八年级第二学期期末试题.doc

人教英语期末测试第二学期期末试题（120分 100分钟）卷 听力部分 (30分)一、 听录音选答语。(10分)根据你听到的句子选择正确的答语1 A. Congratulations!B. Best wishes!C. Good idea!2 A. He is kind and polite.B. He broke the teapot.C. He got a present.3 A. Go and see who it is.B. Go and see who he is.C. Go and see who she is4 A. A gunB. A soldierC. A jeep5 A. Of course.B. Yes, sit there, please.C. Not at all.6 A. Sorry, she is here.B. Sorry, she is out.C. Yes, here it is.7 A. No hurry. There is lots of time left.B. Where did you get off the bus?C. Yes, you must take off your shoes.8 A. Five milesB. Five bottlesC. Five dollars.9 A. I forgot to bring my pen.B. I forgot to post the letter.C. I didnt have money to buy a pencil-case.10 A. August.B. SummerC. Sunday二、听力理解。(15分)A. 对话问答：根据你听到的对话内容及问题选择正确答案。1 A. Before 7:00B. At 7:30C. After 7:30.2 A. They are talking about a film.B. They are talking about a TV play.C. They are talking about a girl in their village.3 A. AnnsB. MarysC. Lilys4 A. JohnB. TinaC. John and Tina5 A. SandyB. AllanC. Sandys brotherB短文理解：根据你听到的短文内容选择正确答案6 Peter found a small dog in front of his gate _.A. one eveningB. one afternoonC. one morning7 Bingo liked _ better than anything else.A. breadB. chocolateC. cakes8 If Peter didnt give Bingo what it wanted, it would _A. get angryB. stop him opening the gateC. A and B9 Later Bingo wanted _.A. bigger pieces of breadB. bigger pieces of chocolateC. A or B10 At last Peter _.A. didnt want to be friends with Bingo any longerB. had no money with him at allC. decided to take the dog to a new town卷 笔试部分 (120分)一、用所给词的正确形式填空。（10分）1 The little boy is very _ (care).He always makes a lot of mistakes in the exams.2 We are busy _ (get) ready for the coming party.3 How long have you been _ (collect) the stamps? For 3 years.4 If you _ (fall) into the river, they will come up to help you.5 My job is _ (teach) you English.6 Help _ (you) to some chicken, boys and girls.7 Who is _ (good) at physics in your class?8 A man _ (name) George likes reading very much.9 When I called him, he _ (repair) a chair.10 _ (Luck), he found his wallet at last.二、单项选择。（20分）1. What _ news it is! NA. a interestingB. an interestingC. interestingD. the interesting2. Would you like some sugar in your milk?Yes, just _.A. littleB. fewC. a littleD. a few3. Does she speak English or Russian? NShe doesnt speak _.A. neitherB. noneC. eitherD. all4. I didnt want to do my homework when my parents _ TV.A. were watchingB. watchedC. has watchedD. would watch5. Do you know _ from Wuhan to Xian?A. how far it isB. how far is itC. how long it isD. how long is it6. Remember this, children. _ careful you are, _ mistakes you will make.A. The more, the moreB. The fewer; the moreC. The more; the fewerD. The less; the less7. Are you going to see the film?Im not sure. I _ go to the concert instead.A. canB. mustC. mayD. have to8. Dont forget _ your dictionary here tomorrow, Joe.No, I wont.A. to takeB. to bringC. bringingD. taking9. He _ his raincoat and went out into the rain.A. woreB. put onC. dressedD. taking10. Their classroom is bright._.A. So ours isB. So ours areC. So are oursD. So is ours11. Do you want the computer?Yes, I want _.A. oneB. thisC. thatD. it12. Wang Fei likes physics best, she says no subject is _ physics.A. less interesting thanB. more interesting asC. as interesting asD. so interesting likes13. Is Mr. Black really very ill?_. He is in hospital.A. I dont think soB. No, he isnt.C. I hope soD. Im afraid so14. Can you play _ tennis, Mary?Yes, I _.A. /; canB. the; may notC. a; cantD. the; must15. She told me that she _ the skirt for a week.A. had boughtB. had hadC. boughtD. would buy16. The story took place _ the morning of December 3rd, 2001.A. inB. onC. atD. during17. These apples _ good and _ well.A. taste; sellB. are tasted; are soldC. are tasting; are sellingD. taste; sold18. There were few students in the classroom at this time yesterday evening, _?A. werent thereB. werent theyC. were theyD. were there19. Liu Ming as well as his parents _ abroad now, but they _ in China. NA. lives; used to livingB. lives; used to liveC. live; are used to livingD. live; used to live20. Would you mind _ me how _ English words?A. tell; to rememberB. telling; rememberC. telling; to rememberD. tell; remember三、把下面的句子按逻辑顺序排成一组对话。（10分）1 Im sorry. Ill do it right away.2 Thanks.3 Would you mind turning down the music?4 Im studying for a math test.5 What are you doing?正确的顺序为：_四、句型转换。（10分）1 Its raining heavily. (改为感叹句)What _ _ _ it is!2 Mr. Wang wasnt in office, _ _? (改为反意疑问句)3 My parents will come back in half an hour. (对画线部分提问)_ _ will your parents come back?4 What do you think of the Great Wall? (改为同义句)_ do you _ the Great wall?5 It took them half a year to finish the work. (改为同义句)They _ half a year _ the work. 五、完形填空。(10分)Scientists have always wanted _1_ more about the universe. Years ago they knew many things about the moon. They knew how big it _2_ and how far away it was _3_ the earth. But they wanted to know more about it. They thought the _4_ way was to send men to the moon.The moon is about 384,000 kilometers away from the earth. A plane cannot fly to the moon _5_ the air reaches only 240 kilometers away from the earth. But something can fly even when there is _6_ air. That is a rocket (火箭).How does a rocket fly? There is gas (气体) in the rocket. When the gas _7_ very hot inside the rocket, it will rush out of the end of the rocket, so it can make the rocket fly up into the sky.Rocket can fly far out into space. Rockets with men in _8_ have been to the moon. Several rockets without men in them have flown to _9_ planet (行星) much _10_ away than the moon. One day rockets may be able to go to any place in space.1. A. knowB. knowsC. knewD. to know2. A. isB. wasC. hasD. had3. A. toB. ofC. forD. from4. A. wellB. goodC. betterD. best5. A. andB. butC. whenD. because6. A. noB. notC. withD. without7. A. makingB. madeC. is makingD. is made8. A. itB. themC. theyD. theirs9. A. otherB. othersC. anotherD. the other10. A. farB. nearC. fartherD. bigger六、阅读理解。（40分）A.Mother Teresa was born in Yugoslavia (南斯拉夫) in 1910. She went to the school near her home until she was eighteen. At that time, some doctors and nurses from Yugoslavia were working in India, and they often wrote to the school about their work. She decided to join them one day.When she finished school, she went first to Britain. Then a year later she went to India. There she began to learn to be a teacher. After that, she was sent to Calcutta to teach at a school and soon she became headmistress (女校长).Though she loved teaching, Mother Teresa left school in 1946 and went to work in the poor parts of Calcutta. Later she learned to become a nurse in Patna, and then began her work helping the poor people and dying (临死的人) in the streets of the city. Slowly, others came to help her, and her work reached other parts of India.Mother Teresa was a famous person. Many photos had been taken of her, as she traveled the world to open new schools and hospitals in poor countries. In 1979, she was given the Nobel Peace Prize (诺贝尔和平奖) because she gave the lifetime of love and service (服务) to the poor.1 Where did Mother Teresa receive her education (教育)?A. In Yugoslavia and IndiaB. In Yugoslavia and Britain.C. In Britain and IndiaD. In Yugoslavia, Britain and India.2 What made Mother Teresa go to work in India?A. Her visit to the poor parts of Calcutta.B. Her visit to Britain after she left school.C. The medical (医学的) workers letters to her school.D. The work of the nurse in the city of Patna.3 In which order did Mother Teresa do the following things?a. Learned to be a nurseb. Went to Indiac. Helped the dyingd. Studied to be a teachere. Went to Britain.f. Worked as a headmistressA. b,a,c,e,d,fB. b,f,a,d,e,cC. e,b,d,f,a,cD. e,a,b,c,d,f4 Mother Teresa gave up teaching because she wanted _.A. to look after the poor.B. to travel to poor countriesC. to build hospitals for the poorD. to train nurses to take care of the poor5 Mother Teresa was famous because she had _.A. saved many poor people in IndiaB. helped to bring about world peace (带来世界和平)C. helped to make India a more peaceful placeD. taken care of many poor people in the world.B.Have you ever seen snow? Many people in the world have not. Some countries never have snow; some have only a little on the tops of very high mountains. In the north of England, there is quite lot of snow every winter, but in the south of England, there is usually little.When a student from a warm country comes to England in autumn for the first time, he feels cold at first. There are often dark clouds, grey sky and cold rain in England in autumn, and most students from warm countries do not like this.But snow is different. Though it is cold, it is also beautiful. Perhaps, after several dark mornings, the student wakes up one day, and there is a lot of light in his room He thinks “Is it so late?” and jumps out of bed. But no, it is not very late. He looks out of the window and there is the snow on the ground and on the houses and everywhere. The light of his room comes from clean, beautiful snow.1 In which part of England is there much snow in winter?A. In the eastB. In the southC. In the westD. In the north.2 In the autumn of England, we can NOT often see _.A. strong windsB. cleanC. coldD. heavy3 Why does the student ask himself “Is it so late”?A. Because its really late.B. Because he has some work to do.C. Because it is bright in the room.D. Because he usually gets up early.4 Which of the following statements (陈述) is right?A. Every country in the world has snow in winter.B. Many people in the world havent seen snow.C. It is often very warm in the autumn of England.D. Foreign students like the weather in England.C.Leonardo da Vinci began painting (绘画) the Mona Lisa in 1503. He was working on a special painting for a church (教堂) at the time, but the church painting was not going well. An Italian businessman asked Da Vinci to paint a picture of the businessmans second wife. This is the woman who can be seen in the MonaLisa.All in all, the Mona Lisa is a very good example of Da Vincis work. Da Vinci used darkness and light in a clever way in the painting.Da Vinci loved science and math. Right away a person can see that there is a lot of geometry (几何) in the Mona Lisa. The face of the Mona Lisa is made of many circles and round shapes like balls. Even her smile can be seen as a small part of a large circle.The woman in the painting is sitting on a balcony (阳台), and mountains can be seen behind her. Da Vinci loved to study rocks and mountains, so these can be seen over and over in his other paintings. The woman is sitting with her knees to the side. Her head is turned to look out of the painting. Her hands are held together in front of her. This way of sitting is now used by many artists when they are painting a picture of a man or woman today.1. Who painted the Mona Lisa?A. A businessman.B. His second wife.C. Leonardo Da VinciD. The businessmans wife.2. The woman in the painting is _.A. an Italian businessmanB. Leonardo da Vincis wifeC. the wife of a businessmanD. a woman from the church3. The woman in the painting was _ when Da Vinci painted her.A. on a balconyB. in the gardenC. in front of her houseD. at the foot of the mountains4. What can a person see in the painting?A. A lot of geometry.B. Clever use of light and darkness.C. Mountains.D. All of the above.5. Leonardo da Vinci enjoyed studying _.A. mathB. rocksC. scienceD. all of the aboveDEvery town in the United States has a post office. Some are very small, and you may also find them in the corner of a shop. Others are large buildings. They are open five days a week and Saturday mornings. From Monday through Friday they are usually open from 8:30 to 4:30.If you know how much the postage (邮资) is for your letter, you can buy stamps at any window. In some post offices you can buy stamps from machines. Stamps are sold at many different prices, from one cent to many dollars. If you are not sure how much postage is for your letter, you may ask the man or the woman in the post office for help. He or she will give you the stamps you need. If you are sending your letters far away, you should use airmail envelopes (航空信封). Remember that postage will be more expensive for a letter to be sent outside the country.At a post office you can also buy postcards. A postcard is cheaper than a letter. Usually the price of postage for a postcard is about half that of a letter. The postcards that you buy at a post office do not have pictures. However, also they are not to be sent outside the country.Letters are an easy and cheap way to keep in touch with people in many different countries.1 The passage tells us that we can find _ easily in the United States of America.A. post offices B. large buildingsC. small shops D. different banks2 The post offices in the United States are open _.A. seven hours a dayB. six hours a dayC. five hours a dayD. eight hours a day3 If you are not sure how much postage is for your letter, you can _.A. go and buy stamps from the machine in the post office.B. send a cheap postcard instead of your letter.C. get in touch with somebody you know in the post officeD. ask the man or the woman in the post office for help4 The price of postage for _ is more expensive.A. a beautiful postcardB. letters written on envelopeC. a letter by airmailD. a postcard with pictures5 The passage tells us something about _ in the USA.A. the postB. the postageC. lettersD. postcards六、书面表达。(20分)根据图画内容和所给词语完成一篇短文。要求：1. 词数在80 左右。2. 把图中所示内容表达完整，用上所给词语，条理清晰，意思连贯，语句通顺，标点正确。3. 短文第一、二句已给出。所给词语：be strict (严格的)with, expect, a famous person, make, learn, teach, English, play the piano, practice, an art school, draw pictures, fall ill, hospital, tired, too muchDongdong is only five years old. Although he is not old enough to go to school, he has already begun to learn a lot every day. _参考答案：附听力材料：一、1 What about going out for a walk?2 What do you think of Jack?3 Listen! Someone is knocking at the door.4 What part do you play in the play?5 Would you mind sitting here?6 Hello! May I speak to Masha?7 I think I must be off now.8 How much is this bottle of milk?9 Why didnt you make notes in class?10 Which is your favourite season?二、A