1、江苏省苏州市2017-2018学年八年级英语下学期期末试题第I卷(四大题，共64分)一、听力选择(共15小题;每小题I分，满分15分)A)听对话回答问题。本部分共有5道小题，每小题你将听到一段对话，从A、 B、C三幅图中选出与你所听内容相符的选项。每段对话听两遍。1 .Where will the man go this summer holiday?2. How did the man go to Beijing?3. Which of the computer doesnt work?4. Who are the speakers going to help?5. Which book d
2、oes Henry like best?B)听长对话回答问题。本部分共有2道小题，你将听到一段长对话，请根据对话内容，从A、 B、C三个选项中选出与你所听内容相符的选项。每段对话听两遍。6. Whose books will the man read first? A. Ernest Hemingways. B. Jonathan Swifts. C. JK Rowlings.7. How long can he keep the books? A. For twelve days. B. For ten days. C. For twelve weeks.C)听短文，完成信息记录表。本部分共
3、有3道小题，你将听到一篇短文，听完后，请根据短文内容，完成信息记录表。短文听两遍。Manners in Different CountriesIn BritainDont lift your 8 to your mouth when drinking soup. Dont put your hands on the table when eating. In JapanDont worry about making a 9 when drinking soup. In Mexico Keep your hands on the table during a meal. In Arab coun
4、triesDont eat with your left hand, because people think it is very 10 .8. A. plate B. spoon C. bowl9. A. mistake B. noise C. choice10. A. impolite B. important C. specialD)听短文，根据短文内容选出正确的答案。本部分共有5道小题，你将听到一篇短文，听完后，请根据短文内容，选择正确答案。短文听两遍。11 .What seasons are good for outdoor activities? A. Spring and su
5、mmer. B. Summer and autumn. C. Spring and autumn.12. What can you enjoy when you are going hiking? A. The beautiful view of nature. B. The friendly smile from other people.C. The delicious fruit in the forests.13. What do you need to think first? A. Enough money. B. Comfortable shoes. C. Safety14. W
6、hat should you learn when in a group? A. How to have team spirit. B. How to use medicine. C. How to choose a good leader.15. Why should you wear trousers? A. To keep yourself beautiful in front of others. B. To keep yourself safe from dangerous animals. C. To keep yourself warm when hiking at night.
7、二、单项填空(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分)从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。16. As we all know, playing chess is usually one-to-one game. A. /; an B. /; a C. the; an D. the; a17. There a river in front of the house, but now it has turned into farmland.A. used to have B. used to be C. is used to have D. is use
8、d to be 18. Simon, dont stay up too late, youll be sleepy tomorrow.A. but B. and C. so D.or19. Sam is about his speech because he thinks he is well prepared. A. honest B. confident C. modest D. nervous20. The energy from the sun and the wind is very cheap and it will never .A. come out B. put out C.
9、 get out D. run out21. Hobbo and Eddie the cinema to watch the film Zootopia.Oh, thats why I cant find them now.A. have gone to B. have been to C. has gone to D. has been to22. _ it is to stay with Andy!Yes. He has so many ways to make us laugh.A. What a funB. How funC. What funD. How a fun23. _ lit
10、tle children may have trouble _ the questions.A. Such; understandingB. So; understandC. So; understanding D. Such; understand24. You two live in the same community now. Its too hard _you to avoid_ her. A. of; meeting B. for; to meet C. for; meetingD. of; to meet.25. The young man_ leave his office a
11、round eight oclock last night. A. saw to B. is seen to C. was seen D. was seen to26. Sally, I went to the concert last night. How big Suzhou Music Hall is! So it is. It is _ to hold more than one thousand people. A. big enough B. enough bigC. too big D. big too27. 一I cant stop smoking, doctor. 一For
12、your health, Im afraid you . A. may B. have to C. can D. need28. After working with each other for months, they felt so to each other that they began to share lunch together.A. closely; closely B. closely; close C. close; close D. close; closely29. - You havent been to Hong Kong Disneyland ,have you
13、? _. But this summer I plan to go to Shanghai Disneyland with my parents. A. Yes, I did B. No, I didnt C. Yes, I have D. No, I havent30. Reading is a good way to pass the time on the plane. . I never go traveling without a book. A. You are joking B. Thats true C. I dont think so D. It sounds fun三、完形
14、填空（本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）Do you like reading stories? Maybe you will answer, “No, I am not a child any more!” Yes, children all over the world always love stories.Chinese children are 31 in Monkey Kings story. It 32 a popular bedtime story in China for many years. In fact, adults also love the story a
15、 lot. For them, Monkey King has become a very 33 part in the memory of their childhood. The clever and humorous monkey 34 the hearts of many Chinese people. British boys and girls all know Alices Adventures in Wonderland well. As the name 35 , its a story full of dangerous but exciting trips. Childr
16、en laugh, cry and even get frightened with Alice together while reading the story. Most American kids have read The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, by the famous writer Mark Twain. Everyone likes the brave boy who also has lots of 36 . Some scenes of the story may make your heart go faster, for Tom and hi
17、s friends meet some very bad men and are usually 37 . Of course in the end, they beat the bad ones. You may also ask me 38 I like stories. Yes, I have liked them since I was very young. At that time, I often 39 all my pocket money on story books. For me, stories are much more 40 than chocolate! They
18、 help me learn a lot. So either young or old, lets enjoy stories.31. A. boredB. interestedC. worriedD. surprised32. A. can beB. was C. has been D. will be33. A. unhappyB. comfortableC. forgettable D. unforgettable34. A. loses B. wins C. hurts D. breaks35. A. spellsB. seems C. shows D. looks36. A. ru
19、lesB. inventions C. ropes D. risks37. A. in danger B. in peaceC. in good conditionD. in silence38. A. that B. what C. why D. if39. A. paidB. took C. spent D. cost40. A. deliciousB. expensiveC. funnyD. special四、阅读理解 （本大题共12小题，每小题2分，共24分）A We live in a much better life than we used to. However, health
20、 is still a problem all over the world. Sometimes it seems quite serious. People need more health care, especially in developing countries. Look at the following table made by World Health Organization (WHO).Total populationShare(份额)of the health careDeveloped Countries20%90%Developing countries80%1
21、0 The table shows that developed countries have 20 per cent of the worlds population but take 90 per cent of the health care. For example, a Japanese spends five hundred dollars on health care every year. However, a person in a poor country spends only three dollars a year! There is another health p
22、roblem in developing countries. Fifty years ago, people lived a life of about forty-six years on average(平均).Now most people in the world live twenty years longer than before. People in the poorest countries, however, live a much shorter life than people in developed countries. There are thousands o
23、f patients in poor countries; most of them are children. In 2002, almost 57,000,000 people died of different kinds of diseases. And nearly 20 per cent were children under five. Its time for us to do something to help these children!41. makes the table(表格)in the passage. A. WTO B. WHO C. The UN D. OR
24、BIS42. According to the passage, people in may need more health care.A. Japan B. Canada C. England D. India43. How much does a Japanese usually spend on health care for a year? A. $250. B. $390. C. $300. D.$500.44. Whats peoples life expectancy(平均寿命)at present?A. 46 years. B. 50 years. C. 57 years.
25、D. 66 years.BI was telling my boy Sonny the story of the hare and the tortoise. At the end I said, “Son, remember: Be slow and steady (镇定的), and that will win the race. Dont you think theres something to learn from the tortoise?”Sonny opened his eyes wide, “Do you mean next time when Im entering for
26、 the 60-metre race I should wish that Billy, Tony and Sandy would all fall asleep halfway?”I was shocked, “But the tortoise didnt wish that the hare would fall asleep!”“He must have wished that,” Sonny said, “Otherwise how could he be so foolish as to race with the hare? He knew very well the hare r
27、an a hundred times faster than he himself did.”“He didnt have such a wish,” I insisted. “He won the race by perseverance (坚忍不拔), by pushing on steadily.”Sonny thought a while. “Thats a lie,” he said. “He won it because he was lucky. If the hare hadnt happened to fall asleep, the tortoise would never
28、 have won the race. He could be as steady as you like, or a hundred times steadier, but hed never have won the race. Thats for sure.”I gave up. Todays children are not like what we used to be. Theyre just hopeless.45. The writer wanted his son _.A. to learn from the tortoiseB. to open his eyes wideC
29、. to enter for the 60-meter raceD. to have a big wish46. According to Sonny, it was the tortoises wish that _.A. the hare would be as steady as he wasB. he could run faster than the hareC. the hare would fall asleep during the raceD. he would have a sleep during the race47. Sonny believed that the t
30、ortoise won the race _.A. by pushing on steadilyB. by luckC. by taking a riskD. by telling a lie 48. It is clear that the writer _ in the end.A. learned a lessonB. won the argumentC. became impatientD. was satisfiedCWeekday mornings are very busy for US middle school students. When your school doesn
31、t have a bus, and you live too far away to walk, you need a carpool (拼车). A carpool is a group of people sharing the responsibility (责任) of driving to school in the morning. There are usually four or five kids in a carpool and their parents take turns to drive the kids in their cars.Someones car sme
32、lls like wet dogs. Some kids get to eat desserts (甜点) for breakfast and some parents shout so much that all you try to do is to stay quiet and go unnoticed. When your mom or dad drives the carpool, your classmates get a close-up look at how strange your parents can be. It might be your first sociolo
33、gical (社会学) study and your first time to work with others.Teamwork is really important in the carpool because nobody wants to make everyone else late. Its a great lesson in responsibility. Imagine (想象) sitting in the car outside of a classmates house, watching the clock and counting the seconds. The
34、n you start to understand how your carpool friends might feel when you are still inside the house at 7:48. You really begin to learn all your real life lessons just moments before the start of schoolin the carpool.49. What is a carpool? A. Parents take turns to drive their kids to school. B. Parents
35、 drive kids to schools on their way to work. C. Kids go to school in their parents cars. D. Kids drive their own cars to school.50. How many kids are usually in a carpool? ATwo or three BThree or four CFour or five DFive or six51. What can students learn from a carpool? A. How to drive a car. B. How
36、 to get along with others. C. What to do with parents. D. Real teamwork.52. Which of the following is TRUE? A. If kids live far away from school, they are always late for school. B. US children enjoy carpooling better than taking a school bus. C. Kids can learn real life lessons in a carpool. D. Kid
37、s often have enough time to study in a carpool.第II卷(四大题，共40分)五、词汇检测(共10小题:每小题1分，满分10分)53. Put the piano there， _ (紧靠)the wall.54. The (直达的)flight from Yangzhou to Korea was opened on April 8, 2016.55. As a host, youd better take care of these _（客人）feelings at home.56. She does like to have the last
38、word in any_ . (讨论)57. “Could you tell me the way to Suzhou Centre?” he asked the policeman _(有礼貌地).58. We all agree that the driver who drives after drinking wine should be (惩罚).59. The new Chinese cartoon called Where is the Dragon will be on in _ (几个)days.60. 一The Chinese Womens Volleyball Team d
39、id a wonderful job in the Olympic Games!一Yes. Everyone in China is of them.61. My friend Jack failed to pass the driving test a third time.一Dont worry. We all know that failure is the mother of .62. China is in Asia as France is in .六、句子翻译(共5小题;每小题2分，满分10分)63. 我希望你能尽快下定决心。64. 这名残疾人不想太依赖他父母。65. 演出是如此
40、的精彩，我拍照拍得停不下来。66. 第21届世界杯足球赛（World Cup）将在俄罗斯举行。67. 这次慈善义演的目的就是为贫困学生筹款。七、阅读表达(共3小题;66题1分、67题2分、68题3分，满分6分)Rock climbing is a popular hobby that many people enjoy doing. You can do it indoors on special walls or outdoors on real mountains. There are many advantages of rock climbingit is fun and it als
41、o helps people forget worries. The most important equipment(装备)to have is good shoes. They need to be half a size smaller than your usual size. The next thing you need is a harness(保护带).This allows you to move freely, but will hold you up if you fall. Its important to know how to use your equipment.
42、 Otherwise, it may be dangerous. If you are a beginner, its best to have lessons. A climber with experience can help you a lot in the beginning. Rock climbing is very exciting for people of different ages. Climbers, however, must be careful not to pollute the environment. Sometimes rock climbers lea
43、ve rubbish on the mountains where they climb. They should take it with them and throw it away. This will allow future climbers to enjoy a clean environment.68. Where can you do rock climbing indoors? 69. What equipment does a climber need? 70. Will you try rock climbing when you have a chance? Why or why not? 八、书面表达（10分）社会不断在发展进步，成绩好已经不再是衡量一个好学生的唯一标准。某校正在开展“走进新时代，争当合格中学生”的大讨论，以“We act，we improve”为题，谈谈你觉得除了学习课本知识之外，我们还应该做些什么？平时1.学会照顾自己； 2. 多阅读，在图书馆保持安静；3.保护环境； 4.遵守交通
