1、广州市越秀区八年级期末综合测试英语试题一、听力（略）二、语言知识与运用 (共两节，满分20分)16.The teacher told them _ make so much noise.A. dontB. notC. will notD. not to17.We should do as much as we can _ water.A. for savingB. to saveC. saveD. saved18. His funny movies made people think him an _ man.A. interestB. interestedC. interestingD. i
2、nterests19. Did you go to the cinema with Lucy?No, I _.A. didnt invite B. wasnt invitedC. hadnt invitedD. wasnt inviting20. Climbing hills_ of great help to our health.A. isB. areC. wasD. were21. Now the traffic in our city is becoming _ than before.A. much heavierB. more heavierC. much heavilyD. ve
3、ry heavier22. How many books _ they _?Five. But they havent finished reading even one.A. do.borrowB. hadborrowedC. willborrowD. didborrow23. Its very impolite _ you_ that.A. of, sayB. for, sayC. of, to sayD. for, to say24._ the maths problem is difficult, Ill try very hard to work it out.A. WhenB. T
4、hough C. BeforeD. For25. Do you have any problems if you can _ five minutes to read?Well, Im thinking about the new words. There are too many.A. giveB. gaveC. are givenD. be given第二节语法选择（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）Food is very important .Everyone needs to eat26if he or she wants to have a strong body .Our mi
5、nds also need27kind of food .This kind of food is knowledge .We begin to get knowledge even28we are very young .Small children are29in everything around them .They learn30while they are watching and listening .When they are getting older ,they begin to read story books ,science books .anything they
6、like .When they find something new ,they love to ask questions and31to find out answers .What is the best way to32knowledge If we learn by33,we will get little knowledge .If we are always getting answers from34and do not ask why ,we will never learn well .When we study35the right way ,we will learn
7、more and understand better .26. A. goodB. wellC. betterD. best27. A. aB. anC. theD. /28. A. untilB. afterC. whenD. so29. A. interestB. interestedC. interestingD. more interesting30. A. everythingB. anythingC. nothingD. something31. A. tryB. to tryC. tryingD. tried32. A. getB. gotC. to getD. getting3
8、3. A. weB. usC. ourD. ourselves34. A. otherB. othersC. the otherD. another35. A. byB. fromC. inD. with三、完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）阅读下面短文, 掌握大意, 然后从36 45各题所给的A、B、C、D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Martin Henfield talks about some of his experience(经历) as a twin: when we were small my mother36us in the same clothe
9、s. That was37enough and we didnt like it. But we went on our first camping trip, it was even worse.We were only ten years old, and while all the other boys went into their sleeping bags for the38,we were not happy to snuggle(偎依) inside a double sleeping bag my mother made for us.At school our classm
10、ates39us Henfield One and Henfield Two, so people couldnt even see our40according to our initials(首字母)because both of us were M.H. It was only when I went to college and began to have my own friends that I started to feel my own freedom of identity(身份).Before I went to college, during my secondary s
11、chool holiday, I40a job as a worker on a building site. My twin brother, Mike Henfield, didnt work. One day I asked my boss,“ Can I have a week off?” “42,” he said,“ but you wont have the job when you43back.” I didnt want to44the job. So on Monday morning, Mike went there in my hat, jacket and45and
12、he worked for me for one week. None of them knew the difference. 36. A. woreB. putC. dressedD. let37. A. goodB. badC. uglyD. strange38. A. dayB. holidayC. night D. mid-night39. A. calledB. knewC. toldD. made40. A. faceB. nameC. similarityD. difference41. A. receivedB. gotC. paidD. made42. A. Certain
13、lyB. NeverC. HoweverD. Actually43. A. hereB. thereC. awayD. back44. A. miss B. loseC. getD. do45. A. suitB. clothesC. dress D. trousers四、阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）(A)Having returned from her round trip, the angry woman stood outside the ticket office of the station. The railway owes me 12. she said to
14、Harry Jenks, the young man working at the office. You sold me a ticket from May 22nd, but there was no ship from Jersey that night. So my daughter and I had to stay in a hotel. Itcost me 12.Harry was worried. He remembered selling the woman a return ticket. Come into the office, Madam, He said polit
15、ely, Ill just check the Jersey timetable for May 22nd.The woman and her little girl followed him inside. She was quite right, as Harry soon discovered. There was no sailing on May 22nd. How could he have made such a careless mistake? He shouldnt have sold her a ticket for that day. Wondering what to
16、 do, he smiled at the child. You look sunburnt, he said to her, Did you have a nice holiday in Jersey?Yes, she answered shyly, The beach was lovely and I can swim too!Thats fine. Said Harry. My little girl cant swim a bit yet. Of course, shes only three.Im four, the child said proudly, Ill be four a
17、nd a half.Harry turned to the mother. I remember your ticket, Madam, he said. But you didnt get one for your daughter, did you?Er, well. the woman looked at the child, I mean. she hasnt started school yet. Shes only four.A four-year-old child must have a ticket, madam. A childs retum ticket to Jerse
18、y costs. let me see.13.50. So if the railway pays your hotel, you will owe 1.5. The law is the law, but since the fault wasmine.The woman stood up, took the childs hand and left the office.46.The woman was angry because _.A. she couldnt use the ticket for the round tripB. she spent more money than s
19、he had expectedC. she had to return home a day earlier than she had plannedD. Harry had sold her a ticket from Jersey where there was no sailing47.Harry was worried _.A. the woman was angry with himB. the Jersey timetable was wrongC. he had not done his work properlyD. the little girl didnt have a r
20、eturn ticket48. Harry started talking to the little girl because _.A. he was in trouble and did not know what to doB. he had a little girl about the same age as this girlC. he wanted to be friendly to the little girl who looked so niceD. he suddenly realized that he could find a way out from the lit
21、tle girl49. When Harry said, the law is the law, but since the fault was mine. he meant that _.A. the woman could go without paying that 1.50 poundsB. they must follow it without other choice, even thought the fault was hisC. he had to be strict with the woman because of the law, although he didnt w
22、ant toD. the woman had to pay him 1.50 pounds and the railway would pay her for the hotel50. The woman left the office without saying anything because _.A. she was moved by Harrys kindness.B. she was so angry to talk with the young manC. she knew she would have to pay the railway if she insistedD. s
23、he wanted to go home and get money for the childs ticket(B)Leonardo da Vinci was born on April 15,1452 in Italy. He is best known as artist today. One of his famous paintings is called Mona Lisa. However, Leonardo had many other natural abilities. He was also a great inventor. Many of his inventions
24、 have become important tin modern day life.Although Leonardo hated war, he invented many different machines used for war. His most special invention was the machine gun, which was produced and used in war many years later.By watching the way birds fly, Leonardo tried to find out the secret of flying
25、. Among his sketched素描we can see several objects. We consider them as modern flying machines.Leonardo spent many hours thinking about how to make good use of time. He developed ideas for labor-saving machines like cutting machines.Leonardo was a strange man. He didnt eat any meat, which was unusual
26、in those times. He never published发表 his ideas and scientific discoveries. He usually used mirror writing, which looks like writing in a mirror,starting from the right side of the page and moving to the left.We have very little of his work today. Leonardo finished only a few of his paintings. He lef
27、t many unfinished because he thought they were not perfect. No one in his life time knew how great Leonardo was. We now believe, however, that he was one of the cleverest men the world has ever known.51.According to the passage, Leonardo is not only an artist but also.A. an inventorB. an engineerC.
28、a writerD. a musician52.was Leonardos most special inventor.A. The mirror writingB. The cutting machineC. The machine gunD. The flying machine53.Leonardo was strange, for example,.A. he didnt eat any vegetablesB. he usually used mirror writingC. he liked to publish his discoveriesD. he enjoyed drawi
29、ng flying machines54.Leonardo invented some machines to.A. stop the warB. help paint picturesC. watch the birdsD. make good use of time55.From the passage, we can learn that Leonardo was very.A. humorousB. seriousC. cleverD. lonely(C)As space science develops, man has learned more and more about spa
30、ceSpace is not only amazing but also dangerousWhile working in space, spacemen are facing danger as well as SuccessScientists have found out that radiation(辐射)is the greatest danger to spacemen in spaceWhen space men are working in space, they are in danger of radiation from the sun and other stars,
31、 which is bad for their healthThe damage(危害)done by radiation wont be discovered until their children or even grandchildren are bornSome special medicine may work a little, but no really helpful medicine mas beenSpace junk(垃圾)is also thought a great danger to spacemenIts reported that there are 9,00
32、0 man-made things flying in spaceAbout 30of these are satellites(卫星), 10are spaceships, and the rest are space junkAn explosion(爆炸)in l996 made a cloud of 300,000fragments, each at least 4ram in size, and even a small piece of these knocked against a spaceship window and did some damageScientists ar
33、e watching and reporting any possible danger all the timeThey are working on helpful ways to do with space junkAlthough space is really dangerous, it interests everyone on the earthIn the near future, it may become usual for people to spend a few days in a space hotelWe may even choose to leave the
34、earth and live in space in a few yearsSo we should care for space and do something to help improve the space environment56._ shows the man-made things in space in the correct way.57. Which of the following isTRUE?A. Every one of us can make a trip to space now.B. Scientists have found out ways to so
35、lve any problem in space.C. The harm of the radiation may be found in the spacemans child.D. Space is really dangerous, so it doesnt interest anyone on the earth.58.The passage talks aboutkinds of danger in space.A. twoB. threeC. fourD. five59.The underlined word “fragments” means.A.飞碟B.泡沫C烟雾D.碎片60.
36、The best title of the passage is.A. Space RadiationB. Space DangerC. Space JunkD. Space Explosion(D)Amys family has fun. They write a diary almost every day and send to each other by e-mail. Everyone writes something in it. Amys brother is open. He tells many things about his life. Amys sister is la
37、zy. She doesnt write much. Amys dad writes stories. Her mom is talkative. She writes a lot. Everyone enjoys the diary.Hello, dear family! I am having a fun week here at The Mall. I had lunch with Pan and Jack onMonday. On Tuesday, I designed a new dress. Yesterday, Tom told me a funny joke. He alway
38、smakes me laugh!Hi, all! Last week I was feeling sad. I had a bad day at work. My boss was angry at me. Butthe next day was better. I did a good job and my boss was very happy, so I felt better. Sometimesmy work is hard. But I am really thankful for my job.Hello! I miss you all. However, I dont have
39、 much time to write this week. Ill write more nexttime. Bye, everyone!Hi, everyone! I made a chocolate cake yesterday. Thats Amys favorite. I wish I could mail youa piece, Amy! Its really delicious. Today was warm and sunny. Your father and I went for a walk inthe park. We also waited your Aunt Bett
40、y. She told us some good news. Your cousin John got a newJob! Oh, Im writing too much, arent I? We really miss you all. Take care!Dear ones, let me tell you a story. A long, long time ago, A man lived a house on a hill. He had a candle. He lit the candle every night. Everyone could see the light. Th
41、en one night, something wonderful happened61. Where do Amys family members write their diaries?A. On the same family diary.B. On their own computer.C. On Amys blog.D. On Mothers note-book.62. When did Amy design a new dress?A. On Monday. B. On Tuesday.C. Yesterday. D. Today.63. What does the brother think of his job?A. The job is too easyB. The j
