13-14学年冀教八年级下学期期末试题Class: Name: Marks： （满分100分）一. 单项选择 （15分）( ) 1. Whats the of your country, Tim? More than thirty-five million.A. value B. name C. advantage D. population( ) 2. Why not consider the Internet for interesting information? Good idea!A. search B. searches C. searched D. searching( ) 3. It was of you to fight against the robber (抢劫者) just now. Were all proud of you.A. brave B. foolish C. crazy D. pleasant( ) 4. The writer in translating this book into Chinese last month.A. succeeded B. created C. divided D. appeared( ) 5. Tina has lived in China for two years, and she knows Chinese.A. a little of B. a little C. a bit of D. both B and C( ) 6. Mark didnt wake up his friend called him this morning.A. beforeB. whileC. untilD. after ( ) 7. Jack the empty bottle on the floor and threw it into the dustbin.A. opened up B. picked up C. rang up D. moved up( ) 8. Jenny I believe Toms words, because he always tells lies.A. Either; or B. Neither; nor C. Both; and D. Not only; but also( ) 9. The boys parents since he was three years old. He has to live with his grandparents.A. died B. dead C. were dying D. have been dead( )10. Its difficult the poor man that new house. A. for; afford B. of; afford C. for; to afford D. of; to afford( )11. Judy seldom goes to the history museum, she?A. is B. isnt C. does D. doesnt( )12. My friend told me that she for Shanghai on June 5th.A. leave B. leaves C. will leave D. would leave( )13. Where is your mother, Kim? She Hangzhou. Shell come back this weekend.A. goes to B. has gone toC. will go toD. has been to( )14. If you drive too fast on the road, it an accident.A. cause B. causes C. caused D. will cause( )15. Do you know , Li Ming? Of course! In 2012.A. where were the 30th Olympic Games heldB. when London hosted the 30th Olympic Games C. which record was broken at the Olympic GamesD. how many medals did they get at the Olympic Games 二. 完形填空（10分）Winter becomes colder and colder. People begin to wear more 16 themselves against the cold. But 17 do animals get through the long cold winter?A number of animals, especially birds, travel to 18 places to get away from the cold. Wild geese, for example, fly south. Other animals, such as bears, snakes and squirrels, 19 most of their time eating or storing food. After enough food and energy preparation, they go to safe places to hibernate (冬眠). Hibernation is a special and deep sleep. When animals hibernate, their body temperature drops, and their heartbeat and breathing become very 20. They look like dead ones. The largest hibernators are bears. 21 other hibernators, bears do not eat or drink while hibernating, which can last as 22 as six months.For some cold-blooded animals, 23 gives them a good place to keep warm. 24 the weather gets cold, they move to the bottom of lakes or ponds. For insects (昆虫), most of them dont 25 during the winter, which is called diapause (昆虫生长的停滞期). ( )16. A. protect B. protecting C. protects D. to protect( )17. A. how B. what C. where D. why( )18. A. cooler B. warmer C. colder D. windier( )19. A. cost B. spend C. take D. pay( )20. A. quick B. strong C. slow D. noisy ( )21. A. Instead B. ExceptC. Unlike D. Without( )22. A. long B. much C. many D. far( )23. A. land B. water C. air D. space( )24. A. Since B. When C. ForD. Even ( )25. A. sleepB. talk C. grow D. stop三. 阅读理解 （20分）AZac, a first-grade student, was diagnosed (诊断) with cancer last June. He is undergoing treatment (进行治疗) but still goes to school every day, because at school he can play with Vincent. Five-year-old Vincent found out his best friend was sick, and he wanted to do everything he could to help. He wanted to show his friend that he was always with him. When he learned Zac would lose his hair from chemotherapy (化疗), Vincent decided to shave his head. When the little boy was asked why he did that, he said, “I want to make Zac feel like he is not the only one without any hair.”Vincent has also been learning about cancer and raising money for his best friend Zac after learning how expensive his chemotherapy is. He made more than 20 scarves and sold them. He raised more than $200 in total.Zacs mum is thankful that her son has such an amazing friend.When he was asked what friendship was, Vincent