2016-2017学年英语海珠区八年级第二学期期末统考(电子版有答案)

1、19 / 182016-2017学年海珠区第二学期期末调研测试八年级英语试卷一、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、RC和D项中，选出最佳选项。Chinese calligraphy（书法）is a form of pleasing writing. This kind of expression has been used 1 in China. The paper, brush, ink, and inkstone are important tools for Chinese calligraphy.

2、 They 2 together as the Four Treasures of theStudy.Many people choose 3 special paper, such as Xuan paper, Maobian paper, Lianshi paper etc. 4 the long-term use, Xuan paper became well-known by most people.The brush is a traditional tool for 5. The body of the brush pen can 6 fromeither bamboo, or o

3、ther things such as glass, silver, eye gold.Pre-mixed bottled inks are much cheaper, but they are used mainly for practice.7 Chinesecalligraphy is written only in black ink, calligraphy teachers sometimes use abright orange or red ink to correct students' work.Inkstones are mixed 8 water for use

4、. Inkstones are also considered as valuable artobjects in Chinese culture. So they are usually collected and treasured 9 Chinese and someforeigners.Besides choosing the Four Treasure of the Study, it is necessary 10 the traditional rulesto enjoy calligraphy. Among these rules are:The characters must

5、 be written 11.The characters must be 12 to read.The characters must be pleasing in a tasteful way.If one does not know the 13 of the charactershe writes, he does not produce goodcalligraphy. The study of Calligraphy will help one 14 the understanding of Chinese peoplecan 15understand the Chinese wa

6、y of thinking and theand their culture. Through it, one Chinese way of life.1. A. wide2. A. know3. A. use4. A. If5. A. writing6. A. make7. A. So8. A. to9. A. by10. A. learn11. A. correct12. A. clear enough13. A. mean14. A. improve15. A. good二、完形填空（共B. widelyB. knewB. to useB. SinceB. writesB. makesB

7、. ButB. withB. atB. learningB. correctlyB. enough clearB. meansB. improvesB. well10小题;每小题C. widerC. are knowingC. usingC. BecauseC. wroteC. makingC. AlthoughC. ofC. toC. to learnD. more correctC. clearly enoughC. meantC. improvedC. better1.5分，满分15分）D. more widelyD. are knownD. to usingD. Because ofD

8、. writeD. be madeD. OrD. aboutD. withD. learntD. more correctlyD. enough clearlyD. meaningD. improvingE. best阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16-25各题所给的A、R C和D项中，选出最佳选项Burton, the beaver （水獭），was lying in the dirt enjoying the warm rain falling down on his chocolate-brown fur by the river.The rain was coming down ha

9、rd. Just then a wall of 16 ran over the top of him. Burtoncould hardly breathe as he was picked up by the force of the water and carried down the river. After a few minutes, he was thrown onto a large rock. Burton looked all around and noticed that the river had covered the tall grass and bushes. Wh

10、at' smore, it had 17 everything including his home.Out of the corner of his eye, Burton saw something trying to get out of the water. "It 'a stortoise （陆龟）:he realized, and 18 down. Burton came up right 19 the tortoise.As he floated up, the tortoise found himself safelyan Burton ' s

11、 back.“Thanks,the tortoise said cheerfully. "Myname is Torquil. The water 20 killed me.What happened? ”“There must be1 rain upriver. Now hold on. Donlet go. We ' ll swim along with theflow, “ Burton told the tortoise.“I think that ' s a good idea. I ' ll ho220n.” .TorquilThe rain st

12、opped and the river became quiet as before.“Well, I guess it ' s time to say goodbye. " Burton looked up at the tortoise.Torquil thought for a while.l very“saee to be with you, my friend. Besides, I ' m a tortoise and move slowly. You are a beaver and move much 23. May I stay? I can hel

13、p you buildanother 24 then. ”Burton answered with a 25 "Why not, my friend? ”The two friends swam off as the sun begun to shine brightly on the quiet river water.16. A.furB. waterC. rockD.chocolate17. A. savedB. raisedC. enjoyedD. damaged18. A. fellB. flewC. divedD.drove19. A. overB. underC. ac

14、rossD.forward20. A. neverB. nearlyC. hardlyD.seldom21. A. littleB. quietC. terribleD.pleasant22. A. agreedB. refusedC. guessedD. disagreed23. A. fasterB. lowerC. harderD.later24. A. tentB. farmC. houseD.island25. A. fearB. smileC. warmingD.problem二、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

15、的 A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项（A）A long time before I was born, my grandma and grandpa moved into the house on Beechwood Avenue. They had a young family of four little girls. During the time, work was hard to find, so grandpa did whatever jobs he could. On weekend he and grandma dug a garden to grow some of the

16、ir own food.The house on Beechwood Avenue had a big front yard with fruit trees, On one side of the yard, grandma and grandpa planted some vegetables and fruits to feed their growing family, They planted some flowers on the other side of the yard.All summer long, the family ate food from the garden

17、and enjoyed the beautiful flowers. The food was good to eat through the long winter.The family grew up, and before too many years had passed,the grandchildren came to visit. Grandma and grandpa still planted their garden every spring. Everyone still enjoyed the good food from the garden and always t

18、ook some home.Years later, it became harder for grandma and grandpa to keep up the garden. So they made it a little smaller. There was still plenty to eat from the garden and lovely flowers to enjoy.Then one summer slowly faded, and grandpa died before it was time to bring in the harvest.It was a lo

19、nely winter for grandma. She wondered if she could plant the garden in the next spring. It would be hard to care for it by herself. When the spring came, she planted only a little garden.One sunny day in the early summer, grandma heard a noise in the front yard and looked out of the window to see th

20、ousands of beesin the air, so many of them reachedthe tree-tops together! The sound was tremendous Grandma watched as the bees made their way into a hole up in the trees. Before long, every one of those bees had disappeared into its new home. During the next few days, the bees were busy making their

21、 own business.That summer, grandma ' s little garden grew well. The neighbours would stop to admire the huge crop of vegetables and puzzlewhy their own garden weren ' t doing well.From that time on, grandma always believed that since grandpa couldn' t be there to helpsummer, he had sent

22、the bees to take his place and make grandma' s little garden grow and gr26. Why did the grandparents dig a garden?A. Because they had a big front yard.B. Because they wanted to beautify the yard.C. Because they had a big family to feed.D. Because they wanted to provide the bees a home.27. When d

23、id the bees fly into grandma ' s garden?A. On a summer day after grandpa died.B. On a winter day before grandpa died.C. On a spring day when grandma planted the garden.D. On an autumn day when grandma planted the garden.28. The underlined word “tremendous " in the passage means.A. greatB. l

24、owC. lightD. cruel29. Which of the following statements is true according to the story?A. Grandpa sent the bees to help grandma.B. The food from the garden was not good to eat.C. There were five people in the grandpa' s family.D. Grandparents still kept up their garden when they grew old.30. Wha

25、t is the best title of the passage?A. Grandma s family.B. Grandpa ' s bees.C. Foods in the garden.D. Four seasons in the garden.(B)Lang Ping was born in Tianjin on 10 December, 1960. She was once a former Chinese volleyball player and people called her " Iron Hammer 'Lang Ping also beca

26、me the first person to win gold medals as both a player and a coach教练)in the Olympic Games and World Cup.Lang was a player of Chinese Volleyball Team that won the gold medals at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, in the 1982 World Championship in Peru and in the World Cup in 1981, 1985 and 198

27、6.In 1987, she was married to a Chinese National Male Handball Team player, Fan Bai, and then they moved to Los Angeles. In the US, she worked as an assistant volleyball coach at the University of New Mexico from 1987-1989 and 1992-1993.In 1992, Lang had a daughter named Lydia Lang Bai. Her marriage

28、 lasted till Lydia was three. When Lydia grew up, she became a member of Stanford Women s Volleyball Team in the university. She has worked in a bank at Jefferies Group since 2015. Last year, Lang Ping was married to Wang Yucheng who is a professor at China Academy of Social Science.Lang Ping became

29、 the coach of the US National Team in 2005. She coached the US National Team to a silver medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. She is the head coach of the China Women National Volleyball team, winning the World Cup in Japan in 2015. On August 21,2016, Lang Ping guided the Chinese National Team to the

30、 gold medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics.Lang Ping will always be remembered as one of the very first world champions for China. She is seen as a cultural symbol and is one of the most respected people in modern Chinese sports history. 31. How many gold medals did Lang Ping win as a volleyball player?A.

31、 3B. 4C. 5D. 632. What does Lang Ping ' s daughter do now?A. She works in a bank.B. She works in the university.C. She is a member of a volleyball team.D. She is a professor at China Academy of Social Science.33. Which of the following events shows the right order of what happened to Lang Ping?a

32、. She was married to Fan Bai.b. She was the coach ofthe US National Team.c. Her team won the World Championship in Peru.d. Lang and her team won the gold medal in Los Angeles.e. She coached the Chinese National Team to win the World Cup in Japan.f. She guided the Chinese National Team to the gold me

33、dal at Rio Olympics.A. c, d, a, e, b, fB. c, d, a, b, e, fC. d, c, a, b, e, fD. d, c, a, b, f, e34. Paragraph 5 mainly introduces the of Lang Ping.A. coach lifeB. work lifeC. marriage lifeD. player life35. Where can we find the article?A. In a diary.B. In a storybook.C. In a magazine.D. In a diction

34、ary.(C)No need to head to the movie theater or download the video game app, angry birds can be found right in your backyard this summer -if you live in town, that is. Virginia Tech researchers recently found that birds living in town areas are easier to attack other birds than those living in the co

35、untry places. The results were recently published in Biology Letters.“A possible reason for this is that these birds have less space but better food,”working in the College OF Science." Living near humans provides better food and home, but it alsomeans more competition for those things.”Davies

36、and Kendra Sewall, an assistant professor in the College of Science, watched 35 townand 38 country ' s bOtfthree county' s and three town ' s sites in the New River Valley during thespring.The Virginia Tech and Radford University decided on the town' sites through their levels of hum

37、an effect. Country sites included Kentland Farm and Heritage Park. In these sites, the researchers played a recording of a bird and watched how the other birds responded to the recording from a neighbor.Birds in town showed a higher level of attack behavior: they came and remained close to the speak

38、er, flapped their wings angrily, fought by singing loudly and then began to produce a “soft song” , which forecast a coming attack. Country birds still responded to the song effects, however, they did not respond with much energy.The researchers placed small marks on the birds to know separately, an

39、d recorded each separate response twice, several weeks apart. The town birds were easier to attack others on both occasions, showing that their attack behaviour keeps on throughout a season of producing young birds.36. According to the researchers, birds living get angry more easily.A. in townB. in

40、the countryC. in your backyardD. in the theater37. What is the possible reason for angry birds?A. There is less competition.B. The birds have less food and space.C. The birds have worse food and home.D. There is more competition for better food and home.38. How did the town birds respond when they h

41、eard the recording?A. They produced a soft and quiet song.B. They did not respond with much energy.C. They remained far away from the speaker.39. The underlined wordD. They flapped their wings and fought by singing loudly.“they ” in Paragraph 5 refers toA. song effectsB. town birdsC. researchersD. c

42、ountry birds40. What is the passage mainly about?A. The ways to catch birds.B. The life to live with birds.C. The attack behaviour of town birds.D. The difference between living in town and country.(D)Here is some information on several famous cartoons in the school e-library. They are availableMt-L

43、.twfr1NameIntroductionOne PieceIt is a Japanese comic and has also sold well in North America. One Piece is about Monkey D. Luffy, a young man whose body got the rubber after eating a Devil Fruit. With his partner, named the Straw Hat Pirates,Luffy explores the Grand Line in search of the world'

44、 s final treasure kno“One Piece” .Original run : October 20,1999-present Language： Japanese, EnglishRuntime: 34 minutesANameThe Simpsonsfor you to watch freely.wn asIntroductionIt is a cartoon that is a description of common people ' s life. It shows American culture and life in a funny ways. Th

45、e Simpson family includes Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa, and Maggie.Original run : December 17, 1989-present Language： English, German, Spanish, French Runtime: 21-24minutesNameBoonie BearsIntroductionIt is a traditional Chinese cartoon shown on both Central China Television (CCTV) and Beijing Television

46、 Network (BTV). The cartoon characters are two bears. Briar and Bramble, who try to stop Logger Vick from destroying their forest home. It has become the most popular children' s show in Csince it was first shown.Original run : January 22, 2012-present Language： ChineseRuntime: 13 minuteshinaNam

47、eGarfieldIntroductionIt is an American comic strip recording the life of the title character, the cal, Garfield;Jon, his owner; and Jon' s dog Odie. A2013, the comic held the Guinness World Record for being the world' s most wicsold comic strip.Original run : June 19,1978-present Language： E

48、nglish, Chinese:ofelyRuntime: 7 minutes41. If you want to watch a cartoon in Japanese, which one should you choose?A. Garfield.B. One Piece.C. Boonie Bears.D. The Simpsons.42. Which cartoon is the most popular children' a?show in ChinA. Garfield.B. One Piece.C. Boonie Bears.D. The Simpsons.43. W

49、hich cartoon would you prefer to enjoy during a 15-minute break?A. Garfield or Boonie Bears.B. One Piece or The Simpsons.C. Boonie Bears or One Piece.D. Garfield or The Simpsons.44. What can we learn from the information?A. One Piece sells well in South America.B. There are four main characters in G

50、arfield.C. Boonie Bears has been shown for over ten years.D. The Simpsons is about American culture and life.45. What s the purpose （目 的） of writing these passage?A. To tell students how to make cartoons.B. To encourage students to enjoy cartoons.C. To teach students how to learn languages.D. To int

51、roduce some cartoons to students.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。According to Argyle （1978） , humans have more than 700,000 forms of body language. Each of us knows how to use our body parts to send messages,but not many of us realize that people in different parts of the world &qu

52、ot; speak different body languages. A gesture for “goodbye“ in our culture can be known as “come here “ in another. 46In 1975, former American President Walter Mondale was invited to speak to the some Japanese.47 When the talk was over, he asked a local officer, Why did I waste time coming andtalkin

53、g to them?” Why. Sir?” the local officer asked, “They didn ' t care to hear what I had to say.“They were sleeping." the president answered angrily. The officer replied,“No, Sir.-In 1992, the US President George H.W. Bush made a visit to Australia. People lined up along the roadside to welco

54、me the American President. 49 However, he showed the gesture with theback of his hand towards the people. The following morning a headline in a local newspaper said that“the American President insulted侮辱）the Australians. ”50 Many of them receive training in nonverbal communication including body lan

55、guagebefore working in foreign countries. Misunderstanding of body language may not only cause a long-lasting embarrassment but also cause problems. Maybe it' s a good idea for Mr. Mondale aMr. Bush to receive this kind of trainings.A. And a gesture for “yes” in one culture may mean“no” in anoth

56、er.B. The president greeted everyone with raisedfgers in the form of 7 .C. Today, more and more people have realized the importance of body language.D. People closed their eyes to close out everything else in order to listen to your speech.E. He became angry when he noticed that more than half of th

57、e audience closed their eyes.2 9.50.四、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。（每空限填一词）51 . Don ' t be so n. The baby is sleeping.52 . Be careful with that knife. You may h yourself.53 . Panda is a cute animal with a r head and a fat body.54 . A baby polar bear usually weighs about 700 kilos at b.55 . When the football s appeared, his fans shouted excitedly.56 . People in the UK usual