1、 八年级下学期英语期末考试试卷八年级下学期英语期末考试试卷 一、阅读理解(一、阅读理解(2020 小题,每小题小题,每小题 2 2 分,共分,共 4040 分)分) 阅读理解 Are you interested in history of China? Would you like to visit some of the museums in Beijing? Here is some information about three museums. Name The National Museum the Military Museum The Lugouqiao Museum Addr
2、ess Changan Street. In the east of Tian anmen Square Fuxing Road Jinggangao Highway Vehicle Subway No. 1 Bus No. 52 Subway No. 1 Bus No. 728 Bus No.310 Opening Hours 8:0017:00 (Mon. Fri.) 8:0016:00 (Mon. Fri.) 9:0017:00 (Sat. Sun.) Ticket. Free ¥ 40 ¥20 Telephone 1The Military Museum is on _. AFuxin
3、g Road BGinggangao Highway CTiananmen Square DChangan Street 2_can take you to the National Museum. ABus No. 25 BBus No. 728 CBus No. 310 DSubway No. 1 3When does the Lugouqiao Museum open? A8:0017:00. B9:0017:00. C8:3017:30. D8:0016:00. 4When you want to know more information about the National Mus
4、eum, you can call _. A010-87254652 B010-76548588 C010-65784685 D010-87258588 5If Tom and his two classmates want to visit the three museums, they should pay _. A¥ 160 B¥180 C¥ 200 D¥ 220 阅读理解 If you want to see a thing well, touching can help you to see it better. Your eyes can tell you that a glass
5、 ball is round. But by holding it in your hands, you can feel how smooth and cool the ball is. You can feel how heavy the glass ball is. When you learn all these about the ball, you really see it well. With your skin, you can feel better. For example, your fingers can tell the difference between two
6、 different coins in your pocket. You can feel a little drop of water on the back of your hand, too. You can even feel sounds against your skin. Have you ever wanted to know why some people like very loud music? They must like to feel the sounds of music. All children soon learn what Dont touch! mean
7、s. They hear it often. But most of us keep on touching things as we grow up. In shops, we touch things that we might buy. To se something well, we have to touch it. The bottoms (底部) of our feet can feel things, too. You know this when you walk on warm sand, cool grass or a hard floor. All fe differe
8、nt under your feet. Most museums are just for looking. But today some museums have some things to touch. Their signs say, Do touch! There you can feel everything on show. There are ways of learning to see well by feeing. One way is to close your eyes and try to feel everything that is touching your
9、skin. Feel the shoes on your feet, the clothes on your body, the air on your skin. If you want to see better, reach out and touch it. Then you will really see! 6The underlined word these in Paragraph2 refers to (指代) _. Aa glass ball is round Ba glass ball is smooth and cool Ca glass ball is smooth,
10、cool and heavy Da glass ball is round, smooth, cool and heavy 7From paragraphs (段落) 4. and 5, we can know that _. Awe have to touch something in order to see it well Bwe never touch things that we might buy in shops Cthe bottoms of our feet cant feel cool grass Dwe can see Do touch! in all museums 8
11、By touching things, you can _. Ahave a strange feeling Bknow how to reach out your hand Clearn more about them Dtell what colors they really are 9Which of the following is NOT true? ATouching is helping us to see better. BPeople dont have to learn to feel. COur skin may help us enjoy music. DMost pe
12、ople touch things to see them well. 10_can be the best title of the passage. AFeeling by Seeing BTo See or to Feel CWays of Touching DTo See Better-Touch 阅读理解 Special Alex is a great cartoon (卡通) movie. Alex was a giraffe (长颈鹿) in a zoo. As he grew, his neck was much shorter than the others. He beca
13、me upset. His mother said to him, You are special. Your neck is good. You dont have to worry about it. Alex tried not to think about this. But as his friends grew taller and taller, his neck stayed short. Sometimes they laughed at him. His parents told him not to worry and enjoyed himself. He tried.
14、 He could not even play in some giraffe sports. He was too short. One cool day, a worker in a zoo came and took Alex away. Alex was afraid. Would I have to leave the zoo because of my short neck? Alex was very sad. After the worker calmed Alex down, he gave him some food. And he was kind to Alex. Al
15、ex felt better. Then the worker took Alex into another area of the zoo. There was a small door between the two areas. This door was only suitable for Alex to pass through. Soon Alexs parents came to see him. My dear, you are special, his mother said. The z workers made a place for you because people
16、 wanted to see you. How special you are! She was right. Visitors pointed to him and screamed. They looked happy to se such a special animal in the zoo. 11Why was Alex upset? ABecause his neck was short. BBecause he had special legs. CBecause he was too fat. DBecause he didnt like the zoo. 12Which is
17、 WRONG according to paragraph (段落) 2? AAlexs friends got taller and taller. BOther giraffes laughed at Alex sometimes. CAlexs parents told him not to worry. DAlex could play giraffe sports very well. 13The underlined word screamed means _in Chinese. A尖叫 B逃窜 C驱赶 D辱骂 14Which is NOT mentioned (提及) acco
18、rding to the passage? AThe zoo worker was kind to Alex. BAlex could go through the small door freely. CAlex was afraid when he left his home at the beginning. DAlexs neck became longer and longer after he moved to the new area. 15What can we learn from the passage? APeople cant live without animals.
19、 BEveryone can do well if he keeps on practicing. CHelping others sometimes is helping ourselves. DDisadvantages can become advantages if we use them in proper ways. 任务型阅读 In Thailand, people do not eat with chopsticks, like in China, Japan and Korea. They use spoons and forks. 16 Because most food
20、is already cut. If you need to cut things, use the side of your spoon. 17 If you are right-handed, keep the spoon in your right hand and the fork in your left hand. 18 The rice is not on the same plate with the other food. It is not necessary to finish all your rice or all your food. It is good to l
21、eave a little on your plate. If you eat everything, it means you want more. 19 The host will ask you two or three times if you want more food. It is the same with whatever you are drinking. During the meal, never empty your cup or glass. When it is less than half full, your host or neighbor will fil
22、l it again. 20 Always refill (再加满) your neighbors glass. This means that you must keep an eye on your neighbors glass all through the meal. A. They never use knives. B. Never fill your own glass. C. People always offer you more food. D. The spoon is more important than the fork. E. People usually ha
23、ve rice in a different bowl. 二、完形填空(二、完形填空(1515 小题,每小题小题,每小题 1 1 分,共分,共 1515 分)分) 先通读短文,掌握其大意,然后从 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出一个可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案。 Different people have different ideas about time. People in 21 USA think that it is important to know the time. Especially in Wall Street, there are clocks in offices, s
24、tations, factories and 22 buildings. Businessmen there feel that time is 23 . They wear 24 wherever they go. They will 25 carefully how much time they can spend on each job. Making god use 26 time can help them create great wealth (财富). But time is not so important to 27 in the world. When you visit
25、 a county in South will find that people have 28 _ idea. People there dont like to 29 like a businessman. If you have an appointment with them, they could be 30 . Youd better not ask 31 , because they dont like to 32 . In South America, even the radio program may not 33 on t lot think it is importan
26、t to tell the 34 time. People in South clocks or watches are just machines. They think that you let a clock or a watch control your life 35 you do everything on time. 21Aa Ban Cthe D/ 22Aanother Bthe others Cany other Dother 23Alife Bmoney Cnothing Dfriends 24Awatches Bclocks Cmachines Dradios 25Awo
27、rk out Blook out Ccome out Dpush out 26Aon Bin Cof Dto 27Aanybody Bsomebody Ceverybody Dnobody 28Afumy Bdifferent Cthe same Dopposite 29Arush Bwait Cexplore Drun 30Ahappy Blate Cquick Dsilent 31Awhy Bhow Cwhat Dwhen 32Aexplain Bintroduce Csay Drefuse 33Atell Btest Cbegin Dplay 34Ameaningless Bcorrec
28、t Cwrong Dproper 35Aas soon as Bwhether Cthough Dif 三、语篇填空(三、语篇填空(1515 小题,每小题小题,每小题 1 1 分,共分,共 1515 分)分) 阅读短文,从方框中选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空,使短文通顺,意思完整。每空限填一词,每词限用一次。 wrong receive ride two you while great cost beside surprise People in America usually give presents to family on Christmas Eve. Porter 36 an exp
29、ensive car from his brother. Is this your car, sir? A street boy asked. Yes, my brother gave it to me for Christmas. Porter answered. The boy asked in 37 . You mean this car is free? Sir, I wish. Porter thought of course he knew what the boy wished for. But his words shocked him 38 . The boy went on
30、, I wish to be a brother like that. Porter felt amazed and invited the boy to take a 39 in his car. After a short 40 , the boy said, Porter, would you mind driving in front of my house? Porter smiled a little. He thought the boy wanted to show his neighbors that he could ride home in a big car. But
31、Porter was 41 again. Will you stop where those 42 steps are? the boy asked. He ran to the steps and sat 43 his crippled (残疾的) brother. He pointed to the car. There he is, Bob, just like I told you upstairs. His brother gave it to for Christmas. It 44 him nothing. And some day Im going to give you on
32、e just like it. Then you can see for 45 all the nice things in the Christmas windows. What an unforgettable ride! 阅读短文,根据语篇要求填空,使短文通顺、意思完整。每空限填一词。 Karly is a high school student in America. Many schools require (要求) uniforms. It is not an exception for her school. These days, Karly was unhappy 46 sh
33、e had to wear skirt uniforms in winter. The school didnt change its rules 47 uniforms. Karly said, when I have lessons in class, it is cold in winter. Karlys mother, Rose, is a professor (教授) at a university. She made a call to school. In her opinion, the rules werent fair. The women teachers can we
34、ar pants but students 48 , she said. Pants are more practical form of dress. They are warmer in winter and cheaper to wear 49 a skirt. Karlys mother prepared to fight a legal battle (官司) against the school, but the school thought that the legal costs were too expensive. At 50 , they changed the rule
35、s. Now Karly and other girls at the school can wear pants. Karly says that she is very happy. 四、补全对话(四、补全对话(5 5 小题,每小题小题,每小题 2 2 分,共分,共 1010 分)分) 根据下面的对话情景,在每个空白处填上一个适当的句子,使对话的意思连贯、完整。 A: Hello! Roseten Hotel. 51 ? B: Id like to book some rooms. A: OK. 52 ? B: Standard rooms with a bathroom, a TV se
36、t and an air conditioning, please. A: Well, how many rooms do you want? B: Two. 53 ? A: 180 yuan for each. 54 ? B: For five days. We will check in tomorrow. A: OK. 55 ? B: Sure. I am Lin Junfeng and my telephone number is 7565-8254. A: Thank you. 五、书面表达(五、书面表达(2020 分)分) 56每个人都有自己认为最美好的地方。请以The Best
37、Place in My Mind为题写一篇英语短文。词数 100 左右。 内容要点 1)Where is it? 2)The introduction about it. 3)Why is it the best place in your mind? 注意事项 1)必须包含所提示的信息,可适当发挥; 2)意思清楚,表达通顺,行为连贯,书写规范; 3)请勿在文中使用真实的姓名。 The Best Place in My Mind 答案解析部分答案解析部分 【答案】1A 2D 3B 4C 5B 【答案】6D 7A 8C 9B 10D 【答案】11A 12D 13A 14D 15D 【答案】16A
38、;17D;18E;19C;20B 【答案】21C;22D;23B;24A;25A;26C;27C;28D;29A;30B;31A;32A;33C;34B;35D 【答案】36received;37surprise;38greatly;39ride;40while;41wrong;42two;43beside;44cost;45yourself 【答案】46because;47about;48cant;49than;50last 【答案】51What can I do for you?;52What kind of room do you want?;53How much does a standard room cost?;54How long will you stay here?;55Can you tell me your name and your telephone? 56 【答案】略