北京市海淀区第五十七中学2024-2025学年八年级下学期期中英语试卷

初二年级第二学期 英语期中练习 （考试时间90分钟，卷面满分60分） 2024.4 班级______ 姓名______ 成绩______ 知识运用（共14分） 一、单项填空（共6分，每小题0.5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. —What’s the matter with your little brother? —______ has a fever. A. She B. He C. They D. You 2. ______ 2003 Aron Ralston had an accident when climbing mountains in Utah. A. At B. In C. On D. Of 3. We should do everything to protect the earth, ________ we’ll lose our home. A. and B. so C. or D. but 4. —Do you prefer to travel by train or by plane? — By plane, because it’s __________. A. fast B. faster C. fastest D. the fastest 5. Paper cutting is one of ________ activities among teenagers. A. popular B. more popular C. most popular D. the most popular 6. — Jack, ________ do you go running? — Every morning. A. how long B. how much C. how often D. how soon 7. —Hi, Mary, what’s your plan for the coming weekend? —I’m planning ______ a picnic in the countryside with my cousins. Will you join us? A. enjoy B. to enjoy C. enjoying D. enjoyed 8. —______ you please take the dog for a walk? —OK, but I want to watch one show first. A. May B. Must C. Need D. Could 9. I ________ a video call with Grandma when Dad arrived home. A. have B. will have C. am having D. was having 10. Sam ________ playing the guitar but his brother doesn’t. A. has loved B. will love C. loved D. loves 11. If the number of sharks drops too low, it _________ danger to all ocean life. A. brings B. will bring C. has brought D. brought 12. —Do you know _________? —At the end of the street. A. where I can find a bookstore B. how I can find a bookstore C. where can I find a bookstore D. how can I find a bookstore 二、完形填空（共8分，每小题1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。 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。 The Smart Game In our P. E. classes at school, we played a game called dodgeball（躲避球）to celebrate the end of the quarantine（隔离）. There were two ___13___ in each game. The players who join the game try to eliminate（淘汰）all members of the opposing（对方的）team by ___14___ the balls at them. At the same time, they also need to dodge the balls to remain in the game. The team which manages to knock out all of their opponents（对手）first is ___15___ as the winner. When we came into the court, I noticed that the other team had more experienced and athletic players than ours. At the beginning of the game, our team didn’t have a good start. We looked ___16___ because our team had lost a few important teammates in a short time. Then I shouted at the moment: “Guys! Just keep our eyes on the balls and dodge!” To my joy, the light at the end of the tunnel（隧道）shone through. Our remaining teammates were making efforts to throw their balls and put many opponents out of the ___17___. This made the other team disadvantaged with fewer numbers. Then all the members of our team nodded to each other and reached an agreement with a smile. We didn’t need to ___18___ beat the other team. All we needed was just to have our last members try our best to avoid being hit and keep alive for the last five minutes! The plan ___19___. All of our members played against the other team by dodging the balls. When the game came to an end, we had more people on the court! We won the match when the last whistle （哨声）blew. After the game, we realized that dodgeball also ___20___ critical（批判性的）thinking. I learned that we could get out of the difficult situations successfully if we made good use of our brains. 13. A. coaches B. goals C. teams D. periods 14. A. stopping B. throwing C. passing D. catching 15. A. accepted B. imagined C. supported D. considered 16. A. disappointed B. relaxed C. worried D. regretted 17. A. court B. balance C. sight D. control 18. A. completely B. patiently C. fairly D. politely 19. A. cancelled B. worked C. interrupted D. started 20 A. promised B. achieved C. preferred D. required 阅读理解（共36分） 三、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。（共26分，每小题2分） A Three students had some confusing experiences. Please help them get the information to understand better. Maria: “When I went on a trip to Thailand last year, I found that people there eat food with their right hand. I want to know more.” ___21___ Lingling: “I gave my seat to a British old man on the bus, but the man looked a little bit angry and refused to take my seat. I don’t know why.” ___22___ Peter: “I first met Judy at the airport on a cold winter morning. It was so cold that I shook Judy’s hand without pulling off my gloves. Am I right to do so?” ___23___ A. In China, people are encouraged to give seats to the old, the sick and the disabled on the bus or subway. But in some western countries, some elderly people think you are hurting them if you try to help them without their agreement. B. People in Thailand use their right hand to eat, because they believe that the left hand is unclean. So it’s not proper to use one’s left hand to hold food, touch others or pass objects. Doing so may make them angry. C. Shaking hands is a common way to greet each other. But it is very impolite to shake hands with others when you are wearing gloves. You should take off your gloves first no matter how cold it is. D. When you meet a Chinese man or woman for the first time, you should wait for him or her to offer his or her hand first. Chinese people are not supposed to kiss when they greet each other. B The Power of Dream As Tony walked with his family along the river, he saw a man playing the saxophone (萨克斯管) by the river. The man was wearing a hat with a leather strap (皮带) around his neck. At the same time, he was dancing with the beautiful music from his saxophone. There was a large crowd of people around him. When Tony’s family had already walked on up the river, he still lost his thought in the dream of playing the saxophone one day. Two weeks later, it was Tony’s birthday. When he opened his present from his parents, he was glad to find it was a saxophone! He blew the mouth of the saxophone and tried to play it, but the saxophone wouldn’t make a sound. Then his dad told him to read the instrument book to learn what to do. After about 15 minutes, he raised it slowly to his lips (嘴唇) as his family watched. But still there was no sound. He blew and blew but he couldn’t get the saxophone to work. He was almost crying when suddenly the saxophone made the most beautiful sound which made him think of the music of the man by the river. He blew again, he moved his fingers on the saxophone and he made more sounds. Some of them were loud and clear but many of them weren’t. He was happy because he was playing very interesting sounds. But he wasn’t able to play music with his saxophone. Then he began to take lessons. His teacher taught him how to play it. When he was learning, he always remembered the man playing the saxophone by the river. His skills of playing musical instrument were gradually improved and at last he could play music with his saxophone. Now Tony is in the TV studio (播放室) with his saxophone strapped to his neck and his hat on his head. He is waiting to be called to the stage to play his first saxophone solo (独奏曲) on TV. 24. Tony’s attention was drawn to ________ when he walked along the river. A. the singing of birds in the trees B. the ducks in the river C. the hat on the man’s head D. the music from the saxophone 25. On Tony’s birthday, ________ gave him a saxophone as a present. A. a famous musician B. his parents C. the man by the river D. one of his teachers 26. What can we know from the passage? A. Tony had dreamt of becoming a music teacher one day. B. Tony learned to play the saxophone by himself at home. C. Tony was influenced by the man playing the saxophone. D. Tony often remembered the life staying with his parents. C Soon computers and other machines will be able to remember you by looking at your eyes! The program works because everyone’s eyes are different. So in the future you won’t have to remember a number when you want to use a machine or take money out of a bank. You’ll just have to look at the machine and it will be able to tell who you are. The eye-recognition (眼睛识别) program has already been tested in shops and banks in the USA, Britain, Italy and Turkey. Soon this technology will take the place of all other ways of finding out who people are. Eye-recognition is a process of recognizing iris (虹膜), which includes the following steps. First, a kind of machine needs to collect different examples of one’s iris from his eyes and store them. Second, this machine will have iris feature extraction (特征采集). Then, this person will be identified (识别), and he will take out the money from the bank successfully. Scientists are also working on other systems. Machines will soon be able to know you from the shape of your face, the mark of your finger or even your smell! However, eye-recognition is better than other kinds because your eyes don’t change much as you get older, and even twins have different eyes. So the eye-recognition program can be up to 94% correct, depending on how good the technology is while some other programs may only be 51% correct now. In Britain, it was found that 91% of people who had tried it said that they liked the idea of eye-recognition. In the future your computer will be looking at you in the eye. So smile! 27. How does the eye-recognition program work? A. You look at the machine. B. You say your name. C. You type in your number. D. You show your ID card. 28. What can you learn from the passage? A. The eye-recognition program can be up to 51% correct. B. 91% of British people liked eye-recognition best of all. C. People have different eyes and eyes don’t change a lot. D. The eye-recognition program is widely used now. 29. What’s the main purpose of Paragraph 4? A. To tell us about different recognition systems. B. To show the advantages of the eye-recognition program. C. To introduce us to the use of the eye-recognition system. D. To compare the recognition rate of different systems. D What if my child doesn’t have friends? Why does my child like to stay alone? Such thoughts probably trouble most parents at some point. People seem somewhat uncomfortable with the idea of a solitary (独处的) teenager. But psychologists (心理学家) today believe solitude can help children grow, and some might not be getting enough of it. It’s believed that some important development can happen when young people are left to themselves. From the time most children are born, they look for small moments to be alone. As they grow up, they are sensitive to social pressures (压力) and their need for quiet moments begins to increase. In fact, solitude can help them breathe and get refreshed. Research suggests that teenagers who spend some time by themselves seem to get better grades and have less depression (情绪低落) than those who don’t. When teenagers begin to think on their own, the resulting “self-connection” can serve them for the rest of their life. Rather than being easily influenced by the people around them, they’ll be more likely to make decisions that line up with their own values. Clearly none of this means that teenagers should always be by themselves; different children need different amounts of alone time. As long as it is reasonable, young people should be the ones deciding how much of that time is needed, not the grown-ups. Studies have shown that when young people turn to solitude themselves, they better manage “big emotions (情绪)” and learn more from their mistakes. Sometimes they want to be alone, but other times they may also just want some control (控制) over their own life. And when young people are alone now, they’re often on their phone or computer. That’s not necessarily a bad thing. One study showed that social-media (社交媒体) use made college students feel better about solitude. But social-media use can also get in the way of the benefits of alone time. If you’re still chatting with friends—or even just thinking about your online presence—you’re not exactly in the wings. Of course, some young people need time to get used to being alone. “Solitude skills” can be built up little by little. In the end, the hope is that young people can push through that discomfort and learn to sit with their feelings. And for those teenagers who naturally love solitude, people should know they’re not loners. They are just enjoying their alone time. When young people look for moments to keep to themselves, we just have to accept that and stay patient. When they are ready, they’ll be back. 30. The need of solitude ________. A. starts when a person is a child B. ends when teenagers leave school C. changes when people hold on to their values D. increases when teenagers have less social pressure 31. The underlined words probably mean that social-media use can also ________. A. teach young people to tell right from wrong B. help young people improve their online presence C. stop young people from making good use of solitary time D. allow young people to sit with their feelings about solitude 32. When we find a teenager who enjoys solitude, we should ________. A. relax and leave them alone B. introduce them to friendly loners C. teach them to control their life D. invite them to join more activities 33. The purpose of the passage is to ________. A. encourage teenagers to improve solitude skills B. draw people’s attention to depression in young people C. help people understand that teenagers need alone time D. compare the advantages and disadvantages of solitude for children 阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。 Do you like to travel alone? Or do you think it’s better to travel with friends? If you’re still deciding please read on. I will explain the advantages of both ways. One of the great things about traveling alone is that you can decide where you go and what you eat. You’ll be surprised at what you discover about yourself without any influence. Traveling alone really shows you what you’re made of and helps you to discover inner strength you didn’t know you had. Besides, it also gives you time to think, learn and grow. When your eyes are wide open, you’ll get a whole new outlook on the world. It’s easy to think that traveling alone is lonely. Although that may sometimes be true, you’re hardly ever alone. When you travel in a one-person team, this can provide a chance for you to enjoy the most interesting part of travel—communicating with the local people. In fact, traveling to know more about the world is not easy. There’s research to be done, flights to be booked and choices to be made. One of the main advantages of traveling with friends is being able to share these things and support each other through the process, even if it’s just someone who will wait with your bag when you go to the bathroom. Just as your mother always says, it’s true that traveling with others can give you a sense of safety, especially if you’re new to travel. You know that if you get lost or have your wallet stolen, there’s someone to hold your hand when you try to explain your situation in a foreign police station. There’s no right or wrong way to travel. Whether you travel alone or team up with friends, it is up to you. 34. What can you decide when you travel alone? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 35. According to the writer, what is the most interesting part of traveling in a one-person team? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 36. Why isn’t it easy to know more about the world by traveling? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 37. What do you think of traveling with friends? Why? (List at least two reasons.) ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 书面表达（共10分） 五、文段表达（10分） 38. 假如你是李华，你们班的外籍学生Peter想和你一起参加周末的志愿活动。请你给他回复邮件，告诉他周末志愿活动的具体时间和地点，你们打算做哪些事情以及你对他的建议。 提示词语：old people’s home, clean, sing, prepare 提示问题： ● When and where are you going to volunteer? ● What will you do there? ● What advice do you want to give him? Dear Peter, How is it going? Knowing that you are interested in taking part in the voluntary activity this weekend, I would like to tell you something about it. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ I’m looking forward to your early reply. Yours, Li Hua 题目二 39. “分担”是一种美德。 在家里，可以替父母分担家务，分担压力；在学校，可以为同学分担困难，为老师分担忧愁……某英文网站正在开展以“分担”为主题的征文活动。 假如你是李华，请用英语写一篇短文投稿，谈谈你平时是怎么做的，有什么收获。 提示词语：share(分担), housework, wash, solve problems, make progress, happy, virtue(美德) 提示问题： •What do you do in your daily life? •What benefits have you got from doing so? Sharing is a good virtue. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 初二年级第二学期 英语期中练习 （考试时间90分钟，卷面满分60分） 2024.4 班级______ 姓名______ 成绩______ 知识运用（共14分） 一、单项填空（共6分，每小题0.5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】B 【2题答案】 【答案】B 【3题答案】 【答案】C 【4题答案】 【答案】B 【5题答案】 【答案】D 【6题答案】 【答案】C 【7题答案】 【答案】B 【8题答案】 【答案】D 【9题答案】 【答案】D 【10题答案】 【答案】D 【11题答案】 【答案】B 【12题答案】 【答案】A 二、完形填空（共8分，每小题1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. C 14. B 15. D 16. C 17. A 18. A 19. B 20. D 阅读理解（共36分） 三、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。（共26分，每小题2分） A 【21~23题答案】 【答案】21. B 22. A 23. C B 【24~26题答案】 【答案】24. D 25. B 26. C C 【27~29题答案】 【答案】27. A 28. C 29. B D 【30~33题答案】 【答案】30. A 31. C 32. A 33. C 【34~37题答案】 【答案】34. You can decide where you go and what you eat. 35 Communicating with the local people. 36. There’s research to be done, flights to be booked and choices to be made. 37. I prefer to travel with friends. Because I won’t feel lonely all the way and they can help me take photos.      书面表达（共10分） 五、文段表达（10分） 【38题答案】 【答案】Dear Peter, How is it going? Knowing that you are interested in taking part in the voluntary activity this weekend, I would like to tell you something about it. We are going to the Old People’s Home this Saturday. We’ll meet at the school gate at 1:30. It’ll take us about 15 minutes to get there. After we arrive, we’ll help the old people tidy their rooms, such as making the beds, sweeping the floors, cleaning the windows and so on. We’ll also chat with them and sing for them. Here are some tips for you. On one hand, you can take your phone which can help you record the meaningful moment. On the other hand, you can prepare an English song for them if it is convenient for you. I’m looking forward to your early reply. Yours, Li Hua 题目二 【39题答案】 【答案】例文： Sharing is a good virtue In the past I only did my homework when I came back from school every day, and then I would go out to play. But now, I’ve changed a lot since I learned that sharing is a virtue. When I’m at home, I often help my mother do housework. I wash the dishes and sweep the floor after dinner. Sometimes I wash clothes, because I think my mother is too tired and I want her to have a rest. At school, when my friends have math problems that they don’t understand, I will offer to help them solve problems. Because my math is very good, and I always try my best to make them understand why, so they can make great progress. We are all happy. In class, I also ask the students around me not to be noisy and listen to the teacher carefully, so that the class will be much quieter. Sharing not only makes me understand my parents are hard-working, but also makes me become a more responsible person. In the future, I will share more things with others and make myself a more useful person. 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$