2021年北京市朝阳区八年级上期末英语试卷（含答案）

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1、2 2021021 北京朝阳北京朝阳初二（上）初二（上）期末期末英语试卷英语试卷( (选用选用) ) 2021.1 (考试时间 90分钟 满分 60 分) 学校：_班级：_姓名：_考号：_ 考生须知 1.本试卷共 8页，在试卷和答题卡上准确填写学校名称、班级、姓名和考号 2 试题答案一律填涂或书写在答题卡上,在试卷上作答无效。 3 在答题卡上,选择题用 2B铅笔作答,其他试题用黑色字迹签字笔作答。 4 考试结束,将本试卷和等题卡一并交回 知识运用(共 14分) 一、单项填空(共 6 分,每小题 0.5分) 从下列各题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中,选择可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 1. Hi

2、, Peter. Is this your bike? Oh, yes. Its _. Its a birthday gift from my parents A. yours B. mine C. his D. hers 2. I really want to go back to my hometown, _I dont have time. A. but B. and C. or D. as 3. The little children often play games _the playground after school. A. with B. for C. on D. from

3、4. -_is the population of China? - About 1.37 billion. A. Where B. Who C. What D. When 5. Can you stay here for the party? Sorry. I _ . I have to go to a meeting. A. cant B. mustnt C. neednt D. shouldnt 6. Travelling by car is_ than by coach, but is faster. A. expensive B. more expensive C. most exp

4、ensive D. the most expensive 7. Changjiang River is_ river in China. A. long B. longer C. longest D. the longest 8.My brother _ exercise every day and he likes sports very much. A. does B. did C. will do D. is doing 9. What did you do yesterday evening? I_ a kite for my little sister. A. made B. mak

5、e C. will make D. is making 10. What are you going to do this winter holiday? I _ my aunt in Sichuan Province. A. visit B. am going to visit C. visited D. was visiting 11. My mother _ when I got home yesterday. A. cooks B. will cook C. cooked D. was cooking 12. The teacher asks us _ loudly in class

6、so that everyone can hear. A. speaking B. speaks C. to speak D. speak 二、完形填空(共 8 分,每小题 1 分) 通读下面的短文,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。 Facing Challenges (挑战挑战)in Life Once a teacher called Henny asked two student to have a test at a track (小道) near a forest. He said. “You both need to start her

7、e and 13 the end of the track. How you finish this test will probably change the result of your test next week. Both of them started together. After a while the two students saw that the track went into two paths. The first student decided 14 the clearer path which was easier to go down. And the sec

8、ond student chose the 15 which was not so easy because there were fallen trees and other obstales(障碍). The first student finished first. He felt he was smart(聪明的) because he came first and finished the test 16 . It took the second student a while to reach the end because he had to go through all obs

9、tacles. The first student proudly said, I am glad I chose the easier path because it didnt 17 me down. Henry smiled. The next week , the two students and Henry met near a ravine(沟壑). Henry said, You should jump to the other side of this ravine. The first student saw how wide the ravine was and he wa

10、s too 18 to jump because he never did that before while the second student remembered how he jumped across wide gaps(缺口)in the last test. He successfully jumped to the other side! After completing the test. Henry said to the first student. When you 19 the easier path in the last test, you felt you w

11、ere cleverer and it was easier for you to complete that test, but you lost the 20 to get prepared for more difficult test. 13. A. check B. solve C. reach D. describe 14. A. tidy B. build C. climb D. follow 15. A. end B. forest C. path D. side 16. A. easily B. carelessly C. sadly D. angrily 17. A. pu

12、t B. keep C. calm D. slow 18. A. brave B. afraid C. clever D. shy 19. A. offered B. chose C. showed D. developed 20. A. chance B. problem C. service D. mind 阅读理解(共 36分) 三、阅读下列短文，根据短文内容，从短文后各题所给出的 A,B,C,D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。（共 26 分，每小题 2 分） A New Year Celebrations People around the world celebrate the New Y

13、ear at different times of the year and in different ways. Some people celebrate with parties. Other people might have interesting and sometimes strange traditions. North America In the United States, people watch special football games on New Years Day 10 celebrate the coming of the new year. ln New

14、 York City, a lot of people come together to count down the last seconds of the year. At midnight, the crowds cheer and they set off fireworks (烟火). South America Eating twelve grapes(葡萄) on New Years Eve is a tradition in South America. Each grape stands for one month of the coming year. Its good l

15、uck to eat all twelve during the last twelve seconds of the year. In many places. people wear yellow clothes because yellow is the color of gold. Europe In Denmark, people smash (粉碎)old and broken dishes. They think this will bring them good luck in the New Year. In Greece, people make a special cak

16、e with a coin (硬币) in it. If you get the piece of cake with the coin, you will have luck in the coming year! Asia In parts of Southeast Asia, people celebrate the New Year in late March or mid-April. This is the end of the dry season. Its a very hot time of year -a time for water festivals! People t

17、hink water will bring them good luck. 21. In the United States, people _ to celebrate the New Year. A. clean the house B watch special football games C. make a special cake D. smash old and broken dishes 22. Eating twelve grapes on New Years Eve is a tradition in A. North America B. Europe C. South

18、America D. Asia 23. People in Southeast Asia believe that _ will bring them good luck. A. yellow clothes B. fireworks C. water D. coins B Harry and Annie lived far from town, but they went there to school every day. On their way to school, there was a pond. In winter when the ice was thick and hard,

19、 they walked across the pond. But their mother did not like them to do this because it could be dangerous . “Dont go across the pond today.” She said while she was kissing them goodbye one morning. “It is beginning to thaw. “All right, mother,” said Harry, not very happily because he enjoyed running

20、 and sliding on the ice. When they came to the pond, the ice looked hard and safe. Harry said to his sister. “I knew it didnt thaw at all. Mother is always afraid we will drown. Come on, lets have a good time sliding. The school bell will not ring for an hour.” But you promised mother, said Annie. N

21、o, I didnt. I only said. All right, and it is all right. And I didnt say anything. So I can do as I like, said Annie. So they stepped on the ice and started to go across the pond. They did not go far when the ice broke, and they fell into the water. A man who was at work nearby saw them and jumped i

22、nto the water to save them. Harry got out of the ice water himself, but poor Annie almost drowned before the man could reach her. Harry and Annie went home almost, frozen. They told their mother the truth and how much they regretted not listening to her. They remembered the lesson learned that day a

23、s long as they lived. 24. One morning Harry and Annies mother told them not to _ . A. play after school B. talk to the others C. be late for school D. go across the pond 25. When Harry and Annie came to the pond _ . A. the school bell rang B. the ice began to break C. a man jumped into the water D.

24、the ice looked hard and safe 26. Harry and Annie regretted very much because _ . A. they didnt promise the man B. they didnt remember the lesson C. they didnt listen to their mother D. they didnt tell their mother the truth C I Will Think of It I will think of it.” It is easy to say this, but do you

25、 know what great things have come from thinking? We cannot see our thoughts, or hear, or taste, or feel them, and yet they have great power. Sir Isaac Newton was sitting in his garden on a summer evening when he saw an apple fall from a tree. He began to think. While tying Lo find out why the apple

26、fell, he discovered how the earth, sun, moon, and stars are kept in their places. When a boy named James Walt watched the lid of the tea kettle moving up and down, he began to think. He wanted to find out why the steam in the kettle moved the heavy lid. From that time. he went out thinking and think

27、ing, and when he became a man, he improved the steam engine so much that it could do the work of many horses easily. A young man named Galileo was once standing in a big hall when he saw a chandelier moving back and forth. This set him thinking, and it led to the invention of the pendulum. James Fer

28、guson was a poor boy. Once, seeing the inside of a watch, he started to wonder. “I should make a clock,” he thought. But how could he get what he needed to make the clock? He thought and thought. Then he found out he could make the mainspring out of a piece of whalebone. Soon he made a wooden clock.

29、 When he became a man, he went to London to live and made a lot of speeches there. Some of the smarted men in England listened to his speeches, his motto was, “I will think of it,” and he made his thoughts useful to himself and the world. When you have a difficult lesson to learn, dont feel discoura

30、ged. Think; and by thinking you will learn how to think to some purpose. 27. Sir Isaac Newton discovered how the earth, sun, mon, and star are kept in their places when _ . A. he tried to find out why the apple fell B. he saw a chandelier moving back and forth C. he found out he could make a wooden

31、clock D. be watched the lid of the tea kettle moving up and down 28. What do you know about James Ferguson from the passage? A. He invented the pendulum and tea kettle. B. He liked listening to the famous mens speeches. C. He was from a rich family and grew up in London. D. He used a piece of whaleb

32、one to make the mainspring of a clock. 29. What is the writers main purpose in writing the passage? A. To encourage people to think more. B. To offer some advice on how to think. C. To show how great the four people are. D. To introduce the four peoples experiences. D Now few businesses can run with

33、out computers. School even offer lessons for their students to learn to write on computers. But what are we giving up am handwriting loses in importance in society? Researchers from Princeton University studied two group of students. One group wrote out their notes in class while the other typed the

34、m with a computer. In order to show the differences between the two groups, researchers tested both groups of students 30 minutes after a lesson, and again a week later. The results showed that both group did well in the first test. But students with the handwritten notes were able to better remembe

35、r and understand the lesson a week later, and were more open to new ideas According to the lead researcher. “Our findings suggest that even when computers are used as planned, they may still cause harm to your learning.” Part of the reason for this is that notetakers using pen and paper could unders

36、tand the lesson better and put what they heard in their own words Those taking notes on a computer typed faster, but they always tried to type every word exactly as they heard it, so they didnt really pay enough attention to the content of the lesson. Thats the problem Students chose to take notes w

37、ith a computer because it could help them take notes faster, but it undermined learning. Computers arent going away anytime so0n, but that doesnt mean paper notebooks need to become out-of-date. In fact, its best to start using them at an early age. University of Indiana researchers compared brain s

38、cans of five-year-olds. Some of them practised writing letters down and some just looked at the letters Those who wrote out the letters had better and even adult-like brain activity. So next time when you need to take notes, why not chose a pen and paper over a keyboard? It will do wonders for your

39、memory. 30. Paragraph 3 mainly tells us A how difficult the teste were B what the research showed us C. when the research finished D. why students needed the tests 31. The underlined words undermined learning probably mean _ A helped to learn B. made learning fun C harmed learning D. made learning n

40、atural 32. What can we learn from the passage? A. It took both groups of students 30 mimtes to finish the first test. B. Looking at the letters help five-year-olds have better brain activity. C. Student taking notes on a computer could type every word exactly, D. Students with the handwritten notes

41、did better in the test a week later. 33. The writer probably agrees that _ . A. handwriting makes people smarter B. its better to take notes on computer C. handwriting is going away from class soon D. its difficult to use paper notes at an early age 四、阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。(共 10分，每小题 2分) Around the world,

42、 about 450 million people are living with a mental (心理的) health problem right now. However, few people would like to talk about any mental health problem they have because they think it is a shame (羞耻). To bring attention to mental health problems and help people to solve those problems, World Menta

43、l Health (WMH) Day was first celebrated in 1992. Now，more and more people celebrate WMH Day on 10th October. It is important for us to look alter our own mental health. Do you know how good exercise is for mental health? Doing exercise and spending time in nature can really help to deal with worries

44、 and depression (沮丧). So why not go for a walk in a park or the countryside? Your diet can also change how you feel. If you eat candies, cake, chocolate, etc. , your blood sugar will rise and fall, making you feel angry and tired. Make sure you eat enough vegetables and fruit, and you may feel good.

45、 Is also important to drink enough water-being thirsty (口渴) can make it difficult to think clearly Also, its good to spend time with other people. Talking to others and asking them for support can help to reduce (减少) the shame. World Mental Health Day encourages us to pay more attention to both our

46、own mental health and other peoples. Anything you do on WMH Day will help us all to better understand and support people with mental health problems. 34. How many people are living with a mental health problem right now? 35. Was World Mental Health Day first celebrated in 1992? 36. Why is it importa

47、nt to drink enough water? 37. What can help to reduce the shame of mental health problems? 38. What is the passage mainly about? 书面表达(共 10分) 五、文段表达(10 分) 39.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人总词数。所给提示词语仅供选用。请不要写出你的校名和姓名。 题目 假如你是李华，你们班交换生 Tory 想体验中国传统文化，你们决定邀请他周日去老舍茶馆。 请用英语写一封邮件，告诉他

48、集合的时间和地点，交通方式以及活动安排。 提示词语提示词语: school gate, by coach, the Beijing Opera, eat traditional food 提示问题提示问题:When and where are you going to meet? How are you going there? What are you going to do? Dear Tony, How is it going? I am writing to invite you to visit Lao She Teahouse with us. _ _ _ Im looking f

49、orward to your early reply. Yours, Li Hua 题目 假如你是李华，你的英国笔友 Peter 想来北京旅游，他想向你了解一些北京的情况并且寻求 一些来北京旅游的建议。请你用英文回复一封邮件,向他介绍北京的基本概况，在北京可以 做的事情，以及最佳旅游时间。 提示词语提示词语: north, big, the Great Wall, autumn 提示问题提示问题:What is Beijing like? What can you do in Beijing? When is the best time to visit? Dear Peter, Im ver

50、y happy to hear that youll come to Beijing soon. _ _ If you need further information, be free to email me. Yours, Li Hua 参考答案 知识运用(共 14 分) 一、单项填空(共 6分，每小题 0.5分) 1. B 2. A 3. C 4. C 5. A 6. B 7. D 8. A 9. A 10. B 11.D 12. C 二、完形填空(共 8分，每小题 1 分) 13. C 14. D 15. C 16. A 17. D 18. B 19. B 20. A 阅读理解(共 3