The boy said, “Lady, I'll even sweep the floor and the stairs of your house for free.” “No, thank you.”
With a smile on his face, the young boy thanked the lady and hung up the phone. The man then walked over to the boy and said: “Son, I like your attitude（态度）. I'd like to offer you a job.”
“No, thanks,” said the boy.
“But you're looking for a job, aren't you?”
“No, sir,” answered the boy. “I was just checking on my performance at the job I already have. I am the one who cuts that lady's lawn!”
（1）The boy made a phone call and spoke in a strange way because___________. A . he didn't want the lady to hear his real voice B . he didn't like his voice C . he wanted to get a new job D . he played a joke with the lady
（2）What does the underlined word “performance” mean in Chinese? A . 表演 B . 认真 C . 表现 D . 努力
（3）After the boy hung up the phone, he smiled because_____________. A . he could find another job
B . he didn't mind the lady's attitude C . the man wanted to give him a new job D . he got the answer he wanted
（4）The man would like to offer the boy a job, because_____________. A . he needed a person to cut his lawn. B . he thought the boy was very poor.
C . the boy was refused but he still looked happy. D . he was a boss.
（5）What can we learn from the story?
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A . The boy really needed a new job.
B . The lady didn't like the person who is cutting her lawn. C . The boy accepted the new job which the man offered. D . The boy found the truth in a clever way.
18. （10分） John lived with her mother when he was young. He didn't know who his father was. The woman did some washing for the rich and could buy only some bread for her son. So the boy was short and thin.
One cold morning there was much snow in the streets. A car knocked the woman down and the policemen took her to the hospital. She didn't tell John that his father deserted(遗弃) her before he was born until she died. She left her son the name and address of his father.
John found his father, Mr. Brown, in another city. He was one of the richest shopkeepers and he had to receive his son. From then on the boy lived a rich life. He ate all kinds of delicious food and wore beautiful clothes. But he didn't go to school and could not read or write.
Once his father took him to a party. He saw a newspaper lying on the floor and picked it up while others were talking about a film. He had a look at it and found a car's wheels(轮子) were upward(向上).He called out,“ Oh, dear! An accident happened!”
All the people were surprised and began to read the newspaper. But soon they all began to laugh. Do you know why?
（1）John didn't know his father because . A . the man was rich
B . the man deserted his mother C . his mother left the man D . the man didn't like him
（2）John was short and thin because . A . he didn't like sports B . his parents were short, too
C . he was often hungry when he was young D . his mother never gave him food
（3）The woman told John who his father was . A . after she was knocked down by a car B . before her son left C . before she was in hospital
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D . before she died
（4）After John found his father, . A . he was angry with the man B . he started a rich life C . he wouldn't live with him D . the man was bad to him
（5）The people at the party laughed at him because . A . he held the newspaper upside down B . he wasn't polite
C . the newspaper was yesterday’s D . he wasn't clever
19. （10分）根据短文内容，判断正误。 Dear Tom,
What about playing soccer this afternoon? I know you love it. Mike and John will play with us, too. I'm in John's home now. We will go to the school library in the afternoon first. Let's meet there. My soccer ball is under my bed. My phone is on the table. Can you help me find them and take them to the library? If you can't find them, you can ask Mom for help. Bill
（1）画线单词\所指代的是basketball.
（2）Bill and Tom will play soccer with two friends this afternoon. （3）Bill's soccer ball is on the bed. （4）They will meet in the school library. （5）Tom is Bill's teacher.
四、 单词拼写（词汇运用） (共1题；共10分)
20. （10分）（2016·福州）阅读下面短文，根据中文首字母、音标或语境的提示，在每个空格内填入一个适当的单词，要求所填的单词意义准确，拼写正确．
In New York City public school，176 different languages are spoken a________ more than one million students．For 160000 children，English is not their first language．New York's Department of Education makes learning b________for these students by providing dual﹣language （双语）programs．Students are taught in two languages，English and a________ one，such as French，German or Japanese，Math，social studies，science and all other regular courses are taught in both languages．And they learn about the ________ /'k?lt??（r）/of the other country． Milady Baez，a headmaster，says these dual﹣language programs will help children succeed in the future．”The jobs of the future ________ /n'kwat?（r）/that our students know more than one
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language．They're going to travel ________（在国外）and communicate with people from all over the world．This will open doors for them．”
Shuya Zhang ________（教）a dual﹣language class．She says，”America started economic relationships with China．Lots of factories were b________．companies moved to China．They need people with both language skills．”
Anna，a Russian girl came to America ________ she was two years old．She says the Russian．English program keeps her connected to her heritage and her parents happy．
Nowadays，more and more ________ （外国人）come to China．Perhaps in the future your school will also provide them with the dual=language program．
五、 语法填空 (共5题；共5分)
21. （1分）That's the ________ (end) of the story.
22. （1分）Mary Curie devoted ________ to science and she is always remembered by people. (she) 23. （1分）Our classroom is on the ________ (one) floor.
24. （1分）I often watch the boys(play)________basketball at the weekend.
25. （1分）Last weekend, we ________(raise) some money for them ________(buy) some useful things.
六、 句型转换 (共5题；共14分)
26. （3分）句型转换
（1）His name is Tom . （对划线部分提问） ________ his name?
（2）This is a car in English. （对划线部分提问） ________ this in English?
（3）is, my, he, teacher. （连词成句） ________．
（4）I'm fine. （对划线部分提问） ________ ________ you?
（5）Tony's phone number is 98657. （对划线部分提问） ________ ________ ________ ________?
27. （2分）Lauren fell off the bike and hurt her leg. Lauren ________ ________ ________ the bike and hurt her leg.
28. （3分）Susan loves famous musicians.Musicians write their own songs.(合为一句) Susan loves famous musicians ________ ________their own songs.
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29. （2分）He is from England. (改为同义句) He ________ ________ England.
30. （4分）Whose car is that? Bob asked me. (合并为含有从句的复合句)
七、 补全对话 (共1题；共5分)
31. （5分）请根据对话内容，从下面方框中所给的选项中选出合适的句子补全对话。其中有一项是多余的。 请把正确的代号填到横线上。
A: Hello, is that Lucy speaking? B: Sorry. ________ A: This is Lulu. B: Oh, Lulu. ________ A: Thank you!
C: This is Lucy. What's up, Lulu? A: Are you free this Sunday? C: ________
A: Good! Could you come to my home to give me a hand? C: What's wrong with you?
A: ________. But it worked very slowly today. I want to ask you to help me solve this problem. C: ________ I'll go to your home this Sunday morning. A: Thanks a lot! C: It's my pleasure!
A. I have a lot of trouble with my study. B. Yes, I have nothing to do. C. No problem! D. Who is that? E. Several days ago, I bought a new laptop. F. Hold the line. Lucy is coming soon. 八、 写作题 (共1题；共11分) 32. （11分）Paul 是校志愿者俱乐部的一名成员。假如你是Paul，请根据下表写一篇日记，记录自己周六
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2020年初中英语新目标版(Go for it)八年级下册期末模拟试卷(6)A卷
