北京市某中学2024-2025学年八年级上学期期中考试英语试卷（原卷版）

北京市文汇中学2024-2025学年度第一学期期中考试

初二年级英语试卷

知识运用（共14分）

一、单项选择。（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。

1.1usuallyridebiketoschool.Butthismorning,Iwenttoschoolbybus.

A.a;theB.the;aC./;aD.a;/

2.Hebecameinternationallyfamous________hisnovels.

A.asB.forC.atD.in

3WemustspeakEnglish________possibleafterclass.

A.asmanyasB.assoonas

C.asmuchasD.asmoreas

4.Asastudent,it'simportant_______lateforschool.

A.don'tbeB.notbe

C.nottobeD.can'tbe

5.—Whodocshomework_,Tom,JackorBill?

—Bill.

AmorecarefullyB.morecareful

C.mostcarefullyD.mostcareful

6.一_________willLindastayinthecountrysidewithhergrandparents?

-Maybetwoweeks.

AHowlongB.HowoldC.HowmuchD.Howfar

7.Inourcityit's________inJuly,butitiseven_________inAugust.

A.hot;hotterB.hotter;hottest

C.hot;hocD.hotter;hot

8.Wedidn'tdomorningexercises__________therain.

A.becauseB.becauseofC.asaresultD.evenif

9.Ilisoneof________shoppingcentresinmycity.

A.UrgeB.largerC.largestD.thelargest

10.—TomofferedabirthdaycakeforJim.anditwasdelicious.

—Great!Ilwasveryniceofhimtodoit.

A.tomakeB.makeC.makingD.tomaking

II.Hurryup!Theclassin5minutes.

AbeganB.beginsC.willbeginD.begin

12.—Let'sgooutforapicniconSunday.

A.GoodideaB.HereyouareC.NicetomeetyouD.Don'tworry

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。

"Idon'twanttogo,MissWhite.Tmfrightened（害怕的）,veryfrightened,5,Monicatoldherteacher.

Monicawasavery」3girl.Shealwayssatalthebackoftheclassroom,readingortakingnotes.

EveryMondaymorning,therewouldbeaspecialshowinherclassandonestudentwouldbechosenlomakea

speechaboultheirdream.MissWhilehopedthatMonicacouldhaveatrythenextweek.Butsherefused.

“Iknowthatitseemsforyou,butitwillhelpyoubuildupyourconfidence,^saidMissWhite.

Monicawaslostinthought.

Thenextday,MonicacametoMissWhite'soffice.MissWhitewas15（hatshewouldtake（he

chance.MissWhitered-pencilledhermanuscript（手稿）ofthespeech,correctedherpronunciationandevenhelped

wilhherbodylanguage.SheadvisedMonicatopractise,loimaginethatshewasspeakingconfidentlyinfrontof

herclass.Forawholeweek,Monicapractisedspeakinginfrontofherimaginaryfriendsandteacher.Behindthe

lockeddoorofherbedroom,shetold（hemabouther」6.

Finally,Mondayarrived.WhenMonicawascalleduponlogiveherspeech,sheandwalkedto

thefrontoftheclasswithoutanynotes,inashowofconfidence.

Monica'ssuccessfulperformancebroughteveryoneagreat」8..Thewholeclassclapped（鼓掌）fora

fullminutewhenshecompletedherspeech.MissWhite19.Shehadknown（hatMonicawouldmakeit

whenshebravelytookherfirststeploovercome（克服）herfearofspeakinginpublic.

FromthatdayMonica,slifechangedforthebetter.Attheageof23,shebecameanewsreader.Peoplewho

seeherontelevisionnowwillfindithardto20thatshewasonceashygirlwhorefusedtospeakupin

class.

13.A.activeB.lazyC.quietD.polite

14.A.interestingB.importantC.necessaryD.difficult

15.A.madB.gladC.sadD.afraid

16.A.jobB.hobbyC.dreamD.promise

17.A.wokeupB.lookedupC.stoodupD.dressedup

18.A.secretB.thoughtC.decisionD.surprise

19.A.agreedB.smiledC.answeredD.fell

20.A.expectB.believeC.discussD.express

阅读理解（共32分）

三、阅读理解（共24分，每小题2分）

（一）

A

阅读下列有关线上语言学习论坛的介绍，请根据人物喜好和需求匹配最适合的论坛，并将论坛所对应的

A、B、C、D选项填在相应的位置上。选项中有一项为多余选项。

OnlineLanguageLearningForums（论坛）

A

B

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varietyofpeoplewhoarewillingtotalkwith

everylanguageycucanthinkof!Youmight

youinEnglishoiansweryouilanguage

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questions.Discussiontopicsinclude

peoplecanpracticewritinginEnglish.Ifyou

computers,hobbies,andEnglishexam

speakSpanish,French,orItalian,youcanalso

preparation.Ybu,llfindgrammarlessons,

findforumsforlearnersorspeakersofthose

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youlearnEnglishformedicine,business,differentforumsforpeoplewhoareinterested

technology,orotherfields.Evenbetter,inpracticingforeignlanguages.Oneforumis

there'sabuilt-indictionarytohelpyouwithaboutappsthataregoodforlearning

anywordsthatyoumaynotunderstand.Thelanguages.Youcanjointhisforumandask

skealsoincludesathesaurusthatwillhelpaboutappsthat'llhelpyouwithyourlanguage

youquicklyfindtheperfectwordforyourgoalsandfindwhatworksbestforyou.

writing.

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（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。

B

WuXiaoboisadoctorfromWuxi,JiangsuProvince,China.InSeptember2017,hewenttoseehissonstaying

inAmericabyplane.Aftersavingthelivesoftwopassengersduringthetrip,hebecameahero.

Wu'splanetookoffonSeptember29.HeandhiswifeplannedtoflytoLosAngeles.Ontheplane,aman

passengerfellunconscioussuddenly.Theworkersontheplanecalledfbradoctor'shelp.WuXiaoboheardthe

newsandhurriedtothepassenger.Hefoundthepassengerhadastroke.Hesuggestedtheplaneshouldlandassoon

aspossiblebecausethepassengerwasingreatdangerandheneededtobesenttothehospitalquickly.Sotheplane

hadtolandinSanFrancisco.ThankstoWuXiaobo,thepassengerv/assavedatlast.

Andthiswasn'tthelasttimethedoctorwascalledontohelpoutanairtraveller.HeadingbacktoChinaonthe

sametrip,WuXiaobohelpedawomanpassengeronOctober10th2017.Thewomanfelldownontheplane

suddenlyjustlike（hemanpassenger,butluckilythewomancametoherselfwiththehelpofWu.

ManypeoplespokehighlyofWu,andsomeofthemevencalledhimahero.Buthethoughtthatwasjustwhat

adoctorshoulddo.

24.WhatcanweknowaboutWuXiaobofromthefirstparagraph?

A.HeworksinAmerica.B.HewenttotheUStoseehisson.

C.HegoestotheUSonceayear.D.Hethinkshissonisahero.

25.WhathappenedontheplaneonSeptember29?

AAyoungmumcouldn'tfindherkid.B.Anengineerwascalledontohelp.

C.Amanpassengerwasseriouslyshk.D.Adoctorgotacallfromhishospital.

26.Whatdotheunderlinedwords"cametoherself'mean?

A.Feltworse.B.Feltbetter.C.Stoppedbreathing.D.Hadafever.

C

TravelintheFuture

Thesedays,ifyouwantcotravelfromNewYorktoBeijing,theflighttakesabout16hours.Ybualsohave（o

waitattheairport,andsometimesyouhavetotransfer（换乘）ontoadifferentairplane.Ifyouaddallofthatextra

lime,the（riptakesatleast20hours.Butinthefuture,thetripfromNewYorktoBeijingmightonlytaketwohours.

Rightnow,acompanyisdevelopingsomethingcalledET3,whichstandsfor"evacuatedlube（真空管）transport

technology（技术）Here'showitworks.AlubegoesallthewayfromNewYorkloBeijing.Thetubeisonlya

fewmeterswide.Capsules（舱）movethroughthe（ube.Sixpeoplecansitinonecapsule.Thecapsulesuseelectricity

insteadofoil.Forinternationaltravel,Ihecapsulescantravelatabout6,500kilometersperhour.Thafsmuchfaster

thanairplanes—mostmodernairplanesusuallyonlyflyatabout80（）kilometersperhour.

Sohowisthispossible?Howcanthesecapsulestravelsofast?Theansweristhatthereisnoairinsidethelube.

Whenairplanesfly,theyhavetomovethroughair.Theairslowstheairplanesdown.Becausethereisn'tanyairin

theET3tubes,thecapsulesareabletomoveataveryhighspeed.Also,thecapsulesarequitelight.Eachonlyweighs

183kilograms.

ThereareotheradvantagestoET3.Becauseituseselectricity,it'squiteclean.Also,it'salotquieterthan

airplanesandcars.Finally,ET3tubesandcapsulesdon'lrequireverymuchbuildingmaterials.

Ofcourse,ET3doesn'tcomeintouseyet.Thetechnologyisstillbeingdeveloped.Developersstillhavetosolve

aletofproblems.ThebiggestproblemisthatrightnowET3wouldbefar(ooexpensive.InordertomakeET3

cheaper,wewillneedmuchbeltertechnology.

It'sexcitingtothinkofhowET3willchangethetravelinthefuture.Whoknows?Maybesomedayyou'llbe

abletohavelunchinNewYorkanddinnerinBeijing.

27.Accordingto(hepassage,anET3looksmorelikea.

A.shipB.busC.planeD.subwaytrain

28.ET3travelsaltheveryhighspeedbecause.

A.itispoweredbyelectricityandoil

B.itismuchlighterthananairplane

C.itmovesthroughatubewithoutair

D.iiismadeupoffewercapsules

29.Fromthepassage,thewriterexpectsthat.

A.moderntechnologywillbeusedinairplanes

B.ET3willtaketheplaceofanyotherwayoftransportation

C.moremoneywillbespenton(hetechnologyofET3

D.ET3willchangethetravelinthefuturegreatly

D

LaterSchoolStartHelpsKidsGetZ〃

Teenagershavebeensleepingless.ThisisanissueallacrosstheUnitedStates.ResearchfromHarvard

MedicalSchoolshowsthathavinglesssleepcanmaketeensfatandcausesomedevelopmentalproblems.Because

oftheincreasinguseofdeviceslikesmartphonesandcomputers,studentstodayarcstayinguplate.Manyteensuse

themlongafterdark.uAtnight,IamonmyphoneandIjustwanttostayup.IoftenwakeupsotiredthatIwishI

couldgobacktosleep,“HazelOstrowski,ahighschoolstudent,said.

Tomakemattersworse,93%ofhighschoolsand83%ofmiddleschoolsintheU.S.startbefore8:30a.m.

ThattimegoesagainstofficialhealthadvicefromAmericanAcademyofPediatrics(美国儿科学会).Schoolsdo

notwantlatestarttimes,becauseitwillcausetrafficproblems.Parentsalsowantolderkidstocomehomeearlyto

watchyoungerkidsintheafternoons.

Butsomestudiessuggestthatstudentsbetweentheagesof11and17getenoughsleeponschoolnights.

Therefore,someresearcherssuggeststartingschoollate.

ResearchersarcstudyinglaicrschoolstartlimesinScairlc,Washington.TheSeattleSchoolDistrict([x)made

abigtimechangeinthefallof2016.Thechangewasforhighschoolsandmostmiddleschools.Before,thefirst

bellrangal7:50a.m.Afterthechange,classesbeganat8:45a.m.

TheresearchersworkedwithscienceteachersattwohighschoolsinSeattle,and178teenagerstookpartin

thestudy.Theyworeactivitymonitors（odiscoverwhetheralaterstartto（heschooldaywouldhelpthemgetmore

sleep.Theresearcherscomparedsleephabits（习惯）oftheseteensinspring2（）16>beforethechange,tosleep

habitsofthemfromspring2017,aft^rlaterstart（imesbegan.

Whalchangedwaswake-up（ime.Morningwake-uptimechangedfrom6:24a.m.to7:08a.m.Fallingasleep

changedonlyabit.Ilwentfrom1127P.m.to11:38p.m.

Researchersnoticedthattherewerefewerlatestudentsafterthechanges.Thestudyalsofoundthestudents

gotabout34moreminutesofsleepeachnight.Studentsalsofeltlesssleepyinthedaytime.Theirgradesimproved

aswell.Itseemsalaterstarttoschoolishelpingstudents.

30.Inthefirstparagraph,thewritergivestheexampleofHazeltoshow

A.studentswakeuptiredfromsleepingtoolong

B.studentswantstayuplate（ohaveagoodtime

C.studentsbecomemuchfatterfortakinglessexercise

D.studentssleeplessbecauseofusingsmartphoneslong

31.Accordingtothestudy,theSeattleSchoolDistrict

A.startsschoolat8:30inthemorningB.startsschool55minuteslaterthanusual

C.asksstudentstochangetheirsleepinghabitsD.asksparentstomakesuretheirkidsgotobedearly

32.Whatisthelastparagraphmainlyabout?

A.Reasonsforlaterschoolstart.B.Advantagesoflaterschoolstart.

C.Causesoflesssleepinstudents.D.Solutionstotheproblemofsleepingless.

四、（共8分，每小题2分）

阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。

Anewreportfromauniversitysays80%oftheworld'steensdon'tgetenoughexerciseeveryday.Thereport

wasbasedon（基于）aresearchdonewithabout2millionstudentsaged11to17aroundtheworld.Accordingto

thereport,activitystandards（水平）arcdifferentindifferentcountriesandtheyarcalsodifferentbetweenboysand

girls.

Whydon'tteensgooutfbrexercise?Onemainreasonisthattheyalwayshavetechnologyproductsintheir

handsoraroundthem.Theyspendtoomuchtimeonsmartphones,computersandTVsintheirfreetime.Many

iccnsfindiiveryhardiopullthemselvesawayfromihcscdevices（设备）.Thereponsaysihaiyoungpeopleneed

todolessinthedigitalworldbutmoreintherealworld.Iladviseskidstogetatleastanhourofexerciseeveryday.

Thiscouldincluderunning,biking,playingsports,ormanyotheroutdooractivities.

Moreandmoreresearchshowsthatexercisenotonlyhelps(hebody,butalsohelpsthebrain.Besides,doing

sportshelpskidstomakefriends.Mark,asportsfan,startedtoplayfootballwhenhewassixyearsold.Heusedto

beshyandweak,butnowhehasbecometallerandstronger.Hegetstoknowtheimportanceofcommunicating

withhisteammatesandhowtolearnfrommistakesandfailure.Andhehasmadelotsoffriendswiththesame

interest.

Theyoftenhavefootballtrainingontheplayground.Theyhavemoretotalkaboutandenjoythehappiness

aftertraining.

33.Howmanystudentsaroundtheworldtookpartinthe