2021-2022学年甘肃省兰州市教育局第四片区八年级（下）期末英语试卷
发布：2024/5/7 8:0:9
一、完形填空（共 10 小题：每小题 1 分，满分 10 分）
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1．Li Jun is a middle school student.He is now studying in Grade 8 in a middle school in Nanan，Chongqing.He has had lots of（1）
since he was little.But as time goes by there is only one dream still in his mind.
Li Jun says when he was a child，he heard about rockets and spaceships.（2），he didn't know what they were.From his father，he started to know that scientists make（3）to carry people and things into space.From then on，he became very interested（4）space.Every time he sees beautiful stars and the moon in the sky at night，he gets very excited.He is always dreaming that he can fly to space to（5）the earth one day.
In school，Li Jun learned that the first man flew into space in 1961，and later，（6）astronauts made it successful to travel into space.Some astronauts even landed on the moon.His teacher always tells him to learn more.He knows not（7）can travel into space.More importantly，（8）he can fly to space，he must be trained specially.
Li Jun knows it's not easy to make his dream come true，but he decides to try（9）best.He says， "I've had this dream for many years.It brings me a lot of happiness and always makes me study harder.Even if it doesn't come true in the end，I（10）be sorry."（1） A．jobs B．dreams C．friends D．teachers （2） A．Such as B．Of course C．At first D．At last （3） A．trains B．bikes C．cars D．rockets （4） A．in B．on C．of D．about （5） A．take up B．look up C．arrive at D．look at （6） A．fewer B．stronger C．more D．worse （7） A．everyone B．anyone C．someone D．none （8） A．when B．before C．after D．as （9） A．her B．his C．my D．their （10） A．don't B．didn't C．am not D．won't 组卷：5引用：1难度：0.5
二、阅读理解 （共 15 小题：每小题 2 分，满分 30 分）阅读下面三段材料，根据材料内容和要求，从题后所给的选项中选择一个最佳答案。
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2．A lot of people are crazy doing shopping through the Internet now．Why is it so popular？There are some reasons．First，more and more people have their own computers and their computers can be joined with the Internet．So it is possible for many of them to do shopping through the Internet．Second，shopping through the Internet can save them some money and a lot of time．Third，they don't need to go to the shop themselves．Because of these good facts，few people refuse it．
On the other hand，some people don't like this new way of shopping．They are worried about the safety of shopping online．Customers（顾客） can only see the pictures of productions （商品） on the Internet．And they can't enjoy the pleasure of buying things in large supermarkets or some wonderful stores．These are the reasons why they do not like it．
But I think more and more people will like this new kind of shopping in the future．
（1）Many people are interested in shopping online．
（2）Shopping on line can only save money．
（3）All the productions on the Internet are good．
（4）Some people dislike shopping online because they don't have their own computers．
（5）The writer of the passage supports （支持） shopping on line．组卷：35引用：5难度：0.9 -
3．What's the most popular Winter Olympics design with kids and teenagers？It must be the mascots（吉祥物）.Bing Dwen Dwen，a panda in an ice shell，was chosen as the mascot for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics in 2019.Now it has been made into lovely toys and models，as well as printed on notebooks，bags，and so on.
"The International Olympic Committee（国际奥组委）has found that successful mascots had to be cuddly（令人想拥抱的）and liked by 9-year-old children，" said Cao Xue，one of the designers of Bing Dwen Dwen. "And I knew Bing Dwen Dwen would be."
Cao's team once made three designs，and Cao asked his 9-year-old son to choose his favorite. "When he first saw it，he chose Bing Dwen Dwen，which was the final mascot，" Cao said.
Cao's team tried many plants and animals，finally going with a panda. "What can better stand for China than our national treasure（宝藏）？" said Cao， "We don't need to say anything to have it understood across different cultures."
They faced a problem，though，there were already too many cartoon pandas.Cao's team looked at panda designs from around the world.They wanted to make sure their panda was different.For this reason，Cao thought that it should be a baby panda.This is how they got Bing Dwen Dwen's body shape.
Bing Dwen Dwen looks like an astronaut in a space sujye.ai.It waves its left hand to say hello.It has two red hearts on its hand，showing kindness and love.A series of colored floating lines around its head look like the tracks on an ice rink（冰场）.They refer to "Ice Ribbon（冰丝带）"，which stand for Beijing's National Speed Skating.The colorful lines also refer to fast 5 G signals.
（1）What is Bing Dwen Dwen？
A．A toy popular with children.
B．An adult panda.
C．A mascot for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics.
D．A 9-year-old toy panda.
（2）Colored floating lines around Bing Dwen Dwen's head Do Not refer to.
A．kindness and love
B．"Ice Ribbon"
C．the track on an ice rink
D．fast 5 G signals
（3）Why did Cao Xue decide Bing Dwen Dwen for the final mascot？Which is Not the answer？
A．Only because Cao's 9-year-old son likes it.
B．No other animals can stand for China than pandas.
C．Bing Dwen Dwen is different from other cartoon pandas.
D．Bing Dwen Dwen is a mascot that is cuddly and liked by 9-year-old children.
（4）What's the main idea of the passage？
A．The achievement of Cao Xue and his team.
B．The introduction of a mascot.
C．The introduction of Cao Xue.
D．How did Cao Xue and his team design Bing Dwen Dwen？
（5）This article probably comes from.
A．Science World
B．Olympics World
C．Space World
D．Nature World组卷：6引用：4难度：0.5 -
4．Lauren Singer，who studied environmental science at NYU，has hardly made waste in the past two years，showing that a "zero-waste" lifestyle is possible.
Lauren started the "zero-waste" lifestyle by taking away packaged（包装好的）products（产品）from her life.She says that the past two years hasn't been easy."I stopped buying packaged products and began bringing my own bags to fill with products at the supermarket，" she explained. "I stopped buying new clothes and shopped for only secondhand things.I said no to things like straws（吸管） in my drinks，or paper bags at stores."
Next，she moved onto personal care products.Instead of buying them，she began making them.She also set up her own company（公司），"The Simply Co"，through which she sells her homemade products.
Even though the journey has been hard，Lauren's zero-waste life has been meaningful.Lauren says that she now saves a lot of money because she is prepared when she goes shopping and does not buy things blindly.She also eats healthy food because she buys fresh fruits and vegetables instead of packaged foods.She is happy about her present life.
The 23-year-old girl has become an encouragement to many.She's giving talks in schools and colleges and also talking more and more about her zero-waste lifestyle on TV and the radio worldwide.
（1）From Paragraph 2，we know that Laurenin the past two years.
A．didn't buy packaged products
B．liked buying new clothes
C．refused to have sweet drinks
D．started to use paper bags
（2）The underlined world "them" in Paragraph 3 refers to（指代）.
A．large paper bags
B．secondhand things
C．packaged products
D．personal care products
（3）According to the passage， "zero-waste" lifestyle helps Lauren.
①save money ②eat healthily ③study better ④live happily
A．①②③
B．②③④
C．①②④
D．①③④
（4）The last paragraph mainly tells us Lauren's.
A．worries
B．feelings
C．promises
D．achievements
（5）What might be the best title for the passage？
A．Her Reasons for Dealing with Waste.
B．Her Journey to Zero Waste.
C．Her Experience in Running a Company.
D．Her Talks on Zero Waste.组卷：8引用：2难度：0.7
三、任务型完形填空（共 10 小题：每小题 1.5 分，满分 15 分）阅读下面的短文，用文框中所给的单词的适合形式填空，使文意通顺，结构正确。（每个单词限用一次）
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It was hot and the sun was shining.A grasshopper （蚂蚱）（1）an spend if day prepare they heavy jump for when the summer jumping around in the sun and singing happily.One day（2）ant went hurriedly by，looking very hot and tired.
"What are you doing on such a lovely（3）？" asked the grasshopper. "I（4）food for the winter，" said the ant， "and I suggest that you should do the same." And she went off（5）store.The grasshopper went on jumping and singing.When winter came，it snowed （6）.The grasshopper had no food and was hungry.So he went to the ants and asked（7）food.
"What did you do all summer（8）we were working to prepare our food？" asked one of the ants.
"I was busy（9）and singing，" said the grasshopper in a low voice.
"Well，" said the ant， "（10）you try your best to look for food at the beginning of every summer，you won't ask others for help then."组卷：3引用：1难度：0.5
五、词汇考查 （共 10 小题：每小题 1分，满分 10 分）用括号内所给词的适当形式填空。
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16．Could you please
（sweep） the floor？组卷：16引用：4难度：0.5
六、书面表达（满分 15 分）
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17．请以"The best gift I have ever received "为题，写一篇英语短文。
提示：
（1）When did you received the gift ？
（2）How long have you had it ？
（3）Who gave it to you？Why did he/she buy you the gift？
（4）Why do you like it？Introduce the gift.
要求：
（1）文中必须包括表格中全部内容要点，可适当发挥；
（2）文中不得出现真实的人名、校名等相关信息；
（3）字数 80 字左右。
The best gift I have ever received
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