八a英语期末试卷(2013.12).doc

2013～2014学年第一学期阶段性学习质量调研
八年级英语试卷（2013.12）
命题人： 朱玲 审核人： 成燕
说明：1、本试卷共6页，满分100分,考试时间90分钟。
2、考生必须在答卷纸上指定区域内作答，在本试卷上和其他位置作答一律无效。
一、听力（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
第一部分 听对话，回答问题（计10分，每小题1分）
本部分共有10道小题，每小题你将听到一段对话，每段对话读两遍。
( ).1. What is in front of the woman’s house? X（
A. B. C.

( )2. What did the man do last weekend?
A. B. C.

( )3.
A. B. C.

( )4.
A. B. C.
. .

( )5. What did the woman lose?
A.She lost her bike. B.She found her chair lost. C.She lost her key.

( )6.Why is Tom going to the vet's?
A.His dog is ill. B.His cat is ill. C.He is ill.
( )7.What do we know about Victor?
A.He'll go fishing next weekend. B.He is interested in fishing.
C.He knows Professor Smith well.
( )8.What does the man think about being a children's doctor?
A.It's important. B.It's easy. C.It's difficult.
( )9.Is he Li Ping's father or brother?
A.He is Li Ping's father. B.He is Li Ping's brother. C.He is Li Ping's mother.
( )10.Why do a lot of people visit Hawaii?
A.Because it's very beautiful. B.Because people like to go swimming and surfing there.
C.Because Hawaii is very famous.
第二部分 听对话和短文回答问题（计10分，每小题1分）
你将听到一段对话和两篇短文，各听两遍。每段对话或短文后各有几道小题。
听一段对话，回答第11--12小题。
( )11. Is there a supermarket in the neighborhood?
A.Yes, there is. B.No, there isn't. C.We don't know.
( )12. Is the supermarket far from the park?
A.Yes, it is. B.No, it isn't. It's only two minutes' walk.
C.No, it isn't. It's only five minutes' walk.
听第一篇短文，回答第13～15小题

( )13. A.seven hours B.eight hours C.nine hours
( )14. A.rest room B.swimming pool C.the shopping center
( )15. A.the Museum B.the Plant Garden C.the shopping mall
听第二篇短文, 回答第 16--20小题。
( )16. How old is Jack?
A.Fifteen. B.Twenty-five. C.Fourteen.
( )17. What does his father do?
A.A nurse. B.A doctor. C.A Canadian.
( )18. Where is Jack's mother from?
A.China. B.Canada. C.England.
( )19. Jack studies at No. 25 Middle School, doesn't he?
A.No, he doesn't. B.Yes, he is. C.No, he does.
( )20. Where is their hospital?
A.Across from Jack's school. B.In the school. C.Next to the school.
二、单项选择 （共15小题； 每小题1分， 满分15分）
从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
( )21. I saw 　　　 elephant in the zoo yesterday. It was my first time to see 　　　 biggest animal on land.
A. an; a B. an; the C. the; a D. a; the
( )22. — It’s reported that many people are killing sharks (鲨鱼) for money.
— Yes. If people keep killing sharks, there　　　 any of them living in the sea some day.
A. will not be B. will not have C. don’t have D. aren’t
( )23.Helen _______ to Zhalong Nature Reserve if she ________ free tomorrow.
A．will go, is B．will go, will be C．go, is D．go, will be
( )24. Hurry up, Lucy, ________ you will miss the early train.
A．and B．or C．but D．because
( )25. — Does winter here too cold for a fox?
— No, foxes’ fur is 　　　 to keep them warm.
A. too thick B. thick enough C. so thick D. enough thick
( )26.The teacher told him________late for school again.
A.not be B.don’t be C. not to D.not to be
( )27- I am too tired to climb the hill.
-_________.You can do it.
A.No hurry B.No problem C.That’s all D.come on
( )28. He didn’t tell us anything important, __________.
A. either B. also C. too D. as well
( )29. Max has poor eyesight ________too much work on the computer.
A.because B.because of C.as D.since
( )30. I want to invite you and your father ________ to my dinner party
A. will come B. come C. to come D. comes
( )31. Don’t worry. There is _________ time left(剩余).
A．little B．few C．a little D．a few
( )32. — What can we do to help animals in nature reserves?
— We can 　　　.
A. keep hunters away from reserves B. take their babies home
C. cut down some trees in reserves D.ncourage farmers to grow more rice in reserves
( )33. I am more polite and helpful than _________ student in his class.
A．any other B．other C．each other D．any
( )34. — I just don’t think zoo is a good place for animals. They are not free in the zoo.
— 　　　. But don’t you think the zoo looks after animals well?
A. I don’t agree B. I don’t think so
C. You must be joking D. Maybe you’re right
( )35.Giant pandas have ____living areas. Instead, the number of the farms is getting_____.
A.a few;fewer B.fewer and fewer;larger C.less;more and more D.many;smaller
三、完形填空 （共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
阅读短文，掌握其大意，然后从36–45各题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳选项。
There was a time when Cindy didn’t have many friends. She was very 36__She never really wanted to be popular, but she wanted to have someone share secrets and happiness 37_her. But she didn’t find a friend in her high school. When it was time to go to college（大学）, Cindy was quite 38 . She was going to live with someone she didn’t 39__ and to live in a town 300 miles away from 40. She had no idea how to make 41_ in the college. In her first English class, the teacher asked each student a question, “What is your goal（目标）for this class?” Most of the students said it was to get a good 42, but she said something very 43. She said that her goal was to make just one good friend. Then one student came to Cindy and asked if she would be his friend. Cindy 44. Cindy learned that if she 45_ something, she should ask for it and be honest.
( )36 A. bored B. tired C. clever D. shy
( )37 A. in B. with C. to D. from
( ) 38 A. happy B. careful C. nervous D. excited
( ) 39 A. know B. understand C. like D. miss
( ) 40 A. school B. home C. college D. there
( ) 41 A. food B. money C. friends D. cakes
( ) 42 A. friend B. grade C. life D. class
( ) 43 A. strange B. great C. difficult D. different
( ) 44 A. smiled B. shouted C. changed D. talked
( ) 45 A. wants B. dislikes C. finds D. becomes
四、阅读理解（共10小题；每小题2分，，满分20分）
阅读下面内容, 然后从46–55各题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳选项。
（A）
One day a poor farmer was taking a bag of rice to town. Suddenly the bag fell from his horse on the road. He didn’t know how to do about it because it was too heavy for him to lift by himself. He only hoped that somebody would soon pass by and help him.
Just at this moment a man riding a horse came up to him. But the farmer was very disappointed(失望) when he saw who he was. It was a great man living nearby. The farmer had hoped to ask another farmer or a poor man like him.
But to his surprise, the great man got off his horse as soon as he came nearer. He said to the farmer, “I see you need help, friend. How good it is that I’m here just at the right time.” Then he took one end of the bag, the farmer took the other, they together lifted and put it on the horse.
“Sir,” asked the farmer, “How can I pay you?”
“It’s quite easy,” the great man answered with a smile, “Wherever you see anyone else in trouble, do the same for him.”
( ) 46. What happened when the farmer went to town?
A．His horse’s leg hurt. B．The bag fell from his horse.
C．The farmer lost his bag. D．The horse was ill.
( ) 47. The farmer didn’t lift the bag on to the horse by himself because _______.
A．the bag was broken B．the horse went away
C．the bag was too heavy for him to lift D．the farmer was angry
( ) 48. Why was the farmer very disappointed when he saw the great man? Because he thought ________.
A．the great man couldn’t help him B．the great man could take away his bag
C．the great man could take away his horse D．the great man couldn’t see him
( ) 49. Who helped the farmer?
A．A great man. B．Another farmer. C．A poor man. D．A friend.
( ) 50. What does the story tell us?
A．We should help the people in trouble. B．We should be friendly to each other.
C．Each of us should be a kind man. D．A, B and C.
(B)
In Africa I heard a story about a giraffe who did not believe（相信）himself.
The giraffe's mother had left him when he was only a few days old because she couldn't feed him. For three years he lived in an old man’s house and played with his children. Then he grew too large for the house.
The family thought it was time for the giraffe to return to the nature. So they took him to join a herd (一群) of wild giraffes.
One look was enough for the giraffe's small brain(大脑). He could not believe that such special animals existed(存在). What’s more, he himself was one of them! So he returned to the old man’s house.
The family took him back several times. In the end they gave up (放弃). Now their giraffe lives by himself near the old man’s house.

（ ）51The baby giraffe was probably separated (分开) from his mother because ______.
A.the old man took him away B.his mother couldn't feed him
C.the old man's children took him D.he ran away himself
（ ）52.After three years the giraffe became ________.
A.too wild to play with the children B.too large to play with the children
C.too wild to live in the house D.too big to live in the house
（ ）53.The old man's family tried to ________.
A.let the giraffe do what he liked B.find the giraffe's mother
C.tell the giraffe what he was D.take the giraffe to join the herd
（ ）54 .When he met the herd, the giraffe could not understand ________.
A.how animals like giraffes could exist B.why he wouldn't join the other giraffes C.that he was really a giraffe, too D.Both A and C
（ ）55.The story suggests (暗示) that ________.
A.most mother giraffes leave their babies B.giraffes are not good pets
C.giraffes are not very clever D.this giraffe was unusually tall
五、词汇运用（共15题；每小题1分，满分15分）
A．根据中文，完成句子，使句意完整。（7分）
56．The lift went_________(错误地)when it came to the eighth floor.
57．You should feel__________(满怀希望的)about your future.
58．I think this is against the ___________(法律).
59．The __________(旅行者)mainly come here to visit in spring.
60. How __________ （完美）are the artist’s works.
61．The local____________( 政府 )should take actions to protect the environment at once.
62. If you __________(接受)，please let me know as soon as possible.
B．用所给单词的正确形式填空。（8分）
63．——What’s the __________ (high) of the Great Pyramid？ ——More than 100m.
64．Today James played even __________ (badly) than the day before yesterday.
65．Because of __________(lose ) her bike, the girl had to go to school on foot.
66.“Boys and girls, please write down your_____________ (address) on this piece of paper.” The teacher said.
67. _________ (sad), many people don’t know how to save wild animals.
68. If people keep _________ (cut) down trees, the result will be terrible.
69. My mother looked __________ (angry) at my brother without saying a word.
70.He didn’t come to school because of his ____________ (ill).
六、短文填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
根据短文内容及所给首字母提示写所缺单词, 并将完整单词写在答案纸的横线上。
Many people like to watch TV. For some, w________(75) TV is one of the most important a_______(76) of the day. TV brings the outside world closer to people’s homes. Some people say the world is now s______ (77) than before because of TV. Perhaps they are right.
What’s h______ (78) in other countries? How do people live in places far a________(79)? Is there a good sports game somewhere? What’s life like in the deepest parts of the sea?
Well, just turn on the TV. Turn it on and watch. You can s________(80) a lot and you can learn a lot. Of course, people can also learn through reading or l_____(81) to the radio. But with TV they can learn better and more e______(82). Why? Because they can hear and watch, too.
TV helps to open our e________(83). TV also helps to open our minds. TV often gives us new i________(84). We learn newer and better ways of doing things. TV is a wonderful thing. How can we make better use of it.
71.___________72.__________73.___________74.____________75.___________
76.___________77.__________78.___________79.___________ 80. ___________
七、书面表达（共1题；满分10分）
上周末你去红山动物园参观熊猫，请根据以下信息，用英语写一篇短文。
要点：1.熊猫的外貌及喜欢的食物；
2.有些人给熊猫喂薯条这类不好的食物，有些人甚至用石块砸它们。你认为这样做…；
3.动物是人类的朋友，应善待动物；
4.保护动物非常重要，保护动物就是保护自己。
要求：1.短文应包括要点中所给信息；
2.行文连贯，书写规范；
3.词数80个左右。短文的开头已经给出，不计入总词数。
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