一、单选题【区级联考】北京市西城区2018-2019学年八年级第一学期期末英语试题北京初二期末2019-03-21393次
菏泽好玩的地方1. My aunt bought a hat for ________ on my birthday. I like it very much and wear it every day.
A．him B．me C．them D．her
2. —What do you know about France, Betty?
— France is famous ________ its fine food and wine.
A．for B．to C．with D．of
3. Mr. Brown is plead with his new phone, becau it runs much ________ than the old one.
A．fast B．faster C．fastest D．the fastest
4. The Changjiang River is ________ river in China.
A．long B．longer C．longest D．the longest
5. —Dad, ________ I watch my favorite TV programme at home tonight?
—I’m afraid you can’t. We are going to the teahou.
A．can B．should C．must D．need
6. The teacher asks us ________ English loudly in class, so that everyone can hear.
A．to speak B．speaks C．speaking D．speak
7. —What happened to Alice?
—She ________ the hor and broke her leg.
A．picked up B．fell off C．took away D．lifted up
8. I usually go to bed early, but I ________ up late to watch a football game last night.
A．stay B．stays C．staying D．stayed
9. —Where is Tony? Mr. Li is looking for him.
—He ________ basketball on the playground.
A．play B．played C．is playing D．plays
10. —What did she say just now?
—Sorry, I don’t know. I ________ an email at that time.
A．write B．will write C．wrote D．was writing
二、完型填空
11. The Faces of Christmas
“ Oh, Sally! Christmas is going to be so terrible this year,” my best friend Laura said to me on the school bus. “ Mom and Dad have to be out of town on Chr
istmas, and I have to stay with my Aunt Jane. She always treats (对待) me like a five-year-old! I wish I had a______family like you, so I could go somewh ere el.”兴奋
I do have a big family: Mom, Dad, Mary, Jim and I, as well as lots of aunts and uncles. Every Christmas, the whole family get together at our hou to have dinner.
Later that day, I told Mom about Laura’s______.
“ Why don’t you ask Laura to spend Christmas at our hou? ” Mom offered.
“ Oh, Mom, that would be great! I’m sure Laura would love to come.” I was so excited.
“ There will be an extra (额外的) place at the table anyway, becau Mary has a chance to go to France with her teachers.” Mom went on while washing dis hes.
“No! Mom, she can’t go, or she’ll______Christmas with the family. We’ve always spent it together…” When I wanted to say more, the telephone rang. It was my brother Jim calling. He asked if Mom and Dad wouldn’t______too much if he didn’t come home for Christmas, becau he wanted to go skating w ith friends. Of cour, Mom and Dad said Jim could go, but I had wanted them to say no.
On the afternoon of Christmas Eve, Laura came over, which cheered me up a lot.
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“Where are Mary and Jim?” she asked me.
“They’ve made other______, so they aren’t coming home,” I said. “Christmas just isn’t going to be the same this year______them.”
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“Of cour,” Mom went over and said. “No two Christmas are ever the same. People______—children grow older, new members are added (添加) to the family, and sometimes people die. Do you understand that, Sally?”
“ Yes, Mom,” I said. “ I think I do.”
Next evening, all my relatives (亲戚) arrived. As I looked around the dinner table, I really began to______what Mom had tried to tell me. I saw the new fa ces of babies, my aunt’s boyfriend, and my best friend, Laura, and I saw the old familiar faces that would always be there. No, I thought. No two Christma s are ever the same.
海原光贵【小题1】A．big B．happy C．rich D．usual
【小题2】A．accident B．advice C．difference D．problem
【小题3】A．follow B．miss C．forget D．spend
【小题4】A．ask B．speak C．mind D．think
【小题5】A．conversations B．plans C．suggestions D．mistakes
【小题6】A．against B．around C．between D．without
【小题7】A．change B．appear C．improve D．move
【小题8】A．imagine B．remember C．understand D．show
三、阅读单选
12. The Best Class for Kids
Kids’ Cooking Price: $ 40
Start date: Saturday, Oct 27, 10:00am-12:00pm Location: Sunt Park, Brooklyn
Come and learn some basics of cooking. Leave with mout
hwatering food, such as bread and Sushi.
Makerspace Price: $ 75
Start date: Monday, Oct 22, 4:00pm-5:30pm Location: Tribeca, Manhattan
Join in daily activities using STEM technology like 3D pri
nters, VR and more!
Painting Party Price: $ 50
Start date: Thursday, Oct 25, 3:30pm-4:30pm Location: Hoboken, New Jery
Learn about art and culture. U your imagination to paint.
Kids’ Silks Price: $ 45
Start date: Tuesday, Oct 23, 3:30pm-4:15pm Location: Gowanus, Brooklyn
Do exercis in the air and learn basic skills to fly using sil ks.
【小题1】Which class can you join if you want to learn something about art and culture?A ．Kids’ Cooking.
B ．Makerspace.
C ．Painting Party.
D ．Kids’ Silks.
【小题2】When does Kids’ Cooking start?A ．On Monday, Oct 22.B ．On Tuesday, Oct 23.C ．On Thursday, Oct 25.
D ．On Saturday, Oct 27.
扬州个园【小题3】How much do you need to pay for Kids’ Silks if you want to join it?A ．$ 40.
B ．$ 45.
C ．$ 50.
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D ．$ 75.
13. Scott’s Winter Holiday
Winter break was coming soon, and all Scott wanted to do was to go snowboarding. Unluckily, Scott’s parents had booked a weeklong tropical crui (热带邮轮). But Scott hated warm weather and asked if he could just stay at his best friend’s hou to snowboard every day at the local mountain. So he kept talki ng with his parents about it, but they would not change their minds. Family time is important, and it is a tradition that they spend winter break together.When Scott got on the ship with his parents, he walked around to check everything out. He couldn’t believe how great everything was. The dining room loo ked like a palace; the game room had all of his favorite games. Then Scott saw the surfing pool (冲浪池). It wasn’t a big pool, but it had big waves, and the people who were riding the waves made it look like a lot of fun.
Scott asked his parents if he could put his swim shorts on so that he could try surfing. They said, “ Of cour.” And much to Scott’s surpri, they wanted to
try surfing too.
When Scott and his parents had their swim suits on, they headed back to the surfing pool. Scott’s dad went first and only lasted about five conds. Then it was his mom’s turn. She actually made it five conds longer than his dad did. When it was Scott’s turn, he was excited and nervous. Then the waves starte d. It felt similar to snowboarding but different at the same time. On his first ride, Scott rode for almost 30 conds. He enjoyed himlf a lot.
By the time the weeklong crui was over, Scott had new friends he planned to keep in touch with, a new hobby, and great memories. He told his parents tha t it was his best holiday ever.
【小题1】What was Scott’s plan for winter break at first?
A．Going surfing.B．Going swimming.
C．Going snowboarding.D．Going mountain climbing.
【小题2】What do we know from the passage?
A．Scott surfed better than his parents.
B．Scott taught his parents how to snowboard.
C．Scott and his parents went to visit a palace by ship.
D．Scott played his favorite games with his best friend.
【小题3】Soctt thought his winter break was ________.
A．traditional B．boring C．tiring D．enjoyable
14. Recently, there have been many reports in newspapers and on TV about big animals coming into towns and cities. There have been bears in Vancouver p arks, leopards on the streets of Mumbai and wild pigs in gardens in Berlin. What happens when big animals come into our cities?
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Wild animals usually come into cities to look for food. In Cape Town, South Africa, baboons sometimes eat fruit from gardens and go into people’s kitchens and take food from fridges! Baboons are strong animals that scare children. Many people do not like them, but the city can be dangerous for baboons too. So metimes, baboons are hurt in car accidents and human food can kill them. The city council (议会) in Cape Town has a team of Baboon Monitors. Their job i s to find baboons in the city and take them back to the countryside. This makes the city safer for people and it is healthier for the baboons. The problem is th at many baboons will come back to the city to look for food again.
In Berlin, Germany, groups of wild pigs sometimes come into the city to look for food. Pigs have come into the city for hundreds of years, but since the wint ers are warmer, there are more pigs now than in the past. Pigs eat flowers and plants in gardens and parks in the city. They also walk in the street and cau t raffic accidents. Some people like the pigs and give them food. But the city council is worried about traffic accidents. They have told people not to give the
