新目标人教版八年级英语下册期末考试试题.doc

新目标八年级英语下册期末试题
时间：100 分钟 满分：120
I.单项选择（15分）
( )1.He _____ when the UFO arrived.
A. was sleeping B. were sleeping C. has slept D. is asleep
( )2.I have been skating _______ nine o’clock.
A. for B. since C. at D. from
( )3.Would you mind ______ those old jeans?
A. don’t wear B. not to wear C. aren’t wearing D. not wearing
( )4.---He’s never been to an aquarium.
---_______.
A. Neither have I B. Neither do I C. I never too D. I don’t too
( )5.It’s really cold today, ______ ?
A. does it B. doesn’t it C. isn’t it D. is it
( )6._____ have you been swimming? For five years.
A. How many times B. How long C. How often D. How much
( )7.--Could you please _____ in the room?
--Oh, I’m sorry.
A. not smoking B. not smoke C. not to smoke D. don’t smoke
( )8.---Could we buy a piano, Jack?
---I’m afraid there ______ enough room for one in the house.
A. aren’t B. are C. isn’t D. is
( )9.I got home _____ they were having dinner.
A. as soon as B. while C. because D. after
( )10. We got mad ______ the team for losing the match.
A. at B. in C. on D. about
( )11.She _______ a lot of money on clothes.
A. takes B. costs C. spends D. buys
( )12.I will stay at home and read books if it _______ tomorrow.
A. is raining B. rains C. rain D. will rain
( )13.The teacher encourages her students _____ English as much as possible.
A. to speak B. speaking C. speak D. spoke
( )14.His father _____ to Nanjing. He _____ back next week.
A.      has been, is B has been, will be　C. has gone, is D. has gone, will be
( )15.The teacher said that they ______ hard-working students.
A. is B. are C. were D. was
II、完形填空（共20小题，计20分）
One night a young American doctor was sleeping at home when his doorbell began to ring. When he opened  the door he saw a man  16 outside.
“Excuse me, Doctor,”said the man. “Can you come at once to a place out of town. It’s quite far but you have a car and I can  17  you the way”
“Certainly,” said the doctor, “I’m ready. I’ll come soon.” 18 a few minutes, the car came. The man got into the car and they 19 off.
They drove for a  20  time, and then the man said, “Here we are. This is my home. Now I can pay you and  you can go  21 to town.”
“But I must 22 the patient,” the doctor said. “Where’s the patient?” “There’s  23  patient,”answered the man. “Nobody is ill. I live here, you see, and I must 24home from the town.  There are no taxis at this time of the night. Here’s the money for you. Thank you, doctor. Good  25 !
( )16. A. listening    B. standing    C. sitting    D. watching
( )17. A. take     B. pass     C. see    D. show 
( )18. A. After     B. For     C. In     D. With
( )19. A. drove     B. left     C. got     D. went
( )20. A. short    B. long    C. hard     D. late
( )21. A. away     B. quickly    C. back     D. slowly
( )22. A. watch    B. look for    C. see     D. know
( )23. A. my     B. no     C. a     D. your
( )24. A. go     B. lose     C. find     D. ask
( )25.A. evening B. night     C. idea     D. for you

B
Once a big horse(马) and a small donkey(驴子) were traveling together, carrying(驮着) all kinds of things on their backs for their owner(主人). The big horse was very strong , __26___he carried as heavy as the small donkey.
The donkey was able to keep up with(赶上) the big horse in the __27__. But after a while, the donkey began to feel too ___28__ to keep up any more.
So the donkey asked the horse, “Brother Horse, could you please help me? I am afraid I __29__ go on carrying as heavy as you can.”
“No, you carry yours. I carry 30 . It is not my problem that you are not as big and strong as me,” answered the horse, feeling very 31 that he was stronger.
Not long after that, the donkey finally 32 to the ground and died.
Their owner moved what the donkey carried 33 the back of the horse. Having to 34 the double load（双倍的担子）for the rest of the journey(剩余的旅行), the horse now knew he should have helped the donkey . That way 35 the donkey could carry something. The horse was sorry for being too selfish(自私的) but it was too late.
( )26. A. though B. so C. because D. but
( )27. A. end B. beginning C. middle D. front
( )28. A. tired B. lazy C. sick D. worried
( )29. A. should B. can’t C. have to D. needn’t
( )30. A. yours B. his C. mine D. ours
( )31. A. proud（自豪） B. sad C. nervous D. shy
( )32. A. had to B. behind C. fell down D. go off
( )33. A. off B. onto C. from D. at
( )34. A. drop(掉下) B. buy C. learn D. carry
( )35. A. at first B. at once C. at least D. at most
III、补全对话（每小题1分，共5分）
Simon: Hello, Daniel. The weekend is coming. 36
Daniel: Yes, I’d love to. ___37
Simon: What about the Palace Museum? There is a great show there.
Daniel: That’s really a wonderful place to visit. 38
Simon: We can see fine works(作品) of art there.
Daniel: That sounds great. 39
Simon: The best way is to take the underground. It takes only 20 minutes.
Daniel: All right. 40
Simon: Shall we meet at my home at 8 a.m. tomorrow?
Daniel: OK. See you tomorrow.
Simon: See you.
A: Would you like to go on a trip with me?
B: Who will go with us?
C: How can we go there?
D: When and where shall we meet?
E: Then what can we do there?
F: But where shall we go?
G: Is it a long way to get there?
IV、阅读理解（共20小题，计40分）
A
For many people the subject of hiccups (嗝) is a joke, but for Harry Mendes, a fifteen-year-old schoolboy from Birmingham, it was something quite different.
His hiccups began one Sunday lunch time and continued day and night for two weeks. After the first week, Harry's parents took him to hospital, but it took another week for the doctors to cure his attack.
Harry, who is now back at school, described what happened to him.
“When I began to hiccup, I drank a glass of water but that didn't do any good. That evening I had hiccups every four seconds. We tried everything to stop them. I held my breath and drank cold drinks. My father even tried to give me a shock but that didn't work either.”
After a week of sleepless nights, he went to hospital. The doctors took an X-ray of his chest but they couldn't find anything wrong.
“They gave me some medicine and my hiccups slowed down, but it was another week before the medicine worked completely and my hiccups stopped.”
Harry was very lucky. The world record holder is the American farmer Charles Osborne, who hiccupped for sixty-eight years. He stopped in 1990 at last, but nobody knows why.
（ ）41.Harry's hiccups lasted ____.
A. a week B. fourteen days C. twenty-eight days D. one month
（ ）42.His hiccups started after he ____.
A. drank a glass of water B. went to hospital
C. ate an Indian meal D. finished his homework
（ ）43.His parents decided to take him to hospital when he ____.
A. hiccupped for four seconds B. held his breath
C. hiccupped at night D. couldn't stop hiccupping
（ ）44.His hiccups completely stopped one week after the doctor ____.
A. gave him some medicine B. took an X-ray of his chest
C. gave him a shock D. let him drink cold drinks
（ ）45.What does “shock” in this passage mean？
A.震惊 B. 休克 C. 喷嚏 D. 哈欠
B
Come and see the Indian elephants and the new tigers from America. The bears are waiting to meet you, and the monkeys from China are waiting to throw things at you. The lovely dogs from Australia are waiting to laugh at you, and the giraffes from Zambia are waiting to look down on you.
Tickets
Grown-ups：＄2.00
Children：Over 12 ＄ 1.00 Under 12 Free
Opening time 9:00 a.m.— 4:00 p.m.
Except Friday 10:00 a.m. — 3 :00 p.m.
Keep the zoo clean！
Do not touch，give food or go near the animals.
（ ）46.How many kinds of animals are talked about in the passage？
A. Four B. Five. C. Six. D. Seven.
（ ）47.Now Mr. Smith is in the zoo with his two sons, one aged 14 and the other 10, how much are the tickets together？
A. $4.00 B. $2.00 C. $3.00 D. $1.00
（ ）48.Which of the following is the visiting time？
A. 8:30 a.m. Monday B. 9:30 a.m. Friday
C.3:00 p.m. Sunday D. 5:00 p.m. Tuesday
（ ）49.From the passage we can guess the animal “giraffe” must be very _______.
A. fat B. long C. strong D. tall
（ ）50.Which of the following can we do in the zoo？
A. To give some food to the dogs. B. To touch the monkey on the head.
C. To throw things everywhere. D. To take a few nice photos.
C
Yang Liwei circled the earth 14 times in 21 hours on October 15 and 16, 2003, landing on the grasslands of Inner Mongolia. Looking a little tired, Yang stepped out of Shenzhou V, smiling and waving at the waiting people. “I feel very good.” Yang said to Premier Wen Jiabao on the phone. Yang said to a newspaper, “For our motherland and me, this is a great moment.”
China’s launch of Shenzhou V shows a higher starting point. It has two special systems（系统） to protect the spaceman, but neither Russian rockets（火箭）nor American ones have.
Yang didn’t know that he was chosen as China’s first spaceman until just before the launch. Although Yang was excited at the news, he still slept at 8p.m. as usual and was woken up at 8p.m. the next morning. Before the launch, Yang ate Chinese traditional food-dumplings. We all know that travelers usually eat them before going on a journey for good luck.
A stamp Success of China First Manned Space Flight was issued（发行）on October 16, 2003, making China the third country to send a spaceman into outer space.
( )51. It took Yang Liwei_____ to travel around the earth every circle.
A. 6 hours B. 90 minutes C. 2 days D. 21 hours
( )52. How did Yang Liwei feel after he came back to the earth?
A. Quite tired. B. A little scared.
C. Tired but excited. D. A little nervous
( )53. Which of the following statement is right?
A. There is no difference between China’s spaceship and other countries.
B. Yang Liwei knew he would be China’s first spaceman long before.
C. From the news, Yang Liwei was too excited to fall asleep.
D. Yang was proud of the flight.
( )54. What does the underlined word “launch” mean?
A. 发射 B. 出发 C. 制造 D. 设计
( )55. China issued the stamps to _________.
A. leave them in space
B. give them to Yang Liwei as a reward
C. celebrate the success
D. give them to Russian and American spacemen.
D
Today almost everyone knows computers and the Internet. If I ask you “What is the most important in your life?” , maybe you will say “Computers and the Internet.”
The first computer was made in 1946. it was very big but it worked slowly. Today computers are getting smaller and smaller. But they work faster and faster. What can computers do? A writer has said, “People can’t live without computers today.”
The Internet came a little later than computers. It is about twenty-five years later than computers. But now it can be found almost everywhere. We can use it to read books, writer letters, do shopping, play computer games or make friends.
Many students like the Internet very much. They often go into the Internet as soon as they are free. They make friends on the Internet and maybe they have never seen these friends. They don’t know their real names, ages, and even sex. They are so interested in making the “unreal friends” that they can’t put their hearts into study. Many of them can’t catch up with others on many subjects because of that.
We can use computers and the Internet to learn more about the world. But at the same time, we should remember that not all the things can be done by computers and the Internet.
（ ）56. The Internet can not be used for______.
A. studying B. shopping C. thinking D. playing
（ ）57. When the computer was invented, it was______.
A. large and worked quickly B. small and worked slowly
C. large but worked slowly D. small but worked quickly
（ ）58. The Internet was born in about________.
A. 1960 B. 1970 C. 1980 D. 1985
（ ）59. Which of the following is TRUE?
A. Few students like going into the Internet.
B. Students use the Internet to make “unreal friends.”
C. These “Unreal friends” often meet each other
D. Students know the friends on the Internet very well
（ ）60. What does the writer think of the Internet?
A. It is wonderful B. It can make students study harder
C. It is not good for students D. It is helpful, but we can’t do everything on it.
V、首字母填空（共5小题，计5分）
61.I want to travel, e______________to English-speaking countries.
62.Keeping p__________, such as dogs and cats is more and more popular among young and old.
63.Have you ever h_______________ of the interesting story?
64.Would you m_______________ turning down the music?
65.He has been c________________ stamps for five years.
VI. 用所给词的适当形式填空（每小题1分，共5分）
66. He’s going to write articles and _____(send) them to newspapers.
67. Tom drank _____(little) juice than you.
68. _____(take) guitar lessons sounds interesting.
69. Nick is going to be an _____(act).
70. Both of them _____(like) going to the party.
VII、句型转换( 10分, 每空1词1分)
71.Can you take care of my baby?(改写同义句)
Can you_____________ ______________ my baby?
72. My father will come back in two days. （对画线部分提问）
will you father come back?
73. Bob spent 200 dollars buying the camera.（改为同义句）
Bob 200 dollars the camera.
74. It is an unusual experience. （用what改为感叹句）
unusual experience it is!
75. We played basketball two hours ago.（改为现在完成进行时）
We been playing basketball two hours
VIII.书面表达（20分）
你打算参加中学生英语演讲比赛，你打算谈谈“为什么得学英语？” 用下面所提示的观点写一篇字数为60-80的发言稿
1.  China’s Opening-up Policy(开放政策)encourages more people to learn English.
2.  China’s entry into WTO encourages more people to learn English.
3.  Beijing’s successful bid for the 2008 Olympic Games encourages more people to learn English.
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