外研版八年级下英语期末考试卷

1、二00九学年度第二学期八年级期末教学质量检测英 语 试 卷（说明： 本试卷听力占20分，笔试占80分，满分100分。 考试时间80分钟。）听力部分（20分）一. 听力理解（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）听下面几段对话或独白，每段对话或独白后有几个问题，请根据你听到的内容，从所给出的A、B、C三个选项中选出一个最佳答案，并把它的编号填在答题卷上。每段听两遍。听下面一段对话，回答第12两个小题。1. What did the girl do before she went to the zoo ?A. Did some housework B. Did her homework C. Did

2、 some washing2. How did the girl go to the zoo ? A. By taxi B. By bike C. By bus听下面一段对话，回答第34两个小题。3.What is the woman ? A. She is a doctor. B. She is a nurse. C. She is a teacher.4. Why cant the man see clearly ? A. He often reads in bed. B. He watches too much TV. C. He spends too much time reading

3、 in the sun.听下面一段对话，回答第56两个小题。5. Why does Kate like playing basketball ? A. She plays well. B. She finds it interesting. C. Her friends like it.6. Where will they go then? A. Go home. B. Go to the playground. C. Go to the cinema.听下面一段对话，回答第79三个小题。7. What will Bill do during the summer holiday ? A. H

4、ell look for a part-time job. B. Hell look for a full-time job. C. Hell travel in China.8. Which country will Mary travel around ? A. Japan B. China C. America9. How many cities will Mary visit ? A. Five B. Six C. Seven听下面一段独白，回答第1012三个小题。10. What is the talk for today ? A. Early money B. Early time

5、s C. Early coins11. What did people use as money in some parts of Asia in ancient times(古代) ?A.Salt B. Tea. C. Nuts12. Which country was the first to use coins as money ? A. China B. India C. America听下面一段对话，回答第1315三个小题。 13. Whats the matter with Sam ? A. He has caught a bad cold. B. He often feels t

6、ired C. He hurts himself while doing exercise14. Whats Sams problem?A. He eats too much and does little exercise. B. He eats less and works too hard.C. He eats only one kind of food.15. Why does Sam have no time to do morning exercise ?A. Because he has to go to work early every day. B. Because he o

7、ften gets up late.C. Because he has a lot of housework to do .二听取信息（共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分） 听下面一段独白，请根据题目要求，从所听到的内容中获取必要的信息，填入答题卷标号为16-20的空格中。 In Ten Years Job A (16) _Appearance（相貌）Tall and strong with (17)_ straight hair.Living placeIn the (18) _Favorite sports(19) _ and table tennisFamilyHave one (20) _

8、笔试部分（80分）三单项选择（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）21. Jack said he _ how to make model cars with hard paper. A. knows B. knew C. will know 22. He was _ afraid _ he could not say a word. A. too; to B. to; too C. so; that23. My parents tell me _ too much chocolate or Ill become fat easily. A. to not eat B. not eating

9、C. not to eat 24. We are sure to _ the match. We are so strong and all of us will try our best. A. win B. beat C. lose25. - Are you going to see the film Avatar with us tonight? - Yes, _ I have seen it twice.A. because B. although C. but26. If it _ tomorrow, I will go by taxi. A. doesnt rain B. will

10、 rain C. rains27. People here spend much time_ Mahjong(麻将) in their free time. A. playingB. to playC. play28. -Excuse me, Sir. Could you tell me _？-At 2:00 p.m. A. when will the meeting beginB. when the meeting will begin C. when the meeting would begin 29. -_ you _the book to the library yet? - Yes

11、, I returned it yesterday.A. Have, returned B.Did, return C. will, ruturn30. - Mum, I will take part in the school swimming competition this afternoon. - _.A. Thats all right B. Congratulations C. Good luck四 完形填空（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分） 阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的选项中，选出一个最佳选项，并把它的编号填在答题卷上。Sam had a dog. Its n

12、ame was Tod. It was very helpful, but it ate too much. So Sam didnt like it. He wanted to _31_ Tod. He _32_ Tod and put it in a small boat. He rowed(划) the boat to the _33_ of a big river. Just as he _34_ the poor animal into the river, the boat began to go down. _35_ the man and Tod _36_ into the r

13、iver. Tod was able to swim, _37_ Sam couldnt. The dog bit the rope(绳子) and broke it . It tried its best to swim to _38_ Sam. The man was saved, so he was very thankful to the dog. He didnt want to kill the dog _39_. From then on, he gave the dog as _40_ as it wanted. 31. A. sell B. beat C.kill32. A.

14、 tied B. pulled C. pushed 33. A. front B. side C. middle 34. A. threw B. carriedC. brought 35. A. Neither B. Both C. Each 36. A. fell B. jumped C. lost 37. A. because B. thoughC. but 38. A. kill B. save C. hit 39. A. no more B. any more C. no longer 40. A. much B. little C. many 五. 阅读理解（共15小题，每小题2分，

15、满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中选出一个最佳选项，并把它的编号填在答题卷上。(A) Every morning a rich man found a poor man sitting on a park bench(长椅). The poor man always sat there, looking at the big hotel. The rich man lived in it. One day the rich man went out of his car and said to the poor man, “Excuse me, but I just

16、 want to know why you sit here and look at my hotel every morning.” “Sir,” said the poor man, “I have no money, no family and no home. I sleep on this bench, and every night I dream that one day Ill sleep in that hotel.” The rich man said, “Tonight your dream will come true. Ill pay for the bedroom

17、in that hotel.”A few days later, the rich man went to see the poor man. To his surprise, he found that the poor man had moved out of the hotel, back to his park bench. When the rich man asked him the reason, the poor man said, “You see, when I was down here sleeping on my bench, I dreamt I was up th

18、ere, in that big hotel. But when I was up there, I dreamt that I was back to this cold bench. It was a terrible dream, and I couldnt get any sleep at all.”41. The poor man lived in _ before he met the rich man.A. the hotelB. his homeC. the parkD. the car42. Every morning, the poor man sat on the ben

19、ch and _.A. looked at the rich mans hotelB. looked at the rich mans carC. waited for the rich manD. enjoyed the clean air43. Every night the poor man dreamt of _ before he lived in the hotel.A. sleeping in that hotelB. becoming richC. owning that hotelD. being the rich mans friend44. The poor man mo

20、ved out of the hotel because _.A. he didnt want to live in such a fine roomB. he didnt like the rich manC. he couldnt pay for the roomD. he couldnt get any sleep at all there45. In the end, the poor man found it _ to sleep in that hotel.A. terribleB. niceC. wonderfulD. comfortable(B)Hi, dear boys an

21、d girls! Do you know how to be a healthy kid? Here are some rules you should follow. First, eat different foods, especially fruit and vegetables. You may have a favourite food, but youd better eat something different. If you eat different foods, you will probably get more nutrients(营养物质) your body n

22、eeds. Second, drink water and milk as often as possible. When youre really thirsty, cold water is the No. 1 choice. Milk is a great drink that can give you more calcium(钙) your body needs to grow strong bones(骨头). Third, listen to your body. How do you feel when you are full? When you are eating, no

23、tice how your body feels and when your stomach feels comfortably full. Eating too much will not make you feel comfortable and make you fat. Fourth, limit(限制) screen time. Screen time is the time you watch TV, DVDs and videos, or using computers. It is good to take more exercise, such as basketball,

24、bike riding and swimming. You cant watch TV for more than two hours a day. Fifth, be active. One thing youd like to do as a kid is to find out which activity you like best. Find ways to be active every day. Follow these rules and you can be a healthy kid.46. You should eat different foods especially

25、 . A. meat B. hamburgers C. fruit and vegetables D. sugar47. Which kind of drink can give you more calcium? A. Juice B. Milk C. Cold water D. Cola48. What is the meaning of the underlined word “rules”? A. 规则 B. 提示 C. 条件 D. 重点49. According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE? A. When youre

26、 eating, you dont have to notice how your body feels. B. You can eat your favourite food as much as possible. C. We should try to live in an active way in our life. D. We should eat tasty food as much as you like.50. Which is the best title of the passage? A. How to make yourself importantB. How to

27、be a healthy kid C. How to make your parents healthyD. Keeping healthy is important(C)At the shopping mall, you probably think about spending, not saving. Think about all the lights that keep the mall bright. Think about all the water faucets(水龙头) in the toilet. Think about all the air conditioning

28、in summer. Saving energy is a hot topic for such a big place. Many things at the mall use energy. Electric lights, infrared(红外感应) faucets and air-conditioners need electricity to work. One way to save energy is by keeping the lights clean. More and more dust and dirt make the lights less bright. Whe

29、n malls keep lights clean, they can use fewer lights and keep the area just as bright. Using fewer lights means using less energy. You step up to the water faucet. The water starts to flow. You dont have to touch anything. Why do malls have such wonderful faucets? The answer is simple. They save wat

30、er. Sometimes people forget to turn the water off after they wash. Infrared faucets turn themselves off. The 51. _ is a hot topic of a big mall. A. To spend money B. To save energy C. To keep the mall bright D. To buy things52. Malls use infrared faucets mainly because _. A. they save water B. they

31、are wonderful C. they are simple D. they turn themselves off53. Which of the following cannot save energy? A. Using fewer lights. B. Using infrared faucets. C. Keeping lights clean. D. Using air-conditioners. 54. What will the fourth paragragh probably talk about? A. How to save water when using inf

32、rared faucets in the mall. B. How to save energy when using air-conditioners in the mall. C. How to save money when shopping in the mall. D. How to spend money when shopping in the mall. 55. The best title for the passage is _. A. Light, faucets and air-conditioners B. Spending less money C. Energy

33、saving at the mall D. A hot topic六. 综合填空（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后根据短文内容和字母提示，在横线上填写适当形式的英语单词，使文章通顺。并把答案填在答题卷上。 Australia has a lot of lovely (56)a_. You cannot find them anywhere else in the world. The most (57)f_ animals are kangaroos and koalas. The kangaroo is the (58)s_ of Australia. T

34、hey have large eyes and ears. The dont walk, they (59)j_. They use their back legs. They can jump at 74 kilometres per hour. They can go over nine metres in one jump. Kangaroo mothers have pouches(育儿袋) to carry (60)t_ babies. The babies stay inside to get milk and (61)k_ warm. Kangaroos are everywhere in Australia. They are on TV,