20xx外研版英语八年级下册期末模拟测试卷

20xx外研版英语八年级下册期末模拟测试卷内容摘要：

etables. He learned to be a very good cook. Now Mark is a successful engineer, but he still eats simple foods, and no meat. Roy is an environmentalist. He knows that the population is increasing faster and faster, but the land for growing food is not increasing at all. He knows that it takes sixteen kilos of grain to make one kilo of meat。 he thinks about the fifteen kilos of grain that are wasted if he eats meat. “Somewhere,” he says, “someone hasn’t got enough to eat and is dying. How can I enjoy beef?” Mark’s ideas about what is right and wrong make him a vegetarian. 36. According to the passage, a vegetarian usually will not eat ________. 37. Linda became a vegetarian because ________. A. her doctor asked her to do so B. she was badly ill C. she enjoyed eating vegetables D. she wanted to be healthier 38. Mark became a vegetarian ________. A. when he was a student B. after he was able to cook vegetables well C. after he became an engineer D. because he thought vegetables were nice 39. Which of the following is TRUE? A. Linda only eats fruits and vegetables． B. We aren’t sure when Roy became a vegetarian. C. Nancy became a vegetarian when she was old. D. Roy doesn’t like beef at all. 40. The main idea of this passage is that ________. A. people choose to be vegetarians for different reasons B. people bee vegetarians because they don’t like meat C. meat is not good for one’s health D. we had better bee vegetarians Passage3 The summer before my senior year, I had a really good friend named Jack. The month before school started, he went to Europe and to my surprise came back with a powerful drug (毒品 ) called hashish. Neither of us had ever experimented with drugs before. He began to invite me to join his “new” friends. He also started the “24 club”, where you would sit on a circle and drink twentyfour tall bottles of beer, one after another, until they were gone. I knew there was no future in any of it if he went on using these drugs. However, he has been my best friend since grade school, and I didn’t have a lot of other close friends. I didn’t want to be lonely, but I also didn’t want to end up where I thought Jack was going. At first I felt awkward (尴尬 ), didn’t fit in. But after a few months, I made friends with guys who had similar values (价值观 ) and were also a lot of fun. My old friend Jack turned into a druggie, barely graduated , and at last drowned (溺水 ) in a swimming pool. It was very sad, but I was grateful I had the courage to make the right decision and think longterm at a crucial time in my life. 41. Why did the writer feel surprised? A. Jack went to Europe. B. Jack was my good friend. C. Jack brought hashish back. D. Jack was a member of “24 club”. 42. What was the “24 club” about? A. There were 24 members. B. They could join the club when they were 24 C. They could drink 24 bottles of beer. D. They could use 24 kinds of drugs. 43. What does the word “they” mean? A. The club members. B. The bottles of beer. C. The drugs. D. The owners of the club. 44. Why did the writer decide to end up the friendship between Jack and him? A. He didn’t want to make the same mistake as Jack. B. He wanted to make some new friends. C. He felt disappointed (失望 ) with Jack. D. He didn’t want to be lonely. 45. Which of the following is TRUE? A. Both of them did not use the hashish before. B. Jack didn’t finish schooling because of drugs. C. The writer felt happy shortly after he separated with Jack. D. The new friends I made thought alike with me to most of the things. 四．情景交际（ 10 分） A: Excuse me, are you Miss Caroline from Los Angeles? B: Yes. And you are… A: I’m an English guide from Beijing China Travel Service. This is my membership card. ___46___ B: OK. Here you are. A: ___47___ I am glad to be your guide in Beijing. B: ___48___ I am so lucky that I can meet my guide as soon as I get off the plane. A: Let me help you with your luggage(行李 ). ___49___ It will take us right to the hotel.。