八年级英语期末试题

1、装订线学校 班级 姓名 考试号 海陵区2010-2011学年度第一学期期末考试八年级 英语试题（考试时间：120分钟， 满分150分） 成绩 第一部分 选择题 （共85分）一、听力（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）A）听句子，根据所听内容，将下列图片排序,有一幅图片是多余的。（听两遍）CBADEF 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. B）听对话，选择最佳答案。（听两遍）（ ）6. Which club does Kate join? A. The Singing Club. B. The Reading Club. C. The Dancing Club.（ ）7. Which subject

2、is Helens favourite? A. Maths. B. Computer Studies. C. Geography.（ ）8. Who is the tallest boy in Mikes class? A. Jim. B. Simon. C. Mike.（ ）9. Who has the most flowers of the three? A. Tom. B. Kate. C. Ann.（ ）10.Which city is Mr. Tangs hometown? A. Shanghai. B. Nanjing. C. Beijing.C）听对话和短文回答问题。（听两遍）听

3、第一段对话，回答1-2题（ ）1. What is Jack doing?A. He is writing a book about animals.B. He is reading a book about wild animals.C. He is reading a storybook.（ ）2. Why does Jack like squirrels best?A. Because they are beautiful.B. Because they sing songs nicely.C. Because they prepare food for the future.听第二段对

4、话，回答3-5题（ ）3. What are they talking about ?A. The weather of the weekend.B. Going swimming at the weekend.C. Their plans for the weekend.（ ）4. What will the weather be like at the weekend ? A. Sunny. B. Rainy. C. Cloudy.（ ）5. What would Millie like to do ? A. Go swimming. B. Go shopping. C. Stay at

5、home.D）听一篇短文，回答6-10题。（听两遍）（ ）6. Where did Jim and his friends meet on Sunday morning?A. In front of the school building.B. Outside the school gate. C. At the bus stop.（ ）7. How did they go to the mountains? A. On foot. B. By bus. C. By bike.（ ）8. When did they get to the mountains? A. At 6:30 a.m. B

6、. At 10:00 a.m. C. At 6:00 p.m.（ ）9. What did they see after they got to the mountains?A. There were thousands of apple trees.B. The river was full of fish.C. The birds were singing in the trees.（ ）10.What did Jim find in the mountains? A. A strange stone. B. Some hot drinks. C. A beautiful picture.

7、二、单项选择 (共15小题；每小题分,共15分)（ ）1.“Thank you,”the man said a smile his face. A. on, on B. with, on C. at, in D. in, with （ ）2. China is larger than _ in Asia(亚洲).A. any country B. any other country C. any other countries D. another country（ ）3. Why come and play basketball with us? A. not you B. dont C.

8、not to D. not（ ）4. There an exciting softball match on TV this evening. A. will have B. are going to have C. are going to be D. is going to be（ ）5. My mother 160 yuan on this skirt. A. cost B. paid C. took D. spent（ ）6. Our teacher told Simon forget the door. A. not, to close B. not to, to close C.

9、not, closing D. not to, closing（ ）7. The correct symbol of “therefore” is_. A. B. C. D.（ ）8. You can call meor email me lily.A. on, atB. at, onC. by, onD. on, on（ ）9.Today the forests are getting fewer and fewer. We must _ down too many trees. A. keep people from cutting B. prevent peo

10、ple from cutting C. stop people cutting D. all the above（ ）10. This kind of computer looks_ and sells_ in the shop. A. nice, well B. good, good C. nicely, well D. good, nice（ ）11. The floor is very dirty. Will you please _? A. mop it up B. mop up it C. to mop it up D. to mop up it（ ）12.My uncle fell

11、 off the bike and hurt his legs yesterday. -_. A. I am sorry to hear that B. He is too careless C. Thats too bad D. He should be careful（ ）13. I dont know if it _ tomorrow. If it _ , we will stay indoors.A. rains; rains B. will rain; rains C. rains; will rain D. will rain; will rain（ ）14. You should

12、 play with your pet for _ every day. A. sometimes B. some times C. sometime D. some time （ ）15. Whats wrong with you ? - I feel _. I heard a _ noise just now. A. frightening, frightened B. frightening, frightening C. frightened, frightening D. frightened, frightened三、完形填空 （共10小题；每小题1分,共10 分）Do you o

13、ften think of your parents? You may say, “Of course, I 1 .I buy a present for my mother on Mothers Day and on Fathers Day I give my father 2 , too.” But what about the other days of the year? I have a friend whose parents live in another city. One day 1 went to see her. We had a niceconversation. Th

14、en she wanted to 3 . So she dialed(拨号) the number, but then she putdown the phone. After about fifteen 4 , she dialed the number again “Hi, Mom” Later I asked, “ 5 did you dial the number twice?” She smiled, “My parents are old and 6 . They cant get close to the telephone quickly. I always do so whe

15、n I call them. I just want to give them 7 time to answer the call.”My friend is a good girl. She is 8 thinking about her parents. You also want to be a 9 child, right? Please always remember to 10 your parents in every situation, not just on some important days.（ ）1. A. will B. do C. wont D. dont（ ）

16、2. A. a cake B. a kiss C. some money D. a present（ ）3. A. make a call B. pay a visit C. have a rest D. go for a walk（ ）4. A. seconds B. minutes C. hours D. days（ ）5. A. How B. What C. Why D. When（ ）6. A. fast B. slow C. healthy D. careless（ ）7. A. little B. quick C. no D. enough（ ）8. A. always B. ne

17、ver C. seldom D. sometimes（ ）9. A. bad B. clever C. good D. sick（ ）10. A. think of B. look after C. ring up D. 1isten to四、阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分,共40分）（A）On Christmas Evethe night before Christmas Daychildren all over Britain put a stocking at the end of their beds before they go to sleep. Their parents us

18、ually tell them that Father Christmas will come during the night.Father Christmas is very kind and hearted. He gets to the top of each house and climbs down the chimney into the fireplace. He fills each of the stockings with Christmas presents.Of course, Father Christmas isn't real. In Jim and K

19、ate's house, "Father Christmas" is really Mr. Green. Mr. Green doesn't climb down the chimney. He waits until the children are asleep. Then he quietly goes into their bedrooms and fills their stockings with small presents. When they were very young, Mr. Green sometimes wore a red c

20、oat. But he doesn't do that now. The children are no longer young, and they know who "Father Christmas" really is. But they still put their stockings at the end of their beds.（ ）1. Christmas Eve is _.A. the night of Christmas Day B. the evening of Christmas DayC. Christmas Day D. the n

21、ight before Christmas Day（ ）2. Father Christmas often puts presents _.A. into children's hats B. into children's stockingsC. under children's beds D. into children's shoes（ ）3. When the children were very young, _.装订线学校 班级 姓名 考试号 A. they didn't know who Father Christmas wasB. the

22、y knew that Father Christmas wasn't realC. they thought their father was Father Christmas D. they knew who put the presents into their stockings（ ）4. When the children are older, they _.A. know that Father Christmas is realB. ask their mother to fill their stockings with presentsC. know that Fat

23、her Christmas is really their fatherD. know that Father Christmas is really their friend （ ）5. Father Christmas comes into the house through the .A. chimney B. back door C. front door D. window(B)A professor from New York University once went to a remote area to do some science research. One day, he

24、 ate something wrong and became sick, but it was too far to go back to the city. “I have to see a doctor.” he said to a local. “How can I be sure of getting a good one?” “Its easy,” was the reply, “Every time a doctor loses a patient, its our law that he must fly a balloon above his office.” So he b

25、egan his search. One doctor flew 20 balloons, another 30. Then the professor found an office that was flying only five, and went in. “You have to wait. Ive been very busy,” the young doctor told him. “I started my business only yesterday.”（ ）6. The professor was from . A. Australia B. Britain C. Jap

26、an D. America（ ）7. The word “remote” in the first sentence means . A. 遥远的 B. 繁华的 C. 附近的 D. 城市的（ ）8. He wanted to find a doctor because . A. he wanted to do science research B. he wanted to fly a balloon C. he wanted to speak to a local D. he became sick（ ）9. The young doctor was the doctor the profe

27、ssor found. A. first B. second C. third D. fourth（ ）10. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage? A. The professor went to the remote area to see a doctor. B. The doctor who had five balloons was the best one. C. The doctor had five balloons because he had lost five patient

28、s. D. The local told the professor to see the doctor with five balloons.(C)In America, when people say “mans best friend”, they dont mean another person. Instead, they are talking about a lovely animaldog! These words show the friendship between people and animals. Dogs and other pets can give happi

29、ness to peoples lives. Some people think of their pets as their children. A few even leave all their money to their pets when they die!Animals can help people, too. Dogs can be taught to be the “eyes” for a blind person or “ears” for a deaf person. Scientists have found that pets help people live lo

30、nger! They make people happier, too. Because of that, animals are brought into hospitals for “visits”.Americans hold “Be Kind to Animals Week” in the first week of May. Pet shows are held during the week. Even if you dont live in America, you can do this, too. How? First, think about how animals mak

31、e your life richer. If you have a pet, take more time this week to play with it. Remember to give it delicious food. Also, be sure to keep your pet from those unwanted babies.If you dont have a pet, be kind to animals around you. For example, if you see a dog on the street, dont kick it or throw thi

32、ngs at it. Instead, just leave it alone, or better yet, make friends with it. If others around you do bad things to an animal, try to stop them. As people, we must protect animals who cant speak for themselves.（ ）11. “A few even leave all their money to their pets when they die!” means that .A. pets

33、 have the right to inherit(继承) money B. money can give pets happinessC. its the best way to spend money D. some pets are taken as children（ ）12. Why are dogs brought in to hospitals?A. Because they are ill and need to see doctors.B. Because they can make the patients happier. C. Because they can fin

34、d out the problems of the patients. D. Because doctors can do experiments on them.（ ）13.What is the most popular activity on the“Be Kind to Animals Week”?A. Holding pet shows in the week. B. Playing with pets the whole week. C. Cooking delicious food for pets.D. Making friends with other peoples pet

35、s.（ ）14.What is the passage mainly about?A. A lot of people are interested in dogs.B. Dogs can help people do many things.C. Pets are lovely and need care and protection.D. We have done a lot of things for pets.（ ）15.The words“mans best friend” show . A. the friendship between people and people B. t

36、he friendship between people and animalsC. the friendship between animals and animalsD. the friendship between men and women(D)Do you like chocolate? Maybe most people do. A box of it can be a great gift. Buy one for a friend and give it as a surprise. See how happy that person gets.Say you just got

37、 a box of chocolate. Which piece do you pick first? A man has studied peoples choices. He says they tell something about the person. Did you choose a round piece? You are a person who likes to party. Did you choose an oval (椭圆形的) shape? You are a person who likes to make things. Picking a square sha

38、pe shows something else. The person is honest and truthful. You can depend on him or her.What kind of chocolate do you pick? Maybe you like milk chocolate. This shows you have warm feelings about the past. Dark chocolate means something else. A person who chooses it looks toward the future. What abo

39、ut white chocolate? Would you choose it? If so, you may find it hard to make up your mind. Some people like chocolate with nuts (果仁). These are people who like to help others.Do you believe these ideas? Can candy tell all these things? It doesnt really matter. There is one sure thing about eaters of

40、 chocolate. They eat it because they like it.（ ）16. This passage mainly tells us .A. why people like chocolateB. almost everyone likes chocolateC. about different kinds of chocolateD. different choices may show different characters（ ）17. Picking a round shape of chocolate shows that a person .A. lik

41、es singing, dancing and drinking B. likes to do something for othersC. is good at making thingsD. can be depended on（ ）18. If you enjoy eating milk chocolate you may .A. look forward to the future B. like to think of the pastC. enjoy parties and fun D. have trouble making decisions（ ）19. From this p

42、assage we can say that a helpful man may choose chocolate .A. in oval shape B. in square shapeC. with nuts D. with coffee（ ）20. The last paragraph suggests that the writer .A. believes all the information about chocolateB. does not believe the information about candyC. is trying to get you to believ

43、e false informationD. doesnt think it important whether you believe the ideas第二部分 非选择题（共65分）五、阅读表达（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）（1）Da Shan, a Canadian, is perhaps Chinas most famous foreigner. He speaks Chinese well. He was born in 1965. He（2）started to learn Chinese when he studied at Toronto University. In or

44、der to remember more Chinese words, (3) wrote ,he, them ,often , on, cards, down , small . But he would only memorize words he met with while reading, listening or talking in the following two weeks. “Theres no use learning words that dont appear often,”he said. “And the best way to learn a foreign

45、language is to keep using it and understand the culture behind it, Or youll forget everything quickly.”Da Shan says it is important to get into the language environment.（4）与中国朋友交谈has helped him learn not only the words, but also the country and its people. 1. 请将（1）处的句子翻译成汉语。 2. 请用适当的词替换（2）处的单词。 3. 将

46、(3)的单词组合成一个完整的句子。 4. 将(4)处的短语译成英语。 5. 请回答下面的问题：What does Da Shan think is the best way to learn a foreign language? 六、词汇运用(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)A)根据中文提示拼写单词1. Zhalong is a good place for many (濒于灭绝的) birds. 2. He hurt his left arm yesterday but it was not very (严重的).3. The weather report says the (温度)

47、will drop to -5 tomorrow.4. There are a lot of (老鼠) in that old house.装订线学校 班级 姓名 考试号 5. A strong earthquake _(发生) in Yushu, Qinghai province on April 14 th. B)用所给词的正确形式填空6. If those wild animals cant find enough food, they_ (die) or have to leave their habitat soon.7. You must try your best to stop

48、 him (make)the same mistake again.8. We should do everything we can _(protect)the environment.9. I found that many people (lie) on the beach when I arrived there .10. The boy sat down excitedly because he answered the difficult question _(correct).11. Many wild animals face the problem of the (lose) of living areas.12. Would you mind (give) your seat to the old man? Of course not.13. Laura (learn) another language next year, isnt she ?14. A terrible snowstorm (hit) the city ear