扬州市八年级第二学期期末英语模拟试卷注意事项：1考生答题全部答在答题卡上，答在本试卷上无效。2请认真核对监考教师在答题卡上所粘贴条形码的姓名、考试证号是否与本人相符合，再将自己的姓名、考试证号用0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔填写在答题卡及本试卷上。3答选择题必须用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，请用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案。答非选择题必须用0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔写在答题卡的指定位置，在其他位置答题一律无效。一、单项选择（共15小题；每小题1分，计15分）1Earth is only home to everyoneLets try to make it greener world to live inAa；aBthe；aCa；theDthe；the2President Xi said a happy life is achieved _ hard work of all the Chinese people.AagainstBaboveCthroughDbelow3Where are you going to spend your summer holiday，Jenny?I havent made a yetIm going to talk about it with my family tomorrow.AdecisionBpromiseCjourneyDsuggestion4My cousin is creative enough to _ the new challenging task.Atake onBtake outCput upDput in5Must I wash my clothes at once, mom?No, you _You _ wash them before 5:00 p.m.Aneednt; mayBmustnt; mayCneednt; needDmustnt; must6Electric cars are more and more popular in our cityYesThey _ little pollution.ApracticeBprovideCproduceDpresent7Good news! The Underground Line 1 in Nantong _ to come into service soon.Thats great! Transport will become much easier for us.Awill be expectedBis expectedCexpectsDis expecting8The professor preferred giving speeches to students _ to meetings at times.Ato being invitedBto invitingCrather than inviteDrather than be invited9We got all wet in the rain because we had _ umbrellas _ raincoats with us!Aeither; orBboth; andCneither; norDnot only; but also10The air is much better because the government has taken action to reduce pollutionI agreeEveryone should do what he can _ the environment.AprotectBis protectingCto protectDprotecting11Good news! Another new member in the Beidou family was sent into space. Scientists tried their best to pay attention to every detailTo them, _.Ait never rains but it poursBa friend in need is a friend indeedCa miss is as good as a mileDthe grass is always greener on the other side12If you really dont know _ at the party, you can come to me.Awho will you talk withBwho to talkCwho to talk toDwho you will talk13How much difficulty did you have _ this problem? _Its quite easy.Ato solve; NothingBto solve; NoneCsolving; NoneDsolving; Nothing14 Could you please tell me _? With pleasureWait a moment, please.Ahow the scarf looked nice on meBwhats the new product likeCthat Guilin is a nice place to visitDwho has booked a robot online15It is said that people born in the 1990s care more about themselves_Many volunteers of this age are helping fight against COVID-19.AIm afraid so.BI cant agree more.CThats not the case.DNever mind.二、完形填空（共15小题：每小题1分，计15分）阅读下面短文，从文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。Most of us may have never thought about making an educational toy by ourselvesIf we need a learning toy, we simply go to _1_ oneHowever, things are not so easy in poor countriesMost families have no enough food, so toys, even the educational ones, are the _2_ on the families shopping listHow can we get these kids interested in science? This was a _3_ questionAn Indian engineer, MrGupta, who loves science, hoped to do something for this, but how? While still a(n) _4_ at the Indian College of Technology, MrGupta used to volunteer to teach the children who could not _5_ to go to schoolAfter finishing college, he found a good job at Indias Tata Motors, and spent the next five years _6_ cars, which made him well-knownHe once won first in Car of the Year Design CompetitionHowever, he soon realized that this may be not something that he _7_ wanted to do for the rest of his lifeSo, he took part in the Hoshangabad Science Teaching Program and _8_ to spare some time to take the training courseThe purpose of the project was to make _9_ fun and exciting for poor childrenThe project drew MrGupta so deeply that he decided to _10_ his high-paying job and put all his effort into itHe designed plenty of educational toys, which were not only _11_ and easy to make, but also full of scientific principles(科学原理)Also, MrGupta tried to make toys from _12_ elseThrough reading simple _13_ that MrGupta offers, more children can make their own toys and become more interested in science.Since the Internet has become a more widely learning tool, MrGupta set up a _14_ named Toys from Trash and also recorded over 250 guide videosMore than 50,000 children and teachers have visited the website, watching or downloading the videos, _15_ it was set upSome young children have become so inspired (鼓舞) that they have even won international science competitions with the help of MrGuptas creations.1A