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2021-2022 学年北京市昌平区八年级（上）
期末英语试卷
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第I卷（选择题）
一、单选题（本大题共12小题，共6.0分）
1. Mike and Tony are good friends. ________ go to school together every day.
A. We B. They C. He D. You
2. The family usually ride bikes ________ Sunday.
A. on B. in C. at D. by
3. The price of the bus ticket is much ____ than before.
A. cheap B. cheapest C. cheaper D. the cheapest
4. Zhang Li’s English is ________ in our class.
A. good B. better C. best D. the best
5. We have to stay at home ________ it is raining hard outside.
A. but B. and C. because D. or
6. —Hi, Mike! Where is your dad?
—He ________ the flowers in the garden.
.
A will water B. waters C. is watering D. watered
7. He ________ his homework when his mother came home.
A. does B. did C. is doing D. was doing
8. Mary________the piano well. She is often asked to play at the concert.
A. play B. plays C. playing D. played
9. My family went to the Summer Palace and we ________ a great time there.
A. have B. had C. will have D. are having
10. —________ you help me with my English, George?
—Yes, I can.A. Can B. Must C. May D. Should
11. —________ do you play basketball with your friends?
—Twice a week.
A. How often B. How much C. How soon D. How long
12. Most people enjoy ________ letters, but few like to write them.
A. receive B. to receive C. receiving D. receives
二、完形填空（本大题共8小题，共8.0分）
There would be an important exam at the end of this term, and all of my classmates were busy preparing for it.
I went into a local library to find a quiet place for studying. But a girl kept singing behind me while I was reading
my book. I turned around, knocked on her desk ____13____ and gave the girl a dirty look, “Please think about
others in public. I’ve been unable to study because of your terrible singing.” Then the girl stopped singing and it
was quiet again.
I still hate thinking of that moment. Let me tell you the rest of the story.
Two hours later, I found that I ____14____ my most important textbook in the library. What was worse, the
library had already been closed. I almost wanted to cry. Just then, the phone rang. A soft voice ____15____ the
speaker as Jenny and asked if I was Jane. After knowing that I was, she told me that she had noticed my
____16____ in the library. As my phone number was in it, she called and told me she didn’t live far away and
could bring it to me.
I was so thankful and agreed to ____17____ her at the store down the road. You can guess who Jenny was.
She was the girl I had warned about her singing. When I saw her in the store, I was filled with ____18____ and
said sorry for what I had done. But Jenny just ____19____ and told me she was pleased that I had given her a
dirty look in the library!
Can you believe we became best friends? I often think how ____20____ I am. She showed me forgiveness
(原谅) even though she didn’t have to!
13. A. quietly B. patiently C. sadly D. angrily
14. A. forgot B. copied C. broke D. used
15. A. reported B. described C. introduced D. questioned
16. A. book B. schoolbag C. dictionary D. pen
17. A. invite B. meet C. join D. call
18. A. hope B. shame C. surprise D. anger
19. A. cried B. agreed C. smiled D. waited
20. A. forgetful B. successful C. unhappy D. lucky三、阅读理解（本大题共13小题，共26.0分）
A
4 Best Shows for Children of All Ages
Ask the Storybots
The show follows the story of how some friendly, funny robots find
out the answers to kids’ biggest questions, like how night happens or
why we need to brush our teeth. You can buy books about this show.
The books have music videos, songs, and field trips to different places
within the stories.
Channel: Kids’ TV Time: 5:00 pm. Wednesday Ages:9+
Odd Squad
Odd Squad is such a cute and wonderful show. Solve puzzles with
math skills! In season 3, we can follow along with the characters as
they travel around the world. They will solve problems and find out
the truth about some strange things using math skills.
Channel: ABC7 Time: 7:00 pm. Monday Ages:12+
Mythbusters
MYTHBUSTERS is hosted by Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage.
They try to find out the truth behind popular myths by testing crazy
science experiments. Over the past 11 years, the team has tested 946
myths, filmed over 7900 hours. It’s called “the best science show on
television”.
Channel: Science World Time: 10:00 am. Sunday Ages:13—16
Wild Kratts
Join Chris and Martin Kratt in Wild Kratts, a series for children ages
4 to 8! In each story, the Kratt Brothers travel to a different corner of
the world to meet amazing new animals and learn about them. Kratt
Brothers meet many animals in danger and they use their unnatural
abilities to save them!
Channel: PBS Kids Time: 6:00 pm. Saturday Ages: 4—8
21. The show Ask the Storybots is on Channel ________ at 5:00 pm. Wednesday.
A. ABC 7 B. Science World C. Kids’ TV D. PBS Kids
22. From Mythbusters, you can see Jamie and Adam ________.
.
A buy books about this show B. solve math problems
C. test science experiments D. travel around the world
23. If you ’ re interested in animals, you’d better watch ________.
A. Ask the Storybots B. Odd Squad C. Mythbusters D. Wild Kratts
BEddie was filled with excitement, because the mountain bike race was going to start and he had been training
hard for a long time. Perhaps, this year, he would finally win. The waiting people shouted encouragement, and
Eddie’s dad was among them, smiling proudly.
The starter said “Start” and Eddie got away quickly. The road was bumpy (高低不平的) with lots of sudden
turns, but Eddie was ready for them. As he went around the corner, he realized that his friend Riley was the only
rider in front of him.
Eddie tried harder and he reached Riley. Then suddenly he was in the lead. He was going to win!
Eddie could see the finish line at the top of the next hill. Some people were watching the race, they began to
cheer and Eddie heard his father’s voice supporting him.
Moments later, Eddie heard a cry. He looked around and saw Riley lying on the road with his bike on top of
him. Any minute now, the other riders would rush toward him over the hill.
Eddie jumped off his bike and ran to Riley. He looked over his friend carefully and made sure that he was
unhurt, then the boys quickly moved Riley’s bike off the road.
The other riders sped past to the finish line and Eddie heard a cheer go up for the winner.
Slowly, Eddie pushed his bike to the finish line. His eyes watered with disappointment (失望) .
Then, to his surprise, Eddie heard a sound and looked at the waiting people. He saw them cheering for him.
And there was his dad, with the proudest smile of all.
After the bike race, his father said to him, “Well done, my boy! You are the winner in my heart! You have won
people’s respect.”
24. Eddie was excited because he would ________.
A. reach his friend Riley B. have a trip to the hill
C. join the mountain bike race D. train the boys to ride bikes
25. Eddie ________ after he saw his friend lying on the road.
A. sped past to the finish line B. looked over him carefully
C. cheered up for the winner D. rode his bike on the road
26. From the story, we can know that Eddie is ________.
A. polite B. careless C. serious D. helpful
C
Imagine That
People may think daydreaming is bad: If students don’t listen to the teachers carefully in class, they may have
trouble doing homework. If workers think about a football match during the meeting, they may have difficulty in
finishing the job. However, scientists who study the brain have learned many interesting things. In fact, far frombeing a waste of time, some scientists believe that daydreaming is a healthy and useful activity for all of our brains.
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In order to study the brain scientists use special machines to check which parts of the brain are active at
certain times. When a person is daydreaming, the machine will show the activity in the brain called the default
mode (默认模式) of thinking. In the default mode, the top or outside part of the brain is very active. Actually,
several parts of the brain are working together in this mode. Some scientists say in this mode the brain
concentrates on itself but not the environment around the person. No wonder daydreamers usually can’t hear what
others have said. Usually, this happens when a person is doing easy work or boring jobs that don’t need much
attention like walking to school or cooking simple foods. People are more likely to daydream during such activities.
The importance of daydreaming lies in helping both think outside the box and deal with problems in social
life. When the mind is not working on the task at hand, then it is free to wander, just like a man walking slowly
around without any goal. Time of wandering allows the mind to think of something new and different. Some new
and interesting ideas or possible solutions (解决办法) to a problem may come to mind. For example, one may think
of solutions to problems in relationships (关系) with other people. In fact, most daydreams have something to do
with situations with others. Perhaps these are daydreams of memories of the past, or daydreams of what might be in
the future. In both situations daydreams help us improve the skills we can use to communicate with others.
As Marcus Raichle, a doctor who studies the brain from Washington University, explains, “When you don’t
use a muscle (肌肉), that muscle really isn’t doing much. But when your brain is doing nothing and daydreaming,
it’s really doing a lot.” During the so-called “rest mode”, the brain isn’t resting at all!
27. Some scientists believes that daydreaming is ________.
A. a helpful idea in school classes B. a way of avoiding work
C. a possible solution to a problem D. a healthy and useful activity
28. The words “concentrates on” in Paragraph 2 probably mean ________.
A. looks up B. pays attention to C. takes care of D. gets interested in
29. From the passage, we know that daydreaming ________.
A. stops the brain from thinking in the default mode B. happens when doing easy and interesting jobs
C. helps people develop social communicative abilities D. makes the brain do nothing and have a good rest
D
Something happens to many children when they are out of school over the summer months. It is called the
“summer slide.” This may sound like a ride at a water park. But it’s not. Summer slide is that the children can’t
remember much of what they learned during the latest school year. To fight against the effects（影响）of summer
slide, some parents send children to camp or find other activities to keep them learning. As the new school year
begins, most children are soon very busy with new classes and school-related activities. However, experts say keepingchildren busy all the time is not good for them.
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What should parents do instead? Nothing
Lea Waters is a psychologist, who has been working on helping children succeed for over 20 years. Waters says
slowing down actually helps children become the best they can be. “It’s a little bit like, if you have too many programs
running on your computer, your computer starts to slow down. And when you close down those programs, your
computer runs faster. It’s very much like that for a child’s brain.” Machines need to be reset, while kids need to goof
off. “What I mean by goofing off is really allowing kids to have some downtime. They don’t need to do a specific
task. They can do something that they choose to do like shooting baskets, or doing a creative project, cooking. It’s a
project they’re interested in doing that they can do.”
She adds that goofing off does not mean the brain isn’t working. “It uses that time to make a kind of decision
about what information I should keep and put into my memory, what information I do not need and I give up. It’s
also an important network for helping us to remember better, to develop emotional intelligence（情商）and a sense
of identity…”
Lea Waters says she hopes parents will accept the fact that children don’t have to be busy all the time. Children
and adults need time to goof off now and then.
30. In the passage, summer slide means ________.
A. children take a ride at a water park during the summer holiday B. children forget what they learned before
going back to school
C. children keep doing exercise with parents when they’re free D. children reset their computers when they slow
down
31. Goofing off can help children ________.
A. make their computers fast B. learn the new classes slowly
C. improve their important abilities well D. communicate with their parents effectively
32. From the passage, we know that children should ________.
A. do nothing and don’t think anything during the vacationB. keep busy and learn new classes during the summer
vacation
C. do the projects or tasks they like best in their free timeD. do school activities at the beginning of the new
school year
33. The best title of the passage is ________ .
A. What Is “Summer Slide”? B. Making a New Project C. Closing Down the
Program D. “Keeping Busy”or “Goofing Off”?
第II卷（非选择题）四、任务型阅读-多任务混合（本大题共1小题，共10.0分）
World Teachers' Day
Who do you want to thank most? Maybe your parents or other family members. But for some of the most
successful people in the world, their answer is teachers in their childhood.
Bill Gates thanked his high school maths teacher, Fred Wright, saying, "There wouldn't be a Microsoft without
him doing what he did." Fred asked him to push himself just a little bit harder. Maybe that's why Gates sometimes
slept under Fred's desk in the office instead of going home to relax after work.
For some children, teachers are the only positively influential people in their lives. Antwone Fisher, a best-
selling writer, grew up in foster homes. And he didn't have many adults that he could trust. But a primary school
teacher, Mrs Profitt, was the first adult he ever trusted. "She spoke to all of us the same way – with respect. No one
spoke to me that way before. I think that being with her for three years made all the difference," Fisher said.
There are thousands more stories like this, from famous people and ordinary people all across the world. That's
why UNESCO celebrates World Teachers' Day on October 5th every year. UNESCO wants us to remember that
education is a basic human right and every child should have free education. UNESCO hopes to train 69 million
new teachers by 2030 so that everyone can go to school, because, sadly, 264 million children in the world today are
not in school because there aren't enough teachers. Those children are often in places where life is already very
difficult.
So, if you have a teacher, you're one of the lucky ones. One day, you'll probably look back at your life, your
successes, the dreams you've made come true or the difficult things you've solved. The chances are high that you'll
find a teacher's words have helped you achieve these things. Perhaps you already know who that teacher will be.
Why not find them and say thank you on World Teachers' Day?
34. Who did Bill Gates want to thank most?
________________________________________
35. Did Mrs Profitt speak to Fisher with respect?
________________________________________
36. When is World Teachers' Day?
________________________________________
37. Why does UNESCO hope to train 69 million new teachers by 2030?
________________________________________
38. What is the writer's main purpose in writing this passage?
________________________________________
五、书面表达（本大题共2小题，共10.0分）39. 2022年2月，我们即将迎来万众瞩目的“北京冬奥会”。在奥运的赛场上，我们能感受到奥运健
儿顽强拼搏的团队精神。作为中学生，我们也要将这种奥运精神延续到学习生活中。请以“My … Team ”
为题，谈一谈你所参加过的团队或社团，在团队或社团中，你和你的同学都做了什么？有哪些收获？
提示词语：running team, do exercise, healthy, hard-working
提示问题：
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1 What team are you in?
2. What do you do with your teammates?
3. What can you learn in the team?
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40. 某学校公众号正在举办以“Healthy Habits”为题的征文活动。请你向大家介绍你有哪些好的生活习惯
日常生活中你都是如何保持健康的，你如何看待好的生活习惯的。
提示词语：healthy food, exercise, wash hands
提示问题：
1. What good habits do you have?
2. How do you keep healthy in your daily life?
3. What do you think of good habits?
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