八年级英语上册期末测试卷四
单项选择：（共20小题，每题1分，共20分）
1.---______ do you write to your pen friend?
--- Once a week.
A. How long B. How soon C. How far D. How often
2. ---______ does a car cost in China?
---It can cost as a little 50,000 yuan and as much as 300,000 yuan.
A. How many B. How price C. How money D. How much
3._____ they are brothers, they don’t look like each other at all.
A. Because B. Though C. When D. As
4. I ________ at this time of yesterday.
A. started do my homework B. started my homework
C. started to do my homework D. started did my homework
5. ______ you come back, ______ it will be.
A. The quicker, the best B. The sooner, the better
C. Faster, the better D. The sooner, better
6. I usually come to school _______.
A. by a bus B. on foot C. by foot D. on bus
7. It’s a fine day _____ a walk.
A. in B. of C. for D. At
8----What’s the ______, Judy? -----I have a fever.
A. wrong B. matter C. thing D. question
9.American students go to school five days ______.
A. every week B. the week C. in a week D. a week
10.Can you ____ English? Only ______.
A. speak , a little words B. say, a little words C. speak, a little D. say, a little
11.He works very hard because he wants ______ money for his family.
A. to make B. doing C. look for D. to find
12.Some of us watch TV three ____ four _____a week.
A. and, time B. but, time C. or, time D. or, times
13.---What ___ the boy always do on weekends?
---He always ____ football ___ his friends.
A. does, plays, with B. does, play, and C. do, plays, and D. do, play, with
14.Eating vegetables maybe help you keep in good _______.
A. healthy B. health C. healthily D. unhealthy
15.You’d better ______ to send me an e-mail when you get home.
A. not to forget B. don’t forget C. to not forget D. not forget
16.---Can you come and play football with me? ---______. I have a lot of work to do.
A. Excuse me B. I hope so C. I’m afraid not D. It’s a pleasure
17.It is _________ today than yesterday . Shall we go swimming this afternoon ?
A. the hottest B. hot C. hottest D. hotter
18.Could you give me a piece of paper ______?
A. to write B. to write down C. to write on D. to write with
19. I ____ you can get better soon.
A. wish B. hope C. hear D. would
20. My brother _____ with his friends tomorrow if it ________.
A. is going to hike, won’t rain B. is going hiking, doesn’t rain
C. will go hiking , won’t rain D. goes hiking, doesn’t rain
二．完形填空：（共20小题，每题1.5分，共30分）
（A）The Sea
What do you know about the sea? Some people often see it,　1　the others don't. The sea looks　2　on a fine sunny day. Millions of people hope to take their　3　by the sea. They can swim in it, or lie on the beaches in the sun. They　4　themselves there. But it can be very rough（粗鲁） when there is a strong wind. What other things do we know about it?
Of course, the sea is very large. Looking at a　5　of the world, you can see it is much bigger than land. There are a lot of　6　in the sea. Some of them are big and the others are　  7  .
Did you swim in the sea? If you answer “Yes", you may know that the water is salty（盐）. Rivers carry　8　from the land to the sea. Some places of the sea are more salty（咸的） than other places. Do you know the Dead Sea? Fish　9　live in it. And people can easily swim in it. Nobody is afraid to　10　in the water.
1.A. and    B. so   C. but     D. or
2.A. useful   B. beautiful   C. terrible   D. weak
3.A. classes   B. sports   C. meetings    D. holidays
4.A. enjoy    B. like   C. stop    D. begin
5.A. book    B. map    C. newspaper    D. picture
6.A. roads   B. shops   C. houses   D. Islands
7.A. small   B. young   C. little    D. good
8.A. sugar   B. butter   C. salt     D. oil
 9.A. can    B. must   C. can't      D. mustn't
10.A. lift    B. sink   C. walk    D. Sleep
（B）
A king was old and he knew it was time to choose a new king. He told all the young people in his country, "I will give __1___ of you a seed(种子). Plant it and bring it back one year later. Show me the plants that you bring,__2__ I'll choose a new king from you."
A boy ___3_ Ling got a seed, too. He planted it __4___. But the seed didn't grow at all. A year later, Ling had to take his __5__ box to the palace. Others all brought beautiful plants there and Ling felt __6__.
The king __7__ the palace and looked around. When he found there was nothing in Ling's box, the king smiled and said to the others, "One year ago, I gave everyone a seed __8__ couldn't grow . But all of you, __9___ Ling, have brought me plants and flowers. Ling was the only one with the honesty(诚实) and __10__ to bring such s box. So he will be the new king."
1.A.each B.neither C.both D.none
2.A.and B.but C.although D.so
3.A.liked B.helped C.named D.asked
4.A.careful B.carefully C.careless D.carelessly
5.A.full B.empty C.beautiful D.broken
6.A.sad B.excited C.happy D.satisfied
7.A.got B.arrived C.went D.arrived at
8.A.which B.who C.what D.it
9.besides B.with C.except D.as
10.A.skill B.courage C.experience D.fear
三．补全对话：（5分）
Daming=D; Tony=T
D: How long have you studied Chinese?
T: （1）__ __
D: Really? Your Chinese is pretty good!
T: But, I don’t think Chinese is easy to learn. （2）___ _
D: In 2000. It has been 6 years.
T: （3）___ _
D: Well, my grammar and vocabulary are good. （4）__ __
T: You should often listen to English music and see English films.
D: （5）___ _
T: Sure, they do!
A. Do you find it difficult to learn English?
B. By the way, when did you start to learn English?
C. For more than two years.
D. But my listening is not very good.
E. Do they work?
F. Thanks a lot.

阅读理解：（共20小题，每题2分，共40分）
（A）
We each have a memory. That’s why we can still remember things after a long time. Some people have very good memories and they can easily learn many things by heart, but some people can only remember things when they say or do that again and again. Many of the great men of the world have got surprising memories.
A good memory is a great help in learning languages. Everybody learns his mother language when he is a small child. He hears the sounds, remembers them and then he learns to speak. Some children are living with their parents in foreign countries. They can learn two languages as easily as one because they hear， remember and speak two languages every day. In school it is not so easy to learn a foreign language because the pupils have so little time for it, and they are busy with other subjects, too.
But your memory will become better and better when you do more and more exercises.
( ) 1. Some people can easily learn many things by heart because __________ .
A. they always sleep well B. they often eat good foot
C. they read a lot of books D. they have very good memories
( ) 2. Everybody learns his mother language __________ .
A. at the age of six B. when he is a small child
C. after he goes to school D. ]when he can read and write
( ) 3. Before a child can speak, he must __________ .
A. read and write B. make sentences
C. hear and remember the sounds D. think hard
( ) 4. In school the pupils can’t learn a foreign language easily because __________ .
A. they have no good memories B. they have no good teachers
C. they don’t like it D. they are busy with other subjects
( ) 5. Your memory will become better and better __________ .
A. if you have a lot of good food B. if you do more and more exercises
C. if you do morning exercises every day D. if you get up early
（B）
The following are three ads（广告）：
Driver Wanted
Clean driving license
Good-looking
Age over 25
Apply(申请)to: Capes Taxi, Shenzhen
Tel :0755-6561382

Teacher Needed
For private language school
Teaching experience necessary
Apply to: Instant Languages Ltd, Dalian
Tel:0411-4313861



Air Hostess(空姐)Wanted
1.age between 20 and 33
2.Height from 1.6m to 1.75m
3.Two foreign languages
4.College graduate
Apply to: China airlines, Beijing
Tel:010-88488970


（ ）6.If you want to work in the south, you can apply for a job as .
A. a driver B. an air hostess C. a teacher D. all of the above
（ ）7.You may call when you wish to be a teacher.
A. 0755-6561382 B. 0411-4313861 C. 010-88488970 D. A and B
（ ）8.Mary, aged 26, knows English and Japanese , which job can be given to her?
A. Driving for China taxi. B. Working for China Airlines.
C. Teaching at instant languages Ltd D. None of the above.
（ ）9.What prevents Jack, an experienced taxi driver, working for Capes Taxi?
A. Liking beer and wine B. Breaking traffic rules.
C. Being unable to speak a foreign language. D. Not having college education.
（ ）10. Which of the following is not mentioned in the three ads?
A. Height B. Age C. Language D. Health.
(C)
Do you know how blueberries（蓝莓） grow? They grow on bushes（灌木）. Each blueberry is small and round. Many blueberries can grow on one bush. At first, the blueberries are green. You can not eat the green berries. They need a lot of sun and rain to help them become fat and sweet. When the berries turn blue, they are ready to be picked.
Some farmers grow blueberries in big fields. The people who live nearby can earn money by helping pick the blueberries. They work fast.