上海新世纪版八年级英语上学期期末试题D卷.doc

上海新世纪版八年级英语上学期期末试题D卷一、 选择填空。从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。 (共15题；共30分)1. （2分）It is said that _music played by Huan was the famous Three Stanzas of Plum Blossoms (梅花三弄). It has _strong local color.A . a; theB . the; theC . the; /D . a; a2. （2分）Mrs Smith lives next to us. She is really a good _, because she always helps us.A . visitorB . waiterC . neighbourD . manager3. （2分）This history book is of great value.Exactly. _ can be enjoyed from it _ you have a deep understanding of it, however.A . Nothing; unlessB . Few; tillC . Something; untilD . Little; since4. （2分） How long can I _ the English workbook? For two weeks.A . borrowB . to borrowC . keepD . to keep5. （2分）My _ brother is two years _ than me. A . older, olderB . older, elderC . elder, olderD . elder, elder6. （2分）Junior high school days will be over _ a weekHow are you feeling?Im trying to keep my cool because weve been together _ three years.A . in; inB . for; inC . in; forD . for; for7. （2分） Must I take some pills? _, I think it isnt serious.A . No, you mustntB . No, you needntC . Yes, you mustnt8. （2分）My brother for the bus when the rainstorm came. A . has waitedB . was waitingC . waitsD . is waiting9. （2分）We are sure _ the football match.A . winB . to winC . winningD . wins10. （2分）Chen Wei isnt at school today _ he is taking a robot competition in Shanghai.A . soB . becauseC . beforeD . if11. （2分）A lot of noises may _ when the pop star appears. A . hearB . be hearingC . be heardD . have heard12. （2分）Mary is looking forward to _ from me, please remember _ this letter on your way to school.A . hear; sendB . hearing; sendingC . hearing; to sendD . hear; sending13. （2分）Our foreign teacher, Andy, English since 2001. A . has taughtB . is teachingC . will teachD . teaches14. （2分）I like the glasses a lot. Can I _?A . try it onB . try on itC . try them onD . try on them15. （2分） I dont know if Mr. Li _ to the party this evening. I think he will come if he _ free.A . will come; isB . will come; will beC . comes; isD . comes; will be二、 完形填空。 (共1题；共10分)16. （10分）根据短文理解，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选择最佳答案填空。After Columbus discovered the New Continent(新大陆) and1 back to his motherland, Spain, he was warmly2. But not everyone felt3 at Columbus Success. Some people thought Columbus was only a4 and what he had done could be done by any other seaman. One day, at a dinner, some self-important men did what they could to5 Columbus unhappy, saying that he had only done the6 thing in the world. Hearing this instead of jumping up angrily, Columbus took an7 from a dish and asked,“Look, here, gentlemen, is there anyone here who can make this egg stand upright?” They tried one by one but none could. Then the egg8 back to Columbus. He broke it a little, put the egg on the table and it stood upright. “What can be easier than this, gentlemen?” he said, “Now you will say its so9 that everybody can do it. Of course, because I have shown you now.” They looked at each other and talked10.（1）A . took B . gave C . got （2）A . surprised B . welcomed C . attracted （3）A . glad B . angry C . sad （4）A . fireman B . businessman C . seaman （5）A . show B . help C . make （6）A . worst B . hardest C . easiest （7）A . egg B . apple C . orange （8）A . called B . looked C . came （9）A . difficult B . easy C . happy （10）A . loudly B . angrily C . surprisingly 三、 阅读理解. (共4题；共35分)17. （10分）阅读理解 John Brown, an office worker, lives in Washington. He inherited $1,000,000 after his parents died. He didnt feel happy at all. His college friends were looking for their first jobs, but he didnt have to. John decided to keep living a simple life like everyone else. He didnt tell any of his friends and gave$100,000 of his money to a charity that helped poor children. Today he is 36, and he still wears cheap clothes and drives a small car only, but he is much happier.So far, John has helped 15 children from poor countries all over the world, $200 a month for each. The child does not receive the money in cash（现金）. The money is paid for the childs education, food, medical care and clothing. John receives a report each year on the childs progress. They can write to each other, but usually the children do not speak English.Once John went to meet a little girl he was helping in Africa. He said that the meeting was exciting. When I met her, I felt very happy. He said. I saw that the money was used for a very good plan. It brought me closer to the child in a way that only giving money cannot. I want to do everything I can. I will go on helping those children in need. he added.（1）John is living a life. A . poorB . simpleC . hardD . rich（2）What does the underlined word inherited mean in Chinese? A . 继承B . 捡拾C . 馈赠D . 赚取（3）According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE? A . The child can receive the money in cash.B . John only helps the poor children in Africa.C . John has never seen the children he is helping.D . John has helped 15 children from different countries.（4）Why did John think the meeting with the little girl was very exciting? A . Because the girl came from Africa.B . Because the girl could speak English.C . Because he saw the money was well used.D . Because he thought he had given money to the girl.（5）Where can you probably read this passage? A . In a newspaper.B . In a science report.C . In a novel.D . In an ad.18. （10分）根据短文内容，选择正确答案。CIn most parts of the world, many students help their schools make less pollution. They join environment club. In an environment club, people work together to make our environment clean.Here are some things students often do.No-garbage lunches. How many lunch bags do you throw away after lunch? Environment clubs ask students to bring their lunches in bags that can be used again. Every week they will choose the classa that make the least garbage and report them to the whole school.No-car day. On a no-car day, nobody comes to school in a car including the students and the teachers. Cars give pollution to us, so remember:Walk, jump, bike, or run!Use your legs! Its lots of fun!Turn off the water! Do you know that some toilets can waste twenty to forty cubic（立方米）of water an hour? In a year, that would fill in a small river. In the environment clubs, students mend（修理）those broken toilets.We love our environment. Lets work together to make it better.（1）Environment clubs ask students _.A . to run to school every dayB . to take exercise every dayC . not to have lunch at schoolD . to bring their lunches in bags that can be used again（2）From the passage we know the students usually have lunch _.A . at schoolB . in shopsC . in clubsD . at home（3）On a no-car day, _ will take a car to school.A . both students and teachersB . only studentsC . neither students nor teachersD . only teachers（4）After students mend toilets, they save _.A . a small riverB . a clubC . a lot of waterD . a toilet（5）The writer wrote the passage to ask students to _.A . clean schoolsB . make less pollutionC . join clubsD . help teachers19. （10分）阅读理解Bruno was a boy of eight. His father worked in a cinema and his mother worked in a shop. He lived not far from his school. He always walked there and walked home. On his way to school, he had to pass a playground. It was very wet after it rained. One day, when he got home, his clothes were all wet. His mother became angry and said: “Dont play in the water on your way home from school!”On the next day Bruno came back with wet and dirty（脏的）clothes. His mother became even angrier. “Ill tell your father if you come back wet again.” said his mother, “Hell punish you, you know.”The third day the little boy was dry when he came home.“Youre a good boy today,” his mother said happily,” you didnt play in the water.”“No.” the boy said unhappily. “There were too many older boys in the water when I got there this afternoon.” （1）Bruno went to school _every day. A . by bikeB . by busC . by carD . on foot（2）The playground was between _. A . two classroomsB . the cinema and shopC . Brunos house and schoolD . the shop and Brunos school（3）The little boy liked to play on the playground_. A . when it snowedB . when there was some water thereC . when the children played football thereD . when his father was busy with his work（4）His mother was a _. A . teacherB . movie makerC . shop assistantD . housewife（5）That afternoon, the boys clothes were dry because _. A . nobody made room (空间) for him in the water.B . there was no water on the playgroundC . he took off his clothes before he played there.D . he played in the water carefully.20. （5分）阅读下面的语言材料，从AF中选出符合下面各小题的标题，其中有一个选项是多余的。A. A friends in need is a friend indeed.B. Learning without thinking is a dangerous thing.C. He who laughs last laugh best.D. God helps those who help themselves.E. Laughter is the best medicine.F. An apple a day keeps the doctor away.If you want to learn English well. You have to practice speaking English! Use these sentences to help you start interesting conversations in English.We should try to do things independently, rather than wait for help. Do you think our schools stop us from thinking independently? How can we become more independent? Can we help our classmates to be more independent? How?_I find this to be true with my students. If they only recite without understanding, they cannot use English well. Have you ever tried to recite many English words? What is the result? Do you know anyone that only follows but never thinks? What is that person like? Do you know anyone who is a clear thinker? What is that person like?_How can laughter help us in our daily life? Do you think humor is helpful if we are really sick? Do you know anyone who laughs all the time? What is that person like? Do you know someone who never laughs? Do you enjoy being around that person?_Do you have many friends or just a few very close friends? How did you meet your best friend? What advice would you give a newcomer to your school to help him or her meet new friends? What would you do to help your best friend?_How should we eat to stay healthy? What do you think is the healthiest food we can eat every day? Do you eat very healthy food? Or do you prefer delicious but not so healthy food? What food should we avoid eating? Besides eating well, what should we do for our health?_四、 词语运用。 (共1题；共5分)21. （5分）选词填空根据短文内容，从方框中选择恰当的单词完成句子并填写在答题卡对应的横线上。部分单词在填入前需进行词形转换,每个单词只能用一次,每空只能写一词。 problem less important healthy recycleIt is very _to deal with the rubbish in cities. This is because rubbish not only pollutes the environment but also does harm to peoples _. We are trying to find some ways of dealing with the rubbish. First, the rubbish can be divided