北京市東城區(qū)2022-2023學(xué)年八年級上學(xué)期期末英語試題

東城區(qū)2022-2023學(xué)年度第一學(xué)期期末統(tǒng)一檢測

初二英語2023.1

學(xué)校班級姓名教育ID號

考1.本試卷共10頁，共兩部分，共39道小題，滿分60分，考試時間90分鐘。

生2.在試卷和答題卡上準(zhǔn)確填寫學(xué)校、班級、姓名和教育ID號。

須3.試題答案一律填涂或書寫在答題卡上，在試卷上作答無效。

知4.在答題卡上，選擇題用2B鉛筆作答，其他試題用黑色字跡簽字筆作答。

5.考試結(jié)束后，請將答題卡交回。

第一部分

本部分共33題，共40分。在每題列出的四個選項中，選出最符合題目要求的一項。

一、單項填空（每題0.5分，共6分）

從下面各題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選擇可以填入空白處的最佳選項。

1.Peter'smotherwenttoLaoSheTeahouseyesterday.tookPeterwithher.

A.SheB.HeC.TheyD.We

2.QianXuesen,afamousChinesescientist,wasbornDecember11,1911.

A.inB.onC.atD.to

3.—Becarefulwhenyouwalkacrossthisoldbridge.Itbeverysafe.

—Iwill.

A.mustnotB.neednotC.mightnotD.shouldnot

4.Inmyhometown,thestreetsarethantwoyearsago.

A.cleanB.cleanerC.cleanestD.thecleanest

5.—didyougototheBeijingMuseumofNaturalHistoryyesterday?

—Bybus.

A.HowB.HowoftenC.WhyD.When

6.Myunclehadanaccidentlastyear.Now,hedrivesthanbefore.

A.carefulB.morecarefulC.carefullyD.morecarefully

7.1wantedtohelpLisawithherstudy,shesaidshecoulddoitherself.

A.butB.orC.forD.so

8.Paulenjoysreadingfamousstories.Heonenow.

A.readsB.isreadingC.readD.willread

9.1apaintingwhenmymothercamebackhome.

A.drawB.drewC.wasdrawingD.willdraw

10.Emmaupearlythismorningandwentforamorningrunwithherfather.

A.getsB.willgetC.wasgettingD.got

11.1can'tmeetyounextSunday.Afriendofminetoseeme.

A.comesB.cameC.wascomingD.willcome

12.Mygrandmotherhastwodogs.Shethemintheparkeverymorning.

A.walksB.waswalkingC.willwalkD.walked

二、完形填空（每題1分，共8分）

閱讀下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選擇最佳

選項。

IsabellaandSoledadMeadearestillinprimaryschool.Buttheyhaveaworkstation,anditsellspaintedrocks.The

wholethingbeganasa13fortheirmom.

“OnMother'sDay,wedecidedtomakeourmomagardenbecauseshelikesplants.Ithoughtthegardenneeded

color,soIpaintedsome14.AndmysisterSoledadputtheserocksaroundthegardentomakeitlookeven

morebeautiful,saysIsabella.

“Whenweshowedthegardentoourmom,shewasvery15Ourmomgaveuslotsofhugs,“Soledad

says.

Theirdadalsolikedthegirls*work.Heputpicturesoftherocksonhissocialmedia（社交媒體）page.Peoplebegan

to16andpostedmessagesaskinghowmuchtheycost.Thentheybeganbuyingrocks.Thefamilycouldn'tbelieveit!

Withthehelpoftheirfamily,thetwo17aworkstationathome.€tWedooneatasaysSoledad.

“Idothebackgroundandwhenitdries,Isabelladoesthedesign（設(shè)計）

Butearningmoneyforthemselveswasn'tenough.Thegirlswantedtousetherocksto18people.They

decidedtoholdarock-paintingcontest（比賽）toraisemoneyforcancerpatients（癌癥患者）intheirtown.Whenitwas

over,thesistersgaveallthemoneytheyhadraisedtothosepatients.Theactof19madethemfeelverygood,

andtheydecidedtogivepartofthemoneytheywillgetfromsellingpaintedrockstopeopleinneedinthefuture.

“Pmgettingbelterasanartist,andIjustwanttogrowwithourworkstation,“saysSoledad,whoplanstobeafull-

timeartistwhenshegetsolder.20wecancontinuetomakemoneyforcoHege.”"Andhelpothers,"Isabella

adds.

13.A.giftB.chanceC.showD.party

14.A.plantsB.flowersC.rocksD.pictures

15.A.relaxedB.seriousC.nervousD.pleased

16.A.worryB.noticeC.changeD.wait

17.A.lookedupB.pickedupC.setupD.liftedup

18.A.helpB.knowC.surpriseD.beat

19.A.winningB.sellingC.takingD.giving

20.A.SecretlyB.HopefullyC.EspeciallyD.Finally

三、閱讀理解（每題2分，共26分）

閱讀下列短文，根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選擇最佳選項。

A

Ageisjustanumber.Somepeopledogreatthingsthathavenothingtodowiththeirage.

GloriaStruckis90,butshestillrideshermotorcycleandwantstogoonacross-country

trip.Whenshewasborn,herfatherhadamotorcycleshop.Shelearnedtoridewhenshe

Adwas16.0vertheyears,shehastakenpartinmanymotorcycleraces（比賽）intheUSAand

Europe.

GloriaStruck

sJuliaHawkinshasbeenbikingformostofherlife.Butshetookuprunningafewyearsago

andsetherfirstworldrecord（記錄）in2017.ShesetanewworldrecordinNovember2021

byrunningthe100metersinjustover62secondsforheragegroup.RememberthatMs.

Hawkinswas105yearsoldatthattime.

JuliaHawkins

KYuichiroMiura,whoisJapanese,wastheoldestpersontoreachthetopofMountEverest

attheageof80.Tofinishhistrip,hehadtodealwithsomeserioushealthproblems.But

noneoftheproblemsseemedtomakehimchangehismind.Hecelebratedhis90thbirthday

inOctober2022.

YuichiroMiura

HManfredSteinertaughtatBrownMedicalSchooluntil2000.Butafterhestoppedworking,

herealizedhehadtimetodosomethinghe'dalwayswantedtodo—studyphysics（物理）.It

tookhimalongtime,buthefinallygothisPh.D.（博士學(xué)位）inphysicswhenhewas89

yearsold.

ManfredSteiner

21.WhatdoesGloriaStruckwanttodo?

A.Runamotorcycleshop.

B.Practiceridinghermotorcycle.

C.Rideamotorcycleacrossthecountry.

D.TakepartinmotorcycleracesinAsia.

22.Whosetarunningrecord?

A.JuliaHawkins.B.GloriaStruck.C.YuichiroMiura.D.ManfredSteiner.

23.WhatdoweknowaboutManfredSteiner?

A.Hehadserioushealthproblems.

B.HegothisPh.D.inphysicsquiteeasily.

C.HetaughtphysicsatBrownMedicalSchool.

D.HegothisPh.D.inphysicsafterhestoppedworking.

B

ActYourAge

ring-around-the-rosy

Marywasblowingbubbles（吹泡泡）inherbedtimemilk."Actyourage,“AuntAugustasaidloudly.Itseemedthat

AuntAugustawasabitangry.

WhenMary'smothercamebackintotheroom,Marywasquiet."AreyouOK?”askedhermother.4tYes,^^said

Mary.ButshefeltbetterwhenAuntAugustafinishedvisitingthem.

Thenextday,Marywasplayingring-around-the-rosywithherfive-year-oldsister,Grace,andtwoofGrace's

friendsontheplayground.

Justthen,Mary'sfriendJuliecamealong."You'dbetteractyourage,“saidJulie."WhatwillSandraandSusan

think?,,

Slowly,Marysaidgood-byetoGrace.ShewentwithJulietojointheirfriendsSandraandSusan.

ThenextdaywasaSaturday.Marywenttohergrandparents'housefbrdinner.Beforedinner,Mary*sgrandparents

andherparentsplayedring-around-the-rosywithGrace.Maryjustwatched.Whentheysatdowntoeat,Marysawthat

hergrandmotherhadmadeherlotsoftastyfood.Shebegantofeelalittlebetter.ThenAuntAugustastartedtalking

aboutherfightswithhernext-doorneighbor（鄰居）.

"...andyesterdayIcamehomeandfoundhisdogburyingabone（埋骨頭）rightinthemiddleofmyflowerbed!

Afterthedogleft,Idugupthebone,wrapped（包裝）it,andputitinthatman'smailbox,shesaid.

“Oh,Augusta,“saidMary'smom."Youshouldlearntoactyourage.”

Marylaughedwhensheheardwhathermomsaid.Shekeptlaughingeventhoughshetriedtostop.AuntAugusta

finallygotasmileonherfaceandsaid,“Well,IguessIshould.^^

hopscotch

Thenextafternoon,MarywasplayinghopscotchwithGracewhenJuliewalkedby.

“Hopscotch?”askedJulie.“Youstillplayababygame?”

“Yes,Ido,"saidMary.

Forawhile,JuliewatchedMaryandGraceplaying.Then,quietlysheasked,“MayIplay,too?”

24.WhenAuntAugustatoldMarytoactherage,Maryfelt.

A.unhappyB.lonelyC.sillyD.bored

25.Mary'smomtoldAuntAugustatoactherage,becauseAuntAugusta.

A.wastoostrictwithMaryB.playedajokeonherneighbor

C.wasn'tkindtotheneighbor'sdogD.didn'tlikeseeingkidsplaybabygames

26.Mary*sstorymainlytellsusthat.

A.itisOKtoactyoungerthanyouragesometimes

B.actingyoungerstopsyoufromgrowingup

C.alwaysactingyourageisveryimportant

D.it'sagoodideatoactlikeyourfriend

C

Nowadays,someschoolsteachtraditionalsubjectslikemath,geography,andlanguage,buttheyalsoteachlife

skills（技能）.Lifeskillsclassesteachstudentshowtokeeptheirroomscleanandtidy,takecareoftheirhealth,and

havehealthypersonalrelationships（關(guān)系）.Somepeoplesaytheseclassespreparestudentsbetterforlifeinthereal

world.Butotherpeoplesaytheseclassesaren'timportant.Studentsshouldonlypayattentiontohowtogetinto

university.Whatdoyouthink?

Somepeopleliketheideaofteachinglifeskillsinschools.Theybelievethatlifeskillsclassesgivestudentswhat

theyneedtoknowtoliveontheirown,whethertheygotocollegeorgetajobafterhighschool.Theyhelpprepare

studentsforeverydayreal-lifesituations,suchascookingamealandmanagingmoney.Manyoftheseclassesalsoteach

“softskills^^,likehowtolistenandtalktopeopleinapositive（積極的）way,whichareimportantintheworkplaceand

inpersonalrelationships.Asstudentslearnmorelifeskills,theybecomemnoreconfidentinthemselves.

Ontheotherhand,somepeoplearguethatthereisnotimeformoresubjectsatschool.Theythinkit'smore

importanttoteachtraditionalsubjectsthanlifeskillsatschool.Manystudentschoosenottotakelifeskillsclasses

becausetheseclassesdon'timprovetheirchancesofgettingintouniversity.Peoplealsothinkitshouldbethejobof

parentstoteachtheirkidswhattheyneedtoknowathome.

Personally,Ithinkwealreadylearnmanylifeskillswhiledoingtraditionalsubjects.Forexample,welearn

teamworkbydoinggroupwork,andorganizing（安排）ourhomeworkteachesushowtouseourtimewell.Ibelieveall

schoolsshouldteachlifeskills.Itwouldnotneedtoomuchworkbecausethereisnoneedtoteachthemseparately（分

開地）fromtraditionalsubjects.Thiswillmakesurethatstudentsarebetterpreparedforcollegeandworkwhenthey

leaveschool.

27.WhatisParagraph2mainlyabout?

A.Thedifferentwaystoliveonyourown.

B.Theschoolexperienceoflearninglifeskills.

C.Thesituationthatcallsforlearninglifeskills.

D.Theadvantagesoflearninglifeskillsinschool.

28.Thewriterprobablyagreesthat.

A.schoolsneedtogivemoretimetolifeskillsclasses

B.parents1firstjobistoteachtheirchildrenlifeskills

C.studentscanlearnlifeskillsintheirtraditionalsubjects

D.teachersshouldlearnlifeskillstogetherwiththeirstudents

29.Whatmightbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.LifeSkills:HowDoStudentsBuildThem?

B.LifeSkills:ShouldSchoolTeachThem?

C.LifeSkills:WhoShouldLearnThem?

D.LifeSkills:AreTheyImportant?

D

Areyousomeonewhoenjoyslisteningtomusic?Ifso,you'redoingsomethinggoodforyourmindandbody.

Scientistsbelievethatmusichassomethingtodowithpeople'sfeelings.ValorieN.Salimpoorhasstudiedmusic

andthehumanbrain（大月百）atMcGillUniversity.Shehasfoundthatlisteningtopleasantmusiccauseshealthychanges

inthebrain.Thesechangesmakepeoplefeelexcited,happy,andsatisfied.ResearchersinGermanyhavefoundthat

listeningtomusiccanboostaperson'smood.Inotherwords,musiccancheeryouupwhenyou'refeelingssad.Music

canalsolowerstressandhelpyouworryless.That'saccordingtothescientistsfromtheUSA.

Musicisalsogoodforyourbody.Forexample,astudycalled“FromMusic-Beat（節(jié)拍）toHeart-Beaf,showedthat

musiccanlowerbloodpressure（血壓），whichisgoodforyourhealth.What*smore,musicgetsthebloodpumping（血

液循環(huán)）whenyouexercise.AgroupofscientistsfromSpainandBrazilhavefoundthatpeoplerunfasterandlonger

whentheylistentomusic.Musiccanhelpyoubikefastertoo.Britishscientistsstudiedbikerswholistenedtomusic

withafastbeat.Whileriding,thefasterthebeatwas,thefasterthebikersrode.

Howelseismusicgoodforyourhealth?Itcanhelpyougetbettersleep.That'saccordingtoaresearchstudycalled

“MusicImproves（改善）SleepQualityinStudents,,.Thisstudylookedatcollegestudentswhohadadifficulttime

sleeping.Someofthestudentsweretoldtolistentorelaxingclassicalmusicbeforebedtime.Thosestudentssleptbetter

andevenfelthappier.

ScientistsinFinland,England,andtheUnitedStateshaveshownthatmusichelpsstudentslearn.Listeningto

musiccanhelpyouwhenyou'relearningsomethingnew.Itcanalsohelpyoubetterrememberwhatyou'velearned.It

canevenhelpwhenyoutakeatest,accordingtoaBritishstudy.Studentswholistenedtobackground（背景的）music

duringatestansweredmoretestquestions.Theygotmoreoftheanswerscorrecttoo.

Musicismorethanabeautifulartform.Itcanmakeyourlivesbetter.Itcanimproveyourmood,yourhealth,and

evenyourgrades.Inshort,it'sgoodforyou.Somaketimeformusic,andyouwon'tbesorry!

30.Thewords“boostaperson'smood,,inParagraph2probablymean44

A.helpapersonfeelbetterB.makeapersonrelax

C.changeaperson'slifeD.keepaperson*sbrainhealthy

31.WhatcanwelearnfromtheresearchstudyinParagraph4?

A.Musichelpscollegestudentsunderstandtheimportanceofsleep.

B.Acertainkindofmusicimprovessleepforcollegestudents.

C.Collegestudentsaretoobusytolistentomusicatnight.

D.Collegestudentslistentoclassicalmusicthemost.

32.Ifthereisbackgroundmusicplayingduringatest,studentswill.

A.bemoreworried

B.fallasleepduringthetest

C.gettheirbloodpumping

D.increasetheirtestscores

33.Whatisthewriter'smainpurpose（目的）inwritingthispassage?

A.Toteachpeoplehowtoenjoymusic.

B.Tosuggestthatpeoplelistentomusic.

C.Todescribethescientists1loveofmusic.

D.Toshowtheimportanceofmusicinstudents'lives.

第二部分

本部分共6題，共20分。根據(jù)題目要求，完成相應(yīng)任務(wù)。

四、閱讀表達（每題2分，共10分）

閱讀短文，根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容回答問題。

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