期末专题练习： 六选五专项训练 2024-2025学年人教版八年级英语上册

初二上期末专题·六选五 【No.1】 What season is it in October?If you ask people from the UK,they will tell you it's“autumn”.1._______________Why doesthis season have two names in English?According to Dictionary.com,both words have been around for a long time,but neither of them was the first to describe this season.During this season,crops(庄稼)would become ripe(成熟)and farmers would have a big harvest(丰收).2._______________ Then,in the 1600s,more people left their farms and moved to cities.With fewer people farming,the word“harvest”became less useful.3._______________They knew leaves fell from trees during the season,so people started calling it “the fall ofthe leaf”,or “fall”for short. 4._______________It gradually replaced(替代)“fall”as the word for this season. At the same time,British people were making their first trips to North America.They brought both the words “fall”and“autumn”with them.5._______________ A.English speakers needed a different name for the season. B.The season in October is autumn. C.But at the end of the 1600s,“autumn”from the French word,came to England. D.So in Old English,this season was simply called “harvest”. E.That's why today's Americans have two names for one season. F.But if you go to the US,you will find that people use both“autumn”and“fall”. 【No.2】 1. _______________Most American people think it is very exciting to have surprise parties for their friends or family members.It is quite possible to plan a surprise party when one's birthday is coming.2._______________Look at the following example. It is Saturday night.Bob's wife asks him to go to the kitchen and bring her a glass of milk.Bob walks to the kitchen and opens the door.3._______________ Bob is very scared and falls backwards.Just then the lion takes off his clothes.It's Bob's friend Charles!There are also some other people behind him.4._______________Bob is very surprised,and he does not know what it is until his friends say"Happy birthday!"to him. 5._______________A successful surprise party always makes people feel surprised,excited and unforgettable. A.All of them say to Bob,“Surprise!” B.There is no food or milk in the kitchen. C.The surprise party is very popular in America. D.In fact,there are many kinds of surprise parties. E.Do you want to know what a surprise party is like? F.A good friend brings Bob to the party without telling him. G.He hears a loud sound and sees a lion standing in front of him! 【No.3】 The winter holiday is coming soon.Most of the students like the winter holiday because there is an important festival——the Spring Festival.1._______________We asked our students about it.Here are the results. 2._______________After finishing homework,they can have a good time.During the Spring Festival,they are going to visit 3._______________They are going to Hainan Island because it's very warm in winter there.Li Ying is going to the countryside to see her grandparents.4._______________He loves music very much.He wants to be a singer.Lin Juan is going to play ping-ping every day in the winter holiday.5._______________ I hope all of them can enjoy themselves during the holiday. A.They want to do something special to improve themselves. B.Li Lei is going to travel with his parents. C.Most students say they are going to finish their homework first. D.What are the students going to do during the winter holiday? E.Feng Hai is going to take singing lessons. F.She is staying home with her parents.G.She wants to have a healthy body. 【No.4】 The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is a modern fairy tale of a little girl called Dorothy.She lives onthe dry,gray grassland of Kansas.1._______________One day,when they are carried away during acyclone(龙卷风)to the magical land of Oz,Dorothy meets a kind witch(女巫)who tells her to goto the Emerald City and asks the Wizard to help her go back home.Dorothy follows the yellowbrick road to the Emerald City and on her way she makes three good friends:the Scarecrow(稻草人),the Tin Woodman(铁皮人)and the Cowardly Lion.2._______________.Oz is full of color,but finally Dorothy learns thatthere's no place like home. Lyman Frank Baum is the writer.Baum was born in a small town in the state of New York in 1856.His father was a businessman and the family was rich.Baum had eight brothers and sisters and his childhood was very happy.3._______________，he didn't go to school and studied at home with a teacher. He loved reading.His favorite stories were traditional European fairy tales.When Baum wrote The Wonderful Wizard of Oz at the age of 44,he wanted to write something different.He mixed reality with the fantasy and magic of traditional European fairy tales in his book. 4._______________He was a news reporter,a chicken farmer,a salesman and an actor.He ran his own theater and wrote plays for it.He even had a shop.But most of his careers ended in failure.In 1882,Baum married Maud Gage.Together they had four sons. In 1900,The Wonderful Wizard of Oz came out and it was an immediate success.The book is put into over 50 languages.5._______________ Have you got an interest in reading this book now?We are waiting for you! A.The four friends set off to the land where the terrible witch lives. B.Some of the readers think that his stories are not educational at all. C.Baum had many different jobs before he became a successful writer. D.And millions of children and adults in the world know and love the story. E.Her life is very boring and the lovely dog,Toto is her only friend F.Because he was a shy,quiet boy whose health wasn't very good. 【No.5】 Students may have problems with their minds.1._______________Others have trouble getting on well with people like their parents and classmates. A student of Grade 9 could not understand his teacher and was doing badly in his lessons.He became so worried about it that he started to cut his finger with a knife. 2._______________She got very worried when she looked at the exam paper,and she could write nothing.3._______________Their troubles include being worried and unhappy,having problems in learning and getting on with people.Many students who have problems won't ask for help.Some think they will look stupid(愚蠢的)if they go to see a doctor.4._______________ A famous expert on students has the following suggestions:First,talk to your parents and teachers often. 5._______________ Third,go to see a doctor if you feel unhappy or unwell A.Another student was afraid of exams. B.Others don't want to talk their secrets. C.Their parents are worried about the problems. D.Second,take part in group activities and play sports. E.Some students become worried because they have to study very hard. F.A report says that 18%of Shanghai students have mental(心理的)problems. 【No.6】 Everyone knows what a bank is.1._______________“Eye bank”is a place for iris(虹膜)information of Chinese children.What is it used for?2._______________ Iris is a part of the eye.3._______________We all know that no two people have the same fingerprints(指纹).The irises work better than fingerprints.4._______________That's cool,right?So this is your special ID card.And that's why iris information can be useful in finding lost children. Now there's over 93,000 Chinese children's iris information there.It's said that writing iris information into the eyebank only takes a few seconds and will not bring anything bad to the children.5._______________Because some parents worry that many other people will know their children's information. A.But the “eye bank”is now facing a few problems. B.They won't change(变化)much after you are 18 months old. C.It is more and more popular. D.It is very special because people have different irises. E.It can help the police find lost children. F.But do you know that there is an“eye bank”in China? 【No.7】 There are 45 students in our class.I made a survey last week. 36 students say they like to exercise.1._______________.But girls think basketball is difficult for them.They would like to play volleyball together twice a week.My friend,Tony,isgood at running.2._______________,He runs for 30 minutes on the playground every evening before he goes to bed.Is itinteresting?Gray is good at swimming.He goes to the swimming club three times a month in winter and three times a week in summer.3._______________.Some of my classmates have good eating habits.They eat both meat and vegetables.4._______________.15 students say they drink milk three or four times a week.5._______________，such as Sally.What's worse is that she doesn't like to exercise,so she is very heavy.She always says “I'm going to lose weight tomorrow.” A.So he's pretty healthy B.But some students like to eat junk food C.Most boys play basketball together twice a week D.70%of them drink milk every day E.He runs fastest in our class F.It can help relax. 【No.8】 Some people think that body language is the way we stand,sit and use our hands and the looks on our faces.In fact,it's the way we use our bodies.We talk a lot about the way we are feeling just by these movements. 1._______________However there are a few differences.For example,Italians,Greeks and South Americans stand more closely to each other than North Americans.2_______________They will feel uncomfortable if someone is standing very close to them,especially the one they have just met. In Charles Darwin's book The Origin of Species,he says that our body language and its meaning have developed over millions of years.3._______________It is believed that the shake which means “No”comes from a fact.4._______________. If people like each other,they usually stand or sit with their feet facing the other people's feet.5._______________Someother signs of boredom are not looking at the person's face and touching his head with hands. A.But English people like more space around them. B.We use body language to communicate almost every day. C.Most body language means the same things to people all over the world. D.The fact is that babies turn their heads away when they have enough milk. E.In most countries,to shake your head means No and to nod your head means“Yes”. F.But if someone turns his body away from the person he is talking to,it means that he is not interested. 【No.9】 Americans spend their weekends in different ways.But usually they choose the same aim(目的)—to rest,to enjoy beautiful places and to enjoy the time with their family and friends. 1._______________They will dance,sing and drink together till mid-night.Then they won't get up until 9,10 or even 11o'clock next morning.As soon as they get up they will go to the nearest corner shop to buy the daily newspaper.2._______________It will help them to decide what to do on Sunday afternoon.Before going out on Sunday,they will have a meal,which is called “brunch”—“br”from“breakfast”and“unch”from“lunch”.They will make it at home or go to a restaurant nearby.3._______________They will take many things with them,such as fresh vegetables,sea food,drinks table cloth(桌布)and so on. Sunday dinner is the most important meal of the week.4._______________Weekends are to be welcome everywhere.5._______________ A.Sunday is the most popular day. B.Some Americans hold parties on Saturday night. C.Most people look forward to the coming weekends D.They can get news about movies,plays,shows and sports in the paper. E.After brunch some Americans may have a picnic with their family or friends. F.It is the biggest meal of the week and all family members try to present(出席). 【No.10】 Do you hope to do a lot of homework every evening?Are you interested in your English classes?Who do you wantto teach you?1._______________Well,I want to give you some good advice on these problems. 2._______________Don't worry about all the problems you have.Put your heart into learning,and you can find something you are interested in.Do it actively. Second,try your best to finish your homework quickly.3._______________Think about the problems you have and solve them at once.Don't stay up(熬夜)late,or you can't study well the next day. Third,invent(发现)something instead of copying(抄写)or repeating.If you can remember the words in your way,you can tell your teachers.4._______________Be sure,you must pass the test.I think your teachers will agree with you.And they can give you some interesting work to do. School is really a good place for us to learn.Believe in your teachers and yourself.5._______________ A.Maybe you have lots of questions in your mind before school starts. B.You should do a lot before school C.You are the best one and you can do everything well. D.First,keep calm(平静). E.You don't like the way of copying them again and again. F.Don't spend a lot of time on it. 初二上期末专题·六选五·参考答案 【No.1】FDACE 【No.2】CEGAD 【No.3】DCBEG 【No.4】EAFCD 【No.5】EAFCD 【No.6】FEDBA 【No.7】CEADB 【No.8】CAEDF 【No.9】BDEFC 【No.10】ADFEC 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$