1、2011-2012 学年八年级上英语期末模拟试题（三）第 1 页 共 7 页2011-2012 学年八年级上英语期末模拟试题（三）一、单项选择（20*1）1. You cant sneeze and keep your eyes _ at the same time.A. open B. opens C. opened D. opening2. Study hard! _ you study, _ results youll get.A. Harder; better B. The harder; better C. The harder; the better D. Harder;the b
2、etter3. We asked some people _ and this is what they said.A. they thought what B. what did they think C. what they thought D. why they thought4. Lily is coming by plane tomorrow. Lets go to airport to meet her. A. a; a B. /; a C. the; the D. /; the5. He_ the national basketball team when he was 18 y
3、ears old.A. joins B. joined C. takes part in D. took part in6. I found the door _ when I got homeA. to open B. open C. opening D. be opened7. The price of this computer is the _ of the three.A. smallest B. biggest C. tallest D. highest8. A: Whats wrong with you?B: I dont fell _. A. good B. well C. i
4、llness D. little9. A: I am sorry to tell you I have got a toothache.B: _.A. Thank you very muchC. It doesnt matterB. Whats wrong with youD. Thats too bad10. I dont like this shirt. Can you give me_ one?A. other B. the other C. any other D. another11. _ is it from your home to your school?A. How long
5、 B. How often C. How soon D. How far12. You_ take photos in the museum, Sir. A. can not B. do not have to C. need not D. must not13. Would do like_ green tea?A. some more B. any more C. another D. one more14. A: _?B: It is Wednesday.A. Whats the time B. Whats the date C. What day is today D. Whats t
6、oday15. I think a good friend can make me_.A. laugh B. laughing C. to laugh D. laughing16. My uncles house is much bigger than_ of ours.A. it B. the one C. that D. our house17. When she grows up, he is going to_.A. what he wants to do B. what does he want to do C. what he want to do D. what can he d
7、o 18. We all found_ to play the game.A. that interesting B. this interesting C. it interesting D. its interesting19. Mike_ to school this morning.A. walks B. walk C. walking D. walked20. I will tell him the news when he_ back.A. comes B. come C. came D. will come2011-2012 学年八年级上英语期末模拟试题（三）第 2 页 共 7
8、页二、完型填空（10*1）Life in 30 years will be 21 because many changes will take place, but what will the changes be?The population is growing fast. There will be 22 people in the world and most of them will live longer than before. Computers will be 23 smaller and more useful, and there will be at least one
9、 in every home. And computer studies will be one of the important 24 in school.People will work fewer hours than they are doing now, and they will have more free time for sports, watching TV and traveling. Traveling will be much cheaper and 25 . And many more people will go to other countries 26 hol
10、idays.There will be changes in our food, too. More land will be used for 27 new towns and houses. Then there will be less 28 for cows and sheep, so meat will be more expensive. Maybe people wont eat it every day, they will eat more vegetables and fruit instead. Maybe people will be healthier.Work in
11、 the future will be different, too. Dangerous and hard work will 29 by robots. Because of this, many people will not have 30 to do. This will be a problem. 21. A. same B. difference C. different D. difficulty22. A. little and little B. less and less C. many and many D. more and more23. A. much B. ma
12、ny C. more D. most24. A. subject B. subjects C. way D. games 25. A. easily B. more easily C. easy D. easier 26. A. for B. with C. at D. in27. A. build B. building C. to build D. builds28. A. rooms B. room C. spaces D. sea29. A. done B. do C. be done D. be did30. A. works enough B. enough works C. wo
13、rk enough D. enough work 三、阅读理解（10*2）(A)The word“day”has two meaningsWhen we talk about the number of days in a year, we are using“day”to mean 24 hoursBut when we talk about day and nightwe are using“day”to mean the time between sunrise and sunsetSince the earth looks like a ball，the sun can shine o
14、n only half of it at a timeAlways one half of the earth is having day and the other half nightA place is moved from day into night and from night into day over and over by the spinning(旋转)of the earthAt the equator(赤道)day and night are sometimes the same lengthThey are each twelve hours longThe sun
15、rises at 6 oclock in the morning and sets at 6 oclock in the eveningFor six months the North Pole is tilted(倾斜)toward the sun：In those months the Northern Hemisphere(半球)gets more hours of sunlight than the Southern HemisphereDays are longer than nightsSouth of the equator nights are longer than days
16、For the other six months the North Pole is tilted away from the sunThen the Southern Hemisphere gets more sunlightDays are longer than nightsNorth of the equator nights are longer than daysWinter is the season of long nightsSummer is the season of long days31.When the Western Hemisphere is having da
17、y, the Eastern Hemisphere is having A. both day and night B. day C. neither day nor night D. night32.A place is moved from day into night and from night into day over and over by of the earthA. the pushing B. the pulling C. the spinning D. the passing33.When it is winter in China, A. the USA is tilt
18、ed toward the sun B. the South Pole is tilted away from the sun2011-2012 学年八年级上英语期末模拟试题（三）第 3 页 共 7 页C .the North Pole is tilted toward the sun D. the North Pole is tilted away from the sun( B )Some teenagers think that newspapers are boring and only for adults. But thats not true. There are many in
19、teresting stories in the paper. You just need to make clear what you are looking at. “I spend about half an hour reading newspapers every day,” said 15-year-old Gao Ming from Beijing. “Im interested in things happening at school.” School news is just one kind of news story in newspapers. Theres also
20、 world news: from international problems to pop stars.Read the newspaper carefully, well find different types of articles on the pages:News stories these stories are about events. Reporters try to show all points of a story to help readers understand what happened. Reporters try to speak to as many
21、people as possible. They also use pictures and numbers to show the readers that the stories are true. The newspaper Teenagers has lots of news stories on the news page and front page. When we read them, we learn more about the facts, not the writers ideas.Opinion writing opinion writing is usually a
22、bout something happening right now. But it isnt just facts. Here writers add their own opinions to the news. Writers pick only the facts that help back up their ideas. They make readers believe that they are telling the truth. This is usually the kind of story that gets people thinking. Go to “Speak
23、 Out” on Page Two for an example of opinion writing in Teenagers.Advertisement Dont get happy too early when you read them. Those sweet words and lovely pictures are just ways to get us interested in their products! People have to pay to put advertisements in newspapers! 34. The underlined sentence
24、means that the readers “_“.A. should understand interesting news stories B. ought to know which kind of things to readC. need to look at the school news first D. must know the contents of all the news35. We can not find the facts of an event _A. in advertisements B. in the school news C. in opinion
25、writing D. on the front page36. This passage mainly discusses how_.A. reporters write different kinds of news B. teenagers get interested in newspapersC. readers can read newspapers in better ways D. readers can deal with different news in newspapers(C)One day, a poor boy who was trying to pay his w
26、ay through school by sending newspapers door to door, was so hungry that he decided to beg for a meal at the next house.However, he lost his nerve when a lovely young woman opened the door. Instead of a meal he asked for a drink of water. She thought he looked hungry so she brought him a large glass
27、 of milk. He drank it slowly, and then asked, “How much do I owe you?”“You dont owe me anything,” she replied. “Then I thank you from the bottom of my heart.” With these words, Howard Kelly left that house.Years later the woman became badly ill and was finally sent to the hospital in a big city. Dr.
28、 Howard 2011-2012 学年八年级上英语期末模拟试题（三）第 4 页 共 7 页Kelly, now famous, was called in. When he heard the name of the town she came from, a strange light filled his eyes. Dressed in his doctors clothes, Dr. Kelly went into her room and recognized her at once. From that day on, he gave special attention to h
29、er, and decided to do his best to save her life.At last the woman was saved. Dr. Kelly asked the business office to pass the final bill to him. He looked at it and then wrote something on the side. The bill was sent to the womans room. She was afraid to open it because she was sure that it would tak
30、e the rest of her life to pay for it off. Finally she looked, and the note on the side of the bill caught her attention. She read these words:“Paid in full with a glass of milk, Dr. Howard Kelly.”Tear of joy flooded her eyes.37. The boy sent newspapers door to door in order to _.A. continue his scho
31、oling B. become a famous doctorC. thank the woman for her kindness D. support his poor family38.Which is true about the boy and the woman?A. He was too shy to ask her for some water.B. She thought he was not hungry but thirsty.C. She wanted him to pay for the glass of milk.D. She never thought he wo
32、uld save her life later.39. After Dr. Kelly knew who the woman was, he _.A. began to take good care of her himselfB. told her she once gave him a glass of milkC. decided to try his best to save herD. asked for her bill and paid it off at once40.The best title for this passage is _.A. A Warm-hearted
33、WomanB. A Glass of Milk C. The Final BillD. A Famous Doctor四、任务型阅读（5*2）“Learning a language is easy. Even a child can do it!”Most adults who are learning a second language would not agree with this. For them, learning a language is a very difficult task. 41 But learning a language is easier for chil
34、dren. Language teachers often offer advice to language learners: “Read as much as you can in the new language.”; “practice speaking the language every day.”; “Live with the persons who speak the language.”But what does a successful language learner do? 42 Successful language learning is active learn
35、ing. The successful learners do not wait for a chance to use the language. 43 They will try and way to communicate. 44 They are energetic in language learning because they know clearly why they learn a language. Successful language learners work hard in language practice. 45 Are you successful in la
36、nguage learning? If it is less successful, you should do well to try the above ways. A. Successful language learners are learners with purpose.B. They need much time to study and practice, and even sometimes they dont get good results.C. They try every chance to listen more, speak more, read more an
37、d write more.2011-2012 学年八年级上英语期末模拟试题（三）第 5 页 共 7 页D. They find people who speak the language and ask these people to correct them when they make a mistake.E. Language learning research shows that successful language learners are similar in some way.五、汉译英（5*2）46. 昨天 Linda 与她的朋友们在购物中心逛了整个下午，但是她什么也没有买
38、到。47. 我宁愿整理床也不愿意洗衣服。48. 1、我认为青少年不应该向父母要钱。49. Tom 是我最好的朋友，我们却没什么共同点。我认为没有必要非得一样。50. 你的气色不太好，哪儿不舒服？六、完成对话（10*1）A: Hello, may I 52 to Mary?B: Yes, this is Mary here.A: My families are going to Beijing during the summer holidays. Were going to visit some 52 of interest.B: Have you ever been there before
39、?A: No, its the first time 53 us.B: Thatll 54 very interesting.A: What 55 you?B: Maybe my parents will 56 me to a few cities in the south.A: 57 cities are you going to visit?B: Perhaps Shanghai, Nanjing, Wuxi and Hangzhou.A: Great! Im sure youll 58 a wonderful time.B: I hope 59 , and Im sure youll e
40、njoy 60 there, too.A: Thank you. Bye-bye!B: Bye!51. 52. 53. 54. 55. 56. 57. 58. 59. 60. 七、短文填空（10*1）根据下列短文内容，在短文后的空格处填上一个恰当的词，使短文完整、通顺。well they someone much love price spend while and shine keep classmateLast week QQ.com surveyed 140,000 people on the Internet. They found that panda Jingjing and Ol
41、ympic flame (火焰)Huanhuan were the 61 popular among the five Olympic mascots (吉祥物).Do you agree with others? Which do you like 62 ?Li Zhou, a kid in Beijing says, “Red is my favorite color. So Huanhuan, the Olympic flame, caught eyes when 63 saw the five dolls. I think he is the loveliest. Look at hi
42、s eyes, so bright and 64 , and his open arms. I will buy a set and 65 as souvenirs because nobody knows when Beijing will hold the Olympic Games again. My only worry is the 66 of the dolls. But I guess I will get help from my parents because they both love them very much.”Xu Chuanxia says, “Almost a
43、ll of my 67 love the dolls. More than half of them have something with that mascot. Boys buy key rings 68 girls buy toys. But I want something more meaningful, mascot stamps. I dont know how much they will cost. But I am ready to 69 all I have.” Robert Connolly, a young man in Ireland says, “I saw t
44、hem online a few days after China chose them as mascots. All five are quite 70 _. If I have to list them in order of how much I like them. Id put the red doll and panda at the top , the blue the last. He seems a little weak, without anything special about himself.”2011-2012 学年八年级上英语期末模拟试题（三）第 6 页 共
45、7 页61. 62. 63. 64. 65. 66. 67. 68. 69. 70. 八、书面表达（1*10）下面是一份针对某市初中生的生活方式的问卷调查表（questionnaire） 。该表包含问题、分值（scores ）及结论。请先根据你自己的实际情况完成问卷调查表，计算出自己的得分，再根据此写一篇短文描述你的生活方式，并通过你的最后得分确定其健康与否，说出今后的打算。Middle school students lifestyle questionnaire1. How often do you ecercise? Your choice:A. Less than three time
46、s a weekB. Three to six times a weekC. Every day 2. How long do you sleep every night?A. Less than 7 hoursB. More than 9 hoursC. 7-9 hours 3. How much TV do you watch without a stop every day?A. More than 2 hoursB. Half an hour to 2C. Less than half an hour 4. How often do you eat cakes, biscuits and sweets?A. often
