郑州市 2013-2014八年级上学期期末考试

2013-2014八年级英语上册期末测试题时间：70分钟姓名：______________ 分数：_____________一、单项选择（共15小题，计15分）1. Li Qi is _____ winner of the second season of V oice of China.A. aB. anC. theD./2. Thanks for your _____. It really helps a lot in my English study.A. invitationB. adviceC. resolutionD. service3.—Can you tell the differences between these two pictures?—Differences? Oh, no. They look quite _______.A. differentB. similarC. necessaryD. available4.—What does the story of Liu Wei in China’s Got Talent tall us?—Whatever you do, ______ is difficult if you put your heart into it.A. nothingB. anythingC. somethingD. everything5. The air in Zhengzhou is getting _____ because of the smog(雾霾).A. cleanerB. thinnerC. betterD. worse6.—You are always studying. Why not have a rest?—I study hard, so that I ______ fail the math test.A. canB. mayC. needn’tD. may not7. My head teacher is very popular in our class_____ she is quite strict.A. althoughB. thatC. soD. when8. Friendship is very important and life ______ friends can be very boring.A. forB. inC. fromD. without9. He won’t know the answer _____ you tell him.A. ifB. unlessC. becauseD. after10. After a long term’s study, all the students are _____ the coming winter vacation.A. looking forB. looking upC. looking forward toD. looking after11. At first she ____ like the new subject physics, but now she _____.A. didn’t; didB. doesn’t; doesC. doesn’t; didD. didn’t; does12.—____ do you play tennis? —I don’t like sports, maybe only once a month.A. How oftenB. How many timesC. How longD. How much13.—We shouldn’t buy or kill animals.—You’re right. If there ____ no trading, there ____ no killing.A. is; isB. will be; will beC. is; will beD. will be; is14. _____ healthy, we should keep exercising and eat less every day.A. To keepB. KeepC. KeepingD. Kept15.—We plan to take a trip to Hainan next week.—_________.A. That’s all rightB. Have a good timeC. You’re welcomeD. Help yourselves二、完形填空（共10小题，计10分）World Food Day is on October 16th. It gives a moment each year for people to think about problems on __16__. One of them is how to save food.In the daily life, we can see the waste(浪费) of food everywhere. In schools, we can often see a lot of students throw food __17__ after meals just because they don’t like the taste. In restaurants or at home, people often order or cook __18__ food than they need. It is reported that the food wasted by Chinese people is about 50 million tons every year. It could feed __19__ 200 million people.People should feel sorry __20__ themselves when they waste food. Now not everyone in the world can have __21__ food. In some places, the food is __22__ little that a lot of people die from hunger. China keeps trying hard to solve the problem of hunger, __23__, the job is not finished.People __24__ live without food. It is important for everyone to think about __25__ to do their bit to save food. We should order right amount(数量) in the restaurants or pack up the leftovers(剩饭菜). We must stop wasting food.16. A. water B. pollution C. education D. food17. A. off B. in C. away D. back18. A. many B. much C. more D. less19. A. another B. the other C. other D. others20. A. at B. for C. to D. with21. A. expensive B. delicious C. favorite D. enough22. A. very B. too C. so D. such23. A. also B. however C. while D. and24. A. can B. may C. can’t D. mustn’t25. A. what B. how C. when D. where三、阅读理解（共20小题，计40分）（A）A teacher takes a very big bowl and puts a few big stones (石头) into it. He asks the students, “Is the bowl full?”They all answers, “Yes!”The teacher then puts some small stones into the bowl. The small stones are between the big stones. He then asks, “ Is it full now?”Some students give no answers, but most answer, “Yes!”The teacher then starts to put some sand (沙子) into the bowl. For the third time, the teacher asks, “Is it full?”Now most students give no answers, but some still answer, “Yes!”Then the teacher pours a cup of water into the bowl. “What does it tell us?” asks the teacher.One clever student answers, “No matter(无论) how busy you are, you can always find time to do some more things.”“No,” says the teacher. “If you don’t put the big stones into the bowl first, you can never get them in. The big stones are the important things in your life. If you fill your life with small things like the small stones, sand and water, you’ll never have the time for the important things.”26. What are the students doing?A. Playing a game.B. Watching and thinking.C. Watching a video.D. Having a discussion.27. How many students really know what the teacher’s act wants to tell them?A. All.B. Most.C. Some.D. None.28. What does the teacher think is the most important?A. The sand.B. The water.C. The big stones.D. The small stones.29. What do you think of the teacher’s lesson?A. Boring.B. Educational.C. Serious.D. Traditional.30. What does the teacher want to tell the students?A. They should use their time to do more things.B. They should try to ask the teachers more questions.C. They should not put sand or water into their life.D. They should try to find the important things in their life.（B）As teenagers, you have many dreams. Do you ever try to make your dream true? Follow Your Heart by the Australian writer Andrew Mathews tells us that making our dream true is life’s biggest challenge.You may think you’re not good at some school subjects, or it is impossible for you to become a writer. If you think in this way, it will stop you getting your dreams, the book says. In fact, everyone can make his dream come true. The first thing you must do is to remember what your dream is.There will be difficulties on the road to your dreams. But the biggest difficulty comes from yourself. You need to decide what is the most important. Studying instead of watching TV will lead to better exam results. And saving five yuan instead of buying an ice cream means you can buy a new book. As you get closer to your dream, it may change a little. This is good as you have the chance to learn more skills and find new interests.31. What is Follow Your Heart ?A. A movie about love stories.B. A book about an Australian writer.C. A TV program to help find friends.D. A book to help teenagers make their dreams true.32. Which may stop you getting your dream if you want to become a singer?A. Spending time studying.B. Believing you can do it well.C. Practicing singing every day.D. Thinking it impossible for you to become a singer.33. What is important to make your dreams true according to the third paragraph?A. Believing yourself.B. Buying new books.C. Taking action for your dream.D. Remembering what your dream is.34. What does the underlined word challenge mean in Chinese?A. 机遇B. 任务C. 挑战D. 选择35. What is the passage about?A. How to make your dream true.B. How to find a good book.C. How to believe in yourself.D. How to look for a dream.(可能地)A. China.B. The US.C. Japan.D. France.37. How long does the movie take you to watch?A. 25 minutes.B. 60 minutes.C. 84 minutes.D. 125 minutes.38. What makes John like the movie?A. The famous actors.B. The wonderful music.C. The sweet voices.D. The beautiful pictures.39. How much did Mary and her daughter spend watching the movie?A. ＄30B. ＄45C. ＄50D. ＄6040. What kind of story does the movie probably tell according to the passage?A. Funny.B. Sad.C. Old.D. Terrible.（D）When I’m free, I always take out a book and read quietly. Good books can make me know what I didn’t before. I’ll never forget this famous saying, “Good books are best friends who never turn their backs on us.”41.____________Some people say that reading is out of date. 42.___________ Reading is a good hobby for many kinds of reasons.43.____________ We can always keep ourselves happy if we like reading. We will never feel bored or lonely if we have a book.Next, we can read a book anywhere----in a car, on a plane, or even in the bathroom. All we need is a book!Another good reason for reading is that it is useful. If we keep reading as a hobby, we will get better and better at it. 44._________ As our reading skills(技巧) improve, we will probably find our schoolwork becomes much better.45.__________ They always have more things to write about.Reading is a wonderful hobby. Why not start reading right now?A. This is not true.B. First, reading is fun.C. Good readers may become writers, too.D. So I think of a good book as my best friend.E. And we will find it easier to understand what we read.四、词语运用（共10小题，计10分）阅读短文并从方框中选择适当的词填空。