八年级下英语期末考试试题一、单项选择：( ) 1. Mo Yan is one of most popular writers in the world. He was honest boy when he was child.A. a; a B. a; an C. the; a D. the; an( ) 2.Im a teenager and I dont play with soft toys any longer. A. no longer; / B. no; longer C. / ; no longer D. no; any longer( ) 3. -How long your uncle this personal computer ? - Since ten years ago. He wants to buy a new one. A. have; had B. has; bought C. have ; bought D. has; had( ) 4. Hurry up! The piano concert for five minutes. A. had begun B. has been on C. has begun D. began( ) 5. - Long time no see your father! Where has he ? - He has Beijing for a month. Hell be back next week. A. been; been in B. gone; been C. been; been to D. gone; gone to( ) 6. My mother used to the song “Wheres time going?” . Now she is used to it. A. hating; listen B. hated; listened to C. hate; listening to D. hating; listening( ) 7. The cleaner in Zhengzhou said, “ things we do, environment well have” . A. More; better B. The more; the better C. Fewer ; The less D. The fewer; better( ) 8. Yu Gong didnt need to move the mountains, He could think of ways to solve his problem . A. other B. another C. others D. else( ) 9. Mr Green isnt here, He with his family home in England . A. have been B.has been C.has gone back D.have gone( ) 10. Kate was ill last week . But she is to go to school today. A. good enough B.enough well C.well enough D.enough good( ) 11. I have never read book that I cant put it down . A. such an excellent B. a such excellent C. such excellent a D. so an excellent( ) 12. My headteacher saw her up some rubbish while he by . A. pick; was passing B. picking; was passing C. was picking; was passing D. picking; passed( ) 13. “How long will you this book?” said the librarian. A. borrow B. buy C. keep D. have( ) 14. - Could you please help me the exercise books to the class? - No problem. A. take out B. give out C.work out D. put out( ) 15. Im new here. Could you please tell me _?A. what is the building used for B. when does the first class beginC. where is the dining hall D. how many classes our school has二、完形填空（15分）Long long ago, there was a swan（天鹅）with golden feathers（金羽毛）.She lived in a lake. A woman lived in a small house near the lake 1 her two daughters. They were very poor. They worked hard all year round, but still, they lived a 2 life and sometimes they even didnt have enough money to buy food.The swan was sad to see that. She said to 3 , “Ill give one of my feathers to them each day, then they can live a happy life with the money selling my feathers.” That evening, she flew to the poor womans house and 4 a golden feather on the table without saying anything .From then on, the swam came every day and gave them a feather. The woman was very happy 5 their life was much better than before.But day after day, the woman became greedy（贪婪）.She said to her 6 .”The swan may fly away one day. If so, we will be poor again. We should take all her feathers when she comes next time.”“Oh, no, Mom!” cried the daughters, “This will 7 the swan. She helps us a lot !”But the mother wouldnt listen. When the swan came as 8 , the mother caught her and took all her feathers. But suddenly, the golden feathers 9 chicken feathers. Then ,the Golden Swan said, “Poor Mother, I came to help you, but you wanted to kill me. Now, I am leaving and will never come back. Never be greedy!” With these 10 , the swan flew away.( )1. A. for B. withC.withoutD. on( )2. A. hardB. goodC. happy D. easy( )3. A. her B. herselfC. themD. myself( )4. A. gaveB. broughtC. returnedD. left( )5. A. because B. whileC. afterD. unless( )6. A. sonsB. husband C. daughters D. sister( )7. A. hurtB. saveC. protectD. refuse( )8. A. general B. usualC. normal D. common( )9. A. heard ofB. looked forC.changed intoD. came from( )10. A. lettersB. words C. thoughtsD. Sentences三、阅读理解（40分） AMr. and Mrs. Turner live outside a small town. They have a b ig farm and they are always busy working on it. Their son, Peter, studied at a middle school. The young man studied hard and did well in his lessons. It made them happy.Last month Peter finished middle school and passed the entrance examination (升学考试). Mrs. Turner w