() 12.I am vary thirsty now.But there is little water in the gla,?易
八年级上学期期末测试第一部分语言知识运用 (共计45分)
一.Multiple choice (本题共15分, 每小题1分)
Choose the best choice from A B or C according to the meaning of the sentence.() 1.—He was tiredhe fell asleep as soon as he lay down.易—Oh, we can go out and let him have a good rest.易
A.too, to
B.so, that
C.such, that
() 2.—Which would you like to have, tea or juice?易—is OK.I’m really thirsty.A.Either
B.Neither
C.Both
() 3.—Hello, may I speak to your father, please?中—Sorry, my fatherto Shanghai.He went there this morning.A.goesB.has goneC.has been
() 4.—You watched the fashion show last night, didn’t you?易
— Yes,I mied the beginning.
A.so
B.and
C.but
() 5.you read,you will feel in J.K Rowling’s books.中
A.More, more interestingB.The more, the more interesting C.The more, the more interested
() 6.If it tomorrow, I hiking in the mountains.易A.rains, will goB.won’t rain, will goC.doesn’t rain, will go () 7.Everyone except Bill and Jimthere when the meeting began.易A.was
B.isC.were () 8.The old man has collected over 100 different kinds of kites the year 2000.易A.since
B.by
C.from () 9.Traveling by train ischeaper andenjoyable than by car.易A.more, much more
B.much, even more
C.quite, much too
() 10.Do you knowat this time yesterday?中A.what she was cookingB.what she is cooking
C.what was she cooking () 11.My aunt played the light music to make the babycrying.易
A.stopped
B.to stop
C.stop
A.is thereB.isn’t thereC.isn’t it
() 13.—Oh, Mrs.King, your dre looks nice.Is it new?中—No, I it since two years ago.
A.boughtB.have hadC.have bought () 14.—It’s too hot.Would you mind mythe window?易A.open, Good ideaB.closing, Of courseC.opening, Certainly not () 15.—May I put my car here?易—Sorry, you mustn’t.Please look at the si”.
A.STOPB.NO PARKINGC.DANGER二.Cloze test (本题共15分, 每小题1分)
Have you ever seen advertisements saying “Learn a foreign language in 6 weeks, or your money back?” Of course, it never happens like that.It is easy to learn the mother language.And just think how much practice is given for that.Before the Second World War people usually learned a foreign language in order to1the literature (文学) of the country.Now
2the foreign language is3most people want.Every year millions of people start learning4.How do they do it?
Some people try at home,books and radios; some computers or TV programmes; others go to evening claes.they use the language only 2 or 3 times a week, learning it will a long time, like language learning at school.people try to learn a language by studying for 6 or more hours a day.It is clearly easier to the language in the country because itthere.But most people don’t have a to do this.Machines and good books will you, but they cannot do the student’s work.Whatever the language is learned quickly or slowly, it iswork.Choose the best answer to complete the paage.() 1.A.see
B.read
C.watch易() 2.A.sayingB.telling
C.speaking易
() 3.A, whatB.thatC.which易 () 4.A.thatB.it
C.one易
() 5.A.with
B.withoutC.by中 () 6.A.listen toB.watchC.use易
() 7.A.WhenB.If
C.Until易 () 8.A.spent
B.cost
C.take易
() 9.A.Few() 10.A.fast
B.A fewB.happily
C.No易
C.slowly易 C.use易 C.is spoken难 C.time
C.help易 C.great.易
第二部分阅读理解 (共计40分)
四.Reading comprehension (本题共40分, A.B题每小题1分,C﹑D﹑E题每小题2分)
(A)
() 1.Put a sausage in a bun (面包) and what have you got? A hot dog, of course! 易
() 2.Americans eat a lot of hot dogs.Around seven billion(十亿) hot dogs will be eaten in July alone this year.
People living in the city of Los Angeles eat more hot dogs than those in any other US city.易
() 3.Some people like hot dogs better than hamburgers because they’re easier to eat.This is because the bun is
thin and long and the sausage cannot fall out easily.易
() 4.Americans like to eat hot dogs at baseball matches and other sports events.But they also buy them in the
street and eat them as they walk along! 易
() 5.Most Americans like mustard (芥末) on their hot dogs.America’s President (
总统), George W.Bush’s
favorite topping (蛋糕上的奶油等) is mustard with relish.Kids like ketchup (番茄酱) much better.Lemonade and iced tea are the best drinks to have with hot dogs.易
Choose the best topic from A to F according to the meaning of the paage.
(B)
French doctors and American scientists have reported doing an operation (手术)in which the doctor was outside the operating room.This kind of operation is known as robots operation.
Doctor Marescaux did the operation in an office in New York City last month, while a sixty-eight-year-old woman patient was in a hospital in Strasbourg, France.
A doctor in Strasbourg got the patient ready.He placed medical tools and a small video camera in her stomach (腹部).Doctor Marescaux in New York City watched the patient in a video screen.Then he used the computer to send meages to the robot machine.
The robot moved the tools that cut the woman’s gallbladder (胆囊) away.The woman got well soon after the operation and left the hospital two days later.
系统) between the doctor and the robot.Technology must be able to send a doctor’s order to a robot to move the tool quickly.
Experts also say a succeful robotic operation will improve an operation.For example, the robot can make much smaller movement than a person can.A robot machine can turn tools in ways that a doctor’s hand cannot.
() 11.A.learn() 13.A.chance() 14.A.use
() 15.A.nice
B.teachB.place
() 12.A.was spokenB.will be spoken
B.needB.hard
三.Communication (本题共15分, A题每小题1分, B题每小题2分)
(A) Choose the best response from A to F in the box according to the sentence given.() 1.What were you doing when the big fire broke out?易 () 2.What did your math teacher say?易 () 3.How long have you been swimming?易 () 4.Why don’t you buy him a digital camera?易 () 5.I have never been to Hong Kong.易
(B) Complete the dialogue with proper words or sentences.
A: I haven’t seen you these days.What’s happened to you? B: My grandma is ill in hospital.
.What’s wrong with her?易
B: Her leg has been hurt for a long time.She had to see a doctor.The doctor said there was something wrong with it.
?易
B: A little better.She was operated on yesterday.
?易
B: I looked after Grandma there.A: But the nurses could do it, I think.易
A: I see.(5)?易
B: Nothing, thanks.See you.A: See you.
.She’s taken good care of me since I was a baby.I should do something for her, too.Experts say the main problem with such a robotic operation is based on high-speed telecommunications (通讯
Doctor say such a robotic operation will make safer and better operations poible in the future.They say it will improve doctor training.It’ll also mean that doctors could do an operation on people in dangerous places far away.And it could mean that people could have operations done by top doctors without having travel to the city where the doctors work.
Judge the following sentences true (T) or false (F).
() 1.“Robotic operation” means an operation done with the help of a robot.易
() 2.We use the robot in the operation because it can make the operation safer and better.易
() 3.If we want to use the robot in the operation, we must solve the problem of high-speed telecommunications.
易
() 4.If the smaller movement can’t be done by doctors in the operations, we may use a video camera to solve it.
易
() 5.The robot is used to watch the patient clearly.易
(C)
There are some easy things you can do to protect the environment and the earth.Choose ideas from the list or come up with a few of your own.
● Plant flowers, gra or trees.
● Whenever you visit a park or beach, take away what you bring there—keep rubbish in a bag until you can
put it in a dustbin.
● Turn off the lights, TV sets when you leave the room.This saves a lot of electricity (电).
● Turn off the tap (水龙头) when you brush your teeth.You can save some water by not letting it run.Also,
use a gla cup instead of a paper cup because this saves paper.● Keep the doors and windows closed in winter to keep warm air in.
● Give your old books and magazines to a library instead of throwing them away.● Give your old clothes to poor children you know instead of throwing them away.● Use both sides of paper.
● Stop pouring dirty water into the rivers or lakes nearby.
● Encourage all your friends to do the same things you do to help protect the earth.You don’t have to wait until Earth Day to do these things.Make every day Earth Day.
If everyone makes a contribution to protecting the environment, the world will become much more beautiful.Choose the best Choice from AB or C according to the paage above.
() 1.From the paage above, we know that this is.易A.a sign
B.a proposal (倡议书)
B.to pour dirty water into the rivers
C.to save water by not letting it run while brushing our teeth
() 3.We can to save paper.易A.use a paper cup
B.use both sides of paperC.give old books to a library
() 4.Which of the following is wrong according to the writer? 易
A.Turn off the lights when you leave the room.B.Close the doors and windows in winter.C.Use a paper cup when you brush your teeth.
() 5.What’s the best title (标题) of the paage? 易A.Protect the Earth.
B.Save Water and Electricity
C.Make Better Use of Old Things
(D)
There was a boy called Dick.He had no father or mother and he had no friends to help him.He was very poor.One day he heard someone saying, “London is a very big.In the streets there is gold here and there.Everyone in London is very rich.” Then Dick wanted to go to London.When he got to London, Dick cannot see any gold in the streets.But he couldn’t go back home.He had no money.Dick was walking in the street.It was snowing.He was so cold.He had no house to go to.He had no food to eat.Night came.Dick saw a light in the window of a house.He went there and sat down near the door.Just then the door opened and came out a servant.She saw Dick sitting there and said, “Go away! What are you doing here?” Dick was so hungry and so cold.He couldn’t stand up.The bad woman threw some cold water over Dick.Dick thought he was almost dying of cold and hunger.Fill in the blanks according to the paage you read.Only one word for each blank.
Dick was a homele poor boyor even a good friend.One day Dick wanted to go to that there was gold everywhere.But when he got there, he couldn’t see a piece of gold but white (3)______ in the street.Dick had to go up and down in London.He had nothing to eat.He had noto live in.he was cold and .He thought he would die.中
(E)
C.an advertisement
() 2.The writer tells us.易
A.to throw rubbish into a dustbin
Answer the questions according to what you read above.1.Where may you go if you like walking? 易
2.What number may you dial if you want to know more about the youth club? 易
3.Where can we go bringing our dog with us? 易
4.Where can we buy books? 易
5.Where can we have a great time with animals?
中
第三部分书面表达 (共计15分)
五.Writing (本题共15分, A题5分, B题10分)
(A) 母亲是伟大的，母爱是无私的。现在就让我们来给我们的母亲写封信，感谢她对你多年的生活照顾
与关心，感谢她为家庭付出的辛苦，并说出你心中对妈妈的爱。（假设你是Alice）中
2009—2010年度上英语期末考试
英 语 试 题 答 案
一.（15分，每题一分）1—5 BABCC6—10 CAABA11—15 CABCB（考查基础知识及时态的运用） 二.（15分，每题一分）1—5 BCACA6—10 CBCBA11—15 ACACB（考查学生整体感知，上下文分析的能力）
三.（共15分, A题每小题1分, B题每小题2分)(A) 1—5 FGBDC（各单元重点句子的熟练掌握）(B) 1.I’m sorry to hear that2.How is she feeling now
3.What did you do in the hospital/ Who looked after her
4.You’re right/ That’s right
5.What can I do for you（考查学生情景交际的灵活应用） 四.(本题共40分, A.B题每小题1分,C﹑D﹑E题每小题2分)(A) 1—5 BFEDC(B) 1—5 TTTFF(C) 1—5 BABCA
(D) 1.parents 2.heard 3.snow 4.house/room 5.hungry(E) 1.I may go to Ramblers’ Club.2.I may dial 324788.
3.To Ramblers’ Club we can bring our dog with us.4.We can buy books at World Craft Fair.
5.We can have a great time with animals in Deeside Animal Park.（考查学生在阅读中理解并整体把握语篇能力、捕获信息能力及概括文章主旨的能力，能够对信息进行判断、归纳、综合） 五.(本题共15分, A题5分, B题10分)One poible version: (A) To Dear Mother,
I may be saying this every day, but I want to thank you for doing everything for me, and most importantly, for the wonderful person that you are, and for the most working-hard person in our family.I would like to say “I love you, mum!”
From your loving daughter Alice
(B) Hello, my dear friends,
As we know, computer is one of the most useful inventions in the world.As the computer goes into more and more families, many of you begin to use it and begin to get on line.Internet is very convenient for us.For example, we can learn more knowledge, we can read the news and we can know better about the world on it.But some of you haven’t used it very well.You have spent too much time in playing games.Or you make net friends online, and chat with them all night.It has taken you too much time.And you do worse and worse in your leons.Can you listen to my opinions? I think you’d better not spend too much time on school days.And you’d better do something useful and healthy online.I hope all of you will learn a lot from the Internet.That’s all.Thank you.
本试题以考查学生综合语用能力为主，题型按照中考试题题型和分值比率，笔试100分，难易比例1：2：7，其中书面表达B难度系数高些（占10%比例），书面表达A、完型填空及阅读理解D（共20%）为中等难度。
