八年级英语上册期末考试题

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1、情景反应。听问句，选出恰当的答语。每个句子听两遍( )1. A. I’m afraid you can’t B. That’s great　　　　　 C. It doesn’t matter( )2. A. Good idea 　　　　　 B. At 7 o’clock 　　　 C. Not at all( )3. A. No, please do it. 　　 B. Yes, you can do it.　　　 C. It’s very kind of you.( )4. A. She is better now. 　 B. She likes dancing.　　　 C. She is tall and pretty.( )5. A. Since last month. 　 B. September.　　　　　　 C. Six o’clock2、对话理解。根据对话内容选择问题的正确答案,每小题读两遍( )6. A. In 1953. B. In 1965. C. In 1955.( )7. A. Went to a picnic. B. Did her homework. C. Had a party. ( )8. A. Every day. B. Sometimes. C. Never.( )9. A. Country music. B. Pop music. C. Classical music.( )10. A. $ 100. B. $ 200. C. $ 300.3、听下面一段小对话，完成11~12小题( )11. A. At 1：30 . B. At 1：45 . C. At 2：00 .( )12. A. With soldiers. B. With friends . C. With classmates .4、听下面一段较长对话,完成13~15小题( )13. A. Because she doesn’t know the language . B. Because she has never been abroad . C. Because she doesn’t know the culture there .( )14. A. Watches . B. Time . C. Culture .( )15. A. She can’t be late . B. She should buy a present. C. She should take some flowers .5、短文理解。根据短文内容选择问题的正确答案，短文和问题各读两遍( )16. A. A teacher. B. A farmer. C. A worker.( )17. A. She is tall and beautiful. B. She is tall and fat. C. Her hair is brown. ( )18. A. Fishing. B. Swimming. C. Planting flowers.( )19. A. Her friends. B. The teacher. C. The father.( )20. A. Playing. B. Studying. C. Surfing the Internet.
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二、单项选择 (共15小题；每小题１分，满分15分)　　从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。( )21.-who cooked the lunch today? - I _______.
　　A did B.does C.was D.do
( )22. -Will you please _______ the TV? - I want to see the Animal World.
　　A. turn off B. turn down C. turn on D. turn up
( )23.-The banana is too big. -You can ______ first.
　　A. cut up them B. cut them up C. cut it up D. cut up
( )24. There a concert sometime next week.
　　A. is going to be B. are going to be C. is going to have D. is gong to has.
( )25.-Hi, Amy! How __________ your school trip to the beach?
　　 -Hi, Tom! We __________ a good time there.
　　 A. is, having B. was, had C. are, had D. were, have
( )26.Nancy played softball after school twice a week last term..　 A. a B. an C. the D. /( )27. Many people are talking Tiger Mum and Wolf Dad these days. A. on B. about C. in D. for( )28.When the traffic lights are red, we stop and wait. A. may B. can C. must D. might( )29. —Mum, I’m hungry, may I have ______ bread? —Sorry, dear, there isn’t ______ bread at home. You can have a banana. A. some; some B. some; any C. any; some D. any; any
( )30. It was an ___________soccer game. The soccer fans were very _____.
　　A. exciting, exciting B. exciting, excited C. excited, excited D.excited, exciting
( )31. It's raining. You _________ out now.
　　A. had better not go B. had not better go C. should go D. didn't have better go
( )32. She didn't answer the question, her mother kept her _______ for an hour.
　　A. standing B. to stand C. stood D. stand
( )33.-_________ we keep the room clean enough all the time?
　　 -No, you _________.
　　A. Must; doesn't have to B. Do; don't have to
　　C. Must; don't have to D. Must; mustn't
( )34.What's ____________ food in China?
　　A. popular B. more popular C. the most popular D. most popular
( )35. Alice stopped ____________ TV and started doing her homework.
A. watch B. watching C. watched D. to watch
三、完形填空(共10小题；每小题1分,满分10分)阅读下面短文,根据短文内容,从 A、B、C、D四个项中选择最佳选项。  One day ,a baby snail asked his mother “Why was I born with a shell(壳) ? It is so __36__ and heavy?” His mother said, “Because we do not have 37 to support us. We can only crawl（爬）and move slowly, so we get a shell to 38 us.” Her baby asked again, “ The caterpillar (毛毛虫) has no bones either, and she can’t move quickly. Why can she go 39 a shell?” The mother snail answered, “That’s because a caterpillar will become a butterfly. She can fly 40 to the sky. The sky can protect her.” Her baby had 41 question, “But the earthworm（蚯蚓）crawls like us. He has no bones. And he can’t turn into a butterfly, Why ___42___ he carry a shell?” His mother said, “He can drill（钻） a hole into the ground to protect 43 .” The baby snail cried, “What a pity! We have no protection either from the sky 44 the ground.” His mother comforted him, “That’s 45 we have a shell. We don’t need to depend (依靠)on the sky or the ground for protection. We depend on ourselves.”
( )36. A. soft B. heavy C. light D. hard( )37. A body B. bones C. home D. feet ( )38. A. protect B. provide C. prevent D. practice( )39. A. with B. without C. in D. by( )40. A high B. highly C. hard D. hardly( )41. A. the other B. another C. other D. others( )42. A. don’t B. isn’t C. doesn’t D. aren’t( )43. A. myself B. herself C. himself D. yourself( )44. A. and B. or C. but D. for( )45.A. because B. why C. when D. If
四、阅读理解(共10小题；每小题2分,满分20分)阅读下面短文,根据短文内容，从题后所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中,选择最佳选项。(A) Come and see the new polar bears from Canada. The pandas are waiting to meet you, and the dolphins are waiting to swim for you. The cranes are waiting to sing for you and the mynas are waiting to say hello to you. The snakes are waiting to dance for you.Tickets Opening TimeGrown ups: ＄3,00 Monday—FridayChildren: Over 12: ＄2,00 10:00a.m.—3:00p.m.Under 12: Free(免费) Saturday ＆ SundayKeep the zoo clean! 9:00 a.m.—4:00 p.m.Do not touch, give food or go near the animals.( )46. Now Mrs Brown is in the zoo with her two daughters, one is 14 years old, the other is 10. How much are the tickets together? A.＄7,00. B.＄5,00. C.＄3,00. D.＄2,00.( )47. You may not know the word “mynas”, but you can guess it is good at . A. singing B. dancing C. speaking D. listening( )48. We can visit the zoo at .  A. 8:30 a.m. Wednesday B. 9:30 a.m. Friday C. 3:00 p.m. Sunday D. 5:00 p.m. Tuesday(B) You may feel curious (好奇的) about students in other countries: Do they also have so much homework? What do they do in their spare time?  On April 8, a report came out on the lives of high school students in China, Japan, South Korea and the US. It surveyed around 6,200 students from the four countries last year. You will find the answers to many of your questions in this report. Who studies hardest? Chinese students spend the most time studying. Nearly half of Chinese students spend more than two hours on their homework every day. That’s much more than students of the US (26.4%), Japan (8.2%) and South Korea (5.2%).  Who sleeps most often in class? Japanese students fall asleep in class most often. About 45% of them said they sometimes doze off in class. In South Korea, it’s 32%; in the US, 21%; and 5% in China.  South Korean students don’t like taking notes. About 70% said they write down what the teacher says in class, many fewer than in Japan (93%), China (90%) and the US (89%). Who is the most distracted (分心的)?  American students are the most active in class, but also the most distracted: 64.2% said they chat with friends in class; 46.9% said they eat snacks in class; and 38.9% said they send e-mails or read unrelated (无关的) books in class.What do they do after school? In their spare time, most Chinese students study or surf the Internet. Most American students hang out with their friends. Most Japanese students do physical exercises. Most Korean students watch TV.( )49. The report is about . A .the countries B. the subjects C. the students’ lives D. the high schools( )50. Who studies hardest? A. Chinese students B. Japanese students C .American students D. South Korean students( )51. The underlined phrase doze off means . A. be half asleep B. get up C. eat snacks D. send emails
(C) When the earthquake hit Japan on March 11, 2011, workers in a supermarket in Japan didn’t run away when they felt the shaking. They held on to the shelves and tried to stop the goods from falling down.Reporters from NHK, the country’s largest TV station, stayed calm in front of cameras during the earthquake, even though some were facing real danger.  The earthquake was the most powerful one to hit Japan in the country’s history. But Japan’s reaction（反应）to the earthquake has shown that it is the most earthquake-prepared country in the world. The calm that Japanese showed during and after the quake has impressed （给…留下印象）the world. This is because Japan has an earthquake culture. Japanese people are taught how to prepare for and react to an earthquake from a young age. They make students become familiar (熟悉的) with being in an earthquake. Japan also has a good earthquake warning system. Warnings were broadcast on TV, radio and mobile phones nine seconds after experts first knew about the earthquake on March 11. The warning system is unable to predict (预言)an earthquake, but it can usually alert (提醒) people about 15 seconds before they feel the effects. Even 15 or 20 seconds can be enough to save people’s lives.( )52. How did Japanese people react when the big earthquake hit Japan on March 11,2011? A. They felt angry. B. They were afraid. C. They stayed calm. D. They ran outdoors in a hurry.( )53. From this passage, we know that NHK is a . A. bus stop B. TV station C. famous movie D. five-star restaurant ( )54. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?  A. Japan’s reaction to the earthquake impressed the world. B. Japanese schools organize earthquake practices every day. C. Japanese has a warning system that can predict earthquakes.  D. Japanese people learn about earthquake safety only from TV.( )55. Which is the BEST title for the passage? A. How terrible the earthquake is B. Japan’s earthquake culture C. Japanese people are very brave D. The earthquakes can be predicted
五、词汇(每小题1.5分，共15分)
A) 根据句意及首字母提示补全单词。
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