2012-2013学年八年级英语上学期期末考试试题

安徽省阜阳十五中2012-2013学年八年级英语上学期期末考试试题 人教新目标版满分：150分；考试时间：120分钟第一部分 听力（共四大题，满分20分）Ⅰ. 关键词语选择（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）你将听到五个句子。请在每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出一个你所听到的单词或短语。每个句子读两遍。 (  ) 1. A. artist             B. hardest                 C. interest(  ) 2. A. small             B. comes                 C. camels(  ) 3. A. at the weekend     B. on the weekend                    C. on the weekday(  ) 4. A. early             B. usually                 C. really(  ) 5. A. laughing          B. thinking                C. writingⅡ. 短对话理解（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）    你将听到十段对话，每段对话后有一个小题。请在每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出一个最佳选项。每段对话读两遍。(  ) 6. What’s the matter with Amy?       A. She has a toothache.        B. She has a stomachache.       C. She has a fever. (  ) 7.How does Mr. Smith go to work?       A. By  car            B. By  bus.         C. By  bike. (  ) 8.Where does Tom like to stay?       A. At home          B. In the nature.     C. In the classroom. (  ) 9. How much bread does the boy need?       A. Two  slices  of  bread.          B. Four  slices  of  bread.  C. Six  slices  of  bread (  ) 10. When was Alan born?       A. In 1997           B. In 1995         C.  In 1992 (  ) 11. How many restaurants are there in the town?A. Four .            B. Five.           C. Six.(  ) 12. How was the talent show yesterday?      A. Boring.           B. Successful.      C. Funny  (  ) 13. What prize did Kate win?      A. The prize for the funniest performer.          B. The prize for the best performer.               C.The prize for the most creative performer.(  ) 14. How will the speakers go to that place?      A. By bus.           B.By train.         C. By bike.(  ) 15. What does the boy think of the clothes in Sun Clothing Store?      A. They are cheap and good..      B.They are beautiful but expensive.                  C. They are cheap but ugly. Ⅲ.长对话理解（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）    你将听到两段对话，每段对话后有 几个小题。请在每小题所给的 A、B、C三个选项选出一个最佳选项。每段对话读两遍。听下面一段对话，回答第16至17小题。(  ) 16. When did Cathy start learning to play the violin?      A. At the age of five.        B. At the age of seven.               C. At the age of nine.   (  ) 17. Who taught Cathy to play the violin?     A. Her grandmother.                   B. Her mother.            C. Her aunt.听下面一段对话，回答第18至20小题。(  ) 18. When did Ben come back?     A. This morning.       B. Yesterday afternoon.   C. Yesterday morning.(  ) 19. When did Ben meet Michael Jordan?     A. In a restaurant.      B. At an aquarium.      C. In a movie theater. (  ) 20. What did Ben get?     A. Michael’s autograph.         B. Michael’s shoes.    C. Michael’s cap.Ⅳ. 短文理解（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）    你将听到一篇短文，短文后有五个问题。请根据短文内容，在每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出一个最佳选项。短文读两遍。 (  ) 21. How many friends come to Toby’s party?       A. Six .              B. Seven .              C. Nine .(  ) 22. How was the weather yesterday?      A. Rainy.             B. Sunny.              C. Cloudy(   ) 23. When did the boy leave his home?       A. At about 5:30.      B. At about 6:00.        C. At about 6:10. (  ) 24. What did the boy give Toby as his birthday gift?        A. A piano.           B. A CD.              C. A Violin.(  ) 25. Who made the banana shakes?       A. Toby .             B. Toby’s friend.        C. Toby’s mother.Ⅴ.信息转换（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）   你将听到一篇短文。请根据短文内容，写出下面表格中所缺的单词，每空仅填一词。短文读两遍。Information cardName: JohnFavorite subject: 26   Future job: to be a(n)   27   Chores: doing the  28   , sweeping the floor and making his bed.Opinions on cinemas:     Happy town cinema has the best   29   ; Big Screen is the cheapest; Blue Sky Cinema has the most comfortable    30      第二部分 笔试部分（共六大题，满分120分）Ⅵ.单项选择（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）。从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。(  )31.Today is May the fourth. It’s ____ unusual day for      university student.      A. a ; a             B. an ; a            C. an ; an        D. a ; an(  )32. —Do you know Neil Armstrong?        —Yes. He is the first man ______ on the moon.       A. walk       B. walks            C. to walk      D. walked(  )33.—The cake looks _____.    —Yes, and it tastes much ____.       A. well; good       B. nice; better     C. good; worse     D. better; best(  )34. —_______ is it from your home to school?    —About 20 minutes’ ride.   A.How long        B. How often      C. How many     D. How far(  )35. Thanks for _____ me ___ your birthday party.       A. invite; for        B. invite; to      C. inviting; for      D. inviting; to(  )36. Mr. Zhang usually goes to work     bus, but sometimes he goes to work       foot.         A. by; on     B. on; by    C. on; with   D. with; on(  )37. ----What do you think of the two backpacks?       ----       of them are very nice.      A.Every    B. All     C. Each    D. Both(  )38. There          a football match between Class 1 and Class 3 tomorrow.      A . is going to     B. is going to be     C. is going to have    D. is going (  )39. I _____ the school sports meeting but won nothing.      A.joined       B. join in     C. take part in     D.took part in (  )40.The boy is too busy ____ his father because he is busy ____ for the exams.            A.writing to, studying    B. to write to, study              C. to write to, studying   D. writing to, study(  )41.Put the eggs and honey in the bowl  , and____________      A . mix them up    B. mix up them    C. mix it up   D. mixes up it  (  )42.______ the rain, I didn’t go to the beach on my last day off.      A .As          B.  Before       C. Because     D. Because of (  )43.—I don’t like this pair of glasses. Could you show me      ?      —OK. Here you are.     A. the other one    B. other pair     C. another one     D. another pair (  )44.I was born ____ May 5, 1986     A .of             B. on           C .at              D in (  )45. —When are you leaving for Shanghai?      —I’m not sure _____.      A. yet          B. still            C. hardly     D. always(  ) 46. ----I don’t know how to start a talk with Betty. She can sit all day long _____           a word.       ---- That’s too bad!      A. by              B. with        C. without       D. on(  ) 47. —How many eggs did the hen _____ yesterday?       —Only one.      A. send         B. lie            C. laid            D. lay(  ) 48. Tom and me are both short,but he is _____ of the two.     A. tall          B. tallest         C. the taller        D. the tallest(  )49.---Why don’t you go to Jason’s?   --- Because it has         clothes in town.     A.good           B. bad          C. the worst          D. the best(  )50.Could you please      me Mary’s phone number? I want to call her.     A. to give          B.give          C.giving             D.to giving Ⅶ.完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。(A)    Do you feel tired and bored after a long term? Winter vacation is coming!Go on vacation! Go to 51 and interesting places!    I’m planning to take a vacation to Hainan Island(岛) first. I 52there are beautiful beaches there, so I’m taking 53 or playing volleyball. Water there is great！ I’m going 54 in the sea. Maybe I’m staying there for a week. In the daytime, I’m going sightseeing around the island. At night I’m renting some 55  and watching them in the hotel.     Then I decide to go to the countryside because it’s quiet and 56. I can enjoy flowers and trees there. I can work with people there on the farm (农庄). They’re teaching me 57 to do farm work. And I’m going to the mountains if there is 58    time. I have to wear sports 59 to walk in the mountains. I think I will have a good time in the countryside.      Are you thinking about your vacation? Come on, the beauty of nature is 60  for you. Go start!(  ) 51. A. same         B. different       C. traditional     D. large(  ) 52. A. find         B. see            C. hear         D. feel (  ) 53. A. walks        B. exercise        C. sports          D. holidays(  ) 54. A. fishing       B. swimming      C. showering    D. eating(  ) 55. A. TVs         B. books          C. clothes       D. videos(  ) 56. A. ugly         B. awful          C. beautiful       D. useful       (  ) 57. A. when        B. how            C. why          D. where(  ) 58. A. much        B. few            C. little          D. many  (  ) 59. A. hat          B. pants           C. shoes         D. jacket(  ) 60. A. asking       B. leaving         C. looking        D. waiting      (B)     Mark Twain was a very famous American writer. He was good at telling 61   stories to make other people happy. But once somebody played a joke on him.     One day, Mark Twain was  62  to give a speech in a small town. After the speech, he met a young man at lunch. He heard that the young man had an uncle who never smiled (微笑)  63  laughed. The young man told Mark Twain that nobody and nothing could make his uncle laugh.      “ 64   your uncle to my speech this evening,” said Mark Twain. “I’ll tell some funny stories and I’m  65   I can make him laugh.”      That evening the young man came to Mark Twain’ s speech with his 66   . They sat in the first row (排) of the hall. Mark Twain told some funny stories and  they made people in the hall laugh. But the young man’s uncle didn’t laugh. Mark Twain told the funniest stories he knew. But he still didn’t laugh. At last, Mark Twain  stopped. He felt very tired and discouraged (泄气的). He was very  67  at the man.       Some days   68  , Mark Twain met a friend. He  69  him about his bad experience (经历) in the small town. “Oh,” said his friend, “I know what is the matter   70   that man. He has been deaf (聋的) for years.”(  )61. A. boring     B.sad          C. interesting       D. difficult(  )62. A. taught       B. invited      C. helped           D. worked(  )63. A. and          B. but         C. or             D. for(  )64. A. Bring          B. Put       C. Give           D. Ask(  )65. A. nice            B. sure       C. kind              D. happy(  )66. A. friend          B. uncle        C. mother             D. father(  )67. A. friendly         B. active     C. surprised            D. strict(  )68. A. later          B. after       C. behind              D. before(  )69. A. spoke          B. talked       C. told           D. said(  )70. A. for           B. about       C. in              D. with Ⅷ.补全对话（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）根据对话内容，从方框内的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。A:Maria,______71______?B: I think a good friend is good at sportsA:You mean he or she is athletic?B:Yes, And ___72__ _He or she often makes me laughA:Anything else?B:Er, I think ____73____A:I can’t agree with you. l like to have friends______74______B:Do you think a good friend should be popular in school,too?A:Well,_______75______ A.  who are different from me.B.  how are you C.  a good friend likes to do the same things as meD.  that’s not very important for meE.  what is a good friend likeF.  you are right G.  he or she is funny Ⅸ.阅读理解（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 (A)     It was a cold winter. An eight-year-old boy got a gift from his grandfather. That was a very lovely little turtle (海龟). The boy was so happy to see the little turtle. He wanted to play with it very much. But the turtle retracted (缩) its head and feet into its shell. The boy wanted the turtle to come out of its shell, so he poked (捅) the turtle with a stick. But it didn’t work. The turtle just stayed inside its shell. The boy was very angry.     Grandfather saw that. He said to the boy, “Don’t do it in that way. I have a good idea. Let me help you.” Grandfather took the little turtle into his room and put it near a warm fireplace (壁炉). After a few minutes, the little turtle got warm and showed its head and feet. To the boy’s surprise, the turtle went on his hand.    “Sometimes, people are like this little turtle,”his grandfather said.“So don’t be so rude (粗鲁的). Be kind and friendly to them.”(  )76. The boy got a turtle from his grandfather at the age of _____.     A. five       B. six             C.eight             D. seven (  )77. When the boy wanted to play with the turtle, it _____.     A. went into his grandfather’s room     B. played happily with him     C. retracted its head and feet into its shell     D. slept in its shell(  )78. What did the grandfather do when he saw the boy poke the turtle?     A. He became very angry.     B. He laughed at the boy.     C. He beat the boy.     D. He told the boy what to do.(  )79. What did the grandfather do with the little turtle?     A. He put the little turtle near a fireplace.     B. He talked to the little turtle.     C. He gave the little turtle some food.     D. He put the little turtle in the water.(  )80. What can we learn from this story?     A. One mustn’t be rude to a turtle.     B. One mustn’t be angry with others.     C. One must be rude to other people.     D. One sho uld be kind and friendly to others. (B)        Kids in western countries often turn their parents’ kitchens into bakeries (面包店). They like making many kinds of bread in different ways. Making bread looks simple, but it’s quite hard work!      Making bread needs flour, water and yeast (酵母). First, you have to put flour into a bowl. Add some yeast. Next, make a hole in the middle of the flour and add a little water. Now comes the hard part. Push the dough (生面团) down with your hands again and again until it is hard. This is very important. Then, put a dish over the dough and wait for it to rise. It’s like magic!The dough will get much bigger because of the yeast. But you must press the dough back down again, pushing out the air. Finally, put the dough into the oven (烤箱). Bake it for  about 15 minutes. When it’s done, the bread is left to cool. Eat it with soup, or make a sandwich. Bread tastes better when you cook it yourself!(  )81. You need _____ ingredients to make bread.       A.  three     B. two      C. four     D. five(  )82. Of all the steps of making bread, which is the hardest and most important?      A. Add some yeast.      B. Push the dough down with your hands until it is hard.     C. Put the dough into the oven.     D. Press the dough back down.(  )83 . What does the underlined word “bake” mean in Chinese?     A.  烧烤        B. 水煮        C. 烘烤        D. 清炖(  )84. Which of the following is NOT true?     A.You have to push out the air before putting the dough into the oven.     B. Making bread isn’t easy work.     C. It takes about 15 minutes to bake the dough.     D.If you add some water, the dough will get much bigger.(  )85. What’s the best title of the passage?     A.The way to make bread     B. Bread tastes good     C. Kids in western countries     D. Cooking is fun                               (C)    George Stephenson was born in 1781 in a poor family. He had to start work when he was only eight. When George was fourteen, he became his father’s helper. He spent a lot of time learning about engines(发动机). And on holidays he often took one to pieces and studied each piece carefully. Soon he became a very good worker though he could not read or write. He began to learn the English letters when he was seventeen years old. Every day after he did twelve hours of hard work, he walked a long way to have lessons from a young school  teacher. On his eighteen birthday, he wrote his own name for the first time in his life. George invented（发明） many things in his life. The train was the greatest one among them. Today when we watch or take trains from one place to another, we’ll think of this great man-George Stephenson.(  )86.In which year did George Stephenson start to help his father? ___________.      A. In 1798         B. In 1789         C. In 1795       D. In 1781(  )87. He learned about the engine _            _.      A. at lessons from a young teacher      B. by taking it to pieces and studying each piece carefully      C. through reading and writing       D. by asking a lot of questions(  )88.He spent a lot of time learning about engines and soon he ________      A. started to teach other workers      B. became a good businessman      C. became a good teacher           D. became a good worker   (  )89. ___________ was invented by George Stephenson.      A. The train    B. The telephone     C.  The Car      D. The computer(  )90. From this passage we know that George Stephensonwas one of the greatest _____ in the wor ld.       A. teachers         B. inventors       C. learners      D. workers                               (D)     Today the children of this country at last returned to work. After two months holiday pupils have started a new term. How many adults (成年人) get such a long holiday? Two or four weeks in the summer and public (公共的) holidays - that's all workingmen get. For most women, they are not lucky to have a holiday at all.Children don't need such a long holiday. In term time they start work later and finish earlier than anyone else. In holidays most of them get bored (厌烦), and some get into trouble. What a waste! If their parents were given more free time instead, everyone would be happier. This is not just a national problem either - it is worldwide. Dates may be different from country to country, but the pattern (模式) is the same. Why should children do half as much work and get twice as much holidays as their parents?(  )86. Most workingmen get ________  weeks in the summer and public holidays.      A. three and five    B. two or four  C. four and six    D. two or six(  )87. From the passage we know that ________.      A. it is not easy for a woman to get a holiday      B. most women have holidays      C. no woman gets holidays         D. most men don't have holidays(  )88. The writer thinks children________.      A. must have such a long holiday         B. should have a long holiday      C. don't need such a long holiday       D. should get into trouble in holidays(  )89. How long do children have for their holidays?      A.Two weeks.       B. Two days.        C. Half of their parents' holidays.      D. Twice of their parents' holidays.(  )90. Children in________ have long holidays.      A. few countries    B. many countries      C. just this countries    D. a few of countries 第四部分    写（共两大题，满分25分）Ⅹ.单词拼写（共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分）根据首字母及汉语提示，完成下列单词的拼写，使句意通顺。96. He often s       (淋浴) every morning.97.I got Bill’s i       (邀请) the day before yesterday.98.Our national team t      (观光) the U.S. Last week. 99.L       (女士) and gentlemen, welcome to our party!100. Usually, We have three m     (餐) a day. Ⅺ. 书面表达（共20分）请根据以下信息，介绍进入NBA的中国球员易建联。要求：（主题鲜明，语句通顺，可适当发挥。80词左右。）姓名：易建联   生日：1987. 10 27   出生地：广东经历：2003年成为大学生（college student） 2004年进入中国国家篮球队（National Basketball Team） 2007年7月进入美国NBA爱好：喜欢听流行音乐，玩电脑其他：现在还在努力学习英语                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        2012-2013学年度八年级（上）英语期末测试答案 听力：1-5    ACBCA                      6-10    ACABC           11-15  ABACB                      16-20    ABCCA           21-25  BACBC                           26-30 Science;      pilot;     dishes;      service;        seats  单项选择：31-35   BCBDD                  36-40    ADBDC               41-45   ADDBA                   46-50    CDCCB    完形填空： 51-55    BCABD                 56-60   CBACD                61-65    CBCAB                 66-70   BCACD     补全对话：71-75     EGCAD        阅读理解： 76--80   CCDAD                 81-85    ABCDA                   86-90    CBDAB                 91-95    BACDB     单词拼写：96-100  showers    invitation     toured     ladies    meals   作文（略）温馨提示：听力的磁带已经倒好，B面朝外，直接播放既可。