八年级上学期期末英语测试题（含答案）I 听力部分（略）II 笔试部分一、单项填空在A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

（本大题共14分，每小题1分）21. My sister can play _________ soccer and ________ guitar.A. a; theB. an; theC. \; theD. \; a22.—_______ do you get to school?—I get to school by subway.A. WhatB. HowC. WhereD. Why23.—Can you come to my birthday party?—_____________.A. NoB. Yes, I’d love to.C. Yes, I go.D. Sorry24. His hair is shorter than _____________.A. herB. sheC. meD. hers25. I think Jack Chan is a great actor, ________ my friends don’t like him.A. butB. andC. orD. so26. This piano is too big. Can you make _______ for it?A. a spaceB. some spaceC. some more roomsD. some spaces27. _______ you are busy now, let’s go next time, OK?A. ForB. WhenC. Because ofD. Since28. What action should they _______ such a thing happening again?A. do stoppingB. take stoppingC. take to stopD. do to stop29. ---Would you like to attend China’s Got Talent《中国达人秀》?---_______, but I’m busy preparing for my test.A. My pleasureB. I’d love toC. That’s all rightD. Never mind30. I saw a number of pancakes in the plate, but now there is _______ left in it.A. noneB. somethingC. nothingD. no one31. Th ere’s water all over the kitchen. You’d better _______ right away.A. to mop up itB. to mop it upC. mop it upD. mop up it32. Everybody should study hard. No one can _______ us _______ a good future.A. provide; forB. provide; withC. keep;/D. protect; to have33. Lucy is careless. But Tom doesn’t do his homework _______ Lucy.A. as careful asB. so careless asC. as carefully asD. so carelessly as34. We were swimming in the lake _______ suddenly the storm started.A. untilB. whileC. whenD. before二、完形填空Li Dong is a farmer. He has a very big 35 . On the farm, he grows oranges, grapes and bananas. Many people come to __ 36 his farm. He is a successful（成功的）young man and becomes very famous.In 2003, he went back to his hometown 37 he finished middle school. “What work can I do?” he said to himself. Then he had an idea. “I 38 farming. I can grow fruit!” He began to watch many 39 on TV about growing fruit. He also read a lot of books about it. Then he went to 40 on Mr. Wang’s farm for two years. He learned a lot there.In 2005, he started his own(自己的) fruit farm. 41 , Li Dong’s farm was small. But now, his farm is much bigger(大多了). His fruits are very good. He sends them to many big 42 in China, such as Shanghai, Beijing and Guangzhou. He ___43__ grows vegetables and raises chickens on his farm. His family eats very 44 food. He has a very happy family.( ) 35. A. farm B. park C. school D. shop ( ) 36. A. look B. take C. visit D. catch ( ) 37. A. but B. after C. for D. so( )38. A. enjoy B. encourage C. throw D. follow ( )39. A. games B. songs C. programs D. plays ( ) 40. A. see B. play C. eat D. work ( ) 41. A. At last B. At that time C. At this moment D. At once ( )42. A. villages B. schools C. cities D. farms ( ) 43. A. too B. also C. either D. as well( ) 44. A. healthy B. bad C. happy D. unhealthy 三、阅读理解阅读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容选择最佳答案。

（本大题共10分，每小题1分）ASu Su is a 16-year-old Beijinger. She studies at the High School Affiliated to Renmin University. She has just published(发表) her first book, The Enigma of the Universe.The Enigma of the Universe tells a story of a girl called April. One day she meets an alien(外星人) boy named Kaka. Kaka takes April on a journey into the universe(宇宙). Later April finds out a big secret about Kaka...What’s special about this book? It's a book written in both Chinese and English. Su wrote the book when she was 14 years old. She was influenced(影响) by the book Sophie’s World and the movie The Truman Show. Sophie is a girl who is interested in philosophy(哲学).Truman’s life is run by television.These stories gave Su an idea for her own book. She decided to write it in English. “My English teacher asked us to write something,” says Su, “I thought I’d write about my idea.”Su spent a whole summer vacation writing the story. “Sometimes I had to stop because I couldn’t find the right words,” says Su. “I used the dictionary all the time.”After finishing the English novel, Su h ad another idea. She decided to turn it into Chinese. The job took her just a few days. “It was easy because Chine se is my mother language ,” she says.Su says her story is “a mixture of philosophy and detective (侦探) story and science fiction”. “My classmates and I have turned it into a DV play,” says Su. “I wrote the play and I played April. We will show it in our school soon!”( ) 45. What did Su Su write?A. Harry Potter.B. Sophie’s World.C. The Truman Show.D. The Enigma of the Universe.( ) 46. In Which language did Su Su write this book?A. Chinese.B. English.C. French .D. Both Chinese and English.( ) 47. How did Su Su write the book?A. She wrote it in Chinese first and then turned it into English.B. She wrote it in English first and then turned it into Chinese.C. She wrote it half in Chinese first and then wrote it half in English.D. She wrote it half in English first and then wrote it half in Chinese.( ) 48. What does her book talk about?A. It talks about how to learn English well.B. It is a mixture of philosophy and detective story and science fiction.C. It talks about how to learn English grammar well.D. It is a mixture of love.( ) 49. What’s the best title of this passage?A. A clever girlB. An interesting bookC. Su Su and her first bookD. A young writerBMy 10-year-old Donna said, “Mom, I made a new friend at school today. Can she come over tomorrow?” Donna was a shy girl and I wanted her to make some friend s to bring her out of her shell.“Sure, honey, that sounds great.” I said, thinking back to my own best friend, Lillian. We lived across the street from each other in Washington Heights, New York. We met at the age of 10, too. Like my daughter, I was shy, but Lillian drew me out. She was one of the friendliest people in school, with shiny black hair and a mile-wide smile.In senior high school, Lillian went on a trip to Florida. This was the first time we had to be away from each other for a few days. “I'll be back soon.” she told me. But three days later, Lillian’s sister told me that she had fallen into a river and ha dn’t come out any more. Soon, my family moved to New Jersey. Whenever I thought of her, tears（眼泪）came into my eyes.The next day Do nna brought her new friend home. “Hi, Mrs. Loggia.” the little girl said. Her hair was so shiny and black and she gave me a big smile. “My name is Laura.”My daughter’s new friend was so much like Lillian. I was still puzzled (迷惑) when Laura’s mom came to pick her up later that afternoon. I opened the door to let her in. “Judy!” she cri ed. “It’s me, Lillian’s sister, from Washington Heights.” Yes, my daughter’s friend looked familiar. She was Lillian's niece(侄女).( ) 50. The underlined words in the first paragraph “to bring her out of her shell” mean ________.A. to help her become less shyB. to help her become smartC. to help her live happilyD. to help her walk out of her house( ) 51. Laura looked familiar（熟悉的）to the writer because she ________.A. was Lillian’s nieceB. was as old as her daughterC. was from Washington HeightsD. had shiny black hair and a big smile, too( ) 52. Why did the writer lose her best friend?A. Because she moved to New Jersey.B. Because her best friend lost her life on a trip.C. Because her best friend travelled to Florida.D. Because they were different from each other.( ) 53. “I knew we would be best friends forever.” is a sentence from the passage and should be put at the end of ________.A. Paragraph 2B. Paragraph 3C. Paragraph 4D. Paragraph 5( ) 54 We can infer (推断) from the passage that ________.A. Laura and Donna are of the same age.B. Laura helps Donna a lot.C. Laura is outgoing（外向的）.D. Judy moved to New Jersey because of Lillian’s death.四、任务型阅读阅读下面的短文，根据短文内容完成表格中所缺信息，在答题卷上相应的横线上填写答案，每空限填一词。