江苏省苏州市2020-2021学年下学期八年级英语期末模拟卷(六 无答案)

2020～2021学年第二学期八年级英语期末模拟卷(六)
（本卷共120分）
一、听力测试（20分）
第一部分听对话回答问题
本部分共有10道小题，每小题你将听到一段对话，每段对话读两遍。

在听每段对话前，你将有5秒钟的时间阅读题目；听完后，你还有5秒钟的答题时间。

( )1. What sign are they talking about?
( )2. What does the boy want to see first?
( )3. What will the woman probably buy?
( )4. What does Tom want to be in the future?
( )5. Who are the two speakers?
A. Husband and wife.
B. Teacher and student.
C. Doctor and patient.
( )6. How often does Nick go to the English Reading Club?
A. Twice a week.
B. Once a month.
C. Twice a month.
( )7. What does the man mean?
A. He really likes sports.
B. He can't play volleyball with the woman.
C. He enjoys playing volleyball.
( )8. How long will the man stay in the hotel?
A. For three days.
B. For four days.
C. For five days.
( )9. What did the girl do yesterday evening?
A. She saw a film.
B. She planted trees.
C. She took care of her sister. ( )10. What is the total cost of the tickets?
A. 64yuan.
B. 72yuan.
C. 96yuan.
第二部分听对话和短文答题
你将听到一段对话和两篇短文，各听两遍。

听每段对话或短文前，你将有时间阅读相关小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，每小题你仍有5秒钟的答题时间。

听一段对话，回答第11 - 12小题。

( )11. What was Sophia like in middle school?
A. Tall and pretty.
B. Short and quiet.
C. Tall and quiet.
( )12. What is the man interested in now?
A. Swimming.
B. Travelling.
C. Learning French.
听第一篇短文，回答第13 - 15小题。

请根据短文内容，选择正确答案，完成信息记录表。

( )13. A. riding a bike B. walking C. riding a horse
( )14. A. mountain B. sea C. forest
( )15. A. tired B. sick C. bored
听第二篇短文，回答第16 - 20小题。

( )16. How was the weather when Tom was walking in the street?
A. Warm.
B. Hot.
C. Cold.
( )17. What did Tom want to buy in the street?
A. Medicine.
B. Bread.
C. Pies.
( )18. Who was dead when Tom was young?
A. His mother.
B. His father.
C. His brother.
( )19. What did Tom want to be?
A. A movie star.
B. A programme host.
C. A pop singer.
( )20. When does. Tom live a good life?
A. Thirty years later.
B. Forty years later.
C. Fifty years later.
二、单项填空（10分）
( )1. --- Have you got any books on English grammar? I want to borrow _________ .
--- Yes, here you are. But you must return it by Friday.
A. one
B. it
C. some
D. that
( )2. --- According to the new traffic rules, we must wear helmets(头盔)to protect our heads when riding e-bikes.
---I agree. Wearing helmets can _________ harm in the accidents.
A. repeat
B. refuse
C. reduce
D. record
( )3. The public _________ here in Suzhou is better than before, easier for tourists to get around.
A. transport
B. environment
C. education
D. communication
( )4. --- Olivia, are you sure your aunt _________ back from America?
---Yes. My mom told me. I'm going to see her now.
A. had come
B. came
C. is coming
D. has come
( )5. --- How is the life in the Japanese earthquake areas now?
---People are living a much better life than we _________ .
A. supported
B. expected
C. allowed
D. noticed
( )6. Noise is unpleasant, _________ when you are trying to sleep.
A. luckily
B. exactly
C. especially
D. only
( )7. --- A new big shopping mall in our city has been open!
--- I've got the news. But many people find when they get there, they should first think
about _________ their cars.
A. park
B. where parking
C. to park
D. where to park ( )8. --- Are you going to Hainan after the examination?
---I'm not sure. It _________ my parents' time.
A. tries on
B. turns on
C. carries on
D. depends on ( )9. --- I promise that I will read English for half an hour every morning, Mum.
---Really? _________ .
A. Every dog has its day
B. Actions speak louder than words
C. Many hands make light work
D. Practice makes perfect
( )10. --- You seem to be so busy now. Do you need any help?
--- _________ . Thanks all the same.
A. I can manage it
B.Yes, please
C. With pleasure
D. My pleasure
三、完形填空（10分）
Yesterday my grandfather told me about his early days. When he left school, he found
a jo
b in a post office. He worked hard in the 1 . Soon he had more money than his friends
2 his hard work. It seemed that he would have a bright future.
When he was25years old, however, he began to3his job. He wanted a more exciting one, so he left the post office. Two months later, he found a new job in a big company. Workers in this company 4 travelled. a lot. At first he really enjoyed the travelling. 5 after
a year, he began to hate it. He had to move6and he was always in a car or on a train.
The worst thing was he couldn't make any new friends! Even so, his boss was not satisfied with him. Two years later, he had to leave the company.
He was7 at that time, so he sold his house. He had to accept a part - time job in
a bookshop. He was surprised to find he loved it! He made new friends every day and he enjoyed
reading books. Three years later, he8the shop owner's daughter. Soon they had their first child. In the next ten years, they had another three9 and four more bookshops! He became very rich. indeed.
"Life is10 , "he told me. "The most important thing is that you should always try your best. Never give up! "
( )1. A. factory B. theatre C. bank D. post office
( )2. A. because B. because of C. as a result D. while
( )3. A. dislike B. love C. like D. enjoy
( )4. A. almost B. usually C. seldom D. never
( )5. A. So B. And C. But D. If
( )6. A. out B. around C. away D. on
( )7. A. happy B. excited C. rich D. poor
( )8. A. married B. understood C. met D. visited
( )9. A. sisters B. brothers C. children D. cousins ( )10. A. boring B. important C. necessary D. wonderful 四、阅读理解（24分）
（A）
( ) 1. Which of the following was given by a friend?
( ) 2. What do the four stories have in common?
A. The children in the stories were good at DIY.
B. Fathers made the four objects for their children.
C. Some scrap materials were made good use of.
D. The four objects were made just for pleasure.
( ) 3. From the passage, we can infer (推断) that _________.
A. Kitty's father did not have money to buy a new table
B. at least four children once played in the Little House
C. Helen and her husband were good at making instruments
D. Tom enjoyed making things like his father and grandfather
（B）
Every day there is less and less space on the Earth for
rubbish. Yet every day we make more and more rubbish.
What can we do? We can recycle some of our rubbish.
Recycling means that the rubbish will be made into
something that can be used again.
Recycling helps the Earth. And it saves space in rubbish
dumps. Half of everything that we put into landfills could be
recycled instead. In fact, most things made of paper, metal, glass and plastic can be recycled.
Paper can be broken into small pieces and made into new paper. Steel and aluminum cans(铝罐) can be melted down(熔化) and made into new cans. The same is true of glass bottles. This can be done over and over again. Recycling doesn't take as much energy as making these things the first time. So we can use less of the Earth's fuel resources. Plastic can be melted down too. Then it can be formed into park benches, playgrounds
and so on.
Some people call plastic the "wood" of the future. Things made of plastic will last about 400 years --- even if they stay outside in the weather. No wood can do that!
( )4. The underlined word "landfills" in Paragraph2probably means " _________ ".
A. bench factories
B. places for rubbish
C. green mountains.
D. recycling centres
( )5. According to the passage, what happens last to the can?
A. The can is put into a recycling bin.
B. The can is melted down and reused.
C. A steel can gets filled with food.
D. A person uses the food in the can.
( )6. What is the main idea of the passage?
A. Cans should be melted down.
B. Old newspapers can be reused.
C. We can build benches that last400years.
D. We should recycle everything that we can.
（C）
( )7. The instructions above mainly show us _________ .
A. what mind maps are
B. how to draw mind maps
C. what mind maps can do
D. how to make mind maps better
( )8. What can we learn about mind maps?
A. Mind maps are usually started with a line.
B. Mind maps should be simple, with no colour.
C. A mind map is only used for language learning.
D. A mind map is a picture with useful information.
( )9. Which of the following shows the right order of making a mind map?
a. Draw a circle in the middle of the page.
b. Add new circles and write the group words "sea", "land" and "air" in them.
c. Write "transport" in the middle of the circle.
d. Brainstorm some word groups for "transport".
A. a - c - d – b
B. a - d - c – b
C. d - a - c – b
D. d - a - b - c
（D）
My father was a cemetery(公墓) keeper. When I was a child, he often took me there. Before we left each time, he would lay some stones on some graves(坟墓). I never asked why. I just thought that was his work.
Yesterday, I visited my sick father. He asked me to go to the cemetery and lay some stones. For some reason, it had to be done that day. I agreed. I hadn't been there for a long time.
When I got there, I found a woman in front of one of the graves I would lay a stone on. As I went to lay it, I heard her whisper "thank you". It was then that I noticed the date of death on the grave was the same day. The grave was that of a child, only five when he died fifteen years ago.
"He's my son, "she said. "But, where's your father? He was always the one to leave the stone. "
I told her that my father was ill but he asked me to do this. It seemed important to him. "Your father's kindness means more to me than anything else. When my child died, I came often to see him. It is our custom to leave a stone. It tells the one who is here that he is thought of. But, then we moved away from here. . . so many painful memories. . . I was so afraid that he would be alone. But your father marked the grave every time he came. Each time I returned here, I saw that stone and it always comforted me. Your father is the kind of man who would ease the pain of a mother's heart though we are strangers. Just tell him you saw me today, won't you? "she said.
It took me a minute to find - my voice. That small stone marked the grave of a child and the heart of his mother.
( )10. The underlined phrase "some reason" in Paragraph2refers to _________ .
A. the writer had been away from the cemetery for a long time
B. the woman's child died on that day fifteen years ago
C. the writer's father was always the one to leave the stone
D. the writer's father would meet the woman that day
( )11. According to the passage, we can infer _________ .
A. the writer understood his father in the end
B. laying stones was part of a cemetery keeper's work
C. the woman knew the writer's father well fifteen years ago
D. the stone marked the grave of a child and the heart of his mother
( )12. What's the best title for the passage?
A. A Strange Custom.
B. One Small Stone, Unforgotten.
C. A Cemetery Keeper.
D. Painful Memories, Unforgotten.
五、信息还原（5分）
Mary: Hello, Betty! After the English exam, this school year will be over!
Betty: Yes. 1
Mary: I'm going to do something special.
Betty: Something special? 2
Mary: Sure. I plan to make breakfast for my parents as they have done for me these years. Betty: You're right.
Mary: 3
Betty: I've planned to play with my classmates from morning to evening every day.
4I will stay with my parents as much as possible.
Mary: I agree.
Betty: Oh, it's time to take the exam. I hope you will get good grades! Good luck. Mary: 5
六、词汇检测（10分）
1. _________ (归还) books to the library on time is necessary for us all.
2. I hear that your new novel will be _________ (翻译) into several foreign languages.
3. _________ (沟通)with others is needed in our daily life. It lets us keep in touch with the outside
world.
4. It is _________ (有害的) to our stomachs to drink cold water in such weather.
5. We had to give up the idea of travelling _________ (到国外) because of COVID - 19.
6. I hear John has got a well - paid job in one of the world's top500companies.
---Yes. His good _________ (教育) background has helped him a lot.
7. All people have equal rights, whether (不论) they are _________ or poor.
8. ---Come on. We only have5miles left.
---I'm _________ out and I can't go any further.
9. --- It's dangerous. You should tell your brother not to go sailing alone.
---But he has already made up his _________ to do so.
10. --- Why did you go to Beijing last week?
---Oh, I went there on _________ . I discussed a project with other companies.
七、句子翻译（15分）
1.他够友好通过书信与我们保持联系。

2.直到最终失败了我们才意识到培训的重要性。

3.他们已经结婚数年了。

4.你梦想成为一个超级明星是不明智的。

5.这所学校将会在什么时候被创办?
八、阅读表达（第1题1分，第2题2分，第3题3分；共6分）
A "Gap Year" is a period of time when a student takes a break before going to
university. It’s often spent travelling or working. It can give the young useful learning experiences and new skills.
Gap years are popular with European and Australian students, but are less popular in America.
However, in recent years, more and more American students are preparing for college by taking
a gap year. The advantages (优点) of taking a gap year are as follows:
Learn about the World and Yourself
Although(虽然) you don't have to go abroad to experience gap years, most gap year Students catch the chance to travel abroad. You are able to work out who you are and what you are for. The experiences of different cultures offer you interesting lessons.
Face Challenges and Have Fun
A gap year is not only a time to take a vacation, but also a time to face challenges. Gap
year students usually work, volunteer or take service projects. You have to learn how to get along in the real world. This process isn't always easy, but it is an important part of growing up.
Save Money and Improve Your College Admission Chances
There's a common thought that gap years. are only for rich students, but it's not true.
Actually, taking a gap year can save your money. Gap year students often take a part – time job. Besides, at the end of a gap year, students are much more likely to know what to study in college.
Imagine an admission officer trying to admit (录取) only one between two students. Both of them are excellent and have high grades. However, one student has much practical(实际的) experience or has volunteered in his vacation. Who do you think the admission officer will choose?
1. In which country are gap years more popular according to the passage, America or Australia?
2. What does the last sentence probably imply (暗含)?
3. Will you choose to have a gap year? Why or why not?
九、书面表达（20分）
在八年级即将结束之际，你们班将举行一次主题班会，要求同学们谈谈一年来自己的收获与变化。

请准备一份90词左右的演讲稿，具体内容如下:
Hello, everyone. Back to the life in the past year, I think I have changed a lot and made great progress in many ways.
I'm sure I will do better and better in Grade9. Thanks for listening!。