中山市2015-2016学年第二学期期末水平测试试卷

八年级英语

（全卷听说25分，笔试95分，满分120分，本卷在80分钟内完成） 一、单项填空（本大题有15小题，每小题1分，共15分）

在每小题的四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案，并将答题卡对应的选项涂黑。

( ) 1. —Hey, Mary! Helen invited us to Big Bang’s concert her tomorrow evening. —Wonderful!

A. go; for B. going; with C. goes; as D. to go; with ( ) 2. —Have you ever Tom Sawyer yet? —Yes, I have read it many times. A. read; yet

B. read; already C. reading; yet D. reading; already

( ) 3. The Blue Volunteer Group to help homeless people last year.

A. set up B. was set up C. is set up D. setting up ( ) 4. I didn’t go to bed 11 o’clock last night. I feel so tired now.

A. so B. when A .don’t wear; will have C. don’t wear; have

A. but — . A. You should do more sports now. ( ) 8. He a shower when Mom back.

A. took; came C. was taking; came —Because I want to be _________.

A. to ask; free C. ask; independent A. such that

B. asking; alone D. ask; lonely C. which

D. that

B. taken; came D. was taking; come

B. Why don’t you drink hot water?

C. You’d better take you temperature. D. Why not lie down and have rest?

C. until D. unless B. will wear; have D. not wear; will have C. if

D. because

( ) 5. It is cold outside. If you enough warm clothes, you a cold.

( ) 6. Sally never misses watching Running Man she has something important to do.

B. unless

( ) 7. —Oh, I have a very sore back.

( ) 9. —Why don’t you your parents for help?

( ) 10. I went to bed early last night I can get up earlier this morning.

B. so that

( ) 11. —Look! Mr. Zhang is walking his dog there.

—It can’t be him. He to Beijing. A. has been

B. will go

C. has gone D. went

( ) 12. — is Yangtze River? —6397 kilometers. It’s one of rivers in the world. A. How long; the longer

C. How long; the longest A. Because; so

B. How far; the farthest D. How far; the farther

( ) 13. he’s only five years old, he knows a lot about soccer. B. /; although C. Although; but D. Although; /

( ) 14. —Mom, I watch the TV program I Am a Singer 4 tonight? —Sorry, you . You need to prepare for your exams. A. need; needn’t C. must; mustn’t — . A. Since two years. C. For two years.

B. In two years. D. On two years.

B. could; can’t D. should; shouldn’t

( ) 15. —Hey, Mike, how long have you lived in Zhongshan?

二、完形填空（本大题有15个小题，每小题一分，共15分）

通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在个小题所给的选项中，选出一个最佳答案，并将答答题卡上对应的选项涂黑。

Many English learners, especially beginners, often say that 16 is too difficult. They complain that the speakers speak so 17 that they can not follow them. 18 , listening is really hard for learners at the very beginning, but it’s 19 for language learning. As language learners, you have to 20 your listening skills. Here are some tips.

Firstly, you should 21 more. The more you listen, the better you understand. If you come across some unknown words, just guess the 22 from the context. Don’t hurry to refer to the dictionary even if you guess 23 many times. Dictionary is the last choice. 24 guessing until you get the right answer.

Secondly, you should 25 the speakers more. Repeating is another important way of learning a language. When you repeat what the speakers are saying, you are improving your pronunciation and intonation. Keep doing it and you’ll 26 .

Lastly, you should 27 more. Try to get every chance to talk with others whenever possible. Do not be afraid of making 28 . Making mistakes is not shameful and 29 for language learners. If you have 30 in speaking, you can use gestures to help you.

( ) 16. A. hearing ( ) 17. A. slow

B. writing B. fast

C. listening C. noisy

D. speaking D. loud

( ) 18. A. Besides ( ) 19. A. necessary ( ) 20. A. notice ( ) 21. A. speak ( ) 22. A. stress ( ) 23. A. correctly ( ) 24. A. Keep on ( ) 25. A. write ( ) 26. A. lose ( ) 27. A. speak ( ) 28. A. accidents ( ) 29. A. proper ( ) 30. A. condition

B. However B. unimportant B. change B. listen B. writing B. wrongly B. Try on B. speak B. get B. listen B. mistakes B. exciting B. question

C. Actually C. difficult C. learn C. talk C. meaning C. quickly C. Live on C. follow C. fail C. repeat C. changes C. difficultly C. difficulty

D. Sadly D. hard D. improve D. follow D. spelling D. smartly D. Depend on D. argue D. succeed D. argue D. shame D. strange D. answer

三、阅读理解（本大题共15个小题，每小题2分，共30分）

阅读A、B 两篇短文，从每小题所给的四个选项中，选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳答案，并将答题卡上对应的题目的选项涂黑。

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Shopping in Maoye Department Store in Zhuhai will be cheaper and more enjoyable on May Day, May 1st. 4 hours free parking If you spend more than 200 yuan in the Department Store, you can get four hours free parking in the parking lot. Showing your shopping tickets to the service desk is OK. 70% discount (折扣) If you have a VIP card, you can get 70% discount on any PORTS clothes you buy. We have many kinds of women’s dress, sweaters, skirts and trousers for you to choose. I’m sure you’ll find something you like. Half-price movie tickets Have a meal for at least 40 yuan at Market Cafe, you can receive a half-price movie ticket for the film Iron Man III. Have a meal more than 100 yuan, you can get two half-price movie tickets for the film Personal Tailor. The full price for each ticket is 37 yuan. Buy two, get one free Buy two bottles of orange juice at the supermarket, you’ll get another bottle of juice of the same value for free.

( ) 31. If you spend 238 in Maoye Department Store on May 1st, you can get .

A. a CD free B. a skirt free C. a VIP card D. a 4-hours free parking

( ) 32. If you want a bottle of juice free, you have to .