英语8年级测试卷

1、2014 河南方城高二英语 5 月月考试卷（含答案ATheotherdayIheardafewlocalmusicians“Ihatealltheterriblepianosinthistown.Ihatethatrubbishtheyplayon the radio. They cant even understand a bit of music.”“Imneverplayinginthatclubagain.Toomanydrunksandnobodylistenstous.” But, oneyounger musiciansaid,“There areafew clubsthatbo

2、okmybanda few nightsamonth,andImtryingtofindotherplacestoplay.Imalsolookingto book a few summer festivals this year.”Iveheardthatyouaretheaverageofthefivepeoplewhomyouspendthetimewith,ortoputitanotherway,youarewhoyourfriendsAttitudesareimportant.Whethertheyrepositiveornegative,theyrerubbing offonyou

3、.Ifyourearoundpeoplewhocomplainaboutlackofworkandaboutother musicians,orblame责怪others,andyouplaytheroleofvictim受害者chances areyouwillstarttoaswell.Soitstimetotakealookatthepeopleyoucall ThisisaneasyexerciseMakealistofthepeoplewhoyouhangoutwith,andsimply stopspendingtimewiththenegativepeopleonyourlist

4、.Setanewstandard准foryourselfanddontbecomefriendswithpeoplewhofallbelowthatstandard. Keepsuccessfulpeoplearoundyouandyourownchancesforsuccesswillbemuch for, or maybe give you some advice to help you on your career path.WhichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthisAfriendinneedisafriend Howtomakefrien

5、dshiplastforYou arewho yourfriendsFriendsarethemostimportantinonesTheunderlinedsentence“theyrerubbingoffonyou”inParagraph6theyllpushyoutheyllinfluencetheyllcoveryour theyllhelpyouachieveyourThe musicianswords at the beginningarewritten mainly toshow themusicianslivingconditionsarequitepeoplehavepoor

6、tasteinpeoplehavedifferent attitudestowardsthesameyoungpeoplehavegreaterchancesofBy taking the exercisementioned in Paragraph 7, youcan improvea lot inmakingmore cometotheright wayofmakingdevelopabetterrelationshipwithyourarrangethetimewithyourfriendsBIntheUnitedStates,whenonebecomesrich,hewantspeop

7、letoknowit.And evenifhedoesnotbecomeveryrich,hewantspeopletothinkthatheis.Thatis to look as rich as his neighbours.Theexpressionwasfirstusedin1913byayoungAmericancalledArthurMomand. Hetoldthisstoryabouthimself.Hebeganearning$125aweekattheageof23. Thatwasalotofmoneyinthosedays.Hegotmarriedandmovedwit

8、hhiswifeto averywealthyneighbourhoodoutsideNewYorkCity.Whenhesawthatrichpeople rodehorses,Momandwenthorsebackridingeveryday.Whenhesawthatrichpeople hadservants,Momandandhiswifealsohiredaservantandgavebigpartiesfortheir new neighbours.Itwaslikearace,butonecouldneverfinishhisracebecauseonewasalways tr

9、yingtokeepup.TheraceendedforMomandandhiswifewhentheycouldnolonger payfortheirnewwayiflife.TheymovedbacktoanapartmentinNewYorkMomandlookedaroundhimandnoticedthatmanypeopledothingsjusttokeep towriteaseriesofshortstories.Hecalledit“KeepingupwiththeJoneses” Joneses”cametomeankeepingupwithrichlifestyleof

10、thepeoplearoundyou. Momandsseriesappearedindifferentnewspapersacrossthecountryforover28 PeopleneverseemtogettiredofkeepingupwiththeJoneses.Andthereare “Joneses”ineverycityoftheworld.Butonemustgettiredoftryingtokeep upwiththeJonesesbecausenomatterwhatonedoes,MrJonesalwaysseemstobe Some people wantto

11、keepup withthe Joneses bacause they wanttobeasrichastheirwantotherstoknowortothinkthattheyaredontwantotherstoknowtheyarewanttobeIt can be inferred fromthe story thatrichpeople like to A.live outside New York CityB.liveinNewYorkcity C.live in apartmentsD.have many neighboursArthurMomandusedthename “J

12、ones”inhisseriesofshortstories“Jones” is animportantB.apopularnameintheUnitedC.hisneighboursD.not agood According to the writer, it is tokeepupwiththeCRealChristmastreesonfarmswouldnotexistifpeoplestoppedbuyingthem. Just one acre ofgrowingChristmas trees producesthe dailyoxygenrequirementsfor at lea

13、st eighteen people.Christmastreefarmsprotectwatersupplies,stabilizesoil,andhelpprotect wildlife.TheforestsofNorthAmericaspreadoverroughlythesameareaofland astheydidacenturyagoandinthepasttenyearshaveinfactexpandedbyalmost ten million acres. Furthermore, to guarantee a steady supply, one to three new

14、 seedlings are planted for every tree they harvest.With global warming being such a major concern, developing woodlands is an essential part of the fight. While potted trees are a better alternative than artificial,theyrequireacertainamountofcare.Buritwouldbeabetterchoice thanaplastictreewhichwillre

15、mainunderthegroundforcenturiesonceits Onaverage,ittakesaChristmastreefivetosixteenyearstobecomemature. BeforetheChristmastreeindustryappeared,peopleusedtocuttreesfromforests, sometimesunlawfully,andusuallywithnoconcernforthepossibleharmtotheforest. Buttoday,Christmastreegrowersplantasmanyasfiftymill

16、iontreesperyear.（覆盖物）.Forasmallfee,theBoyScoutswilldealwithit.FakeChristmastrees cant berecycled, while realChristmas trees support life. We shouldnt add more pollution to our earth.IfyouknowaneedyfamilyinneedofaChristmastree,buythemarealone. GivealiveChristmastreetosomeonethisChristmasandwhatyoudow

17、illhelpprotect the environment.Theunderlinedword“discarded”(inParagraph3)canbereplacedbyA. B.CD.We mayinfer from the passage that theBoyScouts will buyartificialChristmasB.sellrealChristmasC.makeartificialChristmasD.recyclerealChristmas.The purpose ofthe passage is to callon people to plantrealChris

18、tmasB.stopcuttingdownChristmasC.stopbuyingfakeChristmasD.dealwithplasticChristmasDBeijingsmarketswillsoonbefloodedwithmoreandcheapercolourfulfruit such as orange mangos and green durian （榴莲） all year round.ThankstoanewfreetradeagreementsignedlastMondaybetweenChinaandthe Nations（ASEAN，Asian fruit wil

19、l enter the country.The agreement means thatfromJuly 1,2005,Chinaand ASEANcountries willbegin to cut tariffs. There are about 7,000 products included in the cuts.Asglobalcommunicationdevelops,countriesaretradingmoreandmoregoodswith eachother.Whenproductsaresoldacrossnationalborders,countriesputataxo

20、n them. This type of tax is called a tariff.Justlikeremovinganobstaclefromthepathofthesegoods,thereductionof tariffs will encourage trade between China and ASEAN countries. It means more products and lower prices.TheagreementwillbringrealbenefitsforChinesecustomers,saidaChinese Foreign Ministry spok

21、esman. “In the Beijing markets you will easily find more tropicalfruitlikedurian, which used tovery, very, very expensive.Nowtheywill becheaper.”Thecurrenttariffrateondurianis22percentbutwillfalltozero in 2005.Inthefirst10monthsofthisyearChinadidUS84.6billionoftradewith ASEAN countries. Experts beli

22、eve this may reach US100 billion next year.Founded in 1967, ASEAN now includes Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, the Philippines, Thailand, Brunei, Viet Nam, Myanmar, Cambodia and Laos.32Atariffismoney paid whenbuyingtosellorbuyproductsofforeignbrandtosellorbuygoodsacrosstheborderofthetogothroughtheWh

23、ichofthefollowingstatementsabouttheagreementisNOTItwillresultinanincreaseintradebetweenChinaandASEANInmightcausethepricesofASEANproductstoItmaygreatlybenefittheChineseItwontbringanybenefitstoproducersofASEANWecaninferfromthestoryChinalackstariffsareanimportantfactorinforeigntropicalcountrieshavechea

24、perChinapreferstotradewithASEANThebesttitleforthispassageTariffCutBoostsBestWaysToSellTropicalFruitToChinaJoinsETakinggoodnotesisatime-savingskillthatwillhelpyoutoa better student in several ways36 Second, your notes are excellent materials to refer to when you are studying for a test. Third, note-t

25、aking offers variety to your study time and helps you to hold your interest.Youwillwanttotakenotesduringclassroomdiscussionsandreading atextbook or doing research for a report.37 Whenever or howeveryou take notes,keep in mind that note-taking is a selective process.38Thefollowingmethodsmayworkbestfo

26、rReadthetextquicklytofindthemainfactsandideasinCarefullyreadthetextandwatchforwordsthatcanshowmainpointssupportingWriteyournotesinyourownNoteanyquestionsorideasyoumayhaveaboutwhatwassaidorAs you take notes, you may want to use your own shorthand(速记). When you do, be sure that you understand your sym

27、bols and that you use themalltheUsewords,notcompleteTherearethreepracticalnote-takingYoumustwriteyournotesonseparateOtherwise,youmaynotbeabletoreadyournotesyouwillalsowanttodevelopyourownmethodfortakingThatmeansyoumustfirstdecidewhatisimportantenoughtoincludeinyourFirst, the simple act of writing so

28、mething down makes it easier for you to understand and remember it. 最佳选项。(30 1.5 分)Recently,Iexperiencedawonderfullessoninhowlittlethingsstillmeana lot.MyhomeisontheBigIslandofHawaii.Aboutamonthago,whenI 41 mycar andwasabouttodriveoff,I 42 attheroadside.Apieceofpaper 43 myeye. Ipickeditupandreadit 4

29、4 .Instantly,IwasgratefulthatIhaddonethat. The form turned out to be a receipt from the State Motor Vehicle Division, documentingtheowners 45oftheirVehiclesRegistrationfees.Quickly,Imyselfintheirshoes46 noonewouldthrowthisaway,especially 47 itwascurrent.Ialsolooked overtheformforcontactoranypersonal

30、 48 ,perhapsalicensetagortelephone number. But that seemed 49 .Theformhadbeenblownbythewind,so 50 wouldIfindtheowners?Hadit beenlyingthereforafewminutesoraweek?SoIcheckedthedateand 51 the namesoftheowners,whomust 52inourtown,Ibelievedthatthebestandsteptotakewastoputtheformina(n) 53 addressedtothecou

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32、cked（恐慌）and58thereceiptmadly everywherebeforegivingup.Withoutittheywouldhaveto 59 another$8,000.It feltgreattoknowIdhelpedsomeoneavoidamajortroublebydoing 60 which at first glance seemed minor.B. startedC. boughtD parked 42.A.lay downB. flew downC.glanceddownD.jumpeddown B. blockedC. keptD. covered

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35、nkey workedthehardestsothefarmerfeditthemost2. .Sometimesthedonkey was given more food 3. it could eat. This made the goat so 4. itbeganplottingagainst（谋划对付）thedonkey.Heydonkey,the goatsaidoneday.Ithinkyoudotoomuchworkonthisfarm.Youcarrysuchheavy thingsfrommorningtonight.Whydontyoupretend5. （get）sic

36、ksoyou cantakeaday6. Thedonkeythoughtthegoathadagreatidea.Sothe next morning, the donkey lay in the stable（）on its side with its （close）. Right away, the farmer called the doctor. 8.the heart of a goat. So the farmer killed 10.goatandgavethedonkey medicine made from its heart.（101）(3Hehadalwaysbeenfair(体贴的)toThey(计算)thecostofbu