西南位育八年级试卷I.Choose the best answer (选择最恰当的答案）：共20%1.They bought some fresh potatoes at the supermarket. Which of the following is correct for the underlined word in this sentence？A./pɒ’tetʊəs/B./pə’tetʊəs/C./pɒ’teitʊəs/D./pə’teitʊəs/2.Which of the following underlined parts is different in pronunciation from the others?A.Tom is the tallest boy in his class.B.I often take a walk after dinner.C.It is always raining these days.D.Physical activity promotes our health.3.Alice always take ______ active part in ball games after school.A.aB.anC./D.the4.The math problem was too difficult for _____ to work out.A.somebodyB.everybodyC.nobodyD.anybody5.The old man used to raise many ________ to make a living on the farm.A.duckB.fishC.horseD.sheep6.All our school teachers had a meeting ______the afternoon of January 6.A.onB.inC.forD.at7.That little baby feels quite _______when his mother holds him in arms.A.saveB.safeC.safetyD.safely8.Since Nancy ______college three years ago, she has done a lot of charity work.A.would enterB.entersC.has enteredD.entered9.Because of the thick fog, we had to stay at the airport for ______five othersA.otherB.anotherC.the otherD.another10.You might get a bad cold in such freezing weather you don’t wear enough clothes.A.unlessB.whenC.ifD.although11.It is said that the rest of the magazines sold out within half an hour.A.isB.wereC.areD.were12.Peter has just bought a large house with a beautiful garden. It be very expensive.A.canB.shouldC.mustD.will13.As they had ________ water and food, they were worried when they found themselves lost.A.put offB.run out ofC.taken awayD.got rid of14.Jason has made up his mind__________ smoking as it is harmful to his health.A.give upB.gave upC.to give upD.giving up15.Lily and Kitty ______ their parents wash the car this time yesterday.A.helpedB.would helpC.have helpedD.were helping16._______ exciting event the coming World Cup will be! We all looking forward to it.A.What anB.WhatC.How anD.How17.________yourself on such rainy days, you should take an umbrella with you.A.To keepB.KeepingC.KeepD.Kept18.I just wondered .A.what gift would she give to me.B.that we should wait him or notC.if he has returned the book to the libraryD.Whether he would follow my advice.19.--Would you like me to help you with the luggage?--__________.A.Never mind.B.With pleasure.C.Yes, I’d love to.D.That’s very kind of you.20.Sorry to have kept you waiting for a long time.A.Don’t mention it.B.Never mind.C.You’re welcome.D.All right.II. Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms (用括号中所给单词的适当形式完成下列句子）（共10分）21. I wish you ________ in the coming reading contest. (successful)22. Jack is really a(n) _______fellow. He often leaves this or that in the office (forget)23. The bag of apples _____ about 5 kilos, which is quite heavy for the little girl. (weight)24. Although Bob has failed to do the experiment three times, he wants to to try a ______ time (four)25.The Forbidden City is one of the greatest ______ in Beijing.(attract)26. Reading is of great importance because it______people’s life. (rich)27. His ______ sister is two years older than him and works as a nurse. (old)28. The detective was sure that he could find out the_______ in three days. (true)29. We all felt sad to learn that the explosion______destroyed the building. (complete)30. With the challenge of_______ culture, Peking Opera has faced the danger of disappearing. (west)III.Rewrite the following sentences as required(14%)31Uncle Tony found something interesting in todays newspaper. (改为否定句）Uncle Tony find interesting in todays newspaper.32 London held the first World Expo in 1851.London hold the first World Expo?33 The teacher has listed some important grammar points on the blackboard.(改为被动句）Some important grammar points on the blackboard.34People dislike those who always lie to others(改为反义疑问句）People dislike those who always lie to others, ?35 Could you tell me?Does he usually surf the Internet at weekends.Could you tell me he usually the Internet at weekends.36 When I shouted, he felt surprised and looked up at me.(保持句意基本不变）He looked up at me ______ ______when I shouted.37.Many students, rather tried, too much, because, homework ,feel, there is ,to doIV Reading comprehensionA. Choose the words or expressions and complete the passages. 12%It is getting late. You are trying to finish a book. But your eyes start to feel very38 only two more pages to go until ...zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzSleeping is part of our natural rhythm (规律）.Our eyes close,our bodies relax We do not39 to light or noise . Everything about us seems to slow down .Everything that is, except our brains. How do scientists knows this? Scientists use special wires and machines to study brain activity during sleep. They attach a special machine to sleeping patients. This machine 40 brain waves.Scientists found that there are several stages of sleep. During one stage of sleep, called REM sleep (rapid eye movement sleep ), our brains can be as active as they are when we have most of our dreams. We 41 have three to five periods of REM sleep per night. This is when we have most of our dreams.Surprisingly, scientists do not know exactly42 _____we sleep. However, they have some good ideas. Many people think sleeping gives our body a “time out “ so it can repair and build itself. Some chemicals that make you grow are released when you sleep. Other chemicals that help you fight disease are also more active when you rest.Sleeping may also be important for 43 . Some studies show that people remember things better after they “sleep on it”. In most cases, you wake up in the morning feeling rested and refreshed. This is , unless you have had a terrible dream.38.A. Warm B heavy C narrow D dry39.A Look forward B pay attention C do harm D give response40.A records B attracts C causes D requires41.A hardly B nearly C usually D especially42.A how B why C where D when43.A driving B writing C learning D playingB Reading the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words: 14%The story of Hua Mula( 花木兰) is quite well-known in china. Mu lan, the brave young girl, takes her father’s place in the army and fights for her country.Disney turned this story into animation in 1998.And now, they are planning to make it a live action movie.However, the news was 44 s followed by huge criticism.An article about script of the new Disney movie was posted online earlier this month. It said that the movie would not 45 f on Mulan’s story of protecting her family, but on how a white European man saves MUlan and wins her heart, reported CNN. Then lots of people made an online 46 t called Mulan is not a girl-needs -saving love story. It is about her saving her father, about family and honor-----not Hollywood romance” twittered another user.Others complained that the new script would whitewash 47 a culture. The word “whitewash’ refers to the tendency in which western cultures take the place of minority cultures. They give other 48 , like the united states actress scarlet.Johns son playing the Japanese character Motoko Kusanagi in Ghost in the shell, 2017.Facing the criticism, a source from Disney later told the Vanity Fair magazine that the online scrip was 49 an initial version and that mulan will be the lead character in the story. “Disney will have to balance 50 attracting us states while making sure that the movie is not “whitewash”, Nancy Yuen, professor of media studies at Biola university ,the US, told china Daily.C. Answer the questions 12%In 1969 after Us astr onaut Neil Armstrong first arrived on the moon, he called it “one giant leap for mankind”. Now the united states wants to take another giant leap and set foot on Mars.On Oct. 11,the us president Barack Obama published an article about his Mars plan on CNN. It sets a goal of sending humans to mars by the 2030s.”they have gone to space not just to visit , but to stay,” wrote president Obama. It means that the us government will compete with private companies. According to the article, private companies will for the first time send astronauts to the international space station within the next two years. Space companies such as Boeing co and space X might be the cooperators. They may also build the rockets needed to get to Mars. Cooperating with companies may speed up the Mars plan and lower the cost , said Marco Caceres, space analyst at the Teal Group. If the us space agency NASA carries out the MARs , plan alone in the traditional way, it could cost at least 1dollars trillion. And large space plans can often be put off if congress does not grant enough money, according to Caceres.Although the us has great plans about mars, other countries and areas are catching up. The European space agency sent a probe to mars this year. China’s first mars probe came out on Aug 23 and it will go to mars by the end of 2020.51 What goal does O bama’s article about mars plan set?52 Why is the article special？53.Will it be the first time for private companies to send astronaut to the international space station54.What are the two space companies that will cooperate with the us government?55.What are the advantages of cooperating with private companies?56.When will china’s first mars probe go to mars?V. Translation(18%)这台机器的价格太贵，没有工厂能买得起。
