黑龙江省伊市嘉荫县第二中学八年级英语下学期期末考试试题 人教新目标版.doc

黑龙江省伊春市嘉荫县第二中学2014-2015学年八年级英语下学期期末考试试题考生注意： 1、考试时间90分钟。 2、全卷共五道大题，总分120分。 第一部分 语言知识运用(共计65分).multiple choice (本题共30分,每小题1分，)choose the best answer from a, b or c according to the meaning of the sentence.( )1. _ i have a stomachache.a. what are you doing ?b.what do you have?c. whats the matter with you ?( )2. _ has your brother studied in new york? since 1990 a. how soon b. how oftenc. how long( ) 3. the news was_ exciting that we all cheered. a. sob. suchc. too( ) 4. i feel really tired after a days work. why _ take a rest. a. do you b. not c. not you ( ) 5. he has changed a lot _ i knew him. a.until b. afterc. since( ) 6. which is _, the nile,the amazon or the yangtze river ? a. longb. the longestc. longer( ) 7. he _ for several years . a. marriedb. has marriedc. has been married( ) 8. excuse me .could you please tell me _ my car? sure. park it right here. ill help you. a. how to stopb. where to parkc. when to park( ) 9. can you tell me _? a.how long has he been here? b. how long he has been here? c.how long he has left here ?( ) 10. lucy is the girl _ taught me how to use the computer a. whomb. whichc. who ( ) 11.i havent read the book little women. _. a. so have i b. neither have i c. neither i have( ) 12. its our duty _our city clean and beautiful. a. to keep b. keep c. keeping( ) 13. write_ and try not to make any mistakes. a. as carefully as you can b. as careful as possible c. more careful ( ) 14. could you please help me with my math this afternoon? .i will be free after 2:30 in the afternoon.a.sorry, i cant b.no, you cant c.sure, id love to( ) 15. henry, please call us as soon as you_ hawaii.ok. ill do that, mom.a. arrive inb. are arriving inc. will arrive at( ) 16. alice, what kind of food would you like for lunch, beef noodles or fried rice? _. idont mind.a. eitherb. bothc. neither( ) 17. _people would like to visit pairs.a. million ofb. millions ofc. millions ( ) 18. mum, please _ at 6:00 a.wake up me b wake me up.c. wake up( ) 19. she spent _ her life writing.a.all b.whole c.part( ) 20. the shop _ at 6:00 a.m. and it _ for ten hours every day.a. open; is open b. is open; open c .opens;is open( ) 21.today we have much work _.a. to do b. doc. doing( ) 22. i _ up the room at seven yesterday.a. cleanedb. is cleaningc. was cleaning( ) 23. the sun _ in the east and sets in the west. a.rises b.raisesc. runs( ) 24. she lives _ so she feels _.a.loney; alone b.alone; loney c. alone; alone( ) 25 .ben isnt here .he _ the library.a.has been to b.has gone to c.has been ( ) 26. its hard for kids to give up _ tv on weekends.a. watchb. to watchc.watching( ) 27. mike used to _ aloud ,but now he is used to _ quietly.a. read; reading b.reading; readc.read; read( ) 28. our teachers often tell us _copy othershomeworka. dont to b. not to c. dont( ) 29 i like watching tv ,but my mother doesnt allow me _that.a.do b. did c. to do( ) 30. have you finished your homework _? a. yetb. alreadyc. just.close test (本题共15分,每小题1分，请将正确选项前的字母填在题前的括号中) choose the best answer to complete the passageonce there was a poor little girl living near a forest.she had no family and no one to love her, so she often31 sad and lonely.one day, when she was walking in the forest, she found that a small 32 was trapped unluckily in a bush.the butterfly tried to fly away 33 failed.the kind little girl saved the butterfly with great care.instead of flying away, the butterfly turned 34 a beautiful fairy(仙女).the little girl was very35.“thank you for 36 me.you are so kind.i will make any of your dreams come true,”said the fairy.the little girl thought for a moment and then said, “i want to be37!”the fairy said, “very well.i will help you.” and she said something in the little girls ear.then the fairy disappeared.as the kind little girl grew up, she was38 ready to help people in need and was popular among the villagers.no one in the village was as happy as she was.everyone asked her the 39 of her happiness.she always smiled and 40.“the secret of my happiness is that i listened to a kind 41 when i was a little girl.”when the kind girl became a very old woman and was dying, the neighbours in the42 all gathered(聚拢) around her bed because they were 43 that her secret of happiness would die with her.they asked, “please tell us what the kind fairy said.”the lovely old woman still 44 and said, “she told me that everyone needed me, no matter how safe they seemed, no matter how rich or poor, no matter how old or 45.she said that helping others would make me happy all my life.”( )31. a.thoughb.found c.felt( )32. a.butterflyb.bird c.snake( )33. a.sob.or c.but( )34. a.onb.up c.into( )35.a.surprisedb.tired c.mad( )36.a.catchingb.beating c.saving( )37.a.activeb.happy c.energetic( )38.a.alwaysb.never c.seldom( )39.a.successb.secret c.power( )40.a.askedb.hoped c.answered( )41.a.witchb.fairy c.ghost( )42.a.villageb.town c.city( )43.a.excitedb.pleased c.afraid( )44.a.shoutedb.cried c.smiled( )45.a.youngb.great c.nice. communication (本题共20分, 每小题2分) (a) choose the best choice from a to f to finish the dialogue. you have one more answer. each choice should be used only once.a. im so lucky that i can meet my guide as soon as i get off the plane.b. im miss wang, a guide from beijing, travel service.c. youre so kind. d. here you are.e. it will take us right to the hotel. f. are you miss green from new york?miss wang: excuse me. (46) ?miss green: yes, and you aremiss wang:(47) this is my membership card. would you please show me your passport?miss green: ok, miss wang. (48) miss wang: welcome to beijing, miss green. im so glad that the first one i asked is the guest i will receive.miss green: thank you, miss wang.(49) miss wang:let me help you with your luggage. our car is waiting for us at the exit .(50) miss green: thank you very much for your good service.miss wang : its a pleasure. (b) complete the dialogue with proper words or sentences.a: excuse me, (51) _? i havent seen him for weeks.b: jims gone to england.a: really?(52) _?b: he went there last week.a:(53) _?b: yes. he had lived there for 15 years before he came to china.a: (54) _?b: he traveled with his friends.a: (55) _?b: hell be away for about two weeks.a: oh, thank you. ill phone him this evening.45 第二部分 阅读理解(共计40分). reading comprehension (本题共40分, a, b每小题1分, c, d, e每小题2分)( a )many people begin to use pencils from an early age. there are many kinds of pencils：some have erasers on top; some are colorful. you may have used many kinds of them for many years, but do you know the history of pencils?many years ago, people in egypt used lead(铅)to write. now, pencils are made from graphite(石墨)instead of lead. in 1564, people found that graphite could leave black marks. in the beginning, the people used it to make marks on their sheep. later they used the graphite to write. they thought it was lead. graphite left a blacker mark than lead, but it was not strong enough so it needed something to hold it. in 1565，conrad gesner first put graphite into something to hold it. later, in the 1600s, german people mixed graphite with some other things and used them for writing. later, france couldnt get pencils from both the english and the germans, so nicholas jacques conte began to make pencils. in france, there was little graphite, so he mixed graphite with clay(粘土). in 1812，william munroe made the fist american wood pencils. later, a man put a small eraser on top of a pencil. a new kind of pencil was born.choose the best choice from a, b or c according to what you read.( ) 56. people began to write with lead first in_ .a. egypt b. england c. germany( ) 57. graphite is_ than lead. a. blacker and softer b. blacker and harder c. softer and lighter( ) 58. the first people to mix graphite with other materials are_ .a. english b. german c. french( ) 59. who is first person to put graphite into something to hold is_ .a. william munroe b. nicholas jacques conte c. conrad gesner( ) 60. the passage is mainly about the_of pencils.a. kinds b. history c. materials( b )billy and sam are twins. they were born on new years day. their father mr. smith is an english teacher in sichuan international studies university. their mother mrs. smith is a bank clerk. they came to china 3 years ago. billy and sam are in the same class. both of them like playing basketball. billy likes chinese best. he thinks chinese is very interesting and popular in the world now. sams favorite subject is p.e because he can learn taiji in p.e class. they are both very happy. one day their teacher asked the class to write a composition “my mother”. sam wrote one, but billy was lazy. he just copied his brothers. the next day, the teacher asked billy why his composition was the same as sams. “we have the same mother, dont we?”answered billy.judge the following sentences true (t) or false (f) according to the passage.( ) 61. sams birthday was on january 2nd.( ) 62. sam and billy are in different classes.( ) 63. the name of the composition was “my mother”.( ) 64. billys composition was the same as sams.( ) 65. billy was not lazy. he was very clever.( c )from: 11350to: jsubject: partyhi jenny,my sister ann and i are going to have a party this friday at my home. some friends will be there. mostly they are from the office. my best friend, tom, will come, too. i want you to meet him.do you want to come? well play games and talk. then well have dinner. everyone will bring food or drinks. it begins at 4:00 pm. and ends at 8 or 9 pm.well have a great time! can you come？i hope so! let me know soon. call me or send me an e-mail. lisachoose the best choice from a, b or c according to what you read.( )66. who sent this e-mail?a. jenny b. tom c. lisa ( )67.the party begins at _? a. 4:00 pm b. 6:00 pm c. 4: 00 am ( )68 . tom is _ best friend. a. jennys b. lisas c. anns ( )69. whats true about the party?a.its on saturday. b. all of jennys friends will come.c. it will last four or five hours.( )70. what will jenny do first?a.buy food for the party.b. call tom c. send an e-mail to lisa.( d ) shyness means feeling afraid when other people are around you. some children were shy when they were born. some become very shy later because of their life experiences. in fact, everybody gets shy sometimes. it is just how much they feel shy. most people have red faces and talk in broken sentences when they are shy. some won,t go to a restaurant because they are too nerxous to order and pay for their food. some are afraid of meeting new people , so they seldom go outside. this kind of shyness can be bad for a person.if shyness doesn,t stop you from doing what you want to do, being shy isn,t a big problem. some experts say shy people are good at working because they think more and talk less. but remember not to let good opportunities pass you by just because of shyness.if you have to sing a song at a birthday party or give some performances in front of others,just do it. there,s nothing for you to be afraid of.answer the questions according to the passage.71 what does shyness mean?_72 .were all kinds of shyness bad for people?_73 what do most people look like when they are shy?_74 .why are shy people good at working according to some experts?_75. what is the writer,s advice for shy people?_ ( e ) almost everybody in america will spend a part of his or her life behind a shopping cart(购物手推车).they will, in a lifetime, push thechrome-plated contraptionsmany miles. but few will know-or even think to ask-who it was that invented them. sylvan n. goldman invented the shopping cart in 1937. at that time he was in the supermarket business.every day he would see shoppers lugging (吃力地携带) groceries around in baskets they had to carry.one day goldman suddenly had the idea of putting baskets on wheels. the wheeled baskets would make shopping much easier for his customers, and would help to attract more business. on june 4,1937,coldmans first carts were ready for use in his market. he was terribly excited on themorning of that day as customers began arriving. he couldnt wait to see them using his invention. but goldman was disappointed. most shoppers gave the cart a long look, but hardly anybody would give them a try.after a while, coldman decided to ask customers why they werent using his carts. dont you think this arm is strong enough to carry a shopping basket?one shopper replied.but coldman wasnt beaten yet. he knew his carts would be a great success if only he could persuade people to give them a try. to this end, goldman hired a group of people to push carts around his market andpretend they were shopping! seeing this, the real customers gradually began copying the phony customers. as goldman had hoped, the carts were soon attracting larger and larger numbers of customers to his market. but not only did more people come-those who came bought more. with larger, easier-to- handle baskets, customers unconsciously bought a greater number of items than before. todays shopping carts are five times larger than goldmans original model. perhaps thats one reasonamericans today spend more than five times as much money on food each year as they did before 1937-before the coming of the shopping cart.76.the underlined wordschrome-plated contraptions in paragraph 1 refer to _77.what was the purpose of goldmans invention? _78.why was goldman disappointed at first? _79.why did goldman hire people to push carts around his market? _80.what do you think of goldman? please give your reasons._第三部分 书面表达 (共计15分).writing ( 本题共15分，其中81题5分，82题10分)（注意：文中不能出现考生真实姓名、校名和师名，否则不得分）81.你是dave, 你要和父母去北京度假，你需要你的朋友周华帮你照看你的家,请给周华写一则留言，并写下你需要他做的事。dear zhou hua， 82. (a). 话题作文:阅读对于每个人的成长都有着举足轻重的作用。请你根据以下信息提示,结合自己的观点,以“reading makes a full man” 为题写一篇文章。提示词: to get knowledge, open the mind, be more intelligent(聪明的), learn a foreign language. textbooks, newspapers, magazines . reading at least.books in the coming holiday.要求：1. 话题作文。2. 词数在80100词之间。 3. 要求字迹工整，语法正确，意思连贯，合乎逻辑，可适当发挥。 八下英语试题参考答案及评分标准 第一部分 语言知识运用(共计65分).multiple choice (本题共30分,每小题1分)15 ccabc