初二英语期末试卷

2011-2012学年度海门市期末质量调研八年级英语试卷（时间：100分钟总分：100分）第Ⅰ卷（选择题共52分）一、听力部分（本题共12小题；每题1分，满分12分）从A、B、C三个选项中，选出最正确选项，并在答题卡大将该项涂黑。A.听对话，回答以下问题。对话听两遍。Whataretheytalkingabout?whichisDaniel’sfavouritecharity?Whereisthemangoing?Wherearetheytalking?A.Inarestaurant.B.Athome.street.5.Whatwillthemanprobablydotomorrowafternoon?A.Takepartinthecharityshow.B.Gotoanimportantexam.

the

C.Inthecinema.C.

Take6.Whydidn’tthewomanseethefilm?A.Becauseshedidn’thaveaticket.B.Becauseshewastoobusytogo.C.Becauseshewasnotinterestedinit.Whatcanwelearnfromthedialogue?A.Andyenjoysplayingbaseballnow.B.Andyhasn’tplayedbaseballfortenyears.C.Andyusedtoplaybaseballfiveyearsago.B.听下面一段对话，完成第8-9小题。对话听两遍。HowfarisitfromBeijingtoLondon?A.200,000kilometers.B.2,000kilometers.C.20,000kilometers.WhowilltakethecartriptoLondon?A.Davidandhisfriends.

B.David

’sfamily.

C.Davidalone.C.听下面一篇短文，选择正确答案，完成信息记录表第

10-12

小题。短文听两遍。IntroductionofLiYanHometownNantongPersonality10Favouriteactivity11Dreamjob1210.A.NervousB.OutgoingC.Shy11.A.HavingsportsB.ShoppingC.Listeningtomusic12.A.AweatherreporterB.AnewsreporterC.Asportsreporter二、单项选择（本题共10小题；每题1分，满分10分）从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最正确选项，并在答题卡大将该项涂黑。13.Everybodyknows______sunrisesin______east.A.the;/B./;theC./;/D.the;the14.DavehaslivedinHaimen______November,2011.A.sinceB.onC.inD.from15.Agood______helpsyoulearnhowtouseanewword.A.notebookB.memoryC.dictionaryD.vocabulary—Doyouusuallygotoschoolbybike?—I______rideabike,butnowI______theretoloseweight.A.usedto;amusedtowalkB.wasusedto;amusedtowalkingC.wasusedto;amusedtowalkD.usedto;amusedwalking

to17.

—Whereis

Matt?

Ilooked

for

himeverywhere

but

I

can’t

findhim.—Don’tyouknow?He______toHongKongforameeting.A.hasbeenB.hasgoneC.isgoingD.went—IamsorryIamlate.—That’sOK.Butwhydon'tyoudrivetowork_________walking?A.insteadB.insteadofC.becauseD.becauseof—Doyoumindtellingmehowtousethisfunction?—_________.Letmeshowyouhowtodoit.A.Yes,ofcourse.B.Ofcoursenot.

C.Yes,Ido.

D.Sorry,Idon

’t—Bob,hurryup.You______onthephone.—Thanks.Iamcoming.A.wantedB.want

C.is

wanted

D.arewanted—Youstarttoreadbooksaboutpsychology.Howamazing!—Well,youknow,it’snever______tolearn.A.oldtoo

B.toooldC.enough

old

D.

oldenough—______doesyourlittlebrotherusethepotandthestovefor?—Learningtocook.A.WhatB.How三、完形填空（本题共15小题；每题请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的最正确选项，并在答题卡大将该项涂黑。

C.WhyD.When1分，满分15分）A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出Chenwaspractisinganewsongonthepiano.Hisfatherwassittingacrosstheroom,readinga23.SuddenlyChenstoppedandsaidtohisfather,“Thisisthe24songI’veeverplayed!Idon’tthinkI’llbeabletolearnit.It’scalled‘NoMoreBlues’.Whatdoesthatmean?”Chen’sfather25hisbookandsaid,“Theword‘blues’meansthatapersonisfeelingsad,soyoursongisaboutnotbeingunhappyanymore.Maybeyouneeda26.Let’stakeawalk,forit’s27anicesunnyday.”Chenandhisfather28walkingdownthestreet.Itwasacool29day,andtheleavesonthetreeshadbeguntoturnyellow.Anhourlater,Chenandhisfather30thehouse.Chensatdownatthe31againandbegantoplay.Hisfingers(手指)movedmoreeasily32thekeys,andmusicfilledtheroom.“Idon’tunderstand33thesamesongseemseasiertoplaynow,”hesaid.“Howdidyoufeelbeforethewalk?”Chen’sfatherasked.“34,”Chensaidwithafrown(皱眉).“Andhowdoyoufeelnow35takingawalk?”Chen’sfathercontinued.“Great!”Chenanswered.Thenhesmiled,“Takingawalkhelped36relax.Justlikethe37,Ihavenomoreblues!IthinkI’llplaythesongagain.”23.A.bookB.newspaperC.letterD.magazine24.A.longestB.mostbeautifulC.mostdifficultD.mostpopular25.A.pickedupB.closedC.putupD.found26.A.breakB.drinkC.showerD.ateacher27.A.tooB.veryC.soD.such28.A.finishedB.stoppedC.beganD.continued29.A.springB.summerC.autumnD.winter30.A.leftB.returnedtoC.sawD.arrivedat31.A.pianoB.doorC.tableD.desk32.A.throughB.fromC.underD.over33.A.whyB.whetherC.howD.that34.A.NervousB.TerribleC.RelaxedD.Confident35.A.whenB.whileC.beforeD.after36.A.meB.youC.himD.her37.A.storyB.wordC.songD.boy四、阅读理解（本题共15小题；每题1分，满分15分）请认真阅读以下短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最正确选项，并在答题卡大将该项涂黑。AWelcometothe2012LondonOlympicGames!Archery

Archeryhasa10,000-yearhistory,itfirstappearedattheParisOlympicsof1900.Itwasremovedafter1908andonlyreturnedtotheOlympicsatMunichin1972.Badminton

ThissportwasinventedbyBritishsoldiers.ItwasfirstplayedattheOlympicsin1992atBarcelona.NowAsian(亚洲的)countriesarethebest.Football

Footballwasfirstplayedatthe1908OlympicGamesandithasbeenplayedateveryOlympicGameseversince,exceptfortheLosAngelesOlympicsof1932.Taekwondo

ThisKorean(朝鲜的)sport’snamemeans“thewayofthehandandfoot”.Theplayersgetpointsbyhittingeachotherwiththesetwopartsofthebodyonly.Theplayersmustn’tlieonthefloorandnoequipment(设备)canbeused.Taekwondofirstappearedatthe2000SydneyGames.38.Whoinventedthesportofbadminton?A.Americans.B.English.C.Chinese.Koreans.WhichofthesesportsappearedearliestattheOlympics?A.Archery.B.Badminton.C.Taekwondo.D.Football.40.whichsportshavebeenplayedateveryOlympicssinceitappearedattheOlympicGames?A.ArcheryandBadminton.B.BadmintonandTaekwondo.C.TaekwondoandArchery.D.FootballandTaekwondo.41.Whichofthefollowingpictureshowsthesportof“Taekwondo”?A.B.C.D.BWhenmyson,Mark,wasinthethirdgrade,hesavedallhispocketmoneyforoverthreemonthstobuyholidaypresents.ThethirdSaturdayinDecemberMarksaidhehadmadehislistandhadtwentydollarsinhispocket.Idrovehimtoanearbysupermarket.MarkpickedupahandbasketandwentinwhileIwaitedandwatchedinthecar.IttookMarkover45minutestochoosehispresents.Finallyhecametothecheckoutcounter(交款处)andreachedintohispocketforhismoney.Itwasnotthere!Therewasaholeinhispocket,butnomoney.Markstoodthereholdinghisbasket,tearsfallingdownhisface.Thenasurprisingthinghappened.AwomancameuptoMarkandtookhiminherarms."Youwillhelpmealotifyouletmepayforyou,"saidthewoman,"It’llbethemostwonderfulgiftyoucangiveme.Ionlyhopethatonedayyouwillpassiton.Whenyougrowup,Iwouldlikeyoutofindsomeoneyoucanhelp,andyouwillfeelasgoodaboutitasIdonow."Marktookthemoney,driedhistearsandranbacktothecheckoutcounterasfastashecould.ThatyearweallenjoyedourgiftsfromMark.Iwouldliketosay"thankyou"tothatkindwoman,andtellherthatfouryearslater,Markwenthousetohousecollectingblanketsandclothesforthehomelesspeopleinthefire.AndIwant

to

promise(承诺)herthatMarkwillneverforgettokeeppassingiton.42.Whendidthestoryprobablyhappen?A.OnChristmasDay.B.BeforeChristmasDay.C.AtHalloween.D.BeforeHalloween.43.WhathappenedtoMarkinthesupermarket?A.Helosthispresents.B.Hebrokehisbasket.C.Helosthismoney.D.Helosthisway.Whydidthewriterwanttosay"thankyou"tothewoman?BecausesheboughtMarkanicepresent.Becauseshealwayspaidmoneyforothers.Becauseshecollectedclothesforthehomeless.BecauseshetaughtMarktohelppeopleinneed.45.What’sthebesttitleforthispassage?A.AwonderfulgiftC.Ahappyfamily

B.AkindwomanD.AbigsupermarketCOnthefirstdayofthenewtermin2012,thousandsofstudentsinChongmingcounty(县)inShanghaitookthenewschoolbusestoschool.Thenewschoolbusesareyellowwithhugebonnets(

引擎盖

)inthefront.Studentscallthem

“bignose

”schoolbuses.Thelocalgovernmentspent6millionyuanbuying17newschoolbusesfortheprimaryandmiddleschoolsinthecountytomakesureofthesafetyofmorethan1,000studentswholiveinthecountryside,whereordinarybusescouldn'teasilyarrive.Thisnewkindofschoolbushasalarms,on-boardcamerasandseatsspeciallydesignedforschoolchildren.Theyaremuchsaferthanminivansorolderbusesthatwereusedinthiscountybefore.“'Bignose'looksverybeautiful,anditmakesmefeelsafe,saidLiuMengqing,afourth-yearstudentofXinhaiSchool.Liusaidthatintheoldschoolbuses,therewasnoairconditionerandeverytwoorthreechildrensharedoneseat.

”“Thenewbusesaresturdyenoughsothatparentsshouldn'tbeworriedabouttheirchildren,”saidZhangZhongli,thefatherofastudent.Accordingtothelocaleducationalauthorities,driversofthenewschoolbusesmusthaveatleastthreeyearsofdrivingexperienceanda100,000-kilometresafedrivingrecord.46.“Bignose”refersto(指的是)_______.A.thehugebonnetB.theon-boardcameraC.theseatsD.thedoorofthebusWhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.TheChongmingcountygovernmentbought17newschoolbuses.B.Thereisnoairconditionerinthenewkindofschoolbus.C.SomestudentsinChongmingcountyusedtotakeminivanstoschool.D.Thenewkindofschoolbusissaferthanoldbuses.IftheChongmingcountygovernmentwantsamantodrivethenewschoolbus,whocangetthejob?A.Wang,whohasjustgotthedriver’slicence(同意证).B.Li,whohasbeenaschoolbusdriverfortwoyears.C.Yang,whoworksinabusfactoryandisgoodatfixingschoolbuses.D.Liu,whohasdrivenover100,000kilometressafelyforfouryears.WhichistheBESTtitleforthenews?AnewkindofschoolbusisinserviceinChinaB.Newschoolbusesmakesureofthestudents'safetyMakeyourtriptoschoolasafeoneStudentsinChinatakeschoolbusesDStevenJobs,thedesignerofAppleComputer,wasnotquitesuccessfulinhisearlyyears.Atthattime,hewasnotamongthebeststudentsatschool,andheoftengotintotroublewitheitherhisschoolmatesorhisteachers.Whenhewentintocollege(大学),hedidn’tchangealot,andhedroppedout（休学）halfway．Buthewascleverenoughtocomeupwithnewideas.Afterheleftcollege,StevenJobsworkedasavideogamedesigneratAtari.HeworkedthereforonlyseveralmonthsandthenhewenttoIndia.Hehopedthatthetripwouldgivehimsomenewideasandachangeforabetterlife．StevenJobslivedonafarminCaliforniaforayearafterhereturnedfromIndia.Andthen,in1975,hebegantomakeanewtypeofcomputer．Alongwithhisfriend,StevenGaryWozniak,hedesignedtheAppleComputerinhisgarage(车库)．Hechosethename“Apple”justbecauseithelpedhimtorememberahappysummerheoncespentinanappletreegarden.HisAppleComputerwassuchagreat

successthat

StevenJobssoonbecamefamousallovertheworld

．50.StevenJobs________whenhewasyoung

．A.wasoneofthebeststudentsatschool???

B.wasasuccessfulstudentatschoolC.waslikedbyallhisteachers??????????

D.didn’tfinishcollege51.WhydidStevenJobsgotoIndia?A.BecausehewasinterestedinIndia

．B.Becausehewasgivenajobasadesignerthere

．C.Becausehehopedtogetsomenewideasfromthetrip．D.Becausehewantedtostudythere．Fromthispassageweknow_____________________.A.StevenJobschangedalotinthecollege.StevenJobslikedtravellingwithhisfriendinIndia.StevenJobschosethename“Apple”becausehelikedeatingapples.D.StevenJobsusedtobeavideogamedesignerforseveralmonths.第Ⅱ卷（非选择题共48分）第II卷共36小题，答案请按要求用毫米黑色签字笔写在在答题卡上五、词汇（本题共15小题；每题1分，满分15分)A.请依照括号中的中文提示、英文释义或句意，写出句中所缺单词，使句子畅达。53.Thefatherallowedhissontotravel_______(在外国)alone.54.Workwithoutrestwilldo_______(伤害)toyourhealth.55.They’llneverstopuntilthey_______(arriveat)theirgoals.Theboybecame_______(beunabletohear)inoneearwhenhewasonlytwo.Theyliketheflatverymuch,butthepriceissohighthattheycan’t_______it.请依照句意从方框中选择合适的词，并用其合适形式填空，使句子畅达。energyfarluckypolitemarry58.IamsoweakthatIcan’twalkany_______.Itis_______tolookdownonthedisabled._______,hewasn’tbadlyhurtandhecanplaybasketballnow.61.MrandMrsSmitharepreparingfortheirtenyears’_______.62.Ithinkheis_______enoughtobetheleaderofourgroup.依照句意从方框中选择合适的动词，并用其合适时态填空，使句子畅达。introducestoppassfinishtake63.LasttimeI_______theEnglishexambutmytwinbrotherdidn’t.Don'ttellhimthebadnewsuntilhe_______hisspeech.Keepsilent.Thehost_______thepurposeofthischarityshowatpresent.66.Look!Therain_______.Let’shangtheclothesout(晒衣服).67.OurteacherMrWu_______partinourcharityshowifhehastimetomorrow.六、句型变换(本题共5小题；每题1分，满分5分)请依照要求改写以下句子，每空一词。68.Paulboughttheipadseveralweeksago.(保持句意基本不变)Paul_______________theipadforseveralweeks.69.TheyheldapartytocelebrateChristmas.（对划线部散提问）_____didthey_____aparty?70.Hewasbrave.Hesavedthechildoutoffirelasttime.(合并为一句)Itwasbrave______________tosavethechildoutoffirelasttime.71.Heissopatientthathecanwaitforalongtimewithout

gettingangry.(改为同义句)Heis_____________towaitforalongtimewithout

getting

angry.72.MoreandmoreforeignpeoplespeakChinese.(

改为被动语态

)Chinese____________bymoreandmorepeople.七、短文填空（本题共10小题；每题1分，满分10分)请依照文中所给首字母的提示，写出一个合适的英语单词完满、正确的形式，使短文畅达。DrDavidPatonwasafamouseyedoctorinAmerica.Atthattime,eyedoctorsandnursesinpoorcountriesdidn’tstudyoutsidetheirowncountriesbecausetheycouldnot(73)p_______fortheirschoolfees.Heknewthatmorethan69percentof(74)b_______peoplewereinpoorcountriesanditwasimportantto(75)t_______eyedoctorsandnursesinthesepoorcountries.Soinmid-1970s,hesetupORBIS.UnitedAirlinesdonatedaDC-8planetoORBIS.Therewasnewmedicalequipmentinsidetheplane.Itisa(76)f_______eyehospital.Theeyedoctorsandnursesontheplanetaughtthelocaldoctorsnewskillsand(77)k_______.In1992,threegenerouspeople(78)d_______lotsofmoneytoORBIS.Withtheirdonations,ORBISboughtanewplane,DC-10.ItsfirsttripwastoBeijing,the(79)c_______ofChina,1994.Toblindpeople,ORBISbrings(80)h_______andlight.However,ORBISneedsenoughmoneytobuy(81)m_______andmedicalequipment.Peopleshouldsupportitsothatitcancarryon(82)w_______itswork.八、阅读与回答以下问题（本题共5小题;每题1分，满分5分）请认真阅读下面短文，并依照短文内容回答以下问题。Doyouhaveanyforeignfriends?Doyouknowtheircharacteristics?TheGermansareveryquietandtheyalwayskeepcalm.Theydon’tliketospeakmorewords.Theylookveryserious.Theylikedifferentkindsofamusements.TheGermansareveryhard-working.Theyliketidiness,especiallythewomen,whoalwayskeeptheirhomeclean.Insomeways,theEnglishmenlookthesameastheGermans.Theyareveryquietandnevertalktoomuchwiththestrangers.Theyarereallypolite,soweoftenhearthemsay“Thankyou.”or“Sorry.”ThegentlemenarealsotheEnglishmen.TheFrench’sholidaysareverylong.Theyliketravellingandusuallyspendtheirlongtimestayinginothercountries.TheFrenchmenaremoreoutgoingthantheGermans.Itisv