1、1江苏省扬州中学教育集团树人学校 2015-2016 学年八年级英语下学期期末考试试题第卷(共 80 分)一、听力测试 （共 20 小题；每小题 1 分，计 20 分）第一部分：听对话回答问题（共 10 小题；每小题 1 分，计 10 分）本部分共有 10 道小题，每小题你将听到一段对话，每段对话听两遍。在听每段对话前，你将有 5 秒钟的时间阅读题目，听完后，你还有 5 秒钟的答题时间。1.What place of interest does he want to visit?A. B . C. 2. Which organization does Jacks sister work for
2、?A. B. C. 3. Where are the two speakers talking now? A. B. C. 4. Which sign do they talk about in the conversation? A. B. C. 5. When will the plane take off?A. 7:15. B. 7:00. C. 7:30. 6. What can we learn about this young man?A. He hasnt got married. B. He is very shy. C. He has a sense of homour.7.
3、 Why is the boy still in the library?A. Because the book is interesting.B. Because he forgets the time.C. Because the bad weather prevents him from leaving.8. Which of the following is helpful to live a green life in Daniels opinion?A. To drive to school. B. To ride a bicycle to school. C. To take t
4、he underground to school.9. What does the woman want her son to do?A. Save energy. B. Save water. C. Reduce air pollution.10. What can we learn from the mans words？A. David lost his racket. B. David should pick up his things. 2C. David may be somewhere nearby.第二部分：听对话和短文答题 (共 10 小题；每小题 1 分，计 10 分)你将
5、听到一段对话和两篇短文，各听两遍。听每段对话或短文前，你将有时间阅读相关小题，每小题 5 秒钟，听完后，每小题你仍有 5 秒钟的答题时间。听一段对话，回答第 11-12 小题11. How many times has the boy read the novel?A. Never. B. Twice. C. Three times.12. What will the girl probably do?A. Shell borrow the novel. B. Shell go to buy the novel. C. Shell work in the bookshop.听第一篇短文，回答第
6、 13-15 小题。请根据短文内容，选择正确答案，完成信息记录表。Life in the past and nowWhat the speakers father did with the old radioHe listened to 13 .What the speakers grandpas new radio looks likeIts 14 .What the speaker has now A 15 .13. A. the news B. football matches C. English14. A. modern B. big C. small15. A. radio B.
7、computer C. television听第二篇短文，回答第 16-20 小题。16. What does the organization encourage?A. The understanding between children and adultsB. The understanding between people with and without intellectual disabilitiesC. The understanding between the deaf and the blind17. When was the organization set up?A.
8、In 1898. B. In 1968. C. In 1986.18. How many athletes take part in the activities now?A. A few hundred. B. 107. C. Over 4 million.19. Besides athletic competition and other programs, what else does the organization provide?A. medical treatment B. sports training C. food and drinks 20. Whose lives ar
9、e changed by the organization?A. People with poor children in poor areas.B. People with intellectual disabilities in 170 countries.C. People with intellectual disabilities in all countries around the world.二、单项选择（共 15 小题；每小题 1 分，计 15 分）在下列各题 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选择一个能填入题干空白处的答案。21. As we all know, playing c
10、hess is usually one-to-one game. A. /; an B. /; a C. the; an D. the; a22. You two live in the same community now. Its too hard _you to avoid_ her.A. of; meeting B. for; to meet C. for; meeting D.of; to meet.23. My uncle will come _ next month and he will stay here for _.A. sometime; some time B. som
11、etime; sometime C. sometimes; some time D. some time; some times24. Its careless _ Jim _ his homework to school.A. for; to bring B. for; not to bring C. of; to bring D. of; not to bring25. Without enough trees, soil wont be kept_. And then sandstorms may happen.3A. in the place B. on place C. in pla
12、ce D. on the place26. The young man_ leave his office around eight oclock last night.A.saw to B. is seen to C. was seen D. was seen to27. _ of the people in the North live on wheat. They live _ on wheat.A. Mostly; most B. Most; mostly C. Mostly; almost D. Most; almost28. These kinds of CD-ROMs in th
13、at shop over there. They well.A. are sold; are sold B. are sold; sell C. sell; sell D. sell; are sold29. Have you read the _ of the country you are going to? Yes. Now I know its famous for natural beauty.A. instruction B. introduction C. interview D. conclusion30. Try to guess its meaning when you m
14、eet a new word. Dont just _ your dictionary all the time.A. look on B. take on C. keep on D. depend on31. Sally, I went to the concert last night. How big Yangzhou Music Hall is! So it is. It is _ to hold more than one thousand people. A. big enough B. enough big C. too big D. big too32. You havent
15、been to Hong Kong Disneyland ,have you? _. But this summer I plan to go to Shanghai Disneyland with my parents.A. Yes,I did B. No,I didnt C.Yes,I have D. No,I havent33. Did the doctors save the man? Yes. He _ on the morning of March 5th and now he is out of danger.A. was operated B. operated C. oper
16、ated on D. was operated on34. Bill, can I get you anything to drink? _.A. You are welcome B. No problemC. It doesnt matter D. I wouldnt mind a cup of coffee35. You shouldnt stay up late tonight. Thanks, I will go to bed earlier. .A. No pain, no gain B. I believe practice makes perfect C. Many hands
17、make light work D. I wont burn the candle at both sides三、完型填空（共 15 小题；每小题 1 分，计 15 分）阅读下列短文，从文后所给 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。I was walking down the road one day when my phone rang. 36 voice on the other end spoke to me, “Dad, please come back soon. I miss you so much!” I thought that it was a wrong numbe
18、r. A short while later, the call came once again, so I 37 impolitely, “Youve called the wrong number!” and then hung up.During the 38 days, I often got the 39 call. But I didnt care much about it. Then one day she kept calling me, 40 I didnt answer. Finally I answered the phone and heard a weak voic
19、e, “Dad, please come back. I miss you so much! Dad, Im in so much 41 ! Mom said you were too busy to take care of me. But, dad, please 42 me again, OK?” It was 43 to refuse the innocent(天真的)ask. I made a 44 kiss on the phone and heard the weak voice say, “Thank youDad, I am sohappy, sohappy.”Shortly
20、 after this, I became curious about 45 it was on the other end of my phone. So I called back, and a woman answered, “Sorry, sir. I am really sorry to 46 you. My daughter has had bone cancer since she was born. And her fatherdied in a car 47 two weeks ago. I didnt want to tell her the news. Poor baby
21、. When she couldnt 48 the painful chemotherapy(化疗), she would cry for her dad because her dad 49 encouraged her. I really dont know what to do, so I gave her a random(随意的) phone number”4“How is your daughter now?” I couldnt wait to ask.“She has died. You must have 50 her on the phone, because she di
22、ed with a smile, tightly holding the cell phone.” Tears full of my eyes.36. A. A boys B. A childs C. My daughters D. My sons37. A. spoke B. told C. returned D. answered38. A. other B. front C. following D. coming39. A. different B. same C. wrong D. funny40. A. though B. and C. as if D. so that 41. A
23、. dangerous B. troubles C. pain D. different42. A. look after B. kiss C. help D. support43. A. easy B. sad C.difficult D. happy44. A. softly B. sweet C. lower D. wisely45. A. that B. what C. who D. how46. A. trouble B. ask C. stop D. reach47. A. experiment B. event C. accident D. activity48. A. rece
24、ive B. stand C. fighting D. faced49. A.seldom B. sometimes C. never D. always50. A. kissed B. taught C. shouted D. told四、阅读理解（共 15 小题；每小题 2 分，计 30 分）阅读下列短文，从每小题 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。A51. If it is 12:30 p.m. in eastern Canada, the time is _ in western Canada.A. 8:00 a.m B. 10:00 a.m. C. 1:30 p.m. D.
25、 4:30 p.m.52. The people in neednt go to work on Fridays.A. Canada B. Scotland C. Japan D. Egypt53. While Canadian children are waking up, children in Scotland are _.A. sleeping B. having lessons C. watching TV D. playing gamesBI was telling my boy Sonny the story of the hare and the tortoise. At th
26、e end I said, “Son, remember: Be slow and steady (镇定的), and that will win the race. Dont you think theres something to learn from the tortoise?”Sonny opened his eyes wide, “Do you mean next time when Im entering for the 60-metre race I should wish that Billy, Tony and Sandy would all fall asleep hal
27、fway?”Scotland 12:00 noonScotland is part of the UK. The capital of Scotland is Edinburgh. It is twelve noon, or midday, in Edinburgh. Children are having lessons, but they are looking forward to the weekend because there is no school on Saturday and Sunday.Egypt 2:00 p.m.Friday is already the weeke
28、nd in Egypt. Its a special day for Muslims, so schools, offices and shops are closed in all Arab countries. So now, at two p.m., most people there are having lunch with their families. Japan 9:00 p.m.Japan is seven hours ahead of Egypt, so it is already Friday evening there. The weekend is beginning
29、. Most people are out with friends or watching television or playing computer games.Canada 4:00 a.m. to 8:30 a.m.Canada is a big country with six time zones(时区). In the west, it is four a.m., and everyone is asleep, but in the east it is half past eight and people are awake. It is a cold Friday morn
30、ing in November. 5I was shocked, “But the tortoise didnt wish that the hare would fall asleep!”“He must have wished that,” Sonny said, “Otherwise how could he be so foolish as to race with the hare? He knew very well the hare ran a hundred times faster than he himself did.”“He didnt have such a wish
31、,” I insisted. “He won the race by perseverance (坚忍不拔), by pushing on steadily.”Sonny thought a while. “Thats a lie,” he said. “He won it because he was lucky. If the hare hadnt happened to fall asleep, the tortoise would never have won the race. He could be as steady as you like, or a hundred times
32、 steadier, but hed never have won the race. Thats for sure.”I gave up. Todays children are not like what we used to be. Theyre just hopeless.54. The writer wanted his son _.A. to learn from the tortoise B. to open his eyes wideC. to enter for the 60-meter race D. to have a big wish55. According to S
33、onny, it was the tortoises wish that _.A. the hare would be as steady as he wasB. he could run faster than the hareC. the hare would fall asleep during the raceD. he would have a sleep during the race56. Sonny believed that the tortoise won the race _.A. by pushing on steadily B. by luckC. by taking
34、 a risk D. by telling a lie 57. It is clear that the writer _ in the end.A. learned a lesson B. won the argumentC. became impatient D. was satisfiedCI hid the long black bag in the garage two days ago. Tonight, in the dark, I would finally take it away. If everything went OK, it would be done by mor
35、ning. But I had to be sure no one, not even my wife, saw me.It was more difficult to get away from the party than I expected. I said that the children were tired and needed to get to bed. It was partly true. But the main reason for leaving was that I wanted to complete my plan.First I had to get the
36、 kids to sleep. That was never easy at any time and tonight it was even more difficult. The eldest one wanted to know why we left the party early. I told him 10:30 pm was not early. As usual, I read them a bed time story, but I had to stop myself reading too quickly or they would learn my secret.Sil
37、ence finally came, and feeling like a thief in the night, I went out of the house and into the garage. Taking one end, I pulled the bag out from its hiding place and took it into the garden. I was worried that my neighbours might see me and call the police.It was already eleven oclock. By the light
38、of the moon I started working, trying to make as little noise as possible. And that was not easy with a saw (锯子) and a hammer (锤子).After much hard work, I finally completed my work. I looked down at my watch. It was exactly 4:00 am. Then I went inside to have a shower and get a few hours of sleep. I
39、t wouldnt be long now before the kids would rush into my room and wake me up to tell me about the new tree-house Father Christmas brought them this year.58. Why did the man feel nervous?A. He left the party too late. B. He was afraid of the darkness.6C. He didnt know where the black bag was.D. He wo
40、rried that others would know his secret.59. The underlined word “they” in Paragraph 3 refers to_.A. thieves B. parents C. children D. neighbours60. In what order did the man do the following?a. Read the kids a story. b. Had a shower. c. Worked in the moonlight. d. Pulled the bag from the garage. e.
41、Went to a party.A. e-d-a-b-c B. e-a-d-c-b C. a-b-e-d-c D. a-e-d-c-b61. How would the children feel when they saw the mans work?A. Interested. B. Excited. C. Tired. D. Angry.DMost people around the world are right-handed. This also seems to be true in history. In 1799, scientists studied works of art
42、 made at different times from 1,500 B.C. to the 1950s. Most of the people shown in these works are right-handed, so the scientists guessed that right-handedness has always been common through history. Today, only about 10% to 15% of the worlds population is left-handed.Why are there more right-hande
43、d people than left-handed ones? Scientists now know that a persons two hands each have their own jobs. For most people, the hand is used to find things or hold things. The right hand is used to work with things. This is because of the different work of the two sides of the brain. The right side of t
44、he brain, which makes a persons hands and eyes work together, controls the left hand. The left-side of the brain, which controls the right hand, is the centre for thinking and doing problems. These findings show that more artists should be left-handed, and studies have found that left-handedness is
45、twice as common among artists as among people in other jobs.No one really knows what makes a person become right-handed instead of left-handed. Scientists have found that almost 40% of the people become left-handed because their main brain is damaged when they are born. However, this doesnt happen t
46、o everyone, so scientists guess there must be another reason why people become left-handed. One idea is that people usually get right-handed from their parents. If a person does not receive the gene(基因) for right-handedness, he/ she may become either right-handed or left-handed according to the chan
47、ce and the people they work or live with.Though right-handedness is more common than left-handedness, people no longer think left-handed people are strange or unusual. A long time ago, left-handed children were made to use their right hands like other children, but today they dont have to.62. How ma
48、ny people in the world are left-handed now?A. Less than one sixth. B. More than a half. C. About 40% D.The passage doesnt tell us.63.Which of the following has the closest meaning to the underlined word “damaged” in this passage?A. knocked B. changed C. broke D. harmed64. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?A. No one really knows what makes a person become right-handed.B. Left-handedness is cleverer than right-hande
