八年级下册英语期末试卷及答案
第一部分 听力测试(共20分)(略)
第二部分 笔试（共80分）
一. 单项选择，选择最佳答案。(共15分，每题1分)
( )21. -You’re Ben’s brother, ________?
-Yes, I am. My name is Jay.
A. are you B. aren’t you C. isn’t he D. is he
( )22. -Where’s Mike?
-He _______ the library. He’ll be back in two hours.
A. has gone to B. has been in C. has gone in D. has been to
( )23. -Will it rain tomorrow?
-_______. We are having a school trip tomorrow.
A. I hope not B. I hope so C. I’d like to D. That’s nothing
( )24. I want to have a rest. Would you mind ________ the stereo so loud?
A. not playing B. playing C. play D. played
( )25. -What kind of pet do you want to get? What about a cat?
-I don’t like cats. They’re not ______.
A. friendly enough B. enough friendly C. friend enough D. enough friend
( )26. Qingdao is _______ beautiful ________ I really want to go there one day.
A. such, that B. so, that C. too, to D. very, that
( )27. -What do you think of the new movie?
-It’s good, but not so ________ as the one we saw last month.
A. better B. best C. well D. good
( )28. -I feel really tired after a day’s work.
-Why ______ take a rest?
A. do you B. don’t C. not D. did you
( )29. -Jane has gone to London.
-So _______ her parents. They have been there for two weeks.
A. have B. has C. did D. do
( )30. -Has he returned the book to the library?
-No. He has _______ it for one week.
A. borrowed B. lent C. kept D. bought
( )31. It _______ the workers and engineers about five years to build that bridge.
A. spent B. took C. cost D. paid
( )32. -Mum? May I go to the snow globe collection’s club now?
-_____ you _______ your homework yet?
A. Do, finish B. Are, finishing C. Did, finish D. Have, finished
( )33. My friend Peter likes _______. He often plays football after school.
A. music B. sports C. drawing D. singing
( )34. _____ you have finished your homework, it doesn’t mean you can watch TV now?
A. Because B. Although C. If D. Before
( )35. -I’m so sorry that you didn’t win the skating marathon.
-How long _____ you ______?
-I skated for 5 hours.
A. have, been skating B. were, skating C. have you skated D. did, skate
二. 完型填空。(共11分，每题0.5分)
(A)
Mr. and Mrs Wang are very forgetful. For example, Mr. Wang sometimes goes to work on Sunday morning, because he thinks it is 36 . And Mrs. Wang sometimes forgets to cook supper for the family.
One summer they planned to 37 to New York for their holidays. They got to the airport only ten minutes 38 the plane took off. So time was short. But 39 Mrs. Wang said she must tell Lingling, their daughter, not to forget to 40 the front door when she went to school. But Lingling then was at school. They couldn’t tell her about it by 41 . So they hurried to the post office. Mrs. Wang wrote a short 42 to Lingling, and Mr. Wang bought a 43 and an envelope. Soon the note was ready. They put the stamp on the envelope in a hurry and dropped it in the letter 44 , but suddenly Mrs. Wang began to cry. The short note was 45 in her hand. She had put the plane tickets in the 46 .
( )36. A. sunny B. cloudy C. Monday D. Sunday
( )37. A. walk B. drive C. fly D. run
( )38. A. before B. often C. when D. because
( )39. A. often B. ever C. always D. suddenly
( )40. A. open B. lock C. close D. push
( )41. A. plane B. train C. telephone D. bus
( )42. A. e-mail B. book C. note D. story
( )43. A. note B. pen C. stamp D. letter
( )44. A. envelope B. box C. / D. office
( )45. A. still B. already C. always D. not
( )46. A. plane B. envelope C. hand D. school
(B)
It was Monday. Mrs. Smith’s dog was 47 , but there was not any meat in the house. Thinking that there was no 48 way, Mrs. Smith took a piece of paper, and wrote the following words 49 it:“Give my dog half a pound of meat.”Then she gave the paper to her dog and said, “ 50 this to the butcher, and he’s going to give you your lunch today.”
51 the piece of paper in its mouth, the dog ran to the butcher’s shop. It gave the paper to the butcher. The butcher read it 52 , recognized that it was 53 the lady’s handwriting and soon did 54 he was asked to. The dog was very happy, and ate the meat up at once.
