牛津译林版八年级期末试卷.doc

新语学校2013-2014学期八年级英语期末测试
满分100分，限时100分钟，得分_______
一 单项选择（每小题2分，共30分）
1. ---- Shall we go shopping this afternoon？ ----- _______!
That’s all right B. Good luck! C. Good idea D. Yes, me too
2. ____ you able to swim ____ six?
A. Could, at B. Can , at the age of
C. Were, when D. Were, at the age of
3. Max has a good sense of ____ , he always tells funny jokes to make us laugh.
A. generous B. interesting C. humour D. honest
4. ---- ____ does your brother walk his dog? ---- Twice a day.
A. How many B. How long C. How soon D. How often
5. These Children are _______this year than they were last year.
A. much tall B. more taller C. very taller D. much taller
6. ____ animals are in danger and there will be ____ space for them if we don’t take any actions.
A. More and more; more and more B. Less and less; less and less
C. More and more; less and less D. Less and less; more and more
7. ---- What’s DIY exactly? ---- It ____ “do-it-yourself”.
A. stand for B. stands for C. stand up D. stand by
8. We have known that it is ____ for pandas to have babies after we learned the story of Xi Wang.
A. west B. free C. difficult D. wild
9. Usually it ____ about an hour to arrive at the park by bike.
A. takes B. take C. spent D. spends
10. This math problem is ____ and I can work it out ____.
A. easy, easy B. easily, easily C. easily, easy D. easy, easily
11. My elder brother ____ gave me some exercises and told me to do them ____.
A. myself, by myself B. himself, by myself
C. himself, by himself D. herself, by myself
12. Some people want to make the wetlands smaller ____ have more space for farms and buildings.
A. as a result B. moreover C. in order to D. because of
13. ____ of giant pandas is getting ____ because their living areas are becoming farmlands.
A. The number, larger and larger B. A number, larger and larger
C. The number, smaller and smaller D. A number, small and small
14. ____ is my favourite season because I can make a snowman with my friends.
A. Spring B. Summer C. Autumn D. Winter
15. We seldom see birds in winter because most of them____ to a warm and windy place.
A. come down B. fly away C. away D. get lost

二．根据句意及所给汉语，写出相应的单词(每题2分，共10分)
1. A friend in _____ (需要)is a friend indeed.
5. Don’t be afraid. We all _____(支持)you.
6. Although she is only seven, she can look after _____(自己).
8. Fish can’t live _____(没有)water.
9. I _____(忘)my homework at home.

三．根据句意，从方框中选择适当的短语填空（每题2分，共10分）

made laws; ready to help; Near the end of
mixed school; a big garden and many trees;

1. She is also helpful and__________ people any time.
2. It is a __________, boys and girls have lessons together.
3. __________________ the week, we discuss the books with our classmates.
4. White house is a beautiful building with____________________.
5. The Chinese government has __________ to protect the wild life.

四. 完形填空（每小题1分，共10分）
Here is a story about a clever dog. It was a seeing eye dog which can help blind (盲的)people walk along the streets and do many other things. One day a seeing eye dog and a blind man __1__ on a bus together. The bus was full of __2__ and there were __3__ seats left. But one man soon stood up and left his seat. The dog __4__ the blind man to the seat, but there was little space for two people. The dog began to push the people on each side _5___ his nose. He pushed and pushed until the people moved and __6__ there was __7__ space for two people. The blind man then sat down and the dog got up on the seat at his side. The dog lay down and put his head on the leg of the __8__ man. He was very __9__ and soon fell asleep. Everyone on the bus watched at the _10__.
1. A. went B. got C. came D. took
2. A. people B. seats C. children D. farmers
3. A. not a few B. no C. not many D. some
4. A. told B. carried C. took D. asked
5. A. on B. use C. for D. with
6. A. at first B. still C. last D. at last
7. A. no B. enough C. few D. little
8. A. old B. young C. blind D. first
9. A. comfortable B. sad C. frightened D. angry
10. A. children B. dog C. man D. people
五．阅读理解(每题3分，共30分)
A
Watching TV is a good way to relax in our free time. Many boys and girls love to watch TV. They spend many hours a day in front of the TV set. A child can learn both bad things and good things from them.
There are many kinds of TV programs. Some programs help children to understand the news all over the world. With television a child doesn’t have to go to the zoo to see the animal. Boys and girls can see a play, a concert or a game at home.
But watching TV too much is bad for our eyesight. It also takes up too much time and affects our study to watch TV too long. Some programs are really unhealthy. They show crime and other things that are bad for children, so parents should help them to find other interesting things to do. Tell them it is fun to watch TV programs, but it is fun to read books, to play games or to visit friends, too.
1. Many boys and girls love to _____.
A. read books B. visit friend C. watch TV D. see a concert
2. With television a child can see a play or concert _____.
A. at home B. go to the zoo C. at school D. go to theatre
3. From the reading, we know that it is bad for our _____ to watch TV too much.
A. life B. eyesight C. health D. study
4. Some programs show _____ that are bad for children.
A. healthy things B unhealthy things
C. interesting things D. good things
5. It is fun to watch TV programs, but it is fun to _____.
A. see animals B. read books C. go shopping D. see a play
B
We need to do something for giant pandas. They are now in danger. For example, giant pandas do not have any many babies during their lives, and it’s easy for baby pandas to get sick and die when they are very young. Also, giant pandas mainly live on a special kind of bamboo, so the bamboo forests are very important to them. However, the bamboo forests are becoming smaller and smaller. As a result, giant pandas may not have a place to live or food to eat. There are now only about 1,600 pandas in the wild. We should take action to protect them right away.
1. _____ are now in danger so we should do something for them.
A. Babies B. Giant pandas C. Forests D. Wild animals
2. Many baby pandas die when they are very_____.
A. young B. old C. early D. late
3. Bamboo forests are very important to giant panda, because they live on ____.
A. milk B. water C. a special kind of bamboo D. baby pandas
4. From the reading, we know most of giant pandas may live in ____.
A. water B. food C. bamboo D. bamboo forests
5. There are now ____ pandas in the wild.
A. many B. much C. a few D. little

六．书面表达。（10分）
假如你是“东北虎保护协会”成员，请你以东北虎的名义写一封给人类的公开信，呼吁人类保护东北虎。信的内容包括以下要点：
1. 你们大量砍伐森林，我们的食物减少，居住地缩小；
2. 你们大量捕杀我们，用虎骨制药，虎皮制衣；
3. 希望你们扩大老虎保护区，保护我们；
4. 让老虎和人类和平共处。
注意：1. 短文必须包含以上内容； 2. 短文以第一人称写；
3. 词数60左右，开头已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear man,
I’m a tiger in the northeast of China. I’d like to have a talk with you. We lived in the forest happily for thousands of years, and then you came!
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