1、外研版八年级英语上册期末测试题 一单项选择 1.Vienna is _old city_the river Danube.A.the;in B.an; on C.a; at D.an; of2.I found _ difficult to talk with a foreigner in English. A、them B、it C、me D、that 3.-Where is John? -Look! He _ in the garden. A. plays B. played C. will play D. is playing4.There are about _ people in th
2、e hall. A. two hundreds of B.two hundreds C. hundreds of D. two hundred5.Mike likes mountains and lakes. He hopes to _nature when he is free. A. be far from B.be interested in C. be close to D.be crowded with 6.We are all here _ Lily. Where is she? A. except B.besides C. beside D. as well as 7. We a
3、greed _to see a film this Saturday evening. A. go B. goingC.went D. to go 8. The number of pandas is getting _ because their living areasare becoming farmland A. less and less B. larger and larger C. smaller and smaller D. fewer and fewer 9. It is a story about a young boy _Harry Porter. A. call B.
4、calling C. calls D. called 10. It took her much time _English out of class. A. practice speaking B. to practice to; speak C. to practice speaking D. practice to speaking 11. He offered _me around the city. A. show B. to show C. showing D. be showed 12.Everyone _ the Spring Festival especially the ki
5、ds, because they can get money in red packets.A enjoy B enjoys C is enjoyingD are enjoying 13.-Do you know Lin Shuhao? -Yes, he is famous_ playing basketball _a basketball star. A. for; as B. as; for C. to; at D. at; to 14.-You shouldnt forget what he says at the meeting. -Ill_his words. A.write dow
6、n B.take away C.hear fromD.learn about 15.Its_cheaper and_enjoyable to travel by train than by plane. A.much;more B.very;very much C.more;more D.more;much16.-Would you like_to drink? -Yes,Id like a cup of coffeeA. something else B.else something C.anything else D.else anything17.My little sister sto
7、pped_and played the toy dog. A.to cry B.cries C.cried D.crying 18.-Who is the man over there?Is it Mr.Li? -No,it_be him.Mr.Li is much taller. A.mustnt B.may not C.cant D.neednt 19.-Mr. Lee _ to a student when I entered the classroom this morning -He is very patient _ he is young. A talking; but B ta
8、lks; though C was talking; though D talked; however20.-Oh, we missed the last bus to the museum. - _. We can go there by taxi and its faster. A. Never mind. B.Im not sure about it. C. Bad luck! D. Thats too bad!二完形填空 Jane is a nice girl and likes small animals. On her way back from school 1 afternoo
9、n, she always stops 2 the animals in the petshop. She likes to see the dogs. One of them is a little white dog, and Jane likes it 3 . She 4 the dog 5 in the pet shop. She often forgets the time. So she comes home very 6 . One day her parents asked 7 she was late. Jane told them about the dog in the
10、pet shop. The next day Jane stopped to look 8 the window of the pet shop, but she could not 9 the dog. She was very sad and went home early. When she 10 home, her mother showed her a big cake and her father gave her the little white dog from the pet shop. It was her birthday. Janewas very glad. From
11、 that day, she did not come home late. She ran home early to play with the little white dog every day. 1. A. each one B. every C. this D. 2. A. looking at B. looks at C. to look at D. looked at 3. A. very many B. very much C. very D. little 4. A. watches B. watch C. see D. saw 5. A. to play B. play
12、C. played D. plays6. A. late B. early C. fast D. first 7. A. what B. why C. when D. where 8. A. at B. to C. into D. onto 9. A. looked B. looked at C. saw D. see 10. A. got B. got to C. arrived in D. arrived at 三阅读理解 ( A)“Cool”is a word with many meaningsIts old meaning is used to express （表达）a tempe
13、rature that is a little bit cold.As the world has changed,the word has had many different meaning “Cool”can be used to express feelings of interest in almost anything When you see a famous car in the street，maybe you will say， “Its cool ”You may think， “Hes so cool， ”when you see your favourite foot
14、ballerWe all maximize（扩大） the meaning of“cool”You can use it instead of many words such as “new” or “surprising” Heres an interesting story we can use to show the way the word is used.Ateacher asked her students to write about the waterfall（瀑布）they had visitedOn one students paper was just the one s
15、entence, “Its so coolMaybe he thought it was the best way to show what he saw and felt But the story also shows a scarcity（缺乏）of wordsWithout “cool”，some people have no words to show the same meaningSo it is quite important to keep some credibility(可信性)Can you think of many other words that make you
16、r life as colourful as the word “cool”？ I can And I think they are also very cool 1We know that the word“cool has had _. Aonly one meaning B no meanings Cmany different meanings Dthe same meaning 2.In the passage，the word“express”means“_”.Asee Bshow Cknow Dfeel 3.If you are _ something,you may say,
17、“Its cool ”Ainterested in Bangry about Cafraid of Dunhappy with 4The writer takes an example to show he is _the way the word is used Apleased with Bstrange to Cworried about Dcareful with5In the passage，the writer suggests（暗示）that the word “cool”_ Acan be used instead of many words Busually means so
18、mething interesting Ccan make your life colourful Dmay not（可能不） be as cool as it seems (B) Pollution（污染） The world itself is becoming much smaller by using modem traffic andmodern communication means (通讯设备). Life today is much easier than it was hundreds of years ago, but it has brought new problems
19、. One of the biggest is pollution. To pollute meansto make things dirty. Pollution comes in many ways. We see it, smell it, drink it and even hear it. Man has been polluting the earth. The more people, the more pollution. Many years ago, the problem was not so serious because there werenot so many p
20、eople. When the land was used up or the river was dirtyin one place, Man moved to another place. But this is no longer true. Man is now slowly polluting the whole world. Air pollution is still the most serious. Its bad for all living things in the world, but it is not the only one kind of pollution.
21、 Water pollution killsour fish and pollutes our drinking water. Noise pollution makes us angrymore easily. Many countries are making rules to fight pollution. They stop people from burning coal (煤)in houses and factories in the city, and from putting dirty smoke into the air. Pollution by SO2 is now
22、 the most dangerous kind of air pollution. It is caused by heavy traffic. It is sure that if there are fewer people driving, there will be less air pollution. The earth is our home. We must take care of it. That means keeping the land, water and air clean. And we must take care of the rise in popula
23、tion at the same time. 6. Our world is becoming much smaller _. A. because the earth is being polluted day and night. B. thanks to science development C. because of the rise in population D. because the earth is blown away by the wind every year 7. Thousands of years ago, life was _ it is today. A.
24、much easier than B. as easy as C. as hard as D. much harder than 8. Pollution comes in many ways. We can even hear it. Here “it“ means _. A. water pollution B. air pollution C. noise pollution D. rubbish9. Air pollution is the most serious kind of pollution because _. A. its bad for all living thing
25、s in the world B. it makes much noise C. it makes our rivers and lakes dirty D. it makes us angry more easily10. Which of the following is NOT true? A. Many countries are making rules to fight pollution. B. The pollution ofthe earth grows as fast as the worlds population does. C. If people could go
26、to work by bus or bike instead of car or motorbike it would be helpful in fighting against the problem of SO2. D. The problem of pollution is not so serious because there are not so many people living on the earth. (C )Long, long ago there were only a few thousand people in the world. These people m
27、ove form place to place over the land, hunting animals for food. No one knows how or when these people learned about growing food. But when they did, their lives changed. They did not have to look for food any more. They could stay in one place and grow it. People began to live near one another. And
28、 so the first village grew.Many people came to work in the villages. These villages grew very big. When machines appeared, life in the villages changed again. Factories were built. More and more people lived near the factories.The cities grew very big. Today some people are moving back to small town
29、s. Can you tell why? 11.The best title(题目)of the text should be _.A. Cities or Villages B. Back to Towns C. How Cities Grew D. People and Animals12. The underlined word “they“ in the second paragraph refers to(指的是) _. A. villages B. animals C. cities D. people 13. When factories were built, _. A. mo
30、re people live near the factories B. people began to live in the factories C. many people began to work in villages D. many machines appeared in big factories14. We can learn from the text that _. A. people like to work only in big cities B. some people dont like to live in big cities C. there will
31、be no small towns in the futureD. it is better to live in cities than in villages 15. In what order did people do the following things? A. Worked in villages B. Lived near the factories. C. Learned to grow food. D. Built factories. E. Began to live near each other. A. d, b, a, e, c B. e, a, c, d, b,
32、 C. c, e, a, d, b D. a. c. d. e. b(D)Do you know Venus (金星)?Of the eight planets Venus is the nearest one to us. Venus was the Roman goddess of love and beauty. In Greek her name was Aphrodite. Venus and the Earth are almost the same size, and you would weigh almost the same on both planets. If you
33、were 70 pounds on Earth you would be 63 pounds on Venus. Venus is an “unfriendly” planet. Because of its thick cloud, you cantsee the surface. In many ways Venus is like the Earth. It has active volcanoes (火山),mountains and valleys, too. But Venus is too hot for life. It has the hottest temperature
34、of the planets in our solar system, about 480. Besides, the Earth lets heat out through volcanoes, hot springs, but Venus lets heat out in a different way. Venus has no moons. Scientists call Venus the Earths sister planet because Venus and the Earth are almost the same size. For a long time most sc
35、ientists thought that Venus probably had plants, animals, and possibly even human beings. However, because Venus is so hot, it is impossible for anything to live there. ( 16. Aphrodite is the goddess of _ in Greek. A. danger and thought B. love and beauty C. beauty and danger D. love and thought ( )
36、17. If you are 60kg on Earth, you will be about _ on Venus. A. 20kg B. 54kg C. 63kg D. 70kg ( )18. Why is Venus an “unfriendly” planet? A. Its the nearest planet tous. B. Its almost the same size as the Earth. C. People cant see it clearlyfrom the outside. D. Anything cant live there. ( )19. Which o
37、ne is NOT right according to the passage? A.The Earth and Venus are similar in size. B. Both the Earth and Venus have active volcanoes. C. The surface of Venus is much hotter than that of the Earth. D. Venus has the same way to let heat out as the Earth. ( )20. Which is the best title for the passag
38、e? A. Planets Around Us B. Life on Other Planets C. The Story of Venus D. The Introduction to Venus (E)The British climate is pleasant. Summers are usually not too hot withthe highest temperature less than 30 and rarely rising over 32. Winters are usually warm because of the warm air that comes from
39、 the Atlantic Ocean. The cold weather is common , but the temperature rarely falls under -10. The difference between summer and winter temperatures in most parts of Britain (including both day and night temperatures) is only about 12. In some parts of Russia, such as Siberia, this difference can be
40、as much as 40. Different parts of the British Isles receive different rainfall. More rain falls in the west and north, such as in Scotland, the Lake District and Wales, because there are many hills and mountains. In some parts of Scotland it can rain or snow as many as 300 days in a year. But in Eas
41、t Anglia, rainfall is much less, and dry summers can receive very little rainfall. Theair from the Atlantic Ocean brings wind and rain, but usually warm air. For this reason, the climate of the British Isles can change from one day to the next. ( )21. The word “rarely” means _. A. 通常 B. 很少 C. 平均 D.
42、多数 ( )22. The difference between summer and winter temperatures in Russia is _. A. 10 B. 12 C. 32 D. 40 ( )23. It rains or snows in most of the year in parts of _. A. ScotlandB. Wales C. Russia D. Siberia ( )24. The air from the Atlantic Ocean _. A. makes the summer cool in Britain B. makes the wint
43、er warm in Britain C. makes the summer cool in Siberia D. makes the winter warm in Siberia ( )25. We can infer from the passage _. A. it is not too hot in summer nor too cold in winter in Britain B. the lowest temperature in Britain is 10 C. Britain has less rainfall in a year D. the weather in Brit
44、ain is the same as that in East Anglia(F)American people like to say “Thank you“ when others help them or say something kind to themPeople of many countries do so, tooIt is a very good habit You should say “Thank you“ when someone passes you the salt on the table, when someone walking ahead of you k
45、eeps the door open for you,when someone says you have done your work well, or you have boughta nice thing, or your city is very beautiful “Thank you“ is used not only between friends, but also between parents and children, brothers and sisters “Excuse me“ is another short sentence they useWhen you h
46、ear someone say so behind you, you know that somebody wants to walk past youwithout touching youIts not polite to break others when they are talking If you want to speak to one of them, say “Excuse me“ first, and then begin talkingYou should also do so when you begin to cough or make any noise befor
47、e others Lets learn to say “Thank you“ and “Excuse me“26You should say “Thank you“ when _ Ayou say something kind to others Byou help others Csomeone helps you Dyou need others to help you 27From the passage we know “Thank you“ is _ Awidely used in the world Bused more often than “Excuse me“C used o
48、nly by Americans Dused only between friends 28You should say “Excuse me “ if you want to _ Acough Bmake some noise Cgo first Dall of the above 29When you are going to ask someone to tell you the way, you should say _ AThank you BThats very kind of you CExcuse me DIm sorry 30This passage mainly tells us the way _ Ato be happy Bto be polite Cto h
