八年级英语牛津版8A期末考试试卷.doc

2010-2011学年第一学期初二英语期末试卷（总分 150分 时间 120分钟）一、客观题(共计95分)一、听力部分。（20*1）第一部分 听对话回答问题(计10分，每小题1分)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( )1、What s the weather like? A B C ( )2、Whats Max like? ( ) 3. Which pencil box is Sams? ( )4. What would Nancy like to do? ( )5、Is there anything about animals in the book? A. Yes, there is. B. No, there isnt. C. No, but there are lots of amazing things. ( )6、Does May say bad words about her friends?A. Yes, she does. B. No, she doesnt. C. Yes, she is kind. ( )7、How often does Nancys school go on school trips? A. Twice a year. B. Once a month. C. Once a week. ( )8、How much does he spend? A. 10 yuan B. 20 yuan C.40 yuan ( )9、Where is the mother going?A. To the sports shop B. To the supermarket C. To the clothes shop ( )10、What do people do in winter in Peters hometown? A. stay at home B. play hide-and- seek C. go skiing 第二部分：听对话和短文回答问题。（计10分，每小题1分。）听第一段对话，回答11、12小题。( )11. Where does the boy see the strange bird? A. In the park B. In the zoo C. Behind his house ( )12. What colour is the bird? A. Black B. White C. Red听第二段对话，回答第13至第15小题。( )13. What will Mary do this evening? A. Go to Beihai Park B .Study at he aunts home C Meet her friends( )14. How will she go tomorrow ? A. By bus B . By taxi C. By car( )15. When will they meet? A.8:30 a.m B. 7:30 a.m C.9:00a.m听一篇短文，回答第16-20小题。（ ）16. How old was Tom when he went on a holiday with his friends? A He was 16 B He was 17. C He was 18.（ ）17. Why did his mother ask his aunts, uncles, and grandparents to write to him? A. She thought he was happy to read letters from his family. B. She thought his family would like to know something about his holiday. C. She didnt want to write letters herself.（ ）18. Did Tom write letters back home? A. Yes, he did. B. Only a few. C No, he didnt.（ ）19. Why didnt Tom read all of his familys letters? A. He didnt want to read those letters. B. He didnt have enough time to read all of them. C. He couldnt read any letters there.（ ）20. Where did Tom read his familys letters? A. At home. B. When he was on his holiday. C. When he was on his holiday and at home. 二、单项选择。（20*1）( )21、-Im very hungry, can I have _ to eat, please? - What about _ bread? A. anything, any B. something, any C. anything, some D. something, some ( )22、Betty is very _ because she is willing to share things with her friends. A. generous B. serious C. nervous D. smart( )23、- I dont think swimming is _ hiking. - Youre right. A. so interesting as B. not as interesting as C. as interesting as D. as interesting so( )24、-_? -Hes friendly and helpful. A. How is he like? B. How does he like it? C. What is he like? D. What is he?( )25、- _ go birdwatching this weekend, Lucy? -Id like to, but I have to look after my sister at home. A. Why not you B. Why dont you C. Why dont D. Why not to( )26、Everyone in our family need to know _. A. how can we cook healthy and tasty meals B. how to cook healthy and tasty meals C. how we can cook health and taste meals D. how to cook health and taste meals ( )27、we can do the work better with _ people and _ money. A. less, fewer B. fewer, less C. least; fewest D. fewest; littlest( )28、My ideal school has lots of time _ after-school activities. A. in B. on C. at D. for ( )29、_ it rained, _ the football match was put off. A. Because, so B. Because of . / C. Because. / D. As, so ( )30、There are models of over a hundred _ from all over the world. A. places of interesting B. places of interest C. interested places D. interest place( )31、It is very cold in winter _ skiing there is great fun. A. and B. or C. but D. because ( )32、-Why dont we go to Beijing Zoo? - _. Lets go. A. Im afraid thats not a good idea. B. No, thanks. C. What a great idea. D. Sorry, I am very busy.( )33、I wont go climbing next time, thanks _. A. for keeping the secret for me B. to keep the secret for me C. for keep the secret for me D. to keeping the secret for me( )34、If we do nothing, there _ no giant pandas in the world. A. have B. has C. will be D. will have ( )35、-Many animals lose their lives because people buy furs. - _. People should protect animals.A. I dont think thats right. B. Thats very interesting. C. Thats all right. D. Thats OK.( )36、-Is that book so boring? - _. You can know a lot about birds. A. Yes, youre right. B. Im afraid so. C. Not at all. D. Of course.( )37、zhalong is nature reserve. It is _ to hunt or fish there, A. impossible B. uncommon C. incorrect D. dishonest ( )38、I _ when it started to rain. A. sleep B. slept C. was sleeping D. will sleep ( )39、My father fount 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; going D. to ride; go ( )40、There was a football match last night, _ people went to watch it. A. Thousand of B. Three thousands C. Thousands of D.Three thousands of 三、完形填空。（15*1）After the earthquake happened, I found _41_ in the dark. I couldnt _42_. The bottom (底部)parts of _43_ my legs and my feet were hurting _44_. All around me was _45_. But below me I could hear shouts and a lot of noise. Then I remembered _46_ had happened, I had been in an earthquake._47_ about two hours nobody came. _48_ I could reach the bag of apples, so at least I had much to eat. Then I heard people _49_ to me. A team of people had come to see _50_ anyone was under the broken road. I called out “ I am here!” I heard a shout. Soon a stranger climbed to the bridge near my car. “_51_ are you?” he asked. “Not too bad,” I said, “but I think my feet and legs are _52_.” “Well do our best _53_ you out of there,” he said. They didnt get me out _54_ the next morning. I had been in my _55_ for fourteen hours.( )41. A. me B. mine C. him D. myself( )42. A. run B. running C. move D. moving ( )43. A. all B. some C. either D. both ( )44. A. well B. bad C. better D. badly ( )45. A. quiet B. quite C. noise D. noisy ( )46. A. what B. how C. where D. why( )47. A. In B. For C. At D. On ( )48. A. Quietly B. Quickly C. Luckily D. Sadly ( )49. A. running B. walking C. jumping D. going ( )50. A. how B. if C. where D. why ( )51. A. What B. How C. Why D. whose ( )52. A. well B. better C. fine D. broken ( )53. A. to look B. to take C. to put D. to get ( )54. A. that B. until C. since D. as ( )55. A. house B. garden C. car D. school 四、阅读理解。（20*2）ACome and meet the Indian elephants and the new tigers from America. The bears are waiting to meet you, and the monkeys from China are waiting to throw things at you. The lovely dogs from Australia are waiting to laugh at you. The giraffes from Zambia are waiting to look down on you. Tickets Opening time Adults:2.00 9:00a.m-4:00p.m. Children:1.00 except Friday, 10:00a.m-3:00p.m. Under 12: Free Keep the zoo clean! Do not touch, give food to or go near the animals.( )56. How many kinds of animals are talked about in the passage？ A. Four B. Five C. Six D. Seven( )57. Now Mr. Smith is in the zoo with his two sons, one aged 14 and the other 10.How much are the tickets altogether(总共)? A. 4.00 B. 2.00 C. 3.00 D. 1.00( )58. Which of the following is a visiting time? A. 8:30 a.m. Monday. B. 9:30 a.m. Friday. C. 5:00 p.m. Tuesday. D. 2:00 p.m. Sunday.( )59. From the passage we can guess the animal “giraffe” must be very _. A. fat B. long C. tall D. strong( )60. Which of the following can we do in the zoo? A. Take a few nice photos. B. Give some food to the fish. C. Touch the monkey on the head. D. Throw things everywhereBDo you see many signs around you? Do you know the signs are all important part of our daily life? They can be in pictures or in words to give people informationWhat do people think are good signs? If you are thinking about making signs for others，what should you know? The most important thing is that signs should be easy to understandIt is important to use clear language. On the other hand，the words should be easy to write and you just need to write down what you want to do，“Keep off the grass”is a very good exampleIt means“Dont touch or walk on the grass”Nowadays，there is a saying that“A picture paints a thousand words”Perhaps thats why we are seeing more and more signs in pictures，or a combination(结合)of pictures and wordsHowever，something worries us，because picture signs may have different meanings in different countries( )61First，a good sign should be_ Aclear Bbeautiful Cfunny Dinteresting( )62The writer uses“A picture paints a thousand words”to show that_ Aa word sign is as easy as a picture sign to make Ba picture sign often has more information than a word sign Ca word sign has more information than a picture sign Da word sign and a picture sign have the same information( )63What is the disadvantage(不利因素)of picture signs?_ AThey are too simple BThey are not easy to understand CThey are not as interesting as word signs DThey may have different meanings in different countries( )64. If you see the sign of “Keep off the grass”, you mustnt _. A. smoke on the grass B. touch or walk on the grass C. plant the grass D. sing on the grass( )65Whats the best title of the passage?_ AThe History of Signs BWord Signs CPicture Signs DSigns Are UnimportantCA man made a nice talking machine .It could weigh peoples weight .The man wanted to try the machine before he could make a lot of machines.He put the machine into the waiting room of a station. There were always lots of people in and out.The first one who used the machine was an Indian woman. She stood on the machine, the machine thought for a few seconds to decide which language to speak. “Good morning, Madam.” It said in Indian. “Your weight is 72 kilograms. Thats three kilograms more. If you eat more fruit and vegetables, you will be soon all right. Please have a nice day.”The second one to use the machine was a Chinese girl .She stood on the machine and waited to hear her weight. “Good morning, Miss.” The machine said in Chinese. “Your weight is 45 kilograms. Its all right for your age. Keep eating what you eat every day. Please have a nice day.”The third one to use the machine was a very fat American woman .She thought for a long time to stand on the machine .The machine spoke quickly in English, “Good morning. Will one of you get off?”( )66. The machine in this passage could .A. speak all kinds of languages B. tell people what they should drinkC. sell many kinds of drinks D. make people laugh( )67. The man put his first machine .A. in the waiting room of a station B. in a train C. in the doctors waiting room D. in the womens room( )68. The machine told the Indian woman .A. she was a little lighter B. she was a little heavierC. it couldnt speak Indian D. to eat what she wanted to eat( )69. The machine said to a Chinese girl that she .A. should eat more B. should eat lessC. had to eat more fruit D. kept herself healthy( )70. How was the American woman?A. She was healthy. B. She liked thinking.C. She was too heavy. D. The machine didnt like her.DYears ago, many zoos kept all kinds of animals in small cages. Small cages made it easy for people to see the animals, but a small cage is not a good place for an animal to live in.Today zoos keep animals in different kinds of cages. The cages are very big and open. They usually have plants and a little lake. The cages look like the animals habitats (栖息地). Zoos help to protect all kinds of animals. They protect animals in the zoo and they protect animals in the world. How do they do this? Zoos teach people how animals live in the world. Zoos want people to help protect the animals wild habitats.Many plants and animals are going extinct. Mammoths, which are related with Asia elephants, are now extinct. There are no mammoths in the world now. Scientists say that seventy-four different kinds of living things go to extinct every day. Zoos are working together to stop animals from going extinct.（ ）71. Zoos kept animals in small cages so that people can _. A. protect them B. see them better C. feed them D. save them（ ）72. Today, zoos keep animals _ . A. in bigger cages B. in the wild C. in smaller cages D. in the field（ ）73. To protect animals, zoos _ . A. are trying to keep all kinds of animals B. are trying to free the animals C. teach people more about animals D. want people to feed the animals（ ）74. A mammoth is a kind of_ that has gone extinct. A. plant B. bird C. animal D. tree（ ）75. An animal or a plant that is going extinct _ . A. no longer lives in the world B. comes into this world soon C. becomes very dangerous D. has fewer and fewer living members.二、主观题。(共计55分)五、用所给词的适当形式填空。（15*1）1、He has poor eyesight because of _(work) on the computer too much.2、Zhalong is one of the worlds _(important) wetlands in China. 3、During lunchtime, my friends always have a good time _(talk) to each other.4、Do you want to read all your _(classmate) books in the Reading week?5、Tinas shoes are the same as _(you).6、It was very _(amaze) to see such a wonderful picture.7、Mr. Li says to children, “you can go and enjoy _(you), but dont climb the rocks,”8、At last, they decided _(take) some photos of sunset.9、It is very difficult for giant pandas _(survive) in the wild now.10、If he finishes his report, he _(be) very happy.11、At school, you mustnt drop litter _(careless).12、Students in _(twelve) grade are called seniors.13、In the end, I heard shouts from _(excite) people around me.14、Luckily, the boy was taken to a _(safe) place.15、The earthquake happened when I _(search) the Internet.六、任务型阅读。（5*2）Do you know why different animals or pests（昆虫）have their own special colours? Colours in different animals or pests are used to protect themselves.Some birds like eating locusts(蝗虫),but birds cannot easily catch them. Why? It is because locusts _their colours together with the change of the colours of crops(庄稼). When crops are green, locusts also look _. But as the harvest(收获) time comes, locusts change to the same brown colour as crops have. Some other pests with different colours from plants are easily found and eaten by others. So they have to hide themselves for lives and come only at night.If you study the animal life, youll find the use of colouring is to protect themselves. Bears, lions and other animals move quietly through forests. They cannot be easily seen by hunters. This is because they have the colours much like the trees.A kind of fish in the sea can send out of very black liquid(液体) when it is in danger. When the liquid spreads over(散开), its enemies(敌人) cannot find it. And it swims aw