八年级英语下册期末检测题.doc

期末检测题
(时间：90分钟；满分：120分)
一、听力部分（每小题1分，满分20分）
第一部分 听对话，回答问题
本部分共有10个小题，每小题你将听到一段对话，每段对话读两遍。在听每段对话前，你将有5秒钟的时间阅读题目；听完后，你仍有5秒钟的答题时间。
1. What are they talking about?
A. They are talking about “yesterday”.
B. They are talking about the weather.
C. They are talking about the school.
2. What kind of clothes does the girl like to wear?
A. A blouse. B. A sweater.
C. A skirt.
3. What’s the population?
A. It’s about 266,548,000.
B. It’s about 256,458,000.
C. It’s about 266,458,000.
4. Where are they talking?
A. At school. B. In a library.
C. At home.
5. What does the sign tell people to do?
A. It tells people not to stop walking.
B. It tells people to walk on.
C. It tells people to stop walking.
6. Where is Tom now?
A. In hospital. B. At home.
C. At school.
7. What is the box like?
A. It’s small and light.
B. It’s big and heavy.
C. It’s big and light.
8. Who will repair the bike?
A. Li Ping. B. Li Ming.
C. Mary.
9. What does the boy mean?
A. He hasn’t read the story. B. He doesn’t like the story at all.
C. He knows something about the story.
10. How does Tom’s father go to work?
A. Tom’s father goes to work by car. B. Tom’s father goes to work on foot.
C. Tom’s father goes to work by bike.
第二部分 听短文，回答问题
你将听到两篇短文，各听两遍。听每篇短文前，你将有时间阅读相关小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，每小题你仍有5秒钟的答题时间。
听第一篇短文，回答第11~15小题。
11. When did this story happen?
A. One month after Christmas Day. B. Two days after Christmas Day.
C. A few days before Christmas Day.
12. What did the people do?
A. They had a party.
B. Everyone went home after the office closed.
C. Nobody stayed in the office.
13. Where did James live?
A. Quite near. B. Far away.
C. Next to the office.
14. What did James do every few minutes?
A. He looked at his watch. B. He ate and drank.
C. He danced and sang songs.
15. Did James’ friends want him to leave?
A. Yes. B. Maybe.
C. No.
听第二篇短文，回答第16~20小题。
16. How old is Wang Mei?
A. 12 years old. B. 13 years old.
C. 14 years old.
17. What is Wang Mei’s English name?
A. Kitty. B. Alice.
C. Andy.
18. Where does Wang Mei live?
A. In Shanghai. B. In Tianjin.
C. In Beijing.
19. Which subject does her cousin like?
A. English. B. Chinese.
C. Maths.
20. What team is her cousin in?
A. The basketball team. B. The volleyball team.
C. The football team.
二、单项填空（每小题1分，满分15分）
21. Although it was raining this morning, she got to school time.
A. by B. from
C. on D. at
22. It was raining hard, they had to put off the football match.
A. however B. and
C. so D. but
23. —Sorry, Mrs Wang. I have my homework at home.
—That’s OK. But don’t forget to take it to school tomorrow.
A. forgotten B. left
C. put D. kept

24. We are all our motherland.
A. pride in B. pride of
C. proud in D. proud of
25. I think important to learn English well.
A. this B. that
C. it D. what
26. —How do you like this dress?
—It’s beautiful, and it fits me well. _______ I like it very much.
A. Or B. So
C. But D. Since
27. I don’t know a show. Can you tell me?
A. how organize B. what organize
C. what to organize D. how to organize
28. — go to the theatre together with me?
—Good idea.
A. How about B. Why do you
C. Why not D. What about
29. Simon lived in Beijing _________the years 2002-2004．
A. during B. between
C. in D. at
30. Mr Brown told us an interesting story yesterday. It made all of us .
A. laugh B. to laugh
C. laughed D. laughing
31. The teacher _________the exam papers.
A. gave up B. gave back
C. gave in D. gave out
32. _________said that some foreigners will come to our school.
A. They are B. This is
C. That is D. It is
33. Mr Wang would like me _________my classmates a talk.
A. give B. to give
C. giving D. gives
34. To help patients and save their lives _________a doctor’s duty.
A. is B. am
C. are D. be
35. This time I came back _________to see my family, _________my little daughter who would
take the entrance examination soon.
A. specially; specially B. especially; especially
C. especially; specially D. specially; especially
三、完形填空（每小题1分，满分15分）
Now computers are very 36 among young people. Last week, we asked thirty young people 37 fourteen and eighteen. We asked how much 38 they usually spent on their computers in a week, but we 39 most interested in 40 they used their computers for.
The usual time spent on a computer in a week was about twelve hours, with 41 user about thirty-two hours, and the lowest user only five hours.
All the children said they usually used computers 42 . Fourteen children told us they did some word processing (文字处理) 43 . Only two of them said computers 44 their lessons, and eight children told us they kept addresses and phone numbers in their computers or used 45 to write diaries. Only three children said they were learning to make computer programs and nobody looked up databases (数据库). None of them used computers for any 46 use.
The 47 show that computer use is quite high among young people of 14-18 years old. They also show quite clearly that computers 48 by most young people as little more than game machines. 49 , though computers are common in the homes of young people, they have not yet become 50 in everyday life.
36. A. common B. cheap
C. easy D. difficult
37. A. among B. between
C. from D. about
38. A. hours B. money
C. time D. /
39. A. is B. was
C. are D. were
40. A. what B. why
C. how D. whether
41. A. high B. higher
C. highest D. the highest
42. A. to read B. reading
C. to play games D. playing games
43. A. at times B. as usual
C. in the end D. all the time
44. A. found out B. worked at
C. helped with D. looked over
45. A. theirs B. them
C. its D. it
46. A. another B. other
C. the other D. others
47. A. ways B. questions
C. reports D. results
48. A. are seen B. have seen
C. will be seen D. see
49. A. More or less B. From now on
C. By the way D. It seems to us that
50. A. wonderful B. popular
C. useful D. expensive
四、阅读理解（每小题2分，满分30分）
A
We know good manners are important. Today I am going to tell you something about manners in different countries. I think you have already known that people in different countries usually have different ways of doing things. Something that is rude in one country may be quite polite in another. For example, in Britain you mustn’t lift your bowl to your mouth when you are having liquid food, such as porridge. That is considered bad manners in Britain. But in Japan you needn’t worry about making a noise when you drink something. It shows that you are enjoying it. In Britain we try not to put our hands on the table at all during a meal. In Mexico, however, guests are expected to keep their hands on the table throughout a meal. In Arabic countries you mustn’t eat with your left hand. This is considered to be very impolite. So what should you do if you visit a foreign country? Well, you needn’t worry. You can ask the native people there to help you and you can just watch carefully and try to do what they do.
51. In Arabic countries you must be careful with your .
A. feet B. mouth
C. hands D. eyes
52. In Britain we try not to put our hands during a meal.
A. on the desk B. in the bed
C. on the table D. on the chair
53. Which of the following is TRUE?
A. In different countries, the manners are the same.
B. Different countries have different manners.
C. Good manners are not important.
D. Good manners are very impolite.
54. What’s the meaning of the underlined word “throughout”？
A. 穿过 B. 经过
C. 通过 D. 贯穿
55. The main idea of this passage is .
A. manners B. habits
C. traffic D. travel
B
The Internet can show you lots of jobs all over the world. If you want to find a job on the Internet, use the words “job search” or “employment（职业）” to find the websites you need. Type in what you want and where you want to work. In a few seconds, a list of jobs will appear on the screen. You can also type in the name of a company to learn about jobs there. Many websites list full-time and summer jobs.
Job search websites can help you in other ways, too. They show you how to write a good resume（履历）and how to get ready for an interview（面试）. They also tell you what to say to an interviewer on the telephone. Some websites give you interview conversations to practice. One website even has a dictionary of interview words. A good employment website can be a big help in your job search.
Good luck with your job-hunting.
56. What should you do first if you want to find a job on the Internet?
A. Type in “job search” or “employment” to find the websites.
B. Write a good resume.
C. Get ready for an interview.
D. Get an English dictionary.
57. Some employment websites tell you how to have a job interview .
A. face to face B. in an e-mail
C. in a letter D. on the telephone
58. From the passage, we know that .
A. you can’t look for a summer job on the Internet
B. some websites show you how to write a resume
C. if you type in the name of a company, you will get a job there easily
D. the Internet can only show you a list of jobs of your own country
59. The underlined word “job-hunting” means .
A. searching for a job B. giving a job
C. doing a job D. changing a job
60. What’s the main idea of the passage?
A. The Internet lists a large number of companies.
B. You can find many websites on the Internet.
C. It’s about how you can use the Internet to find a job.
D. There are different ways for you to look for jobs.
C
Jack is a twenty-year-old young man. Two years ago，when he finished high school，he found a job in a shop. Usually he works until ten o’clock in the evening. He is very tired when he gets home. After a quick supper, he goes to bed quietly and soon falls asleep. His grandma who lives downstairs is satisfied with him.
One day, on his way home, he met Mary. They were both happy. He asked the girl to his house, and she agreed happily. He bought some fruit and drinks for her. And they talked about their school, teachers, classmates and their future. They talked for a long time.
“Have a look at your watch, please,” said the girl. “What time is it now?”
“Sorry, something is wrong with my watch,” said Jack. “Where’s yours?”
“I left it at home.”
Jack thought for a moment and found a way. He began to stamp his foot on the floor, “Bang! Bang! Bang!”
The sound woke his grandma up. The old woman shouted downstairs, “It’s twelve o’clock in the night, Jack. Why are you still jumping upstairs?”
61. Jack was when he finished high school.
A. twelve B. sixteen
C. eighteen D. twenty
62. The old woman is satisfied with Jack because .
A. he’s her grandson B. he’s clever
C. he gets home early D. he can keep quiet
63. From the story, we can know that Mary is Jack’s .
A. classmate B. colleague (同事)
C. wife D. mother
64. The underlined word “stamp” in the story means in Chinese.
A. 邮票 B. 跺脚
C. 贴邮票 D. 走路
65. Jack stamped his foot on the floor in order .
A. to wake his grandma up
B. to make his grandma angry
C. to make Mary happy
D. that his grandma was going to tell him the time
五、填空（每小题1分，满分10分）
A.根据句意、首字母或汉语意思完成单词。
66. The students are organizing a c show to raise money.
67. Project Hope helps schools and students in p areas.
68. His grandfather didn’t have the money for m treatment at that time.
69. We’d better try our best to (改善) our environment.
70. The weather suddenly became very cold, so there were many (病人) in the hospital.
B.用所给词的适当形式填空。
71. I think (educate) is very important.
72. They should go to school instead of (work) to support their family.
73. The parents want their children to be (health).
74. They raise money by (sell) Christmas cards.
75. Thank you very much for (help) me a lot.
六、句型转换（每小题1分，满分5分）
76. My computer is broken. (改为同义句)
with my computer.
77. I hope that I can see the charity show. (改为同义句)
I hope the charity show.
78. On the plane, volunteer doctors performed operations. (改为被动语态)
Operations volunteer doctors on the plane.
79. My aunt gave me a teddy bear for my birthday. (改为被动语态)
A teddy bea