1、嘉兴市八年级下册学科期末检测英语试题初中英语人教版嘉兴市八年级（下册）学科期末检测英语 试卷卷一、完形填空（本题共15小题，每小题1分，共计15分）阅读下面短文，掌握大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。When I was 14, I left school and went on my way to California, looking for my dream.One day, I met a bum(流浪汉) on a street corner. He asked me 1 I had run away from home. “Not really, sir.”I sa
2、id, as my father gave me a 2 to the train station.After talking for a few minutes, the bum said he had something 3 to show me. Either because of my natural 4 or his friendly smile, I followed him into a public library nearby.The bum told me to 5 at a table. A moment later he returned with several ol
3、d books.He sat beside me and said, “Its important to follow your 6 , young man. But there are two things I want to 7 you.”“Number one: never judge a book by its 8 , for it may fool you.” He spoke to me 9 , “Im sure you think Im a bum, dont you.”I said. “ Uh. Yes. I guess so, sir.”“Well, Ive got a 10
4、 for you. In fact. I am one of the richest men in the world. But I found there were certain things I had not yet experienced So 11 the past year I have travelled from city to city living as a bum.”“The second thing is to know the importance of 12 ,” he continued, “There is only one thing that people
5、 cant 13 from you, and that is your wisdom(智慧).” He held my hands in 14 and put them on those books.The man left me where we first met. Two days later. I went back to my 15 ,because I realized it was where my dream started.1.A.if B why C. how D.when2. A. dollar B.guide C.ticket D.ride3. A. private B
6、 unusual C.valuable D.classical4. A. kindness B. cleverness C.braveness D.seriousness5. A. act B. wait C. count D.regret6. A. dream B. advice C example D.progress7. A. help B. teach C. provide D.encourage8. A. size B. picture C.cover D.weight9.A. softly B.carelessly C.proudly D.nervous10. A. test B
7、prize C. present D.surprise11. A. from B.for C. with D.since12. A. touring B writing C working D.reading13. A. get away B. keep away C take away D. move away14. A. his B. mine C.ours D.theirs15. A. home B.school C journey D.competition 二、阅读理解 (本题共10小题，每小题2分，共计30分)阅读下面材料,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中四个选项中选出最佳选项
8、。AOne day last summer, when Katie Steller stopped at a traffic light, she noticed a man sitting on the sidewalk. The man looked to be in his 60s and his hair was long and dirty. She rolled down her window.“Hey!” she shouted, “Im driving around to give free haircuts. Do you want one right now?”The ma
9、n looked up and said, “Yes,I have a funeral(葬礼）to go this week.I really hope to get a haircut.”“Ill be right back.” Steller said.She drove off, went to the salon(发廊）and carried a red chair into her car. Then she drove back. The man took a seat and told Steller he was Edward and that he had moved her
10、e to be closer to his children. After the haircut, Edward looked in the mirror and said, “I look good!”Steller knows that a haircut can change a life. As a teen, she got a serious illness and her hair went very thin. As a result, she was afraid to go out. Seeing this, her mother prepared her first h
11、aircut. To sit down and have somebody look at me and talk to me like a person and not just an illness helped me feel cared. she recalls. After that, Steller knew she wanted to have her own salon so that she could help people feel the way shed felt in her teens, After she finished school in 2009, she
12、 started a Red Chair Project and helped people on the streets.So far, Steller has given more than 300 haircuts around the city. “Its more than a haircut,” she says. “I want it to be a way to pass on love and kindness, and also to get to know people. I want to build relationships.”1. Why did Steller
13、offer Edward a free haircut?A. To help him look more handsome.B.To make friends and pass on love.C. To show him the value of haircuts.D. To get more customers for her salon2. According to the passage, which one is the correct order of the events? Steller started the Red Chair Project. Edward told St
14、eller about his life story. Steller got a serious illness and her hair thinned.Stellers mother took her to have a special haircut.A.B.C.D.3.Which of the following can best describe Steller?A. Thankful and helpful.B.Polite and friendly.C.Strong-minded and strict.D.Warm-hearted and serious. BDont hide
15、 your bad feelings.Write to Mother Duck, a best advice-giver in our Helping Group! She will give you some useful advice, and help you live a happy and health life.Dear Mother Duck,My husband was killed by our neighbor,made into a pie and eaten. And now my son Peter is acting out. He keeps stealing o
16、ur neighbors vegetables. His three sisters dont misbehave(行为不端）this way.Is this just an example of Boys will be boys? Or are there deeper matters that I should care about?Yours,Mama RabbitDear Mama Rabbit,This is a behavioral problem that needs your attention. Peter sounds very troubled because he l
17、oves his father so mud. You should think about looking for a new place, even borrow some money from your friends so that you dont have to keep living to the people who ate your husband.Love,Mother DuckDear Mother Duck. I am friends with a boy. We used to spend most time together , but as hes getting
18、 yours older, our relationship has become more a one-sided. I was glad to offer him anything for his own personal use, and even to be cut down for his sailing hobby . I just want to make him happy. But is a “Thanks”or a “How are you doing. Tree?” really so much to ask?YoursTreeDear Tree.This may be
19、hard to hear, but you see yourself as a giving tree. Im not excusing the action of the boy, who sounds like a selfish one. Im sure you also got something from the friendship, not just giving. From now on, you should try to learn how to take care of yourself. Think about what would make you happy exc
20、ept the boy. I think you will find that healthy distance(距离）is truly the best gift you and this boy can give each other .Love,Mother Duck1. What does the underlined sentence “Boys will be boys” mean?A . Its in a boys nature. B. Boys can hardly grow up.C.Its a boys fight. D. Boys should keep silent.2
21、. Which of the following can show Mother Ducks advice for Mama Rabbit?A. Let sleeping dogs lie. B.An eye for eye,a tooth for tooth.C.Far from eyes,far heart. D.Stand up at which you fell down.3. Tree thinks himself a in the relationship between the boy and him.A.giver B.saver C.helper D.leader4.Wher
22、e can we most probably read this text?A.In a newspaper about health. B.In a book of gardening.C.In a magazine about child-raising. D. In a report of friendship. CWhen I was in my 40s, I got a call from my father. Hed been tidying up an old shelf and discovered letters from a great-great-uncle, Charl
23、es Kelley. They dated to 1922, when Charles was told that he had got Type 1 diabetes(糖尿病). At that time, Type 1 diabetes was a deadly illness.Somehow my uncle from Huron, South Dakota, made his way to the Mayo Hospital in Minnesota, where doctors were testing a new medicine. Charles was accepted as
24、one of the guinea pigs(a kind of animal). He noted down that each days injection (注射) cost him quite a lot of money, though luckily he could afford it.By the time the University of Toronto team of doctors, who invented insulin(胰岛素), won a Nobel Prize in 1923, Uncle Charles had been back in Huron. Th
25、e medicine gave him 20 more years of life.Needless to say, this family secret was helpful to me. When I was in my 20s, I returned home from college because I was tired all day, and I went to see my doctor. He called the next day to tell me that I had Type 1 diabetes. It was a big hit, totally out of
26、 blue. There was no history of diabetes in my family.For 20 years, I injected my insulin and took care of myself, but still I felt orphaned because of my illness. I couldnt explain why I had such kind of illness, the only one in my family. Charless story changed that. Im thankful for my uncle Charle
27、ss late messages across years, they told me that I wasnt alone.23. We can learn from the passage that Charles Kelley .A. left those letters to encourage the writer B. went to Minnesota and enjoyed his lifeC. invented insulin and won a Nobel Prize D. tested the medicine and lived a longer life24. Wha
28、t can we infer(推断)from the writers experience?A. He wanted to study medicine like his uncle.B. He gave up his college because of his illness.C. He got well from Type 1 diabetes successfully.D. He cared about the reason why he got Type 1 diabetes.25. The underlined word orphaned in paragraph 5 means
29、.A. afraid B. lonely C. sorry D. bored26. The best title for this passage can beA. Two Lucky Men B. A family secret C. A Useful Invention D. A serious Illness DOn January 8, a male crested ibis（雄性朱鹮）at a park in Sichuan broke its lower beak(鸟嘴)while fighting another bird. Ten days later, it received
30、 an operation(手术)for a 3d-printed beak. After just one month, the bird was seen picking its food from the earth, Which shows it has become well. China Daily said on March 20.The crested ibis is not the only animal getting help from 3d-printing technology(技术).News records of 2019 show a duck got a ne
31、w foot, a dog a new left paw and a deer its right leg,all thanks to 3d-printing technology._.A, but they could help the animals stand again; in fact, the duck could even swim again, though it does not make much use of its feet while swimming.Some people have asked why humans must spend so much helpi
32、ng animals. But remember animals are our close friends on the planet and helping them shows our caring. The more developed our society is, the more animal happiness and safety there should be.Besides, the 3d-printing technology will be good for humans, too, Although it faces many problems: Are the things used to print safe? Is a 3d-printed part strong eno
