陕西省西安音乐学院附属中等音乐学校2011-2012学年八年级英语下学期期末考试试题（B卷） 外研版

1、陕西省西安音乐学院附属中等音乐学校2011-2012学年八年级英语下学期期末考试试题（B卷） 外研版. 单项选择 (30%)1. It has been two years _ he came to China.A. since B. after C. before D. till2. Would you like some butter with your bread? _.A. Not at all B. OK. Here you areC. That is right. D. Yes, a little, please3. There isnt going to be any pollu

2、tion in the future, _?A. be there B. be not there C. is there D. isnt there4. Would you mind my smoking here?_. No smoking here. A. Oh, please dont B. Yes, please.C. Of course not D. It doesnt matter5. While we _, we saw a UFO land on a street.A. were shoppingB. shoppedC. are shoppingD. shop6. Have

3、you ever _ the Great wall?     A. been to       B. gone to        C. go to       D. been 7. In Great Britain it isnt polite _ from each others plate.      A. ea

4、t           B. to eat         C. eating       D. for eating8. That bag isnt mine. It may be _.      A. somebodys     B. somebody else 

5、C. somebodys else  D. somebody elses9. They have been skating _.      A. for three hours ago B. since three hours ago C. three hours ago D. since three hours10. _, whats your hobby?A. In the way       B. On the way     C. To

6、your way     D. By the way11. Would you mind _ in class? A. no talking B. not talking C. no talk D. not talk12. _ have you been in this school?For two years.A. How often B. When C. How soonD. How long13. Our teacher told us light _ much faster than sound .A. travels B. traveled C

7、. had traveled D. will travel14. My father _ Beijing on business for three days. He will be back in two days.A. have gone toB. has gone toC. has been to D. has been in15. The price of this bicycle is quite _. I dont have enough money to buy it.A. low B. rich C. high D. expensive16. He wont join in t

8、he party. I wont, _.A. yet B. either C. also D. too17. I dont know when he _ tomorrow. If he _, Ill let you know. A. comes, comes B. will come, comesC. comes, will come D. came, will come18. You are Jims sister, arent you?_.A. No, I am B. Yes, Im not C. Yes, I am D. Yes, you are19. I had a hard time

9、 _ where the post office is. A. finding B. found C. finds D. to find20. There are lots of shops on _ of the street. A. every sides B. all sides C. both sides D. neither sides. 完型填空 (15%)Who says honesty (诚实) is dead? Last Tuesday morning Alan Reed, a student at Claremont College here, was getting 1

10、money out of the bank. He wanted to have 50 dollars and the teller (出纳) 2 him five twenties instead of five tens. For a few seconds, Alan wondered (疑惑) 3 to do. Should he give the extra money back? Keep it? 4 he kept it, he could buy several new CDs, or he could take his friend Simon to a big dinner

11、. 5 no one would ever notice (注意). But then he 6 the teller. She was a middle-aged woman with a sweet face, and she reminded(提醒) him of his mother. She had been nice to him. Then he thought that there were probably exact (精确的) 7 kept of how much money was paid out, and the 8 would probably get in tr

12、ouble. 9 of all, Alan felt he would probably feel 10 about keeping the extra money. So Alan gave back the money. 1. A.less B. some C. anyD. several2. A.added B. tookC. askedD. gave3. A.what B. howC. whereD. when4. A.SoB. IfC. AsD. Since5. A.QuicklyB. ShortlyC. ProbablyD.Safely6. A.sawB. listened toC

13、. heardD.looked at 7. A.records记录 B. dates C. photosD. places8. A.motherB. studentC. ladyD. man9. A.EachB. WorstC. PartD. Best10. A. excited B. satisfiedC. happyD. guilty(内疚的). 阅读理解 (30%)ABarry Parker was a very successful businessman. He lived in a large house and drove a car. He wore expensive clo

14、thes and ate his meals in famous restaurants. His name was often in the newspaper. One day a newspaper reporter asked him, “What is the secret of your success(成功)?”Barry thought for a few moments and said, “I eat a special kind of fish.” “You eat a special kind of fish! What does that do?” “It makes

15、 my brain work better.” Barry said. “What kind of fish is it?” the reporter asked. “Give me fifty dollars and come back tomorrow. Ill have some for you.” The reporter gave Barry fifty dollars and returned the next day. “Have you got any special fish?” “Yes. Come into the house. Its in the refrigerat

16、or.” Barry took the reporter into his kitchen. He opened the refrigerator and took out a very small fish. “Here you are. Have this for dinner.” The next day the reporter called on Barry again. “Did you eat the fish?” Barry asked her. “Yes, I fried it.” “Good, do you feel different today?” “No, I don

17、t. And I think that fifty dollars was a lot to pay for such a small fish.” “Well done !” Barry said. “You see, the fish is working. Youre using your brain now.”1. The reporter went to see Barry Parker _.2. The reporter wanted to know _.3. Barry Parker made the reporter _.4. The reporter bought the f

18、ish_.5. The reporter ate the fish_. A. pay 50 dollars for a fish. B. because he was very successful. C. but she didnt feel any different. D. because she wanted to find out Barrys secret.E. the secret of Barry Parkers success.BOne of the most popular items in the school newspaper is the advice column

19、 (专栏). Here are some of the questions asked and their answers. Q: Im always late for school. I try not to be late, but I cant help it. Please advise me about what to do. Tommy. A: You are probably late for school because you dont really like school. My advice to you is to enjoy school more, and then

20、 you wont be late so often. Q: I find it difficult to make friends. What do you think I should do? Sara. A: I cant advise you until I know more about you. Your problem may be that you are shy. On the other hand, it may be the opposite. You may be bold(大胆的). Write and tell me more about yourself. Q:

21、Im always at the bottom (末尾)of the class. What do you advise me to do? Molly. A: I advise you to try to improve your grades in one subject at first. Next, try to improve your grades in another subject. If you do this, by the end of the year you should be quite a long way up from the bottom in all yo

22、ur subjects.6.What is the main idea (主要意思) of this passage?A. The town newspaper has an advice column. B. Tommy wrote to the school newspaper to ask for advice.C. Sara finds it difficult to make friends.D. The advice column in the newspaper is very popular.7. What is Tommys problem? A. He is always

23、late for school. B. He finds it difficult to make friends.C. He is always at the bottom of the class. D. He needs help with his homework.8.What does the adviser (建议者) want Sara to do?A. Stop being so shy. B. Stop being so bold. C. Make more friends. D. Give more information about herself.9. What doe

24、s Molly want to do? A. Make more friends. B. Enjoy school more. C. Stay at the bottom of her class. D. Improve her exam results.10. By the end of the year, where should Molly be in all her subjects if she does as the adviser says?A. At the bottom. B. A little way up from the bottom. C. Quite a long

25、way up from the bottom. D. At the top.CBefore you go to another country it is a great help if you know the language and some of the customs of the country. When people meet each other for the first time in Britain, they say, “How do you do? ”and shake hands. Usually they do not shake hands when they

26、 just meet or say goodbye. But they shake hands after they havent met for a long time or when they will be away from each other for a long time.Last year a group of German students went to England for a holiday. Their teacher told them that the English people hardly shake hands. So when they met the

27、ir English friends at the station, they kept their hands behind their backs. The English students had learned that the Germans shake hands as often as possible, so they put their hands in front and got ready to shake hands with them. It made both of them laugh.11. It is _ if you know the language and some of the customs of the country. A. not usefulB. not helpfulC. very helpfulD. very bad12. English people usually shake hands when they _. A. meet every timeB. meet for the first timeC. say goodbye to each otherD. say hello to each other13. Usually Englis