广东省广州华侨外国语学校-2018学年八年级上学期期中考试英语试题(无答案)

1、广州市华侨外国语学校2017学年八年级上学期期中考试试卷学科：英语命题人：殷新元、肖利蓉、郭琳审卷人：殷新元、黄琳考试日期：2017.11.2试卷分值：120分考试用时：100分钟三、单项选择（共10小题，每小题0.5分；满分5分）从1120各题所给的 A B、C和D项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。第一节：单项选择（共10小题，每小题0.5分，满分5分）11. Don t wear the shirt to the party. Try this dress.A. soonB. alreadyC. i nsideD in stead12. Lynn wants tolearn to pla

2、y the guitar.5his mother thinks it s a waste of timeA. HoweverB. BecauseC.AlsoD. So13. We are look ing forward tofrom you soon.A. hearB. heardC. heari ngD. be hear14. Noth ing istha n havi ng to go to all kinds of classes on weeke nds.A. badB. badlyC. worseD. worst15. I think you re spendingtime sho

3、pping andtime studying.A. too much, too littleB. too much, too fewC. too many, too littleD. too many, too few16. I wish I could runfastMike.A. such; asB. as; likeC. so; asD. as; as17. I can taginewithout water in summer.A. to liveB. livedC. livi ngD. lives18. She was very hard-working while he was l

4、azy., she passed the exam, but he failed.A. As a resultB. BecauseC. So thatD. Si neeB. was cook ing; rangD. was cook ing; was ringings market.C. In the 1970s D. In the 1970s1分；满分10分）19. Ia meal whe n youme.A. cooked; were ringingC. cooked;rang20. , Coco- Cola bega n to en ter ChinaA. In 1970 s B. In

5、 1970s四、语法选择（共10个空格，每个空格21-30各题所给的A、B、C、阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法规律和上下文连贯的要求，从D项中，选出最佳答案。I fell in love with En glish from a very young age, because I thought it was a very useful la nguage.Being really interested21 English, I began to learn it. But I soon found it 22 than I thought. There were 23 words, exp

6、ressi ons and other things to remember. You may be able to write the words, 24 , its still very difficult for you 25 them correctly and exactly. And I did badly in my first English test. I was worried about it. This made me 26 and began to stop me from27 English any more.When I was in trouble, my En

7、 glish teacher gave me a lot of help. He told me that in terest did nmea neveryth ing and I should have some lear ning methods. I followed his advice and tried many differe nt waysof lear ning En glish.From the n on, 1 could do28and became more con fide nt.During summer holiday, an old lady from Aus

8、tralia visited our school. She had a talk with us.It wasthe first time for me to meet a foreig ner so I got a little n ervous at first, but soon 1 found it29totalk with her, and I lear ned a lot from her. Now I wish to practice30En glish with foreig ners everyday.21. A. inB. atC. withD. on22. A. dif

9、ficultB. more difficultC. difficultlyD. more23. A. en oughB. too littleC. too manyD. difficultly24.A. soB. butC. howeverD. too much25. A. useB. to useC. usingD. and26. A. un happyB. un happilyC.happyD. used27. A. learnB. to lear nC. lear nedD. happily28. A. more and more wellB. better and better C.

10、more and more betterD. learni ng29. A. excitedB. excit ingC. excitedlyD. well and well30. A. speakB.speaksC. speak ingD. to speak五、完形填空（共10个空格，每个空格 1分；满分10分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从31-40题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项。Many earthquakes have happened these years. We can sttop the earthquake 31, but we can reduce（减少）the

11、dan ger that earthquakes bring us. Would you know 32 to do duri ng a really big earthquake?*Earthquake! Keep yourself 33 first!Once the earthquake happe ns keep yourself safe first. The life is the most importa nt because where there is a life 34 a hope. 35 you can ctsy run away through doors or win

12、dows, then lie dow n next to a sofa or a large chair. Be careful and 36 till the quake is over.*Keep calm. Check all fire sources（源头）.37 fire quickly.If you were using any sources of fire or heat, turn them off whe n the shak ing calms dow n. When an38 happens, the pipe （水管）is always destroyed and t

13、here is no water, so a fire is very dangerous.*Pa nic （惊慌）can hurt you.When you are at home, don t rush out in a panic. If there i39 time to run away with our life, we must take somethi ng such as a bag on our head. Because some broke n glass and sig ns may40dow n.31. A. to fallB. to makeC. to visit

14、D. to happen32. A. whatB. howC. whyD. whe n33. A. healthyB. fitC. safeD. alive34. A. there isB. it isC. it hasD. there has35. A. ThoughB. IfC. BecauseD. Un til36. A. workB. sleepC. waitD. walk37. A. Put dow nB. Put awayC. Put upD. Put out38. A. accide ntB. in vitati onC. earthquakeD. experie nee39.

15、A. littleB.goodC.enoughD. less40. A. fallB. calmC. slowD. take六、阅读理解（共 20小题，每小题2分；满分40分）ALong ago, a young count （伯爵）named Otto lived near an ancient town.One Christmas Eve, he washed his ban ds. Whe n he put his hands in the water, he felt some one take away a gold ring （戒指）from his fin ger. Then,

16、he found the ring gone.That night, he heard some strange sound from a room. When he opened the door, he saw a lovely colourful tree and some fairies（仙女）were flying around it.The most beautiful fairy held out a small box.“ My name is Ernestiaindl I am the Faesaid,she saQueen. ” Count Otto s ring thas

17、biox.He fell in love with the quee n and asked her to be his wife.I can be your wife,must not say the word（死死亡）to me.They lived together happily for many years. One day, Count Otto was wait ing for his wife, but she was very late. He became impatient（不耐烦的）.When she arrived, he said, “ You are so slo

18、w that you wouldbe a messenger for Death. Hearing the word “ death she cried and disappeared. He looked for her everywhere, but she was gone.Years passed, but Count Otto had n ever forgotte n his beautiful wife. Every Christmas Eve, he put up a colourful tree and hoped that she would retur n. People

19、 say this is the begi nning of the Christmas tree.41. The underlined word （in aitagraph 3） means “.A. the colourful treeB. the roomC. the doorD. the ring42. Which word could not be said to the Fairy Quee n?A. HappyB. DeathC. ChristmasD. Ri ng43. Why did Cou nt Otto became impatie nt?A. Because they

20、lived together un happily.B. Because the Fairy Quee n cried all the time.C. Because Count Otto could not find his ring.D. Because the Fairy Quee n came very late.44. I n what order are the followi ng men ti oned in the story?a. Count Otto said the word“ death to the Fairy Queen.b. Count Otto sring d

21、isappeared.c. Count Otto asked the Fairy Quee n to be his wife.d. The Fairy Quee n appeared.e. The Fairy Quee n disappeared.A. b. d. c. a. e.B. b. c. e. d. a.C. c. a. b. e. d.45. This passage is.D. c. b. a. e. d.A. a poemC. a storyB. a n ews reportD. a scie nee reportBOn 5 October, 2011, people all

22、over the world were so sad because an import pers on died. Who is he? He is Steve Jobs, a great inven tor of America. His pare nts left him after he was born in 1955 in San Fran cisco. Luckily, he was adopted by a kind couple. They loved him so much. Jobs was very n aughty but very clever whe n he w

23、as young. His mother taught him to read some words before he went to school, but he did n like to go to school. His family moved to Mou ntai n View, California whe n he was 5 years old. At that time, his home was near the Silicon Valley and many of his neighbours were computer workers. So he soon be

24、ga n to show in terest in electr onic products and from the n on spe nt his whole life on them.Steve Jobs was a special pers on, but he looks like ordinary people. He usually wore a pair of glasses and jea ns. In 1976, he met his friend, Steve Wozniak at a party. Then they set up the Apple Inc in th

25、eir garage in the same year. Why did they call their co mpany “ Apple ” ? Because Jobd eating apples. It was a funny reas on, but people around the world liked it.Apple began to work on the first iPhone in 2005 and it appeared in the phone market in 2007. From then on, iPh one and Steve Jobs became

26、well known in the world. However, Jobs had bee n in bad health, and in 2011 whe n people enjoyed themselves in those smart products of Apple, Jobs died at home. A great inven tor was gone, but people will remember him and his Apple for a long time.46. The great inven tor, Steve Jobs was born in.A. 1

27、955B. 1976C. 2005D. 201147. What does the underlined word“ adopted ” in Paragraph 1 mean in Chinese?A.拐卖B.欺骗C.收养D.说服48. Steve Jobs spe nt his whole life on electr onic products because.A. he could make more moneyB. he liked them very muchC. his neighbours were computer workersD. he didn t like to go

28、 to school49. Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak set up their own compa ny Apple Inc in a(n)A. apartme ntB. schoolC. officeD. garage50. Which of the following about Steve Jobs is NOT true?A. He lived with his adopted pare nts.B. His family moved to California whe n he was 5 years old.C. He set up his comp

29、a ny with his friend in 1976.D. The first iPho ne appeared in the phone market i n 2005.CToday, more and more families start to realize the importanee of children independence (独立).It is not eno ugh to look after childre n well. It is also pare nts job to help their childre n be in depe ndent.Here a

30、re some tips for pare nts.Teach children to dress themselves. Put the clothes near them and help them make it easier. Make them clea n their own rooms.Encourage them to help with the housework. By doing this, they will think they are important to the family and should do someth ing for the family.As

31、k them to think about things by themselves. This will develop their in depe ndent thoughts.Praise （表扬）childre n. Give childre n praise whe n they work or play in depe nden tly. It is n ecessaryfor parents to listen to what their children don twant do.Cheer your children up when they are bored. Encou

32、rage them to discover new ways of playing so that they can lear n to be in depe ndent.51. From the first paragraph, we know that.A. parents shouldn love their childrenB. no childre n can do any houseworkC. many pare nts help their childre n be in depe ndentD. it is parents responsibility（责任）to help

33、their children be independent52. It is n ecessary for pare nts to.A. clean their children roomB. wash their children clothesC. listen to what their children don want to doD. tell their children to do what they don like53. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?A. Parents should

34、find ways to cheer their childre n up whe n they ate bored.B. Pare nts must not en courage childre n to do the housework.C. Doi ng housework makes childre n feel they are importa nt to the family.D. Pare nts should praise their childre n.54. How many tips does the passage give to pare nts?A. Three.B

35、. Four.C. Five.D. Dix.55. What is the passage mainly about?A. Why pare nts love their childre n so much.B. How to look after childre n.C. The importa nee of in depe ndence.D. How to help childre n to be in depe ndent.DAn ki, an America n compa ny, created a toy car differe nt from the usual one. The

36、 sen sors（感应器） on it can get information from an iPhone or iPad. In this way, the players can control the speed and directi on of their cars .In a race, an Anki Car can also guess the moveme nt of other cars.Maxwell Bogue, Peter Dilworth and Daniel Cowen work for WobbleWorks and developed the first

37、and only 3D printing pen in the world. From then on, you can draw in the air with the pen. Also, it would be amaz ing to see that your draw ing actually becomes a 3D object. It is easy to use and it does n dt aneomputer at all.It is a smart smoke alarm （警报器）.The company. Nest, created it. Different

38、from theordinary alarms, it can speak with a human voice and tell you where the smoke is. Also, there is no worry about the problem that the alarm would stopworki ng because of no en ergy and you justdon rtealize it. When their batteries are running low, you are going to get a message on your phone

39、because each alarm can connect with your smart phone.56. What is the article mainly about?A. Some rich compa nies in the world.B. Some amaz ing photos on Times.C. Some smart desig ners of Times.D. Some won derful inven ti ons around the world.57. According to the passage, what can we learn about Ank

40、i?A. It is a compa ny from the UK.B. It is a factory that makes toys for childre n.C. The sen sors of its toy cars can conn ect with iPh on es.D. The Anki Car can cha nge the moveme nt of other eans in the race.58. Who would probably be most interested in the 3D printing pen?A. An artist.B. A writer

41、.C. A driver.D. An athlete.59. What will the smart alarm do when it is almost out of power?A. It will give you a call.B. It will change batteries itself.C. It will tell you in a human voice.D. It will leave a message on your pho ne.60. Which of the follow ing is NOT the same of a compa ny?A. WobbleW

42、orks. B. Dilworth.C. An ki.D. Nest.七、阅读填空：（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）Happ in ess is for every one. You don t n eed to care about those people who have beautiful houses withlarge garde ns and swim ming pools or those who have nice cars and a lot of money and so on.61 When you are in trouble at school, your fri

43、ends will help you; whe n you study hard on yourless ons, your pare nts are always tak ing good care of your life and your-health; whe n you get success, your friends will say con gratulatio ns to you. And whe n you do someth ing good to others, you will feel happy, too. 62 If you no tice a bit of them, you can see that happ in ess is always around you.63 It is a feeling of your heart. When you are poor, you can also say you are very happy,because you have someth ing else that cant be bought with money. As the saying goes, life islike a revolvi ng（旋转的）door, whe n it closes, it also o