江苏省句容市后白中学八年级上学期期末考试英语试题(1).doc

江苏省句容市后白中学2013-2014学年八年级上学期期末考试英语试题听力（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）a） 听对话，从a、b、c三幅图片或选项中选出最佳选项，听两遍。1. what place did the girl and her parents visit?a.b.c. 2. what do they need to buy for the decoration? a.b.c. 3. what ball game does the boy often play? a.b.c 4. what animal are they probably talking about? a.b. c. 5. why does sam have few friends? a. because he is careful. b. because he is unhelpful c. because he is helpful.6. whose pencil-box is green? a. johns. b. amys. c. marys7. who is the shortest of the three boys? a. jack b. max c. daniel8. how many types of birds are there in the zoo? a. 15 b. 50 c. 409. which of the following is true? a. the boy likes watching tv. b. the boy dislikes watching tv. c. the boy likes the advisements.10. what will the boy do? a. go to the cinema. b. watch wild animals. c. write a report.b）听下面一段对话，回答第11-12小题；听两遍。11. whats the weather like in spring in wuhan? a. it is often rainy. b. it is often sunny. c. it is often windy.12. why do children like snow? a. because they like making snowmen. b. because they like cold weather. c. because they like snowball fights.c）听一篇短文，回答第13-15小题，完成信息记录表；听两遍。timewhen it _13_ , there may be more accidents.reasonspeople dont want to get _14_ in the rain.people cant see clearly because they hold the umbrella in their hand.drivers cant stop the car 15 .13. a. rains b. snows c. blows14. a. ill b. wet c. cold15. a. quickly b. quietly c. slowlyd）听一篇短文，回答第16-20小题；听两遍。16. when did peter visit spain? a. last month. b. last year. c. last week.17. how did peter go to spain? a. by car. b. by train. c. by air.18. how do english people drive? a. they drive on the left. b. they drive on the right. c. they drive in the middle.19. what happened to peter when he was crossing the street? a. a car hit him. b. a taxi knocked him down. c. a bike knocked him down.20. what was the old man selling? a. maps. b. caps. c. cats.二、 单项选择（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）从、四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。21people feel lazy and like to eat ice cream a hot summer afternoon. a. on b. in c. at d. of 22. how many students are there playing basketball in the playground? .they are all watching a basketball match on tv in the hall. a. nothing b. no one c. nobody d. none23. is jim coming by train? im not sure. he drive his car. a. must b. may c. need d. can24. did they get up so early this morning? to catch the early bus to watch the sunrise on the top of the mountain. a. how b. when c. what d. why 25. last spring daniel and his friends made a bird kite together on windy and sunny days. a. fly b. to fly c. flying d. flew26. who put up the tent when you went camping? the teacher andy and jim do the job. a. asked b. taught c. let d. told27. even though timmy is less than ten years old, he can cook for when his parents arent at home. a. them b. himself c.herself d. us 28. the football final will at moonlight middle school next sunday. a. take place b. take action c. have d. hold29. the chinese government has made laws to drivers driving after drinking. a. prevent b. provide c. present d. protect30. the number of the students much in our school every year. a. didnt change b. dont change c. doesnt change d. wont change31. father was reading a newspaper mum was cooking dinner when i got home yesterday. a. when b. while c. until d. as32. a terrible hit the village. lots of houses were washed away. a. flood b. typhoon c. snowstorm d. earthquake33. which of the following has the same sentence structure with “he bought his son a toy ship.”? a.he felt tired yesterday. b. he cleans his room every day. c. he keeps his room clean. d. he sent his uncle a christmas card.34. i didnt sleep well last night, so i felt very in class this afternoon. a. sleeping b. asleep c. sleepy d. sleep35. i cant go on a picnic with you. i have to look after my mother at home because she is ill. . a. its a great pity b. what a pity c. im sorry to hear that d. what a shame36. there were lots of traffic accidents on the highway the bad weather. a. because b. as c. for d. because of37. when spring comes, its warm and sunny. , the world is green and many flowers begin to come out. a. however b. instead c. moreover d. otherwise38. she an invitation yesterday afternoon, but she didnt it. a. accepted; receive b. accept; receive c. received; accepted d. received; accept39. one of his friends as tall as him, the rest are taller or than him. a. are; shorter b.is; tall c. are; short d.is; shorter40. i looked for my watch , but i cant find it . dont worry. it must be in your room. a. anywhere; everywhere b. everywhere; somewhere c. somewhere; anywhere d. everywhere; anywhere 三、 完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）阅读下面短文，根据短文内容，从短文后各题所给的a、b、c、d四个选项中，选出最佳选项。one saturday morning a careless car driver threw a lighted cigarette (点着的香烟) out of his car ten kilometres west of the small canadian town of stanton. the trees along the road were dry because there had been no_41_for many days. a few minutes later the trees were on fire. a truck driver saw the fire when he was on his_42_to stanton. as soon as he reached the town, he told the police about it. soon fire fighters were_43_westwards. when they reached the fire, they saw that it was very big. it could not spread (蔓延) to the north because there was a_44_or to the south because there was a wide river. but a west wind was carrying the_45_to stanton and the fire fighters could not _46_it. then, one of the fire fighters sent a_47_back to the town by radio. lots of people hurried to a place about half a kilometre west of the town. there they used dynamite (炸药) to blow down some_48_and clear a wide path through the trees. _49_ the fire reached the path, it began to die down because there was nothing_50_to burn. several hours later they put out the fire and saved the town. 41. a. windb. rainc. snowd. cold42. a. wayb. roadc. streetd. work43. a. arrivingb. hurryingc. gettingd. coming44. a. parkb. buildingc. zood. lake45. a. treesb. firec. truckd. car46. a. helpb. savec. getd. stop47. a. paperb. book c. messaged. letter48. a. treesb. hillsc. housesd. walls49. a. sinceb. becausec. when d. until50. a. leftb. badc. seriousd. good四、阅读理解（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）阅读下面的三篇短文，根据短文内容，从短文后所给的a、b、c、d四个选项中，选出最佳答案。ado you know that animals have love for each other and their children just like us humans? let me tell you some moving stories of great animal parents.several years ago a heavy rain hit a town and made the river go up. when the rain stopped, people found that a dog swam to an island in the river twice a day for two weeks. why did she do so? her four children were there. the mother swam there every day to feed her babies. this true story moved many people.another story is about chimpanzees(猩猩).a scientist named jane goodall spent 4 years living with chimpanzees in africa. she found that chimpanzees also cared for those that were hurt or got lost. “it is not only humans who have duties, animals also do.” she said.two birds in chengdu also showed their parental love. their baby was hurt and fell on the street in the centre on the city. cars were driving past but the brave parents rushed down to the road and took the little bird away with their claws.51. after the heavy rain, the mother dog swam to the island .a. to look for food b. to feed her babiesc. to move some people d. to carry things to her owner52. the scientist found chimpanzees .a. cared for the hurt or lost ones b. often left for a far placec. always stayed in the same place d. didnt care about each other53. from the passage we know .a. dogs like to swim across the river in a heavy rain b. mother birds dont want to save their childrenc. animal parents love their children a lotd. all animals want to move people very muchbthe japanese kimono, which means clothes”, is one of the worlds most famous traditional costumes. in the mid 19th century it was the form of dress worn by everyone in japan. that began to change slowly with the import of suits dresses and other western fashions during the meiji era. women and men both wear kimonos. there are different kimonos for different celebrations and seasons. the traditional kimono is very beautiful.at weddings (婚礼) women wear a white kimono and a white headdress. the men wear a black kimono. for funerals both men and women wear black kimono. with black suits being suitable for both, its often difficult to tell whether a guy is going to a wedding or a funeral except that they wear a white tie for weddings and a black tie for funerals. for traditional celebrations women wear bright-colored kimonos.today japanese people only wear kimonos for special occasions. kimonos are very expensive. a decent (相当好的) silk kimono will set you back the best part of a million yen (日元). this is one reason why people dont wear them very often. another reason is because people do not know how to put on a tradition kimono. traditionally, the art of putting on a kimono was passed from mother to daughter but these days special schools teach people how to put on a traditional kimono. putting on a kimono has 4 steps.it is very difficult and takes a lot of time.now dressing up in the kimono is still one of the most popular activities for visiting tourists54. according to the passage, which of the following is not true? a. women wear black at funurals. b. women wear black at weddings.c. men wear black at funurals. d. men wear black at weddings.55. how do people learn to put on a kimono these days? a. they learn it from their parents. b. they learn it at high school. c. they learn it at a special school. d. they learn it by themselves.56. the topic of this passage is about traditional japanese . a. clothes b. wedding c. celebration d. funeralcdriving a car at a high speed along a highway seems to be fun. you only need to follow the bright traffic signs beside the highway and it will take you where you wish to go.but to a london taxi driver, driving isnt an easy job. a taxi driver needs to have not only good driving skills but also a good knowledge of the city of london, from the loneliest street to the most popular restaurant around. he has to be at the service of all kinds of passages at all times.a london taxi driver said the following about his job.during the night it is usual for him to stop two or three times for some food. he said, “i never drink when im working, otherwise id lose my license.”he normally goes home between two and three oclock in the morning. there are times he has to stay longer and try to make more runs. he said,” thats the worst thing about working for yourself. if you dont make money, no one is going to give it to you.”london taxi drivers not only “take” but also “give”. every summer hundreds of poor children from london go for a day at the sea-by taxi! their rides are paid by the taxi drivers. at the sea, they are met by the mayor, and a lunch party is also held for the taxi drivers and the children. after a happy days running around the beaches and visiting the market there, the children go home again by taxi, free of charge of course.57. london taxi drivers try to make more runs sometimes mainly because . a. they make a living by driving b. they like to work for themselves c. they want to help more passages d. they are used to working deep into the night58. how do london taxi drivers “give”? a. they give poor children the chance to meet the mayor. b. they give poor children a lunch party at the sea each summer. c. they pay for some poor childrens rides for a days tour each summer. d. they play with some poor children at the sea for a day each summer.59. which of the following words can be used to describe london taxi drivers? a. brave and careful. b. rich and generous. c. modest and easy-going. d. hard-working and kind.60. the passage is most likely to be found from . a. an online travel guide b. an advertisement of a taxi company c. a website about the taxi drivers in london d. a report about living condition in london五、词汇运用（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）a）根据句意，用括号中所给单词的正确形式填空，每空一词。61. during the national vacation, there were too many (tour) in the park.62. youd better not drive a car on (snow) days.63. he did (badly) in the exam than the other students.64. look! the girl is crying because her toy butterfly made of glass (drop) on the ground and broke into pieces.65. it is (correct) for factories to pour dirty water into the river directly.66. the hunter (sell) tigers fur and bones to make money in the past.67. we often hear birds (sing) beautifully in the trees.68. he wrote down those (fisherman) addresses in the notebook and will visit them next week.b）根据句意及汉语提示，写出各单词的正确形式，每空一词。69. when chinese people travel to (外国的) countries, they spend much money on shopping.70. our english teacher often offers us some (建议) on how to learn english well.71. young children will have to (面对) many problems if they study abroad.72. there are lots of (云) in the sky. im afraid its going to rain.73. it was an (糟糕的) day for them yesterday because they lost the game.74. the strongest typhoon “haiyan” attacked philippine. (千) of people lost their lives 75. max often tells funny jokes and makes me laugh. he is very (幽默的).六、短文填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） 根据短文内容及首字母提示，补全空格内单词，使短文完整，通顺。british milkman steve leech won a national bravery award because he saved some shops and flats with m 76 .leech, 35 years old, said that when he was sending out milk as u_77_ alone pine street, he suddenly heard a loud, strange s_78_ behind him and then he was smoke coming out of a shop in cornwall, southern england. “that must be a fire, i thought,” leech said. “then i quickly d_79_ to do something. so i pushed the door in and i shouted for the people inside. then i started pouring milk e_80_.” he used 320 bottles of milk to s_81_ the fire. when firemen r_82_ the shop, the fire was under control.leech helped save the l_83_of eight people in the flats above the shops. “it was hard work to o_84_ all those bottles. but it was even h _85_trying to tell my boss where all the milk had gone,” leech said jokingly.七、任务型阅读（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）athere are many stories about ufos. you can imagine how strange they are!in july 1976, gaynor was a nine-year-old girl and lived in oakenholt, a village in north wales. one day, on her way home from school, she saw a silver object in a field not far from her home. the object looked like a saucer (茶托). it was about 30 feet long and 9 feet high.although gaynor was very scared, she did not leave at once. she stayed quietly in the tall grass and watched the door of the strange object open. she saw two people wearing sliver suits get out of the object. then they used something to examine the ground! they were short and had pink eyes.after about half an hour, the two people went back into the object. then there was a loud noise and the ufo took off.when gaynor got home, she told her mother about this unusual experience, but her family decided to keep quiet about it. they did not want others to laugh at their daughter. however, 18 months later, gaynor told her story to ufo experts. they found out that gaynor told the truth. because when they hypnotized（对施催眠术）gaynor, she was able to tell her story and she even drew a picture of the ufo.阅读以上信息，完成下面的句子，每空一词86. when gaynor was _ years old, she saw a ufo on her way home from school.87. the object was about 30 feet long and 9 feet in .88. the two people out of the object had pink and were short.89. about 30 minutes later, the two people to the object and the ufo took off.90. the experts thought gaynor didnt tell a after they hypnotized gaynor.bsome people learn a second language easily. other people have trouble learning a new language. how can you help yourself learn a new language, such as english? there are some ways to make learning english more easily and more interesting.the first step is to feel confident（自信的）about learning english. if you believe that you can learn well, you will learn it well. be patient. you dont have to understand everything all at once. it is natural to make mistakes when you learn something new. we can learn from our mistakes. the second step is to pra