江蘇2019-2020學(xué)年八年級(jí)英語(yǔ)第二學(xué)期期中模擬卷(含答案)

1、蘇州市 2019-2020 學(xué)年八年級(jí)英語(yǔ)第二學(xué)期期中模擬卷一、單項(xiàng)選擇（每小題1 分，滿(mǎn)分15 分）1 .The UK is European country with long history.A. an; anB. an; aC. a; aD. a; an2. Rules are important. As students ， we must befor school in themornings.A. on timeB. at timesC. from time to time D. at a time3. I hit a box in the dark and nearly .A.

2、 fell awayB. fell behindC. fell outD. fell over4. 一 Jane ， can you come to my birthday party this Saturday?一 Sony, I can't. I look after my little sister while my parents are away.A. mustB. mustn'tC. have toD. don't have to5. It is over ten years since Mr. Zhang began to teach in our sch

3、ool. Oh, you are lucky to have a teacher with rich in teaching.A. adviceB. confidenceC. experienceD. information6. Should I return this book today? Yes, but with a student card, you can it for two more days.A. borrowB. keepC. buyD. lend7. I back your missing notebook, here you are. The notebook real

4、ly means a lot to me. Thank you so much!A. have broughtB. broughtC. will bringD. was bringing8. My father work on the farm, but he is a driver now.A. is used toB. was used toC. used toD. gets used to9. I can ' t buy this coat, because it is expensive.A. a bit ofB. a few C. a little ofD. a bit10.

5、 The strange man lived on a island.A. lonely; lonelyB. alone; lonelyC. alone; aloneD. lonely; alone11. The old lady didn ' t know when the house caught fire.A. how to do with itB. what to do C. how to doD. what to do it12. 一 Julie's father went to London last month.- He there three times.A.

6、goesB. has beenC. wentD. has gone13. We took a trip to Yunnan - one of the most beautiful cities in China.A. five-daysB. five-days'C. five daysD. five days'14. 一 have you lived here?Since we bought the new flat.A. How farB. How soonC. How oftenD. How long15. 一 Would you mind my opening the w

7、indow? . I've got a cold.A. Never mindB. You'd better not C. All rightD. With pleasure二、完型填空（每小題1分，滿(mǎn)分10分）One January morning, the captain（船長(zhǎng)）got up early and walked down to the beach. It was a cold winter's day1 the sun still low in the sky. My mother wasupstairs with my father, who was

8、now very ill. That year the winter was long and2 , and we knew my father would not see another spring.I was getting the table3 for the captain's breakfast. Suddenly , the door ofthe inn（ 客棧）opened and a man stepped inside. I had4 seen him before. Hewore a sailor's short sword（僉U）by his side

9、, and I noticed he 5 only three fingerson his left hand.I asked him 6 he wanted and he said ,'I'll take a glass of rum（朗姆酒）.'But7 I could fetch（ 去?。﹊t , he told me 8 near him.'Is this table for my old friendBill? ' the stranger asked , with a terrible smile.I told him I did not k

10、now his friend Bill and the breakfast was for a man who was9 at the inn.'We call him the captain : I said.'10 he have a sword cut on his face? ' he asked.'Yes.' I said.'That's Bill. ' said the stranger. 'Is he here?'1.A .andB .butC .hadD .with2.A .easyB .hardC

11、 .goodD .busy3.A .downB .upC .freeD .ready4.A .everB .neverC .alreadyD .yet5.A .has hadB .hasC .hadD .having6.A .whyB .whatC .whoD .where7.A .beforeB .afterC .whenD .while8.A .comeB .cameC .comingD .to come9.A .livingB .eatingC .workingD .stayingD .Would10 . A .D idB .DoesC .Will三、閱讀理解（每小題2分，滿(mǎn)分20分）T

12、wo magazines recently listed the best cities to live in. Here are two of the cities listed as “ the world s best. ”SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA The city has comfortable weather all year round （15to 26 ）. Housing is not very expensive in San Jose. Also, many of the city solder neighborhoods are very beautifu

13、l and have small hotels and cafes. Beautifulmountains are around the city. You can visit them easily from San Jose. So Lots of people go sightseeing there every year. But air pollution is a problem in the city center.HONG KONG, CHINA This lively city once a small fishing village is today an internat

14、ional business center. It is an interesting mix of East and West, old and new.Modern tall buildings are next to small temples （廟宇 ）. Popular nightclubs are closeto traditional teahouses. Busy people fill the streets at all hours of the day. But outside the city, there are parks for walking or relaxi

15、ng. Hong Kong is famous for its wonderful native dishes. There s also food from Europe, North America, and otherparts of Asia. However, this small city has a large population（ 人口 ）. nearly seven million people live in Hong Kong! That s why housing is often very expensive. Traffic and air pollution a

16、re also a problem.1. Which of the following is NOT mentioned（提及 ） about San Jose?A. The weather. B. The mountains. C. The air. D. The traffic.2. What makes Hong Kong the world's best according to this passage?A. The lively city and the wonderful dishes.B. The beautiful mountains and the lively c

17、ity.C. The expensive housing and the foodD. The city and the people.3. From the passage, we can know that.A. San Jose and Hong Kong are the only two cities of the world's bestB. San Jose has more natural sights than Hong Kong doesC. the weather in both cities is fineD. Hong Kong is the more popu

18、lar city of the two.BAlmost all animals need to sleep to stay healthy. But sleeping can also be dangerous because other animals may hurt those who are sleeping. This leads to many different ways of sleeping that help them stay safe. Some of these ways may surprise you!Almost all bats sleep upside do

19、wn. They hang from a branch of a tree or the ceiling of a cave. Up high, bats are safe from most other animals. If they are in danger, they just fly away.A dolphin sleeps with just half its brain at a time. It must stay awake to breathe and to watch for danger. Dolphin mothers and babies can go with

20、out sleep for as long as two months to stay safe.Some ducks sleep with just half their brains, too. These ducks often sleep in a line.The ducks at both ends help to keep the group safe. They keep one eye open to watch for danger. The ducks in the middle sleep deeply with both eyes closed.Seals breat

21、he air, but that doesnt stop some of them from sleeping underwater.They hold their breath and dive deep to sleep for up to twenty minutes at a time.Sleeping deep underwater helps these seals stay safe from animals that hunt them near the surface.Horses often sleep standing up. Their legs lock in pla

22、ce so they don t fall over. Ifa horse is lying down, it needs a long time to get up. A horse can run from danger more quickly if it is already standing.A flamingo can sleep while standing on one leg. The standing leg locks so it staysstraight. The other leg remains close to the flamingo s body. Its

23、head rests on itsback. A flamingo lives (and sleeps) near many other birds to stay safe.Some seabirds can sleep while they fly. These large birds spend most of their livesover the ocean. They are in danger on the water, but they are safe in the air. They fly for many hours without flapping (拍打)their

24、 wings. Sometimes they sleep whilethey are flying.Would you like to sleep how they sleep?4. The animals that sleep with half their brains are .A. ducks and sealsB. dolphins and ducksC. bats and dolphinsD. flamingos and seabirds5. Horses often stand up when they sleep because .A. they can run from da

25、nger quicklyB. they are afraid of falling overC. this helps them to sleep deeplyD. it takes them a long time to go tosleep6. Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?A. How animals sleepB. Sleep to stay healthyC. Sleep as animals doD. What sleeping animals are likeCHave you ever

26、thought about being a pirate（海盜）？ You may have read about pirates in stories -and thought that it would be a great life. Pirates sail all day and never have to go to school. But think again! A pirate's life may not be as much fun as you think.So if you are thinking of being a pirate, maybe you s

27、hould go back to school and find out a few more facts before you set sail. Being a pirate might not be as much fun as you think.Food is not easy to find at sea. There are no fridges on board so you can forget about eating fresh food. Meat goes bad after just a few days. Dry food like bread has insec

28、ts and other nasty creature（ 討厭的生物 ）crawling（ 爬）inside. Imagine eating a sandwich full of insects or meat served with maggots（蛆蟲(chóng)）in it. Pirates' hammocks（ 吊床）are often hung over barrels（桶）of stored food! "That's the perfectplace for mice to live. If you became a pirate, you could wake u

29、p each morning sharing your bed with a few friendly mice. Going to the toilet is not that easy, either!Over the side of the ship is the only place for this. Bad weather makes this really tricky, even for the most experienced sailor.It's not all easy sailing on a pirate ship. Some of the time you

30、 will have to fight with other large, hairy pirates with long swords（僉 U）, huge guns. This could be reallydangerous deadly even!So if you are thinking of being a pirate, maybe you should go back to school andfind out a few more facts before you set sail. Being a pirate might not be as muchfun as you

31、 think.7. The writer thinks being a pirate would be .A. full of problemsB. fun but dangerousC. a great way to liveD. better than going to school8. The writer says that fresh food on a ship .A. goes bad quicklyB. can be easy to findC. is used for sandwichesD. needs to be put in a fridge9. Maggots can

32、 be found in .A. breadB. meatC. fresh fruitD. vegetables10. The underlined words "not all easy sailing" in Paragraph 4 means pirate shipsA. are full of dangerB. are beautifulC. can be bad and boringD. need smooth seas to sail四、信息還原（共 5 小題 ;每小題 1 分，滿(mǎn)分5 分 ）根據(jù)對(duì)話(huà)內(nèi)容，從對(duì)話(huà)后的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)

33、為多余選項(xiàng)。Sleep plays an important role in brain（ 大腦 ） development. Children should getenough sleep. _1_ A study says that because of being short of sleep, it is muchharder for children to do something carefully. And also they become forgetful and easy to make mistakes.Another study shows that the right

34、 amount of nighttime sleep is just as important for children's development as healthy eating and taking exercise.2 In generala younger child needs more sleep than an older one.Children at the age of 5 11 will need 1012 hours of sleep a night while childrenat the age of more than 11 will need les

35、s hours.In fact, many parents don't know how to help their children get enough sleep.Here is something you can do. For children at the age of 511, a 30 40 minutes'routine（常規(guī)）before sleep is helpful. 3 In the activities, children relax andenjoy themselves a lot, and they will go to sleep more

36、 easily.Children at the age of more than 11 may go to bed late in the evening, talkingwith friends online, playing games or watching TV.4 And even they will betired during the day. So limit（ 限制）your children's use of the Internet, games and the TV before they go to bed.5A. If not, many problems

37、will come to them.B. Why does a child need so much sleep?C. How many hours of sleep is enough for a child?D. So they will find it difficult to get up in the next morning.E. It includes a bath, reading a story together and so on.F. Taking exercise is as important as enough sleep for children.G. And d

38、on't allow them to have a computer or TV set in their bedroom.四、詞匯運(yùn)用（每小題1分，滿(mǎn)分15分）A) 根據(jù)中文提示及上下文完成句子。1. Reading should be a life-long （ 習(xí)慣 ）for every one of us.2. Don't put the shelf （ 緊靠 ）the wall, the paint is still wet.3. The living （ 條件 ） in that village are changing for the better.4. （收到）

39、a message from a long-lost friend is really surprising.5. She is a born writer, she has written （ 數(shù)個(gè) ）books in the past few years.6. You can order most of the things you like （ 在線(xiàn)的 ）and get them in no time.7. Failure（ 失敗 ）is the mother of .8. What happened to you then? I looked down and found an of

40、ants climbing on my body.9. Which country will you go to if you have the chance to travel ? The USA or Japan.10. How did you （ 設(shè)法完成）to get there?B） 用括號(hào)內(nèi)所給詞的適當(dāng)形式填空11. Having too much work makes it （possible ） for me to go on a trip. I feel abit sad.12. 一 How many books have you read （recent）?一 Only o

41、ne.13. It is 5 days since they （fly ） to Hong Kong.14. 一 I was .wondering what （eat ） tonight. - What about pizza?15. John couldn't stop （touch ） Alice's hair and that made her very angry.五、句子翻譯（每小題3 分，滿(mǎn)分15 分）1. 現(xiàn)在人們很少通過(guò)寫(xiě)信來(lái)保持聯(lián)系了。2. 他不確定該和誰(shuí)分享這個(gè)秘密。3. Jack 離開(kāi)家鄉(xiāng)已經(jīng)好多年了。4. 我們團(tuán)隊(duì)由11 個(gè)年輕人組成。5. 孩子們?nèi)绱伺d

42、奮以至于他們很難入睡。六、閱讀表達(dá)（滿(mǎn)分5 分）May 31 ， 2019Jaden is a six-year-old boy. He experienced the unlucky things of life twice. Firsthe lost his dad when he was four and his mom died unexpectedly in her sleep lastmonth. Jaden's heart was broken. His parents' death hit him a lot.But things always go towar

43、ds a good side. A few weeks later. Jaden told his auntthat he was tired of seeing everyone sad all the time. He'd like to see more smilesaround him. He hoped that the number of the smiles could reach 100.Then he asked his aunt to buy him some little toys and take him to the center ofthe city. &q

44、uot;I m trying to make people smile," said Jaden. At first, he was not sure if thepassengers would like to receive his toys. In fact, he was always successful and gotclose to his dream step by step, because no one could refuse such a littleboy'sgiving and expecting."I'm keeping a c

45、ount of 100 smiles," said Jaden. When asked if he could make it,he answered, "I think I can."Reported by Barbara1. How many smiles did Jaden hope to get?（ 1 分）2 分）2. What did Jaden do in the center of the city?3. Do you think Jaden's method was good to deal with his problem? Why or whynot? （ 2 分）七、書(shū)面表達(dá)（滿(mǎn)分15 分）假如你是Jim, 下星期五是你們學(xué)校的讀書(shū)日。請(qǐng)你根據(jù)下面的提示，寫(xiě)一篇80 詞左右的倡議書(shū)，呼吁