北京师大附中2013-2014学年上学期初中八年级期末考试英语试卷

1、北京师大附中20132014学年上学期初中八年级期末考试英语试卷试卷说明：本试卷满分100+20分，考试时间为100分钟，分第一卷和第二卷。第一卷包括基本题和附加题两个部分。第一卷 （共64分）第一部分 听力一、听问题和答案，根据图片选择恰当的答案，每个问题读2遍。（每小题1分，共4分）1. 2. 3. 4. 二、听对话或独白，根据所听的内容，从下列所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。每段对话或独白读2遍。（每小题1分，共8分）请听下面1段对话，回答第5小题。5. What's the woman's hobby?A. Writing. B. Reading novels.

2、 C. Listening to music.请听下面1段对话，回答第6-7小题。6. How much is the washing machine now?A. $98.95. B. $78.95. C. $120.95.7. What will they buy at last?A. The washing machine.B. The bread and milk.C. Nothing.请听下面一段对话，回答第8-9小题。8. What is the date today?A. Dec. 12th. B. Dec. 20th. C. Dec. 10th.9. What will the

3、 temperature be in the northeast?A. -15 degrees. B. 0 degree. C. 8 degrees.请听下面一段独白，回答第10-12小题。10. Who is Sally Green?A. A swimming star. B. A movie star. C. A singing star.11. How long did she usually swim?A. 53 miles a day. B. 35 miles a day. C. 35 miles a week.12. Why does she give up swimming?A.

4、 Because she doesn't like breaking the world records any more.B. Because she doesn't like swimming any more.C. Because she thinks growing up is more important than swimming.三、听短文，根据所听内容和提示词语，记录关键信息。短文读2遍。（每小题2分，共8分）TimetableTimeActivitiesMonday morningAn introduction to our 13.Tuesday evenin

5、gA 14. from the students from China and AmericaWednesdayMorningA 15. with studentsafter lunchA trip to Washington D.C by 16.四、单项选择。（每小题1分，共14分）17. China has population of about 13 billion while Russia has only 1.43 billion people.A. a B. the C. an D. /18. Peter has eaten first sandwich, but he still

6、 needs second one.A. a; the B. a ; a C. the; a D. the; the19. With more and more cars in the city, there isn't enough space and what's worse, there is _ pollution.A. too many B. much too C. too much D. many too20. After the old man filled the bag with empty bottles, his heart was full joy an

7、d happiness.A. with B. of C. by D. in21. What about skating on the lake?Good idea! When and where shall we meet?A. going B. goes C. to go D. go22. usually expensive to live in the centre of the city.A. That is B. There C. This is D. It is23. The population of China is almost of the world's popul

8、ation.A. one five B. one fifths C. five one D. one fifth24. I called you up at seven o'clock last night, but nobody answered. Really? I'm sorry, but I a piano lesson at school.A. taught B. am teaching C. was taught D. was teaching25. Betty her left foot while she during the PE class.A. hurt,

9、 ran B. hurt, was runningC. was hurting, was running D. was hurting, ran26. The Greens were having a party in the living room at seven the lights went out.A. when B. while C. suddenly D. So27. The teacher asked us to listen carefully because she had to tell us.A. anything important B. important some

10、thingC. something important D. nothing important28. Must I clean the my room today, Mum?No, you . You can finish your homework first.A. mustn' t B. can' t C. needn' t D. may not29. I think it will snow later on, so you' d better put on your warm coat.A. probably B. may C. might D. ne

11、ed30. Look, it our English teacher Anni.Oh, it can' t be her because we all know that she has gone to Shanghai.A. can be B. may be C. could be D. must be五、完形填空（每小题1分，共10分）When Mr. Smith retired（退休）, he bought a small 31. in a village near the sea. He 32. it and hoped to live a quiet life in this

12、 house.But to his great surprise, many tourists came to see his house in summer holidays, for it was the most 33. building in the village. From morning to night there were 34. outside the house. They kept looking into the rooms through the windows and 35. of them even went into Mr. Smith's garde

13、n. This was too much for Mr. Smith. He decided to ask the visitors to 36. . So he put a notice on the window. The notice 37. "If you want to satisfy your curiosity （好奇心）, come in and look round. Price: twenty dollars." Mr. Smith was sure that the visitors would 38. coming, but he was wrong

14、. More and more visitors came and Mr. Smith had to 39. every day showing them around his house. "I came here to 40. Instead of working as a guide," he said angrily. In the end, he sold the house and moved away.31. A. garden B. shop C. house D. school32. A. liked B. hated C. sold D. built33

15、. A. big B. interesting C. small D. clean34. A. children B. students C. parents D. tourists35. A. no B. none C. many D. much36. A. come B. leave C. stay D. play37. A. told B. talked C. wrote D. said38. A. go on B. stop C. continue D. not39. A. take B. cost C. spend D. pay40. A. play B. work C. watch

16、 D. retire六、阅读理解。（每小题2分，共20分）AMusician WantedCan you play the piano or the guitar? We need two new band members for our group. Are you interested? Then come to us on Saturday afternoon at 2: 00 pm, Hopewell Center.New T4 Music ShowWe are looking for a number. of people to come down and be part of ou

17、r audience. If you love music and dancing, we would love to hear from you. Choice of time:12:45 pm. or 7:45 pm. Call the Nokia Green Room at 556-3826. English Tutor WantedCan you speak English? Do you like kids? I need someone to help my daughters learn English during their vacation. Please call Mrs

18、. Johansson at 555-3721. The pay is good. Part-time Cleaning HelpAre you looking for a vacation job? Can you clean house and cook? Then, I need you. The work is boring, but the Pay is good. I need you from 2: 00-5: 00, Monday to Saturday. Please call Emily Martin at 393-7741. 41. Hopewell Center nee

19、ds someone who can . A. do some cooking B. speak English well C. play the guitar D. clean the house42. If you want to be an English tutor, you can call . A. 555-3721 B. 393-7741 C. 556-3826 D. 556-774143. Emily Martin really needs a . A. tutor B. musician C. dancer D. cleanerBMany young people can u

20、se the computer, but few of them know how to protect them. Remember the following when you use the computer.Keep your computer in a cool，dry room. Too much or too little heat is bad for computers. Damp is also bad for them. Most computers wok best at a temperature of 5-30 degrees. Do not let people

21、smoke cigarettes near your computer. Smoke of all kinds is very bad for many parts of a computer and can cause many problems. Do not eat or drink when you are near your computer. Pieces of food and a little water in the keyboard can also cause many problems. Make sure that the keyboard and the scree

22、n are the correct height for you. If they are not correct, you'll get a backache.Make sure the screen is the correct distance from your eyes. If you wear glasses, make sure these glasses are correct for using with the computer. Some people use a different pair of glasses when they use a computer

23、.Keep your screen clean and do not have it too bright. A dirty screen can hurt your eyes. A very bright screen can also be bad for your eyes. If you can afford one, buy a computer screen. It will be better for you than using the screen of a TV set.44. According to this passage, . A. more and more pe

24、ople can control computers as well as take care of them.B. not many people pay any attention to looking after the computers now.C. most young people can control computers well while paying little attention to keeping them well.D. Most computer lovers are fond of eating their food while playing compu

25、ter games.45. Putting the keyboard and screen too high means you . A. have to straighten your back long every timeB. have to lower your head while using the computerC. don't have to look at your manuscript while typingD. don't have to look sideways from time to time46. Some people use a diff

26、erent pair of glasses when they use a computer because they want to_. A. protect the computer B. prevent their eyes from being hurtC. make them look cool D. show off his glasses47. Which is NOT true according to the passage?A. If the height of the screen isn't correct, you'll get backache.B.

27、 Smoking is bad for a computer and is one of the cause of many problems.C. You should wear a different pair of glasses when you use a computer.D. You should use a computer screen instead of a TV screen.CMany animals recognize their food because they see it. So do humans. When you see an apple or a p

28、iece of chocolate you know that these are things you can eat. You can also use other senses（感官）when you choose your food. You may like it because it smells good or because it tastes good. You may dislike some types of food because they do not look, smell or taste very nice. Different animals use dif

29、ferent senses to find and choose their food. A few animals depend on only one of their senses, while most animals use more than one sense.Although there are many different types of food, some animals spend their lives eating only one type. The panda eats only one particular type of bamboo. Other ani

30、mals eat only one type of food even when given the choice. A kind of white butterfly will stay on the leaves of a cabbage, even though there are plenty of other vegetables in the garden. However, most animals have a more varied（多样的）diet. The bear eats fruits, honey and fish. The fox eats small anima

31、ls, birds and fruits. The diet of these animals will be different depending on the season.Humans have a very varied diet. We often eat food because we like it and not because it is good for us. In countries such as France and Britain, people eat foods with too much sugar. This makes them overweight,

32、 which is bad for their health. Eating too much red meat and animal products, such as butter, can also be bad for the health. Choosing the right food, therefore, has become an area of study in modern life. 48. Which of the following eats only one type of food?A. The small bird. B. The Panda.C. The b

33、ear. D. The fox.49. We can infer from the passage that humans and animals .A. depend on one sense in choosing foodB. are not satisfied with their foodC. choose food in similar waysD. eat completely different food50. We can learn from the last paragraph that . A. food is chosen for a good reasonB. Fr

34、ench and British food is goodC. some people have few choices of foodD. some people care little about healthy diet附加题（共20分）七、附加题。完形填空。（每小题1分，共12分）When I was seven years old, my family made me an ant farm. First, we put clean sand in a thin 51. box. Then we waited for the ants to arrive.After the ants

35、 were in the glass farm, they started to make tunnels（地道）. I was 52. that each one knew exactly what to do. Each had 53. own job.On the fifth day a tragedy（悲剧）happened. I put my face so close to the glass farm 54. I knocked it over. All the tunnels fell down. Although the ants remained alive after t

36、heir earthquake, one by one they began to die. I was scared as I watched them give up 55. their tunnels to carry the bodies to a corner of the farm.My mother said that the ants were dying of 56. . They simply could not stand that their tunnels were gone.Although much time has passed, I still 57. tha

37、t ant farm. Mom had hoped it would teach me about the natural world, but it 58. me much more.Over the years, I came to realize the importance of 59. . Working together, the ants were able to make an amazing world for themselves. I also learned that they should be admired（钦佩）for their hard work.But t

38、here was an even 60. lesson that I did not realize until recently: Adversity（逆境） is a natural part of life, and we must 61. it. Unlike the ants, we cannot give up when we are sad. We have to realize that if a tunnel is gone, we must build 62. .Giving up, I say, is not a good choice.51. A. glass B. p

39、aper C. rubber D. plastic52. A. happy B. angry C. sorry D. amazed53. A. it B. its C. their D. theirs54. A. that B. when C. if D. so55. A. build B. built C. building D. to build56. A. cold B. earthquake C. illness D. sadness57. A. have B. build C. miss D. think of58. A. told B. taught C. said to D. s

40、poke to59. A. teamwork B. lives C. the farm D. the tunnels60. A. large B. larger C. small D. smaller61. A. receive B. get C. accept D. give62. A. one B. other C. the other D. another八、附加题。阅读理解。（每小题2分，共8分）My father was 44 and knew he wasn't going to make it to 45. He wrote me a letter and hoped t

41、hat something in it would help me for the rest of my life.Since the day I was 12 and first read his letter, some of his words have lived in my heart. One part always stands out. “Right now, you are pretending to be a time-killer. But I know that one day, you will do something great that will set you

42、 among the very best.” Knowing that my dad believed in me gave me permission to believe in myself. "You will do something great." He didn't know what that would be, and neither did I, but at times in my life when I've felt proud of myself, I remember his words and wish he were here

43、 so I could ask, "Is this what you were talking about, Dad? Should I keep going?"A long way from 12 now, I realize he would have been proud when I made any progress. Lately, though, I've come to believe he'd want me to move on to what comes next: to be proud of and believe in someb

44、ody else. It's time to start writing my own letters to my children. Our children look to us with the same unanswered question we had. Our kids don't hold back because they're afraid to fail. They're only afraid of failing us. They don't worry about being disappointed. Their fear

45、as mine was until my father's letteris of being a disappointment.Give your children permission to succeed. They're waiting for you to believe in them. I always knew the way parents loved me. But trust me: That belief will be more complete, that love will be more real, and their belief in the

46、mselves will be greater if you write the words on their hearts: "Don't worry; you'll do something great." Not having that blessing from their parents may be the only thing holding them back.63. We learn from the text that the authorA. lost his father when he was youngB. worked hard

47、 before he read his father's letterC. asked his father's permission to believe in himselfD. knew exactly what great thing his father wanted him to do64. What does the author tell us in the 3rd paragraph?A. Children need their parents' letters.B. Children are afraid to be disappointed.C.

48、His children's fear of failure held them back.D. His father's letter removed his fear of failing his parents.65. Which of the following is true of the author?A. He got no access to success.B. He wrote back to his father at 12.C. He was sure his parents loved him.D. He once asked his father a

49、bout the letter.66. The main purpose of the text is toA. describe children's thinkingB. answer some questions children haveC. stress the importance of communicationD. advise parents to encourage their children第二卷 （共36分）九、阅读短文还原句子。（每小题2分，共8分）Mobile Phones in middle SchoolsMobile phones are more a

50、nd more popular nowadays. Do you think it's OK for middle school students to use mobile phones?John: I study in a boarding school （寄宿学校） and only go home at weekends. 67. It's more convenient than the IC phones.Mary: I agree that it's not good to use mobile phones in class. 68. We are ol

51、d enough to control ourselves, so teachers and parents should trust us.Tony: I like to send short messages to my friends. It's cheap and fun. It's a good way to communicate with my friends when they are not with me.Lisa: 69. We can use them to take photos, play MP3, listen to the radio, play

52、 games and surf the Internet. So why not use them if our parents can afford mobile phones for us?Andy: In my eyes, the mobile phone is not only a tool for communication, but also a symbol of fashion. If you don't have a mobile phone, it means you are out of fashion. 70. My friends and I sent man

53、y short messages to "Super Girl" to support our favorite singers. How could we make it without mobile phones?A. In other words, it's cool to have a mobile phone.B. My dad gave me his old mobile phone to keep in touch with me.C. Nowadays, mobile phones have more and more functions（功能）.D

54、. Expensive mobile phones are liked by young people.E. But why can't we use them after class?十、阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。（每小题2分，共8分）Every child in Great Britain will receive a full-time education until the age of sixteen. If a child fails to enter school, a government official will visit his or her home t

55、o find out why. If there is not a good reason, their parents may be punished. Parents have some choices about what schools their children go to. Most parents send their children to state school, where tuition（学费）and textbooks are free. The opposite of state schools is public schools, where tuition is required.Th