学年第二学期越秀区越秀外国语学校八年级期中考试.docx

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学年第二学期越秀区越秀外国语学校八年级期中考试

2016广州市越秀外国语学校模拟考试试题

一、语法选择。

（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）

Theworldisdividedintotwoparts.Onehalfoftheworldisrichand1ispoor.2thepoorpart,peoplenevergetenoughtoeat.3theyareill,noneofthehospitalscanreceivethembecausethey4nomoney.Intherichpart,5peopleeattoomuch.Forexample,adogorcatinNorthAmericaeats6thanachildinpoorercountries.

Poorcountrieshavesome7problems.8thelandistoopoor.Peopletherehavenorichland9enoughwater.Thepeoplemustbetaughtandwatermustbe10.

Butrichcountrieshavesomeproblems,11.Therearenotalwaysgoodplacestolive12.Sometimestheairisnotcleanandtheriversaretoodirty.Theroadsandstreetshave13peopleandbuses.Carsandbuseshavetomoveslowly.Noiseisheardeverywhere.Somepeopledon’thavehouses.Somethingmust14abouttheseproblems.Theairandtheriversmustbecleaned.Morehouseshavetobebuilt.Butthesethings15bedoneeasily.

1.A.othersB.anotherC.theothersD.theother

2.A.InB.OntoC.IntoD.By

3.A.WhyB.WhenC.BecauseD.Although

4.A.haveB.hasC.hadD.arehaving

5.A.alotB.lotofC.alotofD.alotsof

6.A.goodB.bestC.betterD.thebetter

7.A.difficultyB.difficultiesC.difficultlyD.difficult

8.A.SometimeB.SometimesC.SometimesD.Sometime

9.A.andB.orC.butD.so

10.A.findB.foundC.foundedD.finded

11.A.eitherB.tooC.aswellasD.also

12.A.atB.inC.onD./

13.A.toomuchB..muchtooC.toomanyD.toolittle

14.A.doB.bedoneC.bedoingD.toolittle

15.A.mustn’tB.needn’tC.shouldn’tD.can’t

二、完型填空（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）

WhenIwasabouttwelveyearsold,mymothertoldusthatwewouldnotbereceivingChristmasgiftsforlackofmoney.Ifeltsadandthought,"WhatwouldIsaywhentheotherkidsaskedwhatI'd16?

"Thenthreewomen17atourhousewithgiftsforallofus.Formetheybroughtadoll.Iwouldnolongerhavetobe18whenIreturnedtoschool.

Yearslater,whenIstoodinthekitchenofmynewhouse,thinkinghowIwantedtomakemyfirstChristmastherespecialandmemorablethere,I19rememberedthewomen'svisit.IdecidedthatIwantedtocreatethatsamefeelingof20forasmanychildrenasIcouldpossiblyreach.

SoIcameupwithaplanandgatheredfortypeoplefrommycompanytohelp.Wegatheredabout125orphans（孤儿）attheChristmasparty.Foreverychild,wewrappedcolorfulpackagesfilledwithtoys,clothes,andschoolsupplies,eachwithachild'sname.Wewantedallofthemtoknowtheywere21.BeforeIcalledouttheirnamesandhandedthemtheirgifts,I22themthattheycouldn'topentheirpresentsuntileverychildhadcomeforward.Finally,the23theyhadbeenwaitingforcameasIcalledout,"One,two,three.Openyourpresents!

"Asthechildrenopenedtheirpackages,theirfacesbeamedandtheirbrightsmiles_24uptheroom.The25intheroomwasobvious,anditwasn'tjustabouttoys.Itwasafeeling—thefeelingIknewfromthatChristmassolongagowhenthewomencametovisit.Iwasn'tforgotten.Somebodythoughtofme.Imatter.

16.A.foundB.preparedC.gotD.expected

17.A.brokeinB.settledownC.showedupD.turnedoff

18.A.puzzledB.embarrassedC.worriedD.relieved

19.A.hardlyB.suddenlyC.regularlyD.occasionally

20.A.strengthB.sadnessC.importanceD.safety

21.A.fineB.specialC.helpfulD.normal

22.A.remindedB.waitedC.convincedD.promised

23.A.chanceB.giftC.momentD.reward

24.A.litB.tookC.burnedD.cheered

25.A.atmosphereB.sympathyC.calmnessD.joy

三、阅读

第一节阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）

A

Reader’sDigestisamonthlymagazine.Beforethe1980s,itbelongedtoaprivatelyheldcompany,whichwasstartedin1922byLilaBellWallaceandDewittWallace.Thismagazineissmallandeasytocarry,justhalfthesizeofmostAmericanmagazines,whichcausedaphrasein2005,“Americainyourpocket.”ItisthebestsellingmagazineintheUSA.Atpresent,itscirculation（发行量）intheUSAhasreached10millioncopiesandthenumberofthereadersthereis38million.ItsglobalcirculationoutsidetheUSAhasreached40millionpeoplethroughoutmorethan70countriesin21languages.

　　Thismagazinesfocusisnotnewsbutmoreofculturalviewsbecausetheeditorsthinkpeoplenowcangettimelynewsfromsomewhereelse.Theyhopethismagazinecangivereaderssomethingthatisaboutspecialpersonalexperiences,somethingthereaderscansharewiththeirfamilies.Indifferentcountries,thismagazineprovidesawindowtotheworldforthelocalreaders.Somepartsofthemagazineareaboutthelocalcustomsandinterestsofthelocalreaders.Theotherpartsgivethelocalreadersinformationfromallovertheworld.

　　ThismagazineactuallyusedtobeafamilybusinessuntiltheWallacesdiedinthe1980s.Becausetheyhadnochildren,therewasnoonetotakeoverthecompany.Sixteenyearsago,thiscompanywentpublicandbecameapubliccompany.

26.In1972,Reader’sDigestbelongedtoa______company.

A.privateB.stateC.federalD.government

27.Howmanypeoplehavereadthismagazineintheworld?

A.38millionB.10millionC.40millionD.78million

28.Themagazine’sfocusis______.

A.politicalnewsB.newsandculture

C.cultureD.history

29.Whichsentenceisthemainideaofsecondparagraph?

A.ThefirstsentenceB.thesecondsentence

C.ThelastsentenceD.thethirdsentence

30.Whatisthemeaningof“Americainyourpocked”?

A.YoucanputanAmericanmapinyourpocket.

B.Reader’sDigestishalfsizeofmostAmericanmagazines.

C.YoucanputandAmericantextbookinyourpocket.

D.YoucanputcellphonewithGPRSinyourpocket.

B

Withthedevelopmentofsociety,moreandmorepeoplehaverealizedtheimportanceofenvironmentprotecting.Theywanttoeathealthilyandlivegreen.Butcanyouimaginethatwecanalsotransportgreeninmostcities?

Carsharingisagoodwaytodrivegreenthat'sgaininginpopularity,especiallyinurbanareas.Peoplewhomaynotdriveeverydaybutstillwantacartogoonbusinessordriveonweekendsbenefit（受益）mostfromcarsharing.CarsharingisusuallyrunbyaservicelikeZipcar,thoughtherearenon-profitandinformalcarsharingservices.Memberspayamonthlyfeeandhaveaccesstoanentirefleetofcarswhentheyneedone.Thecarsareparkedinfixedspotsaroundthecity,somembersonlyneedtomakeareservation（预定）andthengotothepickupspot．

Carsharinghasmajorenvironmentalbenefitsbecauseitreducesthenumberofcarsontheroad．Membersdon'tdrivejustbecausetheyareinacar.Theyplantrips,andiftheydon'tneedacar,theydon'tuseone.Still,acarisavailabletothemiftheyneedtomakeabigtriptothegrocerystore,picksomeoneupattheairportoriftheywanttogotothebeachfortheday.Membersalsobenefitbyhavingaccesstoacarwithoutanyoftheheadachesofownership.Theyusuallydon'thavetopayforthegas,insuranceormaintenance,andthemonthlymembershipfeeislessthanatypicalcarpayment.Soifyoureallywanttogogreenbutaren'treadytototallygiveupacaryet,carsharingmaybethewaytogo．

Ifyoustillneedtogetaround,butwanttogoevengreenerthansharingacar,shareabus!

31.Theauthorintendstotellusthatcarsharing________.

A.hasbecomethemostpopularwaytogotowork

B.hasbecomethebestwaytocutlivingcosts

C.iswelcomedbymoreandmorepeopleincities.

D.ismostusefultopeoplewhogoonbusiness.

32.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat________.

A.Zipearcan'thelpyouifyougooutonweekdays.

B.Zipear,differentfromotherservices,aimsgreendrivingwithnoprofit

C.Zipearisacompanysupplyingcarsharingserviceforfree.

D.Zipearisacompanyprovidingformalcarsharingforsomeprofit.

33.Wecanknowfromthepassagethat________.

A.whycarsharingisbecomingmoreandmorepopular.

B.whymembershavemanychoicesofcars.

C.whencarsharingischeaperthanowningacar.

D.howpeoplegotopickupspot.

34.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedinthepassage?

A.Carsharinghasbecomeanewtrend.

B.Carsharingcansaveyoutheheadachesofownership.

C.Bussharingisevengreenerthancarsharing.

D.Zipearisthelargestcompanyofferingcarsharingservices.

35.WhichofthefollowingisNOTthebenefitofcarsharing?

  A.Comparingwithowningacar,youcansavemoneybycarsharing.

  B.AsamemberofZipear,youcanuseacaratanytimeyouwant.

  C.Ifmorepeoplejoinincarsharing,ourenvironmentwillbebetter. 

  D.Ifyoujoinincarsharing,youneedn’tworryaboutwheretoparkthecar.

C

Bytheyear2050itisestimatedthattheworld’spopulationwillreachninebillion.Aninterestingquestion:

whathappenswhenpeopleinpoorercountriesmanagetoraisetheirlivingstandardanddemandmoremeatintheirdiet?

Imaginetryingtofeedninebillionpeoplewithenoughmeat.Inshort,it’ssimplyimpossible.

Australianjournalistandsciencewriter，JulianCribb，explainsthechallengestheworldfacesinfeedingninebillionpeoplebytheyear2050.Cribbsaysthereisamajorprobleminthecurrentfoodsysteminthedevelopedworld，atleast.Asmoreandmorepeoplemovetowardscitycenters，thelessandlesstheyknowaboutwheretheirfoodcomesfrom.Mostthinkfoodsimplygrowsonsupermarketshelves，andtheydon’tconsidertheenvironmentaleffectsoffoodproduction.