2013---2014学年度八年级第二学期期末考试英语试题I. 单项选择：（每小题1分，计40分）( )1. There is a cup of tea. Please pass_____ to me.A. oneB. itC. thisD. that( )2. My English teacher often encourage us _______more English in class.A. to speakB. speakingC. speakD. spoke( ) 3. Danny, that’s my ruler under your desk. Please ______for me.A. pick it upB. pick up itC. picks up itD. picks it up( ) 4. There is ______ milk in the bottle and we don’t need to buy milk today.A. a bitB. a fewC. fewD. a bit of( ) 5. Eating ______meat will make you ______ fat.A. too much; much tooB. too much; too manyC. too many; too muchD. too many; too( ) 6. Only one of the students _______ finished their homework.A. to haveB. haveC. havingD. has( ) 7. _____ is fun to take photos here.A. ThisB. ItC. ThatD. What( ) 8. -----At present, one of the best ways to study is working in groups.-------More chances ______to students to learn from each other.A. offerB. are offeredC. have offeredD. are offering( ) 9. ------What else do you want?-------- _____ else. I think I have everything ready.A. SomethingB. NothingC. AnythingD. Everything( ) 10. There ______ two films tomorrow morning in our school.A. was going to beB. are going to haveC. will haveD. will be( ) 11. ——There are 60 students in my class and 44 of them use weibo very often.——44? That means about_______ of your classmates are weibo users, right?A. halfB. one thirdC. two thirdsD. three quarters( ) 12.The old man kept _______ for ten hours.A. worksB. workC. workingD. to work( ) 13. Beijing, the capital of China, is one of _______ cities in the world.A. the biggestB. biggerC. much biggerD. big( ) 14. ----_________do you go to the cinema?----Once a month.A. How longB. How farC. How oftenD. How much( ) 15. It can’t be Lucy’s bike. Look!_______ is under the tree.A. SheB. HerC. HersD. She’s( ) 16. ---- I can’t find my seat. Could you show me, sir?----- ________. May I see your ticket, please?A. SureB. I agreeC. Good ideaD. It doesn’t matter( ) 17. ----- Are Mr. and Mrs. Wang living alone in the house?------Yes, although they have three sons, _______ of them live with their parents.A. neitherB. bothC. allD. none( )18.There are two important types of transportation in our town. One is bike, and ______ is bus.A. otherB. othersC. the otherD. another( ) 19. They have played football _______ an hour.A. forB. duringC. inD. before( ) 20. Many students said that they were willing to work hard to make their dreams ________true.A. comeB. cameC. comesD. will come( )21. ----- How was your weekend?------ I _____ a good time.A. haveB. hadC. will haveD. has( )22. If you don’t feel well, you may _______.A. stop readingB. stopped readingC. stop to readD. stopped to read( ) 23. Peter was ill in hospital last month. Now he is ______ to come to school.A. well enoughB. enough goodC. enough wellD. good enough( ) 24. If you watch TV now, you ______ the homework tonight.A. don’t finishB. won’t finishC. didn’t finishD. aren’t finish( ) 25. ______ in a spaceship must be much fun to you.A. To flyingB. FlewC. FlyingD. Fly( ) 26.He didn’t feel very well yesterday, so mother told him _______ a rest.A. to haveB. haveC. havingD. has( ) 27. It usually _____ Mum about half an hour to cook supper.A. paysB. takesC. spendsD. costs( ) 28. -----Why do you like staying in Guiyang?-------Because the weather is ______too hot ______ too cold.A. either; orB. neither; norC. both; andD. not only; but also( ) 29. ------What did your teacher say this morning?-------- She told us _____ make faces in class.A. to notB. not toC. do notD. didn’t( ) 30. Which language is ______, Japanese or English?A. difficultB. the most difficultC. more difficultD. most difficult( )31. ----- I’m going to Hainan with my aunt for my holiday after the exam.------ _____ .A. Have a good timeB. It doesn’t matterC. You are welcomeD. Thanks a lot( )32. Last year, I visited a candy factory in Shanghai. There are about _______ workers in it.A. six thousandsB. six thousandC. six thousands ofD. six thousand of( ) 33. Don’t go away. I want to tell you ______. Please wait for a moment.A. something importantB. important somethingC. anything importantD. important anything( ) 34. They did the work all by ______.A. theirB. themselvesC. theirsD. them( ) 35. Linda, we can’t leave the car here. Look! The sign says” ______”.A. No SmokingB. No ParkingC. No PhotosD. Be quiet( ) 36. We’re _______ her carefully but we can’t_______ what she says.A. listening to; hearB. listening; hearC. listening to; listenD. hearing; listen to( ) 37. ------Your English is pretty good! How about_____ some advice to me?------ With pleasure.A. giveB. givesC. givingD. given( ) 38. They often make the workers______ for more than eight hours.A. to workB. workC. workingD. worked( ) 39. Thanks for_____the present for me.A. to buyB. buyingC. boughtD. to be buying( )40. Windows ______ glass.A. are made ofB. are made intoC. are made fromD. made ofⅡ. 完形填空：（每小题1分，共计10分）Waste can be seen everywhere in the school. Some students ask for__41__food than they can eat and others often forget to__42__the lights when they leave the classroom.Waste can bring a lot of problems .__43__China is rich in some resources, we are short of others, for example, fresh water. It is said that we will have no coal or oil to use in 100 years. __44__if we go on wasting our resources, what can we use __45__the future and where can we move? Think about it. I think we should say no to students who waste things every day.In our __46___ life, we can do many things to __47__waste form happening, For example, turn off the water tap when we finish __48__, turn off the lights when we leave the classroom, try __49___ more food than we need, and so on. Little by little, everything will be changed. __50__can be stopped one day if we do our best.( )41. A. much( )42. A. turn on( )43. A. Though( )44. A. And( )45. A. on( )46. A. every day( )47. A. stop( )48. A. to wash( )49. A. to older( )50. A. WaterB. manyB. turn offB. BecauseB. SoB. forB. everydayB. startB. washB. to not olderB. WasteC. moreC. openC. AsC. ButC. afterC. importantC. saveC. washingC. not olderC. ThingsD. lessD. closeD. WhenD. YetD. inD. monthlyD. cleanD. washedD. not to olderD. FoodⅢ. 阅读理解：（每小题1分，共计15分）APlants are very important. This is because plants can make food from air , water and sunlight .Animals and man can’t make food from air, water and sunlight. Animalscan get their food by eating plants and other animals. Man gets his food by eatingplants and animals,too. So animals and man need plants in order to live . This is whythere are so many plants around us .There are two kinds of plants: flowering plants and non-flowering plants. You can know some trees from their flowers and fruits. Non-flowering plants do not growflowers. You cannot see many non-flowering plants around you.If you look carefully at the plants around you, you will find that there are many kinds of plants . Some plants are large and some are small . Most of them are green .because of the plants around us we can live on the earth .51. Why are plants very important ?A.Because we can get food from plantsB.Because they can give us shadeC.Because plants can make food from air, water and sunlightD.Because they are flowers52. We need many plants around us because______.A. plants can grow easilyB. plant are greenC. we can get what we need from plantsD. we like all kinds of plants53. There are _____non-flowering plants than flowering plants around us .A. much fewerB. much moreC. much largerD. much better54. Which of the following does not come from a plant ?A. BasketB. BreadC. TableD. knife55. The best title(标题) for the passage may be _____.A. Food from plantsB. Plants Make FoodC. Man and AnimalsD. Plants around UsBA man was walking along the street when he saw a woman carrying a large box. It was half out of her car. So the man went up and said, ”The box looks very heavy. Let me give you a hand.”“That’s very kind of you,” the woman said. ”I’m having a lot of trouble with it. Maybe it sticks(卡住) in the car door.”“Together we’ll soon move it,” The man said. ”I’ll get in and take the other end.” and he got into the car.“Right,”the man said. ”I’m ready,”and he began to push the box hard. For several minutes, the man and the woman tried to move the box. Soon they felt very tired.They rested for a moment. Then the woman said,”Let’s try again. One, two, three!”They went on moving the box.At last, when they were exhausted, the man said, “I’m sorry, but I don’t think there’s any way to get it out of your car.”“Get it out?” the woman cried, “I’m trying to get it in! You know?”( ) 56. Where did this story happen?A.At a bank.B.In a shopC.In the streetD. In the woman’s car.( ) 57. Who got into the car to move the box?A. The womanB. The manC. Both of themD. Neither of them( ) 58. The underlined word “exhausted” means ________ in Chinese.A.筋疲力尽的B. 激动的C. 充满希望的D. 沮丧的( ) 59. Which of the following is TRUE about the story?A. The man stuck(卡住) in the car door.B. The woman asked the man for help.C. The man refused(拒绝) to help the woman.D. The woman tried to get the box into the car.( ) 60. What do you think of the man?A. He is a helpful man.B. He looks very strong.C. He is funny and stupid.D. He likes to play jokes on others.CWe always get free plastic (塑料的）bags when we do some shopping in the supermarket (超市）. But after June 1st ,2008,if you get plastic bags in the shop or market , you will pay for then .From June 1st ,2008,Chinese Government (政府）decided to ban (禁止）free using (免费使用）of plastic bags in the market . Many people think it is very convenient (便利的）to use plastic shopping bags when we buy something in the market . But a lot of people also worry about the“white pollution”.“Many years ago, I used to take cloth bags in baskets when I bought something in the shop,”an old lady said to us.“People began to use the plastic bags about fifteen years ago. Itis very convenient for us. But now it brings us much pollution.”“Yes, we see plastic bags flying everywhere when it is windy. And there are many plastic bags around my house. They give out terrible smells during summer,”Sun Ya, a fast food restaurant (快餐店）owner said. About 70% people in the market agree to ban free plastic bags.Since June 1st, all the supermarkets, stores and shops mustn’t give people free plastic shopping bags. The ban also advises people to use more cloth bags or shopping baskets when they go shopping. So the different cloth bags in the shop become much more popular. You can use them again and again.We have only one home —the earth. It’s time for us to do something for our home. So let’s try not to use plastic bags any more.61. Many people like to use plastic bags when they go shopping become_____.A. they are very strongB. they are free and very convenientC. they are good for usD, they are very beautiful62. More and more people agree to ban free plastic bags in the market because _____.A. they are free for usB. they are harmful to our environmentC. more and more people use the plastic bags without paying any moneyD. the money spent reducing“white pollution”in our county is not so much63. People used to take____ when they went shopping according to the passage.A. Plastic bagsB. Cloth bagsC. shopping basketsD. B or C64. People have used the plastic bags for about _______.A. fifteen yearsB. twenty yearsC. ten yearsD. one hundred years65. Why does the Chinese Government decide to ban(禁止) free using of plastic bags?A. Because people have wasted too many plastic resources.B. Using too many plastic bags makes our environment worse and worseC. Because Chinese people have got more money since June 1st, 2008D. The price of plastic in the world has risen since June 1st, 2008卷ⅡⅠ.词汇（每小题1分，共计10分）1. It will take her three days _____ _(reach) there by car.2. Don’t __________(pollution) the river.3. There is __________(little) plastic than wood.4. The north of Canada is covered _______snow and ice all year round.5. This story is __ animal.6. “Biscuit” is another way of _____ _(say) “cookie”.7. I would like _________(take) a train. What about you?8. I think this story is ___________(interesting) than that one.9. It’s time for them __ _________(sing).10. Could ________(marry) women watch the Olympic Games in the past? Ⅱ.句型转换（每小题2分，共计10分）11. To clean the library every day is my duty. (改为同义句)_______ my duty_______ clean the library every day.12. They had a good time yesterday. (改为否定句)They _______ _______ a good time yesterday.13. Can you tell me? What does she like? (合并为一句).Can you tell me ______ _______ _______ ?14. I will do an experiment after class. (对画线部分提问)_______ _______ you _______ after class?15. I hope that I can finish the work in an hour. (改为同义句)I hope ______ ______ the work in an hour.Ⅲ. 连词成句（每小题3分，共计15分）16.you, about, pollution, do, worry_____________ ?17.reuse, plastic, we, our, bags.18.you, them, out, can, point?19.we, the, language, are, speaking, same____________ __________?20.time, on, walk, you, can’t, there _____________________。