（ ）63. A. told B. read C. borrowed （ ）64. A. finished B. practiced C. missed （ ）65 A. boring B. patient C. interesting
第三部分：阅读理解（共40分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中, 选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳选项。
A
Sam was an English student. He always stayed at home for his holidays. But last winter he thought, ―I have never left the country. All my friends have been to Spain. They like it very much. So this year I’m going there for my holiday.‖
First he went to Madrid and stayed in a small hotel for a few days. One morning he went out for a walk. In his country people drive on the left, but in Spain they drive on the right. Sam forgot about this, and while he came to a busy street, a bike knocked (碰撞) him down.
Sam lay on the ground for a few seconds and then he sat up and said, ―Where am I?‖
An old man was selling maps at the side of the street. He quickly came to Sam and said, ―Maps of the city, sir?‖
（ ）66. Sam came from_________.
A. England B. Spain C. Madrid
（ ）67. Sam went to Spain ________.
A. to see his friends B. because he like it very much C. for his holiday
（ ）68. In ______, people always drive on the left. A. Spain B. London C. Madrid
（ ）69. One morning, Sam was badly hurt by __________.
A. his friend B. a bike C. an old man
（ ）70. When Sam sat up and said, ―Where am I?‖ the old man thought_______
A. he wanted to buy a map B. he was badly hurt C. he lost his way
B
Many people say that they are working too many hours. They don’t have enough time to relax or to stay with their family.
Work hours are different from one country to another. In France, people spend about 1,646 hours a year at work. In Japan, however, people work about 2,159 hours a year. That means a Japanese worker works 513 more hours a year than a French worker. Why do people work so many hours? Some people work extra hours because they want to make more money. However, many companies don’t pay overtime. Their workers don’t get more pay for more work. Some people think it’s their duty to work more hours. Some are afraid of losing their jobs if they don’t work more hours.
Many people say that their vacations are too short. In France, people get five weeks of paid vacation a year. In Germany, they get four to six weeks, and in the United States, two weeks. One study shows fewer than half of workers used all their vacation days. In Great Britain, there is a saying,“All work and no play makes Jack a dull （迟钝的） boy.”If that is true, there must be a lot of dull people in the world. （ ）71.A Japanese worker works more hours a year than a French one.
A.513 B.1,646 C.2,159 （ ）72.The word ―extra‖ in Paragraph 3 means ― ‖. A.正常的 B.额外的 C.有用的 （ ）73.People in get only two weeks of paid vacation a year.www.21-cn-jy.com A.France B.Germany C.the United States （ ）74.Which of the following is true according to the passage?2-1-c-n-j-y A.No companies offer vacations to their workers.
B.More than half of workers use all their vacation days.【
C.Not all companies pay their workers for more work.【出处：21教育名师】有：21教育】 （ ）75.What can we infer （推断）from the passage? A.Many workers have to work long hours. B.Many people have vacations long enough. C.Work hours are the same around the world.
C
Lion is a special animal to Chinese people. A couple of stone lions, a male (雄性) and a female (雌性), can often be seen in front of the gates of old buildings. The male lion is on the left with his right paw (手掌) on a ball, and the female on the right. And her left paw is touching a baby animal.
The lion is the king in the animal world because he is powerful. The ball shows the country or the family will be together forever, and the the female with baby animal shows that you will have many children.
The stone lions were also used to show the families were powerful. If you had no money or power, you couldn’t put the stone lions in front of your houses.
It was also popular to make bridges with stone lions. The best known of this is the Lugou Bridge (also as Marco Polo Bridge), built from 1189 to 1192. The stone lions on the bridge are most famous. Maybe there are 485 lions in all, maybe there are 498 or 501. A famous saying is that ―the lions on the Lugou Bridge are uncountable(不可数的).‖
（ ）76. What is a special animal in Chinese people?
A. Dragon(龙). B. Tiger. C. Lion.
（ ）77. How many stone lions can often be seen in front of some old houses? A. 2 B. 3 C. 1
（ ）78. Who is the king in the animal world according to the text?
A. Tigers B. Lions C. Elephants
（ ）79. Which is NOT right below about the stone lions in front of the gates of the old houses? A. The male lion is on the left with his right paw on a ball.
B. The female is on the right with her left paw touching a baby animal.
C. If someone puts a pair of stone lions in front of the gate, he must have a lot of babies.
（ ）80. Where do we often see stone lions besides in front of some gates?
A. On bridges. B. In Hebei. C. On towers.
D
Yu Minhong, or Michael Yu is the founder and CEO of New Oriental Education. As the owner of one of the largest private educational services, Yu is known as the \English Training\
Born in the rural area of China, Yu's family was poor. But he is always trying his best to achieve his dreams, though he met a lot of difficulties . In 1993, Yu set up New Oriental Education and Technology Group. Although the first year started with a class of only 30 students, New Oriental has grown to become China's
largest private education service provider. About 70% of Chinese students who are studying in the United States and Canada now have taken English classes in New Oriental. In addition, the online education part, which was developed in year 2003, has attracted more than 2 million online students. New Oriental was the first private education company in China to become listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
Some people called Yu Minhong the name of \far from being successful\dream is to found a private university, and for it to be one of China's top schools after 40-50 years of development.
( )81.What is Yu Minhong known as?
A. The richest teacher in China B. Godfather of English Training C. Both of them ( )82.How many online students took English classes from New Oriental in 2003? A. Only 30 B. Less than 2,000,000 C. Over 2,000,000 ( )83.What does Yu Minhong want to do in 40 to 50 years?
A. He would like to set up one of the best universities in China. B. He wish to learn in one of the best universities in China. C. He expect to be more successful.
( )84.Which of the following sentences is NOT true?
A. Yu Minhong’ biggest dream is to be richer and more famous. B. Yu Minhong was born in countryside.
C. New Oriental is a school as well as a company. ( )85.What is the title of the article? A. The richest teacher in China B. One of China’s top schools
C. YU Minhong and his New Oriental
第II卷（共45分）
第四部分：口语运用（满分10分）
A
根据对话内容，从方框中选择5个恰当的句子完成对话。
A: You look worried. 86. ____________?
B: I have trouble learning English. 87.__________ ____? A: Sure. You could watch some English movies.
B: 88 ____________ ! By the way, I called you at 9 last night, but nobody answered. 89. _____________________?
A: I was eating out with my family. What’s up? B: 90_______________________?
A: OK. Let’s meet on Sunday morning at your house and I can help you with your English. B: Thank you very much. See you then. A: See you.
A What were you doing at that moment? B Would you like to help me with my English? C Good idea! D What’s the matter with you?
纪教 B B
A: Hi, Peter! I had an unusual dream last night. B: 91 _____.
A: I saw a UFO when I was walking back home. B:92. ______.
A: An alien got out of the UFO. 93______. B: What was the man doing?
A: 94. ______When he saw the alien, he was too afraid to do anything. 95 ______When it was in the car, I called the police.
B: Sounds interesting. Are you scared? A: Maybe a little.
A. He was driving a car. B. What happened? C. Then the alien got into the car. D. And it begin to run after a man. E. What was going on next?
第五部分：语言运用（共10分）
根据A句完成B句，使其意思相同或相近，每空填写一词。（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）
96、I t doesn’ t seem very possible to move a mountain. It that it’s to move a mountain. 97、I could ride a bike at the age of 5
I ________ _______ to ride a bike when I was 5 years old. 98 He looks after his father well.
He ________ good________ of his father. 99 He got up so early that he could catch the bus.
He got up early ________ ________ to catch the bus. 100、 Linda is taller than any other girl in her class. ( 同义句)
Linda is _____ girl in her class.
第六部分：写（共两节，满分25分）
A：短文改错（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）
下面短文中的划线部分都是错误的，请改正。并将正确答案写在右边相应题号的横线上，多余的请用斜线划掉，不得改变原文意思。
When Sarah was a teenager , she used to fight about almost everything with her family 101 But five years ago while she studied abroad in England, she heard a song full of feelings 102 about return home on the radio. It made Sarah think about her family and friends back in 103 the US. She came to realize how much she actual missed all of them. Ever since then, she 104 has become a fan of American country music. 105 Country is a traditional kind of music from the south states of America. Nashville, 106 Tennessee is the homes of country music .Many songs these days are just about modern life 107 in the US, such as the important of money and success, but not about belonging to a group. 108 But, country music brings us back to the good old days when people were kind to each other 109 and trusted one another. It remind us that the best things in life are free laughter, friends, 110 family, and the beauty of nature and the countryside.
B：书面表达（满分15分）
请根据以下提示内容，用英语写一篇80个词左右的短文，向海内外游客介绍巴中。
你曾经到过巴中吗？巴中是一座漂亮的城市，具有悠久的历史，同时也是红军之乡
（Liverpool Township），巴中有许多吸引人之处（attractive places）：巴中有许多美景（Beautiful sceneries）比如光雾山（Guangwu Mountain） 诺水河（Nuoshui River） 南龛公园等，巴中人很友好，巴中购物方便.，马路宽阔，交通良好 ，到处是绿树鲜花，高楼大厦，巴中也有许多美味的食物， .......欢迎到巴中来, 你一定会喜欢上这里。
参考词汇 long history， Beautiful sceneries (美景) people friendly， traffic fine
tree and flower everywhere delicious food fall in love with
要求1包括所有内容要点，用上所给参词，可适当发挥。 2语句通顺、语法正确，80个词。开头句已给出，不计入总词数。 3文不得出现生真实的姓名、地点和所在的学校名称。
巴中市巴州区2014年春八年级期末考试英语试题答题卷
（总分：150分；考试时间：120分钟）