八年级英语期末测试题Ⅰ.单项选择(20分)1. ___ she has a healthy habit, ___ she is not very healthy.A. Although, butB. But, althoughC. Although, /D. But, /2. Would you please help me ___the box?A. to carryB. carryingC. carriesD. to carrying3. What’s the matter ___ you?A. atB. withC. aboutD. to4. Can you come and play basketball ___ this afternoon?A. with usB. and usC. with weD. and we5. I am thinking about ___ some European countries.A. to visitB. are visitingC. visitingD. am visiting6. I have been here ___ almost five years.A. inB. atC. withD. for7. Could you tell me ____?A. how old are youB. how old you areC. you are how oldD. are you how old8. ---Would you like something to eat? ---___.A. No, I am notB. Not at allC. Yes, pleaseD. I am afraid not9. E-mailing is ___ than long-distance calling.A. cheaperB. the cheaperC. cheapestD. the cheapest10. The man knows two languages. He can speak ___ English ___ French.A. so, thatB. both, andC. neither, norD. either, or11.---What are you busy ___ these days? ---Nothing much.A. to doB. doingC. doD. does12. ___ you ___to the aquarium last Monday?A. Were, goB. Do, wentC. Did, wentD. Did, go13. Can you hear the girl ___ in the next room?A. singsB. singC. singingD. to sing14. She ___ management when she was at college.A. was majoredB. studied inC. majoredD. majored in15. The woman enjoys ___ politics.A. take partB. take part inC. taking part inD. taking part16. I am going to tell him about it after he ___ back.A. is going to comeB. will comeC. comeD. comes17. She could speak ___ English at the age of five.A. every dayB. everydayC. each dayD. some day18. She doesn’t need ___ her bike. The school is quite near.A. to rideB. to driveC. rideD. drive19. ---Must I finish it at once? ---_______.A. No, you needn’t.B. No. you mustn’t .C. Yes, you may.D. You’d better not.20. The Ice and Snow Festival ___ about six weeks each year.A. lastB. is lastingC. to lastD. can lastⅡ.完形填空(25分)（A）Mr.White is a millionaire(baiwanfuweng). He _1_ delicious food. He had a _2_Cook, Mr. Black . The man could cook all kinds of food. His wife asked him to _3_her last month. Now she thinks she’s good at cooking and doesn’t want Mr Black to _4_ for them any longer.Now Mrs. White begins to cook for her_5_. But Mr. White does not like her food at all. He says h e won’t _6_ any food at home if she doesn’t stop cooking. The woman says she’ll _7_ another coo k. The man has to wait. This morning Mr. White broke a window in a shop. They took him to the _ 8_. The policeman said, “I’m sorry to tell you, Mr. White. Or I’ll fine you ten dollars, or you’ll sta y in prison(jianyu)_9_ do you want?”“I’ll stay in prison.” Answered the millionaire.“_10_?”“Beca use my wife will find a new cook in ten days!”1. A. knows B. likes C. hears D. sees2. A. young B. strong C. good D. bad3. A. teach B. show C. study D. fry4. A. sing B. play C. write D. work5. A. farm B. class C. family D. shop6. A. read B. buy C. sell D. eat7. A. look for B. listen to C. ask D. call8. A. bus station B. police stationC. post officeD. middle school9. A. When B. Which C. What D. Who10. A. How B. Which C. Where D. Why（B）Helen Keller was a very bright, beautiful girl. _1_ the age of six months she could already say_ 2_words. But before she was two years old, she was badly ill. She could not see or hear, and soon she could not even talk. Since then Helen had to fight for _3_she wanted. When she was six, her p arents invited a teacher for her. _4_ the help of the teacher, she__5_to see and hear the world arou nd her through her_6_. She learned to_7 the books for the blind. The teacher took Helen for long walks, and_8_her about all the beautiful sights. Helen_9_flowers, climbed the trees and smelled a rain storm before_10_came. She also learned how to swim and_11_a horse. After she _12_, she be came a famous writer in America. Her first and most famous_13_ is The Story of My life. Her stor y has_14_new hope to many blind and deaf people. It has given light to_15_in darkness and encou raged them to live and work.1. A. At B. On C. In D. Of2. A. a little B. little C. a few D. few3. A. how B. that C. it D. what4. A. With B. In C. Under D. Through5. A. wanted B. began C. liked D. decided6. A. eyes B. ears C. hands D. mouth7. A. watch B. look C. see D. read8. A. told B. spoke C. asked D. said9. A. watched B. touched C. listened D. pulled10. A. they B. it C. she D. those11. A. take B. drive C. ride D. touch12. A. grew up B. finished schoolC. was youngD. became blind13. A. work B. one C. book D. paper14. A. brought B. taken C. made D. seen15. A. that B. these C. them D. thoseⅢ.阅读理解（30分）（A）The Internet is becoming important in our life. How much do you know about it?What is the Int ernet?The Internet is a large, world-wide collection of computer networks. A network is a small group of computers put together. The Internet is many different kinds of networks from all over the worl d. These networks are called the Internet. If you have learned to use the Internet, you can find muc h of interest on the World Wide Web.What is World Wide Web?The World Wide Web has been the most popular development of the In ternet. The Web is like a big electronic book with millions of pages. These pages all called homepa ges.You can find information about almost anything in the world on these pages. For example, you c an use the Internet instead of library to find information for your homework. You can also find inf ormation about you favorite sport or film star, talk to your friends or even do some shopping on th e pages. Most pages have words, pictures and even sound or music.What is e-mail?Electronic mail(e-mail) is a way of sending messages to other people. It’s much q uicker and cheaper than sending a letter. If you want to use e-mail, you must have an e-mail addr ess. This address must have letters and dots and an “@”(means“at”).Forexample,************* m. Write a message, type a person’s e-mail address, then send the message across the Internet. Peo ple don’t need to use stamps, envelops or go to the post office since the invention of the Internet. Quick, easy and interesting----that’s the Internet.1. The Internet is ______ .A. a big computer.B. a small group of computersC.lots of computer networksD.the World Wide Web.2. The World Wide Web is like ______ .A. an electronic book.B. homepagesC. an electronic pageD. an interesting picture3. The sentence “You can talk to your friends on the pages” means ______ .A. you can talk to your friends face to faceB. you can type your words in the computer and then send them to your friends across the InternetC. you can talk to your friends through the same computer.D. you can go to your friends` houses to talk to them4. People like to use e-mail to send messages to their friends because ______ .A.they don’t have to pay any money.B. it’s faster and cheaperC. they don’t need to have stamps, envelops or address.D. sending e-mail is interesting5. The “e” in “e-mail” stands for ________ .A. easyB. EnglishC. electronicD. empty（B）I can still remember my first day at school. I was only 6 years old at that time. It was a very big room. I sat at the desk near the window, but I couldn’t see anything because the window was too high. There was a big map of world on the wall and an old blackboard. I don’t think I was worried or afraid at that time. There was another little boy next to me. He sat there and kept silent at first. Then he began to cry, because he didn’t want to stay there.More and more students came in, but th e boy didn’t stop crying. “Mom, I want to go home.” He cried again and again. Later, the teacher c ame in. She went to the little boy, and said something to him. I couldn’t hear what she said. Soon t he boy stopped crying and began to smile. To this day, I still don’t know what the teacher said to t he little boy.判断下列句子的正（T）误（F）：1.The writer went to school when he was 6 years old.2. She sat near the window, so she could look outside.3. She was not worried. She was afraid.4.When the teacher came in,the little boy stopped crying.5.The writer knew what the teacher said to the little boy.（C）Bill and Fred were students at a university and they were good friends. They didn’t have much money. So when it was time for their summer vacation, Bill said, “Let’s take a car vacation in a tra iler(拖车), Fred. It’s cheaper than at a hotel. I can borrow my father’s trailer.” Fred was very happy, so th ey got into the trailer and began their vacation.They wanted to get up early the next morning to go fishing, but they didn’t have an alarm clock. “That’s all right, Bill.” Fred said, “I’ll put these small pieces of bread on the roof of the trailer tonight and they’ll wake us up in the morning.”Bill was v ery surprised, but he didn’t say anything.Fred was right. As soon as it began to get light, small bird s came down to eat the bread, and their noise on the roof of the trailer woke Bill and Fred up very quickly.1.From the story we learn that Bill and Fred were planning how to spend the summer holidays hap pily.2.Bill borrows his father’s trailer because the hotel is full of people.3.They wanted to get up early the next day in order to go fishing.4. The noise of some small birds woke Bill and Fred up very quickly in the morning.5. The story tells us Fred wasn’t as clever as Bill.Ⅳ.改错（5分）1.They are going to doing their homework this evening.2. Which is heaviest, this one or that one?3. This bottle is very fuller than one.4. You’re going to tired and hungry when you get to the top of the mountain.5.Everyone of us are going to the zoo this afternoon.Ⅴ.用所给词的适当形式填空（10分）1.Which do you like ___(well), this one or that one?2.Heilongjiang is in the ______(northern) of China.3. He is very ______(friend) to us.4.English is ______ (interesting) than any other subject. Maths is the ______ _______(difficult).5. Could you please say it ______ (loudly)?6.The machine ______(not work). There must ______(be) something wrong with it.7.He __ a digital camera in the store yesterday. (buy)8. The story is ______ and my little brother is _______ in it very much. (interest)9. Thank you for __(cook) so much nice food for us.10. Do you want _____(come) to my birthday party?Ⅵ.书面表达（10分）在举国期盼的2008年北京奥运会期间，假定那时你在北京生活，你打算为奥运会做些什么呢？以What are you going to do during the Olympic Games? 为题写你的打算。