1、人教版八年级下英语期末考试试题姓名一 .单项选择：() 1. Mo Yan is one ofmost popular writers in the world. He washonest boy when he was child.A. a; aB. a; anC. the; aD. the; an()2.I m a teenager and I dontplay with soft toys any longer.A. no longer; /B. no; longerC. / ; no longerD. no; any longer()3. -How longyour unclethis
2、 personal computer ?- Since ten years ago. He wants to buy a new one.A. have; hadB. has; boughtC. have ; boughtD. has; had()4. Hurry up!The piano concertfor five minutes.A. had begunB. has been onC. has begunD. beganX kB 1. c o m()5. - Long time no see your father!Where has he?- He hasBeijing for a
3、month. Hell be back next week.A. been; been inB. gone; beenC. been; been toD. gone; gone to()6. My mother used tothe song “Wheres time going? ”. Now she is used toit.A. hating; listenB. hated; listened toC. hate; listening toD. hating; listening()7. The cleaner in Zhengzhou said, “things we do,envir
4、onment we ll have ”.A. More; betterB. The more; the betterC. Fewer ; The lessD. The fewer; better()8. Yu Gong didn tneed to move the mountains, He could think ofways to solve his problem .A. otherB. anotherC. othersD. else()9. Mr Green isn there, He with his familyhome in England .A. have beenB.has
5、beenC.has gone backD.have gone()10. Kate was ill last week . But she isto go to school today.A. good enoughB.enough wellC.well enoughD.enough good()11. I have never readbook that I cantput it down .A. such an excellentB. a such excellentC. such excellent aD. so an excellent()12. My headteacher saw h
6、erup some rubbish while heby .A. pick; was passingB. picking; was passingC. was picking; was passingD. picking; passed()13. “How long will youthis book? ”said the librarian.A. borrowB. buyC. keepD. have()14. - Could you please help methe exercise books to the class?- No problem.A. take outB. give ou
7、tC.work outD. put out() 15. Im new here. Could you please tell me _?A. what is the building used forB. when does the first class beginC. where is the dining hallD. how many classes our school has二 .完形填空（ 15分）Long long ago, there was a swan（天鹅） with golden feathers （金羽毛） .She lived in a lake. A woman
8、 lived in asmall house near the lake1her two daughters. They were very poor. They worked hard all year round, but still,they lived a2life and sometimes they even didn t havemonenoughytobuy food.The swan was sad to see that. She said to3, “ I ll give one offeathersmyto them each day, then they canliv
9、e a happy life with the money selling my feathers.”flewThatto evthening,poor shewoman s house and4agolden feather on the table without saying anything .From then on, the swam came every day and gave them a feather. Thewoman was very happy5their life was much better than before. X kB 1 . c omBut day
10、after day, the woman became greedy（贪婪）.She said to her6. ” The swan may fly away one day.If so, we will be poor again. We should take all her feathers when she c omes next time.”“ Oh, no, Mom!” cried the daughters,“7 This willthe swan. She helps us a lot !” But the mother wouldnWhen the swan came as
11、8, the mother caught her and took all her feathers. But suddenly, the golden feathers9chicken feathers.Then ,the Golden Swan said,“ Poor Mother, Ihelpcameyou,to but you wanted to kill me. Now, I am leaving and1 / 5will never come back. Never be greedy!” With these10, the swan flew away.()1. A. forB.
12、 withC.withoutD. on()2. A. hardB. goodC. happyD. easy()3. A. herB. herselfC. themD. myself()4. A. gaveB. broughtC. returnedD. left()5. A. becauseB. whileC. afterD. unless()6. A. sonsB. husbandC. daughtersD. sister()7. A. hurtB. saveC. protectD. refuse()8. A. generalB. usualC. normalD. common()9. A.
13、heard ofB. looked forC.changed intoD. came from()10. A. lettersB. wordsC. thoughtsD. Sentences三 .阅读理解（ 40 分）AMr. and Mrs. Turner live outside a small town. They have a b ig farm and they are always busy working on it. Their son, Peter, studied at a middle school. The young man studied hard and did w
14、ell in his lessons. It made them happy.Last month Peter finished middle school and passed the entrance examination ( 升学考试 ). Mrs. Turner was very happy and told the farmers about it.Yesterday morning the woman went to the town to buy something for her son. On the bus she told one of her friends how
15、clever and able her son was. She spoke very loudly. All the people in the bus began to listen to her.“Which university (大学 ) will your son study in?” a woman next to her asked.“In the most famous university in our country!” Mrs. Turner said happily.“The most famous university? ”“Oxford University (牛
16、津 ). ”Most of the pas sengers (乘客 ) looked at her carefully. Some of them said to her,“Congratulations! ”A woman said, “Im sure hell know Fred Smith.”“Whos Fred Smith? ”“Hes my son. ”“Does he study in the university, too?w.x Kb 1.co MW w“No, ”said the woman. “He is one of the professors.”()l. The st
17、ory happened in _.A. AmericaB. France C. Germany D. England()2. Mr. and Mrs. Turner were happy because _.A. their son did well in his lessonsB. they have a big farmC. they h ave a good harvestD. their son studied at a middle school()3. Mrs. Turner wanted everyone to know _.A. her son finished middle
18、 schoolB. her son was handsomeC. her son wa s going to study in a universityxk b1. c o m D. her son was very friendly to others()4. Mrs. Turner spoke so loudly in the bus that _.A. her friend could hear herB. all the people could hear herC. she hoped to make all the people happyD. she hoped they wou
19、ld say congratulations to her()5. Which of the following is true? _.A. The woman wasnt interested in Mrs. Turners wordsB. Mrs. Turner knew nothing about the famous universityC. The woman wanted to stop Mrs. Turner from showing off ( 炫耀 )D. The woman next to Mrs. Turner wanted to show off her son, to
20、oBIf you have no special plans for your holidays, why not spend your time helping others?Dontlisten to people who say the young people today often think only of themselves. It s not true at all. More anmore people in the USA volunteer to spend their school holidays working for others. And theydon td
21、o it for money. Hereare some of thei r stories.Alice Hamilton , 17I m going to help the Forest Centre build new hiking paths in the mountains. It s going to be terrifiwhole summer living in the tent and breathing the clean mountain air. I m going to sleep under thert, stars. Itand I ll be able to do
22、 somethinggood at the same time.Jason Moore,18This summer, I m going to volunteer with Special House Program. They build good, low-cost houses and sell them tofamilies that are not very rich. They ll teach me what to do, so I ll helpncpeopletoleandrn howalso tohavebuilda chahouses.Trish Anderson, 16
23、I m going to teach kids who have trouble reading. I ll work for a program called Readingay,ForI Life.mEvery dgoing to help kids choose and read books that they like. I want to be a teacher and I love children and reading, so this is going to be a great experience for me.2 / 5()6. Young people in the
24、 USA volunteer to spend _ helping others.A. school holidaysB. WeekdaysC. every morningD. every afternoon()7. What does Alice volunteer to do in summer?A. To breathe the clean mountain airB. To spend the whole summer living in the tentC. To sleep under the starsD. To help build new hiking paths in th
25、e mountain()8. From the passage, we know that Special House Program helps.A. children in poor familiesB. workers who build housesC. poor families can t afford housesD. build hiking paths()9._ wants to be a teacher.A. Alice HamiltonB. Jason MooreC. Trish AndersonD. none of them()10. Which is the most
26、 possible title for this passage?A. Reading for lifeB. A Special House Program新 课标第一网C. The Forest CentreD. Young American V olunteersCFriday,March 30thOur trip to Chiang Rai was long and boring. We visited a small village in the mountains. The village people here love the quiet life - no computers
27、or phones. They are the kindest people I have ever met. They always smile and sayKathy and I can only speak a few words of Thai, so smiling is the best way to show our kindness. I feel good here and hope to be able to come back next year.()11. The diaries ab ove show the writer sdays in Thailand.A.
28、3B. 7C. 15D. 30()12. It seems that visitors _ in Bangkok.A. often feel hungryB. can always find cheap thingsC. can t take any photosD. can enjoy themselves()13. Which of the following is TRUE?A. Chiang Mai is a beautiful city in the south of Thailand.B. The writer left Chiang Mai for Chiang Rai by b
29、us.C. Chiang Rai is a boring city in the mountains.D. The writer is traveling alone in Thailand.()14. The people in the village _.A. are friendly to othersB. like to speak EnglishC. are very weakD. hope to live in the cities()15.The best title of this article is_.A. My First TravelC. Traveling in Th
30、ailandB. The Outside WorldD. A Country on the Trainhttp:/www.x kb1. comDJames Michener, a famous American writer donated at least 90 per cent of what he made from his 43 novels. He seemed to donate more than this. At his death, in October 1997, he had gave away US 117 million.Michener made a good ex
31、ample, not just in how much he gave, but in his style of giving. The writer worked hard at doing good (行善 ). He usually follows up his donations to see how the money was used and he had a lot of fun in doing so.Michener was 90 when he died. He was the only writer on the list of American s top 25 phi
32、lanthropists慈善(家 ). He gave3 / 5his donations to the college he went to. Michener gave to his college-US 72million to Swarthmore. He said,“ I am frofamily without any money, the college made me from darkness into light.Michener was married three times, but he had no children. For his last 15 years,
33、he lived quietly in Austin, Texas. He movedthere to write the 1,000-page novel. The film called South Pacific was inspired （改编 )）by his first book,Tales of the SouthPacific, written when hewas 40.()16. M ichener died in _.A. 1991B. 1994C. 1997D. 2000()17. M ichener cared about _ after he donated.A.
34、how much money he gave awayB. how the money was usedC. when the money was given backD. how much fun he had()18. M ichener came from a _ family.A. richB. poorC. bigD. small()19. What s the name of the college which Michener went to?A. AustinB. TexasC. OxfordD. Swarthmore()20. He wrote his first book
35、_.A. when he moved to Austin.B. in his last 15 years.C. when he was married for the third time. D. at the age of 40.四 .词汇运用（ 10 分）withlanguageunderstanduseifmakekindhelp anotherinthey unlessThere are a lot of1in the world. But the most widely spoken language is English. Many people u_2_and use it al
36、l over the world.Indeed, English is a very important andlanguage. _4_ we know English, wecan hardly travel anywhere and we will have difficulty5ourselves understood. English is greatly used in studyof all6of subjects. Several books are written6English every day to teach people many useful things.The
37、refore, the English language has8to spread(传播 ) knowledge to all parts of the world.English has also served to bring together the different peoples of the world by helping9to talk withone10. 新 | 课| 标 | 第|一 | 网1. _2. _3. _4. _5._6._7. _8. _9. _ 10._五 .补全对话（5 小题 ,每小题 2 分 ,共 10 分）根据下面地对话情景,在每一个空白处填上一个恰
38、当地句子,使对话地意义连贯.完整 .A: Have you heard that we are going to have an English speech contest next month?B: Yes. 76._?A: Yes, of course. You know I love English and I m good at spoken English.B: I know it s a piece of cake for you. But 77._.A: Take it easy. Practice makes perfect. 78._.B: I hope so. 79._?A: Sure, I d love to. The first thing is to choose a good topic. 80._?B: Not yet. There are so many topics to talk about. I really don t know which one is better.A: OK. Let s do it right now.六 .书面表达（ 20 分）郑州外国语中学学生会为了帮助本校家庭贫困地学生筹集上学和文具费用,决定于 12 月 5 日在本校礼堂举行慈善音乐会 ,请你写一份倡议书,邀请各位同学和老师参加.字数 80 字左右 ._
