【正文】 live in Africa. They have a very long neck. A giraffe can be more than 18 feet tall. A giraffe has four long, thin legs. The front legs are longer than the back legs. It can run about 50 kilometers each hour. A giraffe is probably famous for its long neck. It can reach leaves at the top of the trees. A giraffe can live for 2025years in the wild, and often longer at zoos. An adult（ 成年的 ） giraffe eats up to 140 pounds of food each day. A giraffe spends most of a day eating and it gets just a few leaves once. It eats leaves on tall trees, tall bushes and tall grass, too. But its favorite food is leaves on the acacia trees（ 金合歡樹 ） . Acacia leaves contain a lot of water, so a giraffe can go a long time without drinking. 根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，選擇最佳選項 。 （ ） 16. Where does Bill live? A. In the north of the city. B. In the west of the city. C. In the south of the city. （ ） 17. Who lives farther from school? A. Bill. B. Mary. C. Tom. C. 請聽一段長對話，根據(jù)對話內(nèi)容回答第 18～ 20 小題。每個句子讀一遍。 win B. win。 A: Hi, Li Dongyang. Where are you going on a trip? B: I’m going to Yunnan. 71. A. What about by train? B. The fastest way to go there is by plane. C. What should I take during the trip? D. The weather is fine all year round. E. Can you give me some advice about how to get there? F. Thanks for your advice. A: Sure. There are three ways: by plane, by train and by ship. B: That’s great. 72. A: But it’s also the most expensive way. B: Yes. What’s the cheapest way? A: By ship. But it’s the slowest as well. B: 73. A: It is a fortable way to go there and it doesn’t cost you too much. B: OK, I’ll choose this way. How long does it take me to go there? A: It may take you about ten hours from our city. B: 74. A: You should take an umbrella. The weather changes quickly. B: I see. 75. A: You’re wele. 第 II 卷 六、綜合填空 （每小題 1 分，共 15 分） （一）選詞填空：根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從方框中選擇恰當?shù)?單詞的正確形式 填空。s a good idea to watch English films. 2. I think nothing is more exciting than basketball. 3. Can’t you see the bank on your right. 4. We went Lao She teahouse to enjoy China tea yesterday afternoon. 5. The tigers are very dangerous to people. （二） 聽句子，選答語 6． Let me help you take the bags. 7． What39。t care. I love running in the rain. And I have to run because I39。每天有大量游客來參觀這些景點。s an animal of the desert. B. It lives in the grassland. C. It39。短文讀兩遍。廣西桂林市灌陽縣 2020－ 2017 學年 八 年級 上 學期期中考試 英語試題 （有答案） （ 考試用時： 120 分鐘 滿分： 120 分 ） 題號 聽 力 部 分 筆 試 部 分 總分 一 二 三 四 五 二 三 四 五 六 七 得分 第 I 卷 一、聽力測試 （共 30分） （一）聽句子，選畫面（每小題 1 分，共 5 分） 請聽句子，選擇與你所聽到的句子內(nèi)容相符的畫面。 （ ） 21. Last year Larry_________. A. didn’t go to school B. often had fruit and vegetables C. didn’t often go to school on time （ ） 22. Larry always felt very _________ last year. A. good B. tired C. well （ ） 23. The doctor asked Larry to ________. A. take more exercise B. eat more fruit C. both A and B （ ） 24. Larry ________ now. A. never takes exercise B. often eats vegetables C. often gets up late （ ） 25. Now, Larry does ________ of sports every day. A. about one hour B. about six hours C. about seven hours （五）聽短文，填信息（每小題 1 分，共 5 分） 請聽一篇短文，根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容完成空格，每空填一詞，短文讀兩遍。s an animal like a camel. D. It39。 4. 北京的冬天很冷，夏天很熱。m training for a marathon. W: A marathon? So do you actually run forty kilometers every day? M: Of course not. But I have to run about ten kilometers every day. W: Wow, you are so cool. （四）短文理解 Last year Larry was often late for school. He always felt tired and got up late. He was often ill because he never took exercise. He went to see a good doctor. The doctor told him there was nothing wrong. The doctor asked him to take more exercise and eat more vegetables and fruit. Now, Larry is much healthier. He often eats vegetables and does about one hour of sports every day. He always gets to school early and is never late for school. （五）聽短文，填信息 The panda is one of the most popular animals in the world