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八年级英语下册期末试卷
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一、单项选择 (本大题共20小题，每小题1分，共40分)
在每小题所给的四个选项中，选出可以填入句子空白处的最佳选项，并将答案写在题前的括号内。
( )1. — What’s the matter with Tim?
— .
A. He is writing letters B. He has a bad cold
C. He has long curly hair D. He should lie down and rest
( ) 2. I’m feeling much better now, so you call the doctor.
A. couldn’t B. wouldn’t C. can’t D. needn’t
( ) 3. , all of us agreed to go there with her.
A. To her surprise B. To her surprised
C. To she surprise D. To she surprised
( )4. She in the big city, but now she in the small town with her children.
A. used to live；is used to living B. used to living；is used to living
C. used to live；is used to live D. used to living；is used to live
( ) 5. She practiced for the dance competition , but she never feels .
A. lonely；lonely B. alone；alone
C. lonely；alone D. alone；lonely
( ) 6. She can imagine in Shanghai.
A. living B. to live C. to living D. live
( ) 7. She often provides food and clothes the homeless children.
A. of B. with C. about D. for
( ) 8. We all feel after hearing of the news.
A. excited；excited B. exciting；exciting
C. excited；exciting D. exciting；excited
( ) 9. — Were you at home at 8:00 last night? I called you but nobody answered.
— Sorry, I a nap at that time.
A. take B. took C. was taking D. am taking
( ) 10. Teenagers shouldn’t be allowed .
A. to drive B. drive C. to driving D. driving
( ) 11. — The old man all his money to a charity.
— He is really great!
A. took away B. put away C. went away D. gave away
( )12. — Do you like talking with your friends on the telephone or mobile phone?
— . I enjoy chatting online.
A. Neither B. Either C. Both D. None
( )13. Anson is a funny boy. He often makes us .
A. to laugh B. laughing C. laugh D. laughed
( ) 14. Why don’t you an English club to practice English?
A. to join；to speak B. join；speaking
C. join；to speak D. to join；speaking
( ) 15. The teacher speaks very loudly all the students can hear her.
A. so that B. because C. since D. when
( ) 16. My brother came back home while I homework.
A. am doing B .did C. was doing D. were doing
( ) 17. — Do you think yesterday’s math problem was difficult?
— Yes. I could work it out.
A. hardly B. easily C. finally D. nearly
( ) 18. — How is your English study?
— Not bad. But I learning English grammar.
A. am interested in B. am good at
C. have a little trouble D. have no trouble
( ) 19. — Have you ever been to Shanghai?
— Yes. I there with my father last year.
A. went B. have been C. have gone D. has been
( ) 20. — Where is your father?
— He Australia and he Sydney for two weeks.
A. has been to；has been in B. has gone to；has been in
C. has been in；has been to D. has gone to；has been to
三﹑完形填空 (本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分)
通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在各小题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳选项，并将答案写在题前的括号内。
Many parents want their children to be famous one day. But do children have the same 46 ?
A new 47 — Hi, Ke’ai is on at Beijing Children’s Art Theater. It tells the story of a boy called Ke’ai. His parents would like him to become a painter or a 48 one day. They teach him to 49 and to play the violin, but Ke’ai doesn’t enjoy these activities. Then one day Ke’ai’s parents see Liu Xiang win a gold 50 at the Athens Olympic Games, and they want him to be a sportsman.
“ 51 do they want me to be someone else?” Ke’ai asks and says, “I only want to be 52 .”
The play shows us that it is good for parents to learn to 53 their children. It helps parents to think about what kids want to do.
Young audience (观众) enjoy the story, and also the 54 in the play. There are two songs in the play. One of them, Ke’ai’s Song is very 55 to learn, so the audience can sing the song on their way home after the play!
( ) 21 A. jobs B. dreams C. habits D. hobbies
( ) 22. A. song B. film C. play D. opera
( ) 23. A. writer B. teacher C. sportsman D. musician
( ) 24. A. paint B. write C. run D. drive
( ) 25. A. match B. ring C. medal D. race
( ) 26. A. How B. Why C. When D. Where
( ) 27. A. myself B. different C. alone D. great
( ) 28. A. encourage B. understand C. criticize D. inspire
( ) 29. A. light B. clothes C. skill D. music
( ) 30. A. easy B. difficult C. important D. necessary
四﹑阅读理解 (本大题共15小题，每小题2分，共30分)

阅读A、B两篇短文，并从每小题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳选项，并将答案写在题前的括号内。
A
News Review
Head-on Train Crash On May 18,two trains had a head-on crash （正面相撞） near New York City. Over 250 people were on the trains then. About 60 people were hurt, but no deaths were reported.
Travel Time Tourists came together to Mount Tai on May 1.Over 180,000 tourists visited the place of great interest during the three-day holiday, from April 29 to May 1.
Brave Volunteer Liao Zhi, a dance teacher from Chengdu who lost her 1-year-old daughter and her legs in the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake, arrived in Ya’an 13 hours after the earthquake. The dancer said she had had a terrible time herself and knew what people needed most, so she decided to come and offer help.
Tomato Competition A tomato competition was held in Huainan, Anhui Province, on April 16.The best tomatoes were chosen according to their shape, color and taste. The competition hoped to encourage the farmers to grow better tomatoes.
( ) 31. About people were hurt in the head-on crash.
A.18 B. 29 C. 60 D. 250
( ) 32. A lot of people visited Mount Tai .
A. 13 hours after the earthquake B. on May 18
C. during the May Day holiday D. on April 16
( ) 33. Liao Zhi, the dance teacher from , came to Ya’an to offer help.
A. Huainan B. Chengdu C. Taishan D. New York
( ) 34. Liao Zhi lost her daughter and her legs .
A. in Wenchuan earthquake B. in Ya’an earthquake
C. when she took a train D. when she climbed mountains
( ) 35. The tomato competition in Anhui Province was held to .
A. help the people in Ya’an B. save the people on the trains
C. forget the terrible time D. help grow better tomatoes
B
Have you been asked for money by some disabled beggars (乞丐) while you’re enjoying shopping? Do you have any pity on them who are so poor and lonely or do you just feel afraid of their terrible shapes? As one of the most special groups, disabled people’s living conditions — not only their material (物质的) conditions, but their mental (精神的) world — really need improvement.
The treatment for disabled people should go like this: First, don’t look down upon them. Don’t be afraid of looking at the terrible shapes of the disabled. Try to treat them equally. Because they are a part of the society (社会),we cant discard (抛弃) them. The second is to help them as much as we could. If you can be a volunteer and do some work for the disabled people, that would be very nice. That does help not only to the disabled people but also to yourself because you will feel good after your kind action.
If every one of us gives a little love, the world will become a beautiful wonderland!
( ) 36. From the passage, we can see that .
A. disabled people are poor, but they are happy
B. all disabled people ask for money from those who are shopping
C. disabled people’s living conditions are not good
D. no one would like to help disabled beggars
( ) 37. The underlined word “equally” means “ ” in Chinese.
A. 平等地 B.确切地 C. 正确地 D. 恰当地
( ) 38. Most disabled people are begging (乞讨) along the streets because .
A. it’s their jobs
B. they want to make a living in this way
C. more and more people love to help them
D. they are a part of the society
( ) 39. People have pity on disabled beggars because .
A. they are homeless B. they are poor and lonely
C. they have terrible shapes D. they are discarded
( ) 40. Which of the following is TRUE?
A. The disabled like to beg in the street.
B. Disabled beggars cannot work to make a living.
C. Disabled beggars are not usually treated equally.
D. The best way to help disabled beggars is to give them lots of money.
C
配对阅读。左栏是五个人物的相关信息，右栏是七个网站的介绍。请为每个人选择合适的网站，并将答案写在题前的括号内。
( ) 41. Michael enjoys cooking for his family，but he can’t cook well.
( ) 42. John is not good at English. He wants to improve his English.
( ) 43. Jimmy is a good volleyball player in the school team. But he prefers playing in the water to playing on the ground.
( ) 44. Jenny is a beautiful girl. So she always cares about her own weight. She doesn’t want to be heavy. She always does exercise to keep fit.
( ) 45. Henry wants to be a famous painter when he grows up. So if he has time, he will go out and draw some pictures.

A.
A site that teaches English grammar, words, reading and writing activities. Also lots of jokes in English.
B.
A free art course. A good painter is good at helping students improve their Chinese painting skills.
C.
There are many Chinese and English jokes. If you are free, you can search this site and remember these jokes. Also, there is a teacher who tells you how to be a funny person.
D.
This is a site of the cook. There are some cooks from all over the world. You can learn to make delicious food. Perhaps you will be a good cook later.
E.
Funny and good volunteers are welcomed to search the site. If you want to know something about medicine and the hospital, this site will fit you. It will help you keep healthy and fit.
F.
Do you love sports? If you do, you will fall in love with our site. Because you can find lots of information about sports on this site. You can read some news about the famous sports now in the world.
G.
Do you love water sports? If you do, perhaps you will like this site. Because it introduces popular water sports and water sports stars.

五﹑短文填空 (本大题共10小题，每小题2分，共20分)
阅读下面的短文，并根据短文内容和插图提示，在短文空格处填入适当的单词，每个空只能写一个形式正确、意义相符的单词。
Have you ever read Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone?
It must be the（46） popular book for almost all the
children in the world. The idea for the book came to J. K Rowling
in 1990. It（47） her seven years to finish writing it.
During those seven years she had a number of jobs, for（48） ,
being an English teacher in Portugal. Rowling sent the book to four
publishers (出版商) before one of them bought it. She was very （49）
to sell her book because it was her dream to be a writer.（50） she sold her book, Rowling was living in a small flat （51） her daughter and was very poor. She didn’t have enough money to（52） for heat in winter. Harry Potter became a favorite with children and adults in England and then around the world. It was put into (被译成) more than thirty-five (53) . After her second and third books were published, the three Harry Potter books filled the top three places on many newspapers lists of the most popular books. (54) any question, Rowling’s life completely changed and she became one of the most famous women (55) in the world.

六﹑读写综合(本大题分为A、B两部分，共20分)
A. 信息归纳 (共5小题，每小题1分，共5分)
以下是一篇关于保护资源的短文，请仔细阅读，然后按信息卡的要求填入相关信息。
Although the world develops much faster and better, the resources on the earth get fewer and fewer. In order to protect them, something must be done.
Save water. Water is the source of life. No water, no life. So it’s very important for us to do so. Not only should we protect drinking water and stop polluting it, but we should also make full use of it.
Save electricity. It is crucial (至关重要的).We can’t imagine what the life will be like without it. Everyone should do his best to save electricity. Don’t forget to turn off the lights or other electric machines when we finish working.
Save forests. They are useful. Please stop cutting them down and use recycled paper instead. Make our world a green one to live in.
Recycle useful rubbish. Plenty of rubbish can be recycled, like cans, paper, bottles, and so on. We can save resources in this way.
Information Card
How are the resources on the earth?
(56) .
How to save electricity when we finish working?
Turn off the (57) .
How to save water?
Protect drinking water, stop polluting it, and (58) .
How to deal with useful rubbish?
(59) .
How many things that must be done are mentioned?
(60) .

B.书面表达 (15分)
我们身边的环境污染越来越严重了。作为一名中学生，我们应该节约资源，保护环境，从身边的小事做起，建立“低碳”的生活方式。请以“My Low-carbon Life”为题，写一篇短文描述自己的“低碳生活”。
内容包括：1. 地球的污染越来越严重，我们能看到树木被砍伐，水污染和空气污染越来越严重。
2. 你是怎样从身边的小事做起，做到“低碳生活”的，如每天步行上学、离开教室及时关灯和关电扇、充分利用纸张、节约用水等。
3.号召更多的人加入到“低碳生活”中来。
作文要求：1. 词数80个左右，短文的题目已给出，不计入总词数内。
2. 条理清晰，语句连贯
My Low-carbon Life

魏县第七中学八年级英语