北京市西城区2010-2011学年度第二学期期末测试

北京市西城区2010-2011学年度第二学期期末测试

八年级英语试卷(B卷)

第I卷(机读卷共59分)

一、听力理解。(共11分，每小题1分)

I．听对话。选择与对话内容相符的图片。每段对话读两遍。

Ⅱ．听对话和对话后的问题，选择最佳答案。每段对话读两遍。

4．Who does the man want to speak to?

A．Mary． B．Betty． C．John

5．What will the man do next?

A．Stop playing the music．

B．Play the music more loudly．

C．Play with his friends．

6．How does Sam go to school on fine days?

A．By bus． B．On foot． C．By bike

7．Why need the woman write down her personal information?

A．Because the hotel may return her watch．

B．Because she stayed in the hotel．

C．Because somebody has found her watch．

现在请听一段对话，完成第8至第9小题。

8．What are they talking about?

A．Places of interest．

B．Summer holiday．

C．Jerry’s mother．

9．Which is right according to the dialogue?

A．The woman will have a good time．

B．The man will look after his mother．

C．The woman will be busy at home．

现在请听一段短文，完成第10至第11小题。

10．Who often plays football in the garden?

A．My children．

B．My neighbors’children．

C．Some strange children．

11．What happened when I was sleeping last Saturday?

A．A noise woke me up．

B．A boy opened my window．

C．A football broke my window．

现在请同学们翻到第II卷第一道大题。听短文，记录关键信息。

二、单项填空(共15分，每小题1分)

从下列各题所给的四个选项中，选择可以填人空白处的最佳选项。

12．Let’s make a cake for Tony．It’s _________ birthday today．A．her B．hers C．his D．him

13．We have to get up early tomorrow morning，_________ we will be late for the 6：

30 train．

A．and B．or C．if D．so

14．The basketball team played well，but they didn’t ________ the competition．A．score B．beat C．fail D．win

15．Sally is leaving tomorrow，and we will go to the airport to _________．A．see her off B．see off her C．pick her up D．pick up her 16．The young man gave his life _______ the little boy，and everyone thought he was a real hero．

A．to saving B．save C．saved D．saving

17．一Whose exam paper is it?

一It _________ be Li Lei’s．He always forgets to write his name on it．A．can’t B．can C．mustn’t D．must

18．You can’t go out and play __________ you’ve done your homework．A．when B．since C．while D．until

19．—_________ he is only 8 years old，he knows more about science than his father．A．But B．Though C．So D．Because

20．—I remember __________ you somewhere．

—Yes．We met in Shanghai two years ago．

A．to meet B．meeting C．met D．meet

21．一What’s the article about?

—It tells us __________ about nature．

A．something interesting B．interesting something C．anything interesting D．interesting anything

22．一Do you know if Dr．White _________ for dinner this evening?

一No，but I think he __________ if he is free．

A．will come；comes B．will come；will come

C．comes；will come D．comes；comes

23．— What did your English teacher say about your pronunciation?

— He said that _________ better．

A．could I do B．will I do C．I will do D．I could do 24．一What should I do ________ such mistakes?

一Be more careful．

A．to avoid making B．avoid making

C．to avoid to make D．avoid to make

25．一Do you know _________，Tomy? —Next Friday．I think．

A．When will she be back B．when does she come back C．when she will be back D．when she comes back

26．— Could you be here at three o'clock?

— ___________．I'll be at the meeting at that time．

A．I hope not B．Don’t mention it

C．I’m afraid not D．No problem

三、完形填空(共10分，每小题1分)

阅读短文，掌握其大意，从短文后各题所给的四个选项中，选择最佳选项。

When I was thirteen，my family moved from Boston to Tucson，Arizona．__27__ the move，my father asked us to get together in the living—room on a freezing January night．My sisters and I sat around the fire，and we did not __28__ that the universe would suddenly change its course(轨道)．“In May，we’re moving to Arizona．”said my father．

The words，so small，didn’t seem __29__ enough to hold my new life．But the world changed and I woke up on a train moving across the country． I watched the views outside the window __30__ from green trees to plains(平原)and to high mountains．At that time I also saw some strange new plants． Finally，we arrived and settled(安顿)into our new home．

When my older sisters were still __31__ for losing friends，I started to explore our new neighborhood．

One afternoon，I was out exploring __32__ and saw a new kind of cactus(仙人掌)．I moved closer and looked at it．“You’d better not __33__ that．”

I turned around to see an old woman．

“Are you new to this neighborhood?”

I explained that I was．

“My name is Ina Thorne．Do you know anything about life in the __34__? It must be quite different from living in Boston．”

How could I explain how I found the desert? I couldn’t seem to find the right words．“It’s big and wild，”She __35__ That was it．That was the feeling I had when I first saw the mountains of my new home, At that moment，I understood how much my __36__ had changed and would change with just a few simple words．“Would you like to come to my home tomorrow? Someone should teach you things about plants in the desert．”

27．A．During B．Until C．After D．Before 28．A．hope B．imagine C．realize D．believe 29．A．good B．useful C．big D．helpful 30．A．move B．change C．run D．become 31．A．worried B．excited C．sad D．afraid 32．A．as well B．as usual C．at once D．on time 33．A．take B．touch C．hold D．hurt 34．A．desert B．city C．country D．mountains 35．A．answered B．agreed C．decided D．offered 36．A．idea B．life C．home D．fatally 四、阅读理解(共20分，每小题2分)

阅读三篇短文，根据短文内容，从短文后各题所给的四个选项中，选择最佳选项。

37．How many lines can you take at Xizhimen Station?

A．One． B．Two． C．Three． D．Four．

38．How many stations are there from Xizhimen to Beijing South Railway Station? A．Ten． B．Nine． C．Eight． D．Seven

39．How long will it take for a single trip?

A．About 2 minutes．

B．About 24 minutes

C．About 48 minutes．

D．About 96 minutes

B

Today，our word is“hello”．Where did the word．come from? There are all kinds of ideas．

Some say it came from a French word meaning“ho”there．This greeting may have arrived in England during the Norman Conquest(诺曼底登陆)in the year 1066．“Ho”there changed slowly over the years and became today’s“hello”．

Another story of this word says it came from the word“hallo”．People often use “hallo”in England in the 1300’s during the days of poet(诗人)Geoffrey Chaucer．200 years 1ater, in William Shakespeare’s time，“hallo”had become“hello”and sailors and hunters(捕猎者) used sound like“horllo”and“hollo”．

A Brooklyn college professor，Helen Curlisburg，reported that he had found that true story behind the word “hello”．He said American inventor，Thomas Edison，created it．Professor Curlisburg said that at first Edison used the word “hullo”when working on his sound recording machine．Later，when Edison became interested in the telephone．he changed the word．Professor Curlisburg offered evidence for his idea．He discovered a letter written by Thomas in 1877 to a businessman in the city Pittsburgh，Pennsylvania．Pittsburgh was about to get a telephone system(系统)．In the letter，Edison suggested using a word“hello”．

Thomas Edison did not invent the telephone．Alexander Graham Bell did．Bell wanted people to use a different word when they began speaking on the telephone．He liked the word sailors used to communicate(交流)with another ship：“Ahorli”． Edison’s word，however, proved more popular． It was a shorter and better way of saying：Are you there or are you ready to talk?

40．Which country is the word“ho”from?

A．America． B．France． C．England D．Germany．41．The word “evidence” in the fourth paragraph means _______．A．symbols B．facts C．instructions D．explanations 42．Which of the following sentence is TRUE?

A．William Shakespeare wrote“hallo”into“hello”．

B．Thomas Edison invented the telephone．

C．Bell wanted people to use “hello” while speaking on the telephone D．The word“hello”is more popular than the word“ahorli”．

43．What is this passage mainly about?

A．How Thomas Edison created the word“hello”．

B．Why the word“hello”is so popular．

C．Different stories of“hello”．

D．The relationship between telephone and word“hello”．

C

We liked the first X-Men movie，loved the second，but how about the third and the final one?

Many felt disappointed(失望的)that there was a change of directors(导演)．But really，if the story is good，so what?

X一3 begins in the past．the day Professor X and Magneto，then still friends，visited a young Jean Grey to offer her a way to control(控制)her energy，for she could be a very clever or dangerous girl some day．

Then we come back to the present．Jean died and it made everyone mad，especially her husband Cyclops．After hearing a voice in his head，Cyclops goes to the lake Jean has died in, only to find her standing before him． She has returned but changed．Knowing that Professor X has found a way to do with mutant(变异人)，Magneto，now the leader(首领)of mutant，wants to start a war to fight man． It seems that the war between man and mutant has come at last，and nothing will be the same ever again．

Does the story sound hard to understand? Good，it should，because it does．The writers kill characters that are BIG．And they don’t write funny words that could keep the X—men movie entertaining for years．But there are still enough reasons to love X—3一it’s big，it's loud，and it has an all-out war．All in all，“X —Men 3：The Last Stand”is just what we hoped，nothing more，nothing less．Anyone

who enjoyed the first two will like this one．

44．Why were many people disappointed at the movie X一3 ?

A．Because X-Men 1 and 2 are excellent and better than any other one．

B．Because the actors and actresses changed into others．

C．Because the directors are not the ones who directed X一1 and X—2．D．Because X-3 has nothing to do with X—1 and X—2．

45．Which of the following is NOT TRUE?

A．Professor X and Magneto are important characters in the X—men movies· B．In X一3 Cyclops’wife becomes a mutant．

C．There may be a War between mail and mutant in X一3．

D．Professor X and Magneto are still friends at the end of X一3．46．How does the writer of this passage like the movie X—3 ?

A．Terrible． B．Wonderful． C．Acceptable． D．Disappointing

第II卷(非机读卷共34分)

一、听短文，记录关键信息。(共4分，每小题1分)

请根据所听到的短文内容和表格中的提示词语，将所缺的关键信息填写在表格中的相应位置上。短文读两遍。

二、阅读短文还原句子(共5分，每小题1分)

阅读短文，将所给的五个句子还原到短文中，使短文意思通顺、结构完整。

It was December 25th．Marie，a 13一year一old Australian girl，was happy．It was Christmas，and Marie’s mother was making a special cake．5．___________ The four coins were for good luck．After dinner Marie and her family ate the cake．They found three coins in the cake and put them on the table．Where was the fourth coin? 6．__________After Christmas Marie got sick．She coughed(咳嗽)，and she couldn’t speak 7．__________Marie’s parents took her to hospital．Doctors at the hospital looked her over, and then said，“We are sorry，but we can’t help her．” 8．____________ She grew up，she got a job，and she got married．But she never spoke．One day，when Marie was 25 years old，she got a sore throat(嗓子疼)at work．She began to cough．9．_________ What was it? Marie didn’t know．She took it to the hospital． A doctor at the hospital said，“This is a coin!”The doctor told Marie，“I think you can speak

again．”Marie went to a special doctor，and soon she could talk．

三、完成句子(共10分，每小题2分)

根据中英文提示，完成句子。

10．他一回来，你最好就告诉他这个好消息。

You’d better tell him the good news ___________________ he comes back．11．这个小女孩晚上害怕一个人出去。

The little girl ________________________ go out alone at night．

12．学会如何交友对于青少年来讲很重要。

It’s very important for the teenagers _______________________ with others．13．去年他花了大量的时间来练习写作。

He ______________ time _________________________ last year．

14．士兵们已经持续工作了很长时间，我们必须让他们停下来休息。

The soldiers ________________ for so long __________________________ a rest．

四、阅读短文回答问题(共5分，每小题1分)

阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。

It began with one red paper clip(回形针)and ended with a house．Kyle MacDonald，a 26-year-old Canadian．got a house with three bedrooms through 14 trades(交易)that started with a single red paper clip．

Now more and more young people around the world like this kind of trading activities．They set up websites and trade on the Internet．People call trade things they do not usually use with other people．A website called Peerflix allows people to trade their old DVDs．These traders usually prefer face—to—face trading，in this way they don’t have to worry about who is going to pay for the delivery(递送)。

Last year，a young girl in Beijing decided to follow the example of Kyle．She started with a paper clip and hoped to get a house in the end．After several trades she now has a piano which is worth(价值)more than 10，000yuan．But she may still have a long way to go．

Maybe you can’t understand why people are doing this．As Kyle said，“What’s more important to a man in the desert——one million dollars or a glass of water?’’Kyle’s words probably show why these trades are popular among young people．

15．Do young people like the trading activities?

16．Where can people trade things they do not usually use?

17．Why do these traders usually prefer face—to—face trading?

18．What did the Chinese girl hope to get at the end of the trade?

19．Why are the trade activities popular among young people?

五、书面表达(共10分)

根据中文提示和英文书信内容，写一篇意思连贯、符合逻辑、不少于60词的回信。信的开头和结尾已给出，其字数不计人所完成的回信内。

假如你叫Mary，是王丽的笔友。你收到了她的电子邮件。要求根据她来信的内容写一封回信。针对她的困惑，谈谈你的想法，并提出建议。

提示词语：dishonest，care about，worried，choose，follow，explain，successful

Dear Wang Li，

Glad to read your letter．_________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ Yours，

Wang Wei

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