1、八年级英语. 第 1 页 （共 10 页）2014-2015 学年第一学期期终学业水平调研测试八年级英语试题（答卷时间：120 分钟； 满分：100 分）（说明：考试结束后，学生只须交答题纸，试卷不要交，但请自己保管好，以备讲评试卷时使用。 ）. 听力（共 14 分）A. 听对话，选择最佳答案。( ) 1. What will the two speakers do this weekend? A. B. C.( ) 2. Which one does the woman want to buy? A. B. C.( ) 3. Which bird is Sandys favorite?A.
2、B. C.( ) 4. Where is Kate now?A. B. C. ( ) 5. Why wouldnt Mary go to see the doctor?A. Because she didnt feel ill. B. Because she had to get ready for a test.C. Because she had taken some medicine. ( ) 6. When will the supermarket close?A. At 5:00. B. At 5:15. C. At 4:45. ( ) 7. Does the man have en
3、ough money to buy the book in the end?A. We dont know. B. Yes, he does. C. No, he doesnt.( ) 8. What does the man mean?A. There is no time to buy a magazine. B. The train left just now. C. The woman can read the magazine on the train.( ) 9. What does the woman think of a parrot?A. Noisy. B. Dirty. C
4、. Pretty.( ) 10. When will the boy go to Beijing Wildlife Park? A. On Friday. B. On Saturday. C. On Sunday.B. 听对话或独白，选择最佳答案。八年级英语. 第 2 页 （共 10 页）听下面一段对话，完成 11-12 题( ) 11. Why wont Bens father be able to cook dinner?A. Because he wont be home in time. B. Because he does not know how to cook.C. Becaus
5、e he is always on a business trip.( ) 12. What will Ben do later?A. He will go to a restaurant on his own. B. He will cook some noodles for himself.C. He will eat dinner at the girls house.听下面一篇短文，完成 13-15 题。 （请根据短文内容，选择正确答案，完成信息记录表。）Be in harmony (和谐) with wild animalsSome people think that all wil
6、d animals are dangerous.In fact 13 of wild animals will hurt a man if he leaves them alone.Wild animals only hurt people when they are 14 to catch their usual food. when their babies are 15 . when people hunt them or make them angry.( ) 13. A. most B. quite a few C. very few( ) 14. A. too old B. too
7、 lazy C. too tired( ) 15. A. angry B. afraid C. in danger听下面一段独白，完成 16-19 题。( ) 16. Where is the language school?A. In Canada. B. In the UK. C. In the USA.( ) 17. How long should the students learn English in the classroom?A. Two hours and a half . B. Three and a half hours. C. Four hours and a half
8、.( ) 18. What do the students do in the afternoon?A. They must learn English. B. They can do some reading.C. They are free to do anything.( ) 19. How soon will they get the result of the exam?A. In four weeks. B. In five weeks. C. In six weeks. 单项选择（共 10 分） ( ) 20. If you want to be much_, you shoul
9、d cook healthy food and eat_.A. healthier; healthily B. healthy; healthily C. healthy; health D. healthier; healthy( ) 21. Nanjing isnt so large_ Shanghai. But its the second_ city in East China.A. like; largest B. as; largest C. like; larger D. as; larger( ) 22. Suzy was making a snowman _ Kitty wa
10、s standing beside her.A. before B. while C. After D. as( ) 23. Look! The girl _ long hair is building a snow house. Is she Sandy? It _ be her. Im not sure.A. with; mustnt B. has; must C. has; cant D. with; may( ) 24. We should do everything we can _ the birds _ danger. A. to protect; away B. to prot
11、ect; in C. protect; in D. protect; from八年级英语. 第 3 页 （共 10 页）( ) 25. The little boy often makes his mother _ him _.A. talk; something interesting B. tell; something interestingC. say; interesting something D. tell; interesting something( ) 26. Why are you so _, Amy?I thought I lost my purse, but I di
12、dnt . I found it in my study!A. angry B. happy C. sad D. nervous( ) 27. What _ great fun we had _ the changes _ the birds numbers!A. a; recorded; in B. a; to record; ofC. /; recording; in D. /; record; of( ) 28. Last year, our country _ lots of food _ that African(非洲的) country to help the poor peopl
13、e there.A. gave; for B. provided; with C. provided; for D. offered; for( ) 29. I dont like this blue T-shirt. Can you show me _ one”Sorry, but we only have this one left. You can go to the shop on side of the street.A. another; other B. other; the other C. another; the other D. the other; another( )
14、 30. There are _ visitors to the wetland park, and the number is becoming _ now.A. thousand of; larger and larger B. thousands of; more and more C. thousands of; larger and larger D. thousand of; more and more( ) 31. Which is true in these following situations?A. When we found a big fire nearby, we
15、should call 110 for help. B. When there is a thief who is stealing things in the shop, we can call the police on 114. C. When a car crashed into a tree in the evening, we need to call 120. D. When a man suddenly felt very sick, we need to call 119 at once. ( ) 32. _ will the meeting start? _ everyon
16、e arrives. A. How long; Until B. How long; Not untilC. How soon; Until D. How soon; Not until( ) 33. He _ a worker in a factory, but he _ a pop star two years ago.A. used to be; has become B. used to be; becameC .was used to be; became D. was used to being; has become( ) 34. As we all know, we shoul
17、d _our best to _ when there is an earthquake.A. try; calm down B. make; come down C. do; put down D. try; sit down( ) 35. He didnt listen to the teacher carefully. _, he couldnt answer the questions.A. For example B. Even though C. As a result D. As usual( ) 36. If I _ next week, I _ the film with y
18、ou. Actually, I cant wait for that.A. have free; will see B. will be free; will seeC. have free time; see D. am free; will see( ) 37. When winter comes, it is _ snow everywhere and even the big tree is _ deep white snow. A. full with; covered with B. fill with; covered in 八年级英语. 第 4 页 （共 10 页）C. ful
19、l of; covered in D. filled with; cover with( ) 38.“I saw him crossing the street.”The sentence structure is _.A. S+V+IO+DO B. S+V C. S+V+P D. S+V+DO+OC( ) 39. I fell off the bike and hurt my leg yesterday. _. Be careful next timeA. Never mind. B. No problem. C. Im sorry to hear that.D. What a shame.
20、 完形填空（共 10 分）A mother planted many kinds of vegetables in her garden. One day, she said to her 40 , “Betty, come here. Look at all these little yellow marks（斑点）on the 41 of the cabbages ( a kind of vegetable ). They are eggs of a kind of insect. They are very beautiful but very bad for cabbages. Thi
21、s afternoon you must 42 all the eggs on the leaves and kill them. In this way, you will help us have 43 , greener and bigger cabbages.”Betty didnt think she could do it 44 and in the end she forgot all about it. The mother fell ill for a few days and 45 work in her garden. When she was well, she too
22、k Betty with her to the garden to see the cabbages. To 46 surprise, the insects have eaten every leaf. When Betty saw this, she began to 47 . Then her mother said to her, “We should never put off（推迟）what we have to do today till 48 . And you must learn to deal(处理) with the bad things 49 they are sma
23、ll, or it will turn into a big problem.”( ) 40. A. son B. mother C. daughter D. sister( ) 41. A. trees B. leaves C. grass D. top( ) 42. A. see B. look at C. find D. look for( ) 43. A. better B. worse C. thinner D. newer( ) 44. A. at most B. at last C. at the moment D. at once( ) 45. A. mustnt B. cou
24、ldnt C. neednt D. shouldnt( ) 46. A. my B. our C. her D. their( ) 47. A. cry B. shout C. run D. work( ) 48. A. yesterday B. today C. tomorrow D. later( ) 49. A. but B. while C. and D. before. 阅读理解（共 21 分）A POSTCARDSunday，May 18 thDear Tom, Last week we had a wonderful time on Mount Tai. The weather
25、was nice. When we arrived, we began to climb the mountain. It took us the whole night to get to the top of the mountain. In the morning, we saw the sea of clouds on Mount Tai. In the daytime we visited a temple (寺庙). In the evening, we had a big din ner in a local restaurant. It was exciting. I hope
26、 Sam and you can come to China next year. Then we can visit more interesting places together. To: Tom King 16 Green GardensSan Francisco, CA94123 USA八年级英语. 第 5 页 （共 10 页）Yours,Mike ( )50. When did Mike visit Mount Tai ? A. Last week. B. Last year. C. On May 18. D. On May 19. ( )51. In the morning, t
27、hey enjoyed _ on Mount Tai. A. the rising of the sun B. the sea of clouds C. visiting a temple D. a big dinner( )52. Which of the following statements is NOT true? A. The trip was exciting. B. The weather was fine. C. Tom was in the USA. D. Mike hoped to visit San Francisco.BUncle Li and Uncle Wang
28、are good friends. They live next to each other and their farms are both at the foot of the mountain. So they can help each other. But neither of them likes to use his head. They work hard but they are both poor. Most villagers have built new houses, but they still live in the low and broken houses.
29、They never find out why.Once Uncle Li went to town to buy some medicine for his wife. In the town he heard the apples in a city were expensive. He told Uncle Wang about it as soon as he went back. They decided to carry some apples to the city. They borrowed some money from their friends and bought n
30、early 1,000 kilograms of apples in the villages and carried them to the city on a tractor(拖拉机). Bad luck! A lot of apples were in the city when they arrived. A few days later they had to sell them at a low price. They felt unhappy and returned to their village.“I cant understand why we sustained (蒙受
31、) losses (损失) in business while others always profit (盈利).“ Uncle Li asked one day.“The tractor was too small.“ Uncle Wang said without thinking.“ Well carry more apples on a truck next time!“I agree!“ said Uncle Li. “How foolish we were!“( )53. The two farmers carried the apples to the city to _.A.
32、 make a journey B. visit some places of interestC. meet their friends D. make a profit( )54. Uncle Li and Uncle Wang were unhappy because _.A. they had sustained losses in businessB. they had lost some money in the cityC. something was wrong with the tractorD. other people profited in the city( )55.
33、 Which of the followin g is true?A. The two farmers found out why they were poor.B. The two farmers will soon get rich.C. Neither of the farmers is clever.D. The two farmers decided to buy a truck.CHolding doors open, picking up rubbish, thanking people these acts of kindness seem 八年级英语. 第 6 页 （共 10
34、 页）very small. But students at Tibbetts Middle School know that its the small acts that make the world a better place.Eighth-graders from New Mexico, US, took part in the Random (随 意 ) Acts of Kindness Week from Feb 10 to 14. During the week, they tried their best to do kind things for others, or fo
35、r the environment.Celeste Murray, an English teacher at the school, started the activity. “I believe the world is changed by little things,” she told the local newspaper. Over the week, Murray said she has seen changes in her class. Previously, she asked her students to push the chairs in after clas
36、s. Now, the students do it by themselves. “The teachers will have less work,” said Elisea Castaneda, one of Murrays students. Jordin Marshall, another eighth-grader, spent the week giving out praise (赞扬). “It makes that persons day (使 那 个 人 开 心 ),” she said. “Besides helping others, the activity mad
37、e students feel that they can make a difference,” Murray said.Eighth-grader Haley Echols decided to continue to do at least one act of kindness every week. She believes her acts could encourage others. ( )56. Random Acts of Kindness Week was started by .A. some eighth-graders B. the school C. a teac
38、her D. some parents( )57. What kind of act of kindness is not mentioned?A. Giving out praise. B. Holding doors open. C. Picking up rubbish. D. Donating money.( )58. The underlined word “Previously” means “ ”.A. since then B. before C. later D. at present( )59. Elisea thinks if students push in chair
39、s after class, _.A. teachers will do less work B. the environment will be betterC. other students time can be saved D. no rubbish will be leftDAlmost every Chinese person can recite the two lines of the famous poem, “Every grain on the plate comes from hard work(谁知盘中餐，粒粒皆辛苦).” But sadly, many of us
40、dont actually get the real meaning of these lines: Dont waste food.A CCTV program, News One Plus One, reported that the food Chinese people throw away every year is much enough to feed 200 million people for a year.Do we have too much food? Of course not. According to the UN World Food Program, ther
41、e were 925 million hungry people around the world in 2013, especially in developing countries. Six million children die of hunger every year.Chinese people are well known for being hospitable(好客的 ) and generous. Many even feel that they lose face if their guests have eaten all the food on the table.
42、Luckily, a number of people have realized the importance of saving food. Last November, Li Hong, a waitress in a restaurant in Nanjing, got fired because she took some leftover(剩余的) 八年级英语. 第 7 页 （共 10 页）food home for her son. Many people stood by her and criticized(批评) the waste of food.What should
43、we do in our daily lives to waste less food? Here are some tips: 1. Do not order too much in a restaurant. Only order as much as you want to eat. If you cannot eat all the food you ordered, take the rest of it home.2. Dont be too picky(挑剔的) about food. Some food may not taste great, but your body ne
44、eds it.3. Keep an eye on what food you have at home. Dont buy too much, especially for vegetables and fruit.( )60. How many people were hungry in the world in 2013 according to the UN World Food Program?A. 200 million. B. Six million. C. 925 million. D. 625 million.( )61. What does the writer want t
45、o show us through Li Hongs story? A. Many Chinese restaurants waste a large amount of food.B. Many Chinese people are kind-hearted and ready to help the weak.C. Chinese people feel that they lose face if their guests eat all the food.D. Many Chinese people dont agree with the behavior of wasting foo
46、d.( )62. According to the passage, we shouldnt waste food because .A. food comes from very hard work B. six million children die of hunger every dayC. there is enough food to feed all the people D. Chinese are hospitable and generous( )63. Which of the following is a good way to save food? A. Orderi
47、ng more than you need at a restaurant. B. Taking home restaurant leftovers.C. Not knowing what you already have at home when shopping.D. Not eating the food you dont like even if its healthy. 词汇（共 10 分）A根据句意及提示, 完成下列句子中所缺的单词。1. You will never know what to do before you _ (get to know or understand)
48、your mistakes.2. American people usually use the word “_” while people in the UK always use the word “rubber”. 3. I wonder who will be the next p_ of America. I think Hillary Clinton will be. 4. If you have difficulty cutting out a star with a knife, you may need a pair of _. 5. The _ (政府) has taken a lot of actions to make our cou
