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2021-2022 学年北京市房山区八年级下.期中英语试卷
一、单项填空共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. My brother is a tour guide. _________ loves travelling.
A. We B. She C. He D. They
2. I want to be a doctor _________ the future. I would like to help people a lot.
A. to B. at C. on D. in
3. I’d like to go boating with you, _________ I’m too busy today.
A. but B. and C. so D. or
4. —_________do you always keep learning new things?
—Because I want to develop some new skills.
A. Where B. Why C. When D. How
5. —________ I keep the book a little longer?
—Yes, you can.
A. Must B. Need C. Can D. Should
6. Now mobile phones are very popular and they are much ________ than before.
A. cheap B. cheaper C. cheapest D. the cheapest
7. Don’t play games here. The teachers _________ a meeting now.
A. have B. will have C. are having D. had
8. —I called you at eight last night. But there was no answer.
—Oh, I ________ a table tennis game on TV at that time.
A. watch B. will watch C. have watched D. was watching
9. My friend Xiao Ming is in America now and he_________ back next week.
A. will come B. comes C. has come D. came
10. —Hi, Kate. You look tired. What’s the matter?
—I _________ up late last night.
A. will stay B. stay C. am staying D. stayed
11. ——Lucy, is your uncle a teacher?
——Yes,he is.He history for nearly 20 years.
A. teaches B. has taught C. is teaching D. will teach
12. —Do you know _________?
—At 9:00 tomorrow morning.A. when the meeting will begin
B. when will the meeting begin
C. when the meeting began
D. when did the meeting begin
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。
From the time I was a child in New Jersey, I loved spending weekends with my grandparents. I felt
_____13_____ in Granny’s small kitchen. We always had peaceful conversations, and Granny always seemed to
have some wisdom (智慧) with every dish she prepared.
I remember one Saturday morning. I was about 11 years old. After breakfast I asked Granny, “What kind of
_____14_____ are you making today?” “Vegetable beef,” she answered, “and you can help by cutting some
carrots.” As I slowly cut the carrots. I said,“I’ve got to give a _____15_____ next week and I’m scared. I don’t
like standing in front of everybody. What if I forget what I’m going to say? Or what if somebody laughs?” “And
what if you do just fine?” Granny asked. “Have you _____16_____ notes?” “Well, no. That would be a lot of
work.” “Hard work never hurts anyone,” Granny said, “you could try practicing in front of a mirror (镜子). It’s
easy to find how well you are practicing.”
I pushed the pieces of carrots to the side of the cutting board and then complained about schoolwork, friends
and family. Granny took it all in, listening _____17_____ while I talked about so many pieces of grief (伤事) in
my life. “Nancy,” she said, “there’s nothing wrong with a little trouble in your life. Well, you know, a lot of people
don’t make homemade soup these days. They say it’s too much trouble. But I don’t _____18_____ such a little
trouble. It adds flavor (滋味) to my soup—and to my life. My soup will be pretty bland (平淡的) without the
vegetables, and so will my life be if it doesn’t have the little ups and downs.” She smiled and then started washing
the dishes. While I helped Granny clean up, I thought about what she had said. I still had a few days to practice my
report.
That Saturday, Granny gave me food for thought as well as a bowl of her homemade soup. As I
_____19_____ the meal with my grandparents, my problems didn’t seem so big any more. Maybe I could
_____20_____ a little trouble into something as special as Granny’s homemade soup. I would have to work on
them. Granny had said hard work paid off.
13. A. unhappy B. sad C. excited D. relaxed
14. A. soup B. drinks C. cakes D. bread
15. A. lesson B. message C. party D. report
16. A. taken B. found C. prepared D. reviewed17. A. happily B. carefully C. angrily D. proudly
18. A. hate B. find C. mind D. avoid
19. A. left B. enjoyed C. cooked D. bought
20. A. turn B. choose C. develop D. grow
三、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。共26分,每小题6分.
The development of AI (人工智能) is a hot topic these days. AI makes it possible for machines to learn from
experience and perform human-like tasks. But what is the future of AI? Will it be a good thing? Students are talking
about it.
I think AI will be more useful in our future lives. It’s I am worried that people will create
now used in many fields like phones and medicine. No one something that can be better than themselves. In
really knows what will happen if machines become smarter the near future, AI will develop at a high speed.
than humans. However, I’m sure AI will help us solve Humans may be replaced because AI robots will
problems. do lots of human jobs.
Tina Bill
I really think that AI will change the way we work, Think of what’s happening right now. Some
the way we live, and the way we think. Imagine if we robots are used to kill animals under human
could put a CPU (中央处理器) into our brains! Soon we’ll orders. So I think AI will be very dangerous for
be able to improve our math and memory. How exciting! humans. We need to be careful about what we ask
machines to do.
Mary
John
21. Tina thinks _________.
A. AI will help us solve problems
B. AI will change the way we work
C. we need to be careful about AI
D. AI robots will do lots of human jobs
22. Who believes AI will develop at a high speed?
A. Mary. B. Bill.
C. Tina. D. John.
23. John thinks that AI will be _________.
A. dangerous B. useful
C. exciting D. surprising
Just move on! Never give up and you will see your wonderful future.
One day, a young lady was driving along the long straight road with her father. Unluckily, they came upon a
storm（暴风雨）. The young lady was very nervous, and she asked her father, “What should I do?” Her fatheranswered, “Keep driving! Go, go, go.” At the same time, the young lady saw some other cars and buses begin to
park on the side because the storm was getting worse.
The young lady asked her father the same question again and her father told her to keep driving. But the
daughter said, “Dad, I must park the car on the side. Everyone is parking on the side. I am afraid of the storm. It is
terrible out there.” Her father still told her not to give up and asked her not to look back. The young lady had no
choice but driving.
After a few miles, they were on a dry land and the Sun was shining. The father said, “Now, park and get out of
the car.”
“But why now?” the daughter was confused（困惑的）and asked. The father said, “Look back at all the
people that gave up. They are still in the storm. You didn’t give up, so now your storm is over.” The young lady
stopped the car and got out of it. Thinking back what had happened, she felt relaxed and pleased.
It is true that sometimes, in our real life, if we keep going on, our “storm” will soon be over and the “Sun” will
shine upon our face again. When you meet some troubles, you should try your best to keep going on. Just go on and
never give up. What’s more, pay more attention to yourself and do not look at others too much. Sooner or later, you
will get your own goals.
24. How did the young lady feel when they came upon a storm?
A. Excited. B. Happy.
C. Nervous. D. Sad.
25. How many times did the young lady ask her father the question“what should I do”?
A. Once. B. Twice.
C. Three times. D. Four times.
26. What does the writer want to tell us?
A. It is exciting to drive in a storm.
B. It is great to have a clever father.
C. Give up at the right time and look at others.
D. Keep on going and you will see your future.
We can make mistakes at any age. Some mistakes we make are about money. But most mistakes are about
people. One might say, “Did Jerry really care when I broke up (分手) with Helen?” “When I got that great job, did
Jim really feel good about it, as a friend? Or did he envy (妒忌) my luck?” When we look back, doubts (怀疑) like
these can make us feel bad.
Why do we go wrong about our friends? Sometimes what people want to say hides their real meaning. And if
we don’t really listen, we miss the feeling behind the words. If someone tells you “You’re a lucky dog”, is he reallyon your side? If he says, “You are a lucky guy.” That’s being friendly. But if he says “a lucky dog”, there’s a bit of
envy in those words. Maybe he doesn’t see it himself. But he puts you down a little if he brings in the “dog”. What
he may say is that he doesn’t think you deserve (应得) your luck.
“Just think of all the things you have to be thankful for” is another phrase that says one thing and means
another. It could mean that the speaker is trying to get you to see your problem as part of your life as a whole. But
is he? The thought in this phrase is that your problem isn’t important. It’s telling you to think of all the starving (挨
饿的) people in the world when you haven’t got a date for Saturday night.
How can you tell the real meaning behind someone’s words? One way is to take a good look at the person
talking. Do his words fit the way he looks? Does what he says agree with the tone (语气) of voice, his posture (立
场), or the look in his eyes? Stop and think. The minute you spend thinking about the real meaning of what people
say to you may save another mistake. So when you hear someone saying, please try to know what he really means.
Don’t just listen to what he says with your ears but feel the words he uses with your head. In this way you may
make fewer mistakes.
27. The reason why we go wrong about our friends is that _________.
A. we never believe what they say
B. we cannot listen carefully when they talk
C. they sometimes say one thing but mean another
D. they become angry when we know what they really mean
28. When a person is talking, we should try to know _________.
A. his tone, his posture and the look in his eyes
B. his real meaning of what he says
C. his way the person is talking
D. his look when he is talking
29. This passage is mainly about _________.
A. what to do when we listen to others talking
B. how to tell the real meaning behind the words
C. what to do when we know the wrong we will do
D. how to avoid mistakes when talking with people
Are kids getting too much praise（赞扬）? Too much praise may be doing kids more harm than good.
A cover story in Scholastic Instructor magazine asks if kids today are over-praised. He is worried that while
parents are trying to build up kids’ confidence, they are paying little attention to kids’ real goals and achievements
（成就）. In a study, eighth graders in Korea and the United States were asked if they were good at math. Amongthe American students, 39% said they were excellent at math, but just 6% of the Korean eighth graders said they
were good at math. But the fact was rather different. The Korean kids scored far better than the over-confident
American students.
The disadvantage of too much praise is that kids may start to focus on（注意）what they get rather than what
they are learning. His confidence comes from a blind sense of achievement rather than his or her actual abilities, so
when a student fails, the result can be devastating（毁灭性的）. This doesn’t mean we shouldn’t praise our kids or
that teachers shouldn’t try to build up their students’ self-confidence. But self-confidence should be the result of
good grades and real achievements, not empty praise from others.
Last month, Cognitive Daily reported that parents and teachers should be specific rather than general when
they offer praise. For example: General praise is telling a child, “You are smart”. Specific praise would be to say
“you did a good job on reading...” or “you did great on your math test”. Kids who receive general praise about their
abilities probably show “helpless” behavior when they meet with problems with learning, compared with kids who
receive specific praise about their achievement on a task. The reason: a child who knows she’s a smart girl feels
defeated（挫败的）if she has trouble reading a sentence. But a child who has been told she is a good reader is
more likely to have confidence in that specific ability and work a little harder to do with a more difficult book.
30. What can we learn from the passage?
A. The students in the United States are over-praised.
B. Over-confident students may achieve much more.
.
C Kids’ self-confidence should come from teachers’ praise.
D. Parents and teachers should give kids more general praise.
31. The underlined word “specific” in Paragraph 4 means _________.
A. scientific B. careful C. exact D. secret
32. What will kids who is getting general praise do when they face learning problems?
A. Ask others for advice.
B. Probably give up easily.
C. Work them out alone.
D. Work harder than before.
33. What is the writer’s main purpose in writing this passage?
A. To encourage us to give up praising kids.
B. To tell us Korean students are less confident.
C. To explain why kids can get praise from parents.
D. To prove too much praise may be harmful to kids.四、阅读短文,根据短文内容回答问题。
I’d like to share a little story with you about something that happened when I was four. I remember it clearly.
Our loving family dog was nearing the end of his life. My father picked him up and put him in a little bed we had
made for him. Our dog, my friend, whom we had cared for, bit (咬) my father when he tried to help him. How
could he? Why? I couldn’t understand it. I didn’t like him anymore.
I hadn’t thought about that story for a long time, but something that happened last week brought it back to me.
I went to speak with a friend. When I knocked on the door, I met an angry look and a few unkind words. When the
door was slammed (砰地关上) in my face, I stood there shocked(震惊的), and suddenly, I was reminded of my dog
biting my father 20 years ago or so. The same feeling of hurt brought that story back.
Both stories taught me something the next day. You see, when I got up in the morning and was told my dog
had died, it became clear to me that he must have been in great pain. For him to have bitten a family member, he
could not have been himself. Much the same for the other story when I learned that my friend had just lost his job
the day before.
We are all living in our environments, our opinions and feelings. And all of those things can cause you to say
and do things that can’t be understood by those who are not in the same situation with you.
If you meet someone either acting out of character or in a way that doesn’t seem to fit the situation, put out
your hand and be patient when you think it is least possible for him to do so. You may turn around a story that has a
sad ending simply by your actions.
34. How old was the writer when his pet dog was nearing end of his life?
_____________________________________________________
35. Did the dog bite the writer’s father when he tried to help him?
_____________________________________________________
36. What made the writer bring back the story of about 20 years ago?
_____________________________________________________
.
37 Why did the writer’s friend say unkind words?
_____________________________________________________
38. What does the story mainly tell us?
_____________________________________________________
五、文段表达10分. 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。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。
39. 假如你是李华，你收到你的朋友Tom发来的邮件，询问你最喜欢的中国传统节日。请用英语写一封电子邮件，告诉他最喜欢的中国传统节日，节日里你通常都做些什么，以及你喜欢这个节日的原因。
提示词语：get together, enjoy, share, relax
提示问题：
• What’s your favorite Chinese traditional festival?
• What do you usually do during the festival?
• Why do you like it?
Dear Tom,
.
I’m writing to tell you something about my favorite Chinese traditional festival
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________________________________________________________________ What is your favorite festival?
Best wishes to you.
Yours,
Li Hua
的
40. 飞速发展 互联网给人类未来带来了无限可能。某英文网站正在开展以“My Future School
Life”为主题的征文比赛。假如你是李华，请用英语写一篇短文投稿，介绍你心目中的未来学校是什么样子，
学生上课的方式会有哪些改变，放学后学生会有怎样的活动。
,
提示词语：robot Internet, learn, do sports, interesting
提示问题：●What will the school be like?
●How will students study?
●What can students do after school?
My Future School Life
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