昆明市昆明三中滇池中学2009—2010学年八年级下学期期末试卷英语

昆明三中、滇池中学2009— 2010学年下学期期末测试
初二英语试卷
本试卷满分共100分，考试时间120分钟。

I •听力。

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、听问句，选择相应的答句。

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( )6. A. For an hour. B. Once an hour. C. In an hour.
( )7. A. I argued with my best friend. B. It does n
't matterC. I ' m sorry to hear that. (
)8. A. Yes, I wou ld. B. No, I mind.
C. Sorry, I ' II do it right away.
)9. A. I have bee n to an aquarium. B. Yes, I am. C. No, I haven 't.
(
)10 A. Sure, I ' d love tB.. Yes, I can.
C. No, I can ' t.
一、听句子，选择与其意思相符的图片。

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三、听对话，选择正确答案。

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woke Li Lei up a few minu tes later.
)20. Li Lei was asleep about
)11. A. By train. B. By air. C. By bus. )12. A. They are look ing for in formatio n about Hai nan on the In ternet.
B. They want to find in formati on about He 'nan on the Internet.
C. They want to know in formatio n about some coun tries on the In
ternet.
)13. A. He ' ll do it right now. B. He won ' t do it right now.
C. He ' ll clean the room right now. )14. A. 300 yua n.
B. 400 yua n.
C. 1200 yua n.
)15. A. December 4th. B. November 4th. C. October 25th. 四、
.听短文，选择正确答案。

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)16. Li Lei wan ted to
A. sleep
B. tell others the time
C. know the time )17.
A. An old man
B. A policema n
C. A woman
)18.
asked Li Lei about time. A. One pers on
C. Three pers ons
)19. A piece of paper was
A. on the bench
B. in the tree
C. in the front of Li Lei A. thirty minu tes B. thirtee n minu tes C. thirtee n hours n .笔试(80%)
一、英汉词组互译。

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21.all year round __________________ 23.o n board _____________________ 25.tur n dow n ____________________ 27.get along ______________________
29. _____________________________ c
ut in line __________________________
22.浏览 _________________________________ 24.以…结束 _____________________________
26.—点也不 ____________________________
28.出现，发生 __________________________ 30. __________________________________ 对
C. How much
D. How many
A. Of course not
B. Yes, I ' d be happy to
C. Not at all. I ' ve no time
D. Yes, please
( )43.My grandfather is _____________ man.
45. — You aren ' t Mary ' s sister, are you?
A. Yes, I am B .No, I am
C. Yes, I am not
D. No, you aren 't
()46.I don ' t have
money, but I ' m
busy
A. too much, much too
B. much too, too much
C. too much, too much
D. much too, much too
(
)47.He has been working in the factory _____________ ten years ago.
A. for
B. in
C. since
D. about
(
)48.— ___________ have you been here?
— I have bee n here for moths.
B. How often
(
)41.Mary told me her brother had arrived
Kunming.
A. at
B. on
C. in
D. to
.、单项选择。

(15%) ( )42. — Would you mi nd look ing after my dog while I
31. ______________________________ a
t first ____________________________ 33.give away _____________________ 35.take care ______________________ 37.fall asleep ______________________ 39.wake up ______________________ 32. _____…交友 __34.取
得进步 __
36违反规则 ____m on holiday? A. nin ety years old
B. nin
ety-years-old
C. a nin ety- year-old
D. a ninety years-old 44.lt
that he has bee n ill for a long time. A. looks B. seems C. looks as if D. seems as if
A. How long
( )ter, the same gift may be _____________ to some one else.
A. give n out
B. give n away
C. gave up
D. gave in
()5O.There ' s little milk in the bottle, ______________
B. mov ing
C. move
D. moved
( )52.The film is ______________ for us to see.
A. in terest ing eno ugh
B. eno ugh in terest ing
C. in terest ing much
D. much in teresti ng
( )53.Linda _____________ the Space Museum after school yesterday.
A. has bee n to
B. was gone to
C. went to
D. has gone to
( )54.Mr Gao isn ' t here, she ____________ to the bus station to meet Mr. Brown.
A. go
B. would go
C. has gone
D. has bee n
( )55.Many students find _____________ difficult to learn math well.
A. that
B. this
C. it
D. one
三、完型填空。

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One day a young man had to stop his car soon after he started for London because he heard a stra nge no ise from the back of his car. He 56 and exam ined the wheels carefully, but as he found 57 wrong, he went on. The no ise bega n at once and now it was even louder. He turned his head and saw someth ing that looked like a big, dark cloud follow ing his car. When he 58 at a village, he was told that a queen bee (蜂后) must be somewhere 59 his car as
there were thousa nds of bees around.
To get away from the bees , the man drove away 60 and after some time arrived in London. He 61 his car outside a house and went in to have a drink. 62 a doorkeeper hurried in to tell him that his car was covered with
A. isn ' t there
B. aren ' t there
C. are there
()51.— Would you mind
— No, not at all.
D. is there
___________ your car?
A. to move
bees. The poor young man _63
teleph one the policema n and told him what had happe ned. The policema n sent him a bee-keeper(养蜂人).The bee-keeper soon found the passenger, a queen bee, near the wheel. He was very 64 to the young man for his prese nt. He took the bees 65 in a box. The
young man drove away happily.
()56. A. stopped B. started C. got out D. looked at
()57. A. nothing B. someth ing C. anything
D. everyth ing
()58. A. reached B. stopped C. started D. went on ()59. A. under B. above C. in D. beh ind ()60. A. widely B. safely C. sudde nly D. quickly ()61. A. drove B. left C. fou nd D. took ()62. A. The n B. So C. When D. Now ()63. A. would B. could C. had to D. might ()64. A. useful B. helpful C. careful D. tha nkful ()65. A. back B. home C. here D. around 四、阅读理解。

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A
Hong Kong Disneyland
Hong Kong Disn eyla nd will ope n its door to the public on September 12, 2005. It first Disn eyla nd in China as well as the cheapest one in the world.
Ticket prices have also been set for Hong Kong Disneyland , the fifth Disney theme park in the world. On weeke nds, adults will pay 295 HK dollars, childre n aged betwee n 3 and 11 will pay 210 HK dollars and old people aged 65 or above will pay only 170 HK dollars.
The famous action movie star Jacky Chen has been named spokesperson for HongKong Disn eyla nd.
He got it not only because of his great i nflue nee in HongKong and across Asia, but mostly because of his love for his family and his passion( 热情) for charity work.
根据短文判断下列句子正(T)误(F )。

( )66. Ho ng Ko ng Dis neyla nd will ope n on September 12, 2006. s th
( ) 67. There will be five Disney theme parks in the world at the end of this year . ( )68. Jack Chen isn
't thesspoken for Hong Kong Disneyland. ( )69. If a 5-year-old boy wants to go to Hong Kong Dis neyla nd, he should pay 210 HK
dollars.
( ) 70. Hong Kong Disneyland is the biggest one in the world.
B
Do you have a QQ number? Many people like to chat online using QQ. In fact, QQ has
changed a large number of Chinese people ' s communiC交交流n习惯bi)s Do you know who
invented QQ? It was Ma Huateng.
Ma Huateng was born in 1971 in Guangdong. When he was very small, he showed a great interest in astronomy(天文学).However, he chose to major in (学习…专业)computer scienee when he entered Shenzhen University in 1989.In his eyes, computer science was closer to everyday life compared to astronomy. He worked hard and became the best student in his class.
Ma worked as a computer programmer in a company in Shenzhen for five years after he graduated in1993. His job was not bad and he could make a lot of money every month. However, Ma left the company and started his own in 1998. It was difficult at the beginning and he had to work hard every day. After he invented QQ, his business got better and better. It is said that now there are at least two hundred million people using QQ. It is a wonder that even he himself never predicted(预测).
根据短文判断正(门误(F)。

( ) 71.QQ is a common way for many Chinese people to communicate (交往) with each other.
( ) 72.Ma Huateng became interested in computer science when he was young.
( ) 73.Ma Huateng thought astronomy was closer to people ' s life thantceor mscpieunce.
( ) 74.It was difficult when he started his own company.
( ) 75. He predicted that there would be hundred million people using QQ from the beginning.
C
Every evening at six o ' clock an old man goes to a restaurant near his house. He eats. dinner
After dinner, he drinks coffee and talks to the people at the restaurant.
The old man ' s name is Bill. Bill eats at the restaurant every evening because he is lonely. His wife died and he has no children.
Every evening the same waitress brings Bill to his dinner. Her name is Cara. She is 17 years old. Cara is kind to Bill. She knows he is lonely, so she talks to him. If Bill is late for dinner, she calls him on the telephone. “ Are you OK? ” she asks him.
One evening Bill doesn ' t come to the alalsrahim, but he doesn ' t answer the phone. Cara calls the police. “ Please go to Bill ' s house. ” Cara tells the police. Later the police c Cara at the restaurant. “ Bill died in his sleep, ” the police tell her. Bill was 82 years old.
A week later, a man comes to the restaurant. “ I have something for Cara, ” the man says. The man gives Cara a check(支票)for $500 ' 000. The money is from Bill.
“ This money is for me? From Bill? ” Cara asks the man.
“ Yes, ” the man answers.
“ But …why?” Cara asks the man.
“ Bill liked you, ” the man says. “ You were kind to him ”
根据短文内容选择正确答案。

( ) 76. An old man goes to a restaurant near his house every evening because ___________ .
A. he feels lonely
B. he likes coffee
C. the food in the restaurant is delicious
D. his wife died
( )77. —Why does Cara often talk to Bill? __________ .
A. Because she has no friends
B. Because she knows Bill is lonely
C. Because she has nothing to do
D. Because she knows Bill is very rich
( )78. —What does Cara do if Bill is late for dinner? —______________ .
A. She calls him on the telephone
B. She calls the police on the phone
C. She brings dinner to Bill ' s houDse. She waits for him at the door
( )79. —Why doesn ' t Bill come to th e srtaurant that evening? — ____________ .
A. Because Cara isn ' t kind to him
B. Because he died in his sleep
C. Because he is very tired
D. Because he stays at home for dinner
( )80. —From whom is the money for Cara? — _____________ .
A. The police
B. The man with glasses in the picture
C. Bill
D. Cara ' s parents
D
Two years ago my husband bought me a bicycle. If you live in a city, it is often faster than a
car and you don ' et thoawv o rry about parking ( 停车) . You can leave it anywhere. As it has a seat at the back and a basket
at the front, I can take my daughter to school, to the library, to the shops, to any where.
I use it most in summer when the weather is warm and dry. It can be very unpleasant( 不愉快)in win ter whe n it is cold and the rain is heavy.
Of course, you must be careful on a bicycle. Accide nts are not the only problems. One day I went shopping and came back late. I found my front wheel missing. It was a long walk to the bicycle shop. Now I have three strong locks.
My husband uses my bicycle sometimes for short journeys. He says it is better than waiting for a bus. He still uses his car for Ion ger journ eys. I think that all this sitti ng dow n is making him fat and lazy. On my bike I get a lot of exercises and fresh( 新鲜的)air, and this makes me feel a lot youn ger.
根据短文内容选择正确答案。

( )81. In a city, a bike is better than a car because ____________ .
A. it is much cheaper
B. it is often faster in a city
C. you don t'have to worry about parking a bike
D. Both B and C
( )82. Why does n ' t the writer like to use the bike in win ter?
A. Because it is cold in win ter and she would be wet whe n in rains hard.
B. Because she has to be very careful.
C. Because there are many accide nts.
D. All of the above.
( )83. Which of the following is not true?
A. The writer is a mother.
B. The wheels of her bike were broke n.
C. She often goes to school with her little daughter.
D. Her husba nd uses her bike at times.
( )84. Her husband uses her bike for _____________ .
A. l ong jour neys
B. short jour neys
C. going to work
D. going to the library
()85. What' the best title (题目)for this passage?
C. A Prese nt From My Husba nd
D. A bicycle
五、用所给词的正确形式填空(10%)
Dear Jack,
Thanks for ______ 86 ______ (send) me the snow globe of the monster. I love it」n fact I
think it ' psobably my favorite. I ' vbeen 87 ________________ (collect) snow globes for seven
years, and now I have 226 of them .My mom says I have to stop, because we' ve 88 (run) out of room 89 (store) them. They' rail around __ 90 ____ (we)
apartme nt. I even store them in boxes un der my bed. The first one I ever got was a birthday cake snow globe on my 91 __________ (seven) birthday. I _____92 ________________ (particular) love
globes with ani mals」have a big one with bears in it and ano ther one with penguin s. If you know anyone who 93
____________________ (collect) them, please tell me. I ' d like to start a snow globe 94
(collect) club. By the way, what s your __________________________ 95 _______ (hobby)?
Love,
Ellen
六、.补全对话,用下面方框中所给的选项填入对话适合的地方。

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A: __________ 96 ?
B: David Gree n.
A: __________ 97 ?
B: I want to join the En glish club and improve my En glish.
A: Ok. Please say someth ing about yourself in En glish.
B: Of course. My name is David Green. I ' m 12 …
A: You speak En glish very well. _________ 98 _____________ ?
B: No, I ' ve never been to a foreign country.
A: __________ 99_____________ ?
B: I've bee n leav ing En glish for five years.
A: __________ 100 ?
B: Because I want to travel all over the world, and I want to know more about English.
七、书面表达（10%）
请以My hobby为题写一篇文章谈谈你的兴趣爱好，不少于60词。