福州时代中学八年级上期末测试英语试卷

八年级第一学期英语期末考
完卷时间：60分钟满分：120分难度：0.6
一．单选题（每题1分，共15分）
()1. It is such ___________ wonderful movie that I want to see it __________ second time.
A. a; a
B. a; the
C. /; the
D. /; a
()2. ---Don’t you think Beijing roast duck is delicious?
---__________. But my mother likes to eat it.
A. Yes, I do
B. No, I don’t
C. It’s not delicious
D. I don’t think so
()3. He is taller than ___________ student in his class.
A. all the
B. other
C. any other
D. the other
()4. A big rainstorm ___________ Shanghai last week.
A. struck
B. happened
C. stuck
D. hit
()5. If you don’t know the words, you should ____________ in a dictionary.
A. to look them up
B. look at them
C. look them up
D. look up them
()6. Mr. Brown let the workers ___________ stop ___________ because they were very tired.
A. to; to rest
B./; to rest
C. to; resting
D. /; resting
()7. I don’t know ___________ he will come or not. ____________ he comes, I will tell you.
A. if; If
B. whether; Whether
C. whether; If
D. if; Whether
()8. We have to say goodbye to each other and it will be _________ weeks __________ we can meet again.
A. another five; after
B. more five; when
C. another five; until
D. five more; before
()9. He left Beijing _____________ the morning ______________March 7th.
A. on; of
B.in; of
C. on; in
D. in; in
()10. I ____________ live there when I was a child. But now I ____________ living in big cities.
A. used to; am used
B. was used to; get used
C. used to; get used to
D. was used to; am used to
()11. Now the number of the pandas in China ____________ becoming ___________.
A. are; less and less
B. is; fewer and fewer
C. are; larger and larger
D. is; smaller and smaller
()12. Lin Shuhao is ___________ famous _____________ all the basketball fans in China know him.
A. too; to
B. enough; to
C. so; that
D. such; that
()13. The traffic in Beijing is ____________ heavier than _____________in Taiyuan.
A. more; that
B. much; it
C. much more; this
D. much; that
()14. ---__________ useful advice he gave me !
---___________ kind he is !
A. What; How
B. How; What
C. What a; How
D. What an; How
()15. ---You’d better not be late for school next time
---____________.
A. OK, I will
B. I hope not
C. Sorry, I won’t
D. Sorry, I’m afraid not.
二．完型填空（共10分）
Life is not easy, so I'd like to say "When anything happens, believe in yourself. "
When I was a young boy, I was 16 shy to talk to anyone. My classmates often 17 me. I was sad but could do nothing. Later, 18 happened, and it changed my life. It was an English speech contest. My mother asked me 19 it. What a terrible idea! It meant I had to speak before all the teachers and students of my school!
"Come on, boy. Believe in yourself. You are sure to 20 the contest." Then mother and I talked about many different topics. At last I chose the topic "Believe in yourself ". I tried my best to remember all the speech and practiced it over one hundred 21 . With my mother's great love, I did 22 in the contest. I could hardly believe my ears when the news came that I had won the first place. I heard the cheers (赞美) 23 the teachers and students. Those classmates 24 once looked down on (瞧不起) me, now all said "Congratulations!" to me. My mother hugged me and cried excitedly.
Since then, everything has changed for 25 . When I do anything, I try to tell myself to be sure and I will find myself. This is true not only for a person but also for a country.
()16. A. too B. so C. quite D. very
()17. A. made faces at B. looked after C. caught up with D. laughed at ()18. A. nothing B. something C. everything D. anything
()19. A. took part in B.to join C. to join in D. made
()20. A. lose B. win C. pass D. beat
()21.A. words B. topics C. times D. sentences
()22. A. well B. good C. badly D. interested ()23. A. for B. at C. from D. to
()24. A. when B. what C. which D. who
()25. A. the worse B. the better C. the best D. well
三．阅读理解（共40分）
(A)
The Grade 3 students at the Clean City School collect empty bottles. In June, they are going to take them to a recycling (回收) center. They are going to sell the bottles and buy some books for the school library. Jane has started a graph (图表) to show the number of the bottles they have collected. This is the graph.
()26. How many bottles did the student collect in October?
A. Twenty
B. Forty
C. Sixty
D. Eighty
()27. In which months did the students pick up the same number of bottles?
A. January and May
B. November and June
C. April and June
D. September and February
()28. The students picked up the fewest bottles in __________.
A. September
B. December
C. February
D. October
()29. The word “ graph” in the second paragraph may have the meaning of __________.
A. 金额
B. 数量
C. 图标
D. 对比
()30. Which of the following is NOT true?
A. Jane drew the graph.
B. Students collected bottles in order to raise(筹集) money to buy books for the
library.
C. The students have collected over 600 empty bottles in the past 10 months.
D. Students collected the same number of bottles in four different months.
(B)
A teacher began his class by holding up a glass with some water in it. He held it up for all to see, and asked the students, " How much do you think this glass weighs?"
"50 g!" "100 g!" "125 g!" the students answered.
"I really don't know unless I weigh it," said the teacher, "but my question is what would happen if I held it up like this for a few minutes?"
" Nothing! " the students said.
"OK. What would happen if I held it up like this for an hour?" the teacher asked.
"Your arm would begin to ache," said one of the students.
"You're right. Now, what would happen if I held it for a day?"
"Your arm could go numb. Have to go to hospital for sure!" said another student. All the students laughed.
"Very good. But during all this, did the weight of the glass change?" asked the teacher.
"No." the students said.
"Then what caused the arm ache and the muscle (肌肉) stress?"
The students fell silent for a moment.
"Put the glass down!" said one of the students.
"Exactly!" said the teacher. "The problems of life are something like this. Hold them for a few minutes in your head, and it seems OK. Think of them for a long time and they begin to make you ache. Hold them even longer and you will not be able to do anything. It's important to think of the challenges(挑战) in your life, but it' s even more important to put them down at the end of every day before you go to sleep. That way, you are not stressed. You wake up fresh and strong and can deal with any challenge that comes your way!"
Remember to put the glass down today.
()31. How much do you think this glass which was held by the teacher weighs?
A. 50g
B. 125g
C. I don’t know
D. 100g
()32. What would happen if the teacher held the glass up like this for an hour?
A. One of the students thought his arm could go num.
B. One of the students thought his arm would begin to ache.
C. One of the students thought his arm would be changed
D. One of the students thought his arm would be lost.
()33. Why did the teacher hold up a glass in his class?
A. Because he wanted to know how much the glass weighs.
B. Because he wanted to ask some student to weigh the glass.
C. Because he wanted to make his class more interesting.
D. Because he wanted to explain(解释) it was important to put the challenges in life
down at the end of every day.
()34. In this passage, the underline words ”go numb” means ___________.
A. 疼痛不止
B. 销售萎缩
C.松弛下垂
D. 失去感觉
()35. According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?
A. The teacher told his students to face the challenges bravely.
B. The teacher taught his students how to deal with the challenges.
C. The teacher used to begin his class with a glass of water.
D. The teacher usually begins his class by holding a glass of water.
(C)
People’s ears produce earwax（耳垢）which protects and cleans the ears. It keeps insects and dirty things out. Doctors think earwax might also help protect against some illnesses. And waxy oil keeps ears from getting too dry. So earwax is good. There are two kinds of earwax. Most Europeans( 欧洲人) and Africans（非洲人）have the “wet” kind, thick and sticky. East Asians(亚洲人) commonly have “dry” earwax.
But you can’t have too much of a good thing. If earwax is too much, it will fall out of the ears. And extra(多余的)earwax can form(形成) a blockage that prevents sound waves and cause hearing loss(听力丧失).
It’s necessary to clean our extra earwax. But you have to use a good method, or you could hurt yourself. Sometimes when people try to use a cotton swab(棉签) to clean out their ears, they may push wax deeper inside and even hurt the eardrum. Scientists suggest that people should use special oil or water to make earwax soft and wash it out. After the earwax is gone, please dry the ear.
()36. Earwax can do something good for people except ____________.
A. keeping insects out of ears
B. protecting against illnesses.
C. causing hearing loss
D. keeping ears from getting too dry
()37. The underlined word ”blockage” means __________.
A. 通道
B. 阻碍
C. 漩涡
D. 耳膜()38. Which of the following is Not true according to the passage?
A．Earwax can help clean our ears
B．Most Frenchmen may have wet earwax.
C．Too much earwax is bad for our hearing
D．Cleaning out earwax every day is necessary.
()39. We’d better use _________ to clean the earwax.
A. a cotton swab
B. special oil
C. cold water
D. a soft stick
()40. The writer mainly wants to __________.
A. let people know more about earwax
B. help people know about wet earwax
C. introduce a safe method to clean our ears
D. tell us not to do the harmful thing to earwax.
(D)
Marcus sat by his window. Christmas was coming, but his family couldn’t afford a Christmas tree.
Marcus had only ten dollars. He earned(挣钱) that money by helping at the market. He thought ”Maybe I can earn enough on the weekend to buy a tree.”
The next day, he was busy at the market. At the end of the day, he earned three dollars.
41 “Tomorrow I’ll earn those extra(额外)dollar,” he thought.
The next morning, his mom came into his room and said, ”I’ll need you to take care of Peter for a day.” “I’ll never get a tree,” thought Marcus. Peter asked, “Can we go to the dollar store? I have a dollar.” Marcus agreed, “OK. We can buy our Christmas presents there. ”
When they walked by the Christmas trees, Marcus saw that most of them were not there.
42 .
“It’s so small,”Peter said.
“Small isn’t a bad thing,” Marcus told his brother as he spent money on the tree. “I will grow bigger, just like you.”
43 They bought a scarf and a hair band for their mother, a toy and a book for Peter, a purse and playing cards for Marcus.
After they went home, their neighbors Jack rushed in and laughed, “ That’s your tree? It’s the smallest one I have ever seen! ”
“It’s our growing tree,” Marcus said. “ 44 Our trees will be growing by the
()45. Which of the following is TRUE?
A. Marcus’ family used to be rich
B. Peter didn’t want to go to the dollar store.
C. Marcus spent 6 dollars on the Christmas tree.
D. Marcus didn’t buy any gift for himself.
第二卷（35分）
一.词汇（6分）
选择所给词的适当形式填空，每词只能用一次。

bad, feed, sheep, die, friend, control
46. He is ________, but his name will live in our hearts forever.
47. The mother _________ the baby with milk just now.
48.---Who is ____________ of all? --- Tom is.
49. I think ___________ the climate is difficult now.
50. A lot of _________ are eating grass in the field.
51. Your ___________is very important to me. Whatever(无论什么) happens. I don’t want to lose it.
二. 口语交际，从方框中选择正确的对话，使对话完整。

（共5分）
A：52
B: I was watching the movie Titanic.
A: 53
B: It’s so wonderful.
A: 54 But the story is so bad. It’s terrible to see the ship sink into the sea.
B: Rose is so beautiful and Jack is so brave.
A: Yes. 55 I think the music is wonderful.
B: 56 I think it’s just so-so.
A: Oh, it’s time for class. Let’s go.
A.Were you watching the movie Titanic?
B.What do you think of it?
C.I agree with you.
D.Well, I don’t think so.
E.You are quite right and I like them, too.
F.What were you doing at this time yesterday?
G.Do you think it’s wonderful.
三.短文填词（10分）
根据首字母，中文，上下文语境以及音标提示完成短文填词。

I’m a middle school student. I’m busy w 57 to tell you about children who are left-behind(留守儿童) in towns around the country. Now, our city is becoming more and more 58 [ˈmɔdən]. That makes a lot of parents 59 (离开) their hometowns to work on building the cities. But when they work in the cities, their children are waiting for them at home. One of 60 (最严重) problems is the loneliness(孤独). These left-behind children feel always lonely and stressed(紧张的) our because they have no p 61 love. At the same time, nobody can teach them the difference 62 right and wrong. So, it’s much 63 for these children to make mistake(错误) even break laws(法律). It’s very important for us to pay more 64 [əˈtenʃn] to these children if we want to build a harmonious（和谐的）society.
So what can we do 65 （解决）this problem? Most of the left-behind children say they can look after 66 ,but they miss their parents a lot, especially during holidays. Maybe the government can set up special group activities for these children during holidays. Of course, the best thing for these families is to be together. As the song says, “If everyone gives their love, the world will be better.”
Best wishes to you!
Sincerely,
Mary
57. ________ 58. ________ 59. ________ 60. ________ 61. ________
62. ________ 63. ________ 64. ________ 65. ________ 66. ________
四．书面表达
A. 翻译下列句子。

67. 他花了至少半小时拉小提琴。

（take）
_________________________________________________________________
68. 我不确定他是否喜欢背诵诗歌。

（be fond）
_________________________________________________________________
69. --你必须请两周的假吗？--不，我不必。

（must）
_________________________________________________________________
70. 当她在洗澡时，她的女儿醒来了。

（while）
_________________________________________________________________
B.作文
众所周知，网络给我们带来快乐和知识，使我们生活变的更加美好和便捷。

现在许多孩子都对上网（surf the Internet）感兴趣，但上网对学生而言有利有弊。

请你根据下表提供的信息用英语写一篇小短文，描述上网的优点和缺点，谈谈自己的看法以及自己上网会怎么做。

2. 要求语句通顺，卷面整洁，书写规范，80个词
___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________
参考答案：
1-15 ABCAC BCDAC DCDAC
16-25 ADBCB CACDB
26-30 BBACD
31-35 CBDDB
36-40 CBDBA
41-45 ACDBC
46-51 dead, fed, the worst, controlling, sheep, friendship
52-56 FBCED
57-66 writing, modern, leave, the most serious, parents’, between, easier, attention, to solve, themselves
67.It took him at least half an hour to play the violin.
68. I’m not sure if he is fond of reciting poems.
69. --Must you ask for a two-day leave? --No, I needn’t.
70. Her daughter woke up while she was taking a shower.
作文（参考范文）
As we known, the Internet not only brings us knowledge and happiness but also makes our life more wonderful and more convenient. Many students are interested in surfing the Internet. However, the Internet many advantages and disadvantages.
Some people think the Internet is good for us . Because of the Internet, people can get much useful information. People can also make friends on the Internet by chatting on line face to face. What’s more, when we feel tired after daily work or study, we can watch movie and listen to music on the Internet.
Some people think the Internet is bad for the students. They think some children spend too much time playing computer games and it's bad for their health and study. Some owners of bad websites get money by cheating and hurting people.
As for me, I think it’s a waste of time to play computer too much.。