[江苏]2012-2013学年江苏省泰州市海陵区八年级上学期期末考试英语试卷

—What do you think of Joe?
—He is ________ honest boy. He can play ________ violin very well.

----How did he finish the work?----I hear that he did it __________

The ______ of living areas makes wild animals become fewer than before.

We can’t win the match ________your support.

The English-Chinese dictionary helps me a lot. I often _____ new words in it.

Bob swims ________ than I, but he doesn’t swim_________ my brother.

Parents ________ good conditions ________ us. We should be grateful to them.

He always tells funny things to me and ________.

The farmers were so sad ____ they lost their farms.

My brother likes reading very much. The sentence structure is________.

The earthquake ____ when I ____ some cleaning.

They will build nature reserves _____ protect ______ birds.

You read his books, and he wants to read your books _    ___.

               workers in the factory              over two thousand.

British students have________ weeks ________ in the summertime than Chinese students.

完形填空 （共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）请将答案填入相应的表格内。
Monday morning is an important time at our school. All of the students go to the playground. We listen to music, and we __1____ the national flag(国旗) go up. Usually, one student gives a talk on Monday mornings. One Monday last year, a boy gave the talk. He was __2____ and excited! When I saw him, I wanted to have a try, too. Can I really do it ？
Last week, our teacher said our class should give the talk. My teacher __3____ me, "I know you want to have a try. Next Monday, you can give the talk. Go and write something down. __4____  for it, I'm sure you'll do well."
"Thank you ," I answered, It was such a great __5____ for me ! When I got home, I was excited. I wrote two pages for the talk. I read them again and again. When I read, I asked my parents __6____. I wanted to make my teacher happy.
Monday morning came. I began to feel __7____. When did I last give a talk to __8___  many people ? Never! This was my first time. Could I really __9____ it. Maybe I couldn't finish the talk. When I got to school, we all went out to playground. I __10____ in front of everyone. I opened my mouth, but I couldn't say anything.
"Take it easy," I said to _11____  . " Don't be nervous. You can do it."
Just then, I looked down at everyone. I saw about 1,000 eyes. They were all looking at me ! I couldn't __12____  stand up. I looked at their eyes more carefully. Their eyes were saying , "You can do it! Don't be afraid, just talk !" I __13____  a deep breath(深呼吸). Then I began to talk. It wasn't hard. It was easy.
I don't know __14____  I finished my talk. But I did it. I felt so good that day. I showed myself __15____  everyone what I can do.

A．watch B．see C．notice D．look at

A．surprising B．happy C．amazed D．careful

A．told to B．asked for C．said to D．showed to

A．Look out B．Come on C．Take care D．Get ready

A．chance(机会) B．news C．time D．message

A．to listen to B．to hear C．to know D．to answer

A．excited B．happy C．nervous D．surprised

A．after B．but C．before D．so

A．do B．speak C．talk D．take

A．sat B．stood C．lay D．slept

A．me B．my class C．myself D．my parents

A．be able to B．badly C．ever D．even

A．took B．held C．put D．left

A．when B．how C．why D．whether

A．so B．but C．to D．for

If an Australian student wants to learn Chinese，he or she can __________.

How many square meters is the garden of the house for sale?

Where is Cherry working now?

If Nick goes skiing in Beijing Snow World Ski Park，he has to pay more money on _______ than on Tuesday.

If you want to ski for four hours on weekdays，how much money will you pay at least?

A man went out with the wrong boots, one with a thick sole（后跟）and the other with a thin one. As he began to walk, he felt uncomfortable, for one foot was higher than the other. He felt very strange and said, “ Is there anything wrong with my legs today? Why is one of my legs long, and the other short? ”
A passer-by told him that he was wearing the wrong boots. He look down and found that it was really so. At once he asked his servant(仆人) to go back home and get another pair.
After a while the servant ran back to him. There was nothing in his hand. So he was angry and shouted at him, "Why didn't you get me the right boots?" “There's no need to change them," the servant said. "The pair at home is the same, one with a thick sole and the other with a thin one."
Why did the man feel uncomfortable when he began to walk?

The man's legs themselves _____.

What does the word “passer-by" mean in Chinese?

What did the servant get him back?

From the short passage, we know the servant was_______.

One day Jack met his good friend Sue in the park. A dog was looking up at the woman beside her.
　  Jack walked up to Sue and said, “Hello, how are you? May I sit and talk with you for a moment?” “Of course, please sit down,” Sue said. Jack sat down next to Sue on the bench, and they talked quietly together. The dog continued to look up at Sue, as if( 似乎) waiting to be given some food.
　 “That's a nice dog, isn't he?” Jack said, pointing at the animal.
　 “Yes, he is. He's handsome. He's strong and healthy.”
“And hungry,” Jack said. “He hasn't taken his eyes off you. He thinks you've got some food for him.”
　 “That's true,” Sue said. “But I haven't.”
　　They both laughed and then Jack said, “Does your dog bite（咬）?”
　　“No, ”Sue said, “ He's never bitten anyone. He's always gentle and friendly.”
　　Hearing this, Jack decided to hold out his hand and touched the animal's head. Suddenly it jumped up and bit him.
　　“Hey!” Jack shouted. “You said your dog didn't bite.”
　　Sue answered in surprise, “Yeah, I did. But this is not my dog. My dog is at home.”
Jack and Sue were ________.

The dog looked at the woman because _______.

Jack touched the dog because he believed _______.

We can guess from the story that _______.

Which of the Following can be the best title of the passage?

Here is an examination notice（考试通知）. Mrs. Dickson gave it to her students last week.
To the students of Class 3
◇  Examinations start on January 22 and end on June 23.
◇  The time for each of the subject is:
English       June 22        9:30 A.M.- 10:30 A.M.
Math           June 22           11:00 A.M.- 12:00 A.M.
History           June 22        2:30 P.M.-3:30 P.M.
PE           June 23           8:00 A.M.-10:00 A.M.
Music          June 23        1:00 P.M.-3:00 P.M.
◇  For the PE test? go to the playground. For the music test, go to the Piano Room. All else are written（书面）tests. They will be held in Classroom 3.
◇  No student can get into the examination room more than 15 minutes after the exam starts.
◇  No food or drink during ANY test.
◇  No dictionaries during the English exam.
◇  Wear pants and sports shoes for the PE exam.
◇  If you have questions, go to the Teacher's Office before the tests.
Who could not take the English exam?

Where were the students of Class 3 at 8:30 A.M., June 23?
A. In the playground.   B. In their classroom
C. In the Piano Room.   D. At the Teacher's Office.
When were the written test held ?

On the morning of June 23, what should Helen, a student of Class 3 get ready for?

Tom still has some questions about the exams, he can ________.

根据所给词的适当形式填空。（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
Many birds can live _______________ (comfortable) in Zhalong all year round.
Did you have a nice time _____  _(ski) last week ?
—Whose are these bags? —They’re those _______________(hero).
Suzy ________ (make) a snowman while Kitty was taking some photos.
_________(wolf) eat smaller animals when they are hungry.
Do you know the _________(important) of protecting wild animals.
If the temperature ________ (drop) to 0 C, the water will become ice.
Thank you for agreeing__________  (let) me go on the trip today.
Without the guide’s help, the travelers couldn’t find the way back by           (theirs).
Bad weather sometimes causes ___________ disasters. (nature)

阅读表达 （共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）阅读文章，回答问题。
One day the sun and the wind had a quarrel(争吵).The sun said he was stronger than the wind. And the wind said he was stronger than the sun. Just then a man was walking under them, with a hat and a coat on. The sun said, “Let’s see who can make the man take off his hat and coat. If you can do that more quickly than I, then you are the stronger.”
“All right,” said the wind, “I’ll try first.” So the wind began to blow. （2）But the harder he blew , the tighter(紧的)the man held his hat and coat. The wind could not make him take them off. Then the sun tried. It shone quietly. Soon the man （3）_____  _____ his hat and wiped(擦) his forehead. The sun began to shone a little brighter, and the man took off his coat. It shone harder still, and the man began to take off his shirt. Then the wind said to the sun, “That’s enough. You are stronger than I.”
回答下面问题：
What did the sun say to the wind when they saw a man with a hat and a coat on?
_________________________________________________________________
将（2）处译成汉语。________________________________________
在(3)句的空白处填入适当的词组使句意完整、上下文通顺：_________________
找出文中与下列句子意思相近的句子：If you can make the man take them off faster than I.
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找出文中最能表达该短文主题的句子
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根据所给的首字母填写单词。（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
There were three old teachers at the railway station. They were talking happily. The train a   , but they did not notice (察觉). Then the conductor(列车长) shouted, “G    on the train and take your seats, please!”
The teachers heard the conductor and rushed for the train. T    of them got on the train b     it moved. The third one didn’t get on the t    . It was Mr Green. He looked worried.
One of his students was at the station. He t    to comfort (安慰) the teacher. “It wasn’t really b   , sir,” said the student. “Two out of three c    the train. That’s quite good, you know.”
“I know.” the teacher said. “But it was m      train. My friends only came to
s    good-bye to me.”

书面表达（20分
假设你叫John White，你正在写信给动物协会主席，要求呼吁更多的人来保护熊。在信中你对熊的外貌、能力、习性、面临的危险和保护措施阐述了自己的观点。请根据表格内容完成这封信。（90词左右）

Dear Chairperson，
I’m writing to you about protecting bears.
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Yours sincerely
John White