1、 八年级（上）期末英语试卷 题号IIIIIIIVVVIVIIVIII总分得分一、单词拼写/单词释义（本大题共1小题，共2.0分）1. 活到老，学到老Itsnevertoolate_二、单选题（本大题共10小题，共10.0分）2. Nowadays，studentsoftenhaveproblemswith_schoolworkandfriends（）A. theyB. themC. theirD. themselves3. TheHongKong-Zhuhai-MacaoBridgeopenedtotraffic_October，2018（）A. onB. inC. atD. to4. Wet
2、hinkTownCinemaisthebest_ithasthebiggestscreens（）A. becauseB. soC. althoughD. but5. -_sugardoweneedtomakepopcorn？-oneteaspoon（）A. HowmanyB. HowoldC. HowlongD. Howmuch6. -CanyoucometomypartyonSaturdayafternoon？-Sorry，I_Ihavetoprepareforanexam（）A. mayB. canC. cantD. mustnt7. -Howoftendoesyourmotherexer
3、cise？-She_almosteveryday（）A. exercisesB. isexercisingC. exercisedD. willexercise8. Tonyismuch_thananyotherboyinourclass（）A. tallB. tallerC. tallestD. thetallest9. -WhatdidyoudowhenyouwereinLondon？-I_BuckinghamPalace（）A. visitedB. amvisitingC. visitD. willvisit10. Ifyougototheparty，you_agreattime（）A.
4、 arehavingB. haveC. hadD. willhave11. OurEnglishteachersplan_aNewYearpartyforus（）A. holdB. holdingC. toholdD. held三、完形填空（本大题共12小题，共12.0分）Thanksgiving in the United States In most countries， people usually eat traditional food on special holidays A special day in the United States is Thanksgiving It
5、is always on the fourth Thursday in November， and is a time to give thanks for(12)in the autumn At this time， people also remember the first travelers from England who came to live in America about 400 years ago These travelers had a long，(13)winter， and many of them died In the next autumn， they ga
6、ve thanks for life and food in their new home These days， most Americans still celebrate this idea of giving thanks by having a big meal at home with their(14) The main dish of this meal is almost always turkey， a large bird Making a turkey dinner Here is one way to make turkey for a Thanksgiving di
7、nner First， mix together some bread pieces， onions， salt and pepper Next， fill the turkey with this bread mix Then， put the turkey in a hot oven and cook it for a few hours When it is (15)， place the turkey on a large plate and cover it with gravy Finally， cut the turkey into thin pieces and eat the
8、 meat with vegetables like carrots and potatoes12. A. foodB. clothesC. housesD. weather13. A. dryB. hardC. busyD. boring14. A. groupB. neighborsC. friendsD. family15. A. hotB. goodC. readyD. freshMike was the despair（绝望） of his parents In many ways， he was a model child He was well-behaved and polit
9、e He did well in math and science However， the reason for his parents despair was that Mike would not(16)， not even a magazine His parents had asked his teacher for advice on how to make Mike read They had taken him to the local library and shown him all the different types of books For his birthday
10、， they bought him books with bright covers He took no (17)of them His favorite aunt presented him with an exciting video as his birthday present The video was based on a well- known(18) Mike would watch the video and talk about it for days But when his aunt suggested that he might like to read the b
11、ook， Mike would lose all his(19) Whenever Mike got facts wrong， the rest of the family laughed at him， Oh， Mike! You know nothing! All because you wont read books But there came one momentous（重要的） day when Mike returned home with a book He(20) it under his shirt trying to take it into the house secr
12、etly His keen-eyed sister noticed it It was she who discovered how Mike had come to take an interest in reading Unknown to the family， Mike had often made(21)trips to the library There， he had taken part in some activities At one meeting， Mike listened to a speaker talk about the excitement of readi
13、ng science fiction The talk(22)Mikes life From that moment on， his head was always buried in a book When books were opened， Mike discovered that he had wings Science fiction at first， but， as his(23) broadened， he read widely His parents were amazed at the change in Mike and wondered what had persua
14、ded him to read16. A. listenB. speakC. writeD. read17. A. photosB. noticeC. chanceD. notes18. A. bookB. movieC. personD. program19. A. wayB. faceC. breathD. interest20. A. hidB. leftC. feltD. found21. A. shortB. braveC. secretD. different22. A. decidedB. changedC. startedD. made23. A. planB. roleC.
15、tasteD. promise四、阅读理解（本大题共11小题，共22.0分）AThis Monday， David got four invitations Lets read and see Hi David，Can you play the piano？ Are you good at dancing？ Welcome to our school talent show It starts at 4：00 pm next Monday at the gym You can bring your friends if you like Looking forward to your repl
16、y SarahHi David，Im having a birthday party at 6：00 pm next Friday at my house Would you like to come？ Itll be fun Lots of people from my school are coming Could you bring some lemonade and crisps？ Hope you can comeJackHi David，Christmas is coming Would you like to come to our Christmas party this Su
17、nday at the School Hall？ The party will last from 9：00 am to 11：00 am Well play games， sing songs and so on I think well have a good time Will you write me back as soon as possible？MaryHi David，Our foreign teacher， Miss Green， will return to England for her winter vacation soon We will have a party
18、for her this Thursday It begins at 5：00 pm at the Foreign Teachers Building Food and drinks will be provided at the party Please reply by WednesdayLucas24. When is the school talent show？ _ A. Next MondayB. Next FridayC. This SundayD. This Thursday25. Where will the birthday party be held？ _ A. At t
19、he School HallB. At the Foreign Teachers BuildingC. At the gymD. At Jacks house26. At the Christmas party， David can _ A. dance and play the pianoB. watch shows with friendsC. play games and sing songsD. make lemonade and crisps27. Why will Miss Green return to England？ _ A. For a Christmas dinnerB.
20、 For her winter vacationC. For a school talent showD. For her friends birthday partyBA Walk in the Garden One day， Lily walked with her mother and came to a pretty garden Lily looked in She saw clean roads and beautiful flowers She turned to her mother and said， Mum， come and look at this pretty gar
21、den I hope I can open the gate and walk in The gardener heard what Lily said， and kindly invited them to come into the garden Her mother thanked him， and then said， Lily， if I take you into this garden， be sure not to touch anything in it Along the roads， Lily looked at everything， but she walked ca
22、refully so that she didnt touch anything she saw The gardener was much pleased with what Lily did， so he showed her the seeds and told her the names of different flowers and plants While Lily was enjoying the beauty of a flower， a boy came to the gate Finding it locked， he shook it hard But it would
23、 not open Then he shouted， Let me in! Let me in! Will you not let me in this garden？ No! said the gardener I will not let you in， because yesterday when I let you in， you pulled some of my fruit and messed up my garden The boy felt sorry and went slowly away Lily realized it is polite to take care o
24、f what does not belong to her， and she felt so much happier when she got the flowers as a gift from the gardener28. Who did Lily walk with when she came to a pretty garden？ _ A. A boyB. A gardenerC. Her motherD. Her father29. Lily got into the garden after _ A. she opened the gate herselfB. the gard
25、ener kindly invited herC. her mother opened the gate for herD. a boy shook the gate hard and broke in30. The gardener did not let the boy in because the boy _ A. shook the gate and felt sorryB. knew nothing about the plantsC. pulled some of the flowersD. messed up the garden31. What can we learn fro
26、m the story？ _ A. We should accept something newB. We should value others belongingsC. We should get along well with othersD. We should learn to say no at some pointCHave you ever eaten a whole packet of biscuits when you were planning to only have one？ Or have you stayed up much later than you plan
27、ned， or even all night， having just one more try in a game？ Both of these are examples of mindlessness When we live this way， we are not fully awake and not fully living our lives When we are mindful， we are different We are conscious of our thoughts， our actions and what is happening around us We m
28、ight notice a beautiful sunset or really listen carefully to what a friend is saying， rather than planning what were going to say next We are also clear about our own feelings and thoughts So we are consciously deciding what to pay attention to， we are not worrying about the past or planning for the
29、 future and we are not trying to control or stop our thoughts or feelings-were just noticing them For most people， life is getting busier and more stressful（有压力的） Technology means that we always have something to do and there isnt much opportunity to just be People are often doing two or three thing
30、s at the same time： texting while watching TV， or even looking at phones while walking Research shows that mindfulness reduces stress It can help you to focus， to have a better memory and to think more clearly It can also help you to manage pain better and to improve sleep， and it can even help you
31、to lose weight because you wont eat that whole packet of biscuits without thinking! A very simple technique that you can try right now is to close your eyes for a few minutes and count how many sounds you can hear This will help you to focus on what is happening right now Another technique is to foc
32、us on a piece of food Instead of eating it without thinking， notice how it feels and how it tastes Both of these techniques help you to slow down and focus on the present moment， as Jon Kabat Zinn says， mindfulness is： Paying attention， on purpose， in the present moment， and without judging 32. Why
33、does the writer ask two questions in the first paragraph？ _ A. To predict the influence of stressB. To describe the modern way of lifeC. To introduce the topic of mindfulnessD. To show the importance of healthy habits33. The underlined words be conscious of in Paragraph 2 probably mean _ A. be ready
34、 forB. know something wellC. be careful withD. take something seriously34. Which of the following is an example of mindfulness？ _ A. Listening to the birds singing with patienceB. Having potato chips as much as youd like toC. Watching a movie with a large box of popcornD. Taking pictures of flowers
35、when walking in a park五、任务型阅读-简答（本大题共1小题，共10.0分）35. Who do you want to thank most？ Maybe your parents or other family members But for some of the most successful people in the world， their answer is the teacher in their childhood The teachers behind famous people Can you imagine a life without the p
36、ersonal computer？ Well， without two of Bill Gates high school teachers， we could live a life like that today Gates maths teacher， Fred Wright， asked him to push himself just a little bit harder And his drama teacher， Anne Stephens， helped him become the star of the school play Gates thanked his teac
37、hers-without them， there would be no Microsoft An adult you can trust For some children， teachers are the only positively influential people in their lives Antwone Fisher， a best-selling writer， grew up with step-parents， and didnt have many adults that he could trust But his primary school teacher，
38、 Mrs Profitt， was the first adult he ever trusted She spoke to all of us with respect I think that it was Mrs Profitts respect that made all the difference in my life A day to say Thank you There are thousands more stories like this， from famous people to ordinary people all across the world Thats w
39、hy UNESCO （United Nations Educational， Scientific and Cultural Organization） calls on people to celebrate World Teachers Day on October 5 every year UNESCO wants us to remember that education is a basic human right and every child should have free education UNESCO also hopes to train 69 million new
40、teachers by 2030 so that everyone can go to school， because， sadly， 264 million children in the world today are not in school because there arent enough teachers If you have a teacher， youre one of the lucky ones One day， youll probably look back at your life， your success， the dreams youve made com
41、e true or the difficulty youve gone through Its likely that youll find a teacher whose words have helped you achieve these things Perhaps you already know who that teacher is Why not find him or her and say thank you next World Teachers Day？Who asked Bill Gates to push himself just a little bit hard
42、er？ _ What made all the difference in Antwone Fishers life？ _ When is World Teachers Day？ _ How many new teachers does UNESCO hope to train by 2030？ _ Why is it lucky for us to have a teacher？ _ 六、单词拼写-单句（本大题共1小题，共2.0分）36. 你能打开电视机吗？我想看中央电视台的新闻Couldyou_theTV？IwanttowatchCCTVnews七、完成句子（本大题共3小题，共6.0分）3
43、7. 我打算长大后当一名飞行员IamgoingtobeapilotwhenI_38. 50年后，将会有更多的人在乡村生活_morepeoplelivinginthecountrysidein50 years39. 每个人都应该为拯救地球发挥作用Everyoneshould_savingtheearth八、书面表达（本大题共2小题，共30.0分）40. 根据中文和英文提示，完成一篇不少于50词的文段写作文中已给出内容不计入总词数所给提示词语仅供选用请不要写出你的校名和姓名寒假临近，为了过一个充实而有意义的寒假，你有哪些计划？请以MyPlansfortheWinterVacation为题，写一篇英
44、语短文，展望你的假期生活，并谈一谈你的寒假计划提示词语：exciting，readbooks，visit，playfootball，improve提示问题：Whatwillyourwintervacationlifebelike？Whatareyougoingtodo？Whyareyougoingtodoso？MyPlansfortheWinterVacation41. 根据中文和英文提示，完成一篇不少于50词的文段写作文中已给出内容不计入总词数所给提示词语仅供选用请不要写出你的校名和姓名 天下没有不疼爱子女的父母，但亲子关系中会有这样那样的问题为了帮助学生更好地与父母相处，学校英文专栏（Ho
45、me-SchoolExpress）向同学们征集稿件请用英语写一篇短文投稿，谈谈亲子关系中常见的问题，并给出你的建议提示词语：careabout，differentideas，solve，talkwith提示问题：Whatproblemsdostudentshavewiththeirparents？Whatadvicedoyouhavetosolvetheproblems？答案和解析1.【答案】to learn【解析】根据所给汉语，句子考查短语tooto表示太而不能，学习是learn 故填to learnItsnevertoolate to learn汉译英，需要学生根据句意、时态和固定搭配等，来选择合适的单词或者短语，构成合乎语法，句意完整的句子2.【答案】C【解析】A主格；B宾格；C形容词性物主代词；D反身代词；根据后面schoolwork是名词，前面要有形容词性物主代词 故选：C现在，学生们经常在学业和朋友方面遇到问题根据句子，用合适的代词完成本题3.【答案】B【解析】at在几点；in 在哪一年，哪一月；on在某一天；to 到.；此题说在十月，应该用in 故选：B港珠澳大桥于2018年10月通车此题考查时间介词，在熟知时间介词意思用法基础上，结合语境仔细分析，便可得出正确答案4.【答案】A【解析】because因为；so如此；although虽然；but但是根据
