2013年八年级英语下学期期末试题（附答案）

（考试时间：120分钟，满分：150分）成绩
一、测试（30分）
A) 从A、B、C三幅图中找出与你所听内容相符的选项。听两遍。
( ) 1. What is Jack going to be?
A. B. C.
( ) 2. Where is Mr. Green from?
A. B. C.
( ) 3. How did Jim go to Shanghai?
A. B. C.
( ) 4. Which clock is the girl’s?
B) 听对话，根据所听对话及问题选择正确答案。听两遍。
( ) 5. What does Mary often do to help her mother?
A. She often he lps her mother to cook meals.
B. She often helps her mother with the washing.
C. She often helps her mother to clean the house.
( ) 6 .How’s Jim?
A He’s OK. B He’s ill. C He’s returned home.
( )10. How much should the man pay for the ticket？
A 64 yuan . B 72 yuan C 96 yuan
( ) 11. Where are they talking?
A. In a library. B. In a bookshop C. In the museum.
( ) 12. What does the man mean?
A. They won’t have any more cups.
B. He doesn’t know why people like tea.
C. They will get some more tea.
( ) 13. What are they talking about?
A. Newspaper. B. Their feelings. C. TV programs.
( ) 14. What does the man want to do?
A.To change his walkman. B. To buy a new walkman. C. To borrow a walkman.
( ) 15. How often does Lily go to the Reading Club?
A. On Friday. B. Once a week. C. Twice a week.
C)听下面几段对话，选择正确答案。听两遍。
听第1段对话，回答第16至17题。
( ) 16 Where is the man going?
A The railway station. B The clock tower. C The park.
( ) 17 Why can’t the man find the place?
A This is his first time to visit the place.
B The railway station is still next to the clock tower.
C Things have changed a lot over the years.
听第2段对话，回答第18－20小题。
( ) 18. What will the man take to the woman?
A. A raincoat. B. Some food. C. Some fruit.
( ) 19. How can the man get to Manchester from the airport?
A. By bus. B. By taxi. C. By underground.
( ) 20. What can we learn from the dialogue?
A. The man will study English in Manchester.
B. The weather will always be fine in Manchester next month.
C. The man will take a raincoat with him.
D)听录音，完成信息记录表。听两遍。
听一篇短文，回答第21-25小题。请根据内容从A、B、C三个选项中选择正确的选项，完成信息记录表。
Sports
Ping-pong: It is a very 21 sport in China.
My best friend 22 likes it very much.
Baseball:Each team has 23 players.
The baseball season goes from April to 24 .
Many people love sports in different ways.
Doing sports is 25 for our health.
( ) 21. A interesting B popular C exciting
( ) 22. A Li Bo B Li Lei C Lin Tao
( ) 23. A 9 B 11 C 13
( ) 24. A June B July C September
( ) 25. A well B good C bad
E)听短文，选择正确答案。听两遍。
( ) 26. How old was Liangliang?
A. 5 B. 4 C. 6
( ) 27. Where did Liangliang live?
A. In a big city. B. In the countryside. C. In a small town.
( ) 28. What was his mother?
A. A teacher. B. A nurse. C. A worker.
( ) 29. What did the boy say to his mother?
A. I love you. B. I’m sorry. C. How are you?
( ) 30. What kind of boy do you think Liangliang was?
A. Quiet. B. Lazy. 　 C. Clever.
( ) 5. Please contact Sandy ______ 65408888 for ______ information.
A. on, farther B. on, further C. in, farther D. in, further
( ) 6. ― Mum, have you seen my mobile phone?
―_________you bought last week? I’m sorry I haven’t seen _________.
A. One ; it B. The one ; it C. One ; one D. The one ; one
( ) 7. ---Look at the boy running on the playground. Is it David?
---It ______ be him. I saw him go to the teachers’ office just now.
A. mustn’t B. can’t C. couldn’t D. must
( ) 8. Who will ________ to ________ at tomorrow’s meeting by the teacher?
A. be told; sayB. be asked; speak C. be told; talk D. be asked; tell
( ) 9. ________people, there ________for wildlife.
A. Because; are more and more spaces B. Because of; is less and less space
C. Because; are many and many room D. Because of; is little and little space
( ) 10. ----Mary hasn’t bought the school things, has she?
----____. Her mother will buy them for her.
A. Yes, she has B. No, she hasn’t C. Yes, she did D. No, she didn’t
( ) 11. Mr. Dong _______ live in Starlight Town in the past. Now he ______ the life in the new town.
A. used to, is used to B. was used to, is used to
C. is used to, used to D. used to, was used to
( ) 12. It is _______ news that we are all interested in it.
A. such an interesting B. so an interesting
C. so interesting D. such interesting
( ) 13. I'm new here. Could you please tell me ________?
A. what is the building used for B. when does the first class begin
C. where is the dining hall D. how many classes our school has
( ) 14. --- Is there ______ he’d like to share with us about this kind of disease?
--- He says we are ______to see it can be cured today.
A. something else, lucky enough B. anything else, enough lucky
C. anything else, lucky enough D. something else, enough lucky
( ) 15. --We could ask Jim to sing a song for the party.
--_____________ He isn’t good at singing.
A. That’s a good idea. B. I’m afraid not. C. Why not? D. I hope so.
三、完形（15分）
Long long ago, there was a swan（天鹅）with golden feathers（金羽毛）.She lived in a lake. A woman lived in a small house 1 the lake with her two daughters. They were very poor. They worked hard all year round, 2 still,they lived a hard life and sometimes they even didn’t have enough 3 to buy food.
The swan was 4 to see that. She said to herself, “I’ll give one of my 5 to them each day, then they can live a happy life with the money selling my feathers.” That evening, she 6 to the poor woman’s house and left a golden feather on the table without saying 7 .From then on, the swam came every day and gave them a feather. The woman was very happy because their life was much 8 than before.
But day after day, the woman became greedy（贪婪）.She said to her 9 .”The swan may fly away one day. If so, we will be poor again. We should take all 10 feathers when she comes next time.”
“Oh, no, Mom!” cried the daughters, “This will 11 the swan. She helps us a lot !”But the mother wouldn’t listen. When the 12 came as usual, the mother caught her and took all her feathers. But suddenly, the golden feathers 13 chicken feathers.
Then ,the Golden Swan said, “Poor Mother, I came to 14 you,but you wanted to kill me. Now, I am leaving and wi ll 15 come back. Never be greedy!” With these words, the swan flew away.
( )10. A. his B. herC. theirD. our
( )11. A. hurtB. saveC. protect D. refuse
( )12. A. woman B. daughterC. chickenD. swan
( )13. A. heard ofB. changed intoC. looked forD. came from
( )14. A. trouble B. helpC. teachD. invite
( )15. A. sometimesB. always C. us ually D. never
四、理解（40分）
A
Mr. and Mrs. Turner live outside a small town. They have a b ig farm and they are always busy working on it. Their son, Peter, studied at a middle school. The young man studied hard and did well in his lessons. It made them happy.
　　Last month Peter finished middle school and passed the entrance examination (升学考试). Mrs. Turner was very happy and told the farmers about it.
　　Yesterday morning the woman went to the town to buy something for her son. On the bus she told one of her friends how clever and able her son was. She spoke very loudly. All the people in the bus began to listen to her.
　　“Which university (大学) will your son study in?” a woman next to her asked.
　　“In the most famous university in our country!” Mrs. Turner said happily.
　　“The most famous university?”
　　“Oxford University (牛津).”
　　Most of the pas sengers (乘客) looked at her carefully. Some of them said to her, “Congratulations!”
　　A woman said, “I'm sure he'll know Fred Smith.”
　　“Who's Fred Smith?”
　　“He's my son.”
　　“Does he study in the university, too?”
　　“No, ”said the woman. “He is one of the professors.”
( )l. The story happened in ________.
A. America 　 B. France C. Germany D. England
( )2. Mr. and Mrs. Turner were happy because ________.
A. their son did well in his lessons
B. they have a big farm
C. they h ave a good harvest
D. their son studied at a middle school
( )3. Mrs. Turner wanted everyone to know ________.
A. her son finished middle school
B. her son was handsome
C. her son wa s going to study in a university
D. her son was very friendly to others
( )4. Mrs. Turner spoke so loudly in the bus that __________.
A. her friend could hear her
B. all the people could hear her
C. she hoped to make all the people happy
D. she hoped they would say congratulations to her
( )5. Which of the following is true? __________.
A. The woman wasn't interested in Mrs. Turner's words
B. Mrs. Turner knew nothing about the famous university
C. The woman wanted to stop Mrs. Turner from showing off (炫耀)
D. The woman next to Mrs. Turner wanted to show off her son, too
B
If you have no special plans for your holidays, why not spend your time helping others?
Don’t listen to people who say the young people today often think only of themselves. It’s not true at all. More and more people in the USA volunteer to spend their school holidays working for others. And they don’t do it for money. Here are some of thei r stories.
Alice Hamilton, 17
I’m going to help the Forest Centre build new hiking paths in the mountains. It’s going to be terrific―I’ll spend the whole summer living in the tent and breathing the clean mountain air. I’m going to sleep under the stars. It’ll be a nice sport, and I’ll be able to do something good at the same time.
Jason Moore,18
This summer, I’m going to volunteer with Special House Program. They build good, low-cost houses and sell them to families that are not very rich. They’ll teach me what to do, so I’ll help people and also have a chance to learn how to build houses.
Trish Anderson, 16
I’m going to teach kids who have trouble reading. I’ll work for a program called Reading For Life. Every d ay, I’m going to help kids choose and read books that they like. I want to be a teacher and I love children and reading, so this is going to be a great experience for me.
( )6. Young people in the USA volunteer to spend ___ helping others.
A. school holidays B. Weekdays C. every morning D. every afternoon
( )7. What does Alice volunteer to do in summer?
A. To breathe the clean mountain air
B. To spend the whole summer living in the tent
C. To sleep under the stars
D. To help build new hiking paths in the mountain
( )8. From the passage, we know that Special House Program helps .
A. children in poor families
B. workers who build houses
C. poor families can’t afford houses
D. build hiking paths
( )9.______ wants to be a teacher.
A. Alice Hamilton B. Jason Moore
C. Trish Anderson D. none of them
( )10. Which is the most possible title for this passage?
A. Reading for life B. A Special House Program
C. The Forest Centre D. Young American Volunteers
C
Friday，March 30th
Our trip to Chiang Rai was long and boring. We visited a small village in the mountains. The village people here love the quiet life -- no computers or phones. They are the kindest people I have ever met. They always smile and say “hello”. Kathy and I can only speak a few words of Thai, so smiling is the best way to show our kindness. I feel good here and hope to be able to come back next year.
( )11. The diaries above show the writer’s _________days in Thailand.
A. 3 B. 7 C. 15 D. 30
( )12. It seems that visitors _________ in Bangkok.
A. often feel hungry B. can always find cheap things
C. can’t take any photos D. can enjoy themselves
( )13. Which of the following is TRUE?
A. Chiang Mai is a beautiful city in the south of Thailand.
B. The writer left Chiang Mai for Chiang Rai by bus.
C. Chiang Rai is a boring city in the mountains.
D. The writer is traveling alone in Thailand.
( )14. The people in the village _________.
A. are friendly to others B. like to speak English
C. are very weak D. hope to live in the cities
( )15. The best title of this article is_________.
A. My First Travel B. The Outside World
C. Traveling in Thailand D. A Country on the Train
D
James Michener, a famous American writer donated at least 90 per cent of what he made from his 43 novels. He seemed to donate more than this. At his death, in October 1997, he had gave away US＄ 117 million.
Michener made a good example, not just in how much he gave, but in his style of giving. The writer worked hard at doing good (行善). He usually follows up his donations to see how the money was used and he had a lot of fun in doing so.
Michener was 90 when he died. He was the only writer on the list of American’s top 25 philanthropists (慈善家). He gave his donations to the college he went to. Michener gave to his college-?US＄72million to Swarthmore. He said, “I am from a family without any money, the college made me from darkness into light.’’
Michener was married three times, but he had no children. For his last 15 years, he lived quietly in Austin, Texas. He moved there to write the 1,000-page novel. The film called South Pacific was inspired （改编)）by his first book，Tales of the South Pacific, written when he
was 40.
( )16.Michener died in __________.
A. 1991 B. 1994 C. 1997 D. 2000
( )17.Michener cared about __________ after he donated.
A. how much money he gave away B. how the money was used
C. when the money was given back D. how much fun he had
( )18.Michener came from a __________ family.
A. rich B. poor C. big D. small
( )19.What’s the name of the college which Michener went to?
A. Austin B. Texas C. Oxford D. Swarthmore
( )20.He wrote his first book __________.
A. when he moved to Austin. B. in his last 15 years.
C. when he was married for the third time. D. at the age of 40.
1. 将(1)句译成中文：
_________________________________________________________
2. 在(2)(3)的空白处分别填入一个适当的词使句意完整、上下文通顺： _____________________ _____________________
3. 回答问题:What can we do with friends according to this passage?
_____________________________________________________________________
4.在文中找出与We are not alone because of the need of having friends意思相近的句子： _____________________________________________________________________
5. 写出文中最能表达该短文主题的句子。 _____________________________________________________________________
六、用括号内所给的词的适当形式（10分）
1. The school sports meeting ________________________ (hold) this Friday, isn’t it?
2. By _________________ (improve) reading skills, you can understand more and read faster.
3. The Yellow River is one of ____________________ (long) rivers in China.
4. She is used to __________________ (take) a bus home every day.
5. Tom’s parents __________________ (marry) for nearly ten years.
6. Your ________________ (donate) will help the people in poor areas a lot.
7. When I walked past the office, I saw the teacher __________ (talk) with your mother in it.
8. We need at _________ (little) twelve days to finish the work because it is a little difficult.
9. Animals should be treated with _________________ (kind) because they are our friends.
10. It is __________________ (mean) to help the people in need.
七、首字母填空（10分）
There are a lot of languages in the world. But the most w____1____ spoken language is English. Many people u_______2______ and use it all over the world. Indeed, English is a very i________3______ and useful language. I____4_____ we know English, we can travel anywhere and we w____5_______ have no difficulty making ourselves understood. English is greatly used in study of a___6_______ kinds of subjects. Several books are w____7_____ in English every day to teach people many u_____8________ things. Therefore, the English language has helped to spread k_____9________ to all parts of the world.
English has also served to bring together the different peoples of the w____10_______ by helping them to talk with one another.
1. w_________2. u__________3. i___________ 4. I___________ 5. w__________
6.a___________7. w__________8. u____________9. k____________ 10.w__________
八、书面表达（20分）
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sports pages to clean the windows.
9. M：Good luck with your exam!
W：I don’t need good luck. I need another week to study.
10. M：How much will it cost for my son and me to go to Shanghai？
W：64 yuan for you and half of the ticket price for your son.
11. W: Can I help you, sir?
M: I’d like to borrow a book called “Gone With the Wind”.
12. W: Shall we make another cup of tea?
M: Why not?
13. M: Do you know what’s on after the news?
W: It’s a TV play.
14. W: Can I help you, sir?
M: I bought a walkman here this morning but it didn’t work.
15. M: Do you go to the Reading Club every day, Lily?
W: No, I don’t. I go there only on Tuesday and Friday afternoons.
C)听下面几段对话，选择正确答案。听两遍。
听第1段对话，回答第16至17题。
M: Excuse me, I have lost my map. I want to go to the railway station, but I can’t find it. It’s next to the clock tower, isn’t it?
W: The railway station was there years ago, but I’m afraid it’s not there any more.
M: Oh, really? I haven’t visited Sunshine Town for a very long time. Things h ave changed a lot over the years.
W: You’re quite right. Have you seen our new park?
M: Yes, I have just seen it. The park is so big and beautiful.
W: Yes, it is.
听第二段对话，回答第18－20小题。
W: Hello.
M: Hello, Mary. It’s David.
W: Hi, David! How are you? Are you going to come to England next month?
M: Yes, I am. I’m happy. I’m going to visit Manchester. That’s why I’m phoning. I have some questions.
W: What do you need to know?
M: First, what will the weather be like? Will it be cold?
W: Well, it’ll be autumn. The temperature will be 14degrees.
M: So, what clothes shall I bring?
W: Well, it rains a lot in Manchester, so bring a raincoat.
M: OK. Next question. How do I get to Manchester from the airport?
W: You can take a bus.
M: OK. And finally, shall I bring you something from my country, Mary? What about some mangoes?
D)听录音，完成信息记录表。听两遍。
听一篇短文，回答第21-25小题。请根据内容从A、B、C三个选项中选择正确的选项，完成信息记录表。
Ping-pong is a very popular sport in China. People of differ ent ages like playing it. Li Bo is my best friend. His favourite sport is ping-pong, but I like baseball best. He knows a lot about many famous ping-pong players, but he doesn’t know any baseball stars.
Baseball is one of the most popular sports in America. Children like playing it. They often play baseball in fields or parks. Each team has nine players. The baseball season goes from April to September. During that time, many baseball matches are on TV. People will watch them. At the end of the game season, the two top teams play against each other. The winner comes from the greatest team.
Many people love sports in different ways. They play sports themselves. They watch the games on TV. Doing sports is good for our health.
E)听短文，选择正确答案。听两遍。
Liangliang was a five-year-old Chinese boy. He lived in a small town. He liked listening to stories and play games. He was clever and ready to learn anything new. When he began to learn English, he became interested in it. He learned to sing the ABC song and count in English. One day when his mother, a nurse in a hospital, came home from work, he went up to her, looked up and said, “Mum, I can speak English!” the mother was very happy and asked him to say something in English. Lianglinag smiled and said, “I love you!” his mother was so excited that she replied at once, “I love you, too!” To the mother’s surprise, the boy said in a loud voice, “I love you three! Four! Five ……!”

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