2020第17中学八上英语期中考

2014学年17中初二期中二、语言知识与运用第一节单项选择从16-25各题所给的A、B、C和D项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

st year we went to Paris, but this year we want to do ________.A. something differentB. different somethingC. anything differentD. different anything17.--Mr. Smith thinks running is _______ than swimming.-- Really? I don’t think so.A. very popularB. more popularC. the most popularD. popularer18. Tian’anmen Square is one of ______ squares in the world and many tourist visit it very year.A. largeB. largerC. largestD. the largest19. Sally,_________ your sunglasses. The sun is so bright.A. put onB. put upC. put awayD. put down20. Doris lives on the _____ floor. It’s too high, so she has to take a lift every day.A. fourB. fourthC. fortyD. fourtieth21. The dining hall is _______ to hold 300 people.A. enough bigB. enough smallC. big enoughD. small enough22. -- Who helped you clean the classroom yesterday?--_______. I did it all by myself.A.SomeoneB. AnyoneC. NobodyD. Everybody23.Mary was born in 2000 and she began to play________ guitar at the age of seven.A.aB. theC. anD. /24.-- How is your father feeling today?-- Much ______. He can’t go to work today.A. badB. worseC. worstD. better25. -- I think students should have mobile phones to call their parents.-- ______. They often use them to play games instead.A. I hope soB. I don’t knowC. No problemD. Good idea第二节语法选择阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，从26-35各题所给的A、B、C和D项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Radio, telephone and television are widely used in the world. When you turn__26___the radio, you can listen. But when you use the telephone, not only you can listen to others but also you can __27___with them; however, you can’t see anything at all. Television is __28__ than both of them. People can watch TV and listen to it, __29__ you can't take part in what you see.Today some people are __30__ a type of telephone called vision-phone. Two people are talking and they can see each other__31__ it.Vision-phone can be one of great use when you have something to show the person whom you are calling. It may __32__ have other uses. Some day you may be able to call up a library and ask to __33__ a book right over your vision-phone. You may be able to do shopping through it, too. Perhaps __34__ the near future, vision-phone will come into wider uses in __35__ everydaylife.( )26.A.on B.off C.down D.up( )27.A.chats B.chat C.chatting D.to chat( )28.A.more better B.much better C.very good D.the best( )29.A.or B.while C.but D.and( )ed e C.to use ing( )31.A.without B.with C.for D.into( )32.A.all B.both C.also D.too( )33.A.read B.reading C.reads D.have read( )34.A.on B.in C.by D.with( ) B.ours C.we D.our三、完形填空阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36-45各题所给的A、B、C和D项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

King Akbar was in the habit of putting riddles and puzzles to his people. He often asked some strange__36__. His people had to use words in a __37__ way to answer these questions.Once Akbar asked a very strange question. He looked at his people.__38__he looked, everyone was busy in searching for the answer. It was at this moment that Birbal entered the palace. Birbal __39__ the habit of the king. He understood the situation at once and asked, "May I know the question so that I can__40__ for an answer?"Akbar said, "How many crows (乌鸦)are there in this city?"__41 __ even a moment's thought, Birbal replied "There are fifty thousand five hundred and eighty nine crows, my lord"."How can you be so __42__ ?”asked Akbar.Birbal said, "Make you men __43__ , My lord. If you find more crows it means some have come to visit their relatives(亲戚) here. If you find __44__ it means some have gone to visit their relatives somewhere else".Akbar was __45__ very much by Birbal's wise answer.( ) 36. A. questions B. help C. promises D. advice( ) 37. A. common B. friendly C. clever D. silent( ) 38. A. Though B. Because C. If D. As( ) 39. A. knew B. developed C. hated D. doubted( ) 40. A. ask B. wait C. try D. reach( ) 41. A. Before B. Without C. Through D. In( ) 42. A. smart B. brave C. fanny D sure( ) 43. A. catch B. discuss C. count D. visit( ) 43. A. fewer B. larger C. faster D. older( ) 45. A. pleased B. angry C. sad D. tired四、阅读理解阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

（A）Nathan Sawaya's childhood was a lot of fun. He drew cartoons, wrote stories, and played with plastic toy bricks (积木). His grandparents bought his first set of toy bricks when he was fiveyears old and he's been building with toy bricks ever since. He even took his building bricks to college with him! Instead of books and a computer, he had a model of Greenwich Village made of bricks on his desk.Nathan started as a lawyer but gave up his highly-paid (高薪的) job to become an artist that uses toys in his art. He uses toy bricks to build everything from the Statue of Liberty(自由女神像) to Superman! He has more than 1.5 million colored bricks in his working room in New York which he uses to make pieces of art. He started by building small models but then decided to do something big and created a self-portrait (自画像). It took him two days just to build the eyes.Nathan's work has appeared in museums around the world. Children love his art because it is made out of the same toys that they play with at home and adults love his work because it is fascinating. Since it began in2007, Nathan's exhibition "The Art of the Brick" has been very popular with museum visitors everywhere."I'm proud that I took a dream I had as a child, to become an artist, and I have actually made a job out of it," says Nathan. "To do what you love in life is the most important thing."( )46. When did Nathan Sawaya get his first set of toy bricks?A.He was six years old.B. He was five years old.C. He was seven years old.D. He was ten ears old.( )47. What did Nathan put on his desk at college?A. The Statue of Liberty.B. Superman.C. His serf-portrait.D. A Greenwich Village modal.( )48. Why did Nathan give up his job as a lawyer?A. Because he made little money out of a lawyer.B. Because he wanted to make toys for the children.C. Because he decided to become an artist of toy bricks.D. Because he was going to work in the museum instead.( )49. What does the underlined word "it" in Paragraph 3 refer to?A. Nathan's work.B. Nathan's exhibition.C. Nathan's art.D. Nathan's self-portrait( )50. What would be the best title for the passage?A. The Brick ArtistB. The Brick ExhibitionC. Toy Bricks for AdultsD. The Artist's Childhood(B)Mobile phones are very popular with people. They are becoming smaller and more convenient.Now the scientists in Canada made a smartphone(智能手机) from electronic paper. The paper phone is flexible(易弯曲的) and can be controlled by being bent, written on or used as a touch screen.Though this kind of new paper phone is only millimetres thick, people can do many things with it. For example, people can use it to make phone calls, read books, watch movies and play music. So many people will use it as a computer.The scientists think there will be no paper in the office. And you can store what you want in it.The scientists from Queen’s University in Korean, Canada said this paper phone would be instyle in the future. It may be the end of paper and printers.To let people be satisfied with this kind of mobile phones, scientists will make it more beautiful. People will see the paper phone on May 10 next year.( )51. Now mobile phones are becoming ________.A. bigger and biggerB. smarter and smarterC. smaller and more convenient.D. smaller and beautiful( )52. Which of the following isn’t mentioned(提及)？A.The paper phone is flexible.B.The paper phone can be used as a touch screen.C.The paper phone can be written.D.The paper phone is expensive.( )53. The understand word “millimeters” means“__________”.A.毫米B. 千米C. 英里D. 英镑( )54. People won’t use paper because__________________________.A.they don’t have any paper.B.they have the paper phone.C.they don’t like paper.D.paper is expensive.( )55. Which of following statement is TRUE?A.The paper phone can be used as a toy.B.This kind of new paper phone is very thin.C.People will use no paper because of no wood.D.This kind of new paper phone looks very beautiful.(C)Imagine the situation. You are driving along a desert or on a mountain. You have no idea where you are. You passed the last house two hours ago. Then your car breaks down. It is night and it is cold. You have no mobile phone. What do you do? Well, next time take a GPS with you. This invention may be able to help you. It is a device(装置) which uses satellites to find the user’s position . It can find your position to within 20 metres. A GPS cannot start your car, but at least you will know where you are.GPS, which means Global Positioning System, is a small radio receiver. It looks like a mobile phone. You can hold it in your hand, or put in your pocket. It is sometimes put into a watch or a telephone. We also find GPS devices in cars, planes, or boats. Some of these devices have electronic maps, so you know where you are. For example, in a city they can tell you the name of the street.There are three parts to the Global Positioning System. The first part is the receiver. You can hold it in your hand, or have it fixed into your car, plane, etc. The second part is a group of satellites orbiting the Earth. The receiver contacts at least four of the satellites and calculates(计算) its position. The third part of the system is a network of ground stations. They are all over the world. They control the satellites and make sure they are working well.Some people think that in the future the GPS will be as common as the mobile. They are becoming cheaper and more and more accurate(精确的). There are also new uses for the GPS. Perhaps they will become like watches. Everyone will have one and you will never be lost again.( )56. According to the passage, with the help of the GPS, people __________.A. can’t be lost in a new cityB. can’t find their way in different countriesC. can learn about the culture of an unknown placeD. can spend the least time getting to another place( )57. We can learn from the passage that ____________.A. there are three parts to the GPSB. a GPS can’t be put into a watchC. a GPS can help you start your carD. the GPS are becoming more and more expensive( )58. The underlined word “They”in paragraph 3 means “____________”.A. ReceiversB. GPS devicesC. SatellitesD. Ground stations( )59. The passage is mainly about _______________.A. the history of the GPSB. the introduction of the GPSC. the shape of the GPSD. the three parts of the GPS( )60. What can we infer(推断) from the passage?A. All GPS devices have electronic maps.B. People in many countries will use the GPS for free.C. The receiver of the GPS contacts at least five of the satellites.D. The GPS will become more and more common in everyday life.(D)Every year, millions of Chinese college students from poor family face money problems. These problem has become a major one for the whole country. Last month, a national survey by the China Foundation for Poverty Alleviation (中国扶贫基金会) was held to learn more about their college life. Here are some of results.(1)The monthly costs of students(2)( )61. __________ of Chinese college students have to worry about paying for their Education every year.A. FewB. MillionsC. HundredsD. All( )62. About __________ of the students spend over 200 yuan per month.A. 21.3%B. 38.7%C. 40%D. 51.5%( )63. From the Chart I, we know that about one fifth of the students spend _____every month.A. less than 100yuanB. 100-150 yuanC. 100-200 yuanD. more than 200 yuan( )64. About _____ of students get subsidies from society.A. 17.7%B. 21.3%C. 30.8%D. 40%( )65. From Chart II, we can see that ______ is(are) the main source(来源) of help. A.help from the society B. Green Passage ProgramC. help from collegesD. state loans第II 卷五、写作第一节单词拼写根据下列句子意思即所给单词的首字母或者音标词写出所缺单词。