广东省化州市第一初级中学八年级英语能力训练题4 外研版

能力训练题（四）
一、完形填空
A
Early one morning, an old woman was carrying a big basket of cabbages(卷心菜)to the market. She hoped to__1__them to the people from town.
The mountain road was narrow(狭窄的)and the old woman was walking__2__,because she did not want to have__3__and lose her cabbages.
Suddenly she__4__a loud bell and a bicycle came round the corner. It passed her and went very fast__5__the hill. The old woman had to jump up to one side of the__6__so quickly that the basket of cabbages nearly fell into the valley(山谷).
She looked up, and saw that a young boy was on the bicycle. He was__7__on without even looking round to see__8__the old woman was all right.
The old woman began to shout, “Come back, young man! You dropped something!”
When he heard this, the boy stopped the bicycle so suddenly that he__9__fell off. Then he turned and began to__10__the bicycle back up to the hill. “What is it?”he asked, “What did I drop?”“Little boy,” the old woman answered, “you dropped your manners.”
1.A.send B. sell C. give D. take
2.A.carefully B. clearly C. politely D. hardly
3.A.a match B. a rest C. an accident D. a talk
4.A.hit B. made C. found D. heard
5.A.over B. up C. to D. down
6.A.road B. street C. town D. hill
7.A.driving B. riding C. running D. walking
8.A.how B. why C. whether D. when
u ally B. hardly C. easil y D. nearly
10.A.carry B. catch C. push D. give
B
India is the__1__of tigers. Every year many people are killed by tigers.__2__,the tiger does not always eat men. It likes wild animals__3__.It is only when the tiger is old or wounded(受伤的)that it eats men. But once it ha s tasted the flesh of men, it goes on killing men__4__food.When a man-eater__5__this is discovered, people are very__6__.They have to stop__7__in the field.
There are many ways__8__such dangerous animals. One way is that some men__9__long guns ride on elephants while other men drive the tiger towards them.__10__way of all is to hunt a tiger on foot.. Because the man must be brave and can shoot well or he would be killed by the tiger.
1.A.house B. room C. door D. home
2.A.However B. And C. Because D. Why
3.A.well B. good C. better D. best
4.A.at B. with C. on D. for
5.A.at B. on C. like D. in
6.A.happy B. afraid C. excited D. friendly
7.A.work B. working C. worked D. to work
8.A.to kill B. killing C. kill D. killed
9.A.with B. in C. for D. by
10.A.The dangerous B. The more dangerous C. The safest D. The most dangerous
二、阅读理解。

A
Mo Yan, a well-known Chinese writer, won the Nobel Prize for literature(文学)in 2012. He was also the first Chinese writer who got this prize in history. When he was interviewed, he said he was only a normal person who could tell stories. He especially thanked his mother. He thought his mother had a strong influence（影响） on him.
Mo Yan was born in a poor family in China’s rural area（农村地区）. When he was young, he was a little bit shy because he thought he wasn’t good-looking. His classmates often played jokes on his look. That made his very upset. His mother encouraged（鼓励） him to face the fact bravely. She told him not to look down on himself. She said it didn’t matter if a person didn’t have a good look and it was important to work hard and never give up. She hoped that his son would be a useful person in society.
Mo Yan didn’t let her mother down. He worked hard at writing.. He wrote many famous novels. Such as Hong Gao Liang(《红高粱》) and Wa (《娃》). His success tells us a truth, “Nobody can beat you unl ess you beat yourself.” Hold on to your dream and your dream will come true in the end.
( ) 1.What does Mo Yan do?
A. He is a famous singer.
B. He is a famous actor.
C. He is a famous writer.
D. He is a famous doctor.
( ) 2.when did Mo Yan win the Nobel Prize?
A. In 2012
B. Last year.
C. In 2013.
D. Last month
( ) 3. Why did Mo Yan feel upset when he was a little boy?
A. Because he was poor.
B. Because he couldn’t tell stories.
C. Because his classmates often l aughed at his look
D. Because he didn’t work hard. ( ) 4.What is the most important for a person according to the article?
A. Working hard.
B. Money.
C. A good job.
D. A good look.
( ) 5. What can we learn from the story?
A. Mo Yan’s clas smates were friendly to him.
B. Mo Yan was born in rich family.
C. Mo Yan won the Nobel Prize for peace.
D. Mo Yan’s mother helped him a lot.
B
In the world today, all of the people need to have fun when they are free. We can’t work all the time if we are going to keep healthy and enjoy life.
Everyone has his own way of relaxing. Perhaps the most popular form (形式) is to take part in sp orts. There are team sports, such as basketball and football. There are also individual(个人的) sports, such as swimming and running. Skating and mountain climbing are the most popular recreation (消遣) for people who like to be outdoors.
Not everyone who enjoys sports likes to take part in them. Many people like watching them on TV or listening to them on the radio. So many people like some indoor relaxation, such as watching TV, singing and dancing.
It doesn’t matter if we like indoor recreation（娱乐） or take part in outdoor sports. It is important for everyone to relax from time to time, and enjoy themselves.
( )1.Which is the most popular form of recreation？
A. Sleeping.
B. Watching TV.
C. Sports.
D. Singing and dancing.
( )2. People want to take par t in sports to __________.
A. make friends
B. keep healthy and enjoy life
C. find a good job
D. make more money
( )3.Outdoor sports include ：_________
A. watching TV
B. singing and dancing
C. listening to the radio
D. skating and mountain climbing
( )4.Why do many pe ople like watching sports on TV or listening to them on the radio?
A. Bec ause they don’t enjoy life.
B. Because they don’t enjoy sports.
C. Because they like sports bu t they don’t like to take part in them.
D. Because they don’t need recreation.
( )5. The passage mainly tells us that_________ .
A. basketball is a kind of team sports
B. indoor recreation is not as important as outdoor sports
C. different people have different ways of relaxing
D. everyone who enjoys sports should take part in them
C
A young American doctor was sleepi ng when suddenly his doorbell began to ring. It was already midnight, but what could the doctor do? He had to get up, put on his coat and go downstairs(楼下).
When he opened the door, he saw a man standing with a hat in his hand. “How do you do?” said the man, “Can you come at once to a place out of town? It’s quite far but you have
a car and I can show you the way.”
“Certainly,” said the doctor, “I’m quite ready, I can come at once.” After a few minutes the car was standing at the front door, the man got into the doctor’s car, and they drove off.
They drove on for a long time. Then the man said, “Here we are. This is my hom e. Now I can pay you and you can go back to town.”
“I must see the patient(病人). How can I go back without seeing the patient?”
“There is no patient,” explained the man, “Nobody is ill. I live here, you see, and one must get home from a town, mustn’t he? Th ere are no taxis at this time of the night, but a doctor often makes night calls, so excuse me. Here is the money. Thank you, doctor. Good night.”
( ) 1. The doctor_____ when the doorbell started to ring.
A. was sleeping upstairs
B. was sleeping downstairs
C. was working upstairs
D. was working downstairs
( ) 2. The man asked the doctor_________.
A. to go out for a walk
B. to go to a place out of town
C. to see a patient
D. to go to his work place
( ) 3.They left ________.
A. on foot
B. by bike
C. at once
D. after a few hours
( ) 4.What the man wa nted to do was only______.
A. to fool the doctor
B. to give the doctor money
C. to get home in the doctor’s car
D. to play a joke on the doctor
( ) 5. Th e doctor was______ when he heard the man’s words.
A. happy
B. angry
C. sorry
D. sad
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