北京市通州区2022-2023学年八年级上学期期末英语试题

北京市通州区2022-2023学年八年级上学期期末英语试题

学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________

一、单项选择

1．I saw an interesting story on the news. I like ________ very much.

A．them B．him C．it D．her

2．Tilly Smith saved many lives ________ December 26th, 2004 in Thailand.

A．to B．at C．in D．on

3．—Bai Min, I know you have a rope. ________ I use it?

—Yes, you can.

A．Must B．Can C．Might D．Should

4．—Mike, do you often exercise?

—Yes. ________ I’m very busy at school, I try to exercise three times a week.

A．Although B．Before C．So D．When

5．Look! Tom is ________ than Mike.

A．tall B．taller C．tallest D．the tallest

6．The blood helps move waste materials away, ________ our body can stay healthy.

A．for B．so C．but D．or

7．—When did you become friends?

—We ________ good friends after she helped me.

A．become B．became C．will become D．are becoming

8．—Grace, what are you going to do this summer holiday?

—I ________ to do volunteer work.

A．go B．went C．am going D．was going

9．—What are you doing, mom?

—I ________ TV.

A．am watching B．watch C．will watch D．watched

10．—What were you doing last Saturday when I called you?

—I ________ my homework.

A．do B．did C．am doing D．was doing

11．—How was your last weekend?

—Great! We ________ to a report about dreams.

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A．listen B．will listen C．are listening D．listened

12．—What are Mike and David doing now?

—They are discussing ________ next week.

A．what they are going to do

C．what did they do

B．what are they going to do

D．what they did

二、完形填空

Zach was out of school for the year and was feeling a little sad. He wasn’t sad that

school was over, he was sad that he would have to move over to a new place during summer

vacation and leave his friends and his tree 13 . The tree house was Zach’s favorite

place to go when he wanted to be alone. He also liked taking his friends there too. They

would play for hours. Mom asked Zach what was wrong when he came home from 14 .

“I don’t want to move. I’m going to miss Jeff, Walter and Tony. I’m also going to miss my

tree house. I want to take it with me,” said Zach. “Zach, you know you can’t take a tree house

with you when you move. You will have a much bigger bedroom, and you will meet new

friends at your new school in the fall.” Mom said for certain but Zach wasn’t so 15 .

Moving day arrived. A big truck pulled up in front of Zach’s house. Four men came out

and started taking all the boxes on the truck. “Mom, do we have to move?” asked Zach. “Dad

16 his job, and we need to go where his new job is. Once you get in the new house, you’ll

see how much you will like it,” said Mom.“I promise.”

By 3: 00 in the afternoon, everything was out of the house. The moving truck pulled

away and 17 for the new house. Dad was already there and waiting for Zach and his

mom. Mom was ready to leave but she couldn’t find Zach.“Zach, Zach,” she yelled（叫喊）“Where are you?” “I’m in the backyard,” said Zach. “What are you doing? It’s time to go.”

yelled Mom. “I just wanted to say goodbye to my tree house” said Zach. “Let’s take a picture

of you in front of the tree house,” said Mom. Mom and Zach finally drove away toward their

new house. When they arrived, the truck was already there. Dad was 18 the men

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where to put the boxes. When Dad saw Zach, he stopped his work. “Zach, please go with me

to the backyard 19 .”Dad said. When they went to the back of the house, Zach saw a big

tree house. Dad made it for him as a 20 . “Wow!” yelled Zach. “This is great!” All of a

sudden, Zach heard a boy’s voice say, “Are you moving in? My name is Joey and I live next

door.” Joey and Zach started talking to each other and went in the backyard to look at the tree

house.

That night, Zach told his mom and dad, “I think I’m going to like it here after all!”

13．A．house

14．A．shop

15．A．serious

16．A．liked

17．A．worked

18．A．showing

19．A．happily

20．A．plan

B．model

B．school

B．healthy

B．understood

B．acted

B．researching

B．quickly

B．competition

C．leaves

C．park

C．sure

C．listed

C．looked

C．encouraging

C．bravely

C．surprise

D．pictures

D．hospital

D．polite

D．changed

D．headed

D．protecting

D．proudly

D．tour

三、阅读单选

Volunteers

I’m Jack. I’m 12 years old. I’m from London. I like gardening. I

often help my neighbors with their gardens. In spring, I help them plant

trees and flowers. I often help them water the plants in the gardens. They

often give me some beautiful flowers to thank me.

My name is Grace. I am 11 years old. I come from Sydney. I like

helping the children in the hospital. I often give them some toys and

books. When I go to see them, I often play toys with them. They all like

me and now I often write letters to them.

I’m Tom and I’m 13 years old. I’m from New York. I take part in

neighborhood clean-up. On weekends I often take a bag to do some

cleaning work with my friends. I pick up the dirty things and put them

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into the bag.

I’m Lily. I’m 14 years old. I come from Vancouver. I like helping the

old neighbors in our community. They can’t walk quickly so I often walk

the dogs for them. On weekends I help them do some shopping. They all

like me.

21．Jack is from ________.

A．London B．Sydney C．New York D．Vancouver

22．What does Grace like doing?

A．Gardening.

C．Helping the children in the hospital.

community.

23．On weekends, Lily ________.

A．picks up the dirty things B．plays toys with the children

B．Doing some cleaning work.

D．Helping the old neighbors in her

C．helps her neighbors watering the plants D．helps the old neighbors do some

shopping

The Ant and the Dove

It was a hot day, an ant was searching for some water. After walking around for some

time, he came to a river. To reach the river, he had to climb up a blade of grass. While making

his way up, he slipped (滑倒) and fell into the water. ”Help!Help!” called the ant. “What can I

do?”

The ant was in trouble. A dove up a nearby tree saw it. “I will help you,” she said. The

dove quickly plucked (摘) off a piece of leaf and dropped it into the water near the struggling

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(挣扎脱身) ant. “Get on the leaf,” she said. The ant moved toward the leaf and climbed up

there. Soon the leaf carried him safely to dry ground. The ant said to the dove, “One day I

will help you.” The dove said to the ant, “You are too little to help.”

Three days later, a heartless hunter was about to shoot (射杀) the sleeping dove, hoping

to hunt her. The ant quickly bit (咬伤) his toe. Feeling the pain, the hunter shot and missed

the dove. Then he dropped his rifle. Hearing the bang, the dove quickly woke up and flew

away to safety. “I did help you,” said the ant. “Yes, you did,” said the dove.

24．The ant fell into the river when ________.

A．a dove called him

C．he was drinking water

25．The dove saved the ant by ________.

A．dropping a piece of leaf into the river

C．shooting the hunter

B．biting the hunter’s toe

D．giving him a rifle

B．he saw the hunter

D．he was making his way up

26．The story mainly wants to tell us ________.

A．it’s dangerous to get the water in the river

C．it’s bad to hunt the animals

Sleeping

Sleeping is important for your health and fitness. It’s often overlooked(被忽视) as a key

part of your health. Why is sleep so important and what happens when you’re sleeping?

Sleeping is actually a very active time for your body. It’s not just you are closing your

eyes and waiting to wake up. Sleep is made up of stages. In the first couple stages, your mind

stops worrying about what is happening around it and your body relaxes. Your heart rate(速率), temperature and breathing are all lower as your body relaxes. As you fall more deeply

asleep, your muscles(肌肉) relax and your cells(细胞) start to rebuild. Growth hormones(激素) are released(释放) in deep sleep to help you grow and build muscle. Your body repairs

itself.

Later, you will fall into REM sleep. This is probably the most important part of your

sleep when you are dreaming. Your muscles turn off completely, but your brain is very active.

It helps provide energy(能量) for the brain and gives you daytime energy. You usually drop

into dream or REM sleep about every 90 minutes you are asleep. That’s why sleep is

important.

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B．it’s important to help each other

D．it’s hard to make friends

Hormones that control mood, energy level, your immune(免疫的) system and

appetite(食欲) are all affected(影响) by sleep. Getting the proper amount of sleep allows your

body to function(运转) at its very best. It also helps you to grow. Your memory doesn’t even

work as well when you are tired. How can you make good decisions and concentrate without

proper sleep?

27．What does the word “stages”in Paragraph 2 probably(可能) mean?

A．Letters. B．Steps. C．Units. D．Notes.

28．What can we learn from the passage?

A．Hormones can make you have a good sleep.

B．During deep sleep, your body stops working.

C．Teenagers usually need less sleep than their parents.

D．When you are dreaming, your brain stays active and get energy.

29．The writer advises us to ________.

A．have enough sleep

C．do more active exercise

Natural Disasters

Earthquakes are natural disasters. They are the shaking of the earth’s surface. The

（表面）earth makes these natural earthquakes in order to release pressure（释放压力）.

More than a million earthquakes happen in the world each year. Earthquakes usually last

less than a minute but you can feel them. The scary thing about earthquakes is that they begin

with no warning. But scientists are still working on the problem.

There are about 20 plates（板块）along the surface of the earth that move slowly all the

time next to each other. When the plates touch each other, huge rocks are created（创造）and

explodewith great power, causing an earthquake. As the plates move, they put

（爆炸）（力量）pressure on themselves and each other. When the pressure is large enough, the crust（地壳）is forced（被迫）to break.

Shaking and ground breaking are the main effects（影响）created by earthquakes. After

an earthquake is over, buildings are usually damaged（破坏）and people get hurt even killed.

Some people think animals can predict（预言）an earthquake. The earliest reference（参考） about unusual animal behavior is from Greece in 373 BC． Rats and snakes reportedly

left their homes and headed for safety several days before an earthquake. Scientists can easily

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B．grow up happily

D．study the sleep

explain the cause of unusual animal behavior seconds before humans feel an earthquake. Very

few humans notice the smaller P wave that travels the fastest from the earthquake source（源）and arrives before the larger S wave. But many animals are able to feel the P wave seconds

before the S wave arrives. As for sensing an earthquake days or weeks before it happens,

that’s a different story. Scientists have tried many different ways of predicting earthquakes,

but none have been successful. They need to do much research on this subject.

So what should you do when an earthquake begins? If you are inside a building, you

should take cover under a table. If you are outside, you should stay out in an open place.

30．An earthquake happens because ________.

A．the earth wants to release pressure

B．there are more creatures on the earth

C．there are about 30 plates along the surface of the earth

D．people damaged the surface of the earth

31．What is the third paragraph mainly about?

A．The places of earthquakes.

C．The ways of predicting earthquakes.

B．The reasons for earthquakes.

D．The bad result of an earthquake.

32．Some animals ________ so they leave their homes to safe places before an earthquake.

A．are very clever B．can create an earthquake

D．can feel the P wave seconds before C．like living in new places with their friends

the S wave arrives

33．The writer probably agrees（同意）that ________.

A．we should protect the animals before earthquakes

B．scientists can know earthquakes before they happen

C．people should learn to keep safe during earthquakes

D．earthquakes are the most dangerous natural disasters

四、阅读回答问题

阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。

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Migrating（迁移的）Wild Geese

In autumn, the wild geese migrate to a warmer place. They fly in a V formation（队形）.

Why do they fly like this? Here is the story of the migrating wild geese. If they fly in a V

formation, the whole flock（整个群）will increase the flight efficiency（提升飞行效率） by

71% compared（对比）to just one bird flying alone.

They share the same direction and work as a team so they get to the destination（目的地）quicker and easier. When a wild goose leaves the formation, it will feel the resistance

（阻力）of the air and the difficulties of flying alone. Then, it quickly comes back to the formation to

be protected by the flock’s power（能量）in front of it. If the leader wild goose gets tired of

flying, it will go to the end of the V formation while another one takes the lead. This is how

they share the leadership and have respect for everyone in the team. The wild geese flying at

the back of a V formation quackto encourage the ones in the front so that they keep

（嘎嘎叫）the same speed. The progress（进步，进展）is greater by encouraging each other. If a goose

gets sick, it must leave the formation, other wild geese leave the formation too, and they fly

with it to help it out and protect it. Or they stay with it until it dies or it is able to fly again.

They just make another V formation. So they stay beside each other in times of difficulties

and great challenges（挑战）.

Let’s learn from this teamwork story of the wild geese. If we know the spirit（精神）of

teamwork, if we understand the real value（价值）of friendship, if we are aware（意识到）of the feeling of sharing, life will be easier and full of success.

34．When do the wild geese migrate to a warmer place?

35．Where will the leader wild goose go if it gets tired of flying?

36．Why do the wild geese flying at the back quack to the ones in the front?

37．What does a goose do when it gets sick?

38．What can you learn from the story?

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五、电子邮件

39．假如你是李华，你们学校正在举办“我的好习惯”的主题活动。请用英语写一

封电子邮件向你们班交换生Peter介绍你有什么好习惯，以及你对这些好习惯的看法。

注意：根据所给提示，完成一篇不少于50词的英语文段写作。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：

sports, vegetables, sleep, healthy

提示问题：

•What good habits do you have?

• What do you think of your good habits?

Dear Peter,

How are you?

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What about you? Please tell me.

Yours,

Li Hua

六、材料作文

40．某英文网站正在开展以”帮助”为主题的征文活动。假如你是李华，请用英文

写一篇短文投稿，谈谈你帮助别人做过什么，以及这样做的原因。

注意：根据所给提示，完成一篇不少于50词的英语文段写作。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：

learning, volunteer, important, happy, get

提示问题：

•What did you do to help others?

• Why did you help them?

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I like helping others.

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