北京汇文中学2019-2020学年度八年级第二学期英语期末考试(Word版,无答案)

1、北京汇文中学 2019-2020 学年度第二学期期末考试初二年级英语第一部分 听力理解（共30 分）一、听后选择（共15 分，每小题 1.5 分）听对话或独白，根据对话或独白的内容，从下面各题所给的A 、 B、 C 三个选项中选择最佳选项。每段对话或独白你将听两遍。请听一段对话，完成第 1 至第 2 小题。1. When is the holiday?A. On the 3rd Sunday of July.B. On the 3rd Sunday of June.C. On the 3rd Saturday of July.2. How do people celebrate the hol

2、iday?A. By making ice cream.B. By eating ice cream all day.C. By having ice cream parties.请听一段对话，完成第 3 至第 4 小题。3. What is wrong with the boy?A. He has a headache.B. He feels stressed out.C. He doesn t liksechool.4. What will the boy do?A. Ask his parents for help. B. Talk to his teacher. C. Go to se

3、e a doctor.请听一段对话，完成第 5 至第 6 小题。5. Why doesn t the girl want to visit the histormy useum?A. Becauseshe bseen there many times.B. Because she isn t goOistory.C. Because she thinkst boring.6. Where are the speakers going?A. To the silk museum. B. To the science museum. C. To the art museum. 请听一段对话，完成第

4、7至第8小题。7. What does the boy think of smart speakers?A. Expensive.B. Convenient.C. Popular.8. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. Types and usages of smart speakers.B. The history and future of smart speakers.C. Advantages and disadvantages of smart speakers.请听一段独白，完成第 9至第10小题。9. Which is t

5、he common pattern of Chinese Paper CuA rt?A.B.C.10. Why does the speaker make the speech?A. To tell people how to do paper cutting.B. To introduce traditional Chinese art forms.C. To show the beauty in Chinese Paper Cut Art.二、11听对话，根据对话内容笔头回答问题。每段对话你将听两遍。（共10分, 每小题2分）请听一段对话，完成第（1）小题。(1) . Where were

6、 the plates made?请听一段对话，完成第（2）小题。(2) . What time did the club use to meet every Friday afternoon?请听一段对话，完成(3)第小题。(3) . How can the girl get to the Capital Museum?请听一段对话，完成第(4)小题。(4) . Why does the girl want to borrow money?请听一段对话，完成第(5)小题。(5) . What will the boy do?二、12听短文，记录关键信息（共5分，每小题1分）请听一段短文，根据

7、所听到的内容和提示信息，将所缺的关键信息填写在答 题卡的相应位置上。短文你将听两遍。School lunches around the worldIn the US玄 Lunch time: about one hourHave a (1) .lunch.In JapanC Can (2) .their lunch.E Eat together in the classroom.In Germany Provide school lunches.E Eat some (3) .once a week.In(4) Lunch time: one to two hours long G Get l

8、unch at school or go home.In BritainC Can not go outside during the lunch timeEat (5)vegetables and fruit in daily schoollunch(1) (2) . (3) . (4) . (5) .第二部分知识运用（共14分）三、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。13. Who is math teacher? Mrs. King. She teaches math very well.A. you; weB. y

9、ou; ours C. your; us D. your; ours14. The children plant trees in the park March 12th every year.A. atB. onC. inD. to15. do you play computer games?Twice a week.A. How often B. How long C. How many D. How much16. The North Star is one of stars in the night sky.A. bright B. brighter C. brightest D. t

10、he brightest17. Must I finish my homework now? No, you. You can do it tomorrow.A. needn t B. mustn tC. couldn t D. wouldn t18. The skirt is madeof silk. It comfortable.A. smellsB. feelsC. soundsD.tastes19. Your father is sleeping. Please stop.A. to singB. singC. singingD.sings20. I called you last n

11、ight, but no one answered.Sorry. I at that time.A. watched TVB. watches TVC. am watching TVD. was watching TV21. May I speak to John?Sorry, he Japan. But he in two days.A. has been to; came back B. has gone to; will come backC. has been to; will come back D. has gone to; comes back 22. you ever any

12、problems with your friends?Yes, but we made it up.A. Did; haveB. Have; had C . Will; have D. Do; have23. I haven t heard from. Smith he moved to Shanghai.A. sinceB. forC. inD. so24. Could you tell me?Because the scenery attracts me.A. why do you go to TibetB. when are you going to TibetC. why you ar

13、e going to TibetD. when you go to Tibet四、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。Changing Makes You More ConfidentI used to hate being called upon in class mainly because I didn t like attentiondrawn to myself. And unless otherwise assigned指定） a seat by the teacher, I always25

14、to sit at the back of the classroom.All this changed after I joined a sports team. It began when a teacher suggested I try out for the basketball team. At first I thought it was a 26 idea because I didn t have a good sense of balance, nor did I have the _27 to keep pace with the others on the team a

15、nd they would laugh at me. But for the teacher who kept insisting on my“going for it ” , I wouldn t have decidedryo give itWhen I first started28the practice sessions, I didn t everuknow theof the game, much less what I was doing. Sometimes I d get confused and take a shotat the wrong 29 which made

16、me feel really stupid. Fortunately, I wasn ttheonly one “ new” at the game, so I decided to focus on learning the game, do my best ateach practice session, and not be too hard on myself for the things I didn t knomoves” . BeingyetI practiced and practiced. Soon I knew the 30_ and the of a team was f

17、un and motivating激励，动力）.With time, I learned how to play and made friends in the process friends who respected my efforts to workhard and be a team player. I never had so much fun!With my improved self-confidence comes more 31 from teachers and classmates. I have gone from “32” in the back of the cl

18、assroom and not wantingto call attention to myself, to raising my hand even when I sometimes wasn t 100percent sure I had the right answer. Now I have more self-confidence in myself.25. A. hopedB. choseC. meantD. agreed26. A. goodB. crazyC. commonD. bright27. A. patienceB. rightC. chanceD. ability28

19、. A. attendingB. preparingC. enjoyingD. watching29. A. discussionB. decisionC. competitionD. direction30. A. stepsB. ordersC. rulesD. games31. A. praiseB. adviceC. comfortD. courage32. A. dreamingB. talkingC. fightingD. hiding第三部分 阅读理解（共36 分）五、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

20、题 2 分）ABest Ways to Improve Online ExperienceZhao Yuchen, BeijingTo me, the biggest headache about studying online is my poor internet connectiDuring one online class, I couldnt hear my English teachervoice and I had toreconnect. It wasted lots of time. Since then, I have checked my network before c

21、lass every dayand asked other family members not to use the internet while I in class.Qiu Ziyin, ShenzhenDuring the first day of studying online, I was excited and listened carefully. But I soon realized that my self-discipline （自律）was weak. I t/scseen time for all of my electronic devices. At night

22、, I do preview （预习）work for the next dayinstead of playing with my mobile phone.Zhao Jiawen, ShanghaiIt insportant to know how to choose wisely when we pick online courses. For example, I had difficulty understanding certain English grammar points, so I searched for key words on our national cloud l

23、earning platform and watched several videos from teachers across China. good for us to get different teachersZhang Penghui, HeilongjiangOnline learning takes strong self-discipline and willpower. There are lots of distractions 份心、）while studying at home. My mom likes to offer me snacks ancdrinks, wh

24、ich sometimes distracts me from listening during my classes. A quiet room and clean desk can help us stay focused.33. Who does preview work for the next day at night?A. Qiu Ziyin. B. Zhao Yuchen. C. Zhao Jiawen. D. Zhang Penghui.34. Zhao Yuchen while having class online.A. has asked other family mem

25、bers not to use the internetB. watches several videos from teachersC. likes to have snacks and drinksD. plays with the mobile phone35. Zhang Penghui thinks that.A. studentscipline is weakB. a quiet room and clean desk can help students stay focusedC. it gsod for students to get different teachers fr

26、om ChinaD. the biggest problem about studying online is the poor internet connectionBJane Addams was born into a rich American family with a long history of public service on September 6, 1860. She was the eighth child of John Huy Addams, a successful businessman, banker, and landowner. Learning fro

27、m her father, Jane wanted to know what she could do to help others. Jane remembered the Chicago poor areas she had seen as a child, and she thought she might want to open a place and it would provide education and recreation 娓乐）to the poor people there.In 1889, Jane and her friend Ellen Gates made J

28、ane dream come true. They opened Hull House in Chicago. Among its many activities, Hull House provided a place for poor immigrant （移民）families to play games, listen to poem readings or take music or painting classes.Jane Addam s public service didn t stop with Hull House. Jane worked for laws to end

29、 child labor 讲动力）and fought for women s rights. She worked as president of the Women s International League for Peace and Freedom and was chairman of the Women s Peace Party. Jane Addams won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1931. She died on May 21, 1935. All these years later, people still celebrate the se

30、rvice and life of Jane Addams.36. Hull House was opened inA.1889B. 1931C.1935D.186037. Why is Jane Addams an important person in history according to the passage?B. She set up the WomenA. She fought against providing education and recreation for the poor.s International League for PeacFereaendom.C.

31、She was a poor immigrant who gave her life to helping others in Chicago.D. She worked hard to make life easier for the poor and she fought for womens rights.38. What is the best title for the passage?A. JaneAddams familyB. A Life of ServiceC. The Nobel Peace PrizeD. Women s PeacPeartyCMission to Mar

32、sOn July 4, 1997, space exploration took a huge step. On that day, a spacecraft called Pathfinder landed on Mars. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) sent Pathfinder to discover new information about the Red Planet.The mission was a complete success. After landingP, athfinder se

33、nt a small rover (漫游机器人) , Sojourner, onto the planet s surface. Sojourner explored more than 250 square meters of Mars. Together, designed Sojourner to last for only seven days, but little vehicle ran twelve times longer! Pathfinder surprised scientists, too. It sent back information for almost thr

34、ee months. That was three times longer than it was built to last.Because Pathfinder and Sojourner ran for so long, scientists got more information than they ever dreamed of getting. For one thing, they discovered that Mars is very sandy. Pictures of sand dunes around the land site hint that Mars onc

35、e had water. Scientists know that water means life. Was there ever life on Mars? Wdoen t know yet.In addition, the Pathfinder mission told scientists that Mars is dusty. Huge“ dust devils o”n Mars spit enormous amounts of dust into the Martian air. Pathfinder also discovered frosty Martian temperatu

36、res at 200 degrees below zero Fahrenheit. At that temperature, a glass of water would freeze solid in just a few seconds.In October, scientists lostPathfinder s Signal because thspacecraft Battery had run down. They tried to revive the signal but had no luck. The mission officially ended on November

37、 4.Scientists hope to use the knowledge from these missions to better understand how life on earth began. They will also use it to plan future Mars missions.39. What did NASA do to get information about Mars?A. NASA sent the spacecraft Sojourner to Mars.B. NASA sent engineers on a three-month space

38、mission.C. NASA sent the spacecraftPathfinder to Mars.D. NASA sent astronauts to run tests for seven days.40. What was the main reason NASA considered theathfinder mission a success?A. Scientists found out that Mars is very cold and dusty.B. Scientists got more information than they ever dreamed of

39、getting.C. Scientists learned that Mars definitely had water at one time.D. Scientists found out that there was once life on Mars.41. You can tell form this passage thatA. dust devils on Mars made the photographs hard to see.B. Martian temperatures causedPathfinder s battery tfail.C. scientists susp

40、ect that life on Earth began on Mars.D. scientists will look for signs that life existed on Mars.DBeing busy can become a way of life. Our lives are always filled with emails and text messages. They make us feel wanted and important, but in a tiring and empty way. Being busy has a dangerous allure诱惑

41、）.If you are busy all the timeit hard to sit quietly with your thoughts or to really feel what you rfeeling. Why not let everything become a choice how we spend time, who we reply to and how much or little we write?Many of us are busy because our self-worth goes up when people make demands （需求） on o

42、ur time. Why dont we free ourselves from needing, or even wanting? Why dont we make the best use of the time and space to be productive in a way that it best serves us? That may be conscious 动地）keeping ourselves not busy. In fact many great discoveries were made by people who built white space into

43、thediray.Imagine asking “ How are you? ” to one of the most successful people you know like Warren Buffet. I vneever heard anyone at that level answ“er busyt” hough most people believe they are.What are they doing differently? First, they aim to project an image that things are under control. Second

44、, they actually have things under control. They ve had excelstaff, implemented1（实施）thoughtful processes and they spend time only on critical tasks that require their attention. They make high-level strategic decisions with a large effect.It s time to end the glory of being busy and spend time settin

45、g up processes that make sense, rather than simply working more hours. To do this, you need to change your way of thinking. It s cool to say you re busy,tboubteit busy heslpbinegtter someone carry a stroller up the subway stairs or busy finishing a book.How to free us from the trend of being busy? S

46、tart with small steps. For one day, be mindful of every daily activity. Consider each thing a choice and decide proactively （预先） if it s necessary or simply a habit you can get rid of or do in half the time. Next, stop saying how busy you are. Then, figure out what you want to achieve with your day

47、and begin doing it. Put your time and energy where you want it to be.42. What are many of us busy doing every day?A. Sitting quietly and think actively.B. Meeting people s demands ontimouer.C. Making great discoveries.D. Taking high-level decisions.43. Why don t successful people like Warren Buffet

48、answ“erbusy ”?11 / 14A. Because they value working abilities and attitude.B. Because they focus on attracting excellent workers.C. Because they pay more attention to learning management.D. Because they think well and spend more time on critical tasks. 44.The writer probably agrees that we should.A.

49、stop considering each thing a choiceB. work more hours to achieve our goalsC. answer emails and messages as soon as possibleD. be mindful where we want our time and energy to be45. What is the writer s purpose in writingssheie?A. To advise us to be freed from the trend of being busy.B. To warn us ab

50、out the danger of leading a busy life.C. To show us ways to feel good about being busy.D. To tell us how to fit into the busy modern life.六、46阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。（共 10分，每小题2分）Max s Good HabitMax reads more than anyone he knows. He loves reading during all of his free time. His friends laugh at him becau

51、se he would rather read than play video games, but his parents and his teachers are proud of him. They say reading is important, and it will help him learn about the world around him. They also tell him it is a good habit to read on a regular basis.One day Max was reading a magazine article about volcanoes 火山）.He told his friendsall about volcanoesand whatcausesthemto erupt （爆发）.The very nectweek, his class was told to do a science project. It was to create a poster board with information about volcanoes and to build a volcano model. Guess who everyone wanted in their proj