2023-2024学年北京市某中学上学期八年级期中英语试卷（含答案）

2023-2024学年度第一学期期中练习八年级英语练习题

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考生须知

1.本试卷共10页，满分100分，考试时间90分钟。

听力理解（26分）

知识运用（共22分）

四、单项填空（共10分，每小题1分）

从下列各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

14.TomandMikearegoodfriends.______oftenhelpeachother.

A.TheyB.ThemC.TheirDTheirs

15.Maryoftengetsupearly______Mondaymorning.

A.atB.onC.inD.for

16.Myfatheralwaystellsmetobelievethat______isimpossibleifIkeeptrying.

A.somethingB.anythingC.nothingD.everything

17.Theparkswerereallyinteresting,______theywerealsoverycrowded.

A.andB.soC.becauseD.but

18.一____doyouvisityourgrandparents?—Onceamonth.

A.HowlongB.HowfarC.HowoftenD.Howmuch

19.Whichdoyoulike___,basketballorfootball?

A.goodB.betterC.bestD.well

20.Thefunnytalentshowmadeallofus.

A.tolaughB.laughingC.laughD.laughed

21.—MayIspeaktotheheadmaster?

—He______ameetingnow.CanItakeamessage?

A.ishavingB.hadC.hasD.willhave

22.PaulandI______tennisyesterday.HedidmuchbetterthanI.

A.playB.willplayC.playedD.areplaying

23.---Doyoulikesoapoperas,Ellen?

---No,I______them.Theyaretooboring.

A.likeB.can*tstandC.don'tmindD.love

五、选词填空：请阅读段落，从表格中选择单词，用适当形式填空，一空一词。(共6分，每小题1

分)

tobadtakewanttouristsomething

Whatadifferenceadaymakes!Myfatherand1decidedtogotoPenangHilltoday.We(24)towalkup

(25)thetop,butthenitstartedrainingalittlesowedecidedto(26)thetrain.Wewaitedoveranhourfor

thetrainbecausethereweretoomany(27).Whenwegottothetop,itwasrainingreallyhard.Wedidn'thavean

umbrellasowewerewetandcold.Itwasterrible!Andbecauseofthebadweather,wecouldn'tsee(28)below.My

fatherdidn'tbringenoughmoney,soweonlyhadonebowlofriceandsomefish.ThefoodtastedgreatbecauseIwasso

hungry.Unluckily,theweatherbecame(29)afterthebreak.

六、完形填空（共12分，每小题1.5分）

阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从知文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。

Left-FieldLeah

LeahPatthadneverlikedsports.Shefearedgymclassandspentmostofhertimereadingabook.Theonlyreason

LeahtriedoutforthesoftballleaguewasthatAnnaMeesewastryingout.LeahandAnnadideverythingtogether,soif

Annawantedtoplay,Leahdidtoo.

Atfirst,joiningtheBlueSoxdidn't30Leah'sfeelingsaboutsports.Shewenttothepracticeseveryweek,but

shedidn'ttakethemseriously.Nomatterhow31sheplayed,Leahdidn'tgetdiscouraged.Shedidn'twantto

becomeastarplayer.ShewasjusttheretohavefunwithAnna.

Beforetheseason'sfirstgame,CoachMeesereadthelistofplayersandtheirpositions,butLeah'snamehadn'tbeen

called.

“Leah,"CoachMeesefinallysaid."You'restartingoffonthebench,butI'llputyouintothegameif1getachance."

Noddingagreeably,Leahremindedherselftobringa32tothegames.

Intheseason'sgames,LeahevengottoplayinthreeofthegamestheBlueSoxwon.However,Leahnevergotahit

andnevermadeagoodplayintheoutfieldbutshedidn'tcare.Leah33beingonthewinningteam,evenifshe

didn'tcontributetothewin.Moreimportantly,she34Anna.

TheBlueSoxwerereadytoplaytheirlastgameoftheseason,againsttheSunRays.Iftheywon,theBlueSoxwould

betheleaguechampions.Thegirls'hopefulexcitementgrewastheydidtheirpregamewarm-ups.Forthefirsttimeall

season,evenLeahstartedtohavethe35towin.Whenthegamestarted,shesatonthebenchandwatchedthe

action-insteadofreadingabook.

Whatagameitwas!Thensomething36happened.AsAnnajoggedtoleftfield,shetrippedoverabatandshe

twisted（扭伤）herankle.CoachMeesetoldLeahtotakeAnna'splace.

LeahsawAnna*slookingandtookadeepbreath.Shewenttothefield.Crack!Theballsailedintoleftfield,straight

towardLeah.Shereachedhergloveintotheairand37ontheball.Thump!Itwasthesoundoftheballlandingin

Leah'sglove.Thenamuchloudersound-thecheersandwhoopsoftheBlueSox,thewinner-filledtheair.

30.A.changeB.showC.controlD.hurt

31.A.carefullyB.happilyC.badlyD.calmly

32.A.ballB.bookC.starD.glove

33.A.suggestedB.enjoyedC.stoppedD.minded

34.A.respectedB.admiredC.influencedD.supported

35.A.skillB.willC.courageD.chance

36.A.importantB.helpfulC.fearfulD.awful

37.A.stoodB.knockedC.focusedD.depended

阅读理解（共26分）

七、阅读理解（共26分，每小题2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。

SchoolClubs

Thenewclubsforthistermareonboard.PleasehelpCherry,BettyandJacktochoosetheclubstheycanjoin.

A.FilmClub

Thisclubisforthestudentswholovemovies.EveryTuesdayandFridayafternoon,weholda

meeting.Wecandiscussandreviewagreatnewmovieoraclassicfilm.

B.EnglishClub

WeplantohaveforeignguestscometoourweeklymeetingseveryWednesdayafternoonandwe

showEnglishlanguagemoviesthatcanhelpyoupracticeyourEnglish.

C.ClimbingClub

・一—MembersmeeteveryFridayafternoontodiscussyourclimbingtrips.Weorganizetripstodifferent

partsformemberstogoonmountainwalkstwiceamonth.

D.PhotographyClub

鬻WeplantomeeteveryTuesdayandThursdayafternoonfrom4to5p.m.Youcanlearnhowtotake

beautifulphotos.

38.Cherrywantstojoinaclubthatwillkeepherfitandactive.Herfavoritesportisclimbing.SheisfreeonFriday

afternoon.Soshecanchoose

39.Bettyislearningtakingphotos.Butshethinksherabilitytocatchbeautifulmomentsisnotstrongenough,soshehas

recentlyboughtacameratohelpherpractice.Shecanchoose

40.JackisworriedaboutpassingtheEnglishtest.Andhehastostayathometohelphisparentseveryweekend,soheis

onlyfreeduringweekdays.It*sagoodideatochoose

B

PyramidSurprise

NellieandIwerebornonlyafewdaysapart,soeveryyearweplanabirthdaypartytogether.Thisyearourbirthday

themewas“DiscoverthePyramids".

nWhataboutinvitingMary?"Nellieasked.

Marywasalonerandhadn'tmademanyfriends,butshewasbetteratmaththananyoneelseinclass.

"Um,shewearsthesameoldtrouserseveryday.Howcouldsheevenaffordapartydressafterschool?"

ThenextdayNelliehandedmeabox."What'sthat?11Iasked.

"Mybirthdaygiftfrommyaunt.IthoughtitwouldbenicetogivethistoMary."Nellysaid.Iopenedthebox.Inside

wasagiftcertificate（礼品券）forourfavoriteclothingstore.

“Wow,"Igasped.Webothknewhowmanycuteclothesthatwouldbuy.

"So,arewegoingtojusthandittoher?"

"Howembarrassing（尴尬的）thatwouldbe!"Nellieanswered.

Shewasright.Marywillbetotallyembarrassedifwegavehermoneyforclothes.

"Whatifweaskourteacher."

"Waitasecond.Ihaveanidea."Nellysaid."What?What?"

"I'mnotgoingtotellyou!"

Onthedayofourparty,withnosurprise,Maryarrived,wearingtheveryoldbrowntrousers.Wesang,dancedandate

biscuits.ctAndnowforthebigprizegame,^^Nellysaid.Bigprize?Mymouthdropped.Thiswasnotintheplan.

"Thebigprizegameislikethis:TomandSamwerebuildingpyramids.Iftheirpyramidshadtobesixtyfeethigh,who

wouldfinishfirst?^^

Amathgame.Ofcourse!Nellywinkedat（眨眼示意）me.NoonewassurprisedwhenMarycameupwiththe

answerbeforeanyoneelseandwalkedoffwithabox.

Thenextweek,Maryworeanewpairoftrousersandevenanewdressthewholetime.Shehadabigsmileonher

face.

Andsodidwe.

41.Whosebirthdaypartywasit?

A.Mary'sB.Nellieandthewriter's

C.Nellie'sauntsD.TomandSam's

42.HowdidNellietrytohelpMary?

A.Bygivingherthegiftdirectly

B.Byaskingtheteacherforhelp

C.Bysettingupabigprizegame

D.Byinvitinghertotheclothingstore

43.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.Everyoneneedshelp

B.Weneedrichfriends

C.Mathskillsleadtosuccessinlife

D.Helpingothersalsomakesourselveshappy

C

Kidsarebomforscience.Thisideamaysurpriseyoubecausescienceseemsdifficulttolearn.Yetitreallyholdswater,

andsciencelearningislikelytomakeagreatdifferenceinkids'lives.

Thebasicscienceisamixtureofthoughtandexperimentcalledthescientificmethod.It'swhereyoustartwithanidea,

createawaytoexplainyourideaandshowwhatyoulearnedbasedonfacts.Learningtofollowthisprocesshelpsyouthink

logically（逻辑地）andcarefully.Theseimportantthinkingskillscanbeusedinmanyareasofstudy.Togiveachild

practicewiththesethinkingskillsislikegivingvitaminstoadevelopingmind.

Oneofthegreatestthingswecanteachourchildrenistolovelearning.Learningscienceisagreatwaytodoso.

Childrenareintriguedbysciencebecausemuchofscienceishands-on.Itattractsmostchildren.Nothingmakesachildsit

upandtakenoticelikethe"WOW!"ofagreatscienceshowing.

Scienceopensdoorstomanysubjectsatschool.Buildingloveforsciencecanbehelpfulinotherareasofstudy.For

example,onecannotlovescienceforverylongwithoutbecominggoodatitslanguage-math!So,scienceencourages

childrentostudymath.Aninterestinscienceisaninterestinhowthingswereonceunderstoodcomparedtohowtheyare

understoodnow.Asaresult,studyingsciencelendsitselfeasilytostudyinghistory.Andafteryoudoanexperiment,you

needtowritealabreport,so,writingbecomesanimportantpartofscience,

Scienceisthebasicthingformuchofourlife.Thescienceoffarmingshowshowourfoodisproduced.Biomedical

（生物医学的）sciencekeepsushealthy.Evenourbedsthesedaysaredesignedaccordingtoscientificfacts.Wealmost

eat,sleepandbreathewiththehelpofscience!Whenwepreparethefuturevoters（选举人）,creatorsandofficials,it's

importanttomakesuretheyarenotonlycomfortablebutalsogoodatscience.

44.Theexpression"areintriguedby"inParagraph3probablymeans

A.areinterestedinB.aresatisfiedwith

C.aregoodatD.arebusywith

45.Thewriterprobablyagreesthat

A.childrenusuallyconsiderscienceboring

B.scienceistoodifficultforchildrentounderstand

C.learningsciencecanimprovechildren'sthinkingskills

D.childrenwhoaregoodatwritingcanlearnsciencewell

46.What'sthepassageabout?

A.Whykidsshouldlearnscience

B.Howkidscanmakeuseofscience

C.Whyscienceisimportantforofficials

D.Whatfuturevotersshouldlearnatschool

D

Likemanywriters,I'matopmasteratprocrastination（拖延症），WhenIshouldbeworkingonataskwithaclock

tickingtowardsmydeadline,Iwillsitthere

watchingmeaninglessinterviewsorcatvideostickingontheInternet.

Accordingtothetraditionalthinking-I,alongwithmyfriendprocrastinators,haveatimemanagementproblem.By

thisview,Ihaven'tfullyunderstoodhowlongmytaskisgoingtotake,andI'mnotpayingenoughattentiontohowmuch

timeI'mactuallywastingonvideos.Withbetterscheduling（时间安排）,Iwillstopprocrastinatingandgetonwithmy

work.

Increasingly,however,psychologists（心理学家）arerealizingthisiswrong.ResearchersintheUKhaveshowed

thatprocrastinationisamatterwithmanagingouremotions,notourtime.Thetaskwe'reputtingoffismakingusfeelbad——

perhapsit'sboring,toodifficultorwe'reworriedaboutfailing-andtomakeourselvesfeelbetterinthemoment,westart

doingsomethingelse,likewatchingvideos.

OneresearchtoencouragetheemotionalviewofprocrastinationwaspublishedbyresearchersatCaseWestern

ReserveUniversity.Theyfirstmadepeoplefeelbad（byaskingthemtoreadsadstories）andshowedthatthisincreased

theirrepeatedhabittoprocrastinatebyplayingvideogamesinsteadofpreparingforthetesttheyknewwascoming.

Followingstudiesbyanotherteamalsoshowedfeelingdownonlymakespeopleprocrastinatemoreiftheyhavefunthings

todivert（分散）theirattention.

Thisfreshviewonprocrastinationisbeginningtoopenupexcitingnewmethodstoreducingthehabit.Amethod,

whichisbasedonAcceptanceandCommitmentTherapy（接纳与承诺疗法），seemsespeciallyproper.Itarguesthat

orderingchoicesandactionsthathelpyougetclosertogetthingsdonecankeepyouawayfromtheunpleasantfeelings.So

thenexttimeyou'regoingtoprocrastinate,makeyourfocusassimpleas"What'sthenextaction?"Focusingonthis

one-stepquestiontakesyourmindoffyourfeelingsandontoeasilyachievableaction.nOurresearchandlivedexperience

showveryclearlythatoncewegetstarted,usuallywe'reabletokeepgoing.GettingstartedisHeverythingH.

47.Traditionally,wethinkprocrastinatorsarethosewho.

A.areusuallyresponsiblepeople

B.havedifficultymanagingtime

C.enjoywatchingvideoswhilewriting

D.cangetworkdonewithbetterorganization

48.WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph4?

A.Lowemotionsleadtoprocrastination

B.Procrastinationimprovesyourmoods

C.Test-takerscannotescapebademotions

D.Procrastinatorsprefergamestosadstories

49.Whydoesthewritersuggestfocusingononesimplequestion?

A.Becauseitshortenstheprocess

B.Becauseitmayreduceunpleasantfeelings

C.Becauseitcanfixtimemanagementproblem

D.Becauseitencouragesthewildestimagination

50.Whatisthewriter'smainpurposeinwritingthispassage?

A.Tointroducenewstudiesaboutprocrastination

B.Tocomparedifferentreasonsforprocrastination

C.Todiscusswhateffectprocrastinationbringsabout

D.Toexplainhowgoodtimemanagementmattersinlife

八、阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。（共10分，前3题每小题2分，最后1题4分）

GameIdeasforFocus&Concentration（注意力）forTeenagers

Besidestheirstudies,teenagersoftentakepartinsports,after-schoolactivitiesandsocialevents.Withsomuchtostay

ontopof,it'seasyforthemtobecomestressedoutanddisorganized.Theyneedhelptoimprovefocusandconcentration

throughgames.

Herearesomegamesthatimproveconcentration,attentionandmemory.

Brainteasers

Brainteasersgivetheteenagemindaworkout.Brainteaserschallengeplayerswithsimple-lookingtasks,suchas

matchingandrecallingpatterns.However,theytestandimprovefocusbyrequiringtheplayertousespeedandlogic（逻辑）.

Theyalsoimproveconcentration,attention,reactionandothercognitive（认知的）skillswhenplayedoften.Challenge

teenagerstocompleteoneortwobrainteaserseverynightfromanactivitybookorwebsite.Riddlesandpuzzlesalso

exercisecognitiveabilitiesrelatedtofocus.

PhysicalChallenges

Physicalexerciseisimportantforhealthyteenagedevelopmentinseveralways.Notonlydoesexercisekeepthebody

fitandinshape,butitalsohelpsstrengthenthemindbysupplyingmoreoxygen（02）tothebrain,helpingitprocessand

recallinformationandawakeningbraincells（细胞）.Getteenagersoutsidesothattheycandevelopsocialskills.Challenge

teenagerstorelayraces,jumpropeorhula-hoopingcompetitions,volleyballorothergamesthatencouragephysicalactivity.

BoardGames

Boardgamessuchaschessandcheckersaren'ttheonlygamesthatimproveconcentration,focusandproblem-solving

skills.Evensillygamesforagroupofplayerscanimprovecognitiveabilitiessuchasmemory,concentrationandfocus.

Laughterandlightheartedplayduringfamilygamenightstimulate（促进）areasofthebrainrelatedtocreativityand

learningwhileencouragingsocializationthatimprovesbrainhealth.

51.Besidestheirstudies,whatdoteenagersoftendo?

52.Howcanphysicalexercisehelpstrengthenthemind?

53.Whatcanstimulateareasofthebrainrelatedtocreativity