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东城区 2021—2022 学年度八年级第二学期期末统一检测
第一部分
一、单项填空（每题0.5分，共4分）
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 English teacher Miss Wang is very kind. We all like ________ a lot.
A. him B. her C. you D. them
2. The three Shenzhou-13 astronauts returned to Earth safely ________ April 16, 2022.
A. on B. in C. at D. to
3. Do enough exercise every day, ________ you will be stronger.
A. but B. or C. and D. for
4. The boys in our class trained hard and ________ the football match last Wednesday.
A. win B. won C. have won D. will win
5. —Tony, be quiet, please. Your father ________ an online meeting in the study.
—No problem, Mum.
A. has B. was having C. had D. is having
6. The old man ________ his dog for a walk after dinner every day.
A. has taken B. is taking C. was taking D. takes
7. I ________ great progress since I started middle school.
.
A have made B. will make C. make D. made
8. —Sara, do you know________ the Science Museum?
—Next Monday morning.
A. when we visited B. when did we visit C. when we will visit D. when will we visit
二、完形填空（每题1分，共8分）
从每题给出的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。
Caring for Rio
,
My brother Sam and I wanted a pet. “You are both in school and I am at work all day. Pets like cats and
dogs need lots of attention,” Mum suggested we think of other kinds of pets. We decided on a ____9____.
The next weekend, we saw a small parrot at a pet shop. His name was Rio, and he knew how to talk. When he
said “Hello there,” Sam and I knew Rio was a perfect ____10____ for us.
Mum agreed we could take Rio home if we ____11____ to take good care of him. As soon as we got home,
Mum showed us how to line (铺) the bottom of Rio’s cage with newspaper. “You have to change the paper everyother day,” she told us. “Rio should always have a ____12____ cage. You also have to give him fresh food and
water every day.”
Rio was a very smart bird. We soon taught him to say our names.
Sam and I made a ____13____. We each would care for Rio three days a week, and we would work together
on Sundays. Later I got busy with football practice and visits with friends. Sometimes I ____14____ to change the
newspaper. Sam noticed and began to do my job.
Soon Sam was caring for Rio seven days a week. I thought it was ____15____ until one day Sam and I came
home and Rio said, “Hello, Sam. I love you, Sam.”
“Hey, Rio, what about me?” I asked. I tried to get him to say hello to me, but he just looked at me.
“Maybe he does not like me any more,” I said to Mum.
“Maybe he knows Sam is taking care of him, and you are not,” Mum said. That night I ____16____ changed
clean newspaper for Rio and gave him some food. The very next day I asked Sam if I could care for Rio for the
next three weeks.
9. A. cat B. dog C. bird D. fish
10. A. choice B. prize C. chance D. gift
11. A. started B. expected C. needed D. promised
12. A. strong B. clean C. beautiful D. safe
13. A. plan B. wish C. change D. list
14. A. refused B. forgot C. offered D. decided
15. A. crazy B. impossible C. important D. fine
16. A. easily B. secretly C. carefully D. bravely
三、阅读理解（每题2分，共24分）从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。
A
Sports play a very important role in our lives. Playing sports can make us stronger and healthier. Four students
talk about their favourite sports.
Melissa, runner
I started running about a year ago. At first, I just ran one or two
kilometers, but now I do about 10. My speed is improving too. I’ve
joined a running club in the town centre. I didn’t know any of the
members before, but now most of them are my friends.Arno, rock climber
Two of my best friends suggested I should start rock climbing, so
now the three of us do it together. The mother of one of us takes us
once or twice a month, but I’d like to do it every week. I really love it.
I don’t think I’ll ever get bored of climbing.
David, skateboarder
I go skateboarding most evenings in the park. The park is only ten
minutes’ walk from my home, and I stay there for half an hour or so.
My cousin is there too. He’s a beginner, and I’m teaching him a few
moves. He’s starting to get really good!
Tina, tennis player
I started playing tennis when I was five years old. I really want to
play it well and I have tennis lessons outside school twice a week. I
won several tennis competitions at school and my sports teacher told
me that I was an excellent tennis player.
17. Who has made new friends because of doing sports?
A. Arno. B. David. C. Tina. D. Melissa.
18. Who does David go skateboarding with?
A. His cousin. B. His best friends. C. His mother. D. His sports teacher.
19. How often does Tina have tennis lessons?
A. Once a week. B. Twice a week. C. Once a month. D. Twice a month.
B
Climbing to the top of Britain
Each year thousands of people climb Ben Nevis, the highest mountain in Britain. Because of its northerly
location, the weather can be very cold.
It was February and it was my first big winter climb. Our route (路线) was up the north face of the mountain
to Tower Ridge from the camp. It’s six hundred meters up — probably the longest climb in Britain.
Some of the group members were very experienced. We took all kinds of safety equipment (装备), including
lights, hard hats and clothing. Although the weather was perfect, with no strong winds, there was still a feeling of
nervousness when we set out. Ben Nevis in winter is always difficult to climb.
Soon my legs felt heavy. I had to rest very often because I was the weakest member of the group. The otherssometimes stopped for a break to let me catch up, but as soon as I reached them, they set off again. I promised
myself that in future I would always train correctly before a climb.
After 200 meters, we reached the beginning of Tower Ridge, the route that would take us to the top of Ben
Nevis. It’s only a meter and a half wide and the mountain drops away hundreds of meters on each side. We knew
we had to keep calm and pay attention to every step as we moved slowly along it.
After seven hours of climbing, we reached the top. We could see the island of Skye, 48 kilometers away.
On Ben Nevis, getting back down to the camp can be as difficult as going up. You need to be able to read a
map correctly — a wrong turn could lead to slopes (斜坡) too dangerous to go down in winter. I was glad we had
decided to take it in turns to do that job.
When I was safe at the camp, I felt I really enjoyed the experience. At least I made it to the top.
20. Why did the writer have to rest very often while climbing Ben Nevis?
A. The weather was very cold. B. He stopped to wait for others.
C. He was the weakest of the group. D. His safety equipment was too heavy.
21. What did the group need to do when they got down the mountain?
A. Read a map correctly. B. Catch up other groups.
C. Check their equipment. D. Point out the island of Skye.
22. How did the writer feel when he was back at the camp?
A. Nervous. B. Bored. C. Calm. D. Pleased.
C
Laughing is one of the best things you can do to cheer yourself up. So I actively make a habit to laugh
regularly — and I think you should, too.
Laughter is good for your health. It’s also good for personal development. Laughter can improve sleep,
increase creative thinking, and provide an environment that increases learning as well.
You might think that all this sounds encouraging, but you just don’t have many chances to laugh in your own
life. The good news is that you don’t have to wait for laughter to appear in your life. Here are a few suggestions to
get you started.
Find chances to laugh all through the day.
Think of funny things at some moments during the day. Instead of thinking about your problems, think of a
funny experience, a funny joke, or something funny that you saw in a movie or TV show. Replay it in your mind as
you do housework, wait in line, or other activities that leave your mind free.
Exaggerate (夸张) your laughter.
When someone says something funny, don’t just smile — laugh out loud. Everyone around you will laughmore and that will get you laughing more also. What’s more, the person who shares the funny thing will feel so
happy.
If you are watching a funny show on TV and it makes you laugh, don’t just give a small half-hearted laugh.
Give a loud laughter! It’s just you and the TV.
.
Turn your complaints (抱怨) into funny stories
Instead of complaining about life’s difficulties, make up a funny story about them, and tell them to your
friends.
You’ll laugh twice. Once as you find “the funny” in what has happened to you, and again when you actually
tell it to your friends. And your story will make your friends laugh. So your bad experience has a silver lining —
it is putting a lot more laughter into the world.
Laugh and the world laughs with you.
Not only does laughter improve your health, but you can also use laughter to help others. Don’t keep all the
laughter to yourself. Let everyone have the benefits of laughter. You can use laughter to make everyone around you
feel more cheerful and hopeful, and perhaps improve your experience with them.
23. What’s Paragraph 2 mainly about?
A. The art of laughter. B. The advantages of laughter.
C. The ways to make people laugh more. D. The reasons why laughter is good for health.
24. The expression “a silver lining” in Paragraph 8 probably means ________.
A. something disappointing B. something true
C. something terrible D. something good
25. What can we learn from the passage?
A. Sharing your laughter with friends is meaningful.
B. Do some funny things before thinking of problems.
C. It’s strange to laugh out loud when a person is alone.
D. People always make up funny stories about their complaints.
D
We learn many things at school, but most of us don’t learn how to make the most of the time we have.
However, reaching a school-life balance (平衡) is one of the most important things for students like you to
understand.
As many of you hurriedly do your best to earn (获得) as many volunteer hours or work experience as possible,
do sports and other activities outside the classroom, it’s hard not to let those things impact (影响) your grades.
Let me introduce you to a way I call “Value-Based Time Blocking”. The most important thing is to discoverwhat your core (核心) values are and make sure that your timetable shows that. The key isn’t to spend most of your
time on what you personally value as most important — instead, think how much time you need to spend in each
area of your life to keep a school-life balance.
Here’s an example: let’s say that you need volunteer experience in a field. Try not to start the volunteer work
too quickly without thinking about whether you enjoy the experience or not, think about how often and for how
long you want to be volunteering. You may realize that volunteering a few hours once a week is enough for you to
get the experience you need, and a few hours’ work will not impact your grades. To get started, write down as many
of your personal values onto a piece of paper as you can. Once you have at least 20, underline your top 5. Next,
think about all the things you would like to finish. In comparing what you’d like to do and your top 5 values,
scratch out (划掉) anything that doesn’t go with most of these values. Finally, think about how much time you want
to spend on each task as it connects to your values.
How we use our time is a choice. You don’t have to do all the things, especially not all at once. You can choose
to do only a few things. If you make the decision to try your best and to enjoy the time you spend on them, you can
still get competitive grades and have a satisfying life outside the classroom, but it has to be a choice.
26. According to “Value-Based Time Blocking”, students should ________.
A. do the activities that they would like to do
B. decide how much time to spend in each area of life
C. discover in what area they spend most of their time
D. spend most of their time on what they personally value most
27. What can we learn from the passage?
A. Students are not clear about what their core values are.
B. Students need to find the connection between school and life.
C. Students should spend time on what connects with their values.
D. Students need little volunteer experience when they are at school.
28. What’s the writer’s main purpose in writing this passage?
A. To suggest a way of finding a school-life balance.
.
B To tell the importance of reaching a school-life balance.
C. To explain why students enjoy life outside the classroom.
D. To show how activities outside the classroom impact grades.
第二部分
四、阅读表达（每题2分，共8分）
阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。This great book, The Great Penguin Rescue (救援), is a true story.
On June 23, 2000, a ship called MV Treasure sank (沉没) near Cape Town, South Africa. More than a
thousand tons of oil (原油) went into the ocean. It polluted the natural home of nearly half of the total world
population of African penguins. About 20,000 African penguins were covered with oil and as a result couldn’t swim
or walk properly. It was very possible that they would die. A huge rescue began, and it lasted for twelve weeks. Up
to 1,000 people a day came to help save these birds. The rescue was successful because 45,000 people offered to
give their time and energy, for free, to the project.
The rescue was a success, but it wasn’t easy. First, people had to catch the penguins and took them to a special
rescue centre. When the penguins got there, they stayed in a quiet place for several days so that they could get used
to their new “home”. During this time and the next three months, people had to feed the penguins. It wasn’t easy to
find enough fish to feed 20,000 penguins, and feeding penguins wasn’t easy either: the penguins have very sharp
beaks and many people got wounds (伤口) on their arms from penguin bites.
After that, they had to take the oil off the penguins’ feathers. People tried to wash each penguin and then made
it dry. They did it again and again until there was no more oil on the penguin. It took two people at least an hour
just to clean one penguin. Then they put the penguins in pools to swim every day until their feathers got well
completely. “The Great Penguin Rescue” is the world’s biggest rescue of live animals. It’s a moving story because
so many people took part in the rescue and showed that they really cared about saving wild animals.
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29 How many African penguins were covered with oil?
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30. What were the two problems with feeding the penguins?
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31. How long did it take two people to clean one penguin?
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32. What do you think of the rescue? Why do you think so?
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五、根据汉语意思翻译句子。（每题2分，共6分）
33. 这些花看起来很漂亮。
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34. 我为我弟弟感到骄傲，因为他非常擅长数学。
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35. 爱好能培养你的兴趣，并帮助你学习新的技能。
________________________________________________.六、文段表达（10分）
36. 根据中文和英文提示，完成一篇不少于50词的文段写作。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。
友谊对每个人都很重要。朋友能相互帮助，共同进步；也能相互陪伴，令人身心愉悦。某英文网站正
在开展以“友谊”为主题的征文活动。假如你是李华，请用英语写一篇短文投稿，介绍一下你最好的朋友
是谁，他/她性格如何，谈谈你们之间一件令你难忘的事以及你通过这次经历学到了什么。
提示词语：friendly, encourage, share, help
提示问题：·Who is your best friend? And what is he/she like?
·What’s the most unforgettable experience between you and your friend?
·What have you learned from the experience?
Friendship is important to everyone.
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