1、汤姆以前常常给我写信。(used to)
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2、选词填空
选择单词或词组,用其适当的形式填空,使句子意思正确、通顺。每词限用一次,其中两词多余。
he, two, believe, wonder, advice, grow up, take up
【1】I want to improve my English. Could you give me some____?
【2】Jenny wants to be a teacher when she____.
【3】We have to clean the classroom ____a day to keep it tidy.
【4】The boy keeps the problem to____.
【5】I____if he can come to my birthday party.
3、My uncle bought a computer for me two days ago. (对划线部分提问)
______ did your uncle ______ a computer for you?
4、— I don’t think cycling is as exciting as climbing.
— That’s because you can’t ride well. ________, both of them are interesting.
A.In the beginning B.In fact C.As a result D.At last
5、—________ does Nancy usually go to a buddy club?
—Once a week.
A.How often
B.How long
C.How far
D.How much
6、_____ of the two books are very interesting, so I can't decide which one to choose.
A. All B. Both C. Either D. Any
7、 It is _____ unlucky day today. I’ve lost _____ useful pen.
A. a; a B. an; a C. a; an D. an; an
8、—You look so tired.
—My mother makes me ______ playing the piano for 2 hours every day.
A. practice B. to practice
C. practicing D. Practiced
9、—You look tired. What’s _______ matter?
—I have _______ headache. I didn’t sleep well last night.
A./; the
B.a; the
C.the; a
D.a; /
10、Look, Mary! There are __ __ sheep on the farm.
A. three hundreds B. hundreds of C. three hundred of
11、Some students don't like English because they have some problems_______ it.
A. on B. about C. at D. with
12、Betty writes ________ than ________ student in the class.
A.more carefully; any
B.more carefully; the other
C.more careful; any other
D.more carefully; any other
13、My native language is German, but I also enjoy English.
A.speak B.to speak C.speaking D.speaks
14、—Why was Jim late ?
—He was late for school __________ the heavy rain.
A. B. because of C. because for
15、---How many birds can you see in the trees?
---I can see ___birds in them.
A. hundreds of B. two hundreds
C. hundred of D. two hundreds of
16、____ he ____ his homework when you visited him last might?
A. Is, doing B. Was, doing
C. Does, do D. Did, do
17、Don’t worry. The room is ________ for the family of five.
A.high enough
B.enough high
C.large enough
D.enough large
18、I didn’t have , so I didn’t prepare it .
A. time enough; enough good B. enough time; enough well
C. time enough; enough well D. enough time; well enough
19、根据对话内容,从选项中选出5个最佳选项补全对话,并将其字母标号写在答题处,其中有一项是多余的。
Lisa: Can I help you?
Sandra: 【1】 I want a skirt.
Lisa: What color do you like?
Sandra: 【2】
Lisa: What about this blue one? It’s nice.
Sandra: Can I try it on?
Lisa: Sure.
Sandra: 【3】
Lisa: What about the yellow one? It’s big.
Sandra: Hmm ... It’s good. 【4】
Lisa: It’s $39.
Sandra: 【5】 Thank you.
Lisa: You’re welcome.
A.How much is it?
B.OK. I’ll take it.
C.Yes, please.
D.Oh, it’s small.
E.How much are they?
F.Blue and yellow.
20、从A~G选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项补全对话。(选项中有两项是多余的)
A: Hey, Dad?
B: Yes?
A: Could I go out for dinner with my friends tonight?
B: 【1】
A: Could I go to the movies after that? My friends said the new movie is really good.
B: I guess so. 【2】
A: Could I stay out until ten? We might get something to drink after the movie.
B: 【3】 You have a basketball game tomorrow. You need to have a good rest.
A: Oh, yeah. Could you give me a ride to town now? 【4】
B: I can’t, Peter. I have to do some work now.
A: Oh, OK. 【5】 I’ll call Alan. Maybe his dad can give me a ride.
A.You need to have some western food.
B.Sure, that should be OK.
C.Yes, I can.
D.No, you can’t.
E.But don’t stay out too late.
F.No problem.
G.If I take the bus, I’ll be late.
21、 Carlos is a young boy from Puerto Rico. Five months ago, he came to New York with his family. He would never forget their first day in this city. His parents’ eyes were full of hope, and they wondered what good jobs they would get. His elder sister and brother looked at the people, streets, buildings and so on. Everything was exciting for them. Grandmother and Grandfather discussed their wonderful new life here. New York was the dream city of everyone in the family except (除……之外) Carlos. He detested it. The city looked big, cold and dirty to him. He missed his home in the countryside in Puerto Rico. He loved the fresh air, the hot sun and the lovely beaches.
Carlos didn’t want to go to school because it made him think of his friends in his hometown. He started to go to the dock (码头), because this made him feel closer to Puerto Rico. He often saw a man there looking at the sea. The man also saw Carlos and felt his sadness. The man’s name is Eric. One day Eric said, “Yes, it’s hard to leave your hometown. I left Norway 15 years ago and started to drive a bus in this city. At the beginning, I felt upset as you. I know it’s hard to start a new life in a new place, but let’s face it. I did it, and you can do it, too.”
After that, the man and the young boy became close friends.
【1】Carlos’ family thought ________.
A. New York was big but dirty
B. people in New York lived a busy life
C. New York was too far from their hometown
D. they would have a wonderful life in New York
【2】The underlined word “detested” in Paragraph (段) 1 means “________”.
A. remembered B. enjoyed C. disliked D. missed
【3】Carlos went to the dock to ________.
A. draw pictures of the sea B. play with his new friends
C. stay away from his family D. feel closer to his hometown
【4】After Eric came to New York, he worked as ________.
A. a writer B. a driver C. a reporter D. a magician
【5】The talk between Eric and Carlos shows that Eric was ________.
A. lucky B. serious C. careful D. helpful
22、
Elephant —is 350 cm tall —weights 5,000 kilos —eats 150 kilos of food a day | Panda —is 150 cm tall (standing on two legs) —weights 100 kilos —eats 10 kilos of food a day |
【1】How heavy is the panda?
A.100 kilos.
B.350 kilos.
C.5,000 kilos.
【2】The elephant is ________ taller than the panda.
A.150 cm
B.200 cm
C.250 cm
【3】How much food does the elephant eat a day?
A.10 kilos.
B.100 kilos.
C.150 kilos.
23、Children at the age of 10–14 often have a “sleepover (不在自己家过夜的儿童聚会)” birthday party, when the children have no classes the next day. A party of this kind is usually on a Friday or a Saturday night. For a party of this kind, the birthday person may invite about 5—8 close friends over for dinner. After dinner, the children will eat cakes and ice-cream and the birthday person will open his or her gifts. All the kids stay there for the night. During the night, the children may go bowling (打保龄球) , go ice-skating or go to the movies. Also the children will eat snacks at midnight, and then watch TV, chat and play computer games until the next morning. The children’s parents will pick them up by around 9:00. Sleepover birthday parties are popular in some Western countries. Parents and children often carefully plan the parties and prepare sleepover party games.
根据材料内容选择最佳答案。
【1】Parents often prepare a sleepover birthday party for their children _________.
A.on a Monday or a Saturday night
B.at the age of six
C.at the age of eighteen
D.on a Friday or a Saturday night
【2】The birthday person usually invites _________ to have dinner.
A.several good friends
B.a few relatives (亲戚)
C.5-8 teachers
D.some neighbors
【3】The children still stay at the birthday person’s home ________.
A.till midnight
B.for eight hours
C.for the whole day
D.until next morning
【4】Which of the following is NOT mentioned in this passage?
A.Playing football.
B.Eating ice-cream.
C.Playing computer games.
D.Chatting.
【5】In which of the following countries may children have sleepover birthday parties?
A.Japan.
B.The UK.
C.China.
D.India.
24、Mobile phones are our friends and we always think that we can’t live without them. So s【1】 at Human Media Lab in Canada i【2】 a special mobile phone called More Phone. This phone is not s【3】 to ordinary phones. For example, it can be as big as a book or as t【4】 as a nail. It is very light so you can take it around easily.
It took 13 years to d【5】 this new phone. Now people are encouraged to buy and use it. Do you want to have a mobile phone like it?
25、假如你想把你的笔友John介绍给你的父母。请根据下面的提示,写一篇80词左右的作文。
提示:
John | |
Looks(外貌) | 圆脸、棕色头发、蓝色的眼睛、戴眼镜…… |
Personality(性格) | 乐于助人、慷慨大方、幽默风趣…… |
School life | 阳光中学八年级二班学生 上午9点上学,下午3点放学,每天一个小时家庭作业…… 参加了学校的……社团…… |
Dream | 想要成为…… |
要求:
1、以第三人称叙述。
2、要点完整,语句通顺,字迹清楚。
3、可适当发挥。
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