上海市2024年奉贤区八年级第二学期英语期末模拟卷
Vocabulary and Grammar(第二部分 词汇和语法)共40分
I.Choose the best answer. (选择最恰当的答案,用A、B、C或D表示)：（共20分）
1．Tom is _____ European. He practises Chinese for ______ hour every day.
A) an, a B) an, an C) a, a D) a, an
2．When the flight _____, we had waited ______ the airport for over 2 hours.
A) reached; for B) arrived; at C) got here; in D) arrived at; at
3．Would you mind my ___________ here
A) parked B) to park C) parking D) parks
4．She _______ English in our school since three years ago.
A) taught B) teaches C) had taught D) has taught
5．______ of the two children wants to go swimming today.
A) All B) None C) Both D) Neither
6．Tom didn’t attend the lecture yesterday ___________ he was ill.
A) because of B) as C) for D) because
7．Our teacher told us _________ rubbish everywhere.
A) not leave B) doesn’t leave C) not to leave D) to leave
8．Tom is in charge of sports at the moment. The underlined word means “______”.
A) responsible B) responsible for C) responsible of D) in responsible
9．Most of the students at the English Corner could catch what the foreigner said. The underlined word means “______”
A) get B) understand C) know D) not miss
10．About ______ of the students in our school took part in the school sports meeting last week..
A) one-thirds B) two-third C) one-fifths D)two-thirds
11．There’re few students in the classroom, ______
A) aren’t there B) are there C) will there D) are they
12．He went to London to ______ a job.
A) look at B) look up C) look forward D) look for
13．The coffee smells too ______.
A) well B) wonderfully C) wonderful D) sweetly
14．I went fishing with my dad this morning and got a lot of fish. You can take ______if you want to.
A) few B) a few C) little D) a little
15．The days are long, ____ it is now June.
A) for B) so C) but D) and
16．You ______ make a quick decision right now. You can think of it for a couple of days.
A) can’t B) mustn’t C) needn’t D) don’t need
17．Jack _________ dinner at home yesterday when the telephone rang.
A) had B) is having C) was having D) has
18．The number of farmers in China______ very large. Something must be done to make them rich.
A) is B) are C) has D) have
19．Metal __________ machines and many other things.
A) used to make B) is used to making C) used to making D) is used to make
20．Would you like me to carry the bag for you
A) Yes, I’d love to. B) Yes, please.
C) I’d love to, but I can do it . D) Thank you.
plete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box. Each can only be used once (将下列单词或词组填入空格。每空限填一词，每词只能填一次) （共4分）
Visitors to Britain may have read about it, but most are still amazed to see it_____1_____their own eyes. At every bus stop, or any time they have to wait for a queue(队伍).
Professor Joseph Heinrich and his colleagues_____2_____standing in lines as a “form of voluntary interaction(与…相互作用) with strangers”. They say it is the “highest form of cooperative(合作的) group behavior”.
The social rules of standing in line are also interesting. For example, you need to be able to judge the_____3_____distance to the person in front of you.
Get too close and there is a danger of entering another person’s personal space. This is a serious_____4_____and often makes other people angry.
Ⅲ.Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms. (用括号中所给单词的适当形式完成下列句子，每空格限填一词)：（6分）
1．What’s the _______ of that big box (weigh)
2．My American friend told me that it was his _______ time to come to China. (one)
3．Jack wants to be a newspaper ________ like his father when he grows up. (report)
4．WHO is the short form of the World Health ________. (organize)
5．_______ to music is my hobby. (listen)
6．How _______ the time is going! (quick)
Ⅳ. Rewrite the following sentences as required. (改写下列句子。每空限填一词)：（10分）
1．It cost me much money to buy a new car. (改为否定句)
It ________ ________ me much money to buy a new car.
2．We have fine weather today. (改为感叹句)
________ ________ weather we have today!
3．The Shanghai World Expo lasted more than 300 days.（划线提问）
________ ________ did the Shanghai World Expo last
4．It took John one week to read the book Harry Potter.（保持句意基本不变）
John ________ one week ________ the book Harry Potter.
5. free, Helen, to ,was, a, to, enough, trip, Hong Kong, win, lucky (连词成句)
Part 3 Reading and Writing(第三部分 读写)共35分
Ⅴ.Reading comprehension (阅读理解)：（共25分）
A. Choose the best answer.（根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案。) （6分）
Most people have dogs as pets. But do you know that dogs can also do different jobs
On September 11, 2001, terrorists attacked the US and nearly 3,000 people died. At that time over 300 dogs were there to help to find and save people. They are working dogs.
The US army began to use dogs during World War I. Now, about 2,700 dogs are working in Afghanistan and Iraq, according to Discovery News. These four-legged soldiers use their powerful sense of smell to find bombs (炸弹), drugs (毒品) and enemies.
Dogs are “man’s best friend”. They can help us work better.
The most common jobs for working dogs are in search and rescue. They can find lost people or bodies after a big disaster or in the wild.
Guide dogs can help blind people walk safely. These dogs can understand some words. Guide dogs are popular in the US and Japan. Many guide dogs visited China during the 2008 Olympic Games.
There are also dogs working with doctors. They can help autistic (自闭症的) children. These children sometimes don’t talk and like to do the same things again and again. A study from Canada in 2010 showed that dogs could make autistic children feel relaxed and safe.
Herding dogs are important to sheep owners. They keep the sheep safe. They are common in Australia, New Zealand and some parts of China. Nowadays, many people have them as pets.
So dogs are not only our pets but also our workmates now.
1. Working dogs in Afghanistan and Iraq help to _____________.
A) keep people safe B) find and save people
C) find bombs, drugs and enemies D) keep the environment clean
2. The most common jobs for working dogs are in .
A) helping blind people walk safely B) search and rescue
C) helping autistic children D) keeping sheep safe
3. Guide dogs are popular in _____________.
A) China and Japan B) Canada and the USA
C) Australia and the USA D) the USA and Japan
4. A lot of guide dogs came to China in _____________.
A) 2001 B) 2700 C) 2008 D) 2010
5. The underlined word “herding dogs ” means .
A) 狩猎犬 B) 牧羊犬 C) 警犬 D) 玩具犬
6. The best title for this passage is .
A) Four-legged soldiers B) Guide dogs are popular
C) Dogs are our pets D) People and dogs make a great team
B. Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage.（选择最恰当的单词或词语完成短文。)（6分）
It was snowing heavily outside. The family lived on the mountain.
“We haven’t got any milk, or bread, or cheese for the pizzas,” Stefan said. “We’ll have to ski down! I can’t even see where the 1 is!”
It was fun skiing down the mountain to the village shop, although it wasn’t so nice coming back up.
Halfway to the shop, the snow under Lise’s skis 2 . She lost her balance and fell heavily. Almost at once, she found herself under the snow. It was very deep, and more snow was coming down on top of her. Her brother came over, sliding(滑行) slowly and 3 because he did not want to move the snow.
He could see Lise’s red glove and part of her sleeve. Holding onto a tree, he pushed the ski pole into her hand and was 4 when she caught it. He pulled, and she gradually struggled out of snow. She looked white and dazed (神志不清的). They had a few hundred metres to go, and then they reached the first house in the village. Lise’s friend Reinhardt lived there, and they 5 on his door. Reinhardt asked them to come in and made some coffee. “Don’t go out again,” he advised. “It’s too dangerous at the moment!”
After a few hours, Lise and her brother decided to 6 . They bought the food they needed, and put it in Lise’s bag. Then they had the long, difficult climb home. It took them five times as long as the downward journey. When they got home, it was nearly dark. Lise lit a wood fire, and cooked a big pizza. It’s nice to be warm, comfortable and safe inside when it’s cold outside!
1. A) necklace B) road C) tree D) mountain
2. A) fell down B) grew up C) went to sleep D) got up
3. A) carelessly B) badly C) carefully D) happily
4. A) sad B) confident C) angry D) pleased
5. A) climbed B) knocked C) jumped D) operated
6. A) go on B) go wrong C) go to sleep D) go sightseeing
C. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words. (在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，首字母已给，每格限填一词)：（共7分）
I bought a jasmine plant （茉莉花）for my office. When I bought it, I was t_____ it would bloom（开花） and the sweet smell would f_____ my office. I had the plant for two months, and every day I looked at it, but there weren't any flowers or p_____ smell. I was not happy, so I gave the plant to my friend Linda.
One day, another friend Mary called and i_____ me to her office. When I walked in, her jasmine flowers surprised me. I reached out to touch the flowers. Mary cut some and gave them to me. I couldn't help s_____ them. Surrounded by the sweet smell of only a handful of these flowers, I suddenly understood something.
Mary bought her plant the same time I did. It took a year for her jasmine to bloom. I was so i_____ for mine to bloom; regretfully, I gave it away.
In a way my life is like the jasmine plant. I need to be patient and let things happen.
Last Sunday Linda told me that she was going abroad the next week. Before she left, she returned the plant to me. This time I am going to w_____. I have learned that when we want something in our life, we have to be patient. I am slowly learning to have that patience to wait for my jasmine to bloom.
D. Answer the questions（根据短文内容回答下列问题): ( 6分)
You may think that inventions are far away from your everyday life. But in fact, almost everyone can invent. It's just that they do not recognize that their idea could be the start of an invention. Once inventors see their ideas have some practical value, they don't let them slip away.
For example, the inventors of the dishwasher, American Josephine Cochrane, loved to give dinner parties. But she found it took too long to wash her dishes by hand and too many of them broke. She decided that a machine could do the job faster and with fewer mistakes. So, in 1886, she set out to make one for herself.
Most inventions are created to solve a problem. So, the first and most important step is to find the problem. Start by looking at what is wrong with things you see now and ask people around if they remember ever saying, "I wish someone would invent something for ..." Then you might notice situations or things in need of improvement.
The next step is to think about possible solutions. An invention is a new way of solving a problem. You can often come up with a solution to a problem if you think about it in a new way.
When you try to invent things, you actually use a problem-solving technique(技巧). This problem-solving technique includes two parts: ____________and___________. It can work in your everyday lives. So, why not try it in your studies, in your relationship with others, or even in the way you look at the world
Inventions are close to our daily life, aren’t they
What was the problem that Cochrane found in her life
According to the passage, why do people create things
How can we find a problem
Complete the sentence in the last paragraph.
What do you want to invent for your everyday life Why (Give at least two reasons)
VI.Writing(作文)（10分）
Write a passage of at least 60 words on the topic “My Favourite Thing(s)”. ( 以“我的心爱之物”为题写一篇不少于60个词的短文，标点符号不占格。)
Make sure you:
● introduce what the thing(s) is (are)
● say when and or where, and how you got it (them)
● explain why you like it (them) and why it is (they are) special to you
(注意：短文中不得出现任何人名、校名及其他相关信息，否则不予评分。)
My Favourite Thing(s)
词汇和语法：
I. 1. D 2. B 3. C 4. D 5. D
6. D 7. C 8. B 9. B 10.D
11. B 12. D 13. C 14. B 15. A
16. C 17. C 18. A 19. D 20. B
II. 1-4 EBAC
III. 1. weight 2. fourth 3. reporter
4. Organization 5. Listening 6. quickly
IV.
1.didn’t, cost 2. What, fine 3. How long 4. spent, reading
5.Helen was lucky enough to win the free trip to Hong Kong.
阅读与写作
Ⅴ. A) CBDCBD
B) BACDBA
C) told，fill，pleasant，invited，smelling，impatient，wait
D)
1.Yes, they are.
2.She found it took too long to wash her dishes by hand and too many of them broke.
3.To solve a problem
4.By looking at what is wrong with things and asking people around what they wish someone would invent.
5.This problem-solving technique includes finding the problem and coming up with a solution.
6.Any reasonable answer is acceptable.
