北京市第八中学2024-2025学年八年级上学期期中考试英语试卷

2024北京八中初二（上）期中 英 语 年级：初二 科目：英语 班级：_______________姓名：_______________ 考生须知 1.本试卷共12页，共九道大题，56个小题，满分100分。考试时间100分钟。 2.在试卷和答题纸上准确填写班级、姓名。 3.答案一律填写在答题纸上，在试卷上作答无效。 4.考试结束，将试卷和答题纸一并交回。 听力理解（共20分） 一、听对话或独白，选择正确答案。（共12分，每小题1.5分） 请根据所听到的对话和独白内容，从所给的三个选项中选择最佳选项。 请听一段对话，完成第1至第2小题。 1. Where did the boy go on the last school trip? A. To a zoo. B. To a farm. C. To a theatre. 2. What did the boy think of the trip? A. Exciting. B. Boring. C. Surprising. 请听一段对话，完成第3至第4小题。 3. Where does the man come from? A. Cambridge. B. Los Angeles. C. Beijing. 4. What is the man's hometown like? A. It's a quiet village with green fields. B. It's a beautiful city with a university. C. It's a small town with famous beaches. 请听一段对话，完成第5至第6小题。 5. What do we know about the speakers? A. The man rides a bike on weekends. B. The woman drove a car last Sunday. C. The man may join the woman next year. 6. What are the speakers mainly talking about? A. A biking event. B. A travel plan. C. A family weekend. 请听一段独白，完成第7至第8小题。 7. What can we learn from the speech? A. People usually take the wine tour for five weeks. B. There are about 100 rooms in the Sydney Opera House. C. People can see the largest group of plants and animals in Australia. 8. What is the speech mainly about? A. Popular places to visit in Australia. B. Australia's most important theaters. C. Advice on how to do sports in Australia. 二、听独白，记录关键信息。本段独白你将听两遍。（共8分，每小题2分） 请根据所听到的内容和提示词语，将所缺的关键信息填写在答题卡的相应位 置上。 知识运用（共22分） 三、单项填空（共10分，每小题1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。 13. My brother likes reading and __________ favorite book is Journey to the West. A. her B. his C. its D. their 14. China is ___________ the east of Asia. I come from Beijing, China. A. in B. to C. of D. on 15. The new gym is much ___________ than the old one. A. large B. larger C. largest D. the largest 16. After winning the singing competition, Bob became __________ than before. A. confident B. more confident C. most confident D. the most confident 17. Lao She is one of __________ Chinese writers of the twentieth century. A. great B. greater C. greatest D. the greatest 18. Of all the students in the class, Lingling does homework __________. A. careful B. most careful C. more carefully D. the most carefully 19. A good learner always __________ clear goals and keeps learning. A. have B. had C. has D. will have 20. The volunteers __________ the roads in the park now. A. cleaned B. will clean C. are cleaning D. is cleaning 21. When I was young, my father taught me __________ the piano. A. play B. plays C. to play D. played 22. I like the Spring Festival best _ my whole family can get together. A. because B. but C. although D. or 四、完形填空（共12分，每小题1分） （一）根据短文内容，从方框中选出恰当的词，并将对应的A、B、C、D填涂在答题卡的相应位置上。 A. favorite B. spend C. show D. hobbies Chongyang Festival is meaningful for the elderly in Chinese culture, so it is a time for us to _23_ thanks and love for our grandparents. Here are some simple and fun ways to surprise your grandparents. One of the best things you can do is to _24_ time with them. You could plan to share a meal, go for a walk, read together, or invite them to one of your activities. Another way to connect is to ask your grandparents to teach you about one of their _25_ and then do it together. If you can't spend time with them, send them a special card or ask your parents to help record (录制) you on video. You can start by wishing them a happy Chongyang Festival, and then share some of your _26_ memories (记忆) of times you've spent with them. Your grandparents are sure to miss you when they watch it. （二）阅读下面短文，根据短文内容从后面各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 Mom and I were sitting in the front row. Thanks to Mom's friend, I could watch my first professional basketball game in such a great seat And the most 27 thing was that I could see my favorite basketball player, Dwight Edwards. I was holding his book in my hand all the time. Throughout the game Dwight 28 one fantastic play after another. With 3 seconds left in the game, he scored the winning basket for his team After the television reporter 29 interviewing（采访）Dwight, Mom and I walked toward him. “Umm ... Mr... Mr. Edwards? I'm Keysha.” My heart was beating fast. But I collected my courage and asked,“Would you please sign (在...签名) my 30?” “Sure, Keysha. Thanks for coming today.” Dwight smiled as he signed the book and then left. I watched Dwight until he disappeared. When I turned around, I 31 a little boy holding a poster and a pen and crying. “It's OK, son,” his father said.”“We' ll meet Dwight Edwards some other time.” I looked at Dwight Edward's signature and thought about how great it was to meet him. Then I thought about how kind Mom's friend was for giving us the 32 to have this experience. I handed Dwight's book to the boy. “Here, I want you to have this,” I said. The boy's eyes widened.“Dwight's autograph（亲笔签名）? Wow” he exclaimed.“Thank you.” “No problem,” I replied. “Keysha, that was very 33 of you,” Mom said. “I know how much that autograph meant to you.” “Oh, I won't need an autograph to 34 this day. I got to see Dwight Edwards play an amazing game. And I got to meet him. It's really a winning day.” I smiled at Mom. 27. A. natural B. exciting C. common D. boring 28. A. made B. missed C. collected D. lost 29. A. changed B. finished C. forgot D. started 30. A. basketball B. photo C. book D. shirt 31. A. cared B. trained C. stopped D. noticed 32. A. CDs B. notebooks C. tickets D. calls 33. A. lucky B. strange C. careless D. thoughtful 34. A. remember B. choose C. check D. divide 阅读理解（共30分） 五、阅读选择（共22分，每小题2分） （一）信息匹配。请根据人物需求匹配最适合的活动，并将A、B、C、D填在相 应的位置上。其中一个选项为多余选项。 A A Design a Garden Would you like to do a simple window box with a few pretty flowers, or even try to plant a small vegetable garden? Maybe you can eat the fruit and vegetables you grow. B Make a Movie It's amazing that you just need a phone and some apps to make a nice movie. You also need to think about the story and find a nice place to film with friends willing to help. Even if you are camera shy, you can still have a go. C Learn to Sew Sewing is not only a useful skill but a great way to pass the time. There are lots of things you can do with a needle and thread. Maybe you won't keep it as a hobby, but you'll still be able to make bags or make clothes for your pets. D Plan a Family Trip You'll find it fun to plan a family trip. Choose a place to go, organize the activities for each day, and then make a lot of great memories for you and your family. The ability of planning will be of great help in your life. 35.______________ Tony We moved to a new house a month ago. I want to grow some vegetables and beautiful flowers around my new house. 36. ______________ Mary I enjoy making things in my free time. I want to make a beautiful dress for my cat. I think she will like it! 37.______________ Jack Last week, my classmates made some interesting videos and showed them on the Internet. I also want to learn how to film in my spare time so that I can record my life. （二）阅读短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 B The Winning Team Peter kept his eyes on the ground. He felt like there was a heavy weight on his shoulders as he walked home alone. It was the worst day of his life. His mind would not stop thinking about what happened only just an hour ago on the school soccer field. How could he have missed scoring that goal? He had let his whole team down. His stupid mistake made him angry. His team had lost the game because of him. He was really worried that his coach might kick him off the team. As soon as he walked through the door, his father asked, “What's wrong, son?” Peter's feelings were written all over his face. “I lost the game,” Peter replied. Then he went into his room without another word. Ten minutes later, Peter heard his father knocking on his bedroom door. He opened the door to let him in. “Look, Peter. I don't know what happened. But whatever it was, don't be too hard on yourself.” “I lost the game, Dad. I failed my team. They'll probably never let me play again.” “Soccer is about team effort. You' re not the only reason your team lost. If you have a good team, you should support each other. Besides, winning or losing is only half the game. The other half is learning how to communicate with your teammates and learning from your mistakes.” Peter didn't say anything, but what his father said made him think carefully. The next day, Peter went to soccer practice with courage rather than fear（恐惧）in his heart.“Hey, guys,” he said to his teammates.“I'm really sorry about yesterday. We were so close to winning that game. But I think if we continue to pull together, we' re going to win the next one.” To his surprise, his teammates all nodded in agreement. “Yeah,” they said,“don't worry about it. It's never just one person's fault（过错）. We should think about how we can do better next time.” Peter smiled. It made him feel lucky to know that he was on a winning team. 38. It was the worst day for Peter because _____________. A. he missed scoring a goal B. his teammates made him angry C. his team made a stupid mistake D. his coach kicked him off the team 39. After talking with his father, Peter _____________. A. said sorry to his coach B. left and didn't think about it C. went to soccer practice with courage D. trained his teammates to win the next game 40. After Peter's teammates heard what Peter said, they all _____________. A. did worse next time B. felt sorry and unlucky C. agreed it was Peter's fault D. thought Peter's words were right 41. From his experience, Peter learned about _____________. A. the result of losing a soccer game B. the value of winning a soccer game C. the benefit of getting on well with the teammates D. the importance of supporting each other in a team C Polar Bears Could Die Out by the End of the Century The heating of Earth is pushing the number of polar bears to get smaller and smaller. According to a new study, they could die out in fewer than 100 years. Polar bears are animals which live by eating sea seals in the Arctic Ocean. As more and more sea ice melts(融化), their living places become to shrink. The loss of sea ice began to be paid more attention at the end of the 1970s. Since then, sea ice that lasts for more than a year in the Arctic has decreased at a rate of 13% per decade(十年). Studies have long shown that the growing loss of sea ice will lead to a dangerous situation for polar bears, but the new research shown in Nature Climate Change has given us a clear dying out timeline. Polar bears will be unable to live because of the climate change over the next several decades. The scientists believe they will completely die out by 2100. “What we've found out is that, first, it will be very difficult for cubs(幼崽) to be born and live. Even if cubs are born, the mother polar bears won't have enough body fat to produce milk to bring them along through the ice-free season.” said Dr. Steven Amstrup, a scientist of Polar Bears International, to the BBC. “Any of us knows that we can't go without food for a long time. That's a natural need for all humans and animals.” The research also shows that, even in a situation where many countries have done a lot of work to save polar bears, several populations of polar bears will die out. But Amstrup strongly believes that the animals can still do whatever they can do to live if the climate change does not go on getting worse. “We must show how dangerous the situation is, because we have to do something now to stop the worst of future problems.” He said. “The way we' re on now is not good enough, but if society can do something together, we will have time to save polar bears. And if we do, we will do great good to other lives on Earth, and to ourselves too.” 42. The word “shrink” in Paragraph 2 probably means“ ____________”. A. get bigger B. get lighter C. get smaller D. get heavier 43. According to the passage, polar bears will probably die out because ____________. A. fewer animal scientists pay attention to them B. sea ice becomes less because of the climate change C. The number of seal seals is getting bigger and bigger D. sea seals in the Arctic Ocean don't have enough body fat 44. What is Paragraph 4 mainly about? A. Why cubs are hard to be born and live in ice-free season. B. Why humans and animals can't live through without food. C. Why mother polar bears can't produce enough milk for cubs. D. Why Dr. Steven Amstrup does the research about polar bears. 45. What is Dr. Steven Amstrup's opinion on what many countries have done? A. What they have done works well, so polar bears will not die out. B. What they have done doesn't do any good, so they need to change. C. What they have done is useful but not enough, so they need to do more. D. What they have done makes things worse, so polar bears will die out soon. 六、阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。(共8分，每小题2分) There are many aspects (方面) to language learning, such as how to say words, which words to choose, and what form of words to use. All of these aspects together can make learning a foreign language very difficult. But there are some points that might make it easier, and more fun. First, don't worry too much about pronouncing words the wrong way. Pronunciation is important, of course. It helps the listener to understand what is said more clearly. However, the most important step in learning a new language is to practice speaking it. Like learning any new skill, practice makes perfect. And when you practice speaking the new language, the native speaker (说本族语的人) usually thinks highly of your hard work and is ready to help improve your pronunciation. Second, don't be afraid to guess the meaning of what someone says. There will be a lot of words to learn while studying a foreign language. In fact, there are tens of thousands of different words in English. And a word may have more than one meaning. The same goes with any other language. It is impossible to know all the words and all the meanings. Use clues (提示) to guess the meaning of what others say. When meeting a person that says“Hello” and waves his or her hand, one might guess that the person is giving a greeting. It is not important at that moment to know the exact meaning. With more practice of guessing the meaning of new words, your vocabulary will increase. Third, don't lose hope. Learning a new language always takes time. Many will give up learning because learning all of the rules of another language is too hard or boring. Some may think that other people will make fun of them for making mistakes. But it's OK to make mistakes. Nobody is perfect, after all. Don't give up and keep trying. In a word, learning a new language can be difficult, but remember that it can have great benefits. Learning a new language doesn't just mean the ability to speak in that different language. It can also include making new friends, experiencing new adventures in a different culture, and tasting new foods 46. What is the most important step in learning a new language? 47. How will your vocabulary increase? 48. Why do many people give up learning a new language? 49. What is the passage mainly about? 书面表达（共18分） 七、根据中文意思和英文提示词语写出句子。（共8分，每小题2分） 50.老舍以他的小说而闻名。(famous) 51.越来越多的人开始喜欢冰雪运动。(begin, ice sports) 52.我每天骑车上学花费十分钟。(take, by bike) 53.我们正在为拯救濒危动物而努力。(work hard) 八、文段表达（共10分） 54.根据中文和英文提示，完成一篇不少于50词的文段写作。所给提示词语仅供选用。请不要写出你的校名和姓名。 假如你是李华，你们学校英语社团正在开展以“我运动我健康”为主题的交流活动。请你写一篇短文，谈谈你最喜欢的体育运动及原因，并给其他同学提出一些关于运动健身的建议。 提示词语：play basketball, relax, healthy, be good for 提示问题：●What sport do you like best? ●Why do you like this sport? ●What advice can you give your classmates about doing sports? Hello, everyone. My name is Li Hua. I'd like to share my favorite sport with you. ______________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 九、选做题（共10分；55小题4分，56小题6分） 阅读下面短文，根据短文内容回答问题。 Famous historical and cultural sites, beautiful natural scenery, and interesting folk customs draw millions of tourists to China. Here is some useful information about two of the top cities in China. Chengdu Chengdu, the capital of China's southwest Sichuan Province, is one of China's most livable cities. It covers a total area of 14.3 thousand square kilometers, with a population of over 21 million people. The climate here is warm all year. Chengdu was built in 316 B.C., and it is considered to be one of the earliest developed cities in China. Chengdu further developed during the Qin and Han Dynasties. During The Three Kingdoms period, Chengdu became the capital of Shu. Nowadays, Chengdu has become a large important city lying at the start of the modern silk road, connecting China's hinterland (内陆) to Europe and leading the development of the region. Chengdu owns two world heritage sites (遗址): the world natural heritage of Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuaries is the No.1 attraction of Chengdu, while the world cultural heritage of Dujiangyan and Mount Qingcheng is a must-see near the downtown. Most tourists would like to stay in Chengdu for 1 or 2 days, to explore the popular tourist spots in the downtown area, including the must-go Panda Base, the Wuhou Temple in memory of Huge Liang, the Thatched cottage of Du Fu (a poet of Tang Dynasty), and the 3,000-year-old Jinsha Site. If you have 2 to 4 days, a visit to Dujiangyan Irrigation System and Mount Qingcheng would be worth your time. If you plan to stay longer, you may have a chance to feel the slow pace of life in Chengdu, spending 3 days to enjoy an in-depth downtown tour. What's more, UNESCO's Creative Cities Network has named Chengdu the "Capital of Gastronomic Delights". Visitors can try the delicious local food at Jinli Street or Wide and Narrow Alley during traveling. Xi' an Xi' an, located in central-northwest China, records the great changes of the country just like a living history book. It is one of the birthplaces of the ancient Chinese civilization in the Yellow River Basin area. As the eastern terminal (终点站) of the Silk Road and the site of the famous Terracotta Warriors of the Qin Dynasty, the city has been well known all over the world. More than 3,000 years of history including over 1,100 years as the capital city of ancient dynasties, has given the city an amazing historical heritage. It enjoyed popularity equal to that of Cairo, Athens and Rome. Together they were called the "four ancient capitals of the world". Today, Xi' an is known for being not only a major economic and industrial city in China, but also a cultural and educational center as well. There are plenty of historical relics in Xi' an. Besides visiting Terracotta Army, there are many other fun things to do, such as Cycling on the most complete ancient City Wall, tasting the real local food at the Muslim Quarter, visiting Shaanxi History Museum as well as climbing Mount Huashan, which is known for its breathtaking cliffs and narrow paths. And enjoying the Tang Dynasty Music and Dance Show surely is one of the best things to do in Xi' an at night. Xi' an is hot in summer and dry and cold in winter. So best times to visit it are April to June in spring and September to October in autumn. 55. What are the common things between Chengdu and Xi' an?(At least three things) 56. Tony is a 15-year-old boy from Europe. He wants to know more about Chinese culture. Which city would you like to advise him to visit, Chengdu or Xi' an? Why?(At least two reasons) 参考答案 知识运用 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 B A B B D D C C C A 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 C B D A B A B C D C 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 D A A C B A C D D C 43 44 45 B A C 46. The most important step in learning a new language is to practice speaking it. 47. With mor practice of guessing the meaning of new words, your vocabulary will increase. 48. Many will give up learning because learning all of the rules of another language is too hard or boring. 49. The passage mainly about advice for learning a foreign language. 50. Lao She is famous for his novels. 51. More and more people begin to like ice sports now. 52. It takes me ten minutes to go to school by bike every day. 53. We are working hard to save endangered animals. We are working hard to save the animals in danger. 54. Hello, every. My name is Li Hua. I'd like to share my favorite sports with you. I like swimming, running and playing basketball. Above all of the sports, I like playing basketball best. And I am a member of the school basketball team. Doing sports can make me relaxed and healthy. There is some advice about doing sports. First, warm up before doing sports or you will hurt. Second, eat healthy food, like fruit and vegetables. Don't eat too much cakes or sweets. Finally, have enough sleep. You can pay attention to your study and activities. Let's do sports together and live a healthy life. Thank you 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $