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北京市西城区 2022—2023 学年度第一学期期末试卷
八年级英语
2023.1
注意事项:
1. 本试卷共12页，共十道大题，57道小题。其中第一大题至第九大题为必做题，满分90分。
第十大题为选做题，满分10分，计入总分，但卷面总分不超过90分。考试时间100分钟。
2. 在试卷和答题卡上准确填写学校、班级、姓名和学号。
3. 试题答案一律填涂或书写在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。
4. 在答题卡上，选择题用2B铅笔作答，其他试题用黑色字迹签字笔作答。
5. 考试结束，请将考试材料一并交回。
听力理解（共20分）
一、听下面四段对话或独白，每段对话或独白后有两道小题，从每题所给的 A、B、C三个选
项中选出最佳选项。每段对话或独白你将听两遍。（共12分，每小题1.5分）
请听一段对话，完成下列小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
1. What is the boy going to do this winter holiday?
A. To meet old friends. B. To go to a winter camp. C. To visit his grandparents.
2. How will he go to Hangzhou?
A. By train. B. By plane. C. By car.
请听一段对话，完成下列小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
3. When does the show start?
A. At 7 am. B. At 8 am. C. At 9 am.
4. How much is a ticket for a family of four?
A. $20. B. $30. C. $40.
请听一段对话，完成下列小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
5. What are the speakers going to do together?
A. To enter a bike race. B. To buy a better bike. C. To get a new coach.
6. What does the girl think of the race?
A. Easy but exciting. B. Difficult but enjoyable. C. Dangerous but popular.
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学科网（北京）股份有限公司请听一段独白，完成下列小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
7. What can people do in the club on weekends?
A. Watch films and tell stories. B. Have dance and piano lessons. C. Play computer games and do
housework.
8. Why did people set up the club?
A. To train young people for different jobs.
B. To help older people learn computer basics.
C. To connect young people with older people.
二、（共8分，每小题2分）
听独白，记录关键信息。本段独白你将听两遍。根据所听到的独白内容和提示词语，将所缺的关键信息填
写在答题卡的相应位置上。
【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
Advice on Beach Safety
◆ read the safety rules
Get safety advice ◆ make sure you can see the people working on the beach
● feel free to ____9____ them about …
◆ keep an eye out for each other
____10____ with a
friend
◆ one person could call for help
◆ raise your arm in the air and wave it
Stay ____11____ ● draw the ____12____ of other people
◆ wait until further aid arrives
知识运用（共20分）
三、单项填空（共10分，每小题1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。
13. Amy is my sister. ______ can sing very well.
A. I B. You C. She D. It
14. I usually start practising playing the piano ______ 8:00 pm.
A. on B. for C. in D. at
15. To win the football match, our team is training ________ than usual.
A. hard B. harder
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学科网（北京）股份有限公司C. hardest D. the hardest
16. Speak ______ in class, and don’t be afraid of making mistakes.
A. confident B. more confident C. confidently D. most confidently
17. Lingling offered ______ Betty to Lao She Teahouse.
A. take B. to take C. taking D. took
18. While I ______ in my room, I heard a loud noise outside.
A. paint B. am painting C. was painting D. will paint
19. —What’s wrong, Eric?
.
—I ______ my left foot yesterday
A. hurt B. was hurting C. hurts D. will hurt
20. —What’s your plan for the coming holiday?
—I ______ the National Stadium.
A. visit B. am going to visit C. visited D. was visiting
21. —Who is knocking on the door? Is it your brother?
—It ______ be him, Mom. He’s still at work.
A. can’t B. can C. must D. mustn’t
22. —Jack, I’m bored. Do you want to do something together this afternoon?
—______
A. I think you can make it. B. We are happy you like it.
C. Don’t forget to take some pictures. D. How about watching a movie with me?
四、完形填空（共10分，每小题1分）
（一）
根据短文内容，从方框中选出恰当的词填写在答题卡的相应位置上。
protect space problem heavily
Our world is facing many problems. One of the biggest is increasing population. Every year, more babies are
born and people also live longer. The growing population means the growing need for ____23____, food and clean
water. People also need better bus and train services. The large population brings another huge ____24____ for
the world: pollution. There is so much traffic on the roads that in some cities the air is ____25____ polluted.
People also produce more rubbish. In many areas, the rivers are seriously polluted and people have to walk a long
way to get clean water. We must work harder to ____26____ our world against pollution.
（二）阅读下面短文，根据短文内容从后面各题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选择最佳
选项。
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学科网（北京）股份有限公司There was a saying about Joe when he was young. His parents said it first, and then the rest of his family said
it. You may think it was a compliment (褒奖). In fact, it meant just the opposite. And they laughed when they said
it, leaving Joe to feel ____27____.
What they said was “Let Joe do it.” For example, if Joe was reaching out to pick up a glass, it would often end
up falling to the floor, and his mother would say, “Oh no, let Joe do it.”
There were other sayings, too. When he played softball with his family and he was in the perfect position (位
置) to make a catch, somebody would call out, “Watch, Joe will drop it,” and sure enough, he did. If he was batting
(击球) and he had an easy ball coming towards him, someone would call out, “Joe will ____28____ it,” and that’s
what he did.
When he got to high school Joe began to discover (发现) things could be ____29____. Some of his friends
decided to form a football team and invited Joe to join them. “No, I’m no good at sports,” he said quickly. “Come
on, we know how good you are at running,” his friends said.
Finally, they practiced together and Joe found he was not much worse than anyone else. In their first match,
Joe ____30____ himself by being the first to score a goal. He became a hero. He found that he could play quite
well.
As Joe grew up, he began to realize (意识到) that the words “Let Joe do it” could mean something different.
That is to learn to hold a ____31____ or learn to become good at softball.
Now, he doesn’t often hear people say “Let Joe do it” anymore. Those few times when he does, however, he is
able to ____32____ to himself, “That’s just part of growing up.”
27. A. happy B. bad C. relaxed D. tired
28. A. miss B. reach C. forget D. lose
29. A. interesting B. difficult C. different D. important
30. A. surprised B. enjoyed C. improved D. taught
31. A. meeting B. book C. card D. glass
32. A. point B. smile C. turn D. cry
阅读理解（共30分）
五、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四个选项中选出最佳
选项。（共22分，每小题2分）
A
Having a hobby (爱好) makes life more meaningful. Four students are talking about their hobbies.
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学科网（北京）股份有限公司Writing is my hobby. I love the way my pen hits the paper. I love the way
the words come together when I write. I often tell stories and write them down. I
want to describe what I see and how I feel. I think it’s the easiest way to
express (表达) myself.
Martin
My hobby is gardening. I began to grow flowers a few years ago. Now I
even start growing fruit and vegetables in the back garden. Growing food can
help me eat more healthily. I can put my homegrown tomatoes in my salad for
dinner.
Lucy
Libraries don’t cost anything to enter. There are lots of books inside just
waiting for me to start reading. Reading helps me improve my understanding of
languages and build my vocabulary. It also helps me experience the world. I
love reading!
Alice
Sudoku (数独) is a kind of exercise to help our brain (大脑) stay healthy.
It is one of the most popular brain training games online. I love playing Sudoku
because it is a fun and relaxing game that can help me exercise my brain and
pass the time.
Dennis
33. Who likes writing?
A. Lucy. B. Martin. C. Alice. D. Dennis.
34. What can help Alice experience the world?
A. Writing. B. Gardening. C. Reading. D. Playing Sudoku.
35. Dennis likes playing Sudoku because ______.
A. it is a fun and relaxing game B. it doesn’t cost anything to play
C. it is the easiest way to express himself D. it can help him connect with his friends
B
It was a sunny weekend. Laura and Amanda were sitting on the beach, ready to take part in the sand sculpture
contest（沙滩雕塑比赛）. The two sisters had been building sandcastles（沙堡）for years. They were really good
at it. People often stopped to enjoy their work.
“I am confident about the sand sculpture contest. Let’s try to come up with a winning idea for today. We should
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学科网（北京）股份有限公司make something really unusual this time. How about a big fish or something like that?” said Laura.
“I think we should make a sandcastle town, like we always do. Look, I collected all these shells（贝壳）for the
walls of the sandcastle town,” Amanda said. She pointed at the shells of all sizes.
“Come on, let’s do something different,” Laura shouted. “Think big!”
“I don’t know,” Amanda said. “I think I will stick to（坚持）the sandcastle plan.” She held a lot of sand in her
hands, trying to make it into a castle corner.
“I’ll just make my own, then.” Laura got angry so she walked a few meters away and then started to make her
own sculpture.
At the end of the day, Laura gave up on her sculpture of a big fish attacking（攻击）a castle. It looked like a
funny house with something silly on it. Laura wanted to make it better but she didn’t have time to improve it.
Amanda had made a small castle decorated（装饰）with a lot of shells. Around it, Amanda managed to build
farmland out of the sand, but she didn’t finish as she had spent most of her time making little shell animals.
Looking around, Laura and Amanda realized that neither of them would win the contest. Laura’s sculpture was
missing Amanda’s skillful touch, and Amanda’s castle was missing Laura’s big ideas.
36. What were the two sisters good at?
A. Making plans. B. Collecting shells. C. Decorating houses. D. Building sandcastles.
37. What did Amanda want to make?
A. A street corner. B. A sandcastle town. C. A funny house. D. A big fish on a castle.
.
38 Why did Laura get angry?
A. Because Laura hoped to make something new but Amanda didn’t want to.
B. Because Laura wanted to give up the contest but Amanda didn’t agree.
C. Because Amanda got help from her art teacher but Laura didn’t.
D. Because Amanda finished her sculpture but Laura didn’t.
39. What can we learn from the story?
A. Practice makes perfect. B. It is never too late to learn.
C. Two heads are better than one. D. Actions speak louder than words.
C
Have you ever thought about what astronauts eat when they’re in space? What would they eat if they had to
travel all the way to Mars (火星) ? A lot of the food astronauts eat is processed (加工过的) because it’s simple to
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学科网（北京）股份有限公司eat and easy to take into space. However, some vitamins (维生素) can break down if the food is stored for a long time.
People may have health problems if they eat processed food every day.
Growing fresh food in space might help astronauts stay healthy. It would also give them more food choices.
Fresh vegetables grown on Earth have many nutrients (营养物质) that processed food do not have. However, we
don’t know if vegetables grown in space are the same. Another worry is making sure that these vegetables don’t have
the bacteria or fungi (细菌或真菌) that could make people sick.
Luckily, we have a plant growth room called Veggie on ISS (the International Space Station). We used Veggie
to find out if it’s possible to grow nutritious and safe food in space.
We used Veggie to grow red lettuce (红生菜) over three years. We compared these (ISS-grown) vegetables to
those grown at the same time on Earth. They were grown under the same conditions as on the ISS. We did research
on the leaves and roots of all the lettuce plants. And we did not find any differences in nutrients between ISS-grown
lettuce and Earth-grown produce. This means that it is possible to grow nutritious and safe food on ISS and astronauts
should be able to eat vegetables grown in Veggie without worrying about getting sick.
Even though our lettuce is safe to eat, we still need to work out two problems. Firstly, there are more bacteria
and fungi on ISS-grown lettuce. The wet environment in Veggie is probably the reason. Secondly, there are some
differences in nutrients between the vegetables we grew in different years. Plants can change with too much or too
little water, but it is hard to water plants in zero gravity (零重力) . Therefore, we need to make sure that growing
environments are consistent in Veggie. Then astronauts can be confident about the nutrients in their food during
their long stay in space.
40. The researchers grew red lettuce in Veggie to ______.
A. decide what kind of food astronauts should eat in space
.
B find out how to keep astronauts safe and healthy in space
C. check if fresh vegetables can be processed safely in space
D. test if it’s possible to grow nutritious and safe food in space
41. What can we learn from the passage?
A. Earth-grown vegetables are safer and have more nutrients.
.
B ISS-grown lettuce of different years has different nutrients.
C. Scientists wanted to understand nutrients in processed food.
D. Fewer bacteria and fungi were found on ISS-grown vegetables.
42. What do the underlined words “are consistent” in the last paragraph probably mean?
A. Stay unchanged. B. Become special. C. Stay comfortable. D. Become enjoyable.
43. The last paragraph suggests that ______.
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B. astronauts need to keep the plant growth room dry and clean
C. researchers didn’t find out what food could be grown in space
D. scientists need to do further research on planting food in space
六、（共8分，每小题2分）
阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。
Traditions are important. They tell us who we are and who we are becoming. Traditions connect us to our history,
present and future. When celebrating them, we feel accepted, comfortable and safe.
When we were young, we all had traditions that were important to us. As we have grown older, we still celebrate
many of them in new places and in different ways. But have you ever thought about creating your own traditions?
It’s a fun practice and can bring you special memories! Here is how you can get started.
First of all, it is OK to try different ideas. Maybe you have got an idea you love, but no one else does. It’s fine
to try something else. Remember that traditions can grow, develop and change over time. When your group size or
interests change, you can change your tradition accordingly (相应地) to make it happen.
It’s a good idea to ask more people to create traditions together. The reason is that people will find a tradition
more meaningful if they start it themselves. And there are many ways to let everyone take part. For example, you can
invite people to help name the tradition or choose a date to celebrate.
Finally, traditions don’t have to be big things. Find something that is important and celebrate it. Pick a favorite
holiday, or season and find something that your friends or family like and do it. You don’t have to start traditions on
holidays, either. Just pick a restaurant to eat at every year on birthdays or go to the same place seasonally. Pick a night
of the week and make it family night. Play a game, watch a movie or take a walk in a park, whatever works for your
family. The most important thing is to find something that is meaningful and that people like.
Remember that the more joyous or fun a tradition is, the more likely your family and friends will want to keep
it. Your traditions are just that—yours.
44. What connects us to our history, present and future?
___________________________
45. Is it OK to try different ideas when creating traditions?
___________________________
46. Why is it a good idea to ask more people to create traditions together?
___________________________
47. What is the passage mainly about?
___________________________
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七、根据句意和音标填写单词。（共4分，每小题1分）
48. Tom is very ________ [breɪv] to tell me the truth.
49. We’re going to the park to ______ /skeɪt/. There’s thick ice on the lake.
50. A strong wind was blowing from the ______ (west).
51. I’ve put your dinner in the oven (烤箱) to keep it ______ [wɔːm].
八、根据中文意思和英文提示词语写出句子。（共6分，每小题2分）
52. 春季是去我家乡游览的最佳时间。(visit my hometown)
___________________________
53. 昨晚九点的时候，我正在看足球赛。(watch a football match)
___________________________
54. 她太小了，不能独自待在家里。(stay at home alone)
___________________________
九、文段表达（10分）
的
55. 请根据中文和英文提示，完成一篇不少于40词 文段写作。请不要写出你的校名和姓名。
假如你是初二学生李华，你的英国朋友Chris来信想要了解中国的春节文化习俗，请你根据下面的提
示问题，给他回信。
提示词语：January or February, wear in red, do cleaning, break, good luck, important
提示问题：● When do you usually celebrate Spring Festival?
● What should and shouldn’t you do during Spring Festival and why?
● What do you think of Spring Festival customs?
Dear Chris,
I’m glad to hear that you are interested in learning about Spring Festival customs. I’m writing to tell you
about some of them.
__________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
十、选做题（共10分，每小题5分）
阅读下面短文，根据短文内容回答问题。
The Woodcutter’s Gift
One night, a strong thunderstorm knocked down the big tree in the town square. After the storm, all the neighbors,
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学科网（北京）股份有限公司who hardly spoke to each other, crowded around the tree.
“That ugly tree is dead,” said the house painter. “Let’s clear it.”
“Don’t clear it,” the woodcutter said, “The beauty of it is not on the outside but on the inside. It could belong
(属于) to everyone.”
“How?”
The woodcutter smiled, “It’s a surprise.”
Neighbors went curious (好奇的). They watched him work every day until the night came.
Finally, he finished.
Everyone crowded outside his house. The woodshed door opened.
“I made a zoo for the children to enjoy,” the woodcutter said proudly. Life-sized wooden animals stood before
them.
“Wow!” the children shouted with excitement. A giraffe, a zebra, a lion, a tiger and a turtle!
Even the painter couldn’t believe his eyes.
“These animals still need a coat of paint,” the woodcutter said.
“Can we paint them?” the children begged (祈求).
“Of course,” he said, “as soon as I get some paint.”
“Wait. We’ll get the paint,” said the neighbors, rushing home. They returned with the paint and paintbrushes.
Everyone crowded in the square to paint the animals. When they finally finished, they talked and laughed in
front of the orange giraffe, the pink turtle and the zebra in yellow and purple.
“I couldn’t have done a better job,” said the woodcutter, smiling.
To celebrate, the townspeople had a big party in the square.
Some days later, some men came to the woodcutter. The curious neighbors crowded outside his house again.
“These gentlemen want to buy the zoo for the museum,” the woodcutter said.
Everyone was quiet. Then a little boy asked sadly, “Does that mean we’ll lose our zoo?”
The woodcutter looked at the crowd. “Look at how our zoo has brought us all together. The zoo belongs here.”
“It’s not for sale. But I will donate(捐赠) one piece.” All the people cheered. “Thank you for your gift. It’s more
than a zoo for us!” They celebrated. They danced.
56. What did the woodcutter bring to the townspeople?
____________________________________________________________________
57. If you were the woodcutter, what would you do with the zoo? And why?
____________________________________________________________________
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