2022-2023学年苏州市八年级第二学期期末英语模拟试卷（含答案解析）

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苏州市八年级第二学期期末英语模拟试卷

注意事项：

1．本试卷共八大题,满分100分;时间100分钟;

2．答题前,考生务必将自己的学校、姓名、班级、考场号、考试号、座位号用0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔填写在答题卡相对应的位置上,并用2B铅笔认真正确填涂考试证号下方的数字;

3．答选择题时必须用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑.如需改动,请用橡皮擦干净后,再选涂其他答案;答非选择题必须用0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔写在答题卡指定的位置上,不在答题区域内的答案一律无效,不得用其他笔答题;

4．考生答题必须答在答题卡上,答在试卷和草稿纸上一律无效。

一、单项填空（共8小题;每小题1分,满分8分）

从A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

1．Home is ________ best place to relax after a hard day’s work.

A．a                                 B．an                                C．the                               D．/

2．Don’t worry about the hardships．Kites rise high ________ the wind, not with it.

A．against                         B．across                           C．down                           D．between

3．Jack is humorous enough _________ us laugh.

A．make                           B．makes                          C．making                        D．to make

4．—By the way, can you tell me _________ to hand in our book report?

—Before next Friday.

A．who                             B．when                            C．where                          D．what

5．Look at the sign．We ________ keep quiet in the museum.

A．can                              B．may                             C．must                            D．could

6．—A video about good manners in our daily life ________ on the school website next week．

—I am looking forward to it.

A．displays                       B．displayed                      C．is displayed                  D．will be displayed

7．It is ________ Daniel to work out such a difficult maths problem in ten minutes.

A．clever of                      B．careful of                     C．useful for                     D．proper for

8．—Yancheng is developing so fast．

—Quite right! It ________ a lot over the years.

A．changes                        B．changed                        C．was changing                D．has changed

二、完形填空（共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分）

通读下列短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

All children grow up to be adults．All children, that is, except one．Wendy knows this．One day she grows up, too．But at the start of our story she’s ____1____ a child.

Wendy lives with her parents, Mr．and Mrs．Darling, and her brothers, John and Michael, ____2____ number 14 (the house number on their street).

The children have a ____3____ because the neighbours’ children have nurses, and Mr．Darling wants to be like his neighbours．But the family is poor so their nurse isn’t like other children’s nurses．She’s a big ____4____ and her name is Nana.

Nana puts the children to bed every evening and she looks after them if they ____5____ in the night．She sleeps in the children’s ____6____.

Nana is a good nurse, ____7____ Mr．Darling is a bit worried．He worries about the neighbours．What do they think of him? Do they think that the Darlings are a ____8____ family because the children’s nurse is a dog? He also thinks that Nana ____9____ him．But Mrs．Darling always says: “Nana loves you very much, George”.

The Darling family is a very happy family．Sometimes Mr．and Mrs．Darling and their children all ____10____ around the sitting room together．What a lovely time they have! But then, Peter Pan arrives!

1．A．also                        B．already                         C．still                           D．even

2．A．on                          B．at                                  C．by                               D．from

3．A．doctor                  B．nurse                           C．friend                         D．pet

4．A．dog                        B．cat                               C．girl                              D．child

5．A．sleep                      B．play                             C．laugh                         D．cry

6．A．classroom            B．bedroom                    C．sitting room             D．reading room

7．A．but                         B．and                              C．or                                D．so

8．A．happy                   B．rich                              C．big                              D．strange

9．A．loves                     B．likes                             C．doesn’t like               D．isn’t like

10．A．turn                     B．look                             C．dance                         D．travel

三、阅读理解（共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分）

请认真阅读下列短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卷上将该项涂黑。

A

1．If you choose ________, it says you think a lot about others’ words.

A．No.1                            B．No.2                            C．No.4                            D．No.5

2．From the passage, we can tell that ________.

A．the test is usually for a restaurant to use

B．the test decides what we are like

C．we can have fun from the test 

D．we can know something about ourselves

3．We can probably find this test in ________.

A．a story book                                                          B．a public newspaper

C．a geography magazine                                        D．a travel guide

B

①Wonder, by United States writer R.J．Palacio, is a powerful story of a boy named August Pullman．He was born with a different face．When he first started school at 10, everyone stared (盯着看) and made fun of him．The story shows all the ups and downs August faced at his new school．Students often bullied him for not looking normal．But at the same time, he made true friends there and even won an award at his graduation ceremony.

②This book has touched my heart．It’s not a fairy tale—life isn’t one．Instead, the story shows things that could really happen in middle school.

③I also like this book because it’s told from different points of view．Along with August, we get chapters (章节) showing other characters’ points of view, including his sister．This gives readers a chance to understand different characters’ feelings and thoughts.

④I think we can all relate to August．In one way or another, we are all just like him．We each have our differences, and we shouldn’t try to change ourselves to fit in．We all experience ups and downs, but like August, we’ve all won．This book has also changed my attitude (态度) toward life．Despite all the brutality (残忍) in the world, there’s always a reason to smile.

1．Why did the students at school make fun of August?

A．Because he has no friends.

B．Because he was born disabled.

C．Because he looked normal.

D．Because he won an award.

2．According to Paragraph 2, the story is very ________.

A．realistic                        B．different                       C．funny                           D．strange

3．Which opinion would the writer probably agree with?

A．It is never too late to learn.

B．The grass is greener on the other side.

C．Face the difficulties with a smile.

D．Love me, love my dog.

4．What’s the structure of the passage?

C

“It must be perfect” Karie double-checked the words on her spelling test before handing in her paper．She got 100 percent today she’d win her class’s First-Quarter Spelling Challenge along with a new dictionary and other cool things．What’s more, Ms.McCormack had promised to do a handstand if anyone got a perfect score.

After the break, Ms．McConnack walked to the front of the room and cleared her throat (嗓子)．“Congratulations, Karie! You did it! ” She announced while upside down．The whole class cheered．Ms.McCormack righted herself and presented Karie with her prize．Karie smiled as she read the words on the box: To Karie Carter For her perfect first-quarter score in spelling.

“Mum, everything’s so perfect!” As soon as Kaire was at home, she showed Mum her spelling test and prize．“Every word is so perfect! Nicely, honesly...” Karie’s stomach tumbled (翻滚).H-O-N-E-S-L-Y! Not honestly! “Karie, what’s the matter?” said Mum.

“I don’t feel so good, ” Karie said, stuffing the test paper into her schoolbag.

Karie walked slowly down the hall and fell onto her bed．How could she tell the class she hadn’t won the prize after all? McCormack did the handstand for nothing?

Soon Karie heard her dad and Kevin come in．The smell of pizza from the kitchen was all over the air．Karie thought back to the last time they’d picked up pizza, after Kevin’s school play．They had almost reached home when Mom realized the shopkeeper had given them too much change．“Let’s turn around,” Mom had said.

McCormack was unlocking the classroom door when Karie got to school the next morning．She gave her teacher the spelling paper and the dictionary．“I can’t keep this．I misspelled honestly and you didn’t catch it.”

For a moment, McCormack stood quietly reading the words on the paper．Then she picked up her pen．She crossed out the word perfect and wrote honest before handing the dictionary back to Karie.

Karie’s jaw (下巴) dropped．“I get to keep this? Honestly?” “For honestly, no.” “But for honesty, yes.”

1．How did Karie feel when she handed in her paper after the test?

A．Calm.                          B．Bored.                          C．Confident.                    D．Worried.

2．What can we learn from the passage?

A．Karie never thought she would ever win the test.

B．Karie was surprised to know she could keep the prize.

C．McCormack was sure that someone would get a perfect score.

D．McCormack didn’t do a handstand because of Karie’s mistake.

3．Which of the following shows the correct time order of the events?

a．Karie realized she had made a mistake．

b．Karie’s teacher did a handstand.

d．Karie kept the prize for her honesty．

c．Karie’s mum returned the change.

A．b-a-d-c.                       B．b-a-c-d.                        C．c-a-b-d.                        D．c-b-a-d.

4．Which can be the best title of the passage?

A．A Perfect Girl               B．A Helpful Teacher         C．An Honest Mistake        D．An Important Test

D

Every human being has about 25, 000 genes（基因）.Your genes are part of your DNA．They give your body instructions on how to develop．For example, if your genes tell your body to build long, thin fingers, then you’ll have long, thin fingers.

Your genes come from your parents, and they decide everything about you such as your hair color, your eye color, your weight, your height, and so on．Genes are still a bit of a mystery（神秘）to scientists, but they’re learning new things about them all the time.

Do the genes influence（影响）our personalities? People have different ideas．These days, most people agree that the answer to the question is yes．Recent studies have shown that genes especially influence our self-control and our sense of purpose．What is a sense of purpose? If a person really wants to complete something and do well in life, he or she has a sense of purpose．A person who does not care about goals has no sense of purpose.

Although scientists agree that our genes influence our personalities, there is another question．How much do they influence us? Can we control ourselves, or do our genes control us? So far, we still don’t really have an answer.

Genes also influence your health．If a gene has a problem, it’s called a mutated gene．Some mutated genes can cause diseases．That is why if a person has a certain health problem, his or her child is more likely to have that same problem.

As scientists and doctors learn more about genes, they’re also developing a new kind of medicine: gene therapy．Gene therapy means fixing or replacing mutated genes．Scientists are still doing experiments（实验）on gene therapy．It’s possible that in the future, gene therapy will help doctors prevent and cure diseases that are caused by mutated genes.

1．What can we learn from the passage?

A．Genes can mostly decide how you look.

B．Every human being has the same genes.

C．Genes can never be changed after your birth.

D．Gene therapy will be the best way to cure diseases.

2．What is a person with a strong sense of purpose like according to the passage?

A．He is quite humorous and likes playing jokes with others.

B．He is usually polite and gets on well with people around him.

C．He is quite serious and doesn’t talk much with other people.

D．He is usually hard-working and tries his best to achieve is goals.

3．Which of the following words can best describe gene therapy?

A．Successful.                   B．Hopeless.                      C．Meaningful.                  D．Useless.

4．The writing purpose of the passage is________.

A．to introduce the recent study on genes

B．to explain the secret of genes

C．to describe a new kind of medicine

D．to show the growth of genes

四、信息还原（共5小题;每小题1分,满分5分）

请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。

　Do you know the reason why we feel tired in the middle of a class? Maybe you would say it is because the teacher’s class is boring.　1　 Perhaps this is something you have not paid enough attention to or not yet noticed． 

Purpose of sleep

 　2　 Sleep helps our body heal(修复), grow, and stay healthy．It also gives us energy, so we can be active all day．Doctors and health scientists say: When you close your eyes and need to rest, sleep is just the very best! This is more than advice． 

Sleep time

Enough sleep is important to us．How much sleep do we need? New-born babies sleep most of the time．They can sleep 20—22 hours a day．Children need 10—12 hours of sleep a day．Teenagers need 8—10 hours of sleep a day because they need lots of energy to grow into their adult(成人的)bodies．Grown-ups usually need 6—8 hours of sleep to keep active.　3　 That is why old people sleep less than young people．

Interesting facts

Almost everyone has their dreams while they sleep, but not all of them can tell their dreams clearly when they wake up.　4　 More surprisingly, some may even get up in their dreams and walk around．This is called “sleepwalking”．Are you a sleepwalker? Or, is there a sleepwalker around you? 

 　5　  

It’s not just people that love to snooze(打盹)．In fact, many animals have unusual or surprising sleeping habits．Some animals, such as bears and hedgehogs, sleep all through winter．The swift is a very fast bird that can sleep while it flies! Cute koalas sleep around 18 hours a day．Giraffes dont need much sleep at all．They usually sleep standing up.

五、词汇检测（共11小题;每小题1分,满分11分）

A）根据下列句子所给的汉语注释和首字母,在答题卷标有题号的横线上,写出空缺处各单词的正确形式,每空限填一词。

1．Our school is doing a _________（调查）on the students’ reading habits.

2．Lily was _________ (自豪的，骄傲的) to be a volunteer in her community.

3．To build a green country, we should _________（分开，隔开）the waste into different groups.

4．Julia is a cat lover．She often gives food and water to ________ (无家可归的) cats nearby.

5．It’s great for us to work _________ [‘kləʊsli] with these special athletes.

6．We believe we can _________ [ə’tʃiːv] our dream in the future through our efforts.

B）请阅读下面短文，将方框中单词或短语的正确形式填在横线上。每空格限填一个单词或短语，每个单词或短语只能填一次。

    There are many steps in making a bottle of water and many natural resources are used.

First, the oil is ____1____ from the earth．Then oil is cleaned and is made into plastic pellets（颗粒）in a plastic factory．And plastic pellets are ____2____ bottle preforms（粗加工的成品）.

Preforms are heated and shaped into bottles．The bottles are brought to the bottling factory where they are ____3____water．The bottles are ready and they are transported to the shop．Bottles of water are sold and brought to ____4____ houses.

Most of the plastic bottles are thrown away and end up in landfills（垃圾填埋场）or in the environment．The plastic bottles ____5____ 5400 to 1,000 years to break down．They should be collected and sent to a factory that turns them into other plastic products.

第五部分 短文填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

请认真阅读下面短文，填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Want to go on holiday, but don’t have enough money for luxury （豪华的）hotels and expensive trips? Backpacking might be right for you．

Backpacking is a very cheap way ___1___(travel) outdoors．___2___ (Europe) students and young adults who may not have all that much money often do it．It ___3___(call) backpacking because, instead of using a suitcase（手提箱）, people put all their things in a large backpack．They carry all the things inside with ____4____(they).

The most popular places for backpacking are Southeast Asia and the ___5___ (south) part of America．The cost isn’t not high in the countries and the weather is warm for most of the year．And Australia is also very popular．In 2002, over 400, 000 ___6___(tour) hit Australia．

Sometimes, backpacking can be ___7___(danger)．You might walk on ___8___ less-travelled path and get into trouble．As a result, you’d better manage ___9___(prepare) everything well before you start and tell friends or family members about your plans．

Backpacking, in fact, is much more than a holiday for young people．It is seen ___10___ a way of learning about the world．Backpackers often travel around for many months．Besides finding the new world, backpacking, people say, is also about “finding yourself”.

第六部分 阅读表达（共3小题；1题1分，2题2分，3题3分，满分7分）

请认真阅读下面短文，用英语回答短文后的问题。

It was Saturday again．Grace and Karen disliked Saturdays．That was another thing the twins had in common（共同的）．They shared the same clothes and tied their hair in the same manner．In fact, it was hard for their classmates and teachers to tell the differences between them sometimes．

Unlike their classmates, they had to get up early at seven every Saturday to prepare for their lessons．Grace had to attend the art lesson and Karen had to attend her ballet（芭蕾）lesson．“How I wish I could do something different today,” said the twins with one voice．All at once, an idea came to Grace and Karen at the same time．“Would you like to be me for a day?” they asked each other．It seemed like a wonderful plan to them．After giving each other a description of their own friends, Grace put on Karen’s ballet dress while Karen put Grace’s brushes and paints into her bag．Then they left for their classes．

When the art lesson started, Karen was lost．Unlike Grace, Karen was poor at drawing．When the art lesson finally ended, Karen didn`t dare（敢）to hand in her work．

At the same time, Grace was struggling（挣扎）in the ballet class as well．As she had no idea about the dance steps, she had to follow her classmates blindly．As a result, she kept knocking into them．Their ballet teacher became impatient with her, “Karen, you should remember the basic steps．You can’t depend on copying what others are doing.”

When Karen and Grace got home, they were tired．They decided that they would never try to be someone else they were not．It seemed that the grass was not always greener on the other side.

1．When did the twins get up on Saturdays?

_____________________________________________________

2．How did the twins behave in their lessons that Saturday?

_____________________________________________________

3．If you have the chance, would you like to be someone else for a day? Why or why not?

_____________________________________________________

第七部分 书面表达（共1题；满分25分）

你是阳光中学八年级学生。上周六，你们班在校园里组织了一次爱心义卖活动，并将钱款捐给了 “希望工程”（Project Hope）。请你根据下表信息给学校英文报写一篇报道，简要介绍本次活动，并谈谈你的体会。

注意：1．词数80左右。报道已给出的部分（见答题卡）不计入总词数。

2．报道需包括上表所有信息，可适当发挥。

3．报道中不得出现真实姓名和校名。

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参考答案

一、单项填空（共8小题;每小题1分,满分8分）

1．C

【解析】句意：辛苦工作一天后，家是放松的最佳场所。

考查冠词辨析。a一个，修饰可数名词单数，且后接单词首字母发辅音；an一个，修饰可数名词单数，且后接单词首字母发元音；the表示特指。根据最高级“best”可知，应该使用定冠词“the”。故选C。

2．A

【解析】句意：不要担心困难。风筝逆风而飞，而不是顺风。

考查介词辨析。against反对，逆；across穿过；down下面；between在……之间。根据“Kites rise high”及“the wind”的关系可知，此处表达“风筝逆风而飞”。故选A。

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