人教版八年级上册英语期末考试试题

人教版八年级英语上册期末考试试题班别姓名座号一、单项选择(20分)( ) 1. There ____ three pieces of paper on the table.A. isB. haveC. are( ) 2. There is ____ chicken in the cupboard. Go and buy some.A. littleB. a littleC. few( ) 3. _____ milk is there in the bottle?A. How manyB. How muchC. How often( ) 4. Don't forget to ____ the light before you leave the classroom.A. turn onB. turn offC. turn down( )5. Lucy, I'll give you ______.A.something differentB.different somethingC. anything different( )6. How many women workers are there in your factory? About two ________.A. hundredsB. hundredC. hundreds ofD. hundred of( )7. He _______some milk _______ the banana shake?A. added; toB. added; inC. put; toD. added; /( )8. This room is ____ small ____ hold these people.A. so, toB. too, thatC. too, toD. so, that( )9. The manager gave the staff (职员) a day ________.A. awayB. offC. farD. of( )10. -What do you want to be ________?-An English teacher.A. in the futureB. on the futureC. in futureD. at the future( )11. She was born __________ January 13, 1998.A. atB. inC. onD. from( )12. The old woman _____________ after she went to see the doctor.A. started hiccuppingB. started to hiccupC. stopped hiccuppingD. stopped to hiccup ( )13. . --- __________ did Charles Smith hiccup? --- For about two weeks.A. WhenB. HowC. How longD. How often( )14. I met Vie on my last school trip, and I __________his autograph.A. gotB. broughtC. tookD. fetched( )15. __________of the street I met my old friend, Jim.A. At the endB. In the endC. By the endD. to the end( ) 16、The boy was born _______ the 3rd of July,1989.A. inB. onC.atD. of( ) 17、She is ______ old to walk so long.A. tooB. soC. veryD.and( ) 18. My parents ______ in the same post office .A. are allB. all areC. are bothD. both are( ) 19. He is not full .He wants to eat _____ piece of bread .A. otherB. othersC. the otherD. another( ) 20、What did he start ______?A. play pianoB. playing pianoC. playing the pianoD. play the piano二、完形填空。

(10分Swimming is very popular in summer. People like swimming in summer because water makes them 21 cool. If you like swimming but swim in a 22 place, it may not be safe. These years, more than ten people 23 while they were enjoying themselves in the water and 24 of them were students. But some people are 25 not careful. They often think they swim so 26 that nothing can happen to them in water. Summer is here again. If you go swimming in summer, don’t forget 27 better swimmers have died in water. They died because they were not careful, not because they 28 swim. So don’t get into water when you are alone. 29 there is a “No Swimming”sign, don’t get into water, 30 . If you remember these, swimming will be safer.( ) 21. A. felt B. to feel C. feeling D. feel( ) 22. A. difficult B. wrong C. right D. small( ) 23. A. have died B. die C. died D. will die( ) 24. A. much B. more C. lot D. most( ) 25. A. still B. already C. yet D. even( ) 26. A. well B. often C. fast D. hard( ) 27. A. what B. who C. which D. that( ) 28. A. needn’t B. wouldn’t C. couldn’t D. mustn’t( ) 29. A. Because B. If C. Whether D. Though( ) 30.A. also B. nor C. either D. too三、阅读理解：（30分）AIn almost every big university in the United States football is a favorite sport. American football is not like soccer.Players sometimes kick the ball, but they also throw the ball and run with it. They try to take it to the other end of the field. They have four chances to move the ball ten yards. They can carry it or throw it. If they move it to the end of the field, they receive six points. This is called a touch—down. It is difficult to move the ball. Eleven men on the team try to stop the man who has the ball. If the man does not move the ball ten yards, his team kicks the ball to the other team.Each university wants its team to win. Thousands of people come to watch. They all yell for their favorite team. Young men and women called cheerleaders come on the field to help the people yell more. They dance and jump while they yell.Each team plays ten or eleven games each season. The season begins in September and ends in November. If a team is very good, it may play another game after the season ends. The best teams play again on January 1st, the first day of the New Year. Many people go to see these games and many others watch them on television.( ) 31. In American football players can ___.A．only kick the ball B．only throw the ballC．only carry the ball D．kick, throw and carry the ball( ) 32. If a team wants to get points, it has to move the ball ___.A. 10 yardsB. to the other endC. 40 yardsD. away from its own end( ) 33. Who are dancing and jumping while they yell?A．The cheerleaders. C．The winners.B．All those who are watching the game. D．The players of both sides.( ) 34. Most teams play games in ___.A. springB. summerC. autumnD. winter( ) 35. When do the best teams play again?A. At Christmas.B. Before the season ends.C. On New Year’s DayD. On the last day of seasonB Happy Children’s Palace(宫)MONDAY19:00—20:30English learningPro. G. WhiteWould you like to improve your English?(2 weeks) TUESDAY17:30—19:00PhotographyMr. GreenLearn to take good photos. Bring your own camera with you. This is for middle school students.(4 weeks)WEDNESDAY18:00—19:00Office 2000Pro. Wang LanLearn how to use the new software(软件) (10 weeks) FRIDAY19:00—20:30PaintingMiss Yang JingWould you like to learn painting? It’s for beginners only(16 weeks)SATURDAY15:00—16:30Cambridge Young Learner’s English Pro. J. BrownThis course is for the children at primary school(20 weeks) SUNDAY10:00—11:00Swimming clubCoach: Liu XinWant to swim as fast as a fish?(9 weeks)( )36. You can go to Happy Children’s Palace to learn some skills(技能) except(除了) ______.A. MondayB. ThursdayC. WednesdayD. Sunday( )37. If you want to improve your English, you can learn from _____________.A. Miss Yang JingB. Pro. J. BrownC. Pro. Wang LanD. Pro. G. White（）38.If you are interested in Painting, Miss Yang Jing can teach you ____________.A. from 19:00 to 20:30 on MondayB. from 17:30 to 19:00 on TuesdayC. from 7:00 to 8:30 on Friday eveningD.from 18:00 to 19:00 on Wednesday( )39. If you don’t have enough time, you want to learn a skill in two months,you can learn _______.A. how to use the new softwareB. swimmingC. how to take photosD. painting( )40. Which of the following statements(陈述) is right? ___________.A. Pro.G. White gives a talk about English learning for students on Monday MorningB. If you want to learn swimming, you should go there on Sunday afternoonC. You can go to learn how to use Office 2000 from Pro. J. BrownD. Pro. J. Brown teaches children English from 3:00 to 4:30 on Saturday afternoonCGeorge 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 helper. 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 youngschool 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.( )41.In which year did George Stephenson start to help his father? ___________.A. In 1798B. In 1789C. In 1795D. In 1781( )42. He learned about the engine _______________.A. at lessons from a young teacherB. by taking it to pieces and studying each piece carefullyC. through reading and writingD. by asking a lot of questions( )43.He spent a lot of time learning about engines and soon he ________A. became a good workerB. became a good businessmanC. became a good teacherD. started to teach other workers( )44. ___________ was invented by George Stephenson.A. The trainB. The telephoneC. The CarD. The computer( )45. From this passage we know that George Stephensonwas one of the greatest _____ in the world.A. teachersB. inventorsC. learnersD. workersDOnce there was a king. He liked to write stories. He thought his stories were good, so he like to show them to people. As people were afraid him, they all said his stories were very good. One day, the king showed some of his best stories to a famous writer. He wanted the writer to praise(赞美)these stories. But the writer said his stories were so bad that he should throw them into the fire. The king got very angry and sent him to prison(监狱). After some time, the king set him free and ordered him to come to his palace(宫殿). Again he showed some of his new stories and asked what he thought of them. After reading them, the writer at once turned to the soldiers and said, "Take me back to the prison."( ) 46. The king thought his stories were good so ____.A. People liked themB. he only showed some to the famous writerC. he liked to show them to people( ) 47. The famous writer was thrown into prison becauseA. he was afraid of the king's storiesB. he said the king's stories were very badC. he said he couldn’t write good stories for the king( )48. People were afraid of the king becauseA. the stories were interestingB. they would be sent to prisonC. the king wrote many stories( )49. Again the king showed the writer some of his new stories becauseA. he wanted to know what the writer thought of themB. he wanted to be angry with the writerC. he wanted to send the writer to prison( ) 50. When we read the writer's last words, we can be sure thatA. the writer would write some good stories while in prisonB. the writer liked the new Stories'C. the king's new Stories were no good at all.四、词汇部分：(15分)（一）首字母填空：1.Jenny, would you like to make a fruit s________________ for me ?2.Kids! Don’t m_______________ water and milk up!3. When you s________, you'd better use a handkerchief （手帕）.4. Leona broke the world r________ three times during 1987-1989.5. Turn on the b______to make orange juice.（二）阅读短文，用括号的词的适当形式填空，必要时加助动词或情态动词。