北京市東城區(qū)2015-2016學(xué)年八年級(jí)下學(xué)期期末考試英語(yǔ)試卷（含答案）

1、 2015-2016學(xué)年下學(xué)期初中八年級(jí)期末考試英語(yǔ)試卷本試卷共100分。考試時(shí)長(zhǎng)100分鐘。聽(tīng)力理解（共24分）一、聽(tīng)對(duì)話, 從下面各題所給的a、b、c三幅圖片中選擇與對(duì)話內(nèi)容相符的圖片。每段對(duì)話你將聽(tīng)兩遍。（共4分, 每小題1分）二、聽(tīng)對(duì)話或獨(dú)白, 根據(jù)對(duì)話或獨(dú)白的內(nèi)容, 從下面各題所給的a、b、c三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選擇最佳選項(xiàng)。每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白你將聽(tīng)兩遍。（共10分, 每小題1分） 請(qǐng)聽(tīng)一段對(duì)話, 完成第5至第6小題。5. what is the boy looking for? a. his glasses. b. his books. c. his pens. 6. who came into

2、 the boys room an hour ago? a. his mum. b. his sister. c. his dad. 請(qǐng)聽(tīng)一段對(duì)話, 完成第7至第8小題。7. where is the woman going? a. to france. b. to australia. c. to china. 8. how is the woman going to visit her brother? a. by plane. b. by train. c. by bus. 請(qǐng)聽(tīng)一段對(duì)話, 完成第9至第10小題。9. whats wrong with the man? a. he has

3、 a fever. b. he has a headache. c. he has a toothache. 10. what does the woman suggest doing? a. having a good rest. b. taking some medicine. c. taking the temperature. 請(qǐng)聽(tīng)一段對(duì)話, 完成第11至第12小題。11. why did the man go to bed late? a. because he watched a film. b. because he did some paperwork. c. because

4、he worked on the computer. 12. what will the man do this evening? a. relax and watch tv. b. do some housework. c. spend time with his family. 請(qǐng)聽(tīng)一段獨(dú)白, 完成第13至第14小題。13. whats the speaker doing? a. introducing a course. b. giving parents some advice. c. welcoming the new students. 14. what will children

5、 do for the first time this year? a. do creative activities. b. take exciting sports. c. have some fun projects. 三、聽(tīng)對(duì)話, 記錄關(guān)鍵信息。本段對(duì)話你將聽(tīng)兩遍。（共10分, 每小題2分） 請(qǐng)根據(jù)所聽(tīng)到的對(duì)話內(nèi)容和提示詞語(yǔ), 將所缺的關(guān)鍵信息填寫(xiě)在答題卡的相應(yīng)位置上。知識(shí)運(yùn)用（共20分）四、單項(xiàng)填空（共10分, 每小題1分） 從下面各題所給的a、b、c、d四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中, 選擇可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。20. my brother is good at math. he often he

6、lps _with my math study. a. me b. her c. him d. it21. the children can go with us, _they can stay at home. a. and b. but c. so d. or22. can we go for a swim in the lake? i dont think they allow people _in the lake. its dangerous. a. swim b. to swim c. swimming d. swims23. it _sweet. is it sugar? yes

7、. you are right. a. tastes b. sounds c. looks d. feels24. there _many books in his schoolbag. a. is b. are c. be d. being25. when i was in new york last summer, i _in the hotel for a week. a. stay b. am staying c. stayed d. have stayed 26. dad gave me a dog as my birthday present. now i _the dog for

8、 3 months. a. have had b. have c. had d. am having27. where is miss li, tom? she _to the teachers office. a. has been b. has gone c. went d. will go28. what did he say just now? he said he _have a chance to visit the great wall. a. dont b. doesnt c. didnt d. wont29. they havent decided _. a. where t

9、hey went for the holiday b. where did they go for the holiday c. where should they go for the holiday d. where they should go for the holiday五、完形填空（共10分, 每小題1分） 閱讀下面的短文, 掌握其大意, 然后從短文后各題所給的a、b、c、d四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中, 選擇最佳選項(xiàng)。speech for betty betty came through the door looking worried. “whats wrong, dear?” asked ri

10、ta, bettys mum. “everyone at school has to give a 30 including me. ” “but that sounds exciting. ” “oh, mum, its 31 i dont want to give a speech, ”cried betty. just then, jonah, bettys dad, arrived home with bettys two younger brothers. they went to the kitchen directly（徑直地）. rita walked to the kitch

11、en and found jonah and the two younger brothers already 32 at the table and eating chop suey（炒雜燴）. “oh, jonah, ”she said, “you should have made them 33 till dinner time. ” “rita, ”said jonah, “your chop suey is the best in new zealand. we couldnt wait. ”the two younger brothers laughed. “why not cal

12、l betty to 34 us? ” asked jonah. “betty, ”called jonah, “come and have some of your mothers beautiful chop suey before your brothers eat it all!” betty carne and sat down at the table. chop suey was her 35 meal, but right now she didnt feel like eating. “what is it, betty? ” asked her father. “i hav

13、e to give a speech at school, in front of everyone, but i dont want to do it. what should i do if everyone 36 at me?” her father smiled. “maybe we can help each other. you know i will give a speech tomorrow, ”said her dad. “id really like you to help me. and maybe i could help you with your speech,

14、too. ”betty smiled and hugged her father. suddenly she felt 37 againand there was still plenty of chop suey left. the next morning at breakfast, betty was very happy. “you seem 38 with yourself, ”said mum. “i am. dad and i helped each other with our speeches last night. i 39 mine in front of the mir

15、ror（鏡子）for a whole hour. ” “whats your speech about? ”asked mum. with a big smile, betty said, “how to make the best chop suey in new zealand. ”30. a. reply b. report c. speech d. lesson31. a. right b. awful c. impossible d. strange32. a. sitting b. studying c. drawing d. discussing33. a. rest b. st

16、and c. wait d. work34. a. show b. help c. teach d. join35. a. favourite b. main c. free d. delicious36. a. smiles b. points c. laughs d. shouts37. a. worried b. nervous c. thirsty d. hungry38. a. bored b. patient c. angry d. pleased39. a. translated b. practised c. introduced d. corrected閱讀理解（共46分）六

17、、閱讀下面短文, 根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后各題所給的a、b、c、d四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中, 選擇最佳選項(xiàng)。（共26分, 每小題2分）a festivals and holidays are important for people all around the world. they show different cultures. here are some famous festivals and holidays in some countries. st. patricks day st. patricks day is on march the seventeenth. it is a big f

18、estival in the united states. people wear green clothes on st. patricks day. in some places, they even make the river green.childrens day on may the fifth, japanese celebrate their childrens day. it is a national holiday in japan. outside their homes, families fly kites that look like fish. canadian

19、 thanksgiving in canada, thanksgiving is in octoberthe second monday in october. canadian thanksgiving is a time for families to get together for a big dinner. st. lucias day st. lucias day is a holiday in sweden. it is in december. st. lucias day is a day to bring light into the house. little girls

20、 put candles on their heads. 40. what color clothes do people wear on st. patricks day? a. green. b. white. c. red. d. yellow. 41. may the fifth is a national holiday in _. a. america b. sweden c. japan d. canada42. canadian thanksgiving is in _. a. december b. october c. may d. march43. what do gir

21、ls do on st. lucias day? a. make the river green. b. fly kites. c. put candles on their heads. d. have a big dinner. b “what are you busy with yourself. mother?” the girl of less than six years old asked her mother. “making dinner for the neighbour, mrs. boot. ” “why?” “because the other day she los

22、t her dear daughter and she is so sad now. we must take good care of her these days. ” “why need our care?” “because she is so sad that making dinners and doing housework are also becoming difficult. my dear, can you help me think of an idea to help mrs. boot in other ways? ” the girl thought for a

23、long while. all of a sudden, she went to mrs. boots house and knocked at the door. mrs. boot opened the door with a look of sadness. “what can i do for you? ” asked mrs. boot. “i know that you are very sad for losing your daughter”the girl handed the band-aid（創(chuàng)可貼）in her hand to mrs. boot nervously.

24、mrs. boot was very surprised and her tears ran down her face. she hugged the girl and said, “thank you. this bandaid will help a lot with my pain. ”44. who was the mother making dinner for? a. mrs. boots daughter. b. mrs. boot. c. the girl. d. herself. 45. what did the girl give to mrs. boot? a. a b

25、andaid. b. a smile. c. a dish. d. a hug. 46. the mother and the girl are _. a. sad and lonely b. confident and honest c. unhappy and worried d. friendly and warm-heartedcbe a team player if you really wish to succeed in life, it is very important to be a team player. for example, in a basketball gam

26、e, michael jordan is a great player, but he still has to work well with his team members to win a game, because every member of his team has a very important role and every member of the team is necessary to the success of the team. the idea of teamwork also works well in other parts of our life. te

27、amwork is important in school and in college. lab work and group programmes are just some of the experiences calling for good teamwork with others. in the workplace, working together is also necessary for success, for no one person can build a railroad or manage an airline. being a team player does

28、not mean that one person should not have any ideas of his own. he doesnt have to agree with the other team members all the time. a good team member should not be afraid to think of new ideas even seemingly crazy ones. he needs to stick to his ideas and share them with the other members of the team.

29、those crazy ideas may help the team achieve the goals. human beings are social creatures. like it or not, we all need to work with others as team players. 47. if one wants to succeed, he should _. a. work with a great player b. join in a famous team c. work well with other people d. become a leader

30、in a team48. according to the writer, the idea of teamwork works well in many places, except a. in school b. in the workplace c. in sport d. in art49. when we dont agree with the other members of the team, we should _. a. help the other team members b. think of new ideas c. work hard for the teamwor

31、k d. stick to our own ideasd go into a busy bookstore and you will notice that the women are reading about fashion, beauty or friendship and the men are reading about cars, sport or technology. this should not be a surprise. after all, these choices are quite typical for women and menwomen like work

32、ing with people while men enjoy working with tools, objects and materials. when we look at young babies, we see that baby boys and girls show the typical hobbies at a very early age. a 12-month baby girl will look longer at people while boys of the same age look longer at toys. so where do these dif

33、ferences between men and women come from? scientists believed that parents had a lot of influence（影響） on their children. but many scientists now believe that the answer is also in the amount of man and woman hormones（激素） in the mothers body before a childs birth. study has shown that this leads to t

34、hree types of brain（大腦類(lèi)型）: type s, type e and type b. people who are born with a type s or man brain are interested in objects. they are good at building and using tools and working out how things work. people with a type e or woman brain are good at understanding other peoples feelings and treating

35、 people with great care. others are born with both man and woman brains-this is called the type b or balanced brain. perhaps the most important thing that the scientists found out was that sex（性別）doesnt decide the type of brain you have. not all men have the type s brain, and not all women have the

36、type e brain. but on average, more men than women have a type s brain, and more women than men have a type e brain. so does this mean that one type of brain is better than another? no, not at all. some people find that some things are easier to do than others because they are born to be interested i

37、n them. they are good at doing certain things naturally. scientists hope that understanding how people are born with different types of brain can help make all of us more open to the difference. 50. the underlined word “typical” in the first paragraph probably means “_”. a. common b. crazy c. secret

38、 d. strange51. which of the following is true according to the passage? a. a childs birth decides the difference between boys and girls. b. baby girls are more interested in people than baby boys. c. more men than women have better types of brain. d. sex decides the type of brain. 52. what does the

39、passage mainly talk about? a. childs birth and sex. b. types of brain and likes. c. parents difference and influence. d. young babies and their interests. 七、閱讀短文, 根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容, 從短文后的五個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。（共10分, 每小題2分） jocelyn didnt have many friends, but she had lots of books. she thought books were better t

40、han friends sometimes. 53 . and books didnt feel sad when you didnt come to see them for a while. jocelyn liked detective（偵探）stories. when she read a detective story, she felt like she was a part of it so she could experience all the adventures in that way. 54 . sometimes she liked history books, to

41、o. it was interesting for her to see how people lived their lives in the past. 55 . she liked books about animals and far-away places especially. it made her want to travel around and see new animals living in the strange places. 56 . she didnt care about how people fall in love with each other. she

42、 was just into the serious stories. jocelyn didnt have many friends, but the friends she had also liked books. 57 . books were great, but they were better with friends to talk to about them!a. it was a great feeling to read about detective storiesb. however, she didnt like reading love storiesc. the

43、y often talked about books togetherd. jocelyn also iiked science bookse. books didnt get angry at you八、閱讀短文, 根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容回答問(wèn)題。（共10分, 每小題2分）changing lives, one cow at a timewho says kids cant make a difference? in missouri, a group of students is changing lives around the world! how are they doing this? th

44、eyre buying farm animals! millions of people live with little food and money, so the gift of an animal can actually save lives. more than 10 years ago, the second-graders at forsyth school learned about how heifer international helps people. they decided they wanted to help, too. heifer helps poor p

45、eople by giving farm animals to them and teaching them how to use the animals to make their lives better. a heifer is a young cow, and these animals have become a symbol（標(biāo)志） of heifers work. thats because families with a cow can produce milk to drink and they can also sell it for other things they n

46、eed. heifer also gives animals like sheep, pigs, and even bees to the poor families. each second-grade class at forsyth school decides which animals to buy and how much to give. the students favourite part of working with heifer is that they can help others. they dont want kids of their age to live

47、without house or food. the students raise money by recycling cans. some even ask that birthday or holiday gifts to be given to heifer! kids can do many things to help others. your class might want to raise money for heifer, too. you might also want to give your money or your time to a group in your

48、community that helps people. why not talk with your classmates about how your school can help others?58. can students help change lives?59. when did the students at forsyth school learn about heifer?60. how does heifer help poor people?61. whats the students favourite part of working with heifer?62.

49、 what does the writer ask kids to do at the end of the passage?書(shū)面表達(dá)（共10分）九、文段表達(dá)。（共10分） 根據(jù)中文大意和英文提示詞語(yǔ), 寫(xiě)一封意思連貫、符合邏輯、不少于50詞的回信。所給英文提示詞語(yǔ)僅供選用。信的開(kāi)頭和結(jié)尾已給出, 其詞數(shù)不計(jì)入所完成的回信內(nèi)。請(qǐng)不要寫(xiě)出你的校名和姓名。63. 假如你叫李華, 你和你的美國(guó)朋友linda經(jīng)常通過(guò)郵件談?wù)摳髯缘膶W(xué)校生活。她知道你們學(xué)校每年都會(huì)組織一些外出旅行, 比如去植物園、參觀科技館等。她想知道你本學(xué)期最有趣的一次旅行是什么?你去了什么地方?做了什么?有什么感受?請(qǐng)你根據(jù)她提出的

50、問(wèn)題回復(fù)郵件。 提示詞語(yǔ): visit, see, do, learn, happyto: lindafrom: li huasubject: the most interesting school triphi! linda, im glad to hear from you. _yours, li hua參考答案:聽(tīng)力理解（共24分）一、聽(tīng)對(duì)話選圖。（共4分, 每小題1分）1. c 2. a 3. b 4. b二、聽(tīng)對(duì)話或獨(dú)白選擇最佳答案。（共10分, 每小題1分）5. a 6. b 7. c 8. b 9. b10. a 11. c 12. b 13. a 14. c三、聽(tīng)對(duì)話記錄關(guān)鍵信

51、息。（共10分, 每小題2分）15. louis 16. music teacher 17. middle school 18. 251396 19. monday知識(shí)運(yùn)用（共20分）四、單項(xiàng)填空。（共10分, 每小題1分）20. a 21. d 22. b 23. a 24. b25. c 26. a 27. b 28. c 29. d五、完形填空。（共10分, 每小題1分）30. c 31. b 32. a 33. c 34. d35. a 36. c 37. d 38. d 39. b閱讀理解（共46分）六、閱讀下列短文, 選擇最佳選項(xiàng)。（共26分, 每小題2分）40. a 41. c

52、42. b 43. c 44. b45. a 46. d 47. c 48. d 49. d50. a 51. b 52. b七、閱讀短文, 選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。（共10分, 每小題2分）53. e 54. a 55. d 56. b 57. c八、閱讀短文, 回答問(wèn)題。（共10分, 每小題2分）58. yes, they can. 59. more than 10 years ago. 60. by giving farm animals to them and teaching them how to use the animals to make their lives bett

53、er. 61. they can help others. 62. to talk with their classmates about how their school can help others. to do something to help others. 書(shū)面表達(dá)（共10分）九、文段表達(dá)。（共10分）63. one possible version: hi! linda, im glad to hear from you. at my school we have a lot of school trips every year. last month we went to the science museum. thats the most interesting trip because i did a lot of physics experiments by myself. it was amazing to do something with your hands instead of only watching or listening to others. i also visited the natural world in the museum and