◎ 湘教版八年级英语上册期末试卷的第一部分试题
  • 听句子,选出与你所听到的句子的意义最接近的选项。
    (     )1. A. Robots can do some dangerous work but humans can't. 
               B. Robots can take the place of humans to do some dangerous work.
               C. Robots ask humans to do some dangerous work.
    (     )2. A. Robots don't need food.
               B. Robots don't need to work for humans. 
               C. Humans needn't pay robots for their work.
    (     )3. A. It's time to have dinner.
               B. It's time to cook dinner. 
               C. We are having dinner.
    (     )4. A. It's useful to find a job on the Internet.
               B. We can use the Internet to find a job.
               C. We can work for the Internet.
    (     )5. A. I want to know if it will rain or not.
               B. I don't believe it will rain.
               C. I think it will rain.
  • 听对话,选答案。
    1. We should pay attention to ______ when we look up a word in this dictionary.
    A. spelling
    B. the alphabetical order
    C. the meanings
    2. When did something like robots appear?
    A. In 1921.
    B. After 1921.
    C. Before 1921.
    3. We shouldn't always spend _______ time on it.
    A. no
    B. a little
    C. too much
    4. What's Tom doing?
    A. Riding his bike.
    B. Mending his bike.
    C. Buying a bike.
    5. Can robots take the place of humans?
    A. Yes, they can.
    B. No, they can't.
    C. Some day they can.
  • 听下面一组对话,判断第1-2小题。
    (     )1.The girl dreamed that she saw an alien last night.
    (     )2.The girl felt really excited when she saw the alien.
  • 听下面一组对话,判断第1-3小题。
    (     )1. The boy believes that there are UFOs.
    (     )2. People always mistake planes for UFOs.
    (     )3.The girl thinks humans will know the fact of some strange things some day.
  • 听对话,选答案。
    1.What can robots do?
    A. Difficult jobs.
    B. Simple jobs.
    C. A and B.
    2. Robots work and _______ like humans.
    A. study
    B. play
    C. make mistakes
    3. In factories, robots can do _______ work.
    A. dangerous
    B. relaxing
    C. easy
    4. Robots can help us with _______ in daily life.
    A. work
    B. housework
    C. homework
    5. Sometimes,people think robots are like real persons but in fact, they are ______.
    A. animals
    B. plants
    C. machines
  • He is in good ______. He's pretty ______.
    [     ]
    A. health, health
    B. healthy, healthy
    C. health, healthy
    D. healthy, health
  • ______ makes your body strong.

    [      ]

    A. Running
    B. Runs
    C. To run
    D. Runner
  • His parents will come back _______ an hour.

    [      ]

    A. after
    B. in
    C. later
    D. behind
  • _______ Chinese are learning English now.

    [      ]

    A. Much and much
    B. More and more
    C. Many and many
    D. Much and more
  • In the Olympics we all hope _______ Number One.

    [      ]

    A. to
    B. be
    C. on
    D. to be
  • _______ worried! You'll become better soon.

    A. Don't be
    B. Don't
    C. Aren't
    D. Not be
◎ 湘教版八年级英语上册期末试卷的第二部分试题
  • There's _______ in today's newspaper. You'd better stop to read it.
    [      ]
    A. nothing interesting
    B. anything interesting
    C. something interesting
    D. interesting something
  • Please keep the door _______, it's very cold.

    [     ]

    A. open
    B. opens
    C. close
    D. closed
  • He wasn't _______ with the knife, he cut himself.
    [     ]
    A. careful enough
    B. enough careful
    C. carefully enough
    D. enough carefully
  • I have ______ homework to do this weekend.

    [      ]

    A. too much
    B. much too
    C. too many
    D. many too
  • I prefer ______ to ______.

    [      ]

    A. swimming; ski
    B. swimming; skiing
    C. swim; ski
    D. swim; skiing
  • I don't know ______ he likes skating or not.

    [      ]

    A. whether
    B. when
    C. if
    D. that
  • Ed is from ______ England and Kate is from time ______ U.S.
    [      ]
    A. /;/
    B. the;/
    C. /;the
    D. the; the
  • Jack and Tom reached Beijing ______ May 16, 2008.

    [     ]

    A. in
    B. on
    C. to
    D. at
  • It won't ______ them much time to fly to Beijing from Shanghai.

    [     ]

    A. spend
    B. use
    C. ask
    D. take
  • He speaks English ______ than any other student in his class.

    A. better
    B. good
    C. well
    D. best
  • I'm not sure if it ______ tomorrow. I won't go skating if it ______ tomorrow.

    [      ]

    A. rains; will rains
    B. rains; rains
    C. will rain; will rain
    D. will rain; rains
◎ 湘教版八年级英语上册期末试卷的第三部分试题
  • — Shall I tell Sally about it?
    — No, you _______. I've told her already.

         [     ]

    A. shouldn't
    B. must
    C. needn't
    D. can't
  • Lots of them were pulled down _______.

    A. in 1960s
    B. in 1960's
    C. in the 1960s
    D. in the 1960
  • — Are you going to borrow a dictionary or a magazine?
    — _____.
    [      ]
    A. Yes, a dictionary
    B. No, a magazine
    C. A dictionary
    D. Yes, both
  • 完形填空。
         One cold morning, an old woman had to    1   her doctor. While he came, she   2   him that her right leg
    hurt, and that sometimes she could   3   walk. She asked him what was   4  , as she had   5   got such feeling.
    The doctor looked her over carefully, then he said, "You are in a good   6   for a woman of age. I think the
    trouble in your right leg is just a matter of old age catching up with you. We get all kinds of illness   7   we got
    others. The trouble will almost certainly   8   in spring."
         "I don't think so, doctor." She said."My left leg is   9  , and it is  10   age as my right."
    (     )1. A. send for   
    (     )2. A. asked      
    (     )3. A. almost     
    (     )4. A. trouble    
    (     )5. A. ever before
    (     )6. A. time       
    (     )7. A. as         
    (     )8. A. start      
    (     )9. A. good       
    (     )10. A. the same  
    B. be sent for  
    B. said         
    B. nearly       
    B. wrong        
    B. never before 
    B. lucky        
    B. during       
    B. begin        
    B. nice         
    B. the different                 
    C. go to  
    C. told   
    C. badly  
    C. matter 
    C. ever ago
    C. healthy
    C. before 
    C. end    
    C. kind   
    C. so     
    D. send to  
    D. spoke    
    D. hardly   
    D. problem  
    D. never ago
    D. health   
    D. until    
    D. come     
    D. well     
    D. as       
  • 完形填空。
         Mike didn't live too far away from school. He liked to    1    to school every day. When it rained, like
    many    2    boys, Mike liked playing in the water. One afternoon, when the boy came    3   , he was all
    wet. His mother became very    4    and said, "Don't play in the water after school." The next day he was
    very    5    again, and his mother became    6    angrier. "I'll tell your father    7    you go to play in the
    water again," she said. The third day the boy was dry when he came    8    from school. "You are a    9   
     boy today," his mother said. "You didn't play in the water."
         "No," Mike answered. "Because there were   10   older boys in the water, I couldn't play in it."

    (     )1. A. have    
    (     )2. A. other   
    (     )3. A. house   
    (     )4. A. angry   
    (     )5. A. dry     
    (     )6. A. very    
    (     )7. A. if      
    (     )8. A. to      
    (     )9. A. good    
    (     )10. A. many so

    B. walk      
    B. others    
    B. family  
    B. happy     
    B. late      
    B. more      
    B. before    
    B. back    
    B. well       
    B. so many        
    C. fly       
    C. much      
    C. home       
    C. good        
    C. early      
    C. much        
    C. for        
    C. away      
    C. bad              
    C. much too
    D. come      
    D. more      
    D. room     
    D. sad       
    D. wet      
    D. many                        
    D. so        
    D. out    
    D. worse       
    D. too much
  • 补全对话。
    根据对话内容,从方框内的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项.选项中有两项为多余选项.
    W: Hi, Li Ming. Where are you going to spend your winter holiday?
    L: 1. _____ 
    W: How are you going to get there?
    L: We are going to get there by plane.
    W: 2. _____ 
    L: Next Monday.
    W: 3. _____
    L: Thanks. What about you?
    W: 4. _____ I'd like to go back to see my old friends. I miss them very much.
    L: 5. _____ I think you must have a good time in your hometown.
    A. That's wonderful!
    B. Do you go home for the holiday?
    C. You know I'm from the country.
    D. I'm sure you'll enjoy yourselves in Yunnan.
    E. I'm going to travel in Yunnan with my family. 
    F. When are you going to leave for Yunnan? 
    G. Please call me if you need help.
  • 阅读理解。
        Mary had some trouble in her head and couldn't think well, so she went to see the doctor. He was
    a new doctor, and did not know her. So he first asked her some questions. One of the questions was,
    "What is your age?"
        "Well..." Mary answered, "I don't quite remember, doctor, but I will try to think." She thought for
    a while and then said, "Yes, I remember now, doctor. When I married, I was twenty-two years old,
    and my husband was thirty then. Now he is sixty, I know, and that is twice thirty. And so I am twice
    twenty-two. That is forty-four, isn't it?"
    1. Mary went to see the doctor because ______.
    A. she had a headache
    B. she had a fever
    C. she had caught a cold
    D. she couldn't think well
    2. At first the doctor ______.
    A. asked her some questions
    B. examined her carefully
    C. gave her some medicine
    D. asked her to have a rest
    3. The doctor's first question was"_________"
    A. You are no more than forty, are you?
    B. Do you have a fever?
    C. What is your age?
    D. Have you had any medicine?
    4. Mary _______.
    A. answered the doctor's question at once
    B. answered the question after thinking for a while
    C. just kept silent
    D. refused to tell her age
    5. Mary should be ______.
    A. forty-four
    B. forty-five
    C. fifty
    D. fifty-two
  • 阅读理解。
        Once there lived an old man. He liked gold better than anything else in the world. He often said, "If I have
    enough gold, I will be the happiest man in the world." 
        One day when he was traveling in the desert(沙漠), the old man lost his way. He was very hungry and
    thirsty, but there were only rocks and sand around him. Just then, he found a bag lying on the sand. He hoped
    he would find water and food in it. He took up the bag and opened it. He saw that the bag was full(满的) of
    gold. He was so sad that he threw away the bag and began crying.
        Now, the old man knew that there was something better than gold in the world.
    1. The old man liked ____ best before he traveled in the desert.
    A. food
    B. bags
    C. gold
    D. watches
    2. When he lost his way, he wanted to get ____.
    A. some food and water
    B. some rocks and sand
    C. bags full of gold
    D. cola and fruit
    3. What did he do with the bag? ______.
    A. He didn't take it up
    B. He brought it home
    C. He kept it for himself. 
    D. He threw it away
    4. The old man did not become the happiest man when he got the bag of gold because ____.
    A. the bag was too small
    B. the gold wasn't his
    C. he lost his bag
    D. he was very hungry and thirsty
    5. In the end, the old man knew that gold was ____ in the world.
    A. the best thing
    B. not the best thing
    C. better than anything
    D. the worst thing
  • 阅读理解。
         The earth moves round the sun, and the moon moves round the earth. When our part (部分) of the earth
    turns to the sun, it is day. When our part of the earth turns away from the sun, it is night. The sun is much
    bigger than the moon. But sometimes the moon looks bigger than the sun, because it's much nearer to the earth. The sun is very bright. It gives a very strong light. The moon looks quite bright, too. But it doesn't give any
    light at all. The moon looks much bigger and brighter than the stars. But in fact the stars are much bigger and
    brighter than the moon. They look smaller than the moon because they're much farther away from us.
    1._______ moves round ________.
     A. The earth; the moon
    B. The moon; the earth
    C. The moon; the stars
    D. The sun; the earth
    2. Sometimes the moon looks bigger than the sun, because _______.
    A. it is much bigger than the sun
    B. doesn't give a very strong light
    C. it is much nearer to the earth than the sun
    D. it comes out only at night
    3. The sun _______.
    A. is very bright, and it gives a very strong light
    B. isn't bright, but it gives a very strong light
    C. is very big, but it doesn't give any light at all
    D. is very round, but it can't move round
    4. The stars and _______.
    A. look much bigger than the sun
    B. look much brighter than the moon
    C. are a lot brighter than the moon, but they are not bigger than the moon
    D. are much farther away from us than the moon
    5. When it is day, _______.
    A. our part of the earth turns to the moon
    B. the sun looks much smaller than the stars
    C. we can't see any stars in the sky
    D. the moon turns away from the sun
  • 阅读理解。
         One day, a farmer was walking along a road with his son Thomas. The father said, "Look! There's a
    horseshoe. Pick it up and put it in your bag." Thomas said, "It isn't worth the trouble." His father said nothing
    but he picked it up himself. When they got to a nearby town, they had a rest. There the farmer sold the
    horseshoe and with the few pennies he bought some cherries (樱桃).
         The father and the son continued their way. The sun was well up in the sky, and there wasn't a house or
    even a tree where they could have a rest. Thomas felt too thirsty to walk on. At this time, his father dropped
    a cherry on the ground and Thomas picked it up quickly and ate it. After a while, his father dropped another
    cherry and once again, his son lost on time in picking it up and putting it in his mouth.
         And so they went on. The old farmer dropped the cherries and the son picked them up. When Thomas
    had eaten up all the cherries, his father said to him, "My dear son, if you had bent (弯腰) down early to pick
    up that horseshoe, it would not have been necessary for you to bend so many times for the cherries. Always
    remember the lesson that he who does not worry about the little things will find that he cannot do the great
    things."
    1. Who picked up the horseshoe at last? 
    A. The son
    B. The father
    C. Both the father and the son
    D. Neither the father nor the son
    2. The farmer bought _____ with the money after he sold the horseshoe.
    A. some bread
    B. some water
    C. come cherries
    D. some pennies
    3. When the son refused to pick up the horseshoe, the father _____.
    A. beat the son
    B. said nothing
    C. felt very happy
    D. became very angry
    4. The father dropped the cherries one by one, because _____.
    A. he wanted to teach his son a lesson
    B. he wanted his son to do more exercise
    C. he wanted his son to eat them all
    D. he wanted to laugh at his son
    5. From the story, we can learn that _____.
    A. cherries are so delicious that most of us like to eat them
    B. a horseshoe is so expensive that it can bring us a lot of money
    C. if we want to eat cherries, we must pick up a horseshoe
    D. if we don’t worry about the little things, we cannot do the great things
  • 单词拼写。
    根据首字母及汉语提示,完成下列单词的拼写,使句意明确,语言通顺.
    1. He had got a bad ________(发烧)
    2. I taught myself _________ _________ __________ (在网上).
    3. I was ________(修理) my computer when my father came in.
    4.We must _______ ________ ________(注意) the first letter of the word.
    5. Every football team _______ _______ _______ ________(由……组成) eleven players.
  • 书面表达。
         为了提高(improve)你的英语水平,11月20日你在网上发了一封电子邮件,想寻找一位美国笔友,
    60字左右,根据下表信息写出这封邮件的主要内容。
    Dear friend,
    ______________________________________________________________________________________
    ______________________________________________________________________________________
                                                                                                                                       Yours,
                                                                                                                                      Wu Bing