坪山區(qū)2021-2022學年第二學期調研考試試卷八年級英語注意事項:1.答題前,請將姓名、考生號、考場、試室號和座位號用規(guī)定的筆寫在答題卡指定的位置上,將條形碼粘貼好。2.本試卷共8頁,51題,滿分100分,考試時間為80分鐘。全卷分兩部分,第一部分為選擇題,題號1-35;第二部分為非選擇題,題號36-51。3.考生必須在答題卡上按規(guī)定作答;凡在答題卡規(guī)定區(qū)域以外的地方作答的,其答案一律無效。答題卡必須保持整潔,不能折疊。4.本卷選擇題1-35,每小題選出答案后,用2B鉛筆在答題卡選擇題答題區(qū)內將相應題目的答案編號涂黑,如需改動,用橡皮擦干凈后,再選涂其它答案;非選擇題須用規(guī)定的筆在答題卡非選擇題答題區(qū)內按相應的序號作答。5.考試結束,請將本試卷和答題卡一并交回。第一部分選擇題(65分)I.完形填空(15分)閱讀下面短文,從短文后所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出能填入相應空白處的最佳選項,并在答題卡上將相應的字母編號涂黑。(共10小題,每小題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(彎道), 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 thehouse. Its owner said that he was troubled by the ___5___ of the train, which made it hard for him tofall 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___ placefor advertisement because it was facing the railway bend. When the train moved slowly past, thehouse 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 Companytook 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 gotnew ideas from it.1.A. suddenlyB. quietlyC. surprisinglyD. confidently2.A. house B. viewC. advertisementD. train3.A. complainedB. wroteC. caredD. discussed4.A. stationB. villageC. bendD. company5.A. timeB. colorsC. speedD. noises6.A. destroyB. sellC. lockD. paint7.A. expensiveB. excellentC. excitingD. open8.A. surprisedB. richC. tiredD. lucky9.A. argued withB. worked forC. talked toD. set up10.A. discoveryB. moneyC. travellingD. communicationⅡ. 閱讀理解(50分)第一節(jié)語篇閱讀。閱讀下列短文,從每小題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中,選出最佳選項,并在答題卡上將相應的字母編號涂黑。(共15小題,每小題2分,共30分)AHotel Transylvania: TransformaniaRunning time: 87 minutesIt’s an American film directed by Derek Drymon and Jennifer Kluska. Afterone experiment, Drac and his monster pals are all turned into humans, and Johnnybecomes a monster. So they work hard together to find a way to change back.Turning RedRunning time: 100 minutesIt’s an animation produced by Pixar Animation Studios and Walt DisneyPictures. In this film, a 13-year-old teenager, Meilin Lee finds herself strongly affected(影響)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’sabout family, friendship and embracing ourselves.The Ice Age Adventures of Buck WildRunning time: 82 minutesThis is an American computer- animated adventure comedy film. Thethrill-seeking brothers Crash and Eddie set out to find a place of their own, butquickly find themselves trapped in a cave. Luckily, they are rescued by BuckWild, and together they must face the dinosaurs who live in the Lost World.DC League of Super PetsRunning time: 100 minutesKrypto the Super-Dog(Dwayne Johnson)and Superman(John Krasinski)are best friends, as they share the same superpowers and fight crime in cities sideby side. However, Krypto must master his own powers for a rescue mission whenSuperman 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?A.鉆入B.吹走C.變身D.擁抱14.What do you think of Krypto according to the introduction?A. Brave. B. Shy. C. Lazy. D. Cheerful.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.BDifferent countries have different customs. When you travel to other countries, please followtheir customs, just as the saying goes, “___________”.Very often people who travel to the United States forget to tip. It is usual to tip porters whohelp carry your bags, taxi drivers and waiters. Waiters expect to get a 15% tip on the cost of yourmeal. 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 torespect lines there. It’s a good idea to talk about the weather. It’s a favourite topic of conversationwith 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 kisson 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 thefirst time. When a person gives you a card, don’t put it into your pocket right away. The personexpects 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.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 CountriesC. When to Have DinnerD. Advice to International TravelersCBody image, the way people feel about their looks, is a big problem for many young peopletoday. According to a study, more than half the teenage girls in the USA think they should be on adiet and almost one in five teenage boys are worried about their bodies and their weight. It seemsthat 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’llalways 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 is180 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 totake 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 lessonsshould 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(評判)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.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.第二節(jié)補全語篇。以下是一篇短文。請閱讀全文,并從下列方框里的六個句子中選擇五個還原到原文中,使原文的意思完整、連貫。(共5小題,每小題2分,共10分)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.What is the most stressful thing in school? It is probably exams. ___26___ But some students dobetter 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: influencingmemory, 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 fastdopamine 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 quickeryou can focus, helping you do better on a test.Scientists found that, during a test, people who slowly got back to a balance of dopaminescored 8% lower. ___30___But don’t fear. There is good news for every student. The study also found that the morepractice you get, the less stressed you will be.第三節(jié)信息匹配。下面的材料A~F分別介紹了六種不同的志愿者活動。請根據(jù)下面五個人的情況,幫他們選擇適合他們報名的志愿活動,并將其標號填入題前括號內。(共5小題,每小題2分,共10分)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.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 un-wanted things.33.Mary loves being with children and teaching them to sing and learn.34.Jack is warmhearted. 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.第二部分非選擇題(35分)Ⅲ. 語言知識(20分)第一節(jié)回答問題。閱讀短文,根據(jù)短文的內容回答問題,并將答案填寫在答題卡規(guī)定的位置上。(共5小題,每小題2分,共10分)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 an 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.36.What was Xiujuan’s father’s job?_______________________________________________________________________________37.Where did Xu work?_______________________________________________________________________________38.What would Xu do when the bird became sick?_______________________________________________________________________________39.How long did Xu look for the missing bird?_______________________________________________________________________________40.What is the purpose of writing the song “The story of the red-crowned crane”?_______________________________________________________________________________第二節(jié)語篇填空。閱讀下面短文,在空格處填入一個適當?shù)脑~或使用括號中詞語的正確形式填空,并將答案填寫在答題卡規(guī)定的位置上。(共10小題,每小題1分,共10分)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(傳承者)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. 書面表達(15分)51.假如你是班長李華,打算在你校的“社區(qū)英語活動周”期間組織同學到聚龍公園(Julong Park)開展“Brighten Our Garden”活動,請你用英文寫一封郵件給英語老師,請求她同意并支持你們的計劃。要點提示:(1)活動主題、時間、地點、目的;(2)活動內容,包括清潔公園、學習公園中植物的英文名稱、教小朋友唱英文歌等;(3)你希望老師做什么。注意事項:(1)必須包括提示內容,請補充要點,可適當發(fā)揮;(2)意思清楚,表達通順,行文連貫,書寫規(guī)范;(3)請勿在文中使用真實姓名和校名。(4)不少于80詞。(開頭已給出,不計入總詞數(shù))Dear Miss Wang,In order to make a better community, ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours sincerely,Li Hua 參考答案I.完形填空(15分)1~5BADAD6~10BBACCⅡ. 閱讀理解(50分)11~15BBCAD16~20CBADD21~25AACBA26~30CBAEF31~35CEFDBⅢ. 語言知識(20分)36. Xu Xiujuan’s father’s job was to look after red-crowned cranes.37. She worked at a nature reserve in Jiangsu Province.38. She would take good care of it and stayed with it every day until it was strong enough to fly again.39. She looked for it day and night for two days.40. The song was written in memory of Xu Xiujuan.41. a; 42. is held; 43. shapes; 44. pleased; 45. at46. herself; 47. cheerfully; 48. to tell; 49. Explaining; 50. becauseⅣ. 書面表達(15分)略