北京市东城区2015八年级下学期期末考试英语试卷含答案

1、2015-2016学年下学期初中八年级期末考试英语试卷本试卷共100分。考试时长100分钟。听力理解（共24分）一、听对话, 从下面各题所给的A、B、C三幅图片中选择与对话内容相符的图片。每段对话你将听两遍。（共4分, 每小题1分）二、听对话或独白, 根据对话或独白的内容, 从下面各题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选择最佳选项。每段对话或独白你将听两遍。（共10分, 每小题1分） 请听一段对话, 完成第5至第6小题。5. What is the boy looking for? A. His glasses. B. His books. C. His pens. 6. Who came into

2、the boys room an hour ago? A. His mum. B. His sister. C. His dad. 请听一段对话, 完成第7至第8小题。7. Where is the woman going? A. To France. B. To Australia. C. To China. 8. How is the woman going to visit her brother? A. By plane. B. By train. C. By bus. 请听一段对话, 完成第9至第10小题。9. Whats wrong with the man? A. He has

3、a fever. B. He has a headache. C. He has a toothache. 10. What does the woman suggest doing? A. Having a good rest. B. Taking some medicine. C. Taking the temperature. 请听一段对话, 完成第11至第12小题。11. Why did the man go to bed late? A. Because he watched a film. B. Because he did some paperwork. C. Because h

4、e worked on the computer. 12. What will the man do this evening? A. Relax and watch TV. B. Do some housework. C. Spend time with his family. 请听一段独白, 完成第13至第14小题。13. Whats the speaker doing? A. Introducing a course. B. Giving parents some advice. C. Welcoming the new students. 14. What will children

5、do for the first time this year? A. Do creative activities. B. Take exciting sports. C. Have some fun projects. 三、听对话, 记录关键信息。本段对话你将听两遍。（共10分, 每小题2分） 请根据所听到的对话内容和提示词语, 将所缺的关键信息填写在答题卡的相应位置上。知识运用（共20分）四、单项填空（共10分, 每小题1分） 从下面各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中, 选择可以填入空白处的最佳选项。20. My brother is good at math. He often hel

6、ps _with my math study. A. me B. her C. him D. it21. The children can go with us, _they can stay at home. A. and B. but C. so D. or22. Can we go for a swim in the lake? I dont think they allow people _in the lake. Its dangerous. A. swim B. to swim C. swimming D. swims23. It _sweet. Is it sugar? Yes.

7、 You are right. A. tastes B. sounds C. looks D. feels24. There _many books in his schoolbag. A. is B. are C. be D. being25. When I was in New York last summer, I _in the hotel for a week. A. stay B. am staying C. stayed D. have stayed 26. Dad gave me a dog as my birthday present. Now I _the dog for

8、3 months. A. have had B. have C. had D. am having27. Where is Miss Li, Tom? She _to the teachers office. A. has been B. has gone C. went D. will go28. What did he say just now? He said he _have a chance to visit the Great Wall. A. dont B. doesnt C. didnt D. wont29. They havent decided _. A. where th

9、ey went for the holiday B. where did they go for the holiday C. where should they go for the holiday D. where they should go for the holiday五、完形填空（共10分, 每小题1分） 阅读下面的短文, 掌握其大意, 然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中, 选择最佳选项。Speech for Betty Betty came through the door looking worried. “Whats wrong, dear?” asked Rit

10、a, Bettys mum. “Everyone at school has to give a 30 including me. ” “But that sounds exciting. ” “Oh, Mum, its 31 I dont want to give a speech, ”cried Betty. Just then, Jonah, Bettys dad, arrived home with Bettys two younger brothers. They went to the kitchen directly（径直地）. Rita walked to the kitche

11、n and found Jonah and the two younger brothers already 32 at the table and eating chop suey（炒杂烩）. “Oh, Jonah, ”she said, “you should have made them 33 till dinner time. ” “Rita, ”said Jonah, “your chop suey is the best in New Zealand. We couldnt wait. ”The two younger brothers laughed. “Why not call

12、 Betty to 34 us? ” asked Jonah. “Betty, ”called Jonah, “come and have some of your mothers beautiful chop suey before your brothers eat it all!” Betty carne and sat down at the table. Chop suey was her 35 meal, but right now she didnt feel like eating. “What is it, Betty? ” asked her father. “I have

13、 to give a speech at school, in front of everyone, but I dont want to do it. What should I do if everyone 36 at me?” Her father smiled. “Maybe we can help each other. You know I will give a speech tomorrow, ”said her dad. “Id really like you to help me. And maybe I could help you with your speech, t

14、oo. ”Betty smiled and hugged her father. Suddenly she felt 37 againand there was still plenty of chop suey left. The next morning at breakfast, Betty was very happy. “You seem 38 with yourself, ”said Mum. “I am. Dad and I helped each other with our speeches last night. I 39 mine in front of the mirr

15、or（镜子）for a whole hour. ” “Whats your speech about? ”asked Mum. With a big smile, Betty said, “How to make the best chop suey in New Zealand. ”30. A. reply B. report C. speech D. lesson31. A. right B. awful C. impossible D. strange32. A. sitting B. studying C. drawing D. discussing33. A. rest B. sta

16、nd C. wait D. work34. A. show B. help C. teach D. join35. A. favourite B. main C. free D. delicious36. A. smiles B. points C. laughs D. shouts37. A. worried B. nervous C. thirsty D. hungry38. A. bored B. patient C. angry D. pleased39. A. translated B. practised C. introduced D. corrected阅读理解（共46分）六、

17、阅读下面短文, 根据短文内容，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中, 选择最佳选项。（共26分, 每小题2分）A Festivals and holidays are important for people all around the world. They show different cultures. Here are some famous festivals and holidays in some countries. St. Patricks Day St. Patricks Day is on March the seventeenth. It is a big fe

18、stival in the United States. People wear green clothes on St. Patricks Day. In some places, they even make the river green.Childrens Day On May the fifth, Japanese celebrate their Childrens Day. It is a national holiday in Japan. Outside their homes, families fly kites that look like fish. Canadian

19、Thanksgiving In Canada, Thanksgiving is in Octoberthe second Monday in October. Canadian Thanksgiving is a time for families to get together for a big dinner. St. Lucias Day St. Lucias Day is a holiday in Sweden. It is in December. St. Lucias Day is a day to bring light into the house. Little girls

20、put candles on their heads. 40. What color clothes do people wear on St. Patricks Day? A. Green. B. White. C. Red. D. Yellow. 41. May the fifth is a national holiday in _. A. America B. Sweden C. Japan D. Canada42. Canadian Thanksgiving is in _. A. December B. October C. May D. March43. What do girl

21、s do on St. Lucias Day? A. Make the river green. B. Fly kites. C. Put candles on their heads. D. Have a big dinner. B “What are you busy with yourself. Mother?” the girl of less than six years old asked her mother. “Making dinner for the neighbour, Mrs. Boot. ” “Why?” “Because the other day she lost

22、 her dear daughter and she is so sad now. We must take good care of her these days. ” “Why need our care?” “Because she is so sad that making dinners and doing housework are also becoming difficult. My dear, can you help me think of an idea to help Mrs. Boot in other ways? ” The girl thought for a l

23、ong while. All of a sudden, she went to Mrs. Boots house and knocked at the door. Mrs. Boot opened the door with a look of sadness. “What can I do for you? ” asked Mrs. Boot. “I know that you are very sad for losing your daughter”The girl handed the band-aid（创可贴）in her hand to Mrs. Boot nervously. M

24、rs. Boot was very surprised and her tears ran down her face. She hugged the girl and said, “Thank you. This bandaid will help a lot with my pain. ”44. Who was the mother making dinner for? A. Mrs. Boots daughter. B. Mrs. Boot. C. The girl. D. Herself. 45. What did the girl give to Mrs. Boot? A. A ba

25、ndaid. B. A smile. C. A dish. D. A hug. 46. The mother and the girl are _. A. sad and lonely B. confident and honest C. unhappy and worried D. friendly and warm-heartedCBe a Team Player If you really wish to succeed in life, it is very important to be a team player. For example, in a basketball game

26、, Michael Jordan is a great player, but he still has to work well with his team members to win a game, because every member of his team has a very important role and every member of the team is necessary to the success of the team. The idea of teamwork also works well in other parts of our life. Tea

27、mwork is important in school and in college. Lab work and group programmes are just some of the experiences calling for good teamwork with others. In the workplace, working together is also necessary for success, for no one person can build a railroad or manage an airline. Being a team player does n

28、ot mean that one person should not have any ideas of his own. He doesnt have to agree with the other team members all the time. A good team member should not be afraid to think of new ideas even seemingly crazy ones. He needs to stick to his ideas and share them with the other members of the team. T

29、hose crazy ideas may help the team achieve the goals. Human beings are social creatures. Like it or not, we all need to work with others as team players. 47. If one wants to succeed, he should _. A. work with a great player B. join in a famous team C. work well with other people D. become a leader i

30、n a team48. According to the writer, the idea of teamwork works well in many places, EXCEPT A. in school B. in the workplace C. in sport D. in art49. When we dont agree with the other members of the team, we should _. A. help the other team members B. think of new ideas C. work hard for the teamwork

31、 D. stick to our own ideasD Go into a busy bookstore and you will notice that the women are reading about fashion, beauty or friendship and the men are reading about cars, sport or technology. This should not be a surprise. After all, these choices are quite typical for women and menwomen like worki

32、ng with people while men enjoy working with tools, objects and materials. When we look at young babies, we see that baby boys and girls show the typical hobbies at a very early age. A 12-month baby girl will look longer at people while boys of the same age look longer at toys. So where do these diff

33、erences between men and women come from? Scientists believed that parents had a lot of influence（影响） on their children. But many scientists now believe that the answer is also in the amount of man and woman hormones（激素） in the mothers body before a childs birth. Study has shown that this leads to th

34、ree types of brain（大脑类型）: type S, type E and type B. People who are born with a type S or man brain are interested in objects. They are good at building and using tools and working out how things work. People with a type E or woman brain are good at understanding other peoples feelings and treating

35、people with great care. Others are born with both man and woman brains-this is called the type B or balanced brain. Perhaps the most important thing that the scientists found out was that sex（性别）doesnt decide the type of brain you have. Not all men have the type S brain, and not all women have the t

36、ype E brain. But on average, more men than women have a type S brain, and more women than men have a type E brain. So does this mean that one type of brain is better than another? No, not at all. Some people find that some things are easier to do than others because they are born to be interested in

37、 them. They are good at doing certain things naturally. Scientists hope that understanding how people are born with different types of brain can help make all of us more open to the difference. 50. The underlined word “typical” in the first paragraph probably means “_”. A. common B. crazy C. secret

38、D. strange51. Which of the following is true according to the passage? A. A childs birth decides the difference between boys and girls. B. Baby girls are more interested in people than baby boys. C. More men than women have better types of brain. D. Sex decides the type of brain. 52. What does the p

39、assage mainly talk about? A. Childs birth and sex. B. Types of brain and likes. C. Parents difference and influence. D. Young babies and their interests. 七、阅读短文, 根据短文内容, 从短文后的五个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。（共10分, 每小题2分） Jocelyn didnt have many friends, but she had lots of books. She thought books were better th

40、an friends sometimes. 53 . And books didnt feel sad when you didnt come to see them for a while. Jocelyn liked detective（侦探）stories. when she read a detective story, she felt like she was a part of it so she could experience all the adventures in that way. 54 . Sometimes she liked history books, too

41、. It was interesting for her to see how people lived their lives in the past. 55 . She liked books about animals and far-away places especially. It made her want to travel around and see new animals living in the strange places. 56 . She didnt care about how people fall in love with each other. She

42、was just into the serious stories. Jocelyn didnt have many friends, but the friends she had also liked books. 57 . Books were great, but they were better with friends to talk to about them!A. It was a great feeling to read about detective storiesB. However, she didnt like reading love storiesC. They

43、 often talked about books togetherD. Jocelyn also Iiked science booksE. Books didnt get angry at you八、阅读短文, 根据短文内容回答问题。（共10分, 每小题2分）Changing Lives, One Cow at a TimeWho says kids cant make a difference? In Missouri, a group of students is changing lives around the world! How are they doing this? The

44、yre buying farm animals! Millions of people live with little food and money, so the gift of an animal can actually save lives. More than 10 years ago, the second-graders at Forsyth School learned about how Heifer International helps people. They decided they wanted to help, too. Heifer helps poor pe

45、ople by giving farm animals to them and teaching them how to use the animals to make their lives better. A heifer is a young cow, and these animals have become a symbol（标志） of Heifers work. Thats because families with a cow can produce milk to drink and they can also sell it for other things they ne

46、ed. Heifer also gives animals like sheep, pigs, and even bees to the poor families. Each second-grade class at Forsyth School decides which animals to buy and how much to give. The students favourite part of working with Heifer is that they can help others. They dont want kids of their age to live w

47、ithout house or food. The students raise money by recycling cans. Some even ask that birthday or holiday gifts to be given to Heifer! Kids can do many things to help others. Your class might want to raise money for Heifer, too. You might also want to give your money or your time to a group in your c

48、ommunity that helps people. Why not talk with your classmates about how your school can help others?58. Can students help change lives?59. When did the students at Forsyth School learn about Heifer?60. How does Heifer help poor people?61. Whats the students favourite part of working with Heifer?62.

49、What does the writer ask kids to do at the end of the passage?书面表达（共10分）九、文段表达。（共10分） 根据中文大意和英文提示词语, 写一封意思连贯、符合逻辑、不少于50词的回信。所给英文提示词语仅供选用。信的开头和结尾已给出, 其词数不计入所完成的回信内。请不要写出你的校名和姓名。63. 假如你叫李华, 你和你的美国朋友Linda经常通过邮件谈论各自的学校生活。她知道你们学校每年都会组织一些外出旅行, 比如去植物园、参观科技馆等。她想知道你本学期最有趣的一次旅行是什么?你去了什么地方?做了什么?有什么感受?请你根据她提出的问

50、题回复邮件。 提示词语: visit, see, do, learn, happyTo: LindaFrom: Li HuaSubject: The most interesting school tripHi! Linda, Im glad to hear from you. _Yours, Li Hua参考答案:听力理解（共24分）一、听对话选图。（共4分, 每小题1分）1. C 2. A 3. B 4. B二、听对话或独白选择最佳答案。（共10分, 每小题1分）5. A 6. B 7. C 8. B 9. B10. A 11. C 12. B 13. A 14. C三、听对话记录关键信息

51、。（共10分, 每小题2分）15. Louis 16. music teacher 17. middle school 18. 251396 19. Monday知识运用（共20分）四、单项填空。（共10分, 每小题1分）20. A 21. D 22. B 23. A 24. B25. C 26. A 27. B 28. C 29. D五、完形填空。（共10分, 每小题1分）30. C 31. B 32. A 33. C 34. D35. A 36. C 37. D 38. D 39. B阅读理解（共46分）六、阅读下列短文, 选择最佳选项。（共26分, 每小题2分）40. A 41. C 4

52、2. B 43. C 44. B45. A 46. D 47. C 48. D 49. D50. A 51. B 52. B七、阅读短文, 选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。（共10分, 每小题2分）53. E 54. A 55. D 56. B 57. C八、阅读短文, 回答问题。（共10分, 每小题2分）58. Yes, they can. 59. More than 10 years ago. 60. By giving farm animals to them and teaching them how to use the animals to make their lives bette

53、r. 61. They can help others. 62. To talk with their classmates about how their school can help others. To do something to help others. 书面表达（共10分）九、文段表达。（共10分）63. One possible version: Hi! Linda, Im glad to hear from you. At my school we have a lot of school trips every year. Last month we went to the Science Museum. Thats the most interesting trip because I did a lot of physics experiments by myself. It was amazing to do something with your hands instead of only watching or listening to others. I also visited the Natural World in the museum and it w