2023-2024学年8年级英语(外研版)上册期末模拟试卷(附答案)
学校:___________姓名:___________班级:___________考号:___________
一、语法选择
Should friends be the same or different Different people have different ideas.
My mother told me a good friend is like a mirror (镜子). I’m quieter and 1 than most kids. That’s why I like reading books. My best friend Yuan Li is quiet 2 , so we enjoy studying together. I’m shy so it’s not easy for me 3 friends. But I think friends are like books—you don’t need a lot of them if they’re good.
—Jeff Green
It’s not necessary to be the same. My best 4 Larry is quite different from me. We like sports, but he plays tennis better, so he always wins. However, Larry often helps to bring out the best in me. So I’m getting better 5 tennis. Larry is less hard-working, so maybe I should help him 6 .
—Huang Lei
I don’t really care if my friends are 7 same as me or different. My favorite saying is, “A true friend reaches for your hand and 8 your heart.” My best friend Carol is really kind and very funny. I broke 9 arm last year but she made me laugh and feel better. We can talk 10 share everything. I know she cares about me because she’s always there to listen.
—Mary Smith
1.A.serious B.more serious C.the most serious
2.A.too B.also C.either
3.A.make B.making C.to make
4.A.friend B.friends C.friend’s
5.A.in B.at C.on
6.A.well B.more C.most
7.A.a B.an C.the
8.A.touch B.touches C.touched
9.A.my B.mine C.me
10.A.or B.but C.and
二、完形填空
When I was on the plane to Tokyo, Japan, I was excited and nervous because I’d spend the following year studying there.
For some reasons, I really liked the 11 . But I was not very good at learning it. The grammar 12 me a lot and even drove me crazy. My only success was 13 — I got an A on every word test. The first term was the 14 time I would ever have. People used a lot of idioms in their daily lives and the teachers spoke so 15 that almost everything they said flew right over my head. I could only become 16 around my roommates, who could speak slowly to me and would not laugh at my 17 .
Speaking of meals in my school, they were more than just 18 . The choices were endless and people with special food needs were well pleased.
Years have passed, but I still 19 the days I spent as an exchange student in Japan. The 20 experience has taught me more than I could learn from books.
11.A.custom B.culture C.country D.language
12.A.gave B.helped C.troubled D.pleased
13.A.spelling B.writing C.speaking D.listening
14.A.best B.hardest C.easiest D.happiest
15.A.slowly B.clearly C.differently D.quickly
16.A.more worried B.less worried C.more excited D.less excited
17.A.words B.questions C.answers D.mistakes
18.A.special B.strange C.fine D.expensive
19.A.remember B.choose C.expect D.celebrate
20.A.exciting B.interesting C.traditional D.educational
三、阅读单选
The following are three ads(广告).
Driver Wanted Clean driving license (执照) Good-looking Age over 25 Apply (申请) to: Capes Taxi, Shenzhen Tel:0755-6561382 Teacher Needed For private language school Teaching experience necessary Apply to: Instant Languages Ltd, Dalian Tel:0411-4313861 Air Hostess (空姐) Wanted 1.age between 20 and 33 2.Height from 1.6m to 1.7m 3.Two foreign languages 4.College graduate Apply to: China airlines, Beijing Tel:010-88488970
21.If you want to work in the south, you can apply for a job as ________.
A.a driver B.an air hostess C.a teacher D.all of above
22.You may call ________ when you wish to be a teacher.
A.0755-6561382 B.0411-4313861 C.010-88488970 D.A and B
23.Mary, aged 26, knows English and Japanese, which job can she get
A.driving for China taxi B.working for China Airlines.
C.teaching at instant languages Ltd D.none of the above
24.What stops Jack, a good taxi driver, working for Capes Taxi
A.liking beer and wine B.breaking traffic rules
C.being unable to speak a foreign language D.not having college education
25.Which of the following is not in the three ads
A.height B.age C.language D.health
Green’s Students Winter CampGreen’s Students Winter Camp is for improving English of middle school students. The camp is held in London every year. Either you are good at English or not, you are warmly welcome. Teachers from No. 1 Middle School and other middle schools will give lessons. Students will have trips to museums and culture centers. Next year’s winter camp will be from January 20 to February 10. More information is as follows: Application (申请) date: ·Students in London should send their applications before January 13, 2022. ·Foreign students should send their applications before January 15, 2022. Lessons: ·English Language: Spoken English (22 hours); Reading and Writing (10 hours) ·England History: 16 hours ·England Culture: 16 hours Steps: 1. Write a letter about yourself. 2. Ask someone famous to write a letter for you. 3. Send the letters to us at oh-winter-schoola@ together with your applications.
26.You can most probably read the article in _________.
A.a newspaper B.a guide book C.a cook book D.a dictionary
27.Which of the following is TRUE about Green’s Students Winter Camp
A.Only the students who are good at English can take part in it.
B.The Camp is held every year for students of all grades.
C.Only the teachers of No.1 Middle School give lessons.
D.Students will visit museums and culture centers.
28.You can’t learn _________ in this winter camp.
A.English B.history C.culture D.Japanese
29.There are _________ steps before taking part in the camp.
A.two B.three C.four D.five
30.What information can you get from the article
A.The camp will last (持续) 30 days.
B.You only need to send two letters to the camp.
C.A Japanese can send the application on January 11, 2022.
D.It takes fewer hours to have England History than England Culture.
四、阅读匹配
配对阅读:左栏是对五个人的情况介绍,右栏是七个不同的节目内容,请将这五个人与他们的适合观看的节目搭配。
Every minute, quite a lot of people around the world are online. What do they do on the Internet A newsman from "Evening News" is interviewing (采访)some people. Here are what they said.
31 I always watch the delicious food news online. 32 I like buying books online, because some of the books can't be found in bookstores. It's great! 33 I often order train tickets online for traveling. And I can get the tickets in my office or at home. 34 I can find friends on the Internet. There is a cool website where I can find people. I’m happy I can make friends online. 35 Every morning I read the China news online and catch up on all the sports matches' results. A. www. train A site about the train tickets, the train time and some important things about the train station. B.www. food A site about the delicious food. It introduces some famous restaurants and hotels. C. www. /free A site about books. You can buy the books online. You can download(下载) them on your computer to read them. D.www. flash 8. A site about the flash movies and flash games. There are some teaching movies to tell you how to make a flash movie. E. http ://www. A site about making friends online. You can find a friend on this site. You can talk with them online and watch them through the screen. F. www. /free A site about the map of Guangzhou. It gives the newest map of Guangzhou for the GPS of the cars. G. www. daily A site about the news around China. You can read sports matches' results and articles in blogs.
五、短文语境提示填空
阅读下面短文,并借助上下文补充所缺信息。每个空只能填写一个形式正确、意义相符的单词。
At the age of 18, I just learned to drive. One morning, I drove my father into a town. When we 36 at the town, something was wrong with the car. Then I had to repair it and planned to pick Dad up 37 4 p.m. To spend the time, I decided 38 go to the cinema. 39 , I became so interested in the film 40 I forgot the time. When the last film 41 , it was 6 o’clock.
I was afraid dad would be 42 and never let me drive again, so I made an excuse for my being late. I’ll never forget what he said to me. “I’m disappointed (失望的) that you told a lie (说谎) to me, Jack. I’m angry, not with 43 but with myself. I’ve brought up (抚养) a son who can’t even tell the truth to his own father. I’m going to 44 home now.”
Dad began walking along the road. I drove behind him for 40 miles, at a speed of 5 miles an hour. It was 45 most unforgettable lesson. I have never told a lie to him ever since.
六、读写综合
A信息归纳
请阅读下面所给的材料,根据所提供的信息,完成信息卡。
People always want to go somewhere interesting and exciting. Four people are talking about the best place-for vacation on school BBS (论坛). Let’s have a look together.
Tony: I think the best place for vacation is Beijing, China. It’s a very big and beautiful city. It has so many places of interest (景点) there, such as the Great Wall, Tian’anmen Square and the Palace Museum. What’s more, Beijing Duck is my favorite food.
Jane: I think Sydney, Australia is the best place for vacation. It’s the biggest city in Australia with a lot of wonderful beaches. There I may swim in the sea or just take walks on the beach. More beautifully, I can watch operas in the Sydney Opera House. I think a vacation in Sydney will be interesting and relaxing.
Henry: I always expect to fly to Paris on vacation. And I think it’s the best place for vacation. It’s one of the biggest cities in the world, and it has one of the world’s highest towers-Eiffel Tower. I will take lots of photos there.
Linda: I think Los Angeles, the UIS-is the best place for vacation. Hollywood, a famous place to make films, is just in the city. I really hope to watch more movies made in Hollywood. Also, the city has so many interesting things to see and do.
Information card
The food Tony likes best 46
What does Jane think of a vacation in Sydney 47
The thing Henry will do when he visits the Eiffel Tower 48
The country Linda wishes to go one day 49
The topic (话题) the four young people are talking about 50
B 书面表达假设你是李明,假期你准备去旅游。请你根据以下提示,以“The place where I want to go for vacation”为题,写一篇80字左右的英语短文,谈谈你最想去的地方是哪里。内容包括:
1). 请简要介绍这个地方的位置、景点、美食等信息。
2). 你为什么最想去这个地方,请说出你的原因(至少两个)。
3). 你在这个地方最想做的两件事。
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参考答案:
1.B 2.A 3.C 4.A 5.B 6.B 7.C 8.B 9.A 10.C
【导语】本文表述了杰夫、黄磊和玛丽对朋友是否应该相同的看法。
1.句意:我比大多数孩子更安静、更严肃。
serious严肃的,形容词原级;more serious更肃重的,比较级;the most serious最肃重的,最高级。根据“than most kids”可知,此处应为比较级。故选B。
2.句意:我最好的朋友袁丽也很安静,所以我们喜欢一起学习。
too也,用于肯定句句尾;also也,用于肯定句句中;either也,用于否定句句尾。句子为肯定句,且填空处位于句尾表示“也”。故选A。
3.句意:我很害羞,所以对于我来说交朋友并不容易。
make使,动词原形;making使,动名词或现在分词;to make使,动词不定式。此处考查句型it is + adj (for sb)to do“对于某人来说做某事是……的”,动词不定式在句中作真正的主语,故此处应用动词不定式。故选C。
4.句意:我最好的朋友拉里和我很不一样。
friend朋友,名词单数;friends朋友,名词复数;friend’s朋友的,名词所有格。根据后文“Larry is”可知,应用名词单数,表达“朋友”。故选A。
5.句意:所以我在网球方面做得更好了。
in在……里;at在;on在……上面。get better at“在某方面做得更好”,固定短语。故选B。
6.句意:拉里不那么勤奋,所以也许我应该多帮助他。
well好,副词原级;more更好,比较级;most最好,最高级。根据语境可知,拉里不太勤奋,所以我应该“更多的”帮助他,故此处应用比较级。故选B。
7.句意:我真的不在乎我的朋友是和我一样还是不同。
a一个,不定冠词,表示泛指,用于开头发音为辅音音素的单词前;an一个,不定冠词,表示泛指,用于开头发音为元音音素的单词前;the这个,定冠词,表示特指。the same as“和……一样”,固定短语。故选C。
8.句意:一个真正的朋友,是向你伸出援助之手,触动你心灵的人。
touch触摸,动词原形;touches触摸,动词第三人称单数形式 ;touched触摸,动词过去式。句子是一般现在时,主语“A true friend”为第三人称单数,故谓语动词也应用单数。故选B。
9.句意:去年我弄伤了胳膊,但她让我笑了,我感觉好多了。
my我的,形容词性物主代词;mine我的,名词性物主代词;me我,人称代词宾格。根据“ I broke”可知,我伤到了“我的”胳膊,故应用形容词性物主代词修饰名词arm。故选A。
10.句意:我们可以谈论和分享一切。
or或者;but但是;and并且。此处“talk”与“share”并列,表达“谈论和分享一切”,故应用and。故选C。
11.D 12.C 13.A 14.B 15.D 16.B 17.D 18.C 19.A 20.B
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文,讲述了作者在日本学习日语的经历。
11.句意:出于某些原因,我真的很喜欢这门语言。
custom习俗;culture文化;country国家;language语言。根据“learning it”及“The grammar”可知,此处指喜欢这门语言,故选D。
12.句意:语法使我很困扰,甚至使我发疯。
gave给;helped帮助;troubled困扰;pleased满意。根据“even drove me crazy”可知,让我发疯,所以很困扰我,故选C。
13.句意:但我擅长拼写——每次单词测试我都得A。
spelling拼写;writing写作;speaking说;listening听。根据“I got an A on every word test.”可知,每次单词测试我都得A,所以擅长拼写。故选A。
14.句意:这是我经历过的最艰难的一学期。
best最好的;hardest最难的;easiest最容易的;happiest最开心的。根据“It was the...term I would ever have.”和后文介绍可知,经历过的最艰难的一学期。故选B。
15.句意:人们在日常生活中使用了很多习语,老师们说得很快,他们说的几乎每件事都让我听不懂。
slowly缓慢地;clearly清晰地;differently不同地;quickly迅速地。根据“almost everything they said flew right over my head”以及前文提到的“这是作者经历过的最难的一学期”可知,老师讲得太快了,所以都不明白,故选D。
16.句意:我只能在室友身边变得不那么担心,他们可以慢慢地和我说话,也不会嘲笑我的错误。
more worried更担心的;less worried不那么担心的;more excited更兴奋的;less excited不那么兴奋的。根据“who could speak slowly to me and would not laugh at my ”可知,室友慢慢地和我说话,也不会嘲笑我,所以在室友身边没有那么担心,故选B。
17.句意:我只能在室友身边变得不那么担心,他们可以慢慢地和我说话,也不会嘲笑我的错误。
words话语;questions问题;answers答案;mistakes错误。根据上文“who could speak slowly to me and would not laugh at my”可知,作者在室友面前感到轻松,因为他们愿意慢慢跟作者说,不介意作者的错误,故选D。
18.句意:说到我学校的伙食,可不仅仅是还行。
special特别的;strange奇怪的;fine好的;expensive昂贵的。根据“The choices were endless and people with special food needs were well pleased”可知,选择是无穷无尽的,有特殊食物需求的人很满意,所以学校的饭菜很好,故选C。
19.句意:多年过去了,但我仍然记得我在日本作为交换学生度过的日子。
remember记得;choose选择;expect期待;celebrate庆祝。根据“Years have passed, but I still…the days I spent as an exchange student in Japan.”可知,多年过去仍然记得这段日子,故选A。
20.句意:这段有趣的经历教会了我很多书本上学不到的东西。
exciting令人兴奋的;interesting有趣的;traditional传统的;educational有教育意义的。根据“ The…experience has taught me more than I could learn from books.”可知,这段经历对作者来说很有趣也很难忘,故选B。
21.A 22.B 23.B 24.B 25.D
【分析】文章大意:本文是三则广告,分别是招聘司机、教师和空姐,每个广告都介绍了各自招聘的条件、联系电话及地址等。
21.细节理解题。根据“Driver Wanted,Apply (申请) to:Capes Taxi, Shenzhen”,可知,如果你想去南方工作,你可以申请做深圳的司机。故选A。
22.细节理解题。根据“Teacher Needed,Tel:0411-4313861”,可知,如果你想成为一名教师,你可以拨打电话0411-4313861。故选B。
23.细节理解题。根据“Air Hostess Wanted,1.age between 20 and 33,2.Height from 1.6m to 1.7m,3.Two foreign languages,4.College graduate,”可知,玛丽,26岁,懂英语和日语,因此她适合应聘空姐,可以在中国航空公司工作。故选B。
24.细节理解题。根据“Driver Wanted,Clean driving license,”可知,司机要求是没有违规记录的驾驶证,因此违反交通规则是不能应聘的,故选B。
25.细节理解题。根据“Age over 25,Height from 1.6m to 1.7m,Two foreign languages,”可知,在三个广告中提到了年龄、身高、语言,但是没有提到“健康”,故选D。
26.A 27.D 28.D 29.B 30.C
【导语】本文是一篇应用文,向学生提供了Green冬令营的申请信息、步骤以及课程。
26.推理判断题。本文主要提供了Green冬令营的一些申请信息,因此最有可能出现在报纸上。故选A。
27.细节理解题。根据“Students will have trips to museums and culture centers.”可知,学生有机会去逛博物馆和文化中心。故选D。
28.细节理解题。根据“Students will have trips to museums and culture centers.”、“Green’s Students Winter Camp is for improving English of middle school students.”可知,这个冬令营可以提升英语、学习有关博物馆和文化的知识。故选D。
29.细节理解题。根据“1. Write a letter about yourself. 2. Ask someone famous to write a letter for you. 3. Send the letters to us at oh-winter-schoola@ together with your applications.”可知,正式参加前有三步要做。故选B。
30.细节理解题。根据“Foreign students should send their applications before January 15,2022.”可知,外国学生需在2022年1月15日之前发送申请表,因此选项C“A Japanese can send the application on January 11, 2022.日本学生可以在2022年1月11日发送申请表”正确。故选C。
31.B 32.C 33.A 34.E 35.G
【分析】文章大意:文章左栏是对五个人的情况介绍,右栏是七个不同的网站节目内容。
31.根据所给提示“I always watch the delicious food news online”“我总是在网上看美食新闻”可知,应该选择有美食的网站,B中的“A site about the delicious food. It introduces some famous restaurants and hotels”“一个关于美味食物的网站。它介绍了一些著名的餐馆和酒店”符合这个人的要求,故选B。
32.根据所给提示“I like buying books online, because some of the books can't be found in bookstores. It's great!”“我喜欢在网上买书,因为有些书在书店找不到。太好了!”可知,应该选择关于书的网站,C中的“A site about books. You can buy the books online. You can download(下载) them on your computer to read them”“关于书籍的网站。你可以在网上买这些书。你可以在电脑上下载它们来阅读”符合这个人的要求,故选C。
33.根据所给提示“I often order train tickets online for traveling. And I can get the tickets in my office or at home”“我经常在网上订火车票旅行。我可以在办公室或家里买到票”可知,应该选择关于火车票的网站,A中的“A site about the train tickets, the train time and some important things about the train station”“一个关于火车票、火车时间和火车站一些重要事情的网站”符合这个人的要求,故选A。
34.根据所给提示“I can find friends on the Internet. There is a cool website where I can find people. I’m happy I can make friends online”“我可以在网上找到朋友。有一个很酷的网站,我可以找到人。我很高兴能在网上交到朋友”可知,应该选择交朋友的网站,E中的“A site about making friends online. You can find a friend on this site. You can talk with them online and watch them through the screen”“网上交友网站。你可以在这个网站上找到一个朋友。你可以和他们在线交谈,并通过屏幕观看他们”符合这个人的要求,故选E。
35.根据所给提示“Every morning I read the China news online and catch up on all the sports matches' results”“每天早上我都在网上看《中国新闻》,并了解所有体育比赛的结果”可知,应该选择关于中国新闻的,G中“A site about the news around China. You can read sports matches' results and articles in blogs”“一个关于全中国新闻的网站。你可以在博客上阅读体育比赛的结果和文章”符合这个人的要求,故选G。
36.arrived 37.at 38.to 39.However 40.that 41.finished 42.angry 43.you 44.walk 45.the
【导语】本文主要介绍了作者十八岁时由于看电影忘了接父亲,并且对父亲撒了谎被父亲批评教育的事。
36.句意:我们到达镇上时,汽车出了毛病。根据“When we...at the town”可知,此处指到达镇子上。arrive at“到达”,时态一般过去时,动词要用过去式。故填arrived。
37.句意:然后我不得不修理它,计划下午4点去接爸爸。根据“Then I had to repair it and planned to pick Dad up...4 p.m.”可知,此处表达在4点钟。在几点前要用介词at。故填at。
38.句意:为了打发时间,我决定去看电影。根据“I decided...go to the cinema.”可知,此处指决定做某事。decide to do sth“决定做某事”,固定搭配。故填to。
39.句意:然而,我对这部电影如此感兴趣,以至于忘记了时间。根据“I became so interested in the film...”可知,前后句为转折关系。however“然而”符合语境。故填However。
40.句意:然而,我对这部电影如此感兴趣,以至于忘记了时间。根据“I became so interested in the film...”可知,so...that...“如此……以至于……”,固定搭配。故填that。
41.句意:最后一部电影结束时,已经是6点钟了。根据“When the last film..., it was 6 o’clock.”可知,此处指电影结束。finish“结束”,时态一般过去时,动词要用过去式。故填finished。
42.句意:我担心爸爸会生气,再也不让我开车了。根据“I was afraid dad would be...and never let me drive again”可知,此处指担心父亲生气。angry“生气的”形容词,放在be后作表语。故填angry。
43.句意:杰克。我生气的不是你,而是我自己。根据“I’m disappointed that you told a lie to me”可知,此处是父亲对Jack说的话,因此要表达不是生你的气。you“你”符合语境,故填you。
44.句意:我现在要步行回家。根据“Dad began walking along the road.”可知,此处指父亲要步行回家。walk“步行”,跟在不定式符号to后,应使用动词原形。故填walk。
45.句意:这是最难忘的一次教训。根据“most unforgettable lesson.”可知,此处放在最高级前应使用the。故填the。
46.Beijing Duck
47.Interesting and relaxing
48.Take lots of photos
49.Los Angeles
50.The best place for vacation
51.范文:
The place where I want to go for vacation
The summer holiday is coming soon. I want to visit Beijing most, which is the capital of China.
Beijing is a pleasant place with many places of interest such as the Great Wall, Forbidden City, Summer Palace and so on. There is also much tasty food, especially Beijing duck. The reasons why I want to go to Beijing for vacation are that I want to experience the beauty of ancient buildings and feel the intelligence and wisdom of Chinese people. Besides, I can have a good relax in this modern city.
In Beijing, I want to watch the raising of national flag at Tiananmen Square and take a photo in front of it.
【导语】本文主要讲述了度假的最佳地点。
46.根据“What’s more, Beijing Duck is my favorite food.”可知,最喜欢的食物是北京烤鸭,故填Beijing Duck。
47.根据“ I think Sydney, Australia is the best place for vacation.”可知,Jane认为去悉尼度假会很有趣,也很放松。故填Interesting and relaxing。
48.根据“I will take lots of photos there.”可知,在那里拍照,故填Take lots of photos 。
49.根据“I think Los Angeles, the UIS-is the best place for vacation.”可知,Linda想去Los Angeles。故填Los Angeles。
50.根据“Four people are talking about the best place-for vacation on school BBS (论坛).”可知,四个人正在讨论度假的最佳地点。故填The best place for vacation。
51.[总体分析]
① 题材:本文是一篇材料作文;
② 时态:时态为“一般现在时”;
③ 提示:根据所给提示完成写作,注意标点符号及大小写等问题,不要犯语法错误。注意上下文之间的逻辑关系,语意连贯。
[写作步骤]
第一步,总体介绍这个地方的美景、食物等信息;
第二步,阐述去这个地方的理由;
第三步,阐述自己想做的事情。
[亮点词汇]
①places of interest名胜古迹
②watch the raising of national flag观看升旗仪式
③take a photo拍照
[高分句型]
① I want to visit Beijing most, which is the capital of China.(定语从句)
② The reasons why I want to go to Beijing for vacation are that I want to experience the beauty of ancient buildings and feel the intelligence and wisdom of Chinese people.(表语从句)