2016-2017学年广东省广州市荔湾区八年级（下）期末英语试卷一、语法选择（共1小题；每小题15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．1. My teenage son Karl became quiet after his father died． As a single parent, I tried to do my best （1）_______ to him． But the more I tried, （2）_______ he refused to make a change．（3）_______ his report card arrived during his first junior year, it said that he had been absent （缺课） 95 times from classes and （4）_______ six falling grades for the year． In this way he would never finish his studies． I sent him to the（5）_______ of the school． I hoped that he could help my son． But nothing changed!I was at work one day when I got a phone call． A man introduced （6）_______ as the headmaster． "I want to talk to you about Karl's absences．" Before he could say （7）_______ word, I started to cry and began to feel disappointed and （8）_______ for Karl． "I love my son, but I just don't know （9）_______ to do． I've tried everything to get Karl to go back to school （10）_______ it didn't work． It's out of my hands"． For a moment there was silence on the other end of the line． Finally the headmaster （11）_______ said． "Thankyou for your time", and he hung up．Karl's next report can showed a great implement in his grades．（12）_______ his last year, I attended a parent﹣teacher meeting with Karl． I noticed that his teachers were （13）_______ at the progresses he had made． On our way home, he said, "Mum, do you （14）_______ that call from the headmaster last year． That was me． I wanted to play（15）_______ joke． But when I heard what you said, I felt I was hurting you so much． At that moment I knew I had to make you proud．"（1）A talkB talkedC to talkD talking（2）A manyB muchC moreD the more（3）A WhenB WhileC BeforeD If（4）A hasB haveC hadD having（5）A adviceB advisingC advisementD adviser（6）A himB himselfC meD myself（7）A otherB the otherC anotherD others（8）A sadB sadderC sadlyD more sadly（9）A whereB howC whyD what（10）A soB butC asD or（11）A seriousB more seriousC seriouslyD more seriously（12）A ByB OnC InD To（13）A surpriseB surprisedC surprisingD surprises（14）A rememberB remembersC rememberedD remembering（15）A 不填B theC anD a二、完形填空（共1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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑．2. Today it is quite natural to find people shake hands． People all over the world shake hands for many different （1）_______． We shake hands when we meet new people （2）_______ during special festivals． Players often shake hands before or after （3）_______． Business people shake hands when they make a deal．Why do people shake hands （4）_______ each other? It is because of the fact that a long time ago most people （5）_______ knives or guns． If some of them decided that they did not want to （6）_______, they would show their empty hands． Perhaps people shook hands so that they could not （7）_______ knives in their sleeves （袖子）． Lateron, handshaking became a symbol of （8）_______． Now we don't have to （9）_______people with guns or knives． However, we still shake hands all the time! The reason is （10）_______﹣﹣it is still a way to show friendship．（1）A ideasB reasonsC impressionsD excuses（2）A orB asC butD so（3）A programsB speechesC exercisesD games（4）A forB toC withD at（5）A lostB boughtC caughtD carried（6）A cheatB dropC fightD speak（7）A hideB liftC pullD push（8）A successB victoryC prideD peace（9）A talk aboutB worry aboutC know aboutD learn about（10）A unusualB singleC simpleD interesting三、阅读（共2节，满分30分）第一节阅读理解（共3小题；每小题10分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从26～40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．3. George Shaw was one of the greatest British writers． A lot of people respected him and they often wanted to visit him or he was asked to all kinds of parties and dinners． He had to refuse most of them, so he could have enough time to write more．Once a friend of Mr． Shaw's asked him to dinner． The man helped him when he was unknown． So he found it was difficult to refuse． As soon as he went into the hall, his friend came up to him and introduced him to all his friends． They were glad to know the great writer and warmly talked with hi except a lady in beautiful clothes． She was so proud that she seemed to see nobody． "She is Mrs． Smith．" A friend said to Mr． Shaw in a low voice． "Her husband is a minister （部长）．"Mr． Show understood immediately． He talked with all the people there exceptMrs． Smith． It made the woman unhappy and she left there before the dinner was over．The next morning Mr． Shaw heard the doorbell while he was writing in his room． He opened the door and came in a girl． She passed an invitation to the writer． On it waswritten, "Mrs． Smith will be free from two to four next Saturday．"Mr． Show said nothing． Instead, he wrote on the back of the invitation． "So will Mr． Shaw!"（1）People respected Mr． Shaw because________．A he was friendly to everybody．B he was a great writer．C he wrote a lot．（2）Mr． Shaw went to the dinner that time because________．A he hoped to know some important persons．B he had enough time thatday． C his friend had a lot of friends． D his friend helped him when he was not famous．（3）Mrs． Smith was proud because________．A she was a woman of few words．B something was wrong with her eyes．C she was a minister's wife．D she had something important to do．（4）Mrs． Smith left angrily because________．A Mr．B Mr．C she was coldly treated．D she was laughed at．（5）Which of the following is TRUE？________A The lady refused to ask Mr．B The lady tried to say sorry to Mr．C The lady knew she had done wrong．D Mr．4. One way that scientists learn about man is by studying animals． In this lab, the scientists are studying the relationship between diet and health． They are studying the relationship between the amount of food the mice eat and their health． The mice are in three groups． All three groups are receiving the same healthy food． The first group is eating one cup of food each day, the second group is eating two cups, and the third group is eating three cups．After three years, the healthiest group is the one that is only eating one cup of food each day． The mice in this group are little thinner． But ________ are more active． Most of the day, they are running and playing with one another． Also, they are living longer． Mice usually live for two years． Most of the mice in this group are still alive after three years． The second group of mice is receiving more than the other two groups． Most of the day, these mice are eating and sleeping． They are not very active． These mice are living longer than the scientists thought﹣about a year and a half． But they are not healthy． They are sick more often than the other two groups．（1）Each group of the mice is given________ amount of food every day．A the same．B a different．C a small．D a large．（2）The experiment lasted for at least________ years．A one and a half．B two．C two and a half．D three．（3）The underlined word "they" in the second paragraph refers to________．A the scientist．B the mice in the first group．C all the mice．D the mice in the last group．（4）The best title for the passage is "________"．A Man and Health．B Diet and Animals．C Diet and Health．D Animals and Human Beings．（5）The result of the experiment mainly shows that________．A eating less may bring longer life．B the mice eat more food than the scientists．C the mice live longer than the scientists thought．D the more exercise you take， the healthier you will be．5. Paris Bus Tour"Paris Bus Tour" gives you one of two days to visit Paris, whether you're looking for history, romance, fashion…or shopping! Get on and off along the tour route so that you can visit and see Paris at your own plan． Make the most of the fantastic view from the open top deck （顶层）． It's wonderful! Tickets for 1or 2days, get on and as you please．（Children rate apply between 4 and 11 years old, under 4free．）◆ Buses run every 15 to 30 minutes◆ Hop﹣on/hop﹣off stops at main attractions◆ Original and unique introduction in English and French◆ Personal free earphones for each passenger◆ Complete tour duration: about 2¼ hours◆ April to October: First bus at 10: 00a．m． and last round trip at 06: 00p．m．◆ Stops : Auber, Opera, Palais Royal, Louvre Museum, Pont Neuf, Notre﹣Dame, Snint ﹣Michel, Orsay Museum, Concorde, Champs Elysees﹣Clemenceau, Boetie﹣Champs Elysees, George V, Charles de Gaulle Etoile, Trocadero, Eiffel Tower, Invalides, Concorde Royale, Madeleine;（1）If you've just missed a bus， how long will you have to wait for the next one？________ A At least 15minutes． B Less than 10minutes． C Over 30minutes． D About 2 hours．（2）There are________ hop﹣on/hop﹣off stops along the bus tour route．A 16．B 17．C 18．D 19．（3）The buses are running________．A from 10：00 a．B from 10：00 a．C from 10：00 a．D from 06：00 a．（4）Mr． Smith is travelling in Paris with his ten﹣year﹣old son． How much should he pay for the one﹣day bus took tickets．________A 51.B 33.C 44.D 62.（5）Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage？________A Passengers can get off at all the attractions in Paris．B Passengers from England can't understand the introduction．C Passengers have to pay for the earphones on the bus．D Passengers can enjoy the view of Paris from the open deck of the bus．四、第二节阅读填空（共1小题；每小题5分，满分5分）阅读短文及文后A-E选项，选出可以填入41-45各题空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑．6. Children like to copy what they hear． They copy their parents， their friends and even the TV．（1）_______Copying is also a good way for students to learn a second language．（2）_______Children don't practice grammar， but use the language to talk about things that they are interested in．（3）_______ They find ways to express themselves， and they do it successfully．Students of English schools also pay attention to communication． Look for chances to talk with people in English．（4）_______ Start an English discussion group and talk about music，movies or anything that interests you．（5）_______What you want to learn is how to communicate easily． Remember that you can communicate successfully even with small mistakes．五、写作（共三节，满分6分）第一节单词拼写（共6小题；每小题1分，满分6分）根据下列句子及所给单词的首字母写出所缺单词．在填写答卷时，要求写出完整单词．（每空限填一词）7. I got b________ with the film， I fell asleep at the cinema．8. In fact a giant panda is tiny at b________． It weighs only about 100﹣200grams．9. Tim hurt his legs in an accident， but he has lots of courage． We need to help children like Time and r________ their spirits．10. My father called to r________ me about my mother's birthday and we decided to cook a big dinner for her．11. A dictionary is an important t________ to learn English．12. Dogs are noisy． N________ all dogs bark at strangers．六、第二节完成句子（共7小题；每小题2分，满分14分）根据所给的汉语内容，用英语完成下列句子．（每空限填一词）13. 年轻人可以通过养狗学会如何照顾别人．Yong people can learn how to________others by keeping pet dogs．14. 学生不允许带手机回校．Students________ not________ to bring their mobile phones to school．15. 他每天很早就起床，是为了能够在7点半准时到校．He gets up early every day________get to school at half past seven．16. 人与人之间的交流不仅仅是说话，你的肢体语言也很重要．Communicating is________ just________． Your body language is important too．17. 青少年不应该晚上单独外出．Teenagers should not________ at night．18. 大明在它们的脖子上绑一条绳子，以防它们吃掉大鱼．Damin ties a piece of grass around their necks to________big fish．19. 那间酒店建在海底，建成鲸鱼的形状．The hotel is built________ a whale under the sea．七、第三节书面表达（共1题，满分15分）20. 本学期学校校刊征文的题目是"Shopping in the past and present"．请你根据下面的提示，写一篇英语小短文投稿．要求语言通顺，意思连贯，表达完整．词数在80词左右．文章开头已给出，不算入总词数．When my parents were young，________________________2016-2017学年广东省广州市荔湾区八年级（下）期末英语试卷答案1. CDACDBCADBCCBAD2. BADCDCADBC3. BDCAD4. BDBCA5. ACCCD6. B,D,C,E,A7. ored8. irth9. aise10. emind11. ool12. early13. lookafter14. are,allowed15. inorderto16. more than,talking17. gooutalone18. preventthemfromeating19. intheshapeof20. they bought things in shops only．Shops were usually open from 9：00 a．m． to 9：30 p．m．．When the shops were closed，they couldn't buy anything．Also，they didn't have many choices，either．They paid only with cash at that time．,Today we can buy things in many ways．Shopping is available at anytime anywhere．We can buy things in the shops，on the internet，etc．We can even buy things from other countries without leaving our home．And there are much more choices on line．We can not only pay with cash but also by phone or computer．,How convenient we shop today!。
