1、仪征市第三中学八年级英语周练一、词汇（10分）1. 1.What _(行动) should we take to protect giant pandas?2. You are_(自由的) to say anything. Dont be afraid of anything.3. The snow outside is really_(厚的). Lets make a snowman outside.4. He_(接受） this job and worked very hard to make money.5. Animals have different habits from_(人类)
2、.6. Its a_(羞愧) that I misunderstood(误解) you without chatting with you.7. Pigs have short_(尾巴).8. -I am going to study hard from now on. - _ speak louder than words. 9. -I dont think the animals should be kept in the zoo.- But if they live in the _, we have no chance to see them.10. -Could you please
3、 drive more _? Its too fast. -OK. I will.二、单项填空（20分）( ) 1. The little boy looks at this photo carefully. He _ know the man in it. A. can B. cant C. will D. may( ) 2. Last year, my uncle met _ elephant in _ wild in Thailand. A. an; an B. a; the C. the; a D. an; the( ) 3. Is the door of the classroom
4、_ or _？ A. open; close B. open; closed C. opened; closed D. opened; close( ) 4. Jim started _ after _ when he was 18 years old. A. to look; himself B. look; himself C. to look; myself D. look; him( ) 5.- _ did you weigh when you were born? A. What B. How much C. How many D. How heavy( ) 6. -Did you
5、get any information about this test? -I tried, but found _. A. nothing B. no one C. some D. none( ) 7. He became ill _ the dirty water. A. because of B. because C. for D. after( ) 8. If the price of house is too high, we have to do something _ it. A. stop B. stopped C. stopping D. to stop( ) 9. In m
6、any countries, children must go to school _ the age of 5 and 16. A. between B. among C. in D. at( )10. I have to work _ the whole winter vacation. Just no fun at all! A. through B. across C. at D. on( )11You will find _useful to learn even a little English Ait Bthat Cthis DThey( )12Is there _in toda
7、ys newspaper? Aeverything special Bspecial nothing Canything special Dspecial something ( )13. -Lisa, hand in your homework, please. -Oh, sorry. I _ it home this morning. A. forgot B. left C. will leave D. was forgetting( )14. Thanks for lending me money. _, I couldnt afford( 负担) this trip to Bangko
8、k. A. Also B. So C. Because D. Otherwise( )15. I _ a little bird yesterday and _ it in a shoe box. -You should set it free right now. A. killed; put B. brought; caught C. kept; caught D. caught; kept( )16. The exam paper isnt useful now. Please _. A. take off it B. take away it C. take it off D. tak
9、e it away( )17. His dream is the same _ my fathers. A. with B. to C. as D. from( )18. -Jack looks so unhappy. - He _ his new mobile phone yesterday. A. was lost B. was losing C. lost D. losed( )19. They will protect their families if theres _. A. dangerous B. in danger C. danger D. in dangerous( )20
10、. -I think our team will win the match. - _, but the other team is also very strong. A. I hope so B. I dont think so C. Really D. I hope not三、动词填空(10分) 1. The Greens decided_(move) to Canada because Mr Green found a job there. 2. Call me when you_(arrive) in Shanghai. 3. Do you enjoy_(be) with us? t
11、hey asked me. 4. A tiger_(kill) a small animal if it is hungry. 5. The soup_(smell) sweet. Im sure its delicious. 6. We failed_(walk) through this mountain. But we will try this summer again. 7. Last week Tom met Sandy in the street and stopped_(talk) with her. 8. The car hurt him. He_(lie) in bed a
12、t home now. 9. Linda did well in running and_(swim) when she was at primary school.10. My computer_(go) wrong again so I bought a new one at last.四、完形填空（10分）One of the 1 and most interesting animals in the world is the giraffe. Giraffes are 2 about 6 metres tall. They are more than 3 metres taller t
13、han an elephant. Half of the giraffes height comes from its neck and the neck is 4 than its legs.Giraffes like to live 5 small groups and have meals with other animals. A baby giraffe is two metres tall at birth. It can 6 by itself within(在.之内) a few minutes and can run well 7 about two days.Giraffe
14、s have two ways to 8 themselves. If it is 9 , one way is that it can run away at about 30 miles per hour, 10 way is that it can stay to fight c战斗)with its strong legs.( ) 1. A. biggest B. tallest C. smallest D. strongest( ) 2. A. usually B. never C. sometimes D. seldom( ) 3. A. one B. twenty C. thre
15、e D. ten( ) 4. A. bigger B. higher C. longer D. shorter( ) 5. A. near B. on C. at D. in( ) 6. A. stand B. stand upC. sit down D. sit( ) 7. A. on B. over C. in D. at( ) 8. A. look after B. look for C. feed D. protect( ) 9. A. dangerous B. danger C. out of danger D. in danger( )10. A. other B. another
16、 C. the other D. the others五、阅读理解 (30分)(A)Animals have the ability to make people understand them, especially(尤其) when they are in serious danger and hope to get help from man. And they often go together to help one another.One day, I visited my friend Jack on a sheep farm in North America. Suddenly
17、 one sheep came to cry in front of us. She made the most painful(痛苦的) cries. Jack said ,Something must be wrong. Come on, Mike. Lets follow her.Together we followed the sheep back to where she was feeding on the farm. She rushed forward and kept on looking back to see if we were coming. She finally
18、took us to an old well (井) , and we heard the sad voice of her young baby that had fallen into the well. As the well had no water and was only six feet deep, we took a ladder(梯子） and climbed down. After a few minutes, the baby sheep was saved. The mother sheep looked happy with the successful (成功的)
19、result of the accident. She came to tell us her trouble and got help. How amazing!( ) 1. The writer went to the sheep farm to_. A. buy sheep B. visit his friend C. feed sheep D. help his friend( ) 2. The mother sheep came to Mike and Jack because_. A. she needed their help B. she had no food C. she
20、had no water D. there was a hunter( ) 3. When Mike and Jack went to the well, they found a _ in it. A. man B. ladder C. sheep D. wolf( ) 4. What does the underlined word accident mean in Chinese? A. 机会 B. 演出 C. 玩笑 D. 事故( ) 5. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage? A. There was
21、no water in the well. B. At last the baby sheep lost its life. C. The story happened in North America. D. Animals can make people understand them.(B)Newtown is a good place to travel. There are a lot of sights now. But many years ago there were millions of rats(老鼠） in Newtown. They even attacked cat
22、s and dogs. Sometimes many of them knocked down a man or a woman at night. The rats were very big and many people felt they were dangerous.The city office asked everyone to kill the rats. Most people were lazy, so they did not kill many. Then the city office said they would pay some money for each d
23、ead rat. That made people very happy. They killed thousands of rats every day. A city official(官员) put all the dead rats together. Sometimes a man brought a hundred in a day.After two weeks there were not many rats in the city, but people ,still brought many rats to the city office. The city officia
24、l thought that people were stealing(偷) the dead rats. He asked his man to put all the dead rats in a hole. Soon there were no more rats, and the city office didnt pay any more money. Now Newtown is clean and a lot of visitors come to visit it.( )6. The word attacked means“_” A攻击 B抨击 C打击 D攻打( )7. If
25、you visit Newtown, you can_.A. see many places of interest B. see millions of ratsC. meet the city office D. see the cats and dogs( )8. Many years ago, the rats in Newtown were_. A. small but dangerous B. lovely and big C. big and dangerous D. friendly and helpful( )9. Most people didnt kill many ra
26、ts because they were_. A. busy B. bad C. ill D. lazy( )10. After two weeks, the person who brought many rats might_.A. be hero B. steal the dead rats C. be an official D. kill the most ratsCRound eyes, round head, round ears, round body! What is this lovely little animal?He looks like a bear. But he
27、 is not a bear. Hes a KOALA.People in Australia love koalas and take care of them. They have set up places for them to live safely. No one can kill them for their pretty fur(毛皮). When a koala is born, he has no fur. And he is not as big as your little toe(脚趾)! The mother koala has a pocket m the fro
28、nt of her body. The baby goes into this warm pocket .There he stays for six months. The koala could not live without a special kind of tree. The tree gives him both his home and his food. For most of the day the koala sleeps m the tree.At night the koala looks for food. He may go miles to find it. H
29、e likes only the bark(树皮) and the leaves of the tree. He eats nothing else. And he eats more than two pounds each night!How lovely the koalas really are!()11. People in Australia _.A. keep koalas in their homes B. put koalas in the treeC. set up places for koalas to live safely D. raise baby koalas
30、in their pockets()12. After he is born, the baby koala lives in his mothers pocket _.A.for six daysB.for six months C.for a nightD.all his life()13. How big is a koala after it is born?A.Its as bigas a cat. B.Its as big as abear.C.Ifs biggerthanyour little toe. D.Its smaller than your little toe.()1
31、4. Koalas cannot live without a special kind of tree because _.A. they have to keep cool under the tree B. they eat the fruit on the treeC. they stay in the tree all the time D. they live in the tree and get food from it()15. What is the passage mainly about?A. How people in Australia protect koalas
32、. B. Lovely koalas in Australia.C. Koalas cannot live without a special kind of tree.D. The way mother koalas take care of their babies.六、句子翻译(20分)l听到你的病情我很难过。_2我们一开始就迷路了。_3结果，我们没有赶上最后一班公交车。_4我认为以团队形式工作会更好。_5猎人杀死狼因为他们认为狼对人类很危险。_参考答案一. 1. action 2. free 3. thick 4. accepted 5. humans 6. shame 7. tail
33、s 8. Acts/Actions 9. wild 10. slowly二. 1-5 DDBAB 6-10 DADAA 11-15 ACBDD 16-20 DCCCA三. 1. to move 2. arrive 3. being 4. will kill 5. smells 6. to walk 7. to talk 8. is lying 9. swimming 10. went四. 1-5 BACCD 6-10 BCDDC. 五. 1-5 BACDB 6-10 AACDB 11-15 CBDDB六. 1. Im sorry to hear about your illness. 2. We got lost in the beginning. 3. As a result, we didnt catch the last bus. 4. I think its better to work as a team. . 5.Hunters kill wolves because they think wolves are dangerous to humans.
