1、2024届山东省枣庄台儿庄区四校联考英语八年级第二学期期末学业质量监测模拟试题满分120分，时间90分钟一、单项选择（共10小题，满分10分）1、Mary has a toothache today, _ she goes to school as usual.A. althoughB. butC. andD. or2、With the Internet, _ is easy for people to know what is happening around the world.A. theyB. thisC. thatD. it3、When Jenny got to his office
2、, he _ to his mother on the phone.A. has spokenB. spokeC. was speakingD. speaks4、The Chinese language is more and more popular. So it is! Its becoming an important skill in the international _.A. conversationB. conditionC. communicationD. introduction5、How careless Tina was! She cut _ again.A. herB.
3、 herselfC. sheD. hers6、What did Tom say? He said he _ a math problem with his teacher on the internet at that time.A. discussesB. was discussingC. is discussing7、Grace is going to give much money to charity, _ she is not rich enough.A. ifB. unlessC. sinceD. though8、I _ this city for more than thirty
4、 years and I really like the people and the life here.A. have been inB. have gone toC. have been toD. have been9、Sorry to trouble you, but _ I speak to you for a while?A. couldB. shouldC. mustD. need10、The math problem is too hard for me to _. I will ask my brother for help.A. go offB. cut offC. loo
5、k outD. work out二、补全对话（10分）11、根据下面对话情景，在每个空白处填上一个适当的句子，使对话意思连贯、完整。A: Hi, Rose. I called you at ten this morning, but you didnt answer the phone. _1_?B: I was watching a fashion show in the city hall.A: Who did you go there with?B: _2_.A: Did you enjoy that fashion show?B: Yes. _3_.A: How long did it
6、 last?B: About half an hour. _4_? by the way.A: Mike and I are going to buy some clothes tomorrow. Would you like to join us?B: Id love to. _5_?A: Lets meet at 9:00 at Mikes home. He can drive us to the shopping mall.B: OK. See you tomorrow.三、语法填空（10分）12、阅读下面短文，在空白处按要求填入适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。每空1个单词。Alber
7、t Einstein is a world famous physical scientist. But do you know that actually there are many _1_(interest) stories about him? One afternoon, Einstein was _2_(walk) home from work, while 12-year-old girl was walking home from school. They were soon walking side by side. _3_(冠词) girl looked at him su
8、rprisedly from time to time. “Pardon me,” the girl said. “but you look just like Albert Einstein.” “Thats because I am Albert Einstein!” Einstein said. “I dont believe you,” the girl said, “Everyone _4_(know) that Einstein is a genius (天才). _5_(连词) youre wearing your sweater backwards (反了), so you c
9、ant be very clever. Einstein began to laugh, “Youre the _6_(one) person to be so honest with me,” he said to the girl. “Its a pleasure to hear someone _7_(tell) me the truth about my look.”After that day, the girl often went to visit Einsteins house by _8_(her) after school. One afternoon, the girls
10、 mother went to visit Einstein. She asked him why he spent so much time with her daughter. “Its easy to explain our friendship.” Einstein said, “Your daughter tells me the truth about my look and brings me cookies. _9_(介词) return, I help her with her math homework.”Its easy to make _10_(friend) even
11、 with great people like Einstein. Just be sincere to others.四、完形填空（10分）13、先通读短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案。In Chinas old stories, Cangjie created characters (文字). Cangjie was very _1_ , so the leader Huangdi gave him the job of recording (记录) things. _2_, Cangjie found that the job beca
12、me more _3_ as the number of the things to record grew. He wanted to find out a(n) _4_ to solve the problem.One day, Cangiie went hunting (打猎) with several other people. He _5_ the hunters chose their way by looking at the _6_hoof prints (蹄印) of animals. After seeing this, Cangjie thought _7_ there
13、were different symbols (符号) for different things, he would be able to _8_ all the important things easily. Through hard work, he finally _9_ the symbols for writing. Huangdi was very _10_ with Cangjies work and asked him to teach the symbols to others. They all _11_ Cangjie. Over time he got proud (
14、骄傲的).Cangjie was teaching a class one day. An old man _12_ carefully to him. After the class, the old man asked Cangjie, “The symbols you created for the horse and the donkey (驴) show they have four legs. A cow also has four legs. But _13_ doesnt the symbol for the cow show that? And the _14_ for th
15、e fish has four legs but no tail?”Cangjie found he mixed the two symbols up when teaching. He felt very _15_ for that. From then on, Cangjie was more careful about this work.1. A. kindB. outgoingC. smartD. brave2. A. AnywayB. HoweverC. LuckilyD. Instead3. A. expensiveB. interestingC. surprisingD. di
16、fficult4. A. wayB. sizeC. answerD. object5. A. thoughtB. foundC. agreedD. hoped6. A. magicB. usualC. typicalD. different7. A. andB. butC. ifD. because8. A. finishB. thankC. meetD. remember9. A. explainedB. copiedC. createdD. changed10. A. busyB. boredC. angryD. happy11. A. missedB. thankedC. touched
17、D. helped12. A. listenedB. talkedC. walkedD. pointed13. A. whyB. whereC. whenD. which14. A. uniformB. lifeC. symbolD. show15. A. relaxedB. scaredC. excitedD. sorry五、阅读理解（30分）14、Since the earliest times, trees have always been very useful and important to man. Even today trees continue to serve us in
18、 so many ways. Trees give us fruits and building materials in the form of wood. Without trees it would be impossible to build houses, boats and even bridges. Furniture such as tables, chairs and beds is made of wood.It is very hot in the tropics（热带地区）all through the year. Trees protect man from the
19、terrible heat. They can also prevent good and rich top soil from being washed away during heavy rains. If there were no trees, the land would become a desert.There are so many desert areas in the world. People in the past had little knowledge about science of nature, they cut down the trees and neve
20、r planted new ones. After some years, the rich surface soil was blown away by strong winds and washed away by heavy rains. In the end, the land was turned into useless deserts where nothing could grow.1. Trees were _ to man in the earliest times.A. usefulB. uselessC. terribleD. not important2. _ are
21、 made of wood.A. Tall buildingsB. Old carsC. Chairs and bedsD. New fruits3. Trees protect us from _ in the tropics.A. heavy rainsB. cold weatherC. being washed awayD. the terrible heat4. Because trees were cut down, _.A. the land was turned into desertsB. the soil became richer and richerC. news tre
22、es were planted on the landD. people built a lot of houses in the areas5. According to the passage, _.A. trees are not as useful now as they used to beB. people have always found trees very useful to themC. trees were more useful in the past than they are nowD. people in the past didnt know how to m
23、ake use of trees15、Some friends invite you over and serve you a delicious dinner. Someone lends you his car while theres something wrong with yours. You are sick, and a friend brings you a meal and cares for you.How do you show your gratitude (感谢)?Sometimes simply saying thank you is enough. At othe
24、r times, it is thoughtful to say thank you in a more different way. Be sure to tell that person what you are thankful for and why you are thankful.Here are some common ways to say thank you.You can write a thank-you note. People are very busy these days. A handwritten note shows you took the time to
25、 tell someone you are thankful to him or her. Or you can call and thank the person. You would be surprised how this can make someones day. Another idea is to send a thank-you email. This is not quite as personal, but it still shows your gratitude.There are many other ways to say thank you. To say th
26、ank you in a creative (创新的) way, you can:Choose some flowers from a shop. Write a thank-you note.Give the person a basket of fresh fruit or a homemade treat.Invite a friend to a movie, meal, snack or coffee.Give a gift card for a bookstore or a restaurant. That way the person can pick out a favourit
27、e book or eat out.Find out what the person likes and give something related (有关的) to that.To say a big thank you to someone, have a party for that person.As you can see, there are many ways to say thank you. Think of some ways of your own. You will feel good trying one of the ideas, and the person b
28、eing thanked will feel good too. Its a win-win situation!1. How many examples does the passage give to say thank you?A. Two.B. Three.C. Four.D. Five.2. What does the underlined phrase “make someones day” probably mean?A. It means make someone busy.B. It means make someone happy.C. It means make some
29、one surprised.D. It means make someone angry.3. Which way shows that you spend time telling you are thankful?A. Write a thank-you note.B. Make a call.C. Send a thank-you email.D. Give the person lots of money.4. What can we learn from the passage?A. Saying thank you only cannot show your gratitude.B
30、. We will feel good when we thank others.C. Giving a gift card for a restaurant is a common way to say thank you.D. We neednt say thank you after borrowing something from our best friends.5. Which can be the best title for this passage?A. Be Important To Be Thankful.B. Be Creative To Say Thank You.C
31、. Reasons For Saying Thank You.D. Ways To Show Your Gratitude.16、配对阅读。左栏是对五位来自孔子学院的学生需求，右栏是七个我国经典名著简介，请为左栏的每个人选择合适的名著。_1_ Peter likes the heroes in ancient China such as Wu Song. He wants to read the stories of the heroes and writes an article about it for his Chinese class._2_ Having learned Jingwe
32、i Fills Up the Sea, Tina needs to give a talk about old Chinese mythical (神话) stories in her class. She has to get more information._3_ Alex needs to write a report about the three kingdoms from ancient China for his history homework. He thinks Zhang Fei is strong and brave. He wants to study more a
33、bout the hero and wants to add more details to his report._4_ Daisy likes reading funny stories because she thinks they are happy and encouraging. She needs to read a book for fun during her holiday. Monkey King is her favourite character._5_ Betty likes Chinese culture and becomes interested in Chi
34、nese beautiful poems. She reads them every day and she wants to read more.A. Romance of the Three KingdomsIt tells the stories of the wars among three kingdomsWei, Shu and Wu. It describes their political relationships at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty.B. Water MarginThe whole book describes the
35、 great stories of 108 Liangshan heroes. They didnt want to follow their emperor, so they fought against him. However, they didnt succeed.C. The Book of SongsIt was first known as a classic in Han Dynasty. It is also the earliest existing collection of Chinese poems and songs.D. The Classic of Mounta
36、ins and SeasIt is about Chinese mythology (神话学). There are many mythical stories about men and nature like Hou Yi Shoots the Sun and Change Flies to the Moon.E. Ghost (鬼) StoriesMany of the stories in this book are about foxes and ghosts. The writer Pu Songling wanted to reflect the Chinese society
37、in the 17th century.F. A Dream in Red MansionsThe novel talks about the life of two cousins from two big rich families. The love between Jia Baoyu and Lin Daiyu is the theme of this book.G. Journey to the WestThis book is about the amazing adventures of Sanzang with his three followers, the smart Mo
38、nkey, the greedy Pig and the kind Sand. The story is full of fun and humour.六、完成句子（10分）17、My boss is angry with me because I always hold an idea _ his.（与相反）18、The _ of this activity is to train people to work with those special athletes. (目的)19、leave, off, the, turn, lights, you, when_. 20、Tina, yet
39、, read, Treasure Island, has_?21、仓鼠宝宝在出生的时候仅重3到5克。baby hamster _ only 3 to 5 kilograms _.七、短文填空（10分）22、阅读下面短文，根据短文内容从方框中选出恰当的单词或短语填空，使语意通顺完整。第一个方框供15小题选用，第二个方框供610小题选用。每个选项只用一次，每框有一项剩余。A. on sale B. easily C. why D. what E. kind of F. developed Do you know _1_ people wear “smart clothes (智能服装)” in t
40、he new century? We not only use “smart clothes” to cover our bodies, but also use them to do many other things.Some kinds of smart clothes are _2_ in the market now. A German clothing maker invented the “MP3 blue jacket”. This _3_ jacket can be both an MP3 player and a mobile phone. An English compa
41、ny _4_ a cloth keyboard. It is on your pants. You can control your computer with it _5_ anywhere. If it gets dirty, you can wash or iron the keyboard.A. getting lost. B. whether C. if D. important E. smarter F. come up with Its true that our clothes will get much _6_. People are always making new cl
42、othes. Some clothes can show your body temperature and heat you up when you feel cold. Other smart clothes to wear are special ones. They can tell the doctor _7_ you are ill or not . This technology (技术) can also give _8_ information about your environment. Shirts can protect you from high pollution
43、 around you. Jackets with GPS (全球定位系统) technology can keep you from _9_. Many people will _10_ more new ideas in the coming future. Its possible that one day smart clothes will be common on Paris streets and even in your own home.八、阅读表达（10分）23、阅读下面的短文，完成短文后的问题。What Is International Womens Day?The IW
44、D has its roots in the social and labor movement in the United States. It began in New York City on March 8, 182, when women workers marched (游行) in protest (抗议) of unfair working conditions and unequal rights in clothing factories. The workers called for a shorter workday and better pay. On March 8
45、 of 1908, women workers again marched through New York City to protest child labor and poor working conditions, and call strongly for womens right to vote (投票). The first recorded celebration internationally was on March 19, 1911, in Austria, Denmark, Germany and Switzerland. At that time, over a mi
46、llion people came out to support womens rights. After World War II, several countries started to celebrate womens day on March 8. Two years later, the U. N. officially regarded that date as International Womens Day in 1977. Some countries, including China, Russia and Uganda, also regard it as a public holiday. Past U. N. celebrations have included the important subjects of climate change, rural (农村的) women and HIV/AIDS. And, since 2007, the U. S
