2018-2019学年江苏省南通市海安市八年级（上）期末英语试卷二、单项选择（本题共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）1. ﹣﹣Do you have enough time for your hobbies every day？﹣﹣No． I only have half______hour for playing______chess．（）A a； theB an； theC an；/D a；/2. ﹣﹣The purple dress is too expensive， I think．﹣﹣What about the orange one？ The price is a little______．（）A cheaperB lowerC higherD smaller3. —Wow! another gift! What's in the box?—I'm not sure. It ______ be a pair of sports shoes.A mustB mayC will4. ﹣﹣The river is frozen． I'm going to skate on the ice．﹣﹣______．It's too dangerous because the ice isn't thick enough．（）A No problemB Good idea．C Why not？D You'd better not5. ﹣﹣The report is so boring．﹣﹣I feel______the same． I have no interest in it at all．（）A exactlyB seriouslyC naturallyD badly6. ﹣﹣It's reported that Chinese______more than 40 minutes a day reading WeChat．﹣﹣It's true． But I think WeChat is______too much of our time．（）A spend； takingB spend； spendingC take； costingD take； spending7. ﹣﹣How can I do better in English， Mr Xu？﹣﹣______more progress， you should practise speaking it more often．（）A MakeB If makeC MadeD To make8. ﹣I think I've got a bad cold，Doctor，Shall I take some medicine？﹣No need．Your body itself is able to ________ the virus．Just drink more water and rest．（）A catchB fightC loseD hide9. ﹣﹣﹣I'd like some more apple juice．﹣﹣﹣Sorry，there's ________________left．（）A nothingB noneC fewD a few10. ﹣Listen! Who is singing in the next room？﹣It must be Sally． I often hear her_____there．（）A singingB singsC to singD sing11. ﹣﹣______heavy the rainstorm is!﹣﹣Yes． There will be a serious flood again．（）A HowB WhatC How aD What a12. 《外星邻居》 What do the students say when Milagros， the teacher call their names？________ （）A OKB All rightC I'm hereD Present．13. 《外星邻居》 Mia likes telling Eoin horror stories because Eoin always believe her stories． So Mia thinks Eoin is a______person．（）A kindB friendlyC gullibleD helpful14. 《外星邻居》______and______are the twin brother's and the twin sister's names？（）A Alexandra； AlexanderB Alexander； AlexandraC Eoin； MiaD Alexander；Mia15. 《外星邻居》 People on Medacalon use different______called DAC﹣765B paper A waterC moneyD energy三、完形填空（本题共1小题；每小题15分，满分15分）请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项．16. All the students were playing outside after lunch except Karen, Judy and me．"Look, I found some pieces of chalk this morning． "Karen （1）_______ up a box．"Wow ! It would be fun to write on the blackboard, "Judy said．" （2）_______ Mrs Eiffler doesn't allow us to do that, " I said in a low voice．"Don't be （3）_______, Janet． No one will ever know, "said Karen． And they were quickly writing on the blackboard．I didn't really want to do that, but I（4）_______ my friends． I knew that we were（5）_______class rule．Then Judy had an（6）_______．"Let's see who can write their names best using their left hands．"Judy and Karen started writing． I picked up a（7）_______ piece of chalk and wrote my Name．"Now we'd better get this board clean（8）_______ Mrs Eiffler comes back, "said Judy． And she began cleaning the board．（9）_______ came off…but my name! Then I found I had used a white wax（蜡）crayon． "Quick, let's get a（10）_______ towel ! "said Judy． But my name was（11）_______on the blackboard．"I think we can use a knife to clean it off．" I said． We cleaned the blackboard with he knife and my name came off, but we（12）_______ some scratches on it．Mrs Eiffler never （13）_______about the scratches or maybe she never noticed them． But I did．"No one will ever know"is（14）_______ true． Even if no one else（15）_______ out, I knew about it． Sometimes, our punishment （惩罚） for doing something bad is that we have to live with a guilty conscience（内疚感）（1）A lookedB filledC heldD mixed（2）A ButB AndC SoD If（3）A angryB shyC lazyD afraid（4）A watchedB joinedC supportedD prevented（5）A breakingB followingC changingD making（6）A instructionB informationC ideaD interest（7）A whiteB yellowC redD blue（8）A ifB whenC afterD before（9）A SomethingB EverythingC NothingD Anything（10）A wasteB cleanC wetD soft（11）A clearlyB alreadyC reallyD still（12）A drewB leftC wroteD saw（13）A askedB discussedC thoughtD heard（14）A askedB alwaysC sometimesD never（15）A workedB foundC cameD checked四、阅读理解（本题共4小题；每小题3分，满分15分）请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项．17. Einstein， Curie，Bohr…Do you know these names？ Yes， they were all great scientists in history． However， even the cleverest minds need to relax! So what did they do when they were not in their labs？ Let's find out．1908 Olympics ．（1）Before becoming a well﹣known scientist Niels Bohr________．A． raised some pigeons in his yardB． was a talented basketball playerC． played for the Demark national teamD． was in a Danish football team（2）We can learn from the passage that________．A．Marie Curie won the Nobel Prize twice．B． Albert Einstein played the piano quite well．C． James Clerk Maxwell loved cycling．D． Max Planck was famous for his poems．（3）The writer mainly wants to tell us that________．A． great scientists in history always worked hard in their labs．B．great scientists had more brilliant minds than common people．C．why great scientists achieved a lot in their own field．D．great scientists also did something to relax themselves．18. Long, long ago, there was a big tiger that lived in the wild near a village． It attacked everyone it saw． Some people in the village tried to catch the tiger, but they neverreturned． Because of this, the people dug a big hole in the ground and covered it with grass in order to catch the tiger．One day, a man found the big tiger in the hole． The tiger said to the man, "Help me getout of hole! I'll never forget you． If you help me, I'll protect you when you're in the wild． "The man thought it would be nice to have a tiger look after him． He found a stick on the ground and used it to help the tiger climb out．When the tiger got out of the hole, it said to the man． "Thank you for your help, but I have to killyou, because you people made the hole to catch me． "The man was very angry． He said, "Wait a minute, Mr Tiger． You can't kill me because I didn't make the hole． Let's ask your friends to see who is right．"The tiger agreed． First, they went to a bear's house． The bear said to the tiger, "I think you should kill the man． People catch us and put us in the zoo． They take away our babies, too． " Next, they went to see a cow． It also thought that the tiger should kill the man because people killed cows for their meat．At last, they came to see a rabbit． The rabbit said, "I have to see what happenedfirst． Mr Tiger, show me where you were when you saw the man, " So the tiger went back to the hole and jumped back into it．Then the rabbit said to the man．"You should run now．I know people kill many animals, but we should always remember who once helped us． "The man survived．（1）The people who went to catch the tiger never returned because________．A they became the tiger's mealB they hid themselves in the big holeC they got lost in the wildD they waited for the tiger in the grass．（2）Both the bear and the cow thought the tiger should kill the man because________．A they were afraid the tiger would eat themB the man once killed theirbabies C people did something wrong to animals D people dug the hole in the wild．（3）The rabbit helped the man because________A the man was one of the rabbit's best friendsB it though it was not right for the tigerto kill the man C the tiger once took away the rabbit's babies D the man once helped the rabbit out of danger．（4）The best tile for the passage may be________A The tiger in the holeB The king of the forestC A clever tigerD A kind rabbit．19. I like travelling and I hope to do more in the future． However, I always have one simple question: Why do we do it?This summer, Story of Yanxi Palace（《延禧攻略》）, a TV show set in the Qingdynasty, became a hit．Now, people are lining up for hours to see the real palace in Beijing． They take lovely photos and share them online． Why are people making all this effort and perhaps wasting so much time?Don't ________! I don't want to prevent you from travelling ! Travelling can be educational if you do some"homework" first．In my native Europe, tourists travel in large numbers to the big places ofinterest, too． They are sometimes disappointed（失望）． The tower in Pisa（比萨） does lean． I don' t need to see that for real．Stonehenge（巨石阵） is a circle of stones built 3, 000 years ago． Why people built it is still unknown．You will lean nothing﹣and you are not even allowed to touch the stones for a selfie （自拍）．But my first visit to the Greek island of Crete（克里特岛） was very exciting﹣ because I did my" homework．" I studied the Greek myths（神话故事） and read lots of books before my flight．I even learned a few Greek words, My travels began before I prepared my suitcase． Once I had arrived, I was ready to learn more．For China, I did the same． My advice is simple: Before you visit a famous site, study it and understand its importance．If you are joining a long queue this October, ask yourself: Am I going to learn anything? Am I just taking a trip, or am I making a meaningful journey?（1）In the writer's opinion， people are lining up for hours to see Yanxi Palace in Beijing________．A because they want to learn something useful thereB to see who is living in the real palaceC because of the TV series Story of Yanxi PalaceD to study it and understand its importance．（2）What does the underlined part"get me wrong" probably mean？________A misunderstand meB give me wrong informationC hurt myfeelings D believe what I say．（3）If you do some"homework"before travelling，________．A you won't waste any time on the wayB your trip will be morn interestingC it will be easier for your to travelD you can learn a lot during the trip．（4）What's the best title for the passage？________A Travel for fun．B Travel for a reasonC Travel in EuropeD Where to travel．20. Mo was feeling sick because she had two exams that day, Physics was first and she hated physics． Terry looked back at her, then looked away quickly．"Hi, Mo, it's your favourite exam today "said Nima． Terry looked back again． "What's wrong with her? "said Nima． "I thought you were friends, """Yes, so did I, "said Mo, "but she hasn't spoken to me for two weeks． She promised （承诺） to help me study for the physics exam, but she didn't reply to all my calls, "said Mo angrily．Mo couldn't answer question number five． She looked up． To her surprise, Terry was holding her phone under the table and she was reading from it． Is that how Terry always got good grades? It wasn't fair（公平）! Mo never cheated and she failed lots of exams． Terry had already put her phone away when Mo looked up again． She looked back at Mo and smiled sadly．"Stop writing and put your pens down"said Mr Reed． Oh no, Mo hadn't answered two of the questions． She was going to fail again!"It wasn't fair! "she thought． "Terry was getting good grades by cheating, And I thoughtwe were friends! "Just then, Mr Reed walked past．"Mr Reed.."Mo was sitting behind Terry again in the history exam． Mr Reed wanted her to look at Terry and nod if she saw that Terry had her phone in the exam． She was on the last question, when she saw that Terry had her phone under the table． Without thinking, Mo looked up and nodded to Mr Reed． Terry was looking at her phone and didn't hear him as he walked silently up to her table． He said nothing picked up her exam paper and pointed to the door． Terry started crying as she walked to the door．They met after school． "Mo, wait! "Terry called "I want to talk to you． "Mo could see her face was pale and her eyes were red． Mo couldn't speak "Listen, I'm really sorry I didn't answer your calls, but we're having a terrible time． My dad had a heart attack and he's in hospital． He had a big operation（手术） today and I was very worried． I know it was stupid, but I was reading texts from my mum to see how it was going, but Mr Reed caught me．（1）Terry looked at Mo and then looked away quickly because________．A she and Mo weren't friends any longerB she felt sorry that she didn't helpMo C she wasn't sure if she could pass the exam D there was something wrong with her．（2）When Mo found Terry reading her phone， she thought maybe________．A Terry was copying answers on itB Terry was reading texts from hermum C Terry was chatting with her friends D Terry was calling someone for help．（3）When Mr Reed passed by， Mo told him that________．A Terry didn't help her prepare for the physics examB Terry was going through a hard time these dayC Terry cheated in the physics exam that morningD Terry looked back at her during the physics exam．（4）After hearing Terry's words Mo might felt________．A excitedB ashamedC nervousD cheerful．五、词汇（本题共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）A.请根据括号中的中文提示，英文释义或句意，写出句中所缺单词，使句子通顺21. The old lady looked very happy because she got a birthday present from her________（女儿）22. The physics problem is so difficult that________（几乎） nobody can work it out．23. It's generous of him to________ （give something to someone or something else） the homeless with some food and clothes．24. The house________（move quickly from side to side， up and down， etc．） slightly just now．25. ﹣﹣Dad， don' t tell Mum that I will come back next Wednesday．﹣﹣Sure． Let's keep it________ and give her a surprise．B.请根据句意从方框中选择合适的单词，并用其适当形式填空，使句子通顺．26. 请根据句意从方框中选择合适的单词，并用其适当形式填空，使句子通顺．（1）It's crazy of him to drive so fast on such a________day．（2）Kids， help________ to some fruit． It's good for your health．（3）As we can't agree with each other， we need a________ discussion．（4）Nancy is an early bird． It was________ for her to be late for school this morning．（5）We hope you can accept our________ and join us in protecting wild animals．C.请根据句意从方框中选择合适的动词，并用其适当时态填空，使句子通顺27. 请根据句意从方框中选择合适的动词，并用其适当时态填空，使句子通顺．（1）﹣﹣Do you want to go to the talk on wildlife？﹣﹣Great! I________for some information for my article on the topic．（2）﹣﹣You speak very good Chinese．﹣﹣Thanks． I________it for four years when I was in China．（3）Work hard， or you________in the final exam．（4）﹣﹣Does this Iphone XR belong to your father？﹣﹣Yes． It looks perfect and________ only 192 grams．（5）Mr Hu________ for tomorrow's parents' meeting when I entered his office．六、句型转换（本题5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）28. Samuel played football worst in the team．（保持句意基本不变）Samuel played football________ than any other________in the team．29. Eric didn't go to movies． He worked on his project at home．（合并为一句）Eric worked on his project at home________going to movies．30. There're some pictures on the wall．（一般疑问句）________ there________ pictures on the wall？31. ________ were making a snowman at that moment．（对划线部分提间）________ making a snowman at that moment？32. He bet me 200 yuan on the final score of the game．（改为一般疑问句）________he________200 yuan on the final score of the game？七、短文填空（本题共1小题；每小题0.5分，满分2分）A）请根据所学课文内容在空格内填上正确的单词．33. 请根据所学课文内容在空格内填上正确的单词．Finally， the noise and （1）________ ended． It was dark and （2）________ around me． I could not see anything at all， and I did not know if anyone was near me． I felt nervous and my heart was（3）________ fast． "I'm trapped， "I said to myself． A moment of fear went through my mind， but I told myself to calm down（4）________ I was still alive．B）请根据短文内容和首字母提示在空格内填上正确的单词34. 请根据短文内容和首字母提示在空格内填上正确的单词．Do you ever talk to your favourite stuffed animal or toy？ Wouldn't it be cool if it talked （1）_______b________？Kirobo Mini can just do that．Kirobo Mini is a new Japanese robot． Its job is to keep people company （陪伴）．The robot is very small and can sit in the palm of your hand． It can tell（2）_______d________ voices， move its upper body， answer questions and make jokes．Japanese car company Toyota made the small robot． They say it is as （3）_______s________as a 5﹣year﹣oldchild．The robot's designer， Fuminori Kataoka， said Kirobo would be a good companion for （4）_______e________people such as those in the Old People's Home． It can also keep people happy on long car trips． It can even help take care of （5）_______s________ people．．The company plans to sell the robot in Japan first， then to the（6）_______r________ of the world． Its namecomes from the Japanese word "Kibo" and the English word "robot"．" Kibo " means" hope"in Japanese．八、阅读与回答问题（本题共1小题；每小题5分，满分5分）请认真阅读下面短文，并根据短文内容回答问题．35. 阅读下面短文，并根据短文内容回答问题．A few days ago， China's famous Wuxia novelist Jin Yong passed away． On November 12，another piece of bad news shocked the world． American comic book writer， Stan Lee，died of illness at the age of 95．Lee is powerful behind Marvel Comics． He spent nearly 80 years of his life creating（创造） many of Marvel's most popular characters． He's best known for creating Iron Man， Spider﹣Man，X﹣Men． Thor and so on．Lee was born in New York City in 1922． At the age of 17， he got a job at Timely Comics，the company that later turned into Marvel． Lee soon got writing duties， penning superhero stories．There were Marvel's superheroes long before Lee got into the business． They were nearly perfect in comic books， But Lee's superheroes were not the same as those before His heroes had superpowers that ordinary（普通的）people didn't have． But they were also troubled by everyday problems like money and illness．Lee changed the way superheroes live． Peter Parker， for example， lives a double life as the superhero Spider﹣Man and a lonely high school student， Lee said he understood Parker best．"He's just an ordinary guy． He had so many problems and nothing ever worked out perfectly for him． I could feel for him． "Lee said．Lee has also played many cameo roles（配角）in Marvel movies． In these films， he waters the flowers， delivers the mail and even works as a security guard （保安）． In 2008， Lee won the National Medal of Arts（美国国家艺术勋章）， the highest government award for creative artists．（1）_______Who is Stan Lee？________（2）_______How much time did Stan Lee spend creating superhero stories？________（3）_______How were Marvel's superheroes in comic books before Stan Lee got into the business？________（4）_______What kind of life does Peter Parker live？________（5）_______Why did Stan Lee win the National Medal of Arts？________九、书面表达（本题满分10分）36. 假如你是 Starlight Secondary School八年级的学生肖鹏，从小喜爱野生动物，在网上看到了 Wildlife Protection Society招募志愿者的广告．请根据下表提示用英语写一封自荐信给俱乐部主席 Mr White，应征做志愿者，并简要陈述理由．注意：（1）词数80左右，信的开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数；（2）必须包括所有要点，不要逐词翻译，可适当发挥，使其连贯、通顺；信中不得出现真实的人名、校名等相关信息．Dear Mr White，I saw your advertisement on the Internet and I would like to be a member of the Wildlife Protection Society．First， let me introduce myself． I am a student of Grade 8 at Starlight Secondary School．Yours sincerelyXiao Peng2018-2019学年江苏省南通市海安市八年级（上）期末英语试卷答案1. C2. B3. B4. D5. A6. A7. D8. B9. B10. D11. A12. D13. C14. B15. D16. CADBACADBCDBADB17. D,A,D18. ACDD19. CADB20. BACB21. daughter22. almost23. provide24. shook25. secret26. rainy,yourselves,further,unusual,invitation27. am looking,have studied,will fail,weighs,was preparing28. worse,player29. insteadof30. Are,any31. Some boys,Whowere32. Did,bet33. shaking,silent,beating,since34. ack,ifferent,mart,lder,ick,est35. HeisanAmericancomicbookwriter,Nearly 80 years．,They were nearly perfect in comic books．,He lives a double life．,Becauseheisacreativeartist36. Dear Mr White，I saw your advertisement on the Internet and I would like to be a member of the Wildlife Protection Society．（点题）First， let me introduce myself． I am a student of Grade 8 at Starlight Secondary School．I am generous， helpful and love nature．（个性品质）I like reading， photography，traveling and bird watching．（业余爱好）I have done volunteer work to help spread the importance of environmental protection．（主要事迹）I'm very interested in wildlife．【高分句型一】And I think every one of us should do something to help protect the wild animals．So I hope I can be a member of your club．【高分句型二】（理由） You can call me on 0513﹣666889999 or e﹣mail me at Xiaopeng@sunshinetown．com．（联系方式）Yours sincerelyXiao Peng。
