八年级英语上学期寒假作业（五） 人教新目标版

到乌蒙山区的昭通;从甘肃中部的定西，到内蒙古边陲的阿尔山，看真贫、知真贫，真扶贫、扶真贫，成为“花的精力最多”的事;“扶贫先扶志”“扶贫必扶智”“实施精准扶贫”寒假作业八年级英语试卷（五） 考试时间90分钟 试卷满分100分温馨寄语： 同学们，假期过得愉快吗！别忘了余下的任务要及时认真完成呦！一、单项填空 （10分） ( ) 1. This exchange visit is _. A. education and interest B. educational and interesting C. education and interesting D. educational and interest( ) 2. The cakes made by mum taste _.A. interesting B. well C. enough food D. fantastic( ) 3. I went to France last year. The French friends _.A. introduced me the pleasure of wine-tasting B. introduced the pleasure of wine-tasting to me C. introduced me to the pleasure of wine-tasting D. introduced the pleasure of wine-tasting me( ) 4. Where is John?He _ the science lab.A. has gone to B. has been to C. went D. will go( ) 5. I _ my homework. I guess I cant join you.A. dont finish B. didnt finish C. havent finished D. wont finish ( ) 6. Have you _travelled on the train? Yes, I have. A. never B. ever C. just D. yet( ) 7. Have you finished your homework? Not _. A. ever B. already C. yet D. just( ) 8. My pen pal said he would write to me, but I _ any letters from him so far.A. wont receive B. havent received C. hadnt received D. didnt receive ( ) 9. My parents came to China two years ago, but I _there. A. have been to B. have never been C. has gone to D. have never been to( ) 10. Studying in a foreign country is a different _ and you can learn a lot A. event B. exercise C. experience D. exhibition二、完形填空（15分） Agroupof_11_studentsfromWoodparkSchoolinLondonarevisitingXinhuaJuniorHighSchoolinBeijingoneducationalexchange.“Iwasvery_12_atfirst,”saysSarah.“However,myhostfamily_13_ reallyfriendly.Imgladtobea_14_intheirhome.Ivelearnt_15_chopsticks,andtheyreteachingme_16_Chinese!”Thestudentsspendtheweekdays_17_withChinesestudents.Attheweekend,theytouraroundBeijingandvisit_18_withtheirhostfamilies.“Itsbeenafantasticexperience_19_,”saysEric.“Ivelearntabitoftaichi,_20_ Ireallyenjoyit.WevealreadylearntalotaboutChinese_21_andhistory.Theteachershaveintroducedus_22_Chinesepaintingaswell.Wevealsotriedtopaintsomepicturesourselves!Ihaventhadmuchsuccess_23_,butIllkeeptrying.”“Ivemademanynewfriends,”saysSarah.“Iplanto_24_withthemwhenIreturnhome.Weveseeoneanothersoon_25_theyllcomeovertotheUKforthesecondpartoftheexchangenextmonth.Icantwait.”11. A. American B. Japanese C. German D. British12. A. excited B. nervous C. happy D. afraid13. A. is B. was C. are D. were14. A. child B. student C. guest D. foreigner15. A. to use B. use C. using D. used16. A. a bit B. a little C. a lot D. a few17. A. study B. studying C. studyed D. to study18. A. place of interest B. interest of places C. places of interest D. interest places 19. A. before B. already C. so far D. since then20. A. but B. so C. or D. and21. A. people B. culture C. cooking D. places22. A. to B. with C. in D. at23. A. already B. ever C. just D. yet24. A. have nothing B. have trouble C. keep in touch D. get on25. A. when B. because C. until D. if 三、阅读理解（15分）（ A ）A young man once went into town and bought himself a pair of trousers. When he got home, he went upstairs to his bedroom and put them on. He found that they were about two inches too long. He went downstairs to the kitchen. His mother and two sisters were washing up the tea-things there. “The new trousers are too long,” he said. “They need shortening by about two inches. Could one of you do it for me, please?” His mother and sister were busy and none of them said anything. But as soon as his mother had finished washing up, she went quietly upstairs to her sons bedroom and shortened the trousers by two inches. She came downstairs without saying anything to her daughters. Later on, after supper, the elder sister remembered her brothers trousers. She was a kind-hearted girl, so she went quietly upstairs without saying anything to anyone, and shortened the trousers by two inches. The younger sister went to the cinema, but when she came home she, too, remembered her brothers trousers. So she ran upstairs and did as her mother and sister had done. You can imagine the look on the young mans face when he put the trousers on the next morning. 26. The young mans trousers were _ for him at first.A. a bit too long B. very good C. not too long D. too short27. The young mans mother and sisters didnt answer because they were busy _ in the kitchen.A. cooking B. making tea C. washing clothes D. washing cups, glasses and so on28. His elder sister shortened the trousers _.A. in the eveningB. after lunchC. as soon as she had finished the washingD. after she came back from the cinema29. The next morning the young man found that the trousers were _inches too short for him.A. two B. four C. six D. eight30. We can imagine that when the young man put the trousers on the next morning, he would feel_.A. happy B. surprising C. surprised D. thankful（ B ）When tea and coffee were first introduced to Europe in the 18 th century, people had different ideas about their use. Some said that tea and coffee were harmful to humans and they could cause people to die. In Sweden （瑞典）, King Gustaf decided to find out whether or not this was true. It happened that there were two brothers in prison at that time. They were twins and were almost exactly alike in every way. They had both been sentenced to death （判处死刑）. The King decided to let them live if one of the men agreed to drink several cups of tea each day and the other several cups of coffee. Both brothers lived many years without problems of any kind. At last, the brother who had drunk tea every day died at the age of 83, the other died a few years later. Because of the experiment, tea and coffee got accepted （接受）and became popular as drink in Sweden, and it is one of the many countries of the world where much tea and coffee is drunk today. 31. Tea and coffee were first introduced to Europe in _.A. the eighteenth century B. the eighteen century C. eighteenth centuries D. eighteen centuries32. King Gustaf decided to find out _.A. if （是否）tea and coffee were harmful to peopleB. if the twin brothers should be sentenced to deathC. if tea and coffee did harm to peoples health and caused them to dieD. whether tea and coffee were useful or not33. The King decided to let the brothers live _.A. if they wanted to obey his rulesB. if they agreed to drink tea and coffee every dayC. if one of them drink several cups of tea each day while the other had several cups of coffeeD. if they agreed to have several cups of tea every day34. The brother who had drunk tea every day lived _.A. until he was over 83B. until he was 83C. until the other had been dead for several yearsD. until he had drunk tea for a few years35. Today the Swedish drink _.A. much more coffee than tea B. much tea and coffee C. little tea and coffee D. much tea but little coffee（ C ）Soon it would be the holidays. But before that, there were the end of year exams. All the students had been working hard for some time. If they didnt pass, they would have to retake the exams in September. There were usually a few who failed, but Kate decided not to be one of them. She had worked hard all day, but just before the exams she was working so hard that her sister was worried about her. She was staying up too late. The night before the first exam, Barbala insisted （坚持）that she should have an early night and take a sleeping pill. She promised （许诺）to wake her in the morning. As she was falling asleep, Kate was worried in case （万一）she over-slept. Her mind kept jumping from subject to subject. At last, with the help of the pill, she fell asleep. In no time at all, she was sitting in the examination hall, looking at the paper. She couldnt answer any of the questions. Everyone round her was writing pages and pages. However hard she thought, she couldnt find anything to write about. She kept looking at her watch. Time was running out. There was only one hour left. She started one question, wrote two sentences, gave up and tried another one. With only half an hour left she wrote another two sentences. By this time she was so worried that she started crying. Her whole body shook （摇晃，震颤）. It shook so much that it woke her up. She was still in bed and it had all been a terrible dream. A minute later, Barbala called her name. 36. Which of the following is true?A. All the students were usually successful in their exams.B. Most of the students usually passed the year exams.C. Only some of the students could pass the end of year exams.D. None of the students would take the exams again in September. 37. When you prepare for an exam,_A. you go over your lessons.B. you read new books.C. you take the exam again and again.D. you look through the exam. 38. Kate worked very hard before the exams for _A. she was very poor at her lessons.B. she decided to be the best one in her class.C. she didnt work hard all year.D. she didnt want to fail in them. 39. Why did Barbala insist that Kate should take a sleeping pill?A. Because she thought Kate should oversleep before the first exam.B. Because Kate was so worried about her exams that she couldnt go to sleep at all.C. Because Barbala hoped her sister would have a good sleep before the first exam.D. Because she had promised to wake her up the next morning.40. Kate dreamed a terrible dream simply because _A. she had taken a sleeping pill.B. she was too worried about her exams.C. her sister had forgotten to wake her up.D. she did not pass the exams.四、回答问题（20分）(A) Three Taiwanese fishermen were saved yesterday from a small island in the South Pacific. The men had not been found for more than three months.They had left Taiwan in a small fishing boat and had planned a week-long trip. On the fifth day, however, they met a typhoon, and it badly broke their boat.Fortunately, nobody was hurt. After the typhoon had passed, though they discovered that the engine wouldnt start, their boat just drifted at sea for over a month. During this time, the fishermen caught fish to eat and drank rain water to stay alive.Finally, the boat drifted towards a small island. When it got close enough, the men jumped out and swam to the island. On the island, they found fresh fruit and vegetables, and they continued to catch fish to eat.The fishermen had lived on the island for two months when some fishermen in a passing boat saved them. Although the three men had lost lots of weight, they were still in good health. Their families were surprised and happy when they returned.41. Who saved the three Taiwanese fishermen? _.42. Why did the fishermen have to drift at sea for a month?_.43. What did the fishermen eat after they got to the island?_.44. Were the Taiwanese fishermen safe and healthy when their families saw them?_.45. What does the word fortunately mean in English in the passage?_.(B)Good afternoon, parents and teachers. Thank you for attending this meeting. Last weekend, one of our students went to hospital. The student played computer games on the Internet all day Saturday without stopping to drink, eat or sleep. Finally, he became very ill. Some students play computer games for too long. This is a serious problem. In the past, students used to play outside more often, but now they spend more time in front of computers. This is bad for their health. Tomorrow well have some experts here to talk to the students about the bad effects of playing computer games. Theyll also give some advice on how to use computers for studying. I hope we can all work together to stop students from spending too much time playing computer games. Thank you for your time.46. Who is attending the meeting? _.47. Why did the student become ill?_.48. What is the serious problem?_.49. Who will talk to the students tomorrow?_.50. What will they talk about?_.五、综合阅读（20分）Doyoulovetotravelandmeetnewpeople?Yes?Haveyoueverlivedandstudiedinanother(A)_?No?well,joinoureducationalexchangenow!Oureducationalexchangeis(B)fantasticYou canexperienceadifferentcultureandlearnanewlanguage.Youcanimproveyoursocialskillsandmake(C)lotsoffriends.Therearetwopartsinoureducationalexchange.Inthefirstpart,anexchangestudentwilltraveltoyourhomecountryand(D)和你的家人呆在一 起. Inthe(E)_part,youwilltraveltoyourexchangepartnershomecountryandstay(F)hisorherfamily.Youwillgotoschoolwithhimorher.(G)Youwillalsotakepartinlocalactivities.Youcanapplyforeducationalexchangeifyou:.areagedbetween14and17.wouldliketolearnaboutthelanguage,culture,history,geographyandwayoflifeofanothercountry.haveareferencefromyourheadteacher.Itwillbetheadventureofalifetime.So,whatareyouwaitingfor?Applytoday!51.在文中（A）和（E）的空白处填入适当的单词：（A）_; (E)_52.写出文中划线部分（B）和（C）的同一词语或近义词语：（B）_; (C)_53.将文中划线部分（D）译成英语： _ 54. 文中划线部分（F）指代的是：_ 55. 将文中划线部分（G）改写为：You will also _ _(B)“Iwasverynervousatfirst,”saysSarah.“However,myhostfamilyarereallyfriendly.Im(A)gladtobeaguestintheirhome.Ivelearnttousechopsticks,andtheyreteachingmealittleChinese!”Thestudents(B)_theweekdaysstudyingwithChinesestudents.Attheweekend,theytouraroundBeijingandvisit(C)名胜withtheirhostfamilies.“Itsbeenafantasticexperiencesofar,”saysEric.“Ivelearntabitoftaichi,andIreallyenjoy（D）it.WevealreadylearntalotaboutChinesecultureandhistory.(E)Theteachershave also introducedustoChinesepainting.Wevealsotriedtopaintsomepicturesourselves!Ihaventhadmuchsuccessyet, (F)_Illkeeptrying.”“Ivemademanynewfriends,”saysSarah.“IplantokeepintouchwiththemwhenI(G)returnhome.WeveseeoneanothersoonbecausetheyllcomeovertotheUKforthesecondpartoftheexchangenextmonth.Icantwait.”56. 写出文中划线部分（A）和（G）的同一词语或近义词语：（A）_; (G)_ 57. 在文中（B）