湖北省襄阳枣阳市2020-2021学年八年级下学期期末考试英语试题（原卷版）

2020——2021学年度下学期期末考试八年级英语试题

选择题（共85分）

一、听力测试（本大题满分25分，每小题1分）第一节下面你将听到5段短对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从每小题A、B、C三个选项中选出一个最佳答案。听完每段对话后，你有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话只读一遍。1.WhatisthematterwithJohn?A.Hehasaheadache.B.Hehasatoothache.C.Hehasastomachache.2.Whatcouldthemanvolunteertodo?A.Hecouldgiveoutfood.B.Hecouldteachkidsforstudying.C.Hecouldcheerupsickkids.3WhatdoesthewomanwantPetertodo?A.Dothedishes.B.Sweepthefloor.C.Takeouttherubbish.4.WhatwillJoedo?A.Haveafightwithhisfather.B.Trytotalktohisfather.C.Writealettertohisfather.5.Whatarethestudentsdoinginclass?A.Theyarereadingbooks.B.Theyarehavingartclass.C.TheyarespeakingEnglish.第二节下面你将听到6段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从每小题A、B、C三个选项中，选出一个与你所听到的对话或独白内容相符的问题的答案。听每段对话或独白前，你都有10秒钟的时间阅读相关小题；听完后，每小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。对话或独白读两遍。听第一段材料，回答第6至8小题。6.WhereisTony?A.Atashop.B.Atschool.C.Inalibrary.7.Whatishedoingnow?A.Doinghomework.B.WatchingTV.C.Running.8.Whatdoeshewanttobe?A.Apoliceman.B.Areporter.C.Ateacher.听第二段材料，回答第9至11小题。9.WherewouldTomliketolive,ontheMars(火星)orontheEarth?A.OntheMars.B.OntheEarth.C.Onthemoon.10.WhydoesMarielikelivingontheMars?A.Becauseit’sinteresting.B.Becauseit’sboring.C.Becauseit’seasy.11.WhatdoesMariethinkoflivingontheearth?A.It’ssafe.B.It’sfun.C.It’scrowded.听第三段材料，回答第12至14小题。12.Whatdoesthemanwanttobuy?A.Trousers.B.Shoes.C.Shirts.13.Howtallistheman’sson?A.1.6meters.B.1.7meters.C.1.8meters.14.Howmuchdoesthemanpayatlast?A.30dollars.B.32dollars.C.35dollars.听第四段材料，回答第15至17小题。15.Wheredidthegirlgoonherschooltrip?A.Themuseum.B.Thesupermarket.C.Thecountryside.16.Hastheboyeverbeentothehistorymuseum?A.Yes,hehas.B.No,hehasn’t.C.Wedon’tknow.17.Whatdoestheboyhavetocarrywithhim?A.Money.B.Ticket.C.IDcard.听第五段材料，回答第18至20小题。18.Doestheboyneedtothestore?A.Yes,hedoes.B.No,hedoesn’t.C.Wedon’tknow.19.Couldtheboyusehismother’sCDplayer?A.Yes,hecan.B.No,hecan’t.C.Wedon’tknow.20.Whowillhelptomovethebigchairstothebedroom?A.Hismother.B.Hisbrother.C.Dave.听第六段材料，回答第21至25小题。21.Whatkindoftextisit?A.Aletter.B.Aplay.C.Astory.22.What’swrongwithAlan?A.Shedidn’teatanything.B.Shearguedwithherfather.C.Shedidn’tpasstheexam.23.HowmanypiecesofadvicedoesthespeakergivetoAlan?A.Three.B.Four.C.Five.24.What’sthelastadvicethespeakergive?A.Talktosomeone.B.Trytosolveit.C.Forgetthem.25.Whoisthespeaker?A.Alan’sfather.B.Alan’steacher.C.Alan’smother.二、选择填空（本大题满分15分，每小题1分）从各小题A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个可以填入空白处的最佳选项.1.—________?—Ihaveasorethroat.A.Whatdoyouthink B.Howdoyoudo C.What’sthematter D.What’sgoingon2.—Whydidtheboysshoutin________?—Becausetheywonthefootballmatch.A.pressure B.fairness C.silence D.excitement3.—WhatdoyouthinkaboutthestoryofYuGong?—It________usthatanythingispossibleifweworkhard.A.keeps B.explains C.reminds D.allows4.—CanyoucatchwhatIsaid?—Sorry,Ican________understandyou.A.mostly B.hardly C.nearly D.actually5.—Whichcountryhasthe________populationintheworld?—China.It’salittle________thanthatofIndia.A.most;most B.biggest;bigger C.more;most D.bigger;biggest6.—Mollyhaschangedsomuch!She________beshyandquiet.—Yeah.Butnowshe________speakinginfrontofclass.A.usedto;isusedto B.isusedto;usedtoC.usedto;usedto D.isusedto;isusedto7.—Whodoyou________?—Myfather.Webothhavebigeyesandasmallmouth.A.lookafter B.runafter C.takeafter D.likeafter8.Ginaoften________hissparetimetohelpmewithmyspokenEnglish.A.putsup B.givesup C.opensup D.tidiesup9.—IsawMr.Smithintheofficeattenyesterdaymorning.—That’simpossible.He________anEnglishpartywithusthen.A.has B.washaving C.had D.ishaving10.—Youlooksotired.What’swrong?—Ididn’tgotobed________IfinishedwatchingChina’sGotTalentlastnight.A.until B.if C.though D.unless11.—I________cleaningmybedroom.It’scleannow.—Wow.When________you________it?A.havefinished;did;finish B.finished;have;finishedC.finish;do;finish D.havefinished;have;finished12.—Anumberofstudents________inthedininghall.—Letmecount.Thenumberofthestudents________about400.A.are;is B.is;are C.are;are D.is;is13.—Canyoutellmewhenyouaregoingtoarrivethere?—I’mnotsure.ButI’llringyouupassoonasI________theretomorrow.A.arrive B.arrived C.willarrive D.amgoingtoarrive14.—Whereisyourfather,Jenny?—Heisn’tathome.He________toShanghaionbusiness.A.hasbeen B.hasgone C.went D.willgo15.—Howlong________you________thebike?—Fortwoyears.A.Have;had B.Will;buy C.Have;bought D.Has;bought三、完形填空（本大题满分10分，每空1分）阅读下面的短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Iwouldliketobeanactress.Iknowitsoundsunrealisticandstrange,butthat’s____16____Ireallywanttobe.IwentthroughaperiodwhenIwasoutgoingwithmyfamily,butveryshyinfrontofpeople.Dramaclasseshelpedme____17____thisproblem.Istartedpractisingdramathreeyearsago,becauseIthoughtitwasagreatwaytoimprovemyactingskills,andaboveall,tohelpme____18____confident.Confidencewouldhelpmeachievemydream.Iwas____19____athowfastthiswent.Ibecamemoreandmoreconfident,andIcouldseerealresults.IwasveryanxiousbeforeIwentonstageformyfirstperformance,butIwassoproudofmyselfwhentheplay____20____.AndIcouldfeelhowgreatmyimprovementhadbeen.Duringthesecondperformance,IwasconfidentandIextremelyenjoyedacting,embodyingacharacter,beingmyparents’____21____andreceivingtheircompliments.I’vejuststartedhighschool.NowI’mableto____22____myselfinfrontofpeople,feelingcomfortableandresourceful.I’vejustactedinsomeshortmoviesandonevideoclip,____23____IhopethatIwillhaveawonderfuljob!It’s____24____toknowwhatyourskillsandabilitiesaresothatyoucandomanythingsandmakeyourdreamscometrue.AsMuhammadAlisaid,“Ifyour_____25_____don’tscareyou,theyaren’tbigenough.”I’mscared,butIwon’tgiveup.16.A.what B.when C.whose D.why17.A.thinkof B.dealwith C.workon D.comewith18.A.become B.taste C.sound D.smell19.A.disappointed B.surprised C.confident D.nervous20.A.began B.ended C.continued D.held21.A.pride B.effort C.sadness D.courage22.A.impress B.express C.experience D.exchange23.A.and B.or C.if D.until24.A.possible B.important C.natural D.difficult25.A.results B.dreams C.Movies D.lessons四、阅读理解（共2节,满分35分）第一节(共15小题:每小题2分,满分30分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项.AHereisadifficultquestion.Areyouhappy?It’sdifficultbecauseitdependsonwhoyoucompareyourselfto.Mostpeoplecomparethemselveswiththosearoundthem.AmIhappierthanmyclassmatesormyfriends?Wealsocompareourselveswithpeoplewenevermeet.Whenwecompareso,wemayfeelsadeasily.Peoplelikesadstories.Weareinterestedinotherpeople’ssadness,butwedon’tletothersknowourown.Psychologists(心理学家)findthatpeopledon’tfeelliketellingotherswhenthey’resadorupset,butwillshoutiftheyarehappy.Peopleoftenshowtheirhappinessinpublicwhilehidingtheirsadness.AsthefamousthinkerMontesquieusaidabout300yearsago:“Ifweonlywanttobehappy,itwillbeeasy.Butifwewanttobehappierthanotherpeople,itisalmostalwaysdifficult.Becausewethinkthemhappierthantheyare.”26.Whenweoftencompareourselveswithothers,wemayfeel_______.A.excited B.interested C.sad D.surprised27.Whydopeoplelikesadstories?A.Becausesadstoriesareinteresting.B.Becausetheyareinterestedinotherpeople’ssadness.C.Becausetheywantotherpeopletoknowtheirhappiness.D.Becausetheywillfeelsad.28.Whenpeopleareinpublic,theyshow________.A.theyarehappy B.theyaresuccessful C.theyaresad D.theyareupset29.Theunderlinedword“hiding”means“________”inChinese.A.泄露 B.保护 C.约束 D.隐藏30.WhatcanwelearnfromMontesquieu’swords?A.Tocompareourselveswithothersisagoodwaytobehappy.B.It’salwaysdifficulttofeelhappierthanothers.C.Peoplewillfeelhappywhentheyarealone.D.It’sdifficultforeveryonetobehappy.BWhatdoesBeijing’sPalaceMuseumlooklikeatnight?Manypeopledon’tknowtheanswertothisquestion,asitclosesataround4:30p.minwinterand5:00p.minsummer.However,tocelebratetheLanternFestival,Beijing’sPalaceMuseumopeneditsdoortothepublicafterdark——fortwonightsonly.That’safirstin94years!Althoughpeoplecouldgetfreeticketsonthemuseum’swebsite,itwasdifficulttogetaticket.Thewebsiteevenstoppedworkingforawhilebecausetoomanypeoplevisiteditatthesametime.ZhangZhifu,a77-year-oldwoman,receivedaticketfromthemuseumasagift.“IgrewupinBeijingandIvisitedthePalaceMuseumeveryyear,butInevergottoseeitatnight.Itistrulyanhonor.”Shesaid.InthepastcelebratingtheLanternFestivalwasatraditionfortheimperial(皇帝的)family.“Wewanttopassthetraditiononandgivepeoplemorefestivalexperience.”SaidShanJixiong,theheadofthePalaceMuseum.OnthenightofFebruary19th,2019,about3,000visitorsspenttheLanternFestivalinthePalaceMuseum.31.Beijing’sPalaceMuseumclosesataround4:30p.min.A.spring B.summer C.autumn D.winter32.TocelebratetheLanternFestival.Beijing’sPalaceMuseumopenedafterdarkforonly.A.onenight B.twonights C.threenights D.fournights33.Themuseum’swebsiteevenstoppedworkingforawhilebecause.A.toomanypeoplevisiteditatthesametimeB.thereweren’tenoughticketsC.thePalaceMuseumwastoocrowdedD.nobodywantedtoseethePalaceMuseumatnight34.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.Nobodyreceivedaticketasagift.B.ThePalaceMuseumneveropenedafterdark.C.ZhangZhifugrewupinBeijing.D.NovisitorswenttothePalaceMuseumin2019.35.Itis________onFebruary19th,2019.A.NationalDayB.theLanternFestivalC.theDragonBoatFestivalD.Mid-AutumnFestivalCYuanLongping,agreatscientist,isthefirstpersontodevelopakindofhybridrice(杂交水稻)whichhelpsfighthungerinChina,diedoftheillnessonMay22,2021.FoodwasabigprobleminChinainthepast.ThiswasbecauseChinahad22percentoftheworld’spopulation,butonly7percentofitsfarmland.Inthe1960s,Chinasuffered(遭受)serioushunger.Millionsofpeoplediedbecausetheyhadnofood.Asanagronomy(农学)teacher,Yuanwasverysadtoseethis.“HowcanIhelpthemhaveenoughfood?”hethought.Hedecidedtoworkonakindofhybridrice.Ithasahighoutput(产量).Atthattime,otherscientistsdidn’tthinkhybridricewasworthstudying.ButYuanandhisteamworkedoniteveryday.Theytookverygoodcareoftheirriceseeds.Atlast,in1973,theygrewanewkindofhybridrice.Thisriceisstrong.Farmerscangrowitinmanydifferentkindsoffarmlandandalsoinbadweather.Itcanalsofightdisease.Itsoutputwasmuchgreaterthancommonkindsofrice.Withthenewkind,about70,000,000peoplecouldhavefoodeveryyear!YuansolvedthefoodprobleminChina.Butheisstillworkingonrice.Beforeheretired,hehopestogrowriceinthesea!36.WhywasfoodabigprobleminChinainthepast?A.Becausefarmersdidn’tgrowrice.BBecausefarmersdidn’thavericeseeds.C.BecauseChinahadnomoneytobuyplentyoffood.D.BecauseChinahadalargepopulationbutalittlefarmland.37.HowdidYuanLongpinghelppeoplehaveenoughfood?A.Hediscoveredanotherkindoffood.B.Heborrowedenoughfoodfromothercountries.C.Hedevelopedakindofhybridricewithhisteam.D.Hestartedbeinganagronomyteachertostudyrice.38.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedaboutthenewkindofhybridrice?A.Itisabletofightdisease. B.Itisgrownacrosstheworld.C.Itsoutputismuchhigher. D.Itcanbegrownindifferentfarmland.39.YuanLongpingwishesto__________beforeheretires.A.growriceinthesea B.haveagoodrestC.keepseveralpetcats D.helppeopleinAfrica40.Whatdoesthispassagemainlytalkabout?A.Thenewkindofhybridriceisworthstudying.BThenewkindofhybridricewasinventedinChina.C.YuanLongpinggrewthenewkindofhybridriceformanyyears.D.YuanLongpinghasplayedanimportantroleinsolvingChina’sfoodproblem.第二节(共5个小题:每小题1分,满分5分)根据短文内容,从短文后选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳答案.(选项中有一项为多余选项)Hobbiescanbeanything.Theyletyoubecreativeandtryallkindsofnewthings._____41_____Thinkbacktowhatyoulovedasakid.Didyouliketoridebikeswithfriends?Didyoulovetopaintordraw?____42____Ifyourodebikes,whynotgetanewbikeandgoaroundyourneighborhood?Ifyouloveddrawing,takeaclassatanartmuseum.____43____Doyouenjoyreadingbooks?Maybeyouwanttotryyourhandatwritingthem.Doyoulikeacoldbeerattheendoftheday?Maybeyourhobbycouldbetryingtomakebeerathome.Turnwhatyouloveintoahobby.Lookintoyourskill.____44____Ifyouhavelittlepatience,youmaynotenjoyhand-sewing.Butifyouloverepairingandbuildingthings,youcanhaveahobbylikeworkingonoldradiosorbuildingfurniture.Payattentiontowhatexcitesyou.Whatyouoftentalkaboutcanshowwhatyoulovemost.Thinkaboutthetopicsyoualwaysgoonabout.____45____Thenyoucandecidehowtoturnitintoahobby.A.Thinkaboutwhatgotyouexcitedasakidandwhatyoucoulddoforseveralhours.B.Dowhattheylovetodo.C.Herearesomewaystofindahobby.D.Askyourfriendswhatyoutalkaboutmost.E.Somehobbiesneedskills.F.Lookatwhatinterestsyou.非选择题（主观题）（共35分）五、语法填空（本大题共10个空，每空1分,满分10分）阅读下面的短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。将所填答案填写在答题卡上相应题号的横线上。Oneday,Iwalkedintoastrangerashewalkedbyme.“Oh,excuseme.”Isaid.Hereplied_____46_____asmileandsaid,“Pleaseexcuseme,too.Iwasn’t_____47_____(watch)outforyou.”Weapologized(道歉)andwentourownways.Laterthatday,whenIwascooking,mydaughterwasstandingtooclosetome.WhenIturnedtoreachforsomemilk,I_____48_____(near)knockedherover.“Moveoutoftheway.”Ishouted.Shewalkedawaysadly.ButIdidn'tfeellikeIhadtoapologizetoher.WhileIwasinbedthatevening,myhusbandsaidtome,“Dealingwith_____49_____stranger,youwerepolite,butwithadaughteryoulove,youwereunkind.Yourdaughterbroughtyousomeflowersthatshepicked_____50_____(her)thisafternoon.You'llfindtheminthekitchenbythedoor.Haveyou_____51_____(see)thetearsinhereyes?”Iquietlywentandkneltdownbymydaughter’sbed.“Honey,Iamsosorry.”Isaid,“Arethesetheflowersyou_____52_____(pick)forme?”Shesaid,“I