人教版八年级下册英语 期末检测卷

1、期末检测卷限时:100分钟 满分:120分题 号一二三四五六总 分得 分一、听力理解(20小题, 每小题1分, 共20分)第一节听下面5 段对话。每段对话后有一个小题, 从题中所给的A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳答案。每段对话读两遍。( )1. What does Bob usually help his mother do?A. Fold the clothes. B. Sweep the floor. C. Take out the rubbish.( )2. What would the man like to drink?A. Coffee. B. Juice. C. Tea.( )3

2、. What was Jack doing when the rainstorm came?A. He was doing his homework.B. He was talking with his friend on the phone.C. He was visiting his friend.( )4. How long has the girl collected stamps?A. For three years. B. For four years. C. For five years.( )5. Whats the girls advice for the boy?A. He

3、 could give away his old clothes to the poor.B. He could raise some money for the poor.C. He could send some books to the poor.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A、B、C 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. What time did the girl call Mario yesterday evening?A. At about 7:30. B. At about

4、8:00. C. At about 8:30.( )7. What was Mario doing at that time?A. He was practicing the violin at home.B. He was practicing the piano in the music club.C. He was singing in the music club.听下面一段对话, 回答第8 至第9 两个小题。( )8. What color does the girl want?A. Yellow. B. Green. C. White.( )9. How much money wi

5、ll the girl pay for the miniskirt?A. 20 dollars. B. 30 dollars. C. 50 dollars.听下面一段独白, 回答第10 至第12 三个小题。( )10. How did Mike make money in his free time?A. He took a part-time job in a restaurant.B. He helped his neighbors do some housework.C. He collected used things and sold them.( )11. How much mon

6、ey did Mike make in all?A. 800 yuan. B. 4,500 yuan. C. 8,500 yuan.( )12. Who did Mike send 800 new books to?A. His classmates. B. The poor children. C. His friends.听下面一段对话, 回答第13至第15三个小题。( )13. Why does Mary look unhappy?A. Because she had a fight with her mother last night.B. Because she has to spe

7、nd most of her time on her studies.C. Because she argued with her father last night.( )14. What did Mary want to buy?A. Some storybooks. B. A smartphone. C. A new bike. ( )15. What does Mr. Li advise Mary to do?A. Have a talk with her teacher.B. Talk with her father more often.C. Write her mother a

8、note and say sorry to her.第三节听下面一篇短文。按照你所听内容的先后顺序将下列图片排序。短文读两遍。 A B C D E16. _ 17. _ 18. _ 19. _ 20. _ 二、阅读理解(20小题, 每小题2分, 共40分)阅读下面四篇语言材料, 然后按文后要求做题。ADEAR READERS,Happy birthday to us! TIME magazines first issue came out on March 3, 1923. Sure, 98 isnt the most special birthday, compared with the 1

9、00th birthday. But we take every chance to celebrate. TIME for Kids came along just a little bit later, in 1995. Soon, we will have our 26th birthday!We have run our Kid Reporter program for many years. Many kids who took part in the program as a reporter are professional journalists now. While they

10、 were working with TFK, they caught some great chances, like interviewing famous people, players, scientists, and more.Do you dream of being a reporter? Come and join us! On March 15, we will hold our annual competition to find our next group of TIME for Kids Reporters. Editors from TFK will choose

11、10 best students.I hope you will have a chance to report for our magazines and websites during the new school year.All the best.根据材料内容选择最佳答案。( )21. According to the passage, TIME for Kids will have its birthday.A. 98th B. 100th C. 23rd D. 26th ( )22. What will editors from TFK do in their annual com

12、petition?A. Take part in the program.B. Interview political leaders.C. Choose 10 best students.D. Report for their magazines. ( )23. How long will the next group of reporters work with TFK?A. Half a year. B. One year. C. Two years. D. Three years. ( )24. Andrea Delbanco is _.A. a reader B. an editor

13、 C. a reporter D. a student( )25. You may find the text _.A. on a website B. in an exercise bookC. in a novel D. in a diary BSarita was a little girl. She had scars on the left side of her face. When her classmates laughed at her, Sarita was sad.Sarita was a good student. Whenever her classmates nee

14、ded notes, they would come to her. She was kind and always tried to help them. But when they did not need her help, they avoided her. She wanted to have a real friend, but she had none.Sarita drew an ugly animal one evening. And she named it Babolito. She put the painting on the desk and slept. Sudd

15、enly, she heard someone call her name. It was Babolito! “Are you scared of me because Im ugly?” Babolito asked. “Of course not,” Sarita said. “Thats good. I have taken you to my planet,” Babolito said.Wherever Sarita went, she saw people stopping and staring at her with a strange expression in their

16、 eyes. “Why are they staring at me like this?” Sarita asked.“Come with me and you will soon know the answer,” Babolito said. Sarita entered a tree and found a beautiful girl standing in front of her.“Who is this girl?” Sarita asked. Babolito laughed, “This girl is you.”“Me? Is this a magic mirror th

17、at makes me look beautiful?” Sarita asked.“No. Your face is a reflection of your mind and heart. You are a lovely person inside, and it shows on your face outside!” Babolito answered.Suddenly, she woke up. It was just a dream. But when she got up and looked in the mirror, she didnt see a child with

18、an ugly face. Instead, she saw a pretty girl smiling back at her.根据材料内容选择最佳答案。( )26. Saritas classmates laughed at her because she _.A. always helped them B. was uglyC. had only one leg D. was bad at her studies( )27. What is Babolito?A. An ugly animal in Saritas picture. B. Saritas brother.C. A nau

19、ghty boy in Saritas school. D. Saritas father.( )28. People on Babolitos planet stared at Sarita because _.A. she wasnt one of them B. her hair was blackC. she was beautiful D. her legs were short( )29. What does the underlined word “reflection” mean in Chinese?A. 威胁 B. 反映 C. 催促 D. 夸奖( )30. What is

20、the text mainly about?A. How Sarita changed after a special dream.B. An ugly animals planet.C. Saritas new friend, Babolito.D. Where Babolito came from. CWorld Book Day is celebrated on April 23 in most countries, but in the UK, it is usually in March. This year, our school invited a writer to talk

21、to us about her life.The writers name is Jo Cotterill. She is an English writer who lives in Oxfordshire with her husband and daughters. She has won many awards for writing books for children and teenagers.In her speech, Cotterill told us a lot about her childhood, as well as her love for unicorns,

22、her previous job as an actress and, of course, her books.She also showed us some of her award-winning books and described her passages for us. I was fascinated by her book A Library of Lemons. It is a story about a girl, Calypso, whose father stops believing in friendship and love after his wife die

23、s. All he believes in are books he teaches his daughter to close her heart and only love books as well.As you can see from the books title, Cotterill likes to play with words and invent new titles for her books. In fact, her writing career started with creative titles. She said that sometimes she wo

24、uld read in bed on a Sunday and think about interesting titles for new books. She has another book called A Storm of Strawberries. Do you think this title is creative? I simply loved Cotterills talk. It inspired me to pick up my pen again and keep writing.根据材料内容选择最佳答案。( )31. World Book Day is celebr

25、ated in the UK _.A. in March B. in April C. in May D. in June( )32. Which of the following is NOT true about Jo Cotterill?A. She gave a speech at the authors school this year.B. She has written books for children and teenagers.C. She told the students a lot about herself during her speech.D. She has

26、 won many awards for acting.( )33. The book A Library of Lemons is about _.A. friendship and love B. Calypso and her fatherC. the loss of a family member D. advice for choosing books( )34. What is special about Cotterill as a writer?A. She writes books that are based on real stories.B. She likes to

27、give creative titles to her books.C. She enjoys giving speeches about her books.D. She has a special interest in fruit.( )35. What can we learn from the story?A. World Book Day is celebrated on April 23 in the UK.B. Jo Cotterill is an English author who lives in Oxfordshire with her husband and sons

28、.C. Cotterills previous job was an actress.D. Cotterills talk inspired the writer to be an actress.DStorytelling has caught the human imagination for thousands of years. People everywhere have told stories to amuse, to teach, to remember, and just to pass the time. People started telling stories lon

29、g before writing was invented. _36 But people all over the world still tell one another stories out loud. A person who can tell a good story nearly always finds listeners.Before people developed writing, storytelling was the most important way to pass along information. Anything a culture wanted to

30、protectits beliefs, its history, and its traditions had to be told out loud. Each generation would tell the cultures stories to the next. _37 Knowledge passed on in this method is called the spoken tradition. Even cultures that know how to write still pass along some information in this way._38 In o

31、ther cultures only special storytellers were trusted to do this important job. A cultures best storytellers had good memories. They could also make the stories very interesting, so people would listen to and remember them. Sometimes people would sing the stories or tell them in the form of poems. _3

32、9However, stories told aloud change over time as different people tell them. A storyteller might change a story in order to make it better. Or a teller may simply not remember all the details of a story. Unlike written stories, the spoken tradition is not created by any one person. _40 Sometimes the

33、 stories are collected and written down long after they have been created.根据材料内容, 从下面五个选项中选出能填入文中空缺处的最佳选项, 使文章意思通顺、内容完整。A. In this way the stories were passed along.B. In some cultures everyone would pass along the stories.C. Songs and poems can both make stories easier to remember.D. Instead, a who

34、le culture helps shape the changing stories throughout history.E. Today stories are also written down in books and acted out in movies, TV shows, and plays.三、完形填空(15小题, 每小题1分, 共15分)先通读短文, 掌握其大意, 然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案。There was a man who had four sons. He wanted his sons to learn not to j

35、udge things too quickly. So he sent them _41 on a journey, in turn, to go and look at a pear tree that was a great _42 away. The first son went in the winter, the second in the spring, the third in the summer, and the _43 son in the fall.When they all had gone and come back, he called them together

36、to _44 what they had seen. The first son said that the tree was ugly and twisted. The second son said _45. It was covered with green buds and full of promise. The third son disagreed. He said it was filled with flowers that smelled so _46 and looked so beautiful that it was the most graceful thing h

37、e had _47 seen. The last son disagreed with all of _48. He said it was ripe and drooping with fruit, full of life and fulfillment.The man then _49 explained to his sons that they were all right, _50 they had each seen but one season in the trees life.He told them, “You cannot _51 a tree, or a person

38、, by only one season and its true nature the pleasure, joy, and love that come from life can only be measured _52 when all the seasons are up.”If you _53 when its winter, you will miss the promise of your spring, the _54 of your summer, and the fulfillment of your fall. Dont let the pain of one seas

39、on destroy the _55 of all the rest.( )41. A. both B. each C. either D. every( )42. A. distance B. transport C. address D. direction( )43. A. stupidest B. cleverest C. slowest D. youngest( )44. A. design B. describe C. discover D. decide( )45. A. sorry B. yes C. no D. so( )46. A. pretty B. tasty C. d

40、elicious D. sweet( )47. A. hardly B. always C. ever D. never( )48. A. them B. themselvesC. their D. they( )49. A. friendly B. sadly C. politely D. patiently( )50. A. so B. because C. though D. but( )51. A. say B. discuss C. tell D. require( )52. A. in the beginning B. in the middleC. at the top D. a

41、t the end( )53. A. give in B. give up C. give out D. give away( )54. A. beauty B. progress C. harvest D. praise( )55. A. smell B. view C. joy D. talent四、语篇填空(15小题, 每小题1分, 共15分)第一节阅读短文, 从方框中选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空, 使短文通顺、意思完整。每空限填一词, 每词限用一次。complain stop open smooth you on way invite respect becauseOnce, a k

42、ing had a great highway built for his people. Just before it was _56 to the public, the king decided to have a contest. He _57 his people to take part in the contest. Their challenge was to see who could travel the highway best._58 the day of the contest, some people came to the highway in fine clot

43、hing; some had fancy hairstyles or brought great food. Some young men came in their sports clothes and ran along the highway. People traveled the highway all day. But each one _59 to the king that there was a large pile of stones in the _60 that had blocked his or her travels.At the end of the day,

44、a lonely traveler crossed the finishing line and walked over to the king. He was tired and dirty, but he showed the king great _61 and handed him a bag of gold. He explained, “I _62 along the way to clear a pile of stones that was blocking the road. This bag of gold was under it all. I want you to r

45、eturn it to its rightful owner. ”The king replied, “You are the rightful owner. Youve earned the gold, for you won my contest.”The man won the contest just _63 he was the only one who stopped to make the road _64. Sometimes, the greatest prize comes not from helping _65 , but from helping others.第二节

46、阅读短文, 根据语篇要求填空, 使短文通顺、意思完整。每空限填一词。Do you like eating bananas? To many people, bananas are just fruit. But in Uganda, a country in East Africa, bananas are _66 than a kind of fruit. They mean everything to the people there.The banana is one of the most important crops in Uganda. _67 are over 20 diffe

47、rent kinds of bananas in the country. If you travel to the country, you can see banana trees almost everywhere.Bananas are peoples main food in Uganda. The people there eat cooked bananas _68 breakfast, lunch and dinner every day. They even make beer from bananas and drink it in summer. When you go

48、to a Ugandans family for dinner, the host and hostess will invite you _69 drink a glass of banana juice first. Then they will serve you a plate of baked bananas as a snack. Finally, the special and delicious cooked bananas are coming. As you see, a meal _70 bananas cant be called a true meal in Ugan

49、da!五、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, 使对话的意思连贯、完整。A: Hello, Sally. What are you doing now?B: Hello, Susan. Im preparing for a trip.A: Wow! _71?B: To Mount Huang. I hear early autumn is the best season to visit it.A: Sounds great! _72?B: Nobody. Just myself.A: How are you going there

50、?B: _73. Thats very convenient. There is a train station at the foot of the mountain.A: Er. I feel tired recently and I want to relax myself. _74?B: Of course. Youd better book one ticket for 9:45. And I will wait for you at the railway station at 9:20 tomorrow morning.A: Thank you. _75.B: See you.六

51、、书面表达(20分)人的一生应以自信、自强、自立为重, 请以“Believe in yourself, and you will win!”为题, 写一篇英语短文, 讲述自己在学习或生活中的成长经历。提示：(1)你遇到了什么困难;(2)你是如何克服困难的;(3)你从中体会到什么。要求：(1)切合题意, 内容完整, 表达清楚, 书写规范；(2)词数80左右。Believe in yourself, and you will win!_期末检测卷一、1-5 BCBBA 6-10 CBCBC 11-15 BBABC 16-20 DCEBA二、A 21. D22. C 点拨：细节理解题。根据第三段最后

52、一句“Editors from TFK will choose 10 best students.”可知, 编辑们要挑选出10名最佳学生作为刊物记者, 故选C。23. B 点拨： 推理判断题。根据第四段“I hope you will have a chance to report for our magazines and websites during the new school year.”可知, 儿童记者工作时间为一年。故选B。24. B 点拨： 推理判断题。根据最后的落款“EDITORIAL DIRECTOR”可知, Andrea Delbanco 是一名编辑。故选B。25. AB

53、 26. B27. A 点拨： 细节理解题。由“Sarita drew an ugly animal one evening. And she named it Babolito.”可知, 答案为A。28. C 点拨：细节理解题。由第五段和第六段可知, 答案为C。29. B 点拨：词义猜测题。由“你是个内在可爱的人, 所以它就显示在你的脸上了。”可推测, 这个单词是“反映”的意思。30. A 点拨：主旨大意题, 最后一段揭示主题。C 31. A 点拨：根据第一段中的“World Book Day is celebrated on April 23 in most countries, but

54、in the UK, it is usually in March.”可知, 答案为A。32. D 点拨：根据第二段内容可知, Jo Cotterill 是因为给青少年写书获得了很多奖项。故选D。33. B 点拨：根据第四段内容可知, 这本书是关于Calypso 和她父亲的故事, 故选B。34. B 点拨：根据“.Cotterill likes to play with words and invent new titles for her books.”可知, 她喜欢给她的书起有创意的名字。故选B。35. C 点拨： 根据“.Cotterill told us a lot about her childhood, as well as her love for unicorns, her