古人有“书中自有颜如玉”之说。杜甫所提倡的“读书破万卷, 下笔如有神”等，无不强调了多读书广集益的好处。这篇八年级英语上册期末复习题，希望可以加强你的基础。

一、听力（略）

Ⅱ.单项选择(15分)

(  )16. He prefers __________rather than __________the train.

A. walk; take　　 B. to walk; to take   C. to walk; take　 D. walk; to take

答案：C　prefer to...rather than...前后的结构要一致，后加动词原形。

(  )17. We have __________many difficulties these years.

A. gone over　　　 B. gone on　　　C. gone out　　  D. gone through

答案：D　go over意为“复习”，go on意为“继续”，go out意为“出去”。go through意为“经受”。根据题意，应用go through。

(  )18. Peter__________ his best friend in the street yesterday.

A. ran after　　  B. ran away　　 C. ran out　　  D. ran across

答案：D　run across 意为“偶遇”;run after意为“跟在后面追赶”;run away意为“逃跑”;run out意为“用尽”。结合题意，此处应是偶遇。

(  )19. __________Saturday morning, an earthquake killed 13 people __________Jiangxi Province.

A. On; in   B. On; at   C. In; at   D. In; in

答案：A　在具体某一天早上用介词on;在大地点前要加介词in。

(  )20. Tina told me the __________story.

A. all　　　  B. one　　　  C. whole　　  D. both

答案：C　如要选B项，则不用the。要选D项，则story 应用复数。 要用all则应为“all the story”。

(  )21. We are here to __________funds for the charity.

A. raise　　　  B. rise　　  C. get　　  D. want

答案：A　“为……筹钱”用raise funds/money for。

(  )22. When I got up this morning, it__________ .

A. is raining　   B. rains　　　 C. rained　　  D. was raining

答案：D　前面一个动作发生的时候，另一个动作正在进行。整体时态是过去时，所以后面用过去进行时。

(  )23. There __________another English evening next Sunday.

A. are going to be　B. was going to be  C. is going to be　 D. were going to be

答案：C　从next Sunday可知应用一般将来时。后面名词是单数，所以用is going to的结构。

(  )24. Do you know what __________this time yesterday?

A. they are doing B. were they doing  C. they were doing　D. are they doing

答案：C　要填的内容为know的宾语，为宾语从句。从句应用陈述句的语序。

(  )25. My brother __________to New York twice.

A. has gone　   B. has been　　 C. went　　　 D. goes

答案：B　曾经去过某地已经回来了用have been to结构。

(  )26.—__________ have you been skiing?   —Half a year.

A. How long  B. How often  C. How far  D. When

答案：A　由答语“Half a year”一段时间可知应用How long提问。

(  )27. Mother has __________for two days.

A. left    B. arrived   C. been   D. been away

答案：D　for two days表示一段时间，动词要用可延续性的动词，been away可以表示持续的状态。

(  )28. He __________for three hours, and he’s still watching now.

A. has been B. watched C. has been watching D. is watching

答案：C　表达动作从过去开始到现在并可能继续下去，用现在完成进行时态。

(  )29. When I got to the station, the train __________left __________.

A. has; already  B. had; already C. has; yet  D. had; yet

答案：B　when引导的时间状语从句谓语动词是一般过去时，主句谓语动词完成于从句之前，故只能用过去完成时，先排除A、C两项。already常用在肯定句中，yet是副词，用于疑问句和否定句中。

(  )30. Hello, everybody! You are taking the important exam now. Don’t be nervous. It is not as difficult as you imagine. I am sure you all will succeed. Please answer every question with great care. You know __________you are, __________mistakes you’ll make.

A. the careful; the few    B. the more careful; the less

C. careful; few      D. the more careful; the fewer

答案：D　此题考查“the+比较级+句子，the+比较级+句子”结构。