外研版八年级上册英语期末试卷及答案2016-1-文档

页共10页2015-16学年度第一学期期末测试卷八年级英语2016年1月第I卷选择题（共74分）I.单项填空（本题共16小题，每小题1分，共16分）从各题所给的四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。1.Dalianis_______beautifulcity.It’sinthenorthofChina.A.a B.an C.the D./2.What’sthematter__________you,Tony?Youlookpale.A.in B.for C.againstD.with3.Teahouse_______thechangesinChinesesocietyoverfiftyyears.A.causes B.describes C.produces D.improves4.Myteacherhadalong__________withmeyesterdayandshegavemesomeusefuladvice.A.experience B.situation C.conversationD.pronunciation5.Bettywaslateforschoolthismorning__________thetrafficwastooheavy.A.becauseB.if C.though D.while6.HowmuchisyournewEnglishdictionary?It__________me200yuan,moreorless.A.took B.cost C.spent D.paid7.Theriveristoodeep.You__________becareful.A.can B.may C.might D.must8.I’minahurry.Whatis__________waytogetthere?A.fast B.faster C.fastest D.thefastest9.What’syourplanforthewinterholidays?I’venoidea,butIhavedecided__________athomeandhaveagoodrestfirst.A.stay B.tostay C.stayed D.staying10.Theyarrivedwhilewe__________theclassmeeting.A.have B.arehavingC.werehavingD.had11.Lookatthedarkclouds!It’s__________snowytomorrow.A.probably B.carefully C.really D.especially12.Thesmalllocalschool__________,soJonowhastogotoaschoolfaraway.A.liftedup B.closeddown C.lookedup D.tookaway13._________isthetemperatureinCanadainwinter?Noidea.A.How B.What C.Howmany D.Howmuch14.China’sChang’e-3andthelunarrover(月球车)Yutu__________onthemoonsuccessfullyonDecember14th.Howproudweare!A.landed B.trained C.cheered D.grew15.Ifwedon’thurryup,wewon’tbe__________tocatchthecoach.A.fromtimetotime B.allthetime C.intheend D.intime16.Whydon’twetrytofindsomeEnglishpenfriends?Wecanwritetothem.__________A.Thanksalot. B.Ready? C.Don’tworry. D.That’sagoodidea.II.完形填空(一)（本题共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）阅读下面短文，理解其大意,然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出可填入空白处的最佳选项。Therewasonceafarmerwholosthiswatchinhisbarn(谷仓).Thewatchwasnotexpensivebutwasvery__17__tohimbecauseitwasa__18__fromhisfather.After__19__thebarnforalongtime,hegaveupandaskedfor__20__fromagroupofchildrenplayingnearby.Hetoldthemthathewouldreward(奖赏)anyonewhofoundthewatch.Hearingthis,thechildrenhurriedinsidethebarn__21__.Theysearchedeverywherebutstillcouldnotfindthewatch.Just__22__thefarmerwasgoingtogiveup（放弃）,alittleboywentuptohimandaskedhimforanother__23__.Thefarmerlookedathimandthought,“Whynot?Afterall(毕竟),thisboylooks__24__enough.”Sothefarmersentthelittleboybackintothebarn.Afterawhilethelittleboycameout__25__thewatchinhishand!Thefarmerwasbothhappyandsurprised,soheaskedtheboyhowhemadeit.Theboyreplied,“Ididnothingbutsatquietlyand__26__forthesoundofthewatch.”Thisshowsusthatsometimesapeacefulmindcanthinkbetterthananexcitedone.”17.A.importantB.expensiveC.useful D.interesting18.A.chess B.gift C.joke D.dictionary19.A.finding B.searching C.studying D.watching20.A.money B.danger C.work D.help21.A.loudlyB.slowlyC.immediately D.suddenly22.A.after B.when C.if D.because23.A.wayB.chance C.lesson D.smile24.A.serious B.magic C.natural D.pleased25.A.with B.without C.for D.against26.A.looked B.listened C.tasted D.preparedIII.阅读理解(一)（本题共19小题，每小题2分，共38分）A．阅读下列短文，从各题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项。Passage1MoreandmorepeopleareusingcarsinmanyplacesinAfricatoday.However,thingsaredifferentinMalawi(马拉维).BikesarethemostpopularinthisAfricancountry.BikeridingisawayoflifeinMalawi.Peopleusethemtocarryheavythings.Theyalsousebikestocarrypeople,especiallytourists.Theseyears,takinga“bicycletaxi”totravelaroundMalawihasbecomequitepopularamongtouristsfromallovertheworld.IfyougotoMalawi,youwillfindalotofbiketaxiswaitingonthesidesoftheroads.Theridersmakethebikescomfortableforpassengerstositon.Youcanjumponabiketaxiandgetaroundataverylowcost.Aliceisa21-year-oldstudentfromCanada.Sheenjoysthespecialbikeridingalot.“Ireallylikethebiketaxi,”shesays.“It’seasyandcheap.”Aliceusuallypaysjust$1forgoingshoppingintown.28-year-oldPanjiraKhombebegantorideabiketaxitwoyearsago.Theyoungmanenjoysthisjob.“Iusedtomakeboatsforaliving,butthat’sahardjob.BeingabiketaxirideriseasyformeandIdon’tmindcarryingheavypeople,”hesays.27.Bikesarethemostpopularwayforpeopletogetsomewherein__________.A.Africa B.Asia C.Malawi D.Hawaii28.Fromthepassagewelearnthatpeopletheredon’tusebikestocarry__________.A.heavythings B.localpeople C.animals D.tourists29.Aliceenjoysthebiketaxibecauseit’s__________.A.alwayswaitingonthesidesoftheroadsB.popularallovertheworldC.safeandinterestingD.easyandcheap30.PanjiraKhombethinksthat__________.A.travelingiscomfortableB.makingboatsisdifficult C.ridingabiketaxiischeap D.carryingheavypeopleisenjoyable31.What’sthebesttitleforthispassage?A.BikeRiders B.AStrangeCountryC.BikeTaxis D.ACheapJourneyPassage2MoreThanAZooPopcornParkisaveryspecialplace.Workersatthezoocareforhurtorsick（生病的）animals. Atfirstthisunusualplacewasnotazoo.ItwascalledtheForkedRiverAnimalCareCenter.Theworkerstheretookcareoflostorunwantedcatsanddogs.Thechangebeganin1977whenaraccoon(浣熊)neededhelp.Theworkerscaredfortheanimal.Finallyitwasbetter,butitcouldnotcareforitself.Sopeoplehadtoallowtheraccoontoliveatthecenter.Afterthat,peoplebegantakingallkindsofhurtorhomelessanimalsthere.Somanyanimalswerelivingatthecenterthatitbecamemorelikeazoo.Itwastimeforanewname.PopcornParkZoogotitsfunnynamebecausemanyoftheanimalsthereliketoeatpopcorn(爆米花).Alsoworkersatthezoosellthepopcorntohelpmakemoneytocarefortheanimals.Peoplebuythepopcorntofeedtheanimalsaswell.PopcornParkZoonowtakescareofmorethan200kindsofanimals.Alltheanimalsatthezoogetlotsofcareandlove.32.Workersatthezoolookafter__________.A.onlyhomelesscatsanddogs B.hurtorsickanimalsC.alltheunwantedcatsanddogs D.youngoroldanimals33.Whichanimalwasthefirsttoliveatthezoo?A.Anunwanteddog. B.Anunwantedcat.C.Araccoon. D.Atiger.34.Thezoogotitsnamebecause__________.A.thepopcornatthezootastesbest B.workersatthezooliketoeatpopcornC.manyanimalsthereliketoeatpopcornD.visitorscanmakepopcornthemselvesthere 35.Fromthetextwecanknowthat__________.A.thezoowasaveryfamousparkinthepastB.peoplelookaftertheanimalswellatthezoo C.thezoospendsmuchmoneyfeedingtheanimals D.animalsatthezoodon’twanttogobacktotheirnaturalhomes36.Thispassageprobablycomesfrom__________.A.asciencebook B.atravelmagazine C.aweatherreport D.ahistorybookPassage3TheStoryoftheTwoFrogsAgroupoffrogsweretravelingthroughtheforests,andtwoofthemfellintoadeephole.Whentheotherfrogssawhowdeeptheholewas,theytoldthepairthattheywereasgoodasdead.Thetwofrogsignored（忽视）whattheysaidandtriedtojumpupandoutofthehole.Theotherfrogskepttellingthemtostop,thattheywereasgoodasdead.Finally,oneofthefrogsfollowedwhattheotherfrogsweresayingandgaveup.Hefelldownanddied.Theotherfrogcontinuedtojumpashardashecould.Onceagain,theotherfrogsshoutedathimtostopthepainandjustwaittodie.Hejumpedevenharderuntilfinallyhemadeitout.Theotherfrogswereastonished（吃惊）andsaid,"Didn’tyouhearus?"Thefrogtoldthemthathewasdeafandthathethoughttheywereencouraging（鼓励）himallthetime.Thestoryteachesusalesson:Thereisthepower（力量）oflifeanddeathinthelanguageweuse,andinwhatwesay,andinhowwesayit.Sobecarefulofwhatyousay.37.Whathappenedtothefrogsintheforests?A.Theylosttheirway. B.Theyhadaterribleaccident. C.Twoofthemfellintoadeephole. D.Twoofthembeattheothers.38.WhatdoestheywereasgoodasdeadprobablymeaninEnglish?A.theyweregoingtodie B.theywouldbebestfriendsaftertheydiedC.theyweregoodenoughtogetoutofthehole D.theywouldgethelpiftheyweregoodtoeachother39.Afrogintheholestoppedjumpingbecause__________.A.itwasnotstrong B.itwaswaitingtosomehelpC.itwasinabadsituation D.itfollowedtheotherfrogs’words40.Theotherfrogmadehimselfoutoftheholebecause__________.A.hecouldnothearwell B.hekepttryingwithoutgivingup C.hewasgoodatjumping D.heacceptedhelpfromtheotherfrogs41.Fromthepassagewecanlearnthat__________.A.somefrogsarereallyverybad B.abadbeginningmakesabadendingC.weshouldpracticejumpingsometimesD.weshouldlearntoencouragepeoplePassage4B．阅读短文，根据短文内容，从所给的六个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，使短文意思完整，连贯。（有两项为多余选项）Inthespringandsummermonths,thunderstormsarecommon.Theyhappenoftenandinthunderstorms,lightning(闪电)canhitpeopleandbuildingsand42.__________Youmaynotknowthatabout1,800thunderstormsarehappeningatanymomentaroundtheworldandmanypeoplediefromlightningeveryyear.Sowhatshouldwedoduringalightningstorm?Weshouldfollowthesesafetyrules.Ifyouareindoorsduringathunderstorm:＊Stayawayfromanythingthatismetal(金属)becauselightningcancomeintothehousethroughit.＊Don'tstandnearthewindows.＊Don'ttakeashowerorbath.43.__________＊Neverusethephone.Lightningcouldtravelthroughthephonelineandhityou.44.__________＊Gointoanearbybuildingorcarrightaway.Ifthere'snobuildingaround,trytofindalowplacetostayin.＊45.__________becausethelightningcouldhitthetreeandtravelthroughthetreetohityou.＊Neveruseamobilephone.A.Ifyouareoutdoorsduringathunderstorm:A.Ifyouareoutdoorsduringathunderstorm:B.DonotgounderatreeC.itisverydangerous.D.Lightningcantravelthroughwater.E.Trytogethomeassoonasyoucan.F.Butitisveryimportantforustolearnaboutlightning.A.butmyfirstloveistennis.

B.Ann,mysisterisreallygoodatrunning.C.I’mBritish.D.Whattimedoesitstart?

E.Goodmorning.A.butmyfirstloveistennis.

B.Ann,mysisterisreallygoodatrunning.C.I’mBritish.D.Whattimedoesitstart?

E.Goodmorning.F.Ah,that'snice!G.I’mgladtobehere.根据对话内容，从所给的七个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，使对话内容完整。（有两项为多余选项。）A:TodaywearetalkingtoMarkCavalcani,agreattennisplayer.Mark,goodmorning.B:46.__________A:NowMark,yourfamilyname’sinteresting.B:That’sright.Mygrandfather’sItalian.ButmyparentsgrewuphereinBritain.So47.__________A:Andistennistheonlysportinyourlife?

B:No,notatall.Iloveswimmingaswellasbasketball,48.__________A:Arethereanyothertennisplayersinyourfamily?B:No,notreally.Mymotheroftengoesclimbingonweekendsand49.__________A:Thankyou,Mark.Ihopeyouhadagoodtimewithus.B:Sure.50.__________

第II卷非选择题（共66分）V.完型填空（二）（本题共13题,每小题2分，共26分）根据对话内容，用方框内所给词或短语的适当形式填空，使短文内容完整。（每个词或短语只能用一次）largelargesmallChinanoisecountrybetalkabouthangonBetty:Whatareyoudoing?Tony:I’mpreparingsomenotesforareportcalled“Ourgrowingpopulation”.Lingling:Well,we’reintherightplaceto51.__________that!Beijingisahugecitywitha52.__________population.Thatcausesalotofproblems,suchastoomuchtrafficand53.__________.Betty:It’snotonlyBeijing.Populationincreaseisabigprobleminmany54.__________.Doyouknowhowmanybabies55.__________borneveryminuteintheworld?Tony:No.Canyoutellme?Betty:Over250!Thatmakesover131.4millionbirthsayear.Lingling:Ican’tbelieveit!Betty:ThepopulationofChinaisabout1.37billion.That’salmostonefifthoftheworld’spopulation,thatis,about7billion.Tony:56.__________aminute!Iwillwritethatdowntoo!Betty:Butinthefuture,57.__________populationwon’tgrowsofast,becausefamiliesaregetting58.__________.Lingling:Howdoyouknowallthis?Betty:Iwrotemyreportyesterday!Tony:Great,thanks!NowIcanwritemyreport!B.阅读下面短文，在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺。（每空格限填一词）OK,class.NextweekinBiology（生物）we’llbestudyinganimalsfromAfrica.We’lllearnaboutwhattheyeat,wheretheylive,whenthey59.__________fromplacetoplace,andsoon.I’dlikeyoutoseesomemoviesaboutAfricananimals.You’llhavetotake60.__________whilewatching.I’llalsotakeyoutothelibrarywhereyoucancheckoutabooktogetmore61.__________.Youmustchooseoneanimaltodoareporton.Reportswillbefivepageslong,includingpictures.You’llhavethreeweekstofinishyourreports.Tellmewhichanimalyouwanttowriteaboutassoonas62.__________.Firstcomefirstserved.Nobodycandothereportonthesameanimal.63.__________youneedhelpwhenfindingananimalforyourreport,I’llbegladtohelpyouchooseonenextweek.VI.阅读理解（二）（本题共5小题，每小题2分，共10分）阅读下面短文，根据短文内容，回答下列问题。Passage5Oneday,whenHenrywasworkinginarestaurant,asnakesuddenlyappearedandbithishand.Afewdaysearlier,thesnakearrivedfromAsiainaboxofbananas.Itclimbedoutandhidsomewhere."Iwastryingtopickitupwhenitbitmeagain.Ithrewitacrossthekitchen,anditlandedonatable."Whilethesnakewaslyingonthetable,Henryquicklypickeduphismobilephoneandtookaphotowithit.Thenthesnakehidbehindthefridge.WhenHenrywastryingtofindthesnake,hishandbegantohurtbadly.Hehurriedtohospital.Asthedoctorswerecheckinghim,thepaingotworse.Buttheycouldnothelphimbecausetheydidn'tknowwhatkindofsnakebithim.Ashewaslyingthereingreatpain,Henrysuddenlyrememberedthephoto.Thedoctorssentthephototoazoo.Assoonastheylearnedwhatkindofsnakebithim,theygaveHenrytherightmedicine,andhelefthospitalthenextday."Soifasnakebitesyou,takeoutyourmobilephoneorcamera.Takeitsphoto,andshowthephototothedoctors,"suggestsHenry."Butasyouknow,thesnakewon'tsmile!"64.Whatisthestorymainlyabout?__________________________________________________________________________65.HowdidthesnakearriveatHenry’srestaurant?__________________________________________________________________________66.WhendidthesnakebitHenryagain?__________________________________________________________________________67.CouldthedoctorsgiveHenrytherightmedicineaftercheckinghim?__________________________________________________________________________68.Whatcanyoulearnfromthisstory? __________________________________________________________________________VII.写A.句子翻译，将下列句子译成英语。（本题共5小题，每小题2分,满分10分）69.大连的人口是多少？__________________________________________________________________________70.今年我们想做得更好。__________________________________________________________________________我要向警方报告这件事吗？__________________________________________________________________________72.请注意你的书写(handwriting)。__________________________________________________________________________73.苏老师不仅仅是老师，而且还是我们的好朋友。MsSu_________________________________________________