北京市东城区2022-2023学年八年级上学期期末英语试题

东城区2022-2023学年度第一学期期末统一检测

初二英语2023.1

学校班级姓名教育ID号

考1.本试卷共10页，共两部分，共39道小题，满分60分，考试时间90分钟。

生2.在试卷和答题卡上准确填写学校、班级、姓名和教育ID号。

须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。

知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33题，共40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6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.Peter'smotherwenttoLaoSheTeahouseyesterday.tookPeterwithher.

A.SheB.HeC.TheyD.We

2.QianXuesen,afamousChinesescientist,wasbornDecember11,1911.

A.inB.onC.atD.to

3.—Becarefulwhenyouwalkacrossthisoldbridge.Itbeverysafe.

—Iwill.

A.mustnotB.neednotC.mightnotD.shouldnot

4.Inmyhometown,thestreetsarethantwoyearsago.

A.cleanB.cleanerC.cleanestD.thecleanest

5.—didyougototheBeijingMuseumofNaturalHistoryyesterday?

—Bybus.

A.HowB.HowoftenC.WhyD.When

6.Myunclehadanaccidentlastyear.Now,hedrivesthanbefore.

A.carefulB.morecarefulC.carefullyD.morecarefully

7.1wantedtohelpLisawithherstudy,shesaidshecoulddoitherself.

A.butB.orC.forD.so

8.Paulenjoysreadingfamousstories.Heonenow.

A.readsB.isreadingC.readD.willread

9.1apaintingwhenmymothercamebackhome.

A.drawB.drewC.wasdrawingD.willdraw

10.Emmaupearlythismorningandwentforamorningrunwithherfather.

A.getsB.willgetC.wasgettingD.got

11.1can'tmeetyounextSunday.Afriendofminetoseeme.

A.comesB.cameC.wascomingD.willcome

12.Mygrandmotherhastwodogs.Shethemintheparkeverymorning.

A.walksB.waswalkingC.willwalkD.walked

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。

IsabellaandSoledadMeadearestillinprimaryschool.Buttheyhaveaworkstation,anditsellspaintedrocks.The

wholethingbeganasa13fortheirmom.

“OnMother'sDay,wedecidedtomakeourmomagardenbecauseshelikesplants.Ithoughtthegardenneeded

color,soIpaintedsome14.AndmysisterSoledadputtheserocksaroundthegardentomakeitlookeven

morebeautiful,saysIsabella.

“Whenweshowedthegardentoourmom,shewasvery15Ourmomgaveuslotsofhugs,“Soledad

says.

Theirdadalsolikedthegirls*work.Heputpicturesoftherocksonhissocialmedia（社交媒体）page.Peoplebegan

to16andpostedmessagesaskinghowmuchtheycost.Thentheybeganbuyingrocks.Thefamilycouldn'tbelieveit!

Withthehelpoftheirfamily,thetwo17aworkstationathome.€tWedooneatasaysSoledad.

“Idothebackgroundandwhenitdries,Isabelladoesthedesign（设计）

Butearningmoneyforthemselveswasn'tenough.Thegirlswantedtousetherocksto18people.They

decidedtoholdarock-paintingcontest（比赛）toraisemoneyforcancerpatients（癌症患者）intheirtown.Whenitwas

over,thesistersgaveallthemoneytheyhadraisedtothosepatients.Theactof19madethemfeelverygood,

andtheydecidedtogivepartofthemoneytheywillgetfromsellingpaintedrockstopeopleinneedinthefuture.

“Pmgettingbelterasanartist,andIjustwanttogrowwithourworkstation,“saysSoledad,whoplanstobeafull-

timeartistwhenshegetsolder.20wecancontinuetomakemoneyforcoHege.”"Andhelpothers,"Isabella

adds.

13.A.giftB.chanceC.showD.party

14.A.plantsB.flowersC.rocksD.pictures

15.A.relaxedB.seriousC.nervousD.pleased

16.A.worryB.noticeC.changeD.wait

17.A.lookedupB.pickedupC.setupD.liftedup

18.A.helpB.knowC.surpriseD.beat

19.A.winningB.sellingC.takingD.giving

20.A.SecretlyB.HopefullyC.EspeciallyD.Finally

三、阅读理解（每题2分，共26分）

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。

A

Ageisjustanumber.Somepeopledogreatthingsthathavenothingtodowiththeirage.

GloriaStruckis90,butshestillrideshermotorcycleandwantstogoonacross-country

trip.Whenshewasborn,herfatherhadamotorcycleshop.Shelearnedtoridewhenshe

Adwas16.0vertheyears,shehastakenpartinmanymotorcycleraces（比赛）intheUSAand

Europe.

GloriaStruck

sJuliaHawkinshasbeenbikingformostofherlife.Butshetookuprunningafewyearsago

andsetherfirstworldrecord（记录）in2017.ShesetanewworldrecordinNovember2021

byrunningthe100metersinjustover62secondsforheragegroup.RememberthatMs.

Hawkinswas105yearsoldatthattime.

JuliaHawkins

KYuichiroMiura,whoisJapanese,wastheoldestpersontoreachthetopofMountEverest

attheageof80.Tofinishhistrip,hehadtodealwithsomeserioushealthproblems.But

noneoftheproblemsseemedtomakehimchangehismind.Hecelebratedhis90thbirthday

inOctober2022.

YuichiroMiura

HManfredSteinertaughtatBrownMedicalSchooluntil2000.Butafterhestoppedworking,

herealizedhehadtimetodosomethinghe'dalwayswantedtodo—studyphysics（物理）.It

tookhimalongtime,buthefinallygothisPh.D.（博士学位）inphysicswhenhewas89

yearsold.

ManfredSteiner

21.WhatdoesGloriaStruckwanttodo?

A.Runamotorcycleshop.

B.Practiceridinghermotorcycle.

C.Rideamotorcycleacrossthecountry.

D.TakepartinmotorcycleracesinAsia.

22.Whosetarunningrecord?

A.JuliaHawkins.B.GloriaStruck.C.YuichiroMiura.D.ManfredSteiner.

23.WhatdoweknowaboutManfredSteiner?

A.Hehadserioushealthproblems.

B.HegothisPh.D.inphysicsquiteeasily.

C.HetaughtphysicsatBrownMedicalSchool.

D.HegothisPh.D.inphysicsafterhestoppedworking.

B

ActYourAge

ring-around-the-rosy

Marywasblowingbubbles（吹泡泡）inherbedtimemilk."Actyourage,“AuntAugustasaidloudly.Itseemedthat

AuntAugustawasabitangry.

WhenMary'smothercamebackintotheroom,Marywasquiet."AreyouOK?”askedhermother.4tYes,^^said

Mary.ButshefeltbetterwhenAuntAugustafinishedvisitingthem.

Thenextday,Marywasplayingring-around-the-rosywithherfive-year-oldsister,Grace,andtwoofGrace's

friendsontheplayground.

Justthen,Mary'sfriendJuliecamealong."You'dbetteractyourage,“saidJulie."WhatwillSandraandSusan

think?,,

Slowly,Marysaidgood-byetoGrace.ShewentwithJulietojointheirfriendsSandraandSusan.

ThenextdaywasaSaturday.Marywenttohergrandparents'housefbrdinner.Beforedinner,Mary*sgrandparents

andherparentsplayedring-around-the-rosywithGrace.Maryjustwatched.Whentheysatdowntoeat,Marysawthat

hergrandmotherhadmadeherlotsoftastyfood.Shebegantofeelalittlebetter.ThenAuntAugustastartedtalking

aboutherfightswithhernext-doorneighbor（邻居）.

"...andyesterdayIcamehomeandfoundhisdogburyingabone（埋骨头）rightinthemiddleofmyflowerbed!

Afterthedogleft,Idugupthebone,wrapped（包装）it,andputitinthatman'smailbox,shesaid.

“Oh,Augusta,“saidMary'smom."Youshouldlearntoactyourage.”

Marylaughedwhensheheardwhathermomsaid.Shekeptlaughingeventhoughshetriedtostop.AuntAugusta

finallygotasmileonherfaceandsaid,“Well,IguessIshould.^^

hopscotch

Thenextafternoon,MarywasplayinghopscotchwithGracewhenJuliewalkedby.

“Hopscotch?”askedJulie.“Youstillplayababygame?”

“Yes,Ido,"saidMary.

Forawhile,JuliewatchedMaryandGraceplaying.Then,quietlysheasked,“MayIplay,too?”

24.WhenAuntAugustatoldMarytoactherage,Maryfelt.

A.unhappyB.lonelyC.sillyD.bored

25.Mary'smomtoldAuntAugustatoactherage,becauseAuntAugusta.

A.wastoostrictwithMaryB.playedajokeonherneighbor

C.wasn'tkindtotheneighbor'sdogD.didn'tlikeseeingkidsplaybabygames

26.Mary*sstorymainlytellsusthat.

A.itisOKtoactyoungerthanyouragesometimes

B.actingyoungerstopsyoufromgrowingup

C.alwaysactingyourageisveryimportant

D.it'sagoodideatoactlikeyourfriend

C

Nowadays,someschoolsteachtraditionalsubjectslikemath,geography,andlanguage,buttheyalsoteachlife

skills（技能）.Lifeskillsclassesteachstudentshowtokeeptheirroomscleanandtidy,takecareoftheirhealth,and

havehealthypersonalrelationships（关系）.Somepeoplesaytheseclassespreparestudentsbetterforlifeinthereal

world.Butotherpeoplesaytheseclassesaren'timportant.Studentsshouldonlypayattentiontohowtogetinto

university.Whatdoyouthink?

Somepeopleliketheideaofteachinglifeskillsinschools.Theybelievethatlifeskillsclassesgivestudentswhat

theyneedtoknowtoliveontheirown,whethertheygotocollegeorgetajobafterhighschool.Theyhelpprepare

studentsforeverydayreal-lifesituations,suchascookingamealandmanagingmoney.Manyoftheseclassesalsoteach

“softskills^^,likehowtolistenandtalktopeopleinapositive（积极的）way,whichareimportantintheworkplaceand

inpersonalrelationships.Asstudentslearnmorelifeskills,theybecomemnoreconfidentinthemselves.

Ontheotherhand,somepeoplearguethatthereisnotimeformoresubjectsatschool.Theythinkit'smore

importanttoteachtraditionalsubjectsthanlifeskillsatschool.Manystudentschoosenottotakelifeskillsclasses

becausetheseclassesdon'timprovetheirchancesofgettingintouniversity.Peoplealsothinkitshouldbethejobof

parentstoteachtheirkidswhattheyneedtoknowathome.

Personally,Ithinkwealreadylearnmanylifeskillswhiledoingtraditionalsubjects.Forexample,welearn

teamworkbydoinggroupwork,andorganizing（安排）ourhomeworkteachesushowtouseourtimewell.Ibelieveall

schoolsshouldteachlifeskills.Itwouldnotneedtoomuchworkbecausethereisnoneedtoteachthemseparately（分

开地）fromtraditionalsubjects.Thiswillmakesurethatstudentsarebetterpreparedforcollegeandworkwhenthey

leaveschool.

27.WhatisParagraph2mainlyabout?

A.Thedifferentwaystoliveonyourown.

B.Theschoolexperienceoflearninglifeskills.

C.Thesituationthatcallsforlearninglifeskills.

D.Theadvantagesoflearninglifeskillsinschool.

28.Thewriterprobablyagreesthat.

A.schoolsneedtogivemoretimetolifeskillsclasses

B.parents1firstjobistoteachtheirchildrenlifeskills

C.studentscanlearnlifeskillsintheirtraditionalsubjects

D.teachersshouldlearnlifeskillstogetherwiththeirstudents

29.Whatmightbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.LifeSkills:HowDoStudentsBuildThem?

B.LifeSkills:ShouldSchoolTeachThem?

C.LifeSkills:WhoShouldLearnThem?

D.LifeSkills:AreTheyImportant?

D

Areyousomeonewhoenjoyslisteningtomusic?Ifso,you'redoingsomethinggoodforyourmindandbody.

Scientistsbelievethatmusichassomethingtodowithpeople'sfeelings.ValorieN.Salimpoorhasstudiedmusic

andthehumanbrain（大月百）atMcGillUniversity.Shehasfoundthatlisteningtopleasantmusiccauseshealthychanges

inthebrain.Thesechangesmakepeoplefeelexcited,happy,andsatisfied.ResearchersinGermanyhavefoundthat

listeningtomusiccanboostaperson'smood.Inotherwords,musiccancheeryouupwhenyou'refeelingssad.Music

canalsolowerstressandhelpyouworryless.That'saccordingtothescientistsfromtheUSA.

Musicisalsogoodforyourbody.Forexample,astudycalled“FromMusic-Beat（节拍）toHeart-Beaf,showedthat

musiccanlowerbloodpressure（血压），whichisgoodforyourhealth.What*smore,musicgetsthebloodpumping（血

液循环）whenyouexercise.AgroupofscientistsfromSpainandBrazilhavefoundthatpeoplerunfasterandlonger

whentheylistentomusic.Musiccanhelpyoubikefastertoo.Britishscientistsstudiedbikerswholistenedtomusic

withafastbeat.Whileriding,thefasterthebeatwas,thefasterthebikersrode.

Howelseismusicgoodforyourhealth?Itcanhelpyougetbettersleep.That'saccordingtoaresearchstudycalled

“MusicImproves（改善）SleepQualityinStudents,,.Thisstudylookedatcollegestudentswhohadadifficulttime

sleeping.Someofthestudentsweretoldtolistentorelaxingclassicalmusicbeforebedtime.Thosestudentssleptbetter

andevenfelthappier.

ScientistsinFinland,England,andtheUnitedStateshaveshownthatmusichelpsstudentslearn.Listeningto

musiccanhelpyouwhenyou'relearningsomethingnew.Itcanalsohelpyoubetterrememberwhatyou'velearned.It

canevenhelpwhenyoutakeatest,accordingtoaBritishstudy.Studentswholistenedtobackground（背景的）music

duringatestansweredmoretestquestions.Theygotmoreoftheanswerscorrecttoo.

Musicismorethanabeautifulartform.Itcanmakeyourlivesbetter.Itcanimproveyourmood,yourhealth,and

evenyourgrades.Inshort,it'sgoodforyou.Somaketimeformusic,andyouwon'tbesorry!

30.Thewords“boostaperson'smood,,inParagraph2probablymean44

A.helpapersonfeelbetterB.makeapersonrelax

C.changeaperson'slifeD.keepaperson*sbrainhealthy

31.WhatcanwelearnfromtheresearchstudyinParagraph4?

A.Musichelpscollegestudentsunderstandtheimportanceofsleep.

B.Acertainkindofmusicimprovessleepforcollegestudents.

C.Collegestudentsaretoobusytolistentomusicatnight.

D.Collegestudentslistentoclassicalmusicthemost.

32.Ifthereisbackgroundmusicplayingduringatest,studentswill.

A.bemoreworried

B.fallasleepduringthetest

C.gettheirbloodpumping

D.increasetheirtestscores

33.Whatisthewriter'smainpurpose（目的）inwritingthispassage?

A.Toteachpeoplehowtoenjoymusic.

B.Tosuggestthatpeoplelistentomusic.

C.Todescribethescientists1loveofmusic.

D.Toshowtheimportanceofmusicinstudents'lives.

第二部分

本部分共6题，共20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。

IndiaWorkstoBringCheetahsBack

Cheetahs

Cheetahs,theworld'sfastestlandanimals,diedoutinIndiaover70yearsago.Now,anewproject（项目）isworking

tobringcheetahsbacktoIndia.

AsiancheetahslivedalloverIndiaalongtimeago.Butby1952,theyweresaidtobegoneforever.Oneofthe

mainreasonswasthatcheetahpeopletookalotofcheetahs1naturalland.Peoplealsokilledthemfortheirspotted

skins（有斑点的皮）.

Since1952,peoplehavetriedtogetcheetahstogobacktoIndia.TheyseteightcheetahsfreeinKunoNational

ParkinSeptember2022.ThecheetahsthatweresetfreewerenotAsiancheetahsbutAfricancheetahs.Theyareagift

fromNamibia'sgovernment.ButthenumberofAfricancheetahshasalsobeengoingdown.Now,thereareonlyabout

8,000left.SomescientistsbelievethatbringingcheetahsbacktoIndiawillhelpkeepthemfromdyingout.

Kunoisa289-square-mileprotectedarea