2011-2012学年度英语期末试卷

2011～2012学年下册期中试八年级英语试卷
二．从Ａ、Ｂ、Ｃ、Ｄ四个选项中选择最佳答案。

（每小题1 分，共15分）
( ) 26. _____ has gone to Qingdao. They won’t come back until next month.
A. Both Bill and his parents
B. Not only Bill but also his parents
C. Bill and his parents
D. Bill as well as his parents
( ) 27. Although I am quite thirsty, I don’t feel like ______ this kind of drink.
A. to drink
B. drinking
C. eating
D. to eat ( ) 28. — Mom, why will you buy another desk? We have had one.
—Oh, God! I forgot _____ one last month.
A. buying
B. to buy
C. selling
D. to sell ( ) 29. There will be an English test next week. All the students are busy preparing ___ it.
A. to
B. for
C. on
D. /
( ) 30. Harry Porter ⅲ is a very _____movie. All the children are _____in it.
A. interested, interesting
B. interesting, interested
C. interesting, interesting
D. interested, interested
( ) 31. I'll ________ later today.
A. ring her up
B. ring up her
C. call her to
D. call up her
( ) 32. The old man lives ______ but he doesn’t feel ______.
A. lonely; alone
B. alone; alone
C. alone; lonely
D. lonely ;lonely
( ) 33. We'll go on a field trip if it _______ this weekend.
A. won't rain
B. isn't raining
C. doesn't rain
D. will rain
( ) 34. This film is as ________ as that one.
A. interested
B. more interesting
C. interesting
D. more interested
( ) 35. WangHao ____ Rye Seung-min and ___ men’s single in 2007 Table Tennis World Cup.
A. beat; beat
B. beat; won
C. won; beat
D. beated; won ( ) 36. — My brother has lost the chance to be a soldier. — ____!
A. Congratulations
B. What a pity
C. Well done
D. Good luck
( ) 37. My friend Sally is ____ girl. She never tells a lie.
A. a lazy
B. a clever
C. an honest
D. a honest ( ) 38. She asked me__________.
A. what was the matter
B. what the matter was
C. what is the matter
D. what the matter is
( ) 39. After the P.E. class, the teacher offered us something ________.
A. drink
B. drinking
C. drunk
D. to drink
( ) 40. My MP3 player is broken. Can you help me to ___ it?
A. mend
B. buy
C. ride
D. make 三．完形填空(每题1分，共10分)。

Now most students are under a lot of pressure (压力). Every year they look different and feel
different. They are 16 year by year. They have to 17 things for themselves. They
18 to be unhappy.
If they know the secret to be happy, it is easier 19 them to be happy. Kate is a middle school student. She is much 20 than before. “I couldn’t find any happiness for a21 time. In the past, I cared too much 22 what oth er people thought of me,” said Kate. “At school I was very 23 . When I spoke in class, my face turned red, 24 I felt that my classmates were all looking at me. Now I feel a lot more 25 when I’m talking with people around me. I’m sure that if yo u worry too much about what other people think of you, you will be unhappy.”
( ) 41. A. showing up B. turning up
C. growing up
D. standing up
( ) 42 A. plan B. think C. care D. look
( ) 43. A. find B. seem C. sound D. think
( ) 44. A. of B. with C. to D. for
( ) 45. A. smarter B. happier C. louder D. friendlier
( ) 46. A. much B. few C. little D. long
( ) 47. A. about B. after C. to D. of
( ) 48. A. kind B. outgoing C. shy D. wild
( ) 49. A. before B. until C. so D. because
( ) 50. A. interested B. nervous C. relaxed D. upset
四、阅读理解(每题1分，共15分)。

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Mrs Black was a famous musician several years ago. She taught music at a school and her students did well in their lessons. They liked her very much. Now the old woman stays at home with her husband. The old man looks after his wife well and she is never worried about anything. And she is very happy.
But Mrs Black has a problem. She finds that her memory is failing (减弱). Sometimes she forgets what she did or she will do. It often gets her in trouble. Her husband asked her to see a famous doctor who lives in the capital. He bought two tickets for London and told her to put them into her handbag while she was playing the piano. The next morning, when they got to the airport just on time to catch the plane, Mrs Black said, “I wish we’d brought the piano with us.” “Don’t be a fool, dear!” said Mr Black. “We’re not going to hold a concert, but to see a doctor.” “I know,” she said, “but I’ve left the tickets on it!”
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。

( ) 51. Mrs Black was a musician and ____ several years ago.
A. nurse
B. actress
C. teacher
D. singer
( ) 52. Mrs Black’s problem is that she can’t ____ things clearly.
A. remember
B. hear
C. see
D. smell
( ) 53. They went to London ______.
A. to give a concert
B. for a trip
C. to see a doctor
D. to visit old friends ( ) 54. Mrs Black put the tickets ____ while she was playing the piano.
A. in her handbag
B. in their car
C. in her pocket
D. on the piano ( ) 55. What do you think they would do next?
A. They had to buy another two tickets for the next flight.
B. They had to go back home and take the tickets.
C. They had to go back home and take the piano.
D. They had to buy another two tickets for the same flight.
(B)
( ) 56. What time did Zhang Wei call the police?
A. At 8:30 a. m.
B. At 8:30 p. m.
C. At 8:40 p. m.
D. At 8:45 p. m. ( ) 57. How many people were there in the cars?
A. One.
B. Two.
C. Three.
D. Four.
( 58. Whose left leg was hurt?
A. Mrs. Green’s.
B. Their daughter’s.
C. Mr. Green’s.
D. Their dog’s.
( ) 59. What was the weather like that day?
A. It was sunny.
B. It was snowy.
C. It was cloudy.
D. It was rainy.
( ) 60. Which of the following is TRUE?
A. The car hit a wall.
B. The accident happened on Zhongshan Road in Beijing.
C. The driver drank too much.
D. The policemen arrived half an hour later and sent the victims to hospital.
(C)
Almost all people like flowers. Some people like flowers because of their smells, shapes, colors and so on. Others like flowers because they think different flowers mean different things. Flowers have their own language. For example, red roses mean "love" and sunflowers mean "loyalty" ( 忠诚). So people in more than 100 countries have chosen their own national flowers which say something about their countries' spirit (精神). In 1994, China talked about choosing a national flower. Some people liked the peony (牡丹) but others liked the plum blossom (梅花). They couldn't agree with each other. So it has not been decided yet. People like to buy different flowers in different seasons. Where do all the beautiful flowers in shops come from? They may come from far away, so their price is higher, and the price is high because
a. Farmers grow flowers in their fields.
b. Planes or trains or buses take the flowers to different places.
c. Flower shopkeepers buy flowers from the flower markets. They' look at the flowers and throw away the broken or bad ones. They cut the flowers to make them more beautiful.
d. You go to buy the flowers in the shops. When you buy a flower, you're paying lots of people: the farmer, the driver of the plane or train or bus, the seller in the flower market and the flower shopkeeper. So you'd better keep your flowers from far away for a long tim
e. But how? Why not dry them? It's easy! Sand drying is a way. Dry, clean sand is one of the oldest things for drying flowers. And it's one of the Cheapest. Fill a box half-way with sand. Put the flowers on top of the sand. Put the box in a warm, dry place. Leave the flowers there for one to three weeks. Take them out and they will be dry.
( ) 61. The underlined words "national flowers" most probably means_______.
A. the flowers of the country
B. the flowers of the season
C. the most beautiful flowers
D. the strongest flowers
( ) 62. People usually choose their own" national flower" according to the flower's__________.
A. smell
B. shape
C. color
D. meaning
( ) 63. The Chinese national flower has not been decided yet, because_______.
A. no flower can show China's spirit
B. China hasn't talked about choosing one
C. nobody agrees to choose the national flower
D. people can't agree to choose the same flower
( ) 64. You'd better keep your flowers for a long time, because______.
A. the flowers are easy to dry
B. the farmer will also ask you to pay
C. the flowers are expensive to buy
D. the shopkeeper has made them more beautiful
( ) 65. Sand drying is everything here in the following but______.
A. easy
B. clean
C. old
D. cheap
五. 根据句意及汉语提示填单词，使句子完整、通顺。

（每小题1分，共5分）
66. The thief broke into the shop and ____ ____（偷）a lot of money.
67. We need more ___ __（架子）to put books on.
68. He ___ _ __ (证实) himself to be a good driver at last..
69.My sister has a ___ _ __(收集) of stamps.
70. Walk around the lake and go____________(穿过) the bridge, you’ll find Bai Ta.
六. 根据中文意思完成下列句子，每空一词。

（每小题1分，共5分）
71. 不要为我的学习担心，我能做得很好。

Don’t _______ ________ my study. I can do quite well.
72.除了最后一道题，你的试卷做得很好。

_______ ________ the last question, your paper was done well.
73.刚才在公园里我听到很多鸟儿在唱歌。

I_______ many birds ________ in the park just now.
74.这部电影是反映现实生活的。

The film _______ ________ _______ ________.
75.那个老士兵曾救过很多人的命。

The old solder has ever _______ _______ ________ .
七．句型转换。

（每小题1分，共5分）
76．Get up early, or you’ll be late for school．(改为同义句)
________ you _________ get up early, you’ll be late for school．
77. “Do you want to try something new?” Tom's mother asked him. （改为简接引语）
Tom's mother asked him ________ ________ ________ to try something new.
78 .What does he do? Do you know? （改为宾语从句）
Do you know ________ he ________?
79. I think there’s too much fighting.
_______ ________ _________, there’s too much fighting.
80. Tom gets a letter from his father every month. (改为同义句)
Tom __________ __________ his father every month.
八、短文填空。

（每小题1分，共5分）
New rules and behavior standards(行为规范)for middle school students has come out in March. Middle school is going to use a new way_81___ (decide) who the top students are. The best students won’t only have high marks .They will also ___82___(are) kids who don’t dye (染)their hair, smoke or drink ,Here is one of the new __83__ (rule).
Tell the truth. Have you ever ___84__ (copy) someone else’s work on an exam? Don’ do it again！That’s not honest .If you have played computer g ames for two hours in your room, don’t tell your parents that you ___85___ (do) homework.
九．任务型阅读。

（每小题1分，共5分）
请阅读下面有关希望工程帮助失学儿童的报道，根据所提供的信息，完成信息卡。

Almost every child in cities has the chance to go to school, but not all children in the
countryside are so luckily.
There is a girl called Xiao Juan. She is ten years old and lives in a small village. When she
was seven, she wanted to go to school. But she could not, because her family was too poor to
afford the school fees(学费) for her, so her parents had to keep her at home. Instead of studying,
Xiao Juan looked after her brother and worked in the fields every day. Then Hope Project heard
about Xiao Juan. It agreed to help Xiao Juan to go to school. Her wish of study came true, and
now she is studying in a school.
Unluckily, there are many thousands of children who can not go to school. You can join in
Hope Project and help these children. You know all the good work needs money. Hope Project
needs your help.
If you give Hope Project ￥300 each year, it can pay for one child to go school for a whole
year. With more money, Hope Project can build new schools , buy good desks, chairs, blackboards
and books. Let’s help the children together and give them a chance to have a good start in life.
Information Card
The girl’s name (86)：____________.
Her age (87)：____________.
The place where she lives in a (88) ____________.
The reason she couldn’t go to school her parents couldn't afford (89)___________.
Who helped the girl to go to school? (90)____________.
十．书面表达(25分)
题目：If I have a lot of money，I will…
要求：你将来可能会有很多钱，请你就上面这个题目写一篇短文(70字左右)，
表述自己拥有财富后将如何帮助他人，如何生活，抒发真情实感。

词语要连贯正确，语言流畅，书写规范。

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参考答案：
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三41-45CABDB 46-50DACDC
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五．66．stole 67.shelves 68.proved 69.collection 70 across
六．71. worry about 72.Except for 73.heard singing 74.is true to life 75.saved many lives
七76.If don’t 77.if/whether he wanted 78.what does 79.In my opinion 80.hears from
八81.to decide 82. be 83.rules 84.copied 85.have done
九86.Xiao Juan 87.ten years old 88.small village 89.the school fees 90 .Hope Project
十略。