广州英语华师附外8年级下学期期中

华师附外8B期中
语法选择（15分）
Success for Spring Buds
My name is Feng Guixiang. I want __1_ you about the China Children and Teenagers’ Fund(CCTF)and how it helped me.
One of the CCTF’s special activities __2__ the Spring Bud Project. In 1989, 4.8 __3__ children in the country, _4__ from seven to fourteen, __5__ attend school. eighty---three per cent of them were girls. __6__ this, the CCTF launched the Spring Bud Project to help them. __7__, the project has helped millions of girls _8__ school. It has also built a lot of schools.
The very first Spring Bus class was here in Guangxi in 1989. The Spring Bud Project paid __9__ me to attend that class. It also rented a room __10__ to the school for me.
Before the project started, I stayed at home and helped my mother __11__ the housework. __12__ to school changed my life. I learnt to read and write and do __13___ things.
Now I work __14__ a teacher at a Spring Bud school here in Guangxi. I wish to help other girls _15__ the Spring Bud Project helped me.
( )1. A. to tell B. telling C. tell D. told
( )2. A. was B. is C. were D. are
( )3. A. millions of B. millions C. million D. /
( )4. A. ages B. aged C. aging D. age
( )5. A. were unable to B. was unable to C. were able to D. were able to ( )6. A. Instead B. Because of C. Because D. Instead of ( )7. A. Since then B. Then C. Now D. From now on ( )8. A. return to B. go back C. returning to D. going back to ( )9. A. from B. to C. of D. from
( )10. A. near B. beside C. next D. by
( )11. A. on B. about C. in D. with
( )12. A. Coming B. Come C. Go D. Going
( )13. A. any other B. many other C. others D. the others
( )14. A. to B. as C. from D. for
( )15. A. the way B. ways C. way D. a way
完形填空（10分）
Sally is one hundred years old. She has no sons or daughters. Her husband __1_ fifteen years
ago. But she doesn’t move into a nursing home. She would like to __2__ herself every day.
Every night she spends two hours __3__ kids with their math for twenty years. All the kids living on her street can get her help. She was a famous __4__ before she retired(退休)from a middle school.
She gets up early in the morning, then does __5__, goes shopping or helps cleaners _6__ the streets. And she does these happily.
When the kids come for help, she is always __7__ and tries her best to help them. People ask her why. She says, “I love it. It makes me happy to help them.”
She is always happy every day and always says hello to people around her __8_ a smile. “I love everything around me. So I’m happy to do __9_. I am thankful for those kids. They come to me for __10__. Each kid is gift for me. I love to help them.” she says. Really, Sally lives a happy life!
( )1. A. died B. woke C. slept D. went
( )2. A. look for B. look like C. look after D. look at
( )3. A. working B. studying C. teaching D. helping
( )4. A. cleaner B. nurse C. worker D. teacher
( )5. A. sports B. cleans C. homework D. washes
( )6. A. walk B. run C. sweep D. cross
( )7. A. boring B. tired C. awful D. happy
( )8. A. in B. without C. with D. for
( )9. A. things B. nothing C. anything D. everything
( )10. A. help B. money C. food D. fun
阅读理解（共45分）
第一节阅读短文，选择正确答案（40分）
(A)
Living in a foreign culture can be exciting, but it can also be confusing(令人困惑的). A group of Americans who taught English in other countries recently discussed their experience. They decided that miscommunication were always possible, even over something as simple as “yes” or “no”.
On her first day in Micronesia(密克罗尼西亚), an island in the Pacific, Lisa thought people weren’t paying any attention to her. The day was hot. She went into a store and asked, “Do you have cold drinks?” The woman there didn’t say anything. Lisa repeated the question. Still the
woman said nothing. She later learned that the woman had answered her. She had raised her eyebrows(眉毛), which in Micronesia means “yes”.
Jan remembered an experience she had in Bulgaria(保加利亚), a country in Europe. She went to a restaurant that was known for its cabbage. She asked the waiter, “Do you have cabbage today?” He nodded his head. Jan waited, but the cabbage never came. In that country, a nod means “no”.
Tom had a similar problem when he was working in India. After explaining something in class, he asked his students if they understood. They answered with different nods and shakes of the head. He thought some people had not understood, so he explained again. When he asked again, they did the same thing. He soon found out that his students did understand. In India, people nod and shake their heads in different ways depending on where they come from. You have to know where a person is from to understand whether they mean “yes” or “no”.
1.The group of Americans found that they ____.
A. should go abroad for vacations
B. needed to learn foreign languages
C. should often discuss their experiences
D. had problems with communication
2.People in Micronesia show “yes” by ____.
A. nodding heads
B. raising eyebrows
C. waving hands
D. shaking heads
3.Tom misunderstood his class at first because ____.
A. he knew nothing about Indian culture
B. he didn’t explain everything clearly enough
C. some students didn’t understand his questions
D. he didn’t know where the students came from
4.Which of the following is TRUE according to this passage?
A. In Bulgaria, nodding heads means “no”
B. Lisa was trying to buy some cabbage
C. in India, only shaking heads means “yes”
D. Jan taught English on a Pacific island
5.The passage is mainly about _____.
A. body language in foreign restaurants
B. class discussion in Indian schools
C. miscommunication in different cultures
D. English teaching in other countries
(B)
Square dance is an American entertainment（娱乐）. It started during the California Gold Rush in America. Having been a popular tradition since 1561, it grew out of different kinds of traditional dance from around the world. In those days, men and women worked in groups to a build a house or pick up crops in the fields. When the work was done, they usually danced happily
together.
In this dance eight people work as a team called a square to successfully complete a group of dance steps that are delivered by a caller, who calls out the movements. Four pairs stand facing the center of the square, each pair standing on one side of the square, the man on the left and the woman on the right.
Large or small numbers of people can dance at one time. Sometimes 800 or 1,000 people may dance at the same time. Or there may be only one square of eight people. Special clothes are worn by those people when they’re dancing. This makes the dance more colourful to watch. Today, many schools teach square dance in P.E., and there are square dance competitions. In all parts of the United States you will find some schools or clubs where people are dancing square dance for fun.
6.When did people usually dance during the California Gold Rush?
A. When they began building a house.
B. When they finished building a house.
C. When a new group of dance steps was invented.
D. When there were more than 800 people.
7.The word “crops” in Line 4, Paragraph 1 probably means _____.
A. 工具
B. 乐器
C. 农具
D. 农作物
8.Which of the following is TRUE about square dance according to Paragraph 2?
9.People in square dance wear _____.
A. clothes of the time of the Gold Rush
B. farmers’ clothes of the old time
C. the best clothes they can get
D. clothes of a special kind
10.Many people throughout the United States dance ____.
A. for their own entertainment
B. for the colourful clothes they can wear
C. in order to remember the time of the Gold Rush
D. in order to win the competitions
(C)
There was once a man called Mr. Flowers, and flowers were his only joy in life. He spent
all his free time in one of his four glass---houses and grew flowers of every colour, with long and difficult names, for competitions. He tried to grow a rose of a new colour to win the silver cup for the Rose of the Year.
Mr. Flowers’ glass---houses were close to a middle school. Boys of around thirteen of age were often tempted（引诱）to throw a stone or two at one of Mr. Flowers’ glass—houses. So Mr. Flowers did his best to be in or near his glass---houses at the beginning and end of the school day.
But it was not always possible to be on watch at those times. Mr. Flowers had tried many ways to protect to the headmaster, but this had not done any good. He had tried to drive away the boys that threw stones into his garden, but the boys could run faster than he could, and they laughed at him from far away. He had even picked up all the stones that he could find around his garden, so that the boys would have nothing to throw, but they soon found others.
At last Mr. Flowers had a good idea. He put up a large notice made of wood, strong wood, some meters away from the glass—houses. On it had written the words: DO NOT THROW STONES AT THIS NOTICE. After this, Mr. Flowers had no further trouble. The boys were much more tempted to throw at the notice than at the glass—houses.
11.It was Mr. Flowers’ hope to _____.
A. build glass—hours in his free time
B. grow the Rose of the Year in a silver cup
C. win a silver cup for growing a rose of a new colour
D. grow a rose with the longest name
12.Boys were often tempted to ____.
A.throw stones at Mr. Flowers’ glass---house
B.play with Mr. Flowers’ glass---houses
C.be in or near by Mr. Flowers’ glass---houses
D.throw stones at Mr. Flowers from their school
13.Mr. Flowers stayed in or near by his glass—houses ____.
A.at times when school---boys were walking near them
B.all the school day when there were no boys about
C.where he could not be seen by the boys passing
D.in his free time at the beginning and end of the school day
14.Mr. Flowers had tried to ____ to protect his glass---houses.
A. be on watch in his free time
B. ask the headmaster for help
C. do all the above
D. pick up the stones around his garden
15.Mr. Flowers’ good idea was to _____.
A.send for policemen
B. give the boys something else to throw stones at
C. write some words on the glass
D. put up a large notice to cover his glass—houses
(D)
Comic books are not jut easy books for kids. In both the East and the West, they are now a part of our culture.
In Japan, primary schools use manga(日本漫画)to help teach lessons. What’s more, a university in Kyoto has a Manga Department. Students who take a class there will have Astro Boy on their reading list. The cute robot with big eyes and black hair is still popular across the world. the artist behind Astro Boy is Osamu Tezuka, who is known as the God of Manga. He also made Black Jack, one of the first medical(医学的)comic books. Tezuka was a doctor himself, so he had the ability to make the stories lively.
Astro Boy and Black Jack started a new type for comic books in Japan. Tezuka once said that comics were able to be more than just making people laugh.
Five years after Tezuka died, people built a museum in his hometown in memory of him and his comic art. There, visitors can watch Tezuka’s short films, view his art, and learn about his life. You can see his drawings and human---sized models as well. A visit there is like watching through the pages of his comic books.
The world of comic books and manga cannot be kept in pages. It is on movie screens, at schools, and in museums. Even if you have never opened a comic book, you may already be a comic lover.
16.Nowadays comic books are ____.
A. more popular in Japan than in the west
B. a part of the culture all over the world
C. interesting books for kids to read only
D. used as text books in Japan
17.In Japan, if students take classes in the Manga Department, they will ____.
A. have a model of the cute robot
B. read the famous comic --- Astro Boy
C. get a picture of the cute robot
D. get the chance to enjoy the film of Astro Boy
18.What does the cute robot of Astro Boy look like?
A. It has big eyes and black hair.
B. It has big eyes and brown hair.
C. It has short blonde hair.
D. Its eyes looks blue.
19.Visitors can ______ during the celebration in his hometown.
A.learn about Tezuka’s life and enjoy his short movies
B.draw human---sized models in Tezuka’s books
C.act in his films as Astro Boy or Black Jack
D.watch Tezuka’s short films and read his comics
20.Which of the following is NOT true according to this article?
A.Astro Boy and Black Jack started a new type for comic books in Japan.
B.Tezuka could make Black Jack as real because he was a doctor.
C.Tezuka thought comics could be more than just making people laugh.
D.If you don’t open a comic book, you can’t be a comic lover.
21.阅读填空（5分）
One night about nine o’clock, Dr. Eyck, a surgeon(外科医生), had a phone call from Dr. Haydon at the hospital in Clans Falls. ______
The doctor was soon on his way to Clans Falls. It was 60 miles away. And it was snowing heavily at that time. The surgeon thought he could get there before 12 o’clock. ______ Gun in hand, the man ordered the doctor to get out. ______
It was after two o’clock in the morning when the doctor arrived at the hospital in Clans Falls. Dr. Haydon told him that the boy had died an hour before. The two doctors walked by the door of the hospital waiting room. _______
“Mr. Chuningham,” said Dr. Haydon to the man, “______.”
A. A few minutes later, the doctor was stopped by a man in an old black coat.
B.Then the man drove the car down the road, leaving the doctor in the falling snow.
C.The surgeon was asked to go there at once to operate on a very sick boy who shot himself
while playing with a gun.
D.This is Dr. Erck. He is the surgeon who came all the way from Albany to save your boy.
E.There sat the man in the old black coat with his head in his hands.
单词拼写（5分）
1.He feels l_________ because he has no friends here. He should take part in some activities.
2.Jacky Chen is one of the most famous movie a____________ in the world.
3.The baby cried loudly because he wanted to a__________ his parents’ attention.
4.Do people in China s__________ hands when they meet?
5.In our school, all the students must learn at least two foreign l___________.
完成句子（每题2分，共10分）
1.如果我们不加以保护，10年后世界上就不会再有这些动物了。

If we don’t protect them, there will be _________ _________ these animals in the world.
2.我吃完东西后，他建议我立刻出发。

After I finished eating, he advised me to _________ ________ at once.
3.去年，这所学校建了一座新的图书馆。

A new library __________ __________ in this school last year.
4.别忘了提醒我下午开会的事情。

Don’t forget to _________ me __________ the meeting this afternoon.
5.你能告诉我昨天这起事故是在哪里发生的吗？
Could you tell me where this accident ___________ ___________ last night?
写作（15分）
假设你是Tony, 打算和Daniel一起去儿童福利中心（Children’s Welfare Centre）做志愿者。

请根据以下内容和提示要求給丹尼尔写一封约80词的提示。

Hi Daniel,
This is to tell you about our voluntary work in the Children’s Welfare Centre.
See you then,
Tony。