1、人教版八年级英语第一学期期末试卷一、听力部分（共20分）. 听句子, 选择最佳应答语。（5分）( ) 1. A. No, they cant. B. Yes, they did. C. It was excellent.( ) 2. A. Once a week. B. Last night. C. Animal world.( ) 3. A. Lazy. B. At school. C. Jennifer.( ) 4. A. Because it has the worst service. B. Because its the most expensive. C. Because its
2、the closest to home.( ) 5. A. Yes, she is. B. No, Im not. C. No, she doesnt. 听对话，选择最佳答案。（5分）( ) 6. Where did Jim go on vacation last week? A. To the mountains. B. To the beach. C. To the farm.( ) 7. Who is the shortest of the three girls?A. Wu Nas cousin. B. Wu Yu. C. Wu Na.( ) 8. What does Tom want
3、 to be? A. A teacher. B. A reporter. C. An actor.( ) 9. How much honey does May need? A. One spoon. B. Two spoons. C. Three spoons.( )10. When is Bens party? A. Tomorrow evening. B. Tomorrow afternoon. C. Tomorrow morning. 图片理解 看图听描述，选择与你所听到的描述内容相符合的图片。其中有一幅图片是多余的。（5分）ABCDEF 11. 12. 13. 14. 15._. 听短
4、文, 选择最佳答案。（5分） ( ) 16. Where is Linda now? A. At home. B. In the store. C. At school.( ) 17. Who is Mike? A. Lindas brother. B. Lindas friend. C. Lindas cousin. ( ) 18. When will Mikes birthday party start?A. At 4:00 p.m. B. At 5:00 p.m. C. At 6:00 p.m. ( ) 19. How many sandwiches is Linda going to
5、make? A. Six. B. Seven. C. Eight. ( ) 20. How will Linda go to the party? A. By bus. B. By taxi. C. By bike.A 基础部分（共70分）II、单项选择(每题1分，共20分)21、Jack cant ride a bike, so he _rides a bike to school.A. often B. always C. usually D. never22、If you watch the film, you _more about Chinese history and cultur
6、e.A. learnt B. learn C. will learn D. have learnt23、-There _ a football match this evening. -Exciting news. A. . is going to have B. is going to be C. will haveD. is 24、- _ useful advice you have just given me! - Not at all. Its kind of you to say so. A. What a B. How a C. What D. How25、Before I tal
7、k with _ engineer, I never meet _ clever person like him. A. the; the B. a; the C. the; a D. a; a 26、 Its difficult for me _ the bed. Its too heavy.A. move B. moved C. moving D. to move27、They learned it all by themselves. That is to say nobody told them _ .A. what to do it B. how to do it C. where
8、to do D. when to do28、- Its not enough an English club. You should also read English newspapers and magazines often. - Thanks for your advice. A. join B. to join C. joining D. to joining29、-Which is _ month of the year? -July, I think.A. hot B. hoter C. hotter D. the hottest30、Listening to light mus
9、ic is one of _ ways to relax yourself when you feel tired.A. the more helpful B. more helpful C. the most helpful D. the helpful31、-Who is _ teacher in your school? -Mary is A. friendlier Bfriend C. the friendliest D. friendly32、The Changjiang River is one of _ rivers in the world.A. long B. longer
10、C. longest D. the longest33、_ you take exercise, _ you will be. A. Much; healthy B. The more; the healthy C. The more; the healthierD. More; the healthier34、If you want to be healthier, you must eat junk food, I think. A. less B. more C. much D. fewer 35、Well try to do _ work with _ time than before
11、.A. much; much B. little; little C. less; more D. more; less36、He has done _to improve his English.A. something useful B. anything usefulC. useful nothing D. useful anything37、Im going to buy _ for my mother on Mothers Day. A. special something B. something specialC. anything specialD. special anyth
12、ing38、I am waiting for my friend. _， Ill go shopping alone.A. If she comes B. If she will come C. If she doesnt come D. If she didnt come39、Kate often goes to work_ breakfast. Its bad for her health.A. with B. without C. on D. not have40、Its not safe for you to go to the forest alone,for you lose yo
13、ur way in it.A.need B.must C.may D.shouldIII、完形填空，从每小题A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳答案（每题1 分，共10 分）。 We know that trees are useful in our everyday life. They 41 us many things, such as wood, oxygen(氧气), rubber(橡胶), medicines and many other things. They can 42 tell us a lot about our climate. The following are th
14、e reasons(原因). If you 43 a tree, you can see that it has many rings (年轮). Most trees grow one new ring 44 year. Because of this reason, we know 45 a tree is. A tree over a hundred years old means that it has more than a hundred 46 .When the climate is dry or very cold, the trees do not grow very muc
15、h and their rings are usually 47 . When it is wet and warm, the rings are much thicker. If the rings are suddenly very thin or suddenly very thick, this means that the 48 changed suddenly(突然). If we look at the rings of this tree, we can 49 about the climate for a hundred years. We can see 50 our cl
16、imate is changing today.( )41. A. tell B. ask C. give D. get ( )42. A. not B. too C. to D. also ( )43. A. cut down B. climb up C. walk past D. look at( )44. A. many B. every C. some D. only( )45. A. how big B. how long C. how old D. how much( )46. A. trees B. leaves C. people D. rings( )47. A. big B
17、. thin C. things D. small ( )48. A. climate B. trees C. sky D. animal ( )49. A. study B. get C. learn D. teach ( )50. A. how B. why C. when D. while IV、阅读理解（每题2 分，共40分）AAn English traveler found himself in Norway with only enough money to buy the ticket for him to go back home. As he knew that it wo
18、uld take him only two days to get to England, he decided that he could easily spend the time without food. So he bought a ticket and got on the ship. The man closed his ears to the sound of the lunch bell. When dinnertime came, he didnt go to dinning room, saying that he was not feeling very well. T
19、he next morning he still didnt have breakfast and at lunchtime he again stayed in his room. But at dinnertime he was so hungry that he went to the dinning room and ate everything the waiter put in front of him. He got ready for the quarrel(争执).“Bring me the bill,” he said. “The bill, sir?” said the
20、waiter in surprise. “There isnt any bill. On our ship meals are included (包括) in the money for the ticket,” said the waiter.51. The story happened _.A. in England B. on a ship from Norway to England C. in Norway D. on a ship from England to Norway52. The traveler didnt go to the dinning room first b
21、ecause _.A. he had no money B. he didnt feel very wellC. he didnt want to eat anything D. he didnt hear the sound of the bell53. The traveler went to the dinning room to eat something because _. A. his friend had given him some money B. the waiter had asked him to change his mind C. he learned that
22、there was no bill on the ship D. he was too hungry54. The traveler had _ on the ship. A. only one meal B. two meals C. three meals D. none55. After the traveler finished eating, _.A. he had a quarrel with waiter over the bill B. he drank a lotC. he asked the waiter to bring him the change (零钱) D. he
23、 came to know that travelers on the ship had free meals BScientists have helped people understand the dangers facing the earth. As people live on the earth, we should be fully ready to deal with the dangers. If we do not pay more attention to the problems caused by air pollution, our earth may no lo
24、nger be a healthy place for plants, animals, and people to live.Cleaning up the air is a job that all countries must work on. The problems caused by air pollution can be solved, but a lot of work needs to be done. Governments around the world are beginning to work together to lower the levels of dan
25、gerous gases in the atmosphere(大气层). If this can be done well, the ozone layer(臭氧层) can rebuild itself, global warming can be controlled, and acid rain can be reduced.In 1967, the government of the United States passed the Clean Air Act. More parts were added to the act in 1970, 1977 and 1990. As a
26、result of these laws, cars now must reduce the amounts of harmful gases. Power factories must use clean coal methods to reduce acid-rain gases they produce.In 1970, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was set up. The EPAs job is to make sure that the environmental laws are being followed and t
27、o find out new dangers and offer solutions. The first Earth Day was also celebrated in 1970.While it is very important to address with air on a global scale, each person can also do something to protect the Earth. Here are some things you can do every day:1) Turn down the heat and air conditioning.2
28、) Use the dishwasher only when they are full of dishes.3) Practice the 3 Rs: recycle, reuse, and reduce.4) Plant a tree. ( ) 56. If we dont care about _ problems, our earth may no longer be a healthy place.A. Air pollution B. Water pollution C. Noise pollution( ) 57. Every country should _ to solve
29、the problems caused by air pollution.A. rebuild the ozone layer B. clean up the airC. produce harmful gases( ) 58. All the things the EPA can do is to _ A.make more laws B. find out new dangersC. protect the environment( ) 59. The Clean Air Act was passed _ by the American government.A. In 1967 B. I
30、n 1970 C. In 1977( ) 60. In our daily life, we can do something to protect the earth by _.A. using more cars B. riding the bikes C. cutting down treesC One day a little girl found two weak birds when she walked in the forests. She took them home and put them in a small cage. Every day she feeds them
31、 with love and the birds grow strong. Every morning they say “hello” to her with a beautiful song. The girl loves them very much and wants their singing to last (持续) forever (永远). One day the girl left the cages door open. The larger and stronger of the two birds flew out of the cage. The girl watch
32、ed worriedly when it circled (盘旋) high above her. She was afraid that it would fly away and she would never see it again. So when it flew close, she caught it at once. She was very happy that she held it tightly (紧紧地) in her hand! Suddenly, she felt something happened to the bird. She opened her han
33、d and was surprised to find that the bird couldnt move any more and died. Her love for the bird killed it. She noticed the other bird jumping in the cage. She could feel that it wanted to be free. It hoped to fly into the clear, blue sky. She lifted (举起) it from the cage and flew it into the air. Th
34、e bird circled once, twice, three times When the bird flew happily in the sky, she was so glad. Just then the bird flew closer and sat softly on her shoulder (肩膀). It sang the nicest song she often heard. The fastest way to lose love is to hold it tight; the best way to keep love is to let it fly!61
35、. The girl loved the two birds very much because _.A. they greeted her every morning B. they were hungry but very strongC. they liked staying in the cage quietly D. they didnt eat much food62. One day the girl forgot to close the door to the cage and _ of the two birds flew out of the cage.A. the si
36、ck B. the female C. the larger and stronger D. the white and blue63. The girl held the bird tightly in her hand because she was afraid that _.A. it would die B. it felt coldC. the other bird felt lonely D. it would fly away64. The girl felt that the other bird _ when it jumped in the cage.A. wanted
37、to see what happened B. wanted to be freeC. wanted to sing a beautiful song again D. wanted to eat something65. What does the story want to tell us? A. We should protect the birds. B. Keeping birds isnt easy.C. We can easily kill the birds. D. To keep love is to let it fly.D阅读短文, 根据短文内容, 从短文后的五个选项中选
38、出能填入空白处的最佳选项。Thirty years ago, I walked into a bakery and asked for some bread to sell. At that time, I was 12 years old. 66 She gave five loaves of bread and wished me good luck. I took the bread and went out to sell them. It took me all day, but I sold them all. 67 I was the happiest boy in the wo
39、rld as I walked home that evening. 68 I paid a deposit（定金）on a new bicycle. And then I started my job as a newspaper delivery boy. Soon I could pay the rest of the money for the bicycle and the bike was mine. 69 .Today I still work in the delivery business. I have a truck to send goods all over the
40、country. I live in a beautiful house, but I dont ride a bicycle these days. I drive a large nice car. 70 But because she gave me the start, I have become a successful man. Id like to show my thanks to her. A. The next day, I went to a bicycle shop. B. I was so proud of myself. C. A young lady served
41、 me that day. D. I dont know who that young lady was. E. At the end of the day, I had some money. B部分 (共30分) 完成句子V、选择词语适当形式填空，每词仅用一次。 （每题1分，共5分）comfortable funny one housework decide71. It started raining so he to take the train. 72.You can sit the most there.73. In fact, shes than anyone I know. 74. She often does on weekends. 75.Mrs. White goes shopping or twice a week.VI、句型转换（按要求转换下列句子。一空一词，共10分。）76. Sally played football yesterday. (用tomorrow改写句子) Sally _ _ football tomorrow.77. The Greens will go to Hainan Island for vacation. (改为一般疑问句)_
