张家港市2019–2019学年八年级下期末考试英语试题含答案

1、2018-2019 学年第二学期期末调研测试卷初二英语2019.6注意事项 :1.答题前，考生先将自己的学校、班级、姓名、考试号填写在答题卷密封线内相应的位置上;2.选择题、填空题、解答题必须用黑色签字笔答题，答案填在答题卷相应位置上;3.在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效;4.各题必须答在黑色答题框中，不得超出答题框。一、听力选择(共 20 小题 ;每小题 1 分，满分20 分 )A. 听对话回答问题本部分共有10 小题，每小题你将听到一段对话，每段对话听两遍。在听每段对话前，你将有 5 秒钟的时间阅读题目 ;听完后，你还有 5 秒钟的时间从题中所给的 A、B 、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项。1. W

2、hat does Sandy like doing?2. Where does the dialogue probably take place?3. What did Kevin do on the weekend?4. What are the two speakers going to do ?5.How is the man going to the airport?A. By taxi.B. By train.C. By bus.6.Who is themonitor of Peter's class?A. Peter.B. David.C. Amy.7. What prob

3、lem do a lot of students have now?A. They worry about the exams.B. They have too much homework.C. They don't worry.8. What is the woman good at according to the man?A. Singing.B. Drawing.C. Dancing.9. What's the possible relationship between the two speakers?A. Teacher and student.B. Cook an

4、d waiter.C. Doctor and patient.10. What will Tom do during the holidays?A. He will go shopping.B. He will go to some places.C. He will stay at home.B.听对话和短文回答问题你将听到一段对话和两篇短文，各听两遍。 在听每段对话或短文前，你将有时间阅读相关小题，每小题5 秒钟 ;听完后，你还有5 秒钟的时间从题中所给的A 、B 、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项。听下面一段对话，回答第11 至 12 小题。11. Why did the girl want

5、a baby brother ？A. She felt lonely.B. She thought babies are lovely.C. She thought being a sister would be interesting.12. Why did the girl change her mind ？A. She realized that she wanted a little dog more.B. She realized that she would share her toys with him and take care of him.C. Her father wou

6、ld spend more time with her.听第一篇短文，回答第13 至 15 小题。请根据短文内容，选择正确答案，完成信息记录表。Need for helpSome volunteersHelping others in your spare time· Schools need help with taking care of children.·Hospitals need volunteers to look after sick13.·Carla Domingo ，a woman of14years old， helps to look af

7、ter thechildren.· An 18-year-old volunteer helps the old learn how to use computers.Ways of contact· Call us at15.· Send an email to volunteer.13.A. patientsB. childrenC. volunteers14.A. 62B. 52C. 4215.A. 800-565-5756B. 800-555-6856C. 800-555-5756听下面一篇短文，回答第16至20小题。16. Why did people

8、around Mark dislike him?A. Because he was too lazy.B. Because he drank too much.C. Because he had many bad habits.17. What did Mark promise God to do?A. Tell the truth.B. Be a brave man.C. Give up drinking.18.What did Mark think of when he wanted to do something bad?A. His father.B. His promise.C. P

9、eople around him.19.How many bad habits did Mark give up?A. Two.B. Three.C. All the bad habits.20.Why could Mark become popular?A. Because he followed God's advice.B. Because he became very rich.C. Because his neighbors helped him.二、单项填空(共从 A、B、C、D15 小题；每小题1 分，满分 15 分 )四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。21. 一

10、 Whatheavy rain it was just now!一 Yes， but I loveair after the rain. It smells so fresh.A. the; aB. a; theC, the; theD. a; a22. I once worked for a travel magazine for one year and thehelped me get a job as areporter.A. experienceB. conditionC. educationD. situation23.一 Excuse me, I'm looking fo

11、r my English book.一 Oh， sorry. I tookby mistake.A. yoursB. mineC. hersD. his24. 一 What's wrong with the little boy?一 He is.He can't hear anything.A. blindB. deafC. lameD. homeless25. 一will your aunt go to Australia?一 To see her daughter there.A. HowB. WhyC. WhatD. When26.一 Brother! You'v

12、e eaten my apple? Why?一 Because Ivery hungry.A. amB. am beingC. wasD. have been27.John was madethe car for a week as a punishment by his parents.A, to washB, washingC. washD. washed28.一 How long have you lived in this village?一I was ten years old.A. WhenB. ForC. UntilD. Since29.一 There's a sign

13、"Be quiet" on the wall of the reading room.一 Yes. Peopletalk loudly in public.A. may notB. mustn'tC. can'tD. needn't30.He hid himself behind the door to avoidby his brother.A. to seeB. seeingC. to be seenD. being seen31.wonderful book "Gulliver's Travels" is! It b

14、ecame popular as soon as it came out.A. HowB. WhatC. What aD. How a32.一 Is Mr. Wang at home? I have something important to tell him.一 No, he isn't . HeAmerica. He will come back in a week.A. has gone toB. has been toC. has been inD. went to33.一 What should we do for the disabled children in the

15、Children's Home?一 You're supposed toa study group to help them.A. take upB. fix upC. set upD. stay up34.一 A latest China Daily ， please!一 Only one copy left. Would you like to have?A. oneB. itC. thisD. that35. 一 Thank you for looking after my son while we were away.一A. Why me?B. My pleasure.

16、C. It's my fault!D. With pleasure!三、完形填空 (共 10 小题 ;每小题 1分，满分10 分)先通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的A 、 B、 C、D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。One evening last summer, when I asked my 14- year- old son, Ray， for help with dinner, hisresponse(回答 )shocked me."What's a colander( 漏勺 )?" he asked. I could onl

17、y blame36 .In the family, nobody else went into the kitchen except me.But that night, as I37to himthat a colander is the thing with holes in it ， I wondered what else I hadn't 38Ray for.As parents， while we focus on our sons' confidence and character ， we perhaps don't alwaysconsider tha

18、t we are 39raisingsomeone's futureroommates， boyfriends ， husbands，or fathers. 40 I came up with a plan: I would offer Ray a private home economics course. Iwas41to find that he didn't say no. For two hours, three days a week, Ray was all mine.I knew that he would rather have been playing ba

19、sketball with friends than42 to mendsocks withhis mother， butin fact he waslearning,andmore than just housekeeping. "Iappreciate(感激 )what you do43a mom," he told me one day. Ray now realizes there's44masculine(男子气概的 )about being helpless.Now ，not only can he make his own dinner, but al

20、so he can make a big meal for his family.That's45I call a man. I'm glad that I prepared so great a present for my future daughter in-law.36.A. themselvesB. ourselvesC. myselfD. himself37.A. explainedB. continuedC. thoughtD. advised38.A. plannedB. preparedC. producedD. punished39.A. evenB. al

21、soC. stillD. either40.A. ButB. AndC. BecauseD. So41.A. cheerfulB. nervousC. patientD. serious42.A. learningB. checkingC. askingD. affording43.A. byB. forC. asD. with44.A. somethingB. anythingC. everythingD. nothing45.A. whatB. howC. whyD. who四、阅读理解(共12 小题，每小题2 分;满分24 分)阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C、DA四个选项中，选出

22、最佳选项。Dear friends ，I'd like to share my suggestions about studying with you. "Studying" is not the same thing as"doing homework"! Studying may include doing homework ，but it also includes a lot more, as you will see. So if you say that you have no homework ， and therefore you

23、 can't or you don't have to study, you're mistaken!I am going to give you some suggestions on how to study efficiently. They worked for me when I was in the high school and college.Not only that, but they also worked equally well for me in literature and math.Although everyone's lear

24、ning style may be different ， and some of my suggestions may not work for you, I still ask you to try them. A lot of successful students have used them.Please send me suggestions about studying that work for you. I will try to include them intothe further version of this guide.Here are some of my su

25、ggestions:A. Manage your time.B. Take notes in class and rewrite them at home.C. Study hard and study in a quiet place.D. Read texts actively and slowly. Do it before and after class.E. Finish your homework by yourself.F. Do not only study for exams.Yours,Emma46.If Tom often tells his parents that h

26、e has no homework to do ，we can infer that.A. Tom's teachers are very lazyB. maybe Tom's learning style is not goodC. Tom's classmates often help him with his homeworkD. Tom is clever enough to finish his homework at school47.The underlined word "They" refers to.A. some of the

27、successful students48. What does Emma think of her learning style?A. Hers may not be the best, but it may be helpful.B. Top students don't have to learn her learning style.C. It works better in literature and math than in other subjects.D. It doesn't work well in language learning but studen

28、ts can have a try.49. What's the writer's purpose in writing this passage?A. To ask students to study harder than ever before.B. To get some help from teachers and different students.C. To show that she is very successful in "Studying".D. To ask for students' suggestions and sh

29、are her suggestions.Parents are busy today. Sometimes they have to leave their children at home alone. Forchildren, it is important to know how to keep themselves safe when they are at home alone. If you are one of them， what should you do? Let me give you some advice.When you arrive atyour home, yo

30、u should check the doors and windows first. If they arebroken, it says someone must have entered. If so, wait outside and tell your parents or the police. If everything appears normal ， you should go inside and lock the door quickly. If something seems strange inside, you should ask your neighbour f

31、or help and call the police.If someone knocks at the door, you should identify the visitor before you open the door. Thiscan be done by saying, "Yes, who is it?" You can also look through the peephole to seeif youknow the visitor. If you don't know the person very well, don't open

32、the door.You should not allow strangers to enter the house or give out any informationabout yourfamily. You should be polite when you talk with the stranger, but remain behind the closed door. If the visitor wants to speak to your parents, you should say that the parents can't come to the door a

33、tthe moment and offer to take a message.50. The passage is written for.A. Parents.B. Police.C. Children.D. Strangers.51. What should children do when they find something unusual at home alone?A. Lock the door quickly.B. Tell their parents immediately.C. Ask their neighbours for help.D. Remain behind

34、 the closed door.52. What does the underlined word "identify" mean?A. find out who the visitor isB. keep silent with the visitorC. refuse to let the visitor inD. look carefully at the visitor53. What is the passage mainly about?A. How to ask for help.B. How to talk to strangers.C. How to b

35、e a brave child.D. How to be safe at home.C"What's the name of our neighbor? I can't remember right now. " Have you ever heard yourgrandparents ask questions like this sometimes? Usually, we think that older people's memorybecomes bad because their brains get weak. But now a te

36、am of scientists at the UniversityofTubingen in Germany has a new idea."The human brain works slower in old age ，"says Michael Ramscar, the lead scientist. "Butonly because they have stored more information overtime. "The findings are based on a series of computer simulations( 模拟

37、 )of learning and memory.Scientists let the computers read a certain amount of words and learn new things each day. Whenthe computer "reads" only so much, its performance on cognitive(认知 )tests is similar of a youngadult. Butifthe computerlearns the experiences we mightencounter over a lif

38、etime,itsperformance is similar to that of an older adult.Often it is slower, but not because its processing capacity has declined. Rather, increased"experience"has caused the computer'sdatabase togrow,givingitmoredata( 数 据 )toprocess-which takes time. This is similar to old people. Im

39、agine a person knows two people'sbirthdays. Anotherperson knows the birthdays of 2000 people, but can only match the rightperson to the right birthday nine times out of 10. Can you say the first person has a better memorythan the second person?54. The writer uses a question at the beginning of t

40、he passage to.A. invite the readers to answer the questionB. attract the readers' attention to the topicC. show how weak older people's brains areD. tell the readers the latest findings about brains55. According to the research, why do old people forget people's names easily?A. Because t

41、hey have a very poor memory.B. Because they are too old to remember things.C. Because their brains become weaker than before.D. Because they have stored too much information.56. Where would this passage most probably appear?A. In a magazine.B. In a story book.C. In an ad.D. In a guidebook.57. What w

42、ould be the best title for the passage? A. Do old people have a bad memory?B. Scientists' new findings on brainsC. Human brain's processing capacityD. Which is better, the old or the young?五、单词检测 (共 10 小题 ;每小题 1 分，满分 10 分 )根据下列句子所给音标、汉语注释或上下文， 写出空白处各单词的正确形式。每空只写一词。58.I'm'ter?bli sorr

43、y. I had no idea you felt that way.59.I have the honor ofintr ?'dju:si ? to you Mr. Smith.60.一 What did you do last night ， Lily?一 I continued(开展 )on with my study of red-crowned cranes.61.John and Mary sat at(对面 )ends of the table to each other.62.He had a real(知识 )of animals, birds and flowers

44、.63.Let's go somewhere and feed our(胃)first.64.All 140 guests were brought out of the building(安全 )by firemen.65.一 How are the local people after the water flood?一 The government has provided themthings they need most.66.一 Little Mary lost her parents in a car accident, leaving her an orphan( 孤儿

45、 ).一 Itus all deeply to see how she lived.67.一 Mary's father likes travelling all over the world.一 But he is unable to travel muchof old age.六、句子翻译 (共 5 小题 ;每小题 3 分，满分15分)68. 他离开上海已经多久了 ?69. Sandy 不知道怎样和他们保持联系。70. 看到巨大的玻璃球在黑暗中落下真是让人兴奋。71. 活动期间不允许我们依赖父母。72. 英国人太有礼貌了，不会在公众场合大声笑。七、阅读表达(共 3 小题 ;满分 6

46、 分 )阅读下面的短文并用英语回答问题，并将答案写在答题卡标有题号的横线上。Linda Edwards was full of happiness because her lost cat Spas was returned to her 12 years after he went missing!Spas went missing in 2002 and Edwards looked for him every day for three months. She searched all around her town and even wrote letters to some news

47、papers for help. But she wasnever able to find him. At the end of the three months ， her search stopped.But someone recently discovered a dirty, thin stray(流浪的 ;走失的 )cat in the street and tookhim into West Flamingo Animal Hospital. The people working in the hospital checked the cat and were sure eno

48、ugh that his name was Spas and he belonged to Linda Edwards!"An old lady found the cat on Sunday and brought him here. We scanned(扫描 )his microchip( 微芯片 )and we were able to find out his owner. The cat, whose name is Spas, has been missing for 12 years! " said a doctor.It is a way to recog

49、nize pets by scanning their microchips if the stray animals belong toanyone who could be missing them. It also allows animal services to know if the animals have a family waiting for them. Linda was very thankful that she had Spas taken the microchip and was so excited to get him back!"I have a second chance to play with my cat ， " she said. "This would never have happened if there were no microchips. "73. Who took the cat to the animal hospital?74. How did the animal hospital kn