12013 学上学期八年学上学期八年级级下册英下册英语语期末期末试题试题一、单项选择（一、单项选择（15 分）分）( )1.He _ when the UFO arrived.A. was sleeping B. were sleeping C. has slept D. is asleep( )2.I have been skating _ nine oclock.A. for B. since C. at D. from( )3.Would you mind _ those old jeans?A. dont wear B. not to wear C. arent wearing D. not wearing( )4.-Hes never been to an aquarium. -_.A. Neither have I B. Neither do I C. I never too D. I dont too( )5.Its really cold today, _ ?A. does it B. doesnt it C. isnt it D. is it( )6._ have you been swimming? For five years.A. How many times B. How long C. How often D. How much( )7.-Could you please _ in the room?-Oh, Im sorry. A. not smoking B. not smoke C. not to smoke D. dont smoke( )8.-Could we buy a piano, Jack?-Im afraid there _ enough room for one in the house.A. arent B. are C. isnt D. is ( )9.I got home _ they were having dinner.A. as soon as B. while C. because D. after( )10. We got mad _ the team for losing the match.A. at B. in C. on D. about( )11.She _ a lot of money on clothes.A. takes B. costs C. spends D. buys( )12.I will stay at home and read books if it _ tomorrow.A. is raining B. rains C. rain D. will rain( )13.The teacher encourages her students _ English as much as possible.A. to speak B. speaking C. speak D. spoke( )14.His father _ to Nanjing. He _ back next week.A. has been, is B has been, will be C. has gone, is D. has gone, will be( )15.The teacher said that they _ hard-working students.2A. is B. are C. were D. was . 二、完形填空（共二、完形填空（共 10 小题，计小题，计 10 分）分）One night a young American doctor was sleeping at home when his doorbell began to ring. When he opened the door he saw a man 36 outside.“Excuse me, Doctor,”said the man. “Can you come at once to a place out of town. Its quite far but you have a car and I can 37 you the way”“Certainly,” said the doctor, “Im ready. Ill come soon.” 38 a few minutes, the car came. The man got into the car and they 39 off.They drove for a 40 time, and then the man said, “Here we are. This is my home. Now I can pay you and you can go 41 to town.”“But I must 42 the patient,” the doctor said. “Wheres the patient?” “Theres 43 patient,” answered the man. “Nobody is ill. I live here, you see, and I must 44home from the town. There are no taxis at this time of the night. Heres the money for you. Thank you, doctor. Good 45 !( )1. A. listening B. standing C. sitting D. watching( )2. A. take B. pass C. see D. show ( )3. A. After B. For C. In D. With( )4. A. drove B. left C. got D. went( )5. A. short B. long C. hard D. late( )6. A. away B. quickly C. back D. slowly( )7. A. watch B. look for C. see D. know( )8. A. my B. no C. a D. your( )9. A. go B. lose C. find D. ask( )10.A. evening B. night C. idea D. for you三、阅读理解（三、阅读理解（30 分）分）AFor many people the subject of hiccups (嗝) is a joke, but for Harry Mendes, a fifteen-year-old schoolboy from Birmingham, it was something quite different.His hiccups began one Sunday lunch time and continued day and night for two weeks. After the first week, Harrys parents took him to hospital, but it took another week for the doctors to cure his attack.Harry, who is now back at school, described what happened to him. “When I began to hiccup, I drank a glass of water but that didnt do any good. That evening I had hiccups every four seconds. We tried everything to stop them. I held my breath and drank cold drinks. My father even tried to give me a shock but that didnt work either.” After a week of sleepless nights, he went to hospital. The doctors took an X-ray of his chest but they couldnt find anything wrong.“They gave me some medicine and my hiccups slowed down, but it was another week before the medicine worked completely and my hiccups stopped.” Harry was very lucky. The world record holder is the American farmer Charles Osborne, who hiccupped for sixty-eight years. He stopped in 1990 at last, but nobody knows why.（ ）1.Harrys hiccups lasted _. A. a week B. fourteen days C. twenty-eight days D. one month （ ）2.His hiccups started after he _. 3A. drank a glass of water B. went to hospital C. ate an Indian meal D. finished his homework （ ）3.His parents decided to take him to hospital when he _.A. hiccupped for four seconds B. held his breath C. hiccupped at nightD. couldnt stop hiccupping （ ）4.His hiccups completely stopped one week after the doctor _. A. gave him some medicine B. took an X-ray of his chest C. gave him a shock D. let him drink cold drinks （ ）5.What does “shock” in this passage mean？ A.震惊 B. 休克 C. 喷嚏 D. 哈欠 BCome and see the Indian elephants and the new tigers from America. The bears are waiting to meet you, and the monkeys from China are waiting to throw things at you. The lovely dogs from Australia are w