Obama makes a visit to the White
House
US President George W.Bush took the
44th US President Barack Obama into the Oval Office during a visit to the White House in Washington on November 10，2008．
Nieole Kidman and other singers at the 42nd Country Music Awards Actress Nicole Kidman and her
husband Keith Urban，a singer，arrived at the 42nd
Country
Music
Awards
in
Nashville．Tennessee on November 12，2008．
China opens the first memorial park
on May 12 earthquake ruins（遗址）
On Wednesday，November 12，the first
memorial park to the 87，000 dead and missing from China’s May 12 earthquake opened in the southwestern Sichuan Province．（Xinhua）
56．Barack Obama was elected（选举）to be the ________US president．
A．41st
B．42nd
C．43rd
D．44th
57．Keith Urban is ________．
A．an actress
B．a singer
C．a player
D．an actor
58．The first memorial park on May 12 earthquake ruins is in the ________ of China．
A．north
B．west
C．southeast
D．southwest
59．Barack Obama visited the White House on ________．
A．Monday
B．Tuesday
C．Wednesday
D．Thursday
60．Which is NOT true according to the above news?
A．Sun Yue and Yao Ming are both on Los Angeles Lakers．
B．Nicole Kidman is Keith Urban’s wife
C．The 42nd Country Music Awards were presented in Nashville，Tennessee． D．About 87,000 people were dead and missing from China’s May 12 earthquake．
D
Mr. Smith was in trouble those days．He drove a car for Mr. Black，a rich shopkeeper．He worked hard and the shopkeeper liked him．But he couldn’t work when he drank too much．Once he almost fell into the river when he drove along the bridge．Mr. Black became angry and Was going to send him away．Mr. Smith had a big family to support and promised he would stop drinking at once．Mr. Black told him to wait to be dealt with．
One Monday morning Mr. Smith came into the office with two badly burnt cars．“What happened to your ears?”asked Mr. Black．
“Well，”said Mr. Smith，“I went to watch a football match yesterday while my wife was ironing clothes．She had put the iron near the telephone before she went to cook supper．Our team lost the game and I felt sorry for it．As soon as I went into the sitting room，the phone rang and I answered the iron!”“And what happened to the other ear?”“When I put the iron down on the table，the telephone rang again! It Was all because of the bad wine．Oh?” 61．Mr. Smith worked as ________．
A．a bus driver
B．a car driver
C．a businessman
D．a shopkeeper
62．Once Mr. Smith nearly fell into the river，because ________．
A．he was not careful
B．he drank too much D．he was very sleepy
C．he forgot they were on the bridge
63．Mr. Smith watched the football match on ________．
A．Monday
B．Tuesday
C．Saturday
D．Sunday
64．The ________ badly burned Mr. Smith’s ears．
A．telephone
B．earphones
C．iron
D．TV
65．We can infer（推测）that ________．
A．Mr. Smith would go on driving for Mr. Black B．Mr. Smith would join a football team
C．Mr. Smith would no longer watch any football matches． D．Mr. Smith would lose his job
第Ⅱ卷（45分）
五、任务型阅读：阅读短文，根据要求完成下列各题（10分）
Do you have any hobbies? If students don’t have any interest except school work，they may become boring people．And that can influence their studies．
Studying without relaxing isn’t good for health．①We can't get good grades if we have bad health．We should make use of our free time．We should do something we like．Some people like singing．taking photos and drawing pictures．②Other people
prefer collecting stamps，reading or shopping．I have a few hobbies，but my favorite one is collecting stamps．I like it best③因为我从邮票中学到很多东西。
Some people collect stamps because they can make money from the stamps．But I am just interested in collecting them and enjoy looking at them when I am free．
④集邮在全世界范围内正变得越来越受欢迎．I know an Australian boy and a French girl through the Internet．They all like collecting stamps．We show our stamps to each other online．That is so cool． 1．将①改为简单句．
We can’t get good grades ________________________________． 2．将②译成汉语。 3．将③译成英语。 4．将④译成英语。
5．What we should have from the passage?
六、词汇考查，根据首字母或汉语提示写单词。（计10分，每小题1分） 1．After a long walk I am too tired and feel s________．
2．In my o________，the football match last night was too exciting． 3．From the top we hoped for a wonderful v________ of the lakes and forests． 4．We’ll have a summer v________ in July．
5．We believe Tom’s words because he is an h________ man． 6．Her parents have ________ （提醒）her about her schoolwork．
7．On New Year’s Day，many people make ________ （愿望） for the new year． 8．He gave his life to ________ （帮助）the Chinese people． 9．All the students like Miss Wang’s beautiful________（声音）．
10．Even when we are very angry，we should try to keep________（冷静）． 七、用所给动词的适当形式填空。（10分，每词1分）
1．If the red tight________ （not come）on，wait for thirty seconds． 2．Just tell me what you________ （have）for breakfast． 3．Stop ________ （talk）．It’s time for class．
4．While they ________（watch）TV，we listened to music． 5．He told me he ________ （visit） our teacher this afternoon．
6．The air is very clear today，so we ________（see）the whole park from up there． 7．They heard Mary ________（play）the violin in the next room．
8．I remember ________ （put）my keys in my bag，but now I can’t find them． 9．Don’t forget ________（bring）your book tomorrow．
10．Keep ________ （study）English if you want to work on Radio Beijing．
八、书面表达（15分）
健康的生活习惯对于成长中的我们是非常重要的。你认为健康的生活习惯应当是怎样的呢? 请根据下面的信息提示，写一篇短文，首句已给出， 信息提示： 1、健康饮食； 2、早睡早起，不熬夜； 3、参加运动，强身健体。
要求：根据信息提示，把握要点，适当发挥，不要逐字翻译。 junk food：垃圾食品
词数在80左右。（不会已给词）
I
think
healthy
habits
are
very
important
for
us
．____________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________
2008-2009学年度潍坊市昌邑初中学段第二学期八年级期末考试
英语试卷参考答案
一、听力部分（20分，每题1分） 1-5 ACACA
6-10 CBBCA
11-15 BCAAA
16．Science 17．Next Tuesday 18．8:30 19．the school gate 20．8063744 21-25 DCADD 41-45 BABDC 61-65 BBDCD
五、共10分，每小题2分。 1．without good health
2．其他人更喜欢集邮、阅读或购物
3．because I can learn a lot of things from stamps．
4．Stamp collecting is becoming more and more popular all over the world． 5．We should have some hobbies． 六、共10分，每小题1分。 1．sleepy 6．warned
2．opinion
3．view 8．helping
4．vacation 9．voice
5．honest 10．cool
26-30 BACDA 46-50 BAACD
31-35 BDCAD 51-55 DAACB
36-40 DCBCA 56-60 DBDAA
7．resolutions
七、共10分，每小题1分。 1．doesn’t come 5．would visit 9．to bring
2．had 6．will see 10．studying
3．talking
4．were watching 8．putting
7．playing／play
八、共15分，参考范文
I think healthy habits are very important for us．As We know，we must have enough food to keep us healthy．We must also have the right kind of food．Remember to eat more fruits and vegetables but less junk food．Don’t forget to wash your hands before meals．Staying up late at night is bad for our health．If we can’t get enough sleep，we may have a headache．We should go the bed early and get up early．Of course it's necessary for us to take exercise．Exercise will keep us active and strong．