2024届北京市第八中学高三下-期中考试英语试题试卷含解析

2024届北京市第八中学高三下-期中考试英语试题试卷
考生须知：
1．全卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，全部在答题纸上作答。

选择题必须用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题的答案必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔写在“答题纸”相应位置上。

2．请用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔在“答题纸”上先填写姓名和准考证号。

3．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。

第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）
1．The new playground to be built next year will be ____________ the old one.
A．as three times big as B．three times as big as
C．as big as three times D．as big three times as
2．________ blood if you can and many lives will be saved.
A．Giving B．Given
C．To give D．Give
3．—You were not listening；what troubled you?
—I my coming math exam．
A．am thinking about B．was thinking about C．had thought about D．will think about
4．To get a slim figure, Fanny has tried many ways, but in vain. So now she is reduced anything for supper.
A．to not eating B．not to eat
C．not to eating D．to not eat
5．—People should stop using their cars and start using public transport.
—________. The roads are too crowded as it is.
A．All right B．Exactly
C．Go ahead D．Fine
6．This course is of great interest to students, _____ to improve their writing skills.
A．hope B．to hope
C．hoping D．hoped
7．Professor Wang ________in our school till next Sunday．
A．will have stayed B．has stayed C．is staying D．stayed
8．It is said that the only survivor in the car crash was badly injured. However, somehow the doctors managed to help him ______.
A．pull through B．put through C．look through D．break through
9．High-speed trains which travel through my hometown ________ up to 250 km per hour make it a small world. A．with B．against
C．at D．over
10．The news of the newly-elected president’s coming to China for a visit was ______
on the radio just now.
A．given away B．given in C．given off D．given out
11．This book is said to be the special one, which ________ many events that cannot be found in other history books. A．covers B．writes
C．prints D．reads
12．public bicycles with a mobile app is more convenient for users.
A．To unlock B．Unlock C．Unlocked D．Unlocking
13．The government placed _____ on the numbers of foreign cars that could be imported.
A．limitations B．administration
C．requirements D．restrictions
14．The new product is beyond all praise and has quickly taken over the market ________ its superior quality.
A．in terms of B．on account of
C．on behalf of D．on top of
15．This football player was accused of taking money for not scoring goals ______.
A．by chance B．on end C．in turn D．on purpose
16．The girl is so grateful whenever she remembers my brother and me ____ her from the icy water.
A．to have saved B．to save C．saving D．saved
17．Generally speaking, ________according to the directions, the medicine has no side effect.
A．when taken B．when taking C．when to take D．when to be taken
18．—What’s up? Y ou look down. —I have piles of papers ________, but I type so slowly.
A．to be typed B．typed C．to type D．being typed
19．When you are dressed in the latest style, dancing to the most fashionable music after watching the latest film, you feel great,______?
A．aren't you B．don't you C．do you D．are you
20．Despite the fact that his scores were good, they were hardly as excellent as a student with his intelligence . A．achieved B．had achieved
C．would achieve D．should have achieved
第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

21．（6分）You may not be aware, but digital currency (货币) is a big part of the Internet world. QQ Coins can buy you accessories (配饰) for your QQ images. More importantly, a new digital currency, Bitcoin, is bringing the world’s commerce online.
If you’re traveling, you can spend Bitcoins at restaurants and hotels listed at . In China, Bitcoins can be used to buy goods at about 134 online shops on Taobao. And at a café named 2nd Place in Beijing, you can even buy fresh coffee with Bitcoins.
So what makes Bitcoin so attractive to investors?
First of all, the Bitcoin system is not controlled by anyone. One central authority cannot make policies to change the value of Bitcoins. The fixed amount of Bitcoins also means they cannot lose value through inflation(通货膨胀), as all forms of paper money have done over time.
In addition, accounts in the Bitcoin system are anonymous and transparent. Users can set up an account easily and track every Bitcoin. All of these features seem to make Bitcoins immune(有免疫力的) from loss, but that is not entirely true.
“The value of Bitcoins can vary wildly as no central government makes the price of them steady. If the value drops suddenly, investors cannot get any compensation(赔偿),” Zhao Qingming, a senior researcher at China Construction Bank, told China Economic Weekly. And Bitcoins, unlike company shares, are not backed by any tangible assets（有形资产）, which also adds to their risk.
While China will not recognize the digital currency anytime soon, Xinhua said, lawmakers and officials at a hearing on Nov. 18 in the US made positive comments about Bitcoin.
Ben Bernanke, outgoing chairman of the Federal Reserve, told the Washington Post that “these types of creations, such as Bitcoin… may hold long-term promise, particularly if its system promote a faster, more secure and more efficient payment system.”
1、Bitcoin is ______.
A．actually exactly like QQ Coins B．only used online
C．a new currency used both online and in real life D．a country’s new digital currency.
2、We can use Bitcoin to buy the following things except ______.
A．online goods B．goods at 134 online shops on Taobao
C．books in physical shops D．coffee at a café named 2nd Place
3、What is the disadvantage of Bitcoin?
A．the value of it can rise and fall wildly.
B．It cannot lose value through inflation.
C．Every bitcoin in your account can be followed.
D．It can even be used at some specific restaurants and hotels.
22．（8分）Adult education courses
298、Which courses arc suitable for beginners?
A．Web Design and Art. B．Computer Studies and woodwork. C．Woodwork and Web Design. D．Computer Studies and Art.
1、Which course awards students an official certificate?
A．Art. B．Woodwork.
C．web Design. D．Computer Studies.
2、How much will a student who attends only half of all the woodwork lessons pay in total?
A．￥30. B．￥360.
C．￥250. D．￥180.
23．（8分）As trees across the northern areas turn gold and deep red, you can find autumn colors in parks and woodlands, in the cities, countryside, and mountains. People are wondering what these colors are for. For years, scientists have worked to understand the changes that happen to trees in the autumn. Up to now there have been different explanations for why natural selection makes autumn colors so widespread.
Dr. Hamilton from Oxford University proposed that bright autumn leaves contained a message: they warn insects to leave them alone. In autumn, insects choose trees where they will lay eggs. When the larvae（幼虫）come out the next spring, they feed on the trees, often with a result of destruction of the trees. Dr. Hamilton suggested that trees could ward off these insects with poisons. They could have strong defenses by letting egg-laying insects know what was in store for their eggs.
Dr. Hamilton and students turned the theory into a mathematical model, which showed that warning signals could indeed drive the evolution（进化）of bright leaves. It was a first attempt to see what was out there.
A research team from the University of Wisconsin gave a quite different explanation. “If you are up here in Wisconsi n, by the time leaves change, all the insects that feed on leaves are gone.” Dr. Hoch said. He believed that autumn colors served mainly as protection.
According to Dr. Hoch and his team, autumn colors might be able to protect the leaves from sun damage or frost （冰冻）injury—in other words, they actually act as a sunscreen to avoid the destruction to the leaves. Besides, autumn colors might protect the leaves from water loss. If the cells in the leaves become dry, the connections between the cells will be weakened and leaves will break off.
Although there are different explanations about autumn colors, it has really given them a deeper concern for this time of year. “People sometimes say that science makes the world less interesting by just explaining things away,” one famous biologist said. “But with autumn leaves, the more you know about them, the more amazed you are.”
1、According to Dr. Hamilton, there is a connection between________.
A．the size of leaves and the survival of insects
B．the size of leaves and the behavior of insects
C．the size of leaves and the quality of insects
D．the size of leaves and the number of insects
2、Dr. Hoch and his team give the explanation that_________.
A．Climate has an influence on the color of the leaves
B．Sun damage and frost injury drive the insects away
C．the color of autumn leaves has a protective function
D．Autumn colors bring great destruction to the leaves
3、The underlined phrase “ward off” in Paragraph 2 probably means_______.
A．catch
B．attract
C．ignore
D．prevent
4、Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?
A．The evolution of colorful leaves
B．The secret to autumn leaves’ changes
C．The charm autumn colors
D．The role of leaves’ being protection
24．（8分）Amazon is breaking into physical retail in a new way. The online retail giant revealed a new kind of physical store concept in a video published on Monday.
The store, called Amazon Go, doesn't work like a typical Walmart or supermarket. Instead, it's designed so that shoppers will use an app, also called Amazon Go, to automatically add the products that they plan to buy to a digital shopping cart by scanning a QR code(二维码). They can then walk out of the building without waiting in a checkout line because Amazon will charge their Amazon account and send them a receipt.
The first Amazon Go store is located in Seattle, where Amazon is headquartered. For years, there have been rumors the e-commerce company would expand its dominance from digital to physical shopping. Amazon began experimenting with physical bookstores a year ago, but Amazon Go may mark its boldest bet on physical ones yet. By removing much of the staff needed to operate a store, Amazon keeps costs lower than traditional competitors. It's also in a strong position to bring together data on its customers' shopping habits online and offline to make better suggestions in all situations.
However, Amazon's move deeper into physical retail shops comes in a sensitive political climate. The company could be perceived as being a threat to some of the 3.4 million Americans who work as cashiers, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. On the campaign trail, Donald Trump repeatedly criticized Amazon and its founder Jeff Bezos for “getting away with murder tax-wise” and having “a huge antitrust(反垄断) problem.” Will the President& shy; elect add “job killer” to the list of criticisms?
Amazon's effort to launch a new kind of retail store predates(在……之前) the rise of Donald Trump. “Four years ago we asked ourselves: what if we could create a shopping experience with no lines and no checkout? Could we push
the boundaries of computer vision and machine learning to create a store where customers could simply take what they want and go?” The company says on an informational page about Amazon Go. For now, Amazon is starti ng slow. The Amazon Go is only open to Amazon employees in our Beta program, and is scheduled to open to the public in early 2017.
1、In Amazon Go, people can ________ .
A．buy products by paying cash
B．buy carts without scanning a QR code
C．have no bother to check out and queue
D．use an app to wait in a checkout line
2、What can we infer from the third paragraph?
A．Amazon has dominated the physical bookstores.
B．Amazon can contribute to reducing the cost of staff.
C．Amazon manages to take the place of physical shopping.
D．Amazon can ignore each customer's advice in all situations.
3、The reason why Donald Trump repeatedly criticized Amazon Go is that Amazon Go ________ .
A．would result in a political crisis
B．would threaten the career of cashiers
C．may result in a huge antitrust
D．is No.1 job killer in the list of criticisms
4、The main purpose of writing the passage is ________ .
A．to introduce the Amazon Go store
B．to explain how Amazon Go works
C．to arouse people's interest in Amazon
D．to indicate Trump's attitude to Amazon
25．（10分）Food festivals are a common occurrence in the UK and take place in all sorts of places and at all sorts of times. Whatever your taste, there’s a food festival to match -no matter how specialized.
Meatopia
This three-day, London-based festival takes place at the end of August and is a meat lover’s paradise. In addition to a range of meat products, from burgers to steaks, attendees can listen to live music, watch butchery shows, and attend informal meat-based workshops.
Vegfest
If you prefer a festival that will help you meet your five a day, then Vegfest fest is for you. This vegan-friendly event takes place several times a year. Here you can enjoy a wide selection of freshly prepared vegetables, learn cooking tips and hear talks on nutrition to help you make the most of your plant-based search.
The Marmalade Festival
Held in Cumbria, this festival has been running for 13 years. It includes a competition to find the best homemade marmalade. There are thousands of entries from over 30 different countries across the globe.
The Ginger (姜) and spice Festival
The Ginger and spice Festival, held in Market Drayton, celebrates its town’s historic connection to Robert Clive, who returned from India with ginger. Because of this, they specialize in baking gingerbread, but also sell a range of spices from mild to hot.
The National Honey show
It started in 1921 and is the largest event of its kind. This three-day event attracts over 2000 participants to their traditional competition, and offers lectures and workshops on beekeeping and, of course, that syrupy golden honey.
While people’s tastes are different from each other, the UK has something to offer most people. From large-scale festivities, to the smaller gatherings, one thing is certain: people are passionate about their food. And while some of the products on offer might be strange to someone, when food is given that much attention, it’s unlikely to leave a bad taste in anyone’s mouth.
1、Which is TRUE according to the passage?
A．People can enjoy a wide selection of meat in Vegfest.
B．Meatopia falls on August 31 every year.
C．The Marmalade Festival is just known by the British.
D．Robert Clive took ginger to the UK from India.
2、Which festival will be most a tractive for people having a sweet tooth?
A．Meatopia B．The Ginger and spice Festival,
C．Vegfest. D．The National Honey show.
3、In which part of a magazine can you most probably find this passage?
A．Voice & views. B．Science & Technology.
C．Culture D．Sports.
第三部分语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项．
26．（30分）My beautiful 18-year-old daughter was admitted to psychiatric（精神病的）care. I 1 her twice a day. She was the only 2 who had visitors at every session. On the contrary, some were 3 to have a visitor once a
week.
I was asked by the patients to 4 a Christmas basket on their behalf for the nursing staff, and I was 5 enough money that they offered me to put together a luxury basket. My 6 Olive came into our office when I was 7 to make the basket while students were playing outside. She could see I was 8 and unwell as I struggled putting the basket together. Olive offered to 9 , made a great job of the basket and then helped carry it to my car. When I 10 and brought the basket to the patients in person, they were absolutely 11 . I was there when they 12 it to the nursing staff; they’d never been given anything like this before and they were so 13 and appreciative. It was a beautiful 14 as those in psychiatric care acknowledged those who cared for them.
A few days later, I 15 a thank-you card and a box of chocolates from the patients for 16 them with their basket. I can’t tell you how 17 I was also at that time when seeing their smiling faces. These were people who were unable to 18 outside hospital. They were 19 people who were unable to look after themselves and were on very high medication, 20 their hearts still found love and gratitude for the nursing staff and for me.249
1、A．scolded B．called C．taught D．visited
2、A．doctor B．nurse C．patient D．teacher
3、A．successful B．lucky C．worried D．angry
4、A．prepare B．buy C．throw D．draw
5、A．given B．paid C．lent D．owed
6、A．daughter B．colleague C．student D．teacher
7、A．pretending B．managing C．attempting D．regretting
8、A．excited B．relaxed C．amazed D．tired
9、A．take up B．take over C．take off D．take out
10、A．drove B．walked C．ran D．rode
11、A．sad B．nervous C．calm D．delighted
12、A．explained B．owned C．presented D．returned
13、A．puzzled B．disappointed C．touched D．frightened
14、A．moment B．girl C．hospital D．car
15、A．stole B．received C．borrowed D．ordered
16、A．sharing B．exchanging C．fixing D．helping
17、A．grateful B．cautions C．polite D．happy
18、A．watch B．function C．eat D．speak
19、A．honest B．health C．weak D．humor
20、A．but B．if C．because D．or
第二节（每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

27．（15分）语法填空
Last Friday a storm swept through two villages in the New Territories,1．(destroy) fourteen homes.Seven others were so badly damaged2．their owners had to leave them,and fifteen others had broken windows or roofs.One person was killed,several were3．(serious) hurt and taken to hospital,and a number of other people received smaller
hurt.Altogether over two hundred people were homeless after the storm.
A farmer,Mr.Tan,said that the storm began early4．the morning and lasted for over an hour.
"I5．(eat) with my wife and children,"he said,"when we heard a loud noise.A few minutes later our house fell down on top of us.We tried our best6．(climb) out but then I saw that one of my children was7．(miss).I went back inside and found him,safe8．very frightened."
Mrs.Woo Mei Fong said that her husband had just left for work when she9．(feel) that her house was moving.She ran outside at once with her children.
Soldiers helped to take people out of the flooded area and the welfare department brought10．(they) food,clothes and shelter.
第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）
28．（10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。

文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。

每处错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1、每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2、只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

I was often troubled by lack of confidences、So I applied for a job at an exhibition as reporter last term、The exhibition was held annual to display the latest products in the field of education、At that time, I was responsible for interview parents who bought the learning tools、While talking with him, I found it was not so hard as I think、One lady even praised me but asked her son to learn from me、I realized the experience was in great value and nothing was more excited than communicating with people、
From this experience, I am fully aware that we should take real action if our personality that needs improving、
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
29．（25分）假设你叫李华，你刚刚从国外某城市参观归来。

请你用英语给该市市长史密斯先生写一封信，反映该市的交通状况，并给出你的建议。

1. 交通状况：（1）有些路段太窄，容易造成交通阻塞；有一些交通标志遭到破坏：（3）车辆乱停（disodered parking）现象严重。

2. 你的建议.
要求：1. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；2. 词数100左右（开头与结尾已给出，不计词数)。

Dear Mr.Smith,
I’m writing to tell you something about the traffic in your city.
__________________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ ______
I’m looking forward to visiting your city again someday.
Yours,
LiHua
参考答案
第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）
1、B
2、D
3、B
4、A
5、B
6、C
7、C
8、A
9、C
10、D
11、A
12、D
13、D
14、B
15、D
16、C
17、A
18、C
19、B
20、D
第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

21、1、C
2、C
3、A
22、298、B
1、C
2、D
23、1、D
2、C
3、D
4、B
24、Fidel Castro was born at his father’s farm on August 13,1926.His father,Angel Castro,was a migrant to Cuba from Galicia,Northwest Spain.He had become financially successful by growing sugarcane at Las Manacas farm in Birán,Oriente Province.
Aged six,Castro was sent to live with his teacher in Santiago de Cuba,before being baptized(洗礼)into the Roman Catholic Church at the age of eight.Being baptized enabled Castro to attend the La Salle boarding school in Santiago,where he regularly misbehaved,so he was sent to the privately funded Dolores School in Santiago.In 1945 he transferred to a more famous school,De Belén in Havana.Although Castro took an interest in history,geography and debating at Belén,he did not excel academically,instead devoting much of his time to playing sport.
In 1945,Castro began studying law at the University of Havana,where he became involved in student activism,and the violent gangsterism culture within the university.Passionate about anti-imperialism and opposing U.S.interference in the Caribbean,he unsuccessfully campaigned for the presidency of the Federation of University Students on a platform of “honesty,decency and justice”.Castro became critical of the corruption and violence of President Ramon Grau’s government,delivering a public speech on the subject in November 1946 that received coverage on the front page of several newspapers.
In 1947,Castro joined the Party of the Cuban People,founded by Eduardo Chibás.Chibás advocated social justice,honest government,and political freedom,while his party exposed corruption and demanded reform.Though Chibás lost the election,Castro remained devoted to working on his behalf.Social situation becoming worse,Castro soon received a death threat urging him to leave the university; refusing,he began carrying a gun and surrounding himself
with armed friends.
5、From Paragraph 2,we know that Fidel Castro .
A．had no interest in history
B．performed very well at school
C．spend much time playing sport
D．attended the La Salle boarding school before 8
6、What is the right order of the following events related to Fidel Castro?
a.delivered a public speech
b.entered the University of Havana
c.joined the Party of the Cuban People
d.transferred to a famous school,De Belén
A．dbac B．abcd
C．dabc D．acdb
7、Fidel Castro carried a gun at university .
A．to catch people’s attention
B．to hang out with friends for fun
C．to get involved in the political activities
D．to defend himself against the death threat
8、What does the passage mainly talk about?
A．the Party of the Cuban People
B．Fidel Castro’s misbehavior at school
C．Cuba’s political situations in the 1940s
D．Fidel Castro’s early life and political activities
25、1、D
2、D
3、C
第三部分语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项．
26、1、D
2、C
3、B
4、A
5、A
6、B
7、C
8、D
9、B
10、A
11、D
12、C
13、C
14、A
15、B
16、D
17、D
18、B
19、C
20、A
第二节（每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

27、1．destroying
2．that
3．seriously
4．in
5．was eating
6．to climb
7．missing
8．but
9．felt
10．them
第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）
28、
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
29、Dear Mr.Smith,
I’m writing to tell you some thing about the traffic in your city. During my visit to your city, I experienced some traffic problems there. First, some of the roads are too narrow, making it difficult for drivers to go through. I think the government should widen these roads so that traffic jams can be cut down. Second, some traffic signs have been destroyed, which may cause terrible accidents. These signs should be repaired in time to ensure the safety of the drivers. Third, disordered parking is serious in some areas. As far as I’m c oncerned, strict measures should be taken to make people obey traffic rules. I hope you can take my suggestions into consideration.
I’m looking forward to visiting your city again someday.
Yours,
Li Hua。