第 1 页 共 20 页 八年级 下 期末英语试卷八年级 下 期末英语试卷 题号 IIIIIIIVVVIVIIVIIIIX总分 得分 一 单选题 本大题共 11 小题 共 11 0 分 1 Lily s mother is too busy housework her with her homework A doing to helpB doing helping C to do helpingD to do to help 2 I want to know how the money was used and whether it is used in a reasonable way or not A in shapeB in detailC in demandD in general 3 Wow Wendy it s cool to make a short video with your mobile phone Just with an App called Meipai Let me show you A why to useB what to use C how to use itD where to use it 4 The seat a driver greater freedom of movement so it s widely used in cars nowadays A expectsB lendsC allowsD costs 5 Alipay really makes a great to our life More and more people use it now A chanceB problemC differenceD surprise 6 Lei Haiwei 37 year old take away deliveryman won final of this year s Chinese Poetry Conference A a theB the theC the aD a a 7 The Special Olympics World Games include many events similar to in the Olympics A thisB thatC theseD those 8 You look very pretty if I say so Thanks A shouldB mayC willD need 第 2 页 共 20 页 9 We must take action to protect our earth right now as time is Yes Let s get started A coming outB going outC putting outD running out 10 When will you go shopping with me I finish doing my homework I have to hand it in before 3p m A UntilB Not untilC BeforeD Not after 11 As a junior student loving music is seen as an out of date taste but I don t agree with this A modernB classicalC foreignD popular 二 完形填空 本大题共 10 小题 共 10 0 分 In 1982 when I was coaching the Raiders the owner of the team talked with me about a possible trade for Lyle Alzado After watching him on tape I didn t think he was that good but the owner felt we could make Lyle better by creating the right 12 for him We made the deal That summer at the training camp Lyle was having a 13 time He had that look in his eyes that many young players and some old players get when things aren t going well One morning Lyle came into my office and he looked like he hadn t slept Here was a huge man with his head about as 14 as it could go We talked or rather I 15 The main point was that Lyle felt his career 职业生涯 was over and it would be best for him and for the team if he retired 退役 He said 16 for disappointing 使失望 us since we had just traded for him Lyle was always an energetic person This is one of the reasons why he was a good player He 17 all that energy with him ready to move quickly at the snap of the ball 开 球 Now he was in front of me almost 18 I thought for a moment realizing we had to keep that fire going Then I went 19 my reasons why he should not retire At the end of our talk I said You go out and play your very best and let us 20 if you still have it Personally I think you do In January 1984 Tampa Bay Stadium Super Bowl X We became the world champions 冠军 of professional football I saw Lyle crying like a baby If Lyle hadn t given his career another 21 he wouldn t have had this victory 胜利 Maybe the Raiders wouldn t have had this victory During that moment I felt one of the greatest satisfactions of my coaching career 12 A achievementB movementC environmentD improvement 13 A goodB hardC greatD free 14 A lowB coolC clearD heavy 第 3 页 共 20 页 15 A thoughtB worriedC stoppedD listened 16 A yesB noC sorryD thanks 17 A facedB carriedC receivedD gained 18 A sleepingB fallingC cryingD leaving 19 A throughB intoC againstD across 20 A guessB wonderC decideD explain 21 A callB chanceC changeD award 三 阅读理解 本大题共 10 小题 共 20 0 分 A One morning I was driving my father in law to the airport when a plane flew silently over the road like a big bird about to touch down at the airport It s magic my father in law said I looked at him without knowing what was happening He was a doctor who gave speeches at colleges and had visited more than 100countries He understood better than I why a plane can fly in the sky It really wasn t magic But now I realize he was at least right in some way Though flying might not be magic it s certainly magical What it brings to our lives is something found in our dreams But too often we especially I forget I read a sentence a few months ago It said You know you re growing up when you no longer want a window seat Too often in recent years I ve asked for a seat near the exit row forgetting the wonders of traveling fast But sometimes when the Wi Fi s not working or my computer has no power I remember to look I think of one time when I was leaving on a family vacation Moments after take off I started working But a passenger behind me wouldn t stop talking The clouds he kept saying Look at the clouds I turned around and saw two men one who appeared to be in his seventies and the other much younger The chat continued for 20minutes until not patiently I raised my eyes from my computer screen and looked out of the window The clouds He was right We were floating through big soft balls of cotton each in different shapes They seemed close enough to touch The afternoon sun provided all kinds of colors all ag