2020-2021学年北京市朝阳区八年级上学期期末英语试题

2020-2021学年北京市朝阳区八年级上学期期末英语试题

1. —Hi, Peter. Is this your bike?

—Oh, yes. It’s _________. It’s a birthday gift from my parents.

A．yours

B．mine

C．his

D．hers

2. I really want to go back to my hometown, _________ I don’t have time.

A．but

B．and

C．or

D．as

3. The little children often play games _________ the playground after school.

A．with

B．for

C．on

4. —_________ is the population of China? — About 1.37 billion.

A．Where

B．Who

C．What

5. — Can you stay here for the party? — Sorry, I ______. I have to go to a meeting.

A． can’t

B． mustn’t

C． needn’t

6. Travelling by car is _________ than by coach, but is faster.

A．expensive

B．more expensive

C．most expensive

7. Changjiang River is ________ river in China.

A．long

B．longer

C．longest

8. My brother ______ exercise every day and he likes sports very much.

A． did

B． does

C． will do

9. —What did you do yesterday evening? —I _________ a kite for my little sister.

A．made

B．make

C．will make

10. —What are you going to do this winter holiday? —I ________ my aunt in Sichuan Province.

A．visit

B．am going to visit

C．visited

11. My mother _________ when I got home yesterday.

A．cooks

B．will cook

C．cooked

12. The teacher asks us _________ loudly in class so that everyone can hear.

D．from

D．When

D． shouldn’t

D．the most expensive

D．the longest

D． is doing

D．is making

D．was visiting

D．was cooking

A．speaking

Facing Challenges (挑战) in Life

Once a teacher called Henry asked two students to have a test at a track (小道) near a forest. He said, “You both need to start here and _________ the end of the track. How you finish this test will probably change the result of your test next week.”

Both of them started together. After a while the two students saw that the track went into two paths. The first student decided to _________ the clearer path which was easier to go down. And the

second student chose the _________ which was not so easy because there were fallen trees and other obstacles(障碍).

The first student finished first. He felt he was smart(聪明的) because he came first and finished the test _________. It took the second student a while to reach the end because he had to go through all obstacles.

The first student proudly said, “I am glad I chose the easier path because it didn’t _________ me down.” Henry smiled.

The next week, the two students and Henry met near a ravine(沟壑).

Henry said, “You should jump to the other side of this ravine.” The first student saw how wide the ravine was and he was too _________ to jump because he never did that before while the second student remembered how he jumped across wide gaps(缺口) in the last test. He successfully jumped to the other side!

After completing the test. Henry said to the first student. “When you _________ the easier path in the last test, you felt you were cleverer and it was easier for you to complete that test, but you lost the _________ to get prepared for more difficult test.” 13.

A．check 14.

A．tidy 15.

A．end 16.

A．easily 17.

A．put 18.

B．keep

C．calm

D．slow

B．carelessly

C．sadly

D．angrily

B．forest

C．path

D．side

B．build

C．climb

D．follow

B．solve

C．reach

D．describe

B．speaks

C．to speak

D．speak

A．brave 19.

A．offered 20.

A．chance

New Year Celebrations

People around the world celebrate the New Year at different times of the year and in different ways. Some people celebrate with parties. Other people might have interesting and sometimes strange traditions.

North America

In the United States, people watch special football games on New Year’s Day to celebrate the coming of the new year. In New York City, a lot of people come together to count down the last seconds of the year. At midnight, the crowds cheer and they set off fireworks (烟火). South America

Eating twelve grapes(葡萄) on New Year’s Eve is a tradition in South America. Each grape stands for one month of the coming year. It’s good luck to eat all twelve during the last twelve seconds of the year. In many places, people wear yellow clothes because yellow is the color of gold. Europe

In Denmark, people smash (粉碎) old and broken dishes. They think this will bring them good luck in the New Year. In Greece, people make a special cake with a coin (硬币) in it. If you get the piece of cake with the coin, you will have luck in the coming year! Asia

In parts of Southeast Asia, people celebrate the New Year in late March or mid-April. This is the end of the dry season. It’s a very hot time of year—a time for water festivals! People think water will bring them good luck.

21. In the United States, people _________ to celebrate the New Year.

A．clean the house C．make a special cake

B．watch special football games D．smash old and broken dishes

B．problem

C．service

D．mind

B．chose

C．showed

D．developed

B．afraid

C．clever

D．shy

22. Eating twelve grapes on New Year’s Eve is a tradition in ________.

A．North America

B．Europe

C．South America

D．Asia

23. People in Southeast Asia believe that _________ will bring them good luck.

A．yellow clothes

Harry and Annie lived far from town, but they went there to school every day. On their way to school, there was a pond. In winter when the ice was thick and hard, they walked across the pond. But their mother did not like them to do this because it could be dangerous. “Don’t go across the pond today.” She said while she was kissing them goodbye one morning. “It is beginning to thaw. “All right, mother,” said Harry, not very happily because he enjoyed running and sliding on the ice. When they came to the pond, the ice looked hard and safe. Harry said to his sister. “I knew it didn’t thaw at all. Mother is always afraid we will drown. Come on, let’s have a good time sliding. The school bell will not ring for an hour.” “ But you promised mother,” said Annie.

“No, I didn’t.” I only said. “All right, and it is all right.” “ And I didn’t say anything. So I can do as I like,” said Annie.

So they stepped on the ice and started to go across the pond. They did not go far when the ice broke, and they fell into the water.

A man who was at work nearby saw them and jumped into the water to save them. Harry got out of the ice water himself, but poor Annie almost drowned before the man could reach her.

Harry and Annie went home almost, frozen. They told their mother the truth and how much they regretted not listening to her. They remembered the lesson learned that day as long as they lived. 24. One morning Harry and Annie’s mother told them not to _________.

A．play after school C．be late for school

B．talk to the others D．go across the pond

B．fireworks

C．water

D．coins

25. When Harry and Annie came to the pond _________.

A．the school bell rang C．a man jumped into the water

B．the ice began to break D．the ice looked hard and safe

26. Harry and Annie regretted very much because _________.

A．they didn’t promise the man C．they didn’t listen to their mother

I Will Think of It

“I will think of it.” It is easy to say this, but do you know what great things have come from thinking? We cannot see our thoughts, or hear, or taste, or feel them, and yet they have great power.

Sir Isaac Newton was sitting in his garden on a summer evening when he saw an apple fall from a tree. He began to think. While tying to find out why the apple fell, he discovered how the earth, sun,

B．they didn’t remember the lesson D．they didn’t tell their mother the truth

moon, and stars are kept in their places. When a boy named James Walt watched the lid of the tea kettle moving up and down, he began to think. He wanted to find out why the steam in the kettle moved the heavy lid. From that time, he went out thinking and thinking, and when he became a man, he improved the steam engine so much that it could do the work of many horses easily.

A young man named Galileo was once standing in a big hall when he saw a chandelier moving back and forth. This set him thinking, and it led to the invention of the pendulum.

James Ferguson was a poor boy. Once, seeing the inside of a watch, he started to wonder. “I should make a clock,” he thought. But how could he get what he needed to make the clock? He thought and thought. Then he found out he could make the mainspring out of a piece of whalebone. Soon he made a wooden clock. When he became a man, he went to London to live and made a lot of

speeches there. Some of the smarted men in England listened to his speeches, his motto was, “I will think of it,” and he made his thoughts useful to himself and the world.

When you have a difficult lesson to learn, don’t feel discouraged. Think; and by thinking you will learn how to think to some purpose.

27. Sir Isaac Newton discovered how the earth, sun, moon, and stars are kept in their places when _________.

A．he tried to find out why the apple fell B．he saw a chandelier moving back and forth C．he found out he could make a wooden clock

D．he watched the lid of the tea kettle moving up and down 28. What do you know about James Ferguson from the passage?

A．He invented the pendulum and tea kettle. B．He liked listening to the famous men’s speeches. C．He was from a rich family and grew up in London.

D．He used a piece of whalebone to make the mainspring of a clock. 29. What is the writer’s main purpose in writing the passage?

A．To encourage people to think more. C．To show how great the four people are.

Now few businesses can run without computers. Schools even offer lessons for their students to

learn to write on computers. But what are we giving up as handwriting loses in importance in society? Researchers from Princeton University studied two groups of students. One group wrote out their notes in class while the other typed them with a computer. In order to show the differences between the two groups, researchers tested both groups of students 30 minutes after a lesson, and again a week later.

B．To offer some advice on how to think. D．To introduce the four people’s experiences.

The results showed that both group did well in the first lest. But students with the handwritten notes were able to better remember and understand the lesson a week later, and were more open to new ideas. According to the lead researcher. “Our findings suggest that even when computers are used as planned, they may still cause harm to your learning.”

Part of the reason for this is that notetakers using pen and paper could understand the lesson better and put what they heard in their own words Those taking notes on a computer typed faster, but they always tried to type every word exactly as they heard it, so they didn’t really pay enough attention to the content of the lesson. That’s the problem. Students chose to take notes with a computer because it could help them take notes faster, but it undermined learning. Computers aren’t going away anytime soon, but that doesn’t mean paper notebooks need to become out-of-date. In fact, its best to start using them at an early age. University of Indiana researchers compared brain scans of five-year-olds. Some of them practised writing letters down and some just looked at the letters. Those who wrote out the letters had better and even “adult-like” brain activity. So next time when you need to take notes, why not choose a pen and paper over a keyboard? It will do wonders for your memory.

30. Paragraph 3 mainly tells us _________ .

A．how difficult the tests were C．when the research finished

B．what the research showed us D．why students needed the tests

31. The underlined words undermined “learning” probably mean “_________”.

A．helped to learn C．harmed learning

32. What can we learn from the passage?

A．It took both groups of students 30 minutes to finish the first test. B．Looking at the letters help five-year-olds have better brain activity. C．Student taking notes on a computer could type every word exactly. D．Students with the handwritten notes did better in the lesson a week later. 33. The writer probably agrees that _________.

A．handwriting makes people smarter

B．it’s better to take notes on computer B．made learning fun D．made learning natural

C．handwriting is going away from class soon D．it’s difficult to use paper notes at an early

age 阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。

Around the world, about 450 million people are living with a mental (心理的) health problem right now. However, few people would like to talk about any mental health problem they have because they think it is a shame (羞耻).

To bring attention to mental health problems and help people to solve those problems, World Mental Health (WMH) Day was first celebrated in 1992. Now, more and more people celebrate WMH Day on 10th October.

It is important for us to look alter our own mental health. Do you know how good exercise is for mental health? Doing exercise and spending time in nature can really help to deal with worries and depression (沮丧). So why not go for a walk in a park or the countryside?

Your diet can also change how you feel. If you eat candies, cake, chocolate, etc., your blood sugar will rise and fall, making you feel angry and tired. Make sure you eat enough vegetables and fruit, and you may feel good. It’s also important to drink enough water—being thirsty (口渴) can make it difficult to think clearly.

Also, it’s good to spend time with other people. Talking to others and asking them for support can help to reduce (减少) the shame.

World Mental Health Day encourages us to pay more attention to both our own mental health and other people’s. Anything you do on WMH Day will help us all to better understand and support people with mental health problems.

34. How many people are living with a mental health problem right now? ____________________________________

35. Was World Mental Health Day first celebrated in 1992? ____________________________________ 36. Why is it important to drink enough water? ____________________________________

37. What can help to reduce the shame of mental health problems? ____________________________________ 38. What is the passage mainly about? ____________________________________

39. 假如你是李华，你们班交换生Tory想体验中国传统文化，你们决定邀请他周日去老舍茶馆。 请用英语写一封邮件，告诉他集合的时间和地点，交通方式以及活动安排。

要求：根据中文和英文提示，完成一篇不少于50词的文段写作。 文中已给出内容不计入总词数。所给提示词语仅供选用。请不要写出你的校名和姓名。 提示词语：school gate, by coach, the Beijing Opera, eat traditional food. 提示问题：

●When and where are you going to meet? ●How are you going there?

●What are you going to do? Dear Tony,

How is it going? I am writing to invite you to visit Lao She Teahouse with us.

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

I’m looking forward to your early reply.

Yours, Li Hua

40. 假如你是李华，你的英国笔友 Peter想来北京旅游，他想向你了解一些北京的情况并且寻求 一些来北京旅游的建议。请你用英文回复一封邮件，向他介绍北京的基本概况，在北京可以做的事情，以及最佳旅游时间。

要求：根据中文和英文提示，完成一篇不少于50词的文段写作。 文中已给出内容不计入总词数。所给提示词语仅供选用。请不要写出你的校名和姓名。 提示词语：north, big, the Great Wall, autumn 提示问题：

●What is Beijing like? ●What can you do in Beijing? ●When is the best time to visit? Dear Peter,

I’m very happy to hear that you’ll come to Beijing

soon.______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

If you need further information, be free to email me.

Yours, Li Hua