1、陕西省西安市第七十中学2014-2015学年八年级英语上学期期末考试试题( )1. A. Once a week. B. Every day. C. Never.( )2. A. In English. B. In Australia. C. In the USA.( )3. A. A new camera. B. Some photos. C. A computer.( )4. A. He has a stomachache. B. He has a toothache. C. He likes eating.( )5. A. Shes outgoing. B. Shes cute. C.
2、Shes quiet.( )6. A. To the Peoples Hospital. B. To the post office. C. To the cinema.( )7. A. The film is wonderful. B. The film is not interesting.C. She missed the film.( )8. A. He played soccer. B. He stayed at home. C. He went swimming.( )9. A. On Friday. B. On Saturday. C. On Sunday.( )10. A. P
3、eter. B. John. C. Jane.第二节：听下面两段对话，每段对话后有几道小题，请根据每段对话的内容和后面的问题，从所给的三个选项中选出最恰当的一项。每段对话读两遍。 听第一段对话完成11至12小题。( )11. What is Adams favorite sport? A. Basketball. B. Baseball. C. Soccer.( )12. How many sports are they talking about?A. One. B. Two. C. Three.听第二段对话完成13至15小题。( )13. Where is Mary going for s
4、ummer holiday?A. She is going to Guangxi.B. She is going to Beijing.C. She is going to Shanghai.( )14.Why cant the boy go with Mary?A. Because his mother is ill.B. Because he must learn English in the holiday.C. Because he doesnt like to go out.( )15. When do they leave?A. On the first day of the mo
5、nth.B. On the first Sunday of the summer holiday.C. On the second Sunday of the summer holiday.II听短文，选答案. （每题2分，共10分）( )16. Students cant study well the next day because they have to the night before.A. do lots of housework B. stay up C. play computer games( )17. What is the second advantage( 优点) of
6、 homework? A. It can help students practice what they have learned.B. It can help students understand the knowledge.C. Students can keep a good learning habit.( )18. Students depend on while doing their homework according to the advantages.A. themselves B. the teacher C. their parents( )19. Students
7、 lives might be with too much homework.A. interesting B. wonderful C. boring( )20. How many disadvantages did the writer say?A. One. B. Two. C. Three.笔试部分III 单项选择（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） 本题共有10个小题，请从每个小题的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。( )21. The final exam was too difficult for to pass.A. any one B. someone C. every one
8、 D. anyone( )22. -Can you tell me this morning?-Sorry, Ive no idea.A. why didnt Da Ming come to schoolB. why Da Ming didnt come to schoolC. why doesnt Da Ming come to schoolD. why Da Ming doesnt come to school( )23. my father my mother are able to drive a car.A. Neither; nor B. Both; and C. Either;
9、or D. Not only; but also( )24. Winter holiday is coming. Li Lei with his father to go to Shanghai.A. want B. will want C. wants D. is want( )25.-Who is the basketball player in your class?-Tom, I think. No one plays in our class.A. good; best B. better; better C. best; better D. best; goodIV 完形填空（共1
10、0小题；每小题1分，满分10分） 阅读下面一篇短文，理解大意，然后从各小题的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案，使短文连贯完整。There was a woman in Detroit, who had two sons. She was worried about them, especially the 31 one, Ben, because he was not doing well in school. Boys in his class played jokes on him because he seemed so slow. The mother decided that she wo
11、uld help her sons to do well in school by 32. She told them to go to the Detroit Public Library to read a book a week and do a book report for her.One day, in Bens class, the teacher held up a rock and asked 33 anyone knew it. Ben put up his hand and the teacher let him 34. “Why did Ben raise his ha
12、nd?” all of his 35 whispered and wondered. “He 36 said anything. What could he possibly want to say?” To their surprise, Ben not only37the rock, but also said a lot about it. He named other rocks in its group and even knew 38 the teacher had found it. The teacher and the other students were amazed.
13、Ben had learned this from doing one of his book reports.Later Ben became the 39 student of his class. When he finished high school, he went to YaleUniversity and 40 became one of the best doctors in the United States.( )31. A. young B. youngest C. younger D. more younger( )32. A. herself B. himself
14、C. themselves D. her( )33. A. that B. if C. how D. why( )34. A. think B. leave C. ask D. answer( )35. A. classmates B. students C. teachers D. friends( )36.A. always B. ever C. sometimes D. never( )37. A. found B. played C. knew D. heard( )38. A. whether B. what C. where D. why( )39. A. top B. slow
15、C. low D. rich( )40. A. at first B. at the end C. at last D. nowV 阅读理解（41-45小题每题1分，4655小题每题1.5分，共20分）第一节：阅读下面一篇短文，判断下列句子是否符合短文内容，符合的用“A”表示，不符合的用“B”表示。AEverybody is different from others. There is nobody in the world that is exactly like you: you are unique(唯一的)！That makes the world interesting. Ther
16、e are people who are taller than you. Maybe your hair is the same color as your friends, but perhaps yours is longer than hers. Another difference is that your hair may be straight and hers may be curly.I am sure you have friends who are smarter than you. And you also have friends who are as good at
17、 sports as you. But there are also people around you who are not good at these things. However, you can also become good friends.Are you the same as your best friend? Do you both like to finish your homework the same day you get it? Are you both neat? I think in some ways you are the same, but in ma
18、ny other ways you are different.So shout to the world, “I am who I am I am unique!”It takes all sorts to make a world.根据短文内容判断正(A)误(B)( )41. No two persons in the world look exactly the same.( )42. Only those who have the same interests can make friends( )43. No one likes to have friends who are sma
19、rter than him.( )44. Best friends may be different in some ways.( )45. Different people make our world colorful.第二节 阅读B、C、D三部分内容，从各小题所给的四个选项中选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的一个最佳答案。BPeople use money to buy food, books and hundreds of other things they need. When they work, they usually get paid in money.Most of the
20、 money used today is made of metal or paper. But people used to use all kinds of things as money. One of the first kinds of money was shells(贝壳).In China, cloth and knives were used as money. Elephant tusks(牙), monkey tails and salt were used in some parts of the world. Rice was also a kind of money
21、 used by the people in some islands.The first copper coins(硬币) were made in China. They were round and had a square hole in the center. Different countries have used different metals for their money. Later, some countries began to make coins of gold and silver(银). But gold and silver were heavy to c
22、arry when people needed a lot of coins to buy something expensive. The Chinese were the first to use paper money. The first paper money looked more like a note from one person to another than the paper money used today.Money has had an interesting story from the days of shell money till today.( )46.
23、 People usually use money .A. to buy goldB. to get something they wantC. to buy shellsD. to buy something expensive( )47. Long, long ago people all over the world used as money.A. the same metalB. the same paperC. different metalsD. all kinds of things( )48. The first paper money .A. looked like the
24、 same as the paper money used todayB. looked interestingC. looked like a noteD. had a square hole in the centerCYears ago, I lived in a building in a large city. There was another building not far from mine. A woman lived there. I had never met her, but I could see her sit by the window each afterno
25、on, drinking or reading.After several months, I began to find that her window was dirty. Everything was unclear through the dirty window. I would say to myself, “What a lazy woman! I want to know why she doesnt wash her window. It really looks terrible.”One bright morning, I decided to clean my flat
26、, including the window. I worked the whole morning. When I finished the cleaning, I sat down by the window with a cup of coffee for a rest. What a surprise! Everything in the womans flat could be seen clearly. Her window was clean!I began to understand. Iwatched the womans window from my own dirty w
27、indow. Thats the problem!This is quite an important lesson for me. How often do I look at and criticize(批评) others through the dirty window of my heart?From then on, whenever I want to judge someone, I ask myself first, “Am I looking at him through my dirty window?” Then I try to clean the window of
28、 my own world so that I may see others world more clearly.( )49. The writer couldnt see things clearly through the window because .A. the womans window was dirtyB. the writhers window was dirtyC. the woman lived far awayD. there was something wrong with the writers eyes( )50. Its TRUE that .A. the w
29、riter had never met the woman beforeB. the woman often drank and read by the window in the morningC. they both worked as cleanersD. the woman lived alone( )51. When did the writer begin to understand he had a wrong idea about the womans windows?A. A few months ago.B. A few months later.C. Before he
30、cleaned his windows.D. After he cleaned his windows.DHeres a piece of very simple but life changing advice that I first heard from Brain Tracy. Cut down on the TV at night by just one hour. Instead, use that hour to read books that could improve your life. If youre a salesman, google for the best an
31、d most useful books on improving your sales.This applies(适用) to all fields, not just the workrelated（与工作相关的）ones. Maybe you want to improve your health, become a more energetic person. Or maybe you want to improve your study, your relations or perhaps do some personal development. One hour a day is
32、not much. But if you read for one hour a day on weekdays, thats about 260 hours a year. Thats a large number of books and a lot of useful advice.If you follow the ideas, who knows what great things and feelings could come into your life. Also, all that information and advice will start to open up yo
33、ur mind. You will start to see more chances in your life.Now, you might think something like this:1. I really dont have the money.Answer: Visit your public library or search the database(数据库). Or look for books thatare used in places like .2. I really dont have the time.Answer: Buy audiobooks(有声读物)
34、and listen to them in the car while driving to and from work. Or copy them to your MP3-player and listen while riding your bike/bus to work or school. Recently selling audiobooks through MP3-downloads has become popular.Shut off the TV a little earlier and start reading.( )52. What is Brain Tracys l
35、ife changing advice about?A. Watching TV.B. Listening to MP3.C. Using the Internet.D. Reading helpful books( )53. What should you do if you really dont have the money to read?A. To buy some books from .B. To download MP3 free.C. To visit the public library.D. To borrow audiobooks and listen to them.
36、( )54. What is the writers idea about audiobooks?A. They are more useful.B. Listening to audiobooks is easier than reading books.C. Its dangerous to listen to audiobooks while driving or riding.D. Audiobooks are a good solution to the problem of having no time to read.( )55. Which is NOT true about
37、reading an hour a day?A. It will open up your mind.B. You will have about 260 hours a year to read.C. You will read lots of books and get much useful advice.D. It will probably bring great things and feelings into your life.第II卷 非选择题(55分)VI 完成句子:根据所给中文意思，完成下面各句。（每题2分，共10分）56. 我们午饭吃了一些非常特别的东西。We had
38、lunch.57. 我一个月吃两次汉堡，你呢?I eat hamburgers , what about you?58. 这位新老师使我们对数学更加感兴趣。The new teacher made us math.59. 机器人将能够代替我们做家务。Robots to take our place to do housework.60. 为了借到那两本书，我去了市里的图书馆。 the two books, I went to the library in the city.VII 短文填空：用所给词的适当形式填空,使短文完整正确，每个单词限用一次。（每空1分，共10分）meet, play,
39、movie, suggest, interest, good, friend, quiet, view, doWe all know friends are very important to us. How can we make friends? I think the following 61 can help you make good friends.First, if you want to make friends, you need to go out 62 people. Friends hardly come to knock at your door while you
40、are 63 computer games at home.Second, you dont have to have a lot of common 64 with people in order to make friends with them. In fact, some of the 65 friendships are between two people who dont have much in common at all, even they have opposite 66 . For example, if you are outgoing, you can make f
41、riends who are different from you. Though he is 67 than you, you can help each other.Third, you should often invite your friends 68 many things with you. For example, you can invite your friends to go to the 69 or go to a concert with you. You also should take part in your 70party. Soon you will fin
42、d you and your friends have strong friendship.VIII 任务型阅读：阅读下面短文，根据短文内容，完成下列各题。（每题2分，共10分）This story is about a young man. He worked very hard at his lessons. He was too busy to have a rest. At last, he became ill, so he couldnt go to sleep. Every night, when he went to bed, he closed his eyes and tr
43、ied to sleep. But he always stayed awake and couldnt fall asleep.After a while, he decided to visit the doctor, “I just cant go to sleep at night. What should I do? Could you please help me?”“I have a suggestion.” said the doctor. “Try counting numbers. By the time you reach one thousand, youll be a
44、sleep, Im sure of it.”The next day the man returned to the doctors office. “Well,” said the doctor, “How are you today? Did you try my suggestion?”The man still looked tired. “Yes.” he said, “I tried counting one, two, threeup to one thousand. But when I reached five hundred and sixty nine, I began
45、to feel sleepy. I had to get up and drink some tea so that I could go on counting up to one thousand. But then I still couldnt fall asleep.”71. Why did the young man decide to visit the doctor?The young man visited the doctor because .72. What did the doctor ask the young man to do?The doctor asked
46、the young man .73. Why did the young man return to the doctors office the next day?Because 74. What did the young man do when he count to five hundred and sixty nine?He so that he could go on counting up to one thousand.75. Do you think the young man is clever? .IX 补全对话（每小题1分，满分10分） A）根据对话内容，将方框内符合对话语境的句子抄写在对话空白处，使对话恢复完整，选项中有两项是多余的。Then put some yogurt in the bowl.One teaspoon is enough.How do you make a banana milk shake?Lets make a fruit salad.Finally, mix them all up.Put the fruits into a bowl.How many apples do you need?A:76B
