八年级英语(上)周末练(第6周)
一、单项填空。
( )1.—There is a smile on Miss Gao's face. She must be with Sam's homework.
— I think so. No one did as as him in our class.
A. angry; well B. pleasing; good
C. strict; good D. pleased; well
( )2. It is reported that the United States uses energy as the whole of Europe.
A. as twice B. twice much
C. twice much as D. twice as much
( )3. He always thinks more of than of .
A. him; other B. the other; him
C. himself; the other D. others; himself
( )4. —Your son's sweater looks too short on him. Why didn't you buy a big sweater like this?
—Well, when I bought the sweater, he wasn't so as he is now
A. short B. shorter C. tall D. taller
( )5. —I think Rooney is not as as Messi.
—That's true. But Rooney is much .
A. quick; strong B. quicker; strong
C. quicker; stronger D. quick; stronger
( )6. Please help to some apples and make at home, children.
A. yourself; yourself B. yourself; yourselves
C. yourselves; yourselves D. yourselves; yourself
( )7. The traffic accident in Sun Town last night.
A. happened B. take place
C. happening D. takes place
( )8. —What's the of the trip to the World Park. Daniel?
—Taking a trip there 100 yuan per person.
A. cost; takes B. cost; costs
C. price; spends D. price; pays
( )9. The artist said that he hoped drawing the picture soon.
A. his son to finish B. to finish
C. finishing D. his son will finish
( ) 10. Mr Green is one of in our school.
A. more popular teacher B. many popular teachers
C. the most popular teachers D. the popular teachers
二、完形填空。
When I was a junior high school student in 1980, God gave me a gift. It was happiness.
One weekend, I went to visit my grandparents. On my way home, a car ran over me and cut off my l because of its high speed.
Several days later when I woke up in the hospital, I realized I had to spend the rest of my life 2
arms. How sad I felt at that time! 3 slowly, I knew I had to face the fact and got over it. I couldn't
get my arms back even though I 4 every day.
However. it's easier 5 than done. It took me nearly half a year to get out of the sadness
completely. I got so much from my past story. From then on. I could treat my life with a normal mind.
But in our daily lives, I often see my classmates get 6 about little things: They get a bad grade on
a test; they don't have a mobile phone but 7 have, and so on. But I just 8 my life. I am lucky to realize from an accident: It is a waste of our life to focus on(集中于) what we have lost. We should
always think of what we have. So why are so many people unhappy? Someone may say, "My whole life will be better 9 I have a new car." But when he or she gets the car and what 10 ? For a whole week, he or she is walking on air. Then he or she goes right back to being unhappy.
Happiness depends on what we have! It is in our heart. It's a state of mind. Even though we own
the whole world, we may still feel unhappy. Happiness comes from mastering the art of appreciating
and taking pleasure in what we really have.
( )1. A. feet B. legs C. arms D. ears
( )2. A. with B. without C. for D. on
( )3. A. Or B. But C. So D. Once
( )4. A. cried B. laughed C. sat D. stood
( )5. A. dreamed B. acted C. called D. said
( )6. A. excited B. nervous C. happy D. worried
( )7. A. the other B. one another C. other D. others
( )8. A. hate B. dislike C. enjoy D. save
( )9. A. because B. since C. if D. whether
( )10. A. happens B. happened C. used D. uses
三、阅读理解。
The idea that red means stop and green means go has influenced people's daily lives in more ways than just traffic signals(信号).People have been, taught from a young age that the colour red means danger and green means it's OK to move forward. But why were those colours chosen for traffic lights in the first place? For something you have to look at every day. why couldn't they have been prettier colours?
Well, it's important to know that before traffic lights for cars, there were traffic signals for trains.
At first, railway companies used red to mean stop. white to mean go and green to mean warn. As you
could imagine, trains ran into a few problems with white meaning go. For example. one train mistook a
bright star for a white light and something unexpected happened. Because of that, railway companies
finally moved green meaning go and used yellow to mean warn. And it's been that way ever since.
Red has always been a colour that means danger, long before cars were even around. This most
likely started because it's the colour with the longest wavelength(波长). so it can be seen somewhere
farther than other colours.
But believe it or not, yellow was once used to mean stop. Back in the l900s, some stop signs were yellow because it was too hard to see a red sign in a poorly lit area. Finally, highly reflective materials (高反射材料) were developed and red stop signs were born. Since yellow can be seen well at all times of the day, school zones, some traffic signs and school buses continue to be printed yellow.
So next time you are impatiently waiting at a traffic light. don't get so mad at them. They've
certainly come a long way.
( )l. What were traffic signals for before traffic lights for cars?
A. Trains. B. Boats. C. Planes. D. Bicycles.
( )2. Which of the following colours meant go at first?
A. Red. B. Yellow. C. White. D. Green.
( )3. Why does red mean danger?
A. Because it's the brightest colour.
B. Because it can be seen far away.
C. Because railway companies say so.
D. Because it has the shortest wavelength.
( )4. Why are school buses painted yellow?
A. Because yellow is a prettier colour.
B. Because yellow once meant danger.
C. Because yellow can be seen well in daytime.
D. Because yellow means it's OK to go forward.
( )5. What does the passage mainly tell us?
A. How important traffic lights are !
B. Which colour has the longest wavelength.
C. What red, yellow and green can be used for.
D. Why traffic lights are red, yellow and green.
四、词汇检测。
1. It's (无用的)to read without thinking.
2. Simon and Linda looked at each other and they kept their secret to (他们自己).
3. Stop (拉) the door. You should push it from inside.
4. The (决赛) of the Brazil World Cup was really exciting.
5. —Make _ at home, girls. —Thank you.
6. —I don't think these books are (use) to you, Tom. They can't help you with your
study.
—They are useless but I'm really interested in these stories.
7. Children c for the exciting news last night.
8. (luck), he passed the English exam.
9. The children in poor areas need our _ [s??p??t] very much.
10. I tried my best to get two [?t?k?ts] to my favourite concert.
五、句子翻译。
1.通过在不同的国家旅游,我们可以学到不同的文化。
2.全世界各地的人们开始自学中文。
3.我的铅笔盒和姐姐的铅笔盒大小一样。
4.这台电脑是用木头制成的,但它看起来就和真的一样。
5.在有些地方,水的价格比牛奶(的价格)高。
六、阅读表达 。
请认真阅读下面短文 ,用英语回答短文后的问题 ,并将答案写在横线上 。
One day. June Green visited the family doctor Edward Smith. Dr Smith was an old man with a long beard.
"What's the problem. June?" Dr Smith asked her.
"I'm very worried about my son Teddy, " Mrs Green said. "I can't stop him from gambling(赌博).
He spends all his money betting (打赌) on horse races. And not just on horse races, he'll bet on
anything. It doesn't matter what it is."
"I've cured(治愈) people of gambling before," Dr Smith said."Send him to me. I'll talk to him."
A week later. Dr Smith spoke to Mrs Green on the phone. "I think I've cured your son," he said.
"That's wonderful. How did you do it'?" asked Mrs Green.
"Well. " the doctor said , "it was very strange. While we were talking. he was looking at my beard.
Suddenly he said. 'I bet you $ 50 that's a false beard. "'
"Oh no! " Mrs Green cried.
"It 's all right . " the doctor said. "I knew what to do. 'My beard isn't a false one, 'I told him. 'And
I can prove(证明) it.' 'Can I pull your beard and find out?' your son asked me." Then Dr Smith
continued. "I thought this was my chance to teach him a lesson, so I said, 'Yes. You can pull my
beard. ' Well, he pulled it. and soon found out it was real." The doctor laughed, "He had to pay me
$ 50. That should cure his gambling. "
"Doctor." Mrs Green said, "you're wrong. You haven't cured him. You've made him even worse."
" How can that be?"
"The day before he went to see you, he bet me $ 100 that you would ask him to pull your beard!"
l. How much money did Teddy win in the end?
2. What was Teddy's problem?
3. Did the doctor cure Teddy? Why or why not?
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