新疆巴州蒙古族高级中学2014-2015学年八年级上学期期末考试英语试题

1.I bought _____ for my parents, but I bought _____ for my brother.

A. anything; nothing

B. anything; something

C. something; nothing

D .nothing; anything

2. The story was very _____, so w e all felt________.

A. boring; bored

B. bored ; boring C .boring; boring

D. bored; bored

3. Don’t worry about him, He is _____ to drive a car.

A. Enough old

B. o ld enough

C. enough friendly

D .friendly enough

4. Betty _____ eats junk food, so you see, she is pretty healthy.

A .usually B. often C. always D. never

5.—______do you have an art festival in your school?— Once a year.

A .How long B. How often C. How far D. How soon

6. Milk is _____ our health.

A. good with

B. good at

C. good for

D. bad for

7. —Who get up ______ , your father or your mother?—My mother.

A. early

B. earlier

C. earliest

D. the earliest

8. In fact , listening is just as_____ as speaking in language learning.

A. Important B .more important C. more difficult D. more interesting

9. The boy is good at _____ jokes and he often makes us______.

A. telling; laugh

B. telling; to laugh

C.tell; laugh

D. tell; to laugh

10. We can buy books_____ in this store in our city.

A. cheap

B. the cheapest

C. cheaper

D. the most cheaply

二．完形填空（每小题2分，共20分）

Last Sunday we had a g reat trip. My father, my mother and I __11__ to summer camp. We went to the mountains. First we _12____ the foot of the mountain__13___bus. In the middle of the mountain there was a river.The water in the river was clean and clear. I washed my face__14____ the water. It ws warm. There _15____some fishes in the river.In the mountain there were flowers. They were __16__ .At noon, many people got together, and they were very_17____ .We made our meal in the mountain. The food was very __18___, and we liked it very much. After the meal, we went on our trip. We felt __19___. It was really __20____.

11. A. go B. goes C. went D. to go

12. A .get B. got C. got to D. arrived

13. A.by B. on C.in D. for

14. A. on B. with C.in D. Into

15. A.is B. was C. were D .are

16. A. ugly B .beautiful C. awful D. delicious

17. A. friendly B. sad C .busy D .unhappy

18. A. nice B. terrible C. bad D .cheap

19. A. happy B. unhappy C. friendly D. Interesting

20. A. excited B. relaxed C. fun D.boring

三．阅读理解（每小题2分，共30分）

A

My grandfather Jack is 96 years old，and he has had an interesting life.He has travelled a lot in his

life in the Far East.He visited the Taj Mahal in India and the Pyramids in Egypt.He hunted (狩猎) lions in Africa，and rode a camel in the Sahara Desert.He says the most beautiful place he has travelled to is Kathmandu in Nepal.

Jack has married twice.His first wife died when she was 32.He met his second wife Maria while he was cycling round France.They have been married for 50 years，and they have lived happily in a small village since they got married. Jack says that he has never been ill in his life. The secret of good health，according to my grandfather，is exercise. He goes swimming every morning .He has done this since he was a boy. He also has a glass of wine every night！Perhaps that is his secret!

21.What kind of life has Jack lived?

A．A short life. B．An interesting life.C．A lonely life. D．A poor life.

22．Which of the following does Jack think is the most beautiful place?

A．Kathmandu. B．The Pyramids.C．The Sahara Desert. D．Taj Mahal.

23．How many times has Jack married?

A．Once. B．Twice.C．Three times. D．Four times.

24.Where did Jack meet Maria?

A．In India. B．In Nepal.C．In France. D．In Egypt.

25.What does Jack do every night?

A．He has a glass of wine. B．He goes swimming.

C．He hunts lions. D．He rides a camel.

B

American football

In almost every big university(大学) in the USA, football is a favourite sport. American football is not like soccer. Player s sometimes kick the ball, but they also throw the ba ll and run with it. They try to take it to the other end of the field. They have four chances to move the ball ten yards. They can carry it or throw it If they move it to the end of the field, they win six points. This is called a touchdown.

It is difficult to move the ball. Eleven men on the team try to stop the man with the ball. If the man does not move the ball ten yards, his team kicks the ball to the other team.Each university wants its team win. Thousands of people come to watch. They all yell (助威，加油）for their favourite team.

Young men and women from the cheer

Team dance and jump while they yell.Each team plays ten or eleven games each season. The season begins in September and ends in November. If a team is very good, it may play another game after the season ends. The best team plays again on January 1st,the first day of the New Year. Many people go to see these games and many others watch them on television.

26.American football is ____________.

A.the same as soccer

B.only popular in the big universities in the USA

C.a game played only with feet

D.a game with ten players

27.To win six points the players in a team must ____________.

A. kick the ball ten yards

B.kick the ball to the other team

C.move the ball to the end of the field

D. throw the ball to the sky

28.If the man does not move the ball ten yards,____________.

A.his team loses a point

B.the other team kicks the ball to the end of the field

C.his team kicks the ball to the other team.

D.his team wins six points

29.Each university wi ll have ____________ to help them win the game.

A.thousands of people

B.a cheer team

C.a favourite team

D.a good player

30.It is a very important sport because ____________.

A .many people like it

B .thousands of people play it

C. the best team will play on New Year's Day .

D. many universities have this game

C