八年级下册期末试题一. 单项选择（15分）( ) 1.I don’t know ______organize the class meeting.A.I should howB. how I shouldC. how should ID.I how should( ) 2. My watch is broken. I don’t know how to make it ______.A. walkB. to walkC. workD. to work( ) 3. I’m pleased _____hear that and I’m very pleased ____what you did.A. at, withB. with, toC. to, withD. to, for( ) 4. It’s very right _____you to help the old.A. toB. ofC. forD. with( ) 5. His parents were worried that he ____ too much time chatting on line.A. spentB. costC. paidD. took( ) 6. Not only Jack but also I _____ interested in cooking.A. amB. isC. areD. be( ) 7. This kind of biscuits smells_______and sells_____ .A. good; wellB. good; goodC. well; goodD. well; well( ) 8. Do you know ______ he is a teacher or not?A. ifB. thatC. whetherD. what( ) 9. My friend, Darren, is coming to visit us. I’m looking forward ___ him.A. meetB. meetingC. to meetD. to meeting( ) 10I’m not sure if he ______ t he exam. But he will be better if he _____ harder.A. passes; will workB. passes; worksC. will pass; will workD. will pass; works( ) 11.______ you get up, the better.A. EarlierB. The earlyC. The earlierD. Early( ) 12.What ______did she say?A. otherB. thingsC. elseD. others.( ) 13. —Lily hurt her foot when she was riding. —_____A. Oh, I see.B. How careful she is!C. I’m sorry to hear that.D. Really? She is always careless.( ) 14. _____ you _____ Tom can join us. We need one of you .A. Both; andB. Neither; norC. Either; orD. Not only; but also() 15. I’m sorry that John is out. —Please ask him to call me as soon as he _____. A. returned B. returns C. will return D. is returning完形填空:（10分）Beethoven had an ugly face and a very 1 temper(脾气), but people 2 him to their homes. When he lost his temper, they forgave(原谅)him. He was often poor and ill during his life. After one illness, he suddenly 3 himself deaf. At that time he was 4 31. What a blow it was on him! 5 this didn’t stop Beethoven 6 on in his life. He went on 7 much music. He wrote long pieces and short pieces, happy ones and 8 ones. During his life, he composed(作曲)about 300 pieces. 9 people’s surprise, he wrote some of his best and most beautiful pieces 10 he became deaf. Many of them are known and loved all over the world.( )1. A.good B. better C. bad D. worse( )2. A.didn’t like to ask B. liked to inviteC. didn’t like to takeD. liked to let( )3. A.looked for B. found C. found out D. looked at( )4. A.just B. just now C. Still D. even( )5. A.Because B. As C. But D. So( )6. A.to walk B. walk C. for walking D. from walking( )7. A.write B. to write C. wrote D. writing( )8. A.wonderful B. sad C. hard D. strong( )9. A.For B. In C. At D. To( )10. A.before B. until C. after D. if三、阅读理解。

（30分）AJim went to school to study history, but when he finished his first year, he didn’t pass the exam and the tea cher said to him, “You have to leave school.”When the boy’s father heard this news, he was much worried. He came to the school to see the teacher. He found the teacher in the office and asked the teacher to let Jim go on with his studies the next year.“He is a good boy. He always does well in history,” said Jim’s father, “and if you let him pass the exam this time, he will do better next year and pass the exam.”“No, no, that’s impossible!” answered the teacher, “Last month I asked him when Napoleon（拿破仑）died and he didn’t know.”“Please sir, give him another chance.” said Jim’s father, “You know we don’t have any newspapers in our house, so nobody in our family knew that Mr. Napoleonwas ill.”根据短文内容判断正（T）误（F）：( )1.The boy’s father went to the teacher’s office and talked with him about his son. ( )2.The boy in this story was good at history.( )3.The teacher let all his students pass the exam.( )4.After that, the teacher let the boy pass the exam.( )5.The boy’s father was not good at history.BA farmer had a cow. He took very good care of this cow and one day when it was ill, he was very worried. He telephoned the vet.“What’s the problem?” The vet asked him w hen he arrived.“My cow's ill,” the farmer said. “I don’t know what's the matter with her. She’s lying down and won’t eat. She's making a strange noise.”The vet looked over the cow. "She's certainly ill," he said, "and she needs to take some very strong medicine."He took a bottle out of his box, put two pills into his hand and said, "Give her these. The pills should make her better."“How should I give them to her?” the farmer asked.The vet gave him a tube (管子)and said, "Put this tube in her mouth, then put the pills in the tube and blow. That'll make it."The next day the vet came to the farm again. The farmer was sitting outside his house and looked more worried.“How's your cow?” the vet asked.“No change,” the farmer said, “and I’m feelin g very strange myself.”“Oh?” the vet said, "Why?"“I did what you said,” the farmer answered. “I put the tube in the cow's mouth and then put two pills down it.” “And?” the vet asked.“The cow blew first,” the farmer said.( )6. In the story, the vet must be ____.A. the farmer's friendB. a milk factoryC. a hospital for cowsD. a doctor for animals( )7. The farmer asked the vet for help when his cow _______A. couldn't lie downB. didn't eat the pillsC. couldn't make any noiseD. was ill( )8. What medicine did the vet give the farmer?A. Bottle of pills.B. A long tube.C. Two pills.D. A small box.( )9. The vet taught the farmer how _________.A. to blow the tubeB. to make the cow take the pillsC. to take the medicineD. to put the tube in his mouth( )10. Which of the following is true?A. The farmer ate the pills himself.B. The cow got better after taking the medicine.C. The vet came to help farmer change the cow the next day.D. The farmer waited for the vet outside his house the next day.CThe Farmer, His Horse, and His sonOnce there was an old farmer, with a horse which was almost as old as himself. He set out one morning with his son to sell the horse before it died. Father and son walked, because the farmer did not want the horse to be too tired.They met two men on the road who said, "Why are you walking, farmer? You have a horse, It's a long way to market(市场). "The farmer know that this was true, so he rode on the horse, while his son walked.Then they met two old women, "What are you doing up there, farmer? Can't you see how tired boy is?" So the farmer got down, and his son rode instead.Next, three old men stopped them, one said, "Why are you walking, farmer? Get up, It's too hot for an old man like you to walk today," So the farmer got up behind his son, and they rode on.Some time later, a young woman passed them, "Why aren't you walking?" she asked, "It isn't far to the market. Give your poor horse a rest." So the farmer, and his son, got down once again. It is a fact that you cannot please all the people all the time.（）11. The farmer wanted to sell the horse ____.A. before it was deadB.before it become too tiredC. before it market was overD. before it was as old as he was（）12. The two men on the road ____.A. asked how far it was to the marketB. said they thought the horse looked very tiredC. asked why the farmer was not riding on his horseD. told the farmer's son to get off the horse and walk（）13. The two old women said it was wrong for ____.A. the farmer to ride such a tired horseB. the farmer to ride while his young son walkedC. the boy to ride instead of his fatherD. only one person to ride such a long way（）14. The farmer got up behind his son because ____.A. the old man said it was too hot for him to walkB. the three old men stopped them on the roadC. he did not know why he was walkingD. his son could not ride the horse by himself（）15. The young woman was most sorry ____.A. for the old manB. for the farmer's young sonC. that it was not far to the marketD. for the horse四、单词拼写。