1、 八年级(上)期末英语试卷 题号IIIIIIIVVVIVIIVIIIIX总分得分一、单选题(本大题共15小题,共15.0分)1. -DoyouknowWangJunkai,_memberofTFBoys?-OfcourseHeisoneof_mostpopularteenagesingersinChina()A. the;aB. a;/C. a;theD. the;the2. ThefirstsnowoftheNewYearinYangzhoufell_Jan.3,2018()A. inB. onC. atD. by3. -Wow!Youvegotsomanyboots-But_ofthema
2、reinfashionnow()A. allB. bothC. neitherD. none4. Thebushesmakegood_foranimalstohidein()A. coverB. homeC. gardensD. parks5. Icanthearyou_Itistoonoisyoutside()A. loudlyB. quicklyC. quietlyD. clearly6. -DoyouhaveanyplansforthisSunday?-ImnotsureI_gotothezoowithmybestfriend()A. canB. mayC. mustD. should7
3、. -Aretheremanynewly-openedcompaniesinyourhometown?-Yes,they_manychancestoworkforlocalpeople()A. giveB. offerC. protectD. provide8. _greatfunSimonhas_asnowmanintheyard!()A. What;makingB. What;madeC. How;makingD. How;made9. -Wecouldntfindyouanywherearound8oclockyesterdayevening-ImsorryforthatI_inthes
4、upermarketthen()A. shopB. amshoppingC. wasshoppingD. willshop10. YoulooktiredYoudbetter_agoodrest()A. stoptohaveB. stophavingC. tostoptohaveD. tostophaving11. Millionsofpeople_thepicturesofthemselvesatage18onWeChatorWeibo()A. putdownB. putinC. putupD. puton12. Shanghaiislargerthan_inChina()A. anycit
5、yB. anyothercityC. anyothercitiesD. anothercity13. -_doesyourpetdogweigh?-About8kilograms()A. WhatB. HowC. HowmanyD. Howmuch14. WhichofthefollowingisthesameasIsawhimreadingabookinpattern(结构)?()A. YouhaveaverynicesisterB. HelikesplayingthepianoC. TheyaregoodatmathD. WecallherMsLiu15. -Ididntpassthedr
6、ivingtest-_Goodlucktoyounexttime()A. ThatsgreatB. ItsinterestingC. Whatapity!D. Gladtohearthat二、完形填空(本大题共15小题,共15.0分)Mr Black had a wonderful poolHe put up five(16)to forbid(禁止)fishing in it For a long time nobody dared to fish in that pool,but Tom decided to(17) the ruleHis friends warned(警告)him,Th
7、ere are all kinds of surprises in Mr Blacks poolYoull catch something(18)if you fish there But Tom didnt listenHe liked fishing so muchSo one(19)with his pole(鱼竿)in his hand,he went to the pool to fishHe got up so early that he fell asleep while waiting for the fish(40) _ ,the fishing line woke him
8、upIt must be the biggest of trout(鳟鱼)He was very(20)He pulled ten minutes before seeing that it was not a trout,but a huge catfish(鲶鱼)How could he have been so(21)? Then something (22)happenedThe water turned bright red then dark as that catfish became a whaleAs big as three houses,it looked very(23
9、) which made Tom afraidTom started to (24)But it was too lateThat whale reached for Tom and was ready to (25) him Now he wished hed listened to his(26)Just as the whale was about to eat him,he woke upIt was only a(27),though there was a small goldfish on his lineHe(28)it back where it was,in Mr Blac
10、ks pool Later,when friends asked him what happened there,he just said,I do like(29),but therere just too many surprises in Mr Blacks pool16. A. signsB. sightsC. postcardsD. instructions17. A. breakB. findC. followD. make18. A. importantB. dangerousC. usefulD. interesting19. A. eveningB. afternoonC.
11、morningD. night20. A. FinallyB. SlowlyC. LuckilyD. Suddenly21. A. angryB. boredC. excitedD. worried22. A. rightB. wrongC. awfulD. careless23. A. tiringB. interestingC. boringD. surprising24. A. sadB. rudeC. hungryD. thirsty25. A. walkB. runC. jumpD. move26. A. hideB. loseC. saveD. bite27. A. parents
12、B. teachersC. friendsD. pets28. A. mistakeB. dreamC. problemD. story29. A. pushedB. hitC. keptD. threw30. A. fishingB. swimmingC. boatingD. sailing三、阅读理解(本大题共15小题,共30.0分)AHere is a train timetable in Yangzhou Train StationRead it and then answer the questions Train numberFromToLeaveArriveDistanceFar
13、e(车费)T238/T235YangzhouNantong5:40AM7:57AM183km¥168D5564YangzhouNanjing6:45AM7:37AM101km¥106Z30YangzhouBeijing9:20PM7:28AM1228km¥302T152/T153YangzhouChongqing10:23AM9:25PM1695km¥544(Travel free for children under 1.2m;1.2m-1.5m,half fare)31. If Li Lei wants to visit his grandparents in Nanjing,when s
14、hould he get on the train? _ A. 05:40B. 06:45C. 09:20D. 10:2332. If Nancy takes her daughter,Little Anne,a 1.4-metre-tall girl,to Chongqing,how much will they pay? _ A. ¥1088B. ¥544C. ¥816D. ¥45333. Which train takes the longest time in the journey? _ A. Z30B. D5564C. T238D. T153BWhats a day in your
15、 life like today?You go to school and do your homework,right?At home you probably do a few simple chores,like washing the dishes or making your bedYou might complain about not having enough free time to relax In the past,children of your age probably had a little more to complain aboutThroughout muc
16、h of history,many didnt go to school because they had to help all day at home or on the farmTheir parents taught them what they knew,but very few adults(成年人)could read or writeThe Aztec people,who lived from 1200to 1473in present-day Mexico,were specialThe Aztecs believed that education,or learning,
17、was importantEvery child went to school,although boys and girls learned different things In the nineteenth century,many people began moving into cities to find jobsIn cities there was no longer a need to have children work on the farmSo instead they began working in factoriesIn England many children
18、 worked long hours six days a weekAnd they earned(挣)as little as a penny a day-thats less than fifty cents in todaymoney!Children started working from a very young age,sometimes at only five or six years oldThey gave all of their money to their parents to help pay for the familys needs Today most ch
19、ildren go to schoolSometimes teenagers work part-time jobs to earn moneyBut many use that money for enjoyment,not to help their familiesThink about it!Even if(即使) you work and go to school,you still have time to relax or hang out with your friendsNext to your peers(同龄人)from the past,you have it pret
20、ty easy!34. The underlined wordtheyin paragraph 2refers to _ A. teachersB. childrenC. The Aztec peopleD. parents35. According to the passage,what did children do with the money they made? _ A. They bought anything they likedB. They paid for their schools needsC. They helped to support their families
21、D. They did something to make themselves happy36. What can we infer(推断)from the last paragraph? _ A. Today teenagers should have more to complain aboutB. Today teenagers should love their lives and complain lessC. Today teenagers should often have a good time with their friendsD. Today teenagers sho
22、uld use that money they earned to help their families37. The passage mainly tells us that _ A. Childrens lives have changed with the development of societyB. For the Aztec people,boys and girls learned different things at schoolC. Many children in England earned much money in the nineteenth centuryD
23、. People were poor so they couldnt send their children to school in the pastCBEIJING-Heavy snow has affected(影响)traffic and brought low temperatures In Liaoning Province,nineteen highways have been closed because of the icy roadsFollowing the snow,the temperatures will drop by 10 In Xinyang City,Hen
24、an Province,snow from Wednesday to Friday,killed one person and hurt three othersPrimary and middle schools in the city have suspended classes since ThursdayThe disaster damaged 26houses and over 2,000hectares of crops,causing total losses of 219million yuan In eastern Chinas Anhui Province,quilts a
25、nd coats have been given to local people to withstand(抵住) the biting cold,following heavy snow since Wednesday,the worst in Anhui since 2008The snow has affected 1.5million people and damaged over 160,000hectares of crops,causing total losses of 3.5billion yuan,according to the local government From
26、 Tuesday to Wednesday,the temperature will drop by 6to 8in northern,northeastern,central and southern China,including parts of Inner Mongolia and YunnanFrom Monday to Saturday,most places south of the Yellow River will see temperatures 4to 6lower than previous(以前的)years38. Where may the passage come
27、 from? _ A. A playB. A news reportC. A storyD. An advertisement39. The underlined wordsuspendedin paragraph 3means _ A. 暂停B. 开始C. 终止D. 继续40. The lowest temperatures in those areas could reach-10to-15,or lower,breaking historical recordscan be put at the end of _ A. paragraph 2B. paragraph 3C. paragr
28、aph 4D. paragraph 541. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? _ A. In Henan Province,nineteen highways have been closedB. The heavy snow has been the worst in China since 2008C. The snow has caused great losses to some parts of ChinaD. The temperatures in most places south of the Y
29、ellow River will be 4to 6DLittle Women is a novel by an American writer,which was published in 1868and 1869The novel follows the lives of four sisters-Meg,Jo,Beth,and Amy March from childhood to womanhoodThese four sisters live with their motherMeg and Jo March,the elder sisters,both work outside th
30、e home for money to raise the familyMeg teaches four children in a nearby family,while Jo helps her grand-aunt March,who is very richBeth helps with the housework,and Amy attends schoolTheir nearest neighbor is a rich man whose grandson lives with himThe sisters introduce themselves to the handsome
31、shy boy,Laurie,who is the age of Jo Meg is the beautiful sister; Jo is the tomboy(爱打闹的女孩); Beth is the musician; and Amy is the charming artist with the golden curly hairJo is easy to get angryOne of her challenges(挑战) in the growing up is to control (控制)her angerLaurie enjoys his neighbors,joining
32、the family often in playHis grandfather,MrLaurence,is charmed (吸引) by Beth,and gives her the piano used by Lauries late sister42. What does Little Women tell about? _ A. About the lives of four sisters when they are youngB. About the lives of four sisters when they are oldC. About the lives of four
33、sisters after they get marriedD. About the lives of four sisters when they grow up43. What is Amy and how does she look like? _ A. She is an artist and has golden curly hairB. She is a musician and charmingC. She is a teacher and has blond curlsD. She is an artist and easy to get angry44. Who is Lau
34、rence? _ A. He is very richB. He is Lauries neighborC. He is Lauries grandfatherD. He is Jos grandfather45. What do we know about Laurie from the passage? _ A. He lives with the four sistersB. He is a handsome shy boyC. He is easy to get angryD. He doesnt like his late sister四、首字母短文填空(本大题共1小题,共10.0分
35、)46. Jacks love for birds started when he made his first birdfeeder about six years agoHe filled the feeder with bird food,put it in his backyard and then (86)b_ started comingHe became really (87)i_in birds as more cameThen be joined a local societyAs he found that more and more birds were dying ve
36、ry (88)q_,he wanted to try his best to help themBesides(除了)what he has done,he has his own group called Protecting Our BirdsHe (89)s_birds,runs a website to teach people about birds and how to help them,and (90)m_ boxes for birdsNot long ago,he found that the bluebirds were nesting(做窝)in the dead tr
37、ees which were often cut down,(91)s_he began to make bluebird boxes for the birds in order to save themNow he wants to use these boxes to take the place of the dead treesHe hangs(悬挂)these boxes up in trees and takes(92)t_ down every week to see if the birds are nesting in themHe also writes (93)a_ ,
38、hoping that more people will join in protecting (94)n_ecosystems(生态系统)Studying birds is important to protecting birds,Jack says,In order to protect birds,we have to learn and (95)r_ know about the birds五、单词拼写-单句(本大题共5小题,共5.0分)47. Ourteachersalwaystellusthatagood_(开始)ishalfdone48. Thenewplanisnot_(完美
39、的);however,itsmuchbetterthantheoldone49. Finally,Mary_(接受)thisgiftandtookithome50. Ifyouget_(迷路的)here,staycalmandwaitforhelp51. _(厚的)andlongerhairmakesherlookmorebeautiful六、单句语法填空(本大题共5小题,共5.0分)52. Thegirlcouldntsleepwelllastnight,soshefeels_(sleep)now53. Ithinkthissmallboatisoneofthe_(fish)54. Some
40、oftheoldpeoplefeel_(terrible)coldbecauseofthestrongwind55. YoucandowhatyoulikeHelp_(you),children!saidTomsmother56. Hespentasmuchtimeashecould_(record)thechangesinbirdsnumbers七、完成句子(本大题共1小题,共10.0分)57. Oct.16is World Food DayThe UN started the day in 1979It reminds people not to waste food and fight
41、hungerA number of people in the world still dont have enough food to eatThe food shortage(短缺) is a big problem all over the worldNow,there are more than 1000million hungry people in the world according to the UNMany children go to sleep hungry,and 15million of them die of hunger each yearThere are s
42、everal reasons for food shortageFirst,there are more natural disastersAlso,a growing population(人口) makes feeding everyone more difficultAnother big reason is food wasteMost people dont realize how much food they throw away every dayThe average(平均的) person throws away 50kg of food every yearAccordin
43、g to the UN,more than one third of all food goes to waste each yearOver 1,300billion kilograms of food is wasted each yearThe food wasted in Europe can feed 200million people,while in Latin America 300million a yearSo think twice before you throw away foodYoud better order as much food as you can ea
44、t at a restaurantIf you cant eat all,take the rest homeSome food may not taste great,but your body needs itKeep an eye on what food you have at homeDont buy too muchDont cook too muchWhen you throw away food,you are not just wasting the food itselfResources(资源),such as energy,time and water,are also
45、 wasted while growing and cookingSo everyone should know that it is important to save foodSaving food is saving ourselvesTitle:Introduction to World Food DayThe UNs purpose(目的) to start this dayTo remind people not to(76) _ food and fight hungerFacts of food shortage(77) _ 1,000 million people are hungry each year