2021长江杯八年级英语竞赛培训AB题

2021“长江杯”英语学科素养测试八年级试卷

(A)一、单项选择。（20分）(

)1.Ibought

lastweek.(

)2.--Whoisthegirlwithshorthair?

--Sheis______sister.(

)3.

None

B.Nobody

C.Nothing

D.Anything(

)4.Tomwas____thedisheswhileJackwas____teaforMr.Smith.

A.doing;doing

B.making;making

C.doing;making

D.making;doing(

)5.Janehasnochoicebut

.

A.studies

B.tostudy

C.study

D.dostudy(

)6.

A.have

B.be

C.tohave

D.tobe

(

)7.Itis______weather.Iwillgoforawalkinthepark.

A.sofinea

B.suchafine

C.suchfine

D.sofine(

)8.--Didyouhaveagoodtimelastweekend?

--Terrible!Itwasrainingreally______.

A.hard

B.hardly

C.seriously

D.serious(

)

A.why

B.how

C.that

D.when(

)10.Jane________

gotoschoolaloneattheageofseven.

A.

二、完形填空。（10分）Ihadthemeanest(最无情的)motherinthewholeworld.1.______otherkidsatecandy2.______breakfast,Ihadtohaveporridge,eggsortoast.Whenothershadcokesforlunch,Ihadtoeatasandwich.3.______atleastIwasn’talonewhenIwassad.Mysisterandtwobrothershadthe4.______meanmotherasIdid.

Mymotherpreferredtoknowwherewewereallthetime.Shehadtoknowwhoourfriendswereandwhereweweregoing.Wehadtoclean5.______andtakeabatheveryday.Theotherkidsgottowearthesameclothesfordays.The6.______isyettocome.Wehadtobeinbedbynineeachnightandgetupateightthenextmorning.Andwehadtowashdishes,makebeds,learntocookandallsortsof7.______athome.Ibelieveshelayawake8.______allthingsforustodo.

Mymotherwasacompletefailure(失败者）asamother.Sheforcedustogrowupintoeducatedandhonestadults.Iamtryingto9.______mythreechildrenthisway.AndIamfilledwith10.______whenmychildrencallme“mean”.Why?BecausenowIthankgodeverydayforgivingmethemeanestmotherintheworld.

(

)1.A.While

B.If

C.What

D.That(

)2.A.on

B.to

C.for

D.in(

)3.A.And

B.But

C.So

D.Because(

)4.A.strict

B.easygoing

C.same

D.different(

)5.A.room

B.floor

C.shoes

D.clothes(

)6.A.bad

B.worst

C.good

D.well(

)7.A.foods

B.activities

C.works

D.things(

)8.A.

B.thinkingup

C.surprisingatD.readyingfor(

)9.A.improve

B.choose

C.raise

D.call(

)10.A.duty

B.knowledge

C.question

D.pride三、阅读理解。（60分）

ASixbirdshavejustbeentrainedtopickuprubbishataFrench'shistoricalthemepark.Accordingtothepark'smanager，Mr.Villiers，thegoalisnotjusttocleanupthepark.Hesaysvisitorsarealreadygoodatkeepingthingsclean.Instead，hewantstoshowthatnatureitselfcanteachustotakecareoftheenvironment.Hesaysthatthechosenbirdsareconsideredtobeverysmart.

Intherightcircumstances（情况），theyevenliketocommunicatewithhumansandbuildrelationshipthroughplay.Thebirdswillbeencouragedtocleantheparkthroughtheuseofasmallbox.Sofar，visitorstothethemeparkhavebeenexcitedtoseethebirdsinaction.However，someparentsareconcerned(关心）thatitencouragestheirchildrento

droplitter

sotheycanwatchthebirdspickitup.Villiersisnotconcernedaboutthissituationbecausehehasreceivedalotofpositiveresponses(回应）.Nowheispreparinghisnextplan.根据文章内容，选择最佳答案。（20分）(

)1.Whathavesixbirdsbeentrainedtodo？A.Toplaywithchildren.

B.Topickuptrash.C.Tohelpmanager'swork.D.Toprotecttheenvironment.(

)2.Whywerethesebirdschosenbytheparkmanager?

A.Theyarechildren'sfavorite.

B.Theyarecleanandpretty.

C.Theyarequitesmart.

D.Theyareveryeasytotrain.

(

)3.Thephrase“droplitter”means“___”inChinese.

A.做运动B.开玩笑C.玩游戏D.扔垃圾

(

)4.According

to

the

passage

we

know__________.

A.allofuscanseethiskindofbirdanywhere

D.(

)5.WhatmaybeMr.Villiers'snextplan？A.Hemaytrainmorebirds.

B.Hemayaskchildrentoplaywith

birds.

C.Hemaysuggestvisitorstopickuprubbish.D.Hemayencourageparentstoprotectenvironment.BTheBritishareknownaspeoplewholovetostandinline,butanewresearch(调查)showsthattheBritishareonlyaboutaverage(平均数)atwaitingpolitelyinaqueue.TheFrencharethebest.It'stheGermanswhodon'thaveagoodhabit(习惯)ofstandinginline.Theycan'tstandtowaitforanything.Theybegintoshoutloudlyandnoisilyifthelinedoesn'tseemtobemovingfastenough.Sadlyitnevermovesfastenoughforthem.Theexpertsstudied940peopleacrossEurope.Theywatchedsecretlyastheywaitedinlinetogettickets,toorderfastfoodandtowaitforthebus.Theyfoundpeoplewhoaregoodatforming(排成)queuesfeelthattheymovealongfaster.Forexample,inBritain,theaverageofwaitingataqueueneedsaboutthreeandahalfminutes.InGermanyorSweden,peoplehatewaitinginline.Infact,peoplespenddoublethetimeastheBritishinqueues.Theygettothefrontofqueuewithoutthinkingaboutothers,sotheywasteothers’time.Theexpertswhodidtheresearchhadaskedapersontobreakintoaqueuetoseewhatpeoplewoulddo.InBritain,peopleshoutedloudlyathim,butwhenhesaid,“I'mterriblysorry.Ididn'trealizetherewasaqueue.Dogobeforeme.”Peoplesmiledandsaid,“Oh,that’sallright,onemorewon’tmattermuch.”ItwasalsofoundinFrance,where80%ofthepeopledidn’tmindstandinginline,onlyiftheyweretreatedpolitely.WhileinGermanyeveryonewasangryandworeanunhappyface.Theexpertssaid,ifonlytheycouldlearnfromtheBritishandtheFrenchtothinkofqueuingasanexerciseinmakingthebestofanunhappything,theymightfindthatthequeuethenmovesfaster.”根据文章内容，选择最佳答案。（20分）(

)1.Theresearchshowsthatthepeoplein

arethemostpoliteinstandinginline.

A.

Sweden

B.Britain

C.France

D.Germany(

)2.TheGermansspendmoretimethantheBritishinqueuesbecausethey

.

A.

alwaystalkalotwithothers

B.likewaitinginline

C.

don'tfollowtheruleofqueuingD.don'tknowtheruleofqueuing(

)3.Accordingtotheresearch,whichofthefollowingistrue?

A.

TheBritishdidn’tcareaboutthequeuejumper.B.TheGermanswereangrywiththequeuejumper.C.TheFrenchtreatedthequeuejumperbadly.D.TheSwedishenjoyedthemselveswhilequeuing.(

)4.FromthelastsentenceweknowtheexpertwishedtheGermanscould

_

A.

haveagoodhabitofstandinginline.B.saveothers'timewhilequeuing.C.movequicklywhenqueuing.D.takeexerciseinqueues.(

)5.Theresultoftheresearchshowsthat

A.peopleinEuropehatewaitinginline.

B.standinginlineisakindofexercise.C.therearealwaysqueuejumpersallovertheworld.D.peoplegoodatstandinginlinethinktheymovealongfaster.CLivinginaforeignculturecanbeexciting,butitcanalsobeconfusing(令人迷惑的).AgroupofAmericanswhotaughtEnglishinothercountriesrecentlydiscussedtheirexperiences.Theydecidedthatmiscommunicationswerealwayspossible,evenoversomethingassimpleas“yes”and“no”.OnherfirstdayinMicronesia,anislandinthePacific,Lisathoughtpeopleweren’tpayinganyattentiontoher.Thedaywashot.Shewentintoastoreandasked,“Doyouhavecolddrinks?”Thewomantheredidn’tsayanything.Lisarepeatedthequestion.StilltheWomansaidnothing.Shelaterlearnedthatthewomanhadansweredher:Shehadraisedhereyebrows(眉毛),whichinMicronesiameans“yes”.JanrememberedanexperienceshehadinBulgaria,acountryinEurope.Shewenttoarestaurantthatwasknownforitscabbage.Sheaskedthewaiter,“Doyouhavecabbagetoday?”Henoddedhishead.Janwaited,butthecabbagenevercame.Inthatcountry,anodmeans“no”.TomhadasimilarproblemwhenhearrivedinIndia.Afterexplainingsomethinginclass,heaskedhisstudentsiftheyunderstood.Theyansweredwithmanydifferentnodsandshakesofthehead.Hethoughtsomepeoplehadnotunderstood,soheexplainedagain.Whenheaskedagain,theydidthesamething.Hesoonfoundoutthathisstudentsdidunderstand.InIndia,peoplenodandshaketheirheadsindifferentwaysdependingonwheretheycomefrom.Youhavetoknowwhereapersonisfromtounderstandwhethertheymean“yes”or“no”.根据文章内容，选择最佳答案。（20分）

(

)1.A.shouldgoabroadforvacations.

B.

neededtolearnforeignlanguages.

C.shouldoftendiscusstheirexperiences.

D.

had

problemswithcommunications.

(

)2.PeopleinMicronesiashow“yes”by_____A.nodding

heads

B.raising

eyebrows

C.shaking

heads

D.saying“no”

(

)3.Tom

misunderstood

his

class

at

first

because______.

A.somestudentsdidn’tunderstand

his

questions

B.hedidn’texplaineverything

clearly

enough

C.hedid

notknowmuchaboutIndian

culture

D.hedidn’t

knowwherethestudentscame

from

(

)4.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothispassage?

A.InBulgaria,noddingheadsmeans“no”.

B.JantaughtEnglishonaPacificisland.

C.Lisawastryingtobuysomecabbage.

D.InIndia,onlyshakingheadsmeansyes.

(

)5.Thepassageismainlyabout______.

A.bodylanguageinforeignrestaurants

B.classdiscussioninIndianschools

C.miscommunicationindifferentcultures

D.Englishteachinginothercountries四、短文还原。（10分）Hawaiiisaveryspecialplace.It'salongwayfromSanFrancisco,ChicagoorNewYork.1.

IttakesfivehourstoflytoHawaiifromLosAngeles.

2.

Theirhomeisquiet,too,butsometimesthefamousvolcanoes(火山)oftheislandcandestroythepeace.Thesevolcanoescanbedangerous,butbymakingnewland,theyactuallymaketheislandgrow.ManypeoplegotoHawaiitosurf.Hawaiihasalotofsharks,butthisdoesnotstoppeopleenjoyingthebeachandthesea.3.

Theboatsarelongandthin.Afteraday'ssurfing,abarbecueandbeachpartyisagreatwaytorelax.MuchofHawaii'sfoodcomesfromtheseaandtheHawaiianpeoplelovetoeatfish,shrimps(虾)andcrabs(螃蟹)4.

Asasignoffriendship,theHawaiianpeoplemakeflowerchainstogivetovisitors.5.

TheHawaiianlanguageisstrangebecauseitonlyhastwelveletters.TheHawaiianpeoplespeakEnglishbutyoushouldlearnhowtosay“Hello”or“Aloha”beforeyougo!A.Hawaiianmenoftenhaveboatraces.B.Theylovetodanceandhavemanydifferentkindsofmusic.C.Theislandalsohasalmosteverykindoffruitincludingmangoesandcoconuts.D.TheHawaiianpeoplearegentleandquiet.E.ItisagroupofislandsinthePacificOcean.五、写作。（20分）并不平静的2020年已悄然过去，总有一些声音被时光铭记，总有一些面孔深入人心，总有一些温暖无言却有力量。2020年注定是难忘的一年，不平凡的一年，也是让我们成长最多的一年。回首2020，你的年度关键词有什么呢？请给出相关理由并以“MyKeywordsfor2020”为题写一篇80词左右的短文。________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________八年级试卷（A）答案单项选择1-5

CCACB

6-10DCADB完形填空1-5

ACBCD

6-10BDBCD阅读理解(A)

BCDBA(B)

CCBAD(C)

DBCAC短文还原

EDACB作文

My

Keywordsfor2020Mykeywordsfor2020areconfidenceandpersistence.Firstofall,becauseofself-confidence,Imadeaspeechinfrontofthewholeclass,takepartintheEnglishcontest,anddidalotofthingsthatIhadneverdonebefore.Secondly,ItispersistencethatIhavepushedmygradesup.AlsoIhavedevelopedagoodhabitofreadingbeforegoingtobed.Nothingisimpossibletoawillingheart.Onlyifwehaveconfidenceandpersistence,thefuturewillbemoreandmorewonderful.2021“长江杯”英语学科素养测试八年级试卷

(B)一、单项选择。（20分）(

)1.--Mr.Lee,couldyougiveme____onEnglishlearning?

--First,youshouldreadEnglishaloudinthemorning.

A.anyadvices

B.someadviceC.manyadvicesD.anyadvice(

)2.Thisis________.

A.thepenofGrace's

B.adeskofMr.Brown

C.theGreatWallofChina's

D.apictureofmyfather's(

)3.--Dad,whichbagdoyoulikebestintheshop?

--______.Theyaretooexpensive.A.Both

B.All

C.None

D.Neither(

)4.--Whatdoyouthinkofhisnewbike?

--It____nice.

A.looks

B.tastes

C.sounds

D.feels(

)5.Therearetwo____peopleinthemeetingroom.

A.hundreds

B.hundred

C.hundredof

D.hundredsof(

)6.Shespendstwohours____hermotherwiththehouseworkeveryweekend.

A.helping

B.helped

C.tohelp

D.help(

)7.TheweatherinBeijingiscolderthan______.

A.Wuhan

B.inWuhan

C.thatinWuhan

D.oneinWuhan(

)8.Lindawalked____ofthethreegirls.A.slower

B.slowest

C.slowiest

D.mostslowly(

)9.____shehasagoodhealthyhabit,____sheisnothealthy.A.But;/

B.But;although

C.Although;/

D.Although;but(

)10.Myfather____hisworkinfivedays.

A.finish

B.willfinish

C.

finished

D.finishess二、完形填空。（10分）Thequestionwasonceaskedofa1.______successfulbusinessman,“2.______haveyoudonesomuchinyourlifetime?”Hereplied,“Ihavedreamed.Ihaveturnedmymindlooseto3.______whatIwantedtodo.ThenIhavegonetobedandthoughtaboutmydreams.InthenightIdreamedaboutmydreams.AndwhenIawokeinthemorning,Isawthewaytomakemydreams4.

.Whileotherpeoplewere5.______,‘youcan’tdothat’,IwaswellonmywaytoachievingwhatIwanted.”AsWoodrowWilson,28thPresidentoftheU.S.,said:“Wegrowgreatbydreams.Allbig6.

aredreamers.”Theyseethingsinthesofthaze（薄雾）ofaspringday,orinthered7.

onalongwinter’sevening.Someofusletthesedreamsdie,butothersnourish（滋养）andprotectthem;nourishthem8.

baddaysuntiltheybringthemtothesunshineandlightwhichcomesalwaystothosewhosincerelyhopethattheirdreamswill9.

.Soplease,don’tletanyone

steal

yourdreams,ortrytotellyoutheyaretoo10.

.“Singyoursongs,dreamyourdreamsandhopeyourhope.”(

)1.A.hardly

B.carefully

C.highly

D.probably(

)2.A.What

B.How

C.When

D.Where(

)3.A.create

B.believe

C.imagine

D.wait

(

)4.A.real

B.really

C.true

D.truly(

)5.A.teaching

B.speaking

C.talking

D.saying(

)6.A.man

B.men

C.woman

D.women(

)7.A.fire

B.tree

C.grass

D.flower(

)8.A.over

B.before

C.whether

D.through(

)9.A.comeacross

B.cometrue

C.comeback

D.comeout(

)10.A.impossibleB.wonderful

C.enjoyable

D.meaningful三、阅读理解。（60分）A

There’sanendlessamountofscientificdataprovingthatdogscandevelopstrongrelationshipswiththeirowners.Peoplearen’tkiddingwhentheysay“love”theirdog,ortheirdog“loves”them.Butwedon’tknowthenatureoftherelationshipsthatformbetweendogs.Inanefforttounderstandthematterfurther,IspokewithDr.MarcBekoff,aresearcherandformerprofessorofanimalbehavior.Thedoctor’sresponsetothequestionofwhetherornotdogscanfallinlovelikehumansdowasastraight“Ofcourse.”Ourfurryfriendsdon’treallyexperience“romantic(浪漫的)”lovelikeinthemovies,buttheycanformdeepandlastingrelationshipswiththeirfellowdogsaswellashumans.Infact,evidenceshowsthatmostdogsstaywithonepartnertheirwholelives.Actually,lovebetweendogscanbeevenmore

intimate

thanhumanrelationships.Theyaren’tafraidtosmelleachotherandwillexpressthemselvesclearlyandhonestly.Onceagain,itseemswehavealottolearnfromdogs.根据文章内容，选择最佳答案。（20分）(

)1.Thepassagesaywedon’tknow________

A.thereasonagreatmanypeoplelovedogs.

B.thenatureofrelationshipsbetweendogs.

C.whydogscanbegoodfriendsofhumans.

D.howdogsfeelabouttheirrelationshipswithhumans.

(

)2.WhatdoesDr.MarcBekoffsayaboutdogs?

A.They

haveanunusualsenseofresponsibility.

B.They

canrespondtohumans’questions.

C.They

canfallinlovejustlikehumans.

D.They

behavelikeotheranimals.

(

)3.Whatdoesthespeakersayaboutmostdogs?

A.

Theyhavetheirownemotions.

B.

Theyexperiencetrueromanticlove.

C.Theycanhelphumansinmanyways.

D.Theystaywithonepartnerforlife.

(

)4.Theword“intimate”means“____”inChinese.

A.友好的

B.亲密的

C.善良的

D.

乐观的(

)5.What

canwelearnaboutthepassage?

A.Humanscanlearnalotfromdogs.

B.Humansarenotafraidtosmelleachother.

C.Dogscanfallinlovewithhumans.

D.Dogscannotexpressthemselvesclearly.BMyfriendsandIwentforatriptoaneighboringtownofVenice,Italylastweekend.Wesatinacoffeeshop.Asweenjoyedourcoffee,amanenteredandsatatanemptytable.Hesaidtothewaiter,“Twocupsofcoffee,oneofthemonthewall.”Thenhewasservedwithonecupofcoffeebuthepaidfortwo.Whenheleft,thewaiterputapieceofpaperonthewallwiththewords“ACupofCoffee”.Afterawhile,twoothermenenteredandorderedthreecupsofcoffee,twoonthetableandoneonthewall.Thewaiterdidthesame.Itwassomethingstrangeforus.Wefinishedourcoffee,paidthebillandleft.Afterafewdays,wewenttothecoffeeshopagain.Whilewewereenjoyingourcoffee,amanwhowaspoorlydressedwentin.Ashesatdown,helookedatthewallandsaid,“Onecupofcoffeefromthewall."Thewaiterservedcoffeetothismanwithrespect(尊重).Themanhadhiscoffeeandleftwithoutpaying.Thenthewaitertookapieceofpaperoffthewall.Nowitwasnosurprisetous—thematterwasveryclear.Thepoormanonlyhadtolookatthewallandplaceanorderforhimselfwithouthavingtolosehisself-esteem(自尊).根据文章内容，选择最佳答案。（20分）（

）1.Wheredidthestoryhappen?

A.InAmerica.

B.InAustralia.C.InItaly.

D.InGermany.（

）2.Howdidthewriterfeelwhenheheardthemen'sorders?A.Moved.

B.Interested.

C.Excited.

D.Surprised.（

）3.Whydidthemenorderacupofcoffeeonthewall?A.Theywantedtodecorate(装饰)thewall.B.Theyhadalotofmoney.C.Theythoughtabouttheneedsofthepoor.D.Theywantedtodrinkthecoffeenexttime.（

）4.Whatcanwelearnaboutthepoormanfromthestory?A.Hepaidforacupofcoffeewithallhismoney.B.Heorderedacupofcoffeefromthewall.C.Heaskedthewaiterforafreecupofcoffee.D.Hejusthadaseatinthecoffeeshopanddidn’torder.（

）5.What’sthebesttitleforthepassage?A.Coffeeonthewall

B.ApoormanC.Thecityofwater

D.AnunforgettabletripCWhenIbegintolookbackonallfriendsthatIhavehad,IquicklyknowthatJerrywasthemostimportantinmylife.Hisfamilymovedtomycommunity(社区)whenIwasonly10.Jerrywas15atthetime.Iwasverygladthathelikedme.Wetooklongwalkstogether,andhewouldtellmestories.Butasmonthswentby,achangecameintoourfriendship.Jerryalmoststoppedcomingbymyhouse,andeverytimeIwenttohishouseortelephoned,heputmeoffwithsomeexcusessuchas“I'mstudyingnow”or“I'vegotsomejobstodoforMum”.Whenwemetonthestreet,hewouldstillgivemeawarmsmile.Finally,Irealizedthathewasnolongerinterestedinme.Inoticedhimwithagirlonceinawhileandseveraltimessawhimgoingoutinhisfamily'scaronFridayorSaturdaynight.Isimplycouldn’tunderstandwhatwassogreataboutgirlsandparties.ButIwashurtwhenhefinallymademeknowthatourfriendshipwasatanend.Itwasalongtimebeforerealizedthatitwasanageproblemthatcausedthebreak.NowthatI’moversixteenmyself,andthehurtIgotthenhasbecomehappymemoriesofthegoodtimeswewereoncetogether.Iwonderifmillionsofotherboysandgirlshavehadasimilarexperience.根据文章内容，选择最佳答案。（20分）（

）1.WhenthewriterandJerryfirstmet,Jerrywas

.A.10yearsoldB.5yearsolderthanthewriterC.ofthesameageasthewriterD.thewriter'sclassmate（

）2.Theirfriendshiplastedfor

.A.afewyears

B.afewweeksC.afewmonths

D.afewhours（

）3.Jerrystoppedplayingwiththewriterbecause

.A.thewriterhadchangedB.hewasbusywithhisstudyC.hehadsomejobstodoD.hewasnotinterestedinthewriter（

）4.Whenachangecameintotheirfriendship,thewriter

.A.accepteditatonceB.couldn’tunderstandhisfriendforalongtimeC.stoppedvisitinghisfriendD.startedgoingtopartieswithgirls（

）5.Themainideaofthepassageisthat

.A.theagedifferenceplaysapartinfriendshipB.friendshipisthemostimportantthingforchildrenC.manyboysandgirlshaveasimilarexperiencetothewriterD.afriendinneedisafriendindeed四、短文还原。（10分）TheForbiddenCity,orthePalaceMuseum,hasbeenconsideredagreatoldmuseumforalongtime.1.

Nowadays,suchculturalandcreativeproductshavebeenoneofthehottesttopicsandtheyarepopularamongChinesepeople.Since2007,thePalaceMuseumhascomeupwithmorethan9,600products.Theproductsincludenotebookswithembroidery(刺绣)coversanddollsofemperorsandempresses.2.

Itwasreportedtha