江苏省扬州市江都区八年级英语下学期期末考试试题.doc

江苏省扬州市江都区2015-2016学年八年级英语下学期期末考试试题（满分：140分）第卷（选择题80分）一、听力 (计20分)a. 听对话回答问题 (共10 小题；每小题1分；计 10分)本部分共有10道小题，每小题你将听到一段对话，根据所听到的内容，选择正确答案。(听两遍)what sign can they see?a.b.c.which organization does jacks sister work for?a.b.c.how will the woman go to los angeles?a.b.c. where are they going tonight?a.b.c.5.when will the plane take off?a. 7:15.b. 7:00.c. 7:30. 6.what kind of weather doesnt the man like?a. cloudy days.b. hot days.c. rainy days.7. why is the boy still in the library? a. because the book is interesting. b. because he forgets the time. c. because the bad weather prevents him from leaving.8. how long has the woman been here?a. for 5 minutes.b. for 20 minutes.c. for 15 minutes.9. how much more money does the man need to buy the book? a. 15 yuan.b. 10 yuan.c. 5 yuan.10. what does the man think of the film?a. wonderful.b. boring.c. interesting.b. 根据所听到的对话或短文内容，选择正确的选项。(共10 小题；每小题1分；计 10分)听第11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. shell borrow the novel. b. shell go to buy the novel.c. shell work in the bookshop.听第12段材料，回答第13-15小题。根据短文内容，选择正确答案，完成信息记录表。joe reededucation backgroundstudied in school for fourteen yearsalready 13 years old when he finished schoolfathers advicego to town and get a good jobsome clever people are needed to work 14 hunting for a joba man took him into 15 joe answered the questions quickly13. a. eighteen b. sixteen c. seventeen14. a. in a computer company b. in the bank c. in the office15. a. a small roomb. a big office c. a small hotel听第13段材料，回答第16-20小题。16.why was fathers day started? a. because there was a mothers day. b. because few countries have a fathers day. c. because people liked their fathers very much.17. where was fathers day started? a. in china. b. in australia. c. in america.18. which of the following is true? a. fathers day has a long history. b. fathers day has a short history. c. mothers day has a shorter history than fathers day.19. whats the writers idea? a. fathers day is getting popular. b. fathers day is a public holiday in china. c. fathers work harder than mothers.20. what is the real meaning of fathers day? a. to buy presents for fathers. b. to tell children what to do. c. to show love for fathers.二、单项选择(共15小题；每小题1分，计15分）在下列各题a、b、c、d四个选项中选择一个能填入题干空白处的最佳答案。21. - do you know the first ladies of china and the us had _ interview on march 21? - yes. and it was _ great success.an; / b. the; a c. an; a d. the; /22. - when did uncle john _ aunt alice? - at the end of the year 2006. they _ for nearly ten years. a. marry; have married b. marry with; have married c. marry; have been married d. marry with; have been married23. mary is tired of learning because she is _ to do better than she can, both at school and at home. a. thought b. expected c. hoped d. helped24. mike _ english, but now he is better at it than _ in his class. a. is used to hate; any student b. used to hate; the other students c. is used to hating; all the other students d. used to hate; all the students25. - mum, can you give me some advice on how to behave myself at the table? - well, i do have some advice. _, please keep quiet while eating.a. in all b. of all c. at all d. above all26. - has he returned the book to our library?- no. he has _ it for several months.a. borrowed b. lent c. kept d. bought27. it was such a funny show that people couldnt stop _ again and again. a. laugh b. to laugh c. laughing d. laughs28. - have you finished your homework?- _. just half of it. how about you?a. not at all b. of course c. not a bit d. not yet29. the workers were made _ 12 hours a day in the old days. a. to work b. work c. working d. worked30. the _ of new inventions (发明) should be to make life easier, not to make it harder. a. secrets b. rules c. subjects d. purposes31. - such beautiful flowers! i cant decide _ for my mum. - for mothers day, it cant be better to take some carnations (康乃馨). a. to choose which b. how to choose c. which to choose d. when to choose32. - must i complete the writing today, sir? - no, you _. you may _ tomorrow morning. a. mustnt; hand it inb. dont have to; hand it inc. neednt; hand in itd. cant; hand in it33. he found _ wrong _ him to drop litter carelessly in the park. a. that; for b. it is; of c. it; of d. it; for34. - thank you for showing me the way, benny. - _. a. with pleasure b. thats all right c. my pleasured. never mind35. - jim looks so sleepy that he keeps nodding his head in class.- just as the saying goes, “_.” it is bad for his health to stay up late (熬夜). a. better late than neverb. burn the candle at both endsc. no pain, no gaind. you are never too old to learn三、完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，计15分）阅读下列短文，从文后各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。 when amy wrote her first novel in secondary school, she never imagined that she would become a writer one day. like many _36_ writers on the internet, the _37_ woman got into this online world accidentally (偶然地).three years ago, amy worked in a medical industry. her job kept her busy for six months and left her almost _38_ to do for the rest of the year. to fill the time, she started writing _39_ on the internet. her first novel was about her neighbours and their life _40_ she is familiar with.amy has been interested in writing _41_ she was a child. at first, she just wanted to share her novels _42_ people she knew. then one day an editor (编辑) of a famous website emailed her, asking her _43_ she would like to sell the electronic copyright (授权) of one of her novels. she _44_ immediately and the novel was moved to the vip section of the website. she got $ 1,500 for that.now amy is a full-time _45_. so far her eight novels have come out online, and five of them _46_. “the internet made me famous and brought me _47_,” she said. “i earn much more money nowabout $60,000 a year. i am _48_ with my career, but there is one problemthat my talent might run out after five years and ill have to _49_ to work in the medical industry.”“before that day comes, ill keep _50_ for the readers with my light and close-to-everyday-life writing style,” said amy with a smile.36. a. otherb. othersc. anotherd. the other37. a. 28-year-oldb. 28-years-old c. 28 years old d. 28-year old38. a. somethingb. anything c. everything d. nothing39. a. reportsb. novels c. diariesd. plays40. a. whob. whatc. that d. whom41. a. whenb. while c. since d. until42. a. about b. of c. to d. with43. a. thatb. if c. why d. how often44. a. agreedb. disagreedc. refused d. left45. a. housewifeb. editor c. saleswoman d. writer46. a. will printb. were printing c. printed d. were printed47. a. successb. succeed c. successful d. successfully48. a. unhappyb. angry c. pleased d. proud49. a. comeb. go c. return d. get50. a. to writeb. writing c. write d. written四、阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2分，计30分）阅读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容，在每小题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项。asunny english clubfor studentsopen time: 16:0018:00 every saturdaytickets: 200 yuan a monthaddress: 9 zhouyu streettel: 3785290foreign teachers, english songs and films and more!ocean museumopen time: 9:0017：00 from thursday to sundayticket: 50 yuanaddress: 132 xueyuan streettel: 5439871show you a full picture of sea lives!health centretime: 9:00 17：30address: 16 yongle streettel: 3801451free examinations for those over 70. give you good advice to keep healthy!51. you will pay _ if you want to stay in the english club for half a year.a. 300 yuanb.1200 yuanc. 600 yuand. 2,400 yuan52. one can get free examinations in health centre if he is _.a. 9b. 17c. 67d. 7353. if you are interested in the life of fish, you should go to _.a. health centreb. ocean museum c. sunny english club d. 16 yongle streetbmr brown works in new york and he brought his family to china last summer. they visited many places of interest and had a good time here. before they left for new york, the browns climbed the great wall. it was the greatest project over two thousand years ago. they took a lot of photos there and then they had a picnic under a big tree. suddenly it began to rain and they hurried to the car. and when they returned to the hotel, they couldnt find the bag in which their expensive camera was. they were all sorry for it. they could buy another camera but had no time to go to the great wall again. they could not miss the plane!that evening they didnt have supper. mr brown hoped to make them happy, so he said, “well, let me tell you a story. an old man lived in a sixty-floor building. one day he fell down from it when he was cleaning the window. but he didnt hurt himself.”“it was a miracle (奇迹)!” called out his children, “why?”“because he lived on the first floor!”they all began to laugh while two policemen with a bag came in. they said a chinese boy found it under a big tree and he asked them to find out who lost it.“its really a miracle!” the browns said happily.54. where did the browns enjoy themselves before they left for new york? a. in london. b. in beijing. c. in shanghai. d. in hong kong.55. why didnt they have anything that evening? a. because they were not hungry. b. because they were sorry for losing the camera. c. because they had nothing to eat. d. because they had no time to have supper.56. what did mr. brown tell a story to his family for? a. he wanted to make his family happy. b. his children asked him to do so. c. he wanted to tell them a miracle. d. he liked telling stories.57. who found the bag? a. two policemen b. an american boy c. a chinese girl d. a chinese boyc“how are you?” is a nice question. its a friendly way that people in the usa greet each other. but “how are you” is also a very unusual question. its a question that often doesnt need an answer. the person who asks “how are you?” hopes to hear the answer “ fine”, even if the persons friend isnt fine. the reason is that “how are you?” isnt really a question and “fine” isnt really an answer. they are simply other ways of saying “hello” or “hi”.sometimes, people also dont say exactly what they mean. for example, when someone asks “do you agree?” the other person might think, “no, i disagree. i think youre wrong” but it isnt very polite to disagree so strongly, so the other person might say “im not sure.” its a nicer way to say that you dont agree with someone.people also dont say exactly what they are thinking when they finish talking with other people. for example, may talks over the phone finish when one person says “ive to go now.” often, the person who wants to hang up gives an excuse “someones at the door.” “something is burning on the stove.” the excuses might be real, or not. perhaps the person who wants to hang up simple doesnt want to talk any more, but it isnt polite to say that. the excuse is more polite, and it doesnt hurt the other person.whether they are greeting each other, talking about an idea, or finishing a talk, people dont say exactly that they are thinking. its an important way that people try to be nice to each other, and its part of the rule of the game of language.58. when a person in america asks “how are you?” he or she wants to hear “_”.a. how are you?b. helloc. i dont knowd. finewhen a person disagree with someone, it is polite to say “_”.a.you are wrong. i disagreeb. im not surec.im sure i disagree d. no, i disagree60. when a person says “ive to go now./ someones at the door.” the person may be _.a. giving an excuseb. hurting someones feelingsc. ill d. asking you a question61. the rule of the game of language is probably “_”.always say what you meandont disagree with peoplenever say exactly what youre thinkingbe politedtoday, well visit a place of strange and silent beauty. as beautiful as this place is, its name provides evidence of very real danger. we are exploring death valley national park (死亡谷国家公园).death valley is a huge place. it extends more than 225 kilometers across the southern part of california into the neighboring state (州) of nevada. death valley is a land of beautiful yet dangerous desert and mountains. there are mountains that reach more than 3,000 meters into the sky. much of death valley is flat and dry. in some areas the ground is nothing but salt. nothing is able to grow in this salty ground. however, it would be wrong to think that nothing lives in death valley. the valley is full of life. wildflowers grow very quickly after even a small amount of rain. several kinds of birds live in death valley, as do mammals and reptiles. many different snakes live there too. the area got its name in 1849. that was the year after gold was discovered (发现) in california. thousands of people from around the country traveled to the gold mining areas of the state. they were in a hurry to get there before other people did. one group trying to reach california decided to take a path called the old spanish trail. by december they had reached death valley. but there was a lack (短缺) of water and there were too few plants for their work animals to eat. the people could not find a pass through the tall mountains to the west of the valley. slowly, they began to suffer from a lack of food. to survive, they killed their work animals for food and began to walk out of the valley. as they left, a woman in the group looked back and said, goodbye, death valley. the name has never been changed.death valley became a national park in 1994. more than one million people visit the park each year. 62. the text is most probably from _.a. a story bookb. a radio programc. a science magazined. a news report63. paragraph 3 mainly tells us _.a. death valley is full of lifeb. much of death valley is flat and dryc. nothing can grow in this salty groundd. different animals live in death valley64. why did the woman call the area death valley?a. because the group of people didnt know how to walk out of the valley.b. because lots of people died here.c. because the woman was left behind and would die here.d. because the group of people lived a hard life here and their work animals were killed.65. which of the following statements is not right?a. death valley extends from california to nevada. b. wildlife can live in death valley.c. gold was discovered in california after death valley got its name.d. death valley didnt become a national park until 1994.第ii卷（非选择题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. everyone else in my class was invited _ (除了) me, and i didnt know why.67. tom, you look tired. what about _ (放松) for a while?68. tom is an _ (礼貌) boy. he always cuts in on others.69. mr wu is patient and he always spends as much time as he can _ (解释) things to his students.70. dr ma is _ (自豪的) to help people see again and improve their lives.71. the little boy thinks snakes are the _ (ugly) animals in the world.72. he tried his best and finished _ (nine) in the race.73. after such a long walk, he is too tired to walk any _ (far).74. things like glass, plastic and paper should be _ (separate) into different groups and then recycled.75. smoking is _ (harm) to your health.六、任务型阅读(共10空；每空1分，计10分）阅读下列短文，根据短文中的信息完成文后表格。在标有题号的横线上，写出空缺处所填单词的正确形式。（每空一词）its said that eyes are the windows of our soul. beautiful and bright eyes not only show a good health but also make you look attractive. however, to have healthy eyes, you have to look after them properly. your eyes need everyday attention.pay more attention to your diet. first, eat food that is good for your eyes. they are fresh fruits and vegetables as well as fish, eggs and milk. besides, a regular amount (数量) of vitamins a and b2 should also be taken.a regular and sound sleep is a must. it relaxes the eye muscles (肌肉) and gives them the rest. sleep not only helps the body to repair its tired tissues (组织). usually, you must sleep for at least seven to eight hours every day. loss of sleep can give you dark circles under the eyes.you must exercise your eyes every day. blink (眨眼) your eyes at regular periods, which makes the eyeballs watery and gives them a good wash.we use our eyes in many unnoticeable and wrong ways. for example, if a small thing goes into our eye, we start rubbing (揉) it, which is wrong. rubbing can cause damage to your eyes. dont read or write in poor or bright sunlight. always use sunglasses as sunlight can cause eye tiredness. light should not shine directly in your eyes. too much reading, writing, watching tv o