上海牛津英语八年级下4月考英语卷

上海牛津英语八年级下4月考英语卷（满分120分）Part1VocabularyandGrammar=1\*ROMANIChoosethebestanswer(26%)1.Yourbrotherisstudyingin__________universityin___________UnitedStates,isn’the? A.an…the B.a…the C.the…/ D.one…/2.John’sfathertookhimtovisittheOrientalPearlTVTower__________themorningofJune1st. A.in B.by C.at D.on3.Theforeignvisitorsasked__________lotsofquestionsaboutChinesecultureduringthetour. A.I B.my C.me D.mine4.__________ofthesetwohatslooksgoodonmydaughter.Doyouhaveanotherone? A.Both B.All C.Neither D.None5.__________greatfunitmustbetogoabroad! A.How B.Whata C.Whatan D.What6.TheAmericanstudentcouldspeakonly__________Chinese,buthemanagedtocommunicatewithus. A.few B.little C.afew D.alittle7.Thankstothenewinventions,ourlivesaremuch__________thanbefore. A.convenient B.moreconvenient C.mostconvenient D.themostconvenient8.Thehome-madeice-creaminthisrestauranttastes__________.Wouldyoulikesome? A.softly B.gently C.nice D.well9.Whensummer__________,somechildrenwillgototheseasideforfun. A.comes B.came C.willcome D.wouldcome10.I__________youalreadythatwashinghandsoftenwillhelppreventtheA-H1NIFlu. A.tell B.told C.havetold D.amtelling11.Hewasstillworkingonhisprojectwhileotherpeople____________arest. A.werehaving B.arehaving C.willhave D.have12.Manyhouses__________inthebigfireafewdaysago.Whatashame! A.weredamaged B.damage C.weredamaging D.damaged13.Toeveryone’ssurprise,Alex__________playchessverywellwhenhewasonlyfour. A.might B.should C.would D.could14.Thewomanfeelsthatshecouldletherson__________hisowndecisionthistime. A.makes B.make C.tomake D.making15.Susanfinallybecameapopularsingeraftershepracticed__________foryears. A.sing B.tosing C.singing D.sang16.__________Johnfailedtoclimbtothetopofthemountainseveraltimes,hedidn’tgiveup. A.Although B.Because C.Whether D.Unless17.KeepanEnglishdiary,__________yourEnglishwillimprove. A.or B.since C.when D.and

18.Couldyoupleasetellus___________inShanghai? A.whenwillyouvisittheWorldExpo B.whenyouwillvisittheWorldExpo C.whentheWorldExpowillyouvisit D.whentheWorldExpoyouwillvisit19.Thethief___________whenheheardthefootstepsapproaching. A.freezes B.froze C.frozen D.freezing20.AllofusareproudofthegreatchangesinShanghai.We’resureShanghaiwillbeeven_________tomorrow. A.good B.better C.best D.thebest21.Onceayear,peopletakepartin“___________Lights”activitytohelpsaveenergy. A.Showoff B.Turnoff C.Takeoff D.Putoff22.Ijustwantto__________andseeifIcangetanygiftstotakehome. A.lookfor B.lookafter C.lookaround D.lookat23.Wecanprotectourenvironmentby___________theair,thewaterortheland. A.notpolluting B.notpollute C.nottopollute D.tonotpollute24.Inawayitwasoneofyourbiggestmistakes. A.Partly B.Wholly C.Completely D.Certainly25.－Howaboutraisingsomemoneyforthecharity?－____________. A.Enjoyyourself. B.Goodidea. C.You’rewelcome. D.Nevermind.26.－You’vedoneagreatjob,Grace.－___________. A.I’mafraidnot B.Thanksalot C.Iagreewithyou D.It’shardtosay=2\*ROMANIICompletethesentenceswiththegivenwordsintheirproperforms(8%)1.Thereissomuch________(noisy)inthisrestaurant;Icanhardlyhearyoutalking.2.Fishcan’t_________(breath)outofwater.3.Thereareno_________(swim)intheswimmingpool.4.Waterwillbeturnedintoicein_________(freeze)weather.5.“Tony,youshouldbedoingyourhomework!”saidhismotherloudly;thevoicesounded________(patience).6.Ithinkthegirlisoldenoughtotieuphershoesby__________(her).7.Whoisthe_________(write)ofthebookWarandPeace?8.It’s___________(usual)forhimtobesoactivetodayasheisalwaysamanoffewwords.

=3\*ROMANIIIRewritethefollowingsentencesasrequired(12%)1.Theyworkonthefarmwiththeirparentseveryweekend.(改为一般疑问句)___________they___________onthefarmwiththeirparentseveryweekend?2.Don’ttakeapictureinfrontofthefountain.(改为反意疑问句)Don’ttakeapictureinfrontofthefountain,______________________?3.TheShanghaiInternationalArtsFestivalisheldonceayear.(对划线部分提问)______________________istheShanghaiInternationalArtsFestivalheld?4.Hewasverynervous.Hecouldn’tgoonwiththejobinterview.(合并为一句)Hewas___________nervous___________goonwiththejobinterview.5.IhavenoideahowIcanoperatethenewmachine.(改为简单句)Ihavenoidea______________________operatethenewmachine.6.I’mgoingtomakeanearlystartinordernotingtomissthetrain.(保持句意不变)I’mgoingtomakeanearlystart______________________Iwon’tmissthetrain.Part2ReadingandWriting=1\*ROMANICloze(14%)Musiccomesinmanyforms.Mostcountrieshaveastyleoftheirown.Beforejazzwasborn,Americahadnoprominent(显著的)styleofitsown.Nooneknowsexactlywhenjazzwasinvented,orbywhom.Butitbegantobe____1______intheearly1900s.JazzisAmerica’scontributionto_____2______music.Incontrasttoclassicalmusic,whichfollowsformalEuropeantraditions,jazzisspontaneousandfreeform.Inbubbleswithenergy,expressingthemoods,interests,andemotionsofthepeople.Inthe1920sjazz_____3_____likeAmerica,andasitdoestoday.Theoriginsofthismusicareasinterestingasthemusicitself.AmericanNegroes,orblacks,astheyarecalledtoday,werethejazzpioneers.TheywerebroughttoSouthernStates____4_____slaves.Theyweresoldtoplantationownersandforcedtoworklonghours.WhenaNegrodied,hisfriendandrelativesformedaprocessiontocarrythebodytothecemetery(墓地).InNewOrleans,abandoftenaccompaniedtheprocession.Onthewaytothecemeterythebandplayedslow,solemnmusicsuitedtotheoccasion._____5_____onthewayhomethemoodchanged.Spiritslifted.Deathhadremovedoneoftheir___6______,butthelivingweregladtobealive.Thebandplayed____7______music,improvising(即兴表演)onboththeharmonyandthemelodyofthetunespresentedatthefuneral.Thismusicmadeeveryonewanttodance.Itwasanearlyformofjazz.Choosethewordsorexpressionsandcompletethepassage(14%):()1.A.noticed B.found C.listened D.heard()2.A.classical B.folk C.popular D.light()3.A.appeared B.felt C.seemed D.sounded()4.A.for B.as C.with D.by()5.A.Even B.However C.Inaddition D.But()6.A.relations B.members C.bodies D.family()7.A.sad B.surprising C.happy D.funny

=2\*ROMANIIReadingcomprehension(28%):A2kidskilledbyparentsoverstudydiscipline2girlshavebeenbeatentodeathbytheirmotherorfatherinthepastweekintwocitiesoverstudyissues.Anine-year-oldgirlreportedlydiedonSaturdayinShundeDistrictofGuangzhou,accordingtoyesterday'sGuangzhouDaily.Herfatherallegedlybeatherashedraggedhertoaneveningclassandsherefusedtofollowhisorders,neighborstoldthenewspaper.Thegirlfellandherheadhittheground.Herfathersenthertoahospitalbutshedied.Herfather,aFujianProvincenativewhorananoodlerestaurant,hadherbodycrematedimmediatelyanddisappearedwithhisfamily.OnMarch30,athree-year-oldgirldiedatherhomeinJiashanCityofeastChina'sZhejiangProvince,afterallegedlybeingbeatenbyhermotherthenightbeforebecauseshefailedtoreciteapoem.Hermotherhadtoldpolicethegirlwasinjuredbecauseshestumbled.Butforensicresearchindicatedthemotherwaslying.Thegirldiedfrommassivebleedinginthebrain,meaningshehadbeenhitonherheadbeforedeath.Themotherfinallyconfessed.Shenoticedthegirl'sabnormalitythenightbefore,butdecidedtowaitandseebecauseofhertightpurse.Sheonlygot200yuan(US$29)amonthfromherhusband,whowasworkinginJiangsuProvince,tosupportthreechildren,twoboysandagirl,shetoldthepolice.Themotherisonbailonchargeofnegligenthomicide.TrueorFalse(7%):1.Twokidswerekilledbytheirparentsbecauseofstudyissues.2.Thenine-year-oldgirl’sfathertoldthenewspaperthathebeathisdaughterbecausesherefusedtofollowhisorders.3.Athree-year-oldgirlwasbeatenbyhermotherbecausesherefusedtohaveaneveningclass.4.Bothofthegirlsareseriouslyhurtandarestillinhospitalnow.5.Thethree-yearoldgirl’smotherimmediatelyadmittedthatshekilledherdaughter.6.Thekillershaveescapedsincetheaccidentshappened.7.Bothoftheaccidentswerecausedbyhumanerror.BWaterwatchdogstoensurethatflowwon'tslowMonitorswillwatchShanghai'swaterpipesandvalvesaroundtheclocktoensurethecity'swatersupplyduringtheWorldExpoperiod,thewaterauthoritysaidyesterday.TheShanghaiWaterAuthoritysaidaspecialpatrolteamconsistingofemployeesofShanghaiWaterWorkswillbeinchargeofthesecurityofthecity'swatersupplyfacilities.Theauthoritylaunchedasecurityplantoensureareliablewatersupplyto464"keyunits"intheurbanarea:hotelsabovethethree-starlevel,boardinghighschools,first-classhospitals,subwayhubs,majorroadsandotherimportantplaces.ShenWeizhong,deputydirectoroftheauthority'swatersupplydivision,saidtheheadofeachkeyunitshouldbeawareoftheunit'swatersupplysituation,andmore:"Notonlytheneighboringwaternetworkbutalsoeverywaterfacility,pipeandeventheblueprintofthevalves."Theauthoritysetuparepairteamforemergencies.Theteam,includingacommandvehicle,threewaterqualityinspectorsandfourwatertankers,willrushtoaccidentareasimmediately,fixingproblemssuchasburstpipes,waterleaks,supplyshortagesandwaterqualitychecks.ShenalsopromisedsteadywatertotheExpoSitedespitevisitorvolumeestimatedashugeas70million."We'veprepared120percentofthewater,"Shensaid.ShensaidtheseveredroughtinsouthwestChinawon'taffectthecitybecausetheYangtzeRiverandtheTaihuLakearea,Shanghai'stwowatersources,"areplentiful."Choosethebestanswer(7%):1.WaterwatchdogswillwatchShanghai'swaterpipesandvalves__________. A.8hoursperday B.12hoursperday C.24hoursperday D.6hoursaday2.__________willbeinchargeofthesecurityofthecity'swatersupplyfacilities. A.aspecialpatrolteamconsistingofemployeesofShanghaiWaterWorks B.aspecialpatrolteamconsistingofthreewaterqualityinspectors C.TheShanghaiWaterAuthority D.Arepairteamforemergencies3.Asecurityplanwaslaunchedtoensureareliablewatersupplyto464"keyunits"intheurbanareaincluding___________. A.hotelsabovethethree-starlevel B.boardinghighschoolsC.first-classhospitals D.alloftheabove4.Arepairteamforemergenciesexpect__________.A.acommandvehicle B.employeesofShanghaiWaterWorksC.fourwatertankers D.threewaterqualityinspectors5.Whywon'ttheseveredroughtinsouthwestChinaaffectthecity? A.BecauseShanghaiisnevershortofwatersauces. B.BecauseShanghai'stwowatersourcesareplentiful.C.BecausetheYangtzeRiverandChangjiangRiver-thetwowatersourcesareplentiful.D.Becausearepairteamforemergencieswillrushtoaccidentareasimmediately,fixingproblemssuchasburstpipes,waterleaks,supplyshortagesandwaterqualitychecks.6.HowmanyvisitorswillprobablybeduringtheWorldExpoperiod? A.464,000 B.700,000 C.700,000,000 D.70,000,0007.WhichofthefollowingisnotTRUE? A.Aspecialpatrolteamwillbeinchargeofthesecurityofthecity'swatersupplyfacilities. B.Arepairteamforemergencieswillbeinchargeofthefixingproblems.C.Asecurityplanwaslaunchedtoensureareliablewatersupplyto464"keyunits"inthesuburbarea.D.ShenWeizhongisdeputydirectoroftheauthority'swatersupplydivision.

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EarthquakeshavealwaysbeenpartofLosAngeles'past—anditsfuture.Thegeologicrecordindicatesthathugequakesoccurroughlyevery150yearsintheregion.LosAngeleshasdonealottobeefupitsbuildingcodesandemergencyresponseinthe15yearssincetheNorthridgequakeandmaybebetterpreparedthananyothermajorU.S.city,butitssheersizeensuresthatthenextBigOnewillbebloody.Tokyo

Japan'sfourmainislandsgethitregularlywithearthquakesofvaryingstrength,andmostJapaneseliveinextraordinarilydensecities.Thatputsmorepeoplesquarelyinadangerzone—nowheremoresothaninthecapitalofTokyo,whichhasapopulationof13million.Amajorquakestruckthecityanditssurroundingsin1923,killingasmanyas150,000people.AlthoughJapanhasvastlyimproveditsinfrastructuresincethenandhasthestrictestbuildingcodesintheworld,asimilartemblor—whichseismologistsbelieveisalmostinevitable—couldkillmorethan10,000peopleandcausemorethan$1trillionindamages.Tehran

AllofIranlieswithinamajorearthquakezone,andthecountryhassufferedterribletemblorsbefore.ButasimilarquakeinthecongestedcapitalofTehranwouldbeashatteringcatastrophe.UnlikebuildingcodesinotherendangeredcitiessuchasSanFranciscoandTokyo,Tehran'sarerelativelylax,andmanyresidentsliveinthesortofunreinforced-concretehousesthatturnintodeathtrapsintheeventofastrongquake.TheIranianHealthMinistryonceestimatedthata7-magnitudequakewoulddestroy90%ofthecity'shospitals.PacificNorthwest

Cascadiasitsontopofmajorfaults,andalthoughitdoesn'tgethitveryoften,theregionhasseenmassivequakesbefore.ThegeologicrecordindicatesthatacatastrophicquakehitsCascadiaonlyaboutevery500years,butthecitiesofthePacificNorthwest,likeSeattleandVancouver,arefarlesspreparedthanSanFranciscoandLosAngelesforamajorearthquake,sowhenthenextpowerfultemblorcomesaround,theregioncouldsuffer.Indonesia

It'scalledtheRingofFire,asemicircleofviolentlyshiftingplatesandvolcanoesthatrunsalongtheedgesofthePacificOcean,fromNewZealandtoChile.Themostseismicallyactiveregionontheplanet,theRingofFirehastriggeredcountlessquakes,volcaniceruptionsandtsunamis.Indonesia,aregionthathasbeenhitrepeatedlybymassivetemblors,mostrecentlya7.6earthquakeinSeptemberthatkilledmorethan1,000people.Sadlythat'sarelativelysmallquakedeathtollbyIndonesianstandards—andseismologistsexpectmoretocomeinthefuture.Answerthequestions(14%):1.Accordingtothewriter’sforecast,whichareaswillprobablyhavehugequakesinthefuture?_______________________________________________________________________________2.HowoftendohugequakesoccurinLosAngeles?_______________________________________________________________________________

3.HowmanypeoplewerekilledduringtheearthquakeinTokyoin1923?_______________________________________________________________________________4.TheIranianHealthMinistryonceestimatedthata6.7-magnitudequakewoulddestroy90%ofthecity'shospitals,didn’the?_______________________________________________________________________________5.WheredoesCascadiasit?_______________________________________________________________________________6.Whereisthemostseismicallyactiveregionontheplanet?_______________________________________________________________________________7.Howwillyouprotectyourselfiftheearthquakehappens?_______________________________________________________________________________=3\*ROMANIIIReadthepassageandfillintheblankswithproperwords(14%):UncleHenryandAuntMaywentonholidaystoAlaska.Mom,DadandIwenttovisitthemwhentheygotback,andtheyshowedusthevideotheymadethere.Thisismyreview.Thevideotellsthestoryofhowtheylefthomeandf_____1_____tothewestenamecoast.Thevideoshowsuslotsofcloudsthatcanseeoutofthewindowoftheplane.Whentheygottothecoast,theytravelledbytraintoaplacewheretheycouldgetonabigship.Theydidn’tknowthenameoftheplace.I