2015-2016学年广州海珠区八年级英语上期末考试试卷及答案.pdf

1、 2015-2016 学年第一学期海珠区期末初二统考试卷和答案（英语科）2015-2016 学年第一学期海珠区期末初二统考试卷和答案（英语科）一、语法选择（共 15 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 15 分）阅读下面两篇短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，从 1-15 各题所给的A、B、C 和 D 项中，选出最佳选项。（A）More and more people in the USA are taking an interest in Chinese culture.Many students are challenging themselves _1_ learning Chines

2、e.The U.S.government is trying _2_ more public schools to teach Chinese.China has _3_ population in the world.More people speak Chinese _4_ any other language in the world,yet the language is one of the most difficult to learn.It doesnt look or sound anything like English.However,all the hard work _

3、5_ young learners.Today,about 50,000 U.S.students are studying Chinese,and they are doing hen hao(“very well”)!1.A.with B.to C.in D.at 2.A.encouraged B.encourage C.encouraging D.to encourage 3.A.a larger B.a large C.the largest D.largest 4.A.if B.and C.than D.or 5.A.hasnt stopped B.havent stopped C.

4、didnt stop D.wont stop（B）Dear Mom,Dad and Violet,Well,Im here at the camp.I have been here _6_ 3 days ago.I have four roommates.They are all very cool.One boy is named Pepe.He said he caught a snake with _7_ hands,but I dont believe him.One kid is named Lincoln.One of his eyes is blue and _8_ is bro

5、wn._9_ strange the eyes are!Another kid is named Mike.He seems normal _10_ for one thing.He _1_ through the whole first nigh here.The rest of us stayed up and told jokes.The last one is named Justin.He likes to say things like“We get lost”or“We get hungry”We stay on a hill.Its not too far from the“b

6、athroom.”Theres no bath.We have outdoor showers.I dont think you can really keep your feet _12_ on a mud floor.Mom,I miss your cooking.Dad,I _13_ miss your cooking.Last night,we only had some vegetables.I told _14_ that I had a sister named Violet.They thought it was terrible _15_ a flower name.Actu

7、ally Justin was the one who made jokes about it.But he has no right to talk about any names.Well,Im going to sign off.Please write.From,Alex 6.A.on B.for C.since D.in 7.A.his B.he C.him D.himself 8.A.other B.others C.the other D.another 9.A.What B.How C.What a D.How a 10.A.except B.as C.besides D.no

8、thing 11.A.sleeps B.slept C.is sleeping D.would sleep 12.A.cleanly B.cleaning C.cleaned D.clean 13.A.as well B.either C.also D.too 14.A.everybody B.anybody C.somebody D.nobody 15.A.have B.to have C.having D.had 二、完形填空（共 10 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 15 分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从 1625 各题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 项中，选出最佳选项。Once the

9、re was a little girl named Sarah,and she did not like her name.She _16_ it could be Judy or Ann or Jill-anything except Sarah.“Why is my name Sarah?”she _17_ her mother one day.And her mother said,“Because we named you after your Aunt Sarah,who has never had a little girl of her own.Wasnt that a goo

10、d _18_?”“Yes,”said Sarah thoughtfully.“Yes,it was.”But even with that good reason,Sarah didnt think Sarah was a good _19_ to have.So another day,she asked her _20_,“Why were you named Sarah,Aunt Sarah?”That made Aunt Sarah _21_.“Oh,”she said.“When I was just about your age,I wished I could have anot

11、her name.I thought Sarah was the _22_ name!”“Did you _23_ think so?”asked Sarah.“And do you still?”“Oh no,”smiled Aunt Sarah.“Because one day I asked my father why he gave me such a name.And he told me what the name Sarah _24_”“What does it mean?”asked the little girl named Sarah.“It means Princess,

12、”her aunt said,sitting up even straighter and more proudly than usual.“And once I knew that,I was _25_every time I heard my name.What do you think of that,young Sarah?”“Why,”said the little girl,suddenly standing up very straight and proud and tall.“Why,Aunt Sarah,I seem to feel exactly the very sam

13、e way!”16.A.called B.decided C.made D.wished 17.A.told B.asked C.spoke to D.talked to 18.A.reason B.story C.view D.point 19.A.opinion B.note C.name D.girl 20.A.grandmother B.mother C.father D.aunt 21.A.cry B.leave C.respect D.smile 22.A.biggest B.worst C.most beautiful D.best 23.A.really B.finally C

14、.correctly D.happily 24.A.says B.tells C.has D.means 25.A.sad B.poor C.glad D.shy 三、阅读（共两节，满分 35 分）第一节 阅读理解（共 15 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 30 分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 项中，选出最佳选项。（A）Once upon a time,there was a farmer.He went to the town to sell his farm product every day.One day,he left home with a basket of pr

15、oduct very early.When he arrived,the town gate was still closed.So he lay down to take a rest.When he woke up,he saw nothing but a gold coin in the basket.Gold was valuable.So he went home happily with the coin.The next day,the same thing happened.When he went home,the farmer told his father what ha

16、d happened.His father decided to follow his son to see who had left the coin.One day,the father quietly followed his son to the town.There he saw a snake eat the product,and then a gold coin came out of the snakes mouth as payment.The farmers father quickly picked up a stone and cut the tail off its body.The snake quickly ran into a hole with only its head and body.The father thought the snake had died and told his son to reach inside to get more coins.But when the farmer reached his hand into t