北京市东城区八年级上期末考试英语试卷

New Zealand is________island and it lies off the eastern coast of Australia.

He can write____than most of his friends.

Tom lives        to school of all my classmates.

A dog suddenly appeared and_________Peter while he was walking in the village.

—I saw you and Tom in the library just now.
—Oh,we____several visitors around the school.

The old man was very friendly. He offered ________ us to the seaside.

It’s a good idea______new words aloud every day.

—I’m very tired after a day’s work.
— Why not____music?

We can raise money_____________the poor children.

If you meet a new word, you can__________the word in the dictionary.

—Where are you going for the holiday?
—We’re not sure. We__________go to Australia.

—I’ll wash the car this afternoon.
—Oh, you___________. Your father has already washed it.

完形填空。（共10分，每小题1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。
Things Are Not Always Black or White
When I was in primary school, I got into an argument（争论）with a boy in my class. I forgot      the argument was about, but I never forgot the      I learned that day.
I thought that I was right and he was wrong — but he thought that I was wrong and he was right. The teacher decided to      us an important lesson. She brought us up to the front of the class and placed the boy on one side of her desk and me on the         . In the middle ofher desk was a large, round object（物体）. I could clearly see that it was       . She asked the boy what color the object was. "White. " he answered.
I couldn’t        he said the object was white, when it was obviously（明显）black! Another argument started         my classmate and me — it was about the color ofthe object.
The teacher told me to stand where the boy was standing and told him to stand where I had been. We       places, and now she asked me what color the object was. I had to answer, “White. " The two sides of the object were in different colors. From his view it was white, while from mine it was black.
My teacher taught me an important lesson that day: You     stand in other people’s shoes and look at the      through their eyes in order to truly understand their perspectives（想法）.

A．which B．why C．what D．whom

A．song B．lesson C．story D．news

A．teach B．suggest C．learn D．describe

A．another B．other C．second D．each

A．white B．blue C．black D．yellow

A．decide B．answer C．see D．believe

A．between B．across C．without D．over

A．agreed B．left C．chose D．changed

A．may B．must C．can D．will

A．object B．color C．information D．situation

Our world’s population increases by 200 people every minute. That’s 240,000 more people every day! To see how the world’s population has changed over the past 400 years, check out this line graph（曲线图）. Then answer the questions that follow.
World Population Growth

The world’s population in 1900 was about_____________.

When did the population grow fastest?

Which of the following is true?

The Netherlands is a small country on the North Sea. From any place in the country, the farthest point is never more than 350 kilometers away. It takes only a little more than four hours to travel by train from Vlissingen, in the southwest, to Groningen, in the northeast.
More than 16 million people live there. Most of the people in the Netherlands live in the west of the country. The four largest cities, Amsterdam, Rotterdam, The Hague, and Utrecht, are there. Amsterdam is the capital, but The Hague is the seat of govemment.
The Netherlands is sometimes called Holland, because an area in the west of the Netherlands used to be called Holland. The name lives on in the names of two Dutch provinces: North Holland and South Holland. The language spoken in the Netherlands is Dutch. In the province of Friesland, Frisian is also spoken. That is a separate  (独立的 )  language, which is a little bit like English.
It takes people_________ hours to travel from Groningen to Vlissingen by train.

The Netherlands is also called____________.

Most of the people in the Netherlands __________.

The weather was perfect. We were just out for a picnic. When lunch time came, we decided to go and get something to eat, and meet back on the grass.
Susan and I headed for a hot dog stand  (摊)  . We watched the seller put together the hot dog. But when Susan took out her money, the man surprised us. "It looks a little overdone," he said, "so you don’t have to pay me. " We said our thanks,joined our friends, and began to enjoy our food. But as we talked and ate, I noticed a man sitting alone, in dirty clothes. I could tell that he hadn’t had a bath for days. Another homeless person, I thought.
We finished eating but when Susan and I went to throw away the lunch bag, I heard a voice ask, "there isn’t any food in that bag, is there?"
It was the homeless man. I didn’t know what to say. "No, I ate it already. " "Oh, really? " was his only answer. He was obviously very hungry.
I felt bad for him, but I didn’t know what to do. Suddenly Susan said, "I’ll be right back. Please wait for me a minute. " I watched curiously (好奇地) as she went across to the hot dog stand. Then I realized what she was doing. She bought a hot dog, crossed back, and gave the man the food.
When she came back to us, Susan said simply,  "I was just passing on the kindness that someone gave to me. "
That day I learned how generosity can go farther than the person you give to. By giving, you teach others how to give also. You never know what happiness a simple act of care will bring.
The correct order of the following things is ________.
a. Susan bought a hot dog for the man.
b. We went for a picnic.
c. We met a hungry man.
d. We had the hot dog for free.

The underlined word "generosity" means_____________.

What does the writer want to tell us by telling us the story?

In 1938, a fishing boat off the coast of Africa pulled up its nets. One net held a very strange fish, five feet long and bright blue. Strangest of all, it had fins  (鳍)  that looked like legs!
In the nets, only this fish stayed alive for several hours. Before the fish began to rot (腐烂 ), a young woman made a drawing of it. She sent her drawing to a scientist on sea life, Professor J. B. Smith.
Upon seeing her drawing of the fish, Smith couldn’t believe his eyes. Could it be true? It just didn’t seem possible, but there it was. It could be only one thing, a coelacanth, a fish people believe having died out（灭绝）fifty million years ago. How could the fish be swimming about only a few days before?
If we found one, there must be others. The professor put up posters offering a reward for catching such a fish. Other scientists laughed at Smith. They thought the search was a waste of time. Years passed. It seemed the other scientists were right. But Smith never gave up hope. One day, fourteen years later, the professor received a telegram. Afish had been caught that looked like the one in the poster. Would the scientist fly to the region and check the fish? Smith did.
With shaking fingers the professor raised the cloth around the fish. It was exactly like the one in the young woman’s drawing. It was a coelacanth,a missing link（关联）with the past!
After the discovery of the coelacanth, scientists began to wonder. Is it possible that an even stranger creature（生物）will someday be discovered?
Which is TRUE about the first coelacanth in the passage?

What is the best title for this passage?

What can we infer from the last paragraph?

阅读短文，根据短文内容，从短文后的五个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有一项为多余选项。（共4分，每小题1分）
Manners（礼仪）in every country are different. These basic rules will help you enjoy western food with your American friends.
Always put the napkin（餐巾）on your lap first. Before you leave the table, fold your napkin and put it beside your plate.
. When eating something in a bowl, do not leave the spoon in the bowl. Put it on the plate under the bowl. When you are having soup, don’t pick the bowl up to hold it closer to your mouth. . When you have finished your meal, place your knife and fork side by side on the plate. This means that you have finished eating.
When shall we eat then?  . But the host or hostess may invite you to start eating before everyone is served. If you are invited to begin before others are served, wait until three or four people have been served before starting to eat.
In fact, the best way to learn good manners is to watch others. . This is the best way to avoid making mistakes when you are not sure of what to do.

阅读短文,根短文内容回答问题。  (共10分,每小题2分 )
Playgrounds offer kids fresh air, friends, and exercise. However, each year, more than 200,000 kids go to hospital because they are hurt in one way or another when playing on the playground. So what can we do to improve the situation?
We should make sure the playground is safe for the children. It should be soft and thick enough, so when the children fall, they won’t hurt too much. Things like water, rocks or broken glass might cause danger to the kids. Cleaners should check the playground from time to time and clear away these dangerous things. In fact, children themselves also need to help keep the playground clean and safe. That means each time after playing they should pick up the rubbish they’ve produced. If someone finds there is something wrong with the equipment(设施), he should report to the keeper of the playground, so people will come to fix it.
Teaching kids how to play safely is also very important. If they know the rules of the playground, they won’t get hurt easily. For example, they should never push when others are on seesaws or swings. If someone is going to jump off some equipment, he should first look down to make sure no other kids are in the way. Of course, wearing right clothes may also help to keep safe. Clothes with strings (绳) can get caught on equipment which may hurt the kid badly.
In short, our kids can both enjoy themselves and be safe if we are working together to improve the situation.
Do many kids get hurt while playing on the playground every year?
What things might cause danger to the kids on the playground?
Why should we teach kids how to play safely on the playground?
Who need to work together to improve the situation ofthe playground?
What’s the passage mainly about?

完成句子（共10分，每小题2分）
根据中文意思完成句子。
把错题写在笔记本上怎么样？
________writing down the mistakes on the notebook?
巴黎以埃菲尔铁塔儿闻名。
Paris________the Eiffel Tower.
你脸色看起来苍白，怎么了？
You look pale,_______________？
他学习不如他妹妹努力。
He doesn’t study_____________his younger sister.
我们应该尽我们所能来拯救尽可能多的动物。
We should try our best__________________________________________________.

文段表达
根据中文大意和英文提示词语，写出意思连贯、符合逻辑、不少于50词的短文。所给的英文提示词语仅供选用。请不要写出你的校名和姓名。
生活中总会发生一些给人印象深刻的事情，有时令人捧腹大笑，有时让人热泪盈眶，有时又让人后悔不已……。假如你是李明，你的英国笔友Mike想和你分享这种经历，请你给Mike回一封邮件，向他描述一件你经历过的事件，包含以下内容：
1) When and where did it happen?
2) What was it?
3) How did you feel about it?
提示词语：on one’s way to school，fall down，hurt，help，feel moved.
Dear Mike,
Glad to hear from you again! _______________________________________________
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Yours,
Li Ming