2023北京东城初二（上）期末英语（不含听力）

1. Peter’s mother went to Lao She Teahouse yesterday. ________ took Peter with her.A. She B. He C. They D. We2. Qian Xuesen, a famous Chinese scientist, was born ________ December 11,1911.A. in B. on C. at D. to3. — Be careful when you walk across this old bridge. It________ be very safe.— I will.A. must not B. need not C. might not D. should not4. In my hometown, the streets are ________ than two years ago.A. clean B. cleaner C. cleanest D. the cleanest5. —________ did you go to the Beijing Museum of Natural History yesterday?— By bus.A. How B. How often C. why D. When6. My uncle had an accident last year. Now, he drives ________ than before.A. careful B. more careful C. carefully D. more carefully7. I wanted to help Lisa with her study, ________ she said she could do it herself.A. but B. or C. for D.so8. Paul enjoys reading famous stories. He ________ one now.A. reads B.is reading C. read D. will read9. I ________ a painting when my mother came back home.A. draw B. drew C. was drawing D. will draw10. Emma ________ up early this morning and went for a morning run with her father.A. gets B. will get C. was getting D. got11. I can’t meet you next Sunday. A friend of mine ________ to see me.A. comes B. came C. was coming D. will come12. My grandmother has two dogs. She ________ them in the park every morning.A. walks B. was walking C. will walk D. walked二、完形填空(每题1分, 共8分)Isabella and Soledad Meade are still in primary school. But they have a workstation, and it sells painted rocks. The whole thing began as a __13__ for their mom.“On Mother’s Day, we decided to make our mom a garden because she likes plants. I thought the garden needed color, so I painted some__14__. And my sister Soledad put these rocks around the garden to make it look even more beautiful,” says Isabella.“When we showed the garden to our mom, she was very __15__ . Our mom gave us lots of hugs,” Soledad says.Their dad also liked the girls’ work. He put pictures of the rocks on his social media(社交媒体）page. People began to __16__ and posted messages asking how much they cost. Then they began buying rocks. The family couldn’t believe it!With the help of their family, the two __17__ a workstation at home. “We do one at a time,” says Soledad. “I do the background and when it dries, Isabella does the design(设计).”But earning money for themselves wasn’t enough. The girls wanted to use the rocks to __18 __ people. They decided to hold a rock-painting contest (比赛) to raise money for cancer patients(癌症患者) in their town. When it was over, the sisters gave all the money they had raised to those patients. The act of __19__ made them feel very good, and they decided to give part of the money they will get from selling painted rocks to people in need in the future.“I’m getting better as an artist, and I just want to grow with our workstation,” says Soledad, who plans to be a full-time artist when she gets older.” __20__ we can continue to make money for college.” “And help others,” Isabella adds.13. A. gift B. chance C. show D. party14. A. plants B. flowers C. rocks D. pictures15. A. relaxed B. serious C. nervous D. pleased16. A. worry B. notice C. change D. wait17. A. looked up B. picked up C. set up D. lifted up18. A. help B. know C. surprise D. beat19. A. winning B. selling C. taking D. giving20. A. Secretly B. Hopefully C. Especially D. Finally三、阅读理解(每题2分,共26分)AAge is just a number. Some people do great things that have nothing to do with their age.21. What does Gloria Struck want to do?A. Run a motorcycle shop.B. Practice riding her motorcycle.C. Ride a motorcycle across the country. D. Take part in motorcycle races in Asia.22. Who set a running record?A. Julia Hawkins. B. Gloria Struck.C. Yuichiro Miura. D. Manfred Steiner.23. What do we know about Manfred Steiner?A. He had serious health problems.B. He got his Ph. D. in physics quite easily.C. He taught physics at Brown Medical School.D. He got his Ph. D.in physics after he stopped working.BAct Your AgeMary was blowing bubbles(吹泡泡)in her bedtime milk. “Act your age,” Aunt Augusta said loudly. It seemed that Aunt Augusta was a bit angry.ring-around-the-rosyWhen Mary’s mother came back into the room, Mary was quiet. “Are you OK?” asked her mother. “Yes,” said Mary. But she felt better when Aunt Augusta finished visiting them.The next day, Mary was playing ring-around-the-rosy with her five-year-old sister, Grace, and two of Grace’s friends on the playground.Just then, Mary’s friend Julie came along. “You’d better act your age,” said Julie. “What will Sandra and Susan think?” Slowly, Mary said good-bye to Grace. She went with Julie to join their friends Sandra and Susan.The next day was a Saturday. Mary went to her grandparents’ house for dinner. Before dinner, Mary’s grandparents and her parents played ring-around-the-rosy with Grace. Mary just watched. When they sat down to eat, Mary saw that her grandmother had made her lots of tasty food. She began to feel a little better. Then Aunt Augusta started talking about her fights with her next-door neighbor(邻居).“... and yesterday I came home and found his dog burying a bone(埋骨头) right in the middle of my flower bed! After the dog left, I dug up the bone, wrapped(包装) it, and put it in that man’s mailbox,” she said.hopscotch”Oh, Augusta,” said Mary’s mom. “You should learn to act your age.” Mary laughed when she heard what her mom said. She kept laughing even though she tried to stop. Aunt Augusta finally got a smile on her face and said,”Wel1,I guess I should.”The next afternoon, Mary was playing hopscotch with Grace when Julie walked by.“Hopscotch?” asked Julie. “You still play a baby game?”“Yes, I do,” said Mary.For a while, Julie watched Mary and Grace playing. Then, quietly she asked, “May I play, too?”24. When Aunt Augusta told Mary to act her age, Mary felt________·A. unhappy B. lonely C. silly D. bored25. Mary’s mom told Aunt Augusta to act her age, because Aunt Augusta________.A. was too strict with Mary B. played a joke on her neighborC. wasn’t kind to the neighbor’s dog D. didn’t like seeing kids play baby games26. Mary’s story mainly tells us that________.A. it is OK to act younger than your age sometimesB. acting younger stops you from growing upC. always acting your age is very importantD. it’s a good idea to act like your friendCNowadays, some schools teach traditional subjects like math, geography, and language, but they also teach life skills(技能). Life skills classes teach students how to keep their rooms clean and tidy, take care of their health, and have healthy personal relationships(关系). Some people say these classes prepare students better for life in the real world. But other people say these classes aren’t important. Students should only pay attention to how to get into university. What do you think?Some people like the idea of teaching life skills in schools. They believe that life skills classes give students what they need to know to live on their own, whether they go to college or get a job after high school. They help prepare students for everyday real-life situations, such as cooking a meal and managing money. Many of these classes also teach “soft skills”, like how to listen and talk to people in a positive（积极的)way, which are important in the workplace and in personal relationships. As students learn more life skills, they become more confident in themselves.On the other hand, some people argue that there is no time for more subjects at school. They think it’s more important to teach traditional subjects than life skills at school. Many students choose not to take life skills classes because these classes don’t improve their chances of getting into university. People also think it should be the job of parents to teach their kids what they need to know at home.Personally, I think we already learn many life skills while doing traditional subjects. For example, we learn teamwork by doing group work, and organizing(安排)our homework teaches us how to use our time well. I believe all schools should teach life skills. It would not need too much work because there is no need to teach them separately(分开地）from traditional subjects. This will make sure that students are better prepared for college and work when they leave school.27. What is Paragraph 2 mainly about?A. The different ways to live on your own.B. The school experience of learning life skills.C. The situation that calls for learning life skills.D. The advantages of learning life skills in school.28. The writer probably agrees that ________ .A. schools need to give more time to life skills classesB. parents’ first job is to teach their children life skillsC. students can learn life skills in their traditional subjectsD. teachers should learn life skills together with their students29. What might be the best title for the passage?A. Life Skills: How Do Students Build Them?B. Life Skills: Should School Teach Them?C. Life Skills: Who Should Learn Them?D. Life Skills: Are They Important?DAre you someone who enjoys listening to music? If so, you’re doing something good for your mind and body.Scientists believe that music has something to do with people’s feelings. Valorie N. Salimpoor has studied music and the human brain (大脑）at McGill University. She has found that listening to pleasant music causes healthy changes in the brain. These changes make people feel excited, happy, and satisfied. Researchers in Germany have found that listening to music can boost a person’s mood. In other words, music can cheer you up when you’re feeling sad. Music can also lower stress and help you worry less. That’s according to the scientists from the USA.Music is also good for your body. For example, a study called “From Music-Beat(节拍)to Heart-Beat” showed that music can lower blood pressure(血压),which is good you’re your health. What’s more, music gets the blood pumping(血液循环）when you exercise. A group of scientists from Spain and Brazil have found that people run faster and longer when they listen to music. Music can help you bike faster too. British scientists studied bikers who listened to music with a fast beat. While riding, the faster the beat was, the faster the bikers rode.How else is music good for your health? It can help you get better sleep. That’s according to a research study called “Music Improves(改善）Sleep Quality in Students”. This study looked at college students who had a difficult time sleeping. Some of the students were told to listen to relaxing classical music before bedtime. Those students slept better and even felt happier.Scientists in Finland, England, and the United States have shown that music helps students learn. Listening to music can help you when you’re learning something new. It can also help you better remember what you’ve learned. It can even help when you take a test, according to a British study. Students who listened to background(背景的)music during a test answered more test questions. They got more of the answers correct too.Music is more than a beautiful art form. It can make your lives better. It can improve your mood, your health, and even your grades. In short, it’s good for you. So make time for music, and you won’t be sorry!30. The words “boost a person’s mood” in Paragraph 2 probably mean “________”.A. help a person feel better B. make a person relaxC. change a person’s life D. keep a person’s brain healthy31. What can we learn from the research study in Paragraph 4?A. Music helps college students understand the importance of sleep.B. A certain kind of music improves sleep for college students.C. College students are too busy to listen to music at night.D. College students listen to classical music the most.32. If there is background music playing during a test, students will________ .A.be more worried B. fall asleep during the testC. get their blood pumping D. increase their test scores33. What is the writer’s main purpose(目的) in writing this passage?A. To teach people how to enjoy music.B. To suggest that people listen to music.C. To describe the scientists’ love of music.D. To show the importance of music in students’ lives.四、阅读表达(每题2分, 共10分)India Works to Bring Cheetahs Back cheetahCheetahs, the world’s fastest land animals, died out in India over 70 years ago. Now, a new project(项目)is working to bring cheetahs back to India.Asian cheetahs lived all over India a long time ago. But by 1952, they were said to be gone forever. One of the main reasons was that people took a lot of cheetahs’ natural land. People also killed them for their spotted skins（有斑点的皮).Since 1952, people have tried to get cheetahs to go back to India. They set eight cheetahs free in Kuno National Park in September 2022.The cheetahs that were set free were not Asian cheetahs but African cheetahs. They are a gift from Namibia’s government. But the number of African cheetahs has also been going down. Now, there are only about 8,000 left. Some scientists believe that bringing cheetahs back to India will help keep them from dying out.Kuno is a 289-square-mile protected area. But there is no fence around it, so the cheetahs will be free to walk into nearby forests as well. There will be tracking collars(追踪项圈）on all of the cheetahs.India plans to spend about $1l million on “Project Cheetah” over the next five years. The project hopes to get about 40 cheetahs to live in Kuno. South Africa sent a second group of 12 cheetahs. They arrived in October.But cheetahs will face some problems in Kuno National Park. And not everyone thinks that “Project Cheetah” will work. Before the chectah project was given the green light, India was preparing Kuno as a place for Asian lions. Some scientists say Kuno is better for lions than cheetahs. Cheetahs need open areas with hiding places, such as grasslands. But some scientists point out that Kuno has more forests than grasslands. Valmik Thapar, who is famous for working to protect tigers, says, “This area is full of leopards(美洲豹） and hyenas (鬣狗),which are two of the cheetah's biggest enemies（敌人).” He also worries that the cheetahs might not have enough food and that many of them will die.34. What are the world's fastest land animals?35. What happened in Kuno National Park in September 2022?36. How many cheetahs does “Project Cheetah” hope to get to live in Kuno?37. What is the main idea of the last paragraph?38. What do you think of the idea of bringing cheetahs back to India? Why do you think so?五、文段表达(10分)39.根据中文和英文提示,完成一篇不少于50词的文段写作。文中已给出内容不计入总词数。所给提示词语仅供选用。请不要写出你的校名和姓名。某英文网站正在开展以“安全上学路”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,谈谈你注意到的学生上学路上的交通安全问题,并为同学们的安全出行提出建议。提示词语： listen to music, traffic lights, get hurt, pay attention to提示问题：●What traffic safety problems do students have on their way to school?●What advice will you give to students?Gloria StruckGloria Struck is 90, but she still rides her motorcycle and wants to go on a cross-country trip. When she was born, her father had a motorcycle shop. She learned to ride when she was 16.Over the years, she has taken part in many motorcycle races（比赛）in the USA and Europe.Julia HawkinsJulia Hawkins has been biking for most of her life. But she took up running a few years ago and set her first world record（记录）in2017. She set a new world record in November 2021 by running the100 meters in just over 62 seconds for her age group. Remember that Ms. Hawkins was 105 years old at that time.Yuichiro MiuraYuichiro Miura, who is Japanese, was the oldest person to reach the top of Mount Everest at the age of 80.To finish his trip, he had to deal with some serious health problems. But none of the problems seemed to make him change his mind. He celebrated his 90th birthday in October 2022.Manfred SteinerManfred Steiner taught at Brown Medical School until 2000.Butafter he stopped working, he realized he had time to do something he’d always wanted to do—study physics(物理). It took him a longtime, but he finally got his Ph. D.(博士学位) in physics when he was 89 years old.Keeping safe on the way to school is very important. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________