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八年级下学期期末试题Name: Marks：（满分100分）一. 单项选择（本大题有20小题，每小题2分，共40分）( )1. —I hope to be _______ director like Ang Lee one day. What about you, Jim —Being _______ artist is my dre am.A. a; aB. an; aC. a; anD. an; an( )2. I’m sure that you can improve your Chinese _______ practising more.A. byB. withC. ofD. in( )3. —Do you know the song Gangnam Style—Of course. It _______ interesting.A. tastesB. smellsC. feelsD. sounds( )4. My sister likes the _______ of the cake. It is a heart（心形）.A. valueB. weightC. smellD. shape( )5. Mo Yan won the Nobel Prize, and we felt excited and _______.A. nervousB. proudC. patientD. lonely( )6. I hear that Han Han’s new book has _______. Let’s go to buy one.A. filled outB. looked outC. come outD. pointed out( )7. —I want to buy _______ for my mother’s fortieth birthday.—How about a pair of sunglassesA. special anythingB. something specialC. nothing specialD. special something( )8. Chiang Mai (清迈) has become one of _______ tourist places for Chinese since the film Lost in Thailand was on.A. hotB. hotterC. hottestD. the hottest( )9. —Look, my dad bought a new iPad as my birthday gift.—I do n’t think we need such an expen sive gift though our parents can _______ it.A. affordB. allowC. refuseD. expect( )10. If you must go, _______ wait until the bus stops.A. at lastB. at onceC. at the endD. at least( )11. Linda hurt her legs badly in the accident, so she could _______ stand up.A. reallyB. probablyC. especiallyD. hardly( )12. —How long have you lived in the new flat—_______ 2010.A. InB. AfterC. SinceD. Before( )13. It was such a funny show that we couldn’t help _______ again and again.A. laughB. laughingC. to laughD. laughed( )14. Work hard, _______ you’ll make much great progress（进步）soon.A. orB. ifC. butD. and( )15. —I’ll go to the museum this afternoon, so I can’t go swimming with you.—_______.A. It’s my pleasureB. You’re welcomeC. That’s a pityD. Don’t mention it（）16—I'm going to visit Yellow Mountain with my family this weekend. — ________.A. Good luckB. CongratulationsC. Have a great timeD. That sounds good ( )17.She asked ? I would be free the next day or not.A. ifB. whichC. thatD. whether( )18. I have decided when to leave, but my sister hasn’t decided.A. yet, yetB. already, alreadyC. already, yetD. yet, already( )19. These books were really good, so she couldn’t .A. put down itB. put it downC. put down themD. put them down( )20. —Are you worried about the coming exam—No, I thin k the more ________ you study, ________ mistakes you’ll make.A. careful, the lessB. careful, the fewerC. carefully, the lessD. carefully, the fewer二、完形填空（每小题1分，共10分）阅读下面短文，从各题所给的四个选项中选出最佳答案。

Someone says, “Time is money.” But I think time is more 1 than money. Why Because when money is spent, we can make it again. However, 2 time is gone, it’ll never 3 . That is 4 we mustn’t waste time.It goes without saying that（毫无疑问）the 5 is usually limited(有限的). Even a second is very important, we should make full use of our time to do 6 useful.But it is a pity that there are lots of people who do not know the importance of time. They spend their limited time smoking, drinking, and 7. They do not know that wasting time means wasting part of their own 8 .In a word, we shoul d save time. We shouldn’t 9 today’s work for tomorrow. Remember we have no time to 10 .( )1. A. beautiful B. important C. interesting D. difficult( )2. A. what B. where C. when D. who( )3. A. return B. get C. take D. go( )4. A. what B. that C. because D. why( )5. A. money B. time C. day D. food( )6. A. nothing B. something C. anything D.whole( )7. A. reading B. writing C. playing D. working( 8. A. time B. food C. money D. lives( )9. A. stop B. leave C. let D. give( )10. A. lose B. save C. spend D. take三、阅读理解（本大题有15小题，每小题2分，共30分）ALife is colourful. However, life sometimes plays jokes on us, especially when one has a bad day. Ryu is an unlucky（不幸的）one.Ryu got up late in the morning. He set the alarm clock at 8:00 a.m. the night before because he had a job interview at a company today. But the alarm clock didn't ring. How strange!Then Ryu sat at the kitchen table where his breakfast usually was, but it wasn't there. Instead, he found a note(便条) left by his sister, "I am really busy today. Make breakfast yourself." So Ryu had a quick breakfast of bread and milk. Then he rode his bicycle to the company for the interview.When Ryu arrived, he was scolded(责骂) by the angry boss for being five minutes late. But he still got the job after the interview. Also, he was told to get to work at 9:00 a.m. the next day. That night Ryu went to bed earlier at 11:00, in order not to be late the next day.The next morning, Ryu's sister woke him up at 8:00. But he wanted to stay in bed for five more minutes. He finally had to get up when the sunlight shone down on his eyes. He did everything like any other normal day. When he finished his breakfast, he found it was already 9:05. He was late again.1. Why did Ryu get up late for the interviewA. Because he was very tired.B. Because he didn't feel well.C. Because his alarm clock didn't work.D. Because he forgot to set the alarm clock.2. What can we learn from Paragraph 3A. Ryu left a note for his sister.B. Ryu went for the interview by taxi.C. Ryu's favourite foods were bread and milk.D. Ryu's sister usually cooked breakfast for him.3. How long was Ryu late for the job interviewA. 5 minutes.B. 10 minutes.C. 1 hour.D. 2 hours.4. When might Ryu get up on his first day of workA. At 8:00 a.m.B. At 8:45 a.m.C. At 9:05 a.m.D. At 11:00 a.m.5. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passageA. Ryu lived with his parents and his sister.B. Ryu should get to work at 9:00 in the morning.C. The boss was angry because Ryu didn't dress well.D. Ryu's sister forgot to wake him up the next morning.BI’m Anna. Early last week, my parents said we would spend our vacation in Grandpa’s house.I wasn’t excited because he lived far away from us! Usually we flew there, but this time Dad said he would give us a chance to enjoy the beautiful sights.We drove for nearly three hours before meeting the first interesting sight: the Worl d’s Largest Peanut. I thought it broke up the boredom (无聊) of the car ride.And then we stopped for lunch at a seafood restaurant. Dad said the fish wasn’t as nice as that at the Fishing Hall of Fame. After lunch, Dad drove to a place called Ruby Falls. I took lots of pictures there and started to have fun.We stopped at the World’s Largest Catsup (番茄酱) Bottle the next day. I did find it very interesting. It was a water tower, but it could hold over 600,000 bottles of catsup.When we finally got to Grandpa’s, I was too excited to jump out of the car. It was really a great trip for me.( )1. Why was Anna not excited about going to her grandpa’s house at firstA. Because his house was near her house.B. Because there was nothing to do at his house.C. Because his house was far away.D. Because she had to do a lot of house-work. ( )2. What does the underlined word “it” refer toA. The World’s Largest Peanut.B. Ruby Falls.C. The Fishing Hall of Fame.D. The seafood restaurant.( )3. When did Anna and her parents go to Ruby FallsA. Three hours after they left home.B. Before lunch on the first day.C. After lunch on the first day.D. The next day.( )4. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passageA. Anna had a good time on the way to Grandpa’s house.B. Anna’s father liked the food at the seafood restaurant.C. Anna went to Grandpa’s house by car every year.D. Anna’s grandpa lived with them together.( )5. Which is the best title for the storyA. A Place on the Map.B. An Interesting Trip.C. Grandpa’s House.D. A Boring Day.CA young American doctor was asleep when his doorbell rang. It was late at night, but he had to put on his coat to answer it.It was a man! He was standing with a hat in his hand. "How do you do" said the man."Can you go with me right now to a place out of the town It was quite far from here, but I know you have a car and I can show you the way.""Certainly," says the doctor, "I can go with you now."The car was at the front door. The man got into the doctor's car and they drove off.They drove on for a long time, and then the man said, "Here we are. This is my home. Now I give you money and you may go back.""But I must see the patient(病人)," the doctor said. "How can I go back without seeing the patient""There's no patient," says the man, "nobody is ill. I live here. There is no taxi at this time, but a doctor often goes out for night calls(夜诊). So, excuse me. Here is your money. Thank you, doctor. Good night!"1. The doctor was ? when the doorbell rang.A. readingB. watching TVC. having supperD. sleeping2. Why does the man come to see the doctor so late at nightA. Because someone was badly ill.B. Because he was too tired to walk.C. Because he wanted the doctor to drive him home.D. Because he wanted to go to a place out of the town.3. The man gave the doctor money, because ?.A. the doctor is a good doctorB. the doctor took him home late at nightC. he was very richD. he played a joke on the doctor4. At the end of the story, the doctor knows ?.A. there were many patientsB. there was no patient at allC. the man was badD. there was something wrong with the man5. Which of the following is TRUEA. The man could find a taxi at that time.B. The man and the doctor were good friends.C. It took the doctor quite a long time to the man's house.D. The man wanted to stay with the doctor四、读写综合（本大题分为A、B 两部分，共20分）A．信息归纳 (共有5小题，每小题1分)Yesterday morning when I opened my eyes it was eight already. I got up quickly and ran to the bus stop without having breakfast. As soon as I got on the bus, it started raining. “I'm sure I can get to school on time.” I thought. Suddenly, the bus stopped. There was something wrong with the bus.The driver asked us to wait for another one. “I can't wait. The school is not far. I can run to school.” I thought. Then I began to run, but it began to rain hard.I reached the classroom, but I was all wet. The maths teacher Mr. Li, was in the classroom. We were afraid of him and I didn't like his maths lessons. I said, “I'm sorry, Mr. Li, I'm late.”“It's you again, Wang Bin, told you not to be late, but you…” He s uddenly stopped and looked at my wet clothes. Then he took off his jacket and gave it to me. “Now, take off your wet coat and put this one on.” he said kindly.I went to my seat, wearing Mr. Li's jacket. It was too big but I felt very warm in it. I found, for the first time, that maths was very interesting, so I learned a lot.根据短文内容，完成下列小题。