外研社初中八年级上学期期末考试英语试卷

初中学段第一学期八年级期末考试英语试卷〔时间90分钟，总分值120分〕注意：请把1-70小题的正确选项填在后面的表格中。Ⅰ卷一、听力〔20分〕一〕听录音，根据你所听到的问题选出相应的答案。1．A．Heisaworker． B．Heworkshere． C．Heiswell．2．A．Yes，youmay． B．No．youmustn’t C．Yes．youmust．3．A．HeisfromEngland． B．Yes．heis C．No，Ihaven’t4．A．Yes，Iam B．Yes，Ihaven’t C．No，Ihaven’t5．A．Forthreedays． B．Afterthreedays C．Inthreedays．二〕选出与你所听到的内容意思相符的选项。6．A．MysonlikesbothChinesecarandJapanesecar．B．MysonlikesneitherChinesecarnorJapanesecar．C．MysonprefersChinesecartoJapanesecar．7．A．Themancanwalkonthoughhewastired．B．Themancouldn’twalkonbecausehewastired．C．Themanwasold，andhewantedtohavearest．8．A．MrSmithwenthomebeforeitwasdark．B．MrSmithcamebackbecauseitwasdark．C．MrSmithwenttotheparkafteritwasdark．9．A．IlikethenewCDverymuch．B．Idon’tliketheCDatall．C．IhavenotenoughmoneyfortheCD．10．A．Hedidn’tseethefilm．B．Hehadagoodtime．C．Helikedthefilmverymuch．三〕听对话和对话后的问题，选择正确的答案。11．A．Australia B．Japan C．China12．A．Rainy B．Windy C．Fine13．A．English B．Maths C．Biology14．A．95346278 B．9543627815．A．At1:40 B．At2:00 C．At2:20四〕听短文，选择正确的答语。16．Whoisolder，MaryorLena?A．MaryisolderthanLena．B．MaryisyoungerthanLena．C．MaryisasoldasLena．17．WhoisLena?A．SheisMary’ssister．Sheisaschoolgirl．B．SheisMary’sfriend．Sheisalittlegirl．C．SheisKitty’ssister．Sheisaschoolgirl．18．WhatdidLenaseeonthatday?A．LenasawMaryholdingapeninherhand．B．LenasawMarysittingonthedesk．C．LenasawMarywritingaletter．19．Kittyknewhowtoread，didn’tshe?A．Yes，shedidn’t B．No，shedid C．No，shedidn’t20．Whoknowshowtoreadandwrite，MaryorKitty?A．BothMaryandKitty B．EitherMaryorKitty C．Neitherofthem二、单项选择〔15分〕21．Let’sstop_________．Ifeeltired．A．resting B．breaking C．tohavearest D．towork22．I’mafraidTom_________hisworkyetbecausethelightisstilloninhisoffice．A．won’tfinish B．hasn’tfinished C．doesn’tfinish D．didn’tfinish23．It’sdifficult_________themtofinishtheworkinamonth．A．for B．as C．to D．of24．_________thehelpoftheInternet，peoplecangetinformationfromtheworld．A．At B．Under C．To D．With25．Newscan_________everycornerinashorttimetoday．A．arrive B．get C．go D．reach26．Iwanttobuythissweaterbecauseit_________soft．A．feels B．sounds C．tastes D．looks27．Wouldyougivemesomebread?I’m_________hungry．A．few B．afew C．abit D．abitof28．Ourschoolisbetweenasupermarket_________ahotel．A．or B．and C．to D．with29．—Whereisthehospital？—_________．A．Goahead B．It’sintheendofthelibrary．C．It’sintheleftoftheschool D．It’s500metresalongonyourright30．Whichanimalcanwalkalongwaywithout_________?A．drink B．drinking C．drinks D．todrink31．Weknownothingaboutthefilmbecause_________ofushaveseenit．A．none B．all C．both D．some32．Theselittledogsarelovely，_________?A．don’tthey B．arethey C．aren’tthey D．dothey33．Idon’tknowwhichroomhe_________．A．live B．lives C．livein D．livesin34．Please_________．I’llcomewithyou．A．giveup B．hangon C．putup D．handin35．Thebagis_________booksanditistooheavyfortheboytocarry．A．filled B．full C．fullof D．fillwith三、完形填空〔15分〕Manyparentswanttheirchildren36famousoneday．Butdochildrenhave37dreams？Anewplay38Hi，Ke’aibyBeijingChildren’sArtTheatretellsthestoryofaboycalledKe’ai．Hisparentswouldlike39tobeapainterormusicianorscientistoneday．Theyteachhimtopaintand40thepiano，butKe’aidoesn’tenjoytheseactivities．ThenonedayKe’ai’sparentsseeLiuXiang41a“Whydotheywantmetobesomebody43?〞Ke’aiasksandsays，〞Ionlywanttobe44．〞Thewriterof45is52-year-oldZouJingzhi，awell-knownpoetandwriterforTV，operaanddrama．Heboughtmanyvideosofpopularcartonstohelpwritethestory．Hefinishedwritingit46Theplayshowsusthatitisgood47parentstolearntounderstandtheirchildren．48helpsparentstothinkaboutwhatkidswanttodo．Youngaudiencesenjoythestory．andalsothemusicintheplay．Therearetwosongsintheplay．Oneofthem，“Ke’ai’ssong〞isveryeasy49，sotheaudiencecansingthesong50theirwayhomeafterthepaly！36．A．tobe B．be C．become D．get37．A．same B．different C．thesame D．thedifferent38．A．call B．calling C．calls D．called39．A．he B．him C．it D．them40．A．play B．toplay C．plays D．palying41．A．win B．towin C．winning D．wining42．A．player B．teacher C．worker D．sportman43．A．other B．also C．else D．then44．A．aboy B．me C．farmer D．myself45．A．theplay B．themusic C．thestory D．thefilm46．A．after B．to C．in D．on47．A．of B．for C．at D．in48．A．He B．They C．Theboy D．It49．A．tolearn B．tolisten C．tosing D．totalk50．A．to B．on C．of D．for四、阅读理解〔20分〕〔A〕MrSungetsofftheplane．ItishisfirsttimetocometoLondon．Hehasnofriendshere．Beforetakingoff，hehaslearnedmuchaboutLondon．Butheisn’tconfident〔自信的〕ofhisEnglish．Heisalittleafraid．Nowhehasaproblem-Hecan’tfindhismap．Thatmeanshewouldgetlost．Hewantstobuyanothermapbuthedoesn’tknowwheretogo．JustthenherecomesanEnglishman．MrSungoesuptohimandasksforhelp．“Excuseme．sir．I'msorry…amap…，〞saysMrSun．Themanlooksverysurprised．Hesays．〞Sorry?Idon’tunderstandyou．〞MrSuntriesagain，buthestillcan’texplain〔解释〕clearlywhathappenedtohim．Finally，inChinese，hesayssadly，“MyGod!WhatshouldIdowithoutamap?〞“Whydon’tyoubuyanewone？〞theyoungmanrepliesinChinese．MrSunisgladtohearthis．HehasatalkwiththemaninChinese．TheEnglishmansaystherearemanyEnglishpeoplelearningChinese．TheywanttolearnaboutChina．SomeofthemhopetoworkinChinainthefuture．51．HowmanytimeshasMrSunbeentoLondon?A．One B．Two C．Three D．Four52．Whyishealittleafraidwhenhegetsofftheplane?Becausehe_________．A．hasnofriendsthere B．isn’tconfidentofhisEnglish．C．knowslittleEnglish D．can’tfindthehotel53．WhyisMrSunnervous?Becausehe_________．A．loseshisway B．losthisbagC．can’tfindhismap D．can’tfindthestation54．MrSunisveryluckybecausehemeetsanEnglishmanwhoknows_________．A．French B．English C．thecity D．Chinese55．WhichoneisnotTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A．MrSunloseshismapB．FewpeoplelearnChineseinLondonC．TheEnglishmanunderstandsMrSun’sChineseD．WiththehelpoftheEnglishman，MrSuncanbuyamap〔B〕OnedayanAmericannamedSimonwenttoLondontovisithisfriend，Ricky．Rickytoldhimthathisflatwasonthefirstfloor．Whenhearrived，Simonwentstraighttothefirstfloor，buthewastoldthattherewasnoRickyonthatfloor．Doyouknowwhy?Infact，theBritishpeoplecallthefirstfloorofabuildingthegroundfloor．Thefloorabovethegroundflooristhefirstfloor．ButinAmerica，theycallitthesecondfloor．ThestoryshowsthatthereareafewculturedifferencesbetweenEnglishandAmerica，thoughtheBritishpeopleandAmericansbothspeakEnglish．TheBritishpeopleusuallyhide〔隐瞒〕theirfeelings．Theydon’toftenstartaconversationwithstrangers．Forexample，onthetraintheBritishpeopleoftenspendtheirtimereadingnewspapersormagazines．ButAmericansarequitedifferent．They’remoreactive〔积极的〕andeasiertotalkwith．TheBritishpeopleandAmericansmayusedifferenttermsformanythings．TheBritishusuallyusefootball，eraserandmailwhileAmericansliketousesoccer，rubberandpost．56．ThethirdfloorinAmericaisthe________floorinEngland．A．second B．ground C．first D．fourth57．WhichpictureshowsuswhereRicky’sflatwas?________．58．Accordingtothepassage，theBritishpeopleusuallyspendtheirtime________onthetrain． A．talkingwitheachother B．singinganddancingC．sleeping D．doingsomereading59．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“terms〞meaninthepassage?A．学期 B．工作 C．用语 D．假期60．What’sthebesttitleforthepassage？A．DifferentIdeas B．DifferencesinCultureC．DifferentNames D．HidingtheFeelings〔C〕In1884，ThomasStavesdecidedtotravelaroundtheworldbybicycle．Noonedidthatbefore．InApril，helefthishomeinSanFrancisco．Fourmonthslater，inAugust，hegottoBoston．Bythen，Thomashadnomoney．ButhegothelpfromColonelPope．Popewasarichmanwhomadeandsoldbicycles．HeofferedtopayThomas’striptoEurope．Thomas’sbicyclehadabigwheelinfront．Oftenhisbicycledidn’twork，andtherewasalwayssomeonetofix〔修理〕itinEurope．ThomaslikedEurope．Therewerewonderfulthingstoseethere．InAsia，theridegotharderbecausemostpeoplecouldn’tspeakEnglish，andsometimespeoplestoppedhimtolookathisbicycle．InChina，Chinesepeoplegavehimgifts．Thomaswaspleasedwiththegifts．buttheywereheavy．Theyslowedhimdown．InJanuary1887，ThomasgotbacktoSanFrancisco．Hewroteabouthistripandgavetalks．Hebecamewellknown．61．HowlongwasThomas’sbicycletrip?A．About33months B．Lessthan30months．C．About40months D．Abouttwoyears．62．Thomas’sbicycleis________thatofittoday．A．thesame B．thesameas C．differentfrom D．different63．WhatdidPopedo?A．Hewasafamousrider B．HemadeandsoldbicyclesC．Hehadabigshop D．Hefixedbicycles64．Fromthepassagewecanseethathereached________afterheleftAmerica．A．Asia B．Africa C．Australia D．Europe65．WhydidtheridegetharderinAsia?Because________．A．hehadnomoneytofixhisbicycle．B．hisbicyclebrokeC．mostpeoplecouldn’tspeakEnglishandsomepeoplestoppedhimtolookathisbicycleD．hedidn’twanttorideanymore〔D〕Thereareonlytwoseasonsinsomecountries-thedryseasonandtherainyseason．TheyareIndia，VictnamandsomecountriesinAfrica．Itisnevercoldthereanditdoesn’tsnow．Inthedryseasonitisaswarmasitintherainyseason．Whenitisthedryseason，itdoesn’trainatall．Itisvery，veryhot．Allgrassandleavesonthetreesareyellow．Animalsandpeopleareverythirsty．Itisaverydifficulttimeforthem!Whenitistherainyseason，theraindoesn’tstop；itrainsdayandnight．Thereisalotofwateraround!Someanimalslikeit．butsomedon't．Thereisaplacewheretherearenoseasonatall．ItistheAntarctic〔南极〕．Itisverycoldalltheyearround．Therearenocountriesandnocitiesthere．TherearesomevillagesintheAntarctic．Wholivesthere?Thepeoplefromallcountriescometheretolearnaboutthecoldestplace．itsanimalsandbirds．Buttherearenotrees，noflowers，nofruitthere．sopeoplecan’tlivetherelong．66．Thereare________seasonsintheAntarctic．A．two B．three C．four D．no67．What’stheweatherlikeinVietnam？A．Itisverycoldalltheyearround．B．Itisnevercoldanditdoesn’tsnow．C．Itisverycoldanditsnowsalltheyear．D．Itisnevercoldanditrainsalltheyear．68．WhenisadifficulttimeforpeopleandanimalsinIndia?A．Therainyseason． B．Spring C．Thedryseason D．Winter69．SomepeopleliveintheAntarcticbecausetheywanttolearnabout________．A．thecoldestplace B．thecountriesthere C．thecitiesthere D．thefruitthere70．WhichofthefollowingsentencesisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A．Theleavesonthetreesareyellowinthedryseason．B．AllcountriesinAfricahavetwoseasons．C．Someanimalsliketherainyseason．D．TherearesomeanimalsandbirdsintheAntarctic．五、根据句意及首字母或汉语提示完成单词〔10分〕1．Ihopeyouwillr________mefrommyphotowhenIarriveattheairport．2．Therearemorethan30n________reservestoprotectpandasinourcountrynow．3．It’sp________tovisitAlaskainJulyandAugust．4．IntheUSA，whensomeonegivesyouapresent，youmustopeniti________．5．Viennaisthec________cityofAustria．6．StraussandMozartweretwoofthemostimportant________〔作曲家〕．7．Heleft________〔没有〕sayinganywords．8．Letme________〔介绍〕myselftoyou．9．Thebusstationis________〔在对面〕thesupermarket．10．The________〔情况〕isbecomingveryserious．六、任务阅读〔10分〕阅读短文，根据要求完成下面各小题Playingisseriousbusinessforchildren．Infact，it’swhattheydobest!Askthemwhytheydoit．andkidswillprobablysay，“Becauseit’sfun!〞Butit’smuchmorethanthat．It’salsogoodforthem．3Studiesshowthatfrombirthbabiesbeginlearningthroughplay．Theyusetheirfivesensestogetknowtheirnewworld．Touchingallowsthemtodiscoverhowdifferentthingsfeel．Brightlycoloredtoysandclothinghelpdevelopababy’ssenseofsight〔视觉〕．Whensmallchildrenchoosewhichtoytoplaywith．theybegindevelopingtheirabilitiesinmakingdecisions．Childrenlovetoysthatallowthemtousetheirimagination．Sometimesanemptyboxismorefunthanahigh-techtoy．That’sbecauseaboxcanbecomeanythingachildimaginesittobe．Crayons，paintsandPlay-Doh〔彩色塑泥〕arealsogoodbecausetheyallowchildrentocrate．Traditionalbuildingblocksteachimportantpre-mathskillslikeproblem-solving．4Playingdoesn’tbecomeanylessimportantoncechildrenstartschool．Manyvaluable〔有价值的〕lessonsaboutlifearelearnedontheschoolplayground．Kidslearnhowtoshare，taketurnsandplaybytherules．〔一〕根据短文内容简要答复以下问题。1．Whatcanchildrendobestintheirchildhood?2．Whatkindoftoysdochildrenlove?〔二〕将短文中划线的句子译成汉语。3．________________________4．________________________〔三〕请给短文拟一个适当的题目。5．________________________七、动词填空〔7分〕用所给动词的适当形式填空1．ProjectHope________〔build〕schoolsalloverChinasince1989．2．Ittookmetenminutes________〔walk〕tothelibraryfrommyhome．3．-TherewasnoonewhenIcametoyourhouse．-Oh，I________〔wait〕forafriendatthestation．4．Ihavesomething________〔tell〕you．5．Tom________〔do〕hishomeworkwhenIwenttosaygoodbyetohim．6．-Haveyouseenthefilm?-Yes，I________〔see〕itlastSunday．7．Ifyouworkharder，you________〔do〕itbetter．八、根据汉语意思，完成以下句子，每空一词。〔8分〕1．什么时候去伦敦最好?Whenisthe________________to________London?2．在得克萨斯州和东南部地区，夏天和秋天有时会有暴风雨。InTexasandthesoutheast，therearestorms________________________________insummerandfall．3．你可以翻开它！快点呀！Youcanopenit!Getit________________！4．我还喜欢运动，特别是打网球。Ienjoysports________________，especiallytennis．5．谢谢你的上