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(B) For many people the subject of hiccups(嗝)is a joke，but for Harry Mendes，a fifteen-year-old schoolboy from Birmingham，it was something quite different. His hiccups began one Sunday lunch time and continued(继续)day and night for two weeks. Harry, who is now back at school，described what happened to him.“When I began to hiccup，I drank a glass of water but that didn’t do any good.That evening I had hiccups every four seconds.We tried everything to stop them.I held my breath and drank cold drinks.My father even tried to give me a shock but that didn’t work, either.” After a week of sleepless nights，he went to hospital.The doctors couldn't find anything wrong. “They gave me some medicine and my hiccups slowed down，but it was another week before the medicine worked completely and my hiccups stopped.” Harry was very lucky.The world record holder(保持者)is the American farmer Charles Osborne，who hiccupped for sixty—eight years.He stopped in 1990 at last，but nobody knows why. 41.Harry’s hiccups lasted _________. A.a week B.fourteen days C.twenty-eight days D.one month 42.His hiccups started after he ________. A.drank a glass of water B.went to hospital C.ate a meal D.finished his homework 43.His parents decided to take him to hospital when he __________. A.hiccupped for four seconds B.held his breath C.hiccupped at night D.couldn’t stop hiccupping 44.His hiccups completely stopped one week after the doctor _________. A.gave him some medicine B.found something wrong with him C.gave him a shock D.let him drink cold drinks 45.What does “shock” in this passage mean? A.震惊 B.休克 C.喷嚏 D.哈欠 (C) Dick lived in England.One day in January he said to his wife.“I’m going to fly to New York next week because I've got some work there.”“Where fire you going to stay there?”his wife asked.“I don’t know yet.”Dick answered.“Please send me your address from there in a telegram(电报)，”his wife said.“All right，”Dick answered. He flew to New York on January 31st and found a nice hotel in the center of the city.He put his things in his room and then he sent his wife a telegram.He put the address of his hotel in it. In the evening he didn’t have any work，so he went to a cinema.He came out at nine o’clock and said，“Now I'm going back to my hotel and have a nice dinner.” He found a taxi and the driver said.“Where do you want to go?”But Dick didn’t remember the name and address of his hotel. “Which hotel are my things in?”he said，“And what am I going to do tonight?”But the driver of the taxi did not know.So Dick got out and went into a post office.There he sent his wife another telegram，and in it he wrote，“Please send me my address at this post office.” 46.Dick flew to New York because ___________. A.he went there for a holiday B.he had some work there C.he went there for sightseeing D.his home was there 47.Why did his wife want him to send a telegram to her? A.Because she wanted to know his address in New York. B.Because she wanted to go to New York, too. C.Because she wanted to go there. D.Because she couldn’t leave her husband by himself in New York. 48.Where did Dick stay in New York? A.In the park. B.In a hotel. C.In a restaurant. D.At his friend’s house. 49.Who would send him the name and address of his hotel? A.The manager(经理)of his hotel. B.The police office. C.The taxi driver. D.His wife. 50.Which of the following is not true? A.Dick stayed at a nice hotel in the center of the city. B.Dick didn’t work on the first night of his arrival. C.Dick forgot to send his wife a telegram. D.Dick wanted to go back to his hotel in a taxi. (D) The animal world is full of secrets and wonders.A rabbit can be as big as a dog.Can sharks walk? Do these stories sound unbelievable? Scientists have found they are true.Here are some strange animal stories. A strange dolphin If you have seen dolphins at the zoo，you’ll know that they usually have two fins (鳍).Their fins look like other mammals' (哺乳动物)arms or front legs.Recently people found an unusual dolphin in Japan.It has an extra(额外的)pair of fins near its tail，about the size of human hands.Japanese fishermen caught one of these dolphins.Scientists say its extra fins are a sign(标记、迹象)that long ago dolphins lived on land and had more than two fins. A walking shark Can sharks walk? Some in Indonesia can.Scientists found two new kinds off the coast of Indonesia.They are able to”walk”with their fins along coral reefs(珊瑚礁).These sharks are more than a metre long.They feed on shrimps(虾)，crabs(蟹)and small fish.If they get scared，they can swim away. A monster rabbit How big is your pet rabbit? A monster rabbit can be a lot bigger than your pet.A monster rabbit may weigh more than 15kg and may be over a metre long.Recently a monster rabbit was found in England.People say that its footprints are larger than a deer’s.Farmers try to catch it because it has destroyed their plants.Some think that the monster rabbit is a home rabbit.It ran away from its owner later. 51.Japanese fishermen caught a dolphin ___________. A.with two fins B.with a pair of fins C.with four fins D.with four pairs of fins 52.From the passage we know the dolphins ___________. A.lived on land long time ago B.had many fins C.lived in water long ago D.had human hands 53.Two new kinds of sharks off the coast of Indonesia will __________ when they are frightened. A.walk away B.swim away C.die D.eat small fish 54.Some people think the monster rabbit is _________. A.a deer B.a monster C.a dog D\a home rabbit 55.From this passage we can find that the animal world is __________. A.full of interesting things B.too strange to live in C.full of danger D.harmful(有害的)to people 2009—2010学年度第二学期期末考试 八年级英语试题 第I卷(选择题) 第II卷(非选择题) 四、听力填空(共5小题，计5分) 请根据所听内容，完成记录中的所缺信息。(每空一词)(录音读两遍) 五、单词拼写与运用(共8小题，计8分) 根据旬意完成已给出首字母或汉语提示的单词，使补全后的句子意思通顺，语法正确。 1.It was cold and many people were in the doctor’s w_____________ room. 2.I want to travel，e_____________ to English-speaking countries. 3.Keeping P ____________ ，such as dogs and cats is more and more popular among young and old. 4.Thank you for _______________ me to your birthday party.I really had fun. 5.If it’s possible，I can think about ________________ (成为)a policeman. 6.What is the best gift you have ever _________________ (收集)? 7.There are four s ______________ (季节)in a year：spring，summer, autumn and winter. 8.My family was poor in the past.I had no _____________.(机会)to go to college. 六、动词运用(共7小题，计7分) 阅读下面短文，用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空，必要时可加助动词或情态动词。(请 将各小题的答案写在短文后相应的横线上。) Mr Beckman __1 __(work)in a company for nearly twenty years.His job is to copy all the documents(公文).His office is on the first floor and the light in it is always poor.So his sight __2__ (become)shorter several years ago.He has to wear a pair of glasses when he’s working.Of course，it brought him a lot of trouble.He can’t see anything clearly without glasses.Sometimes he can’t recognize his wife when they __3__ (meet)with each other in the street. The man looked tired this evening.After supper __4__ (go)to bed while his family __5__ (watch)TV.Mrs.Beckman came into their bedroom in the dark at half past ten.She had to turn on the light.She made some noise and it made her husband __6__ (wake)up. “You have never worn glasses when you were sleeping before，”the woman said in surprise.“But why __7__ you __7__ (wear)them this time?” “Well, dear,” said the man.“I had a lot of dreams last night.I saw my late parents.but I couldn’t see them clearly.So I have to do so!” 1______________ 2_______________ 3_______________ 4________________ 5______________ 6_______________ 7_______________ 8________________ 七、书面表达(共1小题，计1 5分) 每个家庭都有许多家务，人人都应该学做一些。谈谈你经常帮父母做哪些家务，有什么 体会，并打算在暑假为家里做什么。80词左右。提示词语： every family，lots of housework，learn to do，help，parents，be/feel proud of ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ (责任编辑：admin) |