北京延庆区2019-2020学年八年级下学期期末考试英语试题

延庆区2019—2020学年第二学期期末试卷初二英语知识运用（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、GD四个选项中，选择可以填入空白处的最佳选项。1.UncleWangiscomingtoourhouse.Icaritwaittosee.A.himB.herC.itD.themQianXuesen,thefamousscientist,wasbornDecember,1911.A.onB.atC.inD.overSamhismumcleanthehouseeveryweekend.A.helpedB.helpsC.willhelpD.ishelpingMr.Ballis62.HejustgotanewcomputerheisnsurehowtouseitA.orB.forC.soD.but—Whichdoyoulike,swimmingorskating?—Swimming.A.goodB.betterC.bestD.thebestIyousinganEnglishsong?—Yes,Ican.A.CanIyousinganEnglishsong?—Yes,Ican.A.CanB.May一doyouusuallygotoschool—Bybike.A.WhenB.Why—Wheredidyougolastweekend?—ItotheBeijingExpoPark.A.goB.went—Whatisyourfatherdoing,Mike?—Heinthegarden.A.watersB.wateredC.MustD.NeedMary?C.HowD.WhereC.amgoingD.hasgoneC.iswateringD.haswateredSteveusifhecomestoBeijingnextmonth.A.visitsB.visitedC.hasvisitedD.willvisitA.visitsB.visitedC.hasvisitedD.willvisitMyauntisaworker.Sheinthisfactoryfor20years.A.worksB.workedC.isworkingD.hasworked—CanyoutellmetoLondon?—Sure.Nextmonth.A.whenyouwilltravelB.whenwillyoutravelC.whenyoutravelledD.whendidyoutravel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、四个选项中，选择最佳选项。ValuableGiftsWhenmymothertoldmyfathershewaspregnant（怀孕）,thefirstthinghedidwastobuyaTV.Itwas1957andTVswerenewtechnology.Hethoughtthatwithababy,theywouldgooutlessandhewouldneedtofindentertainmentathome.Thatwasthefirst13hegaveme.ButwhenIthinkofothergiftsmyfatherhasgivenme,thefirstwouldbealoveof14.Heisalwaysfoundreadinginourstudy.Hehasbeentotallydeafinoneearsincehewastwo,sowerarelylistenedtomusic.Inmychildhood,storybookswereking,notsongs.Thesecondis15all.Hetreatseveryonethesame—CEOorcleaner,childoradult.EvenwhenIwaslittle,theconversationaroundthedinnertablewasnoisybutadult-level.Healwayssaidmyagedidn'tmatter.IfIvoicedanopinion,Ihadtoarguethecaseandgiveevidence（ffi据）.Thegreatestgifttome,however,wasthathetookinterestinmy16andnevermylooks.Mostsuccessfulwomenhadfatherswho17theirintelligence.Myfathersaidthatmymotherwasthemostintelligentpersonhehadevermet.Hestillsaysthat.Theymetatadanceintheearly50swhenshewasateacher.Wantingtoshowoff,hetoldhersheremindedhimofJaneAustensEmma,thenmisquoted（错误地弓I用）thebook.Mymother18correctedhimandhewasinlovefromthatmoment.Overtheyears,myfathertaughtmenevertostand19andnevertoacceptthewaythingsare;Ishouldfightforchange.Iwillcontinuetofollowhis20.

A.bookA.writingA.respectingA.hopeA.bookA.writingA.respectingA.hopeA.requiredA.hopefullyA.stillA.ideaB.toyB.readingB.choosingB.hobbiesB.acceptednervouslyB.quietB.leadC.dollC.singingC.changingsuccessC.valuedC.politelyC.silentC.planD.giftD.dancingD.facingbrainsD.dreamedD.proudlyD.calmD.advice阅读理解（共31分）A、B、GD四个选项中，选A、B、GD四个选项中，选APekingOpera•DoyoulikePekingOpera?Comeandjoinus.-At8:30ameverySundayAttheRedStarTheaterTicketsarefree.BlueSeaHotelTworestaurants(24hours)SwimmingpoolDoubleroom:180yuan/nightSingleroom:220yuan/nightFashionWeek?At3:00pmMay12AttheWhiteCloudCinemaPrice:200yuaneachpersonModelscomefromChina,Russia,ItalyandJapanWelcometoOurFoodFestival•Time:3:00pm-7:00pmSaturday,April16•OntheplaygroundofNo.5MiddleSchoolHelpraisemoneytoplantmoretreesWherecanweenjoyPekingOpera?A.AttheRedStarTheater.B.AttheBlueSeaHotel.C.AttheWhiteCloudCinema.

D.AtNo.5MiddleSchool.WecanenjoytheshowatFashionWeek.at8:30ameverySundayat3:00pmMay12at7:00pmonApril16atanytimeonMay12ThefoodfestivalisbeingheldtoraisemoneytohelpsickchildrenplantmoretreeshelpbuildrestaurantsbuyfoodforpoorkidsBThePaperBoyBeforeIcouldturn10,Ihadlostmyparents.Tosupportmyselfandmyeducation,Ibegantodelivernewspapers.Iwouldgetupeverymorningat5amandwalkfivekilometersfromHyderytothenewspaperofficeinBazar.By6am,Iwouldcollect50copiesofnewspaperwhichmusthaveweighedoverfivekilos.Afterdeliveringthem,Iwouldrushhome,anotherthreekilometersaway,cookmybreakfast,eatquicklyandgotoschool.Onemorning,Ifoundaboyofmyageatmydoorstep.HeintroducedhimselfasJimmyandsaidhisparentswantedtoseeme.Iguessedtheywishedtosubscribeto（订阅）thenewspaper,soIfollowedhimtohisplacenearby.Jimmysmotheropenedthedoor.Sheservedmealargeplateofsnacksandfruitsalad.Itwasarichbreakfast,onethatbroughtbackmemoriesofthehappytimewithmyparents.AsIwasabouttoleave,Jimmysfather,Mr.Kader,appearedwithanewbicycle.Thisisforyou厂Hesaid,pattingmyshoulder.ButIhavenomoney!”Ireplied.Whoisaskingyoutopayforthis,myson?Hecontinued.Ittookmeafewsecondstosensethewarmmoment.Ididntevenrealizemytearswererollingdownmyface.Jimmysmotherheldmeclosely.Itwaslikehome,asifmymotherwerethere.Ibowed,thankfully,andleft.Thistime,Ididnthavetowalk—Ihadthebicycle!

Thebicyclesavedmylifeformanyyearsthereafterandtaughtmealifelonglesson:Helpshouldalwaysbeneed-based.Howdidthewritersupporthimself?A.Bysellingthenewspaper.B.Bycollectingnewspaper.C.Bydeliveringnewspaper.D.Byprintingthenewspaper.Jimmysparentsaskedthewritertotheirhomebecause.theywantedhimtobuysnackstheywantedtohelphimtheywishedhimtobetheirsontheywishedtothankhimTothewriter,thebicyclewas.thetoolofhischildhoodthesymbolofthefriendshipsomethingthatmadehimrecallhismumsomethingthatgothimoutofdifficultiesCPainfulforYourEarsDoyouoftenlistentomusicatloudvolumes?YoushouldknowthatthishabitisbadforHeAFtolGPfiOTGCThON（WHO）.thepartyoudoesn'tnoises.OverHeAFtolGPfiOTGCThON（WHO）.thepartyoudoesn'tnoises.OverThehumanearhasthreedifferentparts.Theoutereariscansee.Themiddleearandinnerearareinsideyourhead.Thatmeanthosepartscan'behurt.Theycanbeharmedbyloudonebillionyoungpeopleareatriskofhearinglossduetolisteningtoloudnoiseforlongperiodsoftime,saidWHO.ListeningtomusicorwatchingaTVshowatloudvolumescanharmyourhearing.Soundsaremeasuredindecibels（d吩贝）.Awhisperis30dB.Afriendtalkingisabout60dB.Thesoundofabusyroadisabout85dBandthesoundofarockconcertcanbeabout100dB.TheUnitedNationshasstandardsforsafelistening.Itisnotsafetolistentosoundsthatarelouderthan85dBforeighthoursor100dBfor15minutes.Loudnoiseisharmfultotheinnerear.Mostofusarebornwithabout16,000haircells（听毛细胞）inourinnerears.Thesecellsdetect探测）sounds.However,listeningtoloudnoiseforalongtimecanmakethesecellsworktoohardandcausesomeofthemtodie.Thisiswhatcauseshearingloss.Somepeoplemightthinkthattheirmusicisn'atlthatloud.Butthiscandependonwhereyouare.Forexample,ifyouareinanoisyplacelikethesubway,youmightturnupyourmusictooloudwithoutrealizingit.Later,whenyoulistentoitthesamevolumeinaquietplace,youmightfeeluncomfortable.Whatcanbedonetoprotectyourhearing?Usenoise-canceling侔噪）headphones.Theseheadphonesgetridofbackgroundnoise.Youdon'needtoturnupthevolumeasmuch.Keepyourdevicevolumeat50to60percent.Limitdailyuseofheadphones.Listentosoundonyourmobiledevicesforamaximumofonehourperday.Thelessloudnoiseyouhear,thebetter!Listeningtoloudmusiccauseshearingproblemsbecause.itcanstopourearsfromrestingitputsourbrainsundergreatpressureitcancausehaircellsintheinnereartodieitmakespeoplegetusedtolisteningtoloudsoundsFromparagraph5,wecanknow.peoplelovetolistentoloudmusicpeopledon’talwakynsowhowloudtheirmusicisitsgreattolistentomusiconthesubwayit’sreasonabletolisteonltoudmusicinsomeplacesThewriterprobablyagreesthat.peoplehavetowearheadphoneswhilewalkingonabusyroadlisteningtomusiconTVisbetterforhearingthanonmobiledevicesyoungpeopleshouldsetatimelimitoflisteningtomusicatloudvolumeswearingnoise-cancelingheadphonescanstoptheouterearsbeingharmedDManystudentsthinkabouthowtobestspendtheirtimewhilestudying.Butwhatwecandobeforestudycanbeimportanttoo—especiallyifyouwanttoimproveyourmemoryofwhatyouhavelearned.ExerciseBeforeyoustudy,doingcardiovascularexercise（有氧运动）mayhelpyoubetterrememberwhatyoulearn.High-intensityexercise（高强运动）maybeespeciallyhelpful.Ina2018study,publishedinthejournalPhysiologyandBehavior,researchersfoundthatagroupofyoungpeoplewhodid15minutesofhigh-intensitytrainingrememberedmorewords.Somestudiessuggesttheimportanceofdifferentkindsofexercise.Itseemsthatbothlong,slowcardiovascularexerciseandhigh-intensityexercisehavedifferenteffectsonmemory.Researchershavesuggestedcombiningthetwotogetthebesteffectsforyourmemory.LocationLocationisalsoimportantforimprovingyourlearning.Whileitisgoodtohaveadeskoraspecialstudyarea,someresearchsuggeststhatchangingwhereyoustudycouldhelpyouremembermoreofwhatyoustudy.Ourmemoriessometimesdependonthingsinourenvironment.Forexample,abookmightremindyouofsomethinginterestingorstrangeyoulearnedwhilereadingit.“EnvironmentaContextandHumanMemory,a'famousstudyonmemory,dealtwiththequestionofmemoryandoursurroundings.ResearchersSmith,GlenbergandBjorkfoundthatenvironmentalcontextplayedabigpartinhowwellpeoplerememberedwords.Theresearchersnotedthatsubjectswholearnedfromalistrememberedanaverageof15.9words,whilesubjectswholearnedintwodifferentcontextsrememberedanaverageof24.4words.Besuretoplanyourlocationbeforeyoustarttostudy.Pre-studytestStudentsoftenstudywithatestinmind.Theythinkthetestisthefinalsteptoshowhowmuchtheyhavelearned.Buttakingapre-studytestisalsoimportant.In2018,researchersfoundthatstudentswhotookatestbeforelearningnewmaterialdidmuchbetterafterstudyingthematerial.TheresearchwaspublishedintheJournalofExperimentalPsychology.So,trytotakeapre-studytest.Wehaveexploredthreethingsyoucandobeforestudytoimproveyourlearning.Inthefuture,wewillexplorethingsyoucandoduringandafteryourstudysessionstoimproveyourlearning.Accordingtothetext,beforeyoustudymayhelpyourememberbetter.running15minutes

sleepingforawhilereadingEnglishwordsdrinkingplentyofwaterWhatsthemeaningofCombiningthetwo"iParagraph3?joiningthetwotogethertorelaxdoingthetwothingsatthesametimedoingthetwothingstoworktogetherjoiningthetwotogethertomakeasingleone32.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?Pre-studytestismoreimportantthanthefinaltest.ResearcherSmithsuggestspeoplerememberwordsinalist.Theresearchershaveexploredwhattodoafterthestudy.Environmentalcontextcanhelpimprovehumanmemory.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?ThingstodobeforeyoustudyHowtospendyourtimewhilestudying?Howtoimproveyourmemory?Importanceofstudyingyourmemory1分）weekendsvery四、阅读短文，根据其内容回答问题。（共5分，每小题1分）weekendsveryHalloweenisusuallycelebratedonOctober31orinthebeforeandafterthisdateamongstfamily,friendsand,sometimes,co-workers.IntheUK,Halloweentraditionsarepopular.Herearesomeofthemostcommonones.PumpkinlanternsThesearepumpkinswiththeinsidestakenoutandeyes,amouthandanosecutintooneside.Acandleisplacedinsidetheemptypumpkin.Thelightcreatesascaryface'effect.PeoplemakepumpkinlanternstodecoratetheirhomesandgardensonHalloween.Butdopeopleactuallyeattheirpumpkins?Yes,theydo!Pumpkinsoupandpumpkincurryareverypopularmealsatthistimeofyear.DressingupPeopleofallagesdressuponHalloween.Themostpopularcostume（化装服）ideasincludewitches,vampires,ghosts,skeletons,zombiesandmonsters.Youcanbuyacostumefromashopormakeyourownathome.Itseasytomakeaghostcostumefromanoldwhitesheet（床单）orwearblackclothestolooklikeawitch.Trick-or-treatingThecustomof"-ockreat"appearedinthe1950scamefromtheUSandismostpopularamongkids.Childrendressupinfancycostumesandvisitthehousesintheirneighborhoodaskingfora“trickortreat"neigTheorsgivethemsweetsormoneyasatreat.Ifthereisnotreat,thechildrenplayatrickontheneighbor.Somepeoplethinkthatplayingtricksisrude（粗鲁的）,butluckily,thereisalmostalwaysatreat.Peopleoftenhaveabowlofsmallpresentsorsweetstooffertoanyonewhoknocksonyourdoor.WhetheryoudecidetogotoaHalloweenpartyorgotrick-or-treating,wehopeyou'vegotsomeideasforcelebratingHalloween.Whydopeoplemakepumpkinlanterns?Howdopeoplegetacostumetodressup?Whendidthecustomof“-toictreat"app?arWhogavethechildrensweetsasatreat?Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?书面表达（共15分）五、翻译何子（共5分，每小题1分）.我为我的姐姐感到骄傲。.你读书越多，越好。.我们过去常常听收音机。.除非你努力，否则不会成功。.我告诉我的妈妈我会尽最大的努力成为一个好孩子。六、文段表达（10分）根据中文和英文提示，用英文写一封意思连贯、符合逻辑、不少于50词的文段。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。.在成长的路上，我们难免会遇到各种问题或困难，比如生活中的、学习中的、与父母同学交往中的……。有没有哪一次的经历让你印象深刻。某英文网站正在开展以“走出困境”为主题的征文活动。假如你是李华，请你用英语写一篇短文投稿，主要内容包括：你遇到了什么问题，你是如何解决这个问题的以及你的感受。提示词语：problem,talkto,help,practice,learn提示问题：SWhatwasyou