quickly and easily using 3D printers.
But can you imagine printing food? Some scientists are trying torevolutionize our eating experience by doing this. They hope that having a 3D printer in the kitchen will become as usual as the microwave or blender. Scientists say that they are easy to use: you simply have to choose a recipe and put the food “inks” into the printer. You can also change the instructions to make the food exactly how you want it. This means that it would be very quick and easy to create delicious meals.
Using 3D printers to create your meals would also be saving the environment. There would be less need for traditional growing, transporting and packaging as food production would be quicker and easier. Printing food could also help people who suffer from dysphasia (吞咽障碍症). They could program (为…编程) the printer to print softer versions of their favorite foods so that they would not have trouble swallowing them.
However, some people think that the future of 3D-printed food would be a disaster. It could take away many jobs, including those for growing, transporting and packaging food. Imagine a world where there was no need for farming or growing crops and the same tastes could be printed from a raw “food ink”. Similarly, traditional cafés and restaurants might lose business. Also, there are worries about the nutritional value of printed food: is it really possible to get the nutrients (营养物) we need from food-based inks and gels?
What’s more, cooking and eating together with family and friends has long been a traditional and enjoyable activity. It is hard to imagine a world where the fun of cooking is dead and meals can be done at the touch of a button. 51. What should we do first if we want to print food?
A. Choose a recipe. B. Program the printer.
C. Change the instructions. D. Put food “inks” into the printer. 52. What does the underlined word revolutionizein Paragraph 2 probably mean? A. Remember clearly. B. Take seriously. C. Change completely. D. Teach carefully. 53. Which could be the advantage (好处)of 3D food printing?
A. Saving the environment. B. Giving people nutrients.
C. Helping with traditional farming. D. Offering more job chances. 54. Which is the best title of the passage?
A. Why is 3D printing so popular? B. Will 3D printing be the future of food? C. 3D food printers in the kitchens D. Different opinions on 3D printing 七、阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。（共8分，每小题2分）
Do you think “real” art hangs in museums? Think again! Some people make artworks on outdoor walls. The artworks are called murals.
Judy Baca is an American artist. She was born in 1946. Her family is from Mexico. When she was young, Judy lived in Los Angeles with her mother and her grandmother. When Judy was six, her life changed. She and her mother moved across Los Angeles. Judy had always talked in Spanish. At first, Judy found it hard to pronounce English words. Her teacher let her paint and draw when she couldn’t understand the lessons. Judy started to love art. Later, she went to college and studied art.
After college, Judy worked for the city of Los Angeles. She taught art in a neighborhood called Boyle Heights. Different groups of teenagers hung out there. The groups did not get along well. Judy wanted them to work together, so she decided to paint a mural with 20 teenagers from different groups. She helped them put aside their differences.
Some people in the community tried to stop Judy’s work, but she didn’t give up. When the mural was done, people loved it. It was calledMiAbuelita, which means my grandmother. The mural showed a Mexican American grandmother with open arms. She looked as if she was offering a hug. It became a symbol of unity.
Later, Judy started two programs to get people to paint murals all over Los Angeles. They make art for people of all different backgrounds and cultures. 55. Is Judy Baca an American artist?
56. Where did Judy live when she was young?
57.What did Judy’s teacher do when she couldn’t understand lessons?
58. Why did Judy decide to paint a mural with teenagers from different groups?
书面表达（共10分）
八、文段表达（10分）
59. 根据中文和英文提示，完成一篇不少于50词的文段写作。文章标题已给出。所给提示词语仅供选用。请不要写出
你的校名和姓名。
学校英语校刊“人生目标”栏目正在征稿。请你以“My Dream Job”为题写一篇短文，内容包括你的理想职业是什么, 为什么你会有这样的想法,你打算如何实现它。 提示词语：important, helpful, study, practice, try my best 提示问题：● What do you want to be when you grow up?
● Why do you have this dream? ● Whatare you going to do?
My Dream Job ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
英语上学期期末考试模拟试题答案
一、听后选择
1. C 2. A 3. B 4. C 5.A 6. B 7.B 8. A 二、听后回答（共8分，每小题2分）
9. A writer. 10. By bus /Take a (the) bus. 11. 2/ Two. 12. On the moon. 三、听短文，记录关键信息
13. note 14. 5/five 15.exam(s) 16.bedroom 17.subject 四、单项填空
18. C 19. D 20. A 21.B 22. C 23.B 24. A. 25.C 26.D 27.B 28. A 29.D 五、完形填空
30.C31. A 32.B33.A 34.B 35. D 36.C37.D 38.A 39.C 六、阅读下列短文，选择最佳选项。
40.B 41.D 42. A 43. C 44.D 45.B46. A47. D 48. C 49. B 50. A 51. A 52.C 53.A 54.B 七、阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。 55. Yes, she is. 56. In Los Angeles.
57. Her teacherlet her paint and draw.
58. Because she wanted them to work together /put aside their differences. 八、文段表达
A possible version
Everyone has his own dreams. I’m going to be a writer when I grow up.I really like writing because it is amazing to share my thoughts and feelings with others.
To realize my dream, I’m going to study Chinese really hard. It’s very important for me to learn Chinese well. I am going to read a lot. There are many great writers in China and abroad and I can always learn a lot from their works. What’s more, I plan to keep on writing so that I can improve my writing through practice.
All in all, I know it is not easy to realize my dream but I will try my best and never give up.
八年级英语上学期期末考试模拟试题
笔 试 部 分
V．单项选择（共15小题，每小题1分，计15分）
选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
( ) 26. I found ________ very good article in the newspaper.
A. a B. an C. the D. / ( ) 27. Please take more exercise. It’s good ________ your health.
A. at B. for C. to D. in
( ) 28. Next Monday is my mother’s birthday. I ________ her a big present on that day.
A. give B. will give C. gave D. am giving ( ) 29. — ________ do you go shopping?
— Once a week. A. How long
B. How often C. How far D. How old
( ) 30. Who is outgoing, Lucy or her sister?
A. more B. the more C. most D. the most ( ) 31. His T-shirt is the same colour as .
A. I B. my C. me D. mine ( ) 32. —Your bag is very beautiful.
— Oh! I ________ it on my way here. A. buy B. will buy
C. bought D. am buying
( ) 33. I want sweet milk. Put some ________ in my cup.
A. ice B. soup
C. salt D. sugar
( ) 34. Mum, I want to invite my friends ________ movies tomorrow.
A. watch B. to watch C. watching D. are watching
( ) 35. Don’t talk, Tom! Your father ________ in the room.
A. sleeps B. slept
C. is sleeping D. will be sleeping
( ) 36. He didn’t go to bed ________ his son came back last night.
A. until B. since
C. while D. so
( ) 37. If it ________ tomorrow, we will go hiking at Cool City Park.
A. not rain B. don’t rain C. won’t rain D. doesn’t rain ( ) 38. — Where is Tom?
— He is practicing ________ English in the classroom.
A. to speak B. speaking C. speak D. is speaking
( ) 39. I ________ painting at the age of five and spent much time doing it. A. took up B. picked up C. looked up D. got up
( ) 40. — Our basketball team will beat theirs and win the match.
— ________. Your team is the best in our city.
A. I’m afraid not B. I believe so C. Of course not D. Well done
VI．完形填空（共10小题，每小题1分，计10分）
One day, a boy had a fight with one of his classmates. Then he went to his 41 and told him his story angrily. “He is really bad,” the boy said, “and I 42 him.”
The grandfather said, “ 43 me tell you a story. When I was a boy, I, too, sometimes hated others for what they did.”
As the boy 44 carefully, the grandfather went on, “There are always two tigers inside my heart. One is 45 and kind. He gets on well 46 everything around him. But 47 is bad and unfriendly. Even the smallest thing will make him angry. He fights with everyone all the time, and for no reason. He can’t think carefully 48 he always hates others. It is difficult to live with these two tigers inside my heart. They both try to control (控制) me. ”
The boy looked into his grandfather’s 49 and asked, “ 50 tiger always controls you, Grandfather?”
The old man said slowly and seriously, “The one that I feed. I always feed the good and kind tiger, so I never hate others and seldom (很少) get angry now. ” ( ) 41. A. mother ( ) 42. A. love ( ) 43. A. Make ( ) 44. A. saw ( ) 45. A. good ( ) 46. A. at
B. father B. hate B. Help
C. teacher
D. grandfather
C. know C. Let
D. enjoy D. Ask D. listened D. quiet D. about
D. the other D. but
B. felt
C. talked
C. lazy C. with
B. bad B. on
( ) 47. A. other ( ) 48. A. because ( ) 49. A. eyes ( ) 50. A. Who
B. others B. though B. ears
C. another
C. before C. nose C. Where
D. mouth D. When
B. Which
VII．阅读理解（共15小题，每小题2分，计30分）
阅读A、B、C三篇材料，然后从各小题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A