北京市西城区2020-2021学年八年级上学期期末考试英语试题

北京市西城区2020—2021学年八年级上学期期末考试英语试题北京西城初二（上）期末英语2021.1考生须知138道大题，60道小题。满分90100分钟。2.在试卷和答题卡上准确填写学校、班级、姓名和学号。3.试题答案一律填写在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。5.考试结束时，将本试卷、答题卡一并交回。听力理解(共20分)C听下面一段对话，完成第1至第2小题Whatisthefavouritesport?A.Skating. B.Basketball. C.Football.Whatdoesthemanthinkofvideogames?A.Hard. B.Interesting. C.Boring.听下面一段对话，完成第3至第4小题WhenwillthewomanleaveforRome?北京市西城区2020—2021学年八年级上学期期末考试英语试题全文共14页，当前为第1页。A.NextB.NextC.Next北京市西城区2020—2021学年八年级上学期期末考试英语试题全文共14页，当前为第1页。Wheredidthemanstudy?A.InCambridge. B.InC.InNew听下面一段对话，完成第5至第6小题Whatistheelephantkeeperdoing?Heisfeedingtheelephant.Heisplayingwiththeelephant.Heisgivingtheelephantabath.Whatcanyoulearnfromtheconversation?ThemanwantstobecomeanelephantThewomanwouldliketotakecareofthebabyelephant.Thekeepersneedtofeedthebabyelephanteverytwohours.听下面一段对话，完成第7至第8小题Whathappenedtothespeakers?Theyfoundaphone.Themanhitthewoman.Theymissedamessage.Whatadvicedoesthewomangive?Readmorestories.Checkyourphonebeforeleaving.Stopandsendamessageifyouneedto.二、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)北京市西城区2020—2021学年八年级上学期期末考试英语试题全文共14页，当前为第2页。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卡的相应位置。北京市西城区2020—2021学年八年级上学期期末考试英语试题全文共14页，当前为第2页。Paris&LondonTransportationThemetroinParisis 9 andeasiertousethantheundergroundinLondon.WeatherParisishotterthanLondon.InLondon,it10 alotinMarchandApril.CultureLondonhasmoremuseumsandpubliclibrariesthanParis.PeoplePeoplefromLondonaremorepoliteandfriendly,whilepeoplefromParisareandPeoplefromParisthinkhavingagood12 ismoreimportant.PeoplefromLondonworkharder.知识运用(共22分)三、单项填空(共10分)ABCD（共6分，每小题0.5分）—havearight?—Cynthia.A.His B.She C.Her D.HimMyfather’shometownisShenzhen.Itis thesoutheastofChina.A.in B.on C.to D.atBetty’shomeisclosetoherschool, shewalksthereeveryA.so B.or C.but D.although北京市西城区2020—2021学年八年级上学期期末考试英语试题全文共14页，当前为第3页。—Whichcitydoyoulike,Xi’anorSanya?北京市西城区2020—2021学年八年级上学期期末考试英语试题全文共14页，当前为第3页。—IlikeSanya thanXi’anbecauseIcaneatmanykindsoffruitsthere.A.many B.more C.much D.mostLaoSheisoneof Chinesewritersofthetwentiethcentury.A.great B.greater C.greatest D.thegreatestAgentlemanusuallysmilesandtalks .A.polite B.politely C.loud D.loudlyWhileI atthetrafficlight,Isawhelpanoldmancrossthestreet.A.wait B.amwaiting C.waswaiting D.willwait—Whatareyoudoing,Eric?—I astoryforthewrite B.waswriting C.amwriting D.willwrite—lookpale.Areyouallright?—No,mykneeshurt.Aboy medownjustA.knocked B.knocksC.isknocking D.wasknocking— isthepopulationofShanghai?—Ithasapopulationofmorethantwentymillion.A.Which B.Howmany C.Howmuch D.What—doyouhaveaplanforthecomingholiday?—Iplan oneofmyfriends.Therewillbeateapartyinherhouse.A.visited B.visit C.visiting D.tovisit—Reyisnothere北京市西城区2020—2021学年八年级上学期期末考试英语试题全文共14页，当前为第4页。—He beill.Hedidn’tlookwellyesterday.北京市西城区2020—2021学年八年级上学期期末考试英语试题全文共14页，当前为第4页。A.must B.can C.would D.needAB41ABasketballisagamethatstartedin1891.Thegameisplayedbetweentwoteamsoffiveplayers.Playerscanthroworpasstheballtootherplayers,buttheyhavetobounce(弹起)theballwhentheyrunwith25.Playersmustnotkicktheball.scoreapoint,playershaveto“makeabasket”(throwtheballintotheotherbasket).Thewinneristheteamthatscoresmorepoints.Ifthetwoteamstieinthegame,theyplayfiveminutesofovertime26thewinner.A.them B.itA.todecide B.decideBThismorningIgotupearly,hadbreakfastandpackedmybag.Imettheteamatthebusstation.tookthebusintothecity.arrivedatthetheatreat12:00.Ourdramashowwasat14:00.wereveryexcitedandalittlebitnervous.Itwasthe27competition(竞赛).Therewerealotofpeopleinthetheatre.Itwasdifficult.Theotherteamswereverygood.didwell.Andwewon!gotthefirstplace!Itwas28dayofmylife.A.final B.finallyA.happier B.thehappiest四、完形填空(共12分，每小题1分)北京市西城区2020—2021学年八年级上学期期末考试英语试题全文共14页，当前为第5页。friends(n北京市西城区2020—2021学年八年级上学期期末考试英语试题全文共14页，当前为第5页。friends(n.) try(v.) useful(adj.) successful(adj.)Cooking—it’screativeandfunIfirstbecameinterestedincookingonesummerholidaywhenIwasabout12.Iwasstayingwithmyaunt,whoisanexperiencedcook,andIwantedto29cookingformyself.Shestartedbyteachingmehowtomakeprettysimpledishesatfirst.IfoundIreallyenjoyedcookingandIwassoondoingthingswhichweremoredifficult.NoteverythingIcookedwasas30asmydishes.Myyoungerbrotherandsistercomplainedaboutsomeofmydishes,buttheyusuallyatethefoodquitehappily.WhenIwentbacktoschoolaftersummer,IdecidedtotakecookinglessonsandnowIthinkI’mquiteaskilledcook.When31cometomyhouse,Ioftencookthemsomething,becauseIfinditreallysatisfyingandrelaxing.IthinkcreatingnewdishesisinterestingandwonderfultoseemyfamilyandfriendsenjoyingamealI’vecooked.Iwouldrecommenditasahobbybecauseformeoneofthemostcreativeand32free-timeactivitiesthatanyonecando.ABCD中，选择最佳选项。Father’sDream(梦想)Lifewouldberatherboringifwedidnothavedreams.Doyouhaveanydreams?Oneofmy33dreamsistosailaroundtheworldonabigsailboat.Heandhisbestfriendalwaystalkaboutit.北京市西城区2020—2021学年八年级上学期期末考试英语试题全文共14页，当前为第6页。Sothissummer,theydecidedtorentasmallboatandtakeusallforaone-weekvacation.Thattheycouldtestouttheirskills.Theycouldlearnonasmalllakewhereitissafe.北京市西城区2020—2021学年八年级上学期期末考试英语试题全文共14页，当前为第6页。rentedasailboatandbeganourtriponanicesunnyday.Everythingwent34thefirstday.Thewaterwascalm.Therewasnowindandeveryonewashappy.Itfeltliketheirdreamwascomingtrue.Butthenextday,whenwe35totheriverthatconnectedtothelake,astrongwindcameup.Itmadethewavesreallybig.Theboatstartedtomovefromsidetoside.Itwasalittlescary(令人恐慌的).Themothersheldtheirkidstightly.36waslaughingoreventalking.TherivergotwiderandThewaveswereevenstronger.Thewindwasblowingourboatfarfromland.Mydadhad37incontrollingtheboat.Hedecidedthatweshouldgoback.madeitsafelybacktoaplacewherethewaterwas38.Mydadandhisfriendsaidthatitwouldbesaferifwestayedthere.Everybodylaughed.Momsaid,menwillhavetolearnalotbeforeyousetoutonthebigocean.”Dadsaid,“Aftertoday,wehavelearnedagood39.Itisgoodtohavedreams.Butitisreallygoodtotestthemoutbeforeyouactonthem.”北京市西城区2020—2021学年八年级上学期期末考试英语试题全文共14页，当前为第7页。Dad’sdreamisstilltosailaroundtheworldoneday.Heknowsthatdreamswillcometrueifyoureallywantthemto.Buthealsoknowsthathehasalotto40beforehesetsoutontheopenocean.北京市西城区2020—2021学年八年级上学期期末考试英语试题全文共14页，当前为第7页。33.A.slowestB.easiestC.biggestD.strangest34.A.madB.quietC.fastD.well35.A.sailedB.droveC.walkedD.ran36.A.SomebodyB.NobodyC.EverybodyD.Anybody37.A.troubleB.interestC.experienceD.confidence38.A.littleB.deepC.calmD.wide39.A.storyB.lessonC.journeyD.chance40.A.enjoyB.seeC.showD.learn阅读理解(共30分)ABCD202AInsomecountries,thebestwaytomovearoundisnotalwaysthefastestorthemostmodern.Butthemostauthentic(真实的).Ifyoureallywanttoexperiencetheculture,takeafterthelocals!BambooTrainThebambootraininCambodia(柬埔寨)ismadeofbamboo.Itcantraveluptoaspeed(速度)of40kilometersperhourandisoneofthecheapestwaystotravelaroundthecountry.BeerBikeCocoTaxi北京市西城区2020—2021学年八年级上学期期末考试英语试题全文共14页，当前为第8页。ThenexttimeyouvisitHavana(哈瓦那),dotravelaroundthecityinaCocoTaxi.ThetaxiiscalledCocobecauseitislikeacoconut!Withtwoseats,threewheelsanda75ccmopedengine,theCocoTaxiisabitnoisy,butcheaperthanataxi.北京市西城区2020—2021学年八年级上学期期末考试英语试题全文共14页，当前为第8页。ChivaExpressTheChivaExpress,anenjoyableformofpublictransportinEcuador(厄瓜多尔),isabusthatridesmostlyonrails,likeatrain!Itconnectsthebeautifulmountainsofthecountrytotheprettyseashores.ThiswayoftransportationisnotusedbylocalsItservesmostlyasatouristattraction(旅游景点). cantravelataspeedof40kilometersperA.BambooTrain B.BeerBikeC.CocoD.ChivaExpressWherecanyouexperienceBeerBike?A.InCambodia. B.InAmsterdam.C.InHavana. D.InEcuador.totaketheChivaExpress.A.verycheap B.abitnoisy C.enjoyable D.prettyfastBCharliewasveryobedient(顺从的)tohisparentsandteachers,forwhicheveryonelovedhimalot.Becauseofhisfather’sjob,hewenttoanewschool.AsCharliewasanicesoonmostofhisnewclassmatesbecamehisfriends.北京市西城区2020—2021学年八年级上学期期末考试英语试题全文共14页，当前为第9页。ButtherewasoneboynamedBillintheclass.Hewasaverynaughtyboy,andnoonelikedhimatall.HefoundthatCharliewasaquietboy.So,hestartedcreatingtroublesforhisnewclassmate.Atlunchtime,BilloftenateCharlie’slunch.NoonedaredtostopBillforfearofbeingbullied(欺凌)byhim.Charliekeptquietanddidnotcomplaintotheclassteacher!WhenCharlie’sparentslearnedaboutBill,theywantedtocometotheschool.Charliestoppedthemandsaid,“Mom,Dad,pleasedonotworry.Everythingwillbeallright.Afterall,Billisalsoakidlikeme.”北京市西城区2020—2021学年八年级上学期期末考试英语试题全文共14页，当前为第9页。Thedayswentbyandthetimecameforthesportsmeetingatschool.Charliewasgoodatsportsandhetookpartinanumberofevents.Billalsotookpartinthesackrace,thoughhecouldnotrunveryfast.WhenBillsawthatCharliewonthefirstprizeinthe100-meterand200-meterraces,hefeltjealous(嫉妒)anddecidedthathewouldnotletithappeninthesackracetoo.Asplanned,BilltriedtopushCharliewhilerunningonthetracksofsackrace.Buthelosthisownbalanceandfelldown!Hislegwasbadlyhurt.Charlieatfirstdidnotseewhathappenedandkeptrunningtowardthefinishline.ButwhenheturnedbackandsawBilllying,hestoppedandwentbacktohelphim!Charlietookhimtotheschooldoctor.“Youlostthissackracebecauseofme!”saidBill.“MyMomtoldmethathelpingafriendismoreimportantthanwinningarace,”answeredCharlie.BillwastouchedanddecidedthathewouldtrytobeagoodboylikeCharlie.Afterthatday,CharlieandBillbecamebestfriends!Fromthepassage,weknowCharliewas .A.unfriendly B.nice C.strong D.carelessNoonelikedBillbecause .A.hewasafatboy B.hewasanaughtyboyC.hewasn’tgoodatsports D.hewasn’tgoodatstudyWhathappenedinthesackrace?BillhurtCharliewhilerunning.Charliefelldownandhurthisleg.CharliegaveuptheracetohelpBill.北京市西城区2020—2021学年八年级上学期期末考试英语试题全文共14页，当前为第10页。BilltookCharlietotheschooldoctor.北京市西城区2020—2021学年八年级上学期期末考试英语试题全文共14页，当前为第10页。WhatcanyoulearnfromCharlie?Tobecomeconfident,tryyourbesttowin.Tomakealotoffriends,don’tbullyothers.Experiencescanhelpyousolveproblemseasily.Kindnesscanchangesomeoneintoagoodperson.CHowSmartIsMan’sBestFriend?Wefeedthem,weletthemsleepinourbeds,weplaywiththemandweeventalktothem.Ofcourse,welovethem.Anydog-ownerwilltellyouthattheirpet(宠物)canunderstandtheworldaroundthem.Andthey’reright.Scientistshavefoundgreatwaystofindoutwhathuman’sbestfriendcando.TheScienceofAnimalCognition(认知)Overthepastseveralyears,humanshavelearntmoreaboutdogcognitionwiththeuseofMRImachinestoscandogbrains(大脑).Inastudydonein2015,RagenMcGowan,ascientistatNestléPurinaspecializingindogcognition,foundthatahuman’spresenceleadstoincreasedbloodflowtoadog’seyes,earsandpaws,whichmeansthedogisexcited.McGowanalsostudiedwhathappenedtodogswhentheywerebeingpetted.knownforsometimethatforhumans,pettingabelovedanimalcanleadtolowerratesofstressanditturnsoutthesameistruefordogs.Whenhumanspetdogsfor15minutesormore,theheartratedecreasesanditbecomeslessworried.北京市西城区2020—2021学年八年级上学期期末考试英语试题全文共14页，当前为第11页。Anotherstudyfoundthatdogscannotonlytellthedifferencebetweenhappyandsadhumanfaces,butalsorespond(回应)differentlytothem.北京市西城区2020—2021学年八年级上学期期末考试英语试题全文共14页，当前为第11页。AsSmartasChildrenDogs,asanydog-ownerknows,arehighlytrainable.Scientistshavefoundthatdogintelligenceissimilartothatofatwo-year-oldhumanchild.Theyalsofoundthatdogscouldunderstandupto250wordsandhandsigns.Evenmoresurprising,dogscanactuallycountlownumbers(uptofive)andevendosimplemath.Andhaveyoueverexperiencedtheemotions(情绪)ofyourdogwhileyou’repettinganotheranimalorpayingattentiontosomethingelse?Doyouimaginetheyfeelsomethinglikehumanjealousy?Well,there’ssciencetobackthisup,too.Studieshavefoundthatdogsdo,infact,experiencejealousy.Notonlythat,butdogsdotheirbestto“handle”thethingthat’stakingtheirowner’sattention—andiftheyhavetogettheattentionbackonthem,theywill.Thestudiesallmakeonethingclear:thathumansmayknowmuchlessaboutdogbrainsthanwepreviouslythought.Astimegoeson,moreandmorescientistsarebecominginterestedinanimalresearch,andwitheachnewstudydone,wefindoutmoreabouthowourbelovedpetsthink.Whenhumanspettheirdogs, .A.dogsbecomeshy B.dogsresponddifferentlyC.theybothbecomelessworried D.humanshaveahigherrateofbloodflowFromthepassage,weknow .dogscanincreasetheirheartrateandshowexcitementdogscanbetrainedtounderstandwordsandhandsignsscientistssuggestdogsshouldexperiencehumanjealousyhumanshavelearntenoughaboutwhatdogscando,thinkandfeelWhatisthepassagemainlyabout?Howtotreatourdogswell.Howtotraindogstobesmarter.北京市西城区2020—2021学年八年级上学期期末考试英语试题全文共14页，当前为第12页。Anintroductiontodogintelligenceandemotion.北京市西城区2020—2021学年八年级上学期期末考试英语试题全文共14页，当前为第12页。Thedifferencesbetweendogs’abilitiesandhumanchildren’s.六、阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。(共10分，每小题2分)ToHaveANot-to-doListLikemostpeople,youprobablyhaveato-dolisttohelpyoufinishatask.However,Iwouldalsosuggestyoumakeanot-to-dolist.Thislistworkswellwiththeto-dolistanditmightbeevenmoreimportant.Letmeexplain.ThisisMike.Helovesvideogamesandplaysthemeveryday.Buthealsohasanimportantexamcomingup.SoMikeputsstudyingonhisto-dolist.Thatday,Mikepickedupthebooksandstudiedforhalfanhour.Thenhetookashortbreakandplayedsomegames.However,hegotsointothegamethatheplayedforthreehours.ThenextMiketookonthechallengeofstudyinginadifferentHedecidedtomakeanot-to-dolistaswell.Andwhathewrotedownwas:“Novideogamesunti