江苏省苏州市八年级英语下学期期中模拟卷2.docx

1、江苏省苏州市八年级英语下学期期中模拟卷2苏州市11-12学年八年级下学期期中模拟卷(2)（英语） 一、单项选择(每小题1分，满分25分) ( )1I believe that_ young have a promising future! Aa Ban Cthe D/( )2Do you think she is the most clever?_ AMore or less BMost or least CMuch or little DMany or few( )3I never seem to lose any weight，_hard I try Aeven though Bno ma

2、tter how Cas if Dever since( )4This is the most wonderful amusement park_ we visited last year Awhere Bwhen Cwhich Dthat( )5“Help_ to some_，children”，Aunt Wang said Ayourself；fish Byourselves：pear Cyourselves；apples Dyou：meat( )6What a_ cough! You seem_ ill Aterrible；terribly Bterribly；terrible Cter

3、rible；terrible Dterribly；terribly( )7The two friends were_ pleased to see each other that they forgot everything Aso Btoo Cvery Dmuch( )8The doctor advised Elsa strongly that she should take a good rest，but_ didnt help Ashe Bit Cwhich Dhe( )9This pair of shoes_belong to Jack. He likes this kind very

4、 much. It_be his. Its too large for hm Acan；cant Bmay；needntCmust；mustnt Dmust；cant( )10Bill is ill，Do you know whats wrong with him? Poor boyHis illness is the_ of eating unhealthy food Aresult Bcause Creason Dend( )11We can go scuba diving next Friday Thats a_Lets meet at the beach Adeal BOK Cprob

5、lem Dterrific( )12_girl she is! AWhat bright a BHow a bright CHow bright a DWhat bright( )13Could you please tell Jim that I will call him later? SureIll tell him when he_ Acomes Bcame Chas come Dwill come( )14Keep practicing and you_ your English Aimprove Bwill improve Cimproved Dwere improving( )1

6、5Helen loves to talk about travelShe_ many places Ahas gone to Bhas been to Chas gone for Dhas been from二、完形填空(每小题1分，满分10分)A man 16 sleep at home one night. The next day he told his wife that he had slept at a friends place. Then she called 10 of his best friends, 17 8 of them said that her husband

7、had slept at their places and 18 2 even said that he was 19 at their places!A net friend answered: last night I showed this story to my wife, and she was 20 interested that she called my friends to ask 21 I was at their places.You know the results. It proved the story! A friend even said that I had

8、been drunk(喝醉) at his place and was sleeping and asked her whether or not 22 to answer the phone! After the call from 23 , my friend called me on my phone immediately. Once I 24 it, he couldnt wait for me to speak and shouted: Where are you? Go home now! Your wife is looking for you! I told her that

9、 you were drunk at my place and dont forget 25 before going home. Thats mens friendship, true friendship!( )16. A. doesnt B. didnt C. isnt D. wont( )17. A. and B. so C. but D. then( )18. A. other B. others C. the other D. the others( )19. A. not B. still C. never D. always( )20. A. so B. too C. very

10、 D. much( )21. A. that B. when C. whether D. why( )22. A. to wake me up B. to wake up meC. waking me up D. waking up me( )23. A. my wife B. my buddy C. my friend D. a man( )24. A. got B. answered C. had D. called( )25. A. have a drink B. having a drink C. to have a drink D. to have a call三、阅读理解(共15小

11、题；每小题2分，满分30分)(A) This August，well welcome guests from all over the worldSome of them follow their own special cultural traditionsIts important for us to know about them In many countries，such as Thailand，India and Malaysia，people believe that the left hand is uncleanSo，Its not proper to use ones le

12、ft hand to hold food，touch others or pass objectsDoing so may offend certain guests Some Westerners may be offended if you touch them or their personal thingseven by accidentIf this happens，say sorry politely Some elderly Westerners may be offended if you try to help them without their agreement Peo

13、ple think numbers can be lucky or unluckySome Westerners avoid the number 13 because they believe it is unlucky Muslims(穆斯林)do not eat pork，and words like pigs are not considered proper People from Brazil，Italy and Pakistan do not give handkerchiefs(手帕)as giftsThey believe a handkerchief is closely

14、connected with unhappy feelingsWine is not sent as a gift in many parts of western and middle Asiawhere most Muslims live( )1Indians dont hold food with the left hand because they consider it_ Aunclean Buseless Cvalueless Dunimportant( )2The word“offend”in the second paragraph might mean“_” Ahonor B

15、help Chate Dhurt( )3Muslims do not_ Asend gifts Beat pork Cdrink milk Duse handkerchiefs( )4Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? APeople from Pakistan like to send handkerchiefs as gifts BAll the elderly people in the west like being helped by others CThe number 13 is thought to

16、be unlucky by some Westerners DWesterners do not mind their personal things being touched(B)Before the 1980s, models were just beautiful people in magazine photographs. People knew very little about them. They didnt know how old they were, where they lived or what their favourite sports were. Most p

17、eople didnt even know their names. Then came the 1980s, the era（时代）of the supermodel. This was when some models became so famous that they became as well known as Hollywood film stars. Most people today have heard of Naomi Campbell, Kate Moss, Elle Macpherson, Claudia Schiffer and the other supermod

18、els. Stories about them appear in magazines. Journalists interview them. Television documentaries have been made about their lives. There are also hundreds of supermodel websites created by fans. On these websites, fans include information about the models weight, shoe size and hair colour. One of t

19、he reasons these models became so famous was the huge amounts of money they were paid. Canadian supermodel Linda Evangelista once said, “I wont get out of bed for less than $10,000 (6500) a day.” Claudia Schiffer had a four-year contract （合同） with the cosmetics （化妆品） company Revlon. The company paid

20、 her 4,000,000 for just thirty days work per yearthats more than 130,000 per day! Supermodels dont make their money just from posing for the camera or walking down the catwalk. They have discovered many other areas where they can market themselves: films, television shows, exercise videos, calendars

21、, and even the lingerie（女内衣）business. Elle Macpherson has her own underwear company which makes millions of pounds a year. Supermodels have many other things in common, too. They travel all over the world to work. They own houses and flats in many different places.( )5How do people get to know about

22、 the lives of supermodels? A. By watching their shows. B. By calling their mobiles. C. By surfing their websites. D. By sending presents to them.( )6For one days work, Linda Evangelista expects to be paid _. A. 6,500 or more B. less than 6,500 C. 4 million D. more than 130,000( )7Which of the follow

23、ing is not true? A. Supermodels are paid too much money. B. Nowadays supermodels are just as famous as Hollywood stars. C. Supermodes dont just make money from modelling. D. All the supermodels have their own underwear companies.(C) CATV is a short way saying“community antenna(公用天线)television”But“ca

24、ble television”is the name most people useCable television allows viewers(观众)to receive TV programs that they Call not pick up with their ordinary antenna Television signals(信号)do not follow the curve(曲线)of the earthThey travel in straight lines in all directionsSignals from a TV station move toward

25、s the horizon(水平线)and then go into spaceIf you live only a few miles from a TV station，you may get a good picture on your setBut if you live more than 50 miles from a station，you may not get any pictures at all CATV began in 1948People in places far from TV stations had to pay for putting up high an

26、tennasA community antenna was usually placed on a hill，a mountain or on a high towerThe antenna picked up TV signals and fed them into a small local(当地的)stationFrom the station，thick wires called cable ran out to nearby homesEach person using the cable paid a monthly charge(费用)CATV worked well，and s

27、oon new uses were found for itLocal stations could feed programs into empty channels that were not in usePeople along the cable could have local news，weather report，and farm and school news at no extra charge Today，cable television has moved into citiesIt brings in extra programs that city viewerswi

28、th ordinary antenna can not seeIt is also used in many classrooms throughout the country( )8From the first paragraph we know that_ Amost people use cable television B“community antenna”is used for cable television Ca community antenna is used for cable television Dan ordinary antenna can not pick up

29、 TV programs( )9Of the followingwhich is not the way TV signals travel? AIn a curve BIn a straight line CIn all directionsDTowards the horizon( )10Cable TV is becoming more and more popular because_ Ait is free of charge Bit provides all TV users good pictures Cit only needs a bit of cable Dit can p

30、rovide more programs( )11From the passage we can infer that_ ATV has begun to be used for educational purpose(目的) Bviewers can receive more TV programs with their ordinary antennas Ccable TV can not be used in small towns Dantennas for cable TV are usually put up in the center of a community(D) Students should dress well at schoolThis is because schools are places where students studyStudents shouldnt be d