江苏省南通市2011-2012学年八年级英语上学期期末考试试题 牛津版

某某省某某市八一中学2011-2012学年八年级英语上学期期末考试
试题牛津版
一、听力部分（每小题1.5分，共30分）
A．根据所听对话和问题，选择正确答案。

( )1. What was the weather like yesterday?
A B C
( )2.What was Lily doing at that time?
A B C
( )3.How will Jack go to Mike’s party?
A B C
( )4.What are we going to eat for lunch?
A B C
( )5.When are they going fishing?
A. Next week.
B.Next Tuesday.
C. Next weekend.
( )6.Who scored the fewest points?
A. Amy.
B. Daniel.
C. Tom.
( )7. What season does Tom like better?
A. Spring.
B. Autumn.
C.Winter.
( ) 8. What’s Daniel’s father’s job?
A. A doctor.
B. A teacher.
C.A worker.
( )9.When did Simon e here?
A. On Tuesday.
B. On Monday.
C. On Wednesday.
( )10.How many children will go to the park?
A.Two.
B.Three.
C.Four.
B．根据所听对话和独白，选择正确答案。

听下面一段对话，回答第11、12小题。

( ) 11. Where are the speakers talking?
A. In a school.
B. In a hospital.
C. In a supermarket.
( ) 12. How much are the apples?
A. Two yuan.
B. Nine yuan.
C. Ten yuan.
听下面一段对话，回答第13至15小题。

( ) 13. Where are they going?
A. To a shopping centre.
B. To a restaurant.
C. To a park.
( )14. What are some children doing?
A. They are laughing.
B. They are boating.
C.They are talking.
( ) 15. What does a baby panda look like?
A. A bear.
B. A bird.
C. A white mouse.
听下面一段独白，回答第16至20小题。

( )16. How old was Peter when he went on a holiday with his friends?
A. He was 16
B. He was 17.
C.He was 18.
( )17.Why did his mother ask his aunts, uncles, and grandparents to write to him?
A. She thought he would feel bored during the holiday.
B. She thought his family wanted to know something about hisholiday.
C. She didn’t want to write letters herself.
( ) 18. Did Peter write letters back home?
A. Yes, he did.
B. Only a few.
C. No, he didn’t.
( ) 19. Why didn’t Peter read all of his family’s letters?
A. H e didn’t want to read those letters.
B. He didn’t have time to read them.
C. He couldn’t read any letters there.
( )20. Where did Peter read his family’s letters?
A. At home.
B. When he was on his holiday.
C. When he was on his holiday and at home.
二、选择填空（每小题1分，共15分）
( ) 21.I like playing _______ football but my brother likes playing ________violin.
A.the,the
B.a,a
C./ ,the
D. the,a
( ) 22.I think there ________a dinner party tomorrow evening.
A.are going to have
B.are going to be
C.is going to have
D.is going to be
( ) 23.I like Huihai Road in Shanghai ______ I don’t like the busy traffic.
A.and
B.but
C.or
D.while
( ) 24.Mother giant pandas often leave their babies at home for two whole days ______.
A.on one’s own
B. on his own
C. by oneself
D. on their own
( ) 25.I think _____ important for us_______ English well.
A. it,learn
B.it’s, to learn
C. it, learning
D.it’s, learn
( ) 26. Everyone should do something _________ wild animals.
A. to protect
B. protecting
C. protect
D. to protecting
( ) 27.If someone shows bad manners to others,he is _________.
A.polite
B.impolite
C.helpful
D.generous
( ) 28. Zhalong Nature Reserve is one of ______ in the world.
A. the most important wetland
B. the most important wetlands
C. most important wetlands
D. more important wetlands
( ) 29. ---You look beautiful in white trousers. ---____________________
A.That’s all right.
B.No,I don’t think so.
C.Thanks a lot.
D.You’re right.
( ) 30. ---Can you help me with my English? ---__________I’m poor at English.
A. No problem.
B.I’m afraid not.
C.I hope so.
D.No way.
( ) 31.A snowstorm ______ Beijing on Tuesday.
A.hit
B.got
C.reach
D.arrived
( ) 32.---What’s your father like ? ---__________
A.He’s friendly and helpful.
B.He’s a teacher.
C.He likes reading books.
D.He is watering flowers.
( ) 33.The old man looks _______ .He is looking at his dying wife _______.
A.sad, sad
B. sadly, sad
C. sad,sadly
D. sadly,sadly
( ) 34.These are not your books. You shouldn’t ______.
A. take it away
B. take away it
C. take them away
D. take away them
( ) 35. I think we should try our best to use ____money and _____ people to do the work better.
A. fewer, less
B. fewer, fewer
C. less, fewer
D. less, less
三、完形填空（每小题1分，共15分）
Now we can see many people are cutting down the trees in the forests. A lot of 36 land has bee deserts (沙漠). If we 37 newspapers, we’ll learn that the forests aregetting 38 all the time.We are cutting down large numbers of trees 39 we need wood and farmland. Some 40 say that there will not be any great forests in 20 or 30 41 . 42 will happen if the forests disappear ( 消失)?
A lot of plants will die and the animals will 43 their home. In many places the new farmland will soon look 44 the old deserts. Crops（庄稼） will not grow there. There won’t be enough 45, and the weather will get hot and dry. If the climate(气候) of the earth changes, life will be 46 for everyone. Our living environment (环境) will bee 47 . More and more rich farmland will disappear. We will suffer(遭受) a lot from both droughts（干旱） and floods.
It’s our duty 48 the forests well. Everyone should try his best to make a contribution(贡献) to taking 49 of the forests. 50 cutting down the trees and make the world greener.
( )36. A. low B. rich C. lonely D. high
( ) 37. A. look B. see C. read D. watch
( ) 38. A. smallerB. bigger C. largestD. richest
( )39. A. or B. so C. but D. because
( )40. A. women B. scientists C. students D. children
( )41. A. daysB. weeksC. hoursD. years
( )42. A. WhatB. When C. WhoD. Where
( )43. A. find B. build C. lose D. decorate
( )44. A. like B. up C. at D. out
( )45. A. snow B. sunshine C. wind D. rain
( )46. A. easy B. hard C. happy D. interesting
( )47. A. better and better B. more and more
C. bigger and bigger
D. worse and worse
( )48. A. to do B. do C. to protect D. protect
( )49. A. care B. careful C. careless D. cares
( )50. A.Stop B.Keep C.ContinueD.Don’t
四、阅读理解（每小题2分，共30分）
A
It was getting late. There was no noise in the forest. We could only hear the birds singing. And then, a bear—a big brown bear—came into the forest.
The bear stopped under a tall tree. He was very hungry. He looked up into the tree. There in the nut tree was his supper—a supper of nice nuts. But the nuts were high up in the tree. The hungry bear could not reach them. But he knew how to get his supper. He climbed up the tree.
Up and up he climbed. He climbed onto a big branch of the tree. He sat there and then shook(摇) the branch again and again. At last the branch broke. The brown bear fell down with the branch and nuts.
The bear sat up and looked around. With his big paws he picked up the nuts and ate them up.
( )51.How did the brown bear get his supper?
A. He climbed up the tree and ate the nuts there.
B. He shook the apples off a tree and ate them.
C. He picked up the nuts on the ground and ate them.
D. He fell down with the branch of the tree. Then he took the nuts and ate them.
( )52.The bear was .
A. black
B. brown
C. black and white
D. brown and black
( )53.Where did the bear eat the nuts?
A. in a forest.
B. outside the forest.
C. near a forest.
D. in front of the forest.
B
One morning Mrs. White said to her husband, “Tom, there’s a meeting ofour Ladies Club at MrsBrown’s house at lunchtime today, and I want to go there.I’ll leave you some food for your lunch. Is that OK? ”“Oh, yes.” Herhusband answered, “That’s quite all right. What are you going to leave for mylunch?”“This tin of fish.” Mrs White said, “And there are some eggs andvegetables and some bread here, too.” “Good.” said Mr White. Then Mrs. Whitewent to her meetings. All the ladies had lunch at MrsBrown’s house and at 3o’clock Mrs. White came home. “Was your fish nice, Tom?” She asked. “Yes,but my feet are hurting(受伤),” he answered.“Why are they hurting?” Mrs White asked. “Well, on the tin was written ---OPEN THE TIN AND STAND IN HO T WATER FORFIVE MINUTES.”
( ) 54. Mrs White wanted to ________.
A. visit her old friends
B. go to MrsBrown’s house
C. have a dinner in the restaurant
D. have lunch by herself
( ) 55. Mr White had to ________ .
A. buy some food himself
B. cook dinner for MrsWhite
C. have lunch at a restaurant
D. have lunch by himself at home
( ) 56. Mr White’s feet were hurting because ___________.
A. the tin of fish hurt his feet
B. he fell down and hurt his feet
C. he himself stood in hot water for 5 minutes
D. his wif e didn’t tell him how to open the tin
( ) 57. In the last sentence, “STAND” means _________.
A. pull
B. push
C. send
D. sink(浸)
C
When Paolo was ten years old,he had a very exciting experience.It was a real adventure(冒险).He and his father got up early to go fishing.They got in the boat and his father started rowing (划船)out to sea.The sun was rising as they pulled away from the shore(海岸).They stopped the boat in an area about twelve miles away where the fishing was very good.Then Paolo helped his father with the big net.As they threw the net into the water,it caught Paolo’s foot,and he was pulled into the water. “Help!” he cried. “I’m caught in the net !” his father was afraid that if he jumped in to save his son,he would get caught in the net himself,and they would both drown (淹死).It was too big a risk (冒险) to take.He quickly saw what he must do. He grasped (抓住) the sides of the net and pulled Paolo out of the water like a big fish.
( )58.One day Paolo went fishing with his father ______________.
A.in a river
B.in a lake
C.in the sea
D.in a pool
( )59.It was _______ when they left for fishing.
A.early morning
B.afternoon
te morning
D.evening
( )60.Paolo _______ into the water.
A.was pushed by his father
B.was pulled by the net
C.jumped
D.was thrown by his father
( )61. In the end Paolo _____________________________.
A.climbed up the boat by himself
B.lost his life
C.was saved by his father
D.was pulled out of the water with a big fish.
D
Five Canadian climbers were saved yesterday, after they spent five days high up on K2. K2 is the second tallest mountain in the world.
MountZhu Mu Lang Ma is the first tallest mountain in Xi Ma La Ya mountains. K2 is in the Xi Ma La Ya Mountains, too. MountZhu Mu Lang Ma is taller, but many
climbers feel that K2 is the most dangerous mountain to climb. The top of K2 mountain is very steep (陡峭的), and the weather change very quickly.
The Canadian climbers were trapped on the mountain last Tuesday. That morning, when they began to climb,the weather was sunny, but in the afternoon it suddenly started to snow. The snow went on falling for the next three days. The climbers could only sit in their camps, and hoped that someone could e to save them.
“It was so cold that evening.” said Den, the leader of the team. “We had to stay close together to keep warm. It was teamwork that kept us alive.”
However, Den and his team want to start climbing K2 again soon. “We hope to climb K2 again next summer. We’ll keep on trying until we make it.”
( ) 62. How many climbers were there in the Mountain K2?
A. There were 2.
B. There were 5.
C. There were 3.
D. There were 7. ( ) 63.Why is the K2 more dangerous to climb?
A. Because it is taller than Mount Zhu Mu Lang Ma.
B. Because it is snowy all year round.
C. Because its top is very steepand the weather change very quickly.
D. Because there was no way to climb and no food to eat while climbing.
( ) 64. What was the weather like on that day when they started to climb?
A. It was snowy.
B. It was sunny.
C. It was snowing first but later sunny.
D. It was windy and snowy all the day.
( )65. How could the climbers stay alive?
A. They ate a lot of food to keep alive.
B. They continued to climb the mountain and never stopped.
C. They helped each other to stay alive.
D. They climbed down the mountain and some saved them.
第二卷非选择题（60分）
五、词汇（每小题1分，共15分）
A．根据中文、英文释义和句意写出单词，完成句子。

66.If _____( 猎人 ) catch a giant panda,they will kill it for its fur.
67.The area provides food and ______ ( 栖息处 ) for wild life.
68.The young boy __________( shouted loudly )because he was very frightened.
69.Every year lots of __________( people who are travelling ) e here for a short visit.
70.I am very ________. Can you give me something to eat?
B．选用方框内单词并用其适当形式填空，完成句子。

71. The birds can _______ catch fish for food in the wetlands.
72.It’s _______for me to finish so much work alone without your help.
73. ---How’s the weather today? ---It’s _________.
74.We will take the ______ actions to protect the animals.
75.We hope we can enjoy ________ at your birthday party.
C．选用方框内动词并用其正确时态填空，完成句子。

76.Daniel ________ behind the tree when I found him yesterday.
77.If I__________ time tomorrow, I will visit the zoo with my friends.
78. Many people hope the price ________ soon.
79.She put on her coat and ______out just now.
80. ---Where are your parents?
--- They __________________ delicious food for us in the kitchen.
六、根据要求改写句子。

（每小格0.5分，共5分）
81. I was talking to Millie when the doorbell rang. (改为一般疑问句)
__________ __________ talking to Millie when the doorbell rang?
82.Amy drives more carefully than Daniel. （保持句意基本不变）
Daniel doesn’t drive __________ carefully __________ Amy.
83. They do morning exercises every day.( 改为否定句 )
They________ ________ morning exercises every day.
84.They didn’t enjoy the evening because the weather was terrible.
（保持句意基本不变）
They didn’t enjoy the evening_______ _______ the terrible weather.
85.The Taiwan earthquake killed thousands of people . （就划线部分提问）
________ __________people did the earthquake kill?
七、根据首字母写出单词，完成短文。

（每小格1分，共10分）
Our school has a big library. It has many (86)b________ on different subjects. We students can (87)r_______ books and magazines in the readingroom. We can also (88)b_______ books from the library. But we must return(归还)(89)t_______ on time. If welose the books, we(90)m______ pay for them. Mrs Wu works in the (91)l_______. She is very helpful and kind to the students.
One morning she was working at the desk (92)w_______Tom hurried in. He told Mrs Wu that he couldn’t (93)f_______ the library book “Red Star Over China”. At that moment Simon came into the library (94)w________Tom’sbook. Hefound it in the classroom. Tom was very happy. He thanked Simon and said that he would be more (95)c_______ from then on.
86. __________87. __________88. ____________89. ___________ 90. __________
91. _________ 92. __________93. _____________94. ___________ 95. __________
八、阅读并回答问题。

（每小题2分，共10分）
Marco Polo was born in Venice in 1254. He was the most famous foreigner to visit Asia during the Middle Ages. He wrote a book about his travels. 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 young, 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 Chinese Official. 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 could n’t believe their eyes because Marco and his farther were quite old. Marco Polo and his father had been away for almost 25 years.
96.Where was Marco Polo born?
________________________________________
97. What did he write in his book?
________________________________________
98.Who knew the places and the people in his book at that time?
_______________________________________
99.How old was Marco Polo when the emperor made him a Chinese Official?
________________________________________
100. What do you think of Marco Polo?
________________________________________
九、书面表达（共20分）
大熊猫是中国最为珍贵和珍惜的动物之一，我们必须尽全力保护它们。

假如你是Amy,请你写一封信给保护大熊猫俱乐部的主席，表明你想加入该俱乐部的愿望。

字数约90词左右。

要求语法正确，逻辑通顺，要点全面，可适当发挥。

已给出部分不计入字数之内。

Dear Mr Zhang
____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________ Yours sincerely
Amy
2011～2012学年度第一学期八年级英语期末试卷听力材料
A．根据所听对话和问题，选择正确答案。

1. W: It is sunny today. How about yesterday?
M: It was rainy.
2. W: Lily, were you doing your homework when I called you?
M: No. I was listening to music at that time.
3. W: Excuse me, Jack. Will you go to Mike’s party by bike?
M: No. It’s too far. I’ll take a taxi.
4. M: Mum, today we are going to eat some rice with fish for lunch.
W: No. We will eat some noodles instead.
5. M: I will have time next weekend. Shall we go fishing?
W: Good idea.
6. W: Did you do well in the exam, Tom?
M: No, I scored fewer points than Daniel, but Amy scored more points than Daniel.
7. W: Spring is ing. Do you like spring, Tom?
M: I like winter better than spring.
8. W: What’s your father’s job, Daniel?
M: My parents are both teachers.
9. W: I came here on Tuesday. How about you, Simon?
M: I came here only one day before you.
10.W: Amy and I will go to the park this afternoon. Will you join us, Millie? M: Certainly.
B．根据所听对话和独白，选择正确答案。

听下面一段对话，回答第11、12小题。

W: Can I help you?
M: Yes, I would like a kilo of apples.
W: Here you are.
M: Thank you. How much are they?
W: Nine yuan, please.
M: Here's the money.
W:Thanks.
听下面一段对话，回答第13至15小题。

M: It is sunny today, isn’t it?
W: Yes. Is there anything delicious to eat, Mum?
M: Yes. We have something really delicious. But we have to eat them in the park. W: Great! We can go to the park. Let’s go!
M: Look! Some children are boating.
W: Yes. They are having a good time.
M: Shall we go to the zoo first?
W: Good idea! I hear there is a baby panda in the zoo.
M: Sure. It looks like a white mouse. And we can see bears, tigers, birds and so on. There are many animals.
W: Hurry up! I can’t wait to go.
听下面一段独白，回答第16至20小题
One summer holiday, when Peter was a 16-year-old boy, he went on a trip with his friends. It was his first time to leave home. His mother thought he would feel bored during the holiday. So she asked his aunts, uncles, and grandparents to write letters to him every day. But Peter played happily with his friends, he had no time to read these letters or write letters back home. He could only read the letters after the holiday at home.
2011～2012年度第一学期期末试卷八年级英语参考答案
四、阅读理解
A:51—53: DBA B:54—57: BDCD C:58—61: CABC D:62—65: BCBC
八、任务型阅读
96. In Venice.
97. He wrote all the things he saw and heard.
98. Nobody.
99. Only thirty years old.
100. He is very brave/hard-working/great……
十、书面表达:
I’m Amy.I’m in Grade 8. I like giant pandas best.I also like reading books about giant pandas. From these books, I know giant pandas are black and white.They are quiet and peaceful.They live in China.But now the number of the giant pandas is getting smaller and smaller.They will have nowhere to live soon.They are in danger.I think it’s important for me to do something to protect giant pandas.I want to know more about giant pandas, too. I can e to club activities from 4.00 pm to 5.00 pm on Sundays.
（I will be happy if I can bee a member of your club. ）You can call me on 0513-85558 6390 or me at amysunshinetown....。