陕西省西安音乐学院附属中等音乐学校八年级英语下学期期末考试试题(B卷) 人教新目标版

2014—2015学年第二学期八年级英语期末试题B

一.单项选择。（1×20 = 20分）

1. — ________-you________your dictionary yet? —Yes, I _________it five minutes ago.

A. Did; find; found B. Have; found; found C. Have; found; have found D. Did; find; have found 2.She this book for nearly three weeks.

A. has borrowed B. has lent C. has bought D. has kept

3. He was very _______ when he heard the ________ news. A.exciting; exciting B. exciting; excited C.excited; exciting D. excited; excited 4. His father ___ the computer for two years.

A. has bought B. has had C. bought D. have had 5. —We’ve ________ been to a water park. —Me neither.

A. already B. ever C. never D. yet

6. ______ you ever ____ there before? –Yes, but only once. A. Have, gone to B. Have, been C. Have, been to D. Have, gone

7 My brother has been in the school team ____ two years ago. A. for B. before C. after D. since 8. — Look! Some people are running the red lights.

— We should wait ______ others are breaking the rule. A. if B. unless C. although D. because 9. While my Mom was doing the dishes, I her in the kitchen. A. was helping B. were helping C. helped D. Help

10. His uncle ____ for more than 9 years.

A. has come here B. has started to work

C. has lived there D. has left the university

11. — Did you go to Kenli during the Peach Blossom Festival (桃花节)?

— Yes. The flowers were beautiful. Bees were flying ____ them. A. in B. among C. between D. through 12. ____has Mr White been a member of Greener China since he ____ to China?

A. How soon, comes B. How often, got

C. How long, came D. How far, arrived 13. If we work with a strong will, we can overcome any difficulty,

____ great it is.

A. what B. how C. however D. whatever 14. — Jackie Chan has donated ___ dollars to charity. — He is an example to us all.

A. thousand B. thousands C. thousand of D. thousands of

15. ---How long have you been like this? ---___.

A. Since last month B. Last month ago C. Last month before D. Last month

16. September is the best time __________ flowers here. A. watch B. watches C. watching D. to watch 17. Will there be _____ pollution and ____ people in 100 years than now? A. fewer, less B. much, less C. less, fewer D. much, fewer

18. After school he didn’t go home. _______, he went to the Internet café.

A. But B. While C. Instead D. Instead of

19. Tom is one of ________in his class.

A. tall B. taller C. tallest D. the tallest

20. ---___________________? ---I have a sore throat. A. What’s the matter B. What’s the wrong C. What’s trouble D. How are you 二.完形填空。（1.5×10 = 15分）

One night, a doctor was sleeping at home when his doorbell began to ring. When he opened the door he saw a man 1 outside. “Excuse me, Doctor,” said the man. “Can you come to a place out of town? It’s quite far but you have a car and I can 2 you the way.” “Certainly,” said the doctor. “I’m ready. I’ll come soon.” 3 a few minutes, the car came. The man got into the car and they 4 off. They drove for a 5 time, and then the man said, “Here we are. This is my home. Now I can pay you and you can go 6 to town.” “But I must 7 the patient(病人),” the doctor said. “Where’s the patient?” “There’s 8 patient,” answered the man. “Nobody is ill. I live here, you see, and I must 9 home from the town. There are no taxis at this time of the night. Here’s the money for you. Thank you, doctor. Good 10 .

（ ) 1. A. listening B. standing C. sitting D. watching

（ ) 2. A. take B. pass C. see D. show （ ) 3. A. After B. For C. In D. With

（ ) 4. A. drove B. left C. got D. went （ ) 5. A. short B. long C. hard D. late （ ) 6. A. away B. quickly C. back D. slowly （ ) 7. A. watch B. look for C. see D. know （ )8. A. my B. no C. a D. your （ )9. A. go B. lose C. find D. ask

（ )10.A. evening B. night C. idea D. for you 三 阅读理解。（2×15 = 30分）

A

It was Jimmy’s birthday and he was five years old. He got a lot of nice birthday presents from his family, and one of them was a beautiful drum. “Who gave him that thing?” Jimmy’s father asked when he saw it. “His grandfather did,” answered Jimmy’s mother.

“Oh,” said his father. Of course Jimmy liked his drum very much. He made a terrible noise with it, but his father didn’t mind. He was working during the day and Jimmy was in bed when he got home in the evening, so he couldn’t hear the noise.

But one of the neighbors didn’t like the noise at all, so a few days later, she took a sharp knife and went to Jimmy’s house while he was hitting his drum. She said to him, “Hello, Jimmy, do you know, there is something nice inside your drum? Here is a knife. Open the drum and let’s find it.”

1. Jimmy got a lot of nice presents from his _________.

A. classmates B. friends C. teachers D. family

2. Who gave Jimmy the drum?

A. His father B. His mother C. His neighbor D. His grandfather

3. Why did Jimmy’s father not stop (阻止)him from making noise with the drum? Because ___________.

A. he liked Jimmy very much. B. he didn’t mind.

C. Jimmy was in bed D. Jimmy only played in the evening

4. One of the neighbors _________. A. liked Jimmy very much.

B. enjoyed listening to the sound of the drum C. wanted to show Jimmy a sharp knife. D. didn’t like the noise at all 5. What did Jimmy’s neighbor really want him to do? To ___________. A stop him making noises

B make a noise on his drum with a knife C show him how to hit the drum D find something nice in his drum

B

When Mr. David retired(退休), he bought a small house in a village near the sea. He liked it and hoped to live a quiet life in it. But to his surprise, many visitors came to see his house in summer holidays, for it was the most interesting building in the village. From morning to night, there were visitors outside the house. They kept looking into the rooms through the windows and many of them even went into the house. He decided to drive the visitors away. So he put a notice on the window. The notice said，“If you want to satisfy your curiosity(好奇心),come in and look around. Price: twenty dollars.” Mr. David was sure that the visitors would stop coming, but he was wrong. More and more visitors came and Mr. David had to spend every day showing them around his house. “I came here to retire, not to work as a guide”, he said angrily. In the end, he sold the house and moved away.

6. Mr. David’s house was that many visitors came to see it. A. so small B. so quiet C. so interesting D. such interesting

7. Mr. David put a notice on the window in order . A. to drive the visitors away

B. to satisfy the visitors’ curiosity C. to let visitors come in and look around D. to get some money out of the visitors 8. The notice made the visitors . A. more interested in his house B. lost interest in his house C. angry at the unfair price D. feel happy about the price

9. After Mr. David put up the notice . A. the visitors didn’t come any more

B. fewer and fewer visitors came to see his house C. more and more visitors came for a visit D. no visitor would pay the money for a visit

10. At last he had to sell his house and move away because . A. he did not like it at all B. he could not work as a guide

C. he made enough money and wanted to buy a new expensive house D. he could not live a quiet life in it

C

All around the world, people drink tea. But tea does not mean the same thing to everyone. In different countries people have very different ideas about drinking tea.