1、1江苏省盐城市滨海县 2017-2018 学年八年级英语上学期期末考试试题 亲爱的同学，经过一学期的努力，你的英语学习一定取得了新的进步。祝你取得优异成绩！Good luck! 注意事项：1. 本试卷包含第 I 卷选择题（第 165 小题） 、第 II 卷非选择题（第 66100 小题及书面表达题、附加题） （第 101110 小题） 。本次考试时间为 100 分钟，卷面总分为150+10 分。考试形式为闭卷。2. 本试卷中所有试题必须作答在答题卡上规定的位置，否则不给分。3. 答题前，务必将自己的姓名、准考证号用书写黑色字迹的 0.5 毫米签字笔填写在试卷及答题卡上。试卷（选择题, 共 90
2、 分）一、听力（共 20 题，每小题 1.5 分，计 30 分）第一部分: 听对话回答问题。1. Whats the weather like in Millies city? A. B. C.2. How does the boy go to school every day?A. B. C.3. What kind of birds does Peter like best?A. B. C.4. What happened in Sandys home town? A. B. C.5. What season do you think it is now?A. Summer. B. Aut
3、umn. C. Winter.6. What happened near the mans home last night?A. A car accident. B. A train accident. C. A big fire. 7. What does the bird look like?A. It has broad wings and brown feathers. B. It has white feathers and a long thin neck.C. It has grey feathers and a forked tail.28. How many square k
4、ilometers does the nature reserve cover an area of?A. 3,140. B. 3,410. C. 3,014.9. What was Tim doing when the girl called him last night?A. He was reading a book. B. He was watching TV. C. He was cleaning the room.10. What can they do in Yancheng Wetland Park tomorrow?A. They can go fishing. B. The
5、y can go fishing and have a picnic.C. They can go birdwatching and have a picnic.第二部分：你将听到一段对话和两篇短文。请选出你认为最合适的答案。听下面一段对话，回答第 11 至 12 小题。11. What caused the fire?A. Car accident. B. Stoves. C. Lightning.12. Who put out the fire?A. The firemen. B. My family. C. Nobody.听下面一篇短文，回答第 13 至 15 小题。选择正确答案，完成信
6、息记录表。Weather ReportBeijing Its 13 and cold.Hong Kong Theres beautiful 14 .New York Sunny, but theres a strong wind 15 .13. A. rainy B. cloudy C. sunny14. A. sunshine B. wind C. cloud15. A. in the morning B. in the afternoon C. in the evening听下面一篇短文，回答 16 至 20 小题。16. How many people died in the earth
7、quake?A. 25 B. 2,500 C. 25,000 17. When did the earthquake happen?A. In the morning B. In the afternoon C. In the evening18. Which one is true?A.There is water left. B. Everything has come down. C. There is food left. 19. What was the speaker doing when the earthquake happened?A. He was sleeping. B.
8、 He was going out. C.He was studying.20. Why did the father look out of the window?A. Because he had nothing to do. B. Because he saw the computer shaking.C. Because he was tired.二、单项选择（共 15 小题，每小题 1 分，计 15 分）21. It is raining from morning till night. What _ awful day!A. a B. an C. / D. the22.I want
9、 to tell you about it by e-mail. OK. You can email me _ S.A. for B. with C. at D. on 23. “What should I do next?” I thought hard. Suddenly, a good idea went_ my mind. A. over B. across C. about D. through 24. When Millie meets homeless people, she always has 3_ on them.A. pity B. luck C. mistake D.
10、joy 25. English is difficult, I nearly give it up.Please dont. Nothing is_ if you put your heart into it.A. important B. impossible C. interesting D. incorrect26. Mr. John spent 10 years _ the birds in the wild.A. study B. to study C. studying D. studied 27. I saw a number of pancakes in the plate,
11、but now there is _ left in it.A. none B. something C. nothing D. no one 28. The sentence structure（结构）of “Teachers often ask us to read more.” is _.A. S+V+DO B. S+V+P C.S+V+IO+DO D. S+V+DO+OC29. There _ many changes in China since 1978.A. were B. had C. was having D. have been30. We were playing bas
12、ketball in the park _ suddenly the storm started.A. when B. while C. until D. before 31. Every year, _ visitors go to the wetland park to watch the birds.A. thousands B. ten thousands C. thousands of D. thousand of32. The students had different ideas. _, they didnt make a decision.A. Instead of B. A
13、s a result C. Because of D. By the way 33. Look at the sentences here, please _ on your notebook. A. write it down B. write down it C. write them down D . write down them 34. Mr Wu always advises us _ English as often as possible.A. to speak B. speaking C. speak D. spoken 35. I fell off the bike and
14、 hurt my leg yesterday. _. Be careful next time.A. Never mind B. No problem C. What a shame D. Im sorry to hear that三、完形填空（共 15 题，每小题 1 分，计 15 分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。A rainstorm hit Alabama（阿拉巴马州） on Friday, 6 October. Ben could hear strong winds 36 outside his home. Black clouds were
15、making the 37 very dark. 38 light outside, it felt like midnight. The news on TV reported that a heavy rainstorm was in the area.Everyone in the neighbourhood was 39 . Bens dad was putting pieces of wood over the windows while his mom 40 sure the flashlights（手电筒）and radio were working. She also put
16、some candles and matches on the table. Ben was helping his mom make dinner when the rain began to beat 41 against the windows. 42 dinner, they tried to play a card game, but it was 43 to have fun with a serious storm happening outside.Ben could not sleep at first. 44 , he fell asleep when the wind w
17、as dying down at around 3:00 a.m. When he 45 up, the sun was rising. He could 46 the noise from the neighborhood. He went outside with his family 47 found the neighborhood in a mess（乱七八糟）. Fallen trees, 4broken windows and rubbish were 48 . They joined the neighbors 49 clean up the neighborhood toge
18、ther. 50 the storm broke many things apart, it brought families and neighbors closer together.36. A. blow B. to blow C. blowing D. blew37. A. sky B. ground C. neighborhood D. window 38. A. For B. Without C. To D. By39. A. happy B. busy C. sad D. afraid40. A. made B. has made C. is making D. was maki
19、ng41. A. slow B. slowly C. heavy D. heavily42. A. Before B. After C. When D. While43. A. hard B. easy C. good D. bad44. A. At the end B. In the end C. At the end of D. In the end of45. A. wakes B. waking C. woke D. was waking 46. A. hear B. see C. watch D. find47. A. and B. but C. or D. so48. A. som
20、ewhere B. anywhere C. nowhere D. everywhere49. A. help B. helped C. to help D. helping50. A. Since B. If C. Because D. Although （尽管）四、阅读理解 A. 阅读下列短文，选出每小题的最佳选项（共 15 题，每题 2 分，计 30 分）AMany animals are in danger around the world. Here are some examples.The blue whale（蓝鲸） lives in oceans around the worl
21、d. It is the largest animal in the world, but it eats the smallest animals for food. Many people kill the whales. And not enough clean water is also a problem. There may be only 1,300 blue whales left.The wild Bactrian camel lives in Northwest China and Mongolia. It is a large camel and the only spe
22、cies（种类） in the world with two humps（驼峰）. There are perhaps 950 left in the wild.Many Asian elephants live in India but you can find them in other countries as well. There are many elephants which work for people. There might be 35,000 Asian elephants left in the wild.51. How many animals does the p
23、assage talk about? A. Two. B. Three. C. Four. D. Five.52. Which is the largest animal in the world? A. The blue whale. B. The Bactrian camel. C. The Asian elephant. D. We dont know.53. Where does the wild Bactrian camel live?5A. In oceans around the world. B. All over the world. C. In Northwest Chin
24、a and Mongolia. D. In India and some other countries.54. How many Asian elephants might be left in the wild?A. 950 B. 1,300 C. 3,500 D. 35,00055. Which of the following is NOT true?A. The blue whale eats the smallest animals for food.B. The whales do not have enough clean water.C. The wild Bactrian
25、camel is the only species in the world with one hump.D. There are many elephants which work for people.BMarchIn the snowing and the blowing,In the cruel（残酷的） sleet（雨夹雪）,Little flowers begin their growingFar beneath（在下面） our feet.Softly taps（轻拍） the Spring, and cheerly（欢快的）,“Darlings, are you here?“T
26、ill they answer, “We are nearly,Nearly ready, dear.“Where is Winter, with his snowing?Tell us, Spring“, they ? .Then she answers, “He is going.Going on his way.Poor old Winter does not love you；But his time is past；Soon my birds shall sing above you,Set you free at last.“（选自初中英语读本 ）56. This is most
27、probably .A. a play B. a poem C. a story D. a notice57. Where are the little flowers?A. In the snowing. B. In the blowing. C. In the cruel sleet. D. Far beneath our feet. 58. Which of the following words rhymes with “here”？A. Sleet. B. Feet. C. Nearly. D. Dear. 59. Please think of a word to complete
28、 the sentence “Tell us, Spring“, they ? ”？A. talk B. speak C. say D. tell60. The underlined “you” refers to（指的是） _.A. little flowers B. Winter C. Spring D. birdsCThursday 3 FebruaryWe live on the edge（边缘） of a small town north of Sydney. Our house looks out across bush and a gum（橡胶树） tree forest.We
29、havent had much rain this summer, so the forest is very dry. 6Everyone is worried about bushfires（林区大火）.People keep asking, “Will this be one of those years?”I hear so much about bushfires that Ive decided to keep my own diary over the summer.For weeks, the forest workers were clearing firebreaks（防火
30、障） with bulldozers（推土机）. A firebreak is a gap made in the forest to help stop fire spreading.Before our town got so big, the forest workers used to burn off parts of the forest in winter so there would be gaps to stop any summer bushfire spreading. This is called a “controlled burn”.In the last few
31、years, people have built houses near the forest. This has made it dangerous to do any more controlled burns. （选自新理念英语阅读 ）61. This passage is mainly about .A. a gum forest B. bushfires C. firebreaks D. controlled burns62. Why is everyone worried about bushfires?A. Because they havent had much rain an
32、d the forest is very dry. B. Because their houses look out across bush and a gum tree forest.C. Because people have built houses near the forest. D. Because they hear so much about bushfires.63. Who cleared firebreaks with bulldozers?A. The writer. B. Everyone. C. The forest workers. D. People in th
33、e town.64. In which season did the forest workers use to burn off parts of the forest?A. In spring. B. In summer. C. In autumn. D. In winter.65. What does the sentence “Will this be one of those years?” mean?A. Will they have much rain this summer?B. Will there be a bushfire this year?C. Will people
34、 hear so much about bushfires?D. Will the gaps help stop fire spreading?试卷（非选择题, 共 60 分）B. 阅读下面的短文，根据短文内容完成表格中所缺信息，每空一词。 （共 10 题，每题 1 分，计 10 分）Do you like winter? Its the coldest season of a year. Here are some things everyone should know about winter.Winter WeatherWinter is the season when the temp
35、erature drops, deep white snow covers the ground. When the temperature is below zero, water freezes（结冰） and ice forms.Winter FunAfter a heavy snowfall, children play in the snow. They build snow houses, make snowmen and have snowball fights. People also enjoy skiing, skating and sledding in the wint
36、er.7Winter DangerThe cold weather can also be dangerous, people slip on the ice and cars slide down hills knocking into each other. Some people also catch a cold when they stay out in the cold.Winter WarmBecause winter is so cold, people have to find ways to keep warm. People wear heavy coats, scarv
37、es for their necks, gloves for their hands and boots for their feet.Children drink hot milk when they come in from the cold. And families sit around the fireworks at night and talk about the things they did during the day.Things we should know about（66） Winter WeatherIts the coldest（67） of a year.Th
38、e ground is（68） in deep white snow.When the temperature is below zero, water freezes and ice（69） .Winter Fun(70） build snow houses, make snowmen and have snowball fights.People also enjoy skiing,（71） and sledding in the winter.Winter(72） People slip on the ice.Cars knock into each other（73） of slidi
39、ng down hills.Some people also catch a cold when they stay out.Winter WarmIn（74） to keep warm, people have to wear heavy coats, scarves , gloves and boots.Families sit around the fireworks and talk about（75） they did during the day. C. 阅读与回答问题。(每题 2 分，计 10 分）Yancheng Nature Reserve is in Jiangsu Pro
40、vince in East China. It covers an area of over 4,530 square kilometres. The area provides food and cover for a lot of wildlife. It became one of the worlds most important wetlands in 2002. Yancheng Nature Reserve is home to different kinds of plants and rare birds. It is a perfect place to go birdwa
41、tching. There are not many red-crowed cranes in the world, but there are some in Yancheng Nature Reserve. About 300 to 1,000 red-crowned cranes fly to Yancheng Nature Reserve every year to spend the winter. It is the second largest home to the red-crowned cranes in China. People celebrate the World
42、Wetlands Day on 2 February each year. We should protect the wetlands not only because they are home to many plants, birds and animals, but also because they are important to the health of people all over the world.76.Where is Yancheng Nature Reserve? . 77.What can Yancheng Nature Reserve provide for
43、 the wildlife? . 78.What would people most like to do in Yancheng Nature Reserve? . 79. How many red-crowed cranes fly to Yancheng every year? . 880. What day helps people understand the importance of the wetlands? . 五、词汇（每题 1 分，计 20 分）A根据句意和提示写出单词，完成句子，每空一词。81. Too much hard work led to his （疾病）.82
44、. At the （开始） of the lesson, we learned some new words.83. Have you seen the film called Youth(芳华 ） （近来，最近）, Jack? 84. In the wetlands, birds can （容易地） catch some fish for food. 85. When little Timmy saw the snake, he ran away and shouted in （害怕）. B根据句意用所给单词的适当形式填空。每空一词。86. Every year, a lot of （tou
45、r） go to the Great Wall for a visit. 87. It will be a beautiful, hot day again today, with temperature in the （thirty）. 88. Yancheng is in the （north） part of Jiangsu. 89. People walked in all （direct） after getting off the bus. 90. He went to bed very late last night, so he feels （sleep）in class th
46、is morning. C根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词，使短文意思完整，每空一词。A Grade Eight student was having a drawing class in a tent on April 23. Guess what she drewa house with wings. When the teacher asked w 91 she did so, she said if her house could fly, it wouldnt fall down in an earthquake.A strong earthquake h 92 the gir
47、ls hometown on April 20. At least 196 people lost their lives. Many people b 93 homeless. Soldiers and doctors quickly arrived in the area to help all those people in n 94 . Earthquake is very terrible. But do you know what to do during an earthquake？Here is some a 95 for you.During an earthquake, do not jump out of high buildings because it is very d 96 . Another way is to c 97 your head and neck with your arms and hands bes
