1、为学教育八年级上学期期末英语试题一单项选择( ) 1 Lisa went to the living room and _ hands with the guests A shake B shaking C shook D to shake ( ) 2 I came to _ goodbye to you . I have to go now A talk B tell C speak D say ( ) 3 There are some _ in the shop and they want to buy some Chinese products A Germans B Indian C
2、American D Englishman( ) 4 We hear the _ of the running water . We feel relaxed A noise B voice C sound D shout ( ) 5 You dont like playing computer games , _? A do you B dont you C are you D arent you ( ) 6 Not only my sister but also I _ crazy about rock music A am B is C are D be ( ) 7 _ excited
3、the mother was when she heard her sons voice from the space station A How B What C What a D What an ( ) 8 _ good advice the teacher gave me A How B What C What a D How a ( ) 9 The boy works _ harder than his elder sister A even B very C pretty D quite ( ) 10 My brother won the first prize _ the age
4、of eight A for B at C with D on ( ) 11 _ fans are waiting for the singer at the airport A Hundred of B Hundreds C Hundred of D Hundreds of ( ) 12 -Who is the song _? - I think Jay Chou wrote it A for B by C to D out ( ) 13 Sorry, I cant play _ basketball with you this afternoon . My father asked me
5、to stay at home and play _guitar A the ; the B / ; / C the ; / D /; the ( ) 14 Jenny is my _ sister and she is two years _ than me A older; older B elder; elder C older ; elder D elder ; older ( ) 15 Your brother hardly plays football, _? A does he B doesnt he C isnt he D is he ( ) 16 We decide _ to
6、 Beijing by air A go B going C to go D went ( ) 17 _ a diary is one of the best ways to learn English well A Keep B Keeping C Keeps D Kept ( ) 18 -Mum , Bill is coming to dinner this evening Ok. Lets give him _ to eat A anything different B different anything C something different D different someth
7、ing ( ) 19 He tires _ English and he practices _English every day A to learn; speaking B learn ; speaking C learning ; to speak D to learn; to speak ( ) 20 Its polite _ a gift when you visit somebody for the first time A take B taking C to take D took （ ）21 Im sorry I lost _ useful book. Never mind,
8、 but I hope you wont make the same mistake for _ second time.A. a; a B. a; the C. the; the D. an; a（ ）22 The students the Palace Museum next week. A. hope them to visitB. look forward to visitC. hope they visit D. hope to visit（ ）23. Mr. Lee is an animal lover. He does everything he can animals. He
9、is a true friend of animals.A. attacking B. to attack C. to protect D. protecting（ ）24 We hope we will have _ lessons every day. Thats what I think. Then we can have _ free time. A. more; less B. more; more C. fewer; more D. fewer; less（ ）25. _ will the meeting start? _ everyone arrives. A. How long
10、; Until B. How long; Not until C. How soon; Until D. How soon; Not until（ ）26 Would you like some juice or bread? . Im really thirsty and hungry after such a long walk.A. None B. Either C. Nothing D. Both （ ）27. “Helen found a book lying on the floor.” The structure of the sentence is .A. S + V B. S
11、 + V + DO C. S + V + IO + DO D. S + V + DO + OC（ ）28. I felt a bit _ last night and then I fell _ quickly. A. sleepy; asleep B. asleep; asleep C. sleepy; sleepyD. asleep; sleepy（ ）29 _ great fun we had _ the changes _ the birds numbers!A. What a; recorded; in B. What; to record; ofC. What; recording
12、; in D. What; record; of（ ）30. The bird watching wasnt very interesting, was it? _. I saw few birds from the beginning to the end.A. I agree B. Yes, it was.C. Interesting enoughD. No, it wasnt.（ ）31. Practicing more can make easier for us to get good results in the race. A. us B. it C. this D. we（ ）
13、32. _ ? He is kind and helpful. We like him very much. A. What does your English teacher like B. How do you think of your English teacher C. How do you like your English teacher D. What do you like about your English teacher（ ）33 Mum, can I have something _? Oh, sorry, dear. You can only drink some
14、water. There is _ in the kitchen. A. to drink; nothing else B. to drink; something else C. to eat; something else D. to eat; nothing else（ ）34. Soon the cocoon(茧) _ a beautiful butterfly.A. grew up B. made up C. came intoD. grew into（ ）40. My PE teacher says our national football team may win the 20
15、15 Asian Cup. _. Our Chinese are looking forward to it. A. Congratulations. B. I dont think so. C. I hope so. D. Me too.二.完型填空 阅读短文, 从每题所给选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。（共15小题; 每小题1分，计15分）I sat down to read under an old tree in the park. I felt my life was 41 , for my whole world was dark.A young boy ran up to m
16、e, out of 42 . He stood right before me with his head down and said 43 , “Look what I found!” In his hand was a flower, and what a poor sight! The flower was dry and 44 . I gave him a small smile and then turned my eyes away so that he could go off to play with his dry flower. 45 , he sat next to my
17、 side and placed the flower to his 46 and said in surprise, “It smells sweet and its beautiful, too. Thats 47 I picked it. Here, its for you.” The flower before me was dead. But I knew I must accept it, or he might never 48 . So I accepted the flower, and replied, “This is just what I 49 .” Just the
18、n, for the first time I noticed that the boy could not 50 he was blind.Tears came down my face as I 51 him for picking the best one. “Youre welcome,” he smiled, and then ran off to 52 . I sat there and wondered how he was able to learn about my pain.Through the eyes of a blind child, 53 I could see
19、the problem was not with the world; the problem was me. And for all those years I myself had been 54 . I decided to see the beauty in life, and 55 every second of my life. And then I held that dry flower up to my nose and breathed in the smell of a beautiful rose.41. A. hopeless B. colorfulC. simple
20、D. wonderful42. A. mind B. troubleC. breathD. work43. A. sadly B. strictly C. angrily D. excitedly44. A. dead B. fresh C. alive D. heavy45. A. So B. Or C. HoweverD. And46. A. head B. nose C. ear D. neck47. A. how B. when C. whereD. why48. A. come B. giveC. leaveD. stay49. A. say B. dislike C. want D
21、. have50. A. cry B. speakC. smileD. see51. A. forgave B. thanked C. paidD. hated52. A. sleep B. studyC. danceD. play53. A. at mostB. at timesC. at firstD. at last54. A. cheerful B. usefulC. blindD. deaf55. A. waste B. enjoyC. lose D. forget三.阅读理解 阅读下列短文, 根据短文内容选择最佳答案。（共15小题; 每小题2分，计30分）AMany years a
22、go, there lived a very rich man who wanted to do something good for the people of his town. But first he wanted to find out if they deserved(值得) his help. So he put a very large stone in the middle of the main road to the town. Then he stood behind a tree, waiting and watching. Soon an old man came
23、along with his cow.“Who put this stone in the center of the road?” said the old man, but he didnt try to move the stone away. Instead, with some difficulty he passed around the stone and continued on his way. Another man came along and did the same thing; then another came, and another. All of them
24、complained about the stone in the center of the road, but nobody tried to move it. Late in the afternoon, a young man came along. He saw the stone and said, “It will be dark at night. Some people will come along later in the dark and will fall over the stone and get hurt.”The young man then began to
25、 move the stone. He pushed and pulled and tried everything he could to move it out of the road. But to his surprise, under the stone he found a bag full of money and this message, “This money is for the person who moves this stone from the road. The person deserves help.”56. The rich man put the sto
26、ne in the road so that _.A. people could not pass easily B. people could move it awayC. he could find out who deserved his help D. he could find out who passed most quickly57. Why did the young man move the stone out of the road?A. Because he was strong enough to move it.B. Because he knew there was
27、 a bag of money under it.C. Because he didnt want other people to fall and get hurt.D. Because the rich man wanted him to do so.58. What was the rich man doing when the young man moved the stone?A. He was standing on a stone.B. He was helping the young man pull the stone.C. He was standing behind a
28、tree, waiting and watching.D. He was enjoying himself while watching.59. Which of the following is true according to the article?A. All people of the town didnt move the stone.B. The young man got the money and moved the stone back.C. The rich manput the money and the message under the stone. D. The
29、 old man with a cow got the money and went away. 60. What can we learn from the story?A. If we do well, we will have well. B. If we move stones, we will have a lot of money. C. The young man was lucky. D. Other people were unlucky.BCui Cui was in low spirits. Her head was bowed. Even the cheerful cr
30、owd outside her enclosure (圈舍) couldnt make the 2-year-old panda happy. Cui Cui was not alone. The eight pandas from Wolong in Sichuan all looked unhappy. A very big earthquake had destroyed their home. They arrived in Beijing on May 24. The eight pandas were chosen in an online poll (投票) from 16 Wo
31、long pandas born in 2006 to meet visitors to the Beijing Olympics. They will stay in the capitals zoo until November. “All the Wolong pandas were scared by the earthquake,” said a keeper who came along with the animals. “When the earthquake happened, the sky turned dark. Some pandas climbed up trees
32、. This was a way to protect themselves,” he said, “even after the earthquake, some did not want to come down. Many of them lost their appetites (胃口) and six pandas ran away from their home. One is still missing.” “The earthquake ruined their lives. This is why the pandas are sad,” said the keeper. H
33、owever, in Beijing, the mood of the pandas improved when they saw their favourite fresh bamboo leaves. Lang Lang, a male panda, was the first to run for food. He lay on the ground with his legs in the air, put his dinner on his belly (肚子) and ate the bamboo leaves. Others rushed to join him. Later,
34、the pandas played together. 61. Why did the eight pandas look unhappy?A. Because the cheerful crowd frightened them.B. Because they didnt want to live in Beijing.C. Because they were scared by the earthquake.D. Because they didnt have bamboo leaves.62. How long did the eight pandas stay in Beijing?A
35、. For about three months. B. For about six months.C. For about one year. D. For about two years.63. When the earthquake arrived, how did some of the pandas protect themselves?A. They climbed up trees. B. They ran away.C. They hid in holes. D. They stayed still.64. When did the eight pandas become ha
36、ppier?A. When the keeper took them home.B. When they saw the fresh bamboo leaves.C. When the earth stopped shaking.D. When they arrived at the capital zoo.65. What does the passage mainly talk about?A. How to protect pandas when the earthquake happens.B. People should do something to make pandas hap
37、pier.C. The changes of pandas lives caused by the Beijing Olympics.D. The reasons why the Wolong pandas were unhappy.C A group of swans flew down to a beach where a crow(乌鸦) was jumping around. The crow watched them with disdain(鄙视).“You have no flying skills at all!” he said to the swans. “All you
38、can do is to move your wings. Can you turn over in the air? No, thats beyond you. Lets have a flying competition. Ill show you what real flying is!”One of the swans, a strong young male, took up the challenge. The crow flew up and began to show his skills. He flew in circles, performed other flying
39、tricks, and then came down and looked proudly at the swan.Now it was the swans turn. He flew up, and began flying over the sea. The crow flew after him, making all kinds of comments(评价) about his flying. They flew on and on till they couldnt see the land and there was nothing but water on all sides.
40、 The crow was making fewer and fewer comments. He was now so exhausted that he found it hard to stay in the air, and had to struggle to keep himself from falling into the water.The swan pretended(假装) not to notice, and said, “Why do you keep touching the water, brother? Is that another trick?”“No,”
41、said the crow. He knew he had lost the competition. “Im in trouble because of my pride! If you dont help me, Ill lose my life”The swan took pity on him, and took him on his shoulders and flew back to the beach.（ ）66. Whats the correct order of the following events?a. The crow showed off its flying skills.b. The swan felt pity for the crow and saved it.c. The crow laughed at the swans flying.d. The crow followed the swan and got into trouble.e. The crow challenged the swans and a strong young swan accepted it.A. e, c, d, a, bB. a, e, c, d, b C. c, e, a, d, b D. e, a,
