四川省广安区兴平小学校八年级上学期期末英语试卷

George is ____ honest man and he plays ____football very well.
A. a…the  B. an…/  C. an…the

Teachers often ask us ______ on the road after school.
A. play  B. not play  C. not to play

.It’s ___cold outside. Put on more clothes when you go out.
A. a bit  B. a bit of  C. a few

Jim runs very fast. He plans to ____the boys’400—metre race.
A. follow  B. take  C. enter

My sister ____two hours doing her homework every day.
A. takes  B. spends  C. costs

I think the price of house in Guang’an is _____than it in Nanchong.
A. higher   B. more higher  C. most high

.How do you like this film?
Funny. I couldn’t help ____ when I watched it.
A. laugh  B. laughing  C. to laugh

Do you know ______? Yes. It will take off at five.
A. when the plane will take off
B. when the plane took off
C. when will the plane take off

The teacher came into the classroom ___ a smile on her face.
A. in   B. to  C. with

Is Lucy at home?
No. She ____the shop. She ____there an hour ago.
A. has gone to…has been
B. has gone to…went
C. has been to…went

There ___ life on the earth for hundreds of millions of years.
A. has been  B. is having  C. have been

This weekly magazine _____ every Friday.
A. comes in  B. comes out  C. comes to

The teacher wants to know _____ her son is good at maths or not.
A. if  B. that  C. whether

Mum,I’m not feeling well. Maybe you ate ____ for dinner.
A. too much  B. too many  C. much too

Listen!Karen is singing. Can you hear that?Yes.It____so beautiful.
A. looks  B. feels  C. sounds

Yesterday my father told me that the earth ____around the sun.
A. moves  B. moved  C. will move

Tomorrow I’ll fly to America for holiday.   __________
A. Don’t be silly!
B. I agree with you.
C. Have a nice trip!

Daming is a ____boy.
A. 16 year old
B. 16—year—old
C. 16—years—old

.It rained heavily this morning,but ____was late for school.
A. somebody  B. nobody  C. anybody

_____have you learnt English?    Since 2011.
A. How soon
B. How often
C. How long

When I had something difficult to do, I used to ask my mother for help. But she always said, “Do it yourself,dear.” I was not        at all. I thought she was the       mother in the world! For example, one day, I decided to     some friends to my home, my bedroom was not in order. Books were everywhere. And I didn’t make the bed. I asked my     to help me clean it,            she still said, “Do it yourself,girl.” Because of my “lazy mother”, I have to       my clothes and clean my room. I have to help my parents to do everything       . I even have to go to the dentist by myself. It is really hard for me to do everything well, but I have learned      .
As time goes by, I understand my mother. She makes me clever and diligent(勤奋的).      a great mother! A       mother is worth(等值于) one hundred teachers! Don’t you think so?
A. old         B. glad       C. pleasure
A. most foolish  B. lazier    C. laziest
A. visit        B. invite     C. asked
A. mother      B. father      C. sister
A. or          B. so           C. but
A. wash        B. lead        C. make
A. do housework B. go camping   C. go shopping
A. on show     B. a lot       C. much
A. Which      B. What          C. How
A. happy      B. lazy        C. good

James was a driver. He liked to grow flowers in his garden when he was five. One Sunday morning after breakfast he put on his clothes and began digging in his garden at eight. He dug and dug. After half an hour he suddenly found a coin near his foot. He was very glad.He put it in his right pocket. A few minutes later, he found another one.He put it in the same pocket,too. The same thing happened for the third, the fourth and the fifth time…He was very happy and told his wife about it. She was very happy,too. She said, “A thief took away many coins from a shop a few days ago. The police caught him but they didn’t find any coins.”Then James went on digging and found some more coins,but just when he began to dig,he felt something cold in his trousers. It ran down one of his legs. He put his hand down quickly—and the coin came into his hand. Now he knew there was a hole in his pocket.
.What’s James’ hobby?
A. Collecting coins.
B. Driving a car.
C. Growing flowers.
When did James find a coin in his garden?
A. At 8:00.
B. At about 8:30.
C. At 9:30.
He told his wife ______.
A. the police caught a thief
B. he found money in his garden.
C. he put the coin in his right pocket.
There was a hole in _____.
A. his pockets
B. his left pocket
C. his right pocket
How many coins did James dig out from the garden?
A. Only one.
B. Five coins.
C. Many coins.

An English traveler found himself in a northern European country with a little money to buy the ticket for the travel back home.As he knew that it would take him only two days to get to England, he thought that he would be all right without food. So he bought a ticket and got on the ship.He closed his ears to the lunch bell.When dinner time came, he refused to go to the dining hall, saying that he was not feeling well. The next morning he didn’t go to breakfast and at lunch time he again stayed in his room. At dinner time he was so hungry that he could not stand(忍受) it any longer. “I’m going to eat,”he said, “even if they throw me into the sea.”At dinner he ate everything in front of him at the table, and waited for the coming trouble. “Bring me the bill(账单).” He said. “There isn’t any bill.”was the answer. “On the ship the money for the ticket includes(包括) meals.” The traveler was sad when he heard this.
The English traveler ______.
A. didn’t take enough money with him
B. had a lot of money left
C. was travelling in England
On the first day he_______.
A. forgot about meals
B. only had his breakfast
C. didn’t go to the dining hall
He didn’t go to the dining hall because_____.
A. he wasn’t hungry
B. he had no money
C. he wasn’t feeling well
The next day he decided to ______ at last.
A. stay in his room
B. ask for the bill
C. have dinner
Which of the following is TRUE?
A. The English traveler was on diet(节食).
B. The meals on the ship were free.
C. The meals on the ship were too expensive.

We drink tea every day. But more than three hundred years ago most of the people in Europe did not know anything about tea. Some people heard about it, but very few of them know what to do with it.
There is a story about an English sailor(水手) who went to countries in the east, the west and the south. Once he went to India and China. He bought some tea. One day he came home and brought the tea as a present for his mother. His mother told her friends about the present and asked them to a “tea party”. When her friends came to the “”, the old woman offered them brown tea—leaves. The old woman’s friends began to eat them. Of course, everyone didn’t like the tea—leaves.
At that time the sailor came in. He looked at the table and said, “Mother,what have you done with the tea?”
“I boiled it, as you said.”
“And what did you do with the water?”
“I threw it away, of course.”anwered the old woman.
“Now you may throw away the leaves, too,”said her son.
Most of the people in Europe______.
A. drank tea every day 300 years ago
B. liked to eat the tea—leaves  C. knew nothing about tea
One day the English sailor brought some tea from_____.
A.countries in the west
B. India or China
C. countries in the south
The sailor’s mother asked her friends to her house, because_____.
A. she liked to show off(炫耀)
B. she wanted to ask her friends what to do with the tea
C.she wanted to sample(品尝)the tea together with her friends
At the “tea party”,_______.
A. nobody knew what to do with the tea
B. the woman offered her friends some dried tea
C.the woman gave her friends each a glass of tea water
What mistake did the old woman make?
A. She boiled the tea.
B. She did as the sailor said.
C. She poured away the water.

Brazilian city Rio de Janeiro(里约热内卢) will host(主办)the 2016 Summer Olympics. It will be the 31^st Summer Olympics and it’s from 5^th to 21^st of August.Athletes(运动员)from around the world will go to Brazil for the games.
In 2009,Rio de Janeiro beat Madrid, Tokyo and Chicago to host the games. “This is great for Rio de Janeiro and for the country,”said Ferreira, a teacher.
It is also great for South America,because it will be the first Olympics in its history!
Many people around the world will go to watch the Olympics. The games are four years away,but Brazilian government is working hard to prepare for it. It is improving the sports centre(中心)for the games. Also it is making Rio de Janeiro a safer city.
The government hopes it will improve life to host the games in Brazil. About 30% of people here are poor. Because of tourism(旅游业), more than 2,000,000 people will find jobs.
“It’s going to be good for the economy(经济), good for the people,”Ferreira said. “This gives us hope that things will be better here.”
The 2016 Summer Olympics will last_____.
A. two weeks
B. over two weeks
C. a month
When did Rio de Janeiro get the right() to host the games?
A.In 2016  B. In 2012  C. In 2009.
According to the passage, the 2016Summer Olympics will be in____.
A. Europe
B. South America
C. NorthAmerica
Which of the following about Rio de Janeiro is TRUE?
A.It will be safer in 2016.
B. It’s the biggest city in Brazil.
C. There will be more sports centres in 2016.
What can we learn from the last two paragraphs?
A. Most Brazilians are now living a poor life.
B. Many Brazilians will watch the Olympics.
C. Brazilians hope to have better life with the Olympics.

A: Mr John, you often help children.    
B: Yes ,of course. Children often write to me and ask me how to solve their problems.
A:  
B: Many can’t decide when to study and when to play. I think they should learn to achieve a balance between study and play.
A: I agree. Sometimes I get too much homework and  
B: You must feel stressed(紧张) from time to time,right?
A: Yes. Can you give me some advice?
B: OK.   
A: I see. Any more?
B: Yes. You can also get help from your classmates at your own school.
A: Thanks for your advice.
B:  

David is 14. People call him a genius(天才), but he doesn’t like it.
At the age of eight, David went to college(大学). In 2009,when he was 11 years old, he got his first two degrees(学位) from college. Now ,he is going to graduate(毕业) from UCLA this year.
David wrote a book—We Can Do. There are 100 pages in this book. It cost David four years to finish. With this book, he wants to tell other young people how they can do as he does. He also wants to tell people that there is no genius, just hard work. He said, “You just have to work hard and you can do anything.”
When he’s not studying, David likes to do sports, such as playing football but he doesn’t like to watch TV. His television time is four hours a week and he likes Jackie Chan’s movies very much. This young boy works so hard, but he still doesn’t know what he wants to be when he grows up.
When did David get his first two degrees?
_____________________________________
How long did David spend on his book?
______________________________________
What does he like to do when he’s not studying?
______________________________________
Does David like to watch TV?
_____________________________________
Whose movies does David like?
_____________________________________

I must go to see the doctor because I feel _____(不舒服).
Can you speak again? I can ______(几乎没有) hear you.
His speech is full o fmany ____(幽默的) Chinese story.
Nathan Hale ______(遗憾)that he had but one life to lose for his country.
Mother has never____  ____  ____(叫醒我)so early.

Dear Zhang Yun,
How are you going these days? I miss you very much. I feel s these days. I need your h   . I have a good friend Mark. We often go to school and go home t  . He has a very beautiful pen. It was f  his aunt in Canada. He likes it very much. I also like it. Last Monday Mark went to play football on the playground. I took away his pen and put it in my p . From then on, I couldn’t sleep well very night. What should I do?
Yours,
Jerry

短文改错，读下面的短文，每一行中带有划线的单词都是错误的，请按照示范，把正确答案填在后面的横线上（每空一词，不得改变原文意思）。
例：Jim get up at seven in the morning.    Gets
Different people like to do different things in their
free time. Do you want to know what I do in my
free time? I do lot of things in my free time.           ______
First I like to listen to music. It make me relaxed.      ______
but happy. My favourite singer is Zhang Jie.           ______
I can sing most of his song. I aso like to watch TV.     _____
And I think watch TV can help me learn a lot more     _____
Outside class. Sometimes I go swimming and my mother.  ____
She is good at swimming. I hope I can swim as better as  ____
you someday. When I’m not busy, I also like to play the   _____
violin with my friends.it’s quiteinterested.As      _______
you see, I have great funny in my free time. What about your ._____
Free time Activities? Can you tell me?

假如你是大明，请根据下面表格中的提示内容给你在北京打工的父母写封信，告诉他们你今年暑假的计划和安排。

要求：1.不少于70词（信的开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数）；
2.语句通顺，语意连贯；
3.包含所有的提示内容，并适当发挥。
Dear father and mother,
Summer holiday is coming. I have some plans for my holiday.
Best wishes!
Yours,
Daming