上学期期末测试题

2014-2015学年上学期八年级英语期末测试题一听力理解(每小题1分，共20分)略二．单项选择(每小题1分，共15分)从A、B、C、D四个选项中选择可以填入空白处的最佳答案。

( )21. —Who taught you to play the guitar?—No one. I learnt it .A. meB. myC. mineD. myself( )22. — did you go last weekend?—I went to the beach.A. HowB. WhenC. WhereD. Why( ) 23. Of the three boys, John sang _______.A. more beautifulB. the most beautifulC. more beautifullyD. the most beautifully( ) 24. —I got a 70 in the English exam. What about you?—I did _______ than you. I only got a 59.A. bestB. betterC. worstD. worse( )25. Next month we are free. We the farm.A. are going to visitB. are visitingC. visitD. visited ( )26. —How much _______ do we need for a sandwich?—Three spoons.A. breadB. tomatoesC. onionsD. butter( )27. I wrote him a letter but he didn’t _____.A. promiseB. forgetC. askD. reply( )28. The story is ______. Children can learn a lot from it.A. shortB. boringC. difficultD. educational( )29. —_____ I go fishing?—Sure, but you _____ finish your homework first.A. Can; mustB. May; canC. Must; mayD. Can; may ( )30. You can’t expect ______ a new language in a few months.A. learnB. learnedC. learningD. to learn( )31. the address before you forget it.A. Write downB. Listen toC. Learn fromD. Put up ( )32. _____ Susan _____ a healthy breakfast every day?A. Do; eatsB. Do; eatC. Does; eatsD. Does; eat ( )33. _____ it is snowing, it isn’t very cold.A. AlthoughB. IfC. WhenD. Because( )34. —Alice, can you come to play soccer with me?—_____. When is it?A. Yes, I’m fineB. Sorry, I’m busyC. Sure, I’d love toD. No, I can’t( ) 35. —You can wear your cool coat to the party!—_____A. That’s a great idea!B. That’s really too bad!C. You look old!D. You look cool!三. 完形填空(每小题1分，共10分)先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选择可以填入空白处的最佳答案。

Hello, everyone! I am Sandy. Today we have a 36 about how to give thanks to our parents in class. Our teacher says we can make some food for 37 . We all think it is a good idea.Tom 38 to make popcorn. His grandmother knows 39 to make popcorn. She can tell him the 40 of making it. Gina cooks noodles 41 , and we all like her noodles. Mike wants to make Russian soup. And he tells us how to make it. First, 42 some beef and vegetables. Then, cut them up. After that, put them into a pot and add some water. For one more thing, cook them 43 half an hour and addsome salt. I want to make fruit salad. I learned to make it from a book. It is 44 . I can do it quickly.Our teacher says if we want to give 45 to someone, we must put our hearts into it. I will remember that in my mind.( )36. A. party B. meal C. trip D. discussion( )37. A. us B. him C. her D. them( )38. A. plans B. stops C. forgets D. teaches( )39. A. how B. when C. where D. why( )40. A. time B. way C. place D. reason( )41. A. quietly B. loudly C. well D. badly( )42. A. eat B. buy C. grow D. send( )43. A. to B. at C. for D. with( )44. A. easy B. difficult C. hot D. cold( )45. A. wishes B. thanks C. space D. luck四. 阅读理解(每小题2分，共20分)A 易读度★★★☆☆My vacation with Grandma and Grandpa was great! They moved to Arizona when I was five. Dad usually visits them, but not this summer! Dad sent me to stay with them for two weeks.This was my first time to travel by myself. On the plane, I studied a picture. It was a picture of Walpi, an old Hopi village where Grandma and Grandpa live. The village is on top of a tall hill. I wasn’t sure I could climb that high. I also wondered if Grandma and Grandpa would act differently in this village than they did in our apartment in New York.Grandpa met me at the airport (机场). As we drove away from the city, I enjoyed the beauty of the desert (沙漠). Soon we arrived at Walpi. I looked down and found that we were so high up. I felt like a bird!Grandma was waiting for us. Grandma and Grandpa’s rooms were cool after standing under the hot sun. Grandma said the building was made of stones (石头) and the stones kept the rooms cool.After eating lunch, we took a walk outside. We visited the “kiva”: it is a large room where the Hopi people go for special events.I really liked the Hopi people. They were friendly to me. One man helped me make a gift to take home to Mom. The children and I played ball games. It seemed that I was part of the big family in the village. It was hard to leave my grandparents when my two weeks was over. I wish I could live in Walpi for two more weeks!根据材料内容选择最佳答案。

( )51. This summer, the writer stayed with his grandparents for _____.A. a weekB. two weeksC. three weeksD. four weeks ( )52. We can learn from the passage that Walpi is a _____.A. pictureB. hillC. planeD. village( )53. Where does the writer’s family live?A. In Arizona.B. In New York.C. In Hopi.D. In the kiva. ( )54. W hy were the writer’s grandparents’ rooms cool?A. Because the building was made of stones.B. Because the building was on top of a tall hill.C. Because the building was far away from the desert.D. Because the temperature was not high in the village.( )55. According to the writer, the Hopi people were _____.A. funnyB. seriousC. friendlyD. creativeB 易读度★★☆☆☆Sam says, “I like June. June is a good month. I like it hot. Summer starts in June. Summer days are hot. The da ys in June are hot.”Pam says, “I like June. June is a good month. 56 Winter starts in June. Winter days are cold. The days in June are cold.”57 Are the days in June hot or cold?Sam is right. Pam is right. 58 Our earth orbits (围绕……运动) around the sun. It goes around the sun. When it orbits, it tilts (倾斜). For half of the earth’s orbit, the North Pole (北极) points to the sun. For half of the earth’s orbit, the South Pole points to the sun.When the North Pole points to the sun, it is hotter in the north and the days are longer. In the south, it is colder and the days are shorter.When the South Pole points to the sun, it is hotter in the south and the days are longer. In the north, it is colder and the days are shorter.59 Summer starts in June for Sam. Pam lives in the south. Winter starts in June for Pam. 60 All of Cam’s days are about the same length (长度). They are not long. They are not short. All of Cam’s days are about the same temperature. Why? Because Cam lives in the middle, near the equator (赤道).根据材料内容将方框中A—E五个句子填入文中空缺处，使短文内容完整、正确。