1、八年级上八年级上学学期英语期末期英语期末考考试试一一、语语法选法选择择（共共两部两部分分, , 1515 小小题题; ;每每小小题题 1 1 分分, , 满满分分 1515 分）分）语法选择。阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，各题所给的 A、B、C 和 D项中选出最佳选项。It is important to exercise your brain. For example, you1do new things and change your daily habits. If you walk a different way to school or take a diff
2、erent bus, you 2your brain active. Y ou can try to memorize3new. Y ou can try a Maths puzzle. Y ou can also try to learn new skills or study a foreign language. Your brain gets lots of regular exercise if you do any of these things.If you live a healthy life, your memory will work4. Y ou must have a
3、 balanced diet. Y ou must give your brain enough time to rest.5you get enough sleep every night, you will not rememberthings well.1AwillBcanCused toDhave to2AkeepBare keepingChave keptDwill keep3AanythingBsomethingCnothingDeverything4AbetterBbestCthe bestDgood5AIfBWhenCBecauseDUnless语法选择。阅读下面短文，按照句子
4、结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，各题所给的 A、B、C 和 D项中选出最佳选项。I want to share my life in China. I have been a doctoral student in the University of Electronic Scienceand Technology of China62017. My study in China gives me a chance to explore a country whichis 7 from the one Ive learned from TV and books.I am very happy
5、with my decision to come to study here. However, things didnt go as 8 as I expected in the beginning. The first difficulty was the Chinese language. When I 9 in China I felt lonely and had trouble with the language. Later on, my Chinese friends introduced me 10 a richculture during the Spring Festiv
6、al. Some numbers such as six and eight are believed to be lucky by Chinesepeople. While 11 like the number four and fourteen are disliked by people. For example, 666is seen as an excellence and a wish for good luck in China.In daily life, I was impressed by Chinas transportation system. It is worth1
7、2by othercountries, especially shared bicycles and electric motor bikes.13addition, China is one of thecountries with the largest number of smartphone users. Internet is widely used everywhere. It is said that the phone is14sense for every Chinese.I15a great time in China for these years. I can only
8、 pray for a long stay in this country and hope for more chances to learn about the fantasy land-China.6Ain7Adifference 8Awell9Ahave arrivedBforBdifferent BgoodBarrivesCfromCdifferently CbetterCarrivedDsinceDdifferences DbestDarriving10AwithBaboutCtoDof11AanotherBotherCthe otherDothers12Ato learnBlea
9、rningClearnDlearns13AOnBAtCInDFrom14Athe sixBthe sixthCsixDsixth15AhaveBhadChave hadDare having二二、完完形填形填空空（共（共 1010 小小题题; ;每小题每小题 1 1 分分, , 满分满分 1010 分）分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 项中选出最佳选项。A long time ago in ancient China, there lived an emperor and his wife. The emperor built his wife a veryb
10、eautiful garden. She16much of her time there, sewing and chatting with her ladies in waiting.One day,17she was in her garden, a cocoon fell into her tea. She was just about to pour the tea away when she noticed something18! The cocoon was unraveling（解开）! It seemed to be athread. She19fished it out o
11、f her teacup and called for her dressmaker. Together, they found that the thread could be made into soft, strong cloth. It was very beautiful. Everyone20silk to wear. But it took time for silkworms to make enough silk thread. To save the silkworms, the emperors wife asked the emperor to ell the peop
12、le that21could only be worn by the royal family.No one knows if the story is true, but it is true that only the royal family could wear silk clothes for a very long time. Later, nobles（贵族）began wearing silk but businessmen and farmers were still not 22to wear silk.Silk became a23product for trade. E
13、mperors, princes, queens and nobles all wanted silk. They were24to pay a very high price to get it. Even people from around the world traded it for gold and silver. In order to protect the skill, the ancient Chinese did their best to keep it a 25 formany years.16AwastedBspentCsavedDlost17AwhenBafter
14、CunlessDif18AsillyBamazingCstupidDusual19AhardlyBfinallyCcarefullyDsuddenly20AboughtBmadeCwantedDgot21AcocoonBthreadCdressDsilk22AallowedBintroducedCorderedDchosen23AvaluableBluckyCheavyDcheap24AunhappyBgladCeasyDangry25AtruthBstoryCfact三三、阅阅读理读理解解（共（共 4 4 篇篇, , 每每小题小题 2 2 分分, , 满分满分 3030 分）分）Dsecre
15、t阅读下列短文，从各题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 项中选出最佳选项。The topic of this years English Week was Learning about Writers. Each class chose a famous writer as the key topic of the English Week, so a series of English Week activities were also related to the work of this writer.English Week highlights:1 Mr. Green, a British
16、 famous writer, visited us again tobring wonderful stories to the children.2Dress up Friday, children took the chance to go into theworld of the book, and acted ascharacters in the work of their classselected writer, enjoying a special and exciting day.3There were also different interesting competit
17、ions, suchas Reading photography competition,English cartoon competition, etc.Visit of a famous foreign writerWe invited Mr. Green to share his reading experience with all teachers and students on November 6th and 7th. At the same time, he also gave a speech on reading for parents on November 6th, w
18、ith the title of Why we need to read aloud to children and how to do it well.Interesting English Week activitiesPhoto competitionWe invited parents to take a picture of their children while they were reading a book. It must be one of the works of their classs elected writer. The more creative the ph
19、oto was, the more likely it was to win.Dress up competitionAll the students dressed up as characters in a novel written by the writer chosenby their class. On Friday, we also presented the best costume award and the best class achievement award.There were many other wonderful activities during Engli
20、sh Week, such as English cartoon competition and English speaking competition.We hope every student enjoyed the fun of learning English through this wonderful English Week activity, and will continue to fall n love with English reading.26.Which activity could you take part in if you were interested
21、in acting?ADress up Friday.BPhoto competition.CEnglish speaking competition.DEnglish cartoon competition.27.What does the underlined word It in Paragraph 4 refer to?AThe book.BThe picture.CThe speech.DThe photo competition.28.Why does the writer write the passage?ATo introduce English reading.BTo in
22、troduce Mr. Green.CTo introduce Dress up Friday.DTo introduce English Week.阅读下列短文，从各题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 项中选出最佳选项。Wang Yaping is chosen to take part in the Shenzhou-13 crewed mission, with the spaceship launchedfrom the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China on Oct. 16th. She becomes the first
23、 woman to enter Chinas space station core module Tianhe.Wang was born in 1980 in Shandong Province. She loved jogging and was a basketball player in theschool team.When I was young, my world was small, Wang recalled. My dream was much more simple: to go out of the village and to pay back all that my
24、 parents had given me. Her space dream started in 2003 when China sent its first taikonaut Yang Liwei into space. I watched the bright rocket set on fire on TV, and an idea came into my mind: China now has a male taikonaut, when will there be a female one? Wang said. At that time, she has been a tra
25、nsport aircraft pilot for two years in the Peoples Liberation Army Air Force. After finishing safe flights for 1, 600 hours over nine years, Wang was chosen into the second batch of Chinese taikonauts in 2010 and became a strong candidate（候选人） for Chinas first flight as a female taikonaut.However, s
26、he did not pass her final tests and Liu Yang was named the first female taikonaut. Wang did not lose heart but trained even harder. The candidate always ran three circles more than others in physicalcourses, and she asked to train in the pressure room for extra 30 minutes each time.Her efforts final
27、ly came to success. Wang became a crew member of the Shenzhou-10 space mission in 2013, and she earned the title of Chinas first space teacher after giving a lesson to students from an orbit more than 300 km above the Earths surface.Wangs ponytail, smiling face and soft-spoken voice attracted millio
28、ns of hits on social media, where she has been known as a space heroine. 29.In what order did the following events take place?a. Wang took part in the Shenzhou-10 space mission.b. Wang joined the Peoples Liberation Army Air Force.c. Wang gave a lesson to students from space in 2013.d. Wang became a
29、crew member of the Shenzhou-13 crewed mission.e. Wang became a member of the second batch of Chinese tikonauts.Ab-e-a-c-dBb-a-e-d-cCa-b-e-c-dDa-b-c-e-d30.What can we know about Wang Yaping from the passage?A.Wang Yaping was named the first female taikonaut.B.Wang Yaping was born in a city in Shandon
30、g Province.C.Wang Yaping has taken part in the Shenzhou mission twice.D.Wang Yaping took part in the Shenzhou-13 mission when she was 37.31.What does the underlined word extra in paragraph 5 mean?AaboutBfewerCmore 32What can be the best title of the passage?DlessAThe first female taikonautBWang Yapi
31、ng and Liu YangCA space heroine-Wang YapingDThe Shenzhou-13 crewed mission阅读下列短文，从各题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 项中选出最佳选项。Smartphones are popular among middle school students, who use them mainly to surf social media platforms, according to a research made by China Youth Daily.More than 93% of parents had given sm
32、artphones to their children in middle schools for daily use and 57% of respondents said they used them to visit social media.Keeping in touch with teachers came in at 48% and the same number of students used them to play online games, while 47% watched videos and listened to music, the research said
33、.More than 30% of parents said they failed to guide their children on the rational use of the devices and 39% said childrens smartphone use was opposite to their original intentions.Last year, a report found that 175 million minors regularly used the Internet. It noted that 94%went online with mobil
34、e phones, while 57% also used TV sets. Desktops came in at 45%, with laptops at 32% and tablets at 29%.The report, based on a research of 34, 661 middle school students, found that 33%of the students had surfed the Internet before school age and 65% of young Internet users had taught themselves the
35、necessaryskills.Online games and novels have become important social topics with young students and they do not want to be left out among their peers, Sun said.The reason some parents fail to control their childrens smartphone use is that they also use them too much, she added. (To be continued)33.W
36、hat do over half of the middle school students use smartphones to do?APlay online games.BSurf social media platforms.CWatch videos.DKeep in touch with teachers.34.What can we learn about middle school students from the passage? AThey spend more time listening to music than watching videos.B.They spe
37、nd more time watching videos platforms than playing online games.C.They spend more time keeping in touch with teachers than surfing social media platforms.D.They spend the same amount of time playing games as communicating with teachers.35.How did most middle school students go online according to t
38、he report? ABy using TV sets.BBy using laptops.CBy using smartphones.DBy using desktops.36.What may be talked about in the next paragraph of the passage?A.Advice for parents.B.The developments of smartphones.C.The advantages of using smartphones.D.The disadvantages of using smartphones.阅读下列短文，从各题所给的
39、 A、B、C 和 D 项中选出最佳选项。Ever since ancient times, its been important to keep in mind proper gift-giving manners when givingpresents to your Chinese friends or family. If you dont know much about traditional Chinese giftingcustoms, t could end up making you, or the receiver, feel bad. So, what should you
40、 pay attention to when choosing the right gift?To begin with, there are a few key factors to consider（考虑）. Firstly, because mianzi (giving and saving face) is important in Chinese culture, its necessary to consider the cost of the gift wont make thereceiver feel uncomfortable Secondly, you should ch
41、oose a useful gif. Thirdly, avoid gifts that are considered unlucky, like clocks, umbrellas and pears. In Chinese, to give a clock sounds like to attend a funeral, umbrella sound like split up, and pear sounds like to leave. In addition, its important to understand the types of gifts that are usuall
42、y exchanged in China. The first is fresh fruit and flowers. Fruit and flowers are popular in most situations. The second common gift is tea in an attractive tin or wrapper（ 包 装 ）. The third common gift is red envelopes filled with cash. These are often given out for birthdays, weddings and the Sprin
43、g Festival. Six, eight and nine are considered lucky numbers in China, while four is considered unlucky because it sounds like death. The fourth common gift in China is plants. If your Chinese friend just moved to a new home or spends a lot of time in their office, a plant is a good choice for a gif
44、t.Finally, its important to be mindful when choosing the color of your gift. During happy occasions, Chinese people prefer the color red because it means cheer, fortune and good luck. During funerals, white and black colors are used to express remembrance and respect.If youre planning to give a gift
45、 to a Chinese person, keep in mind the above as a helpful guide. No matter what kind of gift you give, its always the thought that counts.37Which of the following is the proper gift for visiting a friend in China?AA beautiful clock.BSome fresh fruit and flowers.CA red envelope with ￥444 in it.DSome
46、tea without a tin or wrapper.38.What can we learn from the passage?A.You can send a plant to your friend when he moves to a new home.B.Pears are bad choices because pear sounds like to attend a funeralC.Chinese people prefer red because it means cheer, good luck and respect.D.Red envelopes with cash
47、 are often given for funerals, birthdays and the Spring Festival39.What neednt we pay attention to when choosing the gift?AThe price of the gift.BThe type of the gift.CThe colour of the giftDThe size of the gift.40In which part of a magazine will you probably read this article? AHistory.BEducation.C
48、Culture.四四、阅阅读填读填空空（共（共 5 5 小小题题; ;每小题每小题 1 1 分分, , 满分满分 5 5 分）分）DTravel.阅读填空This happened two years ago but remains a lively memory. We sang My Motherland and Me before a huge stage in Beijing Grand Theater. It was my first time in a gathering attended by local officials. 41I was so excited. 42I wa
49、s on a local bus when I first heard it. I couldnt understand the words but I could follow the tune from memory. 43We just practised My Motherland and Me until we could remember the Chinese words.The day of the event we all wore red and stood on stage. 44Our performance would be followed by a group o
50、f children who sang Be Brave, a pop song. I love that song too. After the program, all the performers were called back to the stage. The head of the local community gave each of us a prize. I went home with my prize, bags of fruits and candies than my two hands could carry. When my mother arrivedhom
