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上海最大家教平台---嘉惠家教 2万余上海老师任您选（在职老师、机构老师、985学霸大学生应有尽
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2020-2021 学年上海市建平实验中学八年级上学期期末考试
英语试卷
Part 1 Listening
（第一部分 听力）
略
Part II Vocabulary and Grammar(第二部分词汇和语法)
V. Choose the best answer(选择最恰当的答案)15%
22. I’m really afraid of blood Which of following is correct for the underlined part in
the word
A. /u:/ B. /u/ C. /ʌ/ D. /əu/
23. My aunt bought me_______USB flash disk as my birthday present last Sunday.
A. a B. an C. the D. /
24. The play was not interesting, so there were_______people in the theatre.
A. little B. a little C. few D. a few
25. Yesterday two_______asked me to show them the way to Shanghai Museum.
A. woman tourists B. women tourist C. woman tourist D. women tourists
26. The old man spent_______of his lifetime in painting.
A. three fourth B. three fourths C. three four D. third fours
27. A whale looks very similar_______a fish, but in fact, it isn’t fish.
A. at B. for C. like D. to
28. Do you know that Shanghai Art Museum holds more than four_______art
exhibitions?
A. thousand B. thousands C. thousands of D. thousand's
29. I don’t like this kind of cell phone. Would you please show me_______?
A. the other B. another C. others D. other
30. -_______do you hold your school sports meeting?
-Once a year, usually in November.
A. How long B. How far C. How soon D. How often
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31. Human brains can hardly calculate faster than a computer, _______?
A. are they B. aren't they C. can they D. can't they
32. Shenzhou-II was sent at 7:30_______the morning of October 17, 2016.
A. in B. on C. of D. /
33. The little girl is wearing a new skirt today. She looks_______.
A. beautifully B. lovely C. happily D. excitedly
34. Tara is interested in Chinese culture. She_______Chinese at Fudan University in
two months.
A. studies B. is studying C. studied D. will study
35. -I’m terribly sorry to keep you waiting for a long time.
-_______. I've just arrived.
A. That's all right B. It's a pleasure C. What a pity D. I'm afraid I have no time
36. - I’m leaving for Canada on a study trip next week.
A. Enjoy your time B. That's all right
C. You’re welcome D. It’s a pleasure
VI. Complete the following passage with the words in the box. Each can only be
used once(将下列单词填入空格。每空格限填一词, 每词只能填一次)(共 8分)
A. sorry B. successful C. sleep D. suddenly E. money
About ten years ago, a young and very __37__ businessman named Josh was
traveling down a neighborhood street. He was going a little too fast in his new Jaguar.
(美洲虎汽车)
A brick (砖) __38__ hit his new car and broke the window. The angry driver
jumped out of the car. caught the kid who threw the brick and shouted, "What are you
doing? That's a new car and that brick you threw is going to cost a lot of __39__ Why
did you do it? "
"I'm __40__ for breaking your new car, but I didnt know what else to do, " the
young boy apologized. "I threw the brick because no one else would stop! "
A. attention B. trusted C. heavy D. toward E. checked
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With tears on his face, the little boy said, "It's my older brother. He fell out of his
wheelchair Would you please help me get him back into his wheelchair? He's too
__41__ for me to lift him up. " The driver was greatly moved. He lifted the
handicapped(残疾的)boy back into the wheelchair at once and __42__ to see that he
was going to be OK.
"You are a nice man. Thank you. " the little child said. The businessman watched
the little boy push the wheelchair down the sidewalk __43__ their home.
After that, John kept the hole in his window to remind him of this message "Don't
go through life so fast that someone has to throw a brick at you to get your __44__. "
The world sends a message and speaks to our hearts. We all have the choice to
listen or wait for the "brick".
VII. Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms(用括号
中所给单词的适当形式完成下列句子)(共 6分)
45. Jack’s father and uncle are both ________. They help protect the city. (policeman)
46. You can take the lift to the ________ floor if you like. I will wait for you there.
(twelve)
47. I still remember our first meeting in school campus very________(clear)
48. It's ________ for Kate to be late for school as he lives near school. (usual)
49. We will ________ the problem ourselves and it may surprise everyone. (solution)
50. After dealing with that problem. the people lived there together in ________ at
last. (peaceful)
VIII. Rewrite the following sentences as required(根据所给要求，改写下列句子。
每空格限填一词) (共 10 分)
51. My father has lunch in his factory from Monday to Friday(改为一般疑问句)
______ your father ______ lunch in his factory from Monday to Friday?
52. Let's do something for the old in our neighborhood(改为反意疑问句)
Let’s do something for the old in our neighborhood, ______ ______?
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53. Alice is going to buy some flowers and balloons to decorate her new house. (对划
线部分提问)
______ ______ Alice going to buy some flowers and balloons?
54. Tom is so weak that he can’t carry the heavy box by himself. (改为简单句)
Tom is ______ weak ______ carry the heavy box by himself.
55. on rainy days, by bike, seldom, goes to school, Peter(连词成句)
_____________________________________________________________________
Part III Reading and Writing(第三部分读写共 36分)
IX. Reading comprehension(阅读理解)(共 24分)
A. Choose the best answer(根据短文内容选择最恰当的答案)(共 6分)
I. M. Pei(贝聿铭, 华裔美籍建筑设计
师)is one of the world’s greatest architects.
People admire his buildings in cities around
the world. He is famous for his ability to
combine old and new architecture. Ieoh Ming
Pei was born in 1917 in Canton, China. He
was the oldest son of a rich banker. He received a good education at the best schools
in Shanghai. At the age of 17Pei went to the United States. He studied engineering
and architecture at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (M. I. T). World War II
had started before he graduated. Pei's father told him it was safer to stay in the United
States.
Pei stayed in the United Sates and worked for a building company in New York
City. During this time, he designed homes, office buildings, parks, and shopping
centers. Some of these buildings became famous.
In 1955, LMT Pei started his own company. He designed many buildings for M.
I. T. He also designed the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. He became well known for
creating buildings that looked like the things around them. This was very unusual.
In 1974, he visited China for the first time in 40 years. He designed a hotel in
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Beijing. He also designed the 72-story Bank of China building in Hong Kong. This is
one of the tallest building in Asia.
One of Pei's most famous works is the National Gallery of Art in Washington. D.
C. It was a big challenge because he added a new part to an old building. His design
was a big success. I. M. Pei is someone who has truly influenced the modern world.
He is a great success among architects.
56. When he was a child, I. M. Pei _______.
A. had a difficult life B. didn’t have much chance to be successful
C. didn’t have a good education D. had a good start in life
57. In 1955, Pei didn’t return to China because _______.
A. it was at war
B. he didn't have the money for the trip
C. his family moved to the United States
D. he started his own company.
58. The underline word combine in the first paragraph probably means _______.
A. design B. put together C. add to D. build
59. Pei did not visit China for forty years after _______.
A. 1917 B. 1974 C. 1955 D. 1934
60. Pei's great achievements have truly _______ the modern world.
A. beautified B. influenced C. developed D. made
61. This passage is mainly about _______.
A. I. M. Pei and his family
B. how I. M. Pei became a great architect
C. the brief introduction of I. M. Pei and his great success in architecture
D. I. M. Pei's success in education
B. Choose the best words and complete the passage(选择最恰当的单词完成短
文)(共 6 分)
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Have you ever been to a desert? A desert is a place full of sand.
Death Valley is one of the most __62__ deserts in the United States. It covers a
wide area with its bright sand. Almost 20 percent of this area is well below sea level
and Badwater a salt water lake. is about 280 feet below sea level and the __63__ place
in the United Sates.
Long ago the Indians there called this
place “Tomesha”. It means the land of fire
Death Valley's name now dates back to 1849.
At that time a group of miners came across the
desert from Nevada, but they became __64__
in this desert. They were hungry and thirsty. Their journey was certainly a sad story.
Today Death Valley is made a National Monument and people can cross it along
several well-marked roads. They can__65__water and drinks in the roadside bars
when thirsty, and they can have meals in the restaurants. too. Luckily with so many
people traveling and living there, this desert’s special beauty has not been ruined.
Here you’ll have a lot of surprises. It is __66__ like what you can see on the
moon. The sight changes as the wind moves the sand about, showing the most unusual
colors. One of the most unusual and surprising parts of Death Valley is Devils Golf
Course(魔鬼的高尔夫球场). If one goes there, it seems you are in some terrible
dreams. Sand sculptures stand on a __67__ ground, and their long shadows moves in
the darkness of the night.
62. A. brave B. famous C. careful D. successful
63. A. lowest B. highest C. farthest D. longest
64. A. angry B. excited C. lost D. surprised
65. A. keep B. stop C. practice D. enjoy
66. A. almost B. hardly C. also D. ever
67. A. bright B. frightening C. beautiful D. clean
C. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words(在短文的空格内填
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人适当的词，使其内容通顺。每空格限填一词，首字母已给)(共 6分)
When you laugh, you will open your mouth and show your teeth. The healthier
those teeth are, the happier you 1___68___. Why is that?
It's because your teeth are important in many ways. If you take care of them,
they’ll help to take care of you. Strong and h___69___ teeth help you eat the right
food to help you grow. They also help you speak clearly.
You can take care of your teeth by doing like
these Brush your teeth t___70___ a day---after
breakfast and before bedtime. If you can, rush af- ter
lunch or after eating sweet cakes.
Brush all of your teeth, not just the front ones. Spend some time on the teeth
along the sides and in the back. Take your time while brushing. Spend at l___71___ 3
minutes each time you brush.
Be sure your toothbrush is soft. Ask your parent to help you get a new toothbrush
every three month.
Learn how to floss(用牙线清理) your teeth, which is a very important way to
keep them healthy. It feels strange when you do it at first, but soon you'll be
u___72___ to doing it. The floss gets rid of food that's hidden between your teeth.
Brushing and flossing keep your teeth healthy. You also need to care about what
you eat and drink. Eat a lot of fruits and vegetables and drink water i___73___ of
drinks.
D. Answer the questions(根据短文内容回答下列问题)(共 6分)
This is a story about a boy called Sparky. For Sparky, school was all but
impossible. He failed every subject in the eighth grade.
He got a zero in physics. It made him the worst physics
student in the school’s history He didn’t do much better in
sports. Although he tried to join the school’s golf team, he
quickly lost the only important match.
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He didn’t have friends, either. Other kids didn’t care about him. If a classmate
said“hello”to Sparky outside the school, he would feel very surprised.
Sparky was a loser and everyone knew it. So he accepted it.
But one thing was important to Sparky-drawing. He was proud of his artwork. In
senior high school, he sent some cartoons to the editors of the yearbook(年鉴)but got
turned down. Sparky was hurt. But he didn’t lose hope because he believed in his
ability. He decided to become a professional artist.
He wrote a letter to the Walt Disney Studios(工作室) after graduating high school.
The studio asked him to draw some cartoons on a certain subject. Sparky spent a lot
of time on the cartoons. Finally, the reply came from Disney Studios: they didn’t like
his cartoons.
Was it time to stop drawing? Sparky didn’t think so. He started to put his own life
in the cartoons. He created his childhood self - a little boy loser: Charlie Brown. He
wasn’t good at football But Charlie Brown would soon become famous worldwide.
Sparky, the boy who used to fail school and who was rejected again and again, was
Charles Schulz. He created the Peanuts comic strip and the world-famous cartoon
characters Charlie Brown and Snoopy.
74. Sparky didn’t do well in physics, did he?
________, ______________________________________________________
75. Was Sparky good at making friends with others?
______________________________________________________________
76. Who did he send some cartoons to in senior school?
______________________________________________________________
77. What did the Walt Disney Studios ask him to do?
______________________________________________________________
78. What was Sparky’s real name?
______________________________________________________________
79. Why could a little loser become a world-famous cartoonist?
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______________________________________________________________
VI. Writing(作文):(共 12 分)
80. Write at least 60 words about the topic“My favorite book”(以“我最喜欢的书”为题
写一篇至少含60个词的短文, 要求意思明确, 内容连贯。)
1. What is your favorite book?
2. Why do you like the book?
3. What can you learn from the book?
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参考答案
22-36 CACDB DABDC BBDAA
37-44 BDEA CEDA
45-50 policemen；twelfth；clearly；unusual；solve；peace
51. Does have
52. shall we
53. Why is
54. too to
55. Peter seldom goes to school by bike on rainy days.
56-61 DDBBBC
62-67 BACDAB
68-73 look；healthy；twice；least；used；instead
74. No, he didn’t.
75. No.
76. The editors of the yearbook.
77. To draw some cartoons on a certain subject.
78. Charlie Schulz.
79. 言之有理即可
80. 略
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