2016年八年级下册英语期末测试卷及答案

　　二、单项选择(共15小题，每小题1分，15分)

( )21. My brother’s never been late for work, __________?

A. is he B. isn’t he C. has he D. hasn’t he

( )22. We spend as much time as we can ______ English.

A. read B. to read C. reading D. have read

( )23. There __________ great changes in our hometown in the past fifteen years.

A. has been B. have been C. was D. were

( )24. He was made ________ for 12 hours a day in the past.

A. work B. to work C. to be worked D. worked

( )25. ——Betty, did your uncle get married in the year 1995?

——Yes, he _______for about eight years.

married got married been married married

( )26. The performers waved to the audience while they ________ to the music.

A. are dancing B. were dancing C. was dancing D. danced

( )27. It was ____ difficult work ____ nobody can do it well.

A. so, that B. such a, that C. such, that D. so a, that

( )28. It’s too hot inside. Do you mind ____ the window?

A. closing B. to close C. opening D. to open

( )29. –Are you a teacher of English? --No, but I _________________.

A. used to be B. am used to C. used to do D. don’t used

( )30. I’m very ____________ at the ___________ news.

A. exciting; excited B. excited; excited C. exciting; exciting ted, exciting

( )31. ——I have ____finished my homework . What about you?

——Not______.

, already , still ady, yet ady,already

( )32. ——Where is your father now?

——He _____Hongkong. He____there for three days.

gone to , has been to been to , has been

gone to , has been , was

( )33. –I think it will be rainy tomorrow. -- . We need rain very much.

A. Why do you say so? B. I think it won’t

C. I hope so D. I hope not

( )34. --- What an easy question! I can answer it.

--- Yes. It’s easy for you. But I don’t think _______ can answer it.

A. nobody B. somebody C. anybody D. everybody

( )35. We were late for school ________ the heavy traffic.

A. because of; B. because C. as D. so

　　三、完形填空 (共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分)

The world of the out-of-doors is full of secrets. And they are so interesting that quite a lot of people are busy studying them.

All round us are birds, animals, trees and flowers. The fact about how they ___36___ and grow are as interesting as anything could be.

Do you know that one of the great presidents of the USA spent hours and hours ___37___ birds? A doctor who lives near New York City became so ___38___ in insects that he began to ___39___ them. Now he has more than one thousand different kinds of insects.

Come then with me, and I will help you find some of nature’s secrets. Let us go ___40___ through the woods(树林) and fields. Here we shall find how a rabbit tells the other rabbits that there is danger. We shall ___41___ a mother bear and her young ones as they look for ___42___ and get ready for winter sleep. We shall watch bees dancing in the air to let other bees know ___43___ they can find food. I will show you many other interesting things, but the best thing that I can ___44___ you is to keep your eyes a nd ears ___45___ when you go out of doors. Nature tells these secrets only to people who look and listen carefully.

( )36. A. live B. speak C. fly D. bear

( )37. A. studying B. eating C. learning D. finding

( )38. A. friendly B. careful C. busy D. interested

( )39. A. help B. collect C. buy D. feed

( )40. A. near B. quickly C. quietly D. politely

( )41. A. hear B. follow C. catch D. help

( )42. A. food B. fruit C. vegetable D. water

( )43. A. how B. why C. where D. when

( )44. A. make B. pass C. give D. teach

( )45. A. closed B. open C. safe D. clean

　　四、阅读理解 (共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分)

A

Nearly all our food comes from the soil(土壤). Some of us eat meat, of course, but animals live on plants. If there were no plants, we would have no animals and no meat. So the soil is very necessary for life. The top of the ground is usually covered with grass or other plants. There may be dead leaves and dead plants on the grass. The waste matter(粪) from animals also falls on it.

All soil needs food. If we do not give it any, the plants will be weak. Farmers found that animals’ waste is the best food for the soil, but chemical fertilizers(化肥) are also very useful. The same crop(庄稼)should not be grown in the same place every year; it’s better to have a d ifferent crop. A change of crop and the use of a good fertilizer will keep the land good.