学年广东省广州市番禺区八年级下学期期末考试英语试题含答案.docx

1、学年广东省广州市番禺区八年级下学期期末考试英语试题含答案2020-2021学年第二学期八年级英语科期末测试题II. 纸笔部分（共90分）一、语音和语言知识（共两节，满分15分）第一节 单项选择（共10小题；每小题0.5分，满分5分）从110各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。1. The soldiers are brave enough _ our country.A. protect B. protecting C. to protect D. protected2. A mobile phone with 5G can send video

2、s much _ than the one with 4G.A. fast B. more faster C. fastest D. faster3. - I phoned you this morning, but you didnt answer it. Where were you at that time?- Sorry, I forgot to bring my phone. I _ my relatives around the Canton Tower.A. showed B. am showing C. was showing D. would show4. - I have

3、difficulty _ English. Can you give me some advice?- Sure. Try to speak English as much as you can.A. learning B. to learning C. to learn D. learnt5. It was very difficult to see our way clearly _ the thick fog.A. because B. instead C. instead of D. because of6. Our teachers often tell us _ in the ri

4、ver. Its very dangerous.A. not to swim B. not swim C. not swimming D. to not swim7. When you are tired, _ in the countryside is a wonderful experience.A. relax B. relaxes C. relaxed D. relaxing8. Its polite _ you _ your teachers and classmates when you meet them.A. of; greeting B. for; greeting C. o

5、f; to greet D. for; to greet9. Xiao Dan sings _ in our school. She won the first prize in the singing competition yesterday.A. beautiful B. the most beautiful C. more beautifully D. the most beautifully10. Lei Feng has died, but his spirits should _ by us.A. learn B. be learnt C. learns D. be learni

6、ng第二节 语法选择（共10小题;每小题1分，满分10分）阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，从1120各题所给的A、B、C和D项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Many people live in cities. Their activities have a large influence on the environment. According to scientists, urban areas _11_ responsible for 75 percent of greenhouse gas emissions (排放). Therefore, if w

7、e want to improve our relationship with our planet, we should first find _12_ solutions in cities.Many families have _13_ car. Perhaps you can do a survey on how many parents of your schoolmates drive to and from work. The result must _14_ you a lot. Most cars let out harmful gases. They are the mod

8、ern cigarettes.A greener city should encourage people to use public transportation (公共交通). _15_ this, it should first build up a reliable transit network. Every kind of transportation- -subway, bus, ferry has to operate _16_. Shared bicycles may also have _17_ roles.Meanwhile, we must avoid wasting

9、energy and resources. Some simple ways _18_ to take by everyone. Examples include turning off the lights when we leave a room.A citys layout (布局) might also make a difference in solve the problem. A healthy city combines life and work. It is not wise to divide a city into areas with different functi

10、ons. That way, many spaces will lie there with no use during long periods of the day or night.You might think you dont have to care about building a greener city _20_ you are not a mayor (市长). But a city is a place we share. Each of us has responsibility for shaping its future.11. A. were B. are C.

11、is D. was12. A. in B. at C. out D. against13. A. a B. an C. the D. /14. A. surprised B. surprise C. surprises D. surprising15. A. Do B. Doing C. To do D. Did16. A. good B. well C. many D. best17. A. they B. them C. their D. theirs18. A. are needed B. are needing C. needed D. needs19. A. help B. help

12、ed C. to help D. helping20. A. or B. because C. but D. so二、完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从2130各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Many of us enjoy watching animals in the world. But do you know they can teach us?Geese (雁), for example, teach a very good lesson about _21_. In the fall,

13、 geese fly to the warm south to _22_ the cold winter. They lift off in no order. Yet _23_ they form a V shape, with one bird leading the group.This V shape allows geese to _24_ energy. When the front bird moves its wings up and down, the resulting force of the air lifts the next one. This continues

14、down the line. The bird _25_ has the hardest job. When it gets _26_, it moves behind, and another bird moves into the lead. By sharing the role, the group can travel great distances. Geese flying in a V shape can fly 70 percent farther without _27_ than birds flying alone.During the long flying jour

15、ney, geese communicate with one another. They honk (鸣叫) to _28_ the birds to keep up the speed. They also cheer each other up _29_ working towards a common goal.What have we learned from the lovely geeses experience and skills? _30_ together! Whether it is in our personal lives or our jobs, we need

16、other people. We need the spirit of teamwork!21. A. experience B. success C. friendship D. teamwork22. A. look for B. get away from C. wait for D. depend on23. A. busily B. quickly C. badly D. sadly24. A. save B. waste C. change D. lose25. A. in the front B. at the back C. in the middle D. on the le

17、ft26. A. bored B. tired C. happy D. noisy27. A. rest B. excuse C. chance D. result28. A. carry B. bring C. plan D. encourage29. A. unless B. whether C. while D. except30. A. Play B. Travel C. Study D. Work三、阅读（共两节，满分35分）第一节 阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。(A)There wa

18、s once a university that made an announcement. It encouraged people to help scientists find a white marigold (金盏花). Most marigolds are either golden or brown, so it is very hard to find a white one. Some people tried, but they failed, so many people soon forgot the announcement.Twenty years later, t

19、he university received a letter from an old woman. She sent 100 white marigold seeds along with the letter.The woman was a fan of flowers. When she first read the universitys announcement 20 years ago, she got very excited like others. She thought she could grow her own white marigolds. But her chil

20、dren were against her decision. She knew nothing about seed genetics (遗传学), after all. So her dream of growing white marigolds was just a dream.Still, the woman worked to make it happen. She planted some of the most common marigold seeds and took good care of them. A year later, when the marigolds c

21、ame out, she chose one of the faintest (最暗淡的) flowers and took its seeds. She planted these seeds and waited another year for them to bloom. The next year, she again grew them and chose.Day after day, year after year, through many seasons, her life changed. Her husband died, her children moved away,

22、 and many other things happened, but her desire to grow white marigolds remained strong in her heart.Finally, one day after 20 years, she went out to her garden and found a marigold that was not just white- it was as white as the purest snow.31. What did the woman do to finally grow white marigolds?

23、A. She got the support from her husband and children.B. She planted the seeds of the faintest flowers every year.C. She worked hard to study seed genetics.D. She received some seeds of white marigolds.32. The underlined word “it” in Paragraph 6 refers to _.A. her garden B. her desireC. the purest sn

24、ow D. a marigold33. What can we learn from the story?A. Hold on to our dreams and we will be successful.B. It is not easy to develop something new.C. Only people with lots of knowledge can solve problems.D. We should learn to stay cheerful in times of trouble.(B)People often use their phones to take

25、 pictures of their meals especially fancy (华丽的) ones to share online. But Clear Plate, a WeChat mini-program, encourages you to take pictures of your empty plates after a meal. The programs AI “see” that your plates are empty and gives you points. You can use these points to buy yourself gifts or gi

26、ve away the points to buy meals for children in poor areas.The program was developed by Liu, a student at Tsinghua University. Liu came up with the idea in 2017. “Technological innovation (创新) is a good way to cut down food waste,” said Liu. He put together a 20-member team to work on the program. T

27、o teach the programs AI how to recognize empty plates, the team spent half a year collecting 100,000 photo samples from cafes and restaurants in 10 cities.The team also started a campaign (活动) called Clear Your Plate in Chinese universities in 2018. Students competed against each other to see who co

28、uld get those most points in Clear Plate. Now in its third year, the one-month campaign has reached 1,017 schools. In 2020, almost 1.6 million people took part in it, cutting down food waste by 862 tons and carbon emissions by 3,337 tons.Thanks to his work, Liu was named by the United Nations in the

29、 list of 2020 Class of Young Leaders for Sustainable (可持续发展的) Development Goals. “We hope our efforts can start a new trend among the young people by encouraging them to value their food and develop the habit of thrift (节俭),” Liu said.34. How did Clear Plate encourage people to take pictures of empt

30、y plates after a meal?A. It gives points that people can use to buy things.B. It gives away meals to people for free.C. It sends gifts to people with high scores.D. It makes people compete against each other.35. Lius team developed the program in order to _.A. collect photo samples of foodB. cut dow

31、n food wasteC. teach people to take fancy picturesD. help children in poor areas36. What can we learn about the campaign Clear Your Plate?A. It was first started in middle schools.B. It lasts for a whole year.C. It brings a lot of good.D. It attracts a small number of students.37. What is the best title for the passage?A. A Funny WeChat Mini-Program B. Liu- A Great HeroC. A New Fashion of Taking Pictures D. Clearing your Plate with Techno