新人教版八年级下册英语期末测试卷带答案

新人教版八年级下册英语期末测试卷带答案Prepared on 21 November 2021八年级下学期末测试卷Ⅴ.单项填空(每小题1分,共15分)21.Jane is 16-year-old high school student in United States.A.a,theB.the,aC.a,/D.an,the22.—I think dragons are the of China.Do you think so—I agree with you.A.situationB.symbolC.promiseD.shape23.—Are all the students from in your class—No,there are only 3 in our class.The others are from other countries.A.Germany,GermenB.Germany,GermansC.German,GermansD.German,Germany24.My time in the middle school was one of periods of my life.A.excitingB.more excitingC.the more excitingD.the most exciting25.Bob is always polite to everyone,and he is lovely all of us like him very much.A.too,toB.neither,norC.so,thatD.such,that26.—What would you like,tea or coffee—,thanks.I just prefer a glass of water.A.BothB.NeitherC.EitherD.Soe on,baby.We have already done of the work.A.two threeB.two thirdC.two thirdsD.second three28.—My cousin has a sore throat.—She’d better .A.drink water with honeyB.see a dentistC.take a showerD.get an X-ray29.—Come here,I’ll tell you about your study.—OK,we’re coming.A.anything importantB.something importantC.important anythingD.important something30.The less junk food you eat, you will be.A.the healthierB.healthierC.more healthyD.less healthyhis hometown since he the army.A.has left,joinedB.has been away from,has joinedC.has been away from,joinedD.left,joined32.Qomolangma is about 8,844 meters high.It is mountain in the world.A.highestB.the highestC.higherD.the higher33.—my surprise,Jin Ming was chosen into our school football team. —Congratulations.He did well playing football when he was very young.I hope he’ll be the best player in our school.A.To,ofB.At,atC.To,inD.In,about34.—Mom,can I do much work in a short time—Dear,I think you can.A.so,soB.such,soC.so,suchD.such,such35.—At what age did you leave home—I left home at 18,Neil.I your city for five years.A.have been inB.have been toC.have gone toD.have come toⅥ.完形填空(每小题1分,共10分)Sally is eighty-six years old.She has no sons 36 daughters.Her husband died ten years ago.But she didn’t move into a nursing home.She would like to 37 herself every day.Every night she spends two hours 38 kids with math.All kids living on her street can get her help without payment(报酬).She was a famous math 39 before she retired(退休) from a middle school.She gets up early in the morning,then does sports,goes shopping or helps cleaners 40 the street.And she does these happily.When the kids come for help,she is always 41 and tries her best.People asked her 42 .She said,“I love it.It makes me happy to help them.”She is always happy every day and always says hello to people around her 43 a smile.“ I 44 to love everything around me.So I’m happy to do something.I’m thankful for those kids who come to me for help.Each kid is my 45 .I love each day to help them,” she said.B.orC.butD.solike B.look at C.look after D.look forB.workingC.studyingD.teachingB.nurseC.workerD.cleanerB.runC.sweepD.playB.happyC.tiredD.boringB.whereC.whenD.howB.onC.inD.withdecided B.decides C.haven’t decided D.hateB.giftC.teacherD.helperⅦ.阅读理解(每小题2分,共30分)Mary is an African elephant.Now she is 16 years old.She lives in the zoo.Mary has produced more than 50 drawings since last year.She has made over $2,500 for the zoo.Zoo leaders said Mary first showed the art ability (能力) about 4 years ago.Zoo workers watched her make the marks (痕迹) in the sand with her trunk (象鼻).She rubbed out (抹去) the marks,then made the new ones.The zoo workers gave her brushes and paints.Soon Mary was drawing pictures.Newspaper reporters wrote about Mary,and then people went to buy her pictures.And in this way she made a lot of money for the zoo by drawing.This is how Mary does the drawing.A zoo worker holds different color paints and Mary touches the colors she wants.Then the worker gives her chosen color to the brushes in her trunk and Mary begins to paint.46.Mary is .A.a girlB.a zoo workerC.a zoo leaderD.an elephant from Africa47.She has made over for the zoo.A.$50B.$2,500C.$16D.$448.Mary first learned to draw pictures .A.when she was 4 years oldB.to make moneyC.in the sand with her trunkD.when she was 16 years old49. wrote about Mary,and then people went to buy her pictures.A.Newspaper reportersB.A magazineC.A history textbookD.An advertisement50.Mary rubbed out the marks she had made in order to .A.please the visitorsB.make other onesC.ask for more brushes and paintsD.clean her trunkSixteen years ago a boy gave me an important gift.It was a smile.It was the early autumn of my first year at a middle school,and my old school was far away.As a result,no one knew who I was.I was very lonely,and afraid to speak to anyone.Every time I heard the other students talking and laughing,I felt my heart break.I couldn’t talk with anyone about my problems.Then one day,when my classmates were talking happily with their friends,I was sitting at my desk unhappily as usual.At that moment,a boy entered the classroom.I didn’t know who he was.He passed by me and then turned back.He looked at me,with a smile.Suddenly,I felt the touch of something bright and friendly.It made me feel happy and warm.That smile changed my life.I started to talk with other students and make friends.Day by day,I became closer to everyone in my class.The boy with the lucky smile has become my best friend.One day I asked him why he had smiled,but he couldn’t remember doing so!It doesn’t matter because all the dark days have gone.I believe that the world is what you think it is.If you think it is lonely,you might always be alone.So smile at the world and it will smile back.51.When did the writer get the giftA.At the age of 16.B.After making friends with the boy.C.In the first year at a middle school.D.After becoming closer to everyone in the class.52.Why was the smile an important giftA.Because the writer’s old school was far away.B.Because the writer didn’t know who the boy was.C.Because the smile didn’t mean anything to the boy.D.Because the writer felt lonely and had no friends and it made her feel happy and warm.53.Why didn’t the writer talk to anyone in her new school about her problemsA.Because she was always unhappy.B.Because she didn’t know anyone at that time.C.Because she was in the first year at the junior high school.D.Because she didn’t want her parents to worry about her.54.How did the smile change her lifeA.She started to make friends.B.She became the best friend of the boy.C.Her parents didn’t worry about her any more.D.She realized that she was lonely.55.Where does she now think her feeling of unhappiness came fromA.From her old school.B.From her parents.C.From herself.D.From her classmates at the new school.When he was small,Hill was a famous bad boy.At the age of 9,his father married his stepmother.At that time they were poor in the countryside while his stepmother was from a wealthy family.His father introduced Hill to his stepmother as he said,“Dear,I hope you notice in the entire shire this is the worst boy,who has made me have no other way.Maybe before tomorrow morning he will throw a stone at you,or do a bad thing you will never imagine.”To Hill’s surprise,his stepmother went up to him with a smile,held up his head and looked at him carefully.She then turned around to tell her husband,“You’re wrong.He is not the worst boy in the entire shire,but the cleverest and creative boy.Only he doesn’t find a place to show himself.”His stepmother’s words warmed his heart,his eyes full of tears.With this,he started building friendship with his stepmother.And this became the drive of his life,making him create 28 successful golden rules,which helped tens of thousands of ordinary people walk on the road to success.Before his stepmother came,no one praised (赞扬) him,and his father and neighbors considered him as a bad boy.However,his stepmother’s words changed his life.When Hill was 14 years old,his stepmother bought him a used typewriter(打字机) and said to him,“I believe you will become a writer.” Hill accepted his stepmother’s gift and expectation(期待),and started writing things to alocal newspaper.He understood his stepmother’s strong feeling of interest in his family while he saw with his own eyes she had changed hisfamily.Therefore,he would do as well as she expected him to.The strength from his stepmother made him a rich man and famous writer in the United States and one of the most important persons in the 20th century.Praise will never be unnecessary,especially for children.A sincere (真诚的) praise may be better than 10,000 bad words.56.What did people think of Hill before the age of nineA.Clever.B.Creative.C.Unfriendly.D.Foolish.57.Hill started making friends with his stepmother after she .A.smiled at himB.looked at him carefullyC.said good words about himD.said bad words about him58.Which of the following is wrong about HillA.He accepted his stepmother’s typewriter.B.He failed to do as he was expected.C.He started writing to a local newspaper.D.He understood his stepmother.59.The writer is most probably an expert of .A.house buildingB.dietC.news writingcation60.The passage was written mainly to tell us that .A.children should be praisedB.Hill’s father married againC.Hill’s stepmother was kind to himD.Hill’s father was cruel to himⅧ.根据短文内容回答问题(每小题2分,共10分)It was a dark and cold night.The taxi driver didn’t have even one passenger all day.When he went by the railway station,he saw a young man coming outwith two bags in his hands.So he quickly opened the door of the car and asked,“Where do you want to go,sir”“To Star Hotel,”the young man answered.When the taxi driver heard this,he didn’t feel happy any more.He knew the young man could give him only three dollars because the hotel was not far from the railway station.But suddenly,he had an idea.He took the passenger through many streets of the big city.After a long time,the car arrived at the hotel at last.“You should pay me fifteen dollars,”the driver said to the young man.“What Fifteen dollars! Do you think I’m a fool Only last week,I took a taxi from the railway stationto this same hotel and I only gave the driver thirteen dollars.I know howmuch I have to pay for the trip.I won’t pay you one dollar more than I paid to the other taxi driver last week.”61.How did the taxi driver feel when he knew where the young man wanted to go ____________________________________________________________________________ 62.Did the first taxi driver cheat the young man____________________________________________________________________________ 63.How much did the young man want to pay____________________________________________________________________________ 64.What do you think of the two taxi drivers____________________________________________________________________________ 65.将文中的画线部分翻译成汉语。