江苏省苏州市2017-2018学年八年级英语下学期期末试题
第I卷(四大题,共64分)
一、听力选择(共15小题;每小题I分,满分15分)
A)听对话回答问题。本部分共有5道小题,每小题你将听到一段对话,从A、 B、C三幅图中选出与你所听内容相符的选项。每段对话听两遍。
1 .Where will the man go this summer holiday?
2. How did the man go to Beijing?
3. Which of the computer doesn't work?
4. Who are the speakers going to help?
5. Which book does Henry like best?
B)听长对话回答问题。本部分共有2道小题,你将听到一段长对话,请根据对话内容,从A、 B、C三个选项中选出与你所听内容相符的选项。每段对话听两遍。
6. Whose books will the man read first?
A. Ernest Hemingway's. B. Jonathan Swift's. C. JK Rowling's.
7. How long can he keep the books?
A. For twelve days. B. For ten days. C. For twelve weeks.
C)听短文,完成信息记录表。本部分共有3道小题,你将听到一篇短文,听完后,请根据短文内容,完成信息记录表。短文听两遍。
Manners in Different Countries
In Britain
Don't lift your 8 to your mouth when drinking soup.
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Don't put your hands on the table when eating.
In Japan
Don't worry about making a 9 when drinking soup.
In Mexico
Keep your hands on the table during a meal.
In Arab countries
Don't eat with your left hand, because people think it is very 10 .
8. A. plate B. spoon C. bowl
9. A. mistake B. noise C. choice
10. A. impolite B. important C. special
D)听短文,根据短文内容选出正确的答案。本部分共有5道小题,你将听到一篇短文,听完后,请根据短文内容,选择正确答案。短文听两遍。
11 .What seasons are good for outdoor activities?
A. Spring and summer. B. Summer and autumn. C. Spring and autumn.
12. What can you enjoy when you are going hiking?
A. The beautiful view of nature.
B. The friendly smile from other people.
C. The delicious fruit in the forests.
13. What do you need to think first?
A. Enough money. B. Comfortable shoes. C. Safety
14. What should you learn when in a group?
A. How to have team spirit. B. How to use medicine. C. How to choose a good leader.
15. Why should you wear trousers?
A. To keep yourself beautiful in front of others.
B. To keep yourself safe from dangerous animals.
C. To keep yourself warm when hiking at night.
二、单项填空(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)从A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
16. As we all know, playing chess is usually one-to-one game.
A. /; an B. /; a C. the; an D. the; a
17. There a river in front of the house, but now it has turned into farmland.
A. used to have B. used to be C. is used to have D. is used to be
18. Simon, don't stay up too late, you'll be sleepy tomorrow.
A. but B. and C. so D.or
19. Sam is about his speech because he thinks he is well prepared.
A. honest B. confident C. modest D. nervous
20. The energy from the sun and the wind is very cheap and it will never .
A. come out B. put out C. get out D. run out
21. —Hobbo and Eddie the cinema to watch the film Zootopia.
—Oh, that's why I can't find them now.
A. have gone to B. have been to C. has gone to D. has been to
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16. —________ it is to stay with Andy!
—Yes. He has so many ways to make us laugh.
A. What a fun B. How fun C. What fun D. How a fun
23. ________ little children may have trouble ________ the questions.
A. Such; understanding B. So; understand C. So; understanding D. Such; understand
24. You two live in the same community now. It’s too hard _____you to avoid_____ her.
A. of; meeting B. for; to meet C. for; meeting D. of; to meet.
25. The young man_______ leave his office around eight o’clock last night.
A. saw to B. is seen to C. was seen D. was seen to
26. –Sally, I went to the concert last night. How big Suzhou Music Hall is!
– So it is. It is ________ to hold more than one thousand people.
A. big enough B. enough big C. too big D. big too
27. 一I can't stop smoking, doctor.
一For your health, I'm afraid you .
A. may B. have to C. can D. need
28. After working with each other for months, they felt so to each other that they began to share lunch together.
A. closely; closely B. closely; close C. close; close D. close; closely
29. -- You haven’t been to Hong Kong Disneyland ,have you?
– _______. But this summer I plan to go to Shanghai Disneyland with my parents.
A. Yes, I did B. No, I didn’t C. Yes, I have D. No, I haven’t
30. —Reading is a good way to pass the time on the plane.
— . I never go traveling without a book.
A. You are joking B. That's true C. I don't think so D. It sounds fun
三、完形填空(本大题共10小题,每小题1分,共10分)
Do you like reading stories? Maybe you will answer, “No, I am not a child any more!” Yes, children all over the world always love stories.
Chinese children are 31 in Monkey King’s story. It 32 a popular bedtime story in China for many years. In fact, adults also love the story a lot. For them, Monkey King has become a very 33 part in the memory of their childhood. The clever and humorous monkey 34 the hearts of many Chinese people. British boys and girls all know Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland well. As the name 35 , it’s a story full of dangerous but exciting trips. Children laugh, cry and even get
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frightened with Alice together while reading the story. Most American kids have read The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, by the famous writer Mark Twain. Everyone likes the brave boy who also has lots of 36 . Some scenes of the story may make your heart go faster, for Tom and his friends meet some very bad men and are usually 37 . Of course in the end, they beat the bad ones.
You may also ask me 38 I like stories. Yes, I have liked them since I was very young. At that time, I often 39 all my pocket money on story books. For me, stories are much more 40 than chocolate! They help me learn a lot. So either young or old, let’s enjoy stories.
31. A. bored B. interested C. worried D. surprised
32. A. can be B. was C. has been D. will be
33. A. unhappy B. comfortable C. forgettable D. unforgettable
34. A. loses B. wins C. hurts D. breaks
35. A. spells B. seems C. shows D. looks
36. A. rules B. inventions C. ropes D. risks
37. A. in danger B. in peace C. in good condition D. in silence
38. A. that B. what C. why D. if
39. A. paid B. took C. spent D. cost
40. A. delicious B. expensive C. funny D. special
四、阅读理解 (本大题共12小题,每小题2分,共24分)
A
We live in a much better life than we used to. However, health is still a problem all over the world. Sometimes it seems quite serious.
People need more health care, especially in developing countries. Look at the following table made by World Health Organization (WHO).
Total population
Share(份额)of the health care
Developed Countries
20%
90%
Developing countries
80%
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The table shows that developed countries have 20 per cent of the world's population but take 90 per cent of the health care. For example, a Japanese spends five hundred dollars on health care every year. However, a person in a poor country spends only three dollars a year!
There is another health problem in developing countries. Fifty years ago, people lived a life of about forty-six years on average(平均).Now most people in the world live twenty years longer than before. People in the poorest countries, however, live a much shorter life than people in developed countries. There are thousands of patients in poor countries; most of them are children. In 2002, almost 57,000,000 people died of different kinds of diseases. And nearly 20 per cent were children under five.
It's time for us to do something to help these children!
41. makes the table(表格)in the passage.
A. WTO B. WHO C. The UN D. ORBIS
42. According to the passage, people in may need more health care.
A. Japan B. Canada C. England D. India
43. How much does a Japanese usually spend on health care for a year?
A. $250. B. $390. C. $300. D.$500.
44. What's people's life expectancy(平均寿命)at present?
A. 46 years. B. 50 years. C. 57 years. D. 66 years.
B
I was telling my boy Sonny the story of the hare and the tortoise. At the end I said, “Son, remember: Be slow and steady (镇定的), and that will win the race. Don’t you think there’s something to learn from the tortoise?”
Sonny opened his eyes wide, “Do you mean next time when I’m entering for the 60-metre race I should wish that Billy, Tony and Sandy would all fall asleep halfway?”
I was shocked, “But the tortoise didn’t wish that the hare would fall asleep!”
“He must have wished that,” Sonny said, “Otherwise how could he be so foolish as to race with the hare? He knew very well the hare ran a hundred times faster than he himself did.”
“He didn’t have such a wish,” I insisted. “He won the race by perseverance (坚忍不拔), by pushing on steadily.”
Sonny thought a while. “That’s a lie,” he said. “He won it because he was lucky. If the hare hadn’t happened to fall asleep, the tortoise would never have won the race. He could be as steady as you like, or a hundred times steadier, but he’d never have won the race. That’s for sure.”
I gave up. Today’s children are not like what we used to be. They’re just hopeless.
45. The writer wanted his son _______.
A. to learn from the tortoise B. to open his eyes wide
C. to enter for the 60-meter race D. to have a big wish
46. According to Sonny, it was the tortoise’s wish that _______.
A. the hare would be as steady as he was
B. he could run faster than the hare
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C. the hare would fall asleep during the race
D. he would have a sleep during the race
47. Sonny believed that the tortoise won the race ________.
A. by pushing on steadily B. by luck
C. by taking a risk D. by telling a lie
48. It is clear that the writer ________ in the end.
A. learned a lesson B. won the argument
C. became impatient D. was satisfied
C
Weekday mornings are very busy for US middle school students. When your school doesn’t have a bus, and you live too far away to walk, you need a carpool (拼车). A carpool is a group of people sharing the responsibility (责任) of driving to school in the morning. There are usually four or five kids in a carpool and their parents take turns to drive the kids in their cars.
Someone’s car smells like wet dogs. Some kids get to eat desserts (甜点) for breakfast and some parents shout so much that all you try to do is to stay quiet and go unnoticed. When your mom or dad drives the carpool, your classmates get a close-up look at how strange your parents can be. It might be your first sociological (社会学) study and your first time to work with others.
Teamwork is really important in the carpool because nobody wants to make everyone else late. It’s a great lesson in responsibility. Imagine (想象) sitting in the car outside of a classmate’s house, watching the clock and counting the seconds. Then you start to understand how your carpool friends might feel when you are still inside the house at 7:48. You really begin to learn all your real life lessons just moments before the start of school—in the carpool.
49. What is a carpool?
A. Parents take turns to drive their kids to school.
B. Parents drive kids to schools on their way to work.
C. Kids go to school in their parents’ cars.
D. Kids drive their own cars to school.
50. How many kids are usually in a carpool?
A.Two or three. B.Three or four. C.Four or five. D.Five or six.
51. What can students learn from a carpool?
A. How to drive a car. B. How to get along with others.
C. What to do with parents. D. Real teamwork.
52. Which of the following is TRUE?
A. If kids live far away from school, they are always late for school.
B. US children enjoy carpooling better than taking a school bus.
C. Kids can learn real life lessons in a carpool.
D. Kids often have enough time to study in a carpool.
第II卷(四大题,共40分)
五、词汇检测(共10小题:每小题1分,满分10分)
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53. Put the piano there, _____ (紧靠)the wall.
54. The (直达的)flight from Yangzhou to Korea was opened on April 8, 2016.
55. As a host, you’d better take care of these __________(客人)feelings at home.
56. She does like to have the last word in any___________ . (讨论)
57. “Could you tell me the way to Suzhou Centre?” he asked the policeman ______(有礼貌地).
58. We all agree that the driver who drives after drinking wine should be (惩罚).
59. The new Chinese cartoon called Where is the Dragon will be on in _________ (几个)days.
60. 一The Chinese Women's Volleyball Team did a wonderful job in the Olympic Games!
一Yes. Everyone in China is of them.
61. — My friend Jack failed to pass the driving test a third time.
一Don't worry. We all know that failure is the mother of .
62. China is in Asia as France is in .
六、句子翻译(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)
63. 我希望你能尽快下定决心。
64. 这名残疾人不想太依赖他父母。
65. 演出是如此的精彩,我拍照拍得停不下来。
66. 第21届世界杯足球赛(World Cup)将在俄罗斯举行。
67. 这次慈善义演的目的就是为贫困学生筹款。
七、阅读表达(共3小题;66题1分、67题2分、68题3分,满分6分)
Rock climbing is a popular hobby that many people enjoy doing. You can do it indoors on special walls or outdoors on real mountains. There are many advantages of rock climbing—it is fun and it also helps people forget worries.
The most important equipment(装备)to have is good shoes. They need to be half a size smaller than your usual size. The next thing you need is a harness(保护带).This allows you to move freely, but will hold you up if you fall. It's important to know how to use your equipment. Otherwise, it may be dangerous. If you are a beginner, it's best to have lessons. A climber with experience can help you a lot
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in the beginning.
Rock climbing is very exciting for people of different ages. Climbers, however, must be careful not to pollute the environment. Sometimes rock climbers leave rubbish on the mountains where they climb. They should take it with them and throw it away. This will allow future climbers to enjoy a clean environment.
53. Where can you do rock climbing indoors?
54. What equipment does a climber need?
55. Will you try rock climbing when you have a chance? Why or why not?
八、书面表达(10分)
社会不断在发展进步,成绩好已经不再是衡量一个好学生的唯一标准。某校正在开展“走进新时代,争当合格中学生”的大讨论,以“We act,we improve”为题,谈谈你觉得除了学习课本知识之外,我们还应该做些什么?
平时
1.学会照顾自己; 2. 多阅读,在图书馆保持安静;
3.保护环境; 4.遵守交通规则;
周末
1.去社区中心做志愿者,与他人分享不同的技能; 2.走出去,欣赏大自然;
不应该
1. 不随意乱扔垃圾 2.自拟两点……
要求:1)表达清楚,语法正确,上下文连贯; 2)必须包括表格中所有的相关信息,并适当发挥; 3)词数:80词左右(短文的开头已给出,不计入总词数); 4)不得使用真实姓名、校名和地名等。 We act,we improve
With the development of the society, to learn well is not the only thing a student should do. To be a qualified(合格的) secondary school student, I think we can do the following things to improve ourselves.
_______________________________________________________________________________
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_______________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________
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If so, I’m sure that we will become qualified secondary school students.
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