江苏省扬州市2018-2019学年八年级下学期期末考试英语试题

1、扬州市学校 20182019学年第二学期期末试卷八年级英语（满分： 140 分；考试时间：110 分钟）2019.06 第卷（选择题80 分）一、听力（共20 小题；每小题1 分，满分20 分) 第一部分：听对话回答问题。本部分共有10 道小题，每小题你将听到一段对话，每段对话读两遍。在听每段对话前，你将有5 秒钟的时间阅读题目；听完后，你将有5 秒钟的时间选择你认为最合适的备选答案。1. where would andy like to visit for his holiday? a. b. c. 2. what did ben do last weekend? a. b. c.3. ho

2、w will the boy cut the paper? a. b. c. 4. what is the sign on the wall? a. b. c. 5. what subject is millie worried about? a. math. b. english. c. pe. 6. which floor is the computer room on? a. the first floor. b. the second floor. c. the third floor. 7. what will amy and her friend plan to do? a. th

3、ey will help homeless people. b. they will meet some important people. c. they will try to save money for the disabled. 8. what s wrong with the girl? a. she s got a toothache. b. she s got a headache. c. she s got a stomachache. 9. what kind of book does daniel like to read? a. science books b. nov

4、els. c. culture books. 10. why does the man need to go to the office next week? a. to take pictures for a magazine. b. to meet with his new boss. c. togo for an interview. 第二部分：听对话和独白回答问题。本部分共有10 道小题，每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的a、b、c 三个选项中选出最佳选项。每段对话或独白读两遍。听一段对话，完成第11 至 12 小题。11. what does the woman do? a.

5、she takes care of children. b. she works for a charity. c. she works in a school. 12. what do people donate to the children in poor areas? a. old clothes and books. b. a lot of money. c. old school bags. 听第一篇独白，完成第13 至 15 小题。pollution 13 is the most serious kind of pollution reason cars, 14 and fact

6、ories all pollute the air every day. solutions making new laws to stop pollution. stopping 15 . going to work or school by bus or by sharing the same car. 13. a. water pollution b. noise pollution c. air pollution 14. a. trains b. planes c. ships 15. a. smoking b. shouting c. littering 听第二篇独白，完成第16

7、至 20 小题。16. what time did the speaker use to get up in the morning? a. 5:45. b. 6:00. c. 6:15. 17. what animal did the speaker have to feed every morning? a. his father s cows. b. his lovely dog. c. his father s chickens. 18. how far did the speaker use to walk from home to school everyday? a. one k

8、ilometer. b. two kilometers. c. three kilometers. 19.why didn t the speaker watch tv? a. he didn t have one. b. it was boring. c. the tv was broken. 20.what does the speaker think of the old days? a. he thinks they were boring. b. he worries about the old days. c. he thinks he had some good times. 二

9、、单项选择 (共 15 小题；每小题1 分，计 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最佳答案。21. k itty, what do you think of _ film the wandering earth in which wu jing plays the lead role? pretty good. ive never seen _ better one. a. a; a b. the; 不填c. the; a d. a; the 22. if you are _, british people usually say “ excuse me”

10、 or they are polite to wait till you move. a. on the way b. in the way c. by the way d. in this way 23. lily s mother is too busy _ housework _ her with her homework. a. to do; helping b. doing; helping c. to do; to help d. doing; to help 24. nick sat _ to his mother with his eyes half _. a. closed

11、,opened b. close, open c. closely, opening d. close, opened 25. if we don t take action right now, natural resources will _ sooner or later. a. run out b. turn out c. put out d. take out 26. at last the boy was made _ and began to laugh. a. stop crying b. to stop to cry c. to stop crying d. stop to

12、cry 27. the fire in natre dame broke out on the evening of april 15. it _ until the next morning. a. didn t put out b. hasn t put out c. wasn t put out d. hadn t put out 28. when did the classroom have a power cut? this morning, while we _ a physics lesson. a. were having b. have had c. are having d

13、. will have 29. it s crazy _ you to buy the car at _ high price. a. about; such a b. of; such a c. for; such a d. of; so 30. when is the sports meeting _ every year? it _ at the beginning of the new term. a. taken place; is held b. held; takes place c. taken place; holds d. held; is taken place 31.

14、life is like riding a bicycle. to keep your balance, you _ keep moving. a. must b. can c. can t d. mustn t 32. look! students from chongqing are learning about a rocket （火箭） . the rocket _ artificial precipitation（人工降雨） . a. used to create b. is used to creating c. is used to create d. used for crea

15、ting 33. peter was so excited _ he received the invitation to the important meeting. a. that b. though c. before d. when 34. learning a foreign language is not easy. it takes time. i agree. _. there s no short cut.a. all roads lead to rome. b. better late than never c. practice makes perfect. d. rom

16、e wasn t built in a day.35. mr. wu, we raised 3000 yuan today. that s enough for the child s operation now._. a. i m sorry to hear that. is it serious?b. i m afraid so.c. perfect! you ve done a good job. d. never mind. let s try another way. 三、完型填空（共15 小题；每小题1 分，计 15 分）阅读下列短文，从文后各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。n

17、o one is born a winner. people make themselves into winners by their own 36 . i learned this lesson from an experience many years ago. i took the head 37 job at a school in baxley, georgia. it was a small school with a weak football program. it was a tradition for the school s old team to play again

18、st the 38 team at the end of spring practice. the old team had no coach, and they didn t even practice to 39 the game. being the coach of the new team, i was excited because i knew we were going to win, 40 to my disappointment we were beaten. i couldn t believe i had got into such a situation. think

19、ing hard about it, i came to realize that my team 41 not be the number one team in georgia, but they were depending on me. i had to change my 42 about their ability and potential . i started doing anything i could to help them build a little pride . most important, i began to treat them like winners

20、. that summer, when the other teams enjoyed 43 holidays , we met every day and practised passing and kicking the football. six months 44 suffering our defeat on the spring practice field, we won our first game and our second, and continued to improve. finally, we faced the number 45 team in the stat

21、e. i felt that it would be a victory for us 46 we lost the game. but that wasn t what happened. my boys beat the best team in georgia, giving me one of the greatest thrills of my life! from the experience i learnt a lot about 47 the attitude of the leader can affect the members of a team. instead of

22、 seeing my boys as losers, i pushed and encouraged them. i helped them to see themselves 48 , and they built themselves into 49 . winners are made, not 50 . 36. a. luck b. tests c. efforts d. nature 37. a. cooking b. reporting c. coaching d. playing 38. a. successful b. excellent c. strong d. new 39

23、. a. cheer for b. prepare for c. help with d. finish with 40. a. and b. but c. yet d. or 41. a. might b. must c should d. need 42. a. choice b. decision c. attitude d. attention 43. a. our b. his c. her d. their 44. a. before b. after c. during d. from 45. a.one b. two c. three d. four 46. a. even i

24、f b. because of c. so that d. as if 47. a. what b. how c. when d. where 48. a. honestly b. difficultly c. calmly d. differently 49. a. leaders b. partners c. winners d. learners 50. a. creative b. natural c. willing d. born 四、阅读理解（共15 小题；每小题2 分，计 30 分）阅读下列内容，从每小题所给的a、b、c、 d 四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。a nowadays,

25、 more and more apps have come into the world. most of them make our life better. look at four apps below: apps founding time function advantages methods baicizhan march，2015 english words learning app learning is fun choose the correct picture of the new word，then practice in other ways douban fm no

26、vember，2009 music app songs playing one by one use “ heart ” “ trash ” or skip buttons to mark the songs moment camera january，2014 camera app sequence shots* and different- sized frames take photos as usual flipboard november，2013 hottest news app make the news personal to you click the “ +” button

27、 to choose your favorite news51. if you have problems in remembering english words, which app can help you？a. baicizhan b. douban fm c. flipboard d. moment camera 52. when you use flipboard, you can _. a. listen to music b. learn english c.take pictures d. know about news 53. which of the following

28、is true according to the form above? a. douban fm is a music app for you to sing songs. b. flipboard gives you a chance to choose the news that interests you c. baicizhan just shows the chinese and english meanings of a new word. d. flipboard app was founded two months later than moment cameraap b i

29、n many-even most-space-themed films, whenever earth faces a disaster, the solution is always fleeing the planet in spaceships. but the latest chinese sci-fi movie, the wandering earth, offers a different and more ambitious idea. in the film, based on a short story by chinese sci-fi writer liu cixin,

30、 earth is in danger of being destroyed by the dying sun. in response, humans around the world work together to build a giant engine system that will push earth away from the sun. instead of abandoning earth again- this time we re taking it with us.this “ ambition” didn t come from nowhere. for thous

31、ands of years, “ homeland ” has had a soft spot in the hearts and minds of chinese people. one old idiom is luoyeguigen, which means returning to one s homeland in old age, like fallen leaves returning to the roots of their tree. or look to an ancient verse: “ the season called the white dew begins

32、tonight/nowhere as in our native place is the moon so bright ” . these both show the tight bond that chinese people have had with their homeland. this special cultural background is probably what sets the wandering earth apart from hollywood-style space films. “ what is chinese sci -fi? ” guo fan, t

33、he film s director,said in an interview. “ a vehicle that can really express our cultural and spiritual core can be called chinese sci-fi. otherwise, we re just imitating others and telling the same american stories.”and the makers of the wandering earth may have chosen the best time to tell its chi

34、nese sci-fi story. the film was released on feb 5, the first day of chinese new year. it was a time when many people had just made the hard journey back to their hometowns. so to them, there is only one possible way to tell the story: earth goes wherever humans go, because it s our home. 54. what is

35、 the difference between the wandering earth and hollywood-style space films? a. a different and more ambitious idea. b. its chinese makers. c. the story with great imagination. d. the special cultural background. 55. what does the underlined word abandoning mean in chinese?a. 抛弃b. 毁灭c. 依赖d. 索取56. th

36、e makers of this film choose feb 5 to put on it probably because _. a. it was the spring festival and many people have time to watch it b. many old people want to return to their hometown then c. it can cause many people s common feeling at this timed. chinese people usually celebrate together on th

37、at day 57. what can we learn from the passage? a. this film was based on a short story by chinese sci-fi writer guo fan. b. this film tells us each of us should return to our hometown when we grow old. c. we should protect the earth because it is in danger of being destroyed by the dying sun. d. the

38、 director of this film thinks chinese sci-fi should have our cultural and spiritual core. c after breakfast martha went to visit her mother for the day. mary felt lonely in the house without her so she went outside into the bright sunshine. she ran round and round the fountain and soon she started t

39、o feel better. ben weatherstaff was in the vegetable garden. he didn t look cross that day so she went to speak to him.“ the spring s coming,” he said to her. “ can you see those green points in the earth?”mary looked. “ what are they?” she asked. “ they re spring flowers.” then the robin appeared a

40、nd sat on the ground near them.“ is spring coming in the secret garden, too?” mary asked ben.“ ask the robin,” said ben, “ he s the only one who knows.” and he went back to work.the robin was hopping around on the ground. mary was watching him when she saw something in the earth. she picked it up. i

41、t was an old key. mary looked at the key for a long time. then she put it in her pocket and walked back to her room. the next morning martha was there as usual. she told mary about her day at her mother s house.she brought a skipping rope as a present to mary. mary was not good at skipping at first.

42、 but she tried and tried and soon she didn t want to stop.the sun was shining and the sky was blue. mary skipped and counted and counted and skipped around the big garden. she decided to skip along her favorite path outside the walled gardens. it was very long and she had to stop before she arrived

43、at the end of it because she was tired. then she saw the robin sitting on a long branch of the ivy on the wall. he chirped. mary went up to him. “ you showed me the key yesterday,” she said. “ can you show me the door today?”the robin flew to the top of the wall. suddenly the wind blew the long bran

44、ch of ivy to one side. mary held it in her hand because she could see something under it a door! mary took the old key out of her pocket and put it in the lock of the door. it worked. she was inside the secret garden! (taken from the secret garden) 58. when did the story take place? a. in spring. b.

45、 in summer. c. in autumn. d. in winter. 59. what was ben weatherstaff like in mary s eyes?a. kind-hearted. b. hard-working. c. cross. d. patient. 60. how long did martha stay at her mum s home?a. a whole morning. b. a day. c. a whole afternoon. d. a night. 61. why did mary stop skipping before she a

46、rrived at the end of her favourite path? a. because she wanted to find the door of the secret garden. b. because she would like to rest. c. because she had to return home. d. because she felt bored with it. d in ancient egypt, a shopkeeper discovered that he could attract customers to his shop simpl

47、y by making changes to its environment. modern businesses have been following his lead, with more tactics（策略） . one tactic involves where to display the goods. for example, stores place fruits and vegetables in the first section. they know that customers who buy the healthy food first will feel happ

48、y so that they will buy more junk food later in their trip. in department stores, the women s shoe section is generally next to the women s cosmetics（化妆品）section: while the shop assistant is going back to find the right size shoe, bored customers are likely to wander over and find some cosmetics the

49、y might want to try later. besides, businesses seek to appeal to customers senses. stores notice that the smell of baked goods encourages shopping, so they make their own bread each morning and then fan the bread smell into the store throughout the day. music sells goods, too. researchers in britain

50、 found that when french music was played, sales of french wines went up. when it comes to the selling of houses, businesses also used highly rewarding tactics. they find that customers make decisions in the first few seconds upon walking in the door, and turn it into a business opportunity. a califo

51、rnia builder designed the structure of its houses smartly. when entering the house, the customer would see the pacific ocean through the windows, and then the pool through an open stairway leading to the lower level. the instant view of water on both levels helped sell these $10 million houses. 62.

52、why do stores usually display fruits and vegetables in the first section? a. to save customers time. b. to show they are high quality foods. c. to help sell junk food. d. to sell them at discount prices. 63. according to paragraph 3, which of the following encourages customers to buy? a. opening the

53、 store early in the morning. b. displaying british wines next to french ones. c. inviting customers to play music. d. filling the store with the smell of fresh bread. 64. what is the california builder s story intended to prove?a. the house structure is a key factor customers consider. b. the more c

54、ostly the house is, the better it sells. c. an ocean view is much to the customers taste.d. a good first impression increases sales. 65. what is the main purpose of the passage? a. to explain how businesses turn people into their customers. b. to introduce how businesses have grown from the past. c.

55、 to report researches on customer behavior. d. to show dishonest business practices. 第卷（选择题60 分）五、词汇运用（共10 小题；每小题1 分，计 10 分）根据句子意思，用括号中所给汉语提示或英语单词的适当形式填空。（每空一词）66. i have a pair of shoes _（类似于）to yours. 67. have you read an _（介绍）to the special olympics world games? 4 68. i love yangzhou _ （尤其是）in sp

56、ring. 69. the _（秘书）can deal with different kinds of problems. we hope to hire more like them. 70. the two parts of the town are _ （分开，隔开）by a river. 71. teachers do not allow _(cut) in on teachers in class. 72. when the guest entered the hall, mrs smith stood up and greeted him _(polite). 73. more a

57、nd more people in the countryside have received free _(medicine) treatment. 74. all the players are _(pride) to play for their motherland. 75. modern music was first _(develop) in italy. 六、任务型阅读(共 10 空；每至1分，计 10 分）阅读下列短文，根据短文中的信息完成文后表格，写出空缺处所填单词的正确形式。（每空一词）as we know, weather and climate （气候）can aff

58、ect（影响）people in a number of ways. farming and climate farming is directly linked to weather and climate. for example, wheat needs dry, warm and sunny weather to grow while rice needs wet, hot and rainy weather. farmers have to decide what to grow according to the weather in their area. when there i

59、s a sudden change in the climate, it will affect farming and food production around the world. climate and people s healtha change in weather will also cause changes in food, air and water qualities. so it will have a deep effect（影响）on people in the future. changes in weather and climate can cause i

60、llnesses to spread among people because germs（细菌）can be easily spread through air and water. climate and water resources a climate change would influence the water system across the world. for example, in north america there is so much rain that towns and cities are often flooded. however, in north