八年级英语上册期末测试试题
一、 单项选择。

— Why you want to live in the countryside, Andy?
— Because there are _____ people and _____ traffic in the city, and air pollution is also a problem.
A.many too; too much B.too many; much too C.too many; too much D.many too; much too
— How do you often go to school?
— I usually go to school by _____ underground. But if I get up late in the morning, then I would take _____ taxi.
A. an; the B. /; a C. the; a D. /; the
Be careful when you walk on the street, _____ when you want to go across it.
A. suddenly B. especially C. immediately D. easily
— I don’t know how to _____ my English.
— _____ you ask your English teacher for help?
A. improve; why not B.increase; why don’t C.improve; why don’t D. increase; why not
He _____ his homework while his mother _____ in the living room at nine o’clock last night.
A. did; was watching a film B. was doing; watched a film
C. was doing; was watching a film D. did; watched a film
Which do you like _____ , reading in the library or playing computer games?
A. good B. well C. better D. best
Our English teacher asks us to _____ the new words in this novel and try to use them when we write.
A. look out B. look up C. look after D. look for
— Where’s William？
— He _____ be in the chemistry lab. But I’m not very sure.
A. must B. may C. have to D. need
The weather forecast(预报) says it _____ in the next few days.
A. will rainy B. is rain C. will be rainy D. will be rain
10. — The baby is sleeping, so could you please _____ the radio a little bit?
— Sorry, I will do it right away.
A. turn down B. turn on C. turn up D. turn off
11. — Can you remember these words in five minutes?
— Well, for me, it’s _____. In fact, I only need three minutes to remember them all.
A. too difficult to remember B. a piece of cake
C. impossible to do that D. a good choice
— Linda, can you play _____ violin?
— Yes, I can. But I like playing _____ tennis in my free time.
A. /; the B. the; / C. the; the D. /; /
—How do you usually go to school?
— Well, usually I take ______ taxi, but sometimes if I am not in a hurry, I will go to school by ______ bus.
the; the B. a; a C. the; a D. a; /
Which do you like _____, pandas or elephants?
A. good B. well C. better D. best
Jack is the _____ boy in his class and he runs _____ of the boys.
A. taller; fastest B. tallest; faster C. taller; faster D. tallest; fastest
— Vincent is driving _____ fast.
— That’s because there is _____ work for him to do today.
A. too much; much too B. much too; too much
C. too much; too much D. much too; much too
— Do you know _____ to do to make our English better?
— Sorry, I don’t know. But I know _____ to improve our English writing.
A. how; how B. what; what C. how; what D. what; how
Jim, could you please _____ the radio please? I’m doing my homework.
turn off B. get off C. put off D. take off
— What will you do if you meet some new words in your reading?
— I usually _____ the new words in the dictionary, but sometimes I just guess their meanings.
A. get up B. turn up C. look up D. take up
If you want to _____ your English, you’d better _____ it aloud every day.
A. increase; read B. improve; to read C. increase; to read D. improve; read
— Did you listen to the weather forecast last night?
— Yes. And it says it _____ tomorrow, so we must put off(推迟) our sports meeting.
A. is rain B. will be rain C. will be rainy D. will rainy
There _____ in the next few days, so bring an umbrella with you when you go out.
will be rain B. will rain C. will be rainy D. will rainy
_____ of the water in this big lake _____ from those streams(小溪).
A. two third; comes B. two thirds; comes C. two third; come D. two thirds; comes
If you want to get _____ my home in a short time, you’d better _____ the bus, because it’s very slow in heavy traffic.
A. /; take B. to; not to take C. in; not to take D. to; not take
There will sometimes be _____ in winter in England.
A. snow B. snowy C. snows D. snowed
Mr. Brown _____ nearly all his money buying the new house.
spent B. cost C. paid D. took

四、按要求完成句子。


12.
Hefei has a population of about 7 million.(对画线部分提问)


_________
_________ the population of Hefei?


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_________ _________ the population of Hefei?

13.
To improve his English, he decides to read English aloud every day.(对画线部分提问)


_________
_________ he _________
_________ read English aloud every day?

14.
Sam’s parents ask him to stay with the other children in the room.(改为否定句)


Sam’s parents ask him _________ _________ stay with the other children in the room.

15.
Remember to close the door before you leave.(改为同义句)


__________
__________ to close the door before you leave.

16.
I was cleaning the house when she opened the door.(改为一般疑问句)


__________
__________ cleaning the house when she opened the door.

17.
Must I finish the job today?(作出否定回答).


No, __________ __________. You can finish it before next Sunday.

18.
China has a population of over 1.3 billion.(改为同义句)


China has a population of __________
__________ 1.3 billion.

19.
I, it’s, to, some, words, new, good, remember, think, day, every(连词成句)


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根据句意或汉语提示完成单词。（注意使用单词的正确形式）
Keven doesn’t allow us _________ (touch) his things when he is not at home.
Compared with that house, this one is much __________ (small).
Dryden has trouble __________ (understand) Chinese, so he asks me to speak in English.
We should __________ (拯救) animals in danger.
Tu Youyou is one of the most famous __________(科学家) in the world now.
There are about one thousand pandas in the __________(野外).
We practiced very hard so that we could have a better __________(机会) to win the match.
We didn’t visit the beautiful park because we didn’t have __________(足够的) time.
The bridge is five hundred ___________(米) long.
五、作文。
你的好朋友张磊在英语学习上遇到了一些困难，他很困恼，请你根据以下信息给他写一封信，向他介绍一些学习英语的好方法。
看英文电影和听英文歌曲对你的听力有好处；
每天读一些英语文章，遇到生词要经常查字典；
上课认真听老师讲课并且要认真做笔记；
用英语和同学们聊天，要勇敢，不要害怕犯错误；
每天可以大声地读英语，经常听听英语广播。
要求：不少于 60 词。语法正确，语句通顺。(文章：article)
Dear Zhang Lei,
I’m really glad to receive your letter. _________________________________________________
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Yours,
Keven