2020-2021学年北京市通州区八年级（下）期末英语试卷
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．（.5分）Both of my parents are doctors._____ work in the same hospital.（ ）
A．He B．You C．They D．She
2．（.5分）Tom came to Beijing _____ July last year.（ ）
A．in B．at 武征C．on D．to
3．（.5分）—_____ is this coat？
—It's 109 yuan.（ ）
A．How much B．How far C．How often D．How long
4．（.5分）Mary came to school late this morning _____ she got up late.（ ）
A．so B．but C．or D．becau
5．（.5分）—_____ your grandparents buy food online？
—No，they can't.（ ）
A．Must B．Should C．Can D．Need
6．（.5分）Frank thinks writing is _____ than reading.（ ）
A．difficult B．more difficult
C．most difficult D．the most difficult
7．（.5分）—Where is Ben？
—He is in his bedroom.He _____ with his friend on the phone now.（ ）
A．talked B．will talk C．has talked D．is talking
8．（.5分）Cindy_______a lot of work since she joined our volunteer team.
A．was doing 此心B．has done C．does D．did
9．（.5分）Our teacher_______us something about detective stories yesterday.
A．tells B．will tell C．told D．is telling
10．（.5分）—When does Mike usually arrive home？
—He _______home at five every day.（ ）
都市白领A．arrives B．arrived
C．will arrive D．has arrived
11．（.5分）—What were you doing when it started to rain？
—I _____ bikes with my mom.（ ）
A．ride B．will ride C．am riding D．was riding
12．（.5分）—Do you know_____？
—Next Wednesday.（ ）小学科学工作总结
A．when we had a picnic
B．when we will have a picnic
C．when did we have a picnic
D．when will we have a picnic扭扭棒做手工
二、完形填空（共8分，每小题8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。
13．（8分）Jenny sat on the side of the community swimming pool.A group of kids were swimming，but Jenny just sat there.She was（1） sadly.She wanted more than anything to join them，but she was really scared of the water.Becau of her（2） she couldn't learn how to swim.Now she had to wait on the side of the pool while her family enjoyed themlves.
The summer before，an older cousin tried to teach Jenny how to swim.He was（3）圣经中的故事 and told Jenny that his swimming lessons would do the trick（获得成功）.Jenny tried her best but she was too scared.She struggled（挣扎）with getting in the water so much that her cousin（4） that he would never be able to teach Jenny.Jenny felt sad，though her parents asked her to take it easy.The （5） were painful.
Jenny was（6） when suddenly a girl sat down beside her.The girl said."My name is Grace.Would you like to swim with me？"Jenny was embarrasd（尴尬的）as she explained that she did not know how to swim.
Grace smiled and said，"I know exactly how you feel.Until a few weeks ago.I wasn't able to swim either.If you'd like，I could（7） what I learned to you.We could go out slowly，and we'll stop where the water reaches your middle."
Jenny realized that if Grace could conquer（战胜）her fear，maybe she could too.（8） lowering herlf into the pool，Jenny said to her new friend，"Maybe you can start by demonstrating（示范）how to move my arms，while I keep my feet on the groun
d."
（1）A.swimming | B.talking | C.watching | D.practicing |
（2）A.doubt | B.interest | C.change | D.fear |
（3）A.surprid | B.confident | C.nervous | D.scared |
（4）A.imagined | B.argued | C.remembered | D.decided |
（5）A.rules | B.memories | C.crets | 激情燃烧的青春D.choices |
（6）A.learning | B.planning | C.thinking | D.explaining |
（7）A.lend | B.take | C.show | D.read |
（8）A.Quickly | B.Carefully | C.Politely | D.Sadly |
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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6分）
14．（6分）Who is your favorite detective writer？
Mandy | Agatha Christie is my favorite detective writer.She began writing detective fiction while she was working as a nur during World War I.Her first book came out in 1920 and she produced more than 75 detective books.Murder on the Orient Empress and Death on the Nile were very popular. |
Jason | My favorite detective writer is Edgar Allan Poe.He was an American writer.He wrote many stories，such as The Fall of the Hou of Usher，The Murders in the Rue Morgue and The Black Cut.1 like his story The Black Cat best.It is the story of a man and his pet，a giant black cat. |
Susan | My favorite detective writer is Arthur Conan Doyle.He is best known for the stories about Sherlock Holmes.If you haven't read a Sherlock Holmes mystery，you can start with the book The Hound of the Baskervilles and then go for some of the short stories. |
东海孝妇的故事Nick | William Wilkie Collins is my favorite detective writer.Many people think he is the grandfather of the English detective novel.He was born in London on Jan.8，1824，the son of a successful painter.He left school when he was 16 and started to work.He published a number of articles and stories.I like his book The Moonstone best. |
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（1）How many detective books did Agatha Christie produce？
A.More than 75.
B.More than 90.
C.More than 95.
D.More than 100.
（2）Who is Jason's favorite detective writer？
A.Agatha Christie.
B.Arthur Conan Doyle.
C.Edgar Allan Poe.
D.William Wilkie Collins.
（3）Which book is Nick's favorite？
A.Murder on the Orient Express.
B.The Moonstone.
C.The Hound of the Baskervilles.
D.Death on the Nile.
15．（8分）I'll never forget how David and I became friends.He turned what might be a bad day into a great one.
It all happened at our sports meet.I signed up for（报名参加）two events—the four﹣hundred﹣yard race and a relay（接力赛）.Everyone on my relay team was a great runner，and we had high hopes of win until the week before the sports meet.Our teammate Ken hurt his knee and had to drop out of the relay.Who would take his place with the competition just days away？
We soon found out.During our training lessons，David showed he was a good competi
tor，though he wasn't as fast as Ken was.On the day of the meet，when I was getting ready for the four﹣hundred﹣yard race，I noticed that David was competing，too.I didn't think I would have any difficulty outrunning him.However，as we pasd the halfway mark，I was surprid to e that David took the lead.I tried to pull ahead，but I stumbled（绊倒）and fell.David turned back and saw me lying on the ground.While the other runners ran toward the finish line，David ran over to help me.He was moments away from winning the race and he gave it up to make sure I was okay.
