八年级下英语期末试卷及答案

1、八年级下英语期末试卷及答案一、单项选择：( ) 1. Mo Yan is one of most popular writers in the world. Hewas honest boy when he was child.A. a; a B. a; an C. the; a D. the; an( ) 2.I m a teenager and I don t play with soft toys anylonger.A. no longer; / B. no; longer C. / ; no longer D. no; anylonger( ) 3. -How long your u

2、ncle this personal computer ?- Since ten years ago. He wants to buy a new one.A. have; had B. has; bought C. have ; bought D. has; had( ) 4. Hurry up! The piano concert for five minutes.A. had begun B. has been on C. has begun D. began( ) 5. - Long time no see your father! Where has he ?- He has Bei

3、jing for a month. He ll be back next week.A. been; been in B. gone; been C. been; been to D. gone; goneto( ) 6. My mother used to the song “Wheres time going? ” .Now she is used to it.A. hating; listen B. hated; listened to C. hate; listening toD. hating; listening( ) 7. The cleaner in Zhengzhou sai

4、d, “ things we do,environment we ll have ” .A. More; better B. The more; the better C. Fewer ; The less D.The fewer; better( ) 8. Yu Gong didn t need to move the mountains, He couldthink of ways to solve his problem .A. other B. another C. others D. else( ) 9. Mr Green isn t here, He with his family

5、 home inEngland .A. have been B.has been C.has gone back D.have gone( ) 10. Kate was ill last week . But she is to go to schooltoday.A. good enough B.enough well C.well enough D.enough good( ) 11. I have never read book that I can t put it down .A. such an excellent B. a such excellent C. such excel

6、lent aD. so an excellent( ) 12. My headteacher saw her up some rubbish while he by .A. pick; was passing B. picking; was passing C. was picking;was passing D. picking; passed( ) 13. “How long will you this book? ” said the librarian.A. borrow B. buy C. keep D. have( ) 14. - Could you please help me

7、the exercise books tothe class? - No problem.A. take out B. give out C.work out D. put out( ) 15. Im new here. Could you please tell me _?A. what is the building used for B. when does the first classbeginC. where is the dining hall D. how many classes our schoolhas二、完形填空 (15 分)Long long ago, there w

8、as a swan( 天鹅)with golden feathers( 金羽毛).She lived in a lake. A woman lived in a small housenear the lake 1 her two daughters. They were very poor. Theyworked hard all year round, but still, they lived a 2 lifeand sometimes they even didn t have enough money to buy food.The swan was sad to see that.

9、 She said to 3 , “I ll giveone of my feathers to them each day, then they can live ahappy life with the money selling my feathers. ” That evening,she flew to the poor woman s house and 4 a golden feather onthe table without saying anything .From then on, the swamcame every day and gave them a feathe

10、r. The woman was veryhappy 5 their life was much better than before.But day after day, the woman became greedy( 贪婪).She said toher 6 . ”The swan may fly away one day. If so, we will bepoor again. We should take all her feathers when she comesnext time. ”“Oh, no, Mom! ” cried the daughters, “This wil

11、l 7 the swan.She helps us a lot ! ”But the mother wouldn t listen. Whenthe swan came as 8 , the mother caught her and took all herfeathers. But suddenly, the golden feathers 9 chickenfeathers.Then ,the Golden Swan said, “Poor Mother, I came to he lp you,but you wanted to kill me. Now, I am leaving a

12、nd will nevercome back. Never be greedy! ” With these 10 , the swan flewaway.( )1. A. for B. with C.without D. on( )2. A. hard B. good C. happy D. easy( )3. A. her B. herself C. them D. myself( )4. A. gave B. brought C. returned D. left( )5. A. because B. while C. after D. unless( )6. A. sons B. hus

13、band C. daughters D. sister( )7. A. hurt B. save C. protect D. refuse( )8. A. general B. usual C. normal D. common( )9. A. heard of B. looked for C.changed into D. came from( )10. A. letters B. words C. thoughts D. Sentences三、阅读理解 (40 分)Mr. and Mrs. Turner live outside a small town. They have a big

14、farm and they are always busy working on it. Their son,Peter, studied at a middle school. The young man studied hardand did well in his lessons. It made them happy.Last month Peter finished middle school and passed theentrance examination ( 升学考试). Mrs. Turner was very happyand told the farmers about

15、 it.Yesterday morning the woman went to the town to buy somethingfor her son. On the bus she told one of her friends howclever and able her son was. She spoke very loudly. All thepeople in the bus began to listen to her.“Which university ( 大学) will your son study in? ” a womannext to her asked.“In t

16、he most famous university in our country! ” Mrs. Turnersaid happily.“The most famous university? ”“Oxford University ( 牛津). ”Most of the pas sengers ( 乘客) looked at her carefully. Someof them said to her, “Congratulations! ”A woman said, “Im sure hell know Fred Smith. ”“Whos Fred Smith? ”“Hes my son

17、. ”“Does he study in the university, too? ”“No, ”said the woman. “He is one of the professors. ”( )l. The story happened in _.A. America B. France C. Germany D. England( )2. Mr. and Mrs. Turner were happy because _.A. their son did well in his lessons B. they have a big farmC. they h ave a good harv

18、est D. their son studied at a middleschool( )3. Mrs. Turner wanted everyone to know _.A. her son finished middle school B. her son was handsomeC. her son wa s going to study in a university D. her son wasvery friendly to others( )4. Mrs. Turner spoke so loudly in the bus that _.A. her friend could h

19、ear her B. all the people could hear herC. she hoped to make all the people happy D. she hoped theywould say congratulations to her( )5. Which of the following is true? _.A. The woman wasnt interested in Mrs. Turners words B. Mrs.Turner knew nothing about the famous universityC. The woman wanted to

20、stop Mrs. Turner from showing off ( 炫耀)D. The woman next to Mrs. Turner wanted to show off her son,tooIf you have no special plans for your holidays, why not spendyour time helping others?Dont listen to people who say the young people today oftenthink only of themselve s. It s not true at all. More

21、andmore people in the USA volunteer to spend their schoolholidays working for others. And they don t do it for money.Here are some of thei r stories.Alice Hamilton, 17I m going to help the Forest Centre build new hiking p athsin the mountains. It s going to be terrific I ll spend thewhole summer liv

22、ing in the tent and breathing the cleanmountain air. I m going to sleep under the stars. It ll bea nice sport, and I ll be able to do something good at thesame time.Jason Moore,18This summer, I m going to volunteer with Special HouseProgram. They build good, low-cost houses and sell them tofamilies

23、that are not very rich. They ll teach me what to do,so I ll help people and also have a chance to learn how tobuild houses.Trish Anderson, 16I m going to teach kids who have trouble reading. I ll workfor a program called Reading For Life. Every d ay, I m goingto help kids choose and read books that

24、they like. I want tobe a teacher and I love children and reading, so this isgoing to be a great experience for me.( )6. Young people in the USA volunteer to spend _ helpingothers.A. school holidays B. Weekdays C. every morning D. everyafternoon( )7. What does Alice volunteer to do in summer?A. To br

25、eathe the clean mountain air B. To spend the wholesummer living in the tentC. To sleep under the stars D. To help build new hiking pathsin the mountain( )8. From the passage, we know that Special House Programhelps .A. children in poor families B. workers who build housesC. poor families can t affor

26、d houses D. build hiking paths( )9._ wants to be a teacher.A. Alice Hamilton B. Jason Moore C. Trish Anderson D. none ofthem( )10. Which is the most possible title for this passage?A. Reading for life B. A Special House ProgramC. The Forest Centre D. Young American VolunteersFriday ，March 30thOur tr

27、ip to Chiang Rai was long and boring. We visited asmall village in the mountains. The village people here lovethe quiet life - no computers or phones. They are thekindest people I have ever met. They always smile and say“hello ”. Kathy and I can only speak a few words of Thai, sosmiling is the best

28、way to show our kindness. I feel goodhere and hope to be able to come back next year.( )11. The diaries above show the writer s _days inThailand.A. 3 B. 7 C. 15 D. 30( )12. It seems that visitors _ in Bangkok.A. often feel hungry B. can always find cheap thingsC. can t take any photos D. can enjoy t

29、hemselves( )13. Which of the following is TRUE?A. Chiang Mai is a beautiful city in the south of Thailand. B.The writer left Chiang Mai for Chiang Rai by bus.C. Chiang Rai is a boring city in the mountains. D. Thewriter is traveling alone in Thailand.( )14. The people in the village _.A. are friendl

30、y to others B. like to speak EnglishC. are very weak D. hope to live in the cities( )15. The best title of this article is_.A. My First Travel B. The Outside WorldC. Traveling in Thailand D. A Country on the TrainJames Michener, a famous American writer donated at least 90per cent of what he made fr

31、om his 43 novels. He seemed todonate more than this. At his death, in October 1997, he hadgave away US$ 117 million.Michener made a good example, not just in how much he gave,but in his style of giving. The writer worked hard at doinggood ( 行善). He usually follows up his donations to see howthe mone

32、y was used and he had a lot of fun in doing so.Michener was 90 when he died. He was the only writer on thelist of American s top 25 phi lanthropists ( 慈善家 ). He gavehis donations to the college he went to. Michener gave to hiscollege- US$72million to Swarthmore. He said, “I am from afamily without a

33、ny money, the college made me from darknessinto light. Michener was married three times, but he had no children. Forhis last 15 years, he lived quietly in Austin, Texas. Hemoved there to write the 1,000-page novel. The film calledSouth Pacific was inspired ( 改编)by his first book ，Tales ofthe South P

34、acific, written when hewas 40.( )16. Michener died in _.A. 1991 B. 1994 C. 1997 D. 2000( )17. Michener cared about _ after he donated.A. how much money he gave away B. how the money was usedC. when the money was given back D. how much fun he had( )18. Michener came from a _ family.A. rich B. poor C.

35、 big D. small( )19. What s the name of the college which Michener went to?A. Austin B. Texas C. Oxford D. Swarthmore( )20. He wrote his first book _.A. when he moved to Austin. B. in his last 15 years.C. when he was married for the third time. D. at the age of40.四、词汇使用 (10 分)with language understand

36、 use if make kind help another inthey unlessThere are a lot of 1 in the world. But the most widely spokenlanguage is English. Many people u_2_ and use it all overthe world. Indeed, English is a very important and language._4_ we know English, we can hardly travel anywhere andwe will have difficulty 5 ours