人教版八下英语期末考试试题及答案

1、人教版八年级下英语期末考试试题一.单项选择：()1. Mo Yan is one of most popular writers in the world. He was honest boywhen he was child.A. a; aB. a; anC. the; aD. the; an() 2.I'm a teenager and I don play with soft toys any longer.A. no longer; / B. no; longer C. / ; no longer D. no; any longer () 3. -How long your u

2、ncle this personal computer ?-Since ten years ago. He wants to buy a new one.A. have; had B. has; bought C. have ; bought D. has; had () 4. Hurry up! The piano concert for five minutes.A.had begun B. has been on C. has begun D. begarx k b 1. c o m()5.- Long time no see your father! Where has he?-He

3、has Beijing for a month. He 'll be back next week.A. been; been in B. gone; been C. been; been toD. gone;goneto()6.My mother used to the song Wheres timegoing?” .Nowshe is used toit.A. hating; listen B. hated; listened to C. hate; listening to D. hating; listening ()7. The cleaner in Zhengzhou s

4、aid, " things we do,environment we 'll have” .A. More; better B. The more; the better C. Fewer ; The less D. The fewer; better() 8. Yu Gong didn't need to move the mountains, He could think of ways to solve his problem .A. other B. another C. others D. else() 9. Mr Green isn't here,

5、 He with his family home in England .A. have been B.has been C.has gone back D.have gone() 10. Kate was ill last week . But she is to go to school today.A. good enough B.enough well C.well enough D.enough good () 11. I have never read book that I can't put it down .A. such an excellent B. a such

6、 excellent C. such excellent aD. so an excellent() 12. My headteacher saw herup some rubbish while he by .A. pick; was passing B. picking; was passing C. was picking; was passing D. picking; passed() 13. How long will you this book?' said the librarian.A. borrow B. buy C. keep D. have() 14. - Co

7、uld you please help me the exercise books to the class? -No problem.A. take out B. give out C.work out D. put out ()15. I'm new here. Could you please tell me?A. what is the building used forB. when does the first class beginC. where is the dining hallD. how many classes our school has二.完形填空(15分

8、)Long long ago, there was a swan(天鹅) with golden feathers (金羽毛).She lived ina lake. A woman lived in a small house near the lake 1 her two daughters. They werevery poor. They worked hard all year round, but still, they lived a 2 life and sometimes they even didn ' t have enmoney to buy food.The

9、swan was sad to see that. She said to 3,“ I ' ll give one offeayhers tothem each day, then they can live a happy life with the money selling my feathers. she flew to the poor woman ' s house and a golden feather on the table without saying anything .From then on, the swam came every day and

10、gave them a feather. The woman was very happy 5 their life was much better than before x k b 1 . c o mBut day after day, the woman became greed殒婪).She said to her 6. " TheBut theswan may fly away one day. If so, we will be poor again. We should take all her feathers when she comes next time. ”“

11、Oh, no, Mom! ” cried the daughters, 7This whle swan. She helps us a lot !”mother wouldn ' t listen. When shean came as 8, the mother caught her and took allher feathers. But suddenly, the golden feathers 9 chicken feathers.Then ,the Golden Swan said, “ Poor Mother, I helm you, but you wanted to

12、killme. Now, I am leaving and will never come back. Never be greedy! ” With these( ( ( ( ()1. A. for)2. A. hard)3. A. her)4. A. gave)5. A. becausethe swan flew away.B. withC.withoutD. onB. good C. happy D. easyB. herself C. them D. myselfB. brought C. returned D. leftB. whileC. afterD. unless()6. A.

13、 sonsB. husband()7. A. hurtB. save()8. A. general B. usual()9. A. heard of B. looked for()10. A. letters B. words三.阅读理解(40分)C. daughters D. sisterC. protectD. refuseC. normalD. commonC.changed into D. came fromC. thoughts D. SentencesMr. and Mrs. Turner live outside a small town. They have a bg farm

14、 and they are always busy working on it. Their son, Peter, studied at a middle school. The young man studied hard and did well in his lessons. It made them happy.Last month Peter finished middle school and passed the entrance examination序考试). Mrs. Turner was very happy and told the farmers about it.

15、Yesterday morning the woman went to the town to buy something for her son. On the bus she told one of her friends how clever and able her son was. She spoke very loudly. All the people in the bus began to Jisten to her.”“Which university 火学)will your son study in? ” a woman next to her asked.“In the

16、 most famous university in our country!” Mrs. Turner said happily.“The most famous university? ”“Oxford University 件津).”Most of the passengers 乘客)looked at her carefully. Some of them said to her,"Congratulations! :”A woman said, “I'm sure he'll know Fred Smith. ”“Who's Fred Smith?

17、”“He's my son. "”“Does he study in the university, too? ”“No, " said the woman.“Heof5tone)rofessors.”()l. The story happened in.A. America B. France C. Germany D. England()2. Mr. and Mrs. Turner were happy because.A. their son did well in his lessonsB. they have a big farmC. they have

18、a good harvestD. their son studied at a middle school()3. Mrs. Turner wanted everyone to know.A. her son finished middle schoolB. her son was handsomeC. her son was going to study in a university x k b 1. c o m D. her son was veryfriendly to others()4. Mrs. Turner spoke so loudly in the bus that.A.

19、her friend could hear herB. all the people could hear herC. she hoped to make all the people happy D. she hoped they would say congratulations to her ()5. Which of the following is true?.A. The woman wasn't interested in Mrs. Turner's words B. Mrs. Turner knew nothing about the famous univer

20、sityC. The woman wanted to stop Mrs. Turner from showing off (玄耀)D. The woman next to Mrs. Turner wanted to show off her son, tooBIf you have no special plans for your holidays, why not spend your time helping others?Don' listen to people who say the young people today often think only of themse

21、lves. It not true at all. More and more people in the USA volunteer to spend their school holidays working for others. And they don' do it for money. Here are some of ther stories.Alice Hamilton, 17I ' m going to help the Forest Centre build new hiking paths in the mountains. It'terrific

22、 I ' ll spend the whole summer living in the tent and breathing the clean mountain air. I going to sleep under the stars. It' ll be a nice sport, and I'll be able to do something (same time.Jason Moore18This summer, I ' m going to volunteer with Special House Program. They build goo-

23、coow houses and sell them to families that are not very rich. They' ll teach me what to do, sopeople and also have a chance to learn how to build houses.Trish Anderson 16I ' m going to teach kids who have trouble reading. I' ll work for a program called ReadirLife. Every d ay, I ' m

24、going to help kids choose and read books that they like. I want to be a teacher and I love children and reading, so this is going to be a great experience for me.()6. Young people in the USA volunteer to spendhelping others.A. school holidays B. Weekdays C. every morning D. every afternoon()7. What

25、does Alice volunteer to do in summer?A. To breathe the clean mountain air B. To spend the whole summer living in the tentC. To sleep under the starsD. To help build new hiking paths in themountain()8. From the passage, we know that Special House Program helps .A. children in poor familiesB. workers

26、who build housesC. poor families can ' t afford houses D. build hiking paths()9.wants to be a teacher.A. Alice Hamilton B. Jason Moore C. Trish Anderson D. none of them()10. Which is the most possible title for this passage?A. Reading for lifeB. A Special House Program 新课 标 第 网C. The Forest Cent

27、re D. Young American VolunteersCFriday,March 30thOur trip to Chiang Rai was long and boring. We visited a small village in the mountains. The village people here love the quiet life - no computers or phones. Theyare the kindest people I have ever met. They always smileand say “ hello ” . Kathy and I

28、 can only speak a few words of Thai, so smiling is the best way to show our kindness. I feel good here and hope to be able to come back next year.()11. The diaries above show the writer ' sdays in Thailand.A. 3B. 7C7 15D. 30()12. It seems that visitorsin Bangkok.A. often feel hungryB. can always

29、 find cheap thingsC. can ' t take any photosD. can enjoy themselves()13. Which of the following is TRUE?A. Chiang Mai is a beautiful city in the south of Thailand. B. The writer left Chiang Mai for Chiang Rai by bus.C. Chiang Rai is a boring city in the mountains.D. The writer is travelingalone

30、in Thailand. ()14. The people in the village.A. are friendly to othersB. like to speak EnglishC. are very weakD. hope to live in the cities()15. The best title of this article is.A. My First TravelB. The Outside WorldC. Traveling in ThailandD. A Country on the TrainDJames Michener, a famous American

31、 writer donated at least 90 per cent of what he made from his 43 novels. He seemed to donate more than this. At his death, in October 1997, he had gave away US$ 117 million.Michener made a good example, not just in how much he gave, but in his style of giving. The writer worked hard at doing good。亍善

32、).He usually follows up his donations to see how the money was used and he had a lot of fun in doing so.Michener was 90 when he died. He was the only writer on the list of American' s top 24philanthropists 修善家).He gave his donations to the college he went to. Michener gave to his college- -US $

33、72million to Swarthmore. He said,I am from a family without any money, thecollege made me from darkness into light.''Michener was married three times, but he had no children. For his last 15 years, he lived quietly in Austin, Texas. He moved there to write the 1,000-page novel. The film call

34、ed South Pacific was inspired (改编)by his first book,Tales of the South Pacific, written when he was 40. ()16. Michener died in.A.1991B.1994 C.1997 D.2000()17. Michener cared aboutafter he donated.A. how much money he gave awayB. how the money was usedC. when the money was given backD. how much fun h

35、e had()18. Michener came from afamily.A. richB. poorC. bigD. small()19. What' s the name of the college which Michener went to?A. AustinB. TexasC. OxfordD. Swarthmore()20. He wrote his first book.A. when he moved to Austin.B. in his last 15 years.C. when he was married for the third time.D. at t

36、he age of 40.四.词汇运用(10分)with language understand use if make kind help another in they unlessThere are a lot of in the world. But the most widely spoken language is English.Many people u 2 and use it all over the world.- Indeed, English is a very important andlanguage.4we know English, we can hardly travel anywhere and we will havedifficulty 5 ourselves understood.