卢湾区2005学年度第一学期初一年级英语期末

1、卢湾区2010学年度第二学期八年级英语期末考试试卷（满分100分，考试时间70分钟）考生注意：本卷有9大题，共80小题。试题均采用连续编号，所有答案务必按照规定在答题纸上完成，做在试卷上不给分。 Part 1 Listening （第一部分 听力）.Listen and choose the right picture（根据你听到的内容，选出相应的图片）：（共5分） A B C D E F1._ 2. _ 3. _4. _5. _. Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to the question you hear （根据你听到

2、的对话和问题，选出最恰当的答案）：（共5分）6. A. 40. B. 30. C. 5. D. 35.7. A. 6:30 a.m. B. 6:00 a.m. C. 18:00. D. 16:30.8. A. The one with glasses. B. The one in red. C. The one on the right.D. The one in front of girls mother.9. A. Husband and wife. B. Teacher and student.C. Doctor and patient. D. Neighbours.10. A. To

3、take a taxi.B. To take a train.C. To take an underground.D. To take a taxi to Longyang Station and then take the maglev train. Listen to the passage and tell whether the following statements are true or false（判断下列句子是否符合你听到的短文内容，符合的用“T”表示，不符合的用“F”表示）：（共5分）11. Jonathan works as a teacher. 12. Jonathan

4、 is an Englishman.13. Jonathan starts work at 7 oclock in the morning.14. At weekends Jonathan writes books about dolphins.15. Jonathan likes his job because he likes dolphins and loves to help people learn about dolphins. Listen to the dialogue and complete the following sentences（听对话，完成下列内容。每空格限填一

5、词）：（共5分）16. John is speaking to a _.17. John wants to stay for _ nights.18. The cost is _ dollars a night.19. John cant pay by _.20. John wants to bring his_ with him.Part 2 Vocabulary and Grammar （第二部分 词汇和语法） . Choose the best answer（选择最恰当的答案）：（共18分）21. Who is your new headmaster?_ man in blue is o

6、ur new headmaster.A. aB. anC. the D. /22. Excuse me, where is the post office?It is _the left side of the street.A. inB. besideC. next to D. on23. How much food is there in the fridge?There is _, so I have to buy some this afternoon.A. a littleB. little C. a few D. few24. Which are your shoes? _.A.

7、The big oneB. The clean onesC. Big onesD. Clean one25. This bicycle is not _. It belongs to Jack.A. mine B. myC. meD. myself26. The man seemed _ when he heard that news.A. happinessB. happyC. happilyD. unhappiness27. Tom will not go to France with me until he_ the test.A. will passB. passC. passesD.

8、 passed28. _ my car is very old, it still runs very well.A. SinceB. BecauseC. Although D. So29. China rejoiced(欢欣鼓舞) _Li Na won the 2011 French Open singles title.A. afterB. beforeC. ifD. until30. Everyone was a bit _ by her sudden departure.A. scaredB. interestedC. excitedD. puzzled31. Weve decided

9、 _ away after all.A. not goB. not goingC. dont goD. not to go32. We are here to _ a service for the public.A. giveB. showC. provideD. have33. It is very important to try and learn from _. A. explanationB. experienceC. experimentD. example34. Remember to _ the lights before you leave the room.A. turn

10、 offB. turn onC. turn downD. turn up35. She was pleased with her exam results. The underlined part means “_”.A. was satisfied withB. was known asC. was fond ofD. was careful with36. This new programme enables older people to study at college. The underlined part means “_”.A. makes it safe for B. mak

11、es it possible forC. makes it necessary for D. makes it enjoyable for 37. I want to know _.A. what time the last underground train leave from this stationB. what time leaves the last underground train from this station C. what time the last underground train leaves from this stationD. what time does

12、 the last underground train leave from this station38. Theyve elected me to be secretary of Reading Club._!A. Congratulations B. What a pityC. Good luckD. What a shame.Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms（用括号中所给单词的适当形式完成下列句子。）：（共6分）39. May is the _ month of the year. (fi

13、ve)40. You should be _ as you are a nurse. (impatience)41. We all enjoyed _ at the birthday party. (us) 42. In the end that plane landed _ . (safe)43. Paris is one of the_ tourist destinations in the world. (popular)44. Are there any _ about how to solve this problem?(suggest). Rewrite the following

14、 sentences as required（根据所给要求，改写下列句子。）：（共8分）45. Alices shoes are red.（就划线部分提问）_?46. He ought to write to say thank you.（改为一般疑问句）_?47. Why dont we go abroad for travelling?（保持句意不变）_?/.48. Lucy asks.Does your father go to work by bus?（合并为一句）_.Part 3 Reading and Writing （第三部分 读写） . Reading comprehensio

15、n（阅读理解）：（共26分） A. True or False（判断下列句子是否符合短文的内容，符合的用“T”表示，不符合的用“F”表示）：（6分）Aesop(pronounced ee-sop) was a famous storyteller. He was born in Greece about 620 B. C. Not a lot is known about Aesop. Some people say he was an ugly man who was very smart. Aesop liked telling stories that shared lessons ab

16、out life. His stories used animals instead of people. This kind of tale is called a fable.Aesop was born a slave. Two masters owned him. His second master let Aesop go because he thought Aesop was so smart. Aesop became well known for his stories. His stories were passed from person to person. They

17、were not written down until 200 years after his death. Because he liked to travel, Aesop lived in a lot of different places. For a while he lived in Sardis. Sardis was the capital city of Lydia, which was ruled by a famous king. This king liked learning and had a lot of friends. Aesop ended up worki

18、ng for the king. During this time, Aesop was given money to the people of Delphi. Aesop felt the people were not honest, so he refused to give them the money. Because of this, the people of Delphi pushed him over a cliff to his death.During his lifetime, Aesop created 655 fables. Many of these fable

19、s are still well known today. One of his most famous tales is “The Tortoise and the Hare.”49. Aesop was from Greece.50. Aesop was a nice looking man who wasnt very clever.51. A fable is a story about life using animals instead of people.52. Aesop travelled to a lot of different places, including Sar

20、dis.53. The people of Lydia killed Aesop because he didnt give money to them.54. Aesop wrote many fables in his lifetime.B. Choose the best answer（根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案）：（6分）Seeds（种子）You drew pictures of lifeWith your words.I listened and ate these words you saidTo grow up strong.Like the trees, I grew,br

21、anches, leaves, flowers, and then the fruit.I became the words I ate in you.For better or worsethe apple doesnt fall far from the tree. Javaka Steptoe55. In the poem, the speaker is probably talking to _.A. a dogB. a treeC. a parentD. an apple56. Which of these is mentioned first in the poem?A. frui

22、t B. trees C. words D. pictures57. This poem is not about _.A. growing upB. apple recipesC. a parent and child D. the power of words58. In this poem, what does the speaker use to draw pictures? A. words B. pencils C. crayons D. branches59. In which way are the speaker and the parent the same?A. They

23、 both work in an apple orchard. B. They both draw pictures with words.C. They both like to eat lots of apples. D. They are both watercolor painters.60. The saying “the apple doesnt fall far from the tree” probably means that _.A. fallen apples should be picked up right away B. children grow up to be

24、 like their parentsC. children are very much like applesD. apples split open when they fallC. Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage（选择最恰当的单词或词语完成短文）：（7分）The Inca（印加） lived in the mountains of Peru（秘鲁）, South America. They built a large empire which _61_ in 1200 and lasted for over

25、 300 years. The Empire covered over 4,000 kilometers, and had around six million people. The Incas called themselves “The Children of the Sun” and had many temples around their land. Their leader was called “The Inca”.The Incas were excellent architects and _62_. They built magnificent temples by ha

26、nd. Their road system was also _63_. It helped them to travel around the land. The Incas were good farmers too. They had fields with potatoes, sweet potatoes and chilli peppers. As they didnt have money, they exchanged（ 交换） goods and food with _64_ other. The men wore a lot of jewellery _65_the wome

27、n didnt wear much. The Incas could not write so they sent _66_ by giving messages to a boy. The boy then ran to the next village and told another runner and this continued until the message finally reached its destination._67_, the Inca Empire came to an end in 1533 after the Spanish invaded(侵略) the

28、ir land and killed their Emperor.61. A. started B. ended C. built D. completed62. A. soldiers B. travellers C. builders D. runners63. A. terrible B. excellent C. poor D. comfortable64. A. one B. some C. each D. the65. A. so B. and C. but D. or66. A. flower B. water C. letter D. information67. A. Unl

29、uckily B. Luckily C. Finally D. HappilyD. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words（在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺。每空格限填一词，首字母已给）：（7分）In Britain, where 50% of the people now own mobile phones, about eight million users are of school age. This number is growing, not only among teenagers, but am

30、ong c_68_ under 13.At school there can be problems with ringing phones and students sending text messages in class. Most schools have a r_69_ that students must turn off their mobiles in class time- they can only use them at break, at lunch time or after s_70_. If a students phone rings during class

31、, the teacher can take it a_71_. Other schools ban（禁止）mobiles completely.They say this stops students wasting t_72_ in class. They also say it helps to stop people who want to s_73_ mobiles and wait for students on their way home.Most students think they should be able to bring their phones to schoo

32、l. Clare says Theres no reason to ban mobiles at school. Theyre very u_74_. And I feel safe if Ive got a phone in my pocket or in my bag. If theres any trouble, I can always get in touch with my parents.E. Answer the questions（根据短文内容回答下列问题）：（10分）You can thank Marco Polo for one of Americas favourite

33、 desserts: ice cream. Marco Polo saw ice cream made in China. He thought ice cream was such a good idea that he brought it back to Italy.Ice cream was first served in the United States in the 1700s. Governor Bladen of Maryland gave it to his guests at a party. Americas first ice cream shop opened in

34、 New York City in 1776.Dolley Madison was the first person to serve ice cream at the White House. She was the wife of President James Madison. A new president usually has a party called an inaugural ball（就职舞会）. Dolley Madison served ice cream at James Madisons inaugural ball. After that, ice cream was served often at the White House.In 1846 Nancy Johnson invented the first hand-cranked（手动曲柄式