2020-2021江苏无锡天一中学八年级下学期英语期末模拟卷

这是一份2020-2021江苏无锡天一中学八年级下学期英语期末模拟卷，共7页。

( )1. ---D yu think an advertisement is ______ help when yu lk fr a new jb?
---Well, it all depends. Anyway, it gives me mre f ______ chance t try.
A. a; a B. 不填; theC. a; theD. 不填;
( )2. — When did yu becme a vlunteer? — I ________in this grup since 2008.
A. jined B. tk part C. have jined D. have been
( )3.The seat __a driver greater freedm f mvement, s it’s widely used in cars nwadays.
expects B. lends C. allws D. csts
( )4. —It’s clever _____yu t help me wrk ut the difficult math prblem. Thanks!
—Yu are welcme. Nw it’s easier ________ yu t understand it.
f; f B. f; fr C. fr; f D. fr; fr
( )5. ---Yu lk very pretty, if I __________ say s. ---Thanks.
shuld B. may C. will D. need
( )6. —What a thick fg! I went the wrng way at the crner and finally gt lst.
— It's easy t make a wrng turn here even under an ideal weather________.
A. cnversatin B. cnclusin C. cnditin D. cmmunicatin
( )7. We students can cllect fd and ld clthes fr the hmeless peple, and the teachers can ________learning skills fr the pr children.
A. give B. ffer C. prevent D. prvide
( )8.---We can save pwer by using air-cnditiners less.
---_________, turning ff the cmputer when we dn’t use them is als a gd way.
A. Mrever B. Hwever C. Otherwise D. Anyway
( )9. — Hw can I get a present in the game shw?
—Yu ________ ne if yu answer all the questins crrectly.
A. were given B. have given C. will be given D. have been given
( )10. —The trip t Jurng was really interesting. We picked a lt f strawberries.
—_______, I agree with yu, but there was t much traffic n the rad and I felt sick.
A. By the way B. In this way C. In sme ways D. On my way
( )11. Yu knw great changes ________ in ur city in the past ten years.
A. have been taken place B. tk place
C. have taken place D. were taken place
( )12. Our Chinese teacher can speak sme English. That’s because he ________sme freigners Chinese in an internatinal cmpany.
A. used t teach B. was used t teach
C. was used t teaching D. used t teaching
( )13. ---Mike likes basketball s much. But I think he is t shrt t be a successful basketball player.
---It’s hard t say._____________.
A. The grass is always greener n the ther side B. Every dg has its day
C. It never rains but it purs D. The early bird catches the wrm
( )14. — Maybe we can celebrate tnight . — __________
A. What d yu have in mind ? B. What is the matter ?
C. What is n yur mind ? D. What is ging n ?
二．完型填空
I just arrived in this cuntry fr a ne-year schling. One day, I tk the undergrund t visit sme ancient palaces. But what happened t me next has taught me much abut culture 1 .
Since all the 2 were taken, I std. But in ne quick mtin(动作), I felt my bag remved(移动)frm my back, and suddenly it was 3 . I turned arund t see wh the thief was.
I lked arund the car nly t find directly acrss frm me was an elderly lady, and sitting n her lap was my bag. I tried t get it back frm her lap. But as I began t 4 it up, she quickly grabbed(抓住)it back and held nt it. I lked arund at the peple standing beside me, and thse sitting beside her but n ne tk any 5 f the situatin. I used my hands as pssible as I culd, but it didn't wrk. She picked up my bag, shwing hw 6 it was. I finally began t understand. She was hlding my bag t 7 me.
At the next stp, a middle-aged wman gt n the busy undergrund. Anther elderly wman sitting dwn tk her bag, setting it n her lap. They didn't talk; 8 this lder wman was mre than happy t sit with this stranger's bag n her lap thrugh her jurney.
As I was getting ready t get ff, the wman gently handed me back my bag. But 9 I had a chance t thank her, she had disappeared(消失)int the crwd.
Sadly, this custm was mre surprising t me than if I was rbbed(抢劫).Everyne back hme had heard f being rbbed―that was 10 city behavir―but having a stranger hld nt smene's bag ut f kindness, in a city f twelve millin peple―that was truly special.
( )1. A. prblem B. purpse C. cause D. difference
( )2. A. cars B. seats C. buses D. statins
( )3. A. brken B. emptied C. pened D. gne
( )4. A. pull B. bring C. check D. push
( )5. A. ideas B. care C. ntice D. pht
( )6. A. small B. useful C. dirty D. heavy
( )7. A. thank B. treat C. help D. warn
( )8. A. but B. s C. r D. because
( )9. A. until B. nce C. befre D. while
( )10. A. usual B. harmful C. practical D. suitable
三．阅读理解
A
Interviewer: Tracy Lester is with us in the studi. Welcme Tracy! We are all interested t knw
abut yur life as a child actr. Yu're nly furteen years ld—yet yu are already
famus.
Tracy: Yes. I'm really lucky t have a chance t d s many things that ther yung peple
haven't yet.
Interviewer: S Tracy, the first questin is-hw ld were yu when yu made yur first mvie,
peanuts?
Tracy: Well, I was nly fur-s I didn't have a big part-and that mvie wasn't really successful.
Interviewer: S what was yur first successful mvie then?
Tracy: Chclate Aliens. Did yu see it?
Interviewer: Yes. My favurite scene was when yu cleaned ut the fridge fr yur mum, and yu fund interesting chclates in there.
Tracy: Yeah—that was a cl scene, wasn't it?
Interviewer: Have yu appeared in any cmmercials (商业广告) yet, Tracy?
Tracy: Yes, quite a few. The last ne was fr a chclate cmpany. I lve chclate, but they made me eat s much. I felt sick after that. I never want t eat chclate again.
Interviewer: What a pity! Nw, tell me abut yur latest mvie—yu haven't finished it yet. But d yu think yu might win an award fr this ne?
Tracy: Oh, I hpe s. But if I dn't win this time, maybe I will sme day. I'll cntinue t wrk hard.
Interviewer: And ne last questin Tracy—I'd like t ask yu if yu enjy being famus.
Tracy: That's a difficult questin t answer. I'd like t tell all my yung fans that it isn't easy being famus. Mstly, I miss being a kid. S enjy being a kid, and dn't grw up t quickly.
Interviewer: Thanks fr cming, Tracy. Yu're a great kid. I wish yu luck in the future.
1. Hw many questins des the interviewer ask Tracy?
A. Three.B. Fur.C. Five.D. Six.
2. We can find a cl scene with interesting chclates in __________.
A. Peanuts B. Chclate Aliens C. a cmmercial D. her latest mvie
3. What des Tracy think f being famus early?
A. She thinks it's easy t becme famus.
B. Being famus brings her all gd things.
C. She still enjys being a kid thugh she is famus.
D. She feels unlucky t d mre things than ther children.
B
(An excerpt f After Twenty Years)
There was nw a cld rain falling and the wind was strnger. The few peple walking alng that street were hurrying, trying t keep warm. At the dr f the shp std the man wh had cme a thusand miles t meet a friend, Jimmy Wells. Twenty years ag, they agreed t meet here tnight. Such a meeting culd nt be certain. But he waited.
Abut twenty minutes he waited, and then a tall man in a lng cat came hurrying acrss the street. He went directly t the waiting man.
“Is that yu, Bb?” he asked, dubtfully.
“Is that yu, Jimmy Wells?” cried Bb.
The new man tk Bb’s hands in his. “It’s Bb! It surely is. I was certain I wuld find yu here if yu were still alive. Twenty years is a lng time. The ld restaurant is gne, Bb. I wish it were here, s that we culd have anther dinner in it. Has the West been gd t yu?”
“It gave me everything I asked fr. Yu’ve changed, Jimmy. I never thught yu were s tall.”
“Oh, I grew a little after I was twenty.”
“Are yu ding well in New Yrk, Jimmy?”
“Well enugh. I wrk fr the city. Cme n, Bb. We’ll g t a place I knw, and have a gd lng talk abut ld times.”
The tw men started alng the street, arm in arm. Bb, the man frm the West, was beginning t tell the stry f his life. The ther, with his cat up t his ears, listened with interest.
At the crner std a shp bright with electric lights. When they came near, each turned t lk at the ther’s face.
The man frm the West stpped suddenly and pulled his arm away. “Yu’re nt Jimmy Wells,” he said. “Twenty years is a lng time, but nt lng enugh t change the shape f a man’s nse.”
“It smetimes changes a gd man int a bad ne,” said the tall man. “Yu’ve been under arrest fr ten minutes, Bb. Chicag plicemen thught yu might be cming t New Yrk. They tld us t watch fr yu. Are yu cming with me quietly? That’s wise. But first here is smething I was asked t give yu. Yu may read it here at the windw. It’s frm a pliceman named Wells.”
4. Where did the stry happen?
A. In a restaurant. B. In Chicag.C. In the West.D. In New Yrk.
5. In which rder did the fllwing events take place?
a. Bb fund ut his new man wasn’t his friend.
b. The tall man gave Bb a nte frm Wells.
c. Bb waited at the dr f a shp.
d. They had a talk abut Bb’s life in the West.
e. The new man came t meet him.
A. c-e-d-a-b.B. e-b-c-a-d.C. c-d-a-e-b.D. e-c-a-b-d.
6. What can we infer (推断) frm the stry?
A. Time may change a gd man int a bad ne.
B. The plice wuld make sme ntes n Bb.
C. Bb came frm the far West t meet his friend.
D. They prmised t meet each ther 20 years ag.
C
Everyne has prbably seen a mvie r tw abut rbts ging against man. As a kid it was
interesting, but nt a reality (现实). But tday, when we lk at hw far scientists have cme, it’s nt just a funny thught but a real pssibility.
Hnda has already created a rbt with eyes, legs, arms and hands and it can act just like a persn. There is n end t what a rbt culd d in the future. Just think what we can d in twenty t thirty years. We’re dealing with almst cmpletely new types f human-like rbts that culd be cleverer than us. Can we cntinue t use these rbts in a way that they serve us, r will they becme s wise that they will want independence (独立)?
I am really nt sure just hw far scientists are ging t perfect rbts. But nce this type f rbt is made, they will be able t think, make decisins, sense the mvement f thers and decide what it wants t d.
A new inventin has led t the intrductin f a female rbt, which was intrduced at an entertainment shw in Vegas. The rbt called Rxy sells fr between seven and ten thusand dllars. It is built t accmpany (陪伴) females. This female rbt cmpanin (伴侣) is called true cmpanin and yu can find such rbts n the Internet. Rbts used t have limited uses, but nw they are almst in every field. This has pened the dr t many dangerus pssibilities in the future.
7. Why des the writer mentin mvies abut rbts?
A. T prve rbts can g against man.
B. T lead t the tpic f the passage.
C. T shw that rbts are liked by film makers.
D. T shw that peple are interested in rbts.
8. What des the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 suggest?
A. There is an end t the develpment f rbts.
B. Rbts will lk exactly like human beings sn.
C. Rbts may be able t d anything in the future.
D. Human beings dn’t knw what kind f rbt they want.
9. Accrding t the writer, a perfect rbt ____________.
A. will surely g against human beings B. will always serve human beings
C. is still nt as clever as human beings D. can think as human beings d
10. It is implied (暗示) in the passage that the writer wrries that __________.
A. Rbts have limited uses B. rbts may be hard t cntrl
C. rbts may be harmful in the future D. human beings cannt create a perfect rbt
词汇运用
1. Many peple will g t the cncert, ____________ (包括) teachers, students and parents.
2. If yu’re ___________ (严肃，认真) abut any gal, yu will be successful sme day.
3. The bss has several ____________ (秘书) and they have different tasks.
4. The custms in Qingda are __________（相似的）t thse in Yantai.
5.Mike felt sleepy at the cncert because he __________(simple) has n interest in music.
6. Children shuld be taught t spend their free time ____________ (wise).
7.They didn’t realize the ___________(imprtant) f washing hands ften until they were all ill.
8.Hans, yu've (care) left the electric fan n twice. Please remember t turn it ff next time.
五．动词填空
1. ---l didn’t expect that Alex wuld be absent frm my birthday party.
---It's said that he (visit) his grandparents in the cuntryside n Sundays.
2.D yu think Tm ___________(avid) meeting me? I haven’t seen him all day.
3. T share the mst up-t-date infrmatin, the Chinese CDC _________(publish) a manual in bth English and French.
4. In China, mst peple in their fifties r abve grew up __________(watch)Spring Festival Gala
n TV.
5.---Why were yu late fr the interview?
---Because I __________(catch) in the heavy traffic during the mrning rush hur.
6.Hpefully, the highways many engineers are wrking t build ________(drive) the develpment
f these remte muntain areas.
六．完成句子
1.他的教学风格和多数教师大同小异。
His teaching style is _____________________________________ teachers.
2.年轻人适应网络聊天取代写信来维系联络。
The yung __________________________by chatting nline instead f writing t each ther.
3.他们已经下决心要给那位老人提供住处。
They’ve ___________________________________________the ld man with a place t stay.
4.他太累了，工作无以继续。
He was __________________________________________________ his wrk.
5.必须采取措施预防这种疾病的传播。
Actins must ________________________________________________ this serius disease.
6.这首诗歌实属偶然之作，但价值恒远。
This pem has a lasting value thugh it __________________________________________.
七．任务型阅读
There are many things yu can d t keep friendship strng frever.
Trust is very imprtant in keeping any relatinship strng and lng lasting. If yu trust the persn whm yu have a gd relatinship with and the ther persn als trust yu in the same way, then yu tw have a gd relatinship.
Yu can remember imprtant date f yur friends such as their birthdays and wish them r give gifts t them n the special days. Many peple say that mney is the mst imprtant thing t cnsider, but remember friendship is nt abut mney. Yu can find smething small and inexpensive fr their gifts r send nline cards.
A friend shuld als always help thers even when it is nt very cnvenient. S have a helping hand ready at all times.
Smetimes distance makes relatinships even clser. S, if yu are far frm yur friends, there are many ways yu can remain in cntact. Yu can use email, chat prgrams, and yu can als write a blg and share yur daily life activities with yur friends.
If there is anything that makes yu happy, share it with yur friends. Listen t their thughts as well. If they have achieved smething nticeable, cngratulate them and celebrate with them.
I have seen gd friendships and then there is unhealthy cmpetitin between tw friends. Thugh this may nt happen in many cases, it is better t keep this idea in mind since it may happen t yu.
As far as I have seen and experienced, it will be better nt t either lend t r brrw mney frm yur gd friend. Of curse, we have t d this with friends. But, attentin shuld be paid s that yur friendship may nt end.
Hw t Keep Yur Friendship Strnger
1.___________ 2.___________ 3.__________ 4.___________ 5.___________
八．写作
假如你是李华，你的外国笔友Jane 打算于七月来中国，特来信了解中国人的社交习俗。请你用英语回一封信，从以下几个方面作具体介绍。
1.见面时的问候方式；
2.对表扬的回答方式；
3.接收礼物时的回应方式；
4.餐宴礼节。
词数80左右，信的开头和结束语已为你写好。可根据内容要点增加细节，使行文流畅
Dear Jane,
Glad t hear frm yu and yu’re welcme t China in July.
First, we great each ther by saying “Hell” r asking such questins as “Where are yu ging?” r “Are yu busy” t express yur care. Secndly, when praised, we reply with “Oh, n!” r “Thank yu!” t shw gd manners. When receiving a gift, we say “Thanks a lt” and put it away instead f pening it directly. Finally, at dinner parties, we talk ludly and tuch glasses when drinking t smene’s health r success. Just as the saying ges, “D as the Rmans d when in Rme”. I think yu will enjy yur stay here.
I hpe what’s mentined abve might be helpful and wish yu a gd jurney.
Li Hua Tips
Details
Smething shuld be dne
★ Dn't dubt yur gd friend s that he r she will __1__ yu as well.
★ Give yur 2 , small gifts r send nline greetings t yur friends n their birthdays.
★ Dn’t cnnect friendship with mney.
★ Try t send gd friends small and inexpensive gifts.
★ Be ready t give a hand t yur friends as much as pssible.
★ Use 3 technlgy（技术）t cntact yur friends far away.
★ Share the 4 with yur friends.
★ Cngratulate yur friends n their achievements and celebrate them tgether.
★ 5 cmpeting(竞争) with each ther in an unhealthy way.
Smething shuld nt be dne
★ Dn’t lend r brrw any mney frm yur gd friend, therwise it may end the friendship.