第一学期期末考八年级英语试卷（满分：100分；考试时间：100分钟）题号听力部分笔试部分总分I II III IV I II III IV V VI VII得分第一部分：听力(20分)Ⅰ.听句子，选择与句子内容相符的图片。

句子读一遍。

（5分）( ) 1.( ) 2.( ) 3.( ) 4.( ) 5.Ⅱ.听句子，选择正确应答语。

每个句子读一遍。

（5分）( ) 6. A. He was born in 1987. B. She was born in 1968. C. I was born in 1965. ( ) 7. A. Have a good trip. B. That sounds interesting. C. I live there, too.( )8. A. China. B. America. C. India.( ) 9. A. Yes, but it’s much richer. B. Sorry, I disagree.C. Yes, it’s much poorer.( ) 10. A. He has a sore throat. B. I have headache. C. She has a toothache.Ⅲ.听对话，选择正确答案。

每段对话读一遍。

（5分）( ) 11. A. Because she saw some dangerous animals.B. Because she smelled something.C. Because she heard some dangerous animals were walking or running.( )12. A. She has to eat less food and take more exercise.B. She has to eat more food and take less exercise.C. She can’t have any fruits.( ) 13. A. He has to give it to me. B. He has to borrow one.C. He has to look after his things.( ) 14. A. Mend his radio. B. Tidy his bike. C. Clean his room.( ) 15. A. She has to help her mother with washing.B. She has to do her homework.C. She has to go to school.IV.听短文，判断对(T)错(F)。

短文读两遍。

(5分)( )16. The Internet can make our lives nicer, easier and more colorful.( ) 17. On the Internet we can do a few things.( ) 18. We can only study on the Internet.( ) 19. On the Internet, there are also lots of songs, movies and games.( ) 20. We should spend more time on the Internet.第二部分：笔试 (80分)Ⅰ.单项选择。

（15分）( ) 1. —Would you mind my pet dog while I’m away?—Sure, no problem.A. sitting upB. looking afterC. turning upD. looking( ) 2. —Do you know when he the work?—Sorry, I don’t know. But I think when the work , he will let me know.A. will finish; will be finishB. finishes; finishesC. finishes; will finishD. will finish; is finished( ) 3. Mike prefers to .A. to swim; skatingB. swimming; skatingC. to swim; skateD. swimming; skate( ) 4. Miss Wang Canada yesterday.A. is leaving forB. leave forC. left forD. will leave for ( ) 5. —What are you going to do next Sunday?—A. I’m sorry.B. Here you are.C. I’ve no idea.D. No, nothing. ( ) 6. You wash your hands before meals. It is good for your health.A. mayB. canC. have toD. must( ) 7. —Which is , the sun, the moon or the earth?—Of course the sun is.A. smallerB. the smallestC. biggerD. the biggest( ) 8. —What were you doing at this time yesterday?—We in the classroom.A. readB. were readingC.are readingD. was reading( ) 9. beautiful music!A. What anB. HowC. WhatD. What a( ) 10. —My father used to fishing.—Me too.A. is fondB. was fond ofC. be fondD. be fond of ( ) 11. —Do you often help your cousin with his English?—No. He learns English by .A. himselfB. yourselfC. herselfD. myself( ) 12. He has nothing to do today, ?A. doesn’t heB. do heC. does heD. isn’t he( ) 13. —How much did the new watch your sister?—She 350 yuan for it.A. cost; paidB. spend; costC. pay; costD. take ; paid( ) 14. foreign friends come to visit China every year.A. Many thousandB. Thousands ofC. Many thousand ofD. Many thousands( ) 15. ——Nothing serious, but a bit tired.—Better have a rest now, dear.A. Is that all?B. Is there anything else?C. what’s this?D. What’s the matter with you?II.完形填空。

（10分）We know that trees are useful in our everyday life. They 16 us many things, such as wood, oxygen, rubber, medicines and many other things. They can 17 tell us a lot about our climate. The following are the reasons. If you 18 a tree, you can see that it has many rings. Most trees grow one new ring 19 year. Because of the reason, we know 20 a tree is. A tree over a hundred years old means that it has more than a hundred 21 . When the climate is dry or very cold, the trees do not grow very much and their rings are usually 22 . When it is wet and warm, the rings are much thicker. If the rings are suddenly very thin or suddenly very thick, this means that the 23 changed suddenly. If we look at the rings on this tree, we can learn about the 24 for a hundred years. We can see 25 our climate is changing today. ( ) 16. A. tell B. ask C. give D. getⅢ.( ) 17. A. not B. too C. to D. also( ) 18. A. cut across B. climb up C. walk past D. look at( ) 19. A. every B. many C. the first D. from( ) 20. A. how big B. how long C. how old D. how much( ) 21. A. trees B. leaves C. people D. rings( ) 22. A. big B. thick C. small D. thin( ) 23. A. climate B. trees C. rings D. animals( ) 24. A. people B. things C. climate D. life( ) 25. A. how B. why C. when D. whileIII. 阅读理解：（10分）(A)Our world is getting smaller and smaller. We can fly around the world in less than 50 hours. The newest plane can fly at 600 miles an hour. You can have breakfast in Tokyo and supper in Paris.But hundreds of years ago, it took people a long time to go around the world. Magellan’s(麦哲伦) men were the first to make that trip. They went by ship and it took them more than two years. On September 20th, 1510,he left Spain(西班牙) with five ships and 240 men. He was killed in the Philippines(菲律宾). More than two years later, on December 21st, 1512 , only one of the five ships with just 31 men returned to Spain. Magellan’s trip taught us that the world w as round and that people could go around the world.( ) 26. People can fly around the world in ______.A. just 50 hoursB. less than 50 hoursC. more than 50 hoursD. more than 40 hours( ) 27. “You can have breakfast in Tokyo and supper in Paris.” means that ______.A. people can have breakfast and supper in TokyoB. people can have breakfast and supper in ParisC. people can have breakfast and supper both in Tokyo and in ParisD. the world is becoming smaller( ) 28. Magellan’s men were the first to make the trip around the world, which took them ______.A. more than two yearsB. two yearsC. less than two yearsD. three years( ) 29. Magellan was killed in ______.A. JapanB. ChinaC. the PhilippinesD. Spain( ) 30. The trip taught people that the world was ______.A. poorB. richC. strongD. round（B）Swee Lin has an interesting hobby(爱好). She collects stamps. She spends a lot of time on her stamp collection(收藏) after school hours. She has collected hundreds of stamps from all over the world. They are all in color.Swee Lin likes stamps with pictures of animals and birds on them. In this way, she learns the names of many animals and birds. She also borrows books on animals and birds from her school library. She learns many things about them.Sometimes Swee Lin has many stamps of the same kind. She gives them to her friends. They give her other stamps in return.Swee Lin writes to her friends in many countries. She sends them stamps of her country. In return, they send her stamps of their countries. Swee Lin’s father also gives her stamp s. He brings them home from his office for her.Many of Swee Lin’s friends collect other things. Some collect coins(硬币) and others collect matchboxes(火柴盒). But, all of them say that Swee Lin’s collection is the most interesting of all. () 31. She spends a lot of time on her hobby ____.A. before school hoursB. during school hoursC. after school hoursD. during her holidays( ) 32. ____ her stamps are in color.A. All ofB. Some ofC. Many ofD. Most of( ) 33. She learns a lot about animals and birds from ____.A. her teachersB. her friendsC. her stampsD. her father( ) 34. Sometimes Swee Lin has many stamps of the same kind. She____.A. keeps themB. throws them awayC. sells them to her friendsD. sends them to her friends ( ) 35. What does the word “hobby” mean?A. Matchbox collection.B. Doing things one likes.C. Keeping coins one likes.D. Stamp collection.Ⅳ.词汇（满分25分）(A)把下列单词按其所属类别进行归类.( 10分)VCD, paint,appear , feed , cancer, singer, violin, drum, fever, cover, artist,musician, member pleasant, control , toothache, boring, sad, happily, cough,36. 人物：37. 艺术物品：38. 感觉特征：39. 动作行为：40. 疾病：(B)句型转换：(5分)41.They are working carefully. (改为感叹句)_____ ______ they are working!42. We do morning exercises every day. (对划线部分提问)_______ _______ you _______ every day?43.Each tone is more than five tons.(同义句转换)Each ton is ______five tons.44. I have no friends here. (同义句转换)I _____ have ____ friends here.45. Maybe he is a student. (同义句转换)He _____ ______ a student.(C) 根据汉语提示，完成句子。