八年级英语上学期期末考试试题(A) 人教新课标版

八年级英语上学期期末考试试题（A）人教新课标版

I. 单选。选一个最佳答案。（每小题1分，共20分）

( ) 1. There ____ three pieces of paper on the table.

A. is

B. have

C. are

D. has

( ) 2. There is ____ chicken in the cupboard. Go and buy some.

A. little

B. a little

C. few

D. a few

( ) 3. _____ milk is there in the bottle?

A. How many

B. How much

C. How often

D. How long

( ) 4. Don't forget to ____ the light before you leave the classroom.

A. turn on

B. turn off

C. turn down

D. turn up

( )5. Lucy, I'll give you ______.

A. something different

B. different something

C. anything different

D. anything different

( )6. --How many women workers are there in your factory?

--About two ________.

A. hundreds

B. hundred

C. hundreds of

D. hundred of

( )7. He _______some milk _______ the banana shake.

A. added; to

B. added; in

C. put; to

D. added; /

( )8. This room is ____ small ____ hold these people.

A. so, to

B. too, that

C. too, to

D. so, that

( )9. The manager gave the staff (职员) a day ________.

A. away

B. off

C. far

D. of

( )10. --What do you want to be ________?

--An English teacher.

A. in the future

B. on the future

C. in future

D. at the future ( )11. She was born __________ January 13, 1998.

A. at

B. in

C. on

D. from

( )12. The old woman _____________ after she went to see the doctor.

A. started hiccupping

B. started to hiccup

C. stopped hiccupping

D. stopped to hiccup

( )13. -- __________ did Charles Smith hiccup?

-- For about two weeks.

A. When

B. How

C. How long

D. How often

( )14. I met Vie on my last school trip, and I __________his autograph.

A. got

B. brought

C. took

D. fetched

( )15. __________of the street I met my old friend, Jim.

A. At the end

B. In the end

C. By the end

D. to the end

( ) 16. The boy was born _______ the 3rd of July,1989.

A. in

B. on

C. at

D. of

( ) 17. --Who’s ,Tom or Tim?

--Tom is.

A. quieter

B. healthy

C. worst

D. best

( ) 18. My parents ______ in the same post office .

A. are all

B. all are

C. are both

D. both are

( ) 19. He is not full .He wants to eat _____ piece of bread .

A. other

B. others

C. the other

D. another

( ) 20. When did he start ______?

A. play piano

B. playing piano

C. playing the piano

D. play the piano

II. 完型填空。(每题1.5分,共15分)

（）1. A. go camping B. go shopping C. go to Hong Kong D. go to the US

（）2. A. hello B. thanks C. sorry D. good-bye

（）3. A. sad B. free C. quick D. busy

（）4. A. nothing B. everything C. anything D. something

（）5. A. hands B. eyes C. ears D. feet

（）6. A. from B. to C. of D. with

（）7. A. decide B. wear C. take D. try

（）8. A. but B. although C. because D. so

（）9. A. supermarket B. concert C. bank D. hospital

（）10. A. down B. up C. back D. in

Ⅲ. 阅读理解。（每题2分，共20分）

A

George Stephenson was born in 1781 in a poor family. He had to start work when he was only eight. When George was fourteen, he became his father’s help er. He spent a lot of time learning about engines(发动机). And on holidays he often took one to pieces and studied each piece carefully. Soon he became a very good worker though he could not read or write. He began to learn the English letters when he was seventeen years old. Every day after he did twelve hours of hard work, he walked a long way to have lessons from a young school teacher. On his eighteen birthday, he wrote his own name for the first time in his life. George invented（发明） many things in his life. The train was the greatest one among them. Today when we watch or take trains from one place to another, we’ll think of this great man---George Stephenson. ( )1.In which year did George Stephenson start to help his father? ___________.