八年级英语下学期期末考试题及答案

八年级英语第二学期期末考试卷

1．选择填空．(每空1分，共20分)

( )1．The children are waiting__________ the bus·stop their teacher．

A．for B．at, for C．at, at D．for, for

( )2．I'm twenty years old．I'm___________ a child．A．not longer B．no long C．not any longer D．no longer

( )3．I think Chinese is as__________ as English．A．useful B．more useful C．most useful D．the most

( )4．__________my homework when my father came in- A．am doing B．was doing C．do D．Was did

( )5．--I have never been to a water park．____________ ．A．So have B．Neither have C．So do D．So am

( )6．Have a wonderful time! _____________ A．Have a wonderful time，too．B．Thank you

C．Certainly D．You are

welcome．

( )7．Have you ever seen him_________ ?

A．ago B．two days ago C．before D．just now

( )8．The man must be very angry_____________ his daughter, _____________?

A．about；isn’t she B．with；is n’t he

C．at；mustn’t she D．with；mustn’t he

( )9．John is much better than I_____________．

A．to playing chess B．for playing chess

C．at playing chess D．in playing chess

( )10．He has_____________ daughter Mar)

A．a eight years old，name B．an eight-years Old，named

C．all eight．year-old，named D．a eight-year-old，naming

( ) 11．There are SO many beautiful presents in the shop that I don’t know

A．which one to choose B．to choose which one

C．which to choose one D．to choose one which ( )12．have you been in this school? For five years．A．How often B．How long C．How soon

D．When

( )13．After he finished washing his clothes，he went on_____________ the room．

A．cleaning B．to clean C．cleaned D．with cleaning

( )14．Would you like some tea or coffee? _____________ is OK．

A．Neither B．Either C．Both D．Any

( )15．His brother_____________ for three months．A．has joined the army B．has been in the army C．has become a soldier D．joined the army ( )16．Kids won’t go to school．They will study-home___________ computers．

．A．in，in B．at，Oil C．at，by D．at；from

( )17．Lin Tap，where are you going?

A．other place B．other things C．another D．else

( )18．- Will there be fewer trees? ___________ A．Yes．there will．B．Yes．they will．

C．No．there aren’t．D．No．they won’t．

( )19．m head of the movie companies predicted that no one would want to see actors_______．

A．to talk B．talked C．talks D．talk

( )20．He thought that computers would never be___________ most people．

A．used by B．used for C．useful by D．using for

II．词汇填空(每空1分，共15分)

A)．根据首字母完成单词。

1．This supermarket is very c_________ ，let’s go to another one．

2．Mr Li told his little son to answer teachers questions__________ (有礼貌)．

3．Susan couldn’t catch up with her classmates w__________ your help．

4．I really want to know why your mother gets SO a__________ 5．Chinese speak their___________ (本国)language．B)．用所给动词的适当形式填空。

6．Lucy，would you mind___________ (go)shopping with me? ---Certainly not．

7．You must do more eye exercises___________ (keep)your

eyes good

8．If y ou don’t hurry up，you___________ (be)late for sch001．

9．Lily’s parents think it is not easy for her___________ (move)such a heavy box．

10．I have finished___________ (do) my homework．Have you finished yours?

C）．用所给词的适当形式填空。

11．___________ (one)of all．you must clean your room．12．Everybody is___________ (suppose)to know the great stager．

13．You must look after yourself and keep(health)．

14．Y0ur clothes are the same as my___________ (friend) 15．The little girls is ___________ (bad)than yesterday．III．句型转换(每空0．5分，共10分)

1．Tom is SO young that he can’t go to sch001．(同义句) Tom isn’t___________ ___________ ___________ go to school

2．我们相处的好因为我们两个都喜欢运动。

We ___________ ___________well because we both like sports．

3．Sometimes Henry goes skating on the lake．(对划线部分提

问)

___________ ___________does Henry go skating on the lake?

4．他做作业花太多时间了。

He___________ too much time___________ his homework．5．That’s such a tall building．(改为感叹句)

___________ ___________ that building is!

6．Could you please take care of m y pet dog while I’m away? (改为同义句)

Would you mind___________ my pet dog while I'm away? 7．Everyone thinks it important to learn English well．(改为同义句)

___________important___________ everyone to learn English well．

8．They thought he was the best writer in the newspaper．(否定句)

They．___________ ___________．he was the best writer in the newspaper．

9．Linda is taller than any other girl in her class．(同义句) Linda is the___________ girl in her class．

10．It’s very cold today．(变为反意疑问句)

It’s very cold today, ___________ ___________?

三、阅读部分(40分)

I．完型填空(每空1分，共10分)

It’s easier to go down l fill than to climb uphill，SO it's easier to fall into bad habits than into good__1__．Bad habits do not come__2__．They come little by little，SO you don’t know their__3__．Schoolboys first pick up little bad habits at__4__．and on the streets．When they cannot do their homework, they copy from their__5__．If they see bigger boys smoking，they__6__want to learn to smoke．If they see their friends gambling(赌博)，they want to gamble．When they get__7__ the habits become stronger and stronger．Then they Can no longer give them up．From copying，they learn to__8__from gambling，they learn to cheat(欺骗)．__9__no one believes in them．How __10__ it is that we stop the bad habits at the beginning!

( )1．A．one B．ones C．other D．others

( )2．A．slowly B．usually C．exactly D．suddenly

( )3．A．danger B．idea C．plan D．hope

( )4．A．work B．sch001 C．home

D．night

( )5．A．parents B．teachers．C．classmates D．students

( )6．A．still B．too C．also D．yet

( )7．A．thinner B．fatter C．older D．younger

( )8．A．read B．give C．write D．steal

( )9．A．At last B．At first C．At least D．At most

( )1 0．A．silly B．important C．difficult D．easy

Ⅱ．阅读理解（每空2分，共20分）

A

In the 1 3th century；the famous Italian Marco polo. traveled a hug Way to China．During his stay in China, he saw many wonderful firings，One of the things he discovered was that the Chinese used paper money．In western countries，people didn’t use paper money until 1 5th century．However, people in China began to use paper money in the 7th．

A Chinese man called Cai Lun invented paper almost 2000

years ago．He put these pieces of paper together and made them in a book．

Now paper comes from trees．We us．e a lot of paper every day．If we keep on wasting SO much Paper，there will not be any trees left on the earth．If there are no trees，there will be no paper．So how Can we save paper? We call use both of every piece of paper，especially when we are making notes．We can choose drinks in bottles instead of those in paper packets(d,包)．We can also use handkerchiefs(手帕)and not paper ones．When we go shopping，we can use fewer paper bags．If the shop assistant does give you a paper bag，we can save it and reuse it later．

Everyone can help to save paper．If we all think carefully, we call help protect trees．We should do it now, before it is too late．

( )1．When Marco Polo Was in China, he___________．A．discovered Cai Lun invented paper B．1earned to make paper

C．discovered Chinese people used paper money D．1earned to use paper money

( )2．People in Western countries first used paper money in the___________ century．

A．．17th B．15th C．13th D．7th ( )3．Which of the following is NOT the way of saving paper?

A．To use both sides of every piece of paper

B．To use the paper bags from shops more than once．C．To use cotton handkerchiefs instead of paper ones．D．To grow more trees．

( )4．Which of the following is not true?

A．If we keep on wasting paper, we will have no paper to use．B．The Chinese people used paper money earlier than the people in Western countries．

C．A Chinese mall called Cai Lun invented paper money about two thousand years ago．

D．We can use the paper bags from the shops again．

( )5．Which is the best title of the passage?

A．Saving Paper B．The History of Paper

C．Cotton Handkerchiefs Back Again D．Cai Lun Invented Paper

B

Jack had gone to the university to study history, but at the end of his first year,his history professor(教授)failed him in his

exams，and Jack would have to leave the university．However, his father decided that he would go to see the professor to urge(强烈要求)him to let Jack go on his studies the following year．

“He’s a good boy,”said his father,“and if you let him pass this time，I’m sure he’ll improve a lot next year and pass the exam at tile end of it really well”

“No，no ,that’s quite impossible．”Said the professor at once，“Do you know ,last month I asked him when Napoleon had died，and he didn’t know!’’

“Please，sir, give him all other chance(~L会)．”Said Jack’s father．“You see，I’m afraid we don’t take any newspapers in our house，SO none of US even know that Napoleon was ill ( )6．Jack would have to leave the university because__________

A．he didn’t like history B．he didn’t pass the exam

C．he was a good boy D．he didn’t know Na poleon was ill

( )7．Jack's father wanted the professor__________ ．A．to tell him a story B．to give Jack a lesson

C．to let Jack pass his exams that time D．to let Jack

leave the university

( )8．In“at the end of it”the word“it'’m eans

A．Jack’s exams B．the university C．Jack’s first year D．Jack’s second year

( )9．“Impossible”means __________

A．possible B．not possible C．untrue D．not true

( )1 0．Jack didn’t know when Napoleon had died because __________．

A．he didn’t do well in his history B．he didn’t take any newspaper

C．he didn’t know Napoleon D．he didn’t know Napoleon left the university

III．任务型完形填空。(根据短文内容，选出正确单词并用适当形式填空。)

(每空1分，共10分)

根据短文的意思，用方框内的词选择填空，使句子意思完整。注意：①每个词只

能用一次②有些词要根据需要做相应的词形变化。(每小题1分，共10分)

Mrs．Thompson was a teacher．Teddy wag her pupil．In her eyes，Teddy was __1__and boring and always slept in class．She would never 1ike Teddy __2__one day she read about Teddy’s file f档案)．

From the file，she came to know what had happened to Teddy and how he had changed from a bright well．1iked boy to a lazy and boring one．It was all because Of his mother’s __3__ in Grade Three and Of his father’s not caring about him．Mrs．Thompson was very__4__Teddy for what she had done to Teddy She felt even worse when she received an old rhinestone bracelet(人造钻石手镯)and a half bottle of perfume(香水)from Teddy on Christmas Day．Seeing such presents，all the上laughed．But when she put the bracelet and Some perfume on her hands．they stopped Laugh-ing．After school Teddy stayed just long enough．__6__”Mrs．Thompson，you

smell just like my mother__7__ to．”On hearing this，she was moved to tears．

From then Oil，Mrs．Thompson paid special attention(注意)to Teddy．The more 3be encouraged him．__8__ he 1earned．As time went on，he became one of theCleve-rest in her

class and one of her”teacher’s pets”．A year later she found a note under the door__9__Teddy,saying she was the best teacher he had ever met．

Time __10__quickly．Teddy graduated from high school，then from university and finally became Doctor of Medicine．

四、情景交际(5分)

选择正确的句子完成对话。(每空1分，共5分)

( )1．What were you doing when the big fire broke out? ( )2．What did your math teacher say?

( )3．How long have you been swimming?

( )4．Why don’t you b uy him a digital camera?

( )5．I have never been to Hong Kong．

五、书面表达(10分)

给你的朋友Mike谈谈你的暑假计划。注意语言规范，表达清楚、连贯。文章的

开头、结尾己给出。词数60～80。

Dear Mike，

My summer holidays are coming soon．_______________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ____________________________

___________________________________________Write to tell me soon．

Yours．