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1、八年级期末考试试题2011年期末考试八年级英语试题（共120分）第卷(三个大题，共70分)一、听力选择（共15小题，计15分；每小题约有8秒钟的答题时间）(一) 、录音中有五个句子，每个句子听一遍，然后从每小题A、B、C中选出能对每个句子做出适当反应的答语。1 A. Once a month. B. Three hours. C. On Friday.2 A. I want to go swimming. B. I want to play soccer. C. I have a headache.3 A. This morning. B. The USA. C. For two weeks.

2、4 A. Yes, Id love to. B. No, I dont. C. Thank you very much.5 A. About 11 kilometers. B. About 15 minutes. C. By car.（二）、录音中有五组对话，听对话两遍后，从每小题A、B、C中选出能回答所给问题的正确答案。6. How does Mary get to school sometimes?A. By bus. B. She walks to school. C. By bike.7. Where are they talking?A. In a shop. B. At home.

3、 C. At school.8. Whats the matter with Maria?A. Her cat is ill. B. She has a cold. C. She has a headache.9. What colour are the better shoes?A. Black. B. White. C. Blue.10. Where are they talking?A. In a teachers office. B. In a book shop. C. In a hospital.（三）、录音中有一篇短文，听短文两遍后，从每小题所给的A 、B、 C三个选项中，选出能

4、回答所给问题的正确答案。11. One day, I went to visit _.A. my sister B. my uncle C. my friend 12. I couldnt find the way to _.A. my sisters home B. the Peoples Hospital C. the library 13. I asked a(an) _ the way first.A. old man B. policeman C. old woman14. It is about _ from the hospital.A. 2 kilometers B. 1 ki

5、lometer C.3 kilometers 15. I _ on the way to the hospital.A. turned left B. turned right C. took a taxi （注意：请同学们翻到第卷第四大题，继续做听力填表题。）二、单项选择（共15小题，计15分）从每小题A、B、C、D中选出一个能填入句中空白处的最佳答案。16. Do you think Elvis was _ artist or _ engineer? A. a ,a B. the , a C. an, a D. an, an17. Who drew the pictures on the

6、wall? _ .A. Jack is B. Jack was C. Jack does D. Jack did18. The dictionary _ me twenty yuan. Apaid B. spent C. took D. cost19. I have _ this novel for one week. A. kept B. borrowed C. lent D. bought20. Project Hope has built many labs since the manger _ lots of money for it. A. has raised B. raised

7、C. is raising D. raise21. The red shoes are more expensive than the black._.A. ones B. one C. once D. shoe22. Julia plays Maria in the play . “ play” means _ in Chinese. A. 弹奏 B. 戏剧 C. 打球 D. 扮演23. Im looking forward to _ you , my dear friend. I want _ with you A. saw, chatting B. seeing, to chat C.

8、see, chatted D. sees, to chatting24. Pandas have enough food _ and enough place _. A. to eat, to live in B. eat, live in C. ate, lived D. eating, living in 25. How about going to the Disneyland together? _ A. Enjoy yourself! B. Good luck! C. Whats up? D. Sounds like a good idea!26. My uncle has just

9、 _abroad. He wont come back this month. A gone to B gone C been D been to 27. I think Harry Potter is _ the Lord of the Ring.A. good than B. gooder than C. better than D.best than28. I have never dreamed of _ the Statue of Liberty. A. see B. sees C. seeing D. to see29. I dont think he had his supper

10、 at the school, _? A. had he B. did he C. do I D. dont you 30. Were looking for the Grand Hotel. Do you know ?A. where it is B. where is it C. where it was D. where was it 三、阅读理解（共20小题，计40分）阅读下列短文，然后从每小题A、B、C、D四个选项中选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳答案。A Liu Xiang was born on July 13, 1983, in Shanghai, China. He i

11、s a hurdling athlete (跨栏运动员). “He kept running and jumping every day when he was a child. He never sat there quietly,” said his mother. In Grade Four, Liu tried high jump. He was never afraid to try. He was always the first to try a higher jump. He would jump again and again until he made it! Later,

12、 people said he was not tall enough for high jump. His parents wanted him to stop doing it. “I told my mother that I wanted to take part in the Olympics,” Liu said. Luckily, in 1998, Liu met his coach (教练) Sun Haiping. Sun thought he could be No.1. He asked Liu to run the 110-meter hurdles. “I showe

13、d that Asian people could run fast, too,” said Liu. He equaled the world record ( 平世界纪录 ) of 12.91 seconds held since 1993 by Colin Jackson of Wales. Liu has won a gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in the 110- meter hurdles event. It was the first mens athletic gold for China in the Olympics. O

14、n July 12, 2006, Liu broke the mens world record with a time of 12.88 seconds, breaking the record he shared with Britains Colin Jackson.31. Liu Xiang was born in the city of . A. Beijing B. Shanghai C. Guilin D. chongqing32. Liu Xiang was too to do the high jump.A. tall B. high C. little D. short33

15、. Liu met his coach Sun Haiping when he was .A.14 B. 15 C. 16 D. 1734. Lius speed （ 速度 ） at the 2004 Summer Olympics was .A. 12.91 B. 12.88 C. 12.61 D. 12.9635. On July 12,2006, Liu in the 110-meterhurdles.A. broke the rules B. set a new world recordC. equaled the world record D. did badly BWe can s

16、ee many walls in the world. But the Great Wall of China is the biggest of all. The Chinese call it “The Ten-thousand-li Great Wall”. It is in fact more than 6,000 kilometers long. It is 4-5 meters wide. In most places, five horses or ten men can walk side by side.When you visit the Great Wall, you c

17、ant help wondering how the Chinese people were able to build such a great wall thousands of years ago. Without any modern machines, it was really very difficult to build it. They had to do all the work by hand. It took millions of men hundreds of years to build it.The Great Wall has a history of ove

18、r two thousand years. The kings began to build the first parts of it around two thousand seven hundred years ago. Then Qin Shihuang had all the walls joined up. He thought that could keep the enemy out of the country.Today the Great Wall has become a place of interest. Not only Chinese people but al

19、so people from all over the world come to visit it.36. The Great Wall is the biggest of all walls in _ .A. China B. Europe C. the world D. Asia 37. How long is the Great Wall?A. Its less than six hundred kilometers.B. Its over six million kilometers.C. Its six thousand kilometers.D. Its more than si

20、x thousand kilometers. 38. It took men years to build the Great Wall.A. millions; millions B. hundreds of; hundreds ofC. millions of; hundreds of D. hundreds of; millions of 39. The Great Wall was built .A. by people all over the world B. without any modern machinesC. with some other countries help

21、D. by all Chinese kings 40. Qin Shihuang thought the Great Wall could .A. keep the enemy out of his country B. keep his body in itC. be visited by all the people D. make his country beautiful CA woman was collecting money for a church charity. The money she collected was going to be given to poor ch

22、ildren who had no parents to take care of them. She went from apartment to apartment and from house to house. She knocked on doors and asked for money. She always said the same thing. “Good morning, Im collecting for a church charity. Please give generously. We need $5,000.” Then she held out a coll

23、ecting box. Most people put a few coins in the box.An artist lived in one of the apartments. He opened the door. “Good morning.” she said. “Im collecting for a church charity. Please give generously. We need $5,000.” The artist thought for a moment, then he said, “Im sorry, but I dont have any money

24、. However, Ill give you a painting. Its worth $ 400.” The woman thanked the artist and took the painting away.A week later she called on him again. “Im sorry to trouble you again,” she said, “but we still need more money. I need another $ 100. Can you help?” “Of course,” the artist said. “Ill increa

25、se the value of my painting to $ 500.”41. Who was the woman collecting money for?APoor children. BHerself. CHer friends. DA church.42. What did most people give her?AA lot of money. BA few dollars. CPaintings. DVery little money.43. Why didnt the artist give money to her?AHe was not a generous man.

26、BHe did not have any money.CHe had too many paintings. DHis paintings were worth a lot of money.44. Did the woman collect enough money at last?ANo, she didnt. BYes, she did. CWe dont know. DYes, she does.45. How much money does she need?A. $5,000 B. $5,00 C. $4,00 D. We dont know.D There are many we

27、tlands in China and some of them have become internationally important wetlands. The Chinese Yellow Sea Wetlands are one example. They are in Yancheng, Jiangsu Province. They are the ideal home for many different kinds of birds and animals. The worlds largest Milu Deer Nature Reserve is there. More

28、than 700 milu deer live freely there. There are not many red-crowned cranes in the world, but every winter you can see some in the Red-Crowned Cranes Nature Reserve in the Yellow Sea Wetlands. The temperature in the wetlands is usually not too high or too low. There is a lot of rain and sunshine, to

29、o. They are really good places for wildlife. They offer food and home for some special kinds of animals and birds. It is not the only reason why we need to protect wetlands. Wetlands are important because they also prevent floods. But some people want to change the wetlands to make space for farms a

30、nd buildings. This means there will be less and less space for wildlife. Luckily, more and more people are beginning to realize the importance of wetlands and wildlife. Every year on February 2nd, the World Wetlands Day, many activities are held to tell people more about wetlands.46. Which of the fo

31、llowing is the ideal home for birds and animals?A. The Yellow River. B. The wetlands.C. North China. D. Cities in China.47. Whats the weather like in the wetlands?A. Its very hot. B. Its too cold.C. Theres a lot of snow. D. It rains a lot th ere.48. Why are the wetlands good places for wildlife?A. Wildlife can find food and home there.B. All wildlife can live freely there.C. There re enough friends