广州市海珠区2016-2017学年第一学期八年级上英语期末试卷

2016-2017学年第一学期海珠区期末调研测试八年级英语试卷（本试卷共四大题，9页，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）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1-15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项。(A)Almosteveryonehasafavouritenumber.Johnlovesthenumberthree.Itis___1___numberfromonetonine.JohnwasbornonMarch3,1983.HelivesnowinThreeCrossesnearSwansea.Heworks___2___ateacheratNumberThreeLoyalSchool.Healwayssays,“Canyouthinkofanynumber___3___thanthree?”Johnhas___4___theamazingthingsaboutthenumberthreesincehewasachild.Forexample,infairytales,peoplealwaysgetthreewishes.HisfavouritestoryisThreeLittlePigs.Hecan’tthinkabout___5___badaboutthenumberthree.ThreeisreallyJohn’sfavouritenumber.1.A.third B.thethird C.three D.thethree2.A.as B.by C.of D.out3.A.good B.well C.better D.thebest4.A.study B.studies C.studied D.studying5.A.anything B.something C.everything D.nothing(B)Greatinventionschangepeople’slives.Vendingmachine(自助贩卖机)isperhapsoneof___6___ones.Startingfromsnackstodrinks,vendingmachinesprovideas___7___thingsasyoucanthinkof.Ofcourse,youwon’tgetanything___8___youputmoneyinit.ThestoryofvendingmachinesstartedwiththeearliestvendingmachineinGreektemplesfoesellingwater.Overahundredyearsago,people___9___tosellpostcardswithvendingmachinesinLondon.LaterinPhiladelphia,anewvendingmachinecalled“coinoperatedrestaurant”appeared.Thecompanymadetherestaurantabig___10___.Infact,suchrestaurantshavebeenpopular___11___manyyears,eventoday.Vendingmachineshaveintroducedpeople___12___differentshoppingexperiences.Theyofferhelpwhenpeoplehavetrouble___13___timeforshopping.A24-hourstorecansolvethetimeproblemaswell.___14___,ittakestimetobuildastore.Moreover,atleastonepersonhastostayatthestorealldaylong.We___15___reallythanktheinventorofthevendingmachinebecauseithasmadelifeeasierandmoreconvenient.6.A.practical B.Morepractical C.morepractically D.themostpractical7.A.many B.much C.more D.most8.A.if B.when C.unless D.after9.A.begin B.began C.willbegin D.havebegun10.A.success B.succeed C.successful D.successfully11.A.in B.for C.since D.with12.A.by B.at C.to D.into13.A.save B.saved C.tosave D.saving14.A.Or B.So C.And D.However15.A.can B.may C.should D.haveto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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Oncesomerabbitslivedhappilytogetherinaforest.Awiseoldrabbitsaidtotheothers,“Thereisatigerinourarea.Youshouldnot___16___yourhomeswhilethetigerisaround.”Therabbitsfollowedhis___17___.Theyneverplayedorateintheareawherethetigerappeared.Thetigerhadbeenthereforseveraldays,buthedidn’tfindanyanimal.Feeling___18___,thetigerwalkedtiredly.Butayoungrabbitsawthetiger.Hethought,“Thetigerlooksthinand___19___.Heisn’treallydangerous.Thenextmorning,therabbitcametothesame___20___,waitingforthetiger.Thetigerhadactuallynoticedtheyoungrabbitbutitwastoofar.Sothetiger___21___.Nothinghappened.Thethirdday,theyoungrabbitbecamebraver.Hewalked___22___tothetiger.Thetigerstilldidn’tmakeanymovebecauseofthelongThemanleftwithnohopeatall.Hedidn’tknowwhattodo,withonly10dollarsinhispocket.Hethendecidedtothesupermarketbuyaboxof10kgtomatoes.Hethensoldthetomatoesinadoor-to-doorway.Inlessthantwohours,hedoubledhismoney.Hedidthisthreemoretimes,andreturnedhomewith120dollars.Themanrealizedthathecouldmakealivinginthisway,andstartedtogoeverydayearly,andreturnlate.Hismoneydoubledortripledeveryday.Shortly,heboughtacart,thenatruck,andthenhehadhisowncompanysellingdifferentkindsoffoods.Fiveyearslater,themanbecameoneofthebiggestfoodsellersintheUS.OnedayafteraninterviewwithaTVreporter,thereporteraskedhimforhisemail.Themanreplied,“Idon’thaveanemail.”Thereporteraskedcuriously.“Youdon’thaveanemail,andyetyouaresosuccessful.Canyouimaginewhatyoucouldhavebeenifyouhadanemail?”Themanthoughtforawhileandreplied,“Yes,I’dbean‘officeboy’atMicrosoft!”26.WhydidNOTtheyoungmangetajobatMicrosoft? A.Becausehedidn’tpassthetest. B.Becausehedidn’thaveanemail. C.Becausehepreferredtoselltomatoes. D.Becauseheforgottofillintheapplication.27.Howdidtheyoungmansellhistomatoes?A.Hesoldthemonline.B.Hesoldtheminasupermarket.C.Hesoldthemfromhousetohouse. D.HesoldthembyputtingadvertisementonTV.28.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordcuriouslymeaninthelastparagraph? A.Feelinginterestedandwantingtoknowmore. B.Feelingexcitedandnotabletorelax. C.Feelinghappyandnotabletostop. D.Feelingsadandwantingtocry.29.Inwhatorderdidthefollowinghappeninthestory? a.ATVreporterinterviewedtheyoungman. b.TheyoungmanleftMicrosoftsadlyandhopelessly. c.Themanageraskedtheyoungmanforhisemailaddress. d.Theyoungmanboughtaboxoftomatoesinasupermarket. A.a-c-b-d B.c-b-d-a C.c-b-a-d D.a-b-d-c30.Whatmaybethebesttitleofthestory? A.Noemails,nojobs.B.Howimportanttheemailis. C.Howtoactinajobinterview.D.Asuccessfulmanwithoutanemail.(B)ChloeCai,a16-year-oldChinesestudent,willneverforgetthenight,whenshegotcaughtinthesnowintheUS.Shecouldnotgetataxiandwashopingthatherhostfamilywouldmakethe30-minutedrivetopickherup.Buttheydidn’t.Sheendedupwaitingforabustocome.“Ididnotfeelthewarmthfrommyhostfamilyatall,”saidCai.CaimovedtotheUSonDec.13,2013andlivedwiththreedifferenthostfamiliesinthoseyears.Accordingtoareportfromftchinese.comonJune20,Chinesestudentsarenowenteringschoolsabroadatayoungerage.From2004to2016,thenumberofChinesestudentsstudyinginAmericanhighschoolshasrisenfrom433to43,000.AccordingtoWangMeng,asenioradviserfromatrainingcenterforlearningEnglishandstudyingabroad,asthenumberofstudentsgrew,thenumberofhostfamilyprogramsbecamelarger.“MoreChineseparentsnowsendtheirkidsabroadatanearlierage,”saidWang.“Becausemostofthemareunder18,thatmeanshostfamiliesareamust.”Hesaidstayingwithahostfamilyisalsopreferredbymanystudentsover18becausetheyoffer“Englishlanguageenvironment,homeywarmth,andlocalculture.”However,cultureandlifestyledifferencesbetweentheChinesestudentsandtheirhostfamilieshavebroughtmanyproblems.31.HowdidChloeCaigobackhomeatlast?A.Bybus B.Bytaxi C.Onfoot D.Inherhostfamily’scar32.HowmanyChinesestudentswerestudyinginAmericanhighschoolsin2016?A.433 B.2013 C.43,000 D.43,43333.WhichofthefollowingisNOTthereasonwhystudentsover18preferahostfamily?A.IthelpsthemimproveEnglish.B.Theycansavelotsofmoney.C.Theycanfeelthewarmthofhome.D.Theycanexperiencethelocalculture.34.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingistrue?A.ChloeCaihasstayedwithonehostfamilyintheUS.B.WangMengisalsoChinesestudentstudyingintheUS.C.LanguageisthebiggestproblemfortheChinesestudentsintheUS.D.ThenumberofhostfamiliesintheUSisgrowingbiggerandbigger.35.Wherecanyouprobablyreadthispassage?A.Inastorybook. B.Inasciencemagazine.C.Inafashionnewspaper. D.Inaeducationmagazine.(C)NamePCUse/advantageApersonalcomputer(PC)isacomputerproducedforapersonaluser.Athome,themostpopularuseforpersonalcomputersisforplayinggames.Businessesusepersonalcomputersforwordprocessingandcalculating.PriceFromafewhundreddollarstothousandsofdollars.NameNotebookUse/advantageAnotebookismuchlighterandsmallerthanaPC.Youcancarryitaroundeasily.Butmodernnotebooksarenearlythesameaspersonalcomputers.TheyhavethesameCPUs,memoryanddiskdrives.PriceFrom＄300to＄700NameWorkstationUse/advantageAworkstationissimplyadesktopcomputerthathasamorepowerfulprocessor,additionalmemoryandbetterabilitiesfordoingaspecialgroupofwork,suchas3DCraphiesorcomputergamedevelopmentPriceFrom＄1,500to＄2,500NameSuperComputerUse/advantageSupercomputersaresinglecomputersystems.Mostaremadeofhighperformancecomputersworkinginagroup.PriceHundredsofthousandsoforevenmillionsofdollars.NameWearableComputerUse/advantageThenewdevelopmentincomputeriswearablecomputers.Thatmeansyoucanwearthecompute,E-mail,calculatorandotherappsareputintowatches,mobilephones,andevenclothes.AniWatchisanexampleofwearablecomputer.PriceFrom＄1,500to＄2,00036.Whichofthefollowingcomputersisthemostexpensive?A.Anotebook B.APC C.Asupercomputer D.Awearablecomputer37.John,ahotelmanager,hastoworkinanothercityforaweek.Hehadbettertakea________.A.notebook B.personalcomputer C.workstation D.supercomputer38.Whatkindofcomputerisaniwatch?A.Anotebook B.Aworkstation C.Asupercomputer D.Awearablecomputer39.Whatisthebestchoiceforcomputergamedevelopment?A.Anotebook B.Aworkstation C.Asupercomputer D.Awearablecomputer40.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.NotebookshavedifferentCPUs,memorycapacity,anddiskdrivesfromPCs.B.ThemostpopularhomeuseforaPCiswordprocessingandcalculating.C.Mostsupercomputersaremadeupofagroupofcomputers.D.Aworkstationhasalesspowerfulprocessor.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。AmongtheCreekgods,theonemostwidelylovedwasApollo(阿波罗).HewasthesonofZeus(thekingofthegods)andLeto.AccordingtoGreekstories,___41___.Apollowasthesun-god.Earlyinthemorning,heusuallysatinhisbrighteasternpalaceandmadereadytostarthisdailyjourneyacrossthesky.___42___.Lateintheafternoonhecametotheendofhisjourneyinthefarwesternseaandgotonhisgoldenboattoreturntohiseasternhome.___43___.Hecouldraisehisfeelings.Thesefeelingswerethenwritteninsongs.WhenhehelpedPoseidonbuildupthewallsofTroy,hesangabeautifulsong.___44___.Apollostoodupforyouthfulandmanlybeautywithgoldenhair,gentlemannerandair.Abeautifulgirl,Clytle,wasdeeplyinloveinhisbeautyandpride.Frommorningtoeveningshewaitedontheground,putherhandstowardsthesungod,andhereyeslookedathisgoldenwheeledcarriageracingacrossthebluesky.___45___.Atlast,thegodsmovedatthesadsight,andchangedherintoasunflower.A.ApollowasalsothegodofmusicandpoemsB.Letogavebirthtothetwins,ApolloandArtemisC.Herlovewasnotreturned,butshehadneverchangedhermindaboutApolloD.ThesongwassoexcitingthatthestonesjumpedintotheirpalacesbythemselvesE.Duringthedayhedrovehiscarriageofgoldandbroughtlight,lifeandlovetotheworldbelow41.________ 42.________ 43.________ 44.________ 45.________四、写作（共三节，满分35分）第一节单词拼写（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）根据下列句子及所给单词的首字母写出所缺单词。（每空限填一词）46.Heissuchaf________manthathealwaysmakespeoplelaugh.47.Don’tgothisway.Therestaurantisontheothers________oftheroad.48.Tow________thebasketballmatch,theypracticeafterclasseveryday.49.You’dbetterc________yourhomeworkagain.It’sfullofwronganswers.50.RobinHoodandhisfriendsstolemoneyfromther_______andgaveittothepoor.第二节完成句子（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）根据所给的汉语内容，用英语完成下列句子。51.如果你把鱼从水里拿出来，它就死了。________youtakeafishoutofwater,it________.52.抱歉，房间很乱，我还没有打扫卫生。Sorry,theroomisinamess,I________________ityet.53.有一些生物很微小，你也许不能察觉到它们。Somelivingthingsaretiny.Youmaybe________________them.54.在我看来，每间学校都应该有英语周。________my________,everyschoolshouldhaveanEnglishweek.55.他在第一个方格中放进了一粒米，第二格两粒，如此类推。Heputonegrainonthefirstsquare,twoonthesecond,and________________.56.在每年的圣诞晚会上，同学们通常会上演一出英语剧。Studentsusually________________anEnglishplayatChristmaspartyeveryyear.57.白宫的所有人都期待着与新总统共事。EveryoneintheWhiteHouseis________________toworkingwiththenewpresident.58.他们围着马唱歌跳舞，拿愚蠢的希腊人开玩笑。Theysanganddancedaroundthehorse,and________________aboutthestupidCreeks.59.饭后去散步对健康有好处。Itisgoodforyourhealthto________________________________aftermeal.60.电话能让人们无论在何时何地都可以保持联系。Telephoneallow