北京市第二中学教育集团2024-2025学年八年级下学期期中考试英语试题

北京二中教育集团2024—2025学年度第二学期

初二英语期中考试试卷

命题人：  孟丹       审核人：  宋明阳 

考查目标
1. 知识：①熟练掌握教材第一至第五模块的重点词汇和句型。 ②熟练掌握教材第一至第五模块中相关的语法知识。 2. 能力：①能从文章中找出关键信息、猜测词义，理解文章大意，理解不同文体的行文特点。 ②能运用所学内容，写一篇短文记述自己的旅行经历并表达观点。
卷面成绩 （满分60分）			机考成绩 （满分40分）		（卷面+机考）*80%
阅读10%			过程性10%		学业成绩总评
考生须知	1. 本试卷分为第Ⅰ卷、第Ⅱ卷和答题卡，共14页；其中试卷共12页，答题卡2页。全卷共六大题，42道小题。 2. 本试卷满分60分，考试时间90分钟。 3. 在第Ⅰ卷、第Ⅱ卷指定位置和答题卡的密封线内准确填写班级、姓名、考号、座位号。 4. 考试结束，将答题卡交回。

第Ⅰ卷（选择题  共40分）

一、单项选择。（每小题0. 5分，共6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. His voice ________ as if he has a cold.

A. sounds B. listens C. hears D. seems

2. Tree Planting Day is ________ March every year.

A. at B. in C. to D. on

3. Two ________ teachers and ________ students took part in a meeting last week.

A. hundreds; thousand of B. hundred; thousand

C hundreds of; thousands of D. hundred; thousands of

4. She couldn’t help __________ when she heard the bad news.

A. cry B. to cry C. cried D. crying

5. —I think our chemistry teacher is working hard. He teaches us ________.

—Yes, but he hasn't come today. He doesn't feel ________.

A. good; well B. good; good C. well; good D. well; well

6. —________ have you been in the USA?

—For five years.

A. How often B. How soon C. How long D. How far

7 —May I speak to Tom?

—Sorry, he ________ America. But he ________ in two days.

A. has been to; will come back B. has gone to; will come back

C. has gone to; came back D. has gone to; came back

8. —Have you ________ heard of the good news?

—Yes. I have heard of it ________.

A. ever, already B. still, just C. even, already D. ever; never

9. It’s been 100 years ________ the May Fourth Movement took place on May4, 1919.

A. for B. in C. since D. on

10. You don’t have to describe her, because I ________ her several times.

A. will meet B. meet C. have met D. met

11. Mary expects ________ pets, but she finds it difficult ________ after them.

A. to have; to look B. having; looking C. to have; looking D. having; to look

12. — Hi, Jack! I’m just going to the practice for the concert. Are you coming to play your violin?

—________, Carl. I have to finish my report today.

A. You’d better not B. It doesn’t matter C. I’m afraid not D. Don’t worry

二、完形填空。（每小题1分，共8分）

The Height of Life

Michael Stone had always dreamed of flying. His mother read him so many stories about flying that they ____13____ his dreams with color and beauty. His dad, on the other hand, believed in hard work. He always said, “If you want something, work for it!”

From the age of 14, Michael started ____14____ as a pole vaulter. He worked out every day with weightlifting and running, and he continued to help his parents with their farm work. His mother wished he could ____15____ bit more, but his father would smile and say, “You want something, work for it!”

Now Michael was standing in the stadium as one of the final two competitors in the pole-vaulting event in the National Junior Olympics. After a warm-up, he found his pole, and ____16____ on the runway that led to the most challenging event of his 17-year-old life. Suddenly he became ____17____. He had never experienced this before.

Then he thought of his mother. She always told him to take deep breaths when he felt nervous. So he did. Slowly the nervousness was gone. He gently put down his pole, and began to stretch（伸展）out his arms and upper body. And then, he ____18____ picked up his pole. He knew it was his time to fly.

As he began sprinting （冲刺）down the runway, something felt wonderfully different, yet familiar （熟悉的）. When he took a deep breath, it happened. He began to fly, just like in his childhood dreams. Only this time he knew he wasn’t dreaming.

The loud cheers from the audience brought Michael back. He could ____19____ the smile on his parents’ faces. His life would never be the same. It wasn’t because he won the National Junior Olympics and ____20____ a new world record. And it wasn’t because he had just increased his personal best. It was simply because Michael Stone was blind.

13. A. filled B. left C. put D. told

14. A. playing B. working C. training D. showing

15. A. help B. relax C. improve D. exercise

16. A. stayed B. climbed C. entered D. stepped

17. A. nervous B. confused C. angry D. upset

18. A. secretly B. strangely C. carefully D. curiously

19. A. wonder B. predict C. find D. imagine

20. A. set B. broke C. ran D. hit

三、阅读理解。（每小题2分，共26分）

从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。

A