外研版2019-2020学年初中英语八年级上册期末模拟复习卷一A卷.doc

外研版2019-2020学年初中英语八年级上册期末模拟复习卷一A卷姓名:_ 班级:_ 成绩:_一、 完形填空 (共1题；共15分)1. （15分） “Mum, I want to make you a bet,” I said. “If I go a whole year without TV, will you give me a hundred dollars?”“Well, if you can 1do it, ”“Of course I can,” I replied, trying to convince2.In fact, all this started from my 3of a picture in the newspaper. I couldnt bear to look at that boy. He said that he had 4one year without TV for a hundred dollars, 5 me with mocking eyes. It seemed he was saying, “I did it, 6you cant!”. I glared at the boys face.That year I did a lot of things. For example, my father taught me to 7, which became my favorite sport. 8winter afternoons snowball wars with my neighborsoffered daily drama. I went on bike trips with my friends and swam as much asa fish.It was unbelievable how much 9I had without TV. I learned so many new games. I guess the 10thing I learnt, though, was self-motivation(上进心).I started to do myhomework. I went from a D student to an A student within a couple of 11.Iused to 12reading if there were no13, but now I began to read and enjoy it. I couldarrange off all the pictures just the way I wanted themmy own littleTV, right 14my head!Im surprised what I did. I got a lot more from the15than just the 100 dollars!（1）A . really B . finally C . quickly D . clearly （2）A . herself B . myself C . himself D . ourselves （3）A . belief B . love C . joy D . anger （4）A . become B . gone C . arrived D . reached （5）A . picking up B . laughing at C . talking with D . looking after （6）A . but B . and C . or D . though （7）A . draw B . read C . act D . ski （8）A . Few B . Any C . Several D . Many （9）A . difficulty B . trouble C . fun D . knowledge （10）A . smallest B . biggest C . first D . last （11）A . years B . days C . weeks D . hours （12）A . hate B . enjoy C . interest D . prefer （13）A . stories B . words C . pictures D . plots （14）A . on B . with C . inside D . outside （15）A . TV B . reading C . trip D . experience 二、 阅读理解 (共4题；共38分)2. （10分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项。Scientists have always believed that snails are not able to find their way home. But Briton Ruth Brooks, a retired teacher, has found that it is not true.Brooks began an experiment on snails after she got mad with the snails in her garden.The snails had eaten her vegetables. She didnt want to kill them, so she took them to another place. But she found they always seemed to come back.Brooks did an experiment. She marked the snails in her garden with nail polish(指甲油).She placed the snails in the area around her home and made notes of their movements.She found that snails have a strong homing instinct (本能); the longest returning snail traveled back 90 meters. Brooks has been named Britains best amateur (业余的) scientist after her work won the BBC Radio 4 project, So You Want To Be A Scientist.She said, Ive always wanted to know whether the snails that eat my plants just come back when I move them, and if they do, what is their homing distance?I would say on the evidence (证据) that it would be safe to take your snails away beyond 100m or even further. If you put them somewhere nice with some food, you can be almost certain that they wont come back.（1）Why did Brooks take the snails to another place? A . She wanted to kill them there.B . She wanted to know about their growth.C . She is retired and has a lot of free time.D . The snails ate her vegetables.（2）She marked the snails to find out _. A . which one ate her vegetablesB . whether they could come backC . which one is the strongestD . how many snails there were in her garden（3）According to Brooks, which of the following is TRUE? A . Snails are good at finding their way home.B . The snails only eat vegetables.C . Its impossible to stop snails from coming home.D . Snails can travel anywhere and come back.（4）What might Brooks advice be for keeping snails away? A . Youd better kill them.B . Take them to scientists.C . Mark them with nail polish.D . Move them to a nice place with food.3. （10分）根据短文理解，选择正确答案。Do you like to listen to music when you feel sad? Do you like to sing songs in the shower? Music is everywhere. But in many countries, music classes in schools are losing their place.These days, because of the bad economy (经济) in the US, some schools fired (解雇) arts teachers including (包括) music teachers. Some students dont have the chance to learn music. In China, there are no exams for music. So many students choose to make use of their time and study subjects like science, math and history.But do you know that learning music helps children grow?“Playing music is like doing different things all together”, said Gottfried Schlaug at Harvard Medical School. For example, when playing the piano, people see the music notes. And they decode (解码) them. At the same time, they use their fingers to make sounds. You do all these things at the same time.Scientists say that music helps with science too. Einstein played the violin. And German physicist (物理学家) Max Planck was talented in playing the piano.Music is also a very valuable thing. It makes you interested in things, and it makes you happy, according to US National Science Foundation.（1）What does the underlined phrase “lose their place” mean?A . 丢失地方B . 失去地位C . 迷失方向D . 失去兴趣（2）What instrument(乐器) could Einstein play?A . pianoB . guitarC . violinD . Saxophone（3）Why do we say music is valuable?A . Because it can make us interesting.B . Because there are no exams.C . Because it can make us happy.D . Because scientists can play.4. （8分） You may know the song Happy Birthday very well. But do you know who wrote this song and for whom it was written? Let me tell you a story. About one hundred years ago, there was a girl called Kate in the USA. She loved children very much and wrote many songs for children. One of them was the song Good Morning To You. The song was very popular at that time among children, but not all grown-ups ( 成年人 ) knew it.The girl was very poor. Once her friends invited her to a little childs birthday party. She felt happy butsad because she had no money to buy a present for him. Finally she decided to sing the song Happy Birthday. in the melody (曲调) of Good Morning to You for the little boy. When her friends heard the song at the party, they were very happy. How wonderfully she is singing!We have not heard this song before. Its a special present, said someone. And they learned to sing it together.Later, the song became very popular throughout the world. People like it because its simple and friendly.判断下列句子是否与短文内容相符，相符的填“T”，不相符的填“F”。（1）Happy Birthday is a old song. Nobody knows who wrote the song Happy Birthday.（2）The song Happy Birthday is a song from America.（3）The melody of Happy Birthday comes from the melody of Good Morning to You.（4）The girl first sang the song for a little child as a birthday present.（5）The girl knew the song would be popular before she came to the party.5. （10分） Some people remember the things by writing notes to themselves. Then they leave the notes in obvious(明显的) places, such as on the table or on the floor in the middle of the living room. I dont think I like to write notes to myself. Most of the time I lose them or forget to look at them until its too late. I prefer to use an alarm clock to tell me what I should do. I have ten alarm clocks in my house. They could tell me about things. For example, if I have to make a telephone call at a certain time, Ill set an alarm clock to go off a few minutes early and put the clock by the telephone. Or if I want to watch a certain television program, Ill set an alarm clock at the right time and put the clock on top of the TV set. I can remember almost anything if I use my clocks. However, sometimes an alarm clock goes off and I dont know what it means. I always remember setting it, but I do not know why I set it. If the clock is by the telephone, I know I may have set it to tell me to call someone, but I cant be sure. I might have set it to tell myself that somebody was to call me at a certain time.（1）Some people like to write notes to themselves so that they can _.A . leave them in obvious placesB . remember what to do at a certain timeC . watch a certain programD . make a phone call at a certain time（2）I dont like to write notes to myself because _.A . they are easy to lose or forget to look atB . I dont know where to put themC . my handwriting is poorD . it gives me too much trouble（3）I often use _ to help me remember things.A . a notebookB . a computerC . telephone callsD . alarm clocks（4）Sometimes an alarm clock cant help me because _.A . I put the clock in a wrong placeB . the clock goes wrongC . when the clock goes off, I forget why I set itD . Im not sure whom I should call（5）In this passage, “go off” means _.A . start offB . get offC . go awayD . make a sudden noise三、 选词填空（词汇运用） (共1题；共15分)6. （15分）选词填空。（用所给词的正确形式填空，有两项多余）（10分）happy, interest, problem, never, get away, eye, run , tire, have, miss ,catch, thinkA man was sitting in the doctors office. He was telling the doctor about his _ .“I like football, Doctor.” He said, “ Please help me. My life has_ been a good one since I became _ in football and it is getting worse and worse. I cant even_from it in my sleep. When I close my _, Im out there in the football field and _ after a flying ball. When I wake up, Im more_than I was before I went to bed. What am I going to do? ”The doctor sat back and said, “ First of all, you _to do your best not to dream(做梦) about football. Before you fall asleep, try to_about something else. Try to think that you are at a party and someone is going to give you several million dollars.” “ Are you crazy (疯了) ?” the man shouted, “ Ill_ the ball !”四、 单词拼写（词汇运用） (共1题；共17分)7. （17分）完成句子（1）把香蕉和冰淇淋放进搅拌机里。_the_and ice cream_the_.（2）你怎样做苹果奶昔？_do you_milk shake?（3）打开搅拌机两分钟。_ _ the blender_about two _.（4）让我们做香蕉奶昔吧。_make a banana_（5）天黑了，她让我开灯。It was dark. She asked me to_ the light.五、 语法填空 (共1题；共10分)8. （10分）A present _ (give) to me by my friend on my birthday. 六、 任务型阅读 (共1题；共21分)9. （21分）请阅读下面短文,并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。每个空格只填一个单词。What is a hurricane?You may already know that hurricanes are storms that can cause devastating (毁灭性的) waves, wind, and rain. They happen during “Hurricane Season,” which is from June 1st until November 30th in the Atlantic Ocean and from May 15th until November 30th in the Pacific Ocean.Types of HurricanesThere are five types of hurricanes, which are based on wind speeds. The categories help people know how much damage a hurricane may cause because the greater the wind speed, the more dangerous the storm. For example, a Category 5 hurricane has winds over 155 miles per hour, which are strong enough to destroy the buildings along the shorelines completely.Hurricane DangersWhen a hurricane happens together with heavy rainfall, there can be a devastating flood. The centre of a hurricane is called the eye. While most of a hurricane has dangerously strong winds, the eye is actually a calm area in the storm. When the eye of a hurricane passes over land, people might think that its over, but before long the wind and rain increase again as the second part of the hurricane moves through.Hurricane Safety TipsThere is no way to stop a hurricane or make it change direction, so if you ever find yourself in the path of a hurricane, be sure to remember the following safety tips.Be sure you have a radio, batteries, fresh drinking water, and enough food.Tell neighbours, friends, and family members your emergency plans. Tell them where youll go if you need to leave your home.If you live near the ocean, leave your home and travel to a safe place. You could stay with a fr