八年级第二学期英语期末试卷(2)

( ) 43. Most people like to start with ironing ______ of a shirt.

A. the sleeves

B. the back shoulders

C. the cuffs

D. the collar

( ) 44. How many steps are there to do the ironing, according to this guide?

A. Five.

B. Six.

C. Seven.

D. Eight.

( ) 45. The writer tells us it’s easy to learn how to iron a shirt by ______.

A. reading a book

B. watching a video D. reading the newspaper B

A man lived in a village. He had an old cat at home. The cat couldn’t run fast, and she couldn’t bite, because she was so old. One day, when she saw a mouse, she jumped and caught it. But she could not bite it. The mouse got out of her mouth and ran away.

Then the man became very angry and began to beat the cat. The cat said, “Don’t beat your old servant. I know I’m old and can’t kill a mouse. But I have worked for you for many years, and I still want to work for you. Be kind to the old, and remember what good work they did when they were young.”

When the man heard that, he realized that he was wrong. ( ) 46. Where did the man live?

A. In a village. B. In a city.

( ) 47. What could the old cat do?

A. Run fast. B. Bite.

C. Catch a mouse. D. Kill a mouse. C. In a factory.

D. In a hotel.

C. listening to the radio

( ) 48. How did the man feel when the mouse ran away?

A. Angry.

B. Happy.

C. Afraid.

D. Sad.

( ) 49. How long did the cat work for the man?

A. Several days. B. A few months. C. About a year.

( ) 50. What happened at the end of the story?

A. The cat left home. C. The man killed the cat.

B. The man realized his mistake. D. The man didn’t believe the cat.

C

These days, more and more students in the UK are taking a “gap year” between their graduation from high school and their university studies. This means that they take a year off to do something else, before they start their studies.

For most students, spending time in foreign countries is the favourite activity ─ and Australia is the favourite

D. Many years.

place to go.

Many parents, teachers, and business people agree that travelling can teach important values.

“After a year of travelling, I felt I’d grown up. I had learnt the importance of relationships with people.” There are many companies around the world that welcome these students on their projects ─ helping people in poorer countries, or even in your home country. Although you don’t get paid for your work, this kind of work can teach important skills ─ the skills include making decisions and trying to solve problems on your own.

Finally, I want to tell you that the knowledge and experience you get will be very useful to you one day. If several university graduates are applying(申请) for the same job, “gap year” work experience allows you to say, “I’ve already had some experience of this kind of work.” And that can help you get the job! ( ) 51. If you have a “gap year”, that means you will have a year off ______. A. before you go to high school

C. after the final exam

B. before you go to university D. after you go to university

( ) 52. Travelling can teach you values such as learning about ______. A. flights

B. money

C. relationships

D. jobs

( ) 53. To help poorer people, you have to be prepared ______. A. to live in another country C. to work for free

B. to be paid very well

D. be paid very little

( ) 54. University graduate with “gap year” work experience often ______ than graduates without such

experience.

A. get more money C. get jobs more easily

B. make more friends

D. get more jobs in other countries

( ) 55. We can know that the experience of having a gap year is usually ______. A. helpful

B. natural C. successful

D. difficult

第Ⅱ卷 (非选择题部分 共45分)

五、词汇 (本题共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)

A. 请根据括号中的中文提示、英文释义、音标或句意，写出句中所缺单词，使句子通顺。 56. The special training on the Changqingsha ▲ (岛屿) is an exciting experience for us. 57. Don’t throw those ▲ (空的) bottles, we can recycle them wisely.

58. Suzy’s uncle has worked ▲ (in foreign countries) for years. He misses her so much. 59. It’s expensive to fly to Australia, I can’t ▲ (have enough money to pay for) it.

60. The girl has to ▲ on herself because her parents both worked far away and only come back in the

Spring Festival.

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。

blind we busy four south 61. ─ Where is your Dad, Simon, I haven’t seen him for several days? ─ He has been to New York on ▲ .

62. The girl was born with ▲ , so she was taught sign language when she was young. 63. The country is in the ▲ part of Europe, it’s a good place for your summer holiday. 64. His home is just opposite ▲ , and we can visit each other easily. 65. ─ Did Tom get any medal in the high jump?

─ Well, he finished ▲ this time. But he did his best.

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。

have not leave watch refuse wait 66. ─ ▲ you ever ▲ the Korean TV play Man from the Stars? ─ Yes, of course. I watched it last year. It was so popular at that time. 67. ─ Sam, your strange voice woke up all of us last night. What happened? ─ Sorry. Maybe I ▲ a terrible dream then.

68. My classmate Tom was so shy that he always ▲ to play with us. 69. ─ Mum, it’s so late. Why are you still here? ─ Dad hasn’t come back yet. I ▲ for him.

70. Don’t worry, dear! We ___________until your father comes to meet you. 六、句型转换 (本题共5小题；每小题l分，共5分) 请根据要求改写下列句子，每空一词。 71. World War II stopped seventy years ago.

(保持句意基本不变)

World War II has ▲ ▲ for seventy years. 72. Peter was slow. He could not write down all the main points.

(合并为一句)

Peter was ▲ slow ▲ write down all the main points. 73. I usually use my computer to search for useful information. ▲ do you usually use your computer ▲ ? 74. We haven’t decided how we will go to Shanghai.

(保持句意基本不变) (就划线部分提问)

We haven’t decided ▲ ▲ go to Shanghai. 75. The farmer cut down the trees to build a wooden house.

(改为被动句)

The trees ▲ ▲ down by the farmer to build a wooden house. 七、短文填空 (本题共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分)

根据所给首字母的提示，写出一个合适的英语单词完整、正确的形式，使短文通顺。

Holding doors open for people behind you, picking up litter, thanking people … these acts of kindness seem very (76) s________. But students at James Middle School know that such small acts make the world a better place.

Eighth-graders from James Middle School, took part in the Acts of Kindness Week from March 31 to April 4. During the week, they (77) t________ their best to do kind things for others. Celeste Murray, an English teacher at the school, started the activity, she always showed kindness in her daily life. “I believe the (78) w________ is changed by small things,” she said. Over the week, to her surprise, Murray also found great (79) c________ in her class.

Before that, she always needed to ask her students to push the chairs in or turn off the lights before they leave the classroom. Now, the students do those things by themselves. They learned to care more about others. “It makes them feel happy and successful,” she said. The activity made students feel that they can make a (80) d________. Hailey decides to continue to do at least one act of kindness every week. She believes her acts could encourage others.

76. ▲ 77. ▲ 78. ▲ 79. ▲ 80. ▲ 八、阅读与回答问题 (本题共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分)

We all have our own ways of sharing our life experiences with others.

Photographers use cameras, artists use brushes, musicians use songs and writers use stories.

Spencer Johnson’s story Who Moved My Cheese shows changes exist in (存在于) our life. Life changes and so we do. We must change ourselves to face the changing environment, or we will fail.

Just look at the cycle (循环) of the ______. Trees bud (发芽) in spring and in summer their leaves turn green. In autumn, their leaves start to fall onto the ground. When winter arrives, there are no leaves on trees. Next spring the cycle begins again. Since we know there are cycles in nature, we can prepare for them. We know it is colder in winter and hotter in summer, so we can dress properly.

Since we accept the cycles of nature, we should also accept the changes in our life.

We can prepare ourselves for changes by becoming more flexible (灵活的). We can regard (把...认为) the changes in our life as chances. As we keep changing ourselves, we can keep up with the changes in our life. 81. How do writers share their life experiences?

▲ 82. What does Who Moved My Cheese show us?

▲ 83. Fill in the blank in Paragraph 4 with a proper word. (在第四段空白处填上一个适当的词)

▲ 84. What’s the main idea of this passage?

▲ 85. If you fail a test, what should you think according to (根据) this article?

▲ 九、句子翻译。根据所给提示将下列句子译成英语。 (本题共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分) 86. 对我们来说像以前那样经常见面已经变得不可能了。(It’s… for …to do… )

▲ 87. 我试着腾出一只手，并终于设法弄断了绳子。(try to do …, manage to do …)

▲ 88. 吃饭时发出太多声音是不礼貌的。(while doing …)

▲ 89. 我为能帮助人们重见光明并且改善他们的生活而自豪。(be proud to …)

▲ 90. 在电视、电脑不用时，我们应该关掉电源。(be in use)

▲ 十、书面表达 (本题满分共10分)

假如你是《江海晚报》的小记者，日前对如皋籍“最美青年志愿者”Daniel进行了采访。请根据以下采访记录，用英语写一篇稿件，向读者介绍他的情况。

兴趣爱好 1．读书。小时候读过四大古典名著。 2．旅游。去过中国西部，对国家了解多。 感人事迹 1．贫困学生患重病，为其集资做手术。 2．发现女童辍学，联系政府帮助其复学。 未来计划 成长感悟 注意：

1. 表达中必须包含所给要点，可以适当发挥，不要简单翻译。

1． 今年暑假：宣传环境保护，因为 ……（原因自拟）。2．以后有机会时：……（内容自拟） 业余时间少了，但 ……（内容自拟）

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