江苏省扬州梅苑双语学校2020学年八年级英语第十次周练试题（无答案）

江苏省扬州梅苑双语学校2020学年八年级英语第十次周练试题 成绩 一、单项选择：（15分）( )1. Simon _ a computer. He wants to learn _. A. bought; what to use B. has bought; what to use it C. bought; how to use D. has bought; how to use it( )2. When did you go to bed last night? I didnt go to bed _ I finished my homework. A. until B. after C. when D. Because( )3. Mike _ his room. Its very clean. A. has cleaned B. cleaned C. is cleaning D. will clean( )4. We _ a farm if it _tomorrow. A. will visit; wont rain B. have visited; wont rain C. will visit; rains D. are going to visit; doesnt rain( )5. Lilys grandpa has lived here _. A.6 years old B. almost 6 years C. since 2000 D. for long time( )6. When did your father _ your mother? A. marry B. marry to C. marry with D. get married( )7. How does Sue go to school every day? _. A. On foot B. By foot C. On her foot D. By her foot( )8. How long have you _ Mr Smith? A. known B. got to know C. learnt D. seen( )9. Children need to have _ space and pretty gardens. A. opened B. open C. opening D. to open( )10. In fact, he was born here and _it since he was a child. A. known B. has known C. knows D. has know( )11. Hes just back from work,_? _.He is having a rest in the room. A. hasnt he; Yes, he has B. has he; No, he hasnt C. isnt he; Yes, he is D. is he; No, he isnt( )12. When did you know this thing? I knew nothing about it _ you told me yesterday. A. after B. until C. since D. because( )13. You can play football_ before. A. as soon as B. as quick as C. as often as D. as good as( )14. Our city has _ these years. A. change a lot B. change a lot of C. changed a lot D. changed a lot of( )15._ you _ the boy since last summer? A. Did; see B. Have; seen C. Are; seeing D Will; see二、完形填空：（15分）You might think that there are no longer any animals in Hong Kong 9 in the zoos. But there are still about 36 different animals 10 there. One of the most interesting of Hong Kongs animals is the barking deer. These are beautiful little animals 11 a rich brown coat and a white patch（补钉） under the tail. They look like deer but they are much smaller. They are less than two feet(英尺) 12 . They make a noise like a dog 13 . In Hong Kong the barking deer has only a real enemy（敌人） 14 . People hunt these little animals though it is illegal（违法的）. There are now not many barking deer left. So it is important 15 people to protect wild animals.( )1Awork Bstudy Clive Denjoy( )2Amany Ba few Cno Dnot( )3Aother Bothers Cthe other Danother( )4Apeople Banimals Cplants Dthings( )5Agrew Bmade Cgot Dkept( )6Afire Bhotness Cheat Dstoves（炉子）( )7ASo BSuch CAs DNor( )8Alived Bdied Ccame Dleft( )9Abesides Bexcept Cand Dor( )10Alive Bto live Clived Dliving( )11Ahave Bwithout Cwith Dget( )12Ahigh Bhigher Cshort Dshorter( )13Ashouting Bcrying Cbarking Dtalking( )14Atigers Bmen Cwolves Delephants( )15Ato Bfor Clike Dof三、阅读理解：（30分）Gladys Holm was a secretary(秘书). She worked in an office all his life. Gladys made about $15,000 a year. She died when she was 86 years old. And she left a big surprise$18 million! She gave the money to a childrens hospital.Gladys Holm never got married or had any children. But she always liked children, and she wanted to help them. When her friends daughter was ill in hospital. Gladys brought her a toy bear. After that, she visited the hospital many times. Every time she visited, she brought toy bears for those children. After that, people started to call Gladys the “Toy bear Lady.”Gladys always gave toys and presents to her friends and family but no one knew she had a lot of money. She lived in a small house outside Chicago. Everyone was very surprised when they learned she was a millionaire. A family friend said, “She always gave us nice presents and things, but we didnt know she was rich.”How did Gladys get so much money? She asked her boss how to make more money, and she listened to what he said. She brought the stocks(股票) that he told her to buy, and she got very rich. Before she died, she talked to her friends about “giving something to the childrens hospital.” No one knew that the “something” was $18 million!( )1. Gladys Holm often visited the hospital and gave children toy bears because_.A. she had too much money B. she had a lot of toy bearsC. she had never got married and had no children D. she liked children very much( )2. People started to call Gladys the “Toy Bear Lady”_.A. after she visited the children in hospital many times B. after she died C. before her friends daughter was ill D. before she worked with his boss( )3. Everyone was surprised that_.A. Gladys lived such a long life B. Gladys lived in a small house outside ChicagoC. Gladys had so much money D. Gladys always gave her friends nice presents( )4. _, so she got rich.A. Gladys made $15,000 a year as a secretary B. Gladys did what the boss told her to doC. Gladys got the money from the boss D. Gladys did another job in the hospital( )5. When Gladys Holm became a millionaire,_.A. she spent most of the money on nice presents and things B. she stopped workingC. she still lived in the same way D. she could hardly wait to tell her friends and familyBIn 1638, John Harvard donated some money and about four hundred books to a new university. This was the beginning of the library at Harvard University. The gift was so important that the university was named for John Harvard.Thomas Bray began the first free lending library in the late 1600s. He set up more than 30 or these libraries in the American colonies. However, the idea for this kind of free library ended when Bray died in 1730. In 1731, Benjamin Franklin and some friends started the first subscription library in the United States. In a subscription library people pay money to become members, but they may borrow the books without paying again.In the United States, every child had a free education. This idea soon led to free libraries. One of the first libraries that used tax money to buy books was a library in Peterborough, New Hampshire. This library was set up in 1833.( )6. The main idea of paragraph 2 is_.A. Franklin started the first subscription libraryB. in a subscription library people pay money to become membersC. Bray and Franklin were important in the history of public librariesD. Bray died in 1730 and Franklin died in 1833( )7. The underlined word “borrow” means_.A. read and write with no help from another personB. use for a short time and then returnC. like very much D. lend( )8. The reading does not say it, but we can guess that_.A. there were free schools in the United States before there were free librariesB. free schools and free libraries in the United States began at about the same timeC. the library in New Hampshire also had a free school in itD. there were free libraries in the United States before there were free schools( )9. Havard University began_.A. in 1731 B. in 1730 C. in 1833 D. in 1638( )10. At the library that Franklin started, _.A. children could use books for no money at allB. people paid a little money in the beginning but none after thatC. people paid a lot of money in the beginning but none after thatD. both A and BCWhen you are reading something in English, you may often meet with a new word. Whats the best way to know it?You may look it up in the English-Chinese dictionary. It will tell you a lot about the word: the pronunciation, the Chinese meaning and how to use the word. But how can you know where the word is thousands of English words? How to find it in the dictionary both quickly and correctly?First, all the English words are arranged(安排) in the letter order. In the dictionary you can first see the words beginning with letter A, then B, C, D. That means, if there are two words “desert” and “pull”, “desert” will be certainly before “pull”. Then if there are two words both beginning with the same letter, you may look at the second letter. Then the third, the fourth For example, “pardon” is before “plough”, “judge” before “just”, etc.Do you understand how to look up in the dictionary?The dictionary will be your good friend. I hope youll use it as often as possible in your English study.( )11. This passage is about_.A. new words in writing B. different dictionariesC. the best way of reading D. using an English-Chinese dictionary( )12. In the dictionary you may not find_.A. how to pronounce the word B. the spelling of the wordC. who used the word first D. how to use the word( )13. In an English-Chinese dictionary, the last word_.A. begins with Z B. begins with A C. is a short one D. is not often used( )14. Which group of words is in the right order in an English-Chinese dictionary?A. perhaps, produce, plenty B. straight, subject, surpriseC. century, center, business D. foreign, entrance, headache( )15. In the passage the writer tries to tell us that_.A. we have to use a dictionary when we read something in EnglishB. an English-Chinese dictionary can tell us everything about a wordC. an English-Chinese dictionary can help us a lot in our English studyD. all English-Chinese dictionary are the same四、词汇运用：（10分）1. We should take more actions to reduce the water _(pollute).2. WhenIpassedthedrivingtest,IthoughtIwasthe _(luck)personintheworld.3. Thelittleboyis_(kind)tohisclassmates,sonobodylikeshim.4. Danny and Daniel are brothers, and their_ (wife) are sisters. Thats interesting.5. Have you _(eat) your breakfast yet?6. Ive_(刚刚) known it. Sorry to hear that.7. Kitty got_(结婚) last year. Her husband is a computer programmer.8. My English has _(进步) a lot this term.9. Remember not to dump the _(废弃物) into the river.10. They have closed the _(工厂) to stop them from polluting the environment.五、任务型阅读：（10分）New Year traditions all around the world“Happy New Year!” Everyone will greet each other with these words as they meet each other over the next two weeks. But it wasnt always January 1 that marked the New Year.At least 4,000 years ago, the ancient Egyptians and Babylonians marked the changing of the year. In Egypt, the year started when the Nile River flooded, enriching farmers fields. This happened at the end of September.The Babylonians held a festival in the spring, on March 23, to kick off the next farming cycle. The Babylonian celebration lasted for 11 days.The date January 1 was picked by the Roman Emperor Julius Caesar as the change of the year when he built his own calendar in 46 BC. The month of January originates（起源于） from the Roman god, Jesus. He is described with two heads. One head looks forward and the other back. They represent a break between the old and new. The new calendar was in time with the sun and it has been used until the present day.In Vietnam, the New Year holiday happens in February. They buy fresh flowers and a peach blossom to put in their houses, following the Vietnamese custom.Thailand has its special New Years date. Its different from the normal calendar. The Thai New Year is celebrated on April 13. On this day, Thai people play with water, throwing it on each other. It means to bring good luck during the New Year ahead.In China, the more favorable New Year is usually celebrated in February according to Lunar(农历的) calendar. On New Years Eve, all family members sit together at table, enjoying lots of auspicious (吉祥如意的) foods such as dumplings, chicken to bring good luck.Countries1 _ Origins(起源) or 2_ 3 _ or reasonsEgyptThe end of SeptemberThe Nile River floodMake fields 4_ BabylonMarchHolding a 5 _ Kick off the next farming cycleRomeJanuary 1Roman god, Jesus6_ of a breakThailandApril 137_