2014.11第17中學八上英語期中考

1、.2014學年17中初二期中2、 語言知識與運用第一節(jié) 單項選擇從16-25各題所給的A、B、C和D項中選出最正確選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。16. Last year we went to Paris, but this year we want to do _.A. something differentB. different somethingC. anything different D. different anything17. -Mr. Smith thinks running is _ than swimming. - Really? I dont think so.A.

2、very popularB. more popularC. the most popularD. popularer 18. Tiananmen Square is one of _ squares in the world and many tourist visit it very year.A. large B. larger C. largest D. the largest 19. Sally,_ your sunglasses. The sun is so bright.A. put on B. put upC. put awayD. put down 20. Doris live

3、s on the _ floor. Its too high, so she has to take a lift every day.A. four B. fourth C. fortyD. fourtieth21. The dining hall is _ to hold 300 people.A. enough big B. enough smallC. big enoughD. small enough 22. - Who helped you clean the classroom yesterday? -_. I did it all by myself.A. Someone B.

4、 Anyone C. Nobody D. Everybody 23. Mary was born in 2000 and she began to play_ guitar at the age of seven.A. a B. the C. an D. /24. - How is your father feeling today? - Much _. He cant go to work today.A. bad B. worse C. worst D. better 25. - I think students should have mobile phones to call thei

5、r parents. - _. They often use them to play games instead.A. I hope so B. I dont know C. No problem D. Good idea 第二節(jié) 語法選擇閱讀下面短文，按照句子構造的語法性和上下文連接的要求，從26-35各題所給的A、B、C和D項中選出最正確選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。Radio, telephone and television are widely used in the world. When you turn_26_the radio, you can listen. B

6、ut when you use the telephone, not only you can listen to others but also you can _27_with them; however, you cant see anything at all. Television is _28_ than both of them. People can watch TV and listen to it, _29_ you can't take part in what you see.      To

7、day some people are _30_ a type of telephone called vision-phone. Two people are talking and they can see each other_31_ it. Vision-phone can be one of great use when you have something to show the person whom you are calling. It may _32_ have other uses. Some day you may be able to call u

8、p a library and ask to _33_ a book right over your vision-phone. You may be able to do shopping through it, too. Perhaps _34_ the near future, vision-phone will come into wider uses in _35_ everyday life.   26.A.on       B.off   &

9、#160;    C.down         D.up    27.A.chats      B.chat          C.chatting          D

10、.to chat     28.A.more better       B.much better       C.very good            D.the best   29.A.or    &#

11、160; B.while       C.but       D.and    30.A.used         B.use     C.to use        D.usin

12、g   31.A.without       B.with       C.for       D.into    32.A.all       B.both       

13、0;C.also        D.too    33.A.read         B.reading          C.reads            

14、0;D.have read   34.A.on     B.in          C.by       D.with   35.A.us       B.ours      &#

15、160; C.we        D.our 3、 完形填空閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從36-45各題所給的A、B、C和D項中選出最正確選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。King Akbar was in the habit of putting riddles and puzzles to his people. He often askedsome strange_36_. His people had to use words in a _37_ way to answer these q

16、uestions. Once Akbar asked a very strange question. He looked at his people._38_he looked, everyone was busy in searching for the answer. It was at this moment that Birbal entered the palace. Birbal _39_ the habit of the king. He understood the situation at once and asked, "May I

17、 know the question so that I can_40_  for an answer?"Akbar said, "How many crows 烏鴉are there in this city?" _41 _ even a moment's thought, Birbal replied "There are fifty thousand five hundred and eighty nine crows, my lord". "How can you be so&#

18、160;_42_  ?asked Akbar.Birbal said, "Make you men _43_  , My lord. If you find more crows it means some have come to visit their relatives親戚 here. If you find _44_ it means some have gone to visit their relatives somewhere else". Akbar was _45_ very much by Birbal's

19、 wise answer.   36. A. questions      B. help          C. promises      D. advice   37. A. common      B. friendly       C. clever

20、       D. silent   38. A. Though       B. Because       C. If           D. As   39. A. knew        

21、B. developed    C. hated        D. doubted   40. A. ask         B. wait    C. try       D. reach   41. A. Before    

22、0;  B. Without        C. Through       D. In   42. A. smart        B. brave          C. fanny        

23、;  D sure   43. A. catch         B. discuss        C. count           D. visit   43. A. fewer        B. larger 

24、;         C. faster           D. older   45. A. pleased        B. angry          C. sad     

25、60;    D. tired 4、 閱讀理解閱讀以下短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D項中選出最正確選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。ANathan Sawaya's childhood was a lot of fun. He drew cartoons, wrote stories, and played with plastic toy bricks 積木. His grandparents bought his first set of toy bricks when he was five years old and he's been bu

26、ilding with toy bricks ever since. He even took his building bricks to college with him! Instead of books and a computer, he had a model of Greenwich Village made of bricks on his desk.     Nathan started as a lawyer but gave up his highly-paid 高薪的 job to become an

27、 artist that uses toys in his art. He uses toy bricks to build everything from the Statue of Liberty自由女神像 to Superman! He has more than 1.5 million colored bricks in his working room in New York which he uses to make pieces of art. He started by building small models but then decided to do

28、 something big and created a self-portrait 自畫像. It took him two days just to build the eyes.     Nathan's work has appeared 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 work bec

29、ause it is fascinating. Since it began in2007, Nathan's exhibition "The Art of the Brick" has been very popular with museum visitors everywhere.     "I'm proud that I took a dream I had as a child, to become an artist, and I have actually mad

30、e a job out of it," says Nathan. "To do what you love in life is the most important thing." 46. When did Nathan Sawaya get his first set of toy bricks?A. He was six years old.B. He was five years old.C. He was seven years old.D. He was ten ears old. 47. What did Nathan put on his desk

31、 at college?A. The Statue of Liberty.B. Superman.C. His serf-portrait.D. A Greenwich Village modal. 48. Why did Nathan give up his job as a lawyer?A. Because he made little money out of a lawyer.B. Because he wanted to make toys for the children.C. Because he decided to become an arti

32、st of toy bricks.D. Because he was going to work in the museum instead. 49. What does the underlined word "it" in Paragraph 3 refer to?A. Nathan's work.                 B. Nathan's exhibition.C. Na

33、than's art.                   D. Nathan's self-portrait 50. What would be the best title for the passage?A. The Brick Artist            &

34、#160;   B. The Brick ExhibitionC. Toy Bricks for Adults           D. The Artist's ChildhoodBMobile phones are very popular with people. They are becoming smaller and more convenient.Now the scientists in Canada made a smartpho

35、ne智能手機 from electronic paper. The paper phone is flexible易彎曲的 and can be controlled by being bent, written on or used as a touch screen.Though this kind of new paper phone is only millimetres thick, people can do many things with it. For example, people can use it to make phone calls, read books, wa

36、tch movies and play music. So many people will use it as a computer.The scientists think there will be no paper in the office. And you can store what you want in it.The scientists from Queens University in Korean, Canada said this paper phone would be in style in the future. It may be the end of pap

37、er and printers.To let people be satisfied with this kind of mobile phones, scientists will make it more beautiful. People will see the paper phone on May 10 next year. 51. Now mobile phones are becoming _.A. bigger and biggerB. smarter and smarter C. smaller and more convenient. D. smaller and beau

38、tiful 52. Which of the following isnt mentioned提及？A. The paper phone is flexible.B. The paper phone can be used as a touch screen.C. The paper phone can be written.D. The paper phone is expensive. 53. The understand word “millimeters means“_.A. 毫米B. 千米C. 英里D. 英鎊 54. People wont use paper because_.A.

39、 they dont have any paper.B. they have the paper phone.C. they dont like paper.D. paper is expensive. 55. Which of following statement is TRUE?A. The paper phone can be used as a toy.B. This kind of new paper phone is very thin.C. People will use no paper because of no wood.D. This kind of new paper

40、 phone looks very beautiful.C Imagine the situation. You are driving along a desert or on a mountain. You have no idea where you are. You passed the last house two hours ago. Then your car breaks down. It is night and it is cold. You have no mobile phone. What do you do? Well, next time take a GPS w

41、ith you. This invention may be able to help you. It is a device裝置 which uses satellites to find the users position . It can find your position to within 20 metres. A GPS cannot start your car, but at least you will know where you are.GPS, which means Global Positioning System, is a small radio recei

42、ver. It looks like a mobile phone. You can hold it in your hand, or put in your pocket. It is sometimes put into a watch or a telephone. We also find GPS devices in cars, planes, or boats. Some of these devices have electronic maps, so you know where you are. For example, in a city they can tell you

43、 the name of the street.There are three parts to the Global Positioning System. The first part is the receiver. You can hold it in your hand, or have it fixed into your car, plane, etc. The second part is a group of satellites orbiting the Earth. The receiver contacts at least four of the satellites

44、 and calculates計算 its position. The third part of the system is a network of ground stations. They are all over the world. They control the satellites and make sure they are working well.Some people think that in the future the GPS will be as common as the mobile. They are becoming cheaper

45、 and more and more accurate準確的. There are also new uses for the GPS. Perhaps they will become like watches. Everyone will have one and you will never be lost again. 56.  According to the passage, with the help of the GPS, people _.A. cant be lost in a new cityB. cant find their w

46、ay in different countriesC. can learn about the culture of an unknown placeD. can spend the least time getting to another place 57.  We can learn from the passage that _.A. there are three parts to the GPSB. a GPS cant be put into a watchC. a GPS can help you start your carD

47、. the GPS are becoming more and more expensive 58.  The underlined word “They in paragraph 3 means “_.A. Receivers        B. GPS devices        C. Satellites       D. Gro

48、und stations 59.  The passage is mainly about _.A. the history of the GPS                B. the introduction of the GPSC. the shape of the GPS           &#

49、160;     D. the three parts of the GPS 60. What can we infer推斷 from the passage?A. All GPS devices have electronic maps.B. People in many countries will use the GPS for free.C. The receiver of the GPS contacts at least five of the satellites.D.  The

50、GPS will become more and more common in everyday life. DEvery year, millions of Chinese college students from poor family face money problems. These problem has become a major one for the whole country. Last month, a national survey by the China Foundation for Poverty Alleviation 中國扶貧基金會 was held to

51、 learn more about their college life. Here are some of results.(1) The monthly costs of students2 61. _ of Chinese college students have to worry about paying for theirEducation every year.A. FewB. MillionsC. HundredsD. All 62. About _ of the students spend over 200 yuan per month.A. 21.3%B. 38.7%C.

52、 40%D. 51.5% 63. From the Chart I, we know that about one fifth of the students spend _every month. A. less than 100yuanB. 100-150 yuanC. 100-200 yuanD. more than 200 yuan 64. About _ of students get subsidies from society.A. 17.7%B. 21.3%C. 30.8%D. 40% 65. From Chart II, we can see that _ isare the main source來源 of help.A. help from the society B. Gree