江苏省宜兴市汇文中学八年级英语上学期寒假作业（无答案） 牛津版.doc

八年级英语寒假作业一、单项填空 1.you said the books were on the shelf, but there was _ there.a. no oneb. noc. nothingd. none2.i got caught in the traffic, _ i would get here sooner.a. howeverb. whilec. anywayd. otherwise3.my mother and father enjoyed _ in the cinema last sunday. the film brought them back to the happy college life. a. herselfb. himself c. themselvesd. oneself4. shes playing computer games. i cant believe my eyes! me either. i never thought she would _ time in such a way. a. count b. save c. kill d. describe5.there must be hundreds of people on the coach. it seems hopeless for us to _! lets go home now.a. get up b. get out c. get off d. get on 6. i wont attend the meeting _ him, _ i have too much to do these days. i see.a. instead; as a resultb. instead of; becausec. instead; for exampled. instead of; in order to7. rabbits will run away quickly if there is _.a. dangerous b. danger c. in danger d. out of danger8. every one of them can take the job, but i just want to know who is _.a. the most carefulb. more carefulc. the most carefullyd. more carefully9. what are those _ people screaming for? dont you know? deng chao and sun li are here on the stage(舞台)! their show is so _!a. exciting; excited b. exciting; exciting c. excited; exciting d. excited; excited10. a noise was coming from _, and after a while a man in black came downstairs and went away in the street.a. the bedroom overb. the bedroom belowc. the bedroomupd. the bedroom above11. would you show me your room? i heard you _ a really pretty picture on the wall. a. put up b. put off c. put out d. put in12. the world _ not be ready for me, but ready or not, i am here now.a. may b. need c. should d. must13.there is no way he can make a _ when he leaves school now, i think.a. alive b. living c. live d. lives14. dad, i cant stay with leo any more. he is such a big mouth! _ you are with him, _ you will like him, dear.a. the more; the longer b. the better; the morec. the less; the better d. the longer; the better15. sorry! we lose again. come on, guys. _ a. not at all. b. youre welcome. c. sorry to hear that. d. lets forget it!二、完型when you were young, who rode you around on the back of his bike? who played football and flew kites with you in the park? who helped you 16 your first difficult maths problem? who taught you the difference between 17 ?your dad. now it is your turn to do something for him. this sunday, june 18, is 18 day. so why not do something 19 to thank your dad? the idea of fathers day came from a(n) 20 lady called sonora doddin 1909. she wanted a special day to honour(纪念) her father. he raised(抚养) sixchildren by himself 21 his wife died during the birth of their 22 child. dodd thought there needed to be a day to honour great and loving dads. her father was born 23 , so she chose to hold the first fathers day celebration on his birthday in 1910. in 1924, us president calvin coolidge 24 the idea of a national fathers day. finally, in 1996, the third sunday in june was made fathers day. there are many ways 25 your love and thanks.send 26 a greeting card. usually fathers prefer cards that are not too emotional(易动感情的). so perhaps choose one that will make him27 . a small present, such as a photo of your family, 28 make him feel like king. send him 29 : the red rose is the official fathers day flower. if he has a 30 , cover his desktop with words like “i love you, dad.”( ) 16. a.with b. to c. for d. by ( ) 17. a. old and young b. big and small c. right and wrong d. long and short( ) 18. a. mothers b. fathers c. childrens d. womens ( ) 19. a. easy b. special c. strange d. hard ( ) 20. a. british b. japanese c. chinese d. american( ) 21. a. when b. until c. after d. before ( ) 22. a. third b. fourth c. fifth d. sixth ( ) 23. a. in august b. on may 19 c. on june 19 d. in july ( ) 24. a. liked b. disliked c. needed d. wanted( ) 25. a. to take b. to bring c. to show d. to say( ) 26. a. her b. you c. me d. him( ) 27. a. cry b. jump c. shout d. laugh( ) 28. a. should b. can c. must d. need( )29. a. flowers b. books c. cars d. shoes( ) 30. a. watch b. computer c. car d. bike三、阅读ahow could we tell time if there were no watches or clocks anywhere in the world?the sun was probably the worlds first “clock”, except in the far north, where the eskimos (爱斯基摩人) live. there, its dark most of the winter, and light most of the summer. but in most of the world, people have used the sun for a clock. even today, if you dont have a clock, you still know that when the sun shines, its day, and when its dark, its night. the sun can also tell you if its morning, noon, or afternoon. people near the sea can tell time from the tides(潮汐). in the daytime, for about six hours, the water rises higher and higher on the beach. and then it goes down and down for about six hours. the same thing happens again at night. there are two high tides and two low tides every 24 hours.seamen on a ship learn how to tell time by looking at the moon and the stars. the whole sky is their clock. in some places in the world the wind comes up at about the same time every day or changes direction or stops blowing. in these places the wind can be the clock. a sand(沙) clock is an even better clock. if you had fine dry sand in a glass shaped like the one in the picture, you would have what is called an hourglass. the sand in the hourglass goes from the top part to the bottom(底部) part in exactly one hour. when people turn over the hourglass, the sand will take another hour to go back again. 1. how many ways does the passage show us to tell time including the watches and clocks? a. 9 b. 4c. 7 d. 5 2.the eskimos in the far north cant use the sun for a clock because _. a. they know very little about the sun b. the sun there never goes down in winter c. its too cold for them to go out to watch the sun d. it has long dark winters and long light summers 3. the writer thinks _.a. there are no more than two tides in a dayb. a sand clock is a better clock than the tidec. only the moon is a good “clock” for seamen d. the wind can be a clock all over the world4. in which column(栏目) of a newspaper can you most probably read this passage?a. science.b. news.c. advertisements.d. sports.bi work as a volunteer for a group that helps the poor in haiti. i decided to take my son brain there for a week, hoping to educate(教育) him.before getting out, i told brain this trip would be tiring and hard. for the first two days, he said almost nothing. then on the third day, when we were climbing over high rocky mountains(高山), he turned to me and smiled, “really hard.”after that, a five-year-old girl, wearing a too large dress and broken shoes, followed brain around. later he said, “i wish i could speak french.” i was surprised that this was from a boy who always hated french classes.however, the moment that really reached my heart occurred in a village in the mountains. i was interviewing(采访) a woman villager for an article. by working hard, she learned to read and write and became one of the leaders of the village.learning her story, brain was greatly touched. his eyes were wet and there was love and respect(尊重) on his face. he finally understood the importance of my work. when leaving for home, brain even offered to stay in as a volunteer. this trip was very meaningful. 5. why did the writer take his son to haiti?a. because they wanted to take a trip there.b. because they went there to visit a friend.c. because his son wanted to help the poor there. d. because the writer wanted to educate his son.6. what does the underlined word “occurred” mean?a. left.b. offered.c. happened.d. reached.7. what did not the boy learn from this trip?a. to love and respect poor people.b. to be an excellent leader.c. to offer help to people in need.d. to be a kind and hard-working man.8. what is the passage mainly about?a. an exciting trip.b. how to be a volunteer.c. a story of a volunteering trip.d. the importance of voluntary work. 四、词汇运用 (a) 根据句意和汉语注释，写出单词的正确形式。1. she caught a _(发烧) on her travels in africa, and came back soon. 2. it is _ (确定的) that nothing is impossible if we never give up.3. hes a deep sleeper and we_(摇动) himfor a long whiletowakehimup yesterday.4. hu ge is popular _ (到处) for his tv play nirvana in fire(琅琊榜) these days. (b) 根据句意，用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空。5. we are so lucky to live in the _ (social) like this.6. theadvertisementseems _ (humour),but itsmessageis nota joke. 7. ihad togetoneat thebookshopsincethey _ (sell)so well.8.the girl is in poor health. she gets tired _ (easy).五、动词填空 1. i dont want him to help me because he _ (prepare) for his exams.2. the rainy season is coming, so bad! i agree, and there _ (be) much rain then.3. i saw her _ (dance) on the square at eight yesterday evening.4. youd better _ (not cut) your names on the bamboo here. we should protect the bamboo forest.5. while i was cooking, he suddenly _ (fall) to the ground.6. he will go to see the film after he _ (know) how wonderful it is.7. what a pity! you missed the firework show last night. yes. but i _ (write) an important report then.8. which city is mrs. green flying to _ (see) her son?六、阅读填空 what do you read when you are travelling by train or bus? what are other people reading? perhaps a woman sitting near you is reading a love story. a man is reading a serious biography(自传) about a president. and theres a student reading an english textbook.what do their choices(选择) say about them? do you think you can know them by what they are reading? i have got to tell you that your feelings of them may be quite wrong. the woman reading the love story could be a lawyer. she just wants a light read to take her mind off work. the man reading the biography wants you to think that he is very clever. the student reading the textbook isnt a student at all. shes an english teacher.publishers(出版商) know that some people care what they read on trains or buses and so they put out different types of covers. for example, books about harry potter have