八年级下册英语试卷.doc

八年级英语考试 (120分 100分钟）一、单项选择（40分）( )1 Teresa is _ nervous _ she cant talk in front of the class. A. such; that B. too; toC. so; that D. enough; to( )2 The movie was funny. I couldnt stop _. A. to laugh B. laughingC. laughD. laughed( )3 Some people think Guo Mingyi is _ silly. A. a kind ofB. a little bitC. a bit ofD. a lot of( )4 The flowers start to _ in spring. A. come inB. come outC. come fromD. come to( )5 Finally, Susan got married _ a businessman. A. withB. ofC. toD. from( ).6 This pair of shoes doesnt _ me. Do you have a larger size? A. allowB. wearC. beatD. fit( )7. Mrs Brown is nice. Every day she tried _ something different for me during my stay in Canada. A. to cookB. cookingC. cookD. cooked( )8 My brother is not _ to lift the heavy stone. A. too weakB. weak too C. strong enoughD. enough strong( )9 We should try to think up a good way _ the problem. A. solvesB. to solveC. solvingD. solve( ).10 Linda wont watch TV unless she _ her homework in time. A. finishesB. finishC. finishingD. to finish( )11.The bags _ sand were used to stop the flood. A. are full of B. full with C. filled with D. are filled of( )12.The water _ another meter. People became more worried. A. raised B. rose C. were raised D. were risen( )13.The worlds deepest salt lake is the Caspian sea. Its _A. 1,025-meters-deep B.1,025 meter deep C.1,025 meters deep D.1,025 meters-deep( )14.Some of the doctors are paid almost twice as _as the nurses. A. much B. many C. more D. most( )15.The price of this computer is the _ of the three. A. smallest B. biggest C. highest D. tallest( )16. _ friends you have , _ you will be. A. More, happier B. The more，the happier C. More，more happy D. the more，the more happy ( )17. The number of the book _20000. A. is B. are C./ D. were( )18.The population of Shanghai is _ than that of Shijiazhuang. A. smaller B. larger C. less D. large( )19. _ the weight of a giant panda？ Its 120 kilos. A. Howmany B. Howmuch C. Whats D. Howheavyis( )20Lli Ming is more hard-working than _ in his class. A. any student B. any other student C. the other student D. anyone( )21.Mr Wang usually drives at a_ of fifty kilometers an hour。 A. speed B. price C. time D. space( )22.My sister was_ from going to school because of her illness。 A. served B. prevented C. protected D. formed( )23.Mount Tai is_ lower than Qomolangma. A. much B. more C. very D. quite( )24.There is a young man_ for Miss Chen at the school gate now. A. to wait B. wait C. waited D. waiting( )25. The Yellow River is 5464km in _.Its the second_ river in China. A. long；long B. length；length C. length；longest D. long；very long ( )26. Finland is famous as _ island country. Yes, and I want to go there one day. A. a B. theC. /D. an( )27. After getting off the bus, Tim began running _ his house. Oh, he wants to see his favorite cartoon as soon as possible. A. forB. towards C. from D. with( )28. How did you find your way in the forest? By watching the _ on the trees. A. toolsB. marksC. sandsD. fictions( )29. His life has changed a lot _ he moved to another city. Yes, he became happier and healthier than before. A. as soon as B. when C. ever sinceD. while( )30. Do you think computers are important? Yes, they are a symbol of _ technology. A. modernB. magic C. wildD. ancient( )31. _ of the three books will you choose to read? This one. A. Which B. WhereC. WhyD. When( )32. Would you like to watch Harry Potter with me tonight? No, I _ it many times. A. watch B. have watched C. will watchD. was watching( )33 Have you washed your clothes? Not _. A. stillB. yet C. everD. once( )34. Would you please _ yourself to your new classmates? OK. My name is Susan and Im fourteen. A. introduceB. free C. recordD. enjoy( )35 What do you expect to do in America? I hope to see Taylor Swift _ live one day! A. to singingB. to sing C. singsD. sing( )36. What did you find in that bag? I found it was _ snacks. A. same asB. interested inC. full of D. along with( )37. _! Or we will miss the match! Dont worry. We still have 15 minutes. A. Grow up B. Look upC. Give upD. Hurry up( )38. May I speak to Mr. Smith? Sorry, he _ to Shanghai. A. has been B. has goneC. will go D. goes( )39. He listened carefully while we _ the question. Yes, he didnt want to miss any information. A. discuss B. discussedC. are discussing D.were discussing( )40. Wow, youve finished reading the book. _? Its fantastic. A. Whats it like B. Whats it about C. Whats the matter D. Whats wrong二、完形填空（10分） Once upon a time, there was a swan(天鹅). She lived in a lake. A woman with her two daughters lived in a small house 41 the lake. They lived a hard life. Sometimes they 42 money to buy food. The swan was 43 to see that. She 44 to help them. Every day she came to the womans house and left a golden feather(羽毛)without 45 anything. The woman sold the feather 46 bought food. She was happy because her life was 47 than before. But the woman became greedy(贪婪的). One day when the swan 48 , the woman caught her and took all her golden feathers. Suddenly the golden feathers 49 common feathers. The swan said, “I came to help you, but you wanted to kill 50 . I will never come back. Never be greedy. ”With these words, the swan disappeared. ( )41. A. underB. nearC. inD. by( )42. A. haventB. dont haveC. didnt haveD. has( )43. A. unhappyB. friendlyC. happyD. unfriendly( )44. A. continuedB. decidedC. rushedD. hurried( )45. A. seeingB. sayingC. bringingD. hurrying( )46. A. butB. soC. becauseD. and( )47. A. betterB. goodC. bestD. well( )48. A. jumpedB. cameC. hurriedD. cried( )49. A. changed intoB. picked upC. again and againD. took around( )50. A. himB. herC. ID. me三、阅读理解（30分） One morning, a little mouse went out to find something to eat. He was careless and met a fierce(凶猛的)lion. The lion caught the mouse. The lion wanted to eat him. “Please let me go, Mr Lion,” said the mouse. “One day, I will help you.”The lion laughed, “How could a little mouse help a big lion?” “Well,” he said, “I will let you go. But you must walk more carefully. ”The mouse was very thankful. “Thank you, Mr Lion. You are very kind. I will repay(报答)you one day. ”the little mouse said. The next week, the mouse was looking for something to eat again. He saw the lion under a tree. But the lion was tied tightly(紧系着)in a strong rope. He could not get out. “I will help you,” said the mouse. His teeth were sharp. Then he bit one rope, and then another. Soon the lion was free. He was very happy. “Thank you, Mr Mouse,” he said. Later, they became good friends. ( )51. What did the little mouse do one morning? A. He went to play. B. He went for a walk. C. He looked for something to eat. D. He went out to buy something to eat. ( )52. Who did the little mouse meet? A. A tiger. B. A monkey. C. An elephant. D. A lion. ( )53. What did the little mouse think of the lion? A. Kind. B. Fierce. C. Careless. D. Polite. ( )54. Why did the little mouse help the lion? A. Because the lion gave some food to him. B. Because he wanted to repay the lion. C. Because the lion was fierce. D. Because the lion wanted to repay him. ( )55. What is the main idea of the passage? A. A lion caught a mouse and let it go. B. The lion didnt like eating a mouse. C. A mouse helped a lion out. D. Dont look down upon(小看) the small things. Light travels at a speed（速度） which is about a million times faster than the speed of sound. You can get some idea of this difference by watching the start of a race. If you stand some distance away from the starter, you can see smoke from his gun before the sound reaches your ears. This great speed of light produces some strange facts Sunlight takes about 8 minutes to reach us If you look at the light of the moon tonight, remember that the light rays left the moon 1.3 seconds before they reached you The nearest star is so far away that the light that you can see from it tonight started to travel towards you four years ago at a speed of nearly 2 million km. per minute. In some cases, the light from one of tonights stars had started on its journey to you before you were born. Thus, if we want to be honest, we cant say, "The stars are shining tonight" We have to say instead, "The stars look pretty ,they were shining four years ago, but their light has only just reached the earth."( )56Light speed is _ sound speed Aas fast as Ba million times slower than Cabout millions of times faster than Dabout a million times faster than( )57If you stand 200 meters away from a man who is firing a gun to start a race，you will find out that _ Ayou can hear the sound before you see the smoke Bthe sound does not travel as fast as light Cthe sound will reach you before the man fires Dsound travels about a million times faster than light( )58Sunlight obviously（明显地）_ than the light of the moon Ahas to travel a greater distance Bmoves less quickly Ctravels much more quickly Dis less powerful（有力的）( )59The scientific way of saying "The stars are shining tonight" should be _ A. the stars have been shining all the time B. the stars seen tonight will shine four years laterC. the stars were shining long ago but seen tonightD. the starlight seen today could be seen four years ago( )60. The Main idea of the article is _ A. the speed B. the light C. the speed of the light D. the speed of the sound A long time ago. there was an emperor. He had a beautiful garden. In the garden, there was a little nightingale(夜莺) singing very beautifully. One day the emperor heard about this little birds beautiful voice. He asked his guards to bring her to him. As soon as the emperor heard the nightingales voice, he said, "Put her in a golden cage（笼子）, so she can stay and sing for me whenever I want to hear her. " The tittle bird was so unhappy about being kept in the cage that she stopped singing one day. The emperor was very angry. He ordered the scientists in his palace to make a robot bird for him. The bird could sing very beautifully, too. The emperor was pleased. Soon the robot bird became old. It no longer sang beautiful songs. Just at that time, the emperor became very weak. One morning, while lying in bed, the emperor wanted it to sing once again. But the robot bird couldnt sing any more. Suddenly the nightingale landed on the window. She began to sing her most beautiful song. The emperor was very happy! He became better and better each day. After the emperor was well，he changed a lot and became kind to his people. From then on, all his people cherished(爱戴) him for his love and kindness.判断正误。 正确的用“T”错误的用“F”。 ( )61. Both the nightingale and the robot bird had a beautiful voice.( )62. The emperor kept the nightingale in a golden cage in order to hear her sing at any time.( )63. The nightingale was very happy after she was kept in the golden cage.( )64. The emperor was not satisfied with the robot bird at first.( )65. The emperor learned from the nightingale what love and kindness was.四按例句进行短文改错，每行只有一处错误，指出并改正（共6分）例：One of the worlds most dangerous sport is mountain climbing, sportsand one of the most popular places for this are the Himalayas. 66_The Himalayas runs along the southwestern part of China. 67_Of all the mountains, Qomolangma rises the high and is the most famous.68_ It is 8844.43 meters high and so is very danger to climb. 69_Thick clouds cover the top and snow can fell very hard. 70 _Even more serious difficulties include freeze weather conditions 71_ and heavy storms. It is also very hard to take in air as you get near the top.五 根据提示，完成下列单词的拼写，使句意明确，语言通顺。（满分8分。72. Whats the _(人口) of French?73. Thousands of t_come to visit this beautiful village every year.74. The main reason to build The Great Wall was to p_ China.75. We should _c_ ourselves in the face of difficulties.76. The spirit of the climbers shows us we should never give up trying to a_ our dreams.77. There is an _(岛屿)called Mushan in the Chao Lake.78. Sally is interested in science and _(科技).79. While she was studying a _,she missed her family and friends.六、按要求改写句子，每空一词，含缩写词。(11分）80I have already seen the movie(改为一般疑问句，并作肯定回答) Have you the movie ？ Yes，I .81MrsGreen taught in the club five years ago(用since five years ago改写句子) MrsGreen in the club since five years ago82Where is Frank going? Do you know?(合并为一句) Do you know where going?83They have come up with a good idea(改为否定句) They up with a good idea84I think these books are exciting(对画线部分提问) What you of these books?7 作文（15分）以The story of YuGong为题，用英语简要叙述一下，并谈一谈你从故事中学到了什么。60词左右，提示词语：90，move themountains, zhisou, die, sons, grandsons, continue, god, be moved, help_