上学期期末考试八年级英语试卷一、听力理解( 20小题，每小题1分，共20分)（略）二、单项填空（10小题，每小题1分，共10分）21. — Joy has open mind and likes to make friends.— Yes, she always talks to us in sweet voice.A. /, /B. /, aC. an, /D. an, a22. This is our new classmate. Now, let’s welcome him to make a self .A. informationB. instrumentC. introductionD. instruction23. Guo Jingming is famous a writer and he is famous his film ——TinyTimes 1.0(小时代Ⅰ).A. as, forB. for, asC. in, withD. with, in24. It’s 11 p.m. I’m not sure _____ my mother will come back home.A. whatB. whetherC. whereD. when25. Do you see red shoe of mine? I can’t find it. I am only in one shoe.A. otherB. the otherC. the othersD. another26. —Would you mind not ____ here?— Sorry, I’ll go somewhere else.A. smokeB. to smokeC. smokesD. smoking27. Rainforests people many useful things, such as wood, food and so on.A. give, toB. give, withC. provide, withD. provide, for28. —Did yo u ____ teach yourselves English?—Yes, we did.A. usedB. used toC. useD. use to29. Jane is fond of ____, but Lisa is interested in _____.A. travel, readB. to travel, to readC. traveling, readingD. traveling, to read.30. Shu-hao Lin is now one of ____ basketball players in the NBA.A. popularB. more popularC. most popularD. the most popular三、完形填空（10小题，每小题1分，共10分）In China, safety education（安全教育）is becoming more and more important now. The last Monday in March is for students to learn it at school. It helps students learn more about 31 they should do to keep themselves safe. What are the ___32___at school? Take a look.Stampedes（踩踏）, earthquakes and fires are the main accidents at school.A stampede always happens in _ 33 places. When students around you begin to push（推）, just stand there and try to hold onto something. If you _ 34 in the crowd, move to one side and protect your head with your hands around.When earthquakes hap pen, you can get 35 a desk quickly and hold on. It’ll protect you from falling things. If you are 36 , find a place away from buildings, trees, and power lines（电线）.When there’s a 37 , leave the classroom quickly. It’s better to put 38 over your mouth and nose. In this way, you won’t breathe（呼吸）in smoke. Many people die in a fire, not because of the fire but smoke. It makes them __ 39 and they can’t breathe. That’s very dangerous! __ 40 when you want to get out, you should make yourself close to the floor. Then you can breathe some fresh air.( ) 31. A. how B. why C. what D. that( ) 32. A. accidents B. stories C. questions D. problems( ) 33. A. busy B. crowded C. try D. safe( ) 34. A. get lost B. become mad C. fall behind D. fall down( ) 35. A. on B. behind C. under D. near( ) 36. A. outdoors B. indoo rs C. surface D. somewhere( ) 37. A. smoke B. fire C. flood D. drought( ) 38. A. anything wet B. anything dryC. something wetD. something dry( ) 39. A. cry B. cough C. shout D. run( ) 40. A. And B. But C. Or D. So四、阅读理解（15小题，每小题2分，共30分）AAmerican country music is famous all over t he world, such as the songs of John Denver. Many people enjoy listening to the music in their free time. But still some people don’t know where it began.Country music comes from folk music of the Appalachian Mountains in the east of America. There, people sing while playing the g uitar and violin. They sing about everyday life, love and their problems. So the songs are sometimes a little sad.John Denver is one of the most popular country music singers. He is also quite famous to the Chinese. For John Denver, music is a language that could bring the world together. He says music can bring people together. They will understand each other through music. People are different in color and they may speak different languages, but people are the same in mind and body. All of them love music and can understand music.The world lost a great man when John Denver died in 1997. But his words and music will still live on.根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。
