1、 广州市天河区八年级英语第二学期期末考试注意事项：1.答卷前，考生务必在答题卡上用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔填写自己的考生号、姓名、试室号、座位号，再用2B铅笔把对应这两个号码的标号涂黑。2.选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需要改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案。不能答在试卷上。3.非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域的相应位置上；如需要改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案，改动的答案也不能超出指定的区域；不准使用铅笔、圆珠笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答的答案无效。4.考生必须保持答題卡的整洁，考试结束，将本试卷和答
2、题卡一并交回。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115各题所给的A、B、C和D项中选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Nathan Sawaya is the first artist to ever take LEGO into the art world. He is considered one of (1) in the world. He liked drawing cartoons, (21) stories, and playing with plastic toy bricks (积木) when he w
3、as a child. His grandparents bought his first set of toy bricks at the age of five and he showed a great love for it. He thought playing with plastic toy bricks (3) of fun. He even took his building bricks with (4) to college! Instead of books and a computer, he had a model of Greenwich Village made
4、 (5) bricks on his desk.Nathan started as a lawyer (6) gave up his highly-paid (高薪的) job to become an artist who uses toys in his art. He uses toy bricks (7) everything from the Statue of Liberty (自由女神像) to Superman! He has as (8) as 1.5 million colored bricks in his working room in New York. He sta
5、rted by building small models but then decided to do (9) and created a self-portrait (自画像) .It (10) him two days just to build the eyes.Now Nathans work (11) in museums around the world. Children love his art because it is made out of the same toys that they play with at home and adults love his wor
6、k because it is (12) . He had his first solo art exhibit in 2007 at the Lancaster Museum of Art. Since then, Nathans exhibition “The Art of the Brick” (13) very popular with museum visitors everywhere.“Im proud that I took a dream I had as a child, to become (14) artist and I have actually made a jo
7、b out of it,” says Nathan. “To do (15) you love in life is the most important thing.”1. A. the best LEGO builderB. the best LEGO buildersC. better LEGO builderD. better LEGO builders2. A. writingB. writesC. to writeD. wrote3. A. was fullB. were fullC. was filledD. were filled4. A. heB. himC. hisD. h
8、imself5. A. inB. byC. fromD. of6. A. andB. untilC. butD. or7. A. buildB. buildsC. buildingD. to build8. A. littleB. fewC. manyD. much9. A. something bigB. big somethingC. anything bigD. big anything10. A. spentB. tookC. paidD. cost11. A. showsB. showedC. is shownD. was shown12. A. amazingB. amazedC.
9、 amazinglyD. amazedlyl3. A. isB. will beC. wasD. has been14. A. aB. anC. theD. /15. A. whenB. whyC. whatD. how二、完形填空（本大题有10小题，每小题l，5分，共15分）通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。A long time ago, there was an emperor. He had a beautiful (16) . In the garden, there was a little nightingale (夜莺) singing
10、very beautifully.One day, the emperor heard about this little birds beautiful (17) . He asked his guards to bring her to him. When the emperor heard the nightingales singing and said, “Put her into a go.den cage, so she can stay and sing for me whenever I want to (18) her.”The little bird was so (19
11、) about being kept in the cage that she stopped singing one day. The emperor was very angry. He ordered the (20) in his palace to make a robot bird for him. The bird could sing very (21) , too. The emperor was pleased.Soon the robot bird became old. It no longer sang beautiful songs. Just at that ti
12、me, the emperor was ill and he became so (22) that he couldnt even sit up for a while. One morning, while (23) in bed, the emperor wanted the robot bird to sing once again. But it couldnt sing any more. Suddenly, the nightingale (24) on the window. She began to sing her most beautiful song. The empe
13、ror was very happy! He became better and better each day.After the emperor was well, he changed a lot and became kind to his people. From then on, all his people (25) him for his kindness.16. A. parkB. houseC. gardenD. door17. A. noiseB. voiceC. soundD. words18. A. hearB. watchC. feedD. touch19. A.
14、pleasedB. sadC. excitedD. cheerful20. A. doctorsB. actorsC. cooksD. scientists21. A. terriblyB. beautifullyC. noisilyD. loudly22. A, weakB. strongC. healthyD. heavy23. A. workingB. standingC. lyingD. studying24. A. layB. movedC. droppedD. landed25. A. lovedB. hatedC. scaredD. hurt三、阅读（共两节，满分45分）第一节阅
15、读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。(A)I work in a nursing home and my job is to take care of the elderly.This year, a very sweet old lady that I cared for, Alice, has gone through a difficult time. She，s got dementia (痴呆症) and she has been in the hospital twice. In Novemb
16、er I was finally able to get her back to her “home”.Alice used to think her daughter was coming to visit her on Christmas day and that they were going to have the whole family together like the old days. When she finally realized that happy moment was not going to happen, she was very _.Knowing that
17、 her daughter was coming after Christmas was not enough to make her feel happy, I hated the idea of her being alone on the holiday!On Christmas Eve, I gave her a surprise by asking if she would like to go to a candlelight service at church (教堂) that night.Instead of taking her to my church, I took h
18、er to her old neighborhood church where all her friends were. We got there early and I got her a seat where her friends could see her as they came in. Then soon some of her friends came to the church an they rushed over to greet her and sit beside her. The candlelight service was beautiful and Alice
19、 got a lot of love from her old and new friends there.The truth of the story is that I am the one who got the best gift: the smile on Alices face.26. Which of the following might be the missing word for the blank in Paragraph 3?A. downB. awayC. upD. off27. When was Alices daughter coming to visit he
20、r?A. Before Christmas.B. After Christmas.C. On Christmas Day.D. On Christmas Eve.28. Where did Alice spend her Christmas Eve?A. In the hospital.B. In the nursing home.C. In the church.D. In her house.29. Who made the old woman happy in the story?A. Her daughter.B. An old lady in need.C. Her grandchi
21、ldren.D. A visit to old friends.30. What is the best title for this passage?A. A job in a nursing home.C. A real present for Christmas.B. Her new neighbors.D. Her old and new friends.(B)31. How long did the girl stay in the library?A. At least 15 minutes.B. Less than 15 minutes.C. At least 10 minute
22、s.D. Less than 10 minutes.We call the three pictures above “_”A. A set of storiesB. A set of booksC. A set of comicsD. A set of ads33. We can infer (推断) from Picture One, 599.55 is probably _.A. the price of the bookB. the page of the bookC. the number of the bookD. the bookshelf number of the book3
23、4. Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to Picture Two?A. The Jonas Brothers is an interview.B. You can find giant pandas in Teen area.C. You can find magazines in Teen area.D. Teen area is back on the right-hand comer of the library.35. What does the word “text” mean in Picture Three?A. Tak
24、e notes.B. Send messages.C. Write letters.D. Make phone calls.(C)My house is made of wood, glass and stone. It is also made of software.If you come to visit, youll probably be surprised when you come in. Someone will give you an electronic PIN to wear. This PIN tells the house who and where you are.
25、 The house uses this information to give you what you need. When its dark outside the PIN turns on the lights nearest you, and then turns them off as you walk away from them. Music moves with you too. If the house knows your favorite music, it plays it. The music seems to be everywhere, but in fact
26、other people in the house hear different music or no music. If you get a telephone call, only the nearest telephone rings.Of course, you are also able to tell the house if you want something. There is a home control console (控制台), a small machine that turns things on and off around you.The PN and th
27、e console are new ideas, but they are in fact like many things we have today. If you want to go to a movie, you need a ticket. If I give you my car keys, you can use my car. The car works for you because you have the keys. My house works for you because you wear the PIN or hold the console.I believe
28、 that several years from now on, most new homes will have the systems that Ive put in my house. The systems will probably be even bigger and better than the ones Ive put in today.I like to try new ideas. I know that some of my ideas will work better than others. But I hope that one day I won think t
29、hese systems are new any more, and ask myself instead, “How did I live without them?”36. The writers house is NOT made of _.A. bricksB. woodC. glassD. software37. What cant be done in the writers new house?A. Turn on the lights.B. Play music.C. Get a telephone call.D. Go swimming.38. What is the wri
30、ters purpose of writing the fourth paragraph?A. To let readers know how new his house is.B. To let readers know how important the keys are.C. To explain how important the PIN and the console are.D. To explain how to use the PIN and the console.39. The writers new house is different from common ones
31、mainly because _.A. it has been controlled by computersB. it has your favorite music following youC. you can turn on the lights with the PIND. you can make a telephone call anywhere40. What does the last sentence mean?A. The writer cant live without the house.B. The writer wont invent new things any
32、 more.C. The writer will stop thinking new ideas about the house.D. The writer hopes to make life intelligent in the future.(D)Language changes all the time. New words and phrases appear and develop. The words and pronunciations used by young people in the UK can be very different to those used by a
33、dults. Living in a multicultural society (多元文化的社会) has an effect on language, especially on young people, whose friends are often from different countries. TV and music also have big influence on the language of the young. Often UK singers sing in American accents (口音) without realizing.Young Britis
34、h people use lots of language that you usually cant find in most dictionaries. These informal (非正式的) words and expressions are known as slang (俚语). It is not possible to make a complete list of modem British slang. By the time the list was finished, it would be out of date! New words come and go lik
35、e fashions. However, here are a few examples.Safe, sorted, sound, cool or wicked all mean “Thats good” or “I understand”.Instead of using different tag questions like. “isnt it?”, “cant you?”, or “dont they?” people use innit.Instead of saying “very, really” or “completely”, people use well.Whatever
36、 means “I dont care”.Hes fine or Hes fit both mean Hes good-looking. Fine and fit can describe a boy or a girl.Not everybody uses slang and not everybody likes it. A school in Sheffield, in the north of England, recently stopped its pupils using slang words such as hiya (hello), cheers and ta (both
37、mean thank you). The head teacher says that if young people learn to speak correctly，this will help them get a place at university and a good job.When British people use language like this, ifs no surprise that some students say they cant understand native (本土的) speakers. But perhaps learners dont n
38、eed to worry about communicating with native speakers so much. Research shows that most of the English spoken in the world today is spoken between non-native speakers of the language.41. This passage would most likely be found in a book of _.A. storyB. culture C. travelD. history42. In the UK, you c
39、ant find slang in _.A. pop songsB. TV programmesC. most dictionariesD. young peoples language43. The example of a school in Sheffield shows that _.A. slang is out of dateB. slang is changing quicklyC. slang words can be used easilyD. some people don t like slang44. Which of the following word will p
40、robably make you not understand native speakers?A. CheersB. ReallyC. Thats goodD. Good-looking45. Which slang can be used in the following dialogue?But the teacher says we cant leave before we finish the work. _. Im going.A. SoundB. FineC. CoolD. Whatever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
41、佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Chinese Calligraphy (书法)What is calligraphy? Its handwriting. Any language can be written in calligraphy, but Chinese calligraphy is especially beautiful. It takes a lot of patience and practice to write Chinese calligraphy. 46 . During the lessons, they learn how to hold a brush. Th
42、ey also learn how to make different strokes (笔) to make Chinese characters.There are many different kinds of brushes people can buy to do calligraphy. 47 . But there is one kind of calligraphy brush that is extra special. This brush is made from baby hair! Hundreds of years ago in China, people star
43、ted to believe a baby-hair brush was good luck. It is a tradition. 48 49 . To make a brush, a family will cut off a babys hair when he or she is about one month old. Then they will take some of the babys hair to a shop to be made into a brush. 50 . It takes more than 80 steps to make one brush. That
44、s why these brushes are such a treasure.A. Making a brush is not easy.B. People take lessons to learn how to do itC. Different brushes are made from different animals hairD. But no one is really sure where the tradition comes fromE. Today people in Asia still have brushes made from baby hair四、写作（共三节
45、，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。在填写答卷时，要求写出完整单词。（每空只写一词）51. I am always r_ for helping others, and I hope to be a volunteer.52. Many animals are in d_ because people hunt them and even kill them.53. Some traditional skills n_ disappear in our daily life, we need to protect them.
46、54. I believe in aliens. Im sure I will r_ a message from the aliens one day.55. Keep q_ and turn off your mobile phone during the meeting.56. The story is so interesting. I cant stop reading u_ I finish it.第二节完成句子（共7小题；每小题2分，满分146分）57.妈妈做饭时，我帮妈妈洗菜。I helped clean the vegetables _ my mother _ _.58.因为景色优美，许多人喜欢去白水寨玩。Many people _ _ to visit Baishuizhai _ _ its beautiful scenery.59.通过中国诗词大会这个电视节目，我们知道学好古诗词是
