厦门市同安区2018-2019 学年(上)八年级期末质量检测英语卷
单项选择:
1.The _____for the winner is a free 12-day tour to Europe .
A.rule            B.prize          C.education
2.The beach was so _____that I spent some time finding my friends.
A.quiet          B.crowded        C.polluted
3.--Amazing !Lily is able to play the piano as ____as Nana!
---She keeps on practicing these days.
A.well          B.seriously          C.hard
4.The robot can teach English. _____smart it is !
A.how          B.What            C.What a
5.--I really like the song I Did Something Bad by Taylor Swift.
--Me ,too .It has become one of ______songs these days .
A.the loudest    B.the funniest          C.the most popular
6.---How was your holiday last weekend?
---Fantastic.I ______paragliding with my brother .
A.try            B.tried                C.will try
7.---______do you read English newspapers?
---Oh ,I read Teens Junior 2 at least 15minutes every day.
A.How often      B.How long          C.How soon
8.--I’m making some plans to _____my problems with diet next year
.--Actions speaks louder than words .
A.catch          B.expect            C.solve
9.---What is your cousin like ?
---He’s outgoing .And he is good at basketball_______he is not very tall.
A.so            B.if              C.though
10.---Why doesn’t the blender work ?
--Haha!You forgot to ________.
A.turn it down            B.turn it on            C.turn it up
11.--Can Bob joins us to the concert this Friday night ?
---______.He’s always busy with his work.
A.He’d love to              B.That’s OK          C.I’m not sure
12.---Thanks for a wonderful evening ,Mrs .Smith
--______.Goodbye!
A.I’m glad you like it                B.Enjoy yourselves        ‘;p
B.B.I’m afraid not
完形填空
Once there was a piano player in a bar.People came just to hear him play .But one night ,a lady 28_____him to sing a song .
“I don’t sing ,”said the man.
But the lady told the waiter ,”I’m 29_______of listening to the piano.I want the piano player to sing!”
The waiter shouted across the room,”Hey ,friend! 30_____you want to get paid ,sing a song!”
So he did .He had never sung in public (公共场合)before.Now he was singing for the first time!Nobody had ever heard the song Mona Lisa sung so 31________!He himself couldn’t believe that he got so much cheers (喝彩)!
He had 32_____he was sitting on !  He may have lived the rest of his life 33_______a no-name piano player in a no-name bar.But once he 34_______that he could sing well ,he went on working hard and became one of the best -known singers in the US.His name was Nat King Cole !
You too,have skills and abilities.You may not feel that your talent is great ,but it may be better than what you think.With hard work ,most skills can be 35_______.Or you may have no success at all if you just sit on your talent.
28.A.asked          B.answered              C.advised
29.A.afraid          B.sure                  C.tired
30.A.because          B.if                    C.until
31.A.beautifully        B.clearly              C.loudly
32.A.chairs            B.ground                C.talent
33.A.with            B.as                    C .for
34.A.found              B.predicted            C.trusted
ated              B.accepted            C.improved
阅读理解(共两节,16小题,每小题2分,满分32分)
第一节阅读以下A、B、C三篇短文,根据短文内容,从题中所给A、B、C三个选项中,
选出最佳答案(每小题2分,满分24分)
厦门英语A
 A young couple bought a big house from two elderly sisters. They lived there for 30 years. The house was nice and the couple bought it at a low price. The couple was very happy
However, winter was not far away at the time. The couple was a little bit worried about how they would keep the old house warm. The house didn't have any fireplaces or heaters(供暖设备)
At first, they planned to buy some heaters for the long cold winter. But later, they thought that if the elderly sisters could stay warm and comfortable in the old house during the winter in years past.so could they, Therefore, they just decided to wait for winter to come and did not make any preparations(准备).
Winter arrived and temperatures soon dropped below zero. The large house became freezing cold. Frost(霜) covered the insides of its walls. Life inside the house became difficult
Finally, the husband couldn't bear it anymore and called the elderly sisters to ask them how they managed to keep the house warm during the winter