外研版2019-2020学年八年级上学期英语期末模拟试卷（二）A卷

第 1 页 共 12 页 外研版外研版 2019 20202019 2020 学年八年级上学期英语期末模拟试卷 二 学年八年级上学期英语期末模拟试卷 二 A A 卷卷 姓名姓名 班级班级 成绩成绩 一 一 完形填空 完形填空 共共 1 1 题 共题 共 1 1 分分 1 1 分 通该下面短文 掌握其大意 然后在每小题所给的四个选项中 选出一个最佳答案 Cindy and Anna were best friends Some days they could spend hours happily together without any argument but other days they just could not 1 on what to do One day they decided to play in the garden near their school Come on let s play chess Anna said I don t want to play chess Cindy replied We always do what you want to do Cindy It s my turn to make a 2 Anna said She was getting a little unhappy and 3 leaving Cindy alone Cindy was very angry 4 she got home she found she still had Anna s notebook in her schoolbag Well I m not giving it back to her today I m too mad at her Cindy thought The next day at school their teacher Mr s Stone 5 their notebooks But Anna didn t have hers and she looked 6Cindy knew she should tell Mrs Stone that she had the notebook but she was 7 mad at Anna When it was time for lunch Cindy finally told Mrs Stone the 8 Thank you for being 9Cindy I m sure Anna will be thankful that you have given me her notebook said Mrs Stone Later Mrs Stone asked the two girls together and talked with them Mrs Stone helped them 10that it was a good idea to take turns to decide the activity They became best friends again 1 A agree B live C depend 第 2 页 共 12 页 D try 2 A promise B project C decision D dialogue 3 A went over B went on C went by D went away 4 A Because B After C Unless D If 5 A gave away B asked for C handed in D paid for 6 第 3 页 共 12 页 A worried B normal C proud D relaxed 7 A still B never C usually D Almost 8 A chance B method C truth D rule 9 A patient B honest C active D quiet 10 A describe B explain 第 4 页 共 12 页 C guess D realize 二 二 阅读理解 阅读理解 共共 2 2 题 共题 共 2020 分分 2 10 分 阅读理解 Easy to make and cheap to buy instant noodles 方便面 are popular in China But sales of instant noodles continue to fall these years So what s going on Here are some possible reasons People want better food Instant noodles are very easy to cook However Chinese people s lives have improved a lot More and more people are interested in life quality instead of just having a full stomach Trains About 20 years ago people usually ate instant noodles during long train journeys in China But now trains run faster and faster and people have more choices about food on the train Ordering food online Many apps on the phone can offer food delivery 递送 to your home school office or wherever you are These meals are more delicious than instant noodles 1 Are instant noodles expensive to buy A No they are difficult to make B No they are easy to make C No they are cheap to buy D Yes they are expensive to buy 第 5 页 共 12 页 2 Why do sales of instant noodles continue to fall these years A Because Chinese people like to cook by themselves B Because people seldom take instant noodles on the train C Because people are not interested in noodles D Because people want better food they have more choices on the train and ordering food online is popular 3 What are more and more people interested in now A A full stomach B Life quality C Instant noodles D Fast food 4 What did people eat during long train journeys about 20 years ago in China A People usually ate instant noodles B People hardly ate instant noodles C Only children ate instant noodles D People ate handmade noodles 3 10 分 阅读理解 Kitesurfing as a water sport began in the 1980s but didn t get popular until the end of last century It is also known as kiteboarding and in some European countries as fly surfing Kitesurfing works through wind power by using a large kite to pull a rider on the water at high speed At first kitesurfing was a difficult and dangerous sport Now it is becoming easier and safer because of the safer kite design For an able and strong person kitesurfing can be a very fun exciting sport just like skating on the water with a feeling of flying It has become more and 第 6 页 共 12 页 more popular Compared with other water sports kitesurfing is easier to learn A beginner can understand how to operate the kite with 5 10 hours of training And anybody aged from 13 to 65 can learn It is not expensive to get the equipment 装备 for kitesurfing which costs 1 000 to 2 500 Training lessons range from 200 to 500 for two or three hours With the development of its equipment progress kitesurfing is becoming even safer After some training you can enjoy its excitement and challenging feeling With the rising popularity of kitesurfing most major seaside cities have kitesurfing clubs In China Xiamen is the only place that has the kitesurfing club which provides professional kitesurfing training and equipment 1 Kitesurfing has a history of about years A 30 B 50 C 100 D 130 2 is mentioned in the passage as the power of kitesurfing A Water B Wind C The sun D The kite 3 The most important reason for the popularity of kitesurfing is that A its price is getting lower and lower B more and more people are enjoying its excitement C its equipment progress makes it easier and safer 第 7 页 共 12 页 D all people can learn and take part in it 4 The main idea of this passage is about A how to operate kitesurfing B the progress of kitesurfing equipment C the history of kitesurfing in China D the development of kitesurfing 三 三 任务型阅读 任务型阅读 共共 1 1 题 共题 共 2525 分分 4 25 分 请认真阅读下列短文 并根据所读内容在文章后表格中填入一个最恰当的单词 The Old Man and the Sea is a short novel written by the American author Ernest Hemingway in 1951 in Cuba It tells the story of a fight between an aging fisherman and a giant marlin 枪鱼 The novel opens with the fisherman Santiago who has gone 84 days without catching a fish He is so unlucky that his young apprentice 徒弟 Manolin hasn t been allowed by his parents to sail with the old man On the 85th day Santiago sets out by himself far onto the Gulf Stream He sets his lines and by noon a big marlin takes his bait 鱼饵 After three days struggle with the fish Santiago manages to tie the marlin to the side of his boat While Santiago sails back to the shore sharks are attracted to the blood left by the marlin in the water Though Santiago makes a great effort they have almost eaten up the marlin Santiago knows that he is defeated 打败 and tells the sharks of how they have killed his dreams Once home he is so tired that he goes straight to bed and falls into a deep sleep Manolin feels much worried The next day he brings him newspapers and coffee When the old man wakes they promise to fish together once again The old man doesn t feel well and also coughs up blood a few times towards the end of the story Readers think that the story is about man s fight against the natural world In the story Santiago and the marlin show similar qualities of pride honour and bravery and both have to obey the same natural law they must kill or be killed The novel has received so much praise and is considered to be one of Hemingway s most famous works It was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1953 and the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1954 第 8 页 共 12 页 The Old Man and the Sea Hemingway the novel of The Old Man and the Sea in 1951 in Cuba of the story It tells the story of a fight between Santiago and a marlin Manolin s parents don t him to sail with Santiago because he can t catch a fish during 84 days The next day Santiago sets out It takes Santiago three days to kill a giant marlin On his back Santiago meets a group of sharks Santiago feels very after the sharks have eaten up his marlin Meaning of the book The novel describes the fight between man and It the natural law they must kill or be killed Praise Awards People think of this novel Hemingway the Pulitzer Prize and the Nobel Prize for The Old Man and the Sea 四 四 句型转换 句型转换 共共 5 5 题 共题 共 5 5 分分 5 1 分 They begin their lessons at 8 00 改为否定句 They their lessons at 8 00 6 1 分 The boy is only 5 对画线部分提问 is the boy 7 1 分 I can come with my mum 改为一般疑问句 you with mum 8 1 分 His pencils are under the desk 改为否定句 His pencils under the desk 第 9 页 共 12 页 9 1 分 I do my homework at home 用 be 作主语 homework at home 五 五 补全对话 补全对话 共共 1 1 题 共题 共 1 1 分分 10 1 分 在对话空格中填上适当的单词 使对话完整正确 一空一词 含缩写词 A Hi Tom Did you our sports meeting 运动会 on CDTV 6 B Yes A do you like the sports meeting B It was fantastic A Can you tell me about it I want to know more B Of On the afternoon of October 28th we had an opening ceremony 开幕式 It lasted for 3days We had many such as long jump high jump 100 meter race 1500 meter race and so on A What was the wonderful competition B I th