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北京 101 中学 2019-2020 学年上学期初中八年级期中考试英语试卷
听后选择
听对话或独白，根据对话或独白的内容，从下面各题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选择最佳选
项。每段对话或独白你将听两遍。
听下面一段对话，回答第1到第2小题。
1.Where are the speakers going to visit tomorrow?
A.The Science Museum.B.The Palace Museum. C.The History Museum.
2.When will the speakers meet tomorrow?
A.At seven. B.At eight. C.At nine.
听下面一段对话，回答第3到第4小题。
3.Whom did Tina go to Beijing for vacation with?
A.Her parents. B.Her friends. C.Robert.
4.How did Robert feel under the waterfalls?
A.Bored. B.Good. C.Quiet.
听下面一段对话，回答第5到第6小题。
5.What does Mary think of the film Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom?
A.Terrible. B.Successful. C.Boring.
6.What does the girl want Tom to do when he comes home?
A.Call her back. B.See the film later. C.Take a message for her.
听下面一段对话，回答第7到第8小题。
7.How is Tom different from Jason?
A.He is more outgoing and popular. B.He is stronger. C.He is quieter.
8.What do they always do together?
A.They always sing together. B.They always go for vacation together.
C.They always play computer games together.
听短文，记录关键信息
请听一段短文，根据所听到的内容和提示信息，将所缺的关键信息填写在相应位置上，每空
一词。短文你将听两遍。
The Reasons Why Hiking Is Popular
General reason It's healthy and _____9_____.Reason 1 Hiking is very good _____10_____ which can improve people's _____11_____.
Reason 2 Hiking is easy and _____12_____.
Reason 3 Hiking is the _____13_______ way to get away from their everyday life.
听后转述
14.请听一段独白，根据所听到的内容和上面的表格，将转述内容写在相应的位置上。
Most people enjoy hiking, because ________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________
单项填空
从下面各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
1. My mother is a teacher. She loves students very much.
A. her B. his C. my D. your
2. The answers ________ my questions about doing sports are very different.
A. of B. for C. on D. to
.
3. The Chinese Character Dictation Contest is ________ educational program Many students love it.
A. the B. a C. an D. /
4. Mom often tells me ________ computer games too much.
A. not to play B. not play C. not playing D. to play
5. Although they felt tired, ________ they still went on working.
A. and B. but C. / D. so
6. — _________ do they play football?
— Every day.
A. How soon B. How much C. How many D. How often
7. Which subject is _____ , physics or chemistry?
A. interesting B. most interesting
C. more interesting D. the most interesting
8. －What are you doing now, Kate?
－I _________ an email to my friend.
A. write B. wrote C. have written D. am writing
9. Nanjing is one of _______ capital ______ in China.
A. older; city B. the oldest; cities C. oldest; cities D. the older; city10. Where ________ you ________ yesterday?
A. do,go B. did,go C. did,went D. was,go
完形填空
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。
A
Should friends be the same or different? Let's read about what Huang Lei thinks.
It's not necessary to be the same.My best friend Larry is quite ____11____ me.He is taller and more outgoing
than me.We both like ____12____, but he plays tennis better, so he always wins.However, Larry often helps to
____13____ the best in me.So I'm getting better at tennis.Larry is much less hard working, ____14____.I always
get better grades than he does, so maybe I should help him more.
11. A. similar to B. different from C. pleased with D. same with
12. A. music B. movies C. reading D. sports
13. A. keep up B. bring out C. take off D. pick up
14. A. too B. either C. though D. instead
B
The Pecan (山核桃) Thief
When I was six years old, I was visiting my grandfather's farm in Kansas.Grandpa had sent me into the woods
to gather pecans for us to enjoy later.
Pecan picking was really ____15____ work and my little basket was only half full.I wasn't about to
____16____ Grandpa down.Just then something caught my eye.A large brown squirrel was a few feet away.I
watched as he picked up a pecan, hurried to a tree and____17____ in a large hole in the trunk.A moment later the
squirrel jumped out and climbed down to the ground to pick up another nut.Once again, he took the pecan back to
his hiding place.
The hiding place was not so secret anymore, I thought.I rushed over to the tree and looked into the hole.It was
____18____ with pecans! Golden pecans were right there for taking.This was my ____19____.Handful by
handful, I scooped all of those pecans into my basket.Now it was full! I was so ____20____ of myself.I couldn't
wait to show Grandpa all the pecans.So I ran back and shouted, “Look at all the pecans!” He looked into the basket
and said, “Well, well, how did you find so many?” I told him how I'd ____21____ the squirrel and taken the
pecans from his hiding place.
Grandpa congratulated me on how smart I'd been in watching the squirrel and his habits.Then he did
something that ____22____ me.He handed the basket back to me and put his arm gently around my shoulders andsaid.“But a good man should never take advantage of someone else's hard work.”
Suddenly I felt a bit sorry.There was only one thing I could do.I carried the basket back to the tree and poured
all the nuts into the hole.
15. A. hard B. dirty C. light D. easy
16. A. let B. settle C. have D. keep
17. A. joined B. lived C. discovered D. disappeared
18. A. covered B. filled C. rebuilt D. repaired
19. A. turn B. choice C. chance D. achievement
20. A. afraid B. ashamed C. careful D. proud
21. A. driven B. followed C. protected D. caught
22. A. hurt B. satisfied C. surprised D. pleased
阅读理解
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。
A
Some girls are talking about their best friends.
Lily, England Lucy, Canada
Mary, a girl from America, is the most My best friend is Ana.We spent a lot of time
confident girl that I have ever met.She looks together until we were 12 years old in
confident, but I don't have enough confidence Canada.Then I moved to America with my
and I am quite shy.We have very different family.When I went to college in New York, I
personalities.This is why we are such good saw Ana in my class.We were very glad to
friends. study together again.
Yamato, Japan
Betty, Australia
I love to spend time with Dick.We share the
My best friend is Fanny.She is friendly and
same sense of humor.We like telling jokes and
helpful.Once I got sick with flu, she came to
enjoy talking about the funny things we did
take care of me.She is also very bright.But
when we were children.
sometimes she gets angry, she usually shouts at
me for my being late.
23. Mary is from ________.
A. America B. Canada C. Australia D. Japan
24. ________ moved to America when she was 12 years old.
A. Lily B. Lucy C. Betty D. Yamato
25. Yamato and Dick both ___________.
A. often study together B. take care of FancyC. like telling jokes D. look confident
B
My mother only had one eye.I never wanted her to show up at my school.
One day during elementary school, I was terribly ill.My mother came.
“Your mom only has one eye!” yelled some of my classmates.I wished my mother would have just
disappeared.
“If you embarrass (使......尴尬) me, why don't you just die?” I shouted at her, taking no notice of the sad look
on her face.My mother just handed me some medicine and left without saying anything.
At that time, I didn't think I had hurt her feelings very much.That night I saw my mom crying in her
room.Even so, I hated her tears from one eye.I made a decision：I must study hard and leave my mother.
Years later my dream came true.I was quite successful.I never thought of going back to see my “ugly” mother
until one day I got a letter.
,
“My son I'm sorry I only have one eye.When you were little, you got into an accident and lost your
eye.As a mom, I couldn't stand watching you live with only one eye, so I gave you mine.I was never angry with
you and I never regretted it because I love you.
I cried out aloud.Only then did I realize how beautiful my mother was!
26. Why didn't the writer want his mom to show up at his school?
A. Because he thought she was ugly. B. Because his mom had a terrible illness.
C. Because his mom couldn't see anything. D. Because his classmates didn't like her.
27. The writer's mom lost one eye because __________.
A. she had a serious car accident B. she used it to save her son's sight
C. she was born with only one eye D. she cried too much
28. What can we infer from the passage?
A. The writer doesn't like his mother now.
B. The mother was very angry with the writer when he shouted at her.
C. The writer lived in the same city as his mother.
D. The writer was very sorry after he knew his mother gave him her eye.
C
Today, people care about their health much more than before and want to get a well-toned body shape, this is
because when we are in good shape, it makes us feel fit and healthy.We feel good about ourselves and feel much
more confident than before.When you want to tone up your body, just workouts will not do.You have to take care of
your overall health by eating proper food, doing the right kind of exercises and keeping yourself happy.The first thing that needs to be done is to reduce the intake(摄入) of calories(卡路里).The calories content (含
量) of each meal should not be higher than 400 calories.Ideally, one is well advised to have six meals in a day.There
should be a gap(间隔) of three hours between each meal.Fresh vegetables, fruits, egg white, fish, chicken breast are
some of the food that can provide you with the right nutrients(养分), at the same time will help you to get in shape.
Many people make the mistake of avoiding strength training when they are trying for weight loss.They think
that strength training will increase their body weight.However, this is not true.Be careful not to over exercise in
order to lose weight fast.Too much of exercise can cause injury to you.
Drinking 8-10 glasses of water can help in reducing fat.If you drink ice cold water, then it will burn out some
extra calories from your body.This is because when you are drinking cold water, your body needs to raise the
temperature of the water up to your body temperature.In this process, almost one calorie of fat gets burned from the
body.Drinking a glass of water before a meal will be helpful in this regard.
You can get a healthy body only if your mind is free from stress.Stress can also lead to other health problems
like high blood pressure, upset stomach, headaches, etc.For all these reasons, special efforts need to be taken to
relax your mind.
29. Many people don't do strength training because_______.
A. they think it can cause injury B. they think it loses weight too fast
C. they think it can help to reduce fat D. they think it makes them put on weight
.
30. From the fourth paragraph we can know_______
A. cold water can help lose weight better than hot water
B. cold water burns out fewer calories than hot water
C. cold water can raise the temperature of your body
D. cold water brings your body some extra calories
31. What does the writer mainly try to tell us?
.
A. How to work out at home B. How to get free from stress.
.
C. How to get a right shape D. How to train strength.
D
Pictures That Don't Last
“YEARS ago when I was at the Grand Canyon, I remember someone coming up to the canyon's edge, taking a
shot with their camera and then walking away, like ‘got it–done', barely even glancing at the magnificent (壮观的)
scene sprawling (展开) in front of them,” Linda Henkel, a scientist at Fairfield University, US told Live Science.
Henkel was surprised by how obsessed (着迷的) people are with taking pictures these days – before dinner,
during friends' birthday parties, on museum tours and so on.You know people just like that, don't you?They keep taking pictures because they think that it helps record the moment, but as Henkel's latest study has
just found out, this obsession may prevent their brains from remembering what actually happened, reported The
Guardian.
In her study, Henkel led a group of college students around a museum and asked them to simply observe 15
objects and to photograph 15 others.The next day the students' memory of the tour was tested, and the results
showed that they were less accurate in recognizing the objects and they remembered fewer details about them if
they photographed them.
“When people rely on technology to remember for them – counting on the camera to record the event and thus
not needing to attend to it fully themselves, it can have a negative effect on how well they remember their
experiences,” Henkel explained.
But there is also an exception: if students zoomed (缩放) in to photograph part of an object, their memory
actually improved, and those who focused the lens (镜头) on a specific area could even recall parts that weren't in
the frame.
So basically, this study is saying that constantly taking pictures can harm your memory.But shouldn't
reviewing pictures we have taken help wake up our memories? This is true, but only if we spend enough time doing
it.
“In order to remember, we have to access（接近）and interact with the photos, rather than just amassing
them,” Henkel told The Telegraph.However, previous research has shown that most people never take the time to
look over their digital pictures simply because there are too many of them and they aren't usually very organized on
their computers.
32. The author mentioned Henkel's trip to the Grand Canyon at the beginning to ______.
A. complain about some tourists' bad habits B. give suggestions on how to enjoy one's tour
C. describe the great view of the Grand Canyon D. point out people's obsession with taking pictures
33. Which of the following statements about Henkel's study is TRUE?
A. Reviewing pictures always helps people bring back memories.
B. Taking pictures in a museum tour helps students recognize objects better.
C. Pictures that focus on the details of objects are likely to improve people's memories.
D. People should spend more time studying real objects than taking pictures of them.
34. The underlined word “amassing” in the last paragraph probably means ______.
A. displaying B. collecting C. introducing D. remembering
35. What is the article mainly about?
A. How pictures remind us of our past.B. Some skills to learn for taking pictures.
C. How to deal with pictures after taking trips.
D. People's obsession with taking pictures and its influence.
阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。
How I Turned to Be Optimistic
I began to grow up that winter night when my parents told me that we might soon be leaving for America.We
were on the bus then.I was crying, and all the people on the bus were turning around to look at me.I remember I
could not bear the thought of never hearing again the radio programs for school children to which I listened every
morning.
I do not remember myself crying for this reason again.In fact, I think I cried very little when I was saying
goodbye to my friends and relatives.When we were leaving I thought about all the places I was going to see—the
strange and magical places I had known only from books and pictures.The country I was leaving was hardly in my
head then.
The four years that followed taught me the importance of optimism, but the idea did not come to me at
once.For the first two years in New York, I was really lost—having to study in three schools as a result of family
moves.I did not quite know what I was or what I should be.Mother remarried, and things became even more
difficult for me.Some time passed before my stepfather and I got used to each other.I was often sad, and saw no end
to “hard times”.
My responsibilities (责任) in the family increased a lot because I knew English better than everyone else at
home.I wrote letters, filled out forms, took my grandparents to the doctor, and even discussed telephone bills with
company representatives (代表).
From my experiences I have learned one important rule: almost all common troubles eventually (逐渐地) go
away! Something good is certain to happen in the end when you do not give up, and just wait a little! I believe that
my life will turn out all right, even though it will not be that easy.
36. Did the writer feel happy when she first knew that her family might soon be leaving for America?
____________________________________________________________________
37. How did the writer get to know America before she went there?
____________________________________________________________________
38. What made the writer feel lost for the first two years in New York?
____________________________________________________________________
39. Why did the writer's responsibilities in the family increase a lot?
____________________________________________________________________40. What does the writer want to tell us from her experiences?
____________________________________________________________________
选词填空，根据句意，选择单词并用其适当形式填空。
realize, attention, expression, environment, difference, avoid
41. Our actions can make a _______________ and lead to a better future.
42. I always leave the house early to ___________ heavy traffic because I think it's impolite to keep others
waiting.
43. Although I could not understand everything the characters said, their body language and___________ on their
faces helped me to get the meaning.
44. There will be fewer trees and the ____________ will be in great danger.
45. I also ____________ I could get the meaning by listening for just the key words.
46. I didn't use to be popular in school, but now I get tons of ______________ everywhere I go.
文段表达
从下面两个题目中任选一题，根据中文和英文提示，完成一篇不少于50词的文段写作。所给
提示词语仅供选用。请不要写出你的校名和姓名。
47. 题目①
健康对于我们来说非常重要，我们有很多方法来保持健康。请写一篇短文倡议健康生活，谈谈你是如
何保持健康的以及健康的意义是什么。
提示词语：do sports, vegetables, fruit, happy, make friends
提示问题：1.What do you usually do to keep healthy?
2.Why is it important to keep healthy?
______________________________________________________________________________
48. 题目②
每个人都有自己喜欢的地方。请介绍一个你最喜欢的地方，如学校、图书馆、博物馆，某个城市或者
一个国家。你在那里可以看到什么、做什么？你为什么喜欢那个地方？
提示词语：favorite, enjoy, knowledge, fun, happy
提示问题：1.What can you see and do there?
2.Why do you like the place?
_________________________________________________________________________________________
