八年级英语下学期期中押题卷（北京专用）（原卷版）-A4

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考生须知：
1. 本试卷共10页，共两部分，五道大题，38道小题，满分60分，考试时间90分钟。
2. 在试卷和草稿纸上准确填写姓名、准考证号、考场号和座位号。
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， 请将本试卷、答题卡和草稿纸一并交回。
第一部分
一、单项填空（每题0.5分，共6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．Tree Planting Day is ________ March 12th every year.
A．atB．inC．tD．n
2．She culdn’t help __________ when she heard the bad news.
A．cryB．t cryC．criedD．crying
3．The ice and snw in Harbin are beautiful, s every winter ____________ turists cme here.
A．five millin fB．millins f
C．millin fD．five millins
4．—Tm, why are yu playing cmputer games again?
—I __________ my hmewrk.
A．finishB．finishing
C．finishedD．have finished
5．The music ____________ really nice. I want t listen t it again.
A．hearsB．sundsC．listensD．watches
6．I am s excited _________ ging t Xinjiang this May.
A．intB．inC．frD．abut
7．—We have lived in this city ____________ 1980.
—S yu have lived here ____________ ver 30 years.
A．in; frB．fr; since
C．in; sinceD．since; fr
8．Jasn is gd at running. He ________ run 100 meters in 11 secnds.
A．mustB．shuldC．needD．can
9．—Have yu ever been t Shenzhen ____________?
—Yes. I went there tw weeks ____________. It is a mdern city.
A．yet; befreB．just; ag
C．yet; agD．befre; befre
10．It ____________ a lt in summer in Beijing. It is ften rainy.
A．rainB．rainy
C．is rainingD．rains
11．I knw it’s ____________ t wrk ut the prblem, but I will try ____________ n it.
A．hard; hardlyB．hardly; hard
C．hardly; hardlyD．hard; hard
12．—May I speak t Tm?
—Srry, he ________ America. But he ________ in tw days.
A．has been t; will cme backB．has gne t; will cme back
C．has gne t; came backD．has gne t; came back
二、完形填空（每题1分，共8分）
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。
T Prud t Ride
“D yu want t cme riding with us in the park this Saturday?” Eric asked. He and Dave were great at riding bikes.
“Of curse!” Pete replied. Pete smiled at his friends Eric and Dave, but anther thught crssed his mind. He didn’t even knw hw t ride, but hw culd he tell his friends that?
When he went hme that night, he gt ut his bike. His parents had bught it fr his birthday. When he’d first gtten it, he’d been excited and had tried t 13 . After a day r tw and a scraped knee, he’d given up. His mther smiled nw t see him trying again， but he just gave her an angry lk. It was embarrassing nt t be able t ride a bike!
S Pete 14 his bike acrss the street t the parking lt and tried t ride again. After half an hur f trying, he still culdn’t ride, and his legs hurt. He didn’t knw what he was ging t d.
“It’ll be all right, dear. Yu’ll get it. Just keep trying.” His mther said. But it just made Pete 15 . He felt helpless. Even babies culd ride bikes, right?
The next day at schl, Eric and Dave sat with him at lunch. “Are yu ready fr the big bike trip n Saturday?” Dave asked.
“Oh, that.” Pete said 16 . He had his lunch and didn’t want t say anything. It was hard t swallw(吞咽) his fd, let alne his 17 . Hw culd he say that he culdn’t ride a bike?
“What’s wrng?” Erica asked. “Are yu busy this Saturday?”
“N, it’s just...” Here it ges, Pete thught, “They are ging t laugh at me if I tell them.”
“Yu can’t ride a bike.” Dave said
Pete pened his muth. He almst 18 and said he culd, but he didn’t want t d like that. “N, I can’t.”
“We knw already.” Eric said. “Why d yu think we invited yu? Yu’ve gt the clest bike in schl. We want t see yu ride it. We are ging t help yu learn!”
Pete culdn’t believe what he was hearing. “WOW! That’s great. I thught yu were ging t make fun f me.”
Dave 19 his head. “We are yur friends. Why wuld we d that?”
“I dn’t knw.” Pete shrugged. “I guess I was just t prud.”
That Saturday, Pete finally learned t ride his bike. He als learned a little smething abut friendship and asking fr 20 .
13．A．repairB．planC．learnD．share
14．A．rdeB．kickedC．drewD．walked
15．A．angrierB．happierC．braverD．slwer
16．A．patientlyB．excitedlyC．sadlyD．plitely
17．A．prmiseB．dubtC．cnfidenceD．pride
18．A．liedB．askedC．agreedD．stpped
19．A．nddedB．shkC．hungD．turned
20．A．attentinB．helpC．respectD．infrmatin
三、阅读理解（每题2分，共26分）
（一）
A
信息匹配。下面的材料介绍了四种益智玩具。请根据各小题中的图片，找出相应的描述，并将对应的序号填在相应的位置上。
Chinese peple have already enjyed math games and tys fr thusands f years. Read and chse the right descriptin (描述) fr each picture.
21．
22．
23．
（二）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。
B
Every day, we hear abut peple wh are trying t lse weight. There are s many different diets t chse frm, but which ne is best? What shuld we eat, and what shuldn’t we eat? The answer is simple: we need t eat a healthy diet.
S what is a healthy diet? It’s nt cmplicated (复杂). We just need t eat the right amunt (量) f fd frm each f the five main fd grups.
The first grup is fruit and vegetables. We need t eat at least five prtins (份) f these every day. That might sund like a lt, but it’s nt really-a glass f range juice, a banana and tw vegetables with dinner means yu’ve had yur five prtins.
Next, we need t eat sme starchy (富含淀粉的) fds, like bread, rice r ptates (abut six prtins a day). These fds give us energy.
We als need t eat sme prtein (蛋白质), like meat, fish, eggs r beans. We shuld have abut tw prtins a day.
Then there’s milk and dairy prducts (乳制品). We need abut three prtins f these every day.
Finally, we need t eat nly a small amunt f fds that cntain sugar and fat.
Sme peple think that a healthy diet is a bring diet. This isn’t true! Yu can still eat yur favurite fds, but yu need t eat them in mderatin. Fr example, if yu lve chclate, yu dn’t have t stp eating it cmpletely. Just eat it nce in a while, and make sure yu dn’t eat t much.
It’s imprtant t remember that a healthy diet is nt the same as a diet where yu eat less fd. In fact, eating very little fd is nt gd fr yu. It’s much better t eat a variety f different fds, and t eat regular (有规律的) meals. If yu d this, yu’ll feel full and satisfied, and yu wn’t be tempted (诱惑) t snack n unhealthy fds.
S next time yu’re thinking abut ging n a diet, stp and think. D yu really need t lse weight? Or wuld it be better t just eat a healthy diet?
24．What des the writer think f a healthy diet?
A．It’s nt very cmplicated.B．It’s a bring diet.
C．It means eating less fd.D．It makes us feel less full.
25．What is the meaning f “in mderatin” in Paragraph 8?
A．Avid them cmpletely.
B．Eat them with every meal but in small amunts.
C．Eat them frequently and in large amunts.
D．Only eat them nce in a while and in small amunts.
26．Accrding t the passage, what shuld we d t have a healthy diet?
A．Eat a variety f fds in the right amunt.
B．Never eat fds high in sugar and fat.
C．G n a diet t lse weight.
D．Eat less fd verall.
C
Jhn was a manager in a factry. He enjyed running fr exercise arund the park when he was free.
One Sunday afternn, after running as usual, Jhn decided t g hme and have a rest. Just then, he nticed an ld wman standing by the rad. The ld wman lked arund wrriedly. Jhn went ver and asked what he culd d fr her. After a shrt talk, Jhn came t knw that she frgt her way hme and gt lst. Besides, she was very tired and hungry. Jhn called the ld wman’s sn and then tk her t the nearest restaurant.
In the restaurant, Jhn rdered fd and drink fr the ld wman plitely. While eating, smetimes she carelessly sprinkled（撒）fd and drink n the table and n her cat. Other custmers felt disgusted（厌恶的）at this sight. But Jhn didn’t care abut this. He std up and cleaned the table frm time t time in silence.
It tk the ld wman sme time t finish eating. After that, Jhn paid the bill and they were ready t leave when the ld wman’s sn arrived. He held Jhn’s hands and said, “Thanks t yur help, my mther was treated well.” “Yu’re welcme. She makes me remember my mm wh died years ag. I did what a sn shuld d,” said Jhn. All the custmers arund shwed respect（尊敬）t Jhn. They were tuched by his kindness.
27．Where did Jhn wrk?
A．In a park.B．In a restaurant.
C．In a factry.D．In a schl.
28．What happened t the ld lady?
A．She lst her way back hme.
B．She ran away frm her sn.
C．She disliked the fd at all.
D．She culdn’t finish eating by herself.
29．What was Jhn like?
A．He was kind.B．He was rude.
C．He was angry.D．He was calm.
D
At first sight, it seems t be Dutch painter Jhannes Vermeer’s famus wrk Girl With a Pearl Earring. But lk mre clsely and yu may find smething different abut it. Wearing tw shining earrings, there’s a little inhuman (异常的) shade f red n the girl’s face.
Lk strange? It’s actually an image made by German designer Julian van Dieken using artificial intelligence (AI). Chsen frm 3,482 images created based n the Vermeer masterpiece, the AI-generated (生成) wrk was shwn at the Mauritshuis Museum in the Netherlands.
“One f the mst famus paintings in histry is being replaced by ne f my AI images,” van Dieken wrte n Instagram. He said that the experience was “crazy” and “unreal”.
Hwever, the AI image caused wide discussin. Thugh Mauritshuis press fficer Bris de Munnick said that “it’s a nice picture and it’s a creative way f making it”, many peple questined whether it culd be called art and be shwn in the museum, reprted AFP.
Dutch artist Iris Cmpiet described the image n display as “almst Frankenstein-ish”, AFP nted. She added that “it’s an insult t the wrks f Vermeer and als t any wrking artist. Cming frm a museum, it’s a real slap (掌掴) in the face.”
In fact, this is nt the first time peple have discussed AI’s rle in creativity. But the technlgy has nw becme widely used in daily life and the practice f using AI image generatrs t make art has becme mre cmmn.
As Taylr Michael explained, ne cmmn cncern is whether AI-generated wrks break laws (版权法). “Sme artists have heavily criticized AI tls fr using ptentially (潜在地) cpyrighted wrks t create datasets, withut artists’ agreement,” she wrte.
Meanwhile, the increase f such AI wrks in the market is believed by many t weaken the enthusiasm (热情) f artists wh have spent years building up their creative skills, AFP nted.
30．What d we knw abut the image made by Julian van Dieken?
A．It is a perfect cpy f Vermeer’s famus wrk.
B．It was made by cmbining 3,482 images tgether.
C．It’s the first AI wrk n display in a museum.
D．It has received different reviews frm audiences.
31．What des the underlined wrd “insult” mst prbably mean?
A．prtectinB．disrespect
C．celebratinD．imprvement
32．Accrding t the passage, what can be the influence brught by the develpment f AI-created wrks?
A．It can make traditinal art frms less attractive.
B．It can increase the value f traditinal artwrks.
C．It can discurage artists wh put in real effrt.
D．It can help artists t develp their creativity.
33．What des the article mainly talk abut?
A．The different pinins abut AI artwrks.
B．The ptential prblems with AI artwrks.
C．The future f AI wrks n the art market.
D．The effects f AI wrks n the art market.
第二部分
本部分共5题，共20分。根据题目要求，完成相应任务。
四、阅读表达（第1-3题每题2分，第4题4分，共10分）
A Rubbish Cllectr’s Wrk Is Never Dne
Brian Kane was a rubbish cllectr in Denver, Clrad. Eight hurs a day, five days a week, fifty weeks a year, he rde n the back f a garbage truck. At each stp, he wuld run t the back f buildings, then pull heavy rubbish cans t the truck. Brian never cmplained.
Brian saw these hardships as pprtunities t becme strng and fit. His jb was a training grund fr his lifelng-dream: t climb Munt Qmlangma. On his thirtieth birthday, Brian tk a leave frm his jb and flew t Nepal t begin the lng, difficult jurney up Munt Qmlangma.
Brian first climbed t a base camp. He planned t bring three xygen cntainers (氧气罐) with him t the tp. At 29,028 feet, it wuld be hard t survive withut extra xygen. Over the next tw mnths, Brian climbed t 26,000 feet, t Camp Fur-the last place t rest belw the tp f the muntain. But when Brian saw this camp, he fell t his knees. “Rubbish!” he cried. Nearly a thusand empty xygen cntainers littered the camp area. Humans had turned this beautiful, far-away place int a big rubbish pile (堆). Brian was very sad. But with a strng determinatin he cntinued t fllw his dream. Tw days later he std prudly n the tp f Munt Qmlangma. He had reached the “rf f the wrld!”
Tw days after this great achievement, Brian put a dzen empty xygen cntainers in his pack and walked dwn the muntain. He smiled t himself as he realized that the wrk f a rubbish cllectr is great and never dne.
34．What was Brian’s lifelng dream?

35．What did Brian plan t bring t the tp f Munt Qmlangma.

36．Hw did Brian feel when he saw the rubbish pile at Camp Fur?

37．What d yu think f Brian Kane? Why? (Please list at least 2 reasns)

五、文段表达（10分）
从下面两个题目中任选一题，根据所给的中文和英文提示，完成一篇不少于50词的英语文段写作。文中已给出内容不计入总词数。所给提示词语仅供选用。请不要写出真实的校名和姓名。
38．热爱劳动，从做家务开始。
每个家庭都有许多家务，人人都应该参与家务劳动。谈谈你经常在家里做哪些家务，有什么体会，你从做家务中学到了什么？
提示词语：d the dishes, lk after, be prud, skills
提示问题：·What husewrk d yu ften d?
·Hw d yu feel?
·What have yu learned frm it?
Every husehld has lts f husewrk. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
I hpe everyne can be glad t d husewrk. Let’s take actin.
39．在成长的过程中，我们难免会遇到各种问题。虽然这些问题会带来烦恼，但是只要积极地解决，我们便会获得真正的成长。假如你是李华，你校的《英语园地》正在征文。请你投稿，谈谈你曾经遇到的一个问题，你是如何解决这个问题的以及你从中领悟到了什么。
提示词语：fight, cmmunicatin, advice, wrk ut, happy
提示问题：·What prblem did yu have?
·Hw did yu slve it?
·What have yu learned frm it?
A
This game has sme rings. T win, yu must take ff all the rings in a special rder. Fr example, t take ff the ninth ring, yu have t take ff the third, fifth, and seventh rings first.
B
This is named after an ld Chinese stry. Each piece has a character’s name frm the stry. T win, yu have t mve the pieces t free a character named “Ca Ca”.
C
It’s made f six wden blcks (块). It’s nt easy t get the blcks ff, and it’s usually easier t unlck than t put back the blcks tgether.
D
It has seven pieces f different shapes. Yu need t use all the pieces t make a shape. They can create shapes f animals, peple, r things.