ship. （72）我已经砍了树，并且建了一个房子。 I go out with my gun almost every day to kill animals and birds for food. I’m even learning to grow fruit and vegetables.
A few weeks ago, I found the marks of another man’ s feet on the sand.（73）Who else is on my island?
How long have they been here ?Not long after that, I saw some cannibals trying to kill two men from a brokenship. One of them died ,but the other ran towards my house. I helped him kill the cannibals.
(74)这个男人现在和我住并且帮助我. I named him Friday because that was the day I met him.
He is smart and I have already taught him some English .
第三节 情景作文（12分）
请根据提示写作要求：写一篇80字以上的文章描述你的家乡--长沙或者你去过的地方。 句型：
Have you ever tried/seen/been…? If you…, you will/can… You should…
One great thing about …is… 提示： Changsha the capital city of Hunan Province Weather Four seasons, cold in winter ,hot in summer ,cool in spring and autumn Places to visit the Yuelu Shuyuan Han Tombs at Mawangdui, Yuelu Mountain, Juzizhou etc. Things to eat smelly Tofu in Huogongdian
英语上学期期末考试模拟试题答案
Ⅱ 知识运用 (20分)
21-25 AABBC 26-30 BABCA 31-35 CCABB 36-40 CCAAB
Ⅲ 阅读理解（40分）
41-45 CBAAB 46-50 BBAAC 51-55 BCCAB 56-59 DAEB
Ⅳ写作技能 （30分）
第一节 阅读短文内容，回答问题。（10分）
60. Fifty.
61. Mr. Brown’s friends.
62.A cat ate some of the goldfish. 63. No.
64. He wants to teach the cat a lesson.
第二节 完成对话 通读下面的对话，然后根据上下文补全对话。（10分）
65. What are you going to do ? 66.Yes, I have.
67.What do you think of it? 68.Ok/Great/All right. 69.How can we go there?
第三节 翻译语篇 将下列句子译成英文或中文（10分）
70.当我第一次到达这个岛上时，我什么也没有。 71.虽然我丢了所有的东西，但是我没丢掉性命。
72. I have already cut down trees and built a house 73.其他还有谁在我的岛上呢？
74. This man now lives with me and helps me.
作文
Have you ever been to Changsha?It is the capital city of Hunan Province. There are four seasons in Changsha .It is cold in winter,hot in summer,cool in spring and autumn. If you go there, you should go to Juzizhou and climb Yuelu Mountain.You can also visit Han Tombs at Mawangdui.One great thing about Changsha is that you can try many kinds of Hunan food in Changsha like smelly Tofu in Huogongdian . If you go to Changsha, I’m sure you will enjoy yourself.
八年级英语上学期期末考试模拟试题
二、单项填空（共15小题，计15分）
选择最佳答案。 16. —Do you know Robert?
—Yes, he is______ university student. He likes running for ____ hour every morning. A .a, a B. a, an
C. an, an
D. an, a
17. —I have three tickets. ______ of you can go to see the film with me. —Great! Thank you very much. A. Both B. All
C. Neither
D. One
18. —What do you want to be when you grow up?
— I want to be a ______, so I can meet lots of interesting people. A. engineer
B. doctor
C. writer
D. reporter
19.—What ______ you do if it ______sunny tomorrow? —I’ll go to the park with my friends.
A. do, is B. will, is
C. do, will be
D. will, will be
20. —Come on, Lily! We are getting to the mountain soon! —But I’m______ tired ______walk any more. A. so…that
B. so…to
C. too…to
D. very…that
21. —Now the fruits and milk are in the blender. What should we do next? —We should ______the blender. A. cut up
B. mix up C. turn on
D. put on
22. — Can you tell me ______ about the American writer Hemingway?
— Sorry, I don’t know ______ about him, but you can get some information about him on the internet. A. something, nothing C. anything, nothing
B. something, anything D. anything, something
23. —How often do you ______ your sister?
—Once a moth.
A. hear about
B. hear of D. listen to
C. hear from
24. We are looking forward to ______Yao Ming one day.
A. meet B. meeting C. meets 25. —I think Mike is ______ performer in our class.
D. met
—But Susan is______ than him.
A. the most talented, more talented B. most talented, more talented C. more talented, more talented D. the most talented, talented 26. The girl is ______ to go to school. A. enough old B. enough young 27. He is funny. He often makes us ______. A. laughing B. laugh
C. to laugh
D. laughed
C. old enough
D. young enough
28. —Did you practice ______ English this morning? — Yes, but I forgot ______ the classroom. A. speak, cleaning C. speaking, cleaning
B. speaking, to clean D. to speak, to clean
29. Mary is a ______girl. She always finishes her homework______. A. careful, carefully
B. carefully, careful D. carefully, carefully
C. careful, careful 30. —What do you think of talk shows? —______.
A. No, thanks.
B. Yes, I do.
C. I don’t think so. D. I don’t mind them.
三、阅读理解（共25小题，计25分）
A
In some places of the USA, it is hot and wet in August. People there have different kinds of health problems. In February or March, it's very hot at sometimes and very cold at other times, people have more heart trouble after the weather changes.
Scientists thought IQ（智商）of a group of students was very high when a very strong wind came, but after the strong wind, their IQ was 10% lower. The wind can help people have more intelligence（智力）.Very hot weather, on the other hand, can make it lower. Sometimes in many schools of the United States often get worse on exams in the hot months of the year (July and August).
Winter may be a bad time for thin people. They usually feel cold during these months. They might feel unhappy during cold weather.
But fat people may have a hard time in hot summer. At about
18
℃
,
people become stronger. Low air pressure（压力） may make people forgetful. People leave more bags on buses and in shops on low-pressure days. People feel best at a temperature of about 18℃. 根据短文内容，判断下列句子正误。正确的用“A”表示，不正确的用“B”表示。 31. People have health problems when the weather is hot and wet.
32. Scientists thought people may have more intelligence when a strong wind comes. 33. Fat people may feel bad in cold weather. 34. People feel good on low pressure days.
35. Weather influences（影响） health, intelligence and feelings.
B
You may know the song Happy Birthday very well. But do you know about its writer? It was written by an American girl. And she became very rich after that.
When she was a child, she was poor. Once, she was invited to her friend's birthday party. She was pleased but sad because she didn't have enough money to buy a gift for her.
“The party is coming soon, but now I have little money.” Tears ran down her face.
Later that night she was in bed, thinking about the gift when the door opened and her grandma came in.“ What happened? ” her grandma asked. Hearing the girl's story, she said, “Don't worry. I think I can help you. How about singing a song together? Happy birthday to…” What a beautiful song! They sang and sang. Suddenly she woke up. It was a dream! She decided to write it down at once and sing it to her friend at the party.
When she sang the song at the party the next day, her friends were very happy. “How wonderfully you sing! I haven't heard such a beautiful song before. Thank you for giving me the special gift.” said her friend. And they learnt to sing it together. Later the girl became well-known in America. 36. The song Happy Birthday was written by ________.
A. an American girl C. an American boy
B. an American girl's grandma
D. an American girl's friend
37. The girl was sad because ________.
A. she didn't want to go to the party C. she didn't have enough money to buy a gift 38. What gift did she give her friend?
A. A flower.
B. A toy.
C. An interesting book. D. A song.
B. she would be busy that day D. she wasn't invited to the party
39. What did her friends think of the song? It was ________.
A. boring B. wonderful C. exciting 40. Which of the following is TRUE?
A. The girl was still poor after writing the song. . B. The girl sang the song with her grandpa in her dream. C. The girl's friends had heard the song before. D. The girl became famous because of the song.
C
Hot pot is very popular in China. People put a pot in the middle of the dining table, while the water in the pot is boiling（沸腾）, ingredients are put into it and cooked on the table. Hot pot dishes are
D. interesting