八年级下学期期末英语试题八年级下学期期末英语试题一、单项选择一、单项选择1We work together to achieve our common purpose:to build _ world that is safer,cleaner and healthier than_ one we are living in.Aa;theBthe;theCthe;/Da;/2Many kids are made to learn in advance by their parents.Its Pulling seedlings to help them grow and goes _ the rules of child development.AasBagainstCwithDover3Have you decided whether to take the family trip to Xinghua Cauliflower?No.It depends on the _ well come to at tonights family meeting.AconclusionBconversationCcommunicationDcompetition4Start of Summer is the first solar term of summer.People hold traditional activities such as egg competitionsand checking weight to _ their wishes for good health and a happy life.AexplainBexpressCexpectDexcuse5Bob always spends his spare time surfing the website Around the World in Eight Hours.Its his dream to _ a tourism company to show people places of interest after graduation.Agive upBpick upCmake upDset up6Its impolite _ the woman to drop litter at the museum.She really should learn _ in public so that she can set a good example to her children.Aof;what to behaveBfor;how to behaveCof;how to behaveDfor;what to use7Must I bring my student card to renew these two books?No,you _,but you _ bring your library card.Amustnt;canBcant;mustCdont have to;needDneednt;must8Shenzhou XVI was successfully set out on May 30._ will the astronauts return?_ their task is finished in five months.AHow long;UntilBWhen;Not untilCHow long;Not untilDHow soon;Until9The idea of the information below are organized in the way of _.Tips for Making a Fruit SaladFirst,choose your favourite fruit.Then,wash the fruit.After that,cut some of the bigger fruit intosmall pieces.Finally,mix them together and add some cream if you like.Atime orderBgeneral to specificCspecific to generalDspace order10I lost my wallet yesterday.To make things worse,my ID card and driving license were in it._.We should learn the importance of preventing risks with a Plan B.AEvery dog has its dayBIt never rains but poursCDont put all your eggs in one basketDDont burn the candle at both ends二、完形填空二、完形填空请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。My friend Richard went far to work,so he asked me to take care of the courtyard in the mountains.Heworked hard and often kept the courtyard11without any weed.But I was so lazy,just12swept the fallen leaves,that I never pluck（拔）grass,allowing it to grow rapidly.In the early13,in March,they sprouted several clusters of buds（长出几簇嫩芽）,whose leaves were green and soft.Amonth later,when the leaves14richly,I discovered they were like wild orchids in the woods.As the summer came and passed,the grass really15.They shaped like those forest orchids,16they were yellow,unlike those forest orchids,whose flowers were purple or brown red.I picked oneflower,then went to find a friend who studied17.On seeing it,my friend immediately asked me18I picked it.You get rich!He19explained.This is a strain of rare orchid which is hard tofind.Now this orchid is worth at least 10,000 dollars each.I told the good news to Richard.He was20.After a while,he said gently,the orchid broke throughthe earth every year and thought it was21weed,so he often uprooted it when it just sprouted.Hecouldnt stop sighing（叹气）,I have22killed a kind of rare flower;if I could wait for it to flower with23,it would have been discovered a few years before.Yes,who will never24some rare orchids in their own lives?We always pluck those wild weedsthat havent yet bloomed in time and dont give them the time to flower and bear fruit to prove their value.Give each grass the time to flower and give everybody a25to prove his value.Dont blindly pullout a blade of grass or negate（否定）a person curtly and how many rare orchids we will get in our lives!11A naturalB cleanC freshD bright12A sometimesB oftenC neverD always13A springB summerC autumnD winter14A fellB roseC coveredD spread15A grewB happenedC floweredD returned16A soB andC butD or17A colorsB mountainsC seasonsD plants18A howB whereC whyD when19A proudlyB successfullyC carefullyD excitedly20A worriedB surprisedC scaredD relaxed21A usualB specialC popularD rare22A hardlyB simplyC surelyD nearly23A happinessB courageC patienceD confidence24A missB findC treasureD keep25A viewB dreamC questionD chance三、阅读单选三、阅读单选阅读单选How can you do calculations(计算)quickly?These days,you can easily use a calculator.But how about people in ancient times?In the very beginning,the cleverest among them thought of usingstones and seashells.Then,around the 2nd century B.C.,they invented the abacus.Some researchers considerthe invention to be the worlds oldest calculator.In China,people used abacuses to do calculations for thousandsof years.The abacus is usually made of wood.It has many beads(珠子).Each rod(竿)stands for a different digit(数位).The rightmost is ones,the second is tens,the third is hundreds,and so on.Each bead in the central area has avalue.In the past,the use of the abacus was taught in all schools.It was considered to be an import