广州八年级期中联考

1、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）Body language is very important in our daily life.Debbie and Simon are students. They both have part-time jobs at a travel company. One day, a well-dressed lady 1 the office. She looked at Debbie and Simon, 2 then walked over to

2、 Debbie. Debbie gave her a 3_ greeting. Simon sighed and walked away. He didnt understand 4 people always chose Debbie 5 him. Mr. Yang told him that it was the way he communicated. After Simon learned this, he 6 improve his body language. He sat up straight and tried smiling at people. He succeeded

3、in making a good impression 7 other people.Eye contact means looking into another persons eyes. This is a very important part of body language. It can be the key 8 communication. Eye contact can show feelings 9 friendliness, interest and understanding. In Western countries, 10 eye contact in convers

4、ations is very important, If you do not use eye contact, Westerners may think that you are not listening. And if you kook away, They may also think that you are lying. 11 In many Asian countries, looking down when taking with 12 , like a teacher or a parent, is polite. These differences can cause pr

5、oblems. For example, an Asian person might kook down while listening to a Western speaker. The Western speaker might think this person is not interested in what he or she is saying.Not using eye contact can cause problems, but using too much is not polite 13 . In many countries, watching other peopl

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8、小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）“Fire is a good servant but a bad master.” This is an old English saying. What does it mean?At one time people did not 16 how to make fire, then they learnt how to make it. they also learnt how to use it They used it to keep warm and drive away 17 . They also learnt how to cook food

9、 with it. Fire served people well and is still serving them well.But sometimes a building 18 fire. Sometimes a building is destroyed and people lose their homes. Sometimes people even lose their lives. Fire is not the servant then. It has become the 19 !Why do fires begin? What starts them? There ar

10、e many causes of fire. Perhaps an electric heater is knocked over. Sometimes a heater is placed too 20 near some clothes. Young children are sometimes allowed to play with matches by their parents. Can you think of any other causes of fire?When a fire begins, we must 21 the firemen. Do you know how

11、to do this? Go to the nearest telephone and dial the number 119. The firemen will arrive quickly. They have long ladders to 22 high windows. They first save the People 23 in the fire and send the injured (受伤的)people to hospital. When all the people have been saved, the firemen 24 the fire .Sometimes

12、 it is very difficult. People sometimes keep lots of things that 25 easily in their home. This makes the fire much bigger.16Aknow Bwork Cshow D want17Aforeigners Brobots CfriendsD animals18Asets Bcatches Cmakes Dlost19Amaster Bservant CstudentD teacher20Athin Bthick Cold Ddirty21Aget Bcall Cremember

13、 Dtell22A. get Breach CarriveDask23Acatching Bcaught Cplayed Dliving24Aput off Bput away Cput on Dput out25Aburn Buse Cshow Dbreak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）Here is a menu for a fast food restaurant. The prices are in American money, called dollars and cents.There are 100 cents in a

14、 dollar.根据表格内容，选择正确答案。26. From the menu, how much is a small hamburger?A. One hundred and eighty dollars.B. Two dollars and thirty cents.C. Eighty cents.D. One dollar and eighty cents.27.If you have only three dollars, what can you buy?A. A large salad and a large ice cream.B. A large chicken burger

15、 and a small cup of tea.C. A small vegetable burger and a large chocolate.D. An apple pie and a large hamburger with cheese.28. Jam is a kind of .A. main mealsB. side dishesC. dessertsD. drinks29. What cant we buy in the restaurant?A. Coffee.B. Fries.C. Hamburgers.D. Beef.30. A thirsty(渴的) boy may a

16、sk for .A. Coca-ColaB. donutsC. friesD. a chicken burger（B）Agroupofswansflewdowntoabeachwhereacrow(乌鸦) was jumping around. The crow watched them with disdain(鄙视).“You have no flying skills at all!” he saidtotheswans. “All you can do istomove your wings. Can you turn over in the air? No, thats beyond

17、 you. Lets haveaflying competition. Ill show you what real flying is!”Oneoftheswans,astrong young male, took up the challenge. The crowflewup and beganto show his skills. Heflewin circles, performed other flying tricks, and then camedownand looked proudly at the swan.Now it was the swans turn. Hefle

18、wup, and began flying over the sea. The crowflewafter him, making all kindsofcomments(评价) about his flying. Theyflewon and on till they couldnt see the land and there was nothing but water on all sides. The crow was making fewer and fewer comments. He was now soexhaustedthat he found it hardtostay i

19、n the air, and hadtostruggle tokeep himself from falling into the water.The swan pretended(假装) nottonotice, and said, “Why do you keep touching the water, brother? Is that another trick?”“No,” said the crow. He knew he had lost the competition. “Im in trouble becauseofmy pride! If you dont help me,

20、Ill lose my life”The swan took pity on him, and took him on his shoulders andflewbacktothebeach.31. Whats the correct order of the following events?a. The crow followed the swan and got into trouble.b. The swan felt pity for the crow and saved it.c. The crow had to ask the swan for help.d. The swan

21、accepted a challenge of performing flying tricks.e. The crow challenged the swans and a strong young swan accepted it.A. c e d a b B. a e c d b C. c e a d b D. e a d c b32. What does the underlined word exhausted in Paragraph 4 mean?A. 很累的 B. 生气的 C. 害怕的 D. 遗憾的33. why did the crow keep touching the w

22、ater?A. It was showing another flying skill. B. It was struggling to keep itself from falling into the water.C. It was thirsty and wanted to drink some water.D. It was enjoying itself by doing so.34. What do we infer from the passage?A. The crow didnt know flying B. Flying skills were useless.C. The

23、 swan saved the crow because they were good friends.D. The swan was better at long-distance flying than the crow.35. What does the story tell us?A. Pride goes before a fall.B. The early bird catches the worm.C. No pains, no gains.D. Pride goes before a fall. The cartoon movie Bolt is an interesting

24、movie. All the characters are very lovely. The movie is about a dog and his name is Bolt. Bolt is a dog star. He always thinks he is very strong. He often plays in TV programs. Many people love him. So he is a little proud. One day people take him to New York, but the poor dog is lost there. The pla

25、ce is far from his home town. Its about 2,000 miles away. Bolt wants to return to his world. He has to face all the danger all by himself. He begins to go across the USA. On his way he meets Mittens, a lonely cat. Then they meet a mouse. His name is Rhino. He likes watching TV very much. They become

26、 friends. They meet many strange animals and people on their way. At last Bolt feels that he can be a hero both in TV programs and in real life. The movie is very instructive. 1. What is Bolt? A. He likes watching TV. B. He lives in New York.C. He is a lonely cat. D. He is a dog star. 2. Bolt has to

27、 go _ miles to go back to his world. A. 2,000 B. 1,000 C. 20,000 D. 10,000 3. What is Rhino? A. It is a cat. B. It is a pig. C. It is a mouse. D. It is a rabbit. 4. Bolt meets _ on his way. A. a friend B. a tiger C. a rabbit D. many strange animals 5. Whats the meaning of the word instructive in Chi

28、nese? A. 滑稽的 B. 有趣的 C. 有教育意义的 D. 好看的（D）Riding horses is a traditional Chinese skill. In ancient times, Chinese peoplewere used to riding horses on the road, and then carriage and horses were very convenient and important.People enjoyed firing arrowson the horses back. In addition, horses were widely

29、 used in the military. There were two kinds of soldiers in all then. One was called cavalryand the otherwas calledinfantry. The cavalry was much more powerful than the infantry. Every big battle in Chinese history cant be without horses. However, we can only see the horses in the films andthe zoos n

30、ow. What caused that?With the development of the productivity, the improvement in science and technology, the invention and application of the new machinery, horses have been useless. Most of the horsesaround us even cant run today. So it is heartbreaking for us. 41. How did Chinese people travel in

31、 the past?A. By busB. By airC. By riding horsesD. By bike42. Horses were also used_.A. in the armyB. in the villageC. at school D. in big cities43. Compared（比较）with the cavalry, the infantry was _.A. more powerfulB. less powerfulC. less dangerousD. more dangerous44. Why do we always see horses in fi

32、lms or zoos now?A. Because science and technology has developed.B. Because new things have been developed.C. Because a lot of horses have hunted by people.D. Both A and B.45. Whats the main idea of the passage?A. How to ride horses.B. How to look after horses.C. Riding horses-a traditional Chinese s

33、kill.D. Wars in Chinese history.第二节 阅读填空（共5小题每小题1分，满分5分）Many people say that they are working too many hours. 46 work hours are different form one country to another. In France, people spend about 1,646 hours a year at work. In Japan, however, people work about 2,159 hours a year. That means a Japan

34、ese worker works 513 more hours a year than a French worker.47 Some people work extra hours because they want to make more money. However, many companies dont pay overtime. 48 Some people think it is their duty to work more hours. Some are afraid of losing their job if they dont work more hours. 49

35、In France, people get five weeks of paid vacation a year. In Germany, they get four to six weeks, and in the United States, two weeks. One study shows that fewer than half of workers use all their vacation days. In Great Britain, there is a saying, “All work and no play makes Jack a dull （迟钝的）boy.”

36、50 A. If that is true, there must be a lot of dull people in the world.B. Why do people work so many hours?C. Many people say that their vacations are too short.D. Their workers dont get more pay for more wok.E. They dont have enough time to relax or to stay with their family.四、写作（共三节，满分35分）第一节 单词写（

37、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。51. -The weather forecast said there would be a heavy s_ this afternoon. -Wed better stay at home and close the windows.52. The problem is very s_. Its easy for you to work it out.53. If there is no war in the world, we can live in p_.54. Lucy

38、tried her best to work out the problem. Two days l_, Lucy made it.55. Youd better wear a white shirt to m_ your new trousers.56. He got up early so that he could r_ the airport on time.第二节 完成句子（7小题；每小题2分，满分14分） 57. 班长经常提醒杰克不要上学迟到。The monitor often _ Jack _ _ _ late for school.58. 老师教学生们怎样做好比赛准备。 The

39、 teacher taught the students _ to _ themselves _ _ the completion.59. 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。Hearing the news, Robert got _ excited _ he wanted to _ _ immediately.60. 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。At first, he ties a piece of grass to _ _ _ _ big fish.61. 一切东西被捡查后，就准备播放给大家欣赏。After everything_ _ checked, it is ready to be played for everyone to enjoy.62. 应该要准时完成这份工作。The work _ _