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学年人教新目标版英语八年级下学期学期期中模拟试题1及答案
第二学期期中模拟考试
八年级英语试卷
单词拼写
一、单项填空
1.---WhattimedidyoureturnfromBeijing?
---______themorningofApril1st.
A.AtB.OnC.InD.By
2.You_______driveafterdrinking.It’stwodangerous!
A.couldn’tB.wouldn’tC.shouldn’tD.needn’t
3.Insummermilkwillquicklygobad_______itisputintoafridge.
A.untilB.beforeC.unlessD.after
4.IfeelsleepytodaybecauseIdidn’tfallasleepuntilthenoise______lastnight.
A.tookdownB.putdownC.cutdownD.dieddown
5.Mymotheraskedme_____.AndItoldherthatitwasintheafternoon.
A.whentheconcertwasB.wheretheconcertwas
C.whenwastheconcertD.wherewastheconcert
6.IhavemanybooksonChinesefood.Youcanborrow_____ifyoulike.
A.oneB.itC.eitherD.every
7.Mysisterhasabeautiful_____andshewantstobeasinger.
A.soundB.shoutC.voiceD.noise
8.---Iwasatthecinemaat8o’clocklastnight.Whataboutyou?
---I_____theInternetathome.
A.amsurfingB.surfedC.willsurfD.wassurfing
9.---Who_____thetennisgameyesterday?
---Jack,he_____alltheothers.
A.beat;wonB.won;wonC.beat;beatD.won;beat
10.---WillyoupleasetellJohntocometomyoffice?
---______.
A.ThankyouB.That’sallrightC.Yes,IdoD.I’llbegladto
【参考答案】BCCDAACDDD
完形填空
WhenIwas12yearsold,Ireallywantedanew bike!
I__1__myparentsmybirthdaywish,butIknewtherewaslittlehopebecausemyfamilycould__2__havethatmoney.
Onmybirthdaymyparentstoldmetheyhadmy__3__outsideinthebackyard.AtonceI__4__outtotheyard.Therewasmy bike,__5__itwasn’tthebikethatIthoughtitwouldbe.Thisonewaspink,oldandwornwithage.Itwasso__6__!
IthoughtI__7__myparents’feelingsbecauseIcouldseethedisappointment_8__theirfacesandIwas sure theycouldseeitonmine.I__9__theoldbikeandrodeit,feeling__10__thatIhadmademyparentsfeelthisway.SoI put onasmile,rodeasfastasIcouldanddidn’t__11__.
Astimewentby,Ibegantounderstandmyparentsgaveme__12__muchmorethanjustarustyoldbike.Theygavemealifelessonabout__13__.Whenyougivesomethingoutoflove,itdoesn’tmatterwhatitisinfact.Whatmattersisthelovethatisinit.Iliketorememberthis__14__becausegivingagiftisnotaboutmoney.It’sabouthowmuchloveyoucanfeelfromit.Doremember,agiftthat__15__twodollarsisn’tanylessvaluablethanonethatcostsonehundreddollars,orevenmore.
1.A.talkedB.spoke C.said D.told
2.A.hardlyB.quicklyC.slowly D.easily
3.A.guitar B.gift C.cake D.card
4.A.rushed B.rode C.climbed D.came
5.A.and B.or C.but D.because
6.A.exciting B.interesting C.relaxing D.disappointing
7.A.liked B.hated C.hurt D.thanked
8.A.on B.in C.at D.for
9.A.gotin B.goton C.gotoff D.gotup
10.A.surprised B.excited C.happy D.bad
11.A.lookahead B.lookback C.comeup D.comedown
12.A.anything B.nothing C.something D.everything
13.A.love B.money C.friendship D.knowledge
14.A.idea B.news C.advice D.story
15.A.spends B.costs C.pays D.offers
【参考答案】DABACDCABDBCADB
阅读理解
A
Oncetherewasamantravelinginafarawayvillage.Ashewaspassingtheelephants,hesuddenlystopped.Hefoundthatthesehugeelephantswerebeingheldby only asmallropetiedtotheirfrontleg.Nochains,nocages.Itwasclearthattheelephantscould,atanytime,breakawayfromtheirropesbutforsomereason,theydidnot.
Hesawatrainernearbyandaskedwhytheseanimalsjuststoodthereanddidn’ttrytogetaway.‘Well,’thetrainersaid,‘whentheyare very youngandmuchsmallerweusethesamesizeropetotiethemand,atthatrage,it’senoughto hold them.Astheygrowup,theystillbelievetheycannotbreakaway.Theybelievetheropecanholdthem,sotheynevertrytobreakfree.’
Howcoulditbe?
Theseanimalscouldatanytimebreakfreefromtheirropes.Butbecausetheyalwaysstuckrightwheretheywere,theybelievedtheycouldn’t.
Justliketheelephants,how manyofusgothroughlifebelievingthatwecannotdosomething,justbecausewefailedatitoncebefore?
___________________.Weshouldnevergiveupthestruggleinlife.
根据材料内容选择正确答案。
1.Whatdidthewriterseeinthevillage?
A.Chains B.Elephants C.Cages D.Farmers
2.Whydotheelephantsnevertryuptobreakfree from theropes?
A.Becausetheythinktheycannot.
B.Becausetheyaretoooldtodoit.
C.Becausetheyliketheirlivingplaces.
D.Becausetheygeton well withthetrainer.
3.Howdidthe man feelafterheheardwhatthetrainersaid?
A.Moved B.Surprised C.Angry D.Nervous
4.Whichofthefollowingisthemissingpartinthe last paragraph?
A.Failingispartoflearning.
B.Weshouldbedifferent from others.
C.Helpinganimalsishelpingourselves.
D.Travelingalwaysmakespeoplerelaxed.
5.Whatisthebesttitleforthistest?
A.Pleasanttrip B.ACruelTrainer
C.ElephantTraining D.TheElephantRope
【参考答案】BABAD
B
TheyoungviolinplayerVanessa-Maewasthefirstmusiciantousedanceandrockmusicinclassicalmusic.Vanessa-Maelovepopmusic,andshewasalsoaverygoodclassicalviolinist,andshebroughtthesekindsofmusictogether.
Vanessa-MaewasborninSingaporeonOctober27,1978.ShemovedtoLondonwithherfamilywhenshewasfour.Ayearlater,shestartedtolearntheviolin.Whenshewaseight, shewenttoBeijingtostudytheviolin.Whenshewasten,sheplayedwithaveryfamousgroupofclassical musicians.ButVanessa-Maedoesn'tonlyplaytheviolin.Shelearntthepianobeforeshestartedtoplaythe violin.
Shelikeslotsofdifferentkindsofmusic,fromBeethoventotheBeatles,andshewantstoplaythemusic shelikes.Notonlyhassheplayedinclassicalconcertsallovertheworld,butshehasalsoplayedinpop concertswithpopstars.
Alotofpeopledon'tlikethewaysheusesmodernrhythms,noisydrumsandguitarsintraditionalmusic.ButVanessa-Maehasdoneoneimportantthing:
shehasbroughtmanynewfanstoclassicalmusic.Forthefirsttime,manyyoungpeoplebegantolistentoclassicalmusic.
1.WhendidVanessa-Maebegintolearnviolin?
A.Attheageoffour
B.Attheageoffive
C.Attheageoften
D.Attheageofeight
2.WhattypeofmusicdoesVanessa-Maelike?
A.Onlypopmusic
B.Rockmusic
C.Onlyclassicmusic
D.Lotsofdifferentkindsofmusic
3.Whydotheyoungpeopleliketolistentoclassicmusicnow?
Becausetheylike________.
A.Vanessa-MaeB.TechnoC.ViolinD.Piano
4.WhohasVanessa-Maeplayedwith?
A.BeethovenandtheBeatles
B.Manyyoungpeople
C.popstarsandclassicmusicians
D.Agroupofclassicmusicians
5.Thebesttitleofthispassageis______.
A.Vanessa-Mae
B.Abestviolinist
C.Thefirstmusician
D.Classicmusic
【参考答案】BDACA
C
Pigsdoit.Micedoit.Dogsalsodoit.Kangaroos?
Notsomuch.Whydosomeanimasshake?
Theshortanswerisbecausetheyarewet.Butthereisactuallymorethanthat---alotmore.
Inanarticle,AndrewDickersonandotherstookalookatthisstrangeproblem.Thescientistswrotedowntheshakingof33animals,ofthemare5kindsofdogs.
Itshowsthatmammals(哺乳动物)cankeepstrongerbydoingtheircutelittleshakes.Iftheydon’tshake,animalswouldhavetouseupto20percentoftheirdailyenergysimplystayingdry.Andnearlyallfurryanimalsshaketohelpthemselveskeepdry.
Thoseanimalsthataresimilartokangaroosshakeonlypartoftheirbody.Theyusuallyliveindryplaceswherekeepingdryisn’tveryhard.Butnotallanimalsshakeinthesameway.Alsosomeshakelessoftenthanothers.Smalleranimalsseemtoshakemorequickly,30shakespersecondforamouse,whilebears,tigersandbigdogsonlyaboutfour.
Inaninterestingfinding,Dickersonandhisteamhaveshownthattheseanimalsdothejobaswellaspossible.Ineachexample,theanimalsshakeoff70percentofwaterinafewseconds.Thisshouldallbegreattopeople.Ittakesusnotsecondsbutminutestodryourhair---justoverthreeminutes.
1.Whichanimaldonotshakealotaccordingtothearticle?
A.PigsB.MiceC.DogsD.Kangaroos
2.Ifwetanimalsdon’tshake,itwouldtakeabout______oftheirenergytostaydry.
A.5percentB.20percentC.33percentD.70percent
3.Biggeranimalsshake_______thansmalleronesaccordingtothestudy.
A.morequicklyB.moreslowlyC.moreoftenD.lessoften
4.Fromthearticle,wecanlearnthat________.
A.allkindsofanimalsneedtoshaketokeepdry
B.allfurryanimalsshakeatthesamerate
C.biggeranimalsliketigersdon’tshakeatall
D.animalssaveenergybydoingtheirlittleshakes
5.Whatisthemainideaofthestory?
A.Furryanimalsarestronger
B.Animalsshaketodrythemselves
C.Animalslearntoshakewell
D.Smalleranimalsshakemore
【参考答案】DBBAB
任务型阅读
把A-E五个句子填入文中空缺,使文章内容完整正确。
A.It’s“beingpolite”
B.Welookpeopleintheeye
C.Whenweleaveourfriends,wetaketimetosaygoodbye
D.Peoplehavefairordarkhair,andmanypeoplewearglasses
E.Wedon’tstandveryclosetothepersonwearetalkingto
MostAmericansarenicepeople.Weareusuallyquitelively.Wespeakloudlyandsmilealot__1__,butweneverstare---wethinkthat’srude.
MostAmericansareveryfriendly.Whenweseesomeoneweknow,weusuallysay“Hi”or“Howareyou
doing?
”Butremember“beingfriendly”is