【全国百强校】上海市延安中学西校区2016-2017学年八年级上学期期中考试英语试题(听力部分略)

西延安中学2016学年第一学期八年级期中考试英语试题I. Listening Comprehension（略）(第二部分语音、词汇和语法）Ⅱ.Choose the best answer(选择最恰当的答案)共20分.26.He politely asked the attention of the world. Which of the following is correct for the underlined word in the sentence?A ./pi‟laitli/B ./pe‟laitlai/C ./pai‟letli/D ./pe‟laitli/27.Which of the following is right?A . Sally .Did you have a nice trip?降B . Yes ,great . It was nice to travel abroad for a few weeks.升C . What did you think of London?升D . I liked it better than I expected降puters are super calculators, we usually call ________-electronic brains.A .theirB .theirsC .themD .themselves29.The sky is so beautiful ._________stars are shining there at night.A .MillionB . Millions C. Million of D. Millions of30.Trees can communicate __________one another, but we don‟t know how.A .withB .toC .forD .on31.Must I do all the housework,Mum?No, you _______. Just clean your bedroom.A .mustn‟tB .shouldn‟tC .needn‟tD .can‟t32.Where …s Jack? Our teacher ________him now.A . looks forB . looked forC . wll look forD .is looking for33.Judy needs some facts for a class _________on how to live a low carbon life in big cities.A .journeyB .energyC .projectD .explanation34.Some trees can ___________themselves _______being attacked.A .protect....fromB .keep ...fromC .stop...fromD .prevent...from35.Nowadays “Super Diva” is one of _______TV programs in Shanghai.A .popularB .more popularC .most popularD .the most popular36.Lily didn‟t go to bed __________she finished doing the homework.A .sinceB .untilC .afterD .by37.____________important electricity is to our daily life.A . WhatB . HowC . What anD . How a38.I wonder_______________.A .when the university campus in China will be open to the publicB . when will the university campus in China be open to the publicC . when would be open to the university campus in ChinaD .when the university campus in China would be open to the public39.You‟d better read English newspapers more often if you want to improve your reading ability.A . That‟s goodB . It doesn‟t matterC . I‟m afraid notD . Thanks . I will take your advice26-39:DDCDA CDCAD BBADIII. Complete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box. Each can only be used once.(将下列单词或词组填入空格，每空格限填一词，每个单词或词组只能填一次)。

（共8分）We cut down and burn trees and send gases into the air with our cars and factories. And the Earth i s getting warmer ___40_____many things people do. Can we do anything about it? Sure. We ma y not be leaders or scientists but we can play our part in protecting the planet. Here are two __41 _______.Bike to schoolDo you go to school by bus or by bike? If you bike, you are doing something for the Earth. Buses, cars, trains and planes _42___a lot of carbon dioxide. If you live near to your school, 43_______don‟t you bike there on warm spring mornings? Or you can simply walk to school to save energy. Wash the green wayDo you help your mom and dad wash clothes? Then wash them in an energy-saving way. A rece nt study by Cambridge University _44______that 60 percent of the energy used on a piece of clot hing is spent in washing and drying it. Over its lifetime, a T-shirt can send up to 4 kilograms of car bon dioxide into the air.If you wash your own clothes, wash them in cold or warm water to save energy, but not hot wat er. Wash your clothes when they fill up the ____45_______. When they are clean, dry your cloth es the natural way by hanging them under the sun.In this way ,you can save energy.IV. Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms (用括号中所给单词的适当形式完成下列句子，每空格限填一词)：（共8分）46.Daisy was brush her_________and the tap was on.(tooth)47.These factories are trying their best not to ___________the river any longer.(pollution)48.We all know that it is__________to drive too fast on the highway.(danger)49.He became _________as the first hour passed and then another. (patient)50.The scientist was still working in the _________lab though it was midnight.(chemical)46-50: teeth pollute dangerous impatient chemistryV. Rewrite the following sentences as required (根据所给要求，改写下列句子，62-67题，每空限填一词，68题注意大小写)：（共14分）51.Water sped down the mountain into the Yangtze River.(改为否定句）Water _________ ___________ down the mountain into the Yangtze River52.We are going to plant more trees in our school in one week.（对划线部分提问）___________ ___________are we going to plant more trees in our school ?53.Trees not only clean the air,but also cool it.（保持句意不变）Trees clean the air________ ________cool it54.Does Mike like his new job? Mike‟s parents wonder.（合并为一句）Mike …s parents wonder _________ he ___________his new job.55.as, their, people,speak,second language,millions of,English （连词成句）51-55: didn’t speed How soon as well whether likesMillions of people speak English as their second languagePart 3 Reading and WritingVI Reading comprehension(阅读理解)（共50分）A.Choose the best answer(根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案)：（12分）（A）Prana was a beautiful dog, whose name means "breath of life". Although he died several yearsago, I can still remember the days we spent together and what he has taught me about love.I have two apple trees in the garden. Prana loved apples. When he went outside, he'd catch an apple and take it into the house to eat later. The apples had been on the ground and were often dirty so I wasn't always happy that Prana had brought them into the house.It was an autumn day in America, but it was very cold. A big snow fell and we had not done anything for its coming. On that special day, Prana went outside and I watched him through the window. I noticed that he was madly digging (挖) holes and bringing the apples to the ground so they could be seen above the snow. I did not know why he was doing this. He seemed to want to do something special.When I called him back, he had his usual one apple in his mouth. About five minutes later, I looked outside. The garden was completely covered with birds. Prana had dug up all those apples for his bird friends to eat. He knew that they wouldn't have stored enough food for the coming winter!56.Prana was _________________A. the writerB. a boyC. a birdD. a dog57.I wasn't always happy because _______________.A. Prana loved applesB. Prana caught an apple and ate itC. the apples fell on the ground and were dirtyD. Prana brought the dirty apples into the house58.On the snowy day, Prana _________.A. ate up all the applesB. dug holes to put the apples in themC. brought the apples under the snow to the groundD. left the house and died59.The birds flew to the garden to __________.A. look for PranaB. eat the applesC. make new homesD. store food for the winter60.Which of the following is not TRUE?A.The writer remembers the time they spent together.B.The writer has two apple trees in the garden.C.The writer watched Prana outside the house.D.The writer called Prana back, with an apple in his mouth.61The topic of the story is about ___________.A. applesB. animalsC. loveD. LifeKey:DDCBCCB. Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage（选择最恰当的单词或词语完成短文):（12分）I think April Fool’s Day is a very ____62_____festival. On April Fool’s Day, you have to watch out for practical jokes. You also cannot _____63_____everything you hear on April 1st. Even some main newspapers will put fake (假的) articles into their papers to fool people.I heard a story about a London newspaper. There is an article on it. It says that some r 2 will do bad things in England bank on April Fool’s Day. This caused many people to panic and the ___64_____police are very unhappy with the newspaper.It can be fun sometimes to play tricks ,but you have to be careful not to go too far. One April Fool’s Day this year, I called my mother from my school. I told her that I failed in all of my exams and _____65____ this ,I would not be able to graduate .She feels so bad that she starts to cry. I feel really bad about making her sad and try to tell her it is just a joke. After I told her it was only an April Fool‟s Day joke, she got so angry with me that she hung up _____66_____. I had to call her back and apologize before she would talk to me again.April Fool’s Day jokes can be funny, but you should be careful not to hurt people’s feelings by embarrassing them too much . Before you act, you should always make sure to put ____67______in someone else‟s shoes and think about how they might feel. Otherwise , you might have to worry about someone playing a joke on you next year!62.A .careful B .unusual C .comfortable D .beautiful63.A .trust B .think of C .decide D .obey64.A .main B .ordinary C .local D .friendly65.A .instead of B .in charge of C .in the middle of D .because of66.A .the phone B .the joke C .the newspaper D .the words67.A .your B .yours C .yourself D .youKey:B A C D A CC．Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words.（14分）Gift giving is different from culture to culture and person to person.When giving gifts, sometimes color is important. For example, for many Chinese people a____68__ the world, red is a lucky color, and people often like to wrap gifts in this color.However, did you know that in Korea, red is a color of death? That is w____69_____ you should not wrap your gifts in this color if you are giving a gift to a Korean person.What about western countries? In western countries, the color of wrapping paper is not really important. But color does matter when giving flowers, especially roses. You should not give red roses to a western person you don't know very w____70_____because they are a symbol of love. You could give yellow roses instead as these are a symbol of f_____71___-. You could also send pink roses as gifts to say thank you.What other things should you remember when giving gifts to someone from a different c___72____? Well, one thing you should keep in mind is the person's religion (宗教). When choosing a gift for a Muslim (穆斯林) or Jewish (犹太教的) friend, you should never get food including pork, or things made from pigskin. A___73_____ thing that you should not get for aMuslim person is alcohol (酒).Key: around why well friendship culture anotherD. Answer the questions (根据短文内容回答问题)：（12分）Venus （金星）has long been one of the most misunderstood planets. Like the earth, Venus has its own atmosphere. However, the atmosphere is much thicker than that of the earth, which makes it difficult for modern scientists to study. There is much we still do not know about what this planet like. However, using special machines, scientists have unlocked many of the long-hidden secrets in recent years.Venus is in many ways the earth‟s sister planet. It is almost the same in size and chemistry as the earth. In other words, Venus is made up of almost the exact same types of materials as the earth, in about the same amounts.In the early days of Venus‟ 4-billion-year-old life, it would have appeared very similar to the earth. The two would have been almost the same. However, over a period of a few million years ago, Venus lies much closer to the sun than our planet. It has made Venus terribly hot.Since it is closer to the sun, Venus‟temperature should be a little warmer than that of the earth. As the planet warmed, water which can be used to form oceans, lakes and rivers, evaporated(蒸发). This increase in water vapor（水蒸气）began a cycle of global warming. Water vapor is a very effective greenhouse gas. It caused the temperature to rise and more water to evaporate. The temperature then climbed still further. Today it is likely that all of Venus‟ s water has evaporated into the atmosphere. This atmosphere effectively keeps the sun‟s energy and makes the surface to burn much hotter than it naturally would.If you happen to find a way to survive the extreme heat on the surface of Venus, you will quickly notice something strange about the days. Venus rotates(旋转) very slowly, so that a day on Venus actually lasts longer than a year. Instead of the sun rising in the east and setting in the west, the sun would appear to rise in the west and set in the east when you are on Venus.88. Both Venus and the earth have their own atmosphere, don‟t you?(1分)_______________, _____________________________________________________.89. How can the scientists finally get to know more about Venus in recent years?(2分)_________________________________________________________________________. 90. Why is Venus considered the earth‟s sister planet? (2分)_________________________________________________________________________. 91. What has caused Venus to become completely different from the earth? (2分)________________________________________________________________________. 92. Please list some other strange natural phenomena(现象) on Venus besides the heat. (2分)_________________________________________________________________________. 93. In recent year, the earth faces the similar situation which makes Venus very hot. What do we call this kind of situation and what caused the problem on the earth? (3分)_________________________________________________________________________.VII. Writing: (20分)80.Write at least 60 words about the topic “My views on saving ___________(water ,electricity...)(以“我对节约__________《水、电...》的看法”为题写一篇不少于60个词的短文，标点符号不占格。