北京市某中學(xué)2023-2024學(xué)年八年級(jí)下學(xué)期期中測(cè)試英語(yǔ)試題

北京市第八十中學(xué)2023-2024學(xué)年八年級(jí)下學(xué)期期中測(cè)試英語(yǔ)

試題

學(xué)校:姓名：班級(jí)：考號(hào)：

一、單項(xiàng)選擇

1.Mr.Wangiscomingtoourschool.Ican'twaittosee

A.herB.himC.itD.them

2.Stopsomuchjunkfood.Ifsbadforyourhealth.

A.eatB.toeatC.eatsD.eating

3.—Hi,Susan.haveyoubeeninChina?

-Forabout10years.

A.HowoftenB.HowmuchC.HowlongD.Howmany

4.Itwasraininghardwhenhehome.

A.gotB.getC.getsD.wasgetting

5.一Oh,Jack,yourMP4playerlooksnice.Isitnew?

-No.Iitfbrtwoyears.

A.amhavingB.bought

C.havehadD.havebought

6.-youyourhomeworkyet?

-Yes.Iitamomentago.

A.Did;do;finishedB.Have;done;finished

C.Have;done;havefinishedD.will;do;finish

二、完形填空

通讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選擇最

佳選項(xiàng)。

Nevertoolate

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ThatmorningSeancheckedtheemailasusual.Thenhefoundanunexpectedemailinhis

inbox.Couldherealizehisdreamlate?Seanwasnownearly40,aloneandpoor.Hedreamedof

beingapoliceofficerforalongtimeandnevermadeit.Wasitpossibly7thistime?

WhenSeanwasonlya5-year-oldboy,hisfather^friendPaulonce8thelittleboy

homeinhispolicecar.Seanwasinterestedinthecar,thelightsandtheuniform.Hedecidedtobe

aherolikePaul.

However,ahighschoolteacher9hisdream.Shearguedthathehadatruegiftfor

writingandshouldnotwasteitbeingapoliceofficer.Seanfollowedhisteacher5sadviceand

finallyhebecamea10foranewspaperandmarried.Duringtheyears,hechanged

severaljobsbutnothingmadehimreally11.Hisheartreallywasn'tinthejobormarriage.

Actually,hehadneverreallygivenuphischildhooddreamtobecomeapoliceman.Hiswifecould

notbearthisandlefthimwhenSeanwas39yearsold.Seanwas12tomovebacktoSt.

Ignace,wherehisdadlived.feellikeafailure/9Seansays.Hewassadandlost25poundsina

fewmonths.

Whenhisfatherencouragedhimtosearchforanewjob,theopportunitycame.Phoenix

wasingreatneedofpoliceofficersandoneofSean'soldfriendsemailedhim,t4Doyoustillwant

tobeapoliceofficer?”"Phoenixwasaworldaway——2,100milesfromSt.Ignace,9,saysSean.

“Buthere,atleast,wasonemore13,1feltrebom.^^

Inordertopassthetesttoenterthepoliceacademy（學(xué)院），Sean14begantraining,

settingadailyrunningruleofamileandahalf.ThreeweekslaterwhenhearrivedinPhoenix,

Seanwasamanphysicallyandemotionallychanged.Finally,Seanpassedthewrittenexamand

completedthephysicaltest.OnNov.16,2015,Seanfinishedhiseducationinthepoliceacademy.

Thefollowingyear,Seangotaprizebecauseofhisexcellentjob.ccIttookme35years.But

apromiseisapromise.Howmanypeoplecansaytheyachievetheirlife'sdream?^^Seansays."I

madeit.Itjustprovesthatit'snevertoolate/9

7.A.newB.differentC.strangeD.interesting

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8.A.guidedB.ledC.carriedD.drove

9.A.brokeB.madeC.keptD.supported

10.A.teacherB.driverC.reporterD.manager

11.A.richB.happyC.famousD.lucky

12.A.invitedB.askedC.forcedD.ordered

13.A.chanceB.timeC.jobD.dream

14.A.busilyB.carefullyC.quietlyD.immediately

三、閱讀理解

Belowaretheintroductionstofourfamousmuseums.Readthepassage,andthenhelpthree

visitorsfindtheirownfavoritemuseum.

TheFilmMuseumisagoodplaceforyoutospendaSaturdayafternoon!Thereare

somanyoldmoviecamerasandtheinventionsthatledtocolormoviesinit.Ifyouare

A.

interestedinthehistoryoffilm-making,comehereandenjoyyourself.WishtheFilm

Museumcanmakemoreandmoreteenagershaveanaffectionfbrmovies!

TheComputerMuseumhasinformationaboutdifferentcomputersandpeoplewho

inventedthem.Theoldcomputersweremuchbigger.It'sunbelievablethattechnologyhas

B.progressedinsucharapidway!Thereisalsoaspecialcomputerinit!Itcouldplaychess

evenbetterthanhumans.Comehere,andyou'llwonderhowmuchmorecomputerswillbe

abletodointhefuture.

TheNationalMuseumofToiletsisareallyunusualmuseumforeveryvisitorwho

comesherefirst!Youmaynotbelieveyoureyesatthesightofsomanydifferentkindsof

C.toiletshere.Themuseumteachespeopleaboutthehistoryanddevelopmentoftoilets.It

alsoencouragesgovernmentsandsocialgroupstothinkaboutwaystoimprovetoiletsin

thefuture.

TheNationalTeaMuseumisarelaxingandpeacefulplacenearalake.Theteaart

D.

showsletusunderstandhowtomakeaperfectcupofteawithbeautifulteasets.Watching

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theteapreparationisjustasenjoyableasdrinkingtheteaitself.Ifyoupayavisittothis

museum,you'llfinallyrealizewhyyourgrandmalovesdrinkingteaandcollectingteasets.

Now,pleasehelpthefollowingvisitorsmakedecisions:

15Hello!MynameisDana.IloveakindoffamousChinesedrink.Iwantto

knowitshistoryandhowtomakeit!Whichmuseumwillbethebestchoicefor

sme?

16

I'mVision.Inmyopinion,moviesandcomputersaresoboring,andIhate

drinkingtea.IfIvisitamuseum,itmustbespecialenough.Canyouhelpme?

17Hi!MynameisMarc.IwanttobeanInternetengineerinthefuture,soI

wanttofindamuseumwhichcanhelpmelearnmoreaboutthehistoryofthe

computer.

AteamofscientistsarecarryingoutaprojectattheUniversityofGreenwichinLondon.

TheyaretryingtofindwaystomakefoodonMars（火星）inthefuture.Theprojectiscalled

“FeedingMars”.Ittriestousewater,fishandfishwastetogrowfruitandvegetablesonMars.

Itwouldtakeatleast21monthstoreachMars,learnaboutitssurface（表面）andreturnto

Earth.SoitwouldbeabighelpifthespacemencouldgrowfreshfoodonMarsitself.

FarmingonMars,however,willbeveryhard.There?splentyofwaterthatcouldbetaken

fromicejustbelowthesurface,butthelandonMarsismissingthenutrients（養(yǎng)分）thatliving

thingsneed.Theteamsaytheycouldsolvetheproblembygrowingplantsandfishtogether.Fish

wastecanthenbeusedtoprovidenutrientsforplants.

“Itisexpectedthatyoucangrowlotsoffood,suchasvegetables,salads,teasandmedicinal

plantsonMars/saidDr.Baboon,wholeadstheproject.44Youcanevenharvest（捕獲）fishfor

foodthen.”

18.Whywould“FeedingMars“beabighelptospacemen?

A.BecausespacemencouldgrowfreshfoodonMarsitself.

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B.Becausefishwastecanthenbeusedtoprovidenutrientsforplants.

C.BecauseitwouldtakealongtimeforspacementoreachMarsandreturntoearth

D.Becauseittriestousewater,fishandfishwastetogrowfruitandvegetablesonMars.

19.WhatmakesithardtofarmonMars?

A.Icebelowthesurface.B.Toomuchfishwaste.

C.Themissingoflivingthings.D.Thepoorlandcondition.

20.HowdoesDr.BaboonfeelaboutFeedingMars?

A.Hopeful.B.Awful.C.Strange.D.Funny.

3DPrintingWillImproveOurFoodChoices

Inearlysummer2016,Londonersweretreatedtoanewtrendindining.FoodInk,the

world?sfirst3Dprintingrestaurant,openedtoaspecialgroupofcustomerswhodinedona

nine-coursemealpreparedrightbeforetheireyesusing3Dprinters.Eventherestaurant9stables

andchairs,lamps,cups,andplateswerecreatedwith3Dtechnology.WithLondonjustthe

beginning,FoodInkplanstobringitsrestaurantformtoothercitiesaroundtheworld.

Likeother3Dapplications,printingfoodisaprocessthatbuildslayers（層）uponlayersof

materialontopofeachother.Eachlayerispushedthroughaprintheadtoformanobjectwitha

desiredshape,texture,size,andsoon.Unlikeother3Dprinting,whichusesspool（繞線輪）to

createobjectsoutofplastic,foodmaterials（材料）in3Dprintingareputintoasyringe-like

container（注射器形狀的容器）whicharethenpressedintotheshaperequired.Anyfood

materialsthatcanbepureed（煮成糊狀）orturnedintoapastecanbeusedin3Dfoodprinting.

Finediningisonlyoneaspectofthefoodindustryabouttobeimprovedby3Dprinting.

Researchershavebeenexploringwaystouse3Dprintingtodealwithworldhunger.Mass

productionoffoodusingpowdered（粉末狀的）nutritionalingredientscouldhelpfeedagrowing

population.The3D-printedfoodwouldhavetheadvantageofbeingproducedcheaplyandhaving

alongshelflife.Thisisespeciallyimportantwiththeworldpopulationprojectedtobe8.5billion

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by2030.

Thetechnologywillalsoenableconsumerstoquicklymakemealswithingredientstosuit

theirspecialhealthneeds.Taketheexampleoffeedingelderlypeople,whooftenneedtohave

theirfoodpureedbecausetheyhaveproblemswithswallowingandchewin觀嚼）.Manyelderly

peopledidnotliketheirfoodlikepureedfoodandtheydon'teatit.TheNetherlandsOrganization

forappliedscientificresearchisturningto3Dprintingtomashuppeas,cabbages,andcarrotsto

produce3D-printedversionsofthevegetables.Theseareeasiertochewbutkeeptheirshape

becauseoftheadditionofagellingagent（膠凝劑）.The3D-printedvegetablesarebeingserved

throughoutnursinghomesinGermany.

Itseemsthatthereisnoendtothepotential（潛力）of3Dprinting.In2013,NASAoffereda

largeamountofmoneytodevelopafunctional3Dfoodprinter.Theprinteraimstocreate

nutritionalfoodtofeedastronautsonlongspacemissions.Fromcreatingspecialrestaurantmeals,

toimprovingnutrition,topotentiallyfeedingtheworld,3Dfoodprintingiscreatingexcitingnew

possibilitiesforfood.

21.Whatcanwelearnabout3Dfoodprinting?

A.3Dfoodprintingisdevelopingfbrastronautsonspacemissions.

B.3Dfoodprintingendsworldhungerwithitscheaply-producedfood.

C.3Dfoodprintingisbeingwidelyappliedinfinediningrestaurants.

D.3Dfoodprintingdiffersfromother3Dprintingintheprocessofbuildinglayers.

22.WhatdoesParagraph4mainlytellus?

A.3Dfoodprintingsolvestheelders'eatingproblemswithpureedfood.

B.Consumerscanuse3Dfoodprintingquicklytomakehealthymeals.

C.TheNetherlandsOrganizationisdoingresearchon3Dfoodprinting.

D.3Dfoodprintingtechnologywillmeetpeople'sspecialhealthneeds.

23.Whatisthewriter'smainpurposeinwritingthispassage?

A.Toexplainhow3Dfoodprintingworks.

B.Todiscusswhat3Dfoodprintinghasbroughtus.

C.Toshowthepossibilitiescreatedby3Dfoodprinting.

D.Tostresstheimportanceof3Dfoodprintingtotheworld.

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Areyouagoodreceiver?Itmightsoundlikeafunnyquestionbutitisanimportantonethat

eachofusshouldaskourselves.

Strangely,mostofusarebettergiversthanreceivers.Wegivetoourfamily,ourfriendsand

evencharities,andoppositetowhatwemightthink,mostofusareactuallyverygoodatgiving.

Butreceivingisanothermatter.Weoftenfeelalittleuneasywhenreceiving,althoughitisnot

verynoticeable.Whensomeonepraises（贊揚(yáng)）usforhelpinghimmoveorcleanupthehouse,we

willpossiblysay,“Ah,itwasnothing.Whensomeonepraisesthecoatwearewearing,wemay

mentionhowweboughtitatadiscount折扣）insteadofsimplyenjoyingthepraise.Actually,the

praiseisagifttous,andwhenwedon'treceiveitproperly,wearedishonoringthegiver.

Givingiseasy,asthereismuchpleasureingiving,butreceivingisanartthattakespractice.

Tobeagoodreceiverrequiresasenseofcloserelationshipwiththegiver.Itisalwaysapleasure

foragivertoseethegiftreceivedinapleasantway.Andthisisalsothebestwayforareceiverto

honor（尊敬）thegiverandgivehimsomethingback.

Manyrelationshipsarenotsogoodnotbecausepeoplearenotgivingtoeachother,but

becausetheyarenotreceivingfromeachotherwell.Weshouldreceivethelove,respectthepraise,

andgivethankseverytimegivinghappens.Weshouldpracticereceivingallthepleasuresthat

happentouseveryday.Don'ttakethemforgranted.Thinkofhowmanysimpleeverydaygiftswe

arebeinggivenallthetime:thebeautyofnature,artandinspiring（激勵(lì)人的）conversations.But

arewetrulyreceivingthemwhentheyhappentous,orarewebusywithothermatters,not

noticing?Weshouldlearntheartofreceiving:acceptthegiftslifeoffersusandshowour

appreciation（感激）forthem.

Wearetaughtthatitisbettertogivethantoreceive.Butthissuggeststhatthereis

somethingwrongwithreceiving.Thereisnothingwrongwithreceiving.Itisbettertogiveand

receive.Letlifeshowuswithgifts,pleasures,joys,surprises,bothlargeandsmall,andletustake

noticeofallthesethingsandacceptthemhappilyandthankfully.Themorewecanreceive,the

morewecangiveback,butgivingmoredoesnotnecessarilymeanreceivingmore.Wemust

rememberitishardertoreceivethantogive,andtrytopracticereceiving.Thispracticewill

benefitusgreatly,makingusbecomegoodreceiversas'wellasgoodgivers.

24.AccordingtoParagraph2,whatdowepossiblydowhenwearepraised?

A.Honorthegiverpublicly.B.Showourpleasureclearly.

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C.Receivethepraiseuncomfortably.D.Expressourdisagreementproperly.

25.Theexpression“takethemforgranted“probablymeans"

A.lookforthemquicklyB.dependonthemtotally

C.keepthemwithcareD.getthemwithoutappreciation

26.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.Peopleusuallycanreceivemorebygivingmore.

B.Peopleusuallytrytoreceiveasmuchaspossible.

C.Peopleshouldgiveagiftbackwhenreceivingone.

D.Peoplecanimproverelationshipsbyreceivingwell.

27.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.BeaGoodReceiverandGiver

B.BettertoGiveThantoReceive

C.BettertoGive,BettertoReceive

D.BeaReceiverRatherThanaGiver

四、任務(wù)型閱讀

閱讀短文，根據(jù)內(nèi)容回答問(wèn)題。

Whenachildhasbeentoldheis“uncool”,itcanbeverypainful.Hemaysaythathe

doesn'tcare,andevenactinwaysthataretheoppositeofcoolonpurpose（故意的）.Buttheseare

simplywaystodealwithsadnessbypretending（假裝）ifsnothing.

Helpingachildlikethishastobedonecarefully,becausethechildmaybeguidedina

wrongway.Ifyousay“Whyareyouworriedaboutwhatotherchildrenthinkaboutyou?It

doesn'tmatter!9,,childrenknowthatitdoesmatter.Instead,anactivewaymaybebest.Youcould

say,'Tmgoingtodoacoupleofthingstohelpmakeschoolfeelbetterforyou.^^

Ifachildishavingtroublemakingfriends,ithelpsmostifhe/shecanbeinaschoolandin

aclass.Theteachercangivehim/herchancestousehis/herabilitiestobehelpfdltoclassprojects.

Thisishowtheotherchildrenlearntovaluehisgoodqualities（品質(zhì)）andtolikehim.Ateacher

canalsoraiseachild'spopularityinthegroupbyshowingthathe/shevaluesthatchild.Iteven

helpstoputhiminaseatnexttoaverypopularchild,ortolethimbeapartnerwiththatchildin

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activities.

Therearethingsthattheparentscandoathome,too.Befriendlywhenyourchildbrings

othershometoplay.Encouragehimtoinvitefriendstomealsandthenservethedishesthatthey

consider“super”.Whenyouplanweekendtrips,picnics,movies,andothershows,inviteanother

childwithwhomyourchildwantstobefriends.

Whatyoucandoafteristogivehimachancetojoinagroupthatmaybeshuttinghimout.

Then,ifhehasgoodqualities,hecanstarttobuildrealfriendshipsofhisown.

28.Whatm