2024-2025学年北京二中八年级（上）期末英语试卷 一、单项选择 1.The city lies _____ the Pacific coast.（ ） A. from B. in C. beside D. on 2.It's really hot these days.Why not to the swimming pool this weekend？（ ） A. going B. goes C. go D. to go 3.Beijing has a population of about 21.85_____.（ ） A. thousand B. thousands C. million D. millions 4.You shouldn't listen to loud music _____ it can hurt your ears.（ ） A. because B. but C. so D. although 5.—Who left the present here？ —It _____ be your brother.I saw him come out of your room just now.（ ） A. can B. might C. must D. need 6.—Must I return this book tomorrow？ —No, you _____．You can keep it until next week． A. can't B. mustn't C. needn't D. shouldn't 7.—Which game do you like to watch better，football or baseball？ —Football.I think it's _____.（ ） A. excited B. exciting C. more excited D. more exciting 8.When the teacher came into the classroom，I _____ the class project with my team.（ ） A. discuss B. discussed C. was discussing D. will discuss 9.My grandpa _____ a healthy life.He takes a walk in the park every day.（ ） A. lead B. leads C. led D. was leading 10.If I travel to Kunming next week，I_____you a postcard.（ ） A. send B. sent C. will send D. have sent 11.Tea is one of drinks in the world. Drinking tea can bring many health benefits. A. popular B. more popular C. most popular D. the most popular 12.-I don't like such TV programs.They are much too boring. -_____.It's a waste of time.（ ） A. Me neither B. You can't be serious C. The same to you D. What a surprise 二、完形填空 I became a gardener when I was twelve.My early wish for gardening was not from my love for nature.It was to make my parents angry. At that time，we had a big yard in which a beautiful maple tree stood.But my mother often looked at this work of natural art （1） _____ .Those golden leaves seemed like tons of rubbish to her，"Something to clean up!"Seeing the neighbors busy with （2） _____ ，my father even thought it was nothing but a waste of time. At that age，I always did something （3） _____ to whatever my parents did!If gardening was something they found boring，I would plant a garden! I planted some lily（百合花） seeds in the yard.But they （4） _____ to come up.I didn't give up.I continued to plant sunflower seeds and roses.To my （5） _____ ，I found the first rose bloom（开花）!One by one，the flowers bloomed their heads off.Finally，I was touched by this land of wonder. However，my parents showed no interest in my garden.My father even（6） _____ at me because he found it was a lot of trouble to move around my garden to the driveway. Although they disliked the garden，I kept on planting my garden and continued to enjoy the pleasure of gardening.Plants make such good companions（陪伴）：they breathe，they bloom，they react to （7） _____ and love. It has been many years since I made my first garden out of my wish to challenge my parents.Today I become kno ... ...
