北京市西城区2014八年级下学期期末考试英语试题

1、试卷卷面共90分，口试10分，合计100分。笔试时间共100分钟。听力理解（共21分）一、听对话，从下面各题所给的A、B、C三幅图片中选择与对话内容相符的图片。每段对话你将听两遍。（共5分，每小题1分）1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 二、听对话或独白，根据对话或独白的内容，从下面各题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选择最佳选项。每段对话或独白你将听两遍。（共6分，每小题1分）请听一段对话，完成第6至第7小题。6. Why does Nancy look unhappy?A. Because she has lost her friends phone. B. Because she has a pro

2、blem with her friend. C. Because she has forgotten her friends birthday. 7. What will Nancy do?A. Make a call to her friend. B. Send an email to her friend. C. Give some flowers to her friend. 请听一段对话，完成第8至第9小题。8. Where should the man start his trip, in the womans opinion?A. In London. B. In Cambridg

3、e. C. In Oxford. 9. What is Bath famous for?A. Wonderful activities. B.Ancient buildings. C. Quiet environment. 请听一段独白，完成第10至第11小题。10. The opera will be_. A. at the school hall B. at the radio station C. at the playground11. This passage is most probably_. A. an introduction B. a suggestion C. a com

4、petition三、听独白，根据所听到的内容和提示词语，记录关键信息。独白你将听两遍。（共10分，每小题2分）A Message from the City Health CentrePlaceOpening timeThings to rememberPhone numberThe Health Centre8:00 a. m. 6:00 p. m. Very 12 early in the morning785 2306Toms Chemist Shop8:00 a. m. 13Take the No. 77 Bus14University 1516 a dayFor accidents

5、only793 2230知识运用（共22分）四、单项填空。（共12分，每小题1分）从下面各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择可以填入空白处的最佳选项。17. Danny, is this model spaceship yours?Yes, its_. I made it by myself. A. my B. mine C. your D. yours18. Have you heard of Yang Liwei?Yes. Hes Chinas first astronaut and were all proud_him. A. of B. at C. on D. for19. Bil

6、l, would you like to join in the writing competition?Id love to,_Im afraid I have no time recently. A. or B. so C. but D. and20. Mum, how about having a picnic this weekend? OK. It_great. A. sounds B. feels C. looks D. smells21. Granny,_do you water the flowers?一Once a week. A. how long B. how often

7、 C. how soon D. how much22. Tom and Jerry are very funny and I cant help_when I watch them. A. laugh B. laughing C. laughed D. to laugh23. Id like to offer her some help, but Im not sure_shell accept it. A. why B. which C. where D. whether24. Tom lets go to see The Fantastic Four tonight!I_it alread

8、y. I went with my father yesterday. A. see B. saw C. will see D. have seen25. Tintin has been popular for over eighty years since the artist_him. A. invent B. invents C. invented D. inventing26. We didnt see you at the party yesterday. What were you doing?I_the diary about the trip to Beihai Park. A

9、. write B. wrote C. will write D. was writing27. Tina, do you know what todays homework is?We have to_sentences with the words given. A. make up B. take up C. wake up D. tidy up28. Sorry, what did you say just now?I asked_. A. how I can get to the station B. how can I get to the stationC. how I coul

10、d get to the station D. how could I get to the station五、完形填空。（共10分，每小题1分）阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。Its been over eleven years now. One cold afternoon, my older son, Stephen, was at school,and Reed, my husband, at work. My 29 little boys were sitting around the kitchen table. Tomwa

11、s perfecting a paper plane, 30 Sam was busy drawing. But Laura, our only daughter, sat quietly, working on her project. Once in a while she wouldask how to 31 the name of someone in our family. Next, she would add flowers with small greenleaves, complete with grass at the bottom. She finished off ea

12、ch with a sun in the upper right handcomer. Holding them at eye level, she let out a long sigh（叹气）of 32 . “What are you making, Honey？” I asked. “Its a 33 . ”she said.It wasnt until later that evening that I noticed a mailbox on the doors to each of ourbedrooms. For the next few weeks, we received m

13、ail usually. There were little 34 showing herlove for each of us. There were short letters full of thanks. I was in charge of Sams letters, pageafter page full of colored sights including flowers with happy faces. He cant read yet. But he can look at pictures. she said. Each time I received one of m

14、y little girls gifts, it 35 my heart. I was touched at howcarefully she watched. When Stephen lost a baseball game, there was a letter telling him she thoughthe was the best ballplayer in the whole world. After I had a particularly（特别） 36 day, therewas a message thanking me for my efforts（努力）, compl

15、ete with a smile face near the bottomcorner of the page. This little girl is grown now, driving off every day to college. But some things about her have37 changed.One aftemoon only a week ago, I found a love note next to my bedside. Thanksfor always being there for me, Mom, it read, Im glad that wer

16、e the best of friends. ”I couldnt help but remember the precious child whose 38 has brought me countless hoursof joy throughout the years. There are angels among us, I know I live with one. 29. A. twoB. threeC. fourD. five30. A. soB. whileC. becauseD. although31. A. readB. giveC. spellD. change32. A

17、. angerB. worryC. sadnessD. satisfaction33. A. toyB. letter C. successD. surprise34. A. notesB. facesC. boxesD. newspapers35. A. brokeB. darkenedC. changedD. brightened36. A. easyB. hardC. dullD. happy37. A. yet B. everC. neverD. already38. A. viewB. smile C. progress D. experience阅读理解（共37分）六、阅读下列短文

18、，根据短文内容，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。（共22分，每小题2分）ABig Hero 6 is a 2014 computer animated comedysuperhero film made at WaltDisney Animation Studios. The film is directed by (由导演) Don Hall andChris Williams. The film was released (公映) on November 7, 2014 in theUS, Canada and India. It won the Academy

19、Award for Best Animated Feature.The Croods is a 2013 American 3D computeranimated adventure comedyfilm. The Croods was written and directed by Kirk DeMicco and Chris Sanders. The film premiered(首映) at the 63rd Berlin International Film Festival onFebruary 15 , 2013. Frozen is a 2010 American thrille

20、r written and directed by Adam Green. Frozen won two Academy Awards, the Golden Globe Award, the BAFTAAward, five Annie Awards. Cinderella is a 2015 American film directed by Kenneth Branagh. Cinderellahad its world premiere on February 13, 2015, at the 65th Berlin InternationalFilm Festival.39. Fro

21、zenis directed by_. A. Don Hall B. Kenneth Branagh C. Kirk DeMicco D. Adam Green40. _won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature.A. Big Hero 6B. The Croods C. FrozenD. Cinderella41. All the films were made in _.A. Canada B. America C. India D. GermanyBJack threw the papers on my desk.Whats wrong

22、? I asked.Annie, next time you want to change anything, ask me first, he said, turning around andleaving me in anger.How dare (敢) he treat me like that?” I thought. I had changed one long sentence, andcorrected grammar.As the weeks went by, I grew to look down upon Jack. One day another of his words

23、 left me intears. I stormed (冲) into his office, and Jack looked up. What? he asked.Suddenly I knew what I had to do. After all, he deserved (应得) it.I sat across from him and said calmly, Jack, the way youve been treating me is wrong. Ivenever had anyone speak to me that way. I promise I will be a f

24、riend, I said. I will treat you as you deserve to be treated, withrespect (尊敬) and kindness. You deserve that. Everybody does.Jack avoided me the rest of the week. I brought cookies to the office one day and left some onhis desk. Another day I left a note, Hope your day is going great, it read.Over

25、the next few weeks, Jack reappeared. Every time I saw Jack, I smiled at him. After all,thats what friends do.One year after our talk , I discovered I had cancer. I was scared.One day, Jack stood in the doorway of my hospital room. I waved him in with a smile.Tulips, he said. If you plant them when y

26、ou get home, theyll come up next spring. I justwant you to know that I think youll be there to see them when they come up. Tears clouded myeyes and I reached out my hand.42. At the beginning, the writer was very angry because_. A. she corrected grammar B. Jack left her there aloneC. Jack treated her

27、 rudely D. she did something wrong43. The writer thinks friends should show _to each other.A. pity B. help C. trust D. respect44. Which of the following is true according to the passage?A. Jack often smiled at Annie. B. Annie brought food to Jack.C. Jack often wrote notes to Annie. D. Annie avoided

28、talking with Jack.45. From the last paragraph, we know that _.A. the writer felt the warmth of friendship B. the writer was getting wellC. Tulips would surely come up next spring D. the writer liked Tulips a lotCSo you think you know your dog. But how well does your dog know you? She probablyrecogni

29、zes (辨认出) you when she sees you. But can a dog tell by simply looking at you whetheryou have a happy or an angry expression on your face? Researchers in Austria have taught pet dogsto know the difference. Dogs are very mindful of sound. When dog owners shout or speak in a strong, angry voice,dogs of

30、ten act guilty (歉疚的) and quietly move away from the area.Recently, researchers found that dogs can look at our faces, and tell the difference between asmile and a frown (皱眉). The animals were able to recognize a look of agreement from one ofdisagreement. The researchers tried to teach dogs to recogn

31、ize facial expressions. They showed the dogs twopictures of either the upper or lower half of a persons face. On one picture, the person lookedhappy. The other appeared angry. The dogs were then shown pictures of the eyes or mouths of people they had never seen before. They were also shown the left

32、half of the faces used in training. The goal (目的) of the research isto find out if the dogs realize that smiling eyes have the same meaning as a smiling mouth, or angryeyes have the same meaning as an angry mouth. And it turned out that they really did perform verywell in these tests. Once the dogs

33、learned to recognize which picture was happy or angry, they could easily tell thesame expressions in pictures of any face.The study has shown that they can discrinunate these expressions are different. They wouldconnect something nice with the smiley face and something bad with the angry face. But w

34、hat is notsure of at this point is if they really know the true meanings of themfor example, a frown meansangry. The researchers findings provide the first certain idea that humans are not the only species (物种) that can read the body language of another species. 46. Scientists did the research by_.A

35、. having dogs make smiley faces in the testB. shouting at dogs or speaking to them angrilyC. teaching dogs to tell happy or angry expressionsD. showing pictures of the eyes or mouths of people47. The word discriminate in paragraph 7 means“_”. A. explain B. tellC. accept D. believe48. What is the res

36、earch mainly about?A. How dogs show their feelings.B. How dog owners show their feelings.C. Whether dogs can tell peoples feelings.D. If dogs can tell peoples facial expressions.49. What can we infer from the passage?A. Humans are the only species that can read body languages.B. If you shout to your

37、 dog in an angry voice, it will act guilty.C. If you train your dog, it can recognize you by your eyes or mouth.D. Researchers may study if dogs know the true meaning of a frown next.七、阅读短文，根据短文内容，从短文后的五个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。每个选项只能用一次。（共5分，每小题1分）One day a bookseller let a big box of books fall on his fo

38、ot. “Go to see the doctor, said hiswife. No, he said. Ill wait until the doctor comes into the shop next time. 50 If I go to seehim, Ill have to pay him. ”51 When the bookseller was getting them ready, he told the doctor about his bad foot. Thedoctor looked at it. You must put that foot in hot water

39、 every night. Then you must put somethingon it, said the doctor. 52 Buy this and put it on the foot before you go to bed every night,he said. Thank you, said the bookseller. And now, sir, here are your books. How much?said the doctor. Two pounds. ”Good, said the doctor. 53“Why? asked the bookseller.

40、 “I told you about your foot. I want two pounds for that. Ifpeople come to my house,I ask them to pay one pound for a small thing like that. 54 And Icame here, didnt I?A. Then Ill ask him about my foot. B. I shall not have to pay you anything.C. He took out a piece of paper and wrote on it.D. But wh

41、en I go to their houses, I want two pounds.E. The next day the doctor came into the shop for some books.八、阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。（共10分，每小题2分）Scientists in the UK have discovered a solar system with five earthsize planets born at the verybeginning of galaxy. The star and its planets are billions of years ol

42、der than our own sun. That is tosay, life might be somewhere in our galaxy in the long past.We can hear the music of the stars. Its the vibrations（振动）of a 2. 6 billionyear old star thatchanged into sound. While researchers now compare it with the sound of a star thats nearly threebillion years older

43、, Pro. Bill Caplin, who led the research, discovered that he could work out theage of stars from the sound they make. So as the stars get older, as their outer parts grow larger, and we get these changes to thestructure（构造）of the deep inner part, what we find is that the time which the star resonate

44、s（产生共振）was made longer.Pro. Caplin and his team were able to work out that the star, with five planets going around it,which are about the same sizes as our own earth, was more than eleven billion years old. Thats 6.5billion years older than our own sun and the oldest star with such planets discover

45、ed to date. Itsthought that living organisms（有机物）are more likely to live well in worlds that are about the samesize as the earth, as well as having the right temperature and having running water. So the discoveryraises the possibility that life might have been there in our own galaxy billions of yea

46、rs before ourown earth had appeared.55. What have the UK scientists discovered?56. Can we hear the music of the stars?57. How could the researchers work out the age of the stars?58. How old is our own sun?59. Why might life be somewhere before our earth appeared?书面表达（共10分）九、文段表达。（10分）60. 为了迎接暑期到我校游学

47、的英国同学们，宣传北京文化，学校正在开展主题为“我喜爱的北京景点”的征文活动，请你以“My favorite place of interest in Beijing”为题，写一篇不少于50词的征文。内容包括：1. What is your favourite place of interest?2. Why do you like it?3. What can people do there?【参考答案】一、听对话，选择与对话内容相符的图片。1. B 2. A 3. C 4. A 5. C二、听对话或独白，选择最佳选项。6. B 7. C 8. A 9. B 10. C 11. A三、听独白

48、，记录关键信息。12. busy 13. 10:00 p. m. 14. 893432015. Hospital 16. 24 hours四、单项填空17. B 18. A 19. C 20. A 21. B 22. B23. D 24. D 25. C 26. D 27. A 28. C五、完形填空29. A 30. B 31. C 32. D 33. D34. A 35. D 36. B 37. C 38. B六、阅读短文，选择最佳选项。A：39. D 40. A 41. BB：42. C 43. D 44. B 45. AC：46. C 47. B 48. D 49. D七、阅读短文，从

49、短文后的五个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。50. A 51. E 52. C 53. B 54. D八、阅读短文，回答问题。55. A solar system. A solar system with 5 earthsized planets.56. Yes.Yes, we can.57. By studyingFrom the sound they make.58. More than/Over 4.5 billion years old.59. Because the star and its five earthsize planets are billions of years

50、older than our own sun. Itsthought that living organisms are more likely to live well in worlds that are about the same sizeas the earth, as well as having the right temperature and having running water.（第59小题，请老师们酌情给分。）九、文段表达（10分）60. One possible version:My favorite place of interest in BeijingOf a

51、ll the places of interest in Beijing, my favourite is Shichahai. It is in the city center. It isfull of life and culture, so I really love it.There is a lot to do and to see there. You can walk around the lake and enjoy many kinds oftraditional arts. But the most beautiful view is in the evening. Bo

52、ating on the lake, you can seebeautiful lights dancing on the water. Around the lake, there are hundreds of bars, with manymusicians and singers. You can enjoy their performances even without going into any one. If you come to Beijing, Shichahai is a mustsee. Im sure youll fall in love with it.文段表达评

53、分标准先根据文章整体内容确定档次，然后在该档次内评出分数。（介绍活动时，人称如果是I，you，或people均不扣分。）第一档：（108分）完全符合题目要求，观点正确，要点齐全。句式多样，词汇丰富。语言准确，语意连贯，表达清楚，具有逻辑性。第二档：（76分）基本符合题目要求，观点正确，要点齐全。语法结构和词汇基本满足文章需要。语言基本通顺，语意基本连贯，表达基本清楚。虽然有少量语言错误，但不影响整体理解。第三档：（54分）部分内容符合题目要求，要点不齐全。语法结构和词汇错误较多，语言不通顺，表达不够清楚，影响整体理解。第四档：（30分）与题目有关内容不多，只是简单拼凑提示词语，所写内容难以理解

54、。听力录音稿一、听对话，从下面各题所给的A、B、C三幅图片中选择与对话内容相符的图片。每段对话你将听两遍。1. W: How delicious the pizza smells!M: Yeah! Do you want some?2. M: Whats your hobby?W:I like planting flowers in my garden.3. W: Hi, Tom! How do you keep fit?M: Well,I think riding a bike is a good way to keep healthy.4. M: What do you want to b

55、e when you grow up?W: Im going to be a presenter.5. W: Hi, Daming! Whats up?M: Oh, Im making a model plane to enter the competition of Journey to space!二、听对话或独白，根据对话或独白的内容，从下面各题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选择最佳选项。每段对话或独白你将听两遍。请听一段对话，完成第6至第7小题。M: Hey, Nancy! Whats the matter? You look unhappy today.W:I have a proble

56、m with my best friend, Lily. What should I do?M: Maybe you should call her up.W: Yes,I know I should, but its not easy. Im afraid she is still angry with me.M: Oh,I remember next Friday is her birthday. You could go to her house with some flowers.W: Good idea! It will give her a big surprise.M:I think so! See you!W: Byebye! Thanks a lot!请听