2017-2018学年上学期八年级英语(第17周)组合训练

2017-2018学年上学期八年级英语（第17周）组合训练
【完型填空】
It is well-known that the English go out with an umbrella or a raincoat．Why? 1 the weather in Britain often changes quickly．It is not very usual for the same kind of weather to 2 long．
Spring can be rainy or windy，3 the weather is getting warmer，so you can have more sunny days．In fact there 4 as much sunshine in spring as in summer．Summer is 5
time for visitors to go to the seaside and other places of interest．The weather can be sunny．People often go out to have a walk or swim．Autumn is a beautiful season，6 trees in parks changing colours．During autumn it is still nice to be outside，too．In winter，it gets colder．It might snow，especially on high land in the north．It is 7 windy in this season．
January and February are the coldest 8 of the year，while the warmest 9 often July and August．The difference 10 temperature between winter and summer is not so great in Britain．The average(平均)temperature of winter is about 4．5℃’and summer is about 15．5℃．( )1．A．For B．As C．Because D．Since
( )2．A．make B．stay C．change D．take
( )3．A．but B．and C．or D．for
( )4．A．can B．can be C．have D．can have
( )5．A．the earliest B．the latest C．the worst D．the best
( )6．A．with B．1ike C．without D．from
( )7．A．also B．too C．either D．as well
( )8．A．seasons B．weather C．months D．days
( )9．A．is B．are C．was D．were
( )10．A．for B．on C．by D．in
【阅读理解】
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Do you know Eskimos？Let me tell you something about their lives．
Eskimos live near the North Pole（北极）．There are only two seasons there，winter and summer．There is no spring or autumn there．The winter nights are long．You can't see the sun for more than two months，even at midday．The summer days are long．For more than two months，the sun never goes down and there's no night．
Eskimos have warm clothes．They make their clothes from the skins of animals．From skins（皮毛）they make coats，caps and shoes．Near the North Pole trees can't grow，for it is too cold there．The Eskimos have to make their houses from skins，snow or stone．When they got out in storms and can't get back home，they make houses of snow．They leave these houses when the
storm（风暴）is over．
Life is hard for the Eskimos，but they still like to live there．
1．Near the North Pole there are in a year．
A．two seasons﹣winter and summer
B．two seasons﹣spring and autumn
C．four seasons﹣spring，summer，autumn and winter
D．two seasons sometimes and four seasons sometimes
2．How long does the longest day or night last （持续）near the North Pole？
A.24hours B．Over a week C．A month D．Over two months
3．Eskimos use skins to make．
A．stones B．animals C．trees D．clothes
4．There are no near the North Pole．
A．days B．nights C．trees D．animals
5．To protect （保护）Eskimos from storms，their houses are made of．A．animals B．stones C．snow D．rain．
B
On a hill 600 feet above the surrounding land，we watch the lines of rain move across the scene，the moon rise over the hills，and the stars appear in the sky．The views invite a long look from a comfortable chair in front of the wooden house．
Every window in our wooden house has a view，and the forest and lakes seldom look the same as the hour before．Each look reminds us where we are．
There is space for our three boys to play outside，to shoot arrows，collect tree seeds，build earth houses and climb trees．
Our kids have learned the names of the trees，and with the names have come familiarity and appreciation．As they tell all who show even a passing interest，maple makes the best fighting sticks and white pines are the best climbing trees．
The air is clean and fresh．The water from the well has a pleasant taste，and it is perhaps the healthiest water our kids will ever drink．Though they have one glass a day of juice and the rest is water，they never say anything against that．
The seasons change just outside the door．We watch maples turn every shade of yellow and red in the fall and note the poplars putting out the first green leaves of spring．The rainbow smelt fills the local stream as the ice gradually disappears，and the wood frogs start to sing in pools after being frozen for the winter．A family of bird rules our skies and flies over the lake．
6．What can be learned from Paragraph 2？
A．The scenes are colorful and changeable．
B．There are many windows in the wooden house．
C．The views remind us that we are in a wooden house．
D．The lakes outside the windows are quite different in color．
7．By mentioning the names of the trees，the author aims to show that．
A．the kids like playing in trees
B．the kids are very familiar with trees
C．the kids have learned much knowledge
D．the kids find trees useful learning tools
8．What does the underlined sentence in the last paragraph mean？
A．The change of seasons is easily felt．
B．The seasons make the scenes change．
C．The weather often changes in the forest．
D．The door is a good position to enjoy changing seasons．
9．What is the main purpose of the author writing the text？
A．To describe the beauty of the scene around the house．
B．To introduce her children's happy life in the forest．
C．To show that living in the forest is healthful．
D．To share the joy of living in the nature．
【阅读表达】
The seasons in Australia are not like ours. When it is winter in China, it is summer there. Australia is a southern country, it is in the south of the world. July and August are the winter months; September, October and November are spring, the summer is in January, February and December, and March, April and May are the autumn months. The north of the country is hotter than the south.
A very large part of this country has no rain at all. The east coast(海岸地区) has rain all year round, and there are no dry months there. The southeast winds blows here all the year. They bring rain from the sea. There is not much rain on the west side. The southeastern part of Australia has summer rain from the southeast winds. They only blow here in summer.
The southwestern part of Australia has winter rain. The west winds blow over the southwest in winter only. In summer, the southwest of the country has no rain. In the north of Australia, there is no rain in winter. The rain comes in summer. The northwest winds bring it.
1. Which season is it in Australia when it is spring in China?
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2. Which part of Australia has rain all year round?
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3. Why does Australia have different seasons from China at the same time of the year?
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【书面表达】
以“My Favourite Season为题，写一篇短文
季节特点寒冷，人们穿厚而暖的衣服，……
喜欢理由 1. 通常最低气温降到零度以下，漫天飞雪。

2. 河流湖泊冻结，大地安静漂亮。

3. 冬季和朋友在外面玩，打雪仗令人兴奋。

4. ……(自拟至少两点)。