宁波市外国语学校2013-2014学年第一学期期末模拟
八年级英语试卷
听力部分（25分）
I.听小对话，选择图片(共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分) 1. What does John want to be when he grows up?
A. B. C.
2. How will people go to work in the future?
A. B. C.
3. What kind of fruit do they need?
A. B. C.
4. What will Jane do on Sunday afternoon?
A. B. C.
5. What does the boy think the girl should wear?
A. B. C.
II. 听长对话，回答问题(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分) 6. What is Jack’s grandmother like?
A. She is strict. B. She is kind. C. She is funny. 7. How will they go to see Jack’s grandmother?
A. By car. B. By bus. C. By train. 8. What will Mary do this weekend?
A. Climb the mountain. B. Go to the zoo. C. Have a picnic. 9. Who will Dennis go to the park with?
A. His family. B. His classmates. C. His friends. 10. What will Jenny take?
A. Bread and water. B. Fruit and bread. C. Hamburgers and fruit. 11. Whose birthday is coming?
A. Jeff’s. B. Linda’s. C. Helen’s. 12. What will Lucy do on Sunday?
A. Go to the birthday party. B. Do her homework. C. Take an English exam.
13. Who does the woman want to buy the shoes for?
A. Her son. B. Her daughter. C. Her friend.
14. What color dress does the woman buy?
A. Blue. B. Black. C. Red. 15. How much should the woman pay?
A. 150 yuan. B. 250 yuan. C. 400 yuan.
III. 听短文，回答问题(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分) 16. How many children will every family have in the future? A. 1 B. 2 C. 3
17. Who will help people with the dirty and heavy work in the future? A. Animals. B. Machines. C. Robots. 18. What will happen in the future?
A. People will have many children. B. People will have lots of free time. C. There will be more and more schools.
19. How will people go to many interesting places in the future? A. By train. B. By car. C. By plane. 20. Where will students study in the future?
A. At home. B. At school. C. In the office.
笔试部分（95分）
IV.单项选择(共 15 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 15 分)
21. There is ________ useful book on the desk， _________ useful book belongs to my brother． A．a; the B．an; the C．a; an D. an; a 22. —Where is Jack?
—He _________ basketball on the playground.
A. plays B. is playing C. is going to play D. play
23. Peter is ________of the three boys, but he’s _______than the other two. A. the tallest, younger B. taller, older C. tallest, younger D. tall, oldest
24. —Could you please help me do homework this afternoon? —_________ I will be free after 2:30 in the afternoon. A. Sorry, I can’t B. No, you can’t C. Sure, I’d love to D. Of course not
25. —_________ did he play soccer? —About 3 hours.
A. How many B. How much C. How often D. How long
26. I don’t think fast food is good for our health, so I _______ go to MacDonald. A. hardly B. always C. usually D. often
27. It’s hard to ________ this kind of plant. You have to water it every day. A. look for B. look at C. look after D. look like
28. Everyone in China tried ______ something for the Beijing Olympic Games. A. to do B. does C. do D. did
29. They didn’t go to bed ________ they finished their homework. A. when B. because C. until D. if 30. Will you please _______ the TV?I want to see the Animal World. A. turn off B. turn down C. turn on D. turn up 31. Your house is bigger than ______.
A. he B. him C. he’s D. his 32. I’m hungry. Would you please give me ______to eat
A. delicious something B. something delicious C. anything delicious D. nothing delicious
33. We all know that dinosaurs lived on the Earth more than ______ years ago. A. sixty million B. millions of C. sixty million of D. million of 34. I’m going to write articles and _______ them to magazines and newspapers.
A. send B. take C. bring D. give 35. — Why not go and play football outside? — ______________.
A. Yes, I think so. B. It’s a good game. C. That’s a good idea. D. Of course we do.
V.完形填空(共 10 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 10分)
When Mr. Hunt woke up in the morning, he felt his bedroom was very bright. He thought he __36__ to turn off the light again. He sat up and tried to do that. And now he __37__ it was the sunlight.
Mrs. Hunt went to see their daughter in the city two days ago. She cooked some food for him __38__ she left. But Mr. Hunt hoped to have breakfast in a restaurant near the park. And then he could walk __39__ the lake. He put on his clothes and went out. The sun was shining brightly in the sky and the __40__ was fresh (清新的) . But people were busy and he could see only some old people and children. He went in the restaurant and sat down at a table, waiting for the __41__.
“Hi, Peter!” someone called him and he saw it was his __42__ Richard. “Hi, Richard. Glad to meet you here.” “Glad to meet you, too,” said Richard. “I’m sorry , but I __43__ my wallet at home . So could you lend fifty dollars to me, please?” “Sure, but I have only twenty five dollars in my __44_.” “It doesn’t matter ,” said Richard , “ then you’ll owe(欠) me twenty-five dollars and I’ll owe you __45__ dollars , too . That’ll be fair (公平的) .” ( )36. A. knew B. hoped C. forgot D. liked ( )37. A. guessed B. found C. said D. told
( )38 A. before B. after C. when D. because ( )39. A. in B. on C. under D. around ( )40. A. fruit B. cloud C. air D. water ( )41. A. money B. glass C. answer D. menu
( )42. A. friend B. worker C. driver D. waiter ( )43. A. took B. put C. forgot D. left ( )44. A. shoes B. pocket C. shirt D. hand ( )45. A. fifteen B. twenty C. twenty-five D. thirty
VI.阅读理解(共20小题；46-50小题 1 分，51-65小题 2 分,满分 35分)
A
The Mid-Autumn Festival is coming. Let’s see what my friends are going to do during the three-day holiday.
Peter: I’m going to visit my uncle and aunt with my parents during the three days. They live in the countryside. It is far from our city, Beijing. We’re going to take the train there. I am going fishing there with my cousin.
Eliza: I’m going to visit my grandparents with my parents on the first day. They live in a small town. It is going to take us one hour to get there by car. On the second day, I’m going to have a party with my friends. On the third day, I have to do my homework and study for a math test.
Gina: My cousin is visiting us. He lives in Tianjin. He is coming by bus. On the first day, I’m going to play ping-pong with him. On the second day, I’m going to take him to Eliza’s party. On the third day, my cousin is going back and I am going to do some shopping with my parents.
46. Peter is staying in ______ during the three- day holiday. A. Beijing B. the countryside C. Tianjin D. a town 47. How is Eliza going to her grandparents’ home? A. By car. B. By bike. C. By bus. D. By train. 48. Gina is ______ on the third day. A. visiting her cousin B. playing ping-pong C. doing her homework D. doing some shopping 49. Who are going to Eliza’s party? A. Peter and his cousin. B. Gina and her cousin. C. Peter and Gina. D. Peter, Gina and their cousins. 50. From the passage, we can know that ____. A. Peter doesn’t like fishing B. Eliza is going to have a test C. Gina likes all kinds of sports
D. all three of them have no homework during the three days
B
A young man is lying in hospital sadly. The 24-year-old lost his right leg. The doctor said that his long history of smoking was the reason. “I first smoked when I was 14. It made me feel like a man and I thought it looked cool. Now I know I was wrong,” said the young man.
It is a mistake many young people make. According to the survey, 40 million of China’s 130 million young people aged between 13 and 18 smoke. Fifteen million of them are addicted (上瘾的). The survey also found that about 68% of young smokers first smoked before the age of 13.
Many young people see people smoke in the movies, but in real life, stars like Jackie Chan think smoking is a bad thing and not cool at all.
Doctors say that if a person starts smoking very young, he or she may live 22 years less than those who don’t smoke. 51. How long did the young man smoke? A. For 10 years. B. For 13 years. C. For 14 years. D. For 18 years.
52. What did the young man think of smoking when he first smoked? A. It was wrong. B. It was bad. C. It was boring. D. It was cool.
53. What does the underlined word “it” refer to (指的是)? A. Smoking. B. Getting ill.
C. Lying in hospital. D. Stopping smoking.
54. The number of young people who smoke in China is ____ million. A. 15 B. 40 C. 68 D. 130 55. What can we learn from the passage? A. Many stars think smoking is cool.
B. People who smoke can only live to be 22.
C. It’s a big problem that many young people smoke. D. Many young smokers first smoked before the age of 10.
C
People began to make robots about several hundred years ago. In the past, some of the early ones looked like animals or humans. However, they couldn’t talk and were pretty dumb. They worked like clocks and did the same things over and over again.
Now modern robots don’t always look like people. Some are like big machines; others are nothing but long arms attached to boxy(箱子般四四方方的)bodies. However, modern robots are smart. Some can solve problems on their own. Their brains are computers and their eyes are sensors(传感器). Motors(发动机)help them move.
In the future, robots will learn from their mistakes more than they do now. They will be smarter. It’s possible that we will have robot judges, robot household workers, and robot factory workers. Robots will help people to do more things. 56. How long is the history of robots? A. Hundreds of years. B. Several hundred years. C. Seven hundred years. D. A hundred year.
57. What’s the possible meaning of dumb? A. Talking like people. B. Clever. C. Unintelligent (迟钝). D. Cute. 58. Most robots look like people ______ . A. in the past B. clever C. in the future D. all the time
59. Which of the following is NOT true about modern robots? A. Some robots can solve problems on their own. B. Some robots are like big machines. C. Modern robots are smart.
D. Some robots’ brains are sensors.
60. What can’t robots do in the future according to the passage? A. They can help people do housework. B. They can work as judges. C. They can work in the factory. D. They can have brains as people.
D
Ann’s grandpa was very rich and he had some shops. The old man began to learn drawing when he was sixty, and he loved it very much. For twelve years he drew a lot and there were many pictures in his workroom. He was pleased with them and kept them well. One day, the old man was ill. He had to stay in hospital. Before he died, he said to Ann, “I want to give my pictures to a school as presents. Then the students can remember me forever. But I don’t know which school I’m going to give them to. Can you help me?” “Well, “said the little girl, “you’d better give them to a blind school. “ 61. Ann’s grandpa was ____________.
A. a driver B. a teacher C. a blind man D. a rich man 62. The old man tried his best to be ____________.
A. an artist B. a farmer C. a doctor D. a teacher 63. The old man loved ____________ very much when he was sixty. A. writing B. his shops C. money D. drawing 64. When the old man was in hospital, he was ____________ years old. A. 60 B. 70 C. 72 D. 78 65. Ann thought her grandpa’s pictures were ____________.
A. nice B. beautiful C. good D. bad
VII.词汇(每小题1分，共10分)
66. We w________ the first prize in the sports meeting last night.
67. We should speak English as much as p_____ if we want to learn it better. 68. People in our village built many tall b______ last year.
69. His father is an e_______. He can plan the making of bridges. 70. Thank you for i______ me to visit next week.
71. John plays football ________(好) than his brother Jack.
72. There are some _________ (外国的) friends visiting our school. 73. ____________(然而), many young trees died ten days ago.
74. Mr. Black and his son are great _______（科学家）in Green City. 75. I can’t _________（忍受） Healthy Living.
VIII. 句型转换(每小题2分，共10分)
76. You go to the party. You have a good time. (改为条件状语从句) ______ you go to the party , you ______ have a good time . 77. Pour the milk into the blender, Lily. (改为否定句) __________ _________ the milk into the blender, Lily. 78. His mother doesn’t mind soap operas.(对画线提问) ________ does his mother ______ of soap operas?
79. The man is very weak. He can’t carry the bag. (改为同义句) The man is ________ weak ________ carry the bag. 80. I’m going to stay at home. (改为一般疑问句) _______ you _____ to stay at home?
IX. 书面表达(15分)
根据所给提示，写一封60 词左右的信：
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关键词：favorite subject, work hard, practice reading, speaking, listening, writing, keep on doing, remember words, listen