武汉市江岸区2016--2017八下期中考试

二．单项选择（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）

从题中所给的（ABCD）四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。 26. ----Tom failed the math test again, and he is very upset.

----I think what _______is not whether he fails or not, but whether he tries or not. A. compares B. matters C. depends D. decides 27. ----Forests cover a large_______ of Switzerland. ----That’s why the air there is so clean and fresh. A. member B. space C. neighbor D. area 28. ----I want to_______ English. However hard I try, I’m still weak in it. ----Keep trying and you’ll be successful sooner or later. A. drop B. fail C. fall D. throw 29. ----I will help you with the housework if you fix up my bike. ----OK, it’s a _______. A. decision B. fairness C. deal D. risk

30. ----Tony stood at the door and made a _______that he was ready to leave. ----Did you say goodbye to him? A. sign B. note C. notice D.message 31. ----What a strong wind! People outside are making their way. ----Oh, let’s wait until the wind _______before we go out. A. dies down B. take down C. falls down D. breaks down 32. ----How can I lose my weight, Mr. Wang?

----As long as you _______sweet things from your diet. A. cut off B. cut up C. cut out D. cut into 33. ----Jenny lives alone in Shanghai. She must be _______. ----Why doesn’t she move to Beijing with her family? A. tired B. lonely C. blind D. weak 34. ----I think I’ll drive to Beijing and see Alice this weekend. ----You _______. She misses you a lot. A. will B. may C. should D. need 35. ----Wang Mei beat others and won the speech competition.

----The good news cheered us up. Everyone in our class was in high _______. A. spirits B. interests C. stress D. feelings 36. ----Wait until the road is _______ before crossing. ----Are you kidding? It’s impossible. A. clean B. clear C. heavy D. broken 37. ----I want to give up this journey. ----If you don’t go, _______. A. so do I B. so I don’t C. neither do I D. neither will I 38. ----Why is Mary crying?

----The result of the science exam _______her to be sad. A. changed B. made C. kept D. caused 39. ----Jimmy. Could you help me clean the living room? ----_______.

A. That sounds interesting B. Come on C. With pleasure D. Thank you 40. ----Could you tall me _______? ----At nine o’clock, in ten minutes. A. how will he leave B. when he left C. why he is leaving D. when he will leave

三. 完形填空。（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的四个选项（ABCD）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。

Jane was a single mother. She had two children to ____41____. She had to pay for the housing and clothes. She had a lot of bills. She worked in a restaurant every day and was____42_____ $600 a week. Even when she was _____43____, she went to work.

Jane worked hard and did a great job. She____44_____ tips (小费) to help her get enough money to pay the bills.

One night, after Jane had served dinner to a family, they left a big tip on the table. It was$20. Jane was _____45____ another family at their table. When she turned back, she found the money had been gone.

Jane saw a woman at another table ____46_____ on her when she looked around the restaurant. Jane went to ask her what food she wanted. She____47_____ just a sandwich. She did not leave a tip after eating and Jane____48_____ that she paid with a $20 bill. Jane was_____49____ that the woman had stolen her money, but she couldn’t prove (证明) it.

The next night, the same woman came into the restaurant. She gave Jane $50. She said, “I was so sorry I _____50____ your money last night. I had a bad day. Someone stole my wallet. So I was angry. So I...... But that was not _____51____. People should _____52____ good things. Not bad things. So I want you to have the money.”

“I’ll take the $20 _____53____ you keep the rest. I _________ you need it,” said Jane.

We should forgive when someone says sorry and wants to make it right. Sometimes forgiving is the greatest____55_____. 41. A. raise B. rise C. develop D. control 42. A. dropped B. offered C. promised D. wasted 43. A. strong B. crazy C. independent D. sick 44. A. worked on B. depend on C. got on D. put on 45. A. giving away B. setting up C. looking after D. taking after 46. A. keeping B. copying C. fixing D. pushing 47. A. ordered B. bought C. hated D. owned 48. A. noticed B. reported C. felt D. appeared 49. A. usual B. clear C. wrong D. typical 50. A. borrowed B. lent C. returned D. took 51. A. clever B. normal C. proper D. fair 52. A. cause B. press C. share D. begin 53. while B. even C. still D. because . A. If B. Anyway C. Although D. Instead 55. A. kindness B. truth C. difficulty D. satisfaction

四．阅读理解。（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下面三篇材料，从每篇材料后各小题所给的四个选项（ABCD）中，选出最佳答案。

A

SAN FRANCISCO CITY HALL TOUR

MONDAY—FRIDAY 10:00a.m, 12:00 noon, 2:00p.m All tours are 45 minutes to one hour

All tours sign in at City Hall Decent Tour Kiosk

Located on the Main Floor

Dr Carton B Goodlett PlaceSan Francisco. CA 94102

City Hall TTY (415) 5-7491 www.sfgov.org/cityhall PLEASE CALL AHEAD (预先) To schedule (安排) tours for schools

and groups of 8 or more

(415) 5-6139

56. If Mary wants to visit the hall, when can she take the tour? A. On Sunday 12:00 am. B. On Wednesday 2:00 pm. C. On Friday 2:00 am. D. On Saturday 12:00 pm. 57. When should you leave if you go into San Francisco City Hall at 10:00 am? A. Around 2:00 pm. B. Around 11:45 am. C. Before 11:00 am. D. Not earlier than 12:00pm. 58. What must you do before you visit San Francisco City Hall in a group of 10? A. Call (415) 5-6139 ahead. B. Visit www. sfgov. org/cityhall. C. Come at any time at the weekend. D. Go into the City Hall only at 12:00. 59. Which of the following is TRUE according to the material? A. Only a group of people are allowed to visit there. B. School students and teachers are welcomed there. C. One should buy the ticket on the Main Floor.

D. One can look through some information on the Internet if one wants to visit on the weekend.

60. You may read it ___________. A. from a storybook C. from a history book

B. from a medical magazine D. from a travel magazine

B

There was a lovely vegetable patch（菜园）.The vegetables in it all grew very well. A large tree grew there, too.

Both the patch and the tree gave the place a wonderful look, and they were the pride of the gardener. But no one knew that the vegetables and the tree couldn’t stand each other. The vegetables hated the tree’s shadow（阴影）, because he left them only just enough sunlight to live. The tree, on the other hand, hated the vegetables because they drank nearly all the water, leaving him just enough to live.

The situation became so serious that the vegetables decided to use up all the water in the ground so that the tree would die. The tree answered back by not protecting the vegetables from the hot sun, so they began to dry up. Soon the vegetables were really weak, and the tree was drying up.

The gardener saw these, and he finally knew what had happened, so he stopped watering them. When he did that, both the tree and the vegetables felt that it was better to help each other, They learned how to live in harmony with those plants around them. So they decided to work together, using both the shadow and the water to grow well.

After seeing how well they were doing, the gardener gave the best care to his vegetable patch, watering and fertilizing（施肥） it better than any other patch for miles around. The vegetables and the tree lived happily there again.

61. Why didn’t the vegetables and the tree get on well with each other?

A. Because the vegetables wanted more sunlight and the tree wanted more water. B. Because the tree drank almost all the water and didn’t give enough shadow. C. Because the tree grew much stronger than the vegetables. D. Because the vegetables didn’t look as wonderful as the tree. 62. From the paragraph4, we can know that____________. A. the vegetables were sorry to see the tree drying up

B. the gardener was very angry with the vegetables and the tree C. the gardener never know what had happened

D. the tree didn’t know how important the sunlight was to the vegetables

63. The phrase “in harmony” means” probably means “__________” in Chinese. A. 自私地 B. 地 C. 有效地 D. 和谐地 . What do you think of the gardener? A. Kind B. Clever C. Warm-hearted D. Hard-working 65. The passage mainly wants to tell us that _________. A. why the sunlight and water are very important to plants B. people should help each other to make both of them win C. why trees always grew beside the vegetables

D. people should deal with problems fairly and wisely

C

Andy woke up and looked at the clock. 11:30? He jumped out of bed and threw on clothes. He had wanted to get up early and surprise his dad with Father’s Day breakfast in bed — with his mom’s help of course. He took up the wrapped present on his desk and went to find his father.

“Where is Dad?” Andy checked all the rooms, but the whole house was empty. He walked out to the

yard, and his mouth dropped. Dad was holding a hammer and looking at a new tree fort house that stood in their big back yard.

Andy climbed the rope ladder up to the house. It had two rooms with three small windows.

Dad followed Andy into the house, looking excited. “I spent all morning building it. I had one when I was your age. Grandpa surprised me with it on Father’s Day, too.” “So, it’s like a tradition?” Andy asked.

“Yes, this is a present for both of us. Maybe you’ll build one for your son one day.”

Dad looked around and asked Andy what they would do first in the tree house. Andy slowly showed the present and said, “Happy Father’s Day!” He didn’t think it was possible, but Dad’s smile widened as he opened the gift. “A chess set! How did you know I wanted one?” Andy always saw his dad playing against the computer and he guessed it must be his father’s favorite.

“Let’s play it!” Dad set up the chessboard. “It’s the best gift I got of all this Father’s Day.” “I’m glad you like it,”Andy said.

“I do, but I was talking about spending more time with you. I always loved the father-son time. I spent a lot with your grandfather when I was growing up.”

Andy looked at his dad. “Can we call Grandpa and invite him to come to the house?” Dad patted Andy’s shoulder. “I think he’d love that.”

That day, the three men played, talked and laughed. It was really a happy Father’s Day.

66. Andy wanted to get up early so that_________. A. he could give his father the present early B. his mother could help him

C. he could make breakfast for his father D. he could build a tree house

67. Why did Andy’s father spend all morning building the tree house? A. Because it was a tradition of sending present. B. Because he wanted to give Andy a home. C. Because it was a way of passing on love D. Because Andy expected to have a tree house.

68. Which of the following has similar meaning with the underlined sentence “He didn’t think it was possible”?

A. He wasn’t sure if the present would make his father satisfied. B. He thought making his father happy was impossible. C. He was worried that his father would be angry. D. He imagined his father would hate the present. 69. Which of the following is TRUE?

A. Only Andy’s father received a Father’s Day present.

B. Grandpa, father and Andy had a great time in the tree house. C. Andy’s father hardly played chess against the computer. D. The tree house had three rooms and two windows. 70. The best title for the passage is ___________. A. Father and Son B. Present of Father’s Day C. The Tree House D. A Happy Father’s Day

五．词与短语填空。（共5题，每小题2分，满分10分）

仔细阅读下面五个句子，然后用下面方框中所给的单词或短语填空，使每个句子在结构、句意和逻辑上正确。（提示：选项中有一个时多余的）

icy / trouble / care for / give away / silence / communicate

71. We should listen to old people and __________ them.

72. Why don’t you sit down and __________ with your brother? 73. Children didn’t talk about they finished lunch in__________.

74. The roads were __________ because of the heavy snow from the night before.

75. It’s sad that many people don’t want to help others because they don’t want any __________.

六．阅读理解填词。（共10题，每小题1分，满分10分）

阅读短文，再在其后空白处写出各单词的正确形式。单词的第一个字母已给出。

One day, all feelings were on vacation on an island, and each was having a good time. Suddenly, there was a warning of a strong (76)s_________, so all rushed to their boats. However, Love didn’t wish to run away quickly. But as clouds darkened, Love (77)r_________ it was time to leave because he was in a dangerous (78)s_________. But there were no boats to use. Love looked around with hope.

Just then he saw Richness. Love asked, “Richness, can you (79)a_________ me to go with you ?” Richness answered, “No, I can't. There’s a lot of gold in my boat. There’s no place here (80)p_________you with.”

Sadness (81)p_________ by after a while. Again, Love asked for help. But it was useless.

A few minutes later, Love again asked Happiness for help. But Happiness was so (82)e_________ that it couldn’t care about anyone else.

When Love was growing hopeless. somebody shouted, “Come, Love. I will take you with me.” Love jumped onto the boat happily.

After getting off the boat, Love asked Knowledge, “Knowledge, do you know who was so warm-hearted to give me a (83)r_________ while no one else wished to help?”

Knowledge smiled , “That was Time.”

“Time?” asked Love. “But why did Time help me?” Knowledge (84)e_________, “Because only Time is able to (85)u_________ how valuable Love is.”

七．书面表达。（满分15分）

请根据以下提示写一篇关于Tom的短文。

1. 他经常去敬老院做志愿者，为老人做清洁，洗衣服，读报纸。 2. Tom是我的好朋友。他和老师同学们都相处融洽。 3. 在家里也经常帮妈妈洗碗，倒垃圾。

4. 最近他压力很大因为他妈要他上校外辅导课。 5. 请给他1-2点建议帮助他。 要求：1. 不要逐字逐句翻译；

2. 开头结尾已给出，不计入总词数； 3. 80词左右。

提示词：volunteer n. 志愿者 recently adv. 最近 after school classes课外辅导课

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