高级中学2017-2018学年第二学期期末考试八年级英语第I卷基础知识与能力考察部分（共25分）I. 听力测试（共20分）略II. 词汇测试（10分）从下面每小题的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。

（共20小题，每小题0.5分）( )21. After watching the movie for so many times, he got bored with it.A. was tired ofB. was happy withC. was interested in ( )22. I will look after her child when she is on a business trip.A. take careB. care forC. care about( )23. It is cruel to use living animals to do experiments.A. seriousB. friendlyC. unkind( )24. I wrote to my head teacher about my plan a week ago, but he didn’t respond to me.A. giveB. answerC. reply( )25. —Did Miss Wang go to Shenzhen recently?—Yes. She has been there for several times.A. hardlyB. latelyC. surely( )26. You are late again. What’s your reason this time?A. excuseB. choiceC. message( )27. His notebooks include some interesting drawings of flying machines.A. besidesB. is made up ofC. contain( )28. Mary looked so sad because she realized her mistakes after listening to her father’s words.A. sawB. was aware ofC. guessed( )29. —Is the bank far from here?—No. It is just across from our library.A. next toB. opposite toC. far from( )30. When we heard a frightening sound at midnight, all of us ran away ______.A. in silenceB. in surpriseC. in fear( )31. The professor ______ our invitation and promised to make a speech at our school.A. receivedB. acceptedC. rejected( )32. John, remember to ______ the TV programme Running Man for me this evening.A. recordB. returnC. repeat( )33. —Would you mind my smoking here?—______. It’s not allowed here.A. Of course notB. Better notC. Yes, please( )34. A ______ refers to all the people who live in a particular area, country, etc. when talked about as a group.A. friendshipB. communityC. countryside( )35. —What did Sally ask for?—She ______ another two days to finish the project.A. needB. repairedC. required( )36. —I shouted to you at the gate, but you didn’t hear me.—Really? I ______ a telephone call to my mother.A. madeB. was makingC. have made( )37. How time flies! It’s almost three years ______ we met last time.A. whenB. beforeC. since( )38. The traffic policeman took away James’ driver’s license ______ he broke the traffic rules of drunk driving.A. thoughB. becauseC. so( )39. Giant pandas are ______ to protect themselves.A. enough strongB. strong enoughC. stronger enough ( )40. It is impolite ______ you to play tricks on others.A. toB. forC. of第II卷本学期知识与能力考查部分（共75分）III. 完形填空（15分）阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。

（共10小题，每题1.5分）I used to think belief was the first step to success. But now I know that the key is to take the first step. You have to act even ___41___ you don’t believe. You need to have the courage to move forward in spite of your self-doubt and ___42___.When I started writing poems and making speeches over ten years ago, I remember, I was 12 years old then. I had no confidence, no experience and no ___43___ and yet I was willing to take the first step. Perhaps I ___44___, which was normal. “He who makes no mistakes makes nothing.”Yet something important happened. I started to cultivate (培养) belief that I could ___45___ do this. Belief may not be the first step to ___46___, but it is an essential step to building our lives, careers,families and teams. I’ve found out that when you believe, the impossible becomes possible. I’ve also learned that belief doesn’t happen easily by seeing or listening. It is something you ___47___ through trials (试验), challenges and experiences. The more you do something, the more you believe you can do it. You also cultivate belief with your thoughts, determination, and expectations.One of the best things I ever did was to recite useful sayings during my morning walk. “Confidence in yourself is the first step on the road to success”“Great hopes make great men” and “Where there is a will, there is a way”. ___48___ reciting these sayings, my purpose became clearer and clearer. I also said the sayings about courage and perseverance (坚持不懈) are making a difference, which has done me much ___49___. For now I try to advise you to recite these sayings to make up your own courage. Do it for a month and you’ll ___50___ a lot. Give it a shot. Try it for 30 days. Cultivate belief and great things will happen.( )41. A. as B. what C. when( )42. A. sadness B. fear C. delight( )43. A. energy B. belief C. hope( )44. A. succeeded B. changed C. failed( )45. A. naturally B. never C. actually( )46. A. safety B. success C. freedom( )47. A. develop B. discover C. realize( )48. A. From B. By C. About( )49. A. honor B. harm C. good( )50. A. suffer B. benefit C. understandIV. 阅读理解（30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。