2015届湖北省鄂州市八年级下期末模拟英语试卷（解析版）

I like these photos and they can 　　 me 　　　 the life living in the countryside.

A.think ;of　　         B.let ;down　　　

C.wake ;up　　　         D.remind;of

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We have two rooms 　　　　 but I can’t decide　　　　 .

A.to live;choose which one　　　　　         B.lived;choose which one

C.to live in;which one to choose　　     D.live;which one

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.My house is twice as 　　　　 my brother’s.

A.larger as　　         　　 B.large as　　

C.larger than　　         D.the size of

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It is 　 to teach a kid the way to solve problems than to tell him the solutionsdirectly.

A.helpful　　             B.the most helpful　　

C.more helpful　　　　     D.most helpful

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English is 　　 of all the subjects in my class because our English teacher is friendly to us all.

A.more popular　　　         B.popular　　

C.most popular    　　　　　 D.the most popular

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The young girl showed great courage 　　　　 danger.

A.in the hope of　　　     B.in the face of　　

C.in favor of         　　 D.in need of

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I have 　　　　 seen the movie , so I won’ t go to the cinema this weekend.

A.already　　             B. not　　

C. yet            　　　　　 D.never

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When I heard my baby girl say her first word , my heart was 　　　　 of joy.

A.filled　　　             B.full　　　

C.proud　　　         　　 D.afraid

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--Would you like to go to aquarium with me tomorrow ?

---Sorry . I 　　　　 there twice this year and don’t want to go there again.

A.have been　　　         B.was going　　

C.am going　　　     D.have gone

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I never listen to English songs 　　　　 the radio.I 　　　　 listening to MP5.

A.in ;used to　　　     　　 B.on;used to　　

C.in;am used to　　　　     D.on;am used to

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She was surprised by her new book’s　　　　 .

A.successfully　　　　     B.succeed　　　

C.success　　　　     　　 D.successful

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My uncle 　　　　 my aunt ten years ago.

A.got married　　　　     B.got married to　　

C.married with    　　 D.got married with

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　　　　　 you read it ,you can’t imagine how moving the story is.

A.Unless　　　　　　　　　　 B.Because　　　　　　

C.Although　　　　 　　　　 D.As soon as

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.Mary spent 　　　　 summer at home last year.

A.all　　　　　　　　　　　　 B.whole　　　　　　　　

C.the whole　　　 　　　　 D.the all

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Now, let me　 　 　　　　 you a story. Once a lion saw a fine horse and wanted 　 　　　　 her. But the horse was very careful and he could not 　 　　　　 her. Then the lion had 　 　　　　 idea. He told the 　 　　　　 that he was a good doctor and could do something for them. The horse was clever. She knew 　 　　　　 the lion wanted to do. One day when the lion was near the horse, she told him there was something wrong with one of her　 　　　　 and the horse asked him to look it over. Of course the lion was 　 　　　　 to do so. Then the horse lifted (抬起) one of her legs from the ground.　 　　　　 the lion looked at her foot, she kicked him 　 　　　　 the head. The lion fell down. The horse laughed and ran away quickly. How clever the horse was!

1.A. tell　　     B. to tell　　　　     C. telling　　         D. tells

2.A. eat　　　     B. to eat　　　 　     C. ate　　　　 　     D. eats

3.A. catch　　     B. to catch　　 　     C. catching　　     D. catches

4.A. a　　　　     B. an　　　　　     C. some　　　 　     D. any

5.A. ions　　     B. animals　　     C. lions　　　         D. the other animal

6.A. when　　 　　 B. what　　　         C. where　　         D. how

7.A. legs　　     B. hands　　　　     C. eyes　　　         D. feet

8.A. happy　　     B. unhappy　　     C. sorry　　         D. difficult

9.A. Where　　 　　 B. If　　　　　　     C. When　　         D. After

10.A. in　　　 　 B. on　　　　　     C. by　　　　         D. With

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There are some easy things you can do to protect(保护) the environment and the earth. Choose ideas from the list or come up with a few of your own.

●Plant flowers, grass or trees.

●Whenever you visit a park or beach, take away what you bring there----keep rubbish in a bag until you can put it in a dustbin (垃圾箱).

●Turn off the lights, TV sets when you leave the room. This saves (节约)a lot of electricity.

●Turn off the tap (水笼头)when you brush your teeth. You can save some water by not letting it run. Also, use a glass cup instead of a paper cup because this saves paper.

●Keep the doors and windows closed in winter to keep warm air in.

●Give your old books and magazines to a library instead of throwing them away.

●Give your old clothes to poor children you know instead of throwing them away.

●Use both sides of paper.

●Stop pouring (倒)dirty water into the rivers or the lakes nearby (附近).

●Encourage all your friends to do the same things you do to help protect the earth.

You don’t have to wait until Earth Day to do these things. Make every day Earth Day.

If everyone makes a contribution (贡献)to protecting the environment, the world will become much more beautiful.

1. From the above, we know that this is ____________.

A. a sign　　　　 　　　　　　 B. a notice　　　

C. an advertisement　　　 D. a proposal (提议)

2. The writer tells us _____________.

A. to throw rubbish into a dustbin　　　　　　

B. to pour dirty water into the river

C. to save water by letting it run while we are brushing our teeth

D. that we can’t do all these things until Earth Day

3. We can ___________to save paper.

A. use a paper cup　　　　　　　　　 　　 B. use both sides of paper

C. give old books to a library　　　　 D. pick up waste paper at school

4.. Which of the following is WRONG according to the writer?

A. Turn off the lights when you leave the room.　　

B. Close the doors in winter.

C. Use a paper cup when you brush your teeth.

D. Give your old clothes to the poor children.

5. The main idea of this passage is how to _________.

A. save money　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　 B. save water and electricity

C. make better use of old things　　　     　 D. protect the earth

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Do you like Lee Min Ho, the “flower boy”? Li Min Ho is a South Korean actor, singer and model. He was born on June 22, 1987. There are his mother, his father, and his elder sister in his family. As a young child, Lee hoped to become a professional football player, but an injury in the 5th grade of elementary school ended his dream. In the second year of high school, Lee turned to modeling and acting.

His new TV drama The Inheritors (继承者们) shows a group of rich　　 high school students. They have everthing under their control (控制), except their love life. However, Lee is madly in love with a woman despite her poor background. There is no doubt that the TV drama is a success and perhaps the secret of its success is that people still believe in Cinderella-type (灰姑娘) stories.

1..Where is Lee Min Ho from?

A. Japan　　　　　　 　　 B. North Korea　　　　　

C. South Korea　　　　　 D. China

2.. What did Lee Min Ho hope to be when he was a young child?

A. an actor　　　　　 　 B. a football player　　　　

C. a singer　　　　　　 D. a model

3.. How many people are there in Lee’s family?

A. three　　　　　　 　　 B. four　　　　　　　　　　

C. five　　　　　　　　　　 D. we don’t know

4. What’s the name of Lee’s new TV drama?

A. City Hunter　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. My Love from the Star

C. The Inheritors　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Boys Over Flowers

5.Which of the following is not under the control of the high school students in the TV drama?

A. school life　　　　 　 B. future job　　　　　　　

C. love life　　　　　　　 D. hobby

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Martin Lynch, an American businessman, had been going on vacation to a small Mexican fishing village for a number of ears. One morning while going for a walk along the beach, he saw his friend Pablo Perez, a local fisherman. Martin watched Pablo unload his boat and pack the fish in a box.

Martin noticed Pablo was smiling and looked very happy. He could also see several large fish in the boat. Martin greeted Pablo and asked how long it took to catch the fish. “Just a few hours,” replied Pablo. Martin asked, “Why didn’t you stay longer and catch more fish?” “I have enough for my family,” Pablo said. “And what do you do with the rest of your day?” asked Martin. “I take a nap, play with my children, spend time with my wife, and go into the village to see my friends and play cards, I have a full and busy life.” Martin explained that if Pablo worked longer hours and caught more fish, he could make more money. With the extra money, Pablo could buy more boats and catch money more fish. By selling the fish, Pablo could open his own factory and sell direct to supermarkets.

“Then what?” asked Pablo. “Well you would probably have to move to Mexico City to run the business. Finally, you would be able to sell your business and make millions of dollars,” replied Martin. “How long will that take?” asked Pablo.

Martin thought for a while and said it would probably take at least 15 years.

“And then what” asked Pablo.

“Well, that’s the best part,” Martin said. “You will be able to retire, buy a house near the ocean, sleep longer, play with your children, spend more time with your wife, see your friends, and play cards.”

1.．What is the story mainly about?

A. A businessman and a fisherman have become friends.

B. A businessman learns how to fish from a fisherman.

C. A businessman wants to become a businessman.

D. A businessman gives advice to a fisherman.

2.What makes the Mexican fisherman happy is ______________.

A. many friends to visit him　　　　 B. a full and busy life

C. more boats and more fish　　　　 D. the house near the ocean

3.How can the fisherman make more money in the businessman’s view?

A. By buying a supermarket.　　　

B. To move to Mexico City.

C. By selling his own business.　　

D. To work longer and catch more fish.

4.The underlined word “unload” in the passage means ____________.

A. put … into　　 　 B. take … away from　　

C. break down　　　　　 D. set off

5.．We can infer from the passage that ____________.

A. the fisherman will stay the same with his life

B. the fisherman will leave the village for Mexico City

C. the business man will buy the fisherman’s boat

D. it takes all day for the fisherman to catch large fish

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词汇应用(每小题1分，共10分)

1.France is a beautiful 　　　　　　　　　 (west) country.

2.Liu Qian is a 　　　　　　　　　 (magic). He is from Taiwan.

3.Which is 　　　　　　　　 (deep) salt lake in the world.

4.She　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 (not read) this book before

5.My grandpa is three times 　　　　　　　　 (old) than me.

6.The story was interesting . We couldn’t stop 　　　　　　　　 (laugh).

7.She was attracted by the 　　　　　　　　　　 (beautiful) of nature.

8.Have you ever 　　　　　　　　 (write) a novel?

9.Many people didn’t know the 　　　　　　　　 (重要性) of health until they got seriously ill.

10.Neither of you 　　　　　　 (be) right.

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句型转换（每小题2分，共10分）

1.Qomolangma is the highest mountain in the world.（改为同义句）

Qomolangma is 　　　　 　　　　 　　　　　　 　　　　　　 　　　　　　 in the world.

2.Ann has already finished his homework.（改为否定句）

Ann 　　　　　　 　　　　　　 his homework 　　　　　　　 .

3.Mr white has been in China since 2,000.（改为过去时）

Mr white　　　　　　 to China　　　　　　 2,000.

4.Mr Scott was successful in studying Chinese history.（改为同义句）

Mr Scott　　　　　　　　 　 　　　　　　 　　　　　　 Chinese history.

5.The minute she saw me , she turned pale.（改为同义句）

she saw me, she turned pale.

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情景交际（每小题1分，共5分）

根据对话内容，从方框中选择能填入空白处的最佳选项补全对话。

W: Excuse me ,sir.

M:Yes, what can I do for you,madam?

W:I have been here for an hour to meet my father.　　 1.

M:Are you sure of the time his flight arrives?

W: 2. He told me he would reach the airport at about 1:00 this afternoon.

M:That’s true . Flight BA506 has just arrived.

W:What ?BA506?Well,I don’t think it’s his flight number.

M:　 3.

W:Yes,it’s VA407. I think ...Oh,just a minute,please. Here 　 4. Sorry, it’s VA408.

M:VA408? I see,madam,the flight should arrive at 1:00,but it will be two hours and twenty minutes late because of the bad wether in New York.

W:Ok. 5.　 Thank you very much,sir.

M:Good luck!Madam.

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根据以下四幅图和提示词语，写一篇语法正确，意思连贯的短文。

要求：1.用第三人称叙述

2.词数60-80左右

3.提示词语：play, street, car, policeman, stop, dangerous save, in time thank, tell, pay attention to(注意)

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