根据下面的内容要点写一篇短文介绍马克·吐温。 1.美国著名作家，写了许多著名的小说；

2.1835年出生于佛罗里达的乡村，4岁时全家搬到城里，12岁时父亲去世； 3.从童年开始工作，做过不同的工作，他最著名的小说之一是《汤姆·索亚历险记》 4.他写作的才能并非从小就有，而是来自于他个人的经历。

参考词汇： 小说novel 童年childhood 个人personal 佛罗里达Florida 汤姆·索亚历险记 The Adventure of Tom Sawyer Mark Twain

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【参考答案】***

一、选择题 题号 1 答案 C 答案 D 二、单词填空

21．1）role 2）comfortably 3）common 4）worst 5）closest 三、句型转换

22．1） When will 2） How soon 3） don’t will 4） Will be any

2 C A 3 B 4 B 5 B 6 D 7 A 8 B 9 B 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 D B B C A D C A A 题号 19 20 5） more than 四、完成句子

23．1） isn’t, be 2） doesn’t player 3） do what

4） move interesting 5） reporter 五、完形填空

24．1）C 2）C 3）B 4）D 5）D 6）B 7）C 8）D 9）A 10）C

六、用所给的词正确形式填空

25．1） better 2） difference 3） once 4） myself 5） to learn 七、阅读理解

26．1）2）T 3）4）F 5）【小题3】T 【小题4】【小题4】F 【小题5】【小题5】F 27．1）2）D 3）4）D 5）【小题3】D 【小题4】【小题4】C 【小题5】【小题5】D 八、书面表达

28．Mark Twain, one of the best known American writers wrote a lot of famous novels in his life. In 1835, he was born in a village in Florida. His family moved to the city when he was 4, at the age of 12, his father died.

Mark Twin has been working since his childhood, and he has done many different jobs. One of his most famous novels is The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. His ability to write is not from an early age, but from his personal experience.

八年级上学期英语期末模拟试卷

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一、选择题

1．I asked Mary why she did that thing, but she did not ________. A．accept B．shout C．appear D．reply 2．Jane ______ drive ________Maria.

A．isn’t ; as carefully as B．doesn’t ; so carefully as C．doesn’t ; as careful as 3．I don’t know if she to the movie. If she ,I’ll tell you. A．went; goes B．goes; will go C．will go; goes D．will go; will go

4．（题文）—I really want to join the square dance. Can I learn the dance well? —Yes, Mom! Nothing is impossible_______________you put your heart into it! A．as long as B．as soon as C．even if D．unless

5．They decided a bridge over the river. A．build B．to build C．building

6．Cut ___________ the tomatoes and put ___________ on the bread. A．into; it B．up; it C．up; them D．into; them

7．I get so many e－mails every day that I have no time to ________ to each of them. A．answer B．accept C．print D．reply 8．— Do you know if it tomorrow?

— I am not sure. It may snow if the temperature below zero. A．snows; will drop B．will snow; will drop C．will snow; drops D．snows; drops 9．Jenny isn’t at home_______.

A．at moment B．the moment C．a moment D．at the moment 10．Great changes took place in China ______. A．in the 1980s A.luckily A．leave A.because

B．in the 1980 B.quiet B．leaves B.until

C．in 1980s C.quietly C．leaving C.if

D．on the 1980 D.easily D．to leave D.after

11．Dale came into the room so __________ that I didn't notice him. 12．It's dark outside. My teacher advises me now.

13．The bus driver told us not to get off the bus ________ it stopped.