1、 八年级（上）期末英语试卷 题号IIIIIIIVVVIVIIVIIIIXX总分得分一、单选题（本大题共15小题，共15.0分）1. -HaveyouheardaboutbigfireinthetownnearJiangyan？-Yes，accidentalsohappenedthere（）A. a；theB. the；aC. the；anD. the；the2. Youdbetterallthemainlanguagepointsinyournotebooksothatyoucangothroughthemafterclass（）A. turndownB. writedownC. cutdow
2、nD. comedown3. -Oh，youdidntcarryanumbrellawithyou!Didntyoulistentotheweatherreport？-ButitwhenIleftmyhome（）A. Yes；didntrainB. No；didntrainC. Yes；wasntrainingD. No；wasraining4. -Youhurtyourrightleg？Howdidthathappen？-Badluck!Iwaswalkingalongtheroadane-bikehitmefrombehind（）A. whileB. asC. whenD. before5
3、. -Whatabeautifulbox!Whatsinit，Mum？-ImnotsureItbeabirthdaypresentfromyouruncle（）A. mustB. needC. mayD. should6. -Excuseme!MayIuseyourcomputernow？-_Imtypinganimportantletter（）A. Willyou？B. IhopesoC. Whynot？D. Imafraidnot7. -Imreallysorrytoknowthatpeoplefishtooofteninthisarea-YesThismeanssomerarebirds
4、willhavefood（）A. fewerandfewerB. lessandlessC. biggerandbiggerD. moreandmore8. -Excuseme，wouldyoupleasespeakalittlemore_？-Sorry，Ithoughtyoucouldfollowme（）A. sadlyB. quicklyC. loudlyD. slowly9. -Would you mind if I turn the radio？-_The baby is sleeping in next room（）A. No，I dont mindB. Not at allC. B
5、etter notD. Thats all right10. -Whataheavyrain！Willitlastlong？-_Weregettingintotherainyseasonnow（）A. OfcoursenotB. ImafraidsoC. ThatsimpossibleD. Imafraidnot11. -ItwasrainingheavilylastnightButIdidntknowitatall-Yes，therainwasreallyhardWhenIup，Icouldheartherainbeatingagainstthewindow（）A. wokeB. iswak
6、ingC. wakeD. waswaking12. -TheysayyouwentbirdwatchinglastSundayHowmanycranesdidyouseeonthelake？-Theyallflewtothesouthlastmonth（）A. NothingB. NobodyC. NooneD. None13. 一Howwasyourvisittothepark？一Itwasa（n）oneTheweatherwasterribleandIhadabadcoldafterthetrip（）A. excitingB. wonderfulC. excellentD. awful14
7、. -Doyouknowifitwillsnowtomorrow？Wereplanningtogoforaschooltrip-IamnotsureItmaysnowifthetemperaturebelowzero（）A. willdropB. droppedC. dropsD. isdropping15. ThesentencestructureofThegoodnewsmadeallofusveryexcitedis（）A. S+V+OB. S+V+IO+DOC. S+V+PD. S+V+DO+OC二、完形填空（本大题共15小题，共22.5分）A rich man asked an ol
8、d man to advise his son to keep away from his bad habits The old man took the son for a slow walk through a(16) Stopping suddenly he asked the boy to pull out a(17)plant growing in the garden The boy held the plant between his two fingers and(18) pulled it out The old man then(19) him to pull out a
9、little bigger plant The boy pulled hard and the plant came out(20) the roots （根） Now pull out that one， said the old man，(21) the biggest plant The boy had to(22) all his strength （力量）to pull it out Next， the old man， pointing to a big(23)， said， Now， take this out The boy held it and(24) to pull it
10、 out But the tree would not move Its(25)， said the boy ， out of breath （呼吸） So it is like bad(26)， said the old man When they are young， it is easy to pull them out(27)when they take hold， they cannot be controlled（控制） The old mans words (28) the boys life From the story above， the (29)we can learn
11、is： Dont wait for bad habits to grow in us Drop them while we are in control of them， (30)they will control us16. A. parkB. forestC. gardenD. mountain17. A. smallB. strongC. greenD. beautiful18. A. hardB. evenC. happilyD. easily19. A. helpedB. askedC. pushedD. led20. A. ofB. toC. withD. on21. A. poi
12、nting toB. waiting forC. looking afterD. worrying about22. A. haveB. helpC. useD. catch23. A. flowerB. treeC. stickD. bamboo24. A. hadB. learnedC. triedD. liked25. A. dangerousB. easyC. wrongD. hard26. A. habitsB. ideasC. plansD. hopes27. A. AndB. SoC. OrD. But28. A. savedB. hurtC. changedD. improve
13、d29. A. lessonB. wordC. subjectD. programme30. A. butB. orC. andD. so三、阅读理解（本大题共15小题，共30.0分）AWe often use some warning signals to describe how serious a meteorological disaster（气象灾害） is For example， lets see how to describe the level of a snowstorm Warning signalMeaningNoticeIt means the amount of s
14、nowfall reaches 4mm or more in 12 hours， or the snowfall continues when it gets to 4mm It may affect （影响） peoples daily lifeFight against snowstorm；Work of sweeping and melting the snow；Be careful not to slide （滑倒）The amount of snowfall reaches 6 mm or more in 12 hours， or the snow continues to fall
15、 after it gets to 6 mm It may have effects on peoples daily lifeThe same as the first noticeThe amount of snowfall reaches 10 mm or more in 6 hours， or it continues to fall after getting to 10 mm It has a great effect on peoples lifeThe same as the first notice and moreover， avoid unnecessary outdoo
16、r activitiesThe amount of snowfall reaches 15 mm or more in 6 hours， or it continues to fall after getting to 15 mm It has a very great effect on peoples lifeThe same as the third notice31. Which of the four signals describe the most serious snowstorm？ _ A. The blue oneB. The yellow oneC. The orange
17、 oneD. The red one32. If the amount of snowfall gets to 13 mm in 6 hours， the signal should be _ A. blueB. yellowC. orangeD. red33. The meaning of the underlined word melting may be _ A. 凝结B. 凝固C. 融化D. 熔化34. If the warning signal is red， which of the following things CANNOT Lucy do？ _ A. She is goin
18、g to watch CCTV news about snowstorm at homeB. She is going to take photos of snow in the front of her houseC. She is going to draw a picture about snow in the fieldD. She is going to sleep in bed35. Which of the following places may the signals come from？ _ A. The travelling departmentB. The meteor
19、ological departmentC. The traffic departmentD. The railway departmentBThe story of Dr Percy Julian is an example of one mans hard work and bravery Percy was born in 1899 in Alabama， US Because he was African-American， he couldnt go to the same schools as white children The schools he went to did not
20、 teach science And yet， he had a strong interest in chemistry After college， Percy wanted to go to graduate school， so he could become a chemist（化学家） But one school after another turned him down because of his skin color Finally， Harvard University accepted him He got his masters degree （硕士学位） at th
21、e age of 24 Then he went to Europe In 1931， Percy became Dr Percy Julian， a doctor of chemistry For the rest of his life， DrJulian worked with chemicals （化学物质） found in plants He knew that some plants had chemicals that could heal （治愈） people So he made those same chemicals in a lab That meant more
22、people could get the medicine they needed He developed chemicals that treated people with eye diseases and ease （减轻）the pain that some people had in their bones DrJulian also used chemicals to invent many new products After working at a company in Chicago for many years， Dr Julian opened his own lab
23、 Then， he started a school to teach young people to be chemists Dr Percy Julian died in 1975 Today， his discoveries （发现） continue to help millions of people36. Dr Percy Julian became greatly interested in _ as a studentA. educationB. computersC. chemistryD. geography37. When did Percy Julian get his
24、 masters degree？ _ A. In 1899B. In 1923C. In 1931D. In 197538. What is the main idea of the third paragraph？ _ A. What Julian studied and madeB. How Julian got his doctorate degree（博士学位）C. Why Julian wanted to study plantsD. How Julian healed sick people39. After working at a company for many years，
25、 DrPercy Julian _ A. set up a hospitalB. went to EuropeC. taught kids at a schoolD. opened his own lab40. According to the story， DrPercy Julian _ A. couldnt go to any school because of his skin colorB. helped many people with his discoveriesC. made a lot of money from his companyD. was a famous doc
26、tor working in a hospitalCAn App for Parking Is it very difficult for you to park your car when you go out？ Dont worry Parking Insider can help you Parking Insider is a smart app with a mobile wallet You can use it to help you park your car quickly and pay for the parking in a really short time The
27、app also invites users to earn free minutes of parking by taking pictures of free parking spaces The app uses the photos to make a heat map The map lets other users find open parking spaces more easily If you want to use the app， you should be one of the clients（客户） of Deutsche Bank As a client of D
28、eutsche Bank， you can have an account to pay for your parking through the app Youd also need to drive Mercedes-Benz， a smart car or other Daimler products To give better service， the makers of the app are trying hard to be partners with other banks and car companies The app is very popular now， but
29、it has to face plenty of competitions Cities are making their own parking and paying apps There are a number of companies already focusing on the issue， too， including Park Now and PayByPhone41. What is the Parking Insider？ _ A. Its a car companyB. Its a mobile walletC. Its a smart appD. Its a bank
30、card42. What does the Parking Insider use pictures from users to do？ _ A. To earn free minutes of parkingB. To give users better serviceC. To make a map which helps users parkingD. To pay for the parking through the app43. What should you have if you want to use Parking Insider？ _ A. A map with pict
31、uresB. Some pictures of free parking spacesC. A new car made in AmericaD. An account at Deutsche Bank44. What does the underlined word issue refer to？ _ A. Face plenty of competitionsB. Cities make parking and paying appsC. Try to be partners with banksD. Help peoples parking with an app45. Where ca
32、n you probably read the passage？ _ A. In a history bookB. On a website of scienceC. In a newspaper for studentsD. In a book about singers四、任务型阅读-简答（本大题共1小题，共2.0分）46. Is it very interesting to travel by plane？ For people who fly often in economy class（经济舱）， the answer may be no They may feel very tir
33、ed because of the limited room But according to Ron Soret， an airplane scientist， there are some ways to enjoy the journey better Sit near the front of the plane When choosing seats， choosing a seat near the front of the plane will have a smoother ride Soret says， The front part of the plane is usua
34、lly the most comfortable You hardly feel the turbulence（骚乱） if it is not very serious Soret also says the front part of the plane is the quietest Taking an aisle seat（靠走道座位） is also a good choice Soret says the aisle seats have bigger leg room But sitting on the aisle comes with the duty of getting
35、up when fellow passengers in the row have to use the bathroom Paying attention to the temperature is important， too Temperatures in the planes are usually similar to those of your home And if you are too cold， you can ask for blanketsWhy may people feel tired when they fly in economy class？ _ Which
36、part of the plane is the quietest？ _ What is also a good choice？ _ What can you ask for if you feel cold on a plane？ _ How many pieces of advice does Soret give in the passage？ _ 五、任务型阅读-完成表格（本大题共1小题，共10.0分）47. FiveSuggestionsonGoalSetting SettinggoalscanhelpyoudoyourbestinlifeeasilyThefollowingcanh
37、elpyou： *SmallgoalsworkwellRememberasmallgoaliseasiertoreachthanabiggeroneSoyoudbettermakeasmallgoaleachtimeThatshelpfultoyou *GoodhabitshelpyoumuchItusuallytakestimeforyoutodevelopahabit-maybeafewmonths，forexample，gettinguphalfanhourearliertoexerciseWhy？Thatsbecauseyourbrainneedsenoughtimetogetused
38、tothehabit *RepeatyourgoalsSayyourgoalsoutbeforeamirrorloudlyinthemorningeverydayInthisway，youcanrememberwhatyouwantandwhatyouareworkingforAlso，writingyourgoalsdownalsoworksItwilltrainyourbraintoacceptyourgoals *MakechangesonlyforyourselfYouhavetoreachagoaljustbecauseyouwantit，notbecauseanyothers，li
39、keagirlfriend，boyfriend，coach，parentorsomeoneelse，wantyoutodoItwillbemoredifficulttokeepactiveinreachingagoalforanyothers *BeingalwayslazywillmakeyoufailItmaytakeafewtriesbeforeyoureachagoalButthatsOK-itsnormaltogiveupafewtimeswhentryingtoreachagoalButyouwillfailifyouarealwayslazyDontgiveuporyouwill
40、loseachancetochangeyourselfinyourlifeAndmaybeitwillbeagreatpityforyouinyourownlife5 FactsAboutGoalSettingSettingsmallgoalsSetasmallgoaleachtimeInthisway，youcanreachitmore（1） _ Anditcan（2） _ youalot（3） _ goodhabitsTodevelopahabitmaytakeyoumuchtimeWhy？Becauseyourbrainneedsenoughtimetogetused（4） _ theh
41、abitRepeatingyourgoalsSayyourgoalsoutbeforeamirrorloudly（5） _ morningSoyoucanlearnyourgoalsbyheart（6） _ downyourgoalscanbehelpful，tooChangingfor（7） _ Doyouknowwhy？Itwillbe（8） _ tokeepactiveinreachingagoalforyourselfthanforanyothersBeingalwaysactiveinitItsnormaltogiveupafewtimesonthe（9） _ toreachagoa
42、lButyouwillfailifyouarealwayslazySo（10） _ giveupuntilyousucceedGivingupmeansfailureandagreatpity六、阅读填空（本大题共1小题，共10.0分）48. Im a middle school student Every evening， I watch TV after supper When I t (1) on TV yesterday， I was happy to see my favourite programme Man and Nature And yesterdays programme
43、told a (2) Antarctica （南极洲） I knew l (3) about Antarctica before， but now I know something about it Antarctica is the coldest continent（大陆） in the world It lies in the s (4) of the earth It has an a (5) of about 14million square kilometers It is covered with cold thick ice and deep snow all year r (6) But it is a very rich continent It has many famous a (7) such as penguins（企鹅），whales and so on There are no h (8) always living there Up to now， only some scientists have been there to do some research I hope to go t
