八年级上册英语期末模拟卷
（满分：100分 时间：60分钟）
题号 Ⅰ(10’) Ⅱ(30’) Ⅲ (10’) Ⅳ (10’) Ⅴ(15’) Total (75’)
得分
注意事项：1. 答题前填写好自己的姓名等信息；2. 请认真答题,书写工整。
完形填空：阅读下面短文,从短文后所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。（10分）
You should try to have a good relationship with your neighbours, because you never know 1 you may need their help. If they do something to annoy (让……不高兴) you, it is 2 to discuss it in a polite way than to have an argument (争论) about it.
For example, if your neighbours are playing loud music that you do not like, ask them politely to ___3__ the music instead of 4 the police directly for help.
Trees and fences ( 围 栏 ) can also be a 5 of disagreement between neighbours. My grandmother likes sitting 6 in the sun after lunch, but her neighbour has put up a high fence that 7 sunshine from going into her yard in the early afternoon. My grandmother does not want to be 8 with him, because he
9 her a lot of support when my grandfather died last year. So she went to talk with the neighbour in a friendly way.
Then, her neighbour lowered the fence just enough to give her some sunshine 10 losing his privacy (私人空间). My grandmother cut down the tree that was above his garden and dropped leaves all over his lawn (草坪) in the autumn. Finally, they reached an agreement which made both pleased.
( ) 1. A. after B. before C. while D. when
( ) 2. A. more B. best C. most D. better
( ) 3. A. turn down B. turn up C. turn off D. turn on
( ) 4. A. going B. shouting C. calling D. getting
( ) 5. A. corner B. cause C. result D. message
( ) 6. A. inside B. into C. outside D. onto
( ) 7. A. stops B. opens C. shows D. steals
( ) 8. A. lonely B. silly C. angry D. awful
( ) 9. A. took B. carried C. bought D. gave
( ) 10. A. within B. without C. along D. above
Ⅱ.阅读理解（30分）阅读下列短文，从下面每小题的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
We spoke to three students from around the world about different national holidays. There are different customs for each festival.
Tan Xiaodong, 15, Hong Kong, China
“It’ll soon be Chinese New Year. Before it, we’ll clean the house and decorate (装饰) it for good luck. Every shop is going to close for a few days and we’ll go out a lot to celebrate in the streets. We might go and see the lion and dragon dances in the city center. I love this festival.”
Wendy, 16, Sydney, Australia
“Australia Day is on 26th January and it’s an important holiday here. We always have a Monday off, so we celebrate for three days. My parents and I go to the countryside for a picnic and friends always come over. Many people go to beach parties or street parties and there are lots of music and dancing. What fun!”
Amy, 14, New York, USA
“The first Thanksgiving Day was hundreds years ago when Europeans who came to America thanked God for his help. It’s still a very important day for families to be together. This year we’re going to visit my grandparents and we’ll eat a delicious meal of turkey. Thanksgiving Day is on the fourth Thursday in November every year.”
11.How many festivals are mentioned in the passage ( )
A.Two. B. Three. C. Four. D. Five.
12.During the Chinese New Year, tourists might__according to the passage. ( )
A.do a lot of shopping B. eat turkey
C. Go to bench parties D. see lion and dragon dances
13.On Australia Day, Wendy and her family often___. ( )
A.have a picnic in the countryside B. go to a swimming pool
C. have a party at school D. clean the house and dance
14.What do you think “turkey” is in the passage ( )
A country B. A festival
C. A kind of food D. A kind of drink
15.From the passage, we can learn that____. ( )
A.Amy is from Sydney, Australia
B.Different festivals have different customs
C.Many people go out for a picnic with friends before Chinese New Year
D.Thanksgiving Day is on 26th January in USA
B
Elephants are the largest land animals alive today. African elephants live in family groups called herds ( 群 ). All of the elephants in the herd take care of each other. The leader of the herd is an old mother elephant. She is the matriarch (族长). A herd may have as few as eight or as many as 100 elephants. The other elephants follow the matriarch because she knows how to keep them safe from coming danger.
Elephants learn by watching and copying other elephants, and also learn from life. Baby elephants stay with their mothers until they are fully grown at about ten years old. Elephants live to be 50 or 60 years old. Elephants are smart animals with long memories. In the dry season, a matriarch can remember where water was found in the past. The herd will follow her there. She can also remember the safest place for baby elephants to cross a fast-moving river.
Elephants talk to each other with rumbling sounds. Some rumbling sounds are so low and deep that people are unable to hear them. Elephants hear sounds not only with their ears, but also with their feet, and even trunks (long noses of the elephants). They also greet each other by touching with their trunks and feet. If danger appears, mothers beat their ears to call their babies to them.
Other animals don’t usually attack (攻击) elephants. However, a lion might try to attack a sick elephant or a baby. If this happens, the adult elephants circle around the baby elephants. The adults make louder sounds and hit the ground with their trunks. The matriarch puts herself between the lion and the herd. She beats her ears out to make herself look even larger. Then she lowers her herd and attacks the enemy (敌人) in a big cloud of dust (灰尘).
16.According to Paragraph (段落) One, an elephant herd . ( )
A.has a father elephant as the leader
B.owns a matriarch who keeps it away from danger
C.always has several leaders and hundreds of elephants
17.Long memories help elephants to . ( )
A.choose their matriarch
B.communicate with each other
C.find water and cross the river
18.What does the underlined word “rumbling” mean ( )
A. 低沉的 B. 尖细的 C. 高亢的
19.Why do the adult elephants circle around their babies ( )
A.To keep their babies safe.
B.To welcome their friends.
C.To attack their enemies.
20.The passage mainly tells us about . ( )
A.why the elephants live in herds
B.what the elephants’ living habits are
C.how the elephants avoid being attacked
C
There’s much to see under the sea, but you need to remember that light behaves differently in water than in air. The objects appear closer to you than they exactly are. You might find yourself reaching out to touch something and completely missing it.
Objects under water will appear larger than they would on the surface, too. Be careful not to tell any stories about the big fish that got away. That fish might not be so big after all! It’s just because sometimes things can seem to be as much as about 33 percent bigger in water!
What’s more, in deeper water, colors just don’t seem as bright. In fact, it looks as if some colors are missing. Remember the color of an object results from the wavelengths (波长) of light that are reflected (反射) from its surface. And light is taken in as it moves down through the water.
Swimmers wear wet suits to keep warm underwater. Let’s take a bright red, yellow, and blue wet suit as an example. These colors are hard to miss on the surface of water. Watch carefully the changes in color as you descend in the water. The red part now looks almost black because the red light wavelengths, the longest among these three colors, are missing. As you go down deeper, the same thing will happen to the yellow part and in the end to the blue part. Even at a place of about 6 to 9 metres underwater, you will look terrible, like a ghost (鬼怪)! And you have to wait for your return to the surface to enjoy the bright colors again!
21.You miss the object underwater when you want to touch it because__. ( )
A.your eyesight is quite poor B. you are not quick enough
C. it is not as close as it seems D. it disappears very quickly
22.The example of the wet suit is used to explain the change of of an object underwater. ( )
A.the size B. the color C. the position D. the weight
23.The underlined word “descend” probably means in Chinese in this passage. ( )
A.上升 B. 漂浮 C. 屏息 D. 下潜
24.Which of the following is true ( )
A.A four-metre-long fish looks three metres long underwater.
B.The wavelengths of red light are longer than those of blue light.
C.Much water will be taken in by the swimmer deep in the water.
D.You will see a ghost if you go as deep as 6 to 9 metres into the sea.
25.The best title of this passage is . ( )
A.The Standard of Color Underwater B. The Direction of Light Underwater
C.The Brightness of Color Underwater D. The Behavior of Light Underwater
Ⅲ. 六选五（5分）阅读下列短文，从六个选项中选出五个最佳选项填入横线中。
As time goes by, are you still the same person you were Many of you would think you are.
26_______ You could be a completely different person when you get old. Psychologists(心理家) at the UK's University of Edinburgh did the study on a group of Scottish people. 27._____ In 1950, a group of teachers gave over 1200 14-year-old students personality tests.28.__________They were self-confidence, sense of responsibility ,perseverance(耐心), strong wishes to win, creativity and moods(情绪).
In 2012,researchers successfully found 174 of those 1200 students and gave them a test similar to the one they had received before. 29_____ They were surprised to find great changes to all six personality traits of these people. 30_______ It was “ as if the second test had been given to different people.” the study reported.
In the past, personality was widely believed to be unchangeable. This new study may bring some fresh ideas to the world.
A.They tested six basic personality traits. B.Then they compared the then-and-now test results. C.They wanted to know if people's personality was unchangeable. D.But according to a new study, your personality can change greatly. E.The younger and older self seemed to be totally different for each person. F.The research found almost everyone's personality changed when they grew old.
阅读下列应用文及相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息（5分）。
阅读下列材料，从所给的六个选项(A、B、C、D、E、F)中，选出符合各小题要求的最佳选项。选项中有一项是多余选项。
( )31. Anna is very busy with her job in the company, so she often feels nervous and tired. She hopes to do some suitable exercise to relax herself at weekends. ( ) 32. Maria comes from Australia. Now she is studying in Guangzhou University. She is very happy in China. But now what worries her most is that she is getting fatter and fatter because of the delicious Chinese food. So she’d like to find a way to keep fit. ( )33. Bill has won the first prize in the National English Speech Contest. He is going to invite his classmates to a place to have a celebration (庆祝) and fun. ( ) 34. Lisa is a smart girl studying in a university. She does well in all his subjects accept Computer Science. Now she has made up his mind to improve her computer lesson because it is necessary for many jobs. ( )35. Jimmy is a middle school student. He loves nature and has a wide interest. He is especially interested in visiting some place where there are lots of animals and plants.
A. Online Computer Training course On this website, you can find many free computer learning materials. There are many levels from low beginners to high beginners, from simple computer using articles to computer operating videos. You certainly can find what you need. B. Night Adventure (冒险) Put on your warm clothes, and come for a night walk along the Wild Animal Park. A guide will lead the tour. Many of the animals you’ll see on this trip can only be seen at night. Call 86791286 to join us. C. Chinese Painting Class You can learn the skills of painting a bird, flower, or person with brushes. Tools and materials are provided. We have both day and night lessons. Tel: 67816279. D. Party Themed Cafe This is a good place to enjoy wide choices. We will offer freshly-made dessert, hot drinks and dishes. And you can decorate (装饰) your party what your like. Here you can find good service and great fun． E. Healthy Diet Program The two month program helps you discover how to be thin and healthy! Call us at 75763457 to get more information. F. Yoga Club Yoga is a good way to stretch your bodies and relax your minds. Unlike ball games or climbing, it doesn't exhaust you, especially after five days of work. Call us at 88635627 if you want to join us.
Ⅳ.语法填空(15分)
根据句子意思，用所给单词的适当形式填空，未提供单词的根据上下文填入适当的词。
(共10小题，每小题1分)
The eco-house
Simon Dale didn’t want to live in a city’s apartment building. So he made up his mind 36. _____(build) his own home in the countryside. He moved to Wales with his family and built a wooden eco-house. With the help of his father-in-law, a builder, he moved into a 37. __(comfort) new home after only four months.38.______only cost $4,700 to build the house.
The eco-house is made of natural 39. ( material). Simon Dale and his father in-law 40. (dig) into the side of a hill and then used the mud and stone to make the walls. The floors 41. ( make) from wood from the nearby area. The design is open-plan. There is no central heating, 42. there’s a wood-burner and solar panels (太阳能电板) on the top 43.___can provide power for lighting, music and computing. Drinking water is from a nearby spring. The fridge stays cool, thanks 44. air from under the ground. Simon Dale says, “We try to live in peace with the natural world.” He has 45. ( certain) done his best to achieve that
Ⅴ.书面表达（共1题；共15分）
假如你是中国学生李华，你作为交换生在英国的Woodpark School 学习期满即将回国，你给在英国的好友Peter 写了一封感谢谢，在表达感谢的同时指出了国内同学们的一些不良行为习惯，请根据要点提示完成这封电子邮件．
要点提示：
1．表示感谢（享受在Woodpark School 的学习乐趣；学到了很多有关英国的文化和历史；参与社团活动；感谢Peter 带你参观大英博物馆…）；
2．表达意愿（告别高声喧哗、乱丢乱扔等不良行为…）；
3．发出邀请；
要求：
1．中文不能出现自己真实的姓名和校名；
2．格式正确，表达流畅；
Dear Peter，
Thank you for your help．My exchange visit to Woodpark School has gone well…
___________________________________________________________________________
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Best wishes，
Yours，
Li Hua．
答题卡
姓名：___________ 联系方式：_________________ 学校：__________________
题号 Ⅰ （30分） Ⅱ （15分） Ⅲ （10分） Ⅳ （10分） Ⅴ （15分） 总分 （75分）
评分
答题处：
Ⅰ. 1. ______ 2. ______ 3.______ 4.______ 5.______
6. ______7. _______ 8.________ 9._______ 10.______
Ⅱ. 11.______ 12.________ 13.________ 14. ______ 15.________
______ 17. _______ 18.________ 19._______ 20. _______
21._____ 22.________ 23.________ 24. ______ 25.________
Ⅲ. 26._____ 27.________ 28.________ 29. ______ 30.________
31. ______ 32. _______ 33.________ 34._______ 35. ________
Ⅳ. 36.______ 37________ 38.________ 39. ______ 40.________
41. ______ 42. _______ 43.________ 44._______ 45. ________
Ⅴ. Dear Peter，
Thank you for your help．My exchange visit to Woodpark School has gone well…
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Best wishes，
Yours，
Li Hua．Ⅰ.完形填空
1. ___D___ 2. __D____ 3.___A___ 4.___C___ 5.__B____
6.__C____ 7.____A___ 8. __C_____ 9. ___D___ 10. ____B___
Ⅱ. 阅读
A 篇 BDACB B篇 BCAAB C篇 CBDBD
Ⅲ 六选五
【答案】 D；F；A；B；E
【分析】短文大意：短文讲述的是同一个人在不同年龄阶段的性格会发生巨变。
（1）考查前后逻辑判读。题空前后意思存在逻辑上的转折关系，而选项D中含有转折连词But，且D项句意符合此处前后逻辑。故选D。
（2）考查上下文理解。题空前提到一名心理学家做了一项研究(study)，而选项F表明这项研究(research)发现每个人都会随着年龄的增长改变性格。
（3）考查上下文理解及归纳。题空上一句说老师对学生做了性格测试(test),而下一句列举了六项性格特征，上下文均与A选项(他们测试了六项基本性格特征)形成前后呼应。故选A。
（4）考查上下文理解。题空上一句提到研究人员找到了当初参与测试的一部分人，并对他们进行了相似测试，而下一句说他们发现了这些人性格的巨大变化。因此可以推测，研究人员对这些参与测试的人的性格进行了今昔(then and now)对比。故选B。
（5）考查上下文理解。题空后一句谈到“第二次测试就像是对不同的人做的”，由此可知同一个人在不同年龄阶段的性格完全不同(totally different)。故选E。
根据短文内容，将下面方框中的句子还原到文章当中，使短文内容完整。
信息匹配F E DA B
Ⅳ. 语法填空
1. to build 2. comfortable 3. It 4. materials 5. dug
6. are made 7. but 8. which/ that 9. to 10. certainly
Ⅵ.写作范文
Dear Peter，
Thank you for your help．My exchange visit to Woodpark School has gone well．
I enjoyed my studies at the school．I have had classes with British students and I have learnt a lot about British culture and history．I also took part in school club activities，such as the insect club and the dancing club．Thank you for showing me around the British Museum．（表示感谢） But I'm very sorry for what we have done．
As students，we should learn to have good habits．First，we will not speak or shout loudly，especially in public．Also，in order to keep the environment clean and tidy，we will no longer throw things here and there．【高分句型一】What's more，we won't write or draw on the desks and other places，and we will be more polite to others．（表达意愿）I am going back to China next week，I will miss you a lot．I think I will keep in touch with you．【高分句型二】I'd like to invite you to visit our school．（发出邀请）
Best wishes，
Yours，
Li Hua．
【解析】
【高分句型一】
Also，in order to keep the environment clean and tidy，we will no longer throw things here and there．为了保护环境整洁，我们不再随意扔东西．
in order to表示目的，作为目的状语．
【高分句型二】
I think I will keep in touch with you．我想我会和你保持联系．
think后是省略that的宾语从句．
提纲类作文的要点都给了出来，在写作的时候需要使用合适的连接词把这些要点连接成一个整体．同时注意使用高级词汇和句式让文章更有亮点．
