八年级英语上期末练习试卷有答案(2)
( B )
Tommy is from a poor family. His father is a worker and he is often ill. Tommy hopes to be an artist, but everybody says it is impossible(不可能)for him to be an artist and makes fun of his family and his dream. But Tommy never gives up.
One day, he heard there was a drawing competition the following week, and anyone aged 13 and up was welcome. The winner would get10,000 dollars and some art equipment(设备). He thought for a minute and decided to take part in the competition.
That week seemed like the longest week in his life. Every day when he got home from school, a pencil and a piece of paper were the first things in his hands. Then, the day of the competition came. He finished his drawing quickly.
After two weeks, Tommy got a letter. Tommy was too afraid to open the letter. At last, he opened it slowly. Just as he read the first sentence, he began crying(哭).However, they were not tears(眼泪)of sadness…They were tears of happiness
( )6.Tommy hopes to be .
A.a worker B. a doctor
C.a writer D. an artist
( )7.The underlined words“makes fun of”means“ ” in Chinese.
A.嘲笑
B.支持
C.夸奖
D.创造
( )8.Which of the following is TRUE?
A. Only young boys could take part in the competition
B.The winner could get about 1,000 dollars
C.The winner could get some art equipment
D.Young girls couldn’t take part in the competition
( )9.Before the competition, when Tommy came back home, the first thing he did was .
A、cook dinner for his father
B.practice drawing
C.finish his homework
D.watch news about the competition
( )10.From the end of text we can know that .
A.Tommy was sad, because he didn’t win the competition
B.Tommy was happy, because he won the competition
C.Tommy could never become an artist
D.Tommy didn’t win the competition, but he was still happy.
( C )
Mr. Smith gave his wife money every Friday evening. His wife always spent it all the next Wednesday, so that for the next three days she had no money to spend at all.
One day Mr. Smith asked her,“But how did you spend all that money?”She answered,“I don’t know. ”So one Friday evening, Mr. Smith gave her money together with an exercise book and a pencil. He said to his wife,“Please write down how you spend the money.”
Next Tuesday, his wife had no money again. Mr. Smith took the exercise book to see how she had spent it.“I have done what you told me,”she said gladly. She had written“Friday, I got 18 pounds from Mr. Smith. ”On the first page, and on the second page, she wrote,“Tuesday, I have spent it all.”
( ) 11、Mrs. Smith always spent all the money .
A.the next day
B.in four days
C.in a week
D.on next Wednesday
( )12、Mr. Smith gave his wife an exercise book and a pencil and asked her .
A.to do homework
B. to have a look
C.to write down how she spent the money
D.to draw a picture on it
( )13、Mrs. Smith was to do what Mr. Smith asked her to.
A.happy B. sad C.sorry D. excited
( )14、Mr. Smith gave his wife money a week.
A.once B.twice
C.three times D.four times
( )15、The story tells us that Mrs. Smith was not very .
A.glad B. tall
C.careful D. good
( D )
John is ten years old, and he is a very lazy(懒惰的)boy. He doesn’t like doing any work. He has to go to school of course, but he doesn’t study hard there and tries to do as little work as possible. His father and mother are both doctors and they hope that their son will become one, too, when he grows up. But one day john says to his mother,“I want to be a dustman when I finish school.”
“A dustman?”his mother asks, and she is very surprised.“That’s not a very pleasant job, why do you want to become a dustman?”
“Because then I only have to work one day a week.”John answers.
“Only one day a week?”his mother says.“What do you mean? And how do you know?”
“Well,”John answers,“I know that the dustmen who come to our house to work on Thursday, because I only see them on that day.”
( ) 16、How old is John?
A.Nine B.Ten
C.Seven D.Eleven
( )17、What are John’s parents?
A.Doctors B. Teachers
C.Workers D.Farmers
( )18、What does John want to become?
A.Doctor B. Teacher
C.Dustman D. Drive
( )19、When do the dustman come to their house to work?
A.On Wednesday B.On Sunday
C. On Thursday D.On Friday
( )20、At school, John doesn’t do as as possible
A. little work B. many work
C.much work D. few work
四. 补全对话(15分)
A.How are you going to do that?
B. Where are you going to take singing lessons?
C. I want to be a singer.
D. I’m going to start next week.
E. Are you going to sing country music?
A : What do you want to be when you leave school?
B: 51.
A:52.
B:No. I’m not. I’m going to sing rock music.
A:53.
B:I’m going to take singing lessons.
A:When are you going to start?
B:54.
A:55.
B: In New York.
51. 52. 53. 54. 55.
五、书面表达。(20分)
请根据以下内容提示，以How to make a banana milk shake? 为题写一篇50词左右的英语短文,开头已经给出，不计入词数。
I like drinking banana milk shake very much, and I also like to make a banana milk shake by myself. Do you know how to make a banana milk shake? Let me tell you.
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参考答案
一、 单项选择(每题1分，共15分
1-5 B A A A C 6-10 D C D C B 11-15 B A C D A
二、完形填空.(10分)
1-5 C D D C B 6-10 D C D B A
三、阅读理解。(40分)
(A) 1-5 C C A B B (B) 6-10 D A C B B
(C) D C B A C (D) B A C C C
四. 补全对话(15分)
1-5 C E A D B
五、书面表达。(20分)
First, peel three bananas. Then cut up the bananas. Now put the bananas and ice-cream in the blender. Then pour the milk into the blender. Next, turn on the blender. Finally, pour the milk shake into a glass and you can enjoy it.
