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北京市第八中学2026-2027学年度第一学期期中练习题八年级英语
一、单选题：本大题共10小题，共10分。
1.Lily and Mia are good friends. ________ often help each other.
A. They B. Them C. Their D. Theirs
2.My bike was broken on the way, ________ I was late for school.
A. but B. for C. so D. or
3.After talking with Lily, I planned ________ more time knowing people around me.
A. spend B. to spend C. spending D. spent
4.Everyone has ________. That is what’s interesting and beautiful.
A. everything special B. special something
C. anything special D. something special
5.A lot of people in China ________ by high-speed train every year.
A. travel B. traveled C. will travel D. have traveled
6.—Hello, may I speak to Nick —Wait a moment. He ________ the dishes in the kitchen.
A. is doing B. did C. has done D. does
7.Smith can communicate with us more easily now, because he ________ Chinese for a year.
A. is learning B. learns C. will learn D. has learned
8.My friend Sally ________ to another city last year. I really miss her.
A. has moved B. moves C. moved D. is moving
9.What an exciting match! I ________ such a great one before.
A. saw B. didn’t see C. have seen D. have never seen
10.— Hello, this is Mary. Can I speak to Kate — Sorry, she isn’t in. She ________ the music club. She will be back in two hours.
A. has been to B. has gone to C. has been in D. has been at
二、完形填空：本大题共8小题，共16分。
Learning to get along well with people is among the most important skills in our lives. Many of us find it hard to build good relationships, especially when we meet people with different personalities.
I once had a classmate, Mia. She was quiet and lonely most of the time. Most of my classmates thought of her as cold and unkind. As a result, she seldom took part in group activities. I also kept my social distance from her at first.
One day, our teacher asked us to work in pairs for a project. To my surprise, Mia and I were a pair. I felt nervous, worrying that our teamwork would be (11) . However, things turned out quite differently.
When we started talking, I discovered that Mia was not cold at all. She was just (12) to open up to strangers. She had rich thoughts and was deeply lost in her own world. As we worked together, I gradually learned to understand her way of thinking. Instead of judging her by her outer appearance, I tried to see the real person inside.
Slowly, we became good friends. This experience taught me an important lesson: getting along with others is not about finding people who are just like us. It is about learning to (13) differences. Everyone has their own way of showing feelings. Some people are outgoing and talkative, while others prefer to stay (14) .
Too often, we make quick (15) about others based on first impressions. We may miss the good qualities behind a person’s surface. True friendship requires trust and patience. We should give others a (16) to show their true selves.
In our daily life, we will (17) different kinds of people. We cannot expect everyone to (18) our style. When we learn to accept and understand others, we will get more happiness from our relationships.
11.A. successful B. difficult C. easy D. meaningful
12.A. willing B. ready C. afraid D. sad
13.A. create B. accept C. avoid D. cause
14.A. noisy B. active C. silent D. calm
15.A. decisions B. choices C. judgments D. promises
16.A. chance B. task C. reason D. try
17.A. meet B. notice C. remember D. recognize
18.A. share B. copy C. change D. match
三、阅读理解：本大题共6小题，共12分。
A
Bella was an inventor. She loved to think about inventions day and night. She used different tools and recycled things to create new objects, like headphones to keep her ears warm and an umbrella that you don’t need to hold in your hand.
She lived on a quiet apple farm. One afternoon, her father said, “Bella, could you invent something to help me The apple trees are too high. I get tired of using a ladder (梯子) to pick apples. Can you make an invention to help me pick apples ”
“Of course, Dad!” Bella answered. Then she realized she didn’t have an invention for picking apples yet.
That night, she had a surprising dream. In her dream, she jumped very high. The next morning, she knew exactly what to invent. She made springs (弹簧) and glued them under her sports shoes. She also wore her sun hat to stay away from the heat and went out to test her new shoes.
At first she made small, slow jumps. Soon she jumped higher and faster. Suddenly, the sun hat got caught in an apple tree. Bella hung there in the tree like an apple and shouted, “Help!”
Her father heard her shout and ran towards her. “Bella! Are you okay ” he shouted worriedly.
“Yes, Dad!” she shouted out. “I have good news! I invented shoes with springs to jump and help pick apples from tall trees! The shoes work great, but don’t wear the shoes with the sun hat!”
Her father got a ladder and helped her down. He studied the spring shoes with great interest. Bella felt a bit embarrassed (尴尬) but mostly excited. As they walked back to the house, Bella felt a sense of achievement. She really did it — helping her father pick those hard-to-reach apples.
19.Why did Bella’s father want her to make an invention
A. He needed new shoes for climbing trees.
B. He wanted to have a hands-free umbrella.
C. He hoped to stop apples from falling down.
D. He felt tired while picking apples with a ladder.
20.What happened when Bella tested her spring shoes
A. Her spring shoes broke while jumping.
B. Her sun hat got caught in the tree.
C. An apple fell from the tree and hit her on the head.
D. She jumped too high and couldn’t climb down by herself.
21.What do you think of Bella
A. She is shy and quiet. B. She is lazy and careless.
C. She is creative and helpful. D. She is forgetful and dishonest.
B
Gratitude may not be the best way of treating serious mental health challenges, research suggests. But gratitude can bring “small moments of joy,” says McCullough, a social psychologist at the University of California, San Diego. And a daily gratitude practice could allow those small moments to add up to something larger.
But what exactly is gratitude Gratitude is not just about saying “thank you.” It is a feeling of thanks toward someone or something. For a long time, people thought of gratitude as giving thanks to another person to repay a social debt. In other words, “You scratch (挠) my back, and I’ll scratch yours.” In fact, it also means being thankful for the good things in life, such as nature, health, or the people around them.
In a recent study, McCullough and his team tested several different gratitude activities. They asked people to write texts or letters of thanks, to write lists of things they were thankful for, or to imagine their lives without the good things they have. Then they evaluated (评估) how these activities affected people’s emotions.
The results showed that writing a letter or text to a real person lifted positive emotions the most while writing lists of things one is thankful for lifted them the least. Falling in the middle was a mental task, in which people listed five things they felt thankful for and then imagined their lives without those things.
Then choosing the right gratitude activity may need some self-reflection. Different people may find different activities work best for them. Someone who doesn’t like writing notes could send a quick text instead. Someone who likes art could draw or take a photo of something they feel thankful for.
But here is a warning: without attention to gratitude, negative emotions can easily take over. Researchers found that children were better at punishing those who wronged them than thanking those who helped them. “Gratitude has to be taught. It’s not natural,” says Nadia Chemyak, a psychologist. “Yet grudges (怨恨) are really natural.”
And for those who prefer complaining over gratitude: be careful. Most control conditions in McCullough’s study had no effect on emotions, but one condition — listing daily worries — caused positive emotions to plummet. “If you want to make somebody upset, we know just the trick,” McCullough jokes.
So next time ask yourself: Do I want joy or sadness Then choose your actions accordingly.
22.According to McCullough’s study, which gratitude activity lifted positive emotions the most
A. Making a list of things one feels thankful for.
B. Writing down the worries one faces every day.
C. Imagining life without the good things one has.
D. Sending a thank-you message or letter to someone.
23.The underlined word “plummet” in Paragraph 7 probably means ________.
A. drop sharply B. rise quickly C. stay the same D. change slowly
24.Which of the following would be the best title for the passage
A. Gratitude: How Does It Affect Our Well-being
B. Gratitude: A Simple Path to Happiness, If Practiced
C. Gratitude: Why Does It Matter More Than Complaining
D. Gratitude: The Best Way to Treat Mental Health Problems
四、任务型阅读-多任务混合：本大题共1小题，共8分。
25.A new study from MIT finds that relying too much on AI chatbots to check facts can actually weaken a person’s ability to tell what is real online. As AI tools become more common, fake images and false headlines are also spreading quickly. While AI can help people spot (发现) fake content, using it too often may cause users to lose their own judgment skills.
In the four-week study published in April, researchers followed 67 people. They asked them to decide if pairs of news headlines and photos were real or fake. AI assistants were helpful in finding fakes. However, people who depended on AI too much became worse at spotting misinformation later when they had to work alone. The study also found that AI usually focuses on giving a correct answer, rather than helping users learn to think critically. This habit, researchers say, could make people’s judgment worse over time.
“When we use AI, we feel we are getting better at certain tasks — but studies show we are not, “says Anku Rani, a PhD student at MIT and a lead author of the study. During the experiment, some participants used an AI assistant connected to Google Search, while others worked without help. The AI could give hints, such as telling a user to look closely at something in a photo to see if it was fake.
The results showed a clear trade-off. Using AI gave people a 21% better chance of making the right judgment right away. But when they later judged new images without AI’s assistance, their accuracy dropped by 15.3% in the fourth week. This suggests that while AI helps in the short term, it may harm long-term skills in finding misinformation.
Worries about relying too much on technology are not new. Calculators have weakened people’s ability to do math in their heads, and GPS tools have made it harder for people to navigate without help. A 2025 medical study found that doctors who used AI to detect cancer later became worse at it on their own. A brain scientist has also warned that letting AI do too much thinking may weaken the brain’s ability.
The MIT researchers say that how an AI system behaves is important. Users often want fast and certain answers, but chatbots that simply tell people what to do can hurt independent thinking. About one-quarter of the participants believed their skills were improving, even though their real performance was getting worse.
The study has some limits. Most participants were from the US and the UK, and the experiment lasted only four weeks. Longer studies with more diverse groups are needed to see if this problem happens across different cultures.
Still, the findings are important for teachers, students, and the public. As fake news and doubtful claims flood the internet, it is important that AI tools should be designed to build critical thinking, not just to do the thinking for us.
(1) What can we learn from the passage
A. Tasks can be better completed when AI tools are used freely.
B. Over-reliance on AI chatbots to check facts may weaken people’s ability to tell real information online.
C. People should avoid using AI tools to check information online.
D. Working with AI can help solve the problem of misinformation in the long term.
(2) According to the study, what trade-off did AI assistance bring
A. It put users into a situation of making equal choices.
B. It raised short-term accuracy but hurt long-term skills.
C. It made it possible for people to create a win-win situation.
D. It lifted independent judgment skills instead of decreasing them.
(3) Why does the writer mention calculators and GPS tools
A. To suggest using old tools rather than AI.
B. To prove AI is more useful and advanced.
C. To compare their accuracy with that of AI.
D. To show technology weakens human abilities.
(4) 根据短文内容回答问题。
According to the four-week study, what problems may depending on AI too much cause What suggestions does the writer give on the design of AI tools Why do you think the suggestions will be helpful _________________________________________________________________________
五、任务型阅读-简答：本大题共1小题，共8分。
26.When we feel upset or worried, many of us choose to hide our true feelings. We put on a happy face in front of classmates or family because we fear that showing sadness will make others think we are weak. However, keeping bad feelings inside for a long time is not a wise choice.
Many youth psychology experts explain that our feelings are not about good or bad. Anger, disappointment and sadness are just normal human responses to hard situations. “Acting like everything is fine does not make the trouble go away. Instead, it may make small worries grow into bigger trouble,” they say.
This does not mean we should burst into anger whenever something goes wrong. It is about finding safe and proper ways to deal with our inner feelings. Some teenagers choose to write down their thoughts in diaries. Some talk to trusted friends or family members. Others take a walk or go for a run to let pressure out. These activities do not solve the real problems at once, but they clear our minds so we can think more calmly.
Lots of students worry: “If I share my bad feelings, will I become a burden to other people ” Experts offer this piece of advice. True friendship is not only about sharing joy. It also includes supporting each other through hard times. Of course, if you are not ready to speak out, it is also OK to give yourself some quiet time.
Self-care is not about always staying happy. It is about treating your own feelings honestly. You do not have to smile all the time. It is completely all right to have a bad day.
(1) Why do we put on a happy face in front of classmates or family ______________________________________________________
(2) What will happen if we act like everything is fine ______________________________________________________
(3) What activities can teenagers do to deal with their inner feelings in proper and safe ways ______________________________________________________
(4) Would you like to share your bad feelings with your friends or family Why or why not ______________________________________________________
六、信息匹配：本大题共3小题，共6分。
(1) Li Hui: I’ve just moved to this school. I know nobody here and I often feel lonely at break time. I really want to talk to someone and make new friends.
(2) Zhang Mei: I’ve been unhappy about being short and wearing braces (牙箍). I sometimes hide behind my hair. I wish I could stop worrying about my looks and feel good about myself.
(3) Tony: I always take my old toys apart to see how they work. My dad says I’m full of strange ideas. I’ve already made a small robot at home, and I want to make more.
27.A. A B. B C. C D. D
28.A. A B. B C. C D. D
29.A. A B. B C. C D. D
七、单词拼写-单句：本大题共5小题，共5分。
30.Hard times can /test/ our friendship.
31.We should take /' k n/ to protect the earth.
32.It is fun to / n'vent/ new things to make our life easier.
33.Please /step/ carefully. The floor is wet.
34.She plays an important /r l/ in the team.
八、单句语法填空：本大题共5小题，共9分。
35.My grandfather enjoys (fix) old clocks in his free time.
36.He felt (comfort) when his friend supported him.
37.I (true) believe you are telling the truth.
38.I decided (go) abroad for further study.
39.At last, both sides reached (agree) on the plan.
九、句子翻译：本大题共3小题，共6分。
40.只要你努力学习，你就能取得进步。（as long as，make progress）
41.学会做出我们自己的选择是有必要的。（necessary，make one’s own choices）
42.这个男孩兴奋得说不出话来。（so...that...）
十、书面表达：本大题共1小题，共20分。
43.根据所给的中文和英文提示，完成一篇不少于50词的英语文段写作。文中已给出内容不计入总词数，所给提示词语仅供选用，请不要写出真实的校名、姓名和地名。
在追求目标的过程中，我们难免会遇到想要放弃的时刻—也许是努力了很久却看不到进步，也许是试了一次又一次仍然失败。但每一次坚持，都可能让我们离目标更近一步。
某英文网站正在开展以“Keep Going and I Made It”为主题的征文活动。假设你是李华，请用英语写一篇短文投稿，讲述一次你通过坚持最终克服困难的经历，以及你的收获。
提示词语：learn, hard，practice, want to give up，keep on, proud
提示问题：● What difficulty did you face
● What did you do to keep going
● What have you learned from this experience
Keep Going and I Made It
I still remember how hard it was for me to
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
1.【答案】A
2.【答案】C
3.【答案】B
4.【答案】D
5.【答案】A
6.【答案】A
7.【答案】D
8.【答案】C
9.【答案】D
10.【答案】B
11~18.【答案】B、C、B、C、C、A、A、D
19~21.【答案】D、B、C
22~24.【答案】D、A、B
25.【答案】【小题1】
B
【小题2】
B
【小题3】
D
【小题4】
It may weaken people’s judgment skills. AI tools should be designed to build critical thinking. Because this helps users learn to think independently.
26.【答案】【小题1】
Because we fear that showing sadness will make others think we are weak.
【小题2】
It may make small worries grow into bigger trouble.
【小题3】
They can write down their thoughts in diaries, talk to trusted friends or family members, or take a walk or go for a run.
【小题4】
Yes, I would. Because true friendship includes supporting each other through hard times.
27~29.【答案】B、A、C
30.【答案】test
31.【答案】action
32.【答案】invent
33.【答案】step
34.【答案】role
35.【答案】fixing
36.【答案】comfortable
37.【答案】truly
38.【答案】to go
39.【答案】agreement
40.【答案】As long as you study hard, you can make progress.
41.【答案】It is necessary to learn to make our own choices.
42.【答案】The boy was so excited that he couldn’t speak.
43.【答案】 Keep Going and I Made It
I still remember how hard it was for me to learn to play the piano.
At first, my fingers moved slowly and I made many mistakes. I practiced hard for an hour daily. Sometimes I wanted to give up, for it was tiring. Mum encouraged me to keep trying. Finally, I played a nice song at the school art festival. I felt proud.
This taught me success comes from never giving up.
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