江苏省南通市通州区八年级英语上学期期末考试试题.doc

通州区2011-2012学年（上）期末抽测试卷八年级英语注意：1本试卷共100分。考试时间为100分钟。 2请把答案填写到答题纸的相应位置上，写在试卷上无效。一、听力理解（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）i听对话，选出与所听内容相符的图片。每段对话读两遍。1. how does jim usually go to school? a b c 2. what does the girl want?a b c 3. where is lucy from?a b c 4. where did the woman go last sunday?a b c 5. whats the weather like?a b c ii听对话，选择最佳答案。每段对话读两遍。6. what are they going to do tomorrow?a. to have a science lesson. b. to clean their classroom.c. to visit the science museum.7. where does the girl want to go? a. the fruit shop.b. the post office.c. the teachers office.8. whats wrong with mike? a. he has a cold.b. he has a cough（咳嗽）.c. he cant sleep.9. which season does the woman like best? a. spring.b. summer.c. autumn.10. who wasnt at toms party? a. tom.b. david.c. kate.iii听短文，选择最佳答案。短文读两遍。11. where did the mother go yesterday? a. a shop.b. a hospital.c. a bank.12. what did she put on the table? a. her watch and handbag (手提包).b. the fruit and vegetables.c. her handbag and basket.13. how many apples did the shopkeeper weigh for her? a. half a kilo.b. two kilos.c. one kilo.14. how much were the apples? a. 12 pence (便土) a kilo.b. 24 pence a kilo.c. one pound (英镑) a kilo.15. how did she feel when she found her handbag was not there? a. very sad.b. very surprised.c. very excited.二、单项选择（本题共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）1. would you like to go skating with me this afternoon, daniel? id love to, _ im too busy today. a. and b. so c. butd. or 2. the life in an american school is not the same _ that in a chinese school. they are different _ each other.a. as; with b. as; fromc. like; fromd. like; with3. look! lucys cake is _ of all.a. very bigb. so biggerc. biggestd. the biggest4. what did you see when you came into simons room? i saw he _ the internet. a. was searching b. searched c. search d. will search5. be careful, tom and peter! dont hurt _. a. you b. yours c. yourself d. yourselves6. im going to school now, mum. bye.just a minute. its cold outside. _ your coat, please.a. put on b. put up c. take offd. take down7. millie walked happily in the _ of the bus station to meet her father. a. way b. road c. direction d. street8. the train leaves nantong at 6.50 this afternoon and _ in beijing at 7.20 tomorrow morning.a. arriveb. arrivesc. was arriving d. will arrive9. tom doesnt speak english _ his classmates. i agree with you. but his written work is wonderful.a. as often asb. as many as c. as good asd. as well as10. my mother decided _ a teddy bear as my birthday present.a. bought b. to buy c. buying d. to buying11. some factories now use _ workers and _ energy to finish their work than before. how terrible!a. fewer; more b. less; less c. less; more d. more; fewer12. if jane _, ill meet her at the airport myself.a. came b. comes c. is coming d. will come13. the speech was _, and we were all very _. a. boring; boring b. bored; bored c. boring; bored d. bored; boring14. we didnt enjoy the picnic that day only _ the bad weather.a. forb. becausec. asd. because of15. can i go out with my friends, dad? _. but you have to be back before ten oclock. a. yes, please b. no, you cant c. yes, you can d. sorry, i cant三、完形填空（本题共10小题; 每小题1分，满分10分）dear lily,im happy to get your e-mail. i know that you want to be a 1 . and i am sure that you will. i hope that you can write lots of good 2 in the future.but you should know that its not easy to be a good writer. first, 3 you really become a good writer, you should be a good 4 . you should read many books, different kinds of books. you may not have 5 to watch tv or play games. second, 6 you want to be a good writer, you should know all kinds of peoples 7 . then you could have things to write and write truly. 8 , to be a good writer, you should keep your body 9 and strong. thats because you have to write things very 10 sometimes, and you will be very tired. in a word, i think you should try your best to get everything ready for your dream job from now on.good luck! yours,annie1. a. teacher b. doctor c. writer d. singer 2. a. letters b. music c. e-mails d. books 3. a. before b. after c. until d. as 4. a. player b. reader c. student d. teacher 5. a. room b. time c. friend d. interest 6. a. if b. or c. so d. before7. a. names b. friends c. lives d. houses 8. a. finally b. however c. afterwards d. therefore9. a. fat b. fit c. thin d. tall 10. a. well b. quickly c. early d. late四、阅读理解（本题共15小题; 每小题1分，满分15分）amr brown, who teaches history in a middle school, often falls asleep (睡着) in class. but he doesnt want his students to know that. one wednesday, he fell asleep again in class. when he woke up, one of his students, tom, asked him, “why did you fall asleep just now, sir?”mr browns face turned red and said, “i i the sun god (太阳神) asked me to visit him in my dream.”tom wanted to say something, but he said nothing. the next day, tom also fell asleep in class. mr brown woke tom up and asked, “why did you fall asleep in class and not listen to me, tom?”tom answered with a smile on his face, “the sun god asked me to visit him, too.”mr brown became angry when he heard this and asked, “what did he say to you, then?”“he told me he didnt see you yesterday.”1. what subject does mr brown teach?a. history. b. math. c. geography.d. chinese. 2. whats mr browns problem in class?a. he likes asking students to answer questions.b. he always sings in class. c. he often falls asleep in class. d. he often asks students to talk with him.3. why did mr browns face turn red? a. because he was badly ill that day. b. because he talked too much in class. c. because he was very excited in class. d. because someone found he fell asleep in class. 4. how did mr brown feel after hearing toms answer? a. he felt very happy. b. he felt very angry. c. he felt very surprised. d. he felt very sad.5. what can we learn from the passage?a. tom likes mr browns class very much.b. tom saw the sun god, but mr brown didnt. c. tom is a clever but naughty (淘气的) boy.d. tom believed mr browns words.btaking an after-school class will give you a head start in high school. but if it means walking home every day, even in snow and rain, would you do it?i did. i took part in an after-school spanish class. because it was after school, no school buses were there to take me home when the class ended. and my parents couldnt pick me up, so i had to walk home.at first i hated the walk because of the long distance. but after a few months, i got used to (习惯于) it and it became one of my daily activities, like getting dressed and brushing my teeth. and i began to enjoy it. i got to see things like birds flying and trees changing color. a few times i saw something very special, like a small snake near the sidewalk, or two cars that came very close to crashing!many of my classmates saw what i did. once, one girl in my class asked her mother to drive me home because it was raining outside, and i didnt have an umbrella (雨伞). some people who i didnt know even gave me a ride they thought it was too cold out.people always think walking long distances is difficult. modern technology (技术) makes common things, like walking, seem impossible. many people, like myself, live in the country and are close to nature, but also far away from it because of technology. 6. what class did the writer take part in after school?a. math class b. spanish classc. art classd. english class7. when did the writer begin to enjoy walking home?a. at the very beginning. b. after a week. c. after a few months. d. after a year.8. why did the writer begin to enjoy walking home?a. because something interesting happened on the road every day.b. because the writer could get a ride from some strange people.c. because the writer enjoyed walking in the rain alone.d. because the writer could enjoy some interesting things happening on the road.9. when it was a rainy or snowy day, _. a. some kind people would give him a rideb. nobody saw him and nobody helped himc. the writer would choose to stay at schoold. the writers parents would come to pick him up10. what does the last paragraph want to tell us?a. it is difficult for many people to walk long distances.b. modern technology brings people a lot of inconvenience (不方便).c. modern technology makes people live better, but farther from the nature.d. it is impossible for people to walk a long distance nowadays.cwhen people think of tigers, they think: strong and dangerous. but now, the big animal is calling for our help.there were once eight kinds of tigers in the world, but three died out during last century. in the last 70 years, the number of siberian tigers (东北虎) has gone from as many as 300 to somewhere between 18 and 22.the world wildlife fund (wwf) started a program recently. it is about to put an end to tiger poaching (非法狩猎) and save wild tigers. china, together with 12 other countries, has joined in. the aim is to double (使加倍) the number of wild tigers in the next ten years.according to research by chinese officers and the wwf, the siberian tiger is already one of the worlds most endangered animals. “if the government doesnt take any action, its quite possible that there will be no more siberian tigers in china in 10 to 20 years,” said zhu chunquan, director at the wwfs beijing office.wild animals such as the red deer, sika deer (梅花鹿) and wild boar (野猪) are the tigers main food. the poaching of these animals is the greatest threat to tigers. traps (陷阱) are also a threat. in october, the people of mishan, heilongjiang found a dead siberian tiger with a wire (金属丝) around its neck.“volunteers from the wwf remove traps every year, but the fact is that we cannot clear all the traps ourselves,” zhu said. the most important thing people can do is to save the animals which tigers eat. “to protect the tigers, we need to call on more people to stop eating wild animals.”11. what are tigers like in peoples eyes?a. lovely and friendly b. lovely but dangerous c. strong but friendly d. strong and dangerous12. how many kinds of tigers are left (剩余) in the world now?a. 11 b. 8 c. 5 d. 313. why did the wwf start a program recently?a. it was started to stop poaching and save animals in danger.b. it was started to stop poaching and save wild tigers.c. it was started to call on more countries to join in the wwf.d. it was started to call on more countries to protect animals.14. which of the following is the reason why the number of siberian tigers is becoming smaller and smaller? the poaching trapspeoples eating of wild animals fewer volunteersa. b. c. d. 15. the word “threat” in paragraph 5 means _ in chinese.a. 威胁b. 方法c. 狩猎d. 征兆五、词汇（本题共15小题; 每小题1分，满分15分) a. 请根据句意或括号中的中文提示、英文释义，写出句中所缺单词，使句子通顺。1. my classmates and i will go to the movies _ (今晚).2. he stayed at home and watched tv _ (代替) of going out to play with his friends.3. suddenly there was a great crash of _ (the loud noise following lightning).4. wearing dark glasses can _ (keep something safe from danger) your eyes from the sun.5. can you tell me your e-mail _? yes. it is j.b. 请根据句意从方框中选择合适的词,并用其适当形式填空，使句子通顺。 live important hero angry he 6. people often admire _ and want to do things like them. 7. who taught your brother drawing？nobody. he taught _.8. we must understand the _ of learning a foreign language.9. nick stayed _ after the car accident.10. “you shouldnt be so careless,” mrs smith said _ to her son.c. 请根据句意从方框中选择合适的动词, 并用其适当时态填空，使句子通顺。 go look encourage rain die 11. it _ now. lets wait here for the rain to stop. 12. our english teacher often _ us to read english aloud every day.13. if it is fine tomorrow, i _ fishing by the river.14. five people _ in the car accident, including two children.15. i saw lisa in the street yesterday, but she didnt see me. she _ the other way.六、阅读与回答问题（本题共5小题; 每小题2分，满分10分) many people like to travel by plane, but i dont like it because the airport is usually far from the city. you have to get there early and wait for hours for the plane to take off and it is often late. you cant open the windows. you cant choose the food. planes are fast, but they still take hours to go out of the airport and into the city. i like traveling by train. i think trains are safe. railway stations are usually in cities. when you are late for a train, you can catch another one. you can walk around in the train and open the windows. you can see many interesting things on your way. i know it takes a little more time. i also like cars. you can start your journey when you want to, and you dont need to get to a railway station or a bus stop. also you can carry many things with you in a car. but sometimes there are too many cars on the road.1. why do many people like to travel by plane?2. what can you do in the train?3. if you have to take a lot of things with you, how will you travel?4. what is the bad thing about taking a car?5. how do you like to travel? and why? (请你用一句话回答) i like to travel by _ because _.七、短文填空（本题共10小题; 每小题1分，满分10分) 请认真阅读下面短文，并根据各题所给首字母的提示，写出一个合适的英语单词完整、正确的形式，使短文通顺。a blind (瞎的) man went to a shop with his dog. there were a lot of people waiting there to buy tomatoes. of course, people let the blind man to buy (1)f_ and he asked for two kilos of (2)t_. “but one (3)p_ can only buy one kilo,” said the woman unhappily. “but i have a dog. you should give one kilo to me and one kilo to my (4)d_.” the woman, (5)h_, said no. “well, why dont you give tomatoes to a nice dog like (6)m_?” the blind man asked. “dogs do not (7)e_ tomatoes!” “and if it does?” “if it does, i will give you what you want.” the woman then (8)g_ a tomato to the blind man and said, “come on. give it to the dog.”the blind man knew that his dog would eat any (9)f_. the dog always eats what the man gives. then that was the woman saw: the dog ate the tomato and it looked up and hoped to get (10)m_. of course, they got what they wanted at last.八、书面表达（共10分）假如你是通州一中的八年级学生，你校在圣诞节前举办了“英语周”活动。请你根据下列表格中的汉语提示，写一篇题为“the english week at tongzhou no. 1 secondary school” 的英语短文，介绍英语周活动开展情况并谈谈你的感受。内容要点如下： 活动时间 12月19日12月25日参加人员全体学生, 英语教师, 三位外教活动内容各班举办英语手抄报竞赛；观看英文电影；唱英文歌曲、朗诵英文诗歌、举办英语演讲比赛；举行英语晚会活动效果学习英语的兴趣更浓，口语 (spoken english) 有了很大提高。参考词汇：hand-copied newspaper 手抄报； poem 诗歌; speech contest 演讲比赛要求：1）表达清楚，语法正确，上下连贯；2）必须包括所给信息，可以适当发挥； 3）词数：80词左右（开头已给出，不计入总词数）；4）不得使用真实姓名和校名等。the english week at tongzhou no. 1 secondary schoolbefore christmas day our school held an english week. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 八年级英语参考答案及听力原文一、1-5 abbac6-10 cbbac11-15 acabb二、1-5 cbdad6-10 acbdb11-15 abcdc三、1-5 cdabb 6-10 acabd四、1-5 acdbc6-10 bcdac 11-15 dcbca五、1. tonight2. instead 3. thunder 4. protect5. address6. heroes7. himself8. importance9. alive10. angrily 11. is raining12. encourages13. will go14. died 15. was looking六、1. because it is fast.2. i can walk around and open the windows.3. by car/ in a car. / i will take a car. 4. there are too many cars on the road. 5. (略)七、1. first2. tomatoes3. person4. dog5. however6. mine7. eat8. gave9. food10. more八、the english week at tongzhou no. 1 secondary schoolbefore christmas day our school held an english week. it started on december 19th and ended on december 25th. all the students, our english teachers and three foreign teachers in our school took part in it. during the week, each class held an english hand-copied newspaper competition. we watched a few english films. we sang english songs, read english poems, held english speech contests and so on. we also had an en