2015年八年级上学期英语第十一单元试卷（参考）
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I.单项选择(共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分)
( )1. —I’m going to England for my holiday next week.
—Oh, great,__________, Jim!
—Thank you, Ann.
A. good luck B. congratulations to you
C. sorry to hear that D. see you next time
( )2 —May I go back home now, madam? I really know nothing.
—No, you______. You _______ stay here till you tell us everything you know.
A. needn’t; haven’t B. don’t; must
C. can’t; have to D. mustn’t; had better
( )3. —Must I stay at home for the whole afternoon, Dad?
—No, you ________ go out if you have washed your soccer socks under
your bed.
A. mustn’t B. needn’t C. may not D. can
( )4. Please be quiet, children , _______talk so loudly in the church, will you?
A. Don’t B. Mustn’t C. Can’t D. Shouldn’t
( )5. —You must be here at 5:40 tomorrow morning.
—Sorry. I __________be here so early.
A. needn’t B. mustn’t C. won’ D. can’t
( ) 6.We must ___________with these questions.
A. careful B. carefully C. be careful D. be carefully
( ) 7. He isn’t at school. I think he ________ be ill.
A. may B. will C. must D. should
( ) 8.You_______drop litter into the sea . It is bad.
A. can B. should C. mustn’t D. must
( ) 9.I don’t need _______to help me.
A. anyone B. someone C. no one D. everyone
( ) 10.Before I gave a watch to my sister , I ______ it in paper.
A. wrapped B. wrap C. was wrapping D. has wrapped
( ) 11.You can ask me _____ except my age.
A. something B. anything C. nothing D.everything
( )12 They can teach the girl ____________
A. how to dance B. what to dance
C. which to dance D. where to dance
( )13. Boys and girls , you ______ do your homework at once.
A. would B. can C. should D. could
( )14. His sister doesn’t have enough money____ready ____the coming party.
A. to get, for B. get, to C. gets, for D. getting, to
( )15.I think it is very important _____ the children ______ careful with fire.
A. with, to be B. of, be C. for, to be D. for, are
II.完形填空(共12分，每小题1分)
阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。
Joe was driving home on a country road one winter evening. He spent several months looking for a new 1 since the factory he had worked in closed. It was a lonely road. Not many people had a reason to be on it 2 they were leaving.
He almost didn’t see a small car 3 at the side of the road. He thought the driver might need help, so he pulled up in front of the car and got out. An old lady was in the car. At first she was worried. “He didn’t look 4 . He looked poor and hungry,” she thought. He could see that she was 5 . He said, “I’m here to help you, Madam.”
All the lady had was a flat tire (瘪的轮胎). While Joe was 6 , the lady opened the window and began to talk to him. She told him that she couldn’t 7 him enough for helping her in such a situation. Soon Joe was able to change the tire. She asked how much she owed (欠) him. Joe 8 thought about money. He told her that if she really wanted to pay him back, the next time she saw someone who needed help, she could 9 that person the help.
A few miles down the road, the old lady saw a small restaurant. She decided to eat something and 10 herself up before she finished her trip home. The waitress looked young and poor. After she finished her meal, she handed a 100-dollar bill to her. When the waitress went to get her change, the lady left without being 11 . The waitress then found some words on a piece of paper, “You don’t owe me a thing. Someone once helped me, the way I’m helping you. If you really want to pay me back, here’s what you 12 . Don’t let the chain (链) of love end with you.”
1. A. job B. place C. factory D. house
2. A. although B. unless C. because D. until
3. A. put B. stopped C. set D. parked
4. A. honest B. safe C. polite D. nice
5. A. excited B. surprised C. nervous D. shy
6. A. working B. thinking C. looking D. talking
7. A. pay B. love C. thank D. praise
8. A. once B. ever C. seldom D. never
9. A. send B. give C. pass D. bring
10. A. warm B. put C. cheer D. pick
11. A. watched B. known C. noticed D. heard
12. A. see B. want C. say D. do
III阅读理解(共46分,每小题2分)
阅读下面的短文，根据短文内容，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。
A.
Unique customs
St. Anthony’s Day
January 17 is St. Anthony’s Day in Mexico. It’s a day when people ask for protection for their animals. They bring their animals to church. But before the animals go into the church, the people usually dress them up in flowers.
Chusok
On August 15 of the lunar calendar, Koreans celebrate Chusok to give thanks for the harvest. Also on Chusok, a big meal with moon-shaped rice cake is eaten.
New Year’s Eve
One of the biggest celebrations in Argentina is New Year’s Eve. On the evening of December 31, families get together and have a big meal. At midnight, fireworks set everywhere and continue throughout the night. Friends and families meet at parties, which last until the next morning.
Setsubun
On the evening of February 3, people in Japanese families take one dried bean(豆)for each year of their age and throw the beans around their homes, shouting “Good luck in! Evil sprits out!” This is known as “Setsubun,” a time to celebrate the end of winter and the beginning of spring.
1. When is St. Anthony’s Day?
A. December 31. B. August 15. C. February 3. D. January 17.
2. Why do Koreans celebrate Chusok?
A. To celebrate the end of winter.
B. To give thanks for the harvest.
C. To wish their families good luck.
D. To ask for protection for their animals.
3. What do Japanese people do on Setsubun?
A. Bring their animals to church.
B. Meet friends and families at parties.
C. Throw the beans around their homes.
D. Eat a big meal with moon-shaped cake.
B.
My great-grandmother, Ethel, came from England to the United States in 1921. She brought almost nothing with her---just a few clothes and trinkets(小装饰品). But she did bring some customs from “ the old country” that she had learned as she grew up.
One custom was that if you dropped a glass or a cup and it broke, you would throw a pinch of salt over your left shoulder. It was funny that she did that---she wasn’t superstitious( 迷信的) in other ways. I think that she grew up doing that, so she continued to do it as a connection to her childhood and a reminder of what it was like living in England.
Ethel also taught us a New Year’s Day custom that our family continues to follow today. To celebrate the new year, we would travel to a friend’s house for a quick visit. My great-grandmother always took a pound of butter with her on our visits. We would enter the friend’s house through the back door. The butter we brought was to give our hosts a “gift of gold” to symbolize hope for prosperity in the new year.
After my great-grandmother died, we still visited people on the first day of January, but eventually we stopped bringing the butter. We never did throw salt over our shoulders after breaking a glass or a cup. Some customs are continued when they cross from one country to another, but some customs fade away.
1. This passage is most similar in theme to a passage about_______
A. a boy who follows his parents’ Japanese traditions
B. a girl who celebrates New Year’s Day for the first time
C. a family who returns to their native country on vocation
D. a mother who teaches her children to respect their elders
2. Why does the grandmother bring butter to a friend’s house on New Years Day?
A. To help prepare the holiday dinner
B. As a symbol of hope and prosperity
C. To replace the butter she borrowed
D. As a sign of repentance for past wrongs
3. Which of these is most likely ture of the great-grandmother?
A. She regretted leaving her native England
B. She did not have many America friends.
C. She was proud of her English background.
D. She preferred to follow American customs.
4. What does the word follow mean as used in the sentence below? “ Ethel also taught us a New Year’s Day custom that our family continues to follow today.”
A. practice B. Understand C. attention D come after in time
5. What will the narrator most likely do next New Year’s Day?
A. Throw salt over her shoulder
B. Host a party at her house
C. Buy a pound of butter
D. Visit friends
C
If your boss asks you to work in Moscow this year, he’d better offer you more money to do so — or even double that depending on where you live now. That’s because Moscow has just been found to be the world’s most expensive city for the second year in a row by Mercer Human Resources Consulting.
Using the cost of living in New York as a base, Mercer determined Moscow is 34.4 percent more expensive including the cost of housing, transportation, food, clothing, household goods and entertainment (娱乐).
A two-bedroom flat in Moscow now costs $4,000 a month; a CD $24.83, and an international newspaper $6.30, according to Mercer. By comparison, a fast food meal with a hamburger (汉堡包) is a steal at $4.80.
London takes the No. 2 place, up from No. 5 a year ago, thanks to higher cost of housing and a stronger British pound relative to the dollar. Mercer estimates (估算) London is 26 percent more expensive than New York these days. Following London closely are Seoul and Tokyo, both of which are 22 percent more expensive than New York, while No. 5 Hong Kong is 19 percent more costly.
Among North American cities, New York and Los Angeles are the most expensive and are the only two listed in the top 50 of the world’s most expensive cities. But both have fallen since last year’s study — New York came in 15th, down from 10th place, while Los Angeles fell to 42nd from 29th place a year ago. San Francisco came in a distant third at No. 54, down 20 places from a year earlier.
Toronto, meanwhile, is Canada’s most expensive city but fell 35 places to take 82nd place worldwide. In Australia, Sydney is the priciest place to live in and No. 21 worldwide.www.ryedu.net
1. What do the underlined words “a steal” in Paragraph 3 mean?
A. an act of stealing B. something delicious
C. something very cheap D. an act of buying
2. London has become the second most expensive city because of ______.
A. the high cost of clothing B. the stronger pound against the dollar
C. its expensive transportation D. the high prices of fast food meals
3. Which city is the third most expensive on the list?
A. Tokyo. B. Hong Kong. C. Moscow. D. Sydney.
4. Which city has dropped most on the list in North America?
A. New York. B. Los Angeles. C. San Francisco. D. Toronto.
D
More people are working than ever before in France. In the cities the traditional leisurely (休闲的) midday meal is disappearing. Offices, shops, and factories are discovering the great efficiency (效率) of a short lunch hour in company lunch rooms. In almost all lines of work emphasis now falls on ever-increasing output. Thus the “typical” Frenchman gains in creature comforts and ease of life. What he loses to some extent is his sense of personal uniqueness, or individuality.
Some say that France has been Americanized. The so-called Americanization of France has its critics. They fear that “assembly-line (流水线) life” will lead to the disappearance of the pleasures of the more leisurely (but less productive) old French style. What will happen, they ask, to the cultivation (培养) of the good things in life — to enjoy in the smell of freshly picked apple, a stroll by the river, or just happy hours of conversation in a local café?
Since the late 1950’s，life in France has indeed taken on qualities of rush, tension, and the pursuit of material gain. Some of the strongest critics of the new way of life are the young, especially university students. They are concerned with the future, and they fear that France is threatened by the success of this competitive, goods-oriented culture. Occasionally, they have reacted against the trend with great violence.
In spite of the critics, however, countless Frenchmen are committed to keeping France in the forefront of the modern economic world. They find that the present life brings more benefits, conveniences, and pleasures than that of the past. They believe that a modern, industrial France is better than the old.
1. Which of the following is NOT a feature of the new French way of life?
A. Shorter lunch hour. B. Greater output.
C. Creature comforts. D. Leisurely café talk.
2. The passage suggests that ______.
A. in pursuing material gain the French are suffering losses elsewhere
B. it’s now unlikely to see a Frenchman enjoying a stroll by the river
C. the French are fed up with the smell of freshly picked apples
D. great changes have occurred in the life style of all Frenchmen
3. Which of the following is TRUE about the critics?
A. Critics are greater in number than people enjoying the new way of life.
B. Student critics are greater in number than critics in other fields.
C. Student critics have, sometimes, resorted to violent means against the trend.
D. Critics are concerned only with the present and not the future.
4. Which of the following best expresses the main idea of the passage?
A. Changes in the French way of life.
B. Criticism of the new life style.
C. The Americanization of France.
D. Features of the new way of life.
E
In England, Christmas is the most important of all the holidays in the year. Two important things help to set this holiday apart from all others: the custom of giving gifts and the habit of spending it with the family.
In the present highly commercialized (商业化的) age, we are reminded of Christmas many weeks before the event. In the shops the special Christmas displays appear. In the shopping centers of very large towns decorations are put up in the streets. Thousands of people flock into the center of the town to see the decorations. The advertisements in all the newspapers keep reminding us that there are “Only × more shopping days to Christmas”. The Post Office vans (有盖小货车) are covered with brightly colored posters urging us to “Post Early for Christmas”, for hundreds of millions of Christmas cards and millions of parcels are sent every year. Everywhere one turns, one is made aware that Christmas, which comes “but once a year”, is coming once again.
Many people deplore (谴责) what they consider the over-commercialization of a sacred holiday, but under all the business activities, a great deal of true Christmas spirit is to be found. The custom of giving presents to one’s family and friends is a very pleasant one so long as one remembers that it is the spirit behind the gift which matters most and not the gift itself. And how good it is at Christmas to return to the family home and meet parents, grandparents and as many aunts, uncles and cousins as can be accommodated (容纳). Without twentieth and 21st century means of transport, many families would be denied the Christmas reunion.
On Christmas Eve, the traditional custom of hanging up a stocking at the foot of the bed is performed by millions of excited children. During the day the Christmas tree will have been dressed. All is now ready for the great morning, which comes round soon enough. Many of the young children stay awake until Santa Claus (or Father Christmas, as some call him) steals in to deliver the presents they have asked him for.
Christmas Day is spent quietly at home. The excitement of all the presents is hardly over before it is time for the traditional Christmas dinner.
1. In the first paragraph, the phrase “set ... apart” is closest in meaning to “______”.
A. make ... different B. set ... aside
C. remove ... from D. divide ... by
2. Which of the following reminds you of the true Christmas spirit?
A. Commercialization. B. Goods on display.
C. Family reunion. D. Colored posters.
3. We can infer from the passage that before the 20th century ______.
A. people didn’t have a happy family reunion
B. it was hard for a family to gather together at Christmas
C. people could travel freely during the holiday
D. the true spirit of Christmas couldn’t be found
4. What would be the best title for the passage?
A. Christmas Decoration
B. Holidays in the West
C. Christmas in England
D. Father Christmas
F
Successful people in international business understand the cultures of other countries and learn to change their practices in different cultures. They understand the importance of avoiding business decisions based on misconceptions – mistaken ideas.
One cause of misconceptions is ethnocentrism, the belief that one’s own culture’s way of doing things is better than the way of other cultures. It’s ethnocentrism that leads to failure in international business. To avoid ethnocentrism, it’s necessary to study the different elements(组成部分) of culture: language, values and attitudes, and customs and manners.
Language
A knowledge of the local language can help international business people in four ways. First, people can communicate directly. Second, people are usually more open in their communication with someone who speaks their language. Third, an understanding of the language allows people to infer meanings that are not said directly. Finally, knowing the language helps people to understand the culture better.
Values and Attitudes
Values are people’s basic beliefs about the difference between right and wrong, good and bad. An attitude is a way of thinking or acting. Values and attitudes influence international business. For example, many people in the United States believe that chocolate from Switzerland is better than chocolate from other countries, and they buy a lot of it.
Customs and manners
Customs are common social practices. Manners are ways of acting that the society believes are polite. For example, in the United States, it is the custom to have salad (色拉) before the main course at dinner, not after. It’s not acceptable to talk with food in mouth at table. Failure to understand the customs and manners of other countries will bring difficulty selling their products. Orange juice as a breakfast drink of an American company in France doesn’t sell well because the French don’t usually drink juice with breakfast.
1. A knowledge of the local language allows international business people _____.
A. to be more open with their customers
B. to communicate without outside help
C. to express their thoughts indirectly
D. to have a better idea of their own culture
2. The act of many people buying chocolate of Switzerland shows the role of ___.
A. manners B. values C. attitudes D. customs
3. What would be the best title for the text?
A. Misconceptions in Business B. Basic Beliefs in Business
C. International Business Culture D. Successful International Business
Ⅳ、阅读与表达 (共5分，每小题1分)
阅读短文, 根据其内容回答问题。
Every year, 40 days before Easter, Brazil stops. It’s a time for the carnival! For four days from Saturday to Tuesday, Brazilians sing and dance in dance halls and clubs, on the streets and beaches, or anywhere else. The carnival takes place in towns and villages all over Brazil and other Catholic countries, but Rio de Janeiro is seen as the Carnival Capital of the world. Carnival is the last big event in the summer in Brazil. It may begin 40 days before Easter, but the city begins getting ready for the carnival several weeks before that.
Edinburgh Festival: The heart of Scottish culture.
The Edinburgh International Festival is a rich programme of classical music, theatre, opera and dance in theatres in Edinburgh, over a three-week period in August.
The festival began in 1947 to try to use the arts to encourage ‘the flowering of the human spirit’. From the start, ordinary people began to put on shows of their own that weren’t part of the official Festival, and soon this programme became the Edinburgh Festival ‘Fringe’, which is a separate programme of small shows.
Korean New Year: Solnal
Korean celebrate the lunar (农历)New Year， with other East Asia countries. Solnal is a time for families, so Koreans try to return to their homes.
On New Year’s Eve people put things on their walls and doors to protect their families from bad spirits arriving with the New Year. Then On New Year’s Day, people put on traditional clothes and put food on a special table for the dead members of their family.
Then the family sits down to a traditional breakfast of ‘took-guk’ —a thick beef soup with rice cakes and green onions. Everyone must eat in order of age, and everyone becomes one year older on New Year’s Day.
The rest of the day is for playing, especially for children. Families enjoy activities such as kite-flying, see-saw(跷跷板)and dancing.
The New Year is a time for Koreans to celebrate family and tradition.
1. Does the carnival begin after Easter?
2. Is the Edinburgh Festival in August or in January?
3. How do Brazilians celebrate the carnival?
4. Why do Koreans put things on their walls and doors on New Year’s Eve?
5. What is the passage mainly about?
Ⅴ、翻译句子 (共10分，每小题2分)
1. 在中国，新年的第一天你不可以打扫卫生。
In China , you _________________ cleaning _______________ of New Year .
2. 当你收到礼物时必须用双手.
When you get a present, you ____________ your both hands.
3. 我们可以用左手吃饭.
We _______ eat meals _______ our left hands.
4. 我们不可以把垃圾扔到街上.
We _____________________________ in the street.
5. 在美国，当有人给你礼物时，你要立即打开。
In the USA, when someone gives you a present, you _______________________.
Ⅵ、文段表达 (15分)
根据中文提示和英文书信内容，写一封意思连贯、符合逻辑、不少于60词的回信，信的开头和结尾已给出，其词数不计入所完成的回信内。请不要写出你的校名和姓名。
假设你叫李平，是美国中学生斯蒂文的笔友，你收到了他的来信。请给斯蒂文写一封回信。根据中国人的性格特点和风俗习惯，告诉他在中国家庭居住时应注意些什么。
Dear Li Ping,
I’m going to China in January. I’ll study in No.1 Middle School in Beijing for half a year. And I’ll live in a home of a Chinese student. I’ve never been to China and I know very little about Chinese families. Can you tell me something about it so that I can get on well with them?
I’m looking forward to hearing from you.
Yours,
Steven
Dear Steven,
I’m glad to hear that you will come to China soon. ____________
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