1、到做你的家庭作业的时候了。(It's time to...)
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2、III. Complete the following passage with the words in the box. Each word can only be used once.
A. famous B. although C. history D. first
E. was connected with F. flew G. until
Electricity didn’t begin when Benjamin Franklin 【1】 his kite during a rainstorm, nor did it begin when people first used light bulbs.
Electricity has always been around 【2】 it’s invisible. Scientists have worked with electricity for thousands of years. We’ve all heard of some 【3】 scientists such as Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Edison, but many other important inventors have been buried in 【4】. Back in ancient Greece, scientists began to study electricity. Over 2,000 years later in 1600, English scientist William Gilbert 【5】 used the word “electric” in a report. When Edison’s generator (发电机) 【6】 James Watt’s steam engine, it became possible to produce a lot of electricity at last. Scottish inventor Watt was born in 1763. His name was given to the electric unit of power, the watt (瓦特).
3、Throw away the empty bottle. (改为否定句)
________ ________ away the empty bottle.
4、(2019滨州)They'll succeed in working out the problem because they never ________.
A.weak up B.give up C.look up D.make up
5、High-speed trains in China ________ for safety problems every night.
A. check B. are checked C. will check D. will be checked
6、—I called you at three yesterday afternoon, but you weren’t in.
—I ________ a meeting at that time.
A.had B.was having C.have had D.would have
7、Imagine you’re Yu Gong, what could you do moving the mountains?
A.in the middle of
B.instead of
C.across from
D.up to
8、---Have you been to Hong Kong before?
---Yes. I __________ there in 1997.
A. have been B. has been C. went D. have gone
9、She’s never got on well________her classmates.
A. for
B. at
C. in
D. with
10、John said that he didn’t know ________ about that accident.
A.something
B.anything
C.nothing
D.everything
11、My brother failed in the math competition. I'd like to ________.
A.pick him up B.cheer him up C.wake him up
12、She looks much without her glasses.
A. well B. good C. best D. better
13、— I think maths is more important than English.
— But I really can’t agree ________ you.
A.of
B.at
C.with
D.for
14、The “Thousand-hand Guanyin” ________ by many people as the best performance at CCTV’s Spring Festival Evening.
A.has been regarded
B.are regarded
C.has regarded
D.regards
15、Our teacher wasn’t ________ yesterday.
A.pleasant
B.pleased
C.pleasing
D.pleasure
16、Paper is made ________ wood while our desks are made ________ wood.
A.of; of
B.of; from
C.from; of
D.from; from
17、—What did you do on the weekend?
—I camped in the mountains with some friends. We ________ a tent and cooked outside.
A.got up
B.took up
C.put up
D.woke up
18、We ________ time ,so we must end the meeting at once .
A. gave out B. looked out of C. ran out D. ran out of
19、根据对话内容,选择恰当的选项补全对话,其中有两项多余。
A: Dale, your brother is crying.【1】
B: Ah, he made my room very dirty.
A: So you beat (揍)him, yes?
B: Yeah. Mom.
A:【2】He is only a two year old boy.When you were small, you also often made
the house dirty.
B: Sorry, Mom.【3】
A: Go to his room and say sorry to him. Then play games with him.
B:【4】
A: No problem. You're older than him. You should be friendly to him. 【5】
B: No, no, no, Mom. From now on I won't make him cry
A: Oh, Dale! You're a lovely boy. I love you.
A. You're not right, Dale.
B. What would you like to do?
C. Thank you for your advice, Mom.
D. What's the matter with him?
E. What should I do if he doesn't talk to me?
F. Well, are you still angry with him?
G. What should I do now?
20、A: Welcome to our restaurant! 【1】.
B: Thank you. 【2】?
A: OK. Here it is. 【3】?
B: Sure. I’ll have fried rice, roast chicken and a bottle of lemon tea.
A: 【4】?
B: No, 【5】.
A: OK.
A.May I have the menu, please?
B.May I take your order?
C.Please have a seat.
D.that’s all.
E.Is that all?
F.Anything else?
G.What else?
21、On a warm day in 2050, Frank and Mary Smith wake up in the morning and turn on the bedroom computer to get the latest news. They used to read Time, but changed to electronic newspapers many years ago.
Frank reads some usual news about space: another space flight has returned from Mars. Then they turn to business news: the US dollar has risen greatly in Shanghai, one of the world's leading business centres.
As they watch the screen, Mary orders one of the household robots(机器人) to make coffee for them. Frank is an office worker, working for three factories. Mary also has a job and she studies medicine. Both she and Frank used to have an office desk in London, but in 2024 they decided to move to the seaside and work at home.
Frank and Mary have one daughter, Louise. She goes to school only one day a week, mainly to play with other students. Classrooms disappeared in 2030 because there was no longer any need for them. The Internet has made it much easier to learn at home.
Louise, now thirteen, is studying Chinese at present, which has become a world language as important as English. Louise has many Chinese friends. They share many things by computer.
According to the family doctor, Louise will live to at least 130. Her wish is to work for a few decades(十年) and then spend her time on music and painting.
【1】What is Time most likely to be?
A. A TV station. B. A newspaper. C. A book. D. An e-newspaper.
【2】Frank reads news about first.
A. sports B. business C. Mars D. space
【3】How many people are there in the family?
A. Two. B. Three. C. Four. D. Five.
【4】Which is NOT true about Louise?
A. She is a teenager. B. She is a student.
C. She doesn't go to school often. D. She goes to school to study.
【5】We can infer(推断) that _________ in 2050 according to the passage.
A. there aren't many classrooms in schools
B. robots are people's friends
C. more people work in offices
D. China plays a even more important part in the world
22、 When humans try to make the best use of the nature, it also fights against us at the same time. As a result, many natural treasures are disappearing(消失) quietly these years.
The Himalayan Glaciers (冰山)
The Himalayan glaciers are melting(融化) faster than ever at speed of 33-49 feet every year because of the rising temperature. Melting glaciers could bring too much water to India, China, and Nepal and break down living places for lots of animals. And for mountain climb, they may face more dangerous challenges.
Yangtze Area
Our cute pandas are living in the forests of the Yangtze area of China. Their home used to be beautiful and big. But humans cut down too many trees, so their living areas are becoming smaller and smaller. Food is also less and less. The Three Gorges Dam(三峡大坝), the largest dam in history, is also breaking down the Yangtze River area.
Amazon Rain Forest
________ However, rising temperature and over tree-cutting are changing the forest's role into carbon sink(碳汇集地), making 30-60% of the rainforest into dry places. Scientists show the forest could disappear completely by 2050.
【1】 may cause the Himalayan Glaciers to melt.
A.Cutting down trees B.Too many Wars
C.People's visits D.The rising temperature
【2】According to the passage, cute pandas are facing .
A.food problems B.sleeping problems
C.birth problems D.health problems
【3】Which sentence can be the missing part in Para.4?
A.The Amazon is seriously polluted.
B.Different kinds of animals in the Amazon died.
C.The Amazon has one-fifth of the world's fresh water.
D.People don't like traveling in the Amazon.
【4】Which do you think is the best title of the passage?
A.The disappearing natural treasures
B.Animals are dying out
C.People protected nature very well
D.The melting glaciers in the world
23、
The world’s longest cross-sea bridge --- the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge, opened to public traffic at 9 a.m. on October 24. The 55-km-long bridge links(连接) China’s Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR). Zhuhai City of Guangdong Province and Macao SAR (澳门特别行政区).
The bridge’s construction began in December 2009 and finished in February 2018. The bridge looks like a “Y”. It can cut travel time between Hong Kong and Zhuhai from three hours to just 30 minutes. This will greatly cut down the cost and time of transportation between the mainland and Hong Kong.
We should know that the bridge adopts ( 采取) the right-hand traffic rules of the mainland, and changes into left-hand rules after the vehicles arrive at the Hong Kong or Macao ports(港口). Vehicles such as cars, buses and so on should pay the road toll( 通行费). People can pay the toll through ETC or Hong Kong express. Travelers can also pay by using Alipay, WeChat or RMB.
“In the next step, we should be more careful about how to make the two islands more beautiful and have more travelers,” one of the greatest designers, 93-year-old professor Sun said.
【1】How long does it take to build the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge?
A.About 5 years. B.More than 8 years. C.Over 10 years.
【2】How much time do we spend travelling from Zhuhai to Hong Kong through the bridge now?
A.3 hours. B.3.5 hours. C.30 minutes.
【3】What does the underlined word “vehicles” mean?
A.卡车 B.交通工具 C.高铁
【4】Which of the following is TRUE?
A.The world’s longest cross-set bridge opened to public traffic at 9 p.m on October 24.
B.People can pay the road toll through different ways.
C.Drivers needn’t to follow right-drive traffic rules of the mainland.
【5】Where can we probably find this passage?
A.In a newspaper. B.In a magazine. C.In a short story.
24、If you travel in some town of India, you will be lucky enough to be waited upon by guides—the monkeys. The monkeys are always ready to help you. When you are hungry, you only have to point at your own stomach and they will show you to a restaurant. If you are tired, you put your hands behind your head and then the monkey will take you to a hotel. But don’t feel surprised when they reach their hands in front of you after heaping you. They just hope you can give them a little money as tips. After you have given the money, they will wave their hands to show you goodbye.
Believe it or not, these monkeys are the graduates of the school for the monkeys in India, where they were trained for one year. These monkey students are not the only ones in the world. Some monkeys are now being trained as nurses in an American medical college. These monkeys, after they have graduated from the school, are expected o take good care of the patients who can’t get out of bed.
【1】What can the monkeys do in India?
A.They can look after the patient.
B.They can talk with you.
C.They can help you as guides.
D.They can buy some food for you.
【2】What does “tips” mean in Chinese?
A.薪水
B.小费
C.奖励
D.礼品
【3】If you want to let the monkeys help you find a hotel, you should ________.
A.point at your own stomach
B.put your hands behind your head
C.tell them what to do
D.give them some money first
【4】How long were the monkeys trained in school in India?
A.For about one month.
B.For about six months.
C.For about twelve months.
D.For about four years.
【5】What are the monkeys in the American medical college trained for?
A.Showing the patients the way to their rooms.
B.Making the sick people forget their pain.
C.Helping the doctor check the patient carefully.
D.Looking after the patients who lie in bed.
25、I think it wonderful to help others, so I would like to t【1】 part in the activity this weekend.
My neighbour Mr Li needs our h【2】. He is 75 years old now and he is disabled. What’s worse, he is blind. Since he lives alone, it’s r【3】 difficult for him to take a walk and do some reading. So I plan to take him for a walk. I will chat with him and r【4】 newspapers for him. I also plan to help c【5】 his flat. It is necessary for us to do something for the elderly. And we can also learn more about their lives.
We know now there are many left-behind(留守) children. Their parents work far away f【6】 their hometown. These children are facing many p【7】 now. It is easy for them to feel lonely and they also have some t【8】 making friends with others sometimes. I think we should plan a volunteer project to help them. And we can d【9】 our money and clothes to them. We should care more about them. And their parents should return to their children as often as p【10】.
26、假如你是文昌中学一名八年级的学生,上周末你们班开展了一次帮父母做家务(Helping Parents Do Housework)的活动。请你根据下面的要点提示,写一篇英语短文,叙述你上周做家务的过程及感受。要求不少于80词。开头已给出,不计入总词数。
要点提示:(1)做家务的起因;
(2)做了哪些家务;
(3)父母的反应以及个人的感受。
I am a Grade 8 student in Wenchang Middle School.
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