八年级英语下学期期末考试.docx

1、八年级英语下学期期末考试 2011年八年级下学期期末考试英 语第卷（选择题 共55分）一、听力测试（共20小题，计20分） (一) 听句子，选择与句子内容相对应的图片。每个句子读两遍。请看第一组的四幅图片，听三个句子，完成第1至第3小题。 A B C D 1. _ 2. _ 3. _ 请看第二组的四幅图片，听三个句子，完成第4至第6小题。A B C D4. _ 5. _ 6. _（二）听对话和问题，根据所听内容，选择最佳答案。对话和问题都读两遍。7. A. Go to the computer class. B. Go to the art class. C. Go to the histor

2、y class.8. A. At home. B. In the hospital. C. In the street. 9. A. Because its too small. B. Because its out of style.C. Because she doesnt like the color.10. A. Its windy. B. Its sunny. C. Its rainy. 11. A. Green. B. Yellow. C. Blue. 12. A. She is reading. B. She is writing. C. She is drawing.13. A

3、. A. driver. B. An actor. C. A waiter.14. A. Friends. B. Teacher and student. C. Mother and son. （三）听短文，根据短文内容，判断下列句子正误，正确的用“A”表示，不正确的用“B”表示。短文读两遍。听短文前，你们有20秒钟的时间阅读下列句子。15. Mike is rich and famous now.16. Miss Brown was the boys mother.17. The boys dream was to travel around the world.18. It was dif

4、ficult for the boy to make his dream come true.19. It took Mike twenty years to achieve his dream. 20. The boy became successful with the help of his parents.请翻到第II卷，先找到第五大题的A) 部分，你们将有5秒钟的时间准备。二、单项填空（共15小题，计15分）选择最佳答案。 21. We cant see _ sun at _ night. A. a；/ B. a；the C. the；/ D. the；the22. Dont let

5、 the children play with knives, or they may cut _. A. themB. themselves C. they D. theirs23. This math problem is so difficult that _ students can work it out. A. a fewB. few C. a littleD. little24. _ do you listen to Radio English?Every day.A. How manyB. How oftenC. How much D. How long25. Must I c

6、ome here at eight oclock ? No，you _. You may come a little later.A. mustntB. cant C. may not D. neednt 26. If it _ rain, Ill go. A. doesntB. wontC. dontD. isnt27. Do you mind _ the radio a little bit? Im doing my homework. A. turning onB. turning down C. turning offD. turning up28. I dont like going

7、 out. Im very _.A. funny B. lucky C. quiet D. active29. Whats the weather like tomorrow?The radio says it is going to be even _. A. bad B. worse C. worstD. badly30. You can ask me for help _ you need it. A. whatever B. however C. whenever D. whoever31. Dick is a(n) _ boy. When someone helps him, he

8、always says “Thanks”.A. happyB. normalC. annoyedD. polite32. _ have you been waiting in line? For two hours. A. How soon B. How many C. How much D. How long33.You had to stay at home yesterday，_ you? A. havent B. hadnt C. dont D. didnt34. Can you tell us _?A. where have you gone B. where you have go

9、neC. where have you been D. where you have been35. _ get your mother a scarf for Mothers Day? No, thats too personal.A. Why dont B. Why not C. Would you mind D. What about三、完形填空（共10小题，计10分）根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。Very often, new-born babies are not beautiful. They are wrinkled(多皱的)or hairless, or they have an

10、 angry look on their 36 . They seem to say, “Get away! I 37 everybody.” But to a parent, that hairless, wrinkled, angry-faced baby is the most 38 and perfect child in the world. When that 39 father or mother asks you, “Well, 40 do you think my baby? Isnt she beautiful?” what are you going to 41 ? Is

11、 the time for the true? Of course not!You look that proud father in the eye and say, “Yes, she is! Shes really a beauty. Shes one _42 a million. Shes going to be a movie star! I can tell! Shes as beautiful as a picture.”In English, this is a white lie. White lies dont 43 people. They are not cruel(残

12、忍的)or angry words. People use them to make a difficult thing a little 44 . When people dont want to meet someone, or eat something new that they really dont like at a friends house, they tell a white lie. They are trying to be kind. They dont want to hurt someone. Its important to be honest, _ 45 ma

13、ny people feel that being kind is sometimes more important.36. A. faces B. eyes C. heads D. hands37. A. like B. know C. understand D. hate 38. A. popular B. interesting C. famous D. beautiful 39. A. sad B. proud C. clever D. great 40. A. how B. when C. where D. what 41. A. talk B. speak C. say D. ta

14、lk 42. A. in B. to C. with D. on 43. A. interest B. hurt C. believe D. love 44. A. better B more C. easier D. less45. A. but B. because C. and D. or 四、阅读理解(一) 阅读短文，完成4655小题。（共10小题，计10分） ADear Sir, I have to travel every day from Souk Road to the airport. Two buses travel along the line: the number 4

15、9 and number 16. But by the time the number 16 bus gets to Souk Road, it is always full, so I cant get on it. I have to wait for the number 49, because sometimes there are empty seats on it. The timetable says that there are buses from Souk Road to the airport every ten minutes. If this is so, why d

16、o I have to wait half an hour for a bus every day? The regulations（规章）say that if there are empty seats on a bus, the bus must stop at every stop where people are waiting. Why do the half-empty buses go straight past me when I am standing at the bus stop? The regulations say that no bus may carry mo

17、re than 40 seated passengers and 20 standing passengers. Yesterday I was the first to get off the bus when it reached the airport. I counted the other passengers as they got off. There were 129 of them. It is clear that our bus companies break the regulations and think little of their passengers. Ca

18、n nothing be done to make your service better?根据短文内容，判断下列句子正误。正确的用“A”表示，不正确的用“B”表示。46. This passage is a letter.47. The writer has to take Bus No. 49 because it arrives on time 48. The writer usually has to wait for a bus for ten minutes. 49. The regulations say that each bus may carry 60 passengers

19、 at most.50. From the passage we can see that the bus service was bad.BYou are driving alone in your car on a wild, stormy night, when you pass by a bus stop, and you see three people waiting for the bus:1. An old lady who looks as if she is about to die.2. An old friend who once saved your life.3.

20、The perfect partner you have been dreaming about.Which one would you choose to offer a ride to, knowing that there could only be one passenger in your car?Think before you read on This is a question that was once actually used when you are looking for a job.You could pick up the old lady, because sh

21、e is going to die, and you should save her first; Or you could take your old friend because he once saved your life and this would be the perfect chance to pay him back. However, you may never be able to find your perfect mate again.The person who was chosen (out of 200 people) had no trouble coming

22、 up with his answer. He simply answered, “I would give the car keys to my old friend and let him take the lady to the hospital. I would stay behind and wait for the bus with the partner of my dreams.”Sometimes, we get more if we are able to give up our thought limitations(限制). Never forget to “Think

23、 Outside of the Box.”根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。51. The reading is mainly about _. A. the correct answer to the three difficult questionsB. a good reason to make no answerC. good answers not coming out of answering questions directlyD. the three questions being hard to answer52. The above three questions could a

24、ppear when someone _.A. drives a car on a wild, stormy night B. works with 200 peopleC. is ready to answer D. needs to find work53. From the reading we can know that _. A. the three questions are difficult to anyone B. some people may give a reasonable answerC. no people can make good answers D. onl

25、y a good driver can make a perfect answer54. The word “Box” in the reading means _. A. cars B. the three people waiting for the busC. different answers D. the questions themselves55. The writer of the reading thinks _.A. good answers are always coming when we think outside of the boxB. good drivers

26、always make correct answersC. no one can give a good answer to the three questionsD. everyone chooses the easiest question to answer (二) 阅读对话，完成第II卷第五大题的6165小题。CA. Do you like your students?B. Did Yang Lei like her students?C. What did she do to help them?D. Did you enjoy your work here?E. What did

27、she say about the children there?F. Did she enjoy her work as a volunteer teacher?G. How did she feel when she first got to the school?A: Excuse me. Im a reporter from CCTV. Can I ask you some questions?B: Yes, of course.A: _61_ B: Yes, she said that they were hard-working and she loved them very mu

28、ch.A: What did Yang Lei eat every day at school in Gansu Province?B: She ate porridge three times a day.A:_62_.B: She said the school was 2,000 meters above sea level and at first the thin air made her feel sick.A:_63_ _B: She said most of their families were poor and they didnt have enough money fo

29、r education.A:_64_B: She said she couldnt do anything about that, but she could open up their eyes to the outside world and give them a good start in life.A:_65_B: Yes, she liked it very much. She said that when her year was over, she would return to the area after finishing her studies.A: Thank you

30、 very much. B: Youre welcome(三) 阅读短文，完成第II卷第五大题的6670小题。DPeople often say “Come to see me soon”, but dont believe them! You should ring someone before you visit them to make sure that they are not busy. When you first receive an invitation, you should think about if you really want to go. Nobody will be angry if you dont want to go. You can say, “Thank you, but I cant make it this time.”If you accept an invitation but late