2016-2017学年八年级英语第二学期期末测试卷

时间：90分钟 满分：100分

第Ⅰ卷 听力部分(20分)

一、听句子，选择与句子内容相对应的图片(每小题1分，共5分)

A B C

D E 1．________ 2.________ 3.________ 4．________ 5.________

二、听句子，选择适当的答语(每小题1分，共5分) 6．A.I talk too much. B．I have a sore throat.

C．I drink enough water.

7．A.No，I could. B．Yes，sure. C．Yes，I couldn't. 8．A.I was in my house. B．I was in the library.

C．I was reading.

9．A.I don't think so. B．It's really interesting.

C．I think so.

10．A.The Yangtze River. B．The Nile. C．The Yellow River.

三、听对话和短文，然后根据对话和短文内容选择每个问题的正确答案

(每小题1分，共5分)

听对话，完成第11、12小题。 11．What's the man doing?

A．Shopping. B．Writing. C．Working. 12．How much does the man need to pay?

A．￥10. B．￥5. C．￥2. 听短文，完成第13～15小题。 13．Why does the speaker like music?

A．Because it's popular. B．Because it's interesting. C．Because he thinks it's an important part of life. 14．What kind of music does the speaker like?

A．Rock music. B．Jazz. C．Country music.

15．What does Jane think of jazz?

A．Cool. B．Boring. C．Soft. 四、听短文填空(每小题1分，共5分) Place The ________(16) Museum Day Last ________(17) People All the students in Grade Nine Departure(出发) At ________(18) o'clock Time Transport(交通工On ________(19) big buses 具) They felt a little ________(20)，but they How did they feel？ were very happy. 第Ⅱ卷 笔试部分(80分) 五、单项选择(每小题1分，共10分)

21．—When is Father's Day in the United States?

—It's on ________ third Sunday in June. A．a B．the C．/ D．an

22．If we study hard at school，our life will be ________ hope.

A．because of B．full of C．instead of D．proud of

23．Those books ________ my brother.He has a hobby of collecting books.

A．belong to B．used to C．wait for D．as for

24．I hope my school life of senior high will be ______________ than that of junior high.

A．more exciting B．very exciting C．as exciting as D．the most exciting

25．—The firemen all did their best to put out the fire.

— ________ excellent firemen!

A．What B．What an C．How an D．How 26．—Have you heard of Zhang Ziyi's new film?

—Yes, I can't wait ________ it.

A．to seeing B．saw C．to see D．seen 27．There are ________ students in this school.

A．two thousand of B．two thousands C．thousand of D．thousands of

28．My English teacher has taught English ________ she came here.

A．since B．as C．when D．for 29．—Have you seen Mr.Wang?

—No.He ________ Beijing to watch the soccer game. A．have been to B．went

C．has been to D．has gone to 30．—Let's go to the Children's Home.

—Wait a minute.I think we should ________ the old toys and books one more time.

A．run out B．check out C．help out D．come out

六、完形填空(每小题1分，共10分)(词数：约200；建议用时：6分钟)

Last week the manager of an old shop received a letter.Because he was very busy, he didn't read the letter ________(31) tea time.When he opened it, ￡10 ________(32) onto his desk.Together with it was a short letter.It read： Dear sir，

In 1935 I got engaged (订婚), but ________(33) I lost my job.At that time a lot of people were out of work.Six months later I got a job again, but of course I was still very ________(34)．

I came to your ________(35) to buy a ring.The salesgirl took out some rings for me to look at, but she was called away for a moment, and I put one of the rings in my pocket.When she ________(36) back, I said I did not know the size of my girl-friend's finger.So I left the shop ________(37) paying.

My wife died a short while ago and all these years I've been feeling ________(38) that I never paid for her ring.At that time the ring cost ￡2, so I think ________(39) may cost ￡10 now, and I am sending you the money.

Yours truly， A customer (40)．

“Well, well, well，” said the manager.“Life is full of ________” 31．A.until B．when C．since

32．A.fell into B．fell over C．fell out 33．A.luckily B．unluckily C．excitedly 34．A.famous B．poor C．hard 35．A.factory B．house C．shop 36．A.came B．gave C．returned 37．A.for B．without C．by

38．A.comfortable B．happy C．sorry 39．A.it B．I C．you

40．A.jokes B．surprises C．dangers 七、阅读理解(每小题2分，共10分)

(词数：约250；建议用时：8分钟)

You may not realize it, but you are doing much more than just studying when you are at school.School is also the place where you learn to get on well with people.But this is not always easy.What can you do if you just don't like one of your classmates?

If you discover that you have problems getting on with your classmates or friends, the most important thing to learn is tolerance.Tolerance is the ability to realize and respect the differences in others.We cannot change the way that other people do, so it is important to learn to live happily with them.

Tolerance will make everyone get on better with each other.Getting to know someone may help you understand why he does things differently.Something different does not exactly mean that it is bad.Tolerance teaches us to keep a temperate and open mind. You need to remember an old saying, “Treat others how you want to be treated.” If you tolerate something, it does not mean that you have to like it.No

one is asking you to change who you are or what you believe in.Tolerance just means that you should respect the differences in others and not try to make them change.

It is important to practice tolerance, because it will make everyone's life easier.Learn to accept people for their different abilities and interests.The world is very different, and practicing tolerance in your own school and city can help make a difference.

41．This passage is trying to tell us ________.

A．what's important for a student B．what students should do at school C．how to treat people different from us

D．how to get others to do things in the right way

42．From the first paragraph we know that at school ________.

A．it's easier for someone to hate others B．getting along with others is not difficult

C．most students are getting on well with each other D．students are learning other things besides studying 43．What is tolerance according to the passage?

A．Accept people as they are. B．Believe you are always right. C．Expect everybody to be the same.

D．Change yourself to please other people.

44．Which is the closest in meaning to the underlined word in Paragraph 3?

A．Gentle. B．Impolite. C．Active. D．Responsible. 45．The last paragraph suggests that ________.

A．tolerance can only be learnt at school

B．living with people of the same interests is easier

C．practicing tolerance at school can help make a better world

D．people in different countries have different interests and abilities 八、任务型阅读(每小题2分，共10分)

(词数：约170；建议用时：8分钟)

We are in a world full of competition.Our parents compete (竞争) with others in their offices, our brothers and sisters compete with others in their colleges, and we compete with our classmates in school.Many of us give up in the face of competition and will never be successful.① can't,__others,__why,__we,__do,__better,__than? One important reason is that we have no self-confidence (自信)．

In fact, everyone is born equal (平等的)．You can do what others do.Although your classmates may be better than you in some ways, you may be better than them in other subjects.So everyone has his or her own advantages.Don't look at things from a single (单个的) point of view.Try to discover your own advantages, and believe that you can do better than others in those ways.

Competition is not so terrible.Don't be afraid of it.And don't be afraid of