1、 1 2017-2018 学年八年级（上）期末英语试卷瑶海区 总分：120 分 考试时间：120 分钟 注意事项： 1答题前填写好自己的姓名、班级、考号等信息 2请将答案正确填写在答题卡上 3本卷不含听力部分，总分 120 分 VI. 单项填空（共 15 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 15 分） 从每小题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出一个可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 31. - We missed the last bus. What should we do？ - Im afraid we have no but to take a taxi. A. decision B. reason
2、 C. choice D. chance 32. Joan has learned to cook. But to keep , she cant eat too much. A. calm B. fit C. safe D. quiet 33. Beijing and Zhangjiakou will the 2022 Winter Olympic Games together, so we dont have to go abroad to watch the games. A. hold B. play C. join D. make 34. is watching TV. Lets t
3、um it off. A. Somebody B. Anybody C. Everybody D. Nobody 35. - What do you think of Mo Yan s novel Frog？ - . I have not read it yet. A. Sounds great B. Ive no idea C. Its interesting D. l dont like it 36. - Did you buy the car about twelve years ago? - Yes. it s old, it still runs well. A. Because B
4、. Since C. Although D. But 37. - The little girl her seat to an old man on the bus. - What a kind girl! A. brought B. offered C. made D. lent 38. - Who is the strongest student in your class? - Grace. She is stronger than in our class. A. any student B. other students C. any other student D. many ot
5、her students 39. - Which would you like better, a bottle of juice or a cup of coffee? - , thanks. Id like a cup of tea. 2 A. Both B. Either C. None D. Neither 40. - How much will the phone ? - The same as you said , eight thousand yuan each. A. spend B. cost C. pay D. take 41. Boys and girls, please
6、 pay to the difference between the two words. A. success B. discussion C. experience D. attention 42. Hurry up! The plane will in half an hour. A. take off B. take over C. take out D. take up 43. - Rose, here comes your brothers car. - It be his. He sold his car a week ago. A. must B. neednt C. migh
7、t D. cant 44. - Cindy, I told you how to work out the math problem just now! - Im sorry, Miss Smith. I about the plan for the class trip. A. think B. thought C. was thinking D. am thinking 45. - Look! Here is the gift for your birthday. I hope youll like it. - Thank you! A. What a shame! B. What a s
8、urprise! C. Sounds fine. D. Are you all right? VII. 完形填空（共 20 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 30 分） 阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出一个最佳选项。 A In a beautiful park, there was a stone lion and a stone. The stone lion was very 46 with visitors. Many of them liked to take 47 with him. However, the stone was so 48 that nob
9、ody wanted to 49 it. The stone was unhappy with the stone lion. One day, the stone said to the stone lion, “ We come from the same place, but 50 do we have different lives now? You look strong and good. Everybody likes you. 51 I am so common and people all walk on me. It makes me 52 every day. Could
10、 you tell me why? The stone lion said, “That s right. We do come from the same place, but you should know we choose 53 ways. When you were carved (被雕刻) , you couldnt stand the pain and 54 quickly. I was different from you. I 55 to stand it. “ After hearing these words, the stone was sad and didnt kn
11、ow what to say. 46. A. pleased B. angry C. strict D. popular 47. A. photos B. parts C. walks D. turns 3 48. A. exciting B. common C. interesting D. special 49. A. help B. talk C. see D. buy 50. A. what B. which C. where D. why 51. A. Or B. But C. And D. So 52. A. laugh B. smile C. cry D. rest 53. A.
12、 same B. terrible C. different D. wrong 54. A. ran away B. waited for C. got off D. kept on 55. A. allowed B. left C. asked D. tried B A teacher was giving a talk to his students on stress management (压力管理). He raised a glass of water and asked them, “How 56 do you think this glass of water is?“ The
13、 students began to think and 57 . Their answers are different, from 20g to 500g. “It doesnt matter on the real weight (重量). It depends on how long you 58 it. If I hold it for a 59 , it is OK. If I hold it for an hour, I will have an ache (疼痛) in my arm. If I hold it for a day, you will have to call
14、a 60 . Its the exact same weight, but the longer I hold it, the heavier it becomes. What we have to do is to put the glass down, 61 for a moment before holding it up again.” “ lf we carry our burdens (负担) 62 , sooner or later, we will not be able to carry on. The burden will become increasingly heav
15、ier. We have to 63 the burden every now and then, so that we can be able to carry on.” So 64 you return home from work tonight, put the burden of work down. Don t carry it back home. You can pick it up tomorrow. Whatever burdens you have, let them down for a moment. And learn to 65 yourself. Life is
16、 short but amazing. Enjoy it! 56. A. heavy B. full C. big D. long 57. A. read B. watch C. guess D. listen 58. A. drink B. hold C. leave D. put 59. A. while B. night C. day D. week 60. A. mother B. teacher C. doctor D. friend 61. A. rest B. shake C. look D. work 62. A. on time B. next time C. in time
17、 D. all the time 63. A. give B. put down C. pick up D. think about 4 64. A. after B. since C. before D. until 65. A. save B. help C. care D. relax . 补全对话（共 5 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 5 分） 根据对话内容，从方框内的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，其中有两个为多 余选项。 Policeman: Excuse me, sir. Were you just right there when the accident happened?
18、William: Yes, 66 I saw it all. Policeman: 67 William: Certainly. It was a small white car. The driver and another four people were in it. Policeman: Say something about the driver, please. William: 68 And he was a tall man with dark hair. Policeman: 69 William: Of course. The driver of the car was d
19、riving too fast. The car ran into a tree when it turned around. Policeman: 70 William: Sorry, I didnt. 第三部分 阅读理解（共一大题，满分 40 分） . 阅读理解（共 20 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 40 分） 阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳选项。 A Are you an eating-lover? Do you want to eat every delicious dish in the world? Then do you watch the po
20、pular program A Bite of China? Its a program on Chinese delicious food which has been produced by CCTV. Here are several traditional Chinese foods. Noodles are a symbol of long life in Chinese culture. They are as much a part of Chinese birthday celebration as a birthday cake with its candles in man
21、y western countries. Since noodles mean long life, most people think it s not very unlucky to cut it off. Although westerners sometimes may be very sorry to see fish lying on the plate, in A. He was in blue. B. Did you notice the car number? C. Can you say something about the car? D. I was right the
22、re. E. Who saw it? F. What else? G. Can you tell me something more? 5 China a whole fish is a symbol of richness. In fact, at a party it s a tradition to serve the whole fish last, pointed towards the most important guest. Fish also has a special meaning because the Chinese word for fish, “yu”, soun
23、ds like the word for richness, and it is believed that eating fish will help your wishes come true in the year to come. A very popular dish during the Dragon Boat Festival is zongzi. This delicious dish is made of rice dumplings with meat or other delicious food in bamboo leaves. The tradition of zo
24、ngzi makes us think of Qu Yuan, a great man in Chinese history. 71. A Bite of China is . A. magazine B. festival C. TV program D. newspaper 72. According to the passage, in traditional Chinese culture, people will eat on their birthdays. A. zongzi B. noodles C. cakes D. fish 73. Fish has a special m
25、eaning in Chinese culture mainly because . A. it is served last at a party B. it is pointed to the important guest C. it sounds like the word “yu“ in Chinese D. it is so delicious that all the Chinese like it 74. The passage mainly talks about . A. Chinese food B. Chinese history C. Chinese festival
26、 D. Chinese language B Dear readers , Where do you usually read books？Please share your ideas. Thank you. Reading Club In a tree. Perhaps it seems a little strange. But for me, its really a good place. You can listen to the singing of birds and the green leaves around make you relaxed. Bill At home.
27、 “East or west , home is the best. “ Home is the warmest place in the world. You can lie on the sofa or just sit on the floor. Quietly, you can enjoy reading books, like talking with good friends. Rose In the reading club. After reading a good book, maybe you cant wait to share it with your friends.
28、 Its really wonderful to talk about a good book. Everyone has his In a coffee shop. The taste of coffee smells so nice! On sunny days, you can enjoy the sunshine (阳光) through the window; on rainy days, you can listen to 6 own ideas about the book. You can learn more by sharing. Dick the sound of rai
29、n. Also, you can watch different people pass by. They may walk into your book and become part of it. Emma 75. The readers share their ideas by writing a(n) . A. e-mail B. poem C. note D. report 76. thinks home is the best place to read books. A. Bill B. Rose C. Dick D. Emma 77. Dick enjoys reading i
30、n the reading club because he can . A. listen to the sound of rain B. sit on the floor or lie on the sofa C. talk about books with friends D. watch different people pass by 78. The ideas above are mainly about . A. how to choose books B. when to borrow books C. where to read books D. which books to
31、buy C People in Los Angeles are known for their love of cars. The city is very large, and its public transportation is slow. So people drive everywhere. But now, a group of people who ride bikes are trying to get people out of their cars and on bikes. Devon Fitzgerald says he has to be careful when
32、he rides his bike in the streets. “A lot of people are in a rush, and its very difficult to keep careful , for they would rather care for their speed (速度) than your safety. “ Although riding a bike to work can be dangerous, he prefers it to going by car. “Its much easier than driving a car. For exam
33、ple, I don l have to worry about parking. “ Roger Rosas drivers to work. “You always have to make sure you look to the other side because someone would ride across the road in a hurry, or you can easily get into an accident.” To make riding safer, some people who live and work near each other are ri
34、ding to work together. They call it a “bike train“ , Nona Varnado helped set up the group L. A. Bike Trains. “Youre in a big group. If youre afraid of riding alone, you can now ride with experienced riders. “ Nona said that people would feel safer by riding together in a group. 79. The underlined wo
35、rd “transportation” means in Chinese. A. 运输工具 B. 广播系统 C. 服务设施 D. 知识素养 80. People in Los Angeles are known for their love of . A. cars B. buses C. taxis D. bikes 7 81. Devon Fitzgerald finds it to ride his bike in the streets. A. safe B. dangerous C. boring D. exciting 82. Which of the following is T
36、RUE? A. Devon Fitzgerald helped set up the group L. A. Bike Trains. B. Roger Rosas goes to work by bike every day. C. Nona Varnado said people would feel safer by driving cars. D. Devon Fitzgerald likes riding a bike better because its easier. D More kids in the United States are learning about comp
37、uters today. They are learning the language that makes computers work. The language is called code (编码). People in business want more young people to learn about computers. Other groups do, too. They are helping some schools to start computer classes. Students in the classes learn how computers work
38、. One of the groups that help kids to learn computer science is Code. Org. The group wants more students to try computer science. The group holds an event (活动) called “Hour of Code”. The event lasts an hour every time. The idea is to teach students to learn Code. Some people say computer science tea
39、ches Kids to think clearly. It also helps them be more creative (有创造性的). Computers will be an important part of the studies lives in the future, so the classes should teach them computer science when they are young. Not everyone agrees to teach young people computer science. “Kids dont need to learn
40、 about computers so soon,” someone said. Most high schools in the US do not have computer science. Only one fourth of them do and it is hard to find computer teachers. 83. Students in computer classes learn according to the second Paragraph. A. how to play computer games B. how to start computers fa
41、ster C. how to make computers work D. how to teach computer science 84. The Code. org helps students by . A. giving them computers for free B. helping schools to start computer classes C. teaching them to learn code D. teaching them how to play computer games 85. Which is NOT the reason why kids sho
42、uld learn computer science? A. Its easy for kids to learn. B. It teaches Kids to think clearly. C. It helps kids to be more creative. D. It helps kids get ready for the future. 86. of the high schools in the US have computer science. 8 A. 10% B. 25% C. 40% D. 75% 87. What can we learn from the passa
43、ge? A. Kids can use the computer language to talk with computer science. B. Only people in business want kids to learn about computers. C. Most people do not agree to teach young people computers. D. There are not enough computer teachers in the US schools. E Joe was a 75-year-old man. He lived in a
44、 small village by himself. He had four grandchildren and they always visited him during their holidays. It was the vacation time and Joe was waiting for his grandchildren to arrive. He bought their favourite food and cleaned the house. However, he lost his favourite watch when he was busy doing the
45、housework. The next day, his grandsons all came, but Joe was not so happy as before. He said, “ Dear children, I lost the most important watch I have ever had. Your grandma gave it to me. I feel like Ive lost my heart. “ The children helped look for the watch everywhere in the house for more than tw
46、o hours, but could not find it. However, one grandson sat there quietly. The other children reached him and asked what he was doing. He asked them not to make noise. He sat there for a while and then ran to somewhere. He got the watch and gave it to his grandpa happily. Joe was surprised and asked h
47、ow he was able to find it. The little boy replied, “ I sat there without making noise. After a while, I heard the sound of the watch.” 88. What happened when Joe was busy doing the housework？ (不超过 10 个词) 89. Why was the watch important to Joe？(不超过 10 个词) 90. How did the grandson find the watch？ (不超过
48、 15 个词) 第四部分 写（共两大题，满分 30 分） 单词拼写（共 5 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 5 分） 根据首字母及汉语提示，完成下列单词的拼写，使句意明确，语言通顺。 91. We sat at a table in a c (角落) of the room. 92. Its hard to i (想象) the world without animals. 93. On my way home from work, there was much t (交通) on the roads. 9 94. It s sad to see that almost all the houses have b (破碎的) windows. 95. Wash your hands before eating or p (准备) food. . 书面表达（共 1 小题；满分 25 分） 目前，家长开车接送孩子上学已经成为一个普遍现象，人们对此做法褒贬
