外研版2019-2020学年初中英语八年级下学期期末模拟复习卷四A卷.doc

外研版2019-2020学年初中英语八年级下学期期末模拟复习卷四A卷姓名:_ 班级:_ 成绩:_一、 完形填空 (共1题；共15分)1. （15分） I was not a confident girl before. I 1spoke in fornt of the class because I was afraid of making mistakes. My family went to Mount Tai last summer holiday. Something important2there and it changed me greatly.We3there early in the morning and began to climb. Soon all of us felt tired 4 the stairs were really steep(陡峭的). An hour later, we stopped to have a rest. While we were having a rest, my mother changed her5and decided not to climb any more. I couldnt decide whether to stay there or go on6with my father.“No matter how hard it is, I am7 you can get there.” Said my father. So again we8 the hard journey. We were very tired,9 we kept going on and on. Another hour later, we reached the top. It was really beautiful. My father and I were so excited that we couldnt help10 happily. What an interesting trip!（1）A . never B . always C . sometimes （2）A . left B . continued C . happened （3）A . arrive B . arrived C . arrived at （4）A . because B . because of C . so （5）A . place B . mind C . road （6）A . climb B . to climb C . climbing （7）A . sorry B . afraid C . sure （8）A . ended B . stopped C . started （9）A . and B . but C . though （10）A . jumping up B . jumping into C . jump up 二、 阅读理解 (共3题；共30分)2. （10分）阅读下列短文，从下面每小题的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 It is May, 2050. Frank and Mary wake up in their comfortable house in the morning. They turn on the bedroom computer to read the latest news. They keep on reading The Times for many years. The only difference is that they changed from paper newspapers to electronic newspapers. There is the usual news about space: another space flight has returned from Mars and scientists have discovered a new planet.After breakfast, as they watch the screen, Mary orders the cooking robot to make coffee for them. Frank is a computer engineer, working for several companies. He is going to take part in a video conference with his partners all around the world.Mary is a medical researcher. She usually works at home. Now she is looking at the shopping channels while her secretary robot is helping her check a new type of medicine.Their daughter, Louise, has her own study room at home. She goes to school only one day a week, to play with other students. Louise is studying Chinese in the present. Chinese has become an important language in the world.According to the family doctor, Louise will live to at least 130 years old. Her wish is to work for a few decades (十年) and then spend her time on music and painting.（1）Frank and Mary tum on the bedroom computer in the morning because _. A . they want to play computer gamesB . they want to watch moviesC . they want to chat with friendsD . they want to read the latest news（2）Who makes the coffee after breakfast? A . Frank.B . Mary.C . The cooking robot.D . Louise.（3）Louise usually _ at school. A . reads the latest newsB . plays with her classmatesC . listens to musicD . draws pictures（4）According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true? A . Frank and Mary read electronic newspapers in the morning.B . Louise will live to at least 130 years old.C . Mary talks to her secretary robot in her office.D . Chinese has become important in the world.3. （10分）根据短文理解，选择正确答案。If you are visiting England, you will notice that English have many customs and traditions that are different from those in ChinaThis guide provides help for anyone visiting England for the first timeStanding in the queueEnglish people like to form queueThey think it is the fair way to behavePeople wait in a queue in shops and at bus stopsPeople will think you are very rude if you dont join the queuePlease, Thank You, Excuse Me and SorryIt is good manners to say “please” and “thank you”If someone is in your way and you would like them to move, say “excuse me” and they will moveIf you bump into someone or you are in their way say “sorry”They will probably say “sorry”, too, even if it was your mistakeSaying “sorry” does not always mean you think you were wrongSomeone it is just a polite thing to sayMeeting a new personWhen people meet for the first time, the usual custom is to shake handsThe next time you meet that person, you can just say helloEnglish people dont usually hug or kiss unless they know each other really wellTalking to peopleEnglish people find it difficult to start conversations with strangersThey like to be private so if they are on buses or trains, they usually sit as far away from other people as possibleIf you want to start a conversation, the topic that English people are always happy to talk about is the weatherSo you need to be able to say “Isnt it warm (sunny/windy/wet/foggy) today?” or “Do you think its going to rain/clear up?” This is much better than asking about politics, religion or how much people earn!（1）Whats the main idea of the article?A . Differences between England and ChinaB . The guide helpC . The manners and traditions in EnglandD . How to visit England for the first time（2）English people will think you are rude if you _A . dont the know customsB . say “thank you”C . talk to a new personD . dont join the queue（3）What will you do if you meet people for the first time?A . To shake hands with themB . To kiss themC . To say hello to themD . To hug them（4）What will you say if you are in someones way?A . Thank youB . PleaseC . Excuse MeD . Sorry（5）How can people start conversations with strangers?A . They can talk about politics and religionB . They can talk about the weatherC . They can talk about “Please, Thank You, Excuse Me and Sorry”D . They can talk about everything4. （10分）阅读理解We are always using body language in our daily lives. When we have a conversation with someone, we may be using more body language than words. However, the same body language may mean different things in different countries. Thats why people sometimes cannot understand each other.Pointing to one part of the body can have different meanings in different cultures. For example, in the USA people point to their heads when they think someone is clever. However, in Europe it means “He or she is stupid or something is wrong with his or her head”. In our Chinese culture, nodding our head up and down means “yes” and shaking our head from side to side means “no”. However, in some parts of Greece and Turkey, it means just the opposite. In England or the USA, when you raise your hand and make a circle with the thumb and the second finger, it means “Everything is all right”. However, if we do this in France or Belgium, it means “Youre worth zero”. In Greece or Turkey, we should not make this gesture, or we are thought to be very rude (粗鲁的).The meaning of gestures can also change over time. In the 1960s, the “V” sign meant “peace”. However, during the World War II, it meant “victory”. In Greece, it is an insulting sign. It will be very rude of you to make this gesture in front of a woman.Though the meaning of body language is different, there are some expressions having the same meaning throughout the world, such as smiling and crying.（1）What can we know from the first paragraph?A . The same body language may mean different things.B . People use the same body language.C . People speak different languages.D . People can understand each other very well.（2）Which gesture will Americans make when they try to say “Everything is all right”？（3）What does the underlined word “insulting” mean?A . interesting.B . unusual.C . impolite.D . important.（4）What is the best title for the passage?A . How to have a successful conversationB . Some customs in Western countriesC . Body language in English classesD . Body language in different cultures三、 选词填空（词汇运用） (共1题；共10分)5. （10分）用方框内所给词的适当形式填空 choose true seat decide against（1）There are two hundred _ in the hall. （2）Last week, he _ to be a player in our school team. （3）Face the _. You cant win the game. （4）Which team did you play _ in the final match? （5）Choosing a foreign language to learn is a good _. 四、 单词拼写（词汇运用） (共1题；共10分)6. （10分）In the 18th century, this type of pop music _(蔓延)all over the countryside. 五、 语法填空 (共1题；共10分)7. （10分）Jill, you_(knock)my pen onto the floor when you walked past my desk. Im very sorry.六、 任务型阅读 (共1题；共10分)8. （10分）阅读下面的短文，并完成短文后的任务。Have you ever wondered why birds sing? Maybe you thought that they were just happy. After all, you probably also sing or whistle when you are happy.Some scientists believe that birds do sing some of the time just because they are happy. However, they sing most of the time for a very different reason. Their singing is actually a warning to other birds to stay out of their territory.Do you know what a “territory” is? A territory is an area that an animal, usually the male, claims（宣称）as its own. Only he and his family are welcome there. No other families of the same species（物种）are welcome. Your yard and house are your territory where only your family and friends are welcome. (1) If a stranger should enter your territory and want to hurt you, you might shout. Probably this would be enough to frighten him away.If so, you have actually frightened the stranger away without having to fight him. (2)一只鸟也将会做同样的事. But he expects an outsider almost any time, especially at nesting （筑巢）season. So he is screaming（尖叫）all the time, whether he can see an outsider or not. This screaming is what we call a birds song, and it is usually enough to keep an outsider away.Birds sing loudest in spring when they are trying to attract a mate（同伴）and warn others not to enter the territory of theirs.You can see that birds have a language of