2018外研版八年级下册英语期末考试试卷含答案

2017---2018学年度下期期末考试初二英语I. Listen and choose the correct responses. Each sentence will be read only once.1. A. No, thanks. B. I’d love to. C. You’d better not. D. Yes, I am.2. A. Not at all. B. It’s al l right. C. Here you are. D. I’d love to.3. A. Sounds good. B. Good luck. C. Bad luck. D. That’s ok.4. A. It’s over there. B. Sounds good. C. You’re welcome. D. Never mind.5. A. Sorry, the tickets are sold out. B. It’s an excellent film.C. It’s made in USA.D. I love this film.6. A. They are interesting. B. It’s quite boring.C. They provide excitement.D. They sell well.7. A. Almost every week. B. In the morning.C. About half an hour.D. On Saturday afternoon.8. A. They have to. B. Five million.C. It’s necessary.D. Nearly three quarters, I suppose.9. A. Coffee tastes nice. B. Three bottles of orange juice.C. Yes, please.D. Tea is my favorite.10. A. I learnt French last year. B. I usually practice yoga.C. I will learn cookery.D. I’m watching TV now.II. Listen to some short conversations and answer the questions. Each will be read twice.11. A. Chinese. B. English. C. Japanese. D. Chinese, English and Japanese.12. A. Running. B. Yoga. C. Bungee jumping. D. Rock climbing.13. A. People of all ages. B. Teenagers. C. Adults. D. Youths.14. A. In the police station. B. In the tourist information office.C. In the museum.D. In the community education center.15. A. Four kilometers. B. Ten minutes’ walk.C. Two kilometers.D. Ten minutes by bike.16. A. The man will call again at ten forty-five.B. The man won’t call again.C. The man will call again at eleven fifteen.D. The man will leave a telephone message.17. A. 10 yuan. B. 20 yuan. C. 5 yuan. D. 15 yuan.18. A. The weather. B. Italian people. C. Italian culture. D. The food.19. A. Peter and Tony. B. Tony and Maggie.C. Peter and Maggie.D. Maggie and her family.20. A. The fifth floor. B. The fourth floor.C. The third floor.D. The second floor.III. Listen to a passage and judge the stat ements true or false. If it’s true, choose A.If it’s false, choose B. The passage will be read twice.21. Alan didn’t have any experience of traveling by plane before.22. The air stewardess was helpful.23. A man helped Alan to find his seat.24. When the plane was rising, Alan walked around.25. Alan could eat something when the plane was flying high.IV. Listen to a conversation and choose the right answers according to what you’ve heard from the tape. The conversation will be read twice.26. What the most possible relationship between the two speakers?A. FriendsB. Teacher and studentC. Father and daughterD. Classmates27. Which of the following is the misuse of names for the country?A. The Great BritainB. The United KingdomC. BritainD. U.K.28. What is Northern Ireland?A. A countryB. Part of the Great BritainC. Part of EnglandD. Part of Britain29. What’s the size of the country?A. 242,110 sq kmB. 240,360 sq kmC. 243,600 sq kmD. 243,300 sq km30. Why do people in Britain like to take an umbrella?A. It is their custom to carry an umbrella wherever they are.B. They are afraid of too much sunlight.C. The weather is always changeable.D. For no particular reason.Ⅴ. Listen to two passages and choose the correct answers according to what you’ve heard from the tape. Each passage will be read twice.Passage A31. What is the passage actually?A. A story about a carpet.B. The routines of a family.C. An introduction about how to use a carpet.D. An advertisement for carpet cleaning.32. How much are any three rooms?A. $29.95B. $26.95C. $29.65D. free33. According to the passage, how much should you pay if you make a call right now?A. 15% of the usual price.B. 50% of the usual price.C. 80% of the usual price.D.85% of the usual price.34. If you want the service, what number should you call?A.3765011.B. 6375001.C. 36755001.D. 637501135. In the passage, the carpet is actually speaking to ________.A. The children in a familyB. The dog in a familyC. The mother in a familyD. The father in a familyPassage B36. What does the speaker mainly tell us?A. Everyone needs some sleep to stay alive.B. The story about HerpinC. The importance of sleepD. The reason for not having any sleep37. What was the matter with Herpin?A. He never slept.B. He died at the age of 94.C. He read newspapers in a comfortable chair.D. He didn’t have a be d.38. How did Herpin get rest?A. He didn’t get rest at all.B. By sleeping in bed.C. By sitting in a chair .D. By talking with people.39. The doctors tried to find out if Herpin really never slept by _________________.A .asking him questions B. watching him every other dayC. watching him all day longD. both A and C40. Which statement is true according to the passage?A. Doctors didn’t find the reason why Herpin didn’t sleep.B. H erpin’s mother was injured several days after he was born.C. Herpin was injured several days after he was born.D. Herpin was injured several days before he was born.VII. Listen to a passages and complete the table. The passage will be read twice.Culture comparisonVIII. Listen to a passage and fill in the blanks according to what you hear. The passage will be read twice.To ___46____ college in American, students must take a test called SAT. The speaker ____47______ that students should take it during the junior years because the senior year is mainly spent ____48____ and getting accepted into colleges and universities. The full score of the test is 1,600. The speaker took the test twice and he got ____49___ more scores the second time than the first time.Another test called ACT, which stands for American College Test, is also used to test students for colleges. The speaker took SAT, so there was no _____50____ for him to take this one.Part A (共65分)Ⅰ. Multiple choice. (30 scores)(A). Choose the similar word, phrase or pattern for the underlined part in each sentence. (5scores)1. Joining the board of company has been his final purpose as a general manager.A. To join inB.Taking part inC.Being a member ofD.Being with2.Both Liz and Sherry decide to travel in the Northern part of China in the holiday.A. make up her mind toB. make a decision toC.have the intention ofD.offer to3. The whole street is full of cars. It is impossible to get through in rush hours.A.is crowded withB.crowds ofC. is filled ofD.fills with4. As the pace of life is increasing, it is even more necessary to keep fit.A.keep healthB.keep strongC.keep goodD.stay in good shape5.He is about to study abroad in two months. He has a need for some more money as the tuition is getting higher.A.need to getB.needs getC.need getsD. needs(B). Choose the best answers to fill in the blanks. (25 scores)6.Our school is a residential school ________more than 5000 teenage students can study and live.A.whichB. thatC. whereD. what7.Some scientific discoveries ___________were made ___________.A.changed the world ,in the 1990sB. changing the world, in the 1990sC. changing the world, in 1990’sD. have changed the world, in 1990’s8.________ drawing and dancing classes, you can also choose to join in the ______ class of writing in our educational centre.A.Including,beginningB. Besides,beginner’sC. Except,beginners’D. Apart from,beginners’9.The _________designed by some European countries can be used to ___________ more power ___________ the spaceship.A.equipment , provide, withB.facilities , offer, withC.equipment , provide,forD.equipements ,provide, to10.The ___________ old man wants his sons and daughters to keep him company. It is against our tradition for the old to live___________.A. alone, lonelyB.lonely, aloneC.alone, lonelilyD.lonely,lonelily11._____ the display, people can see a lot of watches with great values.But if you want to have one,you have to buy it at a very___________ price.A.In,expensiveB.At,highC.On,highD.On,expensive12.The young man keeps___________ all day. And once he ___________ a super hero. Such day___________ are everywhere.A.to dream, dreamt of, dreammersB.dreaming, dreamt of being,dreamersC.dreaming, dreams of,dreammersD.to dream, dreams of being, dreamers13.___________ of the movie, he climbed to the top of the mountain , ___________ the national flagA.In the end, holdingB.At the end,holdingC.In the end,is holingD.At the end,is holding14.Teachers are curious about what their students do at home. Is it at home___________ they are busy doing homework?A.whereB.whichC.thatD.how15.The public________ into the parks without______ for the tickets nowadays.A.is permitted to go,payingB.is permitted to go,payC.are permitted going,payingD.are permitted to go,paying16.As he cut the trees down, he ___________ his jacket on the ground.A. laysB. laidC.lies,D.lied17.Though the students always spend _______ doing homework every day, they still believe that ___________ in the future homework will not be a part of life any more.A.some time, sometimesB.sometime, sometimesC. some time, sometimeD.some times sometime18.When they study _______ campus from Monday to Friday, some students cannot help ___________ of travelling ________ the mountains.A.in,thinking ,onB.on,thinking, inC.in, to think,on D,on, to think, in19.Alison has no __________abroad after she _________her university study.A.intention to study,finishesB.intention of studying ,finishesC.intention of studying in,finishingD.intention to study in,finishing20.The reason _____ father is always late for work is ______ he gets up late in the moring every day.A.why,becauseB.why,thatC. for,beacase D,for,that21.The well-known actor has never studied in a ___________ school, because ___________ in a school was too expensive for a poor young man like him.A.dramatic, learn dramasB. dramatic, learning dramasC. drama, to learn dramasD. drama, learn dramas22.He believes that all a good cook needs___________ some useful cookers . On the other hand, I think that all a good cook needs is excellent ___________A. is, cookeriesB.are, cookeryC. is,cookeryD.are, cookeries23.What _______weather today! I suggest _____out for a picnic in the park.A. a fine/we goB. fine/we goC.a fine/goingD.fine/us to go24.The bullet was flying directly to John.F.Kennedy, ___________ he was waving his hand at his supporters.A. as soon asB. beforeC.whileD.after25.After__________on the crooked roads for hours ,the driver looks______ he is lost.A.have driven, likeB.driving,like C have driven,as if D.driving, as if26.Is it reasonable for teachers to arrange where the students sit? Students ___________ by teachers always want to choose their own ___________.A.sat, seats B, seated, seats C.sat, sits D.seated,sits27.It is the _______ area,sir.Thank you for ___________ here.A.non-smoking, not smokingB. non-smoking, no smokingC.no-smoking,not to smokeD. not-smoking,not smoking28.Would you like to play soccer with us after school?_________________________________________A.Yes, pleaseB.Yes, I would likeC.Sorry, I have a dateD.No, I can’t29.He hopes___________A.him to hand in the homework on timeB.he hand in the homework on timeC.that he hand in the homework on time.D.he can hand in the homework on time.30.I just wonder______ the earth will look like and where _______ in hundreds of years.A. what,to live inB.what, people can liveC.how,will people liveD.how, people will liveⅡ. Cloze test. Fill in the blanks with the best choices to complete the passages. (Total scores: 15.)AOne morning a student was walking with his teacher when they noticed a pair of old shoes by the roadside. They thought the shoes might be a __1___ man's .In fact, the __2__ of the shoes was working in a field nearby. The student said to his teacher, "Let's play a trick on the man: we hide his shoes, and see what he will do when he can't __3__ them.""My boy, we should never have fun like that," answered the teacher. "Instead, let's put a __4__ in each of shoes to help him." The students did so, and then __5__ away happily .1.A.rich B.rude C.noble D.poor2.A.owner B.maker C.seller D.repairer3.A.look for B.find C.try on D.wear4.A.stone B.coin C.sweet D.clip5.A.hid B.stood C.worked D.walkedBThere are a lot of holidays for Chinese people, such as National Day, May Day, etc. However, Chinese people look on Spring Festival __1 __their most important one of all. Spring Festival is a traditional festival in China. It's a festival for families to get __2 __. And it's also my favorite festival, especially __3__ I was a child. Because in those days my life was very __4___ . When the Spring Festival came, I could have plenty of delicious food to eat. Also I could __5___ a very long holiday and have a good rest. On that day I could __6 __beautiful clothes. And the most important thing is that I could receive much New Year's gift __7__ . So every year, I expected the Spring Festival would come soon. When I___ 8__ up, it’s no longer as important __9__ me as before. For our country has developed a lot. Our life is __10__ than before. It's like that I'm having spring festival every day!1. A. for B. as C. at D.by2. A. down B. up C. together D. out3. A. when B. if C. unless D. until4. A. rich B. strong C. real D. poor5. A. find B. enjoy C. need D. think6. A. buy B. see C. wear D. take7. A. money B. paper C. coin D. meat8. A. look B. get C. grow D. put9. A. to B. of C. on D. with10. A. worse B. longer C. shorter D. betterⅢ. Reading comprehension.(total scores:20)ALittle Mike’s grandma died weeks ago. He missed her very much. One afternoon Mike went to the city park. Where his grandma used to go. There he saw an old lady.She looked very kind. She was sitting there, watching pigeons（鸽子）. Little Mike went up and sat next to her. He took out his food and drinks and gave some to her. She smiled at him. Her smile was so sweet that Mike wanted to see it again. She seemed to understand him, so once again she smiled. Mike was very glad.They sat there all the afternoon, eating and talking. As it grew dark, Mike got up to leave.Before he left, he hugged（拥抱）the old lady and she gave him her sweetest smile.When Mike got home, his mother was surprised by the look of joy on his face.“I met a granny in the park. Her smile was like the kind of smile I had seen on Grandma’s face.”The old lady also returned to her home happily. She told her son that she had food and drinks with a little boy. “He was as lovely as Brittany.”she said. Her son was surprised, because he had never seen her so happy since Brittany, her grandson, died weeks ago.( )1.Little Mike went to the park and .A.played with pigeonsB.fed pigeonsC.met an old ladyD.saw a friend of his grandma’s( )2.The old lady’s smile showed that .A.she had hoped to meet the boyB.she wanted to get some drinksC.she missed her grandsonD.she liked the little boy( )3.Mike felt very glad because .A.he gave the granny food and drinksB.the old lady was as kind as his grandmaC.he had seen his grandmaD.she liked the little boy( )4.Mike and the old lady .A.were good to each otherB.knew each other wellC.often met in the parkD.did nothing that afternoon( )5.What can we learn from the story?A.When one feels unhappy, he must go to a park.B.Old people are always kind and happy.C.Children and old people should get on well with each other.D.When people are kind to each other, they will feel happy.)6.There will be in Grand Movie Theater this week.A.one Chinese filmB.two Chinese filmsC.three American filmsD.a lot of foreign films( )7.If a man with his child goes to Grand Movie Theater on Sunday, they willpay for the film.A. $12B. $9C. $6D. $5( )8.If you are free on Friday morning, you can see the film in Grand Movie Theater.A.KUNGFU HUSTLEB.A WORLD WTTHOUT THIEVESC.TROYD.HAPPY POTTER（Ⅲ）( )9.You can see three films either on or on .A.Wednesday;FridayB.Tuesday; WednesdayC.Thursday;FridayD.Saturday;Sunday( )10.From the poster, we know is a director and actor in the film.A.Alfonso CuaronB.Feng XiaogangC.Wolfgang PetersonD.Zhou XingchiCPeople in different countries have different ways of doing things. Something that is polite in one country may be quite impolite in another. In Britain, you mustn’t lift your bowl to your mouth when you are having some liquid food. But it’s different in China. And in Japan you even needn’t worry about making noises when you have it. It shows that you are enjoying it. But it is regarded as bad manners in Britain. If you are a visitor in Mongolia, what manners do they wish you to have? They wish you to give a loud“burp”（打嗝）after you finish eating, Burping shows that you like the food.In Britain, you should try not to put your hands on the table when you’re having a meal. In Mexico, however, guests are expected to keep their hands on the table during a meal. But in Arab countries you must be very careful with your hands. You mustn’t eat with your left hand. Arabs consider it very bad ma nners eating with left hands. So, what should you do if you are on a visit in another country? Well, just do in Rome as the Romans do. You can ask the native people to help you or just watch carefully and follow them.( )11. According to the passage, mak ing noises when you have liquid food isn’tbad manners in .A.ChinaB.JapanC.BritainD.Mongolia( )12. is bad manners in Britain.A.Eating food without making noisesB.Putting liquid food in the bowlC.Having soup directly with a bowlD.Keeping hands off the table( )13.From the passage, we can infer（推断）that .A. Mongolian people burp when they are eatingB. Japanese people all make noises when drinkingC. Chinese people never make noises at tableD. few Arabs eat with left hands( )14.“Do in Rome as the Romans do”meas“”.A.Do as the native people doB.Do as you do at homeC.Ask the native people to do itD.Watch the native people doing it( )15.The passage mainly tells us .A.some table manners in BritainB.some different table mannersC.different ways of having liquid foodD.to have good mannersDNow some women are spending a weekend at Mother’s Camp. There, husbands and children are not allowed. Why would a woman want to take a vacation without her family? Some women say they need time to be alone.At Mother’s Camp a woman has room to herself. She can sleep, read or watch TV, and no one will bother her. No children will ask,“Mom, what’s for dinner?” No husband will say, “Oh, dear, I can’t find any clean socks.”In fact almost 50% of women in the United States work outside the home. Many of them work full-time and then come home to a second job-taking care of their homes and families. These working women say one of their biggest problems is housework.In the United States, working wives do about 75% of the housework. Many of their husbands say they want to help. But then they burn the rice or they can’t find the pans. They ask so many questions that their wives decide it is easier to do the job themselves.Some women go to Mother’s Camp just to ge t a break from housework. For two days they don’t cook, they don’t clean, they don’t look after their children and husbands. What do they do? They enjoy warm, sunny weather, walking, swimming or boating in a clear blue lake and sing songs around the campfire. They relax away from home. They have a really wonderful vacation at Mother’s Camp.( )16.From this passage we can see in the United States.A. women want to work outside the homeB. working wives do most of the houseworkC. husbands do as much housework as their wivesD. women do not like to stay at home with their families( )17.At Mother’s Camp, women can’t .A.watch TVB.read newspapersC.swim in the lakeD.bring their husbands and children( )18.Why would some mothers like to be alone? Because .A. they don’t like their husbands and childrenB. they have to work full-timeC. they are too busy to relax themselvesD. they want a new life( )19. is one of the biggest troubles for working wives in the United States.A.HouseworkB.Working outside the homeC.When to take a vacationD.Looking after their children( )20.What’s the best title for this passage?A.Busy Working MothersB.Welcome to Mother’s CampC.Mothers Relax Away from HomeD.Mothers in the USPart B(共85分)注意事项：请将B卷答案写在答题卷上。