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牛津英语8（A）Unit 1单元测试(2) . 完形填空 (10分)Do you know May, one of my best friends in China? She is my true friend. She never 1 others my secrets. She is a good girl 2 she has poor eyesight, 3 she likes watching TV and reading books 4 bed. She always 5 funny glasses. Now she has a new image.Her hair is curly and long. She 6 , “Its great. I can go 7 in the supermarket and nobody 8 me. So nobody will say 9 to me in the street.” But most of her friends dont like this new image. I dont 10 its great.( ) 1. A. says B. talks C. speaks D. tells( ) 2. A. and B. if C. while D. so( ) 3. A. but B. because C. and D. Then( ) 4. A. on the B. in the C. in D. on( ) 5. A. puts B. wears C. takes D. with( ) 6. A. thinks B. as C. says D. speaks( ) 7. A. swimming B. boating C. skating D. shopping( ) 8. A. gives B. takes C. knows D. looks( ) 9. A. hello B. yes C. no D. OK( ) 10. A. like B. say C. think D. call. 阅读理解（20分）ALong ago, there was an interesting man called Effendi (阿凡提), He had a good sense of humour. One day he had a joke with the Prime Minister (宰相). He said that the Minister would die the next day. Really the next day, the Minister fell off the horse and died. When the king learned this, he got angry and sent his men to catch Effendi at once. When Effendi was in front of the King, the king shouted angrily, “Effendi, since (既然) you know when my Minister would die, you must know the date of your own death. Say it out, or you will die today.”Effendi looked at the king for a while, he answered, “But how can I know? Ill die two days earlier than you.”Because the king was afraid if he killed Effendi, he himself would die after that. He thought he must keep Effendi alive as long as he could, so he let Effendi go.1. The story tells us _ A. how Effendi fooled the king B. when the king would die C. why the Minister died D. Effendi knew the dates of everyones death2. The Prime Minister died because _ A. Effendi killed him B. Effendi said he would die C. he was badly ill D. he fell to the ground from the horse3. Why did the king ask Effendi to tell him the date of his own death? A. in this way the king would know when he would die B. he wanted to find an excuse to kill Effendi C. he himself had known the date of Effendis death D. he wanted to know when Effendi would die4.The king let Effendi go because _ A. he hoped to live a long life B. he was afraid of Effendi C. he didnt believe Effendis words D. he knew he would die two days later5. Which of the following is not true? A.The Minister died after the day when Effendi played a joke on him. B. The king was afraid of death C. Effendi didnt know when the king would die D. If the king killed Effendi, he himself would die two days later.B Jack is a twenty-year-old young man. Two years ago, when he finished middle school, he found work in a shop. Usually he works until ten oclock in the evening. He is very tired when he gets home. After a quick supper he goes to bed and soon falls asleep. His grandma who lives downstairs is pleased with him.One day, on his way home, he met his friend Mary. They were both happy. He asked the girl to his house, and she agreed happily. He bought some fruit and drinks for her. And they talked about their school, teachers, classmates and their future. They talked for a long time.“Have a look at your watch, please,” said the girl. “What time is it now?”“Sorry, something is wrong with my watch,” said Jack. “Wheres yours?”“I left it at home.”Jack thought for a moment and found a way. He began to stamp his foot on the floor, “Bang! Bang! Bang!”The sound woke his grandma up. The old woman shouted downstairs, “Its twelve oclock in the night, Jack. Why are you still jumping upstairs?”( ) 1. Jack was _ when he finished middle school.A. sixteen B. eighteen C. twenty D. fifteen ( ) 2. The old woman is satisfied with Jack because _.A. hes her grandson B. hes clever C. he can keep quiet D. he gets home on time( ) 3. From the story, we can know that Mary is Jacks _.A. classmate B. colleague (同事) C. aunt D. wife( ) 4. The word “stamp” in the story means _ in Chinese.A. 盖印 B. 跺 C. 贴邮票 D. 承认( ) 5. Jack stamped his foot on the floor in order to (为了) _.A. wake his grandma up B. make his grandma angry C. let his grandma tell him the time D. let his grandma buy him a watch CDear EditorI am writing to you to tell you about my problems with my family. I am very unhappy now and I need help.I think my parents dont understand me. They dont care what I like doing, but always talk about how I should study. They dont let me go out with my friends at weekends. They always ask and even order me to stay at home and study. Im sure I could still study very well even if I had more time to play, but they just dont listen to me. We often argue with（与.争论）each other.I really hope that my parents can become my friends. What shall I do? How can I let them know this? Please give me some advice. Thank you!YoursMary根据信的内容，回答下面的问题。 1. What is the letter about? 2. Who is it about? 3. Do the parents let Mary go out with her friends? 4. What do the parents ask Mary to do? 5. What does Mary hope? D (1)_. They tell us stories of every country in the world. They give us all kinds of knowledge(知识).(2)_. One cannot know and see everything in the world. With the help of(在帮助下) books, one is able to know what happened thousands of years ago and what is happening in every part of the world now. Books not only give us knowledge but also give us pleasure. way, books, is, best, time, to, the, spend, our, free, reading. And many childrens books are important and full of wisdom(智慧).(3)_. Knowledge from the books led(引导) them to success(成功).A. Life is short.B. All the great men in history loved books.C. Books are our greatest friends.阅读短文，根据上下文，选择最合适的句子填到短文中，使文章通顺合理。1. _2. _3. _4. 请将划线部分连成句子。 _.5. What do books give us? _. .书面表达。 (10分)根据中文提示,写一篇英语短文介绍一下Mary。要求：语言流畅，条理清晰，词数不少于70词。1. Mary长得好看，有一双大眼睛，圆圆的脸，披肩发，很可爱。2. 她对朋友很慷