1、 第 1页 高级中学 2017-2018学年 第二学期期末考试 八年级英语 第 I卷 基础知识与能力考察部分（共 25分） I. 听力测试（共 20分）略 II. 词汇测试（ 10分） 从下面每小题的 A、 B、 C三个选项中选出最佳选项。（共 20小题，每小题 0.5分） ( )21. After watching the movie for so many times, he got bored with it. A. was tired of B. was happy with C. was interested in ( )22. I will look after her child
2、 when she is on a business trip. A. take care B. care for C. care about ( )23. It is cruel to use living animals to do experiments. A. serious B. friendly C. unkind ( )24. I wrote to my head teacher about my plan a week ago, but he didnt respond to me. A. give B. answer C. reply ( )25. Did Miss Wang
3、 go to Shenzhen recently? Yes. She has been there for several times. A. hardly B. lately C. surely ( )26. You are late again. Whats your reason this time? A. excuse B. choice C. message ( )27. His notebooks include some interesting drawings of flying machines. A. besides B. is made up of C. contain
4、( )28. Mary looked so sad because she realized her mistakes after listening to her fathers words. A. saw B. was aware of C. guessed ( )29. Is the bank far from here? No. It is just across from our library. A. next to B. opposite to C. far from ( )30. When we heard a frightening sound at midnight, al
5、l of us ran away _. A. in silence B. in surprise C. in fear ( )31. The professor _ our invitation and promised to make a speech at our school. A. received B. accepted C. rejected ( )32. John, remember to _ the TV programme Running Man for me this evening. A. record B. return C. repeat 第 2页 ( )33. Wo
6、uld you mind my smoking here? _. Its not allowed here. A. Of course not B. Better not C. Yes, please ( )34. A _ refers to all the people who live in a particular area, country, etc. when talked about as a group. A. friendship B. community C. countryside ( )35. What did Sally ask for? She _ another t
7、wo days to finish the project. A. need B. repaired C. required ( )36. I shouted to you at the gate, but you didnt hear me. Really? I _ a telephone call to my mother. A. made B. was making C. have made ( )37. How time flies! Its almost three years _ we met last time. A. when B. before C. since ( )38.
8、 The traffic policeman took away James drivers license _ he broke the traffic rules of drunk driving. A. though B. because C. so ( )39. Giant pandas are _ to protect themselves. A. enough strong B. strong enough C. stronger enough ( )40. It is impolite _ you to play tricks on others. A. to B. for C.
9、 of 第 II卷 本学期知识与能力考查部分 （共 75分） III. 完形填空（ 15分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的 A、 B、 C三个选项中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。（共 10小题，每题 1.5分） I used to think belief was the first step to success. But now I know that the key is to take the first step. You have to act even _41_ you dont believe. You need to have the courage to move for
10、ward in spite of your self-doubt and _42_. When I started writing poems and making speeches over ten years ago, I remember, I was 12 years old then. I had no confidence, no experience and no _43_ and yet I was willing to take the first step. Perhaps I _44_, which was normal. “He who makes no mistake
11、s makes nothing.” Yet something important happened. I started to cultivate (培养 ) belief that I could _45_ do this. Belief may not be the first step to _46_, but it is an essential step to building our lives, careers, 第 3页 families and teams. Ive found out that when you believe, the impossible become
12、s possible. Ive also learned that belief doesnt happen easily by seeing or listening. It is something you _47_ through trials (试验 ), challenges and experiences. The more you do something, the more you believe you can do it. You also cultivate belief with your thoughts, determination, and expectation
13、s. One of the best things I ever did was to recite useful sayings during my morning walk. “Confidence in yourself is the first step on the road to success” “Great hopes make great men” and “Where there is a will, there is a way”. _48_ reciting these sayings, my purpose became clearer and clearer. I
14、also said the sayings about courage and perseverance (坚持不懈 ) are making a difference, which has done me much _49_. For now I try to advise you to recite these sayings to make up your own courage. Do it for a month and youll _50_ a lot. Give it a shot. Try it for 30 days. Cultivate belief and great t
15、hings will happen. ( )41. A. as B. what C. when ( )42. A. sadness B. fear C. delight ( )43. A. energy B. belief C. hope ( )44. A. succeeded B. changed C. failed ( )45. A. naturally B. never C. actually ( )46. A. safety B. success C. freedom ( )47. A. develop B. discover C. realize ( )48. A. From B.
16、By C. About ( )49. A. honor B. harm C. good ( )50. A. suffer B. benefit C. understand IV. 阅读理解（ 30分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后各小题所给的 A、 B、 C、 D四个选项中选出最佳选项。（共 20小题，每题 1.5分） A Some animals are so tiny that you cannot see them clearly. Others are huge. All of them are interesting. Lets have a look at some of them. T
17、he hippo is the third biggest land animal. It is a little smaller but heavier than the white rhino. The elephant is the biggest animal on the land. The adult frog is a carnivore and will eat any other animal smaller than itself, including insects and even other frogs. But it doesnt like eating grass
18、 and leaves. Many frogs are small, but the largest frogs are the Goliath frogs. They 第 4页 have the same size as baby sheep! Parrots are beautiful and clever. They have the feather with beautiful colors. They can live 40 years and even up to 100 years. They like talking very much. Although a cow has
19、no upper front teeth, it eats grass up to 8 hours a day, eating about 45kg of grass and drinking the same amount of water. ( )51. Which animal is the second biggest on the land? A. The elephant. B. The hippo. C. The white rhino. D. The cow. ( )52. What does the underlined word “carnivore” mean? A. A
20、n animal that eats only meat. B. An animal that eats only plants. C. An animal that lives on the land. D. An animal that lives under the water. ( )53. How much grass does a cow eat for 7 days? A. 515 kg. B. 315 kg. C. 45 kg. D. 325 kg. ( )54. Why did the writer write this passage? A. To tell us the
21、largest animals. B. To introduce the way to feed animals. C. To ask us to protect animals. D. To introduce some facts about animals. B Mason has seen the future and its fun. Mason likes thinking about how machines can make our life easier by doing the work we hate, such as cleaning. He shows a floor
22、 cleaning machine thats built into the wall. It can clean up the floor. When it comes to the kitchen, Bruce, an expert at Whirlpool, is sure that in a few years, robots will be doing most of the boring work, freeing us to relax. “More than just fun, future kitchens will be environmentally friendly,”
23、 he says. A new system will be built in the house which can recycle energy lost from your kitchen to make the whole home warm. “The fridge will be the center of the home,” says Daniel, a market expert. The fridge will have a touch screen where you can watch TV, surf the Internet, check your e-mail,
24、keep a shopping list and order vegetables. “Your fridge is the first place you go in the morning and the last place at night,” says Daniel. “I wonder why a 1.9-meter man and 1.6-meter woman have to cook meals on counters of the same height,” Jane Langmuir, an expert of cooking machines, says. “But t
25、imes have changed. We have made a new counter where you can press a button and it moves to whatever height you want.” Ted Selker has made the dish maker which lets you make dishes and bowls out plastics at home 第 5页 after each meal, the dishes are changed back into plastics. ( )55. In the future, if
26、 you want to clean your house, you will _. A. work on a counter B. use your fridge to clean it C. get up early to start your cleaning system D. leave the work to the floor cleaning machine ( )56. Why can people in different heights cook on counters of the same height? A. Because there will be many d
27、ifferent counters in the kitchen. B. Because the new counter can change its height. C. Because tall people will sit on a chair when they cook on the counter. D. Because short people will stand on a bench when cooking on the counters. ( )57. From the passage, we can know that _. A. people will have m
28、ore and more time to enjoy themselves B. the present counter can move to whatever height you want C. the fridge can only be found in the center of the future house D. people must have a computer to use these inventions ( )58. Which is the best title for the passage? A. Life and work. B. Future machi
29、nes. C. Fun in the future life. D. How to choose a suitable machine. C If you stayed in space for a long time, would you become a different person? Mark Kelly and Scott Kelly from the United States may hold the answer. Mark and Scott are identical twins. They are both retired NASA astronauts. From 2
30、015 to 2016, Scott spent 340 days at the International Space Station while Mark stayed on Earth. People took measurements of both men before, during, and after the flight. They were helping with a NASA (美国宇航局 ) project studying how long-term space travel affects the human body. The full results of t
31、he study will come out in a year or two. But scientists are sharing some early findings in the journal Nature, reported Time for Kids. A change in appearance was easy to see. Scott, when he returned to Earth, was a full 5 cm taller than when he left. There were also changes that were much harder to
32、see. As someone ages, their telomeres (端粒 ) white cells found at the end of the DNA helix (螺旋 ) get shorter, and become less effective (有效的 ) to stop DNA from getting damaged. But during Scotts stay in space, his telomeres got longer while Marks kept getting shorter. 第 6页 Scientists also found that
33、after Scott came back to Earth, he took a little longer to understand things and make decisions. Further tests on the brothers are still going on. NASA plans to send people to Mars in the 2030s, and this research could help them prepare for those space trips. To reach the Red Planet, astronauts woul
34、d have to last six months on a spaceship. ( )59. Which of the following is NOT true about Scott? A. He is from the United States. B. He has a twin brother. C. He was a NASA astronaut. D. He has never been to space. ( )60. What did Scott Kelly not experience while he was in space? A. His DNA became h
35、arder to damage. B. He grew taller. C. He couldnt understand others as well as before. D. His telomeres became longer. ( )61. To reach Mars, astronauts would have to stay on a spaceship for _. A. half a year B. 2030 days C. a whole year D. sixteen months ( )62. The study was carried out between the
36、twins in order to _. A. study how twin brothers acted differently in life B. learn more about the twins daily life C. study how long-term space travel affects the human body D. decide if Mars is suitable for humans to live on D For many creatures, the ocean is a terrifying place. Several marine anim
37、als have declined as a result of overfishing and pollution. But cephalopods (头足动物 ) a type of invertebrate (无脊椎动物 ) that includes octopuses, cuttlefish, and squid, have seen a dramatic increase in their numbers over the past 60 years. Zoe Doubleday, a scientist at the University of Adelaide, in Aust
38、ralia, conducted a study of cephalopods recently. She points out that their population rise is due to the animals unique traits. The creatures can change their color and body shape. They are fast-growing and live for only one or two years. “This allows them to adapt to changing environmental conditi
39、ons more quickly than other marine species,” Doubleday says. “Rising sea temperatures may be speeding up the animals life cycle. They may be growing faster and producing more young.” Cephalopods live in all of the worlds oceans. They can be found in waters from the freezing polar regions to the warm
40、 tropic regions. Because they adapt so easily to their environment, the 第 7页 animals are called “the weed of the sea”. Will octopuses, cuttlefish, and squid take over the world one day? Some people may wonder. According to Doubleday, that is unlikely. The rise in cephalopod populations could slow do
41、wn if the animals run out of prey (被捕食的动物 ) and start feeding on one another. Overfishing could also have an impact on their numbers. For now, the cephalopod population boom is good news for them and some other sea creatures. “Increases in cephalopod populations could benefit predators (捕食性动物 ) such
42、 as marine mammals and seabirds, which rely on cephalopods for food.” Doubleday says. ( )63. What has caused the number of some marine animals to reduce? A. Ship transportation. B. Global oil production. C. Rising sea temperatures. D. Overfishing and pollution. ( )64. The underlined word “traits” in
43、 Paragraph 2 probably means “_”. A. habits B. features C. hobbies D. looks ( )65. According to Doubleday, cephalopods _. A. have a very long life cycle B. change their shapes with season C. prefer to live in the warm waters D. adapt to the environment quickly ( )66. Which would be the best title of
44、the text? A. Cephalopods B. Weed of the Sea C. Who will take over the world? D. The problems faced by marine animals E There is always something that happens in the world that everyone fears will happen to their town, city or country: natural disasters. The scariest part of it is that no one will ev
45、er see it coming. Though technology helps us prepare, it never actually tells the people when its going to hit. It is always estimated but the result is never 100% accurate. However, that is not the point of this article. Two different natural disasters in two different parts of the world have happe
46、ned in the past few weeks. One was a major flood that has hit Louisiana in the United States. The other was an earthquake that hit Amatrice, Italy. However, there is a major difference in the news coverage of the two tragedies. As for the flooding in Louisiana, it is reported that this disaster is t
47、he worst to hit the United States since Superstorm Sandy and itll cost at least 30 million. In only the first couple of weeks, 13 people had died. However, like me, many people did not hear about this tragic event. I did not learn about it until about three weeks after it happened. In Italy, however
48、, it covered all media instantly. The earthquake in Italy happened on Tuesday morning. That same day, I was on Twitter and that was all that was over the news feed. Every other 第 8页 post was about the earthquake. Some would have the opinion that Amatrice, Italy was one of the most beautiful towns in
49、 that country. I got in deep sorrow because there were more people killed in this quake than the flooding. So far, they have a total of 73 dead and over one hundred missing. I understand that technically the earthquake in Italy was worse than the floods in Louisiana. However, I believe that if a natural disaster happens, they all should be equally covered and taken equally serio
