八年级上学期英语期末测试

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八年级上英语上期末考试

(I)单词拼写

1.——How often does Cheng watch TV ?

 ——He watches TV t    a week

2. ——What’s the matter with Gina?

  ——She’s s   out

3. ——What’re they doing for vacation?

——They’re r      at home.

4. ——How does Mary get to school?
 ——She t    the subway.

5. Jane isn’t very o    . She likes to stay at home and read.

6. ——How m   cinnamon do we need?
 ——One teaspoon.

7. ——Did Tina meet a famous actor?
 ——Yes, she did. She met Jake Dean. She got his a     

8. ——When did she b     a movie star?
 ——When she was three years old.

9. ——What’s she going to be when she g   up?
  ——She’s going to be an actress.

10. ——What’s the best movie theater?
    ——Town Cinema. It has the f   service.

(II)单项选择填空

11. The hotel is the best here. It has       rooms.

A. the worse      B. most comfortable  C. best     D. the most comfortable

12. ——Where is Jack?

    ——He         basketball on the playground.

   A. plays     B. is playing     C. is going to play  D. play

13. He likes singing songs, but I sing    than he does.

    A. more good       B. best     C. worse       D. better

14. ——Could you please help me do the laundry this afternoon?

  ——      I will be free after 2:30 in the afternoon.

    A. Sorry, I can’t            B. No, you can’t

    C. Sure,I’d love to             D. Of course not

15. —       did he play soccer?

—About 3hours.

    A. How many       B. How much

    C. How often       D. How long

16. Let’s buy a big house      the money.

    A. for      B. with     C. use      D. spend

17. The art exhibition will     me rich and famous

    A. do      B. have     C. help     D. make

18. —When did she     the u. s ?

—Three years ago

A. tour          B. travel    C. go       D. watch

19. Her younger brother is      young to go to school

   A. so       B. very     C. too      D. really

20. —Who’s       ,Tom or Tim?

  —Tom is

    A. quieter   B. more healthy     

C. worst    D. best

21. —Do you look the same?

  —No, I am    taller than her

    A. Little     B. few      C. a little    D. many

22. —Who     the souvenir?

  —Maria did

    A. is going to bay        B. bought      

C. buys               D. wants to bay

23. —Arthur is a loving grandmother

  —Yeah, she     all her free time with her grandchildren.

    A. pays        B. takes     C. uses     D. spends

24. I’m going to write articles and    them to magazines and newspapers.

    A. send     B. take     C. bring     D. give

25. —When did he go to Beijing?

    —He went there     may 12th

    A. in       B. at           C. on       D. by

(III)完成对话

Brad: Hi, Mary!   (26)    ?

Mary: Oh, hi, Brad, My weekend was ok. But I was really busy.
Brad: Why’s that?

Mary: Well,     (27)      .I went to the library and studied all day on Saturday.

Brad:       (28)      . What did you do on Sunday?

Mary: I read books in the morning, and I slept in the afternoon

Brad: That sounds terrible!

Mary: Well, I enjoy sleeping. How about you? Didn’t you study?

Brad: Yeah, I studied a bit on Saturday morning. But on Saturday afternoon I played football, and in the evening I went out to eat with my family.

Mary: That sounds really nice.           (29)          ?

Brad: On Sunday I went hiking, Dave came with me.       (30)      ?
Ⅳ完形填空

  先通读短文,掌握其大意,然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案,将其标号填入题前括号内。

  Why do I want to go to college? No one has ever asked me  (31) a question. But many times I have asked myself. I have  (32) a whole variety of reasons.(不同的理由) (33) important reason is that I want to be a better man.

  Many things make human beings different (34) or better than or even superior to animals.

  One of the most important things is  (35) .If I fail to receive(不能接受) higher education, my education  (36) .As I want to be a fully  (37) man ,I must get a well-rounded education, which good colleges and universities are supposed to  (38) ,I know one can get educated in many ways ,but colleges and universities are  (39) the best places to teach me how to educate myself. Only when I am well-educated, will I be a better human beings and  (40) fit into society.

( )31.A.quite        B. The most    C. such    D. another

( )32.A.come up with    B. agree with

    C. been fed up with  D. get on well with

( )33.A.Most      B. The most    C. More    D. Much

( )34.A.to         B. around   C. between   D. from

( )35.A.education     B. weather

    C. temperature    D. science

( )36.A.finished    B. Don’t finish

    C. will not finish  D. has finished

( )37.A.develop     B. developed

C. developing     D. experience

( )38.A.improve     B. graduate

    C. hear      D. provide

( )39.A.between     B. among

    C. inside     D. outside

( )40.A.can good    B. may better

    C. be able to better D. be able to best

(V)阅读理解

(A)阅读短文,根据短文内容回答问题

    Mr Smith had two sons .One is seven years old, and the other is five. One morning during the holidays, when he was cleaning the car, his younger son came and asked him for some money for sweets.

    “Sweets are bad for your teeth,” Mr Smith said. “Take these two oranges instead ,and give one to your elder(年长的)brother,” One of the oranges is quite a lot bigger than the other one ,and as the small boy liked oranges very much, he kept that one for himself, and gave his brother the smaller one.

    When the other boy saw that his brother had a much larger orange than his own ,he said to him, “It’s selfish(自私的)to take the bigger one for yourself. If father had given me the oranges, I ’d have given you the bigger one.”

    “I know you would,” answered his brother.” That’s why I took it.”

    41. “What was Mr Smith doing one morning?

                       .

    42.What did his younger son ask for?

                     .

    43.Did the son get what he wanted?

                      .

    44.Who got the bigger orange?

                      .

    45.Why did the elder brother say that his brother was selfish?

                             .

(B)阅读短文,选出一个最佳答案

    The following are three ads.

Driver Wanted

1.    Clean driving license

2.    Good-looking

3.    Age over 25

Apply(申请)to: Capes Taxi, Shenzhen

Tel :0755-

   

   

 

Air Hostess(空姐)Wanted

1.age between 20 and 33

2.Height from 1.6m to 1.75m

3.Two foreign languages

4.College graduate

Apply to: China airlines, Beijing

Tel:010-

Teacher Needed

For private language school

Teaching experience necessary

Apply to: Instant Languages Ltd, Dalian

Tel:0411-

    46.If you want to work in the south, you can apply for a job as        .

    A. a driver       B. an air hostess    C. a teacher     D. all of the above

    47.You may call       when you wish to be a teacher.

    A. 0755-           B. 0411-       C. 010-       D. A and B

    48.Mary, aged 26, knows English and Japanese , which job can be given to her?

    A. Driving for China taxi.

B. Working for China Airlines.

C. Teaching at instant languages Ltd

D. None of the above.

49.What prevents Jack, an experienced taxi driver, working for Capes Taxi?

A. Liking beer and wine

B. Breaking traffic rules.

C. Being unable to speak a foreign language.

D. Not having college education.

50. Which of the following is not mentioned in the three ads?

A. Height       B. Age     C. Language     D. Health.

(C) Mrs Fang’s Day

    At 7:40 when Mrs Fang is at breakfast ,there comes a call, Twenty minutes later ,she is with Ann, because she cannot stop her baby from crying .There , Mrs Fang helps wash Ann’s three-day-old baby and it soon calms(安静)down ,It is her first child and she is learning what to do .After that , Mrs Fang goes on to see Mr Johnson, a rich old man who lives alone .His arm was broken and cannot wash or put on his clothes himself. He must be looked after every day.

    Then Mrs Fang gets her second call that day. She goes to the home for the old . There she works with the old people till 2:00 p.m.. One by one, she answers their questions and helps them take their medicines ,while the doctor takes care of other more serious problems.

    Mrs Fang keeps hurrying around all day and sometimes she can be rung up even late at night when the sick must be helped She is busy, but she likes her job and enjoys helping others.

    51.Mrs Fang gets her first call from         .

     A. Mr Fang  B. Mr Johnson       C. Ann     D. the baby

    52.Ann is         .

     A. a young nurse           B. a new doctor   C. old and sick       D. alone but happy

    53. Mrs Fang goes to help Mr Johnson because he is       .

     A. rich and tall         B. busy and tired     C. cold and sick  D. alone but happy

    54.Mrs Fang often stops her work in the home for the old at about          .

     A. 2:00 p.m.           B.3:00p.m.      C.4:00p.m.      D5:00p.m.

    55.From the passage(短文),we can know that        .

    A. Mrs Fang is a doctor in a hospital

B. Mrs Fang must be a nurse in the community (社区)

C. Mrs Fang is a teacher in a school

D. Mrs Fang must be a student

(Ⅵ)阅读填词

  Joe Richards f (56) school when he was 18,and then his father said to him,“You’ve passed examinations (通过考试)now, Joe,and you got good marks(分数)in them. Now go and g (57) some good work. They are l (58) for clever people at the bank in the town. The clerks(职员)there get quite a lot of m(59)  now.”

   A few days later, Joe went to the bank and a (60) for work there, A man t (61) him into a small room and gave him some q (62) on a piece of paper .Joe wrote his answers on the paper, and then gave them to the man.

  The man looked at them for a few m (63) .Seeing that he had written the day and the month   w (64) the year, the man took a pen and said to Joe.” Your b  (65) was on the 12th of June, Mr. Richards?”

  “Yes , Sir, ”Joe said

  “What year ?”the man asked.

  “Oh, every year ,sir.” Joe said.

Ⅶ书面表述

  根据下面的内容提示,写一篇60-80字左右的短文.题目:Fred’s vacation

  内容要点:

1.   他同他的父母亲去了美国度过了一个很棒的假期

2.    在美国,他们首先去了洛杉机(Los Angeles);因为他的叔叔住在那儿,他认为洛杉机很有趣,他真地很喜欢那儿的动物园,因为动物园里有来自全世界的动物.

3.    然后,他们去了纽约(New York),在纽约,他看见了电影明星Tom Cruise.当时Tom Cruise在一家饭店,他得到了他的亲笔签名.

4.    在纽约,他还去了中央公园(Central Park),在中央公园,他同他的表哥打了棒球.

Final test

I. 1. twice       2. stressed      3. relaxing       4. takes     5.outgoing

  6. much   7. autograph     8. become      9. grows    10. friendliest

II. 11.-15 DBDAD       16-20 BDACA    21-25      CBDAC

III. 26. How was your weekend?

  27. I had a lot of homework to do

  28 That sounds (really)boring.

  29. How about Sunday?

  30.We had a (really) great time.

IV.31-35 CABDA  36-40 CBDBC

V. A.

  41. He was cleaning his car.

  42. He asked for some money for sweets.

  43. No, he didn’t

  44. The younger one.

  45. Because he kept the bigger orange for himself.

B. 46-50 ABBBD

C. 51-55CDCAB

(VI)56. finished      57. get      58. looking      59. money      60. asked

  61. took        62. questions    63. minutes      64. without      65. birthday

(VII)略