( )13. Which of the following is TRUE?
A. Chiang Mai is a beautiful city in the south of Thailand. B. The writer left Chiang Mai for Chiang Rai by bus.
C. Chiang Rai is a boring city in the mountains. D. The writer is traveling alone in Thailand.
( )14. The people in the village _________. A. are friendly to others B. like to speak English C. are very weak D. hope to live in the cities ( )15. The best title of this article is_________. A. My First Travel B. The Outside World
C. Traveling in Thailand D. A Country on the Train D
James Michener, a famous American writer donated at least 90 per cent of what he made from his 43 novels. He seemed to donate more than this. At his death, in October 1997, he had gave away US$ 117 million.
Michener made a good example, not just in how much he gave, but in his style of giving. The writer worked hard at doing good (行善). He usually follows up his donations to see how the money was used and he had a lot of fun in doing so.
Michener was 90 when he died. He was the only writer on the list of American’s top 25 philanthropists (慈善家). He gave his donations to the college he went to. Michener gave to his college-–US$72million to Swarthmore. He said, “I am from a family without any money, the college made me from darkness into light.’’
Michener was married three times, but he had no children. For his last 15 years, he lived quietly in Austin, Texas. He moved there to write the 1,000-page novel. The film called South Pacific was inspired (改编))by his first book，Tales of the South Pacific, written when he was 40.
( )16. Michener died in __________. A. 1991 B. 1994 C. 1997 D. 2000
( )17. Michener cared about __________ after he donated. A. how much money he gave away B. how the money was used C. when the money was given back D. how much fun he had ( )18. Michener came from a __________ family. A. rich B. poor C. big D. small
( )19. What’s the name of the college which Michener went to? A. Austin B. Texas C. Oxford D. Swarthmore ( )20. He wrote his first book __________.
A. when he moved to Austin. B. in his last 15 years.
C. when he was married for the third time. D. at the age of 40.
四、词汇运用(10分)
with language understand use if make kind help another in they unless
There are a lot of 1 in the world. But the most widely spoken language is English. Many people u___2___ and use it all over the world. Indeed, English is a very important and language. ___4_____ we know English, we can hardly travel anywhere and we will have difficulty 5 ourselves understood. English is greatly used in study of all 6 of subjects. Several books are written 6 English every day to teach people many useful things. Therefore, the English language has 8 to spread(传播) knowledge to all parts of the world.
English has also served to bring together the different peoples of the world by helping 9 to talk with one 10 .
1. ________2. _________3. __________ 4. __________ 5.__________ 6.___________7. __________8. ____________9. ____________ 10._________ 五、补全对话(5小题，每小题2分，共10分)
根据下面的对话情景，在每一个空白处填上一个恰当的句子，使对话的意义连贯、完整。 A: Have you heard that we are going to have an English speech contest next month? B: Yes. 76._____________________________________?
A: Yes, of course. You know I love English and I’m good at spoken English. B: I know it’s a piece of cake for you. But 77.____________________________. A: Take it easy. Practice makes perfect. 78._____________________________. B: I hope so. 79._________________________________________?
A: Sure, I’d love to. The first thing is to choose a good topic. 80.________________? B: Not yet. There are so many topics to talk about. I really don’t know which one is better.
A: OK. Let’s do it right now. 六、书面表达(20分）
作为青少年的我们该不该在周末上如此多的辅导班呢？写一篇80词左右的作文表明你的观点
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人教版八年级下英语期末考试试题部分答案： 一、CADBA / CBACC / ABCBD 二、 BABDB / CABCB
三、DACBC / ADCCD / BDBAC / CBBDD
四、1.languages 2. understand 3. useful 4. unless 5. making 6. kinds 7.in 8. helped 9. them 10. another
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