2011-2012八年级英语上期期末试卷

2011-2012 八年级英语上期期末试卷一、单项选择。

1. My little brother works very hard and hopes to go to ____ university in theUSA.A. aB. anC. theD. /2. Mum, it’s so hot and I’m so thirsty. Go and get some ______ in the fridge.A. biscuitsB. chipsC. ice creamD. cakes3. Take some tomato sauce and add _______ to the bread , please.A. itB. themC. theyD. one4. The old sick lady is weak and eats __________ than before.A. betterB. moreC. fewerD. less5. I _________ watch football matches because I’m not interested in them atall .A. alwaysB. usuallyC. oftenD. hardly ever6. I didn’t know Lisa came from Australia until she began to ________.A. sayB. tellC. speakD. talk7. The sweater is not comfortable. Please give me __________ one.A. the otherB. anotherC. bothD. every8. Why not _________ to my house if you are free this Sunday?A. come inB. come overC. come downD. come back9. In my class, most students go to school ______ bike and few students go toschool _______ foot.A. with,onB. on, byC. on, withD. by, on10. The movie about Mr Bean made all of us ________.A. laughB. to laughC. laughedD. laughing11. Li lin ________ some foreigners to her 14th birthday party last night.A. inviteB. invitesC. invitedD. is inviting12. _______ are you doing for vacation? I’m visiting my uncle.A. WhenB. WhatC. WhereD. Which13. ______ help me post the letter ? I’d love to, but I’m too busy.A. MustB. CouldC. ShouldD. Need14. I’m going _________ with my parents. Where shall we go?Maybe Hangzhou.A. somewhere beautifulB. beautiful somewhereC. anywhere beautifulD. beautiful anywhere15. We went to Hong Kong for shopping last month.A. That sounds wonderfulB. You’re welcomeC. I’m sorry to hear that.D. It doesn’t matter.二、完形填空。

Dear editor,Both parents and children have busy days. The parents’ job is to go to 1 to make money. The children’s job is to go to school. After a day’s work, both parents and children get 2 . We have to cook the meals and wash the dishes. We 3 clothes every day and they get dirty easily. We have to wash themand put them away. We have to take 4 the trash. Parents work from 8:00 am to 6:00 pm. Children work from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm. After four o’clock in the afternoon, children have homework. 5 after 6 pm, parents have “homework”, too. Parents have to do the shopping, go to the bank, pay the bill, and help children 6 their homework.I think it’s 7 for teenagers to do chores 8 . They might not like it, but it teaches them how to 9 themselves. This is really useful when 10 leave home go to college or to live on their own.Yours.Overworked1. A. work B. play C. run D. shop2. A. angry B. fun C. happy D. hungry3. A. buy B. wear C. make D. sell4. A. in B. off C. out D. up5. A. So B. Because C. Or D. And6. A. with B. on C. in D. for7. A. bad B. good C. boring D. interesting8. A. at school B. at home C. at work D. at the theater9. A. look after B. loo at C. look for D. look up10. A. he B. she C. you D. they三、阅读理解。

AParents often worry that their kids spend too much time online. But these children might be learning a lot about friendship, self- respect and family.In the Chinese movie Internet Teenagers, kids use the Internet to make some amazing things happen.Suo Lala is very good at computer science. After she leaves college, she becomes a junior middle school teacher. At school, she is asked to teach a group of “problem teenagers” in her class.The five children are clever. They spend too much time online each day. This makes their parents and teachers upset. They hope Suo can change the kids.Suo has her own way to help the kids. She is not hard on them, but makes friends with them. She’s amazed at what the kids can do online. She is sure that this will be a way for the kids to please their parents.The kids surprise everyone with how good they are. They learn to get on better with their parents through making videos on the computer. They also find a way online to treat( 治疗) a poor mother. One child even helps the police to find a bad man through the Internet.1. What do you think the passage is about ?A. A bookB. A storyC. A cinemaD. A movie2. What is Suo’s own way to help the kids?A. She watches movie with them.B. She makes friends with them.C. She teaches them to make videos.D. She plays computer games with them.3. What does the underlined word “ please” mean ?A. 使、、、、、、为难B. 使、、、、、伤心C. 使、、、、、高兴D. 使、、、、、收敛4. How many things do the students do to surprise everyone in the passage ?A. OneB. TwoC. ThreeD. Four5. Which of the following is TRUE?A. Suo is strict with the kids.B. The kids learn to get on well with their parents through playing computergames.C. The kids find a way online to treat a sick teacher.D. With Suo’s help, the kids learn a lot about friendship, self-respect andfamily .BJoe came from hard work and opened his mailbox. In his mailbox he found a yellow bottle of soap--- soap for washing dishes.The dish soap was a free sample (样品) from a soap company. The company mailed small bottles to soap to people. It was a new soap with a little lemon juice in it. The company wanted people to try it.Joe looked at his free bottle of soap. There was a picture of two lemons on the label (标牌). Over the lemons were the words “ with real lemon juice”.“Good!” Joe thought. “A free sample of lemon juice!” I’m going to have a salad for dinner. This lemon juice will taste good on my salad. Joe put the soap on his salad and ate it. After Joe ate the salad, he felt sick.Joe wasn’t the only person who got sick. A lot of people thought the soap is lemon juice. They put the soap on fish, on salad, in tea. Later, they felt sick, too. Some people had stomachaches but felt better in a few hours. Some people felt really sick and went to the hospital. Luckily, no one died from eating the soap.What can we learn for Joe’s story? Read labels carefully. Don’t eat dish soap for dinner.1. The dish soap was ___________ from a soap company.A. a kind of sauceB. a free giftC. a kind of drinkD. a kind of fruit2. Why does the soap company send the sample to people?A. The company wants people to try the soap.B. The company wants people to get soap for free.C. The company wants people to taste the soap.D. The company wants people to cook with the soap.3. What does the picture of two lemons on the label mean ?A. The soap with real lemon juice tastes good.B. The company sells good lemons.C. The soap is real lemon juice.D. The soap has a smell of lemon.4. Some people got sick because they used the soap to _________.A. cook mealsB. wash clothesC. wash dishesD. clean the room5. What can we learn from the story ?A. Read labels carefully.B. Only Joe thought the soap was lemon juice.C. Some people dies from eating the soap.D. People can eat dish soap for dinner.CAquarius : 水瓶座( January 20---February 18 )You are very friendly and a little mysterious.Best colors : purple and yellow.Pisces ：双鱼座(February19--- March 20)you are very nice to your friends and are often really funny.Aries：白羊座( March21---April 19 )You are very outgoing and often smart.You like to be No. 1.Best colors : black, white and redTaurus ：金牛座( April 20--- May 20 )You are very hardworking and a little serious.You love nice things.Best color: light blueGemini ：双子座( May 21--- June 20)You are very friendly ___ people love you.You love to learn and are a good student.Best color : orangeCancer：巨蟹座( June 21---July 20 )You are kind, hardworking and helpful.You sometimes listen to your heart, not your head.Best colors: yellow, orange and purpleLeo：狮子座( July 23--- August 22 )You love exciting and beautiful things, but can sometimes be a little lazy.Best colors: yellow, gold and orange.Virgo：处女座( August23--- September 22)You are very hardworking, friendly and a little serious.you room is always clean.Best colors : brown and off-white.Libra：天平座( September 23--- October 22 )You are nice, honest and a little shy. You are very good at art.Best colors: pink, purple and greenScorpio天蝎座(October 23--- November 21)You are strong, mysterious and usually have many friends. At times people think you are unfriendly, but you are really shy.Best color: dark redSagittarius :射手座(November 22--- December 21)You are honest and funny. You have many friends and love to travel.Best colors: blue, purple and white.Capricorn ：摩羯座( December 22--- January 19 )You are quiet and smart. You love your family very much.Best colors: black, gray and purple1. Peter likes traveling very much. His favourite colors are blue, purple andwhite. His birthday might be ________ .A. November. 24B. January 19C. February 18D. March 202. Both Tauruses and Cancers are __________.A. seriousB. helpfulC. shyD. hardworking3. What star sign likes to clean the rooms?A. ScorpioB. VirgoC. LeoD. An Aquarius4. Alice is friendly. She loves to learn and she is a good student. What mightbe her favourite color ?A. BlueB. Dark redC. OrangeD. Yellow5. Which star sign is good at art ?A. A LibraB. A CapricornC. A GeminiD. A PiscesDNow more and more farmers come to work in cities and their children go with them. 1 . One of these problems is that it is difficult for these children to get education in cities.Luckily, there are some free schools for them. Ten-year-old Li Xin is one of these lucky girls. 2 . Although she has to spend about two hours and change buses twice, she is very happy. Li Xin doesn’t have enough money for school, but she can have free classes, textbooks, uniforms and meals in these free school for two years.3 . The free school for children from migrant workers(外来务工人员) families are not enough, because running a school is not easy and needs a lot of money. “ Luckily, some people and companies donate (捐赠) money, used books and a lot more other things to help us.4 , a school officer said.Anyhow , we must try to give children like Li Xin an equal chance to get a better education. 5 .A. But there is a long way to go.B. She gets a chance to study in one of these schools.C. Also some people work as teachers for free.D. However, it brings a lot os problems.E. Don’t you think children today are luckier than their parents.四、短文填空。