江苏省无锡市滨湖中学学年八年级上学期期末考试英语试题.docx

1、江苏省无锡市滨湖中学学年八年级上学期期末考试英语试题 I 听力部分 （20分）第一节（共10小题，每小题1分）听下面10段短对话，每段对话后有一个小题，从题中A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话读两遍。听第1至10段材料，回答第1至10题。1. How was the weather last night? A. B. C. 2. What place may Robin visit during his holiday? A. B. C. 3. Which sport did his sister do in Harbi

2、n? A. B. C. 4. How did Dick go to school today? A. B. C. 5. How long is the mall open? A. 10.5 hours. B. 12.5 hours. C. 11.5 hours.6. Who has a big nose?A. Jim does. B. Jack does. C. Both Jim and Jack.7. Where is Paul going?A. To a cinema. B. To a hospital. C. To a museum.8. Where are the two speake

3、rs?A. In the police station. B. At the bus stop. C. In a shop. 9. Why was Timmy so late? A. He got up too late. B. His watch didnt work. C. He didnt have a watch.10. What does the man mean?A. He has enough pens for both of them.B. He doesnt have enough pens.C. He himself has no more pens.第二节（共10小题，每

4、小题1分）听下面1段长对话和2篇短文，每段对话或短文后有几个小题，从题中A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话和短文前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题6秒钟，听完后，每小题将给出6秒钟的作答时间。每段对话和短文读两遍。听第11段材料， 回答第11至12题。11. What is Simon doing?A. He is writing a book about plants.B. He is reading a book about wild animals.C. He is reading a book about history.12. Why does Simon like squ

5、irrels best?A. Because they are beautiful.B. Because they prepare food for the future.C. Because they sing songs nicely.听第12段材料， 回答第13至15题。请根据短文内容，选择正确答案，完成信息记录表。9:00am Meet at 13 14 Bus leaves10:00am Arrive at Zhalong Nature Reserve11:45am Get on the bus in front of 15 13. A. the school gate B. the

6、 cinema gate C. Wildlife Restaurant14. A. 9:15am B. 9:20am C. 9:25am15. A. Wildlife Restaurant B. the school restaurant C. Zhalong Restaurant听第13段材料，回答第16至20题。16. Whose house did the hole lead to? A. A mouses. B. The little mouses. C. The snakes.17. What were the snakes doing? A. They were eating. B

7、. They were chatting. C. They were sleeping.18. When did the story take place?A. On a winter afternoon. B. On an autumn morning. C. On a winter morning.19. How did the little mouses mother feel? A. She felt happy about the snakes. B. She was worried about the snakes. C. She didnt feel afraid of the

8、snakes.20. What can we learn from the story? A. Snakes never eat mice. B. Snakes usually sleep through the winter. C. Mice like to live next to snakes.II 笔试部分 （80分）一、单项填空 在A、B、 C、 D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。（本大题共15分，每小题1分） 1. -Many wild animals are in _ danger of losing their living areas. -I am sorry to

9、 hear that. _ danger is from humans.A. A; The B. the; The C. 不填; The D. 不填；A2. Today it is becoming more and more important for students to learn to teach _. A. himselfB. themselvesC. himD. them3. -How many cranes did you see on the lake last Sunday? - _.They all flew to the south last month.A. Noth

10、ingB. NobodyC. No oneD. None4. Billy, _ the new words, you can write down on your notebook.A. rememberB. remembersC. to rememberD. remembering5. Simon was making a snowman _ Millie was standing beside him.A. whenB. whileC. sinceD. as6. -What is your plan for this winter holiday? - I _ go to Hong Kon

11、g. But I am not sure about it.A. may B. mustC. shouldD. can7. - People fish too often in this area. - Yes. This means some rare birds will have _ food.A. fewer and fewer B. less and less C. bigger and bigger D. smaller and smaller8. Wetlands are perfect homes for birds. They _ birds with food and co

12、ver.A. provideB. protect C. prevent D. prepare9. When the earthquake hit the country, lots of houses _.A. got downB. came downC. put downD. turned down10. -Mr Wu, would you please speak a little more _? -Sorry! I thought you could follow me.A. quicklyB. politelyC. seriouslyD. slowly11. I was very ne

13、rvous when I stood on the stage, and my heart _ so fast at that time.A. was beating B. will beatC. is beatingD. beats12. Marys coat is _ yours. If you forget to bring yours, you can borrow hers.A. different fromB. as same size asC. the same size asD. different with13. - Sorry! Im late for work again

14、. -_ tell me that the bus broke down again!A. Never toB. NotC. DontD. No14. There are two bottles on the table. One is full _ beer while the other is filled _ water.A. of; ofB. with; withC. with; ofD. of; with15. -I missed the program(节目) Im a singer II last night. - _! But you can watch the re-play

15、 tonight. A. Hurry upB. What a pityC. Try your bestD. I dont think so二、完形填空 先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从下面四个答案中选择可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案。（本大题共10分，每小题1分）When Haiyan finished her Chinese and Maths homework, she chatted with her parents and listened to music, but she didnt do her English homework. 1 ? The 14-year-old gir

16、l had her homework-free card that day.In Haiyans class, a homework-free card means students 2 do their English homework once. The rule says 3 can get a card only if he does well enough in class. All they have to do is to get 100 points in English writing tests. The students were excited when the rul

17、e came out this term for the first time. “ 4 students like much homework,” said Haiyan. “We just cant love it (the homework-free card) 5 !” She already got four cards and used two on the words copy homework. She said she could 6 the time and do something more meaningful.However, to Haiyans classmate

18、 Qiqi, it means much more to get the card. It 7 her study harder. “Lots of students get the cards and I cant fall behind,” she said. Now she takes notes 8 in each class and always gets ready for the writing tests early. “I cant get a card now, but I find 9 have a better study habit (习惯) than before,

19、” she said. “Its a much 10 thing than a homework-free card.”1. A. How B. When C. Why D. Where2. A. cant B. mustnt C. shouldnt D. neednt3. A. someone B. anyone C. none D. nobody4. A. Many B. A few C. Most D. Few5. A. more B. less C. most D. least6. A. take B. save C. spend D. lose7. A. makes B. wants

20、 C. tells D. asks8. A. quickly B. happily C. carefully D. early9. A. mine B. me C. it D. myself10. A. better B. worse C. harder D. easier三、阅读理解 阅读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容选择最佳答案。（本大题共14分，每小题2分）A Fred is a dog. He always wants to have everything for himself. He doesnt like to share his food or toys with other d

21、ogs. One day, he was running in a field, and found a large bone in the bushes. He was so happy! He thought, “Wow! This is the biggest bone in the world! And its all mine! I should put it somewhere. Another dog may try to steal (偷)it.” “Ill run very far,” he thought. “That way, no other dogs will fin

22、d my bone.” One hour later, he saw a small river and a bridge, “Ill cross the bridge, and put my bone on the other side,” thought Fred. Then, he began to cross the bridge. He looked down, and saw a dog with a bone in the water. He thought it was another dog with another bone! “There is a dog in the

23、water. I want his bone too!” thought Fred. Then, he opened his mouth and tried to grab (抓住) the other bone. Splash! His bone fell into the water. “Oh, no! My bone is gone!” he thought. “Now I have nothing.”1. Fred found the bone _. A. at home B. in the forestC. in the bushes D. in his kitchen2. Fred

24、 lost his bone because he was not _. A. patient B. generous C. humorous D. honest3. What can we learn from the passage? A. We must learn to find good things for others. B. We must learn to protect good things from others. C. We must learn to collect good things with others. D. We must learn to share

25、 good things with others.B Fifty-five years ago Barbie Millicent Roberts first came out in the world of toys. Since then, Barbie doll, as everyone called her, has become the most famous toy doll in history. Her parent, the Mattel Company, said that 90% of all American girls between 3 and 10 have at

26、least one Barbie at home. However, Barbie is facing some trouble at present, There are many similar (相似的) dolls on the market in competition with her. Another doll named Bratz, for example, came to life fifteen years ago. She looks more like todays pop stars with heavy makeup (浓妆) and miniskirts. It

27、 seems that Barbie has lost her magic (魔力) among older girls. “For young girls, playing with a Barbie is much fun. But when you get older, you want something smarter and more modern,” Says Vera Shepherd, a shopkeeper in a New York toy shop. It is good news that on the international market Barbie is

28、still No. 1. Although Mattel is selling fewer Barbies in the United States these years, sales in other countries are still going up. In January 2009, Mattel opened its first Barbie store in Shanghai, where girls can shop, eat, drink or even become fashion designers for their own Barbies. Mattel is p

29、lanning big celebrations for Barbies 55th birthday. Fashion designers from all over the world will make new dresses for Barbie. How long will Barbie stay popular in the world of toy dolls? It is hard to say, but 55 is surely not the age to retire (退休). 4. Girls can do the following things in the first Barbie shop in Shanghai except (除了)_. A. shopping B. having food C. drinking juice D. taking photos5. Whats the meaning of the underlined words “fashion designers” in the passage? A.发型设计师 B.服装设计师C.舞台