2022-2023学年北京市海淀区八年级下学期期末英语试题

2022-2023学年北京市海淀区八年级下学期期末英语试题

1.Jimmyisahelpfulboy.oftenvolunteersinhisneighborhood.

A.HerB.HimC.SheD.He

2.一youpleasehelpmetoreturnthebooktothelibrary?

Withpleasure.

A.CouldB.NeedC.ShouldD.Must

3.OfallthestreetsinBeijing,ChanganStreetis.

A.wideB.widerC.widestD.thewidest

4.一Steve,whydidn'tyoucometoschoollastweek?

一BecauseIhadafeverandthedoctormetorestforafewdays.

A.asksB.askedC.willaskD.wasasking

5.一Whatwereyoudoingwhentherainstormcameyesterday?

一Iforthebustothecitylibrary.

A.waitB.waited

C.waswaitingD.amwaiting

6.一IreallywanttovisitWestLakeinHangzhouinthisbeautifulseason.

一Ithereonce.ltwasanenjoyableexperience.

A.goB.havebeenC.willbeD.wasgoing

选词填空。阅读下面的短文,从方框中选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空淇中有两个为多余

选项。

show,line,miss,expect,change,night

InChicago,SheddAquarium（水族馆）isamust-seeforvisitors.Ifsaplacethatyoudon'twant7.

Theaquariumhasaround80differentareasthatshowabout32,000seaanimalsfromacrossthe

world.Youcanenjoymoreclose--ups（特写）inthefour-floorUnderwaterWorld.Youcan

evenspenda8withsomeseaanimalsintheAsleepwiththeFishesProgram.Besides,visitorscan

jointheworkerstofeedtheanimalsthemselves.SheddAquariumisverypopularinChicago,sodo

not9yourselftobetheonlyvisitorwheneveryougothere.Butthefantasticexperiencewillmake

youforgetaboutthewaiting10andcrowds.WhynotplanyourtourtoSheddAquariumnow?

CheersforMarquez

MarquezhadjustfinishedtryingoutforOakwoodHigh'sbasketballteam.Makingtheteamwasa

surethingsincehewasgiftedandworkedhardenough.

BasketballwasawayoflifeinMarquez9s.HisolderbrotherReggiewasplayingatatop

college,whichmadehisfamilyveryproud.MarquezwasexpectedtobelikeReggie.Buthehada

secret.

Marquezhadstartedtraininginanothersport-cheerleading.Althoughitwasmuchfor

him,hewasimprovingwithpractice..

Onthebushome,hepulledoutasheetwithbiglettersCHEERTEAMAUDITIONS（面试）on

it.Now,heknewhe'dhavetodealwithhisparents9.

“Mom,Dad--Idon'twanttoplayballanymore,9,hetoldthemassoonashegothome,"Iwantto

dosomethingelse.

Thefamilystood.

“Likewhat,son?”hisfatherbrokethesilence.

“Cheerleading,“Marquezreplied.

"Insteadofplayingball,cheerforballplayers?"hisfatherquestioned.

“Yes!"Marquezsaidinavoicethatcameoutlouderthanexpected.C6Ionlystartedplaying

basketballbecausethat9swhatyouwantedmetodo.Ididit,andIgotreallygood,butnow,itbores

me.Cheerleadingme/9

Heturnedtohisbrother,atSorry,bro.Iknowyouwantedmetofollowinyourfootstepsbut..."

"Actually,!wantyoutodowhatyoulike."Reggiehugged（拥抱）Marquez.

"Idon'tbeingtheonlybasketballstarofthefamily.Wedon'tneedtwo!AmIright,Dad?,?

Reggiesmiledtotheirfather.

Thistime,everyonelaughed.ThenMarquezofferedanidea:hewouldauditionforthecheer

teamandmakeachoiceaccordingtotheresultsofbothtryouts.Hisfatheragreed.

Aweeklater,bothresultswereposted.

“Iboth,Dad,"Marquezsaid.

“Aclearchoice,right?"hisfatherreplied.

Marquezsmiledandgavehisanswer.

n.

A.teamB.schoolC.familyD.neighborhood

12.

A.harderB.saferC.worseD.cooler

13.

A.promisesB.expectationsC.agreementsD.encouragements

14.

A.satisfiedB.relaxedC,touchedD.surprised

15.

A.excitesB.movesC.worriesD.shocks

16.

A.standB.mindC.enjoyD.consider

17.

A.nervouslyB.kindlyC.cheerfullyD.angrily

18.

A.beatB.wantedC.joinedD.made

Beijinghasalottoofferwhenitcomestomuseums.Thisguidewillintroduceyoutosomeofthem.

NationalMuseumofChinaisoneofthe

largestmuseumsintheworldwhichshows

Chinesehistory,cultureandart.Sinceitisthe

7^77?'A.NationalMuseumof

YearoftheRabbit,ithascollectedabout80

Chinapiecesoftherabbitartworks.lt9sthebest

timetolearnmoreaboutChineserabbit

culture.

BeijingAncientCoinMuseumistheonly

oneofitskindthatisopentothe

public.Therearemanykindsofancientcoins

LFinChinajikeknifecoinsandcloth

coins.Theyalsocomeindifferent

B.BeijingAncientCoinMuseumshapes.Therearecoinmarketsherewhere

youcanbuyandexchangecoins.

BeijingAutoMuseumisafive-floor

buildingwithcarsmadeinChinaand

abroad.Hereyoucanseetheworld9sfirst

car,theclassicvehicles（交通工具）inold

timesandthemodernoneswithcreative

C.BeijingAutoMuseum

designs.Kidsandteenagerscanexperience

cardrivinghere.

ChinaNationalFilmMuseumisatrue

treasurehouseforfilmfans.Withits

wonderfulcollectionofover1,500filmsand

4,300stills（剧照）,visitorscanhavea

D.ChinaNationalFilmMuseumcompleteexperienceofChinesecinema

culture.Overall,itshowsthefullstoryof

Chinesecinema.

Forquestions1.-3.,matchthepersonwiththerightmuseum（A-D）accordingtotheir

interests.Thereisonechoiceyoudonotneed.

Bryanisacarlover.Maryiscrazyaboutcollectingtheartworksofrabbits.AsforMike,heis

interestedinacting.

19BryanA.NationalMuseumofChina

20MaryB.BeijingAncientCoinMuseum

21MikeC.BeijingAutoMuseum

D.ChinaNationalFilmMuseum

TradingPumpkins

Tammy,an11-year-oldgirljivesontheLittleAcresFarmwithherfamily.Inautumn,theyusually

makeaHauntedHayMaze（千草迷宫）andsellticketstothevillagers.Theonlyproblemisthatthe

farmdoesn'thaveverygoodpumpkins.Forsomereason,theynevergrowproperly.

Oneday,theyheardtheTaylorFarmwasalsoplanningaHauntedHayMazethisyear."Tammy,I

wantyoutogoovertheirfarmandseewhattheyareupto,“Dadsaid.

"I'llcomebackwithafullreport!"Tammyreplied.

Whenshegottothefarm,Mr.Taylorwasstaring（凝视）atthehay,lookingupset.Inhishandwasa

brightorangepumpkin.

“Hello,Mr.Taylor,“Tammygreeted.taIwasjustcomingbytoseeyour...^^Shestopped."Ithought

maybeyourpumpkinswere...”“Moreorange?^^Shethoughtforawhileandsaid.

Mr.Taylorshookhishead."ButifsnoteasytomakeaHauntedHayMaze...Tammy,whyareyou

reallyhere?”

Tammystartedtobreatheheavilyoutoffear.Andthen,quitesuddenly,sheranrightatMr.Taylorand

snatched（抢走）thepumpkinoutofhishand!Sherushedhomeasfastaspossible.

“Apumpkin?Howdidyougetit?”herfatheraskedwhenshegothome.

Tammy9sfaceturnedred.'Tmsorry,butIjust..."

“Youweretheretofindoutinformationabouttheirmaze!^^Dadtookthepumpkinanddrovetothe

Taylor'sfarm.

Afterthreehours,hereturned,holdingabasketofpumpkins!"IsaidsorrytoMr.Taylor.ThenItold

himthatyouwouldteachhimhowtomakeaHauntedHayMaze."

“ButDad..."

"Mr.TaylorandIcametorealizethatwe'dallbebetteroffifwecouldworktogether.99

So,TammyrodebacktotheTaylor'sfarm.SheapologizedtoMr.Taylor,andshowedhimhowto

makeafantasticmaze.

Laterthesignonbothfarmssaid:TheTaylorandLittleAcresFarmspresenttheHauntedHay

Maze.Itturnedouttobeagreatsuccess.

22.WhatproblemdoestheLittleAcresFarmhave?

A.Theticketstoitdon'tsellwell.

B.Thepumpkinstherenevergrowwell.

C.Villagersaren'tinterestedinitsmaze.

D.Thefarmistoosmalltomakeamaze.

23.DadwenttotheTaylor9sfarmto.

A.saysorrytoMr.Taylor

B.findoutinformationaboutthemaze

C.askformorepumpkins

D.stopMr.Taylorcarryingouthisplan

24.Fromthisexperience,Tammyprobablylearnedabout

A.thebeautyofkindness

B.theimportanceofhardwork

C,themeaningoffairness

D.themagicofworkingtogether

Fastenyourscalbdf!

Haveyoueverbeenonaplaneandfeltthatsuddenbump（碰撞）,causingyourstomachto

drop?Thafsturbulence,andit'sanormalpartofairtravel.Turbulencecanbescary,but

understandingwhatcausesitandhowtodealwithitcanhelpeaseyourfears.

Turbulencecanbecausedbythreethings:mountains,jetstreams,andstorms.Airformswaveswhenit

meetswithmountains.These^mountainwaves^canbreakupintomanydisorderlycurrents（气

流）,whichweexperienceasturbulence.Jetstreams,fastmovingcurrentshighabovetheearth,can

alsocauseturbulence.Stormsarethemostcommoncause.Thefastgrowthofstormcloudspushesair

away,creatingwavesthatcanturnintoturbulence.Eachofthesecancause"clearairturbulence”,or

CAT,theleastnoticeabletype.Ifshardtopredict,anditcanhappensuddenly.

Partofthenervousnessaroundturbulenceisthefearoftheaircraftfailing.lt9sanatural

reaction,especiallywhenyou'vehadtheexperienceofwatchingawingbendinaseemingly

impossibleway."Everythingonwingbendingaplanehasbeentested.Infact,alittlewingbending

duringturbulenceisagoodthing,asitshowstheplaneisabletodealwiththestress,“explains

MarilynSmith,anengineeratGeorgiaTech.

Ifyouareanervousflyer,thereareafewwaystoplanforanddealwithturbulenceduringtheflight.

"Turbulenceisworseatthebackoftheplaneandifsusuallythemostseriousinthemid-

afternoon,99saysHeatherPoole,aflightattendantfor21years.6aSo,trytobookamorningflightand

sitatthefrontoftheplane.”"KeepyourseatbeltfastenedatalltimesJPooleadds.Shealsosuggests

justtalkingtoyourflightcrew（机组成员）ifyouarefeelingnervous,astheycancheckonyouand

offersupport.

“Thefearmostlycomesfromlosingasenseofcontrol,“Poolesays."Ifyoulearnmoreabouthow

turbulencehappensandwhatyoucando,youwillfeelbetter.

25.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.Turbulenceisverycommonduringanairtravel.

B.It'seasyforpeopletonotice"clearairturbulence^^.

C,Wingbendinginturbulenceisasignoftheaircraftfailing.

D.Jetstreamscauseturbulencebecauseofthegrowthofclouds.

26.Accordingtothepassage,youcanfeellessscaredofturbulenceby.

A.keepingwatchingawingbend

B.tryingtotakeamorningflightifpossible

C.askingotherpassengersforsupport

D.bookingyourseatatthebackoftheplane

27.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.IsItNecessarytoFearTurbulence?

B.Turbulence:ItsRisktoFlightSafety

C.IsItPossibletoGetAwayfromTurbulence?

D.Turbulence:ItsRelationtoWeatherConditions

Achievingagoalandachievinghappinessaretwodifferentthings.Dreamsandgoalsareimportant

becausetheyhelpusmeasure（衡量）progress--youdon'tcareifyou'regettingclosertoRome

unlessyouaretryingtogettoRome.Butprogress,notmeetingagoal,iswhatbringstruehappiness.

In2011,researchersstudiedtheday-to-daywell-beingof238workersatseven

companies.Theyfoundthatsatisfactionisnotfrombigwins,butfromtheprogressinmeaningful

work.Otherresearchershavefoundthatprogressalwaysbeatsachievementwhenitcomesto

happiness.ltseemsthathumansareoftenexcitedaboutimprovement.Forexample,mygoalistosave

$10,000,butwhatmakesmehappyisthatIsavemorethisweekthanlastweek.

Toworktowardsabiggoalinthehopeofgettinghappinessissometimes,unexpectedly,toset

yourselfupforunhappiness.Someresearchershavearguedthatwhenagoalisatrueendfor

progress,thesuddenstopofmovingforwardcanleadtoafeelingofemptiness（空虚）.Asafriend

toldme,“IalwaysthoughttherewouldbenobetterfeelingthanthedayIsawIhadaNo.lNew

YorkTimesbestseller.Andwhenitfinallyhappened,!feltnothing."Worsethanfeelingnothing,you

mighthavealittledepression（沮丧）inthedaysafterabigachievementlikewinningaprize.

Oneexplanationfortheseproblemshastodowithdopamine（多巴胺）,whichgivesusasenseof

pleasurewhenweexpectahappyending.Dopaminerisesbeforeyouachieveagoalandfalls

afterward.

However,whenwefocusontheprocess（过程）andtheprogresswemake,wefindthatourattitude

towardsgoalschanges.Webegintoseeeachstepasalearningexperience,andwelearntocelebrate

thesmallwins.Thisshiftleadstoamorepositiveoutlookonlifeandcanfinallyleadtogreater

happiness.

Byenjoyingtheprocessandcelebratingtheprogress,wecanfeelasenseofsatisfaction.So,nexttime

youfindyourselffocusingontheendgoal,rememberthattruehappinessliesintheprogressyou

makealongtheway.

28.TheexampleofsavingmoneyinParagraph2istoshow.

A.achievingagoaliswhatpeopleexpect

B.agoodhabitcanbringmorehappiness

C,meaningfulprogressleadstosatisfaction

D.theresultismoreimportantthantheprocess

29.WhatisParagraph3mainlyabout?

A.Howpeoplegetasenseofpleasure.

B.Whatproblemsgoalachievingcanbring.

C.Howpeoplegetawayfromemptiness.

D.Whatfeelingsmakingprogresscanproduce.

30.Theword“shift“inParagraph5probablymeans.

A.goal

B.wish

C,change

D.search

31.Whatisthewritersmainpurposeinwritingthispassage?

A.Tointroducewhatameaningfullifeislike.

B.Toexplainwhypeoplefailtonoticeprogress.

C.Toadvisepeopletoworktowardstheirdreamsinlife.

D.Tocallonpeopletovaluetheprocessingoingaftergoals.

MgWem

WhyIsEatingFiberImportant?

Fiberisnotreallyanutrient（养分）,sinceitisnevertakeninbyyourbody.Butitplayssome

importantrolesinyourhealth.

Whatisfiber?

Fiberissomethinginplantsthatyourbodycan'tdigest（消化）.Therearetwobasictypesof

fiber:soluble（可溶的）andinsoluble.Solublefibermaybebrokendowntoformsomethinggoodfor

ourhealth.ltcanbefoundinmanyfruitsandvegetablesJikestrawberriesandcarrots.Insolublefiber

helpsmovewastethroughthedigestivetract.ltisofteninthepeelofapplesandpears,and

vegetables.Healthexpertsagreethatit'sagoodideatoeatabout30gfibereveryday.

Whyisfibergoodforhealth?

Ahigh-fiberdiethelpstomovethewastemorequicklythroughthedigestivetract,whichmayhelp

toshortenthetimesomethingbadstays.Fiberalsofeedsthegoodbacteria（Z田菌）inthedigestive

tract,stoppingbadonesfromgrowingthere.Thegoodbacteriacanalso