八年级英语上册期末测试卷四(含答案).doc

八年级英语上册期末测试卷1 单项选择：（共20小题，每题1分，共20分）1.-_ do you write to your pen friend? - Once a week. A. How long B. How soon C. How far D. How often2. -_ does a car cost in China? -It can cost as a little 50,000 yuan and as much as 300,000 yuan. A. How many B. How price C. How money D. How much3._ they are brothers, they dont look like each other at all. A. Because B. Though C. When D. As4. I _ at this time of yesterday. A. started do my homework B. started my homework C. started to do my homework D. started did my homework5. _ you come back, _ it will be. A. The quicker, the best B. The sooner, the better C. Faster, the better D. The sooner, better6. I usually come to school _. A. by a bus B. on foot C. by foot D. on bus7. Its a fine day _ a walk. A. in B. of C. for D. At8-Whats the _, Judy? -I have a fever. A. wrong B. matter C. thing D. question9.American students go to school five days _. A. every week B. the week C. in a week D. a week10.Can you _ English? Only _. A. speak , a little words B. say, a little words C. speak, a little D. say, a little11.He works very hard because he wants _ money for his family. A. to make B. doing C. look for D. to find12.Some of us watch TV three _ four _a week. A. and, time B. but, time C. or, time D. or, times13.-What _ the boy always do on weekends? -He always _ football _ his friends. A. does, plays, with B. does, play, and C. do, plays, and D. do, play, with14.Eating vegetables maybe help you keep in good _. A. healthy B. health C. healthily D. unhealthy15.Youd better _ to send me an e-mail when you get home. A. not to forget B. dont forget C. to not forget D. not forget16.-Can you come and play football with me? -_. I have a lot of work to do. A. Excuse me B. I hope so C. Im afraid not D. Its a pleasure17.It is _ today than yesterday . Shall we go swimming this afternoon ? A. the hottest B. hot C. hottest D. hotter18.Could you give me a piece of paper _? A. to write B. to write down C. to write on D. to write with19. I _ you can get better soon. A. wish B. hope C. hear D. would20. My brother _ with his friends tomorrow if it _. A. is going to hike, wont rain B. is going hiking, doesnt rain C. will go hiking , wont rain D. goes hiking, doesnt rain二完形填空：（共20小题，每题1.5分，共30分）（A）The SeaWhat do you know about the sea? Some people often see it,1the others dont. The sea looks2on a fine sunny day. Millions of people hope to take their3by the sea. They can swim in it, or lie on the beaches in the sun. They4themselves there. But it can be very rough（粗鲁） when there is a strong wind. What other things do we know about it?Of course, the sea is very large. Looking at a5of the world, you can see it is much bigger than land. There are a lot of6in the sea. Some of them are big and the others are7 .Did you swim in the sea? If you answer “Yes, you may know that the water is salty（盐）. Rivers carry8from the land to the sea. Some places of the sea are more salty（咸的） than other places. Do you know the Dead Sea? Fish9live in it. And people can easily swim in it. Nobody is afraid to10in the water.1.A. and B. so C. but D. or2.A. useful B. beautiful C. terrible D. weak3.A. classes B. sports C. meetings D. holidays4.A. enjoy B. like C. stop D. begin5.A. book B. map C. newspaper D. picture6.A. roads B. shops C. houses D. Islands7.A. small B. young C. little D. good8.A. sugar B. butter C. salt D. oil9.A. can B. must C. cant D. mustnt10.A. lift B. sink C. walk D. Sleep（B） A king was old and he knew it was time to choose a new king. He told all the young people in his country, I will give _1_ of you a seed(种子). Plant it and bring it back one year later. Show me the plants that you bring,_2_ Ill choose a new king from you. A boy _3_ Ling got a seed, too. He planted it _4_. But the seed didnt grow at all. A year later, Ling had to take his _5_ box to the palace. Others all brought beautiful plants there and Ling felt _6_. The king _7_ the palace and looked around. When he found there was nothing in Lings box, the king smiled and said to the others, One year ago, I gave everyone a seed _8_ couldnt grow . But all of you, _9_ Ling, have brought me plants and flowers. Ling was the only one with the honesty(诚实) and _10_ to bring such s box. So he will be the new king. 1.A.each B.neither C.both D.none 2.A.and B.but C.although D.so 3.A.liked B.helped C.named D.asked 4.A.careful B.carefully C.careless D.carelessly 5.A.full B.empty C.beautiful D.broken 6.A.sad B.excited C.happy D.satisfied 7.A.got B.arrived C.went D.arrived at 8.A.which B.who C.what D.it 9.besides B.with C.except D.as 10.A.skill B.courage C.experience D.fear 三补全对话：（5分）Daming=D; Tony=TD: How long have you studied Chinese?T: （1）_ _D: Really? Your Chinese is pretty good!T: But, I dont think Chinese is easy to learn. （2）_ _D: In 2000. It has been 6 years.T: （3）_ _D: Well, my grammar and vocabulary are good. （4）_ _T: You should often listen to English music and see English films.D: （5）_ _T: Sure, they do!A. Do you find it difficult to learn English?B. By the way, when did you start to learn English?C. For more than two years.D. But my listening is not very good.E. Do they work?F. Thanks a lot.4 阅读理解：（共20小题，每题2分，共40分）（A）We each have a memory. Thats why we can still remember things after a long time. Some people have very good memories and they can easily learn many things by heart, but some people can only remember things when they say or do that again and again. Many of the great men of the world have got surprising memories.A good memory is a great help in learning languages. Everybody learns his mother language when he is a small child. He hears the sounds, remembers them and then he learns to speak. Some children are living with their parents in foreign countries. They can learn two languages as easily as one because they hear， remember and speak two languages every day. In school it is not so easy to learn a foreign language because the pupils have so little time for it, and they are busy with other subjects, too.But your memory will become better and better when you do more and more exercises.( ) 1. Some people can easily learn many things by heart because _ .A. they always sleep well B. they often eat good footC. they read a lot of books D. they have very good memories( ) 2. Everybody learns his mother language _ .A. at the age of six B. when he is a small childC. after he goes to school D. when he can read and write( ) 3. Before a child can speak, he must _ . A. read and write B. make sentencesC. hear and remember the sounds D. think hard( ) 4. In school the pupils cant learn a foreign language easily because _ .A. they have no good memories B. they have no good teachersC. they dont like it D. they are busy with other subjects( ) 5. Your memory will become better and better _ .A. if you have a lot of good food B. if you do more and more exercisesC. if you do morning exercises every day D. if you get up early （B）The following are three ads（广告）：Driver Wanted1. Clean driving license2. Good-looking3. Age over 25Apply(申请)to: Capes Taxi, ShenzhenTel eacher NeededFor private language schoolTeaching experience necessaryApply to: Instant Languages Ltd, DalianTelir Hostess(空姐)Wanted1.age between 20 and 332.Height from 1.6m to 1.75m3.Two foreign languages4.College graduateApply to: China airlines, BeijingTel ）6.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（ ）7.You may call when you wish to be a teacher. A...D. A and B（ ）8.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.（ ）9.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.（ ）10. Which of the following is not mentioned in the three ads?A. HeightB. AgeC. LanguageD. Health.(C)Do you know how blueberries（蓝莓） grow? They grow on bushes（灌木）. Each blueberry is small and round. Many blueberries can grow on one bush. At first, the blueberries are green. You can not eat the green berries. They need a lot of sun and rain to help them become fat and sweet. When the berries turn blue, they are ready to be picked.Some farmers grow blueberries in big fields. The people who live nearby can earn money by helping pick the blueberries. They work fast. They want to get as much money as they can. When they are picking the blueberries, their fingers are blue from the juice of the berries!After the blueberries are picked, they are put into boxes and sent to the stores. People buy the blueberries and take them home to eat. Some people like to wash the berries and eat them one by one. Other people like to cook with blueberries. They make blueberry pancakes.No matter how you eat them, blueberries are great!( ) 11.What color are the blueberries when they are ready to be picked? A. Green. B. Red C. Blue D. Brown( ) 12. Where do the blueberry workers work? A. In a barn（谷仓）. B. In a field. C. In a forest.D. Near a river.( ) 13.What happens to the blueberries after they are picked? A. They are put into boxes. B. They need sun and rain. C. Farmers plant them D. They become sweet.( ) 14. What does the underlined word “earn” mean? A. Sell. B. Get C. Buy D. Share( ) 15. What is the best title of the passage? A. All about blueberries. B. How to cook with blueberries. D. Eating blueberries. D. All about strawberries.(D)Most children like the summer vacation. During the vacation, the weather is usually good, and they like to have a good time outdoors. The vacation is long. In China it lasts from the beginning of July to the end of August. If you live in the countryside, you may have fun playing in the trees. If you live in the city, you may like to go to the park or zoo. Bob is from Australia. He really likes traveling. He usually travels around Australia every year , but this summer he wanted to do something different. He loves China very much, so he wanted to take a trip to China. He also wanted to learn about Chinese history, so he decided to visit Beijing and Xian by air. He is leaving on July 7th and staying the two cities for 10 days in all. During these days, he is planning to visit the Summer Palace, the Great Wall, the terracotta warriors (兵马俑) and Huashan Mountain. He is sure he will have a great time in China. ( ) 16. The summer vacation is_. A.short for students B. terrible for parents C. long for children D. boring for teachers ( ) 17. If you live in the countryside, you may have fun_ . A. in the park B. in the trees C. in the school D. in the zoo ( ) 18. Where does Bob usually take a vacation? A. In Australia. B. In China. C. In Japan. D. In America. ( ) 19. When will Bob finish his vacation? A. On July 15th. B. On July 17th. C. On August 17th. D. On August 27th. ( ) 20. Which of the following is TRUE? A. Children like indoor activities during the summer vacation. B. Bob is taking a plane to China for vacation in June. C. Bob takes a vacation every two years. D.Bob is visiting two cities thi