八年级英语上册期末试题

2011-2012学年下学期八年级英语学科期末试卷命题人：张燕飞注意：本试卷共17 页，共85 题，满分120分，时间120分钟。

一．听力部分(20points)（一）听问句，选择适当的答语。

每个句子读一遍。

1. A. Not at all. B. Thank you. C. Ok.2. A. I think it’s interesting. B. I think it’s math. C.I thinkit’s expensive.3. A. No, she stayed at home. B. No, she likes vegetables. C. N0, sheforgot to bring it.4. A. He stops playing football. B. He won first prize. C. Her favoritesport is tennis.5. A. She was thirty B. She was born in 1993 C. Her favorite sportis tennis.（二）听下面5段小对话. 每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A 、B 、C 三幅图中，选出一幅与你所听内容相符合的选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

每段对话读两遍。

6.What has Mr. Green done in China since 2005?A B C7.What is she talking about?A B C8. What did she see last night?A B C9. Which animal are they talking?A B C10. What will the weather be like tomorrow?A B C（三）听两段长对话，每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A 、B 、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在相应的位置。

每段对话读两遍。

听下面一段对话，回答11-12小题。

11. Where did May and her parents live before?A. In Beijing.B. In New York.C. In a small town.12. When did May start learning English?A. When she was six.B. When she was seven.C. When she came to Beijing.听下面一段对话，回答13-15小题。

13. They are going to the farm on ________.A. SundayB. SaturdayC. Monday14. They are going to meet outside ________ .A. Tom’s houseB. Jane’s house.C. the school gate15. How are they going?A. By busB. By bikeC. On foot（四）听录音，根据短文内容填入所缺的单词.Spring Festival is the most 16__ traditional festival in China. In the past, people pasted Spring Festival couplets, hung red lanterns, made dumplings, 17 their relatives and friends to celebrate the coming year. But now, the custom has 18 a lot. The Chinese have got some new ways to celebrate the New Year, such as 19 evening shows, sending email cards, sending flowers and20 .二. 选择题(20points)（）21.__________ it was rainy , they went to the cinema to see a film .A BeforeB BecauseC ThoughD After（）22. What' s the matter ______you? You don t look well today.A. forB. ofC. withD. to（）23. The classroom is _______small _______hold (容纳) so many students. A. enough, to B. so, that C. too, to D. very, to（）24.I feel ____ when I am at home by myself .I want my parents to be with me .A worriedB pleasedC lonelyD untidy（）25. ----Yesterday my hand hurt and I went to the hospital .----- Really ? _________________.A What a shameB It’s nice of youC Rather you than meD I am sorry to hear that26.This room is ____ than that one.A.very bigB.very biggerC.much bigD.much bigger27.A:_____ do you write to your parents? B: Once a month.A How oftenB how longC How muchD How many28.-Would you like _______to eat?-Yes,please.A.something deliciousB.delicious somethingC.anything deliciousD.nothing delicious29. He was born ____the afternoon of June 1st 1986.A.onB.atC.onD.from30.Boys and girls enjoy_____football very much.A.playingB.playsC.to playD.play31. When the teacher came into the classroom, the students ______ at once.A. stopped to talkB. stopped talkingC. stop to talkD. stop talking32. “Congratulations! Yon got first in the last exam.”“ ______ ”A. Don’t say so.B. I’m very glad, too.C. Thank you.D. It’s a pleasure33. We must speak English _____ possible after class.A. as many asB. as soon asC. as much asD. as more as34. Thank you, mum. I won’t do it so well _____ your help.A. withB. withoutC. inD. under35. Thank you very much for me your dictionary.A. borrowingB. lendingC. borrowD. lend( ) 36 –How long did it _____ the conductor to check the tickets this morning? --Half an hour.A payB costC spentD take( ) 37 –Have you met your classmates?--No, we didn’t know how to find them because they didn’t tell us _______.A which room did they live inB which room they lived inC which room they livedD which room did they live( ) 38—How tidy the newspapers are!--I have one each day, then I read it and _____ it ___ here.A put; outB put; downC put; awayD put; off( ) 39 –How do people like your little sister?--Everyone says that she looks so ______ that they all like her.A lovelyB happilyC beautifullyD lucky( ) 40.—What are you going to do?--I’m going to _______ the mistakes in my paper. Mr. Li said I didn’t get all the answers correct.A find outB take outC keep outD look out三、阅读理解：（40points）（A）(10points)Mr. and Mrs. White had two sons and three daughters. One Sunday Mrs. White said to her husband，“The children don’t have any lessons today，and you’re free too. There’s a new funfair(游乐场) in the park. Let’s all go there to play.”Her husband said, “1 want to finish some worktoday.”“Oh, forget it. Go there and make our childrenhappy. That’s the most important work” Mrs. White said.So Mr. and Mrs. White took their children to thefunfair. Mr. White was forty-five years old, but he enjoyed the funfair more than his children. He hurried from one thing to another, and ate lots of sweets. One of the children said to her mother, “Dad is just like a small child, isn’t he, Mom?” Mrs. White didn’t want to follow her husband around any more at that time and answered, “He is even worse than a small child, Mary, because he might spend more money than a small child.”41. There were ________ children in the White family.A. twoB. threeC. fourD. five42. One Sunday，Mr. and Mrs. White wanted to go to _______ with their children.A. schoolB. workC. a funfairD. a shop43. Mrs. White thought the most important work that day was to _______.A. make their children happyB. let Mr. White finish his workC. spend more money playingD. make Mr. White follow her44. From the story we know Mrs. White_______ when Mary asked her the question.A. was still excited to playB. was a little angry with Mr. WhiteC. looked for Mr. White everywhereD. ate a lot of sweets45. Of all he family members, _________ enjoyed playing there most that Sunday.A. Mr. WhiteB. Mrs. WhiteC. MaryD. the boys（B）(10points)In warm water, there is a kind of sea mammal(哺乳动物) called dugongs. They live a comfortable life. They have no natural enemies（敌人） and never fight(打架). Dugongs lived in the oceans during the age of dinosaurs(恐龙). They have funny faces and no front teeth! Their teeth grow only along the sides of their mouths. Some think they are ugly. Only their mothers may love them, but as we know, they are important and helpful for us!Dugongs only eat plants. They swim slowly so that they can eat the sea grass. They often dig down into the sand and eat sea-grass roots. Dugongs relax during the day. During most of the night, they eat. They eat noisily and you can often hear the sounds of their chomping teeth.Dugongs give birth to only one baby every three to five years. They take the newborn baby to the surface of the water so that the baby can take its first breath of air. It stays with its mother for two years and sometimes rests on its mother’s back. Dugongs feed their young with milk.Dugongs can live for about 60 years, but every year more and more people move to the warm coasts and rivers which are also the homes to dugongs.46. Choose the best title for this article?A. DugongsB. A Kind of AnimalC. Dugongs Are NiceD. Mother Loves Dugongs47. The underlined words “champing teeth” mean _____________.A. washing teethB. changing teethC. eating loudlyD. opening the mouth48. Which of the following is TRUE?A. Dugong babies live with their mother when they are 3 years old.B. Dugongs eat animals and plants.C. Dugongs give birth every year.D. Dugongs can live for as long as 60 years.49. ---Why do dugongs have fewer places to live and feed? ---Because____________.A. they live a comfortable lifeB. they only eat plantsC. more and more people move to the warm coasts and rivers which are alsothe homes to dugongs.D. they give birth to many babies every year.50. Dugongs are kind animals because ________.A. They live in warm water.B. They never fight.C. They relax during the daytime.D. They give birth to only one baby every three to five years.（C）(10points)Some parents are always comparing（比较）their children with themselves when they were young , or with other people when they were children .“ When I was at your age ,” a father said to his sixteen-year-old son one day , “I was at the top of my class every year . You are always at the bottom of your class . ”The man’s son said nothing . He heard this from his father many times .“ And when your mother was at your age , ” the young boy’s father went on , “ she had a good job and she was earning m oney . You don’t even have a part-time（兼职）job . You earn nothing . ”The man’s son still said nothing .“ And when your older brother was at your age , he studied hard . You just waste your time .”The man’s son still said nothing .Finally , the young boy’s father said , “ And when Abraham Li ncoln was at your age , he worked all day and studied at night . ”This time the son could not stay silent .“ And when Abraham Lincoln was at your age , father , ” he said , “ he was President of the United States . What are you ? ”His father had no answer to this .Mark T or F判断下面的句子意思是否与短文内容相符（）51. Some parents liked comparing their children with other children .（）52. The sixteen-year-old boy’s father studied very well when he was young .（）53. The boy’s mother went work to make a living when she was very young .（）54. The son was not the man’s only child .（）55. The father wanted his son to become President of the USA .（D）(10points)Wang Long showed Liu Ming around the People’s Park. They went to the part of man-made hills first. People who love opera often get together there. At the foot of the hills, an old man was singing traditional songs. On the other side of the hills, a young woman was singing pop songs with young people.They walked to the part of man –made lake. People can boat on it. And people can fish for free. But when you leave, you must put all the fish into the water. Unfortunately Wang Long didn’t take fishing rod with him.There are some kinds of animals there. They are rabbits, goats, cows, horses and deer. Every people could feed them with grass and touch them with hands. Most kids like staying there and look after the animals.They got to the part of amusement. They came into the store. Each part of the park has a store. You can buy water, juice, ice-cream, food and souvenirs. While they were eating ice-cream, they were watching the kids playing. They remembered their childhood. They had a good time in the park.根据短文内容,回答下列问题.56.What park can you go if you like Beijing Opera?____________________________________________57.Where do people who like music stay in the park?____________________________________________58.Why didn’t Wang Long fish with his friend?_____________________________________________59.How many kinds of animals are there in the park?_____________________________________________60.Where can you buy a souvenir?_____________________________________________四、动词填空（共10空，计10分）阅读下面短文，用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空 (必要时可加情态动词或助动词)。