八年级英语上册第二单元测试卷及答案「新目标」(2)
( )36. A. because B. until C. though D. when
( )37. A. headache B. toothache C. stomachache D. sore throat
( )38. A. eat B. eats C. eating D. to eat
( )39. A. and B. with C. or D. in
( )40. A. her parents B. her friends C. her teacher D. dentist
三、阅读理解(30分)
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In foreign(外国的)countries, some people do not like the number 13. They don’t think 13 is a lucky number. For example, they don’t like to live on the thirtieth floor.
My friend Jack has got the same idea. He doesn’t like the number 13, either.
On day he asked some friends to dinner. When all of his friends arrived, he asked them to sit around the table. He began to count(数)the people in his mind when they were having the delicious food. Suddenly(突然)he cried out. “Oh, there are thirteen people here!” Everybody’s face turned white except(除……以外)Mr. Brown. He said slowly with a smile on his face, “Don’t worry, my dear friends! We have fourteen people here. My wife Mrs. Brown will have a baby in a few weeks. She is in the family way(怀孕)now.”
All of them became happy again.
“Congratulations!” they said to Mr. and Mrs. Brown. They enjoyed the nice food and had a good time that evening.
( )41. Some people in don’t like number 13 because they think number 13 _____.
A. is a lucky number B. is an unlucky number
C. can bring them happy D. can make them ill
( )42. One day Jack asked _____ persons to his home to have dinner.
A. 11 B. 12 C. 13 D. 14
( )43. Suddenly Jack cried out because he found there were _____ people there.
A. 11 B. 12 C. 13 D. 14
( )44. Mrs. Brown will be _____ ina few weeks.
A. a mother B. the thirteenth person
C. Mr. Brown’s wife D. Jack’s friend
( )45. Which of the following is NOT right?
A. When Jack cried out, everyone was afraid(害怕)except Mr. Brown.
B. In fact, there were fourteen people in Jack’s home.
C. All of them became happy again when they heard Mr. Brown’s words.
D. Many people don’t like the number 13, but me friend Jack does.
B
Mr. Cook is English. He likes singing foreign songs very much. But he isn’t good at it at all.
Last week he went to a friend’s house to have dinner, and there were other guests(客人)there, too. They had a good dinner and were very happy. Then the host(男主人)went to Mr. Cook and said, “It’s said that you can sing Spanish(西班牙的)songs, Mr. Cook? Would you please sing us a Spanish song?”
Mr. Cook was very happy. He began to sing an old Spanish song. The guests listened to it for a few minutes and then a young woman with black hair and black eyes began to cry. One of the other guests went to her and said, “Please don’t cry. Are you Spanish?” Another guest asked, “Do you love Spain?” “No,” the woman answered, “I’m not Spanish, and I have never been to Spain. But I love music.
( )46. Mr. Cook likes _____ very much.
A. playing computer games B. singing and dancing
C. singing foreign songs D. singing English songs
( )47. Isn’t Mr. Cook good at singing?
A. Yes, he is. B. No, he isn’t. C. Yes, he isn’t. D. No, he is.
( )48. The host asked Mr. Cook to sing them a Spanish song _____.
A. when he came B. when he left C. before dinner D. after dinner
( )49. Why did the woman cry?
A. Because she was Spanish. B. Because she loved Spain.
C. Because Mr. Cook sang well. D. Because Mr. Cook sang very badly.
( )50. Which of the following is right?
A. Mr. Cook thinks he is good at singing foreign songs.
B. The woman didn’t like music at all.
C. All the other guests listened to Mr. Cook carefully because he sang very well.
D. The host asked Mr. Cook to sing them an English song after dinner.
C
A little boy comes to a new town. His name is Peter. Of course, he lives with his father and mother. His family is very rich. They have a gardener(园丁), a cook and a lot of servants(佣人).
Peter is going to a new school. On the first day, his mother says to him, “Peter, be modest(朴素)at your new school. Don’t say we are rich.”
Peter says, “Yes, mom.”
So Peter goes to school. He meets his new teacher. And he sits down with the other children. The teacher says, “Good morning, children. The first exercise today is a composition(作文). And the topic(题目)of the composition is My Family.”
