辽宁省沈阳市东北育才双语学校2020-2021学年八年级上册英语期末考试

2020-2021学年度上学期期末考试

初二年级英语试卷

考试时间：90分钟试卷满分：100分

第一部分听力（30分）

第一节听下面五段对话一遍，选择正确答案。

1.What’s the speed now?

A.55miles per hour.

B.75miles per hour.

C.95miles per hour.

2.What color T-shirt does the man plan to order?

A.Red.

B.Blue.

C.Green.

3.What time will the speakers meet?

A.At9:40.

B.At10:10.

C.At10:20.

4.What wasn’t in the woman’s missing bag?

A.The purse.

B.The keys.

C.The mobile phone.

5.How many rooms are there in the flat?

A.3.

B.4.

C.5.

第二节听下面三段材料两遍，选择正确答案。

听第6段材料，回答第6-8题。

6.Where does the man want to go?

A.The history museum.

B.The Central Park.

C.The Hilton Hotel.

7.How far away is the place?

A.Two blocks.

B.Three blocks.

C.Five blocks.

8.When is the place open?

A.From Monday to Friday.

B.Through the whole week.

C.On Saturday and Sunday.

听第7段材料，回答第9-11题。

9.What does the man suggest the woman do?

A.Become a college teacher.

B.Get a higher degree.

C.Look for a better job.

10.What does the man think unsuitable for the woman?

A.Teaching.

B.Gardening.

C.Working as a doctor.

11.What does the man think of being a doctor?

A.It needs hard work.

B.It’s boring.

C.It pays well.

听第8段材料，回答第12-15题。

12.What is the speaker?

A.A guide.

B.A visitor.

C.A teacher.

13.What is the purpose for the speech?

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A.Discuss the visiting course.

B.Sell the tickets of the zoo.

C.Introduce the park.

14.Where are the Animals of Asia?

A.On the right of the walkway.

B.On the left of the walkway.

C.At the end of the walkway.

15.Where can we find the Monkey Mountain?

A.At Flamingo Pond.

B.Besides Asian animals.

C.After North American animals.

第二部分笔试部分(70分)

I.单选（每题1.5分，10小题，共15分）

https://www.360docs.net/doc/5f17409603.html,puters can help people do many things like__________cars.

A.driving

B.to driving

C.drive

D.to drive

17.The black TV is a little cheaper than others,but it is__________than others.I don’t want to buy it.

A.the more worst

B.more worse

C.the worst

D.much worse

18.I have learned__________Chinese by reading Chinese stories.I will keep reading them to learn more.

A.few

B.a bit

C.a few

D.a bit of

19.Finally we succeed in__________the heavy box into the classroom.

A.pull

B.to pull

C.pulled

D.pulling

20.---Is Mrs Smith at home?

---No.She__________to England last week with her friends.

A.went

B.goes

C.has been

D.is going

21.The new computer__________4,500yuan.

A.worth

B.be worth

C.are worth

D.is worth

22.It is good__________you to__________your parents more.

A.to;communicate on

B.for;communicate with

C.at;communicate to

D.with;communicate of

23.There’re lots of places I want to visit,__________,China and France.

A.above all

B.all above

C.about all

D.all about

24.---Do you think they are able to__________a good show?

---Sure.They have been preparing for it for a long time.

A.turn on

B.put on

C.go on

D.depend on

25.We often write short_________to family members,friends or relatives to remind them about something.

A.surveys

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C.instructions

D.messages

II、完形填空（每题2分，15小题，共30分）

Cartoons are big business__26____Japan.Some of the great cartoons____27____by one of the country’s____28____animators(漫画师),Hayao Miyazaki(宫崎骏).Many Japanese love his films very much.He is also___29____outside Asia.His films,such as Princess Mononoke and My Neighbor Totoro have____30_____by people around the world.

Hayao Miyazaki____31_____in Tokyo in1941.His family owned a plane factory,and he fell in love with planes_____32___flying when he was young.So we can often see the flying scenes in his films.

Miyazaki’s career____33_____an animator began in1963when he worked in the company Toei Animation.

____34____working there,he fell in love with another animator,Akemi Ota,who

later____35_____his wife.

In1984,Miyazaki______36______a film depended on his comic strips Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind.It___37___by himself.It was a great____38____.After that,he created more and more works and got more and more awards.

During his career,Miyazaki traveled around____39___more inspiration.Now,he often___40___inspiration for others.

26.A.in B.on C.at D.to

27.A.produced B.was produced C.produce D.were produced

28.A.popular B.popularly C.most popular D.most popularly

29.A.more famous B.most famous C.famous D.famously

30.A.watch B.been watched C.watched D.watching

31.A.is born B.was born C.has been born D.born

32.A.and B.or C.but D.so

33.A.for B.at C.as D.in

34.A.Until B.When C.Unless D.Since

35.A.became B.become C.have become D.is becoming

36.A.showed B.show C.shows D.was showing

37.A.make B.is made C.was made D.made

38.A.succeed B.successfully C.successful D.success

39.A.to get B.gets C.get D.got

40.A.provides B.provided C.has provided D.had provided III、阅读理解（每小题1.5分，12小题，共18分）

A

What surprises us most?It is that there are still couples who keep doing things to show each other love.A Japanese farmer is famous for his act of love.He has spent nearly two years planting flowers for his blind wife.

Mr.and Mrs.Kuroki live in a large flower garden.The garden has turned into a tourist attraction(旅游胜地)recently.Around7,000visitors come here each year,not only for the beautiful scenery(景色),but also for the special story behind the two old farmers.

In1956,the newly married couple first moved into the house.The house would be their home for the rest of their lives.They had two children and lived happily for years.However,as years passed,Mrs.Kuroki’s health began to decline.Her vision(视力)problems were so serious that she became blind in the end.She hid herself in her home for a long time,refusing to leave unless it was necessary.

Mr.Kuroki got an idea.He wanted to give her gifts—flowers.So he got to work on his big surprise.Mr.Kuroki took advantage of the hills around their house and he began to plant a kind of flower with strong fragrance(芳香).He wanted to see if the fragrance would make her come outside.When he realized that his idea was going to work,he worked for nearly two years to completely cover his garden with the flowers.

Now Mrs.Kuroki goes out every day with her husband to enjoy the fragrance of the flowers and the fresh air of a new day.

41.From Paragraph1,we can know________.

A.the farmer loves his wife very much

B.the famer has planted some trees for his wife

C.there is nothing wrong with the farmer’s wife’s eyes

D.it has taken the farmer over three years to plant flowers

42.What’s the Chinese meaning of the underlined word“decline”in the passage?

A.好转

B.控制

C.恶化

D.拒绝

43.Mr.Kuroki planted the flowers to________.

A.get more visitors’attention

B.make his wife love flowers

C.enjoy the fragrance of the flowers

D.make his wife come out and enjoy the fragrance

44.Which is the best title of this passage?

A.A Famous Japanese Farmer

B.A Beautiful Act of Love

C.A Large Flower Garden

D.A Kind of Flower with Strong Fragrance

B

Once upon a time,the colors in the world started to argue.All thought they were the most important and useful.

Green said,“I’m the symbol of life and hope.I was chosen for grass,trees and leaves. Look around and you will see me everywhere.”

Blue followed,“You only consider the earth,but look at the sky and the sea.”

Yellow smiled,“I bring hope and warmth into the world.Look at the color of the sun and the moon.”

Orange continued,“I’m the color of joy.My beauty is so fantastic that no one can think of you at sunrise or sunset.”

Red shouted out,“I’m the ruler of you.I’m the color of life and live.So nobody can take my place.”Purple stood up,“I’m the color of power.People never question me!They just listen and follow.”

Finally,indigo(靛青色)spoke slowly.“I stand for thought and reflection(反省).Yet all of you just need them.”

Suddenly,the sky became dark and rain started to pour down.The colors all gathered(聚集)in fear.Rain began to speak,“Join hands and come to me.”

The colors did as they were told.Rain added,“Don’t you know you each are made for a certain purpose?When it rains,appear together to show that you can all live in peace.The rainbow(彩虹)is the color of your friendship.”

45.The color green thought it was the most important because______.

A.It made the world full of joy

B.it was the symbol of life and love

C.people could see it here and there

D.it was the color of grass and flowers

46.____gives the world hope and warmth.

A.Red

B.Blue

C.Yellow

D.Purple

47.According to the passage,we can know____.

A.orange stands for powerful and life

B.all the colors were happy to greet rain

C.Blue is the color of the sea and the sky

D.The sky became dark and began to snow

48.The best title for the passage can be“______”.

A.The color of friendship

B.The performance of colors

C.The colors in the world

D.The courage of the rainbow

C

Have you seen some machines that eat used plastic bottles and give some coins to the users？

Recently，such machines have appeared at universities in Chongqing.They can turn rubbish into treasure and encourage the public to recycle rubbish．The machine is as large as a https://www.360docs.net/doc/5f17409603.html,ers put an empty bottle in the machine,and it is identified（识别）by a small camera．Then it is put into a bin.The users can get some coins.

When the machine is filled with bottles，it will tell the company head office．Nearby stations will send workers to have bottles collected，packed and sent to the company.

The bottle recycling machines could greatly encourage the public to recycle rubbish and save natural resources（资源）．Now the machine only eats plastic bottles．At sometime in the future it will also cover others such as glass bottles．It will be able to turn more rubbish into treasure and save more natural resources.

People can also see similar machines in Shanghai．In the future，more machines will appear at some large stations，bus stops，neighborhoods and schools．

49.Where have the bottle recycling machines appeared so far？

A.In Beijing and Shanghai．

B.In Beijing and Chongqing．

C.In Chongqing and Shanghai．

D.In Shanghai and Chengdu．

50.How does the machine work？

①It is identified by a small camera．②Users can get some coins．

③Users put an empty bottle in the machine．④It is put into a bin．

A.③②④①

B.④①②③

C.①④③②

D.③①④②

51.Who will be sent to collect bottles after the machine is full？

A.Some cleaners．

B.Some workers．

C.Some officers．

D.Some farmers．

52.According to the passage，the machines may in the future．

A.recycle glass bottles

B.appear in hospitals

C.help people keep healthy

D.help workers make more money IV.阅读填空(每题1分，共7题，满分7分)

Here is a page from a magazine named Future.Read the following information about things that may happen in ten years.And then do the exercise below.

Cars will run on solar power or electricity and will be much_____58____(clean).They will be much safer.For example,if you are too close to another car or if you are _____59____(drive)dangerously,your car will slow down by itself.

Because there won’t be any spare land,new cities will have to be____60____(build)in the sea.Some cities on water will have two levels(层).People will live on the upper level;the lower level will be used for traffic,shops and factories.

Biotechnology(生物技术)will make food____61___(good)and healthier.Plants that aren’t affected by insects or illnesses will be developed.The taste of fruit and vegetables will be better and food will be kept longer.

New technology(技术）will be used____62____(make)TVs that are only5cm thick. They will have pictures that are as clear as____63_____(photo).Electrical appliances will be quieter and will be controlled by computer.They will also use50%less power.

Many new ways to cure illnesses will be____64_____(success)in using products of genetic engineering(基因产品).Cures will be found for the flu and the common cold. However,some new illnesses will appear.

58_________59_________60_________61_________

62_________63__________64_________