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. 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).
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.
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.
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
traffic. Suddenly he saw a 57 rushing towards the crossing. It ran so fast that it almost hit a man 58 a bike. He stopped it at once and saw a girl in it.
“59 your licence（执照）to me, madam,” said Mr Evans.
The girl handed her bag to him and said, “Please look for it in the bag 60 . I can‟t see anything without glasses”.
46. A. worker B. teacher C. doctor D. farmer
47. A. liked B. wished C. helped D. answered
48. A. beat B. won C. lost D. changed
49. A. build B. break C. visit D. find
50. A. terrible B. dangerous C. safe D. interesting
51. A. bus B. train C. car D. ship
52. A. left B. lived C. died D. fell
53. A. beat B. hurt C. touched D. stopped
54. A. sad about B. afraid of C. interested in D. worried about
55. A. soldier B. policeman C. bookseller D. cleaner
56. A. in the corner B. at home C. on duty D. in the office
57. A. runner B. policeman C. player D. car
58. A. riding B. selling C. buying D. making
59. A. Throw B. Show C. Lend D. Copy
60. A. you B. I C. yourself D. myself
四、阅读理解（共20小题；每题2分，共40分）
(A)
Mr. and Mrs. Brown have two children, Mike and Liz. The whole family are all busy,
61. When will Liz be back home?
A. At 3:30 p.m.
B. At 4:00 p.m.
C. At 5:00 p.m.
D. At 9:00 p.m.
62. Who should walk the dog today?
A. Mike.
B. Mrs Brown
C. Liz
D. Mr Brown
63. What‟s Mike probably doing at 6:50 p.m.?
A. Practicing football.
B. Going to Donna‟s house.
C. Playing tennis.
D. Doing his homework.
64. Where can Mike find his tennis shoes?
A. In his bedroom.
B. Outside the back door.
C. In the living room.
D. At Donna‟s house.
65. According to the notes, Teddy is .
A. Mike‟s mother.
B. Mike‟s brother.
C. Mike‟s football coach.
D. the dog in the family.
(B)
One morning, Wu Liang discovered that her classroom had changed. She found that the desks were no longer in rows, but pushed together to make eight bigger desks. She was too excited about it for the first two days and she couldn‟t listen to the teachers carefully. But soon she and her classmates got used to this new classroom arrangement (安排). “Now our class is quieter,” said Wu. “What‟s more, we can come up with our own ideas and learn more through discussion. It‟s a better way to study.”
Li Yu liked it, too. He said, “Group members first discuss, and then show ourselves in front of the whole class. It makes us believe in ourselves.” It was part of a reform (改革) at Li‟s school. The school made this reform because they wanted to provide students with easier ways to study and more chances to discuss. “Our school hopes it can improve students‟ abilities (能力) to study by themselves and work in groups,” said Zhang Ming, an English teacher.
However, the reform has demanded (要求) more from teachers. Now they have only 15 minutes to give the lesson which should be taught in 45 minutes before. It is difficult to teach in such a short time. The teachers have to find better ways to teach more effectively.
The reform demands more, but I‟m sure it is helpful,” added Zhang Ming.
66. After the new classroom arrangement it was easier for Wu Liang and her classmates to ______ in class.
A. discuss with each other
B. sit in the classroom
C. push desks together
D. teach a lesson
67. The school made the reform in order to provide students with _______ to study.
A. noisier classes
B. easier ways
C. more seats
D. fewer chances
68. The Chinese meaning of the word “effectively” in this passage is _________.
A.简单地
B. 明确地
C. 有效地
D. 认真地
69. The reform made the students enjoy following EXCEPT__________
A. learn more through discussion
B. show themselves in front of the whole class
C. only play together
D. improve their abilities (能力) to study by themselves and work in groups
70. The best title of this passage may be “________”.
A. Students‟ Friendship
B. Teachers‟ Hope
C. Discussion in Class
D. New Look in Class
(C)
Ten-year-old Barack Obama (奥巴马)was one of the only three black students at his school in Hawaii, the US. He is different from most of the other students. White girls wanted to touch his hair. A white boy asked him if his father ate people.
“I lied to them that my father was a Kenyan prince(肯尼亚王子). But I kept asking myself who I was.”said Obama.
However, 37 years later, the boy became well-known. On November 4th, 2008, Obama became the first black president in US history with 297 electoral (选举的) votes.
Obama was born in 1961, to an African father and a white American woman from a small town in the US. He grew up in Indonesia and Hawaii. This unusual background made him wonder who he was. He once turned to alcohol（酒精）to help forget this question.
With the help of his friends, Obama finally turned his life around in the university. His hard work made him star at Harvard University. Later, he became the third black senator (参议员) in US history.
During his race to the highest post in the US, Obama talked about his background. He called for a United States of America, rather than a white America or a black America. …Obama‟s success has made Mart in Luther King‟s dream come true. That is : A man should not be judged by the colour of his skin, but by the content of his character.‟ he said at the speech in Chicago soon after he was elected.
71.When he was a child, Obama ______at school.
A. was popular
B. looked happy
C. felt uneasy
D. was hard-working
72. “This unusual background”refers to the fact _________.
A.10-year-old Obama was one of only three black students in his school in Hawaii.
B. Obama became the first black president in US history.
C. he comes from a mixed-race family and grew up in different countries
D. in US history became only the third black senator in US history.
73. During his race to the highest post, what did Obama talk about his background to show ?
A. America is a place where all things are impossible.
B. The power of black people.
C. Their country is the United States of America.
D. His idea couldn‟t be doubted.
74. What does the underlined word “judged” mean?
A. decided
B. punished
C. born
D. chosen
75. Which fact about Obama is NOT TRUE?
A. He graduated from Harvard University.
B. He thinks hard work was the key to his success at college.
C. He lied to his classmates that his father was a Kenyan senator.
D. He called on blacks and whites to come together.
(D)
A dog can‟t speak any words, but it can “talk”. It has feelings just as you do. Sometimes it may feel angry or afraid. Watch a dog closely, and you can find out how it feels. You can see what it is trying to tell you. When you are afraid, you may look down. When a dog is afraid, it may run away. When you are angry with other people, you stare at (凝视) them. An angry dog also stares. Sometimes the hair along its back stands up.
Do you feel guilty when you do something you shouldn‟t do? Dogs can feel guilty, too. Sometimes when I come home, my dog gives me a guilty look. Then I know he did something wrong.
Dogs need love and care. Some dogs are very unhappy when they are alone for a long time. Some dogs even snap (撕咬) if they don‟t get enough care.
You may have a dog or you may know a dog. Take care of it well if you want to have fun with it. Take it on walks. Don‟t make it do too many things. Try not to punish (惩罚) it again and again for doing the same thing. Always remember, a dog has needs and feelings just as you do. Talk to a dog, and it will talk to you.
76. When a dog is afraid, it may _______.
A. look down
B. stare
C. bark
D. run away
77. The word guilty in the second paragraph means _______.
A. excited
B. sorry
C. frightened
D. happy
78. When ______, you know that a dog has done something wrong.
A. It runs away from you
B. its hair stands up
C. its tail shakes (摇摆)
D. it has a guilty look
79. If a dog snaps at things, it may ________.
A. feel lonely
B. be frightened
C. feel sleepy
D. be happy
80. Which of the following would the writer like you to do towards your dog?
A. Never leave your dog alone.
B. Never punish the dog.
C. Try to be kind to dogs.
D. Teach the dog to do work for you
第Ⅱ卷（非选择题共50分）
五、用所给词的适当形式填空（共15小题；每题1分，共15分）
81.Is there anything ___________ in today‟s newspaper?(excite)
82.They celebrate their safe _______________ (arrive).
83.Somebody ____________ the window and ran away (break ).
84.Windy is too young to drive _______________ (she).
85.It‟s ________ (usual) for him to come back home late becaus e he always arrives home before his parents.
86. _____ Linda with her parents _____(remove) the snow at 9 a.m. yesterday morning?
87.Who is the _________(close) person in your family?
88.Our teachers told us that the earth ________(move)around the sun..
89.Our plane _______(leave) at ten o‟clock tonight.
90.Tom is very ________ (care) , but he didn‟t make any mistakes this time.
91.The man was __________ (badly) hurt than the driver in the car accident.
92.His teacher can‟t believe his words because he is ___________(honest) and often lies to her.
93.Kitty was the first one _______ (get) to the cinema.
94.Amy touched the lovely cat as _______ (gentle) as she could.
95. Today is her grandpa‟s __________ (nin ety) birthday.
六、阅读表达（共5小题；每题2分，共10分）
WWF‟s goal is to save the world‟s environment. The organization was set up on 11 September, 1961. In the___(1)___, WWF(World Wide Fund for Nature世界自然基金会) worked to save the world‟s wildlife. Now, it works to save the earth and its environment.
WWF has many tasks. One is to stop ___(1)___. Pollution from industry and cars is harmful to our environment. (2)Each year more and more trees are cut down so WWF tries to protect the earth‟s forests. Also WWF is interested in saving all plants and animals. As people use more land, many animals and plants are losing their homes and die. WWF can buy important areas to protect the land from human development.
WWF has completed many projects. In China, WWF works to save the panda from extinction(灭绝). In South America, it works to save the Amazon Rainforest.
V olunteers and donations help WWF complete its work. WWF‟s work is important to
our environment. It is important for people to help them with time and money.
96. 在文中（1）处填上适当的短语__________, ____________
97. 将文中（2）处翻译成汉语________________________________________________
98. 回答问题：What are WWF‟s tasks?
_________________________________________________________
99. 写出同义句：Many animals and plants are disappearing because people take up more land.
_______________________________________________________________________
100. 在文中找出最能表达该短文主题的句子：
_____________________________________________________________________
七、短文填空（共10小题；每题1分，共10分）
Most people love animals. We think that animals are good f___101___ of humans. But, in fact，a 1arge
number of animals，especially wild ones，are in d___102__ now mainly because of humans. If we do not t__103___ action now，we will have no animals soon.
People are destroying animals‟ natural shelter by cutting d__104__ trees or building houses. At the same time, many of the animals‟ living a__105_ are becoming farmland as we have to feed a 1arger population of the world. Besides，people hunt animals for their fur or other useful things. As a result of the pollution that humans have caused, some animals cannot l__106__ a normal(正常的) life any more.
We must try our best to p__107__ animals right now. Remember that it is everyone‟s d__108_ to do so. We should write to newspapers and magazines and t__109___ everyone about these problems. We should also d__110___ something to help the endangered animals at once.
101. f__________ 102. d_________ 103. t________ 104. d__________105. a_______
106. l_________ 107. p____________108. d_________109. t________ 110. d_______
八、书面表达（共15分）
本月初我国南方许多地方发生特大洪水，给人们的生命和财产安全带来重大损失。
灾后人们纷纷伸出了援助之手。
请你以校委会的名义用英语写一份80字左右的倡议书，开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
要点提示：(1)洪水带来重大损失：①冲走了村庄；②人们失去了良田和家园；③数以千计的人们失去生命；
(2)人们纷纷献出爱心，急忙给灾区人民提供了食物和衣服；
(3)作为中学生我们应该做什么……
Dear schoolmates,
A terrible flood hit many places in south China at the beginning of this month. It brought a great loss to the people there.
_______________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________
If everyone gives a hand , our world will become much more beautiful .
School committee
江苏省姜堰市2011—2012学年度八年级（上）英语期末试题
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. W : What‟s the girl doing?
M: She is playing the computer.
2. W: What animal is the most popular in China?
M: Panda.
3. W: What are children doing there now?
M: They are discussing with each other.
4. M: How will you go to Beijing next month?
W: I‟ll take a plane to get there.
5. M: What‟s your favourite hobby ?
W: Playing the piano.
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. W: Excuse me. What‟s the time, please?
M: It‟s half past three.
W. Thank you.
7. W: May I speak to Mr. Smith?
M: Sorry, he‟s not here at the moment. Can I take a message for you?
8. W: Would you like to come to my birthday party tomorrow evening?
M: I‟m sorry, I will be in Shanghai then.
9. W: What will the weather be like tomorrow?
M: The radio says there will be a heavy rain.
10. W: Do you like your new teacher?
M: He‟s all right. The only problem is that he never stops talking
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。
W: Can I help you, sir?
M: I‟m looking for a book about maths.
W: Oh, here are some books about maths. Do you like maths?
M: No, my son likes maths very much. I‟ll take this one.
W: Here you are.
M: Thank you. Here‟s the money.
听第二段材料，回答第13-15题。
The best way of learning a language is using it. The best way of learning English is talking in English as much as possible. Sometimes people will say things too quickly and you can‟t understand them. But if you keep your sense of humor, you can always have a good laugh at the mistakes you make. Don‟t be sad if people seem to be laughing at your mistakes. It‟s better for people to laugh at your mistakes than to be angry with you. The most important thing for learning English is: “Don‟t be afraid of making mistakes because everyone makes mistakes.”
听第三段材料，回答第16-17题。
M: Ticket, please
W: How much is it?
M: Where are you going to get off?
W: I‟ll get off at the library behind the post office.
M: That will be one yuan.
W: Don‟t all the tickets cost the same?
M: Of course not. If you take one more stop, it will cost you two yuan.
W: How much is the dearest?
M: Three yuan.
听第四段材料，回答第18-20题。
W: Tim, Do you hear about the thing that happened in the classroom yesterday afternoon?
M: No, I don‟t. What happened?
W: Jack and Fred were talking nosily while Mr Hu was giving a lesson and it made him very angry.
M: Oh, really? That‟s too bad.
W: But they said that they wouldn‟t do it again.
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。
All over the world people enjoy sports. Sports are good for people's health and make them happy. Sports change with the season．People play different games in winter and in summer.
Some sports are so interesting that people everywhere play them. Football, for example, is very popular around the world. People in all countries near the sea or with many rivers prefer swimming.
Some sports or games like running or jumping go back to thousands of years. But basketball and volleyball are quite new. Neither of them is over 100 years old.
People from different countries may not be able to understand each other before, but they often become good friends after a game.
一、听力1-5 CCABB 6-10ABCAB 11-15 BABBC 16-20BCBBA 21-25 BAACB
二、单项选择26-30 DCDCB 31-35 BAABB 36-40 CCDCB 41-45 CABBB
三、完形填空46-50 BADCD 51-55 ACBAB 56-60 CDABC
四、阅读理解61-65 CCDBD 66-70 ABCCD 71-75 CCCAC 76-80 DBDAC
五、用所给词的适当形式填空
81. exciting 82. arrival 83. broke 84. herself 85. unusual
86. was removing 87. closest 88. moves 89. leaves
90. careless 91. worse 92. dishonest 93. to get
94. gently 95. ninetieth
六、阅读表达
96. beginning, (air) pollution
97. 由于每年人们砍伐越来越多的树木，所以世界自然基金会才要尽力保护地球上的森林。
98. One is to stop air pollution and WWF is also interested in saving all plants and animals.
99. As people use more land, many animals and plants are losing their homes and die.
100. WWF‟s goal is to save the world‟s environment.
七、短文填空
101. friends 102. danger 103. take 104. down 105. areas
106. live 107. protect 108. duty 109. tell 110. do
八、书面表达
Dear schoolmates,
A terrible flood hit many places in south China at the beginning of this month. It brought a great loss to the people there.
The flood brought a great loss. It washed away the villages and towns, so people lost their farmlands and homes. Thousands of people even lost their homes. They had nowhere to live and no food to eat. When people heard the news, they showed their love in different ways. They were in a great hurry to provide food and clothes to the people in disaster areas. Some even gave money to them. As students, I think we should try our best to help the people in need. Let‟s save our pocket money and send it to them.
If everyone gives a hand , our world will become much more beautiful .
School committee。
