苏州市2013–2014学年第二学期期末模拟测试
八年级英语试卷
一、听力测试(20分)
第一部分听对话回答问题。
本部分共有10道小题，每小题你将听到一段对话，每段对话读两遍。在听每段对话前，你有5秒钟的时间阅读题目；听完后，你将有5秒钟的答题时间。
( )1. What sign are they talking about?
( )2. What does the boy want to see first?
( )3. What will the woman probably buy?
( ) 4. What does Tom want to be in the future?
( )5. Who are the two speakers?
A. Husband and wife. B. Teacher and student. C. Doctor and patient.
( )6. How often does Nick go to the English Reading Club?
A. Twice a week. B. Once a month. C. Twice a month.
( )7. What does the man mean?
A. He really likes sports.
B. He can't play volleyball with the woman.
C. He enjoys playing volleyball.
( )8. How long will the man stay at the hotel?
A. For three days. B. For four days. C. For five days.
( ) 9. What did the girl do yesterday evening?
A. She saw a film. B. She planted trees. C. She took care of her sister.
( )10. What is the total cost of tickets?
A. 64 yuan. B. 72 yuan. C. 96 yuan.
第二部分 听对话和短文答题。
你将听到一段对话和两篇短文，各听两遍。听每段对话或短文前，你将有时间阅读相关小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，每小题你仍有5秒钟的答题时间。
听一段对话，回答第11-12小题。
( )11. What was Sophia like in middle school?
A. Tall and pretty. B. Short and quiet. C. Tall and quiet.
( )12. What is the man interested in now?
A. Swimming. B. Travelling. C. Learning French.
听第一篇短文，回答第13-15小题。请根据短文内容，选择正确答案，完成信息记录表。
( )13. A. riding a bike B. walking C. riding a horse
( )14. A. mountain B. sea C. forest
( )15. A. tired B. sick C. bored
听第二篇短文, 回答第16-20小题。
( )16. How was the weather when Tom was walking in the street?
A. Warm. B. Hot. C. Cold.
( )17. What did Tom want to buy in the street?
A. Medicine. B. Bread. C. Pies.
( )18. Who was dead when Tom was young?
A. His mother. B. His father. C. His brother.
( )19. What did Tom want to e?
A. A movie star. B. A programme host. C. A pop singer.
( )20. When does Tom live a good life?
A. Thirty years late. B. Forty years later. C. Fifty years later.
二、单项填空(20分)
( ) l. -How about _______ magic show?
-I should say it was _______ great success.
A. /; the B a; the C. the; a D. the; /
( ) 2. All animals _______ men feed on plants or other animals.
A. among B. including C. except D. with
( ) 3. -May we leave the classroom now?
-No, you _______. You _______ to leave until the bell rings.
A. can't; are allowed B. mustn't; aren't allowed
C. needn't; are allowed D. needn't; aren't allowed
( ) 4. It's kind _______ Simon to give us _______ advice.
A. of; so many B for; such a useful
C. of; such useful D. for; so much
( ) 5. Dick, it's the _______ time in three days that you _______ the same mistake.
A. second; have made B. second, make
C. two; have made D. two, will make
( ) 6. Most people agree _______ Dick _______ George, because they think Dick's
plan is really good.
A. to; except B. with; and C. on; but D. with; except
( ) 7. -Bad luck! It's too late.
-It doesn't matter. The movie _______ for only a few minutes. You can't miss it.
A. has begun B. has been on C. began D. was on
( ) 8. -Can he get the first prize for running?
-Impossible now. He _______ so, but he has just hurt his leg.
A. would expect to do B. was expected to do
C. has expected doing D. is expected doing
( ) 9. Miss Taylor never wastes money on anything too expensive, even though (尽管)
she can _______ to. She has donated much of the money she saved to charities.
A. afford B. spend C. pay D. cause
( )10. They were _______ busy _______ with each other to remember the time.
A. enough; talking B. enough; to talk
C. too; talking D. too; to talk
( )11. You can't watch TV _______ you finish your homework.
A. before B. if C. while D. as
( )12. -When _______ your mother _______ you that blue dress, Mary?
-Sorry, I really can't remember.
A. does; buy B. has; bought C. had; bought D. did; buy
( )13. -Your mother _______ take a bus to work?
-Yes. But now she usually goes to work on foot.
A. use to B. used to C. was used to D. is used to
( )14. -My father with my grandparents _______ Shanghai.
-Really? _______ will they come back?
A. have been to; How soon B. has been to; How long
C. has gone to; How soon D. has gone to; How long
( )15. -Have you got any books on English grammar? I want to borrow _______.
-Yes, here you are. But you must return it by Friday.
A. one B. it C. some D. that
( )16. The purpose of new inventions is _______ life more difficult, but to make it easier.
. A. not make B. not making C. not to make D. do not make
( )17. -Can you show me _______ to use this kind of camera?
-Sorry, I don't know, _______.
A. how; either B. what; too C. how; too D. what; either
( )18. The flowers in the shop _______, so they _______ well.
A. are smelled better; are sold B. are smelled well; sell
C. smell terrible: are sold D. smell nice; sell
( )19. -When will you go back to your hometown? - _______.
A. Until the work is finished B. Not until the work is finished
C. After the work will be finished D. As soon as the work will be finished
( )20. -Could you look after my pet dog for me while I am away?
- _______.
A. No, thanks . B. It's my pleasure
C. I'm sure you will D. With pleasure
三、完形填空(10分)
A man had a little daughter-an only and much-loved child. He lived for her--she was his 1 .But one day, the girl was ill. He 2 his best to save her, but his daughter died.
The father became a recluse(隐居者), getting himself 3 from his friends and not 4 part in any activity, but one night he had a 5 .
He saw a lot of little girls. Every girl carried a candle. He found that one girl's candle was not lit(点燃).Then he saw that the girl 6 the dark candle was his own little daughter. He ran to her and asked, "How is it, darling, that your candle alone is not 7 ?""Daddy, they often Light it, but your tears(眼泪) always put it out."
Just then he woke up from his dream. From that moment on, he 8 being a recluse. He 9 to his friends and took part in all kinds of activities. His daughter's candle would 10 be put out.
( ) l. A. friend B. family C. life D. light
( ) 2. A. has done B. does C. has tried D. tried
( ) 3. A. down B. over C. up D. away
( ) 4. A. to take B. took C. taking D. taken
( ) o. A. dream B. child C. wish D. story
( ) 6. A. for B. with C. in D. on
( ) 7. A. lit B. held C. lifted D. taken
( ) 8. A. stopped B. changed C. began D. continued
( ) 9. A. went over B. went back C. looked back D. looked up
( )10. A. not until B. no longer C. no sooner D. not at all
四、阅读理解(30分)
(A)
You can see Pizza Hut(必胜客) every some blocks, so it must be a very big business. Indeed it is. But believe it or not, the business was started in 1958 by two college students with a loan of 600 dollars.
The Carney brothers were trying to make some money .so that they could pay their way through college. They borrowed the money from their mother and sold pizza in a small house in their neighborhood. That's how they got the name of the business. On the first day of business, they gave away pizza to draw(吸引) customers(顾客).
Year after year, their business grows and now they often give free meals and work chances to those in need.
( ) l. Pizza Hut has been set up for about _______ years.
A. 21 B. 31 C. 56 D. 100
( ) 2. The word "loan" here in the story means _______.
A. money the brothers borrowed from others
B. money the brothers lent to others
C. something bought for nothing
D. something given away
( ) 3. What do you think of the two students from the last paragraph?
A. They are clever. B. They are hard-working.
C. They are generous. D. They are smart.
(B)
This happened in London It was November and the weather was very wet and cold. A Frenchman had caught a very bad cold. He coughed day and night, so he decided to go and get some medicine for his cough. As he did not know much English, he took out his dictionary and looked up the word "cough". But the dictionary did not tell him how to pronounce(发音) the word. He thought it over and remembered that he had learned the word "plough". He remembered that it was pronounced[plav]. So he thought that c-o-u-g-h must be pronounced [kav].
Then he put on his coat and hat and went to a chemist's shop(药店).When the man in the shop asked him what he wanted, the Frenchman said, "I want something for my 'COW' , please." The man in the shop looked at him. Had he heard him correctly?
"I beg your pardon, sir?" he asked.
The Frenchman repeated, "I want some medicine for my 'COW'."
"For your cow?" asked the man, "are you a farmer?"
"A farmer?" said the Frenchman in surprise, "What makes you think I'm a farmer? I come from Paris. I'm not a farmer. "
"But where is your cow?"
"It's here!" answered the Frenchman. He put his hand on his chest(胸口) and began to cough. "Here it is, " he said, "I've a very bad 'cow' here."
Then the man in the shop understood what the Frenchman meant. He wanted some
medicine for his cough.
( ) 4. The Frenchman said, "I want something for my 'cow', please." Here by the word "cow" he meant _______.
A. cow B. cough C. medicine D. cold
( ) 5. What made the man in the shop think the Frenchman was a farmer?
A. The Frenchman looked like a farmer.
B. The word "cough" was pronounced [kau] by him.
C. The Frenchman said he came from a farm in Paris.
D. We can't learn about it from the story.
( )6. Which of the following is TRUE?
A. The man in the shop had heard the Frenchman correctly.
B. The man in the shop didn't understand the Frenchman clearly at first.
C. The Frenchman told the man in the shop he had a very bad cow.
D. The Frenchman asked for some medicine for his cow.
(C)
A friend of mine named Paul received a car from his brother as a Christmas present. On Christmas Eve when Paul came out of his office, a boy was walking around the shining car. "Is this your car, Paul?" he asked.
Paul answered, "Yes, my brother gave it to me for Christmas." The boy was surprised. "You mean your brother gave it to you and it cost you nothing? Boy, I wish..."He hesitated.
Of course Paul knew what he was going to wish for. He was going to wish he had a brother like that. But what the boy said surprised Paul greatly.
"I wish," the boy went on, "that I could be a brother like that." Paul looked at the boy in surprise. and then he said again, "Would you like to take a ride in my car?"
"Oh yes, I'd love to."
After a short ride, the boy turned and with his eyes shining, said, "Paul, would you mind driving in front of my house?"
Paul smiled a little. He thought he knew what the boy wanted. He wanted to show his neighbors that he could ride home in a big car. But Paul was wrong again. "Will you stop where those two steps are?" the boy asked.
He ran up to the steps. Then in a short while Paul heard him coming back, but he was not coming fast. He was carrying his little crippled (残疾) brother. He sat him down on the step and pointed to the car.
"There he is, Buddy, just like I told you upstairs. His brother gave it to him for Christmas and it didn't cost him a cent. And someday I'm going to give you one just like that…then you can see for yourself all the nice things in the Christmas window that I've been trying to tell you about."
Paul got out and lifted the boy to the front seat of his car. The shining-eyed older brother climbed in beside him and the three of them began an unforgettable holiday ride.
( ) 7. The boy was very surprised when _______.
A. Paul received an expensive car B. Paul told him about the car
C. he saw the shining car D. he was walking around the car
( ) 8. From the story we can see the boy _______.
A. wished to give his brother a car
B. wanted Paul's brother to give him a car
C. wished he could have a brother like Paul's
D. wished Paul could be a brother like that
( ) 9. We can infer (推断) from the story that _______.
A. Paul couldn't understand the boy
B. the boy had a deep love for his brother
C. the boy wished to have a rich brother
D. the boy's wish came true in the end
( )10. The best title(标题) of the story is .
A. A Christmas Present B. A Boy
C. A Brother Like That D. An Unforgettable Holiday Ride
(D)
Do you know you could get sick just by walking past a building? The bacteria(细菌) that cause Legionnaire's disease grow very fast in large modern buildings. They are carried by air through the buildings and outside. Legionnaire s disease is only one of the illnesses that are caused by "sick buildings".
Some buildings can make you ill because their heating and air-conditioning(空调调节系统) are controlled(控制). Air from outside cannot get in through the closed windows; This indoor air pollution is a growing problem.
Legionnaire's disease may be the most serious result of sick buildings, but other unpleasant illnesses can appear. People who work in some buildings suffer （受苦）from tiredness, feeling
sick and headaches. Their offices look bright and clean, but invisible(无形的) and dangerous bacteria are in the air around them.
There is an answer to the problem. The air-conditioning and heating can be tested for bacteria. Once the tests are finished, the sick buildings can be cured. This is expensive to do, but the results are good. The people in the buildings no longer get sick, and everybody is happier.
( )11. "Sick buildings" means _______.
A. very old buildings
B. buildings that make people feel sick
C. buildings for sick people
D. buildings that are going to fall down
( )12. The indoor air pollution is caused by _______.
A. Legionnaire's disease B. the air from outside
C. lack(缺乏) of fresh air D. unpleasant illnesses
( )13. We can tell that a building might be "sick" when _______.
A. the windows are all closed
B. bacteria can be seen in the air
C. the air-conditioning and heating don't work well
D. people in it have got different kinds of diseases
( )14. Which of the following is TRUE?
A. Legionnaire's disease is only one of the results of "sick buildings".
B. There is less and less indoor air pollution.
C. The bacteria are not dangerous if the offices look bright and clean.
D. If the tests for bacteria are expensive. the results are good. .
( )15. The underlined sentence in the last paragraph means "As soon as the tests are finished, _______."
A. bacteria will disappear by themselves
B. Legionnaire's disease won't kill people
C. people in the building will no longer get sick
D. something can be done to cure the sick building
五、单词拼写（10分）
A)根意语注释, 写出单词的正确形式
1. The lifestyle in Korea is quite_______ (相似的) to that in China.
2._______ (归还) books to the library on time is necessary for us all.
3. I hear that your new novel will be_______ (翻译) into several foreign languages.
4. You should treat him more_______ (礼貌). He is new here and knows nothing.
5. There are too many_______ (采访者) in the meeting room You'd better prepare for it.
6._______ (沟通) with others is needed in our daily life. It lets us keep in touch with the outside world.
7. It is_______ (有害的) to our stomachs to drink cold water in such weather.
B)根据对话内容,写出句中所缺单词
8. -Why did you go to Beijing last week?
-Oh, I went there on _______. I talked about a project with other companies.
9. -Come on. We only have 5 miles left.
-I'm _______ out and I can't go any further.
10. -It's dangerous. You should tell your brother not to go sailing alone.
-But he has already made up his _______ to do so.
六、动词填空(10分)
1. _______ (cure) the cases of blindness, the doctors did as much as they could.
2. A new car_______ (test) many times before it comes into the market.
3. _______ a talk on health_______ (give) in the school hall every Monday?
4. He risked_______ (lose) everything this time to go abroad alone.
5. Tom_______ (miss) the last bus. He has to walk home.
6. Bad weather_______ (cause) natural disasters from time to time.
7. I'm quite busy because I_______ (prepare) for the final test these days.
8. I think my iPad_______ (hide) by my mother just now. I can't find it everywhere.
9. I didn't catch what you said because I_______ (read) the evening newspaper at that moment.
10. If you become rich, you may have a difficult time_____ (realize) what your real happiness is.
七、句子翻译(15分)
1.这所学校将会在什么时候被创办？
_____________________________________________________________________________
2．废料过去常常被粗心地扔进河里。
_____________________________________________________________________________
3．你梦想成为一个大明星是不明智的。
_____________________________________________________________________________
4．他够友好通过书信与我们保持联系。
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5．直到最终失败了我们才意识到培训的重要性。
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八、书面表达（15分）
今天是星期天，你以“环境保护”为主题，与老师和同学们一起展开了一系列的活动，请你根据此活动，写一篇70词左右的日记。要点包括：
1．出发时间和地点：8：00 a.m.校门口；
2．目的地：苏州市附近的一个小镇；
3．交通工具：校车；
4.活动内容：捡垃圾、塑料袋，打扫街道，种树、种花；
5．返回时间：下午6点。
注：日记开头已给出，不计入总词数。
Sunday June 16, 2014 Fine
Today I was very excited because_____________________________________________
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参考答案
一、听力测试
第一部分听对话回答问题一
本部分共有10道小题。每小题你将听到一段对话，每段对话读两遍。在听每段对话前，你将有5秒钟的时间阅读题目；听完后，你还有5分钟的答题时间。
1. W: Don't smoke here, Mr Wang?
M: Sorry. I didn't see the sign just now.
2. W: What would you like to see first, elephants or monkeys?,
M: I'd like to see the tigers. It's almost their feeding time.
3. W: I don't know which one to buy. Can, you give me some advice?
M: You'd better try on this skirt. It goes well with you shoes.
4. W: Tom, what's your dream job?
M: I would like to be a doctor and work for patients in the future.
5. W: Why didn't you hand in yesterday's English homework on time, David?
M: Oh, I'm sorry. I left it at home
6. W: What do you think of the English Reading Club, Nick?
M: It's helpful. I go there twice a week
7. W: We're going to play volleyball at three this, afternoon Would you like to come?
M: Oh, I have to go to a meeting at two and it'll last at least two hours.
8. W: Good morning. The Sunnyside Hotel.
M: Good morning. I want to book a double room from July 10th to 12th.
9. W: I went to the cinema with my family last night. Did you go there too?
M: My mother went to plant trees and a I had to look after my sister at home
10. W: How much will it cost for my son and me to go to Shanghai?
M: 64 yuan for you and half of the ticket price for your son because he is under l.2 metres.
(1-5 CACAB 6-10 ABAAC)
第二部分听对话和短文答题
你将听到一段对话和两篇短文，各听两遍。听每段对话或短文前，你将有时间阅读相关小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，每小题你仍有5秒钟的答题时间。
听一段对话，回答第11-12小题。
W: Hi, Paul. Don't you remember me?
M: Wow! You're Sophia.
W: That's right.
M: But you used to be short and quiet when we were in middle school.
W: Yes. I used to be a little shy when I talked to others.
M: But now you are different.
W: Yes. I like talking with people and making new friends. I remember you used to be interested in swimming and were in our school swimming team.
M: But now I don't' swim a lot. I enjoy learning French.
听第一篇短文，回答第13-15小题。请根据短文内容，选择正确答案，完成信息记录表。
Dear Lucy,
Is everything well? Last time, you asked me the way of my travelling. I think we can choose different ways in different travels. When I have a trip to the country, I like riding my bike because I can get the fresh air. If have a long travel to the place near the sea, I like travelling by train, so I can enjoy the view along the road But I will choose to take a plane when I go to the big city. So I will not feel too tired to visit it.
Yours,
Linda
听第二篇短文，回答第16-20小题。
It was a cold winter day. A small boy was walking down the street in London. His name was Tom He was very cold and hungry. He wanted to buy some bread, but he didn't have any money. In his family, his father died. His mother was often sick and couldn't take care of him and his younger brother, Mike. Tom lived a hard life, but he wanted to be a movie star. So he had to do some work to afford food for his family. At the same time, he tried hard to learn to sing and dance well. Thirty years later, the boy becomes one of the most famous pop stars in the world. He lives a good life and his mother is cured-well. But he will always remember his hard life in his young time
(11-15 BCABA 16-20 CBBAA)
二. 1-5 CBBCA 6-10 DBBAC 11-15 ADBCA 16-20 CADBD
三. 1-5 CDDCA 6-10 BAABB
四. 1-5 CACBB 6-10 BBABC 11-15 BCDAD
五. 1. similar 2. Returning 3. translated 4. politely 5. interviewers
6. Communication 7. harmful. 8. business 9. tired 10. mind
六. 1. To cure 2. will be tested 3. Is, given 4. losing 5. has missed
6. causes 7. am preparing 8. was hidden 9. was reading 10. realizing
七. 1. When will the school be set up?
2. Waste used to be thrown into rivers carelessly.
3. It's not wise of you to dream of/about being a big star
4. He is kind/friendly enough to keep in touch with us by writing letters
5. We didn't realize the importance of training until we failed at last.
八. Sunday June16, 2014 Fine
Today I was very excited because I did a lot of things with my teachers and classmates to protect our environment. We met at the school gate at 8:00 in the morning. We went to a small town near Suzhou in our school bus. We collected litter and picked up plastic bags. We cleaned the dirty streets. Then we planted many trees and flowers. At six we came back home. I felt very tired but happy.
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