学年八年级英语下学期期末考试试题.docx

1、学年八年级英语下学期期末考试试题江苏省扬州市江都区2017-2018学年八年级英语下学期期末考试试题（满分：140分）第卷（选择题80分）一、听力 (计20分)A. 听对话回答问题 (共10 小题；每小题1分；计 10分)本部分共有10道小题，每小题你将听到一段对话，根据所听到的内容，选择正确答案。(听两遍)What sign can they see?A. B. C.Which organization does Jacks sister work for?A. B. C.How will the woman go to Los Angeles?A. B. C. Where are they

2、 going tonight?A. B. C.5. When will the plane take off?A. 7:15. B. 7:00. C. 7:30. 6. What kind of weather doesnt the man like?A. Cloudy days. B. Hot days. C. Rainy days.7. Why is the boy still in the library? A. Because the book is interesting. B. Because he forgets the time. C. Because the bad weat

3、her prevents him from leaving.8. How long has the woman been here?A. For 5 minutes. B. For 20 minutes. C. For 15 minutes.9. How much more money does the man need to buy the book? A. 15 yuan. B. 10 yuan. C. 5 yuan.10. What does the man think of the film?A. Wonderful. B. Boring. C. Interesting.B. 根据所听

4、到的对话或短文内容，选择正确的选项。(共10 小题；每小题1分；计 10分)听第11段材料，回答第11-12小题。11. How many times has the boy read the novel?A. Never. B. Twice. C. Three times.12. What will the girl probably do?A. Shell borrow the novel. B. Shell go to buy the novel. C. Shell work in the bookshop.听第12段材料，回答第13-15小题。根据短文内容，选择正确答案，完成信息记录表

5、。Joe ReedEducation backgroundstudied in school for fourteen yearsalready 13 years old when he finished schoolFathers advicego to town and get a good jobsome clever people are needed to work 14 Hunting for a joba man took him into 15 Joe answered the questions quickly13. A. eighteen B. sixteen C. sev

6、enteen14. A. in a computer company B. in the bank C. in the office15. A. a small room B. a big office C. a small hotel听第13段材料，回答第16-20小题。16. Why was Fathers Day started? A. Because there was a Mothers Day. B. Because few countries have a Fathers Day. C. Because people liked their fathers very much.1

7、7. Where was Fathers Day started? A. In China. B. In Australia. C. In America.18. Which of the following is TRUE? A. Fathers Day has a long history. B. Fathers Day has a short history. C. Mothers Day has a shorter history than Fathers Day.19. Whats the writers idea? A. Fathers Day is getting popular

8、. B. Fathers Day is a public holiday in China. C. Fathers work harder than mothers.20. What is the real meaning of Fathers Day? A. To buy presents for fathers. B. To tell children what to do. C. To show love for fathers.二、单项选择(共15小题；每小题1分，计15分）在下列各题A、B、C、D四个选项中选择一个能填入题干空白处的最佳答案。21. - Do you know the

9、 first ladies of China and the US had _ interview on March 21? - Yes. And it was _ great success.an; / B. the; a C. an; a D. the; /22. - When did Uncle John _ Aunt Alice? - At the end of the year 2006. They _ for nearly ten years. A. marry; have married B. marry with; have married C. marry; have bee

10、n married D. marry with; have been married23. Mary is tired of learning because she is _ to do better than she can, both at school and at home. A. thought B. expected C. hoped D. helped24. Mike _ English, but now he is better at it than _ in his class. A. is used to hate; any student B. used to hate

11、; the other students C. is used to hating; all the other students D. used to hate; all the students25. - Mum, can you give me some advice on how to behave myself at the table? - Well, I do have some advice. _, please keep quiet while eating.A. In all B. Of all C. At all D. Above all26. - Has he retu

12、rned the book to our library?- No. He has _ it for several months.A. borrowed B. lent C. kept D. bought27. It was such a funny show that people couldnt stop _ again and again. A. laugh B. to laugh C. laughing D. laughs28. - Have you finished your homework?- _. Just half of it. How about you?A. Not a

13、t all B. Of course C. Not a bit D. Not yet29. The workers were made _ 12 hours a day in the old days. A. to work B. work C. working D. worked30. The _ of new inventions (发明) should be to make life easier, not to make it harder. A. secrets B. rules C. subjects D. purposes31. - Such beautiful flowers!

14、 I cant decide _ for my mum. - For Mothers Day, it cant be better to take some carnations (康乃馨). A. to choose which B. how to choose C. which to choose D. when to choose32. - Must I complete the writing today, sir? - No, you _. You may _ tomorrow morning. A. mustnt; hand it in B. dont have to; hand

15、it inC. neednt; hand in it D. cant; hand in it33. He found _ wrong _ him to drop litter carelessly in the park. A. that; for B. it is; of C. it; of D. it; for34. - Thank you for showing me the way, Benny. - _. A. With pleasure B. Thats all right C. My pleasure D. Never mind35. - Jim looks so sleepy

16、that he keeps nodding his head in class.- Just as the saying goes, “_.” It is bad for his health to stay up late (熬夜). A. Better late than never B. Burn the candle at both endsC. No pain, no gain D. You are never too old to learn三、完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，计15分）阅读下列短文，从文后各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。 When Amy wrote he

17、r first novel in secondary school, she never imagined that she would become a writer one day. Like many _36_ writers on the Internet, the _37_ woman got into this online world accidentally (偶然地).Three years ago, Amy worked in a medical industry. Her job kept her busy for six months and left her almo

18、st _38_ to do for the rest of the year. To fill the time, she started writing _39_ on the Internet. Her first novel was about her neighbours and their life _40_ she is familiar with.Amy has been interested in writing _41_ she was a child. At first, she just wanted to share her novels _42_ people she

19、 knew. Then one day an editor (编辑) of a famous website emailed her, asking her _43_ she would like to sell the electronic copyright (授权) of one of her novels. She _44_ immediately and the novel was moved to the VIP section of the website. She got $ 1,500 for that.Now Amy is a full-time _45_. So far

20、her eight novels have come out online, and five of them _46_. “The Internet made me famous and brought me _47_,” she said. “I earn much more money nowabout $60,000 a year. I am _48_ with my career, but there is one problemthat my talent might run out after five years and Ill have to _49_ to work in

21、the medical industry.”“Before that day comes, Ill keep _50_ for the readers with my light and close-to-everyday-life writing style,” said Amy with a smile.36. A. other B. others C. another D. the other37. A. 28-year-old B. 28-years-old C. 28 years old D. 28-year old38. A. something B. anything C. ev

22、erything D. nothing39. A. reports B. novels C. diaries D. plays40. A. who B. what C. that D. whom41. A. when B. while C. since D. until42. A. about B. of C. to D. with43. A. that B. if C. why D. how often44. A. agreed B. disagreed C. refused D. left45. A. housewife B. editor C. saleswoman D. writer4

23、6. A. will print B. were printing C. printed D. were printed47. A. success B. succeed C. successful D. successfully48. A. unhappy B. angry C. pleased D. proud49. A. come B. go C. return D. get50. A. to write B. writing C. write D. written四、阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2分，计30分）阅读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容，在每小题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项。AS

24、unny English ClubFor studentsOpen Time: 16:0018:00 Every SaturdayTickets: 200 yuan a monthAddress: 9 Zhouyu StreetTel: 3785290Foreign teachers, English songs and films and more!Ocean MuseumOpen Time: 9:0017：00 From Thursday to SundayTicket: 50 yuanAddress: 132 Xueyuan StreetTel: 5439871Show you a fu

25、ll picture of sea lives!Health CentreTime: 9:00 17：30Address: 16 Yongle StreetTel: 3801451Free examinations for those over 70. Give you good advice to keep healthy!51. You will pay _ if you want to stay in the English club for half a year.A. 300 yuan B.1200 yuan C. 600 yuan D. 2,400 yuan52. One can

26、get free examinations in Health Centre if he is _.A. 9 B. 17 C. 67 D. 7353. If you are interested in the life of fish, you should go to _.A. Health Centre B. Ocean Museum C. Sunny English Club D. 16 Yongle StreetBMr Brown works in New York and he brought his family to China last summer. They visited

27、 many places of interest and had a good time here. Before they left for New York, the Browns climbed the Great Wall. It was the greatest project over two thousand years ago. They took a lot of photos there and then they had a picnic under a big tree. Suddenly it began to rain and they hurried to the

28、 car. And when they returned to the hotel, they couldnt find the bag in which their expensive camera was. They were all sorry for it. They could buy another camera but had no time to go to the Great Wall again. They could not miss the plane!That evening they didnt have supper. Mr Brown hoped to make

29、 them happy, so he said, “Well, let me tell you a story. An old man lived in a sixty-floor building. One day he fell down from it when he was cleaning the window. But he didnt hurt himself.”“It was a miracle (奇迹)!” called out his children, “Why?”“Because he lived on the first floor!”They all began t

30、o laugh while two policemen with a bag came in. They said a Chinese boy found it under a big tree and he asked them to find out who lost it.“Its really a miracle!” the Browns said happily.54. Where did the Browns enjoy themselves before they left for New York? A. In London. B. In Beijing. C. In Shanghai. D. In Hong Kong.55. Why didnt they have anything that evenin