扬州市梅岭中学八年级上学期英语期末试卷 - 图文

54. Where is the passage probably from?

A. A dictionary. B. A newspaper. C. A story book. D. A science report

B

Stephen used to work in a company. Unluckily, he got a serious heart disease(疾病). He couldn’t work for a long time. Thinking he could still do something for others, he made up his mind to be a volunteer(志愿者) at a Children’s Hospital. Stephen loved children very much. With his love, he did his job well. When some of the unlucky children died, he would tell these sad parents that he would soon be with their children in heaven (天堂) and he would take care of them. His words seemed to help those parents.

There was a girl who could not walk because of a disease. She couldn’t do anything and she was very sad. What was worse, the doctors said that they could do little for her. Stephen decided to try to help her. He started visiting her, bringing paints, brushes and paper. He put the brush in his mouth and began to draw. He didn’t use his hands at all. Only his head would move. He always told her that she could do anything she wanted.

At last she began to draw with her mouth. She and Stephen became friends. Soon, the little girl was getting better and better. She was allowed(允许) to leave the hospital. One day, to Stephen’s great surprise, she walked to see him on her own feet! She gave him a picture she had drawn. At the top, it read: “Thank you for helping me walk. It’s all because of your love.”

Love can sometimes be more powerful than doctors and medicines. Love makes our world more beautiful and colorful.

Stephen died a few days after the girl gave him the picture. 55. How did Stephen help the little girl in the hospital? A. By visiting her. B. By bringing her a lot of presents. C. By offering his love. D. By drawing a lot of pictures for her. 56. Why did Stephen only move his head when he was drawing a picture? A. Because he could only move his head. B. Because the little girl liked him to do so.

C. Because he wanted to show how well he could draw.

D. Because he wanted to show the girl everything was possible. 57. Which of the following is the best title for the article?

A. The girl’s disease B. Stephen’s work

C. How the girl was saved D. Love is more powerful

C

By the River Seine, a beautiful iron (铁) tower shoots（耸立）straight up to the clouds. It is the Eiffel Tower, the symbol of Paris.

The building of the tower started in January 1887. In the next 26 months, 50 engineers produced(生产) 5,300 drawings and over 100 workers built more than 18,000 different iron parts for the tower.

The Eiffel Tower is named after its designer, Gustave Eiffel. The tower opened to the public on March 31, 1889.On that day, Gustave Eiffel climbed the 1,710 steps of the tower to its top. The 312-metre-tall Eiffel Tower was the highest building in the world at that time. The Tower is so tall that it sways slightly(轻轻摆动)in a strong wind.

An important part of the tower is the elevators. They started to work when the tower opened in 1889. Today, almost every building has elevators, but back then, those elevators were great technical achievement(科技成果). Every year, many thousands of visitors take the elevators to the top of the tower for a better view of Paris.

Gustave Eiffel chose iron to build the tower because “iron is very strong”. Iron is twenty

times stronger than stone. Because of iron, the Eiffel Tower grows in summer and shrinks in winter. Once on a hot day, the iron expanded(膨胀)so much that the tower rose by 17cm.

The Eiffel Tower is open every day. Since 1889, over 230 million people have visited it. 58. How long did it take to build the Eiffel Tower?

A. One month. B. One year. C. 26 months. D. More than three years. 59. Why do people call the tower the Eiffel Tower?

A. Because it is in Paris. B. Because it is by the River Seine. C. Because it is very famous. D. Because its designer is called Eiffel. 60. What does “shrink” in paragraph 5 probably mean?

A. 膨胀 B. 收缩 C. 出现 D. 消失 61. Which is not right about the Eiffel Tower? A. It is the symbol of Paris.

B. If there is a strong wind, the tower may sway slightly.

C. There was no elevator in the tower until 1998. D. The tower is open every day.

D

Think back to a time in your life when you tried something new.

When I was a teenager I volunteered to pass out water at a local race. I was so excited to see all the different runners who passed by and quickly took a cup of water. Some ran past, some walked past and a few wheeled past.

I saw so many types of people doing it. I thought maybe I could do it too! The next year I decided to run for the race, but I had little running practice. I just wanted to finish. On the day of the race, it was terribly hot. After running for about 5 miles. I was thinking, “I must be crazy. Why did I do this? What was I thinking?” And at one moment, I said to myself, “I am never doing this again!”

That first 10 km race was quite an experience. I jogged, I walked, I jogged and walked. At times, I didn’t know if I could finish.

Near the end, a 70-year-old man ran past me, very fast, and I felt a little embarrassed（尴尬的）that I was more than 50 years younger than he and I couldn’t even keep up with him. But then I realized something. He was running his race and I was running mine. How often in life do we compare(比较) ourselves to others when we really shouldn’t? I decided that I would not give up on running races, and that one day I would be one of those 70-year-old men who were still running.

As I crossed the finishing line, I was proud of myself. I didn’t regret（后悔）having such an experience.

62. What did the writer do at a local race as a volunteer?

A. He helped old runners. B. He cheered up the runners.

C. He passed out water to the runners. D. He took back the cups from the runners. 63 Why did the writer join the race?

A. He just wanted to experience(体验). B. He was crazy about running.

C. He had practiced running very hard. D. He wanted very much to win a prize. 64. How did the writer’s feeling change after running about 5 miles?

① He regretted. ② He encouraged himself. ③ He felt a little embarrassed. A. ①-②-③ B. ②-①-③ C. ①-③-② D. ②-③-① 65.What is the best title(标题) of the passage?

A. To be No. 1. B. Let’s compare. C. A volunteering job. D. Running your own race.

第II卷（非选择题60分）

五、词汇运用（共10题，每空一词；每小题1分，计10分）

66. My grandfather ______ (咳嗽) all night long because of the cold weather last night. 67. Who joins the ____________ (少) clubs in your class?

68. The climber ______ (最后) got to the top of the mountain. He felt very happy. 69. Everyone was surprised at the ______ (摇动) of the building.

70. For example, ______ (商讨) the problem with others will help you find the answer quickly. 71. He was quite lucky to stay ______ (live) after the accident.

72. He is tall and strong now. Do you know how much he ______ (weight) at birth? 73. If we do nothing, soon there won’t be any pandas ______ (leave) in the world. 74. In summer, it may be much ______ (rain) in the south. 75. Suddenly the birds flew away in all ______ (direct).

六、任务型阅读（共10空,每空一词; 每空1分，计10分）

Theme Park Visit

Enter Curiosity World at the main entrance(入口) just past the car park. Buy your tickets and start your tour. Suggested tour:

Take a free open-air bus to Animal Corner, our small and special zoo. Enjoy the cute monkeys and take a camel ride. This part of the park is suitable for all the family.

Leave Animal Corner and walk to your right. Here you will find the Egyptian（埃及的） Palace. Climb the towers to see a view of the park. Enjoy the wonderful examples of Egyptian art and painting. Imagine(想象) you are an Egyptian king. When you have finished in the palace, leave by the back entrance and you have a choice of two directions. Just opposite（对面） is the West, the street of a 19th century town in America. Go into the bank, hotel, prison and doctor's office. The restaurant has real food, and you can enjoy a tasty hamburger before moving on. At 12 noon every day you can watch an exciting gunfight in the street.

If you aren't ready for the West, turn to your left for Lake Adventure where you can go on a boat. On the other side of the lake, there is the Market of the East, a wonderful place to buy presents for all your friends.

You can take the bus further on for the area of exciting rides, Up and Down. Here you can experience(体验) great fun and move really fast. You won't forget this part of your trip for a long time.

Go on to the next and final stop to visit Fright Town. You'll be afraid of all the strange noises and terrible sights! The bus will then return you to the Entrance. Theme Park Visit ___76___to go Activities to do Animal Corner ? Go to the zoo to watch the cute monkeys and 77 the camel. Egyptian Palace ? Enjoy the wonderful 78 of Egyptian art and painting. The West ? Go into the bank, hotel, prison and doctor’s office in the street of a 19th century 79 town. ? Have a hamburger in the restaurant before you 80 on. ? Watching the gunfight can make you 81 . Lake Adventure ? Go 82 there. Market of the East ? Buy 83 for your friends there. Up and Down ? Go there for a short 84 and take exciting rides. Fright Town ? Experience all the strange noises and terrible sights in great 85 . 七、缺词填空（共10空, 每空一词；每空1分，计10分） The crow(乌鸦) is an ordinary(普通的) bird. It is about twenty inches long and black all

over. Crows are dirty because they live o___86___ old bad food. Crows eat a lot of waste food. In this way they are more u___87___ to us than any birds. They c___88___ up the dirty things in our streets. Crows are always h___89___. They look for food all day long, and in the evening you can see them in large numbers f___90___ back to their nests in the trees. They sleep there at night. Crows are much n___91___ than other birds. Very often a large number of crows will get together on the house and talk. Sometimes they talk together, and do it by turns l___92___ human beings. It is easy to tell from crow’s sounds whether they are friendly birds. A pair of crows will live together all their l___93___, and if one of them d___94___, the other becomes very sad and q___95___ for the rest of its life and sometimes it dies, too. 八、书面表达（计30分）

A. 句子翻译（共5小题；每小题2分， 计10分） 96. 那个模型看起来和澳大利亚的那个一样好。

97. 如果我们不采取行动，大熊猫将会拥有越来越少的生活区域。 98. 中国政府已制定法律来防止这些事。

99. 有些人想要把湿地变得更小，以便有更多的空间给农田。 100. 我的偶像之一经常认真倾听我的问题并给我提供帮助。 B．书面表达（计20分）

101. 所有生物都是地球的主人，人与动物共享同一家园。假如你是北京阳光中学八（1）班学生，请你以Protect Earth and Love Animals 为题写一篇演讲稿，在学校举办的“第六届年度英语节”活动中作专题演讲。 Your idea 和其他的生物分享同一个家园 1. 砍伐树木和森林 Problems 2. 为了金钱捕猎动物 3. 全球气温上升 4. 每年发生许多自然灾害 Ways 1. 政府: … 2. 我们学生: …… Importance 如果我们……, ……/如果我们不……, …… 要求：1）表达清楚，语法正确，上下文连贯； 2）必须包括所有要点，并适当发挥；

3）词数：100词左右（文章的开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数）。

Protect Earth and Love Animals

Good morning, everyone! Today I am very happy to be here to give a report about protecting Earth and loving animals.21______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ That’s all. Thank you very much!

八年级英语期末试卷听力材料

一、听力测试 （本大题共20小题，每小题1分，计20分）

A) 听下面10段对话。每段对话后有1个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。每段对话读两遍。

1 W: It’s so hot today. Why not jump into the river for a swim?

M: Oh, no. Look at the sign, please