1、 牛津版八年级英语上学期期末模拟试卷（附答案）一、单选题（共15题；共30分）1.My grandmother _ us stories when we were young. A.used to tellB.was used to tellC.is used to tellingD.used to telling2.Everyone was here, _ Jim. A.exportB.exceptC.exmD.express3.You are good enough and there is no need to change. A.become differentB.become pop
2、ularC.become friendly4.Look! Whats on the ground? Oh, its my sweater. Please _. A.pick it upB.put it outC.give it outD.take it off5.She said that he_promised to buy a new car for her. A.as soon asB.as important asC.as fast asD.as good as6.The car is too _, I cant buy it. A.cheapB.dearC.niceD.good7.A
3、mericans always use to have meals while Chinese use chopsticks. A.knifeB.bowlC.forks8.We all know that learning a foreign language, time and effort. A.requiresB.reducesC.removes9.Lao Shes Teahouse the changes in Chinese society over fifty years. A.describesB.improvesC.prepares10.The children are _ a
4、bout playing in the water. A.excitingB.exciteC.excitedD.excitedly11. How is Tom now? I hear the company him a good job, but he refused it.A.providedB.offeredC.passedD.introduced12.The movie is so _ that I am very _ in it. A.interesting; interestingB.interested; interestedC.interesting; interestedD.i
5、nterests; interested13.He thought for a while, then he chose _there alone.A.goB.goesC.goingD.to go14.Have you finished _ the words yet?Yes, I _.A.copying; didB.to copy; didC.copying; haveD.to copy; have15.He wants to know milk I want. A.how manyB.how oftenC.how muchD.how far二、完形填空（共1题；共10分）16.阅读下面两篇
6、短文，根据短文内容，从A、B、C三个选项中选出可以填入空白处的正确答案。 One year ago, I worked at a Chinese medicine store. Every day we mixed herbs (草药) for patients, so the store was always full of 1 Every day when I worked there, I found a boy of i3 or 14 sitting on the stair outside the store for minutes. I didnt know why he did
7、this. Do you like herbal smell? I asked him one day. I 2 with this kind of smell, he said. He told me that his mother 3 for years, so he could mix herbs for his mother when he was very young. He mixed herbs 4 , hoping his mother would get better as soon as possible. Is your mother well now? I asked.
8、 He shook his head, My mother died three months ago. Looking up into the sky, he said, When I first walked past and smelled the herbs, I thought of 5 and those days when she was alive. Thats the reason why I come here every day and sit for minutes.1. A. medicineB. patientsC. herbal smell2. A. grew u
9、pB. stayed upC. dressed up3. A. mixed herbsB. took herbal medicineC. had herbs4. A. in disappointmentB. with excitementC. with love5. A. the smellB. my motherC. medicine三、阅读理解（共5题；共42分）17.阅读理解 Lets Explore the Nature! The summer holiday is coming! Do you want to have wonderful and meaningful vacatio
10、n? If you are interested in animals and nature. Come and join us! Youth Explorer has prepared you with a Three-day Summer Program! You can take part in many activities and meet animals-lions, monkeys, tigers and so on! More information about the program is as follows: Age: Students aged 10 to 15. Gr
11、oups: Two programs for you to choose. Each group needs at most 15 students.Program ADates: 1517 July, 2019Days: Monday to WednesdayTime: 9:30 a.m. 4:00 p.m.Program BDates: 68 August, 2019Days: Tuesday to ThursdayTime: 9:30 a.m. 4:00 p.m. Program cost: $ 200 for members; $ 230 for non-members. How to
12、 do: Simply come to our center to get an application form (申请表). Send your completed form to us before July 10th, 2019. Notes: 1）No free lunches are offered. You may either bring box lunch or pay for lunch at our restaurants. 2）Both programs will start day later if there is a warning of rainstorms.（
13、1）What animal can you see in the summer program? A.Monkeys. B.Pandas. C.Foxes. D.Elephants.（2）Who can join in the Three-day Summer Program? A.Children under 6. B.Students over 16. C.Children aged 79. D.Students aged 1214.（3）When will Program B start if there is rainstorm on August 6th? A.On Sunday.
14、B.On Wednesday. C.On Tuesday. D.On Monday.（4）How much should one member and two non-members pay for the program? A.$ 600. B.$ 630. C.$ 660. D.$ 700.（5）Which is TRUE according to the passage? A.There are more than 15 members in each group.B.You can join in the summer program at any time.C.You need to
15、 hand in an application form.D.Everyone can have free lunch at the restaurants.18.阅读理解 Jenny Jenny is twelve years old. Shes from the UK. But she lives in Beijing now, because her parents work here. Shes a middle school student in an international (国际的) school. Her hobby(爱好) is dancing.Peter Peter i
16、s thirty years old. Hes from Canada. He likes drawing, and he is learning to draw in Paris(巴黎) now. He also likes animals. In his free time, he often helps the homeless animals with his friends.Amy Amy is a ten-year-old girl. She is Jennys cousin. She and Jenny come from the same country. It is the
17、summer vacation now, and she lives in Jennys house in Beijing. She often plays computer games. It is her favorite hobby.Sally Sally is twenty-four years old. Shes from the USA. She is an English teacher in a middle school in Shanghai. Her hobby is singing. She and her friends want to sing in a KTV t
18、his Sunday.（1）What does the underlined word homeless mean in Chinese? A.在家的 B.思念家乡的 C.爱家的 D.无家可归的（2）Amy is from _. A.China B.the UK C.America D.Canada（3）Sally wants to _ this Sunday. A.play computer games B.draw C.sing D.dance（4）_ ISNT in China now. A.Jenny B.Peter C.Amy D.Sally（5）Which of the follo
19、wing is Not True according to the table(表格)? A.Peter comes from France(法国). B.Sally teaches English in Shanghai.C.Jennys parents work in Beijing now. D.Amy likes playing computer games best.19.阅读理解 Uncle Li and Uncle Wang are good friendsThey live next to each other and their farms are both at the f
20、oot of the mountainSo they can help each otherBut neither of them likes to use his headTheyre both poor though they work hardMost villagers have built new houses，but they still live in the low and broken housesThey never find out why Once Uncle Li went to town to buy some medicine for his wifeIn the
21、 town he heard the apples in a city were expensiveHe told Uncle Wang about it as soon as he went backThey decided to carry some apples to the cityThey borrowed some money from their friends and bought nearly 1，000kilograms of apples in the villages and carried them to the city on a tractorBad luck!A
22、 lot of apples has already been carried there when they arrivedA few days later they had to sell them at a low price （价格）They felt unhappy and returned to their village I cant understand why we sustained （蒙受） losses in business while others always profit （盈利）Uncle Li asked one day The tractor was to
23、o smallUncle Wang said without thinkingWell carry more apples on a truck next time! I agree!said Uncle LiHow foolish （傻的） we were!（1）Uncle Li and Uncle Wang live in the low and broken houses because A.they hope to save moneyB.theyre both poorC.their farms are at the foot of the mountainD.theyre not
24、far from their farms（2）The two farmers carried the apples to the city to A.make a journeyB.visit some places of interestC.meet their friendsD.make a profit（3）The two farmers had to sell their apples at a low price because A.theirs werent as good as the othersB.theirs were much less than the othersC.
25、a lot of apples had been already carried to the cityD.they forgot to carry them on a truck（4）Uncle Li and Uncle Wang were unhappy because A.they had sustained losses in businessB.they had lost some money in the cityC.something was wrong with the tractorD.other people profited in the city（5）Which of
26、the following is true？ A.The two farmers found out why they were poorB.The two farmers will soon get richC.Neither of the farmers is cleverD.The two farmers decided to buy a truck20.阅读理解 In the 13th century. Marco Polo the world known Italian travelled saw many wonderful things in China. One of the
27、things he discovered was money made of paper. People in the West did not have such kind of money until the I5th century. However the Chinese began to use it in the 7th century. Paper was invented by a Chinese man called Cai Lun almost 2,000 years ago. But it was not made in Europe until the year I 1
28、00. Four hundred years later, a German discovered that he could make the best paper from trees. After that countries rich in forests, such as Canada Sweden. America. Finland became the most important ones in paper making Paper can be used in many ways. The common uses include newspapers magazines an
29、d books. But do you know that paper can be used for keeping warm? In Finland, the farmers wear paper boots to keep their feet warm in the snow. And even houses can be insulated(使绝缘)from heat or cold with paper. However, we have to understand that paper still comes from trees now. If we keep on wasti
30、ng so much paper, there will not be any trees left on the earth some day in the near future. Every day people throw away about 2, 800 tons of paper in our city. It takes 17 trees to make one ton of paper. This means that we are cutting down nearly 48.000 trees every day. The fact is that it takes mo
31、re than 10 years for a tree to grow. So we must start saving paper right now. We can use both sides of every piece of paper. We can make useful things out of used paper. We can use china cups instead of paper ones. When shopping, we can use fewer paper bags and reuse them if we have some In short, w
32、e should keep a balance (平衡)between using paper and protecting trees, and do it now before it is too late.（1）When did the Chinese begin to use paper money? A.In the 5th centum B.In the 6th centuryC.In the 7th centum D.In the 15th century（2）Why did Canada become an important country in paper making?
33、A.Because it was a large countryB.Because it had lots of forestsC.Because it was a very rich countryD.Because the inventor was from Canada（3）In Finland, paper is used for_. A.making beds B.reducing wasteC.making umbrellas D.keeping warm（4）According to the passage, how many trees are needed to make o
34、ne ton of paper? A.10 B.17. C.2,800 D.48,000（5）Paragraph 5 mainly talks about_. A.how paper boots are madeB.how paper was inventedC.how we can save paperD.how we can make useful things21.阅读短文，下列问题B Today there are policemen everywhere, but in 1700, London had no policemen at all. A few old men used
35、to protect the city streets at night and they were not paid. About 300 years ago, London was starting to get bigger and more and more people began to live there. The city was very dirty and many people were poor. There were so many thieves who stole money in the streets that people stayed in their h
36、omes as much as possible. In 1750, Henry Fielding started to pay a group of people to stop thieves. They were like policemen and were called “Bow Street Runners” because they worked near Bow Street. Fifty years later, there were 120 “Bow Street Runners”, but London had become very big and needed mor
37、e policemen. So in 1829, the first Metropolitan (or London) Police Force was started with 3,000 officers. Most of the men worked on foot, but a few rode horses. Until 1920 all the police in London were men. Today, London police are quite well paid and for the few police officers who still ride horse
38、s, the pay is even better than for the others.（1）In 1700, the men who protected the streets were paid . A.a few B.nothing C.a little D.a lot（2）About 300 years ago, many people . A.wanted to leave London B.had big houses in LondonC.became policemen D.came to live in London（3）People didnt leave their
39、houses because . A.they had no money B.they were afraid of losing moneyC.the city was not clean D.they liked homes（4）The “Bow Street Runners” . A.stopped people stealing B.stole moneyC.paid people to steal D.stopped people riding horses（5）Today, police officers who ride horses are paid . A.the same
40、as their workmates B.more than their workmatesC.half as much as their workmates D.less than their workmates四、语法填空（共1题；共10分）22.阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。 One day, all feelings are _ vacation on an island, and each was having a good time. Suddenly, there was a strong storm, so they all rushed to their boats. Yet, Love didnt wish _ (run) away quickly. But as the clouds darkened, Love realized it was time to leave. But there were no boats to use. Love looked around with hope. Just then Richness
