第一学期期末考试卷
八年级英语试题
（考试时间80分钟 满分100分）
一、单项选择题。（本大题共20小题，每小题1.5分，共30分，听力部分1-20题已删除）
A、从A、B、C三个选项中，选出最佳答案。
21The bank is __________ the post office
A. between B. next to C. in
22.Did you enjoy __________ in the park yesterday?
A. you B. your C. yourself
23.Have you __________ entered a composition?
A. ever B. already C. never
24.She ___________ to Shanghai on business.
A. have been B. has gone C. has been
25.You have heard of him, ___________?
A. don’t you B. didn’t you C. haven’t you
26.He is an ___________ boy from a small village in Guangxi.
A. eight—year—old B. eight—years—old C. eight year old
27.There are more than 200________ stars in our galaxy
A. billions B. billions of C. billion
28.Kate can play _________ piano but she can’t play ________ football.
A. the , the B. \ , the C. the , \
29.Now pandas have___________ land to live on.
A. more and more B. less and less C. bigger and bigger
30.She wanted __________ some Beijing Opera.
A. to see B. seen C. seeing
31.We ___________ TV at eight o’clock yesterday evening
A. are watching B. were watching C. watched
32.I’m going to give you some ____________
A. advice B. advices C. information
33.----Have you visited the museum?
-------No, I ___________.
A. have B. haven’t C. has
34.Why not _________ down your mistakes in your notebook?
A. to write B. writing C. write
35.The earth ___________ the sun.
A. Goes around B. Runs after C. walks across
B、选择与画线部分意思相同或相近的选项。
36.There are over 10,000 people visit Liuzhou every day.
A. much B. less than C. more than
37.Remember to bring your homework to school tomorrow.
A. Don’t forget B. Don’t speak C. Don’t smoke
38.----What are you going to do this Sunday? ---------No idea.
A. I don’t know B. Good idea C. Sounds great
39.I prefer apple to banana.
A .don’t like B. like better C. like best
40.It takes place on the morning of Sunday.
A. takes off B. gets on C. happens
二、完形填空（本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）
One day Mozart, a great musician, saw an old man sitting in a street corner (角落) with a hat in front of him. The old man could see 41__________ because he was blind (瞎的). He was playing the violin. It was a beautiful piece 42__________ Mozart. But the hat was empty because no money was put into it.
“Do you often 43________ Mozart’s music?” Mozart asked.
“Yes, sir,” the old man answered. “Everyone knows Mozart and likes his music.”
“ 44___________ do you live with?” Mozart asked again.
“None,” the old man said sadly. “I’m 45_____and I have to make a living by playing the violin.”
Mozart 46___________ over the violin from the old man and he, himself, began to play.
He played so well that all the people passing by stopped 47___________ to the wonderful music and soon the man’s hat was full of 48___________ .
The old man was 49__________ and asked Mozart, “Who are you, sir?”
“I’m a poor 50__________ like you,” Mozart said.
41. A. something B. nothing C. everything
42. A. by B. of C. for
43. A. write B. read C. play
44. A. What B. Which C. Who
45. A. alone B. lonely C. lucky
46. A. looked B. got C. took
47. A. to listen B. listening C. to play
48. A. food B. money C. paper
49. A. interested B. worried C. surprised
50. A. musician B. singer C. teacher
三、阅读理解（本大题共10小题，每小题2分，共20分）
A篇：根据短文内容判断正误，正确的在括号里填A， 错误的在括号里填B。
School bus safety starts with you, every morning and every afternoon. Take a few minutes to make sure your kids understand the rules of the road.
Most school bus accidents happen when children are outside the bus, and three quarters of these children are under the age of nine.
Make sure your children know these rules:
● Be on time.
● Never run to or from the bus.
● Stand away from the side of the road.
● Don’t push.
● Stay in your seat.
● Don’t shout.
● Always obey the driver.
● Wait for the driver’s signal before crossing.
● Always cross at least 10 feet in front of the bus.
● Never crawl（爬行）under a school bus.
Make sure that an adult is present at the bus stop every day, especially with children under the age of nine.
51. Most of the bus accidents happen to the children over nine.
52. When the children are old enough, parents don’t have to go with them.
53. We can cross if the bus driver wants us to go.
54. Most of the bus accidents happen inside the bus.
55. It is important for us to obey the road rules.
B篇：根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。
The following are four kinds of medicine at home. We should know and remember how to use them.
I. Take the medicine with water. One or two pills (片) every eight hours. Don’t take more than six pills in 24 hours. For children under six, go to ask the doctor.
II. Three times a day and one pill a time. One pill before breakfast, one before 11:00 and one before sleep. Not for children under six and persons with stomachache.
III. The medicine is for a person with a toothache. Two pills a time a day before sleep for adults (成人). Half (一半) a pill for children under 12.
IV. Take the medicine four times a day. Four pills a time for adults with a cold. Two pills a time for children under 10. Take the medicine before each meal and before sleep.

56. Which medicine is for people with a toothache?
A. I B. II C. III
57. People with a ___ should not take medicine II.
A. toothache B. cold C. stomachache
58. Medicine I should not be taken more than 6 pills in _____________.
A. 6 hours B. 8 hours C. 24 hours
59. If a girl is 7 years old, she should take ___ pills of medicine IV a day.
A. 5 B. 8 C. 10
60. Which of the following is TRUE?
A. None of them are good for children under 6.
B. Three kinds of the medicine should be taken 3 times a day.
C. Three kinds of the medicine should be taken before sleep.
四、综合填空（本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）
A．单词拼写：根据句子意思及首字母提示完成单词。（本部分共5小题，共5分）
61.Strauss the younger was_____________(甚至) more popular.
62.He can’t go to school because his family is very p__________.
63.Did the little _______________(同意) to join us?
64.January is the first m______________ of the year.
65.We need to help the animals live in _______________(和平).
B．任务型阅读：阅读短文，根据短文内容补全所给的五个残缺的句子。每空只能填一词。
We often see many animals. But do you know how these animals say things?
Let’s see a rabbit. When a rabbit sees something dangerous, it runs away at once. When it runs, its tail moves up and down. When others see this, they runs quickly ,too. Many other animals use this kind of language. When a bee finds some food, it goes back to its home. It can’t tell the other bees where the food is by speaking to them, but it can dance. This may tell the other bees where the food is .
Some animals say things by making sounds like man does. For example, a dog barks when a stranger comes close. Some birds can make several different sounds, each sound has its own meaning. In a word, every animal has its own language.
66.When a rabbit sees _____________ dangerous, it runs away at once.
67.The rabbit move their __________ to tell others when they are in danger.
68.The bees ______________ to tell the other bees where the food is.
69.Some animals can ____________ things by making sounds like man does.
70.When a stranger comes ______________ to the house, a dog barks.
五、口语运用（本大题共10小题。A部分每小题1分，B部分每小题2分，共15分）
A．根据对话内容，从方框内选择词的适当形式填空，每空只能填一词，每个词只能用一次。
interesting protect danger they panda

A: Did you like the zoo?
B: Yes, I was so excited to see the 71___________! They were so cute.
A: It was 72____________to learn about the Wolong Panda Reserve.
B: But it’s sad to think about all those animals in 73___________. It makes me mad!
A: The surprising thing is to hear how many animals are in danger.
B: I think we need to 74____________ them better.
A: Let’s find out what we can do to save 75_____________.
B：根据对话内容，从方框中的六个选项中选出五个合适的句子补全对话。
Linda: Hello, 76_____________ .
Peter: I'm reading a book about the people's lives in the future.
Linda: Oh, it's interesting. What will the people's lives be in the future? 77________
Peter: Yes, I think so, but I hope not.
Linda:78________
Peter: Because there won’t be enough food, fuel and room for too many people on the earth!
Linda: That's true. 79_______
Peter: It's too hard. But maybe people will have on space stations (空间站) on the moon and grow vegetables (种植蔬菜)there.
Linda: 80______. By the way, do you think everyone will speak the same language in the future?
Peter: I hope so. Then people in different countries will understand each other better.
A. Do you think there will be more people?
B. But maybe people will live on the moon in the future.
C. It's a good idea
D. Why do you hope not?
E. Where are you going to do ?
F. what are you doing?

六、句子翻译。（本大题共5小题，每小题1分，共5分）
根据中文意思完成句子。
81. 我学英语已经有5年了 I_________________ English for five years.
82. 在保护动物方面还有很长的路要走。
This is still _______________ to go to save the animals.
83. 他妈妈生病了，他得在家照顾她。
His mother is ill, he has to ____________ her mother at home
84. 我们究竟能做什么？ What ___________________ can we do?
85.他在世界各地举办过音乐会。 He has given concerts ________________ the world.
八、书面表达（本大题共10分）
　 假设你叫李玲，你在英国的笔友Nancy对中国的节日怀有浓厚的兴趣，她希望你能帮助她更多地了解这方面的知识。请根据所给的提示词汇给她写一封60—70 词左右的信，向她介绍中国最重要的节日 —— 春节。信的开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
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