2017年广州市第二中学八下期中测试英语试题

2017年广州市第二中学初二下学期期中英语试卷

一、语法选择

John looked around at the group of fathers and their sons 1 him. He was sure that the young boys didn't want to be there. 2 ，Joe wanted to keep Yurok customs 3 .

Joe passed out a timetable of how long 4 for the group to build their canoes (a kind of small boat).

"We are going to spend two months 5 it?" David said after reading the timetable.

"Son, this is important," said David's father. "I built a canoe with my dad 6 I was your age. Now it's my turn to build a canoe with you. It's a 7 ."

"David, do you know why we're building canoes?" asked Joe.

David 8 his head no.

"That's because we are forgetting what our grandfathers did. They grew food and used to go fishing by canoe. But now that we can go to the supermarket for food, we don't fish as before." " 9 our food from the supermarket is convenient." Said David.

"The fish from the store doesn't taste as 10 as the fish you catch," said David's father. "After we build our canoe, we will go fishing. If you eat the fresh fish, you 11 ."

"But why are redwood trees 12 for the canoes? It seems that it will be a lot of hard work to cut them 13 ." David said.

"We get many things from 14 redwood trees." said Joe. "Didn't you know that your house is made of a redwood tree?"

"Well, then I will have no time to play my video games in this summer." Said David 15 .

( ) 1. A. in the middle of B. at back C. in the front of D. in front of

( ) 2. A. Therefore B. However C. Besides D. In addition

( ) 3. A. life B. lively C. lives D. alive

( ) 4. A. taking B. to take C. will take D. will be taken

( ) 5. A. build B. to build C. built D. building

( ) 6. A. before B. since C. when D. after

( ) 7. A. traditional B. traditionally C. traditions D. tradition

( ) 8. A. shaking B. shakes C. shaken D. shook

( ) 9. A. Buy B. Bought C. Buys D. Buying

( ) 10. A. good B. well C. better D. best

( ) 11. A. know B. will know C. have known D. knew

( ) 12. A. choose B. chosen C. chooses D. choosing

( ) 13. A. down B. out C. up D. in

( ) 14. A. the B. / C. a D. an

( ) 15. A. disappointedly B. disappointed C. disappointing D. disappoint

二、完形填空

An old friend from the US whom I was looking forward to staying with, telephoned from the airport to tell me that he had arrived. I was still at the 1 at that time, but I had got everything ready for his arrival. After letting him know where my house was，I told him that I had left the 2 under the door--mat（门垫）. 3 I was possible to be home rather late, I told him to go into the 4 and help himself to food and drink.

Two hours later my friend 5 me from the house. At the moment, he said, he was listening to some of my records after having just had a truly wonderful 6 . He had found a cooker and 7 two eggs and had helped himself to some cold chicken from the ice box. Now, he said, he was drinking a glass of orange juice and he hoped I would 8 him. When I asked him if he had reached the house without difficulty, he answered," I was not able to find the key, 9 luckily the living-room windows just by the apple tree were left open and you know what I could do ."

I listened to all this in 10 .In front of my living-room there was no apple tree at all.

( ) 1. A. living-room B. office C. airport D. house

( ) 2. A. address B. telephone number C. key D. traveling plan

( ) 3. A. As B. When C. If D. Though

( ) 4. A. store B. restaurant C. fridge D. kitchen

( ) 5. A. invited B. asked C. answered D. telephoned

( ) 6. A. meal B. rest C. time D. picnic

( ) 7. A. got B. broke C. fried D. bought

( ) 8. A. visit B. join C. thank D. remember

( ) 9. A. but B. so C . or D. and

( ) 10. A. interest B. anger C. surprise D. excitement