2015—2016学年度第二学期期末测试卷八年级(初二)英语听力材料、参考答案及评分意见
听力材料：
A)请听下面8段对话，从A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，每段对话读两遍。
1. M: Do you like the Chinese story Hou Yi Shoots the Suns, Julie?
W: Yes, I do, I think Hou Yi was really a great shooter. He shot nine suns to make the weather cooler.
2. W: I’ve been here for five days!
M: Wow! What do you think of Shanghai?
3. W: Ted is late again.Why?
M: He didn’t get up until a quarter to eight this morning.
4. W: Why are you in such a hurry, Mike?
M: Jim had an accident. He’s in hospital. I’m going to see him.
W: Sorry to hear that. Let’s go together.
5. W: What can I do for you?
M: I’m looking for a handbag for my mother.
W: Is it for her birthday?
M: No, for Mother’s Day.
6. M: Do you have any plans for this weekend, Alice?
W: Yes. I’ll go to a party on Friday evening. Then on Saturday I’m going to the museum with Jean. There are many famous French paintings on show.
M: Enjoy your weekend.
7. M: Hey, Lucy. Let me help you.
W: Well, thank you, Tony. Please tie the young trees to the sticks.
M: OK. I’ll water them later.
8. M: Hi, Linda, nice to see you.
W: Nice to see you, too.
M: Well, we haven’t seen each other since we graduated in 1998. How’s everything?
W: Pretty good. I’m a teacher now. I’m happy to be with my students.
B）请听下面3段对话和一个独白，听完对话后从A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，每段对话读
两遍。
Conversation 1
W：Any plans for this weekend，Bill?
M：I’m too tired recently.I want to stay at home and have a rest.How about you?
W：I’m going to the Water Park with Jenny.
M：I’ve been there three times.Have fun.
W：Thanks.
Conversation 2
M：You look unhappy，Lisa.What’s wrong?
W：Nothing.I just feel a little lonely.I don’t have any friends here.
M：How long have you been here?
W：2 months.I think it is very hard for me to get used to the life in the new school.
M：Well，I’ve been here for 5 months.
W：Really? You are like an old friend of everyone’s in the class.
M：Well，we must learn to say hi to others first.I’m going to the English club and chat with others.Would
you like to go with me?
W：Sure.
Conversation 3
M: Hi, Tina! Would you like to help save the environment?
W: Yes, but what can I do?
M: Well, first, you can start by turning off the lights.
W: Yes. That’s easy. Sometimes I turn on the lights without thinking. What’s next?
M: Second, you can ride a bike or go on foot. Don’t take a bus or a taxi if you don’t have to.
W: That will save money, too. What else?
M: Try to recycle paper.
W: Mm, newspapers, magazines…We get a lot of paper at home. Good idea.
M: And at last, take a bag when you go shopping. Don’t use plastic bags.
W: OK. My parents do most of the shopping. I’ll tell them.
Monologue:
Here’s a collection of my old things.I’ve had them for 8 years.This bag has a superman on it.It’s my favorite.My grandmother gave it to me as a present when I started primary school on September 6th，2007.This pencil－box was a present from my aunt.It is a blue one with a little monkey on it.This book is a little bit broken.It’s about an interesting story.I got the book from my primary school teacher.She gave it to me as a prize when I won the first prize in a speech competition.It always reminds me of the exciting moment.
C）请听下面一段短文，根据短文内容完成句子，每个空格不超过3个单词。短文读两遍。
The Yellow Mountain is one of the most famous mountains in China.It lies in the south of Anhui.The best time to visit the mountain is from March to November.Every year thousands of travellers go there.It’s not far from Nanjing.It takes about two hours to get there by plane or 6 hours in a car.You can also go there by train or by bus.While you are climbing the mountain，you can enjoy the white clouds. In the early morning，the sky looks very beautiful.It’s really a nice place to visit.