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江苏省盐城市阜宁县羊寨中学2012-2013学年八年级英语下学期期末考试试题一、根据你所听到的内容，选择相应的图片。二、根据你所听到的对话以及针对该对话所提的问题，选出能回答该问题的最佳答案。听第1段对话，回答6-7小题。6. where was lily yesterday?a. in the park. b. in the school. c. in the childrens palace.7. what did tim ask lily to do?a. he asked her to go to the childrens palace.b. he asked her to go climbing hills with him.c. he asked her to see photos.听第2段对话，回答8-10小题。8. where would tony and nancy like to go this sunday?a. they would like to go to the zoo.b. they would like to go to the park.c. they would like to go to a factory.9. what animals does nancy like?a. pandas. b. monkeys. c. horses.10. why does tony like horses?a. because they are very cute.b. because they are very friendly.c. because they are very strong.三、根据你所听到的内容，完成下面的表格。daysthings he didsundaywatched a 11 matchmondaydrove to worktuesday12 a farm with his studentswednesdaymoved into the 13thursdayshowed the foreigners aroundfridaydiscussed how to 14 wellsaturdaywent 15四、根据你所听到的内容和实际情况，写出简要答语。9.20.五、单项选择21excuse me, are you and simon in class 2, grade 7? _. hes my classmate.a. yes, i am.b. no, youre not.c. yes, we are.d. no, we arent 22lindas aunt and uncle _ workers.a. are all b. are both c. both are d. is both23 _ is spoken the most widely in the world.a. chinese b. english c. french d. russian24 she is too busy to help us finish the work. lets do it _.a. herself b.myself c. ourselves d. itself25i some of my free time playing basketball for my school team.a. spend b. cost c. take d. pay26may i speak to lin tao?sorry, he is not in. he _ to changsha.a. has been b. has gone c. went27over the river there is _ bridge.a. a 110-meter- long b. a 110-meters- longc. an 110-meter- long d. an 110-meters- long28i want a book for my granddaughter linda who is 2 years old.a. buys b. buy c. to buy d. buying29 i know she is very _ . look! the smile(微笑) is on her face. a. smart b. happy c. sad d. clever30his daughter is _ girl.a. a eight-year-old b. an eight-year-old c. an eight-years-old d. a eight years old31-_ does _ take to play tennis? -let me see. about two hours. a. how; it b. how long; it c. how; he d. how long; he32there are always _interesting stories in the series that _ many people watch them. a.so, so b. such, suchc. such, sod. so, such33be careful of the dog! its . keep away from it.a. gentleb. aggressivec. lovelyd. interesting34- is this your hook?- no. _is newer.a. mine b. yours c. his35there _ no good news for you today.a. be b. is c. are d. am六、完型填空it was sunday yesterday. bruce went to play football with his friends. soon he felt 36 and took off his coat. on his way home, he forgot to put it on. this morning, he didnt feel 37 and couldnt go to school. his mother told him 38 and then went out to buy some 39 for him. an hour later he didnt want to lie there, 40 he stood by the window and looked outside. the weather was fine today. soon his mother came back and said, “its 41 outside. go to sun yourself 42 you take the medicine.”bruce took the medicine and went out to play alone (独自地) beside a house. 43 a salesman（推销员）came up to him and asked, “did your mother come back, my little friend?”“yes, sir,” answered the boy.the man began to ring the doorbell（门铃）but 44 answered. he rang it 45 a long time and became angry.“there is no one in the house, you played a joke（玩笑）on me!” said the salesman.“ but thats not my house,” bruce answered.36. a. tiredb. hotc. cold37. a. good b. nicec. well38. a. lie in bedb. to lie in bedc. to stay at home39. a. medicineb. foodc. fruits 40. a. sob. butc. and41. a. coldb .warmc. rainy42. a. after b. beforec. when43. a. during this time b. at that timec. just now44. a. anyoneb. someonec. no one45. a. withb. atc. for七、阅读理解amichael jackson is one of the worlds best singers. michael jackson was born in the middle west of gary, indiana, in 1958. he began singing with his four brothers. they called the group “jackson five”. the group became very popular after appearing on a television progam. they started singing in 1965, became popular soon. in 1970 the group made their first record the name of “i want you back”. it was very popular. one of their hit records was “never say goodbye”.michael was good at dancing as well as singing, for example, his dance moves and moon walking. he was asked to act in a film in 1978 for the first time, in the same year he made a record on his own, which sold eight million copies all over the world.michael nearly didnt go out because he was too famous. once his fans went off in a faint（晕倒） when they saw him at the concert. no one can do it by now. he lived in a large house and kept lots of animals. he never ate meat. he often raises money for charity. this made him win the guinness world records（吉尼斯世界纪录）in 2006. he died on june 25th, 2009, but he would live in our heart forever.46whats the name of their first record? a. “never say goodbye” b. “see you, see me” c. “i want you back” d. “on the world”47michael was good at _ according to the passage.a. rock music b. street dancec. playing the piano d.moon walking48why did mochael have to stay at home most of the time?a. because he was too famousb. because he often felt lonely.c. because he had no friendsd.because his company asked him to do soblong, long ago there was a very foolish thief. do you know what he did one day? when he wanted to steal (偷) the bell on his neighbors door, he walked up to the door, took hold of (抓住) the bell and pulled hard. the bell made a very loud noise. the thief was afraid and went home.then he sat down to think, “i must do something about the noise,” he said. he thought and thought. at last he had an idea. “ah, ill put some cotton in my ears. then i wont be able to hear the noise.” the next day he went to the door of his neighbor, and took hold of the bell. this time he pulled even harder. the bell rang loudly, but the thief did not hear anything. with another hard pull he got the bell out. just then the neighbor came running out. “steal my bell? ill teach you a lesson (教训),”the angry man shouted. and he hit the thief on the nose.the foolish thief did not know how the neighbor found out he was stealing the bell. “why did he come out just then?” he wondered (感到疑惑).59the thief was trying to get .a. his neighbor b. his neighbors doorbell c. some cotton d. a door with a bell on it50the thief put some cotton in his ears. he thought it would be for him to steal the doorbell.a. safe b. difficult c. dangerous d. easy51 the neighbor ran out probably (很可能) because_. a. he knew his doorbell was being stolen b. he thought someone was eager (渴望的) to visit him c. he realized (意识到) something strange happened d. both b and c52 the neighbor hit the thief to _. a. give him lessons b. punish (惩罚) him for stealing c. help him with the bell d. be his teacher53 which of the following is true? a. the thief understood why he was hit on the nose. b. the thief knew why the neighbor came out. c .the thief thought the neighbor could not hear the bell. d. the thief didnt want to know why the neighbor ran out just at the time he stole the doorbell.c many people have to work on the weekend. some people do not mind. others think it is terrible. one man thinks that working on the weekend can be dangerous. he is graham coates. mr coates works in an office in brighton, england. on saturday, may 24, 1986, he went to the office to do some work. when he got on the lift(电梯), it stopped between floors. mr coates could not get out of the lift. he started to shout, but no one heard him. then mr. coats remembered that it was a holiday in england. no one was going to come to work until tuesday. there was nothing for him to do. he had to wait until one of his workmates came to work and found him. with nothing to eat or drink, mr coats ended up sleeping for most of the day. now mr. coates says, i only use lifts if they have telephones in them.54mr. coates thinks working on the weekend is_. a. interesting b. terrible c. happy d. unhappy 55mr. coates stayed in the lift for_. a. about twenty hours b. nearly two days c. one week d. more than sixty hours 56 when mr. coates got out of the lift he_. a. was cold, weak, hungry and tired b. wouldnt work there any more c. said i only use lifts if they have telephones in them. d. went home at once 57why could mr. coates not get out of the lift? because _. a. it was broken b. it was the weekend c. it was in an office d. it was a holiday 58 in the lift, there was_. a. water b. beer c. telephone d. nothing dlake victoria is the largest lake in africa. it is also the second largest lake in the world. it is an important lake because it is one of the sources(源头) for the longest river in the world, the nile river. lake victoria provides a source of water, food, and power(电力) for several african countries. lake victoria is a big part of african life.unfortunately, lake victoria has a problem. it is shrinking. there are several power stations at lake victoria in uganda. these are on the nile river, and besides producing power, they keep the water of the lake at a certain level. for the past forty years, that level has been 11.9 meters. over the last several years, the water level has dropped by about 2.5 meters. there seem to be several reasons for this drop.one possible reason is drought(干旱). drought has been very bad in the area since 2000. lake victoria gets all of its water from rain, so the drought means less water in the lake.however, some environmentalists believe that the real problem is the power plants(工厂) on lake victoria. uganda depends on those power plants for most of its power, and they made the power plants larger in 2000. many people believe the power plants have been taking too much water off lake victoria. as a result, they have been asked to use less water until lake victoria goes back to its old level.whether the low water level is caused by drought or power plants, the result is the same. this is already a poor area of africa, where many people live a really hard life. people, animals and plants around lake victoria will suffer even more from low water levels on the lake. many people need lake victoria for fishing or growing food. fish need the water to live, and animals need it for water. plants arou