初中八年级下册英语期末考试试题及答案

1、初中八年级下册英语期末考试试题及答案班级：姓名：分数：、单项选择:()1. Mo Yan is one of most popular writers in the world. He was honest boy when he waschild.A. a; aB. a; anC. the; aD. the; an( ) 2.I'm a teenager and I don't play with soft toys any longer.A. no longer; / B. no; longer C. / ; no longer D. no; any longer() 3.

2、 -How long your uncle 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. beganX k B 1 . c o m( ) 5. - Long time no see your fat

3、her! Where has he ?-He has Beijing for a month. He 'll be back next week.A. been; been in B. gone; been C. been; been to D. gone; gone to( ) 6. My mother used to the song Where's time going?”. Now she is used to it.A. hating; listen B. hated; listened to C. hate; listening to D. hating; list

4、ening( ) 7. The cleaner in Zhengzhou said, " 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

5、 D. else( ) 9. Mr Green isn't here, He with his family home in England .A. have beenB.has beenC.has gone backD.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

6、down .A. such an excellent B. a such excellent C. such excellent a D. so an excellent( ) 12. My headteacher saw her up 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. borro

7、w B. buy C. keep D. have() 14. - Could 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 hall D. how

8、 many classes our school has二、完形填空(15分)Long long ago, there was a swan (天鹅) with golden feathers (金羽毛) .She lived in a lake. A woman lived in a small house near the lake1her two daughters. They were very poor. They worked hard all yearround, but still, they lived a _2life and sometimes they even did

9、n' t haveneyctugbuy food.The swan was sad to see that. She said to3,“Ithen they can live a happy life with the money selling my feathers.ll give one offmayhers to them each day,flew” toTha*rwogmahiehouse and 4 a golden feather on the table without saying anything .From then on, the swam came eve

10、ry day and gave them a feather. The woman was very happy 5 their life was much better than before. X k B1 . comBut day after day, the woman became greedy (贪婪).She said to her 6. " The swan may flyaway one day. If so, we will be poor again. We should take all her feathers when she comes next tim

11、e.”o Oh, no, Mom! ” cried the daughters,7" This whe swan. She helps us a lot !” But the mother wouldnlisten. When the swan came as 8, the mother caught her and took all her feathers. But suddenly, the golden feathers 9 chicken feathers.Then ,the Golden Swan said,“ Poor Mother, Ihslmedo, but you

12、 wanted to kill me. Now, I amleaving and will nevercome back. Never be greedy!” With t10se, the swan flew away()1. A. forB. withC.withoutD. on()2. A. hardB. goodC. happyD. easy()3. A. herB. herselfC. themD. myself()4. A. gaveB. brought C. returned D. left()5. A. becauseB. whileC. afterD. unless()6.

13、A. sonsB. husbandC. daughtersD. sister()7. A. hurtB. saveC. protectD. refuse()8. A. generalB. usualC. normalD. common()9. A. heard ofB. looked forC.changed intoD. came from()10. A. lettersB. wordsC. thoughtsD. SentencesAMr. and Mrs. Turner live outside a small town. They have a b ig farm and they ar

14、e 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 (升学考试 ).Mrs. Turner was very happy and told the farmers about it.Yesterday

15、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 listen to her.“Which university (大学)will your son study in? ” a woman next to kedr.as“In the most famous

16、university in our country!” Mrs. Turner said happily.“The most famous university?"“Oxford University (牛津).”Most of the pas sengers 僚客)looked at her carefully. Some of them said to her,aCongratulations! ”A woman said,"I'm sure he'll know Fred Smith. ”“Who's Fred Smith? ”"He

17、's my son.”“Does he study in the university, too? w Ww .x k b i.c o m“No, " said the woman. "He is one of the professors. ”()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

18、 big farmC. they h ave 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 very friendly to others ()4. Mrs. Turner spoke so l

19、oudly in the bus that.A. 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 nothin

20、g about the famous universityC. The woman wanted to stop Mrs. Turner from showing off ( 炫耀)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

21、often think only of themselves. It' s not true at (More and more people in the USA volunteer to spend their school holidays working for others. And they don ' t do it for money. Here are some of thei" stories.Alice Hamilton ,17I ' m going to help the Forest Centre build new hiking p

22、aths in the mountains. It' s going to be tspend the whole summer living in the tent and breathing the clean mountain air. I' m going to sleepIt ' ll be a nice sport, and I able to do something good at the same time.Jason Moore ,18This summer, I ' m going to volunteer with Special Hou

23、se Program. They build good, locost houses and sell them to families that are not very rich. They' ll teach me what to do,esarId also have 'a chhenp甲toopllearn how to build houses.Trish Anderson ,16I ' m going to teach kids who have trouble reading. I' ll work for a program called Re

24、adingayor Life. Every(I ' m going to help kids choose and read books that they like. I wantto 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 spend helping others.A. school holidays B. Weekdays C. every morn

25、ing D. every afternoon()7. What does Alice volunteer to do in summer?A. To breathe the clean mountain airB. To spend the whole summer living in the tentC. To sleep under the starsD. To help build new hiking paths in the mountain()8. From the passage, we know that Special House Program helps .A. chil

26、dren in poor familiesB. workers 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 Pr

27、ogram新课 标 第一网C. The Forest CentreD. Young American V olunteersCSaturdiy, March 24thWe have arrived in. th< h 风 wet city of Bangkok This is our first trip to Thai land(泰国). All the different smells make 125 6alit to try the food. Wt are going to eat something special for dinner tonight The hotel a

28、re srayiug in is chesp and very ckan Hr plan to nay here for a days; visit some places in the city： and then travel to Chiang、的 in rht North.Tuesday, March 27thBangkok is wonderful and surprising! The phees are interesting. We visithe famous market whict was 0口 water, and a lot of thins and veeiat&g

29、t;les. Evoything is so colorful and. we have taken hundr«i£ of phot os already! Later today wt will leave for Chiang Nlai. We will tak ths train uorth, scan-7 m Chiang Maa 坨rrwo days,距d then fat?h 3 bg to Cluang Rai.Friday, March 30thOur trip to Chiang Rai was long and boring. We visited a

30、 small village in the mountains. The village people here love the quiet life - no computers or phones. They are the kindest people I have ever met. They always smile and say “ hello ” . Kathy and I can only speak a few words of Thai, so smiling is the best way to show our kindness. I feel good here

31、and hope to be able to come back next year.()11. The diaries above show the writer days in Thailand.A. 3B. 7C. 15D. 30()12. It seems that visitors in Bangkok.A. often feel hungryB. can always find cheap thingsC. can ' t take any photosD. can enjoy themselves()13. Which of the following is TRUE?A

32、. Chiang Mai is a beautiful city in the south of Thailand. B. The writer left Chiang Mai for Chiang Raiby bus.C. Chiang Rai is a boring city in the mountains.D. The writer is traveling alone in Thailand.()14. The people in the village.A. are friendly to othersB. like to speak EnglishC. are very weak

33、D. 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 Trainhttp:/w ww.x 如.comDJames Michener, a famous American writer donated at least 90 per cent of what he made from his 43 novels. He seemed to donat

34、e 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 (行善).He usually follows up his donations to see how the money was used and he had a lot of

35、fun in doing so.Michener was 90 when he died. He was the only writer on the list of American' s top 25 phSOnhrc)p ists (He gave his donations to the college he went to. Michener gave to his college- -US $ 72million to Swarthmore. He said, “I am from a family without any money, the college made m

36、e from darknesnto 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 called South Pacific was inspired (改编)by his first book, Tales of the South Pacific, written w

37、hen he was 40.()16. M ichener died in.A. 1991B.1994C.1997D.2000()17. M ichener cared about after he donated.A. how much money he gave awayB. how the money was usedC. when the money was given backD. how much fun he had()18. M ichener came from a family.A. richB. poorC. bigD. small()19. What' s th

38、e name of the college which Michener went to?A. AustinB. TexasC. OxfordD. Swarthmore()20. H e 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 the 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 and language.4we know English, we can hardly travel anywhere an