2021-2022学年湖南省常德市澧县八年级（下）期末英语试卷

一、第一部分阅读技能（共5小题；每小题8分， 满分40分）阅读下面五篇材料， 从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中， 选岀最佳选项回答问题或完成句子。

• 1．Most children don't enjoy doing housework.They like playing computer games better than cleaning the rooms.But in Australia，Jim and Robert's mother，Mrs.Black，has good and proper ways to get her children to do housework.Here is an example.
     "Mom，have you worked out next week's housework？Let Jim and me choose the cards.I can't wajye.ai.It's fun!" When Robert shouted out，his mother had already put all the cards on their big table.On the cards，there are some words like these， "sweep the floor，clean your bedroom，help mom cook，wash vegetables，make the bed，" and many others.Jim and Robert each choose two cards every day from Monday to Friday.Then they hang them on the weekday task board.Jim likes to clean，so he picked up the card "clean the bathroom".Robert loves to make the bed，so he picked up his favorite card.Soon the two boys were happy to take away all the cards.
     To make the children do housework，their mother thought hard and came up with this idea.Of course，the parents do the housework on weekends and leave Jim and Robert two free days.
  
  （1）From the passage we know that most children like

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  A．doing housework
  B．playing computer games
  C．doing homework
  （2）Jim and Robert each choose

  cards for housework from Monday to Friday.
  A．two
  B．eight
  C．ten
  （3）What kinds of chores does Jim like to do？

  
  A．Cleaning the bathroom and helping mom cook.
  B．Cleaning the bathroom and sweeping the floor.
  C．Helping mom cook and sweeping the floor.
  （4）Who does the housework on weekends？

  
  A．Two children.
  B．The whole family.
  C．The parents.
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• 2．Sun Youzhi was born in a poor family，and his father was disabled.Sun wanted to improve the situation of his family through his hard work，but he lost his left leg in an accident in the first year of college.
     Sun once wanted to end his life，but with the help of his family and friends，he went back to college a year after the accident and finished his college.
     After leaving college，Sun decided to travel alone.He went to Hei Longjiang and Xjye.aijiang.In Xinjiang，he met a disabled bike-riding athlete（运动员）.The athlete told him to try cycling（自行车运 动）.Sun learned how to ride with his right leg. " I am not afraid to ride and live through cycling， "said Sun.
      In the summer of 2016，Sun invited some online friends to ride to Mount Everest together.On July 5th，a team of over 20 riders started off from Chengdu.They had lots of difficulties，and only four people made it to Lhasa.Sun also felt uncomfortable during the way.On August 6th，three team members finally arrived at the base of Mount Everest.
  
  （1）According to Paragraph 1，Sun Youzhi

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  A．lost his right leg
  B．lived a hard life
  C．wanted to end his life
  （2）From Paragraph 3，we can know

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  A．bike-riding cheered Sun up
  B．Sun decided to be an athlete
  C．traveling alone was Sun's dream
  （3）According to the passage，we can infer（推断）that it took Sun about

  to get to Mount Everest from Chengdu.
  A．a month
  B．20 days
  C．2 weeks
  （4）What can we learn from Sun Youzhi？

  
  A．We should go to college.
  B．We should travel to Tibet by bike.
  C．We should face difficulties and never give up.
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• 3．The Stevenson family was having dinner.The family ate without talking for several minutes，then Tom said，"Daddy，do you know how wars（战争）begin？"
     Mr.Stevenson thought for a moment，then he said，"Yes，I think so.I'll give you an example.We'll take two countries，Britain and America.If Britain fought with America. . "
     Mrs.Stevenson laughed. "That's crazy，" she said to her husband. ''Britain and America have been friends for over two hundred years.They'll never fight. "
     "Yes，I know that， " Mr.Stevenson said.I was only using them as an example. "
     "But they're not a good example." Mrs.Stevenson said. " France and Germany are a better example."
     "Britain and America are the best example， " Mr.Stevenson replied. "They are friends now but they were enemies in the past.They fought a war!"
     "But that was a long time ago，" Mrs.Stevenson said. "You should use more modern examples."
     "And you should let me answer my son's question." Mr.Stevenson said angrily.
     "Not when you give him wrong answers， " Mrs.Stevenson said.
     " I am not giving him wrong answers! " Mr.Stevenson shouted. "I am giving him perfectly good answers! "
     "Don't shout at me!" Mrs.Stevenson cried."I'm not one of your stupid friends. "
     "My friends aren't stupid!"Mr.Stevenson stood up and walked angrily out of the room.
     "Now I'll answer your question，"Mrs.Stevenson said to her son.
     "It's all right，Mom， " he said. "You and Dad already have. "
  
  （1）The underlined word "enemies" in Paragraph 6 means

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  A．敌对国
  B．同盟国
  C．中立国
  （2）Tom's parents shouted at each other because

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  A．Tom thought they were both wrong
  B．Tom's father thought Tom was wrong
  C．Tom's mother thought his father was wrong
  （3）What did Tom mean at the end of this story？

  
  A．Nobody had answered his question.
  B．His parents' shouting taught him about war.
  C．He was sad to see his parents shouting at each other.
  （4）What is the best title of the passage？

  
  A．How Wars Begin
  B．The Best Example
  C．The Cause of Shouting
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• 4．After being put off twice because of the bad weather，a team of Chinese scientists reached the summit of Mount Qomolangma on May 27，2020.It is part of a project to remeasure the current（目前的） height of the world's highest mountain.
     The team was made up of eight members.They set off from camp at 8，300 meters at around 2：10 a.m.Nine hours later，they reached the summit successfully.Afterwards，the team worked there for 2.5 hours.They put up a survey signal，set up a Global Navigation Satellite System（GNSS，全球导航卫星系统） receiver，and used a radar（雷达）device to collect information.
     Mount Qomolangma lies on the Nepal-China border.The two countries have long argued whether measurements of the mountain should include its snowcap.Nepal holds that Mount Qomolangma is four meters higher than the previous measurement by Chinese researchers.However，a huge earth- quake struck Nepal in 2015.The snowcap may have changed as a result.
  
  （1）What time did the Chinese team arrive at the top of Mount Qomolangma on May 27，2020？

  
  A．At about 10：10 a.m.
  B．At about 11：10 a.m.
  C．At about 10：10 p.m.
  （2）What's the Chinese meaning of the underlined word "border"？

  
  A．边界.
  B．争端.
  C．关系.
  （3）Which of the following is NOT true？

  
  A．Mount Qomolangma lies between Nepal and China.
  B．Mount Qomolangma is so high that people can't get any information on it.
  C．The snowcap may have changed because of the earthquake of Nepal in 2015.
  （4）What's the best title of the passage？

  
  A．We are proud of the Chinese team.
  B．How high Mount Qomolangma is.
  C．The Chinese team remeasured the height of Mount Qomolangma.
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• 5．Have you ever been to Wuyuan？It is in the northeast of Jiangxi Province.People call it "the hometown of books"， "the hometown of tea" and "the most beautiful village in China".
     I went there with my friends in April this year and had a wonderful experience.At first，we saw many ancient buildings surrounded by green trees and clear brooks （溪流）.It was said that they were built during the Tang Dynasty.Then we visited Changxi village，a place famous for producing high mountain green tea.People lead a quiet and simple life there.They shared the tea culture with us and told us how to enjoy the fresh tea.Next we passed through the oldest lane（空中走廊）to experience the beautiful Rainbow Bridge.Although it was built 800 years ago，it stands as sturdy（坚固的）as ever.So it is still in use by the villagers now.I really liked this bridge because it could protect people from getting wet on rainy days.After that，we had a look at the Yuanyang Lake.It is in the west of Wuyuan and got the name of "Provincial Nature Reserve" in 1997.Along the lake is a forest with about 185 kinds of plants that are green all year round.
  
  （1）Which is NOT the name people give to Wuyuan？

  
  A．The hometown of books.
  B．The most interesting place in China.
  C．The most beautiful village in China.
  （2）What does the writer think of his experience？

  
  A．Wonderful.
  B．Funny.
  C．Relaxing.
  （3）What do we know about Changxi Village？

  
  A．It has many green trees and clear brooks.
  B．It's famous for producing black tea.
  C．People lead a quiet and simple life there.
  （4）Which is the right order of the writer's activities？

  
  ①He passed through the Rainbow Bridge
  ②He learnt about the tea culture.
  ③He visited the Yuanyang Lake.
  ④He watched ancient buildings.
  A． ④②①③
  B． ②④①③
  C． ④①②③
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二、第二部分 知识运用（共两节， 满分15分）第一节完形填空 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三个选项中， 选出可以 填入空白处的最佳选项。

• 6．Island Adventure is a book about six survivors （幸存者）on a desert island.
     The main character in the story is a 14-year-old boy called Robert Wilson.At the beginning of the story，he（1）

  in New Zealand with his parents.（2）

  his parents die in an accident，he（3）

  to go to America.
     Robert finds a ship to America，but he doesn't have any（4）

  .So he has to work on the ship in（5）

  for his ticket.It's a long and difficult（6）

  .There are storms and the ship begins to sink（沉没）（7）

  an island in the middle of the ocean.Luckily，Robert swims to the island with five other people（8）

  .
     There aren't any（9）

  passing by.The six people have to start a new（10）

  on the island.They find wood to make（11）

  .They learn to（12）

  fish to eat.They cut down trees to build small houses.
     But winter is coming，and it's getting（13）

  .They don't（14）

  if they can get through the cold winter.
     But they will try their（15）

  .
  
  

  （1）	A．waits	B．lives	C．hides
  （2）	A．If	B．So	C．After
  （3）	A．forces	B．encourages	C．decides
  （4）	A．food	B．money	C．time
  （5）	A．research	B．return	C．relation
  （6）	A．journey	B．history	C．competition
  （7）	A．near	B．towards	C．among
  （8）	A．normally	B．carefully	C．successfully
  （9）	A．boats	B．cars	C．trains
  （10）	A．job	B．life	C．family
  （11）	A．changes	B．fires	C．boards
  （12）	A．catch	B．order	C．borrow
  （13）	A．wetter	B．warmer	C．colder
  （14）	A．explain	B．know	C．promise
  （15）	A．well	B．better	C．best
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三、第二节语法填空（共15小题；每小题1分， 满分15分）阅读下面材料， 在空白处填入适当内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式（1个或几个 单词）。

• 7．As a volunteer at the Yangzhou Expo 2021（扬州园艺博览会），I understand

  idea of green life than before.
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• 8．The old man lives alone ，but he never feels

  .
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五、第二节回答问题

• 23．On a cold early morning，an old woman was carrying big basket of cabbages in her hand to the market.She hoped to sell them to the people from town.
      The mountain road was narrow（窄的） and the old woman was walking carefully，because she did not want to have an accident and lose her cabbages.Suddenly she heard a loud bell，and a bicycle came round the corner.It passed her and went very fast down the hill.The old woman had to jump to one side of the road so quickly that the basket of cabbages nearly fell into the valley（山谷）.She looked up and saw that a young boy was on the bicycle.He was riding on without even looking round to see whether the old woman was all right.
      The old woman began to shout， "Come back，young man!you dropped something!" When he heard this，the boy stopped the bicycle so suddenly that he nearly fell off.Then he turned and began to push the bicycle back up to the hill， "What is it？" he asked. "What did I drop？"
      "Little boy" ，the old woman answered， "you dropped your manners."
  
  根据短文内容回答问题。
  （1）What was the old woman carrying？

  
  （2）What was the mountain road like？

  
  （3）Why did the old woman have to jump to one side of the road quickly？

  
  （4）Did the boy come back？

  
  （5）What do you think of the boy？
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七、第三节 基础写作（共1小题， 满分15分）

• 24．假如你是Tom的好友，请根据以下信息写一篇有关他的短文内容要点如下：
      （1）他18岁，来自美国，一直对中国文化很感兴趣，梦想有一天能环游中国；
      （2）他曾经来过武汉并待了很长时间，参观了很多名胜，品尝了各种美食；
      （3）他听了一场现场音乐会，还尝试了流行的共享单车；
      （4）他以前从来没去过湖北博物馆，所以今年暑假，他计划去著名的湖北博物馆；
      （5）对他的博物馆之行补充一至两点看法。
      注意：
      （1）内容连贯，不要逐词逐句翻译；
      （2）60-80词左右。
      参考词汇 culture 文化 shared bikes 共享单车 live 现场的
                           
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