2016-2017学年广东省广州市番禺区八年级(下)期末英语试卷和参考答案

low reproductive rates（繁殖率），giant pandas' survival is also affected by climate change． A study showed that global warming could kill much of the pandas' main food， bamboo， over the next century．

31．Why was the snow blown into the San Diego Zoo's panda area？ A．To stop the bamboos from dying． B．To help the pandas live in China． C．To give the pandas a chance to play． D．To make Xiao Liwu keep cool．

32．What's the relationship between Bai Yun and Xiao Liwu？ A． Sister and brother． B． Wife and husban C． Father and daughter． D． Mother and son．

33．What is NOT the factor that influences the giant pandas' number？ A． Human research． B． The loss of habitat． C． Low reproductive rates． D． Climate change．

34．Which of the following is true according to the passage？ A．Xiao Liwu was afraid of being thrown in the snow by mama．

B．Five of Xiao Liwu's brothers have already been moved from California to China． C．More than 44giant pandas live in zoos outside of China now．

D．Captive breeding is an important way to protect the endangered pandas． 35．What is the best title of this passage？ A．Xiao Liwu's happy time B． Giant pandas' gifts

C．Giant pandas in San Diego Zoo D． How to feed giant pandas

36．（5分）Alicia Keys was bom in 1981and grew up in New York． She had music and

dance classes when she was a child and she first appeared on TV in The Cosby Show at the age of four． She started piano lessons when she was seven and learned classical music before she began to write her own songs at the age of 14．

Alicia signed a contract with J Records in 1999． She recorded several songs for films before her first album， Songs in A Minor， came out in 2001． This was a fantastic success． It entered the charts at number one， sold 236，000copies in its first week， and went on to sell over 12million copies worldwide． Alicia won five big awards， including Song of the Year for Failin' the album's top single， which was a number one hit for six weeks．

Since then， Alicia has sold over 30million albums． She has also become an actress and a record producer with her own studio． She plays the piano as well as singing on all her albums and she has written some great songs for other artists． She has performed in TV programmes and she made her first film， Smokin，Aces， in 2007． Her other films include The Nanny Diaries （2007）and The Secret Life of Bees （2008）．

36．When did Alicia start writing songs？ A．In 1995． B． In 1999．

C． At The Cosby Show． D． At the age of seven．

37．The underlined words Song of the Year for Failin' in the second paragraph refers to？

A．A number two album in 2001． B．The top sale album copies in a week． C．The name of a hero in Songs in A Minor．

D．The song which was at the top of the charts for weeks． 38．What has Alicia done since 2001？ A．She has started playing the piano． B． She has recorded all her songs herself．

C．She has opened her own studio． D． She has first appeared on TV．

39．Which of following statements is NOT true when Alicia Keys was a child？ A． She lived in New York．

B． She took classical music lessons． C． She learned dancing and singing． D． She often appeared on television．

40．Which of the following shows the right order of what happened to Alicia？ ①made the film Smokin'Aces ②signed a contract with J Records ③appeared on TV in The Cosby Show ④Songs in A Minor sold 236，000copies ⑤become an actress and a record producer A．③④②⑤① B． ③②④⑤① C． ③①④②⑤ D． ③⑤④②①

41．（5分）Have you ever seen the movie Big Hero 61Bay max （大白）is a main character in the movie． He's a friendly big robot that looks after people's health． If there is a robot like Baymax in our real life， people will get more benefits． The robot will be especially helpful in caring for the ol

D． The health of old people needs greater monitoring and care．

Scientists are now working to make Baymax a fact． Actually， they have already produced some health care robots． These robots provide brain video games to improve people's memory． The games can help the old remember things for longer． Besides， these robots provide special apps to help the old manage their health at home． The apps can check the old people's heart rate and tell them to take their medicine on time． The apps can also record their daily activities． Such collected information helps doctors discover the cause of an illness faster and more correctly． But the health care robots aren't as clever as Baymax yet．

Nowadays， scientists are working on improving the health care robots． They hope the robots can produce electricity by walking across the floor． If they succeed， batteries will not be neede

D． They also hope the robots can communicate with humans in the daily life so as to make people happier and healthier．

Scientists are trying to realize these dreams． Like Baymax， these health care robots may save people's lives in the future． We are looking forward to them．

41．The underlined word \ \． A．监测 B．娱乐 C．危险 D．关心

42．According to the passage，Baymax is ． A．a friendly small robot that looks after people's health B．as clever as the health care robots in real life C．a main character in the movie Big Hero 6 D．a scientist that takes care of the old

43．In the passage， the health care robots that have been produced by scientists ．

A．can't improve people's memory

B．can communicate with humans in the daily life C．can help the old manage their health at home D．can't provide brain video games

44．Which of the following is true according to the passage？

A．Nowadays the health care robots can produce electricity by walking across the floor．

B．Both the doctors and the old can get help from the health care robots． C．The health care robots can provide video games to check a person's heart rate． D．The health care robots are cleverer than Baymax now．