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八年级下学期英语期末考试试题第2套真题
八年级下学期英语期末考试试题
一、单项选择。
1.WuYishu,______16-year-oldgirlfromShanghai,won_____finalofthisyear’sChinesePoetryConference.
A.a;aB.a;theC.the;theD.the;a
2._____May7localtime,MacronwonFrance’spresidentelection.____theageof39,hewillbethecountry’syoungestpresident
A.On,InB.On,AtC.In;InD.In;At
3.—Whatdoyouthinkofthe14thGuangdongProvincialGames?
—Ithinkit___________successfullyinZhanjianglastyear.
A.holdsB.heldC.isheldD.washeld
4.—Weshouldn’t____________thetreesanymore.Instead,weshouldplantmoretrees.
—Icannotagreemore.
A.cutdownB.cutupC.cutoffD.cutout
5.—Mike,Ihaven’tseenyoureldersisterforalongtime.
—She______HongKongonbusinessforafewdays.
A.wenttoB.hasgonetoC.hasbeentoD.hasbeenin
6.—greatfunitistogohikinginthisseason!
—Yeah,youcannotimagineinterestingitisifyoudon’texperienceityourself.
A.Whata;howB.What;howC.Howa;whatD.How;whata
7.—Lookatthedarkclouds.I’mafraidit_____rainsoon.
—Ithinkso,andwe______stayathomenow.
A.must;mustB.may;havetoC.might;mustD.could;haveto
8.—WhatdoyouthinkoftheTVshowReadershostedbyDongQing?
—Wonderful!
Ithinkitis______ameaningfulTVshowthat______manypeoplelikewatchingit.
A.so;soB.so;suchC.such;suchD.such;so
9.—Heseldomspendsmoneybuyingnewclothesorgoingtraveling,______he?
—________.Hecan’tsaveacoin,though.
A.does;NoB.does;YesC.doesn’t;NoD.doesn’t;Yes
10.—I_______readingEnglisheverymorning.
—Yes,nowEnglishismoreandmoreimportant.English____________thefirstlanguageinEnglandandsomeothercountries.
A.amusedto;isusedbyB.amusedto;isusedasC.usedto;isusedbyD.usedto;isusedas
11.—It’sclever_____youtohelpmeworkoutthisdifficultmathsproblem.Thanks.
—Youarewelcome.Nowit’seasier_____youtounderstandit.
A.of;ofB.of;forC.for;ofD.for;for
12.—Whocanhelpmecarrytheheavybox?
—IthinkTedis______todoit.Butthedooris_____forhimtogothrough.
A.toostrong;toonarrowB.sostrong;narrowenoughC.enoughstrong;narrowenoughD.strongenough;toonarrow
13.—Lisa,Iknowyou’reconfidentaboutgettingthatjobbutremember____.Sowhydon’tyousendyourapplicationformstoafewmorecompanies?
—Soundsgood!
A.don’tputallyoureggsinonebasketB.theearlybirdcatchesthewormC.actionsspeaklouderthanwordsD.everydoghasitsday
14.—Itwasawonderfultrip.So,whichcitydidyoulikebetter,ParisorRome?
—.Thereweregoodthingsandbadthingsaboutthem.
A.It’shardtosayB.Ididn’tgetitC.YoumustbekiddingD.Couldn’tbebetter
15.—Tom,isthereanythingelseyouwanttoknowaboutJiangyan?
—Yes,Iamstillwondering.
A.howdoesJiangyanfoodtasteB.howmanygardensarethereinJiangyanC.whatRenminParklookslikeD.whereistheJiangyanRailwayStation
二、完形填空。
16.通读全文。
根据短文内容的理解,选择最佳答案填空。
Awisemanwaswalkingfromonetowntoanotherwithafewofhisfollowers,andtheyhappenedtopassalake.Sotheystoppedthereto1forawhile,andthewisemansaidtooneofhisfollowers,“Iamvery2.Couldyouplease3mesomewaterfromthelake?
”
Thefollowerwalkedtothelake4thewisemanrequested.Somepeoplewerewashingclothesinthewater,andrightatthatmoment,severalcartsstartedcrossingthelake.5,thewaterbecameverymuddy.
Thenhewentbackandtoldthewisemanthatthewaterwasverymuddyandnot6todrink.
Aftertheyhadrestedforabouthalfanhour,thewisemanagainaskedthe7followertogobacktothelakeandgethimsomewatertodrink.Asrequested,thefollowerwenttothelakeagain.Thistimehefoundthatallthemudhadsettledtothe8.Thewaterwasvery9andlookedfittodrink.Sohe10hiswaterbottleandtookittothewiseman.
Thewisemantookthewaterbottleanddrank,thenlookedupatthefollower.“Seewhatyoudidtomakethe11clean?
”hesaid.“Youletitbeforawhileandthemudsettleddownonitsown,12youcouldgetsomecleardrinkingwater.Yourmindcanalsobelikethatlakewhenitisdisturbedbysomething.Ifyoujustletitbeandgiveitalittle13,itwillmostlikelysettledownonitsown14beingputinanyeffortatallto15it.”
(1)A.restB.lookC.watchD.see
(2)A.hungryB.thirstyC.happyD.sad(3)A.getB.giveC.takeD.carry(4)A.whileB.beforeC.asD.until(5)A.HoweverB.InsteadC.InfactD.Asaresult(6)A.fitB.ableC.importantD.interesting(7)A.differentB.sameC.otherD.left(8)A.topB.sideC.bottomD.lake(9)A.dirtyB.clearC.freshD.sweet(10)A.gotB.finishedC.reachedD.filled(11)A.juiceB.waterC.foodD.drink(12)A.sothatB.inordertoC.becauseD.when(13)A.waterB.moneyC.timeD.air(14)A.withoutB.withC.afterD.like(15)A.preventB.calmC.protectD.fix三、阅读理解。
17.根据短文内容的理解,选择正确答案。
Chinaisacountrywithmanycolorfuldaysandfestivals.TheDragonHeadRaisingDayisoneofthem.
ThisspecialdayisontheseconddayofthesecondmonthintheChineselunarcalendar.Itstandsforthestartofspringandfarming.Thisyear,thedayfellonMarch10.
ThedragonisimportantinChineseculture.WeChinesepeoplecallourselvesthe“descendantsofthedragon”.Therefore,peoplecelebratetheDragonHeadRaisingDaywithmanycustomsaboutdragons.
Onthedayinancienttimes,peopleputashesinthekitchen.Thiswasto“leadthedragonintothehouse”.Peoplebelievedthatwiththehelpofthedragon,theycouldhaveagoodharvestinautumn.
Also,peopleeatspecialfoodsonthatday.Thefoodsareusuallynamedafterdragons.Forexample,peopleeat“dragonwhisker“noodlesanddumplingscalled“dragonteeth”.
Today,manycustomshavefadedaway.Butonethathasremainedisthecuttingofhair.Itwassaidthatahaircutduringthefirstlunarmonthmaybringbadlucktothemother’sbrothers.SomanypeoplehavetheirhaircutontheDragonHeadRaisingDay.
(1)TheDragonHeadRaisingDayisoneofthe______festivals.
A.EnglishB.FrenchC.ChineseD.American
(2)______wastheDragonHeadRaisingDaythisyear.
A.March10B.February2C.March4D.March8
(3)Onthedayinancienttimes,whydidpeopleputashesinthekitchen?
A.Becausethedragonlikedtheashes.B.Becausetheashesstoodfortheharvest.C.Becausetheashesledthedragonintothehouse.D.Becausetheashescouldbringgoodluck.
(4)Onecustomthathasremainedis______accordingtothepassage.
A.thecuttingofhairB.thedragonboatingC.toeatZongziD.toeatmooncakes
(5)Whichofthefollowingisnottrue?
A.TheDragonHeadRaisingDayisontheseconddayofthesecondmonthintheChineselunarcalendar.B.ThedragonisimportantinChineseculture.C.Peopleeat“dragonwhisker”noodlesanddumplingscalled“dragonteeth”ontheDragonHeadRaisingDay.D.TheDragonHeadRaisingDaystandsforthestartofspringandharvest.
18.根据短文内容的理解,选择正确答案。
Infilms,spiesareluckypeople.Theyaresmartandadventurous.Butarealspy’slifeisnotthatexciting.Theymustlivealifeoflies.Theirworkisdangerousandtheymayhavetopayforitwiththeirlives.AmericanspyNathanHalewasoneofthesepeople.
Whydoessomeonewanttobeaspy?
Somedoitfortheircountry.Someformoney.Somejustloveit.NathanHalebecameaspyforthefirstreason.HelivedduringtheAmericanRevolution.HeandhispeoplefoughttheBritisharmy.
In1774,HalejoinedtheAmericanarmy.Beforethat,hewasaschoolteacher.Twoyearslater,hechosetobeaspy.HehadtogetinformationfromtheBritisharmy.HewenttothecitywheretheBritisharmywasstaying.Hetoldthemthathewasaschoolteacherandwantedtofindanewjob.Asayoungspy,Haledidn’thaveenoughexperience.Hehadtoldhissecrettosomebodyelse.ButthatpersonsoldhimouttotheBritisharmy.HetriedtogetinformationfortheAmericanarmy.Halefinallygotsomethingimportantanddecidedtogoback.Hehidsomepapersinhisboots.Hewenttotheriverbankandwaitedforaboattopickhimup.However,BritishsoldierscaughtHaleattheriverbankandfoundthepapersinhisboots.
HalediedonSept22,1776.Hisfinalwordswere:
“IonlyregretIhavebutonelifetoloseformycountry.”Hediedattheageof21.
(1)WhydidNathanHalebecomeaspy?
A.Forfun.B.Formoney.C.Forhimself.D.Forhiscountry.
(2)Whatdoestheunderlinedword“adventurous”inParagraph1mean?
A.爱撒谎的B.爱冒险的C.爱冲动的D.爱幻想的
(3)Accordingtothearticle,whichofthefollowingisTRUE?
A.NathanHalewasaspyfortheBritisharmy.B.NathanHalejoinedthearmyattheageof19yearsold.C.NathanHaleworkedasateacherfor2years.D.NathanHalehadrichexperienceasaspy.
(4)Whatwasthecorrectorderinwhichtheseeventshappened?
①HalejoinedtheAmericanarmy.
②HalegotinformationfortheAmericanarmy.
③BritishsoldierscaughtHale.
④Halebecameaschoolteacher.
⑤Haletoldhissecrettosomebodyelse.
A.①④②③⑤B.①④②⑤③C.④①⑤②③D.④①②③⑤
(5)WhatdoNathanHale’sfinalwordsmean?
A.Heregrettedthathehadtodieforhiscountry.B.Hefeltscaredtodieatsuchayoungage.C.Hewishedtocontinueworkingforhiscountry.D.It’sunfairthathiscountrydidn’tbringhimareward.
19.根据短文内容的理解,选择正确答案。
Whenyoucoughorsneeze,you’dbetterturnyourheadawayfromothersandcoveryourmouthwiththefullpartofyourhand.Andthen,youshouldsay,“Excuseme.”
Thisseemssosimple,butitissurprisinghowmanykidshaveneverbeentoldtodothis.Actually,Inoticeadultsallthetimewhocougha