外研版八年级英语上册期末试题及答案（1）

外研版八年级英语上册期末试题及答案（1） 第二卷　笔试部分(100 分) 五、单项填空。(共 10 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 10 分) 从每小题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出一个可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 (　　)21. My friend ____ us to the park yesterday. A. offered to take B. offers to take　　　　 C. offers taking D. offered taking (　　)22. —Is Jenny ____ girl in your class? —No, she isn't. Tina is ____ than her. A. taller; the tallest B. the tallest; tall C. the tallest; taller D. tall; taller (　　)23. Betty, flying to Shenzhen from Hefei is expensive. I think the train takes you there ____. A. cheaply B. quietly C. beautifully D. quickly (　　)24. Shanghai is a city ____ about 25，000，000 people. A. from B. to C. with D. at (　　)25. Johnson ____ be a policeman. He is much too short. A. may B. mustn't C. should D. can't (　　)26. ____ we are, ____ we feel. A. The busier; the happier B. The busiest; the happiest C. Busier; happier D. The more busy; the more happy(　　)27. India has the second ____ population in the world. A. small B. smallest C. large D. largest (　　)28. I ____ when Bob knocked at the door. A. was reading B. will read C. am reading D. read (　　)29. In our class ____of the students are boys. A. two third B. two thirds C. two three D. second thirds (　　)30. —There are too many new words in the passage. I can' t understand them. —Why not ____ those words in the dictionary? A. look for B. look up C. look like D. look after 六、完形填空。(共 20 小题，每小题 1 分，满分 20 分) A A month after he was born，his mother noticed that his eyes weren't as __31__ as a normal baby's. “Billy will __32__ be able to see. He is blind，” the doctor said. Even so，with the hope to help Billy learn __33__ about the world around him ， his mother kept describing everything she saw for him. Not just through his mother's words，Billy saw the world __34__ his ears and hands，too. He had perfect hearing. “In fact，he __35__ see many things that normal people don't notice. ” __36__ Billy lived in the dark，he always believed a dream would light up his life. He found that he was __37__ in computer science, so he began learning it at seven years old. As a young boy，he __38__ going to Stanford University some day. And for years of efforts，he finally achieved his dream. Many people wanted to find out the secret of his __39__. Billy explained ，“ Just move forward！Don't let any difficulty __40__ your dream from coming true. ” You cannot choose what you are given，but you can choose how you make use of it. (　　)31. A. big B. bigger C. biggest D. the biggest (　　)32. A. no B. often C. never D. usually (　　)33. A. all B. none C. neither D. both (　　)34. A. between B. without C. among D. with (　　)35. A. need B. can C. must D. should (　　)36. A. Or B. If C. Although D. Before (　　)37. A. bored B. worried C. kind D. interested (　　)38. A. looked through B. looked for C. looked forward to D. looked up (　　)39. A. success B. smile C. trouble D. eyes (　　)40. A. wake B. prevent C. leave D. throw B Bike ­ sharing ( 共 享 单 车 ) is a new choice for short journeys in cities. It is good for the__41__development of the big cities. A__42__by a company found that shared bikes started the nation' s__43__for bikes again. Now more and more Chinese people are__44__bikes instead of cars to make short journeys in cities. An engineer (工程师) of that company says that since the__45__of shared bikes, people have made fewer trips by car. The love for shared bikes is not only among__46__people, who were born after the 1990s, but also among people over sixty. At weekends, the number of the riders in Shenzhen reaches the __47__ of all cities. On weekdays, the number of people who use shared bikes to travel to work is __48__ in Shanghai. It is said that bike­sharing will help __49__ the cities' environment. It not only helps solve the traffic problems, but also will help to make more use of __50__ in cities. Take Beijing as an example, if more people choose shared bikes, an area of five Bird' s Nest stadiums (体育场)will be saved. (　　)41. A. slow B. healthy C. harmful D. sudden (　　)42. A. rule B. plan C. report D. suggestion (　　)43. A. search B. worry C. preparation D. love (　　)44. A. choosing B. pushing C. repairing D. locking (　　)45. A. end B. start C. control D. fall (　　)46. A. strong B. weak C. old D. young (　　)47. A. top B. side C. corner D. line (　　)48. A. coming over B. putting off C. going up D. giving away (　　)49. A. grow B. appear C. experience D. improve (　　)50. A. air B. time C. space D. money 七、补全对话。(共 5 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 5 分) 根据对话内容，从方框内的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，其中有两个为多余 选项。 A：Hey，Amy. 51. ________ B：He's good at writing stories and he likes it. A：52. ________ B：Yes. That's his dream. A：53. ________ B：I'm going to be a tennis player. A：Really？54. ________B：I'm going to join the tennis club and practice tennis every day. A：55. ________ I hope you'll be a great tennis player. B：Thank you. A. Well，what do you want to be when you grow up? B. What is your brother good at? C. When are you going to start? D. Is he going to be a writer? E. Sounds like a good plan. F. How are you going to do for your dream? G. Does he dream of being an engineer? 八、阅读理解。(共 20 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 40 分) 阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出一个最佳选项。 A More and more people like bicycling and it is no surprise. It is fun ， healthy and good for the environment. Maybe that's why there are 1. 4 billion(十亿) bicycles and only 400 million cars on roads all over the world today. Bikes can take you almost(几乎) anywhere，and there is no oil( 油 ) cost! Get on a bicycle and ride around your neighborhood. You may find something new around you. Stopping and getting off a bike is easier than stopping and getting out of a car. You can bike to work and benefit(受益) from the funny exercise without polluting (污染) the environment. Benefits of Bicycling： It helps you keep a good heart. You won't be afraid of getting fatter any more. A 15­minute bike ride to and from work three times a week can make you lose five kilos of fat in a year. Bicycling can also make you happy. Exercise like bicycling can make people feel better and more relaxed (放松的). Bicycling is healthier than driving. (　　)56. From the passage, we know that bicycling is becoming very ____. A. surprising B. exciting C. expensive D. popular (　　)57. When you are riding your bicycle around your neighborhood，you may ____. A. pollute the environment around you B. find something you didn't notice before C. go everywhere and use a little oil D. get off your bike and begin to work (　　)58. One of the benefits from bicycling is that ____. A. you can have a new bike B. you will be friendly to others C. you will be more relaxed D. you may get fatter (　　)59. Which is TRUE according to the passage? A. Bicycling is enjoyable exercise for people. B. Bikes can take you anywhere. C. Riding a bike pollutes your neighborhood. D. You will become fat if you ride every day. B What kind of work do British teenagers do? From the age of 14 some teenagers help the milkman deliver milk to houses. Teenagers of 15 or 16 years old may work for 8 hours on Saturdays and 35 hours during school holidays. Many teenagers will get up early to deliver newspapers to houses around theirs before going to school. They are known as Paperboys or Papergirls. Looking after young children is also a popular job for teenagers, because they can get paid for watching children and television at the same time! Other popular jobs： ◆Gardening work. ◆Working in a shop. ◆Office work. Children need to have a work permit(许可证). They can get an application (申请) form for the work permit from their school or the local Education Welfare Office. The pay depends on the kind of work but could be anything up to $3 every hour. The National Minimum Wage does not apply to workers under 16. (　　)60. How long can a 16­year­old teenager work? A. Eight hours on Saturdays. B. Eight hours on Fridays. C. Six hours on Mondays. D. Six hours on Sundays. (　　)61. What does the underlined word “deliver” mean in Chinese? A. 递送 B. 打破 C. 抬走 D. 喝 (　　)62. Who can help the milkman deliver milk? A. Teenagers at the age of 9. B. Teenagers at the age of 10. C. Teenagers at the age of 13. D. Teenagers at the age of 15. (　　)63. What can we know from the passage? A. 15­year­old teenagers may work for 36 hours during school holidays. B. Many teenagers like taking care of young children. C. The writer showed us four kinds of jobs British teenagers can do. D. Teenagers can get 4 dollars every hour for working. C People are always trying to live a healthy life. You might have read so much on this topic (话题). The following ideas may sound strange, but they can really help you. Exercise when you are tired. After a long and tiring day of study, exercising might not sound like a good idea, but it should. In fact, physical activities can give you the missing energy(能量). Research shows that exercising for just 30 minutes can make you feel good! Write by hand to help the brain be active. Although writing something using a computer is faster, it is much better to remember the whole thing by writing it down by hand. When you read a handwritten(手写的) text, naturally it' s easier for you to remember the information. Spare(节省) more time for yourself. By sparing the time for yourself and just being alone for a while, you can have a chance to think and get to know yourself better. And you won' t behave impulsively (举止冲动). Drink hot drinks on a hot day. What cools more on a hot summer morning, cold water or hot water? The study shows that the hot water does make people feel cooler. When you are drinking something hot, the body will feel the change in temperature and increase the perspiration(流汗), which helps you cool down! (　　)64. ____ can make you feel good after a day' s tiring study. A. Resting B. Exercising C. Eating D. Reading (　　)65. It' s the best way to ____ if we want to remember a long passage. A. read it over B. read it aloud C. write it down by hand D. write it using a computer (　　)66. Why do we drink hot water on a hot day?A. Because it brings heat to our bodies. B. Because it is harmful to our bodies. C. Because it makes our bodies strong. D. Because it makes heat away from our bodies. (　　)67. The writer of the passage wants to tell us that ____. A. handwriting makes us smart B. hot drinks can make us uncomfortable C. being alone helps us know our friends better D. sometimes unusual ideas about health are helpful D More Than a Zoo Popcorn Park is a very special place. Workers at the zoo care for hurt or sick animals. At first this unusual place was not a zoo. It was called the Forked River Animal Care Center. The workers there took care of lost or unwanted cats and dogs. The change began in 1977 when a raccoon(浣熊) needed help. The workers cared for the animal. Finally it was better, but it could not care for itself. So people had to allow the raccoon to live at the center. After that, people began taking all kinds of hurt or homeless animals there. So many animals were living at the center that it became more like a zoo. It was time for a new name. Popcorn Park Zoo got its funny name because many of the animals there like to eat popcorn (爆米花). Also workers at the zoo sell the popcorn to help make money to care for the animals. People buy the popcorn to feed the animals as well. Popcorn Park Zoo now takes care of more than 200 kinds of animals. All the animals at the zoo get lots of care and love. (　　)68. Workers at the zoo look after____. A. only homeless cats and dogs B. hurt or sick animals C. all the unwanted cats and dogs D. young or old animals (　　)69. Which animal was the first to live at the zoo? A. An unwanted dog. B. An unwanted cat. C. A raccoon. D. A tiger. (　　)70. The zoo got its name because____. A. the popcorn at the zoo tastes best B. workers at the zoo like to eat popcorn C. many animals there like to eat popcorn D. visitors can make popcorn themselves there (　　)71. From the text we can know that____. A. the zoo was a very famous park in the past B. people look after the animals well at the zoo C. the zoo spends much money feeding the animals D. animals at the zoo don' t want to go back to their natural homes (　　)72. This passage probably comes from____. A. a science book B. a travel magazine C. a weather report D. a history book 阅读下面的短文，并用英语回答问题(请注意每小题后面的词数要求)。 E The reality show(真人秀) is a kind of television program. Usually a reality show has many series(集). And it can be on TV for many years. The reality show is different from other kinds of TV shows, because it shows the life of common people and no actors or actresses play in it. It often shows true stories that happen in people's daily life. So many people like to watch reality shows. The first reality show came out in the 1990s in America. At that time，the most famous and popular reality show was Survivor. It was popular not only in America，but also around the world. Reality shows also show different kinds of competitions. For example，there's a Chinese reality show called The Voice of China(《中国好声音》). In this show，there are four famous Chinese singers. Their job is to find their favourite students and help them be the winner. The show is very successful. Many people like to watch it. 73. What is the reality show？(不超过 5 个词) _________________________________________________________________ 74. When and where did the first reality show come out？(不超过 5 个词) _________________________________________________________________ 75. What do the four famous Chinese singers do in The Voice of China？(不超过 15 个词) _________________________________________________________________ 九、单词拼写。(共 5 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 5 分) 根据首字母及汉语提示，完成下列单词的拼写，使句意明确，语言通顺。 76. You should pay more a (注意力) to your health. 77. There is an old man at the b (底部) of the stairs. 78. Many foreigners can't use c (筷子) to get food. 79. It's such an exciting e (经历) that I will never forget it. 80. It's t (传统的)in America to eat turkey on Thanksgiving Day. 十、书面表达。(共 1 小题；满分 20 分) “绿色城市，健康生活”是我们共同的生活目标。你校英语专刊最近就此话题进行征 文，请你根据以下提示写一篇英语短文来投稿。提示：1. 呼吁大家为“绿色城市，健康生活”的目标而努力； 2. 写自己为实现这一目标打算如何做。 要求：词数 80～100，可适当发挥；短文的开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。 参考词汇：protect 保护　reduce 减少　air pollution 空气污染　plastic bag 塑料袋 save water 节约用水 Hello，everyone. We share a common home. _____________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ In a word, everyone should do something to protect the environment. 参考答案 第二卷　笔试部分 五、21～25：ACACD　26～30：ADABB 六、A) 31. A　解析：句意：……他的母亲注意到他的眼睛没有正常的婴儿眼睛大。在 not as…as 中的形容词要用原级。故选 A。 32. C　33. A　34. D　35. B　36. C　37. D 38. C　解析：考查动词短语及语境理解。look through“浏览”; look for“寻找”; look forward to“期盼”; look up“向上看”。结合语境可知选 C。　 39. A 40. B　解析：考查动词及语境理解。句意：不要让任何困难阻止你实现梦想。wake “唤醒”; prevent“阻止”; leave“离开”; throw“扔”。prevent…from 是一个固 定搭配。故选 B。B) 41. B　解析：与本句的 good 相对应的是 healthy。slow 慢的; healthy 健康的; harmful 有害的; sudden 突然的。 42. C　解析：与本句的 found 相对应的是 report。rule 规则; plan 计划; report 报告; suggestion 建议。 43. D　解析：根据第三段第二句的 The love for shared bikes… 可知，选 D。 44. A　解析：根据句意可知，现在，越来越多的中国人选择自行车而不是汽车在城 市里进行短途旅行。choose 选 择; push 推; repair 修理; lock 锁。 45. B　解析：end 结束; start 开始; control 控制; fall 跌落。由句意可知选 B。 46. D　 47. A　解析：由句意可知此处表示深圳的骑行者的数量在周末位居各城市之首。故 选 A。 48. C　解析：come over 顺便来访; put off 推迟; go up 上升; give away 赠送。　 49. D　 50. C　解析：根据后文的 an area of… 可知选 C。air 空气; time 时间; space 空间; money 钱。 七、51～55：BDAFE 八、A) 56～59：DBCA　 B) 60～63：AADB C) 64～67：BCDD　 D) 68～72：BCCBB E) 73. A kind of television program. 74. In the 1990s in America. 75. Their job is to find their favourite students and help them be the winner. 九、76. attention　77. bottom　78. chopsticks　79. experience80. traditional 十、One possible version： Hello, everyone. We share a common home. We should help build a green city so that we can live a healthy life. Let's work hard for it together. To have a good environment, I' m going to ride a bicycle to school and ask people around me to drive their cars less to reduce air pollution. I'm going to plant more trees with my friends to help protect our natural environment. I'm going to use paper bags for shopping, not plastic bags. I'm going to take shorter showers to save water. In a word, everyone should do something to protect the environment.