1、八年级英语下册期末考试试卷及答案 八年级下期末英语试卷 第卷选择题（共80分） 一、听力（20分） 第一部分：听对话回答问题（每小题1分，计10分） 1.Whats the weather like? A. B. C. 2.What do Chinese do when they meet for the first time? A. B. C. 3.What does the man see? A. B. C. 4. What is Tommys proble m? A. B. C. 5. Where will the man go for summer vacation? A. To Lo
2、ndon. B. To Tokyo. C. To HongKong. 6. How old is Daniel now? A. 16. B. 17. C. 18. 7. Which club will the girl join? A. The movie club. B. The art club. C. The music club. 8. What did the robot do on TV? A. It washed the clothes. B. It washed the dishes. C. It made the clothes. 9. What does the woman
3、 want to do in New York? A. Visit her friends. B. Do some shopping. C. Do further study. 10. Who is probably the man? A. The girls father. B. The girls friend. C. The policeman. 第二部分：听对话和短文回答问题（每小题1分，计10分）听第一段对话，回答第11-12小题 11. What do most people think about colours for the rooms? A. Light colours a
4、re better than dark ones. B. Dark colours are better than light ones. C. They are both good and interesting. 12. Whats the function of the colour blue? A. It can make us feel relaxed. B. It is good for our eyes. C. It makes us feel powerful. 听第一篇短文，回答第13-15小题 Learning English online Ways to learn En
5、glish English magazines， newspapers and radio Various kinds of English learning 13 Benefits of online learning People around the world can visit them 14 People can get answers instantly on the Internet. People can learn what they need anytime and search for useful 15 without leaving home. 13. A. mat
6、erials B. websites C. books 14. A. at times B. every day C. every week 15. A. information B. data C. tips 听第二篇短文，回答第16-20小题 16. What did the boy want to be? A. A bus driver. B. A train driver. C. A conductor. 17. What was wrong with the boy when he was born? A. He had no feet. B. He had no arms. C.
7、He had no legs. 18. Who taught him to use feet as hands? A. His father. B. A train driver. C. His uncle. 19. How did he start a train one day? A. With hands. B. With head. C. With feet 20. What did the worker feel when he caught the boy at first? A. He was very happy. B. He was very proud. C. He was
8、 very surprised. 二、单项选择 21. - Many people like watching _TV series In the Name of People now. Have you seen it ， Mary? - Yes， its quite _ excellent play， so I cant wait to turn on the TV when I get home. A. a；the B. the； an C. a； an D. the； the 22. People in Yangzhou _ walk or ride bikes， but now th
9、ey _ taking the bus or driving cars . A. used to； used to B. were used to ；used to C. were used to； are used to D. used to； are used to 23. These days lots of people are working_ to get_ for their living. A. hard enough； enough money B. enough hardly； money enough C. enough hard； money enough D. har
10、dly enough； enough money 24. - We want to find some ways to_ money for poor Children.What will you do? - I am going to_ some money to the Red Cross Society. A. donate；donate B. raise；raise C.donate；raise D.raise；donate 25. Hard work can bring you_， but if you are lazy， you wont become_. A. success；
11、success B. successful； success C. success； successful D. successful； successful 26. - Excuse me， could you tell me _? - In front of the gate of our school. A. what time should we arrive at the park B. where should we meet C. where I can find you tomorrow morning D. what we need to take with us 27. T
12、here were some big stones _ my way _ my way home yesterday. A. in； on B. on； in C. in； by D. at； by 28. WeChat really makes a great _ to our life. More and more people use it now. A. chance B. problem C. difference D. surprise 29. Few students can understand the sentence until it _ twice or three ti
13、mes. A. explains B. is explained C. will be explained D. has explained 30. - Hes already been back from the USA，_? - _. He is on a visit to Shanghai. A. hasnt he； No B. isnt he； Yes C. hasnt he； Yes D. isnt he； No 31. Lilys mother is too busy _ housework _ her with her homework. A. to do； helping B.
14、 doing； helping C. to do； to help D. doing； to help 32. The book that Im reading isnt mine. Kate _ it to me last week. I have _it for days. A. borrowed ； lent B. lent ； borrowed C. lent ； kept D. borrowed ； kept 33. It is necessary _ the government to provide support _ the poor. A. for； for B. of； w
15、ith C. of； for D. for； with 34. _ you have done！ We are grateful to you for what you have done for the children in poor areas. A. How meaningful work B. How meaning job C. What a meaningful job D. What a meaning work 35. - There are always many volunteers in great events， arent there? - Yes. _. A. N
16、o pain， no gain B. Many hands make light work C. Actions speak louder than words D. A friend in need is a friend indeed 三、完型填空 Once upon a time， there was a lazy poor man living in a small house with spider（蜘蛛） webs on the walls and mice running around. People 36 coming into such a dirty place and t
17、he poor man was lonely and 37 every day. He thought it was poverty（贫穷） that led 38 his unhappy life. One day， the poor man dropped in on a wise old man and asked him for 39 about changing his life. The old man gave him a 40 vase（花瓶） and said， This is a magic vase that will bring you 41 . The poor ma
18、n looked at the vase 42 . He wondered 43 he need a vase in his poor house. However， he didnt want to 44 away such a beautiful vase， so he brought it home and put it on the table. Its not right for something so beautiful to be 45 ， the poor man looked at the vase and thought. Then he picked some wild
19、 flowers and put them into it， making it even more beautiful. 46 he was still not satisfied（满意的）. It is not good for such a beautiful thing to stand next to a spider web. At this， he started to do some 47 in the house and paint the walls. His house turned into a 48 place immediately. The poor man ch
20、eered up. He suddenly 49 that in the past it was his 50 that made him poor and unhappy. From then on， he worked hard and his life got better and better. 36. A. avoided B. continued C. enjoyed D. risked 37. A. sadly B. sad C. Sadness D. sadder 38. A. for B. off C. to D. with 39. A. knowledge B. succe
21、ss C. service D. advice 40. A. big B. small C. beautiful D. old 41. A. pain B. happiness C. harm D. confidence 42. A. closely B. easily C. surprisingly D. gladly 43. A. what B. why C. how D. when 44. A. throw B. turn C. keep D. go 45. A. ugly B. full C. empty D. dirty 46. A. And B. But C. Because D.
22、 So 47. A. work B. cleaning C. job D. cooking 48. A. strange B. large C. dirty D. comfortable 49. A. hoped B. realized C. thought D. found 50. A. business B. laziness C. loneliness D. sickness 四、阅读理解 A Wildwood School Library Guide This will give you some information about our school library. You ca
23、n use this guide to help your kids use our library. Opening hours: 3:00 p.m.5:30 p.m. on school days； 8:30 a.m.11：00 a.m. on weekends On school days， your kids may borrow or return books during opening hours only when his classroom teacher allows him to. At the weekend， our library is open to both y
24、ou and your kids. Borrowing Each student can borrow one or two books at a time. More books can be borrowed only for class reading activities and school research. Returning: Books borrowed from the library can be kept for 15 school days. The books must be returned before the due （到期的）date or the kid
25、can not borrow other books. Damaged（受损的）or Lost Boo ks When a book is returned in a damaged condition， the kid will have to pay three dollars for the damage. Full price must be paid if a book is lost. We encourage students to carry their library books in plastic bags to protect them from rainy weath
26、er. Please call us at 33621323 for more information. 51. Students can borrow more than two books at a time_. A. for sending exams B. to do school research C. for after-school activities D. to read together with their parents 52. _must be paid when a student loses the book he borrows. A. Three dollar
27、s B. Half the price of the book C. Full price of the book D. Twice the price of the book 53. This library guide is for_ A. teachers from Wildwood B. workers in Wildwood School Library . C. visitors to Wildwood School D. parents of the Wildwood School students. B People use their mouths for many thin
28、gs. In the English language， there are many expressions using the word mouth. But some of them are not so nice. Sometimes， people say something to a friend or a family member. Later they regret because it hurts that persons feelings. Or they tell the person something they didnt mean to tell. The spe
29、aker might say: I really put my foot in my mouth this time. Sometimes when one person is speaking， he says the same thing that his friend is going to say. When this happens， the friend might say: You took the words right out of my mouth！ Sometimes a person has a bad or sad experience with another pe
30、rson. He might say that experience left a bad taste in my mouth. Or the person possibly has a very frightening（可怕的）experience， like having an angry dog running after him. He might say: I had my heart in my mouth. Some people have lots of money because they were born into a very rich family. You migh
31、t say the person was born with a silver spoon （银勺） in his mouth. He is the opposite of a person living from hand to mouth. This person is very poor and only has enough money for the most important things in life， like food. 54. The underlined word regret may mean _. A. feel sorry B. feel excited C.
32、feel proud D. feel surprised 55. When a man says I had my heart in my mouth， usually he means he was _. A. excited B. afraid C. surprised D. happy 56. Tom says that he is living from hand to mouth. He means he is living a（n） _life. A. busy B. hard C. easy D. rich 57. Which of the following might be
33、the best title for this passage? A. Different Uses of Mouth B. People and Their Mouths C. Expressions about Mouth D. The Importance of Mouth C Do you find it hard to learn math and history? A recent study carried out by scientists from University of London， may be of help to you. They found that tee
34、nagers could get higher marks in math if they studied in the morning and better grades in history if they were taught in the afternoon. The researchers did a study at a secondary school in Bulgaria over nine years. The results showed that when teenagers had math classes earlier in the day， they scor
35、ed on average （平均） 7 percent higher in tests than when taught in the afternoon. Lower-ability students did worst when they were studying math in the afternoon. In history， students taught in the afternoon scored on average 6 percent higher than when they were taught in the morning. However， it doesn
36、t work for other subjects such as languages or geography. Velichka Dimitrova， leader of the study， said the findings show that we do better at different times of the day. In the morning， our brains are better and fresher， so we are better at doing something that repeats a lot like problem solving， w
37、here we require more speed and attention， Dimitrova told The Telegraph. In the afternoon， it seems that this process （过程） slows down. On the other hand， history is better suitable for the afternoon， when we are more creative and open to discussion， she said. Subjects such as foreign languages requir
38、e both memory and repetition （重复）， and they also need people to be creative. This is perhaps why the time of day has no influence on learning. Time-of-day effects such as those are believed to be connected to the body clock. This is the system in our bodies that controls when we need to sleep. Some
39、schools in the US and UK have tried out later school starting times for teenagers， whose body clocks change as they grow into adults. Dimitrova believes schools should take this chance to improve students performance just by changing their timetables. 58. History is better suitable for the afternoon
40、 because _. A. it is an easy subject for students to learn B. we are more creative and open to discussion C. our brains are better and fresher in the afternoon D. its easier to pay more attention to the work we are doing 59. It is believed that the time-of-day effects have something to do with a stu
41、dents _. A. age B. hobby C. body clock D. learning habit 60. Dimitrova is sure that _. A. it is better to learn history and math in the morning B. changing timetables properly can improve students performance C. different times of a day have some influence on learning languages D. it makes no differ
42、ence for lower-ability students to learn math in the afternoon 61. What is the main idea of the passage? A. The good advice on managing a school. B. The importance of learning history and math. C. The good ways to get higher scores in history and math. D. The influence of timetables on history and m
43、ath learning. D Its always a happy moment when you get some pocket money. But have you ever thou ght about how to spend your pocket money wisely? Here is some advice. Make a list. When you get your pocket money， dont get too excited. We all have a lot of things that we want. But do you really need t
44、hem? Thats why it is necessary to make a list before you spend money. Start with the thing you want most. You can also write down how much it costs or how important it is in your life. By doing this ， you will see if it is really necessary to buy it. Help others. How about being more selfless and us
45、ing your pocket money to help others? We all know that there are many people in the world who are in need of our help. Helping others brings out the best in us and is one of the greatest joys in our lives. So consider using your pocket money to do something useful and helpful， and feel how you can make a difference. Save as much as you can. There is an old saying that Money doesnt grow on trees. If you spend all your pocket money right away， youll have no money until your next pay day. A wallet sometimes might not be the best place to save money because it may make it easier
