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八年级英语上学期期末模拟试卷 （满分：140分 时间：110分钟）一、听力部分（共20小题，每小题1分，计20分）a. 听下面10段对话。每段对话后有1个小题，从题中所给的a、b、c三个选项中选出最佳选项。（每段对话读两遍）( )1. which country does the woman want to visit?a b c ( )2. whats the weather like tomorrow?a b c 3513610( )3. what happened to japan?a b c ( )4. what was the woman doing?a b c ( ) 5. what does the boy think of the film?a. interesting. b. exciting. c. boring.( ) 6. whats the most important for the girl?a. being honest. b. being good-looking. c. being clever.( ) 7. when did the early bus leave?a. at 6:30.b. at 6:25.c. at 6:35.( ) 8. what does the bird look like? a. it has white feathers and a long thin neck.b. it has broad wings and brown feathers. c. it has grey feathers and a forked tail.( ) 9. where are they?a. at homeb. at the restaurant c. in the park( )10. what does the man mean？ a. he doesnt like walking at all. b. he means its raining now. c. he wont go outside.b. 听下面3段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的a、b、c三个选项中选出最佳选项。（每段对话或独白读两遍）听第1段材料，回答第1112小题。( )11. why is rose still sleeping ?a. something is wrong with her . b. she didnt sleep last night .c. she has nothing to do at home . ( )12. how old is dick now ?a. hes 14 . b. hes 40 . c. hes 15 .听第2段材料，完成第1315小题。about the earthquake when tom did homework 13 last sunday.whereanna was walking 14 at that time. whatanna saw 15 .( )13.a .in the morning. b. in the evening. c. at noon.( )14.a. at home. b. around her house.c. in a shop.( )15. a. special light.b. some walls fell down. c. people ran wildly. 听第3段材料，回答第1620小题。( )16. where will they go?a. a city. b. a school. c. a town. ( )17. how will they go there?a. by train. b. by bus. c. on foot. ( )18. how long will it take them to get there?a. over 2 hours. b. over 5 hours. c. over 3 hours.( )19. what will they take for lunch?a. rice. b. bread. c. sandwiches. ( )20. what can they do after lunch?a. go swimming. b. go shopping. c. go boating. 二、单项选择（共15小题，每小题1分，计15分）在下列各题a、b、c、d四个选项中选择一个能填入题干空白处的最佳答案。( ) 1. jackson seldom has _ breakfast.it is _ unhealthy lifestyle. you must ask him to change it.a. /; an b. the; an c. the; a, d. /; a( ) 2. i felt _ last night and then i fell _ quickly. i think you need more rest. a. asleep; asleep b. sleepy; asleep c. sleepy; sleepyd. asleep; sleepy( ) 3.what a terrible flood!yes. we must try to prevent the flood _ the fish in the river. a. to save b. save c. of saving d. from saving( ) 4. is john coming by train? he should, but he _ not. he likes driving his car. a. must b. can c. need d. may( ) 5. -excuse me, how can i get to the south hill? -oh, _ of these buses will take you there, you can only take a taxi. a. all b.both c.none d. nothing( ) 6. in winter people usually keep flowers in their houses to them from the cold weather. a. prevent b. provide c. protect d. plant( ) 7. my father was reading on the sofa _ i was doing my homework last night. a. before b. as c. when d. while( ) 8. mo yan is one of the most famous writers. he is still . a. living; live b. living; alive c. alive; living d. alive; alive( ) 9. -leo, i called you last night, but you didnt answer. -im so sorry. i _ a magazine then. a. read b. am reading c.was reading d. will read( ) 10. “all the teachers find john the best student.” the sentence structure is_ . a. s+v+do b. s+v+io+do c.s+v+p d. s+v+do+oc( ) 11.vivien worked very hard at all her lessons. _, she became the top student in her class.a. in order tob. as a resultc. as usuald. for example ( ) 12. would you please _ the children _ with snake?a.to ask; not to play b. ask; not to play c. ask; not play d. ask; dont play( ) 13. millie cried out _ when she saw a snake in front of her. a. in danger b. in trouble c. in feard. in need( ) 14. the weather report says it will be _and there will be _tomorrow. a. snowy, clouds b. snowy, cloudy c. snow, cloudy d. snow, clouds( ) 15. its said that tian liang and cindy are not going to take part in the program “where are we going, dad?”. _. i like them both very much. a. thats great. b. what a pity! c. it doesnt matter. d. no problem.三、完形填空（共15题，每小题1分，计15分）a little boy named harry became very ill. he had to lie in bed all day, unable to move. he spent his days feeling 1 and blue.there wasnt much he could do except look out of the 2 . time passed, and his illness frustrated him. until one day he saw a strange 3 in the window. it was a penguin eating a sausage sandwich. the penguin got in 4 the open window, and said “good afternoon” to harry, turned around, and 5 quickly.of course, harry was very 6 . he was still trying to work out what had happened. outside his window he saw a monkey busy blowing up a balloon. at first harry asked himself 7 that could possibly be, but after a while, as more and more crazy-looking 8 appeared(出现) outside the window, he couldnt help 9 and found it hard to stop.an elephant jumped on a stone, or a dog wore a pair of glasses and acted in a 10 way. the little boy didnt tell anyone about this. those strange characters ended up putting joy back in his heart, and in his body. before long, his health had 11 so much that he was able to go back to school again.there he told his classmates all that he had 12 . while he was talking to his best friend, he saw 13 coming out of his friends school bag. harry asked his friend what it was, and he was so insistent (坚持) that 14 his friend had to show him what was in the bag.there, inside, were all the things that his best friend had been using to try to cheer up(使振奋) the little boy！and from that day on, harry always did his best to make sure that no one felt 15 and alone.( ) 1. a. happyb. sadc. excitedd. cool( ) 2. a. roofb. holec. windowd. wall( ) 3. a. photob. paintingc. signd. shape( ) 4. a. aboveb. belowc. overd. through( ) 5. a. left b. sleptc. flewd. drove( ) 6. a. worried b. surprisedc. boredd. tired( ) 7. a. whatb. whichc. whend. where( ) 8. a. peopleb. studentsc. childrend. characters( ) 9. a. cryingb. laughingc. runningd. coughing( ) 10. a. funnyb. rudec. cleverd. right( ) 11. a. grownb. improvedc. risen d. developed( ) 12. a. actedb. heardc. experienced(经历)d. dreamed( ) 13. a. somethingb. anythingc. nothingd. everything( ) 14. a. quicklyb. suddenlyc. easily d. finally( ) 15. a. sad b. happy c. stranged. excited四、阅读理解（共15小题，每小题2分，计30分）1steve jobs was one of the fathers of the personal computing time and the founder(创始人) of apple. he was also one of the giants of the information age. here are some of his greatest contributions.apple ii jobs and steve wozniak founded apple computers inc. in 1976. a year later, the apple ii was invented. this production( 产品) was the worlds first mass-market personal computer.the imac under jobs leadership apple introduced theall-in-one imac computer in1998. the imac became thefirst machine, which offeredonly a cd-rom slot. the ipadby 2010, steve jobs was confident the world was ready to have a tablet computer that would be great for watching movies and playing games. the touch-sensitive ipad is a great success. iphone 4s iphone 4s came out on october4, 2011, in america.it looks like iphone 4. it has a larger and wider screen and a slimmer yet wider case. it has a better camera and faster data transfer speeds.(速度)( ) 1. when did the imac first come out? a. in 1976. b. in 1998. c. in 2010. d. in 2011.( ) 2. which one was the oldest?a. the apple ii. b. the imac. c. the ipad. d. the iphone 4s.( ) 3. from the passage, we can know that the ipad _.a. has a better camera b. is the first personal computerc. has a cd-rom slot d. is great for watching movies( ) 4. according to the passage, which of the following is true? a. iphone 4sscreen is the same size as iphone 4. b. iphone 4s has a larger and slimmer case than iphone 4. c. iphone 4s uses less time to transfer data than iphone 4. d. iphone 4s with an improved camera is cheaper than iphone 4.2lots of people get money from atms before going shopping. if you dont know how to use an atm, read the following instructions carefully.put your card into the machine.look at the screen. input(输入) your password into the machine.input how much money you want on the screen of the machine. then press ok.get the money from the machine. if you want, you can also get a receipt(收据).take back your card.remember these rules:dont write your password on your card.dont let other people know your password.if you lose your card, tell the bank at once.( ) 5. what does the underlined word “password” mean in chinese? a. 数字 b. 规则 c. 密码 d. 银行卡( ) 6. these are the instructions of the atm. put these things into right order. get the money from the machine. input the password into the machine. take back your card. put your card into the machine. input how much money you want on the screen and press ok. a. b. c. d. ( ) 7. according to the passage, you _ .a. shouldnt write your password on the card.b. can let your best friend know your password.c. shouldnt tell the bank that you lose your card.d. shouldnt use the atm to get your money.3maybe you know floods, earthquakes, sandstorms and so on. but have you heard of typhoons?typhoons are some of the worst storms, usually around the pacific ocean and the south china sea. most happen in july, august and september.how does a typhoon happen? when lots of sea water gets hot in the summer sun, it evaporates （蒸发）into the air. this makes the air hotter. when the air gets warm enough, it starts to move higher up into sky. then cooler air around it rushes in. it fills the space that is left. after the air gets warmer, it starts to move quickly, making wind. the wind goes in circles（圆圈）and it keeps moving higher in the sky. the warmer the air gets, the quicker the wind moves. and when the wind moves faster than 30 metres a second, a typhoon begins.a typhoon has two parts, one is called the “eye”. in the eye, the wind does not move so fast. the other part is the wall of clouds around the eye. here are the strongest winds and hardest rains.typhoons are very dangerous. in november this year, typhoon haiyan killed 5500 people in philippines. more people are missing.what to do when a typhoon hits?l stay inside. close all the windows and stay away from them.l try to bring all of your things inside. strong winds could even blow away your bikes!l listen to the radio or tv for important information.l if youre told to go to a safer place, do it right now.( ) 8. this passage is most probably from . a. an advertisement of a typhoon b. a travel recordc. a weather report d. a science magazine( )9. typhoons often happen .a. in the hot seasonb. in the cold seasonc. only in chinad. under the sea( ) 10. which of the following is true according to the passage?a. the warmer the air gets, the slower the wind moves.b. 5500 people died because of typhoon haiyan around the world.c. the strongest winds and hardest rains are in the wall of clouds. d. a typhoon will not happen before the wind goes faster than 30 km a second.( ) 11. when a typhoon comes, we cannot .a. close all the windowsb. listen to typhoon newsc. stay inside the strong housed. go outside to find a safer place4the webs that spiders(蜘蛛) build to catch insects seem weak. however, the strength(力量) of spider thread（线）is greater than steel. webs can even stand up to very strong storms. in each spider web, some threads are sticky(粘的), but some are not. when a spider is moving on the web, it will not step on the sticky threads. after a time, the silk will lose its stickiness and become unable to catch insects . then, spiders usually eat their own web. now a team of scientists has worked out why the spider web is so strong. it is not just the strength of the thread, but the clever design of the web. the key to a webs success is its ability to keep its shape and strength even after some of the threads break, say scientists at the massachusetts institute of technology. the scientists found the thread itself has the ability to become softer or harder. so it can hold different types of heavy things.in tests, scientists used three other strong materials made into the same webs. the spider thread was six times stronger than any other material. more surprisingly, when the scientists took away up to 10 percent of the threads from different places, the web didnt become any weaker. actually, it became up to 10 percent stronger. the spider webs clever design gives scientists many new ideas. the findings could help design safer buildings and even a new type of strong material. “its a really good chance,” said markus buehler, a professor at mit. “it may give us some new ideas for engineering.” ( ) 12.according to the passage, the spider web is strong because . a. the spiders thread is sticky b. the thread has a lot of strength c. the web has a clever design d. the web can keep the strength forevera. ab b. ac c. bc d. bd ( ) 13 .in paragraph 4, the scientists tests show that . a. the spiders thread is stronger than the other three materials b. the spiders thread is the strongest material in the world c. the spiders thread can be as soft or hard as it needs to bed. taking away some spider thread makes the web weaker ( ) 14.from the last paragraph, we learn that . a. people can use spider webs to build houses b. the findings give people new ideas for buildings c. there are many reasons why the spider web is so strong d. professor buehler will make a new type of material( ) 15.which of the following would be the best title for the passage? a. how spiders catch insects b. how spiders design websc. spiders are clever designers d. webs are stronger than steel五、词汇运用（共10小题，每小题1分，计10分）根据句意，用括号中所给的汉语提示或单词的适当形式填空，使句意完整，每空一词。1. i cant stay here. its an _place. (糟糕的)2. we can enjoy the beauty of the (自然的) world in the countryside.3. _ the weather is so nice, we can go camping. (既然)4. thank you for my advice. its very useful. (接受)5. look! the boys are _ snowballs happily in the snow. (扔)6. the man was so worried because his son had a terrible _(ill).7i dont like the film tiny times 2. it makes me _(sleep).8. the drivers had to drive more slowly and carefully as it got even _ (snow).9. smiles on the _ faces showed how they enjoyed the places of interest. (tour)10. jim wont pay for his _ticket tomorrow. (month)六、任务型阅读（共10小题，每小题1分，计10分）阅读下列短文，根据短文信息完成文后表格，每空一词。for those of us who are studying at school, the time of exams is very stressful (紧张的) and difficult. some people find exam times so bad that they become ill, because they are afraid of failing; they are afraid of letting their parents and family down. if exams are really making you ill or worried, dont hide your feelings. talk to someone about it. maybe you can speak to a friend, or someone in your family, or teachers at your place of study. if one person doesnt help you, ask someone else.how to get through exams? here is some advice:ask a teacher or tutor about how to review your lessons, and exam skillshow to work when you are in an exam. take short rests during your time of work. if your mind is tired, it will not remember well. plan your work: study at times when you know you will work at your best. get enough sleep, and eat healthy food. you need exercise to work well. walk, run, play sports whatever you enjoy. stop thinking about the future and failing.if you feel ill, talk to someone about your worries. but dont be too relaxed! some stress over exams makes you work hard for them.if it upsets(使某人不安) you to talk to your friends about an exam when it is finished, dont do it! in fact, dont even think about the exam you have finished. what is done is done. you cant change what you have written!to this advice, we could add: if you are studying in the evening, dont go straight to bed. your mind will still be “going round and round”thinking too much. do something else, maybe walk or get exercise. choose some