八年级英语上学期期末考试模拟试题
Ⅱ 知识运用
A) 单项填空（10分）
21. _______ the man finished talking, Yu Gong said that his family could continue to move the mountains. A. As soon as B. Unless C. Because of 22. Once upon a time, there _______ a very old man. A. was B. are C. is 23. China is almost as ________ as America.
A．bigger B. big C．biggest 24. The sea is about 1,000 meters _______.
A. deeper B. deep C. the deepest 25. —Have you read Little Women yet? —__________.
A．Yes, I do B. Yes, I am C．Yes, I have 26. —Where is your father?
—He_______ Shanghai. He’ll be back next week.
A．has been to B. has gone to C．have gone to
27. -- ________ have you had the bike over there? --For 5 years.
A. How long B. What time C．When
28.--I’ve never been to a water park. --_____________. A. Me, too B. Me, neither C. Me, either 29.Do you know that China is one of _________countries in the world? A. old B. older C. the oldest
30. He cannot turn himself into a person _______he can hide his tail. A. unless B. as C. because B) 完形填空（10分）
31 November 1979, pupils in England were able to watch a new TV program 32 Monkey. Most
of them were hearing this story 33 the first time. However, this story is not new to Chinese children. The Monkey King or Sun Wukong 34 the main character in the traditional Chinese book Journey to the West. The Monkey King is not just any normal monkey. In fact, he sometimes does not even look like 35 monkey. This is because he can make 72 changes to 36 shape and size, turning himself into different animals and objects. But 37 he can hide his tail, he cannot turn himself into a person. To fight bad people, the Monkey King uses a magic stick. Sometimes he can make the stick 38 small that he can keep it in his ear. At other times, he is able to make it big and long
The Monkey King has 39 the children of China for many years, And as soon as the TV program came out more than 39 years ago, Western children 40 interested in reading this story because the clever Monkey King keeps fighting to help the weak and never gives up.
31. A. On B. At C. In 32. A. call B. calling C. called 33. A. for B. at C. in 34. A. be B. is C. are 35. A. an B. a C. / 36. A. he B. her C. his 37. A. till B. because C. unless 38. A. so B. if C. but 39. A. excited B. excite C. exciting 40. A. Be B. became C. become Ⅲ 阅读理解（38分）
第一节 阅读表格内容，从每小题所给的A,B,C三个选项中，选出最佳选项回答问题或完成句子。（共5小题，计10
分）
Travel Information（信息）
Place interest (景点) Location (位置) Phone Number 8228386 Price Ticket Famous sights Old buildings by a The grassland on A famous forest park beautiful Tuo River
41. You can visit a famous forest（森林） park in . A. Fenghuang
B. Mount Bamian
C. Zhang Jiajie
the top of the mountain of 150yuan 8323452 120yuan Fenghuang County（县） Longshan County Zhang Jiajie District (地区) 8572190 320yuan of Fenghuang Ancient Town Mount Bamian (八面山) Zhang Jiajie Forest Park 42. If you don’t know how to get to Mount Bamian, you can call . A. 8228386 B. 8323452
C. 8572190
43. If you want to visit Fenghuang Ancient（古代的） Town, you need to pay . A. 150yuan B. 120yuan 44. Fenghuang is famous（出名） for .
A. Old buildings B. Mount Bamian 45. is the most expensive（贵的） of the three. A. Mount Bamian
B. Zhang Jiajie Forest Park C. Fenghuang
C. a forest park C. 320yuan
第二节 根据短文内容，选择正确答案。（20分）
（ A ）
Jack is an eight-year-old boy. He likes history best.
Jack and his classmates had a history class last Thursday. Their teacher said, “Well, Children, We’re going to take a bus to Conway on Friday. There is a beautiful castle （城堡）there, and we’re going to visit it.” The children were very happy to hear that.
“Do you have any questions?” asked the teacher. “Yes, sir. How old is the castle, sir?” asked Jack. “It’s about seven hundred years old,” said the teacher. “What’s the name of the castle, sir?” asked another boy. “Conway Castle,” said the teacher.
On Friday the children visited Conway Castle. They went back home in the afternoon. “Do you like the castle, Jack?” Jack’s mother asked him when he got home.
“Not very much,” said Jack. “People built （建造）it too near the railway （铁路）.”
46. ______ is Jack’s favorite subject.
A. Math.
B. History. C. English.
47. Jack and his classmates went to Conway_____.
A. by bike.
B. by bus. C. by train.
48. 划线单词 “that” 指代的是 “_______”.
A. visiting a castle B. having a history class C. Friday
49. From the passage, we can know the castle was______.
A. very old
B. not beautiful C. near Jack’s home
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to
school
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50. 下面的陈述哪一项是正确的?
A. Jack liked the castle a lot. B. Jack’s mother also went to Conway on Friday. C. The children went back home on Friday afternoon.
( B )
Michael Jackson is one of the most popular（受欢迎的） singers in the USA. He was born in Indiana in August, 1958. He has eight brothers and sisters, and he is the seventh child.
In 1963, he and his brothers started a band-The Jackson Five. He is the lead singer(主唱歌手)of the band（乐队）. American people began to know him in the 1960s.
From 1972, he began to make his own CDs. He sang and danced well, and young people liked him very much.
In 1983, the song Thrillers made him one of the most popular singers in the USA. And his songs were also very popular in China. Many young people liked him and his pop songs very much. ( )51. Who is Michael Jackson ? He is ________.
A. student B. singer C. teacher
( )52. How old was Michael Jackson when he started the band with his brothers?
A. He was 21. B. He was 60. C. He was 5. ( ) 53. When did he begin to make his own CDs?
A. In 1958 B. In the 1960s C. In 1972 ( )54. Why did young people like him?
A. he sang and danced well. B. he had a lot of money. C. he was from England.
( ) 55.What did young people like about him?
A. His family. B. His pop songs. C. His birthday.
( C )
第三节 语篇补全阅读下面的短文，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项补全短文。选项中有项为多余选项。（共4小题，计8分）
When we do not understand each other’s language, we can communicate with the help of sign language