江苏省苏州市2013-2014学年第二学期期末模拟测试八年级英语试卷.doc

20132014学年第二学期期末模拟测试八年级英语试卷一、听力测试(20分)第一部分听对话回答问题。 本部分共有10道小题，每小题你将听到一段对话，每段对话读两遍。在听每段对话前，你有5秒钟的时间阅读题目；听完后，你将有5秒钟的答题时间。( )1. What sign are they talking about?( )2. What does the boy want to see first?( )3. What will the woman probably buy?( ) 4. What does Tom want to be in the future?( )5. Who are the two speakers? A. Husband and wife. B. Teacher and student.C. Doctor and patient.( )6. How often does Nick go to the English Reading Club? A. Twice a week. B. Once a month. C. Twice a month.( )7. What does the man mean? A. He really likes sports. B. He cant play volleyball with the woman. C. He enjoys playing volleyball.( )8. How long will the man stay at the hotel? A. For three days. B. For four days. C. For five days.( ) 9. What did the girl do yesterday evening? A. She saw a film. B. She planted trees. C. She took care of her sister.( )10. What is the total cost of tickets? A. 64 yuan. B. 72 yuan. C. 96 yuan.第二部分 听对话和短文答题。 你将听到一段对话和两篇短文，各听两遍。听每段对话或短文前，你将有时间阅读相关小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，每小题你仍有5秒钟的答题时间。 听一段对话，回答第11-12小题。( )11. What was Sophia like in middle school? A. Tall and pretty. B. Short and quiet. C. Tall and quiet. ( )12. What is the man interested in now? A. Swimming. B. Travelling. C. Learning French.听第一篇短文，回答第13-15小题。请根据短文内容，选择正确答案，完成信息记录表。( )13. A. riding a bike B. walking C. riding a horse( )14. A. mountain B. sea C. forest( )15. A. tired B. sick C. bored 听第二篇短文, 回答第16-20小题。( )16. How was the weather when Tom was walking in the street? A. Warm. B. Hot. C. Cold.( )17. What did Tom want to buy in the street? A. Medicine. B. Bread. C. Pies.( )18. Who was dead when Tom was young? A. His mother. B. His father. C. His brother.( )19. What did Tom want to e? A. A movie star. B. A programme host. C. A pop singer.( )20. When does Tom live a good life? A. Thirty years late. B. Forty years later. C. Fifty years later.二、单项填空(20分) ( ) l. -How about _ magic show? -I should say it was _ great success. A. /; the B a; the C. the; a D. the; /( ) 2. All animals _ men feed on plants or other animals. A. among B. including C. except D. with( ) 3. -May we leave the classroom now? -No, you _. You _ to leave until the bell rings. A. cant; are allowed B. mustnt; arent allowed C. neednt; are allowed D. neednt; arent allowed( ) 4. Its kind _ Simon to give us _ advice. A. of; so many B for; such a useful C. of; such useful D. for; so much( ) 5. Dick, its the _ time in three days that you _ the same mistake. A. second; have made B. second, make C. two; have made D. two, will make( ) 6. Most people agree _ Dick _ George, because they think Dicks plan is really good. A. to; except B. with; and C. on; but D. with; except( ) 7. -Bad luck! Its too late. -It doesnt matter. The movie _ for only a few minutes. You cant miss it. A. has begun B. has been on C. began D. was on( ) 8. -Can he get the first prize for running? -Impossible now. He _ so, but he has just hurt his leg. A. would expect to do B. was expected to do C. has expected doing D. is expected doing( ) 9. Miss Taylor never wastes money on anything too expensive, even though (尽管) she can _ to. She has donated much of the money she saved to charities. A. afford B. spend C. pay D. cause( )10. They were _ busy _ with each other to remember the time. A. enough; talking B. enough; to talk C. too; talking D. too; to talk ( )11. You cant watch TV _ you finish your homework. A. before B. if C. while D. as ( )12. -When _ your mother _ you that blue dress, Mary? -Sorry, I really cant remember. A. does; buy B. has; bought C. had; bought D. did; buy ( )13. -Your mother _ take a bus to work? -Yes. But now she usually goes to work on foot. A. use to B. used to C. was used to D. is used to ( )14. -My father with my grandparents _ Shanghai. -Really? _ will they come back? A. have been to; How soon B. has been to; How long C. has gone to; How soon D. has gone to; How long ( )15. -Have you got any books on English grammar? I want to borrow _. -Yes, here you are. But you must return it by Friday. A. one B. it C. some D. that ( )16. The purpose of new inventions is _ life more difficult, but to make it easier. . A. not make B. not making C. not to make D. do not make ( )17. -Can you show me _ to use this kind of camera? -Sorry, I dont know, _. A. how; either B. what; too C. how; too D. what; either ( )18. The flowers in the shop _, so they _ well. A. are smelled better; are sold B. are smelled well; sell C. smell terrible: are sold D. smell nice; sell ( )19. -When will you go back to your hometown? - _. A. Until the work is finished B. Not until the work is finished C. After the work will be finished D. As soon as the work will be finished ( )20. -Could you look after my pet dog for me while I am away?- _. A. No, thanks . B. Its my pleasure C. Im sure you will D. With pleasure三、完形填空(10分) A man had a little daughter-an only and much-loved child. He lived for her-she was his 1 .But one day, the girl was ill. He 2 his best to save her, but his daughter died. The father became a recluse(隐居者), getting himself 3 from his friends and not 4 part in any activity, but one night he had a 5 . He saw a lot of little girls. Every girl carried a candle. He found that one girls candle was not lit(点燃).Then he saw that the girl 6 the dark candle was his own little daughter. He ran to her and asked, How is it, darling, that your candle alone is not 7 ?Daddy, they often Light it, but your tears(眼泪) always put it out. Just then he woke up from his dream. From that moment on, he 8 being a recluse. He 9 to his friends and took part in all kinds of activities. His daughters candle would 10 be put out.( ) l. A. friend B. familyC. life D. light( ) 2. A. has done B. does C. has tried D. tried( ) 3. A. down B. over C. up D. away( ) 4. A. to take B. took C. taking D. taken( ) o. A. dream B. child C. wish D. story( ) 6. A. for B. with C. in D. on( ) 7. A. lit B. held C. lifted D. taken( ) 8. A. stopped B. changedC. began D. continued( ) 9. A. went over B. went backC. looked back D. looked up( )10. A. not until B. no longerC. no sooner D. not at all四、阅读理解(30分)(A) You can see Pizza Hut(必胜客) every some blocks, so it must be a very big business. Indeed it is. But believe it or not, the business was started in 1958 by two college students with a loan of 600 dollars. The Carney brothers were trying to make some money .so that they could pay their way through college. They borrowed the money from their mother and sold pizza in a small house in their neighborhood. Thats how they got the name of the business. On the first day of business, they gave away pizza to draw(吸引) customers(顾客). Year after year, their business grows and now they often give free meals and work chances to those in need.( ) l. Pizza Hut has been set up for about _ years. A. 21 B. 31 C. 56 D. 100( ) 2. The word loan here in the story means _. A. money the brothers borrowed from others B. money the brothers lent to others C. something bought for nothing D. something given away( ) 3. What do you think of the two students from the last paragraph? A. They are clever. B. They are hard-working. C. They are generous. D. They are smart.(B) This happened in London It was November and the weather was very wet and cold. A Frenchman had caught a very bad cold. He coughed day and night, so he decided to go and get some medicine for his cough. As he did not know much English, he took out his dictionary and looked up the word cough. But the dictionary did not tell him how to pronounce(发音) the word. He thought it over and remembered that he had learned the word plough. He remembered that it was pronouncedplav. So he thought that c-o-u-g-h must be pronounced kav. Then he put on his coat and hat and went to a chemists shop(药店).When the man in the shop asked him what he wanted, the Frenchman said, I want something for my COW , please. The man in the shop looked at him. Had he heard him correctly? I beg your pardon, sir? he asked. The Frenchman repeated, I want some medicine for my COW. For your cow? asked the man, are you a farmer? A farmer? said the Frenchman in surprise, What makes you think Im a farmer? I come from Paris. Im not a farmer. But where is your cow? Its here! answered the Frenchman. He put his hand on his chest(胸口) and began to cough. Here it is, he said, Ive a very bad cow here. Then the man in the shop understood what the Frenchman meant. He wanted somemedicine for his cough.( ) 4. The Frenchman said, I want something for my cow, please. Here by the word cow he meant _. A. cow B. cough C. medicine D. cold( ) 5. What made the man in the shop think the Frenchman was a farmer? A. The Frenchman looked like a farmer. B. The word cough was pronounced kau by him. C. The Frenchman said he came from a farm in Paris. D. We cant learn about it from the story.( )6. Which of the following is TRUE? A. The man in the shop had heard the Frenchman correctly. B. The man in the shop didnt understand the Frenchman clearly at first. C. The Frenchman told the man in the shop he had a very bad cow. D. The Frenchman asked for some medicine for his cow.(C) A friend of mine named Paul received a car from his brother as a Christmas present. On Christmas Eve when Paul came out of his office, a boy was walking around the shining car. Is this your car, Paul? he asked. Paul answered, Yes, my brother gave it to me for Christmas. The boy was surprised. You mean your brother gave it to you and it cost you nothing? Boy, I wish.He hesitated. Of course Paul knew what he was going to wish for. He was going to wish he had a brother like that. But what the boy said surprised Paul greatly. I wish, the boy went on, that I could be a brother like that. Paul looked at the boy in surprise. and then he said again, Would you like to take a ride in my car? Oh yes, Id love to. After a short ride, the boy turned and with his eyes shining, said, Paul, would you mind driving in front of my house? Paul smiled a little. He thought he knew what the boy wanted. He wanted to show his neighbors that he could ride home in a big car. But Paul was wrong again. Will you stop where those two steps are? the boy asked. He ran up to the steps. Then in a short while Paul heard him coming back, but he was not coming fast. He was carrying his little crippled (残疾) brother. He sat him down on the step and pointed to the car. There he is, Buddy, just like I told you upstairs. His brother gave it to him for Christmas and it didnt cost him a cent. And someday Im going to give you one just like thatthen you can see for yourself all the nice things in the Christmas window that Ive been trying to tell you about. Paul got out and lifted the boy to the front seat of his car. The shining-eyed older brother climbed in beside him and the three of them began an unforgettable holiday ride.( ) 7. The boy was very surprised when _. A. Paul received an expensive car B. Paul told him about the car C. he saw the shining car D. he was walking around the car( ) 8. From the story we can see the boy _. A. wished to give his brother a car B. wanted Pauls brother to give him a car C. wished he could have a brother like Pauls D. wished Paul could be a brother like that( ) 9. We can infer (推断) from the story that _. A. Paul couldnt understand the boy B. the boy had a deep love for his brother C. the boy wished to have a rich brother D. the boys wish came true in the end( )10. The best title(标题) of the story is . A. A Christmas Present B. A Boy C. A Brother Like That D. An Unforgettable Holiday Ride(D) Do you know you could get sick just by walking past a building? The bacteria(细菌) that cause Legionnaires disease grow very fast in large modern buildings. They are carried by air through the buildings and outside. Legionnaire s disease is only one of the illnesses that are caused by sick buildings. Some buildings can make you ill because their heating and air-conditioning(空调调节系统) are controlled(控制). Air from outside cannot get in through the closed windows; This indoor air pollution is a growing problem. Legionnaires disease may be the most serious result of sick buildings, but other unpleasant illnesses can appear. People who work in some buildings suffer （受苦）from tiredness, feeling sick and headaches. Their offices look bright and clean, but invisible(无形的) and dangerous bacteria are in the air around them. There is an answer to the problem. The air-conditioning and heating can be tested for bacteria. Once the tests are finished, the sick buildings can be cured. This is expensive to do, but the results are good. The people in the buildings no longer get sick, and everybody is happier.( )11. Sick buildings means _. A. very old buildings B. buildings that make people feel sick C. buildings for sick people D. buildings that are going to fall down( )12. The indoor air pollution is caused by _. A. Legionnaires disease B. the air from outside C. lack(缺乏) of fresh air D. unpleasant illnesses( )13. We can tell that a building might be sick when _. A. the windows are all closed B. bacteria can be seen in the air C. the air-conditioning and heating dont work well D. people in it have got different kinds of diseases( )14. Which of the following is TRUE? A. Legionnaires disease is only one of the results of sick buildings. B. There is less and less indoor air pollution. C. The bacteria are not dangerous if the offices look bright and clean. D. If the tests for bacteria are expensive. the results are good. .( )15. The underlined sentence in the last paragraph means As soon as the tests are finished, _. A. bacteria will disappear by themselves B. Legionnaires disease wont kill people C. people in the building will no longer get sick D. something can be done to cure the sick building五、单词拼写（10分） A)根意语注释, 写出单词的正确形式1. The lifestyle in Korea is quite_ (相似的) to that in China.2._ (归还) books to the library on time is necessary for us all.3. I hear that your new novel will be_ (翻译) into several foreign languages.4. You should treat him more_ (礼貌). He is new here and knows nothing.5. There are too many_ (采访者) in the meeting room Youd better prepare for it.6._ (沟通) with others is needed in our daily life. It lets us keep in touch with the outside world.7. It is_ (有害的) to our stomachs to drink cold water in such weather. B)根据对话内容,写出句中所缺单词8. -Why did you go to Beijing last week?-Oh, I went there on _. I talked about a project with other companies.9. -Come on. We only have 5 miles left.-Im _ out and I cant go any further.10. -Its dangerous. You should tell your brother not to go sailing alone.-But he has already made up his _ to do so.六、动词填空(10分)1. _ (cure) the cases of blindness, the doctors did as much as they could.2. A new car_ (test) many times before it comes into the market.3. _ a talk on health_ (give) in the school hall every Monday?4. He risked_ (lose) everything this time to go abroad alone.5. Tom_ (miss) the last bus. He has to walk home.6. Bad weather_ (cause) natural disasters from time to time.7. Im quite busy because I_ (prepare) for the final test these days.8. I think my iPad_ (hide) by my mother just now. I cant find it everywhere.9. I didnt catch what you said because I_ (read) the evening newspaper at that moment.10. If you become rich, you may have a difficult time_ (realize) what y