2016-2017年百合外国语第一学期期中--英语试卷

深圳市百合外国语学校2016-2017学年度第一学期期中考试八年级英语试卷班级：______ 姓名：______（考试时间90分钟，满分100分）1). Listen to the following sentences and choose the proper responses. The sentence will be read only once. (o.5*10=5)1. A. She’s friendly. B. She likes water skiing. C. She looks happy.2. A. A shop assistant. B. The woman in purple. C. A funny woman.3. A. No, I don’t. B. Yes, I did. C. Yes, I do.4. A. Very busy. B. Very much. C. Very well.5. A. Yes, as you like. B. No, of course. C. Sorry, it’s taken.6. A. It’s a pleasure. B. I agree with you. C. Thank you very much.7. A. I think so. B. I don’t think so. C. I’m terrified of it.8. A. It doesn’t matter. B. I’m sorry to hear that. C. Me, too.9. A. So do I. B. Congratulations! C. Hold on!10. A. Congratulations! B. No, of course not. C. Thank you.2. Choose the correct answer according to the conversation you hear. Each conversation will be read twice. (1*5=5)11. A. An “A” B. A “B” C. A”C”12. A. In the park B. At the station C. In an elevator13. A. Sam has a new car. B. Sam can fix the car. C. The car is Sam’s.14. A. 175 yuan B. 200 yuan C. 225 yuan15. A. a pair of earrings B. a headphone C. a bracelet3). Listen to the passage and answer the following questions. The passage will be read twice. (1*5=5)16. A. Almost 4,000 B. More than 1.3 billion C. 12 million17. A. 交际 B. 对话 C. 方言18. A. Tea B. Rice C. Meat19. A. Dragon B. Rooster C. Monkey20. A. Different foods have special meanings in Chinese culture.B. Chinese is a popular language.C. Chinese culture.Written Part (87%)I. 单项（每小题0.5分，共15分）21. He is a very hardworking man. He always works from dawn to dusk.A. up and downB. back and forthC. from morning to nightD. day and night22. Your tie is a good match for your shirt.A. hangs out withB. goes well withC. is similar toD. seems that way of23. I think of myself as friendly.A. regard…asB. regard...forC. think…aboutD. consider…to24. To a certain degree, these changes are a great improvement.A. in the wayB. by the wayC. on the wayD. in a way25. It was snowing heavily when I got home yesterday evening.A. difficultyB. hardlyC. strongD. hard26. A (n) ______ is a question, game, or toy which you have to think about carefully in order to answer it correctly or put it together properly.A. certificateB. giftC. puzzleD. poster27. A (n) ______ is a time when something happens, or a case of it happening.A. funeralB. organizerC. occasionD. calendar28. If a board is ______, it is not wide.A. thinB. thickC. narrowD. width29. ______ refers to things such as films and television that provide people with pleasure.A. ExcitementB. EntertainmentC. AdvertisementsD. Development30. If you ______ somebody, your give help to him by showing that you agree with him.A. disappointB. educateC. believeD. support31. Amy is ______ unusual girl. She has traveled to 15 countries in ______ world.A. a; theB. a; \C. an; theD. an; one32. Inside out is such ______ interesting cartoon that I want to see it ______ second time.A. an; aB. a; theC. /; theD. /; a33. Excuse me, sir. We don’t allow ______ in the subway.A. to drinkB. to be drunkC. drinkingD. to drinking34. Can you make yourself ______ in Russia?A. to understandB. understandC. understandingD. understood35. The best and most beautiful things in the world ______ be seen or even touched. They must be felt with the heart.A. can’tB. mustn’tC. needn’tD. shouldn’t36. Why ______ you always ______ to do your homework?A. do; forgetB. are; forgettingC. are; forgottenD. are; forgetting37. –Must we clean the house now? –No, you ______.A. may notB. mustn’tC. can’tD. needn’t38. –When ______ you ______ for Beijing? –I’ve not decided yet.A. do, leaveB. are, leavingC. are, leaveD. will, leaving39. –Did you have a good sleep last night? –Yes, never sleep ______.A. betterB. badlyC. worseD. best40. –Are you feeling ______ in the house?--No. I have a lot of things to think about when I am ______.A. alone; lonelyB. lonely; lonelyC. alone; aloneD. lonely, alone41. These technological developments were hardly ______ 30 years ago.A. imaginationB. imaginativeC. imaginaryD. imaginable42. –I haven’t seen you for ______. When can we meet each other?--Sure! I’m free. We can meet ______ day next week.A. sometimes, someB. some times, anyC. sometimes, someD. some time, any43. --______ little water we have! –We have to get some.A. HowB. What aC. WhatD. How a44. --______ go out when typhoon hits. –Yes, safety first!A. Please notB. PleaseC. NotD. Please don’t45. –You don’t sleep late now?--No. I ______ up early to go to work now.A. used to getB. am used to gettingC. am used to getD. used to getting46. My mother ______ geography. She knows a lot about it.A. has a good knowledge ofB. has a sense ofC. have something to do withD. have a gift for47. –What were you doing when your father came back from work last night?--Oh, I was ______ the table when he came in.A. lyingB. layingC. lieingD. laiding48. After class, some students are ______ while others are ______.A. eating, skippingB. eating, skipingC. eating, skippingD. catting, skiping49. –Hi, Kim! How was your holiday?--Boring! Everyone was away on holiday ______ me. A. besides B. except C. in addition to D. as well as50. Which of the following is correct?A. It sounds a good idea.B. Because it’s hot, so I’m hanging out at the beach.C. I don’t need food. I’m not a little hungry.D. Would you turn down the radio a bit?II、完形填空（10小题，每小题1分，共10分）There was a boy who was sent by his parents to a boarding school. Before being sent away, this boy was the 51 student in his class. He was at the top in every exam always with high marks.But the boy changed after 52 home and attending the boarding school. His grades started53 . He hated being in a group. He was lonely all the time. And there were especially dark times when he 54 committing suicide （自杀）. All of this was because he felt worthless and no one loved him.His parents started worrying about the boy. But they even did not know what was wrong with him. So his dad decided to travel to the boarding school and 55 him.They sat on the bank of the lake near the school. The father started asking him some casual questions about his classes, teachers and 56 . After some time his dad said, “Do you know, son, why I am here today?”The boy answered, “To 57 my grades?”“No, no.” his dad replied. “I am here to tell you that you are the most important person for me. I want to see you 58 . I don’t care about grades, I care about you. I care about your happiness. YOU ARE MY LIFE.”These words 59 the boy’s eyes to be filled with tears. He hugged his dad. They didn’t say anything to each other for a long time.Now the boy had everything he wanted. He knew there was someone on this earth who cared for him deeply. He meant the world to someone and today this young man is in college at the top of his class and no one ever seen him 60 !51. A. hardest B. naughtiest C. brightest D. dullest52. A. coming B. returning C. leaving D. reaching53. A. rising B. increasing C. reducing D, dropping54. A. led to B. felt like C. thought back D. looked for55. A. talk with B. listen to C. tell to D. care about56. A. family B. friends C. study D. grades57. A. realize B. analyze C. check D. test58. A. happy B. excellent C. interested D. satisfied59. A. caused B. wanted C. encouraged D. forced60. A. sad B. angry C. pleasant D. joyfulⅢ. 阅读理解（共20小题，每小题1分）AMark Twain was a great writer as well as a famous speaker. Many people liked to listen to him talk because he liked to tell some interesting stories to make people laugh all the time.One day Mark Twain was going to a small town because of his writing. Before he left, one of his friends said to him that there were always a lot of mosquitoes （蚊子）in the town and advised him not to go. Mark Twain waved his hand and said, “It doesn’t matter. The mosquitoes are no relatives of mine. I don’t think they will come to visit me.”After he arrived at the town, Mark Twain stayed in a small hotel near the station. He went into his room, but when he was just about to have a rest, quite a few mosquitoes flew about him. The waiters felt very sorry about that and said, “We’re very sorry, Mr. Mark Twain. There are too many mosquitoes in our town.”Mark Twain, however, made a joke, saying to the waiter, “The mosquitoes are very clever. They know my room number. They didn’t come into the wrong room.” What he said made all the people present laugh heavily.But that night Mark Twain slept well. Do you know why? That was because all the waiters in the hotel were driving the mosquitoes away for him during the whole night.61. People liked Mark Twain’s talking style because ______.A. he always laughed at othersB. he liked to made people laughC. people liked his funny laughterD. he always laughed when talking62. That day Mark Twain went to the town ______.A. to see one of his friendsB. to do something there for his writingC. to make sure if there were lots of mosquitoesD. to see one of his relatives63. The waiters felt sorry because ______.A. they made a mistake about the room numberB. their hotel was too small and crowdedC. the room was not very cleanD. there were quite a few mosquitoes in the room64. According to the story, we know ______.A. no mosquitoes troubled Mark Twain during the whole nightB. the owner of the hotel told the waiters to look after Mark Twain well at nightC. Mark Twain didn’t have a good rest that nightD. there were not mosquitoes in the hotel any longer65. From the story, we ca, infer Mark Twain is quite ______.A. confidentB. generousC. humorousD. knowledgeableBEven kids know that we should wait for the traffic light to turn green before crossing a road, but not everybody follows this basic rule. “Chinese style road crossing“ has become a hot expression recently. Chinese people “cross roads without thinking about traffic lights, so long as they are part of a crowd”, one of the netizens said.In a CCTV news program, many people say that they jaywalk （乱穿马路）because the red light lasts too long. Such an opinion is supported by a research team at Tongji University. The team did research on people’s waiting times at different road crossings from 2008 to 2010. They found that Chinese people would wait for 70 to 90 seconds before they lost their patience. “People are likely to ignore the light when the waiting time is longer than they can stand,” said Ni Ying, a member of the research team.However, a survey on Sina suggested that half of the respondents believe that people jaywalk mainly because they disregard rules. Many countries give out punishments to jaywalkers. For example, if you jaywalk in Singapore, you may have to stay in prison for three months.But calling on people to respect rules is more important. To completely solve the problem, everyone should realize the importance of obeying of the traffic rules.66. Which of the following is the “Chinese style road crossing”?A. To wait for the traffic light to turn green.B. To cross a road slowly.C. To cross roads without looking at traffic lights.D. To follow the basic traffic lights.67. What does the phrase “the team” in Paragraph 2 refer to?A. A CCTV news program.B. A research group at Tongji University.C. Some netizens on Sina.D. A daily newspaper.68. How long will Chinese people wait to cross the road before they lose patience?A. Less than one minute.B. About five minutes.C. Less than one and a half minutes.D. More than ten minutes.69. Why do people jaywalk according to the survey on Sina?A, Because there are too many people on the road.B. Because the red light lasts too long.C. Because people don’t pay much attention to rules.D. Because people have less patience.70. The writer suggests that we should ______ to solve the problem of jaywalking.A. punish the jaywalkersB. disregard the traffic rulesC. reduce the time of red lightsD. call on people to obey the traffic lightsCPack up and Fly away71. The information above can’t be from ______.A. a magazineB. a story bookC. a newspaperD. a tour guidebook72. Hainan Island is ______.A. in the Indian OceanB. in EuropeC. in the south of ChinaD. in Africa73. If you like historic temples, you can go to ______.A. Hainan IslandB. ThailandC. AustraliaD. South Korea’s Jeju Island74. People in south Korea’s Jeju Island show historical events with ______.A. teddy bearsB. toy carsC. heroesD. pictures75. Australia is known for ______.A. the Grand Palace and the Wat Phra Singh temple.B. Sydney Opera and Ayers Rock.C. Tianyahaijiao and the underwater beauty.D. Teddy Bear Museum and a volcanic islandDNapoga is a 12-year-old girl in Ghana （加纳）, Africa. It is hard for her family to get clean water. Every morning, she leaves home at half past five to get clean water for her family in a village far away. It takes her six hours to get enough clean water for daily cooking and drinking. She has no time to go school or to play with her friends. Millions of people in the world are like Napoga. They can’t get enough clean water to keep healthy.The water we use is the most important natural resource on the earth. Water covers 70% of the earth’s surface. But most of that is sea water. We can’t use it for very many things. Fresh water covers only 1% of the earth’s surface. You probably feel lucky that your life isn’t as hard as Napoga’s. But that doesn’t mean you don’t have to worry about water. We all face serious water problems. One of them is water pollution. All kinds of things from cars, factories, farms and homes make our rivers, lakes, and oceans dirty. Polluted water is very bad for people to drink. And dirty water is bad for fish, too. Now, 34% of all kinds of fish are dying out.How do cars and factories make our water dirty? First, they pollute the air. Then, when it rains, the rain water comes down and makes our drinking water dirty. Dirty rain, called acid rain, is also bad for plants, animals and buildings.Scientists say that in 30 years, more than half of the people in the world won’t have enough clean water. We have to learn how to save more water for ourselves and our children.76. Every morning Napoga went to get clean water ______.A. before she went to schoolB. after she finished schoolC. without going to schoolD. after she played with her friends77. On the earth, ______.A. sea water is widely used than fresh waterB. we don’t need to worry about waterC. there is 71% of fresh waterD. there is very little water for our living78. Acid rain ______.A. is only bad for living thingsB. can be produced in factoriesC. doesn’t just do harm to human beings but to animals, plants and buildingsD. doesn’t do harm to people, but it’s bad for plants, animals and buildings79. What’s the main idea of the passage?A. Something must be done to prevent water from being polluted.B. It’s time to take care of the water we use.C. Clean water means much to human beings and living things around us.D. Water is the most important natural resource on the earth.80. What will the writer most likely talk about next?A. difficult life in 30 yearsB. the danger caused by water pollutionC. the process of water cycleD. some suggestions for saving waterIV. 适当形式填空。