2015-2016学年第二学期学期南沙区八年级下英语期末测试卷

2016年广州市南沙区八年级（下）期末测试英语试题一、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1～15 各题所给的A、B、C 和D 项中选出最佳选项。

A little boy wanted to meet God, so he started his trip with some cakes and orange juice.(1)__________ his way, he saw an old woman sitting in the park. The boy(2)__________ down next to her.The old lady looked(3)__________ , so he offered her a cake. She accepted it thankfully and smiled at him. Her smile was(4)__________ pretty that the boy wanted to see it again, so he gave her(5)__________ cake and a bottle of orange juice. Once again she smiled at him.(6)__________ happy the boy was ! They sat there all afternoon eating and smiling,(7)__________ they never said a word. As it grew dark, the boy got up(8)__________ . (9)__________ he left, he gave her a hug. And her biggest smile(10)__________ to him, too.When the boy(11)__________ home, his mother saw the look of joy on his face. She asked him, “(12)__________ made you so happy?” he replied, “I had lunch with God. She’s got the most beautiful smile I’ve ever seen!” The old woman also returned to her home(13)__________ . His son asked, “Mother,why are you so happy?” She answered, “I ate cakes in the park with God. You know, he’s(14)__________ than I expected. I’m looking forward to(15)__________ him again.”(1) A. In B. On C. By D. With(2) A. was sitting B. sits C. sat D. sit(3) A. hungry B. hungrily C. hunger D. hungrier(4) A. very B. too C. quite D. so(5) A. the other B. another C. other D. others(6) A. How B. How a C. What a D. What(7) A. and B. so C. but D. or(8) A. left B. to leave C. leaving D. leaves(9) A. Before B. After C. Until D. Since(10) A. gave B. was given C. gives D. give(11) A. got to B. got C. reaches D. arrived in(12) A. Which B. Where C. What D. Why(13) A. happily B. happy C. happier D. happiness(14) A. more young B. much younger C. more younger D. the youngest(15) A. meet B. met C. meeting D. meets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16～25 各题所给的 A、 B、 C 和 D 项中，选出最佳选项。

The first robots were(16)__________ in the 1920s. Robots have been in manyAmerican(17)__________ . In some films, they are stronger, faster and even cleverer than people.In real life, robots are mainly used in factories. They do some dangerous and(18)__________ jobs for humans.Robots also helped the(19)__________ people, for example, blind people. Today many blind people have a guide dog to help them. In the future, guide dogs might be(20)__________ dogs. One kind of robot guide dog has wheels. It moves(21)__________ the owner. It is very clever. It knows how fast its owner walks. The owner(22)__________ a special belt. This belt sends instructions to the owner from the dog, such as “Stop here”, “Turn left” or “turn right.”Robots are also(23)__________ in American hospitals. They can do simple jobs. At one hospital, for example, a robot takes(24)__________ from the kitchen to patients’ rooms. It never gets lost because this robot has a map of the hospital in its electronic brain.Though robots can help people in many different ways, they will never(25)__________ humans.(16) A. invented B. found C. took D. brought(17) A. pictures B. schools C. films D. companies(18) A. important B. difficult C. easy D. clever(19) A. careful B. weak C. disabled D. common(20) A. toy B. police C. robot D. rescue(21) A. behind B. in front of C. far away from D. in(22) A. wears B. discovers C. makes D. buys(23) A. paid B. made C. invented D. used(24) A. meals B. tools C. clothes D. medicine(25) A. care for B. take the place of C. play against D. close to三、阅读（共两节，满分 35 分）第一节阅读理解（共 20 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 30 分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的 A、 B、 C 和 D 项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

(A)I didn’t think the passion(激情） was important for my life until that day.One day I went out with my mum. I was bored. Then, as my mum stopped at a red light,someone on the side of the road caught my eye. It was a man wearing old clothes. He was homeless. That didn’t interest me, for I had seen many like him before.But in some way he was different. This man was not sad to sit there. He had a radio in his hand and was dancing happily to the music. The radio seemed to be the most important thing.“Mum, why does that man have a radio even though he’s homeless?” I asked.“He bought it,” she answered. I was still puzzled.“But if he’s homeless, why doesn’t he use the money to buy food or clothes? He wasted it on something he doesn’t need.”“Well, Sarah, sometimes food and clothes aren’t the most important things. We needhappiness, too.”That man must care enough about music to buy a radio instead of food or clothes. I soon realized that happiness is the key to life. Without it, there’s nothing to look forward to. A passion gives a person the happiness they need to keep going. We all need a passion.(26) That man didn't interest me at first because ___________.A. he was homeless.B. he was in old clothes.C. he was not sad to sit there.D. I had seen many like him before.(27) The radio could make the homeless people ______________.A. happyB. sadC. hungryD. bored(28) What does the underlined word "it" refer to?A. foodB. clothesC. moneyD. radio(29) Why did the homeless man buy a radio?A. Because he had much money.B. Because he needn't have food or home.C. Because he cared enough about music.D. Because the radio was too cheap.(30) Which of the following is NOT true?A. The happiness is the key to life.B. Food and clothes are part of life.C. The passion is very important in our life.D. People should buy a radio instead of food and clothes.(B)Kobe Bryant, a super basketball star, announced that he would retire at the end of the 2015-16 season through a letter poem. In the letter, he recalled his life of basketball.Kobe Bryant was born with basketball already in his blood. His dad was a former NBA star. When Kobe was six years old, his dad started playing basketball in Europe, so his family moved to Italy. The family stayed there for seven years. While living in Italy, Kobe started playing basketball.The family moved back to the United States when Kobe was 13 and he started playing highschool basketball. When Kobe finished high school, he thought he was already good enough to play in the NBA. Although he didn’t go to college, Kobe was a quick learner on the courts of the NBA. He played in the NBA All-Star Game for the first time in 1998 and by 2000, Kobe had developed into one of the best basketball players. Kobe and Shaquille O'Neal teamed up to lead the LA Lakers to three NBA Championship Titles from 2000 to 2002.In 2003, Kobe was caught by the police. In 2004, the case against Kobe was dropped. Thatyear, O'Neal was traded to the Heat. Though the Lakers didn't play well in the next few years, the 2007-2008 season is when the LA Lakers finally went on to have the best record of any team.Kobe had won 17 NBA All-Stars Selections, five NBA Championships with the Lakers, two Olympic gold medals. His retirement from basketball made his fans very sad.(31) According to the underlined sentence in the second paragraph, the writer means _____.A. Kobe's blood was special when he was bornB. all of Kobe's family members are basketball playersC. Kobe liked to play with a basketball as a babyD. Kobe was born to be a basketball player(32) We can infer from the third paragraph that _____.A. the Lakers won the NBA Championship in 2001.B. in 1998, Kobe became one of the best basketball players.C. the LA Lakers have won three NBA Championship Titles till now.D. Kobe was confident about his playing before high school.(33) What is the right order of the following events?a. Shaquille was traded to the Heat.b. Kobe was caught by the police.c. Kobe's family moved to Italy.d. Kobe played in the NBA All-Star Game for the first time.e. Kobe retired from basketball.A. c-b-e-a-dB. c-d-b-a-eC. c-a-b-d-eD. e-d-c-a-b(34) Kobe Bryant had won ___________ NBA Championships with the Lakers.A. 17B. 2C. 5D.13(35) The writer wrote the passage to _____.A. give us a brief introduction of KobeB. tell us how to become a basketball starC. give us some news about the NBAAll-Star GameD. introduce the LA Lakers(C)People use their mouths for many things. They eat, talk, shout and sing. They smile and kiss. In the English language, there are many express ions using the word “mouth”. But some of them are not so nice. For example, if you say bad things about a person, the person might protest and say “Do not bad mouth me”.Sometimes when one person is speaking, he says the same thing that his friend was going to say. When this happens, the friend might say, “You took the words right out of my mouth!” Sometimes a person has a bad or unpleasant experience with another person. He might say that experience “left a bad taste in my mouth”. Or the person has possibly had a very frightening experience, like being chased by an angry dog. She might say, “I had my heart in my mouth”.Some people have lots of money because they were born into a very rich family. There is an expressionfor this, too. You might say such a person “was born with a silver spoon in his mouth”. This rich person is the opposite of a person who lives from “hand to mouth”. This person is very poor and only has enough money for the most important things in life, like food.(36) When a man says "I had my heart in my mouth", usually he means he was ___________.A. excitedB. frightenedC. surprisedD. satisfied(37) Your best friend Tony said what you were going to say, you might say,"_____________".A. You were born with a silver spoon in your mouth.B. You really put my foot in my mouth.C. You really left a bad taste in my mouth.D. You took the words right out of my mouth.(38) What does the underlined word "chase" mean in Chinese?A. 追赶B.戏耍C.喂食D.陪伴(39) A person who lives from "hand to mouth" is very ________________.A. happyB. healthyC. poorD. rich(40) Which of the following might be the best title for this passage?A. Different Uses of MouthB. People and Their MouthsC. Expressions about MouthD. The Importance of Mouth(D)(41) When was the film Captain America : Civil War first on in China?A. May 6B. May 7C. May 9D. May 15(42) How much is the investment to the Shanghai Disney Theme Park?A. ￥5.5 billionB. ￥34 billionC. ＄34 billionD. ＄5.5 million43) How old was Song Joong-ki when he played the leading role in Descendants of the Sun?A. 29B. 31C. 33D. 34(44) Which of the following is NOT the reason for refusing to have a second child according to the website?A. It will cost too much money.B. Mothers don’t have enough energy.C. The first child won’t feel lonely.D. It will affect their careers.(45) What can we learn from the website?A. Song Joong-ki served in the army after he played the leading role in Descendants of the Sun.B. The Disney Theme Park in Beijing opened.C. Wang Juan doesn’t plan to have two childr en because of the age and health.D. The film Captain America : Civil War earned 389 million yuan in China till May 15.第二节阅读填空（共 5 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 5 分）阅读短文及文后选项，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。