八年级英语第三周小测
Name: ___________________ Class:______________ Goal:____________________
一、翻译题（共20分）
1. 出生：___________ 2. 可能：_______________ 3. 包括：________________
4. 甚至：___________ 5. 然而：_______________ 6. 没有人：________________
7. 获胜：____________ 8. 灭绝：_______________
9. 了解：_______________ 10. 去散步：_______________________
二、 单词拼写（共10分）
1. Edison was a great i____________ in the world.
2. Sally was b__________ in a small town in London.
3. I said “hello ” to Tom, but he didn’t e________ look at me.
4. There was an accident near our school yesterday. Luckily, n_________ was hurt(受伤)
5. Mike didn’t go to school today, p________ he was ill.
三、 完成句子（共10分）
1. 如果我们不保护熊猫，它们会很快灭绝。
If we don’t protect pandas, they will soon ____________ _____________.
2. 今天天气很好，我们一起去散步吧。
It ’s a fine day today. Let’s __________ ___________ __________ ___________.
3. 每个人都想弄清楚是谁打碎了那个窗户。
Everyone wanted to ___________ __________ who broke the windows.
4. 这辆车更小，但和那辆车一样贵。
This car is smaller, but it is ________ _____________ __________ that one.
5. 他很聪明，但他的弟弟甚至比他更聪明。
He is very smart, but his younger brother is ________ ____________ than him.
四、单项选择（共15分）
1. She looks as ______ as usual.
A. happy B. happily C. happier D. happiest
2. If you don’t know the meaning of the words, you can look _____ in the dictionary.
A. at them B. them up C. after them D. them down
3. You can get much _____ about the World Expo on the Internet.
A. map B. picture C. ticket D. information
4. Jim sold most of his things. He has hardly ______ left in his house.
A. something B. anything C. nothing D. everything
5. Nobody _______ me English. I have to learn it by myself.
A. teach B. teaches C. teaching D. to teach
6. Do you have ____________ to say for our travel.
A. else anything B. anything else C. else something D. something else
7. Mum is ill. I have to ______ her at home
A. look for B. look at C. look around D. look after
8. ________ people in the world are sending and receiving e-mails every day.
A. Millions of B. Many millions of
C. Several million of Ｄ. Several millions
9. I saw the doctor_____ in the city of Shanghai last year. Maybe he comes from Shanghai.
A anywhere B. everywhere C. here and there D. somewhere
10. Tomorrow we’ll go to the city park _____ it is sunny.
A. as soon as B. when C. if D. as
11. Someone says, “Time is money.” But I think time is _____important than money.
A. much B. less C. much least D. even more
12. There is ______ in today’s newspaper so I don’t enjoy reading it
A. nothing interesting B. interesting nothing
C. something interesting D. interesting something
13. The sun goes ______ the window and warms the room.
A. into B. across C. through D. cross
14. The USB and CD-ROM are used for ____ information.
A. giving B. copying C. typing D. storing
15. —Would you like some coffee?
__ No，thanks. I ________drink coffee. Coffee is bad for my stomach.
A. almost B. already C. hardly D. still
五、完形填空。（共10分）
Charles Dickens, one of the greatest English writers ___1_____ born in 1812, in one of the small _____2______ of England.
When Dickens was nine years old, the family __3__ to London, the capital of England. There were several young children in the family. Their life was hard, so Dickens couldn ’t ___4___ to school.
Only until his father was___5____ of prison, could Dickens go to school. At that time, he was already twelve years old. But he did not finish school. Two years later, he began __6___ . The future writer often went to the library ____7____ books. He read ___8____. Then Dickens wrote lots of novels all his life. Dickens ___9____ over a hundred years ago, but people still reading his books ___10____ great interest.
( ) 1. A. is B. are C. was D. were
( ) 2. A. town B. towns C. family D. country
( ) 3. A. moves B. moved C. moving D. to move
( ) 4. A. went B. go C. to go D. going
( ) 5. A. out B. at C. off D. up
( ) 6. A. work B. works C. worked D. to work
( ) 7. A. read B. reading C. to read D. reads
( ) 8. A. a lot B. many C. a lot of D. very much
( ) 9. A. died B. die C. dying D. death
( ) 10. A. to B. in C. with D. out
六、阅读理解（共20分）
(A)
Do you know that fish come out of eggs when they were born? After the baby fish comes out of the eggs, it eats the food in the eggs. When it is big enough, it leaves the egg. It swims in the water. You can see the eyes and the nose. Its ears are hidden (藏) in the head.
Some fish eat other fish. The fish that eat plants have smaller mouths and teeth. The fish that eat other fish need larger mouths and strong teeth. Fish are usually dark on the top and light on the bottom..
( ) 1 .Fish starts as _________
A. eggs B. fish C. food D. Plants
( ) 2 . Fish leave eggs when___________.
A. their mothers tell them to B. they know how to swim
C. they are big enough D. they are still very small
( ) 3 . At the very beginning the baby fish _____________.
A. eats the food in the water B. eats the food in the eggs
C. drinks milks D. drinks water
( ) 4 .While fish are swimming in the water, you cannot see their__________.
A. tops B. heads
C. eyes D. ears
( ) 5 .The fish with larger mouths and strong teeth are _________.
A. dark on the top and light on the bottom
B. light on the top and light on the bottom.
C. Fish eaters. D. plants eater.
(B)
December 25 is Christmas Day(圣诞节). Christmas is an important holiday in many countries. On Christmas Day, most families get together for a big dinner. They give presents to each other and visit friends. The Christmas tree is an important part of the Christmas holiday. Most families buy trees. The families decorate(装饰) the tree together. Parents usually tell their children that Father Christmas comes during the night and brings presents to good children. Of course, Father Christmas isn ’t real. The parents of the
children are really “Father Christmas”. They put the presents under the tree or into their children ’s stocking(长统袜) after the children go to sleep.
41. When is Christmas Day? __________.
A. November 25 B. December 25 C. December 24 D. December 26
42. What do most families in America do on Christmas Day? __________.
A. They only have a big dinner together
B. They have a big dinner, exchange (交换) presents and visit friends
C. They just visit friends and exchange presents
D. They exchange presents only
43. Who is really “Father Christmas”? ___________.
A. Their par B. Their father C. Their mother D. Father Christmas
44. When Christmas Day is coming, the parents __________.
A. usually tell their children that Father Christmas isn‟t real
B. tell their children that Father Christmas comes during the night and brings presents to good children
C. sometimes tell their children that Father Christmas comes during the day
D. often tell their children that Father Christmas gives presents to poor children
45. When did parents put the presents into their children‟s stocking? __________.
A. Before the children go to sleep B. After the children go to sleep
C. December 26 D. At midnight of December 25
七、作文（共15分）
根据内容要点提示用英文写一段文章，简单的介绍一下中国的国宝（national treasure ）-大熊猫（panda ）。次数80字左右。
产地：中国四川，甘肃等省份。体貌特征：黑白相间毛皮（black and white fur）, 大眼睛，身体虽胖但动作敏捷（move nimbly）非常招人喜欢。
喜好：最爱吃竹子（bamboo ），会爬树，游泳。
寿命：一般20-25年
数量：现在野外生存的仅有1000多只，我们必须努力保护好它们。
Pandas are China’s national treasure. _______________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________