2021-2022学年北京市景山学校八年级（下）期中英语试卷
发布：2025/1/3 17:0:2
单项选择（共 14 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 14 分）
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1．I have a sister．______name is Lucy．（ ）
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2．Dr.Norman Bethune came to help the Chinese people and died ___________ them.（ ）
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3．--- do you usually do science experiments？
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4．---__________ I pay the bill through Alipay？
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5．___________ my parents were very worried about leaving me，they had to go away on business for a few days.（ ）
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6．When you are in a library，you must keep _________.（ ）
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阅读下列短文，根据短文内容，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）
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19．Are You Right Handed or Left Handed？
Which hand do you use when write？About 8 to 15 percent of people are left handed．They often have to use tools that are designed for right-handed people．So it is difficult for left-handers to use most tools．If you are right handed，try this experiment：Take a knife with your left hand and try cutting a potato into pieces．Don't be surprised if you feel awkward（别扭的）．
In the past，people thought it was strange to use the left hand．Young students looked down upon their left-handed classmates．Some children were even punished for using their left hand to write．But these days parents and teachers have accepted that．In almost every school in the world，left-handed students can use their left hand to write．
What causes people to be left handed or right handed？Experts have searched long and hard on this．They conclude（得出结论） that left-handed people are left handed for the same reason that right-handed people are right handed．One out of every ten people just is a left-handed people are right handed．One out of every ten people just is a left-hander．It's simply like the color of our eyes-some people have brown eyes，while some others have black eyes．
However，may researchers think that left-handers and right-handers are different in some aspects．Right-handers are more talkative and outgoing than left-handers．Many right-handed people understand spoken words better．For example，after they listen to directions to a supermarket，they can find it easily．Right-handers are good at organizing people，too．They are also better basketball guards．Just ask Yao Ming．
Research shows that left-handers are creative and artistic．Many famous performers，like Jim Carrey and Paul McCartney，are left handed．Many left-handers learn better visually（在视觉方面）．In art，both Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo were left handed．In music，Ludwig van Beethoven was left handed．In science，you find Newton and Einstein．The left-handed people are also really good at tennis and other single sports．
If you prefer one hand，but you are still good at writing with the other，you are mixed．Research shows mixed-handers can remember everyday things better than other people．What did you eat for lunch two weeks ago？If you're mixed handed，you can probably remember．
（1）If right-handers cut up potatoes with there left hand，they will．
A．get hurt
B．give up cutting
C．feel awkward
D．change their tools
（2）What is Paragraph 2 mainly about？
A．Causes of being left handed．
B．Encouragement to left-handers
C．Punishment for using the left hand．
D．Changes in opinions on left-handers．
（3）According to the passage，right-handers．
A．learn better visually
B．are good organizers
C．are better at single sports
D．give clear directions to others
（4）From the passage，we can learn that left-handers．
A．may be more talkative and outgoing
B．are ordinary people like right-handers
C．might remember everyday things better
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阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。（共 10 分，每小题 2 分）
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20．Food as Communication We usually understand when someone speaks or writes to us，and many gestures and facial expressions have meanings，too.But have you ever considered what and how we eat as a form of communication？In many cultures，people sit together and share food with each other，which is a common tradition that can promote （促进） unity（统一，和谐） and trust.Food can also play an important role in a family or culture's celebrations.The foods we eat—and when and how we eat them—are often special to a particular culture or may even differ between areas within one country.
In most cultures，bread represents delicious food.It is also one of the most commonly shared foods in the world.Sharing bread is a common symbol （象征） of companionship and togetherness.In fact，the word companion comes from the Latin roots com-（together） and panis-（bread）.In many cultures，people also celebrate birthdays and marriages with decorated cakes that are cut and shared among the guests.Early forms of cake were simply a kind of bread，so this tradition has its roots in the custom of sharing bread.
There are foods like bread in other cultures.In Greece，people share a special cake called vasilopita.A coin is baked into the cake，which stands for success in the New Year for the person who receives it.Most of the foods eaten during the Chinese New Year have many different meanings.Sometimes this is based on their shapes.For example，long noodles symbolize long life.The symbolism can also be based on the sound of the word in Chinese.For example，people give out oranges because the word for "orange" sounds like the word for "wealth".In many cultures，round foods such as grapes，bread，and moon cakes are eaten at welcome celebrations to symbolize family unity.
Food is basic and necessary for life，so it is not surprising that it is such an important part of different cultures around the world.The food people eat during celebrations may have a long history and can symbolize many things，but sharing food is one custom that almost all humans have in common.
（1）Why do people sit together and share food with each other？
（2）How do people celebrate birthdays and marriages in many cultures？
（3）What are eaten at welcome celebrations to symbolize family unity？
（4）What is Paragraph 3 mainly about？
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