外研版八年级英语下册期末试题及答案

1、2013-2014学年外研八年级下学期期末试题Class: Name: Marks : (满分 100 分)一.单项选择(15分)从下列各题所给的 A、B、C和D四个选项中，选择可以填入空白处的最佳选项。()1. -I hope to be director like Ang Lee one day. What about you, Jim?-Being artist is my dre am.A. a; aB.an; aC. a; anD.an; an()2. I ' m sure that you can improve your Chinese practising more.A

2、. byB.withC. ofD.in()3. Do you know the song Gangnam Style?-Of course. It interesting.A. tastesB. smellsC. feelsD. sounds()4. My sister likes the of the cake. It is a heart.A. valueB.weightC. smellD.shape()5. Mo Yan won the Nobel Prize, and we felt excited and.A. nervousB.proudC. patientD.lonely()6.

3、 I hear that Han Han ' s new book has. Let ' s go to buy one.A. filled outB. looked outC. come outD. pointed out()7. I want to buy for my mother ' s fortieth birthday.- How about a pair of sunglasses?A. special anything B. something specialC. nothing special D. special something()8. Chia

4、ng Mai (清迈)has become one of tourist places for Chinese since the filmLost in Thailand was on.A. hotB. hotterC. hottestD. the hottest()9. Look, my dad bought a new iPad as my birthday gift.I don ' t think we need such an expsive gift though our parents can it.A. affordB. allowC. refuseD. expect(

5、)10. If you must go,wait until the bus stops.A. at lastB.at onceC . at the endD.at least()11. Linda hurt her legs badly in the accident, so she could stand up.A. reallyB.probablyC. especiallyD.hardly()12. - How long have you lived in the new flat?一 2010.A. InB. AfterC. SinceD. Before()13. It was suc

6、h a funny show that we couldn' t help again and again.A. laughB. laughingC. to laughD.laughed()14. Work hard,you ' ll make much great progress soon.A. orB.ifC. butD.and()15. I' ll go to the museum this afternoon, so I can' t go swimming with you.A. It ' s my pleasuBe You ' re

7、 welcomeC. That ' s a pity D. Don ' t mention it二.完形填空(10分)先通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从每题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项。I am a mother of two children. In my 16 there is always a special place for those people who are old. Sometimes I feel sad for tie old people, and sometimes I am also afraid of getting old.Elderly pe

8、ople 17 a lot of care. They should be helped with some housework. We can help them 18 , wash clothes and so on. I like making friends 19 elderly people. I have lunch with them and 20 their stories. I help them do some shopping and cut their hair. I have noticed that when a person gets 21 , most peop

9、le start to ignore (忽视)him or her. We all know old people will have a bad 22 and lose their hearing. 23 , it makes me disappointed to see doctors and even their families treat them as children. We need to take a minute out of our 24 life to do something special for the old. It really makes them 25 t

10、hat someone spends time talking with them and caring for them.Actually we are sad when the old people are gone. So we should try our best to give them more comfort and care when they are alive.()16. A. bagB.heartC. roomD. box()17. A. giveB.bringC. hateD.need()18. A. drawB.cookC. singD. write)19. A.

11、onC. at)20. A. listen toC. take off)21. A. olderC. taller)22. A. pressureC. memoryB. toD. withB. look atD. hear fromB.youngerD. strongerB. behaviorD. shape)23. A. AsB. PerhapsC. ThoughD. However)24. A. simpleB. differentC. busyD. hard)25. A. sadB. happyC. boredD. interested三.阅读理解（20分）阅读下列材料，从每小题所给的四

12、个选项中，选出最佳选项。This spring, we have four kinds of field trips for families. The price of each field trip is $50 for a group of four people or less. You may choose from the following:FarmTourCome to the farm, meet those lovely animals and take a walk in the gardePlantingDo some planting with your childr

13、en in the garden and enjoy the pleasure of it.HoneybeeField TripCome and take a look at the honeybees.Learn more about these busy animals and maybe even taste some honey (蜂蜜).Life onthe FarmLearn about the farm life in spring!Enjoy watering, harvesting (收害Q and o 'ther activities about farm work

14、, local food and something else on the farm.()26. How many kinds of trips are offered?A. Two.B. Three.C. Four.D. Five.()27.If you choose Farm Tour, you will .A. see a lot of cute animalsB. plant some crops in the gardenC. have some honeyD. eat some local food()28.If you want to experience farmers

15、9; life, you can cho oseA. Farm TourB. PlantingC. Honeybee Field TripD. Life on the Farm()29. What can we know from the passage?A. The price of each field trip is $50 for any group.B. A t hree people ' s family should pay $50 for one trip.C. The honeybee is the only animal that you can see durin

16、g the trip.D. You can go to the field trip all year round.()30. What ' s the passage mainly about?A. Life on the farm.B. Animals in the garden.C. Some field trips.D. Travellers to the farm.BI ' m Anna. Early last week, my parents said we would spend our vacation in Grandpa' s hous(wasn&#

17、39; t excited because he lived far away from us! Usually we flew there, but this time Dad said he would give us a chance to enjoy the beautiful sights.We drove for nearly three hours before meeting the first interesting sight: the World ' Largest Peanut. I thought it broke up the boredom (无聊)of

18、the car ride.And then we stopped for lunch at a seafood restaurant. Dad said the fish wasn' t as nice as that atthe Fishing Hall of Fame. After lunch, Dad drove to a place called Ruby Falls. I took lots of pictures there and started to have fun.We stopped at the World ' sargest Catsup (番茄酱)B

19、ottle the next day. I did find it very interesting. It was a water tower, but it could hold over 600,000 bottles of catsup.When we finally got to Grandpa' s, I was too excited to jump out of the car. It was really a greattrip for me.()31. Why was Anna not exci ted about going to her grandpa'

20、 s house at first?A. Because his house was near her house.B. Because there was nothing to do at his house.C. Because his house was far away.D. Because she had to do a lot of house-work.()32. What does the underlined word "it " refer to?A. The World ' s Largest Peanut.B. Ruby Falls.C. T

21、he Fishing Hall of Fame.D. The seafood restaurant.()33. When did Anna and her parents go to Ruby Falls?A. Three hours after they left home.B. Before lunch on the first day.C. After lunch on the first day.D. The next day.()34. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A. Anna had a good

22、 time on the way to Grandpa s house.B. Anna s fathliekred the food at the seafood restaurant.C. Anna went to Grandpa s house by car every year.D. Anna s grandpa lived with them together.()35. Which is the best title for the story?A. A Place on the Map.B. An Interesting Trip.C. Grandpa s House.D. A B

23、oring Day.四 . 词汇运用(10 分 )A. 根据句意及首字母提示补全单词。36. Lucy was shy. She would not iher classmates to practise dancing with her.37. I can t eat anything sweet because I have got a tthese days.38. Please mthe sugar with the flour together.39. What a myou ve made! You d better clean it up before mum gets up.4

24、0. You ' d better check your homework carefully to a making some mistakes.B.用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，每词限用一次。possible hero include pretty weigh41. I believe that you will look much if you don' t wear glasses.42. . Superman, Spiderman and Iron Man are all in children' s hearts.43. Yao Ming is about

25、 2.26 metres tall and 140.6 kg.44. Our teachers often tell us that nothing is if we work hard.45. Ten people two babi es, were hurt in the crash. What terrible news!五.改写句子（10分）根据要求完成下列句子，每空一词。46. Sandy could play the piano when she was four.（改为同义句 ）Sandy play the piano when she was four.47. The girl

26、 can hardly see the words on the blackboard.（ 完成反意疑问句 ）The girl can hardly see the words on the blackboard,?48. I have learned English for two years.（对戈ij线部分提问 ） have you learned English?49. Where does the girl live? The old man asked me.（改为宾语从句）The old man asked me the girl .50. I missed the early

27、bus, so I was late for school.（改为同义句 ）I missed the early bus, and , I was late for school.六.情景交际（10分）从方框内选择适当的句子补全对话，其中有两项是多余的。A: Hello, Mike! Are you free this evening?B: Yes. (51)A: I hear Jay Chou ' s concert is on at Beijing Concert Hall this evening.B: Really? (52)A: I ' ve got two tick

28、ets for the conce5t3)B: Certainly, I ' d love to. Thanks for your inv54):ion.A: At seven o ' clock. Let ' s go together.C: Great. (55)A: At the gate of Beijing Concert Hall at 6:45.B: All right. See you then.A: See you.A. Would you like to go with me?B. Where and when shall we meet?C. So

29、rry. I don ' t have any time.D. What ' s up?E. What time will it start?F. What ' s the matter with you?G. I'm looking forward to attending it.7 .综合填空(10分)用方框内所给单词的适当形式填空，使短文完整、通顺。butwritecallresultseemwhenuseoldpartmeanHave you ever picked up a pen to write some characters, but you c

30、an ' t remember what they look like?You' renot alone. CCTV-10 started a show (56) Chinese Character Dictation Com-petition (中国汉字听写大会)last year. On the show, only three out of 10 adults correctly wrote bingjiling (ice cream 冰激凌)，and no one could (57) out penti (sneeze喷嚏). According to a surve

31、y, 94.1% of people said they had memory lapses (差错)(58) writing some characters.It (59) that Chinese characters are in danger. Since the digital age began, fewer and fewer people (60)pens and paper. Most people now write Chinese on keyboards using pinyin . As a (61), many people would forget the fea

32、tures of a Chinese character, such as its structure and (62)easily.Chinese characters are one of the w orld ' s (63)written languagesating back (追溯至U )to 1100 BC. It ' s not only a way for us to record things, (64)it' s important to passChinese culture. For example, the character nan (male 男)is made up of two (65), tian (farmland 田)and li (strength 力).We can tell from it that