牛津译林版八年级下学期期末考试卷
英语试卷
第I卷（共计80分）
单项选择（共15小题；每题1分，满分15分）
( ) 21. As we all know, playing chess is usually one-to-one game. A. a; a B. /; a C. /; a D. the; a
( ) 22. – Are you a teacher of English? –No, but I ___________. A. used to be B. am used to C. used to do D. don’t used
( ) 23. – Where is your father now? – He _____Hongkong. He____there for three days.
A. has gone to , has been to B.has been to , has been C. has gone to , has been D.went , was
( ) 24. – A report says an old man supports some poor children . –Yes. We all feel is kind him to do so much for the children. A. that; for B. it; for C. that; of D. it; of ( ) 25. – Mum, do you mind my listening to music for a while? – . But please listen to it with your earphone. A. Yes, please B. No, thank you C. Not at all D. Yes, I do ( ) 26. The president of the USA around the Palace Museum last month. A. has showed B. showed C. was showed D. has been showed
( ) 27. – You shouldn’t stay up late tonight. – Thanks, I will go to bed earlier. . A. No pain, no gain B. I believe practice makes perfect
C. Many hands make light work D. I won’t burn the candle at both sides ( ) 28. -- Must I return the book this week? -- No, you ______. You can _____ it for 20
days. A. mustn’t; keep B. don’t have to; borrow C. needn’t; keep D. mustn’t; lend
( ) 29. The question is _________ .
A. so hard for us to understand it B. too hard for us to understand it C. too hard for us to understand D. so hard for us to understand ( ) 30. We know that about seventy per cent _____ the earth _____ covered by water. A. /; is B. of; are C. of; is D. about; are ( ) 31. --Who _______ the Harry Potter series________ ? -- J.K.Rowling.
A. did, be written B.was, written C. was, written by D. did, be written by ( ) 32.Paul doesn’t know _________ about his problems.
A. how to talk to B. who to talk C. where to talk to D. who to talk to ( ) 33. You know great changes _____________ in our school in the past ten years. A. have been taken place B. took place C. have taken place D.were taken place ( ) 34. Students can’t be made ____________ all day.
A. study B. to study C. studying D. of study ( ) 35. The doctor _______ on the man and _______ saved his life.
A. did a operation; / B. did an operation; was C. operated; / D. operated; was 完型填空（共15小题；每小题1分，计15分）
Each of us makes mistakes from time to time. In fact, we can 36 a lot from our mistakes.
Donnie was a _37 student and never answered questions in class. He was _38 to make mistakes. He never finished his homework _39 he didn’t want to make any mistakes. Nothing changed _40 Marry Anne, a teacher, came to our _41 . One morning, Marry Anne asked Donnie to _ 42_ some questions. After a while Donnie was in tears because he made a mistake. 43 Marry Anne got a box full of erasers from the desk. “Look, Donnie,” she said standing 44 him. “I’ve got something to show you.” She __45 the erasers, one at a time, and put them on the desk. “See these erasers, Donnie?” she continued. “Do you know 46 the erasers become smaller and smaller? That’s because we make mistakes. But we erase the mistakes and try 47 . That’s what you must learn.”
“Here,” she said, “I’ll 48 one eraser on your desk, so you will remember that 49 may make mistakes.” Donnie looked at Marry Anne and smiled.
Donnie 50 a lot from then on. He knew that everyone had the permission（允许） to make mistakes as long as you learned them and tried again.
( ) 36. A. take B. make C. get D. bring ( ) 37. A. good B. shy C. clever D. small ( ) 38. A. glad B. excited C. surprised D. afraid ( ) 39. A. because B. so C. if D. but ( ) 40. A. after B. while C. until D. when ( ) 41 A. row B. class C. team D. classroom ( ) 42. A. answer B. ask C. give D. have ( ) 43. A. Suddenly B. Unluckily C. Luckily D. Carefully ( ) 44. A. on B. with C. beside D. to ( ) 45. A. put out B. took away C. took out D. took off ( ) 46. A. when B. how C. what D. why ( ) 47. A. more B. again C. another D. one ( ) 48. A. forget B. carry C. leave D. take
( ) 49. A. nobody B. somebody C. no one D. everybody ( ) 50. A. changed B. got C. learned D. thought 四、阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，计30分）
In America, street dancing is a great outdoor sport for young people to do with a group of friends. Many people bring their radios out onto the streets, and then wait for others to join in.
Step 1: Wear comfortable clothes. Also wear comfortable running shoes that allow (允许) you to jump easily. Dancing needs a lot of movements, so it is smart to take care of your feet.
Step 2: Get some music that you can dance to and bring a radio or a CD player.
Step 3: Invite some friends to street dance. Put some music on and start dancing to it. Use your feet as much as possible and make quick movements.
Step4: Put your arms up to the right, and then move them quickly to the left while turning your body. This will make others start street dancing.
Step5: Try different movements if possible. Street dancing is all about free-style dancing.