2015年秋季 八年级英语科期末试题(2)

Now speaking and using English is a part of my everyday life. If you want to learn it well, just try your best!

( )49. When did the writer begin to use English at work?

A. At the age of sixteen. B. At the age of fifteen.

C. At the age of eighteen. D. At the age of twenty.

( )50. What does the underlined word “improve” mean in Chinese?

A. 失败 B. 进步 C. 落后 D. 删除

( )51.. What didn’t the writer do with English?

A. Learned new things. B. Made money.

C. Made plans for holidays. D. Enjoyed English films.

( )52.What is the main idea of the passage?

A. The writer’s stories in college.

B. The writer’s English teachers.

C. The writer’s work and interest.

D. The writer’s experience in learning English.

C

There was a small town near a mountain. People there loved their town very much. And they grew many plants on the mountain. Water in the rivers there was very clear. There were many fish in them. And the air was clean. People there lived a simple life, but they were very happy.

After a few years, some people in the town started to cut down the plants to sell for money, but they didn’t grow new plants. There were some people from cities coming to visit the town. People began to get some animals as food to treat (款待) the visitors. Of course, they made lots of money. But nobody realized (意识到) what the town would be like in the future.

As time went on, there were fewer plants and animals. The water became dirty. The visitors were fewer and fewer. After a few years, people there knew they must stop destroying (破坏) nature. They would like to live the happy life as they had before. So they began to grow new plants. However, it is easy to cut down the plants but difficult to grow. It took them a really long time to make their town beautiful again. After that, everyone knew the importance of protecting the environment. And the town became beautiful again.

( )53. Where was the town?

A. On the top of a mountain. B. Near a mountain.

C. In front of a city. D. In the rain forests.

( )54. What did the people in the town do for money?

A. They cut down the plants and killed animals.

B. They planted more trees and flowers.

C. They kept many animals at home.

D. They visited a big city.

( )55. What is the right order of the story?

① People started to sell plants.

② Fewer visitors came to this town.

③ The river in the town became dirty.

④ People began to grow new plants.

A. ①②③④ B. ①③②④ C. ①④②③ D. ④①②③

( )56. What can we learn from the passage?

A. The ways to protect the environment.

B. The importance of protecting the environment.

C. The results about too many visitors coming to this town.

D. The reason why people there cut plants and killed animals.

D

When Jane Goodall was 2 years old, her father gave her a toy chimpanzee (黑猩猩). This began her lifelong love with animals. As a child, even her favorite books were about animals. By the age of 10, she dreamed of going to Africa to live with animals.

When she was 23, Goodall left her home in England for Kenya. There she met Dr. Louis Leakey, a famous paleontologist (古生物学者) and anthropologist (人类学者). Dr. Leakey was very pleased with Goodall and asked her to work as his helper.

In 1960, Goodall arrived in Tanzania to begin her research. It was very difficult for the first few months as the chimpanzees ran away from Goodall. But later, she got on well with the chimpanzees and they allowed her to get closer. After a meeting about chimpanzees in Chicago, she knew she had to do something for the environment to protect chimpanzees. Today, Jane Goodall is one of the most famous primatologists (灵长类动物学家) in the world. She travels around the world every year. She wants everyone to know animals are our friends and we should protect the environment.

( )57. When did Goodall begin her research on chimpanzees?

A. At the age of 10. B. When she was 23 years old.

C. In 1960. D. After a meeting in Chicago.

( )58. How was Goodall’s research on chimpanzees at first?

A. Interesting. B. Boring. C. Difficult. D. Exciting.

( )59. Which of the following is NOT true?

A. Goodall’s favorite books were about animals when she was young.

B. Goodall began to be interested in animals when she was in Kenya.

C. The meeting in Chicago was about animals.

D. Goodall travels around to hope everyone could do something for the environment.

( )60. What is the best title of the passage?

A. Lovely Chimpanzees B. Save Our Earth

C. Animals Are Our Friends D. The Great Primatologist — Jane Goodall

四、情景交际（每小题1分，共5分）

从方框中选择恰当的句子补全对话。（其中有两项是多余的）

A: Where is your father, Tom?

B: Now he maybe on his way back.

A: OK. I have three tickets for an action movie tonight. B: Sorry, I can’t.

B: Yes, but I’m going to make a model plane with Bob tonight. A: Oh, sounds great! Then I will go to the

theater with your father.

61.__________62.___________63.__________ 64.__________ 65.___________

五、综合填空（每空1分，共10分）

阅读下面短文，从方框中选择单词，根据实际情况用其适当形式填空，使短文意思完整、通顺，（每空一词 , 每词只能用一次）。

When we watch movie about the future, we sometimes see robots. They are usually just like human servants. They help with the housework and do jobs like working in dirty or

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