八年级英语第二学期期末复习题及答案

一. 单项选择

1. ______ weather we have today!

A. What a fine　　B. What fine　　C. How fine　　　　D. How a fine

2. She's finished drawing the picture，but I haven't ____.

A. too　　B. either　　　C. already　　　D. yet

3. Those foreign visitors ____ our city the day before yesterday.

A. arrived　　B. reached　　　C. reached to　　　D. got in

4. — ____ are you late for school?　　　 — Never.

A. When　　　B. How long　　　C. How soon　　　D. How often

5. Do you often see her ____ volleyball on the playground?

A. play　　　B. played　　　C. plays　　　D. to play

6. Li Ping is young，but he ____ many places of interest in South China.

A. went to　　　　　B. has been in　　C. has gone to　　　　D. has been to

7. — Why ____ to the Great Wall this Sunday?　　 　— Good idea!

A. don't go　　　B. you not go　　　C. not go　　　D. not to go

8. Could you tell me ____ they are talking about?

A. where　　　B. when　　　C. Why　　　D. what

9. You had to stay at home yesterday，____ you?

A. haven't　　B. hadn't　　　C. don't　　　D. didn't

10. She is ____ careful as I，but I'm than ____ you.

A. as;much careful　　　B. as;much more careful

C. so;more careful　　　D. so;very careful

11. We can't see ____ sun at ____ night.

A. a;/　　　B. a;the　　　C. the;/　　　D. the;the

12. My mother often tells me ____ at others.

A. don't laugh　　　B. not to laugh　　　C. to not laugh　　　D. not laugh

13. — Would you like to go to the zoo with us?　　　　— ____.

A. Yes，please　　　B. That's true　　　C. Yes，I'd love to　　　D. Quite well

14. The rain ____ for nearly five hours.

A. fall　　　B. keeps　　　C. lasts　　　D. blows

15. ____ bad weather it is!

A. What　　　B. What a　　　C. How　　　D. How a

16. I won't excuse her ____ she says “sorry” to me.

A. so　　　B. until　　　C. because　　　D. as

17. — What do you mean ____ “chick”，please?　　　　— In Chinese it means Xiao ji.

A. in　　　B. for　　C. by　　　D. from

18. Can I have ____ bottle of orange，please?

A. another　　　B. other　　　C. second　　　D. some more

19. I can't answer your questions because I know ____ about the subject.

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

20. Do you know ____?

A. when does he go　　　B. when he goes　　C. where will he go　　　D. if does he go

21. ____ of the boys in Class 4 are playing games.

A. All　　　B. Each　　　C. The both　　　D. None

22. It's wrong to ____ your exercise-book at home.

A. forget　　　B. lose　　　C. leave　　　D. miss

23. — Hello! Could I speak to Mr Li，please?　　　　— ____.

A. Who are you?　　　　　B. One moment，please.

C. Yes，it's a bad line　　　　D. What are you?

24. Tom ____ come to the party tonight，but I'm not sure.

A. may　　B. can　　C. will　　D. must

25. — ____ do you like the film?　　　　— Very much.

A. How　　　B. What　　　C. How about　　　D. What about

二. 用所给动词的适当形式填空

1. I _____(not do) anything when my mother knocked at the door.

2. Listen! Someone _____(sing) in the next room.

3. Mother _____(cook) breakfast while I _____(wash) my face this morning.

4. Mr. Yang was on duty last night. He ____ still ____(work) in the hospital at 11:00 p.m.

5. Who _____(teach) you English last term?

6. The children were running to move the bag of rice when they _____(hear) the sound of a motorbike.

7. Please go to the school office and _____(call) the police.

8. Wang Wei，the young pilot，___ for our country. He will live in our hearts forever.(die)

9. I’m sure it _____(be) a good day tomorrow.

三. 完形填空

A

Man has a big brain(脑). He can think，learn and speak. Scientists once thought that men are different from animals 　 1 　 they can think and learn. They know now that dogs，monkeys，birds can learn，too.

They are beginning to understand that men are different from animals because they can speak. Animals can't speak. They make noises when they are afraid，or unhappy. Apes(类人猿) can understand some things 　 2 　 than man. One or two of them have learned 　 3 　 words. But they can not join words to make sentences. They cannot think 　 4 　 us because they have

5 　 language. Language is a wonderful thing. Man has 　 6 　 build a modern world because he has language. 　 7 　 child can speak his own language very well when he is four or five，

8 　 no animals learn to speak. 　 9 　 do children learn it? Scientists don't really know.

10 　 happens inside our body when we speak? They don't know. They only know that man can speak because he has a brain.

1. A. after　　　 　　B. if　　　 　　　　　C. before　　　 　　　 D. because

2. A. quickly　　　 　B. slowly　　　 　　　C. more quickly　　　 D. slow

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

4. A. as　　　 　　 　B. about　　　 　　　 C. like　　　 　　　　 D. over

5. A. not　　　 　　　B. any　　　 　　　　 C. no　　　 　　　　　 D. some

6. A. to able to　　　B. be able to 　　　 C. able to　　　 　　　D. been able to

7. A. Each　　　 　 　B. Every　　　 　　　 C. One　　　 　　　　　D. All

8. A. or　　　 　　 　B. so　　　 　　　　　C. and　　　 　　　　　D. but

9. A. How　　　 　　　B. What　　　 　　　　C. Why　　　 　　　　　D. Which

10. A. Where　　　　　B. When　　　 　　　　C. What　　　 　　　　 D. How

B

Peter was an office worker. He worked in an office in a small town. One day his boss(老板)

1　 to him，“Peter，I want you 　2　 to London，to an office there，to 　3　 Mr. Brown.”

Peter went to London 　4　 train. When he got to London，he thought，“The office isn't far from here. I can go there on foot. I'll 　5　 it easily.

But after an hour，he was still looking for it，he stopped and asked an old woman. She said，“Go along this street，turn left at the end，and it's the second building on the right.”Peter went and found 　6　. A few days 　7　，he went to London，　8　. He did not find the office，　9　 he asked someone in the street. It was 　10　 same old woman. She was very surprised(吃惊) and said，“Are you still looking for that place? ”

1. A. told 　　　 　 B. said 　　　　C. asked 　　　 　D. showed

2. A. go 　　 　　　 B. reach 　　 　C. to go 　　 　　D. to reach

3. A. see 　　　　 　B. look 　　　　C. watch 　　 　　D. look at

4. A. on 　　 　　　 B. at 　　　 　 C. by 　　 　　　 D. in

5. A. look for　　 　B. look at　　　C. look 　　　 　 D. find

6. A. it 　　 　　 　B. one 　　　　 C. the other 　　 D. another

7. A. after 　　　 　B. ago 　　　　 C. later 　 　　　D. before

8. A. again 　　　 　B. too 　　　　 C. so 　　　 　　 D. because

9. A. but 　　　　 　B. so 　　　　　C. too 　　　　 　D. or

10. A. a 　　 　　 　B. an 　 　　 　C. the 　　　 　　D. that

四. 阅读理解

A

A young man once went into town and bought himself a pair of trousers. When he got home，he went upstairs to his bedroom and put them on. He found that they were about two inches too long.

He went downstairs to the kitchen. His mother and two sisters were washing up the tea-things there. “The new trousers are too long，”he said.“They need shortening by about two inches. Could one of you do it for me，please?”His mother and sister were busy and none of them said anything.

But as soon as his mother had finished washing up，she went quietly upstairs to her son's bedroom and shortened the trousers by two inches. She came downstairs without saying anything to her daughters.

Later on，after supper，the elder sister remembered her brother's trousers. She was a kind-hearted girl，so she went quietly upstairs without saying anything to anyone，and shortened the trousers by two inches.

The younger sister went to the cinema，but when she came home she，too，remembered her brother's trousers. So she ran upstairs and did as her mother and sister had done.

You can imagine the look on the young man's face when he put the trousers on the next morning.

1. The young man's trousers were ______ for him at first.

A. a bit too long　　　B. very good　　　C. not too long　 　　D. too short

2. The young man's mother and sisters didn't answer because they were busy ______ in the kitchen.

A. cooking　　B. making tea　　C. washing clothe　　D. washing cups，glasses and so on

3. His elder sister shortened the trousers ______.

A. in the evening　　　B. after lunch　　C. as soon as she had finished the washing

D. after she came back from the cinema

4. The next morning the young man found that the trousers were ______ inches too short for him.

A. two　　　　　B. four　 　　　 　　　C. six　　　 　　　D. eight

5. We can imagine that when the young man put the trousers on the next morning，he would feel

A. happy 　　　 　　　B. surprising　　　　 　　C. surprised　　　　　D. thankful

B

My husband hasn't stopped laughing about a funny thing that happened to me. It's funny now but it wasn't at the time.

Last Friday，after doing all the family shopping in town，I wanted a rest before catching the train，so I bought a newspaper and some chocolate and went into the station coffee shop--- that was a cheap self-service place with long tables to sit at. I put my heavy bag down on the floor，put the newspaper and chocolate on the table to keep a place，and went to get a cup of coffee.

When I went back with the coffee，there was someone in the next seat. It was one of those wild-looking youngsters，with dark glasses and worn clothes，and hair colored bright red at the front. Not so unusual these days. What did surprise me was that he'd started to eat my chocolate!

Naturally，I was annoyed. However，to avoid trouble---and really I was rather uneasy about him --- I just looked down at the front page of the newspaper，tasted my coffee and took a bit of chocolate. The boy looked at me closely. Then he took a second piece of my chocolate. I could hardly believe it. Still I didn't dare to start an argument. When he took a third piece. I felt more angry than uneasy. I thought，“Well，I shall have the last piece.”And I got it.

The boy gave me a strange look，then stood up. As he left he shouted out.“This woman's crazy!”Everyone stared. That was embarrassing(令人难堪的) enough，but it was worse when I finished my coffee and got ready to leave. My face went red---as red as his hair---when I realized I'd made a mistake. It wasn't my chocolate that he'd been taking. There was mine，unopened，just under my newspaper.

1. The woman telling the story ____.

A. always went shopping with her family on Fridays

B. had been very busy and needed some time to recover

C. wanted a newspaper and some chocolate to take home to her family

D. bought a newspaper and some chocolate so that she could keep a place at the table

2. When the woman came back to the table，she was surprised ____.

A. because she wasn't sure whether the youngster was a boy or a girl

B. because the youngster was dressed so strangely

C. because there was already someone sitting in the next seat

D. because the youngster’s behavior seemed rude

3. When the woman saw the boy go on eating the chocolate，she felt ____.

A. too tired to start an argument

B. too shy to look in the boy's direction

C. more and more disappointed at losing the chocolate

D. more and more angry with the boy

4. The woman's face turned red ____.

A. because she realized that she had been quite wrong about the boy