八年级下学期期末英语试卷一、完形填空（10分） 完形填空Once upon a time, there lived an old dog. When the old 1 was young, he was a great hunter （猎犬）. He was strong enough and he could run quickly. 2 his owner loved him very much. But later he was old and he was becoming slow and 3 . One day, the old dog and his owner were walking in the forest. The dog saw a pig 4 behind a tree. He caught the pig by its 5 . But the pigs tail was short and the dogs teeth were weak and the pig got away. My teeth were much stronger when I was young, 6 the dog. I hope my owner isnt angry with me. When the owner saw the pig run away, he was angry. You are a useless（没用的）dog！he shouted. What will my 7 eat tonight？The dog was sad. My owner, he said, it is not my fault that Im 8 . For many years, Ive helped you to feed your family. Am I worth（价值） 9 to you now？The owner realized that he was wrong. Youre right, he said. I should praise you for your 10 these years instead of blaming（责怪）you for being old. 1A dogB pigC lionD tiger2A AndB ButC OrD So3A cleverB weakC sickD strong4A smileB competeC hideD rise5A earB headC legD tail6A reportedB pushedC thoughtD reminded7A familyB friendsC pupilsD couples8A youngB oldC magicD useful9A somethingB anythingC everythingD nothing10A loveB truthC opinionD service二、阅读理解 阅读理解 Art MuseumOpening hoursMondayThursday：9：00 a. m. 6：00 p. m. Friday：ClosedWeekends：9：00 a. m. 9：45 p. m. Rooms begin to close at 5：00 p. m. and at 9：30 p. m. on night opening!TicketsTickets online：17Tickets at the museum：15If you buy tickets online, show your etickets. Quickly enter the museum in less than 30 minutes. Getting to the museumSubway：Lines 1 and 4Bus：No. 21, 24, 27, 39, 48, 68Car：Underground parkingWe provide 500 free parking spaces（停车位）. The parking lot（停车场）is open from 7：00 a. m. to 11：00 p. m. every day. 11You cant go to the museum on _. AMondayBTuesdayCFridayDSunday12If Linda and her three friends buy tickets online, they will pay _A68B64C48D3213How many bus lines are there to the museum？ASix.BFive.CSeven.DEight.14Which of the following is TRUE according the passage?AThere are three ways to get the museum tickets. .BYou can go to the museum at 8：00 p. m. on Monday.CThe museum provides 500 parking spaces for free.DYou must leave the museum at 8：45 p. m. on weekends.15Where does the passage probably come from?AA film magazine.BA science report.CA geography textbook.DA travel guide（指南）. 阅读理解There lived an owl（猫头鹰） in a forest. He was wise（有智慧的） and he was always willing to help others. One day, a little bird went to him. She was crying. Why are you crying？ asked the owl. I am very unhappy. I do not want to be a bird. I am so tiny, weak and useless. I want to be like the lion!He is important but I am not. she said. The owl thought for a moment and whispered（低语） something into her ear. At once, she dried her tears and went away. One week later, the bird came back. Thank you, wise owl, she said. I am very happy now. Every day, I sit on the tallest tree and look out for lions and tigers. When they come near, I will shout at the top of my voice. In this way, I can warn my friends to run or hide. The wise owl smiled and said, So, now you understand that no one in the world is useless. 16Why did the little bird feel unhappy?ABecause she was not beautiful enough.BBecause the lions and tigers often ran after her.CBecause she wasnt confident（自信的） of herself.DBecause she couldnt find any food.17The underlined word warn means _A警告B惩罚C证明D说服18What will the bird do when the lions and tigers come near?AShe will fly away.BShe will shout loudly.CShe will smile at them.DShe will run away.19What happened at the end of the story?AThe little bird changed into a lion.BThe little bird made friends with lions and tigers.CThe little bird thought she was useful.DThe little bird-did something wrong.20The wise owl thought that everyone in the world was _. AuselessBusefulCwiseDstupid 阅读理解When some plates of the earth move suddenly, an earthquake（地震） happens. Many earthquakes begin under the sea. In fact, earthquake s may happen anywhere on the earth and they often happen near high mountains. During an earthquake, houses fall and people are killed or hurt, and sometimes the whole villages or cities are destroyed（被毁灭）. Can we do something to keep ourselves safe from earthquakes？Scientists have studied earthquakes and made maps that show the earthquake belts. It s possible for earthquake s to happen in many places of these belts. In these places we should build strong houses to