八年级英语上学期期末试卷

II.Choosethebestanswer(选择最恰当的答案，用A、B、C或D表示):(共15分)22.IamprettyseriousinwhatIsaidatdinner.Whichofthefollowingiscorrectfortheunderlinedwordinthesentence?A./si:d/B./sed/C./seid/D./said/23.Thisis______interestingandusefulstory.A.anB.aC.theD.／24.Sheseldomdrivestowork,______?A.doesn’tsheB.doessheC.isn’tsheD.isshe25.You______crosstheroadwhenthetrafficlightsarered.A.canB.mustn’tC.mustD.needn’t26.______importantspeechitis!A.WhatB.WhatanC.HowD.Howan27.Jackiskeen______sports.Helikesplayingrugbyafterschool.A.inB.atC.forD.on28.We’regoingtovisitourteacher______Fridayafternoon.A.fromB.atC.onD.in29.Youshould______inthedictionary.A.lookupitB.lookitupC.lookforitD.lookitfor30.----______doesitcosttotravelfromShanghaitoBeijingbyplane?----About500yuan.A.HowoftenB.HowlongC.HowmanyD.Howmuch31.Wendy______thebusinessoverbreakfastwithherparentseverymorning.A.discussesB.discussC.isdiscussingD.willdiscuss32.Acomputermakesit______tocalculatebignumbersthaneverbefore.A.easierB.easiestC.easyD.theeasiest33.Thereis______withyou.Justtakethemedicineandhaveagoodrest.A.somethingseriousB.anythingseriousC.everythingseriousD.nothingserious34.Petersthoughtthatiftheycouldnotescapeonthekangaroos,theywouldbedonefor.Theunderlinedpartmeans______A.lovedB.respectedC.thoughtD.killed35.Thenoise______theground.Itsoundedlikeapowerfulthunder.A.shookB.shakenC.shakingD.shakes36.----Youhadbetterkeepthemobilephoneoffwhenthemeetingison.----______.A.Thatdoesn’tmatter.B.That’sright.C.Yes,Iwill.D.Youarewelcome.III.Completethefollowingpassagewiththewordsorphrasesinthebox.Eachcanonlybeusedonce(将下列单词或词组填入空格。每空格限填一词，每词只能填一次)(共6分)A.popularB.makeC.ideaD.everE.evenF.morethanG.difficultAschoolbusisonethatisusedtotakechildrentoandfromschool.IntheUSA,about450,000schoolbusestake3725millionchildrentoandfromschool.TheyellowschoolbusisaUSicon(象征).YellowbecamethecolorofschoolbusesintheUSAin1939.Dr.Frankgotthegood38.Hesaiditwaseasyforpeopletoseeyellowbusesandtheblacklettersontheminearlymorningorlateafternoon.Thatwould39childrensafer.Kindergartenisa40timeforsomekids.It’shardforthemtogoawayfromtheirparents.Tomakekidslovetheirschool,Japanesekindergartensandschoolshavecolorfulbuses.Thebusescaneasilymakechildrenwanttotakethemandthen,gotoschool;41someparentswanttotakethem,too!Schoolbusesarebecomingmoreandmore42inChinanow.Itsavesalotoftimeforstudentstotakeaschoolbus.It’ssaidthattherewillbe5,000yellowschoolbusesontheroadbytheendofthisyearinShanghai.IV.Completethesentenceswiththegivenwordsintheirproperforms(用括号中所给单词的适当形式完成下列句子,每空格限填一词)（7分）43.Fathergavethepolicesomemore______aboutthetheft.(detail)44.TheJuniorOnestudentsheldtheclassmeeting______.(success)45.One______ofthestudentswerestronglyagainsthavinglessonsonweekends.(five)46.Hewill______winthefirstprizeinthecompetitionifheworksharder.(probable)47.Thetwomenwerehavingabig______whenIgotthere.(argue)48.Wewerehappytoseehimworkouttheproblematan______speed.(amaze)49.Somedinosaurswereharmfulandeven______thantigers.(fierce)V.Rewritethesentencesasrequired（按要求改写句子，每空格限填一词）(12分)50.Simonaskedussomequestionsatthemeeting.(否定句)Simon______askus______questionsatthemeeting.51.TheBlackswillgoonatriptoChinanextweek.(划线部分提问)____________theBlacksgoonatriptoChina?52.Pleasemakesurethatwecantakethenextferry.(反意疑问句)Pleasemakesurethatwecantakethenextferry,____________?53.Somepeoplecallthebrainalivingcomputer.(被动语态)Thebrain____________alivingcomputerbysomepeople.54.Abcusesareveryfastandaccurate.Peoplestillusethemtoday.(合并为一句)Abcusesare______fastandaccurate______peoplestillusethemtoday.55.Englishteacher,abee,as,is,busy,my,as(连词成句)__________________________________________________.Part3ReadingandWriting(第三部分读写)VI.Readingcomprehension(阅读理解):(共25分)A)Choosethebestanswer（根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案):(6分)TheNBAplayoffs(季后赛)beganonApril28,andthenexttwomonthswillbefilledwithgamesdecidedinthefinalminutes.Theplayoffsarealsoawaytoshowofftheworld’sbestbasketballplayers.(FromNewYorkTimes)There’sasayingfromSpiderman:“Withgreatpowercomesgreatresponsibility(责任).”Thisistruewhetheryouareaclassmonitororapresident.ArecentsurveyintheUSAaskedkidswhattheywoulddotomakelifebetterforotherkidsiftheywerepresident.“Providingshelter”wasonthetopofthelist.(FromChinaDaily)May19,1613:XuXiake,afamoustravelerduringtheMingDynasty,startedhistriparoundChina,whichlastedformorethan30years.In2011,Chinaannounced(宣布)itsfirstNationalTourismDay,heldonMay19everyyeartorememberthisancientexplorer.(FromChinaDaily)Doyouhavefemalefriendsthatreferto(指的是)as“guimi”?Ifyouareagirlandtheanswerisyes,youarealuckydog.“Guimi”isonlyusedamonggirls.Itreferstoyourmosthonestfriends.InEnglish,thewordtouseis“BFF”，whichmeansbestfriendforever.Butifyouwanttosayaguyisyourclosefriendor“nanguimi”,youshoulduse“bromeo”,whichismadeupof“bro”and“Romeo”.(FromShanghaiStudents’Post)CHINAisplanningtobuildanationalearthquakemonitoringandwarningsysteminfiveyears.Althoughthesystemwillneverbeabletoforecastanearthquake,itcandetect(探测)earthquakesandwarnpeoplewithinsecondsbeforeseismic(地震引起的)wavesactuallyhitthem.(From21stCentury)()56.FromthepassageweknowMay19is______inCh