- 1 - 江苏省姜堰市2011—2012学年度八年级（上）英语期末试题
第Ⅰ卷（选择题 共100分）
一、听力（共25小题；每题1分，共25分）
A. 听对话，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. A. B. C.
2. A. B. C.
3. A. B. C.
4. A. B C.
5. A. B C .
B.听对话，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳答案。听两遍。
6. What‟s the time now?
A. 3:30. B. 4:30. C. 5:30.
7. Who does the woman want to speak to?
A. Mr. Johnson. B. Mr. Smith. C. Mr. Brown.
8. Why can‟t the man go to the birthday party?
A. Because he is ill.
B. Because he is busy.
C. Because he will go to Shanghai.
9. How will the weather be tomorrow?
A. Rainy. B. Sunny. C. Cloudy.
10. What do we know about the new teacher?
A. He often keeps silent(沉默的).
- 2 - B. He talks too much.
C. He has no chance to speak.
C.听下面四段材料，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳答案。听两遍。
听第一段材料，回答第11-12题。
11. Where are the speakers talking?
A. At a food shop. B. At a bookshop. C. In a library.
12. Does the man like Maths?
A. No, he doesn‟t. B. Yes, he does. C. Yes, very much.
听第二段材料，回答第13-15题。
How to learn a language well
What‟s the writer‟s opinion of learning a language? 13
What should you do when people laugh at your mistakes? We should 14
We should 15 when we make a mistake.
13. A. Writing B. Using it C. Listening
14. A. be sad B. not be sad C. get angry
15. A. keep quiet B. feel worried C. keep the sense of humor
听第三段材料，回答第16-17题。
16. Where is the woman going?
A. To the post office. B. To the library. C. To the park.
17. How much does the woman‟s ticket cost?
A. Three yuan. B. Two yuan. C. One yuan
听第四段材料，回答第18-20题。
18. Who made Mr Hu angry yesterday afternoon?
A. Fred and Tim. B. Jack and Fred. C. Tim and Jack.
19. What was Mr Hu doing at that time?
A. Talking with students
B. Giving a lesson C. Having a rest
20. What would they never do again?
A. They would never be noisy in the classroom
B. They would never be angry.
C. They would never talk to the teacher.
D. 听短文，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳答案。听两遍。
21. Why do people all over the world enjoy sports？
A. Sports are very interesting.
B. Sports can make people healthy and happy.
C. Sports are thousands of years old.
22. What do sports change with？
A. The season. B. The weather. C. The people.
23. Which of the following sports is the oldest？
A. Running. B. Basketball. C. Volleyball.
24. What do people in all countries near the sea like better？
A. Football. B. Jumping. C. Swimming.
25. Why do people from different countries often become good friends after a game？
A. The game is exciting.
B. Sports help them understand each other.
C. They begin to know each other.
二、单项选择（共20小题；每题1分，共20分）
26. Can you see ______ 11-year-old boy and _____ one-eyed cow in the field?
A. a; an B. a; a C. an; the D. an; a
27. Please stop _____ about your favourite animals if you ______ busy.
- 3 - A. talking, won‟t B. to talk, don‟t C. to talk, aren‟t D. to talk, won‟t be
28. My bedroom looks a little smaller, but ________.
A. it‟s as big as you B. it has the same size as you
C. it have the same size as yours D. it‟s the same size as yours
29. It rained, ________, the football match was postponed (延期).
A. because B. or C. therefore D. but
30.“Thank you,”the man said a smile his face.
A. on; on B. with; on C. at; in D. in; with
31. — they are talking to each other!
—Yes. They are really happy to see each other.
A. What excited B. How excited C. What excitedly D. How excitedly
32. Since you‟ve spilt(洒) the milk, you‟ll have to ________.
A. mop it up B. mop up it C. mop them up D. mop up them
33.–My uncle fell off the bike and hurt his legs yesterday. –______________.
A. I am sorry to hear that B. He is too careless
C. That‟s too bad D. He should be careful
34. Be careful, Tom and Bob, ______you may hurt ________ .
A. and; yourself B. or; yourselves C. but; yourselves D. or; yourself
35. It may be dangerous ____ a car _____ a snowy day.
A. to drive; in B. to drive; on C. drive; in D. drive; on
36. –What‟s wrong with you ?
–I feel ______. I heard a ______ noise just now.
A. frightening; frightened B. frightening; frightening
C. frightened; frightening D. frightened; frightened
37. Of the two English girls, Masha is one. I think you can find her easily.
A. taller B. tallest C. the taller D. the tallest
38. Bad weather may cause natural disasters. Its structure is .
A. S+V+P B.S+V+DO+OC C.S+V+IO+DO D.S+V+DO
39.—Do you still remember ____ me somewhere in Taizhou?
—Yes, of course. Two years ago.
A. to see B. see C. seeing D. was
40. I don‟t know if it _________ tomorrow. If it _________ , we will stay indoors.
A. rains; rains B. will rain; rains C. rains; will rain D. will rain; will rain
41. We found to sleep.
A. difficult to get B. it difficult getting
C. it difficult to get D. that difficult to get
42. Ella can speak ______ Chinese, but she can‟t write.
A. a little B. little C. a few D. few
43. Don‟t buy the clothes ______ of animal fur. It doesn‟t look lovely _____ you.
A. make; in B. made; on C. made; in D. make; on
44. ---Which book do you like best ?
---You can take ____ book you like .
A. both B. any C. no D. all
45.－Have a nice day today! －______.
A. Me, too B. The same to you C. No, thanks. D. I don‟t think so.
三、完形填空（共15小题；每题1分，共15分）
Mr Evans lives in a city. He was a maths 46 three years ago. He taught well and his students 47
him. So he decided to work in the middle school all his life. But a terrible accident 48 his fortune(命运).
One spring, he took his class to 49 a place of interest. The children saw a lot of 50
things and had a good time there. But on their way to school, their 51 was hit by a truck because the young
driver was drunk. Five students 52 and more than half of the children were 53 in the accident. He
didn‟t know how it had happened and was very 54 it and after he came out of the hospital, he left the school
and became a 55 . He tried his best to stop the drivers from breaking the traffic regulations. He worked hard
and was strict with the driver. So they were afraid of him.
One afternoon it was very hot. Mr Evans was 56 . He was standing at the crossing and watching the
