八年级下学期期末考试英语试题.docx

1、八年级下学期期末考试英语试题（时间：100分钟 总分：100分）第卷（选择题 共52分）一、听力部分（本题共12小题；每小题1分，满分12分）从A、B、C三个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。A. 听对话，回答问题。对话听两遍。4. Where are they talking?A. In a restaurant. B. At home. C. In the street.5. What will the man probably do tomorrow afternoon?A. Take part in the charity show. B. Go to the cinema

2、. C. Take an important exam.6. Why didnt the woman see the film?A. Because she didnt have a ticket. B. Because she was too busy to go. C. Because she was not interested in it.7. What can we learn from the dialogue?A. Andy enjoys playing baseball now.B. Andy hasnt played baseball for ten years. C. An

3、dy used to play baseball five years ago.B. 听下面一段对话，完成第8-9小题。对话听两遍。8. How far is it from Beijing to London?A. 200,000 kilometers. B. 2,000 kilometers. C. 20,000 kilometers.9. Who will take the car trip to London? A. David and his friends. B. Davids family. C. David alone.C. 听下面一篇短文，选择正确答案，完成信息记录表第10-

4、12小题。短文听两遍。Introduction of Li YanHometownNantongPersonality 10 Favourite activity 11 Dream job 12 10. A. Nervous B. Outgoing C. Shy11. A. Having sports B. Shopping C. Listening to music12. A. A weather reporter B. A news reporter C. A sports reporter二、单项选择（本题共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处

5、的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。13. Everybody knows _ sun rises in _ east.A. the; / B. /; the C. /; / D. the; the 14. Dave has lived in Haimen _ November, 2011.A. since B. on C. in D. from15. A good _ helps you learn how to use a new word.A. notebook B. memory C. dictionary D. vocabulary16. Do you usually go to s

6、chool by bike?I _ ride a bike, but now I _ there to lose weight.A. used to; am used to walk B. was used to; am used to walkingC. was used to; am used to walk D. used to; am used to walking17. Where is Matt? Ive looked for him everywhere but I cant find him.Dont you know? He _ to Hong Kong for a meet

7、ing.A. has been B. has gone C. is going D. went18. I am sorry I am late. Thats OK. But why dont you drive to work _walking?A. instead B. instead of C. because D. because of19. Do you mind telling me how to use this function? _. Let me show you how to do it.A. Yes, of course B. Of course not C. Yes,

8、I do D. Sorry, I dont20. Bob, hurry up. You _ on the phone.Thanks. I am coming. A. wanted B. want C. is wanted D. are wanted21. Youve started to read books about psychology. How amazing! Well, you know, its never _ to learn. A. old too B. too old C. enough old D. old enough22. _ does your little bro

9、ther use the pot and the stove for?Learning to cook.A. What B. How C. Why D. When三、完形填空（本题共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Chen was practising a new song on the piano. His father was sitting across the room, reading a 23. Suddenly Chen stopped and said to his fath

10、er, “This is the 24 song Ive ever played! I dont think Ill be able to learn it. Its called No More Blues. What does that mean?”Chens father 25 his book and said, “The word blues means that a person is feeling sad, so your song is about not being unhappy any more. Maybe you need a26. Lets take a walk

11、, for its 27 a nice sunny day.”Chen and his father 28 walking down the street. It was a cool 29 day, and the leaves on the trees had begun to turn yellow. An hour later, Chen and his father 30 the house. Chen sat down at the 31 again and began to play. His fingers (手指) moved more easily 32 the keys,

12、 and music filled the room. “I dont understand 33 the same song seems easier to play now,” he said.“How did you feel before the walk?” Chens father asked.“34,” Chen said with a frown (皱眉). “And how do you feel now 35 taking a walk?” Chens father continued.“Great!” Chen answered. Then he smiled, “Tak

13、ing a walk helped 36 relax. Just like the37, I have no more blues! I think Ill play the song again.”23. A. book B. newspaper C. letter D. magazine24. A. longest B. most beautiful C. most difficult D. most popular25. A. picked up B. closed C. put up D. found26. A. break B. drink C. shower D. a teache

14、r27. A. too B. very C. so D. such 28. A. finished B. stopped C. began D. continued 29. A. spring B. summer C. autumn D. winter30. A. left B. returned to C. saw D. arrived at31. A. piano B. door C. table D. desk 32. A. through B. from C. under D. over33. A. why B. whether C. how D. that 34. A. Wonder

15、ful B. Terrible C. Relaxed D. Confident35. A. when B. while C. before D. after36. A. me B. you C. him D. her37. A. story B. word C. song D. boy 四、阅读理解（本题共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AWelcome to the 2012 London Olympic Games!ArcheryArchery has a 10,000-year his

16、tory, it first appeared at the Paris Olympics of 1900. It was removed after 1908 and only came back to the Olympics at Munich in 1972.BadmintonThis sport was invented by British soldiers. It was first played at the Olympics in 1992 at Barcelona.Now Asian (亚洲的) countries are the best.FootballFootball

17、 was first played at the 1908 Olympic Games and it has been played at every Olympic Games ever since, except for the Los Angeles Olympics of 1932.TaekwondoThis Korean (朝鲜的) sports name means “the way of the hand and foot”. The players get points by hitting each other with these two parts of the body

18、 only. The players mustnt lie on the floor and no equipment (设备) can be used.Taekwondo first appeared at the 2000 Sydney Games.38. Who invented the sport of badminton?A. Americans. B. Englishmen. C. Chinese. D. Koreans.39. Which of these sports appeared earliest at the Olympics?A. Archery. B. Badmin

19、ton. C. Taekwondo. D. Football.40. Which sports have been played at every Olympics since it appeared at the Olympic Games?A. Archery and Badminton. B. Badminton and Taekwondo. C. Taekwondo and Archery. D. Football and Taekwondo.41. Which of the following picture shows the sport of “Taekwondo”?BWhen

20、my son, Mark, was in the third grade, he saved all his pocket money for over three months to buy holiday presents. The third Saturday in December Mark said he had made his list and had twenty dollars in his pocket.I drove him to a nearby supermarket. Mark picked up a hand basket and went in while I

21、waited and watched in the car. It took Mark over 45 minutes to choose his presents. Finally he came to the checkout counter (交款处) and reached into his pocket for his money. It was not there! There was a hole in his pocket, but no money. Mark stood there holding his basket, tears falling down his fac

22、e.Then a surprising thing happened. A woman came up to Mark and took him in her arms. You will help me a lot if you let me pay for you, said the woman, Itll be the most wonderful gift you can give me. I only hope that one day you will pass it on. When you grow up, I would like you to find someone yo

23、u can help, and you will feel as good about it as I do now.Mark took the money, dried his tears and ran back to the checkout counter as fast as he could. That year we all enjoyed our gifts from Mark.I would like to say thank you to that kind woman, and tell her that four years later, Mark went house

24、 to house collecting blankets and clothes for the homeless people in the fire. And I want to promise (允诺) her that Mark will never forget to keep passing it on.42. When did the story probably happen? A. On Christmas Day. B. Before Christmas Day. C. At Halloween. D. Before Halloween.43. What happened

25、 to Mark in the supermarket? A. He lost his presents. B. He broke his basket. C. He lost his money. D. He lost his way.44. Why did the writer want to say thank you to the woman? A. Because she bought Mark a nice present. B. Because she always paid money for others. C. Because she collected clothes f

26、or the homeless. D. Because she taught Mark to help people in need. 45. Whats the best title for this passage? A. A wonderful gift B. A kind man C. A happy family D. A big supermarket COn the first day of the new term in 2012, thousands of students in Chongming county (县) in Shanghai took the new sc

27、hool buses to school. The new school buses are yellow with huge bonnets (引擎盖) in the front. Students call them “big nose” school buses.The local government spent 6 million yuan buying 17 new school buses for the primary and middle schools in the county to make sure of the safety of more than 1,000 s

28、tudents who live in the countryside, where ordinary buses didnt go. This new kind of school bus has alarms, on-board cameras and seats specially designed for school children. They are much safer than minivans or older buses that were used in this county before. “Big nose looks very beautiful, and it

29、 makes me feel safe,” said Liu Mengqing, a fourth-year student of Xinhai School.Liu said that in the old school buses, there was no air conditioner and every two or three children shared one seat. “The new buses are sturdy enough so that parents shouldnt be worried about their children,” said Zhang

30、Zhongli, the father of a student. According to the local educational authorities, drivers of the new school buses must have at least three years of driving experience and a 100,000-kilometre safe driving record. 46. “Big nose” refers to (指的是) _. A. the huge bonnet B. the on-board camera C. the seats

31、 D. the door of the bus 47. Which of the following is NOT true? A. The Chongming county government bought 17 new school buses. B. There is no air conditioner in the new kind of school bus. C. Some students in Chongming county used to take minivans to school. D. The new kind of school bus is safer than old buses. 48. If the Chongming