2015年度第一学期八年级英语期末考试试卷

. Choose the best answer.

1. Nothing is more important than life. Which of the following is correct for the underlined word?

A.[′n]

2. Which of the following underlined parts is different in pronunciation with others?

A. Don’t smoke. It’s bad for your health.

B. The owner of the pet dog treats the dog as his son.

C. He felt lonely when he was abroad.

D. The doctor operated on the injured boy at once.

3. Jack enjoyed his first visit to Nile River.

A. /, the B. the, the C. /, / D. the, /

4. I’ve booked a ticket the musical the evening of Children’s Day.

A. to, on B. for, on C. to, in D. for, in

5. I was so busy last week that I had only time to play with my friends.

A. little B. a little C. few D. a few

6. Twenty people died and more than two people were injured in the accident.

A. hundred B. hundred of C. hundreds D. hundreds of

7. Li Hui looked as as possible at the blackboard so that he wouldn’t make any mistakes.

A. careful B. carefully C. clear D. clearly

8. the help of the teacher, we’ve learned some interesting English idioms.

A. With B. Under C. In D. At

9. Our school library from 8:00 am to 4:00pm every day.

A. is opened B. opens C. is open D. is opening

10. Mrs. Wang the whole afternoon some wonders of the world yesterday.

A. spent, to study B. took, to study C. spent, studying D. took, studying

11. Peter almost all the songs of Justin Bieber since he first went to his concert.

A. has learned B. would learned C. learned D. learns

12. He jumped out of the bed he heard a ring at the door.

A. as soon as B. if C. although D. so

13. useful computers are! We can find almost all the information we need on them.

A. How B. What an C. What D. How an

14. A: does your schoolbag ?

B:About 5 kilos.

A. How heavy, / B. How much, / C. How heavy, weigh, D. How much, weigh

15. He wondered .

A. that he moon moves around the earth

B. if the moon moves around the earth

C. Whether the moon moves around the earth.

D. if does the moon moves around the earth.

16. A: Learning some common gestures is helpful to us.

B:

A. I’m all ears. B. That’s all right C. I see eye to eye with you D. I’ve got a sweet tooth.

. Complete the following passage with the words or expressions on the box. Each can only be used once.

Canterbury Agricultural Park is a famous agricultural park in New Zealand. It 1 quite a large area in the heart of Christchurch city. Just like all the other agricultural parks, the park is 2 green plants and colorful flowers. But the park has something special---it has interesting shows and events. It hosts different kinds of events throughout the year, 3 dog shows, horse shows, etc. There are also many interesting food and wine festivals in the park, so you can experience the beauty of the New Zealand’s farmlands 4 .

The largest and best show is the Annual Show of Canterbury Agricultural Park. The show 5 about 100,000 visitors each year. Also, there are a lot of fun competitions, they will certainly offer you an unforgettable day in the park.

With such special attractions, Canterbury Agricultural Park has become one of the must-see places in Christchurch. No wonder you can have fun at the 6 events in the park.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

. Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms.

1. During the century, there was a great change in the lives of women. (twenty)

2. We have made a few friends since we came to . (French)

3. It’s for her to tell me the truth again since I have known it well. (necessary)

4. You’d better learn to be because you aren’t a kid any more.(necessary)

5. They all like the boy because he always talks with others . (polite)

6. The government should stop farmers using to plant vegetables. (chemistry)

7. They are very with the trip to the western of China. (pleasure)

8. I want to join the club with a friend of (me).

. Rewrite the following sentences as required.

1. John has never heard of any English idioms with body parts before. (改为反意疑问句)

John has never heard of any English with body parts before, ?

2. Can you tell me when I should water the flowers? (改为简单句)

Can you tell me water the flowers?

3. We use the microwave oven to prepare food. (对划线部分提问)

do we use the microwave oven ?

4. They began to play football when it stopped raining. (保持原句意思基本不变)

They begin to play football it stopped raining.

5. don’t, I , the exhibition, four parts, consists, think, of (连词成句)

Reading and Writing

. Reading comprehension

A) Choose the best answer

Keiko is one of the most famous animals in the world because he is a film star. Keiko was caught in the ocean near Iceland 20 years ago, when he was two years old. He was then sold to an amusement park in Mexico.

Killer whales are very clever and they can learn to do tricks. Keiko was so good at performing tricks, that in 1993, he was taken to American to star in the film Free Willy. The film tells the story of a boy and his friendship with a killer whale.

After the film was finished, Keiko returned to Mexico, but he had grown larger, and was too big for his tank. Keiko became very sick. When Freen Willy fans heard that their favourite actor was living in unhealthy conditions, they decided to save him.

They started the Free Willy Foundation to raise money. With donations from Mexico, people specially built a tank in Oregan, USA for Keiko. On the day he arrived there, local children lined the street cheering and waving flags.

1. Keiko is famous because he is .

A. from Mexico B. large and heavy C. a kind of kill whale D. a film star

2. Keiko was from at first.

A. Mexico B. America C. Oregon D. Iceland

3. Killer whales .

A. are very bright B. are the largest whale in the world

C. are good at performing tricks D. are like small kids

4. Keiko became sick because he .

A. had grown up B. was too big for his tank

C. didn’t like traveling D. missed living in America

5. The Free Keiko Foundation raised money to .

A. save Keiko B. build a tank in Mexico C. make another film D. give to kids

6. The passage mainly talks about .

A. dangers of caring for Keiko B. problems of protecting Keiko

C. a lucky killer whale, Keiko D. a funny story of a killer whale.

B) Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage.

Most people would probably say that 50 years is a long time. Certainly when you are very young, someone who is 50 years old is ancient. To a little boy of five, perhaps his 50-year-old grandpa is very old. To a university student, someone who is 50 is still old, probably about the age of mom and dad. However, university students can realize more easily than five years olds and they also realize that they will be 50 someday it’s still far in the future.

When you become 50, you’ll find that you still fell young. You’re working for a living. , you are still healthy, you have a large amount of energy. You have also seen changes around you: better cars, faster Internet, people living longer and having more convenience.

Then, if you are lucky, you wake up one day and find you have been married(结婚) for almost 50 years and you have to some ways to celebrated. Your children have grown up. Your grandchildren are in their teens. You don’t have to work any more and life is good. The 50 years have passed and while you clearly remember most of the things along the way.

Fifty years can e a long time or it can passes on immediately. is different for everyone. It depends on how you view it.

1. A. also B. almost C. never D. hardly

2. A. although B. when C. if D. because

3. A. At last B. In addition C. By the way D. In return

4. A. terrible B. small C. amazing D. busy

5. A. think of B. dream of C. forget D. remember

6. A. quickly B. slowly C. finally D. vividly

7. A. Love B. Success C. Health D. Time

C) Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words.

There was a time when I had some difficulties in my life. I felt depressed(沮丧的) all day long. N could make me happy.

One day I went to a park for a rest. There was an empty bench and I sat down. To my surprise, a young boy came around. He looked tired from playing. He stood in front of me and said w great joy. “Look what I have found!” I looked down and saw a flower lying in his hands. It was a withering(枯萎的) flower. It’s leaves were dry. I thought to myself, “What an ugly flower---just like my depressing life!” I wanted him to go away, so I gave a smile and then turned my back.

However, i of walking away, he came to sit down next to me. “I’m f with the smell and it’s beautiful, too! That’s why I picked it up” he said. “Here, it’s for you.” I knew I had to take it, so I reached for the flower and said, “Thank you” I waited but the boy didn’t put the flower in my hand. I was surprised to find the boy couldn’t see anything.

My tears ran down my cheeks. I took the flower and said, “Thank you! You have picked up the best one”

“You are welcome” the boy answered h , and then ran away.

I was deeply moved. The boy couldn’t see, but in his heart, the world was beautiful. Perhaps he was the one who had true sight in his heart, while I had been blind for all those times. I f to enjoy the bright side of life.

D) Answer the questions

Ryan and Lowry had been friends since high school, but it wasn’t until after college that they had the idea of a home-care product company. “We couldn’t they invent green products that would be not harmful to the environment?”

When Ryan’s mom heard about the plan, she couldn’t believe her ears,” I’ve never even seen you clean your room! But they had made up their mind, Lowry experienced with nonpoisonous ways to clean while Ryan was responsible for sales. In February 2001, their first four cleaning sprays(喷雾) came out and asked the managers of 20 shops to try them. The results were great. They called friends and families to collect $90,000 for developing more products.

Besides, Ryan and Lowry borrowed$1 million from the bank. by the time they got it, two months later, said Ryan, “ We has $16 in the bank and had to find a bigger buyer.” The friends put up advertisements outside a chain supermarket. “But the supermarket didn’t like our products” said Ryan. “We thought we were over, but then a new buyer appeared and said he liked our idea.”

Consumers(消费者) liked the natural things and wonderful fragrance(芳香). Today, the partners sell 130 kinds of products in more than 8,000 stores, and earn over$ 100 million. When talking about their success, they say, “ Success is one third luck , one third hard work, and one third willingness to take a risk”.

1. Did Ryan and Lowry decide to invent green products?

2. How did Ryan’s mom feel when she heard about her son’s business plan?

3. When did Ryan’s and Lowry successfully invent their green products?

4. How did they manage to save their business when they had only $16 left in the bank?

5. How many kinds of products are they selling now?

6. Would you like to buy Ryan and Lowry’s products? Tell us your season(s)?

. Writing

Write a least 60 words about the topic “My Winter Holiday Plan”(以“我的寒假计划”为题写一篇不少于60个词的短文，标点符号不占格)。 Use the following points as reference

● What will you do during the winter holiday?

● How are you going to do it/ them?

● Why do you want to do it/ them?

2015八年级上期末考试