2017學(xué)年世外八年級第一學(xué)期期末考試卷
Part 2??Grammar and Vocabulary(54%)
Ⅰ. Choose the best answer(選擇最佳答案）：（13%）
1.Which of the following underlined parts is different in pronunciation from the others?
A)pressure?????????B)measure??????????C)pleasure?????????D)treasure
2.Which of the following is correct for the word create?
A) /kret/ ??????????B) /kri?'e?t/ ?????????C) /kr?'e?t/ ????????D) /kre?t/
3.How did people count in______ ancient times?
A)a ??????????????B)an ??????????????C)the ????????????D)/
4.It is said if you live on _______in a tall building, the air you breathe in will be fresher.
A)the sixth storey ???B) the sixth floor ????C)six storeys ??????D)six floors
5.There will be five of them for the job interview,______Alice.Please get 6 chairs ready.
A)except ??????????B)except for ????????C)beside ?????????D)besides
6.After entering the cave,the crew members walked even ______ to avoid the sharp rocks.
A)careful ??????????B)more careful ??????C)carefully ??????D)more carefully
7.With the help of this new program,you can______ a phone number more quickly.
A)look out ?????????B)look up ??????????C)look down ?????D)look for
8.Luckily,all the mountain climbers were found ______ after the snow storm.
A)alive ????????????B)live ?????????????C)living ?????????D)life
9.______of them is afraid of difficulty.They are both brave and adventurous pioneers.
A)None ???????????B)Either ????????????C)Neither ???????D)Each
10.Four cats were born in my home last year.Although one of them died soon,_____three
are now fairly well.
A)another ??????????B)the other ?????????C)the others ??????D)others
11.______everybody is here,let's begin the class meeting.
A)For ????????????B)So ??????????????C)Since ??????????D)While
12.This is the third time that we _______together at the English Festival.
A)work ???????????B)worked ??????????C)have worked ????D)will work
13.-I'm sorry I've broken your alarm clock.
-_____________.I'll have it repaired in a moment.
A)Excuse me. ??????B)Never mind. ???????C)What a pity! ???????D)You're welcome.
Ⅱ.Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms(用所給單詞的適當(dāng)
形式填空，每空限填一詞）：（10%）
14.Very few forests are left?_____________?nowadays.It's necessary to protect them.(explore)
15.The government promised to help _____________?the bike-sharing business.(development)
16.There is a general?____________?that talking dirty on campus is improper.(aware)
17.Jane always finishes ___________?homework first because she is good at it.(physical)
18.Nobody else works as?______________ as Tom.That's why he has been fired.(accurate)
19.His talent and _____________will insure his success.(dedicate)
20.We haven’t found all the ___________?yet,but I'm sure we were on the right track.(solve)
21.Four ________?of the villagers will be removed in case there is a flood.(nine)
22.The twins not only have similar hobbies but share similar _________?tastes.(music)
23.On New Year's Eve,the noise of firecrackers might keep you?_________ all night.(wake)
Ⅲ.Fill in the blanks with the verbs given in their proper forms(用所給動(dòng)詞的適當(dāng)形式填
空）：（8%）
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While playing basketball the other day,?he?________(kneel)down accidentally and the?knees????
______________(swell)up.
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I?________________(assist)Professor Bob since I?____________(graduate)8 years ago.
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One month ago some new electric cars ____________________(manufacture)in my factory.
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All the people?__________(spring)from the ground as soon as they found they?________
(run)out of food and water.
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Jerry,?together with Kitty,?____________(be)in the Army for two years.
Ⅳ.Rewrite the following sentences as required（根據(jù)所給要求改寫下列句子）：（13%）
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This bridge is 88 feet long.(保持句意基本不變）
This is?______ ?______________?bridge.
30.?The great physicist borrowed that book 3 weeks ago.(保持句意基本不變）
The great physicist ________ ?_______that book since 3 weeks ago.?
31.?David's kept exercising in the gym for one year to make himself fit.(對劃線部分提問）
_______ ?_______David kept exercising in the gym for one year?
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Electronic calculators are quicker than abacuses.(保持句意基本不變）
Abacuses _______calculate_______ ________as electronic calculators.
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Jack is feeling sick and he won't go to his friend's birthday party this afternoon.(保持句意）
Jack is not feeling?_______ __________to go to his friend's birthday party this afternoon.
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possible,??Betty,??to eat,???told,???as,???fried, ?little,???food,??was,???as(連詞成句)
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Ⅴ?.Translation.（翻譯下列句子）：（10%）
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36÷2=18（數(shù)字請用英文表達(dá)）
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Ann從底層做起并以自己的方式一路做到了頂層。
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在Selina的一生中，移民去德國是一個(gè)正確的決定。
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自從我和吉爾結(jié)婚，就離開了音樂學(xué)院。
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導(dǎo)航員將我們輕輕地降落在一個(gè)緊靠一面又黑又滑的大石崖的山谷里。
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Part 3 Reading and Writing (27%)
A.Choose the best answer(根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，選擇最恰當(dāng)?shù)拇鸢福海?/span>5%）
Looking to unlock
What do you use to unlock your cellphone?A password? A fingerprint?Or simply a glance（一瞥）?
On Sept 12,Apple introduced its iPhone X,which has an eye-catching feature（特色）-Face ID.
With Face ID,Apple says,you can?unlock your new iPhone by just looking?at it.It is powered by a so-called True?Depth camera system built into the front?of the iPhone X.
When the camera system sees a person's face,it?uses 30,000 unseen dots（點(diǎn)）to“map”（勾畫）the shape and outline of the face.A mathematical model of the face will then be created and stored（儲存） in the phone.
The next time the person looks at the iPhone X,the same dots are mapped onto his or her face and compared to the stored model.If the two match,then the phone unlocks.This happens in less than a second.
Apple says the system is smart.If you change your hairstyle,put on sunglasses or makeup,or use the phone in the dark,Face ID still works.
Although the technology sounds fancy,there are still concern（擔(dān)心）. For example,will Face ID work for twins?
According to Apple,the chance of others to unlock your iPhone X using Face ID is one in a million.Face ID can tell the difference between twins,but the error rating（出錯(cuò)率）rises.So one would need to set a password then.
Apple also emphasizes（強(qiáng)調(diào)）that Face ID only unlocks when you stare at it.It is what Apple calls “attention aware（察覺）”.So the phone won’t unlock if you are just taking a quick look at the phone for the time.It won’t work either if someone puts the phone at your sleeping face or your photo.
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Face ID helps iPhone X users to__________________.
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take pictures more quickly ?????????B.?make their photos more beautiful
C.?unlock their cell phones quickly ?????D.?create their face models easily
41. What does the underlined word “it”in paragraph 4 refer to?
A.?the camera system ????B.?a person's face ?????C.?iPhone X ??????D.?Face ID
42.?How does the camera system of Face ID work?
A.?It matches the users' faces with unseen dots stored in the system.
B.?It remembers users' faces by taking their pictures.
C.?It uses a map to store face models of its users for later use.
D.?It creates a face model of the user and compares it with the user's face later.
43.?The iPhone X users may?NOT unlock their phones successfully when????????????????.
A.?they have changed their hairstyles.??????????B.?they take a quick look at their phones.
C.?they use it without turning on the lights.??????D.?they wear makeup.
44.?What is the main idea of the story?
A.?Unlocking a smart phone in three different ways.
B.?Using Face ID to unlock the iPhone X.
C.?Worries about the safety of using Face ID.
D.?The invention of True Depth camera system.
B.Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage(選擇最恰當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或詞語完成短文）：（6%）
Sometimes when superstar athletes retire（退役）so do their jersey（球衣）numbers.
Jersey number retirement is a great honor that a team gives its players.It usually happens after a player ????45 ????the team, retires from the sport or passes away.
Once a jersey number retires,no players will use it in the future.The jersey will be hung up in the team's home arena（主場球館）.Many sports have the??46 ?,including basketball and?baseball.
While other players work hard to get just one number retired,Kobe Bryant gets two at once.
The Los Angeles Lakers will retire Bryant's No.?8 and No.?24,?according to ESPN.The ceremony will ????47 ????during a game against Golden State Warriors on Dec 18.
????Bryant will become the first NBA player to have two numbers retired by the same team.?Bryant wore No.?8 from 1996 to 2006.?He then returned to No. 24.,?which he first wore in high school.
The NBA considers two factors when deciding to retire a number——the player's game????48 ???and his personality,?Sports Illustrated editor Michael Rosenberg pointed out.
????49 ???his 20-year career(職業(yè)生涯)with the Lakers.?Bryant played against many other basketball stars of several generations,?including Michael Jordan,?Tim Duncan and LeBron James.?But nobody else in Bryant's generation has met both of the requirements（要求）for jersey retirement as well as he has,?Rosenberg wrote.
With an MVP award and five NBA championships（冠軍）, Bryant is the third-leading NBA scorer(得分者).????50 ???his “mamba mentality”off??the?court has inspired(激勵(lì))many people.
“Mamba mentality is you’re going,you're competing,you're not worried about the end result.”Bryant said after releasing(發(fā)布）a pair of Nike shoes nicknamed “mamba mentality.”
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A.joins ????????B.leaves ????????C.follows ????????D.refuses
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A.ceremony ????B.habit ?????????C.tradition ???????D.wish
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A.take place ????B.take charge ????C.take over ??????D.take up
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A.audience ?????B.habit ?????????C.interest ????????D.performance
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A.During ??????B.Among ???????C.After ??????????D.While
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A.Yet ?????????B.However ??????C.Moreover ??????D.Therefore
C.Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words(在短文的空格內(nèi)填當(dāng)?shù)脑~，使其內(nèi)容通順，每空格限填一詞，首字母已給）：（6%）
Maybe you pride yourself on only?sleeping a few hours a night.?However,?are you?feeling tired and sleepy throughout the day??Do you have a d????51 ????time keeping your?eyes open as you study? Have you nodded off?while reading? If you can answer“Yes”to any?of these,it shows you could not have enough?sleep.
Studies show that most a????52 ????should have seven to nine hours' sleep.As for teens,?they need even more.If you aren't getting enough sleep,you should:
?Avoid caffeine（咖啡因）
You should avoid having caffeinated d????53 ???,?such as coffee,tea and soda,for at least 6 hours before you go to bed.
?Avoid eating big meals before sleeping
Eating a big meal can make you feel sleepy,and it can make you feel uncomfortable and p????54 ???you from sleeping well.
?Build a healthy sleep e????55 ???
With the light on,can you have a good sleep? Of course not.You'd better keep your bedroom dark and cool.
?Avoid using electronics before bed
The light from electronics can keep you from falling asleep.Try reading or listening to quiet music i????56 ???.
Please get enough sleep from now on.
D.Answer the question（根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容回答下列問題，其中第一小題1分，第五小題3分，其余每題2分）：（10％）
Every cloud has a silver lining
Paul was a rich young man.When his father died,he left Paul a beautiful forest manor (莊園). Unfortunately,before Paul could sell it for a lot of money,a lightning strike(雷擊)caused a fire that destroyed it. Watching the beautiful green trees turned into ash(灰燼)overnight，Paul felt his heart break.
In order to bring back the forest manor's beauty.Paul tried to borrow money from a bank. But the bank refused him, for the bank didn't believe he'd pay it back. Then he felt too frustrated to eat or drink. So he hid in his room for days. His wife was worried about him and suggested he take a break outside.
Paul went for a walk.When he turned the first corner, he saw a store with a huge crowd. It turned out that the housewives were lining up to buy charcoal(本炭）used for winter heating.
Then Paul’s eyes lit up. He ran home and hired some charcoal workers to process(加工)the forest's burnt trees into charcoal.
As soon as his charcoal went on the market, it sold out quickly.Soon,he sold more than 1,000 boxes of charcoal.
The following year in the spring,he used the money to buy a large number of seedlings(樹苗）.
After a few years,the forest manor that everyone thought had disappeared came to life again.
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Paul sold the beautiful forest manor his father left him for a lot of money,didn't he?
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Why did the bank refuse to lend money to him?
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How did Paul deal with the forest's burnt trees?
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What was the forest manor like after a few years?
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What does the title “Every cloud has a silver lining"try to tell us?
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VII.2017已經(jīng)過去。在過去的一年里你一定取得過一些成績。那么你最自豪的一個(gè)成就是什么呢？請以My proudest achievement in 2017為題寫一篇不少于60個(gè)字的短文。（10%）
My proudest achievement in 2017
優(yōu)秀范文：
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I am going to write about a personal achievement. Perhaps no one would understand why I am proud of such an ordinary thing. This year I committed to study English everyday until it became a habit, without any excuses or delays. It was neither an easy nor a fast process. According to personal development (advice or thinking), I needed to develop this habit for three weeks and study English every single day, regardless of the weather, my mood or any fatigue. Now I do it every day like I eat, sleep and brush my teeth. And I am proud of myself.
It’s my proudest achievement in 2017.
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My proudest?greatest achievement after I entering the middle school?is learning how to love. It’s a learning which comes slowly to me and has been worked in the fires of pain and in the waters of patience.
?When I was young I was a little self-centered which I didn’t notice. The people who could be my friend must be in perfect personality . Otherwise, I will be sad and mad, even break with her. As time goes by, I grow up but I don’t notice my vice in my personality until I meet a girl who does unduly in a familiar situation. As I learn and practice more and more, I can say to the one I love. I am learning to say this, whether it is in words or in my way of being with others and myself, to those I love and for whom I care. I cannot always do the right, but I am getting better at it! ?
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Keys:
1-5: ACDBD ??????6-10: DBACB ?????11-13: CCB
14.?unexplored ???15. develop ???16. awareness ??17.?physics??????18.?inaccurately ?
19.?dedication ????20.?solutions ??21.?ninths ?????22.?musical ?????23.?awake
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knelt ; were swollen ????25.?have assisted ;?graduated ?????26.?were?manufactured?
27.?sprang?;?were running ???????????28. has been
29. an 88-foot-long????30. has kept ??31.?Why has???32. don’t ; as quickly????33. well enough
34. Betty was told to eat fried food as little as possible.
35. Thirty-six divided by two equals eighteen.
36. Ann started at the bottom and worked in her way up to the top.
37. It was a right decision to immigrate to Germany?in Selina’life.
38. I have been away from the music school since I got married to Jill.
39. The navigator brought us down gently in a valley close to a huge black and smooth cliff.
40-44: CADBB?????????????45-50:?BCADAC
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difficult ???52. adults ???53. drinks?????54. prevent ???55. environment?????56.?instead
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No,he didn’t.
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Because the bank thought he couldn’t pay it back.
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He hired some charcoals workers to process the forest’s burnt trees into charcoal and sold in ?
the market.
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It was full of green trees again.
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Everything is possible if you never give up./Hope is behind the hopeless situations.
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