北京市第十八2021-2022 学年八年级下学期期中练习英语试卷.pdf

1、初三英语第 1页（共 10 页）初三英语第 2页（共 10 页）北京市第十八中学 2021-2022 学年度第二学期期中练习初二英语A. beginB. have begunC. beganD. were beginning10. I worked in an old peoples home last summer Oh，what did they ask youout with？A.helpB. to helpC. helpingD. helped班级考生须知姓名2022. 4二、根据句意和所给的首字母补全单词。（共 5 分，每小题 0.5 分）请将完整单词写在答题卡上。11.What a

2、 m! Youshould put away these useless things.12.My mother keeps healthy by eating healthy food andtaking e.13.The dancer felt a bit nin her first performance.14.He is not at home. Youcan leave a mfor him.15.I like swimming best. Its my fsport.知识运用（共 15 分）一、单项填空（共 5 分，每小题 0.5 分）从下面各题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，

3、选择可以填入空白处的最佳选项。1.Youcould play with the sad girl and cheerupA. himB. herC. themD. you2.When is Jays concert？Its at three oclockthe afternoon of July 18th.A. toB. atC. onD. in3.do you have to stay at home？ Because I have something important to doA. WhenB. WhyC. WhoD. Which4.My parents and Itrees last

4、 Sunday.A. plantB. will plantC. are plantingD.planted5.Sorry, sir. Ifollow youWould you please speak slower？A. cantB. mustntC. shouldntD. neednt6. Lingling, can you play football with me now?16.I have many h, like collecting stamps, taking photos and so on.17.Twoyears ago, the young man was wand he

5、often fell ill, but now he is very strong.18.Weall know that stones are hard. They are not sat all.19.Weall know that the moon goes around the e20.The old man didnt want to live in London. He decidedto mto his hometown.三、完形填空（共 5 分，每小题 0.5 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。My First Mar

6、athon（马拉松）A month before my first marathon, one of my ankles (脚踝) was injured and this meantnot running for two weeks, leaving me only two weeks to train. Yet, I decided to go ahead.I remember back to my 7th year in school. In my first21class, the teacher made usrun laps and then hit a softball. I d

7、idnt do22. He later told me that I was “notathletic”.The idea that I was “not athletic”23me for years. When I started running in my 30s,I realized running was a battle against myself, not about competition or if I was athletic. It wasall about the battle against my own body and mind. A test ofwills!

8、The night before my24,I dreamt that I couldnt even find the finish line. I wokeup Sorry, I cant.Ia chocolate pie.sweating (出汗) and nervous, but ready to prove something to myself.A. madeB. makeC. am makingD. was making7.Robotsall the heavy and difficult jobs in the futureA. doB. didC. are doingD. wi

9、ll do8. Lucy, is your uncle a teacher? Yes,he is. Hehistory for nearly 20 years.A. teachesB. has taughtC. is teachingD. will teach9.Scientiststo send spaceships to Mars in the 1960s.Shortly after crossing the start line, my shoe laces (鞋带) became untied. So I25toreadjust (再调整). Not the start I wante

10、d!At mile 3, I passed a sign: “GO FOR IT, RUNNERS!”By mile 17, I became out of breath and the once injured ankle hurt badly. Despite the pain,I stayed the course walking a bit and then26again.By mile 21, I was starving!As I got mile 23, I could see my wife waving a sign. She is mybiggest27. She1.本试卷

11、共 8 页，共七道大题，57 道小题，满分 60 分，考试时间 90 分钟。2.在试卷和草稿纸上准确填写姓名、准考证号、考场号和座位号。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，其他试题用黑色字迹签字笔作答。5.考试结束，请将本试卷、答题卡和草稿纸一并交回。初三英语第 5页（共 10 页）初三英语第 6页（共 10 页）never28the alarm clock sounding at 4 a.m. or questioned my expenses on running.I was one of the _29runners to f

12、inish. But I finished! And I got a medal. In fact, Igotthe same medal as the one that the guy who came in first place had.Determined to be myself, move forward, free of shame and worldly labels (世俗标签), Ican now call myself a “marathon30”.21.A. mathB. P.E.C. ChineseD. art22.A. happilyB. quietlyC. exc

13、itedlyD. well23.A. movedB. troubledC. questionedD. confused24.A. marathonB. tripC. walkingD. leaving25.A. refusedB. failedC. stoppedD. promised26.A. walkingB. wavingC. finishingD. running27.A. friendB. coachC. fanD. teammate28.A. mindedB. heardC. stoppedD. changed29.A. firstB. finalC. injuredD. cros

14、sed30.A. coachB. runnerC. winnerD. trainer阅读理解（共 31 分）四、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。（共 26 分，每小题 2 分）AA train is a set of cars. Some trains carry people. Others carry things. Trains can movealong one track(轨道) or two. Trains can move very fast. But they cant stop quickly. Here aresom

15、e different trains.A freight(货运货运) trainIt carries heavy things. A freight train oftentravels long distances.A passenger trainIt carries people from one city to another. Itcan travel across the country.A monorail(单轨列车单轨列车)It runs on one track. Electricity makes amonorail move. It is often used tocar

16、rypeople at airports.A subway trainPeople in big cities often ride the subwaytrains. These trains move with electricity.They run under the ground.31.Which kind of train cant carry people?A. Afreight train.B. A passengertrain.C.Amonorail.D. A subwaytrain.32.Where can you see a monorail according to t

17、hepassage?A.In a library.B. In a school.C. Atan airport.D. Under the ground.33.Which kind of train can you take if you want to travel from Shanghai to Beijing?A.Afreight train.B. A passengertrain.C.Amonorail.D. A subwaytrain.BIn April last year, a very special 20-year-old dog had her birthday. When

18、everything wasshut down（停业）because of the COVID-19（新冠肺炎） ，she just spent the day with her family.It was much like any of you who had birthdays in the last two months. Her name is August. Sheis special because she is the worlds oldest golden retriever（金毛寻回犬）.Born in 2000, August was already 14 years

19、old when she came to live with Jennifer andSteve Hetterscheidt at their home. They thought they would have only a few years with herbecause she was so old. But they were happy to spend this special birthday with her.August lives with Steve and Jennifer and her brothers and sisters Sherman, Belle and

20、 Bruce.And yes,you guessed it-they are all golden retrievers! August is very active for her age-shestill takes walks and even has a swim from time to time!So, how old can dogs live? Most dogs can live 10 to 15 years. For golden retrievers, theycan live 12 to 15 years. It is really a wonder（奇迹）for Au

21、gust to live such a long life!34.Why is August special?A. Because she has a good family. B. Because she has a strange name.C. Because she has a very old age. D. Because she has a kind owner.35.When did August come to thisfamily?A. In 2000.B. In 2014.C. In 2001.D. In 2015.36.What can we know aboutAug

22、ust?A.She lives with her three children.B.She spent her twentieth birthday in a restaurant.C.She sometimes takes walks or has a swim.D.Shes been with Jennifer and Steve for 20 years.C1One day after school, I went to the teachers office to see my teacher, but nobody wasthere. As I was about to leave,

23、I noticed a piece of paper on the floor. I picked it up and saw thewords “FINAL-TERM EXAMINATION” at the top. I put the paper into my school bag secretlyand ran out of the room.2After I came back home, I took out the paper quickly. It was the exam paper of my worstsubject, History. I felt excited. M

24、y heart beat fast. I took out my History book and started workingon the answer. I had never answered any questions so seriously.3On the day of the History exam, I went into the exam hall confidently. When the paperwas sent to me, I dreamt of getting the highest mark in the whole grade and could not

25、help smiling.“My History teacher always encouraged me to work hard and get better grades, but I let him downtime and time again. This time I will give him a big surprise,” I thought.初三英语第 5页（共 10 页）初三英语第 6页（共 10 页）4When the teacher said we could start, I turned the paper over. To my surprise, all th

26、equestions were different. Later I felt nervous. In the end, I almost left the paper undone. After theexam, I ran to the toilet, took out the paper and carefully read it from the top. Oh! It was lastyears exam paper. I read all the questions but I hadnt read the date.5This is a lesson in which I kno

27、w I have to put my feet on the ground. I regretted doingsuch a silly thing. After that, I told my teacher the truth and I promised to be honest. From then on,I worked harder than ever before.37.The writer went to the teachersoffice to.A.take an examB. see his teacherB.get his school bag D. ask some

28、questions38.The writer alwaysin his History exams.A. got high marksB.did silly thingsC. let his teacher downD. left the paper undone39.When did the writer know it was last years exam paper?A.Before he read all the questions.B.As soon as he returned home.C.Until he went into the teachers office.D.Aft

29、er he read the paper in the toilet.D说明文说明文 关系型（关系型（AB）A影响影响B1Are you a happy person most of the time? Or do you easily get angry sometimes?Everyone has a different temperament（脾气）. It is usually believed that both genes（基因）and environment may affect影响（关系） peoples temperaments in different ways. But

30、nowscientists have found that the season of birth also plays a role.2Scientists from Budapest,Hungary, studied 400 university students. In the study, thestudents needed to finish a questionnaire（问卷）. The purpose of it was to find out which offour kinds of temperaments they most had. From the questio

31、nnaire, scientists found that thestudents always answered something like “My mood often changes for no reason” and “I love todeal with new projects,even if it is risky”. These answers were then matched with their birthdays.3They discovered that people born in summer easily change between sad and hap

32、pymoods compared to people born in winter. Those who always feel positive are mostly born inspring and summer.4The study also found that those born in autumn less probably had a mood of depressionwhich may easily drive them to cry, while those born in winter were not easier to be angry.5Scientists s

33、aid that this was probably because（进一步分析原因） the seasons had aninfluence on certain chemicals in the human body. And the chemicals are important to controlpeoples moods even in adult life.6“It seems that when you are born may increase or decrease（进一步分析原因） yourchance of developingcertain mood disorder

34、s（紊乱） ，” lead scientist Xenia Gonda told TheTelegraph.40.What probably cant affect（关系） peoples temperaments脾气 according to Paragraph 1?A.Genes.B.Ages.C.Seasons.D.Environment.41.What does the underlined word “depression” most probably mean?A. Sadness.B. Happiness.C. Surprise.D. Excitement.42.Which of

35、 the following sentences is NOT true from thepassage?A.People born in summer change（改变就是一种关系） their moods moreeasily. （不同季节和情绪的关系）B.The season of birth has an influence（影响也是一种关系） on humans moods.（不同季节和情绪的关系）C.There were 400 middle school students taking part in the study.（研究为了证明关系）D.The answers to t

36、he questionnaire were matched with符合 their birthdays. （研究结果）文章有含有哪些内容？1、季节和情绪的关系2、研究（人、过程（问卷）、结果）43.Whats the best title for this passage?A. Seasons and（influence/affect）影响 Moods （AB关系）B. The Influence ofGenes （A）C. Moods and Health （AB关系）D. The Importance of Birthplaces (A)五、阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。(共 10 分

37、，每小题 2 分)Loan words1Our class project last month was to find out more about loan words, words which areborrowed by one language from another.2There are thousands of loan words in English, because English is influenced by a varietyof different languages, and, for that reason, it has a huge number of

38、loanwords. It is said that 80percent of English words come from other languages. Some speakers prefer using foreign wordsand phrases in place of English onesthey think they sound more interesting.3Two Asian languages which have a lot of loan words are Japanese and Korean. Most ofthe loan words in Ja

39、panese come from Chinese and English. Chinese words, and the Chinesecharacters, first came into the Japanese language more than 1,000 years ago. Chinese characterswhich are used in Japanese are called kanji, and many Chinese Kanji have different meanings orpronunciations, as well as occasionally bei

40、ng written slightly differently.4In recent times, Japanese has also borrowed many words from Portuguese, German(especially medical words), French and Italian (especially words about music and food). Non-Chinese loan words are written in another alphabet, called katakana.5There are also a lot of Chin

41、ese words and characters in Korean. More recently, Koreanhas also taken a lot of words from English. However, when they are used in Korean, the meanings初三英语第 5页（共 10 页）初三英语第 6页（共 10 页）of many words and expressions change. For example, the English word “dessert” meanssomething sweet that you eat at t

42、he end of a meal. In Korean, the word now means somethingyou drink at the end of a mealtea, coffee or a soft drink.44.What are loan words?45.Why does English have a huge number of loan words?46When did Chinese words first come into the Japaneselanguage? 47What does the English word “dessert” mean in

43、Korean?48.What are the last three paragraphs mainly about?初三英语第 7页（共 10 页）初三英语第 8页（共 10 页）书面表达（共 14 分）六、完成句子。根据中文提示完成下列英文句子，每空一词。（共 4 分，每小题 0.5 分）49.苹果派听起来不错。Apple pie.50.我哥哥在校网球队。我为他骄傲！My brother is in the school tennis team I amhim!51.他们正在倒数天数。They arethe days.52.你想过其他的比赛吗？Have you everother kinds

44、 of competitions?53.这个旅程花了几个月。The journeyseveral months.54.这很难想像。It isimagine.55.教练通常和我们一起参加训练。Our coach usuallyin the training with us56.该看卡通片啦。to watch a cartoon.七、文段表达（10 分）57.根据中文和英文提示，写出意思连贯、符合逻辑、不少于 50 词的短文，所给提示词语仅供选用，请不要写出你的校名和姓名。“读万卷书，行万里路”。旅行让人开阔眼界，增长知识。在你的旅行经历中，有哪一段经历是最令你难忘的呢？ 你去了什么地方？ 经历了些什么？ 你的感受如何？ 请以“Anunforgettable travel experience” 为题， 分享你最难忘的旅行经历。提示词语：beach, visit, take photos, enjoy, wonderful提示问题：Where did you go and who did you go with?What did you do there?How do you feel?