八年级英语期末测试题Ⅰ. 单项选择(15分)1.______ they are twin sisters, they don’t look like each other.A. BecauseB. SinceC. ThoughD. However2. It’s important_____ a foreign language.A. of us to learnB. for us to learnC. of us learningD. for us learning3. Tom with his parents______ to America. They_____ back in two weeks.A. have gone; will comeB. has gone; will comeC. have been; have comeD. have been; come4. The little boy didn’t know_______.A. Which hat is hisB. which hat his isC. which hat was hisD. which hat his was5. －We haven’t heard from Jane for a long time.－What do you suppose_____ to her?A. was happeningB. to happenC. has happenedD. having happened6. He arrived____ London ____ a cold winter night.A. at; atB. in; onC. in; inD. \; on 7. How long have you____?A. marriedB. be marriedC. got marriedD. been married8. I don’t understand ____ believe him.A. why don’t youB. why you notC. why you don’tD. why not you9. We all found_____ to play the game.A. that interestedB. this interestingC. it interes tingD. it’s interesting10. I_______ that there_______ an evening party on Saturday evening.A. was told; was going to haveB. was told; was going to beC. heard; was going to haveD. was said; is going to be11. —Do you mind__________ here?—________.A. me to smoke; Not at allB. my smoking; Yes, I don’tC. me to smoke; Certainly notD. If I smoke; No. Please12. —I came to your office yesterday morning, but nobody was in. —Oh, we__________ a meeting in the meeting room.A. have hadB. hadC. were havingD. had had13. I’ve never been out of China___________. What about you?A. alreadyB. overC. beforeD. just14. The old man lives in a village_______, but he never feels________.A. alone; aloneB. lonely; aloneC. lonely; lonelyD. alone; lonely15. Mr. Green is used to_________ two apples after lunch every day.A. eatB. eatingC. eatenD. ateⅡ.完形填空。

（10分）Mr. Green heard that a certain government department（政府部门）wanted a clerk（职员）,1 he wrote and2 the position（职位）. But while he was waiting for3 , a friend of his introduced him to the head of the department. And the head at once gave him4 .Several months 5 , 6 Mr. Green was working in the department, he got a letter from his old address. This letter said:“Dear Sir,We are 7 to have to tell you that we cannot offer you the work in this department because we do not think that you would 8 do the job successfully.Yours Faithfully,”Mr. Green laughed, but when he looked at the letter more 9 he was 10 to see that he signed it himself!1.A．but B．so C．or D．and2.A．go ready for B．looked for C．took D．asked for3.A．an answer B．his friend C．the position D．the head4.A．the pay B．the address C．the work D．a letter5.A．later B．ago C．before D．since6.A．so B．then C．while D．after7.A．happy B．sorry C．sure D．pleased8.A．have to B．love to C．be glad to D．be able to9.A．quietly B．politely C．carefully D．quickly10.A．worried B．lucky C．sad D．surprisedⅢ.阅读理解。

（20分）AToday almost everyone knows computers and the Internet. If I ask you “What is the most important in your life?” maybe you will say “Computers and the Internet.”The first computer was made in 1946. it was very big but it worked slowly. Today computers are getting smaller and smaller. But they work faster and faster. What can computers do? A writer has said, “People can’t live without computers today.”The Internet came a little later than computers. It is about twenty-five years later than computers. But now it can be found almost everywhere. We can use it to read books, writer letters, do shopping, play computer games or make friends.Many students like the Internet very much. They often go into the Internet as soon as they are free. They make friends on the Internet and maybe they have never seen these friends. They don’t know their real names, ages, and even sex. They are so interested in making the “unreal friends” that they can’t put their hearts into study. Many of them can’t catch up with othe rs on many subjects because of that. We can use computers and the Internet to learn more about the world. But at the same time, we should remember that not all the things can be done by computers and the Internet.1. The Internet can not be used for______.A. studyingB. shoppingC. thinkingD. playing2. When the computer was invented, it was______.A. large and worked quicklyB. small and worked slowlyC. large but worked slowlyD. small but worked quickly3. The Internet was born in about________.A. 1960B. 1970C. 1980D. 19854. Which of the following is TRUE?A. Few students like going into the Internet.B. Students use the Internet to make “unreal friends.”C. These “Unreal friends” often meet each otherD. Students know the friends on the Internet very well5. What does the writer think of the Internet?A. It is wonderfulB. It can make students study harderC. It is not good for studentsD. It is helpful, but we can’t do everything on it.BUntil a few years ago, only boys could become students at the university of Ruritania （鲁里坦尼亚大学）. Later the university decided to take girls in. But one of the teachers, Mr Goller, was not pleased at all. He had not wanted to let girl students in.Mr Goller always began his lessons with the word “Gentlemen!” What could he do now? Well, when the girl students came to his lessons for the first time, he still began with the word. For him the girls were just not there. Then one day there was only one boy in his class among a lot of girls. For a moment, Mr Goller didn't know what to do. Then he be gan, “Sir! ”Finally a terrible day came when there were no boys in his class He came into the room, looked at the girls and said, “Oh, nobody's here today!” he turned and went out without giving his lessons.1．Several years ago, ______.A．there was no girl studying in the university. B．Mr Goller didn't teach in the universityC．the university let girl students inD．most of the students in the university were boys.2．Mr Goller usually said “______”when he beg an his lessons.A．Sir B．Good morning C．Gentlemen D．Hello3．When the girls came to his lessons, Mr Goller was ______. A．surprised B．afraid C．glad D．unhappy4．The writer wants us to know how Mr Goller ______.A．agreed to let the girls in B．didn't like his teachingC．always didn't know What to do with the girls D．only liked to teach boy students.5．We can know from the passage that ______.A．the boy students didn't enjoy Mr Goller's lessonsB．we will not see the girl students in Mr Goller's class.C．Mr Goller was loved by his studentsD．Mr Goller will not work in the university.IV.根据汉语提示完成句子。