浙江省杭州市西湖区2021年八年级第二学期期末统测英语试卷含答

浙江省杭州市西湖区2021年年级第二学期期末统测英语试卷（含答2021学年八年级第二学期期末教学质量调研(湖2021年)第一部分

听力略第二部分读理解第一节Thebookfestivalising!Doyouhavesomebooksyoudon’twant?Youroldlovemaybesomeone’snewfavorite!BringonebooktotheTownLibrary&getanotheronehomeforfree!?When&How:March2-March14Bringonebookforonefestivalcard.March16-March31Bringonecardforonebookyouliketoread.?Whatbooks:AllkindsofbooksEXCEPTschoolbooks,icbooksanddictionaries.Notice:1.Yourbookmustbeingoodshape,withoutanypagemissing.2.Yourbookmustbeclean,andnothingiswrittenonit.Wanttoknowmore?Pleasecall1234-5678.(WeareclosedonMondays)--TownLibrary--16.Whatisthebookfestivalfor?A.Sellingsecond-handbookstoothersB.invitingpeopletochangebookswithothers第1页共12页

C.TellingpeoplehowtochoosebooksD.Knowingwhatkindofbooksarethemostpopular17.Tonyisbusypacking(打包somebooksforthefestival.Whichisthemostprobableonofthem?A.AnolddictionaryofmedicineB.AbookofshortstoriesinEnglishC.ApicturebookwiththenotesD.Aworkbookheusedinhismathclass18.Lookatthecalendar.IfJennyhasabookfestivalcard,whencansheuseit?MarchSun.Mon.Tues.Wed.Thurs.Fri.Sat.12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031A.Mar.1stB.Mar.12thC.Mar.23rdD.Mar.26thBSincethefirstcase(案例)of“CowCold”wasreportedinKirkStateinJune,thiskillercoldhasmovedupnorthfasterthanwethoughtitwould.ByJuly,almosteverypartofthecountryhadbeenattacked(袭)第2页共12页

byCowCold.Inonlytwomonths,thenumberofdeadcowshasrisento5,000.ThoughCowColdstartedinthesouth,theeastofthecountryistheworsthitarea.Bythisweek,80%ofthefarmsinOstenStatehavereportedcasesofCowCold.ThesaleofmilkinOstenStatehasslumpedbecauseofCowCold.BeforeCowCold,thesaleofmilkinOstenStatewas＄2.5millioneachweek,nowitislessthanOdinstateistheonlyareainthenorthwithoutthecaseofCowCold.BeforeweknowwhattodowithCowCold,wecanonlyhopeOdinStatewillbeluckyenoughnottoexperiencethepowerofthiskillercold.(ElaineBaker,CityPost)19.Whichmapwillmostprobablyappearwiththeabovenewsreport?A.B.C.D20.Ifastore’ssaleskeepslumping.Whatwouldbethesalescart(图表)looklike?21.Whatcanwelearnfromthenewsreports?A.WhatpeopledowithCowColdB.WhetherpeoplemaycatchCowCold第3页共12页

C.HowfastCowColdhashitthecountryD.HowpeoplefindoutifcowshaveCowColdCGarethEllis,13,istheyoungestsonofAlan,anengineer,andKath,ateacher.Hisolderbrothersworkinbankingandputers,butGareth'sdreamwasalwaystobeeaclown(小丑.Threeyearsago,Alan,KathandGarethjoinedthecircus(戏团).“Peoplelaughwhenwetellthem,”saysKath.“Butit'strue.Garethhaswantedtobeaclownsincewetookhimtothecircuswhenhewasthree.”WhenAlanlosthisjob,heandKathdecidedtoseeiftheycouldfindfull-timecircusjobs.TheybothgotjobswithafamouscircusandGarethbegantrainingtobeeaclown.HecallshimselfBippo.Theytravelwiththecircusduringthesummerandreturnhomeforthewinter.Gareth'sbrothersareoldenoughtolookafterthehousewhiletheyareaway.“Ican'tsayitwaseasy,”saysKath.“Therewasalottothinkaboutandorganize.Weonlyhadacarandaverysmallcaravan(拖车tosleepin,第4页共12页

andwewereleavingbehindourlovelyhouse.TheonlythingGarethmissedwashislong,hotbaths.”“Peopleaskaboutmyeducation,”saysGareth,“butfromthebeginning,whereverwego,someonehasalwaysetoteachme.IfollowthesamebooksaseveryonebackatschoolandI'vegotaputer.I'veneverfallenbehindmyclassmates.”Andthefuture?“Itwasadifficultdecision,”saysKath,“buttherewasnootherwaytoteachGarethaboutbeingaclown.I'mhappytosayit'sworking,andwe'reenjoyingit.”AndGareth?“I'mgoingtobethemainclowninacircusoneday',hesays,'perhapsBippo'scircus.”22.Whatisthewritertryingtodointhepassage?A.Describehowonefamilychangedtheirlives.B.Tellpeoplehowtojointhecircus.C.Talkaboutthebestwaytoteachachild.D.Advisewhattodowhenyouloseyourjob.23.WhatdowelearnaboutGarethfromthepassage?A.HedosenotreallyenjoyschoolworkB.He’dliketobeathomewithhisbrothersC.HehasalwaysdreamedofbeingaclownD.Hewantstobethesameastheotherboys24.WhydidAlanandKathjoin第5页共12页

thecircus?A.Theywantedtospendtimetraveling.B.Theyneedmoneytobuyabiggercar.C.Theiroldersonsneedthehouseforthemselves.D.TheirssonGarethwantedtoturntobeaperformer25.Whentheyfirstjoinedthecircus,Kath___________.A.wantedtogobackhomeB.didinothaveenoughtodoC.foundthingsdifficultD.wasabletosleepfortably26.WhichpostcarddidGarethpossiblywriteafterhejoinedthecircus?We’vejustarrivedandIloveIdon’tmissmuchfromhome.I’mtryingtodoallmyschoolA.italready.There’slotsofspaceB.tosleepinandI’veevengotwork.Seeyouinthewinter.myownputerC.IreallyenjoyedmeetingBippoD.I’mlearningallaboutthecircusandhowtomaketheClowntoday,butI’mmiss-第6页共12页

peoplehappy.Ialsohaveaingmyschoolfriends,andI’dnewschooltogotoloveanicehotbathDPeopleanddogshavebeenlivingtogetherforhundredsofyears.Whendiddogsandpeoplebeefriends?Wherediddogsefrom?Agroupofscientiststiredtoanswertherequestions.Theyjustfinishedastudyaboutthehistoryofdogs.Inthestudy,theylookedattheDNAofdogsallovertheworldandfoundthatdogs,likehumans,sharedDNAwiththeirfamilymembers.Thescientistsputtogetherabigfamilytreefordogs.Itwentallthewaybacktotheanimal’sbeginning.Inthisway,scientistslearnedaboutthehistoryofdogs.ThefirstdogslivedinAsia.Theywerebornabout33,000yearsago.Atfirst,therewereonlyabout6,400ofthem.Theirparentswerewolves(狼.Thenewstudyanswersmanyquestions.Itraisessometoo.Forexle,whatcausedwolvesinAsiatobeedogsallthoseyearsago?第7页共12页

OneideaisthattheirDNAslowlychangedandthewolvesbecamedogsintheend.Astimegoesby,dogsbecame“man’sbestfriends”Oritcouldhappentheotherwayaround.Itwaspossiblethatsomewolvesstartedlivingwithpeoplebeforetheybecamedogs.Livingwithpeopleledtomanychangestothesewolves.ItchangedtheirDNA,sotheiroffsrping(后)becamedogs.Inotherwords,itwaspossiblethatwolveswereourfriendsbeforetheybecamedogs.BystudyingDNA,scientistsnowhaveamuchbetterunderstandingofthehistoryofdogs._____.Howexactlydogscametobeourfriendsisstillunclear.27.Howdidthescientistsstudythehistoryofdogs?A.BylivingwithdogsB.BystudyingtheDNAofthedogsC.BystudyingalltheanimalsD.Bymakingfriendswiththedogs28.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutthefirstdogs?A.TheylivedinAfricaB.Theywereborn6,400yearsago.C.TheirparentswerewolvesD.Thereareabout33,000dogs29.Whatdoestheword“some”inParagraphreferto?A.Wolves第8页共12页

B.DogsC.IdeasD.Questions30.Whichofthefollowingcanbeputin_________?A.However,thereisstillmuchtolearn.B.Butwestillknowlittleaboutwolves’historyC.Becausewe’velearnedaboutdogs’friends.D.Sotheycanexplainwhendogsbecameourfriends.第二节（共5题，每小题2，满分10）下面文章中五五处（第31-35题）需要添加小标题。青从以下选项（、D和F）中选出符合各段意思的小标题。选项中又一项是多余选项。A.HavefunB.HavechangeC.HavehelpD.PriceyourgoodsE.MakeyardsalesignsF.TakeTimetoprepareFivetipsforasuccessfulyardsaleEachsummer,yardsalesbeepopularandmanypeopleetoyardtogetgreatdealsonsecond-handobjects.Haveyoueverhadayardsale?Whatcanyoudotoholdasuccessfulyardsale?Herearefivetipsforyou.31.____________Everyyardhasitsownadvertisement.Thebestasissigns.Drawsomebigsignswithjust“YardSale”andalargearrow(箭头)onaboardinfrontofyouryard.Pointingcustomers(客)intherightwayisalways第9页共12页

betterthanjustputtingyouraddressonthesignandhopingtheyknowhowtogetthere.32.____________Themoreorganizedyouare,thelessbusyitwillbeinthemorningofyouryardsale.Youwanttomakesurethatyouhaveeverythingsetupbeforepeoplearrivesoyoucanhavemoretimeforansweringquestionsandcollectingmoney.33.____________Thisissomethingalotofpeopledon’tthinkaboutwhenpreparingforayardsale.Youdon’twanttoturnawaycustomersbecauseyou’thaveenoughchange.Isuggestatleast$50inchange,whichmeansmostly$1’sand$5’s34.____________Runningayardsaleonyourowncanbereallystressful,especiallyifyouhavealotofobjectstosell.It’shardtoruninsidetogototheortrytotalktoandcollectmoneyfromseveralcustomersatonce.Askafriendortwoiftheyhavesomethingthey’dliketoselltooandthatwayyou’llhavesomehelpincasethingsgetbusyoryouneedabreaktogetadrinkorsomefood.35.____________第10页共12页

Yardsalesarefunandyoucanmakeagoodamountofmoney.It’salsoagoodchanceforyoutochatwithyourcustomers,makethemfeelfortable,andenjoyyourself.第三部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分25分）NevadoDelRuizisamountaininColombia.Itis5,425metershighanditispopularwithclimbers.Itisbeautiful,butitis__36__,too.Theweathercanchange__37__onthemountain.Oneminuteitissunny,andthenextminuteitiscloudy.Oneminuteitiswarm,andthenextminuteitiscold.OnasunnymorninginJune,LeonardoDiazbeganclimbingNevadoDelRuizwithsomefriends.Ontheseconddayoftheirclimb,therewasasnowstorm.Itwasdifficulttowalkin