( )8. A. whatB. whichC. whyD. where ( )9. A. have seenB. don’t knowC. don’t likeD. have done ( )10. A. the womanB. youC. the babyD. her 十一、阅读理解 阅读下列短文,从题中所给的A, B, C, D四个选项中选出最佳答案。(10分) O. Henry, a famous American writer of short stories, was born in North Carolina in 1862. O. Henry was a pen name. His real name was William Sydney Porter. When he was a young boy, he did not go to school for long because of being born in a poor family, but he tried to teach himself everything he needed to know. When he was about 20 years old, O. Henry went to Texas. There he tried different jobs. He first worked on a newspaper, and then had a job in a bank. But he got himself into some trouble. Some money went missing from the bank. O. Henry was believed to have stolen it, so he was sent to prison(监狱). During the three years in prison, he learned to write short stories. After he got out of prison, he went to New York and went on writing. He wrote mostly about New York and the life of the poor there. People liked his stories, because almost all of them finished with a sudden change. This made the readers surprised. () 1. ___________ was the real name of the famous American writer. A. O. HenryB. William Sydney PorterC. CarolinaD. Texas () 2. O. Henry was sent to prison because _________________. A.people thought he had stolen money from the newspaper. B.People thought he had stolen money from the bank. C.he wanted to write stories about prisoners. D.he broke the law (法律) by not using his own name () 3. Which of the following is true? A.O. Henry was from a rich family B.O. Henry was in school for a long time. C.O. Henry learned everything he needed by himself. D.O. Henry liked writing stories when he was a little boy. () 4. O. Henry got most materials for his stories from ______________. A. his happy life as a boyB. New York and the poor of the city C. the newspaperD. his life in prison () 5. People enjoyed reading O. Henry’s stories because __________________. A. they had surprising endingsB. they were easy to understand C. they showed love for the poorD. they were about New York 十二、书面表达 (10分) 你将要参加“Teenagers”杂志社举办的写作大赛,你投了一篇题目为My Best Friend的作文。字数为80字。 _____________________________________________________________________ 牛津英语8A Unit 1 听力材料 一、根据所听问题,选出正确的答语(每小题读两遍):(每小题1分,满分5 分) 1. Can I have something to drink, please? 2. What’s Peter like? 3. Why did you vote Mary for the best friend? 4. I work for a magazine. Every day I write some articles for the magazine. What’s my job? 5. How tall is Kitty? 二、根据听到的对话和问题,选出正确的选项(每小题读两遍):(每小题1 分,满分5分) 1. A: Which sport do you like best? B: Cycling. Because it’s interesting and exciting. What about you? A: My favourite sport is diving. B: Diving is very dangerous. It’s as dangerous as skiing. You should be careful when you dive. Q: Which sport is as dangerous as diving? 2. A: Who is your best friend? B: Betty. She is generous. She is willing to share things with her friends. A: Is she helpful? B: Yes. She is ready to help people any time. Q: Why is Betty her best friend? 3. A: Would you like to visit the Great Wall with us? B: Of course. It’s my job. Q: Who does the woman talk to? 4. A: Look, that girl in the advertisement is very attractive. B: Oh, she’s my friend—Kelly. She is a true friend. She is honest. Q: What is Kelly like? 5. A: What’s your pet Poppy like? B: She is 3 years old. She has short grey fur and white paws. Q: How old is Poppy? 三、根据所听短文内容,判短正(T)误(F)。(短文读两遍)(每小题2分,满分10分) Mr Black is walking in the park. He is tired. He wants to have a rest. He sees a green chair under a big tree. So he walks to the chair. There is another man in front of him. He is walking to the tree, too. He has a board in his hand. Mr Black is very worried. He begins to run quickly. the man sees him and begins to run, too. But Mr Black gets to the chair before the man. He is very happy and sits in the chair. When the man comes, he says nothing but gives the board to Mr Black. The board says, “Wet Pain.” 参考答案 一、ABCBB 二、CBCAB 三、FTFTF 四、1. eyesight2. humour3. height 4. magazines5. popular 五、1. helpful2. bored3. reader4. correctly5. willing 六、1. C2. B3. A4. A5. B 6. A7. C8. D9. D10. A 七、1. what to do 2. as exciting as 3. nothing else 4. Peter is taller than Mike. 5. What is Tom like? 八、 1. Betty is very generous. She is willing to share the apples with her friends. 2. Swimming is not as interesting as skiing. 3. Can I have something to eat? 4. Peter is the oldest of all the children. 5. He wants to be a singer and travel around the world when he grows up. 九、1. C something2. D slim3. D happy 4. B comfortable5. B the older 十、1. C2. B3. C4. D5. A 6. B7. C8. D9. A10. B 十一、1—5 BBCBA 十二、Students’ own answers. (责任编辑:admin) |