八年级英语人教版(新目标)上学期期末考前模拟试题.doc

八年级英语人教版（新目标）上学期期末模拟试卷
（本套试卷满分为100分，答题时间：90分钟。）

Ⅰ. 单项选择 （共30小题，每小题0.5分，满分15分）
1.—Are you going to Beijing by car?
—No. I’m taking train there.
A. a, / B. a, the C. the, / D. /, a
2. I was born October, 1996 and my cousin was born June 18th, 1995.
A. in, in B. in, on C. on, on D. on, in
3. There are apples on the table. You can have one.
A. a lot B. few C. lots of D. a little
4. Look at the twins. One is quiet, and is outgoing.
A. another B. the other C. the others D. other
5. The weather is hot. Please take your sweater off.
A. too much B. much too C. too many D. many too
6. —Hi, Liu Xia. How can you improve your English so much?
—Oh, nothing difficult. Work harder and your English will be .
A. better B. good C. well D. worse
7. The Summer Palace is one of in Beijing.
A. beautiful park B. more beautiful parks
C. the most beautiful park D. the most beautiful parks
8. —Can you come to my birthday party?
—Yes, I’d love to, I have to look after my mother in hospital.
A. but B. and C. so D. or
9. I find this computer game is to play.
A. enough easy B. easy enough C. enough easily D. easily enough
10. Our team them and yesterday’s football game.
A. won, beat B. won, won C. beat, won D. beat, beat
11. It’s time for us to listen to the news. Would you please the radio?
A. turn on B. turn off C. turn down D. turn up
12. I didn’t leave the house until my dad back.
A. come B. comes C. came D. is coming
13. —Jim, can you help me to do the dishes?
—Sorry, Dad. I to the shop.
A. going B. went C. am going D. goes
14. —What are you going to do this weekend?
—I’m not sure yet. fishing or hiking.
A. May B. Maybe C. Must D. Should
15. — do you take guitar lessons?
—Twice a week.
A. How far B. How long C. How much D. How often
16.—who cooked the lunch today?    
   — I _______. 
  Adid            B.does           C.was             D.do   
17. —Will you please _______ the TV?   
— I want to see the Animal World.
 A. turn off          B. turn down      C. turn on         D. turn up 
18.—The banana is too big.         
   —You can ______ first.   
A. cut up them       B. cut them up     C. cut it up        D. cut up  
19. There         a concert sometime next week.  
A. is going to be     B. are going to be   C. is going to have  D. is gong to has.   
 20.—Hi, Amy! How __________ your school trip to the beach?
 —Hi, Tom! We __________ a good time there. 
A. is, having        B. was, had        C. are, had      D. were, have 
21. — How long did he_________ ?       —For 12 years. 
A. start swimming   B. started swimming  C. swim        D. swam 
22.The man was born ________1976. 
A. in the 24th of June.  B. on the 24th of June  C. in June 24th  D. for June 24th 
23. Tina’s sister began to ride a bike to school ___________. 
A. when 6 years old   B.at the age of 6    C. at the age of 6 years  D. at 6 years old 
24.Does your father often go to work__________?
 A. by a train            B. on a train         C. take a train            D. catch a train 
25. It was an ___________soccer game. 
The soccer fans were very _____.  
 A. exciting, exciting B. exciting, excited  C. excited, excited  D.excited, exciting 
26. It’s raining. You _________ out now. 
  A. had better not go B. had not better go  C. should go  D. didn’t have better go 
27. She didn’t answer the question, her mother kept her _______ for an hour.  
 A. standing B. to stand C. stood D. stand 
28.—_________ we keep the room clean enough all the time?
—No, you _________. 
A. Must; doesn’t have to B. Do; don’t have to C. Must; don’t have to D. Must; mustn’t 
29．What’s ____________ food in China? 
A. popular     B. more popular    C. the most popular  D. most popular 
30. Alice stopped ____________ TV and started doing her homework. 
A. watch       B. watching        C. watched         D. to watch

II、完形填空 （共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）
China is a country with a rich culture in calligraphy（书法）. 1 computers are everywhere in our life, Chinese people should not 2 the skill of writing with hands.
Now the computer can help people to write. People are 3 computers more often than before. So many people are forgetting how to 4 Chinese characters（汉字）. People often make a lot of mistakes（错误）in handwriting.
Today, China is trying to help students and teachers to 5 their handwriting. We 6 that teachers can write well 7 the blackboard and students can write well on their exercise books, too. Teachers should make their teaching plans and students should 8 their homework by writing with their 9 . We are sure our handwriting can become 10 and better in this way.
1. A. Though B. If C. And D. But
2. A. remember B. forget C. use D. practice
3. A. making B. holding C. buying D. using
4. A. find B. read C. write D. use
5. A. show B. take C. improve D. worry
6. A. call B. hope C. dislike D. hate
7. A. in B. with C. over D. on
8. A. leave B. do C. get D. make
9. A. eyes B. ears C. legs D. hands
10. A. better B. worse C. faster D. easier

III、阅读理解 （本题共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）
A
Many parents make their children do chores around the houses. For some families, teaching children what to do and how to do chores are easy. For other families, asking children to do some housework can be a very big problem.
It is a good idea for parents to tell their children that all family members must work together to make the house clean, and that each person must do his or her share of the work . This can be done by starting a program of chores and responsibilities(责任) when children are young .
Doing chores is good for children—even very young ones. Doing some chores teaches children many important skills, such as working together with others and being responsible for what they do. Doing chores can also teach children to help others. The skills and values they learn by doing chores will benefit(有益于)them in their life .
根据短文内容选择最佳答案。
1. The first paragraph tells us______ .
A. parents shouldn’t make their children do chores.
B. children behave(表现)differently on doing chores in different families.
C. all children think doing chores is difficult.
D. It’s easy to teach children to do chores.
2. The underlined word “skills” means______.
A. 结果 B. 技术 C. 技能 D. 经验
3. From the last paragraph, we know that______.
A. doing chores is good for children.
B. every child likes to do chores.
C. doing chores won’t teach children anything.
D. children should learn to do chores when they grow up.
4. Which of the following is TRUE?
A. It’s a big problem for all families to teach children how to do chores.
B. Only the children who do chores know how to work together with others.
C. Some children like to do chores, but some don’t.
D. It’s not necessary for children to do chores at home.
5. What is the main idea of the passage?
A. Study is children’s responsibility.
B. Children should learn to do a lot of things in their life.
C. Parents should ask children to do all chores.
D. Doing some chores is good for children’s growth.

B
Mary has some friends. They are Betty, Peter, Alice and Mike. Mary is the oldest of the five. Betty is thirteen years old. She is younger than Mary and older than Peter. Alice is nine and Mike is seven.
Betty and Peter are good runners. But Peter runs faster. Mary and Betty like to play basketball. Mary plays better than Betty. Alice sings best of them.
Mary and Betty study in a middle school. They all work hard at school. But Betty works harder. Her handwriting is good, too.
6. Mary has friends.
A. four B. five C. six D. three
7. Mike is than Alice.
A. youngest B. oldest C. younger D. older
8. Peter runs than Betty.
A. faster B. slow C. slower D. the fastest
9. Betty’s handwriting is .
A. worst B. good C. better D. best
10. They all .
A. study in the same school B. like to play basketball
C. good runners D. work hard

C
Betty is an American school girl. She is very happy because her parents will take her to China for a visit. They are going to fly from New York on June 30 and get to Beijing on July 1. They will stay at Lido Holiday Inn. Their Chinese friends will show them around Beijing. They are going to visit the Palace Museum, the Summer Palace, the Temple of Heaven and the Great Wall. They will also visit some Chinese homes and try some Chinese food. They will spend a week in Beijing and then go to Xi’an,Guilin and some other places for sightseeing. The whole trip will take three weeks and she is sure she will have a good time in China.
11. Betty is very happy because she will with her parents.
A. visit China B. go home C. watch TV D. visit America
12. Their friends will show them around Beijing.
A. Australian B. Chinese C. American D. Japanese
13. From the text we can know that they will in Beijing.
A. cook Chinese food B. learn to speak Chinese
C. try some Chinese food D. visit their Japanese friends
14. After they visit Beijing, they will go to .
A. Xi’an and Guilin B. The Summer Palace C. Shanghai D. New York
15. How long will the whole trip take?
A. one week B. two weeks C. three weeks D. four weeks

IV. 词汇（本题共10小题，每小题2分，满分20分）
A. 用括号内单词的适当形式填空。
1. Thirty and sixty is (nine).
2. Mary is (outgoing) than her brother.
3. Last week he (find) a host in a TV Station .
4. We all think Hero is a very (success) action movie .
5. There were a lot of (visit) at the aquarium yesterday.
B. 根据句意及汉语提示完成句子。
6. Grandma is very healthy because she (锻炼) every day .
7. It’s a good habit to brush your (牙齿) twice a day .
8. It’s (重要的) to eat a balanced diet .
9. Please (顺便来访)to my house. I have something to tell you.
10. It’s dark outside. Please (打开)the light.

V. 句型转换（本题共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）
按要求改写句子。每空一词。
1. My grandmother has a stomachache.（对划线部分提问）
with your grandmother?
2. Mozart started writing music at the age of four. (对划线部分提问)
Mozart writing music?
3. Bai Wei is going to take a guitar lesson tomorrow.（对划线部分提问）
Bai Wei tomorrow?
4. I think she can come to the party.（改为否定句）
I she come to the party.
5. She is too tired. She can’t walk any farther.（合并为一句）
She is tired walk any farther.

VI. 书面表达（满分15分）
课余时光是我们忙碌学习生活的调节剂。你是如何支配自己的闲暇时间的呢？看电视、做运动、听音乐、阅读书报、郊游、帮父母做家务，还是……
请你以“My Free Time”为题，描述一下自己的课余生活。（最少写出五种课余活动）
注意：1. 条理清楚，字迹工整。词数80左右。
2. 不得写出自己的真实姓名。
3. 开头已写好，不计入总词数。
My Free Time
I have a lot of things to do in my free time. Usually…

I. 1~5 DBCBB 6~10 ADABC 11~15 ACCBD

II. 1~5 ABDCC 6~10 BDBDA

III. 1~5 BCACD 6~10 ACABD 11~15 ABCAC

IV. 1. ninety 2. more outgoing 3. found 4. successful 5. visitors
6. exercises 7. teeth 8. important 9. come over 10. turn on

V. 1. What’s the matter/ What is wrong 2. When did, start 3. What’s, going to do
4. don’t think, can 5. too, to

VI.
My Free Time
I have a lot of things to do in my free time. Usually I take exercise after school. I like basketball and volleyball very much. Sports help me to keep healthy and study better. I often watch TV or do some reading in the evening. Sometimes I listen to music for a while. I find it a good way to relax myself. Of course, I help my parents with the housework at the weekends. I clean the house, wash clothes and learn cooking. Sometimes I go on a field trip with friends. We always have a good time .