2018年初中英语牛津译林版八年级下册期末模拟复习卷（1）

—The boss is wondering where she _______ and how long she _______ there.

—There _______ very little rain.

— ________. Take your seat, please.

—_______

—I _______.

—_______, please do it now.

    It was Friday. The football game was Saturday and we were very excited. My brother was going to be the quarterback (美式足球进攻组织者) for our team. It was the first time he would be in that  1 . He had been hoping to be the quarterback ever since he joined the team. He said, "That's the big job. That's the one that makes the big difference."

    My mother said, " 2 , son. That's the big target (攻击目标), too. You know the other 3  want to knock you down. You can get hurt."

    "Don't worry, I'm so   4  and I'm fast. Besides, I have great players who will  5  them from coming at me." my brother said.

    I couldn't  6  well the whole night. I worried about my brother. My mother was  7  — he could get hurt.

    The next morning, he 8  early to get to the game. When we got there, it was about to start. The  9  ran out on the field. My brother looked great. He saw us and 10 .

    Then it started. They were playing hard. One player in particular from the other team kept  11  at him. Then it happened. He knocked my brother down. My brother was slow to get up. My brother was screaming (尖叫). The coach ran out on the field. He told my brother to  12  some time on the bench. He was afraid he had been hurt.

    My mother ran down to 13  on my brother. But all he did was a smile. "It's just a bruise（瘀伤）. I'm fine. And don't worry, I'll be back. This is 14 . I love leading the team."

    After that game, my brother plays quarterback every Saturday. But my mother is still 15 . She can't go to the games. She just waits at home and hopes to see him walking in smiling.

    When you are about to do something brave, a cheerful wish of “Good luck!” from a friend can be helpful. But if you think you need lots of luck, what else might you do?

    In the UK and US there are some strange traditions for bringing yourself a little more good luck. Some are hundreds of years old and some are much newer.

    Have you heard the saying “When you wish upon a star”? If you are looking up at the sky on a clear night and you see a sudden flash of light, it is probably a shooting star! Seeing one doesn't happen very often. The saying goes that if you see one you have been very lucky, and so if you make a wish, it will come true.

    Maybe you have heard of the lucky rabbit's foot. Some people believe that rabbits are lucky animals, so they carry a part of the rabbit, its foot, for good luck. There are all kinds of strange, unclear rules about which of the rabbit's feet is the luckiest. It is said that this good luck tradition is the oldest one of all. However, as the funny saying goes, “Depend on the rabbit's foot if you will, but remember it didn't work for the rabbit!”

    People in Britain love trees. If it is autumn and leaves are falling from the trees, some people try to catch the leaves as they fall because they think each leaf they catch will bring them a lucky month in the following year—they will need to catch 12 falling leaves to have a whole year of good luck!

    One afternoon I visited an art museum while waiting for my husband to finish a business meeting. I was looking forward to a quiet view of the art works.

    A young couple viewing the paintings ahead of me chatted nonstop (不停) between themselves. I watched them a moment and found the wife was doing all the talk. I admired (赞赏) the husband for putting up with her continuous (持续的) talk. Distracted (分心) by their noise, I moved on.

    I met with them many times as I moved through the different rooms of art. Each time I heard her continuous talk, I moved away quickly.

    I was standing at the counter (柜台) of the museum gift shop when the couple came near to the exit. Before they left, the man reached into his pocket and pulled out a white thing. He extended (展开) it into a long stick and then tapped (敲打) his way into the coatroom to get his wife's jacket.

    “He's a brave man.” The salesman at the counter said, “Most of us would give up (放弃) if we were blind (瞎的) at such a young age. But he said his life wouldn't change during his recovery (恢复). So, as before, he and his wife come in when there's a new art show.”

    “But how does he enjoy the art?” I asked, “He can't see.”

    “Can't see? You're wrong. He sees a lot. More than you or I do.” The clerk said, “His wife describes each painting so he can see it in his head.”

    I learned something from the couple that day. I saw a young wife describing paintings to a person without sight (视力) and a husband who would not allow blindness to change his life. And I saw the love shared by two people as I watched this couple walk away hand in hand.

    The Internet is becoming important in our life. How much do you know about it? The following questions and their answers will help you to know more about the Internet.

    What is the Internet?

    The Internet is a large, world-wide collection (聚集) of computer networks (网络). A network is a small group of computers put together. The Internet is many different kinds of networks from all over the world. These networks are called the Internet. If you have learned to use the Internet, you can have a lot of interest on the World Wide Web (网) .

    What is the World Wide Web?

    The World Wide Web has been the most popular development of the Internet. It is like a big electronic (电子) book with millions of pages. These pages are called homepages. You can find information about almost anything in the world on these pages. For example, you can use the Internet instead of a library to find information for your homework. You can also find information about your favourite sport or film star, talk to your friends or even do some shopping on the pages. Most pages have words, pictures and even sound or music.

    What is e-mail?

    Electronic mail (e-mail) is a way of sending messages to other people. It's much quicker and cheaper than sending a letter. If you want to use e-mail, you must have an e-mail address. This address must have letters and dots (点) and an @ (means “at”). For example: Lily @ Yahoo.com. Write a message, type a person's e-mail address, and then send the message across the Internet. People don't need to use stamps, envelopes or go to the post office because of the invention of the Internet. Quick, easy and interesting — that's the Internet.

1）因特网使得交流更加简单，它已成为人们日常生活最重要的部分之一；

2）很多同学每天上网学习，发电子邮件……

3）但是还有很多同学沉迷于上网聊天，打电脑游戏，这对他们的健康很不利。

4）作为学生，我们应该以学习为先……