八年级英语期中模拟试卷2

1、八年级英语期中模拟试卷（二）一、选择填空（每小题1分，满分15分）( )1. - I heard Max sing just now. What _beautiful voice! - Thats true. He also has _ good sense of humor. A. /; aB. a; aC. a; /D. the; a( )2.John often _ food from home because he doesnt like the meals in the school. A. takes inB. brings inC. carries inD. gets in (

2、)3. - Did you go to the cinema last night? - No. _ seeing a film, I just stayed at home and watched TV. A. ButB. SoC. InsteadD. Instead of( )4.They are clever men. It took them _ time to do _ jobs. A. less; moreB. more; lessC. less; less D. more; more( )5. Smith is taller than _ boy in his class so

3、he sits at the back. A. anyB. otherC. any otherD. all the ( )6.His long talk made the students _. A. feel boringB. felt boredC. feel boredD. felt boring ( )7.- You look _. What happens? - Some people are not willing to choose me as the leader. Its _ me a lot. A. worry; worryingB. worried; worryingC.

4、 worrying; worried D.worried; worried ( )8.- Mum, where is my watch? I _ it. - I remember your father _ it on the desk. Go to have a look. A. look for; putB. am looking for; putsC. looked for; putD.am looking for; put ( )9.Their homepage is really wonderful. Youd better see it _. A. by yourself B. t

5、o yourself C. on yourself D. for yourself ( )10. - What is your best friend like? - _. A. He likes football.B. He is humorous and honest. C. He is 15 years old.D. He looks different.( )11 . - Mum, thank you for agreeing _ me go shopping today. - Remember_ back home before 9 0clock. A. to let; coming

6、 B. let; to come C. to let; to come D. letting; coming( )12. They_ the Palace Museum next week. A. hope me to visit B. hope visiting C. hoped themselves to visit D. hope to visit( )13. They will arrive_ Washington_ Tuesday morning.A. at; in B. on; at C. on, in D. in; on( )14. Do you like volleyball

7、or basketball? I like basketball better. I think volleyball is _ basketball.A. more exciting than B. less exciting thanC. as exciting as D. less excited than( )15.- My mother says that we wont go on a trip to Hong Kong. I just cant understand. -_. You were looking forward to it. A. Never mind B. Don

8、t worry about it C. What a pity D. Enjoy yourselves二、完形填空（10分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。There is a kite on the wall of my room. Every time I see it, I 1 my fathers words. It was on my ninth birthday. He bought a wonderful bird-shaped kite for me as my birthday present. I like

9、d it very much and Dad promised to play with me 2 the rain stopped the next day. I got up early the next day. It was a fine day. After breakfast, Dad took me to the nearby park. 3 around us seemed to welcome our coming. We began to 4 the kite. The kite was up slowly in the air, just like a big 5 . “

10、Why do you 6 the line to control（控制）the kite? 7 not let it fly freely in the sky?” I asked. “I am afraid the kite cant fly high if I dont control it with the line. Sometimes, control is 8 .” Dad answered. I was too young to know 9 Dad said then. But when I grow up, I begin to know the real meaning o

11、f my fathers words. And its 10 helpful in my life. ( )1. A. hurtB. trustC. forgetD. remember( )2. A. orB. ifC. soD. but( )3. A. SomethingB. AnythingC. EverythingD. Nothing( )4. A. flyB. knockC. believeD. fit( )5.A. cloudB. kiteC. birdD. carrot( )6. A. hitB. protectC. useD. pay( )7. A. HowB. WhenC. W

12、hatD. Why( )8.A. honestB. helpfulC. generousD. bored( )9. A. somethingB. thatC. whyD. what( )10. A. reallyB. mainlyC. importantlyD. great 三、阅读理解 （30分）阅读下面短文，从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AWhen I was ten, my mother told me that my voice would change soon. She said that it would be funny to listen to the

13、voice. I couldnt understand(理解) then, but soon I got the experience. When I was 12, I found that my voice sounded a little lower than before. Slowly, it started to become very strange. And it often made my parents laugh. One day, my family went to visit one of my parents friends. We enjoyed a delici

14、ous dinner and had a great time there. When we were leaving, my mother asked me to show my gratitude to the host(主人) of the dinner. So I said, “Thank you for the nice dinner.” But the last word wasnt exactly(确切地) “dinner.” It sounded very strange because my voice broke on the last word. I thought th

15、e host might not give an ear to me, so I asked, “Did you hear that?” This time, my last word sounded strange as well. That should be enough, but I said, “It happened again!” And as I did so, my sound was still strange. This time everyone laughed. I wasnt embarrassed at all. I thought it was funny, a

16、nd I laughed happily with them. ( )1. What happened to my voice when I was 12? A. My voice sounded a little higher than before.B. My voice sounded the same as before. C. My voice sounded a little lower than before.D. My voice sounded more beautiful than before.( )2. The underlined word “gratitude” p

17、robably means “_”. A. ideaB. thankC. suggestionD. feeling( )3.What can we know from the passage? A. My parents and I enjoyed ourselves that night. B. My parents had a great time but I felt sad that night. C. My parents and I felt embarrassed that night. D. The host heard my words and asked me to say

18、 it again. ( )4. What does the underlined word “embarrassed” probably mean in Chinese? A. 高兴的B. 好笑的C. 感兴趣的D. 尴尬的( )5.Which of the following sentence is TRUE? A. That night I didnt feel well so my voice sounded a little strange. B. My parents never laughed at my changing voice. C. I didnt feel angry

19、because of others laughter(笑声). D. I said many strange words on purpose(故意地) to make others laugh. BThe children in the village wear dirty, cheap clothes. They sleep beside cows and sheep in small houses. They have no school. But they can write 26 English letters, and some know a few English words.

20、How did it happen? It was because a U.S. group called One Computer Every Child offered them 20 computers.Can children teach themselves to read when they have no schools or teachers but have the help of todays new technology(技术)? The goal(目的) of the group is to find out the answer. And the results ar

21、e exciting. “The children are learning more than they would in one year of school,” said Matt Keller, who organized the programme. The fastest learner was an eight-year-old boy called Kelbesa Negusse. He said that he himself was like a lion.Keller said, “Seven months ago he didnt know any English. B

22、ut now he has known many words. I think if you give them food and water they will never leave the computer room. They will spend day and night there.”Kelbesa said, “I like the computer because I can learn things with it.” He added, “I know many English words, like dog, monkey, horse, sheep, cow, pig

23、 and cat.” Keller said that One Computer Every Child was planning a programme for children who couldnt go to school. ( )6. From the first paragraph, we can learn that the people in the village are _.A. easyB. poorC. richD. bored( )7. How can the children in the village learn English words? A. They g

24、o to school every day.B. They have good teachers.C. One Computer Every Child gave them computers.D. They can learn from books.( )8. What is the goal of One Computer Every Child?A. To teach children how to use todays new technology.B. To help children to spend their free time.C. To help children out

25、of their hard life.D. To help children teach themselves to read through new technology.( )9.What can we learn from the passage?A. Kelbesa is in Grade 2 now.B. The computers help the children a lot.C. Keller is the teacher of those children.D. Kelbesa doesnt like the computer.( )10. What is the best

26、title for the passage?A. Learning with the help of computers B. The development of One Computer Every Child C. Computers are better than teachersD. How to learn by yourself CWHY IS THE SUN IMPORTANT?The sun is a huge, hot, bright star. It is important because without it there would be no life on Ear

27、th. The sun gives us light and heat（热量）. .All living things need light and heat from the sun to live. Plants need light and heat to grow. They use the light from the sun to make food. We cannot make our own food, but plants can. All the food we eat comes from plants in a food chain（链） which starts w

28、ith the sun. For example, Animals need sunlight, too. Just like us, their food comes from a food chain which begins with the sun and the plants. sunleafcaterpillar（毛虫）bird sunseaweed（海藻）small fishwhale（鲸） Sunlight means we can see during the day. If there was no sun, it would be dark all the time. E

29、ven when the sky is cloudy, the sunlight is very strong and it shines through the clouds.( )11. Which word tells us what the sun is like? A. Huge. B. Hot. C. Bright. D. All above.( )12. Which of the following is RIGHT? A. sun leaf eggs hens B. sun chips potatoes C. sun grass horse D. sun seaweed cat

30、erpillar fish( )13. Why can we still see during the day when the sky is cloudy? A. Because we can see all day and all night. B. Because the sun gives light only in the daytime, C. Because the sunlight can shine through the clouds. D. Because the sun is huge and hot.( )14. All the food we eat comes f

31、rom_ .And it starts with the_.A. plants; earth B. a food chain; sun C. sun; sun D. plants; plants( )15. In what way do you think the sun cannot be harmful（有害的）?A. It can make rivers too dry. B. The sun can do harm to your eyes and skin.C. Without it there would be no life on Earth. D. Hot sun on dry

32、 land can start a fire.四、词汇。（每小题1分，共15分） A、根据中英文，首字母以及句子意思填空。1. Millies dream is to become an _ (优秀的) teacher when she grows up. 2. I didnt go shopping,I decided to stay home and pack my bags i_.3. American people like calling “film” _.4. Its such an easy book. E_ a child can understand it.5. I was

33、playing computer games the _(all) afternoon yesterday.B、从方框中选择合适的词，用正确的形式填空： luck comefortable smile you ill 6. Kate is a really pretty girl with bright _ eyes. 7. _, some climbers helped Simon when he met trouble. 8. There is something wrong with my back. I feel _.9. If you dont go to see the docto

34、r, you will become _. 10. Please help _ to some fish, Tom. Dont be so shy.C、从方框中选择合适的动词进行时态填空。 have end catch rain come11.The largest library in the city _at 4:00 pm. on Sundays. 12. Be quiet! The students _ an English class. 13. They wont start at once if it _ tomorrow.14. My cousin always _ a cold

35、 when he was young.15. The famous singer from Taiwan _ to Wuxi in three days, isnt he ?五、句型转换（每空0.5分，共5分）1. They visited Australia last week. And then they went to America, too. (改为同义句) They visited _ _ Australia _ _ America last week. 2. The trip took three hours by bus. (对划线部分提问) _ _ did the trip

36、_ by bus? 3. There is no difference between Jims coat and Toms coat. (改为同义句) Jims coat is _ _ _ Toms.六、短文填空。（每空1分，共10分）One day I found a little girl sitting in the park sadly. Lots of people passed by but never s_1_ to see why she looked so sad. As I got closer I saw that her back had a s_2_ shape.

37、Thats a hump (驼背)! Perhaps that was the reason why people just passed by and didnt help her. I s_3_ down beside her and said, “Hello!” Then she, in a low voice, said, “Hi.” I smiled and she smiled b_4_ shyly. Then we talked there u_5_ it got dark. I asked the girl why she was so sad. She looked at m

38、e and said with a sad face, “Because of the hump.” “But, you make me t_6_ of an angel, sweet and friendly,” I said. She looked at me and asked, “Really?” I said, “Yes, I think you are an angel and you come here to watch over all those people walking by.” When she h_7_ this, the little girl jumped up. “I am! Im an angel!” I was happy because she was no sad any m_ 8_. After that, my life also changed. I learned how to s_9_ both happiness and sadness with others. I believe now we give something to others in the s_10_ way we g