上海牛津英语八年级下4月考英语卷

1、 上海牛津英语八年级下4月考英语卷(满分120分)Part1VocabularyandGrammarChoosethebestanswer(26%)YourbrotherisstudyinginuniversityinUnitedStates,isnthe?an.theB.a.theC.the./D.one./JohnsfathertookhimtovisittheOrientalPearlTVTowerthemorningofJune1st.inB.byC.atD.onTheforeignvisitorsaskedlotsofquestionsaboutChineseculturedurin

2、gthetour.IB.myC.meD.mineofthesetwohatslooksgoodonmydaughter.Doyouhaveanotherone?BothB.AllC.NeitherD.Nonegreatfunitmustbetogoabroad!A.HowB.WhataC.WhatanD.WhatTheAmericanstudentcouldspeakonlyChinese,buthemanagedtocommunicatewithus.A.fewB.littleC.afewD.alittleThankstothenewinventions,ourlivesaremuchtha

3、nbefore.A.convenientB.moreconvenientC.mostconvenientD.themostconvenientThehome-madeice-creaminthisrestauranttastes.Wouldyoulikesome?A.softlyB.gentlyC.niceD.wellWhensummer,somechildrenwillgototheseasideforfun.A.comesB.cameC.willcomeD.wouldcomeIyoualreadythatwashinghandsoftenwillhelppreventtheA-H1NIFl

4、u.A.tellB.toldC.havetoldD.amtellingHewasstillworkingonhisprojectwhileotherpeoplearest.A.werehavingB.arehavingC.willhaveD.haveManyhousesinthebigfireafewdaysago.Whatashame!A.weredamagedB.damageC.weredamagingD.damagedToeveryonessurprise,Alexplaychessverywellwhenhewasonlyfour.A.mightB.shouldC.wouldD.cou

5、ldThewomanfeelsthatshecouldlethersonhisowndecisionthistime.A.makesB.makeC.tomakeD.makingSusanfinallybecameapopularsingeraftershepracticedforyears.A.singB.tosingC.singingD.sangJohnfailedtoclimbtothetopofthemountainseveraltimes,hedidntgiveup.A.AlthoughB.BecauseC.WhetherD.UnlessKeepanEnglishdiary,yourE

6、nglishwillimprove.A.orB.sinceC.whenD.andCouldyoupleasetellusinShanghai?A.whenwillyouvisittheWorldExpowhenyouwillvisittheWorldExpowhentheWorldExpowillyouvisitwhentheWorldExpoyouwillvisitThethiefwhenheheardthefootstepsapproaching.A.freezesB.frozeC.frozenD.freezingAllofusareproudofthegreatchangesinShan

7、ghai.WeresureShanghaiwillbeeventomorrow.A.goodB.betterC.bestD.thebestOnceayear,peopletakepartin“Lights”activitytohelpsaveenergy.A.ShowoffB.TurnoffC.TakeoffD.PutoffIjustwanttoandseeifIcangetanygiftstotakehome.A.lookforB.lookafterC.lookaroundD.lookatWecanprotectourenvironmentbytheair,thewaterortheland

8、.A.notpollutingB.notpolluteC.nottopolluteD.tonotpolluteInawayitwasoneofyourbiggestmistakes.A.PartlyB.WhollyC.CompletelyD.CertainlyHowaboutraisingsomemoneyforthecharity?.A.Enjoyyourself.B.Goodidea.C.Yourewelcome.D.Nevermind.Youvedoneagreatjob,Grace.A.ImafraidnotB.ThanksalotC.IagreewithyouD.Itshardtos

9、ayCompletethesentenceswiththegivenwordsintheirproperforms(8%)Thereissomuch(noisy)inthisrestaurant;Icanhardlyhearyoutalking.Fishcant(breath)outofwater.Thereareno(swim)intheswimmingpool.Waterwillbeturnedintoicein(freeze)weather.“Tony,youshouldbedoingyourhomework!”saidhismotherloudly;thevoicesounded(pa

10、tience).Ithinkthegirlisoldenoughtotieuphershoesby(her).7.Whoisthe(write)ofthebookWarandPeace?8.Its(usual)forhimtobesoactivetodayasheisalwaysamanoffewwords.Rewritethefollowingsentencesasrequired(12%)Theyworkonthefarmwiththeirparentseveryweekend.(改为一般疑问句)theyonthefarmwiththeirparentseveryweekend?Dontt

11、akeapictureinfrontofthefountain.(改为反意疑问句)Donttakeapictureinfrontofthefountain,?TheShanghaiInternationalArtsFestivalisheldonceayear.对划线部分提问)istheShanghaiInternationalArtsFestivalheld?Hewasverynervous.Hecouldntgoonwiththejobinterview.(合并为一句)Hewasnervousgoonwiththejobinterview.IhavenoideahowIcanoperate

12、thenewmachine.(改为简单句)Ihavenoideaoperatethenewmachine.Imgoingtomakeanearlystartinordernotingtomissthetrain.(保持句意不变)ImgoingtomakeanearlystartIwontmissthetrain.Part2ReadingandWritingICloze(14%)Musiccomesinmanyforms.Mostcountrieshaveastyleoftheirown.Beforejazzwasborn,Americahadnoprominent(显著的)styleofits

13、own.Nooneknowsexactlywhenjazzwasinvented,orbywhom.Butitbegantobe1intheearly1900s.JazzisAmericascontributionto2music.Incontrasttoclassicalmusic,whichfollowsformalEuropeantraditions,jazzisspontaneousandfreeform.Inbubbleswithenergy,expressingthemoods,interests,andemotionsofthepeople.Inthe1920sjazz3like

14、America,andasitdoestoday.Theoriginsofthismusicareasinterestingasthemusicitself.AmericanNegroes,orblacks,astheyarecalledtoday,werethejazzpioneers.TheywerebroughttoSouthernStates4slaves.Theyweresoldtoplantationownersandforcedtoworklonghours.WhenaNegrodied,hisfriendandrelativesformedaprocessiontocarryt

15、hebodytothecemetery(墓地).InNewOrleans,abandoftenaccompaniedtheprocession.Onthewaytothecemeterythebandplayedslow,solemnmusicsuitedtotheoccasion.5onthewayhomethemoodchanged.Spiritslifted.Deathhadremovedoneoftheir_6,butthelivingweregladtobealive.Thebandplayed7music,improvising(艮卩兴表演)onboththeharmonyandt

16、hemelodyofthetunespresentedatthefuneral.Thismusicmadeeveryonewanttodance.Itwasanearlyformofjazz.Choosethewordsorexpressionsandcompletethepassage(14%):()1.A.noticedB.foundC.listenedD.heard()2.A.classicalB.folkC.popularD.light()3.A.appearedB.feltC.seemedD.sounded()4.A.forB.asC.withD.by()5.A.EvenB.Howe

17、verC.InadditionD.But()6.A.relationsB.membersC.bodiesD.family()7.A.sadB.surprisingC.happyD.funnyIIReadingcomprehension(28%):A2kidskilledbyparentsoverstudydiscipline2girlshavebeenbeatentodeathbytheirmotherorfatherinthepastweekintwocitiesoverstudyissues.Anine-year-oldgirlreportedlydiedonSaturdayinShund

18、eDistrictofGuangzhou,accordingtoyesterdaysGuangzhouDaily.Herfatherallegedlybeatherashedraggedhertoaneveningclassandsherefusedtofollowhisorders,neighborstoldthenewspaper.Thegirlfellandherheadhittheground.Herfathersenthertoahospitalbutshedied.Herfather,aFujianProvincenativewhorananoodlerestaurant,hadh

19、erbodycrematedimmediatelyanddisappearedwithhisfamily.OnMarch30,athree-year-oldgirldiedatherhomeinJiashanCityofeastChinasZhejiangProvince,afterallegedlybeingbeatenbyhermotherthenightbeforebecauseshefailedtoreciteapoem.Hermotherhadtoldpolicethegirlwasinjuredbecauseshestumbled.Butforensicresearchindica

20、tedthemotherwaslying.Thegirldiedfrommassivebleedinginthebrain,meaningshehadbeenhitonherheadbeforedeath.Themotherfinallyconfessed.Shenoticedthegirlsabnormalitythenightbefore,butdecidedtowaitandseebecauseofhertightpurse.Sheonlygot200yuan(US$29)amonthfromherhusband,whowasworkinginJiangsuProvince,tosupp

21、ortthreechildren,twoboysandagirl,shetoldthepolice.Themotherisonbailonchargeofnegligenthomicide.TrueorFalse(7%):Twokidswerekilledbytheirparentsbecauseofstudyissues.Thenine-year-oldgirlsfathertoldthenewspaperthathebeathisdaughterbecausesherefusedtofollowhisorders.Athree-year-oldgirlwasbeatenbyhermothe

22、rbecausesherefusedtohaveaneveningclass.Bothofthegirlsareseriouslyhurtandarestillinhospitalnow.Thethree-yearoldgirlsmotherimmediatelyadmittedthatshekilledherdaughter.Thekillershaveescapedsincetheaccidentshappened.Bothoftheaccidentswerecausedbyhumanerror.BWaterwatchdogstoensurethatflowwontslowMonitors

23、willwatchShanghaiswaterpipesandvalvesaroundtheclocktoensurethecityswatersupplyduringtheWorldExpoperiod,thewaterauthoritysaidyesterday.TheShanghaiWaterAuthoritysaidaspecialpatrolteamconsistingofemployeesofShanghaiWaterWorkswillbeinchargeofthesecurityofthecityswatersupplyfacilities.Theauthoritylaunche

24、dasecurityplantoensureareliablewatersupplyto464keyunitsintheurbanarea:hotelsabovethethree-starlevel,boardinghighschools,first-classhospitals,subwayhubs,majorroadsandotherimportantplaces.ShenWeizhong,deputydirectoroftheauthorityswatersupplydivision,saidtheheadofeachkeyunitshouldbeawareoftheunitswater

25、supplysituation,andmore:Notonlytheneighboringwaternetworkbutalsoeverywaterfacility,pipeandeventheblueprintofthevalves.Theauthoritysetuparepairteamforemergencies.Theteam,includingacommandvehicle,threewaterqualityinspectorsandfourwatertankers,willrushtoaccidentareasimmediately,fixingproblemssuchasburs

26、tpipes,waterleaks,supplyshortagesandwaterqualitychecks.ShenalsopromisedsteadywatertotheExpoSitedespitevisitorvolumeestimatedashugeas70million.Weveprepared120percentofthewater,Shensaid.ShensaidtheseveredroughtinsouthwestChinawontaffectthecitybecausetheYangtzeRiverandtheTaihuLakearea,Shanghaistwowater

27、sources,areplentiful.Choosethebestanswer(7%):WaterwatchdogswillwatchShanghaiswaterpipesandvalves.A.8hoursperdayB.12hoursperdayC.24hoursperdayD.6hoursadaywillbeinchargeofthesecurityofthecityswatersupplyfacilities.A.aspecialpatrolteamconsistingofemployeesofShanghaiWaterWorksaspecialpatrolteamconsistin

28、gofthreewaterqualityinspectorsTheShanghaiWaterAuthorityArepairteamforemergenciesAsecurityplanwaslaunchedtoensureareliablewatersupplyto464keyunitsintheurbanareaincluding.A.hotelsabovethethree-starlevelB.boardinghighschoolsC.first-classhospitalsD.alloftheaboveArepairteamforemergenciesexpect.A.acommand

29、vehicleB.employeesofShanghaiWaterWorksC.fourwatertankersD.threewaterqualityinspectorsWhywonttheseveredroughtinsouthwestChinaaffectthecity?A.BecauseShanghaiisnevershortofwatersauces.BecauseShanghaistwowatersourcesareplentiful.BecausetheYangtzeRiverandChangjiangRiver-thetwowatersourcesareplentiful.Bec

30、ausearepairteamforemergencieswillrushtoaccidentareasimmediately,fixingproblemssuchasburstpipes,waterleaks,supplyshortagesandwaterqualitychecks.HowmanyvisitorswillprobablybeduringtheWorldExpoperiod?A.464,000B.700,000C.700,000,000D.70,000,000WhichofthefollowingisnotTRUE?A.Aspecialpatrolteamwillbeincha

31、rgeofthesecurityofthecityswatersupplyfacilities.Arepairteamforemergencieswillbeinchargeofthefixingproblems.Asecurityplanwaslaunchedtoensureareliablewatersupplyto464keyunitsinthesuburbarea.ShenWeizhongisdeputydirectoroftheauthorityswatersupplydivision.LosAngelesEarthquakeshavealwaysbeenpartofLosAngel

32、espastanditsfuture.Thegeologicrecordindicatesthathugequakesoccurroughlyevery150yearsintheregion.LosAngeleshasdonealottobeefupitsbuildingcodesandemergencyresponseinthe15yearssincetheNorthridgequakeandmaybebetterpreparedthananyothermajorU.S.city,butitssheersizeensuresthatthenextBigOnewillbebloody.Toky

33、oJapansfourmainislandsgethitregularlywithearthquakesofvaryingstrength,andmostJapaneseliveinextraordinarilydensecities.ThatputsmorepeoplesquarelyinadangerzonenowheremoresothaninthecapitalofTokyo,whichhasapopulationof13million.Amajorquakestruckthecityanditssurroundingsin1923,killingasmanyas150,000peop

34、le.AlthoughJapanhasvastlyimproveditsinfrastructuresincethenandhasthestrictestbuildingcodesintheworld,asimilartemblorwhichseismologistsbelieveisalmostinevitablecouldkillmorethan10,000peopleandcausemorethan$1trillionindamages.TehranAllofIranlieswithinamajorearthquakezone,andthecountryhassufferedterrib

35、letemblorsbefore.ButasimilarquakeinthecongestedcapitalofTehranwouldbeashatteringcatastrophe.UnlikebuildingcodesinotherendangeredcitiessuchasSanFranciscoandTokyo,Tehransarerelativelylax,andmanyresidentsliveinthesortofunreinforced-concretehousesthatturnintodeathtrapsintheeventofastrongquake.TheIranian

36、HealthMinistryonceestimatedthata7-magnitudequakewoulddestroy90%ofthecityshospitals.PacificNorthwestCascadiasitsontopofmajorfaults,andalthoughitdoesntgethitveryoften,theregionhasseenmassivequakesbefore.ThegeologicrecordindicatesthatacatastrophicquakehitsCascadiaonlyaboutevery500years,butthecitiesofth

37、ePacificNorthwest,likeSeattleandVancouver,arefarlesspreparedthanSanFranciscoandLosAngelesforamajorearthquake,sowhenthenextpowerfultemblorcomesaround,theregioncouldsuffer.IndonesiaItscalledtheRingofFire,asemicircleofviolentlyshiftingplatesandvolcanoesthatrunsalongtheedgesofthePacificOcean,fromNewZeal

38、andtoChile.Themostseismicallyactiveregionontheplanet,theRingofFirehastriggeredcountlessquakes,volcaniceruptionsandtsunamis.Indonesia,aregionthathasbeenhitrepeatedlybymassivetemblors,mostrecentlya7.6earthquakeinSeptemberthatkilledmorethan1,000people.SadlythatsarelativelysmallquakedeathtollbyIndonesia

39、nstandardsandseismologistsexpectmoretocomeinthefuture.Answerthequestions(14%):Accordingtothewritersforecast,whichareaswillprobablyhavehugequakesinthefuture?HowoftendohugequakesoccurinLosAngeles?HowmanypeoplewerekilledduringtheearthquakeinTokyoin1923?TheIranianHealthMinistryonceestimatedthata6.7-magn

40、itudequakewoulddestroy90%ofthecityshospitals,didnthe?WheredoesCascadiasit?Whereisthemostseismicallyactiveregionontheplanet?Howwillyouprotectyourselfiftheearthquakehappens?IIIReadthepassageandfillintheblankswithproperwords(14%):UncleHenryandAuntMaywentonholidaystoAlaska.Mom,DadandIwenttovisitthemwhentheygotback,andtheyshowedusthevideotheymadethere.Thisismyreview.Thevideotellsthestoryofhowtheylefthomeandf1tothewestenamecoast.Thevideoshowsuslotsofcloudsthatcanseeoutofthewindowoftheplane.Whentheygottothecoast,theytravelledbytraintoaplacewheretheycouldgetonabigship.Theydidntkno