2014-2015八年级上期末英语试题

八年级上学期期末考试英语试题第I卷（共75分）二、单项选择（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）从下列各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

21. Mina hopes that she will have ____ chance to go to _____ colleage.A. a, aB. a, theC. a, 不填D. the，the22. While the lights ______ to red, a car sudenly appeared.A. is changingB. were changingC. changesD. changed23. Bring your camera _____ you can take photos of the autumn trees.A. soB. butC. whenD. if24. —I don’t like showers or windy weather.—__________A. Sounds great!B. Bad luck!C. Me too.D. Me neither.25. — ________ is the population of your city?—About two million.A. HowB. WhatC. How manyD. How much26. It took me two weeks reading the novels by Guo Jingming.A. finishB. to finishC. finishesD. finishing27. —Does the soup nice?—Yes. It’s hot, but really delicious.A. soundB. feelC. lookD. taste28. —Mum, must I stay there the whole day?—No, you .You come back after lunch, if you like.A. mustn’t; canB. needn’t; mustC. needn’t; mayD. can’t; must29. Please choose carefully the places during the holiday.A. to visitB. visitingC. visitsD. visited30. —I am very sorry to be late.—__________A. What a surprise!B. No idea.C. Are you joking?D. Never mind.三、完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

A 10-year-old British girl saved 100 other tourists in 2004 by 31 them that a tsunami（海啸）, a huge ocean wave, was on its 32was happening 3334was on the beach and the water started to go 35 ,” Tilly Smith told the reporter 36 the newspaper. “There were bubbles” she said.Tilly’s mother and the hotel workers acted 37 . They cleared people from the beach just minutes 38Tilly’s Kearney, 39 his student. “Tilly is a very bright, clear-headed girl. It is very 40 class were learning about this kind of tsunami just two weeks before Christmas,” he told the newspaper.31. A. asking B. warning C. cheering D. advising32. A. road B. mind C. way D. place33. A. because B. when C. although D. so34. A.days B. hours C. months D.weeks35. A. funny B. quiet C. lovely D. bad36. A. for B. from C. with D. to37. A. carefully B. happily C. quietly D.quickly38. A. after B. while C.before D. if39. A. was worried about B.was proud of C. was angry with D. was interested in40. A. lucky B. strange C. difficult D. comfotbale四、阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

AMy name is Maria. I’m 13. I live in New York City. I often go to school by bike. Riding a bike is good exercise for me. I like watching NBA matches on TV very much. I watch them every week. It’s real fun for me. I like pop music a lot, too. My favorite singing star is Michael Jackson. At school, music is my favorite subject. I have a good voice and I play the violin well. I have a dream of being a singer like Madonna.I’m Linda. I’m 12. I live in Los Angeles. I like playing football an d basketball. I play football or basketball every day with my friends after school. I like animals and I also like animal stamps. I have panda stamps from my pen pal. They are very good. On weekends I often go to the mountains to paint pictures. I have painted some very nice pictures. Painting is my life, so I want to be a painter when I grow up.I’m Sophia. My home is in Washington D.C. I like reading and watching programs about travel and history. I often stay at home reading on weekends. At school, I like French very much and I’m good at it. I’d like to be a guide. I can go around the world and meet a lot of people. That would be great fun.41. Maria goes to school _________.A. on footB. by bikeC. by busD. by car42. Linda wants to be _________ when she grows up.A. a singerB. a guideC. a painterD. a player43. _________ likes animal stamps very much.A. MariaB. SophiaC. LindaD. Linda’s pen pal44. Sophia is good at ________ at school.A. FrenchB. historyC. musicD. English45. Which is NOT true according to the passage?A. Maria lives in New York City.B. Linda likes ball games very much.C. Sophia often reads at home.D. Sophia can play the violin well.BEvery year several thousand people die in the car accidents in Great Britain. And between one and two hundred thousand people are hurt.There are rules to make the roads safe, but people do not always obey (遵守) the rules. They are careless. If everybody obeys the rules, the road will be much safer. How can we make the roads safer?Remember this rule. In Great Britain traffic keeps to the left. Cars, buses and bikes must all keep to the left side of the road. In most other countries traffic keeps to the right.Before crossing the road, stop and look both ways. Look right and left. Then, if you are sure that the road is clear, it is safe to cross the road. If you see small children or very old people, the road. We must teach our children to cross the road safely. We must always give them a good example. Small children must not play in the street.46. If we want to make the roads safer, _______.A. everybody must be careful and obey the traffic rulesB. traffic should keep to the rightC. don’t cross the road too oftenD. roads must be clear47. If you ride a bike in Great Britain, you must ride_______ .A. on the right side of the roadB. on the left side of the roadC. in the middle of the roadD. behind the buses48. Which is NOT right?A. Few people die in the traffic accidents in Great Britain.B. In our country traffic keeps to the right.C. Cars, trucks and buses kill many people and most of them are old people andchildren.D. Streets are not safe places for play.49. “The road is clear” in the last paragraph means _______.A. there is no car or bus runningB. the road is very cleanC. the road is not noisyD. you can see very clearly on the road50. The safe way to cross the road is to_______.A. look rightB. look leftC. look both ways, right and leftD. run cross the roadCJune came and the hottest month of the year began. A lot of travelers came to the city by th e sea. All of the hotels were full except Mr. Johnson’s. The prices of all the rooms were the lowest in the city but few people stayed there. The fire broke out three times in a year and four travelers died in the accidents. Most workers left there and found jobs in the other hotels. Mr. Johnson had to do most work himself.It was eleven o’clock. Most rooms were still empty. Mr. Johnson worked for the whole day and was very tired. He went to close the gate when a young man came in, with a big bag in his hand.“What can I do for you, sir?” asked Mr. Johnson.“The cheapest room in your hotel.”“OK,” said Mr. Johnson, “but it’s on the top floor.”“It doesn’t matter. I think you have a lift in your hotel.”“Of course, sir,” said the manager. “It’ll take you right there. By the way, may I keep your bag for you?”“No, thanks. There’s nothing expensive in it but a long rope（绳索）.”“Oh? What do you bring it with you for?”“I’m afraid another fire will happen in your hotel. If it does, I’ll t hrow the rope out of the window so that I’ll be able to escape from（逃脱）it.”“Yes?” Mr. Johnson said in surprise. “So you have to pay for the bill（账单）before you go to your room.”51. Most workers left the hotel because ______.A. Mr. Johnson paid them lessB. it was dangerous to work for Mr. JohnsonC. some travelers stayed thereD. it was too hot there in summer52. ______, so most rooms were empty.A. The travelers liked to stay outsideB. The travelers went out for supperC. A few travelers died in Mr. Johnson’s hotelD. Mr. Johnson was bad to the travelers53. The young man went in the hotel to ______.A. put his bag thereB. look for somethingC. talk to Mr. JohnsonD. stay for night54. The young man took a long rope with him so that ______.A. he could easily leave the hotel if it was on fireB. he could pay nothing for the roomC. he could go to work early the next morningD. he could hold something55. Mr. Johnson asked the young man to pay because he was afraid ______.A. the young man could hurt himB. the young man could take something awayC. the young man could leave without paying any moneyD. his hotel would be on fire again第II卷（共45分）五、单词拼写（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）根据汉语提示，写出单词的正确形式。