1、江苏省无锡市八士中学八年级英语上学期期末考试试题江苏省无锡市八士中学2012-2013学年八年级英语上学期期末考试试题 牛津版注意事项： 1考试时间为90分钟。试卷满分为100分。 2听力测试通过播放录音进行，放录音前应看听力试题3分钟。 3. 试题的答案必须全部写在答题卷上规定的地方。第卷 （客观题 共60分）一、听力测试 （本大题共 20 分，每小题1分）第一节本部分共有10道小题，每道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，听完后你将有5秒钟的时间选择你认为最合适的备选答案。听第1至10段材料，回答第1至10小题。1. Which animal
2、does Mary like best? A. B. C.2. Where is Mr. Green going?A. B. C. 3. Which kind of fruit is the cheapest?A. B. C. 4. Who wants to know how to search the Internet? A. B. C. 5. How many books does Sandy have? A. 5. B. 14. C. 19. 6. What kind of music does Sam like better? A . Rock music. B. American c
3、ountry music. C. Chinese pop music.7. How often does the girl go to the sports club? A. Once a week. B. Twice a week. C. Three times a week.8. When did Jim get to school this morning?A. At 7:00. B. At 7: 15. C. At 7:30.9. What is Millies school life like?A. It is interesting. B. It is busy. C. It is
4、 boring. 10. Why cant the girl watch the cartoons? A. Because her mother is working. B. Because her father is reading. C. Because her mother is sleeping.第二节听下面3段对话和短文，每段对话和短文后有几个小题，从题中A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话和短文前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟，听完后，每小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话和短文读两遍。听第11段材料，回答第11、12小题。11. What will the wea
5、ther be like tomorrow? A. Cloudy. B. Rainy. C. Sunny.12. What may the boy do tomorrow?A. Have a picnic. B. Read books. C. Play the piano.听第12段材料，回答13至15题。请根据短文内容，选择正确答案，完成信息记录表。My best friend JimmyAppearancetall and strong with black haira round face with 13 and smiling eyesCharactergenerous 14 smar
6、tAbilitysmart and musical good at 15 13. A. big B. small C. bright14. A. honest B. kind C. helpful15. A. sharing things B. reading books C. playing football听第13段材料，回答第16至20小题。16. What is a giant panda like? A. Shy. B. Clever. C. Beautiful.17. How many pandas are living in foreign countries now? A. 1
7、00. B. 23. C. 12.18. What cant Giant pandas do? A. Catching fish. B. Swimming. C. Climbing trees.19. Where is the biggest panda reserve? A. Shanxi. B. Heilongjiang. C. Sichuan.20. How many kilos of bamboo does a giant panda eat at least every day? A. 10. B. 18. C. 20.二、单项填空 在A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的正
8、确选项。（本大题共15分, 每小题1分）1. _ expensive dress it is! Yes, but I think _ style is not in fashion any more. A. What a; a B. How; the C. What an; the D. How an; the2. We should keep _ wild animals, or many of them may die out soon. A. to kill B. to protect C. killing D. protecting3. You have more toys than
9、_. But mine are better than _.A. I; yours B. mine; yours C. I; your D. mine; your4. I think Jiangnan Style is very popular with young people, _ not for the elderly. A. and B. so C. but D. or5. What _ you _ May is a true friend? A. make; think B. makes; think C. make; to think D. makes; to think 6. P
10、eople in the UK say “holiday” while people in the USA say “_”. A. elevator B. vacation C. mail D. fall7. This is a _ film and everyone feels _. A. boring; boring B. bored; bored C. bored; boring D. boring; bored8. The boy, with his parents, _ be here for Thanksgiving Day soon.A. is going to B. are g
11、oing to C. be going to D. will be going to9. _ your coat the same _ your sisters? No, hers is much bigger. A. Is; size as B. Does; size as C. Is; size than D. Does; size than10. The tall boy _ be her brother. Her brother is not so tall.A. can B. must C. cant D. mustnt11. Look! She is sewing so well.
12、 Yeah, Im so surprised. I _ she could sew. A. dont know B. didnt know C. know D. knew12. We didnt arrive at school on time yesterday morning _ the heavy snow.A. because B. because of C. so D. so that13. _ else may know about it because she didnt keep the secret _ me. A. Someone; for B. Somebody; to
13、C. None; for D. Nobody; to14. If she _ careful enough, Im afraid she will not pass this exam. A. doesnt be B. wont be C. isnt D. be not15. What a heavy snow! I may have to drive slowly and be a bit late tomorrow morning. _. To keep safe is more important.A. Youd better not B. Have fun C. Dont worry
14、D. Leave earlier三、完形填空 先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个最佳选项。（本大题共10分, 每小题1分）Once, there was a wild donkey (驴) and a tame (驯养的) donkey. The wild donkey was thin and small. He spent his life in the 1 . The grass on the hill was his food all the year around. Sometimes, he had to walk miles to find c
15、lean water and at night there was always 2 from lions. The tame donkey was much fatter and 3 . During summer the owner fed him grass while in 4 he was given corn and hay (干草) to eat. There was always clean water for him to 5 and at night he stayed inside safely. The wild donkey always wished he coul
16、d live 6 the tame donkey.One day, the wild donkey was looking for grass on the hill. Looking down, he saw the tame donkey walking slowly along the road, 7 heavy wood. As he watched, the tame donkey stopped to eat some 8 by the roadside. Suddenly, his owner began to drive him with a 9 . “I dont want
17、your way of life,” thought the wild donkey. “I see that you have to pay 10 for the food they give you.”1. A. house B. zoo C. wild D. river2. A. danger B. noise C. drink D. food 3. A. taller B. shorter C. weaker D. stronger4. A. spring B. summer C. autumn D. winter5. A. eat B. smell C. drink D. feel6
18、. A. with B. without C. like D. unlike7. A. cutting B. carrying C. eating D. burning8. A. grass B. meat C. fish D. water 9. A. stick B. knife C. fork D. string10. A. easy B. easily C. heavy D. heavily四、阅读理解 阅读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容，在每小题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项。（本大题共15分, 每小题1.5分）AWhile sleeping, you suddenly hear shou
19、ts of “FIRE” and smell smoke through the door. Youwake up puzzled (困惑的). What should you do now?You may feel the door first and then decide where to go. If the door is very hot, it means fire is close to you. Try windows. If the building is tall, stand by the window. Wave (挥动) things with bright col
20、our and shout for help. If the building isnt tall, get down with a “rope (绳子)” made by bed clothing. Remember to tie (绑) one end of the “rope” to something strong.Call 119 at once when you get to a safe place. Tell the firemen where the fire is and what is on fire.1. If a fire happens and you are in
21、side the door, whats the first thing for you to do?A. To stand by the window. B. To open the door. C. To feel how hot the door is. D. To use the elevator.2. This passage is mainly about _.A. how to start a fire B. how to keep safe in a fireC. how to put out a fire D. how to get help in a fire3. Whic
22、h of the following is NOT CORRECT according (按照) to the passage?A. Cover your eyes with a wet cloth. B. Dont jump off a tall building.C. Call 119 at once when youre safe. D. Making a rope may be helpful.BGilad Wemer is a ten-year-old boy. He doesnt like to eat fish, chicken, or any other meat. He st
23、opped eating meat three years ago and became a vegetarian. “I love animals too much,” he says. So he carries ants out of his home before people kill them.Gilad has helped a lot of animals in trouble. He has many books about animals. He also reads them and knows the best way to feed animals. “I see w
24、hat they eat and give them food,” says Gilad. He learns all this at a natural (自然的) centre near his home.Sometimes he tries to save animals lives. Once he saved a snake that was hit (撞) by a car. “When I find an injured (受伤的)animal, I always want to help it.” says Gilad. He knows the best way to hel
25、p is to call a vet (兽医).The way that Gilad loves animals surprises his friend Achiea Moisis, another ten-year-old boy. Achiea called Gilad a hometown hero. “Gilads work made me and some of our other friends join in saving nature and helping animals,” wrote Achiea, “he is a very special person.”4. Ho
26、w old was Gilad Wemer when he stopped eating meat? A. Three years old. B. Seven years old. C. Ten years old. D. Thirteen years old.5. We can learn from the passage that “a vegetarian” _.A. doesnt eat any vegetables B. is good at feeding animalsC. doesnt eat any meat D. likes killing wild animals6. W
27、hy did Achiea call Gilad a hometown hero?A. Because he tries to save nature.B. Because he helps a lot of animals in trouble.C. Because he always saves injured animals.D. All of the above. 7. The story tells us about a boy .A. who doesnt like eating vegetables B. who loves and helps animalsC. who lov
28、es feeding animals D. who wants to be a vegetarianCWhat do you call a school with no tests, no grades, and no teachers? Students of the Met School and their parents think it to be the best school in the world.The school is in Rhode Island, USA. Dennis Littky opened it in 1996. He was made to leave t
29、wo other schools, because parents were unhappy with his unusual ideas. The school takes poor students who are failing at “The word most students use when they talk about high school is boring,” says Littky, “but no one would say the Met was boring.” Teachers work with small groups of students for fo
30、ur years. Students spend almost half of their school time learning real-life skills (技巧), such as working for factories, spending time with government (政府) people, and helping teach younger children. Instead of tests, the students give shows about their work outside school.In fact, students work harder here than in other schools. All the students from the Met can choose to go to a good university (大学). Now, Bill Gates is starting sch
