Weekly paper 5-牛津上海版英語八年級上冊

AWeeklyPaper5Name:Class:Choosethebestanswer:()1.Whichofthefollowingiswrong? A.Pleaselookupinadictionary. B.Howlongdiddinosaurslive? C.Didyoudoitcorrectly? D.Diogenessawaboydrinkingwaterfromhishands.()2.Theunderlinedpartoftheword“Greece”ispronouncedthesameasthatoftheword______?A.Cause B.Amusement C.fierce D.nose()3.Don’ttellmeyouneed_______twodaystofinishtheproject. A.other B.another C.theother D.others()4.Wouldyoupleasehelpmeopenthedoor?Ihaveabagin_______handandalargebottleofwaterin________.A.one…another B.one…otherC.one…theother D.one…others()5.Kittygoestovisithergrandmaevery__________weekend.other B.another C.theother D.others()6.Oneofthetwinshaswontheprize,butfailed.A.another B.other C.theother D.others()7.Whydidn’tyouenjoythetalk?Itwas_______talkthatIhadeverlistenedto.A.themostinteresting B.moreinteresting C.theleastinteresting D.lessinteresting()8.PeterisasportsmanfromBritain______anamazingbody.A.haveB.of C.with D.has()9.Over________peoplearelivinginthiscity..A.17millionsB.17million C.17millionsofD.17millionof()10.AfterhecreatedDisneyland,hebecame________richer.A.quite B.very C.even D.more()11.After________downfromthetopofthemountain,hefeltextremelytired.A.climbed B.heclimbing C.climb D.climbing()12.Whenyoudoyourhomework,youmustbe________.A.ascarefullyaspossible B.ascarefulaspossible C.ascarefullyaspossibly D.ascarefulaspossibly()13.ArtistQiBaishi________Chinesepaintings,suchascrabsandshrimps.A.isfamousfor B.wasfamousfor

C.isfamousas

D.wasfamousas()14.Someone______atthedoor,whileI________myhomework..A.knocked,did B.wasknocking,did

C.knocked,wasdoing D.wasknocked,wasdoing()15.TherearesomedifferencesbetweenPorterandPeter______theyaretwinbrothers.A.though B.if C.until D.so()16.YesterdaymorningIsawsomechildren______aroundinthegarden.ran B.running C.torun D.runs()17.____studentswanttoplayintheplaygroundinsummerbecauseit’stoohot.A.Afew B.Few C.Alittle D.LittleII.Completethesentencewiththecorrectformsofwordsgive:1.Penny’sgrandfather________(die)in2016;so,hehasbeen(die)foraboutthreeyears.2.Weneedtofetchadoctoratoncetosavethe____________(die)man.3.Theyaresurprisedatthe__________(die)ofthepoet.4.Toourastonishment,Jenny’sgrandma__________(die)tenyearsago.5.Icanneverfindanyonewhois______________(fierce)thanhim.6.Thetyphooniscoming;thus,thewindblows(fierce).7.Thosepeoplecomefrom(Greek);theyplantogotoa(Europe)countryforholiday.8.Disneylandisafamous(amuse)parkaroundtheworld.9.Thisstoryissofunnythateveryoneinthisroomfeels(amusement).10.Thisfictionwriterhas(create)opinions.11.Tryhardeverytime,thenyoumayhaveabetterwayto(real)yourgoals.12.Don’tsitinthissoftsofaallthetime,itwilldo(harmless)toyourbody.13.ThecatinthecupboardmesomuchthatIscreamedimmediately.(fright)III.Rewritethesentencesaccordingtotherequirements:1.Themanissoweakthathecan’tmovethatbox.（保持句意基本不變）Themanistomovethatbox. 2.HemadefewmistakesintheEnglishtest.(改為反意疑問句)HemadefewmistakesintheEnglishtest,____________________?3.Thisbookis20pounds.Thatbookis20pounds.(保持句意不變).Thisbookis___________________________asthatbook.4.Ifyouwanttoachievesuccess,youshouldworkharder.(保持句意不變)

__________________________achievesuccessistoworkharder.5.Hehassometimetodohishomework.（否定句）He_______________timetodohishomework. 6.Lucyhadtostayathomeaftershelostherjob.(保持原意)Lucyhadtostayathome________________herjob.IV.ReadingA:Choosethebestanswer:Thesalmonisaverystrangefish.Itisborninariver.Buttheyoungsalmontakes2yearstoswimdowntheriverstowardsthePacificOcean.Foranother2yearsitlivesintheseaandbecomesfullgrown.Thenitreturnstotheriverwhereitwasborn.Agrown-upsalmonweighsabout25poundsandisnearlythreefeetlong.ThefemalesalmonwillnotlaytheeggsinthePacificOcean.Whenitisalmosttimetolaythem,bothmaleandfemalesalmonsbeginagreatjourney.Eachsalmonisheadingfortheriverwhereitwasborn.Asalmonmaybeathousandmilesawayfromwhereitslifebegan,yetitisabletoreturntothatplace.Asthesalmonsswim,largerfishattackthem.Thesalmonsarefoodforsomeotherfish.Somearecaughtbyfishermen.Thesalmonbecomesfoodforsomeotherdish.Thesalmonsthatareleftkeepswimming.Aftertheyentertherivers,theyheadupstream.Ifrocksandwaterfallsareintheirway,thesalmonleapoverthem.Asalmoncanleapupafallashighastenfeet.Itleapsbyswimmingatfullspeedunderwater,thenrisingtothesurface.Almostthewholebodyofasalmonismadeofmuscle（肌肉）Itisthesepowerfulmusclesthatmakethesalmonfitforfastswimming,turningquickly,andleapinghighoutofthewater.Somereachtheirriverinsummer,othersintheearlyautumn.Theyhavecomehundredseventhousandsofmilesandithastakenthemweeksandmonths.()1.Theyoungsalmonwasbornandgrowsup. A)inariver…intheriver B)inariver…inthesea C)inasea…intheseaD)inasea…intheriver()2.,bothmaleandfemalesalmonswillreturntowheretheywerebornA).Whenitisalmosttimetolaytheeggs B).Afterthefemalesalmonhaslaidtheeggs C).Whentheyweigh25poundsandarenearlythreefeetlong D).AftertheyhavelivedinthePacificfor4years()3.Ontheirwaybacktothebirthplace,salmonsareeatenbylargerfishandcaughtbyfishermen. A)most…theothers B)some…theothers C)most…therest D)some…others()4.swimsdowntheriverstowardsthePacificOceanwhileswimsupstreamtotheriverwhereitwasborn. A)Theyoungsalmon…thegrown-upsalmon B)Amalesalmon…afemalesalmon C)Ababysalmon…bothmaleandfemalesalmons D)Agrown-upsalmon…ababysalmon ()5.Thesalmoncanjumpveryhighbecause.A.itcanturnquickly B.ithasstrongmusclesC.itweighs25pounds D.itisalmostthreefeetlongV.ReadingB:I’dalwaysthoughtthatkiteflyingmightbemorefunforthekitethanforthepersonholdingtheline.Afterall,thekitegetstoflyaroundhighabovetheearthwhilethekiteflyerhasthedubious(不確定的)p(1)ofwatchingit.Butwhatifyoucouldflyuptherewiththekite？Nowsomeyoungpeoplearedoinganexcitingnewsportcalled“kitesurfing”.Imagineyourselftiedtoagiantkite.Youletitout,andthenpullthelinet(2).Butyoudon’thavetoholdthekiteinplacewithyourbodyweight.Thekiteliftsyouoffthegroundandintotheair.Kitesurfersu(3)launch（起飛）themselvesoverwater,whilestandingonasmallsurfboard.Thekitepullsthesurferacrossthewaterats(4)speedandasuddenstrongwindcansendhimflyingupintotheair.It’snotanewideatopullthingswithkites.FishermeninIndiausedkitestopulltheirboatsover700yearsago.Inthe1800s,anEnglishmanshowedawayofusingkitestopullcartsoverlandathighspeed.Butkitesurfingisdifferentnotonlybecauseit’sjustdoneforfun,butbecauseit’ssod(5).Afterall,there’snobodyholdingtheline.Kiteflyersmayflytoohighorlandquickly.Ifthewindpicksupsuddenly,thingscangetal(6)dangerous.“Sometime,”saysDaveMilken,akitesurfinginstructor,“thewindissostrongthatnobodycandothisdangeroussport.”Thinktwiceifyouwanttotrythenewsport.p; 2.t;3.u;s;5.d;6.lVI.ReadingC:Yearsago,LindaHenkel,anAmericanscientist,wastravelingattheGrandCanyon.“WhenIwasatthecanyon’sedge,someonecametothefront,tookapictureandwalkedaway.”Sherecallsassheshareshertravelingexperience.“Hedidn’tevenlookatthescenery！It’sjustlike,‘Gotit-Done！’”

Henkelissurprisedbyhowmuchpeopledependonpicturesfortheirmemories.Thesedays,peopletakepicturesbeforedinner,duringfriends’birthdayparties,andsoon.Theybelievetakingpictureswillhelpthemrememberthemoment.However,accordingtoHenkel’sresearch,theoppositeistrue.

Inherstudy,Henkelledagroupofcollegestudentsaroundamuseum.Sheaskedthemtolookat15exhibitscarefullyandthentophotograph15others.Thenextday,shetestedthestudents’memoryofthetour.Shefoundthatthestudentsrememberedfewerdetailsabouttheexhibitstheyhadphotographed.

Henkelexplainsthatwhenpeoplerelyontheircameras,theypaylessattentiontotheeventthemselves.Asaresult,theyoftenfailtoremembertheire