北京市东城区2023-2024学年八年级上学期期末英语试题

东城区2023—2024学年度第一学期期末统一检测初二英语2024.1考生须知1.本试卷共10页，共两部分，六道大题，38道小题，满分60分，考试时间90分钟。2.在试卷和答题卡上准确填写学校、班级、姓名和教育ID号。3.试题答案一律填涂或书写在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。4.在答题卡上，选择题用2B铅笔作答，其他试题用黑色字迹签字笔作答。5.考试结束后，请将答题卡交回。第一部分本部分共28题，共36分。在每题列出的四个选项中，选出最符合题目要求的一项。一、单项填空（每题0.5分，共4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。1.It’smybirthdaytoday.Mybrothergave__________anewstorybook.A.her B.him C.you D.me2.Someanimalsareindanger,__________weneedtodoalottosavethem.A.or B.but C.so D.for3.Thebuildingisnotsafe.You__________stayawayfromit.A.can B.must C.need D.may4.—__________doyougotoschool,Mary?—Myhomeisnearschool,soIrideabike.A.How B.When C.Where D.Why5.Playingtennisis__________thanwatchingmatchesonTV.A.exciting B.moreexcitingC.mostexciting D.themostexciting6.Thestudents__________whentheteachercameintotheclassroom.A.aretalking B.talk C.talked D.weretalking7.Sallyisveryfit.She__________runningintheparkeveryday.A.goes B.isgoing C.went D.willgo8.MybrotherandI__________ourgrandparentslastweekend.A.visit B.willvisit C.visited D.arevisiting二、完形填空（每题1分，共8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。TheAll-CityMathsContest（竞赛）wouldbeintwoweeks.Itwasopentofifthandsixthgraders.ButWilson,afourthgrader,wouldliketojoininit.Hedecidedtospeaktohis9.“Ms.Jones?”hebegan.“Iwanttoenterthemathscontest.”“That’swonderful,Wilson,butthiscontestisforfifthandsixthgradersonly,”Ms.Jonessaid.“Besides,itwillbetoodifficultforyou.”“ButyouknowI’mgoodatmaths!”Wilsonsaid.“Ialwaysdomathsproblemswithmybrother—andhe’sinsixthgrade!”“Youareaverygoodmathsstudent,Wilson,butrules（规则）arerules.”Wilsonwas10.Whenhecamehome,hetoldhismomaboutthecontest.“It’sjustnotreasonable（合理的）,Mom,”hecomplained.“IknowIcoulddowellonit.Whywon’ttheyletme?”“Sometimes,son,”Wilson’smothersaidsoftly,“peoplefollowrulesevenwhentheyareunreasonable.Maybeyoucanmakeyourteacherbelievetheyshould11therule.”Wilsoncameupwitha（an）12.Thenextday,Wilsonarrivedatschoolanhourbeforeclassbegan.HefoundMs.Jonesalreadyintheclassroom.“Goodmorning,Ms.Jones,”hesaid.“I’vebroughtoneofmybrother’ssixth-gradepracticetests（测验）.IfItakethistestnowanddoagoodjob,canIenterthecontest?”Histeacherwas13toseehimatschoolsoearlyandreadytotakeapracticemathstest.Butshelookedoverthetestandreplied,“Ifyoureallyareabletodowellonthistest,Iwill14totheheadteacher.”“Thankyou,Ms.Jones!”Wilsonsaid,andstartedworkingonthetest.He15wentthroughthequestions.Fortyminuteslater,hehandedthetesttoMs.Jones.Sheimmediatelystartedtoreviewhisanswers.WhenMs.Jonesfinishedlookingthetestover,shesaid,“Welldone!Wilson.Yougoteverythingright.I’llshowthistotheheadteacherlatertoday.Ireallyhopethatwecanmakea（an）16foryou.”“Thankyousomuch,Ms.Jones!”Wilsonsaidexcitedly.Heevengaveherahug.9.A.mother B.friend C.teacher D.brother10.A.bored B.angry C.afraid D.serious11.A.follow B.make C.accept D.break12.A.problem B.idea C.answer D.suggestion13.A.surprised B.calm C.glad D.hopeful14.A.listen B.talk C.point D.write15.A.slowly B.worriedly C.carefully D.bravely16.A.excuse B.decision C.promise D.exception三、阅读理解（每题2分，共24分）（一）阅读下列休闲场所的介绍，根据人物喜好和需求匹配最适合的场所，并将场所所对应的A、B、C、D选项填在相应位置上。选项中有一项为多余选项。AA.SilverBankIslandTravelbyboattoanopen-airconcertinthisbeautifulisland.Hearsomeofthebiggestartistsfromtherock,popandjazzworlds.There’llbedifferentfoodsforsale.B.WestseaCastleTherearelotsofthingstodohere,suchasgoingmountainbikingandhavingapicnic.Intheeveningyoucanwatchashowaboutpeople’slifeathousandyearsago.C.DownlandParkYoucanseedifferentkindsofanimalsthatcomeoutintheeveninginthepark.Therearespecialgamestohelpyoufindoutabouttheanimals.Don’tforgettowearcomfortableshoes.D.HopelandsHallBringapicniclunch,relaxinlovelygardensandwatchafilm.Thereisalargeoutdoorscreensoallthepeoplecanseeitclearly.Thisweek’sfilmisBornFree.17.__________AngelaIwanttotakepartinanactivitywithmysisterintheevening.Welovelearningaboutwildlife.18.__________VictorIwouldliketolistentodifferentkindsofmusic.Ialsowanttobuysomethingtoeat.19.__________MikeIwanttoenjoysportsandtheopenairwithsomefriends.Wearealsointerestedinhistory.（二）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。BHankiscleverandcarefulabouthiswork.Chipisartisticandtakeschanceswithhisprojects.HanklikesChip.Butwhentheirteacheraskedthemtoworkonabookreporttogether,Hankwasunhappy.“Ithinkweshoulddothebookreportlikeashow,”Chipsaid.HewasveryexcitedtoworkwithHank,becauseHankalwaysgotgoodgrades.“Butitisnotashow,”Hankremindedhim.“Itisabookreport.Wehavetowriteitdown.”“Wewillwriteitdown,”Chipsaid.“Butinsteadofreadingitinfrontoftheclass,wewillactitout!Wecanpresent（展示）thebookreportlikeit’saplay.Ormaybewecansingit!”Hankdidnotwanttosinghisbookreport.ThateveninghetoldhisparentsaboutChip.“IdonotwanttoworkwithChip,”Hanksaid.“Idon’tthinkChipunderstandswhatabookreportis.”“YourteachertoldyoutoworkwithChip,andthatiswhatyoumustdo,”Hank’sfathersaid.“Thistaskisnotjustaboutreadingabookandwritingareport.Itisaboutworkingwithsomeoneelsetogetajobdone,evenifyouhavedifferences.”Thenextday,assoonasHankwalkedintotheclassroom,Chipcameuptohim.“Ihaveanidea!”Chipcriedout.“Let’sdrawourbookreportlikeacomic（连环画）!”Hankwasnotsureaboutthisidea.Butherememberedwhathisfathersaid.“Wewillreadthebookandtalkaboutittogether,anddecidewhatwewanttosay,”Chipsaid.“Thenyouwillsaysomeofitwithwords,andIwillsaysomeofitwithpictures!”Theboysworkedontheirbookreportallweek.Theirteacherwasveryhappywiththeirwork.NowHankandChiparegoodfriends,andHankalwaysenjoysworkingwithChip.20.HankwasunhappyaboutworkingwithChipatfirstbecause__________.A.hedidn’tlikeChipB.hegotworsegradesthanChipC.Chipdidn’twanttoworkwithhimD.Chipalwaysthoughtofunusualideas21.HowdidHankandChipfinallydothebookreport?A.Bysinging. B.Byreadingtheirwriting.C.Throughashow. D.Throughwordsandpictures.22.Fromhisexperience,Hanklearnedabout__________.A.thepowerofbeingkindB.theimportanceofteamworkC.thefunofdoingabookreportD.theadvantageofbeingdifferentCTherearemanyaspects（方面）tolanguagelearning,suchashowtosaywords,whichwordstochoose,andwhatformofwordstouse.Alloftheseaspectstogethercanmakelearningaforeignlanguageverydifficult.Buttherearesomepointsthatmightmakeiteasier,andmorefun.First,don’tworrytoomuchaboutpronouncingwordsthewrongway.Pronunciationisimportant,ofcourse.Ithelpsthelistenertounderstandwhatissaidmoreclearly.However,themostimportantstepinlearninganewlanguageistopracticespeakingit.Likelearninganynewskill（技能）,practicemakesperfect.Andwhenyoupracticespeakingthenewlanguage,thenativespeaker（说本族语的人）usuallythinkshighlyofyourhardworkandisreadytohelpimproveyourpronunciation.Second,don’tbeafraidtoguessthemeaningofwhatsomeonesays.Therewillbealotofwordstolearnwhilestudyingaforeignlanguage.Infact,therearetensofthousandsofdifferentwordsinEnglish.Andawordmayhavemorethanonemeaning.Thesamegoeswithanyotherlanguage.Itisimpossibletoknowallthewordsandallthemeanings.Useclues（提示）toguessthemeaningofwhatotherssay.Whenmeetingapersonthatsays“Hola”andwaveshisorherhand,onemightguessthatthepersonisgivingagreeting.Itisnotimportantatthatmomenttoknowtheexactmeaning.Withmorepracticeofguessingthemeaningofnewwords,yourvocabularywillincrease.Third,don’tlosehope.Learninganewlanguagealwaystakestime.Manywillgiveuplearningbecauselearningalloftherulesofanotherlanguageistoohardorboring.Somemaythinkthatotherpeoplewillmakefunofthemformakingmistakes.Butit’sOKtomakemistakes.Nobodyisperfect,afterall.Don’tgiveupandkeeptrying.Intheend,learninganewlanguagecanbedifficult,butrememberthatitcanhavegreatbenefits（益处）.Learninganewlanguagedoesn’tjustmeantheabilitytospeakinthatdifferentlanguage.Itcanalsoincludemakingnewfriends,experiencingnewadventuresinadifferentculture,andtastingnewfoods!23.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.Englishhasmorewordsthananyotherlanguage.B.Nativespeakersthinkhighlyofperfectpronunciation.C.Guessingthemeaningofnewwordsisanimportantskill.D.Learninggrammarrulesiseasierthanlearningpronunciation.24.Thewritersuggestsaforeignlanguagelearnershould__________.A.gotoaforeigncountrytolearnitB.feelrelaxedaboutmakingmistakesC.rememberasmanywordsaspossibleD.findinterestingwaystolearntherules25.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.Adviceforlearningaforeignlanguage.B.Reasonsforlearningaforeignlanguage.C.Difficultiesinlearningaforeignlanguage.D.Advantagesoflearningaforeignlanguage.DIt’sGoodtoAskforHelpPartofgrowingupislearninghowtoworkthingsoutforyourself.However,youdon’thavetostrugglealoneallthetime.Learninghowtoaskotherstolendahandisalsoanimportantlifeskill.WhenyoumightneedhelpTherearelotsofreasonswhyyoucouldneedhelp,forexample,withschoolwork,learninganewskill,orwhenyoufeelsad,worriedorangry.Whenyoufindsomethingdifficult,orittakesalongtimetomakeprogress（进步）,youmayfeelfrustrated.Thiscanalsomakeyoufeellikeyoucan’tdoit.Theseareallsigns（征兆）thatyouneedhelp.Askingforhelpwillmoveyouforwardmorequicklythantryingonyourown.27Askingforhelpisn’talwayseasy.Youmightfeelred-facedthatyouneedhelp,oryouthinkaskingforahelpinghandisasignofweakness.Thesethoughtsmakeithardforyoutoturntoanotherperson.AngelaMcMillan,acounsellor（顾问）whoadvisesyoungpeople,saysaskingforhelpcanalsofeelrisky,especiallywhenyouarenotsurewhotoask.“Youmightfeelafraidthattheydon’thavetime,ortheywon’ttakeyourproblemseriously.”AskingforhelpisbraveEveryonefindsthingsdifficultsometimes—you’renottheonlyone.McMillanbelievesaskingforhelpisanactofbravery.“Lettingsomeonein,believinginthemandaskingthemtolistentoyouandhelpyousolveaproblemtakesgreatcourage（勇气）.”AskingforhelpisgoodforyouWhenyouaskforhelp,itmakesyoulessworried,anditusuallyproducesabetterresult.Thereareotherbenefitstoo.Byaskingforhelp,youpracticespeakingupforyourselfandsayingwhatyouneed.Itshowsyouhowsomeoneelsemightfeelwhenthey’restruggling,whichmeansyoucouldbemoreabletoofferahandwhensomeoneneedsit.Noah,aged11,sharedhisstory.“Atschoolourteacheraskedustowriteapassageinthethirdpersontodescribemovingtoanothercountry.Ifoundthishardandaskedmyteacherforsomeadjectives（形容词）togetmestarted.AttheendIthoughtitwasoneofmybestpiecesofwork,soIwasreallypleasedthatIhadaskedforhelp!”26.Theword“frustrated”inParagraph2isclosestinmeaningto__________.A.peaceful B.discouraged C.uninterested D.confident27.WhichofthefollowingwouldbethebestheadingforParagraph3?A.HowyoucanaskforhelpB.WhoyoushouldaskforhelpC.WhyyouneedtoaskforhelpD.Whatstopsyouaskingforhelp28.Thewriterprobablyagreesthat__________.A.bravepeoplearelesslikelytoaskforhelpB.askingforhelpshowsyouneedtoimproveyourabilityC.askingforhelpcanmakeyoumorewillingtohelpothersD.peopleshouldbecarefuloftheriskswhenaskingforhelp第二部分本部分共10题，共24分。根据题目要求，完成相应任务。四、阅读表达（每题2分，共10分）阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。HelpingBirdsinaChangingWorldDoyouthinkbirdsareinteresting?Doyoulikespendingtimeoutdoors?Doyoucareaboutwildlifeandtheenvironment（环境）?Ifyouansweredyestothesequestions,youmightthinkaboutbecomingabirdbiologist.Birdbiologistsarescientistswhostudybirds.Birdsareinterestingformanyreasons.Birdshavealotincommon,butatthesametime,theycanbeverydifferentfromoneanother.Allbirdshavefeathers,andmostofthemcanfly.Theyareindifferentsizesfromhummingbirdssmallerthanyourfist（拳头）toostrichestallerthanthetallestperson.Ostrichescan’tfly,buttheycanrunupto70kilometersanhour!Birdbiologistsworktounderstandmoreaboutbirds,theirhabits,andtheirhomes.Somekindsofbirdsaredyingoffbecausetheytravelalongwayduringmigration（迁徙）.InNorthAmerica,birdstraveltonorthernplacesinthesummerandtomoresouthernplacesforthewinter.Birdbiologistsarestudyinghowandwherebirdsgethurtalongthewayandtryingtohelpthem.Butthat’snotallbirdbiologistsdo!BethFlintisabirdbiologistinawildliferefuge（保护区）nearHawaii.Shetracks（追踪）allthedifferentkindsofseabirdsintherefuge.Sheenjoysworkingoutside,butshealsoworksinanoffice.Shereadsresearchstudiesaboutalltheanimalsinthewildliferefuge,andmakesplanstohelpprotectthem,especiallythebirds.Shetalkstovolunteersaboutthewildlifeintherefuge,too.Tobecomeabirdbiologist,Dr.Flintstudiedmanyfieldsthatallconnect.Shelearnedaboutwildlife,forestry,biology,zoology（thestudyofanimals）,botany（thestudyofplants）,andecology（生态学）.Herinterestinseabirdsstartedwhenshewasastudent.ShesawaphotoofAtlanticPuffinsonarockandwantedtolearnmoreaboutthem.Youneverknowwhereyourinterestsmaylead（引领）you.Theymayleadyoutobecomeascientistwhostudieswildlife!ostrich29.Howfastcanostrichesrun?30.Whyaresomekindsofbirdsdyingoff?31.WhatdoesBethFlintdooutsideinthewildliferefuge?32.WhatdidBethFlintlearnabouttobecomeabirdbiologist?33.Wouldyouliketobecomeabirdbiologist?Whyorwhynot?（Pleasegivetworeasons.）五、完成句子（每题1分，共4分）根据中文提示补全句子。34.三亚以美丽的海滩而出名。Sanya__________itsbeautifulbeaches.35.哈尔滨明天将会下雪。__________inHarbintomorrow.36.昨天下午汤姆主动提出照顾妹妹。Tom__________hissisteryesterdayafternoon.37.鲁迅是现代中国最伟大的作家之一。LuXunis__________ofmodernChina.六、文段表达（10分）38.根据所给提示，完成一篇不少于50词的英语文段写作。文中已给出内容不计入总词数。所给提示词语仅供选用。请不用写出你的姓名。假设你是李华，你的英国笔友Chris计划来北京旅游。他给你发来邮件，询问来北京旅游的最佳时间及理由，并向你寻求更多建议，例如参观哪些地方，乘坐什么交通工具等。请你用英语给他回复一封邮件。提示词语：autumn,comfortable,visit,watch,underground提示问题：•WhenisthebesttimetocometoBeijing?Why?•Whatadvicecanyougivehim?DearChris,It’sgoodtohearthatyouwanttovisitBeijing._____________________________________________________________________________________