八年级下英语期末考试试题

1、八年级下英语期末考试试题一、单项选择：()1. Mo Yan is one of most popular writers in the world. He was 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 any longer.A. no longer; / B. no; longer C. / ; no longer D. no; any longer()3. -How lon

2、gyour uncle 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 Be

3、ijing for a month. He ' ll be back next week.A. been; been in B. gone; been C. been; been to D. gone; gone to()6. My mother used to the song “Where' sgomeg? ” . Now she is used to it.A. hating; listen B. hated; listened to C. hate; listening to D. hating; listening()7. The cleaner in Zhengzh

4、ou said,t hings we do,environmentwe' 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 could think of ways to solve his problem .A. other B. another C. others D. else()9. Mr Green isn' t here, He

5、with his family home in England .A. have been B.has been C.has gone back D.have gone()10. Kate was 川 last week . But she is to go to school today.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 excell

6、ent C. such excellent a D. 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 plea

7、se help me the exercise books to the class? - No problem.A. take out B. give out C.work out D. put out()15. I'm new here. Could you please tell me?A. what is the building used for B. when does the first class beginC. where is the dining hall D. how many classes our school has二、完形填空(15分)Long long

8、 ago, there was a swan天鹅) with golden feathers (金羽毛).She lived in a lake. A woman lived in a small house near the lake 1 her two daughters. They were very poor. They worked hard all year round, but still, they lived a 2 life and sometimes they even didn ' t have enough money to buy food. The swa

9、n was sad to see that. She said to 3,“I'll give one of my feathers tothem each day, then they can live a happy life with the money selling my feathers. " That evening, she flew to the poor woman4 shougolannfeather on the table without saying anything .From then on, the swam came every day a

10、nd gave them a feather. The woman was very happy 5 their life was much better than before.But day after day, the woman became greedy(贪婪).She said to her 6." Theswan may fly away one day. If so, we will be poor again. We should take all her feathers when she comes next time.”“Oh, no, Mom! ” crie

11、d the daughters,7 " Thhe wwan. She helps us alot ! ” But the mother wouldn ' t listen. When the swan came, Oise mother caught her and took all her feathers. But suddenly, the golden feathers 9 chicken feathers.Then ,the Golden Swan said, “ Poor Mother, I came to help you, but you wanted to

12、kill me. Now, I am leaving and will never come back. Never be greedy! With these 10, the swan flew away()1.A.forB. with C.withoutD. on()2.A.hardB. good C. happyD. easy()3.A.herB. herself C. themD. myself()4.A.gaveB. brought C. returned D. left( )5. A. because B. while C. after D. unless ( )6. A. son

13、s B. husband 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)AMr. and Mrs. Turner live outside a small town. They

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

15、 farmers about it.Yesterday morning the woman went to the town to buy something for her son. On the bus she told one of her friends how clever and able her son was. She spoke very loudly. All the people in the bus began to listen to her.“Which university太学)will your son study in? ” a woman next to h

16、er asked. “In the most famous university in our country!” Mrs. Turner said happily.“The most famous university? ”“Oxford University牛津).”Most of the pas sengers 乘客)looked at her carefully. Some of them said toher, “Congratulations! ”A woman said, “I'm sure he'll know Fred Smith. ”“Who's F

17、red Smith? ”“He's my son. ”“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

18、 farmC. they h ave a good harvest D. their son studied at a middle school( )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 was very friendly to others( )4. Mrs. Turner spoke so loudly in the bu

19、s that.A. her friend could hear herB. all the people could hear herC. she hoped to make all the people happy D. she hoped they would say congratulations to her()5. Which of the following is true?.A. The woman wasn't interested in Mrs. Turner's words B. Mrs. Turner knew nothing about the famo

20、us universityC. The woman wanted to stop Mrs. Turner from showing off 炫耀)D. The woman next to Mrs. Turner wanted to show off her son, too BIf you have no special plans for your holidays, why not spend your time helping others?Don' t listen to people who say the young people today often think onl

21、y of themselves. It ' s not true at all. More and more people in the USAteeriiQ spend their school holidays 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 paths in the mountains

22、. It going to be terrific I ' ll spenhe whole summer living in the tent and breathing the clean mountain air. I ' m going to sleep under the stars. It' ll be a nice sport, aI ' ll be able to do something good at the same time.Jason Moore,18This summer, I ' m going to volunteer wi

23、th Speoiase Program. They build good, low-cost houses and sell them to families that are not very rich. They' ll te<me what to do, so I 'll help people and also have a chance to learn how to build houses.Trish Anderson, 16I ' m going to teach kids who have trouble reading. I' ll w

24、ork for a program calledReading For Life. Every d ay, I' m going to help kids choose and read books thatthey like. I want to be a teacher and I love children and reading, so this is going to be a great experience for me.( )6. Young people in the USA volunteer to spend helping others.A. school ho

25、lidays B. Weekdays C. every morning D. every afternoon( )7. What does Alice volunteer to do in summer?A. To breathe the clean mountain air B. To spend the whole summer living in the tentC. To sleep under the stars D. To help build new hiking paths in the mountain( )8. From the passage, we know that

26、Special House Program helps .A. children in poor familiesB. workers who build housesC. poor families can ' t afford houses build hiking paths( )9.wants to be a teacher.A. Alice Hamilton B. Jason Moore C. Trish Anderson D. none of them( )10. Which is the most possible title for this passage?A. Re

27、ading for life B. A Special House ProgramC. The Forest Centre D. Young American Volunteers CFriday, March 30th“hello ”Our trip to Chiang Rai was long and boring. We visited a small village in the mountains. The village people here love the quiet life - no computers or phones. They are the kindest pe

28、ople I have ever met. They always smile and say Kathy and I can only speak a few words of Thai, so smiling is the best way to show our kindness. I feel good here and hope to be able to come back next year.( )11. The diaries above show the writer' s days in Thailand.A. 3B. 7C. 15D. 30( )12. It se

29、ems that visitors in Bangkok.A. often feel hungry B. can always find cheap thingsC. can ' t take any photos D. can enjoy themselves()13. Which of the following is TRUE?A. Chiang Mai is a beautiful cty in the south of Thailand. B. The writer left Chiang Mai for Chiang Rai by bus.C. Chiang Rai is

30、a boring city in the mountains. D. The writer is traveling alone in Thailand.( )14. The people in the village.A. are friendly to others B. like to speak EnglishC. are very weak D. hope to live in the cities()15. The best title of this article isOutside WorldA. My First TravelB. TheC. Traveling in Th

31、ailand D. A Country on the TrainJames Michener, a famous American writer donated at least 90 per cent of what he made from his 43 novels. He seemed to donate more than this. At his death, in October 1997, he had gave away US 117 million.Michener made a good example, not just in how much he gave, but

32、 in his style of giving. The writer worked hard at doing good 行善）.He usually follows up his donations to see how the money was used and he had a lot of fun in doing so.Michener was 90 when he died. He was the only writer on the list of American' stop 25 philanthropists （慈善家）.He gave his donation

33、s to the college he went to.Michener gave to his college-US$ 72million to Swarthmore. He said, am from A family without any money, the college made me from darkness into light.''Michener was married three times, but he had no children. For his last 15 years, he lived quietly in Austin, Texas

34、. He moved there to write the 1,000-page novel.The film called South Pacific was inspired （改编）by his first book, Tales of theSouth Pacific, written when he was 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

35、 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. big D. small（ ）19. What' 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 of 40.四、词汇运用（10分）with language understand use if make kind help another in they unlessThere are a lot of 1 in the world. But the most widely spoken language isEn