2014-2015学年上学期八年级英语期末测试题一听力理解（每小题1分，共20分）略二•单项选择（每小题1分，共15分）从A 、B 、C 、D 四个选项中选择可以填入空白处的最佳答案。

()21. — Who taught you to play the guitar?—No on e. I lear nt it ___ .A. meB. myC. mi neD. myself()22. — _____ did you go last weeke nd?—I went to the beach.A. HowB. WhenC. WhereD. Why()23. Of the three boys, Joh n sang ________ .A. more beautifulB. the most beautifulC. more beautifullyD. the most beautifully()24. — I got a 70 in the En glish exam. What about you?—I did _______ t ha n you. I only got a 59.A. bestB. betterC. worstD. worse()25. Next month we are free. We ______ t he farm.()26. — How much _______ do we n eed for a san dwich?—Three spo ons.A. breadB. tomatoes ()27. I wrote him a letter but he did nA. promiseB. forget ()28. The story is ________ . Childre n can lear n a lot from it.C. difficultD. educati onal()29. — _____ I go fish ing?—Sure, but you ____ finish your homework first.A. are going to visitB. are visit ingC. visitD. visitedC. onionsD. butter 't _____ . C. ask D. replyA. shortB. bori ngA. Can; mustB. May; canC. Must; mayD. Can; may()30. You can ' t expect _________ a new Ian guage in a few mon ths.A. lear nB. lear nedC. lear ningD. to lear n()31. ______ t he address before you forget it.A. Write dow nB. Listen toC. Learn fromD. Put up()32. ______ Susa n _____ a healthy breakfast every day?A. Do; eatsB. Do; eatC. Does; eatsD. Does; eat()33. ______ it is snowing, it isn ' t very cold.A. AlthoughB. IfC. WhenD. Because()34. —Alice, can you come to play soccer with me?— ____ . When is it?A. Yes, I ' m fineB. Sorry, I ' m busyC. Sure, I ' d love toD. No, I can ' t()35. —You can wear your cool coat to the party!A. That ' s a great idea!B. That ' s really too bad!C. You look old!D. You look cool!三.完形填空(每小题1分，共10分)先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选择可以填入空白处的最佳答案。

Hello, every one! I am San dy. Today we have a 36 about how to give tha nks to our pare nts in class. Our teacher says we can make some food foi37 . We all think it is a good idea.Tom 38 to make popcor n. His gran dmother kno ws 39 to make popcor n. She can tell him the 40 of mak ing it. Gi na cooks no odles 41 , and we all like her no odles. Mike wants to make Russia n soup. And he tells us how to make it. First, 42 some beef and vegetables. Then, cut them up. After that, put them into a pot and add some water. For one more thi ng, cook them 43 half an hour and add some salt. I want to make fruit salad. I learned to make it from a book. It is 44 . I can do it quickly.Our teacher says if we want to give 45 to some one, we must put our heartsMy vacati on with Gran dma and Gran dpa was great! They moved to Ariz ona when I was five. Dad usually visits them, but not this summer! Dad sent me to stay with them for two weeks.This was my first time to travel by myself. On the plane, I studied a picture. Itwas a picture of Walpi, an old Hopi village where Gran dma and Gran dpa live. Thevillage is on top of a tall hill. I wasn ' t sure I could climb that high. I also wondered if Grandma and Grandpa would act differently in this village than they did in our apartme nt in New York.Gran dpa met me at the airport 机场).As we drove away from the city, I enjoyed the beauty of the desert 沙漠).Soon we arrived at Walpi. I looked dow n and found that we were so high up. I felt like a bird!Gran dma was wait ing for us. Gran dma and Gran dpastanding under the hot sun. Grandma said the building wasmade of stone 石头)and the stones kept the rooms cool.After eating lunch, we took a walk outside. We visited the“ kiva ” : it is alargeroom where the Hopi people go for special eve nts.I really liked the Hopi people. They were frie ndly to me. One man helped memake a gift to take home to Mom. The children and I played ball games. It seemed that I was part of the big family in the village. It was hard to leave my gran dpare nts whe n my two weeks was over. I wish I could live in Walpi for two more weeks! )36. A. partyB. mealC. tripD. discussi on )37. A. usB. himC. herD. them )38. A. pla nsB. stopsC. forgetsD. teaches )39. A. howB. whe nC. whereD. why )40. A. timeB. wayC. placeD. reas on )41. A. quietlyB. loudlyC. wellD. badly )42. A. eatB. buyC. growD. send )43. A. toB. atC. forD. with )44. A. easyB. difficultC. hotD. cold )45. A. wishes B. tha nks C. space D. luckinto it. I will remember that in my mind.( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( 四■阅读理解（每小题2分，共20分） A 易读度★★★☆☆ 's rc o oh aftere根据材料内容选择最佳答案。