外研版八年级英语(上)期末试题

外研版八年级英语（上）期末试题 A 、听力理解（本大题共20小题，每小题1分，共20分）
A ）在下列每小题内，你将听到一个或两个句子并看到供选择的A 、
B 、
C 三幅图画。

找出与你所听句子内容相匹配的图画。

A) 下面你将听到十组对话，每组对话都有一个问题。

根据对话内容，从每组所给的A 、B 、C 三个选项中找出能回答所提问题的最佳选项。

( )5. What sport does Ricky like to watch?
A. Tennis.
B. Football.
C. baseball.
( )6. Who is reading a book now?
A. Betty.
B. Sam.
C. Mary.
( )7. What did Rose wear at the Halloween party?
A. A strange hat.
B. A strange jacket.
C. A skirt.
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评卷人 ( )1
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A. B. C. ( )2
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A. B. C.
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A. B. C.
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A. B. C.
( )8. Why does Mrs. Li need a help?
A. Because the books are too heavy.
B. Because the books are important.
C. Because the books are too old.
( )9. Whom does the man want to buy a handbag for?
A. Himself.
B. His daughter.
C. His wife.
( )10. Whose magazine is it?
A. Tony’s.
B. Bob’s.
C. Amy’s.
( )11. What is wrong with the man?
A. He can not sleep well.
B. He feels sick.
C. He has a headache. ( )12. When does Jane get up?
A. At 6:00.
B. At 6:30.
C. At 7:00.
( )13. Where will they have a meal?
A. At school.
B. At home.
C. At a restaurant. ( )14. What did Amy give away to the kids?
A. Old toys.
B. Some cakes.
C. Some candy.
C) 听下面长对话或独白。

每段长对话或独白后都有几个问题，从题中所给的A、
B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。

听下面一段材料，回答第15至第17题。

( ) 15. What does the school want?
A. A maths teacher.
B. A bus driver.
C. cleaner at school.
( ) 16. Where is the school?
A. It’s opposite a bank.
B. It’s behind a bank.
C. It’s next to a shop.
( ) 17. How long will it take Li Hua to get to school on foot?
A. 15 minutes.
B. 25 minutes.
C. A cleaner at school.
听下面一段材料，回答第18至第20题。

( ) 18. Why is Eddie’s father in hospital?
A. He hurt a boy in an accident.
B. He hurt his arm in a bus accident.
C. He hurt his leg in a bus accident.
( ) 19. What do Eddie and his mother bring his father every day?
A. Fruit and newspaper.
B. Food and paper.
C. Snacks and magazine.
( ) 20. Who take(s) care of Eddie’s father in the hospital?
A. Doctors.
B. Eddie’s mother.
C. Nurses and volunteers(志愿者).
二、单项选择（本大题共15小题；每小题1分，共15分）
( ) 21. —Hi, Bob, you look pale. Are you all right?
—I’m OK, but I was nearly hurt in ______ accident on the way to school.
A.a
B. /
C. an
D. the
( ) 22. The best time to visit New England is ______ September.
A. on
B. in
C. to
D. from
( ) 23. At the bus stop, ______ must not push ______way onto the bus.
A. your; you
B. you; your
C. yours; you
D. you; yours
( ) 24. Oh, you have been back from England, Li Hua. Would you like to tell us something about your ______ there?
A.examples
B. earthquakes
C. experiences
D. exercises ( ) 25. What’s ______ way to travel from Tianjin to Beijing, by train, by coach or by car?
A.cheap
B. cheaper
C. the cheapest
D. cheapest ( ) 26. Tianjin is becoming busier and busier and it is getting ______ beautiful.
A.more and more
B. many and many
C. much and much
D. much and many
( ) 27. —______ is the population of your city?
—It’s a bout 13 ______.
A. What; millions
B. How many; millions
C. What; million
D. How much; million
( ) 28. The worker told him ______ the violin near the hospital.
A. not to play
B. not play
C. not playing
D. don’t pl ay ( ) 29. Remember to ______ fires. It’ s dangerous.
A.put away
B. keep clear of
C. write down
D. far from ( ) 30. Steve ______ video games while his sister was watching TV.
A.plays
B. play
C. playing
D. was playing ( ) 31. — I saw you and Mike in the library just now.
— Oh, we ______ several visitors around the school.
A.show
B. were showing
C. will show
D. shows
( ) 32. —Look at that boy on the bus. Is he your brother?
—It ______ be my brother. He is at school now.
A.has to
B. mustn’t
C. can
D. can’t ( ) 33. The population of many countries is ______ quickly.
A.increasing
B. preparing
C. improving
D. practising ( ) 34. You ______ only use red paper for hongbao because red means luck.
A. can’t
B. must
C. need
D. mustn’t
( ) 35. — The film shadow will be on this weekend. Shall we go together?
— ______. I like the works of Zhang Yimou.
A. Bad luck.
B. What a pity!
D. No idea!
三、完形填空（本大题共10小题；每小题1分，共10分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C和D选项中选出最佳选项。

It was a cold day in December in New York City. A little boy about ten years old was _____(36) in front of a shoe store on Green Street. He was ______ (37) the windows, barefoot(赤脚的)and shivering(颤抖)with cold. A lady walked to the boy and said, “My little boy, ______ (38) are you doing?” “I am asking God to give me a pair of ______ (39), ” the boy said.
The lady took _____ (40) by the hand and went into the store. She asked the clerk to get a pair of socks and shoes for the boy. She also asked the clerk to give her a basin (盆) of hot water and a towel. She ______ (41) the little boy’s little feet and
dried them with the towel. After that, the lady ______ (42) the socks and shoes for the boy. She patted(轻拍)him on the head and said, “ My little boy, are you feeling ______(43) now?”
As she turned to go, the boy caught her by the hand ______ (44). With tears in his eyes, he answered the question ______ (45) these words, “Are you God’s wife?” “ No，I’m a mother,” said the woman.
( )36. A. protecting B. correcting C. training D. standing ( )37. A. looking through B. looking up
C. looking for
D. looking after
( )38. A. what B. how C. when D. where ( )39. A. glasses B. trousers C. shoes D. gloves ( )40. A. her B. him C. them D. he
( )41. A. washed B. hit C. touched D. hurt
( )42. A. put on B. took off C. wore D. dressed ( )43. A. interesting B. better C. expensive D. harmful ( )44. A. suddenly B. completely C. possibly D. especially ( )45. A. with B. in C. to D. at
四、阅读理解（本大题共15小题，每小题1分，共15分）
阅读下面的短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C和D选项中选出一个最佳选项。

(A)
One day a great general(将军) asked his soldiers, “What is the s trongest power in the world?” Four of his soldiers put their hands up. They wanted to answer the question. The general asked the first man to speak. The first man was the youngest, and he was not strong. He said, “My gun is the strongest. It can kill anyone.” “ Thank you. Next, please.” The second man was very strong. He said, “I don’t agree. Soldiers use guns. So a soldier is the strongest.” The third man said, “Soldiers use guns, but our general gives orders. So I think our general is the strongest.” The fourth man was the oldest. He said, “Love is the strongest power. With love, people don’t need to use guns.” The general said nothing. He took out a medal and gave it to him.
( )46. ______soldiers answered the general’s question.
A. One of the
B. Four of the
C. All the
D. Lots of the ( )47. ______thought the gun was the strongest power in the world.
A. The youngest man
B. The oldest man
C. The strongest man
D. The weakest man
( )48. The fourth man was ______ than the second man.
A. stronger
B. younger
C. taller
D. older
( )49. Why did the general give a medal to the fourth man?
A. The fourth man was his son.
B. The fourth man spoke in a loud voice.
C. The fourth man’s smile attracted the general.
D. The general thought the fourth man’s answer was the best.
( )50. The best title for this passage is ______.
A. The soldier and the Gun
B. The Great General
C. The unhappy soldier
D. Love, the strongest power
(B)
Whales look like the biggest fish in the world, but they are not fish. They belong to mammals(哺乳类动物). People are mammals, too, like dogs and cats. That means they do not lay eggs. They have live babies and feed them milk.
Whales are very big. They have lungs and breathe air. They swam in oceans all over the world. They have large brains and live in family groups. The largest is the blue whale. It grows to be about 100 feet long and weighs about 200 tons!
Do you know how whales get their names? Most whales are often named after how they look. The humpback whale(驼背鯨)was named after its humped back.
Whales use sound to sing and hunt. The sound can help whales find other fish or animals and tell the direction. For example, they send out a sound and then listen. The sound waves come back and give them a picture of the things around them.
( )51. About mammals, which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A. Mammals lay eggs.
B. People are mammals.
C. Mammals have live babies.
D. Mammals feed babies milk.
( )52. After reading the second paragraph, we can know _______.
A. the blue whale weighs about 100 tons
B. whales live in family groups
C. the blue whale grows to be about 200 feet long
D. whales don’t have lungs and they don’t breathe air
( )53. The humpback whale was named after _______.
A. it’s sound
B. it’s weight
C. it’s length
D. it’s back
( )54.The sound can help whales _______.
A. swim faster
B. breath well
C. find other fish or animals
D. have good brains
( )55. What’s the main idea of the last paragraph?
A. It’s about the blue whales.
B. It’s about what mammals are like.
C. It’s about how the whales get their names.
D. It’s about how important the sound is to the whales.
(C)
Teaching English to your family members is a great way to improve your own English. Learning something new together can make you closer to your family members, too.
Here are some tips for you:
Movie Night: Choose an English movie with subtitles. You can stop the movie at any time and help your family members learn new words and expressions according to the subtitles on the screen.
Sports Night: You can invite your family members to go skating, or swimming. You can teach a few words when you play sports t ogether. For example, “You fell down.” or “Your skates look cool.”
Novel Night: Choose a classical English story that your family members may know. You can read it to your family members and tell them about the novel in English.
Make an English Family Tree Together: This is a great way to get your family members interested in English. You can teach your family members what each person is called in English, such as “father” and “cousin”.
( )56. How many tips are mentioned in the passage?
A. Three.
B. Four.
C. Five.
D. Six.
( )57.What does the underlined word “subtitles” mean in Chinese?
A．屏幕. B．解说.
C．字幕. D．光盘.
( )58. Which sentence can you use, when you play sports with your family members?
A. What a good movie!
B. You fell down.
C. The novel is great.
D. You can call him brother.
( )59.Which way can tell your family members about the novel in English?
A. Movie Night.
B. Sports Night.
C. Novel Night.
D. Make an English Family Tree Together. ( )60. What’s the main idea for the passage?
A. It is about some ways to make friends.
B. It is about how to make friends with people who like playing sports.
C. It is about some ways to make your family members fall in love with movies.
D. It is about some ways to improve your own English and get on well with your family members.
五、补全对话（本大题共5小题；每小题1分，共5分）
根据对话内容，在每个题的空白处选择适当的话语，使对话意思完整。

A: Hello, Tony. How are you?
B: Fine! Thank you.
A: (61)
B: I’m playing volleyball on the beach.
A: (62) It’s sunny there, isn’t it?
B: Yes, it is. (63)
A: It’s snowing heavily. It’s so cold outside.
B: Snowing? I like snow! (64)
A: Good idea! Making snowman is interesting. OK, I’ll go out to play later on. See you!
B: See you! (65)
A: Thank you! The same to you!
六、完成句子（本大题共5小题；每小题2分，共10分）
根据所给中文意思完成句子，每空只填一词。

66. 给玲玲盖上被子, 确保她别着凉。

Cover Lingling with this quilt. _______ _______ she’s warm.
67. 我想大家都需要帮助动物，使它们在宁静中生存。

I think we all need to help animals live _______ _______.
68. 杰克，把这些书和笔拿走。

Jack, _______ _______these books and pens.
69. 请注意你的拼写。

Please _______ _______ to your spelling.
70. 医生给那位老人做了急救。

Doctors gave that old man _______ _______.
七、任务型阅读 （本大题共5小题；每小题1分，共5分）
阅读短文，根据短文内容完成表格。

On the afternoon of May 28th, there was a car accident on Nathan Road. As a result, the road was blocked (阻塞). The two drivers were quarreling and both of them said that the other was wrong. However, the other drivers were not interested in knowing whose fault (过错) it was; they were waiting impatiently and just wanted to be able to leave.
Finally someone called the police. Two policemen soon arrived. They cleared the road immediately and tried to control the traffic.
Then the police took the two drivers to the police station. There, the drivers described the course of the accident, saying that it was not their own fault. However, the policemen decided that both drivers were wrong because they had driven too fast and carelessly.
The two drivers also had to take the alcohol (酒精) test. Fortunately, they did not
drink any alcohol before driving. Otherwise, the result would be more serious!
根据短文内容，完成下表
根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词，使短文意思完整
A ten-year-old girl saved about one hundred other tourists in 2004. She
w_______(76) them that a tsunami (海啸), a huge ocean wave was on its way across the sea. She knew what was happening b_______ (77) she learned about underwater earthquakes at school only a few weeks e_______ (78), a newspaper reported.
“I was on the b_______ (79) and the water started to go funny, “Lily Smith told the r_______ (80) from the newspaper. “There were bubbles and the w _______ (81) went back suddenly. I knew there was going to be a tsunami. I told Mum,” she said.
Lily’s mother and the hotel workers acted q_______ (82). They cleared people from the beach just minutes before a huge wave r_______ (83) the land. Luckily, no one died.
Lily’s teacher was very p_______ (84) of her. “She’s a very clever girl... It is very lucky that our class were learning about this k_______ (85) of tsunami just two
九、书面表达（共10分）
假如你叫王林，你的一位外国朋友Tony 要来中国参观，你给他介绍一下中
国人的生活习惯。

请根据下列提示给Tony发一个电子邮件。

要点提示：
1．车辆都靠右行驶，出行可以选择乘坐公交或地铁，步行或骑自行车是最健康的方式。

2．人们一般每天吃三顿饭，没有下午茶, 家人通常在一起吃晚餐。

3．参加聚会经常带些小礼物，收到礼物用双手接，不马上打开。

4. 中国人很友好……
要求：
（1）词数在80词左右，短文的开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数；
（2）所有要点提示必须用完，不得逐字翻译；
（3）字迹工整，卷面整洁；
（4）不得用真实姓名。

参考词汇：
manners礼貌; customs风俗
Dear Tony,
I am very happy to hear that you will come to visit China. Now let me tell you some manners and customs.
Yours,
Wang Lin。