扬州树人学校八年级上期末英语试题含答案

1、扬州中学教育集团树人学校 20152016 学年第一学期期末试卷八年级英语2016.1（满分：140 分；考试时间：110 分钟）第卷（选择题 80 分，答案填涂在答题卡上）一、听力（共 20 题，每题 1 分）a. 听对话，回答问题。()1. how did the man go to work in the past?a. b.c.()2. what happened to the man?a. b.c.()3. what cant they do during the trip?a. b.c.()4. which bird is sandys favorite?a. b.c.()5. h

2、ow often does the man visit his grandparents?a. once a week.b. twice a month.c. twice a week.()6. what does the woman mean?a. she is too busy to talk with the man.b. she wants to know about the robot.c. she is unwilling to talk with the man.()7. when will the sports meeting take place?a. on sunday.b

3、. on saturday.c. on tuesday.()8. where did the girl watch the fashion show?a. in the school hall.b. on the playground.c. at the theatre.()9. how long did it take jenny to watch the cartoon film?a. one hour and forty-five minutes.b. one hour and fifteen minutes.c. one hour and a half.()10. how many d

4、esks are there for the parents?a. sixteen.b. twenty-five.c. twenty-six.b 听对话和短文，回答问题第 1 页 共 8 页听第一段对话，回答第 11-12 小题。()11. how is the weather tomorrow？a. cloudyb. rainyc. windy()12. what will the boy do?a. have a picnic.b. read books.c. play the piano.听第一篇短文，回答第 13-15 小题。() 13. a. mostb. quite a fewc.

5、 very few() 14. a. too oldb. too lazyc. too tired() 15. a. angryb. afraidc. in danger听第二篇短文，回答第 16-20 小题。() 16. what kind of passage is it?a. a story.b. an advertisement .c. a play.() 17. what kind of people can become a member of that group?a. people from 12 to 18.b. all young people.c. people from

6、 12 to 80.() 18. what can those people do?a. help patients in hospitals.b. help children in schools.c. help people in many ways.() 19. who does susan look after?a. children.b. old people.c. patients.() 20. what will you do if you want to join the group?a. call them or visit them.b. call them or visi

7、t their website.c. visit their website or write to them.二、单项选择（共 15 小题；每小题 1 分，计 15 分）在下列各题 a、b、c、d 四个选项中选择一个能填入题干空白处的最佳答案。()21. if you buy _ iphone 6s in our shopping mall, you will get _ umbrella for free.a. a; anb. an; anc. an; ad. a; a()22.- may i watch tv now, mum? - no, you. you must clean you

8、r room first.a. may notb. needntc. cantd. mustnt()23. -mike, how about your trip to south hill?-not very good. because our car _ on the way.a. calmed downb. turned downc. broke downd. put down()24. -im sorry i_ my exercise book at home.-dont forget _it to school tomorrow, please.a. forgot, to takeb.

9、 left, to bringc. forgot, to bringd. left, to take()25.look! there are manyin the sky. i think it will betomorrow.a. cloud, cloudyb. cloudy, cloudc. clouds, cloudyd. cloudy, cloudy()26.when winter comes, it is _ snow everywhere and even the big tree is _ deepwhite snow.a. full with; covered withb. f

10、ill with; covered inc. full of; covered ind. filled with; cover with()27. _interesting work it is to teach children!a.howb.how anc.whatd. what an()28. -are you sure you dont mind my opening the window? -_.a. yes, do please.b. certainly not.第 2 页 共 8 页c. no, do please.d. yes. youd better not.()29. _

11、amy met peter, she with her mum _ the bus at the bus station.a. when; were waitingb. when; was waitingc. while; were waitingd. while; was waiting()30.unluckily, i was sitting at the table with smokers onside of me.a. eitherb. bothc . otherd. all()31. -what a terrible flood!-yes. we must try to preve

12、nt the flood _ the fish in the river.a. to saveb. savec. of savingd. from saving()32. -how many workers are there in your factory, mr brown?-_ workers in our factory_ more than _.a. the number of; is; two hundredsb. the number of; is; two hundredc. a number of; are; two hundredsd. the number of; are

13、; two hundred()33.“i saw him crossing the street.” the sentence structure is _.a. s+v+io+dob. s+vc. s+v+pd. s+v+do+oc()34.which is true in these following situations?a. when we found a big fire nearby, we should call 110 for help.b. when there is a thief who is stealing things in the shop, we can ca

14、ll the police on 114.c. when a car crashed into a tree in the evening, we need to call 120. d. when a man suddenly felt very sick, we need to call 119 at once. ( )35. -tomorrow im going on holiday. -! but ill be busy.a.thank youb. lucky youc. after youd. mind you三、完形填空（共 15 小题；每小题 1 分，计 15 分）阅读下列短文，

15、从文后各题所给的 a、b、c、d 四个选项中选择一个最佳答案。gwondo was a trainer of dogs. he would go out every day with his dogs, to _ 36_them how to catch animals so all his tribe(部落) could eat.wherever gwondo went, his tribe could see him away in the distance_ 37_ his white hair would shine in the sunlight. the tribe_38_woul

16、d say to their children, “see, there is gwondo and his dogs, searching for_39_ for us all.” gwondo went out hunting every day and always came_40_ with much food. and all were very happy.now gwondo grew_ 41_ and as all humans do, one day he died. the tribe felt sad and cried many days and many nights

17、 _42_ one day the elders called to their children, “you have cried enough for gwondo. now it is time to_ 43 _ living. go down to the beach and be happy.”the children ran down to the beach and looked out to sea. _44_, they all looked at each other, then turned and ran back to their elders,_45_ , “com

18、e quickly. gwondo, he is back with us. he is out in the sea.” the elders hurried to the_46_ and said, “yes! it is gwondo back! he is now a dolphin and lives in the sea.”now whenever you see _ 47 _ dolphins in the sea, look for the big old dolphin. you will know him because he has a large white fin o

19、n _48_ back. he is gwondo and he is training the young dolphins to chase(追逐)_ 49_ close to the beach so that his tribe can catch them.gwondo is known to all the tribes _ 50 _ the east coast of australia. they call him theirsea dog.()36.a. askb. teachc. studyd. advise()37.a. beforeb. unlessc. because

20、d. although()38.a. eldersb. guardsc. teachersd. visitors()39.a. foodb. waterc. oild. salt()40.a. downb. outc. backd. about()41.a. tallb. oldc. thind. strong()42.a. afterb. asc. sinced. until()43.a. depend onb. give upc. think aboutd. look after第 3 页 共 8 页()44.a. finallyb. howeverc. anywayd. suddenly

21、()45.a. explainingb. warningc. answeringd. calling()46.a. hillb. beachc. forestd. camp()47.a. a group ofb. a kind ofc. a pair ofd. a pool of()48.a. itsb. hisc. herd. my()49.a. sheepb. fishc. dogsd. dolphins()50.a. forb. inc. ond. above四、阅读理解（共 15 小题；每小题 2 分，计 30 分）阅读下列内容，从每小题所给的 a、b、c、d 四个选项中选择一个最佳答

22、案。aname: poodlemissing since: june 3, 2015produce: young(2 years old), curly hair, shylast seen: wuyi squareplease contact(联系)：sarah 839-6722 or sarahcsplease do not run after the dog. it may run in fear.lost and found items(物件)will be displayed(陈列)in the school hall.on friday, june 15, 2015during l

23、unch 12:30-1:30parents: if you know that your child has lost something , please remind(提醒)him or her.you are also welcome to have a look.()51. what is poodle like?a. its brave.b. its lovely.c. its shy.d. its lively.()52. from the chart(图表)above, we know that_.a. poodle was lost two years agob. we ca

24、n call sarah or email her if we find poodlec. if you find the poodle, run after it.d. parents are not allowed to look at the display on june 15,2015()53. how long will the display last?a. half an hourb. one and a half hours c. an hourd. two hoursbwho is the greatest teacher in chinese history? many

25、people would think of confucius(孔子), whose birthday was september 28. although he lived over 2,000 years ago, people still remember and respect him for his contribution(贡献) to the education today.confucius lived in the kingdom of lu, which lies in shandong province. he lived during the spring and au

26、tumn period. he had a hard childhood. his father died when he was only 3. his mother brought him up. as a child, he had to work to help his mother, but young confucius didnt give up studying. he visited many famous teachers and learned music, history, poetry and sports.later, he became a teacher and

27、 started the first public school in chinese history. at that time only children from noble families could go to school, but confucius believed everyone should go to school if they wanted to learn. he had about 3,000 students in his lifetime.today, people still follow confucius lessons. he told us th

28、at we all have something worthy to be learned. “when i am with three people, one of them must be better than me in some areas. i choose their good qualities and follow them.”he also taught us that thinking is very important in study. “all study but no thinking makes people puzzled (困惑的). all thinkin

29、g but no study makes people lazy.”confucius is not only a great teacher, but also a famous thinker with wise thoughts about the第 4 页 共 8 页world and society. his most important teachings are about kindness and good manners. “a personshould be strict with himself, but be kind to others.” he said.()54.

30、confucius learned music, history, poetry and sports _as a child.a. by teaching himself at homeb. with the help of his motherc. by going to schoold. by visiting many famous teacher()55.the underlined word “noble” in paragraph 3 has the closest meaning to _.a. poorb. brightc. richd. cute()56.the corre

31、ct order of the following statements is _.confucius worked to help his mother as a child.confucius educated about 3,000 students in his lifetime.confucius father died.confucius started the first public school in chinese history.a. b. c. d. ()57.which of the following is not mentioned in the passage?

32、a. all study but no thinking makes people puzzled.b. no one has something worthy to be learned.c. all thinking but no study makes people lazy.d. a person should be strict with himself, but be kind to others.cone weekend in may 2015, over 48 centimeters of rain fell in houston, texas, usa. soon the c

33、ity was covered with water. the rising water rushed into the cars on the roads. there were 16 deaths that weekend.changing weatherthe weather is changing. over the last few years, heavy rains have caused floods in brazil, pakistan, and thailand. droughts (干旱) have hit russia and australia. heat wave

34、s have killed thousands in europe. there are more different kinds of terrible wild weather all over the world. in 2011 alone, the bad weather caused the world to lose 150 billion dollars.warmer and wetteras more wild weather events happen, a worried world is beginning to ask questions like: what is

35、going on with the weather? and why? many also want to know: is this natural, or are we to blame (责怪)?the answer seems to be: a little of both. wild weather is natural._this global (全球的) warming makes heat waves more likely to happen. the higher temperatures also cause more water to enter the air. th

36、is causes much more rain. some scientists also believe global warming makes some storms stronger.this means were likely to see more wild weather. “but we dont have to just stand there and take it,” says scientist michael oppenheimer. he and other scientists say we need to stop the earth from getting

37、 warmer. we also need to be prepared, to do things that will help save lives.()58. what is the purpose of the second paragraph?a. to give examples of wild weather events.b. to guess how the weather will change.c. to explain why the weather is changing.d. to describe the weather events in 2011.()59.

38、which of the following can be put in the blank in paragraph 4?a. and wild weather happens more and more.b. and nature also influences human activity.c. but humans have already paid enough attention to the wild weather.d. but most scientists agree human activity has made the earth warmer.()60. which

39、of the following would oppenheimer probably agree with?a. it is too late to stop global warming.b. humans have nothing to do with global warming.第 5 页 共 8 页c. the weather will get better if we can stop global warming.d. to find ways to keep our things safe is the most important.()61. what is the mai

40、n idea of the passage?a. in may 2015, there was a deadly flood in houston, texas, usa.b. there are more kinds of terrible wild weather all over the world.c. many scientists believe global warming makes some storms stronger.d. global warming causes wild weather events and that makes people worrieddth

41、ere are many colors in nature. but do you know if a color has weight? i think youll say “no”. but i am afraid you are wrong. if you dont believe, you may do a small experiment(实验).first, put two objects with the same weight into two boxes. then cover the boxes. third, wrap(包裹) one box with a red pie

42、ce of paper, the other with a white piece of paper. ok. now hold the boxes with your hand one by one. it is certain that you will think the red one is a little heavier.why do you think so? a scientist found that different colors have different weight in a mans mind. so he did many tests and at last

43、he got the result. that is to say, every color has its own weight in our mind and their order is the same. the heaviest color is red, then blue, green, orange, yellow and white.the scientist told us that colors also have smell. can you smell the color? of course not. then why did the scientist say s

44、o? that is because every color stands for(代表) a kind of light with a certain wavelength(波长). it reaches our brain through sense organs.according to this discovery, scientists say that people accept the colors they like, and refuse the colors they hate. so your body and mind will be healthy by using

45、the colors you like. or youll be nervous or even get ill. for example, if you stay in a room with red windows, wallpapers and furniture(家具) for two hours, youll feel you have been there for four hours. but if the room is blue, youll feel you have been there for only an hour. another example, if a pe

46、rson walks out of a red room and into a blue room, his temperature will fall. that means our bodytemperature will change with different colors.()62. from the experiment, we know that.a. the two boxes have the same weightb. colors can change the weight of an objectc. the red paper is heavier than the

47、 white paperd. colors have different weights in peoples mind()63. from the fourth paragraph, we can infer(推断)_.a. the smell of colors is changeable(可变的)b. people can sense the light from colorsc. people can smell the colors through the nosed. all the colors have the same smell for the blind()64. whi

48、ch of the following is true?_.a. white color is heavier than red colorb. people may get ill if they refuse the colors they dont likec. people can stay longer in red rooms than in blue roomsd. peoples body temperature will change with different colors()65. the passage is probably_.a. a short novelb.

49、a news reportc. a science reportd. an advertisement第 ii 卷(非选择题 60 分)五、词汇运用（共 10 小题；每小题 1 分，计 10 分）根据句子意思，用括号中所给的汉语提示或英语单词的适当形式填空。（每空一词）66. the new students are busy _(介绍)themselves to each other.67. as soon as the film star arrived, there was an _(兴奋的) look on the fans face.68. we can enjoy the beau

50、ty of the(自然的) world in the countryside.第 6 页 共 8 页69. _(牙痛) are one of the most painful health problems one can stand.70. bears seldom hurt people and always sleep _(越过) the winter.71. the man has to write down the chinese _(fish) names, because they want to go fishing around the huangyan island.72

51、. look, how _(comfortable) he is sitting on the hard stone!73. dont go out alone on _ (storm) days. its dangerous.74. timmy and i are good friends and we keep our secrets to _(we).75. in the running race, my friend jenny came _(four), but she was also very happy.六、任务型阅读（共 10 空；每空 1 分，计 10 分）阅读下列短文，根

52、据短文中的信息完成文后表格。（每空一词）do you ever feel like you are just running from one activity to another? in school, do you rush from one subject to another?when things happen so fast, it is easy to get lost of what you are doing or learning. it is important to stop yourself every now and then to think about wha

53、t youve been doing or learning.self-reflection(反省) means slowing down and calming yourself, including calming your mind. by being calm and going slowly, you give your brain a chance to think about what it has already received. some people prefer to do these self-reflections only in their mind. other

54、s keep a diary or written notes. either method works, depending on your own personal learning.school textbooks are divided into units of study. this makes it easier for someone to begin self-reflection. look for time when you complete a unit of study in the subjects you are learning, such as math, science and art. sometimes you know the unit is over because there is some kind of test. use these natural breaks to stop and do self-reflection.