外研版2019-2020学年初中英语八年级下学期期末模拟复习卷五A卷

第 1 页 共 13 页 外研版外研版 2019 20202019 2020 学年初中英语八年级下学期期末模拟复习卷五学年初中英语八年级下学期期末模拟复习卷五 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 2020 分分 1 20 分 阅读下面的短文 掌握其大意 然后从短文后各题所给的 A B C D 四个选项中 选择最佳选 项 Run for Class President Two months ago when our class election 选举 started I decided to run for class president I enjoyed speaking in public and got along well with people so I felt it easy to win But I was 1 that people would feel bad for me if I lost I was busy preparing in the following week My plan wasn t to make promises to do things I couldn t 2 but to show my class why I wanted to be president I put up my posters in hallways and in the classroom I also spent three hours writing my speech saying that I was the one they could turn to whenever they had a problem Since I was 3 prepared I felt that my chances of winning were strong However when I gave my speech on Election Day the response 反应 wasn t what I had 4 Few people actually listened When it was my opponent s 对手的 turn everyone was screaming his name His speech was short but all to the point By then I realized I should have made mine shorter and clearer It was obvious who would 5 For the rest of the day I felt like it was over I wanted to just 第 2 页 共 13 页 go home and cry but I made it through My 6 was right I didn t win The next day people were still talking about the election I just pretended 假装 not to hear But later things got better People 7 about the election and talked to me just as they did before I don t regret putting time and energy into the election because I ve learned that things aren t always going the way I expect And moments of failure like this build 8 since then I ve learned to face disappointment and grown stronger 1 A bored B afraid C excited D hopeful 2 A compare B remember C manage D repeat 3 A fully B quickly C freshly D physically 4 第 3 页 共 13 页 A feared B faced C mentioned D pictured 5 A insist B return C wait D win 6 A suggestion B prediction C direction D introduction 7 A forgot B wrote C cared D discussed 8 A trust B pride 第 4 页 共 13 页 C character D support 二 二 阅读理解阅读理解 共共 3 3 题 共题 共 3030 分分 2 10 分 根据短文理解 选择正确答案 When William Brown taught at Boston University he once thought about the people that he hadn t thanked in his life They taught him encouraged 鼓励 him or cared a lot about him Tina Johnson was a teacher She once taught William geography and William loved geography all his life So he wrote a letter of thanks to her He got the teacher s letter later It began My dear Willie He was happy Now over 50 he didn t think someone would called him Willie Here is that letter My dear Willie I cannot tell you how much your letter meant to me I am in my eighties living alone in a small room and cooking my own meals You will be interested to know that I taught school for 50 years and yours is the first letter of appreciation 感激 I ever got It came on a cold morning and it made me feel very warm William cried when he read the letter She was one of the people that William hadn t thanked in his past She helped him to believe in himself He would never forget her There are some people we should always remember because they helped to shape our life William Brown found a way to show his appreciation he wrote them letters Who are some of the people that you need to say thank you to in your past It may be too late to say Thanks 1 William thought about the people that he hadn t thanked in his past when he A was in a hospital B worked in a library 第 5 页 共 13 页 C was over 50 years old D studied at a university 2 The teacher when William was young A got her first letter of appreciation B helped him to believe in himself C encouraged him to be active D made friends with him 3 What can we learn about the teacher A She was over 80 years old B She lived with her children C She taught geography for 40 years D She got the letter on a warm afternoon 4 How did William show his appreciation to the people that he hadn t thanked A He called them B He visited them C He wrote them letters D He sent them gifts 3 10 分 阅读理解 Scientists in Britain and the United States have made a new kind of enzyme 酵素 that eats plastics 塑料 With its help plastics can be turned into smaller parts and go away quickly Scientists believe that in the future it could solve the problem of plastic pollution The enzyme is able to break down PET a form of plastic PET was first made in the 1940s and is now widely used to make plastic bottles It can remain in the environment for many years and 第 6 页 共 13 页 pollute large areas of land and water So it has always been a headache to deal with the waste from PET and other plastics The researchers made the discovery 发 现 while examining the structure of a natural enzyme in Japan They found that the natural enzyme was helping to break down PET plastics So they decided to make small changes to the enzyme by adding some amino acids 氨基酸 It made the natural enzyme s plastic eating abilities work faster and better John McGeehan one of the lead researchers said We ve made an improved enzyme It s better than the naturl one And we are trying to make more improvements to it He went on The enzyme is not harmful to humans or animals and it is friendly to the environment So we are considering putting it into wider use The team is now trying to make the enzyme break down PET in large quantities 大量的 We ll see that the plastic pollution may be stopped with this technology However there is still a long way to go John McGeehan added 1 According to the scientists the enzyme may solve the problem of pollution A air B water C light D plastic 2 The underlined phrase break down in the passage probably means in Chinese A 实验 B 生产 C 发明 D 分解 3 Researchers discovered that a natural enzyme helped eat plastics 第 7 页 共 13 页 A in B in the US C in Japan D in China 4 Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage A The scientists are still trying to improve the enzyme B The enzyme will pollute large areas of land and water C The natural enzyme woks better than the improved one D The natural enzyme is harmful to humans and animals 4 10 分 阅读理解 Mrs Green sees an ad 广告 in a newspaper for a nice bed in a shop It costs 100 dollars Mrs Green likes it so she goes to the shop The shopkeeper shows one to her Mrs Green has a look at it and says There aren t any beautiful pillows 枕头 on this bed but there are many on the bed in your ad Yes madam that is an ad answers the shopkeeper If you want a bed the same as the one in the ad you need to pay lo dollars more Mrs Green isn t happy Then she says That s dishonest Well madam answers the shopkeeper Look there is a girl on a bike in an ad in your newspaper too but can you buy the bike with the girl 1 How does Mrs Green know about the bed A From an ad on TV B From one of her friends C From an ad in a newspaper 第 8 页 共 13 页 D From the shopkeeper 2 How much does the bed with the pillows cost A 100 dollars B 110 dollars C 50 dollars D 60 dollars 3 What else is in Mrs Green s newspaper A An ad for a bike B An ad for some pillows C An ad for a bed D An ad for a girl 三 三 选词填空 词汇运用 选词填空 词汇运用 共共 1 1 题 共题 共 1010 分分 5 10 分 选词填空 false conclusion pioneer solve lifetime 1 Can you help me to the problem 2 Our teacher disagree with my 3 Li Dazhao was a of the Chinese revolution 4 She devoted her to the study of living things 5 Your answer to this question is 四 四 单词拼写 词汇运用 单词拼写 词汇运用 共共 1 1 题 共题 共 1010 分分 6 10 分 根据句意 首字母提示或英文解释写出合适的单词 1 Don t play in the street It s not safe 第 9 页 共 13 页 2 Your blue jeans go well with with your T shirt very well 3 I m a top student and I have a healthy the food you usually eat and lifestyle 4 People usually think pigs are l They say pigs do nothing but sleep and eat 5 We don t have e food for supper Let s buy some from the supermarket 6 A friend of mine is coming to v me this Saturday I m looking forward to seeing him 7 Every year we usually have a party to c Spring Festival 五 五 语法填空语法填空 共共 1 1 题 共题 共 1010 分分 7 10 分 Ben plans take a relaxing vacation 六 六 任务型阅读任务型阅读 共共 1 1 题 共题 共 5 5 分分 8 5 分 阅读下面短文 根据短文内容回答问题 Many would agree that when we think of Christmas we probably think of gifts Christmas trees and Santa Claus But behind all these things lies the true meaning of Christmas the importance of sharing and giving love and joy to people around us The story in A Christmas Carol is perhaps the best example of this A Christmas Carol is a famous novel written by Charles Dickens It is about an old man named Scrooge He only thinks about himself and doesn t treat others nicely He just cares about whether he can make more money And he hates Christmas One Christmas Eve Scrooge sees the ghost of Jacob Marley his dead business partner Marley used to be just like Scrooge so he was punished after he died He warns Scrooge to change his ways if he doesn t want to end up like him He also tells Scrooge to expect three spirits to visit him That night three ghosts visit Scrooge First the Ghost of Christmas Past takes him back to his childhood and reminds Scrooge of his happier days as a child Then the second spirit the Ghost of Christmas Present takes him to see how others are spending Christmas this year Everyone is happy even poor people The last one the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come takes him to the future He sees that he is dead but nobody cares Scrooge is so scared that he wakes up in his bed 第 10 页 共 13 页 and finds out it is already the next morning on Christmas Day He decides to change his life and promises to be a better person He happily celebrates Christmas with his relatives He also gives gifts to people in need He now treats everyone with kindness and warmth spreading love and joy everywhere he goes And that is the true spirit of Christmas 1