苏州市吴中区八年级下期末调研试卷及答案

1、2015-2016学年第二学期期末调研测试 八年级英语 2016.06 本试卷分第i卷(选择题)和第ii卷(非选择题)两部分。共八大题，满分120分。考试用时100分钟。注意事项:1.答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、学校、考场号、座位号用0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔填写在答题卡相对应的位置上，认真填写自己的考试号并用2b铅笔把考试号对应的数字涂黑。2.答选择题必须用2b铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，请用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案;答非选择题必须用0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔写在答题卡指定的位置上，不在答题区域内的答案一律无效，不得用其他笔答题。第i卷(四大题，共69分)一、听力选择(

2、共20小题;每小题1分;满分20分)a)听对话回答问题 本部分共有10道小题，每小题你将听到一段对话，每段对话听两遍。在听每段对话前，你将有5秒钟的时间阅读题目;听完后，你还有5秒钟的时间从题中所给的a、b、c三个选项中选出最佳选项。1. what did the girl see this morning? 工2. how did peter go to beijing?3. what will the weather be like in the afternoon?4. whats toms problem?5. how long does the boy watch tv every

3、week? a. for ten hours. b. for less than four hours. c. for more than five hours.6. who took the dictionary? a. mary. b. the girl. c. steve.7. what does the boy want his father to do? a. to buy him some toys. b. to take him to more places of interest. c. to have more time for him.8. how much is a fi

4、lm ticket if we go to the cinema before 6 p.m. on thursday? a. 50 yuan. b. 70 yuan. c. 100 yuan.9. whats the boys dream job? a. a doctor. b. an engineer. c. an artist.10. what does james do? a. a tennis player. b. a basketball player. c. a football player.b)听对话和短文回答问题 你将听到一段对话和两篇短文，各听两遍，听每段对话和短文前，你将

5、有时间阅读相关小题，每小题5秒钟;听完后，你还有5秒钟的时间从题中所给的a、b、c三个选项中选出最佳选项。 听下面一段对话，回答第11至12小题。11. what happened to the man? a. he didnt go home last night. b. he was angry with his friend. c. his wife was angry with him.12. what did lily ask the man to do? a. to come back home early. b. to bring his friend home. c. to h

6、ave a heart-to-heart talk. 听下面一篇短文，回答第13至15小题。请根据内容从所给的a、b、c三个选项中选择正确的选项，完成信息记录表。mondaytuesdaywednesdaythursdayfridaygo to my cousins birthday party.1314study for my15 test.go to the movies.13. a. go to the museum. b. go to the doctors. c. go to the movies.14. a. play basketball. b. play ping-pong.

7、c. play tennis.15. a. maths b. history c. english 听下面一篇短文，回答第16至20小题。16. what is georges book about? a. life in different countries. b. tips on reading fast. c. stories from his life.17. when did george learn to read? a. in 1994. b. in 1996. c. in 1998.18. who sent george to work when he was 8 years

8、 old? a. his uncle. b. his father. c. his mother.19. where were the adult classes? a. near his home. b. far from his home. c. in another city.20. what can we learn from george dawsons life story? a. life is so good. b. reading is important. c. never too old to learn.二、单项填空(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分) 从a、b、c、

9、d四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。21. 一have you seen big film running man? 一yes, its interesting film! a. a; the b. the; an c. a; an d. the; the22. the workers are too busy .they have to keep working till they finish it. a. having a rest b. not to have a rest c. to have a rest d. that they have a re

10、st23. now the doctors are very tired out, because they on the patient for over five hours. a. are operating b. operate c. operated d. have operated24. 一what do you think him so angry? 一i have no idea because i wasnt at home then. a. making b. will make c. to make d. made25. i used to live with my pa

11、rents, but now i am used to with my classmates at school. a. live b. living c. lived d. lives26. i always forget some new words. im very worried and dont know . a. how to do b. when to do c. what to do d. how to do with it27. 一excuse me, may i take some photos of the pretty garden? 一no, you .look at

12、 the sign no photos. a. neednt b. may not c. couldnt d. mustnt28. 一its reported that chinese more than 40 minutes a day reading wechat(微信). 一its true. but i think wechat is taking too much of our time. a. take b. cost c. spend d. pay29. tom will be able to find the hotel, because he has a pretty goo

13、d of direction. a. idea b. feeling c. experience d. sense30. its a long time since i my sister. a. see b. saw c. have seen d. am going to see31. tommy, continue working harder, then youll be successful. just as the famous saying goes a. dont put all your eggs in one basket. b. dont burn the candle a

14、t both ends. c. every dog has its day. d. practice makes perfect.32. 一would you mind if i sing songs here? 一 .the baby is sleeping. a. youd better not b. no, you cant c. yes, please d. of course not33. it is not polite of her to when other people are talking. a. cut off b. cut in c. cut up d. cut do

15、wn34. 一has your friend finished his design? 一not yet. he on it last night. a. is working b. has worked c. was working d. worked35. 一so kind of you to give me a ride to the station.一 .a. it doesnt matter. b. with pleasure.c. glad you like it. d. its my pleasure.三、完形填空(共10小题;每小题1分，满分10分) 先通读下面的短文，掌握其大

16、意，然后在每小题所给的a、b、c、d四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 before fathers day, i found my father was unhappy because he was out of work. i decided to make him happy by buying him a special fathers day gift. one day after school i 36 to the agins which was known for fashions and styles. i told agins that i

17、was looking for a fathers day present. do you think hed like a 37 ? she asked. i think he might. i told her. she 38 a swiss watch and i told her that i would like it. how much money do you have? she asked. 39 dollars. i replied.youre so lucky! she told me. its only $11.you still have $1 for the 40 .

18、 she packed the watch and i thanked for my business, and i rode off home with the gift under my arm. when my father opened the gift, he asked 41 . where did you get it? i bought it at the agins. it cost me $11. i said. my father was shocke(震惊的)into silence. many years later, i learned that the watch

19、 was worth several hundred dollars， 42 i appreciated(感激)how wonderful agins had been to me. i always felt 43 that i never had chance to thank her. what really amazes me to this day.my daughter. my father said, letting you 44 the watch for 11 dollars was unbelievable(难以置信的)enough. but the fact that s

20、he let you leave the store with a dollar for the card was a touch of 45 . ill never forget it.36. a. drove b. took c. rode d. started37. a. watch b. bike c. purse d. card38. a. wore out b. put out c. tried out d. took out39. a. thirteen b. twelve c. eleven d. one40. a. card b. store c. gift d. style

21、41. a. sadly b. surprisedly c. politely d. quietly42. a. or b. but c. and d. so43. a. sorry b. thankful c. careful d. useful44. a. see b. borrow c. have d. keep45. a. help b. excuse c. cry d. kindness四、阅读理解(共12小题;每小题2分;满分24分) 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(a、b、c和d)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。a international pillow figh

22、t day is held every april around the world-from amsterdam, budapest, to new york. it has been celebrated since 2008. hundreds of people go out with their pillows hitting each others face, back and chest. people dress up as superheroes and animals, laughing and fighting.the festival used to be a game

23、 to release(释放)energy and stress. nowadays besides bringing fun, international pillow fight day has become a way to quickly collect pillows for the homeless. in 2014, about 2,000 pillows were collected for the poor in bronx and brooklyn. rules: bring your own pillows and dont hit anyone without a pi

24、llow or with a camera. the guinness world record: the latest record of the largest pillow fight was set on october 27, 2013 in chicago,with 4,500 pillows and 3,813 people.46. the international pillow fight day was first celebrated in . a.2000 b.2008 c.2013 d.201447. the latest guinness world record

25、of the largest pillow fight was set in . a. chicago b. amsterdam c. budapest d. new york48. which of the following is not true according to the article? a. this festival can help people release energy and stress. b. people celebrate this festival to have fun. c. people can hit each other with pillow

26、s or cameras during this festival. d. people celebrate this festival to quickly collect pillows for the homeless or the poor.49. this article seems to tell us the festival is a. special b. useless c. polluted d. meaningfulb patrick johnson， an artist for the washington post, found some treasure(财宝)i

27、n his new house一35,000 dollars in a place where no one could see it. although he had car and house payments(贷款)in his head, he still decided to return all of the money to the previous(先前) owner of the house, mr. williams. would you have done the same? just hours after he had bought the house, patric

28、k came into the small house, where he was planning to lay out his tools and hang things up. he looked up and noticed a little hole in the wall. he didnt know what it was inside, so he walked towards the wall. it was very dark inside, but an old box caught his eye. i caught the thing, it was heavy. i

29、 thought it might be some pieces of wood. he said. actually it was not. it was filled with lots of dollar bills. but he and his wife knew they had to return the money to mr. williams. ive got two boys and we teach them to be honest and to do what is right. i knew this was a teachable moment that i w

30、ould never get back again. patrick said to his wife. so i thought we would do something honest with it. its been a great thing for us and our kids.50. patrick decided to return the money to . a. his wife b. the bank c. their sons d. mr. williams51. patrick found the box .a. outside the small house b

31、. in his wifes roomc. in the hole of the wall d. among his tools52. patrick thought there might be in the box when he found it. a. 35,000 dollars b. some pieces of wood c. many famous pictures d. some expensive treasures53. patrick and his wife returned the money at last because . a. they didnt need

32、 the money at all b. their children asked them to do so c. they wanted to teach their children to be honest d. the previous owner of the house asked them to do soc in modern world, most people have at least one time-telling tool with them, such as mobilephones, mps players and mini computers. since

33、these small machines are so common, willpeople stop wearing the 500-year-old watches? maybe the answer is yes. according to asurvey, most teenagers say its unnecessary to wear a watch, they usually use their mobilephones to tell the time. however, watchmakers say that watches will get popular again

34、when people reach their 20sand 30s. by then, they want to spend money on a creative(有创意的)time-telling tool becausethey think its not enough if a watch can just keep good time, so watchmakers are trying theirbest to produce new kinds of watches. recently, a new kind of watches has been invented. it c

35、anuse different color lights to tell the time. this kind of watches makes people talk more aboutmodern watches again. also people want their time-telling tools to be beautiful, fashionable and practical(实用的)，so watches are designed to meet the need of almost any personality(个性).now more and morewatc

36、hes can be used as compasses(指南针)，calendars and even usb drives all in all, a watch has become more important than the time it tells.54. according to the survey, use mobile phones to tell the time instead of watches. a. most teenagers b. the old people c. watchmakers d. most people55. in this passag

37、e, watches can be used as different kinds of things except . a. compasses b. calendars c. usb drives d. wallets56. recently, a new kind of watches uses to tell the time according to the passage. a. different color lights b. sound c. pictures d. music57. whats the main idea of the passage? a. most pe

38、ople want to spend money on mobile phones. b. a watch has become more important than the time it tells. c. many watchmakers are worried about their products(产品). d. fewer and fewer people use watches to tell the time.第卷(四大题，共51分)五、词汇检测(共10小题;每小题1分，满分10分) 根据下列句子及所给汉语注释或通过上下文，在答题卡上标有题号的横线上，写出空缺处各单词的正确

39、形式。每空只写一词。58. do you know how many (胃)a cow has?59. when i got (结婚)in 1965, my wife and i moved into a big house.60. the driver was (惩罚)for driving after drinking.61. you did your homework too (粗心).there are so many spelling mistakes.62. i felt so (骄傲)of myself when i finished the work alone.63. hav

40、ing more (交流)with your parents can help you understand each other better.64. it is (发展)so quickly that no one can tell what a smart phone will be like in ten years.65. 一whats the green lifetyle like? 一save more energy, and produce. polution.66. 一can you tell the difference between these two pictures

41、? 一difference? oh, no. they look quite .67. the apple watch is very beautiful, but its too expensive. so i cant it.六、句子翻译(共5小题;每小题3分，满分15分) 将下列句子译成英语，并将所译句子写在答题卡上标有题号的横线上。68.你介意再给我解释一遍这道题目吗?69.到目前为止，这小男孩还不习惯单独睡在他自己的房间。70.这家书店里有如此多的好书，以至于我不知道选哪些了。71.令人遗憾地，这则坏消息很快在村庄里传开了。72.这场雨对你们的比赛有影响吗?七、阅读表达(共3小题;7

42、3题1分、74题2分、75题3分，满分6分) 阅读下面的短文并用英语回答问题，并将答案写在答题卡上标有题号的横线上。today, an increasing number of people are always looking at their mobile phones with their heads down. these people are called the heads-down tribe(低头族) .are you a heads-down tribe member? heads-down tribe members now can be seen everywhere. more and more traffic accidents are happening because more drivers use mobile phones when they are driving. in order to make drivers pay more at