北京市第四中学学年八年级下学期期中考试英语试题原卷版.docx

1、北京市第四中学学年八年级下学期期中考试英语试题原卷版英语试题语言知识运用四、单项填空。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.The new shirt _ very soft. What material is this?A. feels B. looks C. tastes D. sounds2.Look at the stars. Can we count them clearly?No. There are _ stars in the sky.A. two billions B. billions of C. billions D. billion

2、 of3.My pen pal Andrew found _ difficult to learn Chinese well.A. this B. that C. it D. them4. What a heavy rain！ Will it last long? _ . We are getting into the rainy season now.A. Of course not B. Im afraid soC. Thats impossible D. Im afraid not5. _ have you been married?For twenty years.A. Which y

3、ear B. When C. How long D. What time6.Tom _ the CD player for two weeks.A. has known B. has borrowed C. has bought D. has had7.What a _ ! You must clean your room at once.A. pity B. mess C. word D. surprise8.You can _ a conversation with your partner to practice English.A. pick up B. make up C. look

4、 up D. catch up9.Before I enter the competition, I want to know the _.The winner can get a chance to travel.A. prize B. price C. reason D. exam10.The cartoon film Tom and Jerry _ so funny that I used to watch it again and again and every time I couldnt help _.A. is; laughing B. was; to laugh C. was;

5、 laughing D. was; laugh五、完形填空。阅读下面短文，掌握其大意。然后从短文后各题所给的选项中，选择最佳选项。A用方框中所给词的适当形式填空.student, stand for, enjoy, firstYOLO Is More Than Just A SayingLife is short, so you have to make the most of it. Has anybody ever told you that? Maybe they just said “YOLO” to you instead. It _11_ “You Only Live Once”

6、, and is a very popular phrase on social media.Having a YOLO attitude(态度)means that you make the most of every day. It means you _12_ your life, because you only get one. Someone who has a YOLO attitude is always open to doing new, fun activities.Now, thanks to a US study, YOLO might be more than ju

7、st a popular saying. A study found it might be healthier to have a YOLO attitude!A research team did an experiment（实验）with two groups of _13_ from different US universities. One group pretended they only had 30 days left before moving to a new city. They did lots of activities and spent time with pe

8、ople they loved. In other words, they had a YOLO lifestyle. Another group continued to live normal lives.At the end of the experiment the students did a survey to find out how happy they were. It showed that the _14_ group was much happier.“The study shows that being active and making close friendsh

9、ips are important to enjoy life,” the research group told The Washington Post. However, they also called on others to do experiments with different groups of people and see if their finding were similar.BJustin was always _15_. His motto(座右铭)was “Never throw anything out, you never know when it migh

10、t come in handy(派上用场).”When Justin was away from home, he always carried his blue backpack, which stores many objects that he collected. It was full of the kind of things that seemed_16_ , but when used with a little imagination, might come in handy.On the first day of school, his friend Kenny, came

11、 looking for Justin. “Do you think you have something in your bag that could help me remember my locker combination（保险锁的暗码）?”he asked. “I lost the _17_ it was written on. I have science class in two minutes and if Im late on the first day itll make me look bad for the rest of the year.” Kenny looked

12、 pretty worried.“Relax,” Justin said, taking his backpack off and open it. “Remember how you borrowed my notebook in homeroom to write the combination down? Well, I know how we can recover(复原；找回)what you _18_.”He took the notebook and a soft lead pencil out of his bag. The page that Kenny had writte

13、n on had left faint indentations（压痕）on another page in the notebook. Justin _19_the pencil on its side and rubbed（擦）it lightly over the indentations. Slowly but surely the numbers of the locker combination appeared in white, set off by the gray pencil rubbings.“Thats amazing!” Kenny said. “I owe you

14、 one.” And he rushed to open his locker. During science class, Mr. Tran was lecturing on the structure of the solar system using a model. He made a sudden gesture and the model fell apart （散落）. Planets and rings and connector rods went_20_ , rolling and clattering and disappearing under desks. The s

15、tudents scrambled around on the floor for ten minutes and were finally able to recover every piece except one-a connector that was stuck in a crack （缝隙）between two lab stations.“If we had a magnet（磁铁）,” said Mr. Tran, “we could easily get it out that way. But I lent all of the magnet kits to the ele

16、mentary school yesterday.”Justin was already searching through his _21_ . “I have some materials that will work just as well, I think,” he told Mr. Tran. He pulled out a battery, an iron nail, and some electrical wire and tape, while Mr. Tran and the other students looked on in amazement.“Why do you

17、 have all of that stuff?” Louise Baxter asked. Justin just smiled and repeated his motto. “Never throw anything out, you never know when it might come in handy.”By wrapping（缠绕）the wire around the nail and taping each end to a battery terminal, he was able to make it _22_like a magnet to lift the rod

18、 out of the crack.“Bravo!” said Mr. Tran.“No problem,” said Justin.It was just another day in the life of the boy whose motto was “Never throw anything out, you never know when it might come in handy.”15. A. active B. creative C. interested D. prepared16. A. unimportant B. unfriendly C. uncomfortabl

19、e D. unfair17. A. paper B. notebook C. book D. pencil18. A. borrowed B. wrote C. kept D. remembered19. A. took B. caught C. brought D. held20. A. everywhere B. somewhere C. nowhere D. anywhere21. A. desk B. notebook C. locker D. backpack22. A. look B. work C. feel D. sound六、阅读理解。阅读下面短文，根据短文内容从每题所给的选

20、项中选择最佳选项。AFamous Places around the WorldMexico The best time to visit Mexico is spring. The weather in Mexico is hot and wet for most of the year, except in Mexico City. It can get very stormy at the end of August. And you should keep in mind that hurricane season lasts from June to November.South A

21、fricaSouth Africa has a pleasant climate, with lovely warm sunny days for most of the year. The summer is from November to February, and the weather is really hot at this time. In August, its winter and the weather is usually warm, except at night.GreeceThe best time to visit Greece is April to June

22、. If you just want to sit on a beach and see the sunshine every day, then August is the perfect month. But, be careful! Temperatures are really high. In the southeast of Greece, it might be 30-35 centigrade.AustraliaIts winter in Australia in July and August. The hottest months are from November to

23、March. The best time to go is September or October. Its warm enough to swim in the sea. Its cool enough to tour around, and its not too rainy. If you prefer it colder, go in August.23. The best time to visit Mexico is _.A. spring B. summer C. autumn D. winter24. For most of the year, the weather in

24、South Africa is _.A. cool and rainy B. hot and wetC. warm and sunny D. cold and snowy25. If you want to sit on the beach and see the sunshine in August, you can go to _.A. Mexico B. Greece C. South Africa D. Australia26. The hottest months in Australia are from _.A. June to November B. April to June

25、C. November to March D. November to FebruaryBChildren with autism（自闭症）have difficulty with social skills and communication. They often behave in limited and repeated ways and have what seem like unusual strong interests.Autism is more common in boys than girls. What causes it is not clear. Scientist

26、s are studying genes and possible environmental influences.Doctors usually cannot confirm （确定）a diagnosis （诊断）of autism until a child is about three years old. Rebecca Landa is a researcher at the Kennedy Krieger Institute. Professor Landa wanted to find out what differences in development might be

27、seen earlier. She led a new study that observed 235 babies between six and 36 months of age.“At six months of age, when you lay your baby on their back and you pull them by the arms gently into a seated position, the babys head may nod back behind the shoulders, like poor head control. But that does

28、 not mean that the baby is going to have autism, but it does mean the baby needs to have some exercises to help their body get stronger. And when they strengthen their bodies, they are better able to play with toys and also with people, which will help them have better outcomes.”By the time a baby i

29、s one year old, signs of possible autism include difficulty in using words and not looking eye-to-eye or reaching out to other people. By 14 months, the baby might smile less and use language less. However, Professor Landa says these signs can be so small that they might be missed during a short hea

30、lth exam.“Its important for parents to pay attention to their childrens development, and if a parent care about a childs development, its also important for professionals(专家)to listen to them.”The earlier parents notice delays, she says, the sooner they can begin doing simple things that may help im

31、prove their childs development, such as talking to the child about what they are doing, commenting when the child shows them something, and playing simple games that keep the childs attention.27. What can we learn from the third paragraph?A. Landa has found ways to confirm a diagnosis of autism.B. D

32、octors led a new study to confirm a diagnosis of autism.C. Landa tried to find differences in babies development earlier.D. Doctors helped babies with autism develop without difference.28. What should the parents do when their child is diagnosed with autism?A. Encourage the child to play games online.