广东省广州市荔湾区2017-2018学年八年级上学期英语期末考试试题

Please turn to Page __________ and look at the __________ picture．

I know this is a secret．I won't tell __________ about it．

__________ people are sending and receiving e-mails on the Internet every day．

—I've got the final Harry Potter book．

—You will love it．I     it twice already．

—Many people play with mobile phones all day instead of reading books．

—That's too bad．Everyone _______ be a book lover．Reading is more enjoyable．

If you study harder，you will be __________ at English than before．

—Have you ever been to Tai Wan？

—Yes，I _________ there last year with my family．

I think Guangzhou is one of __________ cities in China．

__________ you return the books to the library on time, you won't be able to borrow more books.

It is cold outside．We'd better __________ our coats to keep warm．

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.

    This is a story about a famous scientist. After reading it，you may know what made him 1 from others.He said all his success came from an experience that happened2 he was five years old.At that time，he tried to take 3 bottle of milk away from the fridge.However，the bottle 4 and the milk was all over the kitchen floor.

    When his mother came in，instead of shouting at 5 ， she said，"Ben，what a great mess you have made!I have never 6 such a big puddle of milk.Would you like to play in the milk 7 a few minutes before we clean it up？

    Actually，he did.After a few minutes，his mother said，"Ben，you have made a mess like this，8 you need to clean it up.9 would you like to do that？With a towel or a mop（拖把）？"He  10 the towel and they cleaned up the milk together.

    Then his mother said，"You were not able 11 a big milk bottle with your small hands in the kitchen.Let's 12 the bottle with water and see if you can discover a way to carry it without  13 it."Finally，the

boy learned that if he held the bottle with14 hands，he could carry it and it wouldn't drop.

    From then on，the boy knew he didn't need to be afraid15 making mistakes.It was more important for him to find a way to correct the mistakes.

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意

    There are many places of interest in China.They1lots of visitors from all over the world every year.The most famous one among them is the Great Wall.It has a 2   of over two thousand years.It is about 6300kilometers 3.It is often called "Ten-Thousand﹣Li Great Wall"and it is one of the "Seven Wonders" of the ancient world.

    Besides the Great Wall，many rivers，such as the Yangtze River and the Yellow River are very4 as well.

    Among the rivers，the Yangtze River is the longest in China and the5   largest in the world after the Nile in Africa and the Amazon in South America.As the largest water system in China，the Yangtze River is very 6   to the country.

    Rivers and lakes are usually the birthplaces of Chinese culture.Have you heard of the7   love story about Xu Xian and White Snake？It is said that the story happened on West Lake a long time ago.West Lake is the most fantastic place that I have ever visited.It8   in the south﹣west of Hangzhou.Many tourist attractions in Hangzhou are worth9 ， such as Sudi Causeway，the Broken Bridge and Leifeng Pagoda.The scenery is so attractive that visitors often lose themselves in it.

    Now more and more foreign 10 choose to travel in China for its beautiful scenery.Why not have a trip with your family in the coming winter holiday？

阅读理解

    The last day of my middle school came．I had to leave my dear friends and teachers．

    The farewell（告别晚会）took place in the big hall．It was the first time that I hadn't worn my school uniform in the past twelve years．

    In the beginning，the headmaster of our school gave us a speech，recalling our school days．He said he was so proud of us．Then，he lit a big lamp which stood for our bright future．After that，the monitor of each class lit his candle from the big lamp and passed it to his classmates one by one．

    The school union was so kind that they hosted a party for us．It included mouth-watering and tasty dishes．

    Besides the delicious food，coffee was also served．Then students gave some performances．

    Two teachers spoke in the party as well．They both wished us a big success，not only in the coming exam but in life．

    At the end of the party，we had a photo together．Some students also asked their teachers to take photos with them．Side by side，we spent some time chatting with our friends and sending our best wishes to each other．This went on till it was time for the party to finish．All of us returned home with a sad heart and a lot of memories．

阅读理解
    When the Americans were getting ready to send their first men to the moon, an old Irishman was watching them on television in the bar of a hotel. There was an Englishman in the bar, too, and he said to the Irishman, "The Americans are clever, aren't they? They are going to send some men to the moon. It's a long way from our world. ""Oh, that's nothing, "the Irishman answered quickly."The Irish are going to send some men to the sun in a few months' time. That's much farther away than the moon, you know. "The English was very surprised when he heard this."Oh, yes, it is, "he said, "but the sun's too hot for people to go to."
    The Irishman laughed and answered "Well, the Irish aren't stupid, you know. We won't go to the sun during the day, of course, we'll go there during the night. "

阅读理解

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Main Information

Founded（成立）：in 1870

Located（位于）in：Central park，New York City

Open Hours

Monday：Closed （Except Holiday Mondays）

Tuesday﹣Thursday：9：30 a．m．—5：30 p．m．

Friday and Saturday：9：30 a．m．—9：00 p．m．

Sunday：9：30 a．m．—5：30 p．m．

British Museum

Main Information

Founded：in 1753

Located in：Great Russell Street，London

Open Hours

Open daily 10：00 a．m．—5：30 p．m．

Some galleries are open late on Thursdays and

Fridays until 8：30p．m．

The Tate Museum

Main Information

Founded：in 1897

Located in：Millbank，Pimlico，London

Open Hours

Open daily 10：00 a．m．—6 p．m．（until 10：00p．m．on the first Friday of each month）

Closed on December24，25，26

The Smithsonian

Main Information

Founded：On August 10，1846

Located in：Washington，DC

Open Hours

Open seven days  a week from 10：00 a．m．to 5：30 p．m．

Closed on December 25

任务型阅读

    Students learn their lessons in class． Students sit in the classrooms listening．This is a way of learning．Is this the only way for students to learn something？Of course not．There is another way to learn． For example，if you cannot remember something when you are doing your homework，you can look at your book to find the answer．This is a way to teach yourself． We can do this at any place and at any time．

    How do you teach yourself？The first thing you must do is reading．Read something you are interested in． If there is something you don't understand or you want to know more about，you can write down questions．The third is to answer the question yourself by thinking hard，by reading the text or other books，and something by asking other people．This is the way of teaching yourself If you keep doing like this，you are sure to succeed in your study．

A．In class，teachers teach them．

B．And you must do this all by yourself．

C．The second is that you must ask yourself questions．

D．And it is not a difficult thing．

E．That is students can teach themselves．

Some computers are t．You may be unaware of them．

I'm g to be a guest in my host family．They are very friendly．

By midnight，the main square was e，except for the huge horse．

If you want to remember how to s the word "because"，you can use the sentence" Big elephants can always understand small elephants"．

I really enjoyed English Week. It gave me a c to learn new words．

The captain ordered his soldiers to p the huge wooden horse into the city．

Leonardo da Vinci was a great painter．He was b in a countryside in 1452．

The king promised the old man，"You can have any prize if you w the game．"

With light bulbs，people can do as many things in the evenings as they can in the d．

You may have t remembering the list of steps in the water cycle if you don't understand how it works．

At the weekend，students t around Beijing and visit places of interest with their host families．

Our head teacher gave a speech to the w school last week．Everybody listened to him carefully．

小心！路上有很多车。

!There are many cars in the street．

手机能让人们随时随地保持联系。

Mobile phones allow people to each other anytime，anywhere．

到目前为止，这次的教育交流活动对我来说是一次极好的经历。

The educational exchange a fantastic experience for me．

如果你查阅百科全书，你会了解到更多关于恐龙的信息。

 you read an encyclopedia，you more information about dinosaurs．

拿别人开玩笑是不礼貌的。

 not politeothers．

依我看，每所学校都应该有英语周。

，every school have an English week．

你的房间跟你哥哥的一样大，但比他的更光亮一点。

Your room is your brother's，but much than his．

他每天都很努力学习．（S+V）

例句：My father works hard every day．

我们喜欢踢足球和打篮球．（S+Vt+O）

例句：Kate speaks English and Chinese．

你的梦想将来会实现的。（S+V+P）

例句：You will be successful one day．

我的哥哥经常给我讲有趣的故事。（S+Vt+IO+DO）

例句：My sister often asks me silly questions．

我发现这本书很有用。（S+Vt+O+OC）

例句：We made our home comfortable．

你校将与新华中学的同学们进行交流活动。为了让新华中学的同学们了解你校的社团及其内容，请你根据以下提示写一篇演讲稿，并为学校即将新增的社团提出你的看法。

参考词汇：课程    course

Chess Zone	Great Minds	English Corner	？
			你的看法
λ 参加象棋课程	λ 阅读名人故事	λ 了解外国文化	？
λ 与同学下棋	λ 学习记忆方法	λ 表演英语话剧	？

注意：

1）词数 80 左右（文章开头已给出，不计入词数）；

2）不得透露学校、姓名等任何个人信息，否则不予评分．

Dear friends，

    Welcome to our school! It's my great honor to introduce our school clubs to you．

    I hope you will like our school clubs．Thank you!