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辽宁省盘锦市辽河油田2017-2018学年八年级英语下学期期中试题考试时间：90分钟 满分：150分i. 单项选择 (20分)( ) 1. my father is very busy with his work. he has_ time to do the housework a. few b. a little c. little d. a few( )2. dont let him eat _ snacks. hes _ fat. a. too much; much too b. too many; many too c. too many; much too d. much too; too much( )3. how does jack usually go to work?he_ drive a car, but now he _there to keep healthy. a .used to; is used to walk b. was used to; is used to walking. c. was used to; is used to walk. d. used to; is used to walking. ( )4. he _ his umbrella to me yesterday, so i didnt get wet. aborrowedbkept clentdbough( )5. - could you please_ your room, tom? - ._a. cleaning, no problem b. clean, certainlyc. to clean, of course d. clean, no i couldnt( )6. tom has to go to school _ , but he doesnt feel_ . a. lonely; alone .b .alone ; lonely. c. alone; alone d. lonely; lonely.( )7. your father is sleeping. would you mind turning down the tv? _. ill do it right away.anot at allbof course cno way dsounds good( )8meimei is _the difficult math problem. im sure shell _. a. working on; work it onb. working out; work it out c. working out; work it on d. working on; work it out( )9. could you _the window? i feel a little cold. a. please not open b. please not to openc. not please to close d. please not to close( )10 lucy often_me_my best friend.they both have long curly hair. a. thinks of b. reminds of c.helps,out d. leaves,out( )11. marys uncle made _ possible for her to travel around the world. a.it b.that c. this d. one( )12.china is a_country,but it_fast these years. a.developed,developed b.developing,develops c. developed,developing d. developing,developing( )13. mary will make a plan as soon as she _her homework. a. finishes b. finish c. will finish d. finished( )14. -do you mind _your room? -no, ill do that after finishing _this article. a. clean, write b. clean, writing c. cleaning, write d. cleaning, writing( )15. im going to take a vacation. could you please _me _some information about interesting places to travel? a. offer, to b. offer, for c. provide, with d. provide, for( )16. my head _ . a. sores b. hot c. hurts d. is headache. ( )17.jim _ his room every day. a. needs to clean b. needs cleaning c. need to clean d. needs clean ( )18. they plan to write some notices and _after school. a. give away them b. give them away c. hand out them d. hand them out( )19.she cant speak japanese. _. a. neither do i b. neither i do c. neither can i d. neither i can( )20.i saw him _ on the side of the road when i passed by. a. lie b. lied c. lying d. layii. 完型填空 （10分）a few months ago, i learned that the city food bank needed some volunteers. i used to be the 21 in my group of friends. so, i sent letters to 10 friends. id like to 22 a group that would volunteer to make and serve dinner for the disabled people. i wanted to 23 my friends to be part of the group. almost all of my friends 24 . one day, several of my friends brought some food and helped prepare the 25 . “i got such a strong feeling of satisfaction when i saw the 26 people get the food!” said one friend. later, another friend made a list about serving, 27 we could do quickly and easily. now each month there are new faces that join the group. one woman 28 invited another group of her friends to serve. its hard to imagine that simple 29 asking friends to help have made a great difference. at first, i just wanted to be an organizer. now, i 30 my idea. i also love to work as a volunteer, because i can get more joy from the happy faces of the disabled people.( )21. a. volunteerb. organizer c. singer d. nurse( )22. a. set up b. cheer up c. give upd. clean up( )23. a. take b. move c. invite d. teach( )24. a. refusedb. agreed c. stayed d. left( )25. a. training b. journey c. party d. meal( )26. a. disabled b. strong c. clever d. kind( )27. a. but b. so c. because d. or( )28 a. still b. hardly c.onlyd. even( )29. a. words b. visits c. lettersd. e-mails( )30. a. keep b. get c. change d. openiii、阅读理解 (30分) 根据短文内容，选择正确答案。每小题1分。 a on march 23, 2015, father of singapore lee kuan yew, died of illness at the age of 91 years old. lee kuan yew is the founder of singapore.lee was singapores prime minister (总理) for 31 years, from 1959 to 1990. fifty years ago, when he announced singapores independence from malaysia, it was a poor island with a lack of natural resources. under his leadership, singapore has become a clean, modern and wealthy city with low crime and corruption (腐败). he was born in september 1923 into a family of chinese descent(血统). lee kuan yews ancestors are hakka.(客家)lee did well in high school and later majored in law at cambridge.in childhood lee was independent and had strong character. he studied in the famous singapores school raffles. in 1949, lee graduated with honors and began working as a lawyer in england. he married kwa geok choo in 1950 and they have two sons and a daughter. his eldest son lee hsien loong became the third prime minister of singapore in august 2004.thanks to lee kuan yews work, singapore is one of the richest countries in the world.( )31 how old was lee kuan yew when he died ?a50. b49. c91 d. 31 ( )32.when did lee become the prime minister ?a1995 b1959 c1990 d.2004( )33.what was singapore like before lee led it ?aa clean, modern and wealthy city ba poor island with a lack of natural resourcesc. one of the richest countries in the worldd. a city with low crime and corruption .( )34.who is lee hsien loong ?alees ancestor b kwa geok choos daughter ca strong character. d. lees eldest son .( )35.which of the followings is true ?akwa geok choo is lee hsien loongs mother.blee kuan yew died of an accident .clee hsien loong became the prime minister in 1990 .d. lee kuan yew worked as the prime minister for 50 years. byouve probably heard of working dogs that help police officers, or horses that help farmers. did you know that carrier pigeons can be trained to help people too? here are some examples. mailmancarrier pigeons can be trained to carry messages to people. the note is placed into a small can. the can is tied(绑) to the pigeons leg. then the pigeon flies off with the note. lifeguardfrom high up in the sky, specially trained pigeons can find orange life jackets in the ocean. sometimes it is difficult for humans to find people lost at sea, especially when the weather is bad. however, pigeons can fly quickly over a large area of water to look for people. spymany years ago, carrier pigeons were used to help our country during wars(战争). spy pigeons had small cameras that were tied to their feet. as a pigeon flew over enemy(敌人) land, the camera took photos of the land below. this would allow our soldiers to see where the enemies were and what they were doing.so next time you see a pigeon, stop and watch it closely. what might look like an ordinary bird to most people, might actually be helpful.( )36. which part of the carrier pigeon is the can tied to? a. the pigeons back. b. the pigeons head. 装订线考 号姓 名班 级c. the pigeons neck. d. the pigeons leg. ( )37. what kind of people can the carrier pigeons find? a. the people in orange life jackets at sea. b. the people in red jackets in the boats. c. the people swimming in the ocean.d. the people lost in the mountains.( )38. which of the following statements is true according to the passage? a. a pigeon could predict what the weather would be like. b. a pigeon was tied with a small camera around its leg. c. a pigeon could help us to know the number of the enemy. d. a pigeon carried the camera to take photos of the enemy land.( )39. what kind of jobs are mentioned for a carrier pigeon? a. a mailman, a lifeguard and a spy.b. a trainer, a spy and a police officer.c. a soldier, a police officer and a mailman. d. a farmer, a weather reporter and lifeguard.( )40. what is the purpose（目的） of writing this article? a. to make readers like pigeons more.b. to teach readers about the lives of wild pigeons.c. to tell readers about real jobs held by carrier pigeons. d. to share science fictions about pigeons helping people. cmost children dont enjoy doing housework. they like playing computer games rather than cleaning the rooms. but in australia, jim and roberts mother, mrs. black, has good and proper methods to get their children to do housework. here is an example. “mom, have you worked out next weeks housework? let jim and me choose the cards. i cant wait. its fun!” when robert shouted out, his mother had already put all the cards on their big table. on the cards, there are some words like these, “sweep the floor, clean your bedroom, help mom cook, wash vegetables, make beds, feed the fish, cut the wood, clean the bathroom” and many others. jim and robert chose two cards for each day from monday to friday. then they would hang them on the weekday task board. jim likes to clean the bathroom, so he picked up the card “clean the bathroom”. robert loves to make the bed so he picked up his favorite card. jim again picked up “wash vegetables” and robert chose “feed the fish”. soon the two boys were happy to take away all the cards. to help the children do housework, their mother thought hard and came up with this idea. of course, the parents did the housework on the weekends and left jim and robert two days free.( )41. from the passage we know that most children like _. adoing houseworkbplaying computer games cplaying cardsddoing housework ()42. jim and robert chose _ cards for the weekdays from monday to friday.atwobfourceightdten()43. jim likes to _aclean the bathroombmake the bedcfeed the fishdsweep the floor()44. the underlined phrase “came up with” probably means “_”.alooked atbgave up cthought ofdbelieved in ( )45. who did the housework on the weekends? ajimbrobert cthe parentsdthe whole familydautumn days give us some fantastic and lively colors. then, suddenly, the city is covered (覆盖) with a thick sheet of snow. it is during this special time of year that one of themostpopular and enjoyed holidays in america appears: christmas. this time is so special that schools often give students a two-week- breakfromtheir schoolwork to enjoy the winter holidays.my family takes this chance to spend two weeks together. we build a tree and decorate it with many colorful lights. on top of the tree, we put a glowing star. as night sets in, the dark room is warmly lit up by a bright christmas tree.then, on christmas eve (前夕), our family has all the traditional americanfoods: turkey, sweet potatoes, vegetables, nuts, pies, and other good dishes. on this very night, there is a mysterious story, named santa claus, will flyfromthe north pole and give presents to the children under the christmas tree. however, santa only gives presents to those who have behaved(行为表现)wellthe whole year. so children across america try to do one last good deed before the night by baking (烘烤) santa some cookies, trying to ask him for presents. this is why santa is so fat!that night, children are often excited, hope to find presents. the next day, they rushed out of bed very early. then, the whole family opens presents and spends the whole day relaxing.( )46. from the first paragraph, we can know that_.a. winter days give people some lively colorsb. it doesnt snow at all in winter in americac. christmas is as usual as other festivals .d. children will have a two-week-holiday to spend christmas( )47. the underlined word decorate means_.a. 装饰 b. 点燃 c. 砍倒 d. 种植( )48. why is santa claus very fat according to the passage?a. because he takes less exercise.b. because he often gives the children presents.c. because he flies to the christmas tree instead of on foot.d. because he often has some cookies children bake.( )49. when does the family open the presents?a. on christmas eve. b. on christmas day.c. when children see santa claus. d. when children bake some cookies.( )50. which of the following is not true?a. the writer puts a glowing star on the top of the tree .b. the writers family also has nuts and pies on christmas eve.c. santa claus gives every child some presents according to the passage.d. santa claus isfromthe north pole according to the passage. ewhen my family moved to america in 2010 from a small village in guangdong, china, we brought not only our luggage, but also our village rules, customs and culture. one of the rules is that young people should always respect(尊敬) elders. unluckily, this rule led to my very first embarrassment in the united states.i had a part-time job as a waiter in a chinese restaurant. one time, when i was serving food to a middle-aged couple, the wife asked me how the food could be served so quickly. i told her that i had made sure they got their food quickly because i always respect the elderly. as soon as i said that, her face showed great displeasure. my manager, who happened to hear what i said, took me aside and gave me a long lecture about how sensitive(敏感) americans are and how they dislike the description “old”. i then walked back to the table and said sorry to the wife. after the couple heard my reason, they understood that the problem was caused by cultural differences, so they laughed and were no longer angry.in my village in china, people are proud of being old. not so many people live to be seventy or eighty, and people who reach such an age have the most knowledge and experience. young people always respect older people because they know they can learn from their rich experience.however, in the united states, people think “growing old” is a problem since “old” shows that a person is going to retire or that the body is not working well. here many people try to keep themselves away from growing old by doing exercise or jogging, and women put on makeup(化妆品), hoping to look young. when i told the couple in the restaurant that i respect the elderly, they got angry because this caused them to feel they had failed to stay young. i had told them something they didnt want to hear.after that, i changed the way i had been with older people. it is not that i dont respect them any more; i still respect them, but now i dont show my feelings through words.by jack根据以上短文内容，然后从每题所给的四个选项中选择最佳选项。（ ）51. jack brought the couple their food very fast because _.a. the manager asked him to do so b. he respected the elderlyc. the couple wanted him to do so d. he wanted more pay（ ）52. when jack called the couple “elderly”, they became _.a. nervous b. satisfied c. unhappy d. excited（ ）53. in jacks hometown, _.a. people dislike being called “old” b. people are proud of being oldc. many people reach the age of seventy or eightyd. the elderly are the first to get food in restaurants（ ）54. after this experience, jack _.a. lost his job in the restaurant b. made friends with the couplec. no longer respected the elderly d. changed his way with older people（ ）55. which of the following is true?a. the more jack explained, the angrier the couple got.b. jack wanted to show his feelings through words after his experience.c. the manager went back to the table and apologized to the couple.d. from this experience, jack learned more about american culture. fthe word“day”has two meanings. when we talk about the number of days in a year, we are using“day”to mean 24 hours. but when we talk about day and night, we are using“day”to mean the time between sunrise and sunset. since the earth looks like a ball, the sun can shine on only half of it at a time. always one half of the earth is having day and the other half night. a place is moved from day into night and from night into day over and over by the spinning（旋转）of the earth. at the equator（赤道）day and night are sometimes the same length（长度）. they are each twelve hours long. the sun rises at 6 oclock in the morning and sets at 6 oclock in the evening. for six months the north pole is tilted（倾斜）toward the sun. in those months the northern hemisphere（半球）gets more hours of sunlight than the southern hemisphere. days are longer than nights. south of the equator nights are longer than days. for the other six months the north pole is tilted away from the sun. then the southern hemisphere gets more sunlight. days are longer than nights. north of the equator nights are longer than days. winter is the season of long nights. summer is the season of long d