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八年级下期英语期末测试题
一,听力理解(20 小题,每小题 1 分,共 20 分)
第一节 听下面五段对话,每段对话后有一个小题,从题中所给的 ABC 三个选项中选
出最佳答案,每段对话读两遍。
( )1. When did Kate go to Australia?
A. One year ago B. Two years ago C. Three years ago.
( ) 2. What time will the man be free tomorrow?
A. At nine B. At ten C. At eleven
( ) 3. Where will Mary go for a trip?
A.To a village B. To a beach C. To a zoo
( )4. What has David done?
A. He has watched TV.
B He has bought some newspapers.
C. He has cleaned the table.
( ) 5. What’s Pierre doing now?
A. Doing the dishes. B. Feeding the cat C. Cleaning the bed.
第二节, 听下面几段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题,从题中所给的 ABC
三个选项中选出最佳答案。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听下面一段对话,回答第 6 至第 7 两个小题
( ) 6. How often does Mike use the Internet?
A. Once a week B. Twice a week. C. Once a day
( ) 7. What does Mike do on the Internet?
A. He plays games B. He listens to music C. He reads books
听下面一段独白,回答第 8 至第 9 两个小题。
( ) 8. When will they learn English grammar and new words?
A. Every morning. B. Every afternoon. C. Every evening.
( ) 9. What will they do in the evening?
A. Learn English writing
B. Do what they want
C. Eat food in the school dining room.
听下面一段对话回答第 10 至第 12 三个小题。
( ) 10. Why does Laura look unhappy?
A. Because she lost a book.
B. Because her parents are strict with her.
C. Because she didn’t pass the English exam.
( ) 11. What should Laura do?
A. Leave the school. B. Talk with her parents.
C. Make more friends. 2
( ) 12. How many piece(s) of advice does the man give Laura?
A. One B. Two C. Three
听下面一段对话回答第 13 至第 15 三个小题。
( )13. Where are they talking?
A. In a shop B. At the girl’s home. C. At the boy’s home.
( ) 14. who bought the video camera?
A. The girl. B. The girl’s aunt. C. The girl’s uncle.
( ) 15. What color is the girl’s favorite?
A. Black. B. White C. Red.
第三节 听下面一篇短文。根据短文内容按照你所听到的先后顺序将下面图片排序。
短文读两遍
A B C
D E
16__________ 17_______ 18___________ 19___________ 20___________
二,单项选择(15 小题,每小题 1 分,共 15 分)
( ) 21. – Tom is ____ honest boy.
--- Yes. What’s more, he is ____ most hard-working student in our class.
A. an; an B. a; a. C an; the D. a; the
( ) 22. The boy seemed angry and sat on the sofa _____ silence.
A. in B. on C. at D. to
( ) 23. This question is so difficult that ____ can answer it.
A. anybody B. nobody C everybody D. somebody
( ) 24. – What’s the matter with you, Jenny?
– I hurt my ____, I can hardly walk now.
A. knee B. hand C. neck D. nose
( ) 25. Ted has been ____ since he was born, so he can’t hear anything.
A. tall B. heavy C. lazy D. deaf
( ) 26. My grandpa likes to live in the countryside because it is very____ there.
A. peaceful B. useful C. careful D. successful 3
( ) 27. --- Excuse me, can I ____ your pen?
--- Sorry, I _____ it to Peter just now.
A. lend; lent B. borrow; borrowed
C. borrow; lent D. lend; borrowed.
( ) 28 – Do you like Luoyang?
--- Yes, of course. I ___ it as soon as I arrived there.
A. fell in love with B. came up with
C. ran out of D. took care of.
( ) 29. – Have you ____ read the writer’s new book?
--- Yes, I’ve ___ finished reading it. It’s very interesting.
A. yet; never. B. already; yet
C. ever; already D. yet; ever.
( ) 30. After ___ this shirt ____ that one, we found there was something different
between them.
A. comparing; with B. providing; for
C. covering; with D preparing; for
( ) 31. Try to guess its meaning when you meet a new word. Don’t ____ your dictionary
all the time.
A. keep on. B. depend on.
C. decide on D. spend on.
( ) 32. --- ___ The bus is coming.
--- Oh no. It’s too dangerous to cross the street now.
A. Cheer up B. Good luck
C. Be careful D. Hurry up.
( ) 33. Mrs Green misses her son, because he ____ his hometown for two years.
A. has left B. has been away from.
C. left D. will be away from
( ) 34. -- Lucy has ____ to London. How can I get in touch with her?
– She will phone you as soon as she ____ there.
A. been; will get B. been; gets
C. gone; will get D. gone; gets
( ) 35. I hope everyone can care about ____ the environment and stop ____ things.
A. protecting; wasting B. protecting; to waste
C. protect; wasting D. protect; to waste.
三,完形填空( 10 小题,每小题 1 分共 10 分)
When I was eleven years old, my family moved to a new house so that we could live
near my grandparents. It was a lovely house, 36____ it only had well (井) water to drink
and a wood stove (柴炉) in the kitchen to keep warm. My dad was 37____ , so my brother
and I had to carry water from the well. We also had to carry wood for the stove. I 38____ 4
the chores and kept away from them whenever I could. For the firstfew years, my brother
did 39____ of the work.
When my brother left home for the army, it was up to 40____ to do the chores. At first, I
didn’t want to do them. But after a 41____ I found that I didn’t mind doing them at all.
Maybe I was 42____. All I knew was that it felt good to be able to 43____my parents and
show my 44____ to them in this way.
In daily life we will have different 45____ of work. It can be a misery ( 痛苦的事) to us
or it can be a joy, The attitude ( 态度)is very important. When we do our work with
love, it will become a gift that we give to ourselves and others.
( )36. A. so. B. if. C. but D. because
( ) 37. A. disabled B. healthy C. strong D. honest
( ) 38. A. liked B. held C. imagined D. disliked
( ) 39. A. none B. little C. most D. some
( ) 40. A. him B. me C. her D. them
( ) 41. A. while B. minute C. mile D. second
( ) 42. A. giving up B. picking up C. growing up D. cheering up
( ) 43. A. push B. help C. believe D. introduce
( ) 44. A. success B. pressure C. skill D. love
( ) 45. A. times B. kinds C. places D. prices
四, 阅读理解( 20 小题,每小题 2 分,共 40 分)
A
A monkey named Monty lived on an island with other monkeys. A flood was coming,so
every monkey decided to build a house on the highest part of the island.
Other monkeys built their houses quickly, and then they spent time playing games. They
all laughed at Monty, because his house needed very big stones and he could only move
one big stone a day. However, Monty didn’t care. He believed that his house could be
strong enough. It just took a long time to build it, so he went on building his house little by
little.
A few months later, Monty finished his house and invited all the monkeys to have a party
at his new house. On the day of the party, the flood come! All the monkeys were scared.
Monty said, “ I have prepared enough food. I’m sure my house will protect us from this
flood.” The big flood destroyed all the other houses except Monty’s. Then the monkeys
understood that Monty was smart and kind, for he wanted to save them without expecting
anything in return.
根据材料内容,选择最佳答案
( ) 46. All the monkeys built houses on the highest part of the island because of ___
A. an earthquake B. a flood
C. a competition D. a tiger
( ) 47. What did other monkeys do after they built their houses quickly? 5
A. They helped Monty build his house.
B. They played games and laughed at Monty.
C. They moved stones for Monty everyday.
D. They held parties at their new houses.
( ) 48. How long did it take Monty to build his new house?
A. Several days. B. A few weeks
C. A few months. D. half a year.
( ) 49. The flood came when the monkeys were ____.
A. having a party. B. sleeping at night
C. building houses. D. playing games.
( ) 50. What did other monkeys think of Monty after the flood?
A. Shy and lazy B. Outgoing and active
C. Perfect and creative D. Smart and friendly.
B
Nowadays people use smart clothes not only for covering their bodies, but also for
many other uses. Some kinds of smart clothes have come into the market. A German
clothing maker invented the “MP3 blue jacket”. People can use this kind of jacket as an
MP3 player. A British company invented a special keyboard, which can be put onto your
pants. You can control your computer with it easily anywhere. If it gets dirty, you can wash
it and make it clean.
As the technology improve, smart clothes will get much ____. Scientists are
developingclothes that can record your temperature and heat you up before you feel cold.
Other smart clothes will have medical functions. They can tell the doctor when you feel
sick. The technology will be able to offer information about your living environment. Shirts
can warn you of serious pollution. Jackets with the GPS technology can keep you from
getting lost.
People begin to love the idea. Maybe smart clothes will be common in the street one day.
根据材料内容,选择最佳答案
( ) 51. When the keyboard on your pants is dirty, you can ____ according to the
passage.
A. throw it away B. get another one
C. wash and clean it D. put it in hot water
( ) 52.. Which is the best word to be put into the blank in the second paragraph?
A. cheaper B. clearer
C. bigger D. smarter
( ) 53. Which of the following is the traditional function of the clothes?
A. Playing music
B. Covering bodies.
C. Recording the temperature. 6
D. Offering information about the living environment.
( ) 54. How many functions of smart clothes are mentioned in the third paragraph?
A. Two B. Three. C. Four D. Five
( ) 55. What is the passage mainly about?
A. The MP3 blue jacket B. The prices of smart clothes.
C. The functions of smart clothes. D. How smart clothes were invented.
C
Daily News is very famous now, and it needs more people to work for it. Do you want to
work here as an editor or a reporter? We are looking forward to you.
Editor
If you would like to be an editor for Daily News, you can write a letter to us with your
name, address, phone number and e-mail address in it. Your letter should not be over
300words. You can send your letter to Letters, The Courant, 285 Broad St, Hartford, CT.
06115, or by fax 860-520-6941.
Reporter
If you have experience, please visit the reporter areas to find out different kinds of jobs
we will give you and send your e-mail to reporter@dmoz.org.
If you are a college graduate and want to become a reporter, please visit the public areas.
You can get some advice there. After you make a decision to be a reporter, please send your
e-mal to staff@dmoz.org.
根据材料内容,选择最佳答案
( ) 56. What is probably Daily News?
A. A factory B. A film.
C. A newspaper. D. A school
( ) 57. If you want to be an editor, you do not need to write your _______ to Daily
News.
A. name. B. phone number
C. e-mail address D. birthday date
( ) 58. If Peter wants to be a reporter, he will get some advice in ______.
A. the public areas . B. reporter@dmoz.org
C. the reporter areas. D. staff@dmoz.org
( ) 59. People who send e-mails to staff@dmoz.org maybe _____.
A. work as a teacher B. study in a high school.
C. just finish university D have much experience of writing
( ) 60. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Daily news has five ways to get people’s letters.
B. Jobs in the reporter areas need people who have experience.
C. If you want to be an editor, you should write a letter over 300 words.
D. People can send e-mails to staff@dmoz.org to get the chance of being an editor. 7
D
People from all over the world often talk about their eating habits, for example, “What do
you often eat for lunch?” “61______”
People usually have different eating habits in different parts of the world. They often feel
their own food is normal while others’ is strange. 62_____ Rice is their main food for every
meal. In Middle East, people like white bread and they also eat lots of fruit and vegetables
while having dinner. Japanese eat rice with many kinds of seafood. 63____ German black
beer is famous around the world while Frenchmen prefer wine. Chinese like drinking tea,
but Americans are fond of coffee. 64_____ Horse meat is thought to be delicious in France.
People in New Zealand like eating mutton. Japanese don’t like mutton because of its smell,
but they enjoy fish. 65____ They put chicken and beef in hamburgers
根据材料内容,从下面的五个选项中选出能填入文中空缺处的最佳选项,使短文意思
通顺,内容完整。
A.Besides, people from different countries enjoy different kinds of meat.
B. In India, people seldom have dinner without rice.
C. For Americans, chicken and beef are their favorite.
D. What’s your favorite food?
E. They call it sushi
61______ 62_______ 63_______ 64________ 65__________
五 词语运用(10 小题,每题 1 分共 10 分)阅读短文,从方框中选择适当的词语并用
其正确形式填空,使短文通顺,意思完整。请将答案写在下面题号后的横线上。每空
限填一词,每词限用一次,方框中有两个词是多余的。
Danger, safe, real, but, hurt, for, develop, protect, control, because, search, them
If you have a mobile phone, the Internet can always be with you. And that’s often a good
thing. With the 66______ of the Internet, you can use it for learning, shopping and talking
with your friends. But the Internet can also be a 67____ place.The good news is that it isn’t
difficult to 68____ yourself. Following these tips will let you enjoy the Internet and keep
you 69_____.
Be in 70_____ of your personal information. First, don’t share too much online.
For example, don’t put your phone number or 70_____ name on the Internet. Second,
make sure you know who is 72____ for your personal information.
Be careful to meet strangers. It can be fun to meet interesting and new friends on
the Internet, 73_____ be careful. Some people have found 74____ in a dangerous situation
when they agreed to meet online friends in real life.
Use your time online to make the Internet a better place. Don’t say things that will 75____
other people. Don’t send rude messages. And delete the people who areoften rude.
66_______ 67______ 68_____ 69_______ 70______
71______ 72_____ 73______ 74______ 75_________8
六,补全对话(5 小题,每小题 2 分共 10 分)
根据下面的对话情景,在每个空白处填上一个适当的句子,使对话的意思完整连贯。
A: Hello, Li Wen !
B: Hi, Hu Fei !
A: Have you ever been to Harbin?
B: 76___________________. I have never been to other cities. What about you?
A: I have been to many cities, but I like Harbin best.
B: 77____________________?
A: I went there last winter.
B: 78________________
A: It was very cold, but it was perfect for skating.
B: Do you like skating?
A: 79___________________. And I’m good at it.
B: 80_____________________?
A: I have learnt skating for five years.
B: That sounds great. Could you teach me how to skate when you are free?
A: Sure.
七,书面表达(15 分)
生活就像是回声,你送出什么它就送回什么,你给予什么就会得到什么,你播种什么
就会收获什么。因此,人们常说:“帮助别人就是帮助自己”。请以 Helping Others is
Helping ourselves 为题写一篇英语短文。80 个单词左右。
Helping Others is Helping ourselves
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英语听力材料及参考答案(答案仅供参考)
听力材料
第一节听下面五段对话,每段对话后有一个小题,从题中所给的 ABC 三个选项中选
出最佳答案,每段对话读两遍。
1. M: Have you ever been to Australia, Kate?
W: Yes, I went there three years ago. It’s a good place to travel.
M: I agree with you. I went there two years ago.
2. W: We’ll have a football match. Can you come here between nine and ten tomorrow?
M: Sorry, I won’t be free until eleven o’clock.
3. M: I hear you’re going to a village for a trip, Mary?
W: Oh, I have changed my mind. I think walking on a beach is more comfortable.
4. W: Stop watching TV, David. Please go and buy me some newspapers.
M: But I have already bought some. They are on the table.
5. W: Pierre, have you fed the cat?
M: Not yet. But I’m doing the dishes. I’ll do it in two minutes.
第二节, 听下面几段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题,从题中所给的 ABC
三个选项中选出最佳答案。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听下面一段对话,回答第 6 至第 7 两个小题
W: Hi, Mike. How often do you use the Internet?
M: Once a week.
W: What do you often do on the Internet?
M: Many things, such as listening to music, watching movies and chatting.
W: Have you made any foreign friends by chatting online?
M: Yes, I have made an American friend.
听下面一段独白,回答第 8 至第 9 两个小题。
My name is Jacky Brown and I would like to welcome you to the English Language
School. I hope you will enjoy your time. Every morning from nine to twelve you will
be in the classroom to learn English grammar and news words. Lunch will be in the
school dining room and there is a lot of delicious food. In the afternoon you will learn
English writing from three to five. In the evening you are free to do what you want.
听下面一段对话回答第 10 至第 12 三个小题。
M: Hi, Laura, why do you look unhappy?
W: Because I didn’t pass the English exam.
M: I’m sorry to hear that. I’m sure you will do better next time.
W: But my parents will be angry with me.
M: You can talk with them about that. If you work hard, I think they will understand
you.
W: I don’t like the new school, either. 10
M: Laura, you should get used to the new school
W: You are right, thank you for your advice.
听下面一段对话回答第 13 至第 15 三个小题。
M: Can I help you?
W: Yes, I’d like to change this video camera.
M: What’s wrong with it?
W: It doesn’t work at all.
M: Didn’t you try it when you bought it?
W: The video camera is a gift from my aunt. She didn’t know how to use it.
M: OK, We can change it for you. But we don’t have this color.
W: What color do you have then?
M: Red white and black.
W: Red is my favorite.
第三节 听下面一篇短文。根据短文内容按照你所听到的先后顺序将下面图片排序。
短文读两遍
Boys and girls,
Welcome to the People’s Park. First we will take the school bus to a lake in the
center of the park. There we can go boating for half an hour. Then we will visit the zoo.
It will take us about an hour to visit it. At 11:30 we will have lunch in a small restaurant.
The restaurant is next to the zoo. At the end of the visit, we will go to the gift shop to buy
our favorite things. We will go back at six thirty in the afternoon.
I hope you will have a great time in the park.
参考答案
1---5 CCBBA 6---10 ABABC 11---15 BBABC 16---20 DABEC
21---25 CABAD 26---30 ACACA 31---35 BDBDA
36--- 40 CADCB 41---45ACBDB
46----50 BBCAD 51---55 CDBCC 56---60 CDACB 61---65 DBEAC
66 development 67 dangerous 68 protect 69 safe 70 control
71 real 72 searching 73 but 74 themselves 75 hurt
76. No, I haven’t
77, When did you go there?
78 What was the weather like there/ How was the weather?
79. Yes, I do.
80. How long have you learnt skating?