余姚市2020学年第二学期八年级英语期末试题
一、完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最 佳选项。
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When I was studying at university, I tried my best to win the Beto Award (贝托奖)，which was given to tho who finished their schooling with the highest grades. I got very high marks on every __1__.I just misd 100 marks by one or two every single time. I did get a few 100 marks but the one 96 and the 97.5 marks __2__ me like a big hammer (锤子).
Why was I so crazy about getting __3__ grades? Perhaps I was a perfectionist. I was the kind of person who didn't __4__ anything less than perfection while my classmates would be full of joy to get 85 marks. Finally, I didn't win the award. I __5__ it by an inch that might as well have been a mile.
What standards (标准）do we t for __6__? What’s the biggest and most important thin
g in our life? I didn’t have the answer.
柔性管理
One day I walked out to the riverside to do exerci. Our neighbors don't __7__ show up to walk along the river, maybe once or twice a year. I was __8__ under a tree when a woman, one of my neighbors, went out of her hou. She fixed her eyes on me __9__. I guesd she had never en anyone kicking (踢) his legs 6-7 feet high.
I apologized if I had __10__ her, for I got up early. Then the woman asked me, “How high
can you kick your legs?” I said, “I have no __11__ I saw a lower branch on the tree (perhaps clo to 7 feet) and I __12__ to kick it. I tried hard but misd.
What a shame! However, the woman didn't __13__ me. She just said, “Miss it or not, that is impressive (感人的).” I thought about that __14__ I was sitting alone in my room. I didn't feel so bad any more. And I remember her __15__ for long. It is a new saying I learned from her.
Life is all about learning! We learn from our mistakes and miss. You're right in the ball p
ark if you get clo. Just keep trying!
方超个人资料
1. A. sign B. test C. step D. side
2. A. cut B. shook C. hit D. burnt
3. A. perfect B. popular C. poor D. proper
4. A. share B. accept C. question D. predict
5. A. made B. stood C. solved D. misd
6. A.ourlves B. yourlves C. itlf D. themlves
7. A. usually B. heavily C. suddenly D. completely
8. A. resting B. hiding C. exercising D. dreaming
vfp试题
9. A. in person B. in surpri C. in order D. in time
睡午觉的好处10. A. scared B. woken C. beaten D. cheated市集
11. A. idea B. future C. excu D. result
12. A. refud B. remembered C. decided D. continued
13. A. look after B. laugh at C. wait for D. worry about
14. A. while B. unless C. becau D. though
15. A. records B. habits C. figures D. words
说话检讨书二、阁读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
阅渎下列材料、从每題所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中、选出最佳选项。
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A city's landmark is usually the thing that caus tourists' attention. It is a symbol of the city. Different cities have different styles of architecture. But a landmark means the most famous of it.
写母爱的作文The Elizabeth Tower, commonly known as Big Ben. has en the history of the city of London, the UK. The tower was t up in 1858. The clock weighs 13.5 tons. It's the biggest clock in Britain. The sound of Big Ben is part of London people's lives. For over a hundred year, people have listened to its sound. They think of it as an old friend.
The Sydney Opera Hou is the symbol of Sydney and Australia. Its sail shape attracts visitors around the world. But few people know it has an interesting story. Its designer Utzon got the idea by peeling an orange. It took 14 years to build it, and was finished in 1973.
When you e this pencil-shaped building, you’ll know you are in New York. The Empire Slate Building has 102 floors, which is about 443 meters tall. It took only 410 days to build it, and was completed in 1931. the building shows the ambition of humans to build a tower that could reach for the sky.
The Eiffel Tower in Paris stands for French people’s creativity and imagination. It was built in 1889. At that time, the tower thought to be a monster. becau it quite different fro
m the traditional buildings with dome tops. But later it turned out to be a miracle of metal architecture. Now it becomes one of the Europe’s most famous tourist attractions.
16. The people of _______________ regard their city's landmark as an old friend.
A. London B. Sydney C. New York D. Paris
17. Which building has the longest history?
