八年級(jí)下學(xué)期期末考試英語(yǔ)試題一、閱讀理解閱讀理解Howgoodareyouatrememberingnames,dates,andtelephonenumbers?Itisnoteasyforall.Rememberingthingsisoneofthemostinterestingfunctions(功能)ofthehumanbrain(大腦).That'swhyscientistsspendsomuchtimestudyinghowitworks.Studiesshowthatwhenwelearnsomethingnew,itstaysinourmemory(記憶)for20-30seconds.Thisisourshort-termmemory.Rememberingaphonenumberlongenoughtofindapieceofpaperisanexample.Theoppositeofshort-termmemoryislong-termmemory,whichiswherethingsarestoredinthebrainforalongtime.Thebraincanturnshort-termmemoryintolong-termmemory.Forexample,whenstudyingforanexam,insteadofjustreadingtheinformationonceortwice,youmightgooveryournotesagainandagainuntilyoucanremembertheimportantinformation.DaveFarrowisknownforhisexcellentmemory.HehasbeenlistedtwiceinGuinness(吉尼斯)WorldRecordsforGreatestMemory.Asastudent,Davehadgreatdifficultiesinlearning.Hefoundsomewaystoimprovehismemoryinordertodowellinschool.Herearesomeyoucantry.Onewayistolookatthefirstletterofeachwordyouwanttoremember.Then,makeyourownwordorsentenceusingallofthoseletters.Forexample,ifyouwanttorememberallthecoloursinarainbow,tryrememberingthenameRoyG.Biv.Eachletterinthisnamematchesthefirstletterofacolour：red,orange,yellow,green,blue,indigoandviolet.Anotherwayistorememberinformationingroups.Forexample,whenyourememberatelephonenumber,rememberthreenumbersasagroup,thenextfournumbersasagroupandthefinalfournumbersasagroup.Thisway,yourbrainonlyhastorememberthreethingsinsteadof11.Ifyouareinterestedinimprovingyourmemory,apartfromusingsomewaystorememberthings,therearelotsofsimplethingsyoucando,likeeatinghealthily,sleepingwellandexercisingdaily.Challenging(挑戰(zhàn))yourbrainalsohelpsyoukeepithealthyandactive.So,whynotstartplayingmindgames,learningamusicalinstrumentorstudyinganewlanguage?1．WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph2?A．Short-termmemoryislessimportantthanlong-termmemory.B．Theinformationneededforanexamstaysinshort-termmemory.C．Peoplestorenewinformationinlong-termmemorybygoingoverit.D．Ourshort-termmemorycanholdinformationformorethanhalfaminute.2．ThewritertalksaboutDaveFarrowto____.A．describehowpeoplerememberthingsB．showtheimportanceofagreatmemoryC．tellpeopletousesomewaystoimprovememoryD．giveareasonwhypeopleneedtoimprovememory3．Whatisthelastparagraphmainlyabout?A．Someadvicetoimprovememory.B．Someactivitiestochallengethebrain.C．Someadvantagesofplayingmindgames.D．Somereasonsforkeepingthebrainactive.閱讀理解Youmusthaveheardofthelegend(傳說(shuō))ofYuGong,whotriedtomovetwomountains.TheTaihangMountainwasoneofthetwomountains.TheTaihangMountainpassesthroughtheareasofHebei,Shanxi,HenanandBeijing.Itisabout400kilometerslong.ItisoneofthelargestmountainrangesinNorthChina,anditwascalled"thebackbone(脊梁)ofChina"inancienttimes.Manylegendsaboutthebeginningofhumancivilization(文明)comefromtheTaihangarea.Forexample,Nvwausedstonestorepairtheskytomakesurethathumanswouldhaveabetterfuture;Houyiprotectedeveryonebyshootingthesuns.TheTaihangMountainisnotonlywheretheancientstorieshappened,butalsoaplacewheretensofthousandsoffossils(化石)werefound.Thesefossilsshowhowtheearthhaschangedovertime.Atthesametime,wecanalsolearnabouthowancienthumanslivedfromthediscoveriesaroundthearea.Nowadays,therearenaturalforestsaroundtheareawithbeautifulcolorsinfourseasons.Inspring,thetreesofTaihangMountainwillgrowgreenleaves.Insummer,thetreeswillgrowluxuriant(挺拔的)andleaveswillcoverthesun.Inautumn,thetreesinTaihangMountainaretallandleavesturnyellow.Inwinter,thetreesarecoveredwithsnow,likeathickwhitecoat.Youcangotherewheneveryouwantbecauseitisbeautifulallyearround.Ifyouwanttolearndifferentthingsabouthistory,cultureandotherimportantknowledge,youcancometotheTaihangMountainandfeelitsgreatness.4．WhatcanshowthathumanshavelivedaroundtheTaihangareasincelongago?A．Naturalforests. B．Thefossils.C．Manylegends. D．Ancientstories.5．WhatdoesthetexttellusabouttheTaihangMountain?①Itslocation②Itsnaturalscenery③Itslegends④ItsheightA．①②③ B．①②④ C．①③④ D．②③④6．Whydoesthewriterwritethetext?A．TointroducefamouslegendsabouttheTaihangMountain.B．TotellpeoplehowtotakeatriptotheTaihangMountain.C．ToshowtheTaihangMountainiswonderfulandworthvisiting.D．Toencouragepeopletolearnmoreknowledgeaboutancienthistory.7．Inwhichpartofthemagazinecanwereadthetext?A．History. B．Art. C．Technology. D．Travel.閱讀理解YoumighthearsomeonetalkingaboutthePlankChallenge(平板支撐挑戰(zhàn)).Recently,ithasbecomemoreandmorepopular.Why?Plankscanbedonealmostanywhere.Anddoingtheplankneedsalittletimeandthestepstodoitaresimple.What'smore,doingplankscanbringpeoplelotsofbenefits(益處).Haveyoueverfeltthatwhenyoutriedstandingononeleg,youcouldn'tstandupstraightformorethanafewseconds?It'snotbecauseyouweredrunk,ofcourse.Butit'sbecauseyourmuscles(肌肉)weren'tstrongenoughtogiveyouthebalanceyouneeded.Doingplankswillhelpyouachievethatbalance.Planksaregreatforimprovingyourbody'smetabolism(新陳代謝)bybuildingupyourmusclegroups.Havingstrongmusclesmeansyouburnmorecalories(卡路里)whenyou'reexercisingorevenwhenyou'resleeping.Sinceyou'llbeburningmorecalories,you'llfeelhungryalotmoreoften.Thiscanbeagreatchanceforyoutobegineatingahealthydiet.Andyouwillbecomemuchhealthier.Doingplanksisalsoimportanttomental(精神的)health.Justthinkaboutit:youaresittinginyourchair,athomeoratschool,alldaylong;yourmusclesgettired,andyourlegsgetheavy.Doingplankexerciseswillrelaxthemusclegroupsthatmaycausestressinthebody.Asaresult,theymayhelptocalmyourbrainandevencantreatanxietyandworry.Soareyoureadytospend5to10minuteseverydaystayingfitandhealthy?Thenjumpinandmakedoingplankexercisesapartofyourlife.8．WhydoesthePlankbecomeamoreandmorepopularsport?A．SomeoneistalkingaboutthePlankChallenge.B．Youcandoitalmostanywhereinalittletime.C．Youdon'tneedtofollowmanystepstodoit.D．Abenefitwillbecertainlybroughttopeople.9．Whatcancauseyoutoburnmorecaloriesevenwhenyou'resleeping?A．Havingstrongmuscles. B．Standingupstraight.C．Eatingahealthydiet. D．Treatinganxietyandworry.10．Whichofthefollowingcanbestexplaintheimplication(內(nèi)含)ofthelastparagraph?A．Findingawaytokeepyoubalanceisveryimportant.B．Feelinghungrymoreoftenshowsyou'rehealthier.C．Plankexercisesshouldbenecessaryineveryone'slife.D．Peoplenowpaymoreattentiontotheirmentalhealth.11．Howistheabovetextorganized?A． B．C． D．閱讀理解"Dependonyourself"isthefirstStepontheroadtodreams."Dependonyourself"isthefirstsecretofgoodresults."Dependonyourself"iswhatnaturesaystoeveryone.Parentscanhelpyou.Teacherscanhelpyou.Butalltheseonlyhelpyoutohelpyourself.Therehavebeenmanygreatmeninhistory.Butmanyofthemwereverypoorinchildhood,andhadnouncles,auntsandfriendstohelpthem.Schoolswerefewandnotverygood.Theycouldnotdependonthemforeducation.Theysawhowitwas,andbegantoworkwiththeirownefforts(努力)toknowsomething.Theyworkedtheirownwayuptofame.OneofthemostfamousteachersinEnglandusedtotellhispupils,"Ican'tmakeworthy(優(yōu)秀的)menofyou,butIcanhelpyoumakemenofyourselves."Someyoungmenhavethebestofeverything,buttheyaretobepitied(同情).Theycanneverdothingssuccessfullyiftheydon'tseetheirweakpointandchangetheirattitudes(態(tài)度)tostudy.Theyarenobodynow,andwillbenobodyaslongas(只要)theydon'tfollowtheadviceoftheirparentsandteachers,anddependontheirownefforts.12．"Dependonyourself"inthispassagemeans"____".A．relyon(依靠)nature B．waitforotherstohelpC．relyonyourownefforts D．countonyourparents'help13．Manyofthegreatmeninhistorysucceededbecausethey____.A．madegreateffortstolearnandworkB．wantedverymuchtobecomefamousC．wereverypoorinchildhoodD．couldnotdependonschoolsforeducation14．AccordingtothefamousteacherinEngland,ateachercan____.A．makehispupilsworthymenB．helphispupilsfindawaytofameC．makehispupilsstrengthandcourageD．helphispupilsmakethemselvesbecomeuseful15．Ifyoungpeopledependontheirownefforts,____.A．theyaretobepitiedB．theycansucceedintheirlifeC．theyarenothingforeverD．theycan'tchangetheirattitudes閱讀理解Choosethesentencestocompletethepassage.(Twosentencesareextra.)Socceristheworld'sfavoritesportIthasaround3billionfans—nearlyhalftheworld'spopulation!(41)16．.That's4percentoftheworld'spopulation!17．Manypeopleinolddaysplayedearlyforms(形式)ofthismoderngame.Cuju(蹴鞠),aball-kickinggameinChina,wasreportedasearlyas2,500B.C.AroundthesametimeinGreece,peoplewerealsoplayingasimilarballgamewithoutusingtheirhands.Butmodernsoccerdidn'tbecomeofficial(官方的)until1863.AnEnglishmancalledCobbMorleyintroducedtheideaofasoccerassociation(聯(lián)盟).18．Fromthenon,otherassociationsinthecountriesweresetup.Theycametogether—tomakeuptheFIFA,whichorganizestheWorldCup.It'snoteasytotellwhatmakessoccersopopula.19．Soccerneedsonlytwofeetandaball.Thismakesitasportthatdevelopingcountriescaneasilyplay.Someofthesport'sbestplayerscomefromthesepoornations.20．Thesport'sno-handsrulemakesbeautifuldance-likemovementsonthefield.What'smore,thissportexcitestheheart.Teamsmightscoreonlyafewtimeseachmatch,somatchescanturnaroundsuddenly.NooneknowswhowillwinatthenextWorldCup.Butonethingiscertain:Theworldwillbewatching.A.Healsowrotethesport'sofficialrules.B.Andabout300millionpeopleplaythisgame.C.Playingsoccerisgoodforyourhealth.D.Butonereasonishowsimplethesportis.E.Peoplelovesocceraswellastheircountries.F.It'shardtosaywheresoccer'sbirthplaceis.G.Soccerperformancesarepleasingtotheeyes.二、完形填空根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出一個(gè)能填入相應(yīng)空格內(nèi)的最佳答案。OncewhenIwasateenager,myfatherandIwerestandinginlinetobuyticketsforthecircus(馬戲團(tuán)).Finally,therewasonlyonefamilystandinginfrontofus.Theyhadeightchildren,wearingoldbut21．clothes.Thechildrenwerestandinginline,twobytwo22．theirparents,andholdinghands.Theywere23．talkingabouttheclowns(小丑),elephantsandotheractsinthecircus.Aftertheticketladytoldthemthe24．,theman'swifeletgoofhishandandloweredherhead.Themanmovedalittle25．a(chǎn)ndaskedagain,"Howmuchdidyousay?"Theladytoldhimthepriceagain.Therewasnolongerasmileontheman'sface.Clearly,themandidn'thaveenough26．.Seeingwhatwashappening,mydadputhishandintohispocket,pulledouta$20billanddropped27．ontheground.Thenhecalledthemanback,28．thebillandsaid,"Excuseme,sir,thisfelloutofyourpocket."Themanknewwhatwasgoingon.Withtearsinhiseyes,hereplied,"Thankyou,sir.Tomeandmyfamily,thisreally29．a(chǎn)lot."MyfatherandIwentbacktoourcaranddrovehome.Wedidn'tgettowatchthecircusthatnight,30．wedidn'tcare.ThatwasameaningfullessonthatIlearnedfrommydad.21．A．fashionable B．expensive C．dirty D．clean22．A．below B．a(chǎn)bove C．behind D．over23．A．excitedly B．a(chǎn)ngrily C．sadly D．nervously24．A．news B．price C．rules D．result25．A．faster B．farther C．better D．closer26．A．money B．food C．clothes D．time27．A．them B．it C．one D．ones28．A．a(chǎn)skedfor B．paidfor C．lookedup D．pickedup29．A．causes B．lends C．means D．shows30．A．though B．but C．a(chǎn)nd D．so三、短文填空Fillineachblankwithaproperformofthewordgivenoraproperword.WhenIwastenyearsold,IbecamepenfriendswithDavidLu,aboylivinginBeijing.Overthe31．(year),Ibecamemoreandmoreinterested32．Chineseculture.WhentherewasachancetostudyinBeijingas33．exchangestudent,Iimmediatelytookit.Inmyfirst24hoursinBeijing,Ifeltbothexcitedandnervous.Ididn'tseeoneforeigner.Butonmyfirstdayofschool,I34．(welcome)bymanyforeignfaces.Thestudentscamefromallaroundtheworld.NoneofushadstudiedChinesebefore,butourlanguageskillsimproved35．(quick).Bytheendofthefirstmonth,wewereveryhappythatwecouldallmakesimplesentences36．someofthesesentenceswerequitefunny.Weoftensentourlanguage37．(teach)Sophieintowildlaughter.InOctober,Davidfinallyhadtimetoshowmearoundthecity.Bothofuswereveryexcitedtoseeeachother.Davidtookmetosomeofhisfavoriterestaurants.Chinesetablemannerswerevery38．(difference)fromthoseintheWest.EatingChinesefoodwaslikeanadventure,anditbecamemyfavoritethingaboutlivinginBeijing.39．(I)six-monthstayinChinawasreallyenjoyable.Ithasmademelookforwardto40．(visit)Chinaagaintolookformoreadventures.四、任務(wù)型閱讀ReadingExpression"Fall"and"Autumn"WhatseasonisitinOctober?IfyouaskpeoplefromUK,theywilltellyouit's"autumn".ButifyougotoUS,youwillfindthatpeopleuse"autumn"or"fall".AccordingtoDictionary.com,bothwordshavebeenaroundforalongtime,butneitherofthemwasfirsttodescribethisseason.Duringthisseason,cropswouldbecomeripe(成熟)andfarmerswouldhaveabigharvest.SoinOldEnglish,thisseasonwassimplycalled"harvest".Then,inthe1600s,morepeoplelefttheirfarmsandmovedtocities.Withfewerpeoplefarming,theword"harvest"becamelessuseful.Englishspeakersneededad