北京市西城区第八中学2021-2022学年八年级下学期期中练习英语试卷

2021-2022学年度第二学期期中练习题年级：初二 科目：英语 班级： 姓名 考生须知12907个小题，满分10分。考试时间100分钟。1-8，13-40相应题号9-12，41-54听力理解(共20分)ABC（121.5请听一段对话，完成第1至第2小题。WheredidSallygolastmonth?A.SouthAfrica. B.America. C.Egypt.Howlongdidshestaythere?A.Foroneweek. B.Fortwoweeks. C.Forthreeweeks.请听一段对话，完成第3至第4小题。WhichlessonisHelenbestat?A.B.English. C.WhendidHelenenteramathcompetition?A.LastB.LastC.Last请听一段对话，完成第5至第6小题。Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?A.Changes. B.Sports. C.Unhealthyfood.Whatdoesthewomanmean?A.Shedoesn’tbelieveinhim. B.Shethinkshecanmakeit.C.Shedoesn’tcare.请听一段独白，完成第7至第8小题。Whywasthewomanwalkinginthestreet?A.Shewascominghomefromtheshop. B.Shewaslookingforthemen.C.Shewasgoingtotheclub.Whichwordcanbestdescribethewoman?A.Nervous. B.Strong. C.Ⅱ.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纸的相应位置。HowtoHelpOutDuringHardTimesLearntodealwithyourbad 9 seehardshipasachancetolearnrepeattoyourself:thiswill_10 Bringaboutchangeinyourneighborhoodhelpchildrenwithhomework,readingandotherskillsorganizeaclean-updayforthelocal beavolunteerinthetheatreSpreadloveandcarepractice 12 actsofkindnessuseyourtalentstoofferhelpinhospitals知识运用（共16分）Ⅲ.单项选择。（共8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。—Youdon’tlookwell.Letmetake temperature.—Nothingserious.Ididn’tsleepwelllastnight.A.you B.your C.yours D.my—Tina,haveyoutriedmom’scookies?—Yes.They sweet.A.feel B.taste C.sound D.look— haveyoubeenlikethis,—Forthreedays.A.Howoften B.Howsoon C.Howlong D.Howfar—Youlooksoexcited.What’shappened?—Ourclass thebasketballmatchfiveminutesago.A.won B.wins C.haswon D.willJim theusefulinformationyet,sohecan’tfinishhisworksoon.A.hasn’tfound B.won’tfind C.doesn’tfind D.didn’tfind—Whereisyourbrother?—Hehas toJapan．He backinaweek.A.gone,willcome B.been,hascome C.gone,came D.been,comesCindy alotofworksinceshejoinedourvolunteerteam.A.wasdoing B.hasdone C.does D.didThecartoonfilmissofunnythatIcan’thelp .A.laugh B.tolaugh C.laughing D.laughedⅣ.完形填空。（共8分，每小题1分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。FriendsHelpingFriendsJasonputonhisschoolbagandwalkedoutofschool.Hisschoolbagweighed（重）himdownwithallthethingsheneededtofinishhisscienceprojectthisweekend.“Hey,Jason!”Kencameover.“Ineedtocleanuptheparkthisweekend.Canyouhelpout?”“Um...”Jasonknewhedidn’thave21 tohelp.“IguessIcan.”Jasonwasgoingtohavetostayuplatetonighttoworkonhis22 sohecouldhelpKeninthemorning.“Jason,”Tracyranuptohim.“IhavetowalkMrs.King’sdogsthisweekend.Couldyouhelpme?”“Um...”JasonknewTracywalkedthedogsthreetimesaday.Howcouldhefindtime?“IguessIcan.”schoolbagfelteven23 ashewalkedintothehouse.“Hardday?”hismotherasked.“Morelikehardweekend.Ihavetofinishmyscienceproject,helpKenwiththeparkclean-up,andhelpTracywalkMrs.King’sdogs.”“Soundslikeyou24 todotoomanythings,”hismothersaid.“Ibuttheyaremygoodfriends.Ididn’twanttomakethem25 ,”Jasonsaid.“I’mgladyouwanttohelpyourfriends,butyouneedtohavetimeforyourownthings,too.”Jasonknewshewasright.“MaybeIcantellKenIcanonlyhelpfortwohoursinthemorning.AndIcanprobablyhelpTracywalkthedogsearlyinthemorningbutnotatlunchtimeorintheevening,”Jasonsaid.“Mom,doyouthinktheywillgetmad?”“They’reyourfriends.Tellthemyouneedtimetofinishyourscienceproject.They’ll26.”Jasonnoddedandgotthephone.HetoldKenandTracythe27.Assoonashehungup,heturnedtohismom.“They’refinewithit,andtheyboth28tohelpwithmyproject,too.”“Friendsalwayshelpeachotherout.”Momsaid.21.A.moneyB.timeC.adviceD.reason22.A.hobbyB.messageC.projectD.game23.A.largerB.softerC.newerD.heavier24.A.learnedB.askedC.agreedD.forgot25.A.humorousB.sickC.sleepyD.sad26.A.understandB.waitC.mixD.invite27.A.answerB.truthC.lessonD.mark28.A.offeredB.missedC.inventedD.remembered阅读理解（共30分）ABCD（242）AWhat’sOnThisWeek?AwarmwelcometoallourItalian,Chinese,French,andJapanesestudents.WehopeyouenjoyyourselvesherewithusattheUniversityofChichester．EducationTalkWeinvitetheChineseandJapanesestudentstoatalkoneducationthisMondayevening.ItisusefulforyourEnglishstudy,sopleasecomealong．HarryPotterNightOnTuesdaytheChinesestudentsareinvitedtoHarryPotterNight.It’satalkbyateacherfromtheuniversityandyou’llenjoyyourselves.FreeConversationgivetheFrenchstudentsthechancetopracticeEnglish,freeconversationishelpful.Itstartsat7pmoncanspend15minutestalkingwithEilidh,orPhilingroupsof3～4.CompetitionEveningOnThursday,thereisacompetitioneveningfortheFrench,ItalianandChinesestudentsinthehalloftheuniversity.Therewillbeprizesforthewinners.Maythebestteamwin!WhenisEducationA.OnB.OnC.OnD.OnWhocanjoinFreeConversation?A.Chinesestudents. B.Italianstudents.C.Frenchstudents. D.Allstudents.WhichactivitycantheChinesestudentstakepartinonTuesday?A.EducationB.HarryPotterNight．C.FreeConversation． D.CompetitionEvening．BASweeterAppleAfatherandhisdaughterwereflyingakiteinthepark.Theyoungdaughterwasalittlebittired,sotheytookabreakonthebench.Whenthedaughtersawanoldmansellingapples,sheaskedherfathertobuyhersomeapples.Herfatherdidn’tbringmuchmoneywithhim,butitwasenoughtobuytwoapples.Sohedid,andgavebothofthemtohisdaughter,smiling.Hisdaughterheldoneappleinherrighthand.Thenthefatheraskedherifshecouldshareoneoftheappleswithhim.Whenthegirlheardthis,shequicklytookabitefromoneapple.Andbeforeherfathercouldspeak,shealsotookabitefromthesecondapple.Thefatherwassurprised.Hewantedtoknowwhyhisdaughteractedinsuchagreedy（）way.Hewaslostinthought.Perhapshewasjustthinkingtoomuch.Hisdaughterwastooyoungtounderstandsharingandgiving.Asmiledisappearedfromhisface.Suddenly,hisdaughterhelduptheappleinherlefthandandsaid,“Daddy,takethisone!Itismuchjuicierandsweeter.”Herfatherdidn’tknowwhattosay.Hefeltbadaboutmakingthejudgment（）sofastaboutasmallchild.Sohesmiledagain,knowingwhyhisdaughterquicklytookabitefromeachapple.Don’tjudgeanythingordrawa）tooquicklyAlwaysspendsomemoretimeinunderstandingthingsbetter.Thefatherandhisdaughterwere whentheysawtheappleseller.A.takingabreak B.playingfootballC.walkingadog D.eatingsomeapplesThefatherwassurprisedbecause .A.thegirlaskedforoneapplebuttooktwo B.hehadnomoremoneyforanotherappleC.bothappleswerenotsweetandjuicy D.thegirltookabitefrombothapplesWhatcanwelearnfromthispassage?A.Girlsaresometimesgreedy. B.Parentsareusuallykind.C.Don’tjudgeanythingtooearly. D.Childrenshouldlistentoparents.CAblackholeisaplaceinouterspacewithverystronggravity.Gravityisagreatforce（力量）thatshapestheuniverse.OnEarth,gravitymakesapplesfallfromtrees.Itkeepsyourfeetplantedontheground.Thegravityinablackholeismuchstronger.Itissostrongthatnothingarounditcangetawayfromit,notevenlight.Blackholesareinvisible.Wecan’tactuallyseethembecausetheydon’tthrowbacklight.Butscientistscanfindthemwithspacetelescopesandspecialtools.Thestronggravitymakesnearbystarsmoveinacertainway.Bystudyinghowthestarsmove,scientistscanfindoutiftheyareflyingaroundablackhole.Strangethingshappenaroundblackholes.Thismakesblackholesapopularsubjectofsciencefiction（科幻）stories,althoughtheyareveryunreal.Ablackholeforms（形成）whenastardies.Thestarfallsinonitselfandturnsintoaverysmallpoint.Becauseofitssmallsizeandhugemass（质量）,thegravitywillbesostrongthatitwillpulllightinandbecomeablackhole.Blackholescangrowhugeastheycontinuetopullotherthingsinand“eat”them.Manyscientistsbelievethattherearesuper-massiveblackholesatthecenterofgalaxies,includingtheMilkyWay.Theideaoftheblackholewasfirstsuggestedbytwodifferentscientistsinthe18thcentury:JohnMichelleandPierre-SimonLaplace.In1967,aphysicistnamedJohnArchibaldWheelercameupwiththename“blackhole”.Studyingblackholescantellusmanythingsaboutourgalaxyandhelpscientistsanswerquestionsabouttheuniverse.Theword“invisible”inParagraph2probablymeans“ ”.A.fartogo B.easytofindC.difficulttocatch D.impossibletoseeThethirdparagraphismainlyabout .A.howbigblackholesare B.howheavyblackholesareC.howblackholesareformed D.howblackholes“eat”starsFromthepassagewelearn .astar’smovingpathcanhelpscientistsfindablackholewriterslovewritingaboutblackholesbecausetheyarerealmanyscientistsbelievethattherearen’tanyblackholesatthecenteroftheMilkyWayJohnArchibaldWheelerfoundthefirstblackholeinspaceDDoyoulikehistory?Somestudentsdonotlikeit.Theythinkhistoryisaboutmeaninglessdates,eventsandnameswhicharenotrelatedto（与…有关）theireverydaylives.Thereisadifferentwayoflookingathistory.TheHistoricalSocietyofChicago,forexample,runsalotofinterestingprojects.Oneisthecommunity-basedoralhistoryproject.TheCouncilwasmadeupof15teenagersfromallovertheChicagoarea.ThemembersoftheCouncilwereinterestedinfindingoutwhatteenagerswerelikeandhowtheirliveschangedduringthe20thTheytookfiledtripsaroundthecityandinterviewed（采访）allkindsofpeople.Afterdoingalotofinterviewswithpeople,themembersrealizedthatbehindtheordinaryfacesofcommonpeopleareoftenamazingstoriesoftheirlivesthatform“history”.Theyalsocametounderstandthatteenagersatdifferentperiodsinhistoryhavealwaysusedmusic,fashion,danceandlanguagetoexpressthemselves,justliketeenagerstoday.Theworkwasmadeintoanexhibition）attheChicagoCityMuseumanditcanbeseenattheirwebsite.Inthewebsite,youcanreadtheself-introductionpagesoftheCouncilmembers.Alsoontheirwebpage,theCouncilmembersdescribetheintervieweeswhoimpressedthem.Forexample,ClairedescribeshowshefeltmovedwhensheinterviewedSammySkobel,whowasblindandhadtofacealotofproblemsinhishighschoolandinlookingforjobs.TheCouncilwrotesummariesoftheirfindingsandcategorizedthemintowork,school,homeandTheyusedtheirstrengthsandworkedtogethertomaketheirprojectsuccessful.Areyouinterestedintryingasimilaroralhistoryprojectandfindingouthowthepeopleinyourcommunityspenttheirteenagedays?Thewebsiteexplainshowyoucanplanandsetupaninterview,andhowyoucanwritedowninterviewsandwritereports.ItalsoincludesaninterviewwithafamousChicago-bornTVpresenterasanexampleofhowinterviewscanhelpusexperiencehistorythroughthestoriesofeyewitnesses（见证人）.Historyisnotsomethingthathasnothingtodowithyou.Infact,yourgrandparentsmadehistory,yourparentsmadehistoryandyouarecreatinghistoryrightnow.Whatcanwelearnabouttheoralhistoryproject?Theirinterviewshelpusexperiencehistorythroughstories.Theyfoundteenagersatdifferentperiodslikethesamethings.Theytraveledaroundthecountryandintervieweddifferentpeople.TheirexhibitionexplainshowwecanplanandsetupanAccordingtothepassage,thewriterprobablyagreesthat .thereisonlyonerightwayoflookingatthehistoryhistoryhasnothingmuchtodowithoureverydayliveswearerelatedtoandcreatingourownhistoryrightnowtheamazingstoriesbehindfamouspeopleformourhistoryWhichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.AProjectforMeaning. B.AnExhibitionontheGo.C.EducationforSuccess. D.HistoryintheMaking.62Onwinternights,thewindusuallyblowsstrongly.Mostofusstayinsideourwarmhomes.Fewofusthinkaboutthehomeless.Thesepeoplehavenochoicebuttosleeponthestreets.Someofthemaresopoorthattheyhavenomoneytobuyfood.AyoungmaninBirmingham,England,madeadecisiontodosomethingaboutthis.Everynight,hepusonaSpdeanutandgesoodoehoeesheees.Heakessuehatheepeoplewon’tgohungry.Themanrefusestomakehisnamepublic.Thelocalpeoplecallhim“theBirminghamSpiderman”.Theyoungmanhopeshisactionwillshowothersthateverybodydeserves（应得）ahelpinghand.The25-year-oldmanstartedhisnightactivitiesin2015.Everynightat9,hebuyssomesandwiches.Then,hefindsaquietplaceandputsonhissuit.Afterthat,the“Spiderman”startshandinghisfoodouttopeopleinneed.Themansaid,“IweartheSpidermansuitinordertogetattention.”Withoutthesuit,fewpeopletookasecondlookathimwhenhewashandingoutfood.Whenpeopleseethe“Spiderman”,however,theycomeoverandaskwhatheisdoing.“TheBirminghamSpiderman”hasalreadygotlotsofattention.Manypeoplehaveofferedtogiveawaymoneytohim.ButtheyoungmanneveracceptstheInstead,heencouragespeopletogooutandhelppeopleinneedontheirown.Hesaid,morepeopleofferahelpinghand,thecoldwinternightswon’tbesocoldanylonger.”HowdoestheyoungmaninBirminghamEnglandhelpthehomelesspeople?Whatdoestheyoungmanhopehisactionwillshowothers?Whydoestheyoungmanneveracceptthemoneythatmanypeoplehavegiventohim?书面表达（共24分）（61）Canwe [ə'fɔ:d]anewcar?Thelemonstaste ['saʊə].Iwasn’tfeelingwell,sothedoctorcheckedmy [hɑːt].Haveyouheardthe ['leɪtɪst]news?Petervisitedthepalacesof [ˈeɪnʃənt]kingsinEgypt.Ahappylearning [ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt]isgoodformy82She inthepicture.Noone lifeinspaceyet.Thankyou mehowto aI Jacksincehe fivedaysago.文段表达。（10）Superman,Spiderman,Tintin她）她）（60）提示问题：Whichcartooncharacterisyourfavoriteone?Whatdoeshe/shedointhecartoon?Whatlessonhaveyoulearntfromhimorher?提示andJerry，Zootopia，Judy, fight, lead, brave …附加题use, close, once, begin（4use, close, once, beginNobodyknowswhenpeople1controllingfire.doknowthatpeoplehavebeenusingfireformillionsofyears.manyuseshelpedthemtosurvive.Inthebeginning,peopleprobablyusedfireforthreepurposes:tostaywarm,tokeepwildanimalsandtohavelightinthedarkness.Peoplebuiltfiresandstayed2tothembecausebearsandwolveswouldstayawayfromtheflames.Theysleptnearthefireforwarmth,aswell.Eventually,peoplediscoveredthatroastedmeattastedgood.Soontheywerecookingtheirmeatandfish.Cookingkillsgerms.Asaresult,peoplebecamesicklessoften.Earlypeoplethoughtofmore3forfire.Usingsmokytorches,humansforcedbeestoleavetheirhive.ThisresultedinthepeoplegettingTheydiscoveredthatfirecouldbeusedforhunting,too.Overtime,peoplefiguredoutthattheycouldgrowseed-bearinggrasssuchaswheat.Theyneededawaytoclearafieldquicklysothattheycouldplantwhattheywanted.Itwasmucheasiertoburnafieldthantocutdowneverybushandtree.4peoplehadfarms,theyalsobuilthouses.Eachhomehadafireplace.Even150yearsagoafirewasalwaysburninginmosthomessothatpeoplecouldmakesoupandhotdrinksatanytime.Todaysmallfiresburninourhomesinourgasfurnaces,waterheaters,stoves,dryers,andfireplaces.Thus,firecontinuestohelpusthrive.A、B、C、D选项。（共6分，每小题2分）ThatSusanissofunny…Ineedtobringthecartothewashtomorrow…whyisthispersonsoloud…herecomesthesun,doo-doo-doo.oftenfindourselvesinanendlessthoughtloop（Andeverysooften,wetrytostopthisendlessflowofthoughtsbytellingourselvestojuststopthinking.Butdoweorcanweeverreallystopthinking?Itdependsonyour“thinking”,accordingtoMichaelHalassa,aresearcherattheUS.basicallygothrougheachdayinoneofthetwostates—weeitherrealizethatwe’rethinkingorwedon’t.Ourbrainswon’tstopthinkingcompletelyuntilwedie.“Thebrainneverstopsthinkinginasense.Mostthoughtsareactuallyinthebackgroundwithoutusnoticingthemandthere’snotreallyawaytoturnthesethingsoff,”Halassasaid.Youcancomparethistohowacomputerworks.Whenyou’renotusingyourcomputerwhileit’sturnedon,itisstillrunningoperations“inthebackground”.Yourcomputer,muchlikeyourbrain,isalways“thinking”,evenifyou’renotactivelyusingit.“Ifyouseeafamiliarfaceinacr