2020-2021学年浙江省宁波市余姚市八年级（下）期末英语试卷
一、完形填空（本大题共15小题，共15.0分）
When I was studying at university,I tried my best to win the Beto Award （贝托奖），which was given to those who finished their schooling with the highest grades.I got very high marks on every(1).I just missed 100 marks by one or two every single time.I did get a few 100 marks but the one 96 and the 97.5 marks(2) me like a big hammer （锤子）.
Why was I so crazy about getting(3)grades？Perhaps I was a perfectionist.I was the kind of person who didn't(4)anything less than perfection while my classmates would be full of joy to get 85 marks.Finally,I didn't win the award.I(5) it by an inch that might as well have been a mile.
What standards （标准）do we set for(6)？What's the biggest and most important thing in our life？I didn't have the answer. land
One day I walked out to the riverside to do exercise.Our neighbors don't(7)show up to walk
along the river,maybe once or twice a year.I was(8) under a tree when a woman,one of my neighbors,went out of her house.She fixed her eyes on me(9).I guessed she had never seen anyone kicking （踢） his legs 6-7 feet high.
I apologized if I had(10) her,for I got up early.Then the woman asked me,"How high can you kick your legs？"I said, "I have no(11) I saw a lower branch on the tree （perhaps close to 7 feet） and I(12) to kick it.I tried hard but missed.
What a shame!However,the woman didn't(13) me.She just said, "Miss it or not,that is impressive （感人的）." I thought about that (14) I was sitting alone in my room.I didn't feel so bad any more.And I remember her(15) for long.It is a new saying I learned from her.
Life is all about learning!We learn from our mistakes and misses.You're right in the ball park if you get close.Just keep trying!
1. A. sign    B. test    C. step    D. side
2. A. cut    B. shook    C. hit    D. burnt
3. A. perfect    B. popular    C. poor    D. proper
4. A. share    B. accept    C. question    D. predict
5. A. made    B. stood    C. solved    D. missed
6. A. ourselves    B. yourselves    C. itself    D. themselves
7. A. usually    B. heavily    C. suddenly    D. completely
8. A. resting    B. hiding    C. exercising    D. dreaming
9. A. in person    B. in surprise    C. in order    D. in time
10. A. scared    B. woken    C. beaten    D. cheated
11. A. idea    B. future    C. excuse    D. result
12. A. refused    B. remembered    C. decided    D. continued
13. A. look after    B. laugh at    C. wait for    D. worry about
14. A. while    B. unless    C. because    D. though
15. A. records    B. habits    C. figures    D. words
二、阅读理解（本大题共15小题，共30.0分）
A
A city's landmark is usually the thing that causes tourists' attention.It is a symbol of the city.Different cities have different styles of architecture.But a landmark means the most famous of it.
The Elizabeth Tower,commonly known as Big Ben,has seen the history of the city of London,the UK.The tower was set up in 1858.The clock weighs 13.5 tons.It's the biggest clock in Britain.The sound of Big Ben is part of London people's lives.For over a hundred year,people have listened to its sound.They think of it as an old friend.
The Sydney Opera House is the symbol of Sydney and Australia.Its sail shape attracts visitors around the world.But few people know it has an interesting story.Its designer Utzon got the idea by peeling an orange.It took 14 years to build it,and was finished in 1973.
When you see this pencil-shaped building,you'll know you are in New York.The Empire Slate Building has 102 floors,which is about 443 meters tall.It took only 410 days to build it,and was completed in 1931.the building shows the ambition of humans to build a tower that could reach for the sky.
The Eiffel Tower in Paris stands for French people's creativity and imagination.It was built in 1889.At that time,the tower thought to be a monster.because it quite different from the traditional buildings with dome tops.But later it turned out to be a miracle of metal architecture.Now it becomes one of the Europe's most famous tourist attractions.
16.The people of ______ regard their city's landmark as an old friend.
A. London    B. Sydney    C. New York    D. Paris
17.Which building has the longest history？ ______
A. The Eiffel Tower.    B. The Sydney Opera House.
C. The Elizabeth Tower.    D. The Empire State Building.
18.The text mainly introduces some ______ around the world.
A. great cultures    B. interesting cities
C. strange traditions    D. famous landmarks
B
"We are running out of space and the only places to go to are Spreading out may be only thing that can save us from ourselves.I believe that humans need to leave Earth." These are the words of the famous scientist Stephen Hawking,spoken at a science festival in 2017.
Many experts also think that the only way for humans to go far into the future is to take control of other planets.Mars （火星） is one of the most attractive places humans have thought about.NASA，the United Arab Emirates,the private company SpaceX，and the organization Mars One all have plans to send humans there. "Either we spread out to other planets,or we risk dying out," SpaceX founder Elon Musk said.