2017-2018 学年八年级英语上册期末测试卷一、语法选择（共15 小题；每小题1 分，满分15 分）阅读下面两篇短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，从1-15 各题所给的A、B、C 和D 项中，选出最佳选项。

（A）More and more people in the USA are taking an interest in Chinese culture. Many students are challenging themselves 1 learning Chinese. The U.S. government is trying 2 more public schools to teach Chinese.China has 3 population in the world. More people speak Chinese __4 any other language in the world, yet the language is one of the most difficult to learn. It doesn’t look or sound anything like English.However, all the hard work 5 young learners. Today, about 50,000 U.S. students are studying Chinese, and they are doing hen hao (“very well”)!1.A. with B. to C. in D. at2.A. encouraged B. encourage C. encouraging D. to encourage3.A. a larger B. a large C. the largest D. largest4.A. if B. and C. than D. or5.A. hasn’t stopped B. haven’t stopped C. didn’t stop D. won’t stop（B）Dear Mom, Dad and Violet,6__ 3 days ago. I have four roommates. They Well, I’m here at the camp. I have beenhereare all very cool. One boy is named Pepe. He said he caught a snake withhands, but I don’t 7believe him. One kid is named Lincoln. One of his eyes is blue and 8 is brown. __9 strange the eyes are! Another kid is named Mike. He seems normal 10 for one thing. He 1__ through the whole first nigh here. The rest of us stayed up and told jokes. The last one is named Justin. He likes to say things like “We get lost…” or “We get hungry…”We stay on a hill. It’s not too far from the “bathroom.”There’s no bath. We haveoutdoor12 on a mud floor. Mom, I miss your showers. I don’t think you can really keep yourfeetcooking. Dad, I 13__ miss your cooking. Last night, we only had some vegetables. I told14 that I had a sister named Violet. They thought it was terrible 15 a flower name. Actually Justin was the one who made jokes about it. But he has no right to talk about any names.Well, I’m going to sign off. Please write.From,Alex6.A. on B. for C. since D. in7.A. his B. he C. him D. himself8.A. other B. others C. the other D. another9.A. What B. How C. What a D. How a10.A. except B. as C. besides D. nothing11.A. sleeps B. slept C. is sleeping D. would sleep12.A. cleanly B. cleaning C. cleaned D. clean13.A. as well B. either C. also D. too14.A. everybody B. anybody C. somebody D. nobody15.A. have B. to have C. having D. had二、完形填空（共10 小题；每小题1.5 分，满分15 分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16~25 各题所给的A、B、C 和D 项中，选出最佳选项。

Once there was a little girl named Sarah, and she did not like her name. She 16 it could be Judy or Ann or Jill --- anything except Sarah.“Why is my name Sarah?”she 17 her mother one day. And her mother said, “Because we named you after your Aunt Sarah, who has never had a little girl of her own. Wasn’t that a good __18__?”“Yes,” said Sarah thoughtfully. “Yes,it was.”But even with that good reason, Sarah didn’t think Sarah was a good 19 to have. So another day, she asked her __20 , “Why were you named Sarah, Aunt Sarah?”That made Aunt Sarah __21 .“Oh,”she said. “When I was just about your age, I wished I could have another name. I thought Sarah was the 22__ name!”“Did you 23 think so?” asked Sarah. “And do you still?”“Oh no,” smiled Aunt Sarah. “Because one day I asked my father why he gave me such a name. And he told me what the name Sarah __24__”“What does it mean?” asked the little girl named Sarah.“It means Princess,”her aunt said, sitting up even straighter and more proudly than usual. “And once I knew that, I was 25 every time I heard my name. What do you think of that, young Sarah?”“Why,” said the little girl, suddenly standing up very straight and proud and tall. “Why, Aunt Sarah, I seem to feel exactly the very same way!”16.A. called B. decided C. made D. wished17.A. told B. asked C. spoke to D. talked to18.A. reason B. story C. view D. point19.A. opinion B. note C. name D. girl20.A. grandmother B. mother C. father D. aunt21.A. cry B. leave C. respect D. smile22.A. biggest B. worst C. most beautiful D. best23.A. really B. finally C. correctly D. happily24.A. says B. tells C. has D. means25.A. sad B. poor C. glad D. shy三、阅读（共两节，满分35 分）第一节阅读理解（共15 小题；每小题2 分，满分30 分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C 和D 项中，选出最佳选项。

（A）Once upon a time, there was a farmer. He went to the town to sell his farm product every day. One day, he left home with a basket of product very early. When he arrived, the town gate was still closed. So he lay down to take a rest. When he woke up, he saw nothing but a gold coin in thebasket. Gold was valuable. So he went home happily with the coin.The next day, the same thing happened. When he went home, the farmer told his father what had happened. His father decided to follow his son to see who had left the coin.One day, the father quietly followed his son to the town. There he saw a snake eat the product, and then a gold coin came out of the snake’s mouth as payment. The farmer’s father quickly picked up a stone and cut the tail off its body.The snake quickly ran into a hole with only its head and body. The father thought the snake had died and told his son to reach inside to get more coins. But when the farmer reached his hand into the hole, the snake bit and killed him.26.Where did the farmer take a rest?A.At home.B. In his fieldC. On his own farm.D. Outsidethe town gate.27.What happened when the farmer was taking a rest?A.A snake bit him.B.Someone stole his gold coin.C.A snake ate his farm product.D.A thief stole his farm product.28.Which is the correct order of the story?a.The snake bit the farmer and killed him.b.The farmer’s father followed his son.c.The father cut the tail off the snake with a stone.d.The farmer took a rest outside the town gate.e.The snake ate the product and left a gold coin.A. d, e, c, a, bB. d, e, b, c, aC. e, b, d, c, aD. e, d, c, a, b29.What can we learn from the passage?A.We should not ask for too much.B.We should make sure the snake is dead.C.We shouldn’t kill a snake by cutting its tail.D.We should protect animals instead of killing them.30.What is the best title of the passage?A.How to kill a snakeB.How to get a gold coinC.The farmer and the snakeD.The gold coin and the snake（B）Facebook is a social networking website. In 2004, Harvard student Mark Zuckerberg created it as a college networking website. It was first called thefacebook. Within months, thefacebook became a nation-wide college website. One year later, Zuckerberg gave it a new name, Facebook.Facebook allows people to search for their old and new friends by e-mail address, school and university, or just by typing in a name for search. When people become friends, they can see personal information of each other. On Facebook, people can share photographs. Users can allow only friends to see their pictures or anyone. Also, users can store as many photos as they want. Itis the major advantage of Facebook’s photograph sharing abilities.Users of Facebook can create groups for discussions. Groups can be public to everyone. It can be private, that is, only those invited can join the discussions. Users can share news, stories, videos, and other files with friends. Users can also become fans of everything such as people, organizations.31.When did Zuckerberg give his website the new name Facebook?A. In 2003.B. In 2004.C. In 2005.D. In 2006.32.How can people search for friends on Facebook?A.By name.B. By e-mail address.C. By school and university.D. All of the above.33.What does the underlined word “It” in Paragraph 2 refer to?ers can create groups.ers can store as many photos as they want.ers can share photographs with their friends.ers can search for their old and new friends easily.ers of Facebook can do the following things EXCEPT .Miss Liu a young office lady I can buy things online at a lower price than usual on the day. It is really convenient and the service is not worse than usual.Mr. Li a logistics company I really hate Double Eleven. Two weeks from the day, worke reverybody, even our boss, will be busy putting things in order and sending them all day and all night.Jan e a highschoo lI bought two dresses online on Double Eleven. They are studen tcheap and good in quality.Mrs. a housewifeI always buy more things than needed on the day. But I can’t Wangcontrol myself. I know that the goods are not really cheap. And the quality is sometimes not as good as usual. The service also needs improving.A. selling things onlineB. creating groups for discussionsC. searching for old and new friendsD. sharing news, stories, videos and other files35. Where can we find the article?A. In a story book.B. In a fashion magazine.C. In a dictionary.D. In a pop-science magazine.(C)November 11th is a special festival in China. With four number of “1”, this date was named as Bachelor ’s Day. But since 2009, this day has been made Double Eleven Shopping Festival, stated by Alibaba and its . Here are people’s eyes on the festival.36. Who made November 11th Double Eleven Shopping Festival?A. The government.B. Bachelors.C. Alibaba and D. Bachelors and 37. What does the underlined work “Bachelor” in Paragraph I mean?A. Unmarried man.B. Married man.C. Seller.D. Buyer.38. Who think the goods are cheaper than usual on Double Eleven?A.Miss Liu and Jane.B. Mr. Li and Jane.C. Jane and Mrs. Wang.D. Miss Liu and Mrs. Wang.39.Why does Mr. Li hate Double Eleven Festival?A.Because he hates shopping online.B.Because he has to work overtime.C.Because he always spend too much money.D.Because his wife buys more things than needed on the day.40.Which of the following statement about Double Eleven is NOT true?A.Mrs. Wang buys more things than needed.B.Jane bought two dresses online at a low price.C.Miss Liu thinks the service is not worse than usual.D.Mr. Li’s boss doesn’t need to work two weeks from that day.第二节阅读填空（共5 小题；每小题1 分，满分5 分）阅读短文及文后选项，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。