广东省广州市海珠区六中珠江中学2021-2022学年八年级下学期期中考试英语试题

广东省广州市海珠区六中珠江中学2021-2022学年八年级下学期期中考试英语试题一、语法选择1.Theworld’spopulationisstillgoingupandscientistsare_______thattherewillnotbeenoughfoodforeverybodyinthemiddleofthiscentury.OneplantfromMadagascar,theKalanchoefedtschenkoi,may_______.Itabsorbs(吸收)carbondioxide(二氧化碳)atnightanditneeds10times_______waterthancornandsimilarplants.Thismeansitcangrowinthedesert.Itisdangerous_______thisplant,butscientistscanstudytwothings:_______itabsorbscarbondioxideatnightwhen_______plantsonlydothis_______theday,andwhyitissogoodatlivinginthedesert.Therewillbelesslandforgrowingfoodinthefuture.DesertsaregrowingasEarth’sclimategetswarmer._______foodindesertswillbemoreandmoreimportant.Therearetwo_______directionsforfurtherresearch.__________growingadesertplanttoeatwillbedifficult,itisn’timpossible.Onewayistousethegenes(基因)fromthisplantandput__________intoplantsweeat,likebeansorcereals.Theotherdirectionistogrowthistypeofplantforfuel(燃料).__________themoment,peopleareaskingwhygoodland__________togrowplantsforfuelandnotforfood.Ifweusedesertland,we__________thisprobleminaway.Theworld’sclimateischangingandthepopulationisstillincreasing,butonestrangeplantcouldbe__________answertoourfuturefoodorenergyneeds.1.A．worryB．worriesC．worriedD．toworry2.A．helpsB．helpC．helpingD．helped3.A．leastB．littleC．lessD．theleast4.A．toeatB．eatingC．eatD．ate5.A．whatB．whenC．thatD．how6.A．othersB．otherC．anotherD．theothers7.A．inB．atC．duringD．on8.A．GrowingB．GrowC．TogrowingD．Grew9.A．possibleB．possiblyC．impossibleD．possibility10.A．BecauseB．IfC．WhenD．Although11.A．theyB．theirC．themD．themselves12.A．InB．OnC．ForD．At13.A．usesB．isusedC．isuseD．beused14.A．solvedB．solveC．willsolveD．aresolving15.A．aB．anC．theD．/

二、完形填空2.KnownasChina’sfastestman,SuBingtianmadehistoryandbroughta(an)________momenttotheworldinthesummerof2021.OnAug1,Susetanew________of9.83secondsattheTokyoOlympicsMen’s100msemifinals（半决赛）,whichmadehimthefirstChineserunnertoentertheevent’sfinalround.Foralongtime,somepeoplethoughtthatAsianpeoplewerenotphysicallybuildforsprinting.Su’s________showsit’snottrue.Still,itwasnot________forSutosucceed.Becauseofaninjury,Suwasforcedtostoprunningforseveralyears.Heeven________toretirein2017.Butthecallto________himselfbroughtSubacktothetrack（跑道）.He________evenharderthanbefore.Herealizedthatfinishingthesemifinalinlessthan10secondswouldearnhimachancetoenterthefinalcompetition.Toencouragehimself,Susetapersonalgoalof9.89seconds.Heevenmadethisnumberhispasswordforhisphoneand________.Luckily,hishardwork________.“Ihopemyperformancetodaycouldserveasaninspirationforyounger________intheirsportingcareers.”SuBingtiansaid.1.A．commonB．interestingC．colourfulD．unforgettable2.A．projectB．skillC．recordD．result3.A．failureB．successC．experienceD．choice4.A．importantB．luckyC．easyD．strange5.A．hopedB．plannedC．learntD．continued6.A．acceptB．expressC．remindD．challenge7.A．trainedB．studiedC．keptD．taught8.A．radioB．computerC．TVD．camera9.A．lookedforB．workedoutC．tookplaceD．paidoff10.A．engineersB．teachersC．athletesD．workers

三、阅读单选3.“Volunteeringmakesyoulookattheworlddifferently.Youseehowlittlethingscanchangeaperson’slifeforthebetter,whichmakeseveryoneabetterperson.”Mason,avolunteersaid.NationalVolunteerWeekstartedin1974andisheldeveryApril.Itisatimetothankvolunteersfortheirachievements.Itisalsoaperfectopportunitytoencourageotherstotaketheirfirststeptowardsbecomingavolunteer.Makingthedecisiontotakethefirststepcanbethebiggestproblem,becausetheyoftenwonderiftheywillbeabletomeettheorganization’sexpectations.Somepeoplefearnotknowinganyoneelseinthegroup.Nothavingenoughtimealsopreventssomefromsharingtheirabilities.Thefollowingtipscanhelpifyouhavesomeoftheseworries.

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Startoutslowly,don’taddtoomuchpressure.Evenafewhoursamonthcanmakeabigdifferenceinsomeone’slife.

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Chooseanorganizationwiththesameinterestsandcommonvalues.

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Takepartinatrainingmeetingfornewvolunteers,evenifitisnotasked.

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Workwithaveteranvolunteer.Hevolunteeredalot,hecanhelpyouincreasetheconfidenceandcompletelyunderstandtheorganization’sexpectations.

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Inviteafriendorfamilymembertoserve.Itisagoodexperiencetovolunteerwiththem.

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Finally,itismostimportanttoenjoythevolunteerexperienceandtorememberthatnotallvolunteerexperiencesareperfect.Ifoneexperiencedoesn’twork,don’tgiveupandyou’llsurelyfindtherightopportunity.Spendsometimeonvolunteerworkandyouwillseegreatchangesinpeople’slives.AsMasondiscoveredduringhisvolunteerexperience,“...littlethingscanchangeaperson’slife.”1.Volunteeringcanhelp______.A．makeadecisionB．seetheworldclearlyC．thankotherpeopleD．makepeople’slifebetter2.Whichofthefollowingcanhelppeopletakethefirststep?A．Startoutquickly.B．Organizeatrainingmeeting.C．Inviteafriendtobewiththem.D．Joinagroupwithdifferentvalues.3.Theunderlinedword“veteran”inthepassagemeans“______”.A．politeB．humorousC．youngD．experienced4.Whatinthemainideaofthepassage?A．Totellpeopletomakechangesintheirlives.B．Toencouragepeopletostarttheirvolunteering.C．Howtomakegreatachievementsinvolunteering.D．Howtokeeponvolunteeringwhateverhappened.

4.Whenpeopletalktoeachother,writelettersormakephonecalls,wordsofthespokenformorthewrittenformcansendanymessagetheywanttopasson.Butarethereanyotherwaysyoucanusetocommunicatewithpeople?Yes.Richexpressionsonyourfacecanbeoneofthem.Asmileonyourfaceshowsthatyouarehappy.Tearsinyoureyestellothersthatyouaresadorexcited.Bodylanguagescandothesamejob.Whenyouputyourhandupinclass,theteacherknowsthatyouwanttosaysomethingoryoumayhavesomequestionstoask.Youshakeyourheadfromsidetosideandpeopleknowyouaresaying“no”.Whenyounod,peoplewillunderstandthatyouaresaying“yes”oragreetoothers’opinionsorsuggestions.Otherformscanalsocarrydifferentmessages.Forexample,asignatthebusstopgivespassengersinstructionsonwhichbustotake.Theflaglanguagemadebysoldierscanpassdifferentorders.Soundfromtheschoolbelltellsthestudentsandteacherswhentobeginorendaclass.Aphotographercanusethephotoshehastakentotellothersaboutwhathethinksoftheworldaroundhim.Musicandfilmsalsoconvey（传递）thefeelingsandideasofthemusiciansandthedirections.Sonexttimewhenyouseeapieceofartorlistentosomemusic,takeitascommunicationwithitscreatorandtrytogetthemeaningbehindit.1.Accordingtothepassage,youjustneedto________ifyouagreetoothers’suggestions.A．closeyoureyesB．putupyourhandC．moveyourheadupanddownD．shakeyourheadfromsidetoside2.Throughaphoto,wemayknow________.A．whichbuscanbetakenB．whattheordersmeanforsoldiersC．howthephotographerseestheworldD．whenthestudentsshouldhaveaclass3.Thebesttitleforthispassagemaybe________.A．SpokenandWrittenLanguagesB．FormsofCommunicationC．FacialExpressionsandGesturesD．SuggestionsonCommunication

5.Mostscientistsarenotsureifanimalsfeelemotions.Theysayanimalsneverfeelhappyorsad.Infact,theysayanimalsprobablydon’tfeellove,anger,hateorotheremotionseither.ScientistJosephLeDouxstudiedmicetofindoutwhetheranimalshaveemotions.Hefoundthatmicedofeelatleastoneemotion—fear.Healsofoundthepartofthebrainthatseemstocontrolfearinmice.Inhumans,thatpartofthebraincontrolsfearandsomeotheremotions.Anumberofscientistssayanimalsdohaveemotions.Somescientistswhohavestudiedanimalssuchasdogs,cats,elephantsandlionssaythoseanimalsfeelemotions.ScientistJoycePoolestudieselephants.Shehaswrittenthattheyoftenshowsadnesswhenarelativedies.Shesayselephantshave“deepemotions”.JaneGoodallstudieschimpanzees（黑猩猩）.Shesaysshehasseenthemplayingandrunningafteroneanotherforfun.Goodallalsosaystheyfeelsadnesssometimes.Forexample,a50-year-oldchimpanzeedied,andoneofhersons,Flint,refusedtoeatfood.Flint’sbrothersandsisterstriedtogethimtoeat,buttheycouldn’t.Threeweekslater,Flintdied.GoodallsaysFlint“diedofsadness”.Morerecently,scientistMarcBekoffwatchedanelk（麋鹿）runbackandforththroughthesnow.Bekoffsaidtheanimalwasfeelingthe“joyoflife”.Hesaidhecouldn’tprovethatanimalshavefeelings,becauseanimalscan’ttalk.Buthesaidanimalscancommunicatefeelingsinotherways.“Ican’tprovethatananimalisfeelinghappyorsad,butIcanguesshowheorsheisfeelingthroughbodylanguageandfacialexpressions.”hesaid.1.Theunderlinedword“they”refersto______.A．lionsB．elephantsC．chimpanzeesD．cats2.MarcBekoffbelievesanimalsdohavefeelingsbecause______.A．hesawachimpanzeedieofsadnessB．hesawamousethatwasafraidC．hesawanelephantfeelsadforadeadrelativeD．hesawanelkjumpinthesnowwithjoy3.Accordingtothepassage,howdoscientistsmostlikelyfindoutwhetherornotanimalshavefeelings?A．Bywritingabouthowanimalsfeel.B．Byaskinganimalsdirectlyhowtheyfeel.C．Bywatchingthebodylanguageandfacialexpressionsofanimals.D．Bywatchinghowmuchanimalseatatdifferenttimesduringtheday.4.What’sthepassagemainlyabout?A．JoycePoole’sstudiesofhowelephantsfeel.B．Scientistswhoarearguingwhetherornotanimalsfeelsad.C．JaneGoodall’sworkwithchimpanzees.D．Scientists’ideasaboutwhetherornotanimalshavefeelings.

6.In1921,longbeforetheWaltDisneyCompanyturnedPooh（维尼熊）intoaninternationalstarofTVandfilms,ChristopherRobinMilnewasgivenatoybearonhisfirstbirthdayfromhisfather,A.A.Milne,whoboughtthestuffed（填充玩具）animalfromastore.ThestuffedanimalwasnamedEdwardBear.Yearslater,EdwardwasnamedWinnie.FromthetimeChristopherRobinMilnewasababyuntilhewasabout8yearsold,hewouldreceivedifferentstuffedanimals.A.A.MilnewasafamousEnglishauthor.AshewatchedhissoninteractwithWinnieandfriends,A.A.Milnethoughthischild’sinteractionwiththecollectionofanimalswouldmakeagreatbedtimestory.SoMilneworkedwithartistErnestH.ShepardandwrotethefirstWinniethePoohpoem,whereEdwardBearwasknowas“TeddyBear”.ThewritingsappearedinPunchmagazineandinthebooktheywrotetogether,WhenWeWereVeryYoung,whichwaspublishedin1924.Inafour-yearperiod,threemorebooksthatcenteredonthebearandhisteamfollowed:1926’sWinnie-the-Pooh,1927’sNowWeAreSix,and1928’sTheHouseatPoohCorner.ThebooksandpoemsaboutPoohbroughtgreatsuccesstotheauthor,andthecharactersbecamefavoriteswithyoungchildrenandtheirfamiliesaroundtheworld.TheirpopularityledDisneytogettherightstomakefilmsaboutthecharactersin1961.Fiveyearslater,Pooh,Tigger,PigletandtherestoftheteamappearedonscreenforthefirsttimeinWinnie-the-PoohandtheHoneyTree.ThecharacterslaterappearedinTVshows,movies,videogamesandshortfilms.Pooh’smostrecentappearancecamelastyearinthepopularchildren’sprogram,DocMcStuffins,wherehewasaspecialguest.1.WhatdoweknowaboutEdwardBearaccordingtothepassage?A．Itwasjustabirthdaygiftforababy.B．Itwasapopulartoybearamongkids.C．Itwasaninternationalstarofmanyfilms.D．ItwasgivetoChristopherwhenhewas8.2.WhatdidA.A.MilnedoaccordingtoParagraph2?A．HewrotemanybooksaboutPooh.B．Hereadmanybedtimestoriestohisson.C．Hewrote5booksinErnestH.Shepard.D．Heencouragedhissontoplaywithfriends.3.Inwhatorderdidthefollowingeventstakeplace?

a.WhenWeWereVeryYoungwaspublished.

b.Poohappearedinthepopularchildren’sprogram.

c.Milneboughtastuffedanimal.

d.Disneygottherightstomakefilmsaboutthecharacters.

e.MilneworkedwithartistErnestH.Shepard.A．c-a-d-e-bB．e-c-b-a-dC．c-e-a-d-bD．e-b-a-c-d4.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A．Poohandhisfriends.B．GreatsuccessofPooh.C．Pooh’sinfluenceonculture.D．TherealstorybehindPooh.

四、阅读还原5选57.SomethingstrangehappenedtoLisarecently.Sheneverknewshehadatwinsisteruntilshestarteduniversity!LisawasborninMexico.Herparentscouldnotlookafterher,soshewasadopted（收养）shortlyafterbirthbyafamilyinManhattan,US.

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Sheenjoyedheruniversitylife.Butonedayshewaswalkinghomefromclass,andastudentsmiledather.“Hello,Jane!”saidthestudent.“I’mnotJane,”saidLisa.

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Itwasverystrange.Oneday,whenawomancalledherJane,Lisaasked,“WhydoyoukeepcallingmeJane?”Thewomanreplied,“YoulooklikemyfriendJane.Youtwohavesimilarhairandblack-rimmedglasses.

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IsJaneyoursister?”Lisasaidshedidn’thaveasistercalledJane.ButshewasinterestedinthisgirlJane.

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WhenLisawrotetoJane,shefoundoutthattheybothhadthesamebirthday,theylookedthesameandbothofthemwerefromMexico.WhenLisawenttolivewiththefamilyinManhattan,JanemovedtoLongIslandtolivewithafamilythere.TheywereadoptedbytwodifferentfamiliesintheUS.

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LisaandJaneshedtearsofjoyastheygaveeachotheralong-awaited（期待已久的）hugattheirfirstmeeting.A．Youtwolookexactlythesame.B．ThishappenedtoLisaagainandagain.C．WhenLisawas20,shestarteduniversityinLongIsland.D．LisaandJaneweretwinsisters!E．FinallysheaskedsomeoneforJane’semailaddress.

五、短文首字母填空8.根据短文及首字母提示，写出所缺单词，并注意使用适当形式。（每空限填一词）Atruefriendshipisoneofthemostvaluabletreasuresinourlives.Anythingispossiblewhenyouhaveagoodfriendtosupportyouthroughhardtimes.Ad

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.Althoughhecan’twalkonhisown,heisabletogotoschoollikeotherchildrenwithXu’shelp.WeshouldalsolearnfromXuandtryourbesttohelpthoseinneed.

六、完成句子9.大部分动物都喜欢生活在野外环境中。

Mostanimalslik