一、单项选择题
1. —What’s your favorite subject?
—_________ is history.
A. It
B. This
C. That
D. One
答案：A
2. I usually go to school ________ 7:30 in the morning.
A. at
B. on
C. in
D. for
答案：A
3. She often helps her mother ________ housework.
A. with
B. for
C. about
D. by
答案：A
4. Tom likes playing ________ basketball, but he doesn’t like playing ________ piano.
A. /; the
B. the; /
C. the; the
D. /; /
答案：A
5. —How long does it take you to get to school every day?
—It takes me about half an hour.
A. How far
B. How much
C. How long
D. How many
答案：C
二、完形填空
Dear Diary,
Today was my first day of school and it was great! I met so many new friends and my teachers were really nice. My English teacher, Miss Green, gave us a(n) ___6___ to write about our summer vacation. I enjoyed writing it because I had a wonderful time visiting my grandparents in the countryside. They have a big farm, and I helped them feed chickens and milk cows. It was hard work, but I learned a lot.
After school, some of my classmates and I went to play ___7___ basketball. We had so much fun! I can’t wait for tomorrow.
6. A. letter B. test C. task D. book
7. A. a B. the C. / D. an
答案：6. C 7. C
三、阅读理解
A young man asked Albert Einstein, the great German scientist, what the secret of success was. The scientist told him that the secret of success was “hard work”. A few days later the young man asked the same question again. Einstein was very annoyed. He didn’t say anything, but wrote a few words on a piece of paper and handed it to the young man. The young man looked at the piece of paper. On it was written: “A=X+Y+Z”.
“What does this mean?” asked the young man.
“Well,” said Einstein, “A means ‘success’, X means ‘hard work’, Y means ‘good methods’, and Z means ‘stop talking’.”
8. What did the young man ask Einstein?
A. How to be successful.
B. Why to work hard.
C. How to learn from others.
D. When to stop talking.
9. What did Einstein think was the most important for success?
A. Hard work.
B. Good methods.
C. Asking questions.
D. Stopping talking.
10. What does the letter “Z” stand for?
A. Success.
B. Hard work.
C. Stop talking.
D. Good methods.
答案：8. A 9. A 10. C
四、书面表达
假设你是李华，请你写一封电子邮件给你的美国笔友Mike，介绍一下你的暑假生活。要点如下：
1. 暑假期间你去了哪里？
2. 和谁一起去的？
3. 做了什么有趣的事情？
要求：不少于60词，语句通顺，条理清晰。
Dear Mike,
How are you? I had a great summer vacation. I went to Beijing with my parents. We visited the Great Wall, which is one of the wonders of the world. It was amazing to walk on such an old wall. We also went to the Forbidden City and Tian’anmen Square. They are both very beautiful. In the evening, we enjoyed delicious food in a local restaurant.
I hope you can come to China next summer vacation. I would love to show you around.
Best wishes,
Li Hua
五、听力部分
请根据听到的内容完成下列句子：
1. My favorite subject is ____________.
2. I usually go to bed at ____________ every night.
答案：略
以上是八年级上册英语期末测试题及答案，希望对大家有所帮助！
