辽宁省大连市西岗区2020-2021学年八年级上学期期末英语试卷

2020-2021学年八年级上学期期末考试

英语试题

注意事项：

1.  请在答题卡上作答， 在试卷上作答无效.

2.  本试卷共七大题. 70小题. 满分140分、 考试时间100分钟.

第1卷选择题(共72分)

L单项填空(本题共 12小题. 每小题1分，共12分)

从各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

1. Many more people help save          earth in their everyday life.

A. a                  B. the                   C. an                   D.\

2. When Xi Jinping got to South Africa, the people there ga ve him a warm       .

A. visit               B. welcome                C. conversation           D. voice

3. Carol often go es to school       bike. It's good for her health.

A. by                 B. on                    C. in                   D. with

4. We        the early train because of the be avy snow this morning.

A. found              B. lost                 C. missed               D. bought

5.---What do you think of the movie?

—Great! I have never seen a        one.

A. good              B. bad                 C. better               D. worso

6. Stay away from junk food. please. It's bad for us.        fo r children!

A. possibly           B. loadly                C. quickly                D. especially

7.---        is it from your bo rn e to the school?

--- It is about 10 minutes' nde.

A. How long           B. How soon             C. How for               D. How often

8. To travel in the forest, you'd be tter bring a map, or you        get lost.

A. must              B. may                   C. need                  D. can

9. We should        before doing sports so that we woa't get hurt.

A. pat up              B. look up               C. warm up                D. take up

10. Tom       in the school library when I call ed hi m yesterday.

A. rcəd               B. reads                 C. is reading              D. was reading

11.---Is this blue schoolba g Lucy's?

--- No. It        be bers. Her schoolba g is red.

A. mustn't            B. can't                C. woa't                  D. needn't

12.---How was your summer vacation?

---       I ha d a good time with my grandpa.

A. No idea            B. Not very well.         C. Pretty good.             D. I'm fine.

II.完形填空(本题共8小题，每小题2分，共16分)

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

One day, a poor young man went to Paris to visit one of his father's friends and expected that his father's friend could help him 13.         a simple job for living.

“Are you good at math?”his father's friend asked him.

The young man shook his head.

“How are your history and geography?”

The young man shook his head again.

“ How about your law(法律)?”

The young man said 14.        and lowered(低下) his head.

His father's friend asked again and again, the young man could 15.         shake his head and told him he himself couldn’t find out any 16.          .“Then write down your name and e-mail first.”

The young man wrote down his name and turned to leave, 17.         he was stopped by his father’s friend.“Your name is written very beautifully, which is your advantage. You shouldn’t satisfy(满足) yourself with finding a job only for living.”

Years later, the young man wrote 18.           nice classical(经典) works that he became famous all over the world. He was Alexandre Dumas, a famous French writer of 18th century. One of his greatest works called The Three Musketee rs was 19.         with a great number of readers.

In fact, everyone 20.            his or her advantages, but they are neglected(忽视)because of their self-abasement (自卑). What we should do is to discover our advantages and give ourselves hope, and then we will make a difference.

13. A. offer            B. find             C. book                    D. prepare

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

15. A. even            B. ever             C. only                  D. certainly

16. A. ideas            B. chances          C. answers                D. advantages

17. A. or            B. if              C. but                     D. so

18. A. such            B. very              C. too                     D. quite

19. A. careful        B. popular          C. strict                  D. busy

20. A. needs          B. has             C. notices                  D. accepts

III.阅读理解(一)(本题共 17小题, 每小题2分, 共34分)

A. 阅读下列短文， 从每题所给的A、 B、C和D四个选项中， 选出最佳选项。

Passage 1

 

I. Jeff Bezos Is Taking Action The world's richest person Jeff Bezos, the boss of Amazon. com, said on Monday that he would put in 10 million dollars to start a great project, which would support(支持) scientists, researchers and NGOs to help save the animals in danger and protect the natural world.

II. J. K. Rowling Publishes New Story Online The famous English writer J. K. Rowling said on Tuesday, “I’m producing a new story named The Ickabog which will be free to read online.” It's the first children's book by J. K. Rowling, since she finished Harry Potter in 2007.

III. China and France Holds an Online Concert To deepen(加深) the friendship between the people of China and France, artists from both countries stepped onto the same stage and performed online on Monday. The online concert allows people to enjoy both traditional Chinese music and French classics.

IV. The Vaccines(疫苗) May Be Ready Many countries are developing the vaccines for COVID-19(新型冠状病毒肺炎) by different methods. Some are even going through the final step to decide how well the vaccine works and if it's safe. With more than 160 possible vaccines under study, experts hope that vaccines may be ready by the end of 2020.

21. Jeff Bezos planned to            .

A. develop the vaccines                                    B. help animals in danger

C. write a children's book                                 D. give an online concert

22. In paragraph III,“both countries”refers to           .

A. England and France                                    B. China and France

C. England and America                                    D. China and America

23. If you are interested in health, you can read            .

A. J. K. Rowling Publishes New Story online                     B. Jeff Bezos is Taking Action

C. China and France Holds an Online Concert                     D. The Vaccines May Be Ready

24. The material(材料) above is probably from            .

A. a storybook            B. a newspaper                C. a dictionary             D. a letter

Passage 2

Albert Einstein is a genius (天才). Einstein often received invitations (邀请) to explain his ideas at different universities. On these trips, his driver Hans often said to him,“It's a pleasure to drive a genius like you, Dr. Einstein.”

One evening, on their way to a university, Einstein said,“I’m so tired. I wish I wouldn’t have to give my lecture (讲座) tonight, Hans, but I don't want to make my listeners disappointed.“I know what to do,”said Hans.“I can give the lecture for you. You can trust(相信) me. I’ve listened to your lecture so many times that I've learned it by heart. No one knows you at this university, so they won't find out.”

So, they changed places. At the university, Hans was led to the front of the hall.

Einstein took a seat, listened to Hans give his lecture without difficulty, and joined in the applause(掌声) at the end.

However, before Hans left, a student shouted,“I’d like to ask you a question.”He then asked a question so difficult that Hans had no idea what he was talking about.

Einstein turned pale.“Oh no!”he thought.“Now we’re in trouble.”But Hans just laughed and said,“That’s such an easy question that even my driver can answer it. Hans, please…”

Einstein stood up and answered the question perfectly.