1、2024年云南省丽江市英语八年级第二学期期末监测模拟试题满分120分，时间90分钟一、单项选择（共10小题，满分10分）1、Mr. Jiang, as _ elderly man, took part in the Special Games for the elderly.A. aB. anC. theD. /2、Since 2021, our school _ many kinds of after-school services for students.A. providesB. is providingC. providedD. has provided3、Betty! I call
2、ed you at nine oclock this morning, but you didnt answer it. Whats wrong? I am sorry. I _ my grandma in hospital at that time.A. visitedB. will visitC. was visiting4、 Could you tell me _? In three days.A. how often they go to the countrysideB. how long they stayed in New YorkC. how soon they will go
3、 to see the children5、I think students should have mobile phones to call their parents.They often use them to play games instead.A. I hope soB. I dont agreeC. No problemD. Good idea6、The elephants _ to the zoo tomorrow afternoon.A. is sentB. will sendC. will be sentD. send7、 I hope to join the Birdw
4、atching Club. Good idea, Daniel. _more about it, visit the website.A. KnowB. KnowingC. To knowD. Knows8、-Simon, do you know who invented the kite?-Sure! It _ by Mozi over 2,000 years ago.A. is inventedB. inventedC. was inventedD. will be invented9、If everyone _ hard, I believe our dream will come tr
5、ue soon.A. was workingB. workedC. will workD. works10、Of all the performers, I think he is the _ one.A. successB. most successfulC. more successfulD. successful二、短文填空（10分）11、下面文章中有五处（第15题）需要添加小标题。请从文后选项（A、B、C、D、E和F）中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，其中一项是多余选项。Volunteering means spending some of your free time helping o
6、thers. You may volunteer to help other people. And you can also volunteer to protect animals, the environment, or any other things that you care about._1_Volunteering helps others, but it can also help you. If you re upset about something thats happened volunteering can be a great way to deal with y
7、our feelings. _2_School is a good place to start if youre looking for volunteer ideas. Ask a teacher for ideas. Some places want volunteers who are 12 or even older, depending on the job. Often kids start volunteering by working alongside their parents. _3_Volunteering is a great way to have fun wit
8、h your family. Talk to your parents, brothers, or sisters and see what they might be interested in doing. Find something you all agree on. _4_Other volunteers may have much experience of being a volunteer. They can teach you how to be a good volunteer. So you can work with them. _5_You can also come
9、 up with your own ways to raise money or provide needed services. Here are some ideas: make and sell products and give the money to the charity. Try out for a volunteer after-school reading program. Volunteering can help you learn many important things. So what are you waiting for? Make a plan to st
10、art volunteering today.A. Find your own ways.B. Work with other volunteers.C. Get started with volunteering.D. Help yourself by helping others.E. Do things with family members.F. Help kids decide what they want to do.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。Albert Einstein is a world fa
11、mous 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 surprisedly from time to t
12、ime. “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 cant be very clever. Eins
13、tein 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 mother went to visit Ei
14、nstein. 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 with great people like
15、Einstein. Just be sincere to others.四、完形填空（10分）13、阅读下面短文，从文后各题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。Our house was across the street from a big hospital, so we rented（租）our empty upstairs rooms to outpatients（门诊病人）. One evening, there was a _1_ at the door. I opened it to see a truly sick-looking man. His face l
16、ooked terribleit was swollen（肿胀的）and red. Yet his voice was _2_. He told me that he came for treatment and that hed been looking for a spare room since noon, but no one would give him one because of _3_.For a moment I said nothing, but he said he would be _4_ to just sleep on the hallway. I agreed.
17、The old man had a huge heart inside his tiny body. He told me that he fished for a living to _5_ his daughter, her five children, and her disabled husband. He didnt complain while telling _6_ his story. He was grateful that he didnt feel any _7_ from his disease, which was seemingly a form of skin c
18、ancer. The next morning, he said, “Can I come back and stay the _8_ time I need treatment?” I told him he was welcome to come again. On his next trip, as a _9_, he brought a big fish and some large oysters（牡蛎）. In the years that he stayed with us, there was _10_ a time that he did not bring us gifts
19、 like these. My neighbor _11_ me that I could lose some renters by putting up the old man after he left the first morning. Maybe we did _12_ renters once or twice. But if only they could have known him, perhaps their illnesses would have been _13_ to bear（忍受）. I know our family always will be _14_ t
20、o have known him. From him, we learned _15_ it was to accept the bad without complaint and the good with gratitude（谢意）.1. A. knockB. signC. noticeD. call2. A. worryingB. upsetC. traditionalD. pleasant3. A. huge heartB. his faceC. tiny bodyD. his daughter4. A. happyB. braveC. lonelyD. friendly5. A. f
21、orgetB. surpriseC. supportD. change6. A. themB. himC. meD. her7. A. luckB. experienceC. painD. joy8. A. secondB. nextC. lastD. first9. A. giftB. jobC. hobbyD. business10. A. sometimesB. neverC. alwaysD. often11. A. encouragedB. reportedC. hatedD. warned12. A. expectB. chooseC. refuseD. lose13. A. wo
22、rseB. betterC. harderD. easier14. A. thankfulB. sillyC. funnyD. polite15. A. howB. whatC. whereD. when五、阅读理解（30分）14、Waste sorting(垃圾分类) is a big matter worldwide. In order to sort the waste properly and protect the environment, people in different countries are using different ways to sort their was
23、te.UK company invented a “smart bin” to help with waste sorting. _1_ A camera and sensors(感应器) in the bin can tell what type of rubbish it is and carefully sort it. The bin also makes the waste together so that it takes up less space._2_ Shanghai has worked with Alipay to create a “green account” se
24、rvice for people. The city is asking all people to sort their waste into four groups: wet, recyclable, harmful and dry.South Korea is using a way called “Pay For Your Waste” to ask people to reduce food waste. _3_ Then the waste can be put in a bin. The smart bin can weigh the food. People have to p
25、ay for their food waste by scanning(扫描) a bar code(条形码) on the bin. _4_Japanese are is leading the world in waste sorting. _5_ Different types of paper products have their own bins.根据材料内容，从下面五个选项中选出一个能填入文中空缺处的最佳选项，使文章意思通顺、内容完整。A. China is improving its waste-sorting efforts.B. If they throw away mor
26、e, they will pay more.C. People just need to drop their waste into the bin.D. They sort waste so well that even plastic bottles go into different bins.E. People have to separate food waste from their other rubbish first.15、Once I asked my students to draw clothes. I wanted to know what they thought
27、about fashion. A few students expressed their opinions freely while others spent some hours trying to find right words to express their feelings. At the beginning, they were a little confused（困惑）. There was a famous Romanian saying: Clothes do not make the man. They thought there was no need to care
28、 about too much what clothes they should wear. Reading their short writings, I learned that most of the children are not really happy with their clothes while others dont care about fashion. The young children prefer beautiful clothes, and the others prefer comfortable ones.Looking through these wri
29、tings, I could understand students personal ideas on their clothes, their favorite colors, styles or clothing preferences. I think it was a good exercise to encourage（鼓励）them to accept new ideas.1. Why did the teacher ask students to draw clothes?A. He wanted to give students homework.B. He wanted s
30、tudents to wear their favorite clothes.C. He wanted to know students opinions about fashion.D. He wanted students to write an article about clothes.2. The Romanian saying “Clothes do not make the man ” means “_”.A. Clothes are not important to peopleB. People should wear suitable clothesC. People ca
31、nt judge a man by his clothesD. Clothes play an important role in peoples lives3. From childrens writings, what did the writer find out?A. Most children were happy with their clothes.B. Some children didnt care about fashion.C. Most children like to wear their favorite clothes.D. Little children did
32、nt care about their clothes too much.4. What kind of clothes do young children like to wear?A. Cheap clothes.B. Expensive clothes.C. Beautiful clothes.D. Comfortable clothes.5. What did the teacher think of the class?A. It was a good exercise for students.B. It was difficult for students to understa
33、nd.C. It could make students know the importance of clothes.D. It could encourage students to accept the clothes they wear.16、The idea of the family is important all over the world and many countries have special celebrations for it. Lets look at a few. Looking after animalsIndia Pets are popular in
34、 many cultures around the world. Looking after animals helps children learn to do their duty for them. Every year in India there is a festival called Thai Pongal. During the festival, families feed cows and birds to give thanks for these animals. Children also learn that all living things share the
35、world together. First day at schoolGermany In Germany, the first day at school is a very important time for all children. There is a special event called Einschulung. Everyone in the family meets to give the child presents, like pens and books, for their new school life. For the first day of school,
36、 parents give their children a large paper cone. Inside there are things for school. Writing poemsNetherlands In Netherlands, people celebrate the winter holiday on the 5th December. This holiday is called Sinterklaas. People give each other presents, but they also have a very special tradition. Eac
37、h member of the family writes their name on a piece of paper and puts it in a hat. Everyone then takes a name from the hat and writes a poem about this person. Everyone sits in a circle and reads out their poems.1. What do Indian children do during the festival Thai pongal? _A. Share food with pets.
38、B. Show love to family.C. Look after animals.D. Learn different cultures.2. Which may be the best present to children for the first school day in Germany? _A. A bike.B. A dictionary.C. A cake.D. A hairclip.3. Why do the family members write their names on a piece of paper in the Netherlands? _A. To
39、let others write poems about them.B. To let others remember them easily.C. To introduce themselves to others.D. To give each other presents.六、完成句子（10分）17、A: _?B: Every day. They like sports very much.18、As the saying goes, “Actions speaks _ (loud) than words.”19、Mr Li has _ (解释) the Maths problem to
40、 us several times, but most of us still cant understand it.20、I saw her walking _（朝着） the bank.21、Ancient Chinas four great _（发明）really changed the world.七、补全对话（10分）22、根据下面的对话情景，在每个空白处填上一个适当的句子，使对话的意思连贯、完整。A: Welcome to Hisense Store. _1_?B: Id like to buy a smart TV. A: We have many smart TVs here.
41、 What kind of smart TV do you want? B: _2_.A: How about this one? B: It looks nice. _3_? A: Its 6,888 yuan. Theres a sale on today. You can get it with 6, 000 yuan. B: OK, _4_. By the way, is there a bookstore near here? A: No. But there is one on Renmin Road. B: _5_? A: Yes, it is. Its about 5 kilo
42、meters away. B: OK, I will go there by taxi.八、阅读表达（10分）23、请阅读下面短文，根据所提供的信息，回答5个问题。要求所写答案语法正确、语义完整。Its very important for everyone to sleep. We spend about one third of our lives on sleep. So we should sleep well. However, a lot of people have trouble in sleeping. Some people even take sleeping pills
43、 (药片) to help them sleep better. In fact, taking sleeping pills is very dangerous. Thats because sleeping pills are habit-forming (上瘾). Then, what should you do if you have trouble getting a good nights sleep? Doctors say that the best thing to do is to get out of bad habits. In other words, you can
44、t stay up too late at night and you should get up earlier in the morning. However, you may still have trouble sleeping if you have problems or something else on your mind. Then its time for you to do some exercise to relax your tense muscles (紧绷的肌肉). If relaxing your body cant help you, you should w
45、rite down your worries on your mind. If you like listening to music, you can choose some quiet and gentle music. Be sure not to choose some loud music, or you will get so excited that you cant fall asleep. Remember, choosing proper ways can help you sleep better.1. How long do people spend on sleep?
46、 _2. Why is it dangerous to take sleeping pills? _3. What is the best thing to help people sleep well according to doctors? _4. What can people do to relax their tense muscles? _5. What will happen if people choose some loud music according to the passage? _九、书面表达（20分）请根据以下提示以Wonderful time in Zhangjiajie为题写一篇短文。1. 张家界（面积）很大，约 480 平方千米。它以奇形怪状的巨石而著
