【全國百強?！可虾Ｊ醒影仓袑W西校區(qū)2016-2017學年八年級上學期期中考試英語試題(聽力部分略)

西延安中學2016學年第一學期八年級期中考試英語試題I.ListeningComprehension（略）（第二部分語音、詞匯和語法）n.Choosethebestanswer（選擇最恰當?shù)拇鸢福┕?0分.Hepolitelyaskedtheattentionoftheworld.Whichofthefollowingiscorrectfortheunderlinedwordinthesentence?A./pi'laitli/B./pe'laitlai/C./pai'letli/D./pe'laitli/Whichofthefollowingisright?A.Sally.Didyouhaveanicetrip?降B.Yes,great.Itwasnicetotravelabroadforafewweeks升C.WhatdidyouthinkofLondon?升D.IlikeditbetterthanIexpected降Computersaresupercalculators,weusuallycall-electronicbrains.A.theirB.theirsC.themD.themselvesTheskyissobeautiful.starsareshiningthereatnight.A.MillionB.MillionsC.MillionofD.MillionsofTreescancommunicateoneanother,butwedon'tknowhow.A.withB.toC.forD.onMustIdoallthehousework,Mum?No,you.Justcleanyourbedroom.A.mustn'tB.shouldn'tC.needn'tD.can'tWhere?sJack?Ourteacherhimnow.A.looksforB.lookedforC.wlllookforD.islookingforJudyneedssomefactsforaclassonhowtolivealowcarbonlifeinbigcities.A.journeyB.energyC.projectD.explanationSometreescanthemselvesbeingattacked.A.protectfromB.keep...fromC.stop...fromD.prevent...fromNowadays“SuperDiva”isoneofTVprogramsinShanghai.A.popularA.popularB.morepopularC.mostpopularD.themostpopularLilydidn'tgotobedshefinisheddoingthehomework.A.sinceB.untilC.afterD.byimportantelectricityistoourdailylife.A.WhatB.HowC.WhatanD.HowaIwonder.A.whentheuniversitycampusinChinawillbeopentothepublicB.whenwilltheuniversitycampusinChinabeopentothepublicC.whenwouldbeopentotheuniversitycampusinChinaD.whentheuniversitycampusinChinawouldbeopentothepublicYou'dbetterreadEnglishnewspapersmoreoftenifyouwanttoimproveyourreadingability.A.That'sgoodB.Itdoesn'tmatterC.I'mafraidnotD.Thanks.Iwilltakeyouradvice26-39:DDCDACDCADBBADCompletethefollowingpassagewiththewordsorphrasesinthebox.Eachcanonlybeusedonce?（將下列單詞或詞組填入空格，每空格限填一詞，每個單詞或詞組只能填一次）。（共8分）A.whyB.foundC.suggestionsD.becauseofE.machineF.produceWecutdownandburntreesandsendgasesintotheairwithourcarsandfactories.AndtheEarthisgettingwarmer___40manythingspeopledo.Canwedoanythingaboutit?Sure.Wemaynotbeleadersorscientistsbutwecanplayourpartinprotectingtheplanet.Herearetwo__41BiketoschoolDoyougotoschoolbybusorbybike?Ifyoubike,youaredoingsomethingfortheEarth.Buses,cars,trainsandplanes_42___alotofcarbondioxide.Ifyouliveneartoyourschool,43dontyoubikethereonwarmspringmornings?Oryoucansimplywalktoschooltosaveenergy.WashthegreenwayDoyouhelpyourmomanddadwashclothes?Thenwashtheminanenergy-savingway.ArecentstudybyCambridgeUniversity_44that60percentoftheenergyusedonapieceofclothingisspentinwashinganddryingit.Overitslifetime,aT-shirtcansendupto4kilogramsofcarbondioxideintotheair.Ifyouwashyourownclothes,washthemincoldorwarmwatertosaveenergy,butnothotwater.Washyourclotheswhentheyfillupthe45.Whentheyareclean,dryyourclothesthenaturalwaybyhangingthemunderthesun.Inthisway,youcansaveenergy.Completethesentenceswiththegivenwordsintheirproperforms（用括號中所給單詞的適當形式完成下列句子，每空格限填一詞）：（共8分）Daisywasbrushherandthetapwason.（tooth）Thesefactoriesaretryingtheirbestnottotheriveranylonger.（pollution）Weallknowthatitistodrivetoofastonthehighway.（danger）Hebecameasthefirsthourpassedandthenanother.（patient）Thescientistwasstillworkinginthelabthoughitwasmidnight.（chemical）46-50:teethpollutedangerousimpatientchemistryRewritethefollowingsentencesasrequired（根據(jù)所給要求，改寫下列句子，62-67題，每空限填一詞，68題注意大小寫）：（共14分）WaterspeddownthemountainintotheYangtzeRiver.改為否定句）WaterdownthemountainintotheYangtzeRiverWearegoingtoplantmoretreesinourschoolinoneweek.（對戈U線部分提問）arewegoingtoplantmoretreesinourschool?Treesnotonlycleantheair,butalsocoolit.（保持句意不變）TreescleantheaircoolitDoesMikelikehisnewjob?Mikesparentswonder.（合并為一句）Mike?sparentswonderhehisnewjob.as,their,people,speak,secondlanguage,millionsof,English（連詞成句）51-55:didn'tspeedHowsoonaswellwhetherlikesMillionsofpeoplespeakEnglishastheirsecondlanguagePart3ReadingandWritingVIReadingcomprehension（閱讀理解）（共50分）A.Choosethebestanswer（根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，選擇最恰當?shù)拇鸢福海?2分）（A）Pranawasabeautifuldog,whosenamemeans"breathoflife".Althoughhediedseveralyearsago,Icanstillrememberthedayswespenttogetherandwhathehastaughtmeaboutlove.Ihavetwoappletreesinthegarden.Pranalovedapples.Whenhewentoutside,he'dcatchanappleandtakeitintothehousetoeatlater.TheappleshadbeenonthegroundandwereoftendirtysoIwasn'talwayshappythatPranahadbroughtthemintothehouse.ItwasanautumndayinAmerica,butitwasverycold.Abigsnowfellandwehadnotdoneanythingforitscoming.Onthatspecialday,PranawentoutsideandIwatchedhimthroughthewindow.Inoticedthathewasmadlydigging（挖）holesandbringingtheapplestothegroundsotheycouldbeseenabovethesnow.Ididnotknowwhyhewasdoingthis.Heseemedtowanttodosomethingspecial.WhenIcalledhimback,hehadhisusualoneappleinhismouth.Aboutfiveminuteslater,Ilookedoutside.Thegardenwascompletelycoveredwithbirds.Pranahaddugupallthoseapplesforhisbirdfriendstoeat.Heknewthattheywouldn'thavestoredenoughfoodforthecomingwinter!Pranawasthewriteraboyabirdadog57.Iwasn'talwayshappybecause.PranalovedapplesPranacaughtanappleandateittheapplesfellonthegroundandweredirtyPranabroughtthedirtyapplesintothehouse58.Onthesnowyday,Prana.ateupalltheapplesdugholestoputtheapplesinthembroughttheapplesunderthesnowtothegroundleftthehouseanddied59.Thebirdsflewtothegardento.lookforPranaeattheapplesmakenewhomesstorefoodforthewinter60.WhichofthefollowingisnotTRUE?Thewriterremembersthetimetheyspenttogether.Thewriterhastwoappletreesinthegarden.ThewriterwatchedPranaoutsidethehouse.ThewritercalledPranaback,withanappleinhismouth.61Thetopicofthestoryisabout.applesanimalsloveLife

Key:DDCBCCB.Choosethewordsorexpressionsandcompletethepassage（選擇最恰當?shù)膯卧~或詞語完成短文）:（12分）IthinkAprilFool'sDayisavery62festival.OnAprilFool'sDay,youhavetowatchoutforpracticaljokes.Youalsocannot63everythingyouhearonApril1st.Evensomemainnewspaperswillputfake（假的）articlesintotheirpaperstofoolpeople.IheardastoryaboutaLondonnewspaper.Thereisanarticleonit.Itsaysthatsomer2willdobadthingsinEnglandbankonAprilFool'sDay.Thiscausedmanypeopletopanicandthe___64policeareveryunhappywiththenewspaper.Itcanbefunsometimestoplaytricks,butyouhavetobecarefulnottogotoofar.OneAprilFool'sDaythisyear,Icalledmymotherfrommyschool.ItoldherthatIfailedinallofmyexamsand65this,Iwouldnotbeabletograduate.Shefeelssobadthatshestartstocry.Ifeelreallybadaboutmakinghersadandtrytotellheritisjustajoke.AfterItoldheritwasonlyanAprilFoolsDayjoke,shegotsoangrywithmethatshehungup66.Ihadtocallherbackandapologizebeforeshewouldtalktomeagain.AprilFool'sDayjokescanbefunny,butyoushouldbecarefulnottohurtpeople'sfeelingsbyembarrassingthemtoomuch.Beforeyouact,youshouldalwaysmakesuretoput67insomeoneelsesshoesandthinkabouthowtheymightfeel.Otherwise,youmighthavetoworryaboutsomeoneplayingajokeonyounextyear!62.A.carefulB.unusual63.A.trustB.thinkof64.A.mainB.ordinary65.A.insteadofB.inchargeof66.A.thephoneB.thejoke67.A.yourB.yoursC.comfortableD.beautifulC.decideD.obeyC.localD.friendlyC.inthemiddleofD.becauseofC.thenewspaperD.thewordsC.yourselfD.youKey:BACDACC．Readthepassageandfillintheblankswithproperwords.（14分）Giftgivingisdifferentfromculturetocultureandpersontoperson.Whengivinggifts,sometimescolorisimportant.Forexample,formanyChinesepeoplea68__theworld,redisaluckycolor,andpeopleoftenliketowrapgiftsinthiscolor.However,didyouknowthatinKorea,redisacolorofdeath?Thatisw69youshouldnotwrapyourgiftsinthiscolorifyouaregivingagifttoaKoreanperson.Whataboutwesterncountries?Inwesterncountries,thecolorofwrappingpaperisnotreallyimportant.Butcolordoesmatterwhengivingflowers,especiallyroses.Youshouldnotgiveredrosestoawesternpersonyoudon'tknowveryw70becausetheyareasymboloflove.Youcouldgiveyellowrosesinsteadastheseareasymboloff71___-.Youcouldalsosendpinkrosesasgiftstosaythankyou.Whatotherthingsshouldyourememberwhengivinggiftstosomeonefromadifferentc___72?Well,onethingyoushouldkeepinmindistheperson'sreligion（宗教）.WhenchoosingagiftforaMuslim（穆斯林）orJewish（猶太教的）friend,youshouldnevergetfoodincludingpork,orthingsmadefrompigskin.A___73thingthatyoushouldnotgetforaMuslimpersonisalcohol（酒）.Key:aroundwhywellfriendshipcultureanotherD.Answerthequestions（根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容回答問題）：（12分）Venus（金星）haslongbeenoneofthemostmisunderstoodplanets.Liketheearth,Venushasitsownatmosphere.However,theatmosphereismuchthickerthanthatoftheearth,whichmakesitdifficultformodernscientiststostudy.Thereismuchwestilldonotknowaboutwhatthisplanetlike.However,usingspecialmachines,scientistshaveunlockedmanyofthelong-hiddensecretsinrecentyears.Venusisinmanywaystheearthssisterplanet.Itisalmostthesameinsizeandchemistryastheearth.Inotherwords,Venusismadeupofalmosttheexactsametypesofmaterialsastheearth,inaboutthesameamounts.IntheearlydaysofVenus4-billion-year-oldlife,itwouldhaveappearedverysimilartotheearth.Thetwowouldhavebeenalmostthesame.However,overaperiodofafewmillionyearsago,Venusliesmuchclosertothesunthanourplanet.IthasmadeVenusterriblyhot.Sinceitisclosertothesun,Venustemperatureshouldbealittlewarmerthanthatoftheearth.Astheplanetwarmed,waterwhichcanbeusedtoformoceans,lakesandrivers,evaporated（蒸發(fā)）.Thisincreaseinwatervapor（水蒸氣）beganacycleofglobalwarming.Watervaporisaveryeffectivegreenhousegas.Itcausedthetemperaturetoriseandmorewatertoevaporate.Thetemperaturethenclimbedstillfurther.TodayitislikelythatallofVenusswaterhasevaporatedintotheatmosphere.Thisatmosphereeffectivelykeepsthesunsenergyandmakesthesurfacetoburnmuchhotterthanitnaturallywould.IfyouhappentofindawaytosurvivetheextremeheatonthesurfaceofVenus,youwillquicklynoticesomethingstrangeaboutthedays.Venusrotates（旋轉(zhuǎn)）veryslowly,sothatadayonVenusactuallylastslongerthanayear.Insteadofthesunrisingintheeastandsettinginthewest,thesunwouldappeartoriseinthewestandset