北京市昌平区2023-2024学年八年级上学期期末检测英语试题

昌平区2023—2024学年第一学期初二年级期末质量抽测 英语试卷 2024. 1 本试卷共8页，六道大题，35个小题，满分60分。考试时间90分钟。考生务必将答案填涂或书写在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。考试结束后，请交回答题卡。 第一部分 本部分共30题，共40分。根据题目要求，完成相应任务。 一、单项填空（每题0. 5分，共3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。 1. My sister is good at basketball. ________ can jump higher than me. A. He B. We C. It D. She 2. —Hurry up, Dad! Let’s go across the street quickly. —No, Peter, you ________. The traffic lights are red. A. mustn’t B. wouldn’t C. needn’t D. don’t have to 3. —What did you do last night? —I ________ an exciting football game at home. A. watch B. watched C. was watching D. will watch 4. Ng Cheuk Yan is one of ________ athletes at the 4th Asian Para Games in Hangzhou. A. young B. younger C. youngest D. the youngest 5. When the teacher came into the classroom, I ________ the class project with my team. A. discuss B. discussed C. was discussing D. will discuss 6. ________ the bones are very light, they are strong enough to support our bodies. A. Although B. Because C. If D. When 二、用所给词的适当形式填空（每题1分，共3分） 阅读下面短文，用括号中所给单词的正确形式填入空白处，补全文章。 For teenagers, podcasts (播客) are perfect for making their brains busy while they’re doing housework around the house, exercising or even ___7___ (walk) to school. Sugar Calling is the podcast for teenagers who like writing. For each program, the host interviews a best-selling writer for advice on how to write stories. The successful writer ___8___ (share) experiences and knowledge in making good stories to encourage young writers. The program hopes that more teenagers will be ___9___ (interest) in writing. 三、完形填空（每题1分，共8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。 Daisy’s Long Hair Daisy enjoyed walking around with her long black hair. She enjoyed the attention from her friends. Daisy never wanted to ___10___ it ever again. This would all change after listening to a speech on a Saturday morning. That day, Daisy learned about a hospital that specialized in treating children with serious illnesses. Children there hold the ___11_