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1、度第二学期天河区八年级期中2015学年第二学期天河区“部分学校”期中联考试卷八年级英语（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）Body language is very important in our daily life.Debbie and Simon are students. They both have part-time jobs at a travel company. One day, a well-dressed lady 1 the office. She looked at Debbie and Simon, 2 then w

2、alked over to Debbie. Debbie gave her a 3_ greeting. Simon sighed and walked away. He didnt understand 4 people always chose Debbie 5 him. Mr. Yang told him that it was the way he communicated. After Simon learned this, he 6 improve his body language. He sat up straight and tried smiling at people.

3、He succeeded in making a good impression 7 other people.Eye contact means looking into another persons eyes. This is a very important part of body language. It can be the key 8 communication. Eye contact can show feelings 9 friendliness, interest and understanding. In Western countries, 10 eye conta

4、ct in conversations is very important, If you do not use eye contact, Westerners may think that you are not listening. And if you kook away, They may also think that you are lying. 11 In many Asian countries, looking down when taking with 12 , like a teacher or a parent, is polite. These differences

5、 can cause problems. For example, an Asian person might kook down while listening to a Western speaker. The Western speaker might think this person is not interested in what he or she is saying.Not using eye contact can cause problems, but using too much is not polite 13 . In many countries, watchin

6、g other people, 14 strangers, for a long time is impolite. This may make them 15 nervous.1Aenter Bentered Center to D entered to2Aso Bbut C/ Dand3Acheer Bcheered Ccheerful Dcheerfully4Awhy Bthat Creasons D /5Abecause Bbecause of Cinstead Dinstead of6Adecided on Bdecide on Cdecided to Ddecide to7A. o

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8、to have二完形填空（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）“Fire is a good servant but a bad master.” This is an old English saying. What does it mean?At one time people did not 16 how to make fire, then they learnt how to make it. they also learnt how to use it They used it to keep warm and drive away 17 . They also learnt

9、how to cook food with it. Fire served people well and is still serving them well.But sometimes a building 18 fire. Sometimes a building is destroyed and people lose their homes. Sometimes people even lose their lives. Fire is not the servant then. It has become the 19 !Why do fires begin? What start

10、s them? There are many causes of fire. Perhaps an electric heater is knocked over. Sometimes a heater is placed too 20 near some clothes. Young children are sometimes allowed to play with matches by their parents. Can you think of any other causes of fire?When a fire begins, we must 21 the firemen.

11、Do you know how to do this? Go to the nearest telephone and dial the number 119. The firemen will arrive quickly. They have long ladders to 22 high windows. They first save the People 23 in the fire and send the injured (受伤的)people to hospital. When all the people have been saved, the firemen 24 the

12、 fire .Sometimes it is very difficult. People sometimes keep lots of things that 25 easily in their home. This makes the fire much bigger.16Aknow Bwork Cshow D want17Aforeigners Brobots Cfriends D animals18Asets Bcatches Cmakes Dlost19Amaster Bservant Cstudent D teacher20Athin Bthick Cold Ddirty21Ag

13、et Bcall Cremember Dtell22A. get Breach Carrive Dask23Acatching Bcaught Cplayed Dliving24Aput off Bput away Cput on Dput out25Aburn Buse Cshow Dbreak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）（A）Here is a menu for a fast food restaurant. The prices are in American money, called dollars and cents.There

14、 are 100 cents in a dollar.根据表格内容，选择正确答案。26. From the menu, how much is a small hamburger?A. One hundred and eighty dollars.B. Two dollars and thirty cents.C. Eighty cents.D. One dollar and eighty cents.27.If you have only three dollars, what can you buy?A. A large salad and a large ice cream.B. A l

15、arge chicken burger and a small cup of tea.C. A small vegetable burger and a large chocolate.D. An apple pie and a large hamburger with cheese.28. Jam is a kind of .A. main mealsB. side dishesC. dessertsD. drinks29. What cant we buy in the restaurant?A. Coffee.B. Fries.C. Hamburgers.D. Beef.30. A th

16、irsty(渴的) boy may ask for .A. Coca-ColaB. donutsC. friesD. a chicken burger（B）Agroupofswansflewdowntoabeachwhereacrow(乌鸦) was jumping around. The crow watched them with disdain(鄙视).“You have no flying skills at all!” he saidtotheswans. “All you can do istomove your wings. Can you turn over in the ai

17、r? No, thats beyond you. Lets haveaflying competition. Ill show you what real flying is!”Oneoftheswans,astrong young male, took up the challenge. The crowflewup and beganto show his skills. Heflewin circles, performed other flying tricks, and then camedownand looked proudly at the swan.Now it was th

18、e swans turn. Heflewup, and began flying over the sea. The crowflewafter him, making all kindsofcomments(评价) about his flying. Theyflewon and on till they couldnt see the land and there was nothing but water on all sides. The crow was making fewer and fewer comments. He was now soexhaustedthat he fo

19、und it hardtostay in the air, and hadtostruggle tokeep himself from falling into the water.The swan pretended(假装) nottonotice, and said, “Why do you keep touching the water, brother? Is that another trick?”“No,” said the crow. He knew he had lost the competition. “Im in trouble becauseofmy pride! If

20、 you dont help me, Ill lose my life”The swan took pity on him, and took him on his shoulders andflewbacktothebeach.31. Whats the correct order of the following events?a. The crow followed the swan and got into trouble.b. The swan felt pity for the crow and saved it.c. The crow had to ask the swan fo

21、r help.d. The swan accepted a challenge of performing flying tricks.e. The crow challenged the swans and a strong young swan accepted it.A. c e d a b B. a e c d b C. c e a d b D. e a d c b32. What does the underlined word exhausted in Paragraph 4 mean?A. 很累的 B. 生气的 C. 害怕的 D. 遗憾的33. why did the crow

22、keep touching the water?A. It was showing another flying skill. B. It was struggling to keep itself from falling into the water.C. It was thirsty and wanted to drink some water.D. It was enjoying itself by doing so.34. What do we infer from the passage?A. The crow didnt know flying B. Flying skills

23、were useless.C. The swan saved the crow because they were good friends.D. The swan was better at long-distance flying than the crow.35. What does the story tell us?A. Pride goes before a fall.B. The early bird catches the worm.C. No pains, no gains.D. Pride goes before a fall. The cartoon movie Bolt

24、 is an interesting movie. All the characters are very lovely. The movie is about a dog and his name is Bolt. Bolt is a dog star. He always thinks he is very strong. He often plays in TV programs. Many people love him. So he is a little proud. One day people take him to New York, but the poor dog is

25、lost there. The place is far from his home town. Its about 2,000 miles away. Bolt wants to return to his world. He has to face all the danger all by himself. He begins to go across the USA. On his way he meets Mittens, a lonely cat. Then they meet a mouse. His name is Rhino. He likes watching TV ver

26、y much. They become friends. They meet many strange animals and people on their way. At last Bolt feels that he can be a hero both in TV programs and in real life. The movie is very instructive. 1. What is Bolt? A. He likes watching TV. B. He lives in New York.C. He is a lonely cat. D. He is a dog s

27、tar. 2. Bolt has to go _ miles to go back to his world. A. 2,000 B. 1,000 C. 20,000 D. 10,000 3. What is Rhino? A. It is a cat. B. It is a pig. C. It is a mouse. D. It is a rabbit. 4. Bolt meets _ on his way. A. a friend B. a tiger C. a rabbit D. many strange animals 5. Whats the meaning of the word

28、 instructive in Chinese? A. 滑稽的 B. 有趣的 C. 有教育意义的 D. 好看的（D）Riding horses is a traditional Chinese skill. In ancient times, Chinese peoplewere used to riding horses on the road, and then carriage and horses were very convenient and important.People enjoyed firing arrowson the horses back. In addition,

29、 horses were widely used in the military. There were two kinds of soldiers in all then. One was called cavalryand the otherwas calledinfantry. The cavalry was much more powerful than the infantry. Every big battle in Chinese history cant be without horses. However, we can only see the horses in the

30、films andthe zoos now. What caused that?With the development of the productivity, the improvement in science and technology, the invention and application of the new machinery, horses have been useless. Most of the horsesaround us even cant run today. So it is heartbreaking for us. 41. How did Chinese people travel in the past?A. By bus B. By airC. By riding horses D. By bike42. Horses were also used_.A. in the army B. in the villageC. at school D. in big cities