2012年八年级下学期英语期末考试试题.doc

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2012年八年级下学期期末考试
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一、听力测试（25分）
（一）听问句，选答语。句子读一遍。
1. A. No, I collect stamps. B. Yes, I do. I collect tickets.
C. No, I don’t collect painting.
2. A. Yes, I’m from London. B. No, I’m from Beijing
C. I’m studying Chinese
3. A. We have a picnic B. It’s raining now C. It’s going to be sunny.
4. A. Watch the news. B. See films C. Listen to songs
5. A. Because I was ill
B. Because I didn’t have breakfast
C. Because I was afraid of dog.
（二）听下面5段小对话. 每段对话后有一个问题，从题中所给的A 、B 、C 三幅图中，选出一幅与你所听内容相符合的选项。每段对话读两遍。
6. A. B. C.

7. A. B. C.

8. A. B. C.

9. A. B. C.

10. A. B. C

（三）听下面5段小对话。每段对话后有一个问题，从题中所给的A 、B 、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项。每段对话读两遍。
11. A. Mary is doing his homework B. Mary is playing cards.
C. Mary is playing the games.
12. A. Tom is playing computer games too much
B. Peter is chatting online too much
C. Peter is doing a lot of homework
13. A. England B. China. C. America
14. A. Yes, he was. B. No. he wasn’t C. No, he was a doctor.
15. A. In his uncle’s car B. By plane C. By ship
（四）听两段长对话，每段对话后都设有几个问题，从题中所给的A 、B 、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项。每段对话读两遍。
听下面一段对话，回答16-17小题。
16. What does the girl want to send her friend for her birthday?
A. an e-mail B. a letter C. an e-card
17. Does Jenny’s father know how to send an e-card?
A. Yes, he does. B. No, he doesn’t C. It’s very easy.
再听第二段对话，回答18-20小题。
18. Why didn’t Adam like traveling?
A. Because he didn’t like flying . B. Because he didn’t like taking ship
C. Because he didn’t like taking train.
19. Where did Adam want to go?
A. Paris B. Australia C. London
20. Who did Helen especially want to see?
A. Mum B. Dad C. Granny
（五）听录音，根据短文内容填入所缺的单词。
New Year’s Eve is a 21_____________time for us. We live in New York, and we often go to a big New Year’s Eve 22___________ in Times Square. We 23___________ with our friends and sing traditional songs while we wait for the New Year. Then suddenly, just before midnight, the music stops. We all 24_____________ from ten to zero. Then the 25____________begin. I love the bright lights, but the noise makes me jump. We all say “Happy New Year” to our friends.
二、单项选择（15分）
26. Hobbies can make us ________ as a person.
A. grow B. grew C. growing D. to grow
27. He doesn’t know ________ they will plant trees on Saturday or not.
A. weather B. whether C. if D. that
28. I’m very tired, Let’s stop ________ a rest.
A. have B. having C. to have D. had
29. If the green light isn’t on, ________ a minute.
A. waiting B. to wait C. waited D. wait
30. We’ll go to the park if it ________.
A. won’t rain B. don’t rain C. doesn’t rain D. not rain
31. Tom didn’t understand the text ________ the teacher explained it to him.
A. when B. while C. until D. since
32. It’s ________ here.
A. quite quiet B. quiet quite C. much quiet D. much quite
33. Could you tell me ________ ?
A. where is the nearest hospital B. where the nearest hospital was
C. where the nearest hospital is D. where was the nearest hospital
34. The teacher said that light ________ faster than sound.
A. travel B. to travel C. traveled D. travels
35. He asked if she ________ Jack.
A. knows B. knew C. knowing D. known
36. Tell Tom to call me as soon as he ________ .
A. will arrive B. gets there C. has gone D. reach here
37. They promised ________ out more at home.
A. to help B. help C. helping D. helped
38. He continued working in spite of ________ his hands.
A. cut B. cutted C. cuts D. cutting
39. —What do you think of the lecture of Li Yang’s Crazy English?
— I think it’s ________ , but someone think it’s much too ________.
A. wonderful enough, bored B. enough wonderful, boring
C. wonderful enough, boring D. enough wonderful, bored
40. The drink is ________ delicious ________ I enjoy it very much.
A. too, to B. so, that C. such, that D. enough, to
三、完形填空 （10分）
In the US Mother’s Day is a holiday on the second Sunday in May. It is a day when children give their 41 cards , presents and flowers.
One of the best ways to celebrate Mother’s Day is to give your mother the day off. Let her have a good rest while other members of the family do the 42 .
Many families begin Mother’s Day with 43 in bed. Usually dad and the children will let mum 44 late as they go into the kitchen(厨房) and get ready 45 her favorite meal. A Mother’s Day breakfast can make anything your mum likes.
After the food is cooked, keep everything nicely on a plate. Don’t forget to put the bottle 46 only one flower. It’s spring here, the children can pick the nicest 47 from the garden outside. When everything is ready, carefully carry the plate and mum’s favorite books and newspapers up to her bedroom. Cards and small presents from the children can be put on the plate 48 it is given to mum in bed.
Many families take mum out to her favorite restaurant for a meal. It is a good day to let your mum 49 and let her see what a wonderful 50 she has.
41.A. mothers B. parents C. teachers D. friends
42. A. homework B. washing C. work D. shopping
43. A. breakfast B. lunch C. supper D. dinner
44. A. eat B. sleep C. wash D. cook
45. A. to B. for C. with D. by
46. A. have B. has C. with D. of
47. A. plate B. flower C. bottle D. food
48. A. after B. when C. if D. before
49. A. sleep B. eat C. cook D. rest
50. A. family B. job C. restaurant D. flower
四、阅读理解 （20分）
A
One day Mr. and Mrs. Black were driving to a party . Mr. Black drove the car very fast. “Please don’t drive so fast.” Mrs Black asked his husband to drive more slowly .”If you drive so fast , maybe we’ll have some trouble.” “Oh , no , Don’t be worried , my dear . ”said Mr. Black with a smile .“You know I’m good at driving . You won’t be in danger . And there is little time . If I don’t drive fast , we’ll be late for the party.”
A few minutes later , his wife , Mrs. Black , said to him，“If you don’t slow down ,We’ll be in hospital.”
Just at this moment a car came out of a side road and crossed in front of their car . Mr. Black stopped their car quickly . It nearly hit that car: “Oh , dear , I’m sorry for that . You are right , my dear，”said Mr Black . “I’ll never drive fast later . Now let me drive slowly . ”Then car drove very slowly to the party . Of course they were very late for the party.
51.Mr. and Mrs. Black were driving to ________ one day.
A. a meeting B. their home C. a party D. work
52.What did Mrs. Black ask her husband to do?
A. To stop the car B. To drive more slowly
C. To drive to a hospital D. To drive fast
53.Mr. Black drove so fast , because___________ .
A. he was good at driving B. he was very happy
C. he was in danger D. he didn’t want to be late for the party.
54.What happened to them a few minute later ?
A. Their car hit another car B. their car nearly hit another car
C. Their car was broken D. Something was wrong with their car
55.At last Mr. Black drove their car ________ to the party
A. faster B. slow C. very slowly D. happily

B
John was travelling around the country in the town. One evening he was driving along a road and looking for a small hotel. When he saw an old man at the side of the road, he stopped his car and said to the old man, “I want to go to the Sun Hotel, Do you know it?”
“Yes,” the old man answered, “I’ll show you the way.”
He got into the car, and they drove for about twelve miles. When they came to a small house, the old man said, “stop here. ”
John stopped and looked at the house and said, “but this isn’t a hotel”
“No,” the old man answered, “this is my house. And now I’ll show you the way to the Sun Hotel, Turn around and go back nine miles, then you’ll see the Sun Hotel on the left.”
56. What is John looking for?
A. the Sun Hotel B. The Moon Hotel
C. his home D. the old man’s house
57. Who did John meet?
A. a policeman B. an old man
C. an old woman D. a boy
58. Where did the old man take John to?
A. the Sun Hotel B. a supermarket
C. the old man’s house D. a restaurant
59. How far did John drive after the old man got on his car?
A. five miles B. twelve miles
C. three miles D. nine miles
60. How far was the hotel from the place the old man got on the car?
A. twelve miles B. nine miles
C. three miles D. five miles
C
Computers are useful machines. They can help people a lot in their daily life. For example, They can help people to save much time to do much work, and they can help people to work out many problems they can’t do easily. Our country asked everyone except the old people, to learn to use computers before the twenty-first century.
Today more and more families own computers. Parents buy computers for their children. They hope computers can help them improve their studies in school. Yet, many of the children use computers to play games, to watch videos or to sing karaoke, instead of studying. So many teachers and parents complain that computers can’t help children to study but make them fall behind. So computers are locked in boxes by parents.
In some other countries, even some scientists also hate computers. They say computers make millions of people lose their jobs or bring them a lot of trouble.
Will computers really bring trouble to people or can they bring people happiness? It will be decided by today’s students themselves!
61. Our country asked everyone to learn to use computers except the ________ .
A. young people B. old people C. students D. adults
62. Why do we say the computer is a useful machine? Because _____
A. Our country asks us to learn it. B. it can help us to do a lot of things.
C. We can use it to play games only. D. it can help us to find jobs only.
63. What do many teachers and parents complain about? They complain about _____ .
A. their students and children use computers to learn well.
B. computers let them lose their jobs
C. computers make their students and children fall behind
D. computers bring people a lot of trouble
64. In this passage we know computers _____
A. also bring us trouble B. bring us happiness only
C. are hated by people D. are good for people’s health
65. How do you understand the last sentence of this passage? It means ____
A. computers are used by people
B. people can live well without computers
C. one must decide how to use computers
D. computers are strange machine
D
Jack Brown, an office worker, lives in Washington. He inherited (继承) a million dollars when he was 23, but he wasn’t happy at all. When his college friends were looking for their jobs, he didn’t have to. Jack decided to keep living a simple life like everyone else. He gave ﹩10，000 of his money to a charity to help poor children live a happy life. Today he is 36. He still wears cheap shoes and clothes and drives a small car only, but he is very happy.
Up to now Jack has helped some children from poor countries all over the world, by sending them each ﹩200 a month. The money was used for the children’s study, food, medicine and clothing. Jack receives a report each year on the children’s progress. They can write to each other, but usually the children do not speak English.
When Jack first heard about these children, he wanted to help them. “It was nothing special,” he said. “Until I went to these countries and met the children I was helping, I didn’t know anything about their life.” Once Jack went to meet a little girl in Africa. He said that the meeting was very exciting. “When I met her, I felt very, very happy, ”he said. “And I saw that the money was used for a good cause. It brought me happiness. I want to do everything I can to go on helping those children.”
66. Jack has sent them each ﹩200 a month to help some poor children ________.
A. only in Washington B. only in England
C. only in Africa D. around the world
67. Jack learned about the children’s progress by ________.
A. visiting them each other B. getting a report each year
C. staying with them D. talking to them in English
68. The underlined words “for a good cause” means ________ in Chinese.
A. 施舍 B. 行善 C. 优惠 D. 赏赐
69．The money Jack gave the children wasn’t used for the children’s ________.
A. clothing B. medicine C. study D. playing
70. What’s the main idea of the story?
A. Help others, and you’ll feel happy
B. It’s necessary to write letters to poor children
C. Live a simple life., and you can give others help
D. It’s the most important to help the children in Africa

第Ⅱ卷 非选择题 （50分）
五、词汇考查 （每小题0.5分，共10分）
（一）根据首字母或汉语提示，填出符合句子意思的单词
1. I can’t i________ （想象）the life without electricity.
2. Talking to f________ can improve your foreign language very fast.
3. He hurt his leg, now the doctors are o________ on his leg.
4. Your dad went to Qingdao on b________ （做生意）.
5. I went to bed too late last night and I’m very s________ now.
6. Read the ________ (说明) carefully before taking the medicine.
7. I asked her for help, but she ________ (拒绝).
8. He did a ________ (完美的) job, we’re proud of her.
9.The write decides to ________ (重写) the story because some readers don’t like it.
10. Dr Bethune ________ (发明) some medical tools to help save the injured soldiers.
(二)英汉词组互译
11. take up _______________ 12. 以某人的观点_______________
13. Don’t mention it________