八年级上学期期末英语能力训练题
II．Fill in the blanks with the simple past tense of the given verbs in the brackets．用括号内所给动词的过去式填空。（30％）
Amy Johnson（1）_________（is）born in England in the year 1905．She（2）_________（learn）to fly in 1928．Amy（3）_________（want）to fly alone to Australia．Her friends（4）_________（try）to stop her but she persisted（坚持）and（5）_________（set）off in 1930．She（6）_________（reach）India in 6 days．Then the whole world knew her．
She（7）_________（meet）bad weather in Burma and（8）_________（land）near Rangoon．After her plane was repaired，she（9）_________（fight）against strong wind and heavy rain before she finally（10）_________（make）her way to Singapore．When she reached Australia，she（11）_________（become）even more famous．It（12）_________（take）her only nineteen days to achieve her aim（目的）！
When the Second World War（13）_________（break）out，she（14）_________（fly） planes from the factories to the bases（基地）．In 1941，her plane（15）_________（crash）and she died．
III．Choose the best answers from II to fill in the blanks in I．根据对话内容，从II中选择最佳的选项填入I中完成对话。（18％）
I
A： Hello，Carol．Lovely day，（1）_________
B：Yes，it is．How are you？
A：Well，I have got a problem．
B：Really？What's the matter？
A：You remember my brother's boy Bill，（2）_________
B：（3）_________ He went to Austria，（4）_________
A：No，（5）_________ He went to Canada．Anyway，he's coming back to England．
B：（6）_________ That's nice．
A：Well，yes，but he wants to stay with me．
B：Oh，（7）_________ Is that the problem？
A：（8）_________ I am not very happy about it．
B：（9）_________ Why？You are fond（喜欢）of Bill，（10）_________
A：（11）_________ Very much．
B：And you've got a lot of room in that big house，（12）_________
A：（13）_________ But would you like to have a young man living in your house all the time？
B：No，I suppose not．
A：Well，I don't know what to do．I am really very worried．
B：（14）_________ Would you like some advice？
A：（15）_________
B：Tell him the truth．Say you like him a lot，but you don't want people in your house．
A：I can't say that，（16）_________
B：（17）_________ He'll understand．I am sure of it．
A：（18）_________ I don't know．Anyway，I will think about it．
II
A：Yes，I do． B：Is he？ C：don't you？ D：Yes，I have． E：Yes，you can． F：Yes，I would． G：Will he？ H：can I？ I：haven't you？ J：Yes，it is． K：he didn't． L：aren't you？ M：didn't he？ N：does he？ O：Aren't you？ P：Yes，I am． Q：Are you？ R：isn't it？
IV．Reading comprehension．阅读理解。（8％）
Mr．Jones and Mr．Brown worked in the same office．One day Mr．Jones said to Mr．Brown，“We are going to have a small party at our house next Wednesday evening．Would you and your wife like to come？”
Mr．Brown said，“Thank you very much．That is very kind of you．We are free that evening，I think，but I will telephone my wife and ask her．Perhaps（或许）she wants to go somewhere that evening．”So Mr．Brown went to the other room and telephoned．When he came back，he looked very surprised（吃惊）．
“What's the matter？”said Mr．Jones．“Did you speak to your wife？”
“No，”answered Mr．Brown．“She wasn't there．My little son answered the telephone．I said to him，‘Is your mother there，David？’And he answered，‘No，she is not in the house．’‘Where is she then？’I asked．‘She is somewhere outside looking for me．’he answered．”
根据短文内容选择正确答案。
1.Mr．Jones and Mr．Brown were _________．
A．students B．teachers C．friends D．workmates
2．Mr．Jones would like to _________．
A．hold a great party at the office B．have Mr．Brown and his wife at the party
C．enjoy himself at the party D．come to the party next Wednesday
3．Mr．Brown went to telephone his wife because he wanted to _________．
A．know where his wife was B．ask his wife to go to the party
C．find out if his wife had something else to do that evening
D．tell his son to be good at home
4．Mr．Brown's little son was _________．
A．very naughty（调皮的）B．a little foolish C．too excited D．very surprised
IV．Reading comprehension．阅读理解。（10％）
One day，an old farmer took a bag of rice to town．On the way，the bag of rice fell off the horse．The farmer couldn't lift the bag back onto the horse because it was too heavy．He hoped that someone would come to help him．At this time he saw a man coming towards him．He felt very happy．But when the man came nearer，the farmer saw that he was the most important man in town．He felt very disappointed（失望）．The man came up to him．He took one end of the bag and the farmer took the other．They lifted the bag of rice onto the horse．
“How can I pay you？”the farmer asked．
“Well，if you see anyone in need of help，do the same for him as I have done for you，”the great man answered．
根据短文内容选择正确答案。
1．The bag of rice fell ________ the horseback（马背）．
A．to B．of C．for D．from
2．The bag of rice was ________ heavy ________ the old farmer couldn't lift it back onto the horse．
A．so；that B．too；to C．so；so D．very；that
3．The old farmer needed someone ________ him．
A．to help B．help C．helped D．helps
4．He thought the most important man in the town ________ help him．
A．could B．wouldn't C．would D．was going to
5．The great man ________ the farmer．
A．didn't B．help C．couldn't help D．helped
V．Fill in the blanks with the correct comparative form．用所给单词的比较级形式填空。（12％）
The apartment in Brooklyn is（1）____________（large）than the apartment in Queens．The kitchen is（2）____________（new）．It's on the top floor，so it's（3）____________（sunny）than the apartment in Queens． It's on a（4）____________（noisy）street than the apartment in Queens．It's also（5）____________（close）to transportation（交通）．The building is（6）____________（tall）than the building in Queens．The apartment in Brooklyn is（7）____________（expensive）than the apartment in Queens．The apartment in Queens is（8）____________（small）than the apartment in Brooklyn．However，it's（9）____________（beautiful）．The bedroom is（10）____________（clean）than the bedroom in the apartment in Brooklyn．The apartment is on a（11）____________（pretty）street．The apartment in Queens is（12）____________（cheap）than the apartment in Brooklyn．
上学期期末英语能力训练题（二）参考答案
I．听力录音原文及答案
May I have your attention please，ladies and gentlemen？This is Chief Steward speaking．We would like to tell you that the dinning car is now open．On sale are tea，coffee and soft drinks，some fresh and toasted sandwiches including egg and tomato，ham and tomato，roast chicken and toasted cheese，cheeseburgers and beefburgers．
The dinning car is in the middle of the train．Thank you．
（Tea，Soft drinks，Coffee，Egg and tomato，Ham and tomato，Toasted cheese，Roast chicken，Cheeseburgers，Beefburgers）
II．1．was 2．learned／learnt 3．wanted 4．tried 5．set 6．reached 7．met 8．landed 9．fought 10．made 11．became 12．took 13．broke 14．flew 15．crashed
III．1-5 RCAMK 6-10 BNJQL 11-15 PIDOF 16-18 HEG
IV．1-4 DBCA
V．1．one of the dearest cars 2．one of the most exciting sports 3．one of the proudest moments 4．one of the most expensive hotels 5．one of the worst things 6．one of the best ice creams 7．one of the finest doctors 8．one of the greatest jazz musicians
上学期期末英语能力训练题（一）参考答案
II．1．Be 2．less 3．went 4．were 5．year 6．never 7．second 8．meeting 9．February 10．remember 11．yesterday 12．after 13．hope 14．more 15．date 16．June 17．worse
III．1．going to visit 2．is going to play baseball 3．is going to watch 4．he is going to clean 5．he is going to have lunch 6．going to study
IV．1-5 DAABD
V．1．larger 2．newer 3．sunnier 4．noisier 5．closer 6．taller 7．more expensive 8．smaller 9．more beautiful 10．cleaner 11．prettier 12．cheaper