八年级英语下册期末综合复习测试题
Unit 7 I used to be afraid of the dark
一、完形填空(15分)
When Helen Keller was 19 months old, an illness left her deaf, dump (哑巴) and blind. At the age of five, she began to realize that she was different from other people. Her family members could___1__with their mouths, but she couldn't talk with her mouth. Sometimes she stood between her parents and touched their ___2___. She could not understand their words, and she could not make any meaningful sounds __3__. She wanted to talk, but no matter how she tried, her family members could not understand her. This made her very angry. Finally, her parents decided to ask Dr Bell for __4__.
So just before Helen's seventh birthday, with the help of Dr Bell, her parents hired a private___5__Miss Sullivan for her. Miss Sullivan was careful to teach Helen, especially she taught Helen those subjects that she was___6___ in.
One morning, Miss Sullivan carried a cup in her hand and she took Helen to the pump house (水泵房). ___7__was pumping water(用泵打水)there. Miss Sullivan led Helen to the pump, put the cup in her hand, and let Helen___8___ it under the spout (水泵嘴). Helen's first impulse(冲动)was to throw the cup away. But she liked the feeling when the cool water flowed down over her hand into the___9__. So she held it there, smiling a little.
Then Miss Sullivan held Helen's other hand and began to____10____the word W﹣A﹣T﹣E﹣R on it. Over and over again. ____11____ at first, then faster. Suddenly Helen dropped the cup. She stood there quietly, hardly____12____. Inside her mind, a new idea began to spin round and round.
"W-A-T-E-R! W-A-T-E-R! This lovely, cool thing. W-A-T-E-R " She wildly groped(忙乱地摸索)for Miss Sullivan's hand. Her trembling(颤抖的)____13____ began to spell the word on Miss Sullivan's hand, W-A-T- She didn't finish spelling the word W-A-T-E-R, then she felt that Miss Sullivan agreed with her by patting(轻拍)her on the shoulder. Helen was ____14____! That was "water"! For the first time in Helen's life, she"talked" with another person in this ___15___ way! Miss Sullivan's eyes were wet as she cried, "Helen, you're right! You've got it!"
1.A.drink B.talk C.eat D.bite
2.A.mouths B.eyes C.noses D.ears
3.A.himself B.yourself C.myself D.herself
4.A.food B.wealth C.help D.trouble
5.A.teacher B.worker C.driver D.writer
6.A.rich B.interested C.successful D.strict
7.A.Someone B.Everybody C.Anyone D.Nobody
8.A.find B.hold C.break D.collect
9.A.bottle B.plate C.bowl D.cup
10.A.spell B.read C.say D.explain
11.A.Easily B.Carefully C.Slowly D.Heavily
12.A.breathing B.dancing C.laughing D.singing
13.A.arms B.fingers C.legs D.knees
14.A.polite B.friendly C.honest D.right
15.A.special B.modest C.tidy D.common
二、补全对话(5分)
A: Hello, Betty. What are you going to do tomorrow
B: I’m not sure. 1._____________________
A: I want to go to the museum in our city.
B: Why do you want to go there
A: 2.__________ I went there with my father last month and fell in love with it.
B: That sounds interesting.
A: 3. ____________
B: Yes, I’d love to.
A: Great! I’m sure we’ll have a great time.
B: 4.____________ I want to take some photos.
A: 5. ______________ We are not allowed to take photos inside the museum.
1. A. How are you B. What’s your plan
C. Can you swim D. Where did you go
2. A. There are many famous paintings there. B. There are many animals in the zoo.
C. It’s the biggest amusement park. D. I have never been there before.
3. A. What about taking the bus B. What do you like best
C. Would you like to go with me D. Could I wear jeans
4. A. Do you like museums B. Why not take a rest
C. Did you have fun D. Can I bring my camera
5. A. Here you are. B. I’m afraid you can’t.
C. That’s a good idea. D. Sure, no problem.
三、阅读理解(40分)
A
I think that I am very lucky because I have a lot of friends. My best friend is Mai. She is 16 years old. She is 2 years older than me. We live in the same village.
She is my neighbor and we are now classmates, so we have been friends for so long. Mai is tall and thin. With long black hair, she has got an oval(椭圆形的) face with big bright eyes, a high nose and a small mouth. Mai is very beautiful, especially when she smiles. She is always helpful, polite and honest. When her friends have difficulties, she always tries her best to help them. Although we have the same hobbies and interests, we have different personalities (个性) . I am sociable and enjoy telling jokes. My classmates think that I’m rather outgoing(外向的).
Unlike me, Mai is quite serious and prefers quietness to noise. However, we can keep secrets together, so we are close friends. Mai is one of the best students in my class and she works hard.
I like doing homework with her. She always tries her best to help me with my studies. I think as time goes by, our friendship will be deeper and deeper.
1.The writer may be ________ years old.
A.6 B.14 C.16 D.18
2.The underlined word “sociable” means “________” in Chinese.
A.爱交际的 B.喜怒无常的 C.懒惰的 D.有耐心的
3.The writer and Mai can become friends mainly because they ________.
A.have the same personality B.are in the same class
C.live in the same village D.can keep secrets together
4.What does the writer think of Mai
A.She is outgoing. B.She is a nice girl. C.She is careless. D.She is a lucky girl.
5.The best title for this passage is “________”
A.How to Make Friends B.My Good Friend — Mai
C.How to Help Others D.Some Advice on Friendship
B
Bill was a boy of 15. His parents went gambling(赌博)day and night. Nobody cared about him. He always failed in his exams. So his teachers didn’t like him, nor did his classmates play with him. Bill often slept in class because his heart was not at school . He almost gave himself up.
One day, Miss Jones, a new teacher, came to Bill’s class. She was a smiling, beautiful woman . Bill felt happy! For the first time in his young life. he couldn’t take his eyes off his teacher; yet, still he failed.
It was Miss Jones’s class . She was asking a question. “I’d like the smartest boy to answer my question.” Then she said loudly, “Bill, please!”
Bill was surprised. And he stood up without a word.
“Just try it! I believe you can!”
After school, Miss Jones had a long talk with Bill . She told him that she cared about him and believed in him.
Bill thought a lot that evening. From then on he arrived at school on time every day. Miss Jones helps him with his homework in the afternoon. She even cooked delicious food for him. She told Bill,“Nothing is impossible if you put your heart in it.”
Later, Miss Jones gave another exam. Bill did it with all his heart. He was very excited to find that he had passed the exam. Now Bill discovered that not only could he learn, but he could do it well. A change took place in Bill’s heart.
You see, one teacher saved one boy; it’s simple, really.
6.Why didn’t Bill’s teacher like him
A.Because his father went gambling.
B.Because he didn’t like his class.
C.Because he slept in class.
D.Because he always failed in the exams.
7.Bill always failed in the exams at first because he ________.
A.went gambling B.talked in class
C.didn’t answer questions D.gave himself up
8.Miss Jones changed Bill by ___________.
A.doing homework for him B.encouraging and helping him
C.giving Bill another exam D.cooking delicious food for him
9.From the passage we can learn ___________.
A.Miss Jones was a loving and careful teacher
B.Bill’s parents cared about him very much
C.Miss Jones loved to answer Bill’s questions
D.Bill didn’t like to play with his classmates
10.Which may be the best title for the passage
A.Parents’ duty B.A lazy boy C.A boy’s change D.A strict teacher
C
As a child, I was really afraid of the dark and of getting lost. These fears were very real and caused me some uncomfortable moments.
Maybe it was the strange way things looked and sounded in my own room at night that scared me so much. There was never complete darkness, but always a streetlight or passing car lights, which made clothes on the back of a chair take on the shape of a wild animal. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw the curtains(窗帘)seem to move when there was no wind. A very low sound in the floor would seem a hundred times louder than in the day. My imagination(想象)would lie very still so that the “enemy(敌人)” would not discover me.
Another of my childhood fears was that I would get lost, especially on the way home from school. Every morning I got on the school bus right near my home. That was no problem. After school, though, when all the buses were lined up along the street, I was afraid that I would get on the wrong one and be taken to some other strange places. On school or family trips to a park or a museum, I wouldn’t let the leaders out of my sight.
Perhaps one of the worst fears of all I had as a child was that of not being liked or accepted by others. Being popular was so important to me then, and the fear of not being liked was a serious one.
One of the processes(过程)of growing up is being able to realize and overcome our fears. Understanding the things that scared us as children helps us achieve greater success later in life.
11.The writer had _________ kind(s) of fears when she was a child.
A.one B.two C.three D.none
12.__________ would scare the author at night.
A.Streetlights and car lights B.Wild animals and enemies
C.Moving curtains and wind D.Strange sights and sounds
13.When she went to some other places, she would _________.
A.walk away without others B.take a bus by herself
C.follow others closely D.make sure not to take a wrong bus
14.The underlined word “overcome” means “_______” in Chinese.
A.接受 B.忍受 C.信服 D.克服
15.From this story we learn that it’s important to __________.
A.care for others B.share with others
C.help others D.scare others
D
The government in China plans to end its one-child policy and let families have two children.
The plan was announced on Thursday after high-level political meetings in Beijing. A Chinese Communist Party statement gave a number of reasons for the change in policy. The statement said the change is meant to balance development, stop a falling birth rat (出生率) and strengthen the country’s labor force (劳动力).
China, with the largest population in the world, started the one-child policy in 1980. But the government allow only a small number of couples to have two children. For example, some families in the countryside could have two children, if the first-born child is a girl. In 2013, the Chinese government gave other couples a chance to have two children if one of was an only child.
Jiang Quanbao, a teacher and population expert, explained how Chinese families react to the newest policy. “Too many young people in the cities are no longer interested in having a second child, ” he said. “People in the countryside are more interested. But some of them are already allowed to have two children.”
At the end of 2014, China had a population of 1.37 billion people. A total of 800 million of them have jobs. But the labor market population will drop in 35 years. That is to say, the country will be in great need of labor by the year 2050. With the two-child policy, an increase in births can solve this problem.
Boys and girls, what do you think of the two-child policy Do you want to have a new-born brother or a sister
16.Why does the government plan to end the one child policy
A.Because we need a larger population.
B.Because millions of people have jobs.
C.Because most families want to have a second child.
D.Because a falling birth rate must be stopped.
17.According to the one-child policy in 1980, which families can be allowed to have two children
A. some families in the cities could have two children, if the first-born child is a girl.
B some families in the countryside could have two children, if the first-born child is a boy.
C. some families in the countryside could have two children, if the first-born child is a girl.
D. some families in the cities could have two children, if the first-born child is a boy.
18.How do most young people in the cities react to the two child policy
A.They support the policy. B.They don't think it is good.
C.They're very interested D.They're not interested any more.
19.When will our country be seriously short of labor if the one-child policy continues
A.In 2015. B.In 2035. C.In 2050. D.In 2070
20.The Two-Children policy mainly ________.
A.helps solve the problems of aging population and labor shortages.
B.doesn't allow one couple to have two children.
C.has a bad influence on one's mental health.
D.encourages one couple to have more than two children.
四、语法填空(10分)
Anna lost her arms in a car accident when she was a child. What was worse, she lost her parents 1 ____ the age of twenty. Her elder sister, who was ten years 2 (old) than her, wanted to take care of her. However, Anna refused 3. (live) with her sister, saying that she would like to take care of 4_____________(she)herself. She tried to enter college and 5. (study) very hard. Four years later, she graduated and found a job. Once she wrote in her diary, “I am quite lucky. I lost my arms, 6. I still have my legs.”
Anna chose to face her misfortune (不幸) in an active way. Instead of feeling sad every day, she decided not to let it hold her back. A good lesson 7.________________ (give ) by Anna. When something bad happens to us, we have two 8 (choose). One is to complain (抱怨), and 9. other is to face it bravely. If we choose to run away, it will follow us wherever we go. If we decide to be strong, new hopes will come. So choose 10. (wise).
五、七选五(10分)
We have found plastic in the ocean and in animals like birds, fish and whales. But for the first time, scientists have found plastic in human poop (大便) , USA Today reported. The findings came from a study led by scientists from Environment Agency Austria. 1 The volunteers wrote down what they ate for a week and then provided a stool sample (大便样本) for testing.
2 About 20 small plastic particles (IM) were found in every 10 grams (克) of stool. "The smallest plastic particles can enter the blood, the lymphatic system, and may even reach the liver (肝脏)," said Philipp Schwabl, who took part in the research. 3 They’re not sure how the plastic got in the volunteers' bodies, either. But most of the volunteers said they drank from plastic bottles and also ate seafood that could include plastic from ocean pollution.
In fact, plastic is everywhere around us. Every year, lots of plastic waste goes into the ocean. ____4 Most of the particles stay in the ocean. Others can spread into the soil. and air. Could plastic in the air fall onto food and get into the human body
Some past studies may also give us a clue. 5 And even some drinking water has been found to have tiny plastic particles in it.
A. There, sunlight and waves (海浪) break the plastic waste down to very small pieces. B. The scientists are sure that the plastic must be harmful to humans. C. According to USA Today, 90% of sea salt which is sold in the world includes plastic. D. The scientists followed eight healthy volunteers from different parts of the world. E. However, the scientists aren't sure if the plastic is harmful to humans. F. Scientists found nine different kinds of plastic in the stool samples, according to the study. G Where is the plastic from
六、书面表达(30分)
以“How I’ve changed”为题, 介绍一下你自己的变化。
注意包括以下要点
1.What did you use to be like
2.Which change is the most important one Why
参考答案及解析
一、完形填空
1.B 2.A 3.D 4.C 5.A 6.B 7.A 8.B 9.D 10.A 11.C 12.A 13.B 14.D 15.A
【分析】文章介绍了Helen Keller在家庭老师Sullivan的帮助下,开始认识学习身边万物的故事。
1.句意:她的家人可以用嘴说话,但她不能用嘴说话。
drink喝;talk说话;eat吃;bite咬。根据下一句“…but she couldn't talk with her mouth.”可知Hellen不能用嘴巴说话,但是她的家人能用嘴说话。故选B。
2.句意:有时她站在父母中间,摸他们的嘴。
mouths嘴巴;eyes眼睛;noses鼻子;ears耳朵。根据上一句““…but she couldn't talk with her mouth.”可知Hellen不能用嘴巴说话,所以这里应该是摸他们的嘴。故选A。
3.句意:她听不懂他们说的话,她自己也不能发出任何有意义的声音。
himself他自己;yourself你自己;myself我自己;herself她自己。根据语境可知,这里说的是Hellen她自己。故选D。
4.句意:最后,她的父母决定向贝尔医生寻求帮助。
food食物;wealth财富;help帮助;trouble麻烦。根据句意可知,这里用短语“向某人寻求帮助”ask sb for help。故选C。
5.句意:因此,就在海伦七岁生日前夕,在贝尔博士的帮助下,海伦的父母为她雇了一名私人教师——苏立文小姐。
teacher教师;worker工人;driver司机;writer作家。根据下一句“Miss Sullivan was careful to teach Helen…”可知Sullivan小姐是一名老师。故选A。
6.句意:苏立文小姐教海伦很认真,尤其是教海伦她感兴趣的科目。
rich富有的;interested感兴趣的;successful成功的;strict严厉的。根据下文“So she held it there, smiling a little.”可知对于Hellen这样的特殊学生,老师认真地教学生感兴趣的内容,学生才会继续坚持。故选B。
7.句意:有人在那里用泵打水。
Someone有人;Everybody人人;Anyone任何人;Nobody没有人。结合语境和上一句“One morning, Miss Sullivan carried a cup in her hand and she took Helen to the pump house.”可知水泵房那里应该有人在打水。故选A。
8.句意:苏立文小姐把海伦带到水泵前,把杯子放在她手里,让海伦拿着放在水泵嘴下面。
find发现,找到;hold拿着,握着;break打破;collect收集。根据空前“…put the cup in her hand…”和下文“So she held it there, smiling a little.”可知苏立文小姐是让海伦拿着杯子。故选B。
9.句意:但是她喜欢那种凉水从她的手上流到杯子里的感觉。
bottle瓶子;plate盘子;bowl碗;cup杯子。根据前一句“Helen's first impulse(冲动)was to throw the cup away.”可知海伦手里拿的是杯子。故选D。
10.句意:然后,苏立文小姐握住海伦的另一只手,开始拼写单词。
spell拼写;read读;say说;explain解释。根据下文“She didn't finish spelling the word W-A-T-E-R…”可知苏立文小姐先在海伦手上拼写单词,然后海伦模仿。故选A。
11.句意:一开始很慢,然后更快。
Easily容易地;Carefully小心地;Slowly慢地;Heavily重地。根据空后“…then faster.”可知开始慢,后来快。故选C。
12.句意:她静静地站在那里,几乎没有呼吸。
breathing呼吸;dancing跳舞;laughing大笑;singing唱歌。根据空前“She stood there quietly…”和下一句“Inside her mind, a new idea began to spin round and round.”可知海伦在老师的启发下,突然想到一个与他人“交流”的方法,静静地站在那里,几乎不能呼吸。故选A。
13.句意:她颤抖的手指开始在苏立文小姐的手上拼写这个单词:W-A-T-?
arms手臂;fingers手指;legs腿;knees膝盖。结合常识和语境可知,这里是海伦用手指在老师手上拼写。故选B。
14.句意:海伦是正确的!
polite礼貌的;friendly友好的;honest诚实的;right正确的。根据下文老师说的话“Helen, you're right!”可知海伦拼写对了。故选D。
15.句意:这是海伦有生以来第一次用这种特殊的方式和另一个人“说话”!
special特殊的;modest现代的;tidy整洁的;common普通的。结合语境和上文可知,海伦和老师用手指在对方手上拼写单词的交流方式是特殊的。故选A。
二、补全对话 1B 2.A 3.C 4.D 5.B
三、阅读理解
A 1.B 2.A 3.D 4.B 5.B
【导语】本文作者主要介绍了她最好的朋友Mai,重点介绍了Mai的年龄、外貌、爱好和性格特点。随着时间的推移,她和作者的感情越来越深。
1.细节理解题。根据“She is 16 years old. She is 2 years older than me.”可知,Mai是16 岁,她比作者大 2 岁,可知作者14岁,故选B。
2.词句猜测题。根据下文“enjoy telling jokes. My classmates think that I’m rather outgoing(外向的).”可知,作者喜欢讲笑话,外向,由此可以推知可知“sociable”意思是“爱交际的”,故选A。
3.细节理解题。根据“Unlike me, Mai is quite serious and prefers quietness to noise. However, we can keep secrets together, so we are close friends.”可知,她们能成为朋友主要是因为她们在一起能保守秘密。故选D。
4.细节理解题。根据“Mai is very beautiful, especially when she smiles. She is always helpful, polite and honest. When her friends have difficulties, she always tries her best to help them.”可知,Mai是一个很漂亮的女孩,很好的女孩。故选B。
5.最佳标题题。本文作者主要介绍了她最好的朋友Mai。由此可知,这篇短文的最佳标题是《我的好朋友——Mai》,故选B。
B 6.D 7.D 8.B 9.A 10.C
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。讲述了一个叫做比尔的孩子,最初由于种种原因他成绩不好,老师不喜欢他,同学们也不和他玩,他也放弃了自己。一个新的老师走进他的生活,鼓励并帮助他,让他有了转变。
6.细节理解题。根据“He always failed in his exams. So his teachers didn’t like him, nor did his classmates play with him.”可知,他总是考试不及格,老师就不喜欢他。故选D。
7.细节理解题。根据“ He always failed in his exams. So his teachers didn’t like him, nor did his classmates play with him. Bill often slept in class because his heart was not at school . He almost gave himself up.”可知,他几乎放弃自己。故选D。
8.细节理解题。根据“I’d like the smartest boy to answer my question.” Then she said loudly, “Bill, please!”“Miss Jones helps him with his homework in the afternoon.”可知,老师鼓励并帮助他。故选B。
9.细节理解题。根据“After school, Miss Jones had a long talk with Bill . She told him that she cared about him and believed in him. She even cooked delicious food for him.”可知,Miss Jones是一位有爱心和仔细的人。故选A。
10.标题归纳题。通读全文可知,这个小男孩在老师的鼓励与帮助下发生了改变。故选C。
C. 11.C 12.D 13.C 14.D 15.A
【导语】本文主要讲了当作者还是孩子时,三件令她害怕的事情,在克服害怕的过程中,作者成长着。
11.细节理解题。根据“As a child, I was really afraid of the dark and of getting lost.”和“Perhaps one of the worst fears of all I had as a child was that of not being liked or accepted by others.”可知,作者小时候主要有三种恐惧的事情。故选C。
12.细节理解题。根据“Maybe it was the strange way things looked and sounded in my own room at night that scared me so much.”可知,在夜间,奇怪的景象和声音使作者感到惊恐。故选D。
13.细节理解题。根据“On school or family trips to a park or a museum, I wouldn’t let the leaders out of my sight.”可知,由于害怕迷路,外出时她会紧跟別人。故选C。
14.词义猜测题。根据“One of the processes(过程)of growing up is being able to realize and overcome our fears.”可知,成长的过程之一就是能够认识到并克服我们的恐惧,overcome意为“克服;战胜”。故选D。
15.推理判断题。根据全文可知,本文主要讲了当作者还是孩子时,三件令她害怕的事情,在克服害怕的过程中,作者成长着。通过这个故事,我们可以了解到人在成长的过程中都会有着一些自己害怕的事情,所以要学会关心他人,这个很重要。故选A。
D. 16.D 17.C 18.D 19.C 20.A
【导语】本文是一篇说明文,讲述的是我国的生育政策的变化情况:全面放开二胎生育。短文分析了我国的人口出生率及劳动力现状,指出了该项政策的必要性及人们对该政策的态度。
16.细节理解题。根据第一段第二句“The statement said the change is meant to balance development, stop a falling birth rat (出生率) and strengthen the country’s labor force”可知,这项计划是为了平衡人口发展,阻止出生率下降。故选D。
17细节理解题。根据第三段But the government allow only a small number of couples to have two children. For example, some families in the countryside could have two children, if the first-born child is a girl.可知选C
18.细节理解题。根据第四段“Too many young people in the cities are no longer interested in having a second child”可知,城市里的许多年轻人对生二胎的政策不感兴趣。故选D。
19.细节理解题。根据最后一段第三句“That is to say, the country will be in great need of labor by the year 2050.”可知,如果独生子女的政策继续下去,到2050年,我们国家将急需劳动力。故选C。
20.细节理解题。根据“ The statement said the change is meant to balance development, stop a falling birth rat (出生率) and strengthen the country’s labor force ”可知,二孩政策主要是帮助解决人口老龄化和劳动力短缺的问题。故选A。
四、语法填空
1. at 2. Older 3. to live 4.herself 5 studied
6. but 7. is given / has been given 8.choices 9. the 10. wisely
五、七选五1.D 2.F 3. E 4. A 5. C
【主旨大意】本文是一篇说明文,通过研究发现,在人类大便中存在塑料颗粒,伤害了人类的身体健康。
1.D根据下文The volunteers wrote down what they ate for a week and then provided a stool sample for testing.可知,志愿者们写下他们吃了一个星期,然后提供粪便样本进行测试。从而可推知与志愿者有关的内容,故选D。
2. F 根据下文About 20 small plastic particles (IM) were found in every 10 grams (克) of stool.可知此处介绍的是:科学家们在粪便样本中发现了不同的塑料。故选F。
3. E 根据下文They’re not sure how the plastic got in the volunteers' bodies, either.可知,然而,科学家们并不确定这种塑料是否对人类有害。故选E。
4. A根据上文 Every year, lots of plastic waste goes into the ocean.和下文Most of the particles stay in the ocean.可知,在这里,阳光和海浪把塑料垃圾分解成很小的碎片。故选A。
5. C 根据And even some drinking water has been found to have tiny plastic particles in it.可知,据《今日美国》报道,世界上销售的90%的海盐都含有塑料。故选C。
六、My life has changed a lot in the last few years. I used to be very shy and quiet, but now I’m not shy any more, I’m more out going and I’m more active in many activities.
The biggest change in my life was becoming better in English. This is thanks to my English teacher. He gave me an interesting book to read. I enjoyed it so much that I started to read other books. This is the most important change because I am no longer afraid of English classes. And I am doing better in exams. This has made my parents even prouder of me.
It is never too late to change yourself, when you face difficulties , you should never give up , you should fight on