江苏无锡市南长区八年级下期末英语试卷

  Is India __________ European country?

— We must act now because time is __________.
— Yes. Let’s start.

  Robin broke his left leg in the basketball match last week, since then he __________ in bed.

Many people do not realize the importance of health __________ they have fallen ill.

  It’s kind __________ Yao Beina to donate her corneas (眼角膜) _________ three people in need.

Checking your answers before handing in your paper can help you __________ mistakes.

— Why do English people talk so often about the weather when they start a conversation?
— Because the weather is a __________ subject.

The librarian told us that we could borrow at most three books __________.

— Mmm, the meat __________ well and __________ good!
— Of course! You know my father is a good cook.

The door is __________ narrow for the elephant __________.

A lot of money __________ at the charity show, but the cost of living __________ a lot, so we  still need to do much work to help the disabled people.

Not only the twins but also their cousin __________ Japan for half a year, but __________ of   them can speak Japanese.

— The secretary’s already on the way to the company, __________ she?
— __________. She was badly hurt in the accident and sent to the hospital.

— Mrs. Liu, can I pass the final exam if I start working hard from now on?
— Of course. __________.

  — Bill, can I get you anything to drink?
— __________.

Robby was 11 years old when his mother sent him to have his first piano lesson. I always think that a good learner should begin at his          age, but Robby said that it had always been his mother’s dream to hear him play the piano. So I         him as a student.
Robby didn’t have a basic         of music, but he tried very hard. However, he continued and at the end of each weekly lesson he’d always say, “My mom is going to hear me play some day.”But it seemed        . He didn’t have a natural ability for music.
One day Robby stopped coming to our lessons. He told me that his mom had been sick and unable to take him to piano lessons, but he was still        .
He asked if he could take part in my concert (音乐会) and I        .
The night of the concert came. The concert hall was               with parents, friends and relatives. The concert was going well. Then, Robby came on stage (舞台). Loudly and clearly he said that he had chosen Mozart’s Concerto No 21 in C Major. I was not prepared for what I heard next.  His           danced on the keys.
He played so well that everyone was on his feet, clapping (鼓掌) excitedly. In tears (眼泪), I ran up on stage, “Oh, Robby! How could you do it?”
“Well, Miss Hondorf, remember I told you my mom was sick? Well, the fact is that she had a serious blood disease and passed away this morning. And well… she was born        , so tonight was the first time she ever heard me play. I wanted to make         special and show her I could do it! My mother’s dream came true at last.”

A．bigger B．larger C．later D．earlier

A．received B．protected C．knew D．accepted

A．education B．sense C．information D．knowledge

A．harmless B．helpless C．hopeless D．meaningless

A．writing B．practising C．singing D．talking

A．agreed B．disliked C．expected D．decided

A．covered B．bored C．filled D．enjoyed

A．fingers B．feet C．voice D．legs

A．blind B．deaf C．strong D．tiny

A．her B．me C．it D．us

A reader wrote to say that she was feeling left out at break because her best friend wasn’t around. Here’s our advice to her—and to all kids who feel lonely sometimes.
It’s hard when a best friend isn’t around—maybe because she moved to a different school or a different class. You may feel lonely at break or lunchtime. You want to have new friends, but how do you make them? Maybe it seems that everybody else already has their friends. But remember, there’s always room for more friends.
Start by looking around your classroom—think about which kids you’d like to play with at break. Look for chances to say hi to them, smile, and be friendly. Offer to share something or express your appreciation(欣赏)to them. Invite someone to play with you or say “Do you want to sit here?” in the lunchroom. When you’re at break, walk over to kids you want to play with and say “Hi, can I play, too?” or just join in.
If you find it difficult to do this or if you’re feeling shy, ask your teacher to help you make new friends. Teachers are usually pretty good at matching up friends. The best way to make friends is to be a friend. Be kind, be friendly, share, say nice things, offer to help—and pretty soon, you’ll have one, or two, or even more new friends.
You might still miss that special best friend. But when you see each other, you can share something you didn’t have before she left: You can introduce her to your new friends!
This text is written for ____________.

The expression “feeling left out” means “ ____________” in Chinese.

  Some kids need help from teachers to make friends because ____________.

Weekday mornings are very busy for US middle school students. When your school doesn’t have a bus, and you live too far away to walk, you need a carpool (拼车). A carpool is a group of people sharing the responsibility (责任) of driving to school in the morning. There are usually four or five kids in a carpool and their parents take turns to drive the kids in their cars.
Someone’s car smells like wet dogs. Some kids get to eat desserts (甜点) for breakfast and some parents shout so much that all you try to do is to stay quiet and go unnoticed. When your mom or dad drives the carpool, your classmates get a close-up look at how strange your parents can be. It might be your first sociological (社会学) study and your first time to work with others.
Teamwork is really important in the carpool because nobody wants to make everyone else late. It’s a great lesson in responsibility. Imagine (想象) sitting in the car outside of a classmate’s house, watching the clock and counting the seconds. Then you start to understand how your carpool friends might feel when you are still inside the house at 7:48. You really begin to learn all your real life lessons just moments before the start of school—in the carpool.
What is a carpool?

What can students learn from a carpool?

Which of the following is TRUE?

I hid the long black bag in the garage (车库) two days ago. Tonight, in the dark, I would finally take it away. If everything went OK, it would be done by morning. But I had to be sure no one, not even my wife, saw me.
It was more difficult to get away from the party than I expected. I said that the children were tired and needed to get to bed. It was partly true. But the main reason for leaving was that I wanted to complete my plan.
First I had to get the kids to sleep. That was never easy at any time and tonight it was even more difficult. The eldest one wanted to know why we left the party early. I told him 10:30 pm was not early. As usual, I read them a bed time story, but I had to stop myself reading too quickly or they would learn my secret.
Silence finally came, and feeling like a thief (小偷) in the night, I went out of the house and into the garage. Taking one end, I pulled the bag out from its hiding place and took it into the garden. I was worried that my neighbours might see me and call the police.
It was already eleven o’clock. By the light of the moon I started working, trying to make as little noise as possible. And that was not easy with a saw (锯子) and a hammer (锤子).
After much hard work, I finally completed my work. I looked down at my watch. It was exactly 4:00 am. Then I went inside to have a shower and get a few hours of sleep. It wouldn’t be long now before the kids would rush into my room and wake me up to tell me about the new tree-house Father Christmas brought them this year.
Why did the man feel nervous?

The underlined word “they” in Paragraph 3 refers to_______.

In what order did the man do the following?
a. Read the kids a story.
b. Had a shower.
c. Worked in the moonlight.
d. Pulled the bag from the garage.
e. Went to a party.

How would the children feel when they saw the man’s work?

Every day, it is easy to see advertisements in English all around us. Look at your own bags and clothes, and at the bags and clothes of your classmates. How many different advertisements can you see which use English words?
Often bags and clothes show the name of the company that made them. This is a popular form. Sometimes designers use a special picture or symbol called a logo. Logos appear(出现) on many different products(产品). They are popular because when you see a logo, it is hard to forget that product or company.
It is common to see advertisements on TV and hear them on the radio. Most advertisements are very short. Sometimes the advertisers use a short sentence which is easy for people to remember. Nike, for example, has a simple English sentence all around the world: “Just do it.” Advertisements often use funny situations as well. It is simple to remember it.
All advertisements are designed to make people buy a product. An advertisement for a soft drink, for example, might show a group of young people who are having fun. The young people are al1 drinking the soft drink. Advertisers are saying to you, “Why don’t you buy this drink and be like these people? You can be young and modern.”
You might think that advertisements are not after you, but the next time you buy a soft drink, ask yourself this question: Why am I buying this special product?
Title: Advertisements

You can see advertisements in English        .
On bags and clothes	● Logos appear on products. ● It is hard to forget a logo.
On TV and the radio	● Advertisements use short sentences to make people remember them         . ● Funny situations are often           as well.
The         of designing advertisements	● Make people buy a product. ● Advertisements are always         you.

词汇运用  (本大题共8分，每小题1分)
(A) 根据句意和汉语注释，写出单词的正确形式。
Shenzhen used to be a little fish village __________ (在…对面) Hong Kong, but now it has  turned into a modern city.
Jimmy felt __________ (自豪) than anyone else because he was recommended as “the Most  Helpful Student” in our school.
I know I can __________ (获得) success if I keep on trying.
The mistake is __________ (同样的) to the one that you made in yesterday’s homework.
(B) 根据句意，写出括号内所给单词的适当形式。
After reading the touching story, I know I should spend my money __________ (wise).
The result of the writing competition is still under __________ (discuss).
A Chinese __________ (medicine) team was sent to Nepal soon after the terrible earthquake happened.
All the children are often __________ (warn) not to swim alone in the river.

动词填空  用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空。(本大题共8分，每小题1分)
Many children in Britain __________ (allow) to have their own bank cards these days.
Dr. Ma __________ (teach) hundreds of local nurses new skills about eye operations so far.
The little boy __________ (punish) sooner or later if he doesn’t behave politely.
No doctors gave up __________ (operate) on the old man.
Mr. Wu, together with his wife __________ (prepare) for their son’s birthday party from 2 to 4 yesterday afternoon.
They are talking about how __________ (translate) the sentence into English.
My classmate tells me the book on the desk __________ (cover) the culture of France.
We were happy because our dream __________ (come) true at last.

完成句子  按所给的汉语，用英语完成下列句子。 (本大题共9分，1-2小题每空一词，每空0.5分；其余每句1.5分)
这款手机对我来说不够便宜，我买不起。
This kind of mobile phone isn’t                for me to       .
你在巴黎期间有机会去参观卢浮宫吗?
Did you                visit the Louvre        your stay in Paris?
需要更多的钱来继续开展我们的工作。
More money                                our work.
这个工程还未对环境起很大作用，但我坚信它必定会。
The project                                the environment but I believe it will.
游泳教练们对运动员解释这事有麻烦吗？
Do the swimming                                the athletes?
电视机已开了几个小时了，你介意关掉吗？
The TV set                               . Do you mind turning it off?

书面表达  (本大题共5分)
“五一”小长假，你们全家去锡惠公园游玩。请你根据以下要点提示，用英语写一篇短文参加以“How to Behave Politely”为主题的征文比赛，并适当加以评论。要点提示：

注意：1. 征文须包括所给内容要点，要求语句通顺、意思连贯；
2. 第5点须用2～3句话展开合理想象，做适当发挥；
3. 词数80个左右，短文标题和开头已在答题卷上给出，不计入总词数。