成都市外国语学校初二下期末英语考试

成都市外国语学校八年级英语下册期末阅读理解汇编一、八年级英语下册阅读理解专项训练1．阅读理解1970 was World Conservation（保护）Year. The United Nations wanted everyone to know that the world was in danger. They hoped something could be" done.Here is one example of the problem. At one time there were 1,300 kinds of plants, trees and flowers in Holland（荷兰）, but now only 866 are left. The others have been destroyed （毁灭）by modern people and their science. We are polluting earth, air, water and everything around us. We can't live without these things. If things go on like this, we shall destroy ourselves. What will happen in the future? Perhaps it's more important to ask "What must we do?". More and more young people have known this. Many of them are helping to save our earth. For example, they plant trees. In a small town in the United States a large group of girls cleaned the banks of 11 kilometres of their river. Young people may hear about conservation through a song called "No one's going to change our world". It was made by Cliff Gichard and other singers. The money from it will help to conserve tigers, elephants and pandas on the earth.（1）The United Nations hoped something could be done .A. to conserve the worldB. to change the worldC. to develop the worldD. to destroy the world（2）Why aren't there many plants, trees and flowers in Holland now?A. Because people there didn't need so many plants, trees or flowers.B. Because people there destroyed them.C. Because little conservation has been done there.D. Because people need more land to live on.（3）How many kinds of plants, trees and flowers have been destroyed in Holland?A. 1,300B. 2,166C. 866D. 434（4）We shall destroy ourselves if we go on .A. planting trees and flowersB. polluting earth, air and water around usC. saving the worldD. helping to conserve tigers, elephants and pandas 2．阅读理解When you are ill, you must be unhappy because you feel uncomfortable, you don't want to work and you may have to stay in bed. This makes you feel very sad.What makes us ill? They are germs. Germs are everywhere. They are very small and you can't find them with your eyes. But you can see them with a microscope（显微镜）. They are very, very small and there could be hundreds of them on a little piece of something.Germs are always found in dirty water. When we look at dirty water under the microscope. We will see a lots of them in it, so your father and mother will not let you drink dirty water.Germs are not only found in water. They are found in air and dust（灰尘）, if you get a cut in the finger, and if some of the dust from the floor goes into the cut, germs will come into your finger. Your finger will become big and red, and you will have much pain in it. Sometimes if the germs go into all of your body, you may have pain in every part of the body.What can you do to fight germs? You should wash your hands with soap and water. Soap kills many germs, and water washes them away.（1）The underlined word "germs" means ________ in Chinese.A. 尘埃B. 细胞C. 赃物D. 病菌（2）If we want to find out how many germs there are, we can use ________.A. eyesB. glassesC. microscopesD. cameras（3）According to the passage, we can find a lot of germs at ________ places.A. cleanB. dirtyC. quietD. noisy（4）From the passage, we know that germs are ________ to us.A. friendlyB. badC. usefulD. important3．阅读理解A new report says promising children money to pass exams does not help exam grades. The report says parents may waste their money by using it to get their kids to study more.However, the promise of a trip could encourage students to try harder and do better at school. Scientists looked at how promises of money and tickets to shows affected students' studying and learning. Over 10,000 students took part in the survey. There was an improvement in class work and homework, but this did not result in better test scores.Lead scientist Dr. Simon Burgess thought the survey showed something important and interesting. He said it had not found something that really got students to work harder. He added that, clearly, some students have a lot of goals. They believe that education is a way of getting a brighter future, but there are kids who think that working hard doesn't make a difference." He said these children think exam success is all in your genes because of their family environment.Education expert Dr. Kevan Collins said good teachers were better than promises of money to get children to study, especially for children from poor families. He wrote, "What really makes the difference is how students are taught."（1）We can see from the new report that .A. students don't like to travel at allB. lots of students are harder to get more moneyC. money can not help students get better gradesD. parents need a lot of money to help their children（2）Which of the following statements is TRUE?A. The survey shows something makes students really work harder.B. Some students think education is very important for their future.C. Students will work harder if they don't think they have good genes.D. Having trips is more important than owning much money in our life.（3）If a student thinks gene is the most important, he might agree make（s）the difference.A. good teachersB. working hardC. much moneyD. family environment （4）We might read the passage in the part of in a newspaper.A. healthB. cultureC. sportsD. education4．阅读理解You may feel interested in students in other countries. Do they have so much homework? What do they do in their free time? Do they often go to parties? People did a survey in China, Japan, South Korea and the US last year. Here are the results.Who studies the hardest?Chinese students spend the most time in studying. About one in two spends more than two hours on their homework every day. Why? Maybe they' just want to improve themselves, or they do that just because of the school and their parents.Who sleeps most often in class?About 45 percent of Japanese students doze off in class. 32% of us students feel sleepy in class, while in China, there are 5% students sleeping in class. Why do Japanese students get tired and sleepy in class more easily? Because they always like to stay up late at night!Who is the most distracted?American students are the most active in class, but also the most distracted. 64.2% of them talk to friends in class. 46.9% of them eat in class, and 38.9% of them send e-mails or read other books in class.What do they do after school?In their free time, most Chinese students study or surf the Internet. Most American students hang out with their friends or go to parties. Most Japanese students do exercise while most South Korean students watch TV.（1）What percent of Chinese students spend more than 2 hours doing their homework every day?A. 32%B. 45%C. 50%D. 64.2%（2）What does a "distracted student" usually do in class?A. He listens to his teachers very carefully.B. He keeps quiet and does his homework.C. He always falls asleep in class.D. He does things that have nothing to do with learning.（3）What does the passage mainly want to tell us?A. The students from different countries have different character.B. Chinese students work much harder than those from other countries.C. The students around the world do something different in their free time.D. Most students in the world are interested in going online or watching TV.5．阅读理解Techeng Island（特呈岛）lies in the southeast of Zhanjiang. The villagers there used to make a living by fishing. But now, most of them make much money by doing business. They believe that their island is a gift from nature and they give thanks to it every day. In 2003, President Hu Jintao came to visit the island and pointed out that the government of Zhanjiang should take the is land into a "civilized new ecotourism island"（文明生态旅游新海岛）. Since then, the island has opened a new page in history.Today, the island has become a popular place for tourists. It takes you about 15 minutes to get there by boat from Maxie Pier（码头）near Haibin Park. But it is a just 8-minute boat ride fromZhanjiang Port Pier. In the resort（度假村）, you can not only enjoy the fantastic sights but also have a lot of interesting things to do, like walking on the beach, visiting the museum and enjoying the delicious seafood. The best way to relax yourself is to enjoy the hot springs（温泉）there.Welcome to Techeng Island! It's a place to visit!（1）How did the villagers on Techeng Island make a living in the past?A. By doing business.B. By enjoying the fantastic sights.C. By fishing.D. By giving thanks to nature.（2）When has the island opened a new page in history?A. In 2003.B. Since 2003.C. Nobody knows.D. In the past.（3）How long does it take to get there by boat from Zhanjiang Port Pier?A. 8 minutes.B. 15 minutes.C. A long time.D. 23 minutes.（4）The hot springs can help you________.A. enjoy the sightsB. relax yourselfC. eat seafoodD. visit the museum （5）Techeng Island is a place________.A. that lies in the west of ZhanjiangB. where all the villagers live a poor lifeC. that young people may find boringD. that tourists like to visit6．阅读理解Many people like to travel during their vacations. Some people travel in tour groups because they think it is safe and cheap. A tour guide takes care of the group and makes sure the group can see a lot of interesting and beautiful sights. Other people like traveling alone or with friends. If you travel by yourself, you are free to see what you want to see.Why do people like to travel? Some people travel to learn more about other countries' people, culture, food and languages. Some people travel for adventure（冒险）. They want to do some different things, such as skiing, bungee jumping and mountain climbing. Other people like to shop when they travel. They look for new things or cheap ones when shopping.There are different ways to travel. Some people take trains, boats or buses, some fly and others drive cars. Some people like to travel slowly and spend a long time in each place, while others like to take quick tours and visit more places in a short time.（1）Why do some people like traveling in tour groups?A. Because they think it is safe and cheap.B. Because they have different ways to travel.C. Because they want to see interesting sights.D. Because they want to learn more about people from other countries.（2）How many reasons do people travel for according to the passage?A. One.B. Two.C. Three.D. Four.（3）Some people take quick tours because .A. they travel by carB. they like to visit many places in a short timeC. they have much time for travelingD. they want to spend a long time in each place （4）If a person travels for adventure, he may choose to get different experiences. A. riding and bungee jumping B. skiing and swimmingC. walking and mountain climbingD. skiing and bungee jumping7．阅读理解Mr. Ellis is very old. He has seen many changes in his hometown.He knows that things are different now. But he never forgets the old days. He likes to talk about them. He often talks about his favorite birds , the robins （一种小鸟---鸫）."When I was a boy, these houses were not here. There were wide fields and tall trees. Every spring the robins would come. Thousands of them would fly up to the north from the south. They spent the winter in the south. Some would build their nests （巢） in the trees near our houses. Then people started to cut down trees, and built more houses. The robins stopped coming. They couldn't build their nests near our houses because there were no trees.""Now there are too many houses and too many roads. There are no places for the robins. They don't come any more."（1）Mr. Ellis often talks about__________.A. his old houseB. the old daysC. his life nowD. his family（2）The robins spent the winter in__________.A. the southB. the westC. the northD. the east（3）__________ built the nests in the trees.A. Mr. EllisB. Some peopleC. The robinsD. Some dogs（4）The robins hasn't come to the hometown becauseA. people has built more houses.B. There are too many trees.C. it is colder in the north now.D. There are no places for the robins.（5）From the passage we can know that___________.A. Mr. Ellis likes his new life now.B. there were many houses in the old days.C. the robins can make houses without trees.D. Mr. Ellis is not happy with the changes there.8．阅读理解You might eat dinner together as a family or you may all sit in the living room and watch TV, but you might not talk much. So a family meeting is necessary. If you have a busy family, a weekly meeting is a good idea. You can talk about a problem or make a plan in the meeting.Having family meetings is a good way to improve（改善）communication among all family members. Everyone who lives in the home should be encouraged to join in the family meeting. That includes（包括）not only the nuclear family, but also any relative （亲戚）that lives in the house, such as grandparents or cousins.Everyone in the meeting should get some time to talk. If some people don't want to talk, just ask them about the best thing that happened to them that day. It might help start the conversation（交谈）.You also need to make some simple rules for your meetings. " Only one person talks at a time" or" No smart phone use during meetings" may make everyone stay respectful（尊重人的）. You can use your first meeting to make a few simple rules that everyone agrees on. If your kids havetrouble waiting their turn to talk, you can find a fun way to let them know that only one person talks at a time. Use a pen or a ball to show that it's your turn to talk. When you finish speaking, you pass the pen or the ball to someone else.（1）What should people do in a family meeting according to the passage?A. Have dinner together.B. Watch TV in the living room.C. Communicate with each other.D. Clean the living room together.（2）What does a nuclear family（Paragraph 2）include?A. Parents and relatives.B. Parents and children.C. Parents and grandparents.D. All the members in the house.（3）What is the last paragraph mainly about?A. How to make a family meeting go well.B. What you shouldn't do in a family meeting.C. How to make a family meeting interesting.D. What children can learn from a family meeting.（4）Who is the passage written for?A. Parents.B. Children.C. Volunteers.D. Teachers. 9．阅读理解If you're feeling tired and stressed because you have too much going on, like lots of after-school activities, you might feel better if you give something up, even if it's just for a term or so. Sometimes lots of activities-even if they're all fun-can make you feel stressed by keeping you busy all the time. On the other hand, if problems at home are troubling（使烦恼）you, in fact some after-school activities may help you relax and feel better.There are also relaxing exercises that you can use to keep stress away. The easiest one is to breathe（呼吸）in slowly and deeply through your nose, and then exhale slowly through your mouth. Do this two to four times.You can do breathing exercises anytime. You can even do breathing exercises in class if you're nervous before a test.The best way to keep stress away is to have a balanced life. That means making good decisions about how to spend your time. If you're always busy with schoolwork and have to play, you can get stressed. Make sure you keep yourself in mind Sleep, Exercise, Leisure（something fun）, and Food.If you take care of yourself and get enough sleep and food, and if you exercise and leave time for fun, you'll probably be less stressed out!（1）What may help if you have problems at home according to the passage?A. Doing a part-time job.B. Doing some housework.C. Doing some after-school activities.D. Watching much TV.（2）Which is the best way to keep stress away?A. Doing exercise anytime.B. Making good decisions about how to spend time.C. Taking care of yourself and getting much food to eat.D. Doing breathing exercises in class.（3）What does the underlined word "exhale" mean in the passage?A. To breathe in.B. To breathe out.C. To get on.D. To get off.（4）Which of the following is the best title of this passage?A. How to Keep Stress AwayB. How to Keep FitC. Where is Stress FromD. What is Stress10．阅读下面材料，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

成都市实验外国语学校（西区）八年级英语下册期末完形填空汇编一、八年级英语下册完形填空专项训练1．先通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。

Before the day I stepped into junior high school, I had always thought that as long as I could read, speak, and listen well, English will be a "no problem" 1 for me, and that English grammar was a piece of cake. My father 2 to tell me the importance of grammar but I just wouldn't listen. I didn't understand what's so important about the whole "grammar" thing.This misunderstanding didn't last long. Something unexpected happened. It was only 3 that day, and I would never forget that day. I was just a young and seventh grader when our English teacher 4 to give us a quiz on English grammar. We had to fill in blanks. After I read the sentence in question number one, different kinds of answers which I thought were possible came into my mind. All of them seemed right and made sense to me, but there was only one 5 answer to it, but I didn't know which one exactly. I was shocked, but I said to myself "never mind", and went on to question number two. Unexpectedly, the same trouble that just happened, appeared right in front of me again, and it just kept happening again and again until I heard our teacher say 6 "Time's up." I had to turn in my answer sheet 7 so many unsure answers on it.I was really sad about the whole thing. And since then, I've 8 that in English, writing grammar is quite different from spoken grammar. My father had been trying to tell me the important role grammar plays in learning English. Well, it's 9 too late to learn anything, including ENGLISH! So, I started to work on my grammar skills, and thanks to that bad 10 ,I really learned a lot from it! Now, I'm still on my journey of learning grammar, and I am enjoying it.1. A. word B. subject C. name D. point2. A. tried B. managed C. failed D. refused3. A. until B. before C. after D. when4. A. remembered B. hoped C. decided D. forgot5. A. same B. different C. incorrect D. correct6. A. quickly B. slowly C. loudly D. quietly7. A. with B. of C. except D. about8. A. felt B. guessed C. told D. realized9. A. sometimes B. always C. ever D. never10. A. thought B. experience C. habit D. gift2．阅读短文，从每题所给选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

八年级（下）期末英语试卷（解析版）一、基础知识（共25分）在下列各句的空白处填入一个适当的词，使句子意思完整、语法正确。

（5分）1．（1分）Jessie is an honest girl.She never tells lies so we all believe what she says.【解答】从She never tells lies so we all believe what she says.判断Jessie是一个诚实的女孩，使用honest，形容词，诚实的。

故填honest。

2．（1分）It's a tradition to blow out candles on birthday in most countries.【解答】从candles on birthday 判断句子说的是吹灭蜡烛，使用blow out。

故填out。

3．（1分）The Olympic Torch symbolizes peace，friendship and progress.【解答】从The Olympic Torch symbolizes 判断奥运会的火炬象征着和平，友谊和进步。

故填friendship。

4．（1分）We should never give up trying to realize our dreams no matter what is in front of us.【解答】从our dreams 判断句子说的是实现梦想，使用realize，to后面跟动词原形。

故填realize。

5．（1分）I enjoy searching the Web for interesting stories and sharing with my friends.【解答】根据I enjoy searching the Web可知短语search...for...搜索……故答案是for。

二. 用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空。

四川省成都市2016-2017学年度外国语学校初二年级期末统考英语卷第二部分基础知识运用一、请从下面各题A、B、C.D三个选须中选择正确答案。

1.The old man still keeps an aye on the whole company.A. look after.B. takes care ofC. watch.D. sees【答案】B【解析】【详解】句意：这个老人仍然留心着整个公司。

考察动词词义辨析，look after和take care of都意为“照顾，留心”，主语为第三人称单数，其动词也需要用其对应的三单形式；watch意为“看见”；see意为“看到”，综合选项，故答案选B。

2.Rick became a member of the Irish rock band when he was 15.A. got involved in.B. took part in.C. went to.D. joined.【答案】D【解析】【详解】句意：Rick在他15岁的时候加入了一支爱尔兰摇滚乐队。

考查词义辨析，get involved in意为“涉及，卷入”；take part in和join in意为“参加（活动）”，主要指“参加（活动、游戏等）”，往往指参加者持有积极的态度，join一般指“加入”“政党、团体、组织等”成为其中的一个成员；本题中指的是加入爱尔兰乐队，成为其中的一员；综合选项，故答案选D。

【点睛】join指加入某个党派团体组织等成为其成员之一，意为“参军、入团、入党”等。

join in多指参加小规模的活动，如“球赛、游戏”等，常用于日常口语。

take part in指参加会议或群众性活动等，着重说明句子主语参加该项活动并在活动中发挥作用。

本句根据句意，可知指的是加入爱尔兰乐队，成为其中的一员；综合选项，故答案选D。

3.Billie Schacht returned to Millville and started teaching in the same school that she had gone to school in.A. went.B. come back.C. came.D. went back.【答案】D【解析】【详解】句意：Billie Schacht回到了米尔维尔并且开始在她之前读书的学校教书。

成都初二年级英语科试卷听力部分（20分）I. 听句子，根据所听内容选择最佳应答语，句子读两遍。

（5 分）分）1. A. Yes, I have. B. No, I don’t. C. Yes, I will. m sorry to hear that. 2. A. I’I’m sorry to hear that. B. Ok. I’I’I’ll do it right now. ll do it right now. C. Sorry, I can’t do that. 3. A. I forgot to do my homework. B. I was watching TV. m really happy about that. C. I’I’m really happy about that. 4. A. Twice a month. B. In three months. C. For two weeks. m not sure about it. 5. A. Yes, I am. B. No, I don’t. C. I’I’m not sure about it. II. 听对话，根据所听内容选择最佳答案。

对话读两遍。

（5分）分）6.What was the girl doing when the earthquake happened? A. Prac cing the piano. B. Watching a film. C. Sleeping. 7.Why doesn’t the boy buy the black coat? ey. A.Because he doesn’t have enough mon e y. B.Because he doesn’t like it. C.Because it doesn’t fit him. 8.What will the weather be like on Friday? A. Cloudy. B. Sunny. C. Rainy. 9.Where is Jim now? A. In the hospital. B. At school. C. In the street. 10.What does the boy tell the girl to do? A.He tells her to read more books. B.He tells her to be brave. C.He tells her to prac se English o en. III. 听对话，根据所听内容选择最佳答案。

期末复习（1）I.Choose the similar word or phrase for the underlined part in each sentence. (5 Scores)( )1. The majority of people choose him to be the president.A.The mostB.The most ofC.Most ofD.Most( )2.Father is ill. I think I should go to the hospital to look after him.A.take the care ofB.keep an eye onC.look out ofD.watch out of( )3. After morning classes, all the students come out of the classroom to go to the dining hall immediately.A.fastB.soonC.at onceD.in a short time( )4. It’s ten minutes by car from my home to school.A.ten-minute driveB.a ten-minute driveC.ten minutes’ in a carD.a ten-minutes drive( )5.If you want to go shopping, please go to central London. There are many department stores.A.the centre of theB.the centreC.central ofD.the centre ofII. Choose the best answers to fill in the blanks.(25 scores)( )1.You can buy fresh vegetables and fruit ________.A.at the newsagent’sB.at the greengrocer’sC.at the baker’sD.at the florist’s( )2. How many women teachers are there in your country? About two ______.lionslions oflion oflion( )3. He was born _______January 15th, 2000. It was _______Sunday.A.in, aB.on, 不填C.in, 不填D.on, a( )4.It’s difficult___you ____ me with the heavier boxes. I can’t move them at all.A.of, to helpB.of, helpingC.for, to helpD.for , helping( )5.The singer and actor, with the dancers ______the new year show in the square right now.A.are givingB.giveC.is givingD.gives( )6.-What does your uncle look like? -_________.A.He’s got beardB.He’s got a short black hairC.He’s quite short with a glassesD.He’s bold.( )7. China and Egypt are i different time zones, so there is difference _____Chinese and ______zone.A.between, EgyptianB. between, EgyptionC.of, EgyptianD.of, Egyption( )8.Cordelia and her husband live on Castle Eden which is ______long with their cat and dog.A.fifteen metres’B.fifteen-metreC.fifteen metresD.fifteen metre’s( )9.-Is it about ______from Chengdu to Chongqing by train?-Yes, it’s not far from Chongqing.A.two and a half hourB.two and a half hoursC. Two hour and a halfD.two hours and half( )10.-Who’s playing ________in the classroom?-It’s Lily. She is also good at playing _______.A.piano, volleyballB.the piano, the volleyballC.piano, the volleyballD.the piano, volleyball( )11.We all find _______ friendly to _______.A.they, talkB.they, talk toC.them, talk toD.them, talk( )12. There isn’t ______butter in the fridge. You need to buy ______.A.much, someB.a lot, someC.any, oneD.a lot of, any( )13.Our P.E class is _______Friday afternoon. SO we go to the play ground______ every Friday afternoon.A, in, in B.on, on C.on, 不填 D.in,不填( )14.She gets on the bus quickly and sits _______it.A.in front ofB.in the front ofC.at the frontD.in the front( )15.-_______will you stay in China for your holiday?-For about one week.A.How longB.How oftenC.How soonD.How far( )16. He likes walking _______after having meals.A. to somewhereB.somewhereC.in somewhereD.where( )17._______of students in our school is 6000. That means ______of students study here.A.A number, the numberB.A number, a numberC.The number, the numberD.The number, a number( )18.When I _______Berlin, I’ll call you as soon as possible.A.arriveB.getC.reachD.arrive at( )19.English teachers in our school go to work early when the Sun _______,andThey work late until the Sun _______.A.raises, setsB.raises, sitsC.rises, setsD.rises, sits( )20. I can’t eat ________chocolates. The doctor tells me not to have _______sweet food.A.too much, too manyB.too much, too muchC.too many, too manyD.too many, too much( )21. He was _______one of the two boys.A.the tallestB.the tallerC.the tallD.a tall( )22. Is there going to ______a TV show called running man this Sunday?A.haveB.不填C.beD.has( )23. -Thanks for help! -_________.A.Never mind.B.Don’t mention it.C.It’s all right.D.It’s OK.( )24.The department store ______at 9 in the morning. It _____12 hours ever day.A.is open, opensB.is open, is openC.opens, opensD.opens, is open( )25. All of them want to know _______.A.how old is the teacherB. when do they have the examC.where they will go on holidayD.when the film beginIII.Words transformation. (20 Scores)1. Attention, please! The __________ (arrive) time of the Flight BA173 from Millan is 9:00 in the morning.2. All of us want to know if Tianfu Square is __________ (situate) in the centre of Chengdu.3. Would you not put all the ___________ (equip) in this room? It is already full.4. My grandma ___________ (enjoy) _____________ (play) Majiang with her friends.5. It’s very important for us _____________ (eat) breakfast everyday.6. Jack ________ (rent) his flat from his workmate, Jim. He _________ (live) in a private _________(rent) flat.7. Jeff ____ (usual) goes swimming after school, but I always stay at home. So it’s___ (usual) for me(meet) him in the swimming pool at 6:00 PM.8. There are no _____________ (bar) in that street.9. There’s a man ___ (talk) to Marco in the playground .They ____ (study) English there.10. His birthday is on_______ (three) month of the year. Would you like _________(come) and ______(meet) him?11. Are there any ________ between those two pictures? Yes, they are quite _________ from each other. (different)12. The police are looking for the _________ (own) of these lost ___________ (possession).13. It’s ____________ for Tom to touch his toes, but it’s difficult for Billy to do it.( difficulty)14. Boys are always interested in __________ (get) involved in various sports to keep healthy and also for fun.15. Students are usually busy choosing __________ (take) courses in the holidays for a better future.16. Why don’t you ___________ (go) on the trips to the theatre with us? Don’t only sit in front of the TV.17. Young girls would like ___________ (have) desserts in nice colors. They look delicious indeed.18. Is it possible for you ___________ (fly) as high as birds in the sky? Surely not.19. Can you see that woman in a purple dress waiting over there? She must _________ (is) Cecilia’s kind mother.20. What a beautiful sunset! Look, the sun ____________ (set) slowly down to the sea.IV.Pattern shift.(8 scores)1.The airport is twenty minutes’ drive from the central city.The airport is ________ _________ _________ _________ from the central city.2.There’s no food in the fridge,__________ __________?3.Our school is about 30 minutes by car from Chengdu. (question to the underlined part)_______________________________________________________________________________4.Mr Gou bought a new car two weeks ago. (Change the sentence into the present Perfect)_______________________________________________________________________________5.We can order fried chicken at KFC by telephone. (Question to the underlined part)_______________________________________________________________________________6.Those bunches of seedless grapes from Xingjiang look fresh.(Question to the underlined part)_______________________________________________________________________________7.We can move into this new flat with a private bathroom next week. (ask a question to the underlined part._______________________________________________________________________________8.The houseboat called Castle Eden is two meters wide. (ask a question to the underlined part._______________________________________________________________________________V.Correction. (10 Scores)1.Call us on 8766521 and we’ll send you the information about dates and fees as quick as possible.2. On Sunday afternoon, we always go to the cinema with friends of our.3. When summer ends, British people usually put the clocks back for one hour.4. My fifteen birthday is on January 24th, 2007. Would you like to come?5. Are all the passengers on this flight come from those European countries?6. We’re learning an English book is called Look Ahead this term and we find it interesting.7. She is reading an advertisement for a room to let, but it says it hasn’t got much furnitures in it.8. I’m sorry. There isn’t any fruit or any juice today. Would you like any coffee instead?9.Cordelia and her husband live on Castle Eden which is fifteen meters long with their dog and cat.10.When you are on your way back home, don’t forget to get some meat at the butcher’s and some cakes at the baker.VI. Fill in the blanks with what you have learned from the textbook.1.Eldon House is a h___1___ for international students. There are twenty s___2___ bedrooms on three f___3___. A small number of d___4___ bedrooms with private bathrooms are also available. On the ground floor, there is alarge sitting room with a television and a telephone. There is also a small coffee bar and a games room with a b___5___ table and table-tennis table. For more i___6___, please c___7___ the manager.2.The Birch Hotel has only got the u___8___ facilities: a r___9___, a coffee bar, and a shop. But one p___10___ is that there isn’t a car p___11____. James can only put his car in the street. That’s d___12___ for him. And he hasn’t got a f___13___ in his room to k___14___ food and drink in. And there isn’t a video whi ch is very i___15___ for his work. So James really wants to live in his o___16___ flat.3.There are about 23 m_____ homes ( houses and flats) in Britain. some people rent their homes from l_____ councils and 2 million live in private r_____ houses.A t_____ British house is for a family of two to four people. There are other houses next to it and opposite it, and there is a garden at the b_____ and a_____ at the front. A typical house has got two floors. On the ground floor there is a sitting room, a din ing room and a kitchen. On the first floor, there’s a bathroom and the bedrooms. Small houses have one or two bedrooms. Large houses have three or more.4.People with different o______ may have various lifestyle. A businesswoman usually h_____ lunch in a restaurant because the company p_____. She always wears f_____ clothes like a suit to work. A waiter has an evening job. He usually eats in the k_____ and wears a u_____ at work. Students usually eat in a c_____ and like c_____ clothes.5.Richard Gere is a well-known film star in Hollywood. He is a handsome man w_____ grey hair and brown eyes. He is e_____ popular with female a_____. He was married to the m_____, actress and TV presenter Cindy.III.Choose the right word and fill in the blanks with the proper form. (10 Scores)society talk smoke be mind polite mean behave hard has always like"In fact, you're boring." Why do we _____1______ hear people speak like this? Because everyone knows it’simpolite to say so. This is what manners _____2_____ about. Acting in an educated way to preventmisunderstanding happening. Judge a person polite or not, we can watch his behavior. And in the modern society,we should know the importance of being polite. We can’t interact with others without some ____3____rules ofbehavior. Rude people are those whose _____4_____ shows little respect for the rules that the majority follows.Restaurants ____5______ smoking and non-smoking sections. And before ____6______, most smokers arepolite enough to ask, “do you ____7______ if I smoke?” instead of smoking whenever or wherever they want.There are some children whose behavior that people consider very _____8____. They listen to their walkmenwhile the others are _____9_____to them. Kids who have no idea what being polite ____10______ will pay theprice sooner or later.。

四川省成都市外国语学校初二年级期末统考英语卷注意事项：1. 全卷分A卷和B卷，A卷满分100分，B卷满分50分；考试时间120分钟。

2. 答题前，考生务必先认真核对条形码上的姓名、学籍号和座位号，无误后将本人姓名、学籍号和座位号填写在答题卡相应位置。

2.第I卷主要为选择题（第6-10，26-30及41-45小题除外），用2B铅笔在答题卡上填涂作答。

3.保持答题卡面清洁，不得折叠、污染、破损等。

A卷（共100分）第二部分基础知识运用（共30小题，计40分）一、请从下面各题A、B、C.D三个选须中选择正确答案。

（共5小题，每小题1分；计5分）31.The old man still keeps an aye on the whole company.A.look after.B.takes care ofC.watch.D.sees32.Rick became a member of the Irish rock band when he was 15.A.got involved in.B.took part in.C.went to.D.joined.33.Billie Schacht returned to Millville and started teaching in the same school that she had gone to school in.A.went.e back.C.came.D.went back.34.Although she is quite young, she can solve the problem in her own way.A.is able to.B.able to.C.has the ability.D.have the ability to.35.Sammy went to study abroad between the years of 1940 and 1949.A.in the 1940'sB.in her 40sC.in the 1940sD.in her 40's二．单项选择。

一、选择题1．Mr. Green is trying to make possible for the students to learn English easily in his class. A．that B．it C．this D．them B解析：B【解析】句意：Green先生正在努力的使学生们在他的课堂上容易地学习英语成为可能。

that那，那个；it它；this这，这个；them他们。

这句话中使用的句型是make it+形容词+for sb. to do sth.使某人做某事是…的，其中it是形式宾语，真正的宾语是动词不定式。

故应选B。

2．﹣I'm afraid of giving a speech in public．﹣______ I believe you can do it well．A．Take it easy．B．That's right．C．No problem．A解析：A【解析】【详解】句意：-我害怕在公共场合做演讲。

-放松点，我相信你能做得很好。

考查情境对话。

A放松；B那是对的；C没问题。

结合语境可知，这里应给对方安慰，表示"放松"，故选A。

3．We want to know _____to help them.A．what can we do B．what we can do C．how can we do D．how we can do B 解析：B【解析】【详解】句意：我们想做点什么来帮助他们。

考查宾语从句。

宾语从句要用陈述语序，可知排除A和C，do是及物动词，本句宾语从句缺少宾语，可知使用特殊疑问代词what引导此定语从句，how是疑问副词；故选B。

4．Alan is 9-year-old boy and he wants to be artist in the future.A．an; a B．a; an C．an; an D．a; a B解析：B【解析】【详解】句意：Alan是一个九岁的男孩，将来他想成为一名艺术家。

成都武侯外国语学校八年级英语下册期末阅读理解汇编一、八年级英语下册阅读理解专项训练1．阅读理解Winter is cold in some places. Many plants do not grow during winter. Some plants die. Snow and ice may cover the ground. It can be hard for animals to find food during winter. Animals get through this time in many ways. Birds and butterflies can fly. Many of them fly to a place with nice weather in winter and return home in spring. We call it migration.Another good way to be away from the cold is to sleep through it. Many animals hide themselves during the winter such as snakes, frogs and bears. They sleep and do not eat for the whole winter. We call it hibernation.Some animals store food in their homes. They save some food in summer and fall and live on them. This is what squirrels （松鼠） do.Other animals do not leave. They do not hide. Sometimes nature helps them out. Some animals grow thicker coats in the winter. Other animals change color. The arctic fox （北极狐） is brown in summer, but his coat turns white in winter.Winter may be pretty. It is nice to see snow on the trees. But it is dangerous, too. People are also at risk. How do you beat the winter? Do you wear a thick coat? Do you stay inside?Or do you live somewhere warm?（1）During the winter, ____ go to the place with nice weather.A. foxesB. snakesC. bearsD. butterflies（2）_______ pass the winter by eating stored food.A. BearsB. SquirrelsC. FrogsD. Birds（3）The arctic fox turns the colour of his coat into in winter.A. whiteB. brownC. pinkD. black（4）The underlined word "hibernation" probably means _______ in the passage.A. 迁徙B. 繁殖C. 冬眠D. 灭绝（5）What is the main idea of this passage?A. Animals do funny and interesting things.B. Most flowers do not grow during the wintertime.C. Animals pass the winter in many ways.D. We must prepare for the dangers of winter.2．阅读理解If you're feeling tired and stressed because you have too much going on, like lots of after-school activities, you might feel better if you give something up, even if it's just for a term or so. Sometimes lots of activities-even if they're all fun-can make you feel stressed by keeping you busy all the time. On the other hand, if problems at home are troubling（使烦恼）you, in fact some after-school activities may help you relax and feel better.There are also relaxing exercises that you can use to keep stress away. The easiest one is to breathe（呼吸）in slowly and deeply through your nose, and then exhale slowly through your mouth. Do this two to four times.You can do breathing exercises anytime. You can even do breathing exercises in class if you're nervous before a test.The best way to keep stress away is to have a balanced life. That means making good decisions about how to spend your time. If you're always busy with schoolwork and have to play, you can get stressed. Make sure you keep yourself in mind Sleep, Exercise, Leisure（something fun）, and Food.If you take care of yourself and get enough sleep and food, and if you exercise and leave time for fun, you'll probably be less stressed out!（1）What may help if you have problems at home according to the passage?A. Doing a part-time job.B. Doing some housework.C. Doing some after-school activities.D. Watching much TV.（2）Which is the best way to keep stress away?A. Doing exercise anytime.B. Making good decisions about how to spend time.C. Taking care of yourself and getting much food to eat.D. Doing breathing exercises in class.（3）What does the underlined word "exhale" mean in the passage?A. To breathe in.B. To breathe out.C. To get on.D. To get off.（4）Which of the following is the best title of this passage?A. How to Keep Stress AwayB. How to Keep FitC. Where is Stress FromD. What is Stress3．阅读理解Taking away a city's rubbish is a big job. Every day trucks come into a city to collect it. Most rubbish is made up of things we can't eat or use. If we kept these things we would soon have a mountain of rubbish.In some cities the rubbish is collected and taken outside of city to a dump（垃圾堆）.Often the city dump is placed where the ground is low or there is a big hole. The kitchen rubbish is broken into small pieces and sent into the sewage （排污） system. The sewage system takes away the used water from toilets（厕所）, bathtubs and other places.To keep mice（老鼠） and flies away, some earth is used to cover the newly dumped rubbish. Later, grass may be planted on the rubbish-filled land. Finally, a house or a school may be built there, and then you'd never know that this had once been an old rubbish dump.In other cities the rubbish is burnt in special places. The fire burns everything but the metal （金属）. The mental can be reused and recycled. The food parts of rubbish are put in specialpiles（堆）where they slowly change into something called humans, which looks like black earth. It is rich with the kinds of things that feed plants and help them grow.（1）You can mostly probably read the passage in _____________.A. a science bookB. a TV guideC. a history bookD. a telephone book（2）According to the passage, the right order is _____________.① A house or a school may be built there.② The rubbish is collected and taken to a dump.③ Grass is planted on the rubbished-filled earth.④ The rubbish dump is covered with some earth.A. ②④①③B. ③①④②C. ①④③②D.②④③①（3）How should we take care of a used metal box according to the passage?A. By burning it off.B. By putting it in water.C. By throwing it away.D. By reusing and recycling it.（4）The main idea of the passage is __________.A. to let us know taking away rubbish is a big jobB. to explain the need or rubbish collectionC. to introduce different ways to treat rubbishD. to tell people to take useful things out of rubbish4．阅读理解When you are ill, you must be unhappy because you feel uncomfortable, you don't want to work and you may have to stay in bed. This makes you feel very sad.What makes us ill? They are germs. Germs are everywhere. They are very small and you can't find them with your eyes. But you can see them with a microscope（显微镜）. They are very, very small and there could be hundreds of them on a little piece of something.Germs are always found in dirty water. When we look at dirty water under the microscope. We will see a lots of them in it, so your father and mother will not let you drink dirty water.Germs are not only found in water. They are found in air and dust（灰尘）, if you get a cut in the finger, and if some of the dust from the floor goes into the cut, germs will come into your finger. Your finger will become big and red, and you will have much pain in it. Sometimes if the germs go into all of your body, you may have pain in every part of the body.What can you do to fight germs? You should wash your hands with soap and water. Soap kills many germs, and water washes them away.（1）The underlined word "germs" means ________ in Chinese.A. 尘埃B. 细胞C. 赃物D. 病菌（2）If we want to find out how many germs there are, we can use ________.A. eyesB. glassesC. microscopesD. cameras（3）According to the passage, we can find a lot of germs at ________ places.A. cleanB. dirtyC. quietD. noisy（4）From the passage, we know that germs are ________ to us.A. friendlyB. badC. usefulD. important5．阅读理解A new report says promising children money to pass exams does not help exam grades. The report says parents may waste their money by using it to get their kids to study more.However, the promise of a trip could encourage students to try harder and do better at school. Scientists looked at how promises of money and tickets to shows affected students' studying and learning. Over 10,000 students took part in the survey. There was an improvement in class work and homework, but this did not result in better test scores.Lead scientist Dr. Simon Burgess thought the survey showed something important and interesting. He said it had not found something that really got students to work harder. He added that, clearly, some students have a lot of goals. They believe that education is a way of getting a brighter future, but there are kids who think that working hard doesn't make a difference." He said these children think exam success is all in your genes because of their family environment.Education expert Dr. Kevan Collins said good teachers were better than promises of money to get children to study, especially for children from poor families. He wrote, "What really makes the difference is how students are taught."（1）We can see from the new report that .A. students don't like to travel at allB. lots of students are harder to get more moneyC. money can not help students get better gradesD. parents need a lot of money to help their children（2）Which of the following statements is TRUE?A. The survey shows something makes students really work harder.B. Some students think education is very important for their future.C. Students will work harder if they don't think they have good genes.D. Having trips is more important than owning much money in our life.（3）If a student thinks gene is the most important, he might agree make（s）the difference.A. good teachersB. working hardC. much moneyD. family environment（4）We might read the passage in the part of in a newspaper.A. healthB. cultureC. sportsD. education6．阅读下面的材料，然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

成都市实验外国语学校八年级英语下册期末阅读理解汇编一、八年级英语下册阅读理解专项训练1．阅读理解As space science develops, man has learned more and more about space. Space is not only amazing but also dangerous. While working in space, spacemen are facing danger as well as success.Scientists have found out that the radiation（辐射）is the greatest danger to spacemen in space. When spacemen are working in space, they are in danger of the radiation from the sun and other stars, which is bad for their health. The harm of the radiation won't be found until their children even grandchildren are born. Some special medicine may work a little, but no really effective medicine has been found so far. Space rubbish is also thought to be a great danger to spacemen. It's reported that there were 9,000 man-made things flying in space. About 30% of these are satellites, 10% are spaceships, and the rest are space rubbish. An explosion（爆炸） in space in 1999 made a cloud of 300,000fragments, each at least 4mm in size. A small piece of these even knocked a spaceship window and caused some damage（损坏）.Scientists are watching and reporting any possible danger all the time. They are working to deal with space rubbish. Although space is really dangerous, it interests many people on the earth. In the near future, it may become possible for people to spend a few days in a space hotel. People may even choose to leave the earth and live in space in a few years. So scientists are doing everything they can to help improve the space environment.（1）How many kinds of dangers in space does the passage mention?A. One.B. Two.C. Three.D. Four.（2）Which of the following is TRUE?A. Scientists have found out many ways to solve problems in space.B. People can have a travel to space or even live in space in ten years.C. The harm of the radiation may be found in the spacemen's children.D. Space is really dangerous, so it only interests scientists on the earth.（3）______ shows the man-made things in space in the correct way.A. B.C. D.（4）The main purpose of this passage is to ______.A. introduce what the space environment is like nowB. warn us the dangers in the space environment nowC. tell us spacemen are working hard to improve the space environmentD. explain why space rubbish has caused lots of damage to the environment2．阅读理解It was 8:30 at night. Don was driving home. He was surprised when he saw a large, green light in the sky. The light was floating（漂浮）over a field. Don stopped his car and went out. He stood behind a tree and watched.The light got very bright. It came nearer and nearer. It was a UFO! And it landed in the field! "What's that? Maybe there are travelers from space in the UFO, "he thought. He started to walk across the field.Then a large door on the UFO opened. Something came out! It moved toward Don.The thing was not nice to look at! It had long yellow strings（细绳）on its face. Two round and blue balls were on its face. Under the round things, there were three holes. One hole opened and closed and made big noises.Now Don was afraid, but he tried to be brave. He walked nearer and listened to the terrible noises."Hello," said the strange thing. "My name is Zeeb. I'm from the planet Mars（火星）. This is my first trip to the earth. Glad to meet you."（1）The light came nearer and nearer. And finally it .A. floated over the fieldB. floated in the airC. come to the groundD. open the door in the air（2）The strange thing came to the earth from Mars in a UFO .A. lookB. hitC. visitD. walk across（3）The thing from space was .A. uglyB. smartC. cuteD. nice（4）The strange thing was .A. not happyB. friendlyC. angryD. strange3．阅读理解If you're feeling tired and stressed because you have too much going on, like lots of after-school activities, you might feel better if you give something up, even if it's just for a term or so. Sometimes lots of activities-even if they're all fun-can make you feel stressed by keeping you busy all the time. On the other hand, if problems at home are troubling（使烦恼）you, in fact some after-school activities may help you relax and feel better.There are also relaxing exercises that you can use to keep stress away. The easiest one is to breathe（呼吸）in slowly and deeply through your nose, and then exhale slowly through your mouth. Do this two to four times.You can do breathing exercises anytime. You can even do breathing exercises in class if you're nervous before a test.The best way to keep stress away is to have a balanced life. That means making good decisions about how to spend your time. If you're always busy with schoolwork and have to play, you can get stressed. Make sure you keep yourself in mind Sleep, Exercise, Leisure（something fun）, and Food.If you take care of yourself and get enough sleep and food, and if you exercise and leave time for fun, you'll probably be less stressed out!（1）What may help if you have problems at home according to the passage?A. Doing a part-time job.B. Doing some housework.C. Doing some after-school activities.D. Watching much TV.（2）Which is the best way to keep stress away?A. Doing exercise anytime.B. Making good decisions about how to spend time.C. Taking care of yourself and getting much food to eat.D. Doing breathing exercises in class.（3）What does the underlined word "exhale" mean in the passage?A. To breathe in.B. To breathe out.C. To get on.D. To get off.（4）Which of the following is the best title of this passage?A. How to Keep Stress AwayB. How to Keep FitC. Where is Stress FromD. What is Stress4．阅读理解Flynn McGarry, a 14-year-old American boy won the prize from "the country's hottest cook".He began cooking four years ago and wanted to cook as much as he could do it. After looking at all these cookbooks and going on the Internet, he thought he could be successful one day. McGarry said. "Every time I try it, I hope to keep getting better and better. I just fell in love with it."He said his mother's cooking was another reason for him to cook. He didn't quite like his mother's food, so he decided to try something simple. He started cooking for himself. He began practicing his knife after school.Then，he started making dishes for a few of his mother's friends. Soon after，he made more delicious and expensive dishes for famous restaurants in America. When his skills in the kitchen got better，he was able to cook his way through most of the cookbooks. He has worked in top restaurants across the country.The young man has a strong passion（热情）for cooking. He even turned his bedroom into a place like a kitchen. You can't see any video games，basketballs or movie posters.McGarry's mother is happy with him and she fully supports（支持）her son. She said，“He showed such interest for this that it was a right choice to do what he loves. ”"Keeping on your passion and hard work certainly pays off in the end." said McGarry.（1）The boy, McGarry began cooking because .A. it was a subject in his schoolB. he didn't like his mother's foodC. his mother asked him to do itD. he wanted to cook for his classmates（2）From the third paragraph, we can learn that .A. the boy only cooked for his familyB. the boy has worked in famous restaurantsC. the boy never practiced cookingD. few friends enjoyed his meals（3）McGarry became so interested in cooking that .A. his subjects became the worst of allB. he made lots of moneyC. he made his bedroom like a kitchenD. his mother had to stop him from cooking（4）The best title for the passage may be .A. Cooking Will Be PopularB. Hard Work Is the Key to SuccessC. Cooking Can't Help UsD. Everyone Can Be Perfect5．阅读理解Now some women are spending a weekend at Mother's Camp. There, husbands and children are not allowed. Why would a woman want to take a vacation without her family? Some women say they need time to be alone.At Mother's Camp a woman has room to herself. She can sleep, read or watch TV, and no one will bother her. No children will ask, "Mom, what's for dinner?" No husband will say, "Oh, dear, I can't find any clean socks." In fact almost 50% of women in the United States work outside the home. Many of them work full-time and then come home to a second job-taking care of their homes and families. These working women say one of their biggest problems is housework.In the United States, working wives do about 75%of the housework. Many of their husbands say they want to help. But then they burn the rice or they can't find the pans. They ask so many questions that their wives decide it is easier to do the job themselves.Some women go to Mother's Camp just to get a break from housework. For two days they don't cook, they don't clean, they don't look after their children and husbands. What do they do? They enjoy warm, sunny weather, walking, swimming or boating in a clear blue lake and sing songs around the campfire. They relax away from home. They have a really wonderful vacation at Mother's Camp.（1）From this passage we can see in the United States.A. women want to work outside the homeB. husbands do as much housework as their wivesC. working wives do most of the houseworkD. women do not like to stay at home with their families（2）At Mother's Camp, women can't .A. bring their husbands and childrenB. read newspapersC. swim in the lakeD. watch TV（3）Why would some mothers like to be alone?A. Because they want a new life.B. Because they want to relax themselves.C. Because they have to work full-time.D. Because they don't like their husbands and children.（4） is one of the biggest troubles for working wives in the United States.A. Looking after their childrenB. Working outside the homeC. When to take a vacationD. Housework（5）What's the best title for this passage?A. Mothers in the USB. Mothers Are Busy in the USC. Welcome to Mother's CampD. Mothers Relax Away from Home6．阅读下面的材料，然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。