广州天河区2016-2017学年八年级下学期期末考试英语试题(有答案)

2016学年第二学期天河区期末考试八年级英语注意事项：1.答卷前，考生务必在答题卡上用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔填写自己的考生号、姓名、试室号、座位号，再用2B铅笔把对应这两个号码的标号涂黑。2.选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需要改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案。不能答在试卷上。3.非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域的相应位置上；如需要改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案，改动的答案也不能超出指定的区域；不准使用铅笔、圆珠笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答的答案无效。4.考生必须保持答題卡的整洁，考试结束，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。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项中选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。NathanSawayaisthefirstartisttoevertakeLEGOintotheartworld.Heisconsideredoneof(1)intheworld.Helikeddrawingcartoons,(21)stories,andplayingwithplastictoybricks(积木)whenhewasachild.Hisgrandparentsboughthisfirstsetoftoybricksattheageoffiveandheshowedagreatloveforit.Hethoughtplayingwithplastictoybricks(3)offun.Heeventookhisbuildingbrickswith(4)tocollege!Insteadofbooksandacomputer,hehadamodelofGreenwichVillagemade(5)bricksonhisdesk.Nathanstartedasalawyer(6)gaveuphishighly-paid(高薪的)jobtobecomeanartistwhousestoysinhisart.Heusestoybricks(7)everythingfromtheStatueofLiberty(自由女神像)toSuperman!Hehasas(8)as1.5millioncoloredbricksinhisworkingroominNewYork.Hestartedbybuildingsmallmodelsbutthendecidedtodo(9)andcreatedaself-portrait(自画像).It(10)himtwodaysjusttobuildtheeyes.NowNathan’swork(11)inmuseumsaroundtheworld.Childrenlovehisartbecauseitismadeoutofthesametoysthattheyplaywithathomeandadultslovehisworkbecauseitis(12).Hehadhisfirstsoloartexhibitin2007attheLancasterMuseumofArt.Sincethen,Nathan’sexhibition“TheArtoftheBrick”(13)verypopularwithmuseumvisitorseverywhere.“I’mproudthatItookadreamIhadasachild,tobecome(14)artistandIhaveactuallymadeajoboutofit,”saysNathan.“Todo(15)youloveinlifeisthemostimportantthing.”1.A.thebestLEGObuilder B.thebestLEGObuildersC.betterLEGObuilder D.betterLEGObuilders2.A.writing B.writes C.towrite D.wrote3.A.wasfull B.werefull C.wasfilled D.werefilled4.A.he B.him C.his D.himself5.A.in B.by C.from D.of6.A.and B.until C.but D.or7.A.build B.builds C.building D.tobuild8.A.little B.few C.many D.much9.A.somethingbig B.bigsomething C.anythingbig D.biganything10.A.spent B.took C.paid D.cost11.A.shows B.showed C.isshown D.wasshown12.A.amazing B.amazed C.amazingly D.amazedlyl3.A.is B.willbe C.was D.hasbeen14.A.a B.an C.the D./15.A.when B.why C.what D.how二、完形填空（本大题有10小题，每小题l，5分，共15分）通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。Alongtimeago,therewasanemperor.Hehadabeautiful(16).Inthegarden,therewasalittlenightingale(夜莺)singingverybeautifully.Oneday,theemperorheardaboutthislittlebird’sbeautiful(17).Heaskedhisguardstobringhertohim.Whentheemperorheardthenightingale’ssingingandsaid,“Putherintoago.dencage,soshecanstayandsingformewheneverIwantto(18)her.”Thelittlebirdwasso(19)aboutbeingkeptinthecagethatshestoppedsingingoneday.Theemperorwasveryangry.Heorderedthe(20)inhispalacetomakearobotbirdforhim.Thebirdcouldsingvery(21),too.Theemperorwaspleased.Soontherobotbirdbecameold.Itnolongersangbeautifulsongs.Justatthattime,theemperorwasillandhebecameso(22)thathecouldn’tevensitupforawhile.Onemorning,while(23)inbed,theemperorwantedtherobotbirdtosingonceagain.Butitcouldn’tsinganymore.Suddenly,thenightingale(24)onthewindow.Shebegantosinghermostbeautifulsong.Theemperorwasveryhappy!Hebecamebetterandbettereachday.Aftertheemperorwaswell,hechangedalotandbecamekindtohispeople.Fromthenon,allhispeople(25)himforhiskindness.16.A.park B.house C.garden D.door17.A.noise B.voice C.sound D.words18.A.hear B.watch C.feed D.touch19.A.pleased B.sad C.excited D.cheerful20.A.doctors B.actors C.cooks D.scientists21.A.terribly B.beautifully C.noisily D.loudly22.A,weak B.strong C.healthy D.heavy23.A.working B.standing C.lying D.studying24.A.lay B.moved C.dropped D.landed25.A.loved B.hated C.scared D.hurt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，选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。(A)Iworkinanursinghomeandmyjobistotakecareoftheelderly.Thisyear,averysweetoldladythatIcaredfor,Alice,hasgonethroughadifficulttime.She，sgotdementia(痴呆症)andshehasbeeninthehospitaltwice.InNovemberIwasfinallyabletogetherbacktoher“home”.A.Asetofstories B.AsetofbooksC.Asetofcomics D.Asetofads33.Wecaninfer(推断)fromPictureOne,599.55isprobably______.A.thepriceofthebook B.thepageofthebookC.thenumberofthebook D.thebookshelfnumberofthebook34.WhichofthefollowingisNOTTRUEaccordingtoPictureTwo?A.TheJonasBrothersisaninterview.B.YoucanfindgiantpandasinTeenarea.C.YoucanfindmagazinesinTeenarea.D.Teenareaisbackontheright-handcomerofthelibrary.35.Whatdoestheword“text”meaninPictureThree?A.Takenotes. B.Sendmessages. C.Writeletters. D.Makephonecalls.(C)Myhouseismadeofwood,glassandstone.Itisalsomadeofsoftware.Ifyoucometovisit,you’llprobablybesurprisedwhenyoucomein.SomeonewillgiveyouanelectronicPINtowear.ThisPINtellsthehousewhoandwhereyouare.Thehouseusesthisinformationtogiveyouwhatyouneed.Whenit’sdarkoutsidethePINturnsonthelightsnearestyou,andthenturnsthemoffasyouwalkawayfromthem.Musicmoveswithyoutoo.Ifthehouseknowsyourfavoritemusic,itplaysit.Themusicseemstobeeverywhere,butinfactotherpeopleinthehouseheardifferentmusicornomusic.Ifyougetatelephonecall,onlythenearesttelephonerings.Ofcourse,youarealsoabletotellthehouseifyouwantsomething.Thereisahomecontrolconsole(控制台),asmallmachinethatturnsthingsonandoffaroundyou.ThePNandtheconsolearenewideas,buttheyareinfactlikemanythingswehavetoday.Ifyouwanttogotoamovie,youneedaticket.IfIgiveyoumycarkeys,youcanusemycar.Thecarworksforyoubecauseyouhavethekeys.MyhouseworksforyoubecauseyouwearthePINorholdtheconsole.Ibelievethatseveralyearsfromnowon,mostnewhomeswillhavethesystemsthatI’veputinmyhouse.ThesystemswillprobablybeevenbiggerandbetterthantheonesI’veputintoday.Iliketotrynewideas.Iknowthatsomeofmyideaswillworkbetterthanothers.ButIhopethatonedayIwon^thinkthesesystemsarenewanymore,andaskmyselfinstead,“HowdidIlivewithoutthem?”36.Thewriter'shouseisNOTmadeof______.A.bricks B.wood C.glass D.software37.Whatcan'tbedoneinthewritersnewhouse?A.Turnonthelights. B.Playmusic.C.Getatelephonecall. D.Goswimming.38.Whatisthewriter'spurposeofwritingthefourthparagraph?A.Toletreadersknowhownewhishouseis.B.Toletreadersknowhowimportantthekeysare.C.ToexplainhowimportantthePINandtheconsoleare.D.ToexplainhowtousethePINandtheconsole.39.Thewriter'snewhouseisdifferentfromcommononesmainlybecause______.A.ithasbeencontrolledbycomputersB.ithasyourfavoritemusicfollowingyouC.youcanturnonthelightswiththePIND.youcanmakeatelephonecallanywhere40.Whatdoesthelastsentencemean?A.Thewritercan'tlivewithoutthehouse.B.Thewriterwon'tinventnewthingsanymore.C.Thewriterwillstopthinkingnewideasaboutthehouse.D.Thewriterhopestomakelifeintelligentinthefuture.(D)Languagechangesallthetime.Newwordsandphrasesappearanddevelop.ThewordsandpronunciationsusedbyyoungpeopleintheUKcanbeverydifferenttothoseusedbyadults.Livinginamulticulturalsociety(多元文化的社会)hasaneffectonlanguage,especiallyonyoungpeople,whosefriendsareoftenfromdifferentcountries.TVandmusicalsohavebiginfluenceonthelanguageoftheyoung.OftenUKsingerssinginAmericanaccents(口音)withoutrealizing.YoungBritishpeopleuselotsoflanguagethatyouusuallycan'tfindinmostdictionaries.Theseinformal(非正式的)wordsandexpressionsareknownas‘slang’(俚语).ItisnotpossibletomakeacompletelistofmodemBritishslang.Bythetimethelistwasfinished,itwouldbeoutofdate!Newwordscomeandgolikefashions.However,hereareafewexamples.Safe,sorted,sound,coolorwickedallmean“That’sgood”or“Iunderstand”.Insteadofusingdifferenttagquestionslike...“isn’tit?”,“can’tyou?”,or“don’tthey?”peopleuseinnit.Insteadofsaying“very,really”or“completely”,peopleusewell.Whatevermeans“Idon’tcare”.‘He’sfine’or‘He’sfit’bothmean‘He’sgood-looking’.Fineandfitcandescribeaboyoragirl.Noteverybodyusesslangandnoteverybodylikesit.AschoolinSheffield,inthenorthofEngland,recentlystoppeditspupilsusingslangwordssuchashiya(hello),cheersandta(bothmeanthankyou).Theheadteachersaysthatifyoungpeoplelearntospeak‘correctly’WhenBritishpeopleuselanguagelikethis,ifsnosurprisethatsomestudentssaytheycan’tunderstandnative(本土的)speakers.Butperhapslearnersdon’tneedtoworryaboutcommunicatingwithnativespeakerssomuch.ResearchshowsthatmostoftheEnglishspokenintheworldtodayisspokenbetweennon-nativespeakersofthelanguage.41.Thispassagewouldmostlikelybefoundinabookof______.A.story B.culture C.travel D.history42.IntheUK,youcan'tfindslangin______.A.popsongs B.TVprogrammesC.mostdictionaries D.youngpeople'slanguage43.TheexampleofaschoolinSheffieldshowsthat______.A.slangisoutofdate B.slangischangingquicklyC.slangwordscanbeusedeasily D.somepeopledon’tlikeslang44.Whichofthefollowingwordwillprobablymakeyounotunderstandnativespeakers?A.Cheers B.Really C.That’sgood D.Good-looking45.Whichslangcanbeusedinthefollowingdialogue?——Buttheteachersayswecan’tleavebeforewefinishthework.——______.I’mgoing.A.Sound B.Fine C.Cool D.Whatever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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ChineseCalligraphy(书法)Whatiscalligraphy?It'shandwriting.Anylanguagecanbewrittenincalligraphy,butChinesecalligraphyisespeciallybeautiful.IttakesalotofpatienceandpracticetowriteChinesecalligraphy.46.Duringthelessons,theylearnhowtoholdabrush.Theyalsolearnhowtomakedifferentstrokes(―笔)tomakeChinesecharacters.Therearemanydifferentkindsofbrushespeoplecanbuytodocalligraphy.47.Butthereisonekindofcalligraphybrushthatisextraspecial.Thisbrushismadefrombabyhair!HundredsofyearsagoinChina,peoplestartedtobelieveababy-hairbrushwasgoodluck.Itisatradition.4849.Tomakeabrush,afamilywillcutoffababy'shairwhenheorsheisaboutonemonthold.Thentheywilltakesomeofthebaby'shairtoashoptobemadeintoabrush.50.Ittakesmorethan80stepstomakeonebrush.That’swhythesebrushesaresuchatreasure.A.Makingabrushisnoteasy.B.PeopletakelessonstolearnhowtodoitC.Differentbrushesaremadefromdifferentanimals'hairD.ButnooneisreallysurewherethetraditioncomesfromE.TodaypeopleinAsiastillhavebrushesmadefrombabyhair四、写作（共三节，满分35分）第一节 单词拼写（共6小题；每小题1分，满分6分）根据下列句子及所给单词的首字母写出所缺单词。在填写答卷时，要求写出完整单词。（每空只写一词）51.Iamalwaysr______forhelpingothers,andIhopetobeavolunteer.52.Manyanimalsareind______becausepeoplehuntthemandevenkillthem.53.Sometraditionalskillsn______disappearinourdailylife,weneedtoprotectthem.54.Ibelieveinaliens.I’msureIwillr______amessagefromthealiensoneday.55.Keepq______andturnoffyourmobilephoneduringthemeeting.56.Thestoryissointeresting.Ican’tstopreadingu______Ifinishit.第二节 完成句子（共7小题；每小题2分，满分146分）57.妈妈做饭时，我帮妈妈洗菜。Ihelpedcleanthevegetables______mymother____________.58.因为景色优美，许多人喜欢去白水寨玩。Manypeople____________tovisitBaishuizhai____________itsbeautifulscenery.59.通过《中国诗词大会》这个电视节目，我们知道学好古诗词是很重要的。Weknowthat____________forus____________poetrywellformtheTVprogram“TheChinesePoetryConference.”60.好消息！小卖部也可以微信支付了。__________________itis!WecanpaybyWechatinthestore.61.在比赛结果公布之前，我们别无选择只能等待。We________________________towait