八年级英语第一学期期末模拟试题试题
Ⅰ．单项选择(15分)
1．—______ do you play sports? —Almost every day．
A．When B．How long C．How fast D．How often
2．The story made all of us ______，and we wanted him ______ one more．
A．laugh；tell B．to laugh；to tell C．laugh；to tell D．to laugh；tell
3．Some students ______ to school when it rains in my city．
A．by bus B．take buses C．in the bus D．on the bus
4．—Would you like ______ with us this weekend?
—I’m afraid not．But what about ______ in the mountains? A．to go fishing；going hiking B．to go fishing；go hiking C．go fishing；going hiking D．go fishing；go hiking
5．—John，can you come and play baseball with us? —______．I have to finish my work first．
A．I’d love to B．Thanks C．Sorry，I’m afraid I can’t D．Not at all
6．Look at that big Christmas tree at the corner．It looks ______．
A．real beautiful B．really beautiful C．real beautifully D．really beautifully
7．My sister lives in Beijing，and ______．
A．my parents do so B．so do my parents C．my parents are so D．so are my parents
8．We know a train in the past can’t go ______ a train at the moment．
A．as soon as B．so fast as C．as fastly as D．so faster than
9．—Must we put this in ______ a banana milk shake?
—No，you ______．You can put some tomato sauce in． A. to make; needn’t B. to make; mustn’t C. making; needn’t D. making; mustn’t
10．—_______?
—I enjoyed it a lot，and you know it was my first time to swim in the sea． A．How do you like the sea
B．Did you swim in the sea C．How was your vacation
D．What do you think of going swimming in the sea
11．—Did you go to the stadium last Sunday?
—Sure．I went to see my son ______ basketball with his friends． A．plays B．played C．play D．playing
12．—Hi，John．Are you ______ a soccer match this weekend? —Yes，there ______ an important match between our school and No．1 Middle School． A．going to be；is going to be B．going to be；is going to have C．going to have；is going to be D．going to have；is going to have
13．—Mum，shall we go to the amusement park this Saturday?
—But，why not go ______，Linda? I think we can do ______ this weekend． A．other somewhere；something interesting B．else somewhere；interesting something C．somewhere else；something interesting D．somewhere other；interesting something 14．—What do you ________ the performer? —A very nice one．She _______ music． A．think of；is playing
B．know；is playing a guitar piece C．like；is playing a piano piece
D．think of；is playing a piano piece of
15．Of all the students，Tim Brown runs _______．
A．fastest B．faster C．very fast D．faster than any of them all
Ⅱ．完形填空(10分)
Have you ever complained (抱怨) why life is so tiring? Does the sky sometimes 1 dark to you? Are your lessons sometimes not successful? Well, friends, cheer up and 2 all the time. If you see the world with your warm heart, you will find the whole world smiling to you.
On a sunny morning, you plan to have a walk to relax yourself. Just before you go out, it 3 starts to rain. Maybe you would feel very sad and start to complain about the weather. But dear friends, why 4 sit down and listen to the free concert that the nature brings you? And with the timely rain, crops(庄稼) in the fields will grow better and farmers will have a good harvest (收成). 5 everyone wants to succeed in what he tries to do, life isn’t a bed of roses. It’s very common to meet difficulties on the way to success. 6 difficulty isn't terrible. The real terrible thing is that we are afraid of it. Difficulty is 7 a spring (弹簧). If you are 8 , it will be strong. So when you meet difficulties, don't give up. Instead, you should face them with a smile.
Attitude 9 everything. With an optimistic (乐观的) attitude, life is easy and 10 _. If you want to be happy, try to remember these five easy rules. Free your heart from hate; Free your mind from worries; Live an easy life; Give more; Expect less. The quickest way to receive happiness is to smile, the fastest way to lose it is to complain. 1. A. seem B. seems C. seemed 2. A. cry B. smile C. complain 3. A. suddenly B. finally C. hardly 4. A. don't B. not C. didn’t 5. A. But B. For C. Although 6. A. In fact B. From early on C. For example 7. A. unlike B. likes C. like
8. A. powerful B. weak C. confident 9. A. decides B. deciding C. to decide
10 A. please B. pleased C. pleasant（2011 黑龙江 哈尔滨）
Ⅲ．阅读理解(30分)
A
Suppose(假如) you work in a big company and find English very important for your job. Now you are looking for a place where you can improve your English, especially your spoken English.
Here are some advertisements(广告) about English language training from newspapers. You may find the information you need.
1．What are you doing with these two advertisements? A．To read more English．
B．To improve spoken English． C．To read more information． D．To study written English．
2．If you live in city center，which place will you choose to improve your English? A．City Zoo． B．Central Park．
C．International House of English． D．Global English Center．
3．How much will you pay if you take the evening program at the International House of English?
A．60 yuan． B．240 yuan． C．720 yuan． D．1,000 yuan．
4．Why may you go to the International House of English? A．Because it offers free sightseeing and social activities． B．Because it has a special course in spoken English． C．Because it costs less than the other schools． D．Because it has foreign English teachers．
5．How many hours a day do you have to spend in learning English if you take part in one of the two training schools?
A．Three． B．Two． C．Four． D．Six．
B
Last Friday, a Tibetan(藏族的) postman became the first woman postal worker to give a speech at the World Postal Meeting in Bern, the capital of Switzerland. She was Nima Lamu, a postwoman of Yunling Post office, Yunnan Province.
She said, “I had to cross the Lancang River along a steel wire. My younger brother nearly died in the river before. I felt so afraid when I was asked for the first time to cross the river. But when I reached the other side, I found that I was flying.”
Her area is locked in (封闭) two snowy mountains and three big rivers. She said, “:What worries me most is the snakes on the way. Sometimes, I throw little stones toward them and I often tell my self ‘Keep going’. ”
Ten years ago, it took Nima five days to finish each week’s mail. She had to face snowstorms, floods, snakes and loneliness on her 350-kilometer journey. Nima said, “The situation has developed a lot these years. Now we have a bridge that was built across the Lancang River in 2006.”
Nima never dreamed she would become famous one day when she first look up her job, 12 years ago. Changes have been seen in recent years as more tourists visit Nima’s hometown. But one thing remains unchanged: she is still the carrier of the villagers’ hopes and dreams. （2011 山东德州）
