1、江苏省淮安市涟水县南集中学2012-2013学年八年级英语下学期期末考试试题 北师大版时间：120分钟 满分： 150分第I卷（77分）I. 听力测试（共20小题，1-10每小题1分,11-20每小题2分；满分30分）第一节：听对话，选择正确答案。每段对话听两遍。 1. A. B. C. 2. A. B. C. 3. A. B. C. 4. A. B. C.5. A. B. C. ( )6. Why doesnt the woman want to go to the Great Wall? A. Because its too far away. B. Because shopping is
2、 interesting. C. Because she doesnt like to take a bus. ( )7. When is the right time for the woman to get there?A. 9:15 B. 9:30 C. 9:45( )8. What animal does Jack like best?A. Cats. B. Tigers C. Pandas ( )9. Who is the tallest of the three?A. MaryB. TomC. Susan.( )10. Where does the dialogue(这段对话) p
3、robably（很可能） happen?A. In the classroom.B. In the hospital.C. In the factory.第二节：听对话和短文回答问题。你将听到两段对话和一篇短文，各听两遍。听第一段对话，回答第1112小题。( )11. What does Mr. Brown do?A. A doctor.B. A teacher.C. A driver.( )12. What time does Mr. Brown get up in the morning?A. At 6:00. B. At 7:00. C. At 8:00.听第二段对话，回答第1315小题
4、。( )13. Why does Sam like Kunming?A. Because the weather is hot and cloudy.B. Because the weather is sunny and warm.C. Because the weather is cold and rainy.( )14. Does Sam live near the hills?A. Yes, he does.B. No, he doesnt.C. We dont know.( )15. What does Sam do when the weather is bad?A. Go clim
5、bing.B. Listen to music.C. Watch TV.听一篇短文，回答第1620小题。( )16. What was the weather like on Sunday afternoon? A. Rainy B. Cloudy C. Sunny( )17. Why did they go to the park? A. Because they wanted to fly a kite. B. Because they wanted to play games. C. Because they wanted to go birdwatching.( )18. What w
6、as the bird like? A. A bird with a long neck. B. A beautiful bird with white feathers. C. A beautiful bird with colourful feathers.( )19. Which part of the bird was badly hurt? A. Its leg. B. Its wing C. Its neck( )20. Where did they take the bird? A. They took the bird home. B. They took the bird t
7、o school.C. They took the bird to an animal centre.II. 单项填空（共20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正确答案。( )21.The nature reserve is a good place _ wild animals _ live _.A. to, to, at B. for, to, with C. for, to, in D.to,for,in( )22. There are about _ students in their school now.A. hundred of B.
8、nine hundred C. nine hundreds D. nine hundreds of( )23. Be careful not to _ anything behind. Thanks. I have everything in my bag.A. leave B. forget C. lose D. miss( )24.These clothes look very nice _ you. A. with B. in C. for D.on( )25. Because of the _ snow, the birds could not _ anything to eat.A.
9、 little, find B.heavy, find C. heavy, look at D. heavily, find( )26. Tomorrow well go to the city park if it _ rain. A. doesntB. dontC. isntD. wont( )27. Miss Gao has _ free time than Mr Green.I think so. She is busy every day. A. muchB. lessC. moreD. fewer( )28. Is your father in? No, he _ for thre
10、e hours.A. was out B. has been out C. went out D. has gone out( )29. Tom is only four years old, _ he can draw beautiful pictures. A. butB. soC. orD. if( )30. Boys and girls, did you enjoy _ in the park yesterday?A. youB. yoursC. yourselfD. yourselves( )31. If a bear is _, it _ people. A. in danger;
11、 attackB. dangerous; attacks C. in danger; will attackD. dangerous; will attack( )32. The meat smells _. Throw it away. A. badlyB. wellC. goodD. bad( )33. Could I borrow your dictionary? _, but you have to return it tomorrow. A. Im sorryB. Im not sureC. No problemD. I hope so( )34.Where is Mr Green
12、now ? I havent seen him for a few days .He _ to Hong Kong .A. goes B. will go C. is going D. has gone( )35.Tom went to work late the snowstorm. A.because B.for C.because D.because ofIII. 完形填空（共12小题，每小题1分；满分12分）阅读短文，掌握其大意，然后从各小题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。In America, when people say “mans best friend”, they do
13、nt mean 36 person. Instead they are talking about a lovely animal: a dog! These words show the friendship between people and 37 . Dogs and other pets can give 38 to peoples lives. Some people think of their pets as their children. And some even leave all their money to their 39 when they die! Animal
14、s can help people, too. Dogs can become the “ 40 ” for a blind （瞎的）person or ears for a deaf（聋的）person. Pets can help people live 41 ! They make people 42 , too. Americans hold “Be 43 to Animals Week”, the first week of May. There are pet shows during the week. Even if you dont live in America, you,
15、 too, can do this. How? If you have a pet, spend 44 time this week playing with it. Remember to give it good 45 . If you dont have a pet, be kind to animals around you. If others around you do bad things to an animal, try to 46 them. As people, we must learn to treat animals as our 47 ! ( ) 36. A. a
16、 B. the C. otherD. others ( ) 37. A. personsB. peopleC. childrenD. animals ( ) 38. A. sad B. joyC. ideas D. information ( )39. A. family B. petsC. childrenD. parents ( ) 40. A. eyesB. earsC. handsD. feet ( ) 41. A. aloneB. togetherC. shorterD. longer( ) 42. A. cooler B. angry C. happier D. sad ( ) 4
17、3. A. BadB. HappyC. NiceD. Sad ( ) 44. A. lessB. moreC. noD. some ( ) 45. A. foodB. riceC. drinkD. milk ( ) 46. A. helpB. askC. play withD. stop( ) 47 A. classmatesB. friendsC. enemies D. hunters.阅读理解（共20小题：A篇每小题2分，B、C两篇每小题1分，满分20分）阅读下文，从所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。 (A)Have you ever seen snow? Many people in t
18、he world have not. Some countries never have snow; some have only a little on the tops of very high mountains. In the north of England, there is quite a lot of snow every winter, but in the south of England, there is usually little. When a student from a warm country comes to England in autumn for t
19、he first time, he feels cold at first. There are often dark clouds, grey sky and cold rain in England in autumn, and most students from warm countries do not like this. But snow is different. Though it is cold, it is also beautiful. Perhaps, after several dark mornings, the student wakes up one day,
20、 and there is a lot of light in his room. He thinks “Is it so late?” and jumps out of bed. But no, it is not very late. He looks out of the window and there is the snow on the ground and on the houses and everywhere. The light of his room comes from clean, beautiful snow.( )48. In which part of Engl
21、and is there much snow in winter?A. In the east. B. In the north.C. In the west. D. In the south.( )49. In the autumn of England, we can NOT often see _.A. grey sky B. dark cloudsC. strong winds D. cold rain( )50. In England both snow and autumn rain are _.A. cold B. clean C. beautiful D. heavy( )51
22、. Why does the student ask himself “Is it so late?”A. Because he has some work to do.B. Because it is bright in the room.C. Because it is really late.D. Because he usually gets up early.( )52. Which of the following statements is true?A. Every country in the world has snow in winter.B. Foreign stude
23、nts like the weather in England.C. It is often very warm in the autumn of England.D. Many people in the world havent seen snow. (B)New Books this MonthThe Long NightThis is David Reillys first book. David became a writer after teaching English for several years.Maha is a nurse in northern Australia.
24、 She works in a small hospital. One day a baby is so ill that Maha has to drive all night to get her to the nearest big city. They have a lot of problems getting there and Hard WorkThis exciting story is Joannas twentieth. Hard Work is about Sombat. He works with his father, a carpenter, in Thailand
25、. They work long, hard hours making tables and chairs, but they do not have any money. Then one day a man dressed all in black buys the most beautiful table in the shopHospital or CinemaMarcie Jacome, who studies English in London, wrote this story earlier this year.Tina is a young Indian woman whos
26、e dream is to become a doctor. She goes to London to study English and medicine, but one day she meets a man who asks her to go to the USA with him to become a film starWhat will Tina do?( )53. The Long Night was written by _.A. David Reilly B. Maha C. Joanna D. Marcie Jacome( )54. The story of Hard
27、 Work happened in _.A. Australia B. Thailand C. India D. England ( )55. From the passage we can see Tina is_.A. a doctor B. a film star C. a writer D. a college(大学) student ( )56. _ is about a difficult journey.A. Hospital or Cinema B. Hard Work C. The Long Night D. Harry Potter( )57. The passage ab
28、ove is_.A. an advertisement(广告) B. a story C. a novel D. a diary (C)Animals, including insects, dont have a language like ours. They do not talk to each other in words and sentences. But if we watch them, we can see that they do have their ways of communicating (交流) with each other. Can you see the
29、rabbits tail? When rabbits see this white tail moving up and down, they run away. They know that they are in danger. The rabbit has told them something without making a sound. It has given them a signal. Many other animals use this kind of language. When a cobra（眼镜蛇）is angry, it raises its head and
30、makes itself look powerful（有力的）. This warns other animals. When a bee（蜜蜂）has found food, it goes back to its home. It cannot tell the other bees where the food is by speaking to them, but it does a little dance. This tells the bees where the food is. Some animals say things by making sounds. A dog b
31、arks, for example, when a stranger comes near. A cat purrs when it is pleased. Some birds make several different sounds, each with its own meaning. Sometimes we human beings speak in the same way. We make sounds like “Oh” or “Ah” when we are frightened or pleased or when we drop something on our toe
32、s. ( )58. Which one is TRUE according to the passage? A. Animals have languages like human beings. B. Bees communicate with each other by dancing. C. Animals can use words. D. Animals are brave. ( )59. A rabbit uses its tail to _. A. warn other rabbits when they are in danger B. tell other rabbits w
33、here food is C. make itself look powerful D. help it to run fast ( )60. When a cobra is angry, it _. A. makes a loud noiseB. raises its head C. moves up and downD. does a little dance ( )61. Several different sounds can be made by a _. A. rabbitB. beeC. birdD. fish ( )62. From the passage, we know t
34、hat _ use words and sentences to express ideas and thoughts. A. all living thingsB. all animals C. some birdsD. human beings 第II卷（73分）V. 词汇运用（17小题；每小题1分，满分17分）A）根据句子意思，从方框中选用恰当的单词或短语填空。lost his life, made money, kept standing ,turn off, at last, was snowy, try ones best,loss of living areas, at a ti
35、me1.You can take two pills _. 2. I _ outside the door for two hours yesterday.3.She _ for her family by selling newspapers when she was ten years old.4.The soldier _ when he tried to save the boy in the river.5.Its difficult for wild animals to survive because of the _.6. It _ yesterday, so the land
36、 is all white.7.Dont _ the light. It is too dark.8.The thieves tried to run away, but _ we caught them.B）根据句意，用括号中所给单词的正确形式填空。9.The policeman told the boys _(not play) in the street.10.There (be) many changes in China since 1987.11.Have you been to Hong Kong _ (recent)?12. The (hunt) kill some anima
37、ls in order to get their fur.13. My little sister is old enough to look after (she).14.When you catch a cold, you always feel _(comfortable).15.Nothing is _(possible) if we put our minds into it.16.Birds can find food _ (easy) here.17.It was _ (fog) yesterday. We couldnt see each other in one metre.
38、VI. 完成句子（共9小题；每小题2分，满分18分）根据中文意思，在下列各小题的空白处填入适当的单词或短语。18.政府已经把这个地方变成公园了。The government a park already.19.这车开得太快了，撞上了树。The car ran too fast, it _ _ .20.昨晚我们在做作业，他们在听音乐 We _ while they_ _.21.直到冬天来临它才飞往南方做短暂停留。 It for a shot stay .22.李先生是我们学校最受欢迎的老师之一。 Mr Li .23.很多野生动物都处境危险。 Many .24.因为考试即将到来，他看起来紧张。 H
39、e the coming test.25.当我平静下来的时候，我发现我被困在黑暗中。When I _ _, I found I _ _ _.26.观鸟俱乐部的成员正在研究鸟类数量上的变化。 The members of the Birdwatching Club . 任务型阅读（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）阅读下面短文，根据要求完成下列各题。（A）The weather was fine last night. My friend named Steve and I decided to sleep in the open air. I found the sleeping bags
40、under the bed in my room. I also packed some snacks. We could hardly wait for it to get dark. We opened our sleeping bags and put them on the grass in front of my house. Steve and I played some games, talked about something interesting and had a snack. In the end it got dark. We were just falling as
41、leep when we heard something unusual.“Maybe it is just a small animal,” I said. Steve said nothing, but I could feel he was frightened. After I looked around, I was sure it wasnt an animal. It was my little brother, Tommy.“What are you doing here?” I asked. “You know, Tommy, you frightened us.”“Sorr
42、y, Bill,” he said. “Its hot in the room. I want to sleep outside with you.”“Well, OK,” I said. “Just come and lie down next to us.”“Good night, Bill and Steve,” said Tommy. “And thanks.”27. What did Steve and Bill decide to do last night? 28. Where did Bill find the sleeping bags? 29. How did Steve
43、feel when he heard something strange? 30. What did Tommy come out of the house to do? 31. How many persons slept in the open air at last in the story? （B）Marco Polo(马可波罗) was born in Venice in 1254. He was the most famous foreigner to visit Asia（亚洲）during the Middle Ages. He wrote a book about his t
44、ravels. In his book he wrote all the things he saw and heard. Many people in the west read the book, but few believed what Marco Polo said in the book. He told stories about a lot of strange people and places. But at that time nobody knew these places and the people. When Marco Polo was still very y
45、oung, he decided to travel together with his father. It took them more than three years to travel to China, later he became a friend of the Chinese emperor (皇帝) . He learned to speak Chinese when he traveled around, and he talked to many people in Chinese. The emperor liked him and made him a Chines
46、e Official(官员). At that time Marco Polo was only thirty years old. After nearly seventeen years travel in the east, Marco and his father wanted to go back home. When Marco and his father arrived in Venice many years later, their family and friends saw them again. They couldnt believe their eyes beca
47、use Marco and his farther were quite old. Marco Polo and his father had been away for almost 25 years.32. Marco Polo was foreigner the Middle Ages.33. Marco Polo wrote a famous book _ “The Travels of Marco Polo”. He wrote _ _ he saw and heard in the book.34. Many people in the west read the book, bu
48、t _ _ believed _ _.35. It took Marco Polo and over three years to _ _. 36. Marco Polo and his father had been away _ . VIII. 书面表达 （满分18分） 你喜欢你的家乡吗？你为家乡的变化而高兴吗？请以 “The Changes of My Hometown ”为题，根据所给汉语提示，用英文写一段话，不少于80个单词。内容必须包括以下提示中的三项要点：1. 家乡以前的状况 2. 家乡现在的变化 3. 你的感受。注：文中不得出现真实的人名、地点。_I. 听力测试（共20小题，1
49、-10每小题1分,11-20每小题2分；满分30分）第一节：听对话，选择正确答案。每段对话听两遍。 听第二段对话，回答第1315小题。W: Hi, Sam. You live in Kunming for months. Do you like Kunming?M: Yes, I do. Its a lovely place.W: Is it? What do you like most about the city?M: Well, I love the weather. I like warm sunny days.W: Do you often have sunny days in Ku
50、nming?M: Yes, its sunny most of the time. Of course, sometimes its rainy.W: What do you usually do on sunny days?M: I usually go climbing. I live near the hills.W: Then what do you do when the weather is bad?M: I usually watch TV at home.W: Thank you, Sam听一篇短文，回答第1620小题。29. He was frightened. 30.He wants to sleep outside with them. 31.Three.(B) 32. the most famous during 33. called; all the things34. few people; him/ what he said 35. his father travel to China36. for almost 25 years VIII. 书面表达 （满分18分）略
