八年级下英语期末模拟试卷有答案(2)

　　B

　　When some plates of the earth move suddenly, an earthquake happens. Many earthquakes begin under the sea. Earthquakes may happen anywhere on the earth. They often happen near the mountains.

　　During an earthquake, the shakings make rocks(岩石)rise suddenly and even crack (断裂) open. Houses fall, people are killed or hurt, and sometimes the whole villages or cities are destroyed.(损坏)

　　Can we do something to keep ourselves safe from earthquakes? Scientists have studied earthquakes and make maps that show the “earthquake belts”(地震带). In areas in these belts, it’s possible for earthquakes to happen. In these areas we should build strong houses to fight against earthquakes.

　　In the future, scientists will be able to tell when and where an earthquake will be before they happen. They can also tell people what to do and how to do it.

　　( ) 6. A large number of earthquakes often happen ________.

　　A. in the day B. on land

　　C. at night D. next to mountains

　　( ) 7. The reason for an earthquake is _______.

　　A. the result of rock plate sudden movement

　　B. that there are so many plates on the earth

　　C. that the sea is too deep

　　D. rocks’ cracking open

　　( ) 8. A map showing the earthquake belts will tell people ______.

　　A. what kind of houses to build

　　B. what kind of houses can stay up in an earthquake

　　C. where earthquake may happen

　　D. how to keep themselves safe during an earthquake

　　( ) 9. In the future we’ll be no longer so afraid of earthquakes ______.

　　A. with the help of scientists’ exact prediction (预报)

　　B .because of a map showing the “earthquake belts”

　　C. because we can guess the date and place of earthquakes

　　D. as scientists know what to do and how to do it

　　( ) 10.The best title for the passage is ______.

　　A. An Earthquake

　　B. A Scient ist and an Earthquake

　　C. How to Fight Against Earthquakes

　　D. Earthquakes Today and Tomorrow

　　B任务型阅读：在短文后表格的空白处填上适当的单词。注意：每空一个单词。

　　What makes the world become smaller and smaller? Some inventions. It began in the 11th century, but it has developed greatly in the last century. Let’s take a look at the five top inventions.

　　Movable Type(活字印刷): By using Movable Type, books could be printed cheaply and easily.

　　Bi Sheng invented Movable Type in China in the 11th century.

　　Telephone: The inventor Alexander Graham Bell made the first telephone call in 1876. “Mr. Watson, come here. I want you.” he said to his assistant (助手)over the phone line. And with those famous words, the world was about to get much smaller.

　　Airplane: The Wright brothers made the first powered flight(飞行)in 1903. Air travel has made the faraway places suddenly become a lot closer.

　　Satellites(卫星): The Soviet Union (苏联)sent up the world’s first satellite in 1957. This began the Space Age. Satellites have helped scientists study the earth. Much of our knowledge of the world has come from the information recorded(记录)by satellites.

　　Internet: When the Internet was created in 1969, only a few people knew about it. But more than 650 million people in the world use it now. The Internet has made information about anything easy to get.

　　The ____1____ Make the World Smaller

　　The top

　　inventions Movable Type Telephone Airplane ____2______ Internet

　　___3___ China / / The soviet Union The U. S.

　　When The 4 century in 1876 in ___5___ In 1957 in 1969

　　How 6_ printed cheaply and easily the world

　　got a lot

　　_7_ Making the faraway

　　places __8_ Helping scientists study the ____9__ Making __10___about anything easy to get

　　六、完成句子

　　1. 我们希望这些资料会帮助人们理解湿地的重要性。

　　We hope this information will help people wetlands.

　　2. 他总是积极采取行动保护野生生物。

　　He always ______________________________ protect the wildlife

　　3. 他们起床很晚，匆匆忙忙地去了学校.

　　They and _________________________________.

　　4. 你可以在海南短暂停留，也可以常年居住。

　　You can go to Hainan or live there .

　　5. 我 们已经很久没见面了，但我们不时地通邮件。

　　We ________________ each other for a long time, but we send e-mails _______________.

　　七、缺词填词

　　Bill Gates was born on October 28, 1955. He was n William Henry after his father and grandfather. He was a very clever boy. At school, his favourite s　 were science and maths. When people asked him w he wanted to be in the future, he always said，“A scientist.”

　　When he was 13 year old, Bill started to play w　 　computers. At that time, a computer was a very l　 machine . Once he was interested in a very old computer, he and some of his friends spent lots of time d　 　 unusual things with it. In the end, they worked out a software program(软件程序). Bill sold it for 4, 200 dollars when he was only 17.

　　In 1973, Bill went to Harvard University.(哈佛大学) There he developed the BASIC language for the first microcomputer(微机). But he didn't finish his studies in Harvard. In his t 　 year, he left Harvard to work for Microsoft(微软). He thought computer would be an i tool(工具) in every office and in every home, s　 　 he began developing software for personal computers. He made it much e 　 for people to use computers than before.

　　八 书面表达

　　根据提示，写一篇短文。要点如下：

　　1.李家湾(Lijiawan)远离城市。

　　2.过去这里没有医院和学校，村民们(villagers)生活很艰苦。

　　3.1990年以来发生了很大的变化，政府已将这个地方变成了一个公园。

　　4.现在这儿有了医院和学校，也有了大卖场和剧院。

　　5.村民们都觉得……。

　　注意：

　　1、 文章须包括所有内容要点，要求语句通顺，意思连贯;

　　2、 第五要点的内容须用1～2句话展开合理想象，做适当发挥;词数70个字左右

　　参考答案

　　一.1. hobbies 2. simply 3. environment 4. accident 5. nature

　　6. nicely 7. development 8. impossible 9. northern 10. wife’s

　　二.1—5 DADAD 6—10 DAADB 11—15 BCCCA

　　三. 1. ke ep 2. to draw 3. doesn’t rain 4. will finish 5. Have, seen

　　6. was snowing 7. is chatting 8. listening 9. did finish 10. Don’t frighten

　　四. 1—5 BBCAA 6—10 BDCAD

　　五. 1—5 CACDB 6—10 DACAA

　　(一)

　　1. The (Top) Inventions Make the World (Become) Smaller

　　2. Where / The Country / The Countries / The Place (s)

　　3. (in the ) 11th century

　　4. helping scientists study the earth

　　5. information

　　六. 1. understand the importance of

　　2. takes action actively to

　　3. went to school in a hurry

　　4. for a short stay / all year round

　　5. haven’t seen / from time to time

　　七. 1 named 2 subjects 3 what 4 with 5 large

　　6 doing 7 third 8 important 9 so 10 easier

　　八

　　. Lijiawan is far from the city. There used to be no hospital or school here. The villagers had a hard life. It has changed a lot since 1990. The government has turned the place into a park. Now the villagers have a hospital and a school. They also have a large shopping mall and a theatre. They feel happy because these changes have brought them a modern life.

　　Lijiawan is far from the city. There used to be no hospital or school here. The villagers had a hard them a modern life.