2014-2015学年江苏扬州市八年级下期末英语试卷（解析版）

My parents 　　　　　 getting up early on weekdays.

A. used to　　　 　　　 B. be used to

C. was used to　　　 D. are used to

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—Huang Wei rides a bike very well. Who taught him?

—No one. He taught _________.

A. him　　　　 B. he　　 　　　　 C. his　　 　　　　 D. himself

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—I hear Tom is leaving.— ____________ why?

A. And　　　　 　 B. But　 　　　　 C. Or　　 　　 D. So

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—The theatre is far away and there is no bus.

—Do you mean it is ______ to take a taxi?

A. interesting　　 B. dangerous

C. difficult　　　　 D. necessary

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It is wrong of a student ______ his homework by himself. Copying makes one lazy.

A．to do　　　　　 　 B. don’t do

C. not to do　　　　 D. not do

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It is a pity that his son was born _______ a weak heart.

A. with　　　　　 B. from　　　　　　　　 C. at　　　　　　　　 D. in

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Unluckily, a car accident _____ on this road last week.

A. happened　　 　　 B. was happened

C. was happening D. has happened

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Don’t ______ others too much. You should do things by yourself.

A. agree with　　 　 B. depend on

C. think about 　　 D. look after

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—Have you got anything to do this afternoon, Lucy and Tom?

—Yes._____ of us are going to the home for the elderly.

A. Each　　　　　　　　 B. Either　　　　　 C. Both　　　　　　 D. All

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—Why won’t you go on a trip to the Great Wall with me?

—Because I 　　　　 there.

A. have been　　　　 B. will go　　　 　　　 C. went to　　　 　　 D. have gone

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We didn’t go to the concert because we couldn’t ___________ to buy the tickets to it.

A. choose　　　　　　 B. expect　 　 　　 C. offer　　　　 　　　 D. afford

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—_____have you been to Taiwan? —Only once.

A. How often　 　　　 B. How many times

C. How long　　　　　　 D. How soon

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—Which sport are you in at the school sports meeting?

—No decision yet. I think it _______ after discussing it with Mr Zhao.

A. was decided　　 　 B. will be decided

C. will decide　　 　 D. is decided

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—Why not join us for breakfast?

—Sure! _______

A. Good luck!　 　 B. Congratulations

C. Why not?　 　　 D. What to do?

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The ______ of new inventions should be to make life easier, not to make it harder.

A. rules　　 　 B. subjects　 　　　 C. secrets　　　　 D. purposes

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词汇运用（共10小题;每小题1分，计10分）

根据句子意思，用括号中所给汉语提示或英语单词的适当形式填空。（每空一词）

1.________ (工厂) have been closed because of putting waste water into the river.

2.The parade has been ______________(结束) for two hours.

3.He usually ________(放松) 20 hours every day , can he succeed?

4.As a student, we shouldn’t do something _________(违反) the law.

5.If he doesn’t go there, I won’t go, __________(也).

6.Children should be taught to spend their free time 　　　 (wise).

7.He has failed eight times, and has decided to try a __________ (nine) time.

8.He spent a lot of time __________ (stay) with his old father.

9.I think　 　 　　　　 　 (educate) is very important.

10.The beach in Sanya is very beautiful. I often see visitors ________(take) photos on the sand.

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There is nothing more i　 1. to life than the sun. W 2. the sun, all living things on the earth would die. The sun is a star. In the sky there are t 3.　 of stars like the sun. They are as large as the sun and as hot as the sun. At night you can see many stars, but in the day you can o　　 4.　 see one star------ the sun.

The sun is much n　 5. 　 to us than any other star. That is w　 6.　 it looks the biggest and brightest of all the stars. The distance (距离) of the sun from the earth is as m 7.　 as 150,000,000 kilometers. Most stars are thousands of light-years a 8.　 from the earth.

Do you know what a light-year is? N　 9.in the world travels faster than light. It travels 300,000 kilometers per second. And one light-year is the distance that light can travel in one　 y 10. .

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The main character of this article is called Dean Bluey . He is a 　　 schoolboy from the USA . He became a hero yesterday after he saved the life of a woman in 　　 　　 country . Dean Bluey has much　 　　 in computer. One day , he 　 　　 　 an e-mail to a friend on the Internet . Suddenly he 　　 a message saying ‘ Help! Pain! Help! ’ The message was from Finland ,

　　　　 kilometres away from America. I didn’t know 　 　　　 I should do , Dean said to a reporter afterwards. It was really difficult to tell if the message was real. So Dean did nothing at first . 　　 　　 　 the message kept coming . By then it was easy to see that someone was in trouble , Dean explained. He 　　 that the sender was a student called Tarja , who was alone in a university library. She was ill. What was 　 　　 , there was no phone around her. Her only way of 　　 　　 　 with the world was by e-mail . Dean got in touch 　　 the police at once . And they realized that the situation was quite serious . They called the police in Finland. Then an ambulance（救护车） rushed to the library. 　　 　 , she was still alive and was sent to the hospital quickly. “ I’m glad she’s OK　 .” Dean said .　 It’s hard to believe , but 　　 saved her life . Just as a sentence says : “ 　　 is impossible . ” , which is from an advertisement on TV .

1.A. 14-years–old　　 B. 14 years old C. 14–year-old　 D. 14 year old

2.A. another　　 　　　 B. the other　 　　 C. any other 　　 D. other

3.A. interest 　 　　 B. interested 　 C. interesting 　 D. interests

4.A. sent 　　 　　　　 B. was sending 　 C. sends 　　 　　　 D. is sending

5.A. accepted　　 　　　 B. received 　　 C. heard from 　 D. refused

6.A. thousand 　 　　 B. thousand of C. thousands 　 D. thousands of

7.A. how 　　 　　　　　 B. what 　 　　　　 C. where 　 　　　　 D. when

8.A. So 　　 　　　　　　 B. And 　　 　　　　 C. But 　　 　　　　 D. As

9.A. telephoned 　　 B. replied 　 　　 C. found 　　　　 D. talked

10.A. better 　　 　　 B. worse 　 　　　　 C. harder 　　　 D. easier

11.A. talking　　 　　 B. communicating C. staying　 　　　 D. helping

12.A. with 　　 　　　　 B. on 　 　　　　　 C. to 　　 　　　　　 D. at

13.A. Hardly 　 　　　 B. Happily 　　 C. Luckily 　 　　 D. Carefully

14.A. a boy 　　 　　　 B. doctors 　　 C. the police 　 D. the e-mail

15.A. Anything　 　　 B. Everything 　 C. Something　 　　 D. Nothing

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Here are four poems written by some students.

1.Which of the following is mentioned in both Owen’s and Roger’s poems?

A. Smiles and flowers.　　　　　　　 B. Bees and flowers.

C. Birds and flowers.　　　　　　　 D. Leaves and flowers.

2.Roger enjoys spring by 　　　　　　 it.

A. smelling　 B. playing　　 C. feeling　　 D. watching

3.All the poems describe the spring except 　　　　　　 .

A. Owen’s　　　 　　　　 B. Roger’s

C. Angela’s　　　　　　 D. Kevin’s

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It’s Really a Miracle (奇迹)

Mr. Brown works in New York and he brought his family to China last summer. They visited many places of interest and had a good time here. Before they left for New York, the Browns climbed the Great Wall. It was the greatest project over two thousand years ago. They took a lot of photos there and then they had a picnic under a big tree. Suddenly it began to rain and they hurried to the car. And when they returned to the hotel, they couldn’t find the bag in which their expensive camera was. They were all sorry for it. They could buy another camera but had no time to go to the Great Wall again. They could not miss the plane!

That evening they didn’t have supper. Mr. Brown hoped to make them happy, so he said, “Well, let me tell you a story. An old man lived in a sixty-floor building. One day he fell down from it when he was cleaning the window. But he didn’t hurt himself.”

“It was a miracle!” called out his children, “Why?”

“Because he lived on the first floor!”

They all began to laugh while two policemen with a bag came in. They said a Chinese boy found it under a big tree and he asked them to find out who lost it.

“It’s really a miracle!” the Browns said happily.

1.Where did the Browns enjoy themselves before they left for New York?

A. In London.　　　 B. In Beijing.

C. In Shanghai.　　 D. In Hong Kong.

2.Why didn’t they have anything that evening?

A. Because they were not hungry.

B. Because they were sorry for losing the camera.

C. Because they had nothing to eat.

D. Because they had no time to have supper.

3.What did Mr. Browns tell a story to his family for?

A. He wanted to make his family happy.

B. His children asked him to do so.

C. He wanted to tell them a miracle.

D. He liked telling stories.

4.Who found the bag?

A. Two policemen.　　 B. An American boy.

C. A Chinese girl.　 D. A Chinese boy.

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In 1816, there were no schools for the deaf in America. Several people started a few schools, but in the end all of the schools closed. There were too many problems. The first people to succeed were Laurent Clerc and Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet. They opened their school in 1817, and the school did not close. At that time it was the only school for deaf children in America!

Clerc and Gallaudet did not know what would happen after they opened their school. They worked very hard. The school grew, and many more students went to this school. These new students were from all over the country. People thought the school would be big enough for all of the deaf children in America. The school is still open today, but the name was changed. Today it is called the American School for the Deaf. It is in West Hartford, Connecticut.

After Clerc and Gallaudet established their school, many other schools for the deaf were opened as well. Before Gallaudet’s death in 1851, 15 other schools for deaf children were built! Many of the teachers at those 15 schools used Gallaudet’s teaching methods. Many had even studied with Gallaudet and were deaf themselves!

1. Laurent Clerc and Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet were the first people who 　　　　 .

A. wanted to build a school for the deaf in the USA

B. succeeded in making the deaf speak as ordinary people

C. succeeded in opening their school for the deaf in America

D. succeeded in opening their school for the deaf all over the world

2.The underlined word “establish” in the passage means 　　　　 .

A. 出版　　　　　　 B. 发明　　　　　 C. 建立　　　　 D. 离开

3.Which of the following is TRUE about Clerc and Gallaudet’s school?

A. Its students were from all over the USA.

B. Its students were from all over the world.

C. All deaf children in America were their students.

D. Its students were only from Connecticut, the USA

4. What is the school known as now?

A. The passage doesn’t tell us.

B. The American School for the Deaf.

C. The Connecticut School for the Deaf.

D. The West Hartford School for the Deaf.

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Do you know why different animals or pests have their special colours? Colours in them seem to be used mainly to protect themselves.

Some birds like eating locusts，but birds cannot easily catch them. Why? It is because locusts change their colours together with the change of the colours of crops. When crops are green, locusts look green. But as the harvest time comes, locusts change to the same brown colour as crops have. Some other pests with different colours from plants are easily found and eaten by others. So they have to hide themselves for lives and appear only at night.

If you study the animal life, you’ll find the main use of colours is protecting themselves. bears, lions and other animals move quietly through forests. They cannot be seen by hunters. This is because they have the colours much like the tree.

Have you ever noticed an even more strange act? A kind of fish in the sea can send out a kind of very black liquid when it faces danger. While the liquid spread over, the enemies cannot find it. And it immediately swims away. So it has lived up to now though it isn’t strong at all.

1. From the passage we can learn that locusts　　　　 .

A. are small animals

B. are easily found by birds

C. are dangerous to their enemies

D. change their colours to protect themselves

2.How can pests with different colours from plants keep out of danger?

A. They run away quickly.

B. Their colours are much like their enemies.

C. They hide themselves in the day and appear at night.

D. They have to move quietly.

3.The kind of fish can live up to now because　 　　　　 .

A. it is very big and strong

B. the liquid it sends out can help it escape from its enemies

C. the liquid it sends out can kill its enemies

D. it swims faster than any other fish

4.Which is the best title for this passage?

A. The Change of Colours for Animals and Pests

B. Colours of Different Animals and Pests

C. The Main Use of Colours for Animals and Pests

D. Some Animals and Pests

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根据短文内容，填写所缺单词，每个空格只填1个单词。

“USA? Britain? Which country is better to study in?”

We often hear such discussions. As important, Without, thousands, hot, nearer, why, much, away, Nothing, year

China opens its door, studying abroad has become a dream for many Chinese students. They would like to know the world well. It’s true that studying abroad can help students develop themselves. Their foreign language skills will be improved and it may be easier to find jobs.

But there are problems that should be considered. Language is the first. Students must spend a lot of time learning another language and getting used to a different culture. Students must also learn to live without parents’ care and deal with all kinds of things they haven’t had to do before, like looking after themselves. There are reports about Chinese students abroad running into an ocean of difficulties and giving up finally. When they have to take care of themselves, it is hard for students to study well. Finally, studying abroad brings a heavy burden（负担）to the family. For most Chinese parents, the cost of studying abroad is very high. But is it worth it? We know that there are many famous people who have achieved success through their hard work in China. Liu Xiang is a good example. Once an American teacher invited him there, but he refused. He kept training hard with his Chinese teacher. He surprised the world when he won a gold medal at the Athens Olympic Games. So when you wonder which country is better to study in, think again.

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句子翻译(共5小题;每小题2分，计10分）

1.学生们问老师何时交作业。

2.杰克太害羞了，没有参加这次讨论。

3.在公共场所吸烟是不对的。

4.需要更多的钱来继续我们的工作。

5. 他的父母和他都认为他不能成为一名优秀的工程师。

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写作(计20分)

目前，很多学生不重视课外阅读。请你根据下表内容写一篇短文，对这一现状进行分析并提出建议。要点：

要求：1.词数在100左右（开头已经给出的内容不计入总词数）；

2.内容必须包括上表中的要点，可适当发挥，但不要逐字翻译；

3.条理清楚、语句连贯；

4.文中不得出现真实的地名、校名和人名。

At present only a few students do some reading after class. Here are several reasons.

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