八年级下学期英语期末试题

八年级下学期英语期末试题姓名:_ 班级:_ 成绩:_一、单选题1 . This work is very hard. Im afraid we need more people to help us.You are right. I think we need_Athree more B. every three C. only three2 . Do you know _ over there?Awhat happensBwhat was happenedCwhat happenedDwhat did happen3 . The boy never watches TV in the evening, _ he?_, but only at the weekend.Adoesnt; YesBdoesnt; NoCdoes; YesDdoes; No4 . His name is Tony Green. His is Tony.Afirst nameBlast nameCfamily name5 . I _ the soup now. It _ just so-so.Aam tasting；is tastingBtaste；tastesCam tasting；tastesDtaste；is tasting6 . You shouldnt _ the train ticket while you are still on the train.Afall awayBgo awayCthrow awayDdrive away7 . There was a strong wind last night and the clouds .Awere blown awayBwill be blown awayCblew awayDblow away8 . You _ play with the knife. You _hurt yourself.Amustnt; may B. mustnt; mustBshouldnt; must D. cant; should9 . Shall we have dinner now Mom?No, dear. We are supposed to wait _.Asince all the dishes are readyBtill all the guests arriveCif you are hungry10 . Nowadays，parents find it difficult _ with their teenage kids.AcommunicateBcommunicatingCto communicateDto communicating二、补全短文7选5请先阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从下面方框内的七个选项中选择五个还原到文中，使短文意思通顺、结构完整。Paul is from Australia. He visits Beijing from September 1 to September 14.11 . Now, he is going to the Beijing Capital International Airport. 12 . But he cant speak Chinese. He speaks to the taxi driver（司机）, 13 . .The taxi driver cant understand English. He thinks Beijing Duck is very famous（出名的）14 . .The taxi driver drives Paul to a restaurant. Paul gets off the taxi.15 . Paul stands in front of the restaurant and doesnt know what to do.Luckily, half an hour later, he meets a middle school student, and the student helps him get to the airport.AHe wants to take a taxi to go there.BAnd then the driver comes back.CHe wants to go to another city.DAnd then the driver drives away.E“I want to go to the restaurant, please.”F“Sir, airport, please.”GSo he guesses Paul may want to go to a Beijing Duck restaurant.三、完型填空Lyles Second GoIn 1982，when I was coaching the Raiders， the owner of the team talked with me about a possible trade for Lyle Alzado. After watching him on tape，I didnt think he was that good, but the owner felt we could make Lyle better by creating the right environment lor him. We made the _.That summer at training camp，Lyle was having a hard time. He had that look in his eyes that many young players and some old players get when things arent going _. One morning Lyle came into my office and he looked like he hadnt slept. Here was a huge man, with his head about as _as it could go. We talked, or rather, I listened. The main point was that Lyle felt his career (职业生涯）was over and it would be best for him and for the team if he retired (退役）.He apologized for_ us since we had just traded for him.Lyle was always an emotional person. This is one of the reasons he was a good player. He_ all that emotional energy with him, ready to lire out at the snap of the ball (开球）.Now he was in front of me， almost crying. I thought for a moment， realizing we had to keep that _going. Then I went through my reasons why he should not retire. At the end of our talk， I said，“You go out and play your very best, and let us_if you still have it. Personally， I think you do.”In January 1984. Tampa Bay Stadium. Super Bowl XVIII. With less than two minutes remaining, we were leading 38-9. We were the world champions of professional football. I saw Lyle，crying like a baby. I had to turn away quickly，or I would have joined him in _.I remembered that morning in my office， and what Lyle， and what the Raiders， had achieved since he came to us. If Lyle hadnt given his career another shot, he wouldnt have had this victory. Maybe the Raiders wouldnt have had this victory. During that moment， I felt one of the greatest satisfactions of my coaching career.16 . AdealBplanCargumentDmistake17 . AawayBoverCwellDfast18 . AlowBcoolCclearDheavy19 . ApushingBrefusingCcheatingDdisappointing20 . AfacedBcarriedCreceivedDimagined21 . AballBfireCtimeDtalk22 . AguessBwonderCdecideDpredict23 . AcheersBpainCpeaceDtears四、阅读单选24 . If you want to buy apples, you should go to.AMarshas HouseBCountry Life MarketCWawa VillageDNext Wave Music Store25 . The above four forms are.AnovelsBnotesCadvertisementsDletters26 . Which of the following is Not Right?AMarshas House may be a hotel.BArnold Swenson may be a musician.CYou can take your pet to Wawa Village if you are on a vacation.DYou can get a present if you get to Next Wave Music Shore before 7:00 a.m.It was the first day of class. Two of Taras new ESL (English as a Second Language) classmates wanted to know where she was from. They were both from Korea. Because Tara looked like Korean, one of the women asked Tara, in English, if she was from Korea. Tara replied, “No, Im not.” Then the women took turns asking Tara if she was from Japan, or Thailand, or China. To each question, Tara answered them a simple “no”. Laughing, one woman said to the other, “Shes not from anywhere!” The two went to their desks, talking to each other in Korean.The next day, the teacher divided the students into groups of four. The students in each group asked introductory questions of each other. A student in Taras group asked her, “Where are you from?” Tara answered that she was from Korea. The two women who had questioned Tara the day before were sitting only a few feet away. Both of them heard Taras answer.“Aha!” they both exclaimed, “You are from Korea!” Tara smiled and said yes. Then she apologized (道歉) to both of them for lying the day before. She told them that she had not wanted to get into a Korean conversation with them. It had been her experience that many ESL students continued to speak their mother languages in ESL class, and Tara had not come to ESL class to practice her Korean. In her opinion, ESL students should try to speak English only.“I agree.” said Rose.“Youre 100 percent right.” agreed Jenny, “Rose and I must stop speaking Korean to each other. Right, Rose?” Rose nodded, and then said something in Korean. All three women laughed.The next half a year, Tara became friendly with both women, although she never spoke a word of Korean to them during class or break.27 . Where does Tara come from?AChina.BThailand.CJapan.DKorea.28 . The underlined word “exclaimed” in Paragraph 3 means “_”.Acried in fearBshouted in surpriseCscreamed with joyDannounced with excitement29 . According to the passage, we can infer (推断) that _.ATara said she was from Korea because she knew the student in her group was also from Korea.BTara said she was from Korea because she wanted to make friends with the student in her group.CTara said she wasnt from Korea because she didnt like Rose and Jenny and wasnt willing to speak Korean with them.DTara said she wasnt from Korea because she didnt want Rose and Jenny to speak Korean with her during the class.30 . What can be the best title of this passage?ALets Speak EnglishBAn ESL ClassCDont Tell LiesDLets Practice KoreanAlmost all cultures celebrate the end of one year and the beginning of another in some ways. Different cultures celebrate the beginning of a new year in different ways.Chinese New Year is an important traditional Chinese holiday. It is also traditional for every family to clean the house, in order to sweep away bad luck. Windows and doors will be decorated with red color paper-cutting. Other activities include lighting firecrackers（鞭炮） and giving money in red paper envelopes.In western countries, people usually celebrate New Year at midnight on December 31st or January 1st. People may go to parties and they may drink champagne（香槟）at midnight. During the first minute of the New Year, people cheer and wish each other happiness for the year ahead. It is also a common western custom to make a New Years promise called a resolution. New Years resolutions usually include promises to try something new or change a bad habit in the New Year.Other New Year traditions are followed to bring good luck in the New Year. One widespread Spanish tradition for good luck is to eat grapes on New Years Day. The more grapes a person eats, the more good luck the person will have in the coming new year. In France, people eat pancakes for good luck in the New Year. In the United States, some people eat black-eyed peas for good luckbut to get good luck for a whole year you have to eat 365 of them!根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。31 . Why do Chinese people clean the house before the Chinese New Year?ATo receive relatives.BTo exercise.CTo have fun.DTo sweep away bad luck.32 . What does the word “decorated” mean in Chinese in the second paragraph?A覆盖B装饰C庆祝D锁定33 . When may people in western countries usually celebrate New Year?AOn January 1st.BOn July 1st.COn October 1st.DOn November 1st.34 . How will the Spanish celebrate the New Year for good luck?AThey will clean the room.BThey will go shopping.CThey will eat grapes.DThey will make dumplings.35 . Which of the following is TRUE?ADifferent cultures celebrate the beginning of a new year in the same way.BPeople in western countries enjoy lighting firecrackers at New Year.CIt is a Chinese custom to make a New Years resolution.DIn France, people eat pancakes for good luck at New Year.Sunny (阳光灿烂的) English ClubFor students16: 0018: 00 every Saturday200 yuan a month9 Zhou Yu StreetTel: 3785290Foreign teachers, English songs and films and morel!Ocean (海洋) Museum9:0017:00 from Thursday to SundayTicket: 50 yuan132 Xue Yuan StreetTel: 5439871Show you a full picture of sea lives!Health Centre (健康中心)9:00 7:3016 Yong Le StreetTel: 3801451Free examinations (体检) for those over 70Give you good advice to keep healthy!36 . Sunny English Club is for .ApolicemenBnursesCstudentsDbusinessmen37 . You will pay if you want to stay in the English Club for half a year.A600 yuanB300 yuanC2,400 yuanD1,200 yuan38 . You can visit Ocean Museum .Aon WednesdayBon SaturdayCanytimeDon Monday39 . One can get free exams (体检) in Health Centre if he is .A17B9C73D6740 . If you are interested in the life of fish, you should go to .AOcean MuseumB16 Yong Le StreetCHealth CentreDSunny English Club五、根据首字母、中文提示填空二、单词拼写41 . There is a map of China on the _（墙） of our classroom.42 . What do you often do after_（课）?43 . Can you hear_（我）,Millie?44 . Their parents love_（他们）very much.45 . Simon is talking to his mum on the_（电话）六、回答问题Read the passage carefully and answer the questions according to what youve read.Many years ago, there was a family called Franklin. They lived in America. There were five girls and six boys in the family. On a January day in 1706, another baby boy was born. The boys mother and her husband gave the boy a name Benjamin. And Benjamin was the youngest child in this family.Be