北京市朝阳区2020-2021学年八年级下学期期末英语试题（原卷版）

北京市朝阳区2020~2021学年度第二学期期末检测八年级英语试卷2021.7考生须知1.本试卷共8页,共五道大题,39道小题,满分60分,考试时间90分钟。2.在试卷和答题卡上准确填写学校名称、班级、姓名和考号。3.试题答案一律填涂或书写在答题卡上,在试卷上作答无效。4.在答题卡上,选择题用2B铅笔作答,其他试题用黑色字迹签字笔作答。5.考试结束,请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。知识运用（共14分）一、单项填空（共6分,每小题0.5分）从下面各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选择可以填入空白处的最佳选项。1.UncleLiiscomingtovisitus.Ican’twaittosee________.A.him B.her C.it D.them2.—Whenisthesportsmeeting,Mary?—It’s________September28th.A.in B.at C.on D.for3.—________haveyoubeenlikethis,Tom?—SincelastFriday.A.Howoften B.Howsoon C.Howlong D.Howfar4.Mr.Ballis82.He’sjustgotanewcomputer,________heisn’tsurehowtouseit.A.or B.for C.so D.but5.—Whichdoyoulike_____,swimmingorskating?—Swimming.A.good B.better C.best D.thebest6.—Mum,Iboughtadressforyou.Wouldyouliketotryiton?—Yes.It________soft.A.feels B.tastes C.sounds D.smells7.Jamesenjoysreading,andhe________novelsonhiswaytoworkonthebuseveryday.A.read B.reads C.isreading D.willread8.—Wheredidyougolastweekend,Tony?—I________totheGreatWall.A.go B.went C.amgoing D.havegone9.—Whatisyourfatherdoing,Mike?—He________theplantsinthegarden.A.waters B.watered C.iswatering D.haswatered10.Steve_____usifhecomestoBeijingnextmonth.A.visits B.visited C.hasvisited D.willvisit11.Myauntisaworker.She_____inthisfactoryfor20years.A.works B.worked C.isworking D.hasworked12.—CanyoutellmetoLondon?—Sure.Nextmonth.A.whenyouwilltravel B.whenwillyoutravel C.whenyoutravelled D.whendidyoutravel二、完形填空（共8分,每小题1分）阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。GoodNeighibors(邻居)Jackwasbuildingasnowmaninhisfrontyard(院子).Heneededtofinishitbeforehisfathercamehome.Hisnewneighbor,Tracy,was_____13_____Jackplayatherwindow.SherantoJack’syardandaskedifshecouldhelphim.“Yes,please,”Jacksaid.“Myfatherwillbehomeverysoon.”“Okay.WhatcanIdo?”Tracyasked.“I’vebuiltmysnowman’sbodywithtwosnowballs.Ineedanotheroneforitshead.”“Butsnowmenonlyneedonesnowballforthebodyandoneforthehead,”Tracyexplained.“No,snowmenalwayshavethreesnowballs.Idon’tneedyour_____14_____now.”Jacksaid.Jack_____15_____upsomesnowandmadeitintoasnowball.HerolledthesnowballawayfromTracytomakeitbigenoughfortheheadofhissnowman.Tracywentbacktoheryardandbegantobuildherownsnowman.“Idon’twantto_____16_____Jackanyway,”shethoughttoherself.Tracymadethesnowmanwithtwobigsnowballs.Shefoundsomesticksandpinecones(松果)forhersnowman’seyesandmouthandarms.Jackusedbuttonsforhissnowman’seyesandmouth.Then,heusedacarrotforthe_____17_____.Atthattime,Jack’sfatherwasdrivingupthestreet.Suddenly,theheadfelloffandcrashed(坠落)totheground!“No!”Jacksaid_____18_____,“Myfatherisalmosthome!”TracyheardJack’scryandranovertoseewhattheproblemwas.“I’llhelpyou,”Tracysaid.Together,theymadeanewsnowballfortheheadandputthecarrotandbuttonsonit.“Wemadeit!”Jacksaid.“Thankyou.”“You’rewelcome.Ithinkyoursnowmanis_____19_____,”Tracysaid.“Minedoesn’thaveanose.”JackwalkedovertoseeTracy’ssnowman.Helovedit,butheknewitwasn’tfinished.Jackranbacktohissnowmanand_____20_____thecarrotout.HebrokeitintotwopiecesandgavehalftoTracy.Sheputitonhersnowmanandsaid,“Ithinkoursnowmenmakegoodneighbors.”13A.hearing B.making C.watching D.having14.A.help B.condition C.movement D.encouragement15.A.handed B.picked C.checked D.cheered16.A.lookafter B.talkabout C.playwith D.dependon17.A.arms B.nose C.head D.hands18.A.sadly B.excitedly C.peacefully D.patiently19.A.bigger B.stronger C.heavier D.better20.A.turned B.worked C.pulled D.pointed阅读理解（共36分）三、阅读下列短文,根据短文内容,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选择最佳选项。（共26分,每小题2分）AHelloeveryone!It’sMarch10th.It’swarminBeijing.Let’stalkabouttheweatherinyourhometownsnow.MaryMarchinChicago?It’sstillwinterhere,andthatmeanscoldweather,cloudyskies,andsnow.Todayit’ssnowingagain,andthetemperatureisonly-6℃.Butthecolddoesn’ttroublemebecauseIcanplayallkindsofwintersports.JoeWintersinParisaren’tbad.Itrainsalot,andit’susuallycoolandcloudy,butneververycold.It’s10℃today,forexample.It’srainingagainnow,butIalwayshaveanumbrella(雨伞)withme,soit’snoproblem.Besides,it’salreadyMarch,sospringisalmosthere.MariaTheweatherinMexicoCityisalmostalwaysnice.Ourwintersaredrywithlittlerain.Summersarenotashotasonthecoast.Eveninthesummer,it’sabout20℃,perfectforrunningoranyothersport.AndyNowit’stheendofsummerhereinRio(里约),andit’sstillveryhotandsunny.It’s38℃today.Atthismoment,I’matthebeachwithmyfriends.We’rehavingagoodtime,swimmingandtalkingaboutwhatwedidduringtheholiday.21.What’sthetemperatureinMary’shometown?A.20℃. B.10℃. C.38℃. D.-6℃.22.Whoalwayscarriesanumbrella?A.Mary. B.Joe. C.Maria. D.Andy.23.It’stheendofsummerin________inMarch.A.Paris B.Chicago C.MexicoCity D.RioBTheothersideofthewallTherewasayoungwomanwhowasproudofthegrowthandcareoftheflowersinherflowergarden.Shehadbeenraisedbyhergrandmother,whotaughthertoloveandcareforflowersassheherselfhaddone.So,likehergrandmother,herflowergardenwassecondtonone.Onedaywhilelookingthroughaflowercatalogue(目录)sheoftenorderedfrom,apictureofaplantimmediatelycaughthereye.Shehadneverseenblooms(花)likethatbefore.“Ihavetohaveit,”shesaidtoherself,andsheimmediatelyorderedit.Whenitarrived,shealreadyhadaplacepreparedtoplantit.Sheplanteditatthefootofastonewallatthebackofheryard.Itgreweagerly,withbeautifulgreenleavesalloverthevine(藤),buttherewerenoblooms.Dayafterdayshecontinuedtowaterit,feedit,andsheeventalkedtoit.However,itwasuseless.Onemorningweekslater,asshestoodbeforethevine,shewasdisappointedthatherplanthadnotbloomed.Shewasthinkingaboutcuttingitdownandplantingsomethingelseinitsplace.Itwasatthispointthatherneighbor,whoseyardwasrightnexttohers,calledovertoher.“Thankyousomuch!Youcan’timaginehowmuchIhaveenjoyedthebloomsofthatvineyouplanted.”Theyoungwomanwalkedthroughthegateintoherneighbor’syard,andsureenough,shesawthatontheothersideofthewallthevinewasfilledwithblooms.Theywereindeedthemostbeautifulbloomsshehadeverseen.Thevinehadgrownquietlythroughthecrevices(裂痕)andithadnotfloweredonhersideofthewall.Ithadfloweredthicklyontheotherside.Justbecauseyoucannotseethegoodresultofyourworkdoesnotmeanthatitproducesnofruit.24.Whentheplantarrived,theyoungwomanplantedit________.A.nexttothegate B.ontheplaygroundC.atthebackofheryard D.inherneighbor’syard25.Shedidn’tseethebloomsatfirstbecause________.A.shewastoocareless B.herneighborpickedthemC.theyweretoosmalltobenoticed D.theywereontheothersideofthewall26.Fromthepassagewecanlearnthat________.A.hardworkwillfinallypayoff B.patienceisthekeytosuccessC.itisimportanttogetalongwithneighbors D.confidencemattersevenwhenwehavefailedCHumorandlaughteraregoodforus.Theycanheal（治愈）usphysicallyandmentally（心理上）.Infact,everysystemofthebodyreacts（反应）tolaughterinsomepositive（积极的）,healingway.Sohowcanwegetmorelaughterintoourlives?Isitpossibletodevelopasenseofhumor?Dr.Wilsonhassomeanswers.Manypeoplebelieveasenseofhumorisinborn.Theythink,“eitheryou’vegotit,oryoudon’t.”However,Dr.Wilsonpointsoutthatthisiswrong.Actually,wearebornwiththeabilitytolaughandsmile.Thepartofthebrainandcentralnervoussystemthatcontrol（控制）laughingandsmilingarefullydevelopedatbirth.However,thatdoesnotmeanthatnewbornshaveasenseofhumor.Asenseofhumorissomethingthatyoucandevelopoveralifetime.Sometimespeoplethinkthattheydon’thaveagoodsenseofhumorbecausetheyarenotgoodjoketellers.Dr.Wilsonremindsusthattellingjokesisonlyoneofmanywaystoexpresshumor.Headvisesustodropourshynessandtrytolaughatourselves.Thenwewillmakeotherslaugh,too.Apersonwhohasatruesenseofhumoriswillingandabletoseethefunnysideofeverydaylife.Asenseofhumorisbestdefined（下定义）as“theabilitytoseethenon-seriouspointinasituation”.Consider（考虑）thissignfromastorewindow:“Anyimperfectproductwillbecheerfullyreplacedwithproductofthesamequality（质量）.”Thestoremanagerprobablyplacedthesigninthewindowtoshowthecustomersthestore’sexcellentservice.Hehadaseriouspurpose,butifyouhaveasenseofhumor,youwillprobablyfindthesignfunny.AsDr.Wilsonsays,“agoodsenseofhumormeansthatyoudon’thavetobefunny;youjusthavetoseewhat’sfunny.”27.Whydidthestoremanagerplacethesigninthewindow?A.Totellcustomersthestore’sexcellentservice. B.Tocalloncustomerstohaveasenseofhumor.C.Toattractmorepeopletoworkinthestore. D.Toshowtheirproductsareofhighquality.28.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.Tostopbeingshyisthebestwaytohaveagoodsenseofhumor.B.Ourbodyalwaysreactspositivelytohumorandlaughter.C.Newbornsarenotabletolaughandsmileatbirth.D.Humorouspeoplemustbegoodattellingjokes.29.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.DoYouHaveaSenseofHumor? B.WhyDoesHumorMatterinOurLife?C.DoYouThinkOurEverydayLifeFunny? D.HowCanYouDevelopaGoodSenseofHumor?DEnvironmentalimpact（影响）ofonlineshoppingInthepastfewyears,thewayweshophaschangedgreatly.Weusedtobuythingsintraditionalshopsorindepartmentstores.Now,customersareincreasinglybuyingonline,wheretheycanorderwhatevertheywantdirectlytotheirdoorwiththetouchofasmartphoneortheclickofamouse.Butwhatistheimpactofallthisonlineshoppingontheenvironment?Youmightthinkthatonlineshoppingisgreenerthanin-storeshopping.Afterall,anonlinestoredoesn’tusetheelectricitythatatraditionalstoremightuse.Productsareoftendelivered（递送）toseveralhomesatonce,soyouwouldthinkthiswayofshoppingmustcutdownonthecarbon（碳）footprint.However,therealityisnotassimpleasimagined.Manyhomedeliveriesfailthefirsttimeandthedriverhastomakeasecondorthirdattempttodelivertheproducts.Customerswhochoosespeedydeliveryorthosewhobuysingleproductsfromdifferentplacesalsohelpincreasethecarbonfootprint.Thecarbonfootprintalsogoesupifthecustomerchoosestoreturntheproduct.AstudyinGermanyshowedthatoneinthreeproductsboughtonlinearereturned.Clothingisoneproductthathashighreturnrates（率）.Unlikeinawalk-instore,theonlineshoppercan’ttrythingsonbeforebuying.So,companiesofferfreereturnstomakeiteasierforshopperstobuythesameclothingindifferentsizesandcolors.Customerstrythemathome,keeponeandreturntherestofthem.However,whenclothesarereturned,theyarenotalwaysputbackforsale,becausemanycompanieshavefounditcheapertosimplythrowawaythereturnedclothes.Thenthereturnedclothes,whichmightbeinperfectcondition,endupinlandfills.So,onlineshoppingisn’tasgreenaspeoplemightthink.Thatlastkilometertoyourdooriscostly,forcompaniesandfortheenvironment.Thereissomepositivenews,electricdeliveryvehicles（车辆）willprobablyhelplowerthecarbonfootprint.However,thequestionofhowtodealwithreturnsnicelyandwithoutwasteisstillachallengethatmanycompanieshavenotwantedtoface.Asmoreandmoreonlineshoppersbegintorealizewhatcompaniesaredoing,thereisincreasingpressure（压力）forcompaniestotakeresponsibilityfortheenvironmentalimpactoftheiractivities.30.Theword“attempt”inParagraph3probablymeans“________”.A.try B.choice C.decision D.progress31.ThewritertakestheexampleofonlineclothingshoppinginParagraph5to________.A.stresstheimportanceofonlineshoppingB.comparewalk-inshoppingwithonlineshoppingC.showonlineshoppingcanharmtheenvironmentD.offersomewaystoreturnproductswhileshoppingonline32.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.Anonlinestoreusuallyusesalotofelectricity.B.Speedydeliverymightmakethecarbonfootprintgoup.C.Clothingonlineisoneproductthathaslowreturnrates.DTwointhreeproductsboughtonlinearereturnedinGermany.33.Thewriterprobablyagreesthat________.A.it’senvironmental-friendlytobuygoodsonlineB.it’snecessaryforcompaniestocutdownoncarbonfootprintC.it’sagoodideaforcompaniestothrowawaythereturnedproductsD.it’shelpfultodealwiththereturnsnicelybyelectricdeliveryvehicles四、阅读短文,根据短文内容回答问题。（共10分,每小题2分）Manypeopleareafraid,tocookChinesefood.TheythinkitisdifficulttoprepareChinesedishes.Ching-HeHuang;ayoungchef（厨师）,businessowner,andTVstar,ischangingtheirideas.Sheteachespeoplequickandeasy.waystoprepareChinesefood.ThankstoChing-He,manypeoplearoundtheworldnowlovetocookChinesefood!Ching-Hewasbornin1978.ShefirstlearnedabouttraditionalChinesecookingfromhergrandparents.WhenChing-HewaselevenyearsoldsheandherfamilymovedtoLondon.Hermotheroftentraveledforwork,andChing-Hecookedmealsforherfamily.HermothertaughtheralittlebitaboutChinesecooking.Soon,Ching-Hestartedtocreateherownrecipes（菜谱）.Sheespeciallylovedtomakericedishesandnoodlesoups.Ching-Hestudiedeconomics（经济学）incollege,butherbigpassion（热情）wascooking.Aftershegraduated,shestartedafoodanddrinkcompany.ShesoldhealthyChinesefoodsanddrinkstostores.In2005,Ching-HehadherfirstTVcookingprogram.In2006,shewroteherfirstcookbook.In2008,shestarredinanotherTVseries,ChineseFoodMadeEasy.ForthisTVshow,shetraveledaroundtheUKandtaughtpeopletomakesimple,deliciousChinesefood.ShealsowroteanothercookbooktogowiththeTVshow.OverthreemillionpeoplewatchedtheTVseries.Nowsheissuccessful.Ching-Heisaverybusywoman,butshestillfindstimetorelax.WhatdoesChing-HeHuangdoinherfreetime?Shecooks,ofcourse!34.DomanypeoplethinkitisdifficulttoprepareChinesedishes?___________________________________________________35.WhodidChing-HeHuangfirstlearnabouttraditionalChinesecookingfrom?___________________________________________________36.WhatkindoffooddidChing-HeHuangespeciallylovetomake?___________________________________________________37.Whendidshewriteherfirstcookbook?___________________________________________________38.WhathasbroughtChing-HeHuangsuccess?___________________________________________________书面表达（10分）五、文段表达（10分）从下面两个题目中任选一题，根据中文和英文提示，完成一篇不少于50词的文段写作。文中已给出内容不计入总词数。所给提示词语仅供选用。请不