1、江苏省苏州市高新区八年级英语上学期期末考试试题江苏省苏州市高新区2016-2017学年八年级英语上学期期末考试试题注意事项：1. 本试卷共8大题，满分100分，考试用时100分钟。2答题前，考生务必将姓名、考点名称、考场号、座位号、考试号填在答题卡相应的位置上，并用2B铅笔认真正确填涂考试号下方的数字。3. 答选择题必须用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，请用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案；答非选择题必须用0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔写在答题卡指定的位置上，不在答题区域内的答案一律无效，不得用其他笔答题。4. 答题必须答在答题卡上，答在试卷和草稿纸上一律无效。一、听力选择 (共15
2、小题；每小题1分，满分15分)第一部分 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，每段对话听两遍。在听每段对话前，你将有5秒钟的时间阅读题目；听完后，你还有5秒钟的作答时间。1. What does the girl want the boy to do? A. B. C. 2. What did Timmy do first when he found himself trapped? A. B. C. 3. What is the woman going to do? A. Stay at home. B. Go shopping. C. Watch TV.4. What
3、 season is it? A. Winter. B. Autumn. C. Summer. 5. What do we know from the dialogue? A. The boys class won the basketball final. B. The boy will play in the basketball final. C. The girl will go to cheer for the team with the boy. 第二部分 听对话和短文回答问题你将听到一段对话和两篇短文，各听两遍。对话和短文后各有几道题。听每段对话和短文前，你将有时间阅读相关小题，
4、每小题5秒钟；听完后，每小题你将有5秒钟的作答时间。听一段对话，回答第6、7小题。6. How many people went on a trip that day? A. Three. B. Four. C. Five.7. What did they do there? A. They swam in the sea. B. They flew their kite. C. They had a sun bath.听一篇短文，完成信息记录表中第8至10小题。Lofton a British Little 8 People thereFriendly, helpful and health
5、y.Work 9 days a week.No worries.Life thereQuiet and 10 .No cinema or theatre.Many visitors every year.8. A. Village B. Town C. City9. A. five B. less than five C. more than four10. A. exciting B. forgettable C. comfortable听一篇短文，回答第11至15小题。11. Why was Mayas teacher unhappy about her? A. Because she w
6、as late for school. B. Because she left her homework at home. C. Because she didnt finish her homework.12. How did Maya and her brother go to school? A. By bus. B. On foot. C. By car.13. What happened to Maya on her way home? A. She lost her books. B. She left her books on the bus. C. She dropped he
7、r books on the wet ground.14. Why did Maya smile when she saw the writing homework? A. Because she thought it would be easy to write. B. Because her brother would help her finish it. C. Because she and her brother would do it together.15. What is the passage mainly about? A. How Abdul learned to be
8、nice to his sister. B. How Maya learned to be thankful to her brother. C. How Maya and her brother learned to help each other.二、单项填空 (共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)请认真阅读下面各题，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。16. What _ hazy day! How terrible! When can we see _ clear blue sky? A. a; 不填 B. 不填; a C. a; a D. the;
9、the17. Oh, no! Weve come to a wrong place. Sorry, I have no sense of _, especially in a new place. A. instruction B. application C. competition D. direction18. Mr Li is kind _ anyone in need of help. Its really kind _ him to do so. A. for; of B. to; for C. to; of D. of; to19. As your closest friend,
10、 I will try every _ way to help you. Thank you very much. Ill always remember your kindness. A. important B. possible C. difficult D. correct20. Tom, _ any sugar to my coffee. OK. What about some milk then? A. doesnt add B. do add C. please add D. dont add21. Jim spends the _ time on Maths, but he a
11、lways gets the _ marks. Its a great pity. A. least; lowest B. least; highest C. most; lowest D. most; highest 22. Do you still remember what happened in your home last night? It was really a(n) _ memory. Id better forget it. A. awful B. poor C. crazy D. strong23. I hear Jason failed the driving test
12、 a third time. He wont stop trying _. Hes a real fighter. A. happily B. easily C. quickly D. suddenly24. We all know that its dangerous to get out of the car in the wild animal park because the animals _ hurt you. A. must B. shall C. should D. may25. Are you still reading the story? Yes, it is _ lon
13、g. I need _ more time to finish it.A. a bit; a bit of B. a bit of; a bit of C. a bit; a bit D. a bit of; a bit26. Why didnt you accept my plan of the party? Im so sorry, but someone else has _ us a better one. A. provided B. offered C. gave D. made27. Who do you think we can talk with _ a final deci
14、sion about such a matter? No one. Youd better make it yourself.A. make B. making C. to make D. to be making28. Is Peter coming? No, he _ his mind after a phone call at the last minute.A. changed B. changes C. was changing D. is changing29. Which of the following has the same sentence structure with
15、“He bought his son a toy ship.”? A. He felt tired after the long walk. B. He cleans his room every day. C. The bad news made him unhappy. D. He sent me a Christmas card.30. Hi, Jack. I cant go to Taiwan to see you during the Spring Festival. Oh, _ Ill miss you very much. A. and you? B. dear! C. what
16、 a shame! D. no problem.三、完形填空 (共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)请先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。If you really want to get to know someone, travel with them. When I 31 to travel with my friends for a long time, I make a call to some people who have already traveled with friends for 32 on h
17、ow to keep sensible (理性).When youre traveling with friends, the topic of money will surely come up. Its a good idea to talk about the cost 33 buying the tickets. You need to work out how much the trip costs. Talking about this early will make sure that no plan is taken by surprise. When traveling in
18、 a group, a lot of 34 can be wasted (浪费) trying to work out what to do when you get there if this hasnt been 35 ahead of time. Samantha suggests (建议) asking everyone to write down what theyd like to get on the trip. She said, “This 36 will let everyone feel their wishes have been heard, and itll be
19、more possible for them to enjoy others ideas.”If youll be traveling in a group with friends, it can be 37 to keep everyone active. Wade suggests choosing one person to be the group leader for the trip to 38 the argument (争议).Aljolynn Sperber, who recently spent five days traveling around London with
20、 her best friend and her best friends family, suggests everyone 39 some free time every day.If you do decide to go out 40 , Pryatel suggests using a communication APP like WeChat, to keep in touch. “It lets you send your location and communicate well,” she said.31. A. have B. begin C. fail D. come32
21、. A. joy B. information C. support D. advice33. A. when B. before C. after D. if34. A. energy B. money C. time D. fun35. A. discussed B. used C. repeated D. described36. A. plan B. list C. idea D. way37. A. helpless B. natural C. hard D. easy38. A. check B. change C. accept D. decide39. A. spending
22、B. sharing C. having D. taking40. A. alone B. late C. early D. far四、阅读理解 (共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分)请认真阅读下列短文，然后从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AGeorge knocked on the door of his friends house. When his friends mother answered, he asked, “Can Albert come to play with me?” “No,” said the mother, “its
23、too cold.” “Well,” said George, “Can his football come out to play?”Nancy: I saw seven girls in one umbrella and none of them got wet at the school gate.Taney: Oh, that must be a very big umbrella.Nancy: Dont you see the big sun in the sky?A Sunday school teacher was telling her students the importa
24、nce of making others glad, “Now, children,” said she, “Do you ever make someone glad?” “Please, teacher,” said a small boy, “I made someone glad yesterday.” “Great. Who was that?” “My granny.” “Good boy. Now tell us how you made your grandmother glad.” “I went to see her yesterday, and stayed with h
25、er for three hours. Then I said to her, Granny, Im going home, and she said, Well, Im glad!”Mother: Mary, why do you cry and shout so much? Play quietly like Eddie. See, he doesnt make a sound.Mary: Of course he doesnt. Mom, its a game we are playing. He is Daddy coming home late, and Im you.41. The
26、 four passages are all _. A. jokes B. ads C. news D. stories42. Which of the following is NOT true?A. George wanted to play football with Albert.B. The small boy made his granny happy by going home.C. The seven girls didnt get wet because it wasnt raining at all.D. Daddy came home quietly because he
27、 didnt want Mom knew he was late.BAs winter draws near, many of the cold-blooded animals hibernate till spring comes. And everybody knows they will be awake months later, crawling and walking around and looking for food.But do you also know that some animals go to a summer sleep, which is called aes
28、tivation? Most animals are active during the summer, singing and dancing freely. The aestivation animals, however, will have a long sleep in a cool place to stay away from the dry and hot summer days.In Southeast Africa there is a kind of porcupine (豪猪). Its body is covered with sharp stings. This c
29、reature usually eats earthworms as its main food. As the hot days come, the earthworms go deep under the mud to keep themselves alive. During this time the porcupine cant find any to live on, so it lies down to aestivate for months without eating. It comes out again when the cool autumn days arrive.
30、An unusual kind of tree frog in South Africa will climb up a tree during the summer. Here it hides itself in a cool place to have its summer sleep.The most interesting thing about the aestivating animal is that while it sleeps, its body temperature drops just as the hibernating animals body temperature drops in winter.43. Why do porcupines aestivate?A. Because they are not active animals. B. Becaus
