初二上学期英语期末试卷及答案
新东方八年级（上）期末考试英语试题
考试时间：120分钟满分125分
姓名：____________ 分数___________
A卷
一、选择填空。
1. Ito Yokado is close to home, I usually go shopping with my parents there.
2. Nelly wrote quite a few letters to her friends in China.
3. She always watches TV for over two hours a day in summer vacation.
4. Gina likes playing the guitar very much and she does well in it.
B. 从各题的A、B、C三个选项中选择正确答案。
5. —My son seldom has _______ breakfast.
—It is _______ unhealthy lifestyle. You must ask him to change it.
A. /; an
B. the; an
C. the; a,
D. /; a
6. There are _______ visitors to the wetland park, and the number is becoming _______ now.
A. thousand of; larger and larger
B. thousands of; more and more
C. thousands of; larger and larger
D. thousand of; more and more
7. My scarf made of silk feels _______ and _______. Ms. Cao also wants to buy one like mine.
A. softly; comfortable
B. soft; comfortable
C. soft; comfortably
D. softly; comfortably
8. We should do everything we can _______ the birds _______ danger.
A. to protect; away
B. to protect; in
C. protecting; in
D. protected; from
9. We should do exercise as _______ as possible to keep _______.
A. more; healthy
B. much; health
C. more; health
D. much; healthy
10. —Let’s ask him to _______ us in a game.
—Ok. Pass the coin from one of the students to _______.
A. join; another
B. join; the other
C. join in; another
D. join in; the other
11. When winter comes, it is _______ snow everywhere and even the big tree is _______ deep white snow.
A. full with; covered with
B. fill with; covered in
C. full of; covered with
D. fill to; covered with
12. My house is _______ as yours. But it looks even _______.
A. the same big; tidier
B. the same size; tidier
C. the same size; tidy
D. the different from; tidier
13. If I _______ next week, I _______ the film with you. Actually, I can’t wait for that.
A. have free; will see
B. will be free; will see
C. have free time; see
D. am free; will see
14. I went to the classroom to close the door yesterday. But as soon as I was _______ to the classroom, I found it already _______.
A. close; closed
B. closely; closed
C. closed; closely
D. close; close
15. Last year, the government _______ lots of food _______ that African country again to help the poor people there.
A. gave; for
B. gave; with
C. provided; for
D. provided; with
16. I saw him crossing the street. The sentence structure is _______.
A. S+V+DO
B. S+V
C. S+V+P
D. S+V+DO+OC
17. —Would you go to the museum with me this Sunday?
—Sorry, _______. My aunt is coming to visit the family. We plan to have a welcome party then.
A. I don’t
B. I can’t
C.I needn’t
D. I mustn’t
18. —_______?—He’s friendly and helpful.
A. What’s he like?
B. How’s he?
C. What’s he?
D. What does he like?
19. --- How often do you watch a movie? --- __________. I’m too busy with my work.
A. Almost every week
B. Three times a week
C. Hardly ever
20. My parents and I often go to Jinsha Site Museum, we all think we can learn a lot every time
we go there. It’s really ___________.
A. educational
B. boring
C. serious
21. I have a lot of hobbies, _________ reading, swimming and singing.
A. for example
B. as
C. such as
22. He is so funny, and he can make us ____________ all the time.
A. to laugh
B. happy
C. laughing
23. --- _____________ do you like talk shows? --- I think they’re boring.
A. What
B. How
C. Why
24. My mother likes soap operas so much, she__________ watch Days of Our Past tonight.
A. planned to
B. expect to
C. plans to
25. Some students think English is ___________ math. So they spend less time studying English.
A. as important as
B. not so important as
C. more important than
二、完形填空。
A
I stood there listening to my father shout at top of his voice. The look on his face said that one of us did something 1 .
“Which one of you did this?”
We all looked down at the step. There was child’s handwriting in chalk there. I had a lot of 2 . I hoped no one could see it. Would he guess it was me? I was so worried. When he asked me, I lied, “Not me, Dad.” The others denied（否认）it as well. Of course, we all knew that one of 3 must have done it. But as the youngest and small est of the three, I just couldn’t find the courage to tell the truth.
To 4 who had written on the step, Father gave us each a piece of paper and a pencil. “I want each of you to 5 exactly what you see on the step.”
I tried my best to write the words 6 . I didn’t want Dad to be able to tell it was me.
He 7 our pieces of paper and looked at them. “Since none of you will admit (承认) to have done it, then I will punish (惩罚) you 8 and said nothing. The last thing I wanted was for Dad to 9 me.
“I did it.” My sister said she did something that she didn’t. Father grounded her for a month.
We didn’t talk about that day for many years. Not until we were all older and I knew it
was 10 to finally tell my dad it was really me. I always felt sorry for it. That was the last time I let anyone take the blame (责备) for me.
1. A. hard B. wrong C. special D. true
2. A. surprise B. happiness C. fear D. joy
3. A. them B. me C. you D. us
4. A. find out B. talk about C. think about D. look for
5. A. write B. read C. recite D. draw
6. A. clearly B. slowly C. differently D. carefully
7. A. opened B. colored C. showed D. collected
8. A. only B. all C. both D. one
9. A. beat B. teach C. punish D. understand
10. A. lucky B. silly C. easy D. safe
B
Do you know much about water? Water is the __11__ of all the things we eat and drink. Not many people understand this but it’s quite true. Our body can work if we don’t have ___12___ for
a long time. We have many examples for this. But if we don’t drink water for two __13__ three days, it can usually make people __14__. So that means man can’t live if there is __15__ water.
Many people don’t understand how much water our body needs to work __16__, and many young people do not drink __17__ water in very hot weather. Our body has mostly water, about 65% to 75%. When we do sports, some of the water will get away from our body. __18__ we don’t drink some water , we won’t have enough water．And if we don’t have enough water, we’ll feel __19___ and many of us will get ill. So remember __20__ enough water every day.
11. A. important B. more important C. most important
12. A. food B. water C. drink
13. A. of B. from C. or
14. A. to die B. die C. died
15. A. few B. many C. no
16. A. good B. fine C. well
17. A. many B. little C. enough
18. A. If B. For C. Because
19. A. excited B. tired C. relaxed
20. A. to drink B. to buy C. to watch
三、阅读理解。
1. 判断正误。正确写A，错误写B。
1. Sunny English Club is for students.
2. You will pay 2400 yuan if you want to stay in the English club for half a year.
3. You can visit Ocean Museum on Saturday.
4. One doesn’t need to pay any money to take physi cal examinations in Health Centre if he is 67.
5. If you are interested in the life of fish, you should go to Ocean Museum.
2. 阅读选择正确答案。
A
Most people don’t know much about horse riding. In fact, not many people ride horses at the moment, but I love it.
What do I do in a horse riding show? It may sound easy: I ride my horse. But I need to do a lot of work to be successful in riding horses.
I first got on a horse six years ago when I was nine. My mum liked to ride, so she was very happy when I wanted to try it out as well. A year later, I had my own horse. Sadly, it wasn’t as cheap as basketball. A horse is very expensive. It also costs a lot of money to look after one.
I ride every day in the summer, and twice a week in the winter. In the summer, I ride in all kinds of horse shows. Some of the shows are for good riders only. When I’m not taking part in shows, I have lessons to make me a better rider.
I think horse riding is a sport. Horse riders need to be good at teamwork and be good sportsmen. They also have to practice hard. Having sportsmanship is important because being a horse rider is not just about winning. If I don’t win, I don’t get angry. I just think I must practice even more.
Horse riding shows are hard work. Riding many miles a day makes me feel very tired. But when I win a horse show, it is great to know that I am a success because of my own hard work. ( ) 1. The writer enjoys in his free time.
A. bike riding
B. horse riding
C. running
( ) 2. The writer had his own horse .
A. six years ago
B. at the age of nine
C. when he was ten years old ( ) 3. Horse riding is in the writer’s eyes.
A. a kind of sport
B. just for fun
C. funny but too tiring
( ) 4. Which of the following is true?
A. Most people like horse riding.
B. Horse riding costs much money.
C. The writer needs to do much work to be successful.
( ) 5. This passage tells that .
A. horse riding is more difficult than any other sport and it needs a lot of money and time
B. if you want to be successful you must work hard
C. teamwork is the most important for your success
B
In foreign countries, some people do not like the number 13. They don’t think 13 is a lucky
number. For example, they don’t like to live on the thirtieth floor.
My friend Jack has got the same idea. He doesn’t like the number 13, either.
One day he asked some friends to dinner. When all of his friends arrived, he asked them to sit around the table. He began to count（数）the people in his mind（内心）when they were having the delicious food. Suddenly（突然）he cried out. “Oh, there are thirteen people here!” Everybody’s face turned white except（除……以外）Mr. Brown. He said slowly with a smile on his face, “Don’t worry, my dear friends! We have fourteen people here. My wife, Mrs. Brown, will have a baby in a few weeks. She is in the family way now.”
All of them became happy again.
“Congratulations（祝贺）!” they said to Mr. and Mrs. Brown. They enjoyed the nice food and had a good time that evening.
( ) 1. Some people in foreign countries don’t like number 13 because they think number 13_____.
A. is a lucky number
B. is an unlucky number
C. can bring them happy
D. can make them ill
( ) 2. One day Jack asked _____ persons to his home to have dinner.
A. 11
B. 12
C. 13
D. 14
( ) 3. Suddenly Jack cried out because he found there were _____ people there.
A. 11
B. 12
C. 13
D. 14
( ) 4. Mrs. Brown will be _____ in a few weeks.
A. a mother
B. the thirteenth person
C. Mr. Brown’s wife
D. Jack’s friend ( ) 5. The underlined phrase “in the family way” means ?
A. 结婚
B. 订婚
C. 怀孕
D.生子
B卷
一、完成对话，一空一词。(J---Jack M---Mike)
M: What are you going to do this weekend, Jack?
J: 1 much to do but study at home. You know, the mid-term exam(半期考试) is coming and we all have to be 2 to study for it.
M: Why do we have so many exams?
J: I don’t think you can find the 3 to the question. The only thing we have to do is to study, study and study.
M: 4 , my parents are always there to help me when I’m busy with schoolwork these days. They are good at 5 out the best in me.
J: My parents are different from yours. They only 6 about my grades. They think good grades are a 7 of an excellent student.
M: Oh, that’s too bad.
J: This is not the end. There is something 8 --- They even ask me to stop playing sports. They think it’s 9 to do that. Only studying is meaningful in their eyes.
M: I think you need to talk with your parents tonight.
二、选词填空。
When people take a vacation, can they always enjoy it?
Some people have a lot of fun on their vacation. Others don’t get any fun 1 it at all. What makes one trip 2 than another?
The 3 thing I want to tell you is that any trip can be wonderful if you plan it 4 . Every minute that you spend in 5 your trip may save you ten minutes of trouble during the trip. It may also give you more fun time!
Many resorts(度假胜地) and cities around the world 6 popular during some months of the year and less popular during 7 months. Find out if the places you will visit have an “in”season and an “off” season. This may help you decide when you want 8 . The weather may be too cold 9 too hot. The beaches may be closed. Hotels and restaurants may be shut. Be sure
三、补全短文。
Do you wonder why you can become sad so easily while your friend is happy all the time? 1.____________
Personality(个性) is also about how people think, do, and react(反应) to everything around them from day to day.
2.____________ Part of the reason is that people are born(出生) like this. A baby gets its blood type（血型）, genes (基因) and other things when it’s still inside its mother. These things may help decide what the baby will be like.
But one’s personality doesn’t stop here. Family life, school learning and the people you meet can also make you the person you are. 3._____________ You can always try to make yourself better. Don’t be afraid of your shortcomings (缺点). Just face them. This is a good way to start making changes.
4._____________ Is it because you’re too shy? Tell yourself to smile at people. Start to talk to
people and share your secrets with them. Don’t give yourself a hard time about it all.
5._______________ Keep working at it. One day you’ll see that you can turn over a new page and be a new you!
四、阅读填表。
Do you want to be a brave(勇敢的) person? Try to do the following four things. They might help you in some ways.
Try something new every day. Decide to do at least one new thing that you don’t do it every day. Things like going to a new restaurant or talking to a person you never speak to. Then it is possible for you to face something new bravely.
Practice doing scary things. The more you practice doing things you are afraid, the less scared you will get. For example, if you are afraid of making phone calls to people who you don’t know very well, then practice doing it until you feel easier. For students who study English or other else, if you feel nervous when you speak foreign language, speak this language as often as possible. Then you will feel relaxed.
Pretend(假装) to think that you are brave enough. When pretend you are brave enough, you will try to make it come true. To make it easier, you can find a special time to do this. How about going to the supermarket or hospital on your own? Or how about talking at your next class meeting?
Reward(奖励) yourself for doing something brave. Each time you do something you are afraid to do. You should buy something you like for yourself or at least tell yourself “Well done!”
五、书面表达。
你一定有许多难忘的假期，写一篇80词的短文，记录最难忘那个假期，短文须包括以下内容：
1.Where did you go?
2. What did you do?
3. How was the weather there?
4. How were the people and the food there?
5. What did you think of it?
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答案：
A卷一. 1-5: CADBA 6-10: CBDDB 11-15: CADAC 16-20: ABACA 二．A. 1-5: BCDAA 6-10: CDBCD B. 1-5: CACBC 6-10: CCABA
三．A. 1-5: BCACB B. 1-5: BBCAC
B卷一. 1. Nothing 2. ready 3. answer / answers 4. Luckily 5. bringing 6. care 7. symbol 8. worse 9. meaningless 10. better
二．1. from 2. more enjoyable 3. first 4. well 5. planning 6. are 7. other 8. to go 9. or 10. them
三．BECFA
四．1. be a brave person 2. at least 3. talking to 4. speak to 5. scared 6. doing 7. have 8.
come true 9. easier 10. reward