江苏省扬州梅苑双语学校2013-2014学年八年级英语第九次周练试题一、单项选择：成绩( )1. I my homework when the doorbell .A. did, rangB. was doing, was ringingC. did, was ringingD. was doing, rang ( )2. The travelers __________on top of the mountain. They called 110 for help.A. trappedB. were trappedC. trappingD. are trapping( )3. The floor is dirty. Can you ______?A. mop up itB. mop it upC. mop them upD. mop up them( )4. This afternoon I _________ off the tree, and I ________ very painful.（疼痛）A. feel; fellB. fell; fallC. felt; feelD. fell; felt( )5. They _____for help and then people heard exciting ______.A. shout, shoutB. shouted, shoutsC. shouted, shoutedD. shouts, shouts( )6. I happened _________when you came to my home last night.A. am outB. to outC. to be outD. be out( )7. The film _______ at 8: 20 p.m. and I ________ at the cinema in five minutes.A. starting ; arriveB. starts ; will arriveC. will start ; arriveD. start; will arrive( )8._________ a winter morning , my father fell _________ his bike ________ the ground. A. In ; from; to B. At ;down ; to C. During ;out ; on D. On ; off ; onto ( )9. Did you _______ the fire in Britain last week ?A. hear aboutB. hear fromC. listen toD. hear( )10._________ trees will be planted on that mountain next morning.A. Thousands ofB. Two thousandsC. Two thousand ofD. Thousand of( )11. --- We couldn’t find you anywhere around 8:00 yesterday evening.---I am sorry for it. My mother and I _________ in the square.A. d ancedB. were dancingC. will danceD. are dancing( )12. I told myself to ________ When I was working on the difficult problem.A. fall downB. calm downC. come downD. get down( )13. I started to pull myself slowly ___________ the darkA. toB. throughC. intoD. from( )14. Is the famous singer, Zhang Guorong ________ or dead ?A. aliveB. livingC. liveD. lively( )15. In the final , Zhang Jike _______ Wang Hao and _________ the first prize (奖)A. beat, beatB. won, wonC. won, beatD. beat ,won二．完型填空：People on Hainan Island like scuba divi ng. But do you know what makes if possible for people 1 under water for a long time? It’s the scuba machine. They do you know 2 invented the machine? It was Jacquse Cousteau and 3 friend.Cousteau was a man 4 of new ideas. Ever 5 he was a child, he had been dreaming of diving deep to explore the wonderful world 6 the sea. Later with the scuba machine he invented, his 7 came true. He took a lot of pictures and videos of many things 8 people had never seen before. It 9 him eight years to make a TV show which he named “The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau.” People were 10 when they saw so many beautiful things under water.Cousteau loved the coral reels and all the beautiful fish. However, when he returned some years later, he was 11 to see that the colourful coral reels were 12 and grey. He tried everything possible to help people know the 13 of saving the environment and 14 them to take part in keeping our lakes, rivers, seas and oceans 15 .( )1. A. to breathe B. breathing C. breathedD. breathe( )2. A. that B. whatC. whichD. who( )3. A. he B. hisC. sheD. her( )4. A. think B. filledC. fullD. short( )5, A. until B. fromC. sinceD. through( )6. A. under B. aboveC. onD. over( )7. A. dream B. ideaC. thoughtsD. plan( )8. A. so B. whoC. andD. that( )9. A. spent B. paidC. tookD. cost( )10. A. surprising B. surprised C. frightenedD. frightening( )11. A. sad B. afraidC. happyD. interested( )12. A. got B. betterC. wereD. dead( )13. A. important B. time C. knowledgeD. danger( )14. A. stop B. letC. makeD. encourage( )15. A. well B. cleanC. roughD. quiet三．阅读理解： A“I’m afraid I can’t, Aunt.” Said Jane, “Girls can’t be good at maths.”“I don’t think so,” sai d the woman, “ I was good at it when I was a girl. You must do more exercises and practice a maths problem again until you master(掌握) it. Remember: practice makes perfect(熟能生巧). Well, here’s a maths problem. Think about it and practice it again and again, then you’ll work it out.”“Ok,” said the girl, “ let me try.” About an hour later, Jane took the exercise book to her aunt and said, “ I’ve done the problem ten times.”“well done(干得好),” her aunt said happily, “what result did you get?”“Ten answers!”( )1. Jane is weak at____________.A. dancingB. singingC. maths D .English( )2..Ja ne falls behind her classmates in maths because ________A. it takes her much time to learn itB. she isn’t clever enoughC. she spends much time on all her lessonsD. she doesn’t work hard at it.( )3. Mr Scott wanted his sister to help his daughter because______A. she is a maths teacherB. Janes likes herC. Jane is afraid of herD. he knows nobody except her( )4.The woman told the girl_______A .it was easy to learn maths B. to work hard at mathsC. maths was importantD. she was a hard—working girl( )5. Which of the following is true?A .Jane hasn’t learned maths yet B. Jane thinks girls can do well in mathsC. The woman is not interested in Jane’s answers.D Jane failed to work out the maths problem.B"It was sunny all morning." said John. "Why is it raining now ?"Mother said. "There are little drops of water in the sky and they are too small. They are always there, you can't see them.""How do they get there?" asked John."The drops come from rivers and seas, "said mother. "They come up to the sky, then they make clouds.""What happens then?" asked John."The clouds get heavy," said mother. "The drops begin to come down""And that is rain!" said John.( )6. It was _______all the morning .A. rainingB. cloudyC. sunnyD. snow( )7. The drops of water are very ________.A. heavyB. bigC. smallD. bigger( )8. We can see _________in the sky.A. the rainB. the cloudsC. some waterD. the little drops of water( )9. The drops come from _______.A. the skyB. riversC. seasD. both B and C( )10. The drops of water come down when the clouds get ________.A. lightB. smallC. blackD. heavyC The wonderful medicineA man was selling medicine at a fair (集市). At first he sold bottles of a cure(药剂) for colds for just a dollar a bottle.Many people wanted to buy it and the man’s young assistant moved quickly through the crowd （人群）collecting money and handing out bottles of the cold cure.Then ,when he had a big crowd , the man held up a very small bottle.“And now ,ladies and gentlemen,”he shouted, “here is the medicine you have been waiting for . The cure for old age . Drink just one bottle of this and you will live forever.”“And , ladies and gentlemen,” the man continued, “I’m not going to charge(收费) you a hundred dollars a bottle for this wonderful medicine. I’m not going to charge you fifty dollars a bottle. I’m not going to charge you twenty-five dollars a bottle. No, ladies and gentlemen, I’m going to charge you just ten dollars a bottle. Think , my friends, for ten dollars you can live forever .”Most of the people in the crowed did not believe this .One person shouted, “ If it will make you live forever , why don’t you drink it ?” Another person cried, “Yes, you look asif you are at least sixty years old . ”“Thank you ,sir, thank you ,”the man replied. “I’m so glad you said that. My real age is three hundred and twenty –nine.” The crowd laughedat this, but there were still a few people who wanted to believe the man . One of them spoketo the man’s assistant as she passed by . “Is that true ? ” he asked, “ that he’s three hundred and twenty-nine?”“Don’t ask me .” the assistant said, “I’ve only worked forhi m for a hundred and fifty years.”( )11. What did the man sell at first ?A. cure for coldsB. Empty bottlesC. A cure for old ageD. A medicine that made people live forever.( )12. Why didn’t the people believe the man was selling medicine that could cure old age?A. The medicine was too cheap.B. The medicine was too expensiveC. He looked quite old himselfD. He didn’t look honest( )13.How old did the man selling medicine said he was ?A. At least sixtyB. Over three hundredC. A hundred and fiftyD. He didn’t say ( )14. How much did the man charge for the cure for old age?A. One dollar a bottleB. twenty-five dollars a bottleC. Ten dollars a bottleD. Fifty dollars a bottle( )15. Which of the following is TRUE?A. Not very many people wanted to buy the cold cure ?B. He charged twenty-five dollars a bottle for the cure for coldsC. The man selling medicine had taken his own cure for old agesD. The assistant was younger than the man四．词汇运用：1. In which ______________ is your father going, east or west? （方向）2. The girl cried with _____________ as the snake came closer. （害怕）3. ______________ (drop) litter everywhere is incorrect, we shouldn’t join them in doing this.4. Natural _____________ always bring us much sadness. (灾难)5. There was a terrible _____________ in this area twenty years ago.(地震)6. I felt nervous and my heart was _____________(跳动)7. I ______________ (shake) his shoulders ,but he still did not wake up.8. They got to Yangzhou __________________(safe) in the end.9. Don ’t speak so _________________( loud),because the baby is sleeping now.10. The _________________(exciting ) people all stood up and cheered for Lin Dan.五．任务型阅读：When touring the ExpoDon’t touch or climb on exhibits. Visitors are allowed to take pictures and videos around the Expo, but when cameras are not welcome, don’t turn yours on. If souvenirs are handed out ,don’t push and scream. Be polite and wait your turn.When attending showsIf you are late, wait until the break to enter. It will disturb other audience(观众) if you walk in late.It’s very importa nt to leave in the middle of a musical or stage play, If an early exit is necessary, you can leave after a scene is over. Keep quiet during a performance .Before the performance starts, either turn off your mobile phone or set it silent mode. Never answer your phone while a performance is going on. After an excellent performance, clap your hands warmly, Don’t laugh at the performers when they make mistakes.When having mealsDon’t talk loudly at meals .With many hungry visitors waiting, don’t stay too long at your table after you have finished .Politely move on to another place.1.____________ 2. ___________ 3. ____________ 4. ____________ 5. ____________ 6. ____________ 7. ___________ 8. ____________ 六．缺词填空：Mr and Mrs Smith were giving a dinner party with 20 v 1 seated around a table. Their talk was about who has m 2 self-control （自控），men or women.Suddenly they saw a strange expression coming a 3 Mrs Smith's face. She said something to the servant(仆人) standing behind her without t 4 around. The servant quickly put a glass of milk outside the open door.One of the men said, “I want to know what self -control everyone has. While I am counting from 1 to 300, none of you can move at all. If you do, you will p 5 ＄50. ”The people sat like rocks while the man counted. When he r 6 280, the people saw a large snake m 7 slowly from the table to the glass of milk.Mr Smith said, “You have just shown us an e 8 of self-control, but how did you know there was a snake in the room? ’’“I didn ’t know it was, but I knew the milk was f 9 the snake, ’’ the man answered. Title: Showing off China’s best face Occasion （场合） Don’ts Dos Waiting in a line Don’t ___1____to the front of the line. Wait patiently.Thank those for holding your spot after you are _______2____Touring the Expo Don’t touch or climb on exhibits. Don’t use your cameras when they are __3__. Don’t push and scream for ___4___ souvenirs.Be polite and wait for your turn. _____5_____ shows Don’t walk in late. Don’t leave in the mi ddle of a musical or stage play. Never answer your phone ____7___ a performance. Don’t laugh at the performers’____8___ Enter during the ___6__,if you arelate. Wait until a scene is over ,if you make an early exit. Turn off your mobile phone or set it to silent mode. Clap your hands ____9____. Having meals Don’t talk loudly at meals. Don’t stay too long at your table after meals. Politely move on to another place. Purpose: To show off China ’s best face to_______10________visitors at the Expo.“It was lying r 10 on my feet, ’’ said Mrs Smith.1. ____________2. ___________3. ____________4. ____________5. ____________6. ____________7. ___________8. ____________9. ____________ 10 ___________ 七．翻译句子：1. 他们的车撞上了一棵树，幸好没人受伤._____________________________________________________________________________________ 2. 由于昨天的一场雷电交加的大风暴他的学校着火了。