12月八年级期末考试试题.doc

2011年期末考试八年级英语试题
（共120分）
第Ⅰ卷(三个大题，共70分)
一、听力选择（共15小题，计15分；每小题约有8秒钟的答题时间）
(一) 、录音中有五个句子，每个句子听一遍，然后从每小题A、B、C中选出能对每个句子做出适当反应的答语。
1． A. Once a month. B. Three hours. C. On Friday.
2． A. I want to go swimming. B. I want to play soccer. C. I have a headache.
3． A. This morning. B. The USA. C. For two weeks.
4． A. Yes, I’d love to. B. No, I don’t. C. Thank you very much.
5． A. About 11 kilometers. B. About 15 minutes. C. By car.
（二）、录音中有五组对话，听对话两遍后，从每小题A、B、C中选出能回答所给问题的正确答案。
6. How does Mary get to school sometimes?
A. By bus. B. She walks to school. C. By bike.
7. Where are they talking?
A. In a shop. B. At home. C. At school.
8. What’s the matter with Maria?
A. Her cat is ill. B. She has a cold. C. She has a headache.
9. What colour are the better shoes?
A. Black. B. White. C. Blue.
10. Where are they talking?
A. In a teacher’s office. B. In a book shop. C. In a hospital.
（三）、录音中有一篇短文，听短文两遍后，从每小题所给的A 、B、 C三个选项中，选出能回答所给问题的正确答案。
11. One day, I went to visit __________.
A. my sister B. my uncle C. my friend
12. I couldn’t find the way to __________.
A. my sister’s home B. the People’s Hospital C. the library
13. I asked a(an) __________ the way first.
A. old man B. policeman C. old woman
14. It is about __________ from the hospital.
A. 2 kilometers B. 1 kilometer C.3 kilometers
15. I ________ on the way to the hospital.
A. turned left B. turned right C. took a taxi
（注意：请同学们翻到第Ⅱ卷第四大题，继续做听力填表题。）
二、单项选择（共15小题，计15分）
从每小题A、B、C、D中选出一个能填入句中空白处的最佳答案。
16. Do you think Elvis was ____ artist or ____ engineer?
A. a ,a B. the , a C. an, a D. an, an
17. — Who drew the pictures on the wall?
— _____________ .
A. Jack is B. Jack was C. Jack does D. Jack did
18. The dictionary _______ me twenty yuan.
A．paid B. spent C. took D. cost
19. I have ______ this novel for one week.
A. kept B. borrowed C. lent D. bought
20. Project Hope has built many labs since the manger ______ lots of money for it.
A. has raised B. raised C. is raising D. raise
21. The red shoes are more expensive than the black._________.
A. ones B. one C. once D. shoe
22. Julia plays Maria in the play . “ play” means _______ in Chinese.
A. 弹奏 B. 戏剧 C. 打球 D. 扮演
23. I’m looking forward to ______ you , my dear friend. I want _____ with you
A. saw, chatting B. seeing, to chat
C. see, chatted D. sees, to chatting
24. Pandas have enough food ______ and enough place ________.
A. to eat, to live in B. eat, live in
C. ate, lived D. eating, living in
25. －How about going to the Disneyland together?
－___________
A. Enjoy yourself! B. Good luck!
C. What’s up? D. Sounds like a good idea!
26. My uncle has just _______abroad. He won’t come back this month.
A gone to B gone C been D been to
27. I think Harry Potter is _______ the Lord of the Ring.
A. good than B. gooder than C. better than D.best than
28. I have never dreamed of _______ the Statue of Liberty.
A. see B. sees C. seeing D. to see
29. I don’t think he had his supper at the school, _____________?
A. had he B. did he C. do I D. don’t you
30. We’re looking for the Grand Hotel. Do you know ?
A. where it is B. where is it
C. where it was D. where was it
三、阅读理解（共20小题，计40分）
阅读下列短文，然后从每小题A、B、C、D四个选项中选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳答案。
A
Liu Xiang was born on July 13, 1983, in Shanghai, China. He is a hurdling athlete (跨栏运动员). “He kept running and jumping every day when he was a child. He never sat there quietly,” said his mother. In Grade Four, Liu tried high jump. He was never afraid to try. He was always the first to try a higher jump. He would jump again and again until he made it!
Later, people said he was not tall enough for high jump. His parents wanted him to stop doing it. “I told my mother that I wanted to take part in the Olympics,” Liu said. Luckily, in 1998, Liu met his coach (教练) Sun Haiping. Sun thought he could be No.1. He asked Liu to run the 110-meter hurdles. “I showed that Asian people could run fast, too,” said Liu. He equaled the world record ( 平世界纪录 ) of 12.91 seconds held since 1993 by Colin Jackson of Wales. Liu has won a gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in the 110- meter hurdles event. It was the first men’s athletic gold for China in the Olympics. On July 12, 2006, Liu broke the men’s world record with a time of 12.88 seconds, breaking the record he shared with Britain’s Colin Jackson.
31. Liu Xiang was born in the city of .
A. Beijing B. Shanghai
C. Guilin D. chongqing
32. Liu Xiang was too to do the high jump.
A. tall B. high
C. little D. short
33. Liu met his coach Sun Haiping when he was .
A.14 B. 15 C. 16 D. 17
34. Liu’s speed （ 速度 ） at the 2004 Summer Olympics was .
A. 12.91 B. 12.88 C. 12.61 D. 12.96
35. On July 12,2006, Liu in the 110-meterhurdles.
A. broke the rules
B. set a new world record
C. equaled the world record
D. did badly
B
We can see many walls in the world. But the Great Wall of China is the biggest of all. The Chinese call it “The Ten-thousand-li Great Wall”. It is in fact more than 6,000 kilometers long. It is 4-5 meters wide. In most places, five horses or ten men can walk side by side.
When you visit the Great Wall, you can’t help wondering how the Chinese people were able to build such a great wall thousands of years ago. Without any modern machines, it was really very difficult to build it. They had to do all the work by hand. It took millions of men hundreds of years to build it.
The Great Wall has a history of over two thousand years. The kings began to build the first parts of it around two thousand seven hundred years ago. Then Qin Shihuang had all the walls joined up. He thought that could keep the enemy out of the country.
Today the Great Wall has become a place of interest. Not only Chinese people but also people from all over the world come to visit it.
36. The Great Wall is the biggest of all walls in __________________ .
A. China B. Europe
C. the world D. Asia
37. How long is the Great Wall?
A. It’s less than six hundred kilometers.
B. It’s over six million kilometers.
C. It’s six thousand kilometers.
D. It’s more than six thousand kilometers.
38. It took men years to build the Great Wall.
A. millions; millions B. hundreds of; hundreds of
C. millions of; hundreds of D. hundreds of; millions of
39. The Great Wall was built .
A. by people all over the world B. without any modern machines
C. with some other countries’ help D. by all Chinese kings
40. Qin Shihuang thought the Great Wall could .
A. keep the enemy out of his country B. keep his body in it
C. be visited by all the people D. make his country beautiful
C
A woman was collecting money for a church charity. The money she collected was going to be given to poor children who had no parents to take care of them. She went from apartment to apartment and from house to house. She knocked on doors and asked for money. She always said the same thing. “Good morning, I’m collecting for a church charity. Please give generously. We need $5,000.” Then she held out a collecting box. Most people put a few coins in the box.
An artist lived in one of the apartments. He opened the door. “Good morning.” she said. “I’m collecting for a church charity. Please give generously. We need $5,000.” The artist thought for a moment, then he said, “I’m sorry, but I don’t have any money. However, I’ll give you a painting. It’s worth $ 400.” The woman thanked the artist and took the painting away.
A week later she called on him again. “I’m sorry to trouble you again,” she said, “but we still need more money. I need another $ 100. Can you help?” “Of course,” the artist said. “I’ll increase the value of my painting to $ 500.”
41. Who was the woman collecting money for?
A．Poor children. B．Herself. C．Her friends. D．A church.
42. What did most people give her?
A．A lot of money. B．A few dollars. C．Paintings. D．Very little money.
43. Why didn’t the artist give money to her?
A．He was not a generous man. B．He did not have any money.
C．He had too many paintings. D．His paintings were worth a lot of money.
44. Did the woman collect enough money at last?
A．No, she didn’t. B．Yes, she did.
C．We don’t know. D．Yes, she does.
45. How much money does she need?
A. $5,000 B. $5,00 C. $4,00 D. We don’t know.
D
There are many wetlands in China and some of them have become internationally important wetlands. The Chinese Yellow Sea Wetlands are one example. They are in Yancheng, Jiangsu Province. They are the ideal home for many different kinds of birds and animals. The world’s largest Milu Deer Nature Reserve is there. More than 700 milu deer live freely there. There are not many red-crowned cranes in the world, but every winter you can see some in the Red-Crowned Cranes Nature Reserve in the Yellow Sea Wetlands.
The temperature in the wetlands is usually not too high or too low. There is a lot of rain and sunshine, too. They are really good places for wildlife. They offer food and home for some special kinds of animals and birds. It is not the only reason why we need to protect wetlands. Wetlands are important because they also prevent floods. But some people want to change the wetlands to make space for farms and buildings. This means there will be less and less space for wildlife.
Luckily, more and more people are beginning to realize the importance of wetlands and wildlife. Every year on February 2nd, the World Wetlands Day, many activities are held to tell people more about wetlands.
46. Which of the following is the ideal home for birds and animals?
A. The Yellow River. B. The wetlands.
C. North China. D. Cities in China.
47. What’s the weather like in the wetlands?
A. It’s very hot. B. It’s too cold.
C. There’s a lot of snow. D. It rains a lot th ere.
48. Why are the wetlands good places for wildlife?
A. Wildlife can find food and home there.
B. All wildlife can live freely there.
C. There’ re enough friends for them.
D. There is enough room for them.
49. What’s the use of the wetlands?
A. To raise(饲养) more wildlife. B. To prevent floods.
C. To offer lots of food for human beings. D. A and B.
50. Which of the following is Not true?
A. More than 700 milu deer live freely because of the wetlands.
B. We can’t see red-crowned cranes in the Yellow Sea Wetlands.
C. February 2nd is the World Wetlands Day.
D. People are beginning to realize the importance of wetlands.

友情提示：请同学们将I卷（1—8页）答案全部填写在答题卡部分。

I卷答题卡部分
一、听力选择（15分）
1-5________________________6-10________________________
11-15_______________________
二、单项选择（15分）
16-20______________________21-25_______________________
26-30_______________________
三、阅读理解（40分）
31-35____________________36-40____________________
41-45____________________46-50____________________
第Ⅱ卷 (五个大题，共50分)
四、听短文，完成下面的表格。（短文读两遍）
下面是一位同学采访怀特一家人时所做的记录，请你根据所听到的内容，写出相关信息。
Names
Ages
Jobs
Hobbies
Plans
Paul
43
51. ________
soccer
To teach English
in China.
Jane
52._______
art designer
collecting videos of different movies
To meet super
53____________in Hollywood.
Sara
14
student
history and 54.________
To find a 55._________
job.
五、动词应用（共10空，计１0分）
阅读短文，用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空，必要时可加助动词或情态动词。
Today a quarter of the world’s population use English, and as many as one billion people (56)_________ (learn) it.
New types of English (57)_________ (be) common wherever English is spoken. Singaporeans speak “ Singlish”. For example, to ask, “Where are you going?”, they mix English words with Chinese grammar: You go where?
When you (58) _________ (go) to Egypt, people always say, “Welcome in Egypt.” Why do they say this? It’s an example of how English changes over time and from place to place. Using “ in” after “ welcome” (59)_________ (be) normal in Egypt.
Languages (60)_________ always _________ (change). A hundred years ago, German (61)_________ (be) the most popular language for science. Scientists (62)_________ (have) to learn German to read the latest information in science books. But by 1950, American inventions and ideas (63)_________ (help) to make English more popular. Some language teachers believe that if China (64)_________ (begin) to develop important technologies, such as new types of computers, then Chinese might become the language that every scientist wants to learn. Already, many business people (65)_________ (learn) Chinese to help them do business in China.
56__________57 _________58 _________59 ________60________
61 __________62__________63 ________64________ 65 ________
六、综合填空（共10空，计10分）
阅读短文，根据短文内容及首字母提示，在空白处填入一个适当的单词。
People all over the world enjoy sports. Sports are good for people’s health and sports make people s ________ (66).Some people like to play games by themselves, but some enjoy watching others p________ (67) sports games. They buy tickets or turn on their TV to w_________(68) games. They usually have “their teams” or “their players”. When “their teams” can’t win the game, they are e_________(69) sadder than the players themselves. Sports change with the seasons. People play different games in different seasons. Most people’s f__________(70) sport in summer is swimming and skating is usually a w__________(71) sport . Sometimes people play games inside the room, sometimes they play o__________(72) . We can find sports here and there. Some sports are very i___________(73) and people everywhere like them. Football, for example, is very p_________(74) in the world. Men and women, the old and the young all like it. People from different countries can not u__________(75) each other, but after a game they often become good friends .
66_________67 _________68 _________69 _________70 _________
71 ________72 _________73 _________74 ________75 _________
七、任务型阅读(共5小题。每小题2分；满分l0分)
阅读下面的短文，并完成短文后的任务。
Pop music and movie star Jay Chou from Taiwan produced a song for the Beijing Games. It’s not an easy thing for him, because he had never tried to write this kind of music before. He worked on the song A Long Journey for five months and finished it in Taipei on March 9. Chou told the Shanghai-based Oriental Daily he rushed to complete the song and ended up e-mailing it to Beijing Olympic officials(组委会) at night just before the deadline.(76)
Beijing Olympic official