第一学期期末考试试卷八年级英语II. 知识运用（两部分，共20小题，计20分）第一节语法填空（共10小题，计10分）21. —Is your brother ________ university student?—Yes. He studies math and he is going to be ________ engineer.A. a; anB. an; anC. the; an22. —Is there ________ in today’s newspaper?—Yes. My favorite novelist Jin Yong passed away.A. something importantB. anything importantC. important anything23. Don’t waste water. Water is very important and no one can live ________ it.A. withoutB. withC. in24. English people ________ use “Mr.” before a man’s first name.A. neverB. usuallyC. seldom25. —Sarah didn’t win the first prize this time.—Yes! She did not run so fast ________ she did before.A. thatB. asC. than26. —________ will your father come back from the US?—In about 3 days.A. How longB. How oftenC. How soon27. How smart Mary is! Of all the students in her class, she usually spends the time________ andmakes the ________ mistakes in her homework.A. least; fewestB. most; fewestC. fewest; least28. Look! There are some boys ________ soccer on the playground.A. playB. playingC. are playing29. The old library will close soon ________ people can give some money to support it.A. ifB. unlessC. although30. China has a ________ population than ________ country in the world.A. larger; otherB. largest; any otherC. larger; any other第二节词语填空（共10个小题，计10分）With the development of mobile phone apps,people have more chances (机会) to communicate with others in the world by sharing videos online. Douyin is one of the most 31 apps.Many people think it is a double-sided sword (双刃剑) to 32 Douyin. Some people have great fun using the app, however, 33 think it is not a good idea to use it. Some people, especially the 34 . have been lost in the app. They 35 hours recording and unloading videos. This is really a 36 of time and is bad for their physical and mental health.To 37 this problem, an anti-addiction system (反上瘾系统) appeared in Douyin. !t has two new functions (功能): one is that a reminder (提示) will suddenly 38 after 90 minutes of non-stop usages (使用l) and the other is that it will lock the app by itself after daily usage more than two hours. I think it is a great 39 to stop people lost in the app.Apps like Douyin may bring us happiness, but we should use them 40 .31. A. popular B. friendly C. expensive32. A. take B. use C. buy33. A. other B. others C. another34. A. old B. young C. rich35. A. take B. pay C. spend36. A. hobby B. habit C. waste37. A. discuss B. face C. solve38. A. turn on B. turn up C. turn down39. A. way B. problem C. test40. A. safely B. properly C. luckilyIII. 阅读技能（共三节，共24小题，计48分）第一节图表理解（共5小题，计10分）ATony’s father, Mr. Baker, has his own fast food shop. It sells a lot of food, drinks, desserts and soup. Many people like the hamburgers there.A. ice creamB. cokeC. juice42. Tony’s father sold the most hamburgers in ________.A. FebruaryB. AprilC. June43. How much did he get by selling hamburgers in January, May and June?A. ¥96,000B. ¥88,000C. ¥72,000B44. Jessica and Lucas will meet at the school gate ________.A. at 8:00 a.m. on May 5B. at 8:00 a.m. on May 6C. at 15:00 on May 645. What will Jessica and Lucas probably do?A. Go to a party.B. Go to a movie.C. Go climbing.第二节短文阅读（共10小题，计20分）ALearning new words is never easy. Within 24 hours, you may forget about 80 percent of the words you memorize (记忆). So what is the best way to memorize new words? The answer is to review! That is to say, you have to see new words again and again.According to psychologists(心理学家)you need to memorize new words more than seven times to turn them into your long-term memory. A good way to do this is to review new words from time to time. For example, after learning new words, look at them again the same day later. Then, review them a week later, and then ten days after that.However, it is not enough to repeat new words or to review them in the same way again. It is much better to use new words in different ways. For example, you can use pictures to memorize new words or use new words when you write in your diary. Take your time, and you will keep new words in your mind for a long time.46. If you have memorized 50 new words, how many can you remember after a day?A. About 10.B. About 24.C. About 40.47. The underlined word “review” means ________ in Chinese.A. 检查B. 反思C. 复习48. After learning new words, we should first review them ________.A. on the same dayB. a week laterC. ten days later49. Which of the following is NOT true about learning new words according to the passage?A. Learning them isn’t hard.B. Reviewing them in the same way again is not enough.C. Turning them into the long-term memory needs a long time.50. The passage mainly tells us ________.A. the best time to memorize new wordsB. the best way to memorize new wordsC. different ways to use new wordsBJim, an out-of-work mine (哑剧) actor, had to make money by working as a street performer.One day, a zoo keeper came to him. He said the zoo’s most popular animal, a gorilla (大猩猩), died suddenly. He could give him a job to dress up as the gorilla until they could get another one. Jim agreed.The next morning, Jim put on the gorilla suit and went into the cage (笼子) before the visitors came. He thought that was a great job. He slept, played and made people laugh. And he attracted (吸引) more people than he ever did as a mine actor.However, he found that the visitors were tired of his performance. Not wanting to lose the attention of his visitors, he climbed to the top of a lion’s cage, dancing on the top. Again, the visitors loved the cute and brave “gorilla”. The zoo keeper gave him more money for doing such a good job. The crowds grew larger, and his pay kept going up. Then one terrible day when he was dangling over the lion, he fell into the cage. Jim was so nervous.“Help me! Help me!”But a voice from the lion came to his ears, “Stop shouting! Do you want both of us to lose job?”51. Jim worked as a street performer because he ________.A. lost his old jobB. performed wellC. wanted to meet the zoo keeper52. The zoo keeper wanted Jim to ________.A. play with animalsB. work as a keeperC. act as a gorilla53. How did Jim like his job in the zoo?A. Relaxing.B. Boring.C. Dangerous.54. Why did Jim climb up to the top of a lion’s cage?A. To make friends with the lion.B. To protect the visitors.C. To make the visitors excited.55. We can infer (推断) that ________.A. the gorilla was a real one but the lion wasn’tB. the lion was a real one but the gorilla wasn’tC. neither the gorilla nor the lion was a real one第三节语篇补全（共4小题，计8分）When you are learning English, listening, speaking, and writing are important, but reading can also be very helpful. When you read, you can not only learn some new words, but also you can learn how to use these English words.Try to read at the right level (水平). 56. ________ If you need to stop every three words to use a dictionary, it won’t be interesting.Try to remember more new words in reading. If there are four or five new words on a page, write them down in your notebook. But you don’t have to write them when you read. 57. ________ Then come back after you finish reading to look them up in a dictionary’ and write them in your own vocabulary book. Then try to remember them.Try to read often. For example, read for a short time once a day. 58. ________ Fix (固定) a time to read and keep to it. You could read for fifteen minutes when you go to bed, or when you get up or at lunchtime.Read something you are interested in. 59. ________ Because if it is not fun, you won’t keep on reading it. You can also read newspaper.第四节阅读表达（共5小题，计10分）A man made a nice talk machine.It could weigh (称重) people’s weight. The man wanted to try the machine before he could make a lot of them. He put the machine into the waiting room of a station. There were a lot of people in and out.The first one to use the machine was an Indian woman. She stood on the machine. The machine thought for a few seconds to decide which language to speak.“Good morning, madam,” it said in Indian, “Your weight is 72 kilos. That’s three kilos more. If you eat more fruit and vegetables, you’ll be soon all right. Please have a nice day.”The second one to use the machine was a Chinese girl. She stood on the machine and waited to hear her weight. “Good morning, Miss,” the machine said in Chinese, “Your weight is 46 kilos. It’s all right for your age and height. Go on to eat what you eat every day. Please have a nice day.”The third one to use the machine was a very fat American woman. She thought for a long time before standing on the machine. The machine spoke highly in English, “Good morning. Will one of you get off? Please weigh your weight one by one.”60. What did the man make?_________________________________________________________________61. Who was the first person to use the machine?_________________________________________________________________62. How many languages did the machine speak in this passage?_________________________________________________________________63. How much did the first woman weigh at most if she wanted to be healthier?_________________________________________________________________64. What is the meaning of the last sentence(句子) in this passage?_________________________________________________________________IV. 写作技能（三部分，共11小题，计32分）第一节语篇翻译（共5小题，计10分）Nowadays, cell phones are very popular. Even middle school students have cell phones. 65.但是二十年前，没什么人有手机。
