新世纪8下期末综合测试卷

新世纪初中英语8年级下期末复习试卷

Part 2 Vocabulary and Grammar(第二部分词汇和语法)34％

I．Choose the best answer．(选择最恰当的答案)(18％)

( )l There will beinterview between the manager and his assistants this afternoon．

A．an B．a C．the D./

( )2．We saw three children under the tree．One is a boy，_____________ are girls．

A．the other B．the other two C．others D．another two

( )3．Our teacher often gives us ______ on how to learn English well．

A．some advice B．some news C．some information D．some help

( )4．Arthur promised me that he was going to come，hut he hasn’t_____ yet.

A．turned in B．turned up C．turned on D. turned around

( )5．We won’t publish your article in our school newspaper______ you write it.

A．unless B．if C．though D. because

( )6．I _____________ the book until I finished my project．

A．kept B．didn’t keep C．borrowed D．didn’t borrow

( )7．Look，________ expensive fridge! It costs 5，000 yuan.

A．how B．what an C．what a D．how a

( )8．My brother is busy preparing his lessons, for he is going to ________the entrance

examination for college next month．

A．take part in B．take C．join D. sign up for

( )9．----Would you like to see a movie with me?

-----I prefer ________ a musical to______ a film.

A．watch；see B．to watch；see C．watch；seeing D．watching；seeing

( )10．Since it's not far away from the high-tech park．I’d rather_______ a taxi．

A．take B．nottake C．to take D．not to take

( )11．Would you please find a room for me___________?

A．to 1ive B．1ive C. to live in D．1iving in

( )12．Mrs．Li made us______ her _______the room．

A．help；to clean B．to help；clean C．help；cleaning D．helping；clean

( )13．He told me that he___________ a project on the computer when I telephoned him yesterday evening．A．did B．was doing C．would do D．had done

)14．Yesterday morning Tom came to my room to apologize for what he_______ at themeeting．

A．said B．would say C．has said D．had said

)15．Our head teacher saw the empty seat next to me and asked

A．where has Jeff gone B．where did Jeff go

C．where Jeff has been D．where Jeff had gone

)16．The film isfar more interesting than that one．The underlined part means______

A．rarest B．much C．many D．much far

( )17．Our family was very pleased with the foodand the service in that restaurant．The underlined part means _____．

A．or B．as well as C．as well D．between

( )18．----What’s the matter，Ali?You look sad．

-------Oh，nothing．As a matter of fact，I____________ of my friends back home．

A．just thoughtB．have just been thinkingC．was just thinking D. have just thought

Ⅱ．Completethe sentenceswiththe givenwordsintheirproperforms．(用括号中所给单词的适当形式完成下列句子(8％)

1．The foreigners were_______(amaze)at the great changes in Shanghai．

2．How much is the_____________(post)on this package to China by surface mail?

3．We’ll study a new lesson_______________(chemical)in Junior Three．

4．I got the book so soon because one of the____________________(library)in the library helped me torecall it．5．Because of his hard work，he_______________(success)in the competition last term.

6．The bridge was so old that the local government decided to________________(build)it．

7．The bird_____________(fly)away a moment ago．

8．Have you finished_______________(read)the book?

III．Rewritethe sentences as required．(根据所给要求改写句子。每空格限填一词)(8％)

1．I haven’t heard the news．He hasn’t heard the news，either．(保持原句意思)

I haven’t heard the news．______________ _____________he．

2．The parcel weighs about 3 kilos．(对划线部分提问)

____________ ____________ does the parcel weigh?

3．I called out to him in a loud voice．He heard me on the other side of the street．(合并句子)

I called outto himin aloud voice__________ ____________he could hear me on the other side of the street．4．They didn’t know where they would meet next time．(保持原句意思)

They didn’t know_____________ ___________meet next time．

Part 3 Reading and Writing(第三部分阅读和写话) ( 41％)

I．Reading comprehension．(阅读理解J(31％)

A．True or false．(判断下列句子是否符合短文内容。符合的用“T”表示，不符合的用“F"表示)(7％)

When I was twelve years old，my family were the first black people to move into an all-whitepart of Grand Rapids，Michigan．Many of our new neighbo rs weren’t very welcoming．Some ofthem said angrily that we should return to where we came from．The children sometimes threw stones at me or drove me home from school．

Most of my teachers simply took no notice of me，but not Dorothy Bean，my history teacher．Miss Bean was angry at how badly 1 was being treated(对待)，but she didn’t say this to me．Miss Bean showed her respect(尊重)for me by teaching me just like anyone else．Instead of beingunnoticed，I was given a chance to show that 1 was clever．Miss Bean was the first teacher whoever made me think for myself．She always wanted to know what I thought about difficult questions．She expected me to have my own idea．Miss Bean was teaching me that thinking for oneselfwas the important way to education．

One day，when I was not paying attention in class，Miss Bean suddenly threw an eraser(橡皮)at me．The eraser hit me right on the hand and sent my pencil flying．The whole class werevery surprised at first，then started laughing．This event became famous in the school and，because it happened to me，the students wanted to get to know me．So that’s the story of how Dor othy Bean made me her target(靶子)，and how I became just another kid in school．

( )1．The writer’s family moved to a new place when he was twelve．

( )2．Before they moved to the new place，there were no black people there．

( )3．Many people treated the writer badly because he was not clever．

( )4．Miss Bean was fair to each of her students．

( )5．Miss Bean was a teacher who was friendly and helpful．

( )6．The whole class were angry when Miss Bean threw the eraser to the writer．

( )7．The event that happened between the writer and Miss Bean made the writer famous inschool．

B．Choose the best answer．(根据短文内容。选择最恰当的答案)(6％)

It may help you to know that there is no such thing as a perfect speech．At some point inevery speech，every speaker says something that is not understood exactly as he has planned．Luckily，such moments are usually not,obvious(明显的)to the listeners．Why?Because the listeners do not know whatthe speaker plans to say．They hear only what the speaker does say．Ifyou lose your place for amoment，wrongly change the order of a couple of sentences，or forget topause at a certain point no one will notice that．When such moments happen，don’t worry aboutthem．Just continue as if nothing has happened．

Even if you do make an obvious mistake during a speech，that doesn’t really matter．If youhave ever listened to Martin Luther King’s famous speech----“I have a Dream”，you may noticethat he stumbles(结巴)over his words twice during the speech．Most likely，however，you don’t remembe r．Why?Because you were more interested in his message than in his way of speech—making．

People care a lot about making a mistake in a speech because they think making a speech is akind of performance rather than an act of communication．They feel the listeners are like judges inan ice-skating competition．But，in fact，the listeners are not looking for a perfect performer．They are looking for a speech that expresses the speaker’s ideas clearly and simply．Sometimes amistake or two can，in fact,increase a speaker’s attractiveness by making him more human．

As you work on your speech，don’t worry about being perfect．As soon as you free yourmind of this，you will find it much easier to give a good speech．

( )1．________ never happens during a speech．

A．Making liste ners understand all speakers’plansB．Losing the place for a moment

C．Changing the sentence order wronglyD．Forgetting to pause at a certain point

( )2．In fact，listeners always ．

A．look for a perfect speakerB．point out the speaker’s mistakes

C．need clear and simple ideas of the speakerD．try to know the speaker’s plan

()3．Making a speech is more like——according to people who care a lot about makinga mistake in a speech．A．an act of communication B．a discussion

C．a kind of performance D．an ice—skating competition

( )4．_______ not perfect during Martin Luther King’s famous speech------“I have a Dream”．

A．Only one placeisB．Two places areC．No place isD．More than two places are

( )5. You will find it much easier to give your speech freely if you_____________ .

A．don’t worry about being perfect B．don’t free your mind

C．don’t stumble over your words D．don’t plan your speech well

( )6．Which of the following is Not true according to the passage?

A．Every speaker says something that is not understood exactly as he has planned．

B．In fact，listeners are not like judges in an ice-skating competition．

C．In a listener’s opinion，the way of speech-making is usually more important than themessage from a speech．

D．Sometimes a speaker's mistake can increase his attractiveness by making him morehuman．C．Choosethewords or expressions and complete the passage．(选择最恰当的单词或词组，完成短文)(6％) Which of your two hands do you use most? Very few of us can use____1_____of our handsequally well．Most of us are right-handed．Only about five people out of a hundred are left-handed．New-born babies can grasp(抓)objects with either of their hands，but in about two years theyusually prefer to use their 2 hands．Scientists don’t know why this happens．Monkeysare our 3 relatives(亲属)in the animal world．Scientists have found that monkeys prefer to use one of their hands more than 4-----but it can be either hand；There are as manyright—handed monkeys as left-handed5．Next time you visit the zoo，watch the monkeyscarefully．You’ll see that some of them will prefer to use their right hands when they swing(摆动)，and

others will use their left hands．But most human beings use their right hands6 and this makes life difficult for

D．Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words．(在短文的空格内填入适当的词．使其内容通顺。每空格限填一词。首字母已给)(6％) 。

Catherine and Martin met in England before they came to Australia．At that time，Martinwas a minister(牧师)in a church，and it was three villages away from Catherine’s．One evening，they h 1to have dinner together in a restaurant．They enjoyed their talk and laughed alot．The young man soon won Catherine’s h2，so she asked him whether he would marry her in church．The minister was very surprised and said that herq3came quite unexpected．Catherine realized that he had not understood her correctly．So she laughed and said,“What I m 4 is，when I get married in church，will you be the minister who marries me and my husband?”They both laughed，and they had a nice evening．

However，their talk that evening put an idea into Martin’s head．He realized that he hada 5fallen in love with Catherine and he wanted to marry her．So a few days later，he visited her andasked her to marry him．Catherine felt proud and pleased，and accepted it．Soon after they weremarried，theym6 to Australia-

E．Answer the questions．(根据短文内容回答下列问题) (6％)

Grace is in chocolate trouble!Last week her boss，Mr.Clark，came back from Europe andbrought some chocolates into the office．At lunch，when she went to the office refrigerator to gether lunch，she saw the box of the chocolates there，and she thought it was for them!But for therest of the day，her boss didn’t say anything．She kept checking the refrigerator，and back at herdesk．She couldn’t stop thinkin g of the chocolates．

Then，around 4：00，she pretended to go for coffee，but in fact she went to the restroom andtook out the box of the chocolates．She was only going to smell it．But when she had it in herhands．she thought，“It's OK；it’s for us．Why not have my piece a little earlier?’’So sheopened it up and ate one and went back to her desk．

A bit later，Grace found herself back at the refrigerator．She looked at the box and noticedthe box still looked full．She thought，“It doesn’t matter for me to have a second piece-”It wasso delicious that she couldn’t help eating a third，a fourth…until suddenly she had eaten half thebox She felt really Stupid．She was afraid that others would find that．So she closed the box andtied the ribbon again．

The next day，Grace knew the chocolates were for an important guest．When the guest opened the box and it was half empty，Mr. Clark felt SO embarrassed．That was a week ago. But he still keeps asking who ate the chocolates．And all the others complain about that. Grace never thought this problem would get so big．What should she do?Should she give up her job?Tell her boss the truth?Just let it be?She’s in so much trouble．1．Where did the boss put the chocolates?

___________________________________________________

2．Did the boss know Grace ate the chocolates?

_______________________________________________________

3．How many chocolates did Grace eat?

_______________________________________________________

4．Why did Grace eat the chocolates?

________________________________________________________

5．Who did the boss buy the chocolates for?

__________________________________________________________

6．What do you think Grace should do at last?

________________________________________________________

II．Writing．(写话)(10％)

Write a passage of at least 60 words on the topic“To be a civilized(文明)stud朗t’’(以“做一个文明的学生”为题，写一段不少于60字的短文)

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I．Complete the sentences with the first letter given．(空格内填入适当的词。首字母已给)(24％)

1．This is a meetingof the world’s most P nations·

2．The weather f said it would rain．

3．She was still awhen I reached the hospital．

4．Could you dome af______and look after the children for an hour?

5．She has the bad hof biting her fingernails．

6．He told the police that thertook place during the hours of darkness．

7．She isfin English like a foreigner．

8．There are six rof desk in the classroom．

9．She was born in Germany but is now a French C

10．She always shows kto children and animals．

11．The flower has a p smell．

12．She was Pthe greatest writer of her generation．

II．Read the passage and choose the best answer．(根据短文内容。选择最恰当的答案)(6％)

Today，change comes so fast that working people can become Out of date because their occupation disappear in the middle of their lives．Knowledge and the rate of change increases．TheAtomic Age began in 1945，and then，before we could catch our breath，the Space Age arrived．

Change was not always SO fast．Certain important inventions，like the telephone，the airplane，the automobile，and the radio，had been invented by 1914，but the effects of these inventions on the lives of ordinary people were not felt until many years later．We now have the technology to develop machines before people are ready to use them．For example，we have the technology to enable people to pay their bills by phone or on the Internet．The change is too fast．People don’t want to talk to machines，especially if the machines talk back to them．

We know how to make agricultural miracles．One day technology will make every desertbloom．It’s simple really．To do so，all we need to do is to lower the cost of changing sea waterinto fresh water．Then，when deserts bloom，will they provide enough food for our growingnumbers?Most likely，they will．

In the nineteenth century，people believed in progress．They believed that science would leadthem to a new period of wealth and happiness．Well，it didn’t work that way．Two disastrousworld wars made people believe that．Yet，in our disappointment and in our fears that sciencewas a monster that would one day destroy us，we forgot that science was not the monster，hut wewere the monster．Science was only a servant，and like fire，a good servant when treated properly．Despite all the problems of the modern world，however，who would choose to live in any ofthe less scientific ages?

( )1．Which of the following had not been invented by 1914?

A．The telephone B The airplane C．The atomic bomb D．The automobile

( )2．According to the passage，our food supply could be increased by_________．

A．lowering the cost of sea water B．drinking less fresh water

C．developing desert agriculture D．protecting the environment

( )3．The sentence“Well，it didn’t work that way”m eans that_________．

A．his tory didn’t believe in progress B．progress didn’t lower the c ost

C．a new period of endless wealth and happiness came at last

D．science didn’t lead people t o a new period of wealth and happiness

( )4．The word“disastrous”probably means ．

A．very exciting B．terrible C．lovely D．pleasant

( )5．Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE according to the passa?

A．The Space Age came following the Atomic Age·

B．People don’t like to pay their bills by phone or on th e Internet because the change is so fast that they are not ready to use the new technology·

C．In the future it is possible to make deserts bloom if the cost of changing sea water intofresh water is lowered．

D．People felt the effects of the telephone on their lives shortly after it was invited·

)6．What do we know from the passage?

A．People would choose to live in a more scientific age．

B．The Space Age arrived in 1945．

C．Science is monster that will destroy US one day·

D．Fire has never been a good servant of human beings．

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Part 2 Vocabulary and Grammar

I．Choose the best answer．

1. A

2. B 3．A 4．B 5．A 6．A 7．B 8．B 9．D 10．B 11．C 12．A 13．B 14．D 15．D 16．B 17．B 18．C Ⅱ. Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms．

1. amazed 2．postage 3．chemistry 4．1ibrarians 5．succeeded 6．rebuild 7．flew8．reading III．Rewrite the sentences as required．

1．Neither／Nor has 2．How much 3．so that 4．where to

Part 3 Reading and Writing

I．Reading comprehension．

A．True or false．

1．T 2．T 3．F 4．T 5．T 6．F 7．T

B．Choose the best answer．

1．A 2．C 3．C 4．B 5．A 6．C

C·Choose the words or expression and complete the passage．

1．B 2．C 3．D 4．A 5．B 6．D

D·Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words．

1．happened 2．heart 3．question 4．mean 5．already 6．moved

E．Answer the question．

1．He put them in the(office)refrigerator．

2．No，he didn’t．

3．She ate half the box of the chocolates．

4．She liked eating chocolates very much．／The chocolates were so delicious．

5．He bought them for an important guest．

6．I think she should tell her boss the truth／I think she should keep the secret／I think she should 1et it be／

I think she should give up her job／I think she should say sorry to her boss．

Ⅱ．Writing．

It’s important for us to be a civilized citizen．First，we should observe the Seven Don’ts．If we see anyone breaking the rules，we should stop him．We should never jaywalk，litter，spit or swear．Second，we can donate money tohelp others. In addition，we should be polite to the teachers．When we meet them，we should greet them．We shouldalso be friendly to others．For example，we can give seats to the elderly on the bus．Finally，we should help to cleanthe streets and plant trees in order to make our city cleaner and greener in this way．I believe our city will be a betterplace to live if we follow all these suggestions．

附加题

I．Complete the sentences with the first letter given．

1．powerful 2．forecast 3．alive／asleep 4．favor 5．habit 6．robbery 7. fluent 8．rows 9．citizen 10．kindness 11．pleasant 12．possibly／probably

Ⅱ．Read the passage and choose the best answer．

1．C 2．C 3．D 4．B 5．D 6．A