八年级下期末检测题(英语)

一、 单项填空（本题有20小题，每小题1分，共20分） ( ) 26. It was raining heavily , _____we had to stay at home .

A. so

B. that C. but

D. because

( ) 27. I’m looking forward to _____ you .

A、hear of B、hear from C、hearing of D、hearing from ( ) 28. —The food you cooked is very delicious , I like it very much .—_____ . A. Don’t say that B. Thank you C. You bet

countries .

A. either ; or B. neither ; nor C. not only ; but also D. not ; but

( ) 30. —Do you know ____ kangkang came here ?—Yes , he came here for his lost book . A. what B. when C. why D. how ( ) 31. Adults should _____ teenagers to choose their own clothes . A. make B. hope C. allow D. keep

( ) 32. —I think patients can find doctors easily if the doctors wear uniforms .—______ . A. I agree with you B. That’s OK C. That’s a good idea D. You are so kind ( ) 33. The monkeys in the zoo were so lovely that children couldn’t help _____ with them . A. to play B. play C. played D. playing

( ) 34. —By the way , _____ is it from here ?—It’s about two and a half hours by bike . A. how long B. how far C. how many D. how much ( ) 35. My good friend always gives me ____ when I am in a bad mood .

A. some advices B. many advice C. an advice D. some advice ( ) 36. In the exam , _____ you are , ____ mistakes you’ll make .

A. careful , little B. the more careful , the less C. more careful , the fewer D. the more careful , the fewer ( ) 37. A standard room _____a bathtub ____two people is $ 1000 . A. with , with B. with , for C. for , with D. for , for ( ) 38. _____they look to beat the stronger team !

A. How happily B. What happy C. How happy D. What happily ( ) 39. The game of _____ Olympics will be held in Beijing in 2008 . A. 29th B. the 29th C. 28th D. the 28th ( ) 40. The smiling faces of his children ________the father at last . A. was pleased with B. were pleased with C. pleased D. to please

( ) 41. Fei junlong and Nie haisheng said,” ______we didn’t see the Great Wall, we felt excited when

we passed over China.”

D. You’re welcome

( ) 29. Chinese fashion is different from ______western fashion,_____fashion from that in other Asian

A. Because B. If C. Although D. As ( ) 42. Will you please tell me ______next, Mr Wang?

A. what should we do B. we should do what C. what we should do D. should we do what ( ) 43. We shall go camping if it _________ tomorrow.

A. rains B. will rain C. won’t rain D. doesn’t rain ( ) 44. Tony enjoys ______ music from the Internet.

A. to listen B. listening to C. listening D. listen ( ) 45. Lingling could hardly hear the traffic,_____________?

A. couldn’t she B. can’t she C. could she D. can she 二、完形填空（本题有10小题，每小题1分，共10分）

通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在各小题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳的答案，并将答案的字母编号填写在题前括号内。

Tom is the son of a farm owner . On New Year’s Day when he was 15 , his father 46 him to work on the farm for one year when he was free . Tom was 47 with his father’s idea . “That isn’t my job . I have 48 school work to do . ” Hearing this , his father said , “ I promise (许诺) to give you the best present if you 49 finish one year’s work .” Tom thought for a while and 50 .

Starting one Saturday , the boy got up early and worked 51 until evening , just like any other farmer . Time passed quickly . Tom’s crops (庄稼) grew well . 52 the last day of the year , the father called his son to him , “I’m happy to see that you have worked very hard the whole year , ” said the father . “Now , tell me 53 you want . ”

The boy smiled and showed his father a big piece of bread made from his wheat (小麦) . “I’ve already got the 54 present . No pains , no gains . I think this is what you wanted 55 to know .” His father was quite pleased to hear that .

( ) 46.A、asked B、let C、made D、stopped ( ) 47.A、happy B、unhappy C、excited D、worried ( ) 48.A、much too B、so little C、too much D、a lot ( ) 49.A、shall B、must C、need D、can ( ) 50.A、said B、answered

C、agreed D、began

( ) 51.A、hard B、hardly C、slowly D、difficultly ( ) 52.A、At B、On C、In D、By ( ) 53.A、where B、which C、how D、what ( ) 54.A、least B、worst C、best D、fewest ( ) 55.A、mine

B、I C、my D、me

A

仔细阅读下面的材料，根据阅读内容选择正确答案，并将答案的字母编号填写在题前的括号内。

To become thinner. Mr Smith decided to stop driving his car to work , and he rode a bike instead . 三、阅读理解（本题有15小题，每小题2分，共30分）

Sometimes when all the cars stopped at a red light , he went past them to the front , because his bike was small . He was pleased with this .

Sometimes when the roads were too narrow for cars to move on , he could still go easily . He liked to get away from the noise of the busy streets .

Yesterday , as he stopped at a red light , a man came up behind him on another bike . He looked at Mr Smith , “Did the police take your driving licence away , too ? ” he asked .

( ) 56. Mr Smith began riding a bike to work instead of driving a car because _____ . A、his car was broken C、he wanted to become thinner A、宽广的 B、狭窄的

B、the police took away his drving licence D、his son wanted to drive his car C、嘈杂的 D、平坦的

( ) 57. What does the underlined word “narrow ” mean in the passage ?

( ) 58. According to this passage , if you don’t have a _____ , you mustn’t drive a car . A、car B、bike C、licence D、driver ( ) 59. Which of the following is NOT wrong according to this passage ? A、Mr Smith’s car was broken

B、The police took away Mr Smith’s driving licence

C、The man who came up behind him on another bike was one of his friends . D、Riding a bike can help a person to become thinner . ( ) 60. What happened to the man who came up to Mr Smith ? A、Someone stole his driving licence C、He became thinner by riding a bike

B、He met Mrs Smith

D、The police took away his driving licence

B

仔细阅读下面的材料，根据阅读内容选择正确答案，并将答案的字母编号填写在题前的括号内。

This year , Sichuan schools decide to start morning classes an hour later . This will help students feel less tired . And most junior high schools will begin the first class at about 8:30 am .

The students are happy about the change .

Liu Ming told us that his class were excited by the news on the first day of school . “Great ! From now on we students at Chengdu No . 4 Middle School don’t have to get up so early !” Liu said that he used to get up at 6:40 am . Now he can get up at 7:45 am because class doesn’t start until 8:40 am .

Wu Hongli feels the same . She said the new timetable (时间表) was good for her health . “I used to get up at 6:30 am . I had to drink coffee every night , or I would feel too sleepy to finish my homework , ” said Wu . “Now I can finish it without coffee . Because I can sleep a little longer .”

Many teachers say the change will help students learn better . “Students used to doze (瞌睡) for the first two classes in the morning , ” said Huang Shan , an English teacher at Chengdu No . 12 Middle School . “But now they are active in class and learn much better than before .”

But some parents are worried that more sleep will mean less learning . There used to be five classes in the morning . Now there are only four .

In fact , every coin has two sides . So does the change in the school timetable .

( ) 61. This year , most Sichuan junior high schools will start the first class ______.

A、at about 8:30 am B、at about 7:40 am C、at about 7:30 am D、at about 6:40 am ( ) 62. Hearing the news , the students at Chengdu No . 4 Middle School felt ______ . A、worried B、sad A、Five A、Some parents

C、excited C、Three C、Wu Hongli

D、angry D、Two D、Huang Shan

( ) 63. How many classes are there in the morning in Chengdu schools now ?

B、Four B、Liu Ming

( ) 64. _____ used to drink coffee at night in order to finish homework . ( ) 65. Which is right according to the text ?

A、The students in Chengdu No . 12 Middle School used to doze for the first two classes in the morning . B、All the parents say the change will help students learn better . C、The students will have to get up one hour earlier than before . D、Many teachers are worried that more sleep will mean less learning .

C

配对阅读。请将下列简要人物档案与人物介绍相匹配，并将答案的字母编号填写在提前的括号内。 ( ) 66. Name: Liu Xiang Birthday: July 13, 1983 From: Shanghai Hobbies: singing, playing computer games

( ) 68. Name: Samuel Birthday: August 12, 1998 From: America riding bikes

( ) 70. Name: Li lianjie Birthday: April 26, 1963 From: Beijing Hobbies: wushu, playing badminton, etc.

A. He is a famous actor. His hobbies are wushu, playing badminton and so on. He has been acting since 1982. when he first acted in Shaolin Temple. B. She is a singer. She became interested in music when she was a little girl. In 2005, she took part in the ( ) 69. Name: Zhou Bichang Birthday: July 26, 1985 From: Changsha ( ) 67. Name: Yao Ming Birthday: September 12, 1980 From: Shanghai Hobbies: playing computer games, listening to music Hobbies: playing football, drawing, playing the piano, Hobbies: music, playing basketball, Super Girl Contest. As a singer, besides music , she also likes playing basketball. C. He is from America. He has been in China for five years. His hobbies are playing football, drawing, playing the piano and riding bikes. D. He is a famous basketball star. He is from Shanghai, but he lives in the USA now. He has been playing for the Houston Rockets for several years. He likes playing computer games and listening to music. E. He is a famous sports star in the world. He is from Shanghai. He is a professional hurdle runner. He won the first prize in the 110-metre hurdles at the 2004 Olympic Games. His hobbies are singing and playing computer games. 四、短文选词填空（共10小题，计10分）

But、become、go、and、wok、meet、wake、watch、copy、wear、lie、do

Mr Beckman 71 in a company for nearly twenty years. His job is 72 all the documents the manger writes. His office is on the first floor and the light in it is always poor unless it’s fine. So his sight 73 shorter several years ago. He has to wear a pair of glasses when he’s working. Of course, it brought him a lot of trouble. He can’t see anything clearly without glasses. Sometimes he can’t recognize his wife when they 74 with each other in the street.

The man looked tired this evening. After supper he 75 to bed while his family 76 TV. Mrs. Beckman didn’t turn off the television until the interesting TV play was over. She came into their bedroom in the dark at half past ten. As soon as she 77__ down, there was a great noise under the bed. She understood a mouse came in again. She jumped off and had to turn on the light and tried to beat it with a stick. She made some noise and it made her husband 78 up.

“You have never worn glasses when you were sleeping before,” the woman said in surprise. “But why___you ____79_ them this time?”

“Well,dear,” said the man. “I had a lot of dreams last night. I saw my late parents, but I couldn’t see them clearly. So I have 80 so!” 五.任务型阅读（共5小题，10分）

Fred,a young man of twenty-five, was an able worker. He worked in this factory since he finished middle school six years ago. (3)At first he spent much time in studying all machines in his workplace and learned to repair them. His boss Mr dick liked the clever young man and paid him more than any other worker.

Four years later the young man got into the habit of (养成……习惯)drinking and was often drink. He couldn’t go to work on time and didn’t work so hard as before. Sometimes he slept when he was on duty. It made Mr Dick angry and told him not to drink. He agreed but soon forgot it. His friend Henry often helped him and tried to stop him drinking, but he failed. And one afternoon something was wrong with an expensive machine. The workplace had to

stop working. Fred was found in a bar(酒吧)but he was drunk. He broke the machine when repairing it. Henry had to take him home. The next morning, as soon as he got up, the telephone rang and Henry said,“Two pieces of news for you, Fred. One piece is good and the other is bad.”

“Tell me the good one first, please,”said Fred. “(4)You’ll be given double pay next month.” “Oh, wonderful!” called out Fred. “Mr Dick told me to take your place.” 任务一：根据短文内容回答下面的问题。

1.Why did Mr Dick pay Fred more than any other worker?

_____________________________________________________________________ 2.Why was Mr Dick angry with Fred later?

_____________________________________________________________________ 任务二：将文中的划线句子翻译成汉语

3.___________________________________________________________________ 4.___________________________________________________________________ 任务三：What’s the main idea of this passage?

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六，书面表达（本题20分）

假如你是某电视台人力资源部负责招聘的经理，最近电视台需要招聘一名记者，昨天你面试了两个女孩。请你根据以下提示写一篇70词左右的短文。 1.她们两个的名字是Lily和Linda。

2.她们都是勤奋的好学生，成绩优异，但你发现了一些细节，这些细节表明Lily是更适合的人选。细节可以自由发挥，如对所有的人都微笑或随手关门等。

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