人教版八年級下冊期中模擬練習(xí)一、單項(xiàng)填空從下面各題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項(xiàng)中，選擇可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。1.MissJiangisverykind.Wealllike.A.her B.him C.you D.them2.Nowadayspeoplecanworkhomewiththedevelopmentoftechnology.A.in B.on C.at D.of3.—didyougolastFriday,Jinna?—Iwenttothemuseumwithmyfriends. A.When B.Where C.What D.How4.—MustIhandinmybookreporttomorrowmorning?—No,you.YoucanhanditinnextMonday.A.mustn’t B.wouldn’t C.needn’t D.shouldn’t5.Judywasverytired,hewentonrunning.A.for B.so C.or D.but6.MarywantstoimproveherEnglishthisterm,sosheworksthanbefore. A.hard B.harder C.hardest D.thehardest7.—Jane,what’syourmumdoing?—Sheinthekitchen.A.cooks B.cooked C.hascooked D.iscooking8.Tomisalwaysfeelinglonelyandnervousbecausehehastohisclassmatesatschool.A.talkto B.hangoutwith C.competewith D.helpout9.—Ibelievethatmusthavebeenalongjourney.—Yeah,itusawholeweektogetthere.A.takes B.tookC.hastaken D.wastaking10.—Whatwillyoudoifthisphone_____work?—IcanuseJane’smobilephone.A.doesn’tB.don’tC.won’tD.didn’t11.IthinkthatChinesebymoreandmorepeopleintheworldinthefuture.A.speaks B.spoke C.wasspoken D.willbespoken12.—Lookatthisphoto!Canyoutellme?—Sure,inLondon.A.whereyoutookit B.wheredidyoutakeitC.whereyouwilltakeit D.wherewillyoutakeit五、課內(nèi)短文填空閱讀下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后填寫短文中所缺的單詞。Maybeyoushouldlearntorelax!ThesedaysChinesechildrenaresometimesbusieronweekendsthanweekdaysbecausetheyhavetotakesomanyafter-schoolclasses.Manyofthemarelearningexam13sothattheycangetintoagoodhighschoolandlaterevenagooduniversity.Othersarepracticingsportssothattheycancompeteand14.However,thisdoesn’tonlyhappeninChina.Forexample,theTaylorsarea15Americanfamily.Lifeforherthreechildrenisverybusy.Onmostdaysshe16herchildrentobasketballpractice,footballtrainingandpianoclasses.Maybeshecould17outafewoftheiractivities,butshebelievestheseactivitiesareimportantforherchildren’s18.Shereallywantsthemtobe19______.Infact,thetiredchildrendon’tgethomeuntilafter7:00pm.Theyhaveaquickdinner,andthenit’stimeforhomework.Isitactuallygoodforkids?20._____cantell.六、完形填空閱讀下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項(xiàng)中，選擇最佳選項(xiàng)。FindingHome“IhateNewOrleans!Iwannagohome!”Iannouncedtomymotheraswemovedboxes.However,goinghomewasnoteasybecausemyhomewas1,100milesaway.Iwasbornand21innorthernVirginia.Virginiawasmyhome,andIneverexpectedthattochange.In2014,myfamilyexperiencedatragedy(悲劇),somyparentsdecidedtomovetomymom’shometownofNewOrleans.Onlythreemonthsaftermyparentsmadethe22tomove,Ifoundmyselfmovingboxesintoournewhouse.MyannouncementtomymotherthatI23thenewenvironmentwaspartlybecauseofhowhotitwas,butitwasmostlyduetothefactthatIfeltlikemyentirelifehadbeenturnedupsidedown.1,100milesawayfromeveryoneandeverythingIhadeverknown,Iwas24.Tomakemattersworse,Iwasstartinghighschoolintwoweeks.Beginninghighschoolisascaryexperienceonitsown.IspentmyfirstfewmonthsinNewOrleans,25wantingtogohometoVirginia.Butafterafewmonthsofmissinghome,I26thatIhadachoice.IcouldcontinuethinkingabouthowmuchImissedmyoldhome,orIcouldstarttryingtobuildanewhomerighthere.Ichosethelatter.AssoonasIstoppedgivingallmyattentiontohowmuchImissedVirginia,Iwasabletobeginacceptingwhatpeoplewerealreadygivingme.Ijoinedsomeclubsatschool,whichgavemethechancetomakefriends.MyneighbortaughtmehowtocooksomeNewOrleansfood,andIfoundawonderfulcommunityoffellowcooksandneighbors.Overall,Iseizedeverypossibleopportunityto27myselfandtorebuildmylife.Becauseofmyresilience(復(fù)原力)increatinganewhomeformyselfandthe28thatpeoplehaveshowntome,homeisrighthere.21.A.trainedB.raisedC.encouragedD.fed22.A.supportB.successC.considerationD.decision23.A.preferredB.missedC.hatedD.imagined24.A.surprisedB.frightenedC.pleasedD.relaxed25.A.badlyB.partlyC.nearlyD.hardly26.A.realizedB.rememberedC.observedD.complained27.A.praiseB.acceptC.judgeD.better28.A.beliefB.freedomC.loveD.interest閱讀理解七、閱讀下列短文，根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項(xiàng)中，選擇最佳選項(xiàng)。）AASchoolReportName:EdwardScottSchool:KelvinGroveStaleHighSchoolGrade:9Termends:6,MaySubjects:MathHeisalittleweakinthis,buthehastriedhisbesttocatchupwithothertopstudentslikeNancyandRichard.EnglishHeisthebestintheclass.Keepitup.ScienceHecanworkoutmanydifficulties.FrenchHisreadingisverygood,andhecanremembermanywords.HistoryHeisnotsogoodatthis,buthasdonebetterthanbefore.GeographyHeisfamiliarwiththenamesofmanyplacesintheworld.MusicHedoesn’tlikepopsongs,althoughsingsverywell.Remarks(評語):Edwardisabletodoalotbetter.Moreworkisneedednextterm.Classteacher:IvyHeadmaster:M.L.MartinSchoolreopens:11,September29.Thisschoolreportbelongsto______.A.EdwardScottB.IvyC.RichardD.M.L.Martin30.Thestudent’sbestsubjectis______.A.mathB.EnglishC.FrenchD.history31.Inthisform,whichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.Edwarddoesn’tdowellinscience.B.Edwardisgoodathistoryandmath.C.Edwardstudiestwolanguagesatschool.D.Edwardlikessingingpopsongssomuch.BIamsittinginfrontofthecomputer.IneedtowritewhatIamgoingtododuringthebeautifulfallcomingupinVermont.IamstressedoutbecauseIthinkthatmylifeatthismomentdependsonhowmuchIlearnedintheintensive(精讀的)Englishduringthelastfourmonths. AllmylifeIhavebeenafighter.WhenIwasfiveyearsold,Ihadaveryseriousconvulsion(痙攣)withhighfever.Thedoctorgavethewrongmedicinetome,whichcausedmetolosemyspeech.Thedoctortoldmymotherthatthemedicinecausedalotofproblemswithmyspeech.HethoughtthatIwouldneverbeabletospeakwellagainortolearnanotherlanguage. Butmymothersentmetoalotofteachers.Finally,shesentmetoMaria.Shewasaveryniceperson.Shebelievedinme,andthoughtthatIwouldspeakagain.Themostamazingthingwasshetaughtmetoreadmymouth.IrememberthatIspenthoursinfrontofthemirrorandtriedtorepeateverywordthatIsaid.Imaginelosingyourspeechandhavingtolearneverythingagain.Formeitwaslikebeingbornagain.Ilearnedtotalkandspeakmynativelanguage:Spanish. Now,IamstudyingEnglishinVermont.Ican’tbelievethatIamlearninganotherlanguage.But,Iam!Iamcryingbecausestudyingheremakesmefeelhappy,anditmakesmesmilewhenIrememberwhatthedoctorssaidtomymom,“Shewillneverbeabletospeakortolearnanotherlanguage.” Now,Iamthinkingaboutthebeautifulfallleafthatiscomingandwhatisgoingtohappentome.Justaseveryleafisgoingtofallfromthetrees,Iamgoingtotakeeverystepinmystudiesandinmylife.Besides,Iamtryingtobeagratefulpersonforallthepeoplewhooncehelpedmeaswell.32.TheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph1suggeststhatthewriter_______.A.wondersifshecandowellinEnglishwritingB.isworriedabouttheprogressinEnglishstudyC.feelhappylearningEnglishonanautumndayD.haslearnedmuchfromhavingEnglishlessons33.Accordingtothestory,we’veknownthefactthat_______.A.thewriterwasdiscouragedfacedwiththedisasterB.MariafounditdifficulttoteachthewriteratfirstC.hermother’seffortsplayedaroleinhersuccessD.thewritercriedforherillnessandspeechloss34.Whydoesthewritermentiontheexampleofeachfallingautumnleaf?A.Ittellsusthatshelikesleavesofautumnsomuch.B.Shewillbeasgratefulasfallingleavesinfuture.C.Successwillcometoherlikeleaveswillfall.D.Hersuccessisasbeautifulasautumnleaves.CIt’sfiveminutesbeforetheexamandyouareinastateofpanic(驚慌失措).Youjusthavetopassit,buthow?Youdidn’tevenopenthebookthenightbeforeandyouhearavoiceinyourheadsaying,“Cheat,cheat…”Sowhatareyougoingtodo,overlookitandfailorgoforit?It’saharddecisionmanystudentsmustmake. Mostyoungpeoplebelievethatcheatingiswrong.However,theyhavecheatedatleastonceintheirhighschoolyears.So,whydotheydoit?Aretheytoolazytostudy?Perhaps,it’snotassimpleasthat.Accordingtosomeexperts,onemainreasonwhystudentscheatisbecausetheyseetheirfriendsgetawaywithit.It’saneasywayout.Theyavoidembarrassmentandtheirparents’angerfornotdoingwellinanexam.Anotherreasonisthatstudentsthinkit’sOKtocheatifthesubjectisn’timportantfortheirfuturecareer.What’smore,moststudentshavetoputupwiththepressureofgettingintouniversity.Theyneedtogetgoodmarkstocarryonwiththeirstudies.Thismeansthattherewillalwaysbestudentswhowilldoanythingforabettermark. Ithasneverbeeneasiertocheatthanitistoday.Withallthetechnologyavailable,studentsneedn’tcheatbylookingovertheirshouldersanymore.Theyusemobilephonestosendanswerstoeachotherduringatest.ThereisalsotheirInternet.Withhundredsofwebsites,studentsdon’thavetoworrybecausetheycanfindlotsofmaterialswhichtheycancopyanduseinprojects.Thereareeventipsontheartofcheatinginexams. Ofcourse,ifyougetcaughtcheating,youfailtheexamorthesubject.Butitdoesn’treallymatterwhetheryougetcaughtornot.What’simportantisthatit’swrong.Youmustn’tcheatbecausecheatingisalie.Itdeceivespeopleintothinkingyouknowmorethanyouactuallydo.Howcanyoubeproudofsomethingyouhaveachievedthroughcheating?Intheend,it’snotaboutdeceivingyourteachersandyourparents,butaboutfoolingyourselfthatyoucandosomethingyoureallycan’t.35.Theworstthingaboutcheatingisthat______.A.youcangetcaughtandfailB.teacherswillinformyourparentsC.yougiveothersbadimpressionsD.youcheatothersandfoolyourself36.Inthewriter’sopinion,heprobablyagreesthat______.A.studentshavetomakeharddecisionsbeforeexamsB.studentsareallowedtousetechnologytotakeexamsC.deceivingismoreseriousthangettingcaughtcheatingD.cheatingdoesn’tcauseembarrassmentorparents’anger37.Inparagraph2,theunderlinedphrase“carryonwith”means______.A.achieveB.checkC.considerD.continue38.Throughthepassage,thewritermainlywantstotellusthat______.A.cheatingcanbeexplainedbutnotexcusedB.cheatingisabigproblemforeverystudentC.studentscheattogetintoabetteruniversityD.technologyhasmadecheatinginexamseasierDPhraseslike“tigermom”and“helicopterparent”havemadetheirwayintoeverydaylanguage.Manyofusfindourselvesdrawntotheideathatwithjustabitmoreparentalworkandeffort,wemightturnoutchildrenwithbrightfutures.Butisthereanythingwrongwithakindof“over-parentingstyle”?Parentalinvolvementhasalonghistoryofbeingstudied.Manyofthestudies,conductedbyDianaBaumrind,afamouspsychologistattheUniversityofCalifornia,Berkeley,havefoundthatagoodparentistheonewhoisinvolvedandreactstoherchildinapositiveway,whosetshighexpectationsbutgivesherchildindependence.These“authoritative(有權(quán)威的)parents”appeartohitthesweetspotofparentalinvolvementandgenerallyraisechildrenwhodobetteracademically,psychologicallyandsociallythanchildrenwhoseparentsarenotstrictandlessinvolved,orcontrollingandmoreinvolved.Whyisthisparentingstylesosuccessful?Authoritativeparentsactuallyhelpimprovemotivationintheirchildren.CarolDweck,asocialpsychologistatStanfordUniversity,hasdoneresearchthatindicateswhyauthoritativeparentsraisemoremotivatedchildren.Inatypicalexperiment,Dr.Dwecktakesyoungchildrenintoaroomandasksthemtosolveasimplepuzzle.Mostdosowithlittledifficulty.ButthenDr.Dwecktellssome,butnotall,ofthekidshowclevertheyare.Asitturnsout,thechildrenwhoarenottoldtheyaresmartaremoremotivatedtosolveincreasinglydifficultpuzzles.Theyalsoshowhigherlevelsofconfidenceandshowgreaterprogressinpuzzle-solving.Astheexperimentsuggests,praisingchildren’stalentsandabilitiesseemstoshaketheirconfidence.Dealingwithmoredifficultpuzzlescarriestheriskoflosingone’sstatusas“smart”.Dr.Sweck’sworkstronglysupportsthatDr.Baumrind,whoalsofoundthatreasonablysupportingachild’sindependenceandlimitinginterference(干擾)causesbetteracademicandemotionalresults.Thecentraltaskofgrowingupistodevelopasenseofselfthatisindependentandconfident.Ifyoutreatyouryoungchildwhoisjustlearningtowalkasifshecan’twalk,youreduceherconfidence.Allowingchildrentomakemistakesisoneofthegreatestchallengesofparenting.Itiseasierwhentheyareyoung.Thepotentialmistakescarrygreaterrisks,andpartofbeingaparentisreducingriskforourchildren.39.Fromthepassage,itisinferredthatcontrollingstyleofparentingmay______.A.facemorechallengesofchildrenB.causemoreproblemsinchildrenC.increaseindependenceinchildrenD.leadtochildren’sacademicsuccess40.Thelastparagraphshowsusthat______.A.parentsshouldn’tgivechildrenmuchfreedomB.parentsshouldn’tincreasetheriskofchallengingC.childrenshouldcorrectmistakeswiththeirparentsD.parentsshouldallowchildrentolearnfrommistakes41.Whichisprobablythebesttitleofthispassage?A.MotivationinChildren. B.BeingAuthoritativeParentsC.ParentalInvolvementD.OK,TigerMomHelps八、閱讀短文，根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容回答問題。Ifyou’reacyclinglover,youwillhavetopayalotofattentiontoyourbicycleandmaintainitwell,forbicyclepartsareexposedtowearandtear(磨損)overtimeandyouhavetoexaminethebicycletoseeifthereareanysignsofwearingsuchasscratches,dents(凹陷)etc.Sometimes,apartmaynotworkbecauseithasexceeded(超過)itslifeexpectancy.Sometimes,youwillneedtofindreplacementpartsforittokeepuptheperformanceofthebicycle.Differentpartsofabicyclewillwearatdifferentratessoitisveryimportantthatyouhaveabasicunderstandingabouttheroleplayedbyeachpart.Oneofthemostimportantpartsofthebicycleistheframe.willneedtochooseaframethatlastsforaverylongtime.Ofcourse,youwillseesomepaintscratchesaftersometime.Whenyou’reselectingaframe,youhavetothinkaboutthematerial.Aluminium(鋁)frameswillnotrust,buttheyhaveahigherchancetodent.Steelframeswillbehardtodent,butyouwillneedtomakesuretheygetagoodpaintjobsothattheywon’trust.Wheelsalsoexperiencealotofwearandtearandyoushouldgoforaprofessionalsellerwhenyouwanttobuywheels.Therearedifferenttypesofwheelsthatyoucanbuy,likeZippwheelsthatprovidemoreaerodynamicefficiency空氣動力學(xué)效能Investinginnewtyresinsteadofgoingforusedisagoodideabecauseyouwillbeabletogetmoreuseoutofit.Thesamegoesforchainasthere’sahigherchanceofausedchainbreaking.mayalsoexperienceshiftingproblems.Howeversomepartsofbicyclessuchaspedalsc