八年级英语期末考试试卷及答案

八年级英语试卷一、单项选择。

（15分）从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。

11. ______ it ______ when school was over yesterday?A. Did, rainB. Was, rainingC. Is, rainingD. Does, rain12. We must try our best to do the work better with ______ money and ______ people.A. little, fewerB. fewer, lessC. less, fewerD. less, fewreally hope I can go to Beijing next year.--So ______.A. did IB. do IC. am ID. was Ime, how ______ I get to the cafe?--Ask Mr Pride. He ______ know.A. may, mustB. can, mayC. must, canD. may, can’s Jack today?--Oh, I’m sorry to say that he had ______ accident yesterday. And now he is in ______ hospital.A. a, theB. the, aC. /, theD. an, /16. She’ll go with you if it ______ tomorrow.A. doesn’t rainB. won’t rainC. isn’t rainD. will rain17. Sam is only two years old. He’s too young ______.A. to dress himselfB. get dressedC. to put onD. wear clothes18. The boy made faces ______ other classmates ______.A. make, laughB. to make, laughC. make, to laughD. to make, to laugh19. They ______ in the beautiful music.A. forgot themselvesB. remembered himselfC. lost themselvesD. enjoyed herself20. Please don’t keep me ______ a long time.A. waitB. to waitingC. waitsD. waiting21. Lesson One is ______ than Lesson Two.A. interestingB. much interestingC. more much interestingD. much more interesting22.______ the book ______ her arm, Miss Gao came into the classroom ______ usual.A. With, under, likeB. With, under, asC. Carrying, in, withD. Has, in, as23. We find ______ very important ______ English well.A. /, learningB. it, to learnC. it, learningD. /, tolearn24. I couldn’t afford ______ the suit at that moment.A. buyB. buyingC. boughtD. tobuy25. Study hard Ken, ______ you’ll fall behind.A. soB. andC. orD. but二、完形填空（15分）通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

Martin is an American boy. He’s eight 26 old. One evening, Jimmy, one of his classmates, came to his home with an expensive book in his hand.“Could you help me 27 this maths problem? Jimmy said as soon as he came into the room. “It’s too hard for 28 .”“Let me 29 ,” Martin said. “I hope it isn’t hard for me.”Martin tried his best but he couldn’t work it out, either. “ 30 we had a small computer, all the problems would be easy enough for us to do,”Jimmy said.“A small computer…” Martin thought for a minute, and then he said, “I’ve got a(n) 31 . We can buy one in a shop!”“A computer is very 32 , and we don’t have enough money.”“That’s OK,”said Martin. “We can ask the new president(总统) for some money. He said he would help anyone in trouble. I 33 he will help us. He is very 34 , you know.”So they 35 to write a letter to the new president. Soon they finished the letter and hurried to the 36 office.In front of the office stood a small box. They 37 the letter into the box 38 and went home happily.The next morning, they passed the post office on their way to school. They found, to their 39 , the box was not a post-box, 40 a trash can(垃圾箱).26. A. years B. days C. months D. weeks27. A. out B. to C. with D. by28. A. you B. her C. me D. them29. A. have B. try C. do D. make30. A. If B. When C. Why D. Since31. A. money B. one C. shop D. idea32. A. expensive B. cheap C. big D. useful33. A. know B. understand C. think D. want34. A. short B. fat C. poor D. kind35. A. had B. took C. learned D. decided36. A. post B. police C. bank D.teacher’s37. A. brought B. dropped C. took D. moved38. A. well B. beautifully C. carefully D.slowly39. A. happy B. surprise C. sorry D. joy40. A. and B. or C. for D. but三、阅读理解。

（30分）ANewspapers are very important in our daily life. Many people begin their day by reading the paper. In this way they learn what is going on in the world. Sometimes, however, they didn’t have the time to read the news carefully and must be pleased with a quick look at the front page. At other times they may be in such a hurry that they have time only to have a quick look at the headlines.There are newspapers to please every reader. In big cities there are many types with several different editions（版） every day. In some towns there are fewer newspapers and perhaps only one edition each day. In some places the paper is printed （印刷）weekly.Most papers have several editions, especially on Sundays when the edition is larger than usual. There are besides the front page with the most important news, the sports news, the amusement page, a business page and so on.41. People read newspapers to ______.A. learn about the less important newsB. be pleasedC. learn about whatever they wantD. get some information42. Reading the headlines, people can know ______.A. what the passages are aboutB. what they are going to doC. about the most important newsD. about sports43. In big cities newspapers are usually printed ______.A. dailyB. weeklyC. monthlyD. yearly44. Most papers have ______ on Sundays than usual.A. more typesB. more pagesC. fewer typesD. fewer pages45. If you want to see a film, you’d better read ______ in a newspaper.A. the business pageB. the front pageC. the sports pageD. the amusement pageBThe aim(目的) of students who came to school is to study. But to study requires(需要) a right way, or you waste either the time or the money. The following are the ways of studying.The best time for reading is morning, because in the morning, the air is fresh and the mind is clear. For that reason, we can get good result.In studying we must have patience(耐心). If we have not known a text well, we must read it again. We should not read the next one till we have learned the first one.When we are studying, we must put our hearts into the book, or we can get nothing from the book while we are reading.We must always ask “whys”. If it is not well understood, write it down and ask our teachers or our parents, or friends. In any possible way, we must know it completely and what we’ve learned can be used well and made better.Though there are many ways for studying, yet the above mentioned(提到的) will be quite enough if we can keep them in heart and do so.46. The passage tells us ______.A. the importance of readingB. to read in the morningC. to pay attention to the ways of studyingD. to have patience in studying47. The passage has taught us ______ ways for studying.A. threeB. fourC. fiveD. many48. We’d better read in the morning because ______.A. it’s hard to remember what we have learnedB. the air is fresh and the mind is clearC. it’s difficult to get good resultsD. we have more time49. If we can’t put our hearts into the book when we read, it is ______.A. easy to understand it wellB. better to get something from itC. impossible for us to get much from itD. possible to learn much from it50. In studying we must always ask “whys” in order to ______.A. understand the book wellB. write down the questionsC. remember the new wordsD. get some questions to ask our teachersCIt was a beautiful sunny day. Miguel decided to go to the beach. He called his friends, but Mario was at work, and Rosa was at her grandmother’s home. So he had to go to the beach alone. He took his bathing suit, towel, beach umbrella and his new boombox.When he arrived at the beach, there weren’t many people. There was a family with two little children. There were some American tourists at the shop. Miguel put up his beach umbrella and lay down. He turned on his radio and began to enjoy the beautiful music.Soon Miguel went to sleep. While he was asleep, a man came and sat near him. He had a small radio and it played same music as Miguel’s. After a few minutes, the man picked up Miguel’s boombox and walked away. When Miguel woke up, his radio was gone, and the thief’s little old radio was in its place.51. What is a boombox according to the passage?A. A TV set.B. A radio.C. An umbrella.D. A bed.52. Who went to the beach with Miguel?A. Mario.B. Rosa.C. His grandma.D. Nobody.53. Put the following in the right order(次序) that happened.①Miguel fell asleep.②Miguel lay down on the beach.③Miguel called his friends.④Miguel got to the beachA. ①②③④B. ③④②①C.②③①④D.②③④①54. Miguel was a ______ boy.A. goodB. richC. carelessD. poor55. What can we learn from the passage?A. We should look after our things well when we are out.B. We should not take our radios out.C. We should not sleep on the beach.D. We should not sleep alone.四、用所给词的正确形式填空。