2020年秋季八年级英语期中模拟试卷一、选择填空(30’)( )1. We had a good time _______because of the fine weather.A. to danceB. at dancingC. dancingD. of dancing( )2. Your age didn’t make any ______ to whether you get the job or not.A. differentB. differencesC. decisionD. decide( )3. What’s wrong with my daughter, doctor?________ serious. Just a little cold.A. SomethingB. AnythingC. NothingD. Everything ( )4. -How was the weather yesterday?-It rained _______.People could _____go out.A. hardly; hardB. hard; hardC. hardly hardlyD. hard; hardly( )5. —My mother says my friend is similar ______me，but l think she is different ______me.A. to：fromB. as：fromC. to：toD. as：to( )6. The book is ________ expensive than that one.A. a little moreB. more muchC. more a littleD. much( )7. - I cant’ find my mobile. - ________ you put it in your backpack.A. Of courseB. MayC. May beD. Maybe( )8. I like drinks ________ tea and coffee.A. like thatB. such asC. for exampleD. as( )9. ______ he practices, ______ he does.A. Much /betterB. The much / the betterC. The more / the betterD. The more / the well( )10. Beijing is the ______ city in ChinaA. secondB. second largeC. largestD. second largest( )11. ________ all the students in his class, Xiao Ming writes ________.A. Of, most carefullyB. In, the most carefulC. Of, very carefullyD. In, much more carefully( )12. Our teacher asked us to_______ a story about the moon.A.make upB.make ofC.make inD.make out( )13. It’s very kind of you to ___ so much time showing me around your school.A. spendB. takeC. costD. have ( )14. –You don’t have to buy a computer, you can _______ one with me.A. playB. keepC. changeD. share( )15. – What will you do? - I will try my best, ______ I may fail.A. butB. andC. soD. though( )16. -- Could you tell me ______ the Art Museum? --- The day after tomorrow, I think.A.when will you visitB.when you will visitC.when you would visitD. When would you visit( )17. Would you mind _____ me how to remember English words?A. tellB. to tellC. tellingD. told( )18. – Room ________ . May I come in?A. serviceB. numberC. keyD. help( )19. I hope my job is safe. Life is _______ as it is.A. hardly enoughB. hard enoughC. enough hardlyD. enough hard( )20. - ________ do you exercise a week?- Twice or three times.A. How longB. How soonC. How oftenD. How far ( )21. —_______ lovely day! Let’s go for a walk.A. What aB. How aC. HowD. What an ( )22. Can you please speak __________, Lucy? We can’t hear you.A. easilyB. hardlyC. loudlyD. finally( )23. The weather in Beijing is colder than _________ .A. ShanghaiB. in ShanghaiC. that in ShanghaiD. those in Shanghai( )25. How much did you _______ for this new digital TV set?A. takeB. spendC. costD. pay( )26. She expect _____ this famous cartoon Tom and Jerry.A. watchB. to watchC. seeingD. to seeing( )27. — Did you see Mr Brown at the party yesterday evening?—No, I didn’t. He didn’t ___ at all.A. appearB. happenC. leaveD. goes( )28. MoYan is famous ______ a writer.A. forB. inC.toD. as( )29. Lucy is so slow. I can't stand ______ for her so long.A. waitB.waitingC. to waitD. waited( )30. If I have _________,I can do _________ .A.enough time, enough wellB.enough time,well enoughC.time enough, enough wellD.time enough,well enough二、完形填空( 15’)A group of men, highly successful in their jobs, went to visit their old teacher. He was ( 1 ) at teaching Chinese.They talked a lot with their teacher happily. But soon they began to complain（抱怨）about the stress（压力）in work and life.The old teacher then went to the kitchen and returned with a pot of coffee and different ( 2 ) of cups: glass, plastic; nice-looking ones, ugly ones; some ( 3 ) , some cheap. He told them to help ( 4 ) to the coffee.When all the students were holding a cup of coffee, the teacher said, "I've found that all the nice-looking and expensive cups were taken and you've left behind the ugly and cheap ( 5 ) . While it is ( 6 ) for you to take only the best for yourselves. your ( 7 ) and stress come along.You know that the cup itself can't change the quality（质量）of the coffee. What You ( 8 ) wanted was the coffee, not the cup, but you still went for the ( 9 ) cup.Now ( 10 ) this: life is the coffee. The jobs and money are the cups. They are just outlooks of our lives. And the type of cup does not change the quality of life. Sometimes, we ( 11 ) so much about the cups that we fail to ( 12 ) the coffee that life offers us. Life ( 13 ) us the coffee, not the cups. Please enjoy your coffee!The happiest person doesn't have the best of ( 14 ) . He just makes the best of everything. So please speak kindly, live ( 15 ) , and love deeply.1. A. well B. better C. good D. nice2. A. sizes B. kinds C. colors D. sides3. A. comfortable B. beautiful C. rich D. expensive4. A. themselves B. him C. himself D. them5. A. one B. ones C. other D. others6. A. traditional B. never C. usual D. able7. A. advice B. mistakes C. promise D. problems8. A. really B. certainly C. probably D. already9. A. worst B. best C. poorest D. closest10. A.hang about B. care about C. worry about D. think about11. A. trust B. care C. catch D. expect12. A.enjoy B. stand C. choose D. share13. A.reaches B. fills C. hands D. cooks14. A.anything B. nothing C. something D. everything15. A.carelessly B. simply C. personally D. differently 三、阅读理解: (40’)( A )( )1. The New Student Talent Show in on .A. MondayB. ThursdayC. FridayD. Sunday( )2. How long will the show last?A. For an hour.B. For one and a half hoursC. For two hours.D. For two and a half hours( )3. Students can join the audition onA. September 6th, 9:00 a.m.B. September 8th, 1:30 p.m.C. September 7th, 10:00 a.m.D. September 7th, 4:00 p.m.( )4. Which of the following is TRUE?A. Students can watch the show on September 17th.B. Students can call （028）496-1420 to join the audition.C. getconnected@ won't answer questions about the show.D. There are two ways to get more information about the show.( )5. The passage is about a(n)_________.A. school activityB. TV programC. singing competitionD. dance party( B )Once there lived an old man. He liked gold（金子）better than anything else inthe world. He often said, “If I have enough gold, I will be the happiest man in the world.”One day when he was traveling（旅行）in the desert(沙漠), the old man lost his way. He was very hungry and thirsty, but there were only rocks and sand around him. Just then, he found a bag lying on the sand. He hoped he would find water and food in it. He took up the bag and opened it. He saw that the bag was full(满的) of gold. He was so sad that he threw away（扔掉）the bag and began crying.Now, the old man knew that there was something better than gold in the world. ( )6. The old man liked ____ best before he traveled in the desert.A. foodB. waterC. goldD. money( )7. When he lost his way, he wanted to get ____.A. food or waterB. rocks and sandC. bags full of goldD. food and water ( )8. What did he do with the bag? ______.A. He didn’t take it upB. He opened it and liked it very muchC. He brought it homeD. He took it up first and then threw it away ( )9. The old man did not become the happiest man when he got the bag of gold because ____.A. the bag was too smallB. the gold wasn’t hisC. he was very hungry and thirstyD. he didn’t like gold at all( )10. In the end, the old man knew that gold was ____ in the world.A. the best thingB. the worst thingC. better than anythingD. not the best thing( C )It's never too late to do what you want to do. Anna Mary, known as Grandma Moses, grew up on a farm. As a child, she loved drawing. But she hardly did it because of the busy farm work. Grandma Moses spent all her life on the farm. When she was old and found farm work difficult, she started to paint at the age of 78.An art lover found Grandma Moses's paintings in a shop in 1938. He bought them, and the next day he went to her farm and bought all her paintings. Soon Grandma Moses became famous. In 1940, at the age of 80, she had her first painting show in New York. Many people loved the bright colors and beautiful farm views in her works.Grandma Moses died in 1961, at age 101. She painted over 1600 paintings in the late part of her life. "Do your favorite thing, and you will finally be successful, " she once said.( )11. Why did Grandma Moses hardly paint as a child?A. She didn't love itB. She couldn't, do it.C. No one taught her.D. She had no time.( )12. Grandma Moses started to paint when she was years old.A. 76B. 78C. 80D. 84( )13. Where did the art lover find Grandma Moses's paintings?A. In a shop.B. On her farm.C. On TV.D. On her show.( )14. What do we know about Grandma Moses from the passage?A. She learned from a great painter.B. She was good at drawing people.C. Most of her paintings were expensive.D. Her paintings were bright and beautiful.( )15. What is the purpose（目的）of the passage?A. To ask people to learn painting.B. To ask people to do what they want to do.C. To ask people to buy Grandma Moses' paintings.D. To ask people to enjoy their happy lives.( D )Two months ago, my husband's hands were badly hurt after an accident. Then we had to drive to the hospital to do the physical therapy（物理治疗）for his hands three times a week.Today, when we were on our way to the hospital, we saw a young man standing in the strong and cold wind. We stopped and asked if he needed a ride. He gladly accepted and jumped into the back seat. His name was Dan and he wasn't going far.As we drove him to his home, we noticed he had many large piles（堆）of cut wood in his yard（院子）. We asked if he was interested in selling any. He said, “Oh, you can just come by anytime, even if I'm not here, just take all you want." We asked how much it would cost for a trunk load（一箱）. He replied, "It's free. Take all you want. We have more than we'll ever use and we're hardly ever home. So just come by and get it anytime. Thanks for the ride and have a great day!"We still wanted to pay for it and would only get it if someone was home, but he just kept saying what he already told us.Dan just wanted to repay（回报）us with the wood, never knowing how much that would mean to us because my husband wasn't able to chop any for us this winter. ( )16. The writer's husband got the physical therapy at least times when they met the young man.A. 3B. 8C. 12D. 24( )17. What was the weather like when the writer met Dan?A. Rainy and cold.B. Windy and rainy.C. Windy and cold.D. Sunny and warm.( )18. What does the underlined word "chop" mean?A. cutB. makeC. testD. build( )19.What can we learn from the passage?A. When the writer met Dan, they almost arrived at the hospital.B. The writer could take the cut wood anytime for frees.C. The cut wood of Dan's yard was used to sell to other people.D. Dan knew the writer's husband's hands were hurt.( )20. Which of the following can best describe the passage?A. All is not at hand that helps.B. The one helps those who help themselvesC. Two heads are better than one.D. Do well and have well.四、词与短语选择填空（本题共10分，每小题2分）仔细阅读下面五个句子，然后用下面方框中所给的单词或短语填空，使2. Does your class have ________ meeting?3. Don't be worried. I'll ______ your pet dog when you're away.4. I'm sure you can make it if you _______ .5. Mickey was like a ________ man, but he always tried to face any danger.五、先阅读短文，再在其后空白处写出单词的正确形式。