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浙江省外研版初中英语八年级下学期期中模拟试卷(1)

更新时间:2021-03-28 浏览次数:122 类型:期中考试
一、完形填空
  • 1. 完形填空

        We were going to play against a team from a country school. They didn't come until the game time arrived. They looked1than we had thought. They were wearing dirty blue jeans(牛仔裤)and looked like farm boys. We even thought that they had never seen a basketball before.

        We all sat down. We felt we didn't 2any practice against a team like that.

        It was already so late that no3could be given to them for a warm-up(热身,准备活动). The game began.

        One of our boys 4the ball and he shot a long pass to our forward. From out of nowhere a boy in a dirty T-shirt5the pass and with a beautiful form(姿势)he shot and got two points.

        They6us. Then they got another7of points in a minute.

        Soon it was all over. The country team8us. We certainly learned that even though a team is good, there is usually another9a little better. But the important lesson learned was: One can't tell a man, or a team, by the10.

    (1)
    A . stronger B . younger C . worse D . less
    (2)
    A . get B . try C . use D . need
    (3)
    A . basket B . space C . ball D . time
    (4)
    A . got B . played C . missed D . carried
    (5)
    A . caught B . changed C . started D . stopped
    (6)
    A . surprised B . kept C . broke D . hit
    (7)
    A . half B . pair C . group D . double
    (8)
    A . won B . saved C . beat D . joined
    (9)
    A . just B . already C . about D . almost
    (10)
    A . T-shirts B . clothes C . places D . points
二、阅读理解
  • 2. 阅读理解

        As a volunteer teacher, I travelled a long way to a small village school in Longzhou, Guangxi. On my way there, I thought about the village, the school, and the children there. However, my heart sank when I arrived there. It wasn't what I expected. It didn't look like a school at all. The school had only 3 rooms, one for Grades 1, 2 and 3, and another for Grades 4, 5 and 6. There was a third one for me.

        The children welcomed me warmly on my first day. They asked me a lot of questions, and I told them stories and my life in Shanghai. The next day, I gave then a test to find out their level. To my surprise, although the test was very easy, over half of them failed it, yet they all wanted to learn new things. I knew they needed me.

        I am busy preparing lessons, and reading test papers every night. I enjoyed teaching these lovely and hardworking children, and I could see that they were making progress with my help. I have also learned a lot from them. I understand their lives better and we are now good friends.

        I have worked in Longzhou for a year now. I'm very happy, and the expeerience has been very useful for me. I love the small village and the children. In fact, I would like to continue working here.

    1. (1) In the passage, "my heart sank…"means that the writer          .
      A . felt excited B . was happy C . felt sad D . was angry
    2. (2) The writer found the students' level was          she expected after the first test.
      A . just as B . higher than C . lower than D . as low as
    3. (3) What does the writer think of her experience in Longzhou?
      A . It is boring. B . It is silly. C . It is meaningless. D . It is useful.
  • 3. 阅读理解

        How do you spend your spare time?There will be different answers to it. Most people in Poland(波兰) have their own ways of spending free time. They have many different hobbies, which help them to get away from their everyday problems and spend their free time happily.

        Many Polish (波兰的) people like travelling. They always look for new places that they have never been to and add new and exciting experiences to their journey. Some of them like to climb mountains; others like to go to a sea or a lake to swim, because these can make them get exercise and are good for their health.

        Many Polish people also like to do sports in their free time. They are usually crazy about football, and football is regarded as the Polish national sport. Many football fans may support a certain team, so they go to watch every match of the team they support, and they buy many things that have relations with the team. Watching sport and doing it are both good ways to relax.

        In addition, doctors say that doing sports is very good for health. Many people in town, especially young men, often go to the gym to attend the exercise classes to keep fit.

    1. (1) Polish people have many hobbies in order to ________.
      A . solve their daily problems  B . finish all their work  C . make more friends  D . relax themselves in their spare time
    2. (2) Why do some Polish people like climbing mountains?
      A . Because they hate travelling. B . Because they can get exercise from it. C . Because they can find a new place. D . Because it is comfortable and funny.
    3. (3) Which of the following sports is NOT mentioned in the passage?
      A . Playing football. B . Climbing mountains. C . Skating. D . Swimming.
    4. (4) What is the main idea of Paragraph 3?
      A . Football is many Polish people's favourite sport. B . Young Polish people often go to the gym. C . All the Polish people do sports in their spare time. D . Most Polish people like watching sport.
  • 4. 阅读理解

        What do you think will happen when the traditional culture meets modern technology? Yes, the "dead" words become lively characters (人物) at once. How happy it is to enjoy these Chinese cartoons!

    Ma Liang is a poor boy who loves painting. He always uses his magic brush to fight against bad people in the village. The cartoon The Magic Brush came out in 1955.

    A group of tadpoles (蝌蚪) are born. They try to find their mother that they have never seen. The story is very simple, but it needs complex technology to show the artistic style of ink (水墨) painting. Little Tadpoles Looking for Mom was watched in 1961 first.

    The Monkey King: Uproar in Heaven (1961-1964) is China's first colour cartoon. It is from the Chinese novel Journey to the West. It's successful. Not only we but also many westerners like the great monkey Sun Wukong.

    To beat two bad persons, an old man grows 7 calabashes (葫芦), and they change into 7 boys. They try their best to beat the bad. Calabash Brothers (1986) is a masterpiece (杰作) of Chinese paper-cutting art.

    1. (1) ________ shows the artistic style of ink painting.
      A . The Magic Brush B . Little Tadpoles Looking for Mom C . The Monkey King: Uproar in Heaven D . Calabash Brothers
    2. (2) What does the underlined (画线的) word "complex" mean in Chinese?
      A . 重复的 B . 复杂的 C . 杂乱的 D . 冗长的
    3. (3) The Monkey King: Uproar in Heaven is ________.
      A . the first film in China B . only loved by Chinese C . the first colour cartoon in China D . loved by all the westerners
    4. (4) Which is true according to the passage?
      A . Ma Liang punished the villagers with his brush. B . Little Tadpoles Looking for Mom came out in 1964. C . The Monkey King is from a Chinese novel. D . Calabash Brothers is from Chinese clay art.
  • 5. 阅读理解

        Hi, Kate! I saw your name and address in Pen­friend magazine, and I would like to be your pen­friend. First, I will tell you some things about myself. My name is Sidney. I'm fourteen years old. I'm about five feet tall. I have short black hair and brown eyes. My hobbies are playing computer games and playing chess.

        I live with my parents. They came to England about 30 years ago. They came from Hong Kong, but I have never been there. Now my parents own a Chinese restaurant in Newcastle. We live in a small house near our restaurant. I was born in Newcastle in 1993. I can speak Chinese, but I cannot write it very well. I have a brother called Edwin. He is 23 and works as an architect in London.

        I'm in Walker School. It is near my house, so I can walk to school. I like my school because the teachers are friendly. My school has many sports fields. I like sports very much. I enjoy playing rugby and badminton in winter, and tennis in summer. My favourite subject is physics. I want to be an engineer.

        I'll send you a photo of myself with my school friends. I am in the middle. I hope you will write to me soon, and tell me all about yourself.

    1. (1) Sidney wants to________.
      A . tell Kate about her family B . make friends with Kate C . practise her English D . tell Kate about her school life
    2. (2) How many people are there in Sidney's family?
      A . 2. B . 3. C . 4. D . 5.
    3. (3) Where was Sidney born?
      A . In China. B . In England. C . In Canada. D . In Japan.
    4. (4) What is Sidney's favourite sport in winter?
      A . Tennis. B . Computer games. C . Rugby and badminton. D . Chess.
    5. (5) Which is Sidney in the photo she sends to Kate?
      A . The first one on the right. B . The first one on the left. C . The tallest one at the top. D . The one in the middle.
三、选词填空(词汇运用)
  • 6. 用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空。

    light   late   possible    astronaut    no

    1. (1) It's to finish the job. It's too difficult!
    2. (2)  of us goes to school today because of the heavy snow.
    3. (3) Yang Liwei is one of the most famousin China.
    4. (4) Zhang Wei's movie is very interesting.
    5. (5) Can you see thethrough the hole?
四、单词拼写(词汇运用)
  • 7. 根据括号中所给中文提示完成单词,补全短文。

        The earth is a  (行星)and it goes around the sun. Seven others also go around the sun.  (没有一个)of them has an  (环境)like that of the  (地球), so scientists do not think they will find life on them. The sun and its planet are called the  (太阳的)system, and ours is a small part of a much larger   (群, 组)of stars and planets, called the  (星系).

        Scientists have also  (发现)many others in the  (宇宙). They are very far away and their  (光)has to travel for many years to reach us. So how large is it? It is impossible to imagine.

五、语法填空
  • 8. 语法填空

        Everyone, rich  poor, can have happiness. You don't need to think too much  those rich people. They may always feel  (lone)because their houses arc too big, and they may want  (walk)on country roads because they drive to work every day in the busy city.

        In fact, happiness is always around you. When you are unhappy, your  (friend)will come to help you and this will surely  (make)you happy.

        When you study hard at your lessons, you will get good grades  of course you will feel happy about it. If you don't feel  (good, your parents will take good care of you and you will be happy. When you are poor, you can also say you are happy  you may have something else that money can't buy. When you have problems, say  (loud)that you are happy because you have more chances to challenge yourself. Then you can succeed in what you do and this may bring you happiness.

六、任务型阅读
  • 9. 阅读下面短文,根据短文内容,从方框中选择适当的句子补全短文。

         "Tome Stay is a form of study abroad program. It allows the visitor to stay with a local family to better understand the local lifestyle. It also helps to improve the visitor's language ability. If you wish to learn more about foreign cultures or to get foreign experience,you should join this kind of holiday.  ," said a teacher during a school meeting last term.

        After this meeting,   . At last, I had such a chance to go on such a holiday with some of my schoolmates last month. We went to London, a place where I had wanted to go since years ago.

        After we got to London, we went to stay with different families. I was lucky that my host family(寄宿家庭)was a white couple who had a daughter about my age.  . They were interested in me and I learnt a lot of things from then on.

         . After breakfast, a local teacher would come to take us in his car. Then we would have classes or go on a sight-seeing trip to different places of interest like Big Ben, London Bridge, and Buckingham Palace. We would go back to our own homes after the activities.

        The holiday was a valuable experience for me. I enjoyed every minute of it.  . Three weeks later, we had to leave "home" for Hong Kong.

    A. Yes, time really flew fast

    B. I am sure you won't be disappointed

    C. I always thought about this kind of holiday

    D. It took me 8 hours to fly to London

    E. They treated me as a daughter of their family

    F. The holiday was filled with activities every day

七、书面表达
  • 10. 假设你是李华,最近你们班举行了一次班会,班会的主题是:太空探险的意义。请结合下表内容,给校报用英语写一篇80120词的文章,客观地介绍讨论的情况并去法你自己的观点。

    一些同学赞同

    一些同学反对

    你自己的观点

    获得新的知识

    耗资巨大

    ……

    从太空取得新资源

    宇航员的安全问题

    扩大人类的生存空间

    ……

    提示:astronaut航员resource 资源

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