1、广东省广州市八年级（下）期中英语试卷题号IIIIIIIVVVI总分得分一、完形填空（本大题共25小题，共30.0分） Body language is very important in our daily life Debbie and Simon are students. They both have part-time jobs at a travel company. One day, a well-dressed lady (1)the office. She looked at Debbie and Simon,(2)then walked over to Debbie. Deb
2、bie gave her a (3)greeting. Simon sighed and walked away. He didnt understand (4) people always chose Debbie (5)him. Mr.Yang told him that it was the way he communicated. After Simon learned this, he (6) improve his body language. He sat up straight and tried smiling at people. He succeeded in makin
3、g a good impression (7)other people Eye contact means looking into another persons eyes. This is a very important part of body language. It can be the key(8)communication. Eye contact can show feelings (9) friendliness, interest and understanding. In Western countries, (10) eye contact in conversati
4、ons is very important. If you do not use eye contact, westerners may think that you are not listening. And if you look away, they may also think that you are lying. (11) In many Asian countries，looking down when taking with (12), like a teacher or a parent, is polite. These differences can cause pro
5、blems. For example, an Asian person might look down while listening to a Western speaker. The Western speaker might think this person is not interested in what he or she is saying. Not using eye contact can cause problems, but using too much is not polite(13) In many countries, watching other people
6、,(14) strangers, for a long time is impolite. This may make them (15) nervous1. A. enterB. enteredC. enter toD. entered to2. A. soB. butC. /D. and3. A. cheerB. cheeredC. cheerfulD. cheerfully4. A. whyB. thatC. reasons D. /5. A. becauseB. because ofC. insteadD. instead of6. A. decided onB. decide onC
7、. decided toD. decide to7. A. onB. atC. ofD. in8. A. ofB. towardC. towardsD. to9. A. for exampleB. such asC. the same asD. as like10. A. useB. usedC. usingD. useful11. A. ButB. HoweverC. ThoughD. so12. A. a old personB. an old personC. a older personD. an older person13. A. alsoB. tooC. eitherD. as
8、well14. A. specialB. especiallyC. speciallyD. especial15. A. feelB. to feelC. haveD. to haveFire is a good servant but a bad masterThis is an old English sayingWhat does it mean？ At one time people did not（16）_how to make fire，then they learnt how to make itthey also learnt how to use it They used i
9、t to keep warm and drive away（17）_They also learnt how to cook food with itFire served people well and is still serving them well But sometimes a building（18）_ fireSometimes a building is destroyed and people lose their homesSometimes people even lose their livesFire is not the servant thenIt has be
10、come the（19）_! Why do fires begin？What starts them？There are many causes of firePerhaps an electric heater is knocked overSometimes a heater is placed too（20）_some clothesYoung children are sometimes allowed to play with matches by their parentsCan you think of any other causes of fire？ When a fire
11、begins，we must（21）_ the firemenDo you know how to do this？Go to the nearest telephone and dial the number 119The firemen will arrive quicklyThey have long ladders to（22）_high windowsThey first save the People（23）_in the fire and send the injured （受伤的）people to hospitalWhen all the people have been s
12、aved，the firemen（24）_ the fireSometimes it is very difficultPeople sometimes keep lots of things that（25）_easily in their homeThis makes the fire much bigger16. A. knowB. workC. showD. want17. A. foreignersB. robotsC. friendsD. animals18. A. setsB. catchesC. makesD. lost19. A. masterB. servantC. stu
13、dentD. teacher20. A. thinB. thickC. nearD. dirty21. A. getB. callC. rememberD. tell22. A. getB. reachC. arriveD. ask23. A. catchingB. caughtC. playedD. living24. A. put offB. put awayC. put onD. put out25. A. burnB. useC. showD. break二、阅读理解（本大题共20小题，共40.0分）AHere is a menu for a fast food restaurantT
14、he prices are in American money，called dollars and cents There are 100cents in a dollar 根据表格内容，选择正确答案26. From the menu，how much is a small hamburger？_A. One hundred and eighty dollarsB. Two dollars and thirty centsC. Eighty centsD. One dollar and eighty cents27. If you have only three dollars，what c
15、an you buy？_A. A large salad and a large ice creamB. A large chicken burger and a small cup of teaC. A small vegetable burger and a large chocolateD. An apple pie and a large hamburger with cheese28. Jam is a kind of_A. main mealsB. side dishesC. dessertsD. drinks29. What cant we buy in the restaura
16、nt？_A. CoffeeB. FriesC. HamburgersD. Beef30. A thirsty（渴的） boy may ask for_A. Coca-ColaB. donutsC. friesD. a chicken burgerBA group of swans flew down to a beach where a crow（乌鸦） was jumping aroundThe crow watched them with disdain（鄙视） You have no flying skills at all!he said to the swansAll you can
17、 do is to move your wingsCan you turn over in the air？No，thats beyond youLets have a flying competitionIll show you what real flying is! One of the swans，a strong young male，took up the challengeThe crow flew up and began to show his skillsHe flew in circles，performed other flying tricks，and then ca
18、me down and looked proudly at the swan Now it was the swans turnHe flew up，and began flying over the seaThe crow flew after him，making all kinds of comments（评价） about his flyingThey flew on and on till they couldnt see the land and there was nothing but water on all sidesThe crow was making fewer an
19、d fewer commentsHe was now so exhausted that he found it hard to stay in the air，and had to struggle to keep himself from falling into the water The swan pretended（假装） not to notice，and said，Why do you keep touching the water，brother？Is that another trick？ No，said the crowHe knew he had lost the com
20、petitionIm in trouble because of my pride!If you dont help me，Ill lose my life The swan took pity on him，and took him on his shoulders and flew back to the beach31. Whats the correct order of the following events？_ aThe crow followed the swan and got into trouble bThe swan felt pity for the crow and
21、 saved it cThe crow had to ask the swan for help dThe swan accepted a challenge of performing flying tricks eThe crow challenged the swans and a strong young swan accepted itA. c e d a bB. a e c d bC. c e a d bD. e a d c b32. What does the underlined wordexhaustedin Paragraph 4mean？_A. 很累的B. 生气的C. 害
22、怕的D. 遗憾的33. why did the crow keep touching the water？_A. It was showing another flying skillB. It was struggling to keep itself from falling into the waterC. It was thirsty and wanted to drink some waterD. It was enjoying itself by doing so34. What do we infer from the passage？_A. The crow didnt kno
23、w flyingB. Flying skills were uselessC. The swan saved the crow because they were good friendsD. The swan was better at long-distance flying than the crow35. What does the story tell us？_A. Pride goes before a fallB. The early bird catches the wormC. No pains，no gainsD. Pride goes before a fallCThe
24、cartoon movie Bolt is an interesting movieAll the characters are very lovelyThe movie is about a dog and his name is BoltBolt is a dog starHe always thinks he is very strongHe often plays in TV programsMany people love himSo he is a little proud One day people take him to New York，but the poor dog i
25、s lost thereThe place is far from his home townIts about 2，000miles awayBolt wants to return to his worldHe has to face all the danger all by himselfHe begins to go across the USA On his way he meets Mittens，a lonely catThen they meet a mouseHis name is RhinoHe likes watching TV very muchThey become
26、 friendsThey meet many strange animals and people on their way At last Bolt feels that he can be a hero both in TV programs and in real lifeThe movie is very instructive36. What is Bolt？_A. He likes watching TVB. He lives in New YorkC. He is a lonely catD. He is a dog star37. Bolt has to go_ miles t
27、o go back to his worldA. 2，000B. 1，000C. 20，000D. 10，00038. What is Rhino？_A. It is a catB. It is a pigC. It is a mouseD. It is a rabbit39. Bolt meets_ on his wayA. a friendB. a tigerC. a rabbitD. many strange animals40. Whats the meaning of the wordinstructivein Chinese？_A. 滑稽的B. 有趣的C. 有教育意义的D. 好看的
28、DRiding horses is a traditional Chinese skillIn ancient times，Chinese people were used to riding horses on the road，and then carriage and horses were very convenient and importantPeople enjoyed firing arrows on the horsesbackIn addition，horses were widely used in the militaryThere were two kinds of
29、soldiers in all thenOne was called cavalry and the other was called infantryThe cavalry was much more powerful than the infantryEvery big battle in Chinese history cant be without horses However，we can only see the horses in the films and the zoos nowWhat caused that？With the development of the prod
30、uctivity，the improvement in science and technology，the invention and application of the new machinery，horses have been uselessMost of the horses around us even cant run todaySo it is heartbreaking for us41. How did Chinese people travel in the past？_A. By busB. By airC. By riding horsesD. By bike42.
31、 Horses were also used_A. in the armyB. in the villageC. at schoolD. in big cities43. Compared（比较）with the cavalry，the infantry was_A. more powerfulB. less powerfulC. less dangerousD. more dangerous44. Why do we always see horses in films or zoos now？_A. Because science and technology has developedB
32、. Because new things have been developedC. Because a lot of horses have hunted by peopleD. Both A and B45. Whats the main idea of the passage？_A. How to ride horsesB. How to look after horsesC. Riding horses-a traditional Chinese skillD. Wars in Chinese history三、单词拼写-单句（本大题共5小题，共5.0分）46. Theproblemi
33、sverys_Itseasyforyoutoworkitout47. Ifthereisnowarintheworld，wecanliveinp_48. LucytriedherbesttoworkouttheproblemTwodaysl_，Lucymadeit49. Youdbetterwearawhiteshirttom_yournewtrousers50. Hegotupearlysothathecouldr_theairportontime四、单句语法填空（本大题共1小题，共1.0分）51. -Theweatherforecastsaidtherewouldbeaheavys_thi
34、safternoon-Wedbetterstayathomeandclosethewindows五、完成句子（本大题共8小题，共19.0分）52. Many people say that they are working too many hours（46）_work hours are different form one country to anotherIn France，people spend about 1，646hours a year at workIn Japan，however，people work about 2，159hours a yearThat means
35、a Japanese worker works 513more hours a year than a French worker（47）_Some people work extra hours because they want to make more moneyHowever，many companies dont pay overtime（48）_Some people think it is their duty to work more hoursSome are afraid of losing their job if they dont work more hours（49
36、）_ In France，people get five weeks of paid vacation a yearIn Germany，they get four to six weeks，and in the United States，two weeksOne study shows that fewer than half of workers use all their vacation daysIn Great Britain，there is a saying，All work and no play makes Jack a dull （迟钝的）boy（50）_AIf that
37、 is true，there must be a lot of dull people in the worldBWhy do people work so many hours？CMany people say that their vacations are too shortDTheir workers dont get more pay for more wokEThey dont have enough time to relax or to stay with their family53. 班长经常提醒杰克不要上学迟到Themonitoroften_Jack_lateforsch
38、ool54. 老师教学生们怎样做好比赛准备Theteachertaughtthestudents_to_themselves_thecompletion55. 当听到这个消息时，罗伯特十分兴奋，以致于他恨不得马上出发Hearingthenews，Robertgot_excited_hewantedto_immediately56. 首先，他用了一条草绳系住鸬鹚的脖子以阻止他们吃下大鱼Atfirst，hetiesapieceofgrassto_bigfish57. 一切东西被捡查后，就准备播放给大家欣赏Aftereverything_checked，itisreadytobeplayedfore
39、veryonetoenjoy58. 应该要准时完成这份工作Thework_finishedontime59. 他在数学学习上有困难Hehas_Maths六、书面表达（本大题共1小题，共15.0分）60. 假如你是苏华，你在加拿大的笔友John很想了解你在学校参加志愿服务活动情况，他给你信，请认真阅读下面的这封信，根据信中的内容及所给内容提示用英语回复April1st2016DearSuHua，IamwritinganarticleabouthowthestudentsindifferentcountriesdothevoluntaryworkIknowyouareonememberinyour
40、schoolvoluntaryteamIneedyourhelpWouldyoupleaseanswermesomequestions？Whendoyouoftendovoluntaryworkatschool？Wheredoyouoftengo？Whatdoyouoftendothere？Whatdoyoulearnfromvoluntarywork？IlookforwardtohearingfromyousoonBestwishes，John内容提示1我们学校志愿活动每年12月5日举行2在这天，老师组织我们帮助社区里的残疾人3他们走路或行动有困难，房屋由我们清扫我们还教他们唱歌，做剪纸等，
41、这些不仅可以给他们带来欢乐和宁静，还能使他们振奋，让他们生活充满欢乐写作要求1篇章流畅自然，表达准确2可适当发挥3用80个左右的英语单词完成写作任务，开头已经给出，不计入总词数参考词汇：社区communityApril20th2016DearJohn，ThankyouforyourletterIwouldbeverygladtoanswerallofthequestionsinyourletterThevoluntaryactivitiesinourschoolLetsmakeourworldabetterplacetoliveinbydoingvoluntaryworkYours，SuHua
42、答案和解析1.【答案】【小题1】B【小题2】D【小题3】C【小题4】A【小题5】D【小题6】C【小题7】A【小题8】D【小题9】B【小题10】C【小题11】B【小题12】D【小题13】C【小题14】B【小题15】A【解析】【文章大意】身体语言在我们的日常生活中很重要。试着向别人微笑，会给人留下好印象。在和别人说话时，要看着对方的眼睛，不使用眼神交流会使人觉得你没有礼貌。但是太长时间盯着对方也是不礼貌的，这会让对方感到紧张。【关键词】body; eye; communicate.1.考查动词。A原形；B过去式；C不搭配；D不搭配；enter进入，及物动词，后不跟to。句意一天，一位衣着讲究的女士
43、_办公室。根据下一句中的looked可知，是一般过去时态，用过去式entered进入，选B。2.考查连词。A所以；B但是；C不填；D和；句意她看了看戴比和西蒙，_然后走到戴比身边。and then然后、于是，选D。3.考查形容词。A欢呼，动词；B欢呼，过去式；C令人愉快的；D愉快地；句意戴比给了她一个_问候。修饰名词greeting问候，用形容词cheerful，选C。4.考查疑问词。A为什么；B那；C原因；D不填；句意他不明白_人们总是选择戴比他，这里用why做宾语从句的原因状语，意思是为什么，选A。5.考查搭配。A因为；B因为；C反而；D而不是；句意他不明白为什么人们总是选择戴比_他，这里
44、指人们只向戴比问候，而不是他，选D。6.考查搭配。A决定，过去式，后跟动名词；B决定，后跟动名词；C决定，过去式，后跟动词原形；C决定，后跟动词原形；句意他决定改进他的肢体语言可知，improve改进，动词。一般过去时态，应该用decided to，选C。7.考查介词。A在上；B在几点或小地点；C属于；D在里；句意他成功地给别人留下了好印象make a good impression on给留下好印象，固定搭配选A8.考查介词。A属于；B向；C朝、向；D到；句意它是沟通的关键,it is the key to.它是的关键，固定搭配，选D9.考查搭配。A例如 (用逗号与后面的句子隔开)；B例如 (不用逗号)；C与同样的；D项没有这种搭配；句意眼神交流能表现_友好、兴趣和理解等感情，可知，应该是例如，没有逗号，用such as，选B。10.考查动词。A使用，原形；B使用；过去式；C使用，动名词；D有用的，形容词；句意在西方国家，使用眼神交流是非常重要的。这里是动名词短语作主语，谓语动词用单数，选C。11.考查连词。A但是；B然而；C虽然；D所以；根据倒数第二段第三行For ex
