loading外研版2014八年级下英语第二次双周清试卷
一，单项选择
1. Americans look each other in _____eye when they are talking.
A. a B. an C. the D./
2. She looks ______.And I often see her sit in the classroom______
A. quiet; quiet B. quietly; quietly C. quiet; quietly D.quietly; quiet 3. ---Have you ____seen a 3D film? ---No, I ______.
A. ever, haven,t B.already; haven’t C.ever ; didn’t D yet; didn’t 4. Tony finds _____hard to speak Chinese well.
A. that B.this C.one D.it 5. I have many friends,but______ of them are foreigners.
A. none B.no one C. nobody D.one 6. Let’s ______out for some fresh air.
A. to go B.go C.going D.go to 7.----_________have you been in the sports clubs? ----Since the first month I came to the school.
A.How old B.How much C.How long D.How soon 8 .It is _______to catch the 10:30 bus.
A enough early B. too early C.much early D.early enough 9. He told a very funny story.And I can’t help _______.
A.laugh B. laughing C.to laugh D.to laughing
10. __________the competition, you have to write a story about a place you’ve visted. A. Win B. Won C Winning D. To win
11 .Peter is a new comer in this school.So he has few friends and feels very _____. A.alone B.lonely C.fresh D. strange 12---- When ______he _______reading the book? ----Last night.
A. have ;finished B did; finish C.will; finish D.do; finish 13.---What a beautiful watch! Is it new? ----No, I have ______it for 2 years.
A. had B.sold C borrowed D.bought 14 About 200 ________have been sold.
A.million copy B million copies C millions copy D. millions copies 15.----I have lost my new pen. -----___________!
A.Well done B.Good C How sad D What a pity.
二．完形填空
It is interesting to visit another country, but there are something problems when we don't know the 16 very well. It may be 17 to talk with the people there. We may not know how to use the telephone in the country we are visiting. We may
not know how to buy the 18 we need. In a 19 country we might not know where to eat all what to order(点菜) in a 20 . It is not easy to decide how 21to tip (给小费) waiters or taxi drivers. When we need help, we might not know how to ask for help. It is not pleasant to have an experience 22that. 23 a short time, however, we will learn what to do and what to 24 . We learn to enjoy life in another country, and then we may be 25to leave. ( )16A. people B. country C. language D. words ( )17A. easy
B. difficult C. happy
D. tired
( )18. things B. shopping C. something ( ) 19A. strange B. know ( ) 20A. school B. shop ( ) 21A. often ( ) 22A. as
D. anything
C. native D. new C. restaurant D. hospital
C. soon
D. much
B. many
B. for C. like C. For
D. with D. In
D. say
( )23A. Before B. After ( ) 24A. speak ( ) 25A. sorry
B. talk B. glad
C. tell
C. worried D. interested
三．阅读理解
(A)
People all over the world don't like mice, but they like one mouse-the famous
Mickey Mouse. More than fifty years ago, most films were silent. A man called Walt Disney made a cartoon mouse. The mouse could talk in his films. He called his mouse Mickey Mouse. People were excited at Mickey Mouse. Soon Mickey Mouse became very successful and popular.
Both young people and old people enjoyed Mickey Mouse. They loved to see their lovely friend because he brought joy and laughter to them. Mickey was a clean mouse from the beginning. So people hate real mice, but love Mickey Mouse. In his early life, Mickey made some mistakes. People were very angry, and they wrote to Disney. They said they did not want Mickey to do silly(傻的) things. Because Mickey could not do all of the things, Disney made a new animal called Donald Duck. He also made a dog Pluto. This dog always does stupid things and makes mistakes. Now Mickey is more important. He is a star of beauty and wisdom. He has friends in almost every country.
( ) 26.Mickey Mouse was made ________.
A. forty years ago
B. more than fourteen years ago C. more than fifty years ago D. fifteen years ago
( ) 27.Who enjoy Mickey Mouse? A. Only children B. Nobody
C. Only young people
D. Botn old people and young people
( ) 28.Why didn,t Disney let Mickey do silly things later? A. Because people didn’t let Mickey do so B. Because Mickey didn’t like to do
C. Because Disney didn’t want Mickey to do so. D. Because Mickey became clever.
( ) 29.Who always does stupid things and makes mistakes in the movies? A. Donald Duck B. Pluto C. Mickey D. Disney ( ) 30.The underline word“silent”in the passage means_______. A.高兴的 B.无声的 C.无聊的 D.有趣的
( B )
If you have no special plans for your free time, why not spend your time helping others? Don't listen to people who say that young people today often think only of themselves. It is not true at all. More and more young people in the United States volunteer(志愿,自愿) to spend their school holidays working for others. And they don't do it for money. Here are some of their stories. Alice Hamiton, 17
I'm going to help the Forest Centre build new hiking paths (徒步小道) in the mountains. It sounds terrific(可怕的) . I'll spend the whole summer living in a tent(帐篷) and breathing the clean mountain air. I'm going to sleep under the stars. It will be nice, and I'll be able to do something good at the same time! Jason Moore 18
This summer, I'm going to volunteer with Special House Program. They build good, low-cost (廉价) houses and sell them to families that are not very rich. They'll teach me what to do, so I'll help people and also have a chance to learn how to build houses.
Trish Anderson, 16
I'm going to teach kids who have troubles in reading. I'll work for a program called Reading For Life. Every day, I'm going to help kids choose and read books that they like. I want to be a teacher, and I love children and reading, so this is going to be a great experience for me.
( ) 31. Young people in the USA volunteer to help others . A. on school holidays B. on weekdays C. every morning D. every afternoon
( ) 32. From this passage, we know that Alice will volunteer in summer.
A. to sleep under the stars B. to breathe the clean mountain air C. to live in a tent D. to help build new hiking paths in the mountain
( ) 33. From the passage we know Jason Moore . A. likes reading B. is 18 years old now C. isn't very rich D. is good at sports
( ) 34 Who wants to work as a teacher in the program on holiday.? A. Alice Hamiton B. Jason Moore C. Trish Anderson D. Nobody
( ) 35. Which of the following is the most possible title of this passage? A. Reading for Life B. A Special House Program C. The Forest Center D. Young American Volunteers
四．词汇运用
36.I’d like _______(have) another cup of tea.
37.I _________ (not send) the email yet,so I must send it right now. 38.Please finish _______(write) the composition in 30 minutes.
39The foreigners said that they had never eaten such delicious food_______(以前). 40I feel ill. I’ve got a _________(头痛)。
五．书面表达
假如你是马丁，你的笔友爱丽丝在给你的来信中说她经常生病，情绪低落。请你给她回信，告诉她应该怎样做。
要求1.80词左右。信的开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。 2. 文中不能出现真实姓名和校名等。
参考词汇：healthy food, do more exercise, enough sleep, keep happy Dear Alice,
I’m sorry to hear that you are not very well and feel unhappy.________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Following my advice,I believe, you’ll feel better soon. Best wishes to you!
Yours, Martin.