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八年级下期英语考试卷（Unit 5  Topic 3）
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Ⅰ. 单项选择。(20分)
(   )1. —Tom must be at home because the light in his house is on.
       —He ____ be at home, because I saw him playing basketball on the playground.
       A. must       B. can       C. mustn’t       D. can’t
(   )2. You’ll find the bus stop ____ the street.
       A. at the end of       B. by the end of       C. at the end       D. in the end
(   )3. —I feel really ____ before making speeches.
       —Take it easy. You are the best.
       A. nervous       B. disappointed       C. unpopular       D. bitter
(   )4. Our headmaster told us how to ____a good mood, so we can study in high spirits.
       A. keep       B. kept       C. keeping       D. keeps
(   )5. It makes me so ____ to see children being treated ____.
       A. angrily; badly       B. angry; bad       C. angrily; bad       D. angry; badly
(   )6. Before you are going to hand in your test papers, you should ____ again.
       A. think about them       B. think them about       C. think over them       D. think them over
(   )7. Mr. Li is ill. Let Mr. Wang ____ us instead of him.
       A. to teach       B. teach       C. teaches       D. taught
(   )8. —Do you think it’s important to ____ your family?
       —Yes, I think so.
       A. get along on       B. get along       C. get along of       D. get along with
(   )9. I saw a snake lying across the road ____.
       A. on the way to home       B. on the way home
       C. in the way to home              D. in the way home
(   )10. —Shall we ____ a short play for Ann’s birthday party?
       —Sounds great.
       A. put up        B. put down       C. put on       D. put off
Ⅱ. 情景交际。(10分)
根据对话情景选择恰当的选项，其中有两项是多余的。
A. Are you feeling better?       
B. You should go to see the doctor.
C. I’m afraid of taking bitter medicine.
D. I’m afraid of catching SARS.
E. I would like to go home.
F. Follow the doctor’s advice and you’ll get well soon.
G. You shouldn’t see a doctor.
Peter: Hello, John. This is Peter speaking.
John: Hello. You sound sad. I heard you had a bad cold.  11 
Peter: No. I’m feeling much worse.  12  It makes me so tense. Do you think I’m going to die?
John: No, Peter. Calm down and take more exercise. You just had the flu.  13 
Peter: But I hate to go to the hospital.  14 
John: Don’t be afraid! You are the bravest boy.  15 
Peter: Thanks, John.
Ⅲ. 完形填空。(15分)
People usually talk about two types of colors: warm colors and   16  colors. Scientists think that there are also 17  kinds of people. Some people prefer warm colors and others prefer cool colors. The warm colors are red,   18  and yellow. Where there are warm colors and a lot of light, people   19  want to be active. People think red is exciting.
The cool colors are green, white and   20  . Where there are cool colors, people are usually
  21  . Red may be exciting, but one   22  says that time seems to pass more slowly in a room with warm colors than in a room with cool colors. He says that a warm color, such as red or orange, is a good color for a   23  room or restaurant. When some people are resting or eating they don’t want time   24  quickly. Cool colors are better for offices or factories. when some people are   25  there, they want time to pass quickly.
(   )16. A. cool       B. hot       C. bright       D. black
(   )17. A. all       B. two       C. most       D. many
(   )18. A. orange       B. blue       C. green       D. black
(   )19. A. sometimes       B. seldom       C. usually       D. never
(   )20. A. pink       B. blue       C. orange       D. red
(   )21. A. moving       B. active       C. noisy       D. quiet
(   )22. A. parent       B. scientist       C. teacher       D. student
(   )23. A. working       B. living       C. reading       D. waiting
(   )24. A. to pass       B. pass       C. passes       D. passing
(   )25. A. playing       B. working       C. seeing films       D. singing
Ⅳ. 阅读理解。(20分)
(A)
Mrs. Black is sixty-nine years old. She only has a daughter named Sandra. Mr. Black died twelve years ago. Mrs. Black was very sad and lived in her house alone. Two years ago her daughter had a baby. The young woman was busy all the time and had no time to look after her son James. She asked her mother to live with them.
The old woman had to sell her house and moved there. She was strong and could do all the housework. And the family liked her.
Last autumn Mrs. Black went to do some shopping. A car hit her and her leg was hurt. She had to be in hospital for three months. She couldn’t do anything after she came back. At first her daughter was kind to her, but soon she began to be tired of(讨厌) her. The old woman wanted to leave, but she had no money to buy a house and nobody could take care of her. She didn’t know what to do.
One morning Mrs. Black broke a plate. It made her daughter angry. She told James to buy a wooden(木制的) plate for his grandma. That afternoon James came back with two wooden plates. She was surprised and asked, “Why did you buy two plates, son?”
“One is for grandma,” answered the boy, “the other is for you! You will also have to use a wooden plate when you’re old, I think.”
The woman heard this and was sad. She cried for long. Now she is kind to her mother as she was before.
(   )26. Sandra asked her mother to live with them because ____.
       A. the old woman lived alone       B. she needed her help
       C. the old woman couldn’t look after herself       D. the old woman could give her muchmoney
(   )27. The family liked Mrs. Black at first because ____.
       A. she was very rich              B. she could watch their door
       C. she could do all the housework for them       D. she was friendly to them all
(   )28. Mrs. Black was afraid that ____, so she couldn’t leave her daughter’s house.
       A. she had no house to live in       B. she couldn’t look after herself
       C. Sandra couldn’t go to see her any more       D. A and B
(   )29. James bought a wooden plate for his mother because ____.
       A. he didn’t love her              B. he liked it
       C. he hoped she would be kind to his grandma       D. she often broke the plates at home
(   )30. Sandra is friendly to her mother again because ____.
       A. she knows she did wrong       B. she was afraid of her son
       C. the old woman is poor       D. it’s her duty

(B)
I used to be an active girl. But two years ago, an English speaking competition held in my school changed me a lot.
I stood on the stage(讲台) for the first time. I was so nervous that my brain(大脑) suddenly became empty. Not long after I began my speech, the hall turned noisy. It seemed that they were laughing at me. I knew I failed.
From then on, I became quiet and always stayed alone. I didn’t want to express my ideas in public, even in class. Every time I wanted to say something, I thought people would laugh at me. My friends couldn’t understand me, and they left me, one by one.
One day, my science teacher asked us why trees in forests were much taller than those in the wild. “Ha, what a silly question!” I thought.
“There’s not enough space in the woods for trees to expand their branches. Of course they have to grow taller than others. The trees in the wild needn’t do that since there’s enough space. ” I said in a low voice.
To my surprise, the teacher said, “Yes, you’re right. It is a competition. ” My face turned red right now. I hadn’t spoken for a long time, especially in public.
Then the teacher explained how trees in forests had to grow taller to receive more sunlight. If not, they would die. This also happened in our society.
What’s more, the tree that doesn’t live in a crowd is just like a person who has no friends in life.
I raised my head slowly and found the teacher was looking at me. His eyes were as warm as sunshine. I realized that I must stand up and face the truth.
根据短文内容，判断正(T)误(F)。
(   )31. We can know there was an English speaking competition two years ago from the first
paragraph.
(   )32. The hall turned noisy because the weather was too hot.
(   )33. After the competition, the writer lost her confidence.
(   )34. The science teacher’s question was difficult.
(   )35. From the story, we can guess the writer is likely to stand up from her seat after the
science class.