2026北京八一学校初二（下）期中英语试题

北京市八一学校教育集团2025-2026学年第二学期期中练习八年级英语2026.04班级姓名学号意事项1．本试卷共12页，满分100分。考试时间90分钟。2．在试卷和答题卡上准确填写班级、姓名和学号。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，其他题用黑色字迹签字笔作答。听力部分（28分）一、听后选择（本大题共6小题，每题1分，共6分）听下面一段对话，回答第1-2小题。1.HowbigisQinghaiLake?A.About3,440squarekilometers.B.About4,314squarekilometers.C.About4,340squarekilometers.2.WhendoesthewomanwanttovisitQinghaiLake?A.ThisJune.B.ThisJuly.C.ThisAugust.听下面一段对话，回答第3-4小题。3.Whatdoesthewomandoeverynight?A.Doyoga.B.Writepoems.C.Goswimming.4.What’sthematterwiththeman’smom?A.Shehasacough.B.Shehasabackache.C.Shehasaheadache.听下面一段独白，回答第5-6小题。5.Whatcanwelearnfromthetalk?A.ThespeakermovedtoBeijinglastterm.B.Thespeakerisn’tgoodatChinese.C.Thespeakercanfallasleepquicklyatnight.6.Whydoesthespeakergivethetalk?A.Toaskforsomeadvice.B.Tocomplainaboutherparents.C.Todescribeherlifeinanewcountry.二、听后回答（本大题共6小题，每题2分，共12分）听下面一段对话，完成第7小题。7.What’swrongwiththegirltoday?听下面一段对话，完成第8小题。8.Whatdoesthemanthinkofhisclimb?听下面一段对话，完成第9小题。9.What’stheboyallergicto?听下面一段对话，完成第10小题。10.What’sCoachLilike?听下面一段对话，完成第11至第12小题。11.Howdidthewomanfeelatfirst?12.Whichcoursedidthewomanchoose?三、听后转写信息(10分)13.听短文，根据所听内容和提示信息转写短文内容，短文你将听3遍。基础知识运用（26分）四、单项选择题（本大题共10小题，每题1分，共10分）14.Aroncutoffhalfhisrightarmandthenbandagedwithhisleftarm.A.heB.himC.hisD.himself15.WewillhaveaschooltripwithcolorfulactivitiesSaturdaymorning.A.onB.atC.inD.of16.peoplemighthurtyousometimes,itdoesn’talwaysmeanthattheydiditonpurpose.A.BecauseB.IfC.UntilD.Although17.MountQomolangmaisthemountainintheworld.Butitisstillgrowing.A.highB.highestC.higherD.taller18.TomtoldMattthathewinthemall,andtheyshouldtrytolookonthebrightside.A.mustn’tB.mayC.canD.couldn’t19.—Whereisyourdad,Tom?—Heinthegardenrightnow.A.worksB.workedC.isworkingD.hasworked20.Thespeechwasencouragingmanystudentsmadeuptheirmindstostudyharder.A.too;toB.enough;toC.so;thatD.such;that21.AlotofpeopleinChinabyhigh-speedtraineveryyear.A.travelB.traveledC.willtravelD.havetraveled22.Shemissedthebus.Itmadeherforanhourforthenextone.A.waitB.waitedC.waitingD.towait23.—Youlooktired.What’sthematter?—.________A.Ihadaterribletoothache.B.Ididn’tsleepwelllastnight.IhadtoomuchhomeworkC.Iwanttowatchamovie,butmyparentsdon’tallowmetoD.Myparentsaren’thappywithmygrades.Theyoftencomparemewithothers.五、完形填空（本大题共8小题，每题2分，共16分）Astheseniorhighschoolentranceexamwascomingnear,thewholeschoolwasfullofnervousenergy.Iusedtobeoneofthetopstudentsinmygrade,butIbecamereallyworriedbecausemygradesstartedto24quicklyintherecentexams.Istayeduplatedoingexerciseseverynight,givingupmyrestandhobbies,butmyeffortsdidn’twork.Thismademeevenmoreupset.Oneafternoon,myheadteacherMr.Liaskedmetohisoffice.Ithoughthewouldblamemeformyfallinggrades.However,hetalkedtomegentlyandcaredaboutmyfeelings.ItoldhimthatIwasafraidtodisappointmyparentsandteachers,andIwasstartingtoloseconfidencein25.Mr.Litoldmeabouthisownexamexperience.Healsofacedheavy26beforehisbigexamandoncedoubtedhimself,buthefinallyrealizedthatrushingtoomuchleadstonothing.Headvisedmenottopushmyselftoohard,andthatrealprogressneedspatienceinsteadof 27success.__Followinghisadvice,Imadeanewstudyplan.Istoppedstayinguplateandbegantoexerciseduringbreaksto28mymindandreducestress.Insteadofdoingexerciseswithoutthinking,Ipaidmoreattentiontocorrectingmistakesandlearningways.Soon,mygradesgotbetter.Whenthebigexamcame,Ifeltcalmand29.Ifinishedallthepaperseasilyandbecameastudentofmydreamseniorhighschool.NowIunderstandthatpressureispartofgrowingup.Itcanpushustoimprove30wefaceitinarightway.Themostimportantthingisnottorunawayfromdifficulties,buttolearnhowto31themwithcourageandwisdom.24.A.riseB.dropC.increaseD.move25.A.herselfB.himselfC.myselfD.itself26.A.surpriseB.joyC.prideD.pressure27.A.slowB.quickC.fairD.normal28.A.relaxB.hurtC.checkD.control29.A.curiousB.worriedC.nervousD.confident30.A.unlessB.ifC.thoughD.until31.A.comeupwithB.agreewithC.dealwithD.connectwith阅读理解（26分）六、阅读理解（本大题共13小题，每题2分，共26分）ATheGreatBlueHoleAfamousunderwatercaveinBelize.—Divetoseecolorfulcoralsandseacreatures.—Guidedtoursavailableeverymorning.Besttimetovisit:MarchtoMayTel:5566778VictoriaFallsOneofthelargestwaterfallsintheworld,betweenZambiaandZimbabwe.—Takeaboattourtofeelthemist.—Watchthesunsetoverthefallsforabeautifulview.Besttimetovisit:NovembertoAprilWebsite:MountFujiThehighestmountaininJapan.—Climbtothetopforamazingsunriseviews.—Visitthenearbylakesinsummer.Besttimetovisit:JulytoAugustEmail:mountfuji@tour.jpTheGrandCanyonAhugecanyonintheUS,carvedbytheColoradoRiver.—Hikealongthetrailstoseedifferentrocklayers.—Takeahelicoptertourforabird’s-eyeview.Besttimetovisit:SeptembertoOctoberCall:889900132.Ifyouwanttodiveunderwatertoseeseacreatures,youcangoto.A.VictoriaFallsB.TheGreatBlueHoleC.MountFujiD.TheGrandCanyon33.WhenisthebesttimetovisitVictoriaFalls?A.MarchtoMay.B.JulytoAugust.C.NovembertoApril.D.SeptembertoOctober.34.Whatdoalltheseplaceshaveincommon?A.Theyareallmountains.B.Theyareallnaturalwonders.C.Youcanclimballofthem.D.Theyareinthesamecountry.BDanielalwayslovedtodraw,andhefilledhissketchbookswithcolorfulcreations.Atsixteen,hedreamedofbecomingapainterhopingtoencourageothersthroughhisart.Buthisfather,Mr.Carter,alawyer,disagreed.“Artisjustahobby,”hewouldsay.“Focusonyourstudies.Astable(稳定的)jobiswhatmatters.”Danielfeltsad.Whycouldn’thisfatherseehisdream?Oneevening,Mr.Cartercamehomelate,tiredfromwork.FindingDanielatthekitchentable,lostinhissketches,hesaidangrily,“Daniel,it’slate.Youshouldn’twastetimeonthis.”Feelingupset,Danielbegantoargue,“Thisisn’tawasteoftime,Dad!Thisismypassion!Whycan’tyouunderstand?”“Becauselovedoesn’tpaythebills!”Mr.Cartershouted.“Youneedtothinkaboutyourfuture,notjustwhatfeelsgoodrightnow.”Theirargumentgotworse.Suddenly,Danielstormedintohisroom,slammingthedoor.Mr.Cartestoodthere,shocked.Forseveraldays,theydidn’ttalktoeachother.OneSaturday,whilewalkinginthepark,Mr.Cartercameacrossanartexhibition.Onepaintingcaughthisattention:aboywasdrawingcarefullywhilehisfatherwassittingbesidehim,smilingandadmiringthepainting.Ittouchedhimdeeply.Whenhegothome,hefoundDaniel’ssketchbookonthecoffeetable.Heopeneditandwasamazedbyhisson’stalent——thewayDanielshowedlightandemotion.Forthefirsttime,Mr.Cartertrulyunderstood:thiswasn’tjustahobby;itwasDaniel’spassion.Thatevening,Mr.CarterwentintoDaniel’sroomandsatbesidehim.“Iwenttoanartexhibitiontoday,”hesaid,“anditmademethinkaboutyourdrawings.”Daniellookedup,alittlesurprised.Mr.Cartercontinued,“I’vebeentoohardonyou.Iamsorry.Yourartisamazing!”TearswelledinDaniel’seyes.“IwantedyoutoseemeforwhoIam,notwhoyouwant.”“Iseeyounow,Daniel.AndI’mproudofyou,”Mr.Carterreplied,givinghimabighug.Fromthatdayon,theirrelationshipimproved.Mr.CarterevenencouragedDanieltotakeanartclass.Daniel’sskillsgreatlydevelopedandsoonhispaintingswonawards.AtoneofDaniel’sexhibitions,Mr.Cartersaidtohissonproudly,“You’vecomesofar.”Danielsmiled.“Icouldn’thavedoneitwithoutyou,Dad.Thankyou!”35.WhydidDanielwanttobeapainterinthefuture?A.Tomakealotofmoney.B.Tomakehisfatherhappy.C.Tobecomeassuccessfulashisfather.D.Toencourageotherswithhisdrawings.36.HowdidDaniel’sfatherfeelwhenhesawthepaintingofafatherandsonattheartexhibition?A.Moved.B.Stressed.C.Proud.D.Disappointed.37.Whatcanwelearnfromthestory?A.Happinessdependsonsuccess.B.Childrenshouldfollowtheirparents’advice.C.Ourdreamscan’tcometruewithouthardwork.D.Parentsshouldunderstandtheirchildren’sdreams.CFearisanaturalandnecessaryemotion.Ithelpsusrecognizedangersandavoidrisks.However,fearcanalsoaffectourabilitytomakewisedecisions,sometimespreventingusfromtakingnecessaryactionsormakingpositivechangesinlife.Fearinfluencesdecision-makinginseveralways.First,itmakesusmoreawareofrisks.Whenwearefacedwithanimportantchoice,fearcanmakeusfocustoomuchonwhatcouldgowrongratherthanwhatcouldgoright.Forexample,astudentwhofearsfailinganexammightavoidstudying,believinghewillfailnomatterwhat.Thisavoidanceisn’talogical(有逻辑的)decisionbutanemotionalreactioncausedbyfear.Second,fearoftenleadstoover-generalization.Peoplearemorelikelytothinkthatanegativeexperienceinthepastmeanssimilarsituationswillhavethesameoutcome.Ifsomeoneoncegaveaspeechandforgottheirlines,theymightavoidpublicspeaking.However,onefailuredoesnotdecidefutureoutcomes—learningandpracticecanleadtoimprovement.Anothercommonreactiontofearisoverthinking.Fearmakesthebrainfocustoomuchoneverypossibleoutcome,leadingtoastatewhereapersonisunabletomakeadecisionatall.Forexample,someoneconsideringajobchangemightworrytoomuchaboutdislikingtheworkenvironment.Thisworrypreventsprogressandkeepsthemintheircomfortzone.Interestingly,fearalsoaffectsgroupdecisions.Whenpeoplemakechoicesingroups,fearofjudgmentordisagreementcancausethemtofollowsuit,eveniftheyhavedifferentthoughts.Thisiscalledgroupthink,wherefearofstandingoutleadstopoordecision-making.Sincefearplayssuchastrongroleinshapingdecisions,howcanwemanageiteffectively?Thefirststepistorecognizewhenfearisinfluencingachoice.Insteadofavoidingaction,onecanask:“Isthisfearprotectingme,orisitholdingmeback?”Thissimplequestionhelpsseparaterealrisksfromimagineddangers.Anotherusefulmethodischallengingfearfulthoughts.Iffeartellssomeonetheyarenotgoodenoughtosucceed,theycanrecallpastsuccesses.Bychangingtheirwaysofthinking,peoplecanmakechoicesguidedbyreasonratherthanfear.Finally,takingmanageablestepstowardagoalreducesfear’sinfluence.Ratherthanavoidingachallengecompletely,breakingitintosmalleractionshelpsbuildconfidenceandmakesfearlesspowerful.Fearisnotalwaysabadthing,butallowingittocontroldecisionslimitsgrowthandopportunity.Byrecognizing,questioning,andmanagingfear,wecanmakebetter,moreconfidentchoicesinlife.38.Howdoesfearpreventpeoplefrommakinggooddecisions?A.Itencouragesthemtotakerisksmoreoften.B.Itleadsthemtoforgettheresultsoftheiractions.C.Itlimitstheirabilityofpredictingpossibleoutcomes.D.Itmakesthemmorelikelytofocusonpossiblefailures.39.Whichofthefollowingwouldthewritermostprobablyagreewith?A.Avoidingchallengesafterfailureisasafeandwisechoice.B.Mostpeoplecanrecognizewhenfearaffectstheirthinking.C.Fearshouldbereducedwhenitstopsusfrommovingforward.D.Agreeingwithothersisbetterthanvoicingyourownopinions.40.Whatisthethebesttitleforthepassage?A.FearorBrave,WhichisBetterB.Don’tFearC.Fear,FaceitandManageitD.Fear,aVeryBadEmotionDAstudypublishedjustlastmonth,inApril2025,showedthat164childrenfromages7-10putmoretrustinthesearchengines(引擎)allthetimethaninaskingaperson.Interestingly,whenkidswereaskedwhetherapersonorasearchenginewouldbebetteratpredictingthefuture,theyshowedlesstrustingeneral,butstillpreferredsearchingonline.Why?Manyansweredthatthesearchenginehasalotofinformation.Still,theydidn’tconsiderwhatthey’remissing:notonlythechancetodiscusswitharealperson,butmorebasically,thedeepeningoftheirrelationships.PioneeringresearchfromDr.RachelRomeo’steamatHarvardshowsthatthequalityofchild-adultconversationdirectlyshapesbraindevelopment,especiallyinareasresponsibleforfocus,criticalthinking,andemotionmanagement.TheirfunctionalMagneticResonanceImaging(fMRI)(功能性磁共振成像)studiesshowthatkidswhohavemoreinteractive(互动的)conversationsshowstrongerbrainconnectionsbetweenlanguageanddecision-makingareas.They’rekeytostrengthening(加强)theconnectionsbetweenchildrenandtheirparents.Considerthedifferencebetween1.sittingquietlywithoutsayingaword;2.asking,“Whenareyougoingtofinishyourhomework?”;and3.asking,“Whydoyouthinkyourfriendishavingsomuchtrouble?”Inthefirsttwosituations,kidsaren’tgiventhechancetothinkthroughtheirideas,nordotheygetthechancetospendtimelearninghowweorothersthink.That’snotthewaytobuildtheirskillofseeingthingsfromothers’viewpointsandtheirfeelingsofconnectedness.A2024articlebyDubinskyandHamidfoundthatchildrenlearnbestwhenallowedtograpplewithchallengingideasinanactivelearningenvironment.Theseenvironmentsgivethemmorecontrolandalsoencouragetheircuriosityanddrive.Yettoday’s“justsearchonline”culturestealsthiskeycognitive(认知的)exercisefromthemandtakesawaythatmoreactive,positiveeffort.41.WhydoesthewritercomparethreesituationsinParagraph5?A.Tostresstheimportanceofsilenceinchilddevelopment.B.Toshowhowconversationsinfluencechildren’sability.C.Toarguethatchildrenshouldavoidinteractingwithadultsaltogether.D.Tocriticizeparentsforaskingtoomanyquestionsabouthomework.42.Whatdoestheword“grapple”inParagraph6mostprobablymean?A.Tryhardtosolveaproblem.B.Avoidhardtasks.C.Usesearchengines.D.Acceptinformation.43.Thequalityofchild-adultconversationcanhelpkidsto.A.lookatthingspositivelyandstayhappy.B.focus,thinkcriticallyandmanageemotions.C.makedecisioneasilyanddeveloptheabilitytolearnmathwell.D.learnnewinformationandknowledgefromothersandbeabetterperson.44.Whatisthewriter’smainpurposeinwritingthispassage?A.Totellushowsearchenginesworkeffectively.B.TotellustheroleoffMRIinstudyingbraindevelopment.C.Totellusmoderntechnologyhaslittlepositiveinfluenceonlearning.D.Totellustoreducethedependenceonsearchenginesandtalktoothersmore.七、任务型阅读（45-47每题2分，48题4分，共10分）AChineseRider’sDreamComesTrueOnMarch28,2026,excitingnewscamefromtheWSBKrace(世界超级摩托车锦标赛)atAlgarveInternationalTrackinPortugal.AFrenchrider,onaZhangxue820RR-RSmotorcycle,crossedthefinishlineandwonthefirstplace.Hebeatthesecondriderbynearly4seconds,andwonanotherchampioninthesecondroundevenafteramistakeanda