2015山西八年级下学期人教版初中英语期末考试

单项选择

Jeff has lived in China       more than 10 years.

A.      for             B. since          C. of

The computer can play chess       better than humans.

A. more            B. even          C. little

I have different       about the story.

  A. think            B. idea          C. opinions 

 She grew up in a small town       she lives in a big city now.

A. until             B. although      C. if

I have worked there since it       in 1989.

A. opened           B. opens         C. has opened

The dress was really beautiful, so I couldn’t        .

A.      put it down       B. put it up      C. put it off

Did you        in solving the problem?

A.      success          B. successful       C. succeed

As soon as the moon       , we can follow them instead.

A.      rose              B. risen          C. rises

I’ve already         there a couple of times, but I’m happy

                   again.

A. been to, going       B. been, to go     C. went, to go

I will do my homework at home instead of         basketball.

            A. play              B. played         C. playing

—         

— I have a headache.

A. Where were you, Judy?   

B. What’s the matter, Judy?  

 C. What are you doing, Judy?

—        you please go to the movies with me?

            — Sorry, I can’t. I        do my homework.

A. Must, have to      B. Could, have to   C. should, had to

Speaking is one of       means of communication.

A. important      B. more important    C. the most important  

You should save more money        you can afford the iPhone 6 .

A. because        B. so that           C. in order to

— Why were you late for class this morning?

— Because my alarm didn’t        .

A. take off          B. put off          C. go off

完形填空

阅读下面短文，然后从每小题所给的三个选项中选择一个最佳答案，并将其字母标号填入题前括号中。

Many people like to read the Guinness Book of Word records, and some people want to  1   in it.  2   do people get their   3   in the book?They do something   4   and  5 , such as making the word’s largest cake with more than 54,000 eggs.

   For many people, it’s fun to make  6  records. It is exciting. But who eats the  7   ? While some people are making word records,  8   do not have much food  9  . Hunger is a very serious problem in many places. How many

  10  people don’t have enough money to buy good food? How many children go to bed without dinner? The answer is “Too many”.

（   ）1.  A. join       B. is           C. be 

（   ）2.  A. How      B. When        C. Why

（   ）3.  A. names     B. rights        C. records

（   ）4.  A. new       B. important     C. interesting

（   ）5.  A. nice       B. difficult      C. different

（   ）6.  A. their       B. its          C. his

（   ）7.  A. cake       B. food        C. that

（   ）8  A. they        B. people      C. others

（   ）9.  A. to eat      B. to buy       C. to have

（   ）10.  A. strong      B. old         C. young

阅读理解

阅读短文，从所给的三个选项中选择一个最佳答案，并将其字母标号填入题前括号中。

   For many girls, having long beautiful hair is something to be proud of. Rachel Barrett, 15, recently cut her long hair and looked like a boy. But she was also proud of herself. She donated her hair to a charity and raised a lot of money.

   Barrett is a middle school student in Britain. On Nov.16 at her school’s talent contest, Barrett had her hair cut off in front of around 300 students. The hair would be used to make wigs for children with cancer. She has raised several thousand pounds and the money will help people with breast cancer.

   Barrett got the idea when she visited her friend’s mom with cancer.“All of her hair had fallen out, and it really made me want to do something,” Barrett said. When she found out that the charity Little Princess Trust could make wigs for children with cancer, she decided to donated her own hair, even though she loved it. “I saw how sad it was for my friend’s mom to lose her hair. So if my hair can go to help a young child with cancer then it’s worth it,” she said.

   Cath Stanton, a teacher, felt proud of the girl. “She’s always been very well groomed, so far her to cut all her hair off really moves us,” she said. “She has done a moving job.”Many students were moved by her courage and donated money.

（    ）1. Howold is Rachel Barrett?

           A. 15                             B. 14                             C. 13

（    ）2. Why did Barrett cut her long hair?

          A. Because she liked short hair.

          B. Because she wanted to help some children with cancer.

         C. Because she wanted to take part in a talent contest.

（    ）3. When did Barrett want to donate her long hair?

         A. After she saw a child without hair.

         B. After she visited her friend’s mom with cancer.

        C. When she knew her hair was worth much money.

（    ）4. Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to this passage?

         A. Barrett was proud of what she did.

         B. People would use the hair to make wigs for children with cancer.

         C. Little Princess Trust was the name of a middle school.

（    ）5. From this passage, we know Barrett is a(an)       girl.

          A. honest                  B. kind                        C. hard-working

   Where Are We Going, Dad? is a popular reality show from Hunan TV station. In the show, five pairs of fathers and kids went to strange places and finished interesting tasks. They had some interesting experiences while they were staying in different places.

  The show is about growing up. Five fathers said that they grew up with their kids. They learned to take good care of their kids. The kids learned about the teamwork and being independent.

  For Kim, a 4-year-old boy, needed encouragement. In the show, Kimi got the most fans. People fell in love with him because of his cut face and a good personality. At the beginning of the show, Kimi was a little shy. He found it hard to finish his task alone. Sometimes he refused to accept the tasks. His father, Jimmy Lin encouraged him to be brave. Soon Kimi learned to communicate with other kids. He learned to finish the tasks by himself. He grew up and changed a lot.

（    ）1. What did fathers and kids do in the show?

          A. They went to other cities and made friends with others.

          B. They went to the countryside and helped the farmers.

          C. They went to strange places and finished interesting tasks.

（   ）2. The underlined word “encouragement” probably means “        ”in Chinese.

           A. 安慰              B. 鼓励                  C. 自信

（    ）3. At the beginning of the show, Kimi found that it was not         

           to finish his tasks alone.

           A. easy               B. hard                   C: different

（    ）4. About Kimi, Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to

           the passage?

           A. At the beginning of the show, Kimi was a little shy.

           B. Jimmy Lin is Kimi’s father.

           C. Kimi never refused to accept the tasks.

（    ）5. What’s the main idea of the third paragraph?

           A. It’s about Kimi and his hobbies.

           B. It’s about Kimi’s growing up.

           C. It’s about how to communicate with others.

从方框中选出适当的选项补全对话，有两项多余。

A: Have you ever read the novel, Jane Eyre?

B: 1.      

A: What a pity! It’s a wonderful book, you know.

B: Well, I’ve been wanting to read it for a long time, but I can’t get one. The library has only three and 2.    

A: Well, 3.      If you like, I will lend it to you.

B: Thank you. 4.      By the way, when can I get it?

A: 5.      Will you please come to my house after school?

B: OK, I’ll go as soon as school is over.

阅读短文，从方框中选择适当的词并用其适当形式填空,每空一词，每词限用一次，有两个词是多余的。

   Have you ever1.      of a girl of 15, who has set up a company of her own? Wendy Wong is the girl. She started the business two years ago. She has already written several 2.      computer games. They are so 3.      that over half a million games are sold every year. Now 4.      of her family work in her business. And she is still at school.

She gets up early in the morning, and then has a talk 5.      her family about the business over breakfast. Every day 6.      weekdays, she goes to school in her 7.      car with a driver, for she is not old enough. She enjoys her school, but some of the work is too easy for her to 8.      interesting. She usually gets“A”grades in all her subjects, so the other students often ask her for help.

  She finishes her homework in half an hour after her driver takes her home. After dinner, she goes to her office and goes on 9.      on her computer, writing games until 2 a.m. She doesn’t usually need so much 10.      as other children.