1、2021-2022-1中雅培粹八年级上期末考试英语.阅读（共三节，满分 50分）第一节（共15小题;每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下面的材料，从每题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。AFriday From 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.ALL TALENTS WELCOMEDfee entry free foodTHE WINNER CAN GETfree trip cash prizesYali Experimental Middle School Student Centre21. When can we join the talent show?
2、A. At9:00 a.m,FridayB.At 10:30 a.m,SaturdayC. At 11:00 am.,Friday22. If May wins he talent show, she will get _.A. some money B.tree food and drinksC. a tip to Yali Experimental Middle School Student CentreBRecipeIngredients:2carrots, 1 egg, 2 spoons of flour（面粉）3 spoons of vegetable oil, 1 spoon of
3、 saltSteps:*Peel the carrots and cut them up. Cook them for ten to fifteen minutes and then put them into a bow1.*Break the egg into the bowl. And add some salt and flour to it.*Mix them up.*Put the pan（平底锅）on the gas cooker and turn on the gas cooker. *When the pan is warm, pour the vegetable oil i
4、nto it.*Then pour the mixture in the bowl into the pan when the oil is at a high temperature. *Turn it over from time to time. *Finally, enjoy it.23.In this recipe, we need _ flour.A. three spoons of B. two spoons ofC. one spoon of24. The reading material above tells us how to make _.A.a carrot panc
5、ake B.a vegetable cakeC. an egg sandwich25.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?A. It is necessary for people to cut up the carrots first. B. It will take people at most 15 minutes to finish the dish.C. When the oil is at a high temperature,people can pour the mixture into the
6、 pan.CIt happened in a New York classroom. Sixteen-year-old Taylor Engler came face to face with a cow. But it was all in her head.She was trying out a virtual reality（VR，虚拟现实）headset（头戴式眼罩）. I took junior students of Berkeley Carroll School to a farm. The farm was 400 kilometers away.Students acros
7、s the US are taking VR “trips”. They are swimming in the deep sea. They are watching medical operations（手术）. They are even “walking” through the human body. Teachers say this helps students understand their learning material（材料）and get better grades.“It grabs the students right away,” Colin Jones, a
8、 science teacher from Planinview-Old Betpage Central School District told AP News. He uses a VR system called zSpace to cut up cells（细胞）. “Its something that can be done in 40 minutes,” he said. “But it could take even a week when you are doing a lab.”“It is different from watching a video because y
9、ou can have more than one perspective（视角）. You can actually move.” Taylor said during her “trip” on the farm.According to the scientist Richard Lamb, VR can give people experiences that are similar to the real world. Our bodies even react the same to VR as they do to real life situations. “Heart rat
10、e, brain activity, breathing, everything.” he said.But there are not many classrooms can use this technology. VR systems are very expensive. Experts hope that more students can use it in the future, especially for doing science experiments（实验）that could be too dangerous to do in real life. 26. How d
11、id Taylor Engler see a cow in class?A. By drawing a picture. B.By using a VR headset.C. By visiting a farm.27. Whats the main purpose of a VR headset according to the teachers?A. Students can swim in the deep sea. B. It helps students improve their grades.C. It can take students to have a trip.28. W
12、hat does the underlined word “grab” in the fourth paragraph mean?A. 抓取B.影响C.吸引29. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A. It is easier but slower to cut up cells by using a VR system.B. Using VR is different from watching a video because you just have one perspective. C. Experts e
13、xpect that more students can use VR systems to do some dangerous experiments. 30. Whats the best title of the passage?A. The culture of VR classes.B. The result of VR classes.C. The experience of VR classes.DWhen a virus（病毒）changes, it becomes a variant（变种）. For COVID-19, the Delta variant is now co
14、mmon around the world. But now, theres a new variant named Omicron is causing new worries. Omicron can make people sick more easily. Our antibodies（抗体）are not so good at stopping it, reported Newsweek.No matter what we have learnt about Omicron, most of the normal methods can still help slow the pan
15、demic（疫情）spread（传播）. This means social distancing and wearing masks in public indoor places. Because Omicron spreads more easily in places where people arent vaccinated（接种）, getting vaccinated is also an important step to take. Now, scientists around the world are working hard to upgrade their COVID
16、-19 vaccines（疫苗）against Omicron.You might wonder-how exactly do vaccines work? The answer is actually very simple. The first vaccine was found in 1796, when English doctor Edward Jenner exposed（暴露）a 13-year-old boy to a small amount of the cowpox virus（牛痘病毒）. Cowpox has something to do with disease
17、smallpox（天花）. Amazingly, the boy developed immunity（免疫力）to smallpox-and in 1798, the first smallpox vaccine was created.You see, when our bodies are exposed to small amounts of dead or weakened（削弱的）viruses, we create special cells called antibodies. If were exposed to the same viruses later, our ant
18、ibodies can kill them off, even if theyre stronger. Since Jenners discovery, weve come up with many vaccines, including those for chicken pox（水痘）and the flu.However, developing a safe and useful vaccine takes time. Some vaccines simply dont work, while others have uncomfortable or even dangerous sid
19、e effects（副作用）. With tons of hard work made by scientists in our country, over 1.18 billion people in China have received COVID-19 vaccinations so far, according to CGTN. And they have not reported any serious side effects.31. What is the newest variant for COVID-19?A. Omicron. B. Delta.C. Cowpox.32
20、. What can help to make the spread slower?A. Close distancing.B. Putting on masks.C. Exposing faces outside.33. What is the main idea of Paragraph 3?A. How do vaccines work?B. What are vaccines made of?C. How was the first vaccine created?34. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A
21、. Scientists work out the vaccine to fight against Omicron. B. After vaccinated, people will get ill when exposing to the same virus. C. Some vaccines may make people not feel very well. 35. We can infer from the passage that _.A. every virus has a vaccine so far B. vaccines are difficult to create
22、C. the pandemic will end soon第二节（共5题;每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项.How many times have you complained（抱怨）, “There arent enough hours in the day!” Holly Gabrielle White，a vlogger who graduated（毕业）from University of Cambridge, probably disagrees.After she began school in August 2016, White
23、started a channel on the video-sharing website YouTube. 36. _. Now she has more than 270,000 fans. In her videos, the 22-year-old girl gets up at 6:30 am and goes to bed at 10:30 pm every day. In between, she balances studying, cooking, house cleaning and exercising. Sometimes she finds time to meet
24、 with friends and talk with her family online.37. _. Months ago, the official Tsinghua University microblog account（微博）showed pictures of students plans, study notes and daily timetable. In one of them, a freshman plans his daily life carefully. He usually goes to bed at 1:00 am and gets up at 6:00
25、am. Although he only takes 10 classes a week, the rest of his day will be fully booked. When he feels like it is hard to keep his timetable, he writes encouragements to himself, like, “You are the best” and “go for it.”38. _. The Chinese freshman always won a first-class scholarship. White was at th
26、e top of her 152 other classmates. 39. _. They have regular schedules and get up early to study. They also squeeze（挤出）as much into the schedule as they can. More importantly, they learn a way of managing time efficiently.Indeed, things must be carefully planned before we act. 40. _.A. A similar case
27、 happened to college students in China B. And the two have something in commonC. Then “twice as much can be done with half the effort”, as the old Chinese saying goes D. Both students hard work has certainly paid off（回报）E. It records her daily life on campus第三节（共5小题;每小题2分，满分10分）阅读下面的短文，根据短文内容回答问题。Do
28、 you know the two lovely mascots（吉祥物）? You may still remember the five “Fuwa” dolls from the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games（奥运会）. And what makes Chinese most proud（骄傲）is that Beijing also becomes the hosting city for the Winter Olympic Games in 2022. On September 17 of 2019, two new mascots for Beijing
29、Winter Olympic Games first showed on TV. Now, lets see who they are.Look at the panda! It looks like an astronaut. It wears an ice shell（冰壳）and looks fat, so we call it “Bing Dwen Dwen”. White is the color of ice and snow. The helmet（头盔）on its head stands for the snow and ice of winter sports. “Bing
30、 Dwen Dwen” likes ice sports very much and is good at them. Thats why it is the mascot of 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games.Do you think the red mascot looks like a lantern? The lanterns name is “Shuey Rhon Rhon”. When the Chinese New Year comes, people always make or buy lanterns. Red is the color
31、of hope and good luck. Besides, a lantern means harvest（丰收）, warmth and light. By making red lanterns, people think their dreams will come true in the new year. “Shuey Rhon Rhon” can give players hope and help them do well in the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games.Many people in different countries l
32、ike the two mascots very much, and they show their love for them on the Internet.41. When did the two mascots first appear on TV?_42. Why can “Bing Dwen Dwen” be the mascot of 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games?_43. What does a lantern stand for?_44. Does “Shuey Rhon Rhon” look like an astronaut?_45.
33、 What do people always do when the Chinese New Year comes according to the passage?_.语言运用（共三节，满分35分）第一节（共10小题;每小题15分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。When I was in the third grade, I was chosen to be the princess in the school play. For weeks my mother had helped me practice my words.
34、 But once on the stage, every word didnt 46. _ from my head. Then my teacher changed my role to a narrator（解说者）for the play. 47. _ I didnt tell my mother what had happened that day, she noticed my 48. _ and asked if I wanted to take a walk in the garden.It was a lovely spring day. We could see dande
35、lions（蒲公英）among the roses in the garden. I watched my mother lower her body. “I think Ill 49. _ up all these dandelions,” she said. “From now on, well 50. _ have roses in this garden.” “But I like dandelions,” I replied. “All flowers are 51. _ -even dandelions.”My mother looked at me 52. _. “Yes, ev
36、ery flower gives pleasure in its own way, doesnt it?” she asked. I nodded. “And that is true for people, too”. she said. When I 53. _ that she had guessed my pain, I started to cry and told her the truth. “But you will be a wonderful narrator,” she said, reminding me of 54. _ much I loved to read st
37、ories aloud.With my mothers encouragement, I got to know everybody had his or her own value in the world, I felt proud of the 55. _ in the play.46. A. forgetB. expectC. appear47. A. If B. Though C. Because 48. A. danger B. mistakeC. unhappiness49. A. dig B. add C. mix 50. A. hardly B. onlyC. still51
38、. A. famous B. freshC. pretty52. A. probably B. seriouslyC. clearly53. A. made sure B. agreed with C. cared about54. A. how B. whatC.why55. A. part B. roleC. shape第二节（共10小题;每小题1分，满分10分）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入语当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Think about the world without insects（昆虫）. It might sound nice in the beginning. Ther
39、e would be no annoying（恼人的）bugs and flies in your room, 56. _ in fact this would be really bad news.The number of insects has dropped a lot in the past few years, according to British biologist Dave Goulson. Scientists say one of the the main reasons 57. _（be）the use of pesticides（农药）. They destroye
40、d places that insects live in. What would happen without insects? Although it is almost impossible 58. _ (predict), results would be far-reaching. We need insects to pollinate crops. They also break down dead plants and animals and turn them into new 59. _ (use) things.We need insects to keep the so
41、il healthy and do much 60. _ (many). Without insects, many animals would have nothing to eat. They would go 61. _ (hunger) and die. The ecosystem（生态系统）would be off balance. The 62. _ (one) step to stop this is to let more people understand “the values of the natural world, both for what it does for
42、us and for its own sake,” Goulson said. “The best place to start is with 63. _ (we)children. We should encourage environmental awareness（意识）64. _ an early age and we are looking forward to 65. _ (have) a better future.”第三节（共5小题;每小题2分，满分 10分）阅读下面的短文，将划线部分译成英文或中文。66. In my opinion, friends play an imp
43、ortant part in our lives. As an old saying goes, “A true friend reaches for your hand and touches your heart.” When I am with my friends, I always laugh. When I am sad, 67. 我也可以与我的朋友们分享我的问题。 I always feel better when I am with friends. But it is difficult to find a true friend. Do you know how to st
44、art? How do you get along with people? Heres some advice for you.Firstly, you should greet people. Greet people around you and hope they have a good day whatever time of a day it is. 68. It will make people think that you are outgoing and understanding.Next, you need to smile. 69. 让别人真欢你的最简单的方法就微笑。
45、There is a great reason why why it takes fewer muscles（肌肉）to smile than to cry. Nature just wishes us to smile more.Then, youre supposed to help people. 70. Small actions, like helping people carrying something or picking up a wallet, can show your kindness.Finally, you must respect（尊重）others. Everyone is different from each other. The world is full of differences. Learn to respect others and its the only way that other people will respect you.All in all, we should value our friends and the time we spent with them. 66. _67. _68. _69. _70. _IV.写作（满分15分）71.时光如梭，转眼初中三年已过半，你们已从刚入校时的稚
