江苏省扬州梅岭中学八年级英语上学期期末考试试题 牛津版.doc

20142015学年第一学期期末试卷八年级英语说明：1.本试卷包含选择题（第1题第65题，共65题）、非选择题（第66题第101题，共36题）两部分。满分140分，考试时间为110分钟。2.所有的试题都必须在“答题纸”上作答。在试卷或草稿纸上答题无效。一、听力测试 (本大题共20 分，每小题1分)i听对话回答问题。a) 听下面10段对话。每段对话后有1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. how did bob go to shanghai last week? a. b. c. 2. where will we go the coming holiday? a. b. c. 3. what kind of animal are they talking about?a. b. c. 4. where would sam like to go? 5. where can the woman be? a. at a library. b. at the doctors.c. at a bookshop.6. how often does jack work on his qq farm?a. never. b. once a week.c. every day.7. where was ann last night?a. at home.b. at school. c. in the cinema.8. whats the relationship (关系) between the two speakers?a. teacher and student. b. father and daughter. c. husband and wife.9. when did william begin to skate according to the conversation?a. four years ago. b. five years ago. c. six years ago.10. why didnt cindy come to lilys birthday party?a. because she was ill. b. because lily didnt invite her.c. because she forgot it.ii听对话和短文回答问题。听下面3段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的a、b、c三个选项中选出最佳选项。（每段对话或独白读两遍）听第1段材料，回答第1112小题。11. which trip does the woman think is tiring? a. the trip to mount tai. b. the trip to hainan.c. the trip to hong kong. 12. what does the woman like to do best?a. swimming. b. shopping.c. skating.听第2段材料，完成第1315小题。weather reportbeijing 13 and coldhong kongtheres beautiful 14 new yorksunny, but theres a strong wind 15 sydney rainy 13. a. rainy b. cloudy c. sunny 14. a. sunshine b. wind c. cloud 15. a. in the morning b. in the afternoon c. in the evening 听第3段材料，完成第1620小题。16. what kind of passage is it?a. a story. b. an advertisement . c. a play.17. what kind of people can become a member of that group?a. people from 12 to 18. b. all young people. c. people from 12 to 80.18. what can those people do?a. help patients in hospitals. b. help children in schools. c. help people in many ways.19. who does susan look after?a. children. b. old people. c. patients.20. what will you do if you want to join the group?a. call them or visit them.b. call them or visit their website. c. visit their website or write to them.二、单项选择（共15小题；每小题1，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. -jackson seldom has _ breakfast.-it is _ unhealthy lifestyle. you must ask him to change it.a. /; an b. the; an c. the; a, d. /; a22.-jim, what did i say just now? -sorry, i of something else. a. thoughtb. was thinkingc. thinkd. will think23. look! there are many in the sky. i think it will be tomorrow. a. cloud, cloudyb. cloudy, cloudc. clouds, cloudyd. cloudy, cloudy24. the sentence structure of “mr wu asked me to finish the homework on time.” is _. a. s+v+do b. s+v+io+do c. s+v+do+oc d. s+v+p25.-what a terrible flood!-yes. we must try to prevent the flood _ the fish in the river. a. to save b. save c. of saving d. from saving26. last year, the government _ lots of food _ that african country again to help the poor people there. a. gave; for b. gave; with c. provided; for d. provided; with27. we should do everything we can _ the birds _ danger. a. to protect; away b. to protect; in c. protecting; in d. protected; from28. i was doing my homework _ my mother was doing some cooking. a. during b. when c. while d. after29. vivien worked very hard at all her lessons. _, she became the top student in her class.a. in order tob. as a resultc. as usuald. for example 30. the children are making too much _. how _ they are playing!a. noise; noisily b. noise; noisy c. noisy; noisy d. noisy; noisily31. my father found it safe _ a bicycle to the town, so he encouraged me _there on my own.a. to go by; go b. to ride; to go c. riding; to go d. to ride; go32. -the floor is dirty. would you please _?- with pleasure.a. mop it up b. mop up it c. to mop it up d. to mop up it33. the horse is standing with its eyes closed. it may _. a. sleeping b. sleeps c. slept d. be sleeping34. -its said that tian liang and cindy are not going to take part in the program “where are we going, dad?”. -_ i like them very much.a. thats great. b. what a pity! c. it doesnt matter. d. no problem.35. excuse me, how can i get to the south hill? oh, _ of these buses will take you there, you can only take a taxi.a. no b. both c. none d. nothing三、完形填空 阅读短文, 从每题所给选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)during the war, an english pilot (飞行员) was hurt. but he was 36 by a group of nuns (修女). he was very weak and lost his_37_. when he came to himself he was 38 to find a woman beside him. it was sister mary. she said to him, “this is a woman hospital. we will 39 you here as long as possible, but you will have to 40 our advice.”the pilot 41 to make himself up for a nurse. he could not talk _42_the nurses or the nuns. he had to stay in a small room as much as possible. he was asked to shave (刮胡子) every day, wearing a beautiful cap, and the nurse uniforms. it was a very _43_time, however he didnt feel very _44_especially（尤其）when one of the nursing girls caught his eyes. she was very quiet, and ran away every time she saw him _45_at her. the pilot found 46 fall in love with her.one day he found the nurse working in the kitchen 47 . he went over to her and said, “please dont do that. i love you so much.” he started to put his arms around the 48 , and then moved _49_in surprise. he found that in fact the nurse was 50 pilot saved by the nuns just like himself.36. a. caught b. saved c. killed d. helped37. a. sense b. hearing c. taste d. touch 38. a. angry b. sorry c. surprised d. worried39. a. hide b. put c. take d. stop40. a. give b. makec. send d. follow41. a. hoped b. liked c. agreed d. asked42. a. about b. with c. of d. on43. a. happy b. difficult c. goodd. exciting44. a. lovelyb. lonely c. alone d. along45. a. looking b. look c. seeing d. see46. a. her b. him c. herself d. himself47. a. lonely b. loudly c. happily d. alone48. a. nurses b. nuns c. nursed. nun49. a. to b. up c. back d. in50. a. another b. the other c. others d. the others四、阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，计30分）阅读下列内容，从每小题所给的a、b、c、d四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。 alook at the cat on the left. find anything strange? in 1961, a man found a strange cat on his farm in scotland. the cats ears were folded (折着的), bent (弯曲) forward, on its head. in fact, this was a new kind of cat. people named it the “scottish fold”.the scottish fold has a round head and big eyes. its neck and legs are short. they make it look very lovely. interestingly, all the scottish folds are born with straight and unfolded ears. and when they are growing up day by day, some cats ears will begin to fold. so, the scottish fold comes in two types: folded ears and straight ears.there is a nickname（昵称）for the scottish fold. it is the “messenger(信使）of peace”. why? because the folds are sweet and friendly animals. they can get along well with other cats. and unlike some other cats, they can even get along well with dogs! in many different places, for example, at a noisy house or in a cat show, you can see them playing with other animals happily.well, when you come to a new school, do you think its difficult to feel comfortable in the new place? perhaps you can learn from the scottish fold, which is always sweet and friendly to others.51. the scottish fold .a. is born with folded ears b. is born with straight earsc. always has folded ears d. always has straight ears52. why do people name the folds “messenger of peace”?a. because their ears are folded. b. because they look very cute.c. because they can get on well with other animals.d. because they can stay at a noisy house or in a cat show.53. according（根据）to the passage, what is the writers advice to us when we are in a new environment（环境）?a. we should have a nickname. b. we should learn from the cats.c. we should get along well with dogs. d. we should always be sweet and friendly to others.blots of people get money from atms before going shopping. if you dont know how to use an atm, read the following instructions carefully.put your card into the machine.look at the screen. input(输入) your password into the machine.input how much money you want on the screen of the machine. then press ok.get the money from the machine. if you want, you can also get a receipt(收据).take back your card.remember these rules:dont write your password on your card.dont let other people know your password.if you lose your card, tell the bank at once.54. what does the underlined word “password” mean in chinese? a. 数字 b. 规则 c. 密码 d. 银行卡55. these are the instructions of the atm. put these things into right order. get the money from the machine. input the password into the machine. take back your card. put your card into the machine. input how much money you want on the screen and press ok. a. b. c. d. 56. according to the passage, you _ .a. shouldnt write your password on the card.b. can let your best friend know your password.c. shouldnt tell the bank that you lose your card.d. shouldnt use the atm to get your money.57 the passage is about _ .a. where to get the money b. how to have a bank cardc. how to use an atm d. when to use an atmcsteve jobs was one of the fathers of the personal computing time and the founder(创始人) of apple. he was also one of the giants of the information age. here are some of his greatest contributions.apple ii jobs and steve wozniak founded apple computers inc. in 1976. a year later, the apple ii was invented. this production( 产品) was the worlds first mass-market personal computer.the imac under jobs leadership apple introduced theall-in-one imac computer in1998. the imac became thefirst machine, which offeredonly a cd-rom slot. the ipadby 2010, steve jobs was confident the world was ready to have a tablet computer that would be great for watching movies and playing games. the touch-sensitive ipad is a great success. iphone 4s iphone 4s came out on october4, 2011, in america.it looks like iphone 4. it has a larger and wider screen and a slimmer yet wider case. it has a better camera and faster data transfer speeds.(速度)58. when did the imac first come out? a. in 1976. b. in 1998. c. in 2010. d. in 2011.59. which one was the oldest?a. the apple ii. b. the imac. c. the ipad. d. the iphone 4s.60. from the passage, we can know that the ipad _.a. has a better camera b. is the first personal computerc. has a cd-rom slot d. is great for watching movies61. according to the passage, which of the following is true? a. iphone 4sscreen is the same size as iphone 4. b. iphone 4s has a larger and slimmer case than iphone 4. c. iphone 4s uses less time to transfer data than iphone 4. d. iphone 4s with an improved camera is cheaper than iphone 4.dmaybe you know floods, earthquakes, sandstorms and so on. but have you heard of typhoons?typhoons are some of the worst storms, usually around the pacific ocean and the south china sea. most happen in july, august and september.how does a typhoon happen? when lots of sea water gets hot in the summer sun, it evaporates （蒸发）into the air. this makes the air hotter. when the air gets warm enough, it starts to move higher up into sky. then cooler air around it rushes in. it fills the space that is left. after the air gets warmer, it starts to move quickly, making wind. the wind goes in circles（圆圈）and it keeps moving higher in the sky. the warmer the air gets, the quicker the wind moves. and when the wind moves faster than 30 metres a second, a typhoon begins.a typhoon has two parts, one is called the “eye”. in the eye, the wind does not move so fast. the other part is the wall of clouds around the eye. here are the strongest winds and hardest rains.typhoons are very dangerous. in november this year, typhoon haiyan killed 5500 people in philippines. more people are missing.what to do when a typhoon hits?l stay inside. close all the windows and stay away from them.l try to bring all of your things inside. strong winds could even blow away your bikes!l listen to the radio or tv for important information.l if youre told to go to a safer place, do it right now.62. this passage is most probably from . a. an advertisement of a typhoon b. a travel recordc. a weather report d. a science magazine63. typhoons often happen .a. in the hot seasonb. in the cold seasonc. only in chinad. under the sea64. which of the following is true according to the passage?a. the warmer the air gets, the slower the wind moves.b. 5500 people died because of typhoon haiyan around the world.c. the strongest winds and hardest rains are in the wall of clouds. d. a typhoon will not happen before the wind goes faster than 30 km a second.65. when a typhoon comes, we cannot .a. close all the windowsb. listen to typhoon newsc. stay inside the strong housed. go outside to find a safer place五、词汇运用（共10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。在答题纸标有题号的横线上，写出空缺处所填单词的正确形式。（每空一词）66. the girl felt very _(紧张) when the teacher asked her questions.67. his body _ (温度) keeps rising. we need to send for a doctor right away.68. we can enjoy the beauty of the (自然的) world in the countryside.69. write down all the _ (观光者)names here, please!70. people walk in all _(方向) after getting off the bus.71. the radio says it will be much _ tomorrow(fog).72. jim wont pay for his _(month) ticket tomorrow.73. i couldnt fall _ (sleep) because i drank too much coffee in the daytime.74. who do you think did _(badly) in this competition, john, jim or jane?75. hurry up! there is little time _ (leave).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。在答题纸标有题号的横线上，写出空缺处所填单词的正确形式。（每空一词） writing a thank-you letter can be a great way to express(表达) thanks for a favor (帮助；恩惠) someone did for you. thinking about these following steps when writing your letter, which will help make your thank-you letter more meaningful and sincere. before you start, buy some special stationery, such as nice paper or blank cards. the stationery doesnt have to be expensive, since even one-dollar card can be very nice. and you must decide whether youd like to type your letter or write it by yourself. handwriting has a more personal feeling, while a printed(打印的) thank-you letter looks more professional (专业的). now, you can start writing. you should express your purpose from the beginning. start your letter by thanking the person for the gift or service he or she provided. then you should explain how you plan to use the gift or service, or explain how the gift or service has already been used. whats more, you can also express your feelings on the gift or service by saying that “it was a wonderful birthday present” it also helps to mention a personal feeling such as “i was just so happy with the party.” in the end, you should mention(提及) that you want to see or talk to the person again soon. for close relatives and friends, you can also tell them how much you miss them and express regret that their visit was short. sign your thank-you letter personally and with a heart. try “love”, “yours truly”, or “take care” instead of “sincerely” as it is more for business. in this way, you will always maintain (维持) a pleasant relationship with your friends and relatives. title: how to write a _76_ letterpurposeto write a _77_ and sincere letter to show your thanks. suggestionsbefore _78_：buy some stationery that is nice and _79_ . decide whether to type the letter or to write it by _80_ . the text of the letter：_81_your thanks to the person providing the gift or service at the beginning of the letterintroduce how the gift or service is _82_ for you. express your personal feelings about it if needed. mention that you are looking forward to their next _83_ . signature： “sincerely” is not proper because it is usually used in _84_ letters.resultyour relationship with others will stay _85_ . 七、缺词填空（共