人教版2019-2020学年八年级下学期英语期末考试试题A卷姓名:_ 班级:_ 成绩:_一、 单项选择。 (共15题；共30分)1. （2分）Do you know how to spell word square in English?Yes. It begins with s.A . the; aB . the; anC . a; theD . the; the2. （2分）I got lots of jokes from the book. I plan them at the party today A . shareB . to shareC . writeD . to write3. （2分）What delicious cakes?Yes. But they would taste _ with butter!A . goodB . betterC . badD . worse4. （2分）A bus is slower than a plane, _ it doesnt cost so much.A . butB . thenC . orD . So5. （2分）As students, we should do something we can _ our school beautiful. A . makeB . makeC . to make6. （2分）_ do you do exercises?Three times a weekA . How longB . How oftenC . How many timesD . How much7. （2分） Oh, dear! A power(电源) cut! Sorry, I didnt know you _ the washing machine.A . are usingB . usedC . useD . were using8. （2分）My best friend Susan _ Guangzhou in 2005, so she _ in Germany for 12 years. A . left, has livedB . has left, livedC . leaves, will liveD . have left, have lived9. （2分）Colours can make us _ or sad.A . to feel happilyB . feel happilyC . to feel happyD . feel happy10. （2分）Tom, you didnt come to my party last night? I _, but my mom hurt her back and I had to look after her.A . had toB . didntC . wouldntD . was going to11. （2分）Could you tell me _, Mary?Of course. Go straight, and youll see it on your right.A . where is the cinemaB . where the cinema isC . where was the cinemaD . where the cinema was12. （2分）Why did Miss Wang look so worried when we saw her?Because she wondered _.A . when would the policeman comeB . if had her students survived the earthquakeC . how she could get to the stationD . where did the other students go13. （2分）The teacher said that the earth _ around the sun.A . movesB . moveC . movedD . had moved14. （2分）The chemicals in the vegetables and fruit are bad _ our health. A . fromB . withC . ofD . for15. （2分） Your black watch is so beautiful! _A . You are right.B . You are welcome.C . Thank you.D . Not at all.二、 完形填空。 (共2题；共22分)16. （7分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从17 各题所给的三个或四个选项中，选出最佳选项。There was once a farmer who lived near a road. It was not a1road, but from time to time, cars passed the farm.Near the farm gate, there was a large 2 in the road. This hole was always full of water.The drivers of the cars that passed by could not 3 how deep the hole was. They thought it was probably shallow (浅的). Then when they drove into the hole, they could not drive4because it was very deep.The farmer did not spend much time5on his farm. He spent most of time watching the hole. When a car drove into it, he pulled the car out with his tractor (拖拉机) and demanded a lot of6 for doing this.One day, a driver of a car said to him: “You must make a lot of money by pulling cars out of this hole7.”“Oh, no,” the farmer said. “I dont pull cars out of the hole at night. At night I fill the hole with water.”（1）A . busy B . wide C . nice （2）A . stone B . bag C . hole （3）A . understand B . see C . hear （4）A . out B . away C . along （5）A . walking B . living C . working （6）A . food B . money C . questions （7）A . day and night B . from now on C . again and again 17. （15分） All over the world people swim for fun. Swimming is enjoyed by people of1ages, from the very young to the very old. There are many places for people to swim in swimming pools. Many schools, hotels and clubs have swimming pools. Some people have pools of2in their yards.Swimming is one of3forms of exercise. It can4 hearts and bodies strong. It can also help blood circulate(循环). Handicapped(残疾的)people can keep their bodies in better condition by swimming5they cant enjoy sports. 6is a good idea for parents to see to it(务必做到) that their children learn to swim7 an early age. So their children will8 it for the rest of their lives.There are many rules for water safety. These rules can help save not only your life9the life of a friend. First of all, know10. Many schools11swimming lessons to children. Adults(成人) can learn to swim at public pools. 12rule to remember is never to swim 13. Always swim with a friend and know 14 in the water at all times. It is best to swim 15in safe places if you are beginners. If every one learned to swim and obeyed the rules for water sa