《北京一零一中學2020學年八年級英語下學期期中試題 人教新目標版》

1、北京一零一中學2020學年八年級英語下學期期中試題 本試卷共滿分120分，考試時間100分鐘。聽力理解（共30分）一、聽后選擇（共12分，每小題1.5分）聽對話，根據(jù)對話的內(nèi)容，從下面各題所給的a、b、c三個選項中選擇最佳選項。每段對話你將聽兩遍。請聽一段對話，完成第1至第2小題。1. why didnt kate answer the phone?a. because she was sleeping. b. because she left her phone at home.c. because she didnt hear it.2. what was she doing when t

2、he competition started?a. she left her house.b. she was answering the phone.c. she was on her way to school.請聽一段對話，完成第3至第4小題。3. what did jenny do to help the girl who had a nosebleed?a. she washed the cut and put a bandage on it. b. she took her temperature and took her to the hospital. c. she told

3、her to put her head down and pressed the side of the nose. 4. how many people asked jenny for help?a. 2. b. 3. c. 4.請聽一段對話，完成第5至第6小題。5. what are the speakers mainly talking about?a. different reading skills. b. some benefits of reading.c. the mans reading habits.6. what does the man think of reading

4、?a. he believes it is enjoyable.b. he finds it a little difficult.c. he thinks it takes too much time.請聽一段對話，完成第7至第8小題。7. whats the girls trouble?a. her parents always ask her to work hard before exams.b. she spends too much time playing computer games.c. she cant sleep well at night after she finis

5、hes her homework.8. what can we know from the conversation?a. she doesnt want her parents to read her blogs at all.b. her parents are very strict with her in her study.c. she doesnt agree to share feelings with others on blogs.二、聽后回答（共8分，每小題2分）聽對話，根據(jù)對話內(nèi)容筆頭回答問題。每段對話你將聽兩遍。請聽一段對話，完成第9小題。9. what does na

6、ncys parents give her?_請聽一段對話，完成第10小題 10. what should peter do after he finishes his homework?_請聽一段對話，完成第11小題。11. when will john and susan meet? _請聽一段對話，完成第12小題。12. how does emily feel? _三、聽短文，記錄關(guān)鍵信息（共10分，每小題2分）請聽一段短文，根據(jù)所聽到的短文內(nèi)容和提示信息，將所缺的關(guān)鍵信息填寫在答題卡的相應位置上。短文你將聽兩遍。several things you need to know befor

7、e the listening 13 .stepswhat to dofirst,before the teachers 14 out the papers, you should put all the things on the desks.second,when the teachers put the paper on your desk, make sure you have all the 15 and write your names.while listening,you should take notes, not everything but the 16 ideas.in

8、 the end,you will have 17 2 minutes to finish. as soon as the teachers ask you to stop, you must put down your pens and wait.四、單項填空（共10分，每小題1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。18. you could play with the sad girl and cheer _ up.a. himb. herc. themd. you19. _april 26, 2020, aron found himself in a

9、 very dangerous situation when climbing.a. onb. in c. atd. to20. we should help our parents do housework as much as we can because they are just as _as we are.a. more tired b. most tiredc. tiredd. the most tired21. i worked in an old peoples home last summer.oh, what did they ask you_ out with?a. he

10、lpb. to helpc. helpingd. helped 22. i cant get on well with my brother.well, you _sit down and communicate with him.a. need b. wouldc. shouldd. will23. i _ you a copy of the report when i finish it. a. send b. sentc. has sentd. will send24. mr. white _ a toothache and needed to see a doctor.a. hadb.

11、 hasc. haved. is having25. what were you doing at 4:00pm yesterday afternoon?i _ the classroom. a. cleanedb. will cleanc. was cleaningd. clean26.our class is trying to _ some ideas to help old people because they are lonely. a. take afterb. look throughc. put up d. come up with27. excuse me, could y

12、ou please help me do the dishes? _. a. no problem b. yes, i do c. its a good idead. not at all五、完形填空（共10分，每小題1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，選擇最佳答案。the journey my daughter cathy has had with her swimming is as long as it is beautiful.cathy suffered some terrible 28 in her early childhood. a

13、fter years of treatment, she finally became healthy.two years ago, while cathy was watching the olympics, a dream came into her sweet little headto be a swimmer. last summer, she wanted to 29 our local swimming team. she practiced hard and finally 30 it. the team practice, however, was a hard start.

14、 she coughed and choked and could hardly pull through her first few weeks. hearing her coughing seriously one night, i decided to 31 her from it all. but cathy woke me up early next morning, wearing her swimsuit ready to go! i told her she shouldnt swim after a whole nights coughing, but she refused

15、 to 32 and insisted she go .from that day on, cathy kept swimming and didnt 33 a single practice. she always tried her best to be the best. my ten-year-old was growing and changing right before my eyes, into this determined human being. there were moments of sadness ofcourse: often she would be the

16、last swimmer in the race. it was difficult for cathy to accept that she wasnt a 34 ever. but that didnt stop her from trying.then came the final awards ceremony(頒獎典禮) at the end of the year. cathy didnt expect any award but was still there to cheer for her friends. as the ceremony was nearing the en

17、d, i suddenly heard the head coach announcing, “the highest honor goes to cathy!” looking around, he continued, “cathy has inspired us with her 35 and warmth. 36 skills and talents bring great success, the most valuable asset(財富)one can hold is the heart.”it was the greatest 37 of my daughters life.

18、 with all she had been through in her ten years, this was the hour of true success.28. a. failureb. pressurec. illnessd. danger29. a. improveb. trainc. contactd. join30. a. broke b. madec. controlledd. found31. a. fireb. tellc. hided. pull 32. a. give upb. put offc. take offd. show up33. a. wasteb.

19、dropc. missd. start34. a. beginnerb. winnerc. partnerd. learner35. a. spiritb. satisfactionc. relationd. decision36. a. sinceb. althoughc. onced. because37. a. changeb. trainingc. momentd. development 閱讀理解（共50分）六、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。（共30分，每小題2分）ajim, i cant meet you at 6:00 p.

20、m. this evening because i wont finish work until 5:45. what about 6:30? is it ok with you? id love to have a game of tennis. tomhi, cary, im sorry but i cant go to music city for the concert with you tomorrow though i love pop music so much. i usually have a late meeting on thursday evening. lets ma

21、ke it some other time. tomtom is a very popular young man. he has many friends. he has got four invitations. here are his replies.dear kate,thank you so much for inviting me! i cant dance very well, but id love to go to the dance with you. ill pick you up at 6:30 on sunday evening. tomdear susan, il

22、l be free and i can come to your birthday party on august 5, saturday evening. see you then. tom38. from the replies, we learn that jim likes _.a. going to parties b. listening to pop musicc. dancing with tomd. playing tennis 39. tom will go to the dance with_.a. kateb. susanc. jimd. cary40. tom wil

23、l go to susans birthday party _.a. on saturday eveningb. this eveningc. on thursday eveningd. on sunday eveningbwhen i was seven years old, my family made me an ant farm. first, we put clean sand in a thin glass box. then we waited for the ants to arrive.after the ants were in the glass farm, they s

24、tarted to make tunnels (地道). i was amazed that each one knew exactly what to do. each had its own job. on the fifth day a tragedy (悲劇) happened. i put my face so close to the glass farm that i knocked it over. all the tunnels fell down. although the ants remained alive after their earthquake, one by

25、 one they began to die. i was scared as i watched them give up building their tunnels to carry the bodies to a corner of the farm.my mother said that the ants were dying of sadness. they simply could not stand that their tunnels were gone.although much time has passed, i still think of that ant farm

26、. mom had hoped it would teach me about the natural world, but it taught me much more. over the years, i came to realize the importance of teamwork. working together, the ants were able to make an amazing world for themselves. i also learned that they should be admired for their hard work.but there

27、was an even larger lesson that i did not realize until recently: adversity (逆境) is a natural part of life, and must be accepted. unlike the ants, we cannot give up when we are sad. we have to realize that if a tunnel is gone, we must build another.giving up, i say, is not a good choice.41. what did

28、the writers family do for him when he was seven?a. they made an ant farm.b. they bought a few ants.c. they caught a lot of ants. d. they found an ant city.42. what happened on the fifth day?a. the earthquake happened. b. the writer put his face on the ground.c. the writer knocked the ant farm over.

29、d. the ants started to make tunnels.43. what did the writer come to realize a few years later?a. working together is useless. b. teamwork is important.c. adversity cant be accepted. d. working alone is amazing.44. finally, the writer thinks that the ants died because _.a. they worked hardb. the writ

30、er made a mistakec. the tunnel was goned. they gave up when they met difficultiesc“we havent found anything that we cant recycle!”cigarette ends are everywherelittering our streets and beachesand for decades theyve been thought of as “unrecyclable”. but a new jersey based company, called terracycle,

31、 has taken on the challenge, and has come up with a way to recycle millions of cigarette ends and turn them into industrial plastic products. its aim is to recycle things that people normally consider impossible to reuse.obviously it would be even better for the environment if everyone just stopped

32、smoking, but the statistics show that although there has been an increase in anti-smoking ads and messaging, between 2000 and 2020, global sales of cigarettes increased by 8 percent, and a whole lot of those cigarette ends are ending up as garbage. since most of our litter finally ends up in waterwa

33、ys, cigarette ends can surely pollute the surrounding environment. “it only takes a single cigarette end to pollute a liter of water,” terracycle founder, tom szaky, said. “animals can also mistake littered cigarette ends for food.”so how do you go about turning all those poisonous ends into somethi

34、ng useful? terracycle does this by first breaking them down into separate parts. they mix the remaining materials, such as the tobacco and the paper, with other kinds of rubbish, and use it on non-agricultural land, such as golf courses. the filters (過濾嘴) are a little harder. to recycle these, terra

35、cycle first makes them clean and cuts them into small pieces, and then combines them with other recycled materials, making them into liquid for industrial plastic products. theyre now also expanding their recycling offerings to the rest of the 80 percent of household waste that currently cant be rec

36、ycled, such as chocolate packaging, pens, and mobile phones. the goal is to use the latest research to find a way to stop so muchwaste ending up in landfill (垃圾填埋), and then get companies to provide money for the process. and so far, its working. “we havent found anything that we cant recycle,” comm

37、unications director of terracycle, albe zakes, said. “but with the amount and variety of packaging and litter in the world, we are always looking for new waste materials to deal with.” 45. what does terracycle want to do? a. search for recyclable materials for use.b. deal with as many cigarette ends

38、 as possible.c. produce new kinds of industrial plastic products.d. recycle what used to be considered unrecyclable.46. the underlined word “garbage” in paragraph 2 probably means _. a. rubbishb. medicine c. snack d. treasure47. what does paragraph 3 mainly talk about?a. how to use cigarette ends ef

39、fectively.b. how to recycle cigarette ends.c. how hard recycling cigarette ends is. d. why to break down cigarette ends.48. what albe said in the last paragraph suggests that _. a. there is more and more waste to be recycledb. it is difficult for terracycle to recycle everything c. terracycle is try

40、ing to meet the challenge of new wasted. terracycle has successfully recycled a large amount of wastedin todays households where both parents go to work and kids have busy schedules with school homework and many afternoon activities, finding time for a gathering at the table seems all but impossible

41、. yet, studies have shown time and again that eating together has lots of benefits for family members, especially children.according to reports issued by the national center on addiction and substance abuse at columbia university (casa), children who eat more with their family are at lower risk of d

42、eveloping poor eating habits, weight problems or alcohol dependencies. they tend to perform better academically than those who frequently eat alone. family meals came into american life in the mid-20th century. in the 60s and 70s, social, economic and technological changes quickly dissolved the shor

43、t-lived way of family meals. restaurant visits, take-out and tv dinners have since become normal.there are indicators, however, that the old customs are coming back. according to the latest casa reports, 59% of surveyed families said they ate diner together at least five times a week, a significant

44、increase from 47% in 1998. whatever drives this trend, it is a development that should be welcomed.eating together as a family is not just about food and nutrition. it is about teaching them how to become members of their society and culture. food has become so easily and cheaply available that we n

45、o longer appreciate its significance. we have to rediscover its importance and its value. sharing a meal with loved ones should be considered a special event, which can almost take on the form of a ceremony, as it was practiced by our ancestors for whom finding food was a constant struggle.of course

46、, there is no guarantee that the simple act of eating at home surrounded by family may make children more virtuous or socially more responsible. but it can lay the groundwork for a lot of things that point them in the right direction.49. what does the underlined sentence suggest? a. dining at home w

47、ould enjoy great popularity. b. the society was to develop at a fast speed. c. this practice of family meals started to change. d. americans would attach importance to take-out.50. what is the writers attitude towards eating together as a family?a. against.b. encouraging.c. neither against nor encou

48、raging.d. uninterested. 51. from the passage we learn our ancestors possibly _. a. valued the education of childrenb. liked struggling with each other c. appreciated the importance of foodd. cared much about food nutrition52. which of the following can be the best title for the passage? a. family di

49、nners benefit kidsb. good eating habits matter c. meals take on new meaningsd. old customs are coming back七、閱讀短文，根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的五個選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。每個選項只能用一次。（共10分，每小題2分）life is like a journey. on the way, we have happiness and sadness. 53. its not difficult for anyone around you to tell his regrets. wh

50、en we get older, we look back and wish that we had made better choices. how can we avoid future regrets?make better plansif you start to do something, youd better make a plan before doing it. the earlier, the better. you will know what comes first and what comes last. 54 . if changes happen, you can

51、 have more time to deal with them.live a more active lifeyou can go around more often. more outdoor activities can keep you relaxed and active. you also need to be kind. “thank you” can bring a smile to someones face. 55 .find the right frienda friend may make your life and he or she can break your

52、life as well. so you need to think twice when you choose a friend. good friends will always make your ideas better. 56 . that little help may get you good results.never fear failureeverybody fails. even the greatest person failed. 57 . we must take failure as a chance to learn and improve ourselves.

53、life is good. we dont have to live in our past, but we do hope that we can plan better, live better, and work better when we have the chance to do so.a. we should not fear failure, because failure is not the end of the roadb. learn to say “sorry” and dont be angry with othersc. sometimes it is also

54、full of regretsd. youll also know what you should do and what you shouldnt do e. when you get into trouble, ask others for help八、閱讀短文，根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容回答問題。（共10分，每小題2分） in november of 1995, leslie was working for the department of social services to help foster children in north carolina. her job is to take children out of dangerous home situations and place them in foster homes (寄養(yǎng)家庭). during her first task, leslie saw most of the children carrying their things in plastic bags. they didnt have suitcases (手提箱) for their clothes. wanting to help these children, leslie asked her mother