北京市海淀区第五十七中学2024-2025学年八年级下学期期中英语试卷（含答案）

初二年级第二学期英语期中练习（考试时间90分钟，卷面满分60分）2024.4班级______姓名______成绩______知识运用（共14分）一、单项填空（共6分，每小题0.5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.—What’sthematterwithyourlittlebrother?—______hasafever.A.She B.He C.They D.You2.______2003AronRalstonhadanaccidentwhenclimbingmountainsinUtah.A.At B.In C.On D.Of3.Weshoulddoeverythingtoprotecttheearth,________we’llloseourhome.A.and B.so C.or D.but4.—Doyouprefertotravelbytrainorbyplane?—Byplane,becauseit’s__________.A.fast B.faster C.fastest D.thefastest5.Papercuttingisoneof________activitiesamongteenagers.A.popular B.morepopular C.mostpopular D.themostpopular6.—Jack,________doyougorunning?—Everymorning.A.howlong B.howmuch C.howoften D.howsoon7.—Hi,Mary,what’syourplanforthecomingweekend?—I’mplanning______apicnicinthecountrysidewithmycousins.Willyoujoinus?A.enjoy B.toenjoy C.enjoying D.enjoyed8.—______youpleasetakethedogforawalk?—OK,butIwanttowatchoneshowfirst.A.May B.Must C.Need D.Could9.I________avideocallwithGrandmawhenDadarrivedhome.A.have B.willhave C.amhaving D.washaving10.Sam________playingtheguitarbuthisbrotherdoesn’t.A.hasloved B.willlove C.loved D.loves11.Ifthenumberofsharksdropstoolow,it_________dangertoalloceanlife.A.brings B.willbring C.hasbrought D.brought12.—Doyouknow_________?—Attheendofthestreet.A.whereIcanfindabookstore B.howIcanfindabookstoreC.wherecanIfindabookstore D.howcanIfindabookstore二、完形填空（共8分，每小题1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。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。TheSmartGameInourP.E.classesatschool,weplayedagamecalleddodgeball（躲避球）tocelebratetheendofthequarantine（隔离）.Thereweretwo___13___ineachgame.Theplayerswhojointhegametrytoeliminate（淘汰）allmembersoftheopposing（对方的）teamby___14___theballsatthem.Atthesametime,theyalsoneedtododgetheballstoremaininthegame.Theteamwhichmanagestoknockoutalloftheiropponents（对手）firstis___15___asthewinner.Whenwecameintothecourt,Inoticedthattheotherteamhadmoreexperiencedandathleticplayersthanours.Atthebeginningofthegame,ourteamdidn’thaveagoodstart.Welooked___16___becauseourteamhadlostafewimportantteammatesinashorttime.ThenIshoutedatthemoment:“Guys!Justkeepoureyesontheballsanddodge!”Tomyjoy,thelightattheendofthetunnel（隧道）shonethrough.Ourremainingteammatesweremakingeffortstothrowtheirballsandputmanyopponentsoutofthe___17___.Thismadetheotherteamdisadvantagedwithfewernumbers.Thenallthemembersofourteamnoddedtoeachotherandreachedanagreementwithasmile.Wedidn’tneedto___18___beattheotherteam.Allweneededwasjusttohaveourlastmemberstryourbesttoavoidbeinghitandkeepaliveforthelastfiveminutes!Theplan___19___.Allofourmembersplayedagainsttheotherteambydodgingtheballs.Whenthegamecametoanend,wehadmorepeopleonthecourt!Wewonthematchwhenthelastwhistle（哨声）blew.Afterthegame,werealizedthatdodgeballalso___20___critical（批判性的）thinking.Ilearnedthatwecouldgetoutofthedifficultsituationssuccessfullyifwemadegooduseofourbrains.13.A.coaches B.goals C.teams D.periods14.A.stopping B.throwing C.passing D.catching15.A.accepted B.imagined C.supported D.considered16.A.disappointed B.relaxed C.worried D.regretted17.A.court B.balance C.sight D.control18.A.completely B.patiently C.fairly D.politely19.A.cancelled B.worked C.interrupted D.started20A.promised B.achieved C.preferred D.required阅读理解（共36分）三、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。（共26分，每小题2分）AThreestudentshadsomeconfusingexperiences.Pleasehelpthemgettheinformationtounderstandbetter.Maria:“WhenIwentonatriptoThailandlastyear,Ifoundthatpeoplethereeatfoodwiththeirrighthand.Iwanttoknowmore.”___21___Lingling:“IgavemyseattoaBritisholdmanonthebus,butthemanlookedalittlebitangryandrefusedtotakemyseat.Idon’tknowwhy.”___22___Peter:“IfirstmetJudyattheairportonacoldwintermorning.ItwassocoldthatIshookJudy’shandwithoutpullingoffmygloves.AmIrighttodoso?”___23___A.InChina,peopleareencouragedtogiveseatstotheold,thesickandthedisabledonthebusorsubway.Butinsomewesterncountries,someelderlypeoplethinkyouarehurtingthemifyoutrytohelpthemwithouttheiragreement.B.PeopleinThailandusetheirrighthandtoeat,becausetheybelievethatthelefthandisunclean.Soit’snotpropertouseone’slefthandtoholdfood,touchothersorpassobjects.Doingsomaymakethemangry.C.Shakinghandsisacommonwaytogreeteachother.Butitisveryimpolitetoshakehandswithotherswhenyouarewearinggloves.Youshouldtakeoffyourglovesfirstnomatterhowcolditis.D.WhenyoumeetaChinesemanorwomanforthefirsttime,youshouldwaitforhimorhertoofferhisorherhandfirst.Chinesepeoplearenotsupposedtokisswhentheygreeteachother.BThePowerofDreamAsTonywalkedwithhisfamilyalongtheriver,hesawamanplayingthesaxophone(萨克斯管)bytheriver.Themanwaswearingahatwithaleatherstrap(皮带)aroundhisneck.Atthesametime,hewasdancingwiththebeautifulmusicfromhissaxophone.Therewasalargecrowdofpeoplearoundhim.WhenTony’sfamilyhadalreadywalkedonuptheriver,hestilllosthisthoughtinthedreamofplayingthesaxophoneoneday.Twoweekslater,itwasTony’sbirthday.Whenheopenedhispresentfromhisparents,hewasgladtofinditwasasaxophone!Heblewthemouthofthesaxophoneandtriedtoplayit,butthesaxophonewouldn’tmakeasound.Thenhisdadtoldhimtoreadtheinstrumentbooktolearnwhattodo.Afterabout15minutes,heraiseditslowlytohislips(嘴唇)ashisfamilywatched.Butstilltherewasnosound.Heblewandblewbuthecouldn’tgetthesaxophonetowork.Hewasalmostcryingwhensuddenlythesaxophonemadethemostbeautifulsoundwhichmadehimthinkofthemusicofthemanbytheriver.Heblewagain,hemovedhisfingersonthesaxophoneandhemademoresounds.Someofthemwereloudandclearbutmanyofthemweren’t.Hewashappybecausehewasplayingveryinterestingsounds.Buthewasn’tabletoplaymusicwithhissaxophone.Thenhebegantotakelessons.Histeachertaughthimhowtoplayit.Whenhewaslearning,healwaysrememberedthemanplayingthesaxophonebytheriver.Hisskillsofplayingmusicalinstrumentweregraduallyimprovedandatlasthecouldplaymusicwithhissaxophone.NowTonyisintheTVstudio(播放室)withhissaxophonestrappedtohisneckandhishatonhishead.Heiswaitingtobecalledtothestagetoplayhisfirstsaxophonesolo(独奏曲)onTV.24.Tony’sattentionwasdrawnto________whenhewalkedalongtheriver.A.thesingingofbirdsinthetrees B.theducksintheriverC.thehatontheman’shead D.themusicfromthesaxophone25.OnTony’sbirthday,________gavehimasaxophoneasapresent.A.afamousmusician B.hisparentsC.themanbytheriver D.oneofhisteachers26.Whatcanweknowfromthepassage?A.Tonyhaddreamtofbecomingamusicteacheroneday.B.Tonylearnedtoplaythesaxophonebyhimselfathome.C.Tonywasinfluencedbythemanplayingthesaxophone.D.Tonyoftenrememberedthelifestayingwithhisparents.CSooncomputersandothermachineswillbeabletorememberyoubylookingatyoureyes!Theprogramworksbecauseeveryone’seyesaredifferent.Sointhefutureyouwon’thavetorememberanumberwhenyouwanttouseamachineortakemoneyoutofabank.You’lljusthavetolookatthemachineanditwillbeabletotellwhoyouare.Theeye-recognition(眼睛识别)programhasalreadybeentestedinshopsandbanksintheUSA,Britain,ItalyandTurkey.Soonthistechnologywilltaketheplaceofallotherwaysoffindingoutwhopeopleare.Eye-recognitionisaprocessofrecognizingiris(虹膜),whichincludesthefollowingsteps.First,akindofmachineneedstocollectdifferentexamplesofone’sirisfromhiseyesandstorethem.Second,thismachinewillhaveirisfeatureextraction(特征采集).Then,thispersonwillbeidentified(识别),andhewilltakeoutthemoneyfromthebanksuccessfully.Scientistsarealsoworkingonothersystems.Machineswillsoonbeabletoknowyoufromtheshapeofyourface,themarkofyourfingerorevenyoursmell!However,eye-recognitionisbetterthanotherkindsbecauseyoureyesdon’tchangemuchasyougetolder,andeventwinshavedifferenteyes.Sotheeye-recognitionprogramcanbeupto94%correct,dependingonhowgoodthetechnologyiswhilesomeotherprogramsmayonlybe51%correctnow.InBritain,itwasfoundthat91%ofpeoplewhohadtrieditsaidthattheylikedtheideaofeye-recognition.Inthefutureyourcomputerwillbelookingatyouintheeye.Sosmile!27.Howdoestheeye-recognitionprogramwork?A.Youlookatthemachine. B.Yousayyourname.C.Youtypeinyournumber. D.YoushowyourIDcard.28.Whatcanyoulearnfromthepassage?A.Theeye-recognitionprogramcanbeupto51%correct.B.91%ofBritishpeoplelikedeye-recognitionbestofall.C.Peoplehavedifferenteyesandeyesdon’tchangealot.D.Theeye-recognitionprogramiswidelyusednow.29.What’sthemainpurposeofParagraph4?A.Totellusaboutdifferentrecognitionsystems.B.Toshowtheadvantagesoftheeye-recognitionprogram.C.Tointroduceustotheuseoftheeye-recognitionsystem.D.Tocomparetherecognitionrateofdifferentsystems.DWhatifmychilddoesn’thavefriends?Whydoesmychildliketostayalone?Suchthoughtsprobablytroublemostparentsatsomepoint.Peopleseemsomewhatuncomfortablewiththeideaofasolitary(独处的)teenager.Butpsychologists(心理学家)todaybelievesolitudecanhelpchildrengrow,andsomemightnotbegettingenoughofit.It’sbelievedthatsomeimportantdevelopmentcanhappenwhenyoungpeoplearelefttothemselves.Fromthetimemostchildrenareborn,theylookforsmallmomentstobealone.Astheygrowup,theyaresensitivetosocialpressures(压力)andtheirneedforquietmomentsbeginstoincrease.Infact,solitudecanhelpthembreatheandgetrefreshed.Researchsuggeststhatteenagerswhospendsometimebythemselvesseemtogetbettergradesandhavelessdepression(情绪低落)thanthosewhodon’t.Whenteenagersbegintothinkontheirown,theresulting“self-connection”canservethemfortherestoftheirlife.Ratherthanbeingeasilyinfluencedbythepeoplearoundthem,they’llbemorelikelytomakedecisionsthatlineupwiththeirownvalues.Clearlynoneofthismeansthatteenagersshouldalwaysbebythemselves;differentchildrenneeddifferentamountsofalonetime.Aslongasitisreasonable,youngpeopleshouldbetheonesdecidinghowmuchofthattimeisneeded,notthegrown-ups.Studieshaveshownthatwhenyoungpeopleturntosolitudethemselves,theybettermanage“bigemotions(情绪)”andlearnmorefromtheirmistakes.Sometimestheywanttobealone,butothertimestheymayalsojustwantsomecontrol(控制)overtheirownlife.Andwhenyoungpeoplearealonenow,they’reoftenontheirphoneorcomputer.That’snotnecessarilyabadthing.Onestudyshowedthatsocial-media(社交媒体)usemadecollegestudentsfeelbetteraboutsolitude.Butsocial-mediausecanalsogetinthewayofthebenefitsofalonetime.Ifyou’restillchattingwithfriends—orevenjustthinkingaboutyouronlinepresence—you’renotexactlyinthewings.Ofcourse,someyoungpeopleneedtimetogetusedtobeingalone.“Solitudeskills”canbebuiltuplittlebylittle.Intheend,thehopeisthatyoungpeoplecanpushthroughthatdiscomfortandlearntositwiththeirfeelings.Andforthoseteenagerswhonaturallylovesolitude,peopleshouldknowthey’renotloners.Theyarejustenjoyingtheiralonetime.Whenyoungpeoplelookformomentstokeeptothemselves,wejusthavetoacceptthatandstaypatient.Whentheyareready,they’llbeback.30.Theneedofsolitude________.A.startswhenapersonisachild B.endswhenteenagersleaveschoolC.changeswhenpeopleholdontotheirvalues D.increaseswhenteenagershavelesssocialpressure31.Theunderlinedwordsprobablymeanthatsocial-mediausecanalso________.A.teachyoungpeopletotellrightfromwrongB.helpyoungpeopleimprovetheironlinepresenceC.stopyoungpeoplefrommakinggooduseofsolitarytimeD.allowyoungpeopletositwiththeirfeelingsaboutsolitude32.Whenwefindateenagerwhoenjoyssolitude,weshould________.A.relaxandleavethemalone B.introducethemtofriendlylonersC.teachthemtocontroltheirlife D.invitethemtojoinmoreactivities33.Thepurposeofthepassageisto________.A.encourageteenagerstoimprovesolitudeskillsB.drawpeople’sattentiontodepressioninyoungpeopleC.helppeopleunderstandthatteenagersneedalonetimeD.comparetheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofsolitudeforchildren阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。Doyouliketotravelalone?Ordoyouthinkit’sbettertotravelwithfriends?Ifyou’restilldecidingpleasereadon.Iwillexplaintheadvantagesofbothways.Oneofthegreatthingsabouttravelingaloneisthatyoucandecidewhereyougoandwhatyoueat.You’llbesurprisedatwhatyoudiscoveraboutyourselfwithoutanyinfluence.Travelingalonereallyshowsyouwhatyou’remadeofandhelpsyoutodiscoverinnerstrengthyoudidn’tknowyouhad.Besides,italsogivesyoutimetothink,learnandgrow.Whenyoureyesarewideopen,you’llgetawholenewoutlookontheworld.It’seasytothinkthattravelingaloneislonely.Althoughthatmaysometimesbetrue,you’rehardlyeveralone.Whenyoutravelinaone-personteam,thiscanprovideachanceforyoutoenjoythemostinterestingpartoftravel—communicatingwiththelocalpeople.Infact,travelingtoknowmoreabouttheworldisnoteasy.There’sresearchtobedone,flightstobebookedandchoicestobemade.Oneofthemainadvantagesoftravelingwithfriendsisbeingabletosharethesethingsandsupporteachotherthroughtheprocess,evenifit’sjustsomeonewhowillwaitwithyourbagwhenyougotothebathroom.Justasyourmotheralwayssays,it’struethattravelingwithotherscangiveyouasenseofsafety,especiallyifyou’renewtotravel.Youknowthatifyougetlostorhaveyourwalletstolen,there’ssomeonetoholdyourhandwhenyoutrytoexplainyoursituationinaforeignpolicestation.There’snorightorwrongwaytotravel.Whetheryoutravelaloneorteamupwithfriends,itisuptoyou.34.Whatcanyoudecidewhenyoutravelalone?____________________________________________________________________________________________35.Accordingtothewriter,whatisthemostinterestingpartoftravelinginaone-personteam?____________________________________________________________________________________________36.Whyisn’titeasytoknowmoreabouttheworldbytraveling?____________________________________________________________________________________________37.Whatdoyouthinkoftravelingwithfriends?Why?(Listatleasttworeasons.)____________________________________________________________________________________________书面表达（共10分）五、文段表达（10分）38.假如你是李华，你们班的外籍学生Peter想和你一起参加周末的志愿活动。请你给他回复邮件，告诉他周末志愿活动的具体时间和地点，你们打算做哪些事情以及你对他的建议。提示词语：oldpeople’shome,clean,sing,prepare提示问题：●Whenandwhereareyougoingtovolunteer?●Whatwillyoudothere?●Whatadvicedoyouwanttogivehim?DearPeter,Howisitgoing?Knowingthatyouareinterestedintakingpartinthevoluntaryactivitythisweekend,Iwouldliketotellyousomethingaboutit.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________I’mlookingforwardtoyourearlyreply.Yours,LiHua题目二39.“分担”是一种美德。在家里，可以替父母分担家务，分担压力；在学校，可以为同学分担困难，为老师分担忧愁……某英文网站正在开展以“分担”为主题的征文活动。假如你是李华，请用英语写一篇短文投稿，谈谈你平时是怎么做的，有什么收获。提示词语：share(分担),housework,wash,solveproblems,makeprogress,happy,virtue(美德)提示问题：•Whatdoyoudoinyourdailylife?•Whatbenefitshaveyougotfromdoingso?Sharingisagoodvirtue._________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

初二年级第二学期英语期中练习（考试时间90分钟，卷面满分60分）2024.4班级______姓名______成绩______知识运用（共14分）一、单项填空（共6分，每小题0.5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题答案】【答案】B【2题答案】【答案】B【3题答案】【答案】C【4题答案】【答案】B【5题答案】【答案】D【6题答案】【答案】C【7题答案】【答案】B【8题答案】【答案】D【9题答案】【答案】D【10题答案】【答案】D【11题答案】【答案】B【12题答案】【答案】A二、完形填空（共8分，每小题1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。【13~20题答案】【答案】13.C14.B15.D16.C17.A18.A19.B20.D阅读理解（共36分）三、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。（共26分，每小题2分）A【21~23题答案】【答案】21.B22.A23.CB【24~26题答案】【答案】24.D25.B26.CC【27~29题答案】【答案】27.A28.C29.BD【30~33题答案】【答案】30.A31.C32.A33.C【34~37题答案】【答案】34.Youcandecidewhereyoug