【双语报】八年级英语上册 第21期练习 牛津深圳版.doc

第21期听力部分（15分）i. 听录音, 在a、b、c选项中选出你所听到的句子。每小题念两遍。(共3小题，每小题1分)( ) 1. a. i want to know how people in ancient times wrote. b. i want to know how people in ancient times lived. c. i want to know how people in ancient times kept in touch.( ) 2. a. the greeks left a big wooden horse outside the city. b. the greeks left a huge wooden horse outside the city. c. the greeks had a huge wooden horse outside the city.( ) 3. a. dont talk about him any more. b. dont make jokes about him any more. c. dont say anything about him any more.ii. 听录音, 在a、b、c选项中选出与你所听到的句子的意思最相近的句子。每小题念两遍。（共2小题，每小题1分）( ) 4. a. the soldiers thought the greeks were clever. b. the soldiers said the greeks were stupid. c. the soldiers thought the greeks were foolish.( ) 5. a. its educational to read the trojan horse. b. its interesting to read the trojan horse. c. its boring to read the trojan horse.iii. 听句子, 选择最佳答句。每小题念两遍。（共5小题，每小题1分）( ) 6. a. come on! b. i am sorry. c. with pleasure.( ) 7. a. i know that. b. lets go. c. of course, i like.( ) 8. a. from the internet. b. at home c. i dont know.( ) 9. a. its very kind of you. b. so do i. c. you have a big family.( ) 10. a. thats a big deal! b. congratulations! c. good idea!iv. 听短文, 根据所听内容选择最佳答案。短文念两遍。（共5小题，每小题1分）生词: twig twig 细枝pebble | pebl小圆石( ) 11. why did the youngest daughter of emperor yan go to the eastern sea? a. because she went boating there. b. because she went fishing there. c. because she went swimming there.( ) 12. why did she nearly fall into the sea? a. because she cant swim well. b. because she was too afraid of a big fish. c. because her boat turned over.( ) 13. what did she turn into? a. a cat. b. a fish. c. a bird.( ) 14. why did “jingwei” decide to fill the sea up? a. because it didnt like the fish in the sea. b. because it hated the sea so much. c. because it wanted to go home.( ) 15. what can we know from the passage? a. jingwei was the king. b. jingwei wasnt a good daughter. c. jingwei had a firm (坚定的) mind.笔试部分（85分）i. 词语释义。（每小题1分，共15分） 从下面每小题的a、b、c三个选项中选出可以替换划线部分的最佳选项。( ) 1. i cant understand this paragraph. can you tell me its meaning?a. study b. learn aboutc. develop( ) 2. on the square there is a huge rock, and people dont know how to move it away.a. very small b. very tallc. very big( ) 3. today peter got to school late, so he got into his classroom quietly. a. with a little sadness b. with a little sound c. with little sound( ) 4. he is not stupid. in fact, hes very clever.a. careful b. foolish c. smart( ) 5. my father is very busy and doesnt come back home until midnight. a. the middle of night b. the end of night c. the beginning of night( ) 6. people entered the meeting room one by one before the meeting began. a. took into b. looked into c. came into( ) 7. all of the students in our class are going to plant trees near our school except susan, because she is ill.a. not including b. not adding c. including( ) 8. in the end, we completed the work on time and got the praise (称赞) from our boss.a. finally b. really c. actually( ) 9. dont make jokes about others. it is not polite to do that.a. be made of b. be good for c. make fun of( ) 10. come on! the train is leaving, or well miss it.a. look over b. hurry up c. be careful( ) 11. dont give up doing something if you have decided to do it.a. agree b. stop c. keep( ) 12. they won the match at last and we were all proud of them.a. were the best in b. joined c. changed( ) 13. after working hard for a long time, the woman succeeded and became famous.a. was surprised b. was excited c. was successful( ) 14. hes a clever boy and often thinks of good ways to help us.a. cheerful b. smart c. happy ( ) 15. the room is full of people and they are discussing an important thing.a. made up of b. part of c. filled withii. 语法填空。（每小题1分，共10分） 阅读下面短文, 按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求, 在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。“youll think twice about plucking your eyebrows (拔眉毛) 16. _ you find their important role,” says greg foot. they are one of 17. _ most expressive(有表现力的) parts of our bodies. 18. _ your eyebrows, you can tell your feelings to other people. 19._ is that their only purpose (目的)? over several thousand 20. _ (year), we have lost lots of body hair, so its strange that hair still 21. _ (remain) on our brows. some scientists say that eyebrows mainly work as 22. _ special form of protection for the eyes. in fact, their job is so 23._ (importance) that some researchers are sure that if we didnt have 24. _ (they), wed have evolved (进化) some other facial features to 25. _ (do) the same task.iii. 完形填空。（每小题1.5分，共15分） 阅读下面短文。从短文后所给的a、b、c三个选项中选出最佳选项。light travels at a very fast speed. it is about a million times _26_ than the speed of sound. you can get some idea of this _27_ by watching the start of a race (赛跑). if you stand some distance away from the starter, you can see smoke from his gun before the sound gets to your _28_. this great speed of light_29_some strange facts. sunlight _30_about 8 minutes to get to us. if you look at the light of the moon tonight, _31_ that the light rays (光线) left the moon 1.3 seconds before they got to you. the nearest star is so _32_ away that the light which you can see from it tonight started to _33_ towards you several years ago. in some cases, the light from one of tonights stars had started on its journey to you before you were born. so, to be exact, we cant say, the stars are shinning _34_. we have to say instead, the stars _35_ pretty. they were shining several years ago, but their light has only just got to the earth.( ) 26. a. faster b. wider c. better( ) 27. a. exchange b. change c. difference( ) 28. a. ears b. eyes c. legs( ) 29. a. gets b. produces c. creates( ) 30. a. takes b. spends c. pays( ) 31. a. imagine b. continue c. remember( ) 32. a. far b. big c. close( ) 33. a. get b. run c. travel( ) 34. a. tonight b. yesterday c. tomorrow( ) 35. a. look b. see c. watchiv. 阅读理解。（每小题1.5分，共30分） 阅读下列短文，从下面每小题的a、b、c、d四个选项中选出最佳选项。ain ancient china, a woman told the best stories. she married to the emperor (皇帝). sadly, one day, this woman became ill and died. everyone thought the emperor would soon find another favorite among his wives, but the emperor was very sad. he spent more and more time in his garden, and less and less time caring for the needs of his people. everyone in the kingdom was worried. one day, a priest (牧师) passed when some children were playing with their dolls. the dolls made dancing shadows on the wall. this gave the priest an idea. he knew the stories the emperors wife used to tell. what if he could bring those stories to life? the priest made a puppet (木偶) out of bits of clay (黏土). he painted the puppet to look somewhat like the emperors wife. when the puppet was finished, the priest silently walked into the emperors garden, carrying his puppet, a candle and a curtain. he placed the curtain near the emperors chair. he placed his candle, his puppet and himself behind the curtain. he waited for the emperor to appear. the emperor did not even notice the curtain at first. the dancing shadow drew his eyes. as the priest moved the puppet behind the curtain, he told wonderful stories as the emperors wife. it seemed as if his wife was spending time with him. the emperor was no longer sad. at the end of each busy day, the emperor went into his garden to visit his shadow wife and hear her stories once again. that is how shadow puppets first began.( ) 36. why did everyone in the kingdom feel worried? a. because the emperor was too sad to care his country. b. because the emperor couldnt hear the stories any more. c. because the emperors wife died.d. because the emperor always stayed in his garden.( ) 37. how did the priest get a good idea? a. from the curtain. b. from the wall. c. from the shadow of dolls. d. from the dance.( ) 38. what did the priest do to make the emperor not sad? a. he played the puppet to drew the emperors attention. b. he told the stories that the emperors wife had told by playing the puppet. c. he could tell wonderful stories like the emperors wife. d. he could tell more wonderful stories than the emperors wife.( ) 39. which of the following is not the thing to play a puppet?a. the puppet. b. the candle.c. the curtain d. the clay.( ) 40. what does the passage want to tell us? a. how the ancient story is like. b. how to make the emperor happy. c. how to make a puppet. d. how the puppet was produced.bwhenever the sun dropped and the blue sky came up, my father and i used to climb the mountain near my house. walking together, my father and i used to have a lot of conversations, and i learnt lessons from his experiences during our conversations. he always told me, you should have goals (目标) like climbing the mountain. without the mountain-climbing, we couldnt have enough time to spend together, because my father was very busy. i really got a lot from the mountain-climbing. it gave me time to talk with my father and to be in deep thoughts as well as to develop my patience. once we climbed a very high mountain. it was so challenging for me because i was only ten years old. during the first few hours of climbing, i enjoyed the flowers and trees, and the birds singing. but as time passed, i got a pain in both of my legs. i didnt want to climb. in fact, i hated it at that moment, but my father said to me, you can always see a beautiful sky at the top of the mountain, but you cant see it before you reach the top. only there at the top can you see all the nice things, just like in life. at that time, i was too young to understand his words. but later, i got to know hope and confidence (信心). i found myself standing at the top of the mountain, and the sky was as clear as the crystal (水晶).( ) 41. when did the writer climb the mountain with his father?a. at noon. b. in the afternoon.c. in the morning. d. at night.( ) 42. why didnt the writer have enough time with his father? a. because he was too busy. b. because they were too busy. c. because his father was too busy. d. because they didnt have a place to talk.( ) 43. what did not the writer get from the mountain-climbing? a. he could stay with his father. b. he could think deeply. c. he could develop his patience. d. he could learn to face life happily.( ) 44. how old was the writer when he climbed the very high mountain? a. 10. b. 15. c. 8. d. 6.( ) 45. what can we learn from the passage? a. climbing the mountain is good for your development. b. the nice things at the top of the mountain. c. with hope and confidence, you can enjoy the nice things in your life. d. we should be patient when doing things.ctake a look at our library! our library is open to everyone and the library card is free.book * picture books for children* information about the world* books in 36 languages* all kinds of stories* novelsyou can enjoy newspapers and magazines in the reading room.you can borrow five books at a time and keep them for three weeks.video * all kinds of video films* tv plays* music videosyou can enjoy yourself and watch your favorite videos at home.you can rent a video at one yuan a week.audio * music for everyone* language cassettes (盒式磁带); 42 world languagesspecial rooms for you to enjoy listening. cds and cassettes can be borrowed -free.you can borrow one cd or one cassette at a time and keep it for one week.( ) 46. where can you read newspapers according to the passage? a. we dont know. b. in the reading rooms. c. in the special rooms.d. only at home.( ) 47. if you want to rent three videos for two weeks, how much do you have to pay?a. 4 yuan. b. 2 yuan.c. 6 yuan. d. 3 yuan.( ) 48. what can you borrow and take home without spending any money? a. cds and cassettes. b. videos and magazines. c. books and newspapers.d. novels and videos.( ) 49. which of the following is true? a. the library is only open for students. b. its free to get a library card. c. there are picture books for everyone.d. people can keep cds for two weeks.( ) 50. whats the purpose (目的) of the reading material? a. let people know the kinds of books. b. let people rent books and videos. c. let people know which kinds of things are free. d. let people come to the library.d making friends is a skill. like most skills, it improves with practice. if you want to meet people and make friends, you must take action. you must first go where there are people. you wont make friends staying home alone. many people are nervous when talking with others. after all, meeting strangers means facing the unknown. and its human nature to feel a bit uncomfortable about the unknown. most of our fears about dealing with new people come from doubts (怀疑) about ourselves. we consider that other people are judging (评判) us, finding us too small or too short, too this or too that. but dont forget that they must be feeling the same way. try to accept yourself, and try to put the other person at ease. then youll feel more comfortable. try to act with self-confidence (自信) although you dont feel that way. walk with your back straight, look directly at other people and smile. if you see someone youd like to speak to, tell something to him / her. dont wait for others to start a conversation. just meeting someone new doesnt mean that you will make friends with that person. friendship is give and take. it takes time and energy to develop. and there are things that keep a new friendship from growing.( ) 51. what does the first paragraph mainly tell us? a. people need friends. b. its hard to make friends. c. the ways to make friends.d. making friends needs practice. ( ) 52. why are most people afraid of meeting new a. because theyre too excited. b. because they think they arent good enough. c. because theyre shy. d. because they dont have skills.( ) 53. what does the second paragraph mainly want to tell us? a. we should act confidently when meeting new people. b. people feel nervous when talking with others. c. its fearful to meet new people. d. we are usuall