八年級上學(xué)期期末考試英語試題一、閱讀下面四篇材料,從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng),并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。Mr.Kinglivesinacity.Heownssomeshopsandmakesalotofmoney.Hisson,Mike,studiesatamiddleschool.Theboylikeseverythingbutstudying.Hedoesn'tlistentohisteachersinclassandheneverfinisheshishomeworkontime.Healwaysplaysfootballwhenhehasanyfreetime.Hecanneverpasstheexams.Mr.Kingissobusywithhisbusinessthathehaslittletimetostayathome.Heneverpaysanyattention(關(guān)心)tohisson'sstudies,sohedoesn'tknowhowheisdoing.OnedayMissRead,Mike'steacher,telephonesMr.King.Onthetelephoneshetellshimallabouttheboy'sstudies.Shewantshimtotrytohelphissonathome.Whenthemanhearsthis,hedoesn'tfeelveryhappy.Intheafternoonwhenhissoncomesbackfromschool,Mr.Kinggiveshimagoodtelling-off(責(zé)備),butsoonfeelssorryforitwhenheseesMikecryinginthebedroom.Thenextmorning,beforeMikegoestoschool,hesaystohim,"StudyhardandI'llbuyyouacarwhenyoupasstheexamnextyear."Anothertermisover.Mikedoesn'tpasstheexamoncemore.Mr.Kinghasalookattheschoolreportforafewminutesandthenheaskshisson,"Youdon'tpasstheexamagain,Mike.Whatdidyoudothisterm""Ilearnedhowtodriveacar,dad,"answerstheboy.1．Mr.Kingis______.A．a(chǎn)footballplayer B．a(chǎn)teacherC．a(chǎn)driver D．a(chǎn)businessman(商人)2．Mikecanneverpasstheexamsbecause______.A．hisfatherhasalotofmoneyB．hedoesn'tlikestudyingC．histeachersarenotverygoodD．hehastohelphisfatherintheshops3．MissReadringsMr.King______.A．totellhimtotakehissonoutofschoolB．tobuythingsfromhisshopC．totellhimaboutMike'sstudiesD．becausehissonpassestheexamonceagain4．Inthesentence"...,butsoonfeelssorryforitwhenheseesMikecryinginthebedroom.",theword"it"refersto(指)______.A．Mike'sexammark(分?jǐn)?shù))B．tellinghissonoffC．somethingthatMissReadtellsMrKingD．thecar5．WhichofthefollowingisWRONG?A．Mikedoesn'tpasstheexamattheendoftheterm.B．Mike'sfatherbuyshimacar.C．Mikedoesn'tdowellinhislessonsforanotherterm.D．Mikethinkshisfatherwillbuyhimacar.TheKennedyElementarySchoolband(樂隊(duì))isspecial.That'sbecauseTonyBoland，amemberofit，isa79-year-oldflute(長笛)player.Hisstorytellsusthatyou'renevertoooldtotoottheflute.Afterworkingattheschoolformorethantenyears，Tonyjoinedthefifthgradersintheband.Hisgrandchildrenwereattheschool.Hehelpschildrenwiththeirreading.Hestartedtootingtheflutemanyyearsago，whenhiswifetriedtothrowaway(扔掉)theirdaughter'sflute."Youwillplaybetterifyouplaywithothers，"hetoldareporter.BrianEnabnitthoughtTonywouldmakeadifferencetotheband."He'sgreat.He'shelpingthestudentsaroundhim，"Enabnitsaid.Tonypractiseswiththestudentsonceaweekandperformswiththem.TheyplayedattheDubuqueCommunitySchoolDistrict'sBandFestivalearlierthismonth.Fifth－gradestudentCourtneyLessthoughtherolderclassmatewassuccessful."He'sanexcellentplayer，"Courtneysaid."Allofusareafraidwhengivingaperformance，butheisn't."6．WhyisKennedyElementarySchoolbandspecial?A．Becausethereisonlyaboyinit.B．Becauseithasamemberof79yearsold.C．Becauseitsmembersarefifthgraders.D．Becauseitgaveaperformanceearlierthismonth.7．Theunderlinedword"toot"means"________"．A．have B．make C．play D．pay8．HowoftendoesTonypractisewiththestudents?A．Onceaweek. B．Onceaday. C．Twiceaweek. D．Twiceaday.9．Wecanlearn________fromthepassage.A．therearefiveplayersinthebandB．TonyalsohelpsthestudentstoreadC．Tonydoesn'tlikeplayingwithothersD．CourtneyLessisTony'sgrandchild10．What'sthebesttitleforthepassage?A．ASpecialSchool B．HowtoHelpOthersC．HowtoBeDifferent D．NeverTooOldtoLearnMostAmericanfamiliesaresmallerthanthefamiliesinothercountries.MostAmericanfamilieshaveoneortwoparentsandoneortwochildreneach.ChildrenintheUSwillleavetheirparents'homewhentheygrowup.Theyusuallylivefarfromtheirparentsbecausetheywanttofindgoodjobs.Theyoftenwritetotheirparentsortelephonethem.Andtheyoftengotovisittheirparentsonholiday.Parentsusuallylettheirchildrenchoosetheirownjobs.Americansthinkitimportantforyoungpeopletodecideontheirlivesbythemselves.Childrenareaskedtodosomeworkaroundtheirhouse.Andinmanyfamilies,childrenarepaidfordoingsomehouseworksothattheylearnhowtomakemoneyfortheirownuse.11．ThesizeofmostAmericanfamiliesis_________thatofothercountriesA．largerthan B．smallerthan C．a(chǎn)sbigas D．a(chǎn)ssmall12．Whenchildrengrowup,theyleavetheirparents'hometo_________.A．getmarried B．befree C．findgoodjobs D．study13．Theyvisittheirparents__________.A．onweekdays B．onweekends C．a(chǎn)tanytime D．onholiday14．WhichofthefollowingstatementsisWRONG?A．Childrenhavethefreedomtochoosetheirownjob.B．Parentsdon'tasktheirchildrentodothehousework.C．Parentsthinkitimportantforchildrentomaketheirowndecision.D．Whenchildrengrowup,theyusuallylivefarawayfromtheirhome.15．Someparentspaytheirchildrenfordoinghouseworkbecause___________.A．childrencanlearnhowtomakemoneyforthemselvesB．theirchildrenrequiredthemtodosoC．theyarerichD．itisrequiredbylawChildrenattheageof10–14oftenhavea"sleepover(不在自己家過夜的兒童聚會)"birthdayparty,whenthechildrenhavenoclassesthenextday.ApartyofthiskindisusuallyonaFridayoraSaturdaynight.Forapartyofthiskind,thebirthdaypersonmayinviteabout5—8closefriendsoverfordinner.Afterdinner,thechildrenwilleatcakesandice-creamandthebirthdaypersonwillopenhisorhergifts.Allthekidsstaythereforthenight.Duringthenight,thechildrenmaygobowling(打保齡球),goice-skatingorgotothemovies.Alsothechildrenwilleatsnacksatmidnight,andthenwatchTV,chatandplaycomputergamesuntilthenextmorning.Thechildren'sparentswillpickthemupbyaround9:00.SleepoverbirthdaypartiesarepopularinsomeWesterncountries.Parentsandchildrenoftencarefullyplanthepartiesandpreparesleepoverpartygames.根據(jù)材料內(nèi)容選擇最佳答案。16．Parentsoftenprepareasleepoverbirthdaypartyfortheirchildren_________.A．onaMondayoraSaturdaynight B．a(chǎn)ttheageofsixC．a(chǎn)ttheageofeighteen D．onaFridayoraSaturdaynight17．Thebirthdaypersonusuallyinvites_________tohavedinner.A．severalgoodfriends B．a(chǎn)fewrelatives(親戚)C．5-8teachers D．someneighbors18．Thechildrenstillstayatthebirthdayperson'shome________.A．tillmidnight B．foreighthoursC．forthewholeday D．untilnextmorning19．WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedinthispassage?A．Playingfootball. B．Eatingice-cream.C．Playingcomputergames. D．Chatting.20．Inwhichofthefollowingcountriesmaychildrenhavesleepoverbirthdayparties?A．Japan. B．TheUK. C．China. D．India.二、閱讀下列短文,從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中,選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng),并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。???????Friendsareveryimportantinpeople'slives.Somehave21．viewsandinterests,but22．likethesamethings.Shouldfriendsbedifferent23．thesame?Inmyopinion,Idon'tcare.Ihavetwobestfriends,WangLeiandLinYing.WangLei24．likeme.Iam25．thanmostofthestudentsinmyclassandWangLeiisalsoquiet.Andwebothenjoy26．.Onweekends,weoftengotothelibrarytodosomereading.Buttheotherfriendofmine,LinYing,is27．differentfromme.Sheismuchmoreoutgoingandshelikes28．a(chǎn)ndoftenmakesmelaugh.Shealsolikes29．,sosheismoreathletic(體格健壯的).Idon'tthinkdifferencesareimportantina30．.What'syouropinion?21．A．same B．different C．a(chǎn)ctive D．free22．A．some B．a(chǎn)nother C．other D．theother23．A．a(chǎn)nd B．but C．or D．then24．A．isn't B．doesn't C．does D．is25．A．quiet B．quieter C．outgoing D．moreoutgoing26．A．readingbooks B．playinggamesC．watchingTV D．goingtothemovies27．A．not B．more C．quite D．lotsof28．A．doingsports B．tellingjokesC．goingtotheparties D．goingshopping29．A．sports B．books C．movies D．subjects30．A．match B．concert C．family D．friendshipNooneknowswhatourlifewillbelikeinthefuture.Herearesomechildren's31．.Cindy:Inthefuture,peoplewillhavemoreholidays.Theywill32．a(chǎn)lotoftimetravelingaroundtheworld.Maybesomefamilieswillgotothemoon33．theirholidays.Gary:Ithinktheearthwillbemorecrowdedandpolluted.Maybesomepeoplewill34．theirhousesonotherplanets.Sarah:Studentsinthefuturewon'tneedtogotoschoolandtheywillstudyathome.Whatwilltheydo35．studentshaveproblemswithasubject?Theywill36．withateacherthroughvideoconferencing(視頻會議).Peter:Inthefuture,peoplewillspeakfewerlanguages.Maybetherewillbe37．onelanguageintheworld.Anditwillbemuch38．forpeopletotalkwitheachother.Laura:Robotswillplayanimportantroleinourlife.39．willhelphumansdoallkindsofwork.Thesepredictionsmayseemimpossibletoday,butI40．theywillcometrueonedaybecauseweneverknowwhatwillhappeninthefuture.31．A．resolutions B．predictions C．programs32．A．lose B．show C．spend33．A．for B．with C．of34．A．draw B．build C．save35．A．if B．or C．but36．A．a(chǎn)gree B．fight C．discuss37．A．only B．still C．a(chǎn)lready38．A．slower B．easier C．luckier39．A．He B．We C．They40．A．mind B．believe C．describe三、第一節(jié):（滿分10分）語法填空閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入一個(gè)恰當(dāng)?shù)脑~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。并將答案寫在答題卡的相應(yīng)位置。DearAnna,I'mgladtohearthatyouarecomingtomyhometownforatrip.Myhometownisagoodplacetohavefun.Youcanvisitsomeplacesinmyhometown.Forexample,allthebookstoresare41．(good),butBookCityisthebestinourtown.Ithasthe42．(many)booksandthe43．(friendly)service.Italsohasthemostcomfortableseats.However,inXingzhiBookstoreyoucanbuybooksthe44．(cheaply).The45．(popular)clothesstoreisMiller's.Ithasthebestclothes.DreamClothesistheworst.Ithasreally46．(bad)service.Asforrestaurants,mostpeoplethinkMiaoxiangisreallygreat.Itplaysthe47．(good)musicandhasthe48．(fresh)food.Ofallthecinemas,CinemaCityisthebestbecauseithasthebestsoundandyoucanalsositthe49．(comfortably)there.Butthemovieticketsarethe50．(expensive).四、第二節(jié):信息摘錄（滿分10分）Languageisalwayschanginganddeveloping.Wecanseethatlanguagechangesacrossspaceandtime.Itisnotabadthing.About100yearsago,manyeducated(受過良好教育的)peoplelearnedandspokeFrench,whentheymetpeoplefromothercountries.Today,mostpeoplespeakEnglishwhentheymeetforeigners.Ithasbecomethenewinternational(國際的)language.Englishisspokenbyabout400millionpeople,mostlyintheUS,theUK,Canada,Australia,NewZealandandSouthAfrica.TherearemanyreasonswhyEnglishhasbecomesopopular.OneofthemisthatEnglishhasbecomethelanguageofbusiness.Itisusedinmanyworkingplaces.AnotherimportantreasonisthatpopularAmericanculturehasquicklyspread(傳播)allovertheworld.Ithasbroughtitslanguagewithit.IsitgoodtohavealanguagethatallthepeopleonEarthhaveincommon?Scientistshavetriedtocreateacommonlanguagethatiseasytolearnanddoesn'tincludeanyonegroup'sculture.ItiscalledEspetanto.Butithasn'tbecomepopular.Maybethepopularity(流行)ofEnglishwon'tlastthatlongeither.Whoknows?TherearemorepeopleintheworldwhospeakChinesethananyotherlanguage.MaybesomedayChinesewillbethenewinternationallanguage.InternationalLanguagesLanguagesFacts51．Manyeducatedpeoplefromdifferentcountriescommunicatedwithit100yearsago.EnglishTherearemanyreasonswhyEnglishhasbecomethenewinternationallanguage:Itisthelanguageof52．.Americancultureis53．.EsperantoScientisthavecreateditforallthepeopleoftheworld.Itisnot54．tolearn.Itdoesn'tincludeanyonegroup'sculture.ChineseChineseisspokenbythemorepeople.Itmightbecomethe55．someday.五、第三節(jié)書面表達(dá)（共1個(gè)小題,滿分20分）56．假如你是Susan，你的好友Tom在校園才藝秀中獲得了最佳歌手獎(jiǎng)。請你根據(jù)提示及要求給Tom寫一封信表示祝賀，并描述一下你在校園才藝秀上的所見所感。提示：1.上周去學(xué)校禮堂觀看了校園才藝秀；2.所有表演者的演出都很精彩；3.Tom唱了一首快歌，表現(xiàn)最佳，獲得了最佳歌手獎(jiǎng)；4.Tom的愿望是做一名優(yōu)秀的歌手，祝他夢想成真。要求:1.包括所有提示內(nèi)容，可適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，使行文連貫；2.70詞左右（開頭、結(jié)尾已給出，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)）。DearTom,Congratulations(祝賀)toyouonwinning