人教版八年级下册英语期末测试题及答案

人教版八年级下册英语期末测试题及答案

人教版八年级下册英语期末测试题及答案 笔试部分(75分)‎ 二、完形填空(共15小题, 每小题1分, 满分15分)‎ Once upon a time, there lived a kindhearted king. He loved birds and animals very much, and had a huge bird sanctuary in his kingdom. He disliked hurting the animals and birds. He did not kill ________16 even for meat. One day the king got two beautiful ________17 from a businessman. The king ordered the trainer to make them feel ________18 in their country. ‎ One day, the king saw one bird fly very high and very quickly. ________19 , the other bird just sat on the branch and didn't ________20 even a step. The trainer said that he had tried ________21 he could but still ________22 to make the bird move. Soon, the king said that he needed someone to make the other bird move and fly. ‎ A few weeks later, an old man reached the king's ________23 and promised that he would make the bird fly like the other one. The king asked the trainer to take the old man to ________24 the bird. ‎ The next day, the king went to visit the old man. He was very ________25 to see the other bird fly like the ________26 one very high and fast. The king was very happy and gifted the old man a handful of gold ________27 and asked the old man ________28 he had done to make the bird fly in a day. The old man simply replied, “I just ________29 the branch of the tree where the bird used to sit. ”‎ Many of us are ________30 this. We have wings to fly. We know how to fly and where to fly. Still we sit doing nothing or doing something that makes us worse than others. ‎ ‎(　　)16. A. it B. her C. him D. them ‎(　　)17. A. dogs B. cats C. birds D. horses ‎(　　)18. A. tired B. sad C. strange D. comfortable 9‎ ‎ ‎ ‎(　　)19. A. If B. Because C. However D. Although ‎(　　)20. A. run B. move C. jump D. climb ‎(　　)21. A. nothing B. everything C. anything D. something ‎(　　)22. A. passed B. failed C. planned D. succeeded ‎(　　)23. A. park B. farm C. palace D. village ‎(　　)24. A. take B. hurt C. train D. bring ‎(　　)25. A. sad B. bored C. worried D. surprised ‎(　　)26. A. last B. first C. third D. second ‎(　　)27. A. coins B. dollars C. pounds D. candies ‎(　　)28. A. how B. what C. which D. where ‎(　　)29. A. cut down B. closed down C. counted down D. wrote down ‎(　　)30. A. like B. with C. from D. against 三、阅读理解(共10小题, 每小题2分, 满分20分)‎ A Museum of Toilet ADDRESS: Palam Dabri Road, New Delhi(新德里)‎ POSTCODE: ND88118‎ PHONE: 0112572777‎ FAX: 01125745225‎ EMAIL: museums@hotmail. com The Museum of Toilet in New Delhi is one of the most popular museums of the toilet in India. People built it in 1994. There are many kinds of toilets in it. About 300, 000 visitors come here every year. ‎ The museum uses its collections to tell the history of toilets. Here you can see all kinds of toilets, from the oldest to the finest. The most interesting thing is that you can even see many toy toilets in this museum. ‎ Museum opening hours: Saturday to Thursday: 10: 00－18: 00; Friday: 11: 00－21: 00‎ Museum ticket prices: Adults $12; people over 65 years old $9; students $7‎ Children under 5 can visit the museum for free, and they must be accompanied ‎ 9‎ ‎ ‎ ‎(陪伴) by an adult. ‎ ‎(　　)31. You may find the most interesting thing is to see ________. ‎ A. modern toilets　 B. ancient toilets C. wooden toilets D. toy toilets ‎(　　)32. Paul is 4 years old. He visits the museum with his grandparents over 70 years old. They should pay ________. ‎ A. $8　 B. $12　 C. $18　 D. $24‎ ‎(　　)33. What can we learn from the passage?‎ A. The museum doesn't open on Sundays. ‎ B. The museum is open for 8 hours on Monday. ‎ C. There is only one museum of the toilet in India. ‎ D. You can call them at 0112752777 for more information. ‎ B What is your favorite sport? Running, swimming, soccer or basketball? Those are all common sports. But some people like to do sports you may have never heard of. Let's take a look at how these people are having fun. ‎ Have some wheel fun Have you ever seen bikes with one big wheel and one small wheel? They are very hard to ride. Every 10 years, England holds a game called “Pennyfarthing”. People ride these special bikes. The person who rides the farthest in three hours will win. Jim Brailsfor, the winner in 2010, rode 107 meters. ‎ Sport for the strong There is an Indian sport called“Mallakhamb”. “Malla” means “a strong man” and “khamb” means “a pole(杆子)”. People also call it “the Indian pole dance”. The players have to do different poses(姿势) on a pole. ‎ Building a human tower People in Catalonia, Spain(西班牙), like to “build” human towers during festivals. Usually there are six to ten layers(层) for a tower. Every layer has one to twenty people. Strong men are on the first layer and kids are on the top. ‎ Play like Harry Potter 9‎ ‎ ‎ In the Harry Potter books, Harry and his schoolmates play a game called “Quidditch”. Many US students are playing it now too. They run with brooms(扫帚) between their legs. Over 400 colleges and 300 high schools have their own Quidditch teams now. ‎ ‎(　　)34. This passage mainly introduces four ________ sports in the world. ‎ A. personal　　　　　 B. simple C. unusual D. common ‎(　　)35. According to the passage, “Quidditch” is now very popular in ________. ‎ A. England B. India C. Spain D. America ‎(　　)36. Which picture matches “Pennyfarthing”? ‎ ‎ ‎ A B C D ‎ C Being a fit and healthy person is very important for lots of people today. In fact, some people like running and exercising so much that they become crazy about keeping track(追踪) of it. ‎ Thanks to fitness apps, people can measure(测量) every step they take, what they eat and every calorie(卡路里) they burn. They might wear a special watch on their wrist, wear special shoes on their feet or use different apps on their phone to measure their movements. Importantly, once they have done that they post it on social media. All of their friends can see where they've run, what exercise they've done or what they had for lunch. ‎ Doctor Daniel Kraft from the United States makes apps for people like these. He told the Digital Health Summit that these people, known as “trackaholics”, would become popular in the future. ‎ And I think he's right. I can see the world of health and fitness changing ‎ 9‎ ‎ ‎ around me every day. ‎ One of my friends, named Anna Palmer, is always using the latest fitness apps. Her favorite one is called Argus. She uses it on her phone to measure her steps, the heart rate and the number of calories she has burnt. She always posts these things and pictures of herself exercising on social media. “It's nice to know exactly how much exercise I have done, rather than guess, ” she said. “That way I can keep pushing myself to improve. ”‎ Also, my friends in China use WeChat to compare how many steps they've taken each day. They are very competitive about this. ‎ ‎(　　)37. What does the second paragraph talk about?‎ A. How fitness apps work. ‎ B. What fitness apps can do. ‎ C. What advantages fitness apps have. ‎ D. How fitness apps affect social media. ‎ ‎(　　)38. According to Doctor Daniel Kraft, ________. ‎ A. fitness apps don't help people keep fit B. more people will make fitness apps C. fitness apps will become more popular D. fewer people will use fitness apps ‎(　　)39. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?‎ A. Fitness apps can burn calories and make people healthy. ‎ B. Only the app Argus can post pictures on social media. ‎ C. Fitness apps can know what we eat for lunch. ‎ D. Chinese people can use WeChat to show their steps of exercising. ‎ ‎(　　)40. What does the writer think about fitness apps?‎ A. He thinks that fitness apps can push him to keep fit. ‎ B. He likes to use WeChat to measure steps. ‎ C. He thinks it's bad to use fitness apps when exercising. ‎ D. He thinks that all the fitness apps can post pictures on social media. ‎ 9‎ ‎ ‎ 四、词汇运用(共15小题, 每小题1分, 满分15分)‎ A)用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空 invent, heavily, change, against, usual ‎41. It's such a(n) ________ experience that I'll never forget it. ‎ ‎42. He was so tired that he stood ________ the wall and said nothing. ‎ ‎43. Mary was waiting for the bus when it began to rain ________. ‎ ‎44. I think the computer is one of the most important ________ in the world. ‎ ‎45. You can never imagine how my hometown has________ in the last ten years. ‎ B)根据短文内容和所给中文提示, 在空白处写出单词的正确形式 It was reported that at 7: 46 a. m. on May 14, 2018, Sichuan Airline Flight 3U8633 from Chongqing to Lhasa, Tibet, had to land in Chengdu. What ________46(造成) the accident?‎ Later, Liu Changjian, the pilot, told the reporter what had happened during the flight. He said, “When the plane was flying up to about 9, 800 meters, for some reason, the window on the right side of the driving room ________47(突然) broke, and its parts blew out. At once everything went wrong. Soon the plane was out of ________48(控制) and began to go down fast. I ________49(意识到) that we were in great danger. So I made a quick ________50(决定) and tried my best to drive the plane with my hands. Finally, twenty minutes later, the plane landed safely. ”‎ ‎________51(在……中) the passengers, there was a young man who was going to Lhasa for a trip with his girlfriend. He thought back to the accident, “It happened while the air hostess(空姐) was ________52(提供) breakfast for us. Some even cried with fear. Thanks to the pilot, all of us are safe now. Not only does he have perfect flying ________53(技能), but he is also really ________54(勇敢的). From the experience, I've also learned that ________55(无论何时) we face difficulties, we should never give up. ”‎ 五、语法填空(共10小题, 每小题1分, 满分10分)‎ The sun was hot and shining. A grasshopper(蚂蚱) ________56(spend) the summer jumping around in the sun and singing ________57(happy). One day, an ant ‎ 9‎ ‎ ‎ went hurriedly by, looking very hot and weary. ‎ ‎“Why are you working on ________58 a lovely day? ” asked the grasshopper. ‎ ‎“I'm ________59(collect) food for the winter, ” said the ant, “and I suggest that you should do the ________60(same). ” And off she went, helping the other ants to carry food to their store. The grasshopper went on hopping and singing. When winter came, it ________61(snow) heavily. The grasshopper had no food and was ________62(hunger). So he went to the ants and asked ________63 food. ‎ ‎“What did you do all summer when we were working to collect our food? ”asked one of the ants. ‎ ‎“I was busy jumping and singing, ”said the grasshopper in ________64 low voice. ‎ ‎“Well, ” said the ant, “________65 you had tried your best to look for food since the very beginning of the summer, you wouldn't have come here to ask for our help then. ”‎ 六、书面表达(满分15分)‎ 假设你是李雷, 你的英国朋友Sam对中国文化很感兴趣。请用英语写一封邮件邀请他来中国过暑假, 并说说暑假的活动安排, 如: visit places of interest (名胜古迹), try traditional food, learn about Chinese culture…‎ 注意: (1)内容必须包括所提供的信息, 并作适当发挥；(2)文中不得出现真实的校名、姓名等信息；(3)词数: 80左右。所给的文章开头供选择, 不计入总词数。‎ From: lilei2004@163. com To: sam@hotmail. com Hi Sam, ‎ Summer vacation is coming.________________________________________‎ ‎_____________________________________________________________________‎ ‎_____________________________________________________________________‎ ‎_____________________________________________________________________‎ 9‎ ‎ ‎ ‎__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________‎ See you soon!‎ Li Lei 参考答案 笔试部分 二、16－20: DCDCB　21－25: BBCCD　26－30: BABAA 三、A　31－33: DCB　B　34－36: CDC C　37－40: BCDA 四、A　41. unusual　42. against　43. heavily　44. inventions ‎45. changed B　46. caused　47. suddenly　48. control　49. realized ‎50. decision　51. Among　52. providing　53. skills　54. brave ‎55. whenever 五、 56. spent　57. happily　 58. such　 59. collecting　 60. same ‎61. snowed　 62. hungry　 63. for　 64. a　 65. if 六、范文 Hi Sam, ‎ Summer vacation is coming. I know you are interested in Chinese culture. So would you like to come to Beijing for your summer vacation? We can visit some places of interest together, such as the Great Wall, the Summer Palace, and Beijing Hutong. You can also try some traditional Chinese food, such as Beijing Duck. It's delicious. We can go to see Beijing Opera, and you can learn a lot about Chinese culture. ‎ 9‎ ‎ ‎ Welcome to China! I think we can have a good time together. ‎ See you soon!‎ Li Lei 9‎ ‎ ‎