黑龙江省虎林市八五零农场学校八年级英语下学期期末考试试题.doc

黑龙江省虎林市八五零农场学校2013-2014学年八年级英语下学期期末考试试题( )1 whats the matter with tim? .a. he is writing letters b. he has a bad cold c. he has long curly hair ( ) 2. , all of us agreed to go there with her.a. to her surprise b. to her surprised c. to she surprise ( ) 3 she in the big city, but now she in the small town with her children.a. used to live；is used to living b. used to living；is used to livingc. used to live；is used to live ( )4.she practiced for the dance competition , but she never feels .a. lonely；lonely b alone；lonely. c. lonely；alone ( ) 5. she often provides food and clothes the homeless children.a. of b. with c. for( ) 6. we all feel after hearing of the news.a. excited；exciting b. exciting；exciting c. exciting；excited ( ) 7. were you at home at 8:00 last night? i called you but nobody answered. sorry, i a nap at that time. a. am taking b. was taking c. took ( )8. the old man all his money to a charity. he is really great! a. took away b. gave away c. went away ( ) 9. do you like talking with your friends on the telephone or mobile phone? . i enjoy chatting online.a. neither b. either c. none ( ) 10. anson is a funny boy. he often makes us .a. to laugh b. laughing c. laugh ( )11. why dont you an english club to practice english?a. to join；to speak b. join；speaking c. join；to speak ( )12. the teacher speaks very loudly all the students can hear her.a. so that b. because c. since ( ) 13. how is your english study? not bad. but i learning english grammar. a. am interested in b. am good at c. have a little trouble ( ) 14. have you ever been to shanghai? yes. i there with my father last year. a. went b. have been c. have gone ( ) 15. where is your father? he australia and he sydney for two weeks. a. has been to；has been in b. has gone to；has been in c. has been in；has been to ( )16.the story reminded me_ an experience i once had.a.of b.toc.at( )17.are these books _? no, they are not mine. they belong to _.a.your, her b. yours, her c. you, hers ( )18 bill hasnt finished reading treasure island yet. what about you? ive read it twice .a. justnowb yet c already ( )19 the parents encouraged their daughter her english a. improving b.to improve c. improved( )20.after the asian games, people came to guangzhou for a visit during holidays.a.thousands ofb.thousandsc.thousand of( )21.when i walked past the park, i saw some old people chinese taiji.a. to dob.didc.doing( )22.the children decide their school yard this friday afternoon.a.cleanb.to cleanc.cleaning( )23.which is _, town cinema, screen city or movie palace?movie palace.a.popular b. more popular c. the most popular( )24. yao ming is one of_most popular_in china. a.a ; players b.the ; players c.an ;runners d.much; runners( )25 for us, hard work leads _good grades. a. to b. with c. atii. cloze test (本题共15分，每小题1分) choose the best answer to complete the passage.dear sir,i think it is important for children to learn how to do chores and help their parents with housework. it is not enough 33 good grades at school. children these days 34 their parents too much. they are always asking, “could you get this for me?” or “could you help me with that?” 35 chores helps to develop childrens independence and teaches them how to 36 themselves. it also helps them to understand the idea of 37 since they live in one house with their parents, they should know that everyone should do their part in 38 it clean and tidy. our neighbors son got into a good college but during his first year, he had no idea how to take care of himself. 39 , he often fell ill and his grades dropped. the earlier kids learn to be independent, the 40 it is for their future.mr. smith( )26.a. help b. helpingc. helped ( )27.a. studyb. studyingc. to study( )28.48. a. for b. on c. of( )29. a .on b. in c. at ( )30. a. need b. timec. importance( )31. a. withb. to c. for( )32. a.do b. doing c.to do ( )33. a. just get b. to just getc. just getting( )34. a. depend on b. help withc. argue with ( )35. a. make b. didc. doing( )36. a. take careb. take care of c. look for ( )37. a. fairness b. fair c. unfair( )38. a. keepb. to keepc. keeping( )39. a. alsob. althoughc. as a result( )40. a. betterb. bestc. good iii. communication (本题共15分，a题每小题1分，b题每小题2分)（a）choose the best answer from a to f according to the conversation given. you have one more answer. each choice should be used only onea. weve known each other since we were kids. b. where is she from?c. you mean the girl reading a book? d. then lets talk to her when she stops reading.e. could you introduce me to her? f. she is always ready to help others.w: do you know the girl in red under the tree?m: 41 w: right. do you know her?m : of course. shes lily. 42 w: is she easy to get along with?m: yes. she is kind. 43 so she is very popular with the people around her.w: i want to make friends with her.44 m: certainly. but i dont want to disturb (打扰)her now. she seems to lose herself in the book.w: ok. 45 m: all right.41 42. 43. 44. 45.( b ) complete the dialogue with proper words or sentences. a:hello,wu tong! what a nice day,isnt it? b:yes,it is. liang hang, i have not seen you for a long time.(46)_? a:i have been to my hometown with my parents. you know, hulin is my hometown. b(47)_? a:i traveled around the whole city and visited my uncle. b:i heard there were narrow（窄） streets and few tall buildings in hulin many years ago. how is it now? a:oh,(48)_.there are more and more tall buildings. the city is much cleaner. and the traffic is more convenient（便利.） its really beautiful now. b:by the way,(49)_? a:by train. b: thanks to our open-door policy（政策）,our country has developed rapidly. people in china are living a happier life. a(50)_. and i hope our country will be richer and stonger. b:i am sure it will装订线( 装 订 线 内 不 要 答 题 )八年级英语试卷 第3页（共8页）八年级英语试卷 第4页（共8页）第二部分 阅 读 理 解 （共计40分）iv. reading comprehension (本题共40分，a、b、c、d篇每小题1分，e、f每小题2分) judge the following sentences true (a) or false (b) according to what you read.( a)judge the following sentences true or false according to the passage. 5one day a poor man was cutting a big piece of wood (木头) near a river. suddenly his old axe (斧子) fell into the water. he felt very sad because he lost his only axe. then all at once a beautiful fairy (仙女) came out and asked the man what the was matter.“i have lost my axe.” he said, “it fell into the water when i was cutting the wood.”the fairy showed him a gold axe and asked, “is that yours?”“no.” said the man.the fairy then showed him a silver (银) axe and asked again, “is this yours?”“no.” again answered the man.then she showed him the old axe.“yes, that is mine.” called out the happy man.“i know it well enough.” said the fairy, “i only wanted to see if you would tell me the truth, and now ill give you the gold axe and the silver axe besides (包括) your own one.”根据短文，判断正（a）误（b）。( )51. the man was poor, he had nothing but an old axe.( )52. the old axe fell into the river when the man was cutting the wood.( )53. the fairy asked the man if he lost a gold axe, then the man said “no”.( 54. when he saw his own axe, the man was very happy.( )55. at last, the man had two axes.(b)in some western countries, many children do chores to get pocket money (零花钱). they usually start to do this when they are ten years old. school students have to do homework and study for tests. they dont have much free time on weekdays. they often do chores on weekends. young kids only do easy chores. so they dont get much money. but thats enough .many of them only want to buy candy . and candy is cheap! they often help do the dishes, sweep the floor, or feed the pet cat or dog.考 场姓 名装订线( 装 订 线 内 不 要 答 题 )班 级八年级英语试卷 第5页（共8页）八年级英语试卷 第6页（共8页） when they get older, they want to buy more and more things. they want things that are more expensive than candy. so they have to work harder! they often help their parents wash the family car, cut the grass, or cook meals. some jobs are a good way for kids to learn new things. for example, they can learn how to use a lawnmower (割草机) or how to cook. of course, their parents help them at first.choose the best answer from a、b or c according to what you read. ( )56. how do many children get pocket money in some western countries?a. they study hard. b. they do chores. c. they do part-time jobs. ( )57. when do many children usually begin to do chores in some western countries?a. at the age of 10 .b. at the age of 13. c. at the age of 15. ( )58. mary wants to get more pocket money to buy something expensive. she may _.a. do the dishes b. feed the pet cat c. cook meals ( )59. which of the following is not true?a. young kids do easy chores because they can get much money from their parents.b. school students often do chores on saturdays and sundays.c. if kids get older and want something more expensive, they have to work harder. ( )60. the passage mainly tells us how children in some western countries _.a. find jobs b. get pocket money c. study at school (c)if someone asks me: “do you like music?” im sure i will answer him or her: “of course, i do.” because i think music is an important part of our lives.different people have different ideas about music. for me, i like rock music because its so exciting. and my favorite rock band, the “fox ladies (酷妹) is one of the most famous rock banks in the world. i also like pop music. my classmate ,li lan, loves dance music, because she enjoys dancing. my best friend, jane, likes jazz music . she thinks jazz is really cool.“i like dance music and rock very much,: says my brother, “because they are amazing.”but my mother thinks rock is boring. “i like some relaxing music.” she says. thats why she likes country music, i think.choose the best answer from a、b or c according to what you read.( )61. the writer likes music because he thinks _.a. its an exciting part of our lives b. its an amazing part of our livesc its an important part of our lives ( )62. what kind of music does the writer like?a. rock and pop music b. rock and dance musicc. jazz and country music ( )63. who likes dancing?a. the writer. b. li lan. c. jane. ( )64. the writers mother thinks that country music is _.a. amazing. b. boring. c. relaxing ( )65. how many peoples ideas about music are talked about in this passage? a. 4. b. 5. c. 6. (d) the students were having their chemistry class. miss li was telling the children what water was like. after that, she asked her students,“whats water?”no one spoke for a few minutes. miss li asked again,“why dont you answer my question? didnt i tell you water is like?”just then a boy put up his hand and said,“miss li, you told us that water has no colour and no smell. but where to find such kind of water? the water in the river behind my house is always black and it has a bad smell.”most of the children agreed with him.“im sorry, children.” said the teacher, “our water is getting dirtier and dirtier. thats a problem.” choose the best answer from a、b or c according to what you read.( )66.the students were having their class. a. english b. chinese c. chemistry ( )67.miss li was telling the children what was like. a. water b. air c. earth ( )68.a boy said, “the water in the river behind my house is always.” a. white b. black c. clean ( )69.most of the children the boy. a. agreed with b. wrote to c. heard from ( )70the water in the river has colour and smell because it is getting_. a. more and more b. less and less c. dirtier and dirtier（e）everybody likes to have a good time, but do you know that laughing is very good for your health? scientists believe that laughing can help your body fight illness. because of this, an indian doctor opened the first laughter club in 1995. now there are more than 1,000 laughter clubs around the world. a laughter club is a place where you can go to laugh in your way for happiness and good health. steve wilson, the man who took laughter clubs to america, said, “we laugh with each other, but never at each other. at first, the laughter exercise feels a bit false.（不真实的） but soon the laughter becomes real. ” laughter is very important when we communicate with other people. it helps us make friends and understand each other better. we can laugh with people all over the world. it is the same in any language. so never be afraid to laugh. its good for your health. fill in the blanks according to the passage. only one word for each blank. laughing can make us happy and (71) the( 72) laughter club was opened in 1995. now there are (73) 1,000 laughter clubs all over the world. we can go to a laughter club to laugh (74) our health, but remember not to laugh at each other. laughter is an international language. it is (75) to each othersunderstanding. lets laugh with people around us.(f)many famous people had dreams when they were young. they often worked hard to make their dreams come true. when i was only 13 years old, i first thought about what i should do in the future i used to dream about being a basketball player, a soccer player, or a baseball player.however, i gave up these dreams because i was too short. then i thought about going into music, so i bought a guitar. but i couldnt play it very well. then i had to give up my dream again. after that i thought about being a reporter and i worked really hard at it. at the age of 25, my dream came true and i become a reporter.finally, i learned the truth about making dreams come true. i should never give up and i mustwork hard.answer the following questions according to what you have read.76.howoldwasthewriterwhenhefirsthadadream?_77.howmanydreamsdidhegiveup?_78.didhisdreamcometrueatlast?andwhy?_79.把划线句子翻译成汉语：_80.短文的标题：_第三部分 词 句 运 用 （共计10分）v. vocabulary and sentences pattern （本题共10分，每小题1分）(a) complete the sentences with proper forms of the words given. 81.could you please_(give) out food at the food bank?82.have you _ (fix) up the old bicycle?83.my friend, mike, enjoys _(cook) very