2015學年第二學期天河區“部分學校”期中聯考試卷八年級英語（滿分110分，考試時間120分鐘）一．語法選擇（共15小題，每小題1分，滿分15分）Bodylanguageisveryimportantinourdailylife.DebbieandSimonarestudents.Theybothhavepart-timejobsatatravelcompany.Oneday,awell-dressedlady1theoffice.ShelookedatDebbieandSimon,2thenwalkedovertoDebbie.Debbiegavehera3_greeting.Simonsighedandwalkedaway.Hedidn'tunderstand4peoplealwayschoseDebbie5him.Mr.Yangtoldhimthatitwasthewayhecommunicated.AfterSimonlearnedthis,he6improvehisbodylanguage.Hesatupstraightandtriedsmilingatpeople.Hesucceededinmakingagoodimpression7otherpeople.Eyecontactmeanslookingintoanotherperson'seyes.Thisisaveryimportantpartofbodylanguage.Itcanbethekey8communication.Eyecontactcanshowfeelings9friendliness,interestandunderstanding.InWesterncountries,10eyecontactinconversationsisveryimportant,Ifyoudonotuseeyecontact,Westernersmaythinkthatyouarenotlistening.Andifyoukookaway,Theymayalsothinkthatyouarelying.11InmanyAsiancountries,lookingdownwhentakingwith12,likeateacheroraparent,ispolite.Thesedifferencescancauseproblems.Forexample,anAsianpersonmightkookdownwhilelisteningtoaWesternspeaker.TheWesternspeakermightthinkthispersonisnotinterestedinwhatheorsheissaying.Notusingeyecontactcancauseproblems,butusingtoomuchisnotpolite13.Inmanycountries,watchingotherpeople,14strangers,foranervous.longtimeisimpolite.Thismaymakethem15

nervous.1．A．enterB．enteredC．entertoDenteredto．2．A．soB．butC．/D．and3．A．cheerB．cheeredC．cheerfulD．cheerfully4．A．whyB．thatC．reasonsD/5．A．becauseB．becauseofC．insteadD．insteadof6．A．decidedonB．decideonC．decidedtoD．decideto7．A.onB．atC．ofD．in8．A．ofB．towardC．towardsD．to9．A．forexampleB．suchasC．thesameasD．aslike10．A．useB．usedC．usingD．useful11．A．ButB．HoweverC．ThoughD．so12．A．aoldpersonB．anoldpersonCaolderpersonD.anolderperson13．A．alsoB．tooC．eitherD．aswell14．A．specialB．especiallyC．speciallyD．especial15．A．feelB．tofeelC．haveD．tohave二．完形填空（共10小題，每小題1.5分，滿分15分）“Fireisagoodservantbutabadmaster.”ThisisanoldEnglishsaying.Whatdoe；mean?Atonetimepeopledidnot16howtomakefire,thentheylearnthowtomakeit.theyalsolearnthowtouseitTheyusedittokeepwarmanddriveaway_17.Theyalsolearnthowtocookfoodwithit.Fireservedpeoplewellandisstillservingthemwell.Butsometimesabuilding18fire.Sometimesabuildingisdestroyedandpeoplelosetheirhomes.Sometimespeopleevenlosetheirlives.Fireisnottheservantthen.Ithasbecomethe19!Whydofiresbegin?Whatstartsthem?Therearemanycausesoffire.Perhapsanelectricheaterisknockedover.Sometimesaheaterisplacedtoo20nearsomeclothes.Youngchildrenaresometimesallowedtoplaywithmatchesbytheirparents.Canyouthinkofanyothercausesoffire?Whenafirebegins,wemust21thefiremen.Doyouknowhowtodothis?Gotothenearesttelephoneanddialthenumber119.Thefiremenwillarrivequickly.Theyhavelongladdersto22highwindows.TheyfirstsavethePeople23inthefireandsendtheinjured（受傷的）peopletohospital.Whenallthepeoplehavebeensaved,thefiremen24thefire.Sometimesitisverydifficult.Peoplesometimeskeeplotsofthingsthat25easilyintheirhome.Thismakesthefiremuchbigger.16．A．knowB．workC．showDwant．17．A．foreignersB．robotsC．friendsDanimals18．A．setsB．catchesC．makesD．lost19．A．masterB．servantC．studentDteacher20．A．thinB．thickC．oldD．dirty21．A．getB．callC．rememberD．tell22．A.getB．reachC．arriveD．ask23．A．catchingB．caughtC．playedD．living24．A．putoffB．putawayC．putonD．putout25．A．burnB．useC．showD．break三．閱讀（共兩節，滿分45分）第一節閱讀理解（共20小題，每小題2分，滿分40分）(A)Hereisamenuforafastfoodrestaurant.ThepricesareinAmericanmoney,calleddollarsandcents.Thereare100centsinadollar.WainMeals(主食)smalllargeSidedishessmallLargeHajnlziUTger1.802.30Fries0.901.WHajnlziUTger■withclieese2.002.50Salad1.001.20Chickenburger1.902.40Chickenwings1.301.60Vegetableburger1.002.30largeDessertsLazgeC!oca_Cola0.801.00OrangejuiceO.SO1.20Icecream,oiChocolate1.201.60Tea0.700.90ipplepie(hot)0.70/CoffeeO.SO1.00DonutsorJam0.50/根據表格內容，選擇正確答案。Fromthemenu,howmuchisasmallhamburger?Onehundredandeightydollars.Twodollarsandthirtycents.Eightycents.Onedollarandeightycents.Ifyouhaveonlythreedollars,whatcanyoubuy?Alargesaladandalargeicecream.Alargechickenburgerandasmallcupoftea.Asmallvegetableburgerandalargechocolate.Anapplepieandalargehamburgerwithcheese.Jamisakindof.mainmealssidedishesdessertsdrinksWhatcan'twebuyintherestaurant?Coffee.Fries.Hamburgers.Beef.Athirsty（渴的）boymayaskfor.Coca-Coladonutsfriesachickenburger（B）Agroupofswansflewdowntoabeachwhereacrow（烏鴉）wasjumpingaround.Thecrowwatchedthemwithdisdain（鄙視）.“Youhavenoflyingskillsatall!”hesaidtotheswans.“Allyoucandoistomoveyourwings.Canyouturnoverintheair?No,that'sbeyondyou.Let'shaveaflyingcompetition.I'llshowyouwhatrealflyingis!”Oneoftheswans,astrongyoungmale,tookupthechallenge.Thecrowflewupandbegantoshowhisskills.Heflewincircles,performedotherflyingtricks,andthencamedownandlookedproudlyattheswan.Nowitwastheswan'sturn.Heflewup,andbeganflyingoverthesea.Thecrowflewafterhim,makingallkindsofcomments（評價）abouthisflying.Theyflewonandontilltheycouldn'tseethelandandtherewasnothingbutwateronallsides.Thecrowwasmakingfewerandfewercomments.Hewasnowsoexhaustedthathefoundithardtostayintheair,andhadtostruggletokeephimselffromfallingintothewater.Theswanpretended（假裝）nottonotice,andsaid,“Whydoyoukeeptouchingthewater,brother?Isthatanothertrick?”“No,”saidthecrow.Heknewhehadlostthecompetition.“I'mintroublebecauseofmypride!Ifyoudon'thelpme,I'lllosemylife...”Theswantookpityonhim,andtookhimonhisshouldersandflewbacktothebeach.What'sthecorrectorderofthefollowingevents?Thecrowfollowedtheswanandgotintotrouble.Theswanfeltpityforthecrowandsavedit.Thecrowhadtoasktheswanforhelp.Theswanacceptedachallengeofperformingflyingtricks.Thecrowchallengedtheswansandastrongyoungswanacceptedit.cedabB.aecdbC.ceadbD.eadcbWhatdoestheunderlinedword"exhausted"inParagraph4mean?A.很累的B.生氣的C.害怕的D.遺憾的whydidthecrowkeeptouchingthewater?Itwasshowinganotherflyingskill.Itwasstrugglingtokeepitselffromfallingintothewater.Itwasthirstyandwantedtodrinksomewater.Itwasenjoyingitselfbydoingso.Whatdoweinferfromthepassage?Thecrowdidn'tknowflyingFlyingskillswereuseless.Theswansavedthecrowbecausetheyweregoodfriends.Theswanwasbetteratlong-distanceflyingthanthecrow.Whatdoesthestorytellus?Pridegoesbeforeafall.Theearlybirdcatchestheworm.Nopains,nogains.Pridegoesbeforeafall.ThecartoonmovieBoltisaninterestingmovie.Allthecharactersareverylovely.ThemovieisaboutadogandhisnameisBolt.Boltisadogstar.Healwaysthinksheisverystrong.HeoftenplaysinTVprograms.Manypeoplelovehim.Soheisalittleproud.OnedaypeopletakehimtoNewYork,butthepoordogislostthere.Theplaceisfarfromhishometown.It'sabout2,000milesaway.Boltwantstoreturntohisworld.Hehastofaceallthedangerallbyhimself.HebeginstogoacrosstheUSA.OnhiswayhemeetsMittens,alonelycat.Thentheymeetamouse.HisnameisRhino.HelikeswatchingTVverymuch.Theybecomefriends.Theymeetmanystrangeanimalsandpeopleontheirway.AtlastBoltfeelsthathecanbeaherobothinTVprogramsandinreallife.Themovieisveryinstructive.1.WhatisBolt?HelikeswatchingTV.B.HelivesinNewYork.C.Heisalonelycat.D.Heisadogstar.2.Bolthastogomilestogobacktohisworld.A.2,000B.1,0003.A.2,000B.1,0003.WhatisRhino?A.Itisacat.C.Itisamouse.4.Boltmeetsonhisway.A.afriendB.atigerItisapig.D.Itisarabbit.arabbitD.manystrangeanimals5.What'sthemeaningoftheword"instructive"inChinese?A.滑稽的B.有趣的C.有教育意義的D.好看的D)RidinghorsesisatraditionalChineseskill.Inancienttimes,Chinesepeoplewereusedtoridinghorsesontheroad,andthencarriageandhorseswereveryconvenientandimportant.Peopleenjoyedfiringarrowsonthehorses'back.Inaddition,horseswerewidelyusedinthemilitary.Thereweretwokindsofsoldiersinallthen.Onewascalledcavalryandtheotherwascalledinfantry.Thecavalrywasmuchmorepowerfulthantheinfantry.EverybigbattleinChinesehistorycan'tbewithouthorses.However,wecanonlyseethehorsesinthefilmsandthezoosnow.Whatcausedthat?Withthedevelopmentoftheproductivity,theimprovementinscienceandtechnology,theinventionandapplicationofthenewmachinery,horseshavebeenuseless.Mostofthehorsesaroundusevencan'truntoday.Soitisheartbreakingforus.HowdidChinesepeopletravelinthepast?BybusB.ByairC.ByridinghorsesD.BybikeHhearmyB.inthevillageC.atschoolD.inbigcitiesCompared（比較）withthecavalry,theinfantrywas.morepowerfulB.lesspowerfulC.lessdangerousD.moredangerousWhydowealwaysseehorsesinfilmsorzoosnow?Becausescienceandtechnologyhasdeveloped.Becausenewthingshavebeendeveloped.Becausealotofhorseshavehuntedbypeople.BothAandB.What'sthemainideaofthepassage?A.Howtoridehorses.Howtolookafterhorses.Ridinghorses-atraditionalChineseskill.D.WarsinChinesehistory.第二節閱讀填空（共5小題每小題1分，滿分5分）Manypeoplesaythattheyareworkingtoomanyhours.46workhoursaredifferentformonecountrytoanother.InFrance,peoplespendabout1,646hoursayearatwork.InJapan,however,peopleworkabout2,159hoursayear.ThatmeansaJapaneseworkerworks513morehoursayearthanaFrenchworker.47Somepeopleworkextrahoursbecausetheywanttomakemoremoney.However,manycompaniesdon'tpayovertime.48Somepeoplethinkitistheirdutytoworkmorehours.Someareafraidoflosingtheirjobiftheydon'tworkmorehours.49InFrance,peoplegetfiveweeksofpaidvacationayear.InGermany,theygetfourtosixweeks,andintheUnitedStates,twoweeks.Onestudyshowsthatfewerthanhalfofworkersusealltheirvacationdays.InGreatBritain,thereisasaying,“AllworkandnoplaymakesJackadull（遲鈍的）boy.”50Ifthatistrue,theremustbealotofdullpeopleintheworld.Whydopeopleworksomanyhours?Manypeoplesaythattheirvacationsaretooshort.Theirworkersdon'tgetmorepayformorewok.Theydon'thaveenoughtimetorelaxortostaywiththeirfamily.四、寫作（共三節，滿分35分）第一節單詞寫（6小題；每小題1分，滿分6分）根據所給單詞的第一個字母，填入適當的單詞，使句子語法意思通順，寫答案時要寫全單詞。Theweatherforecastsaidtherewouldbeaheavysthisafternoon.We'dbetterstayathomeandclosethewindows.Theproblemisverys.It'seasyforyoutoworkitout.Ifthereisnowarintheworld,wecanliveinp.Lucytriedherbesttoworkouttheproblem.Twodaysl,Lucymadeit.You'dbetterwearawhiteshirttomyournewtrousers.Hegotupearlysothathecouldrtheairportontime.第二節完成句子（7小題；每小題2分，滿分14分）班長經常提醒杰克不要上學遲到。ThemonitoroftenJacklateforschool.老師教學生們怎樣做好比賽準備。Theteachertaughtthestudentstothemselvesthecompletion.當聽到這個消息時，羅伯特十分興奮，發至于他恨不得馬上出發。Hearingthenews,Robertgotexcitedhewantedtoimmediately.首先，他用了一條草繩系住鸕鶿的脖子以阻止他們吃下大魚。Atfirst,hetiesapieceofgrasstobigfish.一切東西被撿查后，就準備播放給大家欣賞。Aftereverythingchecked,itisreadytobeplayedforeveryonetoenjoy.應該要準時完成這份工作。Theworkfinishedontime.他在數學學習上有困難。HehasMaths.第三節書面表達（共1題；滿分15分）假如你是蘇華，你在加拿大