2017-2018学年第一学期番禺区六校
八年级联考英语试卷
一、语法选择（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
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1~15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。
We don’t see these animals around today. Some of them were as tall as houses, some were as heavy as ten elephants and (1) ________ were nearly as long as six cars. (2) ________were they?
Dinosaurs were the (3) ________land animals that ever lived on the Earth. They lived (4) ________ years ago.
There (5) ________ many different kinds of dinosaurs. Some of them (6) ________plant. The huge Brontosaurus(雷龙) was one of these. (7)________ name means “thunder lizard” . Other dinosaurs enjoyed (8) ________ meat. The Tyrannosaurus Rex(暴龙) was the king of the hunters. It had long sharp (9) ________.
Scientists would like (10) ________ out the secrets the dinosaurs. For example, what color were they? Scientists think they were brown or green, (11)________ they are not sure. The biggest question that has not been made clear is why they died (12) ________. Some say the world became too hot and burned their food. Some say the world became too cold, and they froze to death. Now many scientists agree that a big meteor(流星) killed most of plants and animals (13)________ dinosaurs.
Whatever the reason, we can only (14)________a dinosaur today in (15)________ museum. (1) A. other (2) A. What (3) A. big
B. others B. Which B. bigger
C. the other C. Who
D. another D. Whom D. biggest D. millions of D. were D. loving D. Itself
C. bigest
C. millions with
(4) A. million with (5) A. are (6) A. loved (7) A. It
B. million of
B. was B. loves B. Its B. ate
C. is
C. love C. It’s
(8) A. eating
C. to eat
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D. eat
(9) A. tooth
B. tooths C. teechs C. to find C. So C. from
D. teech
(10) A. find (11) A. and (12) A. out
B. finding B. or B. of
D. to finding D. but D. in
(13) A. include (14) A. see (15) A. the
B. including C. to include D. includes C. to seeing C. a
D. seeing
B. to see
B. an
D. /
二、完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从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。
Lola, a big whale, recently stayed away from her friends. Whenever anyone tried to get (1) ________ to her and to cheer her up, Lola would move off. Many thought that she was (2) ________, and started to forget her.
One day, Dido, a young dolphin, decided to secrectly (3)________the whale. He found out that Lola behaved (4) ________ . The whale would beat her mouth against the rock, or go to the seafloor(海底) and eat sand. No one knew that Lola had terrible breath because a little fish had got trapped in a corner of her (5) ________. This problem troubled Lola so much that she didn’t dare to (6) ________ anyone. When Dido realized this, he (7) ________ to help, but Lola refused at first because she didn’t want anyone to (8) ________ the truth.
“Is that why you stayed away from everyone?” asked Dido, unable to believe it. “They don’t think you’ve got bad breath. Instead, they think, you’re unpleasant and boring!”
Lola realized she was (9) ________. Full of regret, she asked Dido to take the remains of the fish away from her mouth. After that, Lola began speaking to everyone again. From then on, she decided that she would bravely ask for (10) ________when she really needed it. (1) A. familiar B. close (2) A. boring B. brave (3) A. tell
B. find
C. back C. worried C. catch
D. harmful D. interesting D. follow
(4) A. happily (5) A. sea
B. carefully C. strangely D. quickly B. floor
C. mouth D. eye
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(6) A. tell (7) A. forgot
B. cry
B. wanted B. give up
C. hurry D. drop C. continued D. failed C. get out
D. find out
D. slow
(8) A. get up (9) A. clever (10) A. fish
B. pleasant C. wrong B. help
C. water D. money
三、阅读（共两节，满分45分）
第一节 阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
(A)
One day, 4 people from different countries came to a hotel. Unluckily, there were only 3 rooms
left on the 4th floor, 7th floor and 13th floor. Then they became arguing about numbers.
The Chinese said, “We don’t like the number 4, because it sounds like 'death' in Chinese. We prefer the number 8, for it means making big money. The number 9 is also loved by us because it means 'living a long time'.” Anyway, he refused to stay in the room on the 4th floor.
After hearing that, the Greek said he wouldn’t stay on the 13th floor, because the number 13 meant evil and betrayed for them, while the number 4 meant perfect and lucky in his country. At that moment, the American said I would stay in any room not the 13th floor. Finally, the Korean spoke in a happy voice, “that would be perfect for us. No.13 is my lucky number. But I would like to stay alone in the room.”
At last, they were told that there was only one bed in the room on the 4th floor. After discussion, they went to their own room happily. Do you know where the four people stay that night? (1) What does the number “4” mean for the Greek?
A. Death.
B. Good luck.
C. Big money. D. A long life.
(2) The underlined word “refused” in the 2nd paragraph probably means ____________ in Chinese.
A. 乐意去做某事
B. 不情愿 C. 拒绝
D. 接受
(3) Which of the following is NOT true?
A. The Chinese and the American stayed on the 7th floor. B. The Chinese stayed on the 13th floor. C. The Greek stayed on the 4th floor.
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D. The Korean stayed on the 13th floor. (4)____________ felt happier at last.
A. The Chinese
B. Only the Korean
C. The Greek and the Korean D. No one (5) What is the main idea of this passage?
A. The Chinese and the American are good friends. B. Numbers decide people’s life.
C. Number have different meanings in different countries. D. People usually talk about numbers when they stay in the hotel.
(B)
Manchester(曼彻斯特) is the “capital” of the northwest of England. Situated (位于) on the east
bank of the River Irwell, it is a lively busy city with a large student population. Although it was once seen as only a dull industrial place, in recent years Manchester has become the “in” place. It is well-known for its clubs, its fashion and its music, not to mention its world-famous football team, Manchester United.
There is plenty to see in Manchester and something to suit all taste. For example, you have a taste of the Orient in Chinatown, home to Manchester’s large Chinese population. Another place to visit is the historical Battlefield area, which contains the first urban heritage park in Britain. Here you can walk around the museums and experience the atmosphere of the 19th century Manchester.
Football fans need not feel left out; they can always make a trip to the Old Trafford Manchester United Museum, which also contains a coffee shop and a souvenir shop.
It’s easy to find your way around the city center and you’re never too far away from a bus, which will take you wherever you want to go. However, many people prefer walking in a city where there’s so much to see, and much of it is off the main travel lines.
If you get tired with all that walking, you can fresh yourself at one of the many café bars in the city. There’s a wide variety of homely and old-fashioned ones.
Whenever you do, you won’t have a dull moment in the place which was awarded the title of “the most interesting city in Europe”. Despite its unpopular industrial image in the past, Manchester is becoming more and more popular as a tourist destination nowadays.
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(1) According to the passage, Manchester is ____________.
A. big city in the southwest of England B. only known for its heavy industry C. interesting only if you like football D. a very popular place now
(2) If you are interested in history, ____________ in Manchester.
A. you will see the 18th century center building B. you can go to Chinatown C. you don’t have a big choice D. you can visit the Battle field (3) What was Manchester like in the past?
A. Small and dull city
B. A city full of factories D. A popular destination
C. An exciting city to visit
(4) What does the underlined word “its” in the last paragraph refer to?
A. Europe’s
B. Tourism’s
C. Manchester’s
D. Industry’s
(5) Which of the following is NOT correct?
A. Manchester is the capital of the England. B. It lies on the east bank of the River Irwell.
C. It is a lively busy city with a large student population.
D. In recent years, Manchester has become the “in” place.
(C)
As we know, Beijing has changed a lot. Most of the people feel much safer now. More and more
trees are planted in the city. And every day you can see many old people play sports everywhere. The change makes the people in the city live a happy life. The small survey below is from the people who live in Beijing. One hundred persons were chosen to answer the questions last week. What they care about Health 52% Where they like to live
Safety 33% In a busier place Food 15% In a greener place In a quieter place 12 / 13
2017-2018学年第一学期番禺区六校八年级联考测试卷
