辽宁省沈阳市浑南区2021-2022学年八年级上学期期末考试英语试题(含答案)

辽宁省沈阳市浑南区2021-2022学年八年级上学期期末考试英语试题 学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________ 一、单项选择 1．The Art of War is ______ ancient book about the strategy of war. A．a B．an C．the D．不填 2．How much does a ticket ______ Tokyo cost? A．for B．to C．from D．as 3．Young people usually have ______ memories than old people. A．good B．well C．better D．best 4．Once we learn how to ride a bike, we will never ______ how to do it. A．forget B．remember C．realize D．wonder 5．You will lose marks in the exam ______ you improve your handwriting. A．until B．whether C．unless D．though 6．Can you give me some ______ on how to learn English well? A．information B．advice C．introduction D．theory 7．You should communicate in English with your friends ______ you can. A．whoever B．whichever C．whatever D．whenever 8．You ______ go and see a doctor if you are not well before Monday. A．couldn’t B．had better C．shouldn’t D．need to 9．______, English is easier than any other subject at school. A．In my opinion B．To my surprise C．Once in a while D．In that case 10．— ______ You are nearly hit by that car! —Thank you very much. I will be more careful next time! A．Don’t run! B．Stop listening! C．It’s in danger. D．Look out! 二、完形填空 阅读短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 The captain stood on the high wall of the city of Troy. “The Greeks have gone ___11___ we’ve won,” he said. “They’ve tried to capture our city for ten years. Now they’ve ___12___ and sailed away!” “But look over there,” a soldier said. “They’ve left a huge ___13___ horse.” “Ah, yes,” the captain said, “it’s too big. The Greeks didn’t want to take it with them. Get some ___14___ and pull it into the city.” That night, in the main square of the city, all the Trojans celebrated. They sang and danced ___15___ the horse, and made jokes about the stupid Greeks. “I haven’t laughed ___16___ this since my childhood,” the captain said. ___17___ the party, they locked all the gates of the city and then all went to sleep. By midnight, the main square was ___18___ , except for the huge horse. ___19___ a secret door opened on the side of the horse. The horse was ___20___ Greek soldiers! They quietly climbed out of the horse one ___21___ one. The soldiers opened the main ___22___ . The Greek army entered the city. ___23___ ten years, the Greeks could not capture the city by ___24___ . In one night, however, they ___25___ in capturing it through a clever trick. 11．A．and B．but C．so D．since 12．A．given up B．focused on C．put up D．come on 13．A．woolen B．broken C．golden D．wooden 14．A．ropes B．help C．medicine D．lines 15．A．behind B．near C．around D．under 16．A．as B．like C．unlike D．among 17．A．Before B．Since C．After D．Behind 18．A．clean B．noisy C．quiet D．empty 19．A．Suddenly B．Certainly C．Finally D．Quickly 20．A．short of B．full of C．ahead of D．instead of 21．A．by B．for C．in D．from 22．A．windows B．gates C．horses D．boxes 23．A．For B．During C．Among D．Since 24．A．fight B．to fight C．to fighting D．fighting 25．A．failed B．succeeded C．managed D．gave 三、阅读单选 SCHOOL SHOW July 26th MUSIC        7:00 p.m.—10:00 p.m. On the playground We need some students for the school show. What can you do? Can you sing or dance? Can you play the piano? Can you play the guitar? Please call Mr. Li at 0731-2256 before July 23rd. Come and Join us! 26．What kind of school show is above? A．A quiz show. B．A sports show. C．A talk show. D．A music show. 27．How long will the school show last? A．For three hours. B．For four hours. C．For three days. D．For four days. 28．You can take part in the school show if you are able to ______. A．play the violin B．play chess C．play games D．play basketball 29．The reading above is a ______. A．blog B．notice C．poster D．diary The Kongming Lantern is very popular all over Asia. It is a kind of paper lantern with a closed top and a small candle inside. The candle heats the air inside the lantern and makes it rise. People use the Kongming Lantern on important days and during festivals. During the time of the Three Kingdoms, Zhuge Liang used such lanterns to give signals in battles. The Kongming Lantern led the invention of the hot-air balloon. 30．Where is the Kongming Lantern popular? A．In Asia. B．In South America. C．In North America. D．In Africa. 31．What is the Kongming Lantern made of? A．Silk. B．Paper. C．Metal. D．Cloth. 32．When do we use Kongming Lantern? A．All the year round. B．When it is very dark. C．On important days and during festival. D．Where there is no sunlight. 33．The Kongming Lantern led to the invention of ______. A．aircrafts B．spaceships C．hot-air balloons D．airplanes Three types of memory Some scientists believe that there are three types of memory—immediate, short-term and long-term. Immediate memory holds information for less than a second, e.g. the name of a road you have just seen. Then it either forgets it or passes it into short-term memory. Short-term memory can hold about seven items of information at a time, e.g. telephone num