2015八年级上学期人教版初中英语期末考试

单项选择，请根据句子意思在每题A.B.C.D四个选项中选出与划线部分意思相近并且能替代的一项。

Could you please ask my father to take care of himself?

         A. look at        B. look for          C. look out      D. look after

Hi, pleased to see you.

         A. glad          B. pleasure          C. please         D. nicer

They also paint pictures or collect things such as coins, dolls or stamps.

         A. likes          B. like               C. are like        D. liked

We must protect animals because they can give us joy.

         A. friendship    B. money            C. happiness     D. interest

I’m not sure if robots will make humans lose their jobs.

         A. whether       B. weather           C. what          D. when

 请从下列各题A..B.C.D四个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

Shanghai is one the largest ________in the world.

         A. city       B. country       C. cities        D. countries

 My grandfather told me that the Great Wall is about 7 meters ______.

         A. high            B. height          C. long              D. length

It ________ me about two hours to do my homework yesterday evening.

         A. spent           B. took            C. spends            D. takes

Now more and more students find great pleasure ________English.

         A. learning         B. to learn          C. learned           D. learns

Don’t go to school without ________breakfast. It’s bad for your health.

         A. to have         B. have             C. having            D. has

 Remember to ________early tomorrow morning. I will have to catch the early train.

         A. wake me up    B. wake up me     C. wake me out      D. wake out me

In English very few words begin ________the letter “x”.

         A. for           B. of           C. with             D. at

 Most students are ________than last year.

         A. much tall      B. more tall        C. much taller        D. more taller

Tom and his parents ________at 10:00 last night.

A.      was sleeping  B. were sleeping   C. are sleeping        D. is sleeping

Nobody could ________Mao Zedong.

         A. take the place of B. take place of  C. take place         D. take the place

 In 2008, _________foreigners will come to Beijing to watch the Olympic Games.

         A. thousand and thousand of          B. thousands and thousands of

         B. thousand and thousand            D. thousands and thousands

The little girl is very _________, she is dancing ________.

         A. happy, happy   B. happily, happily  C. happy, happily   D. happily, happy

How I wish to have a _________weekend!

         A. two days        B. two day’s       C. two day           D. two days’

I think roses are _________ of all the flowers.

         A. the most beautiful  B. most beautiful  C. more beautiful   D. the more beautiful

---I think classical music is pleasant.

         ---_________  I like rock music.

         A. I agree.        B. I aren’t agree. C. I don’t agree.          D. I are agree.

She ________chat on the Net too much, but now she likes doing outdoor activities.

         A. used          B. used to       C. use                D. use to

---I’m sorry, mum. I didn’t pass the exam.

         ---Oh, ________. I believe you’ll do better next time.

         A. never mind   B. sorry          C. my god            D. my son

 ---Come and sit down, kids! Help ________to some fruit!

          ---Thank you.

         A. yourself        B. yourselves      C. you             D. ourselves

---Must I come for dinner before 6:00 p.m.?

         ---__________  We won’t be ready until 6:30.

         A, Yes, you need.              B. No, you must.     

         C. Yes, you needn’t.        D. No, you needn’t.

There are many old city walls in Beijing, ________?

         A. are they         B. aren’t they      C. are there           D. aren’t there

完形填空：

During harvest time, two young brothers came to a rich farmer and said, “If you give us meals and   1   dollars, we will help you harvest corn.”

“Five dollars is too much,” answered the farmer, “and I think two dollars is   2   .”

“We must have five dollars,” said the two brothers. “If you can’t pay us, we will turn to someone    3  .”

“But why do you need so    4   money?” asked the farmer.

“We know a boy in a village from the Internet. He is ten years old. If he can pay five dollars, he can go to school.    5   his parents can’t give him so much money. We are older, and we decide to give him the    6   by our work.”

“Very well, then,” said the farmer, “  7   your kindness, I will give you five dollars if you work   8   .”

The two brothers were soon at work and they worked very hard. When they   9  , the farmer gave them five dollars and said, “   10   a reward （奖励）, I give you another five dollars each.”

(    ) 1. A. two            B. three                C. four            D. five

(    ) 2. A. OK            B. much               C. many           D. less

(    ) 3. A. other           B. else                 C. another         D. the other

(    ) 4. A. many          B. big                  C. much          D. more

(    ) 5. A. And            B. But                  C. So             D. Or

(    ) 6. A. books            B. school               C. money          D. corn

(    ) 7. A. because of       B. because             C. with            D. without

(    ) 8. A. good            B. nice                 C. well           D. happy

(    ) 9. A. began           B. came                C. went          D. finished

(    ) 10. A. For           B. As                   C. To            D. In

阅读理解：请根据所学课文知识，选择正确答案。

(    ) 1. The Great Pyramid of Khufu is one of the “________wonders” of the ancient world.

         A. seven         B. six                   C. five             D. four

(    ) 2. People regarded ________as a symbol of the Chinese nation.

A.      the Summer Palace B. the Great Wall C. Grand Buddha in Leshan D. West Lake

(    ) 3. We can download information _________.

         A. in a dictionary  B. in a book               C. on the Internet  D. in a UFO

(    ) 4. Rainforest covers ________of the earth’s surface.

         A. 10%          B. 6%                  C. 20%            D. 50%

(    ) 5. ________is famous for her folk songs.

A.      Song zuying   B. Zhou Jielun           C. Pan Weibo      D. Liu Ruoying

阅读下面短文，按要求完成后面的题目。

    Country music is one of the most popular kinds of music in the United States today, because it is about simple but strong human feelings. It tells real-life stories of people.

Country music comes from two kinds of music. One is traditional music of the people in Appalachian Mountains in the east (东部) of the United States. The other is traditional cowboy (牛仔) music from the west. The singers usually play the guitar while they are singing.

At first it was popular in the South. But during World War II （第二次世界大战）, many people went to different places in the United States from the South（南部）. They took their music with them. Slowly it became popular all over the country.

阅读上面短文，选择正确答案。

(    ) 1. Country music is popular in _________ today.

         A. England            B. Austria           C. Italy            D. America

(    ) 2. Country music is popular because it is about________.

         A. human feelings     B. love              C. modern life     D. old stories

(    ) 3. Country music comes from _______kinds of music.

         A. one              B. three             C. two           D. four

(    ) 4. The singers usually play _______while they are singing.

         A. the piano        B. the guitar          C. the violin        D. the Guzheng

(    ) 5. Country music became popular all over the country after _______.

         A. World War I        B. World War II      C. 1990            D. 2008

Half an hour of exercise a day can make people live five more years, some health experts(专家) said. They say that walking or riding bikes slowly is good for health. Slow work-outs and even housework every day can make life longer by as much as five years. The news is encouraging （鼓励）lazy people to start taking exercise. “Taking exercise every day has so much help to our health,” said Dr Marc Danzon, “It can stop people from some diseases and becoming fat, and make people strong and mentally (精神上)healthy.”

The WHO (世界卫生组织)worries that the public is not knowing the importance of taking exercise, so it started a “Move for Health” activity . Dr Marc Danzon said, “The WHO wants adults to take at least 30 minutes of exercise a day. People can walk, ride bikes, play, do housework, climb stairs (楼梯)as well as do sports.” He also said that children should take at least 60 minutes of exercise every day.

阅读上面短文，选择正确答案。

(    ) 1. Taking exercise is ________to our health.

         A. bad                B. useless            C. helpful       D. worse

(    ) 2. _______started a “Move for Health” activity.

         A. The school          B. The WHO         C. The IOC       D. The NBA

(    ) 3. Adults should take at least _______minutes of exercise every week.

         A. 30                 B. 60               C. 120           D. 210

(    ) 4. ________should take at least 60 minutes of exercise every day.

         A. Children             B. Adults            C. Young women D. Old men

(    ) 5. The best title （题目）of this passage is _______.

         A. What is the WHO?                    B. What activities should we do?

         C. Taking exercise can make us healthy.   D. Children should take exercise

      Many parents are worrying about their children, because they have too much homework to do. How can parents help them? Here are some suggestions (建议)for parents from experts:

      Try to make an environment good for doing homework. Children should have a quiet and clean room. In the room the children can find the things they need easily.

      Keep in touch with (与……保持联系)teachers to know the amount(数量) of homework.

      Tell children to make the homework into two kinds. The first kind is that the children can finish it themselves and the second is that they can finish with some help. Parents should only help children with the second kind, such as dictation(听写).

      Tell children not to watch TV or play until they finish their homework.

      Parents should praise（表扬）children if they do well.

      根据上面短文内容，在空格上填上合适的单词,每空一词。

1. Parents are worrying about their_______.

2. A  _______and clean room is good for children to do their homework.

3. Parents should keep in touch with teachers to know how ______homework their children have.

4. Parents ________help the children with the first kind of homework.

5. In the passage, there are _______suggestions for parents from experts.

   A short sleep is good for people’s memories(记忆)，according to a new research (研究). Researchers at The City University of New York said, “If people have a short sleep in the daytime, they can remember more things. A short sleep can help people remember things more easily.”

Some people took part in the research. The researchers told them to recite some words. Then they had a test six hours later. If the people had a sleep of one hour before the test, they had 15% higher points.

The researchers said, “People used to think daytime sleep was not necessary. But now it seems that it is important for our memories.”

根据上面短文内容，完成下面表格。

从下面对话后面的选项中选出合适的选项填入对话，使对话完整。

S: Hello, could I speak to Cao Lan, please?

C:                             (1)  Do you want to leave a message?

S: Yeah, this is Sarah. She asked me to meet her at Huangzhou Station at 9:00 a.m. yesterday. But

                               (2)                

C: I think you were having lessons at that time, right?

S: Yes. And I forgot to phone her about that..

C:                             (3)

S: That’s right.

C: OK.                         (4)

S: Thank you.

C:                             (5)

A.      You’re welcome.

B.      So you want to say sorry to her.

C.      Sorry, she isn’t in at the moment.

D.     I’ll give her the message.

E.      I was not able to go there.