2009-2010学年江苏省盐城初级中学第一学期八年级期末考试
英语试卷
第一部分：听力试题
一、听力 （每小题1分，共20分）
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（B）听下面的对话独白，每段对话或独白后有几小题，请根据你所听到的内容，从所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出一个适当的答语。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答6-7题：
6．Why does
A．Because Amy is pretty and busy．
B．Because Amy is kind and likes helping people．
C．Because Amy is in the same class with Sandy．
7．Who is the oldest?
A．Amy． B．Sandy． C．Nick．
听第7段材料，回答8-10小题。
8．What does the woman think of the rainy days?
A．She thinks it very boring．
B．She thinks it helpful for the plants．
C．She thinks it good for playing outside．
9．What will the weather be like the next day?
A．It will rain heavily and cause a flood．
B．It will be better, but still rain．
C．It will be a sunny day．
10．Where did the man get the weather forecast?
A．From the radio． B．From the TV． C．From the woman．
听第8段材料，回答第11―15小题。
11．When is the trip going to start?
A． At 8:10． B． At 7:50． C． At 8:30．
12．Why do the students go to the zoo?
A．Because they like playing games in the zoo．
B．Because they want to study and help the animals．
C．Because there aren’t any rare animals in the museum．
13．What can they do to help the animals?
A．They can do a bird count．
B．They can feed the animals．
C．they can donate some money．
14．Does Daniel like to study in the zoo?
A．Yes, he thinks he can learn a lot．
B．No, he likes playing games better．
C．No, but he doesn’t like the park either．
15．What does Millie think of studying animals?
A．She thinks it helpful if she studies animals in the zoo．
B．She thinks playing games in the park is better than studying animals．
C．She thinks it boring to study animals．
听第9段材料，回答第16―20题
16．How long has the writer lived in the countryside?
A． For more than 20 years． B． For about 10 years． C． For less than 20 years．
17．Where were the sparrows singing?
A．They were in the bedroom．
B．They were near the window．
C．They were in their home．
18．What were the swallows busy doing in the morning?
A．They were busy looking for food．
B．They were busy jumping and flying．
C．They were busy singing．
19．Can the writer see the sparrows now?
A．Yes, he can see them as usual．
B．Yes, and there are more than before．
C．No, he can’t．
20．Why do the birds leave this place?
A．Because the countryside is becoming better．
B．Because they can’t find food easily and people often kill them．
C．Because they can’t give people more food．
第二部分：笔试部分
二、选择题：（每题1分，共15分）
21．The bell rings, so we must ___ to school．
A．in a hurry B．hurry C．in hurry D．be in hurry
22．Daniel asked ___, “What will I be in the future?”
A．him B．her C．himself D．herself
23．The noise ___the sound of a plane ___ above me．
A．looked like; flying B．was like; flying
C．sounded like; flying D．B and C
24．The Yellow River is the second ___________river in China．
A． longer B． longest C． the most long D． more longer
25．? Don’t forget ___ your homework to school tomorrow．
? I’m sorry, but I remember ___ it to the monitor this morning．
A．bring; bring B．to bring; to bring
C to bring; bringing D．bringing; to bring
26．I’m ________ to see the baby’s ________ ability in music．
A．amazing, amazing B．amazing, amazed
C．amazed, amazing D．amazed, amazed
27．----How did he finish the work?----I hear that he did it __________
A．in the own B．on his own C．of the own D．all his own
28．The ______ of living areas makes wild animals become fewer than before
A．loss B．lost C．losing D．lose
29．People make medicine _______tigers’ ____________
A．of bones B．with, bone C．on , bone D．from ,bone
30．Do you know how many people ______ the big fire last week?
A．lived B．survived C．stayed D．continued
31．Of the two American students , Lily is _____________ one．
A．tallest B．the taller C．taller D．the tallest
32．We can’t win the match ________your support．
A．without B．with C．under D．for
33．Daniel is my friend．I like sharing my _________ with him when I am happy．
A．joy B．happy C．sad D．secrets
34．---Which book can I take? ---You can take ____ book you like．
A．both B．any C．no D．all
35．?Can I get you a cup of tea? ---______________
A．Thank you for the tea B．With pleasure
C．You can, please D．That’s very nice of you
When Susan got up this morning, it was a beautiful spring day．She saw _36_ clouds far away, but she didn't think about them．She _37_ her dog, Spot, and put him in the car．Then she drove out into the country for a picnic with her dog．
An hour later, the wind began to blow and it turned_38_．Susan and Spot were warm from running, so they weren't cold．Then when Spot was playing with the ball, Susan saw snow-flakes （雪花）in the sky．She called to Spot, _39_ the picnic things and got back in the car．As she was driving home, the snow became _40_．Soon all Susan could see was white all around her．The road became slippery（滑）and she had to drive very _41_．Then, the car hit ice and it went around in circles．It went clown a hill and finally stopped．
Susan reached over for Spot． He was shaking（发抖）, _42_ he was OK．She got her mobile phone and _43_ help．At last, the police _44_ them． Next time Susan will _45_ the weather report before going on a picnic．
三、完形填空（每题1分，共10分）
36．A．a little B．a few C．little D．few
37．A．sends B．gets C．sent D．got
38．A．warm B．hot C．cold D．foggy
39．A．picked up B．pick up C．picked D．pick
40．A．bigger and bigger B．thinner and thinner
C．smaller and smaller D．heavier and heavier
41．A．slowly B．easily C．carelessly D．happily
42．A．and B．or C．but D．so
43．A．sent for B．asked for C．looked for D．answered for
44．A．saved B．save C．are saved D．were saved
45．A．hear from B．listen C．listen to D．hear
（A）
During the last ten years, our cities were full of cars, buses and trucks．Now the streets are completely crowded and it is very difficult to drive a car along them．Drivers must stop at hundreds of traffic lights．
What are our cities going to be like in ten or twenty years? Will many motorways（高速公路） be built across them? With big motorways cutting across them, full of noisy, dirty cars and trucks, our cities are going to be awful places．How can we solve the problem?
There are some good ideas to reduce the use of private cars．In 1971, for example, the authorities（官方） in Rome began an interesting experiment: passengers on the city buses did not have to pay for their tickets．
In Stockholm（斯德哥尔摩） there was another experiment: people paid very little
for a season ticket to travel on any bus, trolley bus, train or tram all over
the city．In many cities now some streets are closed to vehicles（机动车）and pedestrians
are safe there．In
四、阅读理解: （每题1分，共15分）