八年级英语期末考试试卷及答案一、单项选择.（15分）从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案.11. _ it _ when school was over yesterday?A. Did, rainB. Was, rainingC. Is, rainingD. Does, rain12. We must try our best to do the work better with _ money and _ people.A. little, fewerB. fewer, less C. less, fewerD. less, few13.-I really hope I can go to Beijing next year.-So _.A. did IB. do IC. am ID. was I14.-Excuse me, how _ I get to the cafe?-Ask Mr Pride. He _ know.A. may, mustB. can, mayC. must, canD. may, can15.-Wheres Jack today? -Oh, Im sorry to say that he had _ accident yesterday. And now he is in _ hospital.A. a, theB. the, aC. /, the D. an, /16. Shell go with you if it _ tomorrow.A. doesnt rainB. wont rainC. isnt rainD. will rain17. Sam is only two years old. Hes too young _.A. to dress himselfB. get dressedC. to put onD. wear clothes18. The boy made faces _ other classmates _. A. make, laughB. to make, laughC. make, to laugh D. to make, to laugh19. They _ in the beautiful music.A. forgot themselvesB. remembered himselfC. lost themselvesD. enjoyed herself20. Please dont keep me _ a long time.A. waitB. to waitingC. waitsD. waiting21. Lesson One is _ than Lesson Two.A. interesting B. much interestingC. more much interestingD. much more interesting22. _ the book _ her arm, Miss Gao came into the classroom _ usual.A. With, under, likeB. With, under, as C. Carrying, in, withD. Has, in, as23. We find _ very important _ English well. A. /, learningB. it, to learnC. it, learningD. /, to learn24. I couldnt afford _ the suit at that moment.A. buyB. buyingC. boughtD. to buy25. Study hard Ken, _ youll fall behind.A. soB. andC. orD. but二、完形填空（15分）通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案. Martin is an American boy. Hes eight 26 old. One evening, Jimmy, one of his classmates, came to his home with an expensive book in his hand. “Could you help me 27 this maths problem? Jimmy said as soon as he came into the room. “Its too hard for 28 .” “Let me 29 ,” Martin said. “I hope it isnt hard for me.” Martin tried his best but he couldnt work it out, either. “ 30 ” Jimmy said. “” Martin thought for a minute, and then he said, “Ive got a(n) 31 . We can buy one in a shop!” “ 32 , and we dont have enough money.” “Thats OK,” said Martin. “We can ask the new president(总统) for some money. He said he would help anyone in trouble. I 33 he will help us. He is very 34 , you know.” So they 35 to write a letter to the new president. Soon they finished the letter and hurried to the 36 office. In front of the office stood a small box. They 37 the letter into the box 38 and went home happily. The next morning, they passed the post office on their way to school. They found, to their 39 , the box was not a post-box, 40 a trash can(垃圾箱).26. A. yearsB. daysC. monthsD. weeks27. A. out B. to C. with D. by 28. A. youB. her C. meD. them29. A. have B. try C. do D. make 30. A. If B. When C. WhyD. Since31. A. money B. one C. shop D. idea 32. A. expensive B. cheap C. big D. useful33. A. know B. understand C. think D. want34. A. short B. fat C. poor D. kind35. A. hadB. tookC. learnedD. decided36. A. post B. police C. bank D. teachers 37. A. brought B. dropped C. took D. moved38. A. well B. beautifully C. carefully D. slowly39. A. happyB. surpriseC. sorry D. joy40. A. and B. or C. for D. but 三、阅读理解.（30分）ANewspapers are very important in our daily life. Many people begin their day by reading the paper. In this way they learn what is going on in the world. Sometimes, however, they didnt have the time to read the news carefully and must be pleased with a quick look at the front page. At other times they may be in such a hurry that they have time only to have a quick look at the headlines. There are newspapers to please every reader. In big cities there are many types with several different editions（版） every day. In some towns there are fewer newspapers and perhaps only one edition each day. In some places the paper is printed（印刷）weekly. Most papers have several editions, especially on Sundays when the edition is larger than usual. There are besides the front page with the most important news, the sports news, the amusement page, a business page and so on. 41. People read newspapers to _.A. learn about the less important newsB. be pleasedC. learn about whatever they wantD. get some information42. Reading the headlines, peop