广东省广州市天河区2015-2016学年八年级第二学期期中联考英语试题

2015学年第二学期天河区“部分学校”期中联考试卷八年级英语（满分110分，考试时间120分钟）一．语法选择（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）Bodylanguageisveryimportantinourdailylife.DebbieandSimonarestudents.Theybothhavepart-timejobsatatravelcompany.Oneday,awell-dressedlady1theoffice.ShelookedatDebbieandSimon,2thenwalkedovertoDebbie.Debbiegavehera3_greeting.Simonsighedandwalkedaway.Hedidn'tunderstand4peoplealwayschoseDebbie5him.Mr.Yangtoldhimthatitwasthewayhecommunicated.AfterSimonlearnedthis,he6improvehisbodylanguage.Hesatupstraightandtriedsmilingatpeople.Hesucceededinmakingagoodimpression7otherpeople.Eyecontactmeanslookingintoanotherperson'seyes.Thisisaveryimportantpartofbodylanguage.Itcanbethekey8communication.Eyecontactcanshowfeelings9friendliness,interestandunderstanding.InWesterncountries,10eyecontactinconversationsisveryimportant,Ifyoudonotuseeyecontact,Westernersmaythinkthatyouarenotlistening.Andifyoukookaway,Theymayalsothinkthatyouarelying.11InmanyAsiancountries,lookingdownwhentakingwith12,likeateacheroraparent,ispolite.Thesedifferencescancauseproblems.Forexample,anAsianpersonmightkookdownwhilelisteningtoaWesternspeaker.TheWesternspeakermightthinkthispersonisnotinterestedinwhatheorsheissaying.Notusingeyecontactcancauseproblems,butusingtoomuchisnotpolite13.Inmanycountries,watchingotherpeople,14strangers,foranervous.longtimeisimpolite.Thismaymakethem15

nervous.1．A．enterB．enteredC．entertoDenteredto．2．A．soB．butC．/D．and3．A．cheerB．cheeredC．cheerfulD．cheerfully4．A．whyB．thatC．reasonsD/5．A．becauseB．becauseofC．insteadD．insteadof6．A．decidedonB．decideonC．decidedtoD．decideto7．A.onB．atC．ofD．in8．A．ofB．towardC．towardsD．to9．A．forexampleB．suchasC．thesameasD．aslike10．A．useB．usedC．usingD．useful11．A．ButB．HoweverC．ThoughD．so12．A．aoldpersonB．anoldpersonCaolderpersonD.anolderperson13．A．alsoB．tooC．eitherD．aswell14．A．specialB．especiallyC．speciallyD．especial15．A．feelB．tofeelC．haveD．tohave二．完形填空（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）“Fireisagoodservantbutabadmaster.”ThisisanoldEnglishsaying.Whatdoe；mean?Atonetimepeopledidnot16howtomakefire,thentheylearnthowtomakeit.theyalsolearnthowtouseitTheyusedittokeepwarmanddriveaway_17.Theyalsolearnthowtocookfoodwithit.Fireservedpeoplewellandisstillservingthemwell.Butsometimesabuilding18fire.Sometimesabuildingisdestroyedandpeoplelosetheirhomes.Sometimespeopleevenlosetheirlives.Fireisnottheservantthen.Ithasbecomethe19!Whydofiresbegin?Whatstartsthem?Therearemanycausesoffire.Perhapsanelectricheaterisknockedover.Sometimesaheaterisplacedtoo20nearsomeclothes.Youngchildrenaresometimesallowedtoplaywithmatchesbytheirparents.Canyouthinkofanyothercausesoffire?Whenafirebegins,wemust21thefiremen.Doyouknowhowtodothis?Gotothenearesttelephoneanddialthenumber119.Thefiremenwillarrivequickly.Theyhavelongladdersto22highwindows.TheyfirstsavethePeople23inthefireandsendtheinjured（受伤的）peopletohospital.Whenallthepeoplehavebeensaved,thefiremen24thefire.Sometimesitisverydifficult.Peoplesometimeskeeplotsofthingsthat25easilyintheirhome.Thismakesthefiremuchbigger.16．A．knowB．workC．showDwant．17．A．foreignersB．robotsC．friendsDanimals18．A．setsB．catchesC．makesD．lost19．A．masterB．servantC．studentDteacher20．A．thinB．thickC．oldD．dirty21．A．getB．callC．rememberD．tell22．A.getB．reachC．arriveD．ask23．A．catchingB．caughtC．playedD．living24．A．putoffB．putawayC．putonD．putout25．A．burnB．useC．showD．break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）(A)Hereisamenuforafastfoodrestaurant.ThepricesareinAmericanmoney,calleddollarsandcents.Thereare100centsinadollar.WainMeals(主食)smalllargeSidedishessmallLargeHajnlziUTger1.802.30Fries0.901.WHajnlziUTger■withclieese2.002.50Salad1.001.20Chickenburger1.902.40Chickenwings1.301.60Vegetableburger1.002.30largeDessertsLazgeC!oca_Cola0.801.00OrangejuiceO.SO1.20Icecream,oiChocolate1.201.60Tea0.700.90ipplepie(hot)0.70/CoffeeO.SO1.00DonutsorJam0.50/根据表格内容，选择正确答案。Fromthemenu,howmuchisasmallhamburger?Onehundredandeightydollars.Twodollarsandthirtycents.Eightycents.Onedollarandeightycents.Ifyouhaveonlythreedollars,whatcanyoubuy?Alargesaladandalargeicecream.Alargechickenburgerandasmallcupoftea.Asmallvegetableburgerandalargechocolate.Anapplepieandalargehamburgerwithcheese.Jamisakindof.mainmealssidedishesdessertsdrinksWhatcan'twebuyintherestaurant?Coffee.Fries.Hamburgers.Beef.Athirsty（渴的）boymayaskfor.Coca-Coladonutsfriesachickenburger（B）Agroupofswansflewdowntoabeachwhereacrow（乌鸦）wasjumpingaround.Thecrowwatchedthemwithdisdain（鄙视）.“Youhavenoflyingskillsatall!”hesaidtotheswans.“Allyoucandoistomoveyourwings.Canyouturnoverintheair?No,that'sbeyondyou.Let'shaveaflyingcompetition.I'llshowyouwhatrealflyingis!”Oneoftheswans,astrongyoungmale,tookupthechallenge.Thecrowflewupandbegantoshowhisskills.Heflewincircles,performedotherflyingtricks,andthencamedownandlookedproudlyattheswan.Nowitwastheswan'sturn.Heflewup,andbeganflyingoverthesea.Thecrowflewafterhim,makingallkindsofcomments（评价）abouthisflying.Theyflewonandontilltheycouldn'tseethelandandtherewasnothingbutwateronallsides.Thecrowwasmakingfewerandfewercomments.Hewasnowsoexhaustedthathefoundithardtostayintheair,andhadtostruggletokeephimselffromfallingintothewater.Theswanpretended（假装）nottonotice,andsaid,“Whydoyoukeeptouchingthewater,brother?Isthatanothertrick?”“No,”saidthecrow.Heknewhehadlostthecompetition.“I'mintroublebecauseofmypride!Ifyoudon'thelpme,I'lllosemylife...”Theswantookpityonhim,andtookhimonhisshouldersandflewbacktothebeach.What'sthecorrectorderofthefollowingevents?Thecrowfollowedtheswanandgotintotrouble.Theswanfeltpityforthecrowandsavedit.Thecrowhadtoasktheswanforhelp.Theswanacceptedachallengeofperformingflyingtricks.Thecrowchallengedtheswansandastrongyoungswanacceptedit.cedabB.aecdbC.ceadbD.eadcbWhatdoestheunderlinedword"exhausted"inParagraph4mean?A.很累的B.生气的C.害怕的D.遗憾的whydidthecrowkeeptouchingthewater?Itwasshowinganotherflyingskill.Itwasstrugglingtokeepitselffromfallingintothewater.Itwasthirstyandwantedtodrinksomewater.Itwasenjoyingitselfbydoingso.Whatdoweinferfromthepassage?Thecrowdidn'tknowflyingFlyingskillswereuseless.Theswansavedthecrowbecausetheyweregoodfriends.Theswanwasbetteratlong-distanceflyingthanthecrow.Whatdoesthestorytellus?Pridegoesbeforeafall.Theearlybirdcatchestheworm.Nopains,nogains.Pridegoesbeforeafall.ThecartoonmovieBoltisaninterestingmovie.Allthecharactersareverylovely.ThemovieisaboutadogandhisnameisBolt.Boltisadogstar.Healwaysthinksheisverystrong.HeoftenplaysinTVprograms.Manypeoplelovehim.Soheisalittleproud.OnedaypeopletakehimtoNewYork,butthepoordogislostthere.Theplaceisfarfromhishometown.It'sabout2,000milesaway.Boltwantstoreturntohisworld.Hehastofaceallthedangerallbyhimself.HebeginstogoacrosstheUSA.OnhiswayhemeetsMittens,alonelycat.Thentheymeetamouse.HisnameisRhino.HelikeswatchingTVverymuch.Theybecomefriends.Theymeetmanystrangeanimalsandpeopleontheirway.AtlastBoltfeelsthathecanbeaherobothinTVprogramsandinreallife.Themovieisveryinstructive.1.WhatisBolt?HelikeswatchingTV.B.HelivesinNewYork.C.Heisalonelycat.D.Heisadogstar.2.Bolthastogomilestogobacktohisworld.A.2,000B.1,0003.A.2,000B.1,0003.WhatisRhino?A.Itisacat.C.Itisamouse.4.Boltmeetsonhisway.A.afriendB.atigerItisapig.D.Itisarabbit.arabbitD.manystrangeanimals5.What'sthemeaningoftheword"instructive"inChinese?A.滑稽的B.有趣的C.有教育意义的D.好看的D)RidinghorsesisatraditionalChineseskill.Inancienttimes,Chinesepeoplewereusedtoridinghorsesontheroad,andthencarriageandhorseswereveryconvenientandimportant.Peopleenjoyedfiringarrowsonthehorses'back.Inaddition,horseswerewidelyusedinthemilitary.Thereweretwokindsofsoldiersinallthen.Onewascalledcavalryandtheotherwascalledinfantry.Thecavalrywasmuchmorepowerfulthantheinfantry.EverybigbattleinChinesehistorycan'tbewithouthorses.However,wecanonlyseethehorsesinthefilmsandthezoosnow.Whatcausedthat?Withthedevelopmentoftheproductivity,theimprovementinscienceandtechnology,theinventionandapplicationofthenewmachinery,horseshavebeenuseless.Mostofthehorsesaroundusevencan'truntoday.Soitisheartbreakingforus.HowdidChinesepeopletravelinthepast?BybusB.ByairC.ByridinghorsesD.BybikeHhearmyB.inthevillageC.atschoolD.inbigcitiesCompared（比较）withthecavalry,theinfantrywas.morepowerfulB.lesspowerfulC.lessdangerousD.moredangerousWhydowealwaysseehorsesinfilmsorzoosnow?Becausescienceandtechnologyhasdeveloped.Becausenewthingshavebeendeveloped.Becausealotofhorseshavehuntedbypeople.BothAandB.What'sthemainideaofthepassage?A.Howtoridehorses.Howtolookafterhorses.Ridinghorses-atraditionalChineseskill.D.WarsinChinesehistory.第二节阅读填空（共5小题每小题1分，满分5分）Manypeoplesaythattheyareworkingtoomanyhours.46workhoursaredifferentformonecountrytoanother.InFrance,peoplespendabout1,646hoursayearatwork.InJapan,however,peopleworkabout2,159hoursayear.ThatmeansaJapaneseworkerworks513morehoursayearthanaFrenchworker.47Somepeopleworkextrahoursbecausetheywanttomakemoremoney.However,manycompaniesdon'tpayovertime.48Somepeoplethinkitistheirdutytoworkmorehours.Someareafraidoflosingtheirjobiftheydon'tworkmorehours.49InFrance,peoplegetfiveweeksofpaidvacationayear.InGermany,theygetfourtosixweeks,andintheUnitedStates,twoweeks.Onestudyshowsthatfewerthanhalfofworkersusealltheirvacationdays.InGreatBritain,thereisasaying,“AllworkandnoplaymakesJackadull（迟钝的）boy.”50Ifthatistrue,theremustbealotofdullpeopleintheworld.Whydopeopleworksomanyhours?Manypeoplesaythattheirvacationsaretooshort.Theirworkersdon'tgetmorepayformorewok.Theydon'thaveenoughtimetorelaxortostaywiththeirfamily.四、写作（共三节，满分35分）第一节单词写（6小题；每小题1分，满分6分）根据所给单词的第一个字母，填入适当的单词，使句子语法意思通顺，写答案时要写全单词。Theweatherforecastsaidtherewouldbeaheavysthisafternoon.We'dbetterstayathomeandclosethewindows.Theproblemisverys.It'seasyforyoutoworkitout.Ifthereisnowarintheworld,wecanliveinp.Lucytriedherbesttoworkouttheproblem.Twodaysl,Lucymadeit.You'dbetterwearawhiteshirttomyournewtrousers.Hegotupearlysothathecouldrtheairportontime.第二节完成句子（7小题；每小题2分，满分14分）班长经常提醒杰克不要上学迟到。ThemonitoroftenJacklateforschool.老师教学生们怎样做好比赛准备。Theteachertaughtthestudentstothemselvesthecompletion.当听到这个消息时，罗伯特十分兴奋，发至于他恨不得马上出发。Hearingthenews,Robertgotexcitedhewantedtoimmediately.首先，他用了一条草绳系住鸬鹚的脖子以阻止他们吃下大鱼。Atfirst,hetiesapieceofgrasstobigfish.一切东西被捡查后，就准备播放给大家欣赏。Aftereverythingchecked,itisreadytobeplayedforeveryonetoenjoy.应该要准时完成这份工作。Theworkfinishedontime.他在数学学习上有困难。HehasMaths.第三节书面表达（共1题；满分15分）假如你是苏华，你在加拿大