八上第一学期期末模拟测试笔试部分II. 词汇测试（15分）i.从下面每小题的A、B、C三个选项中选出可以替换划线部分的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将相应的字母编号涂黑。

（共8小题，每小题1分）( ) 11. There are many tiny ants in the forest.A.very heavyB. very smallC. very rainy( ) 12. I don’t think Simon has the ability to fix the computer.A.is able toB. mustC. may( ) 13. He works as a teacher in our school.A.Acts outB. works forC. is( ) 14. Mary goes to school on weekdays. In addition, she has piano lessons in the evening.A.BesidesB. HoweverC. Last( ) 15. She wants to improve her English by speaking more often.A.get upB. work hardC. make… better( ) 16. Before you enter the room, you should take off your shoes.A.go out ofB. reachC. walk into( ) 17. He made the silly mistake again!A.shyB. smartC. stupid( ) 18. We took part in many activities during the English Week.A.joined inB. hadC. kept onii.从下面每小题的A、B、C三个选项中选出恰当的词语完成句子，并在答题卡上将相应的字母编号涂黑。

（共7小题，每小题1分）( ) 19. Birds have a musical __________. They can sing.A.inventorB. attractsC. ability( ) 20. Listen carefully, kids! I have __________ important to tell you.A.somethingB. anythingC. everything( ) 21. I __________ I will pass the final exam. I’m sure about that.A.promiseB. checkC. challenge( ) 22. The man suddenly _________ his mistake, and corrected it quickly.A.repliedB. realizedC. ordered( ) 23. It is half __________ eight. We need to get there a quarter _________ nine. So hurry!A.past; ofB. past; toC. to; past( )24. If you are ________ of something, you know about it.A.rememberB. imagineC. aware( ) 25. When you __________ something, it means you talk about it.A.spellB. memorizeC. mentionIII. 完形填空（15分）阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的三个选项中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将相应的字母编号涂黑。

（共10小题，每小题分）Peter and Paul passed by a small house on their way home late at night. They saw thick (浓的) ____26____ coming out of its windows. “It’s on fire!” said Peter. “We must get help.”The two brothers ran ___27___ the road shouting: “Fire! Fire!” They 28 on the door of the next house. They asked the people to 29 the police and the firemen. They ran back to the house. They saw 30 the window an old woman sitting in an arm-chair. It was 31 that she could not move. Peter and Paul tried hard to carry her out of the32 and so they did! Some neighbors came and helped take some things out.In no time, the firemen 33 as well as the policemen. The fire was 34 . The old lady cried35 luckily she was not hurt. She thanked Peter and Paul and her neighbors over and over again.( ) 26. A. snow B. clouds C. smoke( ) 27. A. with B. along C. to( ) 28. A. knocked B. kept C. depended( ) 29. A. tell B. report C. call( ) 30. A. at B. through C. above( ) 31. A. clear B. easy C. free( ) 32. A. arm-chair B. window C. house( ) 33. A. arrived B. got C. left( ) 34. A. put on B. put away C. put out( ) 35. A. so B. but C. andIV．阅读理解（30分）阅读下列短文，从每小题的选项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将相应的字母编号涂黑。

（共20小题，每小题分）AMark Twain was a famous American writer. He liked writing. Also, he liked hunting and fishing. One year he went to Maine for a holiday and spent three pleasant weeks in the woods there.When he went back to the train station with his luggage, he asked a porter (搬运工) to put it into the train, and then he got into the smoking area of the train. It was empty when he got in, but a few minutes later, another man got in and sat down on the seat opposite his. Mark Twain said good morning to the man, and then they began to talk.They talked about Maine. The man said, “We have some beautiful woods in Maine. It’s a pity to come to Maine without spending some time there. I think you have been in our woods, haven’t you?” “Yes, I have,” answered Mark Twain. “I had a very goo d time there. Although fishing isn’t allowed in Maine in this season, I’ve got two hundred pounds of fish in my luggage because I like eating fish. May I ask who you are, Sir?”The man looked at Ma rk Twain for several seconds and then answered, “I’m a pol ice officer. My job is to catch people who hunt and fish during the wrong seasons. And who are you?”Mark Twain was surprised and scared when he heard this. He thought quickly and then answered, “Sir, I’m the man who tells the biggest lies in America.”( ) 36. Which of the following didn’t Mark Twain like doing according to the passage?A. Writing.B. Fishing.C. Travelling.( ) 37. How long did Mark Twain spend in the woods?A. For two weeks.B. For three weeks.C. For four weeks.( ) 38. Mark Twain got two hundred pounds of fish because ________.A. he liked eating fishB. he had never seen so many fish beforeC. he made a living by selling fish( ) 39. According to Mark Twain’s last words, we know ________.A. he would be caught by the manB. he told the man a lieC. he liked telling liesBA football coach walked into the waiting room before a big match. He looked at Wilson, his Star Player, and said to him, "I'm not supposed to (不应该) let you play because you failed in the math test. However, we really need you in this match. So, I'll give you a chance and ask you a math question. And if you answer it, correctly, you will be allowed to play."Of course, Wilson was pleased and agreed. Then the coach looked into his eyes seriously and asked, "Okay, now listen carefully and tell me the answer to this question: What is two plus two?"Wilson thought for a few minutes and then answered,”4?""Are you sure it is 4?" the coach got very excited because Wilson had given the right answer. Suddenly, all the other players on the team began shouting (喊叫), “Come on, coach, please give him another chance!"（）40. The coach thought Wilson did badly in __________.A.footballB. mathC. history（）41. The coach decided to give Wilson a chance because __________.A. he played football wellB. the match needed more playersC. the other players asked him for help（）42. __________ so the coach got very excited.A. Wilson got the right answerB. The other players shouted to himC. Wilson got the wrong answer（）43. According to the story, we know that all the other players __________.A. liked talking with their coachB. didn't want to play the footballC. wanted to give Wilson one more chanceCNowadays, a new method is used to decide who are the top students in school. The best students are those who not only get high marks, but also follow the rules and the behavior standards(标准) for middle school students. Here are some of the new rules and standards.Tell the truth. Hav e you ever copied someone else’s work in all the exams? If you have, then don’t do it again! That’s not something an honest student should do. If you have played computer games for two hours in your room, don’t tell your parents you were doing homework.Learn to be loving and caring. Good students love animals and care for other people.Learn to work together with others. It would be more fun when more people work together. Did you quarrel with your teammates when your basketball team lost? Only working together can make your team stronger. Be friendly to the people you are with. Try to think of others, instead of only yourself.Be open to new ideas. Have you ever thought that people could live on the moon? Perhaps you’ll discover Earth II someday. Don’t look down on new ideas. Everyone’s ideas are important. You should welcome them, because new ideas make life better for everyone.Use the Internet carefully. The Internet can be very useful for your studies. Some website(网站) on the Internet aren’t for kids, so make sure to visit the WebPages that are good for you. You can use the Web for fun or homework. Can’t you find any good websites for children?( ) 44. The new rules tell kids _______ .A. how they can study wellB. what they should doC. how they can get high marks( ) 45. The main idea of the fourth paragraph is about ______.A. making the team strongerB. being a good friend to othersC. working together with others( ) 46. If someone says that human beings will discover Earth II, what should you do?ugh at it.B. Welcome it.C. Leave it alone.( ) 47. Good websites for children can _________.A. help them with their studiesB. do homework for themC. make life easierDThe great ship, Titanic, left England for America in April 1912 for its first time. It was carrying 2,200 people.Titanic was the largest and finest ship at that time. People thought it was safe to be on the ship because it was divided into 16 compartments(密封舱). Even if four of those were broken, it would still be able to stay on sea.Four days later, when Titanic was crossing the sea, the man on watch(值班) suddenly saw a very large iceberg(冰山) in front of it. The great ship turned quickly on time, but soon there was a loud sound from the bottom. The captain went down to see what the matter was. To his surprise, he found the ship was going down fast into the sea because five compartments had been broken! Hundreds of people jumped out into the water. As there were no enough lifeboats(求生艇), about 1,500 people were killed.( ) 48. The sinking(沉船) happened ________ years ago.A. 1912B. 193C. 106( ) 49. People thought it was safe to be on the ship because ________.A. it was the finest shipB. it was the largest shipC. there were 16 compartments( ) 50. The ship hit the iceberg ________.A. one day laterB. two days laterC. four days later( ) 51. Titanic began to go down into the sea because ________.compartments had been brokenB. there were no enough lifeboatsC. all the compartments had been brokenEJoining a club is a great way to stay active, meet new people, and get new skills. The Breakfast Club provides a meeting place for students. They can relax and talk with friends before classes. The club meets on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 8:00 . to 8:. in the coffee house. There are a lot of different food choices, like bread, biscuits, cakes, milk, apple juice, bananas and apples. We’d like to make sure the students start their day with healthy food. We all know that breakfast is the most important meal of the day, so don’t skip breakfast for classes.To make our club run well, we need students to volunteer(志愿提供)their time. If you are interested in offering help to the Breakfast Club, please come to the coffee house in the morning and tell us you would like to help. Our volunteer Jerry will write down your information. Ms. Jenkins also provides help for the breakfast program.( ) 52. What can students do in the Breakfast Club?A. Stay active.B. Talk with friends.C. Do homework.( ) 53. The underlined sentence means_______A.we mustn’t eat breakfastB. we must eat breakfastC. we should have good breakfast( ) 54. What is the second paragraph mainly talking about ?A.The Breakfast Club needs volunteers.B.The Breakfast Club provides healthy food.C.The Breakfast Club provides good service.( ) 55. Which is the best title for the passage?A . Breakfast, the important meal of the dayB. Our club needs your informationC. Start a good day with our clubV. 语法填空（10分）根据上下文意思用所给单词的适当形式填空或者填入所缺单词。