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2016-2017学年第一学期期末考试八年级英语试题第一卷（选择题，共70分）一、 单项选择（每小题1分，共15分）1Dale is studying in _ university and he wants to be _ engineer.A. a; a B. a; an C. an; a D. an; an 2. His doctor had advised him_ smoke, and later his mother made him _buying more cigarettes. A. not to; stop B. not to; to stop C.to not; to stop D.to not; stop3. The World Cup is coming. I wont _ any game! Im looking forward to _every match of it, too. A. miss; to watch B. miss; watching C.to miss; watch D. to miss; watching4Mr. Hand gave me a map _ I wont get lost.A. if B. even though C. as long as D. so that5To save money, we have to ask _ people to do _ things. A. less; more B. fewer; more C. more; fewer D. fewer; less6Where are you going this month? We _ go to Xiamen, but were not sure.A. neednt B must C. might D. mustnt7If she_ here tomorrow, I _ to the park with her.A. comes; will go B. will come; will goC. comes; go D. will come; go8. I got up late this morning. So I went to school without _ breakfast.A. had B. have C. has D. having9There are some people_ chess under the tree. Lets go and have a look. A. play B. playing C. to play D. played10. Would you mind _ in the classroom?Sorry, I wont do that again. A. not running B. dont run C. not to run D. to not run11. How is your arm, Tom?Oh, dont worry. The X-ray shows its _.A. serious something B. serious nothing C. something serious D. nothing serious12. A glass _from the table and the noisy room suddenly became quiet. A. cut down B. sat down C. fell down D. went down13. Did you start the car _, Eric? Yes，I did. But I tried many times. A. at least B. in fact C. on time D. in the end14. Mrs. Smith filled the bowl _ warm water and gave it to me. A. of B. with C.in D. under15. What do you think of the program? _. Its meaningless. A. I love it B. Im not sure. C.I dont mind it. D.I cant stand it.二、完形填空（每小题1分，共15分）Kate wants to be a nurse and _16_ for sick people. She knows they need her help. When Kate goes to the hospital, she always sees many _17_ there. Last summer, Kate broke her leg. The pain was very great and she could not _18_ walk. Her parents _19_her to the hospital _20_and she_21_ stay there for about two weeks. One day a nurse came to Kates bed and said with_22_. “Youll be_23_ soon. You can walk again, so dont think only about bad things. Try to be_24_!” The nurse was very kind and they became friends. After Kate left the hospital, she thought _25_about the kind nurse. She now understands that the nurse job_26_very important, _27_ the nurse can often give hope to_28_people. Kate is now thinking about her _29_future. She often talks with her parents about it. Kate knows what she should do _30_a good nurse, and she is studying very hard at school. ( ) 16. A. work B. worker C. working D. worked ( ) 17. A. girls B. students C. workers D. patients ( ) 18. A. still B. yet C. even D. ever ( ) 19. A. made B. took C. brought D. let ( ) 20. A. with car B. by a car C. by car D. in car3 ( ) 21. A. must B. had to C. need D. could ( ) 22. A. a smile B. smiling C. smile D. smiles ( ) 23. A. good B. nice C. free D. better ( ) 24. A. pleasure B. sad C. happy D. happily ( ) 25. A. lot B. a lot C. lots D. a little ( ) 26. A. be B. are C. am D. is ( ) 27. A. because B. if C. but D. when ( ) 28. A. young B. old C. sick D. poor ( ) 29. A. self B. selfs C. own s D. own ( ) 30. A. to be B.be C. being D. to being三、阅读理解（每小题2分，共40分）（A）Nowadays, shopping online becomes a new way of shopping. It is getting more and more popular. Many people like doing some shopping through Internet. Why is shopping online becoming more and more popular? First, it provides lots of advantages（优势）. There are many goods（商品） on the Internet. People can find anything they want. The price on the Internet is usually cheaper than that in the store. People can save some money. Second, more and more people have their own computers and they join their computers with the Internet. So it is possible for many of them to do shopping through the Internet. People dont need to go to the shop themselves. They can save a lot of time.But, a coin has two sides. Customers can only see the pictures of the goods on the Internet. And they cant enjoy the pleasure of buying things in a large supermarket or a wonderful shopping center. Maybe shopping online makes people boring. So some people dont like this new way of shopping. They are worried about the safety of shopping online. 31. From the first paragraph, we know _.A. no one likes buying things onlineB. more and more people dont like shopping through the InternetC. shopping on the Internet is more and more popularD. there are no advantages about shopping on the Internet32. People like doing shopping on the Internet because it can _.A. save their money and time B. help them make a lot of moneyC. be very easy D. help them save time33. Some people dont like shopping online because they_.A. have to pay more moneyB. must send their money first onlineC. dont have enough timeD. are worried about the safety 34. What s the best title of this passage?A. People Like Going ShoppingB. Shopping OnlineC. How do People Shop?D. People dont Like Shopping Online（B）Owls(猫头鹰) live in almost every country in the world. Most owls dont sleep at night. When they fly, you can not hear them. They are very quiet. Owls are good at hunting. They eat a lot of things such as mice, snakes, small birds and even fish. Owls have very good hearing. That helps them to hunt well in dark places. Their eyes are special. Both of their eyes face front. They can see very far away. There are facial disks(面盘) around their eyes. These facial disks can help with their hearing. Owls can turn their heads 270. That helps them see whats going on all around them. Maybe because owls look a little different and have special life habits. There are a lot of stories about them. Some cultures believe that owls are very clever and some cultures think owls may bring had luck to people. In fact, owls are really good friends of people. They eat lots of mice every year. That helps save a lot of food for people. But the number of owls in the world is becoming smaller and smaller because of peoples activities. Now owls are protected by law(法律) in many places of the world. For example, in some places, people cant keep an owl as a pet at home.35. We can learn from the passage that _are not owls foodA. miceB. small birdsC. fishD. small cats36.Owls facial disks help them_.A. see far away B. hear clearly C. fly quietlyD. turn their heads around37. Why are there many stories about owls? A. Because they look different and have special habits.B. Because they may bring had luck to people.C. Because they are good friends of people. D. Because they are protected by law.38. Owls are friends of people because_. A. they protect peoples home at night.B. they can help save food for people.C. they like to live close to peopleD. they are pets in many families（C）American country music is famous all over the world, such as the songs of John Denver. Many people enjoy listening to the music in their free time. But still some people dont know where it begins.Country music comes from folk music of the Appalachian Mountains in the east of America. There, people sing while playing the guitar and violin. They sing about everyday life, love and their problems. So the songs are sometimes a little sad. John Denver is one of the most popular country music singers. He is also quite famous to the Chinese. For John Denver, music is a language that could bring the world together. He says music can bring people together. They will understand each other through music. People are different in color and they may speak different languages, but people are the same in mind and body. All of them love music and can understand music. The world lost a great man when John Denver died in 1997. But his words and music will still live on.39. “Music is a language that could bring the world together.” means people_.A. can sing songs together B. from all over the world sing the same songsC. know languages and music D. can show feelings and understand each other better40. From the passage we know that John Denver_.A. is an American country music singer B. is not famous to the Chinese peopleC. is good at playing the guitar and violin D. can bring people to get together41. People from different countries_.A. are always different in color B. should speak the same language through musicC. must be the same in mind and body D. can understand each other through music 42. Which of the following sentences is Right?A. Everybody knows where country music began.B. John Denvers music will live on in peoples hearts.C. Country music comes from all kinds of music.D. All the country music sounds a little sad.（D）Every day in China, about 200 million children go to school. Many of them take school buses. What should we do to keep these students safe on the road?On April 5, the State Council (国务院) published new rules about school bus safety. These new rules are stricter than the old ones.Under the new rules, local governments（当地政府） must make sure that students go to nearby schools or boarding (寄宿的) schools to reduce traffic risks. Also, local governments must help kids in the countryside reach their school buses.From now on, school buses have a speed limit (限制) of 80 km/h on highways and 60km/h on normal roads. While on the road, other cars must let school buses go first.The new rules also say that school buses must never be overloaded (超载的).There are many other rules as well. A school bus must have more than seven seats. On each bus, there must be at least one adult to keep an eye on the kids. Each school bus must have a fire extinguisher (灭火器), a first aid kit (急救箱) and a GPS.Last year, a series of school bus accidents happened in China. To stop such accidents, the Central Government decided to strengthen (加强) the rules for school buses.The most serious accident happened in Gansu in November, when a nine-seat minibus crashed (碰撞). There were 62 children inside, and 21 of them died.43What did the State Council publish on April 5?A. New rules about school bus safety.B. New rules about students safety.C. New rules about students home.D. New rules about class.44Under the new rules, which of the following is NOT true?A. School buses can go first when there are other cars.B. School buses must drive 80 km/h or less on highways.C. School buses must drive 80 km/h or less on normal roads.D. School buses must have at least one adult to look after the kids.45According to the new rules, a school bus must have the following EXCEPT _.A. a GPSB. more than seven seatsC. a parents of one of the studentsD. a fire extinguisher and a first aid kit46According to the passage, the government made new rules because _.A. 21 students died in school bus accidents last yearB. school buses in China were not safe enough beforeC. 200 million children in China go to school by bus every dayD. the government encourages all students to take school buses(E)One day when Philip was doing homework in his room, his father walked in. “Hey, big boy. We arent going to the beach this year, ” said Dad. “Why” asked Philip. “Because I lost my job, and we dont have enough money,” said Dad. Philip could feel that his father was really sad. “Its OK, Dad,” said Philip. Then his father went out for his afternoon run. After Philips father left, Philip sat on the bed and thought. He thought he would miss playing in the beautiful water. “I have to do something,” thought Philip. He remembered his friend Emily and her family took a staycation last summer, and they found many interesting things to do. Philip ran to his mother. “Mom, I have an idea!” “Well, tell me, ” said Mom.“We should take a staycation.” Said Philip. “What is a staycation?” asked Mom.“A staycation is a time when you take a vacation in your own city or town. And sleep in your own home at night,” said Philip. “My friend Emily and her family took one, and they did lots of great things here .” “Well,” said Mom. “that sounds like a great idea.” For the rest few hours, Philip and his mother used the Internet to plan their staycation. They planned a fun week full of biking, swimming and much, much more. After they finished their planning, Philip gave his mother a big hug. “This is going to be the best staycation,” said Philip. “I will run to tell Dad.”47. Why aren t Philips family going to the beach this year? A. Because they dont have enough money. B. because they dont want to go to the beach.C. Because Philip has too much homework to do.D. Because Philips mother wants to stay at home.48. Philips father went to_ after he talked with Philip.A. watch TV B. read books C. cook D. run49. Who planned the staycation?A. Philip and his mother. B. Philip and his father. C. Philips parents. D. Philip and his parents.50. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A. Philip was playing in his room when his father came in. B. Taking a staycation doesnt usually cost