八年级下学期期末考试英语试题及答案

#/9第二学期期末试卷八年级英语第I卷（共80分）一、听力测试（共20小题；每小题1分，计20分）第一部分：听对话回答问题（共10小题；每小题1分，计10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。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秒钟的答题时间。1.Whatplaceofinterestdoeshewanttovisit?2.WhichorganizationdoesJack’ssisterworkfor?C.B.A.5.Whenwilltheplanetakeoff?A.7:15.3.Wherearethetwospeakerstalkingnow?4.Whichsigndotheytalkaboutintheconversation?B.7:00.C.7:30.Whatcanwelearnaboutthisyoungman?A.Hehasn’tgotmarried.B.Heisveryshy.Whyistheboystillinthelibrary?A.Becausethebookisinteresting.Becauseheforgetsthetime.Becausethebadweatherpreventshimfromleaving.C.Hehasasenseofhomour.WhichofthefollowingishelpfultoliveagreenlifeinDaniel’sopinion?A.Todrivetoschool.B.Torideabicycletoschool.C.Totaketheundergroundtoschool.Whatdoesthewomanwanthersontodo?A.Saveenergy.B.Savewater.C.Reduceairpollution.Whatcanwelearnfromtheman’swords？Davidlosthisracket.Davidshouldpickuphisthings.Davidmaybesomewherenearby.第二部分：听对话和短文答题（共10小题；每小题1分，计10分）你将听到一段对话和两篇短文，各听两遍。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，每小题你仍有5秒钟的答题时间。听一段对话，回答第11-12小题Howmanytimeshastheboyreadthenovel?A.Never. B.Twice. C.Threetimes.Whatwillthegirlprobablydo?A.She’llborrowthenovel.B.She’llgotobuythenovel.C.She’llworkinthebookshop.听第一篇短文，回答第13-15小题。请根据短文内容，选择正确答案，完成信息记录表。LifeinthepastandnowWhatthespeaker,sfatherdidwiththeoldradioHelistenedto13 .Whatthespeaker,sgrandpa,snewradiolookslikeIt,s_ 14 .WhatthespeakerhasnowA15 .A.thenews B. footballmatches C. EnglishA.modern B. big C. smallA.radio B. computer C. television听第二篇短文，回答第16-20小题。Whatdoestheorganizationencourage?TheunderstandingbetweenchildrenandadultsTheunderstandingbetweenpeoplewithandwithoutintellectualdisabilitiesTheunderstandingbetweenthedeafandtheblindWhenwastheorganizationsetup?A.In1898. B.In1968. C.In1986.Howmanyathletestakepartintheactivitiesnow?A.Afewhundred. B.107. C.Over4million.Besidesathleticcompetitionandotherprograms,whatelsedoestheorganizationprovide?A.medicaltreatment B.sportstraining C.foodanddrinksWhoselivesarechangedbytheorganization?Peoplewithpoorchildreninpoorareas.Peoplewithintellectualdisabilitiesin170countries.Peoplewithintellectualdisabilitiesinallcountriesaroundtheworld.二、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答案。Asweallknow,playingchessisusuallyone-to-onegame.A./;an B./;a C.the;an D.the;aYoutwoliveinthesamecommunitynow.It’stoohard youtoavoid her.A.of;meeting B.for;tomeet C.for;meeting D.of;tomeet.Myunclewillcome nextmonthandhewillstayherefor .A.sometime;sometime B.sometime;sometimeC.sometimes;sometime D.sometime;sometimesIt’scareless Jim hishomeworktoschool.A.for;tobringB.for;nottobringC.of;tobring D.of;nottobringWithoutenoughtrees,soilwon’tbekept .Andthensandstormsmayhappen.A.intheplace B. onplace C. inplace D. ontheplaceTheyoungman leavehisofficearoundeighto’clocklastnight.A.sawto B. isseento C. wasseen D. wasseento ofthepeopleintheNorthliveonwheat.Theylive onwheat.A.Mostly;most B. Most;mostly C. Mostly;almost D. Most;almostThesekindsofCD-ROMsinthatshopoverthere.Theywell.

A.aresold;aresoldB.aresold;sellC.sell;sell D.sell;aresold-Haveyoureadtheofthecountryyouaregoingto?-Yes.NowIknowit'sfamousfornaturalbeauty.A.instructionB.introduction C.interview D.conclusionTrytoguessitsmeaningwhenyoumeetanewword.Don’tjust yourdictionaryallthetime.A.lookon B.takeon C.keepon D.dependon-Sally,Iwenttotheconcertlastnight.HowbigYangzhouMusicHallis!-Soitis.Itis toholdmorethanonethousandpeople.A.bigenoughB.enoughbig C.toobig D.bigtoo-Youhaven,tbeentoHongKongDisneyland,haveyou?- .ButthissummerIplantogotoShanghaiDisneylandwithmyparents.A.Yes,IdidB.No,Ididn’t C.Yes,Ihave D.No,Ihaven’t-Didthedoctorssavetheman?-Yes.He-Yes.HeA.wasoperatedB.operated—Bill,canIgetyouanythingtodrink?YouarewelcomeC.operatedonA.wasoperatedB.operated—Bill,canIgetyouanythingtodrink?YouarewelcomeC.operatedonD.wasoperatedonC.Itdoesn’tmatterNoproblemD.Iwouldn’tmindacupofcoffee35.-Youshouldn’tstayuplatetonight.-Thanks,Iwillgotobedearlier.A.Nopain,nogainC.ManyhandsmakelightworkA.Nopain,nogainC.ManyhandsmakelightworkD.Iwon’tburnthecandleatbothsides三、完型填空（共15小题；每小题1分，计15分）阅读下列短文，从文后所给A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。Iwaswalkingdowntheroadonedaywhenmyphonerang.36voiceontheotherendspoketome,“Dad,pleasecomebacksoon.Imissyousomuch!”Ithoughtthatitwasawrongnumber.Ashortwhilelater,thecallcameonceagain,soI37impolitely,“You,vecalledthewrongnumber!”andthenhungup.Duringthe38days,Ioftengotthe39call.ButIdidn,tcaremuchaboutit.Thenonedayshekeptcallingme,40Ididn,tanswer.FinallyIansweredthephoneandheardaweakvoice,“Dad,pleasecomeback.Imissyousomuch!Dad,I,minsomuch41 !Momsaidyouweretoobusytotakecareofme.But,dad,please42meagain,OK?”Itwas43torefusetheinnocent（天真的）ask.Imadea44kissonthephoneandheardtheweakvoicesay,“Thankyou…Dad,Iamso…happy,so…happy….”Shortlyafterthis,Ibecamecuriousabout45itwasontheotherendofmyphone.SoIcalledback,andawomananswered,“Sorry,sir.Iamreallysorryto46you.Mydaughterhashadbonecancersinceshewasborn.Andherfather...diedinacar47twoweeksago.Ididn,twanttotellherthenews.Poorbaby.Whenshecouldn,t48thepainfulchemotherapy（化疗），shewouldcryforherdadbecauseherdad49encouragedher.Ireallydon7tknowwhattodo,soIgaveherarandom（随意的）phonenumber…”“Howisyourdaughternow?”Icouldn,twaittoask.“Shehasdied.Youmusthave50heronthephone,becauseshediedwithasmile,tightlyholdingthecellphone….”Tearsfullofmyeyes….A.Aboy’sA.spokeA.otherA.Aboy’sA.spokeA.otherB.Achild’sB.toldfrontMydaughter’sC.returnedC.followingMyson’sD.answeredD.coming39.A.differentB.sameC.wrongD.funny40.A.thoughB.andC.asifD.sothat41.A.dangerousB.troublesC.painD.different42.A.lookafterB.kissC.helpD.support43.A.easyB.sadC.difficultD.happy44.A.softlyB.sweetC.lowerD.wisely45.A.thatB.whatC.whoD.how46.A.troubleB.askC.stopD.reach47.A.experimentB.eventC.accidentD.activity48.A.receiveB.standC.fightingD.faced49.A.seldomB.sometimesC.neverD.always50.A.kissedB.taughtC.shoutedD.toldCanada4:00a.m.to8:30a.m.Canadaisabigcountrywithsixtimezones（时区）.Inthewest,itisfoura.m.,andeveryoneisasleep,butintheeastitishalfpasteightandpeopleareawake.ItisacoldFridaymorninginNovember.Scotland12:00noonScotlandispartoftheUK.ThecapitalofScotlandisEdinburgh.Itistwelvenoon,ormidday,inEdinburgh.Childrenarehavinglessons,buttheyarelookingforwardtotheweekendbecausethereisnoschoolonSaturdayandSunday.Canada4:00a.m.to8:30a.m.Canadaisabigcountrywithsixtimezones（时区）.Inthewest,itisfoura.m.,andeveryoneisasleep,butintheeastitishalfpasteightandpeopleareawake.ItisacoldFridaymorninginNovember.Scotland12:00noonScotlandispartoftheUK.ThecapitalofScotlandisEdinburgh.Itistwelvenoon,ormidday,inEdinburgh.Childrenarehavinglessons,buttheyarelookingforwardtotheweekendbecausethereisnoschoolonSaturdayandSunday.Egypt2:00p.m.FridayisalreadytheweekendinEgypt.It'saspecialdayforMuslims,soschools,officesandshopsareclosedinallArabcountries.Sonow,attwop.m.,mostpeopletherearehavinglunchwiththeirfamilies.Japan9:00p.m.JapanissevenhoursaheadofEgypt,soitisalreadyFridayeveningthere.Theweekendisbeginning.Mostpeopleareoutwithfriendsorwatchingtelevisionorplayingcomputergames.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。AIfitis12:30p.m.ineasternCanada,thetimeis inwesternCanada.A.8:00a.mB.10:00a.m. C.1:30p.m. D.4:30p.m.Thepeopleinneedn'tgotoworkonFridays.A.Canada B.Scotland C.Japan D.EgyptWhileCanadianchildrenarewakingup,childreninScotlandare .A.sleeping B.havinglessons C.watchingTVD.playinggamesBIwastellingmyboySonnythestoryofthehareandthetortoise.AttheendIsaid,“Son,remember:Beslowandsteady（镇定的）,andthatwillwintherace.Don'tyouthinkthere'ssomethingtolearnfromthetortoise?”Sonnyopenedhiseyeswide,“DoyoumeannexttimewhenI'menteringforthe60-metreraceIshouldwishthatBilly,TonyandSandywouldallfallasleephalfway?”Iwasshocked,“Butthetortoisedidn'twishthattheharewouldfallasleep!”“Hemusthavewishedthat,”Sonnysaid,“Otherwisehowcouldhebesofoolishastoracewiththehare?Heknewverywellthehareranahundredtimesfasterthanhehimselfdid.”“Hedidn'thavesuchawish,”Iinsisted.“Hewontheracebyperseverance（坚忍不拔）,bypushingonsteadily.”Sonnythoughtawhile.“That'salie,”hesaid.“Hewonitbecausehewaslucky.Iftheharehadn'thappenedtofallasleep,thetortoisewouldneverhavewontherace.Hecouldbeassteadyasyoulike,orahundredtimessteadier,buthe'dneverhavewontherace.That'sforsure.”Igaveup.Today'schildrenarenotlikewhatweusedtobe.They'rejusthopeless.Thewriterwantedhisson .A.tolearnfromthetortoise B.toopenhiseyeswideC.toenterforthe60-meterrace D.tohaveabigwishAccordingtoSonny,itwasthetortoise’swishthat .theharewouldbeassteadyashewashecouldrunfasterthantheharetheharewouldfallasleepduringtheracehewouldhaveasleepduringtheraceSonnybelievedthatthetortoisewontherace.A.bypushingonsteadily B.byluckC.bytakingarisk D.bytellingalieItisclearthatthewriter intheend.A.learnedalesson B.wontheargumentC.becameimpatient D.wassatisfiedCIhidthelongblackbaginthegaragetwodaysago.Tonight,inthedark,Iwouldfinallytakeitaway.IfeverythingwentOK,itwouldbedonebymorning.ButIhadtobesurenoone,notevenmywife,sawme.ItwasmoredifficulttogetawayfromthepartythanIexpected.Isaidthatthechildrenweretiredandneededtogettobed.Itwaspartlytrue.ButthemainreasonforleavingwasthatIwantedtocompletemyplan.FirstIhadtogetthekidstosleep.Thatwasnevereasyatanytimeandtonightitwasevenmoredifficult.Theeldestonewantedtoknowwhyweleftthepartyearly.Itoldhim10:30pmwasnotearly.Asusual,Ireadthemabedtimestory,butIhadtostopmyselfreadingtooquicklyortheywouldlearnmysecret.Silencefinallycame,andfeelinglikeathiefinthenight,Iwentoutofthehouseandintothegarage.Takingoneend,Ipulledthebagoutfromitshidingplaceandtookitintothegarden.Iwasworriedthatmyneighboursmightseemeandcallthepolice.Itwasalreadyeleveno’clock.BythelightofthemoonIstartedworking,tryingtomakeaslittlenoiseaspossible.Andthatwasnoteasywithasaw（锯子）andahammer（锤子）.Aftermuchhardwork,Ifinallycompletedmywork.Ilookeddownatmywatch.Itwasexactly4:00am.ThenIwentinsidetohaveashowerandgetafewhoursofsleep.Itwouldn’tbelongnowbeforethekidswouldrushintomyroomandwakemeuptotellmeaboutthenewtree-houseFatherChristmasbroughtthemthisyear.Whydidthemanfeelnervous?Heleftthepartytoolate.Hewasafraidofthedarkness.Hedidn’tknowwheretheblackbagwas.Heworriedthatotherswouldknowhissecret.Theunderlinedword“they”inParagraph3refersto.A.thieves B.parents C.children D.neighboursInwhatorderdidthemandothefollowing?a.Readthekidsastory. b.Hadashower.c.Workedinthemoonlight.d.Pulledthebagfromthegarage.e.Wenttoaparty.A.e-d-a-b-c B.e-a-d-c-b C.a-b-e-d-c D.a-e-d-c-bHowwouldthechildrenfeelwhentheysawtheman’swork?A.Interested. B.Excited. C.Tired. D.Angry.DMostpeoplearoundtheworldareright-handed.Thisalsoseemstobetrueinhistory.In1799,scientistsstudiedworksofartmadeatdifferenttimesfrom1,500B.C.tothe1950s.Mostofthepeopleshownintheseworksareright-handed,sothescientistsguessedthatright-handednesshasalwaysbeencommonthroughhistory.Today,onlyabout10%to15%oftheworld’spopulationisleft-handed.Whyaretheremoreright-handedpeoplethanleft-handedones?Scientistsnowknowthataperson’stwohandseachhavetheirownjobs.Formostpeople,thehandisusedtofindthingsorholdthings.Therighthandisusedtoworkwiththings.Thisisbecauseofthedifferentworkofthetwosidesofthebrain.Therightsideofthebrain,whichmakesaperson’shandsandeyesworktogether,controlsthelefthand.Theleft-sideofthebrain,whichcontrolstherighthand,isthecentreforthinkinganddoingproblems.Thesefindingsshowthatmoreartistsshouldbeleft-handed,andstudieshavefoundthatleft-handednessistwiceascommonamongartistsasamongpeopleinotherjobs.Noonereallyknowswhatmakesapersonbecomeright-handedinsteadofleft-handed.Scientistshavefoundthatalmost40%ofthepeoplebecomeleft-handedbecausetheirmainbrainisdamagedwhentheyareborn.However,thisdoesn'thappentoeveryone,soscientistsguesstheremustbeanotherreasonwhypeoplebecomeleft-handed.Oneideaisthatpeopleusuallygetright-handedfromtheirparents.Ifapersondoesnotreceivethegene（基因）forright-handedness,he/shemaybecomeeitherright-handedorleft-handedaccordingtothechanceandthepeopletheyworkorlivewith.Thoughright-handednessismorecommonthanleft-handedness,peoplenolongerthinkleft-handedpeoplearestrangeorunusual.Alongtimeago,left-handedchildrenweremadetousetheirrighthandslikeotherchildren,buttodaytheydon’thaveto.Howmanypeopleintheworldareleft-handednow?A.Lessthanonesixth.B.Morethanahalf.C.About40%D.Thepassagedoesn’ttellus.63.Whichofthefollowinghastheclosestmeaningtotheunderlinedword“damaged”inthispassage?A.knocked B.changed C.broke D.harmedAccordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?Noonereallyknowswhatmakesapersonbecomeright-handed.Left-handednessisclevererthanright-handedness.Todaychildrenarenotmadetousetheirrighthandsonly.Scientiststhinktheremustbesomereasonwhypeoplebecomeleft-handed.Thebesttitleforthispassageis .A.Scientists’NewInventions B.Left-handedPeopleC.WhichHand D.DifferentBrains,DifferentHands第n卷（共60分）五、词汇应用（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）Anotherthreeholeswillbe（dig）beforetheyhavelunch.Humanrightsgroupshavebeen（close）watchingthecase.Withthemoney,wehave （success）sentmanychildrentoschool.Infact,theteacherispleasedwithhis .（explain）Withthedevelopmentroftechnology,moreandmoreillnesseswillbecured.（medicine）Areyougettingusedto （分开）rubbishintodifferentgroupsinyourdailylife?Theshoesheboughtyesterdayis（相似的）tomine.UNICEFhelpsbuildabetterworldforeveryone,（特别）childrenaroundtheworld.Jimmyfelt （自豪）thananyoneelsebecausehewasrecommendedas“theMostHelpfulStudent”inourschool.Shedoesliketohavethelastwordinany .（讨论）六、任务型阅读（共10小题；每小题1分，计10分）（每空一词）Youhavestudiedhardinclass,doneallofyourhomework,andyouthinkyouhaveunderstoodthematerial,butthenthedayofthetestcomes.Suddenly,youfeelsonervousthatyoucan’tanswerthequestions.Ifthissoundslikeyou,youmayhaveacaseoftestanxietythenervousfeelingthatpeoplesometimesgetwhenthey’reabouttotakeatest.Testanxietycanbearealproblemwhensomeoneissostressedoutoveratestthatheorshecan’tfocusonthetestquestionsanddohisorherbestwork.Feelingreadytomeetthechallenge,though,cankeeptestanxietyatamanageablelevel.Usealittlestresstoyouradvantage.Stressisasignalthathelpsyouprepareforsomethingimportantthatisabouttohappen.Insteadofreactingtothestressbyworryingorcomplainingaboutthetestwithfriends,letstressremindyoutostudywellbeforeatest.Askforhelp.Ifhavingateststressesyououtsomuchthatyourmindgoesblankandcausesyoutomissanswersthatyouknow,thenyourleveloftestanxietyprobablyneedsyourcare.Youshouldtalktoyourteacherifyougetextremetestanxiety.Beprepared.Somestudentsthinkthatgoingtoclassisallittakestolearnanddowellin

tests,butthereismuchmoretolearningthanjusthopingtotakeineverythinginclass.Thatiswhygoodstudyhabitsandskillsaresoimportantandwhynoamountofcramming（临时死记硬背）orstudythenightbeforeatestcantaketheplaceofthedeeperleveloflearningthathappensovertimewithregularstudy.Also,takecareofyourhealthbygettingenoughsleep,exercise,andeatingwellbeforeatestcanhelpkeepyourmindworkingatitsbest.Everythingtakestimeandpractice,andlearningtobeattestanxietyisnodifferent.Itwon’tgoawayovernight,butfacinganddealingwithtestanxietywillhelpyoudealwithstressmanagement,whichisavaluableskillinmanysituationsbesidestakingtests.Learntofight76testanxiety77istestanxiety?Jtisa78feelingthatpeoplesometimesgetwhentheyareabouttotakeatest.Itcanbea79problem.80onsolvingtheproblemoftestanxietyUsealittlestresstoyouradvantage.Stresscan81youtostudywellbeforeatest.Askforhelp.Youshouldtalktoyourteacher.82well.Goingtoclassisnotall.Goodstudyhabitsandskillsarealsoimportant.Takecareofyour83 .Getenoughsleep,exerciseandeatingwell.ConclusionLearningtobeattestanxietytakestimeandpractice.Itisthe84asotherthings.Facinganddealingwithtestanxietyisavaluable85 .七、缺词填空（共10小题；每小题1分，计10分）（每空一词）根据短文内容和所给首字母提示，在下文空格处填入适当的词使短文完整。（每空一词）Angerisakindoffeeling.Manythingscanmakeyouangry.Whenyourteachergivesyoutoomuchhomework,whenyourteamlosesanimportantgame,whenyourfriendborrowsyourfavoritethingandthenb86it,youmaygetreallyangry.Usually,yourbodywilltellyouwhenyouareangry.Forexample,youbreathemuchfaster,yourf87turnsredandyoumaywanttobreaksomethingorhitsomeone,butsometimes,youtrytohideyouranger.Forexample,youmayhideitinyourhead.Theproblemisthatifyoudothis,youmaygetah88oryourstomachmayhurt.Infact,it'snotg89tohideyouranger,andit'snormalforyoutogetangrysometimes.ButangermustbeletoutintherightwLetmegiveyousomeadvice.Whenyougetangry,youcantalkaboutitwitho90 ,withouthurtingothersoryourself.sometimes.ButangermustbeletoutintherightwLetmegiveyousomeadvice.Whenyougetangry,youcantalkaboutitwitho90 ,withouthurtingothersoryourself.91people.It'sh92totalkaboutyourangerwithotherpeople,suchasparents,teachers,goodfriendsetc.Whenyoutalkaboutanger,thoseb93feelingscanstarttogoaway.Onthe