2015-2016第一学期期末八年级英语试卷.doc

20152016学年度第一学期期末抽测 八年级英语试题一、听力(每小题1分，共20分) 第一节：听下面十段对话，每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出正确的答案。每段对话读两遍。1. What should John bring tomorrow?2. How will the woman go travelling?3. What was the weather like last night?4. What time do the students have Chinese?5. What article is Tom reading about? A. The squirrel. B. The dolphin. C. The zebra.6. Why is Helen angry with Andrew? A. Andrew didnt help her. B. Andrew was late for the party. C. Andrew laughed at her new hairstyle.7. What colour is the sky? A. Blue. B. Grey. C. Red.8. Whats wrong with Daniel? A. He has a toothache. B. He has a headache. C. He broke his leg.9. How many times does the woman go to Australia? A. Only once. B. Twice. C. Three times.10. What does the girl mean? A. Nick is as tall as Tom. B. Nick is taller than Tom. C. Nick is shorter than Tom.第二节：听下面两段对话，每段对话后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出正确的答案。每段对话读两遍。听第一段对话，回答第11至12小题。11. When will Linda be free this Saturday? A. In the morning. B. In the afternoon. C. In the evening.12. What report is Timmy working on? A. A report on cranes. B. A report on eagles. C. A report on swans.听第二段对话，回答第13至15小题，完成信息记录表。 Neil needs help with EnglishNeils score last Thursday 13_Neils problem with English14_One of Alices suggestions15_13. A. 56 B. 65 C. 7514. A. He forgets most of it. B. He doesnt read English aloud. C. He doesnt listen to the teacher carefully in class.15. A. To listen to tapes. B. To talk to foreigners. C. To watch English films.第三节：听一篇短文，填入所缺的单词。短文读两遍。 Aunt Bettys birthday is coming. She will be 16_ years old. Dad and Mum will take me to her house tomorrow. We plan to go there by 17_. Aunt Betty is crazy about DIY, so yesterday Mum went to the supermarket and chose some DIY tools for her as her present. Im sure she will love these tools. I will give my dear Aunt Betty a card. This time yesterday I was 18_ it. I used my colour pencils to draw some beautiful 19_ on the card. I also 20_ a small cat on it, because she likes cats. Im sure the card is very nice.二、选择填空(每小题1分，共15分)21. Who has long hair and carries a bag on the back?22. Which is _, the sun or the moon? A. big B. bigger C. biggest D. as big23. Everyone makes mistakes. The important thing is not to repeat _. A. it B. him C. her D. them24. Mike, _ the wet paint, please. A. not touch B. dont touch C. cant touch D. shouldnt touch25. Xi Wang weighed just 100 grams _ birth and looked like a white mouse. A. in B. at C. on D. for26. This computer is too . Do you have a cheaper one? A. small B. heavy C. colourful D. expensive27. Your good friend should _ you when you are sad. A. care about B. stand for C. wait for D. look through28. The American word for garden is _ A. vacation B. eraser C. truck D. yard29. I visited _ this morning. Im having a great time in France! A. the Golden Gate Bridge B. the Eiffel Tower C. the Sydney Opera House D. the White House30. -Look! Tom is running _ John. -Yes. They are neck and neck. A. as fast as B. faster than C. slower than D. slowly as31. -Do you have any plans for this winter holiday? -Im not sure. I _ visit my grandparents. A. should B. can C. may D. must32. When you do DIY, you make, repair or decorate things _ instead of paying someone to do it for _. A. yourself; you B. yourself; yourself C. you; yourself D. you; you33. My mother _ me clean my bedroom yesterday. A. made B. told C. wanted D. wished34. - did you work out the problem in such a short time? -With Mikes help. A. When B. Where C. How D. Who35. -Someone broke the window just now. -I didnt see it. I a fruit salad. A. am making B. made C. was making D. will make三、完形填空(每小题1分，共10分) Tony comes from Sydney, Australia. Now he is visiting his uncle in London. Here is his 36 . Friday December 25 37 I woke up to a 38 Christmas. It was so cool! This is my first white Christmas. All the main roads were closed because of the heavy snow, 39 we had to stay home for Christmas. It is a nice day, and the sun finally came out after a week! My cousin Timmy, Uncle Max and I all ran around 40 a lot of photos. It is like a dreamland. Word cannot express 41 I love it! In my country, Christmas falls in 42 . Most of the time, it is blue skies, bright sunshine and 43 over 30. The school summer holidays start a week 44 Christmas, so most of us seem to be on a beach somewhere. My earliest memories of Christmas 45 of sand-sand in my hair, in my shoes and in my tomato sandwiches.36. A. report B. application C. rule D. diary37. A. Snowy B. Windy C. Sunny D. Foggy38. A. white B. green C. black D. pink39. A. but B. so C. or D. because40. A. putting B. making C. doing D. taking41. A. how much B. how many C. how often D. how long42. A. spring B. summer C. autumn D. winter43. A. showers B. addresses C. temperatures D. records44. A. before B. after C. in D. from45. A. is B. are C. was D. will be四、阅读理船(每小题2分，共14分) A Nora comes from a small country in Asia. She came to England for studies. She is going to stay with the White family for a year. But she has to help Mrs. White in the house in order to get enough money. Nora isnt in England long and everything is strange to her. She finds life in London quite different from that in her hometown. Some things are nicer in London; others are not so nice. For example, the shops are bigger in London and there are all kinds of good things to sell. It is very easy for people to choose what they need. But it is more expensive to enjoy yourself in London. It is expensive to have a meal at a restaurant or to go to a theatre. Nora likes British people. They are kind and often ready to help others. But she is not happy with two things. One is: British people do not speak English the way she heard it in her own country. Sometimes she cant understand them at all. She often asks them to repeat. Sometimes she has to use her eyes, hands and even arms to make others understand better. The other thing is: she doesnt think British breakfast is OK. You eat so much in the morning, she often says. Fruit juice, porridge, eggs, tea and coffee and bread! How can you eat such a lot of food so early in the day? 46. Why did Nora come to England? A. To visit some places of interest. B. To make money. C. To stay with her relatives. D. To study. 47. What do we know about Nora? A. She is happy with everything in London. B. She has to help Mrs. White with some housework. C. She thinks British people eat so little for breakfast every day. D. She finds Englishmen and people in her country speak English the same way. 48. Whats the best title for this passage? A. Noras hobbies. B. Noras likes and dislikes. C. Noras hometown. D. Noras new life in England. B Timmy had a dream. He wanted to walk to the North Pole (北极) alone, without any help or support. But after 50 days of very bad weather, when the temperature dropped to as low as -30, he had to give up. The whole journey was 375 miles and he finished nearly 185 miles. He had several accidents. He broke his sunglasses. He fell into very cold water twice. One day some polar bears followed him for a long way! After he decided to give up, he had some more bad luck. He found himself trapped on a piece of ice! The weather was too bad for anyone to save Timmy. He waited for three days. He hoped that things would get better. But there was a heavy fog. People in the plane couldnt see the ice at all and they were worried about Timmy. Then Timmy had an idea. He marked out a runway on the ice and took a photo with his mobile phone. Then he e-mailed it to the waiting air rescue (营救) team. The driver of the plane used the photo to guide him. Then they were able to land on the ice, and the plane lifted (抬) Timmy off the ice to safety. Thanks to my mobile phone, or I would lose my life, said Timmy.49. What was Timmys dream? A. Walking to the North Pole alone. B. Saving polar bears. C. Flying over the North Pole alone. D. Driving a plane.50. How much did Timmy cover the journey before he gave up? A. About a quarter. B. Nearly a half. C. Nearly most. D. Almost all.51. What prevented Timmy from realizing (实现) his dream? A. Thin ice. B. Not enough money. C. Bad weather. D. Too many wild animals.52. What does the passage mainly tell us? A. What Timmys dream was. B. Why Timmy went on a trip alone. C. How Timmy saved himself. D. Where Timmy went on a trip.五、词汇(每小题1分，共1 6分)A)选用方框内的单词或词组填空，其中有一个单词或词组是多余的。fit, asleep, cover, cheer, get lost, take action53. Come and _ for our team!54. Zhalong Nature Reserve provides food and _ for a lot of wildlife.55. It was midnight. Most people were _.56. Bees never _. They can always find their way back. Thats amazing!57. Maxs long legs do not _ well under his desk.B)根据句子意思，写出所给单词的正确形式。58. I was _ (happy) because my goldfish died.59. The children enjoyed _ (they) very much in the park.60. Los Angeles is the third _ (large) city in the USA.61. Believe me. I can catch the bird _ (easy).62. The _ (fisherman) caught some big fish. How excited they were!C)用括号内所给动词的正确形式填空。Nancy looked up from her book. Ail her classmates 63_ (laugh). She didnt know why. Then she looked down at her feet and 64_ (see) a red shoe on one foot and a black shoe on the other. Her face turned red. She 65_ (ran) out of the classroom at once. Id better 66_(call) Mum and ask her 67_(bring) me a pair of shoes now. Im sure she 68_ (come) soon, she said to herself.六、阅读与表达(每小题2分，共20分) AW: You know Andrew and Tim, right? They are both your good friends, arent they?M: Thats right. All of us are members of the Climbing Club.W: Do you think that Andrew is more successful (成功的) than Tim?M: Thats a difficult question. Both of them are good at their jobs. Though Andrew is a banker, and Tim is a repairman.W: Well, Which is more hard-working?M: I dont know. They both work very hard.W: Do you think Tim is more popular than Andrew?M: Sure. He has more friends than anyone in the town.W: But Andrew is more generous than Tim, isnt he?M: Yes, he gives a lot of money to charities every year. But Tim works as a volunteer for the Childrens House.W: So Tim is very generous with his