2018年新目标人教版八下英语期中联考模拟试题 (9)

018学年第二学期天河区“部分学校”期中联考试卷年级英语满分110分，考试时间120分钟）．语法选择（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）ody language is very important in our daily life.ebbie and Simon are students. They both have part-time jobs at a travel company. One day, a well-dressed lady 1 the office. She looked at Debbie and Simon, 2 then walked over to Debbie. Debbie gave her a 3__ greeting. Simon sighed and walked away. He didn’t understand 4 people always chose Debbie 5 him. Mr. Yang told him that it was the way he communicated. After Simon learned this, he 6 improve his body language. He sat up straight and tried smiling at people. He succeeded in making a good impression 7 other people.ye contact means looking into another person’s eyes. This i s a very important part of body language. It can be the key 8 communication. Eye contact can show feelings 9 friendliness, interest and understanding.In Western countries, 10 eye contact in conversations is very important, If you do not use eye contact, Westerners may think that you are not listening. And if you kook away, They may also think that you are lying. 11 In many Asian countries, looking down when taking with 12 , like a teacher or a parent, is polite. These differences can cause problems. For example, an Asian person might kook down while listening to a Western speaker. The Western speaker might think this person is not interested in what he or she is saying.ot using eye contact can cause problems, but using too much is not polite 13 . Inmany countries, watching other people, 14 strangers, for a long time is impolite. This may make them 15 nervous.．A．enter B．entered C．enter to D entered to．．A．so B．but C．/ D．and．A．cheer B．cheered C．cheerful D．cheerfully．A．why B．that C．reasons D /．A．because B．because of C．instead D．instead of．A．decided on B．decide on C．decided to D．decide to．A. on B．at C．of D．in．A．of B．toward C．towards D．to．A．for example B．such as C．the same as D．as like0．A．use B．used C．using D．useful1．A．But B．However C．Though D．so2．A．a old person B．an old personC．a older person D. an older person3．A．also B．too C．either D．as well 14．A．special B．especially C． specially D．especial5．A．feel B．to feel C．have D．to have二．完形填空（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）“Fire is a good servant but a bad master.” This is an old English saying. What does it mean?At one time people did not 16 how to make fire, then they learnt how to make it. they also learnt how to use it They used it to keep warm and drive away 17 . They also learnt how to cook food with it. Fire served people well and is still serving them well.But sometimes a building 18 fire. Sometimes a building is destroyed and people lose their homes. Sometimes people even lose their lives. Fire is not the servant then. It has become the 19 !hy do fires begin? What starts them? There are many causes of fire. Perhaps an electric heater is knocked over. Sometimes a heater is placed too 20 near some clothes. Young children are sometimes allowed to play with matches by their parents. Can you think of any other causes of fire?When a fire begins, we must 21 the firemen. Do you know how to do this? Go to the nearest telephone and dial the number 119. The firemen will arrive quickly. They have long ladders to 22 high windows. They first save the People 23 in the fire and send the injured (受伤的)people to hospital. When all the people have been saved, the firemen 24 the fire .Sometimes it is very difficult. People sometimes keep lots of things that 25 easily in their home. This makes the fire much bigger.6．A．know B．work C．show D want．7．A．foreigners B．robots C．friends D animals8．A．sets B．catches C．makes D．lost9．A．master B．servant C．student D teacher0．A．thin B．thick C．old D．dirty1．A．get B．call C．remember D．tell2．A. get B．reach C．arrive D．ask3．A．catching B．caught C．played D．living4．A．put off B．put away C．put on D．put out5．A．burn B．use C．show D．break三．阅读（共两节，满分45分）第一节阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）A）Here is a menu for a fast food restaurant. The prices are in American money, called dollars and cents.There are 100 cents in a dollar.根据表格内容，选择正确答案。

26. From the menu, how much is a small hamburger?A. One hundred and eighty dollars.B. Two dollars and thirty cents.C. Eighty cents.D. One dollar and eighty cents.27. If you have only three dollars, what can you buy?A. A large salad and a large ice cream.B. A large chicken burger and a small cup of tea.C. A small vegetable burger and a large chocolate.D. An apple pie and a large hamburger with cheese.28. Jam is a kind of' .A. main mealsB. side dishesC. dessertsD. drinks29. What can't we buy in the restaurant?A. Coffee.B. Fries.C. Hamburgers.D. Beef'.30. A thirsty(渴的) boy may ask for .A. Coca-ColaB. donutsC. friesD. a chicken burgerB）A group of swans flew down to a beach where a crow(乌鸦) was jumping around. The crow watched them with disdain(鄙视).“You have no flying skills at all!” he said to the swans. “All you can do is to move your wings. Can you turn over in the air? No, that’s beyond you. Let’s have a flying competition. I’ll show you what real flying is!”One of the swans, a strong young male, took up the challenge. The crow flew up and began to show his skills. He flew in circles, performed other flying tricks, and then came down and looked proudly at the swan.Now it was the swan’s turn. He flew up, and began flying over the sea. Thecrow flew after him, making all kinds of comments(评价) about his flying.They flew on and on till they couldn’t see the land and there was nothing but water on all sides. The crow was making fewer and fewer comments. He was nowso exhausted that he found it hard to stay in the air, and had to struggle to keep himself from falling into the water.The swan pretended(假装) not to notice, and said, “Why do you keep touching the water, brother? Is that another trick?”“No,” said the crow. He knew he had lost the competition. “I’m in troublebecause of my pride! If you don’t help me, I’ll lose my life…”The swan took pity on him, and took him on his shoulders and flew back to the beach.31.What's the correct order of the following events?a.The crow followed the swan and got into trouble.b.The swan felt pity for the crow and saved it.c.The crow had to ask the swan for help.d.The swan accepted a challenge of performing flying tricks.e.The crow challenged the swans and a strong young swan accepted it.A. c e d a bB. a e c d bC. c e a d bD. e a d c b32.What does the underlined word "exhausted" in Paragraph 4 mean?A.很累的B. 生气的C. 害怕的D. 遗憾的33.why did the crow keep touching the water?A.It was showing another flying skill.B.It was struggling to keep itself from falling into the water.C.It was thirsty and wanted to drink some water.D.It was enjoying itself by doing so.34.What do we infer from the passage?A.The crow didn’t know flyingB.Flying skills were useless.C.The swan saved the crow because they were good friends.D.The swan was better at long-distance flying than the crow.35.What does the story tell us?A.Pride goes before a fall.B.The early bird catches the worm.C.No pains, no gains.D.Pride goes before a fall.The cartoon movie Bolt is an interesting movie. All the characters are very lovely. The movie is about a dog and his name is Bolt. Bolt is a dog star. He always thinks he is very strong. He often plays in TV programs. Many people love him. So he is a little proud.One day people take him to New York, but the poor dog is lost there. The place is far from his home town. It's about 2,000 miles away. Bolt wants to return to his world. He has to face all the danger all by himself. He begins to go across the USA. On his way he meets Mittens, a lonely cat. Then they meet a mouse. His name is Rhino. He likes watching TV very much. They become friends. They meet many strange animals and people on their way.At last Bolt feels that he can be a hero both in TV programs and in real life. The（D）R iding horses is a traditional Chinese skill. In ancient times, Chinese people were used to riding horses on the road, and then carriage and horses were very convenient and important. People enjoyed firing arrows on the horses' back. In addition, horses were widely used in the military. There were two kinds of soldiers in all then. One was called cavalry and the other was called infantry. The cavalry was much more powerful than the infantry. Every big battle in Chinese history can't be without horses.However, we can only see the horses in the films and the zoos now. What caused that? With the development of the productivity, the improvement in science and technology, the invention and application of the new machinery, horses have been useless. Most of the horses around us even can't run today. So it is heartbreaking for us.41. How did Chinese people travel in the past?A. By busB. By airC. By riding horsesD. By bike42. Horses were also used____________.A. in the armyB. in the villageC. at schoolD. in big cities43. Compared（比较）with the cavalry, the infantry was ____________.A. more powerfulB. less powerfulC. less dangerousD. more dangerous44. Why do we always see horses in films or zoos now?A. Because science and technology has developed.B. Because new things have been developed.C. Because a lot of horses have hunted by people.D. Both A and B.45. What’s the main idea of the passage?A. How to ride horses.B. How to look after horses.C. Riding horses-a traditional Chinese skill.D. Wars in Chinese history.第二节阅读填空（共5小题每小题1分，满分5分）any people say that they are working too many hours. 46 work hours are different form one country to another. In France, people spend about 1,646 hours a year at work. In Japan, however, people work about 2,159 hours a year. That means a Japanese worker works 513 more hours a year than a French worker.47 Some people work extra hours because they want to make more money. However, many companies don’t pay overtime. 48 Some people think it is their duty to work more hours. Some are afraid of losing their job if they don’t work more hours.49 In France, people get five weeks of paid vacation a year. In Germany, they get four to six weeks, and in the United States, two weeks. One study shows that fewer than half of workers use all their vacation days. In Great Britain, there is a saying, “All work and no play makes Jack a dull （迟钝的）boy.” 50A.If that is true, there must be a lot of dull people in the world.B.Why do people work so many hours?C.Many people say that their vacations are too short.D.Their workers don’t get more pay for more wok.E.They don’t have enough time to relax or to stay with their family.四、写作（共三节，满分35分）第一节单词写（6小题；每小题1分，满分6分）根据所给单词的第一个字母，填入适当的单词，使句子语法意思通顺，写答案时要写全单词。