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2020-2021 学年北京大学附中八年级（上）期中英语试卷
一、单项选择（本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）
1. —Helen, long time no see. I’ve heard that ________ went to Wuhan last summer vacation.
—Yes, I had a very great time there.
A. she B. I C. you D. they
2. No news is good news.________ wants to be bothered by endless phone calls.
A. Anyone B. Nobody C. Someone D. None
3. —________ do you get a review of what you learn in class？
—Every weekend. Regular reviews are very important for studies.
A. How often B. How long C. How soon D. How many
4. Why not________some time with your grandparents on holidays? They really need to be cared about and
companioned.
A. take B. cost C. pay D. spend
5. Jason is excellent in sports. He runs ________ in our class.
A. fast B. faster C. the fastest D. more faster
6. If you want to live a healthy life, you’d better eat ________vegetables and ________ junk food.
A. more；much B. many；less C. more；less D. much；little
7. — Where did you go this summer vacation, Peter？
— I ________ to Vietnam with my family.It was an adventurous trip.
A. go B. went C. did D. do
8. —Can you tell me ________?
—She sometimes goes shopping.
A. what does she do on weekends B. what she does on weekends
C. what did she do on weekends D. what she did on weekends
9. This latest style i-watch is________.I can afford it if I save up a week’s pocket money.
A. inexperienced B. inconvenient C. incomplete D. inexpensive
10. What matters most in your mind? Money, ________ or friendship?
A. health B. wealthy C. wealth D. healthy
二、选词填空（本大题共1小题, 每小题6分, 共6分）
I grew to be a tall girl but I tried to be as ordinary as possible. At school, I always chose a seat in the back of
the room, and never ___11___ my hand in class. When I was 16, I went to my new school. And I liked the English
teacher. In my last year in high school, however, we were told that we were going to have a new English teacher,Oliver Bascom.
Oliver Bascom! My girlfriends and I laughed as we ___12___ the short and bald man. The situation was not
funny, because this man would teach us for the whole year.
After we opened the door, there in front of the blackboard, we saw a young and handsome man! What
followed was pandemonium (喧闹) seventeen-year-old girls ___13___ to get to seats in the front of the room. And
I managed to get a front and center desk.
I really wanted to make a good impression on my new teacher, but I usually kept quiet. The day that directions
were given for our first major writing assignment, I arrived late to class. A friend later gave me the guidelines and I
thought I understood them. I worked the whole weekend on the essay and waited ___14___ for Mr. Bascom’s
evaluation.
After three days, he arrived in class holding the corrected papers. “I’ve chosen the ten best essays for class
discussion,” he said.
Twenty minutes later, my ___15___ sank when he got to the last essay, and I didn’t hear my name. “These
are all great essays,” Mr. Bascom continued. “However, I am now going to read you the most successful of all …”
We were all surprised as I was the author of this ___16___ work.
A different girl walked out of the classroom that day. I knew that I had a new set of standards to live up to and
that anything was possible in the future. Finally, I raised my head.
.
11 A. waved B. held C. raised D. shook
12. A. expected B. thought C. described D. imagined
13. A. jumping B. flying C. walking D. reaching
14. A. quietly B. fearfully C. nervously D. proudly
15. A. head B. heart C. hand D. body
16. A. unusual B. unpleasant C. unfair D. unsatisfied
三、阅读理解（本大题共4小题, 每小题6分, 共24分）
Q and A Today：the Internet
We asked two teenagers from the U.S. about what they think of the Internet. Here are their answers.
Question 1：How often do you use the Internet, and what for?
I use it every day. I have a lot of online friends. I have my own blog.
Linda
It's exciting. If we didn't have the Internet, life would be really boring.
,
I use it a lot too. I surf the Internet about twice a day. I have my
Brett own web page. I write about my hobbies and interests on it. And I love
getting mail from other people.Agirlsworld.com! I like it because it gives girls advice on what to do
Linda in different situations, and there's also something interesting to read. I
can find new books every week.
Honestly, I don't know what to say. I have visited so many websites.
Brett
There surely isn't just one website that I would recommend.
Question 3：If you were offered a job in computing, would you take it?
I'm not sure. You can meet lots of people on the web, and there are
Linda cool games, but I'd like to meet real people in my job. So maybe I will
be the manager of a big Internet company.
Sure. If I had the chance, I'd like to work as a web designer. I love
Brett
designing and I like creating my own things.
17. How often does Brett use the Internet?
A. Every day. B. Twice a day. C. Once a week. D. Four times a week.
18. On Agirlsworld.com, girls can ________.
A. make friends B. play games C. send mail D. get advice
19. Linda would like to be ________.
A. a manager B. a teacher C. a web designer D. a computer programmer
“Mom, I’m bored,” said Jason.“There is nothing to do.” “You can clean your room,” said Mom. “That’s not
fun.” It was only the second week of summer vacation. It was still too cold to go to the pool, and Jason was tired of
watching TV. His friends were away on vacation, and even his dog, Riley, was being lazy.
Mom was getting ready to go downtown to the food kitchen to help out. She volunteered serving lunch to
people that weren’t as lucky as Jason. “Why don't you come with me to the food kitchen and help out?” Mom
asked. “I don’t know anything about working at a food kitchen,” said Jason. “You just watch me, and then you will
see how to serve the food,” said Mom.
It was time to go, and Jason was excited to try working in the food kitchen. He watched his Mom put some
turkey and mashed potatoes on a plate. She then passed the plate to the next lady, and she put some green beans and
bread on the plate. “I can do that,” thought Jason. One of the volunteers left early, so Jason took over her spot in the
serving line. He was in charge of （负责） putting salad on the plates. He served twenty— five people that day.
“That was great!” said Jason.
Jason was so excited and really enjoyed his day at the food kitchen. He couldn’t wait to get home and tell his
Dad about how much fun he had. “Jason, that was a nice thing you did today.” “You helped many people who
aren’t as lucky as you to have a hot meal.” Mom said, “I am so proud of you!”Jason went to bed that night thinking about the food kitchen. “I am going to help out again,” he thought. Jason
made some new friends, and he didn’t even know they lived so close to him in town! The best part was how good
Jason felt inside.
20. At first Jason felt bored because ________.
A. his dog was lazy B. no one went to the pool C. he had nothing fun to do D. he had to clean his room
21. Jason was ________ about working in the food kitchen.
A. sorry B. excited C. sad D. relaxed
22. What can we learn from the story?
A. Helping out is fun. B. Seeing is believing.
C. Learning cooking is important. D. Making friends is necessary.
3D printing is becoming more and more popular. We are now able to print things such as clothing, prosthetic
limbs（假肢）, musical instruments and so on. People and businesses are able to create the things they need very
quickly and easily using 3D printers.
But can you imagine printing food？Some scientists are trying to revolutionize （改革） our eating
experience by doing this. They hope that having a 3D printer in the kitchen will become as usual as the microwave
or blender. Scientists say that they are easy to use：you simply have to choose a recipe and put the food “inks” into
the printer. You can also change the instructions to make the food exactly how you want it. This means that it would
be very quick and easy to create delicious meals.
Using 3D printers to create your meals would also be saving the environment. There would be less need for
traditional growing, transporting and packaging as food production would be quicker and easier. Printing food
could also help people who suffer from dysphasia （吞咽障碍症）.They could program the printer to print softer
versions of their favorite foods so that they would not have trouble swallowing them.
However, some people think that the future of 3D-printed food would be a disaster. It could take away many
jobs, including those for growing, transporting and packaging food. Imagine a world where there was no need for
farming or growing crops and the same tastes could be printed from a raw “food ink”. Similarly, traditional cafes
and restaurants might lose business. Also, there are worries about the nutritional value of printed food：is it really
possible to get the nutrients （营养物） we need from food—based inks and gels?
What's more, cooking and eating together with family and friends has long been a traditional and enjoyable
activity. It is hard to imagine a world where the fun of cooking is dead and meals can be done at the touch of a
button.
23. What should we do first if we want to print food?
A. Change the instructions. B. Program the printer.C. Choose a recipe. D. Put food "inks" into the printer.
24. Which could be the advantage of 3D food printing?
A. Saving the environment. B. Giving people nutrients.
C. Helping with traditional farming D. Offering more job chances.
25. Which is the best title of the passage?
A. Why is 3D printing so popular?
B. Will 3D printing be the future of food?
C. 3D food printers in the kitchens.
D. Different opinions on 3D printing.
Are You Right Handed or Left Handed?
Which hand do you use when you write? About 8 to 15 percent of people are left-handed. They often have to
use tools that are designed for right-handed people. So it is difficult for left handers to use most tools. If you are
right-handed, try this experiment: Take a knife with your left hand and try cutting a potato into pieces. Don’t be
surprised if you feel awkward（别扭的）.
In the past, people thought it was strange to use the left hand. Young students looked down upon their left-
handed classmates. Some children were even punished for using their left hands to write. But these days parents
and teachers have accepted that. In almost every school in the world, left-handed students can use their left hands to
write.
What causes people to be left-handed or right- handed? Experts have searched long and hard on this. They
conclude that left-handed people are left handed for the same reason that right-handed people are right handed. One
out of every ten people just is a lef-hander. It’s simply like the color of our eyes—some people have brown eyes,
while some others have black eyes.
However, many researchers think that left-handers and right-handers are different in some aspects. Right-
handers are more talkative and outgoing than left-handers. Many right-handed people understand spoken words
better. For example, after they listen to directions to a supermarket, they can find it easily. Right-handers are good
at organizing people, too. They are also better basketball guards. Just ask Yao Ming.
Research shows that left-handers are creative and artistic. Many famous performers, like Jim Carrey and Paul
McCartney, are left handed, Many left-handers learn better visually（在视觉方面）. In art, both Leonardo da
Vinci and Michelangelo were left-handed. In music, Ludwig van Beethoven was left handed. In science, you find
Newton and Einstein. The left-handed people are also really good at tennis and other single sports.
If you prefer one hand, but you are still good at writing with the other, you are mixed. Research shows mixed-
handers can remember everyday things better than other people. What did you eat for lunch two weeks ago? Ifyou’re mixed-handed, you can probably remember.
26. What is Paragraph 2 mainly about?
A. Causes of being left handed.
B. Encouragement to left-handers.
C. Punishment for using the left hand.
D. Changes in opinions on left-handers.
27. According to the passage, right-handers ________.
.
A learn better visually B. are good organizers
C. are better at single sports D. give clear directions to others
28. From the passage, we can learn that left-handers ________.
A. may be more talkative and outgoing
.
B are ordinary people like right-handers
C. might remember everyday things better
D. no longer need to use right-handed tools
四、任务型阅读
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If you like unusual places you should visit the Hebrides Islands. Not many people live on these islands in the
northwest of Scotland. The land is not good for farming. It’s only good for keeping sheep. The winters are long,
cold, and wet. It’s hard to make a living on the Hebrides, but for a visitor, these islands can be very special.
They’re not for everyone, however. Even summer days are cool and often windy. The water is too cold for
swimming. There are no forests, and there are only a few trees and green fields. Instead of fields, there are just
rocks and small plants. The hills, too, are just piles of rocks. Sometimes the view looks like pictures of the moon.
But there is beauty in this place. From the beach you can often see all the way to the rocky hills. From the hills
you can see far out to other islands and the open ocean. The colors, too, are special. Blue is everywhere. It’s in the
sky and in the ocean. It is in the tiny flowers that grow on the hills. In the spring there is also green in the hills. In
the summer and fall the hills are more purple. Often the air is soft and gray with clouds and rain.
On these islands you can forget about the rest of the world. The evenings are quiet. The restaurants close early,
and there isn’t any nightlife. Visitors stay at a guest house or a Bed and Breakfast. This is the best way to learn
about life on the islands. The islanders are often friendly, and they like to talk.
If you want to meet islanders, you can also try the pubs（酒吧）or even the shops. People are in no hurry
here. They like to chat about the weather or the fishing. There are also some tourist shops, but not many. They sell
the usual tourist things. They also sell some beautiful clothes made of wool from the islands. Do not come to the
Hebrides for shopping. Come to walk in the clean, cool air. Come for the quiet beauty and for the views.29. Are there many people living on the Hebrides Islands?
__________________________________________________
30. What’s the weather like on the Hebrides in the summer?
__________________________________________________
31. Where can you see all the way to the rocky hill?
__________________________________________________
32. How are the islanders on the Hebrides?
__________________________________________________
33. According to the passage, what can we do on the Hebrides?
__________________________________________________
五、完成句子 （本大题共5小题, 每小题2分, 共10分）
34. 上个周末，因为人太多了，我们等火车等了一个多小时。
Last weekend, we ________ ________ the train for over an hour because there were too many people.
35. Jane的生活习惯不好，因为她很少运动而且每天用手机超过两个小时。
Jane doesn’t have good habits because she hardly ever exercises and uses mobile phones for
______________________ ________ two hours a day.
36. 我最好的朋友是Larry, 他能够帮助我激发出自己的所能。
My best friend is Larry. He can help to ________ ________ the best in me.
37. 我觉得最好的电影院是华星影院，因为它离我家最近。
I think the best movie theater is Huaxing Cinema because it’s ________ ________ ________ my home.
38. 他打的是篮球而不是网球。
He plays basketball ________ ________ tennis.
六、书面表达 （本大题共1小题, 共10分）
39. 一位好朋友，胜过万卷书。在学习生活中，你一定遇到了你愿意与之交往的好朋友。某英文报社
以“我的好朋友”为题展开征文活动，请你用英文写篇短文给报社投稿，介绍你最好的朋友是谁，你和好朋
友有什么不同之处，并谈谈你对友谊的看法。注意不要在文章中出现真实始名和班级。
提示词语：more outgoing, as tall as me, patient, cares about
提示问题：
（1）Who is your best friend?
（2）What are the differences between you and your friend?
（3）What do you think of friendship?
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