外研版2019-2020学年初中英语八年级下学期期末模拟复习卷二A卷.doc

外研版2019-2020学年初中英语八年级下学期期末模拟复习卷二A卷姓名:_ 班级:_ 成绩:_一、 完形填空 (共1题；共15分)1. （15分）完形填空先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。An old carpenter(工匠)was ready to retire(退休).His boss was1 to see the good worker leave. He asked the carpenter if he could build just one more2 . The carpenter said yes, but his mind was not on his work any more. He used poor materials and3worked on the house. When the carpenter finished his work, the boss4 the front-door key to him and said, This is your house. Its a5 for you.What a surprise! If he had known he was 6 his own house, he would have done it differently. Now he had to live in the house he poorly built.So it is with us. Sometimes we build our7 carelessly. At important points we do not try our best. Then with a shame we look at the things we did. We find that we are living in the house we have poorly built8we dont have a chance(机会)to make it all over again.Think of9as the carpenter. Think about your life. Build it carefully and wisely. It is the only life you will ever build because life is a do-it-yourself project.Your life today is the10 of your attitudes(态度)and choices(选择)you made in the past. Your life tomorrow will be that of your attitude and choices you make today.（1）A . glad B . nervous C . ready D . sorry （2）A . room B . house C . bridge D . shade （3）A . carefully B . really C . carelessly D . happily （4）A . gave B . left C . sold D . bought （5）A . present B . place C . secret D . question （6）A . taking B . using C . building D . buying （7）A . studies B . lives C . jobs D . feelings （8）A . an B . but C . or D . so （9）A . himself B . herself C . myself D . yourself （10）A . mistake B . change C . result D . instruction 二、 阅读理解 (共3题；共30分)2. （10分）根据短文理解选择答案。CAustralia is the greatest island in the world. It is to the south of the equator. So when it is summer in our country, it is cold winter in Australia.Australia is big, but the population（人口）there is thin. The population is the same as that of Shanghai, a city of China. Australia is young and diverse nation and Australian people come from many different countries.Australia has many, many sheep. After a short drive from town, you will see sheep around you. You can also find kangaroo has a “bag” below its chest. The mother kangaroo keeps its baby in the “bag”.Australia is considered to be a relaxed, informal society（社会）. When greeting others, students and young people say “Hello” or “Hi”. Sometimes they will say “Hows it going?” or “G day”. In more formal（正式的）situations they usually shake hands the first time they meet. “Good morning”, “Good afternoon” or “Pleased to meet you” are formal greetings. English is Australias national language.（1）Australia is the greatest island in the world. The word “island” may mean _.A . 国家B . 城市C . 山脉D . 岛屿（2）Australia has the same population as _.A . ShanghaiB . ChinaC . BeijingD . Japan（3）When it is summer in Australia, it is _ in China.A . springB . autumnC . winterD . summer（4）When Australian people meet for the first time, they will _.A . kiss each otherB . hug（拥抱）each otherC . nod head to othersD . shake hands3. （10分）根据短文内容选择正确答案。BToday I went to Sams school in the UK. It was really different from my school in China.Girls wore grey skirts and white shirts, boys wore grey trousers, and everyone wore the school tie.Some of Sams lessons were a bit strange for me. We were reading Shakespeare in the English lesson, and there were quite some old words like thou and thee to mean you. In history we studied 20th Century China. It was strange hearing a foreign side of history and hearing English people trying to say all our Chinese names!Classes were also a lot more relaxing than in China. Teachers were called sir or miss, everyone shouted answers and raised their hands in classes. It was more like a debate than a class. A bell rang at the end of each lesson and everyone jumped up to go to the next class.At break we bought potato chips and cookies in the dining room. Lunch was later than in China at 1 oclock. We had big plates of pie with carrots. For dessert there was hot sweet rice called rice pudding.It was good that Id had an excellent lunch, because at Sams school Monday afternoons are taken up with sports.I played my first game of netball a bit like basketball, but with some differences. Luckily Id had a quick look in the rule book before I tried to join in the game.（1）Paragraph 2 shows that _.A . They wear uniforms in Sams schoolB . lessons are different between schools in China and the UKC . there is a break of 30 minutes every day in the schoolD . sports take up much lime in Sams school（2）The underlined word debate ill Paragraph 4 means _ .A . fightB . examC . discussionD . suggestion（3）What do they have for lunch at Sams school?A . Pie and hot sweet rice.B . Potato chipsC . Cookies.D . Carrots.（4）What class do Sam have on Monday afternoon?A . MathsB . HistoryC . PED . Music（5）Whats the best title for the passage?A . Relaxed classes in the UKB . Clothes, food and sports in a UK schoolC . Strange lessons in Sams schoolD . A day in Sams school4. （10分）阅读理解KID INVENTORS DAY(K. I. D. ) Water skis(滑水橇). Earmuffs(耳套). What do they have in common？They were both invented by kids! 500, 000 children invent things and games each year and the inventions help make our life easier and more interesting! Celebrate the creativity of young inventors on K. I. D. !When it is On January 17th, the birth anniversary(周年纪念日)of Benjamin Franklin, who invented the first swimming flippers (脚蹼，鸭脚板) almost 300 years ago at the age of 12.Why people celebrate it To express thanks for the past and present inventions by kids and to encourage the creativity of future kid inventors.How to celebrate it Read about it. Write about it. Hold an invention meeting. Start a Young Inventors Club. Enter for an invention competition. Keep an invention newspaper or magazine. Come up with your own invention.For more information, please visit the website：http：/www. （1）From the above reading，we know water skis and earmuffs were both invented by _. A . scientistsB . kidsC . workersD . university students（2）Benjamin Franklin probably invented the first swimming flippers in the _. A . 1620sB . 1670sC . 1710sD . 1830s（3）According to the above reading, people celebrate K. I. D. _. A . to give thanks to young inventorsB . in memory of Benjamin FranklinC . to remind people of all inventorsD . to encourage kids to hold an invention meeting（4）Which of the following is NOT mentioned about how to celebrate K. I. D.? A . To take part in an invention competition.B . To come up with your own invention.C . To encourage your friends to invent things.D . To start a Young Inventors Club.（5）Which of the following is TRUE? A . Benjamin Franklin won a swimming competition.B . K. I. D. has been celebrated for almost 300 years.C . There are only two pieces of information about K. I. D.D . Our life becomes more interesting partly because of the inventions by kids.三、 选词填空（词汇运用） (共1题；共10分)5. （10分）用所给单词的适当形式填空。（1）You must avoid_(make)too much noise（2）Loving your child doesnt mean_(give)them whatever they want（3）Thank you for_(show)us around your city（4）Shang Hal is a famous_(intonation)city（5）You need to keep_(study)hard from now四、 单词拼写（词汇运用） (共1题；共10分)6. （10分）He needs a red_（毛衣）. 五、 语法填空 (共1题；共10分)7. （10分）阅读下面的短文， 按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空白处填入一个适当的词，或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。The doorbell rang and Mrs Carson _(open) the front door. Her heart sank when she saw Mrs Burbridge. Whenever Mrs Burbridge called, she stayed _hours and hours. Good afternoon, Mrs Carson, Mrs Burbridge said, Do come in. Just as Mrs Carson had feared. Mrs Burbridge stayed for several _(hour). It was nearly six oclock and Mr Carson would be home _work soon.Mrs Carson kept thinking about _she would ask Mrs Burbridge to leave without _(make) her angry. Has your husband got home from work yet? Mrs Carson asked. Oh, yes, Mrs Burbidge answered, he always _(get) home at about five oclock. Its nearly six oclock. Wont he be worried about you? Mrs Carson said.I thought of that, Mrs Burbridge said, but its so pleasant here. Weve had such a _(love) afternoon. You know what Ill do. Ill ring up my husband _tell him to come round, too. May I use _(you) phone, please?六、 任务型阅读 (共1题；共5分)8. （5分）根据短文内容，完成下列表格。 April Fools Day is on April 1st. People can play a trick on (开的玩笑) others on that day. Its very popular in England and the USA. Mothers Day is on the second Sunday in May. Its a day to thank mothers. On that day, mothers usually get flowers and cards from their children. Fathers and children do housework on that day, so mothers can have a good rest. Thanksgiving Day is on the fourth Thursday in November in America. On that day, family members a