八年级英语Test four
Ⅰ.完形填空。
One Way Street
A Frenchman went to visit New York.He didn’t know English.When he 1 New York,he 2 a bus to a hotel.
It was Sunday.The Frenchman went out for a walk.As he went 3 the street,
he suddenly thought of his way back.So he decided to write down the name of the street.On the wall near the corner of the street,he saw some English words.He
wrote them down in his notebook.“Now I know the same of this street,”he said
to 4 .“It’ll be easy for me to 5 the hotel.”He walked for a long time
in the city.Then he felt tired and wanted to go back.He took the the notebook out of his pocket and 6 the name of the street to a young man.The young man read the words,but he didn’t know what he Frenchman wanted.The Frenchman decided
to ask 7 .He stopped an old man.The old man read the words but he didn’t know what the Frenchman wanted, 8 .
Then the Frenchman saw a young woman.The young woman knew 9 French.When
The Frenchman showed her the words in his notebook and asked the street was,
The young woman 10 ,for in the Frenchman’s notebook,there were only three
Words“One Way Street(单行道).”It was not a street name.
( )1.A.reached at B.got C.arrived in D.arrived
( )2.A.had B.took C.catches D.sat
( )3.A.along B.against C.away D.over
( )4.A.him B.he C.his D.himself
( )5.A.back B.come back C.come back to D.back in
( )6.A.read B.put C.showed D.gave
( )7.A.some B.someone C.others D.another
( )8.A.too B.either C.neither D.also
( )9.A.few B.some C.many D.a few
( )10.A.cried B.laughed C.happy D.liked
Ⅱ.阅读理解.
A
In the doctor’s waiting-room,the patients,men and women,old and young,were
Sitting quietly on the chairs,waiting their turns.Billy,a schoolboy,was sitting
There,too.They all looked very sad except Billy.He was reading an interesting story in a magazine,and there was a smile on his face.
Just then the doctor came into say he was ready for the next patient.Billy
jumped up and ran into the doctor’s room.
“Good morning,Doctor.”
“Good morning.What’s your trouble,young man?”asked the doctor.Before
Billycould answer a word,the doctor made him lie down on a bed.“Now,let me listen
to your heart.”Billy tried to speak,but the doctor stopped him.“Now open your mouth.Good!”After a moment,the doctor said,“Well,my boy,you haven’t got a
fever.It’s nothing serious.In fact,there’s nothing wrong with you.”
“I know there isn’t,”said the boy.“I just came here to get some medicine for my father.”
1.In the doctor’s waiting-room were .
A.some schoolboys B.many parents C.a lot of patients
2.They were waiting .
A.to read an interesting story in a magazine
B.to get some medicine for others
C.to see the doctor
3.Billy .
A.felt sick B.was fine C.looked ill
4.Billy came .
A.to see the doctor
B.to see his father
C.to get some medicine for his father
5.The doctor said .
A.Billy was not ill at all
B.Billy was wrong
C.Billy did something wrong
B
What is a library for?Most libraries have books and other things to read.Many of them have things to listen to.Some libraries even have computers.Very few people would think of a library as a place to live in.
One library in New York city turned a home for 245 people for a few days.These were all people near the library.they slept on the floor.Why did people move into the library?
They moved into the library because the city wanted to close it save(节省) money.These 245 New Yorkers loved their library.They didn’t want to lose it.So they moved in.They knew that the library couldn’t be closed if they were living inside it.At last the city agree to keep the library open,and the people all went home.
6.The story happened .
A.in the city of the New York B.in a school library
C.in a town near New York D.in a village
7.The library nearly closed because .
A.it was very old B.it lost many books
C.no one wanted to use it D.the city had not enough money
8.The library had hundreds of .
A.computers there B.policemen working in it
C.bookshelves there D.people living in it
9.The people in the story .
A.were all students B.enjoyed reading very much
C.borrowed lots of books D.wanted to use the computers
10.A closed library would .
A.make the people happy B.save little money
C.make the people very sad D.spend lots of money