Test 1 for Oxford English 8A Unit 2
Name :______________ Marks:_________________
I.Multiple choices (15 points)
( ) 1. ---What’s your best friend like --- .
A. He is fine. Thank you. B. He is a doctor.
C. He likes watching TV. D. He is helpful and generous.
( ) 2. Students always have a good time _______ each other.
A. talk with B. talking to C. to talk D. talking
( ) 3. I like the TV channel with funnier programmes but ________ advertisements.
A. few B. fewer C. little D. less
( ) 4. I can’t do the job _______ you.
A. so bad as B. as badly as C. as worse as D. so worst as
( ) 5. Mr Brown is fat. The doctor told him to eat ________ food and take _______ exercise.
A. more, more B. more, less C. less, more D. less, less
( ) 6.You know them ______. Who is smarter
A. all B. both C. none D. one
( )7. ________ children there are in a family, __________ their life will be.
A. The less, the better B. The fewer, the better C. Fewer, richer D. More, poorer
( )8. The Maths problem is so difficult that _________ students can work it out.
A. few B. a few C. little D. a little
( ) 9. Suzy’s jeans are the same_____ Anna’s but different______ Elsa’s.
A. as; as B. as; like C. as; from D. like; as
( )10. This kind of fruit____________ .
A. taste sweetly B. looks well C. sounds beautiful D. tastes delicious
( )11. One of my_________ is clean, but_________ one isn’t.
A. foot, other B. feet; the other C. foot; the other D. feet; the other
( )12. Bob doesn’t know the answer to the question. I don’t know_____ .
A. too B. either C. also D. neither
( )13.I have 2 goldfish to keep , Lily has 3 and Lucy has 4. That means I have ____ goldfish .
A. few B.the fewest C.little D.the least .
( )14. Peter is very ________. He is _________ than Jack and I. He is _______ of us.
A. taller, tall, the tallest B. tall, more taller, the tallest
C. taller, much taller, the tallest D. tall, much taller, the tallest
( )15.---You must be very excited about going to New York for further study.
--- , but I am afraid I won’t do well because my English is poor .
A. I’m sorry B. Certainly not
C. I don’t know yet D. Well, I ought to be
II .Cloze (15 points)
A farmer found a wounded eagle (受伤的鹰) in his field. He was so 16 that he took it home and cleaned its wounds. After that he placed it outside in the yard, in the hope that it 17 be
well soon.
Strangely enough, the eagle soon got used to the 18 of all the chickens in the yard. It learned to 19 from side to side like chickens, and eat happily from a trough (食槽). For many years, the eagle 20 his new life on the farm.
Then one day, one of the farmer's friends pointed to the playing eagle and asked," 21 is that eagle acting like a chicken " The farmer told him what had 22 , and the friend felt quite 23 .
"I can't believe that!" said the friend. "It should fly in the 24 , not live here!" He picked up the eagle, and threw it into the air. The eagle was 25 , and cried loudly. Then it just fell down on the ground.
That night, the friend could 26 sleep as he remembered the chicken-like eagle. The next morning, he headed back to the farm for another 27 . This time he carried the eagle to the 28 of a nearby mountain.
When he stood at the highest place of the mountain, he looked into its eyes and shouted, "Don't you understand You weren't made to live like a chicken!" As he held the eagle up, he made sure it was facing into the bright 29 of the rising sun. Then he 30 tossed (抛) the bird into the sky.
This time the eagle opened his wings, and disappeared into the clouds.
( )16.A. polite B. brave C. kind D. proud
( )17.A. would B. should C. must D. need
( )18.A. food B. sounds C. water D. habits
( )19.A. walk B. sleep C. talk D. drink
( )20.A. wasted B. forgot C. lost D. enjoyed
( )21.A. When B. How C. Why D. What
( )22.A. suffered B. experienced C. happened D. found
( )23.A. pleased B. surprised C. worried D. satisfied
( )24.A. sky B. sea C. land D. lake
( )25.A. afraid B. interested C. excited D. angry
( )26.A. hardly B. exactly C. actually D. finally
( )27.A. drink B. meeting C. rest D. try
( )28.A. top B. foot C. center D. side
( )29.A. sight B. light C. space D. shape
( )30.A. easily B. softly C. hardly D. powerfully
III .Reading Comprehension (20 points) (A)
( )31. If you want to book a ticket to Sydney Tower, you can' t ______________.
A. email sydneytower @ hotmail, corn B. fax 02 9333 9203
C. search www. sydneytower, com. au D. call 02 9333 9222
( )32. Last Saturday, Johnson went to visit Sydney Tower. He had to get down the tower__________
A. after 11:30 pm B. before 11:30 pm C. at 10:30 pm D. by 10:30 pm
( )33. The passage above is probably______________
A. a piece of news B. a conversation C. a story D. an advertisement
(B)
Popular breakfast foods in the United States, as in many other countries around the world, include coffee, milk, juice, eggs and bread. Some other breakfast items served in the United States are thought by many to be traditionally American. However, they actually come from other countries.
A very popular breakfast food in America is the pancake---a thin, flat cake made out of flour(面粉) and often served with maple syrup(枫蜜,糖枫汁). The idea of the pancake is very old. In fact, pancakes were made long ago in ancient China.
Bagels(硬面包圈), a round thick bread with a hole in the middle, are also popular for breakfast in America. Polish(波兰的) people in the late 1600s came up with the idea for the first bagels and this new kind of bread soon took off across Eastern Europe.
In the late 1800s, thousands of Jews(犹太人) from Eastern Europe traveled to the United States and brought the recipe(配方) for bagels with them. Today, New York bagels are said to be the best in the world. Many people have them with cream cheese for breakfast.
Doughnuts (炸面圈),usually spelled “donut” in the United States) came from France. They were served to American soldiers in France during World War Ⅰ. After the war, American soldiers asked cooks in the United States to make doughnuts for them. Now, served with coffee, they are a very popular breakfast food across the United States.
( )34. This reading is mainly about _______.
A. famous places in the United States to eat breakfast
B. popular American breakfast foods coming from China
C. the most popular types of pancakes in the United States
D. the history of popular breakfast foods in the United States
( )35. Which of the following is true for both bagels and donuts
A. They both came from Europe. B. They are both easy to make.
C. They are both sweet. D. People in New York make them best.
( )36. Who brought bagels to America
A. Polish people. B. Jewish people. C. Chinese people D. American soldiers.
(C)
Every country has its heroes. The heroes are the people the nation and especially the young people admire. If you get a list of the heroes of a nation, it will tell you the potential (潜力) of that nation.
Today in America, if you ask the high school students to list their heroes, their choice would probably fall into three groups. The first group of heroes would be the rock stars the people connected with rock music. There is no doubt that such people do have talent (天才) but one wonders if one should hold up rock stars as a model. The rock stars too often are mixed with drugs and their personal life is not all that good. The rock stars are rich and wear the latest fashion styles. However, one should seek (寻觅)more in a hero than such things as money and good clothes.
A second type of hero for the American youth is the sports star. Again you have a person who has a great ability in one area---sports. However, too often the personal life of the sports star is a bit of a disorder (混乱). Too frequently (频繁)drugs and drinking are a part of life of the sports star.
A third type of hero is the TV or movie star. This person may have lots of acting talent and is quite handsome. However, the personal life of too many actors is quite sad and they should not be held up as a model of young people. Today, the rock star, the athlete, and the actor all have become the models of the youth in America. Really, do you hear a young person say that his hero is a doctor, a teacher, or a scientist These people are not rich and do not wear fashionable clothes. However, they are talented people who work hard to make the world a better place for everyone.
What is really sad is that the young try to imitate their heroes. They like to wear the same clothes and follow their styles. If the heroes of today for the American young people are limited only to rock stars, athletes and actors, the future does not look too bright.
( )37. From the passage, we know that the heroes the American youth admire are those _____.
A. who are not bright but are good -looking. B. who are rich but are strict with themselves.
C. who are talented in some area but lead an improper life. D. who are perfect in all areas
( )38. It can be inferred (推断) that the American young people will not admire _________.
A. a university professor B. a poplar singer C. a football player D. a film actress
( )39. According to the writer, people should admire those _________.
A. who are rich and wear the latest fashion clothes B. who can express people’s feelings
C. whose personal life is good D. who work in the interests of the people
( )40. What does the underlined word “imitate” mean in Chinese in the passage
A. 喜爱 B. 模仿 C.崇拜 D. 迷恋
IV. Vocabulary (10 points)
1. These students are studying in a __________ (mix) school now.
2. This is an ____________(important) song .We don’t sing it now.
3. This book is ____________ (use) to you. You’d better not read it.
4. There are some differences between ___________(Britain)English and American English .
5. A club is a_______________ (please) place to spend our free time.
6. Most of us love Jay Chou because he is ____________ (受欢迎)with us students .
7. Of all the ________________, (课程)I like English best.
8. Mother can cook healthy and ___________(味道) meals for us children every day .
9. I _______________(钦佩)her for she was rather brave.
10. Sandy is very thin and weak. She eats the ______________(少) food in our class.
V.Words (10 points)
A boy loved football with all his heart. But being much shorter than the o___1___ boys, he got nowhere. Even though the boy was always on the bench(板凳), his father was always in the stands(看台) cheering for his son and never m___2___ a game. The father continued to encourage him but also made it very clear that he did not have to play football if he didn’t want to. But the boy made up his mind to try his b___3___.
It was the end of his high school football season. One day, as he ran onto the practice field as u___4___, the coach gave him a letter. The young boy read it and became silent. It told the news of his father’s death. He asked for leave and the coach a____5___.
Next day, the coach and his players were s___6___ to see the boy come back so soon. “Coach, please let me play. I’ve just got to play today,” said the young boy. There was no way letting the worst player play in this final game. But the young boy insisted, and at last the coach agreed. Before long everyone in the stands could not believe their e___7___. This little unknown player, w___8___ had never played before, was doing everything right. F__9__ , the boy helped his team win the game.
The coach came to him and asked, “Kid, tell me how you did it.”
W___10___ tears in his eyes, the young boy explained that his dad was blind and he came to all his games, but today was the first time his dad could see him play, and he wanted to show his dad he could do it.
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VI .Sentences (10 points )
1、今年阅读周期间,我在我们班读的书最多。_________________________________________
2、我们可以从家里带来书和杂志,但是我们不得不告诉我们的英语老师我们正在读什么。_____________________________________________________________________________
3、他读了一篇由美国的一位女孩写的文章。_________________________________________
4、乘公共汽车比骑自行车花的时间少。___________________________________________
5、她是班上最有趣的女孩,但是他讲的笑话比我们少。_________________________________
position (20 points)
写一篇80词左右的短文,题目为“My Ideal School”:学校大而且漂亮,校园里有许多树和花。早上8点上课,我们没有许多家庭作业,有许多时间进行课外活动……
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