2008_2009英语试卷

银川市2008——2009学年度第一学期 八年级英语期末检测试卷I. 听句子，选出你所听到的单词。

(5分) ( ) 1. A. Sunday B. Monday C. Saturday ( ) 2. A. headache B. stomachache C. toothache ( ) 3. A. schoolwork B. housework C. homework ( ) 4. A. watch B. watches C. watched ( ) 5. A. once B. twice C. twelfth II ．听句子，选出与其意思相符的图画。

（5分） 6.7.8. 9. 10. III. 听对话，根据问题选择最佳答案。

（5分） ( ) 11. How often does Cheng watch TV?A. Never.B. Every day.C. Twice a week.( ) 12. What ’s the matter with Judy?A. She has a cold.B. She has a sore back.C. She has a toothache.( ) 13. When is Lin Hui going to Tibet?A. On Monday.B. On Novemver 12th.C. Next week.( ) 14. How long does it take Maria to get to school by bus?A. Fifty minutes.B. Twenty minutes.C. Ten minutes.( ) 15. Who is more athletic?A. Tom.B. Sam.C. We don ’t know.IV. 听短文，根据你所听到的内容在横线上填入所缺的单词。

（5分）I have a friend named Lin Tao. His dream is to be an ________ cook. But his mother said that__________ is for girls, which made him unhappy. Then his teacher told him that most famouscooks are________, and that he should study hard to make his dream come true. This made LinTao happy __________. He ’ll __________ his best to be a great cook.笔试部分（100分）I. 选择填空（20分）( ) 21. --What are you doing for this vacation?--I’m ________ my uncle.A. visitB. visitedC. visitingD. visits( ) 22. _____ is important and necessary for us __________ English well.A. This; learnB. It; learnC. That; learningD. It; to learn ( ) 23. -- ________ does Mr. Green go to work? -- By bike.A. WhatB. HowC. How oftenD. How soon ( ) 24. David _____ go to the movies because he thinks the cinema is crowded.A. alwaysB. oftenC. sometimesD. hardly ever ( ) 25. -- How ________ milk do you need? -- A little.A. muchB. manyC. farD. long( ) 26. -- When did you come back from Beijing?-- _________the morning of April 18th.A. AtB. WithinC. OnD. In( ) 27. Linda didn’t do her work as __________as you did.A. wellB. betterC. bestD. the best( ) 28. My brother has a _________ son.A. four-years-oldB. fourth-year-oldC. four-year-oldD. four years old ( ) 29. Smith stopped ________ in 1990.A. hiccupB. hiccupingC. hiccuppedD. hiccupping () 30.--They are thirsty. Will you please give them __________? --Certainly.A. some bottle of orangeB. some bottles of orangesC. some bottle of orangesD. some bottles of orange() 31. Put the eggs and sugar in the bowl and ____________ together.A. cut them upB. mix it upC. mix them upD. mix up them () 32. -- I’m going to spend my summer holiday in Hawaii. -- ___________A. Good luck!B. Have a good time!C. That sounds good!D. Can I go wi th you? () 33. The hotel is the best here. It has rooms.A. the worseB. bestC. most comfortableD. the most comfortable () 34. He likes singing songs, but I sing than he does.A. goodB. bestC. wellD. better() 35. -- Could you please help me do the laundry this afternoon?-- . I will be free after 2:30 in the afternoon.A. Sorry, I can’tB. No, you can’tC. Sure, I’d love toD. Y es, I could. () 36. -- did he play soccer? -- About 3 hours.A. How manyB. How muchC. How oftenD. How long () 37. Her younger brother is young to go to school.A. soB. veryC. tooD. really() 38. --Who the souvenir? --Maria did.A. buysB. boughtC. is going to buyD. wants to buy () 39.-- Mum, may I watch TV now? --No, you finish your homework first.A. mustn’tB. mustC. needD. can’t() 40. Tom and his sister will visit ___________ for winter holiday.A. somewhere interestingB. anywhere interestingC. interesting somewhereD. interesting anywhereII．完形填空(10分)Many people could not forget the wonderful dance “Thousand-hand Guanyin” at the CCTV Spring Festival Evening Party (2005). The leading dancer is Tai Lihua.Tai Lihua was born 41 November, 1976 in Hubei. When she was two years old, she became deaf (聋的) 42 a high fever. Not long after that, she became mute and couldn’t say any word, too. But she didn’t 43 this until she was five. One day, when her classmates played a game about 44 in the kindergarten, she found she was 45 the others. She was very 46 about it. Her father took her to a lot of 47, but none of them could cure her. When she was seven years old, she went to a school for deaf and mute children. In that school, she did 48 in her lessons. There she also began 49 dancing. She was glad to see that she could tell others 50 she thought about life through dancing. She worked hard at it and finally became a talented dancer.（）41. A. in B. on C. at D. during（）42. A. because B. for C. and D. because of（）43. A. tell B. understand C. know D. think（）44. A. sports B. pictures C. sound D. noise（）45. A. the same as B. better than C. shorter than D. different from（）46. A. happy B. surprised C. sad D. excited（）47. A. hospitals B. parks C. schools D. hotels（）48. A. good B. well C. even worse D. unusual（）49. A. study B. to learn C. to studying D. learned（）50. A. how B. why C. where D. whatIII.阅读理解（每小题2分，共30分）AAmerican people like to say “Thank you” when others help them or say something kind to them. People of many countries do so, too. It is a very good habit.Y ou should say “Thank you” when someone passes you the salt on the table, when someone walking ahead of you keeps the door open for you, when someone says you have done your work well, or you have bought a nice thing, or your city is very beautiful. “Thank you” is used not only between friends, but also between parents and children, brothers and sisters.“Excuse me” is another short sentence they use. When you hear someone say so behind you, you know that somebod y wants to walk past you without touching you. It’s not polite(礼貌)to break others when they are talking. If you want to speak to one of them, say “Excuse me” first, and then begin talking. Y ou should also do so when you begin to cough or make any noise before others.Let’s learn to say “Thank you” and “Excuse me”.( ) 51. Y ou should say “Thank you” when ______________.A. you say something kind to othersB. you help othersC. someone helps youD. you need others to help you( ) 52. From the passage we know “Thank you” is _________.A. widely used in the worldB. used more often than “Excuse me”C. used only by AmericanD. used only between friends( ) 53. Y ou should say “Excuse me” if you want to __________.A. coughB. make some noiseC. go firstD. all of the above( ) 54. When you are going to ask someone to tell you the way, you should say “______” A. Thank you B. That’s very kind of you C. Excuse me D. I’m sorry ( ) 55. This passage mainly tells us the way _________. A. to be happy B. to be polite C. to help others D. to learn from Ameri cans( ) 56. If you want to watch a football game, the best programme for you would be ______. A. TV play B. Sports C. Around the world D. Talk show ( ) 57. The programme of ________ will let you know much about western countries. A. Sisters B. Around China C. Around the world D. On TV next week ( ) 58. If you want to know something about tigers, elephants and monkeys, the best programme for you is ________. A. TV play B. Animal world C. Around China D. Foreign arts ( ) 59. English classroom is a programme that________. A. lets you know something about classroom B. tells you something about students C. lets you know something about school life D. teaches you English ( ) 60. The programme at the end of Channel 2 means ________ on TV next week. A. news B. programmes C. people D. places C Television is good. Y ou'd like to watch it all day and all night. But too much TV is a very bad thing. Scientists found that kids who watch too much TV may have more trouble learning to read. They can't focus on (专注于) their work. Kids learn language skills best by reading, talking and playing with others. If they spend too much time watching TV , they'll have less time for those things. Watching too much TV is bad for people's health. People don't move much while watching TV . What's more, they may eat a lot of food while watching. This can make them fat. We call these people "couch potatoes".Fighting on TV is a big problem for kids. Y oung people are good at following. Scientists havefound that those who watch a lot of fighting shows are more likely (可能的) to fight.( ) 61. Scientists say if kids watch too much TV , they will ___________.A. learn language skills more easilyB. be healthierC. find it hard to learn to readD. eat less food( )62. Kids learn language skills best by_______________.A. readingB. talkingC. playing with othersD. all of the above( )63. While watching TV, what DON'T people do?A. Eat a lot of food.B. Have less time for reading.C. Hardly move.D. Focus on their work.( )64. Which of the following is true?A. An American child will watch 12,000 fighting acts on TV a year.B. It's good for kids to learn from fighting acts on TV.C. Too much TV is good for people's health.D. It's easy for kids who watch a lot of fighting shows to fight.( )65. "Couch potatoes" are people who watch too much TV and become _________.A. thinB. fitC. fatD. strongIV. 单词拼写。