1、2014-2015学年上学期期末模拟八年级英语试卷一、 听力理解(共20小题,计20分)第一节 听下面5段对话,每段对话后有一个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试题的相应位置。每段对话读两遍。( )1. Why didnt Jim have fun on his day off? A. He argued with the girl. B. He had to help his father on the farm.C. We dont know.( ) 2. What does Tom want to bring to the school party?A. Som
2、e snacks. B. Some money. C. Some flowers.( )3.How often does Nelly eat vegetables?A. Hardly ever. B. Twice a week. C. Six times a week.( )4. When are the two speakers playing ping-pong?A. Tomorrow. B. The day after tomorrow. C. Today.( )5. What kind of short shirts does the woman want?A. The best qu
3、ality. B. The cheapest. C. The most expensive.第二节 听下面几段对话或独白。每段对话和独白后有几个小题,从题中给的A,B,C三个选项中选出最佳答案,并将其标号填入题前括号内。每段对话或独白读两遍。听下面一段对话,回答第6至第7两个小题。( )6. What shows do they like best?A Law Today B Sports World C Animal World ( )7. Why do Lindas parents like Sa Beining?A Because he is intersting B Because h
4、e is kind and cute C Because his voice is the best听下面一段对话,回答第8至第10三个小题。( )8. How many food do the need? A Seven B Six C Five( )9. How many onions do they need?A One B Two C Three( )10. How long does it take to make Russian soup?A 30minutes B 10minutes C 40minutes 听下面一段对话,回答第11至第12两个小题。 ( )11. Who is
5、 more serious?A Lucy B Miss Wang C Mr. Fang( )12. Who is older? A They are the same B Miss Wang C Mr. Fang听下面一段对白,回答第13至第15三个小题。( )13. Whats Emmas brother going to be?A. A football player B A volleyball player C A basketball player( )14. How many steps (步骤) is he going to realize (实现) his dream ? A
6、Three B Two C One( )15. Why does he want to make lots of money? A Because he wants to have a volleyball club B Because he wants to buy a big house for himselfC Because he wants to travel all over the world with his parents 第三节 听下面一段短文。根据短文内容,选择正确答案,完成下列信息表。短文读两遍。Who will take Li Ming to Dalian? 16._
7、How will they go to Dalian?17._When will they leave?18._What will they do in Dalian?19._How long will the whole trip last20._16. A His parents friends B His friends C His parents17. A By car B By train C By plane18. A On April 20th B On October 12th C On August 2nd19. A Go swimming B Go skating C Go
8、 fishing20 A Three weeks B One week C Four weeks二、单项填空 (共15小题,计15分)( )21. It took me about half _ hour to walk to _ cinema. A. an; the B. a; the C. an; a D. a; a( )22. There a concert sometime next week.A. is going to be B. are going to be C. is going to have D. is gong to has. ( )23. _ doctors foug
9、ht against H7N9 in China in 2013.A. Thousands B. A thousand of C. Two thousands D. Thousands of( )24. Could you please show me _ photos of your family?A. little B. a little C. few D. a few( )25. _ we keep the room clean enough all the time?No, you _.A. Must; doesnt have toB. Do; dont have toC. Must;
10、 dont have to D. Must; mustnt( )26. Kelly is good at singing. She sings _ the famous singer, CoCo.A. as well as B. as good as C. as better as D. as the best as ( )27. He was not late _ it rained cats and dogs.A. if B. before C. although D. unless ( )28. Please keep promises you make to _ , Emily and
11、 Ken.A. you B. yours C. yourself D. yourselves( )29. _ excellent basketball player Jeremy Lin is! I really love this talented guy.A. How B. What C. How an D. What an( )30. Julia is _ in the world.A. one of the beautiful actresses B. one of the most beautiful actressC. one of the more beautiful actre
12、ss D. one of the most beautiful actresses( )31. _ you dont give up, your dreams will come true one day.A. As often as B. As long as C. As well as D. As soon as( )32.Some people waste too much water. They dont believe that it can _ some day.A. keep out B. run out C. run out of D. be run out ( )33.The
13、 man was born _1976.A. in the 24th of June. B. on the 24th of June C. in June 24th D. for June 24th( )34. Its raining. You _ out now.A. had better not goB. had not better go C. should goD. didnt have better go( )35. Tom, I cant go with you this Saturday. - Thats too bad. _. A. I will wait for you. B
14、. Catch you on Saturday. C. Maybe another time. D. What else?三、完形填空:(共10小题,计10分) Do you think of your parents? Yes, of course, you may answer, I buy a present for my mother on_36._ . And I give my father a present on Fathers Day, 37._ .Then what about the other days of a year? Always 38._ to think o
15、f your parents, not just on some important days. I have a friend who39._ alone, because her parents live in another city. One day l went to see her. We had a nice chat(聊天).Then she wanted to make a 40._ .She dialed(拨)the number, but then she put the phone41._ After about ten seconds, she dialed the
16、number again. Hi, Mom. Later I asked, Why did you dial the number 42._ ? She smiled, My parents are old. They cant get close to the telephone 43._ .I always do so when I call them. I just want to give them 44._ time to answer the call. My friend is a good girl. She is always 45._ her parents. You al
17、so want to be a good child, right? So why not learn from her? ( )36.A.Fathers Day B.Mothers Day C.Teachers Day D.Childrens Day ( )37. A. too B. also C. either D. yet ( )38. A. refuse B. forget C. decide D. remember ( )39. A. live B. lives C. lived D. living ( )40. A. face B. card C. call D. cake ( )
18、41. A. up B. off C. down D. on ( )42. A. once B. twice C. several times D. many times ( )43. A. lonely B. slowly C. quietly D. quickly ( )44. A. less B. little C. enough D. a lot ( )45. A. thinking about B. laughing at C. picking up D. looking after 四阅读理解:(共20小题,计40分)AWhen you are in England. You mu
19、st be very careful in the streets because the traffic (交通) goes on the left. Before you cross the street, you must look to the right first and then the left. If the traffic lights are red, the traffic must stop. Then the people on foot can cross the road. If the lights are green, the traffic can go
20、and people on foot mustnt cross. In the morning and in the evening when people go to or come back from work, the streets are very busy. The traffic is the most dangerous then. When you go by bus in England, you have to be careful, too. You must always remember the traffic moves on the left. So you m
21、ust be careful. Have a look first or youll go the wrong way. In many English cities, there are big buses with two floors. You can sit on the second floor. From there you can see the city very well. Thatll be very interesting. ( )46. Before you cross a street in London, you must look to _. A. the rig
22、ht side only B. the left side only C. the left first and then the right D. the right first and then the left ( )47. When you drive a car in England, you must _. A. drive on the left B. drive on the right C. ignore (忽视) the traffic lights D. go very quickly ( )48. If the traffic lights are green, the
23、 traffic _. A. can go B. must be careful C. mustnt go D. must stop ( )49. In England you can see some buses _. A. with two chairs B. with two rooms C. with two floors D. with two drivers ( )50. Which of the following is right? A. Before you cross the street, you must look to the left first and then
24、the right.B. If the lights are red, the traffic mustnt stop. C. You must drive cars on the left in England. D. In the morning and in the evening when people go to or come back from work, the traffic is not dangerous at all.BLaptop computers are popular all over the world. People use them on trains a
25、nd airplanes, in airports and hotels. These laptops connect people to their workplace. In the United States today, laptops also connect students to their classrooms. Westlake College in Virginia will start a laptop computer program that allows students to do schoolwork anywhere they want. Within fiv
26、e years, each of the 1500 students at the college will receive a laptop. The laptops are part of a 10 million computer program at Westlake, a 110-year-old college. The students with laptops will also have access to the Internet. In addition, they will be able to use e-mail to speak with their teache
27、rs, their classmates, and their families. However, the most important part of the laptop program is that students will be able to use computers without going to computer labs. They can work with it at home, in a fast-food restaurant or under the trees-anywhere at all! Because of the many changes in
28、computer technology, laptop use in higher education, such as colleges and universities, is workable(可行的). As laptops become more powerful, they become more similar to desktop computers. In addition, the portable computers can connect students to not only the Internet, but also libraries and other re
29、sources. State higher-education officials are studying how laptops can help students. State officials are also testing laptop programs at other universities, too. At Westlake College, more than 60 percent of the staff (职员) use computers. The laptops will allow all teachers to use computers in their
30、lessons. As one Westlake teacher said, Here we are in the middle of Virginia and were giving students a window on the world.They can see everything and do everything. ( )51. The main purpose of the laptop program is to give each student a laptop to _. A. use for their schoolwork anywhereB. access th
31、e Internet C. work at home D. connect them to libraries ( )52. Whats the meaning of the underlined phrase “portable computers”? A. 手提电脑 B. 台式电脑 C. 电脑网络 D. 主机电脑( )53. Which of the following is true about Westlake College? A. All teachers use computers. B. 1500 students have laptops. C. It is an old c
32、ollege in America. D. Students there can do everything. ( )54. A window on the world in the last paragraph means that students can _. A. attend lectures on information technologyB. travel around the worldC. get information from around the worldD. have free laptops( )55. What can we infer (推断)from th
33、e passage? A. The program is successfulB. The program is not workable.C. The program is too expensive. D. We dont know the result yet. C Peter lost his friends book , He felt very sad . Kate broke her moms favorite cup 56 She was so sorry for her mistake .We all make mistake because were human .And
34、its not always easy to get on well with everyone all the time . Sometimes we hurt peoples feelings although we dont do it on purpose . Sometimes we hurt peoples feelings on purpose 57 So we apologize (道歉). 58 .Its a way to shoe that well try to do better in future.Apologies are one of the tools to b
35、uild good friendships and relationships.When you say “Im sorry”, you probably feel bad because what you did or said hurt another person. 59 ,youre also saying that you respect the other person,and care about his or her feelings. Apologizing shows you have empathy(同感)。After apologizing , you might fe
36、el a little better, 60 . When you apologize in a caring way , you might feel good because you are trying to make things right again.A. But we feel bad laterB. Then she criedC. When you say “ I am sorry”D. An apology tells someone that were sorry for our mistakes.E. The other person will probably fee
37、l better , too 56._ 57._ 58._ 59._60._ DMr Smith had two sons .One is seven years old, and the other is five. One morning during the holidays, when he was cleaning the car, his younger son came and asked him for some money for sweets.“Sweets are bad for your teeth,” Mr Smith said. “Take these two or
38、anges instead ,and give one to your elder(年长的)brother,” One of the oranges is quite a lot bigger than the other one ,and as the small boy liked oranges very much, he kept that one for himself, and gave his brother the smaller one.When the other boy saw that his brother had a much larger orange than
39、his own ,he said to him, “Its selfish(自私的)to take the bigger one for yourself. If father had given me the oranges, I d have given you the bigger one.”“I know you would,” answered his brother.” Thats why I took it.”61. What was Mr Smith doing one morning? .62.What did his younger son ask for? .63.Did
40、 the son get what he wanted? .64.Who got the bigger orange? .65.Why did the elder brother say that his brother was selfish? _五、词语填空(共10小题,计10分)用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空,使短文通顺,正确,连贯(每个单词限用一次,每个格子只能填一个单词)。one, easy, talk, although, at, skill, other, we, alone, giveMaking friends is a skill. Like most 66 , it im
41、proves with practice. If you want to meet people and make friends, you must take some actions. You must 67 go where there are people. You wont make friends staying home 68 .Joining a club or a group, talking with those who like the same things as you do is much 69 . Or join someone in some activitie
42、s.Many people are nervous when they are 70 to new people. After all, meeting strangers means facing the unknown. And its human nature to feel a bit uncomfortable about unknown. Most of our fears about dealing with new people comes from doubt(怀疑) about 71 . We imagine other people are judging(评判) us,
43、 finding us too tall or too short, too this or too that. But dont forget that they must be feeling the same way. Try to accept yourself as you are, and try to put the other person at ease. Youll both feel more comfortable.Try to act with self-confidence(自信) 72 you dont feel that way. Walk with your back straight, look directly 73 other people and smile.If you see someone youd like to speak to, say something. Dont wait for 74 to start a conversation.Just meeting someone new does