(完整)八年级英语上学期期末试卷

1、II. Choose the best answer (选择最恰当的答案，用A 、 B、 C 或 D 表示 ): ( 共 15 分 )22. I am pretty serious in what I said at dinner. Which of the following is correct for the underlined word in the sentence?A. / si:d/B. /sed/C. /seid/D. /said/23.This is _ interesting and useful story.A. anB. aC. theD. 24.She seldom

2、 drives to work , _?A. doesn tsheB. does sheC. isn t sheD. is she25.You _ cross the road when the traffic lights are red.A. canB. mustn tC. mustD. needn t26._ important speech it is!A. WhatB. What anC. HowD. How an27.Jack is keen _ sports. He likes playing rugby after school.A. inB. atC. forD. on28.

3、 We re going to visit our teacher _ Friday afternoon.A. fromB. atC. onD. in29.You should _ in the dictionary.A. look up itB. look it upC. look for itD. look it for30. - _ does it cost to travel from Shanghai to Beijing by plane?- About 500 yuan.A. How oftenB. How longC. How manyD. How much31.Wendy _

4、 the business over breakfast with her parents every morning.A. discussesB. discussC. is discussingD. will discuss32.A computer makes it _ to calculate big numbers than ever before.A. easierB. easiestC. easyD. the easiest33.There is _ with you. Just take the medicine and have a good rest.A. something

5、 seriousB. anything seriousC. everything seriousD. nothing serious34. Peters thought that if they could not escape on the kangaroos, they would be done for. The underlined part means_A. lovedB. respectedC. thoughtD. killed35. The noise _ the ground. It sounded like a powerful thunder .A. shookB. sha

6、kenC. shakingD. shakes36. -You had better keep the mobile phone off when the meeting is on.-_.A. That doesn tmatter.B. That s right.C. Yes, I will.D. You are welcome.III.Complete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box. Each can only be used once (将下列单词或词组填入空格。每空格限填一词，每词只能填一次)(共6

7、分 )A. popularE. evenB. makeF. more thanC. ideaG. difficultD. everA school bus is one that is used to take children to and from school.In the USA, about 450,000 school buses take3725 million children to and from school. The yellow schoolbus is a US icon ( 象征 ). Yellow became the color of school buses

8、 in the USA in 1939. Dr. Frank got the good38.He said it was easy for people to see yellow buses and the black letters on them in early morning or late afternoon. Thatwould39children safer.Kindergarten is a40time for some kids. Ithard for sthem to go away from their parents. To make kids lovetheir s

9、chool, Japanese kindergartens and schools have colorful buses. The buses can easily make children want to take them and then, go to school; 41 some parents want to take them, too!School buses are becoming more and more42in China now. It saves a lot of time for students to take aschool bus. It s said

10、therethatwill be 5,000 yellow school buses on the road by the end of this year in Shanghai.IV . Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms ( 用括号中所给单词的适当形式完成下列句子 , 每空格限填一词 )（7 分）43. Father gave the police some more _ about the theft. (detail)44. The Junior One students held the

11、 class meeting _. (success)45. One _ of the students were strongly against having lessons on weekends. (five)46. He will _ win the first prize in the competition if he works harder. (probable)47. The two men were having a big _ when I got there. (argue)48. We were happy to see him work out the probl

12、em at an _ speed. ( amaze)49. Some dinosaurs were harmful and even _ than tigers. (fierce)V. Rewrite the sentences as required （按要求改写句子，每空格限填一词）(12 分)50. Simon asked us some questions at the meeting. ( 否定句 ) Simon _ ask us _questions at the meeting.51.The Blacks will go on a trip to China next week.

13、(划线部分提问)_ _ the Blacks go on a trip to China ?52. Please make sure that we can take the next ferry.( 反意疑问句)53. Some people call the brain a living computer. ( 被动语态 ) The brain _ _ a living computer by some people.54. Abcuses are very fast and accurate. People still use them today. (合并为一句 ) Abcuses a

14、re_ fast and accurate _ people still use them today.55. English teacher, a bee, as, is, busy, my, as (连词成句 )_.Part 3Reading and Writing ( 第三部分读写)VI. R eading comprehension ( 阅读理解 ): (共 25 分 )A) Choose the best answer （根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案):(6分 )The NBA playoffs( 季后赛 ) began on April 28, and the next two

15、months will be filled with games decided in thefinal minutes. The playoffs are also a way to show off the world s best basketball players.(From New York Times)There s a saying from Spiderman:“ With great power comes great responsibility(责任 ). ”This is true whether youare a class monitor or a preside

16、nt.A recent survey in the USA asked kids what they would do to make life better forother kids if they were president.“ Providingwasonshelterthetop of the”list.(From China Daily)May 19, 1613: Xu Xiake, a famous traveler during the Ming Dynasty, started his trip around China, which lasted for more tha

17、n 30 years. In 2011, China announced(宣布 )its first National Tourism Day, held on May 19 every year to remember this ancient explorer.(From China Daily)Do you have female friends that refer to( 指的是 ) as “ guimi ” ? If you are a girl and the answer is yes, you are a luckydog. “ Guimi ” is only used am

18、ong girls. It refers to your most honest friends. In English, the word to use is means best friend forever. But if you want to say a guy is your close friend or “ nanguimi which is made up of “ bro ” and “ Romeo”.，which” , you should use(From Shanghai StudentsPost)CHINAis planning to build a nationa

19、l earthquake monitoring and warning system in five years. Althoughthesystem will never be able to forecast an earthquake, it can detect( 探测 ) earthquakes and warn people within seconds before seismic(地震引起的 ) waves actually hit them.(From 21st Century)()56. From the passage we know May 19 is _ in Chi

20、na.A. the day when NBA playoffs beganB. the birthday of SpidermanC. Earthquake DayD. National Tourism Day()57. “ Guimi ” refers to .A. any female friendsB. bromeoC. your most honest friendsD. friends who only share happiness()58. China s earthquake monitoring and warning systemcan _.A. forecast an e

21、arthquakeB. be used nowC. not detect earthquakesD. warn people within seconds before the earthquake()59. Which of the following iswrong according to the passage?A. The playoffs can show off the worlds best football players.B. In English, the word“BFFmeans” best friend forever.C. China will build ear

22、thquake warning system in five years.D. “ Providing shelterwas on”the top of the list in American kids survey.()60. What does the sentence“ This is true whether you are a class monitor or a president.mean in the passage?”A. If you are a monitor or a president , you have greater power but less respon

23、sibility.B. If you are a monitor or a president, you have less power but more responsibility.C. If you are a monitor or a president, you have greater power and more responsibility.D. If you are not a monitor or a president, you have no power and no responsibility.()61. The above five passages may be

24、 from _.A. postersB. newspapersC. textbooksD. novelsB) Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage （选择最恰当的单词或词语完成短文)（6 分）Years ago a farmer owned land near the sea. He always needed workers to help him, but most people did not wantto work on farms near the sea. They were62of the terribl

25、e storms that often hit and destroyed buildings andplants.Finally, a short man came to the farmer. "Are you a good worker?" the farmer asked him. "Well, I can sleep whenthe wind blows," answered the littleman. Although surprised by this answer, the farmer, who really needed63,gav

26、e him the job. The little man worked very hard on the farm, and the farmer felt64with his work.Thenonenightthewindblewloudlyinfromthesea.Jumpingoutofbed,thefarmer65 to the short man's room. The farmer shouted, "Get up! A storm is coming! Tie things down before they blow away!" But the

27、little man lay in bed lazily and said, "No sir. I told you, I can sleep when the wind blows."Hearing the words, the farmer hurried outside to66the storm on his own. To his surprise, he found thateverything was tied down and nothing could blow away. The farmer then understood what the short

28、 man meant, so hereturned to his bed to sleep while the wind blew.When you're prepared, you have nothing to worry about. Can you67when the wind blows through your life?62.A. gladB. sureC. carefulD. afraid63.A. moneyB. experienceC. helpD. time64.A. pleasedB. angryC. sorryD. worried65.A. fellB. ru

29、shedC. leftD. returned66.A. wait forB. call forC. look forD. prepare for67.A. workB. standC. sleepD. liveC) Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words（在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺， 每空格限填一词，首字母已给):（ 7分）Playgrounds offer kids fresh air, friends, and exercise. However, each year, more than 200,0

30、00 kids go to hospitalbecause they are hurt in one way ora68when playingon the playground. So what can we do to improvethesituation?We should make sure the playground is s69 for the children. It should be soft and thick enough, so when thechildren fall, they won hurttoo much. Thingslike water, rocks

31、 orbroken glass mightcause d70to the kids.Cleaners should check the playgroundfromtime to time and clearaway these dangerous things. Infact,childrenthemselves also need to help keep the playground clean. That means they mustntl71any rubbish behind on theplayground each time after playing. Ifsomeone

32、findsthere is something wrongwiththe equipment(设施 ), he shouldreport to the keeper of the playground, so people will come to fix it.Teaching kids how to play safely is also very important. If they know the rules of theplayground, they won t gethurt easily. For example, they should n72push when other

33、s are on seesaws or swings. If someone is going to jumpoff some equipment, he should first look down tomake sure no other kids are in the way. Of course, wearingr73clothes may also help to keep safe. Clothes with strings (带子 ) can get caught on equipment which may hurt the kidbadly.In short, our kid

34、s can then enjoy t74if we are working together to improve the situation.D) Answer the questions （根据短文内容回答下列问题):(6分 )Disneyland Park is a theme park (主题公园 ). The first Disneyland Park, which opened in California, USA on July17, 1955, is owned and operated by the Walt Disney Company.In addition to the

35、 first Disneyland Park in California, USA and some other four Disneyland parks in the world, Mickey Mouse and his friends could be possibly welcoming visitors to Shanghai's own Disneyland Park in 2016. AHong Kong newspaper reported this news over the weekend.Shanghai Disneyland Park will be on t

36、he east bank of Shanghai's Huangpu River, near Chuansha town, which isonly 20 minutes' drive from Pudong International Airport. It will be eight times larger than the one in Hong Kong,thefirst in China. It s said that the park is about 10 square kilometers.The Shanghai government once wanted Shanghai Disneyland Park to be built on Chongming Island. But manypeople and experts think