江苏省苏州市相城区八年级英语下学期期末考试试题 人教新目标版.doc

相城区2011-2012学年第二学期期末考试试卷八年级英语 注意事项： 1本试卷分第i卷和第ii卷。共六大题91小题，满分130分。考试用时100分钟。 2答题前，考生务必将学校、班级、姓名、考试号填写在答题卷上相应的位置上；并将考试号填涂在答题卷相应的位置上。 3答选择题必须用2b铅笔把答题卷上对应题目的答案标号涂黑；答非选择题必须用0.5mm的黑色墨水签字笔写在答题卷上指定的位置上，不在答题区域的答案一律无效，不得用其他笔答题。 4考生答题必须在答题卷上，答在试卷上和草稿纸上一律无效。第卷（选择题三大题，共80分）一、听力选择（共两部分，满分20分） （请先用两分钟时间熟悉听力试题，然后再动笔答题。做题时，请先将答案划在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卷上。）a)听对话回答问题（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） 本部分共有10道小题，每小题你将听到一段对话，每段对话听两遍。在听每段对话前，你将有5秒钟的时间阅读题目；听完后，你将有5秒钟的时间选出你认为最合适的答案。1. which is the womans uncle?2. whats her daughters problem?3. when are the speakers going to meet?4. which animal are they talking about?5. what does the man mean? a. the woman should stand there. b. the woman can sit down. c. he doesnt want her to sit down.6. how does the boy feel about the next maths exam? a. worried. b. stressed. c. confident7. how many times has the man been to china in all? a. twice. b. three times. c. once 8. which floor is the woman on now? a. the second floor. b. the third floor. c. the fifth floor.9. what does the woman suggest? a. dont exercise in the morning. b. exercise just after getting up. c. dont exercise so many times a day.10. what does the woman mean? a. she isnt pleased to join them. b. she doesnt like to be one of them. c. she will walk around the lake.b)昕对话和短文回答问题 你将听到一段对话和两篇短文，各听两遍。听每段对话或短文前，你将有时间阅读相关小题每小题5秒钟；听完后，你将有5秒钟的时间选出你认为最合适的答案。 听第一段对话，回答第1112小题。11. when is alice going to bills house? a. on thursday. b. on saturday. c. on sunday.12. what does alice think is a helpful way for bill to learn english well? a. to talk with foreigners. b. to make flashcards. c. to listen to tapes. 听第一篇短文，回答第1315小题。13. a. throw out b. take out c. sell14. a. in the evening b. in the afternoon c. in the daytime15. a. dumplings b. noodles c. chicken 听第二篇短文，同答第1620小题。16. which holiday is golden week holidays? a. new years day. b. national day. c. mid-autumn day.17. why can people enjoy the holidays? a. because they dont have job. b. because traveling abroad needs much money. c. because holidays are longer than before.18. what makes chinese people be able to travel abroad? a. the development of chinese planes. b. the support from the chinese govemment. c. the richer life and the longer holidays.19. what is uncle lius dream? a. to travel abroad. b. to have a better job. c. to visit china.20. what decision did the chinese government make? a. holding dragon boat races on dragon boat festival every year. b. making three traditional festivals like the mid-autumn day as holidays. c. making may day holiday longer for people to enjoy it.二、选择填空（共两部分，满分30分）a)单项填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分） 请认真阅读下面各题，从a、b、c、d四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。21. _orbis doctor who got here yesterday needed _.x-ray machine to examine his patients. a. the; a b. the; an c. an; a d. an; an22. the boy looks nice _white and the red sweater looks good _the girl. a. with. on b in, on c. on in d. in, with23. i hope you _me. a. to agree with b. will agree to c. to be agree d. will agree with24. you _to the meeting tomorrow if you have something important to do. a. neednt to come b. dont need come c. neednt come d. dont need coming25. - jean, i didnt do very well in this test. - _. im sure you will make great progress if you improve the way you study. a. dont lose heart b. not at all c.i hope so d. never mind26. - dirty water shouldnt be poured into rivers. - _t will cause pollution. a. dont say like this b. never mind c.i agree with you d. the same to you27. -i cant find mary. wheres she? - sorry, i dont know _.a. where has she been b. where she has gone c. where has she gone d. where she has been28. john, our foreign teacher, left suzhou two years ago, and i _him since then. a. dont see b. wont see c. didnt see d. havent seen29. - we can use qq to talk with each other online. - really? could you please show me _it? a. what to do b. when to do c. how to do d. why to do30. susan enjoys a cup of tea at times, but _she drinks coffee. a. mostly b. almost c. nearly d. most31. - which would you like, coke or tea? _.i prefer coffee. a. none b. both c. either d. neither32. i used to go to sleep _my bedroom light _. a. with, open b. with, on c. and, open d. in, on33. _used to _a post office near my house. a. there; be b. there; have c. it; be d. there; having34. would you like to go _?a. anywhere relaxing b. relaxing somewhere c. somewhere relaxing d. somewhere relaxed35. why not consider _kunming for your next holiday? a. visiting b. to visit c. visited d. visitor36. the red bike _be miss hus. hers is blue. a. must b. might c. can d. cant37. - im not allowed to go out on school nights. -_. a. so am i b. neither am i c. so i do d. will be38. - colours cant affect our moods, can they? -_. they can _us feel happy or sad, energetic or sleepy. a. yes; change b. no; make c. yes; make d. no; help39. - have you finished your fashion design? - not yet. ill finish it if i _ten more minutes. a. am given b. give c. will give d. will be given40. - shall i buy this comic book for dick? - _. he might already have it. a. no problem. b.i dont agree. c. you cant do that. d. youd better not.b)完形填空（共10小题：每小题1分，满分10分） 请先阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题的a、b、c、d四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 an old man lived alone in a town. he wanted to dig up his potato garden, but it was very 41 work. his only son, who always 42 him in the past, was then in prison（监狱）.so the old man wrote a letter to his son and said: dear son, i am feeling pretty bad because it looks like i wont be able to 43 potatoes in my garden this year. i 44 to miss doing it because your mother always loved planting time. im just getting too old to dig up a garden. if you were here, all my 45 would be over. i know you would dig up the garden for me 46 you werent in prison. love, dad soon the old man 47 a letter, dad, dont dig up the garden! thats where i buried（埋藏）the guns!” at 4 a.m. the next morning, some 48 came and dug up the whole garden without finding any gun. the old man was 49 and wrote another note to his son. he told him what had happened, and 50 him what to do next. his sons reply was, go ahead and plant your potatoes, dad. its the best i could do for youfrom here.”41. a. hard b. interesting c. simple d. boring42. a. taught b. helped c. changed d. stopped43. a. cook b. dig c. put d. plant44. a. hope b. forget c. hate d. decide45. a. trouble b. illness c. danger d. fear46. a. if b. unless c. because d. when47. a. wrote b. received c. sent d. read48. a. friends b. neighbours c. policemen d. prisoners49. a. ill b. lucky c. surprised d. sorry50. a. told b. called c. invited d. asked三、阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分） 请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的a、b、c、d四个选项中，选出最佳选项。并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。a george dawson wrote a book called life is so good. the book is full of stories from georges life. george wrote it in 1998 when he was 100 years old. the most amazing part is that george learned to read just two years before he wrote the book. when george was 8, his father sent him to work. life was hard for the poor american family. food became more important than school. when george was 98, he heard about adult classes near his home. he still had a dream that he would learn to read. he went to class. his teacher helped him. and in two years he wrote his book.51. who sent george to work when he was 8 years old? a. his uncle. b. his father. c. his teacher. d. his mother.52. when did george learn to read? a. in 1998. b. in 2000. c. in 1996. d. in 1999.53. what is the main idea of this story?a. life is so good. b. reading is important. c. never too late to learn. d. life is hard.b suzhou kinglong higer bus announced on march 14 that the first 60 new-generation school buses, klq6706x, rolled off the assembly line and were delivered to shandong and hunan provinces. the 10-meter-long bus with 56 seats (including driver) features all the safety highlights, including eye-catching bright yellow paint, classic long nose, high-strength birdcage vehicle structure, extra-thick cushioned back and armrest, electric rearview mirror(后视镜),and blind-spot-free reversing(倒车)monitor. in comparison with those with flat front, the american-style long-nosed buses are more effective(有效的)in protecting both driver and passengers in case of frontal collision（碰撞）. the back safety door is wide enough for wheel chairs. higer bus has studied and learned from the designs of us school buses. higher school bus has white flickering lights similar to blue bird vehicles to remind the drivers in front and behind. the safety bell fixed on top of the bus makes different sound from ordinary bus horn and is easy for students and parents to know a school bus is coming. the new buses are sturdy enough so that parents shouldnt be worried about their children, the g-boss smart operation system has three main functions of safety driving, gps positioning, and 3g video monitoring. there are five cameras on the bus for reversing, for checking situations in front of and behind the bus, as well as for monitoring(监视)students and the driver. they can record and send the video through 3g network to backstage server, which helps to prevent overload and to identify responsibility in case of road accident. kinglong also promises assistance in building school bus safety management center so as to monitor closely the status and position of buses as well as the road behavior of drivers.54. how many students can a new school bus at most carry? a. 56 b. 60 c. 55 d. 5755. the underlined word sturdy most probably means_.a. not easily destroyed b. modern and expensive c. easy to drive d. cheap and comfortable56. what are the cameras on the bus used for? a. checking situations in front of and behind the bus b. reversing c. monitoring students and the driver d. all the above c we recycle(回收利用)rubbish, so why not language? recycling language means using vocabulary that you have learnt before again and again. however, unlike rubbish that piles up(堆积)in our environment. if we do not recycle language, we simply forget it. so how do you recycle language?there are basically three ways to do it. the first is through reading. go back to your favourite articles and read them once more. just reread them and do not worry about each vocabulary item. if there are some that you are not sure about, make a guess and you will probably guess right. the second way to recycle is through writing. look at some of your favourite articles and write either a short paragraph or a few sentences in your own words. after you have done this a few times, go back and read through what you have written, checking vocabulary functions. dont worry if you have made mistakes. that s how you learn. the third way to recycle language is by having an imaginary chat with yourself about your favourite articles at home. you can pretend there is someone with you who speaks english and tell him what you are thinking about or how you feel.57. according to the passage, recycling language means _. a. repeating vocabulary at times b. revising vocabulary at a proper time c. learning new vocabulary as much as possible d. using vocabulary that we have learnt very often58. if we recycle language, it may _. a. be kept in our mind b. be forgotten easily c. pile up in our environment d. disappear from our mind soon59. which of the following is not mentioned in recycling language? a. reading. b. listening. c. writing. d. speaking.60. which of the following is probably the best title of the passage? a. why to recycle language b. how to learn vocabulary c. how to recycle language d. why to learn vocabularydqiu baoxing, vice-minister of construction of china, has said that our country is facing a more serious water crisis(危机) than any other country in the world. and the chinese government would raise the cities waste water treatment rate(率)from 45.6% t0 60% in five years.because water plays such an important role in our countrys economy(经济)and peoples life, we must pay much attention to it. we have to solve the problem before it is too late. warned qiu. he said china should learn lessons from developed countries. they have paid heavy costs in solving the environment pollution, we must take action before the city water ecosystem collapses(生态恶化). qiu said.qian yi, professor of environmental engineering, said that two problems-the shortage of water resources(资源)and the pollution of water cause chinas water crisis. he said chinas present water availability is still low, about a fourth of the world average level. by 2030, the number will drop much. whats worse, among chinas seven main rivers, five have been seriously polluted. the worst is the haihe river near beijing and tianjin. qiu said that the government is improving the city water, controlling strictly water quality and safety. the ministry of construction of china is now working with the ministry of health to work out a new set of standards（标准）for drinking water to keep people healthy.61. this passage is probably taken from_. a. a story book b. a magazine c. a sports newspaper d. a fiction novel62. chinas present water availability is about _of the world average level. a. 45.6% b.60% c.25% d.75%63. in order to keep people healthy, china _.a. is facing a water crisis b. has solved the environmental pollutionc. has solved the pollution of water d. is working out a new set of standards for drinking water.64. which of the following is not mentioned（提及）in the passage? a. china has the most serious water crisis. b. water is very important to chinas economy and peoples life. c. five of chinas main rivers have been seriously polluted. d. china has actively taken action to prevent air pollution.65. whats the main idea of this passage? a. water crisis must be solved. b. water quality wont be improved. c. water pollution cant be prevented. d. the balance of nature should be kept.第卷（非选择题三大题，共50分）四、单词拼写（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分） a)根据下列句子及所给汉语注释，在答题卡上标有题号的横线上，写出空缺处各单词的正确形式，每空一词。66. （在楼上），there were two bedrooms and a study.67. how long have you （借）the magazine?68. our chinese teacher is much （严格的）with us than our english teacher.69. she wanted to take part in the party, but was （拒绝）70. it was a happy （经历），1wi