江苏省南京市2024-2025学年八年级英语第二学期期末检测模拟试题
一、单项填空
1. Lily is a new student in our class but she never feels ________ because our classmates are all friendly to her.
A. lonely B. alone C. shocked D. interested
2. He raised his voice ________ everyone could hear him.
A. the minute B. although C. so that D. until
3. Mr. Green makes ________ possible for us ________ English easily and in an interesting way.
A. it; learning B. it; to learn C. that; learning D. that; to learn
4. —Could I ________ your dictionary, David?
—Sorry, I ________ it to Tom yesterday.
A. borrow; lent B. lend; borrowed C. borrow; kept D. keep; lent
5. Every year, ________ books are given away to the poor children in the countryside.
A. thousand B. thousands of C. thousand of D. two thousands
6. I can’t go out with you, because I have to ________ my younger sister.
A. look through B. take out C. care for D. look for
7. —I hear your house was broken by a hurricane (飓风) last year.
—Yes. And we spent thousands of dollars ________ it ________.
A. picking; up B. getting; up C. giving; up D. fixing; up
8. ________ our parents want us to be successful by working hard, ________ it is even more important to lower students’ stress.
A. Although; but B. /; but C. Because; so D. /; unless
9. Our teachers are strict with us. They don’t allow us ______ others’ homework at any time.
A. copying B. to copy C. copy D. copies
10. Children are not allowed ________ sharing bikes.
A. to use B. use C. using D. used
11. Lisa is flying to America for a vacation. And she will call his friends ______ she arrives at the airport.
A. although B. until C. as soon as D. since
12. Teenagers should learn to develop their ______, because no one will always look after them all the time.
A. independence B. situation C. satisfaction D. kindness
13. You can find ________ difficult ________ English.
A. that, to learn B. it, learning C. it, to learn
14. It is hard ________ his strange idea.
A. understand B. to understanding C. understood D. to understand
15. —Are the singers all from ______?
—No, there are only two ______ in the group.
A. Germany; Germany B. Germany; Germans C. German; Germans
二、完型填空
通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的四个选项中
通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案，并在答题卡上对应题目所选的选项涂黑。
NASA said it could send astronauts to Mars as early as the 2030s. These astronauts will stay on Mars for more than two years. So before sending them to Mars, NASA need to know how people will do things when they live in a small group, far away from the earth, for such a ____16____ time. It has decided to do a piece of ____17____ first. Three men and three women will take part in the research to ____18____ what it will be like to live on Mars. They will do this without leaving the ____19____.
NASA will do the research in a ____20____ building on the side of a volcano (火山) in Hawaii. The volcano is called Mauna Loa. It is the biggest active volcano in the world. NASA ____21____ this place to do the research because it looks like Mars. Three men and three women will ____22____ in this building for eight months.
During the eight months, the six people will only be able to ____23____ NASA by email. To make it more like being on Mars, it will ____24____ them 40 minutes to get an answer to an email. That’s because the _____25_____ needs 20 minutes to travel from Mars to the earth.
By doing this research, NASA hopes to learn how to choose the best people for the space travel to Mars.
