河东区2016—2017学年度第二学期期末考试
八年级英语
二、单项选择（20分，每小题1分）
16. The girl is very and she can work out all the problems easily. A. brave B. smart C. ugly D. beautiful 17. Tianjin is beautiful city in north of China. A. a; a B. a; the C. the; 不填 D.不填; the 18. —Mum, may I go out to play football?
—Oh, you your homework yet? A. have; finished B. do; finish C. are; finishing D. has; finished 19. I hope David will have great in the future. A. success B. waste C. activity D. information 20. them got the right answer. A. No one of B. Not any C. None of D. None 21. Last year, three hundred English teachers took part in the English Training. A. two-month B. two-months C. two months D. two month 22. —Tony, Can you your room, please? —OK, Mum. I’ll do it right away. A. Worry about B. put away C. tidy up D. look at 23. Mom is making dinner. It so nice! A. smells B. tastes C. feels D. sounds 24. The students in Class One five English words so far. A. learn B. learnt C. will learn D. have learnt 25. I hope that our government will pass a law to food waste. A. reduce B. add C. succeed D. fetch 26. The purpose is my favorite music. A. listen to B. listens to C. to listen to D. listening 27. — What did the teacher say just now?
—He said that the earth round the sun. A. go B. goes C. going D. will go
28. The manager sounded on the phone. He offered to show us around the company. A. softly B. friendly C. gently D. seriously 29. Hurry up, we will be late for school. A. and B. but C. or D. then 30. — Do you know ? I’m going to visit him. —Sorry, I don’t know. A. where does Mr. Li live B. where did Mr. Li live C. where Mr. Li lives D. where Mr. Li lived 31. Zhangjiajie is the strange shape of its tall tocks. A. famous at B. famous for C. interested D. interested in 32. When James arrived at the railway station, he tried to look a place to park his car. A. after B. for C. at D. up 33. It’s time TV. Please turn on the TV.
A. watch B. to watch C. watching D. watched 34. —Are all the students from in your class?
—No, there are only 3 in our class. The others are from other countries. A. Germany; Germen B. Germany; Germans C. German; Germans C. German; Germany 35. —My mother has been ill for a few days. — . A. Good luck B. Good idea C. Thank you D. I’m sorry to hear that 三、完形填空（10分，每小题1分，共10分）
Jack wanted to work in a big company. Now he was preparing for the final interview. 36 he passed it, he would be the only lucky one and his dream would come true.
The day came and Jack went for the 37 by bike. It was a cold day, so he 38 a scarf when he went out. After 39 the office, he took off his scarf and put it on the side of the table . The interview began.
The manager asked a lot of questions and Jack answered quite well. Jack was very satisfied（对…满意）with his performance and was sure he 40 the interview. He was happy. On the way home he felt 41 and realized（意识到）that he had left his scarf in the office. So he went back 42 it.
That next day, Jake received a call 43 the manager. To his surprise, it was a(n)
44 result! “You left your scarf yesterday. It shows that you are not 45 .” said the manager. 36. A. So B. For C. When D. If 37. A. interview B. meeting C. exam D. notice 38. A. in B. put on C. wear D. dressed 39. A. enter B. enters C. entering D. entered 40. A. passed B. will pass C. would pass D. was passing 41. A. wrong B. cold C. ill D. happy 42. A. take B. took C. taking D. to take 43. A. from B. by C. with D. about 44. A. good B. interesting C. unexpected D. exciting 45. A. careful enough B. carefully enough C. enough careful D. enough carefully 四、阅读理解 （15分，每小题1分，共15分）
阅读下面短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。
(A)
Once upon a time, two young men were spending some time in the country. One day, while taking a walk together, they crossed a large field.
“Look out!” one of the young men shouted, because a bull（公牛）suddenly came out and began to chase（追逐）them. They were very frightened. They ran as fast as they could, but the bull kept chasing them.
Finally, one of the men climbed up a tree. The other one jumped into a hole, but soon he came out of it. And then the bull chased him back into the hole.
“Stay there!” his friend shouted, but soon the man came out again and again. The bull chased
him right back. This went on five or six more times.
At last, the man in the tree got angry and shouted to his friend in the hole, “You fool（傻瓜）! Stay in that hole for a while, otherwise（不然）this bull will keep us here all day!”
“That’s easy for you to say.”The other man said as he jumped one more time back into the hole,” But there happened to be a bear in this hole.” 46. Where did the story take place? A. In a hole. B. In a village. C. In a town. D. In a large field. 47. The Young man shouted “Look out” because he saw . A. a lion B. a bull C. a bear D. a cow 48. One of the men climbed up a tree, the other_______. A. got into a hole B. ran away C. kept running D. went back home 49. Why did the man in the tree get angry? A. Because he didn’t want to go home. B. Because he didn’t like the tree.
C. Because his friend didn’t stay in the hole. D. Because his friend was a fool.
50. What does the underlined phrase “happened to” mean? A.发生 B.在下面 C.碰巧 D.开心
(B)
Sometimes the easiest way to get somewhere is on the back of a bike.
More and more people are using cars in many places in Africa today. However, things are different in Malawi（马拉维）. Bikes are the most popular in this African country.
Bike riding is a way of life in Malawi. People use them to carry heavy things. They also use bikes to carry people, especially tourists. These years, taking a “bicycle taxi” to travel around Malawi has become quite popular among（在…之中）tourists from all over the world.
If you go too Malawi, you will find a lot of bike taxis waiting on the sides of the roads. The riders make the bikes comfortable for passengers（乘客）to sit on. You can jump on a bike taxi and get around at a very low cost.
Alice is a 21-year-old student from Canada. She enjoys the special bike riding a lot. “I really like the bike taxi,” she says, “It’s easy and cheap.” Alice usually pays 1 dollar for going shopping in town.
28-year-old Panjira Khombe began to ride a bike taxi two years ago. The young man enjoys this job, “I used to make boats for a living（谋生）, but that’s a hard job. Being a bike taxi rider is easy for me and I don’t mind carrying heavy people,” he says.
51. In Malawi are the most popular way for people to get somewhere. A. cars B. bikes C. trains D. buses 52. Why does Alice enjoy the bile taxi A. Because it’s on the side of the road. B. Because it’s popular and heavy. C. Because it’s all over the country. D. Because it’s cheap and easy.
53. How old did Panjira Khombe begin to ride a bike taxi? A. 26 years old B. 27 years old C. 28 years old D. 29 years old