8A英语期末试卷
第一学期期末考试
八年级英语试题
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第Ⅰ卷 (选择题 共60分)
一:单项选择。(共15题,每题1分,计15分)
从ABCD四个选项中选出一个可以填入句中空白处的最佳答案。 1: An ____________ boy can draw such a beautiful picture.
A. 8 years old B. 9 years
C. 8 year old D. 8-year-old
2:The Changjiang River is the ___________river in China . A. longer B. longest C. the first longest D. more longer
3:The bus came and we_________.
A. got off B. got up C. got on D. got to
4:---I don’t know if his uncle _______.
---I think he ________if it doesn’t rain.
A. will come; comes B. will come; will come
C. comes; comes D. comes; will come
5;_______ a raincoat ______ you when you go out. It’s going to rain.
A. Bring, with B. Carry, to
C. Take, with D. Get, for
6;----Don’t swim in the river. It’s dangerous.
---__________.
A. Yes, I will. B. No, I won’t
C. Thanks, I will D. No, I don’t
7:---_______ will he catch a fish? --- In five minutes.
A. How much B. How long C. How soon D. How often 8:—What would you like for breakfast, Mr. Green?
—Two pieces of bread and cup of tea, please.
A. a; a B. a; the C. /; a D. /; the
9:I wanted to know ___________.
A. what to do it B. how to do it.
C. how can I do it D. what I can do it
10:The number of the pandas is getting ________. If we don’t help them, they will
disappear ______a few years
A. fewer and fewer, in B. larger and larger, after
C. more and more, after D. smaller and smaller, in
11:It’s important __________ fire.
A. to care B. be careful
C. to be careful D. to be careful with
12: ---Bob, it’s getting cold. ___________ take a jacket with you?
---All right, Daddy.
A. Why not B. What about
C. Would you like D. Shall you
13:Is there _________ in today’s newspaper ?
A. something important B. anything important
C. important something D. important anything
14: ---Do you know what happened _________ her mother?
---Yes, she was ________ hurt by a car.
A. with; bad B. with; badly
C. to; bad D. to; badly
15:He spends much time ___________ English every day
A. to practise speaking B. to practise to speak
C. practise to speak D. practising speaking
二:完型填空。(共15题,每题1分,计15分)
阅读下面短文,掌物其大意,然后从各题所给的选项中选出一个最佳答案。
It was Monday morning. Lucy left home early that day because she was going to a new job in Manhattan. She was only 18 and this was her . When she got to the bus stop, she saw so many people waiting there that she almost a passing taxi. Later she was that she had waited for the bus because much earlier. As it was, she was only few minutes late!
She took the elevator to the eighth and went to the office where
she had been interviewed (面试man she was going to work for him. She knocked on the door lightly and waited, but there was no ! Just then she heard the sound of a voice coming around and left the room.
Later in the day, Lucy found out had happened. Because Mr Samson lived forty miles away in Westchester, he had to take the train to work and would usually arrive at the office at nine thirty. This morning, however, he , not a single person was working.
( ) 16. A. hunt B. start C. finish D. find
( ) 17. A. job B. chance C. try D. victory
( ) 18. A. asked B. missed C. got D. called
( ) 19. A. glad B. sorry C. surprised D.disappointed
( ) 20. A. returned B. left C. stopped D. arrived
( ) 21. A. ground B. room C. floor D. office
( ) 22. A. ago B. before C. later D. earlier
( ) 23. A. sound B. help C. answer D. noise
( ) 24. A. boy’s B. girl’s C. woman’s D. man’s
( ) 25. A. in B. out C. back D. up
( ) 26. A. warmly B. excitedly C. angrily D. sadly
( ) 27. A. got B. looked C. turned D. walked
( ) 28. A. what B. that C. which D. it
( ) 29. A. in B. about C. until D. for
( ) 30. A. the station B. the office C. Westchester D. Manhattan
三:阅读理解。
A.阅读下列短文,从每题所给的ABCD选项中选出最佳选项。(共15题,每题2分,共30分。)
A
( ) 31. You may practice your English in the class in _________.
A. 503 B. Room 307 C. the swimming pool D. Room 201
( ) 32. The person who teaches Computer is from___________.
A. Hangzhou B. Australia C. America D. Ningbo
( ) 33. You may learn about Chinese painting from __________.
A. Lucy King B. Mr. Zhang C. Sun Yang D. Colin Philips
( ) 34. If you want to keep cool in hot summer and have a good time in water, you
can go to the class from______.
A. 3:00 pm --- 5:00 pm on Sunday
B. 2:00 pm --- 4:00 pm on Wed., and Fri.
C. 9:00 am ---11:00 am on Thurs.
D. 10:00 am --11:00 am on Mon. and Tues.
( ) 35. When is the Children’s training Center not open ?
A. Thursday B. Tuesday C. Friday D. Saturday
B
John is an artist who does not have much money, but a very kind man. One day on his way home, he gave his last coins to a beggar(乞丐). When he saw another one, he forgot that he did not have any money. He asked the man to have lunch with him, and the beggar accepted, so they went into a small restaurant and had a good meal.
After the dinner, John found he had no money at all. The beggar had to pay the bill. The artist was so sorry about this, so he said to the beggar, “Come home with me in a taxi, my friend, and I will give you the money for lunch.”
“Oh, no!” said the beggar answered quickly. “I had to pay for your lunch, but
I’m not going to pay for you again!”
( ) 36. The artist in this story was ______________
A. a beggar B. a rich man
C. a kind man D. a cheat
( ) 37. On his way home, John forgot ____________.
A. to bring money with him B. to buy the ticket
C. he did not have any money. D. to have lunch
( ) 38. After the meal, __________________ paid the bill.
A. the artist B. the beggar C. a lady D. no one
( ) 39. The artist invited the beggar to take the taxi home with him so that ____
A. the beggar could pay for the taxi home
B. he could pay the money in return (回报) for the meal he had had.
C. he could make friends with the beggar
D. they could trust each other.
( ) 40. At the end of the story, what the beggar said showed that he ______.
A. did trust the artist
B. was thankful to the artist
C. regretted(后悔) having lunch with the artist.
D. would make friends with the artist
C
American schools begin in September after a long summer holiday. There are two terms in a school year, the first term is from September to January, and the second is from February to June. Most American children begin to go school when they are five years old. Most children are seventeen or eighteen years old when they finish high school. High school students study only four or five subjects each term. They usually go to the same class every day, and they have homework for every class. After class they do many interesting things
After high school, many students go to college. They can go to a small one or a large one. They usually have to give a lot of money. So many college students work after class to get the money for their studies.
( ) 41. Most American children go to school at the age of _______.
A. eight B. seven C. six D. five
( ) 42. High school students _____ after class.
A. do a lot of homework B. do some housework for their parents
C. do many interesting things D. do some shopping
( ) 43. After high school, many students go to ______.
A. work in a college B. college
C. make more money D. cities or towns
( ) 44. In order to _____, many college students work after school.
A. get the money for their studies B help other people
C. help their parents D. learn some new things
( ) 45. From the passage we can know in America, a summer holiday begins in __.
A. July B. January C. September D. February
第Ⅱ卷 (非选择题 共60分)
B.阅读下面短文,根据短文内容完成下面任务。(共5题,每题2分,计10分)
The peacock is a kind of lovely bird because it is beautiful when it opens its tail. So when children go to the zoo, they always shake something colorful to make the peacock show its fine tail feather.
The peacock in the forests of southern Yunnan Province in China is green. The head of the peacock is covered with dark-green feathers. The face is light yellow. Its upper tail feathers are often used to make fans or clothes.
When a peacock wants to marry a peahen, The peacock does little harm to the crops and is valuable(珍贵的). It shouldn’t be hunted without any reason.
46. When does the peacock look beautiful?
__________________________________________.
47. Where do the green peacocks live?
____________________________________________.
48. People often ______ peacock’s tail feathers _______ _______ fans and clothes.
(根据短文内容填词)
49. 把第三段中划线的句子译成汉语。
______________________________________________________________。
50. The peacock is ___________.
A. a cock B. a hen C. a peahen D. a bird
四:词汇(共25 小题,每小题 1分, 计25分)
A:根据句意、汉语,释意、首字母提示写出单词。(共15 小题,每小题 1分, 计15分)
51. It is interesting to __________(收集) stamps.
52. What a __________(勇敢)boy he is!
53. Listen! There is someone________(敲)on the door.
54. He is ___________(幸运的) to pass all the exams.
55. We won the football match at last, so we are the _________(获胜者).
56. I’ll have a rest at
57. There are many (蛇)in the rainforest.
58. Please tell me your __________(地址), then I can post a card to you.
59. Our parents ___________(提供) money and food for us, so we should study hard.
60. We should take the ___________(follow) actions to help the wild animals.
61. My brother didn’t pass the exam and he felt____________(happy).
62. (with a pleasant taste) food?
63. I’ll meet my aunt at the ___________(the place which is for planes to land on) .
64. English is my favourite s____________.
65. Miss Zhao hurried off to look after the man as q__________ as she could.
B:用方框中所给词的适当形式填空,是短文正确、通顺、连贯(每词限用一次)。
Many years ago there was a poor man. He had an __66___ tree in his garden. On the tree there were many fine oranges. One day,he found one of his oranges much ___67___ than the others. It was as big as a football. ___68___ had ever seen such a big orange. The poor man took the orange to the King. The king was so ______69____ that he gave the poor man a lot of __70___ for it.
When a ___71___ man heard of it, he said to himself, “it’s only an orange. Why has the king given him so much money for it? I will ___72___ my gold cup to the king. He will give __73__ money to me.”
The next day when the king __74___ the gold cup, he said to the rich man, “what a __75___ cup! I will show you something wonderful. Please take this great orange.”
66~70 __________ __________ ___________ ___________ ____________ 71~75 __________ __________ ___________ ___________
____________
五:写作
A.根据所给提示将下列句子译成英语 (共5 小题,每空1分, 计10分)
76. 张华用毯子扑灭了大火。
Zhang Hua ________ ________ the big fire with a blanket.
77. 他经常把我们的书撞翻到桌下。
He often __________ our books and pens ______ the desks.
78. 我们应该采取行动保护大熊猫。
We should __________ __________ to protect the giant pandas.
79. 美国中学生过着与中国中学生不同的生活。
The lives of American students are _________ _________ those of china’s.
80. 2008年的奥运会在中国北京举行的。
The Olympic games in 2008 ________ ________ in Beijing, China.
B.书面表达。 (共1题,计15分)
假设你叫David, 你的朋友Peter邀请你这周六参加他的生日宴会,但你的妈妈生病了,爸爸不在家,你要照顾妈妈,而且期末考试即将来临,你得认真复习,积极参加考试。因此你无法去参加生日宴会。你感到十分抱歉,只好写信辞谢。 注意:1、你的信须包含所给信息;(8`)
2、内容充实,意思连贯,语言通顺,书写规范;(5`)
3、可适当发挥,80词左右,不包含已给出的句子。(2`)
Dear Peter
Thanks for your invitation.
David
参考答案
一:单项选择
1-5 DBCBC 6-10 BCCBD 11-15 DABDD
二:完型填空
16-20 BADAD 21-25 CBCDA 26-30 CCABB
三:阅读理解
31-35 DBCBD 36-40 ACBBC 41-45 DCBAA
任务型阅读理解
46:when the peacock open its’ tail.
47:They live in the forest of southern Yunnan Province in China. 48:use---to make
49:他在他的女朋友周围跳舞,似乎在说:“我漂亮吗?”
50:D
四:词汇 A 单词
51-55 collect / brave / knocking / lucky / winners
56-60 noon / snakes / address / provide / following
61-65 unhappy / tasty / airport / subject / quickly
B 词性转换
66-70 old / bigger / Nobody / pleased / money
71-75 rich / take / more / received / broken
五:写作 A 翻译句子
76put out 77knocks off 78take action 79 different from 80 took place
B 书面表达(略)