八年级英语上学期期末考试模拟试题
笔 试 部 分
V．单项选择（共15小题，每小题1分，计15分）
选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
( ) 26. I found ________ very good article in the newspaper.
A. a B. an C. the D. / ( ) 27. Please take more exercise. It’s good ________ your health.
A. at B. for C. to D. in
( ) 28. Next Monday is my mother’s birthday. I ________ her a big present on that day.
A. give B. will give C. gave D. am giving ( ) 29. — ________ do you go shopping?
— Once a week. A. How long
B. How often C. How far D. How old
( ) 30. Who is outgoing, Lucy or her sister?
A. more B. the more C. most D. the most ( ) 31. His T-shirt is the same colour as .
A. I B. my C. me D. mine ( ) 32. —Your bag is very beautiful.
— Oh! I ________ it on my way here. A. buy B. will buy
C. bought D. am buying
( ) 33. I want sweet milk. Put some ________ in my cup.
A. ice B. soup
C. salt D. sugar
( ) 34. Mum, I want to invite my friends ________ movies tomorrow.
A. watch B. to watch C. watching D. are watching
( ) 35. Don’t talk, Tom! Your father ________ in the room.
A. sleeps B. slept
C. is sleeping D. will be sleeping
( ) 36. He didn’t go to bed ________ his son came back last night.
A. until B. since
C. while D. so
( ) 37. If it ________ tomorrow, we will go hiking at Cool City Park.
A. not rain B. don’t rain C. won’t rain D. doesn’t rain ( ) 38. — Where is Tom?
— He is practicing ________ English in the classroom.
A. to speak B. speaking C. speak D. is speaking
( ) 39. I ________ painting at the age of five and spent much time doing it. A. took up B. picked up C. looked up D. got up
( ) 40. — Our basketball team will beat theirs and win the match.
— ________. Your team is the best in our city.
A. I’m afraid not B. I believe so C. Of course not D. Well done
VI．完形填空（共10小题，每小题1分，计10分）
One day, a boy had a fight with one of his classmates. Then he went to his 41 and told him his story angrily. “He is really bad,” the boy said, “and I 42 him.”
The grandfather said, “ 43 me tell you a story. When I was a boy, I, too, sometimes hated others for what they did.”
As the boy 44 carefully, the grandfather went on, “There are always two tigers inside my heart. One is 45 and kind. He gets on well 46 everything around him. But 47 is bad and unfriendly. Even the smallest thing will make him angry. He fights with everyone all the time, and for no reason. He can’t think carefully 48 he always hates others. It is difficult to live with these two tigers inside my heart. They both try to control (控制) me. ”
The boy looked into his grandfather’s 49 and asked, “ 50 tiger always controls you, Grandfather?”
The old man said slowly and seriously, “The one that I feed. I always feed the good and kind tiger, so I never hate others and seldom (很少) get angry now. ” ( ) 41. A. mother ( ) 42. A. love ( ) 43. A. Make ( ) 44. A. saw ( ) 45. A. good ( ) 46. A. at
B. father B. hate B. Help
C. teacher
D. grandfather
C. know C. Let
D. enjoy D. Ask D. listened D. quiet D. about
D. the other D. but
B. felt
C. talked
C. lazy C. with
B. bad B. on
( ) 47. A. other ( ) 48. A. because ( ) 49. A. eyes ( ) 50. A. Who
B. others B. though B. ears
C. another
C. before C. nose C. Where
D. mouth D. When
B. Which
VII．阅读理解（共15小题，每小题2分，计30分）
阅读A、B、C三篇材料，然后从各小题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
A son and his father were walking in the mountain. Suddenly, the son fell, hurt himself and cried, “Ah!”
To his surprise, he heard the voice repeating, somewhere in the mountain, “Ah!” “Who are you?” He asked. Then he heard the answer, “Who are you?” He got angry and shouted loudly ,“Coward（懦夫）!” He received the answer, “Coward!” He looked at his father and asked, “What’s up?” The father smiled and said, “My son, pay attention.” And then he shouted to the mountain, “I admire（羡慕） you!” The father and the son heard, “I admire you!” Again the father shouted, “You are great!” The voice answered, “You are great!” The boy was surprised, but he did not understand.
Then the father explained, “People call this echo（回声）, but really this is life. It always gives back to you everything you said or did. Our life is simply a reflection of our actions. If you want more love in the world, have more love in your heart.”
( ) 51. What happened when the boy was walking in the mountain?
A. He hurt himself. B. His father fell. C. He cried for sweets. D. He lost his way. ( ) 52. Which of the following is said by his father?
A. Who are you? C. I admire you!
B. What’s up? D. Coward!
( ) 53. ________ answered, “You are great!”
A. The son B. The coward C. The echo D. The writer ( ) 54. The underlined word “reflection” means “________” in Chinese.
A. 奥秘 B.反映 C.沉思 D.记录 ( ) 55. Which is the best title for the story?
A. Life Is Echo B. Who Do You Admire? C. The Coward and the Great Man D. Father and Son
B
Every school has notice boards. Let’s see what is on the notice board of an American school.
School Rules Report Card ●Fighting, saying bad words and all Report card about your school life and other bad behaviour（行为） will not be work will be given to your parents. allowed. Look at the marking key for your ●Do not throw rocks, snowballs or school work. sticks on the school grounds. MARKING KEY(评分标准) ●Hand in a note or telephone to school ●Goes beyond（超过）grade level if your child can’t go to school. standards. ●Parents and visitors need to check in 4 at the office when entering the school. ●Meets grade level standards. 3 ●Does not meet grade level standards, but making progress. 2 ●Does not meet grade level making standards, not progress. 1 Class Announcement(通知) Testing Dates: The math test is June 12～13. The science test is June 15. Parents Meeting: After-school Program The after-school programs will continue for the year 2017. The programs will be open from 3:30 to 6:00pm every day. The next parents meeting is at 7:00pm ●3:30～4:30 Homework＆ Reading on Friday, June 22 in the meeting hall. ●4:30～6:00 Activities Homework: If you have any questions, please call Please check the Homework Board at the the school at 524-9752 school homepage to find your homework. ( ) 56. According to School Rules, visitors have to _________ when entering the school.
A. hand in a note B. call at 524-9752 C. check in at the office D. telephone to the school ( ) 57. From _________, parents can get information on the parents meeting.
A. School Rules B. Report Card C. After- school Program D. Class Announcement ( ) 58. Report Card shows parents_____________.
A. certain school rules B. after-school activities
C. plans for classes and tests D. children’s school life and work
( ) 59. If Tony doesn’t do well at school but makes progresses, he will get_____ on the Report Card.
A.1 B.2 C.3 D.4 ( ) 60. Students do their homework and read books___________.
A. from 3:30 to 4:30 B. from 3:30 to 6:00 C. from 4:30 to 6:00 D. from 6:00 to 7:00
C.
①The Dream It is everyone’s dream to work at home or not work at all. You can plan your own hours and work when you want to. There is no more rush hour and no hours that people waste when they get to and from a job every day.
②The Fact The fact is that this dream can be attained. You can stay at home, work when you want to and make money when you need to. There are lots of chances for you to make money at home, just by using your computer and the Internet.
③Start Today! Educate yourself, look closely into all the chances and decide on what works best for you. It will not happen during one night, but you can make the decision today and start to make it happen today.
④How Could You Do It? Do you have a blog (博客) or a personal website like millions of other people? Are you using it to make money? Most of these blog and website owners are not. But you can do that!
⑤________ When you have your computer and the Internet working for you, your businesses will be working for you 24 hours a day, seven days a week. You will make money while you sleep, travel or do whatever you want to do all day long.
⑥Get Going! There are many ways you can make money with your computer. And you can begin your stay-at-home businesses with just a little money. What are you waiting for? ( ) 61. In which part of a newspaper would you most probably read this passage?
A. Sports.
B. Culture.
C. Business.
D. News.
( ) 62. What does the underlined word “attained” in Point ② mean?
A. realized
B. broken
C. lost
D. destroyed
( ) 63. What’s the best title for Point ⑤?
A. Sleep 24 Hours a Day
B. Travel All Around the World