江苏省南京市秦淮区外国语学校2016-2017学年八年级下学期期末考试英语试题(无答案)

1、南京市秦淮区外国语学校2016-2017学年度第二学期期末试卷八年级英语二、单项填空（共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分）从A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项.16. Is Doctor Wang _ UNICEF volunteer? Yes. He has worked for it for years.A. aB. anC. theD. /17. Tom won the first place in the Reading Competition. He will get some books as a _.A. medalB. prizeC. lessonD. re

2、sult18. Trees can help reduce air pollution. _, they can make the city cooler in hot summer.A. HoweverB. MoreoverC. OtherwiseD. Especially19. Daisy, go and see what is happening to the windows. Nothing serious. The heavy rain is beating _ them.A. throughB. acrossC. againstD. above20. Shanghai Disney

3、land has attracted millions of people since it _ in 2016.A. opensB. is openC. openedD. has opened21. A talk on Indian culture _ in our school hall yesterday afternoon. What a pity! I missed it.A. givesB. gaveC. was givenD. will be given22. Hi, Andy! Where is Jim? I saw him _ leaflets to ask more stu

4、dents to take part in our charity event.A. coming outB. handing outC. putting outD. working out23. Can I take a photo of this painting? Sorry. Its not _ in the museum.A. achievedB. avoidedC. allowedD. afforded24. Kate, its midnight! Why are you still studying? Id like to go to bed earlier, but the t

5、est paper _ be handed in tomorrow morning.A. mayB. couldC. canD. must25. Its necessary _ us to help our friends out when they are in trouble.A. toB. ofC. withD. for26. Without enough trees, soil wont be kept _. And then sandstorms may happen.A. in placeB. in the placeC. out of placeD. at the place27

6、. When the fire started, Tom was _ to help all the children out. He is both brave and smart.A. too calmB. calm enoughC. too nervousD. nervous enough28. A person without dreams always has no idea about _ next.A. where to do B. when to doC. how to doD. what to do29. Lets hold a charity sale to help th

7、e poor girl go back to school. Good idea. _.A. Many hands make light workB. No pain, no gainC. Burn the candle at both endsD. Every dog has its day30. How about going shopping together at one oclock this afternoon? _. Will three oclock be OK?A. Sorry, I cant make itB. Certainly, no problemC. Sure, i

8、t depends on youD. Sorry, Im not free today三、完形填空（共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分）阅读下面短文,从各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项.When you visit a foreign country and you want to understand the local language, what or who can you turn to four help? Let translation machines 31 you.Translation machines 32 to be science fi

9、ction（科幻）. But it seems technology is catching up with what people imagine. Companies around the world are trying to make translators. Now the New York-based Waverly Labs says they are 33 the best translator.Their product（产品）is called Pilot. It is a smart earpiece（耳塞）that translates 34 language in r

10、eal time. The company says that it will let you talk without any difficulty with a foreigner. The companys boss, Andrew Ochoa, says he came up with the idea after being 35 to talk to French girl he liked.Pilot comes with two earpieces, one for each user. 36 one person talks, the earpiece in the othe

11、rs ear picks up the sound of the speech. The speech will become text on a smart-phone app. Then the app will translate it 37 a spoken language. It will then send the translation back to the 38 in his or her language.Pilot will come out very soon. However, we dont know if it will work as well as it s

12、ays. Machine-based translation in not so 39 now. Just imagine what would happen using Pilot on a 40 street. If Pilot cant pick up your words correctly, it cant really give the correct translation.31. A. trainB. helpC. relaxD. touch32. A. dreamtB. neededC. usedD. wanted33. A. buyingB. producingC. cop

13、yingD. reducing34. A. writtenB. brokenC. drawnD. spoken35. A. willingB. unableC. readyD. pleased36. A. BeforeB. UntilC. SinceD. When37. A. intoB. forC. byD. on38. A. listenerB. speakerC. writerD. designer39. A. perfectB. expensiveC. cheapD. awful40. A. cleanB. quietC. noisyD. dirty四、阅读理解（共15小题;每小题1分

14、,满分15分）阅读下列材料,从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中,选出最佳选项.ABicycle-sharing project is popular in Nanjing. This new type of service is expected to protect our environment and encourage people to exercise. At the same time, it also reminds people to learn share.Read the table below to find more information about them

15、!CompanyMobikeOfoBluegogoDing DingPublic bikeNo. Seven e-bikeNumber40, 00010, 00012, 0007, 00054, 0001, 000ColourSilverYellowBlueGreenOrangeWhiteSecurity Deposit（押金）¥299¥99¥99¥199¥300¥299Order on the mobile phoneYesNoYesYesNoNoPrice of use¥2/h¥1/h¥1/h

16、5;1/hFree（only for two hours）¥2/<5kmFree/<1km41. Which company has put the fewest bikes into Nanjing?A. OfoB. No, Seven e-bikeC. BluegogoD. Mobike42. You cannot order a（n） _ bike on your mobile phone.A. yellow or blueB. orange our greenC. yellow or whiteD. blue or white43. If you use Publ

17、ic bike for one hour, you need to pay _ for it except the security deposit.A. ¥0B. ¥1C. ¥300D. ¥301BWorld Environment Day（WED） is held on June 5 each year, with over 143 countries taking part in it. Because of those environmental problems from sea pollution to global warming, peo

18、ple are encouraged to take positive environmental action to protect nature and the Earth.It is hosted by a different country each year. And this years host country is Canada. The theme for 2017 is “Connecting People to Nature in the city and on the land, from the poles to the equator”.World Environm

19、ent Day is celebrated in many ways in countries such as Kenya, New Zealand, Poland, Spain and the United States. Activities include parades, concerts tree planting, and clean-up campaigns（运动）. In many countries, this annual event is used to enhance political attention and action towards improving th

20、e environment.As middle school students, our ability is limited, but we students can do some small things to help. For example, planting trees is a good way to protect our environment. Wed better use environment-friendly bags instead of plastic bags when we go to the supermarket. Turn off the lights

21、 when we dont need them. Try to save energy. 44. Which country hosted World Environment Day of 2017?A. CanadaB. New ZealandC. PolandD. Spain45. People celebrate World Environment Day in different ways except _.A. paradesB. clean-up campaignsC. fashion showsD. concerts46. Whats the purpose of writing

22、 this article?A. To help people know the date of WEDB. To tell people the serious environmental problemsC. To encourage people to take part in activities of this years WEDD. To make people know WED and do something to protect the environmentCYou may learn about traditional Chinese culture at school.

23、 But can you introduce then in English? A group of students did just that this year. From March 24 to 26, a big speech competition took place in Nanjing. It was the 15th “21st Century ·New Oriental Cup” National High School and Primary School English Speaking Competition.Sixty-two students comp

24、eted in the junior group in the final this year. Many of them talked about traditional Chinese culture. The topic of the semi-final（半决赛）was “The Best Gift We Can Give Others Is”. Li Lianru who came second in the competition is a 13-year-old girl from Beijing. She said in her speech that “the heart o

25、f an infant（赤子之心）” was the best gift. These words come from Mencius（孟子）. It means we should listen to our heart when facing the outsaid world. Wen Xinrui, a 15-year-old girl from Shanghai, is the winner in the junior group. She shared her experience of learning Chinese brush painting. The topic of t

26、he rinal was “The Most Beautiful Verb in the World is ”. Wens answer was “learn”. Thats because in painting hills and rivers, she tried to combine Chinese traditional ways with Western ones. The result was great and she found learning to be such a beautiful thing.The judges（评委） were also happy about

27、 this. “Chinese students should be proud of our own culture,” said Wu Minsu, Professor from Communication University of China. “I hope they will tell more people across the world about stories of China through their great English.”47. The competition is to give students a chance to practice more in

28、English _.A. listeningB. writingC. readingD. speaking48. The topic of the final is “ _ ”.A. The Heart of an InfantB. Learning Is Such a Beautiful ThingC. The Best Gift We Can Give Others IsD. The Most Beautiful Verb in the World Is49. What does the underlined word “combine” in this passage most prob

29、ably mean?A. ChangeB. MixC. ImproveD. Spread50. Which is Professor Wu Minsus opinion?A. Chinese students spoken English has greatly improvedB. Its necessary for people all over the world to learn traditional Chinese cultureC. Students are very proud of taking part in the English speaking competition

30、 this yearD. Students can introduce Chinese culture in English to more people all over the worldDMiyazaki, 76, is considered to be one of the worlds greatest living animators（动画师）. His hand-drawn works are so famous that theyre called Japans answer to Disney movies. Last month, it was heard that he

31、would turn his short film Boro the Caterpillar into a full-length film. Its expected to be on in 2019, just before Tokyo hosts the 2020 Olympic games. “Miyazaki is a person who will keep making films until he dies”, Toshio Suzuki, an experienced producer told Variety magazine.In many ways, Miyazakis

32、 works are different from popular Disney cartoons, where “there are clear distinctions（区分）between what men and women characters can achieve and how they should look”, wrote The Atlantic. But Miyazakis characters, including Princess Nausicaa off the Valley of the Wind （1984） and the delivery girl Kik

33、i in Kikis Delivery Service （1989）, are models who show us that women can be anything they want to be. He makes this characters seem real. Miyazaki has said that we need to look again at what was once considered usual in the 21st century.And although Miyazaki makes many wonderful unreal worlds in hi

34、s movies, he often pays attention to some social problems like the danger that the Earth may meet, especially pollution. For example, Princess Mononoke （1997） shows environmentally-unfriendly villagers cutting down forests to provide fuel（燃料） for themselves. The movie ends with a big fight between h

35、umans and nature hurts the Earth.What will happen in his next or probably final work? Well have to wait until 2019 to find out.51. Miyazaki comes from _. A. JapanB. AmericaC. ChinaD. Australia52. In this article, Miyazakis earliest work is _.A. princess MononokeB. Boro the CaterpillarC. The Valley o

36、f the WindD. Kikis Delivery Service53. What can we learn from Miyazakis characters in Paragraph2?A. Men can achieve anything they wantB. Women can be anything they want to beC. Men and women characters are real in Disney cartoonsD. Men and women characters are popular in Disney cartoons54. What does

37、 Miyazaki often pay attention to in his movies?A. A big fightB. Unreal worldsC. Social problemsD. Real characters55. Whats the purpose of writing this article?A. To help us know the life of MiyazakiB. To ask us to take action to protect our environmentC. To tell us the differences between Japanese a

38、nd Disney cartoonsD. To introduce Miyazaki and his works as well as to recommend his new film五、填空（共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分）A）根据括号中所给的汉语写出单词,使句子意思完整正确.56. It is _ （不礼貌的）of you to speak loudly in public.57. Early this morning, Nancy was busy _（挖）in the garden to plant trees.58. Boys and girls, you must learn

39、 to spend your pocket money _（明智地）.59. People in the UK only greet their relatives or close friends with a _（亲吻）.60. Modern medicine is _ （发展）so quickly that most eye diseases can be cured .B）根据句子意思,用括号中所给单词的适当形式填空.61. Sanya is a nice city at the _ （south） end of Hainan Island62. Before you leave th

40、e classroom, make sure that all the windows _ （close）.63.The college student bought some _ （copy）of 2/st Century from a street-corner machine to improve his English skills.64. How amazing! AlphaGo won the game again. Its much _ （smart） than humans. Its hard to say. After all, AlphaGo was invented by

41、 hamans.65. Some young people are volunteering to do what they can _ （help）pick up the litter in Mount Zijin every day.（C）根据对话内容，从下面方框中选择适当的单词或短语填空，使对话内容完整正确。并将答案填写在答题卷标号为66-70的相应位置上。 friendly lost cut in hard work in factA：Hey，try this! It took me two hours to buy

42、 the cheesecake. B：Why two hours？The store is only one block away from your place. A：I know! But the line was terribly long，and a man behind me was trying to 66

43、  So it took me some time to "take care of" him. B：You hit him？A：Please! I'm a  67  lady! I just talked to him，well，maybe a little loudly. And I used some words 

44、that were a little strong When I was "talking" to the man，I  68  my place in line. So I had to wait all over again! B：It was really  69 huh？ A：It WAS! So why

45、60;don't you try some？ B：Well， 70 I'm a little sick of it. It is too sweet.六.阅读填空。（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）（A）阅读下面短文，根据所读内容，在文章后71-80小题的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。注意：每个空格只填1个单词。No matter who we are, where we are, or what we do, we cannot live without

46、water. It is the （源泉） of all life and we need it every day. How important it is! But in truth were facing serious water problems.Although water covers 71 percent of Earths surface, only a very small amount of it can be used by us. Only about 3 percent of the worlds waters fresh water. Its in lakes,

47、rivers and underground. Today, there are over 663 million people living with a dangerous water supply（供应） close to home, according to the United Nations.According to the UN, wastewater problem make water shortages（短缺） even more serious. Moet of the wastewater from our homes, cities, industry and agr

48、iculture（农业） flows directly back to nature. Before letting it pollute the environment, the industries need to treat it first.People from different countries are trying their best to save water and reuse wastewater.Have a look and maybe you can learn from them.South AfricaSouth Africa is one of the w

49、orlds driest countries. The Be Hero website gives some advice on how to save water in the bathroom. Turn off the water while brushing your teeth and save 1,000 liters a month. And it is better to try brushing your teeth in the shower!AustraliaMost Australians have a grass longer. That way the grass

50、covers the soil and reduces evaporative（蒸发）. Also, dont over-water your lawn. Train it to need less water and the grass roots will grow deeper. And dont wash your car in the street. Wash it on the lawn.GermanyCollecting rainwater is an important way to save water in Germany. Most house built in the

51、last few years have rainwater collection devices（设备）. People collect rainwater from the roof, just put a bucket under your roof when it rain.Doing with 71 problems 72 Of water·We cannot live without it ·We need it in our 73 lifeSerious water problems and the UNs opinions·We can 74 onl

52、y a very small amount of water on the earth.·Many people live without a 75 water supply·The industries should treat the wastewater first to 76 it polluting the environment. 77 about how to save water and reuse wastewater in different countriesSouth AfricaA website 78 people to brush the teeth while taking the shower.AustraliaPeople had better wash their cars on the lawn 79 of in the street.GermanyRainwater is 80 from the roof to flush the toilet.B）根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词。How nice a