北京市顺义区2024-2025学年下学期八年级英语期末试题

顺义区2024—2025学年度第二学期期末八年级教学质量检测 英语试卷 考生须知： 1.本试卷共12页，共两部分，共38题，满分60分，考试时间90分钟。 2.在答题卡上准确填写学校、班级、姓名和准考证号。 3.试题答案一律填涂或书写在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。 4.在答题卡上，选择题用2B铅笔作答，其它试题用黑色字迹签字笔作答。 5.考试结束后，请将答题卡交回。 第一部分 本部分共33题，共40分。在每题列出的四个选项中，选出最符合题目要求的一项。 一、单项填空（每题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. —Who painted the room? It looks beautiful! —My brother did it all by ________. A. myself B. yourself C. herself D. himself 2. There are a lot of visitors ________ the Forbidden City during holidays. A. on B. in C. of D. with 3. —________ you lend me your dictionary? —Of course. Here you are. A. Must B. Should C. Need D. Could 4. You won’t feel relaxed ________ you learn to let go. A. if B. because C. unless D. or 5. —What a wonderful park! —Yes! It is one of ________ in our city. A. nice B. nicer C. nicest D. the nicest 6. Texting ________ very popular since the first text message in 1992. A. becomes B. became C. will become D. has become 7. —Mom, where is Judy? —She ________ her homework in her room. A. is doing B. has done C. was doing D. will do 8. —Hi, Jim, what did you do last Friday evening? —I ________ a movie with my friends. A. watch B. watched C. will watch D. am watching 9. My father ________ when I got home this afternoon. A. cooks B. cooked C. will cook D. was cooking 10. Sara ________ many places since she came to Beijing. A. visits B. visited C. will visit D. has visited 11. David is a warm-hearted boy. He ________ in the community every Saturday. A. volunteers B. volunteered C. will volunteer D. is volunteering 12. —Your new bike is so cool! Could you tell me ________? —In the store near my home. A. where you bought it B. when you bought it C. where did you buy it D. when did you buy it 二、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。 Our art teacher George was leaving soon for his country. I was preparing a special gift for him. It was a hand-drawn picture book about our school. I worked a long time, trying to make each picture as perfect as possible. One day, I was ____13____ while my little sister Becky was watching with great interest. Just then, my classmate Jeff dropped by. “Hi! Peter, want to play basketball in the yard?” he asked. “I’d like to, but it’s too cold outside!” I replied. “Exactly!” he said. “It’s the perfect weather for not getting too hot.” That’s a cool thing about Jeff. He always looks on the ____14____ side of almost everything. “Let’s go!” We went out, leaving the drawings on the table. We laughed as we returned. When I opened the door, my heart nearly stopped. Right there, Becky was coloring my pictures. “Stop, Becky!” I ____15____ to her, but it was too late. Almost every page was colored. “What did you do?” I shouted ____16____. “I just wanted to help.” She began to cry. “My drawings are gone forever!” I felt frustrated (懊恼的) and looked at Jeff for help. “Unless...” said Jeff. “Unless what?” I asked. “Remember the jigsaw puzzle? We can create something new from these messy pictures.” Jeff suggested. “Can we make it?” I doubted. “I’m not sure, but we can have a ____17____.” He encouraged. First, we cut the drawings into shapes, such as our brown teaching buildings, green playground and so on. Then, we ____18____ all these pieces together and made a jigsaw. Finally, we even added more paints. Days later, a beautiful “____19____” appeared in front of us. There was a happy ending. “Thanks, guys,” George smiled, “I love it so much. It will give me many great ____20____ here.” So, you see, there lies a beam (束) of light behind every dark cloud. Jeff’s way of dealing with things did help. 13. A. writing B. drawing C. singing D. dancing 14. A. easy B. important C. bright D. strange 15. A. rushed B. turned C. complained D. explained 16. A. bravely B. clearly C. calmly D. angrily 17. A. rest B. talk C. try D. think 18. A. hid B. threw C. created D. grouped 19. A. yard B. book C. school D. country 20. A. experiences B. impressions C. decisions D. memories 三、阅读理解（每题2分，共26分） （一） A 阅读下列关于侦探小说的介绍，请根据人物需求匹配最适合的书籍，并将其对应的选项（A、B、C、D）填在相应位置上。其中一个选项为多余选项。 Popular Detective Books A Sherlock Holmes This book by Conan Doyle is about Sherlock Holmes, a super-smart detective. Using his sharp eyes and logic, he solves difficult cases in old London. His famous line is “When you have eliminated (排除) the impossible, whatever remains is the truth.” It’s a must-read classic for detective story lovers. B Nancy Drew Nancy Drew is a smart and fearless girl who solves mysteries in these popular American books. From missing treasures to strange noises, she uses clues to uncover the truth. The exciting plots have been made into movies! C Hardy Boys In this series, brothers Frank and Joe Hardy are teenage detectives. They take on tough cases that puzzle even adults. With teamwork and clever thinking, they fight crime and prove that good always wins over evil. Each story is full of surprises. D Encyclopedia Brown Ten-year-old Leroy “Encyclopedia” Brown is the hero here. He knows a lot and solves problems on his own. Whether it’s a stolen bike or a lost pet, his quick thinking saves the day. These stories aren’t long but full of fun and clever ideas. ___21___ I like stories with problems I can try to solve along with the characters. Short, exciting cases are perfect for me! ___22___ I like a girl hero who solves mysteries using her knowledge and courage. I like stories with hidden treasures, strange clues, and exciting adventures. ___23___ I prefer detectives who are brave and solve cases with teamwork and smart thinking, especially if the cases feel like real detective work. A touch of danger is acceptable! （二）阅读下列短文，根据短文内容，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。 B A Perfect Day for Mom “2 eggs, 2 cups of mix, and 1 cup of milk,” Amy thought as she began collecting them from the fridge. She planned the whole day for her mom and wanted it to be the best Mother’s Day ever, especially when Dad is on a business trip and not at home. She was going to start with making her mom pancakes. “BLAST OFF!” Mike, her little brother, yelled as he ran through the kitchen and hit Amy’s hand. With a crash, the eggs fell to the floor. Amy’s heart sank (下沉) as she looked down and saw that every egg was broken. Then Amy leaned down, hugged him, and said, “It’s okay. It was an accident.” Just then, Amy’s mom came into the kitchen. “What happened?” Amy’s mom asked. “I was going to make you pancakes, but all of the eggs cracked,” replied Amy. “But, I made you something else!” Amy ran to her bedroom, where she kept her backpack. In class, Mrs. Thorton had given the students time to make special Mother’s Day cards. Amy’s card was perfect. She used her mom’s favorite colors and found pretty stickers to add. She opened her bag and began looking for the card. It wasn’t there! “Never mind,” Amy whispered as she went back to the kitchen, “I accidentally left my gift for you at school.” “That’s okay,” mom responded, “We still have a whole day of fun together.” That reminded Amy of her next surprise. “I think we should go to the beach, your favorite place in the world. I have everything ready.” Amy cheered with joy. “My favorite!” smiled her mom. But when they opened the door, they saw a giant bolt of lightning crash across the sky. Amy slid down to the floor. “I wanted your day to be perfect, and everything is ruined!” she cried. “Do you want to know what is a perfect day for me?” asked her mom. “Any day spent with you, my favorite people.” Amy’s smile grew larger across her face. 24. What was the second surprise Amy wanted to show her mom? A. Making her mom pancakes. B. Buying her mom a beautiful gift. C. Going to the beach with her mom. D. Designing a special card for her mom. 25. Why did Amy plan these surprises for her mom? A. To make Mother’s Day perfect. B. To celebrate her mom’s birthday. C. To express her thanks to her mom. D. To remember the day with her favourite people. 26. What does a perfect day mean to Amy’s mom? A. Enjoying some delicious food. B. Spending time with her family. C. Watching the beautiful scenery. D. Receiving presents from her family. C What is your earliest childhood memory? Can you remember learning to walk? Or talk? The first time you watched a television program? Adults seldom call back events much earlier than the year or so before entering school, just as children younger than three or four seldom remember any specific, personal experiences. It’s as if a curtain is drawn over the early years of our lives, hiding away countless precious moments. A variety of explanations have been suggested by psychologists for this “childhood amnesia”. Some proposed that the brain’s memory-forming structures aren’t fully developed in early childhood. Others thought it could be due to the lack of a sense of self-identity in young children. Now Annette Simms, a psychologist of Riverdale University, offers a new explanation for childhood amnesia. According to Dr. Simms, children need to learn to use someone else’s spoken description of their personal experiences in order to turn their own short-term, fast-forgotten impressions of them into long-term memories. In other words, children have to talk about their experiences and hear others talk about them. Without this verbal reinforcement (语言强化), children cannot form permanent memories of what they have experienced. So why should personal memories depend so heavily on hearing them described? Dr. Simms presents evidence that the human mind organizes memories in that way—Children whose mothers talk with them about the day’s activities before bedtime tend to remember more of the day’s special event than those whose mothers don’t. Talking about an event in this way helps a child to remember it. And learning to organize memories as a continuous story is the key to a permanent mental “autobiography (自传)” of important life events. Dr. Simms suggests that we humans may be biologically programmed to turn our life experiences into a novel. “The key to creating this mental life story is language,” says Dr. Simms. “Children learn to talk about the past,” she says. “Talking to others about their short-term memories of the past leads to the establishment (建立) of long-term memories.” One way it does this is by helping a child to recognize that the retelling of an experience is just the experience itself, recreated in the form of words. The child learns that this “word-description” of an experience can then be stored in the memory and called back at any time. But a child’s language skills are usually not ready for this until the age of three or four, so they have no way to remember the earliest of their experiences. 27. According to the passage, how can children form long-term memories? A. They can create a story in their own ways. B. They can share their experiences with their parents. C. They can be patient to wait themselves to grow older. D. They can develop good relationships with their friends. 28. According to Dr. Simms, why can’t children form long-term memories before 3? A. Because they can’t remember their experiences. B. Because they haven’t developed enough language skills. C. Because they haven’t learned to write a novel by themselves. D. Because they can’t tell the differences between memories and experiences. 29. What is the passage mainly about? A. The link between childhood memories and storytelling skills. B. How language skills improve the ability to form long-term memories. C. How verbal reinforcement helps children create long-term memories. D. The difference between short-term and long-term memories in children. D As online learning becomes more common and more and more resources are converted to digital form. Some people have suggested that public libraries should be shut down and, in their place, everyone should be given an iPad with an e-reader subscription (订阅). People who support this idea state that it will save local cities and towns money because libraries are expensive to maintain. They also believe it will encourage more people to read because they won’t have to travel to a library to get a book. They can simply click on what they want to read and read it from wherever they are. They could also access more materials because libraries won’t have to buy physical copies of books. They can simply rent out as many digital copies as they need. However, it would be a serious mistake to replace libraries with tablets (平板电脑). First, digital books and resources are associated with less learning and more problems than print resources. A study done on tablet and book reading found that people read 20~30% slower on tablets, retain 20% less information, and understand 10% less of what they read compared to people who read the same information in print. Additionally, staring too long at a screen has been shown to cause numerous physical discomfort, including dizziness, dry eyes, headaches, shoulder and back pain, muscle strain and so on. We should not add to these problems by giving people, especially young people, more reasons to look at screens. Second, it is incredibly narrow-minded to assume that the only service libraries offer is book lending. Libraries have a multitude of benefits, and many are only available if the library has a physical location. Some of these benefits include acting as a quiet study space, holding classes on a variety of topics, providing jobs, and keeping the community connected. One neighbourhood found that, after a local library instituted community events such as play times for kids and parents, job fairs for teenagers, and meeting spaces for senior citizens, over a third of residents reported feeling more connected to their community. Similarly, a survey conducted in 2015 found that nearly two-thirds of American adults feel that closing their local library would have a major impact on their community. People see libraries as a way to connect with others and get their questions answered, benefits tablets can’t offer nearly as well or as easily. While replacing libraries with tablets may seem like a simple solution, it would encourage people to spend even more time looking at digital screens, despite the countless issues surrounding them. It would also end access to many of the benefits of libraries that people have come to rely on. In many areas, libraries are such an important part of the community network that they could never be replaced by simple object. 30. What does the word “access” in Paragraph 2 most probably mean? A. Find. B. Buy. C. Need. D. Offer. 31. What can we learn from Paragraph 3? A. People can read faster on tablets than on real books. B. Reading on tablets can improve people’s memories. C. People may find more reasons to read real books. D. Overusing tablets may lead to health problems. 32. Which of the following would the writer most probably agree with? A. Tablets may replace libraries in the future. B. Reading on print books are better for learning. C. Print books can cost people more time to read. D. The main service of the library is lending books. 33. What is the writer’s main purpose in writing this passage? A. To compare tablets with real books. B. To stress the good points of libraries. C. To encourage people to read more books. D. To advise communities to build more libraries. 第二部分 本部分共5题，共20分。根据题目要求，完成相应任务。 四、阅读表达（1至3每题2分，4题4分，共10分） 阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。 What Makes a Good Life? What if we could study people from the time that they were teenagers all the way into old age to see what really keeps people happy and healthy? Luckily for us, for many years now, we’ve conducted a study to answer this very question. The Harvard Study of Adult Development may be the longest study of adult life that has ever been done. So what have we learned from the tens of thousands of pages of information that we’ve generated on these lives? Well, the lessons aren’t about wealth or fame or hard work. The clearest message that we have gotten from this study is this: Good relationships keep us happier and healthier. We’ve learned three big lessons about relationships. Firstly, social connections are really good for us, and loneliness kills. People who are more closely connected to their family, friends and community are happier, physically healthier, and live longer lives than those who are less well-connected. The sad fact is that at any given time, more than one in five Americans will report that they’re lonely. And we know that you can be lonely in a crowd, so the second big lesson is that it’s not just the number of friends you have, but it’s the quality of your close relationships that matters. Besides protecting our bodies, good relationships help our memories stay sharper for a longer time. And those good relationships don’t have to be smooth all the time. Some couples could argue with each other day in and day out in their 80s, but as long as they felt that they could really count on the other when the going got tough, those arguments wouldn’t end up doing harm to their memories. So what about you? What might “leaning in to relationships” even look like? Well, the possibilities are practically endless. It might be something as simple as replacing screen time with people time, or changing a stale (腻烦的) relationship by doing something new together, or reaching out to that family member to whom you haven’t spoken in years. The good life is built with good relationships. 34. What can keep us happier and healthier? _______________________ 35. According to the passage, who can live longer lives? _______________________ 36. Besides protecting our bodies, what can good relationships bring to us? _______________________ 37. What do you think of good relationships? Why do you think so? (Please give two reasons.) _______________________ 五、文段表达（10分） 从下面两个题目中任选一题，根据中文和英文提示，完成一篇不少于50词的文段写作。文中已给出内容不计入总词数。所给提示词语仅供选用。请不要写出你的校名和姓名。 38. 假设你是李华，你校英语社团正在举办“中华传统文化周”活动，其公众号计划做关于中国传统节日的系列推送，现就“Chinese Traditional Festivals”这一话题在校内收集素材。请你用英语给公众号留言，推荐一个你最喜欢的中国传统节日，对其作简要介绍，并说明推荐理由。 提示词语：the Spring Festival, get together, important 提示问题：●What is your favorite festival? ●What do you often do to celebrate it? ●Why do you like it? I’m Li Hua, from Class 1, Grade 8. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ I hope my idea can be taken. Thanks! 39. 某英文网站正在开展以“用心沟通，让问题迎刃而解”为主题的征文活动。假设你是李华，请用英语写一篇短文投稿，谈谈你生活中一次与他人沟通的经历，以及你的收获。 提示词语：listen to, understand, respect 提示问题：●What happened to you? ● How did you communicate with others? ● What have you learned from the experience? Good communication helps solve problems ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 顺义区2024—2025学年度第二学期期末八年级教学质量检测 英语试卷 考生须知： 1.本试卷共12页，共两部分，共38题，满分60分，考试时间90分钟。 2.在答题卡上准确填写学校、班级、姓名和准考证号。 3.试题答案一律填涂或书写在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。 4.在答题卡上，选择题用2B铅笔作答，其它试题用黑色字迹签字笔作答。 5.考试结束后，请将答题卡交回。 第一部分 本部分共33题，共40分。在每题列出的四个选项中，选出最符合题目要求的一项。 一、单项填空（每题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题答案】 【答案】D 【2题答案】 【答案】B 【3题答案】 【答案】D 【4题答案】 【答案】C 【5题答案】 【答案】D 【6题答案】 【答案】D 【7题答案】 【答案】A 【8题答案】 【答案】B 【9题答案】 【答案】D 【10题答案】 【答案】D 【11题答案】 【答案】A 【12题答案】 【答案】A 二、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。 【13~20题答案】 【答案】13. B 14. C 15. A 16. D 17. C 18. D 19. C 20. D 三、阅读理解（每题2分，共26分） （一） A 【21~23题答案】 【答案】21. D 22. B 23. C （二）阅读下列短文，根据短文内容，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。 B 【24~26题答案】 【答案】24. D 25. A 26. B C 【27~29题答案】 【答案】27. B 28. B 29. C D 【30~33题答案】 【答案】30. A 31. D 32. B 33. B 第二部分 本部分共5题，共20分。根据题目要求，完成相应任务。 四、阅读表达（1至3每题2分，4题4分，共10分） 【34~37题答案】 【答案】34. Good relationships. 35. People who are more closely connected to their family, friends and community. 36. They can help our memories stay sharper for a longer time. 37. I think good relationships are very important. They make us happier and healthier. They help improve our memory. 五、文段表达（10分） 从下面两个题目中任选一题，根据中文和英文提示，完成一篇不少于50词的文段写作。文中已给出内容不计入总词数。所给提示词语仅供选用。请不要写出你的校名和姓名。 【38题答案】 【答案】例文 I’m Li Hua, from Class 1, Grade 8. There are many traditional festivals in China. My favorite Chinese festival is the Spring Festival. Now let me tell you something about the Spring Festival. The Spring Festival is very important in China, which falls on the first day of the Chinese lunar New Year. It usually comes in January or February. Before the Spring Festival, people usually clean the house and sweep away the bad luck. To celebrate it, they stick the Chinese character “Fu” upside down on the door. On the evening before the Spring Festival, they have a big family dinner. On the first day of the New Year, people wear new clothes and visit relatives. Here are the reasons why I want to recommend the Spring Festival. For one thing, the Spring Festival is one of the most important festivals in China. A lot of foreign people want to learn about it. For another, I can share Chinese traditional cultures with foreign people by introducing the Spring Festival. I hope my idea can be taken. Thanks! 【39题答案】 【答案】例文： Good communication helps solve problems Last month, I had a disagreement with my best friend because she thought I broke her favorite pen. In fact, it was someone else. At first, we were both angry and didn’t talk to each other. Later, I decided to communicate with her. I listened to her feelings patiently and explained everything calmly. We both realized it was a misunderstanding. After that, we apologized and made up. From this experience, I have learned that listening, understanding and respect are the keys to good communication. It helps us rebuild our friendship. 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $