八年级上期末试卷--英语(附答案) (2)

八年级上期末试卷--英语（附答案）一、单项选择：（20分）1.David lives a very simple life ____ he has a lot of money.A. andB. becauseC. ifD. though2.If there is time, I’ll do my homework _______ better.A. less; moreB. much; lessC. more; muchD. little; much3. If Peter _________his homework, he us.A. finishes; joinsB. finishes; will joinC. will finish; joinsD. will finish; will join4. My English teacher gave me some ______on learning English.A. adviceB. messageC. wayD. notebook5．----______ do you need, Madam?----Some chicken, please.A. Where elseB. Who elseC. What elseD. When else6. It is a good idea ____ more fruit and vegetables.A. to eatB. ateC. eatD. eating7.This maths problem is_______ easier but______ interesting than that one.A. much; moreB. more; lessC. more; moreD. much; much8. My mother says my friend is similar ______me，but l think she is different______me.A. to：fromB. as：fromC. to：toD. as：to9．—How about watching TV at home?—It’s too _______.Let’s play football.A. boringB. interestingC. excitingD. relaxing10．Jenny is very kind, and she often ________ her toys with her friends.A. showsB. givesC. bringsD. shares11.Our teacher often makes us ____ in class. We all like him a lot.A. laughingB. to laughC. laughD. laughs12.I also keep ______ the story ______ English about my daily life.A. to write; inB. to write; withC. writing; withD. writing; in13. Jintan is becoming these years.A. beautifuler and beautifulerB. more and more beautifulC. the most and most beautifulD. beautifulest14. Mary is a pretty girl_________ short fair hair.A. on B .in C. to D. with15. The doctor told him ________. Smoking is bad for his health.A. to smokeB. not to smokeC. not smokingD. smoking16. Two percent of workers in this factory men. A large number of them women.A. is; areB. are; areC. are; isD. is; is17. There an English speech contest this afternoon.A. is going to beB. are going to haveC. is going to haveD. are going to be18. Last week, our class did on our school trip.A. something specialB. special somethingC. anything specialD. special anything19. —Jim, I want to be __________ engineer when I grow up.—Sounds fantastic.A. aB. anC. theD. /20. We can’t pass the exam ______ we study hard.A. becauseB. unlessC. thoughD. or二、完形填空（20分）Good eve ning, everyone! Today, I’m very 21 to give a speech. Its name is “My Dream”. We know everyone has his or her 22 dream. Some people want to be basketball players because they are good 23 sports. Some would like to become 24 because they like to stay with children. Do you know 25 I am going to be when I grow up? I like cooking, 26 I want to become a good cook.I think I must have great 27 cooking food. I’d like to ask everyone to taste my food. I like seeing their smiling faces after eating the delicious food. However, it’s not so 28 to be a good cook. I 29 to learn a lot of things about cooking from now on. I will work hard for my 30 . I’m sure I will succeed(成功) some day.21. A. glad B. sad C. famous D. common22. A. impossible B. excited C. own D. rich23. A. at B. in C. with D. for24. A. doctors B. drivers C. policemen D. teachers25. A. how B. what C. where D. when26. A. after B. but C. so D. or27. A. plan B. fun C. action D. problem28. A. funny B. difficult C. exciting D. easy29. A. send B. refuse C. forget D. decide30. A. dream B. cooking C. housework D. teacher三、阅读理解。

（30分）ABill, Frank and Dave were three brothers. Every year they sent their mother expensive gifts on her birthday. They liked to show her how rich they were. The eldest brother. Bill, had a lot of money and he wanted his mother to have the most expensive gifts, but he didn’t know what to buy. So he put an ad in the newspaper. “Wanted－the greatest gift for my mother.”About a week before his mother’s birthday a man came to his office. He brought a big bird.“This bird.” the man said, “can speak ten languages and sing some pop songs.”“Really? I’d like to listen to it,” Bill said.The man made the bird talk in French and tell a joke in Japanese. Then the bird sang a beautiful song. Bill was very happy and paid nine thousand dollars for the bird. The next day Bill sent the bird to his mother with a birthday card.The day after his mother’s birthday he called his mother. “Well, mother” he asked, “What do you think of the bird?”“Oh, it’s very delicious, dear.” said his mother.31. Who is the eldest brother?A. DaveB. BillC. JackD. Frank32. What did Bill put in the newspaper?A show B. A magazine C. An ad D. A report33. How many languages could the bird speak?A. FiveB. SevenC. FightD. Ten34. How much did Bill pay for the bird?A. Nine dollarsB. Ten dollarsC. Nine thousand dollarsD. Ten thousand dollars35. What did Bill send to his mother for her birthday?A. A bird with a cardB. Some moneyC. A jokeD. A songBMr. Brown was going away for a week. Before he left, he said to his son, "if anyone asks for me, you can tell him that your father has been out for doing something, and will be back in a week, then be sure to ask him to sit down for a cup of tea.""OK, Dad," said his son. But he was afraid his son couldn't remember this, he wrote these words down on a piece of paper and gave it to him. His sonput it into his small pocket（衣兜）, took it out and looked at it every day. Four days passed, but no one came to see his father. The boy thought that there was no man to come and that the piece of paper was of no more use for him, so he burnt(燃烧) it that evening.The next afternoon, someone knocked at the door. The boy opened it. A man was standing at the door and said, "Where is your father?" The boy put his hand into his pocket at once and looked for the piece of paper. He could not find it. He suddenly remembered he had burnt it, so he shouted, "No more." The man was very surprised. He asked, "No more? I met your father last week. When did it happen?""Yesterday evening."36. Mr. Brown told his son that _____.A. he would be away from home for four daysB. he would be back in seven daysC. he would be back in a monthD. he liked a cup of tea37. Mr. Brown wrote the words down on ________.A. the wallB. the doorC. a piece of paperD. his son's pocket38. A man came to visit the boy's father on ________.A. the second dayB. the third dayC. the fourth dayD. the fifth day39. The man was very surprised because _________.A. he thought the child's father was deadB. the child didn't ask him to sit downC. the child gave him a cup of teaD. he couldn't find that piece of paper40. The boy burnt ___________.A. The piece of paperB. Mr. SmithC. The visitorD. The boyCWhat do you know about the sea? Everybody knows that the sea looks beautiful when the sun is shining on it. But it becomes very terrible when there is a strong wind. If you study the map of the world, you’ll learn that about three quarters(四分之三) of the world is sea.Have you ever been at sea? The sea is very deep. In some places the sea is much deeper. The highest mountain in the world is about 9 kilometers high while the deepest place of the sea is almost 11 kilometers deep.The sea can be very cold. At the top of the sea the water may be warm. But if you go down it becomes colder and colder. In most places of the sea, there are lots of fishes and plants. Some live near the top of the sea. Others live deep down.You know the sea water is salty. The water of Dead Sea is very salty. It is so salty that swimmers cannot sink(下沉)! Fish cannot live in the Dead Sea! What a strange sea!41. The land（陆地） covers ________________ of the world.A. 25％B. 75％C. 30％D. 45％42. Which of the following is mentioned(提及的) in this passage?A. The sea looks safe when it is calm（平静的）.B. The sea is 6 kilometers in depth on average(平均)C. The sea becomes very terrible when there is a strong wind.D. The Dead Sea is so salty that no plants can live in it.43. The deeper a diver(潜水员) goes down in the sea,________________.A. the more comfortable he feels.B. the colder he feels.C. the warmer he feels.D. the cooler he feels44. What can we know from the passage?A. Most of the plants and fishes live near the top of the sea.B. None of the plants and fishes live near the top of the sea.C. Some of the plants and fishes live near the top of the sea.D. Most of the plants and fishes live deep down of the sea.45. The word “salty” means in Chinese.A. 甜的B. 苦的C. 辣的D. 咸的把选择题答案写在下面对应处：一、1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1011 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20二、21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30三、31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 4142 43 44 45四、任务型阅读。