1、人教版八年级下册英语期末测试卷（满分100分 时间80分钟） 姓名：_一、单项选择（15分）( ) 1.He _ when the UFO arrived. A. was sleeping B. were sleeping C. has slept D. is asleep( ) 2.I have been skating _ nine oclock. A. for B. since C. at D. from( ) 3.Would you mind _ those old jeans?A. dont wear B. not to wear C. arent wearing D. not we
2、aring( ) 4.-Hes never been to an aquarium. -_. A. Neither have I B. Neither do I C. I never too D. I dont too( ) 5.Its really cold today, _ ? A. does it B. doesnt it C. isnt it D. is it( ) 6._ have you been swimming? For five years. A. How many times B. How long C. How often D. How much( ) 7.-Could
3、you please _ in the room? -Oh, Im sorry. A. not smoking B. not smoke C. not to smoke D. dont smoke( ) 8.-Could we buy a piano, Jack? -Im afraid there _ enough room for one in the house. A. arent B. are C. isnt D. is ( ) 9.I got home _ they were having dinner. A. as soon as B. while C. because D. aft
4、er( )10. We got mad _ the team for losing the match. A. at B. in C. on D. about( )11.She _ a lot of money on clothes. A. takes B. costs C. spends D. buys( )12.I will stay at home and read books if it _ tomorrow. A. is raining B. rains C. rain D. will rain( )13.The teacher encourages her students _ E
5、nglish as much as possible. A. to speak B. speaking C. speak D. spoke( )14.His father _ to Nanjing. He _ back next week.A. has been, is B has been, will beC. has gone, is D. has gone, will be( )15.The teacher said that they _ hard-working students. A. is B. are C. were D. was 二、完形填空（共10小题，计10分）Do yo
6、u know One Belt One Road(一带一路)？We also call it the Modern Silk Road.And Zhang Qian was an early traveler of the Ancient Silk Road.He was probably the first 1 to bring back good information about the central Asian lands to China.In 138 BC，Han Wudi sent Zhang Qian to the Yuechi people to ask for their
7、 _2_ against the Xiongnu who often infringed(侵犯) them._3_，on the way to the Western Regions，he was caught by the Xiongnu people.Zhang had to stay with them _4_ about 10 years before he got away.When Zhang finally _5_ the Yuechi in the North India，he was _6_ to find that they didnt want to fight agai
8、nst the Xiongnu people.On _7_ return journey，Zhang Qian and his men were caught again.It was not _8_ 125 BC that they returned to China._9_ Zhang didnt finish his job，he learned a lot about the places，people，customs and cultures of the 36 kingdoms(王国) in the Western Regions.Later Han Wudi sent Zhang
9、 to the West again.Zhangs journey to the West helped _10_ international trade，especially in silk，between China and the West.Thats the Ancient Silk Road.( )1.A.men Bmans Cman Dmens( )2.A.question Bhelp Cknowledge Danswer( )3.A.Happily BExcitedly CLuckily DUnluckily( )4.A.for Bsince Cat Din( )5.A.arri
10、ved Breached Cgot Dreached in( )6.A.comfortable Bdisappointed Cexcited Denjoyable( )7.A.him Bhe Chis Dhimself( )8.A.until Bunless Cafter Dbefore( )9.A.But BAs CBecause DAlthough( )10.A.use Bget Cdevelop Dsee三、阅读理解（共20小题，计40分）AFor many people the subject of hiccups (嗝) is a joke, but for Harry Mendes
11、, a fifteen-year-old schoolboy from Birmingham, it was something quite different.His hiccups began one Sunday lunch time and continued day and night for two weeks. After the first week, Harrys parents took him to hospital, but it took another week for the doctors to cure his attack.Harry, who is now
12、 back at school, described what happened to him. “When I began to hiccup, I drank a glass of water but that didnt do any good. That evening I had hiccups every four seconds. We tried everything to stop them. I held my breath and drank cold drinks. My father even tried to give me a shock but that did
13、nt work either.” After a week of sleepless nights, he went to hospital. The doctors took an X-ray of his chest but they couldnt find anything wrong.“They gave me some medicine and my hiccups slowed down, but it was another week before the medicine worked completely and my hiccups stopped.” Harry was
14、 very lucky. The world record holder is the American farmer Charles Osborne, who hiccupped for sixty-eight years. He stopped in 1990 at last, but nobody knows why.（ ）1.Harrys hiccups lasted _. A. a week B. fourteen days C. twenty-eight days D. one month （ ）2.His hiccups started after he _. A. drank
15、a glass of water B. went to hospital C. ate an Indian meal D. finished his homework （ ）3.His parents decided to take him to hospital when he _. A. hiccupped for four seconds B. held his breath C. hiccupped at nightD. couldnt stop hiccupping （ ）4.His hiccups completely stopped one week after the doct
16、or _. A. gave him some medicine B. took an X-ray of his chest C.gave him a shock D. let him drink cold drinks （ ）5.What does “shock” in this passage mean？ A.震惊 B. 休克 C. 喷嚏 D. 哈欠 BCome and see the Indian elephants and the new tigers from America. The bears are waiting to meet you, and the monkeys fro
17、m China are waiting to throw things at you. The lovely dogs from Australia are waiting to laugh at you, and the giraffes from Zambia are waiting to look down on you.TicketsGrown-ups：2.00 Children：Over 12 1.00 Under 12 Free Opening time 9:00 a.m. 4:00 p.m. Except Friday 10:00 a.m. 3 :00 p.m. Keep the
18、 zoo clean！ Do not touch，give food or go near the animals.（ ）6.How many kinds of animals are talked about in the passage？ A. Four B. Five. C. Six. D. Seven. （ ）7.Now Mr. Smith is in the zoo with his two sons, one aged 14 and the other 10, how much are the tickets together？ A. $4.00 B. $2.00 C. $3.00
19、D. $1.00 （ ）8.Which of the following is the visiting time？ A. 8:30 a.m. Monday B. 9:30 a.m. Friday C.3:00 p.m. Sunday D. 5:00 p.m. Tuesday （ ）9.From the passage we can guess the animal “giraffe” must be very _.A. fat B. long C. strongD. tall （ ）10.Which of the following can we do in the zoo？ A. To g
20、ive some food to the dogs. B. To touch the monkey on the head. C. To throw things everywhere. D. To take a few nice photos.CYang Liwei circled the earth 14 times in 21 hours on October 15 and 16, 2003, landing on the grasslands of Inner Mongolia. Looking a little tired, Yang stepped out of Shenzhou
21、V, smiling and waving at the waiting people. “I feel very good.” Yang said to Premier Wen Jiabao on the phone. Yang said to a newspaper, “For our motherland and me, this is a great moment.”Chinas launch of Shenzhou V shows a higher starting point. It has two special systems（系统） to protect the spacem
22、an, but neither Russian rockets（火箭）nor American ones have.Yang didnt know that he was chosen as Chinas first spaceman until just before the launch. Although Yang was excited at the news, he still slept at 8p.m. as usual and was woken up at 8p.m. the next morning. Before the launch, Yang ate Chinese
23、traditional food-dumplings. We all know that travelers usually eat them before going on a journey for good luck.A stamp Success of China First Manned Space Flight was issued（发行）on October 16, 2003, making China the third country to send a spaceman into outer space.( )11. It took Yang Liwei_ to trave
24、l around the earth every circle. A. 6 hours B. 90 minutes C. 2 days D. 21 hours( )12. How did Yang Liwei feel after he came back to the earth? A. Quite tired. B. A little scared. C. Tired but excited. D. A little nervous( )13. Which of the following statement is right? A. There is no difference betw
25、een Chinas spaceship and other countries. B. Yang Liwei knew he would be Chinas first spaceman long before. C. From the news, Yang Liwei was too excited to fall asleep. D. Yang was proud of the flight.( )14. What does the underlined word “launch” mean? A. 发射 B. 出发 C. 制造 D. 设计( )15. China issued the
26、stamps to _. A. leave them in space B. give them to Yang Liwei as a reward C. celebrate the success D. give them to Russian and American spacemen.DExperts(专家) say that students usually need eight to ten hours sleep at night, but most Chinese students do not get enough sleep. Some Chinese parents are
27、 usually glad to see their children studying late. They will think their children work very hard, but not all parents are happy about this. Once a mother told us that every morning her 10-year-old boy put up one finger (手指) with his eyes still closed, begging(请求) for one more minute to sleep. Like t
28、housands of students “ early birds” in China, he has to get up before six every morning. A report shows that without a good nights sleep, students seem to be weaker (虚弱) than they should be. Many students have fallen asleep during class at one time or another. Too much homework is not the only reaso
29、n why students stay up late. Some watch TV or play the computer games late into the night. Experts have ever said that the students should develop good study habits. So some clever students never study late, they are able to work well in class.( ) 16. The 10-year-old boy begged for more minute to sl
30、eep because_.A. he didnt have enough sleep B. it wasnt time for him to get upC. he didnt want to go to school D. he wanted his mother to wake him up( )17. In this passage we know if students dont get enough sleep, they may_.A. become too weak to sleep B. not work well in classC. go to bed early D. b
31、e weak in English ( )18. In this passage “early birds” means “persons who _”A. get up early B. get up late C. sleep less D. dont want to sleep( )19. “Stay up late” here means “_”A. study late B. watch TV late C. not go to bed until late D. stay outside( )20. According to the passage, which of the fo
32、llowing is right?_A. If you want to study better, you must work hard at night.B. Sleeping less means working hard.C. Some clever students are able to work well in class because they have good study habits.D. Students dont have enough sleep because they have lots of homework to do.四、根据首字母填空（共5小题，计10分
33、）1、I want to travel, e_to English-speaking countries.2、Keeping p_, such as dogs and cats is more and more popular among young and old.3、Have you ever h_ of the interesting story?4、Would you m_ turning down the music?5、He has been c_ stamps for five years.五、短文选词填空（共10小题，计10分）but、become、go、and、wok、mee
34、t、wake、watch、copy、wear、lie、do Mr Beckman 1 in a company for nearly twenty years. His job is 2 all the documents the manger writes. His office is on the first floor and the light in it is always poor unless its fine. So his sight 3 shorter several years ago. He has to wear a pair of glasses when hes
35、working. Of course, it brought him a lot of trouble. He cant see anything clearly without glasses. Sometimes he cant recognize his wife when they 4 with each other in the street. The man looked tired this evening. After supper he 5 to bed while his family 6 TV. Mrs. Beckman didnt turn off the televi
36、sion until the interesting TV play was over. She came into their bedroom in the dark at half past ten. As soon as she 7 down, there was a great noise under the bed. She understood a mouse came in again. She jumped off and had to turn on the light and tried to beat it with a stick. She made some nois
37、e and it made her husband 8 up. “You have never worn glasses when you were sleeping before,” the woman said in surprise. “But why are you _9_ them this time?” “Well,dear,” said the man. “I had a lot of dreams last night. I saw my late parents, but I couldnt see them clearly. So I have 10 so!” 1._ 2.
38、_ 3._ 4._ 5._ 6._ 7._ 8. _ 9. _ 10._六、书面表达（15分）你打算参加中学生英语演讲比赛，你打算谈谈“为什么得学英语？” 用下面所提示的观点写一篇字数为60-80的发言稿1. Chinas Opening-up Policy(开放政策)encourages more people to learn English.2. Chinas entry into WTO encourages more people to learn English.3. Beijings successful bid for the 2008 Olympic Games encour
39、ages more people to learn English._参考答案一、单选. 1-5ABDAC 6-10BBCBA 11-15CBADC二、完型填空（每小题1分，共10分）15C B D A B610B C A D C三、阅读理解（每小题2分，共40分）1-5 BCDAA 6-10 CCCDD11-15 BCDAC 16-20 ABACC四、首字母填空1.especially 2.pets 3.heard 4.mind 5.collecting 五、短文选词填空1.has worked 2.to copy 3.became 4.meet 5.went 6.were watching
40、 7.lay 8. wake 9. wearing 10.to do六、书面表达（10分）One possible version:English is one of the most important languages in the world. Its used as an international language, and used widely as a foreign language in many other countries of the world. Chinas Opening-up Policy, Chinas entry into WTO and Beijin
41、gs successful bid for the 2008 Olympic Games encourage more people to learn English. Now millions of Chinese are busy learning English. As a student, Ill do my best to learn English well. I have to do more listening, speaking, reading and writing. I am going to work hard at it and help with Beijing Olympic Games.
