八年级英语上学期期末考试模拟试题
第二部分 笔试部分（共80分）
一、单项选择 从下列每题所给的选项中，选择一个最佳答案。（10分）
1.Song Joong-ki, ________ actor from South Korea(韩国), used to be ________ short track speed skater(短道速滑选手) when he was young. A. the；an
B. /; the
C. an；a
D. a; /
2. In cold winter, the temperature in Harbin often stays ________ zero all day. A. above
B. under
C. over
D. below
3. — When did they ________ the village? — They ________ this morning. A. reach, arrived
B. get to, arrived at C. arrive in, reached D. arrive, arrived
4. — Yummy! The coffee is good.
— That’s right. And I am sure it will taste ________ with some milk. A. good
B. better
C. best
D. the best
5. Our Chinese teacher advised us ________ up even if we made mistakes in our writing work. A. not to give
B. not giving
C. doesn’t give
D. to give
6. — Mr. Su was driving in the snowstorm ________ his car crashed into a tree. — I am sorry to hear that. A. when
B. as
C. while D. if
7. Allen didn’t work hard at his lessons. ________ , he failed in his exams. A. By the way
B.As a result
C. For example D. Because of
8. — I saw Mr. Smith in the office at ten yesterday morning. — That’s impossible. He ________an English party with us then. A. has
B. had
C. was having
D. has had
9. The fish tastes terrible. It’s a structure of ________ .
A. S+V+P
B. S+V+IO+DO C. S+V+DO
D. S+V+DO+OC
10. — Are you going to offer to work at the weekend?
— ________ ! I’d like to have a good rest and enjoy my weekend. A. You bet.
B. That’s true
C. That’s a good idea. D. No way.
二、完形填空 阅读短文, 从每题所给选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。（15分）
A gift in a wrong place brings unexpected(出人意料的) happiness．
Since I came to my new neighbourhood, I had a good time meeting a few neighbours. They seem to be quite
11 people. For Christmas, I thought I would do something nice for each of the neighbours that I know. I sat down and 12 .There were nine neighbours，and I also knew which houses they lived in.
However，I decided to 13 one more person to my list(清单)，the lady I met every morning walking to work as I drove down the street. She always gave me a sweet smile and a hearty wave(挥手)， 14 I had no idea which house she lived in.
My gift idea was to make small 15 baskets and leave them on each of my neighbour’s front porches（门廊）the night of Christmas Eve. I kept the last one for the friendly lady，because I was still not exactly sure where she lived — 16 the house where I met her each morning. Finally I decided to put it there. My neighbours really enjoyed the baskets and a couple even came by to 17 me.
This morning on my way to work，I noticed a thank-you card in the mailbox(邮筒). I opened it and read the 18 .
The card said, “Thank you for those lovely apples and strawberries you left on the porch of Tod. He 19 on January 19，but he never stopped talking about how nice you were. Because someone 20 him in his time of illness. He really enjoyed it.”
I was very 21 . I didn’t know who Tod was or that he had been badly 22 . I had left that nice lady’s basket on Tod’s porch by mistake. I believe that Tod never expected(料想) to have that basket. I feel 23 that the nice lady did not get a basket from me this Christmas，but I believe that if she knew what had happened, she would 24 me.
I feel lucky to have helped Tod be more cheerful in his last days. This just makes me further believe that sometimes 25 in life are beautiful. 11.A．rich B．strong 12.A．realized
C．kind
D．shy
B．counted C．rested
C．join C．or
D．watched D．put D．because
D．fruit
13.A．send B．add 14.A．but B．so 15.A．flower
B．food
C．vegetable
16.A．clearly B．maybe
C．certainly D．exactly C．marry
D．touch D．message
17.A．thank B．protect
18.A．advice B．story C．notice 19.A．died
B．ran
C．drove
D．flew
20.A．invited B．trusted 21.A．nervous B．happy 22.A．friendly
C．remembered D．accepted
D．afraid D．ill D．afraid
C．surprised C．hurt
B．wrong
23. A．worried B．sorry C．helpless
24.A．understand B．hit C．stop D．beat D．gifts
25.A．jokes B．problems C．mistakes
三、阅读理解 阅读下列短文, 根据短文内容选择最佳答案。（15分）
A
This spring, we have four kinds of field trips for families. The price of each field trip is $50 for a group of four people or less. You may choose from the following: Farm Tour Come to the farm, meet those lovely animals and take a walk in the garden. Planting Do some planting with your children in the garden and enjoy the pleasure of it. Honeybee Field Trip Come and take a look at the honeybees. Learn more about these busy animals and maybe even taste some honey (蜂蜜). Learn about the farm life in spring! Enjoy watering, harvesting and other activities about farm work, local food and something else on the farm. Life on the Farm 26. How many kinds of trips are offered? A.Two.
B. Three.
C. Four.
D. Five.
27. If you choose Farm Tour, you will _________________. A. see a lot of cute animals
B. plant some crops in the garden
C. have some honey D. eat some local food
28. If you want to experience farmers’ life, you can choose _________________. A. Farm Tour B. Planting 29. What can we know from the passage?
A.The price of each field trip is $50 for any group. B. A three people’s family should pay $50 for one trip.
C. The honeybee is the only animal that you can see during the trips. D. You can go to the field trip all year round. 30. What’s the passage mainly about? A. Life on the farm.
B. Animals in the garden. D. Some field trips. B
Hot pot( 火锅) and Hotpot
I’m learning English in the UK where I meet a lot of new friends and eat something delicious. Hot pot is many Chinese people’s favourite food, including me. After having three days of hamburgers，sandwiches
C. Honeybee Field Trip
D. Life on the Farm
C. Travellers to the farm.
and potatoes in the UK, How excited I was to know that there was going to be a free meal of hotpot to welcome the new students. On the way to the canteen, I seemed to smell the hot pot in the air.
To my surprise, when I stepped into the room, in front of me were still potatoes and bread. Where was the hot pot?
With many questions in my head, I sat down to have the free meal. After talking with a French girl, I got to know that hot pot is completely different from hotpot. Chinese hot pot is written in two words and hotpot, one word, is a traditional English dish.
Hotpot is made from mutton(羊肉) and onion(洋葱). On the top there are sliced potatoes. People put it in the oven(炉子) all day in a heavy pot and on a low heat. You can often see it at parties in the UK because it’s easy to prepare for a large number of people and is not expensive.
Hotpot doesn’t taste bad. However, I still miss hot pot, two words! 31.The writer felt excited when she thought that she would _________________.
A. meet some Chinese friends C. have her favorite food
B. have a chance to try some new food D. learn more about English culture
32.A “canteen” may be a place _________________.
A. selling food and drinks C. just like a library
B. for students to have sports
D. for students to study
33.In the end what did the writer have?
A. Hamburgers, sandwiches and potatoes B. Mutton, onion and sliced potatoes C. Mutton, vegetables and bread
D. Hamburgers, potatoes and ice cream
34.Hotpot is often prepared for parties because it is _________________.
A. delicious
B. healthy
C. easy to prepare
D. expensive
35. After reading the passage, we know the writer is _________________ .
A. an English teacher C. a Japanese cook
B. a French girl D. a Chinese student
C
What kind of vehicle (交通工具) will you choose when traveling Many may say trains. Now, the high-speed railways (高速铁路) have eastern and western China as well as the south and the north.
A new high-speed railway opened on September 10, 2016. It
connects
between provinces? connected(连接)
Zhengzhou in Henan province to Xuzhou in Jiangsu province. With this railway, China’s high-speed railways are over 20,000km long. It is the world’s longest and makes up 60 percent of the world’s total high-speed railway lines.
However, China wasn’t an early starter in the high-speed railways. Japan started half a century (世纪) ago, while Germany did 20 years ago. China only began to build its high-speed railways 14 years ago.
Behind the fast development (发展) of China’s high-speed railways, there is the country’s growing need for transportation. According to Xinhua, China’s high-speed trains gave 961 million trips to people last year. The number was three times as large as that in 2010.
“The high-speed railways are not only the bridge to different places, but also connect people, information and goods(商品). It greatly improves the economy (经济) in different areas, people’s lives and tourism (旅游业),” said Huang Xin, an official from the China Railway Corp.
China’s building of high-speed railways is still going on. The National Development and Reform Commission said in July that China plans to have 38,000km of high-speed railways by 2025. 36. What makes the high-speed railway from Zhengzhou to Xuzhou special?
A. It was the first high-speed railway in China.
B. It connects eastern and western China as well as the south and the north. C. It makes China’s high-speed railways over 20,000km long.
D. It makes up 50 percent of the world’s total high speed railway lines.
37. In which order (顺序)were these countries starting to build high-speed railways?（由早及晚）
A. China Germany Japan C. China Japan Germany
B. Japan Germany China D. Germany Japan China 38. How many trips did China’s high-speed trains give to people in 2010?
A. About 320 million
B. About 961 million. D. About 290 million.
C. About 2883 million.
39. What does Huang Xin mean according to the second last paragraph(倒数第二段)?
A. China is a very poor country. B. China should build more bridges.
C. The high-speed railways have improved people’s life a lot. D. The high-speed railways in China are not long enough. 40. What is the article mainly about?
A. How to build high-speed railways B. The different vehicles of our travelling
C. High-speed railways in different countries D. The development（发展）of China’s high-speed railways 四、阅读表达阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。 （5分） College entrance exams(高考) in Korea
东莞市2018年八年级英语上学期期末试卷合集10套word文档含答案
