宁夏银川市第二十四中学2020-2021学年八年级下学期期末英语试题（原卷版）

2020-2021学年宁夏银川二十四中八年级（下）期末英语试卷一、完形填空阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从各题所给的A.B.C.D四个选项中选出最佳选项。Longlongago,therewasaswan（天鹅）withgoldenfeathers（金羽毛）.Shelivedinalake.Awomanlivedinasmallhousenearthelake____1____hertwodaughters.Theywereverypoor.Theyworkedhardallyearround,butstill,theyliveda____2____lifeandsometimestheyevendidn’thaveenoughmoneytobuyfood.Theswanwassadtoseethat.Shesaidto____3____,“I’llgiveoneofmyfeatherstothemeachday,thentheycanliveahappylifewiththemoneysellingmyfeathers.”Thatevening,sheflewtothepoorwoman’shouseand____4____agoldenfeatheronthetablewithoutsayinganything.Fromthenon,theswamcameeverydayandgavethemafeather.Thewomanwasveryhappy____5____theirlifewasmuchbetterthanbefore.Butdayafterday,thewomanbecamegreedy（贪婪）.Shesaidtoher____6____,“Theswanmayflyawayoneday.Ifso,wewillbepooragain.Weshouldtakeallherfeatherswhenshecomesnexttime.”“Oh,no,Mom!”criedthedaughters,“Thiswill____7____theswan.Shehelpsusalot!”Butthemotherwouldn’tlisten.Whentheswancameas____8____,themothercaughtherandtookallherfeathers.Butsuddenly,thegoldenfeathers____9____chickenfeathers.Then,theGoldenSwansaid,“PoorMother,Icametohelpyou,butyouwantedtokillme.Now,Iamleavingandwillnevercomeback.Neverbegreedy!”Withthese____10____,theswanflewaway.1.A.for B.with C.without D.on2.A.hard B.good C.happy D.easy3.A.her B.herself C.them D.myself4.A.gave B.brought C.returned D.left5.A.because B.while C.after D.unless6.A.sons B.husband C.daughters D.sister7.A.hurt B.save C.protect D.refuse8.A.general B.usual C.normal D.common9.A.heardof B.lookedfor C.changedinto D.camefrom10.A.letters B.words C.thoughts D.sentences二.阅读理解（共5小题,计分40分）AManystudentshavefunwiththeirschoollife.ButmanyJapanesestudentsareunhappy.Theyhavelotsofpressurefromtheirfamily.MostofJapanesestudentsmuststudyhardatschooltopleasetheirparentsandforfuture.Soit’stiringandboringforsomestudents.Japanesestudentsalwaystrytheirbestinschool,butsometimestheymayfailexamsandmaketheirparentslosehopeforthem.Thestudentsmayhavebiggerpressurefrombothfamilyandtheschool.Sotheyfinallydon’tgetinterestedintheirschoolwork.Inthisway,morepressureandproblemsarewaitingforthem.That’sreallyaterriblething.ToareportmostJapaneseparentswouldliketosendtheirchildrentodifferentschoolsonweekends,butitonlyhelpskidstogetgoodgrades.Theynevermindthestudents’healthydevelopment（成长）.Forexample,manyschoolstudentssaidtheydon’tknowhowtogetonwellwithandhowtotakecareofothers.That’sbadforkids’wholedevelopment.InJapan,manyschoolsusuallyowntheirstrictrulesfromhairtoclothes.SoJapanesestudentslivewithgreatpressurebothinschoolandathome.11Japaneseschoolstudentsareunhappybecause________.A.theirparentsgivethemtoomuchpressure B.theyhavetoworkhardonweekendsschoolsC.schoolsteachthemtoomuchknowledge D.ManyJapanesestudentsliveastrictlife12.MostJapanesestudentshavetoworkhardatschoolfor________.A.themselves B.parents C.future D.BothBandC13.GreaterpressuremaymakeJapanesestudentslose________inschoolwork.A.hope B.interest C.success D.development14.Parentsandschoolsshouldmindbothstudents’lessonsand________.A.grades B.feelings C.rules D.developmentBJackisatwenty-year-oldyoungman.Twoyearsago,whenhefinishedmiddleschool,hefoundworkinashop.Usuallyheworksuntilteno’clockintheevening.Heisverytiredwhenhegetshome.Afteraquicksupperhegoestobedandsoonfallsasleep.Hisgrandmawholivesdownstairsissatisfiedwith（满意）him.Oneday,onhiswayhome,hemetMary.Theywerebothhappy.Heaskedthegirltohishouse,sheagreedhappily.Heboughtsomefruitanddrinksforher.Andtheytalkedabouttheirschool,teachers,classmatesandtheirfuture（未来）.Theytalkedforalongtime.“Havealookatyourwatch,please,”saidthegirl.“Whattimeisitnow?”“Sorry,somethingiswrongwithmywatch,”saidJack.“Where’syours?”“Ileftitathome.”“Jackthoughtforamomentandfoundaway.Hebegantostamphisfootonthefloor“Bang!Bang!Bang!”Thesoundwokehisgrandmaup.Theoldwomanshouteddownstairs,“It’stwelveo’clockinthenight,Jack.Whyareyoustilljumpingupstairs?”15.Jackwas______whenhefinishedmiddleschool.A.sixteen B.eighteen C.twenty D.fifteen16.Fromthestory,wecanknowthatMaryisJack’s______.A.classmate B.colleague（同事） C.aunt D.wife17.Theword“stamp”inthestorymeans______inChinese.A.盖印 B.跺 C.贴邮票 D.承认18.Jackstampedhisfootonthefloorinorder（为了）______.A.towakehisgrandmaupB.tomakehisgrandmaangryC.thathisgrandmawasgoingtotellhimthetimeD.thathisgrandmawasgoingtobuyhimawatchCTherewasabeautifulgarden.Everyyearthekingwouldgotothegardentodecidewhichflowerwasthemostbeautifulone.Forthelastfewyears,therosewasalwaysNumberOne.Becauseofthis,theroseGulaabbecame

arrogant.Itwouldneverletbirdsstayonitsflower.ThenallthebirdsstartedstayingawayfromGulaab.BehindGulaab,therewasalittleyellowflower.PeoplecalleditJunglee.Jungleewasn’tmorebeautifulthanGulaab,butitwelcomedthebirdstostayonitsflower.Allthebirdsinthegardenlikedit.Thisyearthekingwenttothegardenasbefore.Thegardenerpointedattheroseandsaidtotheking,“Yourfavouriteflower,myking.”Ofcourse,thekingalsosawtheyellowflowerbehinditandasked,“Whatfloweristhat?”“Oh!That’sJunglee,awildflower.”“Ididn’tseeaflowerlikeitbefore.Therearesomanybirdsonit.Ithinkit’smuchmorebeautifulthantherose.ItwillbetheKingFlowerofthisyear!”saidtheking.19.Fromthepassage,wecanknowthatJungleewas________.A.calm B.serious C.kind D.smart20.Theunderlinedword“arrogant”means“________”inChinese.A.傲慢的 B.自信的 C.沉默的 D.开朗的21.Whatdoyouthinkthispassageis?A.Ajoke. B.Astory. C.Anote. D.Apieceofnews.22.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.AllthebirdslikedGulaab. B.ThebirdslikedtostayonJunglee.C.Gulaabbecameuglythisyear. D.TheKingdidn’tlikeJunglee.DWheneverthesundroppedandtheblueskycameup,myfatherandIusedtoclimbthemountainnearmyhouse.Walkingtogether,myfatherandIusedtohavealotofconversationsthroughwhichIlearnedlessonsfromhisexperiences.Healwaystoldme,“Youshouldhavegoals（目标）likeclimbingthemountain.”Withoutthemountain-climbingthatwebothenjoyed,wecouldn’thavehadenoughtimetospendtogetherbecausemyfatherwasverybusy.Ireallygotalotfrommountainclimbing.Itgavemetimetotalkwithmyfatherandtobeindeepthoughtaswellasdevelopmypatience（耐力）.Onceweclimbedaveryhighmountain.ItwassohardformebecauseIwasonlytenyearsold.Duringthefirstfewhoursofclimbing,Ienjoyedtheflowersandtrees,andthebirds’singing,butastimepassed,Igotapaininbothofmylegs.Iwantedtoquitclimbing.Infact,Ihateditatthatmoment,butmyfathersaidtome,“Youcanalwaysseeabeautifulskyatthetopofthemountain,butyoucan’tseeitbeforeyoureachthetop.Onlythereatthetopcanyouseeallofthenicethings,justlikeinlife.”Atthattime,Iwastooyoungtounderstandhiswords.Butlaterafterthat,Igotnewhopeandconfidence.Ifoundmyselfalwaysstandingatthetopofthemountain.Andthere,Icouldseethewholeofthesky,whichwasasclearascrystal（水晶）.23.Thepassagetellsusthatmountainclimbingwas________forFatherandSon.A.hard B.fun C.fresh D.comfortable24.Theunderlinedword“quit”inthepassagemeans“________”.A.dependon B.putoff C.giveup D.pickup25Whichofthefollowingissimilarinmeaningtothefather’swordsinthesecondparagraph?A.Youwillgetallyouneedatthetopofthemountain.B.Theskyisalwaysasclearascrystal.C.Youcanalwaysfindlifeisfullofnicethings.D.Nevergiveuphalfway.26.Wecaninfer（推断）fromthelastparagraphthat________.A.thewriterwasverysuccessfulinhislifeB.thewriterdidn’treachthetopofthemountainC.thoughthewriterwasyoung,hecouldunderstandhisfatherD.thewriterusedtostophalfwaywhenheclimbedthemountainENobodylikestodochores,especiallykids.Howcanyoumakeyourkidsgetintoagoodhabitofdoingtheirchores?Trymakingchoresfunforthem.Playsomemusic:Musicmakeseverythingseemlikeaparty,doesn’tit?Playyourkids’favoritemusicandletthemdancearoundwhiletheyaredoingtheirchores.Makeitatreasurehunt（寻宝）:It’sagoodwaywhenyouwouldlikethemtocleanthehouse.Letthemknowthatyouhide（隐藏）a$5billsomeplace.Iftheyfindit,theycankeepit.Changeoften:Ifyourkidskeepdoingthesamechoresformonths,theymayfeelbored.Teachingthemanewtask（任务）isfunforbothyouandthekids.Theywillfeelmoregrownupwhentheygetanewtask.Doittogether:It’sneverfuntobetheonlyoneworkingandwatchingeveryoneelserelaxing.Ifeveryonetakespartindoingchores,youwillfinishthemfasterandhavemorefun.根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。27.Thearticleisfor________.A.schools B.teachers C.parents D.kids28.Thereare________piecesofadviceinthearticle.A.three B.four C.five D.six29.Thewriterthinksit’sbetterto________whileaskingkidstocleanthehouse.A.playtheirfavoritemusic B.askthemtodothesamethingseverytimeC.watchthemdothechores D.givethemlotsofhouseworktodoatatime30.Kidsmayfeel________iftheykeepondoingthesamechoresformonths.A.excited B.funny C.unlucky D.uninterested二、语法填空阅读下面短文，在空白处填入适当的单词词或括号内单词的正确形式。Sallylovesreading.____31____themorning,shereadsthenewspaperandintheeveningshereadsbooks.She____32____already____33____(read)morethan100different____34____(book)!____35____(she)favoritekindofbooksissciencefiction.Sheisinterestedinscienceandtechnologyandlovestoimage____36____theworld____37____(be)likein50years.She____38____(finish)readingabookaboutrobotslastweekand____39____(write)abookreportaboutitnextweekforherFrenchclass.Everytimesheisinthelibrary,Sallylooksatthemanybooksshe____40____(notread)yetandshecan’twaittoreadthem.三、单词拼写根据下列短文，写出与各小题所给汉语相对应的英语单词（每空一词）。Longlongagoanelephantwantedtobeaphotographer（摄影师）.Buttherearen’tany____41____（照相机）forelephants.Allofhisfriendsthoughthewas____42____（愚蠢的）.Buttheelephantkeptfollowinghisdream.Heinventedacamerathatanelephantcoulduse.Whenthecamerawasfinished,hecouldtakehisfirstphotowithit.However,thecameralookedso____43____（奇怪的）thatmanyanimalslaughedwhenhepassedby.Theelephantwassad.Hethoughtofgivinguphisdreambecausehethoughtotherswereright—therewasnothingtophotographhere.Theelephantwalkedwiththecameraonhishead.Itwassofunnythateveryonelaughedwhentheysawhim.Buthetriedtotakesomereally____44____（完美的）picturesofalltheanimals.Inhisphotos,theyalwayslookedhappy.Soon,theelephant____45____（成为）themostfamousphotographeronthegrassland.四、综合填空（共1小题；计分10分）阅读短文，从方框中选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空，使短文通顺、意思完整。每空限填一词，每词限用一次。adult,forexample,completely,live,it,excited,pay,without,morethan,comeupwithHaveyoueverreadHarryPotterandthePhilosopher’sStone?Itmustbethemostpopularbookforalmostallthechildrenintheworld.J.K.Rowling____46____theideaforthebookin1990.Ittookhersevenyearstofinishwritingit.Duringthosesevenyearsshehadanumberofjobs,____47____,beinganEnglishteacherinPortugal.Rowlingsentthebooktofourpublishers(出版商)beforeoneofthembought____48____.Shewasvery____49____tosellherbookbecauseitwasherdreamtobeawriter.Beforeshesoldherbook,Rowlingwas____50____inasmallflat(公寓)withherdaughterandwasverypoor.Shedidn’thaveenoughmoneyto____51____fortheheatinwinter.HarryPotterbecameafavoritewithchildrenand____52____inEnglandandthenaroundtheworld.Itwastranslatedinto(被译成)____53____thirty-fivelanguages.Afterhersecondandthirdbookswerepublished,thethreeHarryPotterbooksfilledthetopthreeplacesonmanynewspapers’listsofthemostpopularbooks.____54____question,Rowling’slife____55____changedandshebecameoneofthemostfamouswomenwritersintheworld.五、任务型阅读Manypeoplehavejobs.Theygotoworknearlyeveryday.Somepeoplearelucky.Eithertheyhaveveryinterestingjobsortheymakealotofmoney.Mostpeoplearenotsolucky.①________theirjobsareveryinteresting②________theymakemuchmoney.Themostinterestingjobsareoftenthemostdifficult.Peopletakealongtimetolearnhowtodothem.Doctorsstudyforatleastsixyearsafterfinishingschool.Someyoungpeoplehaveinterestingandhigh-payjobs.Manyyoungplayersdotheirworksuccessfully.Footballandtennisstarsareusuallyunder35yearsold.Olderpeopleusuallycannotplaythesesportsverywell.Theycannotmovefastenough.Golf,however,isagoodsportforolderpeople.Manygolfplayersarequiteold,buttheycanplayitsuccessfully.Mostpeopleworkuntiltheyare60or65yearsold.Then