初二英语期末试卷

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初二英语期末试卷

‎2011-2012学年度海门市期末质量调研 八年级英语试卷 ‎(时间:100分钟 总分:100分)‎ 第Ⅰ卷(选择题 共52分)‎ 一、听力部分(本题共12小题;每小题1分,满分12分)‎ 从A、B、C三个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。‎ A. 听对话,回答问题 。对话听两遍。‎ ‎1. What are they talking about?‎ ‎2. which is Daniel’s favourite charity?‎ ‎3. Where is the man going?‎ ‎4. Where are they talking?‎ A. In a restaurant. B. At home. C. In the street.‎ ‎5. What will the man probably do tomorrow afternoon?‎ A. Take part in the charity show. B. Go to the cinema. C. Take an important exam.‎ ‎6. Why didn’t the woman see the film?‎ A. Because she didn’t have a ticket. ‎ B. Because she was too busy to go. ‎ C. Because she was not interested in it.‎ ‎7. What can we learn from the dialogue?‎ A. Andy enjoys playing baseball now.‎ B. Andy hasn’t played baseball for ten years. ‎ C. Andy used to play baseball five years ago.‎ B. 听下面一段对话,完成第8-9小题。对话听两遍。‎ ‎8. How far is it from Beijing to London?‎ A. 200,000 kilometers. B. 2,000 kilometers. C. 20,000 kilometers.‎ ‎9. Who will take the car trip to London?‎ ‎ A. David and his friends. B. David’s family. C. David alone.‎ C. 听下面一篇短文,选择正确答案,完成信息记录表第10-12小题。短文听两遍。‎ Introduction of Li Yan Hometown Nantong Personality ‎ 10 ‎ Favourite activity ‎ 11 ‎ Dream job ‎ 12 ‎ ‎10. A. Nervous B. Outgoing C. Shy ‎11. A. Having sports B. Shopping C. Listening to music ‎12. A. A weather reporter B. A news reporter C. A sports reporter 二、单项选择(本题共10小题;每小题1分,满分10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,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。‎ ‎13. Everybody knows ______ sun rises in ______ east.‎ A. the; / B. /; the C. /; / D. the; the ‎ ‎14. Dave has lived in Haimen ______ November, 2011.‎ A. since B. on C. in D. from ‎15. A good ______ helps you learn how to use a new word.‎ A. notebook B. memory C. dictionary D. vocabulary ‎16. —Do you usually go to school by bike?‎ ‎—I ______ ride a bike, but now I ______ there to lose weight.‎ A. used to; am used to walk B. was used to; am used to walking C. was used to; am used to walk D. used to; am used to walking ‎17. —Where is Matt? I looked for him everywhere but I can’t find him.‎ ‎—Don’t you know? He ______ to Hong Kong for a meeting.‎ A. has been B. has gone C. is going D. went ‎18. —I am sorry I am late.‎ ‎ —That’s OK. But why don't you drive to work _________walking?‎ A. instead B. instead of C. because D. because of ‎19. —Do you mind telling me how to use this function?‎ ‎ — _________. Let me show you how to do it.‎ A. Yes, of course. B. Of course not. C. Yes, I do. D. Sorry, I don’t ‎20. —Bob, hurry up. You ______ on the phone.‎ ‎—Thanks. I am coming. ‎ A. wanted B. want C. is wanted D. are wanted ‎21. —You start to read books about psychology. How amazing!‎ ‎ —Well, you know, it’s never ______ to learn.‎ ‎ A. old too B. too old C. enough old D. old enough ‎22. — ______ does your little brother use the pot and the stove for?‎ ‎—Learning to cook.‎ A. What B. How C. Why D. When 三、完形填空(本题共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)‎ 请认真阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,‎ 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。‎ Chen was practising a new song on the piano. His father was sitting across the room, reading a  23 . Suddenly Chen stopped and said to his father, “This is the  24  song I’ve ever played! I don’t think I’ll be able to learn it. It’s called ‘No More Blues’. What does that mean?”‎ Chen’s father  25  his book and said, “The word ‘blues’ means that a person is feeling sad, so your song is about not being unhappy any more. Maybe you need a 26 . Let’s take a walk, for it’s  27  a nice sunny day.”‎ Chen and his father  28  walking down the street. It was a cool  29  day, and the leaves on the trees had begun to turn yellow. ‎ An hour later, Chen and his father  30  the house. Chen sat down at the  31  again and began to play. His fingers (手指) moved more easily  32  the keys, and music filled the room. “I don’t understand  33  the same song seems easier to play now,” he said.‎ ‎“How did you feel before the walk?” Chen’s father asked.‎ ‎“ 34 ,” Chen said with a frown (皱眉). ‎ ‎“And how do you feel now  35  taking a walk?” Chen’s father continued.‎ ‎“Great!” Chen answered. Then he smiled, “Taking a walk helped  36  relax. Just like the 37 , I have no more blues! I think I’ll play the song again.”‎ ‎23. A. book B. newspaper C. letter D. magazine ‎24. A. longest B. most beautiful C. most difficult D. most popular ‎25. A. picked up B. closed C. put up D. found ‎26. A. break B. drink C. shower D. a teacher ‎27. A. too B. very C. so D. such ‎ ‎28. A. finished B. stopped C. began D. continued ‎ ‎29. A. spring B. summer C. autumn D. winter ‎30. A. left B. returned to C. saw D. arrived at ‎31. A. piano B. door C. table D. desk ‎ ‎32. A. through B. from C. under D. over ‎33. A. why B. whether C. how D. that ‎ ‎34. A. Nervous B. Terrible C. Relaxed D. Confident ‎35. A. when B. while C. before D. after ‎36. A. me B. you C. him D. her ‎37. A. story B. word C. song D. boy ‎ 四、阅读理解(本题共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)‎ 请认真阅读下列短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。‎ A Welcome to the 2012 London Olympic Games!‎ Archery Archery has a 10,000-year history, it first appeared at ‎ the Paris Olympics of 1900. ‎ It was removed after 1908 and only returned to the Olympics at Munich in 1972.‎ Badminton This sport was invented by British soldiers. ‎ It was first played at the Olympics in 1992 at Barcelona.‎ Now Asian (亚洲的) countries are the best.‎ Football Football was first played at the 1908 Olympic Games and it has been played at every Olympic Games ever since, except for the Los Angeles Olympics of 1932.‎ Taekwondo This Korean (朝鲜的) sport’s name means “the way of the hand and foot”. The players get points by hitting each other with these two parts of the body only. The players mustn’t lie on the floor and no equipment (设备) can be used.‎ Taekwondo first appeared at the 2000 Sydney Games.‎ ‎38. Who invented the sport of badminton?‎ A. Americans. B. English. C. Chinese. D. Koreans.‎ ‎39. Which of these sports appeared earliest at the Olympics?‎ A. Archery. B. Badminton. C. Taekwondo. D. Football.‎ ‎40. which sports have been played at every Olympics since it appeared at the Olympic Games?‎ A. Archery and Badminton. B. Badminton and Taekwondo. ‎ C. Taekwondo and Archery. D. Football and Taekwondo.‎ ‎41. Which of the following picture shows the sport of “Taekwondo”?‎ ‎ ‎ A. B. C. D.‎ B When my son, Mark, was in the third grade, he saved all his pocket money for over three months to buy holiday presents. The third Saturday in December Mark said he had made his list and had twenty dollars in his pocket.‎ I drove him to a nearby supermarket. Mark picked up a hand basket and went in while I waited and watched in the car. It took Mark over 45 minutes to choose his presents. Finally he came to the checkout counter (交款处) and reached into his pocket for his money. It was not there! There was a hole in his pocket, but no money. Mark stood there holding his basket, tears falling down his face.‎ Then a surprising thing happened. A woman came up to Mark and took him in her arms. "You will help me a lot if you let me pay for you," said the woman, "It’ll be the most wonderful gift you can give me. I only hope that one day you will pass it on. When you grow up, I would like you to find someone you can help, and you will feel as good about it as I do now."‎ Mark took the money, dried his tears and ran back to the checkout counter as fast as he could. That year we all enjoyed our gifts from Mark.‎ I would like to say "thank you" to that kind woman, and tell her that four years later, Mark went house to house collecting blankets and clothes for the homeless people in the fire. And I want to promise (允诺) her that Mark will never forget to keep passing it on.‎ ‎42. When did the story probably happen?‎ ‎ A. On Christmas Day. B. Before Christmas Day.‎ ‎ C. At Halloween. D. Before Halloween.‎ ‎43. What happened to Mark in the supermarket?‎ ‎ A. He lost his presents. B. He broke his basket.‎ ‎ C. He lost his money. D. He lost his way.‎ ‎44. Why did the writer want to say "thank you" to the woman?‎ ‎ A. Because she bought Mark a nice present.‎ ‎ B. Because she always paid money for others.‎ ‎ C. Because she collected clothes for the homeless.‎ ‎ D. Because she taught Mark to help people in need.‎ ‎ 45. What’s the best title for this passage?‎ ‎ A. A wonderful gift B. A kind woman ‎ C. A happy family D. A big supermarket ‎ C On the first day of the new term in 2012, thousands of students in Chongming county (县) in Shanghai took the new school buses to school. ‎ The new school buses are yellow with huge bonnets (引擎盖) in the front. Students call them “big nose” school buses.‎ The local government spent 6 million yuan buying 17 new school buses for the primary and middle schools in the county to make sure of the safety of more than 1,000 students who live in the countryside, where ordinary buses couldn't easily arrive. ‎ This new kind of school bus has alarms, on-board cameras and seats specially designed for school children. They are much safer than minivans or older buses that were used in this county before. ‎ ‎“'Big nose' looks very beautiful, and it makes me feel safe,” said Liu Mengqing, a fourth-year student of Xinhai School.‎ Liu said that in the old school buses, there was no air conditioner and every two or three children shared one seat. ‎ ‎“The new buses are sturdy enough so that parents shouldn't be worried about their children,” said Zhang Zhongli, the father of a student. ‎ According to the local educational authorities, drivers of the new school buses must have at least three years of driving experience and a 100,000-kilometre safe driving record. ‎ ‎46. “Big nose” refers to (指的是) _______. ‎ A. the huge bonnet B. the on-board camera ‎ C. the seats D. the door of the bus ‎ ‎47. Which of the following is NOT true? ‎ A. The Chongming county government bought 17 new school buses. ‎ B. There is no air conditioner in the new kind of school bus. ‎ C. Some students in Chongming county used to take minivans to school. ‎ D. The new kind of school bus is safer than old buses. ‎ ‎48. If the Chongming county government wants a man to drive the new school bus, who can get the job? ‎ A. Wang, who has just got the driver’s licence (许可证). ‎ B. Li, who has been a school bus driver for two years. ‎ C. Yang, who works in a bus factory and is good at fixing school buses. ‎ D. Liu, who has driven over 100,000 kilometres safely for four years. ‎ ‎49. Which is the BEST title for the news? ‎ A. A new kind of school bus is in service in China ‎ ‎ B. New school buses make sure of the students' safety ‎ C. Make your trip to school a safe one ‎ D. Students in China take school buses ‎ ‎ ‎ D Steven Jobs, the designer of Apple Computer, was not quite successful in his early years. At that time, he was not among the best students at school, and he often got into trouble with either his schoolmates or his teachers. When he went into college (大学), he didn’t change a lot, and he dropped out(退学)halfway.But he was clever enough to come up with new ideas.‎ After he left college, Steven Jobs worked as a video game designer at Atari. He worked there for only several months and then he went to India. He hoped that the trip would give him some new ideas and a change for a better life.‎ Steven Jobs lived on a farm in California for a year after he returned from India. And then, in 1975, he began to make a new type of computer.Along with his friend, Steven Gary Wozniak, he designed the Apple Computer in his garage (车库).He chose the name “Apple” just because it helped him to remember a happy summer he once spent in an apple tree garden.‎ His Apple Computer was such a great success that Steven Jobs soon became famous all over the world.‎ ‎50. Steven Jobs ________ when he was young.‎ A. was one of the best students at school    B. was a successful student at school C. was liked by all his teachers           D. didn’t finish college ‎51. Why did Steven Jobs go to India?‎ A. Because he was interested in India.‎ B. Because he was given a job as a designer there.‎ C. Because he hoped to get some new ideas from the trip.‎ D. Because he wanted to study there.‎ ‎52. From this passage we know_____________________. ‎ A. Steven Jobs changed a lot in the college. ‎ B. Steven Jobs liked travelling with his friend in India.‎ C. Steven Jobs chose the name “Apple” because he liked eating apples.‎ D. Steven Jobs used to be a video game designer for several months.‎ 第Ⅱ卷(非选择题 共48分)‎ 第II卷共36小题,答案请按要求用0.5毫米黑色签字笔写在在答题卡上 五、词汇(本题共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分) ‎ A.请根据括号中的中文提示、英文释义或句意,写出句中所缺单词,使句子通顺。‎ ‎53. The father allowed his son to travel _______ (在国外) alone.‎ ‎54. Work without rest will do _______ (伤害) to your health.‎ ‎55. They’ll never stop until they _______ ( arrive at ) their goals. ‎ ‎56. The boy became _______ (be unable to hear) in one ear when he was only two.‎ ‎57. They like the flat very much, but the price is so high that they can’t _______ it.‎ B.请根据句意从方框中选择合适的词,并用其适当形式填空,使句子通顺。‎ energy far lucky polite marry ‎ ‎58. I am so weak that I can’t walk any _______.‎ ‎59. It is _______ to look down on the disabled.‎ ‎60. _______, he wasn’t badly hurt and he can play basketball now.‎ ‎61. Mr and Mrs Smith are preparing for their ten years’ _______ .‎ ‎62. I think he is _______ enough to be the leader of our group. ‎ C.根据句意从方框中选择合适的动词,并用其适当时态填空,使句子通顺。‎ introduce stop pass finish take ‎63. Last time I _______ the English exam but my twin brother didn’t.‎ ‎64. Don't tell him the bad news until he _______ his speech.‎ ‎65. Keep silent. The host _______ the purpose of this charity show at present.‎ ‎66. Look! The rain _______. Let’s hang the clothes out (晒衣服).‎ ‎67. Our teacher Mr Wu _______ part in our charity show if he has time tomorrow.‎ 六、句型转换 (本题共5小题;每小题1分,满分5分)‎ ‎ 请根据要求改写下列句子,每空一词。‎ ‎68. Paul bought the ipad several weeks ago. (保持句意基本不变)‎ ‎ Paul _______ ________ the ipad for several weeks.‎ ‎69. They held a party to celebrate Christmas.(对划线部分提问)‎ ‎ _____ did they _____ a party?‎ ‎70. He was brave. He saved the child out of fire last time.(合并为一句)‎ It was brave_______ _______ to save the child out of fire last time. ‎ ‎71. He is so patient that he can wait for a long time without getting angry. (改为同义句)‎ ‎ He is ______ _______ to wait for a long time without getting angry.‎ ‎72. More and more foreign people speak Chinese. (改为被动语态)‎ ‎ Chinese_____ _______ by more and more people.‎ 七、短文填空(本题共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分) ‎ 请根据文中所给首字母的提示,写出一个合适的英语单词完整、正确的形式,使短文通顺。‎ Dr David Paton was a famous eye doctor in America.‎ At that time, eye doctors and nurses in poor countries didn’t study outside their own countries because they could not (73) p_______ for their school fees. He knew that more than 69 percent of (74) b_______ people were in poor countries and it was important to (75) t_______ eye doctors and nurses in these poor countries. So in mid-1970s, he set up ORBIS.‎ United Airlines donated a DC-8 plane to ORBIS. There was new medical equipment inside the plane. It is a (76) f_______ eye hospital. The eye doctors and nurses on the plane taught the local doctors new skills and (77) k_______. In 1992, three generous people (78)‎ ‎ d_______ lots of money to ORBIS. With their donations, ORBIS bought a new plane, DC-10. Its first trip was to Beijing, the (79) c_______ of China,1994.‎ To blind people, ORBIS brings (80) h_______ and light. However, ORBIS needs enough money to buy (81) m_______ and medical equipment. People should support it so that it can carry on (82) w_______ its work.‎ 八、阅读与回答问题(本题共5小题; 每小题1分,满分5分)‎ ‎ 请认真阅读下面短文,并根据短文内容回答问题。‎ Do you have any foreign friends? Do you know their characteristics?‎ The Germans are very quiet and they always keep calm. They don’t like to speak more words. They look very serious. They like different kinds of amusements. The Germans are very hard-working. They like tidiness, especially the women, who always keep their home clean.‎ In some ways, the Englishmen look the same as the Germans. They are very quiet and never talk too much with the strangers. They are really polite, so we often hear them say “Thank you.” or “Sorry.” The gentlemen are also the Englishmen.‎ The French’s holidays are very long. They like travelling and usually spend their long time staying in other countries. The Frenchmen are more outgoing than the Germans. It is very easy to make friends with them.‎ Compared to (与……比较) the Frenchmen, the Americans are more outgoing. And they are even opener than all of the Europeans. They don’t like to use their parents’ money, so it is very common that the students do part-time jobs in their free time. And in Americans’ eyes, success is an important part in their life.‎ 请把答案写在答题卡上。‎ ‎83.Who are very quiet according to the passage?‎ ‎84.In the writer’s eyes, what are Englishmen also called?‎ ‎85.Why do the Frenchmen like having long holidays?‎ ‎86.Who are the most outgoing of the four?‎ ‎87.Why do the American students do part-time jobs in their free time?‎ 九、书面表达(13分)‎ 十月四日是世界动物日,你校组织以“I want to be a volunteer of protecting animals”为题的英语演讲比赛。假如你是李鸣,将要参加此次比赛,请你写一篇英语演讲稿推荐自己,内容如下:‎ ‎ 品质 关心他人,善待动物;‎ 慷慨大方,捐钱捐物;‎ 爱好 喜欢饲养小动物;‎ ‎……‎ ‎ 事迹 组织慈善义演,鼓励大家为Save China’s Tigers 筹钱;‎ ‎……‎ 感悟 动物是我们的朋友;‎ 保护动物,人人有责;‎ 打算 决定做更多有意义的事来保护动物;‎ ‎……‎ 要求:‎ 1. 词数80左右,演讲稿的开头和结尾已给出,不计入总词数。‎ 2. 所写演讲稿必须包括所有要点,自由发挥的内容必须围绕主题。‎ 3. 文中不得出现真实的人名、校名等相关信息。‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ I want to be a volunteer of protecting animals Hello, everyone. I am Li Ming. I want to be a volunteer of protecting animals. I am glad to make a speech here._____________________________________ ___________________‎ ‎___________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎___________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎___________________________________________________________________________‎ I think _________________________________________________________________‎ ‎___________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎___________________________________________________________________________‎ Thanks for listening!‎
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