初中英语八年级上册
期末专项试题
一、单项选择
从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
1.Iwanttobe_______socialworkerinthefuture.Manypeopleneedhelp.
A.a B.an C.the D./
2.Whichofthefollowingwordsrhymeswith“year”?
A.wear B.pear C.bear D.near
3.Readingisfun._______,itcanhelpuslearnalotabouttheworld.
A.Moreover B.However C.Otherwise D.Instead
4.—WillKittygotothecinemawithusthisSaturday?
—She_______go,butI’mnotsure.
A.must B.need C.may D.should
5.Everyyear,manybirdwatchersgotoZhalongNatureReserveto_______thenumberofbirds.
A.change B.speak C.decide D.count
6.Thelightinmybedroomisbroken.Myfatherwill_______anewone.
A.cutout B.putin C.lookat D.geton
7.ThemodelEiffelTowerlooks_______wonderful_______therealoneinFrance.
A.as…as B.so…as C.so…that D.too…to
8.Tomisreally_______andtakespartinallkindsofactivitiesinhisfreetime.
A.polite B.bored C.active D.sad
9.—Andy,Icalledyouat4:00p.m.yesterday,butyoudidn’tanswerit.
—Sorry.I_______mybedroom.
A.tidyup B.willtidyup C.amtidyingup D.wastidyingup
10.—Manyhunterscatchanimalsfortheirfur,bonesorotherpartsofthebody.
—_______Weshouldn’tbuyfurcoatsanymore.
A.Itdoesn’tmatter. B.Whatashame! C.Allright. D.That’sOK.
二、完形填空
阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳
选项。
DuringtheQinDynasty,therewasaboynamedHanXin.Hewas
bornina 11 familyandoftenhadnothingtoeat.Heoftenwent
fishingbutalmost 12 nofish.Hewasalwayshungry.
One day, Han Xin was fishing by the river. An old lady 13
thattheboywasverythinandlookedhungry.She gavehimabowl of
14 .
“Thankyousomuch.”saidHanXinasheboweddown(鞠躬)totheoldlady.Fromthenon,
everytimeHan Xinmetthe oldlady, shewould givehim somerice. SoHan Xin 15 went
hungry. He was very thankful and promised (允诺) he would find a way to 16 the lady
someday.
“You don’t have to promise so much when you have 17 ,” she said. “I give you rice
becauseIfeel 18 thatyoudon’thaveanythingto eat.I don’twantyoutorepayme.Ifyou
arearealman,youwillfindawaytosupport 19 .”HanXinkeptthelady’swordsinmind.
When HanXin 20 up, hewent into the army (军队) andbecame a general(将军). He
1didmanygoodthingsand 21 manypeople.Peopleallthoughthewasagreatman.
HanXinnever 22 the oldlady. Hewent back to the villageand tookherto his palace.
Heboweddowntoher 23 gaveherabowl filledwithgold.Theoldladydidn’t 24 it.
“Thank you for the gold,” she said. “You have already paid me back by becoming a strong and
kindman.”
TheChineseidiom“onerice,thousandgold”comesfromthisstory.Ittellsusthatweshould
always give a hand to others 25 getting anything in return. And we should also forever
rememberthehelpfromsomeoneelse.
11.A.rich B.poor C.strong D.busy
12.A.caught B.raised C.touched D.filled
13.A.knew B.heard C.saw D.wondered
14.A.rice B.gold C.water D.milk
15.A.always B.often C.sometimes D.never
16.A.talkabout B.learnfrom C.payback D.chatwith
17.A.nothing B.something C.anything D.everything
18.A.happy B.sorry C.tired D.angry
19.A.himself B.herself C.myself D.yourself
20.A.came B.grew C.stood D.picked
21.A.helped B.provided C.found D.lost
22.A.remembered B.advised C.invited D.forgot
23.A.so B.and C.or D.but
24.A.sell B.accept C.miss D.pull
25.A.for B.about C.without D.in
三、阅读理解
第一节：阅读下面短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
.
Welcome to Our Travel Company!
Chooseyourguideaccordingtowhatyouareinterestedin!
Name Activities Telephone
number
See wildlife such as whales, seabirds, polar
Lisa bearsandwildhorses. 1-800-363-7566
Introduce local cultures to you, like art,
Molly music,traditionsandsoon. 1-800-377-6769
Experience the joy of being out on the water.
Jill SeethebeautyofCanadaonaboattrip. 1-800-663-7593
Learn about some volunteer organizations.
Kay They do amazing work like protecting the 1-800-566-8998
environment.
26.Ifwewanttoseewildlife,whichguideshouldwechoose?
A.Lisa. B.Molly. C.Jill. D.Kay.
227.Toknowmoreaboutvolunteerorganizations,whichnumbershouldwecall?
A.1-800-363-7566. B.1-800-377-6769.
C.1-800-663-7593. D.1-800-566-8998.
28.Whereisthepassageprobablyfrom?
A.Asciencereport. B.Amedicineintroduction.
C.Acookingmagazine. D.Atravellingadvertisement.
B
Lulu, a Hungarian PhD student at Tsinghua University, first came to Beijing in 2017. She
soon fell in love with the city. Her favorite place is the hutong of Beijing. She also found her
greatesthobby—PekingOpera.
The first time she saw Peking Opera was at an opera museum. “I found it really amazing,”
she said. “The outfits (服装) were, of course, beautiful, and the movements were also beautiful.
The face-painting was something I’d never seen before. It is so much different from Western
opera.”
Outofinterest,shejoinedthePekingOperagroupofTsinghuaUniversity.Thatmadehersee
that Peking Opera is much more than just the looks. “There is really huge cultural background.
AnditisthemostimportantinPekingOpera.”
The group members practice twice a week. Mostly, they practice singing and movements.
The biggest problem Lulu had was learning the Asian way of singing. “In the beginning, I was
usingmyvoiceinthewrongway,”shesaid.Butwiththehelpofteachers,shehasimprovedalot.
There are other international students in the group. “I really love it that Peking Opera brings
us together,” she said. “I do believe that art brings us deep friendship. I hope I can share this
hobbywithpeopleoutsideChina.”
29.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inparagraph2referto?
A.Theuniversity. B.Thehutong. C.Beijing. D.PekingOpera.
30.InLulu’seyes,whichofthefollowingisthemostimportantinPekingOpera?
A.Thebeautifuloutfits. B.Themovements.
C.Theculturalbackground. D.Theface-painting.
31.Lulu’swordsinthelastparagraphshowthat_______.
A.herteachershelpherimprovealot B.learningPekingOperaishard
C.PekingOperabringspeopletogether D.foreignerslikeoperamuseums
32.What’sthebesttitleforthepassage?
A.Lulu’sExperienceinChina B.Lulu’sLoveforPekingOpera
C.Lulu’sFriendshipwithStudents D.Lulu’sProblemsinLearningOpera
C
When Ariel rode her bike to the riverside, she saw a beautiful swan lying near the riverside.
Ariel worked at the Wild Bird Fund rehab centre (康复中心) and knew that swans could be
aggressive. Soshe should be careful to preventherself from being hurt. Butas shewent near this
one,shefoundthatitwasbadlyhurt.“Ishouldhelpit,oritwilldie,”shethought.
Arielputherjacketoverthebird’sheadtokeepitcalmfirst.Shepickeditupsoftly,andheld
it in her arms. And then she thought, “What should I do now?” Her best choice was to take the
swan to the rehab centre, but that was across the river and on the other side of the city. How was
shegoingtotakea17-poundswanonherbikeallthatway?
Luckily, when some drivers saw her, they were willing to offer her, her bike and the swan a
ride to a nearby underground station. Ariel called the rehab centre on the way, and then an
animal-care manager picked her up at another underground station. When they got to the centre,
themanagercheckedandtreated(治疗)theswan.Theytookgoodcareoftheswan.
Now, the bird makes many swan friends in the centre, and it is enjoying a happy life. It’s
3really a happy ending. “If an animal needs help, I would like to do whatever I can. I always feel
happytodothis,”Arielsaid.
33.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“aggressive”probablymeaninparagraph1?
A.Readytohurtothers. B.Easytotakecareof.
C.Possibletorunaway. D.Interestingtoplaywith.
34.Theswanwaslyingneartheriversidebecause_______.
A.itneededarest B.itwaitedforfriends
C.itwasbadlyhurt D.itwastrappednearby
35.Paragraph3mainlytellsus_______.
A.theswanwasveryhappyintherehabcentre
B.somepeoplewerewillingtosavetheswantogether
C.Arielknewhowtolookaftertheswanverywell
D.thedriversenttheswantoananimal-caremanager
36.WhichwordcanbestdescribeAriel?
A.Generous. B.Hard-working. C.Kind. D.Humorous.
第二节：阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的选项中选出能填入短文空白处的最佳选项，
使短文通顺连贯，其中有两项是多余选项。
Everypersonwantstohaveahappylife.Howtoliveahappylife? 37
Doing simple things for others makes us feel happy. We always think we can only get
happiness from big things, but that’s not true. 38 Maybe we only do housework
withourparents.However,wewillfeelhappyifweareenjoyingdoingthese.
39 We may feel unhappy when we meet problems. It’s OK to ask for help.
Asking for help is not an easy thing. In fact, we don’t need to worry about being refused. Just go
ahead,andthenwewillgethelpandfindthingsgeteasier.
We should know people don’t always notice our mistakes. 40 However,
everyonemakes mistakesin life.No matter hows mallthe mistakesare, wemay think ourfriends
andfamilynoticeit. 41 Ifweknowthis,we’llfeelbetter.
A.Hereissomeadvice.
B.It’smeaingfultohelpothers.
C.Makingmistakesisgoodforus.
D.Mistakesmaymakeusunhappy.
E.Askforhelpwhenwehaveproblems.
F.Infact,theyarebusywithalotofotherthings.
G.Maybewejusthelpclassmatesworkoutmathproblems.
四、语法填空
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
If you are given only 1 yuan, can you live in a city for one day? It may be a little difficult,
(42)________somestudentsdidit.
More than 60 students from a middle school in Xi’an (43)________ (take) part in One Yuan
Metropolis Survival (生存计划). (44)________ students had to deal with a lot of hard tasks to
makealiving.
To make money, many students looked (45)_______ part-time jobs and saw how hard life
4was. One of the students asked more than 10 restaurants for a job and (46)________ (final) got
one chance. “We were sad when they said no. Slowly, we got used to it,” he said. After
(47)________(be)awaiterforanhour,hegot25yuan.
Some students made use of their talents by singing and dancing in parks or shopping malls.
Many people who walked by took notice and helped (48)________ (they). It showed that it’s
important(49)________(learn)aspecialskill.
Livingwashard,butfinishingthetaskswasn’tanyeasier.Thestudentshadtogotodifferent
(50)________ (place) to finish tasks in a short time. The (51)________ (surprise) one was that
theyexchangedapieceofpaperforthingsworth100yuaninhalfanhour.
“We learned how to persuade (说服) and communicate with others. And don’t be afraid of
failure,”saidZhao.“Wewouldgiveallofthemoneywehadraisedtostudentsinneed.”
五、阅读表达
阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题，每个题目的答案不超过 5 个单词。
The FIFAWorld Cup came toan endin December2022. Butthe love for socceris stillvery
muchaliveandwellinZibo,ShandongProvince.
Zibo is called “the home of soccer ball”. It’s the birthplace of the ancient Chinese
sport—cuju. In 2004, cuju won the recognition (认可)of FIFA -soccer’s governing body—as the
earliestformofsoccer.
“Side-flicking” “chest down” and “shoulder stopper” are some key moves of cuju. Li
Weipeng, 34, from Linzi district of Zibo city is a seventh-generation inheritor (传承人) of cuju.
Hehasbeenpracticingtheseskillsfor18years.Learningdifferentcujuskillswellisnoteasy.“At
the beginning, I spent eight hours a day practising juggling (颠) a ball. It was tiring,” Li told
ChinaDaily.Henowcanjuggleaballwithhisfootover10,000timesinarow.
Teachingstudents cuju moves isa part of Li’s job. The traditional Chinesesport cuju is now
popular at primary and middle schools in Linzi. Its moves have made their way into dances and
morningexercises.
“Studentsshowgreatinterestinplayingcuju.Itencouragesmetospreadtheancientsport,”Li
toldChinaDaily.
52.Whichcityiscalled“thehomeofsoccerball”?
_________________________________________________________________________
53.Whatare“Side-flicking”“chestdown”and“shoulderstopper”?
_________________________________________________________________________
54.WhatdoesLiWeipengthinkoflearningdifferentcujuskillswell?
_________________________________________________________________________
55.HowiscujuatprimaryandmiddleschoolsinLinzi?
_________________________________________________________________________
56.Whatcanwedotospreadtheancientsport?
_________________________________________________________________________
六、书面表达
57.学校英语报组织了“Ahappydayout”的征文比赛，假如你是Millie，请根据以下图片信
息用英语写一篇文章参加比赛，描述自己美好的一天。
5参考词汇：rollercoaster
要求：（1）词数80左右, 文章开头已给出，不计入总词数；
（2）短文应包括所给内容要点，可适当增加细节，使文章连贯；
（3）短文中不得出现考生的真实姓名、校名等信息。
Ahappydayout
LastSunday,Ihadahappydayoutinthepark.
Inthemorning,
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