牛津上海版八年级上册Weekly paper 4（无答案）

8A Weekly Paper 4
Name: Class:
I. Choose the best answer.
( ) 1. Walt Disney is famous ______ his cartoon character--Mickey Mouse.
A. to B. for C. of D. from
( ) 2. Shanghai is a big city and more than ______ people are living here.
A. 16 millions B. 16 million C. 16 millions of D. 16 million of
( ) 3. A car accident happened ______her this morning.
A. on B. with C. at D. to
( ) 4. More and more people think ______necessary for us to learn English well.
A. it B. that C. this D. one
( ) 5. Her family celebrates Christmas ______ the same way every year.
A. at B. to C. in D. for
( ) 6. We heard the little boy ______ the piano on the way to school yesterday morning.
A. played B. plays C. to play D. playing
( ) 7. After he created Disneyland, he became ________ richer.
A. quite B. very C. even D. more
( ) 8. How many syllables does the word ‘encyclopaedia’ have
A. two B. three C. four D. five
( ) 9. I don’t like this pair of jeans. Would you please show me______ pair
A. other B. the other C. others D. another
( ) 10. ______ useful advice he has given us!
A. What a B. What an C. What D. How
( ) 11. Boys can do their homework as ______ as girls.
A. careful B. careless C. carefully D. careless
( ) 12. I don’t ______ Walt Disney, but I ______ him.
A. know…know B. know about…know about
C. know about…know D. know …know about
II. Fill in the blanks with proper words.
Lions are one of the f___________ animals. They live on meat.
T__________ it is dark now, the workers are still working hard.
Walt Disney created many cartoon c___________ in his whole life.
The air pollution in this area c____________ the death of many trees.
Smoking is h____________ to your health. You’d better give it up.
Tommy looked through the m____________ to see if there were any letters for him.
The writer c_____________ a clever detective for his story called Dr. Sly.
Many animals that e____________ long ago can no longer be seen today.
The plant is usually h____________ to people, so don’t be afraid.
Monkey King was not c____________ by Walt Disney.
All Diogenes o____________ was a big jar that he lived in, a coat, a purse and a cup.
My cousin is a postman. He sells newspapers and d____________ letters and parcels.
We can learn about the l____________ of ancient animals from their fossils(化石).
Everyone was a____________ by father’s joke.
Dinosaurs’ sudden d____________ has been puzzling the scientists these years.
These people are so c____________ that they have a lot of new ideas.
The woman’s muddy (多泥的) shoes left f___________ on the rug.
Some ____________ came to our school yesterday. (Greece)
III. Rewrite the sentences as required.
1. We know about him from his writing and paintings. (对划线部分提问)
_________ __________we know about him
2. Walt Disney lived from 1901 to 1966. (对划线部分提问)
_________ __________ _________ Walt Disney live
3. The meeting began after all of us arrived. (保持原意)
The meeting ________ begin ________ all of us arrived.
4. His brother went to the supermarket by bike this morning. (保持原意)
His brother ________ ________ the supermarket this morning.
5. Jack doesn’t know when Mrs White is coming, and Helen doesn’t know, either. (保持原意)
________ Jack ________ Helen ________ when Mrs White is coming.
IV. Reading comprehension.
A. Choose the best answer.
Miguel gathered his guitar and all the Ernesto de la Cruz albums he could carry and rushed down from the rooftop. His family surrounded him when he reached the yard.
Abuelita’s eyes darted from the guitar to the albums. “What is all this ” she said. “You keep secrets from your own family ”
“It’s all that time he spends in the plaza,” Tio Berto said.
“Fills his head with crazy fantasies,” Tia Gloria added.
“It’s not a fantasy(幻想)!” Miguel protested. He handed his father the old photograph of Mama Imelda, Coco, and the unidentified (未知身份的) man and pointed to the guitar. “That man was Ernesto de la Cruz! The greatest musician of all time!”
“We’ve never known anything about this man. But whoever he was, he still left his family,” Miguel’s father said. “This is no future for my son.”
“But, Papa, you told me to look to the ofrenda (灵坛). You said my family would guide me! Well, Ernesto de la Cruz is my family! I’m supposed to play music!”
“Never! That man’s music was a curse(诅咒)! I will not allow it!” Abuelita said, raising her voice.
“You will listen to your family. No more music,” added Miguel’s father.
“Just listen to me play – ” “End of argument,” Papa said.
Miguel thought they’d change their minds if they heard him play. He lifted his guitar and prepared to strum, but Abuelita snatched it from his hands. She pointed to the photo. “You want to end up like that man Forgotten Left off your family’s ofrenda ”
“I don’t care if I’m on some stupid ofrenda!” The words burst out before Miguel could stop them. He couldn’t take them back, even though he wanted to.
The family gasped. Abuelita’s brow hardened. She raised the guitar in the air.
“No!” Miguel cried.
“Mama,” Miguel’s dad said just as Abuelita smashed(撞击) the guitar against the ground.
“There! No guitar, no music,” she said.
The whole family was silent as Miguel stared at his guitar, shattered into a hundred pieces on the ground. Miguel couldn’t move — he felt like someone had smashed him to pieces.
( ) 1. This passage would most likely be found in a book of .
A. travel B. history C. nature D. novel
( ) 2. What does “it” in the passage refer to
A. photograph B. guitar C. music D. curse
( ) 3. How did Miguel’s feelings change in the passage
A. B.
C. D.
( ) 4. Why did Miguel’s father say “This is no future for my son.”
A. Because he thought his son Miguel was crazy about fantasies because of a curse.
B. Because he thought it impossible for Miguel to be a great musician like his hero.
C. Because he thought Miguel shouldn’t only dream for music after leaving his family.
D. Because he thought music couldn’t guide Miguel to a bright future instead of family.
B. Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage.
One man was to meet his wife downtown and spend some time shopping with her. He waited patiently for 15 minutes. Then he waited impatiently for 15 minutes more. After that, he became ___1___. When he saw a photograph booth (照相亭) nearby, he had an idea . He wore the most unhappy expression he could manage, which was not difficult in the situation. In a few moments, he was holding four small photos that shocked even him.
He wrote his wife’s name on the back of the photos and handed them to a clerk behind the desk in the booth. “If you see a small, dark lady with brown eyes and an apologetic expression, __2_ looking for someone, would you please give her this ” he said. He then ___3___ his office in Morrison Building, satisfied that if a picture is worth a thousand words, then the four photos must be a good ___4___! He sat down with a smile.
His wife kept those pictures. She carries them in her purse now and shows them to anyone who asks if she is married.
How are you with patience One person calls it “wait training.” It seems that there is always something we are waiting for. We wait on traffic and we wait in lines. We wait to hear about a new job. We wait to complete school. We wait for someone to change his or her mind.
Patience is an important experience of a happy and rewarding life. ___5___ , some things are worth waiting for. Everyday presents many opportunities for wait-training.
We can hate waiting, ___6___ it or even get good at it! But one thing is certain — we cannot avoid it. How is your wait-training coming along
( ) 1. A. angry B. hungry C. frightened D. thirsty
( ) 2. A. hopefully B. obviously C. confidently D. frequently
( ) 3. A. called back B. returned to C. visited D. left
( ) 4. A. description B. introduction C. excuse D. lecture
( ) 5. A. For example B. After all C. Despite D. However
( ) 6. A. accept B. control C. change D. improve
C. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words.
Facts you don’t know about animals
People have already known a lot about animals. However, there are still some things about animals that may s 1 you. Here are some facts about animals you probably didn’t know.
A. Cows
Cows do have best friends and feel stressed (焦虑的) when they are separated. Sometimes they even a 2 humans when they are too nervous and angry. However, scientists also found that cows are very social animals and a cow always makes friends with other cows in the herd (兽群). When a cow is with its friend, its heart rate is reduced compared with when it is a 3 or with a cow from another herd.
B. Crocodiles
When crocodiles eat something, they always swallow their prey. U 4 other animals, they don’t chew their food. To help with digestion (消化), they swallow stones which grind up the food in their stomachs. But these stones can h 5 be defecated (排泄掉), so they may stay in their stomachs all their lives.
C. Elephants
Elephants use plants to get rid of p 6 or other illness. Scientists once found a pregnant (怀孕的) elephant in Kenya who kept eating a kind of plant for a few days, while this kind of plant was not part of her regular d 7 . Four days later, she could give birth to a baby elephant quietly. The same plant was used by the local women to help with labor (分娩).
Do you find these facts a 8 Maybe you can introduce some of them to your friends and see how surprised they are when they know the facts!
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