八下英语试卷.doc

英语周练四

Class_____________Name___________No.___________________

I、单项选择。(20分，每小题2分)
(         )1. Can you give me a ticket _____ the film this evening? 
A. of       B. on      C. in         D. to
(         )2. —Don’t throw litter about. The litter _____ terrible in summer. —Sorry, I won’t.      
A. smells  B. tastes  C. sounds  D. feels
(         )3. —Why does Tina look so sad?—Because her best friend didn’t _____ her to go for a picnic.
A. make   B. keep   C. invite   D. prefer
(         )4. —Which do you like best, coffee, water or juice?—_____. I only like tea.
A. Both   B. None    C. Neither     D. Either
(         )5. Tony didn’t take part in the school sports meet _____ he was ill.
A. because                   B. because of     C. instead                     D. instead of
(         )6. —How brave Wang Zhen is!
—Yes. When he saw the girl _____ the river, he jumped into it to save her right away.
A. fall down                  B. fall off      C. fall into                      D. fall onto
(         )7. —My English is poor. Miss Yang always helps me. —You should _____ her.
A. say thanks to          B. catch up with     C. be friendly to          D. be ready for
(         )8. —Our teacher is really great! —Yes. Her words can _____ at once.
A. cheer up us            B. cheer us up    C. cheer on us             D. cheer us on
(         )9. —Mary used to be a _____ girl. But she feels very _____ now.
—Yes. Because she’s new and has few friends here.
A. living; lonely          B. living; alone    C. lively; alone            D. lively; lonely
(   )10.The students enjoy Miss Yang’s classes because she’s a teacher with rich teaching _____.
A. knowledge                  B. information      C. experience               D. culture
 II．完形填空 （15分，每小题1.5分）
     Jane is a good student. But Jane’s mother finds that Jane doesn’t like to 11 anything with her friends. And most children in Jane’s class don’t 12 to like her. So Jane feels  13  some-times.
     Jane has 14 friends except (除……之外) Ann. One day, Ann did badly in her homework, and the teacher scolded (责备) her. The little girl cried and all the 15  laughed at her.
     After Jane got home, she told her mother about Ann’s 16 in class. “Why don’t you try to help her?” asked her mother. “You’re the  17 student in your class. If you don’t help her, who will?”
     Jane was 18 about this, but she helped Ann. Later Ann did better in her 19 . The teacher praised (表扬) her. Ann was grateful to Jane and told  20 Jane was a good friend. From then on, Jane has more and more friends. 
(         )11. A. take                      B. get                      C. buy                     D. share
(         )12. A. feel                     B. seem                     C. look                     D. sound
(         )13. A. alone                     B. pleased              C. lonely                     D. excited
(         )14. A. many                      B. little                     C. some                     D. few
(         )15. A. students              B. girls                     C. friends                     D. boys
(         )16. A. asking                     B. crying                     C. sleeping              D. laughing
(         )17. A. biggest                     B. most                     C. best                     D. worst
(         )18. A. unhappy       B. upset                C. sorry                     D. sad
(         )19. A. dancing              B. homework               C. singing              D. housework
(         )20. A. someone              B. nobody              C. everyone               D. none
III、阅读理解 （30分，每小题2分）
A
     Erin, 14, Paris
My deskmate (同桌), Lana, often asks me questions in class, so I can’t hear what the teacher is saying. The other students are quite angry with us.
    May, 13, Beijing
     I’m going to take the mid--term exam next month. Will I do well in it? Will my parents be angry if I don’t? I’m worried. I don’t feel like eating anything and I’m not sleeping very well.
     Mary, 14, Washington
     Alice, my good friend, will have her 15th birthday party next week. She has invited me to it, but I don’t have money to buy her a gift. What should I do?
   Betty, 12, Chicago
   John often borrows books from me, and sometimes he loses them or makes them dirty. I don’t want to lend him any books any more. How should I say this to him?
请根据材料内容从所给的选项中选出最佳选项。
(   )21. What should Erin do?
A. Try to have a talk with her parents.   B. Make a gift for Lana.
C. Do more exercise with Lana.                D. Tell Lana to ask questions after class.
(   )22. _____ is under too much pressure (压力) and should learn to relax.
A. Erin   B. Mary   C. May   D. Betty
(    )23. What’s the matter with Mary?
A. She can’t go to her friend’s birthday party.   B. She can’t hear the teacher clearly in class.
C. She did badly in an exam                 D. She has no money to buy a gift.
(    )24. Which of the following is TRUE?
A. Erin and Mary are the same age.   
B. Betty lives in England. 
C. Lana is very popular in her class. 
D. Betty’s angry with John because he never returns her books.
(  )25. What’s the best title for the material (材料)?
A. Can I help you?                  B. What should I do? 
C. How to make friends?   D. Why not tell him or her? 
B
     The Legend of Bruce Lee was a very popular TV play. The surprising life of Bruce Lee came to the small screen (屏幕) in the play. The play followed the 32 years of Bruce Lee’s life, from his hard young age to his experience (经历) in the U. S. A. and his movie-making life.  
     Lee was born in San Francisco, California, and grew up in Hong Kong. He loved his motherland (祖国) China and Chinese kung fu. His Hong Kong and Hollywood films were quite different from the traditional kung fu films. He started a new kung fu film age. Because of his films, the west began to show great interest in Chinese culture. He affected (影响) Chinese kung fu and Chinese kung fu films in Hong Kong and the rest of the world. Lee showed Chinese national pride (自豪) in his movies.  
请根据材料内容从所给的选项中选出最佳选项。
(  )26. How old was Bruce Lee when he died?  
A. 31.      B. 32.    C. 30.    D. 33.
(  )27. Where was Bruce Lee born?  
A. In San Francisco.        B. In London.  C. In Hong Kong.  D. In Guangzhou.
(  )28. According to this article, we know young Bruce _____.
A. was a national hero    B. wanted to go to Hollywood
C. had many troubles     D. was interested in making movies
(  )29. Which of the following is TRUE according to this article?
A. The play showed Bruce Lee’s surprising life.    
B. Bruce Lee’s motherland was the United States.
C. Bruce Lee showed people Chinese people’s hard work in his movies.
D. Bruce Lee’s kung fu films affected all the films around the world.
(  )30. What’s this article about?
A. Bruce Lee’s kung fu.           B. Bruce Lee’s films
C. Bruce Lee and his wife.        D. Bruce Lee and The Legend of Bruce Lee.
C
     Most Americans don’t like to get advice from their families. When they need advice, they usually write to newspapers or magazines. They can get advice on many different subjects, including family problems, the use of language, health, cooking, clothes, and how to buy a house or a car.
      Most newspapers regularly (定期地) print letters from readers with problems. Along with the letters, there are answers written by people who know how to solve such problems, such as doctors, lawyers (律师) and educators. But there are two famous women writers. Neither of them has special training for this kind of work. Experience is their preparation for giving advice. If people want to ask the two women for advice, they can write letters to “Dear Abby” or “Dear Ann Landers”.
      There is one writer. She isn’t old enough to have much experience. She is a girl named Angel Caveliere. She started writing advice for newspaper readers at the age of ten. Her advice to young readers now appears regularly in the Philadelphia Bulletin in a column called DEAR ANGEL.
请根据材料内容从所给的选项中选出最佳选项。
(  )31. What do most Americans usually do when they need advice?
A. They make calls to their families.      B. They write to their teachers. 
C. They write to newspapers or magazines. D. They make calls to newspapers.
(  )32. On what subject can’t they get advice?
A. Family problems.                B. Health and cooking.
C. How to buy a house.                D. How to drive a car.
(  )33. The two women can give advice because ______.
A. they have special training for it                      B. they have experience
C. they read lots of books                                    D. they are famous
(  )34. When did the girl start to write advice?
A. When she was old enough              B. At the age of nine.
C. At the age of ten.                            D. When she had enough experience.
(  )35. Who would like to read advice written by Angel?
A. A twelve-year-old girl.                 B. A forty-year-old mother.
C. A ten-month-old baby.                 D. An eighty-year-old grandfather.

IV．词汇       (10分，每小题1分)
A) 请根据句意及所给首字母提示完成下列各题。
36. Kate was happy because she got an “A” in the English t_______.
37. My father often reads some newspapers and m_______ after supper.
38. Ann is a shy girl. She often feels n________ when she answers questions in class.
39. If someone follows you at night, you must have a s_____of fear.
40. The medicine tastes b_____, but it is good for your health.
B) 选出恰当的单词并用其适当形式完成下列各题。
especial,  touch,  decide,  think,  bore
41. I’m sure you can make a right ______ about it.
42. He had some wonderful ______ after he saw the film.
43. I love the countryside, ______ in spring.
44. I feel so ______ when I live alone.
45. My father doesn’t let me ______ his books.