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八年级(初二)英语试题

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    The tallest building in the United States, the One World Trade Center, opened on November 3, 2014 in New York. The building is 1,776 feet tall, making it the 3rd tallest building in the world. It has 104 floors. The building stands in the area where the twin towers of the World Trade Center once stood. On September 11, 2001, a group of terrorists destroyed these twin towers and killed nearly 3,000 people. It took 8 years to build the new One World Trade Center. Does the height of the building in feet reminds you of something in history? The number is the year when the United States declared(宣布) its independence(独立) from Great Britain.

    One problem with such a tall building is how to clean the windows. Well, a platform(平台) hangs from ropes, and workers on the platform clean windows. On November 12, while two men were busy cleaning windows, a rope of the platform broke near the 68th floor. The two men were saved by cutting a hole in the glass window.

    The two tallest buildings in the world are the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, UAE and the Makkah Royal Clock Tower in Mecca, Saudi Arabia.

  1. (1) When did the One World Trade Center open?
    A . September 11, 2001. B . September 11, 2011. C . November 3, 2006. D . November 3, 2014.
  2. (2) Who destroyed the twin towers of the World Trade Center?
    A . A group of young men. B . A group of terrorists. C . A group of workers. D . A group of soldiers.
  3. (3) "The number" in the first paragraph refers to                 .
    A . 8 B . 104 C . 1,776 D . 3,000
  4. (4) How were the workers on the platform saved when a rope broke?
    A . By calling for help. B . By using a new rope. C . By jumping off the platform. D . By cutting a hole in the glass window.
请仔细阅读1-5题中应用文及相关信息,从A-F中按照要求匹配信息,其中一项为多余项.

A.

Photography Club — We are looking for artistically inclined students to join our new club. We plan to meet every Tuesday and Thursday evening after school from 6 to 8 pm. Each member must have their own equipment.


B.

Hiking Society — Members meet every Saturday to discuss their hiking trips and twice a month, we arrange trips to different parts of the province for members to go on breathtaking scenic mountain walks. Get to understand our local geography, keep fit and have fun.


C.

Film Club — The club is perfect for students who love artistic movies. Every Tuesday and Friday evening we hold a seminar in which a great new movie or a classic film is discussed and reviewed.


D.

Dancing Club — We are the largest club in the university with over 400 members. Members are invited to dancing practice every Monday evening from 7 pm to 10 pm and we hold dance parties with students from other universities once a month. Perfect way to keep fit and meet new friends.


E.

English Society — A new group organized by the University English Dept. gives all students on campus a chance to practice and improve their English. We plan to have regular foreign guests come to our weekly meetings every Wednesday evening at 7:30 and we show English language movies that can help you both practice your English and be entertained as well.

F.

Book Club — Members meet each week to discuss and recommend books to each other. Meetings are lunch times on Fridays. Membership is free. All members qualify for a 20% discount on all books purchased from the Xinhua Book Store.


Cherry wants to join a club that will keep her fit and active but because she has a part-time job every workday evening, she is only available to take part on the weekends.

David is a new student at the university, whose major is English literature. He is a little shy so she is hoping to join a club that can help him get to know new people and build his confidence.

Bonnie is majoring in drama and wants to be a scriptwriter when she graduates. She is interested in discovering new stories that she may one day be able to turn into movies. As her home is far from the university, she is only free during the day to take part.

Betty is studying film making and one day hopes to become a director. But she thinks her ability to create beautiful visual images is not strong enough, so she has recently purchased a camera to help her practice.

Jack is a first year geography student who would like to learn more about the geography of the local area. He is also worried about passing the English test that all students must take at the end of their first year of study. He has to return to his home to help his parents every weekend, so he is only free during weekdays.

你最好停止吃垃圾食品。

You'd better junk food.

(虽然) it is raining heavily, the boys are still playing basketball in the rain.
根据你所听内容,找出与每个人物相符合的图片。短文读两遍。

A. B. C.

D. E.

Laura

David

Mike

Jenny

I

The old man was ________ tired ________ walk any farther.
A . so; as B . too; to C . so; to D . very; to
The (力) of the explosion (爆炸) broke all the windows.
My father was watching TV in the living room w my mother was cooking in the kitchen.
听句子,选择与句子内容相符的图片。

A.     B.      C.     D.

Choose the best answer to the question you hear.
A . At 7.00. B . At 6.50. C . At 6.40. D . At 6.30.
To his fans, he is a (神).
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    Fire can help people in many ways. But it can also be very harmful(有害的). Fire can heat water, warm your houses, give light and cook food. But fire can burn(燃烧)things, too. It can burn trees, houses, animals or people. Sometimes big fires can burn forests. Nobody knows for sure how people began to use fire. But there are many interesting old stories about the first time a man or a woman started a fire. One story from Australia tells about a man, very long time ago. He went up to the sun by a rope and brought fire down.

    Today people know how to make a fire with matches(火柴). Children sometimes like to play with them. But matches can be very dangerous. One match can burn a piece of paper, and then it might burn a house. A small fire can become a big fire very fast.

    Fire kills many people every year. So you must be careful with matches. You should also learn to put out(灭)fires. Fires need oxygen(氧气).Without oxygen they will die. Cover(覆盖)a fire with water, sand, or sometimes with your coat. This keeps the air away from a fire and kills it.

    Be careful with fire, and it will help you. Be careless with fire, and it will burn you.

  1. (1) Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
    A . We are not sure how people started to use fire. B . It is an Australian who started a fire. C . We know how people began to use fire. D . Nobody knows how to make a fire.
  2. (2) If you want to put out a fire, you______.
    A . must be careful with matches B . should know it can be harmful C . have to cover it with water only D . should keep the air away from it
  3. (3) We must be careful with fire, or it______.
    A . can cook food B . warms our houses C . might burn us D . will help us
  4. (4) What's the main idea of the passage?
    A . Fire can help people in many ways. B . Fire can be both helpful and harmful. C . Fire can burn things and people. D . We must be careful with matches.
Mr. Lei, the leader of a big company, is friendly to his workers and he has a good r with them.
当我到家时,弟弟正在做作业。

My brother his homework when I got home.

Do you ever wonder if you made the right (decide)?
They won the match at last and we were all proud of them.

A . were the best in B . joined C . changed
— It's time to save our planet.
       . We are facing a lot of environmental problems.
A . You're welcome B . You're right C . Lucky you D . It's up to you.
Choose the best answer to the question you hear.
A . $140. B . $80. C . $60. D . $20.
I will have a picnic with my parents next Sunday too. (改为否定句)

I have a picnic with my parents next Sunday .

阅读下面短文,按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求,在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。

    Do you know the movie "I, Robot"? It tells us a story about the future.

    The year is 2035 and robots are just as common cell phones. Robots play important role in people's lives. People use their robots to do lots of things, for babysitting, cooking, doing chores and (take) their dogs for a walk. Robots have to follow humans' orders, because their makers make them. (do) so. A policeman (al) Spooner hates robots. He doesn't think humans can get on well with their robots at all! the scientist Susan has different opinions. Susan works on robots' mind and she thinks in the future robots (become) more powerful(强大的) than humans and help humans to make progress (进步).

    When Spooner and Susan work together, they find that something is wrong with the world's robots. A few robots have their own thoughts and they're (try) to get out of humans' control (控制)! Of , these robots' dream doesn't come true. Humans work hard to control their robots again and finally, they succeed.