八年级英语上学期期末试题一、单项填空（每题1分，共20分）在每小题的四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案，将其字母编号填写在题前括号内。( ) 1. - Do you often playsoccer with your friends? -No, I dont like sports. I often play_ piano in my free time. A. a; the B. the; / C./; the D. the; a( ) 2. Those flowers give out a _smell at night. It makes people feel good. A. pleasant B. terrible C. dangerous D. beautiful( ) 3. - May I _ your bike? - Sorry, I _ it to Mary just now. A. borrow; borrowed B. lend; lent C. borrow; lent D. lend; borrowed( )4. The .good news _ quickly. In about ten minutes, everyone in our school knew it. A. enjoyed B. spread C. helped D. stopped( )5.-I dont know how to learn English grammar. - You can go to our English teacher for help. She can give you some _ advice. A. serious B. useful C. careful D. difficult( )6. It is so interesting that a _ girl is able to play ping-pong. A. three-year-old B. three-years-old C. three year old D. three-year old( )7 You can avoid _ so many mistakes if you check your homework before handing it in. A. make B. to make C. making D. makes( )8. _ lovely day! Let s go out for a picnic! A. What a B. What C. How a D. How( ) 9. After making the telephone call, Mr Smith continued his work. A. did B. does C. todo D. do( )10. Mary advised to go hiking this weekend, but nobody agreed _ her. A. with B. on C. by D. at( )11. - Mum, I feel very tired. - OK. You can stop the walls and have a short rest. A. paint B. painting C. painted D. to paint( )12. Peter used to _ late for class but now he is always the first to get to school. A. be B. was C. is D. being( )13. - How much did you _ for your new jacket? - 360 yuan. A. pay B. spend C. take D. cost( )14. Sam, what were you doing when I called your name? - I _ the phone. A. am answering B. answer C. was answering D. answered( )15. - How do you like her pink dress? -_. A. Just so-so. B. Thank you. C. Yes, Im sure. D. Im sorry.( )16. - I want to buy the book Hamlet. Do you know its ? - Not quite sure. Maybe forty yuan. A. writer B. size C. color D. price( )17. The singer was very young. She was born_ the spring of 1992. A. in B. on C. by D. at( )18. We all like Mr Zhao because he always has a special way to make us_relaxed in his class. A. to feel B. feel C. feeling D. feels( )19. It s too late today. Mr Lee be in his office. Letsgo to visit him some other dayl A. can t B. mustn t C. need D. have to( ) 20 - Jimmy always has a lot of friends to play with. - Thats because he is happy to _ his toys with others. A. spend B. share C. encourage D. help 二、完形填空(每题1分，共10分)通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在各小题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案，将其字母编号填写在题前括号内。A painter got lost and came to a dragon s (龙) home. The dragon . 1 the painter to paint for him. The painter had to do that, making the dragon look more 2 . The dragon liked it very much and he asked the painter to make some 3 changes every day. During one of their travels, they 4 a giant titan ( 巨人.). The titan made the dragon work for him day and night. The dragon was very angry 5 the titan but he couldnt do anything about it. The dragon asked the painter to run away, but the painter stayed, trying to think of a 6 to help the dragon run away with him. When the titan went out one day, the painter 7 the dragon up and they ran away as fast as hey could. The dragon was very 8 for what he did. He said that he would 9 abuse (虐待)anyone. Instead, he would always 10 others.( )1. A. helped B. learned C. let D. asked( )2. A. beautiful B. sleepy C. careful D. silent( )3. A.busy B. new C. ugly D. bad( )4. A. thought B. changed C. enjoyed D. met( )5. A. with B. for C. in D. of( )6. A. paper B. gift C. problem D. plan( )7. A. turned B. put C. woke D. worried -( )8. A. great B. sorry C. sick D. bad( )9. A. always B. often C. never D. usually( )10. A. help B. break C. share D. forget三、阅读理解(每小题2分，共30分)阅读A、B