江苏省仪征市大仪中学八年级英语上学期期末测试试题(1).doc

20132014学年度第一学期期末测试八 年 级 英 语第i卷 （选择题，共80分）一、听力 （共20题；每小题1分，计20分）第一部分 听对话，回答问题本部分共有10个小题，每小题你将听到一段对话，每段对话听两遍。1. what animal doesnt the boy like? 2. whats the girls favourite bird? 3. whats millie going to be when she grows up?4. what sign is it? a. b. c.5. what will the weather be like in most of south china tomorrow? a. warm and wet. b. cold and wet. c. fine and cold.6. who is going to take a bus? a. rose. b. jack. c. mike.7. whats happening?a. its raining. b. theyre at home. c. theres going to be a storm.8. who came last? a. bob. b. lucy. c. lily.9. how big is zhalong nature reserve?a. less than 230,000 square kilometres. b. 230,000 square kilometres. c. more than 230,000 square kilometers.10. where was the girl born?a. in beijing. b. in shanghai. c. in hong kong.第二部分 听对话和短文回答问题。听两遍。听下面一段对话，回答第1112题。11. why didnt the girl go to school today?a. she hurt her leg. b. she got up late. c. her father had an accident.12. where did the accident happen?a. on her way to school. b. on her way home. c. near the hospital.听第一篇短文，完成第13-15小题。请根据短文内容，选择正确答案，完成信息记录表。o. henryjoba famous 13 writer.date of birth 14 11, 1862.childhoodhe did not go to school for long because his family was very poor.his short storiesfinish with a sudden 15 .13. a. french b. american c. australian14. a. march b. july c. september15. a. change b. name c. surprise听第二篇短文，完成第16-20小题。16. where was the young man going?a. to his house. b. to the town. c. to the shop.17. where did he stop to have a rest?a. near a river. b. in an old house. c. under a big tree.18. what happened when he woke up?a. he lost his way. b. he found a big monkey. c. he couldnt find his caps.19. why did he throw his own cap away?a. because he was angry. b. because he was happy. c. because he would kill the monkey.20. what happened in the end?a. he got back all his caps. b. the monkeys went away with the caps.c. he left without any caps.二、单项选择（共15小题；每小题1分，计15分）21.i have notebook and two pens in my bag. notebook is for you. thank you.a. a; a b. the; the c. the; a d. a; the22.can you tell me where to spend your winter holiday?im not sure. we go to yangzhou. a. must b. should c. may d. need23.never the lions and tigers. theyre too dangerous. oh, i see. thank you. a. go near b. watch c. kill d. describe24.could you help me work out the maths problem, mrs zhao? . what is it? a. quite well b. youre welcome c. no problem d. thank you25.what were you doing when i called you at 8 p.m. yesterday? i the piano at that time. a. play b. is playing c. played d. was playing26.excuse me, is it from yizheng to yangzhou?oh. its about 30 minutes drive. a. how soon b. how long c. how far d. how much27.didnt you hear the rain last night? . i didnt wake up until this morning. a. no, i didnt b. no, i did c. yes, i did d. yes, i didnt28. the room was filled smoke after the big fire and people had to stay outside.a. of b. with c. in d. for29.look! the wind is blowing strongly.yes, we should keep all the windows and doors _ . a. close b. closed c. open d. opened30. daniel never does his homework mary, so he often makes some mistakes.a. so careful as b. as carefully as c. carefully as d. careful as31.jenny never a bad word about others. what a good girl! a. speaks b. tells c. says d. talks32.the terrible rainstorm hit the small villages and .how unlucky the villagers were! a. washes them away b. washed them away c. washes away them d. washed away them33. the number of the students in our school always growing. a. be b. are c. is d. were34.whats your best friend like? . a. hes fine. thank you b. he is a doctorc. he likes watching tv d. he is helpful and generous35.tom isnt feeling very well. he seems to have a cold the weather changes suddenly. a. before b. so c. because d. if三、完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，计15分）life is not easy, so id like to say “when anything happens, believe in yourself.” “come on, boy. believe in yourself. you are sure to 41 .” then, mother and i talked about many different topics（题目）. at last i 42 the topic “believe in yourself”. i tried my best to 43 all the speech and practiced it over 100 times. 44 my mothers great love, i did well in the contest. i could not 45 my ears when the news came that i had won the first place. i heard the cheers(喝彩声) 46 the teachers and students. those 47 who once looked down on（瞧不起）me, now all said “congratulations” to me. my mother hugged me and cried 48 .since then, everything has changed for me. when i do anything, i try to tell 49 to be sure and i will find myself. this is true not only for a person 50 for a country.36. a. so b. tooc. veryd. quite37. a. made faces atb. looked afterc. caught up withd. laughed at38. a. somethingb. nothingc. anythingd. everything39. a. interestingb. excitingc. terribled. wonderful40. a. writeb. speakc. telld. say41. a. winb. losec. beatd. pass42. a. reachedb. broughtc. chosed. thought43. a. rememberb. seec. spelld. hear44. a. atb. to c. withd. as45. a. hitb. hurtc. sayd. believe46. a. aboutb. on c. tod. from47. a. teachersb. classmatesc. boysd. girls48. a. angrilyb. sadlyc. quietlyd. excitedly49. a. meb. myc. mined. myself50. a. howeverb. but alsoc. so thatd. as a result四、阅读理解（共15小题，计30分）阅读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容选择最佳答案。alosta white cat, sam, with two big blue eyes. if you find it, please call mary at 6913-1661. many thanks.titanic 3dweekdays eveningxingguang cinema$50 (half for children under 12)call david at 6132-5862book salea christmas carol by charles dickensa story of christmasthe true meaning of christmaswas $38.8 now $28.8house for sale2 sunny bedrooms with a kitchen and a small garden.call mandy at 6591-2127 for more information.51. who lost a white cat with two big blue eyes? a. sam. b. david. c. mary. d. charles.52. you can pay less than before if you buy the book a christmas carol now. a. $38.8 b. $28.8 c. $10.8 d. $1053. on what day can we see titanic 3d in the xingguang cinema? a. thursday b. saturday c. sunday d. every day54. this information may be from a . a. report b. dictionary c. newspaper d. guidebookbon april 20th,2013, a big earthquake hit yaan, sichuan. nearly 200 people died. many people were hurt. why do earthquakes happen?the surface(表面) of the earth has many pieces. these pieces are always moving. when two pieces move past each other, there is an earthquake.scientists are working hard to find out more about earthquakes. they try to predict(预测) them, but its very hard.do you know how to get ready for an earthquake? do you know what to do during an earthquake? here are some things you should know.what to do before an earthquakemake sure you have two bottles of water, a packet of biscuits, a clean towel , a few band-aids（创可贴）, a radio and a flashlight（电筒）at home.what to do during an earthquakeif you are inside:stay where you are. quickly move under a strong desk, or along a wall. this will protect you from falling things.dont stand near windows.turn off the lights.dont get into a lift during an earthquake. if you are in a lift, get out quickly.if you are outside:dont stand near buildings. things may fall on you.lie on the ground until the shaking stops.55. an earthquake hit yaan .a. on april 12th, 2013 b. on april 20th, 2013c. on may 14th, 2013 d. on may 12th, 201356. you need at home before an earthquake.a. some water and biscuits b. a clean towel and a few band-aidsc. a radio and a flashlight d. a, b and c57. you must protect yourself in an earthquake by .a. lying on the ground b. turning on the lightsc. standing near the windows d. getting into a liftcthere are many wetlands in china and some of them are the worlds important wetlands. the chinese yellow sea wetlands are among them. they are in yancheng, jiangsu province, the east of china. they are homes for many different kinds of birds and animals. the worlds largest milu deer nature reserve is in them. more than 700 milu deer live freely there. there are not many red-crowned cranes in the world, but every winter you can see some in the red-crowned cranes nature reserve in the yellow sea wetlands.the temperature in the wetlands is usually neither too high nor too low. there is a lot of rain and sunshine, too. they are really good places for wildlife. offering food and home for some special kinds of animals and birds is not the only reason why we need to protect wetlands. wetlands are important because they also prevent flood. but some people want to change the wetlands to make more space for farms and buildings. this means there will be less and less space for wildlife.luckily, more and more people are beginning to realize the importance of wetlands and wildlife. every year, on february 2, people hold many activities to tell more about wetlands.58. the chinese yellow sea wetlands are in the of china.a. east b. south c. west d. north59. usually the weather in the wetlands is . a. hot b. pleasant c. cold d. dry60. the world wetlands day is on .a. april 22 b. june 25 c. february 2 d. march 2261. which is the best title for the passage?a. chinas wetlands have all entered the worlds listb. wetlandshome for wildlife and humansc. special animals in the chinese yellow sea wetlandsd. wetlandsvaluable resources（珍贵资源）of land on the earthdsix years ago, ann graduated（毕业）from college with a degree of art. now she is twenty-nine and works for a large computer company. she takes classes twice a week after work. she is learning to use the computer program powerpoint. “i enjoyed the college, but my job doesnt use the information i learned at college,” ann says. “the course is helping me to do my job better.”anns sixty-year-old mother and father are taking courses in art and music. “we love these two subjects. learning is so much fun,” they say happily. “its never too old to learn.”62. ann graduated from college when she was .a. twenty-nine b. twenty-six c. twenty-three d. twenty63. the underlined word degree means in chinese.a.温度 b. 程度 c. 学位 d. 位置64. more people are taking training courses after work in order to .a. improve their working skills b. enjoy art and musicc. study computer programs d. make more money65. which of the following is true?a. ann doesnt want to use the information she learned at college.b. people in the past usually stopped studying after graduating from college.c. people can only get information from their teachers.d. anns parents are too old to learn art and music.第卷 （非选择题，共60分）五、词汇运用（共10小题；每小题1分，计10分）根据句子意思，用括号中所给汉语提示或英语单词的适当形式填空。（每空一词）66. you are wrong, you should say sorry to her. （既然）67. the doctor put a special machine into his heart because it too slowly. （跳动）68. there isnt too much for three beds. （空间）69. now its time for the report. （每周的）70. february has the days in a year. （最少）71. a bus is much faster than riding. (take)72. whats the of the tall building? (high) its about 375 metres.73. the old computer down easily, so i had to restart it again and again. (break)74. nick fell off the rock. , he didnt hurt himself. (luck)75.it will be a hot day again tomorrow, with temperatures in the . (thirty)六、任务型阅读（共10空；每空1分，计10分）根据短文内容，完成下列表格。（每空一词）good morning, boys and girls. today ill talk about going online.we know that there are too many net bars（网吧）around us. the internet makes our lives interesting. many of us like going online very much because we can learn how to use the computer. we can learn english and read some newspapers and magazines to know more information around us. it can make us clever in playing computer games. also when we send e-mails to our friends, they can get them at once. it can help us keep in touch with people from all over the world.but some students spend too much time in playing computer games and some stay in the net bars all day and all night. it takes them too much time to chat online so they do worse in their lessons and they dont study well any more. i think we mustnt get online when it is time for us to study. we can do it in summer or winter holidays. i think we should get online with our teachers or parents.at the same time, if we have lots of free time, we can do some activities after school. we usually have activities from 4:50 to 5:50 in the afternoon. we can play basketball or football. we also have some interest groups in school, such as drawing, singing and dancing. we can go to the english corner on monday afternoon. i hope we can spend more time on our subjects or on such activities that we can learn a lot from and less time on the internet.thats all! thank you.title: a 76 about going onlineadvantagesmake our lives 77 .learn how to use the computer and can get more 78 .send e-mails to our friends anytime and they can get them right 79 .help us keep in 80 with people from all over the world.disadvantagesit 81 too much time to play computer games.some students spend too much time 82 online, so they do 83 in their lessons.advicedo it in summer or winter