苏州市2020–2021学年第一学期八年级英语期末模拟卷（2）一、单项选择题（10分）( )1. Tom, _________ his brother, _________ playing basketball after school.A. like; likesB. like; likeC. likes; likesD. likes; like( )2. - How long may I _________ your bike?- For a week. But you mustn't _________ it to others.A. borrow; lendB. keep; lendC. lend; borrowD. keep; borrow ( )3. Shanghai is much larger than_________ in France and it is one of the_________ cties un China.A. any city; biggestB. any other city; biggerC. any other city; biggestD. any city;bigger( )4. We all think him a helpful boy. The underlined part is" _________ "in the sentence structure.A. SB. IOC. DOD. OC( )5. - How much is the ticket to the Central Park?- A one way ticket_________ ¥40, and you can _________ another¥20for a round - trip.A. costs; payB. cost;spendC. pay; spendD. spends; pay ( )6. Some students spent as much time _________ Amy did _________ English.A. as; learningB. like; to learnC. like; learningD. as; to learn ( )7. The84 - year - old man, Zhong Nanshan, tried to do what he could_________ people in need of medical treatment.A. helpB. helpsC. helpingD. to help( )8. What great fun they had _________ basketball before! But now they have no time _________ after - school activities.A. playing; doingB. to play; doingC. to play; to doD. playing; to do( )9. - Ask those boys to help _________ to the juice, Tom.- OK, Mum.A. yourselvesB. themselvesC. yourselfD. ourselves( )10. - I hope you _________ my birthday party next Sunday.- OK，I _________ .A. come to; canB. to come to; willC. can come to; canD. can come to; will二、完形填空（10分）Each one of us shares this planet with seven billion others. And we all need 1 . Peopleandproducts need to move from city to city and country to country. However, we all know 2 most cars, motorcycles, boats and planes cause air pollution. They are also noisy. This is a serious problem in many cities. 3 inventors are coming up with creative ideas to try to reduce pollution and noise.In many cities around the world, motorcycles are very 4 . Now Vietnam has around33 millionmotorcycles and China has almost120million. Motorcycles are a faster and cheaper way to get around a city than 5 . Yet, air pollution is a growing problem. In large cities, people 6it is difficult to breathe. To solve these problems, an American company designed an environmentally friendly motorcycle. It uses electricity as fuel(燃料). As a result, there is 7 pollution. It's also quiet and fast. This makes8 a good choice for getting around a city. The Italian city of Venice is a city with only a few 9 . There are no cars in the city centre.Instead of cars, water taxis and buses carry people along the city's canals(运河). However, they cause pollution, especially to the water. British engineers Dick and Jem designed a solar - powered (太阳能的)water taxi. The water taxi can run for a day after being recharged(充电).Planes also cause air pollution and noise pollution. Designing an environmentally friendly airplane is a real challenge. Some airplane companies have10to solve the problems. Swiss engineers have gone one step further. They developed a solar airplane. This plane holds the world record for the longest solar-powered flight-1, 541kilometres from Arizona to Texas in America.( )1. A. air B. food C. transportation D. communication( )2. A. how B. why C. when D. that( )3. A. Since B. So C. Because D. Although( )4. A. popular B. valuable C. dangerous D. safe( )5. A. bikes B. subways C. buses D. cars( )6. A. explain B. complain C. doubt D. promise ( )7. A. much B. some C. no D. more( )8. A. them B. you C. us D. it( )9. A. rivers B. roads C. tourists D. people( )10. A. disagreed B. refused C. started D. remembered 三、阅读理解（12小题，24分）AWhat are you holding in your hand while you are taking the examination? Right. A pen.Though it is small, the pen has changed the history, improved the trade of countries, recorded events, carried news, and done far more work for human beings than all other tools. Progress without it would have been almost impossible. The invention of the wheel, the introduction of steam engine(蒸汽机), the use of electricity, all these have changed the lives of millions of people, but the pen has done more. It has taken away mountains, and it has prepared the way for all progress and development of society.In the past, the pen did all the work if you wanted to keep any writing for some time. The lawyerstook up their pens and wrote the law of the country from the days when papyrus(纸莎草纸)was first used. The most famous letters in the world were written with a pen. It was with a pen that the greatest thinkers of all time wrote down their thoughts.The pen is very utilitarian. You cannot sign a bill or write a letter or buy a house without a pen. Anagreement is worthless till your name is written with a pen. The writers encourage the world with it. The students take their examinations with it as well.Your coming into the world is recorded with a pen. Before you have been at school, your name iswritten on the name list with a pen. You cannot be married till you have signed. A pen records theimportant events in your life.Please remember that you hold in your hand the most powerful instrument which man owns. Thepen is a magic tool. Whenever you use it, enjoy it.( )1. What is the writer trying to do in this passage?A. To describe what a pen looks like.B. To introduce the history of the pen.C. To advise people to prepare a new pen.D. To show the importance of the pen.( )2. The word "mountains"in the third paragraph refers to " _________ "in English.A. something to explain the use of electricityB. something to lower the students's scoresC. something to stop the social developmentD. something to change the law of the country( )3. The lawyers started to write the law of the country _________ .A. before their thoughts were changedB. when papyrus was first usedC. as soon as they recorded their namesD. after they took an important exam( )4. The underlined word"utilitarian" in Paragraph5means" _________ "in English.A. cheapB. boringC. specialD. usefulB"Who shot(枪击) her? "cried Mr Rogers as he rushed into the hospital three minutes alter his ex - wife(前妻) died from a gunshot through her head."Just a minute, Mr Rogers, "said Detective Timo. "We'll have to ask you a few questions first.Atthough you have been divorced(离婚) for the past six months, you still live in the same house with your ex - wife Mary Ann, right? ""That's right, "replied Mr Rogers."Did you have trouble recently? ""Well…yesterday, when I told her I was going on a business trip, she threatened (威胁) to kill herself. I had to take a bottle of iodine(碘) quickly from her hands because she was about to drink it.When I left at seven yesterday evening, I told her I was spending the night with friends in Sewickley.She didn't argue. And I got back to town this afternoon, "continued Mr Rogers. "I called home and the maid(女仆) answered. ""Just what did she say? "asked Detective Timo."She said, ‘Oh, Mr Rogers. They took the poor mistress to St. Ann's Hospital about half an hourago. Please hurry to her. ' She was crying, so I couldn't get anything else out of her. Then I hurriedhere. Where is she? ""The nurse will show you, "said Detective Timo with a nod."A strange case, "said the police. "This couple is a little too much for me! A man and a womanwere living together after being divorced six months! ""Did anyone tell Mr Rogers that Mary Ann died from a gunshot before he arrived? "asked Detective Timo, deep in thought."Nobody did. I ordered everyone who knows the details of the case not to discuss it. ""That's thepoint. You'd better detain(拘留) Mr Rogers. If he didn't shoot her himself, I'm sure he knows who( )5. Where did the police and Detective Timo talk with Mr Rogers?A. In Mr Rogers' friend's home.B. In the hospital.C. In Mr Rogers' home.D. At the police station.( )6. The underlined word "mistress" means " _________ "in English.A. murdererB. ladyC. nurseD. policeman( )7. What is the CORRECT order of the events of the story?a. Mr Rogers argued with his wife.b. Mr Rogers rushed to the hospital.c. Mr Rogers went on a trip.d. Mr Rogers' ex - wife was killed.e. Mr Rogers called his maid.A. a - b - c - e - dB. c - d - e - b - aC. a - c - d - e - bD. b - d - a - e - c( )8. What most probably led Detective Timo to suspect Mr Rogers?A. Mr Rogers argued with Mary Ann before the murder took place.B. Mr Rogers still lived with Mary Ann after being divorced for six months.C. Mr Rogers asked "who shot her" though no one told him Mary Ann was shot.D. Mr Rogers went back to town very quickly after Mary Ann was murdered.CThe Garbage(垃圾) Project started at the University of Arizona in1973. Since then, the students and the teachers in it have studied the modern garbage in different cities.To study the garbage, the students had to travel to landfills, the places where cities bury theirgarbage. while the students were studying the garbage, they wore special clothes. Students were very careful when they opened bags of garbage.One important thing the students have learned from studying the garbage is that the garbage inlandfills disappears very slowly. That was surprising to both the students and many scientists who had thought that about70%of the garbage in landfills would disappear quickly. Even in cities where it rains a lot, the students found newspapers from1948, 40 - year - old hot dogs, and vegetables from1970. And the students also found many more empty bottles of cola than they expected.How to dispose of our garbage well depends on what kind of garbage it is: regular garbage, dangerous materials, or recyclable materials, such as newspapers and glass bottles. Regular garbage goes to regular landfills. Dangerous materials are harmful to peoples health and theenvironment. They shouldn't go into regular landfills.Homes are full of dangerous waste. One kind of the dangerous waste in homes is batteries. Whenbatteries are buried directly in a landfill, they often break open. The poison inside them moves through rainwater to the bottom of the landfill. Then it can pollute the natural water in the ground.Another dangerous waste from homes is motor oil. When people pour old motor oil on the groundor throw it in the garbage, it pollutes the environment.Our garbage problem is not new, but as the world's population continues to grow, it will become abigger and bigger problem.( )9. To study the modern garbage, the students had to do many things EXCEPT _______ .A. wearing special clothesB. travelling to landfillsC. burying the garbage themselvesD. opening bags of garbage( )10. The underlined words "dispose of in Paragraph4mean" _________ "in EnglishA. crash intoB. deal withC. worry aboutD. put up( )11. From the passage, we know old motor oil _________ .A. should go to regular landfillsB. isn't harmful garbageC. mustn't be poured on the groundD. never pollutes the environment( )12. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A. There are only two kinds of dangerous waste in homes.B. Scientists thought about70%of the garbage in landfills would disappear slowly.C. The students found empty bottles of cola were not as many as they expected.D. Batteries often break open when they are buried directly in a landfill.四、信息还原（5分）When you speak, write a letter or make a telephone, your words carry a message. People communicate with words. 1A smile on your face shows you are happy or friendly. Tears in your eyes tell others that you are sad. 2When you shake your head, people know you are saying "No". When you nod, people know you are saying "Yes".3 For example, a sign at the bus stop helps you to know which bus to take. A sign on the door tells you where to go in or out. Have you ever thought that there are a lot ofother signs around you and that you receive messages from them all the time? 4An artist can use his or her drawings to tell about the beautiful mountains, the blue seas and many other things. A writer writes books to tell you about all the wonderful things in the world and also about people and their ideas. 5 They can help you to know what is going on in the world and what other people are thinking about.A. If you make noise in class, your teacher will stop you.B. Other things can also carry messages.C. When you put up your hands, the teacher knows you want to say something.D. People can communicate in many other ways.E. But do you know people also communicate without words?F. Magazines, TVs, radios and films all help you communicate with others.G. In the past, you could send information through doves.1. _________2. _________3. _________4. _________5. _________五、词汇检测（10分）1. Are there any special _________ (法律) to protect our children?2. "What did you _________ (意思是) by saying that? "I asked him angrily.3. Among these lakes, this lake is the _________ (最深的).4. After the heavy rain, the Sun came out and _________ (照耀) brightly.5. _________ (交流)with different people in different fields is a skill as well.6. When the policeman asked about that accident, he _________ [dɪ'skraɪbd] it verycarefully.7. A good _________ ['meməri]is a great help in learning a language.8. --I'm sorry for making a mistake.--It doesn't matter. You know, nobody is _________ ['pɜːfɪkt].9. --Where is Jim?--He is _________ a football with some of his friends in the yard.10. --You look unhappy. What's wrong?--I've had a bad cough. And the terrible weather makes me feel even _________ .六、句子翻译（15分）1.那位母亲下班后总是迫不及待地想回家。
