2016-2017学年英语海珠区八年级第二学期期末统考(电子版有答案)

2016-2017学年海珠区第二学期期末调研测试八年级英语试卷一、语法选择（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，从115各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项。Chinese calligraphy(书法) is a form of pleasing writing. This kind of expression has been used 1_ in China. The paper, brush, ink, and inkstone are important tools for Chinese calligraphy. They 2_ together as the Four Treasures of the Study.Many people choose 3_ special paper, such as Xuan paper, Maobian paper, Lianshi paper etc. 4_ the long-term use, Xuan paper became well-known by most people.The brush is a traditional tool for 5_. The body of the brush pen can 6_ from either bamboo, or other things such as glass, silver, eye gold.Pre-mixed bottled inks are much cheaper, but they are used mainly for practice. 7_Chinese calligraphy is written only in black ink, calligraphy teachers sometimes use a bright orange or red ink to correct students work.Inkstones are mixed 8_ water for use. Inkstones are also considered as valuable art objects in Chinese culture. So they are usually collected and treasured 9_ Chinese and some foreigners.Besides choosing the Four Treasure of the Study, it is necessary 10_ the traditional rules to enjoy calligraphy. Among these rules are:The characters must be written 11_.The characters must be 12_ to read.The characters must be pleasing in a tasteful way.If one does not know the 13_ of the characters he writes, he does not produce good calligraphy. The study of Calligraphy will help one 14_ the understanding of Chinese people and their culture. Through it, one can 15_ understand the Chinese way of thinking and the Chinese way of life.1. A. wideB. widelyC. widerD. more widely2. A. knowB. knewC. are knowingD. are known3. A. useB. to useC. usingD. to using4. A. IfB. SinceC. BecauseD. Because of5. A. writingB. writesC. wroteD. write6. A. makeB. makesC. makingD. be made7. A. SoB. ButC. AlthoughD. Or8. A. toB. withC. ofD. about9. A. byB. atC. toD. with10. A. learn B. learningC. to learnD. learnt11. A. correct B. correctlyC. more correctD. more correctly12. A. clear enough B. enough clearC. clearly enoughD. enough clearly13. A. mean B. meansC. meantD. meaning14. A. improve B. improvesC. improvedD. improving15. A. good B. wellC. betterD. best二、完形填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分） 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16-25各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项。Burton, the beaver (水獭), was lying in the dirt enjoying the warm rain falling down on his chocolate-brown fur by the river.The rain was coming down hard. Just then a wall of 16_ ran over the top of him. Burton could hardly breathe as he was picked up by the force of the water and carried down the river. After a few minutes, he was thrown onto a large rock. Burton looked all around and noticed that the river had covered the tall grass and bushes. Whats more, it had 17_ everything including his home.Out of the corner of his eye, Burton saw something trying to get out of the water. “Its a tortoise（陆龟）,” he realized, and 18_ down. Burton came up right 19_ the tortoise. As he floated up, the tortoise found himself safely an Burtons back.“Thanks,” the tortoise said cheerfully. “My name is Torquil. The water 20_ killed me. What happened?”“There must be 21_ rain upriver. Now hold on. Dont let go. Well swim along with the flow,” Burton told the tortoise.“I think thats a good idea. Ill hold on.” Torquil 22_.The rain stopped and the river became quiet as before.“Well, I guess its time to say goodbye.” Burton looked up at the tortoise.Torquil thought for a while. “I feel very safe to be with you, my friend. Besides, Im a tortoise and move slowly. You are a beaver and move much 23_. May I stay? I can help you build another 24_ then.”Burton answered with a 25_. “Why not, my friend?”The two friends swam off as the sun begun to shine brightly on the quiet river water.16. A.furB. waterC. rockD. chocolate17. A. savedB. raisedC. enjoyedD. damaged18. A. fellB. flewC. divedD. drove19. A. overB. underC. across D. forward20. A. neverB. nearlyC. hardlyD. seldom21. A. littleB. quietC. terribleD. pleasant22. A. agreedB. refusedC. guessedD. disagreed23. A. fasterB. lowerC. harderD. later24. A. tentB. farmC. houseD. island25. A. fearB. smileC. warmingD. problem三、阅读（共两节，满分45分）第一节 阅读理解 （共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项。（A） A long time before I was born, my grandma and grandpa moved into the house on Beechwood Avenue. They had a young family of four little girls. During the time, work was hard to find, so grandpa did whatever jobs he could. On weekend he and grandma dug a garden to grow some of their own food.The house on Beechwood Avenue had a big front yard with fruit trees, On one side of the yard, grandma and grandpa planted some vegetables and fruits to feed their growing family, They planted some flowers on the other side of the yard.All summer long, the family ate food from the garden and enjoyed the beautiful flowers. The food was good to eat through the long winter.The family grew up, and before too many years had passed, the grandchildren came to visit. Grandma and grandpa still planted their garden every spring. Everyone still enjoyed the good food from the garden and always took some home.Years later, it became harder for grandma and grandpa to keep up the garden. So they made it a little smaller. There was still plenty to eat from the garden and lovely flowers to enjoy.Then one summer slowly faded, and grandpa died before it was time to bring in the harvest.It was a lonely winter for grandma. She wondered if she could plant the garden in the next spring. It would be hard to care for it by herself. When the spring came, she planted only a little garden.One sunny day in the early summer, grandma heard a noise in the front yard and looked out of the window to see thousands of bees in the air, so many of them reached the tree-tops together! The sound was tremendous. Grandma watched as the bees made their way into a hole up in the trees. Before long, every one of those bees had disappeared into its new home. During the next few days, the bees were busy making their own business.That summer, grandmas little garden grew well. The neighbours would stop to admire the huge crop of vegetables and puzzle why their own garden werent doing well.From that time on, grandma always believed that since grandpa couldnt be there to help her that summer, he had sent the bees to take his place and make grandmas little garden grow and grow.26. Why did the grandparents dig a garden?A. Because they had a big front yard.B. Because they wanted to beautify the yard.C. Because they had a big family to feed.D. Because they wanted to provide the bees a home.27. When did the bees fly into grandmas garden?A. On a summer day after grandpa died.B. On a winter day before grandpa died.C. On a spring day when grandma planted the garden.D. On an autumn day when grandma planted the garden.28. The underlined word “tremendous” in the passage means _.A. greatB. lowC. lightD. cruel29. Which of the following statements is true according to the story?A. Grandpa sent the bees to help grandma.B. The food from the garden was not good to eat.C. There were five people in the grandpas family.D. Grandparents still kept up their garden when they grew old.30. What is the best title of the passage?A. Grandmas family.B. Grandpas bees.C. Foods in the garden.D. Four seasons in the garden.（B） Lang Ping was born in Tianjin on 10 December, 1960. She was once a former Chinese volleyball player and people called her “Iron Hammer”. Lang Ping also became the first person to win gold medals as both a player and a coach（教练）in the Olympic Games and World Cup.Lang was a player of Chinese Volleyball Team that won the gold medals at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, in the 1982 World Championship in Peru and in the World Cup in 1981, 1985 and 1986.In 1987, she was married to a Chinese National Male Handball Team player, Fan Bai, and then they moved to Los Angeles. In the US, she worked as an assistant volleyball coach at the University of New Mexico from 1987-1989 and 1992-1993.In 1992, Lang had a daughter named Lydia Lang Bai. Her marriage lasted till Lydia was three. When Lydia grew up, she became a member of Stanford Womens Volleyball Team in the university. She has worked in a bank at Jefferies Group since 2015. Last year, Lang Ping was married to Wang Yucheng who is a professor at China Academy of Social Science.Lang Ping became the coach of the US National Team in 2005. She coached the US National Team to a silver medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. She is the head coach of the China Womens National Volleyball team, winning the World Cup in Japan in 2015. On August 21, 2016, Lang Ping guided the Chinese National Team to the gold medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics.Lang Ping will always be remembered as one of the very first world champions for China. She is seen as a cultural symbol and is one of the most respected people in modern Chinese sports history.31. How many gold medals did Lang Ping win as a volleyball player?A. 3B. 4C. 5D. 632. What does Lang Pings daughter do now?A. She works in a bank.B. She works in the university.C. She is a member of a volleyball team.D. She is a professor at China Academy of Social Science.33. Which of the following events shows the right order of what happened to Lang Ping?a. She was married to Fan Bai.b. She was the coach ofthe US National Team.c. Her team won the World Championship in Peru.d. Lang and her team won the gold medal in Los Angeles.e. She coached the Chinese National Team to win the World Cup in Japan.f. She guided the Chinese National Team to the gold medal at Rio Olympics.A. c, d, a, e, b, fB. c, d, a, b, e, fC. d, c, a, b, e, fD. d, c, a, b, f, e34. Paragraph 5 mainly introduces the _ of Lang Ping. A. coach lifeB. work life C. marriage lifeD. player life35. Where can we find the article? A. In a diary.B. In a storybook. C. In a magazine.D. In a dictionary.（C）No need to head to the movie theater or download the video game app, angry birds can be found right in your backyard this summer if you live in town, that is. Virginia Tech researchers recently found that birds living in town areas are easier to attack other birds than those living in the country places. The results were recently published in Biology Letters.“A possible reason for this is that these birds have less space but better food,” said Scott Davies, working in the College OF Science. “Living near humans provides better food and home, but it also means more competition for those things.”Davies and Kendra Sewall, an assistant professor in the College of Science, watched 35 towns and 38 countrys birds at three countys and three towns sites in the New River Valley during the spring.The Virginia Tech and Radford University decided on the towns sites through their levels of human effect. Country sites included Kentland Farm and Heritage Park. In these sites, the researchers played a recording of a bird and watched how the other birds responded to the recording from a neighbor.Birds in town showed a higher level of attack behavior: they came and remained close to the speaker, flapped their wings angrily, fought by singing loudly and then began to produce a “soft song”, which forecast a coming attack. Country birds still responded to the song effects, however, they did not respond with much energy.The researchers placed small marks on the birds to know separately, and recorded each separate response twice, several weeks apart. The town birds were easier to attack others on both occasions, showing that their attack behaviour keeps on throughout a season of producing young birds.36. According to the researchers, birds living _ get angry more easily. A. in townB. in the country C. in your backyardD. in the theater37. What is the possible reason for angry birds? A. There is less competition. B. The birds have less food and space. C. The birds have worse food and home. D. There is more competition for better food and home.38. How did the town birds respond when they heard the recording? A. They produced a soft and quiet song. B. They did not respond with much energy. C. They remained far away from the speaker. D. They flapped their wings and fought by singing loudly.39. The underlined word “they” in Paragraph 5 refers to _. A. song effectsB. town birds C. researchersD. country birds40. What is the passage mainly about? A. The ways to catch birds. B. The life to live with birds. C. The attack behaviour of town birds. D. The difference between living in town and country.（D）Here is some information on several famous cartoons in the school e-library. They are available for you to watch freely.NameOne PieceIntroductionIt is a Japanese comic and has also sold well in North America. One Piece is about Monkey D. Luffy, a young man whose body got the rubber after eating a Devil Fruit. With his partner, named the Straw Hat Pirates,Luffy explores the Grand Line in search of the worlds final treasure known as “One Piece”.Original run：October 20,1999-presentLanguage：Japanese, EnglishRuntime:34 minutesNameThe SimpsonsIntroductionIt is a cartoon that is a description of common peoples life. It shows American culture and life in a funny ways. The Simpson family includes Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa, and Maggie.Original run：December 17, 1989-presentLanguage：English, German, Spanish, FrenchRuntime:21-24minutesNameBoonie BearsIntroductionIt is a traditional Chinese cartoon shown on both Central China Television (CCTV) and Beijing Television Network (BTV). The cartoon characters are two bears. Briar and Bramble, who try to stop Logger Vick from destroying their forest home. It has become the most popular childrens show in China since it was first shown.Original run：January 22, 2012-presentLanguage：ChineseRuntime:13 minutesNameGarfieldIntroductionIt is an American comic strip recording the life of the title character, the cal, Garfield; Jon, his owner; and Jons dog Odie. As of 2013, the comic held the Guinness World Record for being the worlds most widely sold comic strip.Original run：June 19,1978-presentLanguage：English, ChineseRuntime:7 minutes41. If you want to watch a cartoon in Japanese, which one should you choose?A. Garfield.B. One Piece.C. Boonie Bears.D. The Simpsons.42. Which cartoon is the most popular childrens show in China? A. Garfield.B. One Piece.C. Boonie Bears.D. The Simpsons.43. Which cartoon would you prefer to enjoy during a 15-minute break?A. Garfield or Boonie Bears. B. One Piece or The Simpsons.C. Boonie Bears or One Piece. D. Garfield or The Simpsons.44. What can we learn from the information?A. One Piece sells well in South America.B. There are four main characters in Garfield. C. Boonie Bears has been shown for over ten years.D. The Simpsons is about American culture and life.45. Whats the purpose（目的）of writing these passage? A. To tell students how to make cartoons. B. To encourage students to enjoy cartoons. C. To teach students how to learn languages. D. To introduce some cartoons to students.第二节 阅读填空（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）阅读短文及文后选项，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。According to Argyle（1978）, humans have more than 700,000 forms of body language. Each of us knows how to use our body parts to send messages, but not many of us realize that people in different parts of the world “speak” different body languages. A gesture for “good-bye” in our culture can be known as “come here” in another. 46 _In 1975, former American President Walter Mondale was invited to speak to the some Japanese. 47 _ When the talk was over, he asked a local officer, “Why did I waste time coming and talking to them?”“Why. Sir?” the local officer asked, “They didnt care to hear what I had to say. “They were sleeping.” the president answered angrily. The officer replied, “No, Sir. 48 _”In 1992, the US President George H.W. Bush made a visit to Australia. People lined up along the roadside to welcome the American President. 49 _ However, he showed the gesture with the back of his hand towards the people. The following morning a headline in a local newspaper said that “the American President insulted（侮辱）the Australians.”50 _ Many of them receive training in nonverbal communication including body language before working in foreign countries. Misunderstanding of body language m