江苏省盱眙县明祖陵中学2012-2013学年八年级英语下学期期末考试试题 牛津版.doc

江苏省盱眙县明祖陵中学2012-2013学年八年级英语下学期期末考试试题 牛津版一、听对话，从下面各题所给的A、B、C三幅图片中选择与对话内容相符的图片。每段对话读两遍。二、听对话或独白，根据对话或独白的内容，从下面各题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选择最佳选项。每段对话或独白读两遍。请听一段对话，完成第5至第6小题。5. Where does the woman want to go?A. The library. B.The post office. C. The City Bank.6. What should the woman do at the traffic lights?A. Turn right.B.Tum left. CGo forward.请听一段对话，完成第7至第8小题。7.Why did the woman take pictures of her flat?A. To put them in her living room.BTo show them to her friendsC. To send them to her parents.8. Which room does the woman like best?A. The study. B.The living room.C.The 、bedroom.请听一段对话，完成第9至第10小题。9. When does the man go to the gym every day?A. After breakfast. B.After lunch. C.After dinner.10. What's the man's job?A.A reporter. B.An actor. C.A doctor.请听一段对话，完成第11至第13小题。11. Why is the man asking for hot water?A. He is thirsty. B.His feet hurt.C.He feels cold.12. How well did the man do in the race?AHe was in the middle.B. He was one of the fastest.C. He was one of the slowest.13. What can you learn from the conversation?The man enjoys running.B. The man wants to win the race.C. The woman will run with the man.请听一段对话，完成第14至第16小题。14. What's the speaker mainly talking about?A. His students. B.His job. C. His trouble.15. What do the students usually do duringthe lesson?A. Mark their coursework. B.Do experiments. C.Answer questions.16. What does the speaker think of his way of teaching?A. It bores the students. B.It saves time C.It works.三、听对话，根据所听到的对话内容和提示词语，记录关键信息。对话读两遍。（共10分，每小题2分）Healthy DentistryTo: Dr. LeePatients name: Bill _17_Last check-up: _18_ agoCheck-up time: _19_, July 47:30 in the _20_Room number: _21_四、单项填空。从下面各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择可以填入空白处的最佳选项。22. The lovely girl is from Class6. _ name is Alice.A. Her B. HisC.YourD. Its23.Is your father home?No，hes working late _ the office.A. onB. atC. ofD. to24. There were only two paintings for sale and he bought _.A. allB. anyC. bothD. some25. Lets _ for a walk, shall we?A. to go B. goingC. goD. gone26.Where were you last Saturday?I _ in the Capital Museum.A. am B. will be C. wasD. have been27.Mum, must I wash the dishes right now?No, you _.A. shouldntB. wouldntC. mustntD. neednt28. I work hard this term, but Peter works much _.A. hardB. harderC. hardestD. the hardest29.May I speak to the headmaster?He _ a meeting now. Can I take a message?A. is havingB. hadC. hasD. will have30. There are no buses, _ youll have to walk.A. soB. orC. butD. for31. _ is the dictionary?Its $22.95A. How oldB. How longC. How thickD. How much32. I _ Mr. Smith since he moved to Shanghai.A. didnt hear fromB. dont hear fromC. wont hear fromD. havent heard from33. Today, computers are really helpful. They _ everywhere.A. useB. are usedC. usedD. were used34.Can you tell me _ the prize, Tom?Last year。A. when you gotB. when did you getC. when will you getD. when you will get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。Several weeks ago, our headmaster, Mr. Gaudi, told usthat our school had been chosen to compete on Smart Alecka game show which my best friend Carla and I both love. Carla has a good imagination, and I know a lot of history, so we thought wed be good _35_ for the team.A few days later, Mr. Gaudi held a meeting with everyone interested in the_36_ . He told us that Smart Aleck uses a five member team. He also said that three more people would be needed as backup（替补）. Unluckily four times that many students were at the meeting. So Mr. Gaudi said we would have a _37_ and the top eight scorers would become the team and the backup.Everybody agreed that this was a _38_ way to decide.Yesterday, all of the hopefuls went to the dining hall after school. We would have to decide the starting line-up（阵容）.Mr. Gaudi acted as the host. After a couple of hours, all the _39_ on the team were set except one. Carla and I _40_ for that last position.We had to hold a one-on-one competition between the two of us.The winner would be on the team and the loser would be the backup.Midway through our two-person competition,I was starting to pull ahead._41_ I saw the look on Carla's face.I waited for a second and knew what I had to do.As much as I wanted to be on Smart Aleck,Carla wanted _42_ even more.So,starting with my next question,I held back and let Carla _43_,just by a little bit.Her expression as she _44_ she would be on the show made up for my not being on the team.And since I will go as backup,I'll still have the fun of seeing the show up close.Was I _45_ by not trying as hard as I could?I don't think so.No one noticed,and Carla and I didn't _46_ it.It won't hurt the team because Carla will be a very good competitor on the real show.I think that making my best friend happy was the right thing to do.35. A.choicesB.pairsC.leadersD.fans36. A.courseB.workC.trip D.show37. A.directionB.discussionC.competitionD.conversation38. A.specialB.hardC.fairD.funny39. A.placesB.rulesC.namesD.orders40. A.tiedB.clappedC.criedD.returned41. A.StillB.NeverC.ThenD.Again42. A.usB.itC.meD.her43. A.waitB.turnC.moveD.win44. A.acceptedB.realizedC.consideredD.decided45. A.coming B.refusingC.helpingD.cheating46. A.meanB.planC.regretD.say阅读理解（共44分）六、阅读下列短文，根据短文内容，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。AJoin Us for a Day at Sun Valley Amusement ParkChildren aged 10 to 14 are invited to take part in the “Event of the Summer” at Sun Valley Amusement Park, the most popular amusement park on the East Coast. Sun Valley has more than 80 amusement rides. For sports lovers, there are basketball courts, an indoor baseball field, and climbing walls.No amusement park would be complete without a gift shop. Sun Valley has two.You wont want to miss out on this day of fun. Join us at Sun Valley Amusement Park on July 14 Register（登记）early.l The cost of the trip is $25. This includes tickets and all rides.l We suggest that all children bring lunch.l Buses leave at 9:00 AM and return at 5:00 PM.l Rain Date: Wednesday, July 16.Register at the Childrens RecreationCenter at the Town Hall by July 3.A one-day registration will also be held on July 1 at the Brown School.For more information, call Jane Parks at 555-726747. Who can take part in the “Event of the Summer”?A. Children under 5B. Children over 16C. Children aged 10-14D. Children aged 5-948. The children had better bring _A. a basketball B. lunch C. a gift D. gloves49. When can children register at the Brown School?A. On July 1B.On July 3C.On July 14D.On July 16BStreet Ping Pong Ping!Do you like table tennis? If you had travelled to cities in the UK like London or Birmingham last summer, you might have seen one of the dozens of free tablesthat were there as part of a project （项目） called Ping!.What is Ping!?Ping！is a three-year table tennis project. It has been running since 2010 and this year, 2012, is the final year. The idea is to put free table tennis tables in eight different towns in the UK for four weeks during the summer. Each table comes with its own bats and balls and is free to play. You can find the tables outdoors.What does Ping! hope to achieve?It would be great if Ping！helped find a new Olympic table tennis star but what Ping! really hopes. to achieve is just to get people playing and having fun together."Putting a ping pong table on the street gives people a chance to connect with other people," said MeeraSodha, Ping! Project Manager.One of the towns that took part in the project was Hull, a city in England. Forty-five tables were put into the city. JakobAdamski, an ESOL student learning.English, said, "I really enjoyed playing table tennis in the park. It was alsoagood way for me to practise my English and meet people."50 When did the Ping! project start?A. Last summer. B. Last winter.C. In 2010. D. In 2012.51. What's the Ping!project?A. Choosing table tennis stars.B. Holding table tennis matches.C. Teaching people how to .play table tennis.D. Putting free table tennis tables in some towns.52. The purpose of the Ping!project isA. to help people practise EnglishB. to invite people to visit the UK citiesC. to get people to play and have fun together.D. to encourage people to take part in the 2012 0lympicsCThe right name is important in the business world. All you have to do is think of the names for some of the products you buy every day and youll agree that the name and the product are connected in the everyones mind.In many countries, successful trade or brand names are protected by law. This is so that other companies cannot make a product and, in fact, be buying something different. Businesses register a company or a product name with the government. In fact, more than 1,000 product and company names are registered every hour. Many companies spend a lot of money to find the right name for their products. A good example of this is. In the car industry. Some successful names for cars have powerful associations （联系）.The Ford Mustang and the Jaguar are only two examples of choosing the names of animals that are fast and strong.When a U. S company decides to sell its product in another country, it has to make sure that the product name translates properly. When Coca-Cola introduced its soft drink to China, it looked for the right name. It wanted a name that would do two things. One was to present its image（形象）in Chinese and the second was to be close to its first brand nameCoke. It took some efforts before finding the right word which sounds similar and translates as “happiness in the mouth”. Asian company names are not new to the United States. The brand names of Samsung and Sony have been successful. Finding the right brand name is a big business. Asian companies that sell to foreign markets pay to find a name that will connect with its customers. There are even naming companies that specialize in inventing product names. These companies can charge （要价）up to $100,000 a word for their creations. But its worth it. Successful companies know how important the right brand names are for their development.53. Why are trade names protected by law in many countries?A. To make companies pay for naming service.B. To help people choose the best productsC. To present good images of the products.D. To prevent good images from being copied54. What can we learn from the passage?A. Many companies care about the cost of finding the right namesB. Creative trade names can help companies to have a larger saleC. The government often does business with naming companiesD. It is considered necessary for cars to be names after animals55. Whats the best title for the passage?A. The Business of NamesB. The Development of NamesC. The Rules of Naming BusinessD. The Methods of Choosing NamesDReading Oliver James'Affluenza,I thought about what often happens at home.My 12-year-ole daughter is in tears."I have so take a test tomorrow.I don't understand any of it,"she cries out.After shouting and shutting her door,she calms down enough to go through her notes.The following dry I ask her how the test went and the just says"OK,I got a nine"."Wow.well done!"I say,before she finishes with "But I never get a ten!"According to James,this obsession with getting top marks has been a bad development,which encourages people to think of education in terms of work and money.To test this,I asked my daughter why she was so worried about her tests.She looked at me as if I was thick."Well,if I don't get good grades,I won't be able to afford nice things like a car and stuff."I was quite surprised,because I don't consider myself a pushy parent.But James suggests and it leaves students feeling failures even if they are very bright.He points to the Danish system（体制）of education as a better model.Creating happy citizens who have good social skills is seen as more important than high achievements at school or the needs of business.For me,I cannot remember the last time I had to work out the area of a circle,recite a Shakespeare poem or grammar rules,yet I have lived a happy life.What I really needed to learn at school was how to make polite conversations,or how to avoid getting into debt or how to develop good personality.This is in fact similar to what Oliver James really has in mind.And he is looking for schools where students are encouraged to find and follow their own interests,something more like Tongjon.Tongjon has been developed in some Korean private schools.It is quite different from the more rigid system of learning things by heart that is used in Korea,and indeed in many other school systems around the world.As the Russian poet Pushkin said,"Inspiration(灵感）is needed in geometry(几何学）just as much as in poetry ",and inspiration does not come from endlessly revising for tests or getting worried about them .56.What does the writer probably think of his/her daughter?A.She sets herself a goal too high to reach.B.She should be more polite to her parents.C.Sheis hard-working but not very bright.D.She takes her grades much too seriously.57.What does the word "obsession"in paragraph 3 mean?A.A plain and unavoidable fact.B.A satisfied and very proud state.C.A practical and widely-used way.D.A fixed and often unreasonable idea.58.What can we infer from the passage?A.Social skills are as important as high grades.B.Interest in grades can shake self-confidence.C.The writer regrets not having studied hard at school.D. Danish educational system is for very smart students.59.The writer wants to tell us that_.A.learning happily is the key to self-development.B. top marks may be helpful to increase one's interest.C. tests should be improved to give children inspiration.D.education should meet one's needs for word and money.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。Dr.Jack Todd is very interested in clean water ._60_,so it's natural that he is to developer of a small and affordable system(系统）to clean wastewater,His “Living Machine" can clean wastewater in your home or in your business._61_ The wastewater goes into a big plastic tank where bacteria(细菌）start to break down the waste.A few days later after it is dealt with, the water is brought into a greenhouse filled with plants and fish.With the help of sunlight,the plants and animals remove more chemicals from the water,making it cleaner,Then the water can be reused for wa