东莞市2017-2018学年八年级上学期期末英语试题(含答案)

1.The Internet has a history of ______ years.

A.about 40 B.less than 30 C.more than 45 D.nearly 35 2.Scientists set up a new network system to ______.

A.make the computer cheaper B.make the system work well C.make the computer go well D.develop new softwares 3.The Internet was widely used in the ______.

A.1960s B.1970s C.1980s D.1990s 4.The underlined words “get on-line” in Chinese mean ______. A.上机 B.上网 C.接线 D.买电脑 5.Which of the following is NOT true?

A.In the 1960s computer network system went wrong easily. B.Computers are much cheaper than before. C.Today the Internet is used everywhere.

D.People had enough softwares to get on-line fifteen years ago.

B

Good news! For the coming film festival, there are some promottons（优惠）in Tzmes Cinema. This festival lasts seven days, from Friday, June 20th, 2014 to Thursday, June 26th, 2014. Here is the poster.

1. Which movie can you watch on the afternoon of June 24th?

A. Frozen B. Captain Amerzca C. Where are we going, Dad? D. Spiderman 2. You can find the following information in the poster except __ __.

A. the price of films B. the place of the cinema C. the time of the film festival D. the phone number of the cinema 3.If you want to watch Captain America with your father and your five-year-old brother, you need to pay__ __.

A.￥80 B.￥160 C.￥120 D.￥240 4. When can you watch films with 50% off ?

A. On June 20th. B. On June 23rd. C. On June 24th. D. On June 26th. 5. Which of the following is TRUE about the poster?

A. All the people can be offered a free bottle of soft drink. B. All the people will pay for the tickets during the film festival. C. People will not be allowed to enter the cinema without student ID.

D. People without student ID can also enjoy the special price on Tuesday.

C

American schools are quite different from those in China. In America, at the beginning of the term, students must select their subjects and teachers first.2·1·c·n·j·y

Selecting is very important for your marks in America. So at the first term, don't select too many subjects, or you'll feel very nervous and tired. Then you have to ask for some teaching plans. There is some information about subjects, timetables, marks and textbooks. At the same time, you must choose the teachers. Different teachers have different teaching methods. If the teacher is called \this kind of teacher will leave too much homework, too many exams and give too low grades There is another thing after you select the subjects and the teachers. How to buy textbooks makes each student feel hard. The textbooks in America are very expensive. Each one is about$30-50. In order to save money, many students buy some used textbooks, and some students usually borrow textbooks from the school library.

In class, discussing is very important. The teacher encourages you to ask questions or show your own opinions. They don't usually ask you to sit well. Instead, they allow you to sit or stand everywhere you like.

1. What does the understand word \

A.Choose. B.Like. C.Treat. D.Take. 2.According to the text, American students . A.don't have to ask for teaching plans B.don't have to choose teachers C.would like to choose strict teachers

D. usually buy some used textbooks in order to save money 3. Which of the following is NOT TRUE?

A.Students won't choose the teacher who leaves too much homework.

B.Students won't choose the teacher who leaves too many exams. C.Students will choose the teacher who is called \D.Students won't choose the teacher who gives too low marks. 4. What is important in American class?

A.Reading. B.Writing. C.Discussing. D.Listening. 5.The passage is mainly about .

A.the differences between American and Chinese schools B.American schools

C.the differences between American and Chinese students D.American school subjects

四、短文填空（本大题有10小题, 每小题1.5分, 共15分） 通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，使短文完整、通顺，并将其填入文后对应横线上。

one use be another buy open whenever talk brother without “Thank you” is widely 1 in a modern society. It is a very good manner. You should say “Thank you” 2 others help you or say something kind to you. For example, when someone 3 the door for you, when someone says you have done your work well, when someone says you have 4 a nice shirt, or your city 5 very beautiful, you should say “Thank you”. It is used not only between friends, but also between parents and children, 6 and sisters, husbands and wives.

“Excuse me” is 7 short polite usage. We use it the same as “Thank you”. When you hear someone says so behind you, you’ll get to know that somebody wants to walk past 8 touching you. It is not polite to interrupt(打断) others while they are 9 . If you want to have a word with one of them, please say “Excuse me” 10 , and then begin to talk. You should also do so when you want to cough or make any unpleasant noise before others. Let’s say “Thank you” and “Excuse me” on the right situation.