广东省深圳市坪山区 2021-2022 学年八年级（下）
期末英语试卷
Ⅰ.完形填空（15分）
阅读下面短文, 从短文后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项,
并在答题卡上将相应的字母编号涂黑。（ 共1小题, 每小题1.5分）
Once a young man was travelling by train. It was a long and boring journey. As the train was moving quickly
through a wilderness（荒野）, many of the passengers looked out of the windows ___1___. When the train
reached a bend（弯道）, it slowed down and then a simple ___2___ appeared. It was so easy to notice that
everybody on the train would “enjoy” the house carefully. Some passengers even ___3___ about it. The young
man was attracted by the scenery.
On his return, the young man got off the train at the nearest ___4___ and found his way to the house. Its
owner said that he was troubled by the ___5___ of the train, which made it hard for him to fall asleep. He wanted
to ___6___ the house, but nobody would buy it.
Finally, the young man spent 30,000 dollars on the house. He thought it was an ___7___ place for
advertisement because it was facing the railway bend. When the train moved slowly past, the house would draw the
attention of the ___8___ passengers easily.
He came up with an idea and ___9___ some big companies. At last, the Coca-Cola Company took it for
advertisement and the young man was afforded 180,000 dollars for a three-year rent.
This is a true story. It tells us that ___10___ is very important to success. Many people have got new ideas
from it.
1. A. suddenly B. quietly C. surprisingly D. confidently
2. A. house B. view C. advertisement D. train
3. A. complained B. wrote C. cared D. discussed
4. A. station B. village C. bend D. company
5. A. time B. colors C. speed D. noises
6. A. destroy B. sell C. lock D. paint
7. A. expensive B. excellent C. exciting D. open
8. A. surprised B. rich C. tired D. lucky
9. A. argued with B. worked for C. talked to D. set up
10. A. discovery B. money C. travelling D. communication
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学科网（北京）股份有限公司Ⅱ.阅读理解（50分）
第一节语篇阅读。阅读下列短文, 从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中, 选出最佳选项,
并在答题卡上将相应的字母编号涂黑。（共 15小题, 每小题10分, 共30分）
Hotel Transylvania: Transformania
Running time: 87 minutes
It’s an American film directed by Derek Drymon and Jennifer Kluska.
After one experiment, Drac and his monster pals are all turned into humans,
and Johnny becomes a monster. So they work hard together to find a way to
change back.
Turning Red
Running time: 100 minutes
It’s an animation produced by Pixar Animation Studios and Walt Disney
Pictures. In this film, a 13-year-old teenager, Meilin Lee finds herself strongly
affected（影响）by the arrival of puberty（青春期）, changing emotions
and her period. Whenever she gets too excited, she “poofs” into a giant red
panda. It’s about family, friendship and embracing ourselves.
The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild
Running time: 82 minutes
This is an American computer-animated adventure comedy film. The
thrill-seeking brothers Crash and Eddie set out to find a place of their own, but
quickly find themselves trapped in a cave. Luckily, they are rescued by Buck
Wild, and together they must face the dinosaurs who live in the Lost World.
DC League of Super Pets
Running time: 100 minutes
Krypto the Super-Dog（Dwayne Johnson）and Superman（John
Krasinski）are best friends, as they share the same superpowers and fight
crime in cities side by side. However, Krypto must master his own powers for
a rescue mission when Superman gets into trouble.
11. Which film shows a teenage girl’s growing-up?
A. Hotel Transylvania: Transformania. B. Turning Red.
C. The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild. D. DC League of Super-Pets.
12. What happens to Crash and Eddie on their way to find their place?
A. Get lost in the forest. B. Be trapped in a cave.
C. Become ill. D. Get hurt.
13. What does the underlined word “poofs” mean in Section 2?
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A 钻入 B. 吹走 C. 变身 D. 拥抱
14. What do you think of Krypto according to the introduction?
A. Brave. B. Shy. C. Lazy. D. Cheerful.
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学科网（北京）股份有限公司15. Where can you probably see this passage?
A. In a guidebook. B. In a science book.
C. In a sports magazine. D. In a movie magazine.
Different countries have different customs. When you travel to other countries, please follow their customs,
just as the saying goes, “_________”.
Very often people who travel to the United States forget to tip. It is usual to tip porters who help carry your
bags, taxi drivers and waiters. Waiters expect to get a 15% tip on the cost of your meal. Taxi drivers expect about
the same amount.
In England, make sure to stand in line even if there are only two of you. It’s important to respect lines there.
It’s a good idea to talk about the weather. It’s a favourite topic of conversation with the British.
In Spain, it’s a good idea to have a light meal in the afternoon if someone invites you for dinner. People have
dinner very late, and restaurants do not generally open until after 9 p.m.
In Arab countries, men kiss one another on the cheek. Your host may welcome you with a kiss on both cheeks.
It is polite of you to do the same.
In Japan, people usually give personal or business cards to each other when they meet for the first time. When
a person gives you a card, don’t put it into your pocket right away. The person expects you to read it.
Don’t forget to be careful of your body language to express something in conversation. A kind of body
language that is acceptable in one culture may be impolite in another.
16. What can the missing sentence possibly be in Paragraph 1?
A. Love me, love my dog.
B. He who laughs last laughs best.
C. When in Rome, do as the Romans do.
D. Where there is a will, there is a way.
17. In the United States, what do waiters expect after a customer pays the meal?
A. To help the customer carry the bags.
B. To get 15% tip on the cost of the meal.
C. To travel around the United States.
D. To chat with the customer about the trip.
18. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. In England, weather is a hot topic.
B. In Spain, people have dinner early.
C. Arabians greet by kissing on the hand.
D. Japanese don’t like reading name cards.
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学科网（北京）股份有限公司19. What is the writer’s idea about body language?
A. Impolite in conversation. B. Difficult to understand.
C. Acceptable everywhere. D. Different in culture groups.
20. Which can be the best title for this passage?
A. How to Tip. B. Different Countries
C. When to Have Dinner D. Advice to International Travelers
Body image, the way people feel about their looks, is a big problem for many young people today. According
to a study, more than half the teenage girls in the USA think they should be on a diet and almost one in five teenage
boys are worried about their bodies and their weight. It seems that they don’t care about their health so much.
But what causes this problem? In the study, many blame the media. Turn on the TV and you’ll always see
beautiful models, handsome actors and fit sports stars. Open a magazine or a newspaper, look through the Internet,
and it’s usually the same.
In the USA, the average woman is 163 cm tall and weighs 64 kilos, but the average model is 180 cm tall and
weighs 53 kilos. Many young people feel pressure to look like these “perfect” people. But for most, this is just not
possible so they begin to become less confident. As a result, some stop eating healthily in order to lose weight.
Students who lose so much confidence used to take part in classroom activities at school, but they don’t now.
Is there a solution to the problem? In 2019, a study in the UK advised that body image lessons should be
provided in schools. Others believe it’s a problem that all of society needs to deal with. As Meaghan Ramsey says,
“We need to judge（评判）people by what they do, not what they look like.”
21. What does the study on teenagers show us?
A. More than 50% of young girls want to eat healthily.
B. Most of the teenage boys do sports to keep fit.
C. Teenagers care too much about their appearance.
D. Teenagers spend too much time on bodybuilding.
22. According to the study, what are likely to cause the problem?
A. Social medias. B. Models and parents.
C. Activities at schools. D. Teenagers’ health problem.
23. According to the passage, why do those young people choose to take a diet?
A. To save money. B. To reduce pressure.
C. To lose weight. D. To become pop stars.
24. What suggestion is given by the UK experts?
A. Have more classroom activities.
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学科网（北京）股份有限公司B. Provide image lessons at schools.
C. Keep away from “perfect” people.
D. Invite Meaghan Ramsey to teach.
25. What is Meaghan Romsey’s point of view?
A. Good behaviors are more important than good looking.
B. Good looking can help young people build their careers.
C. Teenagers should follow their hearts and do what they like.
D. All of society should take actions to deal with this problem.
第二节 补全语篇。(10分)
以下是一篇短文。请阅读全文，并从下列方框里的六个句子中选择五个还原到原文中，使原文的意思完整、
连贯。
What is the most stressful thing in school? It is probably exams. ___26___ But some students do better under
stress, while others do not. So, why do some students behave better under stress?
It all comes down to dopamine（多巴胺）. ___27___ It has many important roles: influencing memory,
attention and how we learn.
Our brains work best when there is a balance of dopamine—not too much or too little. ___28___ It either
takes out dopamine quickly, or bit by bit. Exam success can be connected to how fast dopamine goes back to a
balance.
___29___ If you become stressed, your brain will start to overload on dopamine, like a cup overflowing with
water. The quicker you are able to go back to a balance of dopamine, the quicker you can focus, helping you do
better on a test.
Scientists found that, during a test, people who slowly got back to a balance of dopamine scored 8% lower.
___30___
But don’t fear. There is good news for every student. The study also found that the more practice you get, the
less stressed you will be.
A. Our brains control dopamine in two ways.
B. Dopamine is a chemical in our body.
C. Exams can put us under a lot of stress.
D. Doing exercise is good for our brain and body.
E. What happens when we take an exam?
F. That’s the difference between a good mark and a bad mark.
第三节信息匹配。（10分）
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学科网（北京）股份有限公司下面的材料A~F分别介绍了六种不同的志愿者活动。请根据下面五个人的情况，帮他们选择适合他们报名
的志愿活动，并将其标号填入题前括号内。
A. In our nursing home, most people can’t take care of themselves well. And sometimes they feel lonely. They hope
someone can accompany them and bring them joy.
B. We are volunteers in Shenzhen Pingshan Library. We usually help those who don’t know how to borrow books
and return books.
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C. More people visit Shenzhen Museum during the weekends so we want some volunteers to be guides. And
having a good knowledge of history is necessary.
D. Come and join us if you like pets. We will feed them, take care of them and help them find their owners.
E. Some people don’t know how to put rubbish in the right place. So we decide to organize an activity to tell people
about garbage classification.
F. There are over 20 left-behind children here. Their parents are too busy to take care of them. They are interested
in singing and learning English.
31. Emma is an outgoing girl. She knows Chinese history quite well.
32. Frank is good at dealing with kitchen waste or unwanted things.
33. Mary loves being with children and teaching them to sing and learn.
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34 Jack is warm-hearted. He enjoys looking after all kinds of pet animals.
35. Steven used to work in the library. He hopes to offer help to the readers.
Ⅲ.语言知识（20分）
第一节 回答问题。（10分）
阅读短文，根据短文的内容回答问题。
Xu Xiujuan was born in Zhalong, Heilongjiang Province in 1964. Her father’s job was to look after red-
crowned cranes. Xiujuan started helping her father when she was young. She soon showed a great love for these
white birds. She became good at raising them.
When Xiujuan was 21, she got a job at a nature reserve in Jiangsu Province. She enjoyed taking care of the
baby cranes. If a bird became sick, she took good care of it and stayed with it every day until it was strong enough
to fly again.
In September 1987, one of the birds went missing. The workers in the nature reserve looked everywhere, but
no one could find it. Xiujuan was very worried. She looked for it day and night for two days. On the second night,
while she was looking for the missing bird, she fell into a river and died. She was only 23.
Later, the song “The story of the red-crowned crane” was written in memory of Xiujuan. Though Xiujuan died
young, people always remember her when they hear the song or see a red-crowned crane.
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学科网（北京）股份有限公司36. What was Xiujuan’s father’s job?
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37 Where did Xu work?
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38. What would Xu do when the bird became sick?
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39. How long did Xu look for the missing bird?
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40. What is the purpose of writing the song “The story of the red-crowned crane”?
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第二节 语篇填空。（10分）
阅读下面短文，在空格处填入一个适当 的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。
Weifang in Shandong Province is known as the birthplace of kites. It has ___41___ long history of making
kites. According to local people, Weifang kite-making can be traced(追溯)back to 2,000 years ago. Now, the
International Kite Festival ___42___ (hold) in Weifang every year.
Yang Hongwei, 56, is an inheritor(传承者)of the Weifang kite-making skill. Born into a kite-making family,
Yang often saw kites with bright colors and different ___43___ (shape) in her grandfather’s workshop.
“Every time I see these beautiful kites, I feel ___44___ (please),” said Yang. Yang learned the skill from her
grandfather ___45___ the age of 16. After 10 years’ practicing, she started a shop by ___46___ (she). On Yang’s
kites, people can see not only common patterns like butterflies, but also some prints telling Chinese traditional
stories. Although making kites takes a lot of time and effort, she still works ___47___ (cheerful).
In her spare time, she travels to different countries ___48___ (tell) people about Chinese stories on kites and
the traditional ways of making kites. “___49___ (explain) the stories on the kites to foreigners makes me feel
proud. It is my responsibility to spread it around the world ___50___ I’m an inheritor of the culture.” she said.
Ⅳ.书面表达（15分）
51. 假如你是班长李华，打算在你校的“社区英语活动周”期间组织同学到聚龙公园(Julong Park)开展
“Brighten Our Garden”活动，请你用英文写一封邮件给英语老师，请求她同意并支持你们的计划。
要点提示：
（1）活动主题、时间、地点、目的；
（2）活动内容，包括清洁公园、学习公园中植物的英文名称、教小朋友唱英文歌等；
（3）你希望老师做什么。
注意事项：
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学科网（北京）股份有限公司（1）必须包括提示内容，请补充要点，可适当发挥；
（2）意思清楚，表达通顺，行文连贯，书写规范；
（3）请勿在文中使用真实姓名和校名。
（4）不少于80词。（开头已给出，不计入总词数）
Dear Miss Wang,
In order to make a better community,
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Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
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