2007-2008学年度莘县第二学期八年级期末统一检测
英语试卷
选择部分
Ⅰ．听力部分(共20小题，20分)
(一)词语辨音，听录音，选出你在句子中所听到的内容。每个句子朗读一遍。
1．What did you do______?
A．over the weekend B．yesterday C．after school
2．______，I went to visit Old Henry．
A．Last week B．Last Saturday C．Last weekend i
3．Please give me some______.
A．Subject B．music C．food
4．What does he often______ in the restaurant?
A．eat B．do C．drink
5．He is______ his school clothes．
A．taking off B．wearing C．putting on
(二)单句理解：听录音，选出与你所听到的句子意思相同或相近的选项。每个句子朗读两遍。
6．A. I want to have supper．
B．It's time to have supper．
C．I must go to the restaurant．
7．A．The strange man has an eye and an ear．
B．The strange man has eyes but no ears．
C．The strange man has no eyes and no ears.
8．A．There isn’t anything in the room．
B．The room isn’t full．
C．The room is small．
9．A．Can I help you?
B．I want some help．
C．You can give me some help．
10．A．She wants to know the policeman．
B．She is the policeman’s friend．
C．She asks the policeman to help her．
(三)情景反应，听录音，选择正确的答语补全对话。每个句子朗读两遍。
11．A．I’m from London．
B．I'm having an English class．
C．I’m a doctor．
12．A．The eraser is on the desk．
B．Yes，it is．
C．It’s under the chair．
13．A．Yes, he is． B．Yes，it is． C．No，she isn’t．
14．A．It’s broken． B．It’s over there． C．It’s nice and beautiful．
15．A．No．I couldn’t． B．You’re welcome． C．Certainly．
(四)短文理解，根据你所听到的短文内容，完成第l6至20题。短文朗读两遍。
16．We went to the Great Wall on______．
A．July 1st B．June 1st C．May 1st
17．We went to the Great Wall______．
A．by bus B．by car C．by bike
18．We got to the Great Wall at about______．
A．8：00 B．8：
19．It was ______on that day．
A．rainy B．cloudy C．fine
20．We ______on the Great Wall．
A．enjoyed ourselves B．had a picnic C．had a party
Ⅱ．单项选择.
21．You’d better go and ask Mr Brown．He______ know how to use the computer.
A．can B．may C．would D．could
22．It will______ the Chinese people few years to rebuild the disaster area(灾区)．
A．spent B．cost C．used D．take
23．These films were popular all over the world______．
A．on the l980s B．in l980s C．in the l980 D．in the l980s
24．My father often asks me______ in the street．It’s dangerous.
A．to play B．don’t play C．not to play D．not play
25．Hurry up! The film______ for ten minutes．
A．has been on B．began C．had been D．has begun
26．Tom finished______ his homework at ten o'clock last night.
A．to do B．did C．doing D．do
27．―Did you meet Tom at the airport?
一No he_____ _by the time I______ there.
A．has left，got B．had left，arrived
C．1eft．arrived D．1eft，had got
28．I am sick today，so I don’t feel like______anything．
A．eat B．eating C．to eat D．eats
29．―What can you see，Mary?
一I see lots of tall trees on______of the lake．
A．either side B．aIl sides C．both sides D．other side
30．Shanghai is______the east of China．Japan lies______the east of China．
A．in，in B．to，on C．in，to D．in，on
31．Oh，it’s you，Tom!Your voice sounds very different______the phone．
A．from B．in C．of D．on
32．I invited Joe and Linda to dinner，but______of them came．
A．neither B．either C．none D．both
33．The teacher told us yesterday that December 25______Christmas Day．
A．is B．have been C．has been D．will being
34．I don’t know______at home or not．
A．whether he is B．if he was C．that he is D．whether is he
35．Doctors tell us that______Vegetables and______meat can help us keep healthy．
A．1ess，more B．few，much C．fewer，more D．more，less
36．______a no―car day，nobody goes to work by car．
A．On B．At C．In D．For
37．Stop______so much noise! Father is working at the desk．
A．to make B．making C．to hear D．hearing
38．What will you say when you are in danger?______
A．I’m afraid． B．Help! C．Come on． D．Hurry up!
39．Who’s______my dinner? There’s nothing left and I’m so hungry．
A．eating B．eaten C．been eating D．eats
40．About______of the workers in the clothes factory are women．
A．three fifths B．three fifth C．third fifths D．third fifth
Ⅲ．完形填空。(10分)
通读下面短文。掌握其大意，然后在所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。
“Happy birthday to you!” a girl named Nie Tianxiang telephoned her father Nie Haisheng41was in the spacecraft on October l3th，2005．It was Nie Haisheng’-s 41st 42．Of course，the spacecraft was Shenzhou―Ⅵ．It was sent up into space on October l2th and43back safely on the earth on October l7th．It was really a(n)44news．It showed that China can not only send a manned spacecraft into space independently(独立地),45also has ability to surmount the advanced technology(尖端技术)in space flight．It also46that Chinese people are the greatest．
All Chinese people are proud47this．All Chinese people are also proud of Fei Junlong and Nie Haisheng．As middle school students48 should we do? I think we should study hard and do morning exercises to keep us49.Thus we 50 be able to do something meaningful to our country when we grow up．
41．A．which B．who C．whose D．whom
42．A．year B．age C．birthday D．birth
43．A．1and B．1anded C．fall D．fell
44．A．amazed B．excited C．bad D．exciting
45．A．but B．and C．yet D．so
46．A．showed B．shows C．said D．says
47．A．for B．to C．of D．at
48．A．how B．when C．where D．what
49．A．happy B．healthy C．busy D．bored
50．A．can B．must C．will D．would
Ⅳ．阅读理解。(30分)
A
There once was a blind man．He decided to visit Texas(得克萨斯州)．When he got on the plane，he felt the seats and said，“Wow，these seats are big!” The person next to him answered, “Everything is big in Texas．”
When he arrived in Texas，he decided to visit a bar(酒吧)first．In the bar，he ordered a glass of beer．“Wow，the glass is big!” he said．“Everything is big in Texas，”the waiter replied．
After two glasses of beer，the blind mall asked the waiter where the bathroom was．The waiter answered，“Second door to the right．”The blind man headed for the bathroom。but accidentally tripped over(绊了一下)and skipped(跳过)the second door．Instead，he entered the third door which led to a swimming pool．The blind man fell into the pool by accident．
Scared to death，the blind man started shouting，“Don’t flush(冲洗厕所)Don’-t flush!”
51．The blind man decided to______．
A．visit his friend in Texas B．drink beer in
C．pay a visit to Texas
D．find out which is the biggest in
52．How did the blind man go to
A．By plane． B．By bus． C．By taxi． D．By train．
53．Where did the blind man go first when
he arrived in
A．A library． B．A bar． C．A swimming pool．D．A bathroom．
54．The underlined word means “______” in Chinese．
A．吸烟室 B．厕所 C．厨房 D．游泳池
55．When the man fell into the swimming pool．he thought he fell into the______．
A．pool B．river C．sea D．toilet
B
What do you often do when you meet a new word in your reading? You take a guess and then read on，because you hope the writer will give you some clues(提示)to the meaning of the new word．In fact，the meanings of many words will be clear from conext―the words or sentences before or after what you are reading．You can get the meaning of a new word by looking for clues given by context．For example，if you don’t know the word “context”，you will know its meaning with the help of “the words or sentences before or after what you are reading”．
Context sometimes gives us definition(定义)clues and sometimes example clues．Take the sentence “Linguistics，the scientific study of language，is very important for language students” for example．We can get the meaning of “linguistics” by the definition of “the scientific study of language”．In the sentences with example clues，the examples are usually given by some words or phrases like such as for example for instance and so on．
Context clues are useful in finding the meaning of an unknown word．We can make better use of them．
56．According to the first paragraph, we can get the meaning of a new word from_____．
A．context B．examples C．dictionaries D．sentences
57．The underlined word “context” means“_____” in Chinese.
A．提示 B．语境 C．句子 D．大意
58．We can get the meaning of the word “linguistics” by_____ in the passage．
A．an example B．a word C．its definition D．its pronunciation
59．The underlined word “them” in the last paragraph refers to_____．
A．meanings of unknown words B．example clues
C．definition clues D．context clues
60．The passage mainly talks about_____．
A．how we call get meanings of unknown words from context
B．context clues help us understand passages
C．we should only use context clues to get the meaning of a new word
D．context clues are helpful
C
阅读下列有关人们活动的信息，从其后的八个选项中选出与其对应的节日。
( )61．On this day, people are dressed in funny clothes and make resolutions．They stay up to watch the old year out and the new year in．
( )62．This is a day for lovers．It is very popular to send chocolate and flowers to express love in America．
( )63．It’s a night-time children’s holiday．Children play games and tricks in costumes．
( )64．People usually have a big family dinner to celebrate the holiday．They have such traditional foods as turkey，pumpkin pie and so on．
( )65．Americans buy a lot for this holiday．They clean and decorate their houses．
Usually they like to use some kind of tree with lots of lights on it．It is the most important holiday in the USA．
A．Christmas Day
It is the biggest and the best―loved holiday in the United States。The Christmas tree is very popular during this time．
B．Halloween
This holiday comes on October 31．Children make all kinds of masks(面具)and go from house to house to play the game called “Trick or treat”．
C．New Year’s Day
It is a legal holiday in the United States．Most people have a day off from work．They say “Happy New Year to you and your family” to each other to express their hope for the happiness in the new year．
D．Valentine’s Day
Valentine’s Day is a day for lovers and one of the loveliest holidays in the United States．It comes on February l4th．
E．
The holiday is celebrated to memorize one of America’s most admired presidents．Lincoln．It is on February l2th．
F．Thanksgiving Day
The holiday is on the fourth Thursday of November．On this day Americans usually have Thanksgiving dinner with their family．Turkey is one kind of the traditional foods．
G．Memorial Day
Americans celebrate this holiday on the last Monday in May so that all can enjoy a three-day weekend．It is a day to memorize those people who have lost their lives for their country．
H．Independence Day
Independence Day is a holiday throughout the United States．It is America’-s most important holiday．
V．信息归纳。(10分)
阅读下面的短文，然后根据其内容完成其后的表格。
Today we had a discussion about “If you have only one day left”．It seemed that different people had different opinions．Most students said they would stay at home and help parents with housework．They wanted to show love to their parents．Some students wanted to do something different such as helping others．They said they should do something meaningful to the world．Only a few students said they would do nothing but just have a rest at home．They had too much to do every day．They needed a rest．
Although the class had different ideas，we all knew one point, that was to cherish(珍惜)our life．At last，the teacher summed up our discussion．She said，“I’m glad you all want to use your limited(有限的)life to do something meaningful．But please remember：try to make the best use of your time!”
Information Card
Ⅵ．情景交际.(5分)
从下面方框中选择恰当的句子填空，使对话完整、通顺。
A：Hi．Martin! What’s your favourite transportation?
B：By car．That’s comfortable．
A：I like to take a train．
B：72
A：Of course. 73 We can go to，another place very quickly．
B：But I don’t think it is safe enough．
A：I don’t agree with you. 74
B：What are you going to be when you grow up?
A：75want to invent a nice modern plane some day．
B：That sounds great．
Ⅶ．看图、短文填空(本大题有l0小题，每小题l分，共l0分)
阅读下面短文，并借助上下文和插图补充所缺信息。每个空格只能填写一个形式正确、与短文内容意思相符的英语单词。
Three kids were talking about their future．
Ted said he would fly to the(76)_____and start his own station．In the(77) _____he would make unusual things for humans on earth．Maybe，he could also help scientists find out the secret of UFOs.
Davy said he would explore the(78)_____where he could plant all kinds of trees(79) __and vegetables．He would make the desert become a good place for people to (80) _____in．And the desert would become a big city with beautiful gardens where different kinds of(81) _____would play happily．There would be only vegetables in every family’s (82)_____．Humans and animals would live together happily．
Ellen said she wanted to he a famous singer。Thus she could go anywhere by(83)_____and many fans would follow her everywhere，She would be(84) _____to make much money and give them to the(85) _____children to help them live better．
Ⅷ．书面表达。(15分)
暑假即将来临，你最想去什么地方旅游呢?请以My favourite vacation place为题写一篇70词左右的短文，内容要包括以下几个方面：weather，people，cost，things you can do．
My favourite vacation place
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