【文章內(nèi)容簡(jiǎn)介】 s usually use the helping verb “do” when they ask a question. They say “Do you have a storybook?” But the British often leave out the helping verb. They say “Have you a storybook?” Most languages are like this. Languages change over time. When people live in separate places, the languages change in different ways. This is what has happened to English. It can also happen to other languages, such as French. Many people in Canada speak French but their French is very different from the French of France. ( ) does the word “separately” mean in this passage? It means “_____”. A. 含糊地 B. 快速地 C. 分開(kāi)地 D. 簡(jiǎn)略地 ( ) vocabulary for cars and driving is _____. A. an example of British English B. an example of American English C. the same in America and England D. not the same in America and England ( ) _____. A. are always changing as time passes B. keep unchanged even if time changes C. are the same in all places D. are easy to learn ( ) of the following is right? people usually say “ I don’ t know” instead of “ I dunno ” . are four differences between American and British English. speak all the same French as Frenchmen. people live in different places, the language is in the same way. ( ) passage is mainly about _____. A. English vocabulary B. how American sounds are different from British sounds C. the way the British say words D. some differences between American and British English C Long ago, there was an interesting man called Effendi (阿凡提 ), He had a good sense of humour. One day he had a joke with the Prime Minister (宰相 ). He said that the Minister would die the next day. Really the next day, the Minister fell off the horse and died. When the king learned this, he got angry and sent his men to catch Effendi at once. When Effendi was in front of the King, the king shouted angrily, Effendi, since (既然 ) you know when my Minister would die, you must know the date of your own death. Say it out, or you will die today.Effendi looked at the king for a while, he answered, But how can I know? I39。ll die two days earlier than you.Because the king was afraid if he killed Effendi, he himself would die after that. He thought he must keep Effendi alive as long as he could, so he let Effendi go. ( )11. The story tells us ____________ A. how Effendi fooled the king B. when the king would die C. why the Minister died D. Effendi knew the dates of everyone39。s death ( )12. The Prime Minister died because ___________ A. Effendi killed him B. Effendi said he would die C. he was badly ill D. he fell to the ground from the horse ( )13. Why did the king ask Effendi to tell him the date of his own death? A. in this way the king would know when he would die B. he wanted to find an excuse(借口 ) to kill Effendi C. he himself had known the date of Effendi39。s death D. he wanted to know when Effendi would die ( ) king let Effendi go because __________ A. he hoped to live a long life B. he was afraid of Effendi C. he didn39。t believe Effendi39。s words D. he knew he would die two days later ( )15. Which of the following is not true? Minister died after the day when Effendi played a joke on him. B. The king was afraid of death C. Effendi didn39。t know when the king would die D. If the king killed Effendi, he himself would die two days later. 姜堰區(qū)南苑學(xué)校學(xué)情調(diào)查 八年級(jí)英語(yǔ)答題紙 （本卷滿分： 150分 考試時(shí)間： 120分鐘） 一 .聽(tīng)力 （ 共 20小題；每小題 1分， 計(jì) 20分） 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 二 .單項(xiàng)選擇 （ 共 20 小題；每小題 1分， 計(jì) 20 分） 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 三 .完型填空 （ 共 15 小題；每小題 1分， 計(jì) 15 分） 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 四 .閱讀理解 （ 共 15 小題；每小題 2分， 計(jì) 30 分） 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 第 二 卷 （主 觀題 ， 共 65分 ） 五、根據(jù)所給中文和句意，用單詞的正確形式填空 （ 共 15小題；每小題 1分， 計(jì) 15分） 1. After winning the basketball match, Yi Jianlian became (famous) than before with more supporters. 2. At this (high), all the climbers will feel excited to enjoy the wonderful view of the whole city. is not as honest as he seems_________(be). He often tells lies. 4. His parents___________(fly) to the USA next Sunday, aren’ t they? 5. I sent an Email to my mother to tell her something about my _________ (day) life. 6. Among the patients, that poor girl was ____________ (bad) ill . 7. This is one of the most famous _________(hero) names. It is often seen in newspapers. 8. Jim, ___________ (not be) late next time, or your teacher will be very angry. you want to lose__________ (weigh), you’d better do more exercise and eat less meat. ’ ll see a film if it ____________ (not rain) next Sunday. 11. Tom often _____________(主動(dòng)提出 )to help me when I had problems in the past. many students learn to speak _____________(法語(yǔ) ) in China now. Zheng is really ______________(幽默 ) in the film Lost in Hong Kong. 14The sweet drinks will make you much_____________ (口渴 ). studies in a_____________ (英國(guó) )school, but I study in an American school 六 、 任務(wù)型閱讀 （ 共 10小題；每小題 1分， 計(jì) 10分） 每空一詞 閱讀下列短文，根據(jù)短文中的信息完成文后表格。寫出空缺處所填單詞的正確形式。 Have you ever wondered what an American high school is really like? This article will describe a typical（典型的） high school and its students. A typical American high school has several large buildings and enough space for about 1,500 students. Every student is given a locker. When students first arrive at school, they go straight to their lockers to put away or get their textbooks and to hang u