2020-2021学年浙江省湖州市南浔区八年级（下）期末英语试卷A wise man was walking from one town to another with a few of his students,and they happened to pass a lake.As they were tired,they stopped there to(1)for a moment.The wise man said to one of his students,I am very thirsty.Could you please get me some(2) The student walked to the lake as the wise man requested,and right at that moment several ducks started crossing the lake.(3)，the water became very dirty.Then the student (4).He told the wise man that the water was very dirty and not fit to drink. After they had a break for about half an hour,the wise man again asked the(5)student to go back to get him some water to drink.This time the student found that the water in the lake was not dirty anymore.So he(6)the water bottle and took it to the wise man. The wise man took the water bottle and drank,then looked up at his student, See what you did to make the water(7)The student was puzzled because he did nothing. You let it be for a(8)and the mud settled down on its own.The wise man continued,Your mind can also be like that(9)when it is troubled by something.If you just let it be and give it a little time,it will(10)settle down on its own without putting in any effort. So we should wait a minute to make us peaceful when we are stressed or angry next time.1. A. restB. readC. swimD. discuss2. A. foodB. fishC. fruitD. water3. A. HoweverB. InsteadC. In factD. As a result4. A. refusedB. returnedC. relaxedD. replied5. A. topB. onlyC. sameD. second6. A. hidB. keptC. filledD. threw7. A. warmB. clearC. freshD. sweet8. A. yearB. monthC. dayD. while9. A. lakeB. duckC. townD. student10. A. heavilyB. perfectlyC. suddenlyD. naturallyBHey,everyone.I m Wang Xue.Our topic（话题） today is _.What do you think about it？If you have any opinions,welcome to share them.I think it is really noisy to set off firecrackers （爆竹）.Some people set them off at midnight.People nearby cannot sleep well.It also creates air pollution and lots of rubbish.So I think there is no need to set them off.Setting off firecrackers is a tradition during Chinese festivals.People set them off to wish a happy new year.We cannot give it up.I like traveling.But the virus has made this more dangerous.I have to stay at home during the winter holiday.I am so boringI think we can improve firecrackers.We cannot set them off freely because now they are dangerous.But if we can make them safer and better for the air,we wouldnt have to give them up.I think we can use something else to replace them.For example,we can use LED fireworks instead.They are safer.Even kids can play with them.11. Which of the following can be put in the blank _ in the first text？A. how to improve firecrackers.B. where to set off firecrackers.C. why we should set off firecrackers.D. whether we should set off firecrackers.12. Whats Li Qings opinion？ _ A. Improving firecrackers is a better way.B. Setting off firecrackers is a tradition.C. Using led fireworks instead of real ones.D. Setting off firecrackers causes many problems.13. Whose topic is different from others？ _ A. Shi Jias.B. Liu rans.C. Zhang Qis.D. Lin Yisongs.CWhen talking about obeying rules,Abby will never forget her experience with her father and her pet Toby,a small mouse at the airport years ago.One day,Abbys father was taking her to visit her grandmother and they are not allowed to take a mouse into another country.But Abby put the mouse into her sock in her bag secretly.At the airport,they had to be checked by the X-ray machine. Abby felt her legs shaking and her heart beating fast. Unexpectedly,they passed. On the plane,Abby opened the bag after her dad fell asleep.Toby jumped out from the bag and landed on the knee of the woman next to them.The woman screamed.At that moment.Abby put Toby into her bag quickly.But her dad didnt know at all but slept. After they landed,Abbys dad ticked（Ta）NO on a paper to： Are you bringing any live animals into the country？But a man at the X-ray machine found Toby,then he led Abby and her father into a room.One police officer talked to Abbys dad. This is very serious,he said,You have tried to smuggle an animal into this country and you have lied on the paper. It s my fault, Abby said in a small voice, Dad didnt know I had Toby. At last,her dad had to pay a big fine for what Abby did.And Toby had to go into quarantine（隔离检疫） for six months. It must be a real lesson for Abby.From then on,she never breaks the rules any more.14. From the underlined sentence Abby felt her legs shaking and her heart beating fast. in Paragraph 2，we may know Abby felt _ .A. gladB. excitedC. nervousD. surprised15. Which is the correct order of the story？ _ a.Abby put Toby into the sock in her bag. b.Toby was sent to quarantine for half a year. c.They succeeded in passing through