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北京市东直门中学 2022-2023 学年八年级上学期
期中考试英语试题
一、单项选择（共6分，每小题0.5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. Shanghai is a modern city ________ the east of China.
A. in B. on C. off D. to
2. —________ does your father go to work?
.
—He rides his bike He thinks it’s a good way to take exercise.
A. What B. How C. Where D. When
3. It is really hot these days. Why not ________ to the swimming pool this weekend?
A. goes B. go C. going D. to go
4. You can ________ new words in the dictionary when you don’t know their meanings.
A. look up B. look at C. look in D. look like
5. The first question is easy, but the second one is much ________ than the first one.
A. the easiest B. easier C. easiest D. easy
.
6 I think skiing is ______ than running.
A. exciting B. more exciting C. most exciting D. the most exciting
7. —Which is ______ way to travel, by bus, by train or by plane?
—I think it’s by train.
A. comfortable B. more comfortable C. much comfortable D. the most comfortable
8. All the boys in my class like football ________ Tony. He likes volleyball.
A. from B. for C. except D. with
9. Peter ________ with his brother on the phone at 9:00 last night.
.
A talked B. talks C. is talking D. was talking
.
10 My brother ________ his homework on time every day.
A. complete B. completes C. completed D. will complete
11. —Your watch looks very nice!
—Thank you! I ________ it when I was on vacation last week.
A. buy B. buys C. bought D. was buying
12. —In the future, who ________ more heavy work for us?
—Robots.
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二、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。
I forgot the name of the old lady, who was a customer (顾客) on my newspaper route when I was twelve. Yet
she taught me a ____13____ that I shall never forget.
On a winter afternoon, a friend and I were throwing stones onto the roof of the old lady’s house near her
garden. I found a perfectly smooth (光滑的) rock and threw it. The stone was too ____14____, however, so it
slipped (滑) from my hand as I let it go and headed straight for a small window on the lady’s door. At the
____15____ of broken glass, we knew we were in trouble. We ran faster than any of our stones flew off her roof.
I was too ____16____ of getting caught that first night to be concerned about the old lady with the broken
window in winter. However, a few days later, when I was sure that I hadn’t been discovered I started to feel guilty
(内疚的). She still greeted me with a smile each day when I gave her the newspaper, but I was no longer able to act
comfortably when seeing her.
I decided that I would ____17____ my paper delivery (送) money, and in three weeks I had the seven dollars
that I thought would cover the cost of her window. I put the money in an envelope with a ____18____ saying that
I was sorry for breaking her window and hoped that the seven dollars would cover the cost of repairing it.
The next day, I ____19____ the old lady her paper. She thanked me for the paper and gave me a bag of
biscuits she had made herself. I thanked her and ate the biscuits as I continued my route.
After several biscuits, I ____20____ an envelope and pulled it out of the bag. When I opened the envelope, I
was shocked. Inside were the seven dollars and a short note that said, “I’m proud of you.”
13. A. word B. lesson C. subject D. song
14. A. smooth B. hard C. soft D. light
15. A. back B. age C. sound D. turn
16. A. excited B. happy C. sad D. afraid
17. A. count B. find C. save D. spend
18. A. note B. book C. magazine D. poster
19. A. threw B. handed C. offered D. bought
20. A. sounded B. smelled C. felt D. tasted
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学科网（北京）股份有限公司三、阅读理解（共18分）阅读下列短文，根据短文内容，从短文后各题所选的A、B、C、D
四个选项中，选择最佳选项。
How to learn English well.
Well, I don’t know how you all feel, but I
find English really difficult. There are just
so many new words to remember. My
problem is that I can’t remember all the new
words. I’m so worried about it. How can I
improve my English?
Don’t worry, Li Ping. I think it’s very useful
to make word lists for different topics. For
example, you can make lists for fruit,
vegetables and animals. Then you can
review them whenever you have time. The
more you review, the better you will
remember!
I’m learning English and I feel frustrated.
English grammar rules are really confusing.
Sometimes I know all the words in a
sentence but I still can’t understand the
whole sentence. I become nervous when I
speak English, too. What should I do?
Don’t give up, David. As for grammar rules,
I’ve used pictures and tables to help me, for
example with verb tenses. I’ve also tried to
put difficult structures into songs, but I
think the best way to remember grammar
rules is to use them. These methods work
well for me. You can have a try.
21. Li Ping’s problem in English learning is that he ________.
A. can’t remember new words B. can’t understand grammar
C. is nervous when he speaks English D. can’t read new words
22. According to Tina,it’s useful to ________ when we try to remember new words.
A. use pictures B. make word lists C. sing songs D. use new words
23. David thinks that ________ are difficult.
A. new words B. long sentences C. grammar rules D. topics
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学科网（北京）股份有限公司In Ben Elton’s book Gridlock, aliens (外星人) come to our world to learn about people. They look at the
places where we live and work, and how we travel. But they don’t understand cars. They see that every morning
hundreds of millions of people get into big boxes. These boxes take people many kilometers to their workplace.
But often, the big boxes can’t move because there are so many of them. Then, in the evening, the people get into
their boxes and slowly drive home again.
The aliens think this is really strange. Why don’t people travel in the faster boxes they call trains or buses? Or
live near their workplace? Do they like to sit in boxes for hours? Or aren’t they very smart?
The aliens are right. Why don’t we live near our workplace?
It’s often because houses are too expensive in the city. People who lived in the city before have to live outside
it now. But many jobs are in the city center. Cheaper houses in cities are a possible answer to traffic problems.
24. Why do aliens come to the Earth? ________
A. To help with traffic problems. B. To learn about humans’ life.
C. To take over the Earth. D. To fight with humans.
25. The underline words “big boxes” in the first paragraph mean ________.
A. spaceships B. workplace C. houses D. cars
26. Aliens think humans can ________ to avoid traffic problems.
A. build more roads B. create more cars C. take faster trains or busesD. stay longer in car
A Girl Who Loves Animals
When Abbi Hickman was just a little girl, she made friends with many animals. Chickens, cats, dogs, rabbits,
and sometimes goats were just some of the animals she cared for. At the age of nine, Abbi went to the Tracy Animal
Center to adopt (收养) Sheldon, her cat. In the center, she saw that the animals did not have enough food and they
lived in poor conditions. Abbi knew that she must do something to help those animals.
For the last three years, she has held different activities to collect money for the Tracy Animal Center. She has
collected more than＄30,000 resulting in a better home for the animals.
“The center gets the money and pays for the vet (兽医) care and food. It’s nicer and they have more space. It’s
cleaner. It is far better, a hundred percent better,” Abbi says.
To show Abbi has done something excellent to protect animals, she was named the 2015 ASPCA (美国防止虐
待动物协会) Kid of the Year.
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学科网（北京）股份有限公司“I was pretty excited. I’m really happy to receive it,” she says.
,
Offering time and effort to help animals can sometimes be difficult but Abbi hopes to do more. “I just hope
that more people can come and join us. If more people can give money to the program, we can help more animals. I
really hope people are kinder to animals and respect them more,” says Abbi. She is also working on “welcome
home boxes” for the Tracy Animal Center. These boxes of pet supplies (宠物用品) would go home with everyone
adopting a dog or cat at the center.
The advice she has for kids like her is, “Nothing is impossible. You can do anything if you put your mind to it.
Even if it is something small, it can make a huge difference.” Abbi’s work has made the lives of animals better, and
she plans to keep coming up with new ways to help them.
27. What did Abbi do when she was nine years old? ________
A. She adopted a cat. B. She held activities. C. She learned vet care. D. She collected money.
28. Why was Abbi named the 2015 ASPCA Kid of the Year? ________
A. Because she did well at school. B. Because she built the animal center.
C. Because she helped protect animals. D. Because she taught kids how to care for animals.
29. What is the last paragraph mainly about? ________
A. The success Abbi has made. B. The better lives Abbi has had.
C. The advice Abbi gave for kids. D. The new plan Abbi has thought up.
四、阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。
“Fall” and “Autumn”
What season is it in October? If you ask people from UK, they will tell you it’s “autumn”. But if you go to US,
you will find that people use “autumn” or “fall”.
According to Dictionary.com, both words have been around for a long time, but neither of them was first to
describe this season. During this season, crops would become ripe（成熟） and farmers would have a big harvest.
So in Old English, this season was simply called “harvest”.
Then, in the 1600s, more people left their farms and moved to cities. With fewer people farming, the word
“harvest” became less useful. English speakers needed a different name for the season. They knew leaves fell from
trees during the season, so people started calling it “the fall of the leaf”, or “fall” for short.
But at the end of the 1600s, autumn, from the French word “autompne” and the Latin “autumnus”, came to
English. “Fall” as the word for this season disappeared slowly.
At the same time, people in UK were making their first trip to North America. They brought the words “fall”
and “autumn” with them. That’s why today Americans have two names for one season.
30. What do people call the season in October in UK?
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31. Why did people call this season “harvest” in Old English?
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32. When did “harvest” become less useful?
________________________________________
33. What word replaced “harvest”?
________________________________________
34. What’s the passage mainly about?
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五、根据所给中英文提示，写出下列句子。（共8分，每小题2分）
35. 让我们尽可能多地努力说英语吧！
Let’s ________ speak English ________.
36. 不要焦虑。忘记新单词是很正常的。
________. It’s ________ forget new words.
37. 我的家乡因为传统小吃而闻名。
My home town ________ its ________.
38. 我们希望能踢好球，这样我们就会有更多的机会赢比赛。
We ________ play well so that we will ________ to win.
六、文段表达（10分）
39. 请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。
学校的英文公众号正在开展主题为“我与北京传统文化 (traditional culture)” 的征文活动。请你结合自
己的经历，写一篇短文投稿，谈一谈你去了哪里，做了哪些体验北京传统文化的事情，以及你的感受。
提示词语：visit, taste, Beijing Opera, experience, great
提示问题：● Where did you go?
● What did you do there?
●How did you feel?
Beijing is the capital city with a long history and rich culture.
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