深圳龙岗区实验学校2017-2018八上英语期末测试卷

龙岗区2017-2018学年度第一学期期末质量监测八年级英语试题笔试部分（85分）I. 词词汇试（15分）i. 从下面每小题的A，1BC三个选项中选出可以替换划线部分的最佳项，并在在答题卡上将相应的字母输号涂黑。

（共8小题，每小1分）（）14. --- Look out! A truck’s coming! Get out of the was way.--- Thank you for reminding me.A. Come outB. Act outC. Take care（）15. --- Do you know how to operate the machine? --- No. I need to learn the skill.A. orderB. makeC. control（）16. --- Why didn't the stop doing that?--- Because they were unaware of the danger around them.A. don't guessB. don’t realizeC. don't hope（）17. --- Did you take Denny’s advice?--- Yes. In the end, I took his advice and would go with him.A. At lastB. At leastC. At first（）18. --- Do you know how to improve one's memory?---Yes. We can improve our memory by imaging special picturesA. make…usefulB. make … betterC. make…strange（）19. --- Have you ever been to Xiao Meisha?--- Yes. It was a fantastic beach in ShenzhenA. very excellentB. very commonC. very colourful（）20. ---Why do you collect these shells, Jackie?---Because I love drawing tiny pictures Inside themA. very largeB. very pretty C very small（）21. ---Let's call it a day and go to the movies.--- Great idea. We need to have a rest.A. make it a big dayB. call all the peopleC. stop doing thingsii.根据句子意思，从下面每小题的A、B、C三个选项中选出恰当的单词完成句子，并在答题卡上将相应的字母编号涂黑。

（共7小题，每小题1分）（）22. ______ are clear and detailed information on how to use or do something.A. IntroductionsB. InventionsC. Instructors（）23. If you _______ a piece of writing, you write it again exactly.A. copyB. checkC. create（）24.To ________ means to make or produce something new for the first time.A. introduceB. inventC. include（）25. ---Jack, I saw a stranger enter Mr Green’s house secretly just now. He must want to _______something.--- We must call the police now, or something may be gone.A. hideB. findC. steal（）26. Ge Dexiao is the first Chinese who won three Golden Prizes in British Cake International.His________ comes from his hard work.A. careerB. successC. dream（）27. ---What do you think of this painting? --- This is Rembrandt’s greatest work for the time beingA. In additionB. In my opinionC. At the same time（）28 --- Do you know anything about Van Gogh?---Yes. He was a great _______. His most famous painting is Sunflowers.A. scientistB. painterC. musicianII. 完形填空阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将相应的字母编号涂黑。

（共10小题，每小题1.5分）Arum has had a dream ever since he saw a ship for the first time at the ape of four. His dream was to 29 a ship.Last year, he started building his ship ___30__. “I was afraid that people would laugh at me, so sometimes I worked all night,” he said. It was a long time ___31__ he put his dream into practice. Finally, Arum decided to try to build his own ship, using the money he 32 from part-time jobs. He spent three years __33__ YouTube videos in order to learn how to make a ship.It took him a year to build his ship, using mostly recycled materials. The ships first sail came at 3 pm on 10th, June. Local villagers gathered excitedly to watch the ship sail, __34__, the ship only got 100m in the river before sinking (沉).Although the first sail ___35___. Arum went on making a ship. His next project is to build a ship with wings. Arum thinks the ship will cost over $10, 000. “I never feel __36___for spending all my money building a ship,” he said.His wife worries about him. “I don't know how ships work and he doesn’t have any experts to help him. He can only search for __37___ himself,” she said. “I tried to ask him to stop a few times, but he said he wouldn’t ___38__, so I have to support his dream.”（）29. A. take B. repair C. draw（）30. A. carefully B. impatiently C. secretly（）31. A. before B. until C. when（）32 A. borrowed B. saved C. stolen（）33. A. recording B. producing C. watching（）34. A. Therefore B. Besides C. However（）35. A. appeared B. continued C. failed（）36. A. grateful B. sorry C. happy（）37. A. information B. workers C. ships（）38. A. give up B. take out C. keep oofIII.阅读理解。

（30分）阅读下列短文，从下面每小题的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将相应的字母编号涂黑。

（共20小题，每小题1.5分）English Week will be held in our school next week. There will be a lot of activities.（）39. On November the 6th, you can take part in ________.A. English Play & English Book FairB. English Play & Treasure HuntC. English Book & Singing CompetitionD. Treasure Hunt & English Book Fair （）40. You are only free after 5: 30 pm, so you can take part in ________.A. Singing CompetitionB. English PlayC. English Book FairD. Treasure Hunt（）41. From the passage, we know __________.A. You can call Jack at any time you like.B. You can buy everything you want in the English Book Fair.C. The English plays will cost you some money.D. The treasures are not in higher places.（）42. You can see these passages on school __________.A. notice boardB. blackboardC. timetableD. sports newsBThere is a large photo exhibition held in Cultural Centre. Many people come to see the photos although they are taken by an unknown woman teacher called Anastasia.Anastasia is not a photographer. Many people want to know why she has taken so many photos. That is because of her daughter.Anastasia's daughter is called Alice. When Alice came to the world, Anastasia took the first photo of her. In order to remember the day that they spend together, she takes photos of Alice. She also writes the date and main ideas on each photo.Anastasia has kept on taking photos of her daughter and enjoyed the process（过程）. When Alice was 18 years old, Anastasia had taken 6570 photos of her daughter. The photo exhibition shows all the photos. Theworkers in the Cultural Centre said these photos were so touching. Everyone who has seen them is deeply moved by her the spirit of perseverance, because she has kept doing it and never stops. Over 200 reporters from the city came to see the great mother and the photos. And this made a new photo record in the city. “How can you keep on taking photos for 18 years without a stop?” a reporter asked“It may be the love which is out of mother’s nature,” answered Anastasia.（）43. Anastasia is a ________.A.reporterB. photographerC. workerD. teacher（）44. How often does Anastasia take photos of Alice?A. Every day.B. Every week.C. Every month.D. Every year.（）45. The underlined word “perseverance” means ________in Chinese.A.母爱B. 坚持C. 乐观D. 积极（）46. What did Anastasia do in the photo exhibition?A. She took some photos.B. She bought more than 7000 photos.C She sold her photos. D. She showed lots of photos of her daughter.CUsually, when you want to get a portrait (肖像) sketched of yourself, you need to sit still in front of a painter for hours. But at the ongoing China high-tech Fair, the time is reduced to Just five minutes, since the sketch is done by a robot.At the booth of Shenzhen Academy of Robotics, you can find a long line of fairgoers. men and women, young and old, waiting for the robot to draw their portrait. The robot with a moustache, wearing a beret and glasses, is called Sai Dai-Chien, which literally means "better than Chang Dai-Chien,” who was a Chinese splash-ink painting master of the 20th century.The robot is connected through Wifi to a mobile application that has different command to control the robot such as“ Take Photo”, “ Lower Head＂, “ Turn Right or Left＂and “Draw”.All visitors need to stand in front of the robot. The cameras in the eyes of the robot take a snapshot, then the “painter’s” human assistant will tap “Draw” on an iPad and a sketch will be finished within five minutes by the robot.Although it is not perfect because the robot could only capture a rough facial outline, really make people feel excited. Robots can do part of human jobs in painting.（）47. What is the name of the robot?A. Painter.B. Robot Painter.C. Sai Dai-Chien.D. Chang Dai-Chien.（）48. Which of the following action can’t the robot do?A .Take Photo. B. Lower Head. C. Turn Right or Left. D. Smile at visitors.（）49. How can the robot get the picture of the visitor?A. By moustache.B. By his glassesC. By the camera in his eyes.D. By the camera in his beret（）50. What does the writer think of this invention?A. Helpful.B. Satisfying.C. Exciting.D. Educational.DThere was once a in whose name was Dionysius in ancient Greek. A man named Damocles admired his life, So the king invited Damocles to the palace to be in his place for one day.All the servants treated him as their master. He sat down at a table, and there were costly wines rich foods and beautiful flowers, and delightful music. He rested himself among soft cushions, and felt that he was the happiest man across the world.Then he chanced to raise his eyes toward the ceiling（天花板）. There was a sharp sword（剑）and it may fall at any time. The smile faded from Damocles, His face became pale. He wanted to be out of the palace. “What is the matter?” said the king.“That sword! That sword” cried Damocles. He was so frightened that he could hardly move.“Yes,” said king. “I know there is a sword which may fall at any moment. But why should that trouble you? I have a sword over my head all the time. I may lose my life every moment.”“Let me go,” said Damocles. “I was mistaken, and the rich and powerful are not so happy as they seem. Let me go back to my old home.” And so long as he lived, he never again wanted to be rich, or to change places, even for a moment.（）51. The underlined word “fade” means_________.A.出现B. 绽放C. 消失D. 涌现（）52. Damocles cried because ____________.A. the king invited him to the palaceB. there were many rich foods and costly winesC. he was treated as the masterD. he saw a sword over his head（）53. Which is the correct order for the story?①Damocles was very happy to see many foods and wines.②the king invited Damocles to the palace.③Damocles sat in the sofa and enjoyed the life④Damocles saw the sword and wanted to leave the palace.A.①②③④B. ②①③④C. ②①④③D. ③④②①（）34. The purpose of the king's invitation is _________.A. to let Damocles enjoy the life as the king.B. to show his richness to Damocles.C. to help Damocles realize his dream.D. to let Damocles know the two sides of on thingESudoku puzzles are popular among teenagers and even grow-ups. Manypeople may ask why these teenagers are so interested in these puzzles. Whenyou begin to play the games, you may find it is really interesting because ofthe logic（逻辑）in the games.Sudoku is a Japanese number puzzle based on logic rather than math.Sudoku became popular in early 2005 in the form of books. But now youcan find Sudoku App, board games and electronic versions online. You caneven find the game in some newspapers.To solve the puzzle, a single number (from 1 to 9) must be entered in each blank box so that each number used only once in each smaller square and only once in each row and column in the larger square.How long does a player need to work out the puzzle? Usually, it depends on the speed and the capability (能力) of the player. If you are a beginner, it will take you quite a longer time but you are an experienced Sudoku player you can be faster.Sudoku puzzles can exercise your brain better. Scientists say solving them depends on neural pathways （神经通路）that even the most powerful computers can’t copy. That is why Sudoku Puzzles can make people cleverer. Many people become addicted to it because it can give the player a great sense of achievement.（）55. Sudoku puzzles are based on _______rather than math.A. numbersB. logicC. speedD. capability（）56. People can find Sudoku puzzles in the following ways except _________.A. in boxesB. in app store C in newspapers. D. on the Internet（）57. Why do scientists say loving Sudoku puzzles can make people more clever?A. Because it is a math puzzle.B. Because the player need to use his capability.C. Because the player must play very fast.D. Because solving these Sudoku puzzles depends on neural pathways.（）58. Which of the following is true according to the passage?A. You only need to use math skills to play Sudoku.B. Japanese people began to play Sudoku in early 2005, but it wasn’t popular.C. The more you play Sudoku, the faster you can be.D. Playing Sudoku can make people cleverer, so lots of people are addicted to it.IV．语法填空阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或用括号中词语的正确形式填空。