杭州市拱墅区2020人教版八年级下册Unit1-5期中复习模拟卷

1、2020 人教版八下期中模拟卷（二 ）难度 : 困难阅读理解AWhat do you do when you feel unhappy? Do you listen to music? Do you talk to a friend?Maybe next time you feel sad, you should try going outside if it is sunny. Doctors know that how much sunlight we get can change how we feel. Scientists learned this by interviewing p

2、eople who live in different parts of the world. In the far north, in Alaska or Finland, for example, the days are very short in the winter. People living in these places say that they often feel unhappy in the winter. In the south, where there are more daylight hours, fewer people say they are unhap

3、py in the winter. The reason is the amount of sunlight these people get each day. Sunlight changes the chemicals in our bodies, and these chemicals can change the way we feel. A couple of hours of strong light or light from a special lamp can help our body make the chemicals that make us feel happy.

4、Another way to feel happier is to get some exercise. Just like sunlight, regular exercise helps our bodies produces certain chemicals, which make us feel happier. In addition, exercise helps people sleep better and lack of sleep often makes people feel unhappy. Exercise also helps us get rid of（ 摆脱

5、） stress. When we are angry or upset about something, exercise is a good way to get those bad feelings out of us.1. Why do people in the far north feel unhappy more often than people in the south?A. Because they can t go outside.B. Because they get less sunlight.C. Because the weather is too cold. D

6、. Because the summer is too short.2. How can sunlight change the way you feel?A. On a sunny day, you can play outside.B. Sunlight makes you less tired.C. Sunlight increases your body temperature.D. Sunlight helps your body make certain chemicals.3. All the followings will make us happy EXCEPT .A. Mo

7、re food B. enough sleep C. more sunshine D. more exercise 【参考答案】BDABTeenager Jake Deham was skiing with his family in the USA when he fell over and lost one of his skis. His family didn t know that he had a problem. They kept on skiing. When they got to the foot of the mountain, there was no sign of

8、 Jake.Jake couldn t find his ski anywhere. In the end, he decided to take off his other ski and walk down the mountain. But he couldn t work out the right way to go.It was now getting dark and he was a long way from any place of safety. He knew that he might die that night in the cold temperatures.

9、But Jake kept calm. At home, Jake watched a lot of programs about living in difficult situations. He remembered the advice from these programs and knew that he should build a hole in the snow. Hemade a hole and pointed it up the hill so the wind couldn t blow into it. Outside his hole, the temperatu

10、re felldangerous -15 that night, but inside it Jake was safe from the cold.But he had to get down the mountain. The TV programs always said,“ If you are lost, you should find soelse ' s tra（CkS（2） through the snow and follow them.”"I wanted to live my life." remembers Jake.I found some

11、 ski tracks and I followed those.” He walked and walked and finally he saw lights. Nine hours after hlost his ski, he found a team of worker who came to save him. He was safe!His mum was very happy when she heard the news. Amazingly, Jake didn t even have to go to hospital.through the terrible exper

12、ience without any injuries.1. Jake s parents didn t know that he was missing until .A. They reached the food of the mountainB. they began to ski down the mountainC. a team of workers found JakeC. Jake lost one of his skis2. What was the most important decision Jake made for his safety?A. To go skiin

13、g with his family in the USA.B. To search for the ski that he had lost in the snow.C. To take off his other ski and walk down the mountain.D. To build a hole in the snow to keep himself warm.3. What was the correct order in which these events happened?a. Jake made a hole in the snow.b. Jake lost one

14、 of his skis.c. Jake saw some lights.d. He follow some ski tracks.A. d-b-a-cB. a-b-c-dC. b-a-d-cD. c-b-a-d【参考答案】ADCCLike many lovers of books, Mary and her husband, Richard Goldman, seldom walked past a bookstore without stopping to look inside. They often talked of opening their own store one day.W

15、hen Mary was in hospital because of heart trouble in 1989, they decided it was time to get serious. Richard, who worked for a business company, really wanted to work for himself, and Mary needed to slow down from her job.After Mary got well from her illness, they started by talking to bookstore owne

16、rs and researching the industry.“ We knew it had to be a specialty store because we don t have enough money for big store.” sacaught her attention: She had read somewhere that about 20 percent of books sold were mysteries（ 推理小说）, andmany buyers spent more than $300 a year on books. She and Richard w

17、ere mystery readers, too.On Halloween 1992, they opened the Mystery Lovers Bookshop and Cafe near their home. With three childin college, the couple could not spend all the family s money to start a shop. To cover the $100,000 cost, thsome of their savings, borrowed from friends and from a bank.In i

18、ts first year, the store made only $120,000 in sales. But Mary was always coming up with new ways to attract customers. The shop had a coffee bar and it offered gifts to mystery lovers and served dinners for book clubs that met in the store. She also invited dozens of writers to discuss their storie

19、s.Today Mystery Lovers makes sales of about $420,000 a year. After paying taxes, business costs and the six parttime sales clerks, Richard and Mary together earn about $34,000.“ The job you love may not go hand in hand with a million-dollar income,” says Richard. “ Tabout an enjoyable life for ourse

20、lves, not about making a lot of money.”1. When Mary was in hospital, the couple realized that .A. they had to made their dream come trueB. health was more important than moneyC. heart trouble was a serious illnessD. they both needed to stop working2. After Mary got well from her illness they began .

21、A. to study industrial managementB. to buy and read more mystery booksC. to do market research on book businessD. to work harder to save money for the bookstore3. How did their bookstore do in the first year?A. They made little money and had to borrow money to keep it going.B. They didn t make much

22、money but they trying to make things better.C. They succeeded in earning a lot of money and everything went well.D. They failed though they worked hard so they closed the store.4. According to Richard, the main purpose of running the bookstore is .A. to pay for their children s eduBc.attoiognet to k

23、now more writersC. to set up more bookstoresD. to do what they like to do【参考答案】ACBDDIf you have ever had a cat, or have watched one of the many funny cat videos online, you'll know that cats havea mind of their own. A lot of the things they do are hard to understand-they like to climb up tall fu

24、rniture, fit themselves in small spaces and attack（ 攻击 ） small objects for no reason at all. According to Tony Buffington, a professor at Ohio State University in the US, cats strange behavior largely comes from their way of life back iwild.“ Cats today still have many of the same instincts（ 本能 ） th

25、at allowed them to live in the wild for millions of years, ” said in a TED Talk. “ To them, our homes are their jungles.”In the wild, cats are hunters（ 猎人 ）. Their bodies and great balancing abilities allow them to climb to high placesto better look at the environment. Even though they don捕猎)Taventi

26、ohBjint(human houses, they stillkeep the old habit of viewing the living room form, for example, the top of the refrigerator.Cats ' hunting instinct is also what makes them attack small things like keys and USB drives. In the wild, they hunt whatever they can get, and most of the animals they ki

27、ll are small.However, cats can also be prey. This explains why they like to stay in small spaces like drawers or washing machines-they are hiding, or they think they are hiding, from more dangerous animals. This is also why cats prefer a clean litter box; a smelly one could easily show enemies where

28、 they are.But knowing how cats ' minds work is not only useful for better understanding them. It may also help cats owners to better meet cats ' needs. For example, owners could try to make climbing easier for cats by moving their furniture around. They could also make eating feel more like

29、hunting instead of just giving food to the cats.1. What do cats usually do at home according to the passage?A. Climb some tall furniture.B. Attack big things or animals.C. Fit themselves into big spaces.D. Hunt for food in the house.2. What does Tony Buffington think is the reason for strange things

30、 cats do in our houses?A. Because the houses look like jungles.B. Because the cats still keep the old habits.C. Because the cats want to make friends with man.D. Because the cats want to make the room in a mess.3. What does the underlined word " prey " probably mean?A. The animal that are

31、hunted as food. B. dangerous animals.C. The animals that only eat meat. D. The animals that like clean places.4. To better meet cats ' needs, what can owners do?A. Put them back in the wild.B. Feed them only small food.C. Move their furniture around.D. Allow them to watch videos.5. What ' s

32、the passage mainly about?A. The food that cats are more likely to eat.B. The places where cats like to hide at home.C. The reason why cats have strange behavior.D. The common ways cats look after themselves.【参考答案】ABACC任务型阅读下面文章有5处需添加小标题。请从A, B, C, D, E 和F中选出符合各段意思的小标题。选项中有一项是多余选项。A. What if you win.

33、B. Life won ' t be the same without you.C. Life isn ' t crystal stair.D. There is a rainbow after every storm.E. Focus on the future.F. To give up is to live a meaningless life.1. You are important to this world and believe it or not, someone is waiting for you to enrich their lives. You are

34、 too important to the world to just give up.2. You may feel that life is challenging you from time to time and you can t take it anymore. You maup right now. But here is a thought, what will happen if you overcome the difficulties?3. When an Olympic runner is in a race, he or she is focusing on one

35、thing-the finishing line. You have to focus on the big picture-not just where you are right now. Focus in where you want to be. Make an agreement with your mind and your mouth.4. One of my favorite poems is called“ Crystal Stair ” written by Langston Hughes. In that poem, a mother teson that life is

36、 not easy, you will meet rocks and hard places, but the end is victory to those who stand their ground and ride the course.5. Whatever you are facing, you can make it through. There is a rainbow on the other side of your situation. Stay strong, stay focused and never give up.【参考答案】BAECD完形填空AI starte

37、d to love running at a young age. I loved to race my father and my sister around the backyard. I wished I could run in the Olympics and win lots of medals.One day my mother saw _1_ for a race in a newspaper.“ Would you be interested in _2_ part in this rashe asked me, pointing to the advertisement.“

38、 Yes, of course. ” I answered.I _3_ the next few days practicing for my big race. My sister set up a table in the backyard so she could _4_ me water and time me.On the day of the race, just before the race , my _5_ said to me,“ Don 有总量SeaUphall your energybeginning of the race. You need to have ener

39、gy _6_ you can run much faster at the end.”The race _7_. Following Dad s words, I didn t run as fast as I could. Then the other runners started passime, which made me feel _8_. I began to feel tired, and I started slowing down and breathing _9_.Just at that moment I heard,“ _10_, Kelly! You can do i

40、t ! Don t give up . keep running!the corner of my eye I saw Dad running beside me around the outside or the track.I took a _11_ breathe（ 呼吸） and tried my best to go on running. I didn t win the race. I came fifth, but I flike a _12_. I had done my best, and I hadn t given up.Later, as I thought abou

41、t the race, I felt thankful that my dad had _13_ left my side. He always encouragesme when I _14_ giving up. He runs alongside me through my life. I ll _15_ my dad s words foregive up. You can be a winner, even if you lose.”1. A. a storyB. a reportC. a piece of newsD. an advertisement2. A. choosingB

42、. enteringC. takingD. watching3. A. spentB. costC. paidD. took4. A. buyB. carryC. fillD. offer5. A. teacherB. mumC. dadD. sister6. A. becauseB. soC. sinceD. but7. A. beganB. finishedC. reachedD. stopped8. A. proudB. happyC. nervousD. hopeful9. A. easierB. harderC. shorterD. longer10. A. Come downB.

43、Come onC. Come outD. Come back11. A. deepB. easyC. freeD. lazy12. A. playerB. winnerC. soldierD. runner13. A. alreadyB. yetC. onceD. never14. A. look likeB. stopC. feel likeD. enjoy15. A. forgetB. rememberC. talkD. write【参考答案】DCADC BACBBABDCBBI will never forget an accident that happened in my own c

44、hildhood. When I was a boy of twelve, something happened to me that made me never _1_ any birds in a cage.We lived on the edge（ 边缘 ） of a _2_ in South Carolina, and every evening many mockingbirds would come and rest in the trees and sing. There isn t any sound that can be _3_ than the song of the m

45、ockingbird.I decided to catch a young bird and keep it in a cage, _4_ in that way, I could have my own musician. I finally caught one and put it in a cage. The bird was _5_ and flew about the cage, but finally it became quiet in its new home. I felt pleased with _6_ and looked after my little musici

46、an carefully.On the second day, the bird s mother flew to the cage _7_ food in her mouth. The baby bird ate up _8_ she brought. I was pleased to see this. Certainly his mother knew better than I how to feed her baby.The following morning when I went to see _9_ my little bird was, I found it on the f

47、loor of the cage, dead. I was very surprised! What had happened! I had taken great _10_ of the little bird, or so I thought.Arthur Wayne, a famous scientist, visited the forest where we lived at the time. Hearing me crying over the_11_ of my bird, he told me what _12_.“ A mother mockingbird, finding

48、 her young in a cage, will sometimesbring it poison（ 毒药 ） food. She thinks it better for her young to _13_ than to live in a cage.” Sinever caught any _14_ or put them in a cage. All the birds have the right to_15_in the sky.1. A. putB. cutC. drawD.pull2. A. riverB. forestC. cityD.sea3. A. more beau

49、tifulB. less terribleC. worseD. noisier4. A. butB. orC. andD. though5. A. luckyB. silentC. kindD. frightened6. A. yourselfB. myselfC. herselfD.himself7. A. withoutB. aroundC. inD.with8. A. someoneB. nothingC. everythingD.anyone9. A. howB. whatC. whichD.whether10. A. placeB. restC. pictureD.care11. A

50、. deathB. cageC. foodD.health12. A. hurtB. troubledC. happenedD.caused13. A. flyB. dieC. eatD. dropped14. A. motherB. birdsC. babiesD.scientists15. A. jumpB. runC. flyD.walk【参考答案】ABACD BDCADACBBC语法填空Few people would even think of 1 (begin) a new job at the age of 76, but one of America 2 s(famous) a

51、rtists did just that. Anna Mary Robertson, better known 3 “ Grandma M to paint when she was too old to work on her farm.Grandma Moses was crazy about painting picture soon after she picked it up and worked hard at it. She spent about eight hours each day 4 (paint). She first painted only to make 5 (she) happy, and then beganto sell her wor