苏州市八年级英语下册期末试卷(2)
四、阅读理解 (共10小题;每小题2分，满分20分)
请认真阅读下列 短文，然后从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
When I got out of the car, it was still dark in the morning. I walked alone. “It must be here.” But there was nothing to see.
After a while, a man came to me. “Am I going the right way?” I asked.
He knew where I was going. “Yes,” he answered, “you’ll get there in five minutes.”
Finally, I came to some rocks. I looked carefully over them, but it was still too dark to see anything.
Suddenly, the rain stopped. The sun got up. I found myself on the Grand Canyon, one of the wonders of the natural world.
I looked down to the Colorado River about 2 kilometers below me. If you put the three tallest buildings in the world at the bottom of the canyon, they still won’t reach the top. Then I looked across to the other side of the canyon. How far is it? It’s 20 kilometres, maybe more. Finally, I looked to my left and to my right, and on both sides the canyon was missing into the distance … over 400 kilometres long. The Grand Canyon is not just big. It’s huge!
41. Maybe this passage is from a(n) ______.
A. advertisement B. diary C. guidebook D. instruction book
42. What was the weather like when the writer arrived?
A. It was cold. B. It was hot. C. It was rainy. D. It was sunny.
43. What was the writer’s purpose of writing this passage?
A. To describe the Grand Canyon. B. To give the facts about the Grand Canyon.
C. To ask people to visit the Grand Canyon. D. To tell how he felt about the Grand Canyon.
B
Some people have disabilities. This means that they cannot do some things that other people are able to do. Sometimes it can be hard for them to do everyday activities.
There are laws that make sure disabled people are treated fairly. Unluckily not everyone follows these laws.
One law says that people with disabilities must be able to easily get into buildings and other places. This means that special ramps (斜坡) must be built so people in wheelchairs can get in. It is also said that new things being built cannot block access (通道) for the disabled.
One man feels unhappy because he feels he is not being treated fairly. He is in a wheelchair. He lives in a building, but the owners of the building put a gate up. The gate blocks the only wheelchair ramp. The disabled man can no longer easily get to his home. When he wants to get to his house, he has to get someone to let him in. This is very difficult for his life and this makes him very unhappy. He says that he is going to remove (移除) the gate so he can easily get home.
The owners of the building say that the y are working with their lawyers on it. They say they will come up with a way that will be fair for everyone.
44. Which of the following is true?
A. Buildings mustn’t put up gates.
B. Buildings mustn’t be too high for the disabled.
C. Buildings must be easy for the disabled to enter.
D. Buildings must be built for everyday activities.
45. Why did the writer give the example of the disabled man?
A. To ask people to help the man.
B. To let us know life is hard for the man.
C. To show us the man’s neighbours are not kind.
D. To tell us not everyone follows the laws for the disabled.
46. What will the neighbours do about the thing?
A. They’ll say sorry to the man. B. They’ll remove the gate for the man.
C. They’ll find a way fair for everyone. D. They’ll build another ramp for the man.
C
Some people say that today, reading is not as important as it was. These days we have photographs,
films, radio and television. Why read a description of something when you can look at a photograph? Why read a newspaper when the latest news is brought to us every hour on radio and TV?
Photography was certainly a wonderful invention (发明). Photographs can give a very clear idea of places and of people that we have never seen. An encyclopedia (百科全书), for example, is always better when it has good illustrations (插图). But we also need words to explain the photographs and drawings. A photograph of an elephant may give us a very good idea of what an elephant looks like, but it tells us nothing about the different kinds of elephants there are and where they are found, their exact size and weight, how they can be useful to man and so on.
In the same way, a good film has action, movement, color, and maybe music. These are things we do not find on the printed page. But reading a novel has certain advantages over watching even an excellent feature film. Reading a novel needs imagination (想象). Each of us imagines a story differently.
Watching news on television can certainly be exciting. But we need newspapers as well. Some important news stories happen when there are no cameras around. More importantly, a newspaper does not just report the news. It explains why something has been happening. It also has interesting articles on different subjects. Newspapers are an important part of our lives, if we want to understand what is going on in the places we live as well as in other parts of the world.
Reading is very important for information and pleasure. We need to be good readers to enjoy a full life as humans. Reading is a skill and like other skills, it needs practice. The more we read, the better readers we become. And the better readers we become, the more we enjoy reading! The secret is to get the reading habit. Read at least a little every day.
47. According to Paragraph 2, photographs can give us ______.
A. all the information about things
B. the wrong information about things
C. enough information about people and places
D. some information about things but not enough
48. What does the underlined word “advantages” mean in Chinese?
A. 优势 B. 用途 C. 灵感 C. 收获
49. What does the writer think about reading?
A. It is a wonderful invention. B. It needs some skills.
C. It is an important part of our lives. D. It is as important as television.
50. What’s the best title for the passage?
A. Is Reading for Information or for Fun? B. Is Reading Important Today?
C. How can We Become a Good Reader? D. Are Reading Habits Important for Reading?
五、词汇检测 (共10小题;每小题1分，满分10分)
根据下列句子及所给汉语注释或通过上下文，在答题卡标有题号的横线上，写出空缺处各单词的正确形式。每空只写一词。
51. The children are w ▲ not to play near the river.
52. This house has been e ▲ for years. Nobody lives in it.
53. The more she makes up, the ▲ (丑) she becomes.
54. It was especially hard to walk ▲ (顶着) the wind.
55. There’s an old saying, “When the cat’s away, the ▲ (老鼠) will play.”
56. When we go on vacation ▲ (国外), we should be visitors with good manners.
57. I think he’ll feel sorry for ▲ (拒绝) my inviting him to work with me some day.
58. — When can you carry out your plan?
— I’m not sure. It’s still under ▲ .
59. — How do you Chinese people greet others when you first meet?
— Usually we ▲ hands with each other.
60. — How can we help reduce air pollution?
— First, you can take public ▲ instead of drivin g a car.
六、句子翻译 (共5小题;每小题2分，满分10分)
将下列句子译成英语，并将所译句子写在答题卡标有题号的横线上。
61. 我过去常常在一周辛苦工作后放松一下自己。
62. 你介意给我示范一下怎样在网上预订车票吗?
63. 这种新型能源成本很低并且取之不竭。
64. 我认为他环游世界的梦想无法实现。
65. 对我们来说，要像以前那样经常看到如此晴朗的天空是不可能了。
七、阅读表达 (共3题;各小题分别为1、2、2分，满分5分)
阅读下面的短文，然后用英语回答问题，并将答案写在答题卡标有题号的横线上。
Help the beach
Tony has always loved going to the beach. He spends as much time there as he can.
One day, Tony and his parents took their beach gear (两栖登陆装备) and headed to the shore. It was a bright, sunny day.
The beach was full by the time they got there. It seemed that everyone had the same idea that day. When they found a place, Tony sat down and began to enjoy the sun, the sand and the water.
Soon Tony noticed something strange. There was a water bottle in the sand. Then, a paper bag was blowing down by the water. People had littered all over the beach!
His mum explained to the unhappy boy that a lot of people littered instead of using rubbish bins. If Tony wanted it to stop, he would have to work to save the beach.
Tony worked hard. He got a group to help clean up. He put up signs and got his town to put more rubbish bins in the areas. Most of all, he let people know how bad littering was for the environment.
Tony worked hard to make a difference!
66. Who did Tony go to the beach with?
67. How did Tony feel when he saw the rubbish all over the beach?
68. Will you do as Tony did if you see rubbish everywhere in public places? Why or Why not?
八、书面表达 (共l题;满分15分)
假设你是Li Hua，你想参加学校举办的“我是一名志愿者”为题的英语演讲比赛，你用英语写下包含以下要点的演讲稿。
1. 成为志愿者的起因：
感激邻居在你困难时的帮助。
2. 作为志愿者你做的事：
1) 每天放学后你会帮助小学生的功课;
2) 每个月的最后一个周末你会去敬老院，替老人做点事;
3) …… (举例说明另一项志愿者活动)。
3. 当了志愿者的感受：
自拟至少1点。
注意：1. 词数80左右。演讲稿的开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数;
2. 演讲稿须包括所有要点，不要逐词翻译，可适当发挥，使其连贯、通顺。
I Am a Volunteer!
Hi, everyone! My name is Li Hua. I am a volunteer of our community.
That’s all. Thank you.
苏州市八年级英语下册期末试卷答案
一、听力选择 (每小题1分)
1 – 5 CBABC 6 – 10 BCBAB 11– 15 ACACB
二、单项填空 (每小题1分)
16 – 20 CBCAD 21 – 25 BCDCB 26 – 30 CDBAB
三、完形填空 (每小题1分)
31– 35 ABDCA 36 – 40 BDCDA
四、阅读理解 (每小题2分)
41 – 45 BCDCD 46 – 50 CDACB
五、词汇检测 (每小题1分)
51. warned 52. empty 53. uglier 54. against 55. mice
56. abroad 57. refusing 58. discussion 59. shake 60. transport
六、句子翻译 (每小题2分)
61. I used to relax myself after a week’s hard work.
62. Do you mind showing me how to book tickets online?
63. This new type of energy costs very little and will never run out.
64. I don’t think his dream of travelling around the world can come true/ be realized/achieved.
65. It’s impossible for us to see such a clear sky as often as before.
七、阅读表达 (各小题分别为1、2、2分)
66. Tony went to the beach with his parents.
67. Tony felt unhappy.
68. 略
八、书面表达 (15分)
One Possible Version:
Hi, everyone! My name is Li Hua. I am a volunteer of our community. You may ask why I want to be a volunteer. I’m very thankful for my neighbours’ help when I am in difficulty.
Now, I help the primary school students with their lessons after school every day. At the last weekend of each month, I always go to the Nursing Home to do something for the old. Last week, we held a charity show to raise money for the sick children.
I’m proud to be a volunteer and it’s meaningful to do so.
That’s all. Thank you.
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