八年级英语上学期期末练习题

2013—2014学年度上学期八年级英语期末检测班级姓名分数Ⅰ.单项选择。

( )1.Did they have any problem __________ the job?A.finishB.to finishC.finishingD.finished( )2.Lucy is __________ in English, she thinks it's very___________．A.interesting, interestedB.interested，interestingC.interesting, interestingD.interested, interested( )3.What kind of movies do you 1ike __________ action movies?A.exceptB.besidesC.instead ofD.except for( )4.Can you dress ___________ when you were four years old?A.youB.yourC.yourselfD.yours( )5.Mr White ___________ for twenty years．A.have been teachingB.has been teachingC.has teachingD.has be teaching( )6.I didn’t go to bed __________ my mother came back home last night．A.becauseB.orC.sinceD.until( )7.—__________ have they been skating?一For half an hour．A.How farB.How longC.How soonD.How often( )8.Would you mind __________ your pen?A.I usingB.I to useC.my usingD.my use( )9. —Tom’s never been to Beijing before, has he?—___________, It’s his first time to visit Beijing．A.No, he hasn'tB.Yes，he hasC.No，he isn’tD.Yes，he is ( )10.It's fifteen years __________ I first met her here．A.whereB.whenC.sinceD.who( )11.— I have never seen a real tiger．—___________A.So have IB.Neither have IC.So do ID.Neither do I ( )12.There are five _______ people in the hall．A.hundredB.hundredsC.hundreds ofD.a hundred( )13.His teacher often encourages him _________ hard．A.studyB.to studyC.studiesD.studying( )14.—Why don’t we get her a bike?—__________．Let's get her a cheaper gift．A.That’s too expensiveB.Good ideaC.No problemD.Yes，I’d love to( )15.The noise makes me __________．A annoy B.annoyed C.annoying D.to annoy( )16.Would you please __________ the TV a little? Your sister is sleeping．A.turn downB.turn upC.turn onD.turn off( )17.During the exams, the more careful you are，the _____mistakes you will make．A.fewerB.fewestC.lessD.1east( )18.Harry is good __swimming, but he doesn’t do well ______playing volleyball．A.at，atB.in，atC.with inD.at，in( )19.I don’t think ______ is necessary for us to buy such an expensive car．A.thatB.itC.thisD.one( )20.This is __________ buildings in the townA.the most beautifulB.one of the most beautifulC.a more beautifulD.a most beautiful( )21.Be careful to drive! There ________ a lot of traffic on the road．A.wereB.isC.areD.is going to( )22.It looks like snow, ___________．A.is itB.isn’t itC.does itD.doesn’t it( )23.—__________ is the population of your city?—About two million．A.HowB.WhatC.How manyD.How much( )24.Joy, a ________ girl, can look after a dog very well．A.seven-year-oldB.seven years oldC.seven year oldD.seven-years-old( )25.Could you please give us _____________ to eat?A.anything deliciousB.delicious anythingC.something deliciousD.elicious somethingⅡ.完形填空。

Mr．Lee is going to take his family on a trip to some other countries．His brother decides 1 with them．Mr．Lee’s father is old，SO he wants to 2 and takes care of the house．They are planning to take a train to visit New York 3 then go to Europe 4 ship．They’d like to take buses or trains to visit some countries in Europe．Then they are going to fly home.It takes 5 a long time to decide where to go，but Mr．Lee thinks they will have an 6 trip．They will go to England，France and Italy．Mrs．Lee is very interested in 7 because she’s a teacher of French．Mr．Lee’s brother can8 Italian well，SO he’s looking forward．to the trip in Italy．They also talk about 9 they are going to Europe．At first they want to fly there，because it is faster and can save more time．But Mr．Lee’s brother would like to take a boat trip and he thinks the children will enjoy it 10 ．( )1. A.going B.to go C.goes D.go( )2.A.go to the park B.go shopping C.stay at home D.travel( )3.A.yet B.already C.next D.first( )4.A.by B.for C.on D.in( )5.A.they B.we C.them ( )6 .A.interested B.bored C.boring D.interesting ( )7.A.England B.France C.Italy D.America ( )8.A.talk B.say C.tell D.speak( )9.A.how B.what C.why D.where( )10.A.also B.too C.as well D.eitherIII.阅读理解。

AThere are many kinds of ants in America．One kind is very strong．People are afraid of them and animals are afraid of them, too．These ants are often in．big groups．They eat all the animals on their way．They can kill and eat elephants．And they can eat horses．Sometimes they can kill people and eat them．When the ants come near，people leave their homes．But sometimes people are happy after the ants pass by．Because they can see no insects(昆虫)or snakes．( )1.Some ants in America can be very ______________．A.uglyB.strongC.friendlyD.shy( )2.People and animals are afraid of _____________．A.a kind of antsB.all kinks of antsC.small antsD.big ants( )3.People are afraid of the ants because ____________．A.they can eat and kill elephantsB.they can eat horsesC.they are often in big groupsD.they can kill people( )4.Where are the insects and the snakes after the ants pass by?A.They are under the groundB.They go with the antsC.Ants kill and eat themD.People kill and eat them( )5.Which is the best title for the story?A.Ants．B.American AntsC.Big antsD.Strong AntsBIn 1620，about half the USA was covered by forests．Today the forests have almost gone．A lot of good land has gone with them，leaving only sand．China doesn’t want to copy the USA’s example．We’re planting m ore and more trees．We’ve built the Great Green Wall of trees across no．hem part of our country．The Great Green Wall is 7，000 kilometers long，and between 400 and 1,700 kilometers wide，It will stop the wind from blowing-the earth away．It will stop the sand from moving towards the rich farmland in the south．More Great Green Walls are needed．Trees must be grown all over the world．Great Green Walls will make the world better．( )6.In 1620，about _________ the USA was covered by forests．A.a third ofB.halfC.two third ofD.a fourth of( )7.A lot of good land has gone with ___________A.sandB.waterC.windD.forests( )8.The Great Green Wall in China is ___________ long．A.7，000 kilometersB.1，700 kilometersC.7．000 metersD.400 kilometers( )9.Trees must be grown in ___________．A.ChinaB.the USAC.some countriesD.every part of the world ( )10.__________ will make the world better．A.The Great WallB.Tall buildingsC.Great Green WallsD.Flowers and grassCThere is nothing more important than the sail．Without the sun all living things(生物) on the earth will die．The sun is a star．In the sky there are thousands of stars like the sun．They are as large as the sun and as hot as the sun．At night you can see many stars，but in the daytime you can only see one star, the sun．The sun is much nearer to us than any other star．That is why it looks the biggest and brightest of all the stars．The distance(距离)of the sun from the earth is as much as 150 million kilometers．Most of the stills are thousands of light years(光年) a way from the earth．Do you know the light year? Nothing in the world travels faster than the light．It travels at 300,000 kilometers a second(秒)．And one light year is the distance that light travels in one year．( )11.Without the sun, ___________．A.some living things will live on the earth．B.people can’t live on the earth．C.some people can live on the sky．D.there will be no star in the sky．( )12.In the daytime you can only see the sun，because ___________．A.other stars can’t be seen．B.there are no stars in the sky．C.the sun is the biggest in the sky．D.The other stars only come out at night．( )13.Why does the sun look the biggest and brightest of all the stars?A.The sun is far away from me earth．B.The sun is the nearest to the earth．C.The earth is 150kilomeiers away from the sun．D.The sun is much bigger and brighter than other stars．( )14.Light travels _____________．A.300，000kilometers a minuteB.300，000meters a second．C.300,000meters a minute．D.300，000kilometers a second．( )15. “Light year”in the passage(文章)means ___________．A.lightB.distanceC.yearD.timeIV.任务型阅读。