仁爱版八年级英语下学期期中模拟测试B卷.doc

仁爱版八年级英语下学期期中模拟测试B卷一、 单项选择 (共15题；共30分)1. （2分）The museum is quite far. It will take you half _ hour to get there by _ bus. A . an; B . an; aC . a; D . ; 2. （2分）He gave us some _ on how to learn a language. A . adviceB . advicesC . advisesD . suggestion3. （2分）Liu Mei can speak Japanese so well! Who taught her?Nobody. She taught _. A . herB . hersC . herself4. （2分） Liu Jing, did your parents give you _ on your birthday? Yes. They bought me a new bicycle.A . special everythingB . everything specialC . special anythingD . anything special5. （2分）Professor White has written some short stories, but he is _ for his plays.A . more-knownB . the most- knownC . better- knownD . the best- known6. （2分）Mr Li is very . Hes never tired of explaining everything to us again and again. A . wiseB . correctC . patientD . impolite7. （2分）The soft music sounds _. We are all listening _.A . beautiful; carefullyB . noisy; carefullyC . happily; careful8. （2分）There is _with my computer. Can you help me mend it? A . wrong somethingB . anything wrongC . wrong anythingD . something wrong9. （2分） Isnt that your new English teacher over there? No, it _ be her. She doesnt have long hair.A . cantB . must notC . wontD . may not10. （2分）Do you have _ broccoli at home?No. I have _ carrots.A . any; anyB . any; someC . some; anyD . some; some11. （2分）Many young people put mobile games _ anything else. Thinking little of their normal lives.A . along withB . behindC . beforeD . in front of12. （2分）I didnt know when he _ back. He said he would call me when he _ home.A . would come, gotB . came, gotC . will come, getsD . came, would get13. （2分）- My mum is ill. I have to stay at home and look after her.- Im sorry to hear that. I hope she can get better soon.A . look atB . look forC . care for14. （2分）I _ the shops. Can I get you anything?A . go toB . went toC . have gone toD . am going to15. （2分）My grandfather wants _around the world. He enjoys _new places. A . travelling；seeingB . to travel；to seeC . to travel；seeingD . travelling；to see二、 完形填空 (共1题；共10分)16. （10分）完形填空 Where did you go yesterday? Did you hear music at any of those places? Today most stores and restaurants play music. You might1hear music in an office or on a farm. Scientists believe that music changes the 2people behave. According to some scientists, the sound of Western classical music makes people 3richer. When a restaurant plays classical music, people spend 4money on food and drinks. When the restaurant plays 5music, people spend less money. With 6music, people spend even less. Scientists also believe that loud, fast music makes people eat faster. In fact people eat their food faster when the music gets faster. Some restaurants play fast music during their 7hours. This gets people to eat faster and leave 8. In this way, restaurants can make more money. Some scientists think that music makes you think and learn better. They say that music helps students to be more active. It is true that people learn better when they are 9. And listening to music can help you relax. Be 10next time you hear music somewhere, because it might change the way you do things. （1）A . already B . even C . hardly D . never （2）A . way B . time C . idea D . place （3）A . become B . get C . feel D . look （4）A . much B . more C . little D . less （5）A . pop B . modern C . light D . country （6）A . no B . much C . any D . some （7）A . free B . busy C . happy D . sad （8）A . slowly B . quickly C . quietly D . carefully （9）A . excited B . interested C . confident D . relaxed （10）A . quiet B . quick C . happy D . careful 三、 阅读理解 (共2题；共18分)17. （8分）根据短文理解，选择正确答案。If you could see a movie of your life before you lived it, would you want to live it? Probably not. The excitement of living is that you dont know whats coming.Sure, its hard to see uncertainty(不确定) in such positive（积极的）light when youre out of work, or when you feel like youre failing. But uncertainty is really another word for chance.When Allison graduated from Harvard, she had chances all over the place but had no idea what she wanted to do. She took a job in consulting（咨询）, but she knew she wouldnt stay there. She took the GRE and scored so high that she was able to increase her income（收入）by teaching students. Still, she didnt think she wanted to go to graduate school（研究院）. Allison knew she wasnt doing what she wanted, but she didnt know what she wanted.She worried. All her friends were going to graduate school or starting their own businesses. She was lost and felt that she would never find anything out. After six years, Allison, by having a general（全面的）plan in mind, got married, moved to the Midwest and used her consulting experience to get a great job. Allison realized that she spent her years finding her way: time well spent.The only way to lead an interesting life is to face uncertainty. Otherwise your life is not your ownit is a path someone else has chosen. Moments of uncertainty are when you create your life, when you become who you are. Uncertainty usually begins with a job hunt, but it doesnt end there. Every new role we take on means another round of uncertainty. Instead of fearing it, you should find some ways to deal with uncertainty.（1）From the first two paragraphs, we can learn that .A . being out of work is a sad thingB . uncertainty is what makes life interestingC . life in a film is more exciting than real lifeD . chance never appears when we need it（2）What troubles Allison after graduation?A . She couldnt find a well-paid job.B . She had no money to start a business.C . She was not sure what to do.D . She didnt score high enough for graduate school.（3）How did Allison feel about her six years working experience?A . Uncertain.B . Amazed.C . Sorry.D . Satisfied.（4）What may be discussed in the following paragraph?A . How to deal with uncertainty.B . What role uncertainty plays in life.C . Why people fear uncertainty.D . Whom to go to when facing uncertainty.18. （10分） A lot of teenagers are good at art at school, but how would you feel if people called you “the new Picasso(毕加索)”or if presidents and other famous people collected your paintings?Alexandra Nechita was ten when her paintings became famous all over the world. She visited Britain, France, Italy, Japan, Australia, New Zealand and her familys native place (祖籍) Romania where 5,000 fans came to see her at the airport. Alexandra said, “When it all started, I was moved. It was very exciting and I loved the traveling, but I got very tired. And I missed home.”Alexandra is a good student. Her studies always come first. She only starts painting after shes done her homework. She works on two or three paintings at a time. The paintings sell for thousands and Alexandras parents have given up their jobs to work for their daughter. Life for the Nechita family is very different from what it was like a few years ago.Alexandras father Niki left Romania for political reasons in 1985. At first he tried his best to learn English and had different kinds of low-paid jobs. In 1987, he brought his wife and Alexandra, who was then 18 months old, to America. The family was very poor. Alexandra began to draw at the age of three.She was drawing for four or five hours a day. Soon people offered to buy her paintings and she had her first art show at the age of eight. Stories about this child appeared in the newspapers and television. They now live in a large house with a swimming pool. Her mother said, “We started without anything, but thanks to Alexandra, we have everything we ever dreamed of.”（1）Alexandra became well-known all over the world for her paintings at the age of _.A . 18monthsB . threeC . eightD . ten（2）Which country does Alexandra live?A . America.B . Britain.C . Romania.D . France.（3）Alexandras painting _.A . took her a lot of time at schoolB . made her drop out of schoolC . didnt influence her studies at schoolD . made her fall behind others in studies at school（4）When her family arrived in America in 1987, _.A . their life was very hardB . they lived by selling Alexandras paintingsC . Alexandra began to draw her paintingD . her parents left their jobs and worked for her（5）From the passage, we can learn _.A . Alexandra was not interested in travellingB . Alexandras success changed her familys lifeC . Alexandras parents were good at EnglishD . Alexandras stories appeared often on the radio and TV四、 单词 (共2题；共6分)19. （5分）根据对话意思和所给首字母，写出完整正确的单词Susan: Where are you going , David?David: To Beijing?Susan: Its a long trip from here by bike. How long will it take you to c_it?David: About two years.Susan: How many o_ you are making the trip?David: Five.Susan: W_are you making it?David: We are trying to collec some money.Susan: What will the money be used for?David: To a charity c_ Protecting the Red-Crowned Crane.Susan: That sounds great. Good l_ with your trip.David: Thanks.20. （1分）His teacher often wears _ （眼镜） 五、 根据汉语提示 ,完成句子 (共1题；共2