八年级英语下期末试卷

卷一

一. 听力（第一，二节每题1分，第三节每题2分；共20分）

第一节：听小对话，回答问题。

1. What’s the matter with the woman?

A. has a stomachache. B. has a toothache. C. has a headache.

2. What is Peter going to do?

A: sweep the floor B. do the dishes C. take out the rubbish

3. What was Tom doing at 6 yesterday evening?

A. doing the cleaning. B. doing the dishes. C. running.

4. What’s Mike’s way to save more whales?

A. Watch TV at home. B. Put up artwork on the restaurant’s wall.

C. Sing a song in the street

5. Which country hasn’t Mary been to?

A. America B. Singapore C. Japan

第二节：听较长对话，回答问题。

听下面一段较长对话，回答第6—7两小题。

6. What does the girl think of the story of Yu Gong?

A. Interesting B. Silly C. Funny

7. What’s the boy’s opinion about the story of Yu Gong?

A．He thinks Yu Gong could move the mountain.

B. He thinks the story shows them anything is possible.

C. He thinks they should try to find other ways to solve s problem. 听下面一段较长对话，回答第8—10三个小题。

8. Why did the man go to Sydney?

A. to have a trip B. to visit his friends C. to study English

9. How long did the man stay there?

A. half an hour B. one year C. two years

10. Where did the man stay?

A. In a school B. With a family C. At a hotel

第三节：听独白，回答第11—15题。

11. What does Miss Wang do?

A. She is a doctor. B. She is an editor. C. She is a teacher

12. What’s Larry like?

A. He is outgoing. B. He is shy. C. He is smart.

13. Why can’t Larry talk with his classmates normally?

A. He can’t speak Chinese. B. He can speak Chinese only a

little.

C. He doesn’t like them.

14. Where is Larry from?

A. America. B. Canada C. Australia

15. Why can’t Larry play sports?

A. He doesn’t like sports B. He has no time C. He broke his leg.

二. 完形填空（每题1分，共15分）

Are your parents helicopters(直升飞机)？That’s a new word I read about. It means parents who hover over their children. They about every little thing in their child’s life: Are you hungry? Are you thirsty? Too hot? Too cold? Do you need more books? pens? More anything? More everything?

These love their children and want to that everything in their life is perfect. Some kids may become upset but like being pampered(纵容). The pampered kids like the idea of being waited on hand and foot. They like the idea of not to make decisions.

I don’t think this is a good idea. I think it’s important for kids to do things for . I think it’s important for kids to make decisions. This them to grow up. It helps them to an independent and responsible person.

can you become independent and responsible? It’s easy, just with little things. You can make your own meals sometimes or help with the cooking. You can also your own bed and clean you’re your room. You can your parents that you can be responsible with money.

Your parents are helicopters they love you. So, tell them that you understand and that they really shouldn’t worry. Tell them they can ― the helicopter because you are a responsible kid.

16. A. worry B. change C. collect D. bring

17. A. Many B. Much C. More D. Most

18. A. children B. parents C. grandparents D. teacher

19. A. make up B. make sure C. make time D. make way

20. A. another B. the other C. other D. others

21. A. talking B. doing C. giving D. having

22. A. himself B. yourselves C. themselves D. ourselves

23. A. asks B. decides C. helps D. stops

24. A. become B. learn C. believe D. develop

25. A. Why B. When C. How D. What

26. A. talk B. start C. dream D. finish

27. A. make B. repair C. sweep D. move

28. A. teach B. train C. plan D. show

29. A. so B. because C. but D. though

30. A. land B. invent C. Make D. design

三：阅读理解(31-35每小题1分，36-45每小题2分，共25分)

A

O. Henry was a pen name used by an American writer of short stories. His real name was William Sydney Porter. He was born in North Carolina in 1862. As a young boy he lived an exciting life. He did not go to school for very long, but he managed to teach himself everything he needed to know. When he was about 20 years old, O. Henry went to Texas, where he tried different jobs. He first worked on a newspaper, and then had a job in a bank, when some money went missing from the bank O. Henry was believed to have stolen it. Because of that, he was sent to prison. During the three years in prison, he learned to write short stories. After he got out of prison, he went to New York and continued writing. He wrote mostly about New York and the life of the poor there. People liked his stories, because simple as the tales were, they would finish with a sudden change at the end, to the reader’s surprise.

31. In which order did O. Henry do the following things?

a. lived in New York. b. worked in a bank. c. traveled to Texas.

d. was put in prison. e. had a newspaper Job. f. learned to write stories.

A. e. c. f. b. d. a B. c. e. b. d. f. a

C. e. b. d. c. a. f. D. c. b. e. d. a f.

32. People enjoyed reading O. Henry’s stories because ______

A. they had surprise endings B. they were easy to understand

C. they showed love for the poor D. they were about New York City

33. O. Henry went to prison because_______

A. people thought he had stolen money from the newspaper

B. he broke the law by not using his own name

C. he wanted to write stories about prisoners

D. people thought he had taken money that was not his

34. What do we know about O. Henry before he began writing?

A. He was well-educated. B. He was not serious about his work.

C. He was devoted to the poor. D. He was very good at learning.

35. Where did O. Henry get most material for his short stories?

A. His life inside the prison. B. The newspaper articles he wrote.

C. The city and people of New York.

D. His exciting early life as a boy.

B this that it comes as a surprise to find that there may be some animals that do not age. Sea anemones(海葵) are an example. Some have been kept for nearly a century without showing any signs of lifelessness. Some kinds of sea worms can even ―grow backwards.‖ If kept in the dark and given nothing to eat, they get steadily smaller, They finally end as a ball of cells looking rather like the egg from which they came. Under good conditions the ball will turn back to a worm and start growing again. One could probably keep them growing and un-growing again and again.

36. Some sea worms grow smaller when they ______.

A. lose weight B. live in the darkness

C. are under good conditions D. don’t eat and are kept in the dark

37. According to the passage, some sea animals ________.

A. will die when they become a ball of cells B. do not grow old

C. will die without food D. will stop growing any time they want

38. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?

A. We can keep certain kind of sea worm growing and un-growing again and again.

B. Human beings will grow old and die.

C. An anemone is a king of sea worm that can grow backwards.

D. Some anemones will live nearly a hundred years. A. growing old B. the age of a person

C. getting younger D. un –growing

40. This passage is mainly about ______.

A. sea animals B. cells C. aging D. anemones

C

Mr. Grey was the manager of a small office in London. He lived in the country, and came up to work by train. He liked walking from the station to his office unless it was raining, because it gave him some exercise.

One morning he was walking along the street when a stranger stopped him and said to him, ―You may not remember me, sir, but seven years ago I came to London without a penny in my pockets, I stopped you in this street and asked you to lend me some money, and you lent me £ 5, a start on the way to success.‖

Mr. Grey thought for a few minutes and then said, ―Yes, I remember you. Go on with your story!‖ ―Well,‖ answered the stranger, ―are you still willing to take a chance?‖

41. How did Mr. Grey get to his office?

A. He went up to work by train. B. He walked to his office.

C. He went to his office on foot unless it rained.

D. He usually took a train to the station and then walked to his office if the weather was fine.

42. Mr. Grey liked walking to his office because ________.

A. he couldn’t afford the buses B. he wanted to save money

C. he wanted to keep in good health

D. he could do some exercises on the way

43. Mr. Grey had been willing to lend money to a stranger to_______

A. give him a start in life B. help him on the way to success

C. make him rich D. gain more money

44. One morning the stranger recognized Mr. Grey, and_______

A. wanted to return Mr. Grey the money

B. again asked Mr. Grey for money

C. would like to make friends with him

D. told Mr. Grey that he had been successful since then

45. A. Mr. Gray happened to meet a stranger

B. Mr. Grey had a chance to help a stranger

C. Mr. Grey helped a stranger by chance

D. Mr. Grey took the risk that the stranger would not give back the money which he lent him

卷二

四：词汇运用(共13分)

第一节：选词填空（每小题0.5分）

A. disabled; B. rubbish; C. relations; D. weight; E. treasure; F. perfect

46. Mother asked the girl to take out the .

47. The of the panda is 120kilos

48. Tom found much when they were risking in an island.

49. Let’s raise money to help the .

50. I should think it over and give you a reply.

51. The between our English teacher and us is very good.

第二节：根据汉语提示完成短文。（每小题1分，共8分）

These days, Chinese children are sometimes (忙碌的) on weekends than weekdays because they have to take so many after-school classes. Many of them are learning exam (技能) so that they can get into a good high school and later a good university. Others are practicing sports so that they can (竞争) and win. However, this doesn’t only in China. The Taylors are a (典型的) American family. On weekends, Miss Taylor has to take the two boys to (足球) training and her daughter to basketball practice. When they get home, they have a quick dinner. Then it’s time for homework. Doctors says too much pressure is not good for children’s (发展). People shouldn’t (推动) their children so hard.

五：语法填空(本题共10小题，每小题1分，共9分)

When I first arrived on this island, I had nothing. But I’(find) the ship and a small boat. I’ve brought back many things I can use—have lost everything, I have not lost my life. So I will not give and I will wait for another ship. I have already cut down trees and built a house. I go out with my gun almost every day I’to grow fruit and vegetables. ’s feet on the sand. Who else is on my island? Hong long have they been there? Not long after that, I saw some cannibals trying to kill two men from a my house. I helped him to kill the cannibals.

六：任务型阅读（本题共5小题，每小题1分，共5分）

读短文，根据短文内容完成表格，每空一词。

Harry Potter is a set of popular books created by J．K. Rowling in Britain. The books tell us some stories about a talented wizard, Harry Potter. When he was eleven years old, he had an unhappy life. However, a strange letter changed everything. It said he was accepted

by Hog wart’s —a magic school which was closed to the common people. All kinds of adventures happened to Harry from then on. He met Ron Wesley and Hermione Granger on his way to school. They became good friends later. Harry did well in his lessons and worked hard to play magic. Harry always had a positive attitude when he faced the difficulties. With the help of his friends; he tried his best to beat the enemies. Finally, the world peace came back. Smile appeared on everyone's face. If someone wants to know what takes place in the

七：书面表达（15分）

―Teenager Magazine‖ 在全校学生中展开了一场名为调查，了解学生对做家务的看法。这里是调查的结果：

35%：不赞成学生做家务。

理由：做家务是浪费时间；应该多花时间在学习上；……

50%：认为学生应该做家务

理由：培养自己的独立能力；帮助父母；…

15%: 无所谓。

理由：家务并不难，有空的时候可以坐一些家务。

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Should students do housework?

Last week, we asked our students if students should do housework at home. Here are our results.

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