1、深圳百合外国语 2016-2017 学年度第一学期期中考试八年级英语试卷Written Part (85%). 单选（每小题 0.5 分，共 15 分）（ ）21. He is very hardworking man. He always works from dawn to dusk.A. up and down B. back and fortC. From morning to night D. day and night（ ）22. Your tie is a good match for your shirt.A. hangs out with B. goes well withC
2、. is similar to D. seems that way of（ ）23. I think of myself as friendlyA. regard.as B. regard.forC. think.about D. consider.to（ ）24. To a certain degree, these changes are a great improvement.A. in the way B. by the wayC. on the way D. in a way（ ）25. It was snowing heavily when I got home yesterday
3、 evening.A. difficulty B. hardlyC. strong D. hard（ ）26. 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. certificate B. gift C. puzzle D. poster（ ）27. A(n) is a time when something happens, or a case of it happeni
4、ng.A. funeral B. organizer C. occasion D. calender（ ）28. If a board is , it is not wide.A. thin B. thick C. narrow D. width（ ） 29. refers to things such as films and television that provide people with pleasure.A. Excitement B. Entertainment C. Advertisement D. Development （ ）30. If you somebody, yo
5、ur give help to him by showing that you agree with him.A. disappoint B. educate C. believe D. support（ ）31. Amy is unusual girl. She has traveled to 15 countries in world.A. a;the B. a; C. an;the D. an;one（ ）32. Inside out is such interesting cartoon that I want to see it second time.A. an;a B. a;th
6、e C. ;the D. ;a（ ）33. Excuse me, sir. We dont allow in the subway.A. to drink B. to be drunk C. drinking D. to drinking（ ）34. Can you make yourself in Russia?A. to understand B. understand C. understanding D. understood（ ）35. The best and most beautiful things in the world be seen or even touched. T
7、hey must be felt with. A. Excitement B. Entertainment C. Advertisement D. Development （ ）36. Why you always to do your homework?A. do; forget B. are; forgetingC. are; forgotten D. are forgetting（ ）37. Must we clean the house now? -No, you .A. may not B. mustnt C. cant D. neednt（ ）38. When you for Be
8、ijing? -Ive not decided yet.A. do, leave B. are, leaving C. are, leave D. will, leaving（ ）39. Did you have a good sleep last night? Yes, never sleep .A. better B. badly C. worse D. best（ ）40. Are you feeling in the house?No, I have a lot of things to think about when I am .A. alone, lonely B. lonely
9、, lonely C. alone, alone D. lonely, alone（ ）41. These technological developments were hardly 30 years ago.A. imagination B. imaginativeC. imaginary D. imaginable（ ）42.I havent seen you for . When can we meet each other?Sure! Im free. We can meet day next week.A. sometime, some B. some times, anyC. s
10、ometimes, some D. some time, any（ ）43. little water we have! -We have to get some.A. How B. What a C. What D. How a（ ）44. go out when typhoon hits. -Yes, safety first!A. Please not! B. Please C. Not D. Please dont（ ）45.You dont sleep late now.No. I up early to go to work now.A. used to get B. am use
11、d to getting C. am used to get D. used to getting（ ）46. My mother Geography. She knows a lot about it.A. has a good knowledge of B. has a sense ofC. have something to do with D. have a gift for（ ）47.What were you doing when your father came back from work last night?Oh, I was the table when he came
12、in. A. lying B. laying C. lieing D. laiding（ ）48. After class, some students are while others are .A. eating, skipping B. eating, skipingC. eating, skipping D. eating, skiping（ ）49.Hi, Kim! How was your holiday?Boring! Everyone was away on holiday me.A. besides B. except C. in addition to D. as well
13、 as（ ）50. Which of the following is correct?A. It sounds a good idea.B. Because its hot, so Im hanging out at the beach.C. I dont need food. Im not a little hungry.D. Would you turn down the radio a bit?. 完型填空（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. Bef
14、ore 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 started 53 . He hated being in a group. He was lonely all the time. And there were especially dark ti
15、mes 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
16、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
17、me. I want to see you 58 . I dont care about grades, I care about you. I care about your happiness. YOU ARE MY LIFE.”These words 59 the boys eyes to be filled with tears. He hugged his dad. They didnt say anything to each other for a long time.Now the boy had everything he wanted. He knew there was
18、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 has ever seen him 60 !（ ）51. A. hardest B. naughtiest C. Brightest D. dullest（ ）52. A. coming B. returning C. leaving D. reaching（ ）53. A. rising B.
19、increasing C. reducing D. dropping（ ）54. A. led to B. felt like C. thought back D. looked for（ ）55. A. talk with B. listen to C. tell to D. care about（ ）56. A. family B. friends C. study D. grades（ ）57. A. realize B. analyze C. check D. test（ ）58. A. happy B. excellent C. interested D. satisfied（ ）5
20、9. A. caused B. wanted C. encouraged D. forced（ ）60. A. sad B. angry C. pleasant D. joyful. 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
21、 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 doesnt matter. The mosquitoes are no relatives of mine. I don
22、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
23、 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 didnt come into the wrong room.” What he said made all the people present laugh heartily.But that night Mark Twain slept well. Do
24、 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 others B. he liked to made people laughC. people liked his funny laughter D. he always laughed
25、when talking（ ）62. That day Mark Twain went to the town .A. to see one of his friends B. to do something there for his writingC. to make sure if there were lots of mosquitoesD. to see one of his relatives（ ）63. The writers felt sorry because .A. they made a mistake about the room numberB. their hote
26、l was too small and crowedC. the room was not very cleanD. there were quite a few mosquitoes in the room（ ）64. 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 night.C. mark Twain d
27、idnt have a good rest that nightD. there were not mosquitoes in the hotel any longer.（ ）65. From the story, we can infer that Mark Twain is quite .A. confident B. generous C.humorous D. knowledgeableBEven kids know that we should wait for the traffic light to turn green before crossing a road, but n
28、ot 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)
29、because the red light lasts too long. Such an opinion is supported by a research team at Tongji University. The team did research on peoples waiting times at difficult road crossing from 2008 to 2010. They found that Chinese people would wait for 70 to 90 seconds before they lost their patience. “Pe
30、ople 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
31、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 the traffic rules.（ ）66. Which of the following is the
32、 “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 refers to?A. A CCTV news program.B. A research group
33、 at Tongji UniversityC. Some netizens on SinaD. 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 minutesC. Less than one and a half minutes D. More than ten minutes（ ）69. Why do people jaywalk according to the
34、 survey on Sina?A. Because there are too many people on the road.B. Because the red light lasts too long.C. Because people dont 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. dis
35、couraged the traffic rulesC. reduce the time of red lights D. call on people to obey the traffic lights.CPack up and Fly awayHainan IslandHainan Island is a wonderful place of sun, sand and sea. It is in the south of China. It s famous for its underwater beauty. Tianyahajiao is also famous. It attra
36、cts lots of tourists around the world every year.Thailand Thailand is in the heart of Southest Asia. Its capital Bangkok has some of Thailands graetest buildings, like the Grand Palace. Chiang Mai is a big city in Thailand. There are many historic temples there, such as the Wat Phra Singh temple. Th
37、e temple has a history of over 500 years.Australia This country is a land of beauty and diversity. It is famous for Sydney Opera and Ayers Rock. Ayers Rock is 3,600 meters long and 348 meters high. Whats more, children can also see many animals here like koalas, kangaroos and sheep.South Koreas Jeju
38、 IslandAs a volcanic island, Jeju once was chosen as one of the New Seven Wonders of Nature. Beside, Jeju attracts children with its Teddy Bear Museum. There, people show historical events with teddy bears.（ ）71. The information above cant be from .A. a magazine B. a story book C. a newspaper D. a t
39、our guidebook（ ）72. Hainan Island is .A. in the Indian Ocean B. in EuropeC. in the south of China D. in Africa（ ）73. If you like historical temples, you can go to .A. Hainan Island B. ThailandC. Australia D. South Koreas Jeju Island（ ）74. People in South Koreas Jeju Island show historical events wit
40、h .A. teddy bears B. toy cars C. heroes D. pictures（ ）75. Australia is known for .A. The Grand Palace and the Wat Phra Singh templeB. Sydney Opera and Ayers RockC. Tianyahaijiao and the underwater beautyD. Teddy Bear Museum and a volcanic island.DNapoga is a 12-year-old girl in Ghana(加纳), Africa. It
41、 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 to school or to play with her friends. Millions
42、 of people in the world are like Napoga. They cant 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 earths surface. But most of that is sea water. We cant use it for very many things. Fresh water covers only 1% of th
43、e earths surface. You probably feel lucky that your life isnt as hard as Napoga. But that doesnt mean you dont 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 di
44、rty. 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, thay pollute the air. Then, when it rains, the rain water comes down and makes our drinking water dirty. Dirty
45、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 wont 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 .
46、A. before she went to school B. after she finished schoolC. without going to school D. after she played with her friends（ ）77. On the earth, .A. sea water is widely used than fresh waterB. we dont need to worry about waterC. there is 71% of fresh waterD. there is very little water for our living（ ）7
47、8. Acid rain .A. is only bad for living thingsB. can be produced in factoriesC. doesnt just do harm to human beings but to animals, plants and buildings.D. doesnt do harm to people, but its bad for plants, animals and buildings.（ ）79. Whats the main idea of the passage?A. Something must be done to prevent water from being polluted.B. Its time t
