2015年广州荔湾区八年级上期末考试英语试题

广州荔湾区八年级上期末考试二．语言知识运用（共两节，满分15分）第一节单项选择（共10小题每题1分共10分）16.--Thereis________outside.Pleasegoandopenthedoor.--Yes,mum.Itmaybedad.A.somebodyB.somethingC.anythingD.anybody17.Thebluewhaleisoneof_________animalsonEarth.A.largeB.thelargestC.thelargerD.largest18.--_________youever________toBuckinghamPalace?--Yes.I_________therelastyear.A.Did…go;havebeenB.Did…go;havegoneC.Have…gone;wentD.Have…been;went19.Youhadbetter________thelight.Iwanttohavearestnow.A.nottoswitchoffB.notswitchoffC.switchoffD.toswitchoff20.Wedidn’thavethesportsmeetingyesterday________itrainedheavily.A.becauseofB.becauseC.soD.but21.Tomhasjusthadhis__________birthday.A.fourB.fourteenC.thenfourteenthD.fourteenth22.Youwillnotgetgoodmarksintheoralexam_____you’veimprovedyourspokenEnglish.A.unlessB.ifC.whenD.where23.IhavebeenamemberoftheSingingGroup__________lastmonth.A.forB.不填C.inD.since24.--Idon’thaveenoughmoneyfortheApplelaptop.--Howaboutthisone?It’smuch__________.A.cheapB.cheaperC.cheapestD.thecheapest25.Ourclasswill_________anEnglishplayintheSchoolTalentShow.A.putdownB.putupC.putonD.putaway第二节语法选择（共10小题每题1分共10分）Thisisastoryabouttwowisemen-ZhugeLiangandZhouYu.TheChinesepeople26itformany,manyyears.Oneday,ZhouYugaveZhugeLiang27impossibletask.Heaskedhimtomake100000arrowswithintendays“Noproblem,”ZhugeLiangsaid;“I28you100000arrowsinthreedays.”ZhugeLiangaskedhissoldierstofill20largeboats29manystrawmen.Intheearlymorningofthethirdday,ZhugeLiang’ssoldierssailedtheboatstowardsthecampsofCaoCao’s1/7armyon30sideoftheriver,Thesoldiersshoutedandbeattheirdrums31WhenCaoCao’ssoldiersheardthesounds,theythoughttheywereunderattack.32,theycouldnotseethroughthethickfogontheriver.Caocaoorderedhissoldiers33arrowstowardsthesoundsofthedrumsandtheshouting.Zhugeliang’sboatsweresoonfullofarrows.ZhugeLiang’ssoldiersthenturnedtheboatsaroundandshouted,“Thankyoufor34arrows,CaoCao.”ZhugeLiangtookallthesearrowstoZhouYu.35weremorethan100000ofthem.26.A.toldB.tellC.havetoldD.aretelling27.A.aB.anC.theD.不填28.A.bringB.broughtC.havebroughtD.willbring29.A.ofB.inC.withD.at30.A.theotherB.theothersC.anotherD.other31.A.loudB.loudlyC.louderD.loudest32.A.OrB.SoC.AndD.However33.A.toshootB.shootC.shootingD.shoot34.A.hisB.yourC.theirD.our35.A.TheyB.TheirC.ThereD.Theirs三完型填空（共10小题每小题1分共10分）Thousandsofyearsago,humandidn'tliveintowns.Sometimestheywouldliveincavesorbuildcampsintheforest.Onlyaboutthirtypeople36ineachcamp.Themenwouldgohuntingwhilethewomenandchildren37foodfromthetreesaroundthecamp.Allthefoodwas38betweeneveryoneinthegroup.Everyfewweekstheymovedtoanotherplacetofindmorefood.Itwasasimplelife,butpeoplehadtobe39Theyhadtomakeeverythingthattheyneeded,andtheyhadtoknowalotaboutplantsandanimals.Nowadaysmostpeopleliveintownsandcities,andtheyworkinofficesandfactories.Lifeis40thanintheolddays.Therearefewer41,butthereislessexcitement.Somepeoplego42excitement—sailingroundtheworld,climbingmountains,orexploringcaves.Mostpeoplelookforwardtothe43,atimewhentheycanenjoyachangefromtheirnormallife.Forsomethismeansgoingcamping.Butcampingtodayis44fromcampinginthepast.Gascookers,ready-madefoodandair-bedsmeanpeoplecancampmuchmore45thantheydidintheoldtimes.36.A.livedB.talkedC.cameD.danced37.A.plantedB.collectedC.watchedD.bought38.A.foundB.usedC.sharedD.sold39.A.politeB.kindC.carefulD.clever40.A.worseB.fasterC.easierD.harder41.A.dangersB.storiesC.peopleD.animals2/742.A.waitingforB.lookingforC.turningonD.puttingon43.A.dreamsB.giftsC.mealsD.holidays44.A.awayB.differentC.freeD.far45.A.slowlyB.terriblyC.comfortablyD.hopefully四、阅读理解（共10小题每小题1分共10分）(A)IwasanexchangestudentinAmericaforayear.IwanttotellyouaboutayearinAmerica.IstayedinwithahostfamilyinasmalltowninIndiana.Iexperiencedabigcultureshockthere.Somanythingsweresimilar:thelanguage,thefood,theland,andeventheschool.IsoondiscoveredthattheEnglishspokenbyAmericansisabitdifferentfromBritishEnglish.Forexample,theyuse“vacation”insteadof“holiday”.Butmymainproblemistheaccent.Icouldhardlyunderstandanythingforthefirstfewweeks.Butafterawhile,Igotusedtoit.Theseconddifferencewasthefood.AfterfourteenyearsofeatingChinesefood,itwasabigshocktoeatWesternfoodallthetime.ThefoodeateninIndianawasquitedifferenttothekindofAmericanfoodIeatinGuangzhou.Ihadtolearnsomenewtablemanners,too.Forexample,howtouseknivesandforksproperly.\Thethirddifferencewasthelanditself.Thecountryside,comparedtoGuangzhou,iscompletelyflat.Peoplelivedinlargehouses,nottinyapartments.Icouldnotseetheseaormountains,oranyskyscrapers（摩天大楼）.Iwenttoalocalhighschool,andthatwasabigshock,too.Thestudentstheredon’twearuniforms.Theywearcasualclothes.IfeltuneasywhenIwenttoschoolwearingaT-shirtandbluejeans!Ilikedtheschoolbecausetheclassesweresmall—aroundfifteentotwentystudents,andIcouldselectmyownsubjects.Duringtheyear,thereweremanymoments:playinginthesnowinthewinter,andgoingonvisitstoNiagaraFallsandFlorida.Itwasanexcitingyear,andnowIunderstandalittlemoreaboutAmericanculture.MyAmericanfriendsaskedmealotofquestionsaboutlifeinChina,andthismademethinkalotaboutmyculture,too.46.Wheredidthewriterstayasanexchangestudent?A.InIndianB.InGuangzhouC.Inth