八年级下册期末英语试卷及答案一、单项选择:( ) 1. Mo Yan is one of most popular writers in the world.He was honest boy when he was child.A. a; aB. a; anC. the; aD. the; an( ) 2.I’m a teenager and I don’t play with soft toys any longer.A. no longer; /B. no; longerC. / ; no longerD. no; anylonger( ) 3. ---How long your uncle this personal computer ?--- Since ten years ago. He wants to buy a new one.A. have; hadB. has; boughtC. have ; boughtD. has; had( ) 4. Hurry up! The piano concert for five minutes.A. had begunB. has been onC. has begunD. began( ) 5. --- Long time no see your father! Where has he ?--- He has Beijing for a month. He’ll be back next week.A. been; been inB. gone; beenC. been; been toD. gone;gone to( ) 6. My mother used to the song “Where’s time going?” . Now she is used to it.A. hating; listenB. hated; listened toC. hate; listeningto D. hating; listening( ) 7. The cleaner in Zhengzhou said, “ things we do, environment we’ll have” .A. More; betterB. The more; the betterC. Fewer ; The lessD. The fewer; better( ) 8. Yu Gong didn’t need to move the mountains, He could think of ways to solve his problem .A. otherB. anotherC. othersD. else( ) 9. Mr Green isn’t here, He with his family home in England .A. have beenB.has beenC.has gone backD.have gone( ) 10. Kate was ill last week . But she is to go to schooltoday.A. good enoughB.enough wellC.well enoughD.enough good( ) 11. I have never read book that I can’t put it down .A. such an excellentB. a such excellentC. such excellent aD. so an excellent( ) 12. My headteacher saw her up some rubbish while he by .A. pick; was passingB. picking; was passingC. was picking;was passing D. picking; passed( ) 13. “How long will you this book?” said the librarian.A. borrowB. buyC. keepD. have( ) 14. --- Could you please help me the exercise books tothe class? --- No problem.A. take outB. give outC.work outD. put out( ) 15. I'm new here. Could you please tell me ________?A. what is the building used forB. when does the firstclass beginC. where is the dining hallD. how many classes our schoolhas二、完形填空(15分)Long long ago, there was a swan(天鹅)with golden feathers(金羽毛).She lived in a lake. A woman lived in a small housenear the lake 1 her two daughters. They were very poor. Theyworked hard all year round, but still, they lived a 2 lifeand sometimes they even didn’t have enough money to buy food.The swan was sad to see that. She said to 3 , “I’ll give one of my feathers to them each day, then they can live ahappy life with the money selling my feathers.” That evening, she flew to the poor woman’s house and 4 a golden feather onthe table without saying anything .From then on, the swamcame every day and gave them a feather. The woman was veryhappy 5 their life was much better than before.But day after day, the woman became greedy(贪婪).She said to her 6 .”The swan may fly away one day. If so, we will bepoor again. We should take all her feathers when she comesnext time.”“Oh, no, Mom!” cried the daughters, “This will 7 the swan. She helps us a lot !”But the mother wouldn’t listen. Whenthe swan came as 8 , the mother caught her and took all herfeathers. But suddenly, the golden feathers 9 chickenfeathers.Then ,the Golden Swan said, “Poor Mother, I came to help you, but you wanted to kill me. Now, I am leaving and willnever come back. Never be greedy!” With these 10 , the swan flew away.( )1. A. for B. with C.without D. on( )2. A. hard B. good C. happy D. easy( )3. A. her B. herself C. them D. myself( )4. A. gave B. brought C. returned D. left( )5. A. because B. while C. after D. unless( )6. A. sons B. husband C. daughters D. sister( )7. A. hurt B. save C. protect D. refuse( )8. A. general B. usual C. normal D. common( )9. A. heard of B. looked for C.changed into D. came from( )10. A. letters B. words C. thoughts D. Sentences三、阅读理解(40分)AMr. and Mrs. Turner live outside a small town. They have a big farm and they are always busy working on it. Their son,Peter, studied at a middle school. The young man studied hardand did well in his lessons. It made them happy.Last month Peter finished middle school and passed theentrance examination (升学考试). Mrs. Turner was very happyand told the farmers about it.Yesterday morning the woman went to the town to buysomething for her son. On the bus she told one of her friendshow clever and able her son was. She spoke very loudly. Allthe people in the bus began to listen to her.“Which university (大学) will your son study in?” a woman next to her asked.“In the most famous university in our country!” Mrs. Turner said happily.“The most famous university?”“Oxford University (牛津).”Most of the pas sengers (乘客) looked at her carefully. Someof them said to her, “Congratulations!”A woman said, “I'm sure he'll know Fred Smith.”“Who's Fred Smith?”“He's my son.”“Does he study in the university, too?”“No, ”said the woman. “He is one of the professors.”( )l. The story happened in ________.A. AmericaB. FranceC. GermanyD. England( )2. Mr. and Mrs. Turner were happy because ________.A. their son did well in his lessonsB. they have a big farmC. they h ave a good harvestD. their son studied at amiddle school( )3. Mrs. Turner wanted everyone to know ________.A. her son finished middle schoolB. her son was handsomeC. her son wa s going to study in a universityD. her sonwas very friendly to others( )4. Mrs. Turner spoke so loudly in the bus that __________.A. her friend could hear herB. all the people could hearherC. she hoped to make all the people happyD. she hoped theywould say congratulations to her( )5. Which of the following is true? __________.A. The woman wasn't interested in Mrs. Turner's wordsB. Mrs.Turner knew nothing about the famous universityC. The woman wanted to stop Mrs. Turner from showing off (炫耀)D. The woman next to Mrs. Turner wanted to show off her son,tooBIf you have no special plans for your holidays, why notspend your time helping others?Don’t listen to people who say the young people today oftenthink only of themselves. It’s not true at all. More andmore people in the USA volunteer to spend their schoolholida ys working for others. And they don’t do it for money. Here are some of thei r stories.Alice Hamilton, 17I’m going to help the Forest Centre build new hiking pathsin the mountains. It’s going to be terrific—I’ll spend the whole summer living in the tent and breathing the cleanmountain air. I’m going to sleep under the stars. It’ll bea nice sport, and I’ll be able to do something good at thesame time.Jason Moore,18This summer, I’m going to volunteer with Special House Program. They build good, low-cost houses and sell them tofamilies that are not very rich. They’ll teach me what to do,so I’ll help people and also have a chance to learn how tobuild houses.Trish Anderson, 16I’m going to teach kids who have trouble reading. I’llwork for a program called Reading For Life. Every d ay, I’m going to help kids choose and read books that they like. Iwant to be a teacher and I love children and reading, so thisis going to be a great experience for me.( )6. Young people in the USA volunteer to spend ___ helpingothers.A. school holidaysB. WeekdaysC. every morningD. everyafternoon( )7. What does Alice volunteer to do in summer?A. To breathe the clean mountain airB. To spend the whole summer living in the tentC. To sleep under the starsD. To help build new hikingpaths in the mountain( )8. From the passage, we know that Special House Program helps .A. children in poor familiesB. workers who build housesC. poor families can’t afford housesD. build hiking paths( )9.______ wants to be a teacher.A. Alice HamiltonB. Jason MooreC. Trish AndersonD. none of them( )10. Which is the most possible title for this passage?A. Reading for lifeB. A Special House ProgramC. The Forest CentreD. Young American VolunteersCFriday,March 30thOur trip to Chiang Rai was long and boring. We visited a small village in the mountains. The village people here lovethe quiet life -- no computers or phones. They are thekindest people I have ever met. They always smile and say “hello”. Kathy and I can only speak a few words of Thai, so smiling is the best way to show our kindness. I feel goodhere and hope to be able to come back next year.( )11. The diaries above show the writer’s _________days in Thailand.A. 3B. 7C. 15D. 30( )12. It seems that visitors _________ in Bangkok.A. often feel hungryB. can always find cheap thingsC. can’t take any photosD. can enjoy themse lves( )13. Which of the following is TRUE?A. Chiang Mai is a beautiful city in the south of Thailand.B. The writer left Chiang Mai for Chiang Rai by bus.C. Chiang Rai is a boring city in the mountains.D. Thewriter is traveling alone in Thailand.( )14. The people in the village _________.A. are friendly to othersB. like to speak EnglishC. are very weakD. hope to live in the cities( )15. The best title of this article is_________.A. My First TravelB. The Outside WorldC. Traveling in ThailandD. A Country on the TrainDJames Michener, a famous American writer donated at least 90per cent of what he made from his 43 novels. He seemed todonate more than this. At his death, in October 1997, he hadgave away US$ 117 million.Michener made a good example, not just in how much he gave,but in his style of giving. The writer worked hard at doinggood (行善). He usually follows up his donations to see howthe money was used and he had a lot of fun in doing so.Michener was 90 when he died. He was the only writer on thelist of American’s top 25 philanthropists (慈善家). He gave his donations to the college he went to. Michener gave to hiscollege-–US$72million to Swarthmore. He said, “I am from a family without any money, the college made me from darknessinto light.’’Michener was married three times, but he had no children.For his last 15 years, he lived quietly in Austin, Texas. Hemoved there to write the 1,000-page novel. The film calledSouth Pacific was inspired (改编))by his first book,Tales of the South Pacific, written when hewas 40.( )16. Michener died in __________.A. 1991B. 1994C. 1997D. 2000( )17. Michener cared about __________ after he donated.A. how much money he gave awayB. how the money was usedC. when the money was given backD. how much fun he had( )18. Michener came from a __________ family.A. richB. poorC. bigD. small( )19. What’s the name of the college which Michener wentto?A. AustinB. TexasC. OxfordD. Swarthmore( )20. He wrote his first book __________.A. when he moved to Austin.B. in his last 15 years.C. when he was married for the third time.D. at the age of40.四、词汇使用(10分)with language understand use if make kind help another inthey unlessThere are a lot of 1 in the world. But the most widelyspoken language is English. Many people u___2___ and use itall over the world. Indeed, English is a very important and language. ___4_____ we know English, we can hardly travel anywhere and we will have difficulty 5 ourselves understood. English is greatly used in study of all 6 of subjects.Several books are written 6 English every day to teach people many useful things. Therefore, the English language has 8 to spread(传播) knowledge to all parts of the world.English has also served to bring together the differentpeoples of the world by helping 9 to talk with one 10 .1. ________2. _________3. __________4. __________5.__________6.___________7. __________8. ____________9. ____________ 10._________五、补全对话(5小题,每小题2分,共10分)根据下面的对话情景,在每一个空白处填上一个恰当的句子,使对话的意义连贯、完整。