初二英语期末试卷.doc

扬州中学教育集团2010-2011学年第一学期期末考试试卷八年级英语二、单项选择（15分）在下列各题A、B、C、D四个选项中选择一个能填入题干空白处的答案。21. Jim is _ honest boy in my class. He bought me _ useful book as a birthday present.A. a, an B. an, a C. a, a D. an, an 22. You should study hard. No one can _ you _a good future. A. provide, for B. provide, with C. keep, / D. protect, to have23. The little girl _TV all day. She did nothing. A. keeps watching B.kept to watching C.keeps to watch D.kept watching24.This kind of cake looks _and sells _ in the shop. A. nice, well B. good, good C. nicely, well D. good, nice25. Look! Some women are chatting _ over there and the rest _ looking at the pictures. A. happy, is B. happily, is C.happily, are D. happy, is 26. Many people would like to say, but _ would like _A.a few, to do B. few, to sing C. few, to do D. a few, doing 27. The number of students in our school _ 4000 and a number of them _ good at playing pingpong.A. is, is B are, are C. is, are D. are, is28. Now most Chinese families in the country have their own houses _A. to live B.living C. living in D. to live in 29. The table is too big. Can you make_for it? A.a space B.some spaces C.some more rooms D.some space30. I came to your home yesterday afternoon, but nobody was in. Oh, we _ some shopping in the supernarket. A. have done B. did C. were doing D. are doing 31. The earthquake _ when I _ some cleaning. A. starts, was doing B. started, was doing C. was starting, was doing D. was starting, did32. My uncle gave me a model plane yesterday. Its a structure of_. A. S+V+P B. S+V+IO+DO C. S+V+DO+OC D. S+V+DO33. Wolves will their lives_the loss of the trees and forest.A. lose, because of B. lose,because C. loss,because ofD. loss,because34. Where were you both at this time last night? Tom was writing an e-mail _ I was watching TV at home. A. as soon asB. afterC. untilD. while 35. Shall I get you a cup of tea? _, Ill do it myself. A. Yes,please B. Good idea C. No,thanks D. Never mind三、完型填空（15分）阅读下列短文，从文后所给A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。Charlie is twenty-three now. He 36 a university(大学) and found work in a factory last year. Its 37 and there are no more than fifty workers in it. And only he 38 in a university. So he looks down upon （瞧不起） his 39 . He always thinks hes right and never agrees with 40 . He likes to say, “Ive never made a mistake!”But once the young man couldnt 41 a foreign instructions （说明书）. An old worker studied it for two days and 42 Mr. White, the boss of the factory, 43 it meant. The boss asked Charlie why. He made a few excuses to say for 44 . And he didnt agree with the old man. The boss became angry and asked, “ Is it 45 that youve never made a mistake?”The young man wouldnt make Mr. White 46 and had to say, “No, it isnt, sir.”Having 47 this, the workers were happy. One of them asked, “ It means that you also make some mistakes!”Charlie 48 his mind at once and said, “ I made only one mistake in my 49 !”“When?” the boss asked in surprise.“ Just now, sir.” Answered the young man. “When Mr. White 50 me acknowledge （承认）I was wrong!”36 A. visited B. left C. built D. reached37. A. small B. big C. new D.old38. A. lived B. traveled C. arrived D. studied39. A. parents B. teacher C. workmates D. classmates40. A. another B. other C. the other D. others41. A. see B. write C. understand D. read42. A. told B. asked C. taught D. laughed at43. A. when B.what C. how D.where44. A. him B. himself C. them D. themselves45. A. clever B. sure C. true D. able46. A. sad B. sadder C. angry D. angrier47. A. heard B. listened C. guessed D. reported48. A. lost B. hated C. changed D. thought49. A. life B. office C. family D. bedroom50. A. helped B. made C. watched D. had四、阅读理解（30分）阅读下列短文，从每小题A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。BAt May Middle School in London, the students must stay at school from Monday to Friday. They can go into the town in the evening , but must return to the school before eight oclock.A student called Bob walked to the town and went to the cinema. When he arrived at school, it was half past eight. He was a little worried. He ran quickly to the gate. It was closed too. Then he saw an open window on the first floor. It was the headmasters office. Bob looked into the room. No one was there. He quickly climbed up and jumped into the room, just then he heard someone was talking outside the door. He looked around and hid himself under the sofa. One minute later, the headmaster came in . He turned on the light and sat on the sofa. Then he began to read. Bob lay under the sofa and looked at the headmasters feet for an hour. He was too afraid to move. Finally the headmaster stood up and walked towards the door. Thank Goodness, he did not find me under the sofa, thought Bob. Then the headmaster stopped. He turned his head and spoke to the sofa, Could you turn off the light before you leave? and then left the office.56. May Middle School _.A. had its own cincema B. was in the centre of the townC. was not in the town D. did not have students in the evening57. Why did Bob come back late one day?A. His watch didnt work. B. He enjoyed himself in the cinema.C. He walked slowly. D. There was no bus to his school.58. The headmasters office _.A. was on the ground floor B. was near the gateC. was not on the ground D. was always open in the evening59. How long did Bob stay in the headmasters office?A. For half an hour. B. For nealy an hour.C. For less than an hour. D. For over an hour.60. Which of the following is not true?A. Bob went into the school building through the gate.B. The headmaster might see Bobs feet when he did his reading.C. Bob kept himself under the sofa before the headmaster left.D. The headmaster knew someone else was in his office. CDifferent people have different ideas about time. People in the USA think that it is important to know the time. In cities in America, there are clocks in stations, factories and other buildings. Radio announcers（播音员）give you the correct time during the day. Most Americans also have watches with them wherever they go. They want to do certain things at certain time. They dont like to be late.But time is not so important to everybody in the world. When you visit a country in South America, you will find that people there dont like to rush . If you had an appointment（约会） with somebody, he could probably be late, because he may not want to arrive on time.In South America, even the radio programs may not begin on time. The men on the radio may not think it is important to tell the exact time. People in South America think that clocks or watches are just machines. They think that you let a clock or a watch control（控制）your life if you do everying on time.61.You can see clocks in stations, factories and other buildings in the USA because _.A. Americans want to make these places beautifulB. Americans want to sell these clocksC. Americans think that it is important to know the timeD. Americans dont think that it is important to know the time62. Americans dont want to be late when _.A. they go to stations, factories or other buildingsB. they do certain things at certain timeC. they are freeD. their children go to school63. The underlined word “rush” most probably means_.A. jump B. hurry C. run D. have a watch64. If you have an appointment with someone in South America, he may not arrive on time, and this is because _.A. he doesnt have a watch B. he forgets to have a watch with himC. he doesnt think it is necessary to arrive on time D. he doesnt like to meet you65. In this passage, we can see that time is very important to _.A. people in the USA. B. people in South AmericaC. everybody in the world. D. children in school.第II卷 （共计60分）五、词汇运用（10分）根据句子意思，用括号内所给中文或英文的适当形式填空。（每空一词）66. Amy walked behind me as _(安静) as she could and covered my eyes with her hands. 67. Look! Many fans are waiting for the _ (到达)of Yao Ming outside the gate.68. You are _ (受欢迎的) if you drop litter carelessly in the wetlands.69. How long has your brother been a _（士兵）?70. The boy didnt cry until his father_ (hit) him on the head.71. It was _ (terrible) cold yesterday. Maybe it will be colder today.72. The child cried because she felt _ (fright).73. Please write down your _ (地址)on the paper, boys and girls.74. Look! A lot of _(tour) names are on the wall. They come to help do a bird count.75.We felt a slight _ (shake) before the earthquake happened.六、任务型阅读（10分）阅读下列短文，根据短文中的信息完成文后表格。（每空一词）Title: Different lives in the worldCountriesIn 76 countriesIn rich countriesPhenomena(现象)A lot of people in poor countries can not eat 77 food. People in rich countries eat too much.Children are hungry.Many people have to 78 weight by going on a diet or 79 Difficult problemsThe land is too poor for plants to 80 The air and the rivers are 81 . There is a lot of 82 and people in the roads and the streets.Solutions(解决方法)People should learn how to 83 their land and find the water.Make the air and the river 84 85 more houses.The world is divided into（被分为）two important parts. One half of the world is rich and the other half is poor. In the poor part, a lot of people never get enough to eat. In the rich part, a lot of people eat too much. In one part, children are hungry and in the other, a lot of people are fatter and fatter and have to go on diets or do some exercise to lose weight. For example, a dog or a cat in North America eats better than a child in the poorer countries.The poor countries have some difficult problems. Sometimes the land is too poor to grow anything on. The land can get better, but people have to do a lot of things first. More experts (专家)should go there to teach people how to enrich their land and how to find water.But rich countries have problems, too. They are not always pleasant places to live in. Sometimes the air is too dirty to breathe （呼吸）and the rivers are too dirty to swim in or to take water. The roads and the streets are full of people and buses. Cars usually move very slowly. Noise is terrible. A lot of people do not have houses to live in. People must do something about th