八年级上册英语期末考试题(带答案).doc

2017年八年级上册英语期末考试题（带答案）
一、选择题（共30小题，每小题1分，满分30分）
（   ）1. ― Why don’t you want to live in a big city?
　　　 ― Because the traffic there is much _______ than that in a small town.
　　A. bad　　　　B. worse　　　C. worst　　　D.bader
（   ）2. ― When was he born?
　　　 ― He was born ________ September 10, 1987.
　　A. at　　　　B. in　　　　　C. on         D.for
（   ）3. Look! The fourth falls down，but he gets up quickly and _____ running.
　　A. goes on　　　B. holds on　　　 C. turns on         D.make on
（   ）4. ― Happy birthday to you, Elsa!
　　　 ―__________.
　　A. The same to you　　             　　B. Thank you all the same
　　C. Thank you so much                   D.Sorry
（   ）5. ― Do you want to be a businessman when you ________?
　　　 ― I don’t think so. It’s too hard and busy.
　　A. grow up　　　B. come up　　　C. get up        D.make up
（   ）6. ― Are you free today?
　　　 ― No. I have ______ work to do today than yesterday.
　　A. many　　　 B. much　　　C. more        D.most
（   ）7. The teacher often tells us to keep windows ________ after class.
　　A. open　　　B. opened　　　C. opening      D.to open
（   ）8. I couldn’t find my dictionary. Who________ it away?
　　A. got　　　B. brought　　　C. took      D.kept
（   ）9. ― How was your school trip?
　　　 ― It was exciting. I ________ my uncle’s house. He ________ in a beautiful village.
　　A. visited；lives　　B. visit；lived　　　C. visited；lived    D. visits；lived
（   ）10. ― What are you going to do this year?
　　　　― Well. I’m going to take acting lessons.
　　　　― ________ interesting. I’m going to get a part-time job.
　　A. Sound like　　　B. Sounds like 　　　C. Sounds         D. Sound likes
（   ）11. ― ________ did you learn Spanish?
　　　　― For nearly four years.
　　A. When　　　B. How long　　　 C. How          D.How ofen
（   ）12. ― Which clothes store is ________, Bill’s or Jason’s?
　　　　― Bill’s. But Green’s is the ________ in the town.
　　A. cheaper；cheapest　　               　B. cheapest；cheapest　　　　 
　　C. cheapest；cheaper                     D. cheaper；cheaper
（   ）13. Henry is good at ________ basketball. He wants ________ a professional basketball 
　　　　player in the future.
　　A. playing；to be　　　　　　    B. play；to be　　　　　　　 
　　C. playing；be                  D .play;  be
（   ）14. ― Where is Peter?
　　　　― He ________ with Mr. Smith. What’s up? 
　　A. talks　　　　B. is talking　　　　C. talked             D.was talk
（   ）15. ― _______?
　　　　― She’s very kind.
　　A. What does your little sister look like?    　　B. What’s your little sister like?
　　C. How is your little sister?                  D. How does your little sister look like?
（   ）16. The 2008 Olympic Games will start ___________August 8, 2008.
　　A. on　　　 B. in 　　　C. for　　　 D. at
（   ）17. — __________ do you exercise every day? 
　　　　— More than an hour.
　　A. How often 　　　B. How long　　　 C. How much　　　 D. How many
（   ）18. — I’m very thirsty. 
　　　　— Maybe you should ____________.
　　A. lie down 　　　B. have a rest   　　C. drink some water 　　　D. see a dentist
（   ）19. — Could I go to the movie this weekend, Dad?
　　  　— Yes, you _____ . But you have to come back before nine.
　　A. would 　　　B. could　　　 C. can 　　　D. must
（   ）20. It usually _________me about fifteen minutes to go to school by bus.
　　A. spends 　　　B. needs　　　 C. gets 　　　D. takes
（   ）21. Please ________ the TV, I want to watch a football match.
　　A. turn up 　　　B. turn down　　　 C. turn on 　　　D. turn off 
（   ）22. — Were there any dolphins in the aquarium? 
　　　　— ___________. We didn’t see any in it.
　　A. Yes, there were 　　　　　　B. No, there weren’t 
　　C. Yes, there are　　　　　　　D. No, there aren’t
（   ）23. Shirley Temple(秀兰·邓波儿)became a movie star ________ she was three years old.
　　A. when 　　　B. if　　　 C. because　　　 D. until
（   ）24. Money is important in our life, but it isn’t ________ to us.
　　A. anything 　　　B. something 　　　C. nothing　　　 D. everything 
（   ）25. Tina always makes us laugh, so she is much_________than her sister.
　　A. quieter　　　 B. healthier　　　 C. funnier 　　　D. taller
（   ）26. — What did you do in the school talent show, Mike?
　　　　— I ______________ without music.
　　A. dance 　　　B. danced 　　　C. will dance　　　 D. am dancing
（   ）27. — Would you like to come to my party?
　　　　— I’d love to, _______ I’m too busy.
　　A. and　　　 B. but　　　 C. so　　　 D. or
（   ）28. — _________ nice the music sounds!
　　　　— It does! The beautiful music will make you feel relaxed. 
　　A. How　　　 B. How a 　　　C. What　　　 D. What a
（   ）29. — Look at the picture. What are they making? 
　　　　— They’re making ___________.
　　A. fruit salad 　　　B. milk shake  　　C. popcorn 　　　D. chicken sandwich 
（   ）30. — We are going to Yandang Mountains tomorrow. 
　　　　— _____________.
　　A. It doesn’t matter　　　　   B. Sorry to hear that 
　　C. You’re welcome 　　　　　D. Have a great time
三、完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）
A
　　One day, a boy had a fight with one of his classmates. Then he went to his 　31　and told him his story angrily. “He is really bad,” the boy said, “and I 　32　him.”
　　The grandfather said, “　33　me tell you a story. When I was a boy, I too, sometimes hated others for what they did...” 
　　As the boy 　34　carefully, the grandfather went on, “There are always two tigers inside my heart. One is 　35　and kind. He gets on well 　36　everything around him. But 　37　is bad and unfriendly. Even the smallest thing will make him angry. He fights with everyone all the time, and for no reason. He can’t think carefully 　38　he always hates others. It is difficult to live with these two tigers inside my heart. They both try to control（控制）me. ”
　　The boy looked into his grandfather’s 　39　and asked, “　40　tiger always controls you, Grandfather?”
　　The old man said slowly and seriously, “The one that I feed. I always feed the good and kind tiger, so I never hate others and seldom（很少）get angry now. ”
（　）31. A. mother 　　　B. father 　　　C. teacher　　　 D. grandfather
（　）32. A. love　　　　 B. hate　　　　 C. know　　　　　D. enjoy 
（　）33. A. Make 　　　　B. Help 　　　　C. Let　　　　　 D. Ask 
（　）34. A. saw　　　　　B. felt　　　　 C. talked　　　　D. listened 
（　）35. A. good　　　　 B. bad　　　　　C. lazy　　　　　D. quiet 
（　）36. A. at　　　　　 B. on　　　　　 C. with　　　　　D. about 
（　）37. A. other　　　　B. others　　　 C. another　　　 D. the other 
（　）38. A. because　　　B. though　　　 C. before　　　　D. but 
（　）39. A. eyes　　　　 B. ears　　　　 C. nose　　　　　D. mouth 
（　）40. A. Who　　　　　B. Which　　　　C. Where　　　　 D. When
B
Father: For the last time, you cannot have your ears pierced. I don’t want to talk about 
　　　　　　it 　41　.
　　Son: 　 But, Dad, all the other guys (哥们儿)…
　　Father: I don’t care about “all the other guys.” I don’t care 　42　 they do or don’t 
　　　　　　do. That’s up to them and their 　43　. I care about you. And you cannot have 
　　　　　　your ears pierced (make a hole in one’s ear), and that’s 　44　. The subject is 
　　　　　　closed.Now go do your homework.
　　Son: 　 But, Dad, I just want to have 　45　 ear pierced. 
　　Father: That’s the most ridiculous thing I have ever heard of! Piercing just 　46　! 
　　　　　　That’s crazy! People will 　47　 you’re crazy! I think you’ve lost your mind.
　　Son: 　 It’s not crazy. It’s the style(风格), Dad. All the guys have just one ear
　　　　　　pierced.
　　　　　　That’s the 　48　 it’s done. It’s cool, Dad. Sometimes they have three or four
　　　　　　holes in one ear ―　49　 in just one ear. It looks great! I want to be in style. 
　　　　　　I want to be like the other guys.
　　Father: Stop here. Just 　50　 it ― and go do your homework. If you spent as much time 
　　　　　　thinking about math as you do about earrings, you would be at the top of your
　　　　　　class.
（　）41. A. at all　　　　 B. much further　　 C. any more　　　D. too much
（　）42. A. what　　　　　 B. which　　　　　　C. how　　　　　 D. why
（　）43. A. friends　　　　B. teachers　　　　 C. families　　　D. parents
（　）44. A. you　　　　　　B. them　　　　　　 C. him　　　　 　D. it
（　）45. A. an　　　　　 　B. one　　　　　　　C. the　　　　　 D. my
（　）46. A. one ear　　　　B. one hole　　　　 C. two ears　　　D. two holes
（　）47. A. speak　　　　　B. talk　　　　　　 C. say　　　　　 D. tell
（　）48. A. way　　　　　　B. road　　　　　　 C. style　　　　 D. kind
（　）49. A. and　　　　　　B. but　　　　　　　C. or　　　　　　D. so
（　）50. A. do　　　　　 　B. remember　　　 　C. forget　　　　D. leave
三、阅读理解 （共25小题，每小题2分，满分50）
A

Mike’s plan for next week
Mary’s plan for next week
Monday
Study group meeting 3:00 p.m.
Go to the cinema with Alice 7:00 p.m.
Tuesday
Basketball match 4:30 p.m.
See a doctor 11:00 a.m.
Wednesday
Go to see some friends 2:00 p.m.
Study for an exam --- evening
Thursday
Art class 7:30-8:30 p.m.
Concert 8:30 p.m.
Friday
volunteer（志愿者）work at student center 2:00-4:00 p.m.
Help Uncle Smith in the restaurant --- afternoon
Saturday
Shopping 10:00 a.m.
Art class 7:00-8:00 p.m.
Sunday
Basketball team party 8:00 p.m.
Supper with Ann 7:30 p.m.
（   ）51. Mary is going to the cinema at seven on ________________.
　　A. Monday evening 　　　B. Wednesday evening 
　　C. Friday evening 　　　D. Sunday evening
（   ）52. On Wednesday afternoon Mike is going to ___________
　　A. enjoy the concert　　　　　　B. see some friends 
　　C. see a doctor 　　　　　　　　D. have an art class 
（   ）53. Mary is going to ______________ on Wednesday evening.
　　A. have supper with Ann　　　　　 B. have a basketball party
　　C. study for an exam　　　　　　　D. watch a basketball match 
（   ）54. Mike’s basketball team party starts at __________on Sunday 
　　A. 7:30 p.m. 　　　B. 8:00 p.m.　　　 C. 8:30 p.m.　　　 D. 9:00 p.m.
（   ）55. From Mike’s and Mary’s plans we know that they both like ________. 
　　A. shopping 　　　B. concerts　　　 C. art　　　 D. music
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　B
　　Almost everyone likes to eat apples. Apples trees grow in nearly every part of the world. The United States produces (出产) more apples than any other country except(除……外) France. The states of Washington and New York grow the most apples.
　　Apples are red, yellow or green. They are very popular in the United States. Many people like to carry apples to work or to school to eat with their lunches. Most American people are often too busy or too tired to cook dinner, so they often have their dinners very simply(简单地). Apple juice is also a popular drink and apple pie is the favorite dessert for many Americans. 
　　The state of Washington is proud（骄傲）of its apples. The trees there produce about five billion apples every year—nearly one apple for every man, woman and child in the whole world. 
（   ）56. Almost everyone likes to eat _______________.

　　　　A.　　　　　　　　 B. 　　　　　　　C.　　　　　　　　 D.
（   ）57. ____________ produces the most apples in the world.
　　A. The United States 　　　B. Canada　　　 C. China 　　　D. France
（   ）58. Many Americans like to eat apples during lunch because they__________ at noon.
　　A. eat nothing but apples 　　　B. feel it better to eat apples
　　C. always eat simple food 　　　D. can get apples easily
（   ）59. “The trees there produce about five billion apples every year.” One billion is_____.
　　A. 100,000 　　　B. 1,000,000 　　　C. 10,000,000　　　 D. 1,000,000,000 
（   ）60. The state of Washington is proud of its apples because they think_____________.
　　A. everyone in the world can share (分享) their happiness
　　B. they can produce as many apples as people all over the world
　　C. their apples are better than any of the other fruits
　　D. their apple trees are the best in the world 
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C
　　Mr. and Mrs. White had two sons and three daughters. One Sunday Mrs. White said to her husband，“The children don’t have any lessons today，and you’re free too. There’s a new funfair(游乐场) in the park. Let’s all go there to play.”
　　Her husband said, “1 want to finish some work today.” “Oh, forget it. Go there and make our children happy. That’s the most important work” Mrs. White said.
　　So Mr. and Mrs. White took their children to the funfair. Mr. White was forty-five years old, but he enjoyed the funfair more than his children. He hurried from one thing to another, and ate lots of sweets. One of the children said to her mother, “Dad is just like a small child, isn’t he, Mom?” Mrs. White didn’t want to follow her husband around any more at that time and answered, “He is even worse than a small child, Mary, because he might spend more money than a small child.”
（   ）61. There were ________ children in the White family.
　　A. two　　　 B. three 　　　C. four　　　 D. five
（   ）62. One Sunday，Mr. and Mrs. White wanted to go to _______ with their children.
　　A. school 　　　B. work 　　　C. a funfair　　　 D. a shop
（   ）63. Mrs. White thought the most important work that day was to _______. 
　　A. make their children happy 　　　B. let Mr. White finish his work
　　C. spend more money playing　　　　D. make Mr. White follow her
（   ）64. From the story we know Mrs. White_______ when Mary asked her the question.
　　A. was still excited to play 　　　　　　B. was a little angry with Mr. White
　　C. looked for Mr. White everywhere 　　　D. ate a lot of sweets
（   ）65. Of all he family members, _________ enjoyed playing there most that Sunday.
　　A. Mr. White 　　　B. Mrs. White　　　 C. Mary 　　　D. the boys
D
　　My name is Sarah. I like animals very much. When I left school at eighteen, I got a job at a zoo as a student keeper. Now，five years later, things have changed --- I have passed my exams and I am a full animal keeper.
　　The money is not good. I only get￡9,000 a year. You have to be outside in rain and snow, which is hard work, and you get very dirty. But this doesn’t matter to me because animals are the most important thing in my life!
　　There are a hundred monkeys and fifty deer in my part of the zoo and I give them their food and clean their houses. I also need to watch them carefully to be sure that they are all well. In fact rhinos（犀牛）are my favourite animals and so last year I went to Africa（非洲）with a workmate for a month to study them.
　　The zoo is open every day and I work five different days each week. I live in a small flat (公寓) twenty minutes away and I get up at ten to seven and start work at eight. The first thing I do when I get home at quarter past five is to take a shower!
（   ）66. Sarah left school ____________.
　　A. eighteen years ago　　　　　 
　　B. nine years ago 　　　 
　　C. five years ago

（   ）67. How does Sarah feel about working in bad weather?
　　A. She hates getting dirty.　　 　　 
　　B. She doesn’t mind it.　 
　　C. She likes the snow.
（   ）68. The animals Sarah like best are the ____________.
　　A. monkeys　　　　　　　　　 
　　B. deer　　　　　　　　 
　　C. rhinos
（   ）69. The zoo is open ____________.
　　A. seven days a week　　　　 
　　B. only five days a week
　　C. on different days every week
（   ）70. Sarah arrives at her flat in the evening at ____________.
　　A. twenty past five　　　　　　 
　　B. five fifteen　　　　　
　　C. ten to seven 
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　E 
　　One of the best-known American writers is Samuel Clemens, whose pen name is Mark Twain. Born in 1835, Clemens grew up in the Mississippi River town of Hannibal, Missouri. As did many other young people of his day, Clemens dreamed of traveling on riverboats and of someday becoming a riverboat pilot. He used his memories(记忆) of the life of a river town in h