11. TV and computers can ________our eyes to the outside world.
八年级英语期末试卷
Ⅰ单项选择（Choose the best answer）（15分） 1. ________of the students in his class sre boys.
A. start with B. open up C. turn up D. take up 12. Tom said he ________ to school the next week.
A. didn’t go B. isn’t go C. wouldn’t go D. won’t go
13. I was never ______ to received a _______ result from my science teacher.
A. Two third B. Three fives C. three quarter D. Seven tenths 2. Yang Liwei is the first astronaut ________ to the moon. A. traveling B. travels C. to travel D. traveled 3. He told us _________ in the river. It’s dangerous.
A. not swim B. not to swim C. not swam D. not swimming 4. --- She isn’t interested in math at all. --- __________.
A. So do I B. So am I C. Neither do I D. Neither am I 5. I have ________ homework to do every day.
A. too many B. many too C. too much D. much too 6. --- have you been learning English?
--- For six years.
A. How often B. How soon C. How many D. How long 7. Would you mind my________ the windows?
A. close B. closing C. to close D. closed 8. The TV is too loud. Please _______, Mary.
A. turn down it B. turn up it C. turn it down D.turn it up 9. She _______ a letter from her friends Lucy yesterday. A. heard B. got C. heard from D. heard of
10. I ________ America twice. What about you?
A. have gone to B. have been to C.have been in D.have been on
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A. surprised, disappointed B. surprised, disappointing C. surprising, disappointed D. surprising, disappointing
14. When I came back yesterday evening, my brother ________his homework. A. is doing B. has done C. was doing D. will do 15. I need money to ________the concert.
A. pay on B. pay in C. pay with D. pay for
Ⅱ.补全对话,根据对话内容选出正确选项（Complete the conversation）（10分） A:Hi！B:I think people needn’t do housework. A:Will kids go to school? B: No, they won’t.
A:No, they won’t. Everything will be free. A: Ⅲ 完形填空(Complete the article)（10 Different people have colors of skin. Some have skin,some have yellow a woman in Alaska. Her skin was orange. It
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How did her skin orange? She ate lots of tomatoes and pumpkins. She ate too many hat why her skin turned orange.The woman didn’t want her skin orange. So she went to see the doctor. The doctor said, “Stop orange things. Eat some green things.” The women did, and her skin wasn’t orange any ( )1. A. the same B. different C. same D. the different ( )2. A. yellow B. white C. black D. orange ( )3. A. is B. are C. was D. were ( )4. A. as B. like C. in D.with ( )5. A. look B. like C. become D. taste ( )6. A. blue B. orange C. green D. red ( )7. A. to be B. be C. being D. is ( )8. A. to eat B. eat C. eats D. eating ( )9. A. so B. such C. it D. not ( )10. A. much B. many C. most D. more Ⅳ 阅读理解(Reading)（每小题1分，计20分）
(A)
Are you looking for something fun and would you like to help other people in your spare time? Then join us and be a volunteer!
We are a non-profit organization. We have volunteer jobs for people of all ages. Anyone, from twelve-year-old children to people in their 80s, can become a volunteer.
You can help people in many ways. Schools need help with taking care of children while parents are working. Hospitals need volunteers to look after children when their parents see a doctor. Animal lovers can help take care of those dogs and cats without homes. There is something for everyone.
“As a volunteer, I don’t want to get anything. Seeing the children’s happy faces, I am happy, too.” said Carlos Domingo, an old woman of 42.
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“I often played computer games in my spare time before. Now I help older people learn how to use computers,” said another volunteer at the age of 18.
If everyone helps out a bit, we’ll all have a better world to live in. Interested? Call us on 1-800-5756, or visit our website: www.active.com. ( ) 1. What kind of people can become volunteers?
A. Only teenagers B. People from 12 years old to 80.
C. Only old people D. Only students and teachers.
( ) 2. _________ need volunteers.
A. Animals without homes B. Doctors C. Non-profit organization D. Everyone
( ) 3. Volunteers want to get ______ when they help others.
A. everything B. money C. nothing D. computer ( ) 4. Carlos Domingo does volunteer work with _________.
A. children B. cats C. old people D. dogs ( ) 5. What kind of people can become volunteers?
A. 联络 B. 公司 C. 地址 D. 网址
(B)
James likes sports, so he is tall and strong in his middle school. Now his father and mother work in London So he begins to study in a middle school there. He’s a member of the school Rugby team. He likes the game very much and plays it on Saturday and Sunday.
His grandma lives in a small village and one day she comes to see him. It’s
Saturday and she doesn’t see the boy at home. So she goes to look for him in the school. She sees thirty boys are stealing（拼抢） only one ball. The old woman tells Tom to finish playing and going home with her.
“But, Grandma, I ……”
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“Don’t play with them, my dear!” says the old woman. “I’m going to buy a ball everything you say or do. If you want more love in the world, you should have more love in your heart. If you want to be successful, you must work hard. This will give you back everything you have given to it.”
for you!”
( )6. James is strong because__________.
A. he’s tall B. he’s a student
C. he likes sports
D. he likes his school
根据短文意思,判断句子正(T)误(F)
（ ）1. At first, the boy was surprised that his voice came back to him.
( )7. James lives_________ now.
A. in a village B. in London
C. with his grandmaD. with his students
( )8. James___________ on Saturday and Sunday.
A. plays Rugby B. plays football
C. does some housework
D. has a rest
( )9. ________ , so the old woman doesn’t find him at home. A. James goes shopping
B. James leaves London
C. James is playing Rugby at school
D. James is not at home
( )10. The old woman doesn’t know how to play Rugby, so she_______. A. watches the games for a long time
B. gives the team a new ball
C. is angry D. tells the boy to go home with her
(C)
A boy and his father were walking in the mountains. Suddenly the boy fell down.
“AAhhh!” he shouted. To his surprise, he heard the voice coming back soon from somewhere in the mountains, “AAhhh！”Then the boy shouted, “who are you?” he received the answer, “who are you?”. He got angry at the answer, so he shouted again, “Foolish！”. He received the answer, “Foolish！”.
He looked at his father and asked, “What’s going on?” his father smiled and said, “My son, listen!” And then he shouted to the mountains, I love you!” the voice answered, “I love you!” again the man cried,“ You are the best!” the voice answered, “you are the best!”
The boy was surprised, but didn’t understand .Then his father
explained ,“People call this “Echo”(回音),but in fact, this is life. It gives you back
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（ ）2.the boy shouted five times after he fell down.
（ ）3.His father cried to the mountains in order to explain what an echo was.
（ ）4.When the voice answered, “you are the best”, the boy understood at once. （ ）5.the passage mainly tells us life will give you back everything you have given to it.
(D)
Visitors to Singapore can discover different cultures here. The island has large nature parks and many other excellent attractions.
Boat rides ---start your visit to Singapore with a ride on a boat on Singapore River. Boats leave from Boat Quay(码头)， North Boat Quay, Clark Quay or Clifford Pier(码头). From Clifford Pier, you can buy tickets for a cruise around the Southern Island on a Chinese boat. You can enjoy Chinese tea while on board.
Singapore History Museum --- It shows the life of this city in the 19th century(世纪) ，including the scenes of Chinese boats bringing things from China.
Arab Street& Little India---if you love beautiful clothing, you’ll find something special to bring back. Next to Arab Street, there is a neighborhood with lots of Indian temples and shops. It’s Little India. The Culture Corner at Little India has videos and exhibitions, you can learn more about Indian culture and etiquette there.
阅读短文，完成下列任务：
任务一：完成下列句子，每空词数不限。
1.
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2. If you are going to dioscover different cultures in this country, you can go to
_______________.
3. You can learn something about Indian etiquette by watching _______ at the
Culture Corner. 任务二： 回答下列问题：
4. What can you buy in Arab Street?
__________________________________________________.
5. Where should you get on board if you want to enjoy a cruise in Chinese style? ___________________________________________________________________. Ⅴ. 用所给词的适当形式填空。(Fill in the blanks with the words given) （10分）1. Do you mind ________ (get) up early next morning?
2. _________ (walk) for a while after dinner is good for our health. 3. There are about three _________(thousand) students in our school. 4. I don’t feel like ________(say) anything.
5. We enjoyed ______ (play) basketball on the playground just now. 6. Could you please __________ (not say) it in Japanese? 7. They have already finished ________(clean) the classroom. 8. We usually spend much time ________(play) games every day. 9. You shouldn’t _______(wear) that coat. It’s out of style. 10. You needn’t ________(tell) them the truth.
VI．翻译句子：（Translate the sentences in order）（20分） 1. 除了我以外我们班上的每个学生都被邀请了
Everyone _________ in my class was invited _________ me. 2. 你可以给她一张球赛的门票。
You ________ give her a ticket _______ a ball game.
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We never know what ________ _______in the future. 4. 对于一个机器人来说做和我们一样的事情是困难的。 It’s _________ for a robot to do the ________ things as us 5. 步行到达学校花费了我20分钟的时间。
It __________ me about 20 minutes to ________ to school. 6. 有许多你可以做的事。
There ________ a lot of things you _________ do. 7. 玛丽的姑姑靠开出租车谋生20年了。
Mary’s aunt _______ _______ _______ ________by driving a taxi for 20years. 8. 你和你的美国同学相处得怎么样？
How are you _____ _______ ______ your new American classmates? 9. 我和我父母的谈话通常经争吵作为结束。
The talks with my parents often ________ _______ ________ ______ them. 10. 他们举办这场音乐会是为了给慈善事业筹款、
They held the concert to _____ ______ ______the charity.
VII. 书面表达（15分）请根据以下提示，以“the best gift I have ever received” 为题写一篇短文。1. When did you receive the gift? 2.who gave it to you ? Why did he/she gave you the gift? 3.Why do you like it? Introduce the gift. 要求：语句通顺，70词左右。
The best gift I have ever received
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