2020年佛山市外研版英语八年级下册期末预测卷1

1、2020年佛山市外研版英语八年级下册期末预测卷1一、语法选择Long long ago there was a poor farmer called Fred. Fred and his wife, Doris, lived a very (1)_ life together.One winter night,the Luck Fairy (2)_ them. Fred, youre a good farmer. Id like (3)_ you a wish, said the Luck Fairy.“ A wish? ”said Fred.Fred and Doris smiled (4)

2、_ each other. Then Fred said, Thank you, Luck Fairy. Were very healthy (5)_happy.”“We are old, but we can still work in the field every day, said Doris.“Would you like to (6)_ gold coins?”asked Luck Fairy.“Oh，no，my dear Luck Fairy Youre so nice. Were port. but we (7)_ enough to eat，” answered Fred.Y

3、ou can use the gold coins to buy some clothes. The winter is very cold, said the Luck Fairy,“Although we havent got many clothes,weve got enough,”said Doris.Well, what about (8)_ a nice house ?asked the Luck FairyThank you. We love (9)_ small old house very much. Its wonderful to live here. We don t

4、 need a new house, said Fred. Youre quite different from other people, ”said the Luck Fairy. T wish you happiness and(10)_ forever, Then the Luck Fairy disappeared.( )1. A.happy B.happily C.happiness D. happier( )2. A.has visited B. visits C.visited D. will visit( )3.A.to give B. gives C.giving D. g

5、ave( )4.A.in B. from C. for D. at( )5.A.but B.and C. or D. so( )6.A.manyB.any C. some D. much ( )7.A.have B.has C. will have D. had( )8.A.the B.a C. an D. /( )9.A.we B.us C. our D. ours( )10.A.more luckily B.luckily C. lucky D. luck2、 完形填空Nowadays, more and more people like to travel on their holida

6、ys. The other day I read a report about the _1_ people spend their holidays. It is reported that several new holiday habits have developed in recent years._2_ them, the most interesting one is the growth of holiday camps. From the report we can see that in 1990, forty percent of people stayed at _3_

7、 for their holidays. However, the percentage has fallen to nine percent now. More people go out for fun. People enjoy the fresh air, clear water and green hills when they go camping in places far _4_ the city. In 1990, thirtyeight percent of people _5_ going to the seaside _6_ in 2002 only twentysev

8、en percent preferred to go there. What great changes!_7_ have those changes taken place? I think there are several reasons. First, its because people can _8_to travel. Second, people prefer to live a highquality and colorful life. Third, their _9_ to relaxation have changed. Fewer and fewer people w

9、ant to save _10_ money by living a simple life. ( )1. A. time B. waysC. meaning D. cities( )2. A. Between B. AroundC. Among D. With( )3. A. places of interest B. villagesC. seaside D. home( )4. A. from B. awayC. to D. of( )5. A. hoped B. enjoyedC. stopped D. disliked( )6. A. when B. whereC. while D.

10、 as( )7. A. What B. WhyC. How D. When( )8. A. cost B. saveC. afford D. spend ( )9. A. attitudes B. rules C. games D. partners( )10. A. little B. muchC. few D. no3、 阅读理解APeople have sailed(航行) around the world in quite small boats. It is not an easy thing to do. Sometimes the weather gets bad. That c

11、an be the end of everyone in it. Accidents can happen easily and quickly.One family once had an accident with some big fish. The fish swam under their boat and bit(咬) holes in it. Sea water came in, of course, and the boat soon sank(沉没). However, these people had another smaller boata lifeboat and t

12、hey all got into that. They lived and hoped for many days. They ate and slept, and always hoped. At last a ship found them.How do people live in a very small lifeboat? Perhaps for weeks or months? They must be strong in every way. They must have hope and they want to live. But you cannot eat and dri

13、nk hope.You cannot drink seawater. If you drink a lot of seawater, you will quickly die. Sailors(海员) can drink rain water. They must catch rainwater in their boat. They must also catch fish and birds for food. Lifeboat does not carry a cooker(炊具) so the sailors cannot cook their food. Raw fish(生鱼) a

14、nd bird-meat is not very nice. But there is no other choice in a lifeboat! The sailors must eat raw food, or they will die.( )1. When sailors boat sinks, their lifeboat gives them .A. food B. beds C. rainwater D. hope( )2. One family once had an accident at sea, because .A. their boat was caught in

15、bad weatherB. the boat knocked against (对着) a rock and sea water came inC. some fish bit through the bottom of their boatD. one of them knew how to sail in the sea( )3. Sailors can catch for food and drink at sea in a lifeboat.A. rain water B. fish and birds C. both seawater and rain water D. both A

16、 and B( )4. Lifeboats do not often carry a cooker, which is .A. something used for cooking B. food for cookingC. a large box D. a person who cooks food( )5. Which of the following is NOT true?A. Sailing around the world in quite small boats is not easy.B. All the food sailors have in a life-boat is

17、cooked fish and bird-meat.C. Anyone who drinks a lot of sea water will die.D. No one can live for weeks in a lifeboat unless (除非) he is strong and wants to live.B Tony Wheeler was born to travelHis father worked for an airlineFor the first 16 years of his life，Wheeler and his family lived in many di

18、fferent countries In the early 1970s，Tony met a young woman named MaureenThey soon marriedBefore getting jobs，Tony and Maureen wanted to travelThey took a year-long trip from England，through Asia，to AustraliaOn the trip，they visited places like Dan(伊朗)，India，and so on When Tony and Maureen arrived i

19、n Australia，people asked many questions about their tripTo answer these questions，Wheeler wrote a book called Across Asia on the CheapThe book told people about different countries weather，customs(风俗)，and places to seeBut unlike other travel books then，Tony Wheelers book also talked about places mos

20、t tourists did not goHe also wrote about unusual things to see and doThe book was very popular Tony and Maureen started a company called Lonely PlanetThey continued travellingThey wrote books for each place they visitedToday，800 people work for Lonely PlanetThe company has over 650 booksTony Wheeler

21、，the great traveller，still writes about travels to many places and will bring us more surprises1Tony Wheeler and his wife ended the year- long trip in . AEngland BIran CIndia DAustralia2Tony Wheeler wrote the book Across Asia on the Cheap to Amake money for his next trip Btell people about his new c

22、ompany Cdraw peoples attention to his family Danswer peoples questions about his trip3How was the book Across Asia on the Cheap different from other travel books then? AIt was longer and more popular BIt was the first travel book in the world CIt talked about places most tourists did not go DIt talk

23、ed about a countrys weather and customs4Which of the following is TRUE about Tony Wheelers company? AHis father started it BIt is an airline company CHundreds of people work for it DIt has no books about travelling5The passage mainly talks about Aa great traveler and his books Ba tour of different c

24、ountries Ca great writer and his family Ddifferent kinds of companies四、短文填空A salt seller used to carry big bags of salt on his donkeys back as he made his way to the market every day.On the way there,they had to _1_ a river.One day,the donkey took _2_ sudden fall into the river. The big bags of salt

25、 also _3_into the water.Some of the salt dissolved in the water,making the bags much lighter to carry, _4_ but the salt seller didnt notice. The donkey realized it and felt much more comfortable _5_ his way to the market.The next day, the donkey did the _6_ thing on purpose. Again, the bags were lig

26、hter and easier to carry.The salt seller soon found out _7_ happened and decided to teach his donkey a lesson.The next day, he put two big bags of _8_ on the donkeys back.Again, the donkey played the same trick, hoping that the bags would become even lighter. But the cotton fell into the water becam

27、e very _9_ to carry. The donkey learned a _10_ and didnt play this trick anymore.Sometimes we might feel tempted(有诱惑力的) to play a trick when we have a lot of work to do.However, playing a trick will often come back to harm us later. It is better to simply work honestly.五、单词填空1. The _(目的)of doing mor

28、ning exercises is to increase your strength.2. He _(看起来) to be very old when I saw him for the first time.3. Dr Brown has written an _(文章) for the newspaper。4. The presenter is doing an _(采访)with a big star.5. Its necessary to _(避免)making the same mistakes.六、读写综合A. 回答问题Are you the kind of person who

29、 likes staying in unusual places? If the answer is “yes”, then try the worlds coldest hotel in Jukkasjarvi in the north of Sweden. But go in winter or all youll find is a pool of water, because the hotel melts every spring! The man who runs the ARTic Hall Hotel is Nils Yngve Bergqvist. He is also th

30、e man whose idea it was. He built his first hotel for an art show in 1991 and he designed the present hotel-over 200 metres square-himself. It took workmen about two months to put 1,000 tons of snow onto a wooden board. As the weather got colder, the snow froze and then they removed the board. The w

31、hole building and everything in it is made of snow - except for the wooden front door. Theres a theatre, a jazz club, a radio station and a large ice bar. As you can imagine, hot drinks are popular with the guests! The rooms have no doors, there is no furniture, no heating and everyone sleeps onyes,

32、 thats rightice beds. But the 800 people who have stayed at the hotel this winter seem to like it. If you want to stay in one of the ice rooms, it will cost you about 30 a night. You wont be very comfortable, but you will receive a survival certificate (生存能力证书) from the manager!When the winter is ov

33、er, Nils holds his competition every year to predict the day that the hotel will fall. The person that guessed the day correctly last year received a large painting from an ARTic Hall show. Bergqvists ice hotels are becoming world-famous and he loves his work. Hes already excited about his next proj

34、ect-an ice hotel that will be bigger and better, he says.1. Can you visit the ARTic Hall Hotel in summer? 2. Where is the ARTic Hall Hotel? 3. How much does the hotel cost for one night? 4. What will the manager do next? 5. Why is the ARTic Hall Hotel unusual? B.书面表达假如你是李华，准备参加学校举办的主题为“健康成长”的英语演讲比赛。请按要求写一篇短文。主要内容包括：1保持快乐的心情；2努力学习；3积极参加体育锻炼。注意：1词数60左右；2可以适当发挥想象，增加细节，使行文连贯；3开头已经给出，不计入总词数。参考词汇：保持快乐ke