2013第一学期期末考试八年级英语试卷.doc

2013学年第一学期期末考试八年级英语试卷 (时间：90分钟， 满分100分)命题者：友爱实验中学 陈海慧 方春英考生注意：所有答案务必按照规定在答题纸上完成，做在试卷上不给分Part 1 Listening （第一部分 听力）(共22分)A. Listen and choose the right picture.（根据你听到的句子，选出相应的图片）5% A B C D E F G1. _ 2. _ 3. _ 4. _ 5. _B. Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to the question you hear.（根据你听到的对话和问题，选出最恰当的答案）5%( ) 6. A. Manager and the clerk. B. Boss and secretary. C. Teacher and student. D. Father and daughter.( ) 7. A. In a shop. B. In a restaurant. C. In a library.D. In a supermarket.( ) 8. A. At 7:00. B. At 6:30. C. At 8:00. D. At 9:00.( ) 9. A. He is going to have a party. B. Hes going to do his homework. C. Hes going to have a picnic.D. Hes going to visit his grandparents.( )10. A. Because she has to study. B. Because she doesnt like seeing movies.C. Because she doesnt like Sam. D. Because she has to see the doctor.C. Listen to the passage and tell whether the following statements are true or false. （判断下列句子是否符合你听到的短文内容，符合的用“T”表示，不符合的用“F”表示）5%( ) 11. Mr Black is an engineer.( ) 12. Mr Blacks truck knocked down a boy and hurt him.( ) 13. Mr Black took the boy to a clinic.( ) 14. Mr Blacks doctor came to ask the boy some questions.( ) 15. The boys parents were very greedy and they told a lie. D. Listen to the passage and complete the sentences. （听短文，完成下列内容，每空格限填一词）7%16. A man made a call to _Hotel to book a room.17. He wanted to stay in the hotel on the sixteenth of _.18. The woman introduced a single room on the top floor with a great _ of the city to the man.19. One single room on the top floor costs _ dollars per night.20. The man thought the room on the top floor was too _ for him.21. The man told the woman his name and booked a room on the _ floor.22. The mans full name is _ Black.Part 2 Phonetics, Vocabulary and Grammar （第二部分 语音、词汇和语法）(共40分)II. Choose the best answer. （选择最恰当的答案，用A、B、C或D表示）18%( ) 23. Disneyland is _ amusement park in the USA.A. a B. an C. the D. /( ) 24.Susan will go to Beijing to attend a meeting _April 15th,2013. A. on B. in C. at D. for( ) 25. A friend of _ will come to our party tonight. A. mine B. me C. I D. my( ) 26. Theres _ milk in the fridge. Lets go to buy some.A. a little B. little C. a few D. few( ) 27.As a famous dentist, he earns over _dollars a year.A. two millions B. two millions of C. millions of D. two million ( ) 28. Diogenes threw away his cup and became even _. A. happier B. happy C. happiest D. happily( ) 29.There are a lot of students in the playground. Some students are running._ are playing football. A. The other B. The others C. Others D. Another( ) 30. Must I go to bed before 9:00 tonight, Mum? No, you _. Its Friday today. A. cant B. mustnt C. shouldntD.neednt( ) 31. _ exciting story it is! Id like to read it for a second time. A. What B. What a C. What an D. How ( ) 32. _ Diogenes didnt have much money, he was still very happy. A. But B. BecauseC. So D. Though( ) 33. _will your uncle come back to Shanghai? In two weeks. A. How far B. How longC. How soon D. How often( ) 34. You had better _your coat. Its cold outside. A. put on B. not put on C. putting onD. to put on( ) 35. We_ to the cinema last Friday. The film was quite interesting.A. going B. gone C. goes D. went( ) 36. Lam finished _his homework before 10:00 p.m. yesterday.A. doing B. done C. does D. did ( ) 37. Thanks for helping us solve the problem._A. All right B. It doesnt matter. C. You are welcome. D. No problem.( ) 38.Jackies strong _ is to become a famous singer.A. hobby B. business C. ambition D. language( ) 39. There are few chips in the packet, _?A. arent there B. are there C. is there D. does there( ) 40. You are fnt. Which of the following word is correct for the underlined phonetic symbol in the sentence? A.finish B. fish C.finishing D. finished III. Complete the following passage with the words in the box. Each word can only be used once.（将下列单词的字母号填入空格。每空格限填一词，每个单词只能填一次） 8%A. when B. with C. strong D .stay E .babiesPeople like travelling to Australia. There are many kangaroos in Australia. You can see them everywhere outside the cities and towns（镇）. Kangaroos have very 41 legs , so they are very good at jumping. Their tails are very strong, too. So 42 they want to have a rest(休息) ,they rest on their tails. Kangaroos are very good at looking after their 43 . Mother kangaroos make their babies 44 in their pockets because it is safe and warm.A. well B. why C. what D. countries E. usefulEnglish is spoken as a first language（语言） by most people in the USA, Britain, Canada, Australia. But it is also used in many other 45 . If you go to France（法国）, India, you will use English, It is used by travelers and business（生意） people all over the world.（世界） Thats 46 we are learning English in China. It is one of the most 47 languages because it is used everywhere .If we learn English 48 , we will find that it is both useful and interesting.IV. Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms. （用所给单词的适当形式填空, 每空格限填一词）6%49. There are twenty _ in this tall building.(storey)50. We live on the _floor.（twelve）51. Please keep _ , the baby is sleeping.(silently)52. My father _ in climbing to the top of the mountain yesterday. (success)53. Tom is the same _ as his brother. (high)54. Computers are one of the most important _ in the world. (invent)V. Change the sentences as required.（按要求改写句子）8%55. Ben had to walk home last night.（改为否定句）Ben _ _to walk home last night.56. Peter has worked as a teacher since 1998.（对划线部分提问）_ _ has Peter worked as a teacher?57. The accident happened in the street last night. （保持句意不变）The accident _ _ in the street last night.58. （连词成句）some , as gentle as, and, plants, dinosaurs, were, sheep, ate_(.)( 2) Part 3 Reading and Writing (第三部分 读 写) (共38分)VI. Reading comprehension (阅读理解)：共26分A. Choose the best answer （根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案）：（6分）Kittys family was going to visit her grandparents. Kitty was so excited! It had been months since their last visit. They called a taxi to take them to the airport. “This will save us lots of time,” Dad said. “We wont have to worry about parking.” However, the streets were crowded with cars, and the taxi slowly made its way to the airport through the traffic. They arrived at the airport very late, got stuck at a checkpoint for a while, and had to run all the way to the gate to catch their plane. Out of breath, they finally reached the gate. The clerk saw them dash up and shook her head sadly. “You checked in too late,” the clerk said, “so we had to give your seats to other people. Now the plane is completely full.” The clerk booked them on another flight, which would leave two hours later. The family was upset, but all they could do was to wait. Mum and Dad were worried now because they were going to be late, and Grandma and Grandpa would have to wait too.After two long hours, the family got on a plane. Kitty was very glad to see her grandparents finally. Grandpa took Kittys hand, and they happily chatted and laughed as they went together to pick up the luggage. They waited and waited, but their luggage was nowhere to be seen! Dad asked an airport worker for help, and she looked on her computer for a minute or two. “Im sorry, but it seems that your luggage didnt get on your plane,” she said. “It wont be here for another hour.”After another hour, the family picked up their luggage and left the airport. The sun was setting as they pulled into her grandparents driveway. Everyone was hungry and tired. 59. Kittys family went to the airport by taxi because _.A. they didnt have a car B. there was a lot of traffic C. they had heavy luggage D. they wanted to save time 60. The underlined word “dash” in Paragraph Two probably means “_”. A. pass the entrance safely B. look for something carefully C. call someone loudly D. go to some place quickly61. Kittys family couldnt get on the first plane because _. A.they failed to arrive in time B. the clerk wasnt quick enough C. they couldnt find their tickets D. the plane needed repairs62. What happened to the familys luggage? A. It was left at home. B. It was put on another plane. C. It was seriously broken. D. It was stolen at the airport. 63. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A. The family went out of the airport in the morning. B. Kittys family arrived later than expected. C. It was the first time for Kitty to visit her grandparents. D. The clerk gave them the wrong information about the flight.64. Which is the best title of the passage? A. Visiting Grandparents B. Kittys holiday plan C. Kittys Experience（经历） at the Airport D.Cars and Planes B. Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage. (选择最恰当的单词或词语完成短文)：（6 分）Not long ago, I decided to read a lot of books to get more knowledge（知识）. So I went to the library and 65 happily with several books. But after a few days, I felt impatient. The idea of finishing all of them looked impossible, because I always found it 66 to calm(静心) down to read a whole book. I didnt know what to do with it. Then suddenly one day I thought of Why not make reading fun? It gave me 67 again. Reading is a journey of spirit. Every time we read a book, we are actually talking _68 the writer. I tried to put all my effort(努力) into his or her books, 69 I could feel all of his or her happiness and suffering. Now books have become a part of my life.See? Attitude (态度) can make a great 70 . Someone once said, Even though the situation is bad, people still have one freedom to choose their attitude. So dont complain about study or work. It helps nothing. Try to see things from a different way. Believe me, this will change the situation and help you a lot.65. A. sangB. jumpedC. returnedD. danced66. A. hardB. interesting C. happy D. easy67. A. advice B. hopeC. timeD. work68. A. withB. aboutC. ofD. at69. A. because B. though C. butD. so70. A. decision B. difference C. discussion D. promiseC. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words (在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使文章内容通顺，每空格填一词， 首字母已给)：（7分）Do you know something about rings (年轮) ? Do you know they can tell us what the weather was like, sometimes even hundreds of years ago?A tree will g 71 well in a climate(气候) with lots of sunshine and rainfall. And little sunshine or rainfall will limit the growth of a tree. We can see the c 72 of climate by studying the tree rings. For example, we can find out the weather ten years ago, we can count the rings of a tree from the o 73 to the inside. If the tenth ring is far from the eleventh ring, then were sure that it was sunny and rainy most of that year. If it is n 74 the eleventh ring, then the climate that year was bad. Tree rings are important not only for studying the weather but also for studying the h 75 of men. Many centuries ago there l 76 a lot of people at a place in New Mexico. But now you can find only sand thereno trees and no people. What happened?A scientist studied the rings of dead trees there. He found that the people had to leave b 77 they had cut down all the trees to make fires and buildings. As all the trees had gone, the people there had to move. D. Answer the questions (根据短文内容回答问题)：（7分）How much do you know about Peking Opera（京剧）? Do you listen to it? Do you go to see it? Anyway, in the near future, you may be learning how to perform it at school. To promote (提倡) traditional culture among young people, this year, about 200 schools around China will make Peking Opera a compulsory (必修的) course. Most students think its a good idea. Han Lang, a 14-year-old Beijinger, especially welcomes it. We dont need to be Peking Opera experts, said Han. But its a good idea to know something about a traditional art. Many foreigners come to visit China every year, added Han. If we cannot tell foreign friends anything about Peking Opera, it will be a shame (羞愧). But students like Ji Xuan are not as enthusiastic (热心的) as Han. The 14-year-old Shanxi girl said the idea is not bad. But if she had a choice, shed prefer to study Jinju Opera, a local art of Shanxi. Tastes differ from place to place, said Jin. Peking Opera should be taught only in Beijing. Some students, however, dont care what kind of opera they learn. They only care about learning. Learning Peking Opera wont be an easy job, said Ding Peiqi, a 14-year-old Shanghai girl. I hope it can be taught in a funny and exciting way. If not, we wont become interested in it. 78. Where may you be learning Peking Opera? (1分)We may be learning Peking Opera_.79. Why will some schools make Peking Opera a compulsory course? (1分)To _.80. Whats Hans opinion about learning Peking Opera at school? (1分) He thinks its good to know something _.81. Do all the students care what kind of opera they learn? (1分)_, they_.82. What was the view from a Shanghai girl? (1分)She said learning Peking Opera _job.83. Do you like Peking Opera? Why or why not? (2分)_.VII. Writing（作文）:（共12分）84. Write at least 60 words about the topic “ I want to say thanks to my- .(以“我想对-说声谢谢”为题写一篇不少于60个词的短文，标点符号不占格。)Use the following points as a reference. (可参考以下问题)*Who do you want to say thanks to?* Why do you want to say thanks to him or her? (Give at least two reasons:至少2条理由)注意：短文中不得出现任何人名，校名及其它相关信息，否则不予评分