天津市东丽区2021-2022学年八年级上学期期末英语试题

天津市东丽区2021-2022学年八年级上学期期末英语试题学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________
一、单项选择
1．---There was _______ accident near the library yesterday.
---Really? Can you tell me more about _______accident?
A．an, an B．the, the C．an, the D．the, an
A．may B．can C．must D．might 3．Tom ran _______than Peter in the sports meeting.
A．more quick B．more quickly C．most quick D．most quickly 4．—Hello, may I speak to Linda, please?
—________! I’ll go and get her.
A．Put on B．Pick up C．Hang on D．Hurry up 5．In class, it’s important for us to make ______when we are listening to the teacher.
A．plans B．friends C．mistakes D．notes
6．_______carefully because there is ice on the road.
A．Drives B．To drive C．Driving D．Drive 7．There are _______people in this town.
A．six thousands, three hundreds and fifteen B．six thousand, three hundred and fifteen C．six thousands and three hundred and fifteen D．six thousand and three hundred and fifteen
8．My sister has trouble ________ English.
A．learn B．learning C．to learn D．learned
9．________, this movie is about a boy and his dog.
A．In peace B．In time C．In a hurry D．In short 10．—We’ll have a spring trip this weekend.
—________
A．Come on!B．How about you?C．It’s bad luck!D．Sounds great.
二、完形填空
The USA is a very big country to visit, so you’d better choose carefully the places to see
and the time to go. Bring a good map, 11 you may want to travel around.
New York and Washington D．C．are good 12 to visit in May or October. It’s not too hot then. In winter there’s a lot of snow.
The best plan is to 13 New England in September. The weather starts to get cooler and the trees start to change 14 . It’s a good idea to bring your camera because you may want to 15 photos of the autumn leaves. 4,000 kilometers away in Los Angeles, California, the weather is fine all year. It’s nice to see the sun in December! Take your 16 clothes because you might want to swim in the sea.
In the northwest, it isn’t very cold, but there’s 17 rain, so bring an umbrella. It’s pleasant to visit Alaska 18 July and August but it might be cool in the evening. So remember to wear some 19 clothes. But don’t come in winter. It will be dark all day and freezing cold.
In Texas and the southeast, there are storms from time to time in summer and fall. It’s usually very hot and sunny compared to many 20 places. So when’s the best time to visit the USA? Any time you like!
11．A．so B．but C．because D．or 12．A．places B．countries C．parks D．villages 13．A．visit B．arrive C．get D．reach 14．A．size B．shape C．colour D．look 15．A．bring B．take C．like D．get 16．A．skating B．shopping C．swimming D．painting 17．A．many B．a lot C．a lot of D．no
18．A．in B．on C．at D．for 19．A．warm B．cool C．cold D．hot 20．A．others B．other C．another D．else
三、阅读单选
On the first day of school, our professor introduced a special classmate, a little old lady to us.
“Hi, my classmates. I'm Rose, eighty-seven years old." We all laughed when hearing this.
“Of course you laugh!” She stopped for a while. “Why are you in college? That’s because you are at such a young age, But I'm here just because I am not young.”
Over the course of the year, Rose became a model in the college. Everyone knew her and she easily made friends wherever she went. She loved to learn about anything that the young likes.
At the end of the school year, we invited Rose to speak at our dinner party. I’ll never forget what she taught us.
“We do not stop learning because we are young; we grow old because we stop learning. So please be happy and stay young. You can find humor every day. There are so many people walking around who are dead because they don't even know it! There is a great difference between growing older and growing up.
At the year's end Rose finished the college subjects.
21．Rose is special in the class because of her________
A．idea B．name C．age D．job 22．What did Rose mainly do in the whole school year?
A．She made many friends B．She did nothing at all.
C．She taught her students.D．She learnt a lot as others did. 23．What can we know from the passage?
A．Rose had no friends in college.B．Rose learnt everything helpful to find a job.
C．Rose finished the college subjects of the year.D．Rose gave up her study in the
college.
24．Which of the following best describes Rose?
A．Careful and helpful.B．Active and happy.
C．Unhappy but smart.D．Strict but friendly.
25．What does Rose's story tell us
A．One is never too old to learn.B．People should help each other
C．Having no friend is bad in our life.D．The old can do everything
AI（人工智能）makes our lives easier and better. Let’s see the amazing AI.
Cool driverless bus
A bus door opens and you get on. Wait! Where is the driver? Here is a new kind of
driverless bus called Apolong. It has 14 seats and doesn’t need a driver. The bus follows traffic rules. It will stop as soon as it sees stop light.
Your close friend
Hi, everyone. I’m Xiaobing, a chatbot（聊天机器人）. I speak like a 17-year-old girl. If you feel lonely, you can talk with me. I’m talented at singing, writing poems and telling stories. I want to be your friend!
World’s first Al anchor（主播）
Hey, look! The famous Chinese anchor Qiu Hao is reporting the news for us. But, is “he” really Qiu Hao? The answer is “no”. This is the world’s first AI anchor. It looks and speaks just like a real person. It can work 24 hours and doesn’t make any mistakes. You might see it on TV soon.
Popular AI artist
This beautiful painting was at an auction（拍卖）in 2020. The painting is worth about 3,000,000 yuan! But it is not a work by a famous painter, such as Vincent van Gogh. It was painted by an AI artist. Three Frenchmen created the AI artist. It studied over 15,000 paintings. In this way, it learned to paint.
26．The fact about Apolong is that ________.
A．the bus door can’t open itself B．it will stop as soon as it sees a stop light C．there are 24 seats in it D．it doesn’t follow the traffic rules 27．Xiaobing can NOT ________.
A．go out to play with you B．talk with you if you feel lonely C．sing
D．be your friend
28．The painting ________.
A．was at an auction in 2019B．is worth about 3,000,000 yuan at an auction
C．is a work painted by Vincent van Gogh D．was studied by three French artists over 15,000 times
29．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A．AI makes our lives harder and worse.
B．This new kind of driverless bus also needs a driver to control it.
C．Xiaobing is a 17-year-old girl.
D．The AI anchor can work 24 hours and doesn’t make any mistakes.
30．We can probably read the passage in ________.
A．a storybook B．a notice C．a newspaper D．a novel
四、补全对话7选5
Betty: What are you doing?
Tony: I’m preparing some notes for a report called “Our growing population”.
Lingling: Well we’re in the right place to talk about that! Beijing is a huge city with a big population. 31
Betty: It’s not only Beijing. Population increase is a big problem in many countries. Do you know how many babies are born every minute in the world?
Tony: No. 32
Betty: Over 250! That makes over 131.4 million births a year.
Lingling: 33
Betty: The population of China is about 1.37 billion. That’s almost one fifth of the world’s population, that is, about 7 billion.
Tony: 34 I’ll write that down too!
Betty: But in the future, China’s population won’t grow so fast, because families are getting smaller.
Lingling: How do you know all this?
Betty: I wrote my report yesterday!
Tony: 35 Now I can write my report!
A．Can you tell me?
B．Hang on a minute!
C．It’s bad luck.
D．Great, thanks!
E．I don’t believe it!
F．What can I do?
G．That causes a lot of problems, such as too much traffic and noise.
五、根据音标写单词
六、用所给单词的正确形式填空
七、完成句子
八、将所给单词连成句子
51．than, me, funnier, is, my brother
.
52．situation, is, the, why, serious, so
?
53．in Beijing, are planning, my friends, a place, and, to, I, visit
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54．should, be confident in, we, ourselves
.
55．improve,helped,he,me,to,math,my
.
九、多任务混合阅读
know how to use an A TM, read the following instructions (说明) carefully.
●Put your card into the machine.
●Look at the screen. Input (输入) your password into the machine.
●Input how much money you want on the screen of the machine. Then press OK.
●Get the money from the machine. If you want, you can also get a receipt (收据).
●Take back your card.
Remember these rules
●Don’t write your password on your card.
●Don’t let other people know your password.
●If you lose your card, tell the bank at once.
根据短文内容，完成下面任务。

56．What does the underlined word “password” mean in Chinese?
57．What will you do if you can’t find your card everywhere?
58．请把上文第一段中划线的句子译成汉语。

59．How many rules should you remember?
60．给短文拟一个英文标题（不超过5个词）。

十、短文首字母填空
Now lots of parents will buy everything that their children want to have. If they go on
their children will think it necessary for them to enjoy birthday parties every year. Year a
十一、电子邮件
71．寒假里，张琳的加拿大笔友Cindy将来中国旅游。

应张琳之邀，她将去张琳家里做客。

Cindy昨晚发邮件询问张琳中国的餐桌礼仪。

假如你是张琳，请根据以下提示，用英语写一封不少于80词的邮件回复Cindy。

邮件的开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词
Dear Cindy,
I’m happy that you can come to see me during the winter holiday. Let me tell you some Chinese table manners.
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I’m looking forward to meeting you soon. And I’ll tell you more about Chinese table manners.
Yours,
Zhang Lin。