湖北省枣阳市2016-2017学年八年级下学期期中考试英语试题

—Which city would you like to live in，Beijing or Shanghai?

—       ． I'd like to choose Kunming．

—It's useful for the deaf people to learn sign language.

—Yes, it's a major way of      for them.

—How is George now?

—I hear the manager ______ him a good job, but he refused it.

-- It rained _____ and lasted for a long time.

-- That's terrible. Even some streets were full of water.

—What did your sister do just now?

—She___________ the bus at the bus stop and went home.

— Mum, shall we go to the beach tomorrow?

— It ______ the weather.

—I called you at 5:00 yesterday afternoon, but no one answered.

—Sorry. I _______ football with my friends at that time.

—When shall we begin our trip?    

—We'll set out____________ our head teacher arrives.

—Remember___________ off the lights when you leave the classroom.

—OK, I will.

—Some clothes are too small for me, what should I do?

—You can ________ to the charity.

—What were you doing__________ it was raining?

—I was reading a book.

—Linda is ill again.

—Yeah. She used to _________ in Hawaii and she doesn't get used to ________ here.

—What are you looking for?

—My keys. I can't remember ___________.

—The doctor told me not to eat too much, but I find it difficult.

—The doctor is right. ________ you eat, ________ you will be.

— Could you please __________ your room， Tom?

— ___________.

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

    Mr White works in an office. He liked reading in bed when he was at school. It was bad for his 1 and now he has near sight (近视). But he wouldn't want 2 to know about it and he never wears a pair of glasses. It often 3 him some trouble.

    One winter morning he was sent to a village school on business. He 4 a bus at a stop in a small town. Then he had to walk there. The road to the village wasn't smooth(平坦). He fell over some times and it 5 his clothes dirty. 6 he got to the village. Suddenly it began to blow and it got colder. He was looking for the school while his 7 was blown off. He began to run after it but he couldn't get it. He couldn't understand why his hat ran into a house as if(似乎) it had 8. And he ran into the house，9.

    A woman stopped him and shouted angrily, “10 are you running after my hen for？”

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。

    The most common disease in the world is the cold. It often starts with a sore throat. You sneeze and your nose runs. You usually have a headache, too. Often you have a cough later. It's not a serious disease, but you can feel quite bad.

    There isn't a cure (良药) for a cold, but you can take some medicine to make you feel better. For example, you can take aspirin (阿司匹林) to get rid of (去除) your headache. It is good to rest. and to drink a lot of water, too. A doctor once told me. "With the right medicine. a cold will last for seven days. With no medicine, it will go on for a whole week!"

    A long time ago, people understood that some plants made them feel better. For example, the juice of lemons (柠檬) makes a sore throat feel better. In modern times, scientists have found out which chemicals (化学药品) are in them. Man, of our medicines today are made from those chemicals. There are some diseases that we can't cure yet. And nobody has found a cure for old age. But because of modern medicines, the average people now live longer than their grandparents.

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。

    Most Americans don't like to get advice from members of their family. When they need advice, they don't usually ask people they know. Instead, many Americans write letters to newspapers and magazines which give advice on many subjects, including family problems, the use of language, health, cooking, child care, clothes, how to buy a house or a car, and so on.

    Most newspapers regularly print letters from readers with problems. Along with the letter are answers written by people who are supposed to solve (解决) such problems. Some of these writers are doctors; others are lawyers(律师) or educations. But two of the most famous writer of advice are women without special training for this kind of work. One of them answers letters addressed to “Dear Abby”, the other is addressed(致函) as “Dear Ann Landers” experience their preparation for giving advice.

    There is one writer who has not lived long enough to have much experience. She is a girl named Angel Caveliere, who started writing advice for newspaper readers at the age of ten. Her advice to young readers, now appears regularly(正常的) in the Philadephia Bulletin in a column called DEAR ANGEL.

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。

    Mobile phone has become a problem for middle schools. Some middle schools in Australia have banned students from carrying mobile phones during school hours.

    Mobile phone use among children has become a problem for the school this year. Several children have got mobile phones as Christmas gifts, and more students will want them.

    Mary Bluett, an official, said mobile phone's use is a distraction to students during school hours and it also gives teachers so much trouble in their classrooms. Teachers were also saying that sometimes students might use phone messages tocheatduring exams.

    She said some schools had tried to ban mobile phones. Some parents felt unhappy because they couldn't get in touch with their children.

    Many teachers said students should not have mobile phones at school, but if there was a good reason, they could leave their phones at school office. They also said there were many reasons why the students should not have mobile phones at school: they were easy to lose and were a distraction（分散注意力） from studies.

    Many people say that they understand why parents would want their children to have phones, but they think schools should let the students know when they can use their mobile phones.

请阅读下面的短文，并根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入文中空白处的最佳选项，将选项前的字母写在答题卡上相应的题号后。（提示：每个选项只用一次，选项中有一项为多余选项。）

    The world is an interesting place. Different people like different things.

    Some people like loud music. Other people don't.

    Many people like sport, but they don't all like the same sport. In some countries, cricket(板球运动) is a very popular sport. In other countries, no one plays it or watches it on TV. However, most people like soccer. The World Cup is very popular.

    Different people like different foods. Some people don't like meat.. Some people don't like potatoes or bread. They prefer rice.

   Most people have their favorite colors. Some people like bright colors. Others prefer black colors.

    Many people like traveling. Different people like different places. Some people like to go to the country. They like the fresh air. Some people like to go to the city. Because they like shopping..

A. They like soft music.

B. Not everyone like the same color.

C. Millions of people watch the games on TV.

D. Different people like different kinds of pets.

E. They eat fruit and vegetables most of the time.

F. Some other people enjoy beautiful places like the mountains or beaches.

阅读下列各小题，根据括号内的汉语提示，用句末括号内的英语单词完成句子，并将答案写在答题卡上相应的题号后。

阅读下面的短文，根据短文内容及首字母提示，在短文空白处填入一个恰当的词，使短文内容完整、通顺。将所填单词填写在答题卡上相应的题号后。

    When you are feeling unhappy or forget how great you are, these are five w to make you feel good about yourself.

    ①Look at the mirror and say to yourself, “I am a s person and there's no one in the world like me. I can do anything!” It may not sound so good, but it really w!

    ②Do something nice for someone. Helping o always makes you feel good.

    ③Smile! Be f to people you meet. Look for the g things in your friends and family.

    ④Read and write a d. Turn off the TV and let your imagination fly! Write down your thoughts, dreams or a you want! Writing always h to express(表达) your feelings.

    ⑤Stay with your family. We all need our family time. T with your mum or dad or maybe even your cousin.

你的朋友Ｍike由于长时间玩电脑游戏，身体出现了很多不适的地方，如：头痛，眼睛不舒服，腰酸背痛等，请按以下写作提示写一篇80词左右的短文，介绍一下他的情况，并给出你的建议。

写作提示：1）介绍下Mike玩电脑游戏的情况；

          2）他的身体有哪些不适？

          3）你给他的建议是什么？

写作要求：1）表达通顺，逻辑清楚。

          2）不要出现单词拼写，句子结构错误。