江苏省张家港市2019-2020学年八年级上学期期末英语试卷

There are some skills for students to listen to teacher in class, which means you’re going to have to practice it. Just as you would have to practice basketball to be a better player, you also have to practice listening. How to listen in school? 1.

One of the things you need to do is to make sure that your mind doesn’t wander(漫游). It’s easy to start thinking about other things, especially when you’re not interested in the subject. 2.

Next, listen for the main ideas. If you want to catch every little piece of information, you’ll feel tired and bored. 3. Not only does this show respect to the teacher, it also helps prevent your mind from wandering. 4. Or it could just be someone talking to their neighbors who shouldn’t be, it can even be some birds outside the classroom window, or a group of kids who are talking loudly as they pass the door to your room.

Finally, you need to take notes because you will not remember everything the teacher said. You’ll have to take down the notes　 so that you can study it after class. 5. Listening isn’t always easy, but if you follow these simple steps, you’ll be much more successful in your classes.

A. Here are some suggestions.

B. You’ll also need to look at the teacher.

C. Helping with each other is a good way.

D. You don’t need to take too many notes in class.

E. It might be a friend who is trying to pass you a note.

F. Taking notes also makes you pay attention to the class.

G. So make yourself pay attention to what the teacher is saying.

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The number of pandas is becoming 　　 because there are 　　 living areas for wildlife.

A. fewer and fewer; less and less　　 B. smaller and smaller; less and less

C. fewer and fewer; smaller and smaller　　 D. smaller and smaller; fewer and fewer

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Max never tells a lie and he is a(an) 　　　 boy.

A.generous B.honest C.funny D.helpful

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—　　　 is Xinhua Bookstore(书店)from here?

—About ten minutes' walk.

A.How long B.How many C.How far D.How much

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—What do you think of your new classmates?

—Most of them are kind, but 　　　 is as good to me as Sandy.

A.all B.both C.none D.neither

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The bushes make perfect________for many animals to hide in.

A.zoo B.park C.garden D. cover

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— 　　　 great fun they had 　　　 a picnic yesterday!

—Yes, they did.

A.How; having B.How a; to have C.What; having D.What a; to have

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We all think him a helpful boy. The underlined part is 　　　　 in the sentence structure.

A.S B.IO C.DO D.OC

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The earthquake 　　　　 while I 　　　　 some reading in the study.

A.was starting ; did B.started; did C.was starting; was doing D.started; was doing

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A: Is Jim coming by train?

B: I’m not sure. He _______ drive his car.

A.must B.may C.need D.should

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— Isn’t that book so boring?

—___________. You can know a lot about wild animals.

A.Yes, you are right B.I’m afraid so

C.Not at all D.Of course

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One day something went wrong with a man’s bicycle chain(链条). The man could not repair it, so he looked_______for help. The only house nearby belonged to a woman who had_______there a few months earlier. The man knocked at the door, but the woman did not answer. The door had clear glass in it, and the man_______see that the woman was home. He decided to knock again. Finally the woman came to the door. The man immediately explained his _______“I can fix the chain,” the woman said. Later when the bike was_______to go, the man said, ‘Thanks. I hope I can help you some day.”“I never need help,” the woman said.

The following week the man was riding his bike_______he noticed the woman walking down the street. A strong wind suddenly lifted(拾起) her hat and sent it into the branches(枝) of an old tree. The woman tried to get her hat with a stick, but she failed. She seemed_______because she clearly was not dressed for tree-climbing. The man hurried over, quickly climbed up to the hat and_______it into the woman’s waiting hands. When she put on her hat, she_______the man as he climbed back on his bike. ‘I think I told you I never need help,” the woman said, “I’m glad you didn’t__________me. Thanks.” Then they both smiled.

1.A.out B.up C.down D.around

2.A.left B.moved C.waited D.stopped

3.A.could B.might C.couldn’t D.didn’t

4.A.idea B.plan C.problem D.message

5.A.hard B.ready C.slow D.unable

6.A.when B.before C.after D.though

7.A.bored B.relaxed C.frightened D.worried

8.A.dropped B.put C.collected D.brought

9.A.saved B.passed C.studied D.chose

10.A.excuse B.notice C.find D.believe

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Nowadays，more and more apps have come into the world. Most of them make our life better. Look at four apps below :

1.If you have problems in remembering English words, which app can help you？

A. Baicizhan B. Douban FM C. Flipboard D. Moment Camera

2.When you use Flipboard, you can　　　 .

A. listen to music B. learn English C. take pictures D. know about news

3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the form above?

A. Douban FM is a music app for you to sing songs.

B. Flipboard gives you a chance to choose the news that interests you．

C. Baicizhan just shows the Chinese and English meanings of a new word.

D. Flipboard app was founded two months later than Moment Camera app.

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Jack’s parents are puzzled(困惑的). Every morning their two boys are nice to each other and they never argue(争吵).

“What’s going on?” asks their mother. “What are you two doing?”

“Nothing, mum” they say, and smile. She doesn't believe them. But what can she do?

One morning, the doorbell rings. It’s Holly. They open the door and go outside. Then they all wait. Falco walks into the sunlight. Jack wants Falco to fly again, but he doesn’t want him to go. Beating his wings, Falco flies up into the air. Nemo watches, too. But he doesn’t jump down.

Facol, the hawk, flies up into the big blue sky. He flies around for a while. Then suddenly he makes that familiar(熟悉的)loud strange cry and flies away over the house.

“It’s a good thing, Jack” says Jim.

“Falco can thank you for his new life,” says Holly.

Jack agrees with them. But he can’t say anything. He stands and looks up at the empty blue sky. Jack is soon free to go out and see his friends again. They sit in the park. They go swimming. They play football. And while they are walking around, Jack sometimes sees Damian and Damian’s group. Damian calls out, and throws something at him, but Jack ignores him. He isn’t interested in Damian. He isn’t important. And all the time Jack is watching and waiting. He is listening for a special sound.

Then one evening, Jack is sitting in his room looking out of the window. Jim is sitting on the bed playing.

It is a cool evening at last. A light wind is blowing. Summer is finally coming to an end. It is a quiet evening, too. Nobody is playing loud music.

Suddenly there is a noise in the back garden. Nemo jumps onto the fence(篱笆)，looks up at the sky, and miaows.

"What is he looking at?" thinks Jack.

And then he hears a cry. A strange cry. A familiar cry.

1.Facol is 　　　　 .

A.Jack’s friend. B.Jack’s brother. C.A cat. D.A hawk.

2.According to Jack’s mother, we know that 　　　　 .

A.she knows what the two boys are doing.

B.nobody knows what the two boys are doing.

C.Jack wants to tell his mother what has happened.

D.it is strange for her sons to be always friendly to each other.

3.The words “ignore” may mean　 　　　　 in Chinese.

A.在意 B.担心 C.忽略 D.打败

4.From the passage, we can learn that 　　　　 .

A.Jack has a loving heart for Facol.

B.Jack doesn’t like to be with his friends.

C.Facol flies back to Jack in the daytime.

D.Damian and Jack are the same kind of person.

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Lightning is one of the most beautiful natural phenomena(现象).It is also one of the most deadly phenomena. A bolt of lightning is six times hotter than the surface(表面)of the Sun and gives out 30，000 amps of electricity(电).It can travel at 100, 000 kilometres per hour and has the ability to hit an object up to 40 kilometres away. About 1,000 people around the world are killed by lightning every day.

Only about ten percent of people struck by lightning will actually die, but the others are actually very badly injured, with burns, broken bones, blindness, deafness, paralysis, or memory loss. However, when the electricity passes through their brain, it can occasionally have unusual and even positive effects. Some blind people have got their sight back after being struck by lightning. One woman said a psychological(心理的)test showed her intelligence (智力)had greatly improved, and one man said he could no longer feel cold at all and could go out in temperature below freezing in just a T-shirt!

So what should you do to stay safe in a thunderstorm? The most important rule is to stay inside, but do not go near phones, electrical appliances, plumbing, or water. If you are stuck(困住)outside, do not take shelter under a tree. Instead, roll yourself up into a ball on the ground as small as possible. And do mot think it has to be raining in order for lightning to strike.

Strangely, lightning seems to prefer some people to others. If you are a man, you are six times more likely to be struck by lightning than a woman!

1.What does the phrase " positive effects”in Paragraph Two possibly mean?

A.something good B.something bad

C.something strange D.something useless

2.In order to stay safe in a thunderstorm, you should not 　　　　 .

A.stay inside B.roll up into a ball

C.take shelter under a tree D.stay away from water

3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the article?

A.Lightning is a beautiful but dangerous phenomenon.

B.Most people struck by lightning will actually die.

C.Lightning can travel at 10,000 kilometers per hour.

D.A woman is more likely to be struck by lightning than a man.

4.The writer uses the examples of a man and a woman in Paragraph Two to 　　　　 .

A.show lightning is very dangerous to human beings

B.make the readers want to know more about lightning

C.help people know lightning will surely improve their intelligence

D.prove something interesting may happen because of lightning

5.You may read this passage in 　　　　 .

A.a story book B.a science magazine

C.a tour guide book D.an advertisement

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句子翻译

1.你愿意和朋友们分享快乐吗?

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2.在他们班上他看的书最少。

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3.医生建议我多吃当季蔬菜。

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4.越来越多的人开始懂得学好英语的重要性。

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5.我想自学制作主页。

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Bikes are popular in the Dutch(荷兰).In fact, nearly half of all travel in the Dutch is by bike. Now, one Dutch bike designer(设计师)，Thomas, has taken the country's interest in bikes by making a school bus bike.

The big bike has eight seats for kids, a driver seat for an adult(成年人)，and three other seats, comfortably letting little kids for their trip to and from school. The bike even has a motor, which can help with high hills or at times when few kids on it.

So far, Thomas tells Fast Company, he’s sold 25 school-bikes, at a price of $25,000 each-less than it would cost to buy a traditional school bus with the same number of seats. Along with the traditional color, the bikes are yellow so that people can see them easily.

Thomas says he’s sold school bus bikes to neighboring countries such as Belgium, England and Germany, but so far, the United States hasn’t bought the school bus bike. If the U. S. agrees to buy this kind of school bus bike, it could do a lot of good to improve exercise for a young age and help them keep healthy.

1.How do people in the Dutch usually go to work?

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2.Why are the school bus bikes yellow in the Dutch?

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3.Do you like the school bus bikes in the Dutch? Why or why not?

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请认真阅读下面短文，并根据各题所给首字母的提示，写出一个形式恰当的英语单词，使短文通顺(将答案填入答题卡上时，写上首字母)。

Bill Gates was born on October 28, 1955. He g1. up in Seattle, Washington in the US. He was a very clever boy. His favorite s2.at school were science and math. When he was 13，he started to p3.with computers. At that time, computers were large machines(机器) . Once he was very i4. in a very old computer. He and some of his friends spent lots of time d5.unusual things with it. In the end, they worked out a software program(软件程序)with the old machine. Bill s6.it for $4,200 when he was only 17.

In 1973, Bill went to Harvard University(哈佛大学). In his third school year, he l7. Harvard to work for a company c8. Microsoft(微软). Bill began his company(公司)in 1975 with his f9. Paul Allen. They thought the computer would come into every office and every home soon. So they began developing(发展)the software for personal computers. They improved(改进)the software to make it easier for people to use c10..

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假定你是阳光中学的一名学生Peter,看到学校DIY俱乐部招募新成员的海报，你想要参加。请你根据海报内容和要求写一封申请信。

注意:1.词数90左右，开头和结尾已经写好，不计入总词量，

2.回复须包括所有要点，可适当发挥，使短文连贯、通顺，

3.文中不得提及真实的人名、校名等相关信息。

Dear Chairperson,

I would like to join the DIY Club.

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Yours sincerely,

Peter

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