江汉区2016-2017八下英语期末试卷

1、2016-2017学年度江汉区第二学期期末考试八年级英语试题第1卷二、选择填空（本题共15分，每小题1分）从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。26. Can you imagine that weve finished reading these long article today?_, you are so smart and quick. A. Its a pleasureB. What a shameC. Thats itD. I cant believe it27. Sally really likes reading.Yeah! Every time she i

2、s in the library she looks sad many books she_ and she can't wait to read themA. has read B. readsC. doesn't readD. hasn't read28. What did you do this Dragon Boat FestivalNot much. But I have heard that_ people watch the Dragon boat races and_of them were men. A. million of; three quart

3、ers B. three millions; third quarter C. millions of; three quartersD. three million; third quarter29. Believe in yourself. You should try it again. _, I am still expecting more from me as well. A. To be honestB. As far as I knowC. Ever since thenD. On the other hand30. Hurry up, the play_for 10 minu

4、tes.Since it began, no need to rush.A. has begunB. had begunC. has been onD. began 31. Why have you got so much water here?For climbers, after they finish the tough hike they need to_lots of water.A. keep offB. give outC. take inD.put up32. Between_that young man's hair is much too long.Is it OK

5、 for us not to remind him?A. OurselvesB. you and himC. YourselvesD. themselves33. The airline has a bad safety _. Its aircrafts often crash. It's unbelievable, so we'd better think twice. A. MemoryB. recordC. groundD. achievement34. You are _for a medical examination next month. Thanks for r

6、eminding me. A. preparedB. readyC. dueD. truthful35. Nowadays bicycle-sharing system like Mobile has become increasingly popular.Its convenient. Moreover, we can park the bikes anywhere _you like. A. wheneverB. unlessC. untilD. wherever36. he number of the customers in the mail grows_. The good serv

7、ice here brings the guest back year after year. A. more and more.B. less and less. C. smaller and smaller.D. larger and larger.37. 图片看不清38. 图片看不清39. 图片看不清 40. Could you tell me how long_?For two weeks. A. you borrowed this bookB. you have borrowed this bookC. you have kept this bookD. have you kept

8、this book3、 完形填空(其10小题，每小题1分，满分10分)阅读下面两篇材料，掌握其大意，然后从41-50各小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。ALinda: Welcome to Sunshine Home for Children. Im Linda.Amy: Hi, Im Amy. I have some things 41 the kids. Ive had this magazine for a couple of months. The stories inside may be a bit old, but they are still 42 .Lin

9、da: Great! Many children here love reading.Amy: And 43 these soft toys and board games for younger kids. Ive had them since I was a child. Theres also a sweater and a dress.Linda: Perfect! We 44 need toys and clothes.Amy: One last thing is a bread maker. My moms had it for a long time but it still 4

10、5 .Linda: Thanks so much!41. A. FromB. againstC. withD. for42. A. interesting B. usualC. boringD. successful43. A. check up B. check outC. check inD. check off44. A. almost B. hardlyC. alwaysD. sometime45. A. runs B. makesC. worksD. stopsBWhen I first arrived on this island, I had nothing. But Ive 4

11、6 the ship and made a small boat. Ive 47 many things I can use-food and drinks, tools, knives and guns. Although I have lost 48 , I have not lost my life. So I will not give up and I will wait for another ship. I have already cut down trees and 49 a house. I go out with my gun almost every day to ki

12、ll animals and birds 50 food. Im even learning to grow fruit and vegetables.46. A. looked forB. found outC. sawD. found47. A. boughtB. preparedC. brought backD. left48. A. anythingB. everythingC. somethingD. nothing49. A. madeB. grownC. doneD. built50. A. forB. byC. onD.to 4、 阅读理解（共10小题，每小题2分，满分20分）

13、阅读下面的两篇材料，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。51. The reading above is probably from _. A. a textbook B. a report C. a speech D. a webpage 52. If Mr. Smith wants to have brunch with his twin daughter, he should pay _. A. $162 B. more than $162 C. more than $216 D. less than $16253. Its clear that the materi

14、al tells us _. A. we can have lunch at beach kitchen any day of the weekB. this restaurant provides different special seafood all year aroundC. this restaurant introduces fresh offerings including salmon, lobster and fish54. From the reading above, we can enjoy seafood specials for dinner _. A. on S

15、unday in SeptemberB. at 7 oclock in NovemberC. at 8:00 in JulyD. in the afternoon55. From the material above, we cant know _ of this restaurant. A. the address B. the serving time C. the specials D. the email addressBIt was an extremely cold winter morning and the snow had started to melt the day be

16、fore it froze again. I was walking my dogs. I hoped my dogs wouldnt take much old air in this old winter. ThenI looked up and noticed the morning sky, took a free, deep breath. Light pink and purple clouds were floating across the sky. Though the weather was so cold, the sky looked like heaven smili

17、ng at me. The dogs, at the same time, were as happy as me.I thanked life for this beautiful gift as I took another step in the now. When it stopped snowing, I stepped on a stone-it was icy. Suddenly, my feet flew into the air, my body crashed to the ground,my shoe slipped off my feet, then I found m

18、yself still staring at the sunrise but with an aching butt( 屁股), my back on the ground, and two worried dogs licking (舔) my face。 A strange sound was coming out of my mouth but it was a laugh. I lay there for a few minuteslaughing and enjoying this funny thing. The dogs were sitting in the snow, wai

19、ting for my reaction-that wasnt the first time a good laugh had saved me from danger and pain, and I am sure it will not be the last.Laughter is one of our greatest gifts from life. It exercises the body, lightens the muscles on the face, enhances heart lung function and purifies the soul. It helps

20、us to be more confident, too. So, why not choose happiness over despair? The next time you feel like laughing then do not hold it back and just let it out. May your soul always sing with the songs of sweet laughter!56. The author went out that winter morning to _. A. teach her pets some tricksB. adm

21、ire the sunriseC. walk her dogsD. do morning exercise57. What happened to the author that morning is _. A. a passing car hit herB. she had a fall while walkingC. she was troubled by the animalsD, she had her legs broken58. Its clear that the authors dogs _.A. tried to make the author laugh sometimes

22、B. didn't like playing in the cold weatherC. cared about themselvesD. cared about their owner carefully59. According to the passage, we can know that the author _. A. slipped because it was too dark outsideB. was too hurt to stand upC. was relaxed and in a good mood that morningD. played a joke

23、on her dogs to test them60. The best title for the passage is _. A. Away from Pain and Danger B. Laughter Lights LifeC. The Advantages of Keeping PetsD. Pride Goes Before a Fall五、词与短语填空(共5小题; 每小题2分, 满分10分)先阅读对话,然后用下面所给的单词或短语填空,使全文在逻辑上正确。(提示: 选项中有一个是多余的。）man-made /ancient /protect / wide /kilometers/

24、famousGuide: Feel free to ask me anything on todays Great Wall tour.Tourist 1: How long is the wall?Guide: Ah, the most popular question. If we are only talking about the parts from the MingDynasty, it's about 8850 61 long. This makes it the longest wall in the world.Tourist 2: Wow, that' am

25、azing. Why did the 62 emperors build the wall?Guide: The man reason was to 63 their part of the country. As you can see, its quite tall and 64 . As far as I know, there are no other 65 objects as big as this. Tourist 3: Is Badaling part of he Ming Great Wall? Guide: Yes. it's the most famous par

26、t. 61. _ 62. _ 63. _ 64. _ 65. _六、连词成句(共5小题; 每小题2分, 共10分)请将所给单词按照横线后提供的标点组成一个意思完整的句子。注意句首字母大写。66. played, haven't, a, I, now, while, it, for_. 67. yet, decided, you, which, have, write, book, to, about_. 68. is, older, China, the US. than, much_. 69. have, I, some, drunk, tea_. 70. the, deepest,

27、 salt, is, in the lake, which, world_.七、词语填空(共10小题; 每小题1分, 满分10分)用所给的词的适当形式填空。71. I have _ (study) English for 5 years. 72. Ive never been _ (camp). 73. My children are _ (grow) fast now. 74. _ ( watch) them prepare tea is just as enjoyable as drinking the tea.75. Canada is a little _ (little) crowd

28、ed than China. 76. Did you know that China is one of the _ (old) countries in the world. 77. She _ (see) the newspaper on the table this morning, but she hasnt had any time to read it yet. 78. At the end of the day, the bus _ (bring) us back to our school. 79. Please list three _(achieve) in Paragra

29、ph 2. 80. Weve decided to each sell five things we no _ (long) use. 第2卷(共50分)八、完形填空(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出一个最佳答案。Michael was a natural motivator. He was the kind of person who was always in a good mood. One day I asked him, “How can you be 81 all the time.” Michael r

30、eplied, “Each morning I wake up and say to myself, Mike, you have two 82 today. You can choose to be in a good mood, 83 you can choose to be in a bad mood. I choose to be in a good mood. Each time something 84 happens, I can choose to be a victim or choose to learn from it. I choose to learn from it

31、. I choose the positive side of life.”Later, I heard Michael was injured in a serious accident, falling off 60 feet from a tower. After 18 hours of surgery, and weeks of care, Michael left the hospital with rods(钢棒) 85 in his back. I saw Michael about six months after the 86 . I asked him what had 8

32、7 his mind as the accident took place.“As I 88 on the ground, I remembered I had two choices; I could choose to live or I could choose to die. I chose to live.” “Werent you 89 ?” I asked. Michael continued, “They kept telling me I was going to be fine. But when they 90 me into the operation room, I

33、got really scared. In their eyes, I read Hes a dead man. I knew I need to 91 .” “What did you do?” I asked. “Well, a big nurse asked me 92 I was allergic(过敏) anything. Yes, I said. The doctors and nurses stopped working as they 93 my reply. I took a deep breath and cried, Gravity. Over their laughte

34、r, I told them, Im choosing to live. 94 on me as if I am alive, not dead.”Michael 95 to live, thanks to the skill of his doctors, but also because of his amazing positive attitude.81. A. calmB. creativeC. crazyD. positive82. A. waysB. jobsC. choicesD. lives83. A. andB. besides C.orD. nor84. A. goodB

35、. bad C. luckyD. unlucky85, A. placedB. leftC. cutD. moved86. A. actionB. eventC. thingD. accident87. A. got throughB. broken throughC. gone throughD. seen through 88. A. layB. satC. sleptD. stood89. A. excitedB. afraidC. thrilledD. encouraged90. A. pushedB. carriedC. broughtD. wheeled91. A. take ri

36、sksB. take actionsC. make a dealD. make a plan 92. A. ifB. whatC. howD. why93. A. called forB. ran forC. waited forD. rushed for94. A. ComeB. TurnC. SearchD. Jump95. A. expectedB. beganC. endangeredD. continued 九、阅读理解(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)阅读下列材料,从每小题所给A、B、CAD四个选项中,选出一个最佳答案。This life is so full of beauti

37、ful moments. All you have to do is open your eyes and your heart to see them. I saw one just the other day.The local elementary school had just let out and I found myself behind a school bus as I was driving home. The bus stopped by a house sitting on top of a hill. A little girl no more than 7 year

38、s old hopped down the bus steps and started running up the driveway toward the house. The smile on her face was bright. I looked up the hill to see where she was going and saw her dad waiting her. As she got closer and closer her dad smiled and knelt down to greet her. The second she got to him he w

39、rapped his powerful arms around her and gave her a huge hug.My eyes water a bit as I watched this scene and remembered all the times my own children had run into my arms with smiling faces and loving hearts. Every single hug from them was a fountain of youth and a treasure of joy.My lovely trip down

40、 memory lane was interrupted by the car behind me. I saw the school bus quickly pulling away and started to follow it again. I did so, however , with a fuller heart and lighter spirit than I had before. I took that beautiful moment and stored it safely in my soul where I knew it would remain forever

41、.One day we all will leave this school of learning and finally get to go home again. I know when it is my time that I will run from the bus and right into my Heavenly Fathers arms. I know that my smile will be bright and my heart will be light. Enioy your day here at school then. Teach, love, and le

42、arn. But know that one day you will be going home to where the hugs and love are eternal.96. The little girl smiled when she got off the bus because_A. she hated school and liked to go home B. she saw his father waiting for herC. she enjoyed the beauty on top of the hill D. she could have a good sup

43、per97. My lovely trip down memory lane was interrupted when_A. the little girl ran into her fathers arms B. the school bus pulled awayC. the driver behind honked D. my own children ran into my arms98. The author started to follow it again with_ A. a relaxed mood B. a heavy heart C .a low spirit D.a

44、bad mood 99. We can learn from the passage that_A. the authors father has diedB. the author was moved by the little girlC. the author didnt greet his children with hugsD. love can only be found at home.100. The main idea of the passage is that_A. children can only get love from their parentsB. paren

45、ts should hug their children every dayC. parents should enjoy everything good with their childrenD. our life is full of love and love never ends十、阅读理解填词(共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分)先阅读短文,再在其后空白处写出各单词的正解形式,单词的每一个字母已给出。When I was two or three years old. one day. I stood on the sofa to watch my dad standing on theback of the sofa and r_(101) the light bulb. After he got it done. he jumped down on the sofa which was old and has springs(弹簧). So I flew