1、 八年级下学期英语期末试题一、完形填空。（共10小题, 满分10分）阅读下面短文,从每小题A、B、C、D中选出一个能填入文章中相应空白处的最佳答案。 In some provinces of Canada, people celebrate Family Day on the third Monday of February. It is a holiday 1 gives families the chance (机会) to spend time together.On Family Day, many people plan and 2 activities with their fam
2、ilies. These activities 3 visiting art museums, watching movies, playing games and holding parties. Some communities (社区) plan special public events, too. 4 the weather is usually very cold in February, some people 5 choose to stay at home. Hot chocolate and freshly made cookies are their favorite s
3、nacks. Other people use the long weekend as a chance to take a short winter break, or to travel to visit friends.On Family Day, most people have a(n) 6 off work or school. Many stores and supermarkets are 7 , but post offices may be open. Buses run according to their usual timetables (时刻表). Family D
4、ay was first 8 in Canada in the province of Alberta in 1990. It was held to show the importance of family to people in Alberta. Later, Family Day was 9 to other provinces, such as Ontario and Saskatchewan. British Columbia celebrated Family Day as a(n) 10 for the first time in 2013. One of the reaso
5、ns for introducing Family Day was that there were no holidays from New Years Day to Good Friday (受难节). It was such a long time.1AhowBwhatCwhenDthat2Atake care ofBlook forCtake part inDfind out3AdiscoverBincludeCchooseDrepeat4ASoBBecauseCButDAlthough5AneverBjustCeverDstill6AdayBweekCmonthDhour7Arepai
6、redBopenCclosedDfree8AcontrolledBstudiedCheldDborrowed9AcreatedBcontinuedCintroducedDadmired10AsuccessBholidayCweekendDinvention二、阅读理解。（共14小题, 满分28分）阅读短文A, 从各题的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳答案。 Vicky Zhao is from the mainland working in Hong Kong. For her, one thing she cant stand is people stand
7、ing on the wrong side of the escalator(自动扶梯) in subway stations.Escalators help us move faster and save time. It isnt a place to rest, the 24-year-old says, I often see tourists blocking(挡住) the way with their heavy suitcases or chatting on the escalators during rush hour. It makes me very angry.Agr
8、eeing that she is not the patient type, Zhao says things are much better in Hong Kong than in cities on the mainland where people often pay no attention to stand right, walk left signs.The reason behind the rule stand right, walk left seems clear. Even though you may want to have a rest and just wai
9、t while youre transported up or down, you should still consider others and leave enough space for people in a hurry, so that they can run and take the train.But the people who stand on escalators will tell the walkers not to be so impatient. In a recent story about the escalator rule, one stander sa
10、ys, If the person is in such a rush, why not just take the stairs?Many cities escalators, including Londons and Beijings, use the stand right, walk left rule to speed up the movement of people. In Australian cities like Sydney you should stand on the left side instead. But some cities discourage peo
11、ple from moving on escalators out of safety reasons. In Hong Kongs subway stations people are asked to stand still on escalators. Even so, most people keep the stand right, walk left rule.Whatever the escalator rule is in the place you live in or visit, do what most people are doing and always be mi
12、ndful of others: leave enough space between each other, dont stay at the end of the escalator, and if someone is blocking your way, a simple excuse me is enough.11According to the passage, Vicky Zhao . Acomes from Hong KongBis a 24-year-old girlCwants to be a patient personDworks in a subway station
13、12The passage mentions that people are advised not to move on the escalator in . ALondonBBeijingCSydneyDHong Kong13It can be learnt from the passage that the writer . Ais crazy about taking escalatorsBagrees to the stay right, walk left ruleCtells us to consider other peopleDhas been to Hong Kong ma
14、ny times14If someone blocks your way on the escalator, what should you say?AThank you.BExcuse me.CMy pleasure.DIt doesnt matter.15Whats the best title of the passage? AGet it RightBHelp OthersCTake StairsDMove Fast阅读短文，根据短文内容，从短文后面的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有一项是多余项。Tea, coffee and cocoa are three major dr
15、inks all over the world. 16 .Tea, as well as silk and porcelain, began to be known by the world over a thousand years ago and has been an important Chinese export since then.Tea has a history of over 4,000 years and China is the home of tea. In ancient China, tea was used as a kind of medicine. 17 .
16、Longjing, Puer, Wulong and Tieguanyin are all famous tea. Thanks to the mild climate and rich soil in Fujian, Zhejiang and Yunnan, tea is produced mainly in these provinces.The word for tea in different languages came from Chinese, like chai in Russian. 18 .Over the past centuries, Chinese people ha
17、ve developed their unique tea culture, which includes tea planting, tea-leaf picking, tea making, tea drinking and so on. Tea is also popular in some sayings, like A friendship between gentlemen is like a cup of tea. 19 .A. While nowadays people drink tea daily.B. And the Japanese character for tea
18、is written exactly the same as it is in Chinese.C. In dances, songs, poems and novels, tea is often mentioned.D. Tea is famous all over the world.E. Tea is drunk by the largest number of people in the world.下面是五个学生的购书需求，和对书本内容的介绍。请为每个学生选择恰当的书来满足他们的需求，在所给的信息中找出与其相匹配的选项。20 Toms spoken English is not s
19、o good. He needs a book to practice spoken English.21 Tony is not good at grammar. A good grammar book will help him a lot.22 If a book can help Mary write compositions well, she will be very glad.23 To remember many English words within a short time will help Rose improve her spelling.24 Jennifer t
20、hinks it is difficult for her to do reading well in examinations.A. English Magic. English grammar is just like magic. It is different from mother language. English Magic helps you learn grammar like games of magic.B. Reading Skills. Professor Smith has taught reading classes for more than 10 years.
21、 Reading Skills by Smith tells you how to use 3 ways to read well.C. 100 Writings. Write as the 100 compositions and then you are certain to write well. They are good examples.D. Cry Aloud. Do you want to speak English well? The book tells you to read English aloud. Practice reading aloud and your s
22、poken English is sure to be good.E. Good Memory. To remember a word letter by letter or to remember the words word by word. Good Memory teaches you to use natural spelling methods. In this way. You can not only remember words well but also spell them well.三、选词填空。（共2篇，20小题, 满分20分）根据短文内容,选择适当的单词填空,使短文
23、意思完整。每个选项只用一次,有两项剩余。latest asleep for yourself other lateralthough even real warmer wear onceWhen we think of paper, we think of newspapers and books. But there are many 25 uses. Only half of the worlds paper is used 26 books and newspapers.Paper is very good for keeping you warm. You have perhaps s
24、een homeless men 27 on a large number of newspapers. In Finland, it is sometimes -40 in winter. The farmers wear paper boots(靴子) in the snow. Nothing could be 28 .Each year, more and more things are made of paper. We have had paper cups and plates for a long time. But now we hear that chairs, tables
25、, and 29 beds can be made of paper. With paper boots and shoes, you can 30 paper hats, paper dresses, and paper raincoats. When you have used them 31 , you throw them away and buy new ones.The32 use of paper seems to be paper houses. These are not small houses for children to play in, but 33 , big h
26、ouses for people to live in. You can buy a house with three rooms for about 500 dollars. You can put it up by 34 in a few hours, and you can use it for about five years.根据短文内容,选择适当的单词填空,使短文意思完整。每个选项只用一次,有两项剩余。umbrella themselves washed on important criedwhere relaxed like for alone happyWhen an elep
27、hant calf is born, it stands quickly 35 its feet. It drinks milk from its mother for a few years. The mother elephant teaches her calf how to use its trunk. She teaches it many things. The mother elephant is very 36 to an elephant calf.Elephants travel a lot. Sometimes they have to cross rivers. A c
28、alf can be 37 down a river. Or it can fall into a hole. When a calf is separated from its mother or its mother has been killed, it becomes an orphan.In the wild, an elephant calf needs its mother. It cant live without her, or it can get sick. Some people, called keepers, take care of the orphan elep
29、hants in a park. The keepers take care of the elephants until they can take care of 38 . Then, the keepers take the elephants back to the wild.In the park, the keepers need to teach an elephant calf how to feed. To make it more 39 , they rest its trunk against a huge blanket, which feels a little 40
30、 its mother. In the wild, an elephant calf will go under its mother to find shelter from the sun. At the park, the keepers put an 41 over them.One day, the keepers found Dika. He was all 42 . The keepers took Dika to the park. He was taken care of, but he 43 for his mother. It was a long time before
31、 Dika was happy again. Dika was ten years old before he could live in the wild, again. Many years later, he came back to the park. He had some wire around his leg. He needed the keepers to help him. Orphan elephants dont forger 44 they were cared for.四、语法填空。（共10小题,满分10分）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个词）或括号
32、内单词的正确形式。There have been many great inventions that change the way we live. The first great 45 (invent) was one that is still very important todaythe wheel. This made it easy for man 46 (carry) heavy things and to travel long distances. For 47 (hundred) of years after that, there were few inventions
33、 that had as much effect as the wheel. Then in the early 1800s, the world started to change 48 (great). There was little unknown land left in the world. People did not have to explore much any more. In the second half of the 19th century, many great inventions were made. Among them were the camera,
34、the electric light and the radio. These have all become a big part of our life today.The first part of the 20th century saw more great inventions. The helicopter in 1909. Movies 49 sound in 1926. The computer in 1928. And jet planes in 1930. This was also a time when a new material was first made. N
35、ylon(尼龙) came 50 in 1935. It changed the kind of clothes people wore. Of course new inventions continued to be made. Man began looking 51 ways to go into space. Russia made the first step. Then the United States made another. Since then other countries, including China and Japan, 52 (make) their ste
36、ps into space. In 1969 man took the biggest step away from earth.53 (America) first walked on the moon. This was certainly just a 54 (begin). New inventions will someday allow us to do things we have never yet dreamed of.五、阅读表达。（共5小题,满分10分）阅读短文,根据要求完成下面各小题。 A life coach is somebody who helps you rea
37、ch all kinds of personal and professional goals(目标). Each of us has the ability to be our own life coach. Here are some tips for you:Pay attention to your relationships with othersAsk yourself the following questions: How do you deal with disagreements? When was the last time you showed your family
38、members that you care for them? Your relationships with friends, family members and teachers show a lot about the kind of person you are.Face the fears about the futureNow, imagine that one of your good friends told you that he or she was not strong enough to go back to school. We often give better
39、advice than we are willing to take ourselves. Remember that even the most successful people were probably told that what they wanted to do was impossible, but they followed their dreams and succeed.Develop your talentsIf you want to reach your goals, you will have to spend more time developing the t
40、alents you already have, and uncovering any hidden talents that you havent discovered yet. So you can take classes in subjects that you are interested in, even if you have no experience.Be thankfulTake some time to be thankful for the things you do have. Remember positive memories. Think of the best
41、 day(s) you have had in the past month or year. Remember special parties, vacations and holidays. Appreciate the wonderful people you have in your life.55Whats a life coach?56How many tips are mentioned in the article to be our own life coach?57What are the tips?58Why should you pay attention to you
42、r relationships with others?59Which tip do you think influences you most? Why?六、完成句子。根据每小题的汉语句子，完成英语句子，每空一词。(每空1分，共10分)60他快速的在花园里摆出她最喜欢的水果和甜点。He quickly her favorite fruits and desserts in the garden.61他现在用友善和温暖对待每一个人，走到哪儿就把爱和快乐传播到哪儿。He now everyone and warmth, love and joy everywhere he does.62许多次我
43、想过放弃，但我坚持了下来。Many times I thought about giving up, but I .63最普通的图片是花朵，动物和关于中国历史的东西。The pictures are flowers, animals ,and things about Chinese history.七、书面表达。（共1小题，满分17分）64你们学校准备举行一次“感受中国传统文化之美”演讲活动，请你以“Beauty in common things”为题，写一篇演讲稿，从中国的孔明灯、剪纸和陶土艺术（sky lanterns, paper cutting, clay art）中任选一个，进行简
44、单介绍。内容包括名称，来历，原材料，做法，寓意等。 要求：1）不少于80词，可适当发挥。2）不要出现真实的学校、班级、姓名等。答案解析部分【答案】1D；2C；3B；4D；5A；6A；7C；8C；9C；10B【答案】11B12D13C14B15A【答案】16E；17A；18B；19C【答案】20D；21A；22C；23E；24B【答案】25other；26for；27asleep；28warmer；29even；30wear；31once；32latest；33real；34yourself【答案】35on；36important；37washed；38themselves；39relaxed；
45、40like；41umbrella；42alone；43cried；44where【答案】45invention；46to carry；47hundreds；48greatly；49with；50out；51for；52have made；53Americans；54beginning【答案】55A life coach/It is somebody who helps you reach all kinds of personal and professional goals. 56Four. 57Pay attention to your relationships with others. Face the fears about the future. Develop your talents. Be thankful. 58Because it shows a lot about the kind of person you are. 59答案不唯一，有理即可。60【答案】laid；out61【答案】treats；with；kindness；spreading62【答案】fought；on63【答案】most；common64【答案】略
