第一学期期末考试八年级英语试卷
命题人：王静审核人：王雨青
笔试部分（100分）
一、单项选择。（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
1. Tom is ________. He is ________ honest boy. We all believe what he says.
A.14 years old, a
B. 14-year-old, a
C. 14 years old, an
D. 14-year-old, an
2. Lily's jeans are the same ________ Ann's but different ________ Lucy's.
A. as, as
B. as, like
C. as, from
D. like, from
3. Be careful, Tom and Bob, ________ you may hurt ________.
A. and, yourself
B. or, yourself
C. but, yourselves
D. or, yourselves
4. Daniel's father looked ________ at him because he broke all the glasses.
A. happy
B. happily
C. angry
D. angrily
5.He decided ________ with us and have fun ________ climbing.
A. going, to go
B. to go, go
C. going, going
D. to go, going
6. Daniel thinks climbing is ________ diving.
A. so excited as
B. as exciting as
C. so exciting as
D. as excited as
7. ________ animals are in danger and there will be ________ space for them if we don’t take any actions.
A. More and more, more and more
B. Less and less, less and less
C. More and more, less and less
D. Less and less, more and more
8.The price of this computer is ________ of the two. It's too expensive.
A. the higher
B. the lower
C. the highest
D. the lowest
9. Tom's eyesight is poor ________ too ________ homework at night.
A. because of, many
B. because of, much
C. because, many
D. because, much
10. If Jim ________ free tomorrow, I’ll ask Tom instead.
A. doesn’t be
B. won’t be
C. is
D. isn’t
11. —Did you see a young man in black pass by just now?
—No,sir. I ________ a magazine.
A.read
B.was reading
C.am reading
D.would read
12. If you visit ________, you’ll see the Eiffel Tower.
A. Paris
B. Sydney
C. Washington
D. Tokyo
13. Bad weather may cause natural disasters. Its structure is ________.
A. S+V+P
B.S+V+DO+OC
C.S+V+IO+DO
D.S+V+DO
14. The correct symbol of “therefore” is ________.
A. ∵
B. ∴
C. ＜
D. ＞
15.—I'm going to have my final exam next month.
—________
A. Congratulations!
B. That's a good idea!
C. Good luck!
D. I'd love to.
二、完形填空。（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
There are many earthquakes in some countries. But 16 do not have any. For example, there are 17 earthquakes in Britain. There is 18 a great sound during an earthquake. The ground moves and the houses 19 . Sometimes lots of people 20 their lives in the earthquake. Earthquakes may also happen at sea or near volcanoes (火山), 21 not very often. The force (力量) inside the Earth can destroy rocks. It is strong enough to 22 houses and other buildings come down. Sometimes it breaks 23 buildings than the earthquake itself does. An earthquake 24 in India in 1986. The land moved 5.5 feet to one side and then back again. People 25 nothing about it.
16. A. the other B. the others C. other D. others
17. A. few B. little C. some D. any
18. A. never B. seldom C. often D. hardly
19. A. fall into B. break down C. fall down D. move into
20. A. lose B. kill C. save D. help
21. A. but B. as C. since D. because
22. A. make B. stop C. keep D. prevent
23. A. most B. many C. much D. more
24. A. happened B. hit C. crashed D. came
25. A. didn't do B. do C. couldn't do D. could do
三、阅读理解。（共15小题；每小题1分，共15分）
A
All the housewives who went to the new supermarket had one great wish to be the lucky customer（顾客）who didn’t have to pay for shopping .For t his was the notice（布告）just inside the entrance promised (允诺). It said , “Remember, once a week, one of our customers get free goods . This may be your lucky day.”
For several weeks Mrs Edwards hoped, like many of her friends , to be lucky customer, Unlike her friends, she never gave up hope . The cupboards in the kitchen were full of things she didn’t need, Her husband tried to stop her, but he failed. she dreamed of the day when the manager (经理) of the supermarket approach her and said, “Madam, this is your lucky day. Everything in your basket is free.”
One Friday morning after she finished her shopping and took it to her car, she found that she forgot to buy some tea. she went back to the supermarket, got the tea and went towards the cask-desk. As she did so, she saw the manager approach her . “Madam,” he said , holding out his hands, “ You are only lucky customer and everything you have in your basket is free.”
26. All the housewives who went to the supermarket ________.
A. liked everything there
B. wanted to do shopping without paying
C. liked the supermarket because everything in it was free
D. wanted to be lucky to see the manager .
27. This market wanted someone to be lucky customer because it ________.
