2017-2018学年北京市海淀区八年级（下）期末英语试卷

一、单选题（本大题共12小题，共12.0分）

1. My mom is very kind and I love very much．（ ）

A. him B. her C. me D. us 2. We usually have four classes the morning．（ ）

A. at B. in C. to D. on 3. - have you had that bike over there？

- I've had it for three years．（ ） A. How many B. How much C. How long D. How often 4. ____ you please close the window？ It's a little bit cold．（ ）

A. Must B. Should C. Need D. Could 5. Don't worry． I will call you I get there（ ）

A. since B. because C. as soon as D. so that 6. Qomolangma is 8，844.43 meters high． It's mountain in the world（ ）

A. high B. higher C. highest D. the highest 7. A few months ago， I __ to Singapore for vacation．（ ）

A. went B. go C. have been D. will go

8. My brother for the bus when the rainstorm came．（ ）

A. has waited B. was waiting C. waits D. is waiting 9. Steve in our school since he came to Beijing．（ ）

A. works B. worked C. has worked D. will work 10. Can you explain to me how his math problem？（ ）

A. to do B. do C. doing D. done 11. Keep and you will succeed．（ ）

A. tried B. try C. to try D. trying

12. - Do you know the meeting room early？？

- Because she had a headache． （ ）

A. why Ann left

C. why did Ann leave B. why Ann will leave D. why will Ann leave

二、完形填空（本大题共8小题，共8.0分） The Fruit Is Sweet

My mother liked to fill our house with plants． She treasured her little garden and the lives she created with tiny seeds （种子）． I remember the happiness on her face when she showed me what had grown．

One day in high school， I passed through a gardening store， hoping to find something that I could use for my art piece． I had no luck finding one， so I decided to take bags of (13) seeds home instead． I had never planted anything in my life． For some reason， these colorful seed packets attracted me． I (14)many bags： roses， morning glories， lilies and even some moonflowers．

When I got home， my mother told me seriously that， if I was going to plant these flowers， it would have to be on my own． Not discouraged， I planted the different seeds in different pots． Every day，1 (15) them， hoping that the next day a little green head would spurt （冒出） to say \．\， I became (16) when I saw that my flowers hadn't

grown． After about a week， when I was ready to give up on them， my mom said to me， \（耐心）． \

I did wait． One sunny afternoon， I came home from school． Walking up to the house， I took a quick look at the pots， really not(17) to see that anything had grown． To my surprise，

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there was a long green stem （茎） in one of the planted pots． A big(18) lit up my face． The morning glory vine suddenly spurted while I was at school． In the past few years， I've learned that mothers are usually(19)． My mother taught me well， even though she really didn't have to use much effort． I learn to treasure those little lives that I create． She taught me to (20)． I believe that patience is bitter， but its fruit is sweet． 13. A. flower B. vegetable C. tree D. fruit 14. A. borrowed B. bought C. lost D. wasted 15. A. fixed B. moved C. cleaned D. watered 16. A. certain B. excited C. unhappy D. weak 17. A. expecting B. agreeing C. continuing D. deciding 18. A. sign B. smile C. stress D. fear 19. A. serious B. strict C. fair D. right 20. A. offer B. try C. wait D. share 三、阅读理解（本大题共15小题，共30.0分）

A

Here are three famous cities in the world． You will find the most famous landmarks which are symbols for a city and maybe even for the country． Venice This beautiful city in northeastern Italy is built on about 120small islands． The city has no roads． Instead， people use boats to travel along the canals （运河）． Flat-bottomed boats called gondolas were once the main means of transportation． You should see St． Mark's Square-the center of activity in this city． It has wonderful buildings． Chicago This American city is the main business and cultural center of the Midwest． It is famous for its music， opera and theaters． It also has excellent museums． When shopping in this city， you can visit a long row of fashionable stores on North Michigan Avenue． One of the world's tallest buildings， the John Hancock Center， is also on this avenue． Rio de Janeiro Travelers use many words to describe this South American city： beautiful， sunny， friendly and exciting． It is the city of the Carnival （嘉年华）， when everyone dances the samba in the streets． Tourists also love to visit its wonderful beaches and mountains． You should not miss the National Park of Tijuca-one of the largest city parks in the world． 21. ______ - is built on about 120small islands． 第2页，共16页

A. Chicago

C. Rio de janeiro B. Venice D. Tijuca

22. Chicago is famous for its music， opera and ______

A. parks B. theaters C. boats D. colleges 23. The John Hancock Center is ______ ．

A. in South America B. in northeaste：m Italy C. on North Michigan Avenue D. on St． Mark's Square 24. Rio de Janeiro is the city of the Carnival， when everyone ______ ．

A. dances the samba in the streets B. travels by boat along the canals C. visits the world's tallest buildings D. goes shopping at fashionable stores

B

Riley read so many stories about pirates （海盗） and treasure chests that he wanted to find a treasure chest of his own． One day， Riley went to the library and read a story about a man that buried （i～） expensive gold coins in his backyard in a chest． Riley was so interested in the story． \， tell him that treasure chests are only in books and movies，\Ted． \，\． \，\． \something strong enough， it could happen．\

That night Riley's mom told Riley's dad how much Riley wanted to find a treasure chest． \have an idea，\． \． Let's put his gift in a treasure chest and bury it in the yard for him to find．\． They decided to put his new watch in the treasure chest． They would give him a map with clues （线索） to look for the treasure chest outside．

After Riley left for school the next day， his mom wrapped the watch and went to the party store to buy a treasure chest． She came home and buried the treasure chest underneath the oak tree． She then drew a map with clues to where the treasure chest was buried． When Saturday came， mom and dad gave Riley his map， and told him that he would have to find his gift in the treasure chest using the clues on the map． Riley was so excited! He anxiously followed all the clues and found the treasure chest with his new watch． \． \fantastic! I knew I would find a treasure chest someday!\ \．

25. One day， Riley read a story about ______ ．

A. a new watch B. a treasure chest C. a pirate map D. an interesting movie 26. Riley's mother hid the gift ______ ．

A. in the yard

C. in Riley's school B. in the library D. in a party store

27. What can we know from the passage？ ______

A. Riley got a surprise on his birthday． B. Ted and Riley had the same interest． C. Dad found the treasure chest for Riley． D. Mom told Riley how to make a special gift．

C

Okay to Eat？

At least 50% of U．S． adults have eaten food off the floor． That's according to a 2017Harris

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Poll． Many people use the five-second rule． The rule says that fallen food is safe to eat if it has been on the floor for less than five seconds． Can people really use the five-second rule to save a dropped sandwich？ Or should they throw it and make a fresh one？

Donald Schaffner is a professor of food science． His study shows that the five-second rule should not always be used． In his 2016report， he says it's not wise to eat dropped wet food． The wet food takes in bacteria （细菌） as soon as it falls． \， they move with the moisture，\． The wetter the food is， the more bacteria it soaks up （吸收）．

Anthony Hilton studied the five-second rule too． He is a professor of Life and Health Sciences． Hilton found that a dry food on the floor collects fewer bacteria than a wet food． Hilton also found that carpeted floors pass fewer bacteria than wood floors． Still， one should be

careful． \，\． \drop a dry food in your house， it's usually okay if you pick it up very quickly． Most clean homes don't have bad bacteria．\

Should you eat food that was dropped on the kitchen counter？ Dr． Steven Dowshen is a doctor for children． He says that floors are not the only place that can make food unsafe to eat． \，\． This is because raw foods sometimes have bad bacteria called salmonella． These raw foods can be on kitchen counters． \， they can get very sick，\．

With the five-second rule， the type of food and the place where it falls matter． So perhaps use this e instead： When in doubt， throw it out．

28. What's Donald Schaffner's opinion about the five-second rule？ ______

A. The five-second rule should always be used．

B. The drier the food is， the more bacteria it takes in． C. It's a good choice to eat the dropped wet food．

D. The minute the wet food falls， it soaks up bacteria． 29. The underlined word \A. delicious B. dangerous C. safe D. easy 30. What can you infer from the passage？ ______

A. People should not eat a dropped sandwich on any places．

B. People cannot eat food that is on the floor because of salmonella． C. People need to consider the type of the dropped food before eating．

D. People should be careful about the food dropped on the kitchen counter． 31. What's the writer's purpose of writing the passage？ ______

A. To introduce the five-second rule to people． B. To encourage people to use the five-second rule．

C. To show different people's opinions about the five-second rule． D. To advise people to think twice before using the five-second rule．

D

Rik-rrork． That's the sound made by frogs singing at night．

u might have thought the noises were just the musical sounds of ure． You probably didn't realize that you were listening to frogs nmunicating with one another． These familiar sounds are not random

i意的） but are actually meaningful to frogs．

Being Heard but Not SeenFrogs are good at being heard but not seen． These animals have several characters that protect them n predators （捕食者）． One is their size． Most frogs

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