2010-2011八年级下学期英语期末试卷

隆阳区水寨中学2010-2011学年第二学期八年级英语期末测试卷

听力部分（共30分）

I. 听句子，选出句子中所包含的信息。（每小题1分，共5分） （ ）1. A. No housework B. No class C. No homework （ ）2. A. feel B. fill C. fell （ ）3. A. sunny B. cloudy C. windy （ ）4. A. 5009066 B. 5009906 C. 5009966 （ ）5. A. A teacher needs help. B. The teacher is in the office. C. Someone needs help.

II. 听句子，选择与录音句子内容意思相符的图画。（每小题1分，共5分） （ ）6.

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III. 听句子，选出该句的最佳答语。（每小题1分，共5分） （ ）11. A. It‟s nice of you. B. That‟s right.

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C. That‟s OK.

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（ ）12. A. That‟s good. B. It doesn‟t matter. C. All right. （ ）13. A. Certainly. B. Thank you. C. Sorry, but I do. （ ）14. A. Since 1980. B. I‟m 15 years old. C. Two years ago. （ ）15. A. I think I do. B. OK. C. What about you?

IV. 听对话和问题，选择正确答案。（每小题1分，共5分） （ ）16. A. Listening to music. B. Reading a book C. Writing a report. （ ）17. A. In the cinema. B. In a car. C. On the way home （ ）18. A. Tea. B. Coffee. C. Water. （ ）19. A. On June 23rd. B. On June 19th. C. On June 21st. （ ）20. A. To an English bookstore. B. To his school. C. To a zoo.

V. 听对话，选择正确答案。（每小题1分，共5分） 请听第一篇材料，回答21～22题。 （ ）21. Where did the dialogue happen? A. In Jenny‟s home B. In a supermarket. C. In a birthday party. （ ）22. What is Jenny going to buy? A. A football. B. Runners. C. Sport shorts.

请听第二篇材料，回答23～25题。

（ ）23. What is Sam going to do in China? _______________. A. He wants to spend his holiday B. He wants to visit his friends C. He wants to learn Chinese

（ ）24. Sam has never been to China, has he? A. Yes, he has. B. I don‟t know. C. No, he hasn‟t. （ ）25. How will Sam go to China? A. By air. B. By train. C. By sea.

VI. 听短文，填空。（每小题1分，共5分）

The City of Kunming is in the southwest of China. It‟s the 26 of Yunnan Province. People call Yunnan the “Kingdom of Plants”and Kunming the “City of Spring”. That‟s because the 27 there is like spring all the year round and thousands of kinds of plants 28 around it.

Kunming is also famous for its Stone Forest. Many people come to see the “forest-like stones”every year. They can not only 29 the wonderful sight（景色）, but also the famous food ––“cross-bridge rice noodles”（“过桥米线”）. Yunnan has the most minority nationalities（少数民族）of China. The people 30 in Yunnan Province are also famous in the country: they are hard-working and good at singing and dancing. Many singers and dancers from all over the country come to learn from them. ( )26. A. capital B. center C. heart D. city

( )27. A. whether B. weather C. climate D. day ( )28. A. grew B. grow C. grown D. rose ( )29. A. like B. love C. joy D. enjoy

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( )30. A. living B. lively C. live D. life

笔试部分（共90分）

Ⅰ.同义词选择（每小题1分，共5分）

（ ）31．I hope you all have a good time．

A. enjoy oneself B. have a fun C. happy D. have a nice time （ ）32. I don‟t think Mr. Li will come this afternoon. A. know B. believe C. work D. make （ ）33. She didn't do that any more.

A. not any more B. not any longer C. any longer D. no more （ ）34. What time did you reach school this morning? A. arrive B. get to C. come D. go to

（ ）35. Maybe that young man is our new English teacher. A. May B. Sure C. Perhaps D. Certain

Ⅱ.选择填空（每小题1分，共20分） （ ）36. ---- Where is Mr. Smith? ---- He _________ to Beijing. A. went B. has gone C. have been D. has been （ ）37. You had _________ late for school. A. better not to be B. not better to be C. better not be D. not better be （ ）38. After they finished _________ the classroom, they went back home. A. to clean B. clean C. cleaned D. cleaning （ ）39. In Danny‟s letter, he told me that England ________ an island. A. is B. was C. were D. have been （ ）40. How long have you _____there? -About four years. A. come B. gone C. left D. worked （ ）41. Would you mind ______ here?

A. me smoking B. mine smoking C. my to smoke D. I to smoke （ ）42. He often ___me ____my English.

A. helps, with B. help , with C. helps, learnt D. help ,learn （ ）43. ---- How do you reuse(循环使用) paper?

---- When we write on a piece of paper, we should use _________ of it. A. either side B. both sides C. all sides D. neither side （ ）44. It _____me half an hour to reach the top of the mountain. A. spent B. cost C. took D. paid

（ ）45. They are going to _____the subway. A. get B. sit C. take D. use

（ ）46. Many people are ______in the _____story.

A. interesting interesting B. interested interested C. interested interesting D. interesting interested （ ）47. Some of the boys enjoy _______ football. A. play B. playing C. to play D. played

（ ）48. Have you ever argued ________ your parents?

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A. with B. to C. on D. of

（ ）49. How long have you had the bike?- .

A. Two years ago B. For two years ago C. Since two years ago D. Since two years （ ）50. The match made them ______ at last. A. happily B. quickly C. slowly D. friendly （ ）51. I like swimming and ____.

A. So he likes B. So he is C. So does he D. So he does （ ）52. You are too careless,________?

A. are you B. aren‟t you C. shall we D will you （ ）53. -How about ______ home? -OK, mom. A going to B. going C. go to D. go

( ). I ‟m not sure robots will make people lose their jobs A. that B. and C. whether D. what

( ) 55. It's really important ____ us to know that it's not polite ____ us to eat from each other's plates in a country like Britain.

A. for; of B. of; for C. of; of D. for; for

Ⅲ. 完形填空（每小题1分，共10分）

When you wave（挥手）to a friend, you are using sign language. When you smile at someone, you mean to be 56 . When you put one finger in front of your 57 , you mean “Be quiet”.

But people in different countries, may use different sign languages. Once an Englishman was in Italy. He could 58 a little Italian. One day while he was walking in the street, he felt 59 and went into a restaurant. When the waiter came up, the Englishman 60 his mouth, put his fingers into it and took them out again and moved his lips（嘴唇）. In this way, he 61 to say, “Bring me something to eat.”But the waiter brought him a lot of things to 62 , first tea, then coffee, then milk, but no food. The Englishman was sorry that he was not able to tell the waiter he was hungry. He was 63 to leave the restaurant when another man came in and put his hand on his stomach. And this sign was enough for the waiter. In a few minutes, the waiter brought him a large plate of bread and meat. 65 the Englishman had his meal in the same way. 56. A. well B. friendly C. fine D. careful 57. A. eyes B. legs C. mouth D. head 58. A. write B. read C. say D. speak 59. A. hungry B. tired C. cold D. ill 60. A. pointed to B. reached for C. touched D. opened 61. A. needed B. meant C. decided D. had 62. A. eat B. watch C. drink D. read 63. A. ready B. sure C. again D. afraid . A. quick B. big C. strong D. clear 65. A. At once B. At last C. At first D. At times

Ⅳ. 阅读理解（每小题2分，共30分）

A

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隆阳区水寨中学2010-2011学年第二学期八年级英语期末测试卷

Henry Ford was the first person to build cars which were cheap, strong and fast. He was able to sell million models because he “mass-produced”them, that is, he made a great many cars of exactly the same type. Henry‟s father hoped that his son would become a farmer, but the young man did not like the idea and he went Detroit（底特律）where he worked as a mechanic（机械师）. By the age of 29, in 12, he had built his first car. However, the first“mass-produced”car in the world, the famous“Model T”, did not appear until 1908, five years after Henry Ford had started his great Motor Company. This kind of car was so popular that it was unchanged for twenty years. 判断正（T）、误（F）：

（ ）66. The cars which Henry Ford built were cheap and fast. （ ）67. The famous“Model T”appeared in 12.

（ ）68. When Henry Ford was 29 years old, he finished his first car. （ ）69. Henry Ford‟s father wanted him to be a farmer. （ ）70. Henry Ford started his Motor Company in 1913.

B

One day Mrs. Perry said to her husband, “Jack, I‟m going to a ladies‟ luncheon（午宴）. I know you won‟t cook. So I‟ll leave you some food for your lunch. Is that all right?”

“Oh, yes,”her husband answered. “That‟s quite all right. What are you going to leave for my lunch?”

“This tin of fish,”Mrs. Perry said. “And some potatoes and peas, too.”

“Good,”Mr. Perry answered, “I‟ll have a good lunch.”But he was not so sure about the food, for he knew his wife quite well. She liked to buy faked（假的）things because the price was low.

So Mrs. Perry went to her party and at three o‟clock she came home. “Was your fish nice, Jack?”she asked.

“Yes, but my feet got hurt,”he answered. “But how? And why?”

“Well, I followed the words on the tin and got hurt.”

Mrs. Perry looked at the instruction on the packaging: „Open this tin and stand in hot water for five minutes. It was clear that there was a word missing in the instruction, and this showed that it was a faked product（假货）. Mrs. Perry felt very sorry.

Mr. Perry laughed, “I was joking, dear. I went to China Town and enjoyed fish and rice.” （ ）71. Where was Mrs. Perry going that noon? A. She was going to see some ladies.

B. She was going to buy something for lunch. C. She went to eat at a ladies‟ restaurant. D. She went to eat lunch with some women.

（ ）72. Where did Mr. Perry have lunch that day? A. In a restaurant. B. In his work place. C. At home. D. No one knows. （ ）73. What did Mr. Perry eat for lunch? A. Fish. B. Potatoes and peas. C. Rice. D. Both A & C. （ ）74. Which of the following is RIGHT?

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A. Mr. Perry ate the tin of fish and fell ill.

B. Mrs. Perry bought the tin of fish for a lot of money. C. Mr. Perry was not sure if the tin was good enough. D. Mr. Perry didn‟t know how to eat tin food.

（ ）75. Which is the instruction on the tin packaging of real fish product? A. Open this tin and stand in hot water for five minutes. B. Open tin and stand in hot water for five minutes.

C. Open this tin and stand it in hot water for five minutes. D. Open this tin and stand in hot water for a short time.

C

One day we invited some friends to dinner. When it was about six o‟clock, my wife found that we had little bread.

So she asked our five-year-old daughter, Kathy, to buy some.

“Here‟s a dollar,” my wife said, “ get two loaves（条） of bread, if they have it. If they don‟t have it, get anything. But hurry!”

Kathy hurried off, and we waited and waited. By a quarter past six, all the friends had arrived. But Kathy had not returned. Finally we saw her dancing around the corner with a bright new hula hoop（呼啦圈） whirling（旋转） round her middle.

“Kathy!” her mother cried. “Where did you get that hula hoop, and where is the bread?”

“Well, when I got to the shop, they had sold all their bread,” answered Kathy. “And you said „If they don‟t have that, get anything!‟”

( ) 76. One day Kathy‟s parents invited some friends to ________. A. have breakfast B. have lunch C. have supper D. have a party

( ) 77. How much did Kathy‟s mother give her? A. a dollar B. two dollars C. five dollars D. six dollars

( ) 78. Kathy ________ in a hurry. A. played games B. went to the shop C. went to dance D. came back home ( ) 79. What did Kathy buy at last? A. other food B. nothing

C. hula hoop D. two loaves of bread ( ) 80. Why did she do this?

A. because the shop had sold all their bread.

B. because her mother asked her to get anything if they hadn‟t had bread. C. because she loved playing with hula hoop. D. all above.

Ⅴ. 写作（共25分）

Ⅰ. 用词的适当形式填空（每小题1分，共5分） 81. I am interested in (keep) flowers.

82. Before 1912, Something like robots (appear).

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83. Don‟t make her (cry) any more.

84. If you (not know) the word, you should (look) it up in the dictionary.

85. What the Greens (do) at eight yesterday evening?

Ⅱ. 将中文翻译成英文，并用词的适当形式填空（每小题1分，共5分） 86. (不要开玩笑) in class, Peter . It‟s not polite. 87. Jim (洗澡) at seven last night .

88. Zhou Jielun is one of (流行歌手) at the moment . . We can go shopping without (离开我们的房子). 90. He (拜访朋友) this Sunday ? Yes, he will

Ⅲ. 短文写作（15分）

随着生活的发展，人们不断地制造垃圾，并随意丢弃，这样使得我们生活的环境越来越糟糕，作为一名中学生，你能够做些什么来保护我们的环境，请以“How to protect our environment(如何保护我们的环境)”为题，写一篇短文，字数在80-100之间。注意：文章中不得出现真实的姓名、班级和学校。

How to protect our environment

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