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2017-2018学年第一学期海珠区期末调研测试
八年级英语试卷
（本试卷共四大题，9页，满分110分；考试时间120分钟）
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。
( A )
Almost everyone has a favourite number. John loves the number three. It is ___1___ number from one to nine. John was born on March 3, 1983. He
lives now in Three Crosses near Swansea. He works ___2___ a teacher at
Number Three Loyal School. He always says, “Can you think of any number ___3___ than three?” John has ___4___ the amazing things about the number three since he was a child. For example, in fairy tales, people always get three wishes. His favourite story is Three Little Pigs. He can’t think about ___5___ bad about the number three. Three is really John’s favourite number. 1. A. third 2. A. as
B. the third B.by
C. three C. of
D. the three D. out D. the best D. studying D. nothing
3. A. good 4. A. study 5. A. anything
B. well B. studies
C. better
C. studied C. everything
B. something
( B )
Great inventions change people’s lives. Vending machine (自助贩卖机) is perhaps one of ___6___ ones. Starting from snacks to drinks, vending machines provide as ___7___ things as you can think of. Of course, you won’t get anything ___8___ you put money in it.
The story of vending machines started with the earliest vending machine in Greek temples foe selling water. Over a hundred years ago, people ___9___ to sell post cards with vending machines in London. Later in Philadelphia, a new vending machine called “coin operated restaurant” appeared. The company made the restaurant a big ___10___. In fact, such restaurants have been popular ___11___ many years, even today.
Vending machines have introduced people ___12___ different shopping experiences. They offer help when people have trouble ___13___ time for shopping. A 24-hour store can solve the time problem as well. ___14___, it takes time to build a store. Moreover, at least one person has to stay at the store all day long.
We ___15___ really thank the inventor of the vending machine because it has made life easier and more convenient. 6. A. practical
B. More practical D. the most practical C. more
D. most D. after D. have begun D. successfully D. with D. into D. saving
C. more practically 7. A. many 8. A. if
B. much B. when B. began
C. unless C. will begin
9. A. begin 10. A. success 11. A. in 12. A. by
B. succeed B. for B. at
C. successful C. since C. to
13. A. save 14. A. Or
B. saved B. So
C. to save C. And
D. However
D. have to
15. A. can
B. may C. should
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。
Once some rabbits lived happily together in a forest. A wise old rabbit said to the others, “There is a tiger in our area. You should not ___16___ your homes while the tiger is around.”
The rabbits followed his ___17___. They never played or ate in the area where the tiger appeared. The tiger had been there for several days, but he didn’t find any animal. Feeling ___18___, the tiger walked tiredly.
But a young rabbit saw the tiger. He thought, “The tiger looks thin and ___19___. He isn’t really dangerous.
The next morning, the rabbit came to the same ___20___, waiting for the tiger. The tiger had actually noticed the young rabbit but it was too far. So the tiger ___21___.
Nothing happened. The third day, the young rabbit became braver. He walked ___22___ to the tiger. The tiger still didn’t make any move because of the long
distance.
On the fourth day, the rabbit ate on the grassland. Luckily, the tiger was ___23___ that day, so he didn’t want to eat the rabbit. The rabbit thought, “The tiger doesn’t hurt rabbits at all.”
On the fifth day, as the tiger was resting quietly, the young rabbit ___24___ went to him. When the foolish young rabbit was close enough, the tiger caught him and made him a ___25___.
When other rabbits heard about this, they were all frightened. The old rabbit sighed, “If the young rabbit had listened to me and didn’t appear in the area where the tiger returned, he wouldn’t have died.” 16. A. come 17. A news 18. A. lively 19. A. weak 20. A. room 21. A. left 22. A. lower 23. A. quiet 24. A. sadly 25. A. meal
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。
( A )
A young man applied for the job of the “office boy” at Microsoft. The HR manager interviewed him. And then he watched him cleaning the floor as a test.
“You’ve passed the test,” he said “Give me your email address and I’ll send you the application to fill in, as well as when you may start your work.”
The man replied, “But I don’t have a computer or an email.”
“I’m sorry,” said the HR manager, “We are a computer company. We can’t hire a man without an email.”
B. go
C. leave
D. stay D. information D. frightened D. strict D. place D. jumped D. closer D. hungry D. confidently D. noise
B. advice B. hungry B. strong B. house B. came B. higher B. full B. luckily B. grass
C. promise C. happy C. wise C. home C. rushed C. farther
C. excited C. tiredly C. smile
The man left with no hope at all. He didn’t know what to do, with only 10 dollars in his pocket. He then decided to the supermarket buy a box of 10 kg tomatoes. He then sold the tomatoes in a door-to-door way. In less than two hours, he doubled his money. He did this three more times, and returned home with 120 dollars.
The man realized that he could make a living in this way, and started to go every day early, and return late. His money doubled or tripled every day. Shortly, he bought a cart, then a truck, and then he had his own company selling different kinds of foods. Five years later, the man became one of the biggest food sellers in the US.
One day after an interview with a TV reporter, the reporter asked him for his email. The man replied, “I don’t have an email.” The reporter asked curiously. “You don’t have an email, and yet you are so successful. Can you imagine what you could have been if you had an email?”
The man thought for a while and replied, “Yes, I’d be an ‘office boy’ at Microsoft!” 26. Why did NOT the young man get a job at Microsoft? A. Because he didn’t pass the test.
B. Because he didn’t have an email. C. Because he preferred to sell tomatoes.
D. Because he forgot to fill in the application. 27. How did the young man sell his tomatoes? A. He sold them on line. B. He sold them in a supermarket. C. He sold them from house to house.
D. He sold them by putting advertisement on TV.
28. What does the underlined word curiously mean in the last paragraph? A. Feeling interested and wanting to know more. B. Feeling excited and not able to relax. C. Feeling happy and not able to stop. D. Feeling sad and wanting to cry.
29. In what order did the following happen in the story? a. A TV reporter interviewed the young man. b. The young man left Microsoft sadly and hopelessly. c. The manager asked the young man for his email address. d. The young man bought a box of tomatoes in a supermarket.