1、海淀区八年级第一学期期末练习英语知识运用（共 20 分）四、单项选择（共 10 分，每小题 1 分）22. Uncle Li is a teacher. He likes _ students very much.A. my B. your C. his D. her23. Fathers Day is _ the third Sunday in June in the US.A. in B. at C. on D. to24. My mother wants me to be a doctor, _ Im not sure about that.A. and B. or C. so D. b
2、ut25. The environment of Beijing is much _ than before.A. good B. better C. best D. the best26. - _ you go to a movie with me this evening?- Sure. I am free tonight.A. Can B. May C. Must D. Should27. - _ bananas do you need to make the milk shake?- Three.A. How long B. How much C. How often D. How m
3、any28. Three _ a concert in Hong Kong last month.A. is B. was C. are D. were29. Kelly tells us _ nice clothes to her party this weekend.A. wear B. wearing C. to wear D. wore30. If the teenagers _ too late, their parents will worry about them.A. stay out B. are staying out C. stayed out D. will stay
4、out31. We never know _ will happen in the future.A. when B. what C. why D. where五、完形填空（共 10 分，每小题 1 分）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。I didnt do well in anything at school. I was always scared for anything wrong I might say, not knowing what to do. My classmates often made fun of me. M
5、ost teachers didnt expect too much of me. I was not _(32) in the eyes of every other person in school. I still _(33) this clearly- my class teacher promoted (升级) me in the seventh grade and told my parents seriously that I would _(34) have a hard time in the eighth grade. At that moment, I saw tears
6、 in my mothers eyes, and I felt so sorry and hopeless. I _(35) myself that I would never let her down.Then I studied really hard. Finally when the results came out, my class teacher asked me to stand in front of the class. OI was really scared. I even didnt know if I _(36) the exam. Then she called
7、my name and read out my grade. “Ajinkya Soitkar 61%. Please clap for him, everyone!” Hearing that, I had tears in my eyes! I was _(37) and nervous at the same time. My hands were all wet and my body couldnt help shaking. For the first time, someone clapped for me and said “Congratulation!” I could n
8、ever forget that _(38). And then I came home and told my mom about my grade. She had tears of happiness!_(39) my class teacher, this would be impossible. I just wanted to thank her for bring back my _(40) changing the idea of others.Now, I am running my own project- Teach For Free to _(41) students
9、who have similar experiences to achieve their goals. As the chairman of the Yale College Student Union, I know there is still a long way to go.32. A. careful B. famous C. helpful D. successful33. A. know B. believe C. remember D. show34. A. hardly B. probably C. never D. once35. A. pleased B. thanke
10、d C. promised D. taught36. A. passed B. took C. finished D. followed37. A. scared B. happy C. upset D. ready38. A. word B. moment C. action D. decision39. A. Without B. For C. With D. Against40. A. heart B. memory C. resolution D. smile41. A. help B. welcome C. meet D. tell阅读理解（共 44 分）六、阅读下列短文，根据短文内
11、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。 （共 26 分，每小题 2 分AFilms in Jiahe Cinema this WeekMonkey King: Hero is BackChinese cartoon (2015)Directed(导演) by Tian XiaopengFrom Monday to Wednesday, at 8:00 p.m. Ticket price: 30 yuan (half for children)Monster HuntChinese cartoon (2015)Directed by Xu ChengyiFrom Tu
12、esday to Thursday, at 8:00 p.m.Ticket price: 40 yuanBloody Destiny Mission Impossible- Rogue NationChinese Kung Fu Film (2015)Directed by Zang Xiehuan Mainly acted by Choi Yoon-so from South KoreaFrom Wednesday to Friday, at 8:00 p.m.Ticket price: 30 yuanAmerican film (2015)Directed by Christopher M
13、cQuarrieMainly acted by Tom Cruise and Jennifer LawrenceFrom Friday to Sunday, at 7:30 p.m.Ticket price: 35 yuan42. If you like Xu Chengyi, you can see his film _.A. Monkey King: Hero is Back B. Monster HuntC. Mission Impossible- Rogue Nation D. Bloody Destiny43. How much should a child pay to see M
14、onkey King: Hero is Back?A. 15 yuan B. 30 yuan C. 35 yuan D. 40 yuan44. You can see the American film on _.A. Tuesday B. Wednesday C. Thursday D. FridayBTwo things changed my life: my mother and a white, pretty bike basket. My mother is a strict parent and I had to earn my pocket money by doing hous
15、ework around the house.One day, my mother drove me to the bike shop to get a tire fixed- and there it was in the window: white, shiny, and decorated(装饰) with beautiful flowers. It was so special and I knew I had to have the basket. “Its beautiful,” my mother said when I pointed it out to her.“Mom, p
16、lease, can I get it? Ill do more housework for as long as you say, but I need that basket. I really love it”“You know,” she said gently, “ If you save up, you could buy this yourself.”“By the time I make enough, itll be gone!”“Ill buy the basket for you, but you have to work for it,” she said.My mot
17、her bought the beautiful basket and put it safely in some secret place I couldnt find. Each week I eagerly counted my growing income. And then, weeks later, I jumped for joy. Oh, happy day! I made it! I finally had the exact amount wed agreed uponDays later, the unthinkable thing happened. A neighbo
18、r girl appeared with the exact same basket on her shiny, new bike. The eight-year-old me cried and ran fast back home to tell my mother about this terrible news.And then came the lesson Ive taken with me through my life:“Honey, it doesnt matter that the baskets look the same. Your basket is extra-sp
19、ecial,” Mom said, gently drying my hot tears, “your basket is special because you paid for it yourself.”45. The girls mother drove her to the bike shop to _.A. get a tire fixed B. make some moneyC. buy a new bike D. buy a pretty bike basket46. The girl cried to her mother because _.A. the mother was
20、 too strict with herB. she didnt like doing the houseworkC. the neighbor girl had the same basketD. she didnt have the money for the basket47. According to the passage, the basket was special because _.A. it was not only pretty but also not expensiveB. it was different from the neighbor girls basket
21、C. the writer decorated it with beautiful flowersD. the writer got the basket through her hard workCThe Science of YouYou already know that you are an amazing person. But its not just your wonderful personality. Your body itself is an unusual machine.Lots of information has been written on the subje
22、ct of “your”. You might wonder about your body. Most people think that the big picture of how your body systems work together is important to understand. Sometimes the details interest us the most. Lets go on the way to get a haircut.Why dont haircuts hurt? Snip, snip- the scissors fly around your h
23、ear. Your hair grows from living cells(细胞). But the hair thats cut is not alive. Whats the story here?Each hair on your head grows from a root that is under your skin. The root produces hair cells in a special tube(管状器官) called a follicle. When new hair cells are made at the root, they push older ha
24、ir cells up the follicle.As older hair cells move toward the surface of your skin, they change. They join together and harden. Then they die. The strand(股) of hair that comes out of your head does not have living cells in it. Thats why a haircut doesnt hurt!You probably have about 100,000 hairs on y
25、our head right now. Hair strands grow all the time, then fall out and start to grow again. It usually does this in different stages. Thats why you dont lose all of your hair at once.In fact, your hair is just a part of all those interesting things of your body. You might be wide-eyed and staring at
26、one of these creations. If you want to know more about them, keep reading.48. What do most people think is important to understand?A. How your body systems work together.B. Why you are an amazing and unusual person.C. What the information on the subject of you is.D. Where you can get a haircut witho
27、ut feeling hurt.49. A haircut doesnt hurt because _.A. the root produces hair cells in a special tubeB. living cells die before coming out of the headC. you have too many hairs growing on your headD. hair cells can start to grow again after being cut50. What will the writer probably talk about next?
28、A. You will lose more hair than before as you grow older.B. Your body system can work really well for your needs.C. you like getting haircuts because they dont hurt so much.D. Your blood runs to each part of your body to keep you warm.DFollowing the crowd may not always be in a persons best interest
29、. However, new study shows that teens who go along with their friends may become healthier as adults. Scientists have known that close friendships help improve health. People who do their own thing may experience unpleasant feelings and get sick. Those findings inspired Joseph Allen, a scientist, to
30、 look at teen behavior. Allens group noted that experiences during teen years might influence adult health.Scientists interviewed 171 teens every year for five years starting at the age of 13. These teens became the focal teens in the study. The teens were asked about both positive and negative aspe
31、cts of friendship. The scientists also spoke to their closest friends. They asked the friends how likely the focal person was to follow the crowd, go along with the friends or keep on doing his or her own thing.The same 171 people were interviewed again as adults, at ages 25,26 and 27. This time, th
32、e questions surveyed each persons overall health. The scientists found a correlation between a teens behavior and adult health. Firstly, teens who had close friends grew up to be the healthier adults. Secondly, teens who held back their feelings were more likely to be sick as adults than those who s
33、hared feelings with a close friend. Whats more, the study found that teens who went along with what their friends wanted, instead of being independent, also were healthier in their twenties.The correlation held up(依然成立) even after the scientists included other possible influences on health, such as
34、weight, family income and drug use. Study showed that such other things did not explain adult health as well as teen friendships did. For those who wonder whether they should follow the crowd or not, now they have a legitimate(合理的) reason to say yes!51. Scientists asked the focal teens _.A. if they
35、experienced unpleasant feelingsB. if they always agreed with their friendsC. about the things they kept on doing on their ownD. about the positive and negative aspects of friendship52. The underlined word “correlation” in the third paragraph probably means _.A. difference B. relationship C. balance
36、D. choice53. What can we learn from the study?A. Being independent is better than working with friends.B. Many things can explain health as well as teen friendships.C. Expressing feelings to a close friend can be good for you.D. Teenagers shouldnt follow the crowd and say yes to others.54. What is t
37、he best title for the passage?A. Teens and Growth B. Say Yes to TeensC. Friendship and Health D. Get along with Friends七、阅读短文，根据短文内容，从短文厚德四个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，每个选项只能用一次。 （共 10 分，每小题 2 分）Ride the Escalators in the MallEscalators are a useful means of transportation. They take you up. They bring you dow
38、n. The steps keep moving. _(55)Escalators are machines that make moving around easy. _(56). So people invented machines to make it easier.How do escalators get you moving? Each escalator connects two floors. _(57) If you want to go upstairs, just wait a second. When the steps of the escalator appear
39、 in front of you, you can step on them.The steps of the escalator go in a circle. When you reach the next floor, the steps you stepped on seem to disappear. _(58)Escalators make our life easier but at the same time there is a possible danger. On 26 July 2015, in Jinzhou Department Store, a mother ho
40、lding a child set foot on the escalator. There was something wrong with it. They got stuck. _(59). The child was saved. But the mother fell within the escalator. Although the convenience escalators bring us is cheerful, the safety problems should be solved.八、阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。 （共 8 分，每小题 2 分）Meet the
41、60-year-old Rabbit at Beijing Art DistrictThis year marks the 60th birthday of the lovable rabbit, Miffy, created in 1955 by Dutch artist Dick Bruna. Miffy is not only a toy popular among kids, but a cartoon character that many adults have grown up with.Dick Bruna created 30 books about Miffy, and t
42、hese stories tell the children family values and all. Everyone in the Netherlands loves Miffy. Children grew up with Miffy and they will also introduce it to their children. The Miffy story and the Miffy toys will never really be out of fashion.A. It runs from one floor to the nextB. Climbing stairs
43、 can be really tiringC. But you dont move- the steps move youD. The mother tried hard to hold up her childE. Then the steps go back where you stepped onAll around the world, the Miffy series has been translated (翻译成) into 50 languages, and has reached more than 85 million in sales. The cartoon chara
44、cter Miffy also has three TV series. The newest of the three, Miffys Adventures Big and Small, was aired in the UK on Sonys Tiny Pop from October 2015.Apart from being popular as cartoon figure(人物 ) in the Netherlands and the UK, Miffy is known by many Asian fans as a lovely toy. In China, for examp
45、le, the T-mall platform (an online shopping website) for designers will provide a section for Miffy, and Miffy in Chinese clothes will be sold in October.There was a Miffy exhibition at the 751 Art District in Beijing in September and Octobor. Next year, Miffy will take a flight to the space. It wil
46、l be a Miffy toy in a space suit, and the size of it will depend on the weight allowance.60. Is Miffy popular among kids?_61. How many TV series do we have about Miffy?_62. Where is the Miffy exhibition in Beijing?_63. What does the writer mainly tell us about Miffy?_九、文段表达（共 10 分）64.假如你是李华，你的英国笔友 Peter 想了解你的寒假计划，请你根据一下提示，给他写一封邮件，告诉他你期待自己又怎样的改变，你的具体计划以及你这样计划的原因。1. What do you want to change about yourself?2. How are you going to do that?3. Why are you going to do so?(提示词， hardworking，read more， do housework)Dear Peter，_
