杭州市观成中学2018年八下英语期末模拟测试卷-6月21(含答案)

2018年6月杭州市观成中学八下期末模拟测试卷第一部分听力（共两节， 15题，每小题2分，满分30分）略第二部分阅读理解( 共两节，满分40分)第一节(共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A.B.C和D)中选出最佳选项。

ARachel Carson(1907-1964) was a pioneer of the world’s environmental movement throug h her writing about the protection of the natural world. Her 1962 book Silent Spring made her well known by many people. It describes the harmful changes in the environment of u sing toxic(有害的) chemicals on farmland.Carson’s career started as a biologist in the US Bureau of Fisheries. In 1951 she publish ed her first book, The Sea Around Us, which became a bestseller. It made her rich enoug h to leave her job and devote her life to writing. She was a gifted writer. Her next t wo books were also about the oceans and both topped the book sales lists.Carson’s book Silent Spring completely change the way America though about nature. It painted a bleak(荒凉的) future for the whole natural world. It led to a nationwide ban(禁止) on the use of a deadly chemical called DDT, and other toxic pesticides(农药) that farmer s used for their crops. Many people say the book led to the creation of America’s Environ mental Protection Agency.Since her dea th, Carson’s name has continued to be connected with protecting the envir onment. There is now a yearly Rachel Carson Book Prize. Norway awards the Rachel Ca rson Prize to women who have made great contributions to the field of environmental prot ection. In 1980, 16 years after her death, she was awarded the Presidential Medal of Fre edom, the highest civilian honour in America.16. What happened______ to Rachel Carson in 1962?A. She started to write books.B. She gave up working as a biologist.C. Her book The Sea Around Us sold well.D. Her book Silent Spring made her famous.17. What most probably made Rachel Carson leave her job?A. She got an award.B. She published Silent Spring.C. The Sea Around Us brought her enough money.D. The US government took notice of her researches.18. Why is the book Silent Spring important to America’s environmental protection?A. It describes a silent spring.B. It topped the book sales lists.C. It changed how American thought about nature.D. It includes all Carson’s research achievements.BWe have heard about people who have special memories. Recently there has been a rep ort about a woman from Australia who can remember almost every detail (细节) of all the events in her daily life.Rebecca Sharrock, 25, is one of just 80 people worldwide who have been identified(确定) as having Highly Superior Autobiographical Memory ( HSAM,超级自传体记忆症). It mea ns she can remember every small event-which most people would forget with in (在......以内) days-as if it had happened just minutes ago."I remember my mum putting me in the driver's seat of a car and taking a picture of me w hen I was 12 days old,” she said. "That's my earliest memory. I remember every day since then. I can't tell all the dates exa ctly because I was too young to understand calendars, but I remember what I did that ev ery day, what the weather was like and so on.”Rebecca can also re-experience taste. If she's eating something that she doesn't like, sh e thinks about Black Forest cake, her favorite food, and the memory will be so strong that she can nearly "taste” it.However, sometimes her memories prove (证明) to be painful. Because they're not just e vents that she remembers. "When I relive （再体验) memorie s, the feelings return, too,”Rebecca said. "For example, I remember falling over when I was three at my grandparent s' house and hurting my left knee. Talking about it now, I feel painful in my left knee. ""At night, I have to sleep with the radio/recorder and a soft light on, she added."1f it's too dark or quiet, my mind would be filled with all these memories and I can't slee p. "19.Whenever she is reliving her memories,__________A. she is happyB. she experiences the feelings againC. she feels pain in her kneesD. she can taste her favorite food20.What is the result of having HSAMA. She can remember every event in her daily life.B. She can re-experience taste.C. She can relive feelings.D. All the above.21.From the passage, we can infer (推断) that________A. HSAM can do her good, but it also brings her painB. she feels painful if she recalls her experiencesC. she can fall asleep while she is re-experiencing memoriesD. HSAM can greatly improve her living conditionsCIn Western society, especially in the English-speaking world, the chance for young peopl e to see the other countries and experience life is considered important. Many young peo ple, when they finish school at the age of 18, take a gap year before they go to university.Parents often want their children to grow up a little and see what the real world is like wh en they finish school. Although they are worried about their safety, many think that the ad vantagesof independence and experience are worth the worries. Children are encourage d to be brave, independent and to explore the world on their own or with friends.Young people also want to experience freedom and see what life is like on the other side. This other side could be the other side of the world or just the other side of life. For exam ple, if they have a rich life, they may want to see how people in poor areas live.A gap year after school is also an important chance for young people to spend time thinki ng about what they want to do with their lives. A little bit of growing up and experience wil l help them make their important career decisions, especially when they are unsure about what they want tostudy.Another reason for going straight after school is to get a break from studying before they startthe next few years of university. So anywhere you travel in the world, you will meet y oung European people exploring the world.So much of the world has been travelled and explored. The young people are now lookin g for moreworthy experiences. Some of them work as volunteers to do something for the country they are visiting. Many gap year volunteers are now spending a few months teac hing English in Thailand, helping feed giant pandas in China or building a well(井) in a vill age in Africa.These yo ung people’s wish to explore the world is an expression of the values of the soci eties that they are part of. Both discovering the world and making a positive difference in i t are important parts of the Western mind.22.Which is NOT a reason for young people to take a gap year?A. Young people want to take a break from studying.B. Young people want to be sure about what to study.C. Parents encourage them to be brave and independent.D. Parents encourage them to live a free and wealthy life.23.Now a gap year volunteer might do something more valuable like______ .A. experiencing different culturesB. helping protect rainforests in BrazilC. making friends with more peopleD. enjoying traditional local food24.By taking a gap year, young people may ________.A. stay with their parents all the timeB. make money for their further studyC. help change the world for the betterD. change the Western mind completely25.The purpose of writing this article is to ________ .A. show different opinions about gap yearB. offer readers information about gap yearC. discover new ways to take a gap yearD. tell young people when to take a gap yearDUp to 65% of children don't get as much sleep as they should do, and this can make the m nervous and slower at school, scientists say.So how long should young people sleep each night? The answer is between eight and ten hours. If you don't get enough sleep at night, you'll have less energy the next day.But the scientists say many children have missed out on 4,500 hours of sleep by the ti me they are seven years old. They say that children miss sleep because they have TVs a nd computers in their rooms,and busy parents don't read to their younger children at nigh t any more. The traditional "bedtime story" helps children to relax and fall asleep peaceful ly. Children with TVs and computers in their bedrooms were more likely to sleep badly, a nd to get less than eight hours' sleep. Even losing one hour's sleep a night can mean that children do less well at school.German scientists think that your brain (大脑) keeps working while you are asleep. To show that they were right, they gave two groups of people a problem to work out. One gr oup went to sleep, and the other group stayed awake. The result? The people who slept worked out the answer more quickly.This showed that their brains had been trying to find the answer while the people were as leep. So, make sure you get enough sleep tonight, and you'll be at your best tonight , and you'll be at your best tomorrow!26. What problem do more than a half of students have?A. They don't get on well with their studies.B. They don't have enough sleep at night.C. They don't relax themselves at school.D. They don't follow their school rules27. If you have less energy the next day, you'll probably feel _______.A. sleepy, slow and nervousB. tried, bored and worriedC. afraid, alone and angryD. dull, lazy and crazy28. According to the third paragraph, what has worst influenced many children's sleep?A. Their parents' noise.B. Bedtime stories.C. Too much homeworkD. TV and computers29. The German scientists' experiment showed that _______.A. our study depends on our sleepB. our sleep helps improve our healthC. our brain works while we sleepD. our brain works faster during sleep30. This passage in mainly written for _______.A. parentsB. school teachersC. scientistsD. young students第二节任务型阅读(共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分)请从以下选项（A、B、C、D、E和F）中选出符合各段意思的小标题，选项中有一项是多余选项。