英语
2020.7
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）
听下面一段对话，完成第1 至第2 小题
1．Where is the man going on a trip this summer?
A. Paris.
B. Tokyo.
C. Rome.
2．When will the man be back?
A. On August 25th.
B. On August 8th.
C. On August 2nd.
听下面一段对话，完成第3至第4小题
3．What did the boy do last Saturday?
A. He played a match.
B. He went to a concert.
C. He worked on his project.
4．How does the girl think of Blue Tigers?
A. It’s boring.
B. It’s dangerous.
C. It’s amazing.
听下面一段对话，完成第5至第6小题
5．Why does the woman go to London?
A. To spend the weekend.
B. To eat Chinese food.
C. To see a new play.
6．Where is the man going to pick up the woman?
A. At the theatre.
B. At the hotel.
C. At the restaurant.
听下面一段独白，完成第7至第8小题7．What is the prize for the winners this week?
A. A film ticket.
B. A camera.
C. A computer.
8．What is the speaker talking about?
A. Why children should watch Channel.
B. How we can get a great prize.
C. What the special show is like.
二、听独白，记录关键信息。本段独白你将听两遍。（共8 分，每小题2 分）
请根据所听到的内容和提示词语，将所缺的关键信息填写在答题卡的相应位置。
How to use different computer programs
How to __9__ games yourself
三、单项填空（共10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。（共6分，每小题0.5分）13．Some beautiful pictures are ______ the walls of their sitting room.
A. at
B. under
C. between
D. on
14．Basketball is one of ______ sports in Beijing middle schools.
A. popular
B. more popular
C. the most popular
D. popularly
15．Our teacher asked us ______ at least 20 books during the summer vacation.
A. to read
B. read
C. reading
D. reads
16．Jim ______ the information he needs yet. So he can’t finish his work soon.
A. hasn’t found
B. won’t find
C. doesn’t find
D. didn’t find
17．— Your English is really good. How do you learn it?
— I listen to English songs. I ______ in this way since last winter.
A. learnt
B. have learnt
C. will learn
D. learn
18．— Where is Mary?
— She ______ in line to buy some fresh fruit.A. was waiting
B. will wait
C. is waiting
D. waited
19．— Hi, Susan. ______ have you been in China?
— For about 10 years.
A. How often
B. How much
C. How long
D. How many
20．My parents like watching movies. They often ______ to the cinema on weekends.
A. go
B. goes
C. going
D. went
21．Our coach ______ our team for 6 years and we have won a lot of prizes.
A. trains
B. is training
C. will train
D. has trained
22．My father _____ a smart phone five years ago. It still works well.
A. buys
B. bought
C. has bought
D. will buy
23．— How is your leg?
—It is still painful, ______ I’m going to see a doctor now.
A. though
B. but
C. or
D. so
24．The police asked the man ______.
A. when did he lose his wallet
B. when he lost his wallet
C. when does he lose his wallet
D. when he loses his wallet
从下面各题所给的A、B 两个选项中选出可以填入短文空白处的最佳选项。（共4分，每小题1分）
A
The earth is a planet and it goes around the sun. Seven other planets also __25__ around the sun. None of them has an environment like that of the earth, so scientists do not think they will find life on them. The sun and its planets are called the solar system, and our solar system is a small part of a much larger group of stars and __26__ , called the Galaxy or the Milky Way. There are billions of stars in the Galaxy, and our sun is only one of them.
25. A. go B. goes
26. A. planet B. planets
B
As I grew older, my interest in radio __27__. One day I learnt about Internet radio. Once a week, I played my favourite music from my father’s computer, talked about life at school, and hoped someone might be listening.
Soon my friends at school started to listen, and then they wanted to help. We prepared a programme once a week, doing research by __28__ articles about music and sports news. We also did research for jokes and the weather report (I did this by looking out of the window).
27. A. grow B. grew
28. A. read B. reading
四、完形填空（共12分，每小题1分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从方框中选出最恰当词语填入短文空白处，每个词只使用一次。
hills, lakes and forests. Most visitors __29__walking around the lakes or climbing up the mountains. The highest mountain in England is in Lake District National Park. On a clear day, you can see a long __30__ from the top of the mountain. Walkers have to be careful because the weather can change suddenly, especially in the mountains. The Lake District is
__31__ with artists who like to paint the beautiful countryside. Many English poets have __32__ poems about the beautiful landscape, and these poems have made the Lake District even more famous.
阅读下面短文，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。
Grandpa’s Books
Dennis looked at his grandpa’s bookshelves. All the walls of the rooms were filled with mismatched bookshelves. There were paperbacks and hard covered books, some yellowing with __33__ . It was a rare treat to be let in here. He’s never even been allowed to sit in the armchair in the corner before.
“Have you read all of these?” Dennis asked as he read the titles carefully.
Grandpa smiled, “Most of them, yes.”
“What are all of them about?” Dennis asked.
“Oh, there are a lot of kinds of books.” He __34__ over to the wall near the window. “Those ones there are reference (参考) books. You could learn things about fixing houses or recognizing birds, bugs and plants. I like to know a lot of things about __35__ and how to do things.”
Grandpa walked sl owly over to the left wall. “These ones are all science fiction books.”
Dennis turned to the right. “What are these ones?”
“Fantasy books.” Grandpa said.
“Isn’t that almost the same as science fiction, since they’re both make-believe?”
“Not really, because science fiction is __36__ to life; it’s something that could happen someday. Some have already come true such as cell phones and space shuttles. Fantasy, on the other hand, is all make-believe, which will never and has never been true. It’s great fun to read, though.”
Dennis nodded, admiring the magical-looking covers on the books. “Can I read one?”
Grandpa __37__ one without even looking for it. “I thought you’d ask, so I’d already chosen one before you came.”
Dennis took the book eagerly (渴望地). “I’ll __38__ it right now,” he said, “Or maybe after lunch.”
On the way out, Dennis noticed that there were more bookshelves. “What about those books?”
“Those are __39__ books and album (相册) of my travels and of my family, including a few of you, young man.”
“I guess I was in here all along, even without getting your permission, right?”
“In picture form, yes, you were.” Grandpa smiled. “I’ll let you in more __40__ if you take care of that book and tell me what you think.”
“I will. I promise.” Dennis replied.
33．A. age B. space C. color D. weather 34．A. ran
B. left
C. took
D. pointed 35．A. culture B. animals C. nature D. humans 36．A. true B. close C. creative D. helpful 37．A. made B. chose C. wrote D. picked 38．A. take
B. start
C. copy
D. return 39．A. science B. history C. picture D. fantasy 40．A. secretly
B. often
C. carefully
D. quickly
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20分，每小题2分）
A
Everyone should be proud of who they are. What makes you who you are? Part of who you are comes from the past. It comes from the culture of your parents, grandparents and people before them. It comes from the language you speak, the art you see, the story and music you hear and the traditions you share.
Storytelling isn’t always done with words. In Laos (
), dancers tell stories with their one
41．Which one has become a modern world sport?
A. Storytelling.
B. Jaguar dance.
C. Dragon boat racing.
D. Cloth weaving.
42．People do the jaguar dance to ______.
A. make money
B. welcome tourists
C. bring rain
D. tell stories
43．If tourists go to Ghana, they’ll probably buy ______.
A. clay
B. cloth
C. boats
D. books
44．What is the passage mainly about?
A. Festivals.
B. Traditions.
C. Languages.
D. Countries.
B
Join a library
It’s free to join a library. Find out how to join and borrow books, videos and other media.
Who can join a library?
Everyone is welcome: adults and children alike are free to browse, read books, newspapers or magazines, ask for information and join in organized activities.
In order to borrow books or to hire (租) videos or other media, you will need to join the library. Membership is free, and open to everyone living, working or studying in Oxfordshire.
Above all, library services are provided for you. No-one is too young or too old to join the library. Our staff are eager to help you get the most from your service. Just ask!
How to join
Fill in an application form and provide your name and address, such as ID cards or driving licenses. There is nothing to pay.
How many items you can borrow
It is usually up to twenty books at any one time. There are separate limits for other media. Please ask for our latest leaflet on hiring CDs, videos, DVDs and CD-Roms.
How long you can keep them
Normally three weeks for books. Other media are hired by the week. The date of return is stamped on the date label. If you haven’t finished with them
You can renew books by telephone, post, by using the online borrower services or at the library unless someone else is waiting for them. You must pay an additional hire charge (收费) for other media.
What it costs
Most services are free. We charge for special requests.
45．In order to borrow books from a library, we need ______.
A. to join the library
B. to pay for membership
C. to live near the library
D. to join in activities
46．Which one is TRUE about the library services?
A. You can renew books on line.
B. You should pay for most services.
C. You can borrow thirty books at a time.
D. You must return CDs after three weeks.
47．The passage can help people to ______.
A. raise money for the library
B. borrow books from the library
C. buy books and videos in the library
D. learn about the history of the library
C
You should always support your kids and their natural talents (天赋). And if you do this, great things will happen.
That’s what 9-year-old Joe Whale’s parents thought when they encouraged their son to keep drawing, even though he got into trouble for doodling during class.
They sent Joe to an after-school art class and his artistic abilities were quickly noticed by those around him. In fact, Joe was invited to decorate the dining room of the “Number 4” restaurant in Shrewsbury, Englan d.
Now, Joe is known as The Doodle Boy and has his own website, as well as social media pages showing off his awesome art. We spoke to Joe’s dad Greg about his son’s artistic talents. According to Greg, his son has always loved drawing and was a gifted artist in primary school at age 4.
Also, Greg had some advice for parents who want to encourage their kids to develop their talents: “I would advise parents to encourage their children to always follow their passion and dreams and research local workshops or groupswithin their local community.” He said, “When their kids get into trouble for something at school, some parents tend to shut that behavior down. However, others know how to recognize a talent that needs creative space to grow, so they give them what they need.”
Joe’s teacher recognized his talent and posted his work on Instagram. His drawings caught the eye of the restaurant which asked him to come over and decorate their walls with his doodles. Now, his dad drives him there so he can draw his heart out. Who knew that drawing in an after-class program would lead Joe to get his first job at barely 9 years old? “They wanted to get Joe into their restaurant to complete an art piece in their main din ing area, so we have been going there after school for a couple of hours a night and he gets a chance to put his creativity on their wall,” Greg said.
According to the website, Self-Sufficient Kids, it’s incredibly important to support whatever talents, goals, dreams, and desires your children might have; even if what they excel at doesn’t match your vision of their future.
48．What did the restaurant ask Joe to do?
A. To try some new dishes.
B. To set up a website for them.
C. To draw in an after-class program.
D. To decorate their walls with his doodles.
49．Wh at does the underlined phrase “draw his heart out” probably means?
A. Present his ideas in the picture.
B. Show his art works outside.
C. Draw a picture of himself.
D. Paint the shape of a heart.
50．What does the writer want to tell us?
A. Talents lead to success.
B. Interests build characters.
C. Big dreams need hard work.
D. Parents’ support makes great kids.
六、阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。（共10 分，每小题2 分）
Be an Ad Detective (侦探)Every day we see advertisements – on TV, in magazines, on websites, in the street and on our computer screens. We hear them, too. But often we don’t notice them. A famous film producer once showed over one hundred products in his film, but most people didn’t notice them!
Are you an ad detective? Can you understand the messages advertisers send you? To be an ad detective, it is useful to know how advertisements work. Let’s look at some typical advertising techniques (技巧).
Group pressure: An advertisement shows lots of young people, each with their own mobile phone. Message: Everyone has got a mobile phone. You need one, too!
Association: Everyone looks happy and healthy in the advertisement. They’re cool and beautiful, too. Message: If you buy the product, you will be happy and cool like these people.
Testimonials: A famous athlete says he or she wears a certain brand of trainers. Message: You’ll be good at sports if you buy these trainers. Or, because a famous athlete wears these trainers, they’re a product you can trust.
Repetition: These advertisements mention the product lots of times and say wonderful things about it. Message: You need to remember the product.
Time pressure: These advertisements use expressions like ‘Buy now! Half price this week.’ Message: You should buy the product quickly before you miss a great opportunity.
Advertisements are interesting, but you can make better decisions about what to buy when you know these techniques! Try these tips: read product reviews, compare products, test products in the shop and, if you are not sure, wait 24 hours before buying something. You may decide that you don’t really need or want it after all!
51．Is it useful to know how advertisements work?
52．How many advertising techniques are there in the passage?
53．What message do happy and healthy looks in an Ad send?
54．What technique is it to mention a product seven times in an Ad?
55．What is the purpose of the passage?
书面表达（共18 分）
七、写句子。（共8 分，每小题2 分）
56．这盘菜看起来不错。(dish)
_____________________________________________________________________
57．他去年参加学校象棋比赛了。(take part in)
_____________________________________________________________________
58．我们每天晚上花一个小时来读书。(spend)
_____________________________________________________________________
59．我想知道你是否能带我在北京转一转。(show me around)
_____________________________________________________________________八、文段表达（10 分）
60．根据中文和英文提示，完成一篇不少于50 词的文段写作。文中已给出内容不记入总词数。所给提示词语仅供选用。
伟大的科学家爱因斯坦说过：“兴趣是最好的老师。”这就是说一个人一旦对某事物有了浓厚的兴趣，就会主动去求知、去探索、去实践。
某英文网站正在开展以“My Hobby”为主题的征文活动。假如你是李华，请用英语写一篇短文投稿，谈谈你的兴趣爱好是什么，你是如何培养你的兴趣以及你从中收获了什么。
提示词语：encourage, interested, pleasure, grow
提示问题：1. What is your hobby?
2. How did you develop it?
3. What advantages has it brought to you?附加题
试卷满分:20分
一、阅读短文，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8分，每小题2分）
“What is your earliest memory?” For most people, the earliest memories are reported as taking place at around the age of three or four. Catriona Morrison, a professor of the University of Bradford believes that memories first appear when we are able to start telling stories about our lives. In other words, they’re connected t o storytelling and language.
Studying a person’s earliest memory is a difficult thing to do. For one thing, it can be quite difficult to get someone to remember his/her earliest memory. For another, studying these kinds of memories requires a researcher to place a lot of trust in the person trying to remember. I tested this out by asking workers in the NS office about their earliest memories. Indra, our digital sub-editor, says she thinks she remembers her mum shouting: “Nikki! Nikki! Diana’s dead!” Indra w as two and a half years old when Princess Diana died.
For those, like me, who are unable to think of a certain earliest memory off the top of their heads, Morrison says she tries to make the task easier by asking people to describe their first holiday or Christmas and how emotional the memory is for them. Following this, she will then ask them about their earliest memory.
But which memories do we keep, and which do we lose? Morrison tells me that our early memories are usually connected with some sort of emotion: good or bad. Dr. Tim Wildschut, a professor of psychology at the University of Southampton, describes a study that he is working on now, in which he asks people to keep a diary and to score each event on a number of dimensions (方面). For example: how meaningful was that event? How much did it make you feel connected? Did it raise your self-confidence? One year later, he will ask the subjects how nostalgic (怀旧的) they feel when thinking about those events. With the results, Wildschut hopes to gain a model for understanding which types of memories we keep, which ones we feel nostalgia for, and which are simply lost.
Morrison, however, notes an interesting thing in our childhood memories. Recent studies have shown that up until around the age of seven, children seem to be able to remember very early events in their lives. However, after that age, those memories are somehow lost.
Nostalgia is a difficult feeling to describe, but it’s actually very important. Nostalgia is needed in order to get a sense
of self. Like any memory about life, it can come into the mind through a photo, a certain smell, or a piece of music. Interestingly, studies show that music is not usually present in our earliest memories, but forms a key part of later memories. Truly, in considering how we form memories, it is clear that who we are is very important regarding what we remember.
1. Indra’s story shows that ______.
A. people have similar earliest memories
B. our first memory began at a certain age
C. it is impossible to trust our earliest memories
D. it’s difficult to study people’s earliest memories
2. Morrison asks people to describe their first holiday to ______.
A. check if we can trust our earliest memoriesB. see which memories we would like to keep
C. find out what people’s earliest memories are
D. test how we feel about our earliest memories
3. What is Dr. Tim Wildschut’s study about?
A. The meaning of childhood.
B. Different types of memories.
C. Memories and self-confidence.
D. The importance of keeping a diary.
4. Which might be the best title for the passage?
A. Who decides our earliest memories?
B. Are childhood memories meaningful?
C. When do children begin to have good memories?
D. Do we remember our earliest memories?
二、阅读短文，根据短文内容，从下面方框中选择恰当的单词，并用其正确形式填空。每个单词只使用一次。
（共12分，每小题2分）
Its many uses helped them to survive.
In the beginning, people probably used fire for three purposes: to stay warm, to keep wild __5__ away, and to have light in the darkness. People built fires and stayed close to them because bears and wolves would stay away from the flames (火焰). They slept near the fire for __6__, as well.
Eventually, people discovered that roasted meat tasted good. Soon they were cooking their meats and fish. Cooking kills germs. As a result, people became sick less often.
Early people thought of more uses for fire. Using smoky torches (火把), humans
__7__ bees to leave their hive. This resulted in the people getting honey. They __8__ that fire could be used for hunting, too.
Over time, people figured out that they could grow seed-bearing grassed such as wheat. They needed a way to clear a field quickly so that they could plant what they wanted. It was much 9 to burn a field than to cut down every bush and tree.
Once people had farms, they also built houses. Each home had a fireplace. __10 __150 years ago a fire was always burning in most homes so that people could make soup and hot drinks at any time.
Today small fires burn in our homes in our gas furnaces, water heaters, stoves, dryers, and fireplaces. Thus, fire continues to help us thrive.
2020年北京市西城区八年级下学期期末考试英语试题
参
一、听对话，选答案。
1. A
2. C
3. A
4. C
5. A
6. B
7. B
8. C
二、听独白，填信息。
9. create 10. hotel 11. July 12. 300
三、单项填空
13. D 14. C 15. A 16. A 17. B 18. C 19. C 20. A
21. D 22. B 23. D 24. B 25. A 26. B 27. B 28. B
29. enjoy 30. way 31. popular 32. written
四、完形填空
33. A 34. D 35. C 36. A 37. D 38. B 39. C 40. B
五、阅读选择
41. C 42. C 43. B 44. B 45. A 46. A 47. B 48. D
49. A 50. D
六、阅读表达
51. Yes.
52. Five.
53. If you buy the product, you will be happy and cool like these people.
54. Repetition.
55. To help people to be an Ad detective / to make better decisions.
七、写句子
56. The dish looks nice.
57. He took part in the school chess competition last year.
58. We spend one hour (in) reading books every evening.
59. I wonder if you could show me around Beijing.
八、文段表达
例文：
My hobby is reading. When I was ten, I took part in a reading club online. There were many books for me to read. At that time, my teacher was a famous writer. She encouraged me to think about different characters in the books, and then Ishared my feelings with other readers. I found passion and fun by sharing ideas. Since then, reading has become my hobby. Now I am interested in reading all sorts of books.
Reading has brought me pleasure and it makes me relaxed. Also, books help me grow as a person and they are my friends. I believe that more people will love reading in the future.
评分标准：
说明：先根据文章整体内容确定档次，然后在该档次内评出分数。
第一档：（10 分–9 分）
完全符合题目要求，观点正确，要点齐全。语法结构和词汇满足文章需要，语
言准确，语意连贯，表达清楚，具有逻辑性。
第二档：（8 分–6 分）
基本符合题目要求，观点正确，要点齐全。语意基本连贯，有较少语言错误，
但不影响整体理解。
第三档：（5 分–3 分）
部分内容符合题目要求，要点不齐全。语法结构和词汇错误较多，语言不通顺，
表达不够清晰，影响整理理解。
第四档：（2 分–0 分）
与题目有关内容不多，只是简单拼凑提示词语，所写内容难以理解。
听力原文：
Text 1
W: Hey, Tyler. What are your plans for this summer?
M: Oh, I am going on a trip to Paris.
W: Wow, lucky you. Who are you going with?
M: I am going with my family.
W: When are you going?
M: We are leaving on July 25th and coming back on August 2nd.
W: Have you ever been to Paris?
M: No, this is my first visit. I really enjoy going to new places.
W: Yeah, it is an amazing place.
Text 2
W: Hi Jack, How was your weekend?
M: Pretty good. Nothing special really.
W: So … football, then?M: Yeah, how did you guess! We played a match on Saturday.
W: Really? How did it go?
M: Yeah, really good. We beat them 4-0!
W: Nice!
M: Anyway, how are you? What did you get up to?
W: Not much. I had homework most of the weekend.
M: Yeah, me too.
W: But I did go to see a concert on Saturday night.
M: Really? Who’d you see?
W: Me and Makayla went to see Blue Tigers.
M: Oh! Was it good?
W: It was better than good. It was amazing! The singer was brilliant!
Text 3
W: Hi, Dave! It’s Jane. Do you remember me from last month’s meeting in Paris?
M: Yes, of course! What a surprise! It’s lovely to hear from you.
W: Tha nks. Tomorrow I’m flying to London for the weekend and I wonder if you would like to meet up.
M: I certainly would love to meet up. In fact I have tickets to see a new play on Saturday night at the theater. Would you like to have dinner somewhere first and then go to the performance together?
W: Sounds great. Let me know when and where I should meet you. I’m staying in the White Bear Hotel on Baker Street. It's in the center of London and easy to find.
M: Yes, I know it well. I can pick you up just before 6. We can go to a fabulous Chinese restaurant that I have eaten at before.
W: Sounds wonderful!
Text 4
Now, listen carefully! I want to tell you about a new TV quiz show for children. It’s called Answer That, and it will be on channel five at four o’clock every Thursday.
Every week there will be 48 children on the programme. They will be in eight teams, and each team will have six children.
The questions will be easy at the beginning of the quiz and then they will get more difficult. They will all be about films, music and TV. At the end there will be only one team left – the winners.
There will be some great prizes. This week the winners will all get a new camera. Everyone loves taking photos. Next week the first prize is a computer. If you would like to be on Answer That, then call 6768-5432. Just give your name, age and school address, and maybe you will be on TV soon!
Text 5Hello, everyone. This is a fantastic summer course. But you won’t be playing computer games—this course teaches you to design them. You will get the chance to learn from two top game designers, Mike and Allen from the company Blizzard. They will teach you how to use different computer programs and create games yourself. Kids on the course will stay at a hotel with a gym, a great dining hall and of course, computers. We’ve decided to increase the length of the course this year. Last year, it was five days, and this year the course is from July 15th to July 22nd. We only have places for 22 people. Please hurry up and book your place on the website www.Blizzard.com. The cost is only 300 dollars! You can pay online. And when you do come for the course, don’t forget to bring a photo of yourself and your student card.
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