上海市2021-2022学年八年级下学期期末英语测试卷A卷（无答案无听力部分）

八年级第二学期期末测试卷A卷
英语
考试时间： 60分钟 满分：100分
Part 1 Phonetics, Vocabulary and Grammar
（第一部分语音，词汇和语法共50分）
Choose the best answer.（选择最恰当的答案。）（每题1分，共16分）
( ) 1. Which of the following underlined parts is different in pronunciation from others
I had a bad cough last night.
They gave the classroom a thorough cleaning.
We are destroying our best fighters against pollution.
French film festivals are organized throughout the world every year.
( ) 2. Jenny’s office on ________ Fifth Avenue is not far from where she lives, so she goes to work ________ her bicycle every day.
A. /, on B. the, on C. the, by D. /, by
( ) 3. There is ________ important in today’s newspaper, is there
something B. nothing C. anything D. everything
( ) 4. -I used to ________ on the left in Britain, but I soon get used to ________ on the right in America.
be driven, driving B. driving, drive
C. driven,driving D. drive, driving
( ) 5. He spent as much time as he could ________ his spoken English.
A. to improve B. improving C. improve D. improved
( ) 6. The soldier ________ to ________ it to the enemy.
preferred die, give B. preferred to die, give
C. preferred dying, giving D. preferred dying, give
( ) 7. The teachers ________ the office for a few minutes when we arrived. We didn’t meet them.
had been away from B. had left
C.have been away from D. have left
( ) 8. Sue as well as her parents ________ supper at home yesterday when the telephone ________.
was having, rang B. were having, rang
C. were having, was ringing D. had, was ringing
( ) 9. Although Judy moved to this community last month, she still made ________ friends.
A. little B. a little C. few D. a few
( ) 10. Kelly felt ________ to go to school again after taking some medicine.
A. enough good B. good enough C. well enough D. enough well
( ) 11. Mr. Lee suggested his son ________ for Hilary to be President of the USA. .
A. to vote B. voting C. vote D. voted
( ) 12. On the whole he is a nice person to work with________ he is careless.
A. except that B. except for C. except D. besides
( ) 13.The glass of water kept the worker ________ in the earthquake.
A. living B. live
C. lives D. alive
( ) 14. To travel a short distance, mo-bikes help us go ________ than going on foot.
A. fast B. faster C. fastest D. the fastest
( ) 15. Could you tell me ________
A. when will the meeting begin B. when would the meeting begin
C. when the meeting will begin D. when the meeting would begin
( ) 16. -Would you mind helping me to collect some information
- ________.
A. Yes, I’d love to. B. Never mind.
C. Sorry, I’m a little busy these days. D.That’s a good idea.
Complete the following passage with the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. （用方框中的单词完成下列文章，每个单词只能使用一次。）（每题1分，共8分）
A.said B.clues C.leadership D.helpful E.value
Body language may provide ____1____ as to the attitude or state of mind of a person. For example, it may indicate aggression, attentiveness, boredom, a relaxed state, pleasure and amusement. However, the ____2____ of body language in recognizing cheating has been called into question.
Body language is important to communication and relationships. It is relevant to management and ____3____ in business and also in places where it can be observed by many people. It can also be relevant to some outside of the workplace. It is commonly ____4____ in dating, mating, in family settings, and parenting. Although body language is non-verbal or non-spoken, it can reveal much about your feelings and meaning to others and how others reveal their feelings toward you. Body language signals happen on both a conscious and unconscious level.
It’s time to pack your bags and get ready to go on a summer holiday. Have you ever ____5____ about what Europeans do for their holiday Maybe travel to other countries, visit friends and family Well, they do all of these.
Most people in Europe get about three or four weeks of paid holiday time a year. So lots of people choose to go away in summer when the weather is good.
In Sweden, many companies close down for the whole of July and nearly ____6____ takes his or her holiday then. It’s common for many Swedish families to go and stay in their second home, often in the forest or by the sea. Italians like to go to the coast or go walking in the hills and eat ____7____ food.
Some British people like to go to the seaside, too. The Queen’s birthday is in rainy April but she celebrates it in June when the weather is better. Most British people like to go to sunny Spain and France when it’s hotter.
Europeans often travel ____8____ for their holiday now because it’s cheap and easy. The EU makes it easy for Europeans to travel. They don’t even need a passport to get from one European country to another.
Lots of Europeans like to buy “package holiday”. This means they can get their hotel and even their food all included for a very cheap price. Many families also like to go camping, too.
III. 用所给的单词的适当形式填空。（每题2分，共14分）
1. The encyclopedia used to be my father’s. But now it belongs to __________. (I)
2. Trees can __________ a chemical that makes their leaves taste hasty.(product)
3. His __________ for being late for school still made his father angry. (explain)
4. Learning and practising will surely __________ us to make greater progress. (able)
5. Both boys and girls had good manners, __________ shaking hands. ( polite)
6. Group members have to __________ with each other through role-play.(communication)
7. As we all know, heavy industry pollutes our rivers with harmful __________. (chemical)
IV. 根据所给要求，改写下列句子。每空限填一词。（每题2分，共12分）
They joined the dancing club ten days ago.(保持句意基本不变）
They have _________ _________ _________ of the dancing club for ten days.
Electrical appliances are rarely used in Granny’s daily life.(改为反意疑问句)
Electrical appliances are rarely used in Granny’s daily life, _________ _________
3. Cleaners must empty the rubbish bins to keep the streets tidy.（改为被动语态）
The rubbish bins must _________ _________ to keep the streets tidy by cleaners.
4. This black iPhone 7 plus cost John more than 7,000 yuan. (改为一般疑问句)
_________ this black iPhone 7 plus _________ John more than 7,000 yuan
Jerry pays a visit to his grandparents twice a month.(对划线部分提问)
_________ _________ does Jerry pay a visit to his grandparents
seem to, know, the woman, the doctor, with, didn’t, old, the matter, what, was(连词成句）
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Part 2 Reading and Writing
（第二部分阅读和写作 共50分）
V. 阅读理解。（共40分）
Choose the best answer.（根据文章内容，选择最恰当的答案）（每题2分，共12分）
What is beauty Ideas of beauty change over time, differ from country to country and differ from male to female. People have always tried to make themselves look beautiful and charming.
Cosmetics have been used in every country in the world, even in ancient times. The Egyptians used coal to make a thick, dark eye make-up. Their skin was softened with milk and honey and they put oil on their skin to protect it from the sun. By the 1100s, the use of cosmetics had spread to Europe where many women used flour to make their skin look pale. Cosmetics, of course, are still used extensively across the world today by women and even by men.
In China, a sign of beauty and the mark of a wealthy woman used to be tiny feet. “Foot-binding(裹脚)” began between the ages of four and seven. In two years, the process came to an end. The perfectly bound foot was only three inches long and was very painful. Women who had their feet bound could hardly walk. Although foot-binding no longer exists, women still damage their feet for beauty. These days, many women choose to wear high-heeled shoes. However, many are not aware of the damage that can be done to their feet and knees.
People have always done different things to change the shape of their bodies. In the past, some women used to wear some corsets to make their waists look smaller. A corset was a form of underwear, often made of whale bone and even metal. Although the old-fashioned corset made the person look slim, it was very uncomfortable and years of wearing one often did damage to the person’s organs such as their lungs, heart, liver and stomach.
These days, people go to other lengths to achieve the perfect body: Dieting books fill bookshop shelves; gyms are big business; slimming products frequently appear on our TV screens. In the UK, a recent report said that most British women now expect to have cosmetic surgery (整容手术) in their lifetime!
From the article, we can learn that people in different places have something in common to make themselves ________.
A. kind B. polite C. wealthy D. attractive
2. Many things were used as cosmetics by ancient Egyptians expect _______.
A. flour B. coal C. milk D. oil
3. According to the passage, ______ is a picture of a corset.
4. The underlined phrase “go to other lengths” means _______
A. make other efforts B. have other effects C. go to other places D. make other decisions
5. Which statement is true according to the article
A. People from different countries hold the same view on beauty.
B. Cosmetics are only for women not for men all over the world.
C. Tiny feet used to bring women lots of pain in ancient China.
D. Most British women are not in favor of having cosmetic surgery.
6. The best title of the passage bight be _______.
A. The ways of Being Beautiful B. The Definitions (定义) of Beauty
C. The popular Cosmetic Surgeries D. The Changing Ideas of Beauty
B. Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage (在短文的空格内填入适当的词， 使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母己给）（每题2分，共12分）
I used to watch her from my kitchen window. She seemed so __1__ as she made her way through the crowd of boys on the playground. The school was across the street from our home and I would often watch the kids as they played during break. I remember the first day I saw her playing basketball. I watched in wonder as she ran circles around the other kids. She managed to shoot jump shots just over their heads and into the net. The boys always tried to stop her but no one could. I began to notice her at other times, basketball in hand, playing alone.
One day I asked her why she practiced so much. She said immediately, “I want to go to college. The only way I can go is to get a scholarship. I am going to play college basketball. I want to be the best. My Daddy tells me ___2__ the dream is big enough, the facts don’t count.” Well, I had to give it to her—she was so determined. I watched her through those junior high years and into high school. Every week, she led her school team to ___3___.
One day in her senior year, I saw her sitting in the grass, head in her arms. I walked across the street and sat down in the cool grass beside her. __4___ I asked what was wrong. “Oh, I am just not tall enough.” came a soft reply. The coach told her that at 5’5” she would probably never get to play for a top ranked team—much less offered a scholarship—so she would stop __5___ college. I could feel her disappointment. I asked her if she had talked to her dad about it yet. She told me that her father said those coaches were wrong. They just did not understand the power of a dream. He told her that if she truly wanted a scholarship and that nothing could stop her except one thing—her own ___6__.
The next year, as she and her team went to the Northern California Championship game, she was offered a scholarship and on the college team. She was going to get the college education that she had looked forward to.
( ) 1. A. beautiful B. crazy C. small D. responsible
( ) 2. A. if B. although C. because D. unless
( ) 3. A. sports B. victory C. rest D. future
( ) 4. A. Luckily B. Suddenly C. Quietly D. Usually
( ) 5. A. worrying about B. dreaming about C. looking for D. depending on
( ) 6. A. attitude B. family C. height D. skill
C. Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage (选择最恰当的单词或词语， 完成短文)（每题2分，共10分）
A survey showed that people in Chicago are the most caffeinated(咖啡因的) in the United States. People in Chicago eat more chocolate and drink more cola than people in other US cities, and are among the top consumers of energy drinks and coffee.
They are also likely to say caffeine is good for you, according to the survey conducted by Prince Market Research. Tampa, Miami, Phoenix and Atlanta rounded out the top five most caffeinated cities, while people of San Francisco, Philadelphia, New York, Detroit and Baltimore consumed the l______1______ caffeine. “It’s surprising perhaps that some places, which you may think have a busy life like San Francisco, Philadelphia and New York, need more caffeine,” said Todd Smith, a spokesman for Health Saver, a healthcare expert that carried out the survey.
The survey focused on the consumption of coffee, tea, chocolate, sodas, energy drinks and caffeine pills in twenty major cities in the United States by i______2______ 2,000 people. Seattle took the top spot in just caffeinated coffee consumption. Nearly 60 per cent of residents in the city said coffee would be the most d______3______ caffeine product to give up.
The g______4______ popularity of “high-end” coffees, energy drinks and green tea has added to more caffeine consumption around the world, according to Health Saver. Half of all the people questioned in the survey said they drank coffee every day, followed by 21 per cent who drank caffeinated cola.
New Yorkers and San Franciscans were also among people who prefer to say caffeine is bad for you. More than 70 per cent of people involved in the survey said they were addicted to（对…上瘾） caffeine. The older the age group, the more l______5______ they were to say coffee would be the hardest caffeinated product to give up.
D. Answer the question（根据短文内容回答下列问题）：（每题1分，共6分）
Mary Kay is a well-known American businesswoman. Her company, Mary Kay Cosmetics Inc.(玫琳凯化妆品有限公司), is a very successful company which sells cosmetics and employs people all over the world. She became successful through hard work and she has a strong belief in herself.
Mary Kay was born in America. Soon after she started school, her father became ill. Her mother worked 14 hours a day in a restaurant to support the family. Mary Kay had to do housework, cook, and take care of her father. After high school, her family couldn’t afford to send her to college. So she got married and started a family. Then she got a career in direct sales. At first, she sold books. Later, she visited people’s homes to sell home care products. Mary Kay was successful selling those products. Her managers praised her work but never increased her earnings. It taught her that men didn’t believe that a woman could succeed in business. She decided to prove them wrong. In 1963, Mary Kay started her own company. It sells many skin care and beauty products. Mary Kay wanted her company to give women an opportunity for success and make a real difference in their lives. Some people thought the company was too idealistic(理想主义的), but Mary Kay was inspired by the example of the bumblebee(大黄蜂). A bumblebee’s body is too big for its wings, so it shouldn’t be able to fly, but it can! Mary Kay said that the symbol of her success was the bumblebee, and she always wore a bumblebee pin.
Mary Kay died in 2001. She was a tough businesswoman with a great knowledge of marketing and sales. Through her belief in women’s abilities and her willingness to give them a chance, she made the dream of a successful career come true for hundreds of thousands of women worldwide.
How did Mary Kay become successful
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Her family couldn’t afford to send her college, could it
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Why did Mary Kay visit people’s homes
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Why did she always wear a bumblebee pin
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Why did her managers praise her work but never increase her earnings
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6. What do you think of Mary Kay