八年级英语下册期末考试
Ⅱ．单项选择（每小题1分，共15分）
从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的正确答案，并把答题卡上对应题目的正确答案标号涂黑。
1． Would you mind _________ in class?
A. no talking
B. not talking
C. no talk
D. not talk
2． —_________ have you been in this school?
—For two years. A. How often
B. When
C. How soon
D. How long
3． Our teacher told us light (光) _________ much faster than sound .
A. travels
B. traveled
C. had traveled
D. will travel
4． My father _________ Beijing on business for three days. He will be back in two days.
A. have gone to
B. has gone to
C. has been to
D. has been in
5． The price of this bicycle is quite _________. I don’t have enough money to buy it.
A. low
B. rich
C. high
D. expensive
6． It has been two years _________ he came to China.
A. since
B. after
C. before
D. till
7． — Would you like some butter with your bread?
— ____________. A. Not at all
B. OK. Here you are D. Yes, a little, please
C. That is right.
8． There isn’t going to be any pollution in the future, _________?
A. be there
B. be not there C. is there
D. isn’t there
9． —Would you mind if I smoke here?
—_________. No smoking here. A. Oh, please don’t C. Of course not
B. Yes, please.
D. It doesn’t matter
10． While we _________, we saw a UFO land on a street.
A. were shopping B. shopped
C. are shopping
D. shop
11． He won’t join in the party. I won’t, _________.
A. yet
B. either
C. also
D. too
12． I don’t know when he _________ tomorrow. If he _________, I’ll let you know.
A. comes, comes
B. will come, comes
D. came, will come
C. comes, will come
13． —You are Jim’s sister, aren’t you?
—_________. A. No, I am
B. Yes, I’m not C. Yes, I am
D. Yes, you are
14． I had a hard time _________ where the post office is.
A. finding
B. found
C. finds
D. to find
15． There are lots of shops on _________ of the street.
A. every sides
B. all sides
C. both sides
D. neither sides
Ⅲ．完形填空（每小题1分，共10分）
根据短文内容，在短文后面的四个选项中选择一个可以填入相应空格内的正确答案，并把答题卡上对应题目的正确答案标号涂黑。
I first saw the baby panda when she was only 10 days old. She looked like a white mouse. We 31 her Xi Wang. It means “hope”.
When Xi Wang was born, she was just 100 grams(克). Xi Wang drank her mother’s milk for as 32 as 14 hours a day. When she was six months old, she started to eat bamboo shoots(嫩芽). Eight months 33 , she was not a small baby any more. She grew into a 34 young panda and weighed 35 kilos. When Xi Wang was 20 months old, she had to look after herself because her mother had another baby. Xiao Wang has to live by itself. 35 , it is very difficult for pandas to live in the wild. Here are some problems that pandas like Xi Wang may have in the future.
If hunters(猎人) catch a panda, they will 36 it for its fur(皮毛). If farmers 37 trees and forests, pandas will have no place 38 .
When mothers leave baby pandas 39 , people will often take them away. People think that the baby pandas need help.
If pandas are in danger, we should try our best to protect them. If we do 40 , soon there will be no pandas in the world. 16． A. made 17． A. longer 18． A. later 19． A. strange 20． A. Luckily 21． A. kill 22． A. cut down 23． A. to play 24． A. lonely 25． A. nothing
B. called B. long B. sooner B. weak B. But B. feed B. plant B. to eat B. together B. everything
C. told C. much C. after C. famous C. However C. have C. protect C. to live C. alone C. anything
D. kept D. little D. in D. healthy D. Especially D. eat D. water D. to live in D. happy D. something
Ⅳ．阅读理解（每小题2分，共30分）
A
A wife and a husband had just come back from London. It was a long journey. They were both very tired. When they went up to the door of their house, the husband put his hands into his pockets and suddenly stopped. “Alas, I lost my key!” he cried out. “What? I knew it well that a man like you must always be careless(粗心的), so I hid(藏) another one,” the wife said with a smile.
“That’s wonderful! Dear! Hurry up to open the door!” “Oh, I put it in a drawer, ”said the wife with a red face. 26． The wife and the husband were very tired because __________.
A. they went a short way and had little rest B. they had just returned from London C. they both hurried up to the door D. they walked from morning till evening
27． What had happened when they got to the door of their house? __________
A. The husband was too tired to move. B. The husband lost all the money he had. C. The husband found the door open. D. The husband lost the key to the door. 28． The husband was happy again because __________.
A. his wife hid another key to the door B. his wife was so kind to him as before C. he found the door was not locked D. he himself found the key to the door 29． Where did the wife hide their key?
A. In a box.
B. In a drawer. C. In a bag.
D. In a pocket.
30． What do you think of the wife and the husband?
A. The wife was more careless than the husband. B. The husband was more careless than the wife. C. The wife was as careless as the husband. D. The husband was as careful as the wife.
B
Jack is in Grade Three now. He is a polite boy and studies hard. He is good at his lesson and can answer all the questions in class. His teachers and classmates like him except Henry. They’re deskmates, but Henry likes playing and often fails in the exams. His father is a dentist and gets a lot of money. The boy thinks he lives in the richest family in town. So he looks
down upon(瞧不起) others and laughs at them. Of course he has few friends.
Jack is busy all the time. His father is a shoe-maker. The man has to work hard but he can’t buy enough food for family. He tells Jack to help him after school. So the boy has to do all his homework at school. He’s ready to do so.
One summer afternoon, on his way home, Jack met his sister Lily.
The girl carried a heavy box in her arms without wearing shoes. Jack carried it for her. Henry saw her and said, “Your father is a shoe-maker, but your sister has no shoes!”
“I don’t think it’s strange,” returned Jack. “Your father is a dentist, but your sister has no teeth when she was born!”
31． The teachers and classmates like Jack because ___________.
A. he does well in his lessons C. he’s a bad boy
B. he’s polite to everybody D. A and B
32． Henry thinks ___________, so he looks down upon any other child.
A. he plays well C. he’s very clever
B. his father is a dentist
D. his family is the richest
33． Henry has few friends because ___________.
A. he is weak in his lessons C. he doesn’t study hard
B. he often laughs at others D. he always stays at home
34． One day, Henry laughed at Jack because ___________.
A. Jack’s sister didn’t wear shoes B. Jack’s sister had to work C. Jack had to help his father.
D. Jack’s father was a shoe-maker.
35． We can know from the passage that ___________.
A. Jack didn’t help his father do housework B. Jack was helpful (有帮助的) to his family C. Henry did well in all his lessons D. Jack’s family was very rich
C
Name Norman Bethune Personal Information ★ Born in 1890 in Canada ★ A doctor ★ Came to China in 1938 ★ Died in 1939 in China Celine Dion ★ Born in Montreal, Canada ★ A singing star ★ In 1997, sang My Heart Will Go On for the film Titanic
Thomas Edison ★ Born in 1847, Kentucky, USA ★ Made over 1000 inventions (发明) ★ Died in 1931 Bill Getes ★ Born in 1955 in USA ★ Owns Microsoft Company ★ Wrote Business@the Speed of Thought Mark Twain ★ Born in 1835 in USA ★ A writer ★ Wrote the Adventures of Tom Sawyer ★ Died in 1910 36． _________ is from Canada. A. Bill Gates
B. Mark Twain
C. Thomas Edison D. Celine Dion
37． The _________ was born in 1835.
A. inventor
B. singer
C. doctor
D. writer
38． The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is the name of a _________.
A. book
B. song
C. company
D. film
39． Dr Bethune worked in China for about _________ years.
A. 2
B. 4
C. 6
D. 8
40． Which of the following is true?
A. Mark Twain wrote Business@ the Speed of Thought. B. Bill Gate started working for Microsoft Company in 1955. C. Thomas Edison made over 1000 inventions. D. Celine Dion stopped singing in 1997.
第Ⅱ卷 （共45分）
Ⅴ．句型转换。（每空0.5分，共10分）
1． I have been to an aquarium.（改为否定句）
I ____________ ____________been to an aquarium.
2． They should talk about their problems. （改为一般疑问句）
____________ they ____________ about their problems? 3． Aunt Li had to take Tom to hospital.（对划线部分提问）
What ____________ Aunt Li ____________ to do?
4． There was nothing interesting at the party, ___________ ___________?（变为反意疑问句） 5． It’s interesting to play football.（变为同义句）
____________ football ____________ interesting.
八年级英语下册期末考试初二英语下册试卷及答案
