八年级上学期期末考试英语试题

八年级上学期期末考试英语试题姓名:_ 班级:_ 成绩:_一、单选题1 . _ we freeze the milk, it will be fresh for a long time.ABecauseBIfCAlthoughDSo2 . Sarah was shy two years ago, but now she is _.Amuch too outgoingBtoo much outgoingCa little more outgoingDmuch outgoing3 . You have written your book report _ one hour. Have you finished it?Not yet! But I think it is due _ one hour.Ain, inBfor, inCin, forDfor, for4 . -How long have you learnt the piano? - _ two years ago.AForBSinceCFromDBefore5 . Look , there a photo of my family and there four people in it.Ais ; areBare ; isCbe ; are6 . My sister is a student. And _ your sister？Awhat aboutBwhoCwhatDwhose7 . -Must I get up before six oclock tomorrow morning,dad?-No,you .Tomorrow is Saturday.You may get up later.AmustntBcantCneedntDmay not8 . Millie likes, she often playsbasketball on Sundays.Asport, theBsports, /Csport, aDsports, the9 . I _ my homework as soon as I got home last nightAdoBdidCwill doDam doing10 . Do you know the first bike appeared about two _ years ago?AhundredsBhundredChundred ofDhundreds of11 . There is no Dragon Boat Festival in America, so its like _ day for American people on that day.Aany othersBany otherCthe otherDanother12 . I found _ hard to communicate with other people.AthatBthereCitDthis13 . Jacks parents always encourage him _ out his opinions.AspeakBspeakingCto speak14 . Which of the following underlined parts matches the sound /I/?AwineBfightChighDhabit15 . If you want to read English quickly, you must learn_English words as you can by heart.Aas muchBso muchCas manyDso many二、完型填空As teenagers, you have many dreams. These dreams can be very big, such as winning the Nobel Prize, _they can be small. You may just want to become one of the top ten students in your class.Once you find a dream, what do you do with it? _ you ever try to make your dream come true?Follow Your Heart, _ Australian writer Andrew Matthews, tells us that _ our dreams come true is lifes biggest challenge.You may think youre not very good at some school subjects, or that it is impossible for you _ a writer. These kinds of thoughts prevent you from reaching your dream, the book says.In fact, everyone can make_ dream come true. _ first thing you must do is to remember the dream in your mind.Dont let it leave your heart. Keep _ yourself what you want. Do this step by step and your dream will come true _ because a big dream is made up of many small _.There _ difficulties on the road to your dreams. But the biggest one _ from yourself. You need to decide _ the most important. Studying instead of watching TV will lead _ better exam results. As you get closer to your dream, it may change _. This is good as you have the chance to learn more skills and find new interests.16 . Aas.BbutCforDor17 . ADidBDoCHaveDHad18 . AonBaboutCbyDwith19 . AmakeBmakesCto makeDmaking20 . AbecomesBto becomeCbecomingDbecome21 . AhisBitsCtheirDour22 . ASomeBACTheD/23 . Ato tellBtellsCtellingDtold24 . AfastBfasterCfastestDthe fastest25 . AoneBonesCthe oneDthe ones26 . Awill beBwill haveChaveDhas27 . AcomeBhas comeCcameDcomes28 . Awhich isBwhich areCis whichDare which29 . AbyBtoCinDwith30 . AlittleBlittleCa fewDfew三、阅读单选The online review community Trip Advisor recently made a list of Americas top 10 zoos. You might be surprised that some of the nations most popular zoos are located in small or mid-size cities around the country. The following are four of these top zoos.Henry Doorly Zoo in OmahaNever heard of Henry Doorly Zoo? Trip Advisor reviewers didnt just rank (将列为） it No. 1 in the country; they ranked it the No. 1 zoo in the world. There are all kinds of interesting activities and programs in this zoo and its aquarium. You wont be disappointed if you visit it.San Diego Zoo in San DiegoConsidered by many people to be a special zoo, San Diego Zoo supports the concept (概念） of open-air, cageless shows that re-create natural animal environments, with different animal species (物种） living side by side. If you want to know how animals live naturally in the wild, dont miss it.St. Louis Zoo in St. LouisIt began as a single show during the 1904 Worlds Fair (世博会）. Now it has grown to be St. Louis Zoo with over 700 different animal species. If youve got little ones, dont miss this childrens zoo.Memphis Zoo in MemphisThis zoo has a history of over 100 years. It is home to more than 3,500 animals representing over 500 different species, including the giant panda. In 2008, Memphis Zoo was chosen to be the No. 1 zoo in the US on Trip Advisor.31 . According to the passage, we know that Henry Doorly Zoo.Ahas an aquarium in itBsits in a small cityCis the largest zoo in the worldDis always the No. 1 zoo in America32 . Why is San Diego Zoo considered to be special?AIt is free for the public.BAnimals are not kept in cages there.CPeople can get close to wild animals there.DIt has the largest number of animal species.33 . According to the passage, which of the following about Memphis Zoo is TRUE?AIt has the longest history of the four.BThere are about 500 animals in it.CIt used to be the No. 1 zoo in the world.DIt was highly praised by TripAdvisor.34 . The main purpose of the passage is to.Acompare the popularity of these zoosBshow the popularity of zoos in AmericaCshow the result of TripAdvisors studyDintroduce several popular zoos in America四、句型转换Rewrite the following sentences as required.（根据所给要求，改写下列句子。每空格限填一词）：35 . Gork lay down on his bed after supper. （改为否定句）Gork _ down on his bed after supper.36 . There is something unusual in our school today.（改为反意疑问句）There is something unusual in our school today，_ ?37 . Encyclopaedias offer us a lot of useful information!（改为感叹句）_ information encyclopaedias offer us!38 . The young boy was so worried that he couldnt say a word clearly.（保持句子原意）The young boy was _ worried _say a word clearly.39 . the new words, look up, can, we, in a dictionary, after class.（连词成句）.五、用所给单词的正确形式填空用所给单词的适当形式填空40 . The boy was too excited_（fall）asleep.41 . She wanted to go into the door，but it was_（lock）.42 . The little girl can row a boat now. But two years ago she_(can not).43 . They felt very_ (excite) when their football team won the match.44 . This time she finished her homework all by_ (her).六、用单词的正确形式完成短文Firstly, it is important to report new events. TV stations can report news much faster than newspapers. Yet, newspapers give45 . about the same story. They may also look at the story in another way, or they may print totally different stories to those on TV.Secondly, a news story has to be interesting and46 . . People dont want to read stories about everyday life. As a result, many stories are about some kind of danger and seem to be “bad news. For example, newspapers47 . tell stories about planes landing safely,48 . , they tell stories about plane crashes. In addition, many people are interested in news in foreign countries while others prefer to read stories about people, places and events in their own country. So the stories on the front page in Chinese newspapers are usually very different from the ones in British, French and American newspapers.七、单词填空阅读下面短文, 在空白处填入一个适当的词或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式。Bobs Bargain Department Store is the cheapest store in town.49 . (尽管) its the cheapest, it isnt the most popular. People dont shop there very often50 . (因为) lots of people say the things there are the51 . (最差的)in town.The Lord and Lady Department Store sells very good things. In 52 . (事实)，some people say the things there are the best in town. They are53 . (有创造性的). They sell the most fashionable clothes. However, the things are the most 54 . (昂贵的) too, so people dont often shop there, And it is quite far 55 . (离.，从) the town center.The Super Saver Department Store is the most popular store in town. 56 . (每个人) likes to go there in town. All 57 . (种类) of things there are pretty cheap. It doesnt have the 58 . (最好的) things, but theyre more popular than the clothes at many other stores. And it is convenient to get there, too.八、回答问题根据短文内容，回答问题。Dear students,The following rules are for you at Cambridge school. Please read them carefully.1. Stand up when a teacher goes into the classroom.2. You have to be in a classroom or study places during lesson time.3. Arrive in time for the start of each lesson with the things you need. Because you must be ready to start work.4. Wear clean clothes. No long hair for boys.5. Dont leave the school if you are not allowed.6. You cant take food and drink from the dining-room.7. Radios and personal computers can only be used in the dormitory（宿舍）. You cant use