泰兴市八年级上学期期末考试英语试题及答案.doc

2019—2020学年度第一学期期末测试试题
八 年级 _英语 学科

注意：1. 本试卷共 8 页，满分为 100 分，考试时间为 100 分钟。
2. 考生答题必须写在答题纸指定位置处，答在试卷、草稿纸等其他位置上一律无效。

第一部分 选择题(55 分)
一、听力 （共 20 小 题；每小题 1 分，计 20 分）
A. 听对话 下面你将听到 10 小段对话，请根据所听内容选择最佳答案。每段对话读两遍。
1. Which subject does the man like best?[

A B C
2. Who’s Sandy’s friend?

A B C
3. What animals are they going to see next?

A B C
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4. What will the weather be like tomorrow?

B C
5. What was wrong with the girl’s brother?

A B C
6. What time will Mr. Wang leave for the theatre?
A. At 6.45. B. At 7.00. C. At 7.15.
7. Where does the girl usually have dinner?
A. In a restaurant. B. At home. C. At school.
8. Whose books are these?

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A. Mike’s. B. Kitty’s. C. Bruce’s.
9. Why does the girl feel worried?
A. Because she is not as clever as her friends.
B. Because she is not as pretty as her friends.
C. Because she is not as slim as her friends.
10. How much should the woman pay for the three tickets?
A. 60 yuan. B. 40 yuan. C. 30 yuan. B. 听对话或独白，选择最佳答案，听两遍。
听下面一段对话，回答第 11-12 小题
11. What is Amy doing with the paper?
A. She is making paper lucky stars. B. She is making paper roses.
C. She is making paper birds.
12. Who will Tom give the presents to?
A. His mother. B. His aunt. C. His teacher.
听第一篇短文，回答第 13-15 小题。请根据短文内容，选择正确答案，完成信息记录表。

A new park
At the 13 to the park. In the middle of the park. You can 14 on it.
At the back of the park.
There are green grass and beautiful flowers.
Between the lake and the garden.
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A café
A big lake
A beautiful garden
Some 15

13. A．exit B．entrance(入口) C．back
14. A．go boating B．go fishing C．go swimming
15. A．green grass B．flowers C．shops
听第二篇短文，回答第 16-20 小题。
16. What will the speaker’s clothes be like in 20 years?
A. Colorful and light. B. Dark and cool. C. Comfortable and cool.
17. Where will the speaker spend his vacation?
A. In the mountains. B. In space or under the sea. C. In the city.
18. The speaker will fly a plane with .
A. no pollution B. less pollution C. more pollution
19. Why will the speaker make friends with people around the world?
A. To play sports with them. B. To learn cultures from them.
C. To watch TV with them.
20. The speaker mainly tells us about his in 20 years.
A. life B. house C. food
二、单项选择 从下列每题所给的选项中，选择一个最佳答案。（15 分）
21. Tom is honest and active boy. He never tells lies and he likes playing
chess and baseball.
A. an; a B. a; an C. an; the D. an; /
22. six years old, Millie took a train to Beijing the first time.
A. In; at B. Of; at C. At; for D. At; of

23. Timmy tried to lose by eating less last month, but he put on two kilos instead.
A. height B. sights C. weight D. temperature
24. —Mum, Can I have something ?
—Oh, dear. You can only drink some water. There is in the kitchen.
A. eating; nothing else B. drinking; something else
C. to eat; something else D. to drink; nothing else
25. —What an awful snowstorm!
—Exactly travellers still stay at the station.
A. Two thousands B. Two thousand of C. Thousands of D. Thousand of
26. —Shall we take Linda to the Ice Festival?
— . She likes ice lanterns very much.
A. That sounds good B. Have a good time
C. That’s not a good idea D. That’s true
27. We always follow traffic rules, or traffic accidents happen to us.
A. must; need B. must; may C. must; should D. may; must
28. He took a notebook with him in order to what he saw and heard.
A. break down B. write down C. cut down D. calm down
29. The mother was worried the baby kept .
A. because; crying B. because of; to cry C. because of; crying D. because; cried
30. —Don’t walk through the flood water, boys.
—OK, .
A. we will B. we do C. we don’t D. we won’t
31. —What a pity! Why didn’t you watch the final of the football competition last night?
— I the history project with my friends at that time.

A. discussed B. was discussing C. have discussed D. discuss
32. This winter, schools in Taixing start than before but the students stay at school as
as before.
A. earlier; longer B. earlier; shorter C. later; long D. late; shorter
33. Some people in Western China are in need. Most of us in our class some food and clothes for them. The rest them money.
A. provide; offer B. offer; provide C. send; provide D. offer; sends
34. Tim Tom enjoys doing DIY jobs while Lucy Lily love birdwatching.
A. Not only, but also; both, and B. Both, and; not only, but
C. Not just, but also; between, and D. Both, and; either, or
35. The factory used to waste into the river. Now they have realized the of pollution.
A. putting; danger B. put; danger C. putting; dangerous D. put; dangerous
三、完形填空 阅读短文，从每题所给选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。（10 分）
A big company wanted to find someone to work for them. Lots of young college students came to ask for the 36 . And this time, the company didn’t plan to choose the right persons as usual.
Here came the day when they took the final interview. A big box full of papers was placed on

the way to the interview room, and a few 37 were lying around the box.
The 38 student came. He hurried along the way to take the interview. “ 39 put this box in the middle of the road？” The student said to himself, but he did not try to move the box away. Instead, he passed around the box and walked on.
The second student came along and did the 40 thing. Then another came, and another.
All of them complained (抱怨) about the box, but 41 of them tried to move it.
Half an hour later, a thin young man 42 glasses came. He also came to take the interview. He saw the box and the papers around it. Without thinking twice, he stopped to pick up the papers and put 43 into the box. Then he moved the box to the side. To his great surprise, he 44 an invitation under the box. It said, “Congratulations, young man! You are the 45
person we are looking for! Would you like to join us？”
Sometimes, you see, helping others is helping yourself.
36. A. book B. way C. job D. money
37. A. papers B. books C. magazines D. invitations
38. A. one B. once C. first D. second
39. A. Why B. Who C. Where D. When
40. A. usual B. same C. good D. different
41. A. none B. no C. nobody D. everyone
42. A. with B. on C. wears D. wore
43. A. it B. they C. this D. them
44. A. put B. took C. sent D. found
45. A. strange B. handsome C. right D. thin
四、阅读理解 阅读下列短文，根据短文内容选择最佳答案。（10 分）
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A sandstorm is a natural disaster. It very often happens in the desert（沙漠）. A sandstorm is like a snowstorm. They can
happen in towns or villages. Sandstorms and snowstorms both cause a lot of trouble for people. In sandstorms, the wind carries the sand. Unlike other disasters, sandstorms come with a
warning（警告）. If you see that the clouds have a dark, brown color, it means there is going to be
a sandstorm.
If there is no rain for a long time, sandstorms may happen. When there are sandstorms in cities, there will be no planes in the sky. It would be dangerous for the pilot to fly the plane because he cannot see clearly. There would also be more traffic accidents in the street. The sky is grey and people cannot see very far.
There are many deserts in Africa and Asia. Sandstorms may happen in these places more often than in Europe. People can stop sandstorms by planting trees.
46. Where do sandstorms often happen?
A. In the desert. B. In towns or villages. C. In big cities. D. In the ocean.
47. In contrast to（与……相比）other disasters, a sandstorm .
A. comes with danger B. comes with a warning
C. causes traffic accidents D. causes much trouble for people
48. What does the underlined word “pilot” mean in Chinese?

A. 水手 B. 旅客 C. 飞行员 D. 空姐
49. Which of the following is NOT true, according to the passage?
A. There are more sandstorms in Africa than in Europe.
B. It is dangerous for a pilot to fly the plane in a sandstorm.
C. There are more traffic accidents in the street during sandstorms.
D. When you see lots of clouds in the sky, there will be a sandstorm.
50. What can we do to stop sandstorms?
A. We should throw less rubbish.
B. We should drive cars less often.
C. We can plant more trees in and around the cities.
D. We must do something to stop polluting the water.
B
It was a village in India. The people were poor. However, they were not unhappy. After all, their forefathers(祖先) had lived in the same way for centuries.
Then one day, some visitors from the city arrived. They told the villagers some people in some other places liked to eat frog’s legs. However, they did not have enough frogs of their own, and so they wanted to buy frogs from other places.
This seemed like money for nothing. There were millions of frogs in the fields around, and they were useless to the villagers. All they had to do was to catch them. Agreement（协议）was
reached, and the children were sent into the fields to catch frogs. Every week a truck arrived to collect the frogs and hand over the money. For the first time, the people were able to dream of a better future. But the dream didn’t last long.
No one noticed the change at first, but it seemed as if the crops were not growing so well. What’s worse, the children fell ill more often, and, there seemed to be more insects around
recently. So they had to use the money they made to buy pesticides(杀虫剂) and medicines. Soon
there was no money left.
Then the people realized what was happening. It was the frogs. The people thought they were useless, but they had been doing an important job — eating insects. Now because they killed so many frogs, the insects were growing more quickly. They were eating the crops and spreading (传 播)illnesses.
Now, the people are still poor. But in the evenings they sit in the village square and listen to sounds of insects and frogs. These sounds of the night now have a much deeper meaning.
51. From paragraph 1 we learn that the villagers .
A. worked very hard for centuries B. were poor but a little happy
C. dreamed of having a better life D. lived a different life from their forefathers
52. How did the people in the Indian villages know some people needed frogs?
A. By listening to the radio. B. Through the Internet.
C. Some visitors told them. D. Their forefathers taught them.
53. Why did the villagers agree to sell frogs ?
A. The frogs were easy money. B. They needed money to buy medicine.
C. The frogs made too much noise. D. They wanted to make the visitors happy.
54. What might be the cause(原因) of the children’s illness?
A. The crops didn’t grow well. B. There were too many insects.

C. They used too many pesticides. D. The visitors brought in illnesses.
55. What can we infer(推断) from the last sentence of the text ?
A. Health is more important than money.
B. Good old days will never be forgotten.
C. Happiness comes from peaceful life in the country.
D. The harmony (和谐) between man and nature is important.
第二部分 非选择题(共 45 分)
五、阅读表达 阅读下面的短文，根据短文内容回答问题。（5 分）
Thousands of years ago, in the south of old China, there lived Shennong, a man who had an ox（ 牛） head and human body. Seeing that the local people were often ill, he put hundreds of
medical plants in the houses on a high mountain for them. To remember him, people named the place Shennongjia.
The legend（传说）makes Shennongjia in Hubei an inviting place for tourists. Travelling there
is a special experience, as you can see sights of the four seasons. When the bottom of the mountain is summer, the top is spring and while the foothill is autumn, the top is covered with ice. Another interesting thing about Shennongjia is the legend of wild men. Some people once said that they saw big footprints of wild men.
Shennongjia is also home to 5000 kinds of animals and plants. Many animals in danger live there, such as the golden monkey, the clouded leopard and the Asian black bear.
The beautiful place has received a new name. On July 17, 2016, Shennongjia Forestry District was added to UNESCO World Heritage List as a natural site( 遗址). China now has 50 world heritage sites, just fewer than Italy, and becomes the second country in the world. 回答下面五个问题，每题答案不超过 9 个词。
1. What was Shennong like?

2. How did Shennong help the sick local people?

3. Why is travelling to Shennongjia a special experience?

4. How many kinds of animals and plants live in Shennongjia?

5. Which country has the most world heritage sites?

六、任务型阅读 阅读下面短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当 的单词，每个空格只填一个单词。(10分)
If your math teacher assigns(分派) five problems you should do six. If your Chinese teacher assigns eight pages of reading, you should read nine. The more you practice, the more you learn.
Studying is a matter of personal preference( 偏 爱 ), so choose the way you are most
comfortable with. Some people like working at night when the house is quiet, while others like doing their work early in the morning. Still others like studying as soon as they arrive home from school while the work is fresh in their minds. No matter which way you use, try to do your best.
Studying is your business and business comes before playing. When you are studying, phone calls should go unanswered, TV shows unwatched, snacks uneaten. Studying is the only thing in

your mind. Nothing can pull you away from what you are studying.
Studying is like eating. You chew（咀嚼）it one bite at a time. You can plan what to do today, but don’t do too much. When you can’t finish the work you planned to do, you may lose confidence. On the other hand, you will not study well without a good plan. So plan your time well.
The students who hand in(上交) a clearly written paper is already half way to an A. Neat(工
1 to improve your studies
Supporting details
Do 2 than what your teacher asks you to do because practice makes you learn more.

◆ Work on a 3 night.
◆ Do homework early in the morning.
◆ 4 after arriving home from school at once.

You shouldn’t 5 phone calls, watch TV or eat snacks when you are studying.
◆ Don’t try to do much at a time.
◆You will lose confidence when you aren’t 7 to finish your work.
◆On the other hand, you will not study well 8 a good plan.

◆Maybe Clearly-written papers can get 9 marks than sloppy ones.
◆Besides, the more neatly and 10 you do your work , the
fewer mistakes you’ll make.
Passage outline
Practice more
Choose suitable ways
Put study before playing
6 your time well
Keep your papers neat
整的) papers may get higher marks than sloppy(潦草的) ones. When you write more neatly and do your work more carefully, the thoughts in your mind are clearer and you are able to make fewer mistakes.

七、词汇运用 根据括号内汉语提示填词，或用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空。(10分) A. 根据句意和汉语提示，在空白处填入一个适当的单词(每空限填一词)。（5分）
1. Max has a good (感觉) of humour. He often tells funny jokes .
2. (令人遗憾地), tigers face serious problems at present.
3. He will (返回) to his hometown after he finishes c