武昌区2016-2017学年度第二学期英语期末八下英语期末试卷.doc

2016—2017年武昌区八年级下学期期末考试卷
二.选择填空(本题共15分，每小题1分）
从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳选项.
26. -Jenny，how about going to the cinema together？
—______！
A.Enjoy yourself B。Good luck C。Have a good trip D。Sounds fantastic
27。 —How do you like your school life?
-______。
A。It’s a famous schoolB.It’s very colorful
C.I’d like to study thereD.I like my school
28。 -Wow！Your jacket looks so fashionable！
—My mother bought it for me！
A.Thank you B.Sounds great C.My pleasure D.Good idea
29.Mary ______ the piano quite well，but she hasn't had time to play since the new year。
A。will playB。have played C。playedD。plays
30。—Jenny told me that she won’t come for the party tonight.
—But she_______！
A.promises B。promisedC。will promise D。had promised
31。-I’m looking for Lily.Do you know where she is？
—Sorry，I ______ her these days.
A.didn’t see B.wasn't seeing C。haven’t seen D。don’t see
32. —I don’t like bread，rice ______ porridge。What about you？
—I don’t like so much bread，I don’t like porridge,either。
A。and； orB。and; andC。or; butD。or； and
33。 -How much time does John ______ on his homework a day?
—Well，around two hours。
A。takeB。spendC.costD.use
34。Mr.Wang is now retired and _______ ,so he has plenty of time to go hiking with friends。
A.hardB。calmC。freeD.nervous
35。 -How often does your school magazine ？
-Once a week。
A。come out B。comeup C.come on D.comein
36。 —______ will the rain storm last？
—I’ve no idea。There is no sign of an end。
A.How soon B。How far C。How longD。How often
37。You won't be healthy ______ you eat less sugar and exercise more。
A.unlessB。whenC。afterD.if
38。-There are so many nice coats for young people,which one have you ______ ，Sam？
—The red one。
A。turned onB。depended onC。come onD。decided on
39. —We are supposed to help parents with the housework.
—I agree。 Doing chores helps to develop our ______。
A。independence B。imagination C。introductionD。invention
40. Could you please tell me _______ ？
A。what fruit do you like best B。how do you come to school
C。where you live nowD。when will you start
三。完形填空。(每小题1分,共15分）
Robin is on holiday in India。 Its a beautiful place and he is enjoying it very much.He doesn’t
know much about the Indian 41 ，but he does his best with the few words he knows。He is also learning some Indian customs（风俗）.
Last week Robin wanted to get his computer 42 。He went into a local computer shop and
43 the problem to the worker in the shop。The worker 44 nodding his head and smiling。He seemed to understand 45 .When Robin came back the next day to 46 his computer， he 47 the worker didn’t do anything to it。Robin explained 48 and the worker nodded and smiled。Robin said he would come back the next day.
That evening Robin 49 his friend Anna for a drink。He told her about his computer。 Anna 50 and said，”The worker doesn’t understand what you want。"
”But he keeps nodding at me。"Robin was 51 。
Anna explained that nods and smiles don't mean the same in India as they 52 in
England。She 53 to go with him to the shop the next day.The worker in the shop was so
54 to see Anna。He had no 55 about what Robin wanted！
In India a nod means ”I respect(尊重)you”, not"Yes， I know what you are talking about！" A smile can mean "sorry”.
41. A。language B.customs C。people D。food
42. A。madeB.passed C。fixedD.invented
43. A.reminded B。explained C.memorized D.counted
44. A。remembered B。stopped C.minded D.kept
45. A。anything B。everythingC.something D.nothing
46. A。takeB。bringC.getD。repair
47. A。found B.realized C.created D。discussed
48. A.muchB。again C。hardlyD。better
49. A.sawB.watchedC.askedD.met
50. A.smiled B.disliked C.explained D。laughed
51. A。surprised B.excited C。amused D。interested
52. A。goB。doC。getD。act
53. A.succeeded B.volunteered C。understood D。satisfied
54. A。amazingB.strangeC。sorryD.happy
55. A。thoughtB.wordC.ideaD.matter
四. 阅读理解。(每小题2分，共30分）
A
56. The letter and cards above are most probably between______ 。
A。friends B.workmates C。classmatesD.family members
57.From one of the cards we know that ______ friends is ill。
A。Rod'sB.Liz’sC。Brenda’sD。Michael's
58. In Rod's invitation card，we know that we should______。
A。go to the party with Rod
B。take a branch of flowers to the party
C.wear clothes in casual(休闲)
D.give Rod a reply before November 12h
59.What we know about Liz is that ______.
A.Liz tried calling her friend in New York
B。Liz has changed her phone number
C.Liz is working for a conference
D。Liz told Brenda something about the weather
60。It’s clear that ______。
A.Brenda has moved to a new apartment
B。Brenda is holding a conference in New York
C。Brenda wants to stay with Liz for a few days
D.Brenda likes the weather in New York
B
Linda Edwards was full of happiness because her lost cat Spas was returned to her 12 years afterhe went missing！
Spas went missing in 2005 and Edwards looked for him every day for three months。She
searched all around her town and even wrote letters to some newspapers for help.But she was
never able to find him。At the end of the three months，her search stopped.
But someone recently discovered a dirty，thin stray cat in the street and took him into West
Flamingo Animal Hospital.The people working in the hospital checked the cat and were sure
enough that his name was Spas and he belonged to Linda Edwards!
”An old lady found the cat on Sunday and brought him here。We scanned his microchip(微
芯片)and we were able to find out his owner。The cat，whose name is Spas，has been missing for
12 years！”said a doctor.
It is a way to recognize pets by scanning their microchips if the stray animals belong to
anyone who could be missing them。It also allows animal services to know if the animals have a
family waiting for them.Linda was very thankful that she had Spas taken the microchip and was
so excited to get him back！
“Ihave a second chance to play with my cat," she said。”This would never have happened
without this mysterious microchip microchips。"
61. From the two paragraphs，we know that ______.
A.Linda found her Spas this year
B.Linda has been searching every day
C.Linda has looked for her cat for 12 years
D。Linda stopped her search three months before
62.found Spas and took him to the animal hospital。
A。A doctor B.A nurse C.LindaD.A stranger
63。The underlined word stray in the third paragraph means。
A.strangeB.lostC。dirtyD。unusual
64.The people worked in the animal hospital knew the owner because.
A.they knew Linda wellB。they remembered the dog
C.Spas had a microchip with him D.Spas remembered Linda well
65。The best title for this passage may be。
A。Linda's cat B.An animal hospital
C。Cat's familyD.A mysterious microchip
C
Many years ago，therelived a very rich man who wanted to do something for the people ofhis town.But first he wanted to find out whether they were good enough to get his help。So heplaced a very large stone in the center ofthe main road into town。Then he hid behind a tree and waited.
Soon an old man came along with his cow.“Who put this stone in the center of the road?”said the old man，but he did not try to move the stone away.Instead，he passed around the stoneand continued on his way。Another man came along and did the same thing； then another came，and another.All of them complained about the stone in the center of the road,but none of themtried to move it away.
Late in the afternoon,a young man came along。He saw the stone and said，“It will be verydark at night。Some people will come along later in the dark and will fall against the stone。”
The young man then began to move the stone.He pulled with all his strength to move it toone side.But imagine his surprise when he found a bag full of money and this message under thestone：”This money is for the thoughtful person who takes this stone away from the road.Thankyou。"
66. The rich man wanted to ______.
A.offer help to the people of his town
B.show his people how rich he was
C。give money to anybody in need
D。find out how good his people are
67。The rich man put a large stone on the road _______。
A。to make life harder for the people of his town
B。to find out the strongest man in his town
C。to stop people from getting into his town
D。to find the right person to receive his help
68。The first old man found the stone and walked around it because_______。
A.he was too old to take the stone away all by himself
B。he thought it was good to have a stone on the road
C。he didn’t want to move the stone away for others
D。he didn't want the money from the rich man
69.The young man decided to move the stone because________.
A。he was strong enough to do the job
B。he had others' safety on his mind
C。he knew there was money under it
D。he wanted to make it safe for himself
70。What we can learn from the passage is that ________。
A。If we do well，we will have well。
B.If we move stones，we will have a lot of money。
C。The young man was lucky。
D。Other people were unlucky。
五. 根据所给的汉语意思完成句子（每题1分,共5分）
71. 我没有足够的钱，买不了我想要的吉他。
I don’t have _______ _______ to buy the guitar I want.
72. 杰夫已经拥有他的自行车超过10年了。
Jeff has had his bike for _______ _______ 10years。
73. 你得等几个小时让这些衣服全部完全干燥.
You have to _______ _______ a couple of hours for the clothes to dry completely.
74. 你能把糖递给我吗?不要递给我盐。
Would you pass me the sugar _______ _______ salt？
75. 郎朗今晚在我们城市举办现场演奏。
Lang Lang is _______ _______ in our city tonight。
六．选词填空（每题1分，共5分)
从方框里选择合适的词填入句子里的空白处，有一个选项是多余的。
quickly shouted arriving postcard window special

76. We _______ to our parents to let them know about the danger。
77. As a _______ gift，our parents took us to India。
78. I looked out ofthe _______ and saw some boys playing soccer in the playground。
79. On the early morning of November 20th，we got a special _______.
80. Some five hours ago we left Beijing on this train,but now we’re _______ in Shanghai!
七.阅读理解填词（每空1分，共10分）
Mrs Jones is a 92-year—old woman.Every morning，she d81 herself at eight o'clock andwears the best make—up。Her husband passed away just a short time ago and she had to m 82
to a nursing home。
That day,after many hours of w83in the nursing home,she smiled h 84whenItold her that her room was ready。
“I love it,”she said。
“Mrs Jones,you haven’t seen the room，"I said。
“It doesn’t matter,"she answered。“Happiness is s 85 you decide on ahead of time.Whether I like the room or not doesn’t d 86on what the room is like.It depends on whatmy thinking is like。Each day is a g 87,and whenever my eyes o88,I will think abouthow to s89the new day happily。"
If you do like this andr 90each day is a gift,you will feel happy every day。"
81. d_______82。m_______83。 w_______84. h_______85。 s________
86. g_______87。 g_______88。 o_______89.s_______90。r________
八。书面表达（15分)
假如你是Ben，你们班上的同学Judy不幸身患重病,急需救助，你们班决定举行一次
捐款活动来帮助她。请向校长张老师写一封申请信。要点信息如下:
原因：帮助患病的Judy同学
目的：为Judy筹款；
时间：本周五下午3。00-5。00
地点：在学校图书馆前面
活动：一些同学举行旧书义卖活动; 一些同学剪纸和做纸花义卖；
。。…希望得到老师的批准和支持
参考词汇:raise money筹款charity sale义卖cut paper 剪纸
Dear Mr Zhang，
We are writing to ask permission to have a voluntary activity。
Yours sincerely， Ben
2015-2016年汉阳区八年级上学期期中考试卷
参考答案
二.。选择填空(每小题1分，共15分）
26-30 DBADB31-35 CDBCA36—40 CADAC
三．完形填空(每小题1分，共15分）
41—45 ACBDB46—50 CABDD51—55 ABBDC
四．阅读理解（每小题2分，共30分）
56-60 ADDBC61-65 ADBCD66—70 ADCBA
五．根据所给的汉语意思完成句子（每题1分，共5分）
71。enough money72。more than73. wait for74. instead of
75。 playing live
六．选词填空(每题1分，共5分）
76. shouted77. special78。 window79。 postcard80. arriving
七.阅读理解填词(每空1分,共10分)
81。 dresses82. move83. waiting84. happily85。 something
86。 depend87. gift88. open89。 spend90。 remember
八。书面表达（15分）
One possible version：
Dear Mr Zhang，
We are writing to ask permission to have a voluntary activity.My classmate Judy was badly ill we were worried about her。
In order to help Judy，we are going to raise money for her。We would like to havethe activity in front of our school library。The time is from 3 pm to 5 pm,Fridayafternoon。Some of students will have a book fair，they will sell old books some students will cut paper，and sell paper cuttings。Others will make colorful paper flowers to sell。Our group are going to draw some cartoon characters and sell the pictures。I hope you can support us.