江苏省无锡市锡山区八年级英语上学期期末考试试题 牛津版.doc

2013-2014学年第一学期期末试卷八年级英语（考试时间100分钟 满分100分）i 听力部分（共20分）一、根据你所听到的对话，选择正确的选项。（本大题共10分，每小题1分）1. who is sandy waiting for?a. b. c. 2. which country is linda from?a.b.c.3. which is kates favourite season?a. b. c.4. how will the woman go to beijing?a. b. c. 5. who is the tallest of the three?a. nick.b. jim.c. sam.6. does the man have enough money to buy the book in the end?a. we dont know.b. yes, he does.c. no, he doesnt.7. where are the two speakers?a. at a library.b. at a hospital.c. at a post office.8. who is timmy calling?a. peter.b. tom.c. betty.9. what time does the train leave?a. 6:05.b. 6:15.c. 6:25.10. what can they do in changguangxi wetlands park tomorrow?a. they can go birdwatching.b. they can go fishing and have a picnic.c. they can go birdwatching and have a picnic.二、根据你所听到的对话或短文，选择正确的选项。（本大题共10分，每小题1分）听一段对话，回答第11-12小题。11. what is amy doing with the paper?a. she is making paper lucky stars.b. she is making paper roses.c. she is making paper birds.12. which of the following is true?a. it will be toms mothers birthday next week.b. amy needs paper and scissors to make the birthday present.c. tom doesnt think it is fun to do a diy job.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。be in harmony (和谐) with wild animalssome people thinkl that all wild animals are dangerous.in factl 13 of wild animals will hurt a man if he leaves them alone.wild animals only hurt people l when they are 14 to catch their usual food.l when their babies are 15 .l when people hunt them or make them angry.13. a. mostb. quite a fewc. very few14. a. too oldb. too lazyc. too tired15. a. angryb. afraidc. in danger听第二篇短文，回答第16-20小题。16. what was the weather like last month?a. it was cold and dry.b. it was cold and windy.c. it was warm and windy.17. where will the wind blow from?a. it will blow from the south.b. it will blow from the west.c. it will blow from the southwest.18. when will rain arrive?a. in the next few days.b. in the next three days.c. this evening.19. what will daytime temperatures be?a. they will drop to 4.b. they will rise to 12.c. they will drop to 12.20. what will the weather for next weekend be like?a. warm, wet and windy.b. cold and dry.c. warm but dry.ii 笔试部分（共80分）一、单项填空 在a、b、c、d四个选项中, 选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并将该选项填入答题卷上相应的空格内。(本大题共14分，每小题1分)1. i think english is _ unimportant subject. i dont think so. it is _ useful tool when we talk with foreigners.a. a; an b. an; a c. a; a d. an; an2. we need _ at the hotel for _ because of the heavy snow. a. stay; short stay b. staying; a short stay c. to stay; short stay d. to stay; a short stay3. at times, parents find it difficult _ with their teenage children.a. talk b. talked c. talking d. to talk4. the children are making _. how _ they are playing!a. too much noise; noisily b. too much noise; noisy c. much too noise; noisy d. much too noisy; noise5. _ does your new friend _? she is short with long hair and blue eyes.a. how; like b. what; look c. what; look like d. how; look like 6. _ volunteers will be needed for 2014 international horticulture exposition (国际园艺博览会) in qingdao. lets go and join them.a. thousand b. thousandsofc. three thousand ofd. thousands7. look! the girl _ long hair is building a snowman. is she sandy? it _ be her. im not sure.a. with; mustntb. has; mustc. has; cantd. with; may8. 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 9. thanks to the rescue services timely arrival, we are still _ after the terrible natural disaster.a. livingb. livec. alive d. lively10. everything comes to life when spring _.a. reachesb. getsc. gets tod. arrives 11. wild animals have _ living areas. instead, the number of the farms is getting _.a. a few; fewerb. many; smallerc. less; more and mored. fewer and fewer; larger12. the group of trees provided some shade _ the sun _ us.a. from; forb. for; withc. over; ford. of; with13. what shall we do now? _ its raining hard, lets stay at home.a. so b. since c. though d. otherwise 14. let me introduce myself. im albert. _. a. thats very nice b. its nice of youc. nice to meet youd. how nice二、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四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并将该选项填入答题卷上相应的空格内。(本大题共10分，每小题1分)a mother planted many kinds of vegetables in her garden. one day, she said to her 1 , “betty, come here. look at all these little yellow marks（斑点）on the 2 of the cabbages ( a kind of vegetable ). they are eggs of a kind of insect. they are very beautiful but very bad for cabbages. this afternoon you must 3 all the eggs on the leaves and kill them. in this way, you will help us have 4 , greener and bigger cabbages.”betty didnt think she could do it 5 and in the end she forgot all about it. the mother fell ill for a few days and 6 work in her garden. when she was well, she took betty with her to the garden to see the cabbages. to 7 surprise, the insects have eaten every leaf. when betty saw this, she began to 8 . then her mother said to her, “we should never put off（推迟）what we have to do today till 9 . and you must learn to deal(处理) with the bad things 10 they are small, or it will turn into a big problem.”1. a. sonb. motherc. daughterd. sister2. a. treesb. leavesc. grassd. top3. a. seeb. look atc. findd. look for4. a. betterb. worsec. thinnerd. newer5. a. at mostb. at lastc. at the momentd. at once6. a. mustnt b. couldntc. neednt d. cant7. a. myb. ourc. her d. their8. a. cryb. shoutc. rund. work9. a. yesterdayb. todayc. tomorrowd. later10. a. butb. while c. andd. before三、阅读理解 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，并将该选项填入答题卷上相应的空格内。(本大题共10分，每小题1分)ayou may know the english letters a, b and c. but do you know there are people called abcs? do you know there is such a thing as “a banana person”? how strange! abc means american-born chinese. an abc is a chinese, but was born in the united states. sometimes, people call an abc a “banana person”. a banana is yellow outside. so, when a person is a “banana”, he or she is white insidethinking like a westerner and yellow outsidelooking like a chinese.usually, abcs know little about china or the chinese language. some of them dont speak chinese. but if abcs cannot speak chinese, can we still call them chinese people? yes, of course. they are overseas（海外的）chinese. these people may be citizens（公民）of another country like the us, canada or singapore. but they have chinese blood. their parents, grandparents or even great-grandparents were from china. they all have black eyes and black hair.but they are not chinese citizens. they are people of the peoples republic of china. for example, we all know the famous scientist c. n. yang（杨振宁）. he got the nobel prize for physics in 1957. chinese people love him. but he is an american citizen.1. “abcs” in this passage means .a. three english lettersb. a kind of banana c. chinese born in americad. americans born in china2. chinese in western countries are called “banana persons” because .a. their bodies are white inside but yellow outsideb. they think like westerners but look like chinesec. they were born in china but go to study in americad. they like to eat bananas3. the underlined word “blood” may probably mean .a. 洪水b. 祖先c. 血统d. 身份4. which of the sentences is wrong about abcs?a. abcs may know little about china. b. they are overseas chinese.c. they may speak little chinese.d. they are chinese citizens.5. this passage mainly talks about .a. different kinds of bananasb. overseas chinesec. the nobel prized. the story of c.n. yangbmaybe 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.6. this passage is most probably from . a. an advertisement of a typhoon b. a travel recordc. a weather report d. a science magazine7. typhoons often happen .a. in the hot seasonb. in the cold seasonc. only in chinad. under the sea8. in which order（顺序）does a typhoon happen?a. the wind moves fast enough, a typhoon starts.b. the air moves quickly, making wind.c. the sun makes sea water hot.d. the air gets warmer.a. d-c-b-a b. c-d-b-a c. c-d-a-b d. d-b-a-c9. 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.10. 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四、任务型阅读 阅读下面的短文，根据短文内容完成表格中所缺信息，在答题卷上相应的横线上填写答案，每空限填一词。(本大题共5分，每小题0.5分)hobbies are activities（活动）, which we do in our free time. there are so many kinds of hobbies one can choose for his or her own. some hobbies are really expensive, and some are even dangerous.the most popular hobbies in our country are as follows:collecting hobbies we can collect a lot of things. usually people collect the stamps, postcards or coins. some people collect unusual things like old cars, old motorbikes or other interesting things, which could be very expensive.art hobbies going to the theatre, concert（音乐会）, opera; playing some instrument ( the most popular instrument is guitar ); painting, writing, poetry. there are many clubssuch as singing, dancing, etc.sports games everybody do some sport activitiessport can keep us fit. many students are members of a sports clubbasketball, volleyball or swimming.the other popular hobby is watching tv or a video, playing computer or video games, but it is not so good for your eyes and your mind. many people here like to spend their free time reading books, magazines and newspapers. some people like listening to music better. going out can be very expensive now.many students would like to make use of their hobbies in their future jobs, e.g. working with computer, but it is not so easy. hobbies are very important for everybody. a man would be very poor without a hobby and would not be pleased.title 1 for us to choose fromintroduction u there are many hobbies one can choose: expensive or dangerous. 2 bodycollecting hobbiesu many people like 3 stamps, postcards or coins.u some people like to collect 4 things, such as old cars, old motorbikes, etc.art hobbiesu we can go to the theatre, concert or opera.u we can also learn to play some instrument.u some have 5 painting, writing or poetry.u going to 6 for entertainment（娱乐）is also very interesting.sports gamesu we can take part in some sports activities or 7 sports clubs.other hobbiesu watching tv or a video and playing computer or video games are interesting things to do, but not too much, for they may be 8 for our eyes and mind.u we can choose to 9 or enjoy music for pleasure.conclusion u for many students hobbies are 10 for their future jobs.u hobbies are important for everyone, without which we would be poor and not pleased.五、词汇运用 根据句意和中文注释，在答题卷相应的横线上，写出所给单词的正确形式。 (本大题共8分，每小题1分)(a)根据句意，写出括号内所给单词的适当形式。1. my friends in australia say that they now have beautiful and hot days, with temperatures in the _ ( thirty ). 2. it is clear that most of the _ ( tour ) visiting the small village are from the uk. 3. after a nights work without sleep, he looked much _ ( sleep ). 4. a dove（鸽子）has a good sense of _ ( direct ). (b)根据句意和汉语注释，写出单词的正确形式。5. the _（开头部分）of the movie is interesting, but the rest is boring. 6. there is fog and haze（雾霾）here these days. what an _（糟糕的，很坏的）day!7. words cant _（描述）her beauty. 8. dupont felt so _ （遗憾的）that he decided not to tell his family back in france. 六、动词填空 用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空，在答题卷上相应的横线上填写答案。(本大题共8分，每小题1分)1. my mother _ ( mop ) the floor when the telephone rang.2. _ ( harvest ) crops, farmers work very hard in the fields every autumn.3. all work and no play _ ( make ) jack a dull boy. 4. timmy did what he could _ ( find ) his way out after the earthquake.5. alice saw her son _ ( tidy ) up the bed when she went to wake him up this morning. 6. im surprised to hear that she _ ( fall ) off her bike carelessly yesterday.7. nobody knows what _ ( happen ) to him in a few years.8. spring festival is coming, li lei with his parents _ ( prepare ) to visit hainan island these years.七、句型转换根据括号内的要求改写句子，在答题卷相应的横线上填写答案，每空限填一 词。（本大题共5分，每格0.5分）1. what does this sentence mean? (保持意思基本不变)what is the 1 2 this sentence?2. when the twin sister huihui was born, she weighed just 1950 grams. (保持意思基本不变) the twin sister huihui weighed just 1950 grams 3 4 .3. mr. white goes to zhalong to watch birds once a year. (对划线部分提问) 5 6 does mr. white go to zhalong to watch birds?4. we bought a special program in order to help the computer recognize our voice. (对划线部分提问) 7 did you 8 a special program?5. he cant finish the work in such a short time. (保持意思基本不变) 9 10 for him to finish the work in such a short time.八、完成句子 按所给的汉语，用英语完成下列句子，在答题卷相应的横线上填写答案，每空限填一词。(本大题共10分，每格0.5分)1. 随着时间一年一年过去，中国变得越来越富强了。 1 years go by, china is getting 2 and 3 .2. 吃太多的甜食导致了他的健康问题。 4 too much sweet food 5 6 his 7 problems.3. 突如其来的暴风雨使得菜价上涨很多。the price of the vegetables 8 a lot 9 of the 10 storm.4. 他生活在对失业的恐惧之中。he lives 11 12 13 14 his jobs.5. 这首诗告诉我们：财富和幸福不是一回事。 the poem tells us that wealth and 15 are not 16 17 .6. 你最好不要再接受其余的任务了，因为我们没有足够的时间。 youd 18 19 20 other tasks any more, for we dont have enough time.九、短文填空 先通读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容和所给首字母，在空格内填入一个适当的单词，使短文意思完整。（本大题共5分，每小题0.5分）how can we students keep ourselves safe? here are some t 1 .on your way home or to school: w 2 for the green traffic light, and look left and right before you cross the road. if you see a car coming, dont cross until it is really safe. dress in bright colours, so the drivers can see you c 3 .at school: when students around you begin to push, try to hold onto something, or stay in a safer corner. if you fall down in a crowded（拥挤的）place, cover your head with b 4 hands.when theres a fire: stay c 5 and leave quickly. use a piece of wet cloth to cover your mouth and nose so that you dont take in s 6 . if your clothes catch fire, please drop to the ground and roll from side to side to put out the fire.for eating: wash fruit like apples or g 7 carefully before you eat them. check the expiration dates（保质期）and if your food looks or smells t 8 , dont eat it.for riding on the escalator（自动扶梯）: hold onto the handrails（扶手）. it is d 9 to run up and down on them. you may fall down because escalator steps（台阶）are not fit forr 10 .十、书面表达 (本大题共5分)上周末你去红星动物园看海豚表演并参观了有关图片展，很有感触，准备用英语写一篇70词左右的短文向校广播站投稿，内容要点如下。1. 海豚是最珍稀的动物之一。海豚生活在海里，以鱼、虾（shrimps）等为食；2. 海豚非常友好和安静，它们从来不伤害人类，相反，它们经常帮助挽救处于危难中的人；3. 可悲的是，人们居然为了娱乐和制造狗粮猎杀海豚。你认为这样做；我们应当4. 保护动物就是保护自己。注意：1. 短文须包括所有内容要点，要求语句通顺、意思连贯；2. 第3要点的内容须用2-3句展开合理想象，作适当发挥；3. 开头已给出，不计入从词数。dolphins are one of 2013-2014学年第一学期八年级英语期末考试听力部分一、听对话回答问题本部分共有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，你还有