(完整)2018广州八年级下学期期中考试英语卷

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第二节 语法选择 （共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

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，从26~35各题所给的A 、B 、C 和D 项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

It was a cold afternoon. Yesenia, 11, got 11 the school bus near the building where she lived with her family. When the bus went away, Yesenia saw the police and some workers 12 the injured(伤者) in a three-car accident that had just happened.

She noticed 13 an injured woman was trying 14 hard as she could to communicate with 15 Emergency Medical Service(紧急医疗服务) worker using sign language(手语), but he couldn ’t understand 16 . “I realized that an

interpreter(口译者) was 17 need, ” said Yesenia. Her mother, Susan Milidore, who 18 a sign language interpreter, had taught her and her sisters how to sign. So Yesenia ran over and said, “Can I help?”

Yesenia was able 19 to the worker that the woman ’s neck was injured. “She looked really pained,” said Yesenia. “I am proud that I could do 20 to help.”

When Susan heard about her daughter ’s brave actions, she wasn ’t 21 . “She is a good girl, I am glad that she noticed the danger of the situation and 22 action in time. Most adults couldn ’t have done that.”

A few weeks later, Yesenia received a letter of thanks 23 her help. “My mum always says that you never 24 when sign language might come in handy(派上用场),” said Yesenia. “That day, it 25 .”

( )11. A. down B. off C. up D. in ( )12. A. helped B. helps C. helping D. to help ( )13. A. when B. why C. what D. that ( )14. A. as B. so C. very D. too ( )15. A. a B. an C. the D. / ( )16. A. hers B. it C. she D. her ( )17. A. with B. at C. on D. in ( )18. A. was used to being B. used to be

C. was used to be

D. was used for being

( )19. A. explained B. explains C. to explain D. explain ( )20. A. anything B. something C. everything D. nothing ( )21. A. surprisingly B. surprising C. surprise D. surprised ( )22. A. took B. takes C. taken D. take ( )23. A. to B. for C. about D. of ( )24. A. knew B. knows C. know D. known ( )25. A. does B. to do C. done D. did

二、完形填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36～45各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，选出最佳选项。

One day, Itzhak Perlman was going to give a concert in a theatre. Because he got polio(小儿麻痹症) when he was a child, it was not __26 _ for him to get onto the stage. That night, Perlman walked __27__ to his chair. Then he sat down and began to play. Suddenly, one of the strings on his violin __28__.

Everyone knew it is impossible to play a piece of work well with just three and thought he would have to stop the concert. But Perlman __29__ to do that. He closed his eyes, thought for a moment and then asked the orchestra(管弦乐队) to __30__ again.

Amazingly, he played another piece even __31__ than before.

When he finished, people all rose up and 32 for his success. Perlman smiled and said, “You know, sometimes it is the __33__ task to find out how much music he can make with what is left.”

Since then, his words have stayed in my mind. That is also the way of __34__. Perhaps our task in this quickly changing world is to make __35__, at first with all that we have. And then, when that is no longer possible to do, just try to play it with what I we have left.

( )26. A. easy B. difficult C. happy D. unhappy

( )27. A. fast B. slowly C. loudly D. politely

( )28. A. fixed B. burned C. broke D. lost

( )29. A. began B. accepted C. continued D. refused

( )30. A. rest B. stop C. begin D. wait

( )31. A. worse B. better C. more sadly D. more happily

( )32. A. cheered B. left C. cried D. shouted

( )33. A. listener’s B. musician’s C. orchestra’s D. writer’s

( )34. A. life B. family C. habit D. nature

( )35. A. sound B. work C. art D. music 三、阅读（满分35分）

第一节阅读理解（共15小题，每题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，请从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

(A)

Some members of an International V oluntary Organization (国际志愿组织) arrived at a small village of an African country.

The villagers lived in small houses, which were built with wood and leaves. There was no school or hospital. The villagers didn't know how to grow crops. They only went to kill some wild animals and pick some fruits in the mountains as their food. The volunteers (志愿者) came here to help the village kids. They brought with them many textbooks and some medicine. They taught the kids how to play volleyball and also tried to learn their language so that they could talk with the kids better.

Because of their hard work, the International V oluntary Organization gave the villagers the money to carry electricity to the village. When the lights in every house were shining, the villagers were very excited. They called them "the little suns". Then, they held a party to choose some lucky men who would invite the volunteers to go to their homes to see the beautiful night together with their families.

( )36. The volunteers came to the small village_________.

A. for fun

B. to help the villagers

C. for a trip

D. to do some experiments

( )37. How did the villagers get their food?

A. They grew crops.

B. Someone sent them the food.

C. They got it from the river.

D. They looked for it in the mountains by themselves.