黄冈中学2008年秋季八年级英语期末考试试题
(满分: 120分 考试时间: 120分钟)
第一部分 选择题 ( 共74分)
一、听力（共二节，计25分）
第一节（共9小题；每小题1分，满分9分）
听下面9段对话，每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。每段对话读一遍。
1．A．Jim. B．Tom. C．Robots.
2．A．How to drive a car. B．How to use a computer. C．How to make a telephone call.
3．A．In the cities. B．In the countryside. C．In rainforests.
4．A．The Great Pyramid. B．The Summer Palace. C．Emperor Qin’s Terracotta Warriors.
5．A．They are useless. B．They are useful. C．They are beautiful.
6．A．See movies. B．Watch TV. C．Swim.
7．A．Yes, she is. B．No, she isn’t. C．Yes, he is.
8．A．Because he had a cold. B．Because he had the flu. C．Because he went to bed late.
9．A．Jim. B．Maria. C．Maria’s parents.
第二节（共16小题；每小题1分，满分16分）
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第10段材料，回答第10至11小题。
10．What’s the matter with Mr. Lee?
A．He has a backache. B．He has a stomachache. C．He has a toothache.
11．When will Mr. Lee go to see a doctor?
A．After school. B．After supper. C．After work.
听第11段材料，回答第12至14小题。
12．What’s wrong with the young man?
A．He smokes a lot. B．He often coughs and can’t sleep well.
C．He drinks coffee more.
13．How long does the young man work a day?
A．Less than 10 hours. B．More than 10 hours. C．8 hours.
14．Which one isn’t the doctor’s advice?
A．Sitting in front of the TV with coffee. B．Giving up smoking.
C．Getting some exercise and eating more vegetables.
听第12段材料，回答第15至17小题。
15．Who will go to school with Tom?
A．Tom’s friend. B．Tom’s sister. C．Tom’s mother.
16．Who’s Tom’s new teacher?
A．Miss Green. B．Mr. Green. C．Mr. Brown.
17．What does the new teacher look like?
A．Thin and short. B．Fat and tall. C．Tall and thin.
听第13段材料，回答第18至20小题。
18．What was Maria doing when she saw the UFO?
A．Shopping. B．Waiting for a bus. C．Walking down the street.
19．Where did the dialogue (对话) happen?
A．In a shop. B．In the street. C．At school.
20．What did the alien do when the UFO stopped?
A．Got out of the UFO. B．Bought things. C．Got into a shop.
听第14段材料，回答第21至25小题。
21．Maybe a _______ says these words.
A．writer B．teacher C．guide (导游)
22．Where are they now?
A．On the Great Wall. B．At the foot of the Great Wall.
C．At the foot of Mount Huang.
23．They can stay there for _______.
A．three hours B．two hours C．three hours and a half
24．It’s _______ now.
A．1:00 pm B．8:00 am C．8:10 am
25．What must they do before they leave the bus?
A．Wear sports shoes. B．Take money and important things with them.
C．Check the time.
二、语言知识运用（共二节，计35分）
第一节 单项选择（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
A）从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出与所给句子划线部分意义相同或相近并能代替的那一项。
26．The scientists arrived in Beijing the day before yesterday.
A．get to B．reached C．arrived at D．went to
27．—Tom, could you please come and do me a favor?
—Sure.
A．help you B．give a hand C．ask for help D．help me
28．We should drink plenty of boiled water every day.
A．much B．many C．too many D．much too
29．—Must we keep the windows open all the time?
—No, we don’t have to.
A．mustn’t B．can’t C．needn’t D．had better not
30．The girls in our class only cover 20% of the students.
A．get up B．make up C．put up D．grow up
B）从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
31．—I am going to the concert.
—______ exciting！
A．How B．What a C．What D．How a
32．—May I _________ your dictionary, Tom?
—Sorry, I can’t _________ it to you because I am using it right now.
A．borrow; borrow B．borrow; lend C．lend; borrow D．lend; lend
33．It ________ her brother two hours to paint the picture of a horse last Sunday.
A．used B．took C．spent D．paid
34．—I think drinking milk is good _______ our health.
—Yes, I agree _______ you.
A．to; to B．with; to C．for; with D．at; with
35．This book was very popular ________.
A．in 1980s B．in the 1980s C．at 1980s D．at the 1980s
36．I like to keep dogs at home. Dogs are ________ than other animals.
A．interesting B．the most interesting
C．more interesting D．the more interesting
37．Only a few students in our class have computers at home, __________?
A．do they B．don’t they C．are there D．have it
38．We believe there _________ a robot in our school library in ten years.
A．is B．was C．is going to have D．will be
39．—I hate _________ vegetables.
—You should try to ______ them. It can make you strong and healthy.
A．eating; eat B．eat; eating C．eating; eating D．eat; eat
40．My father ________ a music lesson at 8:30 am the day before yesterday.
A．gives B．gave C．was giving D．will give
41．You _______ wash your hands before meals. It’s good for your health.
A．may B．can C．have to D．must
42．A famous scientist wants to ________ a new school for the poor children in the village.
A．set up B．give up C．look up D．get up
43．—Did you finish the work _________?
—Yes, I did it all by ________.
A．myself; yourselves B．yourself; herself C．myself; ourselves D．yourself; myself
44．Wang Hai is a very ________ boy and he won’t get up until it’s time for class in the morning.
A．careful B．clever C．boring D．lazy
45．—My friend hurt himself yesterday.
—________
A．It’s nothing. B．A bad thing. C．I’m sorry to hear that. D．Is it true?
第二节 完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，从短文所给的四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
An old man lived in a nice house with a large garden. He took care of his 46 all the time, watering and fertilizing (施肥) them.
One day a young man passed 47 the garden. He looked at the beautiful flowers, imagining (设想) how happy he could be 48 he lived in such a beautiful place. Then suddenly he 49 the old gardener was blind. He was very 50 about this and asked, “You can’t see these flowers. Why are you busy taking care of them every day?”
The old man smiled and said, “I can tell you four 51 . First, I was a 52 when I was young, and I really like this job. Second, although (即使) I can’t see these flowers, I can 53 them. Third, I can smell the sweetness of them. As to the last one, that’s 54 .”
“Me? But you don’t know me.” said the young man.
“Yeah, it’s 55 that I don’t know you. But I know that 56 thinks flowers are angels (天使). We enjoy the happiness these flowers bring us.”
The blind man’s work 57 our eyes and pleased our hearts. It also made his life 58 . It was just like Beethoven. Beethoven wrote a lot of great music, but there was something wrong with his ears in his later life. Beethoven himself couldn’t 59 his wonderful music, but his music 60 millions of people to face their difficulties bravely. Isn’t it one kind of happiness?
46．A．grass B．flowers C．vegetables D．trees
47．A．in B．around C．by D．above
48．A．after B．when C．before D．if
49．A．felt B．found C．got D．watched
50．A．sad B．worried C．happy D．surprised
51．A．excuses B．stories C．reasons D．facts
52．A．teacher B．gardener C．worker D．doctor
53．A．smell B．water C．pick D．touch
54．A．my children B．you C．my wife D．me
55．A．wrong B．OK C．true D．sure
56．A．everybody B．somebody C．nobody D．anybody
57．A．closed B．opened C．hurt D．broke
58．A．emptier B．busier C．luckier D．happier
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