八上英语期末试题

期末试题ⅠⅠ. 单项选择(15分)( ) 1. How does your mother go to work, by ________ bus or on ________ bicycle?A. /; aB. a; theC. the; anD. an; /( ) 2. Can I borrow some money ________ you, please?A. toB. forC. fromD. with( ) 3. Mr Wang’s clas ses are interesting and he often starts his class ________ a small joke.A. ofB. onC. withD. to( ) 4.— ________ is the hospital from the bus stop?— 20 minutes on foot.A. How manyB. How longC. How soonD. How far( ) 5. — The bread smells delicious! Would you like to buy some?—I’d love to, but I don’t have ________ money with me now.A. noB. allC. someD. any( ) 6. I have to ________ my sister at home on weekends.A. look atB. look afterC. look forD. look like( ) 7.—I’m ________ Beijing next Monday.— Really? Have a good trip.A. hanging outB. leaving forC. coming backD. coming over( ) 8.—Let’s make a milk shake together.— ________.A. Thanks a lotB. Good ideaC. Not at allD. That’s right( ) 9. I want to go ________ for vacation.A. to relaxing somethingB. relaxing somewhereC. to something relaxingD. somewhere relaxing( ) 10. Look at the trash on the floor. Could you ________?A. take out itB. take it outC. take out themD. take them out( ) 11. —________did the movie last(持续)?—Three hours.A. How manyB. How farC. How longD. How often( ) 12. ―________did he become a tennis player?―In 1990.A. WhereB. What timeC. HowD. When( ) 13. —Where is Jack?— He________basketball on the playground.A. playsB. is playingC. is going to playD. played ( ) 14. He asked me________last weekend.A. what I didB. what did I doC. what I doD. what do I do( ) 15. —Let’s make fruit salad.—________.A. It’s difficultB. Thank youC. That’s all rightD. Good ideaⅡ. 完形填空(10分)Last Saturday, there was a talent show in our school. It was a great success.After the 16 , I interviewed three students. First, I talked 17 Liu Hong. “When did you begin to 18 the ballet?” I asked. “About six years ago,” she answered. “19 do you learn it?” “Because I want to be a dancer when I 20 up.”Next I had a 21 with Zhao Ming. I asked, “When did you 22 playing the piano?” “WhenI was five,” he said. “Are you 23 to play it after finishin g your high school?” “Sure. My dream is to bea pianist.”24 , I asked Chen Ying. “Why are you25 in folk song?” I asked. “I want to be a singer like Song Zuying. I hope I can hold a concert in the future,” she said.( ) 16. A. school B. trip C. game D. show( ) 17. A. on B. of C. with D. about( ) 18. A. practice B. watch C. see D. keep( ) 19. A. How B. When C. Why D. Where( ) 20. A. turn B. grow C. cut D. build( ) 21. A. class B. talk C. meal D. dinner( ) 22. A. start B. forget C. finish D. stop( ) 23. A. leaving B. going C. moving D. coming( ) 24. A. Lately B. Usually C. However D. Finally( ) 25. A. surprised B. good C. interested D. richⅢ. 阅读理解(30分)ALast summer, Mark became a middle school student. He took an English test in the first month. Mark was a good student and he worked hard. He finished the questions easily until he read the last one: “Everyone sees our school’s cleaner every day. What’s her first name?”Of course, this question is a little special. Mark saw the woman some times. She was tall and her hair was dark. But Mark didn’t talk with her and didn’t know her first name. The test was over. Then one student asked the teach er, “Is the last question very important in this test?”“Yes,” said the teacher. “In our life, we meet many hard-working people. They are important. You should care about them. You should smile at them or say ‘hello’ to them.”Mark never forgot that questi on. He also learned that woman’s first name. It was Kathy.根据短文内容，选择正确答案。

( ) 26. What test did Mark have in his first month in the middle school?A. Math.B. Physics.C. English.D. Biology.( ) 27. What did Mark know about his school’s cleaner?A. She was a little special.B. She was tall with dark hair.C. She often talked with the students.D. Mark knew her first name.( ) 28. What did Mark’s teacher think of the last question?A. It was fun.B. It was interesting.C. It was boring.D. It was important.( ) 29. What does the sentence “You should smile at them or say ‘hello’ to them.” mean?A. We should respect (尊重) the hard-working people.B. We should believe in the hard-working people.C. We should help the hard-working people.D. We should learn from the hard-working people.( ) 30. What’s the right order about Mark?a. He saw the cleaner some times.b. He got to know the cleaner’s first name.c. He became a middle school student.d. He had a test.A. bacdB. dcabC. cadbD. abdcBGeorge Frederich Handel lived in Germany when he was a small boy of six. He loved music most, but his father didn’t let him play any music.One day when he was alone(独自的) at home, he and his friend carried a small piano into a secret place in the house. That night, when the others were asleep(睡着的), he went to his secret place. He sat on a box and began to play the piano. At that moment he knew that he could only be happy by playing music.“George!” cried his father. “What are you doing? Stop playing now!”The music stopped. George cried. He turned to his father and said, “Daddy, you must understand I love music. It’s my whole life.”“Now, listen to me, my dear son,” sai d his father. “I want you to be a rich man. I want youto live a happy life. I don’t want you to be a poor man all your life. You must give up(放弃) music and become a doctor. Don’t let me see you play the piano again.”But George didn’t do as his father said. He still loved music very much. Later a good teacher taught him well and helped him write his own music. George became famous when he was eleven years old.根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。