北京市延庆区2020-2021学年八年级下学期期末考试英语试题（含答案）

延庆区2020—2021学年第二学期期末试卷 初 二 英 语 知识运用（共14分） 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。 My sister and I like sports. _____ often go swimming after school. A. I B. You C. We D. They 2. Agatha Christie is famous _____ her detective stories. A. for B. at C. in D. on 3. We decided to go swimming _____ it was hot outside. A. so B. or C. because D. until 4. Susan is 15years old. She is _____ than her sister. A. tall B. taller C. tallest D. the tallest 5. Jason is good at running. He _____ run 100 meters in 11 seconds. A. must B. should C. need D. can 6. — Where is your father, Lily? — He _____ in the kitchen now. A. cook B. cooks C. cooked D. is cooking 7. — Hi, Tom, _____did you start learning Chinese? — Three years ago. A. when B. why C. who D. where 8. — Where did you go last weekend? — I _____ to the Great Wall. A. go B. went C. will go D. have gone 9. — What were you doing at this time yesterday? — I _____ a movie named Hi Mum directed by Jia Ling. A. see B. am seeing C. will see D. was seeing 10. If you follow my advice, you _____ great progress. A. will make B. have made C. made D. make 11. The girl _____ lots of new friends since she came to our class. A. makes B. has made C. made D. will make 12. — Can you tell me _____? — He lives in Shanghai. A. where does Mark live B. where Mark lives C. where did Mark live D. where Mark lived 二、完形填空（共8分，每小题1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。 Nothing can hold her back Katy Sullivan is an actress, an athlete, and a person who doesn’t like to use the words “no” or “I can’t”. She was born without the lower half of her legs and has worn prosthetic legs (假肢) all her life. 13 , her family has treated her the same way they would treat anyone else. She kept up with her brothers and sisters at the gym and in the swimming pool. When a person is born without legs, there are lots of things that are 14 to do. But Sullivan believes she could do anything. She chose to do two things that are difficult even with both 15 . As a teenager, she saw a movie that had a great influence on her. Before it was over, Sullivan had made her mind up to be an actress. She 16 a degree in theater and then moved to Los Angeles, where she has played 17 in theater, television and movies. She has a positive view of life. She thinks that if you believe you can do something, you should go for it. So when Sullivan’s friend asked her whether she’d like to try 18 , she said “yes”. She was given a pair of running legs and 19 her new life. Sullivan was the first person in the world with two prosthetic legs to take up running as a competitive sport. She made it to the 100-meter finals in the 2012 London Paralympics. Sullivan’s family, friends and fans look up to her as a/an 20 of someone who has overcome difficulties and achieved her dreams. 13. A. Luckily B. Hopefully C. Sudde ... ...