四川省成都外国语学校八年级下期末英语试卷.doc

成都外国语学校2010-2011学年度下期期末考试
初2012级英语笔试试卷（2011.6）
注意事项：
1. 本试卷分第I卷（ 选择题）和第II卷（ 非选择题） 两部分。
2. 本堂考试120分钟，满分150分。
3. 答题前，考生务必先将自己的姓名、学号填在机读卡和答题卷上。
4. 请将A卷1-50题的答案按番号顺序依次填在机读卡上，否则不得分。B卷部分请做到答题卷上，否则不得分。

Part A（ 共70分）
I. Choose the similar word or phrase for the underlined part in each sentence. (5 scores)
1. Summer time activities are usually involved around quite a few outdoor sports.
A. a bit of B. a little C. a number of D. lots of
2. I’m trying my best to find a specific craft as the gift for my dad on Father’s Day.
A. particular B. accurate C. normal D. different
3. They intend to set up a nursing home for the old by the side of the river.
A. repair B. build C. design D. form
4. Were you able to talk in sentence when you were two years old?
A. Must you B. May you C. Could you D. Would you
5. Apart from Scotland, what place else do you plan to tour in the holiday?
A. Like B. Without C. Within D. Including
II. Choose the best answers to fill in the blanks. (15 scores)
6. I always go to work _______ because it’s good exercise and I hope to keep fit and healthy.
A. in a car B. by coach C. on my bicycle D. by air
7. The excitement of baseball make _________ terribly crazy! None of them missed even one single game.
A. us B. them C. him D. you
8. Would you like to stay in a guesthouse or a hotel?
_______. I guess a caravan will be the best choice.
A. Both B. Each C. Either D. Neither
9. How did the woman who bought a bunch of handbags pay?
________. We spent a long time counting and she forgot her change!
A. In cash B. By credit card C. By cheque D. On internet
10. The professor didn’t leave the office _______ all the work was done.
A. before B. when C. after D. until
11. The tour guide showed us around the house ________ Hemingway lived in his fifties.
A. which B. where C. that D. when
12. In Leeds Castle, the king’s dinning room, like all the other important rooms, ____________ in the past.
A. is the same as it was B. are the same as they were
C. is the same as it is D. are the same as they are
13. On the notice board are some advertisements for __________. You maybe can find a right place to visit.
A. local restaurants B. weekend activities C. tourist attractions D. latest inventions
14. The waitress asks us _________ here because this is a non-smoking area.
A. to speak loudly B. not to smoke C. for some drinks D. to go for a meal
15. —_________ is the museum from the sports centre?
— About 10 minutes on by bus.
A. How far     B. How often    C. How much    D. How long
16. This problem is terribly easy! _________ student in my class can give you the right answer within a second!
A. A B. Any C. Some D. Most
17. Do you find barefoot boogie very much _______? You can’t think about your problems while dancing.
A. relaxing B. bored C. excited D. challenging
18. I plan to travel by train because it’s _______, you can get to the station easily.
A. faster B. slower C. more convenient D. more crowded
19. Our flight _________ in thirty minutes! We must hurry, or we’ll miss boarding!
A. lands B. took off C. is landing D. is taking off
20. It is in West Road Cinema _______ Black Swan will be first shown on Friday!
A. that B. where C. which D. what

III. Cloze test. Fill in the blanks with the best choices to complete the passages. ( Total scores:20. A:5 scores B:15 scores )
A
      Salads are very popular in western countries．They’re made from uncooked vegetables or fruits，and this makes them     21    ．They are tasty too．Salads are great to eat in    22     ，when the weather is hot．They are light and coo1．Here’s a way to make a     23   salad．First，buy some lettuces，tomatoes and    24    ．Buy a salad dressing too．Next，wash the vegetables carefully．Then,    25   the vegetables and put them in a bowl．After that，add the dressing．Finally，mix the vegetables and the dressing up．And there you have your salad!
21．  A．delicious               B．colorful                   C．healthy D. beautiful
22．  A．spring                 B．summer                   C．fall D. winter
23．  A．vegetable      B．fruit                      C．flower D. meat
24．  A．pears                  B．lamb                    C．hamburgers D. carrots
25．  A．clean up               B．mix up                    C．cut up D. put up

B
A 14-year-old boy from the USA was described as a hero(英雄) yesterday after he saved the life of a woman in another country．
Dean Bluey from Dallas，Texas，was a school boy who has much  26  in computer．One day，he  27  an email to a friend on the Internet．Suddenly he received a message saying “Help! Pain! Help!”．The message was from Finland，  28  kilometers away from America．
“I didn't know  29   I should do，” Dean said to a reporter afterwards．“It was really difficult to tell if the message was real．” So Dean did nothing at first． 30   the message kept coming．
“By then it was easy to see that someone was in trouble,” Dean said. He   31   and found that the sender was a student called Tarja, who was alone in a university library. She was ill. What was  32  , there was no phone around her. Her only way of communicating with the world was by e-mail. Dean   33    the police immediately. And they realized that the situation was quite serious. They called the police in Finland. Then an ambulance hurried to the library.   34  , she was still alive and was sent to the hospital quickly.
       “I'm glad she's OK,” Dean said. “It's hard to believe, but    35   saved her life.”

26．A．interest       B．interested      C．interesting     D．interests
27．A．sent           B．sends    C．was sending     D．is sending
28．A．hundred B．thousand  C．thousands    D．thousands of
29．A．how            B．what            C．where           D．when
30．A．So             B．And            C．But             D．As
31．A．telephoned     B．replied         C．found           D．talked
32．A．better         B．worse           C．harder          D．easier
33．A．contacted         B．invited     C．interviewed D. offered
34．A．Hardly         B．Happily        C．Luckily        D．Carefully
35．A．a boy      B．doctors        C．the police      D．email

IV. Reading comprehension. (30 scores)
A) Read the passages and choose the best answers.
A
My name is woof. You think that we have a great life，right？Wrong！I am going to tell you why.
First of all，we are bored. Bored. Bored. And bored. Do you ever think about what we do all day? Nothing. Nothing at all. Our owners are busy，you know，working，going to school，away from home all day. So what should we do？Watch the house or apartment？Sure. That is like watching paint dry or grass grow. Boring. That’s why we get so excited when our owners come home. We bark and run around and act as if we are very happy. But we only do this because we are bored all day. If we are lucky，our owner take us for a walk.
Then there is the food. We eat the same food，meal after meal，day after day，week after week，month after month. Help！Would you like to eat the same thing all the time？No，you would not. So what makes you think we like it？We don’t. We hate it.
Another thing---television. Another thing---television. We hate television. Our owners watch these stupid programs，hour after hour，night after night. Are there any programs for us on television？No. Not a single one.
So what can we do？What else can we do but sleep？And so we sleep. We are not lazy，we are bored.

36. Woof may be a .
A. boy B. girl C. dog D. fish
37. From the passage，we know that Woof .
A. lives a great life B. is busy every day
C. likes the food very much D. hates watching television
38. How many points does Woof dislike？
A.1 B. 2 C.3 D.4

B
If you have no special plans for your holidays, why not spend your time helping others？Don’t believe those people who say that young people today often think only of themselves. It’s not true at all. More and more young people in the USA volunteer to spend their school holidays working for others. And they don’t do it for money. Here are some of their stories.
Alice Hamilton, 17
I’m going to help the Forest Center build new hiking paths (小路) in the mountains. It’s going to be great fun — I’ll spend the whole summer living in a forest and breathing the clean mountain air. I’m going to sleep under the moon and stars. It will be a nice sport, and I’ll be able to do something good at the same time!
Jason Moore, 18
This summer, I’m going to volunteer with Special House Program. They build good, less expensive houses and sell them to families that are not very rich. They’ll teach me what to do, so I’ll help people and also have a chance to learn how to build houses.
Trish Anderson, 16
I’m going to teach children who have trouble in reading. I’ll work for a program called Reading for Life. Every day, I’m going to help them choose and read books that they like. I want to be a teacher and I love children and reading, so this is going to be a great experience for me.

39. What does the word “volunteer” mean?
A. Help parents do the housework B. Do something and make some money
C. Learn how to build new houses D. Offer to do something, not for money
40. What does Alice plan to do in summer？
A. To sleep under the moon and stars.   
B. To breathe the clean mountain air.
C. To help build hiking paths in the mountains.
D. To spend the whole summer living in a forest.
41. The writer’s idea in this passage is that ______.
A. school students should do some hiking in summer.
B. it’s good to do something good for others in vacation.
C. helping children to choose and read books is a good way.
D. having clean mountain air is good for health.
42. Which is the most possible title (标题) for this passage？
A. Reading for Life     B. A Special House Program
C. The Forest Centre   D. Young American Volunteers
C
Some animals can be trained to help humans(人类). For example, specially trained dogs help blind people walk around the town safely. Some kinds of monkeys can be taught things too. They can learn how to help people who can’t use their arms or legs. The monkeys pick up the phone when it rings, carry shopping bags and do housework.
In the wild, animals and humans are not usually friends, but there are a few interesting examples where they can work together. In Africa, the honeyguide bird works with humans to find food. The bird likes to eat the grubs (幼虫) — a type of insect that lives inside a beehive (蜂巢,蜂窝). It knows how to find beehives but it can’t open them and get the grubs. People like to eat honey, but they aren’t very good at finding beehives, so the bird and the people help each other. The bird flies to a beehive and people follow it. When the people open the beehive and take the honey, they give the grubs to the bird.
In Laguna in the south of Brazil, fishermen and dolphins work as a team. The ocean isn’t very clean, so the fishermen can’t see the fish. However, dolphins can find them easily by using sounds. When the dolphins find a large group of fish, they make a noise to tell the fishermen. Then the dolphins push the fish to the beach. The fishermen wait in the water near the beach and catch a lot of fish in their nets. The fishermen’s nets make it easier for the dolphins to catch fish too. In Laguna, fishermen and dolphins have been working together for many years. The fishermen teach their children how to work with the dolphins. The dolphins must be happy to help because they teach their babies how to work with the humans!
43. How do some dogs help people?
A. They help people who can’t walk.
B. They help people who can’t see.
C. They help people who can’t hear.
D. They help people who can’t carry things.
44. Honeyguide birds help people______.
A. find honey B. find grubs C. open beehives D. make honey
45. How do dolphins help fishermen?
A. They make sounds to send the fish away.
B. They make sounds and then eat the fish.
C. They make sounds and then push the fish to the beach.
D. They make sounds to make the fish jump into the nets.
46. What is the main idea of this article?
A. Animals are our friends. B. Some animals can help people.
C. Animals are born to help people. D. Any kind of animals can work with humans.

B). Read the passage and complete it with proper sentences in the box. (5 scores)
Martin Luther King was born in Georgia, U.S.A. When he was a boy, he sang with other children in the church.
Little Martin knew that it was very important to love and be kind to others.
Although the church was very important to Martin, he was interested in other things, too. ___________47___________ He was not tall, but he was very strong. The boys in his town often met at Martin’s house for a game of football or basketball.
___________48___________ He went to college at fifteen. At first, he didn’t know what he wanted to study. He knew the black people didn’t have the same rights as the white people, and he also knew that the black people were not as happy as the white people. ________49____________ He wanted to help the poor black people.
Later he really became a famous man. He was fighting for the men’s rights(人权) all his life. At the age of thirty-five, Martin Luther King was the youngest man to have received the Nobel Peace Prize. He became not only the symbolic leader(有代表性的领袖) of American blacks but also a world figure(人物). _________50_____________

A. He wanted to work for the black people.
B. Martin liked school and was a very good student.
C. He was murdered(谋杀) on the evening of April 4, 1968.
D. He liked sports very much.

B卷（共80分）
注意事项： 请将B卷答案写在答题卷上。答案写在试卷上不得分。
I. Fill in the blanks with the proper forms of the words given in the brackets. (15 scores)
l Call the ambulance as soon as possible! The boy in the car crash is still 1 (live)!
l Do the people 2 (attend) classes in your education centre come from the town?
l 3 (dub) a foreign film into another language doesn’t sound as easy as ABC.
l The singer and guitarist, as well as his band members, 4 (invite) to our party last week.
l She put down her bag, took out the decorations and 5 (hang) them on the Christmas tree.
l One of the meteorite 6 (collect) will sell his rocks here next Saturday afternoon. I wonder if they 7 (sell) well.
l 8 (not run) here! The floor is slippery and you’ll possibly fall down.
l I stayed at home with my family all day, 9 (prepare) for the big Sunday dinner.
l BBC 10 (broadcast) the latest news about the war in Libya early this morning. Didn’t you hear it?
l Nowadays there are some programs on TV for