常熟市2007～2008学年第二学期期末考试(八年级英语)

八年级英语

一、听力选择(满分25分)

A)对话理解(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)

听下面15段对话，每段对活后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，每段对话读两遍。

1．Why was the man late for the Charity Show? A．He didn’t know when it began．

B．He didn’t know the want to the Charity Show．

C．He didn’t know where it was held． 2．What’s the man’s suggestion?

A．Doing some reading before breakfast． B．Exercising just after getting up． C．Going to work by car． 3．Where does the man know the news?

A．On the radio． B．From the woman． C．On TV． 4．Who runs the most slowly of the three?

A．Tom． B．Li Lei． C．John． 5．What do they mean? A．The room is on fire．

B．People are not allowed to smoke everywhere． C．Both of them dislike smoking． 6．What is the weather like?

A．It has stopped raining later in the day． B．It will rain for two days， C．It’s rainy．

7．How does the man like the sweater? A．Very much．

B．He likes to buy these sweaters． C．He doesn’t think they are good． 8．Where is the man’s brother ?

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A．In the USA． B．In the UK． C．In China． 9．What does the woman mean ? A．Emily is not in．

B．The man has got a wrong number．

C．She knows Emily very well． 10．How much will the man pay?

A．Three dollars． B．Six dollars． C．One and a half dollars． 11．How long was the woman late at least

A．10 minutes B．20 minutes． C．Half an hour． 12．In which month did Tom’s father go to Paris? A．January． B．February． C．March． 13．What did Jack do with the dictionary?

A．The boy borrowed the dictionary from Jack． B．The boy doesn’t want to return the dictionary． C．The boy left the dictionary at home． 14．Where was Timmy when the earthquake stopped?

A．In a restaurant． B．In a hospital． C．In a dark place． 15．What will Millie do today?

A．Learn to dance． B．Learn to sing． C．Learn to draw． B)短文理解(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)

听下面的短文。短文后有5个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。短文读两遍。

16．Where was the man eating a sandwich？

A．At home． B．At the police station． C．By the roadside． 17．What was the policeman doing on the road？

A．He was running． B．He was on duty． C．He was talking 18．What was the man like?

A．He was thin． B．He was fat． C．He was tall． 19．Why did the man run away?

A．Because he did something wrong． B．Because he was a thief．

C．Because he did what the doctor told him to do． 20．Which of the following is true?

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A．The man ran too fast for the policeman to catch． B．The policeman took him to the police station． C．The policeman was very careful in his work． 二、单项选择(共15小题，每小题1分．满分15分) 21．一Is your father a teacher? 一Well，he ．

A．used to B．was used to C．used to be D．is used to be

22．There are many books in the bookstore that I can’t decide which ． A．such；to buy． B．such；I should buy C．so；to buy D．so；should I buy 23．It is for you your problems with your friends． A．helpful；to discuss B．helpfully；to discuss

C．useful；discussing D．helpful；discussing 24．The hospital has been open ．

A．for ten years before B．since ten years ago C．since ten years D．ten years ago

25．My brother Jim has felt very having such a friend． A．proud of B．good at C．afraid to D．proud to 26．Daniel has written article．

A．an 800一word—long B．a 800一word—long C．a 800一words—long D．an 800一words—long 27．I am grateful you your kindness． A．to；to B．to；for C．for；to D．for；for 28．The doctor on the man and saved his life． A．did a operation；／ B．did an operation；was C．operated；／ D．operated；was 29．一Do you spend a lot of time computer? 一No，but I spend much time doing my homework． A．on；in B．in；on C．on；On D．in；in 30．In the end I hard work．

A．got used to do B．used to do C．got used to doing D．used to doing 31．Is it necessary to school so early every morning? A．for we to go B．that we go C．for us going D．that we going 32．The flowers near the road ．

A．need to water B．are needed to water C．need to watered D．need watering

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33．I don’t think this coat s much as the one your sister has just ． A．costs；paid B．spends；paid back C．costs；paid for D．takes；spent 34．Sweaters are usually used people warm．

A．to；to keep B．for；to keep C．by；for keeping D．with；for keeping 35．The story in the sixteenth century．

A．was taken place B．happened C．was happened D．have taken place 三、完型填空(共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分)

A farmer was put in prison although he had not done anything wrong．One day，he received a 36 from his wife．

“I'm so worried about our farm．”she wrote．“It’s nearly time to plant the potatoes．I can’t 37 dig all the fields by myself．”The farmer read the letter and became very 38 ．“What can I do?”he asked himself．Then he had a good 39 ．He wrote to his wife，“Don’t dig the fields．This is where my pot of gold is．Don’t plant the potatoes 40 I come home ．” Now，of course．the prison guards 41 all the letters that the prisoner wrote and received．They had read tile letter from the farmer’s wife and now they read the farmer’s answer．

A few days later，the farmer received another letter from his wife．It said：“Two days ago，about ten men came to our farm and 42 all our fields．I can’t understand it．It looks as if they were 43 something．What shall I do now'?”The farmer 44 as he read his wife’s letter．He wrote back to his wife at once．It was very short．”These men have dug up our fields．so now you can plant the potatoes．” Don’t you think the farmer was very 45 ?

36．A．bag B．pen C．book D．1ettm’ 37．A．possibly B．quickly C．quietly D．hardly 38．A．happy B．angry C．sad D．excited 39．A．1etter B．idea C．message D．news 40．A．until B．when C．if D．as 41．A．wrote B．checked C．stopped D．answered 42．A．moved B．burned C．bought D．dug

43．A．1ooking for B．putting in C．planting D．taking away． 44．A．was frightened B．smiled C．was worried D．cried 45．A．generous B．foolish C．clever D．patient

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四、阅读理解(共10小题，每小题2分，满分20分)

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Women and men who learn all about the earth and its rocks are called geologists．Some geologists study the earth’s history to learn how the earth got to be as it is．Others want to know how the earth can be used．They find ways to save our soil and our water．They help to plan cities，roads，and bridges．

Geologists have a motto(格言)that says，“With mind and hammer．”Geologists often carry small hammers．When they are in the field，they break off pieces of rock．They take the rocks home and study them．By learning about the kinds of rocks in a place，geologists can put together the history of an area．They can tell whether an ocean covered the land．They can tell if the weather was hot or cold，wet or dry．

Through the work of geologists，we have maps that show us how the land and water look today．Other maps show us what the world was long ago．Geologists are the people who tell us about our earth．

46．Geologists do not ．

A．study the earth’s history B．learn how humans can use the earth C．build bridges D．find how to save our soil and our water 47．The underlined word“it”in the 2nd sentence means the ． A．earth B．water C．soil D．history 48．The main idea of the story is that ．

A．geologists use their hammers to build cities，roads and bridges B．geologists always keep the motto“With mind and hammer” C．geologists study the earth and its history

D．geologists carry their small hammers to break off pieces of rock 49．The story leads you to believe that ． A．geologists can do nothing without hammers B．the work of geologists is very important C．all geologists study the same things D．rocks can only be used by geologists

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In most parts of the world，many students help their schools make less pollution．They join “environment clubs”．In an environment club，people work together to make our environment clean。

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Here are some things students often do．

●No—garbage(垃圾)lunches．How much do you throw away after lunch ?Environment clubs ask students to bring their lunches in bags that can be used again．Every week they will choose the classes that make the least garbage and report them to the whole school!

●No—car day．On a no—car day，nobody comes to school in a car—not the students and not the teachers !Cars give pollution to our air，so remember： Walk，jump，bike or run． Use your legs !It’s lots of fun!

●Turn off the water !Did you know that some toilets can waste(浪费)twenty to forty m3 of water an hour ?In a year，that would fill a small river !In environment clubs，students mend those broken toilets．

We love our environment．Let’s work together to make it clean． 50．Environment clubs ask students ．

A．to run to school every day B．to take exercise every day

C．not to forget to take cars D．not to throw away lunch bags 51．On a no—car day， will take a car to schoo1． A．both students and teachers B．only students C．neither students nor teachers D．only，teachers 52．After students mend toilets，they save ．

A．a small river B．a club C．a lot of water D．a toilet 53．The writer wrote the passage to ask students to ． A．clean schools B．make less pollution

C．join clubs D．help teachers

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Watching Movies for Your Summer

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54．The story of Carfield in this movie happens in ． A．America B．London C．the sea D．the world 55．What is the trouble for Captain Jack Sparrow this time? A．He again appears on the screen． B．He turns to his friends for help． C．He is in a heavy debt to Davey Jones． D．He finds the Dead Man’s Chest．

五、根据句意和所给中文写出句中所缺的单词(共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分) 1．I write to my mother every week， (主要)on Sundays． 2．It’s one of my (责任)to give out all the leaflets．

3．Do you know the saying，“A friend in need is a friend (真正地)．” 4．He made a (决定)not to go there this week．

5．The old man with eye problem is now getting free (治疗)from ORBIS． 6．They hope that the show will be (成功)held．

7．After three years’ (训练)，Mary began to work on a plane． 8．The meeting was (组织)by Kate last Thursday． 9．Poor eyesight (影响)study and life．

10．They were so interested in the (演员)excellent performance that everyone wanted to see her．

六、用所给单词的适当形式填空(共8小题，每小题1分，满分8分) 1．Do you like this (collect)of short stories? 2．As doctors，they must stop the (medicine)accident from happening． 3．I don’t think his life is (mean)because he has no free time．

4．They do this work for nothing because they are all (voluntary)． 5．Jim is often seen to be made (stay)behind after schoo1． 6．一Did you go to Jack’s birthday party? 一No，I (not invite)．

7．So far，people all over the world (donate)lots of money to Sichuan． 8．I wish I (have)enough money to help everyone in the future． 七、翻译句子(共5小题，每小题3分，满分15分)

1．他已去图书馆继续他的研究了。

2．有些人瞧不起聋人是错的。

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3．最后，他们拖着疲惫的身体走完了一条11公里的小路。

4．孩子们应该去上学而不是去工作来养家糊口。

5．你是否介意告诉我如何使用这个功能吗?

八、书面表达(共1题，满分15分)

请根据下列内容完成一篇短文，内容包括演出的名字、日期、地点、原因、目的、票价及演出的具体时间。要求词数在80词以上。

Mary班的学生准备将在六月二十八日在他们学校组织一场名叫“A Warmly Family For Children Hurt in the Earthquake”慈善演出，为地震中受伤的孩子捐款，一个多月前，一场可怕的地震，使他们的房屋倒塌，他们没房居住，成了无家可归的孩子，许多儿童成了残疾，现在还在医院。学生们想写一篇文章介绍慈善演出的情况并希望许多人来帮助他们。(演出时间6：00p．m．一9：00p．m，票价：20元)

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