1、北京市西城区 2014-2015 学年上学期初中八年级期末考试英语试卷试卷卷面共 90 分, 口试 10 分 , 合计 100 分。笔试时间共 100 分钟。听力理解（共 15 分）一、听对话。从下面各题所给的 A、B、C 三幅图片中选择与对话内容相符的图片。每段对话你将听两遍。 （共 4 分, 每小题 1 分）二、听对话或独白。根据对话或独白的内容。从下面各题所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选择最佳选项。每段对话或独白你将听两遍。 （共 6 分, 每小题 1 分）请听一段对话, 完成第 5 至第 6 小题。5. What happened to the man?A. He got hurt.
2、B. A car hit him. C. He fell off the bike. 6. What did they do at first?A. They made a call. B. They waited for his friend. C. They took him to the hospital. 请听一段对话, 完成第 7 至第 8 小题。7. How many goals（进球） did the team score in the last three minutes?A. Five. B. Three. C. Two. 8. Who has posters of the
3、team at first?A. Kate. B. Simon. C. Both of them. 请听一段独白, 完成第 9 至第 10 小题。9. What special things can we do in November in Bangkok?A. Taste famous Thai and Chinese food. B. Visit the Floating Market on the river. C. See the river with millions of lights on it. 10. What does the writer often do on his
4、way to school?A. He often has his breakfast. B. He often sleeps on the bus. C. He often buys some fruits.三、听对话。根据所听到的内容和提示词语, 记录关键信息。对话你将听两遍。 （共 5 分, 每小题 1 分）四、单项填空。 （共 15 分, 每小题 1 分）从下面各题所给的 A、B、 C、D 四个选项中, 选择可以填入空白处的最佳选项。16. They arrived early at the airport, _they had time to go shopping. A. but
5、B. or C. so D. because17. I almost had an accident just now. Oh, you should drive _. A. careful B. carefully C. careless D. carelessly18. Whats the _of China?More than 1.3 billion. A. population B. information C. attention D. tradition19. Hi, Tony, which is _street in London?Red Street. Many people
6、go shopping there. A. busy B. busier C. busiest D. the busiest20. My father offered _me to the zoo last weekend. A. take B. taking C. takes D. to take21. I think listening is just as _as speaking in English learning. A. important B. more importantC. most important D. the most important22. Today my m
7、other asked me _the rooms with her.A. clean B. to clean C. cleaing D. cleaned23. Now computers are very popular and they are much _than before. A. cheap B. cheaperC. cheapest D. the cheapest24. Please _your mobile phone when you are having a meeting. A. dont use B. doesnt use C. use D. to use25. I w
8、as drawing a horse when Jim _to my house. A. comes B. came C. is coming D. was coming26. Everyone _go through the security check（安检） when entering the Birds Nest stadium. A. can B. may C. must D. might27. I think we all need to help animals live _. A. in time B. in danger C. in peace D. in trouble28
9、. _have a try again? Im sure you can do it. A. Why not B. How about C. What about D. Why dont29. Chris, could you help me _my dog while Im on holiday?Sure. Ill take good care of it. A. think about B. ask for C. look for D. look after30. Alice was playing in the park while I _my homework at home. A.
10、do B. did C. am doing D. was doing五、完形填空。 （共 10 分, 每小题 1 分）阅读下面的短文, 掌握其大意, 然后从短文后各题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中, 选择最佳选项。I used to hunt（打猎） and have killed a few deer. There was great excitement in _31_and shooting（射击） . One cold morning in winter, I went alone to a hillside. I carried my gun, a bottle of _32_
11、and three thick sandwiches. I found a natural hiding place, cleared the snow and sat down. It was pretty cold, but I had warm clothes on. I sat there waiting for about an hour. _33_showed. I ate two sandwiches and drank a little coffee. The place was really quiet. Suddenly, a big beautiful buck（雄鹿）
12、appeared less than twenty feet away from me. There was no _34_near to him. Surely I couldnt miss. I waited for him to run with a start. To my surprise, he came toward me! He was curious（好奇的）, I guess, or maybe he was stupid. For this was no youngster, but a fully grown-up one. He must have known abo
13、ut men and their guns. But this buck came _35_, and I still waited. His big eyes never moved from my face. His wonderful head with a set of antlers was clear in the sight. I was getting a bit _36_now. A buck can do a lot of harm to me. Well, he walked right up to where I was sitting. Then he stopped
14、 and looked at me!What happened next is hard to _37_. But it all seemed quite natural. I reached up and scratched（挠） his head. And he enjoyed it! That big, wild, beautiful buck lowered his head and asked for _38_!I scratched his head again and his body. His nose touched my shoulder. I _39_him my las
15、t sandwich. Well, he finally went his way, down the hill. I just watched him goa strong buck carrying a proud head. I picked up my bottle and gun, and started walking back. I _40_hunting from that day on. 31. A. standing B. waiting C. drinking D. driving32. A. water B. tea C. milk D. coffee33. A. So
16、mething B. Anything C. Everything D. Nothing34. A. cover B. leaf C. snow D. stone35. A. away B. back C. closer D. farther36. A. excited B. nervous C. happy D. surprised37. A. believe B. decide C. guess D. solve38. A. food B. play C. more D. 1ess39. A. prepared B. fed C. carried D. showed40. A. looke
17、d up B. picked up C. lifted up D. gave up阅读理解（共 30 分）六、阅读下列短文。根据短文内容, 从短文后各题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中, 选择最佳选项。 （共 20 分, 每小题 2 分）AIf someone is hurt, do you know what to do? Read about first aid for some medical problems. If Someone Has a Nosebleed（流鼻血）.Using your fingers, press hard just under the bridge of
18、 the nose. Throw the head back if bleeding is not serious. Keep the patient（患者） quiet. Put ice around the patients nose.Place cotton（药棉） deep into the patients nose. If bleeding cant be stopped, call for medical aid.If Someone Faints（昏倒）.Place the patient on his back with his head lower than his fee
19、t. Keep the patient warm. Do not give the patient any food or water. Have the patient rest for at least l5 minutes.If Someone Gets a Scorpion（蝎子） Sting（叮）. Place the patient on her back. Keep the patient calm. Do not allow the patient to walk or move, if unnecessary. Cover the patient with something
20、 warm. Put ice on the area of the sting. Call for medical help or take the patient to a doctor immediately.41. There are _medical problems in this passage. A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D. 542. If a person faints we should _. A. keep him quiet B. press his nose hardC. keep him warm D. give him water and food43. Ic
21、e is useful for _. A. a nosebleed and a scorpion sting B. a nosebleed and a faintC. a scorpion sting and a faint D. a faint and a bad coldBIn most countries around the world, 16-year-olds have to wait for another two years to be able to drive a car. Not so for 16-year-old Max Verstappen. He will bec
22、ome the youngest ever F1 driver when he races for the Toro Rosso team next year. He will be 17 when he takes part in his first Grand Prix（汽车大奖赛）, with drivers like Fernando Alonso, Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel. Now the youngest F1 driver, Jaime Victor, is 19 years and 125 days. Verstappen wil
23、l make his first show at the Australian Grand Prix. He said: “Ever since I was seven, F1 has been my career goal（职业目标）, so this chance is truly a dream come true. ”The Toro Rosso team boss Franz Tost was very excited, saying: “We are happy to welcome Max into the Toro Rosso family.We think Max is on
24、e of the most skilled young drivers and we believe he has the ability to take on this challenge（挑战） successfully. It will now be up to us to offer Max a car to make him have the best possible start to his F1 career. ”Max is the son of the former F1 driver Jos Verstappen. He said: “First of all, than
25、ks to my father, who has always been by my side, day and night, year after year. ”44. Now Max Verstappen is _years old. A. 19 B. 18 C. 17 D. 1645. Max Verstappen will become _next year. A. the youngest F1 driver B. the best sports playerC. the most skilled driver D. the most excellent coach46. Max V
26、erstappen will take part in his first Grand Prix with _. A. Jos Verstappen B. Sebastian Vettel C. Franz Tost D. Jaime Victor47. Franz Tost believed Max could become a good driver because _. A. he is very young B. he has a nice carC. he has good skills D. his father is a driverCI was a small boy of 8
27、, and was having lunch in a restaurant with my mother and my grandma. I ordered a Salisbury steak, confident in the knowledge that under that wonderful name was a good hamburger. When brought to the table, it was with a plate of peas. I have always hated peas. I dont know why anyone would like to ea
28、t peas. I never ate them before. And I certainly was not about to eat them now. “Eat your peas, ”my grandmother said. “Mother, ”said my mom. “He doesnt like peas. Leave him alone. ”My grandmother did not answer, but I saw something strong in her eyes. “Ill pay you $5 if you eat them, ”she said. I sa
29、t there still. In my mind, $5 was a huge, nearly unimaginable amount（数量） of money, and as terrible as peas were, only one plate of them stood between me and that $5. I began to eat them. My mother was angry while grandma was pleased. My mother stared at（盯着） her mother and me. If there were a staring
30、 Olympics, she would win the gold medal. The stares made me nervous, and every single pea made me nearly throw up, but the image of $5 were in my mind, and I finally finished them. My grandmother left for Aunt Lillians a few weeks later. That night, at dinner, my mother served a big bowl of peas. I,
31、 of course, said no at once. My mother looked at me coldly and then came the words that followed me for years. “You ate them for money.” she said. “You can eat them for love. ”Oh, despair（绝望）! Oh, my god! Now, too late, came the understanding that Id drawn myself into something from which there was
32、no way to run away. What possible answer could I say against that?I ate them. I ate them that day and every other time they were served. The five dollars were quickly spent. My grandmother passed away a few years later. But the story of the peas lived on, and the words became my forever nightmare（噩梦
33、）, “You ate them for money, you can eat them for love. ”48. What kind of person is the grandma according to the writer?A. Strict. B. Terrible. C. Friendly. D. Funny. 49. After the lunch, the mother continued to serve peas to her son because _. A. she disliked her son very much B. she wanted to see i
34、f he loved herC. she decided to teach him a lesson D. she wanted him to remember his grandma50. The writer wanted to tell us that _. A. his grandmother became his nightmare B. he realized money was so easy to spendC. he never refused to eat peas from then on D. he learnt he shouldnt do everything fo
35、r money七、阅读短文。根据短文内容。从短文后的五个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有一项为多余选项。 （共 4 分, 每小题 1 分）A ten-year-old girl saved about one hundred other tourists in 2004 by warning them that a Tsunami（海啸）, a huge ocean wave, was on its way across the sea. She knew what was happening. Why? _51_. “I was on the beach and the water
36、 started to go funny, ”Tilly Smith told the reporter from the newspaper. “There were bubbles（水泡） and the water went back suddenly. _52_. I told Mum, ”she said. _53_. They cleared people from the beach just minutes before a huge wave reached the land. Luckily, no one died. _54_. “Shes a very clever g
37、irl. It is very lucky that our class were learning about this kind of tsunami just two weeks before Christmas, ”he told the newspaper. A. They thought they were in danger. B. Tillys mother and the hotel workers acted quickly. C. Tillys teacher was very proud of her. D. I knew there was going to be a
38、 tsunami. E. Because she learnt about underwater earthquakes at school.八、阅读短文, 根据短文内容回答问题。 （共 6 分, 每小题 2 分）Mei Lanfang（1894-1961） , known as the great master of Chinas dramatic arts, was the one who developed the modevn Beijing Opera. Mei Lanfang was born into a family of Beiing Opera performers in
39、Beijing. He made his first performance when he was just 10 years old. He was especially good at playing females, or the Dan role. With a deep love for his people, he gave his whole life to the art of Beijing Opera. During his stage career（舞台生涯） of over 50 years, not only did he carry on the best of
40、the traditional art of opera, but also kept searching for ways to improve his art and created many lively and unforgettable artistic images（形象） by studying and learning from the best of other local and national operas. He successfully put acting, singing and dancing together in his performing, and t
41、urned Beijing Opera into a colorful art of the highest stage effects（效果）. As a result, he developed his own style called the “Mei Lanfang School”. Mei Lanfang was the first one who introduced Beijing Opera to the world and made successful tours to Japan（1919, 1924 and 1956） and the USA（1930）. He pop
42、ularized the Chinese classical drama among foreign audiences and won international fame（声誉）. Through his performances Beijing Opera won the hearts of many foreign people and influenced（影响） foreign stages in return. Mei Lanfang is the symbol of Chinas performing arts, the hero of his people and count
43、ry. 55. Was Mei Lanfang good at playing the Dan role?56. What did he put together in his performing?57. Why is Mei Lanfang the symbol of Chinas performing arts?书面表达（共 20 分）九、完成句子。 （共 10 分, 每小题 2 分）根据中文意思完成句子。58. 你看起来脸色苍白, 怎么了?You look pale. _you?59. 克林特邓普西因为进了 2014 年世界杯第一个球而成名。Clint Dempsey _scoring
44、 the first goal of the 2014 World Cup. 60. 我太忙不能去看电影星际穿越了。Im _go to watch the movie Interstellar. 61. 为了保护濒危动物, 政府正计划建立更多的自然公园。The government is planning to _more nature parks _protect animals in danger. 62. 这个问题我们讨论了两个小时, 最后他同意了我的观点。It _talk about the problem, and finally he _me.十、文段表达。 （10 分）根据中文和
45、英文提示, 写一篇意思连贯、符合逻辑、不少于 50 词的回信。信的开头和结尾已给出, 其词数不计入所要完成的回信内。所给英文提示词语仅供选用。请不要写出你的校名和姓名。63. 假如你是李华, 今年春节, 你的英国笔友杰克要来一个中国家庭做客, 他想知道中国人是怎样送礼物或者接收礼物的, 春节期间要遵守哪些特殊的习俗。请你根据他的问题, 给他回信提些建议吧。提示词语: accept, immediately, break, cleanDear Jack, Nice to hear from you. _I hope this helps and if you have any questions
46、, just write to me again. Enjoy your stay!Best wishes, Li Hua参考答案: 一、听对话。选择与对话内容相符的图片。1. A 2. C 3. C 4. B二、听对话或独白, 选择最佳选项。5. A 6. A 7. C 8. B 9. C 10. B三、听对话，记录关键信息。11. Green 12. July 13. 6six14. 850eight hundred and fifty 15. hills四、单项填空16. C 17. B 18. A 19. D 20. D 21. A 22. B 23. B24. A 25. B 26.
47、 C 27. C 28. A 29. D 30. D五、完形填空31. B 32. D 33. D 34. A 35. C36. B 37. A 38. C 39. B 40. D六、阅读短文。选择最佳选项。A: 41. B 42. C 43. A B: 44. D 45. A 46. B 47. CC: 48. A 49. C 50. D十、文段表达（10 分）63. Dear Jack, Nice to hear from you. Im very glad to know that youre coming to China for a short stay. Id be happy to give you some advice. When you visit a Chinese family, its a good idea to bring a small gift like fruits, tea, flowers, or something special from your country. Usually Chinese people will give you a present in
