【双语报】八年级英语上册 第13期练习 牛津深圳版.doc

第13期( ) 1. a. the wheel is a great invention. b. the computer is a great invention. c. the wheel is a good invention.( ) 2. a. i heard that you won a prize for your invention. b. i heard that you wanted a prize for your invention. c. i heard that you became famous for your invention.( ) 3. a. great inventions change the life and help people live a better life. b. great inventions change the world and help people live a better life. c. great inventors change the world and help people live a better life.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. we can buy the phone on the weekend. b. we can visit each other on the weekend. c. we can use the phone to speak to each other.( ) 5. a. people used to be happy with the invention of the light bulb. b. people always used oil lamps until the invention of the light bulb. c. people had to use oil lamps before the invention of the light bulb.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. the wheel. b. in the countryside. c. the dog.( ) 7. a. alexander graham bell. b. in 1876. c. in america.( ) 8. a. not at all. b. ok, i will. c. youre right.( ) 9. a. the wheel. b. the telephone. c. the light bulb.( ) 10. a. they can change our life. b. i dont think so. c. no problem.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）( ) 11. when did edison invent the light bulb?a. in 1879. b. in 1789. c. in 1897.( ) 12. why did president hayes ask edison to go to the white house? a. because he wanted edison to show him how the record player worked. b. because edison did something wrong. c. because something was wrong with his record player.( ) 13. what tune did they stay up? a. past three in the morning. b. past two in the morning. c. past one in the morning.( ) 14. how did edisons invention factory help edison? a. it made him popular. b. it helped him make his dream come true. c. it helped him make money.( ) 15. what does the woman talk about? a. edisons inventions. b. edisons family. c. edison. 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. this kind of machine is practical, and many factories use it.a. famous b. useful c. perfect( ) 2. i heard you created a new song. could you sing it?a. invented b. developed c. finished( ) 3. the baby animal likes to sleep in the daytime and plays in the evening. a. in the morning b. in its free time c. during the day( ) 4. this kind of car will be very special because it can fly in the sky.a. unusual b. skillful c. natural( ) 5. friends should often keep in touch with each other, and then they will know what they are doing. a. be good for b. stay in touch with c. be worried about( ) 6. the company wants to put an advertisement on tv to sell its products. a. a notice telling people how to buy the products b. a notice telling people how to make the productsc. a notice telling people about the products( ) 7. i began to study english when i was six years old.a. started b. wentc. came( ) 8. i feel very comfortable when i live in this house.a. excited b. relaxedc. happy( ) 9. the bus is full of passengers. a. people who are traveling b. people who are driving the bus c. people who are working on the bus( ) 10. the joke is funny. a. makes you jump b. makes you laugh c. makes you feel comfortable( ) 11. since then, he has worked in a big company. a. from then on b. a long time ago c. at that time( ) 12. it took this small village five years to develop into a small town.a. go b. fall c. grow( ) 13. i cannot listen to both of you at the same time. please talk one after another.a. at times b. at one time c. at a time( ) 14. at the start of a new year, almost everyone has his / her own wishes and plans. a. at the beginning of b. at first c. at the end of( ) 15. computers allow people to get news of other countries quickly. a. order people to b. make people c. let peopleii. 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。last monday, we had an (16) _ (interest) and funny english class. in the class, we had (17) _ discussion about tv shows in small (18) _ (group). here is what li dong, one of my classmates, (19) _ (think) of some tv shows. “for soap operas, i cant (20) _ (real) stand (忍受) them. they are long and (21) _ (bore). some (22) _ meaningless. they usually make me want to sleep. (23) _ i love sports shows such as football games and basketball games. i like watching the world cup on tv best. i think all the games are exciting. (24)_ do i think of talent shows? i like them. i think i can learn a lot of things from them. what about talk shows? i dont mind them. (25) _ there are no my favorite shows on tv, sometimes i watch talk shows. but if there is a sports game, i choose to watch the sports game.” these are li dongs likes and dislikes about tv shows. what do you think of tv shows?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。an artist went to a beautiful part of the country for a holiday, and stayed with a farmer. every day he _26_ out with his paints (绘画颜料) and his brushes and _27_ from morning to evening, and when it _28 _ dark, he went back to the farm and had a good _29_ before he went to bed. at the end of his holiday he wanted to_30_ the farmer, but the farmer said, no, i do not want money, but _31_ me one of your pictures. because in a week the money will all be used up, but your painting will still be here. the artist was very _32_ and thanked the farmer for _33_ such kind things about his paintings. the farmer smiled and answered, its not that. i have a son in london. he wants to _34_ an artist. when he comes here next month, i will _35_ him your picture, and then he will not want to be an artist any more, i think.( ) 26. a. returned b. leftc. went( ) 27. a. painted b. walked c. played( ) 28. a. looked b. seemed c. got( ) 29. a. lunch b. dinner c. breakfast( ) 30. a. take b. spend c. pay( ) 31. a. bring b. borrow c. give( ) 32. a. nervous b. pleased c. angry( ) 33. a. saying b. speaking c. telling( ) 34. a. keep b. develop c. become( ) 35. a. teach b. show c. leadiv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。athere was an old mule(骡子). one day accidentally he fell into the farmers well. the farmer thought for a while and said to himself that neither the well nor the old mule was important to him. so he decided to use soil to bury the old mule in the well. then the farmer called his neighbours and they started to put the soil into the well together. the old mule was quite afraid in the beginning. but soon one hopeful idea came to his mind - every time when a shovel(铁铲) of soil landed on his back, he would shake it off and step up! he said these words to himself again and again, “shake it off and step up.” this way he could fight against the panic (恐慌) and encourage himself. after some time, the mule had stepped over the wells wall. although terribly tired, he was the winner and he saved his own life. he decided to face his difficulty bravely and not to give up, and finally he won.( ) 36. why didnt the farmer want to save the mule? a. because he thought the well should be buried. b. because his neighbours thought the mule was useless. c. because both the well and the mule were useless for him.d. because he didnt have the ability to save the mule.( ) 37. how did the mule feel when people began to put the soil into the well? a. he was happy. b. he was in fear. c. he was excited.d. he was sad.( ) 38. which of the following is the most useful for the mule to save himself ? a. the soil. b. the shovel. c. the neighbours. d. the farmer.( ) 39. what do you think of the mule? a. foolish. b. perfect.c. helpful. d. clever.( ) 40. what can we learn from the story? a. use everything you can when you are in trouble. b. never give up when you are in trouble. c. have your own ideas when you are in trouble. d. always keep careful when you are in trouble.b do you know anything about the invention of the bar code(条形码)? a small food store owner found it was difficult to keep records of the product information. in 1948; he contacted the drexel institute of technology to solve this problem. bernard silver was interested in it and he set out to look into it. silver and his students realized their answer in the form of ultraviolet light(紫外线)，ink and a scanner(扫描仪). the system did work at first, but its very expensive and sometimes the system didnt work well. if the invention was to become popular in grocery stores, the problems had to be solved. finally, silver solved them. the patent (专利权) for the bar code system was asked by silver and woodland in 1949. but the patent was not given until 1952. although this patent was given, the system was still not popular among store owners. in 1966, the system began moving its way into more grocery stores. logicorn developed the universal grocery products identification number (普遍标识号) in 1970. marshs superstore in troy was the first store to set up this bar code reading system. it became very popular ever since, and now its obviously popular in all types of stores worldwide.( ) 41. what did the store owner think of the keeping records of the product information? a. its interesting. b. its boring. c. its easy. d. its not easy.( ) 42. what does the underlined phrase look into mean? a. be made up of. b. make a study of. c. look up.d. learn about.( ) 43. how many years did it take silver to get the patent from his patent application (申请)?a. three. b. four.c. five. d. six.( ) 44. who developed the bar code reading system?a. silver. b. silvers student.c. logicorn. d. woodland.( ) 45. which of the following can be the best title for the passage? a. the bar code, an exciting invention. b. how bar code was invented. c. why stores use the bar code. d. how bar code was used.ca small invention, big help an invention is an invention - big or small. a big invention makes us feel it all the time, such as the tv and the computer. there are also several small things around us even if we seldom pay much attention to them.a paper clip helps hold pieces of paper together without making a hole. a big paper clip was put up in norway to help people remember the inventor of the paper clip, johann vaaler. he invented the paper clip in 1900 when working in germany. a paper clip is in fact a piece of wire (金属丝) that is made in such a way that it can hold together many pieces of paper. now millions of them are made and sold all over the world.the ballpoint pen was invented in 1938 by a hungarian, had been trying to find another use for the quick drying ink (快干油墨) and designed this pen. later, a frenchman, marcel bich thought up the idea of making a use-and-throw pen and sold it cheap. it was named bic and became very popular.( ) 46. where was the paper clip invented? a. in america. b. in france. c. in germany. d. in norway. ( ) 47. how many years was the paper clip invented earlier than the ballpoint pen? a. sixty-five. b. fifty-six. c. eighty-three. d. thirty;-eight.( ) 48. who invented the ballpoint pen? a. johann vaaler. b. biro. c. marcel bich. d. we dont know. ( ) 49. which of the following is not true? a. a paper clip holds the paper through a hole. b. marcel bich is a frenchman. c. a big paper clip in norway is used to remember its inventor. d. bic. is cheap and popular,( ) 50. whats the passage mainly about? a. how to invent small things. b. who invented the small things. c. small things are very useful. d. two small inventions.d a bite of china, the seven-part documentary (纪录片) introduces chinese food through the geography, history and culture. a bite of china is fill of &eat pictures of food, from expensive food to local food. the documentary shows chinese food culture and how to make the delicious food. how to make dishes is only one part of food culture. the program tries to bring something new by showing more cultural elements (元素) about dishes, such as eating habits, and peoples life. for example, one part tells chinas history of rice growing. it explains why rice is the main food of the southern chinese, while the northern ones mainly eat wheat flour (面粉). and a part about pickles(腌制食品) tells about a woman in beijing. she returns to her hometown in jilin and makes pickles for the first time for her lonely mother. another part shows happy moments of sons and daughters making new year cakes after they return home from different cities to celebrate with their lonely parents in zhejiang. a bite of china also shows social changes when showing food culture. for example, some members of a family work outside but leave the old in their hometowns - in this case, food can make people remember the happy time. ( ) 51. whats a bite of china? a. a documentary about culture. b. a documentary about food. c. a history story. d. a new report.( ) 52. how does a bite of china bring something new? a. by showing pictures of food. b. by showing how to make food. c. by showing more cultural parts about dishes. d. by showing its seven parts on cctv.( ) 53. what do people in northeast china like eating? a. fried food. b. fish. c. cakes. d. wheat flour.( ) 54. which of the following is irue according to (根据) the two examples about pickles and new year cakes? a. the old parents are sometimes lonely at home. b. most young people like to work far away from their homes. c. young people want to visit their parents in the hometown. d. having dinner with parents is the happiest moment.( ) 55. what does a bite of china mainly tell people?