八年级（上）英语期末检测题
第一节：单项选择填空。
( )1. --Could you please _____ your watch to me?
--OK. Here you are.
A. show B. to show C. showing
( )2. --What does Mary do after she gets up?
--She always ______her bed.
A. does B. makes C. sweeps
( )3. --Why don't they go to play baseball? -- ________
A. It's interesting. B. It's boring.
C. That sounds great.
( )4. --It's fun to play ______ my little dog.
--I don't think so.
A. with B. of C. from
( )5. --Where is Mary's skirt?
--______is on the bed.
A. She's B. Her C. Hers
( )6. --Who is _____taller, Lily or Lucy? --Lily.
A. a little B. very C. quite
( )7. --When was Tom born?
--He was born ______December 10th,1968.
A. on B. in C. at
( )8. --What makes them ______we come from Australia?
--The way you speak.
A. to think B. think C. thinking
( ) 9. --What is your brother going to be in the future?
--He wants to be a great_______.
A. drum B. policewoman C. pianist
( )10. --Jim can play _______soccer very well. What about you?
--I can play _______piano very well.
A. /; the B./; / C. the; /
( )11. --Did the boy see ______tigers in the zoo?
--Yes, he saw_____.
A. some; some B. any; some C. some; any
( )12. --Let's go _____for vacation next month.
--That's great.
A. somewhere interesting B. anywhere interesting
C. interesting somewhere
( )13. --Did they have fun ______ English yesterday?
--Yes, they did.
A. learning B. study C. learns
( )14. The pears are too big. You can _______first.
A. cut them up B. cut it up C. cut up them

( )15. That boy shouldn't eat ______meat because he is ______fat.
much too; too much B. much too; much too
C. too much; much too
( )16. --When did the twins go to the aquarium? --_______
A. Three days ago. B. Next month. C. For four days.
( )17. --There are _______apples in the basket. Let me go and buy some. --Thank you.
A. few B. little C. a few
( )18. --I'm thirsty. Would you please bring me some______. --OK.
A. cakes B. shake C. rice
( )19. --What would you like? --Two ________of butter, please.
A. pieces B. slices C. teaspoons
( )20. --Don't _______the milk into the cup. It's full.
--Sorry, Mom.
A. bring B. drink C. pour
第二节：完形填空。（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
Qu Yuan was born in China around 2000 years ago. His job was to give some 21 to the king. The old king always took his advice. 22 the new king didn't like listening to Qu Yuan after the old king 23 . Qu Yuan finally 24 his job.
Qu Yuan was very 25 at writing poems(诗). People still love his poems very much now. He was a 26 poet(诗人), but he was always 27 because the king didn't take his advice and it made his country lose many battles(战役).
At last, he jumped into a 28 and died. It was the 29 day of the fifth lunar(农历)month that year.
The Chinese people will never 30 Qu Yuan. They eat rice dumplings (粽子) and have dragon (龙) boat race in honor of(纪念)him every year.
( )21. A. job B. advice C. idea
( )22. A. But B And C. Then
( )23. A. were off B. stayed in the country C. died
( )24. A. got B. lost C. wanted
( )25. A. good B. hard C. bad
( )26. A. usual B. happy C. talented
( )27. A. exciting B. sad C. healthy
( )28. A. river B. mountain C. town
( )29. A. eight B. six C . fifth
( )30. A. forget B. remember C. study
第三部分：阅读理解，共4篇短文，A 为判断题, B-C为单选；D篇为任务型阅读,见卷II.
A
阅读短文,根据其内容判断正、误 对的写A，错的写B.(每小题１分,共５分):
Many people sleep late on Sunday mornings, but others don't. However, almost everyone reads the Sunday paper. The Sunday paper is usually very thick. It has many ads and many different parts. The parents in the family like the front page, and the world news page. Many men also read the sports page.
Most men don't read the women's pages, but the mother of the family usually does. The women's pages have the news about parties, food, health and clothes. Most Sunday papers have interesting stories. Children enjoy them. Old people read the death notices. They tell about people who have died during the week.
( ) 31. The parents in the family like the sports page.
( ) 32. The father of the family usually read the women's pages.
( ) 33. Only old women read the death notices.
( ) 34. Almost all like reading the Sunday paper.
( ) 35. This passage is about the Sunday paper.
阅读下面两篇短文，掌握其大意，根据短文内容和所给题目，从A、B、C三个选项中，选择一个正确答案填空。(每小题2分,共20分)
:
B
Skin-diving( 潜水)is a new sport today. This sport takes you to a new wonderful world. It is like a visit to the moon! When you are under the water, it is easy for you to climb big rocks (岩石),because you are no longer(不再) heavy.
Here, under the water, everything is blue
and green. During the day, there is enough light. When fish swim nearby, you can catch them with your hands. When you have a tank (罐)of air on your back, you can stay in deep (深)water for a long time. But you must be careful when you dive in deep water. To catch fish is one of the most interesting parts of this sport.
Besides (除此以外), there are more uses for skin-diving. You can clean ships without taking them out of the water. You can get many things from the deep water. Now you see the skin-diving is useful and interesting.
( )36. Skin-diving is going to take you to _______.
A. the deep water B. be in danger C. mountains
( )37.You can climb big rocks easily under the water because_____.
A. you are stronger B. the fish nearby help you
C. you are lighter than on land
( )38. Under the water, a skin-diver ________in the daytime
A. can see everything clearly B. can't see anything clearly
C. can see nothing
( )39. With a tank of air on your back, you can________.
A. catch fish very easily
B. stay under the water for a long time
C. have more fun
( )40. From the passage we can know that skin-diving is_______.
A. harmful B. not useful C. useful and interesting
C
It was a Monday morning. As the teacher walked into the classroom, he heard a low voice(低声), “Here's the teacher. I'm sure this boring fellow(家伙)is going to talk about how to use commas(逗号).”It was a boy's voice and the teacher knew who he was.
However, the teacher didn't get angry. He said nothing about it, but really began to talk about how to use commas And then he wrote the following sentence on the blackboard, “Nick says the teacher is a boring fellow.”
The class laughed and Nick's face turned red.
“Now,” said the teacher, “I'11 tell you the importance of commas.” He put two commas in the sentence, and then read, “Nick, says the teacher, is a boring fellow.”
The whole class laughed again. Nick felt very surprised first, then his face much redder. Finally he couldn't help(情不自禁) laughing with the other students, too.
( )41. What subject did the teacher teach the students?
A. Math B. English C. Music
( )42. What kind of boy was Nick like? _______.
A. A tall boy B. A healthy boy C. A funny boy
( )43. I think Nick liked to have ______lessons.
A. boring B. interesting C. no
( )44.“Nick says the teacher is a boring fellow.”is _______“Nick says the teacher, is a boring fellow.” in the meaning.
A. the same as B. kind of different from
C. quite different from
( )45. What do you think of the teacher? He is very______.
A. boring B. good C. bad


卷II(主观题)
D
一. 任务型阅读. 阅读下列短文, 然后根据短文内容,完成表格.(10分)
Tiger Woods is a famous professional golfer. In fact, he is probably the most famous golfer in he world today. Tiger Woods was born in California, the United States, in 1975. His father, Earl, is an African American and his mother, Kultida, comes from Thailand. Earl Woods played golf, and Tier learned how to play it from him. Earl Woods said that Tiger could hit a golf ball when he was only six months old!
Tiger Woods started to become famous when he was young. In 1978, when Tiger was three years old, he was on his first TV show. He played golf with some famous people and he surprised them. Between the ages of 8 and 16, Tiger Woods learned a lot about playing golf. He won his first championship in those years. In 1994, Tiger became a student at Stanford University, but he didn't stop playing golf. He won 10 golf championships while he was studying at Stanford. In 1996,the sports magazine Sports Illustrated named him the Sportsman of the Year. In the same year, Tiger became a professional golfer. In the next few years, he won many more golf championships. As Tiger became more and more famous, he got rich. In 1999, he won more prize money than any other golfer _______ over six and a half million dollars.
Events in Tiger Wood's Life

Year
What happened?

1975
He was born.

1978
1)

1994
2)

1996
3)


4)

1999
5)


二. 根据汉语译完下列各句， 每空一词。（5分）
大部分同学一星期看三到四次电视。
_________ students watch TV three or four ________ a week.
妈妈, 别担心! 我会好好照顾弟弟的。
Don’t worry, Mum! I can _________ _________ my brother well.
你的儿子年龄不够大，不能上学。
Your son isn’t ________ _________ to go to school.
4. 我认为看NBA比赛最有趣。
I think __________ NBA basketball is the _______ interesting.
5. 他父亲在大学时主修英国文学。
His father _______ _________ the English literature at college.
三. 按要求进行句型转换，每空一词。（10分）
My father stayed there for two weeks（对划线部分提问）
________ ________ _______ your father _______there?
2. Jack often goes swimming.(用last year 改写句子）
Jack ofte