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 peo

2、ple 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 unhappy

3、 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.An

4、other 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) st

5、ress. 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 cant go outside.B. Because they get less sunlight.C. Because the weather is too cold.D. Beca

6、use 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. More fo

7、odB. enough sleepC. more sunshineD. 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 didnt know that he had a problem. They kept on skiing. When they got to the foot of the mountain, there was no sign of Jake. Jak

8、e couldnt find his ski anywhere. In the end, he decided to take off his other ski and walk down the mountain. But he couldnt 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. But Jake k

9、ept 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. He made a hole and pointed it up the hill so the wind couldnt blow into it. Outside his hole, the temperature fell to

10、 a dangerous -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 someone else s tracks(足迹) through the snow and follow them.” “I wanted to live my life.” remembers Jake. “So I got up and I foun

11、d some ski tracks and I followed those.” He walked and walked and finally he saw lights. Nine hours after he lost 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 didnt even have to go to hospital. He got through th

12、e terrible experience without any injuries.1. Jakes parents didnt 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

13、?A. To go skiing 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

14、. Jake lost one 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

15、store one day.When 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

16、 bookstore owners and researching the industry. “We knew it had to be a specialty store because we dont have enough money for big store.” says Mary. One thing caught her attention: She had read somewhere that about 20 percent of books sold were mysteries(推理小说), and many buyers spent more than $300 a

17、 year on books. She and Richard were mystery readers, too.On Halloween 1992, they opened the Mystery Lovers Bookshop and Caf near their home. With three children in college, the couple could not spend all the familys money to start a shop. To cover the $100,000 cost, they drew some of their savings,

18、 borrowed from friends and from a bank.In its 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 invite

19、d dozens of writers to discuss their stories.Today Mystery Lovers makes sales of about $420,000 a year. After paying taxes, business costs and the six part-time 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 Ri

20、chard. “This has always been about an enjoyable life for ourselves, 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 s

21、top working2. After Mary got well from her illness they began _.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 an

22、d had to borrow money to keep it going.B. They didnt make much 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 boo

23、kstore is _.A. to pay for their childrens educationB. to get to know 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, youll know that cats have a mind of their own. A lot of the things

24、 they do are hard to understand-they like to climb up tall furniture, 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 in the

25、 wild. “Cats today still have many of the same instincts(本能) that 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 places to b

26、etter look at the environment. Even though they dont have to hunt(捕猎) anymore in human houses, they still keep 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 w

27、ild, they hunt whatever they can get, and most of the animals they kill 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 pr

28、efer a clean litter box; a smelly one could easily show enemies where 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 fur

29、niture around. They could also make eating feel more like 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

30、 does Tony Buffington think is the reason for strange things 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 w

31、ord “prey” probably mean?A. The animal that are 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. All

32、ow them to watch videos. 5. Whats 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

33、标题。选项中有一项是多余选项。A. What if you win.B. Life wont be the same without you.C. Life isnt 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

34、 their lives. You are too important to the world to just give up.2. _You may feel that life is challenging you from time to time and you cant take it anymore. You may want to give up right now. But here is a thought, what will happen if you overcome the difficulties?3. _When an Olympic runner is in

35、a race, he or she is focusing on one 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 t

36、hat poem, a mother tells her son that life is 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 focu

37、sed and never give up.【参考答案】BAECD完形填空AI started 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 r

38、ace?” she asked me, pointing to the advertisement.“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, “Dont use up all your en

39、ergy(能量) at the beginning of the race. You need to have energy _6_ you can run much faster at the end.”The race _7_. Following Dads words, I didnt run as fast as I could. Then the other runners started passing me, which made me feel _8_. I began to feel tired, and I started slowing down and breathin

40、g _9_.Just at that moment I heard, “_10_, Kelly! You can do it ! Dont give up . keep running!” Out of the comer of 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 didnt win the race. I came fifth, but I

41、felt like a _12_. I had done my best, and I hadnt given up.Later, as I thought about the race, I felt thankful that my dad had _13_ left my side. He always encourages me when I _14_ giving up. He runs alongside me through my life. Ill _15_ my dads words forever, “Never give up. You can be a winner,

42、even if you lose.” 1. A. a storyB. a reportC. a piece of newsD. an advertisement2. A. choosingB. 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.

43、A. proudB. happyC. nervousD. hopeful9. A. easierB. harderC. shorterD. longer10. A. Come downB. 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. remember

44、C. talkD. write【参考答案】DCADC BACBB ABDCBBI will never forget an accident that happened in my own childhood. 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 com

45、e and rest in the trees and sing. There isnt any sound that can be _3_ than the song of the mockingbird.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 final

46、ly it became quiet in its new home. I felt pleased with _6_ and looked after my little musician carefully.On the second day, the birds 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 h

47、er baby.The following morning when I went to see _9_ my little bird was, I found it on the floor 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. Hea

48、ring me crying over the _11_ of my bird, he told me what _12_.“A mother mockingbird, finding her young in a cage, will sometimes bring it poison(毒药) food. She thinks it better for her young to _13_ than to live in a cage.” Since then I have never caught any _14_ or put them in a cage. All the birds

49、have the right to_15_in the sky.1. A. putB. cutC. drawD. pull2. A. riverB. forestC. cityD. sea3. A. more beautifulB. less terribleC. worseD. noisier4. A. butB. orC. andD. though5. A. luckyB. silentC. kindD. frightened6. A. yourself B. myselfC. herselfD. himself7. A. withoutB. aroundC. inD. with8. A.

50、 someoneB. nothingC. everythingD. anyone9. A. howB. whatC. whichD. whether10. A. placeB. restC. pictureD. care11. A. 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】AB

51、ACD BDCAD ACBBC语法填空Few people would even think of 1 _(begin) a new job at the age of 76, but one of Americas 2 _(famous) artists did just that. Anna Mary Robertson, better known 3 _ “Grandma Moses”, started 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 began to sell her works 6 _ a l