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1、PAGE PAGE 8八 年 級 英 語第二學(xué)期期末考試請注意：答案一律寫在答題紙上。交卷時，只交答題紙，試卷由自己保管。第I卷 選擇題（共50分）聽力部分（共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分）A.聽對話，選擇正確答案。每段對話聽兩遍。1. What did Peter win the first prize for? A. An article about English learners. B. His school newspaper. C. The English Speaking Contest.聽下面一段對話，回答第2-第3題。2. Who are the mans parents

2、 staying with?A. His sister. B. His brother. C. His friend.3. How does the mans father like the city?A. He feels lonely. B. Its too quiet. C. Its too noisy.聽下面一段對話，回答第4-第5題。4. Where did Mike go to see his grandmother? A. In the country. B. In a hospital. C. At his own home. 5. When did Mike go to th

3、e hospital yesterday? A. In the morning. B. In the afternoon. C. In the evening. B.聽短文，選擇正確答案。短文聽兩遍。6. The boy was a shoes _. A. cleaner B. maker C. repairer 7. At first the young man didnt want his shoes cleaned, because _. A. he just cleaned his shoes B. he didnt have enough money C. he didnt thin

4、k it necessary 8. Then the young man agreed to clean his shoes, because the boy asked for _. A. two pounds B. one pound C. nothing 9. The boy didnt agree to clean the second shoe, because _. A. it was very dirty B. it was difficult to clean C. he wanted to be paid 10. Finally, the young man had to _

5、. A. show his kindness B. pay the boy money C. clean the shoe himself 二、單項(xiàng)選擇（共15分；每小題1分，滿分15分）11. Its very _ of Tom to deal with the problem without thinking it over. A. careless B. necessary C. important D. generous 12. My father _ Shanghai with my grandparents.Really? _ will they come back?A. has

6、been to; How soon B. has gone to; How soonC. has been to; How long D. has gone to; How long13. Tom, I hear there will be a football match _ Brazil and Portugal tonight. Oh, it _ be great. They are always the best. A. between; may B. between; must C. among; can D. of; cant14. When shall we go to Dong

7、zhou Park tomorrow? Not until your homework _. A. will be finished B. is finished C. will finish D. has finished15. What do you think of yesterdays film “Forrest Gump”? It was wonderful. I like it _ much that I want to see it again. A. so B. very C. such D. too16. Excuse me, but is Mr Hill Jackson l

8、iving here? You are late. He _ next to me, but he has moved away. A. was used to live B. used to live C. was used to living D. used to living 17. How long have Mr and Mrs Smith _? For more than twenty years. A. married B. got married C. been married D. had married18. Luckily, all the students got ou

9、t of the teaching building _ it fell down. A. since B. until C. before D. while19. Please help the teacher hand in and _ exercise-books every day.A. give out B. give back C. give in D. give up20. Would you mind my sitting next to you? _. A. Of course B. Certainly C. Certainly not D. You are welcome2

10、1. I hear this CD-ROM _on the market. Yes. So youd better get it now before we _. A. is sold well; sell out it B. sells well; sell it out C. sells good; sell out it D. is sold good; sell it out22. I think Peter seems _to be a writer.A. enough creatively B. creatively enoughC. enough creative D. crea

11、tive enough23. The host had to speak very loudly_ the noise from lots of fans.A. because B. because of C. for D. as24. We think _ important _ all the children to learn to read and write.A. that; for B. it; that C. this; for D. it; for25. _ can you lose weight within only two months? By doing more ex

12、ercise and eating fewer snacks. A. Why B. What C. Where D. How 三、完形填空（共10分；每小題1分，滿分10分） Wendy Wong, a girl of 15 has set up a company of her own. She started business two years ago. She has already 26 several successful computer games. They are so 27 that over half a million games are sold every yea

13、r. Now all of her family work in her business, and she is 28 at school.She gets up early in the morning, and then has a talk with her family about the 29 over breakfast. Every day during weekdays, she goes to school in her own car with a 30 , for she is not old enough.She enjoys her school, but some

14、 of the work is too easy for her to feel 31 . She usually gets “A” grades in all her 32 , so the other students often ask her for 33 .She finishes her homework in half an hour after her driver takes her home. After dinner, she goes to her office and 34 on her computer, writing games until 2 am. She

15、doesnt usually need so much 35 as other children.26. A. worked B. played C. written D. bought27. A. afraid B. popular C. expensive D. surprised28. A. still B. hardly C. often D. sometimes29. A. lessons B. friends C. exams D. business30. A. doctor B. teacher C. driver D. visitor31. A. interested B. s

16、urprised C. excited D. bored32. A. games B. business C. friends D. subjects33. A. money B. help C. grades D. results34. A. plays B. leaves C. stops D. works35. A. food B. sleep C. fruit D. pleasure四、閱讀理解（共15分，每小題1分，滿分15分）ATedMy hobby is taking pictures. I bought a new camera last month and I have be

17、en having lots of fun with it. You can see some of my photos in my vacation albums. Ive been reading some books about taking pictures to improve my skills.AlanI have been trying to learn to play chess because I enjoy it. Lately Ive been playing against people on the Internet but I always lose. It se

18、ems that Im not very good at it. I bought some books to help me get better.CeliaI really like dolls. I started collecting them in 1998. There are so many nice dolls each year that I find it hard to choose a favorite one. I often look at dolls at shows. I often talk to collectors and read discussions

19、 on the Internet.36. Ted likes _ most.A. buying camera B. taking pictures C. taking vacations D. reading books37. How well does Alan play chess？A. He plays it very well. B. He cant play it well. C. He plays it better than before. D. The passage doesnt mention.38. How long has Celia been collecting d

20、olls?A. Seven years. B. Ten years. C. Eleven years. D. Twelve years.39. We learn from the passage that _.A. Ted often asked people how to take pictures B. Ted, Alan and Celia have different hobbies C. Celia got many dolls from her friends every year D. Alan bought some books on how to surf the Inter

21、net40. This passage is about _.A. lifestyles B. sports C. collections D. interestsBThis is a talk by a London taxi driver.Ive been a taxi driver for nearly ten years. Most London taxi drivers have their own taxis.Its a nice job most of time. I can meet a lot of people. I always work at night, becaus

22、e there is too much traffic during the day. I live twenty miles outside London and I go to work at 5:30 in the afternoon.I usually go home between 2 and 3 in the morning.Some very strange things happened late at night. The other day I was taking a woman home from a party. She had her little dog with

23、 her. When we got to her house, she couldnt find her key. So I waited in the car with the dog while she climbed in through the windows.I waited and waited. After half an hour of ringing the bell I decided to find out what was going on. I tied the dog to a tree and started to climb in through the win

24、dow. The next thing I knew was that the police came. They thought I was a thief (小偷).Luckily the woman came downstairs (下樓).She must have gone to sleep and forgotten about me and the dog! 41. The driver always worked at night because it was easier to _.A. drive on the road B. make money C. get in th

25、e window D. meet a lot of people42. The woman climbed in through the window because _.A. she wanted to have a sleep B. her husband didnt open the door for herC. she didnt want to pay the driver D. she couldnt find her key43. The story happened _.A. early in the morning B. late at nightC. 20 miles ou

26、tside London D. near the police station44. Which of the following is wrong?A. The police thought the driver was a thief.B. The woman had no money to pay the driver.C. The driver worked until between 2 and 3 in the morning.D. The woman had forgotten about the driver and the dog. CI was cleaning out a

27、n old box when an old card caught my eyes: Queen City Casket Company. “What is it?” I wondered. I turned it over. There , in faded ink, was a hand-written address. At once my mind traveled many years back.I was nine years old, walking down the old and wet streets of Springfield, with a bag of magazi

28、nes on my shoulder. That day, I came to a company finally, whose owner, Mr Rader, had always taken me there to ask his workers if they wanted any magazines.Shaking off the rain like a wet dog, I went into Mr Raders office. After a quick look he took me over to the fireplace. Noticing the hole in the

29、 top of my shoe, he said, “Come with me!” pulling me into his car. We stopped in front of a shoe store. Inside, a shopkeeper fitted me with the finest pair of shoes I had ever seen. I felt about 10 feet tall when I got up in them. “Wed like a pair of new socks, too.” Mr Rader said.Back in his office

30、, Mr Rader took out a card, wrote something on it and handed it to me. With tearful eyes, I read, “Do to others as you would have them do to you.” He said kindly, “Jimmy, I want you to know I love you.”I said goodbye, and for the first time I sensed a piece of hope that things would be better. With

31、people like Mr Rader in the world, there was hope, kindness and love, and that would always make a difference.45. From the passage we can see the writer was _ to Mr Rader. A. helpful B. thankful C. polite D. kind46. Mr Rader helped the writer so much mainly because _.A. he wanted to set a good examp

32、le to his workersB. he wanted to show kindness to the boyC. the writer needed his helpD. he wanted others to return his help47. What does the sentence “ Do to others as you would have them do to you.” mean? A. If you want someones help, you have to help him first.B. You should do the things that oth

33、ers want you to do.C. Before you do anything, think about what others do to you.D. If you want others to do kind things to you, youd better be kind to them.D“If I had one million yuan, I would buy you a palace! Do I have one million yuan? No, I dont! So I only can spend ten fen on this short message

34、, sending you my best wishes!” Today, SMSShort Message Service is popular, and China Mobile says that every second, there are 410 messages being sent. Look around you! People are watching their mobiles, smiling or laughing. Thumbs (拇指) are moving quickly on mobiles, bringing happiness to their frien

35、ds. Through SMS, we know the weather report, share jokes and news, express（表達(dá)）love and friendship. SMS is becoming more and more popular. It is reported that 67% of young people like to send short messages to greet each other. Internet SMS will be more helpful to people. I am thankful for the progre

36、ss because SMS saves me much money. Just on the top end of a thumb, so much joy can be found! 48. SMS can help people do the following except _.A. knowing the weather report B. sharing jokes and newsC. expressing love and friendship D. spending more time travelling49. The writer thinks that _.A. SMS

37、 helps people a lot B. young people dislikes SMSC. he makes SMS more popular D. he will buy a palace for his friend50. The passage is mainly about _.A. how to search Internet B. the joy of SMSC. how to send short messages D. ways of saving money第卷 非選擇題（共50分）五、詞匯（共15分；每小題1分，滿分15分）A根據(jù)提示或句意，寫出句中所缺單詞。51

38、. Remember to _ (介紹) yourself before you begin your speech.52. During the visit to the Shanghai Expo park, you should spend much time waiting in _/an/.53. Give your whole _ (注意力) to what you are doing.54. Some families can even _ (have enough money to buy or to do something) new cars in our hometown

39、.55. We all believe that a friend in need is a friend _.B從方框中選用合適的詞，并用其適當(dāng)?shù)男问教羁?。excite far lie we polite56. We students should learn how to protect _ from danger.57.When you see a wallet _ on the street, what will you do with it? 58. Many college students would like to go abroad for _ study. 59. Mr L

40、i is kind to others and always speaks to us _.60. After Xiao Shenyang finished his performance, the audience all clapped with _.C從方框中選用合適的動詞，并用其適當(dāng)?shù)男问教羁?。not be hit write reach eat 61. There _ any changes to the results if you dont take actions to work hard.62.Would you like to taste this kind of moon

41、 cake?No, thanks. I _ one. 63.Did you see a girl in red pass by just now?No, sir. I _an e-mail to my friend.64. A strong earthquake _ Yushu on April 14, 2010 and many people were killed.65. My sister will call me when she _ the airport in Beijing.六、句型轉(zhuǎn)換（共8分，每空1分，滿分8分）66What will the money be used fo

42、r? (改成意思相近的句子)_ will the money be used?67I was interested in reading foreign novels. (改成一般疑問句)_ _ interested in reading foreign novels?68. Weve already seen that film. (改成否定句)We_ seen that film_.69. The doctor advised me not to eat so much meat but eat more vegetables. (改成意思相近的句子)The doctor advised

43、me to eat more vegetables_ _ so much meat.70. Many kids in that area are so poor that they cant buy those stationery. (改成意思相近的句子)Many kids in that area are_ poor to buy those stationery.七、短文填空（共5分；每小題1分，滿分5分） Oxfam Trailwalker is a money-collecting event. It has been 71 in November every year since

44、1981. It is an excellent chance for people to learn team 72 . All the team members must plan 73 together before the event. You need to walk together to 74 the hike because only the teams finishing time will be recorded. It is necessary for you to support and help each other 75 and during the event.7

45、1. _ 72._ _ 73. _ 74. _ 75. _八、閱讀與回答問題（共10分；每小題2分，滿分10分）Lets help the birds make a home this spring.If you have a birdhouse, prepare for guests. With warmer weather around the corner, our feathered friends are looking for places to build their nests (巢).The US newspaper The Washington Post has some useful tips for bird lovers.Make sure there is a