三、完形填空。(10分,每小题1分)
In the United States, Monday is the beginning of the workweek(工作周). It is the day most Americans like(1) _____. And it is certain that the day they like most is Saturday. Saturday is the(2) _____ of the workweek, and it is the beginning of the weekend. Life is(3) _____ at weekends. Most Americans take care of their houses, cars or gardens. They (4) _____ the feeling that time seems to move more slowly. The workweek is for things you have to do, but the (5) _____ is for things you want to do. Some people may get in a car and go for a (6) _____ in the country. They like to take part in outdoor activities. They(7) _____ go to a public eating or a film on Saturday night. The(8) _____ of weekends is a recent invention(近期的发明). In the 1879s ,rich people began to speak of (9) _____ weekends in the country visiting friends. For most people, however, the workday was six days (10) _____. 1. A. most B. least C. more D. less 2. A. end B. beginning C. middle D. starting 3. A. terrible B. hard C. different D. same 4. A. hate B. enjoy C. remember D. forget 5. A. weekend B. weekday C. week D. workweek 6. A. walk B. danceC. drive D. run 7. A. must B. should C. need D. might 8. A. day B. idea C. programme D. knowledge 9. A. costing B. spending C. paying D. taking 10. A. long B. short C. early D. late 四、阅读理解。(20) A
Arriving in New York
There are three airports in New York. When you arrive at one of them, you can take bus or taxi to any place in New York. Eating out
There are many kinds of food in New York and you should n’t eat at McDonald's every day. There are good restaurants in Little Italy and Chinatown, for example. Hotels
There are lots of good hotels in New York. The best is The Plaza on 5th Avenue but you don’t have to pay a lot to stay in the city; there are lots of smaller hotels and the YMCA near Central Park is great for young people. Public Transport In New York ,there’s a good bus and subway service. If you are planning to use the subway a lot, you should buy a subway ticket for the journey because it’s cheaper. But you don’t have to use public transport-there are lots of places you can go to on foot. The Empire Stale Building, 5th Avenue and Central Park. The New York taxis are a part of the city experience, so you should take at least one taxi during your visit! Places to see
Finally, there are a lot of places to see in New York-Times Square, the Statue of Liberty. And you shouldn’t go home without climbing the Statue of Liberty to enjoy the scenery of the city. Shopping
Shopping in New York is fun. There are big shops on 5th Avenue. They are open
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seven days a week. But be careful when you look at the prices; you have to pay a special 8% tax (税) on everything you buy in New York. 根据短文内容,选择正确答案。
1. How many kinds of public transport are mentioned in the passage? A. Two. B. Three. C. Four. D. Five. 2. “The Plaza” here is the name of ______.
A. a restaurant B. a hotel C. an airport D. a shop
3. How much do you have to pay if you buy a book of $10 in New York? ______. A. $10.8 B. $10.08 C. $ l8 D. $10 4. When you visit New York, you should ______.
A. eat at McDonalds every day B. take a taxi whenever you go out C. stay at the best hotel D. climb the Statue of Liberty 5. From the passage, we can learn that _____.
A. people can visit many places of interest in New York on foot B. New York is not a good place for shopping
C. people must travel by public transport in New York D. people have to eat only one kind of food in New York B
A boy and his father were walking in the mountains. Suddenly the boy fell, hurt himself, and cried, “AAAhhhhhh!!!” To his surprise, he heard the voice repeating, somewhere in the mountain, “AAAhhhhhh!!!” Then the boy shouted, “Who are you?” he received the answer, “Who are you?” He got angry at the answer, so he shouted, “Foolish!” He received the answer, “Foolish!”
He looked at his father and asked, “What’s going on?” The father smiled and said, “My son, listen.” And then he shouted to the mountain, “I love you!” The voice answered, “I love you!” Again the man cried, “You are the best!” The voice answered, “You are the best!”
The boy was surprised, but did not understand. Then his father explained, “People call this ‘Echo’, but really this is life. It gives you back everything you say or do. Our life is just a reflection(反映) of what we have done. If you want more love in the world, have more love in your heart. If you want to be successful, work hard. This can be used in everything in life. Life will give you back everything you have given to it.” 6. At first the boy cried because __________.
A he hurt himself and felt bad B he wanted to give himself a surprise C he felt it was so quiet in the mountain D he hoped his father would help him 7. When the boy heard the voice repeating, he thought _________. A it was foolish to hear others’ voice
B someone else in the mountain liked his voice C there were many other people in the mountain D someone else laughed at him in the mountain
8. The father shouted to the mountain to __________. A find out who was repeating his voice
B have fun with other people in the mountain
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C show more examples to his son before giving him the answer D let his son know whose voice was louder 9. The word Echo means _________.
A life itself B repeating voice C love in the world D everything in life 10. From the story, we know ____________.
A the boy didn’t like others’ voice at all B the father had his own way to teach his son
C it is not polite to repeat others’ voice D the boy and his father were rather tired
第二卷
一、词汇。(15)
1.根据句子意思或首字母及单词释意填空。
1. I like Nanjing Road in Shanghai, but I don’t like busy ______. (movements of cars).
2 . He __invite____(邀请)me to join the trip to the World Park yesterday. 3 . Do you like the __teste_____food.(with a pleasant taste) 4 . How many __subject____( 科目) do you study at school? 5 . We have to wear our school uniform ____in the school. 二、用所给词语的适当形式填空。
danger few ski we beautiful
1 Jack’s school has _fewer_____weeks off in the summer time than John’s school.
2 It’s dangerous________to play with the fire.
3 I think __sky________is one of the most interesting sports.
4 Let’s walk around the park and enjoy the __beauty_____of nature. 5 No one teaches us English. We teach _us______. 三、用所给动词的适当形式填空。
1 We made up our minds __stopping_________-(stop)playing games. 2 Look! He _looks______ (look) so happy.
3 What are we going to do if it __rainier_____(rain).
4 There __was__(be) a school football match between Class1 and Class2 next Tuesday.
5 He ___hid___(hide)my bike behind the tree and I did n’t find it. 四、对话填空。(10)
A: Hello, may I __1_speak____to Susan, please? B: Speaking, is that you, Tom?
A: Yes, it is. I’m___2____for New York tomorrow.
B: Oh, __3____ lucky you are! How long are you staying there/ A: Two weeks. Well, have you ever ___4___there? B: Yes. There are many places of ___5____there.
A: Great! Could you tell me something e__6_ about the city? B: I’d love to. We can have a talk this evening.
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A: ___7___ don’t you come to dinner in my house and have a talk this evening? B: Ok! __8___shall we meet? A: At 5pm. B: ___9_____?
A: At our school gate.
B: Ok! __10____ you this evening. A: See you. 五、作文。
根据中文提示写一篇关于我们校园的文章,介绍你的学校生活,词数80左右。 1 我们学校大约有500个学生。
2 同学们之间友好团结,互相帮助,校园生活丰富多彩。
3 每年我们有两个假期,寒假和暑假,我们的假期比美国学生少两个月。 4 学校里有一个小公园,里面有来自世界各地的名胜古迹的模型。它们小但很精致。
5 它是我理想的学校,我很喜欢。 八年级英语答题纸 一、听力(20)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
二、选择(15)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
三、完形填空(10)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
四、阅读(20)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
第二卷
一 词汇(15)
1________2________3__________4__________5__________ 二
1________2________3__________4__________5__________ 三
1________2________3__________4__________5__________ 四(10)
1________2________3__________4__________5__________
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6________7________8_________9__________10__________ 五作文(10)
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八年级英语听力材料
一 1 where were you last week? Oh , I went to the Great Wall?
2Kate, would you like to eat an orange or an apple? An apple.
3What’s your hobby? I like collecting stamps?
4How do you usually go to school? I usually ride my bike to school? 二 听录音选择合适的应答句。 1 your English is good.
2how often do you play basketball at school? 3who’s the man in the car? 4what’s the time now? 5can you skate? 6when is Christmas?
三听一段对话回答11—12题
M;Hi, Maria, What a nice photo! Who is the boy on your right? W; Oh, he is my young brother, Tom .
M But, he is much taller and stronger than you, isn’t he? W Yes, he, is.
听一段对话回答13—15题 M: What’s the date today? W: It’ March 25th . M: Is everyone here? W: No, Wudong is ill.
M: Sorry to hear that .what is wrong with him? W: He has got a bad cold.
M: Let’s go and see him after school. W: All right.
四听短文,选择合适的答案。
Tom is a schoolboy; he often goes out to play after school. But he is never gets
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