江苏省南京市秦淮区六校2021-2022学年下学期八年级英语期末考试试题

八年级英语第XIIImannedspacecraftonOctober,2021.B.WangYapingbecamethesecondfemaleastronautwhowentintospaceinChina.C.AlltheChinesepeoplefeltproudofthisbigachievement.D.Theastronautsgavelessonstostudentsinthespacecraft.—Ican’tbelieveyouhavefinishedthework.—Allmyclassmatescameandhelpedmeout.Justasthesayinggoes,“___________.”Practicemakesperfect.Manyhandsmakelightwork.Burnthecandleatbothends.Putallyoureggsinonebasket.三、完形填空（共10题；每小题1分，满分10分）Oneday,afatherandhissonwenttoakite-flyingfestival.Whentheyarrived,therewerealreadymanyadultsandtheir31playinginthepark.Whenthesonsawthesky32withcolorfulkitesindifferentshapes,hewasexcitedandwantedtoget33too.Hisfatheragreedtobuyoneforhim.Sotheywenttoakiteshopandchoseabeautifulone.Withthestring(线)inhand,thesonstartedtoflythekite.Soon,thekitewashighupinthesky.Afterawhile,thesonsaid,“Dad,itseemsthatthestringisstoppingthekitefromflyinghigher.Ifwecutit,itwillbefreeandflyeven34.Canwecutit?”Thefatherdidn’treply,butjustcutthestringoffthereel(线轴).35,thekitebegantogohigher,whichmadethesonmuchhappier.However,tohissurprise,thekitewas36.Theywaitedforquitesometime.Slowly,itfellontothegrass.Thesonfeltupsetandasked,“Ithoughtthataftercuttingthestring,thekitewouldflyhigher.Whydiditfalldown?”Thefathersmiledandsaid,“Theroleofthestringwasnotstoppingthekitefromflyinghigher,37helpingitstayinthesky,becausethekiteitselfcan’tflyup.By38thestringyouhelpthekitegoupintherightdirection.Whenyoucutthestring,itcouldnot39thekite.”Inourlife,wemaysometimesfeelliketherearecertainthingsthatareholdingusbackandstoppingusfromgrowing.Butinfact,thesemightbethethingsthatsupportusmost.Wecanreallygrowupandbecomestrongerbyrealizingthe40ofthesethings.C.childrenC.fellC.childrenC.fellC.anC.higherC.HardlyC.breakingdownC.orC.catchingC.supportC.pronunciationD.teachersD.feltD.oneD.lowerD.SeriouslyD.puttingupD.butD.keepingD.holdD.possibilityB.friendsB.filledB.itB.lowB.FinallyB.comingdownB.soB.usingB.stopB.truthA.classmatesA.fullA.aA.highA.SuddenlyA.flyingupA.andA.flyingA.cutA.importance四、阅读理解（共15题；每小题1分，满分15分）ATHECAMBERWELLNEWSThenewsyouwant—thewayyouwantitMonday,24May2022CHILDRENINNEEDOnFriday21stMay,thechildrenandteachersatCamberwellGrammarSchooldressedupasheroesandsuperheroestoraisemoneyforChildreninNeed.Themoneyweraisedwillgotocharitiesacrossthecountrytohelpandsupportchildrenwhoarenotsoluckyasus.Intotal,morethan$300hasbeenraised.aclubnewspaperaclubnewspaperD.aschooladvertisementaclubadvertisementD.aschooladvertisementaclubadvertisementon21MayThechildrendressedup______.on21MayC.on23MayD.C.on23MayD.on24MayasportsmeetingThechildrentookpartin_______.asportsmeetingC.acharityeventD.afashionshowB.agameshowC.acharityeventD.afashionshowBChinese

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Ontheotherhand,suchinformationisusuallyatthehandsofexpertswhoservefamouscompaniesanduniversities.Moreover,theneedtolearnnewskillsintoday’sjobmarketalsopushespeopletolearnonsucheducationalpodcasts.Theindustryof“pay-for-knowledge”hasprovedtobelucrative.Itpromisespossibilities(可能性)ofturninginformationintomoney.Itisgoodforthedevelopmentofourcountryanditcanhelpsellersmakelotsofmoney.Besides,buyerscanenjoyself-growthfromit.What'smore,thisisareflection(反映)ofrespectforknowledge.However,therapidriseof“pay-for-knowledge”hasafewproblems.Foronething,themarketisfullofeye-catchingwordssuchas“HowtoBeanExpert(专家)in5Hours”and“15ClassestoBeaMasterofClassicalMusic”,whichsoundlikeifyoupayforit,youaresuretosucceed.Foranother,alargenumberofcustomersbuythemjustforshowingoff.Infact,thosewhoreallyhaveself-growthafterbuyingonlinecoursesmaybethekindofpeoplewhoneedthemleast.Inotherwords,withorwithoutthesecourses,theycanmakeitanyway,becausetheyarethosewhohavetheabilitytolearnbythemselves.Ingeneral,thebestistheonethatsuitsyoumost.“Pay-for-knowledge”maybeusedasagoodstartforself-growth.Becareful!Otherwise,yourdreamofsuccessmaynotcometrue.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.“Pay-for-knowledge”productscanhelpallthepeoplesucceed.B.“Pay-for-knowledge”productscanofferpeopledifferentkindsofcourses.C.Peoplewhocanteachthemselvesneed“pay-for-knowledge”productsmost.D.Peoplemustlearnfromexpertswhoservefamouscompaniesanduniversities.WhichisNOTthereasonfor“pay-for-knowledge”industrydevelopingsoquickly?A.Thefastnetworkandsmartphonemakeitpossibleforpeopletoget.B.Peopleareafraidtomissanyusefulinformation.C.Peopleneedtolearnnewskillsintoday’sjobmarket.D.Peopleareforcedtopayforeducationalpodcastsorlivevideos.Whatcanwelearnabout“pay-for-knowledge”industryfromParagraph2?A.Thehistoryofitsrise.B.Theproblemsofitsproducts.C.Theadvantagesofitsproducts.D.Thecausesofitsrise.Theunderlinedphrases“belucrative”inParagraph3means“________”.A.producelotsofmoneyB.getmuchinformationC.wingreatrespectD.enjoyself-growthThemainpurposeofthispassageisto________.A.recommendthe“pay-for-knowledge”productstopeople.B.adviseeveryonetolearnknowledgebythemselvesonline.C.remindpeopletochoose“pay-for-knowledge”productswisely.D.teachparentshowtobuysomeonlinecoursesfortheirchildren.五、词汇（共15题；每小题1分，满分15分）A.根据中文提示或音标填写单词。（每空1分，共5分）56.Therearetwoforeignersinourcompany.Theyarefrom________(德国).57.Sheisso________(自豪的)ofhersonbecausehehaswonaprizeintheEnglishcompetition.58.Ifcoalandoilareusedorthrownaway________(['keələsli]),theywillfinallyrunout.59.These__________(秘书)aretalkingabouthowtoprepareforthebigevent.60.Thesenewtypesofenergycostverylittleand________（产生）littlepollution.B.用所给单词的适当形式填空。（每空1分，共5分）Wemustbecarefultoavoid________(make)mistakesinexam.62.It’spopular_______(hire)aboatandrowontheXuanwuLake.63.Thegirlspendsasmuchtimeasshecan_______(help)hermotherwithhomework.64.Alotofplantsandanimalsdieoutbecauseofwater______(pollute)everyyear.65.Themoneygivenbyhisparents____(run)outalready.C.从方框中选择适当的单词或短语填空，使文本内容完整正确，并将答案写在相应横线上。（每空1分，共5分）somethingfunnyisfullofWhat’smoresomethingfunnyisfullofWhat’smoresuggestionscheerthemupIfyouwanttobuildastrongerfriendship,pleasereadthefollowing66.First,remembertobehonestandopenwithyourfriends,andletyourfriendsknowyourhabitandhobbies.Second,life67upsanddowns.Whenyourfriendsareunhappy,youcantellthem68abouttheshapeofyourownbodyto69.Youcanplaysmalltrickswhenyourfriendsandyouarenotinagreement.Third,it’smeaningfultocontactyourfriendsoften.70,organizesomeactivitiesandinviteyourfriendstojoinyou.Inaword,thetipsabovecanworkandyourfriendshipwilllastforever.六、阅读填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）A）阅读下面短文，根据所读内容，在文章后71-80小题的空格里填入一个最恰当的词。注意：每个空格只填1个单词。Noisyneighborsareaprobleminasocietywheremanypeoplelivecloselytogether.Andthiscanbethemostimportantwhenyousharewalls,floorsorceilingswithneighborsinaflat.Anoisyneighborcanmakelifechallenging,especiallyifnoisegoeswellintonight,orhappensduringearlymorninghours.Thissituationneedstobedealtwithproperly,whichneedsyourabilitytokeepcalm.First,youshouldtrytotellyourneighborsaboutthenoise.Thisconversationshouldbepoliteandfriendly.Itcanbeginwithwordslike“Iamnotsureyouknowthat…”.Explaintheprobleminanhonestway,andasktheneighborstoturndownthemusic,ornottoholdpartiesuntil3a.m.Youcanalsosaythatyourealizetheyhearyournoisetoo,andyou’rewillingtotrytostopanythinginyourbehaviorthatiscreatingmuchnoise.Youshouldknowthatnotallneighborsaregoingtofollowyourrequirements,andsomemayactinabadmanner.Ifthenoisyneighborsdon’tchangetheirbehaviors,thenextstepshouldbetowritetheneighborsaletter.Thelettershouldshowyourgrievances(不满)andthedateswhenthenoisewasquiteterrible.Forexample,ifyourneighborhasloudgatheringseveryFridaynightthatlastintotheearlymorning,thenwritedownthosedates.Whenthenoiseremainsgoingon,youshouldreportittolocalauthorities(权力部门),orevencallthepolice,whenitisreallynecessary.Often,however,youcansolvetheproblemwhenthenoisyneighborknowsyouaregoingtocallthepolice.Beawarethatyoucan’talwaysmakenoisyneighborsbequiet.Whenthenoiseremainsgoingon,itiswisenottodealwithitinanangryway.Ifyouhavecompletedthestepsandletter,don’tstarthittingwallsorfloorsaroundinyourhomeorturningupthemusictomakeyourneighborsangry.Justhavepatienceandrememberthatcommunicationisthemostimportant.IntroductionAnoisyneighbormakeslifechallenging,buttheproblemneedstobedealtwith71.7273withyourneighborsStarttheconversationwithpoliteness.Explaintheproblem74andasktheneighbortoreducenoise.Admitthatyoumakenoisetoo,andpromisenottocreatenoisea75.WritinglettersSomeneighborswon’t76yourrequirementorchangetheirbehavior.Showyourgrievancesandthe77whenthenoisewasquiteterrible.ReportingtolocalauthoritiesIfthenoise78,youshouldreportittolocalauthoritieswhenreallynecessary.Usually,theproblemwillbe79whenthenoisyneighborknowsyouwillcallthepolice.ConclusionDon’tdealwiththeprobleminanangryway.Keep80andtrytotalkwithyourneighbors.B）根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词。TheChineselifeiscolourfulwithmanyinterestingfolkways.TheLanternFestivalisonthe15thdayofthefirstlunarmonth.IthasaChinesenameYuanxiaoFestival.Yuanxiaocomesfromthef81thatpeoplecallthefirstlunarmonththeYuanMonthandnightXiao.Thenightofthe15thdayofthefirstlunarmonthm82thebeginningofthefirstfullmoon.OntheLanternFestival,theChinesepeoplehavethecustomofe83lanternsandeatingglutinousrice(糯米)dumplings.Thereisacommonsayingthat“PlayingontheLanternFestival”.ThecustomstartedduringtheHanDynasty,andhasah84ofmorethan2,000years.Onthatnight,everyplaceisdecoratedwithlanternsandstreamers(饰带)andthereisabustling(熙熙攘攘的)atmosphere.Asnightf85，peoplegoincrowdstotheseaofcolourfullanterns:palacelanterns,walllamps,figurelanterns,