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邹平双语学校2014-2015第二学期第一次测评八年级英语
（时间90分 满分100分） 一．单选题。（20分）
（ ）1.. If you meet some new words, you can ________ in a dictionary.
A．look it up B．look up it C．look them up D．look up
them
（ ）2. You won’t pass your exams________ you work harder.
A．when B．if C．unless D．after
（ ）3. Good learners aren’t afraid _______mistakes. Instead, they
learn ________mistakes.
A. of making; from B. of making; in C. to making; from D. to make; in
（ ）4. I decided to buy this coat, because it’s . It’s only 30 yuan.
A. inexpensive B. crowded C. expensive D. convenient （ ）5. I’m looking forward to the famous star. A. meet B. meeting C. met D. to meet （
）
6.
The girl isn’t a good nurse, because she isn’t ______ with patients.
A. patient B. patience C. angry D. friendly
（ ）7. —____ you ever the new Minyuan Stadium?—No，I haven't.
A．Do；visit B．Have；visited C．Did；visit D．Are；visiting
（ ）8. The more you smile ，the you will feel.
A. happy B. happier C. happily D. more
happily
（ ）9. We should practice English as much as possible .
A. speak B.
speaking C. to speak （ ）10. ----I don’t like math. It’s too difficult to me. ----_____________________.
A.Me neither B.Me, too C.Me both D.Me also （ ）11. __________ visitors come to China during May Day holidays every year .
A. Thousands of B. Two thousands C. Thousand of D.
Thousand
（ ）12. .--_______ have you been married? --For twenty years.
A. How far B. How often C. How long D. How soon （ ）13. As soon as she ________ in Beijing tomorrow, she _____ you.
A. arrives, calls B. will arrive, will call C. will arrive, will go D. arrives, will call
（ ）14 I can’t understand ________ he likes computer games so much.
A.that B.whether C.why D.where
（ ）15. This book is so ______ that all the kids like it.
A. interest B. interesting C. interests D.
interested
（ ）16. At times, parents find it difficult _______with their teenage children.
A. talk B. talked C. talking D. to talk
（ ）17. Most young people find _______ exciting to watch a football match.
A. one B. this C. that D. it
（ ）18. There are two foreign students _______ these fifty boys.
A. between B. among C. according D. according to
（ ）19. “Why ______ she _______ angry ?” “Because he _____ at her
just now .”
A. did…get…shouted B. has…got…shouted C. did…get…has shouted D. has…got…has shouted （ ）20. He ___ half a year learning how to drive.
A. cost B. took C. paid D. spent
二．完型提空。（10分）
On a snowy evening, a rich lady was standing by the road. She was very worried. Her 1 had broken down. Just then a poor man named Robert came. He was on his way back home from work as usual. The lady wondered, “Is the man going to 2 me? He looks very cold and hungry.” But to her surprise, he 3 and said with a smile, “Can I help you, madam?”After forty 4 , the car was at last fixed by Robert. The lady wanted to pay him.“No, that’s 5 , madam,” he said. “ I was just helping someone in 6 . If you really want to pay me back, I hope whenever you see someone in need, you should give him a hand.”
A few minutes later, the lady 7 a shabby(破旧的) house by the road. She remembered Robert’s words, so she stopped. The hostess warmly asked her in. The lady could see that was a 8 family and that they need help. When the hostess was making tea in the kitchen, the lady 9 500 dollars on a table and went away quietly.
Robert came home later than before, thinking how 10 their life was. His wife was pregnant（怀孕）and the baby was to be born the next month but there was not enough money. His wife went up to him, gave him a kiss and said softly, “Don’t worry, dear! Everything is going to be all right. A stranger has helped us out.”Let’s always be ready to help others because helping others is helping ourselves. ( ) 1. A. bike B. car C.
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boat D. bus
( ) 2. A. help B. save C. kill D. find ( ) 3. A. ran B. agreed C. stopped D. left
( ) 4. A. days B. homes C. minutes D. years ( ) 5. A. something B. nothing C. everything D. anything
( ) 6. A. picture B. rain C. danger D. need
( ) 7. A. saw B. heard C. smelt D. felt ( ) 8. A. terrible B. sad C. poor D. rich ( ) 9. A. threw B. forgot C. gave D. left
( ) 10. A. exciting B. interesting C. hard D. happy
三．阅读理解。（30分）
A
The sun is always shining. But it can only shine on one side of the earth at one time. When the sun is shining on one side of the earth, it is night on the other side.
At night, you can see the stars(星星). The stars are in the sky all day. But the light from the sun is so bright that you can’t see them. When night come, there is no light, and the stars are bright enough to see. The stars look very small. But some of them are even bigger than the sun. They look small because they are so far away from you. Big things look much smaller when they are far away. The sun is closer(近)to the earth than other stars, so it looks bigger. ( )1．When it is night, the sun ________ .
A. doesn’t shine B. shines for a short time C. disappears(消失) D. shines on the other side of the earth
( )2．We can’t see the stars in the sky at daytime(白天)because ________ .
A. there are no stars there
B. the stars are much smaller than the sun
C. the bright light from the sun makes them not seen(被看见) D. the stars come out only at night
( )3．The stars look small because ________ .
A. they are far away B. they are small
C. they have no light D. they are in the sky ( )4．Small things may look ________ when they are close. A. bigger B. small C. near D. far away
( )5．The sun looks bigger than other stars because ________ . A. it’s bigger B. it’s far away in the sky C. it gives much bright light D. it’s closer to the earth than other stars
B
Once an old man went to see a doctor. The doctor looked him over carefully and said,“ Medicine won’t help you. You must have a good rest. Go to bed early, drink milk, walk a lot and smoke one cigar(雪茄烟) a day. Go to the country place for a month.”
After a month the man came to the doctor again,“ How are you?” said the doctor. “ I’m glad to see you again. You look much younger” “Oh, doctor! I feel quite well now,” said the man “ I had a good rest. I went to bed early, drank a lot of milk and walk a lot. Your advice certainly helped me, but that you told me to smoke one cigar a day almost killed me first.”
( )6. The doctor told the man _____
A. to go to bed early B. to drink milk C. to walk a lot D. all above
( )7. Which of the following sentences is true?
A. The doctor told the man to visit a beautiful city of the country for a month.
B. The doctor didn’t tell him what to do. C. After a month, the old man felt better.
D. The old man was younger than before after a month.
( )8. The doctor’s words were _____ for the old man’s health. A. useless B. good C. well D. strong ( )9. The doctor wanted the old man ______.
A. to get worse B. to smoke less than before C. to help him D. to start smoking
( )10. From what the old man said at last, we think ______
A. one cigar a day was really helpful to him B. one cigar a day was better than before
C. he didn’t understand the doctor’s advice D. smoking made him feel better than before
C
The Spring Festival is the biggest festival for Chinese people all around the world. The celebration usually lasts for 15 days. There is a lot to do.
On the eve of the Spring Festival, family members get together and have big meals. Their favourite dish on this day is dumplings.
Days before the Spring Festival, families will clean their homes. People think cleaning sweeps away bad luck. It makes the house ready for good luck.
The colour red is everywhere during the Spring Festival. People think red is a happy colour and will bring them a bright future. People wear red, too. They decorate (装饰) their homes with pieces of red paper. Kids get a lot of “hong bao”. It is a red paper bag with money in it. Usually, older people give younger ones hong bao. They think it brings good luck.
The Spring Festival is the time to make everybody happy. So don’t say any bad words or do anything that will bring unhappiness to other people.
For instance, you’d better not say any bad words like “death”. Don’t break anything. People think that it means your luck is running out. Also, don’t borrow or lend money on these days. If you have borrowed money, return it before the Spring Festival.
（ ）11. What do most people do on the eve of the Spring Festival?
A. Family members gather for a big meal. B. Friends eat dumplings together. C. They borrow money from friends. D. They give each other hong bao.
（ ）12. Why do people clean their houses days before the Spring Festival?
A. Because they enjoy being clean.
B. Because it is believed that cleaning will sweep away bad luck. C. Because they think it will bring happiness to others. D. Because it is thought that cleaning brings in money.
（ ）13. Which of the following things is not supposed to happen during the Spring Festival?
A. Returning money before the Spring Festival.
B. Saying words that have to do with death. C. Wearing red clothes.
D. Decorating houses with red paper. （ ）14. The underlined phrase “running out” probably means “____”. A. 跑出去 B. 打碎 C. 耗尽 D. 离开
（ ）15. We can tell from the story that the Spring Festival is ____. A. a time of harvest and fun
B. celebrated for one whole month C. only celebrated in China
D. a time for families to get together
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