【人教版】20172018年八年级下期末考试英语试题(含答案).doc

2017—2018学年度下学期期末素质教育测评试卷
八年级英语
（时间：120分钟 满分：120分）
一、听力（共二节，计25分）
第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）
听下面5段小对话，每段对话后面对应一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中找出与所听对话内容相符的图片的最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有5秒钟的答题时间并阅读下一小题。每段对话读两遍。
( ) 1. A. B. C.
( ) 2. A. B. C.
( ) 3. A. B. C.
( ) 4. A. B. C.
( ) 5. A. B. C.
第二节 (共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)
听下面7段对话或独白，每段对话或独白后面有几个小题，从题后所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题给出5秒钟的答题时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，完成第6至7小题。
( ) 6. When did Tony go to work in the old people’s home?
A. Last weekend. B. Last month. C. Last summer.
( ) 7. What did Tony do for the old people?
A. Read newspapers. B. Told stories. C. Cleaned the rooms.
听第7段材料，完成第8至9小题。
( ) 8. Where are they going tomorrow?
A. To the science museum. B. To the art museum. C. To the space museum.
( ) 9. How are they going there?
A. Ride their bikes. B. Take the subway. C. Take the bus.
听第8段材料，完成第10至11小题。
( ) 10. What time did Lucy call Jack yesterday evening?
A. At 7:00. B. At 7:30. C. At 8:00.
( ) 11. Who was Jack with?
A. His father. B. His mother. C. His friend.
听第9段材料，完成第12至14小题。
( ) 12. What is Karen going to do using the computer?
A. To play games. B. To check the e-mail. C. To buy things.
( ) 13. Where is Karen’s e-pal from?
A. Australia. B. French. C. Canada.
( ) 14. What does Karen like doing?
A. Traveling. B. Making friends. C. Cooking.
听第10段材料，完成第15至17小题。
( ) 15. Where is the new library?
A. On Ocean Road. B. Next to the museum. B. In London School.
( ) 16. What can they do in the video reading room?
A. Listen to tapes. B. Borrow some books. C. Search the Internet.
( ) 17. When can they see a free film?
A. On Tuesdays. B. On Saturdays. C. On Sundays.
听第11段材料，完成第18至20小题。
( ) 18. Why hasn’t Amy done her math homework yet?
A. Because it’s too difficult for her.
B. Because she wants to wait for Daniel.
C. Because she wants to watch TV first.
( ) 19. When are they going to meet after school?
A. At four o’clock. B. At five o’clock. C. At six o’clock.
( ) 20. What subject can Amy help Daniel with?
A. English. B. Science. C. Physics.
听第12段材料，完成第21至25小题。
( ) 21. How long has the writer been living in the Taihe village?
A. Fifty years. B. Sixty years. C. Seventy years.
( ) 22. Why did the writer was sent to another family when she was five?
A. Because her family had too many children to be fed.
B. Because her parents didn’t love her.
C. Because she was a girl.
( ) 23. Where did she work when she was sixteen years old?
A. In a factory. B. In a food shop. C. In the field.
( ) 24. How old is her husband is older than she?
A. Three years. B. Four years. C. Five years.
( ) 25. What does she think of her life now?
A. Hard. B. Happy. C. Very rich.
二、单项选择（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
从所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。
( ) 26.—I’m really tired because of too much homework every day.
—________ don’t you tell your teacher the real truth?
A. What B. Why C. Where D. How
( ) 27.—Mum, _______ I go out for dinner with my friends?
—No, you can’t. You haven’t finished your homework yet.
A. must B. should C. would D. could
( ) 28.—I hear many students in the small village are short of school things.
—Yes, we should collect some books and ________ to the students.
A. give them away B. put them away C. hand them out D. run them out
( ) 29.—What are you going to do in the volunteer tomorrow?
—I’m making some signs ________ around the school.
A. put up B. to put up C. putting up D. to putting up
( ) 30.—Li Ming argued with his best friend. What should he do?
—He should talk to his friend ________ he can say he’s sorry.
A. so that B. although C. but D. unless
( ) 31.—Have you read Little Women ________?
—Yes, I’ve ________ finished reading it. It’s fantastic.
A. already; already B. yet; yet C. already; yet D. yet; already
( ) 32.—Where was your brother at seven o’clock last Sunday morning?
—He ________ the piano in his room.
A. played B. was playing C. is playing D. has played
( ) 33.—What was Jenny doing ________ Linda was sleeping?
—She was helping her mother order clothes online.
A. when B. as C. while D. after
( ) 34.—What is the ________ mountain in the world?
—Qomolangma. It’s ________ than any other mountain.
A. high; high B. higher; higher C. highest; highest D. highest; higher
( ) 35.—Do you know when Tom is leaving?
—Oh, he _________ since ten minutes ago.
A. left B. has left C. was away D. has been away
( ) 36.—Did you go to the Terracotta, Xi’an for a tour on May holiday?
—Yes. It was crowded everywhere. I think there were _________ tourists.
A. thousand B. thousands C. thousands of D. thousand of
( ) 37.—Xiao Ming is studying harder than before.
—I believe that he will make a _________ in this exam
A. success B. decision C. satisfaction D. trouble
( ) 38.—I have never been to the Water Park. What about you, Jim?
—Me _______. Let’s go there tomorrow.
A. never B. too C. neither D. also
( ) 39.—Mom, why are you ________ my idea?
—Because it’s dangerous for a girl to go out alone at night.
A. with B. for C. on D. against
( ) 40.—Hi, Simon. Could you please sweep the floor? I’m doing the dishes.
—________. I’m coming now.
A. Sorry, I can’t B. No problem. C. You’re welcome D. Yes, please

三、 完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面的短文，从短文后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可填入空白处的最佳选项。
When I had something difficult to do, I used to ask my mother for 41 , but she always said “Do it yourself, my dear.” I was not 42 at all. I thought she was the 43 mother in the world!
For example, one day, I decided to 44 some friends to my house to have a birthday party. My room was 45 . Books, clothes and shoes were here and there. And I didn’t 46 the bed. I asked, “Could you please help me clean the room, Mom?” But she still said, “ 47 , my dear girl. I’m busy. You should do it yourself.”
48 my “lazy mother”, I have to do some chores, such as doing the laundry, 49 , and cleaning my room. I have to help my parents 50 my little sister. And I also have to go to the dentist by 51 . It is really 52 for me to do everything well, but I have learned 53 .
As time goes by, I know my mother well. She makes me 54 hard-working and clever. What a great mother she is!
A(n) 55 mother is worth one hundred teachers! Don’t you think so?
( ) 41. A. help B. money C. gift D. prize
( ) 42. A. sad B. happy C. young D. old
( ) 43. A. best B. coolest C. laziest D. smartest
( ) 44. A. make B. invite C. let D. move
( ) 45. A. in science B. very tidy C. in all D. in a mess
( ) 46. A. do B. make C. fold D. wash
( ) 47. A. Sorry B. OK C. Yes D. Sure
( ) 48. A. Because B. Because of C. Instead of D. As for
( ) 49. A. going shopping B. going camping C. doing the dishes D. doing some fishing
( ) 50. A. take care of B. look for C. have a look D. take out
( ) 51. A. itself B. myself C. yourself D. ourselves
( ) 52. A. difficult B. pleasant C. easy D. delicious
( ) 53. A. a little B. a bit C. very much D. a lot
( ) 54. A. to become B. become C. becoming D. not become
( ) 55. A. lazy B. outgoing C. serious D. good

四、 综合阅读（共两节，计32分）
第一节 阅读理解（共12小题；每小题2分，满分24分）
阅读下面三篇短文，根据短文内容，从所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
(1)
The New York Times; Best Seller of the Week
This Week
Title
Writer
Price
Story
Weeks on List
1
The Forgotten
Garden
By Kate Morton
$ 15.85
From England to Australia and back, two women try to solve a family problem.
18
2
The Help
By Helen Scott
$22.95
A young white man helps two black boys.
58
3
Spoken from
the Heart
By Laura Bush
$30.00
Wife of US President George W. Bush tells the stories of being the first lady.
24
4
Best Friends
Forever
By Carol Brown
$ 19.95
Childhood friends meet again years later when one needs help
6
5
Run for Your
Life
By James Clark
$ 27.85
A New York policeman alone must stop a bad man killing people.
10
( ) 56. The information about the Best Sellers of the Week is provided (提供) by _________.
A. China Daily B. 21st Century C. TIME D. The New York Times
( ) 57. The book which has stayed on the list for the longest time is _________.
A. The Forgotten Garden B. The Help
C. Spoken from the Heart D. Best Friends Forever
( ) 58. Nancy wants to by the top three books on the list this week. She has to pay ________.
A. $ 68.80 B. $ 70.75 C. $ 77.80 D. $ 80.80
( ) 59. David likes to read the detective (侦探) stories. He can choose the book written by ______.
A. Helen Scott B. Kate Morton C. James Clark D. Carol Brown
(2)
There was an old man known as the Foolish Old Man. His house was in the big mountains. Two big mountains stood in front of his house. One was Wang Wu; the other was Tai Hang. Every day, when he went to the farm, he had to spend a lot of time to get out of the mountains.
One evening, the old man asked his two sons, “I’m going to get the two mountains out of the way. What do you think about it?” “OK, let’s do it today!” now parents and their sons and daughters were digging the big mountains.
Seeing this, a man known as the Wise Man laughed at their efforts, “You are old and weak. How can you remove the big mountains?” “I can dig every day. When I die, there will be my sons, who will have their sons and grandsons. Those grandsons will have their sons and grandsons, and so on. But the big mountains will be smaller and smaller. So I can certainly move them away.”
Finally, a god was moved by Yu Gong. He sent two gods to take the mountains away.
( ) 60. This story is about ________.
A. a young girl B. an old man C. a god D. an old woman
( ) 61. They wanted to move the mountains because ________.
A. they had to spend a lot of time going to their farm every day.
B. they wanted to make more farmland.
C. there was a lot of gold under the mountains.
D. they wanted to build many houses.
( ) 62. ________ told them not to dig the mountains.
A. Nobody B. Yu Gong C. The Wise Man D. Two gods
( ) 63. The story tells us ________.
A. the Wise Man is cleverer than the Foolish Man.
B. you can never see what’s possible unless you try to make it happen.
C. nothing is too easy if you put your hear into it.
D. It’s impossible to move the big mountains.
(3)
The Singapore Merlion (鱼尾狮) is welcoming all visitors to Singapore. It is located (位于) at Merlion Park, in front of the Fullerten Hotel, facing the beautiful Marina Bay (滨海湾).
The Singapore Merlion is 8.6 meters high and weighs as heavy as 70 tons (吨), with the head of a lion and the body of a fish. The Merlion’s history can go back to Singapore’s ancient times. At that time Singapore was known as Temasek. Later a prince (王子) discovered a lion there and then he named this island “Singapura”. It means Lion City in Sanskrit (梵文). And the fish tail means Singapore’s earliest beginning as a fishing village.
Today the merlion attracts (吸引) more than one million visitors a year. There are five official (官方的) merlion statues (雕像) in Singapore: a. Two at Merlion Park; b. One at Sentosa Island; c. One on Mountain Faber; d. One at Tourism Court.
( ) 64. Where is the Singapore Merlion talked about in the first paragraph (自然段)?
A. At the Singapore River. B. At the Fullerton Hotel.
C. At Marina Bay. D. At Merlion Park.
( ) 65. What is the Singapore Merlion like?
A. It weighs 8.6 tons. B. It has a body of a fish.
C. It has a body of a lion. D. It is 70 meters high.
( ) 66. What does the underlined word “It” refer to in the second paragraph?
A. The prince. B. The fish. C. Temasek. D. Singapura.
( ) 67. What can we learn from the passage?
A. The Singapore Merlion is as big as a real lion.
B. People now speak Sanskrit in Singapore.
C. Singapore used to be a fishing village.
D. There are about fifty official merlion statues in Singapore.

第二节 任务型阅读（共4小题；每小题2分，满分8分）
阅读下面的短文，根据短文内容完成表格（每空词数不限）。
(4)
“I hate school, and I’m not going back!”
Have you ever had that idea? Then what to do when you don’t like your school?
Finding out why
You don’t like school because a bully is always with you, or maybe you don’t get along with your teachers. Sometimes it’s a problem with your classes and schoolwork, it may seem that you’ll never catch up.
When you know why you don’t like school, you can start taking steps to make things better.
Finding Help
It’s a good idea to talk to someone about your problems and ask for advice. Your parents, friends, or teachers will be able to help you. Another good idea is to write down your feelings. It’s a great way to let out your feelings.
Feeling Better About School
The next time you find yourself disliking school, try this:
First, write down everything you don’t like about school.
Then make a list of the good things you enjoy.
Now, what can you change on the “don’t like” list? What can you add to the “like” list? Have a try, you might be able to enjoy staying in school!

Why do some kids dislike school?
♦ A bully is always with you.
♦ You don’t 68.___________________________.
♦ You may have problem with your classes and schoolwork.
Finding help
♦ Talk to your parents, friends or teachers about your problems and 69.______________________.
♦ You can 70.__________________. That can let out your feelings.
Feeling better about school
♦ Write down everything 71.__________________________.
♦ Make a list of the good things you enjoy.
♦ Change the things on the “don’t like” list as you can.

五、 完成句子（共8小题；每小题1分，计8分）
根据汉语和所给英语单词的提示，用相关短语或结构完成下列句子(每空词数不限)。
72. 老师问谁能提出一个解决这个问题的好办法。(come)
The teacher asked who could ___________________ a good solution to this problem.
73. 他每天早早地到校，目的是多读点英语。(order)
He gets to school early every day ________________ do more reading English.
74. 他想讲些滑稽的故事使他们开心。(cheer)
He tried to ___________________ with funny stories.
75. 不知道将来电脑还能够做些什么事情呢。(able)
I wonder how much more computers will _________________ do in the future.
76. 他找到工作之后就放弃了对第三门语言的学习。（give）
He _________________ a third language after he got the job.
77. 我已经习惯了新的学校生活。（be）
I have _______________________ the life in the new school.
78. 当我进来时，她正在修理电脑。(fix)
When I came in, she ______________________ the computer.
79. 不要将工作推迟到明天。（put）
___________________ the work till tomorrow.

六、 口语运用（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
阅读下面的对话，根据对话情景，从所给的A—G中选择合适的选项补全对话，使对话意思完整。
A: Hey, John. What are you doing this weekend?
B: 80 I don’t really have any plans yet.
A: Have you ever been to the film museum?
B: 81 I went there last weekend.
A: Oh, how did you feel about it?
B: It was really interesting. I think It’s a great wa