黄冈中学上学期期末考试八年级英语试卷

1、黄冈中学2010-2011学年上学期期末考试八年级英语试卷(满分: 120分 考试时间: 120分钟)第一部分 选择题 ( 共74分)一、听力（共二节，计25分）第一节（共9小题；每小题1分，满分9分）听下面9段对话，每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的a、b、c三个选项中选出最佳选项。每段对话读一遍。1ajim.btom.crobots.2ahow to drive a car.bhow to use a computer.chow to make a telephone call.3ain the cities.bin the countryside.cin rainforests.4ath

2、e great pyramid.bthe summer palace.cemperor qins terracotta warriors.5athey are useless.bthey are useful.cthey are beautiful.6asee movies.bwatch tv.cswim.7ayes, she is.bno, she isnt.cyes, he is.8abecause he had a cold.bbecause he had the flu.cbecause he went to bed late.9ajim.bmaria.cmarias parents.

3、第二节（共16小题；每小题1分，满分16分）听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的a、b、c三个选项中选出最佳选项。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第10段材料，回答第10至11小题。10whats the matter with mr. lee?ahe has a backache.bhe has a stomachache.che has a toothache.11when will mr. lee go to see a doctor?aafter school.bafter supper.cafter work.听第11段材料，回答第12至14小题。12whats w

4、rong with the young man?ahe smokes a lot.bhe often coughs and cant sleep well.che drinks coffee more.13how long does the young man work a day?aless than 10 hours.bmore than 10 hours.c8 hours.14which one isnt the doctors advice?asitting in front of the tv with coffee.bgiving up smoking.cgetting some

5、exercise and eating more vegetables.听第12段材料，回答第15至17小题。15who will go to school with tom?atoms friend.btoms sister.ctoms mother.16whos toms new teacher?amiss green.bmr. green.cmr. brown.17what does the new teacher look like?athin and short.bfat and tall.ctall and thin.听第13段材料，回答第18至20小题。18what was ma

6、ria doing when she saw the ufo?ashopping.bwaiting for a bus.cwalking down the street.19where did the dialogue (对话) happen?ain a shop.bin the street.cat school.20what did the alien do when the ufo stopped?agot out of the ufo.bbought things.cgot into a shop.听第14段材料，回答第21至25小题。21maybe a _ says these wo

7、rds.awriterbteachercguide (导游)22where are they now?aon the great wall.bat the foot of the great wall.cat the foot of mount huang.23they can stay there for _.athree hoursbtwo hourscthree hours and a half24its _ now.a1:00 pmb8:00 amc8:10 am25what must they do before they leave the bus?awear sports sho

8、es.btake money and important things with them.ccheck the time.二、语言知识运用（共二节，计35分）第一节 单项选择（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）a）从a、b、c、d四个选项中，选出与所给句子划线部分意义相同或相近并能代替的那一项。26the scientists arrived in beijing the day before yesterday.aget tobreachedcarrived atdwent to27tom, could you please come and do me a favor?sure.ahe

9、lp youbgive a handcask for helpdhelp me28we should drink plenty of boiled water every day.amuchbmanyctoo manydmuch too29must we keep the windows open all the time?no, we dont have to.amustntbcantcneedntdhad better not30the girls in our class only cover 20% of the students.aget upbmake upcput updgrow

10、 upb）从a、b、c、d四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。31i am going to the concert._ exciting！ahowbwhat acwhatdhow a32may i _ your dictionary, tom?sorry, i cant _ it to you because i am using it right now.aborrow; borrowbborrow; lendclend; borrowdlend; lend33it _ her brother two hours to paint the picture of a horse last

11、 sunday.ausedbtookcspentdpaid34i think drinking milk is good _ our health.yes, i agree _ you.ato; tobwith; tocfor; withdat; with35this book was very popular _.ain 1980sbin the 1980scat 1980sdat the 1980s36i like to keep dogs at home. dogs are _ than other animals.ainterestingbthe most interestingcmo

12、re interestingdthe more interesting37only a few students in our class have computers at home, _?ado theybdont theycare theredhave it38we believe there _ a robot in our school library in ten years.aisbwascis going to havedwill be39i hate _ vegetables.you should try to _ them. it can make you strong a

13、nd healthy.aeating; eatbeat; eatingceating; eatingdeat; eat40my father _ a music lesson at 8:30 am the day before yesterday.agivesbgavecwas givingdwill give41you _ wash your hands before meals. its good for your health.amaybcanchave todmust42a famous scientist wants to _ a new school for the poor ch

14、ildren in the village.aset upbgive upclook updget up43did you finish the work _?yes, i did it all by _.amyself; yourselvesbyourself; herselfcmyself; ourselvesdyourself; myself44wang hai is a very _ boy and he wont get up until its time for class in the morning.acarefulbclevercboringdlazy45my friend

15、hurt himself yesterday._aits nothing.ba bad thing.cim sorry to hear that.dis it true?第二节 完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，从短文所给的四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。an old man lived in a nice house with a large garden. he took care of his 46 all the time, watering and fertilizing (施肥) them.one day a young man passed 4

16、7 the garden. he looked at the beautiful flowers, imagining (设想) how happy he could be 48 he lived in such a beautiful place. then suddenly he 49 the old gardener was blind. he was very 50 about this and asked, “you cant see these flowers. why are you busy taking care of them every day?”the old man

17、smiled and said, “i can tell you four 51 . first, i was a 52 when i was young, and i really like this job. second, although (即使) i cant see these flowers, i can 53 them. third, i can smell the sweetness of them. as to the last one, thats 54 .”“me? but you dont know me.” said the young man.“yeah, its

18、 55 that i dont know you. but i know that 56 thinks flowers are angels (天使). we enjoy the happiness these flowers bring us.”the blind mans work 57 our eyes and pleased our hearts. it also made his life 58 . it was just like beethoven. beethoven wrote a lot of great music, but there was something wro

19、ng with his ears in his later life. beethoven himself couldnt 59 his wonderful music, but his music 60 millions of people to face their difficulties bravely. isnt it one kind of happiness?46agrassbflowerscvegetablesdtrees47ainbaroundcbydabove48aafterbwhencbeforedif49afeltbfoundcgotdwatched50asadbwor

20、riedchappydsurprised51aexcusesbstoriescreasonsdfacts52ateacherbgardenercworkerddoctor53asmellbwatercpickdtouch54amy childrenbyoucmy wifedme55awrongbokctruedsure56aeverybodybsomebodycnobodydanybody57aclosedbopenedchurtdbroke58aemptierbbusiercluckierdhappier59ahearbplaycseedwrite60amakesbaskscencourag

21、esdtells三、综合阅读（共两节，计28分）第一节 阅读理解（共7小题；每小题2分，满分14分）阅读下面短文，从短文所给的各题的四个选项中，选择最佳选项。（1）sally was a student. it was going to be her mothers birthday. she wanted to buy her a present that would be nice and useful but not expensive.she went shopping after a quick and simple lunch. after she looked for half

22、an hour, she found a shop that was selling cheap umbrellas, and she decided to take a black one.she thought, “mom can carry it when she is wearing clothes of any color.” so she bought a lovely black umbrella and took it to school with her until her class finished.on her way home on the train she fel

23、t hungry because she had so little for lunch. so she went to the buffet car (餐车). she left the umbrella on her seat. but when she got back, it had gone!sally began to cry. the other passengers felt very sorry for her and asked what the matter was. she told them the black umbrella she bought for her

24、mother had gone, and she had to get off at the next station. after the three passengers (乘客) heard this, they asked her for her mothers address. they could send the umbrella to her if someone took it by mistake and brought it back.and now a week passed. sally got a letter from her mother. it said “t

25、hank you very much for your lovely gifts, but why do you send me three black umbrellas?”61what kind of present did sally want to buy for her mom?abeautiful and expensive.buseless and beautiful.cuseful and expensive.duseful, beautiful and cheap.62where did sally find the umbrella was lost?aon the tra

26、in.bin her school.cat the train station.don her way to the train station.63the writer wants to tell us _.awe should look after our things when we are travelingbif we show our love to others, we can get love from otherscwe should often send our parents giftsdits no use crying when we are in trouble（2

27、）reading is a good habit, but the problem is, theres too much to read these days, and too little time to read every word of it. there are hundreds of skills (技巧) to help you read more in less time. here are two skills that i think are very good.preview if its long and hard. previewing is very useful

28、 for getting a general (概括性的) idea of heavy reading like long magazine (杂志) articles and science reports.heres how to preview.read the first two paragraphs and the last two paragraphs (段落) carefully.then read only the first sentence of the other paragraphs.previewing doesnt give you all the details.

29、 it tells you not to spend time on things you dont really want or need to read.skim if its short and simple. skimming is a good way to get a general idea of light reading like popular magazines or the sports of your daily paper.heres how to skim.get your eyes to move fast. sweep them across each lin

30、e.pick up only a few key words in each line. everybody skims differently. you and i may not pick up the same words when we skim the same piece, but perhaps well get the same idea of what its all about.64how many skills are talked about in this passage?aone.btwo.cthree.dfour.65what does the underline

31、d word “preview” mean in chinese?a精读b默读c朗读d略读66what should we not do when we read the news about sports events in a daily paper according to the passage?aget our eyes to move fast.bread the last two paragraphs carefully.csweep our eyes across each line.dpick up only a few key words in each line.67wh

32、at is the best title (标题) for this passage?awhy we should readbwhat to readcwhen to readdhow to read faster第二部分 非选择题（共46分）第二节 任务型阅读（共7小题；每小题2分，满分14分）（3）as young students, you have many dreams. these dreams can be very big, such as winning the nobel prize; they can also be small, such as becoming one

33、 of the best students in your class.once you find a dream, what do you do with it? do you ever try to make your dream real?andrew matthews, an australian writer, tells us that making your dreams real is lifes biggest challenge (挑战). you may think youre not very good at some school subjects, or that

34、(1) to become a writer is difficult for you. those kinds of ideas stop you from realizing (实现) your dream.in fact, everyone can realize his dream. the first thing you must do is to remember what your dream is. dont let it leave your heart. (2)keep telling yourself what you want every day and then yo

35、ur dream will come true faster. you should know that a big dream is, in fact, made up of many small dreams.you must also never give up your dream. there will be difficulties (困难) on the road to your dreams. but the biggest difficulty comes from yourself. you need to decide what is the most important

36、. (3)you shouldnt watch tv. youd better study instead. it will help you to get better exam results (结果). 68根据（1）处完成下面的句子（每空一词）。 _ difficult _ you _ _ a writer.69将（2）处翻译成汉语。 _70根据（3）处完成下面的句子。（每空一词） youd better study _ _watching tv _ _ you will get good exam results.（4）two magazines recently listed th

37、e best cities to live in. here are two of the cities listed as “the worlds best.”san jose, costa rica the city has comfortable (舒适的) weather all year round (15 to 26). housing is not expensive in san jose. also, many of the citys older neighborhoods (街区) are very beautiful and have small hotels and

38、cafs (咖啡馆). beautiful mountains are around the city. you can visit them easily from san jose. so lots of people go there for holiday every year. but in the city center the air is often dirty.hong kong, china this lively city once a small fishing village is today an international business center. it

39、is not too cold or too hot in a year. it is an interesting mix (混合) of east and west, old and new. modern tall buildings are next to small temples (庙宇). popular nightclubs are close to old beautiful teahouses. but outside the city, there are parks for walking or relaxing. hong kong is famous for its

40、 wonderful food. theres also food from europe, north america, and other parts of asia. nearly seven million people live in hong kong! thats why housing is often very expensive. however, the traffic is busy in this city.阅读上面短文，根据上面文章内容完成下面表格中关于san jose和hong kong两个城市的信息。san josehong kongweathercomfort

41、able71. _72. _cheapvery expensiveattractions (吸引人的事物)73. _the beautiful buildings and wonderful foodproblemdirty air74. _四、写（共四节，计32分）第一节 根据句意，用括号内所给单词的正确形式填空。（共9小题；每空0.5分，共计5分）75youd better ask your grandfather to stop _ (smoke). its bad for his health.76are you interested in _ (read) novels？77why

42、wont your father _ (plant) some trees around your house?78we _ (plan) to go to visit xian when our teacher came in.79its one of _ (danger) fish in the world. we must be far away from it.80youd better _ (not read) in the sun.81we wont begin our class until he _ (come) back.82there are many _ (sheep)

43、and _ (goose) on my grandfathers farm.83i think all the students should do their homework _ (care).第二节 汉译英，每空一词。（共6小题；每空0.5分，共计7分）84她姐姐过去是一位教师，但现在她是一名艺术家。 her sister _ _ _ a teacher, but now she is an artist.85大部分动物吃草。 most animals _ _ grass.86他们将于后天动身前往日本。 they _ _ for japan the day after tomorrow.

44、87他弟弟经常把狼错当成狗。 his brother often _ a wolf _ a dog.88前天我妈妈感到十分疲惫而无法上班。 my mother felt _ tired _ work the day before yesterday.88lucy和她的哥哥都喜爱体育活动。 _ lucy _ her brother _ doing sports.第三节 补全对话：根据对话情境，在空白处填上合适的短语或句子。（共5小题；每小题2分，共计10分）（li lei and wen wei are talking on the phone.）l : hello, wen wei. i ca

45、lled you at 7:00 pm yesterday, but nobody answered. (89) w: i was preparing for the final exams.l : good luck to you! winter holiday is coming. (90) _w: first, ill have a good rest, and then i will go to beijing to see my grandparents.l : (91) _w: wonderful! our plans are almost the same.l : are you

46、 going to visit some places of interest?w: (92) _ i want to visit the great wall.l : lets meet in beijing, shall we?w: yes. (93) _l : see you then.w: see you.第三节 书面表达（1题，满分10分）最近某中学出现了以下不良现象：（1）许多同学因平常缺乏体育锻炼而生病；（2）一些同学唯一的爱好就是上网，由于空余时间全用来上网玩游戏、聊天，而导致视力和学习成绩下降；（3）学校公共卫生间里经常由于水龙头忘关而水流成河，道路两旁的花都被同学们摘得所剩

47、无几。针对以上现象jane所在的班级准备召开主题班会，请以jane的名义写一篇发言稿。要求：（1）发言稿的内容必须针对以上现象提出解决问题的办法，并说明理由；（2）语言流畅、通顺。不得少于60词。补充词汇：eyesight 视力；tap 水龙头；waste 浪费hello, boys and girls, _ 2010年秋季八年级英语期末考试录音稿text 1w: jim works well, and tom works better than jim.m: i think robots can work better than tom.q: who works best?tex 2m: c

48、ould you teach me how to use the computer?w: certainly, im glad to.q: what does the man want to learn?text 3m: rainforests are very important. do you agree with me?w: yes, about 75% of animals live there.q: where do most animals live on the earth?text 4w: did you see emperor qins terracotta warriors

49、?m: yes, i did. i think they are one of the greatest wonders in the world.q: what are they talking about?text 5w: the old city walls make the traffic slow. i think they are useless.m: i dont agree with you. they are useful. we can learn beijings history from them.q: what does the man think of the ol

50、d city walls?text 6w: jim, did you use to go swimming during the summer vacation?m: yes, i did.q: what did jim use to do?text 7m: are you interested in collecting stamps, mary?w: yes, i am. because i can learn a lot from them.q: is mary interested in collecting stamps?text 8w: whats the matter, jim?m: i have a headache, i went to bed very late last night.q: why does jim have a headache?text 9m: maria, who helped you cook dinner?w: nobody, i did it myself. but jim said it was delicious.q: who cooked dinner?text 10w: you dont look well, mr. lee.m: im feeling terrible.w: are