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1、江苏省盱眙县第二中学2012-2013学年八年级英语下学期期末考试试题 牛津版一、根据你所听到的对话，选择最佳答案回答问题。1. Who is too fat?A. The doctor. B. Mrs. King. C. Mrs. White.2. Which fruit is Toms favorite?A. Pears. B. Apples. C. Oranges.3. What does Ted like best?A. English. B. Math. C. Chinese.4. How long is the bridge?A.50 meters. B. 15 meters. C
2、.5 meters.5. When did Mary see a panda?A. When she was in Sichuan. B. When she was a little girlC. When she was in a zoo.听下面的对话，回答第6至7小题。6. Where are the two people talking?A. At home. B. At the airport. C. At school .7. What is Bob doing?A. Thinking. B. Watching the moon. C. Having a dream.听下面的对话，回
3、答第8至10小题。8. Does Jack look tired?A. Yes, he does. B. Yes, he is. C. No, he isnt.9. Why did Jack look tired?A. He got up early. B. He went to bed too late. C. He didnt do exercise.10. Whats good for our health?A. Getting up early B. Doing exercise. C. A and B.二、 短文理解 根据你所听到的内容，从A、B、C 三个选项中选出一个最佳答案。11
4、. When did the Browns go to the cinema?A. Last week B. Last month C. Last night12. How old is their daughter?A. Six months old B. Eight months old C. Ten months old13. Who stopped them when they walked in?A. A shop assistant. B. A policeman C. An office worker14. What did Mr. Brown think of the movi
5、e?A. Relaxing B. Interesting C. Boring15. Why did they want to let their daughter cry?A. To get their money back B. To give her something to eatC. To make her see the movie.三、对话 根据你所听到的内容和实际情况，写出简要答语，完成录音问卷调查表。QUESTIONNAREYour favorite teacher at school16. _17._18. _19. _20._四、单项填空 从下面各题所给的A、B、C、D四个
6、选项中，选择可以填入空白处的最佳选项。21. Im talking to you, Jack. Please listen to _ carefully.A. meB. mineC. youD. yours22. Both my parents were born _ 1970.A. atB. in C. onD. to23. Hurry up, _ you will miss the plane.A. andB. butC. soD. or24. _ do you play football?Once a week.A. How muchB. How longC. How oftenD. H
7、ow far25. We have a lovely room. Its one of _ in the hotel.A. niceB. nicerC. nicestD. the nicest26. Can you ride a horse? No, I _.A. needntB. may notC. cantD. mustnt27. I knocked on the door but _ answered.A. somebodyB. nobodyC. anybodyD. everybody28. Paul and I _ tennis yesterday. He did much bette
8、r than I.A. playB. will playC. playedD. are playing29. Wheres Tom? His mother _ him now.A. is looking forB. will look forC. has looked forD. looks for30. Excuse me, could you tell me how _ to Beijing Zoo? Well, you may take Bus no. 27.A. getB. getsC. gettingD. to get31. My aunt is a writer. She _ mo
9、re than ten books since 1980.A. writesB. wroteC. has writtenD. will write32. What were you doing this time yesterday?I _ on the grass and drawing a picture.A. A. sitB. satC. am sittingD. was sitting33. I will send you an e-mail as soon as I _ in Canada.A. arriveB. arrivedC. am arrivingD. will arrive
10、34. Many accidents _ by careless drivers last years.A. are causedB. were causedC. have causedD. will cause35. Do you know _ tomorrow?At 8 oclock.A. when did she comeB. when she cameC. when will she comeD. when she will come五、完形填空阅读下面的短文，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 cant believe what Im he
11、aring!” I thought to myself. Jeff was the last candidate (候选人)for president of Student Council. My best friend Tony came to me and said. “Im sorry, Mike. I really thought you should be _36_.”Later that day, I happened to pass Jeff in the dining room. I offered him a _37_ “Congratulations” and walked
12、 to my usual table. To my surprise, Jeff put his plate beside mine.“Im, erIm just wondering if you would consider coming to work on my team,” he said_38_. “You are really smart, and you would be a great manager.”“I dont think so,” I replied, feeling unsure.“Well, if you change your mind, we are meet
13、ing tomorrow,” he said before moving to another table.All that night, I thought about _39_ from Jeff. Maybe being a part of the election process(选举过程) would give _40_ a chance to make important changes at our school. I decided to join them.My first goal was to _41_ a catchy advertisement. Within a f
14、ew days, we designed a poster with Jeffs pictures showing him in a number of activities. No one could walk through any hallway _42_ passing Jeffs smiling face.My next step was to _43_ which new activities students would like to have at our school. Many of them wanted a chess club and a volleyball te
15、am.With the information I had collected, Jeff met with the headmaster. The headmaster _44_to add these activities to our school program.An eighth grader said, “Itll be like attending a new school with Jeff as president.”Hearing these words made my heart filled with _46_. I had wanted to become presi
16、dent of Student Council to make a difference. I achieved that and more by working as a member of Jeffs team. He became the most popular candidate and I was large part of his _47_. The fact that it has made a difference in other peoples lives is the real prize. What a great feeling!36. A. heardB. cho
17、senC. invitedD. followed37. A. politeB. loudC. warmD. cheerful38. A. proudlyB. quicklyC. nervouslyD. regretfully39. A. adviceB. chanceC. messageD. offer40. A. themB. himC. meD. us41. A. printB. inventC. createD. send42. A. forB. fromC. withD. without43. A. carry outB. try outC. work outD. find out44
18、. A. agreedB. wantedC. expectedD. asked45. A. allowedB. receivedC. introducedD. required46. A. prideB. surpriseC. patienceD. hope47. A. luckB. spiritC. lifeD. success六、阅读理解ASusan, the USMy best friend is Fanny. She is clever and interesting. We always look after each other. The first week we met, I
19、got sick and she looked after me every day.Betty, EnglandMy best friend is Ana. She is honest and serious. We were born in the same city in England. Then I moved to America with my family. I thought I would never see Ana again. When I went to college in New Your, Ana and I shared the same room!Ken,
20、JapanI love to spend time with Daisuke because he is funny and smart. We enjoy talking about the funny things we did when we were children, and tell the same stupid jokes over and over again.Lily, AustraliaLinda is a very confident girl and she is really kind. Some people may wonder why Linda and I
21、are best friends because we totally different, but I think this is why we are such good friends.48. Who is Susans best friend?A. Ana.B. Fanny.C. Linda.D. Daisuke.49. Where is Ken from?A. Australia.B. The US.C. England.D. Japan.50. What is Linda like?A. Confident and kind.B. Funny and smart.C. Honest
22、 and serious.D. Clever and interesting.BDereck Joubert and his wife, Beverly, have made many films about wild animals in Africa. Their films and photographs are very popular and one of the photographs has been on the front cover of a National Geographic magazine.A working day for Dereck and Beverly
23、started very earlyat 4:30 in the morning! Thats when they get up and start filming. And its a long daythey often work until 8:30 in the evening. In the winter its very cold and in the summer it can be 40C. dereck always does the filmingBeverly never does that, and she doesnt write. But Dereck never
24、takes photographs or records the sound. They work very well as a team, and they both believe we should shoot animals with camerasnot with guns!When they have finished filming and taking photographs for the day, they have dinner and Dereck usually writes while Beverly looks at her photographs. At nig
25、ht, they usually sleep in a small tent, but they sometimes sleep in the Land Cruiserwhen youre very close to wild animals, its sometimes safer to sleep in the car!Dereck and Beverly have also traveled around the world and given talks about their work. Dereck says that the animals are not just someth
26、ing to look atthey play an important role. Beverly thinks the wild animals can teach us a lot about ourselves.51. Dereck and Beverly start working_.A. at 4:30 in the morningB. at 4:30 in the afternoonA. at 8:30 in the morningD. at 8:30 in the evening52. Dereck and Beverly usually sleep_ at night.A.
27、in a carB. in a tentC. in a houseD. in a hotel53. Beverly thinks the wild animals _.A. are something to look atB. are very popularC. play an unimportant roleD. can teach us a lotCWhat do you do if youre stranded(处于困境的) on a lonely island? Surely you need to find a way to get in touch with the outsid
28、e world. Your best chance of doing this is to draw the attention a passing plane.Body signals (信号)Pilots from different countries understand body signals if they have the correct training. When you wave your arms up and down in a straight line, it means “yes”. When you point downwards and swing your
29、 arm from side to side, it means “no”. if you want the polite to know that its safe to land, push your hands out in front of you and bend (弯曲) your knees. If you want to say that its not safe to land, put your arms in the air and move them to one side.Smoke signalsThe smoke from a fire can be seen f
30、rom far away, so its a good way to draw attention. If the weather is dry, it isnt hard to start a fire. Remember, however, that fires can be very dangerous if they get out of control. Never light a fire unless youre sure that it cant spread. It the ground is dark, light smoke can be seen more easily
31、. Green grass and leaves produce light smoke.Ground-to-air signalsIts a good idea to build some signals, too. Use large pieces of wood to make the symbols(标记). If you cant find any wood, use earth. Some useful symbols are:F“I need food and water.”II “I need medicine.”I“I am badly hurt.”X“I am unable
32、 to move from here.Pilots repliesIf the pilot lowers the planes wings from side to side, this means “message received and understood”. (At night, the pilot flashes the planes green lights.) If the pilot flies the plane in a clockwise circle, this means “message received but not understood”. (At nigh
33、t, the pilot flashes the planes red lights.)However, there is no signal which means “message not received”. Why not?54. Which picture means “its not safe to land”?55. What can we learn from the passage?A. Swinging your arm from side to side means “yes”.B. If the ground is dark, light smoke cant be s
34、een.C. If you need some medicine, make a symbol “II”.D. The pilots make replies with a blue light at night.56. What is the passage mainly about?A. The explanation of building signals on an island.B. The importance of making signals on an island.C. Ways of sending out signals on a lonely island.D. Wa
35、ys of receiving signals from a lonely island.DMy summer hols wr CWOT. B4, we used 2 go 2 NY2C my bro, his GF&thr 3 :- kids FTF. ILNY, its gr8.Can you understand this sentence? If you cant, dont feel too bad: neither could the middle school teacher in England who received this as homework. This is Ne
36、tspeak: the language of computerized communication found on Internet of cellphones. To newcomers, it can look like a completely foreign language. So, what is the “translation” of the sentence above? My summer holidays were a complete waste of time. Before, we used to go to New York to see my brother
37、, his girlfriend, and their three screaming kids face to face. I love New York; its great.Schoolteachers and parents say this new form of writing is harming(破坏) the English language. Increasing spelling and grammatical mistakes can be seen in students writing. They fear the language could become cor
38、rupted(面目全非的).Everyone should just relax, say linguists(语言学家). They believe Netspeak is in fact more of a good thing. David Crystal, from the University of Wales, argues that Netspeak and Internet create a new language use and the almost lost art of diary writing has been picked up again. Geoffrey N
39、unberg, from Stanford University, agrees. “People get better at writing by writing,” he says. “Kids who are now doing text messaging, e-mail, and instant messages will write at least as well as, and possibly better than, their parents.Linguist James Milroy says, for centuries, it is believed without
40、 exception that young people are harming the language. And you can bet your bottom dollar that when todays teenagers become tomorrows parents, they too will thing this way. Milroy argues that languages do not and cannot become “corrupted”; they simply change to meet the new needs.However, Netspeaker
41、s do agree that it is important to teach young people how to speak and write Standard English. Cynthia McVey says, “I can understand Netspeak worries teachers and its important that they get across to their pupils that text messaging is for fun, but that learning to write proper English is a must fo
42、r their future.”Perhaps we should give teenagers a little more trust anyway. Erin, age 12, says, “I wouldnt use text language in my homework. Texting is just for fun.”57. What is the main purpose of the first paragraph?A. To give an example of a foreign language.B. To show an example of creative met
43、hods.C. To express worries about using Netspeak.D. To lead in the topic of Netspeak.58. Which of the following is true according to the passage?A. Cynthia McVey points out teenagers can deal with Netspeak properly.B. Geoffrey Nunberg believes Netspeakers can write Standard English.C. David Crystal t
44、hings Netspeak helps develop the habit of writing.D. James Milroy says that language is changing and improving.59. The expression “bet your bottom dollar” in Paragraph 5 means _.A. Be fairly sureB. be greatly surprisedC. think it a pityD. find it interesting60. What can be the best title fro the pas
45、sage?A. Netspeak: A Widely-Used Language on InternetB. Is Netspeak Harming the English Language?C. Is Netspeak Helpful in the English Language?D. Netspeak: Advantages and Disadvantages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。Kenny and Bobbi McCaughey live in lowa. They have a big family. Mikayla is the oldest child in the family. She is six years old. The other children are Brandon, Joel, Kelsay, Kenny, Natalie, Alexis and Nathan. They are all five years old