1、八年级（上）期末英语复习卷四第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共15题，每小题6分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中选出最佳选项。9（6分）Discover the best music，sport and culture in the UKLiverpool MUSICThe Beatles Story The world-famous 1960s music group came from Lrenroo Fing cur about The Beatles at The Beatles Story attraction. Open ever
2、y day except Dec 25th and 26th.Adult: 15.95Child: 7.00Child under five: Free.The Museum of Liverpool Learn all about the history and culture of Liverpool.Free entry!Open daily 10: 00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m.Liverpool SPORTLiverpool FC This city loves football. Visit Anfield.football stadium, home of Liverpoo
3、l FC.Liverpoors favorite football club, and take a tour.Closed on weekends.Adult: 15.00Child: 9.00Child under five: FreeLiverpool ONE Find the best shopping in the center of Liverpool at Liverpool ONE a big shopping center. Opened in 2008 More than 160 shops, restaurants and cinemas.（1）How much will
4、 Jack, a boy of 6, and his father pay if they visit the Beatles Story ? A. 15.95.B. 14.00.C. 22.95.D. 31.90.（2）Which is NOT TRUE about Liverpool sport ? A.People in Liverpool love football.B.People can take a tour to the Anfield Stadium.C.People cant visit the Anfield Stadium on weekends.D.Children
5、neednt pay when visiting the Anfield Stadium.（3）Where may the picture come from ?A.A travel magazine.B.A science book.C.A medicine newspaper.D.A TV playBIn the United States, 16, 18, and 21 are very important ages in a persons life. A person can do new things at each age to show that he or she is no
6、 longer a child.That means you are an adult（成人）. After turning 16 in the United States, a person can be employed, get a drivers license, and leave home. Many high school students learn to drive and get part-time jobs soon after celebrating their 16th birthday. At 18, people in the United States can
7、vote（投票表决）and join the military（参军）, but they are not allowed to go into nightclubs, buying beer or wine until they are 21. In many Latin American countries, a young womans 15th birthday is important.At this age, people think she is no longer a girl, but a woman.To mark this special day, families wi
8、th 15-year-old daughters have a celebration called a quinceanera. First, the young woman and her family go to church（教堂）.Later, there is a party to which many guests are invited. In Japan, boys and girls are thought to be adults at the age of 20. At this age, they are allowed to vote and drink beer
9、or wine.The second Monday in January is a national holiday called Coming-of-Age Day. On this day, 20-year-olds celebrate by first going to a shine（神社）with their families.Later，they listen to speeches.After that，many celebrate late into the night，In many countries, celebrations are always there, such
10、 as their 50th birthdays or the birth of their first child.（1）According to the passage, which of the following shows you are becoming an adult?A.Going to the church.B.Holding a party.C.Getting a drivers license.D.Celebrating your birthday.（2）What are Americans NOT allowed to do when they turn 18 ? A
11、.Drive.B.Buy wine.C.Join the military.D.Get parttime jobs.（3）What do quinceanera and Coming-of-Age Day have in common ? A.They start the day with a special celebration.B.Parents often invite many friends to their house.C.Both of the two days are only for young women.D.City and school leaders are inv
12、ited to the activities.（4）What is the main idea of the passage?A.The age of adulthood is too young in some places but too old in others.B.Being a young person in Latin America is easier than in Japan or the U.S.C.Celebrations are always there and important in a persons life.D.Special ages and celebr
13、ations show a person is becoming an adult.COnce upon a time，in a Japanese mountain inn（客栈）, there was a greedy keeper who was always thinking about money. One day, a rich man stopped at the inn, the innkeeper looked at the guests fat money belt and thought, Oh, if only all that money could be mine!
14、The rich man asked for the most expensive room at the inn.Now，all around the inn there grew delicious Japanese ginger（生姜）. In Japan, there is a saying that eating too many ginger buds （芽） makes you stupid and forgetful.This gave the keeper an idea.This evening for dinner，Ill serve ginger bud dish!sh
15、e thought.Then, when the rich man leaves in the morning, hell be forgetful and leave his money belt behind! Later that evening, the rich man came down the stairs and had dinner.The keeper couldnt be happier as she served him dish after dish of ginger buds.Delicious! said the rich man loudly. After h
16、e finished his dinner, he went to bed, full of ginger buds. The next morning, the keeper said goodbye to the rich man. As soon as he was out of sight, she ran up to his room.She looked all over the room for the money belt, but she couldnt find it. Suddenly, she noticed a piece of paper on the floor.
17、It was the rich mans bill. He had forgotten to pay it! She ran after him, down the stairs, up the road, but the rich man was already far, far away.（1）The author wants us to learn from this story that .A.never eat ginger buds offered by strangersB.keepers are always thinking about moneyC.trying to ta
18、ke things that belong to others is wrongD.if you stay at a country inn, be careful about your money（2）After the rich man left, the innkeeper ran up to the room to .A.check if he paid his billB.clean the roomC.get the noteD.look for his money belt（3）After he left the inn，maybe the rich man .A.was ver
19、y angry at the innkeeperB.was thinking about the whole storyC.didnt notice what had happenedD.felt lucky that he didnt lose his money（4） ended up losing in the end.A.The rich manB.The innkeeperC.Both of themD.Neither of themDWhen we think of food farming，we usually think of green fields in the count
20、ry, outside the city.Sam Chee works on a very different type of farm, in the center of the Canadian city of Toronto. We grow fruit and vegetables, says Sam. But not many people know the farm is here. You cant see it from the street. We re on top of an office building, 50 meters above the ground. Roo
21、ftop farming is becoming popular in cities like Toronto, New York and London.The roofs （屋顶） of buildings are often just wasted space, but this space can be used for growing good fresh food, right in the middle of the city. Sam explains how it works.We grow everything in big pots and boxes-there are
22、hundreds of them.We catch rainwater to water the plants when the weather is dry. The rooftop farm where Sam works belongs to a restaurant called Green Garden, on the ground of the building.The farm produces about half the restaurants fruit and vegetables. Sam believes that the rooftop farm is what m
23、akes Green Garden special. We dont need to transport this food from anywhere, and that saves energy. Its better for the environment. The food from the rooftop is fresher too. They taste better when theyre really fresh, says Sam. I hope that there will be more rooftop farms in the city soon.It could
24、be the farming of the future.（1）The fruit and vegetables Sam grows are A.sold to restaurants around the buildingB.taken to a restaurant in another buildingC.used in a restaurant in the same buildingD.given to people who work in the building（2）Sam says the food from the rooftop is better because A.it
25、s cheaper than the food from the market.B.it uses space which was being wastedC.it tastes better and its better for the environment.D.he grows things which cant be bought in local stores.（3）The word here in the 1st paragraph refers to .A.in Canada B.in Toronto C.in the middle of the city D.on the ro
26、of of the building（4）The main purpose of the passage is .A.to describe what rooftop farming is, and to give an example.B.to explain why rooftop farming is very popular in Canada.C.to tell the story of the man who first started rooftop farming.D.to invite more people to try food from rooftop farms.第二
27、节（共1小题，每小题10分，满分10分）请仔细阅读第31-35题内容，从A、B、C、D、E、F中选出符合各段主题的选项，其中有一项多余。（1） Getting your children to talk to you can be hard. One way to make them talk with you is to ask them questions.When you listen, they will talk to you even more about the things that are important to them. （2） Being a parent can b
28、e hard work. Dont be afraid if there are things you dont know or understand.Talking to your friends, other parents, or your own parents can be helpful. （3） Let your children talk about their future. Show them that you support their goals and will help them set goals. （4） Children need to know that y
29、ou love them, give them space to grow. When they make mistakes, its very important to let them know you still love them.Try saying things like this, I love you, but I dont know your behavior. （5） Talk to your child about what you expect him or her to be.Show your child that you are responsible for （
30、对负责任的） your actions and keep the promises you make to him or her. Remember that children learn things by watching.A.Help your children set goals.B.Ask your children more questions.C.Set an example to your children.D.Make your children know that you love them.E.Spend as much time as you can with your
31、 children.F.Being a parent is hard.Dont be afraid of asking others for help.第三部分 英语知识运用 （共两节，满分15分）第一节 完形填空 （共1小题，每小题15分，满分15分）通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在各题所给的四个选项 （A、B、C和D） 中选出一个最佳选项。Recently Steves car was broken.Since he had to go to the job every day, he decided that（1） the car is ready, he will travel by
32、subway. One night, he（2） a homeless man at the subway station. He gave him some（3） from his pocket. The homeless man thanked him and went to buy something.The next day again, he noticed that man（4） the same place.This time Steve got outside and brought him a meal.The homeless man thanked him for his
33、（5） . But Steve got surprised and asked him,How did you become homeless? That man smiled,By（6） love. Steve didnt understand it, What do you（7） by that? The homeless man replied, In my whole life, I made sure that（8） was happy. No matter what happened to me, I（9）_ helped everyone. Steve asked him, Do
34、 you regret（后悔）it? He answered,No. It just（10） me that the very people I gave the shirt off my back to wouldnt help me when I need them.So, it is（11） to build your own house and invite someone in for shelter（庇护所）than to give them your bricks（砖）while you are building（12） . Because one day you will lo
35、ok at the place where you planned to build your house. It will be an empty area.Then you are the one who is looking（13） bricks here and there. Steve thanked him（14） the good advice. Helping others is not a bad thing at all.But sometimes, while we are helping others, we（15） our own problems and needs
36、.Sometimes sharing is better than giving away.（1）A.becauseB.thoughC.untilD.after（2）A.heardB.watchedC.noticedD.visited（3）A.foodB.moneyC.presentsD.clothes（4）A.atB.byC.overD.out（5）A.loveB.friendshipC serviceD.kindness（6）A.savingB knowingC.acceptingD.showing（7）A.meanB.learnC.planD.get（8）A.nobodyB.everyb
37、odyC.anybodyD.somebody（9）A.neverB.everC.oftenD.always（10）A.surprisesB.pleasesC.hurtsD.advises（11）A.betterB.harderC.clevererD.worse（12）A.yoursB.hisC.theirsD.ours（13）A.overB.forC.throughD.after（14）A.fromB.toC.forD.with（15）A.showB.forgetC.shareD.change第二节 语法填空（共10题，每小题10分，满分10分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）
38、或括号内单词的正确形式。In 1901, an Australian scientist discovered that there are four types of blood（血型）.These four types were named, A, B, AB, and O.People have one of these four kinds.Blood type O is the most common around the world. Blood type A is the second most common, and type AB is （1） （little）common
39、of all. If people with type A blood are given type B blood, （2）_ people with type B blood are given type A blood, they will（3） （probable）die. In 1927, a Japanese doctor, Furukawa Takeji, （4） （do） the research. He said that people with type A blood are usually calm and serious; ;people with type B bl
40、ood are curious and outgoing; people with type O are generous and honest; while those（5）_ type AB blood are often caring and careful. Later, a doctor in the Unites States wrote a book that links blood types and（6）_ people eat. For example, his book advised people with type O blood （7） （eat） more mea
41、t and less bread.The book has been a hit （畅销） with people （8） want to lose weight. However, Dr.Peter D Adamo believes that eating food that matches a（9）_ （person）blood type can do more than help them lose weight.And it（10） （make） the person healthier in other ways, too.第四部分 写作（共两节，满分10分）第一节 单词拼写（共10
42、个小题，每小题1分，满分10分）根据下列句子及所给的首字母，在答题纸上按题号写出各单词的正确形式（每空仅限一词）。1Maybe Tyler was busy, so she r to come to my birthday party.2Vince plans to o different kinds of activities to make the summer camp interesting.3A many students like to watch sports, game shows are the most popular.4To be a reporter, hes goin
43、g to write a and send them to newspapers.5If you dont take these shows too s , they are fun to watch6Traveling abroad is a pleasant and unforgettable e for me.7We can watch baseball c on Channel 5 this evening.8If the rainy days go on till next week, there will be e water for a month or more.9N is i
44、mpossible for a willing mind.10These days more and more foreigners are becoming interested in Chinese c like paper cutting, Chinese tea etc.第二节 书面表达（共1题，满分15分）假如你是Greg，最近收到好友Vera的电子邮件，请你阅读后回复。注意：1. 对Vera的问题提出合理的建议，可适当自由发挥；2. 词数80左右；3.文中不得出现真实的人名、地名等相关信息。 Dear Greg, Im really worried these days becau
45、se of the problems in my daily life. I dont know what to do. The worst thing is that my parents are always asking me whats happening at school. Sometimes I am tired from school and dont want to say anything. Also, Im worried about my study. And I feel stressed out before each exam. What should I do? Could you please give me some advice? Thanks a lot!Yours,VeraDear Vera, _
