江苏省苏州市高新区学年八年级下学期英语期末试题.docx

1、江苏省苏州市高新区学年八年级下学期英语期末试题江苏省苏州市高新区2020-2021学年八年级下学期英语期末试题学校:_姓名：_班级：_考号：_一、单选题1Did you see movie about Dian Fosseys work with wild animals?Yes. It is amazing one.Athe; the Ba; an Cthe; an Da; the2This washing machine is environmentally friendly because it uses_water and electricity than_ models.Aless;

2、older Bless;elderCfewer;older Dfewer;elder3The book is not easy to understand. can be enjoyed if you dont read it carefully.ASomething BAnything CEverything DNothing4Sorry, sir. I the bus this morning.Listen, Donna. You late to work too many times. Youre fired.Ahave missed; have been Bmissed; have b

3、eenChave missed; are Dmissed; are5The main topic of the between Millie and Mr. Chen is about the changes in the town.Acommunication Bconversation Ccompetition Dconclusion6It will be fine tomorrow, but a heavy rain is to arrive by Thursday morning.Aexpected Bprepared Cdeveloped Dintroduced7The future

4、 of life on Earth how well we protect our natural resources.Agets on Bcarries on Cdepends on Dlives on8Is it important for us to know how to learn a new language, Mr. Black?Yes. And it is important to know why you should learn it.Aclosely Bexactly Cclearly Dequally9Jenny published her first story bo

5、ok she was just fourteen.Aas Bwhen Cwhile Duntil10The floor is so dirty. Can anyone clean it? I do it all the time.AWhy not? BThats OK. CWhy you? DNot me again.二、完型填空 An elderly woman who has chosen a life of backpacking (徒步) has won millions of fans on the Internet. Ms. Qi, the 73-year-old woman, u

6、sed to be a teacher. Years ago, she 11 to travel instead of taking care of her grandchildren at home.A short online video has brought a 12 online discussion about the traditional (传统的) idea: 13 Chinese old people live with their children and spend the rest of their lives taking care of grandchildren

7、? Why do elderly Chinese people have to do housework? Do they have to look after their children and grandchildren? Ms. Qi says in the video. We should have our own 14 . She says that she has been 15 all her life, visiting countries in Europe, North America and Asia.She started her latest trip to Qua

8、nzhou in Chinas southeast Fujian Province. She saves money by travelling with students and sharing journey 16 . She says that meeting young people is one of the most important things about her travels. I like talking 17 them and they have lots of fresh things to say, she says.Her mother is still ali

9、ve, and Ms. Qi says she calls the 92-year-old daily to let her know 18 she is, and often posts pictures on the Internet for her children and grandchildren. I have a public account (账号), she says, And Ive had it for about five months. I write everything: my memories, my feelingsa 19 for my children a

10、nd grandchildren.On the video website, people have watched the three-minute video about Ms. Qi more than 11 million times. Many people think she lives 20 and independently (独立). Her age is not a problem. one says.11Ahated Bchose Chad Dcontinued12Ahigh Blow Ccold Dhot13AShould BCan CMay DNeed14Ahouse

11、s Blives Cfans Dvideos15Ateaching Bworking Ctravelling Ddreaming16Acosts Bexperiences Cevents Ddetails17Aabout Bwithout Cagainst Dwith18Awhat Bwho Chow Dwhy19Adiary Bguide Cprize Dreport20Apatiently Bwildly Cfreely Dcarelessly三、阅读单选The Pony by Vivien WadI am a little horse,who never will be tall,For

12、 Im a Shetland pony,bred to be small.I live with other horses, where I am stabled (关在马厩),The work I do is calledriding for the disabled.I can carry little children,because I am so small,My nature is very gentle,would never let them fall.Most children need help,to be placed upon my back,As I lead the

13、m carefully,around the circular track (圆形跑道).Some are afraid,riding me removes (消除) their fears,To hear all their laughter,is music to my ears.Im sure these children,are excited as can be,Waiting for their next visit,to come and ride on me.21What can we learn about the little horse?AIt was born shor

14、t and small. BIt is easy to become angry.CIt always lives a free life. DIt makes children afraid.22Which line of the following can show the little horse likes children?AThe work I do is called riding for the disabled.BI can carry little children because I am so small.CMost children need help to be p

15、laced upon my back.DTo hear all their laughter is music to my ears. A cafe in Japan is using robot waiter controlled (控制) from home by the disabled.The robots, about as tall as a seven-year-old child, send out sound and video over the Internet, allowing the disabled to control them with computers.En

16、gineers behind the project said that they hope to provide jobs for people who have difficulty in moving their bodies.If it is successful, there will be a permanent (永久的) cafe before the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo.Everyone should have the freedom to work in the way they like, said Masatane Muto, an ALS p

17、atient and one of the leaders of the project. I want to send out the message toward 2020 that you can show your friendly behaviour even if you have disabilities.The cafe in Tokyo will open on weekends from November 26 to December 7.They have also been used in classrooms by students who cannot go to

18、school because of illness or other reasons.I want to create a world in which people who cant move their bodies can work too, said Kentaro Yoshifuji, the CEO of Ory Lab, the developer of the robots.Yoshifuji had some illness as a child that left him socially isolated. He had to stay away from others.

19、 This experience drove him to study robotics at Tokyos Waseda University in the hopes of connecting (联系) people through robots.23According to the news, the engineers behind the project hope to .Abring more new robots to the cafe Bset up more modern coffee shopsChelp more children to learn about robo

20、ts Dgive the disabled more chances to work24We can learn from the news that .AYoshifuji studied robots to cure his own illnessBYoshifuji is disabled and controlled by a robotCRobots can connect the disabled with othersDRobots are designed just for the Olympics25Which of the following has the similar

21、 meaning to the underlined word isolated?Aseparated Btreated Cavoided Dsupported26What is the best title for the news?ATokyo cafe trying hard to prepare for the coming OlympicsBTokyo cafe to use robot waiters controlled by the disabledCDisabled people playing a role in developing robot waitersDNew r

22、obots to be provided in cafe for the 2020 OlympicsDear World: My son starts school today. Its going to be strange and new to him for a while, and I wish you would treat him gently. You see, up to now, hes been king of the roost (小皇帝). Hes been the leader of the backyard. I have always been around to

23、 repair his wounds (伤口), and to comfort his feelings. But nowthings are going to be different. This morning, hes going to walk down the front steps, say goodbye and start on his great adventure (冒险) that will probably include wars and sad stories. To live his life in the world will need love and con

24、fidence. So, World, I wish you would take him by his young hand and teach him the things he will have to know. Teach himbut gently, if you can. Teach him that for every bad man there is a hero; that for every enemy there is a friend. Teach him the wonders of books. Give him quiet time to watch the b

25、irds in the sky, bees in the sun, and flowers on the green hill. Teach him it is far better to fail than to cheat (欺骗). Teach him to believe his own ideas, even if everyone tells him they are wrong. Teach him to close his ears to groups of shouting peopleand to stand and fight if he thinks hes right

26、. Teach him gently World, but dont treat him too kindly, because only the test of fire makes fine steel. This is a big order, World, but see what you can do. Hes such a nice little boy.27Who is probably the writer?AA teacher. BA parent. CA relative. DA friend.28The writer hopes World can teach the b

27、oy a lot of things except to .Abecome a hero Blike reading Cenjoy nature Dbelieve himself29What does the underlined sentence mean?AThe boy must be treated gently but not kindly.BThe boy has to face difficulties before success.CThe boy should learn to make fine steel with fire.DThe boy needs energy t

28、o help him grow up quickly.30The purpose of writing the letter is to .Aorder World to be gentle to the boy Bshow World is different from the pastCwish the boy could learn a lot from World Ddiscuss the good and bad points of World四、补全对话7选5根据对话内容，从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。A: Hi, how are you do

29、ing, Sally?B: Great.A: Have you heard our school is going to have a charity sale?B: Yes. Our class is preparing for it.A: 31B: Wed like to sell cupcakes. Theyre tasty and home-made!A: How much are you going to charge for each cake?B: Only two dollars for each one. 32 A: So you may sell a lot.B: Sure

30、. Class 3 sold over 300 cakes last year. 33A: That sounds like a good idea.B: How about your class?A: Our idea is quite different from the cupcakes. We want to sell an experience!B: 34A: People can pay to dance with the principal (校长), or fly in a hot-air balloon above our school.B: Interesting!A: Y

31、es, its the best idea we came up with. 35B: Maybe. I think itll be difficult to organize, but good luck!AWhat do you mean?BAnd itll help us raise a lot of money.CBut its too expensive.DThe price is lower than that in the shops.E.We hope we can sell more.F.What a strange idea!G.What ideas does your class have?五、根据首字母填空根据下列句子及所给汉语注释或通过上下文，在答题卡标有题号的横线上，写出空缺处各单