2016八年级上学期外研新版初中英语期末考试

单项填空

—What’s in the box?

—There is ________ nice watch in it.

A. a                   B. an

C. the                 D. /

There is a lot of ________ in the south of China in autumn.

A. rain　  B. rainy

C. raining　  D. rains

You ________ smoke here. It’s bad for our health.

A. must　  B. mustn’t

C. may　  D. can

—________？

—She is very tall with long black hair.

A. What is she like

B. What does she like

C. What would she like

D. What does she do

He is ________ a good partner ________ we all like him.

A. so; that　  B. such; that

C. so; which　  D. such; what

完形填空

Some time ago, my wife and I travelled to Sydney to visit my sister. We had taken more clothes than we needed and struggled onto the train.

In front of us, in a face­to­face seat, __1__ six young men in their early 20s. They were strong and __2__， and I disliked them immediately. They were laughing loudly, obviously __3__ themselves and they __4__ a foreign language.

As we went quickly __5__ the countryside, I kept an eye on them as they joked around. Sometimes they took a look in our direction. When two of them got __6__， I relaxed a little. The rest of them __7__ to laugh and joke in their own language.

When we finally arrived at our __8__， only one of them was left on the train. He was obviously __9__ too and as I struggled towards him with my heavy luggage(行李), he reached out and asked in English，“What a hand with that, mate？”

He __10__ the heavier bag up the station steps for us. We were pleasantly surprised and very grateful.

1.A. sat  B. stood

C. lay  D. lived

2.A. polite  B. quiet

C. lazy  D. noisy

3.A. helping  B. enjoying

C. teaching  D. devoting

4.A. told  B. spoke

C. said  D. talked

5.A. above  B. onto

C. over  D. through

6.A. off  B. up

C. along  D. on

7.A. wanted  B. started

C. stopped  D. continued

8.A. house  B. hotel

C. station  D. shelter

9.A. bored  B. worried

C. excited  D. frightened

10.A. carried  B. left

C. brought  D. bought

阅读理解

When the earthquake hit Japan on March 11, workers in a supermarket in Japan didn’t run away when they felt the shaking. Instead, they held on to the shelves and tried to stop the goods(货物) from falling down.

Reporters from NHK, the country’s largest TV station, stayed calm in front of cameras during the earthquake, even though some were facing real danger.

The earthquake was the most powerful one to hit Japan in the country’s history. But Japan’s reaction(反应) to the accident has shown that it is the most earthquake­prepared country in the world. The calmness the Japanese showed during and after the quake has impressed(给人印象) the world.

This is because Japan has “an earthquake culture”. Japanese people are taught how to prepare for and react to earthquakes from a young age.

Schools in Japan organise earthquake practice every month. They make students become familiar with being in an earthquake.

Japan also has a good earthquake warning system(警报系统). Warnings were broadcast(播放) on television, radio and mobile phones nine seconds after experts(专家) first knew about the quake on March 11.

The warning system is unable to predict(预测) earthquakes. But it usually alert people about 15 seconds before they feel the effects. Even 15 or 20 seconds can be enough time to save people’s lives.

1.How did Japanese people react when the big earthquake hit Japan on March 11?

A. They felt angry.

B. They were scared.

C. They stayed calm.

D. They were frustrated.

2.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Japan’s reaction to the earthquake impressed the world.

B. Japanese schools organise earthquake practice every day.

C. Japan has a warning system that can predict earthquakes.

D. Japanese people learn about earthquake safety only from universities.

3.After experts first knew about the quake on March 11, warnings were not broadcast ________.

A. on radio

B. on the movie

C. on television

D. on mobile phones

4.What does the underlined word “alert” mean in Chinese?

A. 改善　  B. 提高

C. 提醒　  D. 改变

5.What does the story mainly tell us about?

A. Japan’s earthquake culture.

B. The bad results caused by the earthquake.

C. Japanese people were scared after the earthquake.

D. Japanese people were homeless after the earthquake.

American people like to say “Thank you” when others help them or say something kind to them. People of many countries do so too. It is a very good habit(习惯)．

You should say “Thank you” when someone passes you the salt on the table, when someone walking ahead of you keeps the door open for you, when someone says you have done your work well, or you have bought a nice thing, or your city is very beautiful. “Thank you” is used not only between friends, but also between parents and children, brothers and sisters.

“Excuse me” is another short sentence they use. When you hear someone say so behind you, you know that somebody wants to walk past you without touching you. It’s not polite to break others when they are talking. If you want to speak to one of them, say “Excuse me” first, and then begin talking. You should also do so when you begin to cough or make any noise before others.

Let’s learn to say “Thank you” and “Excuse me”．

1.You should say “Thank you” when ________．

A. you say something kind to others

B. you help others

C. someone helps you

D. you need others to help you

2.From the passage we know “Thank you” is ________．

A. widely used in the world

B. used more often than “Excuse me”

C. used only by Americans

D. used only between friends

3.You should say “Excuse me” if ________．

A. you want to speak to others

B. you help others

C. someone helps you

D. B and C

4.When you are going to ask someone to tell you the way, you should say “________”．

A. Thank you

B. That’s very kind of you

C. Excuse me

D. I’m sorry

5.This passage mainly tells us the way ________．

A. to be happy

B. to be polite

C. to help others

D. to learn from Americans

任务型阅读

Most new people were born in developing countries. These countries are found in Africa, South America and some parts of Asia. In the developed countries of Europe and North America, the population is growing very slowly. This is because women in these countries have, on average, only one or two children. In the developing countries, many women have five or more children. In 1950, around 25 percent of the world’s population lived in the developed countries. By 2050, these countries will be home to only around one tenth of the world’s population.

①In the developing countries, more than one billion people are still living below the poverty(贫困) line. These people do not have enough food to eat and they live in poor housing. Children get little time at school and people suffer(遭受痛苦) from many kinds of diseases.

②At the beginning of the 21st century, the world’s population was around six billion. The UN has said that the world’s population will level off(平稳下降) at 12.5 billion by the year 2100. Other groups think the world’s population will continue to grow, reaching 14 billion before it becomes stable(稳定的), or even falls.

阅读短文，完成下列任务。

1．In what areas of the world can developing countries be found?

2．How many children do the women in developing countries have?

3．将句①翻译成汉语。

4．写出句②的同义句。

5．There will be twelve and a half billion people on the earth in 2100, won’t there?

根据句意及汉语提示拼写单词

1．Thursday is the     (第五) day of a week.

2．There is no money in my      (口袋)．

3．The food     (尝起来) so delicious.

4．We all like      (下雨的) days because we can stay inside to play chess.

5．What’s the     (差别) between Chinese and English grammar?

6．We saw many kinds of flowers at the     (底部) of the mountain.

7．It’s our duty to     (保护) their environment.

8．We wanted Tony to     (描述) something about the accident.

9．The life in the countryside is much     (容易) than in the city.

10．Suddenly the boy      (出现) before us.

用方框中所给词的适当形式填空

1．September is the best time        New Zealand.

2．We need to     some money for the old school.

3．Have you made any plans     the project?

4．It’s really enjoyable     with the American teacher.

5．      is believing.

语法填空

I like sports and I’m good at (1)    (play) basketball. Every day I practise basketball (2)  my classmates after school. I also enjoy (3)      (listen) to music and reading science books, (4)      I can’t sing (5)     (good) and I don’t have enough time (6)     (read) books. I’m afraid (7)    singing in front of people. I hope our school will start a singing club. I’m sure I can make great progress(进步) (8)    the help of our teachers. I also hope there will be (9)    (little) homework on weekends. Then I can have more time to read what I’m interested (10)     ．

根据汉语完成句子

1．不准在图书馆大声交谈。

2．我们不喜欢夏天也不喜欢冬天。

3．正当孩子们在吃晚饭时，地震发生了。

4．别让彼得在晚上出去。

5．旅游的最佳方式是什么？

书面表达

Now many kinds of animals are in danger all over the world. We need to protect the tiger，the camel, the elephant, the whale and some other animals. Some people kill them for fur, meat or other things. It’s not right. The number of these animals is becoming smaller and smaller. We should do something right away to protect them or it will be too late.

请你给周报编辑写一封信，就以上内容谈谈你对保护动物的看法和建议。80词左右，信的开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。信的内容应包括：

(1)What animals are in danger?

(2)Why are the animals in danger?

(3)Give examples of the causes of the problems.

(4)What should be done to save the animals?