1、2019-2020 学年下期期末考试学年下期期末考试 八年级英语试题卷八年级英语试题卷 注意注意：本试卷分试题卷和答题卡两部分。考试时间 90 分钟，满分 100 分。考生应首先阅读试题卷及答 题卡上的相关信息，然后在答题卡上作答，在试题卷上作答无效。交卷时只交答题卡。 一、听力理解一、听力理解（20 小题，每小题 1 分，共 20 分） 第一节第一节 听下面五段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳答案， 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。每段对话读两遍。 1. How old is Paul now? A. Twelve. B. Thirteen. C. Fourt
2、een. 2. What is Lisa reading now? A. Harry Potter. B. War and Peace. C. The Old Man and the Sea. 3. Who always feels nervous before exams? A. The girl. B. The boys sister. C. The girls sister. 4. Which is the longest river in the world? A. The Nile. B. The Yangtze River. C. The Amazon River. 5. What
3、 are they talking about? A. Living habits. B. Free-time activities. C. Past experiences. 【答案】CACAB 第二节第二节 听下面几段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出 最佳答案，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。每段对话或独白读两遍。 听下面一段对话，回答第 6 至第 7 两个小题。 6. What does Greg think not necessary? A. Practising after class. B. Listening for the main id
4、ea. C. Trying to understand every word. 7. Whats the possible relationship between the two speakers? A. Classmates. B. Mother and son. C. Teacher and student. 【答案】CA 听下面一段对话，回答第 8 至第 9 两个小题。 8. How much does the man pay for the tickets? A. 5 dollars. B. 7 dollars. C. 19 dollars. 9. What will the man
5、 do next? A. Pay for the tickets. B. Enjoy the show. C. Go to the gift shop. 【答案】CB 听下面一段独白，回答第 10 至第 12 三个小题。 10. Where did the boy skate? A. On the river. B. On the road. C. On the ice. 11. How many people came to help save the boy? A. Two. B. Three. C. Four. 12. Who was sent to hospital? A. The b
6、oy. B. An old man. C. The young man. 【答案】CBB 听下面一段对话，回答第 13 至第 15 三个小题。 13. What did Mike have? A. Breakfast. B. Lunch. C. Dinner. 14. Who will do the dishes? A. Amy and Alice. B. Amy and Mike. C. Mike and Alice. 15. Why does Mike drink green tea? A. Because he is very tired. B. Because he wants to
7、stay healthy. C. Because he doesnt like black tea. 【答案】CAB 第三节第三节 听下面一篇短文。根据短文内容，按照你所听到的顺序将下列图片排序，并在答题卡上将与其相对 应的选项涂黑。短文读两遍。 16._ 17._ 18._ 19._ 20._ 【答案】BEDCA 听力听力原文原文 第一节第一节 听下面五段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳答案，并 在答题卡上将该项涂黑。每段对话读两遍。 1. W: What a lovely model plane! When did you get it, Paul?
8、 M: I got it on my twelfth birthday. Ive had it for 2 years. 2. M: Which book are you reading, Lisa? W: Ive just finished the Old Man and the Sea. I borrowed Harry Potter and I have read it for 2 days. Next week, Ill begin War and Peace. 3. W: Susan always feels nervous before exams, what should she
9、 do? M: Tell your sister to listen to some relaxing music. It will probably help her a lot. 4. M: Did you know the Amazon River is one of the longest rivers in the world? W: Yes, I did. Its a little longer than the Yangtze river, but the Nile is longer than the other rivers. 5. W: Do you like to do
10、chores at home, Chris? M: I hate to do chores, but I like to help in the after-school reading program. What about you, Angela? W: I like playing sports with my friends. 第二节第二节 听下面几段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的 A、B、C 三 个选项中选出最佳答案，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。每段对话或独白读两遍。 听下面一段对话，回答第 6 至第 7 两个小题。 W: What should I do if I
11、 cant understand the teachers, Greg? M: You dont have to understand every word. Just listen for the main idea. W: Is that all? M: No, you can watch English movies to improve your listening after class. W: Thanks, Greg. Its time for class. Lets go back to our seats. 听下面一段对话，回答第 8 至第 9 两个小题。 M: Id lik
12、e two adult tickets and a student ticket for the show, please. W: The cost of the adult ticket is $7 each. The student ticket is $5. So $19 altogether. M: Okay, heres the money. By the way, is there a gift shop in the museum? W: Yes, but it closes at 5 pm. Its 4:50 now, youd better hurry up if you w
13、ant to buy something. W: Never mind. Im just asking. W: All right. Enjoy the show! 听下面一段独白，回答第 10 至第 12 三个小题。 A boy was skating on the ice of a lake. Suddenly the ice broke. He fell into the water and shouted, Help! Help! Two old men were skating on the ice, too. They heard the shout and skated over
14、 to help, but they fell into the lake, too. A young man saw this and jumped in to save them. With the help of the young man, the boy and the old man were out of water. But one of the old men was not feeling well and was sent to hospital by others. 听下面一段对话，回答第 13 至第 15 三个小题。 M: Amy, thats a wonderful
15、 dinner. Its a long time since I enjoyed a good meal. W: Really? Thank you, Mike. Im happy you enjoyed it. M: Shall I help with the dishes? W: No, thanks. Alice and I can do it. Would you like some tea? We have green and black. M: Green, please. I guess green tea helps me keep healthy. W: Oh, doing
16、sports might be more helpful. 第三节第三节 听下面一篇短文。根据短文内容按照你所听到的顺序将下列图片排序，并在答题卡上将与其相对应 的选项涂黑。短文读两遍。 Ive been in China with my parents for two weeks. I have travelled much here. Ive seen many interesting things. I visited the Palace Museum last week. There are so many treasures. They are wonderful. As the
17、saying goes, He who does not reach the Great Wall is not a true man. So I went to the Great Wall. But there were too many people. Ive also been to the Birds Nest. It looks great at night. Then I left for Xian to see the Terracotta Army. It is fantastic! During my stay here, I tried much Chinese food
18、 such as the hot pot, dumplings, noodles and so on. But Beijing Duck is my favorite. It is so delicious. Tomorrow, Im going back to Australia. I hope to come to China again. 二二、阅读理解、阅读理解（20 小题，每小题 1 分，共 20 分） 阅读下面四篇语言材料，然后按文后要求做题。 A People used to listen to music live, but technology has made great
19、changes in how we experience music. THE FIRST MUSIC PLAYERS Thomas Edison created the first machine to record and play music, called the phonograph. But soon the gramophone got more popular. It played music recorded on flat discs (圆盘) called records. The first records were made of glass, but later p
20、eople used plastic (塑料的) ones. RADIO The radio is one of the most popular musical tools. On the radio, music is mixed with news, comedies and more. Some people think the rise of popular music resulted from radio technology. TAPES In 1958, the RCA tape was invented. In 1964, the 8-track tape took the
21、 place of it. Soon, people developed the cassette tape and used it instead. People used it more often when Sonys Walkman, a portable (便携的) player, appeared in 1979. CDS The compact disc (CD) wasnt put into common use until 1980. They became known for playing music smoothly. They remained popular for
22、 tens of years until MP3 was invented. MTV Thirty-nine-years ago, MTV was born. Soon it became the center of the music industry. From the beginning of the 1990s, people began to use MTV in non-musical areas like TV shows. STREAMING Today, many people listen to music online. Websites let listeners wi
23、th an Internet service listen to music anytime and anywhere. People could either listen through an earphone or play it out loud on any electronic goods (电子产品) at hand. 根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 21. What can we learn about the gramophone from the passage？ A. It used to be made of glass. B. It could p
24、lay recorded music. C. It was an invention of the 19th century. D. It was the first music-recording machine. 21. B 细节理解题，文章是关于音乐的六个科技物品的介绍，根据第一个表格中的“It played music recorded on flat discs (圆盘) called records.”可知 B 为正确选项。故选 B。 22. Which of the following can be played in Sonys Walkman? A. An RCA tape.
25、 B. An 8-track tape. C. A cassette tape. D. A compact disc. 22. C 细节理解题，由第三个表格中的“People use it more often when Sonys Walkman,”it 指的就是上文中 的 cassette tape 故选 C。 23. When was MTV probably used in TV shows? A. In 1964. B. In 1979. C. In 1980. D. In 1995. 23. D 细节理解题，根据第五个表格中“From the beginning of 1990s,
26、 people began to use MTV in non-musical areas like TV shows.” ，可知在 20 世纪 90 年代初人们开始在 TV shows 等一些地方使用 MTV。故选择 D。 24. People cant enjoy streaming music without _. A. a computer B. a smart phone C. an earphone D. an Internet service 24. D 细节理解题， 在最后一个表格里说的是streaming， 根据文中 “Websites let listeners with
27、an Internet service listen to music anytime and anywhere” 。可知，要想享受音乐就必须得有“Internet service”所以答案选择 D。 25. What do the six musical tools have in common? A. They can play music smoothly. B. They are still popular nowadays. C. They are results of the technology development. D. They can play music and ot
28、her programs at the same time. 25.C 推理判断题，根据文中的介绍的六个音乐工具，还有文章第一段可知他们都是科技发展的产物。因此 答案为 C 选项。 B It was only a dollar. Dylan Belscher noticed it on the floor as he sat at the back of his English class. When the school day ended, the bill was still there. He could easily have pocketed it without thinking
29、 twice. Instead, he picked it up and brought it to his English teacher, Katie Mattison. It wasnt my money, Belscher said. Mattison, 54, was a little surprised hed turned the dollar in, knowing many people would have just kept it. She advised Belscher to taped it to the whiteboard, where she always p
30、uts lost things. A day or two later, the school shut down for Easter break. Neither the teacher nor her students thought twice about the dollar. A student named Rose notice the dollar on the whiteboard. Then Rose taped a second dollar to the board. The sight of two dollar bills caught the students e
31、yes. More students taped up their dollar bills. When Mattison saw this, she wrote the initials (首字母) of each students name on each bill. The effort snowballed. Many students wanted to be part of whatever this was, even though they didnt know the reason. The students thought Mattison had some unspoke
32、n goals. They thought bigger donations (捐赠) could help get there faster. The amount continued to grow over several weeks. That left Mattison to decide upon the best resolution. She thought about her friend Terry. He raises money every spring to help ALS patients. She asked the teens whether they min
33、ded if she donated the dollars. All the students agreed with her. Mattison carefully peeled the cash off the board and made the donation. That was Saturday. By Monday afternoon, eight more dollars had been taped to the board again. 根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 26. Why did Mattison feel surprised? A. Be
34、cause Belscher picked the bill up. B. Because Belscher sat at the back of the class. C. Because Belscher taped the bill on the board. D. Because Belscher didnt keep the money himself. 26. D 细节理解题，根据文章第二段第六行“ hed turned the dollar in, knowing many people would have just kept it.”可知 Mattison 老师以为 Dyla
35、n 会自己留下钱，由 D 选项“keep” ， “himself”可知选 D。 27. What did students do when they saw two bills on the board? A. They taped more bills. B. They took away the bills. C. They didnt tape any bill. D. They waited for the owner. 27. A 细节理解题，根据题干关键词“two bills on the board”定位到文章第五段第一、二句话“Most students taped up th
36、eir dollar bills.”可知本题选 A。 28. Which is the correct order of the following sentences? Mattison donated the money. Mattison took the dollars off the board. Mattison wrote the initials of students name. Mattison asked if the students wanted to donate the money. A. B. C. D. 28. C 细节理解题，排序题首先定位选项中关键字：中d
37、onate定位到文章第七自然段made the donation; 中take the dollars off定位到文章第七自然段第二句话，在之前；中wrote the initials定位到文章 第五自然段“she wrote the initials，在之前；中ask，donate 定位到文章第六自然段第六行的信息 She asked the teens whether they minded if she donated the dollars., 她问学生是否介意把钱捐献出去， 在之 前；故本题顺序为，选 C。 29. What does the end of the passage
38、want to tell us? A. The money would continue to grow. B. Belscher would donate eight dollars. C. More people would help ALS patient. D. No more students would turn money in. 29. A 推理判断题， 根据题干 “the end of the passage” 定位到文章最后一段 “By Monday afternoon, eight more dollars had been taped”可知钱的数量还在增加，A 选项中有
39、关键词 “continue” ， “grow”, 故选 A。 30. What do you think of the students in the story? A. Kind and helpful. B. Serious and brave. C. Polite and honest. D. Clever and careful. 30. A 主旨大意题, 提问文章中学生的性格，由文章中第六段“They thought bigger get there faster.” ，可知 学生们虽然不明情况，但出于好意还是把自己的钱捐了出来，由此得知学生们善良且乐于助人，故选 A。 C We a
40、lways think that its OK for us to leave our plants alone during our vacation as we believe that theyll still live just fine. Besides, plants wont scream (大叫) like pets, so they must be okay, right? A recent study done by a group of scientists at the Tel Aviv University has found that some plants wil
41、l scream in a high frequency (频率) when they are having stress. The research was carried out on tomato plants and tobacco plants by cutting their stems (茎) and taking water away from them. A microphone was placed 10cm away from the setup. When they started cutting the stems, they found out that the p
42、lants started screaming between 20 and 100 kHz and they believe that this scream is meant to warn (警告) other plants nearby. When the tomato plants stems were cut, 25 ultrasonic distress sounds (超声求救信号) were recorded during an hour, and on the other hand, 11 ultrasonic distress sounds were recorded f
43、rom the tobacco plants. When they took water away from the plants, the tomato plants recorded even more distress sounds with 35 distress sounds in an hour while the tobacco plants recorded about 15 distress sounds. The plants also responded (作出反应) differently to different kinds of stress, for exampl
44、e, the tobacco plants gave out a stronger scream when they were taken water away than when their stems were cut. But plants that were in no immediate (迫切) danger gave out less than one ultrasonic sound per hour. The group of scientists then said that this changes the way we think of plants as we had
45、 always made sure that they are silent, but the thing is that their voices are too high to be heard. 根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 31. Why do the plants scream according to the passage? A. To take water from them. B. To help other plants run away. C. To tell other plants to be careful. D. To record othe
46、r plants scream. 31. C 细节理解题， 根据第四段 they believe that this scream is meant to warn (警告) other plants nearby. 可以得 出答案为 C。 32. What do we know about the tomato plants and the tobacco plants? A. Tomatoes and tobaccos had the same screaming frequently. B. Tobaccos responded the same under different kind
47、s of stress. C. Tobaccos gave out stronger distress sounds than tomatoes when out of water. D. Tomatoes gave out stronger distress sounds than tobaccos when the stems were cut. 32. D 细节理解题，根据第五段 When the tomato plants stems were cut, 25 ultrasonic distress sounds (超声求救 信号) . 11 ultrasonic distress s
48、ounds were recorded from the tobacco plants.可以得出答案为 D。 33. What does the underlined word this in the last paragraph refer to (指)? A. The high frequency. B. The scientists finding. C. The distress sound. D. The immediate danger. 33. B 推理判断题， 根据最后一段 this changes the way we think of plants as we had al
49、ways made sure that they are silent. 可以推断出来这一发现改变了我们对植物的认知，得出答案为 B。 34. How do the scientist do the study? A. By doing tests. B. By making guesses. C. By telling stories. D. By showing others opinions. 34. A 细节理解题，根据第三段 The research was carried out on , 再结合文章用两种植物做试验，因此答案 为 A。 35. Where may the passage come from? A. A magic book. B. A medicine book. C. A travel magazine. D. A science magazine. 35. D 推理判断题，根据文章内容，主要讲的是植物能够发出超声求救信号这一发现，得出答案为 D。 D Has anyone in your life helped you achieve your goals? Has anyone encouraged you, given you advice or
