20142015学年度第二学期期末考试八年级英语试卷（请将所有答案按序号填在答卷纸上） 一、听力（共20题，每小题1分，满分20分）A) 听下面10段对话。每段对话后有1个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。（听两遍）1.What place of interest does he want to visit?A. B . C. 2. Which charity are they talking about? A. B. C.3. Where are the two speakers talking now? A. B. C. 4. Which sign do they talk about in the conversation? A. B. C. 5. How long does Li Lei do his homework every evening?A. Seven hours. B. Two hours. C. Nine hours.6. What can we learn about this young man?A. He hasnt got married. B. He is very shy. C. He has a sense of homour.7. Why couldnt the woman speak to Ann? A. Because Ann was not in the USA. B. Because Ann wasnt on line at that time. C. Because the man didnt know Ann.8. Which of the following is helpful to live a green life in Daniels opinion? A. To drive to school. B. To ride a bicycle to school. C. To take the underground to school.9. What does the woman want her son to do? A. Save energy. B. Save water. C. Reduce air pollution.10. What can we learn from the mans words？ A. David lost his racket. B. David should pick up his things. C. David may be somewhere nearby.B) 听下面一段长对话和两篇短文，每段对话和短文后有几个小题，从题中A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。（听两遍）听第一段对话， 回答第11至12题。() 11. What does Steven do? A. A student.B. A driver. C. A reporter. () 12. What foreign languages can Steven speak? A. French and English.B. English and Russian. C. French and Russian.听第一篇短文，回答第13至15题。根据短文内容，选择正确答案，完成信息记录表。Life in the past and nowWhat the speakers father did with the old radioHe listened to 13 .What the speakers grandpas new radio looks likeIts 14 .What the speaker has nowA 15 .13. A. the news B. football matches C. English14. A. modern B. bigC. small15. A. radio B. computerC. television听第二篇短文，回答第16至20题。16. What does the organization encourage?A. The understanding between children and adultsB. The understanding between people with and without intellectual disabilitiesC. The understanding between the deaf and the blind17. When was the organization set up? A. In 1898. B. In 1968. C. In 1986.18. How many athletes take part in the activities now? A. A few hundred. B. 107. C. Over 4 million.19. Besides athletic competition and other programs, what else does the organization provide? A. medical treatment B. sports training C. food and drinks 20. Whose lives are changed by the organization? A. People with poor children in poor areas. B. People with intellectual disabilities in 170 countries. C. People with intellectual disabilities in all countries around the world.二、单项选择（共15题，每小题1分，满分15分） ()21. As we all know, playing chess is usually one-to-one game. A. /; an B. /; a C. the; an D. the; a()22. Your house is always so tidy. How do you_ it with three little children? A. manage B. plan C. train D. fine()23. Have you read the _ of the country you are going to? Yes. Now I know its famous for natural beauty.A. instruction B. introductionC. interview D. conclusion()24. How terrible the air is now! We_ have a blue sky. A. used not to B. are not used to C. used to D. are used to() 25. We must get to the foot of the mountain before it gets dark. _, we may get lost. A. However B. Otherwise C. Moreover D. Instead ()26. Must I return the book this week? No, you _. You can _ it for 20 days. A. mustnt; keep B. dont have to; borrow C. neednt; keep D. mustnt; lend()27. We must act now because time is _. Yes. Lets start immediately. A. coming out B. putting outC. running out D. cutting out ()28. You shouldnt stay up late tonight. Thanks, I will go to bed earlier. .A. No pain, no gain B. I believe practice makes perfect C. Many hands make light work D. I wont burn the candle at both sides()29. Paul doesnt know _ about his problems. A. how to talk to B. who to talk C. where to talk to D. who to talk to()30. The victims families in the Eastern Star shipwreck(船舶失事) were to keep calm as soon as they heard the bad news in June this year.A. too sadB. sad enoughC. enough sadD. so sad()31. We know that about seventy per cent _ the earth _ covered by water. A. /; is B. of; are C. of; is D. about; are()32. Finally, the girl was made _ by her mum and began to do her homework.A. stop watching TVB. to