2017-2018学年江南外国语学校八年级期中考试
英语试卷
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项中选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Disney products make people’s childhood lively and colorful. Millions of people have(1)________ Disney films and TV programes. They have made friends with (2)________ the main Disney characters: Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Snow White, and Peter Pan. Millions more have visited Disney Parks. It is not (3)________ that it has been called a dream factory.
Walt Disney was born in Chicago. He grew up (4)________ a farm in Missouri after his family moved there. At the age of 16, Disney (5)________ to study art in Chicago. Four years later, he joined (6)________ Kansas City Film Ad Company. He helped make cartoon advertisements.
But then he left for Hollywood (7)________ he decided to make cartoons there. In these cartoons, he made the pictures (8)________ in a lively way. Disney wanted to bring (9)________ pictures to life.
Mickey Mouse (10)________ with a group of circles. People first saw Mickey Mouse in a film (11)________ Steamboat Willie. The film was produced in 1928 (12)________ it was a huge success. Mickey Mouse appeared in (13)________ cartoons during the following years. It became famous all over the world.
Walt Disney left us in 1966. But his cartoons (14)________ still alive now. They are still popular (15)________ many people all over the world.
(1) A. see B. saw C. seen D. seeing (2) A. none B. both C. all D. neither (3) A. surprise B. surprising C. surprised D. surprisingly (4) A. at B. in C. to D. on (5) A. has begun B. beginning C. begins D. began (6) A. / B. the C. an D. a (7) A. because B. if C. so D. although (8) A. to move B. move C. moving D. moved (9) A. he B. his C. him D. himself (10) A. draw B. drew C. drawn D. was drawn (11) A. call B. calls C. calling D. called (12) A. but B. however C. or D. and (13) A. hundreds of B. hundreds C. a hundred D. hundred (14) A. was B. were C. is D. are
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(15) A. for B. by C. with D. of 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1~10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。
WALL-E is a popular cartoon which tells the story about two robots. One robot called WALL-E is invented to help humans (1)________ rubbish. One day, humans leave the Earth without (2)________ him with them or turning him off. So he lives alone on the Earth. Every day, he is (3)________ cleaning the rubbish left on the Earth. At night, he (4)________ music and feels very lonely.
The other robot called EVE is (5)________ to see if any life has returned to the Earth years later. WALL-E (6)________ to make friends with her, but she has to leave. As her spaceship (7)________ off, he jumps on and begins an exciting trip through space.
WALL-E is such a moving(感人的) and (8)________ cartoon. Both the robots and the empty Earth seem very real(真实的). It makes us (9)________ a lot. It has educational (10)________ about the environment. What an amazing cartoon!
(1) A. make B. eat C. offer D. collect (2) A. taking B. bringing C. asking D. picking (3) A. worried B. cheerful C. busy D. comfortable (4) A. sings B. watches C. looks D. plays (5) A. sent B. built C. bought D. taken (6) A. spears B. has C. tries D. seems (7) A. turns B. puts C. gets D. takes (8) A. frightening B. interesting C. boring D. tiring (9) A. think B. like C. fight D. see (10) A. call B. memory C. film D. meaning
三、阅读（共两节，满分35分）
第一节 阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
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Several years ago, Bethany, a student at Santa Clara University in California, took a cultural trip to Ecuador. The people she met there lived in houses the size of an American garage. They wore old clothes and fed their families with simple food. To Bethany’s surprise, they looked happy.
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Young Americans like Bethany have been slow to enjoy the “simple life”. But thanks to journeys in foreign countries and some speeches, some are beginning to learn that less can be more.
On any day in Ecuador, Bethany could join a game of chess or played football with children on the street. But free time is a rare(罕见的) thing in US universities. Students are busy with classes, jobs and social activities. Luckily, some parts of the “simple life” are able to reach, even for the busiest students.
Some universities have made programmes to help students better use their time and money. They offer speeches about how to get relaxed by cleaning a desk and walking more slowly. These are starting stages for a “simple life”, to be sure, but one has to begin somewhere.
Anna said that the simple living class leaves a deep impression on her. “It really asked me to look at my life,” she said, describing how she has changed her buying habits(习惯).“I’ve made this my rules: If in two days I still want it, I’ll get it. Before, I would just buy it. Now I just forget about my old habits.”
(1) In Ecuador, ____________.
A. people appeared to hate their simple life B. people wore old clothes C. houses were very big D. food was very delicious (2) ____________ is helpful for students learning to live a “simple life”.
A. Taking computer classes in their free time B. Changing one’s habits
C. Taking journeys in foreign countries D. Playing football with children on weekdays
(3) What do the underlined words “less can be more” in Paragraph 2 mean?
A. A simple life with less requirement may make you happier. B. Less free time can produce more activities. C. Buying less can bring you more money. D. A family living in a smaller house has more love. (4) ____________ is NOT a stage to a “simple life”.
A. Using time and money well B. Walking more slowly C. Cleaning your classroom D. Making public speeches (5) What is Anna’s buying habit now?
A. Choosing something cheap B. Buying anything she wants C. Thinking carefully before buying something D. Buying something second-hand
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