硚口区2016～2017学年度第二学期期末考试八年级英语试卷（word版有答案）

二、选择填空

26. —Can I use your bathroom? —______. A. That’s amazing B. Go away C. Really D. Yes, feel free 27. —He smokes everywhere. I really can’t stand him. —______. A. Me too B. I don’t like him C. Me neither D. I think so 28. —______ you ______ Little Women yet? —Yes. It’s fantastic. A. Have; read B. Did; read C. Do; read D. Has, read 29. —How long have you been skating? —______. A. In a year B. Twice a week C. For two hours D. 10 kilometers 30. —Listen! I can hear an old woman’s ______ from inside the house. —It seems that she is singing. A. sound B. voice C. noise D. talk 31. —If you have any ______, you can call me for help. —It’s very kind of you. A. excitement B. joy C. difficulties D. success 32. —If you have any ______, you can call me for help. —It’s very kind of you. A. excitement B. joy C. difficulties D. success 33. —How can we get to Los Angles? —It will take days by car, so let’s fly ______. A. later B. instead C. perhaps D. simply 34. —Jules Verne was a great author. —Yes. His stories ______ new worlds of the imagination. A. woke up B. ended up C. picked up D. opened up 35. —What do you think causes the illness? —Can you see the ______ haze in the air? A. thick B. thin C. clean D. bright 36. —It’s so ______ comparing with the busy traffic in Beijing. —I’d like to stay here another two days. A. unbelievable B. peaceful C. truthful D. crazy

37. —You have spent your whole ______ in one country, and you are becoming an adult in another country. —I nearly forget all about my hometown. A. life B. memory C. vacation D. childhood 38. —Science has contributed much to ______ technology. —Yes, thanks to so many inventions. A. modern B. ancient C. classic D. endangered 39. —How did you ______ them to face the challenges? —Think more actively. A. include B. protect C. encourage D. belong

40. —Who is the writer of Alice in Wonderland? —______. A. Mark Twain B. Charles Dickens C. J. K. Rowling D. Lewis Carroll

三、完形填空 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从41-55各题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。 Have you ever taken a tour of a zoo? If so, the person who led you through the zoo helped you to learn a lot about the ______(41). Amelia Rinas is a high school student who lives in Ohio. One day Amelia ______(42) the Cleveland Metro parks Zoo. The moment she saw the gorillas(大猩猩) there. She felt ______(43) about them. She ______(44) if they were getting the right foods. Amelia read all she could about gorillas and learned what they like to ______(45). Then she started a “gorilla garden”. She grows the ______(46) and vegetables that gorillas love to eat. Some of those foods are tomatoes, carrots, and strawberries. Amelia works with other ______(47) in her community(社区) who use their spare time to help Amelia and the gorillas. When they take the food to the zoo, the gorillas are thrilled. They look so ______(48)! Why is Amelia ______(49) in animals? Amelia is a member of Roots & Shoots. Its members are young people who ______(50) animals and the environment. They helped Amelia ______(51) that animals need our care, too. The slogan(口号) on the Roots & Shoots Website is “Inspire, take action, make a difference.” These words explain ______(52) the group is all about. The group urges(力劝) kids and grown-ups, including parents and teachers, to do what they can do to make a ______(53) where they live. When interviewed about her project, Amelia said, “I joined Roots & Shoots ______(54) I wanted to make a difference in the world.” There are many ______(55) to make a difference in the world. Amelia Rina’s gorilla garden has helped make gorillas happier and healthier. 41. A. yards B. parks C. island D. animals 42. A. searched B. protected C. visited D. introduced 43. A. excited B. amazed C. worried D. ashamed 44. A. asked B. wondered C. recorded D. checked 45. A. eat B. cheat C. fight D. count 46. A. cows B. bamboos C. ducks D. fruits 47. A. inventors B. keepers C. volunteers D. tourists 48. A. scared B. excited C. stupid D. brave 49. A. instead B. honest C. truthful D. peaceful 50. A. clear out B. look for C. care about D. part with 51. A. remind B. regard C. achieve D. understand 52. A. when B. what C. how D. where 53. A. living B. research C. challenge D. difference 54. A. because B. as for C. ever since D. instead of 55. A. ways B. governments C. centuries D. conditions

四、阅读理解 阅读下列短文，从每题所给四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。

A Sunday in the park This year we will present(呈现) a lot of free Raleigh concerts ever second and forth Sunday throughout Concert Band the summer. The concerts begin June 11 at Fred Fletcher Park. Bring a blanket(毛毯) or a chair and a picnic if you wish. It is perfect for you and your family to enjoy fresh air and sunshine. Sundays in the park concerts: June 11. 6pm: Sunday at the movies St Mary’s Church June 25. 6pm: Big band classics 5801 Falls of the Neuse Road July 9. 6pm: An American Salute July 23. 6pm: Sing, sing, sing Aug 13. 6pm: Our favorites Aug 27. 6pm: Blues in the nights Summer Concert 56. 57. 58. 59. 60.

How long will the concerts last? A. Two weeks. B. Six days. C. One month. D. Three months. Which of the following is NOT true about the concerts? A. They are free. B. They are on Saturdays. C. They are in a park. D. They are evening shows. If Bob wants to enjoy An American Salute, he should go on ______. A. June 11 B. June 25 C. July 9 D. July 23 If Mary goes to the concert on Aug 13, she can enjoy ______. A. Our favorites B. Sunday at the movies C. Sing, sing, sing D. Blues in the night What can you do during the concerts? A. Have a field trip. B. Have a picnic. C. Visit St. Mary’s Church. D. Do shopping on Neuse Road.

B Perhaps you’ve already watched or heard about Readers(《朗读者》), a TV show that has recently become popular. It invites different people to read aloud on the stage, as well as tell the touching stories behind them. They can read everything, like poems(诗), books, and letters. Many people are fans of the show and begin to enjoy reading aloud at home. Now the

show gives people a special place to read across China. Reading pavilions(朗读亭) are now in cities like Shanghai, Hangzhou and Xi’an. The pavilion is quite small. Only one person can come into it each time. There is a microphone in it and it records people’s voices. Everyone can read anything they like for three minutes in the pavilion. The show will later pick some of the readers and invite them to read on TV. People of all ages have come and read in the pavilion, according to People’s Daily. “Reading should be just like singing and talking,” said Dong Qing, the host of the show. “We can actually express our deep feelings through reading aloud.” Both the TV show and the pavilion are promoting reading among the public, reported China Youth Daily. In fact, this is also what our country is trying to do now. 61. What does the writer want to tell us? A. Readers is a popular TV show. B. Only famous stars can read on the stage. C. People tell stories for kids on Readers. D. People need to do more reading in life. 62. What can you do in a reading pavilion? A. You can take a selfie with your friends. B. You can play games with the microphone. C. You can read aloud what you like for three minutes. D. You can find an interesting book for yourself. 63. What are the reading pavilions made for? A. To teach people how to read aloud. B. To help the show pick possible readers. C. To help ordinary people become. D. To help people express their feelings freely.

64. What does the underlined word “promoting” mean? A. Developing. B. Changing. C. Considering. D. Leading. 65. Reading aloud can help us ______. A. to sing and talk better B. to show our deep feelings C. to learn more expressions D. to become an excellent host

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Who was the most talented person who ever lived? It might have been Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519). The Italian was a painter, sculptor(雕塑家), architect and inventor, among other things. He is still widely considered one of the greatest painters of all time. His most famous painting, the Mona Lisa. Which sits in the Louvre Museum, is one of the great art attractions of the world. The Mona Lisa is famous for the mysterious smile on the woman’s face. What is the reason for her smile? Some believe that the Mona Lisa is actually a portrait(肖像) of Da Vinci himself. This is because Mona Lisa’s facial features are similar to Da Vinci’s in one of Da Vinci’s self-portraits. They might suggest that the smile is because Da Vinci knows the truth – where we see a woman, what he painted was a man!