北京市房山区2019-2020学年八年级下学期期末考试英语及答案

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八年级英语本试卷共8页,共60分,考试时长90分钟。考生务必将答案答在答题卡上,在试卷上作答无效。考试结束后,将答题卡交回,试卷自行保存。知识运用（共14分）一、单项填空（共6分,每小题0.5分）从下面各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选择可以填入空白处的最佳选项。1.Mybrotherspendsallhissparetimeonhiscomputer.I'mworriedaboutA.himB.herC.themD.you2.Herfatherisadoctor.Heworks_ahospital.A.onB.ofC.toD.in3.Jasonwasillyesterday,__hedidn'tgotoschool.A.orB.butC.forD.so—MustIreturnthisbooktomorrow?—No,you.Youcankeepituntilnextweek.can'tB.mustn'tC.needn'tD.shouldn't—didittakeyoutofinishyourhomeworkyesterday?—Abouttwohours.C.HowoftenD.HowmuchC.easiestD.theeasiest_thepiano.C.wasplayingD.willplayHowlongB.Howfar—Howdoyoulikephysics,Sam?—Ithinkit'salittlethanmath.easyB.easierWhenIvisitedAnnayesterdayafternoon,sheplayedB.playsMikefootballwithhisfriendseveryweekend.D.hasplayedD.iswateringD.wasvisitingplaysB.playedC.isplayingD.hasplayedD.iswateringD.wasvisiting—Lily,whatisyourmumdoing?—Sheflowersinthegardennow.A.wateredB.watersC.willwater—WhatdidyoudolastSunday,Bill?—Imygrandparentswithmysister.A.visitB.visitedC.willvisitAliceismyclassmate.Sheinourschoolsince2017.

—Mary,couldyoutellme?一Sure,nextweek.whenwillMr.BrowncomebackwhenMr.BrownwillcomebackwhendidMr.BrowncomebackwhenMr.Browncameback二、完形填空（共8分，每小题1分）阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。AMusicalAstronautBrendaBongoswasahappy,artisticgirl.Shehadonebigdreamtoplaythedrumsinaband.Butonebigproblemlayinherway.Tobegoodenoughtoplayinaband,Brendahadto_13alot,butshelivednext-doortoalotofoldpeople.Manyofthemweresick.Sheknewthatthesoundofbeatingdrumswouldreallymakethem14.So,shehadtriedplayinginthestrangestplaces:abasement（地下室），akitchen,andeveninashower.However,therewasalwayssomeoneitwouldannoy（打扰）.Topracticeasmuchasshecould,Brendaspentmostofhertimeplayingonbooksandboxes,andlookingfornewplacestopractice.Oneday,whilewatchingasciencedocumentaryonTV,she15thatsoundcannottravelinspace,becausethere'snoair.Atthatmoment,BrendaBongosdecidedtobecomeasortofmusicalastronaut.Withthehelpofalotoftime,booksandwork,Brenda16aspacebubble.Thiswasabigglassballconnectedtoamachinewhichsuckedout（吸出）alltheairinside.Onlyasetofdrumsandachairwouldbe17insidethebubble.Brendaalsomadeherselfaspacesuit.Sheputonthesuit,enteredthebubble,turnedonthe18,andplayedthosedrumslikeawildchild.SoonBrendaBongosbecameveryfamous.Manypeoplecametoseeherplayinherspacebubble.Thenshecameoutofthebubbleandstartedgivingconcerts.Asherfame（名气）spread19,thegovernmentsuggestedthatsheshouldbepartofaspecialspacejourney.Finally,Brendawasarealmusicalastronaut,andhadgonefarbeyondherfirstdreamofplayingdrumsinaband.Yearslater,whenaskedhowshehadachievedallthis,shethoughtforamoment,andsaid:"Ifthoseoldpeoplenext-doorhadn'tmatteredsomuchtome,Iwouldn'thavefounda（an）_20__andnoneofthiswouldhaveeverhappened."Inthefaceofdifficulties,Brendashowedherkindness,sheworkedhardandneverstoppedtrying.A.InJanuary.A.InJanuary.B.InApril.C.InFebruary.D.InMay.14.A.unrealB.unfriendlyC.uncomfortableD.unlucky15.A.hopedB.thoughtC.guessedD.heard16.A.drewB.builtC.boughtD.found17.A.soldB.changedC.leftD.remembered18.A.machineB.computerC.lightD.screen19.A.slowlyB.widelyC.quietlyD.secretly20.A.IntroductionB.inventionC.explanationD.solution阅读理解（共36分）三、阅读下列短文，根据短文内容，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。（共26分，每小题2分）InterestingFestivalsintheWorldTuna金枪鱼）ThrowingFestival一AustraliaTheTunaFestivalcelebratesagoodfishingharvest.ItisonJanuary26inPortLincoln,EyrePeninsula.Themostexcitingpartofthefestivalisaspecialcompetition一thetunathrowing.Itattractsalotoflocalpeopleandtouriststotakepartinandwatch.LondonPillowFight~EnglandLondonPillowFighthappensonthefirstSaturdayinApril.Itisagoodwaytodealwiththepressure（压力）.SoladiesandgentlemeninLondonareturningtopillowfightstorelievetheirstress（减压）.Oncethefightbegins,thepressureisgoneOttawaWinterlude（冰雪节）CanadaWinterludeisafestivalthatcelebrateswinter.ItusuallystartsinFebruaryandlastsforthreeweekends.Winterludeisaverylargefestivalofoutdooractivitiesincludingpublicskating,musicconcerts,largesticeplayground,andsoon.WhiteSquirrel（松鼠）Festival_AmericaWhiteSquirrelFestivalusuallycomesinMayinBrevard.It'safestivalforsomespecialwildanimals,thewhitesquirrels.Thisfunstreetfestivalisaperfectwaytoexperiencetwo-and-a-halfdaysoflivemusic.Bestofall,it'sFREE.WhenisTunaThrowingFestival?Whichfestivalcanhelppeopledealwiththepressure?A.OttawaWinterludeA.OttawaWinterludeB.TunaThrowingFestivalC.LondonPillowFightD.WhiteSquirrelFestivalC.LondonPillowFightD.WhiteSquirrelFestivalWherewillyougoifyouwanttoexperiencepublicskating?CanadaEnglandAustraliaAmericaCanadaEnglandAustraliaAmericaI'magirl,Rosie.Racingonthe1,500-metertrack（跑道），I'msotired.Iwanttostopbutavoiceisrepeatinginmyhead,"Nooneknowswhattheresultwillbe.Everythingisstillpossible."Today,Ihavetofightwithmyself.Nineyearsago,whenIwasa6-year-oldgirl,mymothertookmeonatrip.Wewenttothefootofahighmountainwhichshetoldmethatwewouldclimb.Ihadneverdonethisbeforeandthethoughtofitmademeveryhappy.Atthebeginning,Iwassoexcited,andclimbedfast.Buthalfanhourlater,whenIwasthirstyandtired,Ijuststoppedandsatontheground,completelysilent.Mymomcameandsatnexttome.Shesaid,"Getupandgoon!"Crying,Ialmostshouted,"Never!It'stootiringandIamthirsty.Iwanttogobackhomenow.Patientlysheexplained,"Listen,mydear.Ifyoutryyourbest,anythingispossible.Ifyoudon'ttry,yourdreamwillnevercometrue.Youwillneverknowhowbeautifulthesights（风景）lookunlessyoureachthetopofthemountain."Hearingherwords,Istoppedcryingandstartedtoclimbagain.FinallyIdidreachthetopofthemountainandenjoyedthefantasticview.TodayI'montheracingtrack.I'mgoingtokeeprunningbecauseIknowit'salwaysvaluable.AndintheendImadeit1gotthroughthefinishline.AlthoughitwasreallydifficultandIdidnotwin,Ididfinishit."Neverstopfightinguntilyouarriveatyourdestined（命定的）place."WhydidRosiewanttostoprunningatfirst?Becauseshewassad.B.Becauseshewasthirsty.C.Becauseshewastired.D.Becauseshewasexcited.5.WhatdidhermotherdowhenRosiewantedtogiveupduringthetrip?Sheshoutedather.B.Sheexplainedtoherpatiently.C.Shefoughtwithher.D.Shewassilentandwentonclimbing.WhatcanwelearnfromRosie'sexperience?A.Weshouldkeeprunningeveryday.Weshouldkeepfightinguntilweachieveourgoals.Whenweclimbmountains,weshouldtrytoclimbfast.Whenweareontheracingtrack,winningisthemostimportant.Ifyouhaveeverhadacat,orhavewatchedoneofthemanyfunnycatvideosonline,you'llknowthatcatshaveamindoftheirown.Alotofthethingstheydoarehardtounderstand一theyliketoclimbuptallfurniture,fitthemselvesinsmallspacesandattack（攻击）smallobjectsfornoreasonatall.Nowscientistshavemanagedtoworkoutwhatexactlyisgoingoninthebrainsofourlittlefriends.AccordingtoTonyBuffington,aprofessoratOhioStateUniversityintheUS,cats'strangebehavior（行为）largelycomesfromtheirwayoflifebackinthewild."Catstodaystillhavemanyofthesamenaturalabilitiesthatallowedthemtoliveinthewildformillionsofyears."hesaidinaTEDTalk."Tothem,ourhomesaretheirjungles（丛林）.'Cats'bodiesandgreatbalancing（平衡［abilitiesallowthemtoclimbtohighplacestobetterlookattheenvironment.Eventhoughtheydon'thavetohunt（猎食）anymoreinhumanhouses,theystillkeeptheoldhabitofobservingthelivingroomfrom,forexample,thetopofthefridge.Cats'huntingabilitiesalsomakethemattacksmallthingslikekeysandUSBdrives.Inthewild,theyhuntwhatevertheycangetforfood,andmostoftheanimalstheykillaresmall.However,acatcanalsobeprey.Thisexplainswhytheyliketostayinsmallspaceslikedrawersorwashingmachines—theyarehiding,ortheythinktheyarehiding,frommoredangerousanimals.Thisisalsowhycatspreferacleanbox:adirtyonewithanunpleasantsmellcouldeasilyshowenemieswheretheyare.Knowinghowcats'mindsworkisnotonlyusefulforbetterunderstandingthem,itmayalsohelpcats'ownerstobettermeetcats'needs.Forexample,ownerscouldtrytomakeclimbingeasierforcatsbymovingtheirfurniturearound.Theycouldalsouse"foodpuzzles"tomakeeatingfeelmorelikehuntinginsteadofjustgivingfoodtothecats.Accordingtothepassage,TonyBuffingtonagreesthatA.cats'strangebehaviorishardforpeopletounderstandcatsaremoreusedtolivinginthewildthaninhumans'homesC.cats'naturalabilitiesarestillhelpfultomakethemgetfoodtodayD.catsactstrangelymainlybecauseoftheirnaturalabilitiesinthewildTheword"prey"inParagraph4probablymeans"ananimalthatlivesinthejunglesananimalthatlikeskeepingitselfcleanananimalthatlikesplayinghidinggameswithpeopleananimalthatbecomesothers'foodafterbeinghuntedAccordingtothewriter,cats'ownerscanbettermeetcats'needsby.A.creatinghuntinggamesathomegivingthemdeliciousfoodmakingthemgobacktothewildputtingtheminthefurnitureWhatisthewriter'smainpurposeinwritingthispassage?A.Todescribecats'pastwildexperiencetoreaders.Totellcatownershowtomakelifeeasierforcats.Toexplainthereasonsbehindcats'strangebehavior.Tocomparecats'behaviorinhumanhomeswiththatinthewild.DTwofriendsendedtheirfriendshipbecauseofanargument,eventhoughneitheronecouldrememberhowthewholethinggotstarted.Suchsadeventshappenoverandoverinschools.Infact,accordingtoareport,violence（暴力）hasbecomethegreatestthreat（威胁）tothelivesofteenagers.Whynotteachstudentstodealwithconflicts（冲突）likethewaytoteachthemtosolvemathproblems?Firstofall,studentsneedtorealizethatconflictisunavoidable.Areportonviolenceamongmiddleschoolstudentsshowsthatmostviolencebetweenstudentsbeginwithaninsult（侮辱）whichisnotserious.Forexample,afightcouldstartoverthefactthatonestudenteatsapeanutbuttersandwicheachlunchtime.Laughteroverthesandwichcanleadtoinsults,whichinturncanleadtoconflicts.Theproblemisn'tinthesandwich,butinthewaystudentsdealwiththeconflict.Sinceconflictisunavoidable,studentscanpracticethegoldenruleofconflictresolution（解决）:staycalm.Oncethestudentfeelscalmer,heorsheshouldchoosewordsthatwillcalmtheotherpersondownaswell.Softwordsspokenatanormalsoundlevelcanputouttheemotionalfirebeforeitbecomesoutofcontrol.Listeningcouldbethenextstep.Itallowsthetwosidestounderstandeachother.Onepersonshoulddescribehisorherside,andtheotherpersonshouldlistencarefully.Afterthat,thelistenercanasknon-threateningquestionstomakethespeaker'spositioneasiertounderstand.Thenthetwopeopleshouldchangeroles.Finally,studentsneedtoconsiderwhattheyaredealingwith.Thisdoesn'tmeantryingtoworkoutwhat'swrongwiththeotherperson.Itmeansunderstandingwhattherealissue（问题）isandwhatbothsidesaretryingtoachieve.Forexample,theshoutingmatchoverapeanutaftersandwichmighthappenbecauseonepersonthinkstheotherpersonisrefusingtotrynewthings.Studentsneedtoaskthemselvesquestionssuchasthese:Howdidthisstart?WhatdoIreallywant?WhatamIafraidof?Astheissuebecomesclearer,theconflictoftensimplybecomessmaller.

Evenifitdoesn't,carefulthoughthelpsbothsidesworkoutasolution.Therewillalwaysbeconflictsinschools,butthatdoesn'tmeanthereneedstobeviolence.Learningtoresolveconflictscanhelpstudentsdealwithfriends,teachers,andparents.Inthatway,conflictresolutionisabasiclifeskillthatshouldbetaughtinschools.Whydostudentsneedtoaskthemselvesquestionswhentheydealwithconflicts?Tofindoutwhoiswrong.Toworkouthowtostopshouting.Togetreadytotrynewthings.Tomakeclearwhattherealissueis.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?Violenceismorelikelytohappenatlunchtime.Studentsshouldlearnthewaytodealwithconflictsinschools.Learningtosolveconflictscanhelpstudentswiththeirlessons.Conflictsusuallybeginwithaseriousproblembetweenstudents.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.ThreattotheLivesofTeenagersB.CauseofArgumentsinSchoolHowtoUnderstandYouthViolenceD.HowtoDealwithSchoolConflicts四、阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。（共10分，每小题2分）CreatingaStudyPlanStudyingisimportanttostudents.Butitisalwaysdifficulttofindenoughtimetostudyeverysubjectyouneed.Soagoodplanhelpsyoutomakesureofyoursuccessinstudy.Then,howtomakeastudyplan?Well,youcanbeginwithlistingallthesubjectsyouneedtostudyandmakesurewhatyouneedtodoforeachsubject.Next,youshoulddecidehowmuchtimeyoushouldspendondifferentsubjects.Now,itisagoodideatostudyatthesametimeeveryday.Inthisway,youactuallyhaveaplanyoucanremembereasily.Whilearranging安排）timeforeachsubject,youalsoneedtomakesurethatyoustillhavetimeforfamily,friendsandrest.Thisisbecauseyouwon'tbeabletosucceedinyourstudiesunlessyoubalance（平衡）yourpersonallifeandyourstudy.Oncetheplanismade,thenextthingyouneedtodoistofollowit.Oneofthegreatestdifficultiesinfollowingyourstudyplanisthatyouwillbetempted（诱惑）toavoiditanddosomethingrelaxing,orfuninstead.Luckily,youcanfightthistemptationbytakingbreaks.Butbesurenottotakeextrabreaksortoolongbreaksasitcanaffect（影响）yourplan.Soatthestartofyourbreak,setanalarmclocktoremindyouwhenyourbreakisover.Also,youneedtouseyourbreakwisely.Forexample,goforashortwalk,eatasmallsnack,orlistentosomemusic.Toavoidforgettingtofollowyourplan,trytogetintothehabitoflookingatyourcalendareveryday.Sometimesourplansarehardtofollowbecausesomeimportantpeopleinourlivesdistract（使分心）usfromourgoals.Inordertoavoidthis,tellpeopleinyourlifeaboutyourplan.Putupacopyofyourstudyguideathomesoyouandyourfamilycanseeit,andemailacopytoyourfriendssotheyknowwhenyouhavesparetime.Whathelpsyoutomakesureofyoursuccessinstudy?Whydoyoustillneedtohavetimeforfamily,friendsandrest?Whatisoneofthegreatestdifficultiesinfollowingyourstudyplan?Whomaydistractyoufromyourgoals?WhatisParagraph4mainlyabout?书面表达（共10分）五、文段表达（10分）从下面两个题目中任选一题,根据中文和英文提示,完成一篇不少于50词的文段写作。文中已给出内容不计入总词数。所给提示词语仅供选用。请不要写出你的校名和姓名。题目①假如你是李华,你们学校正在开展"中国传统文化"宣传月活动,倡议大家制作关于中国传统节日的主题海报，你们班交换生Peter给你发邮件询问相关事情。青用英语回复一封邮件，告诉他海报上交的时间,并分享你设计海报的一些想法。提示词语:nextFriday,Chinesetraditionalfestivals（theSpringFestival,theDragonBoatFestival..），time，food，celebrations，picture提示问题:・Whenshouldyouhandintheposter?•WhatwouldyouliketosharewithPeteraboutmakingtheposter?DearPeter;I'mgladtoreceiveyouremail.IfthereisanythingmorethatIcanhelpwith,pleaseletmeknow.Yours,LiHua题目②在人生的道路上,谁都会遇到困难和挫折,只要勇敢的面对并且战胜它,我们就是生活的强者。某英文网站正在开展以"DealingwithProblems"为主题的征文活动，假如你是李华，请用英文写一封短文投稿,谈谈你曾经遇到过什么问题,你是怎样解决的,以及你解决问题后的感受。提示词语:haveaproblemwith，upset，talkabout.with，advice，happy提示问题:・Whatproblemdidyouhave?•Whatdidyoudotosolveit?•Howdidyoufeel?DealingwithProblemsPeoplealwayshavesomeproblemsintheirlives.房山区2019—2020学年度第二学期终结性检测试卷

八年级英语答案知识运用一、单项填空（共8分，每小题1分）1.A2.D3.D4.C5.A6.B7.C8.A9.D10.B11.C12.B二、完形填空（共8分，每小题1分）13.A14.C15.D16.B17.C18.A19.B20.D阅读理解三、阅读选择（共24分，每小题2分）21.A22.C23.A24.C25.B26.B27.D28.D29.A30.C31.D32.BD四、阅读回答（共10分，每小题2分）Agoodplan./Agoodplanhelpsustomakesureofoursuccessinstudy.22Becausewewon'tbeabletosucceedinourstudiesunlessw