八年级上学期期末英语试题

八年级上学期期末英语试题姓名:_ 班级:_ 成绩:_一、单选题1 . Excuse me, _ is Zhongshan Park from here?Its about seven kilometres.Ahow longBhow oftenChow farDhow much2 . You wont feel happy at school _ you get on well with your classmates.AthoughBwhenCunlessDbecause.3 . - Who teaches _ music?- Nobody. I teach _.Ayour, mineByour, myselfCyou, myselfDyou, mine4 . Can I _ my coat and sweater now? The room is too hot.AwearBput onCget onDtake off5 . Mrs Biggs _the meeting this morning.Do you know why?Yes.She went to Shanghai on business the day before yesterday and she wont be back until tomorrow.AheldBattendedCmissedDjoined6 . He said life without computer games was_ .Aa bit of boringBa bit boringCa bit boredDa bit of bored7 . I have never read this novel. How about you?.ASo have IBMe tooCNeither did IDMe neither8 . You cant imagine _ when they received these nice New Year presents.A how they were excitedB how excited they wereC how excited were theyDthey were how excited9 . Its reported that doing eye exercises is no use for students. But I hear you have to do it every day.Youre right. But its one of the _ in my school.AplansBhobbiesCrulesDorders10 . I felt _when I heard the _ news.Aexciting; excitedBexcited; excitingCexciting; excitingDexcited; excited二、补全对话7选5从方框中选择正确的句子完成下面的对话。有两项是多余的。Andy: Hey， Metropolitan Museum is holding a special exhibition this week. Jessica:11 . Andy: 44 world class paintings by Monet， Gauguin and one of my personal favorites， Van Gogh. Are you coming with me?Jessica: Sounds good. 12 . Andy: Theres no special ticketing. Jessica: Are there any tour guides that can speak Chinese?Andy: I dont think so. 13 . Jessica: All right，Ill go with you. 14 . Andy: You must be joking. There is too much to see in the Metropolitan!15 . Jessica: Gift shop? OK. Id like to pick up some as presents for my brother. Andy: Hey，we come here to learn culture， not to shop. AHow much is the entry ticket?BYou mustnt touch it，CWell， there is also a very large gift shop. DDo you think one day is enough?EWhats the matter?FWhatre the exhibits?GBut they do have Chinese introductions.三、补全短文6选5阅读下面短文，根据短文内容，从方框内所给的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，使短文意思通顺，并在答题卡上将选项涂黑。选项中有一项为多余项。A. The students were interested in those books. B. So she went to Weibo for help.C. Some are books on natural science.D. In the post she said that she wanted books for her students in Xinjiang. E. Many organizations(组织) also sent books.F. Because I love my country.Recently a young womans post(博文) on Weibo caught many peoples eyes.16 . After finishing her study in college, the young woman chose to become a teacher in Xinjiang. When people asked why she went to teach in the faraway area, she just said, 17 . The young teacher found that some books in her school library were read many times by the children. 18 . Many kind-hearted people saw her post and sent her books. Someone placed an order for 30 books on Taobao. When the seller learned about who the books were for. He sent 44 books to the school. 19 . So far,he has received(收到) over 2,000 books. Some are storybooks.20 . and some are books about history and so on. Now, some people are still asking for the address(地址) of the school. They want to give more books to the school. The teacher said her students were very happy to receive so many new books. For those books, she plans to set up a rotation system(轮转系统) in her class so that no children will miss their favorite ones. Now, the teacher calls herself “the happiest woman in the world”.四、完型填空When I was in second grade, my friend Resi and I walked to school together every morning. We should _ to a certain corner because it would be much _ for us.Most mornings we did as we _ by our parents, but sometimes we took shortcuts (捷径). One day, on one of those roads, we saw a young man, a stranger, in front of _ house. He was cutting wood. We stopped and wondered _ he was. The young man looked up from his woodpile _ “Hi” to us with a smile. Was he talking to us? We wondered. What did he say? We had no idea: we didnt know _ English. So we ran away.Every morning, when we _ by, the young man waved and repeated his “Hi” “Bye-bye”. Resi and I waved back and said “Hi” “Bye-bye” _ return. We became quite comfortable with this morning routine. Sometimes he would be singing, _ we would stand, listening to the strange language. “You are my sunshine.” he sang over and over, slowly, _ we could repeat it.We learned one line after another, and soon we could sing the whole song, not knowing the meaning and not caring. One day, the young man suddenly disappeared. He left Resi and _ a wonderful gift: our first English lesson and many happy memories. Years later, at a picnic, someone started _, “You are my sunshine.”. Of course I remembered the words, and I _ joined in. And to this day, I remember him whenever I hear the song _ he taught us.21 . AwalkBwalkedCwalkingDwalks22 . AsafeBsafetyCsaferDsafest23 . AtoldBwere toldCwere tellingDtell24 . AaBtheCanD/25 . AthatBwhichCwhoDwhy26 . AsayBsaysCsaidDto say27 . AsomeBanyCeveryDall28 . ApassBhave passedCwere passingDwere passed29 . AforBtoConDin30 . AbutBifCorDand31 . AuntilBifCyetDafter32 . AIBmeCmyselfDmine33 . AsingBsangCsungDsinging34 . AhappyBhappilyChappinessDhappier35 . AwhatBwhoCwhichDwhen五、阅读单选Most schools are going to start a programme called BYOT (Bring Your Own Technology). This programme allows students to bring iPads, mobile phones or other things to school for study. One aim for this programme is that the students dont need to carry textbooks any more. They can download maths, science, social studies, and read textbooks on their iPads. Another one is that they can get free educational subjects to learn in their free time!Schools have set up a free Wi-Fi system just for the BYOT programme. Thank teachers for all their hard word to set this programme up. I really think this programme will go well in most schools and I also think that learning will be better than ever.However, some schools will probably not allow this because they think that it will make kids mess around too much and they might break their iPads.This programme will let students have fun and learn at the same time. If you like your iPads and you like to read, school is getting started with reading with iPads. High schools and middle schools have already started and so have some elementary schools. But most elementary schools are coming along! Lets tell them: Hurry! Get ready to learn!36 . In the programme BYOT, students usually go to school without.Ataking iPadBtaking textbooksClearning mathsDlearning science37 . What is the programme BYOT used for?APlaying.BStudying.CSaving money.DMaking friends.38 . From the second paragraph we believe.Athe writer agrees to the programme BYOTBthe writer is afraid of breaking the iPadsCthere are not enough iPads for kids at schoolDthe teachers dont have to teach anything with the Wi-Fi system39 . What does the underlined phrase “mess around” mean?A干扰课堂秩序B提高效率C浪费时间D浪费人力40 . Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?AYou cant learn while you have fun.BThe passage tells us not to learn with iPads.CFew schools have started the programme.DElementary schools do worst in the programme.六、用单词的正确形式完成短文Complete the following passage with the words in the box. Each can only be used once.(将下列单词或词组填入空格，每空格限填一词，每词只能填一次）：A. opposite B. How C. see D. Both E. again F. What G. the sameMr and Mrs Smith married thirty years ago. They have lived in 41 . house since then. Mr Smith goes to work at eight oclock every morning from Monday to Friday and his wife works as a housewife at home.42 . of them enjoy their roles very much. There are quite a few houses in their neighbourhood, and most of their neighbours are friendly and helpful. One day the old lady living 43 . their house, died. A few weeks later, a young man and a woman moved in. Sometimes Mrs Smith could 44 . what they were doing in the living room from her window.One day, she said to Mr Smith, Bill, the young man in the house always kisses the young woman when he leaves in the morning and 45 . when he comes back in the evening. Why dont you do that like the young man? Her husband thought for a moment(片刻), answering, Well，I dont know the young woman at all. 46 . can I do it?Hearing that, Mrs Smith was silent and never talked about it any longer.七、信息匹配36-40是5段电视节目内容的解说词，A-H是与其相对应的节目名称（其中有三项是多余的），请为每个电视节目选择最合适的名称。36When you need help with your homework, go to the library. You may find magazines, newspapers, and big dictionaries. They can always help you. 37For families with children, an important problem is getting the children away from the television to do their homework. 38Even if you could buy the world, you couldnt buy a happy family, good friends, or knowledge. 39The Lost World is an exciting American film. People, especially school students, may like it. 40People might grow plants and vegetables in about 50 years. A. The Importance of Knowledge（A talk between a famous teacher and some students. ）B. Money isnt Everything （A talk about money with young people. ）C. American Film（An introduction to new American films. ）D. Todays News（It will tell the important events around the world every day. ）E. Study Tools（The famous teacher Lin Hui will tell you about some useful study tools. ）F. Farms in the Future（A program about science in the future. ）G. Popular Songs（A program in which you can enjoy some very popular songs. ） H. Popular Talks（A discussion with parents who have trouble with their children. ）A. The Importance of Knowledge（A talk between a famous teacher and some students. ）B. Money isnt Everything （A talk about money with young people. ）C. American Film（An introduction to new American films. ）D. Todays News（It will tell the important events around the world every day. ）E. Study Tools（The famous teacher Lin Hui will tell you about some useful study tools. ）F. Farms in the Future（A program about science in the future. ）G. Popular Songs（A program in which you can enjoy some very popular songs. ） H. Popular Talks（A discussion with parents who have trouble with their children. ）47 . _48 . _49 . _50 . _51 . _八、信息归纳请阅读下面短文，根据短文内容，在下面的表格中填入与文章意思最符合的单词，并将答案写在答题卡相应的位置上。每空一词。Do you know how to protect your eyes well? Here are some ideas about how to keep your eyes healthy. First, you have to pay more attention to your diet. You should eat food that is good for your eyes. They are fresh fruits, vegetables, fish, eggs and milk. Second, you must have a regular sleep. It relaxes the eyes. If you can not have enough sleep, you may have dark circles under the eyes. Next, you must exercise your eyes every day. Blink（眨眼） your eyes, which makes the eyeballs watery, and gives them a good wash. Finally, you should use your eyes in right ways. If a small thing goes into your eye,you start rubbing(揉) it, which is wrong. Always use sunglasses to stop the sunshine from shining directly into your eyes. Too much reading,writing, watching TV or working on the computer can also make eyes tired.So a good rest is needed.If you can remember to take good care of your eyes, your life will be colorful.52 . about how to keep you eyes healthyDiet* You shouldnt eat food that is 53 . for your eyes.Sleep* You should get enough sleep every day.Eye exercising* Blink（眨眼）your eyes, which makes the eyeballs watery, and washes them 54 . .Eye using* Its wrong to rub it 55 . something goes into your eyes.* You have to use glasses to stop the sunshine from shining directly into your eyes.* You shouldnt 56 . , write, watch TV or work on the computer too much. Or your eyes will be too tired.九、多任务混合问题阅读下面短文，完成 81至84题。No one knows when the first kite was made. The first record of a kite was more than 2,000 years ago in China. Han Xin, the leader of an army, wanted to bring down a king. He decided to dig a tunnel (隧道）into the kings palace. He flew a kite over the wall of the palace to make sure the length (长度）of its string (线).In this way, he coulddetermine how long the tunnel should be. His men in the tunnel took the kite string with them. When they reached the end of the string, they knew to dig up.Kites have been flown in Japan for hundreds of years. In the 1700s, kites were flown in autumn to give thanks for a good harvest. They were also flown to send good wishes to couples who had their first son. Today in Japan, kites are often flown as part of a celebration, such as the beginning of a new year. And kite festivals are held each year in this country.Kites have been used for scientific purposes in the western world. In 1752, Benjamin Franklin tied a key to a kite and flew it in a storm to find out that lightening was a form of electricity. In the 1890s, Lawrence Hargrave invented the box kite to test ideas about flight. From 1898 until 1933, the United States Weather Bureau (气象局） used box kites to collect weather data. The Wright brothers also experimented (试验）with kites. What they learnt helped them make the first airplane flight in 1903.57 . 任务一请根据短文内容，猜测处划线单词determine的中文意思。将其字母代号填写在答题卡上。A. 考察 B. 选择 C. 测定58 . 任务二请根据短文内容，把相关信息匹配。将II栏的字母代号填写在答题卡上。III1.the first record of a kiteAin 19032.kite festivalsBmore than 2,000 years ago3.the box kiteCin the 1890s4.the first airplane flightDeach year in Japan_59 . 任务三请将处them指代内容写在横线上。_60 . 任务四请从文中找出第三段的主题句。_61 . 任务五 Please list two reasons about kites are flown in Japan。十、书信作文62 . 书面表达假如你是李华，你的美国笔友Bill给你发了一封电子邮件，想了解你的梦想职业。请认真阅读下面的邮件，根据信中的内容和你的实际情况用英语回复，词数90左右。To: lihuachina.comFrom: bi11006america.comSubject: Your dream jobDear Lihua,Our teacher told us China is developing fast. You are lucky enough to live in China.Would you please tell me about your dream job in the future?What is your dream job?Why do you like the job?Do you think your personality is suitable for the job? Why or why not? What do you need to do for your dream job?Drop a few lines if you have time. Best wishes,Bill注意:1.开头和结尾已写好，不计入总词数。2.回复必须包括所有要点，可适当发挥，使全文连贯通顺。3.文中不得提及人名，校名等相关信息。Dear Bill,Thank you for your letter. I am glad to tell you about my dream job._Tell me about your ideal job !Yours,Lihua第 15 页 共 15 页参考答案一、单选题1、2、3、4、5、6、7、8、9、10、二、补全对话7选51、三、补全短文6选51、四、完型填空1、五、阅读单选1、六、用单词的正确形式完成短文1、七、信息匹配1、八、信息归纳1、九、多任务混合问题1、十、书信作文1、