江苏省苏州市相城区八年级英语下学期期末考试试题(1).doc

苏州市相城区20132014学年第二学期期末考试 八年级英语试卷 本试卷分第i卷（选择题）和第ii卷（非选择题）两部分。共七大题86小题，满分130分。考试用时100分钟。注意事项： 1答题前，考生务必将学校、班级、姓名、考试号填写在答题卷相应的位置上；将学校、姓名、年级、考场、座号、考试号填写（涂）在答题卡相应的位置上。 2答选择题必须用2b铅笔把答题卡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。 3考生答题必须在答题卡和答题卷上，答在试卷上和草稿纸上一律无效。第i卷（三大题，共75分）一、听力选择（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卡上。）a)对话理解（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） 听下面10段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的a、b、c三个选项中选出最佳选项。每段对话读两遍。1. who is sandys friend?2. what will tom buy for his father?3. which is the mans favourite animal?4. what is toms brother doing now?5. why does the woman come to the mans flat? a. to ask for help. b. to visit her friend. c. to say hello.6. how much did the girl pay for the dictionary? a￥55 b￥25 c￥807. what time is the meeting? a. at 6:00. b. at 6:15.c. at 6:30.8. where is the walkman now? a. on the table. b. on the floor. c. in the drawer.9. whats mrs greens trouble? a. jims english. b. jims health. c. jims studies.10. what kind of party are they going to have? a. a dance party. b. a birthday party. c. a dinner party.b)听下面2段对话。每段对话后有几个小题，从题中所给的a. b. c三个选项中选出最佳选项。每段对话读两遍。（共5分） 听第一段材料回答第11-12小题11. how many times has the boy read the novel? a. never b. twice. c. three times.12. what will the girl probably do? a. she will borrow the novel.b. she will go to buy a novelc. she will work in the bookshop. 听第一篇短文，回答第13 -15小题。请根据短文内容，选择正确答案，完成信息记录表。13.a. water b. soup c. milk14.a. fruit b. vegetables c. bread15.a. half an hour b. an hour c. one and a half hours c)短文理解。（共5小题，每小题1分，共5分） 听下面的短文，完成第16-20题，从题中所给的a、b、c三个选项中选出最佳选项。短文读两遍。16. who is this letter sent to? a. meimei b. fangfang c. someone we dont know17. how long has she been here? a. more than a month b. less than a month c. just a month18. what does she come here for? a. a visit b. study c. work19. why is it difficult for her to find her way around this city? a. because the first house was a kilometer away from the second one. b. because only the important stree is have numbers. c. because the houses are numbered by age.20. what does she think of the people in this city? a. strange b. interesting c. friendly二、选择填空（共25小题；每小题1分，满分25分）a)单项填空 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. - is there_ post office near here? - sorry, _ nearest one is 5 kilometres away. a. a; a b. a; the c. the; the d. the; a22. - air_ is one of the biggest problems in the world today - yes. we must take action to make the air less_.a. pollution; pollution b. pollute; pollutionc. pollution; pollute d. pollution; polluted23. - the music by jay chow_ nice. i guess his cds must_ well - yes, he is very popular among young people. a. sounds; sell b. is sounded; is sold c. is sounded; sell d. sounds; is sold24. -i hear a charity show_ yesterday evening. - it was a great, success. a lot of famous stars came and donated a great deal of money. a. held b. was held c. is held d. hold25. it is _ him to save the old man out of the big fire. a. brave of b. brave for c. important of d. impolite of26. - we can save water by taking shorter showers. -_, turning off the tap when brushing teeth is also a good way. a. however b. moreover c. otherwise d. for example27. i cant believe that great changes_ in suzhou in the past 20 years. a. has been taken place b. have taken place c. took place d. have been taken place28. - the_ you wrote about the film is wonderful. - thanks. a. renew b. review c. recycle d. reuse29. - youd better not_. you should show good_. - ok.i will queue for my turn. a. push in; polite b. carry on; politely c. push in; manners d. hand in; manners30. this type of mobile phone is_ for me to_. a. enough expensive; afford b. too expensive; afford c. too expensive; afford it d. cheap enough; afford it31. - thanks for giving me_ on how to improve my english. - you are welcome. a. such much advice b. so many useful advice c. so useful advice d. such useful advice32. -_ andrew_ australia for2 years? - yes, he there in 2012. a. has, gone to; has gone b. has, been to; has gone c. has. been in: went d. has. been in: went to33. the building_ be a factory, but now it_ a shopping centre. a. used to; is used as b. is used to; used to be c. used to; used to be d. is used to; is used as34. - the trip to dongshan was really interesting. we picked a lot of yang mei. -_, i agree with you, but there was too much traffic on the way and i felt sick. a. by the way b. in my way c. in some ways d. on my way35. -i think everyone can do something to make a difference to the earth. -_. if we work together, we can make the world a better place. a. many hands make light work b. no pain, no gain c. practice makes perfect d. every dog has its dayb)完形填空 先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的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。 my mum only had one eye. she cooked for teachers and students to 36 the family when i was young. one day my mum came to say hello to me in primary school. i was so embarrassed(尴尬的)that i threw her a hateful look and ran out. the next day at school, one of my classmates said, your mum only has one eye! and 37 at me. i hated my mum and decided to leave her, so i studied very hard. later i got a chance to go abroad to study and i left my mother 38 graduation(毕业),i worked, bought a house and got 39 there. then i had kids of my own.1 was happy with my wife and my kids. but one day someone knocked at my door. it was my 40 ! when she stood by the door, my children laughed at her, and i 41 at her, how dare you come to my house and scare my children! get out of here now! and to this, my mum 42 answered, oh, im so sorry. i may have got the wrong address, and she disappeared. one day, a letter regarding a school reunion(聚会)came to my house, so i lied to my wife that i was going on a business trip. after the reunion, i went to the old house. my neighbours said that she 43 .i did not have a single tear. they handed me a letter that she had wanted me to have. my dearest son: i am thinking of you all the time. im sorry that i came to your house and scared your 44 . i was so glad when i heard you were coming for the reunion. but i may not be able to even get out of bed to see you. im sorry that l was still an embarrassment to you when you were growing up. you see.when you were very little, you got into an accident, and lost your eye. as a mother, i couldnt stand watching you grow up with one eye. so i gave you 45 . with all my love to you! your mother36.a. support b. provide c. offer d. prefer37.a. smiled b. shouted c. knocked d. laughed38.a. after b. since c. before d. until39.a. worried b. excited c. married d. satisfied40.a. dad b. friend c. son d. mum41.a. said b. screamed c. talked d. added42.a. quietly b. happily c. loudly d. angrily43.a. returned b. moved c. hurt d. died44.a. wife b. son c. family d. daughter45.a. his b. yours c. hers d. mine三、阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的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。anew books this month46. the long night was wr7tten by_. a. david reilly b. maha c. joanna d. marcie jacom47. the story of hard work happened in_. a. australia b. thailand c. india d. england48. from the passage we can see tina is_. a. a doctor b. a film star c. a writer d. a college studentb saving water is an important part of going green. as water becomes less and polluted more, conservation(保护) becomes more and more important. the less water you use, the less wastewater will end up in our rivers and lakes. wasting water means that more water needs to be treated and cleaned, a process that needs quite a lot of energy. as it is said above, cutting down on water usage is one of the most important things you can do for your local environment and the planet as a whole. that is why more green households are going blue: cutting down their water footprint by conserving and harvesting (收获) water.it may seem like a big concept, but going green starts with small changes that everyone can make. something as simple as turning off the tap while you brush your teeth can save a lot of water. wash your fruits and vegetables in a bowl rather than under a tap to save even more. make sure that the taps are fully turned off every time you step away from the sink or the shower - all those little drops can add up to a lot of water waste. another way of reducing your water footprint is reducing your dependence on the main water supply. rainwater harvesting can meet a lot of your homes water needs. many of us already practice rainwater harvesting in a small way. collecting water from your gutters (檐沟) is a great way to keep your garden green without running the sprinkler (洒水器).49. the underlined word green means _ in this passage. a. 未成熟的 b. 环保 c.嫉妒 d. 健康的50. according to the passage, which is not the reason that people should save water? a. treating wastewater needs much energy. b. the water on the earth is becoming less and less. c. the water on the earth is becoming polluted more. d. rainwater harvesting can meet a lot of your homes water needs.51. according to the passage, all of these can be used to save water except_. a. washing fruit and vegetables under a tap b. using a bowl to wash your fruit and vegetables c. making sure taps are fully turned off all the time d. turning off the tap every time after brushing your teeth52. which of the following is the best title of this passage?a. save water by turning off the tap b. how to treat and clean wastewater .c. keep your garden green with rainwaterd. save water starting with small changesc square dance abc is an exciting new way to practice square dancing. enjoy a fan, easy beginners square dance, with no experience needed. there are three different dances. the a, b and c dances can be experienced in any order. this is the main difference between square dance abc and the traditional lesson-based way. you can do the three beginners dances in any order. instead of waiting until a class starts once a year, people can start square dance abc any time! after all three dances (in an order), dancers have learned 22 square dance movements. the next step is the experienced abc dance, using all 22 movements. it is easy to convince people to try square dancing any time. most people that try it will like it. square dance abc will bring lots of opportunities(机会) for fun, fitness and friends! come on, well make this project as easy as a-b-c! if you have questions or comments about this site, please e-mail us at webmastersquare dance abc. com.53. who might be interested in this website? a. kids that are good at drawing. b. adults that want to go traveling c. volunteers that want to teach children d. people that want to learn to dance.54. if you join the square dance abc, you can_. a. save lots of money for a holiday. b. try square dancing only once c. stay healthy and make lots of friends d. learn the english letters abc more easily55. we can learn from the passage that _. a. if you want to learn square dance abc, you should learn the a, then b and c the last. b. if you want to learn square dance abc, you can learn the b, then a and c the last. c. if you want to learn square dance abc, you can only learn at the end of the year. d. if you want to learn square dance abc, you need a lot of experience.56. the passage is probably_. a. an advertisement by an english club b. an invitation by an english club c. an application by a sports club d. an advertisement by a dance clubd stephen hawking was born in oxford, england on 8th january, 1942. he went to school in st allbans, a small city near london. although he did well, he was never top of his class. after leaving school, hawking went first to oxford university where he studied physics and then went to cambridge university where he studied cosmology. as he himself admits, he didnt work hard. he was a very lazy student, and did very little work. however. he still got marks. it was at the age of 20 that hawking first noticed something was wrong with him. he started to bump into things. when he visited his family at christmas time, his mother was so worried that she made him see a doctor. hawking was sent to hospital for tests. finally, the result came back. hawking had motor neuron disease, an incurable illness which would make him unable to speak, breathe or move without the help of a machine. doctor s said they had no way to help him. he would die before 23. at first, hawking became very depressed. after a while, though, he began to see his life in a different way. as he later wrote, before my illness was diagnosed(诊断), i had been very bored with life. there had not seemed to be anything worth doing. but shortly after i came out of hospital. i suddenly realized that there were a lot of worthwhile things i could do. hawking married, found a job at cambridge university as a professor. he strongly believes that his story shows that nobody, how bad their situation is. should lose hope. life is not fair. he once said. you just have to do the best you can in your own situation.57. as a university student stephen hawking _. a. worked hard b. studied math and physics c. was the best student in his class d. was lazy and did very little work58. hawking first noticed something was wrong with him when _. a. he was sent to hospital for test b. his mother made him see a doctor c. he was twenty d. he visited his family at christmas time one year59. in the passage the word incurable means _. a. 无法治愈的 b. 难以确诊的 c. 常见的 d. 可以治愈的60. when hawking was first diagnosed with motor neuron disease, he _. a. made up his mind to get married b. began to see his life in a different way c. thought that nothing in life was worth(值得的) doing d. became very sad第卷（四大题，共55分）四、词汇检测（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） 根据下列句子及所给汉语注释，在答题纸标有题号的横线上，写出空缺处各单词的正确形式。每空只写一词。61. thanking for offering me a （机会）to speak in front of the public.62. all living things （依赖）on t