2012-2013学年八年级英语上学期期末考试试题

北京市西城区（北区）2012-2013学年八年级英语上学期期末考试试题 人教新目标版  北京市西城区（北区）2012——2013学年度第一学期期末试卷                              八年级英语                        2013.1知识运用四、单项选择（共15分，每小题1分）从下面各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择可填入空白处的最佳选项。16. The library is ____ the dining hall and the gym.   A. between            B. in               C. on                D. over17. Your best friend doesn’t give up when he has problems, _____ he?   A. doesn’t             B. does             C. is                 D. isn’t18. It’s very kind ____ you to lend me your bike.   A. for                 B. with             C. to                 D. of19. What ___ you ___ at three o’clock yesterday afternoon?   A. were; doing          B. have; done       C. do; do              D. are; doing20. —You _____ come late tomorrow.—Don’t worry. I’ll be on time.A. may               B. can              C. mustn’t             D. won’t21. The song Gangnam Style ______ funny. Many people like it.   A. looks               B. can              C. tastes              D. smells22. ______ our kindness, let’s smile at others.   A. Show               B. sounds           C. Showed             D. To show23. The tower is closed because of a safety ______.   A. reason              B. symbol           C. custom              D. interest24. —Can you hear the song _____?—Not really. It is not ______ enough here.A. clearly; quietly       B. clearly; quiet       C. clear; quietly         D. clear; quiet25. Why not take _____ to read? It is really a long boring journey.   A. anything interesting                       B. interesting anything    C. something interesting                      D. interesting something26. It ______ when I woke up this morning.   A. snowed             B. has snowed        C. was snowing          D. is snowing 27. —You look tired.—Yes, I ____ sleep last night.A. needn’t           B. shouldn’t          C. mustn’t              D. couldn’t28. —I ______ Jack last night.—How is he? I ______ him for months.A. Saw; haven’t seen                       B. have seen; didn’t see     C. have seen; haven’t seen                  D. saw; didn’t see29. If you _____ your parents for too long, you will learn nothing about taking care of yourself.   A. live on             B. depend on         C. get on               D. hang on30. —Take a bus every day, and you can save a lot of money.— _____________, thanks.A. That’s all right      B. That’s a good idea   C. Sounds bad           D. Have fun五、完形填空（共10分，每小题1分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。I HAD to make a decision. While cleaning the house, I found my 13-year-old sister’s diary.I _31_ the book up from the floor and opened it, looking for my name. I thought that I would find something _32_. As I read, the blood(血液) ran from my face. It was worse than I thought. I sat down on the floor. There was nothing bad there at all. There was a short description of _33_, her dreams and her goals, and of the person who had encouraged her most. I started to cry.I was her _34_. She admired(钦佩) me for my personality, my achievements and, strangely, my honesty. She wanted to be _35_ me. She had been watching me for years. I stopped reading. I felt sorry for myself. I had put so much energy(精力) into _36_ her away that I had missed out on being her friend.I wasted years hating someone—and now I had wronged her. It was I who had lost something beautiful, and it was I who would _37_ allow myself to do such a thing again.Reading the words my sister wrote _38_ my heart, and I wanted to know her again. I was finally able to put away the _39_ things that kept me from her. That afternoon, I decided to go to her—this time to experience, _40_ not to judge(判断), to welcome, not to fight. After all, she was my sister.31. A. sent               B. showed               C. picked            D. put32. A. bad               B. exciting                C. terrible           D. surprising33. A. myself             B. herself                C. us                D. them34. A. sister              B. friend                 C. dreamer          D. hero35. A. against            B. like                    C. as               D. for36. A. showing           B. sweeping               C. pushing           D. putting37. A. never              B. always                 C. seldom           D. usually38. A. stole               B. moved                C. warmed           D. broke39. A. beautiful           B. wonderful              C. dull               D. silly40. A. as                 B. but                    C. so               D. or六、阅读选择。（共20分，每小题2分）阅读下列短文，根据短文内容，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。A 41. The train ticket was used on ____.   A. 18 Apr                B. 28 Jan             C. 2 Jan            D. 30 Sep42. The price of the ticket was ____.   A. £16.50               B. £24.50           C.$33              D. $4943. The train was from ____ to ____.   A. Kingston; Brighton     B. Brighton; London  C. London; Kingston  D. Brighton; KingstonBWhile most kids are playing iPad games or going out with friends, American boy Dean Miller is helping out at a fire department in Ohio.Dean is 14 years old. He wants to help in every way he can. He goes out on calls with the fireman and helps clean the trucks, windows and floors.“It feels really great because you know you were helping people to keep them safe,” said Dean.Dean’s grandfather and great-grandfather were both firemen. His grandfather was once a fire chief(长官), so Dean was able to start helping early on. Dean knows what firemen do, so it is natural for him to become a volunteer. Dean is the youngest volunteer at the department. The older he becomes, the more responsibilities(责任) he has to take on.The volunteer work also helped him a lot. He learned skills for the future. Dean wants to be a fireman someday.“I feel that volunteering is important. If you volunteer for something, you know what you’re doing when you get a job there, and you don’t need as much training,” Dean said.Because the fire team cannot be everywhere at once, the volunteers must play important roles(作用). They need to stay at certain places to call the fire team if there is a fire. He also talked about how much he had learned from volunteering at the fire department. “I’m learning that it takes courage(勇气), and it takes a team to help people,” he said.44. Dean dreams of being ______ in the future.   A. a volunteer           B. a fireman            C. a truck driver          D. a chief45. Dean learned _____ by working as a volunteer.   A. how to get a good job                     B. some new iPad games   C. some skills for the future                   D. how to drive the fire truck46. The writer wants to encourage people to _____.   A. do some volunteer work                   B. be a fireman someday   C. call the fire team at certain places            D. visit the fire department in Ohio47. What can we learn from the passage?   A. Dean enjoys playing iPad like other kids   B. Dean wants to be like his grandfather   C. Dean makes much money as a fireman    D. Dean will take on fewer responsibilities at 15CColin and Theony McRae, from South Africa, kept a giraffe as a pet after it was found close to death in the wild(野外).The animal, named Fenne, lived with them as it grew from 5 feet at birth to huge 10 feet at age two. It slept outside the house of their large farm, and joined the family as they ate and played. The oversized pet would come running when its name was called, just like a dog.Fenne would even try to join the family inside the house, although it had trouble getting through doorways. It would duck down and come right in when it felt like it, but it had to really get its head down. Tour guide Theony said, “We had to kick it out of the house sometimes because it was rather clumsy(笨拙的) and its feet would easily slip(滑到) on the smooth floors inside our house. We watched it very closely, afraid that it would break its leg.”Thenoy also told how their animal’s curiosity(好奇心) could make for some strange situations. She explained, “It was very friendly. Fenne would come right up to you, so you had to be careful. It weighed more than a person so you would really feel it if it stood on your foot. I remember one night a friend of ours was having a bath, but left her bedroom door unlocked. Fenne was curious, so it pushed the door open and got right inside to say hello. This lady was so surprised and amazed by this encounter. Living with Fenne was filled with magical moments like this. It is like a member of our own family.”48. The underlined word “encounter” means ______.   A. an unplanned meeting                 B. a different situation   C. an unfriendly greeting                  D. a good try49. From the passage, we can know _______.   A. Fenne didn’t grow very much            B. Fenne had no trouble staying inside   C. Fenne was a very curious animal          D. Fenne could become very dangerous50. According to the article, which word can best describe Fenne?   A. Dangerous           B. Polite           C. Troublesome         D. Amazing七、阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。（共6分，每小题2分）People are different from each other. That is what makes us all so interesting. We have different feelings and ideas about many topics. It is important to understand that in a given situation not everyone is having the same thoughts as you are. This is usually because of some of the following:The other person has a different life experience from you into the topic.The other person has more information or less information into the topic than you do.The other person has more interest or less interest in the topic than you do.Sometimes even people that you have a lot in common with may have a difference of opinion from you. This is okay. You don’t have to agree with everyone about a given topic.If you spend time criticizing(批评) their point of view, they may be trying to understand why you think the way you do about same topic or situation.It is important to accept that someone has a different opinion but it does not mean that you have to give up your own. Sometimes the best thing to say is, “Let’s agree to disagree” and then change the topic.51. What different things make people have different ideas about many topics?52. Do you have to give up your own idea when you accept a different opinion?53. What should you do when you don’t agree with others?八、课文原文填空，每孔一词（共4分，每小题1分）Most people love pandas. The panda is one of the _54_ animals in the world. It is the symbol for World Wide Fund for Nature. The WWF _55_ to protect all animals in danger, so the panda has become the symbol of all animals in danger. There is still a long _56_ to go to save the panda. Think of _57_ animals in danger such as tigers, whales, turtles and elephants—we need to save the panda, and we need to save them, too.书面表的九、完成句子（共5分，每小题1分）根据中文提示，完成下列句子。58. 这个周末去滑雪怎么样?______________________________ skiing this weekend?59. 他住在这儿的时候，和邻居们相处的很好。He __________________________________ his neighbors when he lived here.60. 我的父母经常告诉我在暴风雪天气时不要出门。My parents often tell me ________________________ when there is a snow storm61. 快点！还有可能赶上末班车。Hurry up! _____________________________________ the last bus.62. 谢谢你花这么多时间帮我学数学。_______________________________________ with maths.十、趣味写句子。（共5分，每小题1分）情选用方框中的词或词组，发挥想象力，写出五个正确的句子。（每个句子至少选用方框中的两个词，尽量不重复使用，可以适当添加词汇。） 63.___________________________________________________64.___________________________________________________65.___________________________________________________66.___________________________________________________(8词以上)67.___________________________________________________(8词以上)十一、文段表达（10分）68.假如你是Daming,你的美国笔友Jim打算来北京旅游，请你写一封邮件。根据你对北京的了解，给他一些建议。内容包括：在北京旅游的最好季节；好玩的地方和美食。