南京市秦淮区外国语学校2016-2017学年度第二学期期末试卷八年级英语二、单项填空(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)从A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项.16.—IsDoctorWang__________UNICEFvolunteer?—Yes.Hehasworkedforitforyears.A.aB.anC.theD./17.TomwonthefirstplaceintheReadingCompetition.Hewillgetsomebooksasa__________.A.medalB.prizeC.lessonD.result18.Treescanhelpreduceairpollution.__________,theycanmakethecitycoolerinhotsummer.A.HoweverB.MoreoverC.OtherwiseD.Especially19.—Daisy,goandseewhatishappeningtothewindows.—Nothingserious.Theheavyrainisbeating__________them.A.throughB.acrossC.againstD.above20.ShanghaiDisneylandhasattractedmillionsofpeoplesinceit__________in2016.A.opensB.isopenC.openedD.hasopened21.—AtalkonIndianculture__________inourschoolhallyesterdayafternoon.—Whatapity!Imissedit.A.givesB.gaveC.wasgivenD.willbegiven22.—Hi,Andy!WhereisJim?—Isawhim__________leafletstoaskmorestudentstotakepartinourcharityevent.A.comingoutB.handingoutC.puttingoutD.workingout23.—CanItakeaphotoofthispainting?—Sorry.It’snot__________inthemuseum.A.achievedB.avoidedC.allowedD.afforded24.—Kate,it’smidnight!Whyareyoustillstudying?—I’dliketogotobedearlier,butthetestpaper__________behandedintomorrowmorning.A.mayB.couldC.canD.must25.It’snecessary__________ustohelpourfriendsoutwhentheyareintrouble.A.toB.ofC.withD.for26.Withoutenoughtrees,soilwon’tbekept__________.Andthensandstormsmayhappen.A.inplaceB.intheplaceC.outofplaceD.attheplace27.Whenthefirestarted,Tomwas__________tohelpallthechildrenout.Heisbothbraveandsmart.A.toocalmB.calmenoughC.toonervousD.nervousenough28.Apersonwithoutdreamsalwayshasnoideaabout__________next.A.wheretodoB.whentodoC.howtodoD.whattodo29.—Let’sholdacharitysaletohelpthepoorgirlgobacktoschool.—Goodidea.__________.A.ManyhandsmakelightworkB.Nopain,nogainC.BurnthecandleatbothendsD.Everydoghasitsday30.—Howaboutgoingshoppingtogetheratoneo’clockthisafternoon?—__________.Willthreeo’clockbeOK?A.Sorry,Ican’tmakeitB.Certainly,noproblemC.Sure,itdependsonyouD.Sorry,I’mnotfreetoday三、完形填空(共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分)阅读下面短文,从各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项.Whenyouvisitaforeigncountryandyouwanttounderstandthelocallanguage,whatorwhocanyouturntofourhelp?Lettranslationmachines31you.Translationmachines32tobesciencefiction(科幻).Butitseemstechnologyiscatchingupwithwhatpeopleimagine.Companiesaroundtheworldaretryingtomaketranslators.NowtheNewYork-basedWaverlyLabssaystheyare33thebesttranslator.Theirproduct(产品)iscalledPilot.Itisasmartearpiece(耳塞)thattranslates34languageinrealtime.Thecompanysaysthatitwillletyoutalkwithoutanydifficultywithaforeigner.Thecompany’sboss,AndrewOchoa,sayshecameupwiththeideaafterbeing35totalktoFrenchgirlheliked.Pilotcomeswithtwoearpieces,oneforeachuser.36onepersontalks,theearpieceintheother’searpicksupthesoundofthespeech.Thespeechwillbecometextonasmart-phoneapp.Thentheappwilltranslateit37aspokenlanguage.Itwillthensendthetranslationbacktothe38inhisorherlanguage.Pilotwillcomeoutverysoon.However,wedon’tknowifitwillworkaswellasitsays.Machine-basedtranslationinnotso39now.JustimaginewhatwouldhappenusingPilotona40street.IfPilotcan’tpickupyourwordscorrectly,itcan’treallygivethecorrecttranslation.31.A.trainB.helpC.relaxD.touch32.A.dreamtB.neededC.usedD.wanted33.A.buyingB.producingC.copyingD.reducing34.A.writtenB.brokenC.drawnD.spoken35.A.willingB.unableC.readyD.pleased36.A.BeforeB.UntilC.SinceD.When37.A.intoB.forC.byD.on38.A.listenerB.speakerC.writerD.designer39.A.perfectB.expensiveC.cheapD.awful40.A.cleanB.quietC.noisyD.dirty四、阅读理解(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)阅读下列材料,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项.ABicycle-sharingprojectispopularinNanjing.Thisnewtypeofserviceisexpectedtoprotectourenvironmentandencouragepeopletoexercise.Atthesametime,italsoremindspeopletolearnshare.Readthetablebelowtofindmoreinformationaboutthem!CompanyMobikeOfoBluegogoDingDingPublicbikeNo.Sevene-bikeNumber40,00010,00012,0007,00054,0001,000ColourSilverYellowBlueGreenOrangeWhiteSecurityDeposit(押金)¥299¥99¥99¥199¥300¥299OrderontheYesNoYesYesNoNomobilephonePriceofuse¥2/h¥1/h¥1/h¥1/hFree(onlyfortwohours)¥2/5kmFree/1km41.WhichcompanyhasputthefewestbikesintoNanjing?A.OfoB.No,Sevene-bikeC.BluegogoD.Mobike42.Youcannotordera(n)__________bikeonyourmobilephone.A.yelloworblueB.orangeourgreenC.yelloworwhiteD.blueorwhite43.IfyouusePublicbikeforonehour,youneedtopay__________foritexceptthesecuritydeposit.A.¥0B.¥1C.¥300D.¥301BWorldEnvironmentDay(WED)isheldonJune5eachyear,withover143countriestakingpartinit.Becauseofthoseenvironmentalproblemsfromseapollutiontoglobalwarming,peopleareencouragedtotakepositiveenvironmentalactiontoprotectnatureandtheEarth.Itishostedbyadifferentcountryeachyear.Andthisyear’shostcountryisCanada.Thethemefor2017is“ConnectingPeopletoNature–inthecityandontheland,fromthepolestotheequator”.WorldEnvironmentDayiscelebratedinmanywaysincountriessuchasKenya,NewZealand,Poland,SpainandtheUnitedStates.Activitiesincludeparades,concertstreeplanting,andclean-upcampaigns(运动).Inmanycountries,thisannualeventisusedtoenhancepoliticalattentionandactiontowardsimprovingtheenvironment.Asmiddleschoolstudents,ourabilityislimited,butwestudentscandosomesmallt