八年级英语上学期期末试题
一、单项填空（每题1分，共20分）
在每小题的四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案，将其字母编号填写在题前括号内。
( ) 1. -- Do you often play＿＿＿soccer with your friends?
--No, I don't like sports. I often play______ piano in my free time.
A. a; the B. the; / C./; the D. the; a
( ) 2. Those flowers give out a _________smell at night. It makes people feel good.
A. pleasant B. terrible C. dangerous D. beautiful
( ) 3. -- May I __________ your bike?
-- Sorry, I ________ it to Mary just now.
A. borrow; borrowed B. lend; lent C. borrow; lent D. lend; borrowed
( )4. The .good news _______ quickly. In about ten minutes, everyone in our school knew it.
A. enjoyed B. spread C. helped D. stopped
( )5.---I don't know how to learn English grammar.
--- You can go to our English teacher for help. She can give you some ________ advice.
A. serious B. useful C. careful D. difficult
( )6. It is so interesting that a ________ girl is able to play ping-pong.
A. three-year-old B. three-years-old C. three year old D. three-year old
( )7 You can avoid _______ so many mistakes if you check your homework before handing it in.
A. make B. to make C. making D. makes
( )8. ______ lovely day! Let' s go out for a picnic!
A. What a B. What C. How a D. How
( ) 9. After making the telephone call, Mr Smith continued his work.
A. did B. does C. todo D. do
( )10. Mary advised to go hiking this weekend, but nobody agreed ________ her.
A. with B. on C. by D. at
( )11. -- Mum, I feel very tired.
-- OK. You can stop the walls and have a short rest.
A. paint B. painting C. painted D. to paint
( )12. Peter used to ______ late for class but now he is always the first to get to school.
A. be B. was C. is D. being
( )13. -- How much did you _______ for your new jacket?
-- 360 yuan.
A. pay B. spend C. take D. cost
( )14. Sam, what were you doing when I called your name?
-- I ______ the phone.
A. am answering B. answer C. was answering D. answered
( )15. -- How do you like her pink dress?
---_______.
A. Just so-so. B. Thank you. C. Yes, I'm sure. D. I'm sorry.
( )16. -- I want to buy the book Hamlet. Do you know its ?
-- Not quite sure. Maybe forty yuan.
A. writer B. size C. color D. price
( )17. The singer was very young. She was born_____ the spring of 1992.
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A. in B. on C. by D. at
( )18. We all like Mr Zhao because he always has a special way to make us___relaxed in his class.
A. to feel B. feel C. feeling D. feels
( )19. It' s too late today. Mr Lee be in his office. Let'sgo to visit him some other dayl
A. can' t B. mustn' t C. need D. have to
( ) 20 -- Jimmy always has a lot of friends to play with.
-- That's because he is happy to ______ his toys with others.
A. spend B. share C. encourage D. help
二、完形填空(每题1分，共10分)
通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在各小题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案，将其字母编号填写在题前括号内。
A painter got lost and came to a dragon' s (龙) home. The dragon . 1 the painter to paint for him. The painter had to do that, making the dragon look more 2 . The dragon liked it very much and he asked the painter to make some 3 changes every day.
During one of their travels, they 4 a giant titan ( 巨人.). The titan made the dragon work for him day and night. The dragon was very angry 5 the titan but he couldn't do anything about it.
The dragon asked the painter to run away, but the painter stayed, trying to think of a 6 to help the dragon run away with him.
When the titan went out one day, the painter 7 the dragon up and they ran away as fast as hey could. The dragon was very 8 for what he did. He said that he would 9 abuse (虐待)
anyone. Instead, he would always 10 others.
( )1. A. helped B. learned C. let D. asked
( )2. A. beautiful B. sleepy C. careful D. silent
( )3. A..busy B. new C. ugly D. bad
( )4. A. thought B. changed C. enjoyed D. met
( )5. A. with B. for C. in D. of
( )6. A. paper B. gift C. problem D. plan
( )7. A. turned B. put C. woke D. worried -
( )8. A. great B. sorry C. sick D. bad
( )9. A. always B. often C. never D. usually
( )10. A. help B. break C. share D. forget
三、阅读理解(每小题2分，共30分)
阅读A、B c三篇短文，并做短文后的题目，从每小题所给的四个选项中，选出能回答所按
问题或完成所给句子的最佳答案，并将其字母编号填写在题前括号内。
A
Many of you may want to collect money to help the poor. But how? Chelsea Sloss and Jamie are
doing that. They are playing the violin on the street to collect money.
Both boys are 13 years old. They study in Manchester, the UK. Both of them began to learn to play the violin five years ago. They go to play songs in downtown (市区) with their violins after school or on weekends. There is a sign in front of them: Help make someone's holiday happy;
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all money goes to the Rebele Shelter (庇护所).
In the first year, they collected $70 for Meals on Wheels. Last year, the boys collected $150 for another charity (慈善机构). This year, they plan to collect much more.
".Helping people in need is important," said Chelsea.
"I felt really good when we gave the money to the shelter," said Jamie.
( )1. Both Chelsea and Jamie started to learn the violin at the age of______.
A. 3 B. 8 C. 10 D. 13
( )2 Chelsea and Jamie collect money by _______.
A. writing songs B. selling newspapers
C. playing the violin D. cleaning the streets
( )3. What is "Meals on Wheels"?
A. A charity. B. A shop. C. A newspaper. D. A museum.
( )4. The two boys collected in the past two years.
A. $70 B. $150 C. $180 D. $220
( )5. What's the best title of the passage?
A. How to give our money to the poor. B. Two boys play the violin to help the poor.
C. Two boys share the same hobby. D. How to collect money in the street.
B
Do you have problems in your life and don' t know how to be happy? If so, you will find Andrew Matthews' book Being A Happy Teemzger (青少年) useful.
In his book, Matthews tells u's how to have a happy life and answers the questions of teenagers. The book also tells us about some useful skills (技能). For example, if you want to improve your memory (记忆力), you can put all the things into pictures of your mind.
Many teenagers think that happiness comes from good grades (分数), but in fact you can still be happy when there are no such "good" things.
Some schoolboys have problems such as being too tall or too short, but Mattbews tells us happiness comes from thinking about things in a positive .way. If you are tall, you can have a better view(视线) at the movie; if you are short, your clothes and shoes take less room in your bedroom! This is Matthews' most important lesson: You choose to be happy.
( )6. What helps make you remember things better?
A. Reading everything loudly. B. Taking notes carefully.
C. Putting things into pictures of your mind. D. Getting good grades.
( )7. What doesn' t Andrew Matthews talk about in his book?
A. How to have a happy life. B. Problems of teenagers.
C. Some useful skills. D. How to become tall.
( )8. What' s Matthews' most important lesson?
A. Good grades are not important. B. You choose to be happy.
C. Being short is better. D. There is no way to improve your memory.
( )9. What does the underlined word "positive" mean?
A. 积极的 B. 快速的 C. 先进的 D. 失望的
( )10. What' s the passage mainly about?
A. A famous writer. B. How to improve your memory,
C. How to get a better view at the movie. D. A great book for teenagers.
C
配对阅读阅读l栏中几个人物的信息，从11栏中选出适合他们的选项，并将最佳选项的
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字母编号填写在题前括号内。
I
( )11, Sally is from Guangdong. She likes drinking different kinds of soup (汤). She is looking
for a good soup house.
( )12. Jack stays in London for a long time. He wants to eat some rice and dumplings. He
is looking for a Chinese restaurant.
( )13. TracT is too thin (瘦的),. The doctor asks her to take more exercise every day. She
wants to join a swimming club.
( )14, Katy is a student. She likes junk food very much. She likes to eat hamburgers.
( )15. Kitty loves eating noodles very much. She wants to ask her friends to have some
noodles for supper.
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A. Chinese Restaurant: There is a Chinese restaurant on Oxford Street. You can enjoy Chinese traditional food there. The boss (老板) is Chinese.
B. Swimming Club: If you are interested in swimming, you can join our swimming club. You can become strong if you swim every day.
C. Soup House: Our soup house offers tasty soup. You will fall in love with our delicious soup. Telephone: 66997711.
D. Garden of Vegetables: Do you like eating vegetables? We sell all kinds of fresh
vegetables every day.
E. Fast Food Restaurant: We sell hamburgers and fried chicken every day. Our food here is fresh
and clean.
F. House of Noodles: There are many different kinds of noodles in our shop. Come and have a try!
G. Paradise .of Fruits: Fruits can help you to keep healthy. Eating more fruits is good for your health.
四、短文填空(每小题1分，共10分)
阅读下面的短文，并借助上下文和插图补充所缺信息。每个空只能填写一个形式正确、意
义相符的单词。
There was a girl named Lily. She was beautiful and kind. One day,
she met an old woman on her (1) to school. The old (2)_______lost
her way and she was hungry. Lily (3) ______ some bread and water for
the old woman. Then Lily took the old woman (4) __ the bus station. The old
woman thanked Lily very much.
Half a year later, Lily went to a mountain (5)_____her mother. Unluckily, (6)_____ got lost when it was getting dark. Lily was so afraid and hungry. They walked and walked, but they still couldn't
(7) ______ the way home. Then they met an old woman. The old woman (8)_____ at Lily and said, "My dear girl, do you still remember me?” “Sorry, I don't. But can you show us the way home?" Lily said. "Don' t worry. I will (9)_____you the way." Then the old woman gave them something to eat and took them home.
Help anybody who needs help, and they will (10) ________ you one day.
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六 读写综合(共20分)
A)信息归纳(共5小题，每小题l分)
Dear Kate,
I would like to tell you something about myself. I was born on September 12th, 1994 in Guangdong. I liked to play.soccer when I was in primary school. Now, I am a student in Guang-ming Middle School. 1 like to play badminton with my classmates after class. Last week,.we had a great time on the school trip. We went to the aquarium. We saw many different kinds of fish and took many pictures. We watched a dolphin show. It was really exciting! I enjoy my school life.
How about you? Can you tell me something about your school life? Write to me soon.
Yours,
Sally
Information Card
Wh'en
Sally was born(1)_______.
Where
She was born(2)_______.
Which school
She studies(3)________.
What they did
They saw many(4)_______,took many pictures and(5)_______ in the aquarium last week．
B)书面表达(本题l5分)
假如你是Wang Hong．你的好朋友Susan在今年你生日时送给你一只名叫乐乐的宠物狗。这只狗聪明可爱，也很容易照料。你经常给他洗澡，陪他一起做游戏。乐乐给你的生活增添了很多欢笑，为此你打算给SUsan写一封感谢信。可适当拓展。要求：70词左右。
Dear Susan，
_______________________________________________________________________________________-______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________--
Yours,
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Wang Hong
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五．1、nature 2、 covered 3、protect 4、 sea 5、forests 6、surface 7、sheep 8、feeds on 9、control 10、clearer
六A : 1 on September 12th,1994 2 in Guangdong 3 in Guangming Middle School 4 different kinds of fish 5 watched a dolphin show
B: Dear Susan ,
Thanks a lot for the great pet dog you gave me on my birthday. Lele is very clever and cute and he is also easy to take care of . I often give him a bath in the evening and play games with him He brings me a lot of fun and we are good friends now. I like him very much.
What a lovely friend he is! Thank you so much!
Yours,
Wang Hong
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五．1、nature 2、 covered 3、protect 4、 sea 5、forests 6、surface 7、sheep 8、feeds on 9、control 10、clearer
六A : 1 on September 12th,1994 2 in Guangdong 3 in Guangming Middle School 4 different kinds of fish 5 watched a dolphin show
B: Dear Susan ,
Thanks a lot for the great pet dog you gave me on my birthday. Lele is very clever and cute and he is also easy to take care of . I often give him a bath in the evening and play games with him He brings me a lot of fun and we are good friends now. I like him very much.
What a lovely friend he is! Thank you so much!
Yours,
Wang Hong
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