1、 八年级（下）期末英语试卷 题号IIIIIIIVVVI总分得分一、补全对话（本大题共1小题，共5.0分）1. There are many hobbies for kids， but they are very busy with their study or housework and they dont have enough time to enjoy the hobbies Alexis， 11， said， (1) I wish I could talk to them on the computer and on the phone more Rachael says she ne
2、ver has enough time to practice her violin She never goes out with friends， either (2) Caitlin， 11， wants more time to play basketball and Jamie， 12， wishes he had more time to watch TV Wouldnt it all be easier if time were like a DVD？ You can slow down or speed up（加速） (3) When your time was up， you
3、 could just do something to get more like making money？ Well， we cant change the speed of time or get more (4) Think of everything we HAVE to do and WANT to do Understand how much time each activity in a day will take (5) Make a plan that helps us get through the day， week， or month without running
4、around like a mad person A Do you wish that time was like money？ B Lets see what we can do C I dont have much time for friends D And its important to make a plan E Instead， shes always studying二、完形填空（本大题共15小题，共15.0分）I can remember clearly the day I arrived at the language camp where something magica
5、l happened to me My heart was beating fast and I (2) wanted to tell Mom to turn around， but we were going into the gate and I knew it was too (3) I was going to be dropped off and left by myself at the age of nine for a whole (4) At the gate to Skogfjorden， people started talking to me in Norwegian（
6、挪威语） What had I gotten myself into？ I couldnt understand any other(5) but English We then went through the welcome stations where I had my bags checked Next， someone(6) me to my room I was upset all the time， (7) if I really could survive（幸存） the whole week Mom helped me organize my things， but then
7、 had to (8) I was afraid to tears（眼泪） But when I got back to my room， my roommate， Bob， was waiting for me with a smiling face， my eyes were (9) I was so scared the first night Right when I was feeling (10) Bobs mom called and her words made me (11) up， Isnt it exciting to know a group of kids of yo
8、ur(12)？ So it was! Leaving home meant I could connect with the rest of the world， know new people and (13) new things With this thought， the magic began Communicating (14)every way I could， I even found it enjoyable to get along with others (15)， I learned a lot of Norwegian in only five days and gr
9、ew to love this place (16) my mom came to get me， I was excited to show her around all my favorite places2. A. carefullyB. luckilyC. reallyD. usually3. A. earlyB. lateC. rightD. wrong4. A. yearB. monthC. weekD. day5. A. courseB. placeC. cultureD. language6. A. sentB. threwC. postedD. lent7. A. hopin
10、gB. wonderingC. believingD. imagining8. A. leaveB. workC. studyD. hide9. A. wetB. smallC. dryD. big10. A. homelessB. carelessC. uselessD. helpless11. A. wakeB. cheerC. giveD. call12. A. familyB. heightC. ageD. size13. A. findB. loseC. buyD. remember14. A. onB. inC. toD. at15. A. HoweverB. InsteadC.
11、AlsoD. Still16. A. UnlessB. ThoughC. BecauseD. When三、阅读理解（本大题共11小题，共22.0分）ANow we are in Australia， the sixth largest country in the world A dream Australian vacation could include surfing（冲浪）， adventure activities， and more However， the following is a list of popular places to visit in Australia Wi
12、th the largest group of plants and animals on earth， youll see over 430kinds of birds， hundreds of frogs， bats， and butterflies， and much， much more at the Daintree Rainforest The Great Barrier Reef is a group of over 1，000islands They are unlike anything else in the world Scuba diving（潜水）， deep sea
13、 fishing， boating， and surfing are just a few of the many things to do at the reef Whether its music， or dance that interests you， the Sydney Opera House is one of Australias most important theaters You can also take a tour of some of the rooms in the Opera House There are over 1，000 The wine（酒） tou
14、r lasts anywhere from one fun afternoon to three full weeks Australia is fast making a name for itself in the world of wine It is a great way to go sightseeing and taste wine17. At the Daintree Rainforest， you can _ A. taste wonderful wineB. see plants and animalsC. do water sportsD. enjoy modern pl
15、ays18. We can learn a lot about Australias _ in the Opera HouseA. educationB. historyC. languageD. culture19. The passage may be seen in the _ part of a newspaperA. technologyB. sportsC. travelD. artBDuring the summer holidays， my grandpa went fishing and let me come with him He handed me the rod（鱼竿
16、）， held my arms and taught me how to throw my line into the water The sun warmed us We sat and talked I remember when I could sit here and watch the fish swimming in the water， he said Sometimes， theyd jump out and land beside me I didnt even need a fishing rod then We have to wait， Frank， he contin
17、ued The fish may come or they may not It doesnt matter Were out in the sun Its a beautiful day If it rained， we couldnt be here Were lucky to have the warmth of the sun He sat back against a tree Yes， its a great day， he said I watched our bobbers（浮子） No fish pulled them under the water that day It
18、didnt matter I was with Grandpa I felt grown up Just being with him was special He was well liked by everyone He had worked hard all his life for what little he had， but he could still find time to laugh I wanted to be like him when I grew up He was an amazing man In the short time we had together，
19、he taught me many things：how to fish， the importance of a good laugh， the importance of a good friend， respect（尊重） for my elders and the importance of working hard The list is long20. When Frank went fishing with Grandpa that day， _ A. there were few fish in the waterB. the weather was fineC. a big
20、fish jumped on the groundD. they each got a lot of fish21. According to the second and third paragraphs， Grandpa doesnt care _ A. where he can fish with othersB. who he can go fishing withC. when he should be carefulD. whether fish may come or not22. It can be learned from the passage that Grandpa _
21、 A. didnt like to fish at allB. became rich laterC. got on well with othersD. succeeded in nothing23. Whats the theme of the passage？ _ A. Keep a good heart and enjoy lifeB. Fishing is good for healthC. The old always have great courageD. Listen to the old and learnCMany people travel to different p
22、laces in the world by air Usually it takes a long time， perhaps half a day， for passengers to stay in the plane So airlines（航空公司） offer passengers food But it is common that they feel bad about food taste Do you agree？ To solve this problem， airlines try hard to improve their food They would like to
23、 do so because they dont want to lose passengers However， according to scientific researches， part of the reason why plane food tastes bad is that at high altitude（海拔） we cant taste things as well as we do on the ground Also scientists have found that our noses become very dry even before a plane ta
24、kes off As the plane moves up， the change in air pressure（气压） will make our taste buds（味蕾） become senseless The sad fact， however， is that our noses dont know it All of these help explain why food on the plane tastes so bad They also help explain why airlines choose to offer passengers salty and hot
25、 food Without doing so， the food would be tasteless Now there are many researches on this According to one of them， some volunteers are asked to lie with their feet higher than their heads for weeks And scientists write down their feelings about food taste Though scientists try their best， it is not
26、 as easy as they thought Because they cant deal with the special environment successfully， such as the change in air pressure Making food taste good is still hard for them24. According to the passage， airlines offer food to passengers because _ A. they want to make some moneyB. passengers like to ea
27、t plane foodC. it usually takes a long time to flyD. food can make passengers relaxed25. The third paragraph mainly tells us why _ A. we can taste well on the groundB. passengers feel good on the planeC. food on the plane tastes so badD. our noses become dry on the plane26. We can learn from the pas
28、sage that _ A. the volunteers have a good sense of tasteB. its still difficult to make plane food taste goodC. airlines only offer passengers salty and hot foodD. researches on plane food have been successful27. What is the best title of the passage？ _ A. The Change in Air PressureB. Airplane Travel
29、C. Scientific Research on NosesD. Taste of Plane Food四、阅读判断（本大题共4小题，共8.0分）Teenagers today are not as healthy as they were twenty years ago Why？ First of all， teenagers love junk food so much， as their best friends are hamburgers， pizza or spaghetti Teenagers dont eat what is best for their physical
30、development and dont want to pay attention to all is said about food and a healthy way of eating Its also the fact of the girls who keep strict diets（饮食） so as to lose weight They just want to be skinny as the models they read about in magazines or newspapers Then， young persons nowadays do not spen
31、d much time in the middle of nature， walking in the park or going camping In fact， TV， computer games， DVD players or music are much more interesting Just imagine a mother calling her son to lunch and him shouting：No， no Im watching TV! Ill eat later He really doesnt care that later hell eat alone，
32、that he wont have anyone to talk to In this way communication between the members of the family becomes less important and finally it will disappear（消失） completely Last， parents are always worried when their children go to a disco or to a party， as they know how easily teenagers are advised to try s
33、omething new， just for fun Trusting them completely and making them feel responsible（有责任感的） for their action is the solution to stopping future problems from appearing In a word， teenagers should take more care of their health as the environment is becoming more and more dangerous each day28. The un
34、derlined word skinny in Paragraph 2probably means _ A. thinB. shortC. heavyD. tall29. The writer talks about how the family members communicate less and less by _ A. telling storiesB. using numbersC. giving an exampleD. drawing a picture30. In the writers opinion， parents should _ A. stop their chil
35、dren going to a partyB. try new things with their childrenC. believe in their children completelyD. solve problems for their children31. The purpose of this passage is to explain why teenagers _ A. are becoming less healthyB. spend more time in campingC. like to play computer gamesD. enjoy eating ju
36、nk food so much五、阅读填空（本大题共2小题，共20.0分）32. Having a garden（花园） means you need lots of space and free time But there are many reasons why gardening is a good hobby to (1) （发展） Firstly， plants bring color to any room and keep the air nice (2) （第二）， if you keep some flowering plants outside your (3) （窗），
37、 they may even attract（吸引） lovely bees Thirdly， gardeners feel close to nature This is important， (4) （尤其） with all of the environmental problems these days There are two other reasons for gardening One is that it makes people feel (5) （安宁的） in their lives This is because gardening will (6) （几乎不） br
38、ing them stress Another one is that it keeps you healthy Gardening keeps you active and (7) （提供） fresh food So if you want to take up a hobby， (8) （考虑） gardening You will find the fun of getting your hands (9) （脏的） and the pleasure that comes with growing something Moreover， nothing tastes better th
39、an a (10) （蔬菜） you grow in your own garden33. Liao Yifeng is a policeman (1) works in a small village in Wuhan city He is a father to 39 leftbehind children The childrens parents are working far away (2) home and spend little time with them Wan Tianle is (3) 8-year-old boy He was the first to call L
40、iao Dad Wan never saw his mother， and his father (4) （leave） home when he was 4 His grandfather was very ill The family was so poor (5) Wan Tianle couldnt go to school Learning that， Liao gave the child 100 yuan a month and sent him to school It made Wan feel (6) （happy） than ever On last years MidA
41、utumn Festival， Liao went to Wans home with some (7) （cake） and meat After dinner， the boy put his arms around Liaos neck and asked (8) （sweet）， Uncle Liao， can I call you daddy？ Liao was deeply moved， and he decided (9) （be） a good father There are 39 poor children like Wan Tianle So far Lao (10) （
42、build） a family love room for them in the police station The children can have birthday parties or do homework in the room六、书面表达（本大题共1小题，共15.0分）34. 假如你叫李华，你在某广告上看到绿色绍兴的计划后很感兴趣，请你用英语向这个计划的负责人王先生写一封应聘信，内容要点如下：14岁，绍兴人，中学生；在空闲时间喜欢种花和饲养动物；认为这个计划不错，想加入其中；谈谈想加入的理由（至少两点）注意：（1）文章必须包括上述内容要点，可适当发挥；（2）理由至少两条；（3
43、）词数：80左右；（4）短文首句仅供选择使用，不计入总词数DearMrWang，IhavereadaboutGreenShaoxingprogram_Truly，LiHua答案和解析1.【答案】【小题1】C【小题2】E【解析】细节推理题 1C 根据后句I wish I could talk to them on the computer and on the phone more我希望我能在电脑和电话上和他们交谈可知结合选项，应说我没有太多时间和朋友在一起故选C 2E 根据前句Rachael says she never has enough time to practice her viol
44、in She never goes out with friends， either雷切尔说她从来没有足够的时间练习小提琴她也从来没有和朋友出去过可知结合选项，应说相反，她总是在学习故选E 3A 根据后句When your time was up， you could just do something to get more like making money当你的时间到了，你可以做一些事情来获得更多，比如赚钱可知结合选项，应说你希望时间就像金钱一样吗？故选A 4B 根据后句Think of everything we HAVE to do and WANT to do想想我们必须要做的和想
45、做的事情可知结合选项，应说我们看看能做什么故选B 5D 根据后句Make a plan that helps us get through the day， week， or month without running around like a mad person制定一个计划，帮助我们度过一天、一周或一个月，而不是像个疯子一样跑来跑去可知结合选项，应说制定计划是很重要的故选D短文讲了孩子们有很多爱好，但他们忙于学习或做家务，没有足够的时间去享受这些爱好，短文讲了一些孩子的例子，告诉我们如何更好的分配时间做题时结合原文和题目有针对性找出相关语句进行仔细分析，结合选项选出正确答案推理判断也是要
46、在抓住关键句子的基础上合理的分析才能得出正确的答案2.【答案】【小题1】C【小题2】B【小题3】C【小题4】D【小题5】A【小题6】B【小题7】A【小题8】C【小题9】D【小题10】B【小题11】C【小题12】A【小题13】B【小题14】C【小题15】D【解析】1 C 考查副词：根据wantedtotellMomtoturnaround，结合选项，推测意思是我真地想告诉妈妈转身，故选C真地A小心地，B幸运地，D通常 2 B 考查形容词：根据butweweregoingintothegate，结合选项，推测意思是但是我们正到达了门口，我知道它是太晚了，故选B晚的A早的，C正确的，D错误的 3 C
47、 考查名词：根据下文thewholeweek，结合选项，推测意思是我九岁的时候就要独自离开一个星期了故选C星期A年，B月，D一天 4 D 考查名词：根据butEnglish，结合选项，推测意思是除了英语，我不知道其它的任何语言，故选D语言A课程，B地点，C文化 5 A 考查动词：根据metomyroom结合选项，推测意思是接下来，有人把我送到了我的房间故选A送B扔，C邮寄，D借 6 B 考查动词：根据ifIreallycouldsurvive（幸存）thewholeweek结合选项，推测意思是我想知道我是否能够幸存一整周，故选B想知道A希望，C相信，D相信 7 A 考查动词：根据Iwasafraidtotears（眼泪）我害
