2021-2022学年江西省上饶市广丰区八年级（上）期末英语试卷

9．　　When I was 10 years old, I really wanted a new bike!I (1)       my parents my birthday wish, but I knew there was little hope (2)       my family is poor. My parents could (3)       have that money.
　　On my birthday my parents told me they had my (4)       outside in the back yard. I (5)       out quickly to the yard right now. There was my bike, (6)       it wasn't the bike that I thought it would be. This one was pink, old with age. (7)       disappointing(令人失望的) I was!I thought I hurt (伤害) my parents' feelings (感觉) because I could see the disappointment (失望)(8)       their faces, and I was sure they could see it on mine. Although I was (9)      , I got on the old bike and rode it. Also, I put on a smile (微笑), rode as fast as I could and didn't (10)      .
　　As time went by, I began to know my parents gave me (11)      much more than just an old bike. They gave me a life lesson about (12)      . By now, I still remember this(13)       because giving a gift is not about money. It's about(14)       love you can feel from it. So, when you get a gift from someone, never mind (15)       it is. Do remember, the value(价值)of a gift that costs two dollars isn't (16)      than that of a gift costs one hundred dollars, or even more.

10．请先阅读下面短文, 掌握其大意, 然后用方框中所给的词的适当形式填空, 并将答案填写到答题卡的相应位置．每个词限用一次．

　　My good friend Mary is my cousin. She is three years (1)       than me. I am fourteen years old and she is eleven now. She is taller than me. She is very friendly and (2)      , so she has many friends. She is (3)       in music and wants to be a singer when she grows up.
　　When she was six years old, she started to learn singing. She wants to be a great singer, (4)       she says it's difficult. She practices singing every day. She (5)       sings in shows and I love listening to her singing. We talk about everything together and we always (6)       something interesting with each other. My favorite saying is "A true friend reaches for your hand and (7)       your heart. " Mary is a friend like this.
　　Mary is very busy because she also studies photography(摄影) (8)       her free time. She takes lots of (9)      . They are all very wonderful. I am (10)       that I have so good a friend.

12．Dear students,
　　We are going to have a spring fair(展销会) at school next Saturday. We are very excited. We hope that by the end of the event, we'll raise(募集)about 10, 000 dollars. This will help build a new home for the old people in our town.
　　Last year, 500 parents came to our event. This year, at least 50 percent of those parents will come with their young children. We need four student volunteers(志愿者)to do activities such as face painting and traditional games with the youngest children.
　　We also need student volunteers to work at the stands(货摊). We will have 14 stands. Six of the stands will sell cakes. Five of the stands will sell books. The other stands will sell model cars and model planes.
　　We really hope that you can help out at the spring fair. Please e﹣mail me at Larry2020@yahoo. com by Friday if you want to be a volunteer.
Sincerely, Larry Smith
Headmaster

13．　　Today I'd like to tell you something about Zhang Guimei. She teaches Chinese at school. She has no kids, but more than 130 homeless children call her "Mom". These children lost their homes.
　　Zhang was born in Heilongjiang Province(省)in 1957 and came to Yunnan Province at the age of 17. In 2008, Zhang founded (成立)the Huaping Senior High School for Girls because lots of girls dropped out of(退出)school. She wants the girls to have the chance(机会)to get further education. Every morning, Zhang asks girls to get up at 5:30. Then she turns on the lights in the classroom and watches them read. She tells her students to work hard and help others.
　　Now about 1, 804 students from the girls' school go to college(大学).

14．　　Do you want to know what our life will be like in the future?Let's have a look. You may get a surprise.
　　You will go to the kitchen when you are hungry. In the kitchen you will find a special food machine. The food machine will tell you what your body needs. It will help you eat healthily. The food machine will be connected with(连接)the kitchen robot. The robot can get messages from the food machine.
　　Then you will give your orders to the kitchen robot. The robot will cook the food for you in a few minutes. Then it will bring it to you.
　　After having a meal, you can go to your home office. You will work at home and you don't need to go out to work any more.
　　You will have a special information screen. You can get any information on the screen. When you receive a message from a friend in America, your information screen will be turned on automatically(自动地). Your friend's face appears on the screen. Then you can talk to your friend easily.

15．　　We know health is important in everyone's life. Here are some ways to make them easy to get it.
★Eat a balanced diet(平衡的饮食). Eat a lot of fruit and vegetables, some grains(谷物)and a little meat.
★Exercise twice or three times a week.
★Get enough sleep. It is best to get eight hours' sleep a day.
★Keep yourself busy. This is good because it stops you from having bad habits. To keep yourself busy, you can walk around the house, spend time with your pet, do sports, or have a hobby.
★Go out and make friends. Spend time and have fun with them. Talk with them, but try not to talk about anything bad. You should stay with the people who are healthy.

16．　　Everyone wants to have a good rest after working or studying for a long time.
　　(1)       Let me tell you some of my favorites.
　　(2)       So I like to watch or play many kinds of sports. My favorite is tennis, but I am interested in all kinds of sports. I'm very happy to see players playing very well. So it's a good way of "relaxing" my brain after a day's hard work.
　　(3)       I always have some music playing during my free time. I listen to all kinds, but I enjoy listening to beautiful piano music best. Some people can't study while listening to music. (4)      
　　Some people choose to relax by taking a trip. I don't have a favorite place, but I hear that Beijing is a good place to visit. (5)       I also like to learn the culture and people there.

17．A:We had a talent show yesterday in our school, John.
B: (1)      
A:It was great!
B: (2)      
A:Helen was. She is an excellent violin player.
B: (3)      
A:Yes, I think they were the funniest.
B:(4)      
A:I think Mary was. Her jokes didn't make us laugh.
B:Terrible. (5)      
A:Yeah. But I think her sister was the most creative. She could dance with her dog.
B:Really?That's fun.
A.She might be very sad.
B.How was it, Jack?
C.What can she do?
D.Who was the best actress?
E.Who was the worst?
F.That's great.
G.Did Henry and his parrot take part in (鹦鹉参加了) the show?

18．寒假就要到了, 有的同学计划去北京旅游, 有的安排走亲访友, 有的想要听音乐, 有的在娱乐休息之余打算读些书、学点儿生活技能、参加一些实践活动……请用英文写出你的寒假计划．
要点提示:
l. What are you going to do?
2. How are you going to plan your activities?Why?
3. What do you expect your coming holiday will be like?
要求:
1. 短文应包括提示中所有的写作要点, 条理清楚, 行文连贯, 可适当发挥;
2. 短文中不能出现真实的人名和校名;
3. 词数不少于70．