. They will hide their food somewhere.

35. What can only elephants do besides human beings?

A. They can play video games.    B. They can eat medicinal leaves.

C. They can bury their dead friends well.  D. They can clean themselves.

36. What can bottlenose dolphins do when they come across a difficult question in a test?

A. Seek help from others.     B. Think for a long time.

C. Show that they don’t know.    D. Use complicated skills.

(D)

Rainy days don’t have to get you down, a happiness expert has claimed.

Paul Dolan, Professor of Behavioral Science at the London School of Economics, said that people only feel miserable in bad weather because they think about it too much. Studies have shown that people who live in warm, sunny climates are no happier than those in chilly, wet climates, he said.

So the British talking about the weather may be making us gloomier（沮丧的）than the weather itself.

He said: “A study was done that measured the happiness levels of people in California compared to the North West.”

“They expected that people in California would be happier because it is sunnier, but they found that levels of happiness were exactly the same.”

“If it is sunny every day you get used to it and the sunshine doesn’t make you any happier.”

“Most of the time the weather doesn’t affect our well-being at all. But when we think about it, and think that it does, that’s when we get miserable.”

In his new book, Happiness By Design, Dolan argues that we can think ourselves happy by taking our attention away from what makes us sad.

“Most of our anxieties come from what might be,” he argues. “If you want to be happier, pay attention to the things that make you feel good.”

He also claimed that a problem shared was not always a problem halved（减半）. He claimed that humans are actually very good at being able to get over tragedy and loss.

Professor Dolan also admitted for the first time that he had a stammer（口吃）, which had made his early life miserable. He claimed it only got better when he learned not to pay attention to his speech problem.

“Things are never as bad as you imagine them being,” he said.

37. What has the research found?

A. British people don’t like to chat about the weather.

B. Rainy days have no effect on people’s mood.

C. People tend to be happy when the sun is shining.

D. Cold days make people feel less happy.

38. What does the underlined word “miserable” in the second paragraph mean?
 A. Good.    B. Unhappy.   C. Cheerful.   D. Confident.

39. What is Dolan’s suggestion for being happy?
 A. Don’t think too much about yourself.  B. Don’t focus on what makes you sad.

C. Avoid comparing yourself with others.  D. Avoid doing many miserable things.

40. What do we know about professor Dolan?
 A. Once, he couldn’t speak fluently.

B. Once, he didn’t want to share his problems with others.

C. He has a great ability to get over bad things.

D. He has written many books about happiness.

第二节 阅读填空（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）

阅读短文及文后选项，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A young prince had just recently become King. ___41___ So he called all the wise men from his country and ordered them to look for books for him to read and learn from.

Five years passed quickly. The wise men returned with 5,000 books full of wisdom（智慧）. ___42___ So he ordered the wise men to condense（简缩）the books and bring them back to him. Another five years passed. ___43___ Five more years passed. The wise men brought back 50 books but the king still felt there were too many books.

___44___ The king took no interest in reading this book, and he didn’t have time to learn from it. More problems broke out in his country—his enemies attacked and diseases affected（敌人攻击和疾病影响）his people. ___45___ Finally, the king was killed by a ruler in the neighbor country and his country was destroyed（毁灭）.

Waiting for wisdom to come to you is just a way of being lazy. Only if we set out to find wisdom can we make a difference.

四、写作（共三节；满分30分）

第一节 语篇填词（共5空；每空1分，满分5分）

Huawei’s chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou arrived at the Shenzhen Baoan Airport on Saturday night after a 13-hour flight from Canada.

In a red dress, Meng walked out of the p___46___ and met with the media. This made Chinese people excited.

“I’m finally back home!” Meng said. “After more than a thousand days of suffering, I finally came back to my motherland. The waiting in a foreign country was full of suffering. I was unable to s___47___ a word when my feet touched Chinese soil.”

It has been almost three years since Meng was arrested（逮捕）by Canadian authorities in December, 2018. Her arrival in Shenzhen, which was also an exciting event in the eyes of many Chinese citizens, also meant the victory（胜利）of a Chinese citizen’s fight against the west-led hegemony（西方主导的霸权）. Meng was b___48___ and many people saw her as a hero of our country.

“Looking back on the three years, I understand more that personal destiny is closely tied to the destiny of the country. Only when the motherland becomes s___49___ can its people have a more peaceful and happier life,” Meng said.

“Where there is a Chinese flag, there is a beacon of faith（信仰的灯塔）. If faith has a color, it must be China r___50___,” Meng said.

第二节 完成句子（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

根据所给的汉语内容，用英语完成下列句子。（每空限填一词）

51. 有时他会因为粗心而吃苦头。

Sometimes he ______ ______ the carelessness.

52. 为了赶上早趟火车，他今早很早就起床了。

______ ______ ______ ______ the early train, he got up early this morning.

53. 车祸发生在昨天。

The car accident ______ ______ yesterday.

54. 每天，婴儿由护士悉心照顾。

The baby ______ ______ ______ ______ carefully by the nurse every day.

55. 他因腿折不能走路。

He couldn’t walk ______ ______ his broken leg.

第三节 书面表达（共1小题；满分15分）

假设你是李华，你的外国朋友Peter对中国的剪纸（paper cutting）很感兴趣。请你回复一封邮件向他介绍剪纸，要求包含以下要点。

注意：1. 短文应包括所有要点，可以适当发挥，使文章连贯；

  2. 词数80左右（文章开头及结尾已给出，不计入总词数）；

  3. 不得透露学校、姓名等任何个人信息，否则不予评分。

Dear Peter,

I am glad that you are interested in Chinese paper cutting.

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours,

Li Hua

参考答案

一、语法选择（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

1~5  BCBDB  6~10 ABDCB  11~15 CADCD

二、完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

16~20 DBDDC  21~25 ABACB

三、阅读（共两节；满分35分）

第一节 阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

26~29 BADA  30~33 CCBC  34~36 BCC  37~40 BBBA

第二节 阅读填空（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）

41~45 CEDAB

四、写作（共三节；满分30分）

第一节 语篇填词（共5空；每空1分，满分5分）

46. plane; 47. spell; 48. brave; 49. strong; 50. red

第二节 完成句子（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

51. suffers from; 52. In order to catch; 53. took place

54. was taken care of; 55. because of

第三节 书面表达（共1小题；满分15分）

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