1、八年级英语（下）期末考前测试题一、单项选择()1. To make a Thanksgiving turkey, the first _ is to _ together some bread pieces, onions, saltand pepper.A. thing, putB. event, mixC. step, mixD. preparation, put()2. I think in the future people will have _ free time, _ work but _ friends.A. more, less, fewerB. less, less, le
2、ssC. more, more, lessD. more, fewer, fewer()3. I _ believe what she told me yesterday. I should check it later.A. hardlyB. simplyC. seriouslyD. mainly()4. I used to live in the countryside, but now I _ in the city.A. am use to liveB. am used to livingC. used to liveD. used to living()5. I _ believe
3、what she told me yesterday. I should check it later.A. hardlyB. simplyC. seriouslyD. mainly()6. For a healthy diet，you should eat _ rice，bread，vegetables and fruit.A. badlyB. luckilyC. mostlyD. suddenly()7. People _ do such a tiring job so they will use robots instead.A. can tB. couldn t C. won t ab
4、le toD. won t be able to()8. The world s population is growing _, and there is _ land and water for growing rice.A. larger; lessB. larger; fewerC. more; lessD. more; fewer()9. Everybody should remember it is not _ to swim in the river alone.A. healthyB. safeC. possibleD. comfortable()10. I hear they
5、 are _. Yes, they come from _.A. German; German B. Germen; Germany C. Germans; Germany D. Germany; German()11. We need to come up ways _ people _ the environment.A. to encourage; to save B. to encourage; saving C. encouraging; to save D. encouraging; saving()12. They _ a tent by the lake and had a p
6、icnic.A. put onB. put upC. put offD. put out()13.Thomas Edison invented _ light bulb 灯(泡 )He was _ unusual man.Aa；aBan； theCthe；anD a；/()14.Most of my friends have heard _ this piece of news. Only a few dont know about it.AonBatCofD to()15. If itsunny tomorrow, wefootball in the park.第 1页A. is, play
7、 B. is, will play C. will be, will play D. will be, can have 二、完形填空There are many popular singers like Justin Bieber, Taylor Swift and Lady Gaga in the music world. However, many people didn t know of an exciting band named Lady Antebellum1 it became the biggest winner in 2019.Lady Antebellum is an
8、American country music2 . Their song Need You Now is very popular. Thesong has won many3for them.The 4 “ Antebellum means”“ beforethe war”in Latin (拉丁语 ). When Lady Antebellum wasmaking their band, they took5in front of very old houses. When they looked back at the pictures, they6 to use the word An
9、tebellum for their name.7 does Lady Antebellum become famous? Many experts say that s because it is a simple bonly focuses on (专注 )8. They are not so 9to be the winners. They just want to make morebeautiful songs.If you want to10Lady Antebellum for yo urself, go online and find“ Need You Now” oRun t
10、o You. ” The simple country songs have won over the United States. Maybe you will love them too!()1. A. untilB. asC. becauseD. after()2. A. girlB. villageC. bandD. name()3. A. timeB. fansC. moneyD. singers()4. A. wordB. phraseC. sentenceD. article()5. A. treesB. bagsC. walksD. pictures()6. A. planne
11、dB. decidedC. hopedD. wanted()7. A. WhyB. HowC WhereD. When()8. A. recordsB. musicC. looksD. listeners()9. A. tiredB. interested C. excitedD. bored()10. A. seeB. getC. loveD. hear三、阅读理解A.As we all know, fast food is quick and convenient (方便的 ). We can find fast food restaurants easily and we don t n
12、eed to wait for long to get the food. Most fast food is not very expensive. That is because it is usually made with cheaper things such as high-fat meat and sugar.Eating fast food is not good for our health. If we eat too much fast food for a long time, it can cause some healthy problems. For exampl
13、e, you could become fat or have heart disease.第 2页More and more people care about health. The government also calls on young people to stay away from fast food. If the owners of fast food restaurants want to make more people like their food, they have to take some helpful measures 措(施 ). Here are so
14、me measures for the owners. They should stop selling food made with unhealthy things. They should try to sell food with fruit and vegetables. Why not write down the information of the new food on the leaflets ( 传单 ) and hand them out? In that way, more people will know their new food easily.()1. Fas
15、t food is usually cheap because _.A. people can buy them easilyB. the owners of the restaurants make it themselvesC. it is usually made with less fruit and fewer vegetablesD. it is usually made with high-fat meat and some other cheaper things()2. What s the main idea of the second paragraph?A. It is
16、 about the place where we can buy fast food.B. It is about the healthy problems that fast food can cause.C. It is about the measures the owners of fast food restaurants should take.D. It is about the differences between the healthy things and the unhealthy ones.()3. The owners of fast food restauran
17、ts take some measures in order to _.A. make more people like their foodB. stop selling unhealthy foodC. sell food with fruit and vegetablesD. let the government know their change()4. In the last paragraph, the wordrefers“themto ”.A. the vegetablesB. the foodsC. the ownersD. the leaflets()5. Accordin
18、g to the passage, we can know _.A. people can find fast food restaurants easily in the city rather than in the countrysideB. most of fast food is not very expensive C. fewer people care about their healthD. there are five measures mentioned in the last paragraphB.No one knows exactly when jazz was i
19、nvented, or by whom. But it is said that it began in the early 1900s.Jazz was a new kind of music, for America and the world, and New Orleans was its birthplace.Who were the jazz pioneers? Most were blacks. This music was not written down, and at first only blacks played it. It was hard for white mu
20、sicians to learn the new style. But soon they, too, were playing jazz.The popularity of this music spread. From New Orleans, it traveled up the Mississippi to Chicago, then第 3页to Kansas City and New York. By the 1920s, there were many jazz musicians, both black and white. Manyof them were famous. On
21、e man was better than the rest. His name was Louis Armstrong.Louis Armstrong was a born musician. He was not only talented but also hard-working. He also had a good sense of humor and a big, good-natured smile. These personal qualities were valuable in his rise tofame. After he became famous, he tra
22、veled around the world. It seemed that everyone wanted to hear Louis play. But life was not always easy, especially at the beginning.Louis Armstrong was born in 1900 in New Orleans. His father never went to school and his mothercould hardly read. When Louis was still a kid, his parents separated, an
23、d Louis lived with his mother. Howhard their life was can readily be imagined. And yet Louis smiledthrough everything. He later wrote,“ My whole life has been happinessthere.Lifefor wameand I accepted it. Whatever happened has been beautiful to me. I love everybody.”（）1 What can we know exactly from
24、 the first paragraph?A. Who invented jazz.B. When jazz was invented.C. Where jazz was invented.D. Why jazz was invented.（）2. The underlined word“they ” in Paragraph 2 （refers指） to.A. New styles.B. Jazz pioneers.C. Black musicians.D. White musicians.（）3. What made Louis Armstrong become the best jazz
25、 musician?A. His family background.B. His talent and hard work.C. His good sense of humor.D. His big, good-natured smiles.（）4. Which of the following best expresses Louis Armstrong态s度attitude)tolife?(A. He laughs best who laughs last.B. Failure is the mother of success.C. When you smile, the world s
26、miles back.D. Without music, life is a journey through a desert.（）5. What is the passage mainly about?A. The development of jazz.B. The influence of jazz on Americans.C. The achievements of Louis Armstrong. D. The development of jazz and its best musician.四、根据汉义或首字母补全单词1I bought a new _照(相机 ) from t
27、he supermarket last week.2Its _(难以置信的 ) that the boy can carry such a huge stone.3I told him to come back _(无论何时 ) he wants to.4. A year has four seasons: they are s, summer, autumn and winter.5. My grandfather wants to live in a(n) _(安宁的 ) place.第 4页6.Dale _(害怕 ) that he won t do well in the exam.7
28、.In his school, there are three _千( ) and three hundred students.8.Work hard, and you will make good pin your English writing.9.Parents should etheir children to take part in after-school activities.10. Look out! A car is running _（朝；对着） us.五、用所给词的适当形式填空1.It s _(believe) for us to learn English so w
29、ell in such a short time.2.My teacher always encourages us _(work) hard and never give up.3.My parents hope to live in a _(peace) village when theyre older.4.Last week I had an _(usual) experience in Chengdu.5.At the Night Safari, you can watch these animals in a _ _(nature) environment.6. You won t
30、 have any problem _(find) the place.7. Little Woman is about four sisters _ (grow) up.8. Have you decided which book _ (write) about yet?9. They _ already _(be) to the history museum.10. When did you buy the house? Last year. I _(buy) it for a year.六、选词填空Life isat, hard, change, up,before,win, happe
31、n,not easy, soI d like to say“ Whenanything 1 , believe inyourself! ”down, choose, practice,come,partWhen I was a young boy, Iwas tooshy to speak to anyone. Myclassmates often laughed2me. I was sad but could do nothing. Later, something happened, and it3my life. It was an English speech contest(比赛 )
32、. My mother asked me to take4in it. What aterrible idea! It meant I had to speak5all the teachers and students of my school!“ Comeon, boy. Believe in yourself! You are sure to6.”Then mother and I talked about manydifferent topics. At last I7the topic“ Believe in yourself” . I tried my best to rememb
33、er all the spand8it over 100 times. With my mother s great love, I did well in the contest. I9couldbelievemy ears when the news came that I had won the first place. I heard the cheers from the teachers and students.Those classmates who once looked10on me, now all said congratulations to me.1._2. _3.
34、 _4. _5. _6._7. _8. _9. _10. _六、阅读表达Nick s family had just moved to town, and today was his first day in a new school. Nick was nervous. Hedid not have any friends at this school.Nick s mother walked with him to school. He walked into the classroom andchose a desk at the back of the class. Nick news
35、 teacher came over to him and said, “ Hello,I am Mrs.Smith. You must be Nick.”第 5页He shyly nodded his head. Then Mrs. Smith said,“ Class,you Ito meetdlikeNick. His family justmoved here, and he is going to be in our class.”Nick was happy that Mrs. Smith introduced him to the class. He was even happi
36、er when the boy next tohim said,“ Hi, Nick. I m Marcus. ”The first part of the day went by very quickly. Mrs. Smith gave Nick all of the books he would need and showed him what chapter（章 ） the class was working on.Soon, the lunch bell rang. Nick got nervous again. He did not want to eat his lunch by
37、 himself. As he walked into the lunchroom with the rest of his classmates,he started looking for a place to sit. Marcus invited Nick to sit with him.After school, Marcus asked Nick where he lived. Nick lived only three houses down the street fromMarcus, so the boys agreed to walk home together. Afte
38、r they finished their homework, Marcus came over to Nick s house to play catchWhen. Nick went to bed that night, he could hardly wait for school the next day.1.Why did Nick feel nervous on the first school day?(no more than 20 words)2.What do you think of the teacher Mrs. Smith?(no more than 6 words
39、)3.Who was Nick s new friend at the new school?(no more than 2 words)4. 将文中画 的句子翻 成 。5. 短文 一个适当的英文 目。八、 面表达暑假来 ，校学生会打算在 7 月 10 日 困地区的孩子 行 心活 。 你 学校写一份 80 左右的英 倡 ，号召同学 极参与。DateActivitiesPurposes 目(的 )1. collect some books; give awayread more booksJuly 2. sell some old things on the buy school things 10th playground; raise money3. write letters to each other注意： 1. 必 包括表格中的所有内容；2. 数： 80 左右，开 和 尾已 出（不 入 数） 。Dear Schoolmates,While we are sitting in our bright classrooms, there are lots of children in the poor areas. Please join us to help the children. Thanks!Students Union第 6页
