外研版八年級(jí)上冊(cè)英語(yǔ) 第二學(xué)期期末測(cè)試卷(一)

1、第二學(xué)期期末測(cè)試卷(一)時(shí)間：120分鐘滿分：120分第一部分聽力(共四大題, 20分)一、短對(duì)話理解(共5小題；每小題1分, 滿分5分)1. Where will Tom go?2. When is the singing competition?3. How many times does John do sports every week?A. Once. B. Twice. C. Three times. 4. What is David going to do this afternoon?A. Fly a kite. B. Go shopping. C. Buy a compute

2、r. 5. Where is Mr. Anderson?A. On the telephone. B. In the office. C. In the school. 二、長(zhǎng)對(duì)話理解(共5小題；每小題1分, 滿分5分)聽下面一段對(duì)話, 回答第6、7小題。6. Whats the possible relationship(關(guān)系)between the speakers?A. Teacher and student. B. Father and daughter. C. Doctor and patient. 7. What advice did the man give Tina?A. Go

3、 to sleep early. B. Take some medicine. C. Have a body check. 聽下面一段對(duì)話, 回答第 8至10小題。8. Whats Richards favourite subject?A. French. B. Maths. C. English. 9. How many problems did Richard finish in the French exam?A. Six. B. Sixteen. C. Sixty. 10. How did Richards mother feel about him?A. Confident. B.

4、Worried. C. Angry. 三、短文理解(共5小題；每小題1分, 滿分5分)11. What is Mr. Friedlanders favourite hobby?A. Reading. B. Travelling. C. Collecting stamps. 12. Where did Mr. Friedlander arrive on the evening of June 21st, 1992?A. In Shanghai. B. In Xian. C. In Lanzhou. 13. Who received him in the Capital Hotel first?A

5、. The hotel workers. B. The manager. C. His parents. 14. On what kind of trip did Mr. Friedlander arrive at the Capital Hotel across Asia?A. A bus trip. B. A bike trip. C. A car trip. 15. Where would Mr. Friedlander finish his trip?A. In Xian. B. In Lanzhou. C. In Pakistan. 四、信息轉(zhuǎn)換(共5小題；每小題1分, 滿分5分)F

6、loor of the two roomsOn the 16. _floorPrice for each room￥17. _every nightA free meal18. _The thing to bringHis ID 19. _Date to arriveOn 20. _10th第二部分英語(yǔ)知識(shí)運(yùn)用(共兩大題, 30分)五、單項(xiàng)填空(共10小題；每小題1分, 滿分10分)21. Her smile made me feel warm and lively. It was like the hidden_. A. competition B. interview C. treasur

7、e D. tradition22. Childrens Day is coming. We will have a day_. A. away B. out C. on D. off23. The meat smells_. Throw it away, please. A. well B. good C. badly D. bad24. What was Jim wearing at the party?Nothing_. He was in his usual shirt and jeans. A. special B. simple C. important D. interesting

8、25. We will put off the basketball match if it_ heavily. A. rained B. will rainC. rains D. is raining26. The big bed_ too much space of the bedroom. Lets buy a smaller one. A. fills out B. points outC. joins in D. takes up27. Jim has learnt Chinese for many years, but he can_ understand the Chinese

9、poems. A. hardly B. certainly C. always D. almost28. Its time to work now. OK. Ill wake Peter up. He_for an hour. A. has fallen asleep B. has been asleep C. fell asleep D. falls asleep29. Dad, can you tell me_? I miss her very much. Next month, dear. A. when my mum will come backB. when will my mum

10、come backC. how my mum goes to workD. where will my mum go30. Could you tell me how to pay for the food by QR code (二維碼) on the phone?_. A. Take it easy B. It doesnt matterC. With pleasure D. Youre welcome六、完形填空(共20小題；每小題1分, 滿分20分)ATwo years ago, I together with my wife, my son and my little daughte

11、r took a trip to Guangzhou. When we_31_our hotel, it was around 1 a. m. My little daughter looked out at the lights of Canton Tower and said she wanted to go outside. I told her it was too late to go _32_, but she kept looking out of the window and said, “Just for two minutes. ”My wife and I just lo

12、oked at each other, smiled and said, “Two minutes！” We got dressed and walked to Canton Tower. When we got there, my daughter pointed at the lights and shouted _33_, “Dad, look ！” And then she fell asleep. So we had to go back to the _34_. It took us half an hour to get ready for the 20 seconds we _

13、35_near the tower, but it made our daughter happy and that _36_a lot to us. That night I learned a_37_about happiness. We sometimes have chances to _38_happy moments in our lives, but we often find an excuse to do something else. Because of my _39_, I learned that I was the biggest enemy to my own h

14、appiness. Happiness is a door that is always _40_, and we are the ones who have to decide if we are going to walk through the door. 31. A. left for B. looked at C. looked for D. arrived at32. A. off B. out C. ahead D. back33. A. luckily B. sadly C. happily D. coldly34. A. hotel B. restaurant C. towe

15、r D. shop35. A. wasted B. gave C. spent D. saved36. A. meant B. carried C. finished D. did37. A. topic B. subject C. story D. lesson38. A. remember B. make C. lose D. buy39. A. father B. son C. wife D. daughter40. A. open B. close C. wide D. bigB April happened to be born on Earth Day, so all her bi

16、rthday parties had an Earth Day theme(主題). On her 8th birthday, they had a _41_ of homemade cookies in the front yard to raise money for animals in danger. On the 9th, to make the city greener, they _42_ trees. But this year, April wanted nothing about Earth Day but fun. She would go to the maze(迷宮)

17、 with her friends. The following weekend, everyone met in the parking lot outside the maze. “Thanks for _43_ , ”said April. “Ive been so _44_ about my party in the maze. I thought we would _45_ ourselves until we got here and saw this parking lot. ”Aprils friends looked around and saw lots of rubbis

18、h on the ground. “ _46_ I wanted a nonEarth Day birthday, I couldnt have fun seeing this mess. Can we pick up the rubbish first, and then go through the maze？” asked April. “ _47_, ”said her friends. Then they spread out to collect rubbish. Soon the parking lot was _48_. April smiled. It felt good t

19、o do something for the _49_. “Happy Earth Day, everyone, ” said April. “Now Im _50_ for the maze. Lets go and have fun. ”“Happy birthday, April！” shouted her friends. 41. A. sale B. meeting C. meal D. talk42. A. cut B. climbed C. bought D. planted43. A. listening B. coming C. waiting D. understandin

20、g44. A. sorry B. worried C. excited D. careful45. A. help B. teach C. enjoy D. ask46. A. Although B. When C. If D. Because47. A. Immediately B. Certainly C. Perhaps D. Never48. A. quiet B. big C. crowded D. clean49. A. parking B. family C. environment D. rubbish50. A. fit B. happy C. famous D. ready

21、第三部分閱讀理解(共兩大題, 45分)七、補(bǔ)全對(duì)話(有兩項(xiàng)多余)(共5小題；每小題1分, 滿分5分)A：Hi, Wang Lei. B：Hello, Yi Fan. A：51. _B：Im reading about todays newspaper. It says every week students in primary school have a day without homework. 52. _A：I think its great. 53. _B：Thats impossible. But after the big exam, well also have a long s

22、ummer vacation and neednt do any homework. A：Im looking forward to it. Have you made any plans for it?B：54. _Im going travelling. But I havent decided where to go. A：55. _B：Great idea. I also hear Hainan is a nice place. Ill think about it. Thank you for your advice. A：Its a pleasure. A. Why not go

23、to Hainan?B. We can have more time to enjoy ourselves. C. No, not yet. D. How do you feel about it?E. What are you up to?F. Yes, of course. G. I wish I were still in primary school. 八、閱讀理解(共2 0小題；每小題2分, 滿分4 0分)ASWAN LAKEBeijing Festival BalletFriday, 12 January, for one weekRUN and KILLTim Dannys th

24、rilling mysteryPerformances(演出) in the Newton Theater：Mon. 22 JanuaryFri. 26 January 7：309：30, Sat. 8：0010：00. Tea and coffee are served during the interval (幕間休息). UPNEWTON THEATER, OXFORDTel. : 722863Ticket Price：$5Thursday, 1 February, for two weeksMY FAT FRIENDCharles Lawrences popular comedyGre

25、at Theater: Tuesday, 6 March to Saturday, 10 MarchWater and fruit are served before you see. 56. SWAN LAKE will be on from January 12th to_. A. January 13th B. January 18thC. January 22nd D. February 1st57. If Lily wants to see RUN and KILL on Wednesday, she must get there_. A. at 7：20 B. at 8：00 C.

26、 at 10：00 D. at 11：0058. If Mr. Robinson and his two children are going to see the movie UP, they must pay _for the tickets. A. $5 B. $10 C. $15 D. $20BThere is going to be a new city in the middle of the desert in New Mexico, the USA. It looks almost the same as other middlesize American cities, wi

27、th 35, 000 homes, high buildings, highways, factories, a shopping centre and an airport. But its missing one very important thing. It doesnt allow people to live there. Known as Center for Innovation, Testing and Evaluation (CITE), the city is going to cost $1 billion to build. It is going to be a t

28、est city for the future, allowing both the government and private companies to try out new technologies(科技), products and services in an environment that looks like the real world. Driverless cars, drones(無(wú)人機(jī)), robots and different power systems are some ideas to be tested in the city. Because there

29、 are no people in the city, scientists build a computer lab underground to collect all the information from the test, then send it to a research center nearby. The idea of CITE comes from a technology company Pegasus Global Holdings. “It offers scientists a safe place to test some technologies that

30、may cause dangers, like driverless cars, without influencing our daily life. No people will get hurt if anything goes wrong, ” Pegasus manager Robert Brumley told CNN. Many scientists are happy to see new testing ways like this. “We need more new testing places, ” Future Cities Lab designer Nataly G

31、attegno told CNN. “CITE will allow us to do tests much faster. ”59. What is missing in the new city of CITE?A. A shopping center. B. High buildings. C. An airport. D. People60. The purpose of building CITE is to_. A. solve the problems in crowded citiesB. produce cars and robots for daily useC. test

32、 new technologies for future lifeD. do research about the environment61. What does the underlined word “influencing” probably mean in Chinese?A. 參與 B. 影響 C. 適應(yīng) D. 改變62. The passage probably comes from a_. A. travel guidebook B. science magazineC. study report D. movie posterCYuan Longping, known as

33、Chinas“father of hybrid rice(雜交水稻)”, died on May 22, 2021. People around the world were sad to hear of his passing. How did he begin?In the 1960s, people in China didnt have enough food to eat. Many people even died because of this. Yuan was sad to see this. He decided to work on a kind of hybrid ri

34、ce. He spent four years looking for wild rice that could be crossed(雜交) with other plants. In 1964, he found it!In 1973, he grew the worlds first hybrid rice strain(品種). It could reach a yield(產(chǎn)量)of over 500kg per mu, higher than the 300kg yields of other kinds of rice. Farmers can grow it on many d

35、ifferent kinds of land. It can fight bad weather, too. Home on the farmYuan spent most of his time in the farmland. He himself also said, “If Im not at home, I must be on the field；if Im not on the field, I must be on my way to the farmland. ” He often rode a motorcycle to work, as this could save m

36、ore time. Because of his great achievements, Yuan won many prizes, including the Medal of the Republic(共和國(guó)勛章). 63. Why did Yuan Longping decide to work on hybrid rice?A. To protect the environment. B. To feed more people. C. To save people from illness. D. To win more prizes. 64. How is hybrid rice

37、different from other kinds of rice?A. It has a yield of 300 kg per mu. B. It needs more protection. C. It can grow on many kinds of land. D. It can grow in seawater. 65. When did Yuan grow the worlds first hybrid rice strain?A. In 1960. B. In 1964. C. In 1970. D. In 1973. 66. Where did Yuan spend mo

38、st of his life?A. On the field. B. At home. C. In the office. D. At school. DNowadays, computers and Internet are playing an important part in our life. Some people even say they cant live without them. We usually need to set passwords when we use computers and Internet. But not all the passwords ar

39、e safe. In order to keep our accounts and personal information safe, we must learn how to make safe passwords. How can you make your computer and Internet passwords safe? Experts have some tips for you. Youd better remember the tips and they are useful. Here are the tips. First, make your password o

40、ut of capital letters. If your password is made of capital letters, it will be difficult for others to get into your account. It only takes a hacker 10 minutes to work out a sixletter password made of small letters. But it takes a hacker 10 hours to work out the same password in capital letters. Sec

41、ond, add(增加) numbers or symbols to your password. It may be much safer. Sometimes such a password is not easy to remember, but it is really safe. Third, never use personal information for passwords and use different passwords for different accounts. Experts say that a user should change his or her p

42、asswords every 90 days. In this way, hackers wont guess your passwords. 67. You should change your password_. A. every 10 daysB. about every monthC. about every two monthsD. about every three months68. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT a safe password?A. 901112 B. Liz287 C. LUC

43、KY3 D. 432Ac%69. Where can this passage come from?A. A dictionary. B. A travel guidebook. C. A magazine. D. A science textbook. EDear Liza, I will be ten years old on Friday, 22nd July. To celebrate my birthday, I will invite several friends and I hope that all of you will be able to come to the par

44、ty on that day. There will be two parts at my party. The first part will be at the swimming pool near our school. Please bring your swimsuit (游泳衣) and a change of clothes. We have planned some pool games. My parents will be at the pool to protect the swimmers. The pool party will be from 2 to 3 p. m

45、. The second part of the party will be at my house. A bus will take us all from the pool to my house. A singer is coming to my house. He will sing popular songs for us. I am sure you will enjoy them. The home party may last till 5 p. m. Please let me know by Friday, 15th July, whether you will come

46、to my party, so that I will know how much food to prepare. Love, Tracy70. Where will the first part of the party be?A. At Lizas house. B. At Tracys house. C. At the swimming pool. D. At a cinema. 71. How long will the pool party last?A. For 1 hour. B. For 2 hours. C. For 3 hours. D. For 4 hours. 72.

47、 How will they go to Tracys house from the pool?A. On foot. B. By bus. C. By car. D. By bike. 閱讀下面短文, 并用英語(yǔ)回答問題(請(qǐng)注意每小題后面的詞數(shù)要求)。FOne day, some fishermen set out(起航) to sea in their ship. One of them brought his pet monkey along for the long journey. When they were far out at sea, a terrible storm brok

48、e their ship. Everyone fell into the sea, and the monkey was going to die. Suddenly a dolphin(海豚) appeared and picked him up. They soon reached an island and the monkey came down from the dolphins back. The dolphin asked the monkey, “Do you know this place？” The monkey replied, “Yes, I do. The king

49、on the island is my father, so you must treat(對(duì)待)me very well. ”“Youre lying(撒謊), ” the dolphin thought. Because he knew no one lived on the island. The dolphin said, “Well, so you are a prince(王子)！Now you can be a king！” The monkey asked, “How can I be a king？”As the dolphin started swimming away,

50、he answered, “That is easy. As you are the only animal on this island, you will certainly be the king！” In the end, the monkey died on the island alone. Remember that we should be honest in our life. 73. What happened to the monkey when he was going to die in the sea？(不超過(guò)10個(gè)詞)_74. Why did the dolphi

51、n think that the monkey was lying to him？(不超過(guò)10個(gè)詞)_75. What does the text tell us？(不超過(guò)10個(gè)詞)_第四部分寫(共兩大題, 25分)九、單詞拼寫(共5小題；每小題1分, 滿分5分)76. I asked him to come to my birthday party, but he r (拒絕). 77. I feel very t (口渴的). Lets buy something to drink. 78. My father was a h (英俊的) man when he was young. 79

52、. The university i (包括) eight colleges. 80. We do lots of outdoor a (活動(dòng)) when spring comes. 十、書面表達(dá)(共1小題；滿分20分)假設(shè)你叫李雷, 是美國(guó)中學(xué)生約翰的筆友。請(qǐng)你給約翰寫封電子郵件, 在郵件中談?wù)勀愕膫€(gè)人愛好以及你對(duì)個(gè)人愛好的看法。你的看法如下：1. 不同的人有不同的愛好, 愛好使我們快樂, 可以開發(fā)我們的興趣, 幫助我們學(xué)習(xí)新的技能, 有時(shí)還給我們帶來(lái)成功；2. 我們不應(yīng)該把我們?nèi)康臅r(shí)間都放在個(gè)人愛好上, 因?yàn)樯钪形覀冞€有許多其他重要的事情要做。要求： 根據(jù)中文提示, 寫一封意思連貫、符

53、合邏輯、80100詞的電子郵件； 開頭已經(jīng)給出, 不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)。Dear John, Thanks for your last email. Now let me tell you something about my hobbies. _參考答案第一部分聽力聽力材料：一、1. W：Can you go to the supermarket to buy some salt for me, Tom? M：Sure, Ill go there later. 2. W：When will you hold the singing competition, David?M：Next Saturday

54、. 3. W：John, you look so fit. Do you often do sports?M：Yes. I go running twice a week and play football every Tuesday afternoon. 4. W：David, lets fly a kite in the park this afternoon. M：Oh, that sounds great. But I am sorry that I cant. I promised Jerry to go shopping with him. He wants to buy a ne

55、w mouse for his computer. 5. W：Good morning, this is Mrs. Smith from Rose High School. Can I talk to Mr. Anderson?M：Good Morning, Mrs. Smith. Mr. Anderson is meeting someone in the office right now. Can I take a message for you?二、Text 1M：Tina, you didnt come to my lesson yesterday. Whats wrong?W：I h

56、ad a bad headache. I took some medicine and took a rest at home. M：I remember you have a headache quite often these days. Do you have a sleeping problem?W：No. I always sleep well. But the night before yesterday I went to bed very late. I was busy preparing for my English talk. M：I see. But I think y

57、oud better go to the hospital and have a body check. W：OK, I will. Thank you. Text 2W：Hows your exam today, Richard?M：Not too bad. I think I will pass the English and maths exams. The questions were very easy for me. But I dont think I will pass the French exam. W：Why? Isnt French your favourite sub

58、ject?M：Yes. But this time the French exam was too difficult. I could finish sixteen of the questions. The other questions were too difficult for me. I didnt have enough time to finish them all. I am sure I will get a very low mark. W：Oh, I see. But dont be so sad and dont worry, my dear. Perhaps you

59、 didnt do them too badly. I know how hard you have worked before the exams. You are sure to pass all of the exams. Lets wait and see. M：Thank you, Mum. I hope you are right!三、Robert Friedlanders favourite hobby is travelling. He is an American. When he was eleven years old, he read Marco Polos book

60、and decided to visit the Silk Road in Xian. On the evening of June 21st, 1992, a tall man with brown hair and blue eyes went into the beautiful hall of the Capital Hotel in Xian with his bicycle. The hotel workers received him and telephoned the manager. The man was Robert Friedlander. He arrived in