2019-2020学年湖南省常德市英语实验学校八年级上册期末考试模拟试题无听力

八年级上册期末测试卷I 单项选择1. – Jenny, ______called you just now when you were out.– Thank you. It must be my mom.A. somebody B. anybody C. nobody D. everybody2. Because of eating too much junk food, some students are in poor ______.A. mind B. health C. question D. future3. In class, Miss Zhang is really ______about our study. But after class, she always tries many ways to make our school life not so boring.A. serious B. hard-working C. shy D. surprised4. Some successful people always began to think ______ about what job to choose when they were young.A. comfortably B. similarly C. carefully D. simply5. Many parents only ______ their children to get good grades, but they care little about their real talents.A. organize B. expect C. hope D. learn6. We can see people playing with their mobile phones all the time. It feels like they can______ them.A. without B. inside C. with D. outside7. We shouldn’t give up ______ we make our dreams come true.A. since B. before C. when D. if8. –Tina, could you ______ your baby sister for an hour this afternoon?– OK, Mom.A. look after B. turn on C. hang out D. make up9. Teenagers often choose to talk to friends about problems because they think they have a lot _______ and it’s easy to understand each other.A. in half B. in fact C. in common D. in need10. Some people don’t like to make plans because no one ______what will happen tomorrow.A. is sure about B. is excited about C. is happy about D. is angry about11. Is there life on other planets? No one can answer the question ______ .A. so far B another time C. as far as D. far from.12. Sometimes the teachers need to let students ______ the reasons behind the answers by themselves.A. find out B. look out C. blow out D. hang out13. If you go to the temple fair during the Spring Festival, you ______ many performers showing the traditional art and culture like lion and dragon dances.A. see B. saw C. are seeing D. will see14. – How was your life in England?– Quite different from here. ______, people there drink tea with milk.A. In my opinion B. To my surprise C. At the beginning D. In the end15. – Do you think there will not be paper books in the future?– ______. Some people like paper books better than e-books.A. I agree B. I hope so C. I guess so D. I don’t think so2

II 完形填空A city’s landmark(地标) is usually the first thing that attracts tourists. It’s also the windinto the 16 there.Different cities have different architecture. But a landmark is the most 17 building.Some landmarks 18 people’s thoughts. New York City is famous for the Empire State Building (帝国大厦). The building in the 19 of a pencil is about 443 meters tall. The building shows the humans want to build a tower that can reach the sky. Some other landmarks can help 20 the history of a city. Big Ben in London, the UK, was completed in 1859. It’s the largest clock in Britain. During World War II, Big Ben stood 21 to encourage(鼓励) British people. Every hour it rings to tell the time. 22 there is a festival like New Year’s Day or a big 23 like the Olympics, the clock rings to help people celebrate. 24 , after hearing the clock for over 150 years, the Britain already see Big Ben as a “fA city 25 become different, but landmarks stay the same for a long time. Over the years, they can tell you the story of a city. 16. A. food B. culture C. streets D. people 17. A. famous B. beautiful C. successful D. meaningless18. A. teach B. keep C. show D. build19. A. shape B. center C. role D. hill20. A. take up B. find up C. look for D. write down21. A. quietly B. happily C. easily D. quickly22. A. When B. Though C. Where D. Unless23. A. exercise B. part C. opening D. event24. A. In common B. In fact C. In danger D. In need25. A. may B. must C. would D. should

III 阅读理解AIt was a winter morning in Beijing, and it was very cold that day. I was on my way to work and wanted to eat something to warm me up.Then I saw an old woman selling youtiaoand doujiang(soybean milk) on my way to the subway station. Youtiao smelled good. I was also surprised at how cheap it was.As soon as I tried youtiao, I fell in love with its taste: delicious, salty, and sweet. After that I ate youtiao every day on my way to work in the morning.Youtiao is liked by foreigners probably because it’s similar to some other foods that are popular in foreign countries. In the US, there is a kind of food called cruller(油饼). It’s a type of doughnut(甜甜圈) with a long and thin shape like youtiao. Spanish food churro(西班牙油条) is also like youtiao.People in Malaysia and Vietnam also like to eat youtiao and they eat it with milk tea or noodles. In Indonesia, they eat it with porridge.Youtiao can be even better if you add some other things to it. Chocolate or sugar can give it a new flavor. I like to eat it with coffee or tea as well. It is one of my favorite Chinese snacks.26. All of the following words can be used to describe youtiao EXCEPT(除了) ______.A. delicious B. salty C. sweet D. expensive27. Which of the following pairs of words match each other?