八年级下册英语牛津深圳版期末模拟试题4

牛津版（深圳·广州）初中英语八年级下学期期末模拟试题（4）一、完形填空1．完形填空InJuly,littleHelenalwaysgoestoseehergrandfather.Helivesonthefarm.Onthefarm,therearemanykindsof（1）,suchascows,dogs,catsandsheep.Shelikestoplaywiththem（2）theycanmakeherhappy.Onthefarm,thereisalsoalittle（3）.Ithasnomotherandit（4）playswithotheranimals.Itoften（5）aroundalone.ThisiswhyHelenlikesit.Helenlikesitsomuchthatmanytimesshe（6）theelephanthowsorryshefeelsforitandthatshelovesitverymuch.Graduallyitbecomesvery（7）toHelen.WhenitseesHelen,itwill（8）uptoherlikeadog.SometimesHelensitsonthegroundreadingandtheelephantstandsbyher.Hergrandfatherwonderswhytheelephantlikeshersomuch.Helen'sansweristhatshelovesit.Helenis（9）.Weshouldloveandprotectanimals.Theyareourgood（10）.（1）A．birds B．animals C．people D．fishes（2）A．because B．so C．unless D．or（3）A．cat B．panda C．cow D．elephant（4）A．often B．never C．sometimes D．usually（5）A．climbs B．jumps C．flies D．walks（6）A．asks B．notices C．tells D．watches（7）A．cold B．quiet C．friendly D．rude（8）A．look B．run C．get D．cheer（9）A．right B．wrong C．true D．kind（10）A．teachers B．students C．enemies D．friends二、阅读理解2．阅读理解Michelleissixtyyearsoldnow.Shehopestocalculateherbodyagetolearnifsheislivingahealthylife.Hereareherwaystocalculateherbodyage:Findrestingpulserate（静息脉率）Ahealthyheartusuallybeatsbetween60and100timesperminute.Alowerpulserateshowsthatourheartsarestrong.Higherpulseratesmeanthatourheartshavetoworkhardertodothesameamountofwork--theyareweaker.Sheaddsoneyeartoherchronologicalage（实际年龄）becauseherrestingpulserateismorethan100beatsperminute.CalculatesleepOurbodyneedssleep.Peopleusuallyneedtosleepbetween7and8hourspernight.Gettinglessthanthatcanmakeustiredandolder.Michellewillsubtract（减去）sixmonthsfromherageifsheoftengets7-9hoursofsleep.Ifshegets5-6hoursofsleeporsleepsmorethan9hours,shewilladoneyeartoherage.Ifshegetslessthan5hoursofsleep,itmeansherbodyagewillbeevenolder.（1）Thismaterialmainlytellsus__________waystocalculateourbodyage.A．two B．three C．four D．five（2）Ifyourheartbeats_________timesperminute,itishealthy.A．30-50 B．40-60 C．60-100 D．90-120（3）IfAmyis21andshesleeps5-6hourseveryday,herbodyagemaybe___________.A．20 B．21 C．22 D．25（4）Whatcanwelearnfromthematerial?A．Ourbodyageisalwaysolderthanourchronologicalage.B．Lowerpulseratesmeanthatthehearisstrong.C．Sleephasnothingtodowiththecalculationofbodyage.D．Gettingmoresleepmaymakepeoplefeeltired.（5）Wemayfindthismaterialinthecolumnof"___________"ofamagazine.A．Sports B．Health C．Traditions D．Travel3．阅读理解Lastyear,IwenttoasummercampintheUnitedStateswithmyclassmates.Itwasmyfirsttimetogoabroad.IlivedwithahostfamilyinLosAngelesforfivedays.Myhostfamilywasfriendlyandgavemelotsofadvice.Forexample,theysaidIshouldsay"excuseme"ifIhavetointerrupt(打断)someoneoraskfordirections.Ialsotooksomeclasses.TheyweredifferentfromtheclassesIhadhadbackhome.IntheUS,eachclassislikeaseminar.Studentsjoingroups,speakingfreelyandcreatingacheerfulatmosphere(氛围).Ihadtoworkhardtolearnmorevocabularies,soIcouldbettercommunicatewithmyinternationalclassmates.Iusedtopaylittleattentiontomywordusage(使用),butnowIpaymoreattention.Duringmyvisit,IalsowenttosomefamousuniversitiesinBoston,NewYorkandWashington,D.C.Welearnedaboutthehistorybehindtheuniversities.AtMIT(麻省理工学院),wesawlotsofnamesonawallinthehall.Thetourguidetoldustheywerethenamesofstudentswhohadlosttheirlivesduringwars.Iwasinspired(鼓舞)bythefactthattheyfoughtfortheircountry.（1）Wheredidthewritergoforasummercamplastyear?A．ToJapan. B．ToFrance. C．ToAmerica. D．ToAustralia.（2）ThewriterlivedwithahostfamilyinLosAngelesfor________days.A．eight B．seven C．six D．five（3）Whatdoestheunderlinedword"seminar"meaninChinese?A．辩论赛 B．讨论课 C．班会课 D．技能课（4）Thewriterhadtoworkhardtolearnmorevocabulariesinorderto__________.A．communicatebetterwithinternationalclassmatesB．getbettergradesC．getintoagooduniversityD．learnmoreabouthistory（5）WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A．ThewriterhasbeentotheUnitedStatestwice.B．ThewriteronlywenttotheuniversitiesinBoston.C．Thewriterusedtopaymoreattentiontothewordusage.D．Thewriterlearnedaboutthehistoryoftheuniversitiesaftervisitingthem.4．阅读理解It'sMarch,2050.FrankandMarySmithwakeupintheircomfortablehouseinthemorningandturnonthebedroomcomputertogetthelatestnews.TheygetusedtoreadingTheTimesovertheyears.Theonlydifferenceisthattheychangedtoelectronicnewspapersmanyyearsago.Afterbreakfast,astheywatchthescreen,Maryordersthehouseholdrobottomakecoffeeforthem.Frankisacomputerengineer,workingforseveralcompanies.Hegoesintothestudytotakepartinavideoconferencewithhispartnersaroundtheworld.Marytakesaquicklookattheshoppingchannelsathomebeforebeginningthevideocalltotalktoherassistant.Shealsohasajobandsheisdoingmedicalresearches.FrankandMaryhaveonedaughter,Louise,whoalsohasherownworkstationathome.Shegoestoschoolonlyonedayaweek,mainlytoplaywithotherstudents.LouiseisstudyingChineseatpresent.Chinesehasbecomeanimportantlanguageintheworld.Accordingtothefamilydoctor,Louisewilllivetoatleast130yearsold.Herwishistoworkforafewdecades(十年)andthenspendhertimeonmusicandpainting.（1）FrankandMaryturnonthebedroomcomputerinthemorningbecause___________.A．theywanttoplaycomputergames B．theywanttowatchfilmsC．theywanttochatwithfriends D．theywanttogetthelatestnews（2）Whomakesthecoffeeafterbreakfast?A．Frank. B．Mary.C．Thehouseholdrobot. D．Louise.（3）Theunderlinedword"conference"means"____________".A．game B．meeting C．competition D．education（4）Louiseusually____________atschool.A．studiesChinese B．playswithherteachersC．listenstomusic D．drawspictures（5）WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A．FrankandMaryreadelectronicnewspapersinthemorning.B．Louisewilllivetoatleast130yearsold.C．Marytalkstoherassistantinheroffice.D．Chinesehasbecomeimportantinthefutureworld.三、任务型阅读5．根据短文内容，从短文后的A~F选项中，选出5个适当的选项补全短文（有一多余选项），并将选项的编号依次填入题后表格中。Cartoonsarelikeawindowthatletusseethecultureofacountry.Forexample,thepopularJapanesemangaNarutoshowsuslifeaboutninjias.Italsoshowsmanydifferentthemes(主题).Ifyoutalktoyourparentsabouttheirfavoritecartoons,you'llfindtheirchoicesarequitedifferentfromyours.Theywereartsofoilpainting,papercuttingorpuppets(木偶).Today'scartoonsaremadewithcomputers.Theyhavemoreexcitingsoundandpictures.What'shappenedtocartoonsoverthepastyearsinChina?LittleTadpoleLookingforMom(1961)wasChina'sfirstink-paintingcartoon,togetherwithpuppetcartoonsuchasTheMagicBrush(1955).After1978,moreforeigncartoonscametoChina.Overthenexttwentyyears,Chinamademanyexcellentcartoons,suchasMr.Black(1984),CalabashBrothers(1986),TheBigHeadSonandSmallHeadFather(1995).

ChinahasitsInternationalCartoonFestivalinHangzhoueveryyear.ManyChinesecartoonswonprizesatinternationalfilmfestivals,likeThreeMonks,NezhaStirsuptheSea,andTheMonkeyKing.

A.Ourcartoonsstartedtobecomebetter.

B.Now,thecartoonindustry(产业)inChinaisgrowingfast.

C.Earlycartoonswereshortandtheywereusuallymadebyhand.

D.After1949,Chinastartedtomakecartoonswithitsowncharacter(特色).

E.Chinesecartoonsshowourtraditionalculture,likeinkpaintingandpapercutting.

F.UScartoonssuchasSupermanopeneduptheworldtosuperhero(超级英雄)culture.6．配对阅读Mandywantstoseeafilmwithherbestfriend.Shelikescartoonsverymuch.Theyhopetoseeanewone.Peteroftenwatchesactionmovies.HisfavoritemoviestarisJetLi.Thisweekendheisfree.HewantstoseeafilmactedbyJetLi.Susanisamiddleschoolstudent.HerEnglishisnotgoodenough.ShewantstowatchanEnglishmovietoimproveherEnglish.Jackisanoutgoingboy.Heenjoyswatchingcomedies.HewantstowatchacomedywithhisfriendonSaturday.Tonyisan8-year-oldboy.HelikesChineseKungfu.HisfavoritemoviestarisJackieChan.Hewantstowatchhismovies.A.Goodnewsforyou.PerfectBabyisacomedythatmakeseveryonelaugh.WewillshowitonWednesday.B.Heroisanactionmovie.It'sapopularmovie.ThemaincharacterisJetLi.Itwillbeshowedonweekends.C.EarlyManisanewcartoonfilm.It'sthestoryaboutDugandhisfriendHognob.It'saveryinterestingfilm.D.CZ12isanactionmovie.It'samovieaboutChinesehistory.It'sdirectedbyJackieChan.Everyonecangotoseethefilm.E.CometowatchHighSchoolMusical.ThisisanEnglishmovie.It'sgoodforyourEnglishstudy.F.CometowatchthiscomedyNarrowEscape.ItisactedbyPanChangjiang.ThefilmwillbeshowedonSaturday.G.TheMythisamovieactedbyJackieChan.Thestoryisinancienttime.It'saboutaromanticstory.Butit'sonlyforadults.四、语法填空7．阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。Haveyoueverheardoffriendshipsamonganimals?AtazooinGermany,anunusualfriendshipdevelopedacatandabear.Nooneisquitesurehowthefriendshipfirstbegan.Oneday,some(worker)inthezoonoticedablackcatwasinthebear'scage,andthetwoanimalswereplayingtogetherpeacefully.Theyweresurprisedwellthesmallcatseemedtogetalongwiththelargebear.Thebearkeeperallowedthecat(stay)withthebear.Andlaterthepairandtheirunusualfriendship(become)ahottopicatthezoo.Afterseveralyears,anewcage(build)forthebear.However,thecatwasstillinthesamecage,soitwalkedaround(angry)andcriedtobewiththebear.Thebearkeeperfinallytookpityonthecatletitstaywiththebear.Thecatandthebeargot(close)thanbefore.Theyoftensattogetherandsharedmealsinthesun.Sometimesitmaybenaturalforanimals(have)theirownideasaboutmakingfriends.Thesemaysurprisehumans,whousuallyexpectanimalstoformrelationshipswithothersofthesamespecies.五、书面表达8．随着生活水平的提高，人们开始重视自己的生活质量。越来越多的人开始热衷于养宠物。可爱的小动物给人们带来了无穷的快乐；然而，对于那些不喜欢动物的人来说，宠物的存在会给他们的生活增添很多烦恼。请结合此话题，写一篇英语短文，谈谈你的看法：人们该不该养宠物。为什么?（根据要求写一篇90词以上的文章，开头已给出，不计入总词数，请选择其中一个观点来写作）观点：养宠物原因：1）宠物可以让我们放松心情；2）对于老人来说，养宠物可以减轻寂寞感；3）……（自己增加一到两条原因）强调并总结自己的观点观点：不养宠物原因：1）需要我们花很多