1、 八年级（下）期末英语试卷 题号IIIIIIIVVVI总分得分一、完形填空（本大题共15小题，共15.0分）My birthday gift from my children came in the mail a little early this yearI opened itIt was a new record player to play my old (1)onI set it up in my bedroomIt looked like a black briefcase（公文包） but it had speakers built into the sides(2)when I
2、opened it up，there was a turntable （唱机转盘）ready to goI ran over to the collection that I had kept since childhood and (3)a （35）-year-old recordI took it out of its old box and (4)it gently on the turtableI pushed on the power buttonThen suddenly the sweet sound of music flowed from the record player
3、into my (5)and down to my soulIt was one of those (6)of joy that made life so wonderful I closed my eyes and (7)the soundIn my mind I was fourteen years old again，singing and dancing(8)to the music in my moms living roomI opened my eyes again and (9)in silenceMy old pet dog was afraid that I (10)sta
4、rt singing and dancing soonIt turned and ran out of the doorMy young pet dog，however，jumped around(11)feet and barked happily while I danced (12)joy to the sweet sounds coming fro my birthday gift I have been so(13)because there are so many sweet sounds in this lifeI have heard the first birds singi
5、ng in the springI have heard the wind blowing(14)the treesI have heard children laughing and playingI have heard the wonderful words，I love youI have heard beautiful musicI hope to keep adding the (15)of my own love，laughter，kindness，and joy to this beautiful world，too1. A. PhotosB. recordsC. tapesD
6、. gifts2. A. AndB. ButC. BecauseD. Though3. A. worker outB. handed outC. put outD. pulled out4. A. droppedB. playedC. placedD. made5. A. mouthB. handsC. earsD. eyes6. A. changesB. momentsC. memoriesD. achievements7. A. understoodB. noticedC. knewD. followed8. A. sadlyB. happilyC. quietlyD. softly9.
7、A. dancedB. laughedC. smiledD. shouted10. A. mightB. shouldC. mustD. need11. A. itsB. myC. theirD. our12. A. toB. ofC. withD. along13. A. nervousB. popularC. interestedD. lucky14. A. throughB. acrossC. intoD. down15. A. musicB. soundsC. wordsD. satisfaction二、阅读理解（本大题共15小题，共30.0分）AA City Life Shoppin
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9、 is just only used once 20% off Show this coupon at Fruit Section to get a 20% discount（折扣） on any fruit you want to buyWe have lots of fresh fruit of the season for you to choose fromYoure sure to find something that you will enjoy Half-price in Sisyphe Bookstore As long as you buy a schoolbag in C
10、ity Life， you can use this coupon to buy a book for only half price in Sisyphe BookstoreWe have a good selection of stationery of the latest designYou wont be disappointed! Free Soft Toy Shop in our store at least 400，and take this coupon to the service desk to stampYou can get a free soft toy in Mo
11、dern HouseCome in and try our excellent service!16. Which coupon needs to stamp？ _ A. 2 Hours Free Parking & 20% offB. Free Soft Toy& Buy One，Get One FreeC. Half-price in Sisyphe Bookstore & 20% offD. 2 Hours Free Parking & Free Soft Toy17. You want to buy four boxes of Julies biscuit with a coupon，
12、how many boxes of Julies do you need tn to pay？ _ A. OneB. TwoC. ThreeD. Four18. If you spend 100 on fruit and use a coupon，you only need to pay _ A. 20 dollarsB. 50 dollarsC. 80 dollars19. If John pays 220 to buy a schoolbag in City Life，he can _ A. get another schoolbag for free and get a free sof
13、t toyB. get a free soft toy and buy a book in Sisypphe for half priceC. get another schoolbag for free and have two hours free parkingD. park the car for free for2hours and buy a book in Sisyphe for half priceBMost of us have experienced unforgettable moments in our livesThe moment that I will never
14、 forget happened when I was fifteen For the first fifteen years of my life，I was the only child in my familyI didnt have any siblingsLuckily，I had always had my parents，who loved and cared about me a lotThey helped solve any problems and they did everything for meWhat I had never really thought abou
15、t was that，someday，one of them would no longer be there for me One day，I found out that my mother was pregnant（怀孕），which was big news in my family Everyone was excited and happy，especially meI imagined that I would have a baby brother，and I thought about playing and having fun with himOne day after
16、school，when I ran to the hospital，my brother had already been bornBut my mother was still inside the operating room，while my father waited worriedly outsideAfter waiting for a long time，the doctor came out and told us that they had stopped the bleedingHe told us not to worry and my mother would be f
17、ine Many thoughts flashed through my mindI could only imagine that my life would be full of darkness，sadness and hopelessnessI would never again have the chance to enjoy the love of my motherDuring these fifteen years，my mother was always around like my dearest friend，watching over me，no matter what
18、 happenedI could not imagine how I was possibly going to live without her Today，my brother is almost two years oldOn the day of his birthday，I always remember this unforgettable event in my life，I think Im a really lucky person，with great parents and a lovely brother20. The underlined word siblings
19、_ in EnglishA. grandparentsB. aunts and unclesC. brothers and sistersD. cousins21. The writer felt _ when he knew his mother was pregnantA. worriedB. sadC. afraidD. excited22. The writers mother _ in the end，A. died of bleedingB. was still aliveC. lost her second babyD. had health problems23. Its tr
20、ue that the writer _ A. feels very lucky to have a lovely brotherB. thinks his life is always full of hopelessnessC. cant forget the moment when he was a babyD. has never enjoyed the love of his motherCKeeping kids motivated（积极性的） at the end of the year is not so easy，especially after tests are over
21、In fact，the more kids study for tests，the harder it is to keep them on tasks after testing ends _ keeping kids motivated at this time of year is actually much easier than you might think Here are some helpful ways to turn students end-of-the-year energy into success Class scrapbooks （剪贴簿） Creating a
22、 class scrapbook is a good way for students to focus at the end of the school yearLet each student make his or her own special pageThey can write their names，photos，and other personal skills in the front of the pageHave each student write you a letter about the school year and stick it to the back o
23、f his or her page Read aloud marathons There never seems to be enough time to read aloud during the school year，so its wonderful to have more freedom to do so after tests are overInstead of reading just lO minutes a day，I enjoy spending 30minutes or more sharing great books with my kidsI recently as
24、ked teachers to share their favorite books for the last month of school，andover5Opeople agreed Class newsletters （通讯） Let the whole class take part in this meaningful writing activity，and everyone will end up with a fantastic record of your school yearThink about all the special events that have hap
25、pened in the year，and then ask each student to write about one of the eventsChoose a few students to put all of the stories into one newspaperAdd photos and pictures about the school year，awards and something like thatTo save paper，make the newsletter in digital form（数字版） and e-mail it to parentsBe
26、sure to print one or two copies for students to share in the classroom24. Which is the best expression for the blank in Paragraph 1？ _ A. For exampleB. As a resultC. On the other handD. Even so25. According to the passage，what can students write on their own special page？ _ A. Names，family members a
27、nd hobbiesB. Names，photos，and other personal skillsC. A letter about the school year and storiesD. Events that have happened in the school year26. What do you need to do ifyour class wants to make class newsletters？ _ Put some photos about the school year on one newspaper Let everyone in the class w
28、rite about the special events in the year Ask each student to make a personal page and stick to the newsletter Each student should write an introduction about their favorite booksA. B. C. D. DYou cannot see them，but therere small living things every place you lookThey are on the food you eatThey are
29、 on the book you are holding nowThey are inside and outside your bodyYou will find them in oceans，lakes，ponds，and riversWhat are these small things？ They are microorganisms（微生物）Microorganisms are living things too small to be seen with just our eyesMany microorganisms are made of only one cell（细胞）Ce
30、lls are the smallest units of lifePlants and animals are made of many cells Most microorganisms can be seen through a tool called a microscopeA microscope shows an enlarged view of an objectMany classroom microscopes make objects 30to 60times bigger than their normal size Bacteria There are many kin
31、ds of microorganismsOne of the smallest is called bacteriaBacteria can be both helpful and harmful to human lifeHarmful bacteria can cause illnessHelpful bacteria help humans swallow and digest（消化） foodThey can even help to fight illness Protists Protists are anothergroup of microorganismsLike bacte
32、ria，some protists can be helpful or harmfulSome protists eat bacteriaThis helps to keep harmful bacteria under controlOther protists cause diseaseMany harmful protists are found in ponds and lakes How do protists compare to bacteria？ They are much bigger than bacteriaThey also have structures that d
33、o special jobsThey have parts for making and using food，They even have parts for making new protists27. From the first paragraph，we can know _ A. what the small living things really areB. how the small living things cause illnessC. where we can find the small living thingsD. why the small living thi
34、ngs are everywhere28. _ can help people see the small thingsA. MicroorganismsB. MicroscopesC. BacteriaD. Protists29. According to the passage，protists can _ A. all be seen with our eyesB. help people eat and digest foodC. be only helpful for peopleD. make new protists by themselves30. The passage ma
35、inly talks about _ A. the introduction of microorganismsB. the use of helpful bacteria in human lifeC. the differences between bacteria and protistsD. the development of the study on microorganisms三、任务型阅读（本大题共1小题，共10.0分）31. AWeight loss B，Clearer skin CReduce pain DA healthy balance EImprove health
36、condition FPrevent muscle problems Drink More Water! How long can we live without drinking water？ Only three days! Our bodies are made up of about 60 percent water，water is necessary to keep our bodies working，so people need to drink more water Here are some other reasons_ When you drink plenty of w
37、ater，it helps your body keep a healthy balance of fluidsThis，in turn，aids many important functions，including proper digestion_ Some of the bodys toxins can lead to skin problems When you drink enough water，it gives you a clearer and more natural color of the skin on your face_ If you want to become
38、thinner，youd better drink more water before eating other foodWater makes people feel full and helps them eat less_ When you do exercise，muscle（肌肉） cramps may happen after losing too much waterIt makes your arms or legs hurtIts important to drink plenty of water before and during exercise_ Being shor
39、t of water usually brings a lot of body painsDrinking water in time can help people prevent and relieve pain四、阅读填空（本大题共1小题，共10.0分）32. People all around the world like to celebrate holidays and the start of a new season with special foodSome cultures even celebrate special food festivals! These festi
40、vals usually happen yearly，but some even happen (1) （two）a yearThey can be interesting and funny，but (2) （many）of all，theyre delicious One big food event，the Gilroy Garlic（大蒜） Festival，happens (3) JulyThe area around the town of Gilroy，Califoria，produces huge amounts of garlicEvery year，over 4，000 v
41、olunteers provide food and games for over 100，000 guestsCooks prepare and sell many different kinds of (4) （dish）with garlic， You can even buy garlic popcorn and garlic ice cream Also， (5) very popular festival happens in Gloucestershire，UKThis festival，called the Coopers Hill Cheese-Rolling and Wak
42、e， (6) （be） over 200 years oldLong ago，organizers of the event (7) （buy） a large piece of cheeseIt weighed over six pounds 2.72 kilograms） and is one of (8) （large） ones in the worldThen they dropped it down a hillAs people watched and cheered，young men ran down the hill after the cheeseThere were d
43、octors at the bottom of the hill (9) people often fell and sometimes they got hurt This custom lasts till today Cheese-rolling is (10) （danger），but it is a lot of fun五、单词拼写-单句（本大题共10小题，共10.0分）33. W_decisionJackmakes，wewilltrusthim34. Theroadsarei_becauseoftheheavysnowfromthenightbefore35. Tonyworked
44、veryhardands_asafamouspianist36. Monatriesthedressanditf_well37. Lookatthetraffics_ItsaysSlowdown38. Lisacuth_byaccidentwhenshewasmakingdinner39. Forc_peopledreamedofgoingintospaceanditcametrueaftertheinventionofrockets40. Janehasntbeentothesciencemuseumandn_haveI41. Manypilotshavef_aroundtheworldan
45、dgeographyhasbeenveryusefultothem42. Itss_toswiminthepoolthanintheriver，forthewaterisnotsodeep六、书面表达（本大题共1小题，共15.0分）43. 某英文杂志正在举办以MyFavorite.为主题的征文活动请根据以下问题提示，用英语写一篇短文，介绍你最喜欢的一件物品（如书籍、CD、玩具等）（1）Howlonghaveyouhadit？（2）Howdidyougetit？（3）Whydoyoulikeit？Whyisitspecial？（4）Canyousayanythingmoreaboutit？注意（
46、1）词数80左右（2）文章必须包括四个问题的相关内容，也可适当增加信息MyFavorite答案和解析1.【答案】【小题1】B【小题2】A【小题3】D【小题4】C【小题5】C【小题6】B【小题7】D【小题8】B【小题9】C【小题10】A【小题11】B【小题12】C【小题13】D【小题14】A【小题15】B【解析】36B 考查名词，APhotos照片Brecords唱片Ctapes磁带Dgifts礼物，根据Itwasanewrecordplayer这是一个新的唱片播放器，推出此处是播放唱片，故选B 37A 考查连词，AAnd和BBut但是CBecause因为DThough虽然，根据whenIopeneditup，therewasaturntablereadytogo当我打开它的时候，有一个转盘准备好了可知这跟前文是并列关系，故选A 38D 考查短语，Aworkerout计算出Bhandedout分发Cputout熄灭Dpulledout拉出，根据IranovertothecollectionthatIhadkept
