八年级英语期末复习卷

八年级英语期末复习试卷第一部分选择题一、听力部分（共30题，每小题1分）A、根据所听到的对话，选择正确答案。

（10分）1. Where is the girl’s father now?A. In AmericaB. In LondonC. At the airport2. What time is it now?A. It’s 4:50B. It’s 4:45C. It’s 4:403. Where are they?A. On the roadB. At a road crossingC. In a room4. What are they going to buy?A. A tennis ballB. A new pair of shoesC. Tennis shoes5. What happened to the woman?A. Someone stole the necklace her mother had given herB. A thousand yuan was missingC. The necklace that cost a thousand dollars was missing6. A. 6:45 B. 7:15 C. 7:457. A. He doesn’t like the filmB. He has lots of homework to do .C. He doesn’t want to see a film with her.8 . A. 11 yuan B. 16 yuan C. 18 yuan9. A. In the library B. On the plane C. On a bus10. A. 7 years B. 30 years C. 13 yearsB、根据所听到的的对话或独白,选择正确的答案.每段材料读两遍. 听第一段材料,回答1-3题11. How is the man going to Beijing Wildlife Park tomorrow?A. By busB. In a carC. On foot12. Where and when are they going to meet?A. At the entrance at 9 a.m.B. At the gate at 9 a.m.C. At his flat at 8 a.m.13. Where and what are they going to eat for lunch?A. They’ll have bread in Beijing Wildlife ParkB. They’ll eat sandwiches in Beijing Wildlife Park.C. Mr Wu will ask them to his home for lunch.听第二段材料,回答4-5题14. Where is Bob living now?A. In a town living now?B. In West Hills, a small town in CaliforniaC. In a village in the west of England15. Which country are Bob’s travel books mainly (主要地)about ?A. EnglandB. ItalyC. FranceC、根据所听到的短文,选择正确的答案.(听二遍)16. The main idea of the passage is _________________A. how to play the pianoB. how to play music gamesC. how to play a game called “Musical Chairs”17. If seven players are in the game, how many chairs do you need at the beginning of the game?A. Five chairsB. Six chairsC. Seven chairs18. The chairs should be ________________A. in a row, back to backB. in twos, with a piano , a tape recorder or a radio on themC. away from the players when the music stops19. When the music starts, the players should __________________A. run about the room with the chairsB. get down from the chairsC. walk around the chairs to the music20. From the passage, we know __________________A. the game “Musical Chairs” is difficult to learnB. if the person plays music, he can’t be the winnerC. the game can’t be played by eleven people二、单项选择（20分）1. Lucy look _________Lily. They are _____________A. like, likeB. like , alikeC. alike , likeD. alike , alike2. The number of the cranes is getting ________. If we don’t help them, they will disappear ______a few yearsA. fewer and fewer, inB. larger and larger, afterC. more and more, afterD. smaller and smaller, in3. I’m ________ to see the baby’s ________ ability in music.A. amazing, amazingB. amazing, amazedC. amazed, amazingD. amazed, amazed4. ----How did he finish the work?----I hear that he did it __________A. in the ownB. on his ownC. of the ownD. all his own5. The ______ of living areas makes wild animals become fewer than beforeA. lossB. lostC. losingD. lose6. People make medicine _______tigers’ ____________A. of bonesB. with, boneC. on , boneD. from ,bone7. Do you know how many people ______ the big fire last week?A. livedB. survivedC. stayedD. continued8. Of the two American students , Lily is _____________ one.A. tallestB. the tallerC. tallerD. the tallest9. We can’t win the match ________your support.A. withoutB. withC. underD. for10. Daniel is my friend. I like sharing my _________ with him when I am happy.A. joyB. happyC. sadD. secrets11. ---Which book can I take? ---You can take ____ book you like.A. bothB. anyC. noD. all12. His grandfather is over 85, _________ he is very healthy.A. andB. butC. orD. so13. –Are these cars made in Japan? ---Yes. And they’re much cheaper than _______ inAmerica.A. thatB. thoseC. itD. ones14. –Can I get you a cup of tea? ---______________A. Thank you for the teaB. With pleasureC. You can, pleaseD. That’s very nice of you15. The Yellow River is the second ___________river in China .A. longerB. longestC. the most longD. more longer16. ---I don’t know if his uncle _______.---I think he ________if it doesn’t rain.A. will come; comesB. will come; will comeC. comes; comesD. comes; will come17. He spends as much time as he can ___________ English every dayA. to practise speakingB. to practise to speakC. practise to speakD. practising speaking18. Mrs. White as well as her twins ________ the dancing club.A. is going to, joinB. is going to, join inC. are going to, joinD. are going to, join in19.I don’t think he tried his best to learn English, ________?A. did heB. do IC. didn’t heD. don’t I20. They had a wonderful time ________.A. chating on the InternetB. chatting on the InternetC. chating in the InternetD. chatting in the Internet.三、完型填空：（15分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1-15小题所给的ABCD四个选项中选出最佳的答案It was Monday morning. Cathy left home early that day because she was going to 1 a new job in Manhattan. She was only 18 and this was her first 2 . When she got to the bus stop , she saw so many people waiting there that she almost 3 a passing taxi. Later she was 4 that she had waited for the bus because the traffic was so heavy that even a taxi would not have 5 much earlier. As it was, she was only few minutes late !She took the elevator to the eighth 6 and went to the office where she had been interviewed (面试) by Mr. Samson two weeks 7 . This was the man she was going to work for her . She knocked on the door lightly and waited , but there was no 8 ! Just then she heard the sound of a 9 voice coming from the next office. She opened the door and looked 10 . There was Mr. Samson, speaking 11 to all the other people in the office. He suddenly 12 around and left the room.Later in the day, Cathy found out 13 had happened . Because Mr Samson lived forty miles away in Westchester, he had to take the train to work and would usually arrive at the office14 nine thirty. This morning, however, he happened to catch an earlier train, and when he arrived at 15 , not a single person was working .1. A. hunt B. start C. finish D. find2. A. job B. chance C. try D. victory3. A. asked B. missed C. got D. called4. A. glad B. sorry C. surprised D.disappointed5. A. returned B. left C. stopped D. arrived6. A. ground B. room C. floor D. office7. A. ago B. before C. later D. earlier8. A. sound B. help C. answer D. noise9. A. boy’s B. girl’s C. woman’s D. man’s10. A. in B. out C. back D. up11. A. warmly B. excitedly C. angrily D. sadly12. A. got B. looked C. turned D. walked13. A. what B. that C. which D. it14. A. in B. about C. until D. for15. A. the station B. the office C. Westchester D. Manhattan四、阅读理解：（40分）AWetlands ! Valuable Resources on the EarthThere are many wetlands in China and some of them have become the world’s important wetlands. The Chinese Yellow Sea Wetlands are among them. They are in Yancheng, Jiangsu Province. They are home for many different kinds of animals. The world’s largest Milu Deer Nature Reserve is in them. More than 700 Milu deer live freely there. There are not many red-crowned cranes in the world, but every winter you can see some in the Red-crowned Crane Nature Reserve in the Yellow Sea Wetlands.The temperature in the wetlands is usually neither too high nor too low. There us a lot of rain and sunshine , too. They are really good places for wildlife. Offering(提供) food and home for some special kinds of animals is not the only reason why we need to protect wetlands. Wetlands are important because they also prevent flood. But some people want to change the wetlands to make more space for farms and less space for wildlife.Luckily , more and more people are beginning to realize the importance of wetlands and wildlife . Every year , on February 2nd , many activities are held to tell people more about wetlands. ( )1. The Chinese Yellow Sea Wetlands are in the ___________of China.A. eastB. southC. westD. north( )2. Usually the weather in the wetlands is ____________A. hotB. pleasantC. coldD. dry( )3. The World Wetlands Day is on _______________A. April 22B. June 25C. February 2D. March 22( )4. We must protect wetlands because ___________________A. they are home for wildlifeB. they can offer food to animalsC. they can prevent floodD. all of the above( )5. Some people want to change _______ to make more space for farmsA. landsB. worldC. wildlifeD. wetlandsBThe wonderful medicineA man was selling medicine at a fair (集市). At first he sold bottles of a cure(药剂) for colds for just a dollar a bottle.Many people wanted to buy it and the man’s young assistant moved quickly through the crowd （人群）collecting money and handing out bottles of the cold cure.Then, when he had a big crowd, the man held up a very small bottle.“And now, ladies and gentlemen,”he shouted, “here is the medicine you have been waiting for . The cure for old age. Drink just one bottle of this and you will live forever.”“And , ladies and gentlemen,”the man continued, “I’m not going to charge(收费) you a hundred dollars a bottle for this wonderful medicine. I’m not going to charge you fifty dollars a bottle. I’m not going to charge you twenty-five dollars a bottle. No, ladies and gentlemen, I’m going to charge you just ten dollars a bottle. Think, my friends, for ten dollars you can live forever.”Most of the people in the crowed did not believe this.One person shouted, “If it will make you live forever, why don’t you drink it?”Another person cried, “Yes, you look as if you are at least sixty years old.”“Thank you, sir, thank you,” the man replied. “I’m so glad you said that. My real age is three hundred and twenty –nine.”The crowd laughed at this, but there were still a few people who wanted to believe the man. One of them spoke to the man’s assistant as she passed by. “Is that true? ” he asked, “ that he’s three hundred and twenty-nine?”“Don’t ask me.” the assistant said, “I’ve only worked for him for a hundred and fifty years.”1.What did the man sell at first?A. A cure for coldsB. Empty bottlesC. A cure for old ageD. A medicine that made people live forever.2. Why didn’t the people believe the man was selling medicine that could cure old age?A. The medicine was too cheap.B. The medicine was too expenxiveC. He looked quite old himselfD. He didn’t look honest3.How old did the man selling medicine said he was ?A. At least sixtyB. Over three hundredC. A hundred and fiftyD. He didn’t say4. How much did the man charge for the cure for old age?A. One dollar a bottleB. twenty-five dollars a bottleC. Ten dollars a bottleD. Fifty dollars a bottle5. Which of the following is TRUE?A. Not very many people wanted to buy the cold cure ?B. He charged twenty-five dollars a bottle for the cure for coldsC. The man selling medicine had taken his own cure for old agesD. The assistant was younger than the manCJohn is an artist who does not have much money, but a very kind man. One day on his way home, he gave his last coins to a beggar(乞丐). When he saw another one, he forgot that he did nothave any money. He asked the man to have lunch with him, and the beggar accepted, so they went into a small restaurant and had a good meal.After the dinner, John found he had no money at all. The beggar had to pay the bill. The artist was so sorry about this, so he said to the beggar, “Come home with me in a taxi , my friend , and I will give you the money for lunch.”“Oh, no!” said the beggar answered quickly. “I had to pay for your lunch, but I’m not going to pay for you again!”1.The artist in this story was ______________A. a beggarB. a rich manC. a kind manD. a cheat2. On his way home , John forgot ____________.A. to bring money with himB. to buy the ticketC. he had given all his money to a beggarD. to have lunch3. After the meal , __________________ paid the bill .A. the artistB. the beggarC. a ladyD. no one4. The artist invited the beggar to take the taxi home with him so that _______A. the beggar could pay for the taxi homeB. he could pay the money in return for the meal he had had .C. he could make friends with the beggarD. they could trust each other .5. At the end of the story, what the beggar said showed that he __________.A. did trust the artistB. was thankful to the artistC. regretted(后悔) having lunch with the artist.D. would make friends with the artistDThe ostrich(鸵鸟)is the largest bird in the world. From far away , it looks more like a camel than a bird. It has a long neck, long legs and a walk like a camel. Its eyes are very large and sharp . Like the camel , the ostrich can go for a long time without water . It lives in sandy desert , too .Its wings are too short for flying , but they do help the ostrich to run fast. The wind gets under the wings and lifts the bird off the ground . In this way , it can take very long steps. An ostrich can run faster than a horse .Ostriches are big and strong , but sometimes they do not seem very smart.When they are afraid, they run around in circles.Ostrich eggs are large . The shells are very strong . They are so strong that they can be used for cups and bowls.1.The ostrich ___________________________A.is larger than a camelB.is as large as a camelC.is larger than any other birdD.looks like each other2.The ostrich and camel both have _______________A. sharp eyesB. long legsC. short wingsD. to go without water3. The ostrich ______________________A. can fly fast with the help of its wingsB. can run fast with the windC. can’t fly because it has such short wingsD. can run fast with the help of its wings4. What can lift the ostrich off the ground ?A. its wingsB. its legsC. The windD. its long neck5. People can use _________________ for cups and bowls.A. the shells of ostrich eggsB. ostrich eggsC. ostrich itselfD. ostrich wings五、词汇运用（10分）1.Who is the _________(close) person in your family ?2.I think it’ s _________( use) to talk with him ? It’s difficult to change his mind.3.Did you have a nice time ______(ski) last week ?4.I’ll never forget the ___________(beautiful) of the old houses ?5.Some subjects are _________(bore) . But I will try to learn them all.6.They don’t know how ________(solve) the problem.7.We should take the _________(follow) actions to help the wild animals.8.He got ill yesterday. Today he feels even _________(bad) .9.Our teachers told is that the earth ________(move)around the sun.10._________(wolf) eat smaller animals when they are hungry六、任务型阅读（10分）Many North Americans love sport. This does not necessarily mean that they get any exercise . What they do is watch national teams on television. They watch baseball, football , basketball, hockey, golf and tennis—which means that for most of the weekends they sit in front of the television.（4）t hey are watch with them. their friends If friendlyBaseball is the great American sport and every team has fans. Nearly every big city has a team , and as each team plays. 162 games a year, following baseball can take up a lot of time. The playing season begins in spring and finishes in the fall World series, when the two leading teams play each other. The first to win four games wins the Serries. Although called the World Series, Canada is the only other country to take part in it.Football ,played in the fall and winter , is also very popular. It is not at all like the game called soccer. There isn’t much kicking in American football, which has more to do with running with the ball and knocking people down. Each team only plays 16 games during the season, and these take place on Sundays and Monday evenings . （5）Half the country watches the final game on a Sunday , in January.When there are no good games on television , Americans watch college sports. Many colleges feel that if they want their former students to give money to their old schools, they need a winning football team. To our surprise , this seems to be true.Answer the following questions according to passage.1、When do Americana and their friends sit to watch games on TV?2、How many countries are there in the World Series?3、Why are college teams important for colleges in America ?4、连词成句5、句子翻译七、对话填空（10分）根据对话内容在空白处填入适当的词或句子，使对话内容完整正确。