2013-2014学年度第一学期八年级期末模拟试题
一．选择题（20）
( )1. —Is Mo Yan, the Nobel Prize winner, ______ best writer in China?
—It’s hard to say. But he is really ______ very good writer.
A. a; the B. a; a C. /; a D. the; a
( )2. —Li Jun will have a maths test tomorrow. But he isn’t good at maths.
So he is ______ now.
A. happy B. nervous C. excited D. generous
( )3. —Is Li Ming your true friend? —Yes. He always helps me ______ nothing.
A. with B. for C. by D. of
( )4. —I’m not good at playing the piano. What should I do?
—You need more ______. The more you play, the better you play.
A. support B. rest C. practice D. humour
( )5. The sentence structure of “Teachers ask me to finish the homework on time” is ____________.
A. S+V+DO B. S+V+IO+DO C. S+V+DO+OC D. S+V+P
( )6. —I don’t like this blue T-shirt. Can you show me _______ one”
—Sorry, we only have this one left. You can go to the shop on ______ side of the street.
A. another; other B. other; the other C. another; the otherD. the other; another
( )7. Jim is sad because he got ______ presents on New Year’s Day.
A. the most B. the fewest C. the least D. the best
( )8. —Will you go to Nanjing by bus ___ by plane?—By plane. It is expensive ______ fast.
A. or; but B. or; and C. and; but D. and; and
( )9. —Did you ______ much time watching Li Na’s match last night?
—Yes. It ______ me a few hours to watch this match.
A. spend; spent B. spend; took C. take; took D. take; cost
( )10. Yancheng Wetlands ______ food and shelter for many endangered birds.
A. protect B. feed C. provide D. prevent
( )11. Of all the girls, Jenny was ______ because she got the first prize.
A. more exciting B. the most exciting C. more excited D. the most excited
( )12. My friends and I had a good time _______ with each other at the party last Saturday.
A. chat B. chatted C. chatting D. to chat
( )13. Every year, we _______ a school trip to Zhou Enlai Memorial Hall.
A. come on B. get on C. work on D. go on
( )14. ——Look, there is a lot of litter in the river.
——Yes, it’s said that 80 per cent of fish in this river ________ live long.
A. doesn’t B. don’t C. isn’t D. aren’t
( )15.—Is the Maths problem ______? —Yes. I can work it out ___ _.
A. easy; easily B. easy; easy C. easily; easy D. easily; easily
( )16. —Amy, I think you should not buy clothes of animal fur.
—Why? They look lovely me.
A. made; for B. made; in C. make; on D. made; on
( )17. —What did Mr Zhou say?
—He invited me the party and told me late.
A. for; to be B. for; not to be C. to; not to be D. to; to not be
( )18.I don’t know if he ________. If he ______, I will let you know as soon as possible.
A. comes; comes B. will come; comes C. will come; will come D. comes; will come
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( )19. As teenagers, we’ re old enough _______ with housework. we can help set the table,
wash the dishes and clean our rooms alone?
A.to help B. helping C. to helping D. help
( )20. —Shall we go to spend the winter holiday in Sanya?
—_______ There must be too many people there.
A. I agree with you. B. I hope we can go there together.
C. What a good idea! D. I’m afraid that’s not a good idea.
二、完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
Having a few days off always sounds so great. Everyone needs a 1 . And so does US
President.
US President Barack Obama went on holiday with his family in 2 in 2011. Where did
they go and did the first family enjoy 3 ? Now, Obama is trying to 4 his experience
(经历) with us. Let’s listen to him.
“We travelled to Honolulu, Hawaii, in December 2011 for 5 Of course we went there
by air. We spent 17 days there. Hawaii is my hometown. We had a wonderful time there. This
was one of the 6 vacations in my life.
My wife Michelle and I visited US Marines (海军) and their families in Hawaii on
Christmas Day. I 7 held the eight-month-old baby of a captain in my arms.
I also spent part of Christmas Eve playing golf with my old friends from Hawaii and some
White House staff.
I went to Hanauma Bay Nature Park with my 8 daughters. That’s our favourite place.
We dived there, 9 set four sea turtles free.
We all had a good time. And both my daughters said that they wanted to go there for a 10
time later.”
( )1. A. friend B. weekend C. job D. vacation
( )2. A. winter B. autumn C. summer D. spring
( )3. A. himself B. themselves C. ourselves D. yourselves
( )4. A. tell B. show C. share D. solve
( )5. A. Easter B. Christmas C. Halloween D. Thanksgiving Day
( )6. A. sweetest B. worst C. saddest D. cheapest
( )7. A. too B. still C. even D. as well
( )8. A. one B. two C. three D. four
( )9. A. or B. so C. but D. and
( )10. A. fourth B. third C. second D. first
阅读理解（10）
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House For Sale
Red Rose Garden，Pudong
3-storey（层） home，509 sqm（平方米） total land area，428.8 sqm built-in, 312.9 sqm garden.
Asking RMB13 million (USDl.57 million).
MP: 13761973547 Tel: 021—58609228 Fax: 021—58609728
Job Wanted
Cherry, 24, a shining girl, good at oral English and putonghua. Now I am working at an international trade (国际贸易) company in Guangzhou. I am kind-hearted, hard-working and healthy, and would like part-time weekend work offering putonghua lessons to foreign friends. If you are interested, please e-mail me at cherryif@hotmail.com.
Beijing Snow World Ski Park
Price: 18 yuan (ticket), 50 yuan／hour on weekdays and 70 yuan／hour at weekends, 120 yuan／four hours on weekdays and 190 yuan／four hours at weekends.
Tel: 010—69191617
( )1.If an Australian student wants to learn Chinese，he or she can __________.
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A. call 021—58609228 B. fax 021—58609728
C. e-mail cherryif@hotmail.com D. telephone 010-69191617
( )2.How many square meters is the garden of the house for sale?
A. 509 sqm B. 428.8 sqm C. 312.9 sqm D. 741.7 sqm
( )3.Where is Cherry working now?
A. Shanghai B. Guangzhou C. Beijing D. Pudong
( )4.If Nick goes skiing in Beijing Snow World Ski Park，he has to pay more money on ___________ than on Tuesday.
A. Sunday B. Friday C. Wednesday D. Monday
( )5.If you want to ski for four hours on weekdays，how much money will you pay at least?
A.208 yuan B. 200 yuan C. 138 yuan D. 280 yuan
B
A man went out with the wrong boots, one with a thick sole（后跟）and the other with a thin one. As he began to walk, he felt uncomfortable, for one foot was higher than the other. He felt very strange and said, “ Is there anything wrong with my legs today? Why is one of my legs long, and the other short? ”
A passer-by told him that he was wearing the wrong boots. He look down and found that it was really so. At once he asked his servant(仆人) to go back home and get another pair.
After a while the servant ran back to him. There was nothing in his hand. So he was angry and shouted at him, "Why didn't you get me the right boots?" “There's no need to change them," the servant said. "The pair at home is the same, one with a thick sole and the other with a thin one."
( )6. Why did the man feel uncomfortable when he began to walk?
A. Because the road was too bad. B. Because he didn’t know the way
C. Because he wore the wrong boots. D. Because he had no boots.
( )7. The man's legs themselves _____.
A. were shorter than before B. were longer than before
C. were broken on his way D. were right as usual
( )8.What does the word “passer-by" mean in Chinese?
A. 路人 B. 智者 C. 皮匠 D. 老者
( )9. What did the servant get him back?
A. He got the right boots quickly. B.He got nothing when he came back
C. He got the same boots back. D. He got the different boots back. :
( )10.From the short passage, we know the servant was_______.
A. right B.careful C.foolish D.clever
四．词汇（20）
1. British students have (少)weeks off in the summertime than Chinese students．
2. Don’t you know the importance of _____________(protect)the environment?[来源:Zxxk.Com]
3. Is the sick boy still in __________(dangerous)?
4. He felt very sad because he answered most of the questions _____________ (correct).
5. ____________ (talk) with your parents often is a good way to make them understand you.
6. Hurry up! The film will start at 7;00 , there’s little time ___________(leave) for us now.
7. Many people cut down trees ____________ (make) more money.
8. We should protect animals to prevent them from _______________ (disappear).
9 .Lang Lang has been a famous (piano) at the age of thirteen.
10. Tom and I are old enough to take good care of _______________ (we).
11.Let’s _____(talk about something ) the plan , shall we ?
12.Are you sure he is _______(not in danger).
13.I think you will be tired after the _______( a long trip )
14.The traffic a________ killed two people .
15.She is tall and slim . She wants to be a fashion m_________ when she grows up .
16.Where did you go for your v_______.?
17.Chinese usually ________ [ʃeɪk] hands when they meet for the first time.
18.Many animals have ______[θɪk] fur to keep themselves warm in winter.
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19.He often tell us funny jokes , so he is very _________['hjuːm(ə)rəs] .
20. She is careless and often makes some ____________ [misˈteiks] .
五．完成句子。（10）
1. 我们应该为野生动物腾出更多的空间。 We should ____________________ wild animals.
2. 这个故事不如那个故事有趣。 This story is __________________ that one.
3. 我爸爸每天早晨开车送我去上学。My father ____________________ school every morning.
4. 我们的班长乐于助人，我们都很喜欢他。
Our monitor _____________________ others and we all like him.
5. 不要砍伐树木了，否则大熊猫们将无处可住。
Don’t ______________ trees or giant pandas will ___________________.
六．根据短文内容和首字母提示，在下文空格处填入适当的词使短文完整。（每空一词10）
A foolish (傻) man went to a food shop to buy a fish. As he didn’t know h___1____ to cook fish, he asked the shopkeeper to tell the way of c____2____ it. The shopkeeper did so. “But I can’t remember your w___3_____,” the foolish man said, “Will you please w__4__ them down for me?” The shopkeeper was kind e____5___ to write his words down for the man. The foolish man left happily w___6____ the fish in his basket and the note in his pocket. On his way home, a cat saw the fish and f___7___ the man.
Suddenly the cat jumped at him, took the fish away from the basket q___8_____ and ran off at once. The foolish man stood there, did not k____9_____ what to do. Then he laughed to the cat, “Never mind. You don’t know how to eat it. The note is s____10____ in my pocket.”
七．书面表达（满分10分）
假设你是李华，从小喜爱野生动物，在网上看到了Wildlife Protection Club(野生动物保护俱乐部)招募志愿者的广告．请你用英语写一封信给俱乐部主席Mr. Brown，应征做志愿者，信的内容要点如下．
学 校
Suzhou Sunshine Secondary School
年 级
八年级
性 格
勤奋，乐于助人
爱 好
阅读，摄影，上网
愿 望
成为俱乐部的一员
原 因
请列举要加入俱乐部的原因，至少两个
联系方式
0512—66688999，lihua@sunshinetown.com
注意：1．词数100左右．信的开头和结尾已为你写好，不计人总词数；
2．信须包括所有要点，不要逐词翻译，可适当发挥，使其连贯、通顺；
信中不得出现真实的人名、校名等相关信息．
参考词汇：志愿者volunteer (n.) 上网surf the Internet
Dear Mr. Brown,
APPLICATION TO JOIN THE WPC CLUB
I saw your advertisement on the Internet and I would like to apply to become a member of the Wildlife Protection Club.
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________urs sincerely
Li Hua
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