江苏省苏州市景范中学八年级英语第二学期期末考试试卷 牛津版.doc

江苏省苏州市景范中学2012-2013学年八年级英语第二学期期末考试试卷 牛津版第一卷一、听力选择（共15小题：每小题1分，满分15分）a、听对话，选择与句子内容相符的图画或最佳选项。每段对话读2遍。1. what does sandy like? a. b. c. 2. what time is it now? 3. what did andy do at the weekend? a b. c. 4.whats the woman doing?5. how is bob now ? a. he is happy b. he is sick. c. he is nervous. 6. how long has it rained? a. for three hours. b for five hours. c. for two hours. 7. what do we know about the talk? a. the woman hopes that the man will eat at home tonight. b. the man never has dinner at home. c. the woman wants the man to cook tonight.8. where were the two speakers just now? a. at the car park. b. at the traffic lights. c. at their home.9. what do we know about the new mobile phone? a. the man bought it himself.b. it was a present from the mans uncle.c. the man got it from a friend.10. which scarf does the woman want to buy? a. a red woolen scarf. b. a blue woolen scarf. c. a red silk scarf.b、听第一段材料，回答第11-12 小题11. what is on show in the history museum. a. an exhibition of new chinese inventions.b. an exhibition of old chinese inventions.c. an exhibition of works of chinese art.12. when will they meet at the gate of the museum? a. at 1:00 b. at 2:00 c. at 3:00c、听短文，回答第13-15题。13. when did the story happen? a. on a winter morning b. on a spring morning c. on a winter afternoon14. what was the man doing?a. he was selling maps. b. he was asking the way. c. he was staying in a hospital15. what happened in the end? a. the woman was very happy. b. the man thanked the woman.c. the man answered the woman in a clever way.二、 单项选择 （共15小题：每小题1分，满分15分）16. _ dog is _ useful animal and _ honest friend as well. a. a. a; an b. a; an; a c. the; an; a d. the; an; an17. barack hussein obama, the present president of the usa,_ a naughty (调皮的)boy at school.a. used to beb. used to beingc. is used to bed. is used to being18. the new book_by the famous writer_very well. a. was written, is sold b. written, sells c. written, is soldd. was written, sells19. what_ news! our school will go to beijing for a _visit this summer. a. excited, seven days b. an exciting, seven-day c. exciting, seven-day d. excited, seven days 20. -oh, so many people are standing outside the hall. _will the meeting begin? - _eight oclock.a. how soon, not until b. how long, not until c. how soon, until d. how long, until21. i was told cailin and wang dongs wedding(婚礼) _ the morning of october1,2011.a. was taken place in b. takes place on c. happened in d. took place on22. the food in the fridge_ bad. throw it away, please.a. is smelt terribleb. smells terriblec. is smelt terriblyd. smells terribly.23. lots of money has been_ helping the people in yushu. a. used b. cost c. spent d. paid24. what did the principal _ mr zhou to _ in the flag-raising ceremony（升旗仪式）yesterday? a. tell, say b. ask, speak c. tells, speak d. told, say25. listen! there _some trouble with the radio. a. seems to haveb. seems to bec. seems thatd. seems26. -look，mr zhou is running on the playground. -he_ be mr zhou. he has gone to england.a. mustnt b. cant c. shouldnt d. may not27. -do you mind me borrowing your english-chinese dictionary? -_. its on the shelf. a. no, im using it.b. no, help yourself.c. yes, you may borrow it. d. never mind.28. few of them hurt themselves in the accident last night, _? a. were they b. did they c. werent they d. didnt they29. how long do you think he will_? we will miss him. a. be away from b. away c. leave d. be away 30. -have you ever been to hk, jim? -yes, i _there with my parents last summer. a. have gone b. have been c. was d. went 三 完型填空（共10小题：每小题1分，满分10分）going to school with father on back, a colored movie shown across the country, was well received by young people.the _31_ is based on (以为基础) the true story of a student named li yong from a poor village. he and his paralyzed (瘫痪) father rely on (依靠) each other for_32_. the movie tells the _33_the boy has had and his strong thirst (渴望) for knowledge.over1,000 teachers and students _34_the movies premiere (首映式) in beijing on march 1st. _35_them was li yong himself, now a student of qingyang normal school (师范学校), gansu province. many of them were moved (感动) to tears, as it was the first time for them to_36_how hard it was for a village student to _37_.“li yong is a good model for us _38_children. he has set an _39_of aiming high (高标准), working hard and trying his best to _40_himself,” said some students after watching the movie.31. a. schoolb. bookc. movied. village32. a. classb. lifec. medicined. films33. a. difficulties (困难)b. good marksc. classmatesd. pleasure34. a. took part inb. becamec. finishedd. played35. a. tob. likec. amongd. as36. a. joinb. belongc. changed. know37. a. studyb. teachc. understandd. begin38. a. poorb. villagec. cityd. clever39. a. exampleb. questionc. idead. fact40. a. enjoyb. improvec. helpd. work四 阅读理解（共10小题：每小题2分，满分20分）（a) there are fifty states in the united states. the largest in population（人口） is california, the largest in area is alaska. alaska is the smallest in population and rhode island is the smallest in size. the oldest states are the ones along the atlantic coast. the newest states are alaska and hawaii. alaska is also the coldest state. california and florida are the warmer. henry and his family live in seattle, a big city, on the pacific coast. but los angeles and san francisco, also on the pacific coast, are larger than seattle. henrys cousin, susan, lives in new york. it is the largest city in the united states. thousands of people visit new york each year. the most important city in the united states is washington, d. c. it is the capital, but it is much smaller than new york. 41. how many states are there in the u. s. a.? a. five b. forty- five. c. fifty d. fifteen. 42. which state is the largest in population? a. california.b. rhode-island.c. alaskad. los angeles. 43. which state is the coldest, the newest, and the smallest in population? a. rhode island. b. seattle. c. san francisco. d. alaska. 44. which of the following is true? a. the oldest states are the ones along the pacific coast. b. washington is the most important and the largest city. c. new york is the largest city in the united states. d. henrys cousin lives in the seattle. 45. why is washington, d. c. the most important american city? because_. a. it is the largest city b. it is the largest in population c. it is the most beautiful city d. it is the capital of the united states (b)my father woke me up early one summer morning when i was fourteen and announced (宣布), “get up，youre going with me to cut the grass in the garden.”the idea that my father thought i was old enough to help him in his business made me feel proud and excited. from sunup to sundown, my father, my younger brother and i worked in the large garden. by the end of the day i was too tired to say a word but i felt good. this was my first time to help my father in his business. i got $ 6 for my work that day.one day my father found some leaves i had missed and pulled me aside (拉到一边). “take away these leaves!” he said. “and dont make me have to tell you to do it again.” the message was clear. today i value (珍视) the importance of doing a job well the first time. it will never fail to impress (给留下印象) the person you are working for.after two years, my father told me and my brother that he felt we were old enough to cut the grass by ourselves. every saturday during my last two years of high school, we set off early in the morning with the same strong wish we had got while working under our father.looking after the garden was neither (既不) exciting nor (也不) high paying, but that didnt matter (要紧). it taught me that any job was a good job and that what i was paid was more than i had before.a newspaper reporter once asked me how someone could possibly live with hard work and low pay. “if youre only thinking about hard work and money, you probably dont want to do any better than you are doing,” i answered. in every job, from cutting the grass to washing dishes, ive learned much. ive learned something that helps me in my next job.if you work hard enough, you can learn from any job you do.46. the writer felt proud and excited when he was asked to cut the grass because he thought _.a. he could cut the grass himself b. he could make much moneyc. he could enjoy sunup and sundown d. he could help his family47. which of the following does the writer probably (可能) think is the most important?a. keeping learning from any job you had. b. asking no money for work.c. finishing work as quickly as possible.d. keeping looking for different jobs. (c)do you often talk with your parents? here is some advice (建议) on how to talk with them.try to start your talk with something fun. this will make talking easy. for example, ask them questions about their day. hows work? they love this.make it clear what you want to tell your parents. if they have an opinion, let them finish and dont stop their talking. ask them to do the same for you.show them respect (尊重) by listening to them carefully. look at them in the eye.be honest (诚实). honesty builds trust (信任). life is good when your parents trust you.if your parents dont understand. thats ok. it doesnt mean they dont love you. sometimes you have to explain the things to them again.when you finish the talk, thank them for listening. say something like, “thanks, that helped”. it will let them know this is important to you, and make them want to do it more often.48. to start the talk easily, youd better say something _at the beginning.a. funb. necessary c. important d. good49. when the parents dont understand you, you can _.a. ask them to stop b. say it againc. look them in the eyed. explain your idea to them50. whats the main idea of this passage?a. we should respect our parents. b. its important to trust our parents. c. we should love our parents. d. some ways to communicate (沟通) with our parents.第二卷第1至50小题请填涂在答题卡上五、单词填空（共10小题：每小题1分，满分10分）51. to our joy, our new_(文化) centre will be soon built.52. he _(控制) his feelings and tried to wear a smile all the time.53. can the people living in that village be stopped _(污染) the river?54. i want to thank all the local _（企业）for their help.55. we are quite _ (骄傲) that he has made such great progress this term.56. the price of the houses has _ (上升) very fast recently. they are too expensive.57. my father often has an (疼痛) in his back after sitting for long.58. they didnt reach any a_ after two days discussion. 59. whats the p_ of you doing like that? are you crazy?60. throw away something you dont want, e_ those you dont need any more.六、句子翻译（共5小题：每小题3分，满分15分）61 我们的职责之一就是学会如何过有意义的生活。_62. 汤姆过去常常迟到，但现在他已习惯早到校。_63. 如此年幼的孩子可以做这么多的工作很令人吃惊。_64. 应该把这些座位安排在舞台中央吗？_65. 你可以通过看今天的报纸来更多地了解这条新闻。_七、作文(15分) 你校上月举办了“校园文化艺术节”，请你根据以下活动，用英语写一篇短文，介绍你所参加的活动及你的感想，词数90左右。时间2013年5月13日开始，5月18日结束活动 活动期间，大多数学生参加了活动，父母也被邀请来参与； 歌唱比赛：学生主持，观众们激动地鼓掌，我赢得了最佳歌手奖； 慈善活动：为需要帮助的孩子们募集资金，获得了当地企业的支持； 活动获得了巨大成功，对于同学们这是一次学习团队精神的绝佳机会。感想we had the campus cultureart festival in our school. _听力稿一听对话，选择与句子内容相符的图画或最佳选项。每段对话读2遍。1. m: what does sandy like, millie?w: she doesnt like singing but she likes reading.2. m: oh, its just 7:05. we are so early. w: dont forget your watch is 10 minutes slow.3. w: hi, andy! how was your weekend? m: i did nothing but playing basketball. i liked playing basketball.4.m: when can we go out, mum?w: in about half an hour, john, after i finish the washing.5.w: hey, bob, you look pale. what happened? m: i feel terrible. something is wrong with my stomach.6. w: oh, its raining. how long has it rained? m: it began to rain at three oclock. now its five oclock.7. m: millie, im afraid i cant come back for dinner tonight. w: not back home for dinner again? its the third time this week.8 w: it was a red light, william. why didnt you stop the car? m: sorry, i didnt see it.9 w: oh, you have a new mobile phone. did you buy it yourself? m: no. it was a present from a friend of mine.10. m: what do you think of the blue scarf? its made of wool. w: but i dont like this colour. ill take the red woolen one instead.听第一段材料，回答第11-12 小题m: mary, whats your plan for this weekend?w: im going to an exhibition.m: an exhibition? where is it and whats it about?w: ive heard its about the old inventions in china in the history museum. would you like to go with me?m: sure, id love to. when and where shall we meet?w: lets meet at one oclock at the gate of the museum, ok?m: im afraid its too early. lets make i